but will it warm back up. we're going to find out soon. good morning. it's monday, september 17th. thanks for joining us. natasha is off. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. thank you very much. on this monday morning, still in a fog around santa rosa. 1/8 visibility or less. other fog roaming the north bay, especially 101. it will be there throughout the morning. we being alexis. all right. temperatures in the north bay, in the 40s. the rest of us low to mid 50s through 7:00. clouds stick issy. coast, 60, no matter what time of the day it was. 66 to 70 around the bay. 69 to 74 noon to 4:00. it will be breezy, especially north of the bay bridge. here's alexis good morning, mike. as of right now, we don't have any dense fog advisories. it is out there. we are looking at a new problem in solano, westbound 80. two-car crash. one of the vehicles flipped

over. it is just before mason street. a little bit further up than where i had the icon in the vacville area. emergency crews arriving on the scene. starting to fill in here big time in walnut creek. 680, treat boulevard, two-car crash. i believe it totally made it off on the right-hand shoulder. a lot of folks hitting the brakes north of the state route 24 interchange. we'll take a look at some drive times coming up the woman accusing president trump's supreme court nominee of sexual assault is willing to testify on capitol hill. a professor at palo alto university. and her claims could put the nomination on hold. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live. amy >> reporter: hi. tpworpg, reggie. neighbors here in palo alto were surprised to hear it was their neighbor making accusations. they are calling her very brave. christine blasey ford is a

clinical psychology professor at palo alto university. chef kaoutsz brett kavanaugh of assaulting her in the 1980s amount a high school party saying he pinned her and groped her. she stpeufrt sent an anonymous letter. now that her name has been leaked, her name is public. >> we will consider all options. if we are trying to get at the truth, it should not be be used to get weaponized against powerful men. that's how this is going set up. >> about the incident, ford told the "washington post" i thought he might inadvertently kill me. he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.

i category and unequivocally deny this allegation. i did not do this back in high school or any time. many are calling for his nomination to be put on hold while they investigate this claim. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. in the east bay, hospital officials are expected to discontinue life support for a 6-month-old who suffered a severe brain injury. this is kingston holmes. he has been at antioch on a breathing machine. he went into cardiac arrest a month ago. doctors gave them a letter friday saying breathing machines will be turned off today due to the irreversible brain injury. >> they just dropped this bomb on us. >> i think my son deserves a fighting chance because he is in fact, improving. >> his parents are looking into options they have, whether it's legal help or moving him to

another facility. hospital officials tell us they can't comment because of privacy laws. they say they feel for what the family is going through >> new developments at san francisco's hunters point ship yard. new concerns about the plans are retest the soil for radio activity. the navy's proposed fixed draws from an old plan developed in 2012 which aimed to cut costs. the old plan changed cleanup rules to declare more soil safe for development. that way the navy didn't have to pay as much money to hall the soil away. the plan also depended on the accuracy of data, which investigators later discovered was falsified. epa and state agencies have criticized the navy's plan to re-test the soil. >> a viewer in the east bay us this video of what sounds like a small explosion in bay point. it broke out saturday afternoon on water street just west ofared

to a house. the explosion may have been from the barbecue's propane tank. nobody got hurt. new at 6:00, soon you will be able to shop for clothing while grabbing a cup of coffee or admire an art gallery while dining at a restaurant. the examiner rotors san francisco is considering letting different types of businesses operate in the same storefront s. supervisor katie says it would help brick and mortar businesses compete by offering more of a community experience for customers and help small businesses struggling to pay rising commercial representatives. the planning commission is expected to vote on the measure next month. happening today in the east bay, oakland stipulate council is taking up dockless bikes and scooters. >> as the city sorts out enforcement rules it is expected to allow them to continue operin

scooter company bird is not implying with a cease and desist letter. this is new video from over the weekend. in a statement, they want to work with city officials to develop a framework that works for everyone. we found the company hasn't told him to stop. >> i haven't gotten anything. i just go on the app. it tells me where i can put these out. >> last month they were denied a permit in san francisco after after flooding the streets with scoot serious without permission. a glitch in uber prevented drivers from immediately getting their money. the issue started on friday. according to the mercury news, the company was still working on a fix over the waoepbeekend and didn't know how many drivers were affected. disappearing straws all over the bay area. the latest city that's considering a ban. plus, the aftermath of

hurricane florence. the storm downgraded to tropical depression. but the rain still coming down. we're live in north carolina with the threat to millions. with florence on the move, that means our weather is going to change. wednesday, look at the temperatures. some 80s. almost some ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks!

