something to be grateful for today, it is friday. october 12th. good morning to you. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here with a look at your weekend. >> notice the sea breeze is gone. lack of clouds and rain on live doppler 7 also. almost all total sunshine today. 40s and 50s. by noon, 65 to 75. that's pretty close to where we ended up yesterday. we will have mid-60s at the coast at 4:00. 78 at the bay. may need to use the air conditioner if you're caught in traffic. let's talk about traffic. here's alexis. checking out a couple of our typical slow spots during early morning drive. a stack up in the cash lanes for

the bay bridge toll plaza. carpool lanes opened up. we still don't have the metering lights on. it is a light commute at this earlya quick check of drive ti. only one yellow. no surprise. 580, tracy to dublin, 35 minutes. antioch to concord, 13 minutes. and san rafael to san francisco, 14 minutes. a crash on 80. we will check that out next. happening today, another day in court for lawyers of the darryl almena. >> you remember he and another man are charged with the fire that killed 36 people two years ago. abc 7 news reporter amy ll has a look ahead >> reporter: almena says he has always been remorseful about this fire. today he and lawyers will try to convince a judge.

he was ready to plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a lighter sentence. the judge shocked him and rejected the plea deal listening to family members testify for two days about their losses. he said he didn't think almena showed enough remorse. he hosted the concert on the second floor nearly two years ago. the building was so full of art and furniture, they had trouble finding exits. that's how the co-defendant, max harris, he has decided to go to trial. so tell will be just about almena. both men have been in jail since june of last year. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we are devoting more time to issues that affect your quality of life. the lack of affordable housing is forcing people to live in rvs.

as many as 30 can be parked up next to the reservoir along university street. neighbors say they create problems with safety and sanitation. they believe city leaders can do something to make it better for everyone. >> we are similar theic towards these people. we kind of don't think this is the place for them, anyplace, any street. why couldn't the city find something where they can put them and you can provide facilities. >> is the supervisor who represents them has asked the department of homelessness to find a safe place where people can camp inside their rvs. the agency claims it lacks the money. >> some cities are coming up solutions for rv dwellers to help build a better bay area. manipulate view and santa clara county teamed up for a pilot program to provide safe parking. it allows people living in their rvs and cars to park in church parking lots overnight. and then in east palo al he toe,

the city is working with project we hope to open a city-owned lot to establish a safe parking spot for rvs. we want you to join our conversation. use the #betterbayarea and share what would help traffic and housing. we can make progress on building a better bay area >> in today's gma first look, police in southern california have arrested a burglary suspect who might be connected to a deadly shooting. a father was killed on a camping trip with his two daughters. we have details about this man in custody. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, authorities in california swarming a man with their guns drawn. deep in a ravine where a father of two young girls shot and killed. 42-year-old anthony rowda is suspected of several burglaries in the area. this morning authorities tell abc news they want to question

him about the burglaries and the murder. >> it certainly makes you wonder. you have an individual out here where you don't typically see that kind of behavior. there may be a possible connection. >> reporter: authorities are not calling him a suspect in the murder. but ballistic tests are under way, along with bullet comparisons. and we will have more coming up at 7:00 a.m. a long road to recovery after hurricane michael. >> at least eight people are dead across six states. drone video shows an overturned freight train northeast of panama city, florida, one of the hardest hit areas. more than a million people are without power. there are dusk to dawn curfews and residents are told to boil their water.

>> the northern california chapter of the red cross has deployed 10 volunteers and more on the way. >> it depends on the needs and skill sets and our availability. we just see dozens more volunteers going out in the next week. >> oakland's task force 4 sent two firefighters to pensacola. more team members are on stand by. the red cross is taking monetary donations. more info at abc7news.com. can you imagine being in the low 80s, humid, sunny, and having to deal with no electricity and possibly no water? that's what those folks are dealing with the next several days, even several months. michael is about around, well, you can see nantucket back to providence, rhode island. this is where it is raining the heaviest right now. there is a flooding potential through the morning hours. 2.5 million people watching for flooding there. 50 in sun have side. financial district the warm into

at 57. ocean beach, 53 degrees, along with belmont and san leandro. 49 in pleasanton, fairfield. 45 in american canyon right now. a look from mt. tam. it is breezy in the hills as we talked about it would be. but there is no fire danger. that could change saturday night into sunday. first, let's focus on the beaches where it's safer now. just being out and about, sunny and warmer. peninsula, 55 now, 70s at noon. a comfortable 56 -- 66 at east bay valley, some of our warmer temperatures. starting off at 51. 75 at noon. low to mid-80s through 4:00. and down to a very nice 68 at 8:00. take a look at the rest of the week coming up. over to alexis.

