>> and that investigation into sex allegations against brett kavanaugh is also being expanded. >> i want them to do a very c e comprehensive investigation. whatever that means, according to the senators and the republicans and the republican majority. i want them to do that. >> should the fbi interview all three of brett kavanaugh's accusers? >> it wouldn't bother me at all. >> president trump one day after the administration faced criticism for allegedly limiting the scope of that fbi investigation. good evening. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. the fbi investigation is supposed to be completed by friday. we know investigators have interviewed two men, dr. christine blasey ford say were at the party where she says brett kavanaugh attacked her. >> majority leader mitch mcconnell said today the senate will vote this week whether kavanaugh will be the next

justice of the supreme court. >> in that same speech, he accused senator feinstein of withholding information about the allegations. other lawmakers have been calling for an investigation in to feinstein and the letter she received from dr. ford. >> a bay area woman that went to yale with kavanaugh is speaking out today where she doesn't support him. >> she sat down with me today and explained it's not his conservative views or his past actions that have made her break her silence. >> if you can be like popular in law school, his group of guy friends were like the popular guys. but they all seemed nice. >> reporter: leslie went to yale law school with judge brett kavanaugh, class of 1990. she says when kavanaugh was first nominated, she was asked to sign two competing petitions, one for him, one against. she signed neither, choosing to be neutral. >> prior to the hearing you didn't want to go on camera.

what changed for you? >> what changed for me was the hearing and listening to his anger and his falsehoods. it's just -- i realize he's a different person than the one i thought i knew. >> i liked beer. still like beer. we drank beer. the drinking age was 18. >> reporter: kavanaugh was only 17 when maryland changed the drinking age to 21. therefore he was not grand fathered in and never a legal drinker in high school. >> you can't be mad or not vote for one because they drank in high school. but he's lying that he did it legally. >> reporter: he also notes kavanaugh's testimony, the sexual assault accusations may be a clinton revenge conspiracy. she says she's disappointment, especially since they worked on the yale law journal together. >> legal scholars submit articles and we decide what we

want published. >> being part of the yale law journal, kavanaugh would have been well versed on fact finding? >> definitely. for every single footnote, you fact check it. >> it's important to know that she has not witnessed the type of drinking that some of kavanaugh's friends and roommates have described. >> it sounds like she's most bothered by what she considers small lies is. that accurate? >> it said there are some small truths. what does that mean about the bigger claims? as a trained lawyer, you have to operate in the world of evidence and facts, especially if you're going to be on the supreme court. i'll have more coming up at 6:00. >> so she would not support him? >> not right now. >> interesting. all right. moving on, you want to stay up to date on the developments of the supreme court nomination with the "abc7 news" app. down load and customize it for alerts.

now to the weather. rain is going to be here in just a couple of hours. let's get to spencer christian with the timeline. spencer? >> the north bay coastline right now, a live look at radar. a large batch of showers getting organized. no official reports yet of rainfall at our regular reporting stations. you can see that we've got pockets of rather moderate rainfall developing here places like borrego bay. here's the storm looking at it. churning offshore, gaping a little bit of momentum. a light storm ranging only one on the storm impact scale. we'll start to see some light showers tonight, light tomorrow. showers continue overnight with the highest rainfall totals in the north bay. >> thank you, spencer. track the weather in your area with the "abc7 news" app. we now know that the news

sales force transit sent will be shut down through next week. "abc7 news" reporter melanie woodrow is live now to show us the traffic situation. melanie, you nailed down a possible date for fremont street to reopen, right? >> reporter: exactly, kristen. officials are saying that fremont street could be opened by october 12th. they're hopeful it will be opened by october 12th. that's not this friday but next friday. we'll show you the traffic situation right now on main street. there's a little bit of a backup. we joined you just an hour ago. traffic was looking pretty good compared to what we saw on friday when there was quite a big backup. again, free lamont street expected to be closed through the end of this week and next week, as well. yellow and blue jacks installed are providing the initial stabilization for the sales force transit center.

>> these jacks were brought in just to ensure that the bus decking was secure until we can get the system we want. >> reporter: it will likely be a series of towers and column, that will reduce the number of lanes available. >> it's ten feet wide. and then we will have what we call k-rail, which is a concrete barrier that will protect this shoring from any traffic. so that will give you a width of 14 feet. >> reporter: they will unveil renderings at a meeting tuesday morning. he said it will not be reopened this week. >> we're talking about over $2 million spent on such an

