after a stretch of cooler days, warm sunshine is literally on the horizon. >> i know that makes you happy, miss jessica castro. it's going to be a warmer day. >> let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> if i told you it was going to be sunny and 70 in san francisco. >> i would say, did you say san francisco? >> i'm excited. >> g. i like making you guys happy. you can see winds are calm. onshore breeze. but notice the lack of clouds out there mainly along the peninsula and coast. clouds by 7:00. most of us waking up to sunshine. mid-40s to mid-50s again. accuweather 12-hour planner, 70s creep anything at noon. 70s and 80s by 4:00. 50s at the coast. 60s around the bay. 70s inland by 7:00. this isn't even the warmest day. more in the accuweather seven-day forecast. hey, alexis. >> good morning, mike. i mentioned this earlier but we

have road work between highway 4 and san pablo dam road. last time we checked out, no delay. it was in the green. crews are hopefully picking things up right now. we definitely have some red between highway 4, geting into the san pablo area. hopefully things will thin out quickly. that is scheduled to wrap in the next couple of minutes. westbound 80, things filling in at the baze. no metering lights yet. that usually happens 5:15, 5:20. thanks, alexis. a new twist in the supreme court battle. the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault says she will testify only after an fbi investigation. president trump said yesterday the fbi should not be be involved because they don't want to be involved. sources tell abc news the agency will not take further action unless ordered to do so by the white house.

this puts monday's judiciary hearing in jeopardy. >> reporter: she may not know what next week looks like for her. she has a lot of support e. letters are powering in for her. this is a letter written by her palo alto neighbors. we wanted to tell you that we are here and we have your back. most of us don't know you personally but we are all thinking of you and holding you tight in our hearts. we are incredibly sorry and sad especiallied and infuriated by what happened to you in high school. christine blasey ford is a professor at palo alto university. while neighbors have written her a letter, her friends have also written one. it is to the senate judiciary committee. >> i have known her 40 years, along with many of our friends. all of us who have signed the letter in her support. and there's nothing that we've ever known about her to be

anything but honest and straight is forward. >> here is a sample of their letter. christine's bravery and sacrifice in coming forward with her story does not surprise those of us who know her. we are all very proud of christine. grateful to have her as a member of our community. and stand in solidarity with her. this one is signed by more than 100 people. her lawyer says blasey ford is getting death threats. so is her family. because of threats, the family has left the home and relocated. now, others need more proof of the validly of the claim. the republican national committee woman says sphe takes all the allegations very seriously but that's it's not fair to let an unfounded accusation derail kavanaugh's appointment. >> it is very concerning from a due process point of view to hold up a judicial nomination for one thing, she doesn't know

when the incident occurred. she doesn't know where it occurred. she has told diferent stories about who was present. she cannot verify the specific details of any of it. >> we are sending push alerts on the latest updates to this story. get them on your phone by downloading the abc 7 news app. you can customize what alerts you want to receive. victims of abuse at the hands of priests received a show of support to get a statewide investigation into the crimes. our media partner at the east bay times reports four bay area state lawmakers are now calling for california's attorney general to investigate abuse by priests. a survivor's group made the same request monday. new details on how a new set of tariffs between china and the u.s. will affect us in california. we first told you about the sanctions yesterday here on "abc 7 mornings". china is imposing $60 billion in tariffs on more than 5,000

american goods. that includes a 10% tariff on wine. as you know, that is bad news for california. we produce 90% of the wine in this country. wine industry experts tell the chronicle, bay area wineries oppose the tariffs. still, it seems china will continue to buy our wine. exports increased 14% in the first on half of this year despite tariffs going up 20% in april. a jury convicted of a man thought to be the gypsy hill killer. investigators suspect he murdered six young women in 1976 from northern california to reno. this is the man here on your screen. his name is rodney helbauer. he was found guilty yesterday in the murder of two teenagers in sap mateo county. he is the prime suspect of a college student in reno during that time. her sister attended the trial in redwood city. >> we just want justice for our

