until a test vote for brett kavanaugh. >> who is in, who is out. what we know after a wild note of protest. good morning to you. it is friday, october 5th. much more in just a moment. alexis also tracking major sig-alert on 680. first, you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. >> no need for the umbrella today, at least not for rain. it is silent on live doppler 7. fog in the north bay valleys as we expect. it will be there throughout the entire morning commute. be careful for that. mid-40s to mid-50s. 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. seublg 60s everywhere at noon. grab that jacket if you're headed out this evening. now alexis with the news >> unform, we have a major problem in the tri-valley, mike. live to sky 7. they are over the scene right now. a truck hauling a lot of dirt that flipped over on southbound

680, bernal. it is just a huge mess. traffic-wise, they are letting the center divide through. it's one of the areas where there is a wide shoulder. the three main lanes of this road are blocked. you can see one line of vehicles is getting by. however, it is a complete parking behind that for a little over three miles. sky 7 is saying backup is beyond 580 in the dub lib, pleasanton area. ace rail is recommended here this morning. surface streets, stick to 580 and take 880 south. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is northbound 680, subpoena ol', still trying to get to the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, alexis. right now i should tell you we are approaching castle wood drive. i'm going to turn the camera around so you can see all the

traffic coming in. one lane being opened. traffic still coming through. now, we know that the accident involves an overturned big rig. two sedans were racing when this happened. the big rig was carrying 27 tons of dirt. we are still making our way towards that. we are 10 minutes out at this point. i'm going to toss to sky 7 so you can see just all of that backup that it has caused. we are still looking to learn more details about exactly what happened. as soon as we know, an overturned big rig because of two cars that were racing. we will update you all throughout the morning. southbound traffic still coming. that he wants on the left of your screen. we are heading northbound about a half mile away from bernal

avenue. reporting live this morning. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. amanda, thank you. developing news. here is where we stand with brett kavanaugh. 100 senators will meet on capitol hill at 6:30, just 30 minutes from now. >> a test vote is scheduled for 7:30. the final confirmation vote could happen tomorrow senators susan collins, jeff flake, joe manchin, lisa murkowski say they are undecided. the vote could remain open until sunday morning. kavanaugh is defending himself in an op-ed for "the wall street journal". he notes i might have been too emotional at times.

i know my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. people protesting against him in palo alto were met with counterprotesters who support the supreme court nominee. >> a small group of kavanaugh support issers drove into town from the east bay. they were up against hundreds of neighbors. rick smith explains how it will follow him. >> sticks with him in terms of his reputation. for ever. even if he's confirmed, it is still going to be with him. more protests expected today and into the weekend. u.s. capitol police arrested 293 people for refusing to leave the protest at the building

yesterday. among them, a bay area woman who shared this video. we facetimed with her last night. she said she feels empowered. >> these are women from arkansas, from north carolina, from florida, from indiana. they are women that are deeply committed to to justice and really here putting it all on the line getting arrested. >> karen tells us a highlight of her day was high-fiving comedian amy schumer. she was also arrested in d.c. >> stay on top of the newest developments on the kavanaugh supreme court nomination with the abc 7 news app. enable push alerts on your phone or smart device. >> in the north bay, new developments in the discovery of a suspicious package in sonoma county. the bomb squad blew it up in fulton. it is north of santa rosa. sky 7 above the scene as explosive experts checked out the device.

it was two pieces of metal connected by a wire. a driver ran a red light and hit a man at the corner of oak and baker streets 9:00 wednesday night. the man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. investigators say the driver stopped briefly but then took off. police are looking for a black or dark blue toyota prius. anyone with surveillance footage is asked to call police. do you recognize this man? the suspect accused on of taking thousands of dollars of jewelry in the south bay. now we are hearing from the heartbroken store owner >> uber offering a free ride, but there is one special stipulation. here is what's going on with your accuweather 12-hour planner. dry day with light humidity.

