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 hours.

it is really a stressful situation for those who are trying to live through it right now. wilmington, that's where the eye is. it gets calmer on the eyewall. on either side, that's where the greatest chaos is. let's talk about what's going on here at home. highway 37 over to 29, a little bit of fog to deal with this morning. that will be around the better part of the morning commute. temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s. cooler this morning. 59 to 69 at noon. breezy 59 at the coast to a breezy 71 to 72 inland. 50s and 60s this evening. hey alexis. good morning, mike. the fog you mentioned on state route 37 prompted a dense fog advisory around sears point, 121. slow down and drive if you're traveling those areas today. no metering lights yet if you are using fast track here this morning. it looks like the carpool lanes have just opened up.

westbound 80, highway 4, we were in the yellow a few minutes ago due to road work. back in the green at 22 minutes. westbound 80, 8. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, in the green at 9 minutes. mass transit coming up next. >> thanks, alexis. we're looking at this gas station canopy get a beating in topsail beach, north carolina. >> several crews in the bay area are ready to help. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the menlo park fire protection district with more. amy >> reporter: hi, good morning, jessica. the firefighters here are busy. some are on their way home from hawaii. they have been there helping with the hurricane that hit last month. while others are headed to the east coast. here is a complete picture of the task force here in menlo park. they are known to respond to emergencies. three members of the team will be headed to the east coast to

help out and respond to hurricane florence. they aren't the only ones in the bay area willing and ready to help. travis air force base, a medical team is place on stand-by to go. they have their bags packed and are ready for the call. >> there's lots of people, we have to remember, that can't evacuate and that need that critical care in any different situation. so that's a skill set that we are able to provide if needed to come in and get these people to safety that may not be able to do that for themselves. >> reporter: an oakland task force is already there. this team took pictures as they are headed to north carolina. they are staging at a regional airport, ready to move in. they have 16 people with boats, rescue swimmers, and a medical specialist with them. they are made up of different agencies, including oakland

fire, alameda, pleasanton, santa rosa. the entire bay area pitching in, doing what it can to help with hurricane florence. live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. here's a live look from cape hatteras right now where you do not want to be. it is an unsheltered island in the atlantic. we will continue to watch this and have a live report in a few minutes. the waves are huge. san mateo deputies say there will be more victims of a babysitter accused of molesting children. >> he worked as a rideshare driver and babysitter on a child care website. he babysat for several families and abused several boys under the age of 14. the sheriff's department is asking anyone who knew gutierrez to contact them.

>> san francisco workers could strike at any moment after an overwhelming vote to authorize a walkout. this is last week when nearly 1,000 marched in the city. as for last night's vote to strike, 98.6% approved it. this does not start a strike, but it means they can walk out at the present time. you may have seen or heard a large police presence in the south bay. officers responded to a home burglary call in san jose. five people tried to run after the victim came home and the victim actually caught one suspect. officers arrested three others. all of them juveniles. no word what happened to the fifth suspect. in the east bay, a male teacher apparently walked into a girls bathroom. it happened at the oakland military institute. this is 11-year-old -- excuse me.

an 11-year-old student told us she and her friend were chatting away, each using a stall last thursday when they heard someone come in and recognized his distinctive red boots. >> i made eye contact with him through the cracks of the stall. >> do you think there's any way he didn't know you guys were in there. >> well, he did because he seen our backpacks on the floor. >> the student said he urine aeutd in the stall next to theirs. the school said in conversations omi's attorney we have come to understand the teacher's actions do not constitute a crime. however, his actions are extremely serious and we are committed to fully investigating this matter. back to breaking news. within the last half hour, hurricane florence officially made landfall. it caused power outages and flooding last night. this is expected to be quite the long weekend for many people in

the southeast. abc news reporter emily rau is live. the conditions are seemingly getting worse. >> reporter: good morning again, jessica and reggie. yes, exactly right. the eye of the storm has officially made landfall less than 10 miles from where we are right now. we are certainly feeling the effects of last reported wind gusts in wilmington, north carolina. we are 105 miles per hour. florence is moving less than 10 miles per hour inland. but the wind coming with it, 10 times as fast. >> once these winds start blowing at that tropical storm rate, it will be virtually impossible for the rescuers to get in to rescue you. >> reporter: the tropical storm force winds blasting an area hundreds of miles wide, ripping off this gas station canopy in topsail beach, north carolina. as first responders pull back,

the storm surge is rushing in. in new bern, people wading through waist-deep water. >> right now i'm currently sit anything my truck, watching the water rise coming towards me. >> reporter: and in wilmington, the rain coming down sideways in sheets. families who chose to stay and ride it out, now bracing for the worst. >> the winds are just howling away. i can hear it from inside the house >> reporter: reports of structural damage already ramping up. shelters overflowing. and this wind is just incredible. it continues to rise this morning. 400,000 people that we know of are without power as this storm rages on. reggie and jessica. >> emily, can you tell us what it's been like prior to the eye hitting and now? this looks worse than we just saw you a half hour ago.