sister, you know, for him to be held responsible for what he did to her and our family and the community. >> dna evidence led to arrest in 2014. in san francisco, a man is out of his home thofrpbg because raw sewage. the mess has forced the closure of a busy trader joes in the same complex. this suspect the same time. kate larson. armed with with a swaoepblgy, 77-year-old tried to clean up puddles of sewage inside his san francisco apartment. a maintenance worker explained that help was tphoft immediately on the way. >> we are going to work on your unit tomorrow, sir. >> tomorrow? >> he lives in north beach boulevard. 341 unit complex owned and managed by jon stewart company. sewage started overflowing out of his toilet. at the same time the trader

joe's garage on the street level of the complex, also started flooding. the grocery store was closed tuesday while workers cleaned up inside and plumbers parked outside. this is not the first time plumbing has been a problem here. cell phone video of the unit in 2016 shows the aftermath of the first time his bathroom overflowed. it took more than a month to repair that damage. when it flooded with sewage two years ago, his family had to spend $4,000 replacing furniture. now that it happened before. sewage over his couch, rugs, chairs, his family isorey will thousand dollars once again. >> i don't understand why is it so hard to look at your blueprints and figure out which pipe goes wear and figure out how to fix it. >> he is staying in a hotel right now paid for by the property owners. i actually called jon stewart, o says they will make good and cover the cost of any lost property. in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. yeah. i'll follow that.

that was awful. nobody should have to live like that. we have issues weather-wise. the areas you see in orange, above 1,000 feet. we have a fire fire dangerous the winds will kick up. we'll have low humidity through 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. now, as far as temperatures, look at this. 49 in pleasanton. a lot f low to mid-50s in the season ramon valley, livermore. upper 50s in concord, antioch. 62 in pittsburgh right now. the rest of our neighborhoods, low to mid-50s in the bay, south bay. need to dress a little bit warmer up in the north bay. pacifica, 51 degrees. golden gate, a breeze southwest at 10 miles per hour. a little cloud cover. but towards the end of the morning commute. it won't last very long. cool this morning. warm this afternoon. sunny and calmer at our beaches. yeah, sunny, calmer, a little bit warmer. pretty strong sunshine.

make sure you have the sunscreen. north bay, 52. a little bit of fog. 74 and sunshine at noon. low to mid-80s up in the north bay. 68 by 8:00. last look the east bay shore, starting off at 57. 10 degrees warmer at noon, 67. 90s on the way in the seven day forecast. alexis right now >> overall, we are off to a great is start. we hit the sweet spot for the commute. no metering lights. carpool lanes are open. and the cash lanes, the backup have thinned out. they have a few more booths opened. we are cruising through for 5, 10 more minutes until they flip the metering lights on. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 24 minutes for you. road work off highway 4. it has wrapped up. a few residual delays deliver. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo looking great. in the green at nine minutes.

a live look at gold especially gate bridge. a major project has started up. this is expected to have some issues the next few years. a suicide net is being installed under the bridge. one lane will be closed in both directions through 2021. it is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. monday through thursday. and 10:00 to 7:00 friday and saturday morning. >> definitely going to impact the commute. thank you, alexis. it will be stainless steel wire rope, 20 feet below the bridge. jumping onto it will cause difficult bruises, sprains, and possible broken bones. the project cost is $211 million. >> okay. are they gay or not? the internet is buzzing after what a former sesame street writer said about bert and

ernie. now the show is responding. cameras role as crews move in to save a dog. he etron sounds like a transformer but but it is audi new's electric vehicle. where you can check it out in person today >> speaking of that, the push

aiv fro tower. notice what you don't see, cloud cover. jumping 4 to 10 degrees over yesterday's levels. now a live desk update from abc 7 morning. >> one of elizabeth smart's kidnappers was supposed to be released from jail overnight. that has not happened yet. a live look at the exit doors a salt lake city prison. wanda barzee expected to walk out at any moment. the 72-year-old was charged with helping to kidnap smart. she was supposed to be release indeed 2024. they miscalculated time served. a federal agent says they will keep a close eye on the convicted kidnapper. barzee's husband, brian david mitchell, is serving a life sentence for the crime. look at this new video of a

