>> we uninstalled the one reared we had and no longer sent any information. somebody cully called and said, hey, make sure you delete all of our information. >> it's not known whether i.c.e. accessed that info. it is 4:30. a quick update on weather and traffic. hi there, matt. >> hi, reggie, jessica. hi, everybody. we have been talking about florence because it is a big weather event. it is stopping the forward progress of weather moving across the u.s. we will be stuck in a cooler than average pattern for several days because of florence. a few low clouds have moved in. here's a look from the explore tore yum camera, pier 15. temperatures in the 50s this morning. low to mid-70s this afternoon. here's alexis. so far so good, mike. we are looking all right without

any major issues. live at the south beach camera. our bay bridge commute. traffic coming into. city. no issues there. someone changing their tire on the lower deck near treasure island. chp came through and assisted the driver. they are on their way. no roads blocked. no residual delays. if you are coming from highway 4 and san pablo, several lanes closed before 5:00. they could be wrapping up ahead of schedule. hurricane florence batters the coast. >> derrick is in jacksonville. what does it look like there? >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you we still have heavy wind and rain here in jacksonville. we are braced by our hotel here. we have a little cover from the wind. as the other river down i

believe she was in wilmington, she was doing the same thing. that's because the wind is very intense. we can show you video from overnight. sustained winds of 60 miles per hour according to the national weather service. and wind gusts 70 to 90 miles per hour. certainly nothing you want to get caught in. the real story is the water. we have video showing flooding in new bern. that is a city an hour inland. so this morning there are reports of water rescues. about 150 people have been requesting rescue. for whatever reason, they did not oevacuate or could not evacuate. now they are in need of rescue. people stuck on roofs as well. thankfully, no report of any deaths or injuries in that. that is a dire situation that is

happening inland in north carolina. again, an hour away from the coast. that storm is only just making landfall. this is a slow-moving storm. it will stay parked over us for some time. that is the concern going forward the next couple of days. that we will have significant flooding in this area. so that is the latest here. we'll send it back to you guys in san francisco. >> derrick, i'm wondering how many people where you are and heeded the warning and took off before the storm. are there certainly left? >> reporter: there are certainly people in our hotel, i can tell you that. we got here tuesday. there was a lot of people around on tuesday. on wednesday, we were driving around to some of the beaches. really, those were complete ghost were toups. certainly a few people that we saw that, you know what, said we're going to stick around because it's downgraded first to category 2. overnight it was downgraded to category 1.

yes, the wind is a little slower than expected. but this is going to be a significant rain event. the water is really the concern here. that is the most deadly threat here. right now it is too late to evacua evacuate. but people who didn't get out could get stuck if the fast-rising water. thank you. please stay safe. of course be sure to download the abc 7 news app. enable push alerts to get any breaking news as it happens. >> meanwhile, back here at home in the south bay, a major announcement from the catholic church regarding clergy abuse. the archdiocese will do its own investigation and name names. it is something survivors have been waiting decades to hear. matt kel sler is live in san jo.

matt? >> reporter: this is a big step. they will name every priest they say abused. >> that is a little painful to accept. but i guess it validates what we said in the first place, which we all knew was true >> reporter: john was one of 12 men molested by the late reverend joseph pritchard. patrick mcgraw said the only way we can address the failed leadership of so many in the catholic church in the united states and around the world is for the diocese of san jose to do what we know is right and just. along with naming names and statuses of those accused of abuse, there will be three listening sessions, an internal investigation by a former fbi executive. you can find the dates and times of the listening sessions on our website, abc7news.com.

live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. the man accused of killing nia wilson is due in court. wilson dialed, while her sister survived. a highly radioactive object has been found at the naval ship yard. it was found next to a housing area that has been declared safe and free of radioactive contamination for more than a decade. it was mentioned in a progress later from the state health department to the ship yard homeowner's association yesterday. health officials have not commented on that discovery >> happening today, the managers of san francisco's troubled millennium tower will find out if they have done enough to avoid being yellow tagged. the city gave them until yesterday related to a cracked window on the 36th floor.

