text your loved ones and let them know you're going to be a beautiful shot late. >> reporter: here's some video we shot of the rain coming down. you can see it was pretty heavy. we were on highway 24 and went 24 is going to be quite slick through the tunnel and had rain on the other end of the tunnel this morning. let's turn it over to alexis. as well. this was between 3:30 and 4:00 >> that's where i'm going to this morning. take you on the traffic maps. expect wet roads all over the bay area this morning. the advice is to give yourself initially sounded like a solo extra time and slow down and be prepared for other people to be vehicle, now sounds like two slowing down. vehicles involved. reaction time will be delayed. we have the right lane blocked they're hoping people won't be slipping and sliding and crashing into each other but so right before the get to fish branch road. that's a real possibility this that's a steep grade. that's an area i think we'll morning. have some trouble this morning. reporting live in novato, amy the first time it rains, after it's been a while, all those hollyfield, abc7 news. oils, gasoline rises to the the fire chief says the fire surface so it will be extra season is far from over far fror slick. the bay bridge toll plaza, a little stackup on either side in the cash lanes. >> the rain goes away and it will dry out and we'll be in the president trump is doubling same situation we were a few down on his support of supreme days earlier. >> the chief adds fire season in court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> the white house is also giving a green light for an

california has almost become year-round. that's really what we've seen expanded fbi investigation after lately. a lot of folks were hoping this pressure from democrats. rain would help out or start to >> reporter: good morning. begin to help out. the white house gave the green light to the fbi to interview anyone it deems necessary but that's not necessarily the case. >> it's going to take a lot more speaking to a crowd of supporters last night, president than what we're getting today. trump made it clear he supports >> not all of us will get rain. in the north bay we've had some of the heavier amounts so far. kavanaugh. at a campaign rally in here's a look at sonoma. tennessee, president trump a moderate shower over top of blasted democrats, accusing them you. of trying to destroy brett around santa rosa where we've had a third of an inch of rain. kavanaugh. >> they're trying to destroy a very fine person and we can't we've seeing heavier rain around let it happen. >> reporter: earlier in the day, windsor. the president reversing his this is what it looks like the richmond side. you can see puddle theres, about initial order, strictly limiting the scope of the investigation. >> my white house will do whatever the senators want. 0. inch of rain. i'm open to whatever they want. >> reporter: overnight "the new upnext.rn to s c york times" reporting kavanaugh was questioned by police after a bar fight in 1985, accused of throwing ice at another patron. press secretary sarah sanders calling the story ridiculous on twitter. this after more people who claim to know kavanaugh come forward,

like a classmate at yale law. >> you can be mad because he drink but he's lying. >> reporter: there will be a vote on his nomination this week. it's not clear if republicans have the votes they need. this morning we've learned the fbi has questioned at least four people about the accusations against kavanaugh. that includes the man dr. christine blasey ford says were present the night brett kavanaugh assaulted her in the '80s. you can be the first to know about any updates with our abc7 news news app. a santa cruz doctor and two nurses accused of molesting children are expected in court. james kohut, emily stephens and

rashel brandon were arrested last night. video shows them molesting children as young as 3. that evidence is expected to be presented in court today. kohut's attorneys are expected to try to get his bail reduced from $7.5 million to $1.5 million. we expect to get a look at the temporary system put in place to shore up two cracked steel beams at the salesforce transit center. two hydraulic jacks are keeping them stable. crews are will he place them with steel towers that will sit in the middle of fremont street. when fremont street reopens, traffic will be limited to just two lanes. the traffic tieup may get worse with fleet week under way. fleet week will draw huge crowds to the waterfront, especially for the blooue angels show. we have a full schedule of fleet

week events on our website, abc7news.com. happening today, a san francisco supervisors are set to approve a $14 million settlement with a woman left parlalyzed bya falling tree limb. emily joe was watching her children play with a 100-pound limb snapped and fell on her. it broke her skull, severed her spinal cord. the case is one of the largest civil settlements in city history. now to the fight over scooters in san francisco. the sfmta is defending themselves about how they awarded permits for rental companies to operate in the city. the transit agency could have awarded up to five permits but it only picked two companies. scoot networks and skip are expected to start rentals in san francisco later this morning. lime and bird got rejected. lime has appealed the rejection, claiming it's flawed and biased.

this just into a live desk. three scientists sell this year saes noble prize in physics. dr. hashton found a way to move light, atoms and molecules without damaging there. gerard marou. their work in laser open up new areas of research. big shout out to strickland. she's the third woman to ever win the nobel prize in physics. let's show you some areas dry in the south bay and as you head towards livermore or the

pass. you can see heavier rains off the peninsula. let's broaden the picture and show you how that will hit the north bay once again. a few showers around santa cruz. those will stay mainly in the santa cruz mountains as they try to dip into the south bay. they'll turn into sprinkles at best, maybe a little drizzle. you're the least likely to see rain in the morning commute. we have mid to upper 60s even in our east bay valleys and 62 in pleasant hill. here's a look. seeing is believing. do you know where your umbrella is? most of us. you'll need it at some point. bay bridge toll plaza looking wet. caution on the roadways, caution if you're taking mass transit because they're all going to be wet at some point during the morning hours, especially the closer you get to san francisco and the north bay where we'll have a steader rain through 10:00. after that becomes scattered with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. north bay, steady rain through