incredible, beautiful place. and, you know, it's an unfortunate setback, but i'm confident in the engineers and folks working to address this. >> reporter: a permanent fix will not include replacing the beam. >> the fish sure is only in a localized area. >> reporter: and back live now, this is the intersection at main street and mission. you can see a little bit of traffic and congestion. not as bad as what we had seen on friday when we showed you the look out here with that fremont street closure. as we flip the switch here and come back into the live struck, we are expecting a lot more answers from the tjpa during their scheduled meeting tomorrow morning at 9:30. reporting in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." a new law signed by governor brown could alter the landscape

around b.a.r.t. stations, giving b.a.r.t. to override local zoning laws to build housing. >> reporter: the bay area is known for its housing crisis, and traffic congestion. but a new law signed by governor brown aims to address both. bill 2923 allows bill to build housing and shops. >> we need to build more rousing that's affordable to working families in the immediate vicinity of the b.a.r.t. stations. >> reporter: 250 acres of parking lots around 26 b.a.r.t. stations would be looked at for more than 30,000 new homes. it will be up to b.a.r.t. to decide the mix of units, but at least 20% of all units need to be affordable at every individual site and across all b.a.r.t.'s transit. >> reporter: supporters say it would elevate the quality of life for many bay area reside

residents. should be left up to cities. >> this isn't about whether to build housing. i would say that b.a.r.t. already has enough problems. >> reporter: catherine baker voted against the bill, saying cities like dublin have done a great job adding housing units by leaving it up to b.a.r.t. the consensus is now that b.a.r.t. must work with cities to fast track the housing development. governor brown signed a bill that expedites a new stadium for the bay area. the a's by the way, are getting ready to take on the yankees in new york. the wild card matchup is set for this wednesday.

documenting crime and drug use in san francisco. we told you about this on friday. it turns out there's more than one video vigilante out there, so are which getting ready for city hall in a body is discovered in a bay area park. >> and the first picture of a california teenager after a vicious mark attack. and he plans to get back in the water. the deals you need to know for

police are investigating the discovery of a body near a lake. sky 7 was of the scene just before noon today. the land plobody was discoveredo a dam. the family of 18-year-old mariah davis tells "abc7 news" that the body is hers. they say the richmond woman was last seen with her ex-boyfriend at a restaurant last week. they also say that he has confessed to killing her. we reached out to investigators but have not heard back yet. a few days ago, we profiled a disgruntled san franciscoen who has documented the decay in his neighborhood and tagged city officials. now we're meeting others who are equally frustrated. wayne freedman is live in

embarcadero plaza with the story. >> reporter: he was frustrated because he had been making all these tweets, and of the weekend there was a tweet back from the mayor saying the city needs to do better than respond in 24 hours. they're rooregarding that as progress. but as for the rest of south of market -- video vigilantes used mobile devices to document crime, filth and homelessness. >> human decay is what i would call it. >> reporter: on twitter, his drill, the same as the one we profiled friday. >> what i'm watching is a drug epidemic out of control. >> reporter: they're soldiers a twitter campaign. when we asked the mayor about that this morning -- >> i think sadly, you know, we have a lot of those challenges

that have existed in san francisco for so many years. >> reporter: had the mayor looked, she might have seen this, home turf of another vigil ant vigilante. the man misses nothing. >> we have feces and urine and needles and children riding bikes. >> reporter: we saw what appeared to be a weapon in the hand of the man below us. >> as far as the city paying attention to us, i don't think so. >> $11 billion budget and we can't clean the street? >> reporter: desperate times and citizens who feel they're working harder to clean up their neighborhoods than the people they elected. >> simple liveability, yeah. >> reporter: have you got it yet? >> we're moving in the wrong direction right now. moving in the wrong direction. >> reporter: a tweet they say is a response in the right

direction, the mayor said today she had mentioned efforts by san francisco police and by outreach units. people south of market say it's got a long way to go. living there is down right unpleasant. in san francisco, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> wayne, thank you. now to consumer news. >> michael finney is here with that. >> they're cutting back, just like everybody else. no frills, economy fair. now, talk is if new cheaper rate, could limit when flyers get to board. whether they can change or cancel their reser nations, the fares are not new. they are all the rage these days. our cars are built after a couple of years, the prices are very attractive.

a new car now costs on average $37,000. but wait two, three years, it can cost even half that amount. the difference in price is making it harder to sell new cars. so now dealerships are offering more discounts and incentives beyond that new car smell. finally, something to celebrate. october is national pizza month. not like we need it. 93% of us eat pizza at least once a month. so what is in this national pizza month for you? pizza deals. that's right. every national chain is offering a pizza month celebration. so this month, before ordering, ask what's the deal? the observance only goes so far. however, i've not been able to find any free pizza. i was looking and calling everywhere today. >> you need to try harder.

