it right before it made landfall in florida's panhandle. >> it's headed to georgia. video shows where georgians can expect water in the streets, trees toppled over, water rising along the shoreline and, of course, downed power lines. >> so far the storm is blamed for one confirmed death in the florida panhandle where a tree fell and hit a man. >> hurricane michae is huge. here's some perspective. if michael were coming ashore in california, for example, its effects would touch virtually the entire state from redding down to l.a >> meteorologist drew ttuma. >> we'll start patel. that storm has weakened. watch boxes are up until tomorrow. right now it is a category 1 storm packing winds of 90 miles

an hour. it made landfall near mexico beach as a category 4, almost category 5 with 155-mile-an-hour winds. it is moving fast. northeast at 17 miles an hour which is the only thing that will help out in the situation even though it's leaving a trail of damage behind from destructive winds to drenching rains. tomorrow morning it is still over georgia as a tropical storm. and then it crosses the carolinas tomorrow afternoon. eventually weakening as it moves out over the open waters. rinfall totals in isolated spots could be up to a foot. more on this historic storm. here is drew. >> as you know the storm system quickly strengthened this morning. it set several records. winds with the storm were disastrous. max winds earlier today, 155 miles per hour. that ranks fourth in terms of storms making landfall in the united states just shy of andrew's winds. that was back in 1992. and that devastated parts of

florida. so records for michael, not only is it the fourth strongest for winds but pressure was the third lowest on record. what you have to know with that number, the lower the number, the stronger the storm. and these records go back to 1851. so, dan and kristen, not only it was a strong storm, the first category 4 storm to hit the panhandle the florida. >> thanks so much, drew. traffic is a mess right now on the dumbarton bridge. sky 7 was overhead after an injury crash between a charter bus and a large truck just west of the toll plaza in fremont. it quickly caused a big backup. the right lanes are closed and no estimated time for them to reopen. let's take a look at traffic and give you a broader view. it is particularly slow eastbound. commuters coming off the bridge. motorists are being asked to use alternate routes. fremont street in san francisco won't reopen this friday as

originally expected. the agency that oversees the sales force transit center says the block of fremont that runs under the hub will remain closed until wednesday, october 17th. due to ongoing repair work at the transit center. 15 days ago the street was closed after cracks were found in two steel beams. a multimillion dollar verdict in a case against a pesticide giant is under review tonight. >> a judge in san francisco says she's questioning the amount of money a jury award add man who says he got cancer from using roundup. >> lilian kim with the latest on monsanto, the pesticide's maker. >> reporter: dan and kristen, both sides argued their case before the judge today, but things remain unresolved. the plaintiffs in this case, former groundskeeper dewayne johnson, left the superior court without saying a word. the judge issued a tentative ruling prior to today's hearing that she plans to throw out the

$250 million the jury had awarded him for punitive damages. she says the plaintiff failed to produce clear and convincing evidence that monsanto employees believe their product, the weed killer roundup, caused johnson's lymphoma. as for the $39 million awarded to him in compensatory damages, that, too, may be thrown out or reduced. the judge ordered both sides to submit what's called a proposed order by the end of the week, basically written arguments to be turned in by both sides stating their positions. >> there's nothing that i heard that suggests the judge was persuaded otherwise on the question of punitive damages. so that tentative ruling is probably going to stand. but we'll see. >> reporter: those proposed orders are due by the end of business on friday. live in san francisco, lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. now we sent out the alert about this breaking news at 2:18 this afternoon through the abc 7

news app. when you download the app, just be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive any breaking updates immediately. in the south bay a football fan is in critical condition after he was attacked at this past weekend's 49ers game. police arrested 34-year-old david gonzales. he's accused of walking up to the victim and punching the man in the face twice. abc 7 news is live in santa clara. this incident happened after the game, right, carlos? >> reporter: that's right. it happened after the game on sunday at this parking lot behind me and involved two 49ers fans. so they were rooting for the same team but somehow things escalated between the two. and now one is in the hospital fighting for his life. violence unfolded off the field after sunday's 49ers game against the cardinals. the brutal assault happened in the levi stadium parking lot. santa clara police say the victim kicked a beer bottle on the ground which then came close