>> reporter: right. the last 30 minutes, the biggest change is the huge gusts of wind. i don't know how much of the water you can see hitting me in the back. we are covered. really that would be it. the big change. the wind is really whipping around. we lost power where we are now. we are just watching this. this changes very quickly. >> it can't be easy. thanks so much for your report. >> yeah. please stay safe. live doppler 7 tracking hurricane florence as it makes landfall. meteorologist mike nicco following the path this morning. >> she's in the worst of it right now. you can see the yellow, orange, red, over wilmington. and then the eye, where you expect the calm to be, you see the green. she may miss out on the calmness. it will go south, hit twin

creek, and continue sliding to the south possibly over boiling spring lakes. here's a look at what's going on. we have well north of that, the best chance of tornados. a very micro scale. this is until 5:00. it affects 640,000. that's where most of the flooding has been so far because of the storm surge backing up the sounds and the rivers and keeping them from flowing out to the ocean. in fact, they have been flowing the other way inland. that's why we are seeing 40, 50 miles inland flooding. it's not going to move much. the flooding could go back to nearly the tennessee border, appalachians. 20, 30, 40 inches of rain still. storm urge, up to 11 feet. coast, sounds, rivers, inland flooding. damaging winds and possibly tornados right now. up until 2:00, barely moves.

it's still in north carolina. it starts to cross the boarder and head into south carolina during the overnight hours near myrtle beach. it stays in south carolina for the better part of saturday and sunday. then it finally starts to move out. temperatures 2 to 11 degrees cooler. that puts us in the low to upper 50s inland. mid-40s in the north bay to upper 50s around hayward. we'll look at your microclimate forecast for the weekend coming up. here's alexis >> thank you, mike. no major incidents. we're looking at a pretty empty richmond side. on the eastbound side, a piece of metal debris before the toll plaza. chp came through. they were able to remove that pretty quickly. no residual delays either. bart, 35 trains in service. no delays. ace on time. no delays so far for capital

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low 70s. high amounts of uv index. wear sunscreen. not as breezy as our beaches. it will be over the bay. if you're thinking about going out, small craft advisory from noon to 5:00. gma's first look, obviously the focus hurricane florence. the entire country looking at the east coast. this is wilmington, north carolina. you see a reporter standing out there battered by the rain and the winds. it looks terrible out there. i want you to look how many power plants are in the range of the hurricane. that's more than a dozen. we have more on the danger all of this poses >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, as millions on the east coast brace for hurricane florence, 16 nuclear reactors across three states are preparing themselves for impact. duke energy is projecting anywhere from 1 to 3 million outages across the carolinas,

calling this the largest carolina storm response ever. closing their brunswick nuclear plant overnight out of abundance of caution, mother nature has taken a toll on some. few can forget the one in the fukushima. the 13-mile radius around the plant was turned into a ghost town. all power plants were required to upgrade facilities to withstand earthquakes and flooding. we will have full live coverage coming up at 7:00 a.m. what a mess. chaos at a witnesses say the side show in west covina was in honor of

"fast & furious" paul walker on what would have been his 45th birthday. he died in a car kra, in 2013. west covina police hope to identify the suspects in the video. kidnap survivor elizabeth smart is asking to reconsider releasing her captor. >> she was shock to hear her captor was to be released next week. she was set to be release indeed 2024 but authorities miscalculated time served. she said she's not at risk. >> i do believe she is a threat. she is a woman who had six children and yet could co-conspire to kidnap a 14-year-old girl and not only sit next to her while being raped but encourage her husband to continue to rape me.

