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. visibility starting to get a little difficult.

one and a quarter miles. mid-40s to mid-50s by 7:00. temperatures at noon are already where we were yesterday for high temperatures. we still have a couple hours of warming. mid-80s inland. upper 70s around the bay. mid-60s at the coast. all of us in the 60s by 7:00. how about the commute? here's alexis. >> south bay 101 and 880, inbound traffic on 101 getting a little heavier. no major trouble. 880 paf the interchange, an earlier crash. it was pretty minor. that has cleared. no issues there. we have having trouble with one of our mass transit agencies, though. ace 1 having mechanical issues. they are still stopped in tracy. they will couple up with ace 3 once it arrives in tracy. so you can expect delays on both trains in total, they are expecting ace 1 to be an late. 20 to 30 minutes for ace 3. next traffic update at 6:10. alexis, thank

ri now there i an searchor a missi f liverm suffe. he was last seen at 8:00 p.m. when he left for a local store. ronald was driving a white 2000 mercury sable. 4rqt03 4rqt003. happening today, a major development in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. max harris is ready to go to trial. amy hollyfield live for us in the newsroom. >> almena's attorney said he feels he cheated by the judge's decision, a fill-in judge. the judge who was on the case couldn't bet 3 counts of

involuntary manslaughter in exchange for nine years in prison. the judge shocked him and rejected the plea deal listening to family members testify for two days about their losses. they said if they had known that they would never have agreed to let the judge fill in. max harris has decided to go on and go to trial. the judge rejected the deal because he said almena didn't seem remorseful. he said he has felt remorse since the fire happened nearly two years ago. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. a long road from recovery after hurricane michael. >> authorities just updated the number of people dead to 11. that is up from what we said earlier this morning. they fear there may be more victims. and you can see this drone video of an overturned freight train along highway 231 east of panama

city, florida, one of the hardes hha aon people are without power right now. local governments imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew and told residents to boil their water. emergency response teams from the bay area are heading to florida to help with rescue and recovery. the northern california chapter of the red cross deployed 10 volunteers and more are on the way. >> it depends on the needs and the 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. if you want to help people affected by the storm, the red cross is taking monetary donations. more info at abc7news.com. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we're devoting more time to issues that affect your quality of life. the lack of affordable housing is pushing some people to live in rvs. that's creating problems in one

san francisco neighborhood. residents say as many as 30 rvs can be parked next to the reservoir along university street. neighbors say they create problems with safety and sanitation. but they believe city leaders can do something to make it better for everyone. >> we are sympathetic 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. >> 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 to make that happen. >> some cities are coming up solutions for rv dwellers to help build a better bay area. mountain skpraou -- mountain 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 alto, 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 the north bay, people exercises along fire creek trail can expect to see more police officers after a woman says 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. 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 that the company is taking that could take scooters off our streets.

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let's jump into the temperatures. 50, san rafael. tiburon, 53. clear lake, 63. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. that's one of the areas we'll be dressing in layers. low to mid-80s this afternoon. 58 brentwood. low to mid 50s in the bay shore and south bay. santa cruz, sunny and 78. beach hazard is over. peaceful. and sunny and warm this afternoon. peninsula starting off at 53. 70 at noon. mid to upper 70s from 1:00 through 6:00. 66 by the time we get to the evening hours. and the east bay, we'll start off at 54. # 72 at noon. a jacket needed at 8:00. the roads may be not so. here's alexis. yeah.

unfortunately it hasn't been the friday light commute we were hoping for. the central valley, a new collision involving a motorcycle 205 merge. the crash is off to the shoulder. at least one lane blocked. 9 miles per hour. also heavy on eastbound 580 due to road work, down to 15 miles per hour. counter commute direction tough as well. trying to bounce back from an earlier crash. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still in the green at 9 minutes. alexis, thank you. lime plans to ask a court to stop san francisco's plan for escoot serious toders today. it will ask for a permit to stop the city from rolling out the program. it was among a dozen companies who applied for a scooter

