is it-hour planner. mid-40s in deepest valleys. cloud cover stubborn at the coast, keeping you in it the 50s for better part of the day. slower sunshine will keep us in the mid to upper 60s. by 4:00 we'll have 73 and back to the 60s. we don't have any dense fog advisories yet but it certainly is out there in some areas. keep that in mind and make sure you're driving for conditions if you come across some today. right now we're looking at very light volumes on the richmond side of the richmond/san rafael bridge. toll plaza looking quite empty this morning. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, about 17 minutes. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo looking great fin the greenn about nine minutes.

brett kavanaugh and the bay area woman who accused him of sexual assault will both testify before the judiciary judiciary y on thursday, which means the vote for monday will be postponed. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in palo alto with more. >> reporter: reggie, it's been quiet here, where she works. she's a professor at palo alto university. students and staff here have had knot comment. take a look at what a different scene it was at uc-berkeley where activists came together to show their support for her. they want everyone to know that they are ready to protest against brett kavanaugh and his nomination to the supreme court. >> we cannot allow someone who's a predator into our government. it's not safe, it's not fair and it's wrong.

>> reporter: palo alto university christine blasey ford teaches psychology and all of her social media pages have been taken down. she's expected to testify on capitol hill next week sp. so is kavanaugh. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. this morning we're getting an officer's view of a deadly police-involved shooting in oakland in 2015. take a look. >> don't move! don't move! don't move! don't move! >> you just saw officer nicole rhodes break a window of a car with demouria hogg inside. they found him unconscious in the car and tried to wake him up for an hour. rhodes fired two shots saying hogg reached for a gun on the seat. it happened in june of 2015. police just released this video. rhodes was clear of potential charges.

crosswalk safety is a big concern for parents after four students were hit by drivers in three separate incidents. all of the drivers were headed eastbound and police say they may have been blinded by the sun yesterday morning. police in brentwood say a 10-year-old was hit in a crosswalk and now recovering at uc-davis medical center. in antioch, a tenth grader at antioch high school was hit by a toyota 4 runner. the driver did not stop and ran off. two more students were hit at the same crosswalk an hour later and this time the driver did stop to help. an e-mail was sent to parents asking for them to talk to their kids about street safety. >> as a parent telling your child to make sure that you look both ways, that you get the attention of the driver before you cross the street. >> the antioch students were taken to the hospital and released. police are still searching for the hit-and-run driver this

morning. the license plate number is on the screen. anyone with information is to call antioch police. tornadoes and flooding remains serious threats in the aftermath of florence. the storm making its way to the northeast is blamed for at least 32 deaths. anna rivera from our sister station has the latest from one of the hardest-hit communities, wilmington, north carolina. >> reporter: more than 60,000 people in the wilmington, north carolina, area are still without power. many residents very happy because they're getting back to their homes on an island called wrightsfield beach. the roadways covered in water. take a look. we were there when a grandfather was reunited with his infant grandchild. she had to be evacuated before the storm. she was in a shelter but was stuck there because the highway was completely flooded. this is the snacene in wilmingt, north carolina, highways cut off and secondary roads also

impassable. north carolina's governor is coming to wilmington later on today. he'll be here surveying the damage and seeing what this storm left behind. i'm anna rivera in wilmington, north carolina. those pictures are stunning. abc-owned stations across the country are supporting relief efforts across the area. our sister station ketv is doing an all-day phone bank for the red cross to try to raise money for storm victims in north carolina. >> we don't have a life look right now but we'll have that for you later in the newscast. if you would like to donate, of course, we'll have much more information on abc7news.com. you can find all of that there on our website. moving on now, we want to show you photos of a man wanted for a credit card skimming operation at a gas station in the east bay. take a close look at your screens. fremont police say he may be linked to an international crime organization.

