september 12th. that stha natasha is off. mike nicco has a first look ahead. >> the clouds, the gray, they are high clouds, up aroun 25,000 feet. a cold front will kick up the breezes and kick down the temperatures. starting off pretty close to where we were earlier this week. upper 40s, mid-50s. we're in the 59 to 67-degree range. not even 70s yet. 70 to 76 by 4:00 in the bay. by 7:00, 58 to 63. so make sure you grab a jacket heading out this evening. what do you need to know if you're about to leave. here's alexis >> good morning, mike. pretty quiet. looking at a fairly empty richmond side. no major delays. staro she volumes fill in in all our typical areas. busy around at&t park. day game.

12:45 first pitch for the giants. keep this in mind, there is no direct service, no golden gate ferry service to the ballpark today. they don't have a vessel available for the service. you have to use regular fairly service, take it to the ferry building, walk to at&t park from there. larksburg parking will be extremely limited. you can get a refund if you bought that direct service ahead of town alexis, thank you. apple will reveal its newest products >> matt is in cupertino with a preview. good morning, matt >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. the speculation is the iphone is actually going to get bigger as well. take a look at the invitation. it says gather round. please join us for an apple special event at the steve jobs theater in cupertino. so what can you expect? apple is expected to bring out three new iphones including its biggest and most expensive model yet.

it is spoeft to increase from 5.78 to a 6 1/2 and a cheaper iphone will not have a home button. bloomberg is reporting apple will launch revamp ipad pros, entry-level laptop, mini mac desktop, and new wireless charger. this morning's event kicks off at 10:00 a.m. live in cupertino, matt keller, abc 7 news news >> on the peninsulpeninsula, lor more victims after a utah man was convicted of child sex abuse. prosecutors say lovaki was found guilty of two felony charges related to the sexual molestation of his then 7-year-old niece apt a millbrae home. the incident happened during christmas break in 2006. several years later the victim came forward with her story

after learning her mother and at least two aunts had also been victimized by the suspect in the 1980s. the 62-year-old was arrested about two years ago and extradited from utah. >> the family of a missing san francisco man is speaking for the first time. brian's remains are believed to be those of a headless body found in his home last month. a vigil was held on what would have been his 66th birthday >> reporter: friends from four decades of life in san francisco gathered outside brian's home. in mid-august they found a body in a fish tank without any head or hands. >> this of course has been an extremely difficult, confusing and sad time for our family. >> reporter: his family flew in from florida. his sister read a statement. >> we want to he express our

sincere gratitude to the san francisco police department along with the district attorney. they have treated this with the highest concern since we first reported brian as possibly missing >> reporter: many are critical of sfpd who were called twice over the summer. both times officers left without entering the house when they didn't see anything suspicious. >> my feeling was sfpd, they don't really follow through. so imkind of concerned about that, that they will follow through with the rest of the case >> reporter: the police commission say they are expecting answers from sfpd. >> the family called a missing persons report. you would imagine you just go and find a way to members will be discussing concerns about how sfpd handled this case. >> new developments in the case of a san francisco student accused of bringing a gun to school. supervisor hillary bronan is

bringing concerns. the chronicle report she plans to hold a hearing to protocol when dealing with minors. a gun went off in a classroom at balboa high school. police charged a 14-year-old boy in the case. they investigated three other students before releasing them. the father of one of those students being investigated told the chronicle his son was in troe appropriately detained and questioned him without him there. sheriffs is deputy say a man attacked a candidate running for congress. fazeli tried to stab rudy peters during a festival in castro valley on sunday. peters claimed fazeli first screamed profantities about president trump. he then threw a coffee mug at him. a scuffle broke out. peters believed the switch blade

knife malfunctioned. >> i could see his thumb strike it to get the blade to come out. and he is circling me. >> what an ordeal. he is running against eric swalwell. he said it's never okay to use violence to settle political disagreements. the coast guard rescued a boater whose boat capsize indeed alameda. he sent a may day call at 4:00 p.m. that's all rescue crews could understand. he had a high frequently handheld radio called a vhf radio. they quickly found his position to rescue him. the boater was not injured. a wildfire is 45% contained. 115 cakers since it broke out monday night. they lifted evacuation orders. dozens of home are without power. it may not be restored until