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let's talk a little bit about florence. then i'm get to our local forecast. after castle wood, virginia, bristol tennessee in the try cities area, if you will, a tropical depression. 30-mile-per-hour winds. starting to accelerate north-northeast at 13. that's why you see all up and down the appalachians we have flood watches. 10 million, including new york and boston, could see flooding. back here at home, 54 to 57 degrees across the city. pretty much mid to upper 50s everywhere until palo alto. upper 40s there. same thing in pleasanton. mid to upper 40s in the north bay. the golden gate bridge, a little foggy. that he wants the way it will be through the morning commute. high uv index. smll craft advisory north of the bay bridge starting at noon. here's alexis with the morning

commute. how's it going? two rollover kra, to tell you about. solana, vacaville, just before mason street, sedan on its roof blocking the left lane. two-car crash. heavy beyond the 505. a new rollover 84 before the 880 in fremont. sounds like we definitely have some injuries there. emergency crews just arriving to the scene. i'm not seeing much of a backup for that. keeping a close eye on both scratches. thank you. one marin county city is close to banning one use plasticware like straws, takeout containers and utensils. they are allowing staff to come up with a proposal that would ban food vendors from providing the plasticware to customers. business owners will be included in this conversation. governor brown considers a bill to ban restaurantssnls a

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yesterday. dragging one rider and injuring six children. he was spooked during an event where guests get up close and ride the animals. the shrine circus it is the first time in its 69-year history. you can help a nonprofit gathering donations for people impacted by hurricane florence. med share is hoping to get wipes, diapers and formula. they say mass shampoo, deodorant, dental supplies are also badly needed. you can come by the san leandro warehouse at 8:30. 2937 alvarado street. we have all the details on abc7news.com. now the latest on tropical depression florence. overnight, floodwaters from the storm are being blamed for a train derailment in north carolina. >> many areas seeing historic rainfall, the highest nearly 34 inches in swansboro, north

caroli carolina. rescue crews are working around the clock to save people and animals stranded ana rivera from wtvd is live with a look at the conditions there. ana? >> reporter: good news. the conditions are getting much better here in wilmington ton. i know other parts of the state, people are seeing different things. the sun is shining here. the wind and rain are gone. you can still see the effects of the storm. take a look how far this water got up earlier this week. you can see the debris left behind. it came down onto this dock here. you can see all the trees left behind. and this massive power line that came down. these are major power lines powering part of this area of wilmington. now, i want you to take a look seeing now. the big issues have been the roads. no way to get around for -- to get out of wilmington and in wilmington.

the highways are blocked. the secondary roads are blocked too not only because of debris but floodwaters as well. right across the water over to wrightsville beach, another area hard hit completely without power. they can't even get back until the earliest tomorrow morning. they are hoping to get back as soon as possible. they're still not sure when that will happen. reggie and jessica. the people without power, any word when that will be restored. they're hoping to get it back as soon as possible. they don't have a timeline at this point. they say the reason that is so important is because they have sewage pump stations they can't get up and running. if they can't do that, streets will flood. that will be an even bigger problem than they're facing right now. reporting live from north carolina this morning for us. of course, mike, you have been tracking the storm this entire time for us. and a lot of the areas that we

see with flooding, they could get worse still in these days to come. >> it still takes time for all the water to gather in small streams, creating bigger streams, into the rivers, then to the lakes, possibly breaching a dam or two like they have already done. so, yes, some areas will start to recede tomorrow. that's when the electricians can finally get into areas where they can't get right now because the roads are impassable. this is doppler radar. it tends to underestimate rainfall totals just a little bit. tropical storms. all that gray you see, the whole southeast corner of north carolina in the northeast corner of south carolina right here, at least 15 to 25 inches. when the totals come from the rain gauges, i'm sure many will hit 30. we will see isolated areas of 40 like we talked about. here's what will happen. follow the green 6:00 this morning. you can see it moves right up into new england in time for tomorrow's morning commute. during the evening hours, it starts to pull out. by wednesday, florence is out over the ocean and heading for

england. for us, south from san rafael, definitelyur a lot ofn to the c. cool breezes keep us below average once again. more gray tonight. more fog in the north bay. a touch of heat in the extended forecast. here's a look at the cloud cover. you can see it pulling back just about all the way to the coast. still lingering clouds around noon. by 3:00, that's just about over. now, as far as our occurs, low to mid-60s at the coast. mid-60s in san francisco. we'll hover upper 60s to low 70s for the bay. inland, hover mid-70s to 80. sunshine tomorrow. there's your warm spike. we will try to get to 90 a couple days inland. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. temperatures will fall below average once autumn arrives alexis? we had an earlier issue traveling through altamonte pass.