to 34-year-old david gonzales. >> i don't know the reason the victim would have kicked the bottle. in any event it probably upset or frustrated the suspect, which is what caused him to walk over and punch the victim out. >> reporter: police say he punched the victim in the head not once but twice as he was trying to get away. the suspect left before the police and paramedics responded. the victim was take tonese take hospital. they were able to track down the suspect at his home and arrested him tuesday. >> fan violence cannot be tolerated at any level. an incident like this, kicking a bottle does not equate to getting punched and dropped to the ground two times. >> reporter: it's unclear if the men were intoxicated at the time. fans expressed sorrow over the

tragedy. >> when people lose control with alcohol it gets crazy and out of hand. it's unfortunate. i feel bad for the guy. >> i hope people can have a good time and not be scared to come out here. this is a great area. i feel sorry for the family. >> reporter: and the 49ers team is aware of the incident and say they're looking at ways to improve their security measures. as for the victim, he remains in critical condition tonight. and police are asking for more witnesses to come forward to help with their ongoing investigation. reporting live in santa clara, carlos alseto. >> this is similar to the san francisco giants fan who was beaten while leaving dodger stadium in 2011. he suffered a traumatic brain injury and went through a lengthy rehabilitation process. two men pleaded guilty to the attack. stowe is still in constant pain but speaks to groups spreading

an anti-bullying message. deputies made a major gun and drug bust today. the sheriff's office execute add search warrant near morgan hill. sky 7 was actually over the area around 11:30 this morning. you can see law enforcement officers on vehicles and what appears to be at least two flash bangs. we're told a dozen people were detained. these are new pictures we just got in from the sheriff's office. officials recovered nearly two dozen guns and thousands of marijuana plants. tonight san francisco officials have the results of tests on the water at all of its public schools and we know which have lead in the water. lyanne melendez is live from the administration building. >> reporter: well, you know, dan, old pipes and, of course, plumbingare responsible for the lead in the water. at the beginning of the year

california told schools, listen, if your lead levels exceed -- if they are higher than 15 parts per billion, you've got to do something about it. all 136 san francisco public schools have now been tested for lead. the colored dots on the map represents each school and their lead levels. if you go by 15 parts per billion, most schools passed. only six exceeded the standards. they're the ones in red. >> they were set decades ago. >> reporter: they say the standards are outdated. >> the american academy of pediatrics has recommended that we really limit lead levels to no more than one part per billion. >> reporter: when you take that recommendation and apply it to san francisco's schools, only 65 of the 136 have lead levels in their drinking water of less than one part per billion.

san francisco unified quickly expanded its water testing, flushed all their pipes and installed filters in most schools. the six schools with the highest levels of lead were west portal elementary, international study high school, new school of san francisco, downtown high school, malcolm x elementary, and life learning academic charter on treasure island. >> those have all been mitigated and we're waiting for the test results. which will confirm our efforts have been successful. >> reporter: oakland public schools went through the same kind of testing, and now that district has decided to adopt a lower lead limit than what is required by the state and federal government. so observing now says that their limits will never exceed five parts per billion. san francisco has not committed to that but is thinking about it. if you want to see the les of schools visit our website.