tonight >> smoke could be an issue for the north bay today. an air quality alert was triggered yesterday. the fire learned 630 acres before crews goat it under control. no homes were damaged. nobody was hurt. no word what caused the fire. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. hopefully we don't have anything like that happen today because it will be breezy everywhere. 60, concord. mid to upper 50s along the bay shore, into the south bay, to the pacifica, 53. 61 in novato. 51 in napa. all right. here's a look at what's going on from east bay. look how clean the air is looking right now. out and about, cooler breezes today. they will hit the beaches too. ball craft advisory around 1:00

and hang around until 9:00. a wind out of the west possibly 30, 35 miles per hour. for the north bay, 53 this morning. 62 at 10:00. 70 during the lunch hour. mid-70s in the afternoon hours. down to 63 by 8:00. on the peninsula, even cooler weather. 58 at 8:00. upper 60s throughout the afternoon hours. back to 61 by 8:00. east bay shore, 58 this morning. only 65 at noon. 67 at 2:00. and the jacket, 65 at 8:00. what are you seeing this morning, alexis? >> we have a couple issues to talk about. one new problem is san francisco, southbound 101 past the 80 merge, three-vehicle collision. sounds like two cars and one semi got tangled up there in lane 2 is blocked. heavy traffic south of there as well because we had that bridgework at cesar chavez.

a couple lanes blocked at south 6. yesterday they wrapped it up ahead of schedule. we'll see if that happens today. it is not backing you up on the bay bridge right now, but it could if there longer. 680 at 84 merge, three-car crash. it looks like things are slow for about one mile approaching 84. i'll have the latest on those details coming up in just about 10 minutes. thanks alexis. another problem for the dmv. why employees say the job is literally making them sick and tired. another ride share horror story. a woman jumps out of a moving car after she realized the man posed as her uber driver. the renewed warning for drivers >> low cost, quick and clean. the future of housing for the homeless. there's concern it won't last. we want to leave you with a few memorable moments from the 9/11 tributes. two light beams representing the

twin towers shined bright in lower manhattan. >> that is something to see. this video is almost unbelievable. a bald eagle lands on top of a fire truck. it was part of the 9/11 display paying respects to firefighters. tens of thousands commented. some say

our first autumn cold front drops temperatures 5 degrees from 69 to 64 in san francisco. walnut creek, 80s yesterday to low to mid-70s today. back to jessica and reggie for news. thanks, mike. today's first look, a woman jumping from a moving car. she said the driver was a man posing as an uber driver. >> this incident happened in las vegas but serves as an important warning for anyone using ride-hailing services. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, a los angeles woman speaking out after she said she was kidnapped by a man posing as an uber driver this summer. elizabeth suarez called an uber and got into a vehicle that matched the description on her

app. but then she got a real call from her real uber driver. she was forced to leap from the car. the safety benefits only work if you are in the car assigned to you through the app. if someone is in the wrong car, they won't know who their driver is and neither will uber. the las vegas police department says they're still investigating. we'll tell you how to stay safe on your next ride share at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. state officials are changing the rules. of starting next year those green and white carpool stickers, they're expiring. so drivers who got a sticker for 20 will no longer be able to use the carpool lane when driving alone.ybridan pl f a new red sticker if the

carpool lane. more self-driving cars could be tested on california roads s. apple increased its tphraoeflee% since may. a safety driver is required behind the wheel. gm has the most. waymo can test 48. most of the accidents have been minor low-speed accidents is >> a group of volunteers created a tent village almost overnight to find new solutions to address homelessness. it season called hope village. it was assembled in a matter of days. an unemployment parking lot by a team of volunteers who never got permission. e gove tohehis serink this serv model to put up housing for the homeless economically.

