>> announcer: good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> announcer: this is abc 7 morning. >> it's saturday september 15th. thank you for joining us. we'll start with a look at the forecast. high, frances. >> hi, chris, starting off with cloud cover. you can see that with the satellite image there. green spots picking up the moisture from the low level clouds but dry. here is the 12-hour planner today. sunrise at 6:51. temperatures in the 50s for many areas in the next few hours. it will be cool and breezy this afternoon. temperatures will be coming down compared to yesterday inland areas only hitting the upper 70s around the bay near 70 at the coast. cool and in the 60s. >> frances thank you.

>> a day after landfall florence continues to batter the carolinas this morning. the storm turning deadly yesterday claiming the lives of seven people. right now hundreds of thousand of people remain power. here is abc news reporter natalie brunnle. >> winds and rain subsided but in other parts of the carolinas torrential downpours happening right now and the big concern is catastrophic flooding. we're seeing dramatic video coming from the overnight hours of rescues happening, more people needing to be rescued, hundreds already plucked from their homes and hundreds more waiting for help to come. but in some cases first responders can't even get to some communities because the water has been rising. we can also confirm at least 7 deaths cause the by hurricane florence. in one case a woman and her 8-month-old baby killed when a tree fell on their home in wilmington. and in communities all over rg north and south carolina we see disaster zones, uprooted trees, collapsed rooms and homes

inundated with water and downed power lines making it difficult to drive here. almost a million people out the of power including us. and this storm is far from over. every inch of rain is going to continue to allow the rivers to rise. and this storm is going to continue to bring disastrous flooding according to officials. live in wilmington, north carolina. natalie brunnle, abc back to you. you're looking at bay area firefighters helping flooded communities in north carolina. the team left oakland on monday night, including members from the east bay and santa rosa. members of the 129th rescue wing unit of the national guard took off from their base if mountain view to help with the emergency relief efforts after the tropical storm florence. the men's helicopter and men are in doefr air force base in delaware ready to deploy at any moment. florence is still a monster

home. this is a satellite loom from last night. let's get over to france he is for more on what residents can expect this weekend. >> it's not over yet. in fact i want to show you the radar image for that area. due to tropical storm florence right now. you can see the past six hours it has barely moved, still centered near georgetown. newport has gotten two feet of rain with this storm. that's close to sfrisk's annual average rainfall. there is a tornado watch in effect through today until 5:00 tonight. and that can be a very dangerous as well. right now winds moving at 15-mile-per-hour. and again moving so slowly at about 2-mile-per-hour, and it's going to stay there the next day or so, slowly moving north as it heads through monday and into the weekend. but, again, very problematic, flash flood warnings a and lots of rain and of course heavy winds as well, chris.

>> thanks. the american red cross is organizing relief for those affected by tropical storm florence. you can make a $10 donation by texting the word florence to 90999. new this morning the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating of an accident involving a the pedestrian. near jackson street in san jose. the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. transit officials highlight september as california rail safety month. the vta represent minds people to stay behind the yellow line on the light rail platform and listen and look for approaching trains. now to an investigation into what sparked a fire on a commuter shuttle bus. it burst into flames at the height of the evening rush. abc 7 news was on 280 where the bus burns, near the of a lone drive exit in south san francisco. the fire delayed commuters in the northbound direction. sfo at airporter owns the bus.

everyone got off safely and another bus picked them up. the company hasn't said sparked the fire. a calfire reports highlights the dangerous of fighting forest fires. we learn the plane who drapd retardant to a fire on the ground was flying too low. wayne freedman has the details. >> reporter: we all remember the some ber send off of battalion chief matthew chur kmet from draper utah last month motorcade, honor guard, a salute as he returned home and questions about what happened. we already knew that burr chet died during a supertanker drop fighting the mendocino complex fire on august 13th. this plane may have been involved know not this pass. a new report reechls the plane came in too low at 100 feet not 200 feet as prescribed due to unseen rising hill. by phone is here is the chief scott mcclain.