10:00 and becomes more scattered as we head into the afternoon hours we hit the mid-70s. south bay, not much rain down here at all. cloud cover, sunshine and temperatures the warmest of 80 around the afternoon hours. . the south bay will get better chancesg e overnight. let's bring alexis back in because it could be a very busy morning. >> it's getting busy fast. we're up to six spin-out crashies. that tells me one thing. people are driving too fast. we're not used to this. it's been a long time since we've had to deal with wet pavement. take you to a couple ones in the north bay. south of the petaluma river bridge. you can see the live doppler radar on top of the maps. it's soggy in the north bay. that's definitely our wettest commute at this point.

makes sense that's where we're seeing a couple of crashes. north 101 before central san rafael, we have another spinout crash. that collided with the center drive, and tow truck to the scene. the san mateo bridge is looking nice and dry and no delays for west 92. not one but two crashes on westbound 24 if you're doing that commute around caldecot tunnel. the new questions about b.a.r.t. police staffing. bay

we have some thunderstorms but they're on highway 80, continuing moving to the north. that's where the heavier rain will be. down around phoenix, some of that could spill back into the high desert. we have the big player right here in our neighborhoods. it's going to stay offshore for the most part after the morning hours. we're going to get our heaviest rain this morning, but places like tahoe have chances of wet weather today, tomorrow, thursday and again saturday when it falls in the 50s for highs. >> thank you. on the peninsula, a warning

about a controversial cell phone case. the san mateo sheriff's association is sharing this post on facebook. you can see here parts of the case look like a gun. the sheriff's association says it could cause people to call 911 to report you. they say you could end up being held by police or shot by officers who mistake the case for a weapon. a brazen and very loud act at the powell street b.a.r.t. station but police said they didn't have enough information to respond. >> the story you'll see only on 7. >> i didn't stop him because i was just so scared. >> reporter: when this woman was at the powell street b.a.r.t. station in san francisco, she didn't expect to encounter this. >> he's now taking the items that he could carry in his arms and then put it in his jacket. >> reporter: a man setting off high-pitched alarms on several of gift sets with anti-theft sensors while onlookers calmly

walk and look for their trains. >> we were all just watching. it's embarrassing to say that i didn't really stop him or anything. >> reporter: one bystander did call sfpd. >> you could tell she was pretty upset because they couldn't even hear her. >> reporter: it wasn't enough for anything to be done. >> we didn't have a complete phone call. we didn't have the reporting party provide enough information for our officers to get to the scene. our officers simply chose to close out the case. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. acknowledges they're short-staffed. to cover 48 stations, they're short 21 officers. a study recommends they hire 94 more officers in the next five years. b.a.r.t. even offering $10,000 bonuses to recruit applicants. >> this is simply the starting point for the discussion as to whether we want to go there, how do we get there. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says if you see something, you can say something using the b.a.r.t. watch app. this is staffed 24/7 by

dispatch. if you still need a response right away, it's better to pick up the phone and call. in san francisco, dichlt on today the city of oakland will install 20 new tuff sheds. the new sheds going up at the south side of lake marriott will help get 40 people out of tents. this is the third batch the city has installed. the goal is to help them find permanent housing within six months. we mentioned it's fleet week. that means the blue angels are here at oakland international airport. they perform more than 7 be 0 sh -- 70 shows in the u.s. every year. they will be the headliners in the show this weekend and you'll probably hear them before you se them. >> they are so cool.

>> it's always fun to see it. i don't know if we heard them flying in yesterday, but -- >> you hearded sgh. >> i heard something. everyone downtown went like this. >> if they got into oakland airport yesterday, i'm sure. >> everybody is doing this, is that really rain? is that what that is? the first day of rain season started yesterday and we're having rain today. let's take a look and show you what's going on with live doppler 7. you can see the green. let's see how it unfolds for the rest of the day. at 7:00, you can see the best chance near the coast and especially across the north bay. as we head into the latter parts of the morning right up until noon, the best chance of widespread rain starts to diminish to isolated and we'll keep that going through the afternoon hours. the closer you are to the coast and closer to marin county, you'll see steader drizzle to light rain. as we head through the evening commute, you can see it's pretty