the residents could face eviction because they're squatter people have to submit paperwork to the state of california to request permission to use the property. and then the state of california will do an evaluation and make a decision. >> because we knew it was high risk in terms of public reaction, we looked for people who don't have an active substance abuse problem, who are not seriously mentally ill. whose primary issue is lack of adequate income to rent a place. >> the group built the tent village on a $10,000 budget. why did the price of an antibiotic go up 400%? he said he has a moral requirement to make money and sell this product at the highest price. nostrum makes nitrofuranntoin to

treat bladder infections. it raised the price from $475 to more than $2,000 a bottle. >> the chief executive said he raised prices after a competitor did the same thing. a new report paints a startling picture about opioid were prescriptions. they found nearly 30% lacked a medical explanation. that means there was no record of either pain symptoms or a pain-related condition. critics have said that lax practices helped drive the opioids. the public policy institute of california found two in three californians say the effects are already occurring. they say they support the climate change initiatives even if it means higher costs. said they would be willing to pay more for electricity if it was generated by renewable

sources. >> there is a real cost in action when dealing with climate change. it is a public health threat. first and foremost, we need to address that fact. >> governor brown just signed a bill committing the state to 100% clean electricity by the year 2045. critics say utilities that comply will likely shift costin creases onto consumers dmv workers say they are so overworked they're getting sick from stress. the marin ij reports overtime paid to field office employees tripled between january and june. one technician who spoke anonymously to the journal says she took a leave of absence after being overworked. she woke up with headaches and was throwing up because of the stress. the dmv recently started offering saturday hours to accommodate more people lining up for the real ids. when i ask you what is your favorite mexican restaurant? maybe you will cila taqueria if

you live in san francisco. acording to america, the top mexican restaurant is taco bell. >> ay, ay, ay. taco bell reigned supreme. it beat out qdoba, del taco and chipotle. they based their decision on familiarity, quality, and future consideration. >> i think familiarity had a lot to do with that. >> i think so too. name recognition. >> absolutely. i'm just crying for the future of america. >> chain restaurants rule. >> everywhere but here. >> let's take a look at what's going on outside. our weather is usually different than the rest of the country too. san jose, 87. high clouds and about 55 degrees right now. high clouds will be a main stay. you'll kneeled the sunglasses. breezy conditions today. our first autumn cold front coming through. it is coming through dry. it will bring our coolest

afternoon today and tomorrow. we will warm back down heading towards next week. 82, gilroy. the warmest spot around the bay. 70, santa cruz. 70 to 75 in the south bay. 67 to 72. narrow margin on the peninsula compared to earlier this week. breezy here. breezy along the coast. at least the peninsula coast. 64 to 65 around downtown and south san francisco. 60s along the north bay coast. 70, 76 in the north bay. upper 70s around cloverdale. breezy conditions and 68 to about 70 degrees. 74, orinda. we have 73 to 78 degrees. temperatures today, a lot of 40s in the deepest valleys of the north bay. low to mid-50s. high clouds once again. a few low clouds along the coast. hope you like today. tomorrow will be a lot like it with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. maybe a little more sunshine

than today. 80s come back on a limited scale friday into saturday inland. we'll see more low to mid-80s sunday, monday, tuesday with mid-70s at the bay, low 60s at the coast. have a good day. here's alexis. we have a problem now heading into san francisco. it sounds like this crash is going to be there a while. it is starting to back things up. westbound 80, traffic coming into the city. it is heavy. this is all due to a crash on southbound 101 past the 80 merge. three vehicles involved, including a semi. quite a bit of many damage to two of the vehicles. chp issued a sig-alert. it is blocking two left lanes. they're not sure how long it will be there. that is not good news if you're trying to get into the city s. 101 at cesar chavez, they are starting to clear up the bridgework. hopeful live that will help a bit with the issue we have north

of there. also, northbound 680, state raoult 84 merge, a mile backup due to a crash there involving three vehicles. i'll double-check and see if that has cleared. next check coming up just before 5:30. alexis, thank you. a los angeles man is demanding answers after he said his parked bmw spontaneously catches fire. parked on the street in front of his home. >> my neighbor comes banging on our door telling me our car was on on fire. 20, 30 feet flames. it was pretty scary. >> the car was a total loss. it scorched the asphalt there. last year abc investigated similar bmw fires. none had on open recalls. but then later 1 million

vehicles were recalled over fire on certain parts. a ground breaking is ceremony on a massive housing project in oakland. oak knoll sits above interstate 580. it calls for the construction of 918 townhomes and houses. it also includes 80,000 square feet retail and 84 acres of public parks and open space. oakland mayor will help break ground this morning at 11:30 >> next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >> live to the east coast. hurricane florence had big changes overnight. >> and do you want a free home here in the bay area? of course you do. we have details on a