>> the elevation changed significantly as the aircraft came in. it was hard to determine due to vegetation growth. >> the chief died when the it kocked over this first in front of them. the tree was 87 feet tall and 15 inches across. >> the tree came down as far as on the chief and there was other debris associated with the tree that came down and struck the other three firefighters. >> the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to chief burr chet's family and some injured firefighters. no comment. the report does not state whether the 747 came in too low or let in by a spotter plane. either way it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in cal in sins lizwl.

happening today in the east bay animal left homeless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be up for adoption at the 8th annual bay area pet fair. the lake county shelter is brings all their pets. they have been inundated with homeless pets after all the fires. the event runs from 10 to 5 today and tomorrow aalameda county fair grounds. a young female bear burned during the car carr fire in shafta county is back in the wild this morning. the state department of fish and wildlife released the bear. they provided these photos. a crew working to fix the utility poles spotted bear where she was taken to uc davis where the they used biologic bandages. in the south bay san jose water company customers may get some answers about whether they've been overbilled for years. a state agency just launched an investigation after a staff report about billing practices. our media partner, the mercury

news reports the california public utilities commission will look into whether the water company should pay refunds, face penalties or implement policy changing. water officials say they think their bilk followed protocol. confusion over new parking patterns in downtown san jose. this video here shows cyclists biking along a marked parking lane and drivers parked in the bike lane. a question for drivers. should you park in lane a on the left or b on? well the short answer is lane b next to the curb and not in the new painted spaces. abc 7 news record amanda deli cat tillow explains. >> along northed third street in san jose confusion. new bike lanes are painted in. some drivers continue to park against the curb. others park in the new lane to the left. this is putting vehicles side by side and forcing cyclists to

maneuver. >> i don't know which lane i park in. >> many second guess their decision to park upon the changing street where there appear to be two parking lanes. >> we double park. what happens to cars stuck in the middle? >> the knew painted parking lane shouldn't be used yet. for now the lane is what bicyclists should use. drivers should park against the curb until the bollards block them. the city says everything will make more sense once the project is completed then the official bike lane will be painted green and be obvious. this design is already in place outside of san jose state university library. >> this street gets really crazy. i'm glad that there are going to be designated bike lanes. but in the meantime it seems a little hectic. >> reporter: others are hopeful the city's planned traffic calming measures will calm the confusion soon. >> takes about a week for p to figure things out. and then it's the new traffic

pattern. and it's the new normal. and people figure it out. >> now the truck behind me is boxed in for the moment so driver remember park closest to the curb. the city anticipates the entire better bikeway sj project could take a few months. abc 7 news. still looking for something fun to do this we could. we'll share three local events. plus -- >> we candidate know what they were going to do, how many people would be here. a unique wedding innovation celebration, the special reason this couple tied the knot at the school where where they grated. >> a lot of buzz over this cloud. and a live look outside from has the brands you want...oss fall fashion event nooo...

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. four months -- it could take nearly four months to replace a cracked window at san francisco's millennium tower. the home owner's association put protections in place that kept the city from yellow tagging the building yesterday. abc 7 news was on mission street. they put up scaffolding and protection for pedestrians. engineers trying to figure out why the window cracked. a new scare for people living on the housing development on the hunters point naval shipyard. it was known to be contaminated despite a kinning cleanup residents were notified a radio item was found near homes here is eric thomas. >> new homes continue to pop up around lennar. the development around hunters point but so do worries. thee owe elk ton and his wife bought in and were ware the soil

was contaminated but didn't know. >> we saw a letter indicating there was radium found in the soil. >> they were among the residents and environmental activists gathering at the development to complaint that federal and local governments are not living up to the promise to clean up the site. >> they are flouting their responsibilities to clean this up properly, to do it safely and legally. >> this is the device, a deck park used to guide ships to berth. this doctor pleefs it contains radioactive radium 226 withky can cause. >> everything from skin ulceration, determine tightis, canser. >> for decades toxic chemical legend into the soil with radioactive i want paints and contaminants from earlier tesep governments promised cleanup. te ellington's believe was found on the other side of the fence. worry some bus they live there.

