good morning. it's tuesday, october 9th. >> the weather has changed yesterday until today. mike nicco is tracking that for you right now. >> glad you guys have noticed. especially if you've been outside already and felt it's much cooler out there. we have a sea breeze developing. look at the winds at sfo, pointing from the on or abooceaa look at the cloud cover in gray here. encroaching upon us and it will drop the temperatures in the coast. not as much inland until tomorrow. here's my accuweather 12-hour n. dress for the 50s. 64 at noon for the bay -- excuse

me, the coastal area. as you're looking at noon temperatures, 70 to 76 and 74 and 80 from the bay and inland. let's get back to frances. maybe her mouth is working better than mine. >> i hope so, mike. the traffic isn't working so well. back to school, back to work for some folks. you can see some folks are backed up through the maze for folks heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a good 20-minute wait. also an earlier stall across the bay bridge. it's been an slow ride westbound and eastbound 580. there's roadwork in eastbound area so traffic is heavy. it's starting to pick up. westbound you'll find the normal slowing as you make your way through the altamont pass. that drive about an hour from tracy to dublin. a house fire reported overnight in moss beach.

broke out on lancaster boulevard. a medical helicopter to had to be flown in. as soon as we get more details, we'll pass that along. there's more trouble for the dmv. for the second time people were mistakenly registered to vote. >> this time 1500 people. some who were not even u.s. citizens. it's the latest problem for the department. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. >> reporter: sacramento is not happy. one lawmaker is saying, we can't trust the dmv to solve the problems that it has created. the dmv director is now admitting the agency may have mistakenly registered 1500 people to vote, including some noncitizens. the secretary of state says he is disappointed and frustrated. an is assemblyman says it's time for new leadership at the dmv. the dmv director hasn't said anything about stepping down but

did release a statement saying, quote, we have worked quickly with the department of technology to correct these errors. have also updated the programming and add the additional safeguards to improve this process. that is from the director. she says affected customers will be notified. but sacramento and some lawmakers have questions. reporting live at the dmv in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. 20 lives lost but not forgotten. last night more than 1,000 people attended a candlelight vigil for victims of the limousine crash in new york. >> the governor there says the limo never should have been on the road. they lit 20 large candles, one for each victim. community leaders expressed their condolences to families impacted by the tragedy. many are still trying to make sense of what happened. >> she's my other half and it's really hard for me to think about how i'll be able to go on

without amanda. i have life with amanda and life without amanda and it's really hard to think about. >> governor andrew cuomo says the limo driver was not properly licensed. as for the limo, it failed inspection a month ago. an attorney for the company called prestige limousine is on "gma" this morning and says the inspection was only over minor issues and they were all fixed. he says the collars were cleared to be on the road. in the east bay, a limo company is losing business because of the crash in new york. prestige limousine in concord happens to have the same name as the company in new york. they are not affiliated but they say people are calling to cancel their reservations. >> they don't believe that we ar really part of prestige

limousine in new york. they think that. >> the owner says to make things worse, someone is throwing pumpkins at her limousines. she says prestige him mow requires their drivers to go through background checks, drug testing and proper training. >> here's five ways to make sure your limo ride is a safe one. check federal records online. all are available online. ask the company about the credentials of the drivers, including background checks. ask about safety inspections. limos are to be checked by the feds every six months. and go online to check reviews from previous customers. when your limo arrives, look for defects with the limo and always make sure your driver looks alert and coherent. today as judge brett kavanaugh takes his seat on supreme court, women leaders will meet in san francisco.

>> fund her committee is hosting a lunch to talk about the upcoming november election along with new legislation, requiring public companies to have women on corporate boards. that event starts at noon at a law office in san francisco at 235 montgomery street. an announcement new this morning. vermont senator and former presidential candidate bern withy sanders coming to the bay area later this month. it's part of a nine-state tour on behalf of democratic candidates competing in the november elections. he will attend a rally in oakland on the 27th in support of congresswoman barbara lee. the green party challenger laura wells is looking to take lee's seat in the house of representatives. salesforce president putting his support behind a november initiative. the breach that has forced google to shut down its social media network. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. there's small craft advisory.

