skpwhro warm weather, increased winds means a high fire danger. a red flag warning is in effect as crews tpaoeupt several fires over the weekend. good morning. it's monday, september 24th. reggie, alexis and natasha off this morning. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. >> the red flag warning until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. and we also added north bay mountains and east bay hills and lower el sraeugszs, lake port, clear lake, middleton, vacaville. fog from novato towards napa. visibility about a mile. temperatures a little bit cooler. mid-40s to mid-50s.

60s at the coast at noon. barely 70 around the bay. barely 80 inland. at 4:00, a warming trend is coming back. 79 around the bay to 91 inland. i'll let you know how long that will last. frances has an update on the morning commute. >> a couple problems in the hayward area. that's why things are really slowing down. southbound 880, two accidents. one near a street. this one involves a big rig with injuries as well. and one in that area. another three-car crash. that's why traffic is backing you up southbound 880. your best bet is city streets around that to get towards highway 92. once you get across the san westbound out of hayward into foster city. that may be due to all the traffic backed up because of the accidents. bay bridge toll plaza still looking good right now.

an earlier stall and debris on the upper deck of the bay bridge. but things are back to normal. jessica, matt? thanks, frances. the supreme court showdown intensifies this morning. senator dianne feinstein is calling for the is senate judiciary committee to postpone brett kavanaugh's nomination. >> her letter to chuck grassley comes after another woman has accused kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. ramirez is the second accuser to come forward. >> christine blasey ford has agreed to testify before the committee on thursday. kavanaugh will tell his side of the story after ford testifies. >> the "new york times" reports they will give his calendars of the summer of 1982 to show he did not attend the party where ford claims she was attacked. support is in the bay area continues to build for the two accusers. >> another big rally is scheduled for uc berkeley. amanda is live in palo alto

where supporters gathered last night. >> reporter: yeah. matt and jessica, supporters of christine blasey ford have remained consistent in their message to her, saying we have your back. that was no different last night when neighbors gathered at this normally busy intersection in palo alto to he really echo that phrase. hundreds of blasey ford support issers were standing shoulder to shoulder on every corner of el camino real and 'em tpwarbg darrow road. embarcadero road. they have remained critical about coming forward. according to blasey ford's lawyers, she has since become the target of vicious harassment and death threats. >> we're going to hope that things are able to calm down and she can return to her life, but it's really not clear.

>> reporter: that was one of hundreds of supporters last night. blasey ford is scheduled to testify thursday in washington. it's unclear how the new allegation against kavanaugh will play out. but up until her identity was revealed last sunday, blasey ford and her palo alto. right now she is still in hiding. amanda, thank you. on a related note, the mayor is revealing she was the victim of sexual assault. >> she opened up about it to cornell bernard. >> i've only told one person ever. >> she is revealing a sperm secret that she only has shared with her sister. >> sit somewhat liberating but also somewhat frightening because you really do feel vulnerable. >> she was assaulted twice in the 1960s, the first time as a teenager getting a ride home

fromation party with a friend. >> he decided to take a shortcut home, which turned into an assault. a really unpleasant assault. >> the second assault happened years later when she was attack by a co worker at a hotel. >> both times caught totally off guard. >> she said she didn't report the incidents to her parents or police because she was scared. the mayor says she was inspired to tell her story because of dr. christine blasey ford and her sexual assault claim against judge brett kavanaugh. >> i thought if this could help anybody, if anyone else is willing to come forward, if we could start some kind of movement that says this is happened to women. >> the mayor knows people will ask about the timing of her me too revelation.