credit cards were frad leudulen used in fremont and other cities in may and june. the victims say they used their cards a short time earlier at a gas station in brentwood sf. on the left is a sketch of a suspect wanted for robbing two women at kingsley avenue near waiverly avenue in palo alto. they say a man knocked the woman to the ground, stole her purse and the suspect good into a red colored suv or sedan. you're no more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. i want to check on novato and make sure that the lack of fog right there is true. it would be hard for a quarter mile visibility to move but, sure enough, they say it's seven miles. watch out anywhere along 37 and 101. temperatures in the mid-40s there also. you go over to the napa valley and we have mid to upper 50s. same thing near san rafael and

tiburon. cupertino and san jose, low 50s for you. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. not nearly as foggy as yesterday. light breeze. if you're exercising, sunshine in the afternoon hours. partial sunshine at the beaches today and a calmer and cool bay. here's a look at the east bay where we'll start off with mainly cloudy conditions today, 58. by 10:00, 60. sunshine and 64 at noon. we'll hang out in the upper 60s for the afternoon hours. the peninsula about the same. waking up to cloud cover and 57 at 8:00. sunshine at noon at 65. upper 60s to near 70 in the afternoon hours and last stop is east bay valley. very pleasant. we start off with clouds and 56. near 70 at noon. hope you enjoy it. we do have heat. 90s back in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have that in a minute. here's alexis. >> thank you. not too much happening on the roads, which is great news.

we're not complaining. heading over and checking out a few of our usual busy stops. westbound 205 to 580 averaging 11 miles an hour up to 14 miles an hour. that's slow for seven, eight miles. that's the norm for you. bay bridge toll plaza, we got reports we have a disabled vehicle approaching lane number two. and don't have any metering lights yet. i'm not seeing any emergency crews there on the scene. i'll keep an eye on that. in the east bay, dockless scooters will stay on the streets of oakland while the city works out a permit process. last night the city council voted to regulate the scooter industry. the ordinance passed in a 6-1 vote after a heat debate from council president larry reed. he wanted to ban scooters until the details of the regulations are finalized. >> i got these scooters out there speeding up and down the street. >> that's right. let's pass an ordinance to prevent it. >> no. >> city officials have impounded

60 bird scooters after sending the company a cease and desist letter. bird says it wants to work closely with city officials to legally keep scooters on city streets. i feel like it's the wild west of scooterville we're living in. >> it is. people get really heat about it. >> have you ridden one yet? >> i have not. >> no. >> i haven't either. everyone who i've talked to says they have and say they're really fun but feel a little dangerous. nyone that's crashed their bike and hit by one -- or their scooter, i should say, you know how they probably feel. it is just -- it's all out there, up for grabs i feel like. >> yeah. they seem like a lot of fun, they just seem to be in the way a lot. >> that's the other thing, too. >> yes. >> and on the sidewalk, where you're want supposed to be riding them. >> or in a tree. moving on. a bay area water company is under investigation accused of overcharging customers by millions of dollars.

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the stretch of cooler than average weather we've had, mid-60s to mid-70s. by the time we get to thursday, we're in the upper 60s but we're threatening 90 in the south bay. mid-90s in the east bay. near 90 in the north bay. i'll have the rest of your accuweather forecast in less than seven minutes. >> face fall! >> a park ranger pleaded for a man to back away from the old faithful geyser. boiling hot water erupts out of that geyser every half hour or so. at one point the man appeared to urinate into the landmark. the ranger ticketed him once he returned to the boardwalk. what is wrong with people? >> wow. moving on. two girls both abducted at a very young age are coming together this morning.

jaycee dugard went missing in 2001 sh 2001, elizabeth smart abducted in 20012. tomorrow smart's kidnapper is set to be released from jail, one of them. we're hearing from dugard, talking to abc only, in support of smart. she issued a statement saying, i feel deeply for what elizabeth is going through, knowing this dangerous person is free to walk the street. believe elizabeth when she says this swwoman is a threat to society. mcdonald's wants to send a message to the company about sexual harassment in the workplace. organizers say the strike will happen around lunchtime. according to forbes, nine employees filed charges against mcdonald's in may alone. according to the ap, they say we have policies, procedures and

training in place to specifically prevent sexual harassment and we firmly believe our franchisees share this commitment. new details in the east bay. a uc-berkeley professor has decided to retire instead of serve three years suspension for sexual harassment. he's accused of harassing a graduate student between 2012 and 2014. he repeatedly denied the allegations and his attorney plans to file a lawsuit over the spon villageor theomes may find a permanent home. advocatesn san jose unused parking lot near the airport. the village was closed down yesterday but its seven residents moved to a new temporary space in another parking lot. city leaders are now searching for a permanent location, saying they were impressed with how