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let's take a look at what's going on with temperatures. mainly in the mid to upper 50s in south bay. about 55 in los gatos. brentwood at 60. novato, 51. right now alameda is 59. look at that west wind bringing in, yep, the marine layer. it will be cloudy and cooler at the beaches. we have the small craft advisory if you're out on the bay and milder than yesterday. here's a look at the east bay where we with have 59 with a lot of cloud cover developing. we'll go partly cloudy, 66 at 10:00. sunshine at noon. low to mid-70s through the afternoon. 62 at 8:00. 57 in thes this afternoon. our east bay valleys, that's one of the areas that will get to 80. francis tells me she has a new accident so let's get tprty sern the south bay. southbound 17 at camden.

possibly an crews are en route right now. because it's overturned, even though it's in the southbound lane, i suspect we'll see slowing in the northbound direction as well. northbound 101 at alum rock has been cleared. here's a live shot for headlights moving on northbound 280. that's 17 across your screen. that part looks good. watch out for the fog across the golden gate bridge. then a new stall just reported on the bay bridge where things are already backed up into the maze. jessica, reggie. >> thank you. salesforce ceo is supporting a measure that if passed would cost his company millions of dollars a year. proposition "c" on the san francisco ballot would implement half percent tax on big businesses. it would raise $300 million for homeless programs every year. salesforce would have to pay yolore oppes tion more in taxes. sa it'rong w to address the city's homelessness

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we are back. coming up at 6:15. a year after the north bay fires, police and fire officials in north bay have new ways to alert people to evacuations, especially in the first critical hours. this is one way. that's a european style high-low siren. napa county residents asked for a siren. >> allows us to drive a patrol car through rural areas along country roads, thereby advising people rapidly that there's an emergency. >> another cool napa county residents have are evacuation tags for residents to place on mailboxes, fences or doors before they leave. you can find more nj on the emergency alert tools along with full coverage of the north bay wildfires one year later at abc7news.com. google expected to unveil new products at its made by google event today but this also comes as google says it's

shutting down google plus following a flaw that exposed personal data. a "wall street journal" report first found that data was compromised starting in 2015. the report says google was aware of it but did not go public to avoid additional regulations. google declined to comment on that report but did say it found no evidence of personal information being misused. google said it is shutting down its social network permanently in part, because of record low use. facebook wants to make it easir to spend time with your favorite people even if they can't be there. portal, built spefktically for video calls. the smart camera keeps the subject in frame as they move around. the smart sound focuses on your voice, minimizing background noise. pricing starts at 200 bucks. responses on twitter show some people already have issues with it, citing facebook's previous privacy flaws.

as you've been mentioning all morning, mike, the weather has changed. >> it's not going to be dry, dusty and breezy. the fire danger is over for now. temperatures are on the decline. hi, everyone. here's a look at what's going on at sfo this morning. clouds are on the increase but no delays right now. the cooling sea breeze reaches the coast and bay but moves inland tomorrow. you'll notice it when you wake up in the morning where there's more cloud cover and patchy fog to deal with. the cooling doesn't last long. we have another autumn heat wave coming. cloud cover along the coast this morning. it pulls back by noon. a little sunshine. by 4:00 it starts to make an early push to the east. that means it's going to be a little cloudy across the golden gate bridge and bay bridge during the evening commute. take a look at temperatures from 75 at milpitas. as we head up the peninsula, 78, redwood city. most in the mid-70s.

mid-60s but falling this afternoon along the 68 in downtown san francisco. but falling this afternoon. up in the north bay we'll have upper 70s to low 80s. along the east bay shore you can mid-70s.breeze is keeping as we move into the valleys, you'll get your cooling tomorrow. you're in the low to mid-80s. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s for the next couple of nights. here's a look at my forecast. the 80s are gone tomorrow. they return to the coast -- i should say inland thursday and may even touch the bay this weekend. let's get over to frances. >> traffic is backed up heading to the bay bridge because of two stalls on the upper deck. it's backed up through the maze through the berkeley curve. traffic is backed up at the top of the maze for westbound 580 commuters heading towards the maze. a great alternate, b.a.r.t. reporting no delays. ace train and caltrain looking good. it's a back to school, back to

work day. a couple accidents in the south bay. one is a serious, overturn crash. southbound 17 at camden. and then there's an accident on northbound 87 at curtner causing some delays as well. the bay bridge is the hot spot right now. >> frances, thank you. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >> rob marciano live from panama city beach, florida. looking windy but not too bad. >> reporter: sun is out. final glimmers of sunshine. good morning. as we await hurricane michael, now a category 2 storm. this thing just popping up a day and a half ago and rapidly intensifying into ale hurricane. now we fear the arrival of at least a category 3 storm in this area tomorrow afternoon. so, preparations being rushed to completion. october storms often fire up quickly close to shore. there's not a lot of time for people to get out. in some cases this he are