for the people! >> all right. thanks, michael. a former uc berkeley professor is awarded the nobel prize in medicine for discovering a new cancer treatment. james alison areceireceived thee along with a japanese scientist. former vice president joe biden gave alison a call. >> hello, mr. vice president. >> i just wanted to congratulate you and thank you for everything that you've done. we they have gave up hope, you and others, pray god that you're going to be -- you're going to save a lot of lives with it. >> alison first started the research and lab at berkeley in the 1990s where he worked for 20 years. one expect says the two have saved untold live which is the science they pioneered. now your accuweather

forecast with spencer christian. >> our first storm of the rainy season of the fall season has arrived. here it is. you can see a large batch of moisture just offshore. some of it pushing on shore in the north bay. although most of our reporting stations are saying cloudy skies, there must be something hitting the ground somewhere. here's a view looking out over the bay. currently 64 degrees. oakland 68. san jose, 76. 61 at another view of cloudy skies of the bay. 79 in bacaville. 81 in livermore. and one more view of the approaching clouds. this is the first small storm arriving tonight. a wet morning commune, especially in the north bay.

warmer and dryer by the end of the week. overnight, cloudy skies and showers confined mainly to the north bay. pretty mild conditions will be with us overnight. this storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity, producing light to moderate showers. the heaviest rain will be in the north bay. 11:00 tonight, getting wetter and wetter along the coastal areas of the north bay. that will be the trend overnight as the moisture continues to surge up toward the north bay. some of the heaviest rain will fall offshore, and the system will weaken a bit as the showers move on shore. so remaining dry overnight into the early morning hours. for morning commuters, there will be some wet spots. 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, party to mostly cloudy skies. rain will have tapered off. and later may see spotty showers

developing in places other than the north bay. over in the east bay and down in the south bay. highs tomorrow, many locations in the south bay and east bay will receive no measurable rain. but in the north bay, look for 3/4 inch of a rain. now we'll talk about highs tomorrow. low to mid 60s on the coast. low 70s around the bay. inland warming up to upper 70s to about 80 degrees. that's as warm as it will get tomorrow. here's the seven-day forecast. cooling on wednesday and thursday. wednesday morning, we may see a lingering shower or two. cooler than average with a only in the mid 70s. look for sunny skies and mild to almost warm weather by sunday. inland highs reaching mid 80s. >> what interesting

>> thanks, spencer. a new study may have dog owners barking mad. how

just in the past 90 minutes, the mother of a 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off the coast of san diego gave an update on his condition. and a new look at says he is a warrior. she adds he keeps asking to meet the three people who rushed him to shore on a kayak after he was attacked. doctors say that meet help, being flown to the hospital and the fact that he's an athlete are probably why he survived. his mom says he wants to make his family a lobster dinner and

get back in the water because nobody gets bitten twice. i hope he's right. man's best friend is smart. a new study says dogs may not be the smartest animal out there. a new study found that dogs are not as deliver as most think. researchers reviewed more than 300 papers on dog intelligence and found that social cognition were worth measuring, and animals of similar species like wolves, bears, and lions can perform the same task as dogs with ease. give me that ice cream. ice cream sandwich! >> on a mission for some sweet treats in vallejo. they posted this video showing them chasing down an ice cream truck in their car. steph got his ice cream sandwich.

boy, they were going after it. >> steph was not going to be denied his ice cream. >> who knew? >> from basketball to

i'm ama daetz. next at 6:00, we go in depth on the issue of safe injection sites in san francisco, including the response to the governor's veto of a bill. i didn't stop him because i was so scared. >> she was scared but took

action, recording a suspected shoplifter at a b.a.r.t. station. this is raising new questions about b.a.r.t. police staffing. that's coming up at 6:00. >> see you then. dan ashley is not sitting in this chair tonight because he's out raising money to help bay area kids. >> this is the 22nd year of the dan ashley's friends of camp concord golf tournament, which sends underserved kids to summer camp at lake tahoe. >> every child should get the chance to go to camp at least once. it's a time to be away from home, meet kids from other parts of the country, counselors, learn new skills and maybe a little something about themselves, too. >> this summer, they sent its 10,000th kid to summer camp. >> "world news tonight" is next.

>> for all of us, thanks for your time. the next news cast

tonight, breaking news in the fbi investigation into allegations against the president's nominee, judge brett kavanaugh. the president's combative news conference. pressed on whether he's imposing limits on what the fbi can do, who they can talk to, and what the white house then did late today. and the president repeatedly talking about kavanaugh and drinking, saying the judge had, quote, difficulty with drinking. and just tonight, what we've learned about the alleged third person in the room, mark judge. also tonight, we're on the scene of that catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, the wall of water crashing in at nearly 500 miles an hour. the staggering death toll mounting. more than 800 killed. the frantic search for survivors continues tonight. there is news tonight about that mystery car explosion, two men and a 2-year-old boy were killed.