580, north flynn, i don't think it took a lane away. it got to the shoulder fairly quickly. it looks like that has cleared from the boards. however, extra heavy commute out of tracy. recovering up to about 15 miles per hour once you make it to 580. bay toll plaza, metering lights on. 5:25 the official time this morning. a lot of folks avoiding the cash lanes, left side. a lot of green still for southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin. 14 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 56 minutes. and highway 1 to los gatos, 16 minutes. good morning america coming up here on abc 7. ginger zee is back. she was covering the storm over the weekend. nice to see you again, zinger. >> reporter: it's good to be here, reggie and jessica. so great to be with everybody else. so good to be here. obviously major issues still happening in north carolina.

the danger is actually growing. you can see homes there. i can tell you from firsthand experience the feeling of feeling trapped. soepl rivers at record or flood stage. it looks like they are not going to give up until the end of this week. some of the dams on the srerblg of breaching. amy is still live on the scene. and the supreme court bombshell. the woman behind the secret letter accusing brett kavanagh of sexually assaulting her. now coming forward. what does it mean for confirmation? her lawyer is live. diane sawyer is here sharing her one-on-one with sally field. she is sitting down for her first television interview on her brave new memory ya opening up about childhood secrets, burt reynolds. the legendary tony bennett is here performing live with diana crowell. reese witherspoon also here

coming up on gma. >> if this wasn't day to get tickets for the studio audience, i don't know what day it was. >> i kept thinking that. i said what a great show the studio got today. >> that's awesome. thanks so much. see you soon. >> thank you. actor matthew perry revealing he has been in the hospital for three months. the dangerous condition he's been treated for >> plus, the eviction deadline for homeless camp in the south basement it was set up without

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. temperatures anywhere 4 to 10 degrees below average. spike of warmth for wednesday and thursday. 90s are around the corner, reggie. thanks, mike. an observatory in new mexico that closed for an fbi investigation will reopen today. the sun spot solar observatory made headlines earlier this month when authorities evacuated without explanation. investigators would only say there was a security threat. it fueled online speculation as to whether researchers spotted aliens. the association that runs the observatory is now squashing the rumors saying the fbi was investigating criminal activity nearby and was concerned about a suspect who could have posed a threat to others. though was that suspect an alien? more questions than answers this

morning. ne 6:00, a health struggle for matthew perry. he spent the last three months in the hospital after undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. >> in general, the higher up that hole in the g.i. tract, the better people do either with a small incision or big incision. individualing on individual patients, yes, the recovery can be a long time. everyone recovers on their own speed. >> glad he's doing well. if the condition isn't treated, it could lead to serious infection and also be life threatening new this morning, tom arnold claimed he was attacked by a powerful hollywood producer in l.a. last night. the simple traffic accident that escalated into a potentially deadly especially

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now at 6: eviction day. the effort to save an unsanctioned homeless camp in the south bay hours before a deadline to move out. hollywood horror? actor tom arnold said he was

attacked by one of tv's most powerful producers during an event last night in hollywood. and the story gets even more bizarre to infinity and beyond. the major announcement we're expecting from spacex today about the future of space travel. good morning on this monday, september 17th here on earth. that stharb is off today. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> if he wants to take a disney employee -- >> you're volunteering? >> i could be buzz lightyear's side kick. live doppler #, fog around novato and santa rosa. we will touch on that coming up. you can see the blanket of clouds. looks like a calm ocean of water. temperatures right into the mid-50s to mid-40s in the north bay valleys. notice the clouds stubborn at the coast. 60s the better part of the afternoon. mid-60s to 70 in the bay.

