meanwhile, overnight, the charlie fire is burping near castaic. it has scorched 3,300 acres. it is 20% contained. it tore through in just hours. about 20 homes are evacuated. this is burning north of santa clarita in the area of six flags, magic mountain. it's 4:30. a quick update. red flag warning extended until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon thanks to northerly wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. look at the gusts to 25. not impressive wind wise. the humidity so low. 5% to 15%. in figure, it ignites and

ignites easily and will spread rapidly so we need to be careful. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll sues that for your accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. mid-60s at the coast at noon. 81 kwreub lainland. you notice the difference inland as we hit the 90s. 70s, 60s and a few 50s from the coast as we head towards 7:00. this suspect even the warmest day in the forecast. back to frances with another look at traffic. >> traffic is looking good in the bay area. i want to show you where it's going to be horrible today and the rest of the week. san francisco, south of market area, will probably be gridlocked due to the dreamforce conference. you may want to consider mass transit as an a lot gnat. walking or biking. walking might even be faster.

slow traffic westbound 580, under 30 miles per hour as you make your way out of tracy into the a lot be mont pass. tracy to dublin is 38 minutes. what's delay free is 4, antioch to concord. 13 minute. north bay ride looking good from san rafael to san francisco. 14-minute easy trip. developing news this morning, developments in the nomination of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> they are set hear from christine blasey ford. alana zach joins us for the latest >> reporter: good morning to you, matt and jessica. for days, the credibility of dr. christine blasey ford has been a matter of question even around dinner tables. now another person is coming forward saying she too would like the fbi to investigate while senate ranking member

dianne feinstein wants a pause on all of these nomination hearings >> reporter: just after the senate announced the details of dr. christine blasey ford's testimony against judge brett kavanaugh a second person announced she had a me too moment with the nominee for the supreme court. this woman, deborah ramirez, a former yale university classmate, said he exposed himself to her at a party 35 years ago. the incident happened at a drunken dormitory party. she was forced to push his body part away from her. >> when someone steps forward and accuses someone of sexual assault, it needs to be taken seriously. >> they asked for an independent investigation. grassley has accused the democrat of playing games overnight releasing this statement, they are more interested in a political

takedown than pursuing allegations through a bipartisan and professional investigative process. through it all, president trump maund the investigation should stay with the senate. here he is with wtam. ? i want her to have her voice. let her have her voice. let her say whatever she has to say. let him say what he has to say. and then at the end the senators will make a choice. ? the white house says it stands firmly behind judge kavanaugh who categorically denies the allegations, calling it a smear, plain and simple. >> reporter: that may not be be the last of it. they have reached out to lawyer michael avenatti because he claims he has evidence that may support either these two women and their claims or possibly even a third accuser. reporting live from washington, alana zach, abc 7 news. does it look like additional witnesses may now be called?

>> reporter: that's an excellent question and something we will expect to see them to tomorrow to debate. now they are only planning on having kavanaugh and blasey ford testify on thursday. of course that may change especially as more people come forward. >> our eyes on that story closely. download the abc 7 news app for any breaking news on the kavanaugh controversy. enable push alerts. the bay area man accused of being the norcal rapist is due in court in sacramento. he was arrested thursday when he arrived for work at uc berkeley. investigators say dna and evidence from several crime scenes led them to him. he was charged with 12 counts of sexual assault against two women. authorities think he was involved in other attacks.

for the second time in just a month, the apple store at santa rosa mall has been hit by thieves. this shows several people running from the store yesterday afternoon. they stole multiple devices. accordg crat, police took one person into customer. they are looking for cell phone video or more information to help identify the thieves. in late august they stole $35,000 worth of merchandise from the same stores. happening today, environmental groups are expected to testify in what could be a heated hearing in fresno on the trump administration's plans to roll back car mileage standards. today's hearing is one of three events organized by the epa and the highway traffic safety administration. they want to undo obama era standards that require cars to

travel 36 miles a gallon by 2025. california is suing the administration over this proposal. happening today, the u.s. supreme court could decide whether to take up the martin's beach lawsuit. tech billionaire purchased 89 acres of land surrounding the beach in san mateo county and closed it to the public. they violated state law by blocking public access without a permit. he wants it reversed on the grounds he doesn't need a permit for a gate on his own property. a stripping of 49s. walnut creek, dublin, pleasanton, danville. the entire area will be in the low 90s. 42 degrees warmer by afternoon hours. 52, livermore. 54, 60 in pittsburgh. let's take a look at the bay bridge. we're going to ask frances what

this is all about in a second. it looks busy this time of the morning. there is a little bit of fog right now around novato. that's all i'm seeing. cautious for your road commute for that area. sun and haze on the bay today. nice and cool. but there's hot spots this afternoon. san francisco, look at this. starting off at 55. upper 60s around downtown at noon. low 70s during the afternoon hours. down to 60 by k8:00. peninsula, 56 this morning. by noon, a comfortable 71 degrees. near 80 at 4:00. 6 by 8:00. last stop, keep going south. in the south bay, 78 by noon. and mid-to-upper 80s in the afternoon. 71 by 8:00. hotter weather on the way in the seven day forecast. something going on on the bay bridge. here's frances to talk about it. >> we saw it in your live shot. brake lights going on on

especially across the bay bridge right now. it is pretty heavy westbound into san francisco from treasure island into san francisco. no accidents reported. actually just a stall. i'm hoping it will clear quickly and things will pick up. if you're headed to the bay bridge, hopefully things will clear up by the time you get there. fast track looking good. a minor delay for cash-paying lanes. and we'll check out the drive time for you. there it goes. westbound 80ality slow. it's a 12-minute ride. across the san mateo bridge, if that's an easy alternate for you, no delays there. 13-minute ride. 101 looks fine right now for the golden gate bridge. bill cosby enters court today for his sentencing hearing. a freem a free man. he may be leaving. the col

