90-mile-per-hour category 1 hurricane. then it will be off the coast. flooding will be a big issue along with beach erosion. back at home you can see it's partly cloudy, a lot cloudier there. watch out for coastal fog this morning. here is my accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures in the 60s at the coast, near 90 inland. seasonal with high clouds this afternoon. frances? >> mike, we have a couple of spots you'll need to avoid. a traffic alert issued for a fatal accident on the peninsula. this is southbound 101 past marsh road in menlo park. fatal accident blocks the right lane. the marsh road on-ramps to southbound 101. you may want to consider 280 as an alternate. we have another major problem in fremont. another traffic alert, northbound 880 at auto mall parkway. all lanes blocked. it's causing hour-long delays. city streets your best alternate. you can see it's also affecting traffic in the southbound

direction. developing news. hurricane dorian is moving northward and now it's dangerously close to florida. this is aftevastation in the ba. we want to take you live now to florida. more than ten airports there are closed as the storm moves in. in the bahamas we're getting our first look at the destruction that dorian caused. the storm hovered over that area for two days. residents there are now facing the grim aftereffects of the strongest hurricane to hit the island nation. >> my poor little wife got hypothermia. she was standing on top of the kitchen cabinets until they disintegrated. then i kept with her and she just drown on me. >> oh, my gosh. so at least seven people have died. the prime minister in the bms says this is the greatest national crisis in the country's history. >> just awful. this morning we're learn more details about the heroes in dorian's path. one woman sheltered 97 dogs in

her home as the storm lashed the bahamas. the woman says her home took on water. the dogs were scared. all of them are safe this morning. people in the bahamas have a long recovery ahead of them. disney, which is our parent company at abc 7 is donating $1 million to relief and recovery efforts. donations can be made by calling 1-800-red-cross. you can text the word dorian to 90999. that will automatically donate $10 or donate through our website, abc7news.com. new overnight, at least one person is dead after a crash in san mateo county. it happened just before 1:30 on highway 101 near marsh road. chp is telling us one car went off the freeway and down feet feet. it's not clear what caused the car to crash. the search and recovery effort continues following the deadly dive boat fire off southern california's coast. the remains of 20 victims have

been recovered. 14 others will officially missing but are believed to have died when the 75-foot charter boat burst into flames before it sank. investigators say the passengers were tlapd in a sleeping deck when flames apparently blocked a stairway and escape hatch. we spoke to a mother of one of the victims who lived in mill valley. jobina fortson joins us with that part of the story. >> a mill valley mother is over come by grief. her daughter, lisa field her, was on conception when it caught fire and sank in southern california's channel islands. lisa's mother, nancy field her, who didn't want to appear on camera, pre soups her only child is dead, as one of the 34 people trapped aboard the diving vessel. nancy field her tells us her daughter loved the water, nature and texted her sunday night saying she was having a great time on the boat. now nancy wants to know why the five crew members managed to escape conception and no one

else. >> why did the grew get off? i heard they had to swim around to get a dinghy and went to get help. but that was valuable time lost. why didn't they -- unless they couldn't get past the flames. i don't know. >> nancy field her says she gave law enforcement a description of her daughter and now she has to wait for dna results to confirm her daughter's death. jortsz, abc 7 news. only on 7, the mother of the man who rammed his car through a gate at oakland international airport sunday says her son had dlug-indu drug-induced schizophrenia. his mother spoke exclusively to us. she says before this he was sober for seven years. >> he had great recovery. he built a beautiful life for himself whatever triggered it,

it's done. it's the end of a beautiful life, a beautiful boy. >> he left a voice mail for his mother saying he loved her. deliberations in the ghost ship warehouse fire continue in oakland today. a judge still has yet to decide whether two jurors will be allowed to go on vacations they planned for later this month. the panel has only had five days of deliberations after returning from a 12-daybreak. they had to start over last month when three jurors were dismissed and replaced with ult nats. >> they seemed sullen, introspective in the short period of time they were in court. they, therefore, are participating in the gravest portion of their deliberations right now. >> derick almena and max harris each face 36ns claug pdhe gst sp