one requirement was scaffolding to protect against falling glass. that work is expected to be done today. according to the chronicle, city inspectors met wih the building manager yesterday and said they are willing to be flexible. they want the building inspected for other cracked glass. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look where the fastest winds are. this is where you will expect the straightline wind damage, morehead city, wilmington, caswell beach. let's bring it back home. will sprinkle florence throughout the show in the next two and a half hours. we will focus on us for a while. 57 in the financial across san francisco. 50, palo alto, pleasanton. 49 in santa clara. look at that, upper 40s we talked about yesterday, sure enough, all throughout the north

bay valleys. let's talk about your commute this morning. with the 40 degree temperatures comes fog. thick fog developing up across the north bay. mustery on the bay this afternoon. no surprise there. cool to comfy taking mass transit. back to san francisco. we will try to jump into the low to mid-60s from 1:00 to 5:00. expect temperatures in the 50s on either side of that. east bay shore, we'll start off 57 this morning. we'll jump up to 65 at noon. upper 60s to near 70 in the afternoon hours. grab a coat. 60 degrees by 8:00. let's bring in alexis and find out hopeful live about a friday light commute. >> we have a little road work slowing you down. no major incident thsincidents. dense fog advisory for state route 37, sears point area.

it's pretty deposits. the brighter the white, the dentser the fog. between 121 and 101 corridor, that's where the visibility is the most. slow down. have more reaction time between you and anything else around you and your sraoefpblvehicle. walnut creek, we're looking at friday light volumes. no incidents there throughout the east bay. we'll look at drive times coming up next >> we continue to follow breaking news. hurricane florence has made landfall in north carolina. this is a look at the relentless rain and winds pounding the coast. a possible snag for brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. why senator dianne feinstein why senator dianne feinstein wants it delayed the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate. today, life-changing technology from abbott

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>> with florence, the bpweubig problem is the storm surge. it could bury some of the barrier islands. new bern, the river right there, it is backing up. it is flowing in reverse. 90-mile-per-hour winds. that will cause the most damage

right now. then it turns into a flooding storm the next couple of days. 68 if you're heading up to tahoe. >> conditions continuing to deteriorate along the carolina coast. >> victor shows us what he is seeing in jacksonville, north carolina. >> reporter: the winds here are only getting stronger, and the rain has just been relentless. the last reported wind gust in jacksonville, north carolina, 76 miles per hour. this rain, you can see it. we're feeling it for sure. it is just whipping, pelting us. as we step out here, we're about 20 miles inland from the coast. you can imagine what they are dealing with right now as the eyewall is very close to them. the concern here in jacksonville, north carolina is the storm surge. possibly around 11 feet. a lot of seawater will get pushed inland.

it will lead to flooding. emergency officials tell me they are expecting an unprecedented amount of rain. we could be looking at possibly three feet of rain falling in this area. state emergency officials we have spoken with say there is major structural damage to businesses and homes in the area. in a quick drive around town, we saw transformers blowing. we saw the canopies of gas stations ripped right off. reports of a local high school dealing with major flood damage as well. right now the story here in jacksonville continues to be the threatening winds and the rain. only picking up here. victor okendo, nbc news, jacksonville, north carolina. >> anheuser-busch is shipping more than 300,000 were cans of drinking water to north carolina and south carolina and virginia.

it has brought its brewery in colorado to can water, which it will distribute in the coming days. dianne feinstein calling on the senate judiciary committee to delay a confirmation vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> she has received information and gave it to the fbi. it came from a letter september to palo alto congresswoman. the senator says the senator strongly questioned confidentiality and declined to move forward. chairman chuck grassley says he has no information about this letter beyond what he's read in the media. a lot less red tape to deal with if the county owes you a refund on your property tax. until now, they had to send you a claim form. you had to fill it out, you had to send the paperwork back. your refund couldn't be

processed until all of that happened. it usually arrives from overpayment of taxes, interest, penalties. you have to send the money very quickly and it takes forever for them to accepted it back to you. >> that's how it works. according to food blog snack chat live, candymaker mars plans to unveil three new offerings next year. english toffee peanut, thaithaii coconut peanut. the winner will be sold for an extended limited run. m&m's new three flavors last spring with crunchy mint winning. to me it sounds fine. but mexican jalapeno? i'm an in an uproar. so disgusting. >> can candy comes just calm

down. >> even is doing crazy stuff. >> let's keep it real simple. for the rest of 2018, can we keep it really stpheufrpl. >> it's getting too crowded? >> yeah. >> what's wrong with chocolate? >> nothing. >> the council has agreed. make it happen. >> all right. making cool weather happen. that's what mother nature is doing for us. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. the eye is officially on land. it is going to slow down even more. look how far it travels. up until 2:00, barely anywhere from woeuplilmington just down coast to myrtle beach. then it will start to move to the right or west tonight and tomorrow. you can see as we head throughout the dsunday, it head columbia. then it gets picked up and moving off. there is going to be a ton of flooding well away from the

coast as we head throughout the next 48 hours. back here at home, here's some of the fog alexis and i have been talking about. visibility at napa airport, 1. # quarter mile in novato. that will be most of the morning. temperatures low to upper 70s in the bay. 67 to 73 on the peninsula this afternoon. 62 to 64 along the coast with not as much sunshine. mid-60s for downtown and south san francisco. calistoga, 80. east bay shore, 9 richmond and berkeley. 73 towards san leandro. temperatures tomorrow morning when you wake up, mid-40s to mid-50s once again. a little bit cooler tomorrow. back in the 60s and 70s. we'll try to make a run at 80 inland. we will stay in the 70s at the coast. 60s at the coast and 70s around the bay.

