good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on thursday, october 11th. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast.meteorolis 12 hours. my accuweather day planner. low to mid-50s. dress warmly this morning. in fact, we are a few degrees cooler than yesterday morning. still 40s in our valleys. we have 61, 66, and 68. that's the coast, bay inland by noon. 60s at the coast, while the rest of us hit low to mid-70s this afternoon. take a look at a big warming trend coming up. here's alexis with the morning commute. good morning, mike. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. 20 minutes to go. 5:20 was the official time. that's when things start top

ramp up. a stack up in the lanes. almost everyone is just cruising on through. quickly want to pass along an update for bart riders. 20-minute delay at al service is resuming. for now you will have a bit of delay. back to you. >> a trail of destruction left behind in the florida panhandle after hurricane michael phaeupd landfall near mexico beach with winds 155 miles per hour. >> at least two people were killed during the category 4 storm. michael has been downgraded with winds at 50 miles per hour. >> look at this. you can see the sky. then things deteriorate and you

can't see anything. a c-17 transport jet took off from travis yesterday to pick up supplies that will then go to mississippi. teams at travis are already ready to go at a moment's notice. >> what our aircraft provide is we shrink the country. we can be be almost anywhere in 12 hours. whether it's on the other side of the world or simply just down the road. we have three different aircraft that are ready. at any time to deliver other parts of large equipment. whether that is helicopters to aid in recovery or hundreds of pallets of water. >> travis happens to be the largest base dedicated to moving people and cargo anywhere in the world. you can keep track of michael with our abc 7 news app. we are tracking more extreme weather at the live desk. a powerful cyclone made landfall

in eastern india killing two people earlier today. this video posted on instagram showing heavy rain and high winds up to 95 miles per hour. the storm forced 300,000 people to find higher ground. the storm will weaken to a tropical depression by tomorrow. still not open. fremont street near the stay closed longer than expected. >> it is all because of the cracks in the steel beams. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy >> reporter: hi, jess can ska. yeah, that work that you see going on behind me, that is taking longer than they thought it would. they are put anything temporary supports to shore up this spot above fremont street. they say it is a complex project. they need a few more days. the plan was to open fremont street tomorrow. they are now pushing it until

next wednesday. they shut down the street and closed the brand-new transit center last month when they found two cracked beams in the new building, shutting down fremont caused traffic areas in an already congested area. they told us people have adjusted. >> i think for the most part what i have seen every morning, because i walk through here, is the traffic has naturally rediverted itself. people that do this every day are starting to adjust to it. i think it's the curiosity of what does this mean and will it have a longer take to make it right or is there going to be more things that make this happen. >> hopefully everyone can handle a few more days. here is a look at the impacted area. buses are using the temporary transit center. no word with when this brand-new one will open again. they are aiming to have fremont open next wednesday. officials expect to get an

update on the cracked beams today. and hopefully they will then brief us. stay with us as we continue to track this story. n sfrancisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >> amy, thank you. anger on the peninsula. people in the largest afford bible apartment complex were forced to show i.d. to pay representative. it is not just an in convenience, it is a form of intimidation >> reporter: the woodland park community was much quieter wednesday after 50 people marched in protest of new rules at the complex. the property company says the new policy required residents to show government-issued i.d. when requesting a payment receipt. >> i'm old school. i want to see the person that i give my money to. and i definitely want my receipt. >> it caused a lot of frustration and fear among the large immigrant population in the complex. property owners say intimidation

was not the intent. instead, they have pointed to safety saying there have been previous attempts to access private information printed on receipts. >> no, it's not. i can show you my receipt. you know what a receipt looks like, right? it just has the amount you paid, the balance. >> reporter: others feel this is the right move. >> i myself am an immigrant. when it comes to safety, it definitely makes sense that the management would like to do something like that. >> sandhill said they have temporarily suspended the policy and will hold two listening sessions next week. in east palo alto, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. the mayor has created a new job to speed up the building of new housing. the director of housing will work with several city departments to reduce the time it takes to build new homes.