so do i believe she is dangerous? yes. after she is released next wednesday, she will be under federal supervision for five years. her husband is serving a life sentence >> happening today, a dedication ceremony for the giant polar bear outside the san francisco ferry building. it was put this week for the global climate action summit. it is made from salvaged car hoods. the public dedication is set for 2:30. >> happening today, the warriors will celebrate a major milestone for their future home in san francisco. it will be held at chase center 12:15. all 1200 construction workers and the warriors will autograph the final beam marking the completion of the steel part of the new arena. chase center expected to be

completed next september in time for the 2019 season. in the east bay, the oakland a's are known for creative promotions. yesterday they let fans step up to the plate to win season tickets. all you have to do, hit a home run. no one did that. cory hit it to the warning track, and he won a 24-game access plan. some made a 10-game access plan. casey got in on the action. you see him there. and expected to bring in 40,000 people for rolling loud. >> wiz khalifa and e 40 will perform. people can expect to hear the music. it runs from noon to 10:00 and

then -- i should say at night tomorrow and also on sunday. >> isn't that travis scott's song, taste, taste? >> i don't know. i listened to k-pop all week. >> he probably says something else, but i can't say it. >> temperatures will run in the upper 60s during the day. but threl fall back into the upper 50s after the sunset. quite a range in temperatures. san rafael, the fog creeping towards you as you head south on 101. that is going to be an issue all through the morning. mostly sunny. autumn breezes in the afternoon hours. pattern holds through the weekend. watching a warming trend for next week. here's what's going on. this huge trough from alaska down to hawaii and then back

towards us. we're stuck in this bowl of cooler than average weather. temperatures will fluctuate a couple of degrees from day to day. it is going to be below ample the next several days. what time by that? 77, san jose. should be 81 this time of the year. 81, gilroy. 60s millbrae. and mateo. around 62 to 64 along the coast. mid-60s around downtown, south san francisco. 67 in sausalito. mid to upper 70s through the north bay. calistoga, ukiah making it to the 80s. barely 80. upper 60s around richmond, berkeley. hercules, 75. one of the warm spots. you move to the valleys and we have 77 in san ramon. brent wood, 82. here's a look the at tonight's temperatures. mid-40s to mid-50s.

low clouds spilling into the bay. a few more will spill into the east bay valleys. fog in the north bay also. temperatures a little bit cooler tomorrow. sunday, monday, tuesday, a lot like today. you can see the warming wednesday and thursday. alexis. good morning, mike. talking about that fog today. we have a dense fog advisory in effect for state route 37. as we zoom in on the traffic maps, live doppler 7 visibility layer added. chp issued that 4:00 this morning. make sure you are driving for conditions. fog-free at the bay bridge toll plaza. as far as i know, no metering lights yet. that should happen in the next few minutes. it is starting to fill in. a quick check of drive times. not terrible out of central valley. tracy to dublin, 37 minutes. dublin to mission, 15. cupertino, you're in the green still at 16 minutes. okay. don't be a dummy. that is the warning from chp after catching someone who had a

fake passenger in the carpool lane. this happened yesterday morning on highway 4 in contra costa. the driver apparently tried to tell the officer, hey, man, there wasn't room in the trunk for my mannequin. as you can predict, he didn't buy it. don't pretend like you're not trying to cheat the system. if anybody is trying to pull this off, carpool violations start at 400 bucks. >> yeah. use it's a hefty fine. >> kind of creative. he tried. >> he needs to try better. how are you going to lie about that. >> even if you couldn't get it in your trunk, you still can't go in the carpool lane. come on, buddy. >> she hadded whole mask and the hat. >> it reminds me of george jettison. geoe jet son?

>> yes. >> with jane his wife? daughter judy? we're going to research this. >> come on, guys. don't you remember that movie. >> unsettling discovery at hunters point. as your iphone's battery

5:26. heading out the door, 7 things you need to know. hurricane florence has made landfall in north carolina. a live look from wilmington. the category 1 storm is bringing heavy rain and flash flood warnings. number two, devastating flooding in new bern, north carolina. more than 150 people are waiting to be rescued after 10 feet flooded the city >> bay area rescue crews are headed to the carolinas.