clean and orderly the village was. teachers in the san francisco unified school district have been getting bigger paychecks but the money to pay them hasn't kicked in. voters approved prop "g" in june, to have a $5500 annual increase. the parcel tax has not been mailed to homeowners. they plan to process the raises while developing a plan to protect the financial well-being of the district. people in san jose may have been overcharged for water. the silicon valley business journal reports the california public utilities commission is now launching a formal investigation into san jose water. the utility company is accused of overcharges totaling up to $9 million and for failing to proceed rate charges for at least 30 years prior to the year 2017. in a statement, san jose water says its billing practice was in compliance with the way it

interpreted the rules. the company says it acknowledges different interpretations, though, may apply. a popular kracraft brewing company will open a new company. russian river will open on the corner of condi and mitchell lane. russian river says the new restaurant has a bigger menu than the downtown santa rosa location, and also year-round patio seating, a tasting room. and free tours of the brewery. whoa! >> hello there. yep. a bear broke into a car and then broke the window to get out. happened in asheville, north carolina, over the weekend. the car owners say they tried several ways to help the bear, even opening a sliding door remotely. in the end, the trapped bar got out of the car nascar-style,

destroying everything inside as well. >> my gosh. that bear wanted out. also, that camera was in the right place at the right time. >> wow. >> that must have been before it started raining. maybe he was seeking refuge before florence showed up. >> maybe. >> or maybe there was a picnic basket. >> food inside the car. >> probably. let's talk about what's going on for us. we have nice weather, if you like the warmth, it will be mainly inland. this is not an offshore situation. you can see some fog that lingers on 101, so be careful. to morning clouds linger a little longer today and that will create the coolest afternoon naven my accuweather forecast. not as many clouds. a little fog in the north bay, same areas and above average warmth for a few days. a very progressive pattern. we're in the bowl of cooler air. we're in the heart of it. tomorrow this warm air will start to roll over us and hang

around for three days. enjoy 69 in milpitas, mid to upper 70s for the south bay. as we head to the peninsula, upper 60s. redwood city, 70. mid-60s for downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. low to mid-70s for most of the north bay valleys. up around ukiah and clear lake, upper 70s. 66 in berkeley and oakland and richmond to about 71 in fremont, hercules. 76 to 78 inland. my accuweather seven-day forecast,s upper 40s to 50s tomorrow. look at the jump in temperatures. mid-70s to upper 80s, warmest day is thursday. 80s around the bay and low 90s in inland. good morning. i want to head back to the bay bridge toll plaza. i did spot that disabled vehicle but it's gone. the bridge crew will arrive very quickly. i don't think they had to tow him off. just gave him a little assist. nothing blocking at things are

getting busy. have not gotten word the metering lights are on. keeping an eye on that as that ramps up. starting to improve. westbound 580 at highway 13 in oakland. we had lanes scheduled to be closed at 5:00 a.m. i believe it went a little late this morning. they are working on picking that up and that backup is starting to unwind. a little red as you can see on the traffic maps. benicia bridge at the 680 and 780 split, the semitruck has been cleared. saudi arabia's sovereign wealth fund is investing in lucid motors. this comes days after musk said saudi arabia would help tesla go public. lucid hopes to deliver their first vehicle in 2020.

president trump will impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese imports. 10% next week,5%inanuary. but apple's plea to dodge the tariffs appears to have paid off. reports say apple watch and air pods are spared from the latest round. earlier this month apple asked the u.s. trade representative to reconsider putting the items on the list of goods impacted. shares of apple stock jumped after that report came out. in today's gma first look, spacex is revealing the identity of the first space tourist who will pay millions to go into orbit. >> abc's david kerley has details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look," the man who send his tesla roadster towards mars now has a paying customer who wants to go to the moon. japanese clothing magnate is buying an entire mission, not just for himself. he wants to take six to eight artists with him, on his dime.

but not just you. you want to take artists. >> yeah. >> reporter: why? >> i love art. and i want artists to see the moon very up close. >> reporter: musk's efforts have not been without failure. missed landings, a rockets that blew up heading to space. we'll have the latest on how much this new rocket may cost coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look," david kerley, abc news, los angeles. >> he's being very generous, i like that, giving seats away to artists. >> perhaps inspiring them. seven thing says you need to know to start your day. did you see the drone show? why hundreds filled the school.