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all right. good morning and welcome back. unfortunately, a really stuff start to the day in the pleasanton area. live to sky 7 now. really the parking lot that is on southbound 680 approaching bernal avenue.

this is a crash that occurred a little bit after 4:45 this morning. we got calls into chp saying two she is dans were racing at a high rate of speed. this involved in a collision with those two sedans and a semi hauling 27 tons of dirt. it flipped over. boy, we have a huge mess. all lanes currently blocked. only the shoulder is getting by. no estimate when they will get this reopened. i think we will have a better idea once we get a little more daylight and we can see how much is there. a quick check of our traffic maps. it is a sig-alert. backup north of 580. whatever you have to do, it has to be better than that. that is close to an hour delay right now. and a 30-minute delay, eastbound 580, greenville road and 205, traffic heading into tracy. normally safe this time of day. various lanes closed from greenville to 205. lease check in with mike nicco.

he has much better news than i do today. >> it is very dry out there. hi, everybody. mid to upper 50s throughout our neighborhoods in san francisco and pretty much everywhere else. we have 50 in pleasanton, dawn orpbd s downtown and santa clara. no fog at the golden gate bri e bridge. bright with light winds today. amazng afternoon on the bay with light winds and say partly cloudy conditions. as far as being out and about, it will be dry and mild. east bay, 57 this morning. 67 at noon. hang out in the 70s during the afternoon hours. here's jessica with more news. mike, thank you. uber wants to make sure you're able to vote next month. the ride hailing app will offer free rides to polls on election day, november 6th. uber will have a feature where you can find your newest polling

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>> 6:14. in the south bay, police need your help to find a thief who

swiped jewelry and cash from this store. they recorded the salesman swiping items. at one point he opens the cash register and helps himself. it happened while the store was open last week. the store's owner is glad nobody got hurt. >> as for the merchandise, all that can be replaced. however, you feel like you've been violated. because he took so much. suspect. he swiped $6,000 worth of cash and merchandise. if you recognizehim, campbell police want to hear from you. recreational cannabis is coming to mountain view. city council approved an ordnance for two dispensrys. there are restrictions about where the shops can operate, though. mountain view is the only city between san francisco and san jose that allows recreational sames. officials want to get the word out on another massive raw beef recall. there is concern it may be

contaminated with salmonella. 57 people have 16 states reported getting sick between august and september. the beef is sold at walmart and sam's club including walmart, cedar river farms and showcase. you can find the details at abc7news.com. the dmv says wait times at its offices are getting shorter. officials tell state lawmakers the average waits from dropped by 57 minutes during the past two months. they credit extending hours and hiring extra workers. lawmakers bill dodd of napa and jim beale of san jose say they need to into what what people can do without having to go as well. they are transforming a crate and barrel store. it will be called amazon four star. it will feature top-selling items from amazon's website.

the first four store opened in new york last week. >> i don't really get it. we went from brick and mortar with amazon, and now going back the other way. >> that's how they do it. they have the bookstores too, which didn't make to sense to people when it came out. i don't know. >> at least it doesn't sit there unoccupied. give them that much. let's talk about what's going on. maybe they are selling sun is glasses. a look at sfo from a long way away. partly cloudy, 56 degrees and no delays. how about that? partly cloudy today. wait until you step outside. not as cool tonight. above average highs for several days. accuweather seven-day forecast. i want to show you how drew it was and absent of any radar returns. a few clouds out there. it's partly cloudy this morning. coolest along the coast.

62, half moon bay. 68 in downtown san francisco. 70 to 7 # along the bay. tonight the cloud cover keeps us in the low to upper 50s. not as many 40s as this morning. and not as much fog either. latter. hsb, hardly strictly bluegrass at the gold especially gate park. mid to upper 60s. we'll start off in the mid-50s. as we head down, talking about college football. system stanford, 7:30 kickoff. 64. dropping to 60 under the stars. it's going to be cool, drive appropriately. temperatures remain in the low to mid-60s at the coast. mid-to upper 70s. breezy in the hills tomorrow but not enough for any fire concerns. back to alexis with an update on the commute. >> major problem in pleasanton.

i want to take you back live to sky 7. southbound 680. a tkroudouble trailer dirt haul. they are estimating 27 tons that spilled. i don't think they will be able to clean up very much until we have much daylight. all three lanes shut down. they are streaming traffic. this is not going to reopen for a long time. this is likely going to last pretty far into the day. i'm guessing midday if not beyond that. our crew trying to get there. they are trapped in the backup too. unfortunately this is a tough situation. i don't think it's going to end any time soon. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. check this out. this is the stretch with this

flipped dirt hauler. dublin to mission, 1 hour 29 minutes. don't do it. northbound 85 is looking okay, still in the green. guys, back to you. >> yikes. not how people want to start their weekend. oh, man. alexis, thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00. ginger zee has a look ahead. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, jess kafpicaje. hey, reggie. monica lewinsky will be with us live to talk about a new anticipate-bullying campaign. sirius star power joining her. that is an abc news exclusive. as well as this. michael is going one on one with lady gaga talking about "a star is born". bradley cooper and what it was like singing with him for the movie. plus, a big event. helping supporters fight like a girl. so many women and mean here

ready to donate their hair for the cause. a huge morning on gma. >> looking forward to it, ginger. thank you.