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a small craft advisory as we talked about just a few minutes ago north of the bay bridge. here is a look at the north bay, 50s at 7:00, 60s at 9:00, 70s at 11:00, low to mid 80s during the afternoon hours. in the east bay cloudy through 9:00. mid 70s this afternoon. for san francisco, we'll be pretty much stuck in the mid to upper 60s from the coast to the bay as we head through the afternoon hours. more on that chance of a thunderstorm coming up next. here is frances. two traffic alerts you need to know about causing big delays. one is on the peninsula. the first one is southbound 101 at marsh road. we have a caltrans camera. it's turned around so we're looking in the southbound direction, a fatal accident blocks the right lane as well as mash-road on-ramp to southbound 101. it's causing slowing in the area. the other big trouble spot is in fremont, northbound 880 at auto mall parkway, all lanes blocked. waze is saying it's causing

47-minute delays. it's so bad that traffic is affected on the southbound side. that's a crawl as well as you approach the scene. out of america's 100 largest cities, oakland is almost the worst place to drive. >> wallet hub compared things like driver friendliness, gas prices, annual hours spent in traffic and infrastructure. oakland, get this, came in at 99th. san francisco, san jose and fremont all placed in the bottom 25. the absolute worst place to drive, according to this study is detroit. so we can say -- >> almost the worst, but not quite. new information in the college admissions cheating scandal this morning. plus the search for the person who robbed a woman

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welcome back everyone. we're tracking a major traffic alert in the east bay. sky 7 just arrived over the scene. you can see this video. a little tough to see. you can basically see what's going on. this is northbound interstate 880 in fremont where all the lanes are blocked after a crash there. the backup is going to be at least 45 minutes. frances is tracking the alternate routes and we'll give you an update in just a few minutes. we wanted to show you what that scene is looking like if you need to head through that area.

dramatic new video shows a heart stopping close call in oklahoma. an suv with a u-haul trailer spins out of control and takes out two men standing in the median. those two men are okay, only a few bruises somehow. officials say this is a good reminder to slow down when the roads are slick. now to the north bay, the city of mill valley is struggling to keep its school bus program. according to the marin ij only 165 bus passes have been chld the goal was 235. the city is responsible for the financial shortfall. the program was designed to reduce traffic congestion. neighbors are invited to a meeting at city hall to discuss options for the program. a new court filing unveils new details on the college admissions scandal. court filings included emails from the athletic department to the dean of admissions.

the emails had spread sheeds listing applicant names and donated sums. usc says no athletic department official has the authority to compel admissions decisions. however, various departments are allowed to designate some applicants to be of special interest. happening today, the ntsb will release its final report of a crash of a tesla in l.a. last year. the driver said he was following a large vehicle that suddenly changed lanes because of a stopped fire truck that was in the csh rse qst about the auto pilot system. the tesla involved in the crash didn't breake even though the system was on. steph and ayesha curry are teaming up for a new golf tournament. >> in harding park on september

16th. golf week says 50 teams of the curry's friends will play. they hope to raise $1.3 million. can we be a team? can we go? i can't golf. >> absolutely. are we one of his 50 closest friends. >> let me check. no, we're not. 51. >> didn't get back to us. >> really close. >> missed the cut by that much. >> next year. >> let's work hard. >> i can practice. got something to look forward to. let's take a look at what's going on out there. 74 on mt. tam. a couple of fingers of fog trying to roll across the golden gate. marin headlands running a timeline on that. partly cloudy, seasonal today. a slight chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. better chance up in the sierra. nearly average the next few days bfore breezy conditions bring us cooler weather for the

