vine center. two victims are recovering, identified as anthony manzapit and brittany mccann. mccann dated reed, the alleged shooter. it is 4:30. if you're just waking up, good morning. a quick update on your weather and traffic. hi, mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. hello, cooler weather, thanks to this clear sky and bone dry air we're seeing on live doppler 7. look at all the stars you can see from pier 15. let's talk about sunshine, sunshine and more sunshine and temperatures above average. starting off in the mid-40s to 50s still at 7:00 this morning. by noon, 63 at the coast. 69 around the bay. 73. it will be mild midday. it will be maybe a touch warmer away from the coast at 4:00. then fall into the 60s and near

50s when the polls close. let's see what else alexis is watching fute.ot whole lot, whi good thing. we've had a rough start getting out of the central valley. not today. i'm not seeing that roadwork on 205. that's just been brutal out of the tracy stretch. 25 miles per hour. and 19 miles an hour. once you get to 580, hopefully that will be a much smoother commute. we have roadwork on the east side of 580 wrapping around 7:00. your voice, your vote on this election day. polls open in california at 7:00 a.m. across the country, voters are already casting their ballot for one of the most consequential midterm elections in history. >> this election will decide whether republicans or democrats take control of congress and

senate. more than 500 million americans are expected to vote. you're looking at voters at a polling site at the brooklyn museum. abc news reporter stephanie ramos is live for us in washington. >> reporter: jessica and reggie, the battle for this midterm has come down to immigration for republicans and health care for democrats. the president in the end really motivating people from both parties to go out and vote. >> today president trump spends election day at the white house. he's back from his 44th rally of the 2018 campaign cycle. >> this is my last stop. >> reporter: in missouri he laid out the stakes of the election. >> we have to elect a republican congress. >> reporter: the president on his final push c invin caravan afternice, of illegal a >> reporter: there's no evidence that democrats had anything to do with the caravan. the president telling sinclair

broadcasting -- >> i'd like to have a much softer tone. >> reporter: but denied any responsibility that his inflamed rhetoric has emboldened racism in the country. former president obama out on the trail this week, stumping for democrats and taking aim at president trump's lies. >> unlike some people, i don't just make stuff up when i'm talking. i've got facts to back me up. >> reporter: obama speaking to supporters monday in northern virginia, trying to help democrats win control of at least the house. all 435 seats in the house are up for voting and 35 seats in the senate. democrats need 23 seats to take back control of the house and they also need two seats in the senate. >> it's being called an election about everything, but really it's about one big thing -- president trump. he is on the ballot, make no mistake about it. >> reporter: at least 36 million americans have already voted early in this midterm.

during the last midterm at this point, 20 million had voted. reporting live at the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. >> thank you. one of the choices we'll be making, next governor of california. both candidates spent their days before the election here in the bay area. >> one will be casting their vote here this morning. that's why abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in larkspur. >> reporter: gavin newsom lives in larkspur. he'll be voting at the masonic c auditorium in larkspur. he had his final campaign rally last night. he had big names there including governor brown and camilla harris. his opponent, john cox, held rallies in berkeley and sacramento yesterday. both candidates talked about immigration and the caravan headed towards the u.s. border.

>> just consider what this state has done in the last 15 years. this is a state that's brought in 112,000 refugees. >> i won't hesitate to say something if the president does something i don't think is right. we have to agree we know who's coming into the country. >> reporter: now, cox has said he wants to fix california and he does not see the job as governor as a rung in the ladder for him. that's a jab at newsom. governor brown at the event made a joke last night about gav newsom running for governor in eight years and the crowd erupted in loud cheers. reporting live in larkspur, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> you have to wonder what camilla harris thought about that. thank you. extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. >> voter observers will be

supervising. san mateo is one of five counties in the state that has no polling place for today's election. voters are instead required to mail ballots or drop them off at the election office.% the focus is on making sure the ballots are handled properly and it's available in english, chinese and spanish. high school students across the country will march from the classrooms to the polls today. the future coalition is organizing the walk out to vote. this is video of other walkouts, students who are part of the coalition have organized recently. this movement follows the deadly parkland school shooting. plan to participate in s in the the walkout at 10:00 this morning. the salesforce tower in san francisco displayed a unique message. the video board at the top of the skyscraper showed looping video of a blue wave with the words "vote for tomorrow." it was scheduled -- rather, it was created by local artist jim campbell whose work has been featured on the tower in the past. several companies are making it easy for you to get to the

polls. ford go bike will let you check out bikes for free today. ride share provider lyft giving 50% off all rides to the polls. uber is giving a discount on a single ride to your polling place. in san francisco, scooter riders on skip get a $5 credit for showing they scooted to the polls. if you use scoot, you'll get a free ride. lime scooters and bikes can be ridden for free both to and from the polls today. as a reminder, the polls open at 7:00 this morning and close at 8:00 tonight. if you have a vote by mail ballot, you can drop it off at any polling place by 8:00 p.m. you can also mail it as long as it's postmarked today and received by friday. most mail-in ballots need extra postage, so don't forget to sign the back of the envelope as well. make sure you have enough stamps on it. stay with abs 7 for live election coverage. abc news will have the biggest