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the seven things you need to know. brett kavanaugh and the palo alto professor who accuses him of sexual assault will both testify before the senate judiciary committee. the hearing is set for next monday. number two. new developments in a family spike to keep a child on life support. 6-month-old kingston holmes has been moved to a stanford hospital after an oakland hospital said they would turn off his breathing machine. florence is moving up the east coast, bringing with it catastrophic flooding and possible tornadoes. at least 32 people have died because of the storm. still millions under a flash flood watch because of florence. i'll show you that coming up in the next half hour. let's focus in on our weather for a second. this is the last day i'll say on you temperatures are 6 to 10 degrees cooler than average. number five, so far so good. hoping we can keep things that way. here's a live look outside, golden gate bridge southbound 101 from the north bay. no issues and no major incidents across the entire bay area. mcdonald's workers in san

francisco and nine other cities will stage a one-day strike today to protest sexual harassment. some employees say the company isn't doing enough to prevent harassment in its restaurants. heinz will sell a mayonnaise/ketchup combination called mayochup. >> what about mayketch? no. >> still brain storming. are you thinking of going green? audi is now taking deposits for its new all-electric suv. >> the automaker unveiled the etron last night in richmond, featuring hundreds of drones that formed audi's logo. that's cool. the suv is expected to be delivered to show rooms next year. look at that, the projections mapping. wow. >> quite a light show. i'm impressed.

deposits are refundable. they cost 1,000 bucks. prices will start at about $75,000. that's a little more than i have right now. >> keep saving. we're coming up with another 90 minutes in news, including the action berkeley police are taking to stop those laptop thefts. also b.a.r.t. is getting ready for a major retro fit in the transbay tube. what it will mean for anyone who rides early in the morning. a live look

parents fighting for the life of their 6-month-old son. an east bay hospital was going to discontinue life support. the boy's parents say he's actually improved. we are live with the latest. >> we talked about the danger of fire tornadoes before, but this just released video takes it to

a whole new level. your fears of a digital take overare now confirmed. amazon rolling out a bunch of voice-controlled hardware, including a microwave. were you asking for that? >> me? >> yeah. >> no. i was not. >> you like pushing the buttons on the microwave? >> yeah, that's okay. >> i guess some people don't want that burden anymore. >> i was in the middle of doing something yesterday and she started talking and i was like, what's that about? i wasn't talking to you? >> i disconnected my my my m >> i'm about to. that's the third day in a row she's scared the -- >> tell us the weather. >> i'm going to change my name to alexa, i guess. your winds are blowing onshore once again. they're not very strong but it's indicative of another cooler than average day and one with increasing clouds for the morning compute and patchy fog across the north bay.

here's a look from the exploratory yum. let me roll out my accuweather planner and you can get acwehep need it. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s through 7:00. temperatures around 60 all day at the coast. 65 to 67, a little cool unless you're standing or sitting in the sun at lunch. enjoy those because 80s and 90s are on the way. >> we did have a disabled vehicle briefly at the bay bridge toll plaza. those are gone but the metering lights on pretty early. i'm guessing that may have had something to do with it. the carpool lanes are open. if you're using those, you should not have any delays. everyone else, just five to ten minutes to get through the metering lights. 80, highway 4 to the maze, 18 minutes. 80, bay bridge, 10 minimum. 101, san francisco to sfo, about nine minutes.

the parents of this 6-month-old boy have been praying for a miracle to heal their son. >> their son has been in a coma for more than a month and last night they moved the boy to a new hospital after they said an oakland facility originally wanted to take him off of life support. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live in palo alto. >> jessica, this experience has been unbearable for kingston holmes' parents. they pleaded for more time and they got it. their 6-month-old son is now here at stanford. >> i have a lot of mixed emotions, you know. this is one of the most devastating things i've ever been through. >> reporter: kingston has been this a coma since going into cardiac arrest a month ago. on friday his parents were given a letter from the hospital informing them his life support would be discontinued 1:00 p.m. yesterday due to irreversible brain injury. a rally was held in oak lapped

for the boy.stanford children's last night. >> my son, he still has brain function. he's not clinically brain dead. he's moving, wiggling his toes. >> reporter: ucsf said they couldn't comment on kingston's case due to privacy laws but say his parents knew about the decision for weeks. reporting live in stanford, matt keller, abc7 news. >> we wish the family the best. a professor from palo alto will get her chance to tell her story in front of congress and the country next week. >> christine blasey ford says supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh talked her when they were both teenagers. she first told her story to dianne feinstein and "the washington post." she alleges kavanaugh, quote, pinned her to a bed and groped her, saying he was trying to attack her and remove her clothing. president trump is defending his nominee while also calling for patience. >> i want the american people to