and serra is 8 1/2 months pregnant. >> we don't know longtime effects. with a baby on the way it's really scarey. >> the navy admits the deck marker was found after scanning for radiation on one parse zblool one anomalous reading was identified by a deck marker and removed by the navy. the san francisco public health department added, today we are confident that the parcel a site is safe and the object found poses no risk to residents or workers there. dweller lennar says it was not found on their property. environmentalists say they recommend that officials test everyone one a square mile for radioactive contamination. in san francisco, eric thomas, abc 7 news. governor jerry brown says california will launch i say own satellite to study climate change opinion the governor cochaired the summit this week. many observers saw it as california openly challenging president trump's rollback of many federal environmental

rules. >> but the climate threat still keeps growing. so we want to know what the hell is going on all over the world, all the time. so we're going to launch our own satellite, our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we're going to end it. >> this week the governor also signed a bill that requires california to produce all its electricity from renewable energy by 2045. the destination on the departure board red zurich switzerland but a united airlines jet leaching san francisco international airport made what could be a flit in the future. it was filled with biofuel mixed with the normal supply. believed to be the longest commercial flight with that high percentage of renewable fuels. they say it's good for business and the environment. >> any time you reduce emissions you are able to reduce costs. so the business rationale for in is really clear. but quite frankly it goes beyond the math.

we're using biofuels and partnering with the california companies because it makes good sense for the planet. >> a company called world energy manufactured the fuel in california earlier this week. united announced a goal of becoming the first airline in the industry to cut carbon emissions in half by the year 2050. the time now is 5:17. a special unusual event in the east buy bay school. two graduates went back to the campus to tie the knot. abc 7 news reporter shows why they through it this weekend. >> reporter: a crowd gathered at dewy academy not for graduation but for wedding celebration. aj collins saw his bride walk down the aisle in a surprise for them both. >> we didn't know what they were going to do. we didn't know how many people would be here. >> we thought we were. >> the colors. >> the staff at dewy pitched in money for the ceremony knowing

the sacrifice that's ahead. >> his counselor decided he wanted to do something nice because i'm trying to go to the marines. >> a wedding certificate insure they get family benefits. they have a infant daughter while pennsylvania trees serves her country aj will watch over baby ameala. >> i got to give him pointers and remind him but other than he got it down pat. >> while family and friends looked on the high school principal served as the wedding official. >> we don't release our students and graduate them and send them out. we support them during school and after school and whatever support they need. >> i now pronounce you husband and wife. >> reporter: and with a kiss the deal was sealed. and now that the festivities are over it's time to get to work. aj starts college. and his wife starts basic training. abc 7 news. a lot of buzz over something

many of you may have seen in the sky. we are talking about the strange looking clouds in the east bay. chris yaeger took this photo in piedmont. leslie brinkley captured this image in oakland. and our own drew tuma says it's a hole punch cloud it's happening from very cold water drop lets falling. there is a cool pictures in right now i want to show you the live doppler 7 and satellite image. we are waking up to scattered low level clouds and high level clouds right now. doppler picking up bits of green. this is moisture in the low level clouds we don't expect any rain the next 7 to ten days. it's gusty. currently winds at 26-mile-per-hour from the west. we also have some breezy d,8 miless in fairfield and hour-mile-per-hour. that gives you an idea what oh

expect. here a life shot. we see low clouds moving in over san francisco. oakland 57. mountain view at 56. morgan hill, cool at 49 appear hf half moon bay 57. this time as we look from emeryville across we see low clouds near the coast. santa rosa. 53. novato cool at 52. and some mid-to upper 50s in fairfield, concord and livermore. as we show you a pretty shot from the exploratorium, looking at quickly moving clouds over san francisco here is what you can expect. scattered clouds this morning. a lot of sunshine this afternoon. but it will be breezy with winds up to 20-mile-per-hour and that's going to allow temperatures to be a little bit cooler today, especially inland you'll notice the difference. temperatures will remain below average into next week. so highs today range from 60s at the coast to mid-and upper 70s inland. coming down from the low 80s we saw yesterday. san francisco is 64. oakland 68.

sunny, 73. it's comfortable. but again the breeze picks up this afternoon especially through parts of the north bay valleys where gusts are up to possibly 30-mile-per-hour. if you are headed to the cal game today it's sunny but breezy grab a light layer. temperatures start off in the upper 60s dropping to the low 60s by the time the game ends. and folks headed to the indy car grand prix of sonoma, lots of sunshine today. today in the low 70s, 73. tomorrow, a little bit warmer at 75 degrees. and i want to show you what you can expect for the week ahead. we are well below average for example in livermore. average highs 85. today we are going to be about 10 degrees below average. we'll bump up a little bit tomorrow. but stay below average in through tuesday and then we are specking high pressure to build. close to average by the end of next work week. so that's something to look forward to, especially for areas around the bay where it will be more comfortable.