task forces from menlo park and oakland and traverse air force base. number four, florence is stopping the forward progress of weather across the u.s. we will be stuck in cooler than average temperatures and clean air through the entire weekend. number 5, catholic leaders in the south bay are work to be more transparent about abuse. they will soon release a list of every priest believed to be involved in abuse we are friday light. we are enjoying it while it lasts. a live look at the southbound 280 and highway 17. traffic starting to increase. so far no major delays >> number seven, preorders for the brand-new iphone 10s and 10s max started at 12:01 this morning. if you weren't up early, you may have to wait. preorder shipments stretching into october. coming back with another 90

minutes of news. including bart approving

hurricane florence makes landfall many the storm pummels the east coast. how would you like to fly around the moon? spacex is about to do it. >> happy birthday, mike. >> great birthday present. >> see? >> maybe it is you. maybe we put y in. >> we will throw in 20 bucks. >> that will pay for it. >> i have heard from absolutely

no one there. mbe for your birthday. >> he's probably with joe roggin right now. maybe for my birthday. hey, elon. hi, buddy. in line to get a tesla too. speaking of tesla, speaking of cars, we are starting to fill in on the commute. we have the bay bridge metering lights on. as of a few minutes ago, 5:22 the official time this morning. really nothing like a couple days ago. we're starting to see the typical slow spots fill in. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, six minutes in the green. walnut creek to highway 13 also in the green at 8 minutes. tracy to dublin, that is going to take you about 40 minutes. back over to the birthday boy now with a look at our forecast. hi, mike >> thanks, alexis. unform my birthday will be remembered for this. this is hurricane florence. year seeing the eyewall,

wilmington, town careen, boiling springs lakes. carolina beach it is considerably calmer. 10 to 15 to the west and we're having gusts up to 90 to 100 miles per hour. we have tornados possible north of there. you can see very strong bands moving through other parts of north carolina. as this tracks south towards myrtle beach and south carolina the next 24 to 48 hours, that's where we will get the flooding from the rain. as mike said, hurricane florence made landfall near wrightsville beach about an hour ago at a category 1. >> you hear category 1 and you think it is not that bad. but it is. winds clocked at 101. it goes back to 1958. ted is live this morning >> reporter: reggie, good morning. you're right. category 1 doesn't sound like all that much. i guarantee you, we are now in

the dark and have been without power for hours, it is enough to certainly get your attention. this rain running sideways. they estimate another 12 hours of rain could come. this tree has been disintegrating before our eyes. as the sun has come up. we have heard roof matematemate one of the most fascinating things, look, we have been watching the storm across the atlantic for a long, long time. now the eye of the storm is maybe two miles from where we are right now in downtown wilmington. we missed the eye. it took that southern turn just about -- right after it made landfall. so we will miss the eye here in downtown wilmington. we are getting the strongest of that rain because it is right there on the eyewall.

you can see the wind pick up. it is the worst we have seen the last three or four days. the problem here for coastal north carolina and well inland is they have hourgs more of this and then days of a flooding threat. certainly a lot more concern than just what is going on on this street today. keep your fingers crossed for friends in north carolina. it's going to be a long one. >> we used to work together in houston. last year hufrricane harvey dumped 13 inches. that will get the rain that lasts for days, that houston got.

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. >> i made it.

that doesn't mean it's east side. it just means you can make it. and i think that's the important thing. >> reporter: you can find dates and times of those listening sessions on abc7news.com. live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news >> hopefully it's say step towards healing. >> facial technology will not be be coming to any bart station in the future. they approved new transparency guidelines. bart has to get board approval and public debate before buying new surveillance equipment or even seeking money for it. passage came a day after it was revealed some bart officials installed a license plate reader at macarthur stphaeugz 2016 and shared the data with the law enforcement database i.c.e. could access. the police chief says when he found out about it, he ordered them taken down.

>> we uninstalled the one reared that we had and no longer sent any information. and somebody actually called and said, hey, make sure you delete all our information >> reporter: it's not known whether i.c.e. actually accessed the information. all right. here's the latest on florence. you can see very impressive looking storm on live doppler. look how far it stretches. 300 miles. but its influence is going up to 500 miles as it starts to push rain into delaware, heading over towards washington, and baltimore and all the way down to about charleston. it is going to keep moving farther south. this 530-mile-swath of wet weather the next 24 to 48 hours. that's why you see more than 5 million people, almost the entire state of north carolina and about a third of south carolina, maybe even up to half of it. yeah, definitely half of it, under a flash flood watch through the weekend. back here at home, watching fog

across the north bay. look at the temperatures. everybody is in the 40s until san rafael. tiburon in the 50s like the rest of us are this morning. take a look at what's going to happen. some of the low clouds have moved to the coast and the bay. now it will move back to the coast. the rest of us will have high clouds and sunshine. near 60 to 70 rat noon. near 60 to low 70s at 4:00. here's a quick look at some of the fog. it keeps creeping closer and closer to our camera in san rafael. the fog will be around through the entire morning commute in the north bay bales. and the ferry ride this afternoon will be quite brisk and choppy because we have a small craft advisory. how is it looking on the roads this morning? we're actually doing well so far. knock on wood here. looking at our traffic maps, a little bit of slowdown. westbound 80, overnight road work. lanes scheduled to reopen at