struggling to do so. gas lines have been long. gas is running out. folks are having a hard time to heed the mandatory evacuation orders here in panama city. they had a storm come through beginning of june but that was minimal. they were hoping to get away with nothing for theest are of the hurricane season. as we're into mid-october they'll get what looks to be a major storm. it's coming up on "good morning america." full coverage and the forecast coming your way in a few. >> hoping for the best for them down there. rob, thanks so much. new at 6:00, buckingham palace is hiring a job that could have you living just feet from the queen. another sideshow in the east bay but this one has an unusual twist. let's take a live look outside this morning. it is beautiful out there. it's 6:20. (humming a lullaby)

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minutes away from my accuweather forecast. that's the marine layer. it's back. so are cooler temperatures. not only this morning but look at this afternoon. our inland neighborhoods not as big a drop, but if you go anywhere from novato, san francisco, double digits cooler. more on that coming up. police in the east bay stopped a sideshow. it looks like pretty much any sideshow you've ever seen until this moment. so, normal, normal, normal. then you'll see in just a second, a horse goes by. i have no explanation as to why that happened, but it is unusual. this happened at whipple road and mission boulevard in union city sunday night. here's what happened. officers ended up breaking up the crowd. they made one arrestor a parole violation. don't know where the horse was going. >> so strange. a mexican bakery that's a fixture in san francisco's

mission district will close for good today. la victoria opened 67 years ago. the leaseholder's father started the business and the same family owns the building. it's now being sold following a disagreement among family members. the closure will also affect some half a dozen businesses that lease space in the commercial kitchen to cook and bake. a hotel worker strike that started here in the bay area last week has now expanded to hawaii. 2700 marriott workers on oahu and maui are in the picket line and this video is strikers in san francisco. workers are demanding a raise that would provide enough money to survive on only one job. new at 6:00, here is your chance to live like a royal. well, sort of. >> buckingham palace is looking for a live-in sous chef. the job includes cooking for various members of the royal family and helping to plan and develop menus. competitive salary and 33 days vacation are offered.

that's good. >> yeah. >> at the job is based in london, traveling to other royal properties is required. oh, darn. that means you'll get an inside look at some of queen elizabeth's other castles. >> doesn't sound too bad to me. >> do you have to be able to use just a microwave because that's basically where i am right now. >> i'm one step ahead of you there. next at 6:30, the emergency system test that will have cell phones in the north bay sounding an alarm today. santa rosa neighborhood that burned to the ground celebrating their collective progress over the past year. plus, an update on the progress to reopen fremont progress to reopen fremont street in san francisco as california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've d now, let's do it for every public-school student in california.

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the flames that forced homeowners to run and what the homeowner is revealing about the ordeal. the catholic church's sex abuse scandal. another bay area diocese taking action against accused priests. a live look from sutro tower. a cooling trend about to get under way for some of us. i did enjoy yesterday afternoon. it was so nice to walk on the embarcadero. it was sunny. >> i actually went to the beach. >> wow. >> i never do that. >> it's a rare day to get to go to the beach in san francisco. >> it was great. >> not today? >> if you like that sunshine from yesterday. >> but it comes back. >> it does come back. i'll talk about that in the accuweather seven-day forecast. how about the next 12 hours and changes jessica alluded to. you can see the gray. i've overlaid the clouds on the coast, moving into the south bay and east bay shore as the southerly surge is back. let's see what it does to our temperatures.

you can see some low clouds hanging around. we're cooler this morning. mid to upper 50s. 64 at noon at the coast and then to76round the noon as the bay and inland. 74 to 80, not as warm as 4:00 as yesterday. back to 50s 60s at 7:00. more on the cooling trend and subsequent warm-up but first frances says she has a new accident. >> a new accident at 680 and vargas. it will probably cause slowing in the southbound direction. a couple earlier accidents in the south bay have been cleared from the lanes. one was southbound 17. you can see traffic has recovered. northbound 87 still a little sluggish heading up towards the airport. the crash northbound 680 at vargas not causing too much slowing but the southbound 680 ride coming out of sunol grade is low. dublin to mission boulevard south, red, 35 minutes.