at the coast it stays the same but warm up a bit door the ends of the week. the accuweather seven-day forecast, breezy and cooler today. inland areas upper 70s down from the low 80s. around the bay near 70. and at the coast that see sea breeze will keep it cool near 60 degrees. a couple of degrees bump up and below average monday and tuesday. and things turn around and warm up on wednesday, thursday and friday. looking good especially for the beaches where we see some mid-60s and upper 80s inland. >> it's a little weird to not see 80s in the forecast today for the inland communities. we've been having the 80s and 90s in recent weeks. >> yes. >> a cool relief for folks out there. >> yeah, i think there is more comfortable for them. >> greens pl frances thanks. >> um-hum. progress, how he is doing since a serious accident in santa cruz

if you are looking for something fun to do this week and food to go with it we have you covered. jessica castro from abc 7 mornings has ideas from partner asset hood line. >> reporter: this weekend you can have your cake and eat it too. there is a new pop-up in town this weekend that's sure to make your mouth water. drop by the lady m pop up boutique in down san francisco and try crepes or month cakes open 11:00 p.m. to 4 "p" saturday and sunday. located at mason and eddie streets. . lady m started selling cakes at

new york's top restaurants in 2002. or head to north beach in saturday for the annual festival. the free event is a traditional street streeft for the whole family. saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. watch an expert pizza toss by a 12-time world champion. then of course grab a slice. and the very popular autumn moon festival in chinatown is happen saturday and sunday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. now in the 28th year with veners food, plus craft booths. also muchlt parades along the grand avenue between california street and columbus avenue. i'm jessica castro for abc 7 news. and of course have a great weekend. a flaming hot chit os pop-up restaurant is heading to hollywood. frito-lay is opening the flaming hot spot in los angeles for three days only this tuesday, wednesday and thursday. on the menu, chit o inspired wings and rice bowl and wings.

reservations for last year's pop-up restaurant in new york sold out in minutes. los angeles chef roy choi is lending his name to this the latest pop-up. the time is 5:26. still to come on abc mornings collecting supplies for people impacted by tropical storm florence. the bay area non-profit getting ready to help. also ahead, a big bouncehouse in the bay area where

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>> announcer: good morning, south bay let's get up and get going. >> announcer: this is abc 7 morning. great to have you with us. i'm chris nguyen. a quick look at the weather. frances dinglasan tracking the conditions where you live. good morning, everyone we have a stronger sea breeze and the on shore flow will cool it down. here is satellite image and doppler 7. it's clear in some parts of the south bay. temperatures will be in the 50s sunrise, at 6:51. the wind pushing the crowds away

but cool and breeze thissy this afternoon. inland in the upper 70s. around the bay near 70 and at the coast still in the low 60s throughout the day. plenty of sunshine, sun sets at 7:17. and we will be below normal the next few days into next we can. i'll let you know when we can expect a warmup coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thanks. developing news flood something the biggest concern this weekend as florence continues to pummel the carolina coast with strong winds and heavy rain. nearly 1 million people were without power this morning. the storm turned deadly yesterday, claiming the lives of at least 7 people, including a mother and her 8-month-old baby. a massive tree fell on their home in wilmington, north carolina. >> the firefighters were out here in the height of this storm working this rescue basically. and a very, very difficult -- >> if this thing sets on top of us it will be a few days before the storm is over but recovery is weeks and months.

>> hundreds of people needed to be rescued. florence is expected to be downgraded to a tropical depression by tonight but the torrential rain shows no signs of letting up any time soon. one bay area non-profit is rallying together medical and hygiene splice to help those displaced in north and south carolina. leslie brinkley has the story. >> this is ready to ship. >> reporter: this regional director walked through the vast warehouse filled with dmeld supplies. >> we have gunnary, tables. >> reporter: along with the personal products that make their way here from the public. >> right now our partners -- we have about 34 partners on the ground in the carolinas monitoring the situation as well as national partners. they are putting together the needs list. >> reporter: volunteers from chevron boxed up masks and gloves that are likely to top the list of needs. along with things like diapers,

shampoo and tooth brushes. >> my mom lives in north carolina is there with a lot of flooding. it's home for me. but, yeah, definitely more people are calling in to want to help us out. >> reporter: with florence expected to linger and trigger flooding for days to come, med share is on stand by as to how they'll get the supplies into the hurricane zone. >> it's a matter of trying to fly it, truck it. >> any means that we can. . and sometimes, yeah, folks have been able to put things on air cargos, folks donated private jets, corporate jets in the past. here in san francisco someone donated a yut and put supplies on that. >> local medical teams are mobilizing and will carry this as luggage. leslie brinkley abc 7 news. if you want to help med share says to gather splice and supplies this week and bring it to med share starting monday morning at '088:30. apple is lending a hand.