election results at 5:00 tonight, and we'll have more at 9:00 p.m. on kofy and at 11:00 p.m. get more any time by going to abc7news.com. you're nevin more than seven minutes away any time from my accuweather forecast. the map is blue. that has nothing to do with the election. it's the fact we are up to 11 degrees cooler this morning. the sky is clear of clouds and it's so still outside. all the cooling we can get out of this air mass is happening right now. that means in oakland. you're waking up to 46 degrees right now. same thingn uon city. castro valley, 45. the only 50s, alameda, berkeley and orinda. here's the western span of the bay bridge, no fog, no mist, no drizzle, nothing but good weather for the roads and mass transit and your ferry ride today. let's talk about some areas, the microclimates, the peninsula, 55 at 8:00. 69 at noon. in low to mid-70s this

afternoon. down to 57 by 8:00. wups the sun sets, it will cool rapidly. mid-to upper 70s from noon from about 4:00 in the east bay valleys. up to upper 50s by 8:00. in south bay, 52 this morning. mid-70s this afternoon. down to 60 under the stars at 8:00. couldn't be much quieter weatherwise. we do have a little fire danger coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's alexis again. >> we're nice and qui can et on roads as well. we are looking at a little stack-up in the cash lanes. no issues for fast track users and no metering lights. that happens around 5:20, 5:25, if we're lucky for a monday through thursday commute. no carpool lanes open either. quick check of mass transit. 22 b.a.r.t. trains in service with no delays. ace 1 out of the central valley with no delays.

so good for capitol corridor, no delays. commercial crabbers hit the sea next week. the sign their haul is going to be a big one. san francisco sends a message about illegal airbnb rentals. the hefty price two landlords are

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it's bone dry out there. with these light offshore breezes, fire danger could help at 10:00 tomorrow. for solano and in lake county, but it's broader than that. it takes up the entire sacramento valley and goes up to the base of tahoe. high fire danger there. temperatures mid to upper 70s for the central valley. let's take a look at tahoe where they're making snow at night, but during the day, we're going to be in the 60s till the 40s show up thursday and 50s for friday through monday. >> mike, thank you. the man accused of sending pipe bombs to more than a dozen democrats is due in court. cesar sayock sent more than 14 packages to prominent democrats. he was transferred from florida to new york where he faces federal charges. prosecutors are expected to ask for him to be held without bail. two landlords will pay $2.25

million to illegally rent apartments in san francisco on airbnb. darren and valerie lee turned 14 apartments across the city that amounted to two hotel rooms for about a year. in 2014 they were ordered to stop using the apartments as short-term rentals. they continued to do it despite the injunction. they're now barred from offering short-term rentals in any of their buildings for at least seven years. some san francisco students who aren't even old enough to vote will be working the polls on this election day. >> the department of elections hired 600 students as parts of a program that's been around for years. here's abc7 news. >> reporter: nathan tam, a student at lincoln high in san francisco said it was his economics teacher who hi to be e of 60 and mpes, i know that we -- we know that this is something that is going to affect us in the future and so that's why we're kind of interested in it and working the

polls. >> repter: of theigh school students hired, 500 of them are from the san francisco unified school district. they begin their day at 6:00 in the morning and stay until 9:00 p.m. >> they're there serving voters. having voters sign in, issuing voters ballots, collecting ballots the voters voted on, making sure to offer assistance to voters. >> reporter: he was intoed to the program when he was 16. he enjoyed it so much, he decided to eventually work for the department of elections. >> miss a day of school, learn about about the elections process, your history teacher is so proud of you. and it's an awesome way to just get out in the community and see how things are done. >> reporter: the midterm elections will be a lasting memory for 18-year-old rebecca kav ana cavanaugh. it will be the first time she votes and, secondly, she'll be spending at day as a poll worker at city hall. >> i'm working for my city and i get to be a part of the process that i always hear about and see it from a different perspective.

>> reporter: students get a stipend of $142, $10 extra if they are bilingual. i asked nathan what he was going to do with all that money. he said it will help pay for his college applications. in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc7 news. >> i love that. that's such a great program. we put together a guide to it the candidates and measures on the ballot where you live. that includes a detailed list of all 11 state propositions and the statewide races being decided. you'll find the guide online at abc7news.com/elections. speaking of something else that's pretty crab season starts in the bay area. the season opened early saturday. crabbers on private boats saw the same result. the preferred bait was squid and it worked out quite nicely. there's a ten-crab-limit per person. the commercial season begins

next thursday. >> yum. >> a lot of folks enjoying those crabs. >> we've been talking about it at home. i think turkey is out for thanksgiving and i think crab is in. >> we're going to throw a curveball and change it up a little bit. >> fancy. >> never know. when in rome, right? let's talk about -- well, the warm weather out there, can you believe the string of temperatures? >> it's been feeling great. don't feel guilty. i know we need rain. you know we need rain. but it's not there, so just enjoy the warm weather and get out and vote we're lacking clod any humidity to keep the temperatures up or any winds to keep them up also. and then tracking that fire danger we just talked about starting wednesday night through about friday morning. for today, here we go. low to even upper 70s, quite a spread across the south bay. san jose, 76. gilroy, 79. let's head up the peninsula and we have low to mid-70s just about everywhere.