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mass kone center. representatives from 39 countries will discuss how to be true to the paris climate agreement. it runs through friday. ber two, hurricane florence continues to churn towards north carolina and south carolina. the kaltgoer 4 storm is slowing down with landfall possibly delayed until friday night. >> the latest look at that track and what it will do to the southeast and mid atlantic. it is not going to be nice. back the the home, a slight chance of smoke from fires to the north. >> number two, unfortunately we do not have good news trying to get into san francisco villa bay bridge. a sig-alert on southbound 101 past the 80 split. three vehicles involved in this one. two left lanes blocked. check that out. you're down to 9 miles per hour. the backup reached treasure island >> number five, the day apple fans have been waiting for. the biggest and most expensive iphone yet. it is rumor to have air 6 1/2 inch screen. the new lineup is expected to

include a cheaper version of the 10 and a new watch. number six, the woman who says she was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with president trump will be on the view this morning. stormy daniels will have a big announcement. you can watch 10:00 a.m. here on abc 7. k pot makes it big in the south area. south korea an boy band bts will perform a sold-out show at oracle tonight. it gained worldwide acclaim as the first k pop to win a billboard music award. >> hundreds of people are already lined up for this. >> i believe it. they have so many fans. we're coming back with another 90 minutes of users. thousands of cell phone users will get a alert today about future natural stkaflters

nearly 2 million people being evacuated on the east coast as hurricane florence strengthens. north carolina's governor said it can be the storm of a lifetime. and people in the south bay trying to figure out who shot a family's pet cat and why. christmas will never be the same. how amazon is making it easier for you to celebrate. some people aren't so happy. hope you're happy this morning. it's wednesday, september 12th. natasha is off this morning. natasha is off. >> it is going to be a nice day, right. >> it is going to feel like autumn for the first time this year. a cold front is coming through. it will not bring the city rain. everywhere there is a breeze. they are sporadic. 15, sfo. most of us calm at 9 miles per

hour. they will pick up to 15 to 25-mile-per-hour range this afternoon. pretty clean air from east bay hills camera. upper 40s to upper 50s at 7:00. we'll hang out 59 to 67 at noon. 60 to 76, yeah, that's considerably cooler than yesterday. back in the 58 to 63 degree range, jacket weather, this evening. >> good morning, mike. unfortunately we are off to a rough start trying to get into san francisco. if you look behind me on bay bridge camera, pretty heavy traffic for 5:30 in the morning. this is due to a crash we have on southbound 101 past the 80 phurpblg. three includimerge. that had an affect on the bay bridge metering lights. they were flipped on 5:20. next traffic update in 10 minutes. thanks alexis.

a huge international climate summit opens in san francisco. political heavyweights and pop stars are here as california pushes the nation to shift how we live in this era of climate change. amy hollyfield live for us at the moscone center. >> reporter: look at the setup behind me. they are expecting 300,000. this section in front of moscone between 3rd and 4th is shut down and will be for the week. governor jerry brown is in town. he spoke about pollution and the fight for change. his summit has attracted big names, including former vice president al gore, who also spoke last night. >> creating a world that we can say to our kids and grandkids, this is the best we could do. we did not close our eyes. we did not turn away. we are awake. we are alive. we're paying attention. we're going to do the right thing.