currently new projects must go through a permitting process while being approved by the san francisco planning commission. oftentimes building can get delayed when developers have to deal with eight different city departments. a little bit of fog around uki ukiah. low to mid-50s in the valleys 47 at clear lake and mill valley. 49, american canyon. lafayette, 49 right now. cupertino, san ramon at 50. 55 in san francisco. and tracy and brentwood, about 54 degrees. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. notice no fog. we are seeing an increase in clouds. once again, they are not hugging the ground. we have had dangerous surf, though, right now through 5:00 tomorrow evening at our beaches. sunglasses, it will be a mostly sunny afternoon. it will be cool to mild if you're out and about today. a look at san francisco. 54 this morning. still in the upper 50s by noon.

low to mid-60s in the afternoon hours. by 6:00, back into the upper 50s. total is sunshine by noon, 66. mostly sunny this afternoon. 661 by 8:00. east bay valley, warmer temperatures. a few clouds. waking up tphflt 40s to 50s. 68 at noon. mid-70s during the afternoon. you may need to use the air conditioner this weekend. i'll show you the possibility of 90s in the accuweather 7-day forecast. we have construction slowing you down on what is typically the lighter side of 580. this one heading into tracy, eastbound 580. various lanes to be closed between greenville and 205. that should go for several more hours. yesterday they did pick it up a little bit ahead of schedule. we're already seeing delays. down to 32 miles per hour. 205 at about 15 miles per hour. 14 miles per hour once you make it to 580. nice and light here in the north

bay. southbound 101 through san rafael. no one hitting the brakes yet. drive times next. alexis, thank you. we are learning more about a warehouse fire in oakland we showed you yesterday on "abc 7 mornings". massive flames lit up the early morning darkness. firefighters realized they couldn't save the building on holly street, so they concentrated they are efforts on preventing flames from spread to go nearby homes. they hoped to build 59 affordable homes and make them available in 2021. >> we are hoping it doesn't slow down the process. it is another wrinkle in the complex world of building housing, but it is something we will get through. >> yesterday's fire broke out about 6:30 in the morning. firefighters had put out a smaller fire outside the warehouse a few hours earlier. the initial fire was set by a homeless person trying to stay

warm. dozens of suspicious fires were set in recent months and police believe more than one person is responsible. a fire at a mobile home caused thousands of dollars in damage. the couple barely escaped. arson set more than 20 fires since july. they are looking for this person of interest caught on video. the fires are especially gruesome because fire season is barely over. >> a policy change means more paid time off for family leave. the woman who was escorted off a plane for bringing an emotional support squirrel is now talking about the action she

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yeah. a little changing of the guard coming up in the forecast for today. 60s and 70s. tomorrow, 70s and 80s and 90s this weekend. i'll show you the ramp up in temperatures in the 7-day forecast. i'll turn it over to jessica for more news. thank you. harvey weinstein's sexual assault case is back in court today. prosecutors could face a is setback because of new efforts. the manhattan district attorney's office found a written account from one of the accusers which suggests it was

consensual. that is lucia evans. she said he forced her to perform oral sex in 20io of rape a sexual toyor sef victims i the limousine crash in upstate new york. savannah was the youngest victim in saturday a's crash. the man who runs the limo country has posted bail. the 20-year-old is charged with negligent homicide. his father owns the limo country, prestige limousine. in today's gma first look, an increasing number of young people are contracting a virus. in this morning's tkpwaepl first look, more worries as nearly two dozen possible new cases of the rare polio-like illness were diagnosed or under investigation across the country. the disorder called a execute

flaccid militis looks strep polio-like symptoms. >> there are times when he said i want to walk again. >> reports from minnesota, colorado, pennsylvania, all and waiting for the cdc confirmation. when it comes to this, dreamily rare illness, experts still don't know why. but they are starting to learn how. >> they come in a psych 'em. every other year. >> more on the symptoms and when the illness looks like strep coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm linda lopez, abc news, new york. thousands of of state workers will get a new benefit next year that will let them take paid time off for family leave. california law requires up to six weeks of paid family leave to their employees. but the policy did not cover 45,000 state employees who were