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back at 6:15. uber ceo is the latest major business leader to distance himself from saudi arabia's government. this follows the disappearance of the journalist who was critical of the saudi regime. the "washington post" columnist vanished after entering the consulate in istanbul, turkey. former governor schwarzenegger is apologizing for past behavior, saying he stepped 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 make the same mistake again. he now has a clear understanding of what is accepted and what is not. >> another strike could hit medical facilities operated by ucsf. this follows a three-day strike at five medical centers and 10 campuses in may. they have voted to walk off the job again a. they say contract talks have broken down between patient can care workers and the uc. they include x-ray technicians, patient transporters and nurse's aides. one-block stretch of fremont 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 lok at the transit center which will remain closed indefinitely. nearby a block of howard street will close for 10 days october 17th for the oracle open convention. a sequel for the "black panther". a release date hasn't been set yet. we don't know the plot details. 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. yeah. the first one is any indication, the the second one should be a mega hit too. >> and the third as well. >> and i'll go see all of them. how about you guys? >> yeah. >> i love the franchise. it has been universal. >> as you point out, it makes oakland, a lot of good stuff coming out of oakland. hope the momentum continues.

oakland will be 78 today. a bit of a warming trend for you. breezes are up. they are below critical fire levels right now. 3,800 feet, mount diablo. they have calmed down a little bit through the morning hours. they will come back saturday night into sunday. that's when we have a higher chance of fire danger. keep that in mind. hazy sunshine. warming trend begins today. all seven days of my accuweather forecast. with that, it will be very dry also. all right. let's start from coolest. 67 half moon bay. 76 in san francisco. sunny 78 in santa cruz. upper 70s right around the bay. look at these low to mid-80s. it cools off nicely once again. a few clouds along the coast. mid to upper 40s there and the

tri-valleys, east bay, redwood city, morgan hill. if you ever wanted to see what sergio is doing, i moved in. the beach hazards from expired. it's not kicking any dangerous waves our way. it will be out of the baja if you're heading down that way. a bit of a bumpy flight the next 24 hours. sea breeze comes back a little bit tomorrow. our warmest days sunday and monday. temperatures will taper. almost back to average by thursday. hi, alexis >> good morning, mike. taking a look outside, pretty busy bay bridge toll plaza. it took a while to get to this point. metering lights not turned on until 5:48. that is 20, 25 minutes later than the typical commute. we were friday light in the backup. all the routes approaching the maze not bad today. wupb of the areas we had a tough time bouncing back, a crash involving a tanker truck.one of

time bouncing back, a crash involving a tanker truck. a quick check of mass transit, 52 trains in service, no delays. mechanical issues with ace rail. ace 1 coupling with ace 3. significant delays on both of those trains. muni, normal service, no delays >> good morning america at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> live from new york city with a look at what's head. hi, whit. >> reporter: reggie, jessica, good morning to you. great to be with you this morning. coming up on gma, the race to rescue people trapped by michael as the aftermath of the hurricane comes to light. devastation across hundreds of miles. live in florida with the very latest on search and rescue missions. >> the final part of our exclusive interview with first lady melania trumping talking about allegations of president trump's infidelity.

and the royal couple celebrating their cousin's walk down the aisle. and steals and deals. things you can take on the go. scarves and sweaters, things that you can probably use this time of year in the bay area. >> oh, yeah. >> don't try and get us into scarves and sweaters yet. this is the only month that we have, all right? >> i'll pump the brakes. >> thanks, whit. >> thank you. are you ready for the weekend? how you can go back to the wild west. survey and construction. how they are helping

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already. welcome back. open up the weather window from roof camera. i wanted to show you the flags g theyre poi th m stard and franscig jump today. 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. most of us in the 70s and0s.