>> reporter: representatives from 39 countries will be here for this global action climate summit. other big names, former secretary of state john kerry, alec baldwin, and rocker dave matthews will be here. governor brown says he is determined to show that california is a leader in climate change. the summit will start today and will wrap up friday. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >> thank you, amy. in the north bay, sonoma county's revamped emergency alert system faces another big test. the county will send on out emergency alerts to cell phones in five targeted communities between 10:00 and noon. monday they sent calls to 300,000 cell and county phones county wide. many say they weren't warned about october's north bay fires. the aim is to find any gaps in the system. >> and we are learning new details of the forced evacuation of two assisted living centers in santa rosa last year.

during the october wildfires. last week state regulators move to revoke the licenses of verana and villa capri. villa capri did not do a sweep to find anyone unaccounted for during a head count. also a staff member said the facility never conducted a disaster drill evacuation in the two years he worked there. oakmont has 15 days to request a hearing on the license revocation. in the south bay, people living in san jose's parkview boulevard are on alert after someone shot a family cat with a pellet gun. the 6-year-old is still recovering after being shot over the weekend. his owner says an x-ray reveals a second month old pellet lodged inside the body.

the most recent shot missed his head by two inches and landed near his spine. the owner said someone is targeting their pets. >> it starts with animals and then can escalate. this is a mental issue that needs to be taken care of. >> putter's owners created a go fund me page to help with the pet's recovery and to donate to animal welfare organizations. we have a link on abc7news.com. struggling to keep up with demand in the job market. new numbers show the bay area added fewer than 15,000 new housing units last year, far fewer than the 52,000 jobs added. the data comes from metropolitan transportation commission and the association of bay area governments. both say the imbalance highlights the reason for our housing crunch. transportation officials in ndal tin to th n projt.oa apan $6 it would dig a subway tunnel and

connect the new transit center with the current cal train station at 4th and king streets. they're not exactly next to each other. it would run along pennsylvania avenue, impacting 12 city blocks with surface construction. that will take a long time. completion date, 2027. on sunday, stphrorpbs strengthened to a category 4 hurricane in the atlanti. monday, stores started to get cleaned out. yesterday evacuees drove in the same direction on both sides of the freeway as florence grew to a category 4. this morning north carolina's governor says it will likely be the storm of a lifetime for parts of the carolina coast. abc news reporter emily row is in north carolina with some new developments. emily >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. it's been a quiet morning overall. the national weather service has

now issued flash flood watches from thursday morning through saturday evening. a big deal. that's for the carolinas. they want people to take this very seriously. and they want to know -- they want people to know hurricane florence is on the way. this morning, millions of people are clearing the path of hurricane florence. >> we have to leave. we don't have a choice. >> it gets really scary out here in storms. >> reporter: more mandatory evacuations take effect. overnight, florence shifting her path, putting landfall closer to wilmington friday, and setting up a storm surge that could be catastrophic. national weather service quote, can't emphasize enough the potential for unbelievable damage for wind storm surge and inland flooding with this storm. the governor also sounding the alarm. >> the waves and the wind this storm may bring is nothing like you've ever seen. >> reporter: with a message for locals who have weathered storms

before and plan to wait this one out. >> we need people to evacuate. they're putting their own lives at risk, as well as the lives of first responders. >> reporter: those first responders, along with thousands of other disaster response crews, preparing for the worst as florence creeps closer. >> this is extremely serious. we have 3 million volunteers across the nation that can help us. >> i can't imagine what is about to happen. >> reporter: here in the beach, winds are starting to pick up. people aren't taking this storm seriously. on the flip-side, we just watched three surfers heading into the water with pretty big waves. on wrightsville beach, emily row, abc news. mike, we have been hearing about the storm slowing down. that is not good news. >> not good news at all.

it means the storm surge is going to increase. it also means the potential for freshwater flooding will increase also. here's the latest. my concern is the 130-mile-per-hour storm. it is making a jog to the north. you see the last couple of frames. it is heading west-northwest at 17. let's see what it is going to do. it is heading for wilmington. it hits during the overnight hours. now, the scary part about this, a storm surge up to 13 feet. that will bury these barrier islands. in fact, some of them may never come back after this. that will also cut off all the roads leading to the barrier islands. those folks hopefully have left already. you see it makes a left-hand turn. that is not supposed to happen. they are supposed to recurve to the north. this curves south and heads over towards columbia, south carolina, and over to the north georgia mountains where the flooding could continue as we