not union members. governor brown's administrationw take time a family medical emergency or to have a baby. san francisco unified is the latest school district to ensure drinking water for children is safe. the american academy of pediatrics say even small amounts are dangerous. if you go by the state and is federal were limits of 15 parts per billion, most schools passed. only six exceeded standards. cal berg said the standards are outdated. >> the american academy of pediatrics has recommended that we limit lead levels to no more than one part per billion. >> they have all been mitigated. we're awaiting test results to confirm our efforts have been successful. only 65 of 136 public schools in san francisco have

lead levels in their drinking water of less than one part per billion. san francisco unified expanded wate flushed all pipes and installed filters. a new program will allow people to text 911 to report an emergency. jackie speier will join law enforcement to launch that new service. officials say calling 911 is still the fastest way to get help. but there are times where a text could be a life-saving alternative, including during home invasions or instances of domestic violence or abuse. you are not ready for this story. new this morning, we are hearing from a woman who was kicked off a flight because she brought on an emotional support squirrel. there she is. many of you have seen this trending on social media.

police escorted her off the plane. they said rodents are not allowed on flights as support animals. >> and she said are you getting off the plane? if you don't, we have to deboard everybody. okay. deboard them. but i'm taking my squirrel with me. >> passengers on the flight from orlando to cleveland were delayed for almost two hours on tuesday. she said she had no problem getting the squirrel past tsa. the airline refunded her money and gave a ticket voucher, but she said that's not enough. she plans to contact an attorney. >> whoa! she's not playing around. >> if i were the flight atte attenda attendant, i would go say squirrelfriend, we need you to get off of flight immediately.

>> there are so many jokes here. flying squirrels. >> come, on a squirrel? really? i don't want anyone sitting next to me with a rat. are you going to call it an emotional support animal? >> i don't want any of it. no to that. >> she sounds like a live one. >> it will be an interesting flight. absolutely. but now it's not. all right. let's talk about what's going on. i don't even want to go there. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my act whether he forecast. 280 and 17, cloudy and about 56 degrees. sun and clouds today. below average temperatures this afternoon. how about don't. cool, partly cloudy. it's going to be warm but no rain in the forecast through the extended. all right. take a look at our highs. san francisco, 65. santa cruz, 69. southeast wind. 70 to 72 around both sides of the bay shore. we'll start to hit the mid to upper 70s into the north bay.

77 at santa rosa northward. 77 around concord, fairfield. 73 to 76 from san jose to morgan hill. tonight, cloud cover along the coast. a little bit of that funneling in. with high pressure moving in, the marine layer will be pushed down just a little bit. we have a better chance of seeing fog at the coast. in the north bay, the fog is less likely because breezes will develop in the hills. not fast enough for a fire danger or wind advisory. it could be a noisy night at higher elevations. thinking about going to the beach beaches, cool today. beach hazard through 5:00 tomorrow. the warmth hits the coast and the waves will calm down a bit. 70 at the coast by sunday. some raeubds will reach 90 for our warmest day. have a good one. here's alexis. good morning, mike. we are starting off with an issue with bart here this morning. about a 20-minute delay for 'em baker darrow in the antioch and

dublin directions. normal service is resuming. that was some issue they had on the track. hopefully that starts to come down soon. quiet start for the south bay.r. we have not had any incidents so far in san jose. drive times looking good. highway 4 to the maze, 2 is minutes. you're in the green. 11 minutes across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo in the green at 9 minutes thanks, alexis. get ready for the return of electric scooters in san francisco. you will see them back on streets next week. scoot and skip can rent up to 1,200 scooters in the first facings of a pilot program. they must be parked in designated areas. helmets are required. they are banned from sidewalks. >> interesting to see how it works out this time. construction started at bart's dublin pleasanton station. the new garage will add 700

spaces. many commuters can't find spaces after 8:00 in the morning when the existing 2900 spots are full. bart did not want to build a new garage. as our media partner reports, local officials use $30 million project. ba a walnut creek forced to close to make way for whole foods. jade garden 31 years ago. the city developer told them a new lease with whole foods limits the footage that can be dedicated to restaurants. they said they're not sure why their restaurant is the one to go. >> this is our only income. my family put their heart, soul, money into owning there restaurant. >> customers also told abc 7 they'reubro t news. >> i think everybody should have a space to be in, especially small businesses that need to be in the neighborhood to keep it a neighborhood.