>> we're not the only ones dealing with a high fire danger. central valley up to near medford, oregon. red flag warnings until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon to 11:00 tomorrow morning, the farther north you go. temperature low to mid-90s in

the central valley. 103, palm springs. nice in southern california. low to mid-70s. morning clouds, after sunshine. the next six days up in tahoe. it will be a little bit of a roller coaster. afternoon high 71. our coolest day moving forward for today will be 73. 80 wednesday and thursday. mid-60s for the weekend. more like autumn. mike, thank you. happening today, bill cosby, the man once considered to be one of america's most beloved celebrities, is facing sexual assault. here is lindsay davis. >> reporter: the man once dubbed america's dad is one step closer to becoming the first celebrity sentenced in the me too era. >> guilty, guilty, guilty. >> reporter: on monday, bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania courtroom for his

sentencing hearing. cosby has insisted any sexual encounters were consensual. one of the 12 jurors says there was one key piece of evidence. >> i think it was his deposition really. cosby admitted to giving these quaaludes to women, young women. >> cosby and constand may come face-to-face again as she takes the stand to deliver her victim impact statement. >> it's not unthinkable he could be sentenced to jail time in order that he be turned over to correctional officers at that hearing. >> reporter: now his defense team will be desperately fighting to stop the court from designating the comedian a sexually violent bred tpredator. >> airbnb is looking to change the roles to give hosts a stake

in the company. they sent a letter to the u.s. securities and exchange commission friday. right now the company can only give equity to investors and employees. it is asking them to add gig economy workers to the list. they met with the sec to discuss a similar proposal. this winter parking will open november 30th. it features a 6,000 square foot ice rink and lighted forrest. it has two, one at union square and one at embarcadero. >> boy, that looks fun. >> we have had really hot temperatures today. red flag warnings too. be careful of that. >>? of the warmth will spill to the coast. mid-70s today. maybe even a little bit warmer. try to get to 80 the next couple of days. it will get warm. hopefully jessica is happy now.

>> i love the warm weather. >> the exploratorium camera at pier 15. not a cloud to be found over san francisco right now. haetz sunshi hazy sunshine. it will taper thursday. biff the weekend, the fire danger let me know put to rest and we'll have cooler than average temperatures. microclimates. 90s in morgan hill, gilroy. mid to upper 80s for most of the south bay. milpitas the hot spot. you get to san mateo northward, mid to upper 70s. along the coast with sunshine and a light breeze. how about mid-60s for you. we have the mid-70s for downtown south san francisco and also sausali sausalito. mid 8 90 in the north bay. our last stop inland. low 90s for you.

now tonight everything cools nicely. if you can open the windows, do it. it will be even warmer tomorrow. heat peaks wednesday. mid-80s around the bay. mid 70s at the coast. look at that. 60s and 70s by saturday and sunday. have a good one. over to frances >> a new crash reported in hayward. we'll go to southbound 880 at 8th street. the left lane blocked. we are picking up slowing as you approach the scene. we will be keeping track of this accident for you. so far no injuries have been reported. hopefully that's a sign that things will start to clear. westbound 205 into the altamonte pass has been slow. quite a few brake lights because of an earlier stall. westbound across the bridge into san francisco is currently 15 minutes. san mateo bridge is no problem. bart reporting no problems. frances, thank you.

iphone users are reporting a big problem with ios 12. nintendo is celebrating a big birthday. here's "tech bites" some iphone users say ios 12 degrades their quality of the screen. most come from iphone x users. walmart is going high-tech with its employee training program with the help of vertal reality headsets. >> the company is shipping v.r. headsets to all stores. employees will use them to simulate events lying a black friday rush. nintendo is now 129 years old. >> they started as a playing card maker in japan in 1889. nintendo started making video games in the 1970s and has created some of the most popular games ever. >> including pokemon go, of course. those are your "tech bites". >> center a great day. we know breast milk is best

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price for the u.s. is right here in the bay area at $3.69. the lowest is in jackson, mississippi where drivers pay $2.50 for a gallon. i bought it friday. $.4.10. i bought it saturday and sunday and it was $4.05. >> where are you driving? >> a all three cars with gas at the same time. it's clear and about 48 degrees. that's a little chilly right now. by the afternoon hours, walnut creek, neighbors to the north, 9 degrees warmer than average in concord. 70s and 80s will be 3 to 7 degrees warmer than average elsewhere. good news, warming without a spare the air alert. we'll be below monday, tuesday,. a quick look at the pollen. tree pollen is high. frances tells me the commute may be getting worse. here she is with details.

>> the crash in hayward does involve injuries. right now all lanes have been blocked just for the last couple of minutes. this is on southbound 880 approaching a street. and with the full lane blockage, traffic has quickly backed up from san lorenzo is approaching highway 92. this is going to be a bad spot for a while. they did have the cars clear to the right-hand side. we'll keep you posted on this one. southbound 880 heavy through hayward. once you make your way from fremont to san jose, it's a 14-minute trip. in the south bay, no problems reported at all. northbound 280 from 101 cupertino is 10 minutes. thanks, frances. moms have another reason to breast feed their babies. breast feeding is better than pumping is not clear yet. researchers say pumped breast milk is superior to none at all.

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