weekend. we have 90s out there in places like morgan hill and gilroy. a nice 84 in san jose, 83 in cupertino. we've got mid to upper 70s for most of the peninsula today. that's pretty comfortable. 82, maybe a little less in redwood city. same in los altos. temperatures in the mid 60s. mainly gray along the coast with a few pockets of sunshine here and there. 70 to 73 on the bay side for downtown and south san francisco. sausalito 73. we'll have 66 to 67 along the north bay coast with a partly sunny sky. breezy conditions off the san pablo bay will keep you in the north bay valleys in the mid to upper 80s. cloverdale northward, no effect there. the breezes keeping up in the mid to upper 70s for most of the east bay. hercules, orinda and fremont in the low to mid 80s. upper 80s from walnut creek through san ramon, pleasanton, towards livermore. low 90s from concord to mid 90s around brentwood. tonight we'll be in the mid 50s to low 60s.

comfortable once again. a couple degrees of cooling for thursday and friday. nthing like the loolest weather on saturday. frances. we have a traffic alert for an accident on northbound 880 at auto mall parkway. sky 7 is live over the scene. all lanes of northbound 880 at auto mall parkway are blocked. we're hearing from the chp they hope to reopen some of the lanes shortly. right now it is causing hour-long delays if you're traveling northbound. in fact, your best bet is to get off at mission boulevard and take city streets to stephenson and get back on. southbound 880 also impacted, very slow approaching the scene. the over traffic alert is on the peninsula in menlo park, southbound 101 at marsh road. traffic is slow because of a fatal accident blocking the right lane. marsh road on-ramp to southbound 101 also blocked. the chp does not know when they expect to clear this. we have another injury crash westboundleverage.

traffic very heavy through the area. thanks, frances. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00. ginger zee is in jupiter, florida with a look at what's hey head. >> good morning. this morning on jupiter beach, a very different scene than the last couple mornings because the storm is just to our north. it has passed. now we're feeling the offshore winds. we've regained at least 50 yards because of the offshore winds. now the piling of water, the hefty gusts, up to near 70 miles an hour have been felt just north of me on the east coast of florida. that's not where the main concern is live. this morning we're concerned about what this storm can do from charleston through myrtle beach, wilmington and the outer banks. i'm actually going to be headed up there today. we're going to be tracking the storm, the storm surge, the rainfall and, of course, where it goes. we'll finally be done with this thing by the time we reach the

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6:24 on a wednesday. here is dorian, category 2, gusts up to 125 miles per hour. it is drifting towards florida and georgia. so heavy rainfall is going to be a bigger issue as we head throughout the day. also beach erosion, seven-foot swells and up to a foot and a half of rain. we haven't seen the worst of this yet, at least not in the united states. >> mike, thank you. in the north bay, novato police need your help finding a robber who stole a would plan's purse right from off her shoulder. [ screaming ]. >> oh, my goodness. it happened yesterday afternoon.

this is on redwoodboulevard. minding her own business, he comes back from behind the truck and snatched the purse. the woman and her son, they ran after the robber, but the police still haven't found him. new at 6:00, anothereanho s increase your risk of early death. researchers followed 450,000 people for 19 years and found people who consume just two soft drinks a day had a higher risk from dying from digestive orders or cardiovascular disease. doctors say, you know what's good if you're thirsty? >> what? >> water. >> is it? >> do you drink soda? >> no. i just stopped. >> my dentist in high school scared me off of it. if you see me drinking a soda here and there, mind your business. it can happen sometimes. today michigan becomes the

first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes at least temporarily. >> the ban will last six thu the governor believes companies are using sweet flavors to hook kids on vaping. he decided to take action after the state health department found youth vaping constituted a public health emergency. singer tony bennett canceled his east bay show due to an unexpected illness. >> she was scheduled to perform at the fox theater in oakland next tuesday. he also canceled his show in seattle this weekend. his team says the 93-year-old contracted a virus and has been advised not to travel. we need him to get better. we're wishing him well this morning. new at 6:30, new information about a crane accident that shut down highway 24 on labor day. the investigation into the deadly boat crash off the southern california coast. the bn