dog rescue in north carolina. that pet ended up strapped on the front porch of the home. peta said they rescued the dog after floodwaters kept it trapped. this is in lumberton, north carolina. hurricane florence moved through and broke temporary levees. good to see the dog is all right. a closer look at some of audi's new electric vehicles. audi set up a display in san francisco showing off an suv called etron. ist is priced at $74,000. there it is. also on display, a formula e pof you can see them in person starting 11:00 today at audi's service station unleashed event on broadway and front near the embarcadero. the vehicles will be on display saturday. the new electric cars won't be

be available in all kpaoupbts. b communities. one would create outreach to low-income communities by prioritizing rebate payments. they are helping to craft the second bill. it includes, among other things, more rebates for low income residents. >> they will scrap it, throw it away. and you get a voucher for $9,500 to buy a new or used. >> the voucher program has been successful in central valley and the greater los angeles area. it will soon come to the bay area. health care work held a vigil to keep a hospital from closing. they filed for bankruptcy last august. they are looking to sell, shut its doors and end contracts with current employees. it has an obligation to the community to keep the hospital open and maintain existing

services. emotions running high in downtown sacramento as pro and anti-law enforcement protesters squared off in fronted of a law enforcement convention. activists representing the black lives matter movement held a protest about police brutality against people of color. they demand justice for stephon clark. law enforcement supporters organized a counterprotest gathering to honor a fallen sheriff deputy who was killed in the line of duty on monday. i'm here in support of the sheriff's department and in honor of the deputy that was killed. >> well, the whole fact that they came out because of that is non-applicable. we didn't do anything to that deputy. that is a huge racist statement. >> there were no arrests at that protest. >> okay. the next story has a lot of people talking. a former sesame street writer is

saying that bert and ernie are a couple. >> however, sesame street fired back, denying the claims. she said when writing bert and ernie he always felt they were a gay couple. he said he didn't have any other way to contextualize them and the sketches would reflect the dynamic in his own same-sex relationship. sesame street says bert and ernie are best ph muppets they don't have sexual orientation. >> they are not necessarily saying they are a gay couple stkphreut h. >> it has the internet riled up. in today's gma first look, nfl legends are threatening to

boycott unless the nfl meets demands. in this morning's gma first look, a group of players selected to represent the hall of fame issued a momentum. >> we want proper health care proper pension. >> reporter: they issued a three-page letter to commissioner roger goodell, the president of the hall of fame writing the leaguen sidelined us as the greatest ever to play america's most popular sport, they gave us a gold jacket, a bust and a ringing, and that was it. they are demanding health insurance, salary, and share of league revenue. former colts running back eric dickerson speaking on behalf of the group says if their needs aren't met they will boycott future induction ceremonies. >> celebrity chef menez opening

in the north bay. it will be in tiburon at the former mexican restaurant on main street. it is scheduled to open next summer. mina is founder of the mina group which operates 40 restaurants worldwide. his restaurants in san francisco and los angeles earned him a star in the michelin guide. tasty work. another one, hopefully that alleviates the pressure on the other ones because they are always so busy. north bay has an issue that will creep up with the fire weather watch. the winds coming up in a minute. san rafael, it is pretty clear. finding a little bit of fog in novato. visibility is 3 miles. sunny everywhere. even the coast today. the warming trend begins. average to pwofl average all

seven days. you will city in the 60s for the most part. san jose, the low, upper 71 millbrae, 77. mid-60s along the peninsula coast today to 70 in downtown san francisco. 73, berkeley. oakland, 75. along with union city, fremont. mid-80s to near 90. temperatures in the low to upper 50s. winds during the evening hours. pretty quiet. by 2:00 in the morning, that's when they pick up. and they stay that way through 5:00 tomorrow evening. that's why we have the fire weather watch.