i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> in the east bay nobody was hurt following a massive warehouse fire in oakland. the building went up in flames early this morning. video on the right shows nearly the entire warehouse looking like a ball of fire. reporter katie utehs joins us live with what she's learned and what the fire means for the development of housing. katie? >> reporter: kristen this will eventually be 59 units of affordable housing on this property and developers are hoping the mess behind me doesn't slow that effort. within the last half hour you can see that a fence has been put up to secure the property. the backhoe you see on scene was making quick work of the cleanup effort until it hit a gas line. pg&e is on scene to cap that line. sky 7 shows the large east oakland warehouse firelighting up the early morning darkness as power lines fell, there was

little to be done to save the nearly empty building. firefighters worked to protect homes in the area of 72nd avenue and holly street. >> you're just in shock and trying to get away as far as possible. and then the next you're thankful you're still here and your stuff is still here. >> reporter: lopez shot this video as she and her family watched the fire around 6:30 in the morning. but it wasn't the only fire at the warehouse. crews responded at 3:00. >> a woman was using debris to make a warming fire. they asked her to put it out and it was a simple incident. >> regarding that, there are a lot of homeless people out here. and it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: the nonproperty developer hopes to change that by building 59 affordable housing units on the property. >> it's an incredible need. housing is california's number one issue these days especially here in the bay area. >> reporter: they've owned the warehouse for years and expect

to begin construction next year with the housing coming online in 2021. >> we're hoping it doesn't slow down the process. it's another wrinkle in the complex world of building housing, but it's something we'll get through. >> reporter: the housing will be for families who have an annual income of $35,000 to $75,000 per year. katie, thank you. stay here with us. we have more hurricane michael coverage for you. 7 on your side's michael finney with what you need to be looking out for if you plan to help the victims. plus, unlocking the unknown. how stanford is getting to the bottom of diseases that have, until now, baffled doctors.

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patients with undiagnosed diseases are finding some anns. as chris nguyen explains, it's a unique partnership between stanford and the national institutes for health. >> reporter: this 10-year-old has been in and out of the hospital since she was born. >> we want to know what she has. the doctors tell us, they think she has this but they don't know what exactly. it makes it worse. >> reporter: this year doctors figured out why the young girl from pittsburgh was experiencing life threatening episodes of lactic acidosis, a dangerous buildup. in fact, she's one of only two people in the world known to

have the rare genetic disseisoni >> ir. she's my whole world. my son, too. she's unique. >> reporter: the diagnosis came as a result of her involvement with the stanford center for undiagnosed diseases, one of seven clinical sites worldwide with a team of doctors dedicated to investigating unidentified diseases. >> the technology and tools that empowered us to figure out what was going on with her weren't invented or were barely being used at the time she was born. >> reporter: more than 130 patients have been diagnosed through the program. they will be released tomorrow. >> our team here was carefully going back through that data trying to look at every genetic change she had as carefully as they could. >> reporter: her family can better understand their options for future treatment. >> i know she has something special, and i know she has a lot to give to other people.

>> reporter: a strong girl trying to live her very best life. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. that's a great smile. now to some consumer news and it begins with hurricane michael. >> there are a few things you should watch out for. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with that. >> i'm breathing out because it happens every time. we're all busy. we're not thinking about this 100% of the time. look, let's start -- before i get to the charity thing, i want to start with flights. hundreds of flights are canceled and airlines are waiving fee changes. american airlines and delta are both allowing flight changes if rebooked by sunday. united says passengers can rebook by next thursday without change fees or fare differences. southwest airlines normally does not charge fees although some tickets require passengers make the change or cancellation ten minutes before travel. no matter which airline you're

flying on, call and check your ticking status. the federal trade commission is warning about charity scams using hurricane michael. to keep from being scammed, don't give simply because someone asks. check through the better business bureau website. if you find a charity you think is a scam, report it to the ftc and call me here at the station so i can check it out. >> good people always rush in. now your accuweather forecast. our weather here is quite serene to the gulf coast. let's look at live doppler 17 right now. you will notice something else. interesting weather. look at this. just south of tahoe. snow showers over the higher elevations. truckee is reporting some light rain. that same system that is bringing some precipitation is

