report from wilmington with the latest on evacuations in a few minutes. meteorologists are flying into the eye to get footage on its intensity. this was yesterday. information they collect about the temperature, pressure, and wind speed and direction help them determine where florence is headed and the impact it's going to have as it gets closer to land. it is certainly going to have a big impact. >> it is 4:30. let's watch it and see where it is going. good morning, mike. good morning. we'll start are live doppler 7. the eye now and all the bands out healed of the storm as it starts to push ashore on the outer banks in the form of skaer scattered thunderstorms right now. it dropped in intensity, but nothing hashafar as the repercussions and what it is going to create when it does come ashore tonight through tomorrow morning, around wilmington once again and takes

the left-hand turn to turn towards myrtle beach. it slows down to a tropical storm, then a tropical depression, which means the winds continue to unwind. the threat will be freshwater flooding as we head into the afternoon hours. a lex eugs? good morning, mike. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. yes, we have a stackup in the cash lanes. no issues if you're using fast track. we are hoping for a better bay bridge commute. yesterday was one of the worst days for that commute that i have seen in a long time. drive times looking great. tracy to dublin, in the green, 29. antioch to concord, 13 minutes. southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, just 15 minutes. alexis, thank you. bart takes up its surveillance policy. they should have a lot to talk

about. >> parking lot accidentally sent info it got from its cameras to federal agencies, including i.c.e. matt keller live in fremont at the warm springs station. matt? >> reporter: yes, reggie. bart says this was an accident. that license plate reader system was on and taking pictures of tens of thousands of license plates at the mcarthur bart stphaeu station in oakland. the information from the surveillance cameras was being sent to the northern california regional intelligence center into a database i.c.e. can access. a parking lot is spokesman said the bart board told the police department in april 2016 not to turn them on. but at some point they got activated. east bay times reports bart sent pictures of 57,632 license plates to the database from at least january through august of last year. in november, the police department figured out they were recording and had the license plate readers powered off and

completely uninstalled. bart says it has asked to have o all the information deleted. a bart board meeting is being held this morning at 9:00. live in fremont, matt keller, abc 7 news thank you, matt. also on the agenda for bart, they will consider a policy to ban travel for its staff to nine states. some say they discriminate against the lbgt community. there would be exceptions, for example, if bart needs to meet contractual obligations or comply with federal requests to appear committees. this would go into effect october 1st if approved. a statue in san francisco civic center that some call racist and demeaning will not be removed. the city's board of appeals reconsidered its decision in april to overturn the early days

sculpture. it reports the commission will begin working to take down the statue immediately and safely store it >> a group of san francisco police officers accused in a racist text scandal could still be in trouble seven years later. the officers are accused of sending racist, sexist and homophobic texts. these were uncovered in 2012 during a federal corruption probe. a superior court judge stopped proceedings for disciplinary action against officers. the city can move ahead. that means the officers is could end up getting fired. two senior care centers criticized for their evacuations during the north bay wildfires are fighting back against an effort to revoke their licenses. the department of social services has received a notice of defense from oakmont senior living. it operates in santa rosa is.

social services says oakmont failed to protect residents last year as the wildfires approached. many same many would have died if family members did not step in to help them. >> taking action to reduce carbon he emissions. not everybody is satisfied. >> what's the matter with jerry ♪ >> they are demanding an end to oil drilling and gas production in california. of security is ramped up for even more protests today. leaders attending the summit say we are seeing the impact of global warming every day. >> we are all seeing or feeling the impacts, the fires in california, the the hurricanor . four

francisco, berkeley, san jose. riders have already pedaled 3 million miles, burning 125 million calories since ford go bikes launched last year. >> happening now, the carolinas are prabracing for hurricane florence as it churns towards the coast. it has weakened to a category 2 with maximum sustained winds of about 200 miles per hour. >> the outer bands of the storm are now reaching the coast. hann ana rivera is live at the scene >> reporter: good morning. so far we are not experiencing hurricane-like conditions. the were wind has definitely picked up, as you can see. many businesses have already closed down and boarded up. take a look at this business

leaving behind a message for hurricane florence, saying pray for wilmington. also, a list of shelters which has come in handy as manytart ed to evacuate. we saw lines of residents waiting to get back to finish up last-minute preparations. they had to be out by 8:00 last night. they are moving slowly into wrightsville beach. police also opened parking decks to get vehicles above floodwaters. >> ana, thank you. a you can see, they are barely seeing any wind right now. what is the time something when is she going to start to feel effects of the storm? >> probably six to eight hours. it depends how close you are. hurricane force winds go out 80 miles either side of the eye.