>> now the family says they will close the restaurant in february. next, theng yeed to know as you start your day. >>

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without talking to your rheumatologist about xeljanz xr. 5:25. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, the 7 things you need to know before you go. nasa says the astronaut and cosmonaut headed to the international space station are in good condition after their rocket made an emergency landing in russia. they had just blasted off when failure. number two, two people are dead after tropical storm michael tore through as a hurricane. number three, what's next for the salesforce transit center? transbay officials are set to give an update on repairs to two fractured beams. it prompted a transit hub to

close last month. >> number four, all eyes on wall street in 30 minutes when the opening bell rings after the dow dropped 800 points yesterday. tech stocks hit the hard. world markets, especially asia, saw big drops last night. >> number five, let's take a look at our last cool afternoon for the rest of my accuweather 7-day forecast. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 80s and 90s are coming. >> number six, we are heavy in the central valley. i know you're probably not surprised. eastbound 580 heavy due to road work between greenville road and 205. that scheduled to wrap at 11:00. 16 miles per hour on the east bound side. you're averaging 10 miles per hour, 205 to 580 heading westbound. >> number seven, today is national coming on out day. facebook is marking the occasion with an update to major life events. users can select came >> the on

not coming out sooner. we support. >> you good reminder. >> will smith is ready to be let out of a bottle in aladdin. >> smith shared this image. it shows the first poster for the live action remake. smith wrote l heemme out! guy richie is directing it. naomi scott will play princess jasmine. >> obviously i'm super excited. we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including the honor from harvard university colin kaepernick is receiving today. fbi agents found a massive bomb in a man

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stock market closely. it opens in an hour. could we still feel the effects of yesterday's big drop? jewelry containing toxic metals sold in popular retailers. we'll tell you about the possible health risks no longer a hurricane, tropical storm michael. a closer look at the destruction left in its wake. >> it is devastating. it is thursday, october 11th. >> the images we were watching yesterday live were so scary s. it kept gaining strength overnight, in the morning hours. boy, did it hit hard. >> unprecedented. there will be a lot of research into this one. it approached the coast and the way it just rapidly. i'm sure they will retire that name. justify to the west ofa,wby, la charlotte. look at all that rain. almost covering three-quarters of the carolinas right now.

it is going to rain on the same area that florence flooded all the way through tomorrow morning. then it moves off the coast. it kind of skirts the southeast coast of canada and heads over to great britain and france and cause them flooding issues too. back at home, a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures a little cooler than average. upper 40s to mid-50s. here's alexis. good morning, mike. things are ramping up at the bay bridge toll plaza. 5:26 the official time the metering lights were turned on. as soon as that happens, yeah, we start to see the traffic stacking into the maze. carpool lanes looking good. a quick check of drive times. santa rosa to petaluma in the green at 13 minutes. castro valley to the maze, 13. northbound 101, 280 to 680 in the green at 15 minutes 37.

the destruction across the florida pab handle left behind by hurricane michael is planned for two deaths. >> it storm ased inland with damaging winds. >> maggie rulli live in panama city beach, florida. maggie? >> reporter: reggie and jessica, the focus has turned to recovery and survival. first responders saying they are trying to get to those in need, but it's going to take some time. this morning the panhandle struggling to comprehend the devastation left behind by hurricane michael. >> it was terrifying, honestly. it was a lot of noise. >> reporter: one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the u.s. we're getting our first glimpse of this storm's raw power from above. drone video shows buildings, including a school, torn apart by the high winds. >> i saw an entire home taken

off its foundation and rolled down the street. >> so much debris. 6 >> reporter: in mexico city beach, ginger zee saw 155-mile-per-hour winds. we felt the eyewall come ashore in panama city peach. the rippling and the wind continues to intensify. david witnessed its strength in nearby panama city. >> it's going to go. it's going to go. you can see the roof of the hotel that we have been standing out there. that was the shelter for a category 4 hurricane. that has now come down to the suvs. >> reporter: the storm whipped through florida, toppling trees, knocking out power for an expected of hundreds of thousands along the way. >> when they say evacuate again, i'm out of here. >> reporter: michael just keeps going. the monster storm barreling through georgia with hurricane-force winds. the first time the state has seen a major hurricane since 1898.

