cross the bridge are going to suffer. friday night, 10:00 tonight and they don't reopen until 7:00 in the morning. the person who took that video says it took 1 hour 50 minutes, almost two hours, to get from san francisco to novato. that drive usually takes them 30 minutes. live at the golden gate bridge, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. that is rough. the be back to normal today. fremont dmv where the line stretched out the door yesterday. the dmv said a state-wide router issue stopped services and transactions from being processed. workers weren't aware of the problem until they came to work. >> of course when they're wrong, they're wrong. they don't go smoothly. i have to accept it. there's nothing i can do about it. >> the system started coming back up after two and a half

hours. the outages at some locations lasted four hours. a quick update on weather and traffic where you live. >> we'll start by taking a look at what's going on with the winds. notice they are very light once again. we've got the same conditions we had yesterday morning. even a little bit of an offshore breeze in oakland, hayward.righ. let's see where we will end up today. there are minor changes coming to my accuweather 12-hour planner. in the coast and san francisco, we were 83 yesterday. our warmest day so far i believe this entire year. waking up the same. temperatures in the 40s, 50s, a few 60s. by noon, same as yesterday, mid-60s, mid-70s. the coast still back to alexis. >> friday light start here this morning, mike. a live look at emeryville,

westbound 80, traffic heading towards the maze there. it is slowly starting to fill in. no major issues. that was a bit of a tough commute for you yesterday. we had two to three incidents along that route. mass transit off to a quiet start. 21 bart trains in service. normal service, no delays for ace. no delays by san francisco bay ferry. developing news, will she testify? the senate could hear from brett kavanaugh's accuser sometime next week. >> she was given until 7:00 to confirm if she will testify. linda lopez is live in new york with the latest. hi, linda. >> reporter: good morning, matt and alexis. republican senate leaders are currently negotiating with dr. christine blasey ford's lawyers about when and how she'll testify. meanwhile, at a rally in las vegas, campaigning for senator dean heller, president trump sending strong support out to judge brett kavanaugh. >> brett kavanaugh is one of the

finest human beings you will ever have the privilege on of knowing or meeting. >> reporter: though he is being called to testify in front of the senate again to answer sexual assault accusations >> so we'll let it play out. and i think everything is going to be just fine >> reporter: on fox news, questioning the the allegation. >> why didn't someone call the fbi 36 years ago. >> reporter: dr. christine blasey ford is accusing kavanaugh of sexually assaulteding her in the 1980s, a charge he denies. her lawyers currently negotiating when she will appear before the senate judiciary committee, saying she is prepared to testify next week but saying monday is not possible. according to a source for the negotiations, her lawyers and chairman chuck grassley's office now reportedly discussing thursday for her to testify. ford does not want kavanaugh in the room when she testifies and she wants him to testify first. blasey ford had originally

requested an fbi investigation before her testimony. her lawyer saying that is still her strong preference but no longer seemed to be insisting on it. democrats are accusing republicans of strong-arming her as to when she will testify. but grassley said he has offered several times. >> we offered one more close said session or two ways of doing it by transcript. >> reporter: kavanaugh continues to categorically deny these accusations. he said he looks forward to testifying before the committee and continues the hearing as soon as possible so he can try to clear his name. linda lopez, abc 7 news. >> linda, what other conditions are they asking for in order for her to testify? >> reporter: you know, there are a couple more things. they want her to bes ng possibl. no opening time limit. and who will ask the questions?

it had been suggested an outside female lawyer be brought in to ask instead of the male senators. her lawyers don't want it to have the feel of a trial. thank you for that. the family has written an open letter of support. her honesty is above approach and her behavior is highly ethical and respectful of everyone's point of view. we believe that chrissy has acted bravely by voicing her experiences from the past, and we know how difficult this is for her. the deadline is today for if she will testify on monday. we will send an alert. get the alerts by downloading the abc 7 news app now for your mobile device. in the south bay, police are trying to find a driver who hit and killed a woman in san jose. the 77-yom walking just a

ni when a dark blue mini van or suv hit her. the driver never stops. the the woman was taken to the hospital where she died. the police have not released a description of the driver. in the south bay, if you plan on enjoying the event on sunday, you won't be allowed to ride around on an electric scooter. electric scooters from officially band. it closes six miles of streets. the goal to allow people to explore the city by walking, without vehicles >> bart at 15th and mission street should notice a big difference. bart finished resurfacinged area around the station with a material that repels liquids rather than absorb them. the notoriously dirty station has been the focus of cleanup by city officials. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. these areas were in the mid-90s