ceo tim cook tweeted the company is donating $1 million to the red cross to help those impacted by florence. the american red cross is organizing relief for those impacted by tropical storm florence. you can make a $10 donation by texting the word florence to 90999. the bay area's latest state of the art medical facility is a step closer to opening. a ribbon cutting ceremony took place thursday evening more the morris highman critical care pavilion out of washington hospital in fremont. the new intent intents have have 48 beds. the er is 224,000 square feet. four times the size of the current facility. even the way it was constructed is state of the art. >> it moves from side to side three feet in every direction and can move up and down. which is kind of hard to imagine. but that's what it is billed as doing.

it's the same seismic system as the apple campus. >> the project came in on time and on budget. there is no set opening date yet. but officials hope to move patients in by the middle of next month. a well-known surfer severely injured in santa cruz is making remarkable progress. brian hart was paralyzed two months ago. david louie has the uplifting update, a story only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: it's nothing short of miraculous, the 53-year-old brian hart is out of bed, off as respirator and able to use his chin to control a chair. nine weeks ago he was paralyzed below the neck after he crashed into rocks at steamer lane in santa cruz suffering. it was his 15-year-old son who administered cpr and revived him. >> i came back. i was given a choice. and i came back because i heard my son calling me. and i just couldn't leave my son and wife.

and that's all i remember that day. >> adaptive technology is allowing brian eye to use his chin and voice to operate his smartphone. >> it motivates me to navigate through the phone look at facebook, go to youtube and watch movies. and you know, all that stuff that you normally do. and you appreciate it when you have hand to do all that zblee we had a surprise for brian and his wife, a stack of dwell get well cards from abc 7 news viewers. >> i never knew i had so manied friends. >> reporter: valley medi-cal generate is is one ever the country as two facilities for spinal injuries. he was excited about moving his thumb and toes and he noticed leg movement today. >> we are waiting and hoping and examining other muscles and other parts of his body for improved sensation which would further improve his prognosis. >> we know it's a slow recovery. and we're, you know, just taking one day at a time, enjoying what campan help

the hart family is active and a community fund raising event is planned in santa cruz. delts details are on website. abc7news.com. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. still ahead on abc 7 mornings it's the largest dragon boat race in the country. everything you need to know about the event kicking off today. also cleaning up the covert. how you can join thousands of others in a special project. but first as we head to break the time right now it's 5:36, a live look outside has the brands you want...oss fall fashion event nooo... yes. ...at "oh, yes!" prices. like that handbag for-wait-how much? what? or that cute jacket that says "check me out"

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from our golden gate bridge camera. off to a cool start across the bay area. a little foggy out there. frances returns with the forecast to help you plan out your weekend. happening today tens of thousand of volunteers across the state will take part in the annual coastal cleanup date day. 60,000 people will clean up 1,000 siting includings beaches lakes streams and waterways. you can volunteer at dozens of locations. register in person. we have a link on the website. website westbound for a list ever places looking for help. most cleanup starts at 9:00 this morning. happening today also, the northern california dragon boat festival kicks off in oakland. teams from around the world compete this weekend in the largest dragon boat race in the country. there will be food, shopping, a live performance, kids games and arts and crafts. opening ceremonies include a traditional blessing ever the festival boats. the event runs today and tomorrow from 10 to 5 at lake merit a fun time out there. yeah and breezy.

so although the wind is not going to affect the rowing unlike a sail bet. i would grab a jacket if you are watching. here a live shot outside as we take you towards a view from the roof camera in san francisco. where it's currently 55 degrees. it's going to be cool at the coast today with the sea breeze. temperatures inland coming down as well. i'll have all the details coming up. >> thanks. copping up next in sports. the chris davis possibly the most underrated h