looking at a very quiet start to our morning. it can't last forever, but we are holding onto it now. looking at some residual delays from earlier road work. westbound 80, san pablo dam road, it was scheduled to wrap at 5:00. you're down to 12 miles per hour through highway 4 interchange. west bound highway 4 filling in too. down to 45 between pits skpwurg bay point. nothing looking there. no issues on mass transit. major track repairs for bart between 19th and west oakland stations. you'll have to use bus bridge instead all day saturday and sunday. united airlines is changing its boarding process in hopes of changing its customer service. this is what the new signs look like. instead of boarding through five

different lines, united will have just two lines. groups one and two will line up together. all others will be asked to stay seated until they're called to line up. the improvement thes will give added space and more time to relax. >> i don't think it's going to work. people will just line up behind them. nice try. we'll see how it goes. next up, seven things you need to know to start your day. a southern california doctor who once appeared on a reality show now accused

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fbi investigation before testifying. blasey ford was invited to testify on monday. good morning america has an exclusive interview with anita hill, responding to the sexual assault claims against brett kavanaugh. a preview in a few minutes. a shoot anything a sunset district left a man dead at 4e6 and moraga street just before 9:00. so far no arrests have been made. number 4, san jose international airport is getting millions in federal fund to go test new security and safety technology. the goal is to catch people who trespass into secure areas of the airport. number 5, on seven days of average to above-average temperatures with good air quality. how about that? that's pretty good. >> number six, looking good on . it is starting to fill in. should be flipping those on any minute now. we have made it to just about

5:30 without any major incidents. number 7, millions of men going bald may be able to sproud new hair if they run sandalwood into their scalp. german researchers found it stimulates hair growth after six days. >> it sounds like a prank. hey, if it works, it works. coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including the one thing a san francisco san francisco does not want to see in union square. > the

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we have another twist involving supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault. anita hill, who once faced an ear ly similar situation, weighs in on abc this morning.

a tent city just faced he evacuation days ago. >> a local research team is working on a polite pedestrian robot. did you see the man walk past that robot like nothing unusual was happening? >> sure did. >> silicon valley. nothing fazes us. more questions than answer. good morning on this weapons, september 19th. you're never more than seven days away from the seven day accuweather forecast. >> protecting himself from strong sunshine this afternoon. and warmer temperatures. today is the day. learning from robots. we do have a little bit of cloud cover along the coast. some of that trial to spill from the bay. sutro tower, sales force tower off in the distance. you can't see anything else. there's a little bit of cloud cover on the east bay shoreline.

otherwise, get ready for early sunshine and quicker warmth. mid-40s to mid-50s. by noon, 70s inland s. 60s elsewhere. 80s by 4:00. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. 10 degrees cooler by 7:00. how's the commute, alexis? >> we have been quiet the last hour. a new crash in fremont on the lighter side of 880, northbound 880 around decoto road. sounds like a two-car crash. one vehicle spun out, facing the wrong way, and possibly caught fire. waiting for more details to be confirmed on that situation. emergency crews heading to the scene. not much of a backup yet. a live look at the san mateo. west bound 92 filled in. no major delays so far this morning. >> alexis, thank you. developing news in the battle over the supreme kourplcourt. the palo alto woman accusing

brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is now willing to testify on capitol hill but only after an fbi investigation. elizabeth hur live with the details >> reporter: dr. formed's lawyer says this is a serious situation and there is no reason to rush a public hearing. republicans say in their view there is no reason to delay it. this morning dr. christine placy ford is standing firm. no fbi investigation, no testimony. in a letter to chuck grassley obtained by abc news they wrote, "a full investigation by law enforcement officials will especially sure the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assess indeed a non-partisan manner and that the committee is fully informed before conducting any hearing. "adding her life has been turned upside-down and she will not be be appearing on capitol hill on monday. overnight, grassley responding in a statement, "dr. ford's testimony would reflect her