responsible for our cooler weather across some parts of the bay area. the marine layer is here from our mt. tamalpais cameras. it's hanging around in the fall. 63 oakland. 69 degrees in san jose and 59 in pacifica. all of you in the low 60s this afternoon, you're seeing what's making a return which is the marine push. it is currently 67 degrees in livermore. so from our sue troe tower camera, get used to this. tomorrow morning, you'll see more of the clouds as they expand. sunny and milder tomorrow afternoon.re's ak at your 12-ho day planner, the sun comes up at 7:14 and it's cloudy across the bay area. temperatures in the 50s. as we head into noontime,

brighter skies and it's a afternoon. numbers will be up a few degrees compared to today, so low 60s to upper 70s. most noticeable in the inland valleys. tomorrow morning allow extra time for the morning commute as you you will see some pockets of low visibility and spotty drizzle. bundle up. partly cloudy. 73 degrees in san jose. 71 sunnyvale. on the peninsula, palo alto to redwood city. 61 in pacifica. still need that sweater. downtown san francisco, 65. north bay, upper 70s from santa rosa to petaluma. heading into the east bay temperatures in the low 70s for all of you. 71 in oakland. 72 fremont. the inland will be quite mild. here's a look at something you'll have to watch out for.

beach hazard statement remains up. thursday 5:00 a.m. until friday. a southerly swell heading in our direction could mean breakers up to ten feet or higher. a mix of sun and clouds. upper 70s to the mid-80s. upper 60s and beach weather for the weekend. 70s and 80s. the pattern is changing. we're going to see a dry offshore flow develop again. that down sloping wind will push those temperatures up and i have a feeling some of us may want to head to the beach. >> a lot of us. replacing elon musk, the front-runner with a famous last

name next. and new at 6:00, a south bay woman wakes up to find that her glass tv had exploded. michael finney explains why incidents like this are not that

a security bug that could be exposed by answering a video call using whatsapp has been fixed. it says it affected android and ios devices but not web users. so far there's no sign the flaw has been exploited. facebook, which owns whatsapp learned about the problem in august and recently rolled out a patch. tesla is close to naming a new chairman. elon musk had to step down as part of a settlement with the securities commission. he had plans to take the company private. reports say james murdoch is the leading candidate to replace musk. murdoch recently stepped down as chairman of sky broadcasting and plans to step down as ceo of

21st century fox, but in a tweet musk is denying it. the bay area loves the warriors and the team is loving the bay area back. >> some of the local food offe

coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, they call it a point of pride. tonight the last-minute mission heading straight into the disaster zone created by

hurricane michael. also -- >> we feel that it's really in the wrong place. >> at 6:00, what an east bay city plans to put in these buildings, but neighbors want no part of it. dan, kristen? ama, we'll see you then. thanks. finally tonight a dinner time treat from the golden state warriors. >> the team announced a second set of food vendors for the new chase center in san francisco. dan, just take a look at this mouth watering food. >> it's stunning. shrimp and grits. all the vendors are local mom and pop eateries. joining the warriors is very exciting for them. >> yesterday as i was packing things up, my heart was pounding. this is real. >> more giddy than anything. >> i can't blame them. the warriors are teaming up with old school cafe to provide business opportunities to local eateries. >> all of this happens next year when the chase center opens.

>> that is a huge upgrade on food, too. very exciting.

tonight, hurricane michael makes landfall, an historic hurricane here in the florida panhandle. 150-mile-per-hour winds. we were in the path as the category 4 monster hurricane made landfall and tore a destructive path through panama city and so many other communities here. extensive damage as we were on the air. it's going to go, it's going to go. part of the hotel roof collapsing in front of us, crashing onto suvs and cars. whoa. the power lines coming down, the transformers exploding behind us. meteorologist ginger zee reporting on the air as the storm surge lifted a home off its foundation. suddenly floating past her. >> i saw an entire home taken off of its foundation and rolled down the street. >> homes torn apart. dangerous debris flying through the air. and tonight, so many homes under