a service dog shot on the freew freeway. the dog had to be put down. the driver had injuries to his neck, but he is out of the hospital. he said laila the dog was put down yesterday. freit freitag had the dog sit issing there when the shooting happened. he started a go fund me for vet

bills. you can find a link at abc 7.com. chp still looking for the person who opened fire. a fire injured two firefighters in the south bay. take a look here. this is time lapsed video of the fire in east san jose. it burned more than 30 acres and is 50% contained. the firefighters's injuries are considered minor. and fires became an issue in the east bay. embers spark sed a second yesterday. ten acres burned near willow pass road and highway 4. crews got both fires under control yesterday afternoon. and if you are slowed down on interstate 580 yesterday it was probably because of a carr fire that spread toe grass in pleasanton. and here's where it happened on the map between santa rita and el charo road 7:00 last night. it burned the fence of a home. crews worked quickly to limit the damage.

this morning we are still watching a red flag warning, mike. that's right. it's for elevations above 1,000 feet until you get up to clear lake and solano. then it is closer to the valley levels. you have to be careful for the next, well, just about 36 hours. here's a look at what's going on with temperatures. 50. sunny side to 54 in financial and ocean beach and the ferry building. temperatures kind of cool in san francisco. downtown, 53. daly city, 49. hillsburg, 46. american canyon same thing. 47 in walnut creek. 49, pleasanton. even 46 in palo alto. santa clara, 47. saratoga, 49. the rest of us in the low to mid-50s. you can tell the longer nights, dry air and lack of clouds allowing us to cool off nicely. in fact, winds only 10 miles per hour in the west. a little easier to drive. at the beaches, sunny and calmer. around the bay, peaceful and

calm conditions. north bay prbgs we start at 59 this morning. fog along highway 37. 83 at noon. low 90s in the afternoon hours. down to 70 by 8:00. quite a dramatic drop. 56 this morning, we go to 72. hang out in the upper 70s this afternoon, back down to 65 degrees by 8:00. so today a little bit warmer than yesterday. and that continues to build in my accuweather forecast. i'll see you with those numbers next. frances, is that you again? >> it's me. hi, guys. good morning, everyone. a hot spot in hayward. two accidents on southbound 880. so traffic is crawling through the area as you make your way southbound on 880 from 238 to san lorenzo into hayward. one of the accidents involved a big rig. injuries were reported. now they are saying the vehicles are off to the right-hand side. we are still picking up a lot of slowing in the area. we'll keep track of this for you. of course if you want to avoid

all of that, you might want to take city streets. you can also consider mass transit, muni, bart. train 1 is two minutes late but i'm still giving it green. east bay, new video shows infrared technology that helps to crack down on side shows s. cars doing doughnuts in the intersection surrounded by dozen of vehicles. the crowd got violent when officers arrived. more than 80 cars were tagged and t on owed. it took several hours to he remove them all. it's a surprise other drivers weren't hurt. >> we had well over 30 cars that were going down the road the wrong way towards the on-ramp of 880. this is a serious concern for anybody driving in the area. package thefts are a

constant problem for amazon and its customers. a school bus driver lets kids drive the bus. some of the students are as young as 11 years old. and if you enjoy a good view, you are going to love this. the top of the

here's a live look at san rafael. it's clear and 49 degrees right

now. but this cool weather is not going to last. look at the temperatures. away from san francisco, mid-80s to low 90s. mid 80s to mid-90s. then mid-80s to upper 90s through the next three days. i'll show you the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. over to jessica. a school bus driver in indiana is in trouble. she is accused of letting students take turns driving the bus for short stretches. the incident was all caught on video. >> it's all good. it's all good. i'm letting her stop at michael's stop. first what you do is put on the brake. >> police arrested 27-year-old. she let three students ages 11, 13, and 17 take the wheel on a recent afternoon ride. other students filmed it with their phones. in the video, macatee is heard to tell were students not to tell other adults about the driving lessons. >> you can imagine the horror that you can think of if that little girl that was driving

accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of a brake pedal and ran the bus into a tree. >> she was arrested for felony neglect of a dependent. the first student is, the company that operates the buses, said macatee has been fired calling her behavior, quote, completely unacceptable. rising rivers in south carolina is forcing up to 8,000 people to evacuate. this drone video shows floodwaters after florence. a record of up to 10 feet of flooding in parts of the state. north carolina, participants of two interstates will remain under water for at least another week. this morning we're hearing from the accuser the actor accusing me too activist asia as ya of sexually assaulting him when he was 17. >> it's hard for me to talk about this. >> a former child star jimmy bennett spoke on italian tv. the 22-year-old said he met up