it's just the beginning. >> what do cowboys, cats and pumpkin carvers have in common? they are all part of the hoodline segment. #. >> the grand national rodeo livestock exposition and horse show. it kicks off friday at the cow palace featuring the best of the bev in the competitive sport of rodeo. you can shop for new boots or a hat at the western marketplace. tickets are available now on the cow palace website. >> san francisco spca is celebrating 150 years of serving animals and the people who love them. so they are throwing a party. cuddle me is from 10:00 to 3:00 on alabama street. there will be a cat lounge. if you find a furry friend, take advantage of free adoptions during the event. a beer garden, food trucks and paint your pet workshops will add to the fun. it is free but registration is encouraged. get into the fall spirit at

the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. check out the gigantic sizes pumpkins. they will be be sculpted into masterpieces. enjoy harvest-inspired crafts. the parade is saturday at noon. festival runs saturday and sunday noon to 5:00. admission is free. >> reggie is hung up on the costume over there. i'm thinking, jessica, if i ever get out of the news business, we should become professional pumpkin carvers. i'll show you some pictures. ? she is being generous. it. >> was a master piece. >> that's true. >> thanks, guys. opening bell. two days of major stock market sell-offs. >> an investigation under way at

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now at 6:30, the opening bell being running right now. another for another day on wall. two days of big losses.ntue >> gas mpmised south bay. the investigation right now and why this might not be the first time the suspects have hit. and the disruption from hurricane michael. residents without basic resources >> samsung revealing new details about their long rumored foldable phone. >> like a flip phone? >> shout out to my mom who watches every morning. she still has the flip phone. >> my mom doesn't even have one. >> i think it comes back again.

bell b andfanny packs. >> mullets? >> come on, mike. do it. >> maybe not. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather mullet. >> here's a look at what's going on outside. fog around santa rosa. cool out there. mid-40s to low 50s through 7:00. by noon, our temperatures are about the same as they were yesterday. for highs, 65 at the coast. 70, 75 elsewhere. a couple hours of warming. upper 70s to mid-80s for our bay and inland neighborhoods. back over to alexis. >> we are looking at heavy traffic in walnut creek area. no incidents along this stretch at treat boulevard.

crash involving a motorcycle on 280. dublin to mission, looking good at 17. northbound 85, 1o cupertin in the green at 17 minutes now the latest on the aftermath of hurricane michael. >> the florida panhandle is just beginning to see the extent of the damage. neighborhoods have been entirely flat especiallied. >> the death toll is now at 11. that is lieutenant na t hanove re. he was killed on the way to an emergency. >> residents are being told to boil their water. >> maggie rulli has been there before, during, and after in panama city, florida. maggie? >> reporter: you see this house behind me one example of how

wide is spread the destruction is. these places are in such desperate need of power, of water, just the basic necessi necessiti necessities. authorities say they are desperately trying to reach the homes. it will take time because their first priority is search and rescue. this is all that's left of mexico beach. taking a direct hit from hurricane michael. raw power of the water rushed in. the two finding safety in a nearby boat. abc's ginger zee and her dolex, il lt standing. >> we have made it 10 blocks. and the destruction hasn't ended. >> reporter: block by block in ruins. trees cutting through the middle

of this house. roofs blown straight off. search and rescue is going door to door fearing more people could be trapped inside. the job ahead is overwhelming. these neighborhoods are devastated. they are starting to come together. we saw a man outside grilling for his neighbors. and waffle house restaurants have reopened less than 24 hours after the storm. maggie rulli, abc news, panama city, florida. >> you mentioned someone grilling. are a lot of people out and about or is it still pretty desolate? >> reporter: people are slowly coming back out. expecting so inspecting some of their homes. this is panama city, mexico beach. those two areas were hit particularly hard. people are not supposed to come back home to them right now, but they are coming back to check on