personal knowledge and memory of events. nothing the fbi or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells te committee, so there is no reason for any further delay. >> i don't think the fbi really should be involved because they don't want to be involved. >> they have completed one background check on kavanaugh. president trump could request another but the president making it clear he has no intention to do so. ford is accusing kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when he was drunk at a party in the 1980s. kavanaugh emphatically denies the allegations. democrats are coming to ford's defense saying it should be investigated and the hearing should be delayed. but according to the committee chair, the invitation for dr. ford to testify on monday still stands. and, again, her lawyers say as of now she won't be there. live in new york, elizabeth hur

for abc new york. anita hill accused supreme court justice clarence thomas of sexual harassment during his confirmation hearing in 1991. today on good morning america she expressed concern over how the senators would handle blazy ford's testimony. >> whether or not it is going to be anything more than just a sham proceeding so the senators would say we gave her a chance to talk and then move on to doing exactly what they were intending to do before she came forward. >> and you can watch hill's full interview on gma at 7:00 right after "abc 7 mornings". meanwhile, ford says another person was was in the room when the incident took place. his name is mark judge. >> judge said he never saw kavanaugh act that way. he is denying the incident ever occurred. we do have an entire page on

our website dedicated to coverage of brett kavanaugh, including the links his accuser has to palo alto. >> developing news in san francisco where police are investigating a deadly shooting in the outer sunset neighborhood at 46th avenue and last night. the victim was transported to the hospital where he later died. so far no arrests have been made. >> matt keller explains why this is even necessary. matt? >> reporter: hi, reggie, jessica. security issues were a real issue several years ago.they ra along the perimeter. new technology, better technology was needed. now they are going to get it. there were high-profile breaches. the most famous in 2014 when a

15-year-old boy climbed into the wheel well of a plane and flew to hawaii. he survived. a woman was able to hop the fence and was caught trespassing. this airport and the miami international airport are the two to test new technologies. they will split up $10 million. some of the security it includes video cameras, analytics software to detect unauthorized personnel on the property, laser, fence and ground sensors and radar, microwave and infrared sensors that can cover a larger area than a typical camera. live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you.vepmtsn aou. the city of san jose will allow

hope village to lease a piece of city-owned land near ma net ta international airport. it can stay for 180 days. the city will only charge $1 for the lease. volunteers created hope village without permits on a state parking lot last week. it was forced to relocate monday to a union office down the street. today president trump will travel to north carolina to survey the damage left behind by hurricane florence. >> the winds have of course died down, but the flooding is still a major problem. this is such a sad story. two memory health patients died in south carolina yesterday. the floodwaters surrounded their vehicle. they were transporting the patient and said they tried to save the woman but they couldn't open the doors to the van. at least 37 people have died rm >> such a heartbreaking story. asforce 4 iselpi t evacuate people from samson

county, north carolina. these are brand-new pictures the group posted on its facebook page. rescuers have been working with the u.s. coast guard, among other agencies. they are out in full force again today. the california air national guard's 129th rescue wing is also helping with search and rescue operations. they are there searching and rescuing folks. they sent this helicopter video showing the devastating flood anything henderson, north carolina. the team has been on the scene since friday. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort for those affected by the storm. you can make an automatic $10 donation by texting florence to 90999. florence has moved off the coast. no longer a factor. at least in producing new problems. but those other problems will be around for months or even years. every penny you can give will really help those folks. all right. let's lkbo temperatures. they're cooler this morning because we didn't have much cloud cover last night. one of the coolest areas

compared to yesterday. we have 50, castro valley. berkeley, 52, along with union city. and fremont. 55 in hayward. 56 in oakland. 48 los gatos. also in pleasanton. napa, novato and santa rosa, mid to upper 40s. santa cruz, temperatures in the low 70s with sunshine. rest of our beaches, mid-60s and sunshine. not very breezy today. cooler today, warm this afternoon if you're exercising on the bay, watch out for that. 61 watt noon in san francisco. sunshine this afternoon. that's where we should be this time of the year. south bay will do you 10 degrees better. 55. 72 at noon. but we'll end up around 4:00 at 80 degrees. comfortable 68 at 8:00. we were kind of joking with the cooler nights. we have been sleeping a lot harder. it's been harder to get up. i noticed traffic has been the