with her at a los angeles hotel in talk about a film project. he arrived with a male chaperone. she made the other man feel unwelcomed. the escort decided to leave them alone. she offered him champagne, pushed him on the bed, and assaulted him. at the time she was 37 while bennett was 17. she was one of the first women to publicly accuse harvey wine steep of sexual assault. her attorney firmly denies the accusations. the sheriff's office is spending more than double the amount on overtime pay. mercury news says that's why county supervisors will consider investigating the sheriff's office for overuse or possible abuse. its budget is roughly $60 million. sheriff lori smith is part of her jail reform plan which she said the supervisors supported.

she said they agreed to kick start reforms with overtime pay until her plan was officially approved >> amazon is cracking down on its own delivery drivers. they are using dummy passengers to come up with error messages. they are supposed to be returned to the amazon warehouse at the end of the a shift. if they aren't, drivers are suspected of stealing them. several reports have shown theft in a big problem for amazon. if you were watching the game, incidet was hard to watch. >> the team fears he has a torn acl. he scrambled down the sideline. he's having an mri today to confirm the extent of the injury. he makes on average about $28 million a year. the unofficial start of the warriors defending championship run gets under way today. >> today is media day.

it's your chance to get a first look at the new lineup. they will get-together for photo shoots, interviews. abc 7 sports producer casey pratt will give us a live look on facebook live. tune in there. media day starts at 11:00 this morning. it's impossible to miss when looking at the san francisco skyline. sales force tower 61 stories high offers incredible views of the city. ceo tweeted the public will soon be invited to the top free of charge. top floor has no offices, just large windows with views of the bay area. oh, i am so excited for this. definitely want to go check that out. yeah. an up-close view of the fog. >> most days. >> but not today, right? >> not today, not tomorrow. maybe wednesday. definitely towards thursday, friday, saturday. big changes coming in the forecast after being so warm today, tomorrow, wednesday. hi, effect. never more than seven minutes away. here's a look from the east bay hills. you can see prom tphapbltly

displayed in the middle is sales force tower. and the bay bridge. notice the lack of fog there. we have a warming trend that starts today. also hazy sunshine. a few passing high clouds from time to time. that's about it. seeing stars and feeling cool with 40s and 50s. and cooler than average in the afternoon by the weekend. high pressure set up to your north with the clockwise flow. yeah, a light offshore breeze that will hang around the next few days. down to the south bay, 82 milpitas. san is jose, 86. 92 in gilroy. 72 down in santa cruz. 74 in millbrae to 84 redwood city is. that's your spread on the peninsula. mid-60s on the coast. mid-70s for downtown, is san francisco and sausalito. along the east bay shore, richmond, berkeley, oakland, mid to upper 70s and hercules. everyone else in the low to mid-80s.

greatest amount of warmth in the east bay valleys. here's half look at tonight's temperatures. once again, upper 40s to upper 50s. pretty comfortable sleeping weather. do know that the pollen is running high, the tree pollen. we add maybe a degree inland. four degrees at the coast. the warmest at the coast and pretty much everywhere wednesday. it hits the bay and inland friday. saturday and sunday, 60s and 70s. great weekend, just not as much surb sunshine. we have a hot spot with traffic. hayward southbound 880 near a street. we had a couple earlier accidents. they have been cleared. one involved injuries with a big rig. traffic is really slow. in fact, it's backing up on 880 from 238 down towards the accident towards highway 92. so the drive time from 238 to

is 16 minutes sfpl take city streets. that will take about 10 minutes. traffic is backing up. 10-minute wait there. the rest of the area has been pretty quiet. 101 in san jose. all is well. matt, jessica. >> frances, thank you. in today's gma's first look. a political ad with a twist is going viral. it starts like a typical attack ad and ends with a huge surprise when you hear who is delivering the message. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, the ad arizona remember gosar. >> paul is absolutely not working for his district. >> but look closely. notice certain family remembrance. >> david gosar. >> his own brothers and sisters. >> i endorse dr. brill. >> wholeheartedly endorse dr.