head through sunday and monday. rainfall amounts goes off the scale. it stops at 8 inches. wilmington, 15, 20, maybe even 30 inches. that will swell the rivers and the storm surge will swell the rivers and the north carolina sounds will flood. you could have flooding 100 miles inland for some of these rivers. it will be incredibly devastating. 52, daily center s. everybody else mid to upper 50s along the peninsula and pretty much everywhere else around santa rosa, 50 degrees. golden gate, no fog to contend with. your commute planner is pretty quiet other than being out on the bay where we have a small craft advisory this afternoon. more on the commute, we'll bring in the expert. >> yeah. well, i'm okay. i'm doing better than everyone trying to get into san francisco villa bay bridge. a sig-alert is really slowing it down. we heard from chp. probably 15, 20 more minutes. traffic at a crawl approaching fremont due to a crash beyond

this. southbound 101 actually just past the 80 merge in san francisco. three-vehicle collision involving a semi here too. the two left were lanes blocked. this is still a sig-alert. unfortunately this has things stacked up to yorba linda. it had a ripple effect. they turned on the bay bridge metering lights early this morning diouf to the crash. it occurred around 5:20. we got a sig-alert for this crash in sunol. northbound 680 at 84, another three-car crash blocking the left lane. sounding like they are having trouble getting a tow truck to that scene. 880 in hayward, we will check that out next. in the last half hour, we told you about an attempted kidnapping but a fake uber driver. now we are hearing how local leaders are step anything to

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check out the fire danger. unfortunately it continues for parts of california and into nevada. it goes through this evening. at least around tahoe, yosemite

until tomorrow morning. critical fire conditions there with breezy conditions, dry humidity. 80 degrees. not bad in yosemite. 65. you can definitely see the cold front. 78, chico. 67 in monterey. mid to upper 70s for san diego and los angeles. check out the roller coaster. 65 today. high fire danger, 62. mid-70s by next week. jessica. mike, thank you. a new campaign to enhance safety for rideshare users has been launched in san francisco. district attorney george gascon was joined by the san francisco police department and uber officials to announce the rideshare with care campaign. it outlines three points. the first one is clarify the

license plate number, color, make, model to the rideshare app you're using. second, confirm the driver's name before you provide your name. make sure the driver matches the picture on your rideshare app. share your location and destination with a friend, family member or someone you trust. >> i think that the need for this campaign is pretty obvious. you see the stories in the news, and so do we. this is an issue that is 100% preventable. >> the district attorney said there wasn't any one incident that prompted the campaign. he declined to comment about the alleged rideshare rapist case. lazo was arraigned on rape charges that occurred over five years. investigators say he posed as a rideshare driver as people left bars and nightclubs. general motors is recalling 210,000 vehicles in the u.s. it turns out some of the brake parts might not work properly. here's a look at the vehicles impacted. 2018 and 2019 models of the chevy bolt, cruze is, ebg noxious, impala, malibu and volt as well as the buick cadillac xts. you can see the full list on abc

7.com. there is a free home available in oakland but there is a camp. the home on valley and 23rd street must be moved by lateoct. the real estate website shows the 2 bedroom 2 bath selling for $1.15 million last year. the real value comes from the 4,000 square foot lot. it will likely cause six figures to move. plus, you will have to buy a lot as well. >> good luck, everyone. international sensation comes to the east bay tonight. bts will perform at oracle arena. they gained worldwide acclaim as the first k pop group to win a billboard music award. their "love yourself" world tour is sold out.