their land. one woman in a grocery store yesterday just opened up. she looked to a man and asked how he was doing. you could see in his eyes, our house, not much is left but we are here getting canned goods. i want to share, jessica, just this morning, we have seen dozens of emergency vehicles on this road to my right. heading that way into the disaster zones. they have come from all over, neighboring areas as well. residents are slowly tipping back. still an emphasis on search and rescue, getting into hard-hit areas to make sure more disasters don't occur. >> maggie rulli reporting from panama city. thank you very much. >> two u.s. other on force cargo

planes departed travis this morning en route to tindall air force base in panama you can see why. the base took a direct hit from the hurricane, suffering widespread catastrophic damage. roofs of buildings ripped apart. a jet overturned. one of the teams carrying people from travis. police officers responding to a gas station overnight sparking is fears of possible credit card fraud. >> the station at maude and borregas avenues. matt keller is there with what police have found? >> reporter: it is supposed to open up at 6:00. it is closed. you can see why. the department of public safety for sunnyvale has it all taped off. and you can see that the pumps here, the screens are actually open. you have an officer over here

keeping this area secure, keeping an eye on it until owners get an expert to see what the suspects did to the wiring inside. here's video from early this morning. officers were seen looking at the credit card payment systems. they are investigating what the two suspects were doing in the middle of the night. they were inside the pumps doing something with the wiring. one of them may be connected to a similar type of crime in another state. credit card skimmers have been an issue here in the bay area in recent years. the expert is supposed to be out later and hopefully officers will have more answers on what took place overnight. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. new details on the investigation into a near miss at sfo. an air canada plane that almost landed on top of other planes has no voice recorder evidence. the air canada flight landed on a taxiyway with four other jets last year. it missed another jetliner by 60

feet. the national transportation safety board found air canada pilots did not report what happened to their boxes quickly enough. that meant the flight recorders erased cockpit recorder conversations. voice box recorders capture two hours of conversations. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. 50s up and down the shore. 52, oakland. 54, hayward. other neighborhoods, like on the peninsula, 55 in san francisco, san carlos. 54, san jose. 49, pleasanton. cool there. cooler up in the north bay. mid-40s in most neighborhoods. 60 in antioch. one of our warm spots. san jose, off to a clear start. weather will be quiet for your commute. ferry ride, tranquil today. a little warm. dress in layers. even in san francisco 55. near 70 at noon. low to mid-70s this afternoon. down to 61 at 8:00. sweater weather. north bay, 47, a little bit of fog. 73 at noon. mid 80s this afternoon.

down into the mid-60s by the time the evening rolls around. our last stop will be the south bay where we start off at 53 with sunshine. 73, very comfortable at lunch, low 80s in the afternoon hours. back to 68 at 8:00. we have some of our warmest weather ahead of us in the accuweather seven-day forecast. bring alexis in here and talk about the morning commute. how is it going? >> it hasn't been the best friday commute. not terrible. boy, we have some changing conditions in the north bay. as mike has been telling us, the fog rapidly developing in the north bay. skhe check this out, visibility on the traffic maps. fog is thick on state route 37. no dense advisories issued by chp. certainly slow down and drive for conditions. tri-valley, westbound 580, before isabel, two-car crash was briefly blocking two lanes. everything off to the left shoulder now. we had injuries involved there. a bit of a delay as well.

mass transit, san francisco bay ferry vallejo, mechanical issues. departure 6:00 a.m. and 7:15 departure could be delayed up to 25 minutes. breaking news from orange can, florida. check out this stunning live shot. you can see on the left side of your screen that is a school bus. and as we look around, the yard went through a home, into a fence, and into a swimming pool. nine children were on board when the bus took a nose dive after it was involved in a crash with a jeep according to our orlando sister station wftv. the driver of the jeep swerved to avoid a dead cat on the road, leading to the crash. it sent the bus through a fence and into a swimming pool. hopefully we'll get a look at that. none of the children on board the bus were injured. but the driver in the jeep did

have to go to the hospital. there you see how the bus landed in the pool. the driver of the jeep had to go to the hospital. none of the kids on the school bus or the driver of the school bus were injured.