everybody back into the upper 50s to mid-60s by 7:00. looks pretty quiet here. i bet the roads are busy this morning, alexis. >> they sure are. still keeping track of two rollover crashes. one solano, westbound 80, mason street. one vehicle landed on its roof. crews are still cleaning that up. it's blocking the left lane. you are jammed beyond vacaville. two people transported to the hospital with injuries. the other one eastbound 84, before 880 merge, another vehicle flipped over. i believe someone was ejected from the vehicle. crews still on the keep. left lane taken away. not much of a backup approaching that one. an update now on the east bay freeway shooting we spoke about earlier this morning. chp says someone? a white ford taurus fired several shots at a black camaro 12:30 on interstate 580 in san

leandro. the driver may have bumped into each other earlier in hayward. then one car followed the other, lead to go gun firement the driver of the camaro pulled over near 150th in san leandro. no one was hurry. >> in the south bay, a homeless camp set up on state-owned land is in jeopardy this morning. hope village opened up last week on rough road near the san jose airport without permission. this morning people who live there plan to protest the eviction notice. matt keller live for us in san jose. matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. chp says there are no plans for eviction right now. residents do have an order to vacate by 8:00 this morning. residents and supporters say they'reis has been dubbed hope village. a group of volunteers set up the tent certify last week without permission on a state parking lot on west heading street near

san jose airport. this proves you can set up homeless camps and for very little money they, say. chp says the residents if they don't leave by this morning they will reassess the situation. a rally is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. some are willing to engage in non-violence civil disowe bobed to protect hope village residents. the seven residents were selected because they're not drug users, not seriously mental ill, and whose primary issue is lack of adequate income to rent a place. we will be here to see what happens this morning. matt keller, abc 7 news. thanks, matt. in the east bay today, a group of lawmakers will call on governor brown to build mog bt >> the straight senate passed

the measure last month to fast track development. of the bill say bartneeds tooc conference later at the dublin pleasanton station to outline their opposition. meanwhile, bart is moving forward with a plan to transform 177 parking spaces at oakland lake merritt station into housing and retail development. according to the chronicle, the bart board approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with an east bay developer. in all, it calls for 519 units of houses. 44% will be rent bed low market rate. no replacement parking is included in this play >> in south bay, clergy sexual abuse survivors plan to urge the atck handled allegations against priests. 12 men claimed they were abused there in the 1970s. parishioners approve of steps

patrick ms taking to uncover what happened. that includes releasing the names of priest priests accused of abusing children. >> naming names is crucial. you hear all of these stories about people who have been relocated parish to parish. unless we want the names, how are we expect said to protect the children? >> it is expected by the middle of next month. santa rosa police are asking for your help finding a driver involved in a deadly hit and run. witnesses called 911 after seeing a car hit a man at stoney point just before 9:30 saturday night. and the man died at the scene. investigators say they think the car may be a white sedan with a spoiler on the back. they don't have a description of the driver. investigators are going through surveillance video from nearby businesses and any witnesses are asked to call santa rosa polic devastate after a typhoon

hit the fill liens and southern china over the weekend. it hit saturday and slammed into southern china yesterday. it was the most powerful typhoon to hit hong kong in four decades with winds of 120 miles per hour. the snell fire in napa county is now 100% contained. the fire started nine days ago and burned nearly 2,500 acres between middletown and lake berryessa. it was fully contained saturday night. no homes or other structures were damaged. but berryessa was under mandatory evacuation orders two days. the cause of the fire stil under investigation. water restrictions were put in place after a cancer-causing

chemical was found in the supply after the tubs fire. recent tests showed benzene. it is from melted plastic. it seeped into water supply after the fire. they have replaced many pipes after the tubs fire melted water lines. water quality advisory for that neighborhood was first implemented last november you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. 40s in the south bay. allen rock, morgan hill. everyone us in the low to mid-50s. 40s across the north bay. novato, 46. bow degas bay, 49. pretty much the same around the bay. alameda, 57 degrees. raffic coming at us den gate from the north bay. here's a look from san rafael, south on 101 to dense fog.

kind of pushing north a little bit. on the roads, be ready through the morning commute. it will be breeze where north of the bay bridge if you're on the ferry. mass transit cool and comfy the. cloudy through 10:00 in san francisco. sunshine in the afternoon hours. we will hit some 60s. now down to the south bay where we are going to be partly cloudy today. mainly sunny by 10:00. in the 70s by noon. mid-70s in the afternoon hours. 62 at 8:00. last stop the east bay. a little bit cooler there with temperatures ranging in the upper 60s throughout the afternoon hours. down to 60 by 8:00. grab a coat. let's bring in alexis with an update on the morning commute. a lot happening so far this morning >> yeah. it has been a busy start to the monday morning drive. a new crash come and go in the walnut creek area. 680, treat boulevard, we briefly had a crash blocking the right lane. sounds like they have been able to push it off to the right anoy pushed to the right shoulder.