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in the ocean. we like to provide app outdoor activity. really the lessons that this place has to teach us in today's lifestyle. >> it's an eco culture experience. this experience couldn't be better. that's michigan grandmother lived. it's nice to see it again. for more about the eco add venture and other unique experiences, go to abc7news.com/alohafriday, thanks to sponsors at hawaiian airlines. we are minutes away from the senate meeting over supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the latest from washington, d.c. next. a major problem in the pleasanton area. looking live from sky 7. this is a dirt hauler, southbound 680 near bernal. all lanes blocked. only the shoulder getting by. more information and a l

>> sky 7 live over interstate 680 in pleasanton after a crash invoving a big rig. three lanes are closed right now. and there is a massive backup. we've got team coverage to get you around the problem starting with abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo. hi, amanda. how is it going? >> you can see it, jessica, representingy. we are in the thick of the traffic on 680 to sky 7. chp said two sedans were racing when they collided into the big rig. the truck was hauling 27 tons of dirt. so when it flipped, it was

dumped across the interstate. of the crash happened after 4:45. closer to the bernal exit. now traffic is stretching backwards toured the interchange. it is just a mess. traffic is inching south. only getting by on the shoulder as all the lanes are closed. reporting live here along southbound 680, amanda dell cast trio, abc 7 news >> amman tkarbgs thank you. avoid 680. folks are getting the word to

take 580. 6 there's the location just before bernal. this is a sig-alert. they haven't even started cleaning up the 27 tons of dirt that spilled on the roadway. they will need daylight for that. sky 7 crews thought they saw an attached fuel truck. it is dark out still. it looked like a double trailer semi. guardrail damage as well. i can't imagine this before the noon hour. out of livermore, stick to 580, 280, or 238. or better yet avoid it altogether. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> tickets north. the area that received the most rain.

quarter mile in santa rosa, spreading 37. heading over toward napa. partly cloudy this morning. fog hasn't made it down to san rafael yet. you will notice the difference when you step outside. mid-40s to mid-50s. 60s at noon. 70s away from the coast. we'll talk about warmer weather coming up. jessica and reggie? mike, thank you. developing news now on the supreme court showdown. in just about an hour, the senate is set to hold a cloture vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination. a live look in washington. democrats are calling it a sham. republicans insist it is time to vote. after a week of silence following the explosive testimony. >> this is a circus.

>> reporter: just brett kavanaugh defending himself writing my time in high school and college more than 30 years ago has been ridiculously distorted. and addressing what some have called his disqualifying temperament last thursday. i know that my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. kavanaugh's op-ed coming after a tense day in washington. more than 300 protesters as senators took turns combing through the report. with only nine witnesses interview, democrats are calling the investigation a sham. >> democrats agreed that the investigation scope should be limited. we did not agree that the white house should tie the fbi's hands. >> republicans, including key undecided jeff flake and susan collins say they are satisfied.

>> we've seen no new credible corroboration. >> reporter: lisa murkowski still undecided. but president trump appearing confident at a rally in minneso minnesota. >> their rage-fueled resistance is starting to backfire at a level that nobody has ever seen before. >> reporter: another op-ed in the "washington post", a group of yale grads who described them as college drinking buddies of kavanaugh said no one should be able to lie their way onto the supreme court. >> thanks, emily. >> abc 7 news app is where you can get up dates on the confirmation process. we will update you as soon as the vote take place >> in the east bay, authorities are searching for three men after a home in vacation in alamo. the victim was robbed after being surprised outside a house on evelyn court before 9:30. investigators say the three men were wearing ski masks and armed

with two guns. neighbors say the suspects hit the victim with a chair. the men made off with cell phone, cash, and other items. happening today, the sky over san francisco will look a lot like this. >> the blue angels had their first performance in fleet week. it will be impossible to miss. cornell bernard alive in san francisco. cornell. >> reporter: jessica, reggie, if you kneel the need for speed this weekend, this is the place to be. blue angels take to the skies in just a few hours. marina green on loan to the u.s. military this weekend. fleet week opens to public at 10:00 a.m. lots of military hardware on display, followed by one of the best air shows you have ever seen. star of the show, the amazing blue angels. maybe you heard and felt them practice this week. the noisy f/a-18 hornets