be happy and i think to do that, you have to go through this. if it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> if judge kavanaugh has lied about about happened, that would be disqualifying. >> the hearing is set for monday morning. they will testify separately but before the same panel. >> this is christine blasey ford's high school yearbook picture. if you want to learn about her background, we have that at abc7news.com. this morning more help is on the way to one of the north carolina communities hardest hit by florence. >> today workers will distribute food and water to people in wilmington. that's a town that got virtually cut off by floodwaters. at the latest count, 32 people are dead in the wake of the storm. a team of san f f responders will -- got the call, i should say, from fema and now they're in north carolina helping coordinate rescue

efforts. they say it's eye-opening to watch people across the country work together to keep fellow americans safe. >> when they find out there's a team here from san francisco, they tell us we're a long way from home but they're super thankful we're here to help out. >> the biggest challenge is safely getting people back into their homes. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort for people affected by the storm. you can make a $10 donation by texting florence to 90999. happening today, flags across the state will be flown at half-staff to honor the sacramento county deputy killed in the line of duty. 27-year-old deputy mark stasyuk and his partner were shot yesterday. the owner of the auto shop called police over a conflict with a customer. the suspect fired at the officers as they encounter him. he was hit in the upper body and his partner hit in the arm. the suspect was also wounded in exchange of gunfire with other officers.

stasyuk had been with the department for five years. legislators will call on governor brown to enact the strongest net neutrality measures in the country. if the governor signs the bill, it would prevent internet service providers from blocking or slowing down websites or charging for faster speeds. unlike previous laws, this bill would limit data plans and also allow companies breaking the rules to be prosecuted. in the east bay, the oakland unified school district will get $3 million in aid. governor brown signed the education trailer bill, provi providing relief for the district. under the bill the state will cover up to 75% of the deficit in the first year. up to 50% in the second year. and up to 25% in the third year. also in the east bay, a shock for customers at a cell phone store when a band of robbers rushed in, cleaned out the place. happened at a t-mobile store at the park and shop shopping center in concord last night. you can see the display tables

are now ptthcr is grab and dash thefts at six bay area apple stores last month. police have made no arrests in last night's robbery. this is a theft that happened at a cafe last year. it became quite the problem. that's why undercover officers are now going to keep watch at a number of cafes around the city. the standard advice is to be aware of your surroundings and always keep your laptop with you. in cases like this, thieves were coming into cafes and stealing these computers right from people's hands. >> it's so brazen. wow. >> that's amazing. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. post tropical florence with winds o miles a hour, moving to the eas at 13 miles an h5 million people in jeopardy of flash flooding today and tomorrow. that's the area in green from d.c. up to boston. if you're flying into that area,

there may be some delays. check out the cold air drainage from the higher elevations on the peninsula down to redwood city at 49. menlo park at 45. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s. 60s in hayward. 52 in san jose. livermore, 5 is. fairfield, 56. 53 in san rafael. looking south right now from san rafael, there's fog up there. ferry ride not quite as breezy and it will be the coolest day this week if you take mass transit. we'll stay in the 50s through lunch and low to mid-60s through noon. in the south bay, ee noon. mid-70s for the afternoon hour. 62 at 8:00. about the same temperatures across the north bay. that fog will fade by the time we get to 10:00. we'll bring alexis in here and

talk about the morning commute. >> not too much so far. off to a quiet start on this tuesday morning. taking you out to the central valley where, no surprise, we have some delays out of tracy. westbound 205 about 9 miles an hour up to 12 miles an hour once you make it to 580. that lasts for several miles. nothing blocking along that route. 280 inbound side, no major delays. you can see things are starting to fill in. we're okay with mass transit right now, but next weekend it will be another story. you remember the major track repairs b.a.r.t. has been doing. we have another one between 19th and west oakland stations. that means you'll have to get off the train and onto a bus bridge instead between 19th street and west oakland. that is all day saturday and sunday. definitely expect some significant delays due to that. just hearing about a new crash in the fremont area. we'll check that out coming up next. thousands of people will need to adjust their morning commute when b.a.r.t. begins a four-year earthquake retro fit

project in february. >> we've been telling you about this as we have been hearing about it. most of the construction will be done overnight but regular train service will be pushed back an hour. it will start at 5:00 a.m. according to the chronicle, b.a.r.t. will offer three express bus services for commuters who need an earlier start. so, those buses will run between 3:50 and 4:40 in the morningfro area. most of them will end at the sales force transit center. free cable car rides are costing san francisco money. riders working undercover tried to board cars without paying a fare. there were 100 attempts, 24 were successful. dercolct costing the city almost $2,000, according to the study. still an improvement from last year. when operators failed to collect payment from almost 600 riders. roseanne is not happy about how her character is getting written off the show "roseanne".