39 miles per hour or faster. three and a half feet possible. storm surge 13 feet which will wash out roads and wipe out the barrier islands. coast, sounds, rivers, inland, that will all be effected. it is just going to get worse and worse. back here at home, it is pretty clear except for in the upper parts of the atmosphere along the coast. that's where we have more cloud cover. temperatures in the 50s. at noon, mid to upper 60s. by 4:00, hanging out in the 60s and 70s. a lot like yesterday. if you enjoyed yesterday, i think you'll enjoy today. upper 50s in the east bay valley. here's a look at south beach and your commute planner. a little bit of caution if you're going on the water once again. it will be a little breezy and choppy. first we talk about the roads and bring alexis in here.

>> over all looking pretty good. a couple of incidents in the east bay. 880, southbound side of the nimitz, we do have road construction just before we get to tennyson road. they may have started picking that up. however, within that construction scene, it sounds like we have an industrial accident here this morning. one of the workers was hit by a truck on the scene. it sounds like he will be okay. possibly a broken leg. delays north of 92. south of there, another vehicle hitting a pedestrian. westbound 84 past ardenwood boulevard. crews are just arriving. mass transit coming up next. alexis, thank you. it's just a few weeks old but there is already a rough patch at the transit center. city leaders are not too concerned. nike created controversy nike created controversy with an ad with many people living with diabetes

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all right. >> here's a look at the red flag warning. high fire danger another 15 minutes in tahoe. it goes until 9:00 towards yosemite, further south into t sierra. breezy conditions throughout the

state. not as sunny as it was yesterday. 85 in fresno. sacramento, chico. 105 in palm springs. in tahoe, mid to upper 60s until the weekend when we hit the 70s. mike, thank you. you'd think $673,000 would get you a pretty good is sidewalk, right? but at san francisco's new trans bay transit center, it is a big expensive fail. this is the public park that sits four stories above street level. chunks of the expensive walkway are breaking up. that is just after one month of use. the walkway is made of decomposed granite instead of asphalt to give it a softer feel. >> the good news is it is under warranty. this is nothing that prevents people from coming to the park, enjoying it. >> the walkway does not have any structural damage. workers will continue to sweep

the pebbles and patch up the holes until it is fixed. a new poll shows nike is getting just what it hoped out of its colin kaepernick ad. the caption, believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. one in five people say they will stop buying nike products. the same number says they will keep buying. here's where it gets interesting. 29% of young men said they will buy more. young men are nike's key demographic. kaepernick has been under fire since he knelt during the national anthem to protest social injustice >> remits from amazon, google and pl will testify on how they handle information about you. they want to know the approach they take on online privacy. there is a push in congress to create national privacy standards. in june, governor brown signed a

bill to aim giving more control over how companies collect and manage their information >> michelle obama is coming to the bay area for her new memoir "becoming." the tour will bring her to san jose friday, december 14th. tickets go on sale to the general public next friday, starting at $29. 10% will be donated to local charities, schools and community groups. happening today, you can get into a few san francisco museums for free. moma, the historical society, bookbinders museum and other museums will not charge admission apt 5:00 this afternoon and they will be open until 9:00. free green thursday is part of the global climate action summit. the museums will feature pop-up gallery talks. >> that's awesome. >> they are right there at the moscone center.

walk out of the summit and check out a few awesome paintings. >> it would be nice to see if attendance would go up if they were free just like other countries. >> who is going to pay for that? >> i don't know who pays for it, but i know it's free in other countries. >> i have a feeling it's the taxpayers. >> san jose, partly cloudy, 55 degrees. my accuweather highlights. another partly cloudy day. sometimes you will need the shade, sometimes not. breezy and cooler than average. it will hold the next couple of days. warming next week, but nothing hot. no 90s, no 100s. that september surge not coming in the forecast. a look at the train of cooler air coming straight down from alaska. it is sitting on top of us now. keeping our highs in the mid to upper 70s. mid to upper 60s from millbrae. low 70s for the rest of the

peninsula. low 60s today. 59 daly city, the cool spot. across the north bay, low to mid-70s. a few more clouds along the coast. you will be 60. east bay shore, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. orinda will make the 70s. mid to upper 70s in east bay neighborhoods. for tonight, a push of lower clouds starting to move in. temperatures a little bit cooler this morning. mid-40s to mid-50s. seven-day forecast. get used to this. it may be a couple degrees warmer burr not noticeable until wednesday of next week. alexis? good morning, mike. off t a quiet start here. looking live at our south beach camera. yeah, i don't even have to remind you how terrible this commute was. we are hoping it stays that way. maybe a thursday-like commute. who knows if that will happen. mass tran silt off to a good start too. 25 minutes on bart.