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back to 60 at 8:00. in the south bay, 55 in the morning. 70 at noon. and 61 degrees at 8:00 for the dirks bentley concert. a little plug there. it should be fun. i want to bring in alexis because you have a dirty commute. yeah, we sure do. a major problem involving a lot of dirt. live to sky 7. this is the parking lot that is southbound 680 approaching bernal avenue. we had a crash just before 5:00 today. calls to chp saying two sedans were racing prior to a collision with a double trailer dirt hauler. this is really not a great situation. about 27 tons of dirt on the intersta interstate. sky 7 showing us the backup right now north of the 580 split. traffic extremely heavy. i want to flip over and show you what this looks like on traffic maps as well.

the backup hasn't grown in length. it i barely moving. this is a sig-alert. no estimate. all three are currently 6 everyone else fairly quiet. spwoupdz 101, san francisco to sfo, still in the green at 10 minutes >> alexis, thank you. new details about the salesforce transit center. london breed and oakland mayor want an independent review of the investigation into what caused cracks in two support beams. crews are installing a shoring system to take pressure off the cracked beams. breed and shaft want the commission to review their findings.

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the flipped dirt hauler. we will get air scope how big a mess this is. chp estimating 27 tons of dirt on the roadway just before bernal avenue. i'll tell you how long the backup is. as soon as we get any new developments, we will bring them to you. enable push alerts. you'll be the first to know when that vote happens. in the south bay, san jose police are looking for more victims after a high school volleyball coach was used of molestation. >> investigate orgs say peter samonte inappropriately touched three boys that played for him. the cases go back to april of last year.

samonte coached at independence high. the boys were students and played on the volleyball team. police arrested the man wednesday after the school contacted investigators. administrators fired him. thousands of workers in san francisco and san jose are striking. they have been marching in front of the marriott marquis and six other hotels since yesterday morning. "abc 7 mornings" brought it to you as breaking news. and a similar scene in downtown san jose at the marriott. marriott says the hotels will remain open across the bay area while the strikes continue. this gets me so upset. the a's wild card loss to the yankees was tough. you see that.

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>> hope they're okay with waiting two years for the money. it feels great outside. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mount tam, partly cloudy, and dryer, cooler than average. breezy in the hills. not enough for fire danger. we will keep an eye on that. warmest afternoon saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. already another cold front quickly on its heels will be coming down. an increase in high clouds this afternoon. and also clouds will keep us a little bit warmer tonight. behind that, there is even dryer air for sunday. look how dry it is right now. nobody is muggy. nobody is near the 55-degree document. we're in the 40s and 50s. it feels refreshing outside. we're starting off up to 18 degrees cooler. a little bit short of average.

70s in the east bay, south bay, inland. 73 at santa cruz. 68 in san francisco. tonight there you go. low to upper 50s. girls' festival. we are sponsoring at santa clara university. frances will be down there helping you do a weather cast. you get a minute to do it. hopefully you get a chance to go down and take that and those stem cell activities. fleet week, mid to upper 60s, 70 degrees. a whole lot of afternoon sunshine. here you tkpwgo. mid to upper 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. hey alexis >> good morning. sky 7 over the scene. a crash involving two sedans and the flipped dirt hauler. southbound 680, bernal, still down to just is the shoulder getting by. hey, we have a little more daylight now. you can see what we're dealing with. chp estimating 27 tons of dirt.

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it is 6:54. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, here are the 7 things you need to go before you go. you need to know this one. southbound 680, a major crash involving a flipped semi. it was hauling 27 tops of dirt. all over the road after a big rig overturned causing lane closures. chp is investigating possible street racing. number two, over an hour delay approaching that scene. alternates, take isabel. 84 out of livermore area. some delays there. continue 580 and take 880. or mass transit. use ace or surface streets on southbound 680. >> number three, the kavanaugh supreme court nomination. a vote scheduled for 7:30, in

about hatch an hour. a push alert will be september with the results. >> number four, kavanaugh is defending himself. he wrote he might have been too emotional at times during his testimony last week. kavanaugh says he will remain an independent, impartial judge. >> number five, blue angels performing in san francisco today. best place to watch

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confirmation firestorm. >> a crucial vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh just hours away. thousands on capitol hill to protest. from the steps -- [ chanting ] -- to the halls. >> how dare you talk to women that way. >> judge kavanaugh makes his closing argument defending his fiery testimony but admitting he might have been too emotional and said things he shouldn't have said. now senators poised to decide. we're live on capitol hill. flash flooding alert. heavy rain hammering the northeast overnight and now the midwest bracing for severe storms and even snow.