storm anymore but it is raining on connecticut, rhode island and massachusetts. in fact, rhode island and massachusetts, 2.5 million people under a flash flood watch until 2:00. afternoon sunshine in l.a. low to mid-80s in the central valley. 70, monterey. let's take a look at my forecast for tahoe. low to mid-60s today. a cold front tomorrow. back in the 20s and 60s starting monday. >> thank you, mike. happening today, another day in court for lawyers of the "ghost ship" fire defendant derrick almena. >> they were charged in the oakland fire that killed 36 people two years ago. amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom with a look ahead. derrick almena told abc 7 news 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 manslaughter. but the judge shocked him and rejected the plea deal after listening to victims' family members tuesday. the judge didn't think he showed enough remorse. he rented and hosted the party two years ago. it was so full of art and furniture, victims had trouble finding the exit. today's hearing will be about l alme almena. both men are in jail and have been since june of l.th newsroo hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. this morning we are hearing from first lady melania trump and what she has revealed in an exclusive interview with abc news. she claimed she was the most bullied person in the world.

abc is asking mrs. trump about accusations about president trump has cheated on her with other women. >> you're not the first first lady to have to deal with her husband's alleged infidelities. has this put on a strain on your marriage? >> sit not a concern and focus of mine. i'm a mother and first lady. and i have much more important things toe think about and to do. >> the first lady accused the media of speculate building her marriage by spreading gossip to increase advertising revenue.

look at these upper 70s in richmond, oakland, fremont, palo alto. 67 at half moon bay. tonight, low to mid-50s.

there are exceptions. redwood city, morgan hill, upper 40s. tri-valleys and the east bay and upper in the north bay, upper 40s. all right. let's talk about what's going on at half moon bay. the temperatures on the left are saturday. the temperatures on the left sunday. gorgeous day for the art and pumpkin festival. 62. make sure you have a hoodie. possible fire danger develops sunday. keep an eye on that. here's alexis keeping an eye on the roads. >> it has not been the easiest commute. we started off slow and quiet at the bay bridge toll plaza. making up for lost time. no blocking issues along that route. carpool lanes, you are moving thraour without any issues. good news on eastbound 580, greenville and 205.

heavy westbound, 205, 10 miles per hour. 580, 25 miles per hour. southbound 680, 14 minutes. under an hour, santa rosa to san francisco. and northbound 17, highway 1, los gatos in the green at 25 minutes. get ready. .

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number three, 2016 deadly ghost ship warehouse fire returns to court today. attorneys will argue that a judge wrongly rejecd ple deal. 36eoe died in the fire. >> number four, 11 people are dead across six states following michael. in the southeast, more than a million people still don't hav

power. local governments are imposing dusk-to-dawn curfews and telling residents to boil their water. >> back at home, the warming trend begins today. by noon, 55 to 75. near 70 at the coast. near 80 at the bay. >> number six, trouble with mass transit today. no issues with bart. 59 trains in service, no delays. ace 1 coupled with ace 3. san francisco bay ferry reported delays on the vallejo, san francisco route. >> the third largest jackpot tonight is worth $548 million. no one won tuesday night's drawing. good luck. i think we should all buy tickets. >> should we do the octopus numbers? >> there is an octopus in florida that picks numbers. people are going with that. what if you win and you have to tell people an octopus

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the race to rescue overnight, michael barreling up the east coast. crews saving people trapped in the water, airlifting this woman to safety as the total devastation from the storm is revealed. towns completely destroyed across the florida panhandle. entire neighborhoods wiped away. also this morning, that stunning scene in the oval office. kanye west taking center stage praising president trump. >> it was something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like superman. >> then sounding off in an expletive-laced monologue, even leaving the president speechless. mysterious disappearance. the new recordings that may reveal what happened to that