hoping for friday light. >> yeah, we are. unfortunately we don't have that in the richland area. we have our first crash. just before you get to san pablo avenue, a collision involving a sedan and tanker truck. just minor injuries, but it is blocking the two right lanes. it is already starting to stack up. as soon as we have more information, i'll pass that along. still quiet in the south bay. a live look at state route 87 at the airport. no issues there. still enjoying light volumes. next traffic update at 5:20. bart faces a $600,000 fine stemming from the deaths of two workers hit and killed by a train. the california utilities commission imposed a higher penalty area after parking lot had appealed a $220,000 fine. regulators increased the fine claiming it was egregious. they accuse bart of inadequately

responding to the tragedy in walnut creek. bart says it spent millions on safety and overhauled many procedures since that accident. in the north bay, people exercises along fryer creek trail can expect to see more police officers after a woman said she was assaulted. she told the sheriff's office she was walking on the trail south of manor drive. a man grabbed her and tried to put his hand under her shirt. she punched the man and he ran away. investigators are trying to identify him. the police chief has ordered extra patrols in the area to keep people safe. a record 39 inmates in california died from drug overdose last year. now the person in charge of prison health care has developed a plan to help. associated press obtained a copy of the proposal. it would provide medications to reduce opioid cravings to 13,000

inmates. it would cost $252 million. every 8 out of 10 inmates struggles with substance abuse. an oakland man is grateful for a chance to live a better life. now he wants to help others turn their lives around too. curtis norris now runs metro mobile power wash thanks to a company called kiva. >> traditionally you need to have money to borrow money. but with kiva oakland you don't. you need to have character. >> it's always something positive out there for those of us formerly incarcerated to back. an apology in the wake of the me too movement. what former governor arnold

schwarzenegger is saying about how he has treated in the past. lime was shut out of the scooter program. the action the company is making today

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a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the powerlines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california. here's a look at the temperatures and just the beginning of the warming trend. today will push us from 4 to 7

degrees warmer than average. lime asking for a temporaryy restraining order in san francisco superior court to stop the city from rolling out its scooter plan. the san francisco start-up was among a dozen companies that applied for scooter permits under a pilot. lime has been critical about the city's selection process, claiming it was biased. uber ceo is now the latest major business leader to distance himself from saudi arabia's government following the disappearance of the journalist who vanished in istanbul, turkey.

another strike could hit medical facilities operated by the university of california. that does include ucsf. it follows a three-day strike at five medical centers and 10 other campuses back in may. they have voted to walk off the job again. they say contract talks have broken down between patient can care workers and the uc. they include x-ray technicians, patient trons porters and nurse's aides. former california governor schwarzenegger is apologizing for his past behavior toward women saying he stepped over the line several times. the 71-year-old hollywood actor turned politician spoke to men's health magazine about his career. he said in 2003 when he first became governor and long before

the me too movement he took sexual harassment courses. he wanted to make sure that he would never maked same mistake again. he now has a clear understanding of what is accepted and what is not. >> we are learning more about jewelry made with toxic >> reporter: bargain shopping in the bay area could be bad for your health. researchers at the non-profit center for environmental health in oakland found jewelry at discount retailers like ross, nordstrom rack and papaya tested positive for cadmium. >> like lead, it makes it harmful to maintain a pregnancy and makes it hard tore get pregnant in the first place. >> reporter: california currently has laws regulating the amount of cadmium in children's jewelry set at .03%.

but no one has tested limits for jewelry for adults. >> we want to make sure that we are playing on a level playing field. >> reporter: the recently tested samples across the bay area showed if the jewelry is worn over a period of time, it could damage kidneys and bones. >> silver necklaces. i'm not going to do it, no. >> i don't want to look for a piece of jewelry that will be toxic to me. i would like to think they have done their due diligence >> reportediligence. >> reporter: check your jewelry boxes. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. now that toys "r" us is out of the picture other retailers are stocking up on toys to draw in customers for the holiday rush.