alexis? okay. good morning, mike. so far so good for the friday we are friday light in most areas. the bay bridge toll plaza, a stack up on the left side of the toll plaza. if you are paying cash, head to the right. no metering lights. that should happen 5:25 this morning. we'll see. green out of the central valley. tracy to dublin, 31 minutes. westbound 4, 14. san rafael to san francisco, also wide open at 14 minutes. we do have a couple areas of road work to talk about. we'll do that next. thanks, alexis. pre-orders begin today for apple's new iphone. spotify will let you download three times more songs than before. here's this morning's "tech bite bites". apple's new gadgets going on sale. the 10 s max has a larger screen. you can preorder apple watch

series 4. you could get your new device next friday if you order today. spotify is allowing premium subscribers access to 10,000 songs up to five devices. but spotify's limit is still far less than apple music which allows 100,000 songs and amazon prime unlimited down loads s. and somebody has already booked the first spacex trip to the moon. they plan to announce the person's identity monday. those are your "tech bites". still ahead, iconic vehicle about to disappear again. but not without one last here ra. the thousands of jobs target is trying the fill. >> and how florence is doing. it has hit land. it has hit land. th

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and distribution and fulfillment centers. hiring events will be held next month. this holiday season, target will randomly choosing a team member to win a $500 gift card and the chance to donate 500 bucks to the charity of their choice. >> bye-bye beatle. volkswagen will stop making the iconic cars. it will release two special edition bugs for 2019, and then that's it. it first rolled out in 1949 in the u.s. production stopped in the 70s. then the company brought the cars back in the late 90s. vw says it is not ruling out bringing the bug back again in the future. i have a feeling we haven't seen the last of this, jess. >> i'm a little sad with this. how do you play love bug when you're taking a road trip. >> just vintage from now on, baby. this twist on a classic. this is one of the first all-electric drive-in movies. volt charging headquarters in

san francisco was transformed for the event last night. people got snacks; drinks, and watched james bond moving casino royale. they are planning to host more drive-ins in the future. which is pretty cool. i love a drive-in movie theater, mike. >> they're fun. there is still one in concord we go to every once in a while. let's talk football. it is fall. aggies are in town to take on stanford. kickoff 11:00 a.m., 68. it will warm up to 73 under total sunshine. and cal playing at 3:00. 68 degrees. it will be cooler, 64, by the time the game ends. we are getting closer to sunset. and the lions in town to take on the niners down in santa clara at levis stadium. kickoff 1:05. 72 degrees. by the time the game ends, mild but sunny. you know how the sun can be at about 75 degrees.

so that's all the football for that. we'll send it over to alexis. all right. good morning, mike. we have early morning road work slowing you down. it should be wrapping up in the next few minutes. they wrapped up westbound 80 a little ahead of schedule. various lanes were scheduled to be closed between highway 4 and san pablo dam road. if you're continuing toward the bay bridge, gill man and powell, once again, various lanes scheduled to be closed for the next few minutes. that is a bit of a backup coming in from richmond. probably 5 to 10-minute delay. a live look outside at san mateo bridge. so far so good for westbound 92. we're not seeing any significant delays. alexis, thank you. an nba legend is giving back to his hometown. >> abc 7 news was there as he visited his alma mater, skyline high school. they dough nataled $5,000 to the boys basketball team. the money will go toward new

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looking live. hurricane florence has officially made landfall. it is causing power outages, flooding and destruction in north carolina. emily rau is in wilmington, north carolina. we'll talk to her in a little bit. >> she was being blown around. it's been crazy this morning. good morning on this friday, september 14th. natasha is off. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco tracking our forecast. it is tough to see the reporters out there in such heavy winds. >> been there, done that. it is almost torturous in a way. just hours upon hours of hours of just getting battered and battered with rain and wind. and then it is so noisy because of the rain and the wind. it is just like having music play at a high level for hours upon hou.