242 coming in from concord. vehicles with hazards on. not a huge delay or issue there. that should be clearing up quickly. 80 before mason, cleaning up a rollover blocking the left lane. were four-mile backup translates to a 20-minute delay. a couple people reportedly with injuries due to that crash. we still have another rollover state route 84. that's coming up next alexis, thank you. happening today, we should find out when spacex plans to launch its first flight to the move. elon musk will announce who will first tourist will be. the original plans called for two passengers. enough it appears there is only one. the mission will use a rocket bigger than spacex has right now. musk tweeted a rendering yesterday. it is still in development.

it suggests that the moon launch is a few years away. can't wait to hear the name. i think elon musk will still be on board. >> he could be the second passenger. >> that's my guess. we'll see what happens. an attorney for the palo alto woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is speaking for the first time this morning. the possibility the woman could go before congress. would you tay to see a movie from netflix orejuela? stre

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this is a look at the flood watch as the flash flood watch nearly 10 million people find themselves under all the way through wednesday as florence is on the move finally to the north. back here at home, our weather is going to be stagnant at least one, two more days as we wait for florence to finally leave the country. mid-60s around monterey. 62, eureka. 90, fresno. 106 in palm springs. here's a look at the next week in tahoe. low to mid-70s dominate.

astronomical fall saturday. happening now, heavy rain from tropical depression florence is causing record flooding in the carolinas. this is new drone video taken this morning in fayetteville, north carolina. the storm has already claimed at least 17 lives. florence is the worst storm. >> so far what we are dealing with is the most catastrophic disaster this county has seen in the last 50 or 60 years. more than 170 roads are flooded in north carolina, leaving some drivers stranded. long lines are forming at the few open businesses as people venture out for the first time in days. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort. make a $10 donation by texting florence to 90999. you're going to get an emergency alert on your cell phone this week.

don't worry, it is only a test. fema is testing a new national warning system on thursday. every single cell phone in the nation will receive a message from president trump. in california, shoe see that alert pop up on your phone at 11:18 thursday morning. you cannot opt out of the test. the alert system will be tested on radio and tv. we do have breaking news coming into our live desk. a fire broke out at the salvation army build anything vallejo. look at the new video into our newsroom. firefighters arrived at the scene around 4:00 this morning. it took them about an hour and a half to put out the flames. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. developing news, a woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is willing to testify on capitol hill. the accuser is a professor on the palo alto university.

her claims threaten to put his nomination on hold. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the school for us. amy >> reporter: hi. her neighbors were surprised to hear it was her who was accusing him of all of this. they call her very brave. christine blasey ford is a clinical psychology professor here at palo alto university. she accuses brett kavanaugh of assaulting her in the 1980s, they pinned her and groped her. she first sent an anonymous letter. now that her name has been leaked, she is going public. her attorney was on good morning america this morning. >> she made the decision not to be public. and those who were not satisfied with that decision essentially created pressure for her to come forward by alerting members of the media and others who essentially started going to her classes, going to her home, invading her privacy. essentially the very ills that

she sought to prevent by choosing to remain confidential were already happening to her. and she knew it was inevitable. that's why she came forward. about the incident, ford told the washington poerbgt i thought he might inadvertently kill me. he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing. brett kavanaugh says i categorically deny this allegation. i did not do this back in high school or at any time. the senate will try to hear from ford's attorney said she is willing to testify to the senate judiciary committee. reporting live in palo alto, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. and now your morning money report. amazon is investigating reports that some employees are taking bribes. >> according to the wall street journal some sellers are paying working for access to internal sales data or to delete negative

review of their products. amazon said it has a zero toll raps policy and employees could be arrested if caught. would you go to the theater to watch an original streaming service movie? i max is in talks about an i max release. the chief says if streaming services were going to have an eaching day for their releases, the best way is on an i max screen. users are already paying to watch on the streaming site. now the question is if customers would also have to pay to watch it in the theater. >> slips down shy of the first down. vo vontae davis. >> no one now knew it. he abruptly retired at halftime of yesterday's loss to the los angeles chargers. in a statement the younger brother of former 49er vernon

davis says he shouldn't be out there anymore. he says he can no longer play the standard that he set for himself after several injuries and multiple surgeries over his 10-year career. coege, pro., never heard of it, never seen it. it is completely disrespectful to his teammates. >> did he say anything to you? >> he didn't say nothing to nobody. >> strong words from lorenzo there. >> davis says he is at peace with skpheuplz his family. himself and his family. >> when you're done, you're dup, right? >> i guess so. >> we were talking off air during the commercial break. one of our producers says that's happened in this business before. just walk off the show. they're dup. >> i have never seen that. really? >> i think it was a producer.