target, walmart and party city creating a dynamic shopping experience. some are building play areas, offering demos and organiziing scavenger hunts. a sequel for the "black panther". plot details have yet to be revealed. it blew away box office records earlier this year making $1.3 billion worldwide. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7 news. >> and very happy. >> yeah. good to see someone from the bay area having such success. >> love the movie can. >> it's been a great year for oakland-based writers and filmmakers. >> let's hope it continues. all right. we have warm weather for the weekend. if you want to get outside and ejoy the sights and sounds of oakland, just know it is a little breezy in the hills as we talked about it would be.

maybe a little noisy night. these winds will be faster saturday night into sunday. we could have a higher fire danger. right now we to the floor one. san jose, 87. it's mostly clear, 53 degrees. hazy sunshine. above average temperatures all seven days of my accuweather forecast. warm surge, absolutely. at night at least it will cool down nicely. some of our warmest temperatures, antioch, 87. low to mid-80s in san jose. look at all these mid to upper 70s. 76 to 79 around the bay. even 76 in san francisco. 67, half moon bay. 78 in santa cruz. now look at tonight's temperatures. cool. san ramon, livermore, morgan hill, redwood city. now to my 7-day forecast. offshore breeze lets up

tomorrow. so it will be cooler, especially at the coast. then it comes back stronger sunday and monday. we'll hit 70s at the coast, 80s in the bay. thursday will be a lot milder. have a great weekend. here's alexis. >> we have quite a few issues popping up on the roads. the first problem is a crash involving a desan and tanker truck. san pablo avenue. that is blocking two right lanes. minor injuries. that backup continues to grow in the richmond area. about 12 miles per hour is your average as you approach the scene. eastbound 580 before central, a crash involving two sedans and a semi. at least one lane is blocked. and 37 just before you get to sears point, solo vehicle crash. it is facing the wrong way and partially blocking the left lane. next traffic update at 5:30. speaking of traffic,

one-block stretch of fmo street that's been closed will reopen no later than wednesday. we are keeping track of how long this closure has been. it is 16 hours. the senior construction manager said the repairs are taking longer than expected. a design to shore up the building is still evolving and crews need more time to install it. and take a live look at the transit center which will remain closed indefinitely a block of howard street will close for 10 days october 17th for the oracle convention. a combined $7 million in fines for pet food. franci-ellis feed of san charges. diverse any ingredients of missouri was sentenced yesterday.

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at the pump. number two, both suspects in the 2016 deadly tkpoeft ship warehouse fire returned to court today. derrick almena's attorney will argue a plea bargain. 36 people died in that fire. >> number three, pope frances accepted the resignation of washington, d.c. donald wuerl after he was was implicated in sex abuse cover-up scandals. wuerl issued a statement overnight apologizing for any past errors in judgment. >> number four, eight people are dead across six states from hurricane michael. more than a million people without power. they are telling residents to boil their water. >> it is here. warming temperatures 6 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. even warmer weather this weekend. >> number six, a handful of

collisions already this morning. the worst in richmond. we have a collision involving a sedan and tanker trust. westbound 80 before san pablo. the tow truck is stuck. that is costing 10 minutes. >> the third largest jackpot is on tap for tonight. it's worth $548 million after no one won tuesday night's drawing. this is where i usually say you don't have any chance of winning. but the last time i said that, 11 people won in san jose. >> i know. i'm going to play this time. >> i'm not saying that anymore. happening today, people will repel from the 46th floor of san francisco's largest hotel. >> so here's video of previous city skyline challenge. are those my favorite mascots? lucille and stomper? this event is at the hilton san francisco union square. outbound california hopes to raise $350,000 for scholarships.

local leaders, celebrities and adventure enthusiasts will repel from the 36th floor today and tomorrow. >> i didn't realize lucille and stomper were such adventurers. >> yeah. that's a lot. >> that's athleticism. good for them. kudos >> coming back with another 90 minutes of news. san francisco puts its voting system to a test with less than a month to go before the midterm elections. new details and near collision at sfo. what federal investigators say needs to change. a look at

possible credit card fraud at a gas station in sunnyvale. we're live at the scene where police are now investigating. and a look at the devastation after michael. at least eight people are dead and more people missing this morning. >> plus, a massive mega millions

lottery is up for grabs. an aquarium is testing its luck with the help of an act 1w there are there the -- octopus. >> it won't be quite as warm today as sunday and monday. visibility 5 miles in santa rosa. alexis and i will keep an eye on that. we have breezes tkpwoufting gus 25. we're in the 40s and 50s for lows around 7:00. by noon, 65 at the coast. to low to mid-70s under a hazy sun at noon. 4:00, 78 to 84. all of us back in the 60s by 7:00. here's alexis. good morning, mike. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. this is one of the areas where we are friday light.