david brill for congress. >> he lashed out on twitter dismissing them as liberal democrats who hate president trump and disgruntled hillary supporters. like leftists everywhere, he said they put political eye dealing before family. stalin would be proud. adding, you can't pick your family. and we'll have more on gosar at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. turning to a's have a chance to clinch a playoff berth. >> the townships beat the a's at the coliseum yesterday. a win would have secured a wild card spot. oakland has to win just one of its final six games or needs to just one loss by the tampa bay rays to clinch a playoff spot. the last for the a's was in 2014, a loss in the wild card game. oakland plays in seattle don't.

hopefully they can clench it tonight. the first of a special two-night season premiere. 13 celebrities will compete for the coveted mirrorball trophy. alexis smith spoke with two of the stars. >> i was extremely, extremely nervous going into it. i wasn't expected it. chris harrison threw it out there and said, hey, you're going on dancing with the stars. wait? >> i think athletes tend to do pretty well on this dance competition show. however, gymnastics has nothing to do with dance. i can tell you that. the two-hour season premiere begins at 8:00 tonight on abc 7. i know she said there's no advantage with gymnastics but i think the athletes have the discipline and they understand the physicality of dancing. so i think that is an advantage for those guys. >> they always do well, right?

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a new twist in the supreme court showdown as the date is locked down for blasey ford's testimony. another accuser is now coming forward against judge brett kavanaugh. a welcomed site for those who enjoy warm weather to start your week. it also comes with a red flag warning. mike talks about a warmup. we are talking about a new ice rink for the holidays. a new winter themed park opening up at the is civic center. good morning, it is monday, september 24th. reggie, alexis and natasha are off. you and i are just here. >> hi, long-timer. it will be pretty cool. union square is always so

packed. maybe we will get overflow. can't think about ice unless you put it in a drink the next couple of days. it is going to be warm. it will stretch out as an offshore breeze is developing. that and low humidity until 5:00. all the areas you see in red are above 1,000 feet until you get to vacaville and clear lake. it gets down to the valleys. winds are light. blowing offshore this morning. look what it has done to our marine layer. it's gone. no clouds from the suit row tower. we'll happening out in the mid-60s at the coast. noon, low 70s to 80s. we'll hit 80s and 90s at 4:00. back in the 60s and 70s. we'll talk about how long it's ging to last. here's frances >> mike, we are tracking the drive-through hayward which has been a mess because of two accidents near a street. one was closer to win

880 at 92 is still about 20 minutes. just wanted to remind everyone it will be a mess south of market district because of the dreamforce conference. lots of lane closures around the moscone center. traffic will be jam-packed this week. getting into san francisco already slow as well. westbound at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights owe. traffic backed up past the 880 overcrossing. >> frances, thank you. terrifying moments in one san ramon neighborhood. >> people from a dozen homes evacuated. form, there were no injuries or damage. firefighters say a quick response likely helped save homes from being burned. >> here within a couple 30 feet from the houses. we have a station close by, and they were able to act quickly. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation.

the hillside is east bay regional parks and private land. and holding the line on the charlie fire in southern california. the wildfire has already scorched about 3,300 acres. it's 20% contained. it started saturday afternoon, then tore through 1,000 acres in a few hours. about 20 homes are evacuated. castaic, in the area of six flags, magic mountain. . the senate set a daylight to hear from dr. christine blasey ford. abc news reporter alana zach joins us with the latest. ala alana? >> reporter: good morning to you, matt and jessica. in the wake of these new allegations, democratic senator dianne feinstein is asking the senate leader and the judiciary committee chuck grassley to