collect your pennies, friends, you'll pay about $675 a pop. fans call themselves the bts army. they will line up at 10:00 this morning for fan experience where they can buy merchandise and take photos. doors for the concert open at 5:30. it starts at 8:00 tonight. i want to make it very clear, though, hundreds of people are already there in line to get ready for this. >> oh, yeah. their army is strong. >> it is really something else. >> yeah, no kidding. for better or for worse, amazon can now deliver your christmas tree this year. >> the online retail giant says it will ship christmas trees within ten days of being cut. they will be bound and shipped without water. amazon will start taking orlder in november. don't they need water? >> i think so, yeah. it might be a little dry by the time you put it up. >> ten days would be a long time. >> i have killed every plant i

have had. >> me too. >> so this is just getting me started. it's already dead. >> just finish it off. >> sounds good to me. >> not a tradition the nicco house will be upholding. we like to go to the farm. i understand if people don't have one near them in the city. >> it is convenient. >> just cut the end off and hopefully it starts suggesting up water again. >> there you go. >> if you live in the city and you buy your tree from amazon, i'm sure you have a chainsaw to cut the end off too. no. northwest winds 23 to 30 miles per hour is what we're seeing at mount tam. they will eventually make it down as an autumn cold front is coming our way. partly cloudy, cool tonight. we'll warm back to average the better part of next week. the cold front we've been tracking since it started in alaska. it is still leaving its rain in

oregon and alaska. we don't get much rain this time of year. this is not going to provide any. low to mid-70s. gilroy, 82.o 62 along the penin coast. near 60 along north bay beaches. about 70 to 76 through the north bay valleys. as you head towards the east bay shore line, upper 60s to near 70 degrees. a brisk afternoon. definitely don't need any air-conditioning. 73 to 78. tonight the high clouds. a few low clouds. temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. that will lead to our coolest afternoon tomorrow. a slight warming trend friday and 70. mid-80s inland by monday. have a good one. here's alexis. okay. we still have our traffic alert. unfortunately no change here.

we are looking live at the toll plaza. check out the 880 flyover there merging withed rest of the traffic in the maze. it is stacked up. metering lights on at 5:20 due to a sig-alert in san francisco. traffic not backed up all the way across the bridge but just about it. it is beyond yorba linda and treasure islands. 101 past the 80 split, sounds like tow trucks are arriving now. also a problem, a disabled semi 880 before a street approaching hayward blocking the left lane. as you can see, that is stacking things up southbound on the nimitz and 238 out of castro valley. new at 6:00, the former cosby show now has a second job. aisha curry makes one girl's dream come

got a stat for the day but it's not not a good one. giants have never won in september. it's a 12:45. . delightful, high clouds, sunshine. a little breezy. 61 warm to go 64. >> mike, thank you. in the south bay today, community volunteers, caltrans and the chp will be joining caltra dseveral timestter ang 6n a year. they will remove litter near mckee road. they will remove litter and trash in contra costa county between north skphaeupb street and the bay bridge toll plaza

and the devil's ilimao. doesn't coffee sound good right now? >> yes. >> you can get a caffeine boost in the city. >> the san francisco department of environment will give out free coffee at civic center plaza outside city hall. the catch, there's no paper cups. you have to bring your own mug. city officials are encouraging the public to reduce waste. the coffee pop-up stand will be open from 7:30 to 3:30 this afternoon. i say we go after the show, alexis. >> i have an empty travel mug in the traffic center that needs to be refilled immediately, so i am in. we are looking at a rough bay bridge commute already. here's the traffic heading into san francisco. yeah, some major delays. this is all due to a sig-alert on southbound 101 south of the 80 merge. this has been there a while. they are hoping to have it cleared soon. three vehicles involved. two left lanes blocked. it is really causing significant

delays. metering lights on at 5:20 this morning. bart definitely the way to go. if you're halfway in between, take san mateo. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thanks alexis. 77 today next week. breezy continues the next 24 hours. one good item and one not so good item. the first signs of what is now tropical storm olivia. the big island and maui with 45-mile-per-hour winds. by thursday, it's pulling away. rachel suffers from a rare genetic disease. she got to meet her culinary

inspiration. look at this. ayesha curry thanks to make a wish foundation. they flew rich el from arkansas to the bay area last weekend to cook with curry at international smoke, the restaurant she co-owns. the two enjoyed a picnic at golden gate park. >> that is an awesome picture. i love it. coming up at 6:00, the drug maker who spiked the price of a life-saving drug by $2,500 a bottle. why he said he had to do it. why non-carpool lanes are about to get a lot more clogged.