quiet during 7:00. the overnight that's when another chance of showers and thunderstorms comes through. 4:00 tomorrow morning, starting the commute. by 7:00 some scattered showers. they're still hanging around through 5:00 and 11:00 tomorrow evening. near 80 another mild night with upper 50s to mid-60s. my accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures a little cooler wednesday and thursdays that will drag cooler air down. we'll see temperatures get down to a little more average. let's get over to alexis. >> anticipating the entire commute to be really busy. we have a handful of spinout crashes involving one or two vehicles. definitely want to slow down and

drive for conditions today. two incidents on westbound 24, first one near central lafayette, and the other one -- sounding like that's closer to acalanes road. i'm not seeing a big backup but you really want to slow down and take it easy. it's the first time it's rained oils rising to the surface. westbound 80 before you get to university in emeryville, we have reports of a fire that may be catching on fire. i have a few more details and update you on that before 5:00. microsoft will unveil new products at an event today. >> if you watch us on the daily you know robots are taking over. now there's one that can even install drywall. here's this morning tech >> microsoft is holding an event

in new york city where new products will be unveiled. they're expected to show off a new surface laptop, surface pro and an update to windows 10. hp has a laptop made of leather. >> it's bound in genuine leather. the company is touting its stylish design and a battery that provides 18 hours of power. one version launches at the end of the month. prices start at $1300. >> a japanese company has designed a robot that can install drywall and do other tasks. they say they have replaced japan's aging workforce and also replaced humans on more dangerous jobs. >> they're not very quick, though. >> they look cool. >> those are your tech >> i don't want -- >> they're all useful but that one is particularly useful. >> and looks like a human. it's got that. researchers try a new tactic

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here's a look at the storm

impact scale for today as we'll have light to moderate showers. greatest amount in the north bay. already a third of an inch in santa rosa. we'll have wet spots definitely for the morning commute. they'll be more isolated for our evening commute. jessica? >> thank you. a border patrol agent has pleaded guilty to starting an arizona wildfire. it was caused by a gender-reveal party that went horribly fire. the fire burned 47,000 acres and caused $8 million in damage last year. it started when the father-to-be shot a rifle at a target that was supposed to burst in pic or blue, revealing the baby's gender. instead, explosives ignited dry brush. the agent faces five years probation and full restitution. a new study way to stop the progression of alzheimer's. researchers at banner alzheimer's institute in phoenix

are studying older adults who still have sharp memory and thinking skills. these participants carry a gene that raises their risk of alzheimer's. the nation is marking october as breast cancer awareness month. the top of the empire state building in new york was lit up in pink last night, so was the white house. you'll likely see supporters wearing pink ribbons as a show of support for ongoing research for a cure. we have more information for breast cancer on abc7news.com. let's take a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. you can see, we have some pretty heavy looking rain, yellows, oranges and reds offshore, rotating up to the north bay. the area that will continue to see the best chance of rain, as you can see, we could get anywhere from a quarter to a half inch. notice in the east bay and the south bay, as we head throughout the day, the chances of rain become very isolated to almost nonexistent. as you would expect, first storm of the season, mainly gets the north bay. congratulations. need the rain. here's alexis. >> good morning. we have a lot going on in the traffic center this morning.

i want to take you back to the emeryville area where we have a little more information on this solo vehicle spinout crash. looks like they swerved to avoid another vehicle. updated location, that is on the eastbound side, not westbound as it was initially called in. you can see those flashing lights. they did just run a traffic break. all traffic was stopped briefly. now just the right lane blocked as you approach university exit. i have not seen any flames. if there were any, they got them tapped out quickly. live doppler 7 layer on top of our traffic map, you can see widespread showers. some areas heavier than others. this is our third crash of the morning on westbound 24. one of those spots where we have steeper grades and it will be slick. just before acalanes road, all lanes are stopped due to a crash. a vehicle spun out, hit the center dried in the left lane. all traffic stopped to clear that. some delays in the lafayette area. next traffic update at 5:00.

give me the ice cream. ice cream sandwich! >> on a mission for some sweet treats. they posted this video to instagram showing them chase down an ice cream truck in their car on sunday. the mission, look at that, was a success. steph got his ice cream sandwich. aisha got a strawberry shortcake bar. i would take her pick -- >> i'm a sandwich guy. you say you like the bugs bunny ice cream bar which has the weird face and you would eat the ears. >> yeah, i was totally fine with that when i was a child. or a tweetie bird. >> now it looks horrific. coming up at 5:00, the fight to end homelessness in san francisco just took a step forward. we'll have a b.a.r.t. update

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you're looking at the story of the morning. wet roads as rain moves through the bay area. here's a live look at a soggy golden gate bridge. don't worry. we have you covered. you can consider us your proverbial umbrella. you can see we're tracking live doppler 7 as it's lit up. >> you'll need an actual umbrella, though. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast.

mike nicco is here. >> outside of the south bay and the east bay valleys, most of us will be wet today, especially this morning.