immediately postpone the nomination proceedings for judge brett kavanaugh. >> 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. according not new yorker. ramirez says her incident handled at a drunken dormitory party. she said she was forced to push his body participant away from her. >> when someone steps forward and accuses someone of sexual assault, it needs to be taken seriously. >> reporter: earlier democrats had been urging chuck grassley to slow down kavanaugh's nomination. they asked for additional witnesses at the hearing and 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 has maintained that 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. >> reporter: the white house says it stands firmly behind judge kavanaugh, who categorically defense both accusations, calling it say smear, plain and simple. and this might not be the last of it. senator grassley's office has reached out to michael avenatti, the lawyer who claims to have a possible third person with allegations against judge kavanaugh. they're asking him for evidence. reporting live from washington, a lap that zach, abc 7 news. matt and jessica? does it look like additional witnesses might be called now? >> reporter: well, it is still very much a fluid situation. as of right now the only two people scheduled to testify on thursday are judge calf knauf

and christine blasey ford. again, there are more people who may be called. certainly we know the democrats are pushing for that. alana zach, abc 7 news. reporting for us. thank you. area map 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 committed 10 other assaults including sa nova, vallejo, martinez. 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. accrding to the press democrat, police took one person into custody. investigators are looking for cell phone video or other information to help identify the thieves. in late august, thieves stole more than $35,000 worth of merchandise from the same store. there have been other recent thefts at apple stores in walnut creek, burlingame and los gatos. happening today, the u.s. supreme court could decide whether to take up the martins beach lawsuit. tech billionaire purchased 89 acres of land surrounding the beach in san mateo county and closed it to the public. a california's appeals court forced him to open up the gate. the court said he 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. you're never more than seven

minutes away from my accuweather forecast. 41 degrees in novato. you may have woken up and closed that window. american canyon, 45. a couple areas at 50, vallejo and tiburon, closer to the water. nuclear, 56. 56, fairfield. san jose, 55. 40s on the peninsula. all right. let's talk about your commute this morning o. looking westbound across the san mateo bridge. there's a little bit of fog across the north bay. that's it. pretty good weather wise. mass transit may be cool this morning. pretty hot in some neighborhoods this afternoon. low to mid-70s in san francisco. as we head into the afternoon hours, especially downtown and on the bay side. a little bit cooler on the coast. 55 this morning. 60 by 8:00. here's a look at the peninsula.

56 at 8:00. 71 at noon. we'll flirt with upper 70s to near 80 most of the afternoon. 67 at 8:00. finally down into the south bay where the 80s are more dominant. 56. 78 at noon. mid to upper 80s at 5:00. look at that. very comfortable with the shorter afternoons. 71 degrees at 8:00. in fact, we lose 2 minutes, 22 seconds of sunshine today. we will bring in frances doing traffic. nice to see you. >> yeah. >> unfortunately we have some issues. >> yeah. we have been tracking lots of brake lights through hayward. that's our hot spot. there haven't been any new accidents, burr it is still a crawl on 880 as you make your way from 238 approaching a street because of the earlier accidents. they're off to the shoulder. but because one some injuries, one involved a big rig, traffic still jammed. drive time 16 minutes. a good 12-minute delay. consider alternates like bart. reporting no delays.

mass transit like muni reporting no delays. and ace train number one is four minutes late. here's a live shot as we check out 680, walnut creek. seeing a little bit of crowding right now. southbound 680 towards highway 24. elsewhere, we have just gotten normal delays. at the bay bridge toll plaza, things are backed up past the 880 overcrossing. a good 15-minute wait. matt, jessica >> thanks, frances. another ikea in the east bay. >> if you're having issues with apple's new

we've got bone dry air and slight breeze from time to time not only here but through the central valley, towards tahoe, medford. that's why we have a high fire danger today and tomorrow in those areas. temperatures are going to run in the low to mid-90s in the central valley. even 70 in eureka. how often does that happen? almost as warm as san diego, 72. los angeles, 76. 81, yosemite. roller coaster in tahoe. 73 today. advertised 71. 80s wednesday and thursday. mid-60s and breezy conditions saturday and sunday.