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welcome back, everyone. a live look outside from our south beach camera, looking at the bay bridge. these drivers certainly getting an early start to their day. thanks so much for choosing to start your day with abc 7 mornings. a major milestone for the

warriors sky 7 was above the center when the final steel beam was lowered into place. guests watched while iron workers fit the beam into place. it's covered signaf people who helped build the center. this is video the team provided of the celebration. they expect to start hosting events inside the center next year including the 2019-2020 nba season. in sports all three bay area college football teams are in action. uc davis stakes on stanford down on the farm. kickoff at 11:00 this morning. san jose state faces oregon at 2:00 p.m. and cal battles idaho state at memorial statement. kickoff at three. the a's try to keep rolling facing the rays at tropica field. oakland beat tampa bay to gain a game on the astros in the al west. mindy bach has more on sports this morning. >> the a's love one one games what's not to love when you are 29 and 12 when a game sided by

single run including friday night's win against tampa bay. yes the rays have a tank of rays at the ball park. odd process. olson brings home mat chapman that's the guy and the a's first run tied at one at the bottom of the ninth. look at chad pinder on the run over the bull pen mound and face plants missed a catch but he was okay. the rays didn't score. it goes to extra. look at chris davis, the 42nd home run of the season. 40th as a designated hitter. only david or the i see has more. a's win 2-1 in 10. a beautiful sun sets over at&t friday night with the rockies in town. e l t sp 11-game losesing streak. au scores two. the giants take an early lead in the second. that's great to see. this is even better. chris stratton on the hill pitched well.

he got help. look at gregor blanco leaping catch robbing extra bases. stratton had a two hit complete. powerhouse dela tal in nevada. spartans down 7 in the second request graffiti. give to to henry ok. breaks lose with a 53 yard scar. he plays linebacker college potentials include california can cal and alabama. tide at 14 fl 55 nrds. once again, he just getting recruited to linebacker even though 134 yards rushing and two touchdowns. sparnt spartans win 27-21 final. the sharks new star eric carlson did not make it for training camp but joe thornen was on the ice along side joe pavelski. and vaneder kane. this is they worked together since the

reconstructive knee surgery. thorntonen missed final three months of the last season and plain. pavelski and kane are looking forward to skating with the elite passer. >> joe is obviously a legend who is actively playing which is rare in this league. and you know it's great to see him back on the ice process. looking forward to continue to build through the course of the camp. >> back on the ice all the same thing that we have been able to do it felt -- felt very similar. >> we want to win now. and i think everybody is excited in this room. and i think our fans are very excited. and i think it's a real good time to be a sharks fan. >>ed madsen bumgarner starting for the giants. the a's durng to the bull penning streg that's interesting. and a full slate of college football we will have all the highlights and more starting on after the game tonight right here on abc 7 see you then. >> announcer: now at accuweather update. >> announcer: from abc 7 mornings.

i'm meteorologist france he is dilasan.e dopp yoee it barely moving over the last six hours. because it's fairly stationary it's pulling the warm water into north carolina where newport has already gotten almost two feet of rain. and that's close to san francisco's annual average rainfall. so right now winds are at 15-mile-per-hour. it's tracking very slowly west at 2-mile-per-hour. and it's going to be very slow over the next couple of days, even tomorrow it will still be centered over south carolina. bringing tons of rain through the area. so we are expecting this weekend an additional 5 to 15 inches of rain. storm totals up to 40 inches in isolated spots. bringing life threatening storm surge as well. still up to 5 feet expected. catastrophic flash flooding and possible tornadoes and landslide in higher elevations through the weekend. we'll be keeping an eye on that for you. for us, live doppler 7 showing

scattered clouds. we have low level and high level clou tharsf icng u low level clouds but we are not specking rain the next 7 to 10 days. winds are pretty gust in san francisco. 26-mile-per-hour, even fairfield and concord, 18-mile-per-hour. so that breeze is going to bring a slightly cooler temperatures today. right now, though, with extra cloud cover we are waking up to slightly milder temperatures compared to 24 hours ago. most temperatures in the 50s. san francisco, 5 a, novato cooler, 52, and san jose 56 but check out los gatos, 49 degrees right now. showing you this live shot from the exploratorium looking at downtown frist, you see how quickly some of the low clouds moving, giving you the idea of the gusty conditions we expect this afternoon. here is a here what you can expect today's. scatterered clouds this morning brezy, cooler today. especially for inland areas coming down from the low 80s yesterday. and then below average into next