yesterday. tphoul 57 brent wood. antioch, 64. any other 60s? san jose, 63. antioch, 64. warm air rising at night. 59 in san francisco. 48, novato. maybe not such good sleeping weather in pacifica last night. here's a look at what's going on from south beach. fog along the coast. the rest of us doing great for the commute. sun and haze. mass transit comfy. hot this afternoon. san francisco, all right, during the afternoon and evening hours we will ramp up to the mid to upper 70s. sea breeze kicks in, we're at 60 degrees. 62 at 8:00. mid to upper 80s, another warm day down to 72 degrees at 8:00

in the south bay. cooler weather on the way for the weekend. i'll show you that. 90s aren't gone for long. how was traffic this morning? bring alexis over to this side of the studio. how are you doing? >> doing okay. traffic looking okay as well. no major issues to talk about. friday light. we are completely empty here on the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have a couple vehicles coming towards us now. that is about it. no major incidents. no blocking issues to talk about right now. however, this weekend it will be a different story if you're planning on using bart, major track repairs between 19th street and west oakland stationsis. you'll have to get off a train, onto a bus instead. free bus bridge will be provided. that will last all day saturday and sunday. doing this work recently for several past weekends has caused significant delays. next traffic update in just

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a look at what's going to happen tomorrow when autumn begins at 6:54. the sun will be directly over the equator and slide south of the equator. we will continue to lose 2 hours 20 seconds of sunshine. 90s in the central valley. 81 in los angeles. 91, yosemite. let's take a look at my forecast. the next seven days for tahoe. it sure doesn't look like fall. temperatures will run in the 70 to 80-degree range. all right. thanks, mike. the nation of vietnam is in mourning following the sudden death of its president. he passed away last night from a serious illness. quang was 61. he hoefed president trump during his first visit to the communist country last year. check your freezer. nearly 133,000 pounds of ground

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student health. >> k-pop is growing in popularity in the bay area. just last week, the k-pop boy band bts sold out at oracle arena. >> fans met in downtown san jose for a crash course in k-pop choreography. amanda del castillo has our story >> reporter: flashing lights and k-pop fanatics filled the plaza on thursday. this is all part of san jose city dance series which offers free dance lessons over the course of eight weeks. each class exploring a new music genre. popping up this week is k-pop. >> it is kind of like korean break-dancing if you will. >> reporter: the music that brought out the bts army by the thousands last week in oakland. sky 7 was overhead as fans lined up days in advance to get a good spot in front of the sold-out stage. >> dude, i get crazy whenever i

hear the song. i get shook. oh, my god, it's bts. i've got to dance! >> even in a different language, ariel and her friends say k-pop speaks to them. it was taught by patrick santos. someone who never would have guessed k-pop would find any flory here in the bay area. >> i would never have thought a k-pop idol would be anywhere near the states. >> reporter: but it's everywhere. fans say it's for everyone. >> oh, my god, i didn't even know what to expect. it met more than my expectations. they're so happy, dancing, going wild, meeting friends, talking to people. it's wonderful. >> reporter: there are two more in the eight-week city dance series. in downtown san jose, i'm k-pop queen amanda del castillo for abc 7 news. >> i like that. bts took the bay area by storm.

they have their sights set on new york. on wednesday, bts will perform live times square in new york. i know you will not miss one second of that. >> i will watch. we're still getting tweets about it. >> i know. >> their fan base is so loyal, so positive. it's really refreshing. >> it's fun. >> it really is. i can't wait to watch. wick back and relax a little. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my forecast. the weather is going to change. it will change rapidly along the coast today as a southerly surge of clouds and cooler weather is coming in. the rest of us will be warm to hot once again. now our coolest highs will be this weekend. the cool weather hits the coast today. it is going to move into the rest of our neighborhoods. and summer warmth will return next week. not much out there right now. a little bit of fog around half moon bay. not much out there at noon. look what happens in the afternoon. just wash of clouds coming from

the south. by 7:00, temperatures are going to drop dramatically in san francisco after being in the mid-to upper 70s. easily into the low 6 south bay, pretty much same as yesterday. mid-80s to low 90s. 88, san jose. 80 in millbrae. upper 60s the coast. but that will fall during the latter parts of the afternoon hours with the southerly surge. 70s for downtown san francisco and sausalito. upper 90s in the north bay. east bay shore, upper 70s in richmond and berkeley. everybody else low to mid-80s. fremont, 8. same thing castro valley. accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures in the 60s, 70s, 80s for sunday. back to the 80s and 90s by tuesday. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. off to a quiet start on the roads here this morning. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza where, no surprise, we have a stackup in the cash lanes. it's not terrible burr it is definitely starting to build