now, many areas here have been under mandatory curfews throughout the night. now is not the time to risk their lives. stay indoors and let first responders get to work. maggie rulli, abc 7 news. >> maggie, i know you were working with and alongside a lot of crews covering hurricanes for years. what were they saying how michael compared to other storms? >> reporter: well, reggie, it was sort of scary to hear from some of them. they have been out here covering storms in florida for decades and haven't really felt winds quite this powerful. we saw winds topping 150, 15chlh some of the signs behind us were ripping off their foundations, running down the street. people were very concerned. when the winds broke out, all the media out front sort of broadcasting from inside the hotel to take shelter because it

became too dangerous to stay on outside. so, again, people have been doing this for decades saying they say one of the most intense storms it ever experienced. >> it certainly looked that way. maggie rulli, live from panama city beach. thank you, maggie. just for some perspective, this is how the size of hurricane michael compares to the state of california. the storm spanning our entire state from redding to los angeles. breaking overnight. nasa said a crew headed to the international space station is in good condition after making an emergency landing in russia. nasa sent out this tweet earlier this morning saying the ground crews had reached the american astronaut and russian cosmonaut and they are fine. they had just blasted off from a launch site in kazakhstan when the rocket experienced some sort of failure. these are photos of the launch.

engineers were worried because the capsule had to reenter at an angle steeper than normal. the crew reported at one point they were weightless as the capsule flew free on its own. just a short time ago, the russians said they are suspending manned launches until they figure out exactly what went wrong. in the stock market, overnight asia took a beating following a day of losses here. that could mean another down day on wall street as concerns about rising interest rates grow. tech stocks have been especially hit hard. matt keller live in san jose. matt? good morning, reggie. hold on tight. we could see another rough morning for the stock market when that opening bell rings at about 6:30 this morning. analysts are expecting the dow to drop 350 points at the opening bell. this follows a tough day yesterday. the dow jones was down for man 800 points. tech stocks were hit the

hardest. tphas down down 315 points. the biggest loss in two years. two adviseers say they have been waiting for this. september is a poor-performing month. >> it reprices bonds. bonds put pressure, temporary pressure on on stocks. >> the s&p 500 is 4% off its all-time high. this is not the kind of stuff that you panic about. >> reporter: people here in silicon valley lost some money yesterday. apple and google parent company alphabet was down 4.6%. facebook down 4.1%. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast.

lafayette, pleasant hill, black hawk, 50, san ram and degr we have pretty much mid-50s from san francisco, 55, oakland 53, down to san jose at 56. 52 in pacifica. there you go. of 49 in napa. looking from our roof camera. what you're going to see on the roads today is dry and cool. he we may have fog tomorrow. i don't think so for. light breezes out on the bay, taking a ferry. north bay, waking up with cloud cover, you will see sunshine like yesterday. low 70s in the afternoon hours. when the sunsets at 8:00, 57 degrees. as far as the peninsula, waking up with cloud cover. we try to reach 70. 61 during the evening hours. light jacket weather there. in the south bay, the clouds

will linger a little bit longer. you'll warm from 64 at noon, low 70s in the afternoon hours. this evening, 63. great. slept with the windows open. it was a little bit chilly. >> oh, my gosh! it was so cold this morning. whoa! >> temperatures will get to the 80s. anything going on outside? i don't see a lot of green on your map? >> we are enjoying a fairly smooth morning. one slow spot in south bay. if you are coming from morgan hill area, just seeing a little bit of a delay there. filling in on northbound 101. no incidents to talk about. down to 31 miles per hour. everything looking good throughout san jose if you're continuing that far on northbound 101. no major blocking issues. hopefully we can hold on a bit longer. our biggest problem has been with bart. we have a 20-minute delay at

embarcadero in the antioch and dublin/pleasanton due to an earlier equipment problem to the tracks. they did get that fixed quite some time ago. they are still trying to work that out. central valley, heavy due to construction. and typical volumes in tracy. alexis, thank you. a multimillion dollar verdict in a case against a pesticide giant may now be in jeopardy. a judge is questioning the jury's award in a lawsuit against monsanto, the maker of weed killer roundup. johnson sued the company claiming it caused his terminal cancer. a jury agreed and awarded him $289 million back in august. in a tentative ruling, the judge indicated she is ready to throw out most of the judgment and order a new trial. both sides of the case have until the end of the week to submit written arguments before a final decision is made. >> just in time for halloween.