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dorian's path of destruction. the deadly storm now closing in on the east coast. we're live in florida as the devastation in the bahamas starts to come into focus. traffic alert in the east bay. look at the crash blocking all lanes of northbound interstate 880 in fremont. live team coverage of how you can get around the problem. the ntsb roping off an area around the deadly boat fire on monday morning as we learn more about the bay area people on board. cell phone bans at more schools. it turns out students problem. >> my brother said he had the issue all the time. what did i say? who is on this phone? oh, hi, mrs. smith. it's not appropriate to be calling your son right now. >> i love that. >> enough distractions at school. we don't need that one, also.

>> eat your veggies. that's great. 6:31. we've got to talk about the weather real quick. we'll get to dorian, also. mid and upper level clouds, moisture could bring us beautiful jellyfish clouds today. temperatures close to average. maybe an extra pinch of humidity out in. 57 to 63 at 7:00. a little milder, a little cooler than yesterday. mid 60s at the coast. we'll go from mid to upper 70s noon to 4:00 at the bay. back to the 60s, 70s and 80s at 7:00. dorian, 105-mile-per-hour category 2. it is on the move. i'll show you where it's going and what it's going to do when it travels there. here is frances. two traffic alerts you need to know about. really bad hot spots on both sides of the bay. one on the peninsula, southbound 101 at marsh road.

early morning fatal accident. the right lane is still blocked. apparently a crash now in that rsh roa'rlotheoubod side. you may want to consider 280 as an alternate. let's go to fremont. sky 7 isve the scene. a multiple vehicle accident. at one point the white van was on top of the overturned car. the tow truck has been out there for an hour. traffic detoured at auto mall parkway. it's jammed in both directions. in fact, we have amy hollyfield heading to the scene who is also stuck in traffic. your best bet is to get off and take city streets. >> reporter: hi, frances. we're on our way right now. southbound 880, pulling into fremont right now. we're making our way there. i can offer you a look at the accident from sky 7 where this

is a six-car accident we're told, blocking all lanes. this is happening on northbound 880. this is at auto mall parkway. that is where they are diverting traffic. a really rough commute if you have to use northbound 880, something to avoid if you can. we're making our way there and we'll get you mipictures as soo as we can get on the scene. back to you. >> amy, thank you. a lot of finger-pointing this morning over a crane accident that knocked out power to 700 customers in lafayette. a crew knocked down a power line on monday. san leandro crane company says the person was told to back up. the person who told him to back up may not have seen the line. three separate investigations are under way. this morning, 34 people are presumed dead after the dive boat off the southern california coast caught fire and sank. the remains of 20 victims have been recovered. other bodies have been spotted in the ought wear but haven't been retrieved yet.

identifying the victims may take dna analysis. the ntsb says it will issue preliminary findings within seven to ten days. >> i'm 100% confident that our investigators will determine the cause of this fire, why it occurred, and what is needed to keep it from happening again. >> ntsb will interview survivors, first responders and the companies involved in the diving trip. investigators believe the 34 victims were trapped in the sleeping deck when those flames apparently blocked a stairway and an escape hatch. we're learning a majority of the victims presumed to have died in the fire were from the bay area. >> abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live in the studio with what we know so far. >> kumasi and reggie, i want to show you a.p. physics teacher scott chan. he taught at american high school. the fremont unified school district says chan and his daughter were victims of the boat fire. also on board the conception

were two students from pacific collegiate school in santa cruz. pacific collegiate is using county resources to provide a much-needed network of support to its community. the school, grades seven through 12 has less than 550 students. >> we're a tight school, very tight knit. i anticipate everyone in our school community, students, staff, families, will be deeply affected. >> diving instructor kristy finstad is among the victims. her brother brett identified her in a facebook post on monday. yesterday morning he wrote, quote, it is likely she has transitioned to be with the good lord. live in the studio this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> feeling for all those families today. we have breaking news. google will pay $170 million fine for violating a children's privacy law. the federal trade commission