carpool, cash, and fast track all looking good. cruising through without any issues. drive times. oh, there we go. westbound 80, still lanes down there. 32 minutes. 10-minute drive across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still in the green at 9 minutes. thanks alexis. south bay police officers responded to a gas station overnight. it sparked fears of possible credit card fraud. abc 7 news reporter is live in sunnyvale to explain. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. th sup to open at 6:00 a.m. but that's not going to happen. two people broke into the pumps and tampered with the wiring

system for the credit card. they are investigating what the two suspects were doing here in the middle of the night. they were inside the machines of the pump doing something with the wiring. one of the suspects may be connected to a similar type of crime in another state. credit card skimmers have been an issue in the bay area in recent years. they try to get your credit card numbers off the machines. experts will be coming in later this morning. until then, the gas station will be closed down. live in sunnyvale, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. developing news in the florida panhandle. residents beginning to see the full extent of hurricane michael's wrath and the utter devastation left behind. >> so far the storm has claimed at least eight were lives. stil. abc news reporter maggie rulli has been there in panama city. >> reporter: good morning. places like this are desperate for water, power, basic resources. authorities say they are trying to get to t right now their main focus is search and rescue.

this is all that's left of mexico beach. taking a direct hit hurricane michael. 155-mile-per-hour winds just shy of a category 5 storm. >> we let the current take us to the next stop. then we grab onto a tree. >> a husband and wife who stayed behind found safety in a nearby boat. ginger zee riding out the storm in her hotel. block by block now in ruins. trees cutting through the middle of this house. roofs blown straight off. search and rescue going door to door, fearing more people could be trapped inside. the job ahead is overwhelming. the community here is devastated. we have also seen them come together.

one man was out grilling for his neighbors and waffle house restaurants have reopened less than 24 hours after the storm. maggie rulli, abc news, panama city, florida. two u. s. air force cargo planes are on their way to is florida to support relief efforts after departing travis air force base in fairfield this morning. they are en route to tindall air force base in panama city. officials say the base took a direct hit from the hurricane suffering widespread catastrophic damage. roofs of buildings were ripped apart. you see the jet flipped over. one of the c-17 globe master 3s is carrying a site survey team from the 21st airlift squadron from travis. the other is from joint base lewis-mcchord in washington. revelations of sexual minor

d ops. bishop mcgraw will release a list of names every priest who has been credibly accused of abuse by the diocese. pope frances accepted the resignation of washington, d.c. donald wuerl after he was was implicated in sex abuse cover-up scandals. ernight apologizing r y st errors in j the pope has n named repce frcio ts election system to the test. yesterday election workers began logic and accuracy testing of

the two voting machines used at city hall and voting places. the elections department also uses two other types of voting machines. one primarily tabulates vote-by-mail ballots. >> notably missing in the voter guide. newsom's statement was omitted because he spent more than the cap for the gubernatorial election. the democrat has spent more than $20 million on his campaign for governor. his opponent, republican john cox, has salesperson about $8 million. well, you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. menlo park, 46. half moon bay, 49. everyone else in the low to mid-50s on the peninsula. how about other neighborhoods? east bay shore, down into the south bay. palo alto, 47. san ramon, 49. head out towards antioch at 60.

45 in napa. 52 in san rafael. 55 in san francisco. here's a look at san mateo bridge. westbound, no clouds. no drizzle. no fog. just quiet weather for the commute. on the roads today, this morning, and this afternoon. ferry ride, tranquil out there. a lot of sunshine. be be ready f-- be be ready for. a reminder to dress in layers. 54 in san francisco. even here we're warming up 20 degrees in the be 70s. a cool 63 at 8:00. once the sunsets, everybody starts off cool. low 80s during the afternoon hours. all right. let's bring alexis in here. we were hoping for friday light. sounds like you have a couple of accidents. >> unfortunately we have quite a few issues to get to this