>> thank you. new this morning in the south bay, people had to run out of their home a a fire consumed it. >> happened around 11:30 last night on mt. mckinley court on the east side of san jose. that is where we find abc7 news reporter matt keller. matt, you just spoke with the homeowner, right? >> reporter: i did. tragedy overnight in san jose. a man lost the home he lived in for more than 50 years and also lost one of his beloved dogs. check out the video from last night. you can see what firefighters saw when they arrived. this is on mt. mckinley court near the foothills. call came in after 11:30 last night. took firefighters half an hour to knock down the flames. they were delayed because power was still on to the home. the roof was close to collapse. the homeowner told me his brother tried to put out the fire with the hose but unsuccessful. all four adults were able to escape with no harm.

they were able to escape two dogs but sadly the third died. >> i tried to go back and the door was real, real hot. you don't open a door when it's like that. >> reporter: the homeowner says he has insurance. the red cross is also helping them find a place to stay. reporting live here in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. >> i feel bad about his loss. in the east bay the oakland diocese says it's prepared to release the name of clergy members involved in credible sex abuse allegations. bishop michael barber made the announce want yesterday. he said he'll release the names in 45 days. the bishop calls this the right thing to do. last month the bishop of the diocese of san jose announced he'll release the names of priee of san francisco is considering the same move. firefighters are making

progress on a wildfire burning near sassoon city. unfortunately, it consumed a home beginning to a ranch worker. the fire has scorched 4,000 acres of land and 80% contained. napa valley will test emergency alert system at 9:30. a wireless alert text message will be sent to all cell phone towers in and around napa county. cell phones in range of an active tower will receive the message. the alerts come one year after the north bay wildfires. empty lots for most of the year, residents of the larkfield estates neighborhood came together for a block party. some have already rebuilt and are grateful for their new beginnings. >> i had really good advice from a good friend. you will always have the

memories of things you had. now you get new things. i'm glad the neighborhood is starting to come back together again. it's a good feeling. >> there is still a lot of work to be done. some families continue to battle with insurance companies. there are plenty of empty lots that have yet to break ground. it's already been a busy year for firefighters. the first nine months of this year, cal fire says more than 937 square miles of land burned in wildfires. that is more than double the area burned during the same time lastyear. california is entering peak fire season with october historically a critical fire month. cal fire says nearly a dozen of the state's 20 deadliest fires happened in october. san francisco's fremont street is still on track to reopen in time for the friday morning commute. a one-block section was closed at the salesforce transit center after a pair of steel beams were found with cracks. that was almost two weeks ago. engineers will try to determine the cause of the cracks. crews also are shoring up steel

beams on the first street side of the building as a precaution because no problems have been spotted on that side of the building. happening today, brett kavanaugh will hear his first arguments as a supreme court justice. he took part in a swearing-in ceremony at the white house last night. kavanaugh took the official oath on saturday just hours after the senate confirmed him. his confirmation delayed by the allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in high school. kavanaugh denies those allegations. kanye west is headed to the white house. the rapper is scheduled to have lunch with president trump this week. west is also expected to meet with the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, to talk about manufacturing, prison reform, preventing gang violence and reducing violence in chicago. that's where west grew up. "the new york times" says the st, as you probably know, is married to kim kardashian west, who successfully urged president trump to pardon alice johnson,

an african-american woman serving time in a drug-related case. people along the gulf coast bracing for hurricane michael, which was upgraded to a category 2 storm an hour and a half ago. michael is expected to make landfall tomorrow, possibly as a destructive category 3 storm. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for 26 counties. people are boarding up their homes, filling sandbags and planning for evacuation routes away from the storm's projected strike zone. more than 1200 national guardsmen have been activated. mike? >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. category 2, moving to the north-northwest at 112 miles an hour. it's still away from panama city, which will get hit hardest as it rolls through tomorrow morning with 120-mile-per-hour wind. then heads up around macon, georgia, thursday morning and then those affected by florence

thursday night. the storm surge will be the biggest issue. here's a look at our temperatures. 2 to 11 degrees cooler this morning. san francisco significantly cooler, back in the low to mid-50s. 52 to 55. the financial district at 57. yesterday at this time we were in the 70s in some neighborhoods. i wanted to show you the bay bridge toll plaza. look at the cloud cover. it's made it over to the east bay shore. ferry ride is going to be breezy. north of the bay bridge we have a small craft advisory. cool this morning, warm in places like the north bay where we'll hit the mid-70s in the afternoon with 56. san francisco where it will warm through noon and then the sea breeze gets stronger and temperatures will cool this afternoon back down into the low 60s on our way to upper 50s. i want to bring in frances. it's been a busy morning. seems like accident after accident. >> a lot of accidents and now