investigated google after privacy groups complained that youtube illegally collected data from users under 13 years old. earlier this week we told you the ftc approved the settlement. dropping news as hurricane dorian takes aim at the east coast. live doppler 7 is going to show you how the storm is moving close to florida after causing historic devastation in the bahamas. abc news reporter serena marshall is live in new smyrna beach this morning. good morning, serena. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. the rain conditions here, the wind has really settled down. overnight we saw some of those heavy tropicl storm force gusts. that's not the case as the storm moves further north. the evacuation orders remain in effect up the coast into the outer banks of north carolina. hurricane dorian turning its fury on florida, already knocking out power to thousands. >> right now you can see in front of this light here how bad the conditions are getting.

>> reporter: in the bahamas we're getting our first look at the scope of disaster and ut ter destruction dorian caused. after stalling, spinning over these islands for more than 48 hours. >> going through it was terrifying. we're happy to be alive. glad my family is safe. >> reporter: homes left splintered, water engulfing the island. this is what grand bahama looked like before, and now after, most of the island under water. the coast guard helping out, leading search and rescue efforts. the death toll at seven and expected to climb. more than 60,000 people will be in need of food and clean water. stateside up and down the coast, evacuation orders remain. >> this is a very serious storm and a western shift that is towards land of just a few miles could bring enormous damage. >> the threat of storm surge in

low-lying charleston, south carolina, had hospital workers racing to move as many patients as they can to higher ground. in savannah, georgia, families waiting in bus lines to get out. >> i don't have a vehicle. i don't have the finances to go out of town. >> reporter: some of those that could evacuate chose not to downgraded to a category 2. officials say that's not a good idea, that storm surge and flooding are serious threats and people need to take it seriously because first responders may not be able to get to you in town. serena marshall, abc 7 news. a sad return to school afte. thieves leave them without critical learning tools. >> this morning, you're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, doing pretty well this morning. up a few points. another update on how the markets are doing. first you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mike? >> if you're coming into the

city or waking up in the city, temperatures range from 55 in noe valley to 61, lake merced and potrero hills. a lot of mid to upper 50s, even low 50s. losing about 2:30 of sunshine every day. walnut creek 62, palo alto 61. some of our milder spots. 59 on the ridge mond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. you can see the mid level clouds off in the distance. that's the monsoon moisture. patchy fog near the coast for your commuted this morning. cool this morning for mass transit. warm inland this afternoon. breezy conditions on the golden gate bridge, carquinez, benicia and richmond-san rafael bridge during the evening commute. east bay, in the 60s until 9:00. back into the 80s at noon. touching 90. mid to upper 70s this afternoon in the peninsula. you can see increasing sunshine here. also for the south bay, 60s through 9:00, 75 at 11:00. low to mid 80s noon through

5:00. here is a look at the winds, up to 40 miles per hour in titusville. that's not bad considering that when you get around the eye, we're 105 to 125 sustained gusts with this category 2 hurricane. as it drifts to the northwest, winds will become more of an issue. so is the rain around brunswick and savannah, georgia this evening. throw the south carolina coast to the north carolina coast. after that, by friday we'll be looking at nova scotia and rip currents up and down the east bay shore throughout the next couple days because of that. rainfall amounts, you can see they'll be greatest right along the carolina coast and into the georgia coast. in fact, from taibbi island, hilton head, buford and up towards myrtle beach, we'll talk about 18 inches of rain. that rain on top of a swell of seven feet means we'll have a ton of flooding. that's usually what kills most people in a hurricane. we're not out of the woods by any means, even though the storm is significantly weaker than

when it ravaged the bahamas. lengths bliring in frances. the first incident on the peninsula, southbound 101 past marsh road. the caltrans camera has been turned around. traffic jammed from woodside to marsh because of this fatal accident. at one point all lanes of traffic were bloksd. your best bet, maybe take 280 as an alternate. the other bad spot is in fremont, on the other side of the bay, northbound 880. six-car pileup blocked all lanes past auto mall parkway for over an hour now. traffic is jammed approaching the scene. southbound traffic also heavy. the chp is hoping to reopen some of the lanes in the next 10 to 15 minutes. they finally got the tow trucks at the scene and they're frying trying to clear the ca