subscription radio company sirius xm is buying oak land-based pandora. the $3.5 billion stock deal was just announced earlier this morning. and analysts view the deal as a way to move beyond cars and into homes and mobile devices. sirius, look at this. with 36 million subscribers. pandora has 70 million monthly active users. quite a difference there. the boards of both companies have approved this deal. it needs approval from pandora shareholders. shares are soaring in pre-market trading with investors clearly excite build this deal. the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. happening now, the man once considered one of america's most beloved celebrities, bill cosby, faces sentencing for sexual assault. the disgraced 80-year-old actor

was silent when he walked into the courtroom for the first day of his sentencing hearing. he ignored someone who screamed expletives. he could be be convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. she is expected to deliver a victim impact statement putting her face-to-face with cosby. >> it's not unthinkable that the judge could sentence him to jail time in order that he be turned over immediately to correctional officers at that hearing. >> cosby's defense team will desperately fight to stop them from convicting him as a sexual predator. >> 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.

uber met with sec to discuss a similar proposal last year. in the east bay, a group of neighbors are fighting the construction of a large mall featuring an ikea. they will vote whether they will approve or reject the project. it would be built on 580 and hacienda drive. some neighbors say it would compete with local businesses and make traffic worse. if council approves the mall, it will open in the summer of 2020 >> san francisco city leaders are looking for ways to help people living in rvs. according to the examiner, there is concern about van campers who dump trash and light dangerous cooking fires in neighborhoods. city leaders are trying to find space where rvs can temporarily park while campers get medical treatment and housing services and are looking into programs to help campers find permanent affordable housing. now to a possible problem with apple's new operating system. according to forbes, some iphone users are reporting a serious issue. they say ios 12 significantly

degrades the quality of their screens. most come from iphone x users. the company will typically release an update to fix bugs within a few weeks of generational releases. a multimillion dollar boost for a new start-up focused on investigating technology and its effect on soelt. society. craigslist founder is donating $20 million to the markup. now, the markup is a project by investigative journalists julia inguin and jeff larson. both have been credited with being a watch dog of big tech and how companies like facebook and twitter created algorithms to promote biased content. it is set to launch in early 2019. tiger woods is waking up as a pga tournament champion once again. golf commentators said they never saw a crowd like yesterday. he was swarmed as he walked up to the 18th hole on the tour

championship. the final tournament of the season. he held on to a lead to secure his 80th tournament win and first in five years. it's been a long rooted for woods, who could barely walk a year ago after he underwent spinal fusion surgery. san francisco is spreading holiday cheer this year with a third ice rink. take a look here. this winter theme park will open civic center november 30th. it features a 6,000 square foot ice rink and lighted forrest. san francisco traditionally has two winter ice reupbginks, one e union care and one at the embarcadero center. tickets start at 15 bucks. this is the first monday of fall. we're talking about really summer-like temperatures in some spots, right? >> always think this time of the year, halloween around the corner, thanksgiving. and then christmas and the new year. temperature wise it feels like a long way away with 90s in many areas. hi, everybody. take a look at what's going on

outside. mount tam, a little hazy this morning. that's going to be the case in the afternoon hours. hazy sunshine. building warmth. you'll start to get it tomorrow and the next day. we still have the high fire danger through tomorrow. cooler than average weekend on the way. let's take a look at the cloud cover. let's go thraoough time. noon, nothing. 3:00, nothing. 7:00, nothing. so we have sunshine everywhere today. that's going to push us from 82 to mill pitas, gilroy, about 92 today. mid-70s to mid-80s on the peninsula. mid-60s along the coast. it is not going to be too breezy. south san francisco, sausalito, mid to upper 80s for the bay. along the east bay shore, everybody in the low to mid-80s except for hayward, nuclear.