no delays there. ace 1 out on time. however, the lingering gps issues are still there. if you look at the website, it look like no trains are running right now. san francisco bay ferry, normal service so far today. it could get windy later this afternoon. thanks, alexis. apple is betting larger displays will lure customers. they are rolling out three new versions of iphone 10. >> and pitching the watch as a health device. apple's big announcement. including its i phone. >> the new is the iphone max. 6 1/2 inch screen. 10 s costs $1,000. and a new watch. series 4. >> it has a bigger screen than earlier watches and included fda-approved heart sensor which can detect irregular heart rate

and other functions. it starts at $400. you can order starting tomorrow. and apple's new operating system will launch next week. >> users will be able to download ois 12 monday. also available on that day, new software updates for home pod, smart speaker and apple tv. >> those are your "tech bites". >> have a great day. all right. uc berkeley worker donates a kidney to a complete stranger. we'll have that story coming up. the inspiration behind the ultimate gift. ultimate gift. who says you can't afford a i thought, "the red cross does katrina. they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know?

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before they even turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. we have a taste of fall in the forecast. even though we don't have the cloud cover out there, the breezes and this cool air mass will keep our temperatures anywhere from 7 to 11 degrees below average. no 80s today. just mainly 60s and 70s. we'll take a look at hawaii when we come back in a moment. here's reggie with more news. thanstarting october, owner san francisco and l.a. will be able to list their porsche vehicles for rent on turo. this is part of two pilot programs to allow potential buyers to get behind the wheel of porsches. the second program will offer hourly or weekly rentals of brand-new vehicles. that is only available in atlanta for now. a uc berkeley staffer has

given the ultimate gift to a total stranger. catherine welsh is giving the thumbs up shortly after she donated one of her kidneys to a man in washington. she knew almost nothing about him. an article in "the new yorker" inspired her. >> if somebody is dying without a kidney and i have two kidneys and it doesn't sound that hard to give one away, then why not just do it. >> catherine had the surgery 22 days ago and is already back on the job. she works as a fund raiser for the college of chemistry events for the global climate summit right now going way beyond the moscone is center. the california academy of sciences students are able to explore ocean eco systems and virtual reality and get their ocean passport stamped at a string of learning stations.

>> as they spenter into the doo, they know exactly what is expected for the day. behind me you will see different tabling activities, microplastics and acid fiction of corals. out in the courtyard, we have amazing arts and crafts going on. >> dozens of sales force employees helped out as learning guides for the event. and also crayons. >> they were large. never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. olivia is moving away from the islands. it is 18 miles per hour. live doppler 7 out of there. there is plenty of rain left over. we have to keep the flash flood watch going at least until tomorrow morning at 6:00. you can see everybody under that. so there is still a possibility even with olivia moving away that flash flooding could happen. another couple of inches falling on saturated ground. good morning, mike. our biggest issue is a collision

involving a pedestrian on westbound state route 84 just east of dunbar ton bridge past ardenwood boulevard. we're working on getting information from chp. it sounds like a large emergency response. we don't have the condition of that person who was hit. not sure how many lanes were blocked if any. i am keeping a close eye on that one. walnut creek, a live look at southbound 680 north of 24, north main street. just starting to see the typical volumes filling in. >> alexis, thank you. there is going to be high drama a lot sonoma raceway they they compete for the indycar championship. >> the drivers had fun in san francisco yesterday. points leader scott dixon and three closest pursuers took a motorized cable car toward pier 39. dixon is looking for his fifth indy car championship. he could be taken by rosi under

a bonus points system. >> at the end of the day, we just have to go into it, try and win the race. that will be the easiest way to win a championship. >> this will be the last indycar race for some time. the series moves to laguna s.e.c.a. next year. pooches having fun. this was the second annual pooch party at the family aquatic center last night. dogs got a chance to take a dip in the pool before it closes for fall. no people were allowed in the pool at the same time. just is the dogs. they were having at.i n'know if be in the pool anyways. but, hey, it looks fun. >> i always wanted to take my dog tothings. he's got a l oenergy.an he shou. a broken window and now san francisco is threatening to

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good morning on this thursday, september 13th. coming up on 5:00 a.m.tasha is f >> never more than sev minutes away froth accuweather meteorologist mike nicco is here. >> good morning. cloud cover and high clouds blanketing us once again. and the breezes aren't very fast right now. 5 to 15 miles per hour. but they will pick up again during the afternoon hours and make it feel like fall once again. here's a look at my accuweather 12 hour planner. milder this morning. temperatures in the mid-50s to 60. a cool lunch. breezy this afternoon. keeping us in the 60s to low 70s. by 7:00, jacket weather again, 50s and 60s. let's bring in alexis and find out about the commute. good morning, mike. overall looking very good. certainly much better than we were yesterday on the bay bridge commute. we have a little bit of stackup in the