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i want to go back to florence, creating chaos on the east coast.

watch this tornado. that's one of 16 reported in virginia. this one happens to be in richmond yesterday. unfortunately, one person did pass away when a building collapsed. there are still some threats from florence to be dealt with. the tornado threat is waning, it's just flooding. it's only 1 to 3 inches, as you can see. for us back here at home, it will be breezy along the coast. low 60s there. upper 70s to low 80s with afternoon sunshine around los angeles. 77 in yosemite. here's a look at the seven-day forecast for tahoe. freezing cold this morning and tomorrow morning with mid-70s on the way for afternoon highs thursday, friday and saturday. the dry cold front back into the mid-60s by monday. jessica? >> thank you. a big spoiler for the upcoming roseanne spin-off show called "the conners." roseanne barr says her character dies in an opioid overdose. barr says it was her idea to have her character struggle with opioid use, but she didn't want

her character to die. she says her character should have died a hero. abc has not confirmed whether the spoiler is true or not. talk show host julie chen is stepping down from "the talk." >> the decision comes a week after her husband, les moonves, left cbs following sexual misconduct accusations. sources say chen wants to spend time caring for her son. she'll remain a host on the reality show "big brother". governor brown has signed a bill designed to regulate balcony construction and inspections. the bill forces contractors that settle lawsuits for $1 million or more to publicly report the settlements. it also requires balconies at apartment complexes to be inth is in rponse the berkeley irish students died after a fifth floor balcony collapsed.

in the south bay, a reporter with our media partner the mercury news is preparing to take what is now called, i should say, the van life. you can see why. it's equipped with a three-burner stove, oven and other bare necessities. it's a retrofitted 2018 ford transit. it's tracy kaplan's 80-square-foot answer to housing. she's been priced out of one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. >> i see myself parking this from time to time, at a friend', at some land i rent, in a community that tolerates it easily. >> so, she plans to park overnight in places around the bay area considered safe by a network of other van lifers or spots she's discovered herself. she says once she has the money to retire, she'll be able to hit the road. henry winkler is officially an emmy award winning actor. >> the 72-year-old finally walked away with a statuette the

more than four decades after he was first nominated for his role as the fonz in "happy days". >> oh, my god. i 33 seconds. i wrote this 43 years ago. >> winkler won for supporting actor in a comedy series for hbo's "barry." hbo and netflix tied for the most emmy awards with 23 each. here's another big moment. the show included a standing ovation for 96-year-old tv treasure, betty white. >> it's incredible that i'm still in this business, that i'm still and you are still putting up with me. >> also congratulations in order for san francisco's very own darren chris, the 31-year-old took home the emmy for outstanding lead actor for his starring role in "the

assassination of gianni versace". heinz will sell a mayonnaise and ketchup hybrid called mayochup. >> it hit the shelves after an online campaign. heinz did not invent this combination. people have been doing it for decades. they've been calling it fry sauce. you can throw in sweet pickle relish and vinegar and you have thousand island dressing. >> so, we've been talking about the name. needs a little tweaking, right? >> it does. we came up with something good in april when they first were asking for suggestions. but i cannot remember what it was. >> we can't think of it. >> our producer, eric, came up with a good name. you have to remind me. mayonnai >> no. >> that sounds like nasal or something to do with your nose. >> they should call it fancy fry

sauce. >> are people too lazy to mix the mayonnaise and ketchup? >> yes. >> of course. >> just checking. >> and some of us, like me, i mixed. hamburger and one on the other. >> i don't like either one. >> i don't like mayonnaise. >> this is all for naught. let's move on. here's a look at the golden gate bridge where it's not foggy this morning. the fog is out there. it's just not quite as widespread as yesterday. what you'll notice are the marine layer clouds, low clouds. they won't give up very easy today. that will lead to the coolest afternoon this week. it's mainly an inland warming trend for wednesday, thursday, friday and below average next week. here's a look at the cloud cover and how extensive it is at 7:00. you can see by noon it's still pretty much from the richmond, san rafael bridge down to the san mateo bridge. it finally goes away around 3:00 for the most part but it never does along the coast. let's see what it does to our microclimates. in the south bay, we have upper 70s but you have to go to morgan