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let's talk about what's going on with the kids, heading off to school this morning. open the door. partly cloudy conditions and cooler weather. a light jacket might be necessary. 57 to 61. we'll stay in the 50s at the coast at 11:00. upper 60s to upper 70s in the bay and inland. 80 to near 90.

it will be a warm afternoon. nothing like around palm springs or fresno. 93 in l.a. thunderstorms around yosemite and 88. possibly tahoe where we're waking up to partly cloudy conditions and 48 degrees. that's going to be pretty warm compared to the 33 for a low sunday and a high of only 67. quite breezy that day, also. breaking news in the abc 7 newsroom. the victim in the brock turner assault case has revealed her identity. chanel miller formerly known as emily doe. >> it comes as her new memoir "know my name" is set to be released. turner was convicted in 2016. his six-month sentence set off criticism saying it was way too lenient. >> we'll have much more on this breaking story today on abc7news.com and on our app.

in the east bay, police hope surveillance video will lead them to thieve who stole about 60 computers from a school? oakland over the weekend. abc 7 news was at hark ham elementary. once inside, the thieves pride open storage lockers, yanked chrome books from their security locks. >> the computers were individually attached inside the cart. so they had to break through that security as well. they made off with 60 of them and also broke at least a couple. this is one of them over here. you can see how shattered that screen is. >> this is the third school break-in in a month. school officials alerted pawn shops to be on the lookout for laptops with oakland unified stickers and serial numbers. the damage and laptop theft will cost the district about $10,000. now your morning money report. new support for uber and lyft drivers. governor newsom is calling on state lawmakers to pass

assembly bill five. it will make hundreds eligible for worker's compensation. ariana grande claims forever 21 used a look-alike model to impersonate her in a new ad campaign. according to court documents grande alleges forever 21 wanted her for the campaign. the deal didn't work out and so the lookalike stepped in. a look at the new york stock exchange this morning. we're up almost 200 points. no teacher wants to hear a stude student's iphone or whatever kind of phone going off in class. many people believe it's teens texting their friends, parents are also partially to blame. students say they feel obligated to respond to mom and dad when they see a text from them in class. >> they'll ask me how a test was. i appreciate that you ask me that, but at the soo aretty

stressed out about that test myself, about how i did. >> many schools are adopting stricter phone policies to cut . as which reported in the past, san mateo high school in the peninsula requires students to lock their phones in pouches. more coming up on gma after abc 7 mornings. new this morning, oprah is coming to san francisco. >> you have to do the arms. >> oprah! >> they made the announcement a few minutes ago. she'll be at the chase center next year. the former talk show host is working with ww, previously known as weight watchers for talks to promote a healthier lifestyle. she's expected to discuss the personal ups and downs of her wellnessople to develop their o action plan. all the stops will feature different guests. it's set for saturday, february 22nd. >> the chis center is really working out for us. getting good people. >> i'm very excited.