same thing. really whiet and then boom. >> yeah. maybe everybody is hitting snooze right now. it hasn't been too bad. hopefully you had a great night's sleep. if you are about to head out, we are starting to ramp up. bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on 5:28 this morning. i did mention a problem in the fremont area. that is actually a little bit closer to union city. on the lighter side of 880 here, the northbound side near decoto road. we had a crash involving two vehicles. one spun out and is facing the wrong way. we had the two left lanes blocked. reports of flames and smoke coming from the vehicle. they have that off on the shoulder. pretty impressive by chp. that was a quick response. 42, no delays. ace 1 and # on time. lingering gps issues. normal service, no delays, for san francisco bay ferry.

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right now we have a fire weather watch. it means continues are possible. if it turns into a red flag warning, we'll let you know. it will affect 2.2 million people and last a little bit longer. upper 80s in the central valley. mid-60s along the coast from eureka, monterey. 70, tahoe. that's one of the cooler days. mid to upper 60s tomorrow through sunday. back down in the low 70s next week. >> thanks, mike. upsetting story out of orange county. more victims of a stkr accused of drugging and sexually assaulting hundreds of women. orthopedic surgeon and a female accomplice intoxicated two women and brought the women back to his apartment where they allegedly drugged the victims

and sexually assaulted them. the doctor once appeared on online dating rituals of the american male, a bravo tv reality show. authorities found hundreds of videos and images of robe shaw's phone showing other women who could be victims. >> they appear to be highly intoxicated beyond being able to resist. >> robe shaw out on bail. out on the streets. this is one of 200 different role play scenarios. it has active shooters in a courthouse with several people shot, including a sheriffs deputy. and a gunman is using a hostage as a shield. each scenario requires split-second decisions. >> we deter from excessive force. we deter from not using enough

force. so there is a happy medium we're looking for. >> i can do a school shooting, critical, where i have constant bell in the back, kids screaming. i didn't have that in the old one. >> and you can see they have a lot of screens there. the old similarity only had one large screen? front. this new one has five screens that project a 300-degree virtual world. a new twist in a bizarre 2015 vallejo kidnapping case. the victim will face questioning from her abductor next week. matthew muller is serving a 40-year sentence for kidnapping. now it includes rape, false imprisonment. he is going to cross-examine her at a preliminary hearing on tuesday. muller can view the videotape of the alleged two rapes. >> disgusting that he could

watch a videotape of his own crime. but at the same time, we have something called the constitution, which allows him to do it. muller kidnapped huskins from her va lay home home and held her two days before releasing her near her family's home. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin wants to ban office space on the first three floors of buildings in union square. there are proposals to convert retail space into offices. he doesn't want to see the history you can shopping mecca overrun with desks and computers. it would impose a $4 per square foot fee for office space. the san jose earthquakes will take the field tonight and will have a special guest. >> d he estinee coronado

been added to the roster. she is fighting is stage three-c. >> i was really excited. >> tears of joy? > yeah, tears of joy. >> cutie. destinee will take part in the prep-game pep talk and do the coin toss. a new version of polite pedestrian robot. this is one of our favorite stories of the morning. it is called jackrabbot 2. he is one arm and a face, unlike the previous version. the goal is to develop a robot that just doesn't move around in its environment. it can interact with humans in a

more natural way. like just walking by that guy, no big deal. >> and handsome fashion. >> you know what i noticed, we were talking about his hat and tie, it is a stanford the hat. he's representing his university. >> a one-armed bandit. you're never more than seven minutes away from my warming forecast. a look at san francisco. predominantly right in the middle is the sales force tower. extra sunshine means the warming trend begins. we have the fire danger in the north bay mountains. it will be sunshine and warmth pretty much all seven days of the forecast. remember the bowl of cold air that was over us yesterday? it's moving off to the east. this warm dome is going to bring