>> in football, it's close-knit. you are supposed to sack fight for the greater good of the team. he could have at least played the second half and then said i'm done. weird. all right. >> football is dramatic. >> yeah. now we know. let's take a look and show you what's going on weather wise. it will get that way in parts of my accuweather forecast. here's a look at low clouds streaming into the east bay. showing once again, yeah, the marine layer is here. yeah, it will be cooler than average again. clouds will return to the coast this afternoon. a few lingering along the east bay shore around berkeley. more clouds than fog to deal with. in the middle we get a warm spot. the jet stream not quite as undulating last week when we got this cool alaska an air. 72, milpitas.

gilroy, 78. peninsula, 67 to 72 is your spread. 60 to loensucloube. mid-60s downtown, san francisco. a little more sunshine in the north bay. low 60s. mid to upper 70s i y berkeley, oakland. 70 to 72 elsewhere. inland, 76, pleasanton. 80 in concord and brent wood. nice temperatures. mid-40s to mid-50s. the cloud cover will be more stepbs i. my accuweather seven day forecast, cooler in the afternoon. look at the spike in warmth wednesday and thursday. especially inland. starting saturday, astronomical autumn gets cooler than average. it usually gets warmer. here's alexis. >> yeah. kind of unusual. i'm not complaining, though, mike. taking a look at the roads, we had a rollover crash eastbound 84 before the 880 split in fremont. we had injuries. someone was he ejected from the

vehicle. everything is pushed off to the shoulder now. since that is the counter commute direction we never saw . metering lights 5:25. if you are crossing the bay bridge from the east bay, you have to wait unless you are using the carpool lanes. highway 4 to the maze, 35 minutes. 12 past the metering lights into san francisco across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, no delays. new, tensions over politics took a violent turn at a p pre-emmy awards party. actor tom arnold and mark burnett got into a fight. he tweeted mark just went expletive and choked me at this huge emmy party and then he ran away with his torn pink shirt and missing gold chain. roma downy also tweeted.

got this bruise when tom arnold tried to ambush me and my husband. is your tv show worth it, tom? please stop. for context, he was a contestant on celebrity apprentice. he has criticized burnett for refusing to release outtakes of president trump from the apprenti apprentice. he said they provide video evidence the president used a racial slur on set. arnold is now hosting a new reality show called "the hunt for the trump tapes" which premieres tomorrow on viceland. a lot of twists and turns. >> a lot to take in. i have to process that for a while. >> yikes! new brand sharing inspiring stories in a weekly digital series. >> we will see how former prisoners are finding their new normal among lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs. >> i went to prison for a second-degree murder ied >>d years. you were playing done on and

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number one, the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is willing to testify before the senate judiciary e.o pa alto universi in the early 1980s. number two, a tropical depression florence is leaving behind major flood anything flooding in north carolina. the city is a virtual island surrounded by water. weather will stay stagnant two more days. then florence leaves and we get a heat wave. a rollover crash has cleared. westbound 80 before mason street. that is down to 10 to 15-minute delay. it was half an hour at our worst point >> people living at this tent village without permission plan to rally this morning after they were given a warning to vacate.

chp says residents need to be out in about an hour at 8:00 this morning. number 6, we should find out what spacex plans its first launch to the moon. elon musk will reveal who the first tourist will be. the announcements are set for 3:00 p.m. today. you probably known her as chrissy teigen. she said she is tired of living a live. the model stunned social media over on the weekend revealed her last name is not pronounced teigen but tie-gen. >> i adore here. i adore that her name is now. >> is this real? just fooling all of us? >> do you think she will pull the carpet out from under us and say just kidding, had you all fooled. >> people pronounce rihanna's name.

i saw her doing app interview. she sa good morning, america. supreme court bombshell. the woman accusing nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault now coming forward saying he attacked her when they were in high school. the stunning allegations emerge just days before his confirmation vote. now her lawyer is joining us live. the flooding emergency. rescue crews race to save those trapped. the death toll climbing and the devastation growing from catastrophic flooding. and now more relentless rain on the way. multiple dams on the verge of breaching. authorities warning this morning the worst could be yet to come. deadly shark attack. a 26-year-old killed boogie boarding off cape cod. his friend now telling his