>> that's exciting to see her there. >> i like she calls it a wellness journey instead of battle of the bulge, battle of our weight. i'm right there with you, girl. right there with you. we were all worried about the chase center not getting diverse people. there you go. >> it's happening. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. every seven minutes we have weather for you. sutro tower, 56. i bet we win for the most gorgeous sunrise this morning. isn't that absolutely stunning i'll cover it with accuweather highlights. seasonal to partly cloudy conditions today. cool and partly cloudy conditions will continue tonight. breezy and below average ase he. today we have our coolest temperature in milpitas at 80, save santa cruz at 78. as you head through the south bay, we ramp up to 84 in san jose and low 90s around morgan hill and gilroy. as we head up the peninsula, we start in the low 80s in places like lts, mountain view.

down to the mid 70s by millbrae. notice it will stay more gray than sunny. low to mid 70s downtown, south san francisco, sausalito. mid to upper 60s along the northbound coast and mid to upper 80s through the north bay valleys with the breezes off the san pablo bay this afternoon. that will have an effect on richmond, berkeley and oakland. upper 70s to low 80s elsewhere. possibly still need the air conditioner, upper 80s to low 90s this afternoon. going to the game tonight, this is the second of 16 consecutive games. the a's only have two more days off during the regular season. what an end stretch for them. 7:07 first pitch, 70, dropping down to 65. how about temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s tonight. my accuweather 7-day forecast, a couple degrees cooler tomorrow and friday, get us back to average. it will be breezy and cooler than average saturday and sunday. look for the cloud cover to hang around a little longer and we'll warm back to average monday and tuesday.

how is the commute, frances? >> it's a mess out the. one trfile northboundl lanes ret ankehe cee the right lane is open. what a mess in the left lanes from lanes. delays have been from half an hour to an hour in the northbound direction. your best bet is to get off at mission boulevard and get back on at stevenson, take city streets and avoid that mess altogether. southbound traffic also heavy approaching the scene. we have another hot spot, a fatal accident on the peninsula, southbound 101 at marsh. traffic is heavy from woodside marsh on-ramp to sbournd 101. there's a crash in the area. if you're heading through the peninsula, 280 might be your best bet. we also had an injury accident on westbound 4, antioch to concord is 35 minutes. southbound 101 from san rafael

to san francisco, delay-free. there's a lot of fog and it's a slow ride everywhere, including the bay bridge toll plaza backed up well through the maze. an 88-inch tv has hit the market. it's going to cost you a pretty penny. $42,000. >> lg released what it calls an 8k television. >> for that amount of money, it also better support your kids, your mortgage. come on now. >> clean the house. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. also as we head to break, taking a live look outside. >> that looks very nice. we can actually see all the buildings this morning. we d

welcome back. it's 6:55. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the 7 things you need to know before you go. number one, 34 passengers presumed dead after a diving boat burst into flames off the southern california coast. the remains of 20 victims have been recovered. number two, most of the victims are believed to be from northern california. those include lisa field her, scott chan and two students from pacific collegiate school in santa cruz. number three, breaking news, a former stanford student that brock turner was convicted of

assaulting has revealed her identity in "the nw york times." this is chanel turner, formerly known as emily doe. her new memoir "know my name" is set to be released. 60s at theest co-80 around the bay, 90 inland under partly cloudy skies. number five, a traffic al left in fremont northbound 880 at auto mall parkway. the major mess has caused massive delays. number six, today bay area transportation officials are expected to vote to install electronic tolls on all bay area bridges by 2020. it would be like the ones we already see on the golden gate bridge where drivers don't stop to pay. bills will be mailed home or paid online. number seven, it's b day. queen beyonce turns 38 today. she's celebrating all week as she should. she and her husband attended his made in america festival sunday in philly.

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♪ good morning, america. thanks for joining us this wednesday morning. as dorian closes in, the new states of emergency just declared for the east coast. deadly hurricane dorian on the move. the outer bands now striking the coast of florida with wind gusts topping 60 miles an hour. carving a path toward the carolinas. hospitals evacuating. families racing to escape as the death toll rises in the bahamas. the magnitude of the devastation now coming into focus. neighborhoods totally destroyed. thousands now left homeless and the new footage from our team right at the center of the storm. >> take your time. >> as the island nation faces a humanitarian crisis, our team on the ground with the search for survivors. tragedy at sea. new coast guard footage shows

smoke pouring from that boat with 3