with all the attention michael is getting, and deservedly so, we have a tropical storm sergio bringing us a southerly swell making it dangerous at our beaches through

5:00 tomorrow evening. rip currents and sneaker waves are possible. it will also be be cool there. if you're thinking about going to the beaches, those will subside. 67, monterey. low to mid-sefrt in l.a. and san diego. mid to upper 70s in the central valley. bone dry weather across tahoe the next seven days. the fbi claimed it stopped a man from setting off pay bomb in washington, d.c. on election day. they discovered a 200-pound bomb in the man's basement. 52-year-old paul rosenfeld was plotting to kill himself and draw attention to his radical political beliefs. they also believe he bought bomb-making materials on the internet.

san francisco's unified new school board president purposely skipping the pledge of a legion answer. instead, he read a quote from maya angelou. a lot of ways to express gratitude and appreciation for the country and its citizens and this is hoi plan to do ict new president two weeks ago. former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick will receive a medal from harvard university. kaepernick and the seven other recipients will be honored with the w.e.b. du bois. it is given out from the hutch ins center. he was the first to kneel to protest police brutality and social injustice. it includes dave chappelle and san francisco based art collector and philanthropist pamela joyner. are you looking to be truly terrified this halloween? last night abc 7 news was at

the terror vault for its opening. built in 1874, the mint once housed half the u.s. gold supply. it has its own built-in horror stories that are part of this immersive halloween experience. >> it was a maintenance worker who was collecting gold flakes and killing rats, cutting their bellies in half and hiding the gold flakes inside. >> overall, i thought it was pretty well done. high production value. i was genuinely scared. >> i screamed a lot. it was different than any other experience i've been in. >> we don't want to give away every bump and scare in the vault. go to abc7news.com to find out how you can be the mint's next victim. >> i don't even like scary movies. alexis and i love halloween. >> we do love halloween. i'm a bad person to go through a haunted house with too. i feel like i'm always ready to fight. if a zombie is coming at me, i'm

going to fight. >> don't fight back. >> yeah. you'll get kicked out. why do that to yourself? >> i'm should we put ourselves in that skaeugz? situation? >> i like the haunted mansion at disneyland. >> i'm scared of the price. it's 60 bucks. >> okay. it's pricey. >> yeah, that is scary there. all right. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. never more than 7 minutes away. exploratorium, increasing clouds. mostly sunny. grab the sunglasses for the afternoon hours. our last one will be cooler than average. partly cloudy don't. even though it will get rather warm everywhere, the nights will stay relatively cool. all right. a look at today's temperatures down at the coast. 62, half moon bay. santa cruz, 69. san francisco at about 65. once you get into the bay,.

of mid 70s towards the south bay. concord, 77 in fairfield. same thing in lake port. santa rosa, ukiah. tonight is going to be breezy in the north bay hills. a noisy night. deepest valleys will still fall into the 40s. high pressure coming in, it will compress the marine layer. could be fog at the golden gate and peninsula coast tomorrow morning. the rest of us will be partly cloudy, upper 40s to mid-50s. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast. a jump of 8 degrees warmer. remember the surf will be safer then because we reach 70. 80 around the bay. upper 80s to low 90s inland. half moon bay, a big pumpkin festival. that's coming up next. here's alexis. the central valley, the backup continues to grow on east

bound 580 due to road work betw. :00.stda pickep d of sche re backed up through altamonte pass. crawling for several miles. not a fun situation there. westbound side heavy too but we're pretty used to that. 13 miles per hour on 580. bay bridge metering lights of pretty typical. 5:26. unless you're using carpool lanes, you will have a built of a wait. alexis, thank you. now two bombshell claims from first lady melania trump. she admits she doesn't trust some people in her husband's administration. two, she believes she is one of the most bullied people in the world. the first lady made her remarks in an exclusive interview. he bluntly describing inside the white