week. and in fact we won't hit average possibly towards the end of next week. wind gusts animation model shows even this afternoon we speck winds from the west at about 10 to 20-mile-per-hour. and then even into this evening they could be gusting up to 30-mile-per-hour through parts of the north bay. like sand rafael at 22-mile-per-hour. with the stronger sea breeze expect slightly cooler temperatures. and that means, again, at the beaches, low 60s and around the bay 60s and 70s. oakland 68, san mateo, fremont secht san jose, 73. mild in the interior areas. so hitting the mid-to upper 70s today. and antioch 76. santa rosa 77. we will get plenty of sunshine but the breeze keeps it cool. grab a jacket if you are heading out to the beaches for coastal cleanup day because we are in the low 60s. half moon bay, santa cruz nicer at 76. a very high uv index as well. if you are headed to the

stanford stadium today, rather not tomorrow. temperatures will be mild and climbing into the upper 60s this afternoon. it's also autumn moon festival in chinatown san francisco. hitting 64 today. tomorrow just a dreg warmer. always grab a jacket in san francisco because that wind will make things feel a little bit cooler. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. breezy and unclear today. inland upper 70s. near 70 around the bay and at the kwoeft in the 60s for the next few days, even dropping to the upper 50s by tuesday. so we are on the cool side the next four days. and then things get warmer on wednesday and then we'll be finally near average by the end of the work week. >> sounds good frances. thank you. the city of santa cruz ordered electric scooter company bird to cease and desist operations. according to the santa cruz sentenle. the they run dockless motorized

scooters. the scooters apparently started showing up in santa cruz this week. city officials say they didn't get proper permission or licenses prior to starting operations. a north bay community is pushing back against the next generation of cell phone technology. 5 g will be available in san francisco and san jose by next year. but in mill valley some residents are concerned about how it could impact their health. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard explains. >> they want to puppet up 5 g towers in mill valley but the city council don't want them there. ♪ >> it's a controversy even made it into song. 5 g technology promising faster sfraemg is coming. but last week many residents told the city council they doesn't want it i don't want electric troe magnetic field and radio frequency radiation on my property. >> the council listened and passed urgency orders nan blocking it in residential

areas. >> some members of our community have expressed health concerns. and others have expressed concerns about visual cut clutter and tampering with character. >> some feerp cancer risks and other health problems. >> there is an uncertain end result down the road from the affect of the minuscule little microwaves. >> raft year the california department of health issued guidelines recommending reduced exposure to radio frequency energy from krechls. the american cancer society believes there is little evidence to support the danger but the chief medical officer said it's interesting to note that early studies on the link between lung cancer and smoking had similar resistance. since theoryicle arguments suggested there couldn't be a link. this musician says it's already here. >> waves and frequencies are around us.

it's hard to hold it back. got one right here. >> the mayor says the city is not blocking 5 g it may be allowed in commercial areas like downtown. it's reviewing the situation and pass a permanent ordnance sometime in the future. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. a new sign in san francisco's golden gate park honoring the late robin williams. >> 3 3 3 3 >> abc 7 news was there as officials unveiled the sign for robin williams meadow. the efforts to rename sharon meadow started about two years ago. executive producer of comedy day told us she knew williams back in the 70s when they were both getting started. >> and he was a special part of comedy day. he would come out every year and perform if he was in town. and he became such a good friend of comedy day that when he

passed away i was grievous i wanted to honor him. >> his meadow will be christianed tomorrow with the comedy day in the park noon to five. next the world's

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>> announcer: this is abc 7 mornings. it's saturday, september 15th. good morning, and thanks for joining us i'm chris nguyen. let's look at the accuweather forecasts. there is frances dinglasan tracking doppler 7 for us. breezy and cooler conditions this afternoon. here is live doppler 7 and the satellite image we wake up to clouds over parts of the bay area and the doppler 7 is picking up some low level moisture. but there is no rain out there. 12-hour planner for today which you can download by searching the app, temperatures in the 50s. sunrise at 6:51. we see the cloud cover but the sea breeze kicks away the clouds. it's cool and breezy this afternoon. inland temperatures in the up ertz 70s for the warmest locations around the bay upper 60s to near 70s. and at the coast in the 60s throughout the day for coastal cleanup day. sun sets at 7:17 with clear skies and we'll be below average for the next few days. chris. >> thanks. developing news, a day