morning o. they are starting to add up. the worst one, if you're driving, is in the richmond area. just before san pablo avenue, trying to clear the crash involving a sedan and tanker truck. it does not sound like a great combination, but just minor injuries here. the tow truck is stuck in the backup at this point. he's having trouble getting to the scene. that is adding about 15 minutes to your commute from the time hercules area. reports of a new crash on northbound 880 past this 101 interchange. not able to view that right now. seeing a big delay. quite a bit of damage. they are off on the shoulder, though. a new issue for east rail this morning, too. if you're taking that out of the central valley, ace 1 currently stopped in traffic. having mechanical problems. they will send out ace 3. expect delays on both trains. it should take 20 minutes. ace 1 will be over an hour late

to the final stop this morning. next update in just about 10 minutes. thank you, alexis. a group of uber drivers plan to rally outside headquarters in san francisco. they say they will demand a meeting with uber executives. drivers say the company's activation policy is unfair because they can be barred from working without warning and with little explanation. the group wants uber to implement an appeals process that drivers run. they also plan to deliver a petition signed by 3,000 people. the rally is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. a near miss at sfo. an air canada plane that almost landed on other planes has no voice recorder evidence. the flight nearly landed on the taxiway occupied by four other on passenger jets last year. it missed another tlin by stbo 60 feet. the national transportation safety board found air canada

pilots did not report what happened to their boxes quickly enough. voice box record a controversial police shooting from a different perspective. the reaction it is provoking. for the first time, first lady melania t

michael is no longer a tropical storm. it is feeding off the differences of temperatures. cold air to the north, warm air to the south. that will feed enough rain that 2 polyp 5 million people in rhode island and also in massachusetts under the gun through morning hours for flooding. as far as back here at home, rain chances are over for yosemite. mid-80s in the central valley. 70s in monterey. 75 to 81 in san diego and los angeles. look at this forecast for tahoe. other than 56 for a high sunday, we're in the 60s. getting a look at a newly unveiled video of the 2015 fatality shooting of mario woods by san francisco police officers. i want to warn you, some of you may find what you're about to see and hear disturbing. >> drop the knife, bru. [ bleep ]. >> they just killed him like that, dude.

that's unnecessary, man. aer c way for a civil lawsuit filed by woods' mother to move forward. the judge says that the video casts doubt on officer statements that woods was moving quickly towards them while carrying a knife. officers shot woods 21 times. >> at the time he was being shot or was shot, he did not make any threatening gestures towards the police. he wasn't walking toward them with a knife out. he didn't lunge at any of them. at best, he was walking away. and the question is walking away, is that a death warrant? >> in a statement the city attorney's office says, this video doesn't change anything and further supports the police department's position that the shooting was lawful and justified. we're hearing more from first lady melldicallaania trum. she opened up and claimed she's the most bullied person in the

world. now abc asks mrs. trump about accusations that president trump has cheated on her with other women. >> you're not t fst lady to have to deal with her husband's alleged infidelities. has this put a concern on your marriage? >> i have much more important things to think about and to do. >> the first lady accused the media of speculating about her marriage by spreading is gossip to increase advertising revenue. and you can see more of the first lady's exclusive interview in a 2020 special, being melania, the first lady, at 10:00 here on abc 7, followed by abc 7 news at 11:00 p.m. today marks 20 years since the murder of 21-year-old matthew debetter.er.er his ashes have not been laid.

he was robbed, beaten, and then left to die in 1998. w ngnionalcathrallol aisifend i remains at the request of his parents. shepherd's mother called the national cathedral an ideal choice because her son felt loved and welcomed by the episcopal church in wisconsin. the north bay spent the last week reflecting back on hits one-year firestorm anniversary. it's been both painful and optimistic. >> at the museum of sonoma county, looking back, it's taking a different form likely to touch observers alike. the tpeubgt -- exhibit features pieces from burned homes and cars. >> it speaks to a need to try to give shape or meaning to in explicable experience.

the bidding winner of a painting that self-instructed is going through with the purchase. the unidentified european collector will pay for the $1.4 million she bid on girl with balloon. if you remember, someone activated a shredder at the base of the frame. banksy released video of how he built the shredder into the frame. experts say it is already worth five times what the collector paid for it. >> why wouldn't she buy it? even though it's in >> people are going to garage sales to find a rembrandt or monet or something like that.