sunshine everywhere. it will not blow completely offshore. the warmth never gets to the coast. you can always escape it if it gets too hot in your neighborhood. mid-to upper 70s. san jose, 80. 88, gilroy. 78 in cupertino. millbrae, 71. everyone else 73 to 78. mid-60s along the coast. 70, downtown san francisco. as you head up through the north bay, get used to temperatures in the low to mid-80s. east bay shore, 73 to 75, 76 degrees. and we've got mid to upper 80s in the east bay valleys. plus you can open up the windows and enjoy this fresh air in these low to upper 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast. what you will see is temperatures that every once in a while spike in the 90s. we stay in the 60s at the coast. all right. take a look at that morning

commute. here's alexis. good morning, mike. overall, it's been a pretty decent drive. we really have not had any major issues. trying to bounce back from earlier road work, westbound 80 between highway 4 and san pablo dam road. construction went a little after 5:00. you are down to 24 miles per hour. definitely still trying to recover from that. southbound 680 looking okay around treat boulevard. starting to see a few folks hit brakes before the 24 split. nothing major. a quick check of drive times. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 56 minutes. west bound 4, antioch to concord in the yale at 23. san rafael to san francisco in the green, looking great at 125 minutes new at 6:00, a new twist in the battle of the future of the angel island ferry. >> first, a new study bringing attention to the yogurt we eat. why you should be be be rechec

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. tough loss last night. 11 games to go. the magic number is 7 to solidify the wild card spot is for the a's. a touch milder today. cooling down to 60 under the stars. mike, thank you. ist is time to check your yogurt labels. a new story shows store-bought yogurt may not be as healthy as you think, and that includes organic. the doctor says it is loaded with calcium and protein. that's the good thing. on the flip side, researchers found some are packed with sugar.

dr. ashton is talking about it on good morning america. greek yogurt has the lowest sugar. organic can be miss leadsing. especially for products marketed to children. is it asided sugar, free or total sugar? turn it around and look at the number because that is important. >> dr. ashton will look at some of the healthiest ways to prepare your greek yogurt. >> if sugar is one of the first five ingredients, i was told it is dessert. >> that's true. men may be able to benefit from rubbing sandalwood into their scalp. german researchers found it stimulates hair growth after six days. the team says hair follicle contain smell receptors that respond to the odor and trigger the main protein in hair to multiply.

the findings could lead to a sandalwood based treatment for hair loss. mike, a lot of people smelling pretty good. >> okay. i'll let mike comment in a second. i'll move on to traffic. honestly, we have been quiet. we had a spin out northbound 880, around decoto road. everything has been pushed off to the shoulder. it sounds like a tow truck is on the way to the scene. no delays in the area. slowdowns bay bridge metering lights at 5:28 this check in wi meteorologist mike nicco. >> i'm starting to wonder. i'm pretty sure i'm not going bald. do i not smell good? we'll talk about what's going on from our camera. notice your car is turning colors? tree pollen is out of control. elm, cedar, juniper the major culprits. an area of low pressure will dump 35 5 to 15 inches of rain cabo. if you're headed that way, call

ahead. >> mike, thank you. you smell fine. >> a stand up between the u.s. and china. >> the outpouring of support for the woman accusing judge brett kavanaugh of sexual assault as she makes new commands before testifying before congress. the stinky mess in

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very sporadic. early sunshine will work its magic, taking us from the mid-40s and mid-50s this morning to 60s and 70s at noon. 60s stay at the coast. by 4:00, back in the first at the coast. by 7:00, upper 60s to mid-70s for bay and inland neighborhoods. 90s coming at you. here's alexis. quiet morning continues on the roads. wondering how long we can hold on to this. it feels too good to be true. very few incidents. nothing tphaoeupblg talk about right now. richmond