hill and gilroy. mid to upper 60s for most of the peninsula today. right near 60 along the coast where it will be breezy, 63 in downtown san francisco. low to mid-70s through most of the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore, can you see hercules, castro valley, union city, fremont, everybody else in the mid to upper 60s. inland, mid to upper 70s. tonight temperatures in the upper 40s to 50s. great sleeping weather. inland, spike of 90s, upper 80s around the bay. olg trend takes us lower.ay, a we have a tuesday morning. we did get a crash on southbound 680 before mission boulevard. sounds like four vehicles

involved. one vehicle spun out facing the wr lane blocked and you're starting to e in. ole. quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on pretty early, 5:17. we had a disabled vehicle quickly cleared. i think that was part of the early start for you. delays out of the central valley. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 56 minutes. 24 on westbound 4, antioch to concord. north bay commute looks good, southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. pg&e's next step to help prevent wildfires in the area and across the state. we're getting new video showing the power of a firenado. remember the double rainbow

a's are back at home taking on the angels. 61 at 7:05, cooling to 58 by the end of the dagame. have fun. this is incredible. firefighters in british columbia were working to bring a fair under control when that swirling wall of flames grabbed their water hose. this happened north of vancouver. the fiery twister formed in a wildfire and firefighters say the firenado pulled their hose 100 feet in the air and melted it. a major new consumer protection kicks in this week. >> beginning on friday the three major credit reporting agencies

are required to offer you a credit freeze free of charge. a credit freeze prevents lenders from looking at the account. it's intended to stop financial loss from i.d. theft. here in california, freezes have cost $10 for each reporting agency, another $10 to remove the freeze. lealexa, turn on the microwave? it could happen. amazon is reportedly planning to release eight new voice-control devices by the end of the year. they include an alexa-powered microwave oven. they are expected to reveal the new gadgets by the end of the month. here's our alexis. >> someone says our name every time they try to talk to alexa. i can give you your traffic report, i'm not sure about your microwave. you're on your own there. southbound 680 before mission boulevard we have a four-car crash. we talked to chp. that's blocking the left lane. they're on the way to the scene as is an ambulance. definitely seeing delay

approaching that. that's our only major issue at i'm hearing about a new crash in richmond. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thanks, alexis. here's a look at our roof camera, talking aboutn car continues to change color depending on where i park it. moderate amounts of elm, juniper and cedar. good news, we do have a warming trend on the way. but our air quality forecast remains below "spare the air" threshold. enjoy the 80s and 90s without worrying about poor air quality. get ready. get ready. it's going to be a triple breach! >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. >> what? >> that's amazing. >> that is even better than i wanted it to be. i love it. a stunning sight off the coast of nova scotia. passengers on a whale tour spotted three whales leaping into the air.

tour operator said on facebook the whales swam by for several minutes before they did the takeoff. >> wow. i can't get enough of that. >> i've never seen that or even heard of that. what's cool, did you hear the operator or someone on the boat said, they're going to do a triple breach. he somehow knew that was going to happen. >> once in a lifetime moment for a lot of those folks. >> awesome. new at 6:00, tim cook talks all things apple. abc's exclusive days before the newest iphone is released. body cam from a

now at 6:00, the countdown to fall. we're days away from saying good-bye to summer and we're already feeling the change. today will be the coolest day of the week so far. >> yesterday i was in the shade for a moment and i had a little bit of a -- >> yeah, you needed a sweater.

>> it's happening. good morning on this tuesday, september 18th. natasha is off today. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. say it ain't so. i like the warm weather. >> it's coming, for about three days. i'll show you that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. today will be the coolest day this week. you can see the march of the gray, the marine layer clouds as we look at live doppler 7. it's not kicking out anything in the form of rain or drizzle. pretty much where we were yesterday, upper 40s to mid-50s. we'll stay at 50s in the coast. mid to upper 60s at noon. barely 70s by 4:00 and back in the 50s and 60s at 7:00. 80s and 90s, i'll show them to you next. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. i have a couple crashes to show you on our traffic maps. we have a new one in san pablo area. westbod