until they get a few more booths open. no metering lights either. we'll see if they are flipped on later than usual today. a quick check of a slowdown on the nimitz. southbound 880 at alvarado niles, we have at least one lane down. you are stop and go as you approach state route 92. it should clear out. tesla has received a five-star safety rating. model 3 electric sedan earned perfect scores in overall impact, side impact, front impact and rollover. the nhsa does not evaluate autopilot features in its safety rating. model s and x earned five stars in every category. amazon's alexa doesn't want to wake your sleeping children

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minutes away from my accuweather forecast. big concert last night at at&t. tonight, definite hrep pardon

and journey. it will be a little bit cooler than last night. 58 by the end of the concert. have fun. alex. >>a non-profit organization known for rescuing and caring for thousands of abused animals, especially chickens, is looking for a new location. they were rescued from egg farms across the state will be brought to the old animal place in rural vavaville. the property is on the market because they ran into zoning regulations that forbid more were than 100 animals. they moved to grass valley. they want a second facility closer to the bay area to carry out their primary mission. >> we're trying to raise money. we're a non-profit. we depend on public support. we need the support of our community more than ever. >> the animal place is looking to raise $1.5 million to purchase the new property.

most will come from the sale of the old site, but they will still need $150,000 in donations to make up the difference. in the south bay, two controversial olympians will receive the university's highest honor next smith. they won gold and bronze at the 1968 olympics in mexico. they became more famous for that, raising their fists in a black power protest on the podium. they were september back to the u.s. immediately afterward. the pair risked everything to bring worldwide attention to the defining issue of their time. smith and carlos will receive the tower award at a gala in october. they have been recognized with a statue of their likeness installed on the campus. nba season is around the corner. defending champs are making their last few years quite visible in oakland. they unveiled their 2017-2018 championship banner yesterday. warriors play their first preseason game next saturday at oracle arena

>> how cool for the warriors to be able to do that. so many years it just is wasn't happening. >> yeah. >> the fact that we need to make room for three more banners, that's amazing. >> they need a new building. they need more space to put up the banners. all right. it is pretty much a football-free weekend. cal, stanford, no. niners, raiders, no. let's focus on the last three games of the season for the oakland a's. magic number is four. 69 at 7:05. down to 63 degrees, comfortable at the coliseum. if you're heading out for any outdoor activities over the weekend, remember it's going to be cooler. that will keep our air quality really nice. it's going to be moderate to good. no spare the air alert coming our way. so get out there and enjoy. all right. checking out the roads this morning. so far so good. live at walnut creek. southbound 680, incident free. right around treat boulevard. no one hitting the brakes yet

either. you should be cruising along at a pretty decent speed. state route 84, red. road work scheduled in the livermore area until 6:00 this morning. lanes down at strickenyard avenue if you want to avoid that, stick to 580 and take 680 in that direction. no delays yet this morning. you can tour the world simply by visiting a museum in san francisco. >> a new be exhibit features fashions worn by muslim women. visitors can experience extravagant beauty. 80 especially assembles highlight both culture and religion. >> they are all tied together under the guise of muslim fashion. and i think that is really beautiful. there are so many different regions. there's different elements to each piece. >> i think a lot of those popular notions are disspelled

if you come through this show. >> it runs until early january at the museum at san francisco golden gate park. apple iphone hits stores today. next at 5:00 a.m., talking to people who have been waiting all night. a team based in oakland returns home after rescuing victims in hurricane florence. a

>> and good morning. it is friday, september 21st. reggie, jessica and natasha are off. are they on a fabulous vacation?

>> they are on a party we weren't invited to. you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco has your first look at the day ahead. you weren't invited to the party either. >> i think it's your party. and you are living alexis and i behind after the show. >> oh, yeah. birthday boy. >> i'm watching you. okay. happy birthday. visibility 4 miles. a little bit of fog at half moon bay. temperatures mid 40s. we will watch the coast because a southerly surplg will come up this morning. temperatures drop from noon to 4:00. the rest of us will be warm after starting off in the 40s and 50s. we will end up in the 80s and 90s. now the friday commute. >> we are friday light. hoping we can hold onto that. westbound 92. really not even starting to see that fill in too much so far today. our drive times are looking good as well. we briefly had a little bit of yellow showing up on westbound 580, tracy to dublin. back in the green,