new stall on the upper bay bridge. >> you thought you'd mix it up. >> takes one stall and the bay bridge ride is ruined. we've had a few this morning. here's a live shot as you look through the macarthur maze. traffic is backed up through berkeley. you can see westbound 580 also backed up. this is a good 20-minute wait at least. once you make your way to the toll plaza across the bay bridge, it's a 12-minute ride. golden gate bridge, accident-free. 92 westbound, 25-minute drive to san mateo bridge. traffic is heavy through walnut creek. picks up after 24 and then slows down through the sunol sunol suu >> thank you. local veterans forced to sleep in cars and skip medical care. we go inside the peninsula lodge

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6:00. grab a coat, 65 at 71 at san diego. 68 in yosemite. check out the temperatures the next seven days in tahoe. what sticks out, check out that chance of rain tomorrow and then the freezing cold mornings that follow. i'll have more on our warming trend coming up. here's reggie. >> now more on getting ready for the next big earthquake. fema expected to announce new funds to pay for earthquake retro fitting. it's to mark the 150th anniversary of the 1868 earthquake on the hayward fault. one of the most destructive in california history. experts say when the next big one hits, many old houses in the state will be vulnerable to collapse. to help prepare, you can get up to $3,000 to retro fit your house. it's part of the earthquake brace and bolt program. to see if you're eligible, go to our website, abc7news.com. state emergency officials want

everyone to be prepared in case of an earthquake. they say se y gekit is up to date and stocked with items including a battery-operated radio and flashlights with extra batteries. also a three-day supply of food and water for everyone in the family. and a manual can opener. we mentioned our website a moment ago. you can go there to find more on emergency kits, too. only 28 days until the midterm elections and this morning we are learning of problems at the dmv. >> a processing error has mistakenly registered people to vote, including some people who aren't even u.s. citizens. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in walnut creek with more on this mistake. >> reporter: hi, jessica. if you want to see an indication of the dmv's problems, look behind me. people are already in line to do business here today. two hours before the agency even opens. they got here around 6:00. they're here to avoid the long lines that will form later today. this is an old issue.

now we have a new issue. the dmv is now admitting workers may have mistakenly registered 1500 people to vote, some who are not even citizens. the secretary of state says he is frustrated and disappointed. one lawmaker says it is time for new leadership at the dmv. this is the latest embarrassment for the agency. last month the dmv said it messed up voter registration data for 27,000 people so the governor ordered an audit. that's how they found this latest mistake. this comes after weeks of complaints and criticism over long lines at the dmv. that's why we have people already in line here in walnut creek. >> i think they're probably understaffed. i tried to make an appointment because my birthday is at the end of the month. i couldn't make -- i had to go three hours away to make an appointment within like a month and a half's time. so, here i am at 6:00 a.m. waiting instead. >> reporter: back to the voter registration issue. here's a statement from the dmv

director. we have worked convictly with the department of technology to correct these errors. and have also updated the programming and added additional safeguards to improve this process. she says affected customers will be notified. reporting live from walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> what a mess. thank you. on the peninsula, the housing crisis has hit veterans especially hard. many are forced to sleep in heir cars or on the streets. >> that is changing. the lee and penny anderson lodge in palo alto is helping veterans. they've been doing so since 2014. billy briles is a double purple heart award recipient who was inviting in the vietnam war. he and his wife now drive 100 miles so he can get some treatment. now they have a place to stay. >> when you build a building specifically to give me a free place to stay while i get medical care, all i can say is thank you. >> people forget the sacrifices that veterans made and veterans

aren't front and center often enough in what they've done for all of us and so selflessly. >> the va and penfed paid for the lodge, which is free to veterans, their care givers and family members. it has 52 guest rooms, a dining room and a library. former secretaries of state co condoleeza rice and george schultz played pivotal roles for getting that built. rice delivagfo t audience. rice and schultz are bay area residents and fellows at the hoover institution at stanford uction hub. >> it's negotiating existing studio complex in albuquerque. it will serve as production center for original movies and series. the deal could pump up to $1 billion into the local economy over the next decade. previous netflix series produced in new mexico include the emmy-winning series "godless"

and "longmire." trading gets under way. already down 150 points this morning. we'll get a quick check of the tesla stock that trades on the nasdaq. it is up right now. shares slumped to a six-month low yesterday as investors worry about the future of the company after ceo elon musk was forced out as chairman of the board. you can see it has rallied back this morning. erican mic music scene. >> i had a chance to talk with tracee ellis ross. this is her second year hosting. >> i feel like it is the best front-row seat to a great party. i feel like i'm hosting it, i get a captive audience. i have to change my clothes a hundred times and get to see the best performances ever. it's like i get to be the belle of the ball for three hours out of my life. it's great.