5:00 this morning. i think they partially picked this up. it was worse getting out of richmond about app hour ago. still, we are looking at 31-mile-per-hour average into el ser rhee toe. one lane blocked. they should be getting that done shortly. so we'll see. a live look at golden get bridge. as mike said, it is continuing to spraeld throughout the north bay this morning. dense fog issued for state route 37. not for golden gate yet. i will let you know if that happens today. good for mass transit. bart, no delays. normal for muni. and the ferry, no delays now but it could be breezy later in the day. thanks, alexis. developing news out of massachusetts. a teenager has died after nearly 40 fires and explosions in boston and two nearby towns. investigators say there was a problem with the natural gas main. one explosion toppled a chimney off a home. it hit 18-year-old leo rondon in

his car. 6th died at the hospital. officials say at least 10 other people were hurt. >> to sum it up, basically coming into town from a community outside of her, it looked like armageddon. >> families forced to evacuate will likely be out of their homes for days because of dangerous conditions. this morning as we watch the devastation from hurricane florence, hard to think about what we would do in a natural disaster. one app is getting a lot of attention. it could be crucial in an emergency. we will show it to you >> apple launches it new version >> apple launches it new version of iphones and announced all here's to the stair takers, >> apple launches it new version of iphones and announced all breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers.

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12k3w4r50e6r7b8g9sdz. the wind speed dropped, the storm surge stayed the same. it's flooded places all the way 50 miles from the coast as the storm surge has been reversing the rivers and then pushing them back upon themselves. that's what's causing the flooding right now. the rain will cause the flooding the rest of the weekend. low to upper 80s. 106 palm springs. 88, fresno. a few extra clouds in monterey, 66. 81, sacramento. tahoe will be breezy at 68.

close to cosfrosty, 32 with mids to 70s in the afternoon. >> be prepared for a natural disaster. for example, earthquakes in the bay area. >> becky wuerl is talking about it on good morning america. she said never too early to prep your smartphone. 911 should always be your first call. but if you can't reach them and you have wi-fi for data connection, a few apps can really help. >> the first one is zelo, the number one social media app. it turns your phone into a two-way radio, sort of like a cb. it works on even the weakest wi-fi for cell signal. pple who neechcrd rescsn it maps people in connects them volunteers.

becky will have a report on two other emergency apps you can use during a natural disaster at 7:00 on gma. a highly radioactive has been declared safe and free of radio activity for more than a decade. health officials have not comment on the discovery >> happening today, the managers of san francisco's troubled millennium tower will find out if they have done enough to avoid having the building yellow tagged. the city gave them until yesterday to comply with safety measures related to a cracked window fl inal equirement was scaffolding that work is expected to be done today. according to the chronicle, city inspectors met with the building manager yesterday and said they are willing to be flexible.

>> i don't expect a yellow tag. we will continue to work with them. if the city says do something else, we're on 24/7 to work with the city. >> the city wants the entire building inspected for other cracked glass. that will require getting the permission of the tower's 400 apartment owners. a yellow tag means people can live in the building but there is a potential hazard. the new apple iphone 10 s is available for preorder. it is about 1,000 bucks. the cost of iphone batteries is going up january 1st. so you may want to do it now. batteries for the 6, 7, 8 are rising 20 bucks. so $49 a battery. iphone x is going up 40 bucks. batteries for the new iphone xs and xr will cost $69 a pop.

how are you like to see the dark side of the moon? one person is about to get that chance. spacex has signed up a private citizen to take a flight around the moon. sorry, mike. >> oh. >> the mission will use the bfr, or big falcon rocket. we will find out who this person is at an event on monday. the trip could reportedly cost anywhere from 35 to 50 million dollars per seat. so, mike, unless there's something you're not telling using we will find out who this person is on monday. >> i got a call from fremont a few weeks ago. i didn't recognize the number so i i didn't answer. >> you're going to have to scrape 35 to 50 million. >> i will leave a pot up here. start filling it up. i will go do the weather. we'll see what happens when i come back. >> we'll still be be sitting here. >> it will be filled with air.