running the air-conditioning the next couple of days. get home, the house will be toasty, low to mid-90s during the day. all right. during the overnight hours, yeah, if you could open up the windows, fresh air. mid-40s to upper 50s. my accuweather seven day forecast. the coast jumps the most tomorrow and also wednesdays as the offshore breeze develops. mid-90s inland for our warmest day. 60s and 70s this weekend. hey, frances. >> hi, mike, there is one area that might camp you by surprise because of big delays. this is in hayward. two earlier accidents strb cleared for a while. it is a crowell southbound 880 from 238 down towards 92. right now it is about a 17-minute trim. you might save time if you take his pair yann instead. most of the slowdown in the east bay. 205 crawling at 7 miles per hour as you make your way onto 580, picking up speed at 14 miles per hour through the altamonte pass.

tracy to dublin, an hour and 9 minutes. antioch to concord, 20 minutes. a few brake lights. southbound 101 into san francisco. a live shot shows things going well in both directions. frances, thank you. abc's new brand localish inspiring in a weekly digital series called can "more in common." a cattle farmer's wife decides to convert it into vegan. >> we had a knockdown drag out when i was trying to sell calves, trying to load them up. >> not on my watch. i will follow it, i will get in my car, drive all the way and buy every one of those cows back and bring them all back home. >> if you're going to sell the

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the last two home series of the season for the giants begins tonight with the padres in town. filipino heritage night. 62 at 7:15. dress accordingly. mike, thank you. a new law signed by governor brown will require garage doors work during a power outage. it was inspired by the wildfires that tore through northern california in 2017. starting next july, any automatic garage doors you buy have to include a backup battery that kicks in during power outages. at least five people died during last october's wildfires because they could not open their garage doors to drive to safety. moms have another reason to breast feed newborns. a new study out of canada says babies gain weight slower and have a lower risk of obesity from those who breast feed. researchers emphasize even pumped breast milk is superior to none at all. all right.

got a couple of hot spots for you. it is happening right now and has been going on all morning because of a couple accidents. southbound 880 is a crawl as you make your way through hayward causing about a 10 to 15 minute delay. side streets might be your best bet. it will be a mess south of market district. traffic will be jammed because of the dreamforce conference. keep that in mind. you may want to consider mass transit, biking or even walking. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are backed up taurld the foot of the maze. and i told you about the traffic hot spot. mike's got some hot spots as well. i do. absolutely. walnut creek is going to be one of those. concord, to your be north. the whole east bay valley in the 90s. 9 degrees above average. even san francisco a little bit warmer than average at 73 this afternoon. good thing because we have the warmer air without the poor air quality. moderate everywhere today through thursday.

as you look at the south bay, this is one of the areas that has some of that obnoxious tree pollen. it is so high. so is the uv index. protect yourself from both of those. all right. let's get some more news. mike, thank you. look at this. you're looking a lot a two-headed eastern copperhead in a northern virginia neighborhood. it shares one heart and one set of lungs. snake biologists believe that both heads are capable of biting and distributing venom. it may be september to an educational facility. i'm having a hard time watching this video. new at 6:00, high-tech ways to shop at home. how good are they at finding your personal style and fit. questions i ask all the time. new video serving as a warning. the massive sideshow bust in the east bay over the w

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good morning. thanks for joining us on this monday, september 24th, the first monday of fall. natasha, reggie and alexis are off. and you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it certainly doesn't feel like fall, though, right? >> it seems to be vacation season for some. let's take a look at what's going on. yeah, it doesn't feel like traditional fall. it does feel like our fall fire season. there you go. above 1,000 feet in areas you see in red. that's where we have high fire danger. solano, clear lake, down to the lower elevations also. this goes through 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. got a little bit of fog. it's been lurking around novato, that i 37. be be prepared for that. temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50s. cooler this morning. hang out in the 60s at the coast. low to upper 70s from noon to four. low 80s to low 90s inland. just the beginning of a warming trend. more coming up. here's frances. >> all right. luckily, we're seeing lots