millbrae, 67. low to mid-60s along the coast today. not quite as breezy as yesterday. 70 again in san francisco. we'll have mid to upper 70s, about 75 to 79 through the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore, richmond, 71. oakland, 74. fremont joining you as some of the warm spots. as we move into the valleys, we'll be nearing 80 once again. some areas near the upper 70s and close. tonight, low to mid-40s in our deepest valleys. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. no, it's not groundhog day. it's not november 2nd. it's november 6th. you can see a slow easing of the warmth as we head throughout the rest of the forecast. we are looking at light volume so far this morning. no major incidents, so we are enjoying it while it lasts. here's a live look at the north bay. southbound 101, not any

congestion through san rafael. we're not seeing any issues and our drive times are looking great, too. we just have one little slow spot, westbound 580, tracy to dublin, you're in the yellow but it's not terrible. that's ticking up to 39 minutes. westbound highway 4, antioch to concord, still in the ground at 13. southbound 101, nice and light through san rafael to san francisco, in the green, only 15 minutes. new details emerging about amazon's search for a city to house its second or maybe third headquarters. 7-eleven may be trying to follow in the foot steps of amazon. here's this morning's "techbytes." >> awe split decision from amazon. >> the company reportedly chosen two locations for its second quarters. "the new york times" says one is in queens new york. the other is in crystal city, virginia. >> each location will house about 25,000emplees. and 7-eleven is testing the cashier-less trend. the company is trying out a mobile app at a store in dallas.

>> it lets customers scan and pay for items without a cashier. 7-eleven says it could expand the idea to other cities. sam's club and amazon go already have cashier-less stores. facebook is opening pop-up shops at nine different macy's locations nationwide. >> they say it will include some of the most popular brands on its platforms. what brands are those that facebook has? those are your "techbytes.." another sign the bay area's red hot housing market could be cooling off. what's happened for the first time in six years. thanksgiving, just two weeks away. hundreds of family in need will for, all thanks to a generous donation. and a

you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we just put this graphic together to show you a cool start today with warm ending with temperatures anywhere from 4 to 12 degrees above average. a moving tribute marking the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i is under way in great britain and all week guards at the tower of london ar filling the tower's moat with thousands of trenches to commemorate those who died during world war. the memorial ends on sunday which is remembrance day in the

uk, that's the day it was declared over on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. another sign the housing market could be slowing down. condos and townhouses are down by 23% this year. the year-to-year median sales price has also dropped for the first time in more than six years. in september a condo costs just over $366,000. that is a big drop from its peak of $430,000 in july. the san francisco marin food bank is already gearing up for thanksgiving. foster forms delivered te turke. the food bank says some turkeys will go to large families. others will go to community dinners. the food bank hoping to get an additional 1,000 turkeys. you can help by either dropping off a turkey at the food bank or by giving money to the food bank.

you're never never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we'll show you when the winds will be fastest. let me show you what's going on as far as the fire weather watch. right now it's just take a look at some winds. you can see 10:00 wednesday night when that fire weather watch begins. around 15 to 25 miles per hour and increase during the overnight hours. notice how they spread over towards the coast. that's going to be the case as we head through thursday. alex alexis? >> we have one issue to talk about on the roads. want here, the bay bridge toll plaza. we're looking great here with the exception metering lights. we should have 20 minutes until that happens. but east bay on the

bridge. steph curry's annual golf tournament could be on the move. tcp has been host but the chronicle reports lake merced is in the running to host the tournament. curry's tournament is tentatively scheduled for next september. a pod of humpback whales put on quite a show in norway. >> you'll see fish jumping from the water. there you go. watch as these whales seem to come out of nowhere. here it is in slow motion. a pod of six whales explode from below, gobbling up as many fish as they can. whales use this tactic to capture a lot of fish at once. the stunning slow motion video gives you a great look at how they're able to use teamwork.

>> yeah. it's stunning. it reallyo perspective how big they are. >> those fish didn't know what was coming. next at 5:00, much more midterm coverage, including facebook's last-minute move to remove suspicious accounts. waymo got clearance to operate autonomous vehicles but a man was just in a crash. a warrior tries to eat less in less than two minutes in

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the day has finally arrived. two hours away from the polls

opening for the midterm election. >> so much is at stake. we'll cover it all for you this morning. >> good morning. we're all decked out for election day. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here with the forecast as you head to the polls. hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. here's a look at live doppler 7. it is bone dry, light and variable winds. in fact, it is so dry out there, there's hardly a cloud to be found other than just a little around half moon bay. in the still of the night, temperatures are falling into the mid-40s to 50 and they'll hang around there through 7:00. 60s at the coast today. low to mid-60s. we'll be near 70 all afternoon around the bay and mid to upper 70s in our inland neighborhoods. back down with that earlier sunset, 53 by