house. take a listen. >> he has been in office now almost two years. has he had people that you didn't trust working for him? >> yes. >> did you let him know? >> i let him know. >> and what did he know? >> well, some people didn't work there anymore. it is very difficult sometimes because i'm so busy with my office, i don't get involved with the west wing. >> as we mentioned earlier, the first lady also saying she believes she's one of the most bullied people in the world. she said that's what has motivated her to launch her campaign against cyberbullying. you can see much more of the first lady's exclusive interview in a 2020 special, "being melania, the first lady" tomorrow night on abc 7 at 10:00 p.m. today is national coming out day. to mark the occasion, facebook is unveiling a new feature. you can now share i came out on your facebook page. it is a way for people to share their stories about the critical

poep moment in their lives. nearly 50% of all emai closeted at work. visibility is really important. >> reggie, you had some great advice earlier. >> i said the only thing i regret about coming out is i didn't do it earlier. and i know a lot of people feel the same way. if you're someone who has this on their minds just know he we, jessica and i and all of us, really support stkphyou. great advice. employees pushing back, though.

the art and pumpkin festival in half moon bay. warmer sunday. these are sunday's temperaturess either way it will be a gorgeous weekend. have fun. good luck getting there. thank you. many shoppers have been exposed to a toxic metal when they bought jewelry from major retailers including a lot of them that have stores here in the bay area. it's called cadmium that can cause cancer and reproductive harm. jewelry was found at ross dress for less, nordstrompapaya.

dublin-based ross is dealing with suppliers on this issue. a security bug that could be exposed justify by answering a video call using whatsapp has been fixed. the messaging service says it affected a android and ios devices but not web users. so far there is no sign the flaw has been exploited. facebook, which owns whatsapp, learned about the problem in august and just recently rolled out a patch. warriors will be selling tickets for upcoming games with no ticket fees. >> it applies to october and november. it starts this morning and ends sunday night. the back-to-back nba champions will open their final season at oracle tuesday against the oklahoma city thunder. tickets are still available for opening night on the warriors website. so act fast if you want to go to opening night. >> i bet those will go quickly. taking a look at the roads, no major problems. no incidents to report. richmond side of the

richmond-san rafael bridge, slowly filling in on west bound 580 towards the toll plaza. westbound 580, there you go. six-minute drive across the bridgemateo, 14. dumbarton in the green at 8 minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much, alexis. san rafael, 49 degrees right now. no fog. there could be a little bit psomething we'll keep an eye on. our last afternoon of average to cooler than average temperatures, about 2 to 4 degrees below where we should be. low to mid-70s there. as we head into the east coast, you can see here's michael. a plume of moisture into canada. jfw, 30-minute delay. it will increase up and down the eastern seaboard. make sure you call in. san francisco students are getting an eco-friendly addition

to their playground. the first storm water school yard opened at robert louis stevenson. an installation will collect rain water and show how it moves through pipes. >> you can see blue drops painted on their school yard that shows how the water moves through pipes. it makes it to things like these dry creek beds. >> it also solves a problem for the school. until now the playground would be so flooded the kids would call it lake stevenson. now the water has somewhere to go. >> very nice. the trump administration is trying to speed up construction of the border wall. the controversial way they're doing it. and the effort to fix cracks in the salesforce transit center is taking a little bit longer than expected. commuters facing even more delays.

good morning. thanks for joining us. it is thursday, october1t. mike nicco, it's definitely a cooler one today. >> yes. it's a little bit cooler this morning. mid-40s in the deepest valleys to mid-50s. a little bit of a sea breeze once again. that will keep our temperatures shyer than average. our accuweather 12-hour planner. low to mid-50s by 7:00. mostly sunny by noon. everybody in the 60s. notice by 4:00, in the 60s. the rest of us, low to mid-70s. jacket weather returns at 7:00, 50s and 60s. let's see what's going on. >> not too much happening. really just a typical commute. metering lights on at 5:26 this