all right. we're pulling sunshine out. will it will be hazy but warmer in my accuweather forecast. you're never more than 7 minutes away. let's jump in with a look at sue sutro tower. our warmest afternoons sunday and monday. let's jump in and show you the pattern. here's the high pressure of this clockwise flow developing this offshore breeze. that is going to be strongest today, sunday, and monday. that's why these days will be the warm 6th. we have 67 at half moon bay to near 70 in the sunset, to 76 in downtown san francisco. 76 san mateo. 79 fremont, richmond, oakland. warmer in santa rosa. 84 degrees today. 87 in antioch. all right. let's look at tonight's temperatures. you'll see mid to upper 40s in the north bay valleys,

livermore, tri-valleys. everybody else in the low to mid-50s. fremont 53 degrees. the offshore breeze relaxes tomorrow. we will lose a few degrees in the afternoon hours, especially along the coast. the breezes kick up. higher fire danger. right now nothing, no watches, no warnings or advisories. we will update that as we get closer. here's alexis. good morning, mike. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, one of our lightest areas. no stack up in the cash lanes, carpool lanes. 5:49, we still don't have the metering lights on. we are enjoying it while it lasts. a couple of slow spots, 580 between greenville and 205. closed until 9:00 today. that is starting to stack things up. 15-minute delay there. you're down to 9 miles per hour on what is typically the

countercommute direction. westbound 205 to 580, 13 miles per hour and 17 miles per hour. it is heavy getting out of tracy. a quick check of drive times. highway 4 to the maze, 35 minutes for you. still have a crash in richmond near san pablo avenue still blocking the two right lanes. that has not cleared yet. 12 minutes across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo, in the green at 9 minutes >> heads-up if you bought a jeep wrangler in the past year. j.l. wrangler reports some 2018 and 2019 jeep wranglers have a faulty weld in the frame. it can cause problems steering and could trigger sudden crashes. documents posted online show dealers already know about a potential recall and some of the defective jeeps haven't even been sold yet. take a look at this. it could be westbound of the hottest issues of "time" magazine.

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76 today. 10 degrees warmer. while the rest of us are 6 to 9 degrees warmer, jumping from the 70s into the 80s and even warmer weather coming this weekend. all right. back in less than 7 minutes. back to jessica with the news >> mike, thank you. a landlord the subject of an abc 7 news investigation earlier this year is the target of a massive lawsuit. lawyers representing more than 100 ten nantz filed a suit against veritas investments. they claim the company targeted long-time residents to drive them out of rent-controlled units. >> in some is cases for mope they don't owe, money they have already paid, and specifically the tenants who have been there over a decade have been targeted. >> the tenants are seeking several million dollars in damages. in a statement,

dispute all claims that we are hostile or negligent towards our valued residents in any way. veritas is committed to repairing and restoring our relationships. happening today, target launching a three-day event to hire 6,000 extra employees for the holidays in its bay area stores. they have 34 stores in the bay area. they are looking for people to work in its fulfillment and distribution centers. it will pay $12 an hour. you can apply now until sunday, they will take applications from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 at night. i would be spending every extra dollar that i made right there. i think i'm going to stay away from that. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, of course i had to jinx things. the metering lights flipped on. pretty late start. 5:48 the official time today. starting to see a little bit of a backup. overall, it's not too bad. richmond westbound 80 before san

pablo, a sedan and tanker truck collision has cleared. stop and go from past highway 4. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco thank you very much, alexis. hi, everybody. let's head on down to half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. temperatures saturday and sunday, they look very refreshing. start off cool. 70 to 74 saturday into sunday. definitely won't want a jacket then. you want the sunscreen. ucla bruins taking on cal tomorrow at 4:00 memorial stadium. 74, dropping down to 62. a quick look at sergio. he is pulling away from the baja, moving into texas and new mexico into the weekend. the treasure island music festival returning after a one-year hiatus. it's not on treasure island, though. it will be held in oakland. the two-day festival kicks off tomorrow. the lineup includes mark

bronson, and diplow. general admission for $185 for both days. it is important to note no parking near the event. shuttle buses will be available. >> if you're struggling over the numbers for the mega millions drawing, take a look at this. an octopus pulled these numbers. if they're right, anyone who uses tem can win a share of the $548 million prize. that is the third highest mega millions jackpot on record. this is not the first time an octopus has entered the prognostication game. in 2010, paul the octopus grew -- drew worldwide attention because he accurately predicted the results of several world cup matches.

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with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees

every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. hi. good morning. we made it to friday. it is october 12th. >> yeah. and if you enjoy warmer weather, you kind of missed it the past couple of days, it's coming back. hi, mike. >> yeah. doing the little see-saw on the temperatures. hi, everybody. a little bit of fog to start with along 101 from santa rosa, wind sore, novato, san rafael.