speaking of air, in the south bay, partly cloudy conditions. 54, san jose. mostly sunny, autumn breezes this afternoon. that's after we get rid of the low clouds. we'll have a few high clouds exempt for the coast where the low clouds hang around a little longer. patterned holds through the weekend. a little bit of warming next week. here's a look the at some of the areas with the thick fog. sears point, novato, lucas valley road, all the way down to san rafael, north san pedro road. possibly thick fog there. same thing from santa rosa, windsor, heelsburg. this will hang around for the morning commute. temperaturewise, 80s will creep back. 80, morgan hill. 81, gilroy. 77, san jose. 79 los gatos. upper 60s in millbrae, san mateo. 70 to 73 for the rest of the peninsula. 60s for the coast.

great day for wine tasting up here. temperatures mid to upper 70s. east bay shore, 69. richmond and berkeley. 75, hercules. not a bad day for livermore. 79. most of us around 80 in the east bay valleys mid-40s to mid-50s tomorrow. fog across the north bay. a little bit cooler tomorrow. sunday, monday tuesday temperatures wise will be a lot like today. i hope you enjoy it. here's alexis. a new crash in solano county, westbound 80. a vehicle blocking the left lane past the 505 near mason street. emergency crews on the scene. that is starting to stack up. keeping an eye on that one. overall, not a terrible day getting out of central valley. average on 205. 15 miles per hour. 13 on 580 towards altamonte pass. looking at the usual volumes filling in just about

everywhere. we have had very few incidents today. bay bridge toll plaza filling in. metering lights on at about 5:27 this morning. i think we have something going on in the san mateo. looking slow. i'll check on that and an update in just a few alexis, thank you. police are braced for more protests on day three of the global action summit outside the mass co moscone center. protests snarled traffic yesterday. the summit is just for show say some activists. inside, thousands of delegates listened to governor brown as he blasted the trump administration. >> so when trump says in effect we would like more methane going into the air, that is highly destructive. very highly destructive. so i think he will be remembered

on the path he is now, i don't know, liar, criminal, fool. pick your choice. >> the governor saysed summit is intended to bring international leaders together for an action plan. the pumpkin spice latte is available. the second sign that winter is coming, a holiday hiring spree. that's happening. details on who is looking for 28,000 employees. >> plus, a blast from the past. . this is a local drive-in with a modern twist. as we head to break, a live look from north carolina. hurricane f ♪ ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? ♪ still flat. here. try this. and... ♪ ooh, heaven -- nailed it.

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commute has notg going on on th mateo. flashing lights on westbound 92. sounds like that is a two-car crash. they have made it off to the shoulder. once you make et through the toll plaza, it is heavy. once you get past that, things are wide open. our bridge drive toe an in the clear. 11-game losing streak unfortunately. rockies the first place team. it will be breezy. 58 degrees. down on the farm, uc davis to take on the cardinals. 68 at 11:00 tomorrow morning. up to 73 degrees. you will need the sunscreen. and idaho state taking on cal bears. 68 at 3:00. kickoff there. one last game, we have the niners and the tigers low to mid-70s sund at levi's stadium. hurricane florence. live in north carolina as the

storm makes landfall and the conditions there right now. san francisco womarriott workers could walk off the job at any

while oti'm the only ones servthat has the bowlsff, to serve something different. i mean, just look at my teriyaki bowls. choose from steak or chicken, covered in teriyaki sauce, plus your choice of white or brown rice. what about these bowls jack? hey! you got some pretty nice bowls there. and so does dan! thanks jack! those are some nice bowls. everyone's gonna want to get their hands on jack's bowls. try my bowls! see that right there? you can't say that. what? i was just saying i got great bowls... ooooh. now i hear it. yea. try my teriyaki bowls. only at jack in the box.

good morning. thanks for joining us. it is friday, september 14th. natasha is off this morning. >> the worst of the weather, town creek, boiling spring lakes, wilmington. it moves through the carolinas. back here at home, slowly the forward progress of weather. we are stuck in this cooler than average pattern through the weekend. mid 40s to mid-50s.

>> state route 37. we have really dense fog. that is the 101 corridor. make sure you are driving for conditions this morning. no fog here at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights 5:27. you're wide open once you make it past the toll plaza, metering lights into san francisco. thanks, alexis. hurricane florence slamming the east coast. this is a live picture from north carolina. yeah. you can see intense winds and rain causing heavy damage overnight. this is obviously only the beginning. we have live team coverage right now with abc news reporter emily rau in north carolina where things