>> we also talked about her mom, of course, the great diana ross who she says she learned basically everything from. you can catch more tonight at abc7 news at 4:00 and also 11:00 a.m. the american music awards airs tonight right here on abc 7. name an artist and they're pretty much performing. taylor swift will open the show. as i said, carrie mariah carey. >> cardi b. >> j. lo. >> she's debuting her new to. >> lots of female strength there. >> sure is. >> she's wonderful. her attitude and spirit. oh, moo i goodness. it shows through on "black-ish," too. i love that show. let's talk about the weather. maybe this will bring you happiness today and lift your spirits. look at the fingers of fog rolling across your screen from east to west. that's the marine layer coming back.

and as you can see from mt. tam, that coastal sea breeze will bring us cooler weather for our bay and coastal areas. it will have above average warmth everywhere. the cooling won't last long. here's a look at the cloud cover and you can see it pulling back to the coast and pulling open for sunshine around noon. around 3:00, 4:00, look at the resurgence to the east as it rolls in during the evening commute. golden gate bridge and bay bridge becoming foggy for evening commute. low to mid-70s around the bay. low to mid-80s in most of our inland neighborhoods. north bay a few upper 70s because of the breeze off the san pablo bay. cloud cover more extensive. fog along highway 101 in the north bay and temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s. let's talk m m will be bigger than florence, up to 13 feet. it will go from the keys up to

mobile, alabama. fast-moving nature of this means it's not going to flood a lot of areas but it could flood the southeast, especially as you head inthu the carolinas where they're still soaked from florence. back home, 60s and 70s tomorrow. look at mid-60s and upper 70s to upper 80s this weekend. have a good day. >> a new crash reported. we've had quite a few little accidents. this one is westbound at san mateo bridge toll plaza. they're trying to clear to the right-hand side but traffic is heavy through the scene. you can see it's all red as well on southbound 880 from san lorenzo down through hayward. here's a live shot of the san mateo bridge. it's sluggish all the way into san mateo. the drive time is the bottom bar for the san mateo bridge. it's 26 minutes now. the bay bridge has also been a slow ride because of several earlier problems. it's a 13-minute ride. the golden gate bridge, delay-free.

but there's hot of the macarthu maze. you can see westbound 80 traffic, brake lights through berkeley towards the bay bridge toll plaza. >> that doesn't look fun. next, the seven things you need to know before you go. >> first, our instagram picture of the day. if you haven't, follow us at abc7news.com. you can see a lot more content like this. you can share your own photos and

. it is 6:55. here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, the red cross helping a san jose family find a place to stay after their home burned in a fire. it broke out at mt. mckinley court. four adults made it out safe. they were able to save two of their dogs. sadly, the third one wasn't able to make it out. number two. a processing error by the dmv mistakenly registered people tos e dartment has been fixed and affected customers will be notified. number three. brett kavanaugh will hear his first argumenl swearing-in at the white house

last night. number four. hurricane michael is now a category 2 storm with winds up to 100 miles an hour. the storm is expected to hit florida's gulf coast tomorrow, possibly as a category 3 storm. michael could bring life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall. some dangerous winds, too, which is the difference between it and florence. i'll have more online. on you 12-hour planner, we start out cooler today. number six. the hot spot is in hayward. we have a couple problems westbound 92 at san mateo toll plaza. an accident they're trying to clear. rcg aweroaching industrial, a . the ama is tonight at 7:00. a

good morning, america. hurricane michael closing in. the outer bands hitting florida at this hour as the storm takes aim at the gulf coast. states of emergency already declared in florida and alabama and mandatory evacuations under way as fears grow the storm surge could reach 12 feet. we're live in the storm zone with the new track and timing just in. also this morning, new clues in that horrific limo crash that killed 20 people. a criminal investigation now under way. what we're learning about the driver, his past and the vehicle that failed an inspection as thousands gathered to remember the victims overnight. president trump holds a ceremonial swearing in overnight for justice kavanaugh calling him the victim of a hoax. will trump use t