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mick is tracking its path. also, a live look from san jose. this is where "american idol" pelso get a shot at fame. good morning on this friday, september 6th. >> mike, you go. >> not doing my scales. sorry you missed that. you're not sorry at all. let's talk about what's going on. the fog continues to get thicker and will hang around the entire morning commute, especially from petaluma towards santa rosa around 101. rohnert park, penngrove, dangerous visibility with the kids outgoing to school, slow down, please. 58 to 62 at 7:00. cool start. we'll stay in the low to mid 60s at the coast the rest of the day. now at noon, 72 to 77, brighter and mild. a touch warmer, 75 to 85 bay and inland at 4:00. back down in the 60s and 70s, a

delightful evening on the way. sounds like you'll need it after the commute this morning. let's get back to frances. we've got the hot spot right now, westbound 80, a fatal accident. a traffic alert right at powell. full freeway closure. westbound 80 shut down again this morning. this time it's in a worse spot. it's right at powell for folks heading to the bay bridge. you can see all lanes shut down from this fatal accident that happened at 4:25 this morning. only that one lane of traffic getting by. that's the powell on-ramp to the bay bridge. i want to show you another live caltrans camera. you can see the traffic there is messed up. that's powell on the right-hand side of your screen and the frontage road. that's where traffic is getting by. this is already causing well over hour-long delays on westbound 80 through berkeley and emeryville. consider alternate routes this morning. this morning ghost ship master tenant derick almena is

in jail following a split decision in the involuntarily manslaughter trial. >> 29-year-old max harris was found not guilty yesterday. the jury was hung, unable to reach a verdict for almena. he faces a possible retrial. he already has a hearing set for october 4th. a civil suit is definitely moving forward. that trial was set for may, but that could change if there is another criminal trial. families of the victims filed that civil suit alleging pg&e, the warehouse landlord, the city of oakland and others are all responsible for the deadly 2016 fire. >> as almena remains locked up in jail, 29-year-old harris is free. as abc 7 news reporter >> reporter: no long walk from the front door to a waiting car for max harris. the man who once faced 39 years in prison left privately as a free man. >> what's next? healing. that's all i can predict.

some real food, the comfort and support of his friends at any hour. >> reporter: friend and long-time supporter danielle silva said she always knew harris was innocent. he acted as creative director of the ghost ship. arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter the summer following the deadly fire. on thursday after a month' long trial, harris was acquitted on all 36 counts, one for each person killed. >> max is incredibly sad and sorry for them. he's always expressed his remorse, his wish that he could have done something different to save someone that died that night. >> i can't imagine the healing that he's going to have to go through. he lost seven friends in one night. >> reporter: as part of harris' release, alameda county deputies drove him away from the jail. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news.

we have developing news. we are tracking hurricane dorian. the weakening storm is now a category 1 and is expected to make landfall in north carolina. the threat of flooding and a storm surge remains imminent. we want to give you a live look right now where this is expected to make landfall. abc news reporter megan tevrizian is in charleston, south carolina, with a look at the damage. >> reporter: as dorian bears down on north carolina, here in charles stop we're seeing the aftermath of the storm, broken awnings and debris littering the ground. hurricane dorian racing through the carolinas, causing destruction, flooding and at least 20 reported tornadoes. >> which way is it going? >> reporter: near myrtle beach, families had to run from the twisters. the high winds whipping off the siding of these apartment buildings. >> all of a sudden the windows broke loose. everything was swirling in our bedroom. >> reporter: wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour tearing down

power lines, knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands. stores boarded up as homeowners deal with the flooding. the governor urging residents to hunker down. diane wilson is there. >> the heavy winds and rain are here. several tornadoes throughout our area this afternoon. it's only expected to get worse. >> reporter: in the bahamas new before and after satellite images showing the utter devastation. coast guard helicopters showing most of the homes completely gone. as charleston starts cleaning up the mess left behind by hurricane dorian, the storm continues november north. north carolina facing hurricane-force winds. flash flooding remains a major concern. megan tevrizian, abc news, charleston, south carolina. meanwhile a search and rescue task force from california is in north carolina to help out during hurricane dorian. it includes first responders from all across the bay area

including san francisco, oakland and menlo park. this morning the team is in charlotte. they're ready to rescue people who may become trapped in floodwaters. in the meantime mike nicco has a look at what people can expect in our area. we'll take a look at that and then get to dorian. let's first look at the temperatures in the north bay. low to upper 50s with 57 in american canyon. only warmer in vallejo at 61. 53 in petaluma. 5 in tiburon. a lot of 60s elsewhere, like in el sobrante, vallejo, san ramon. redwood city at 53. northwest at 12. golden gate socked in with fog, also. the north bay and the golden gate is where it's going to be today. strong sunshine if you're out and about. peaceful on the bay today. no small craft advisory. east bay in the 60s at 9:00. we break out in sunshine quickly today. mid 80s this afternoon. down to 77 at 7:00.

for the peninsula, we're in the 60s and pretty cloudy through 9:00. break out sunshine by 11:00 and break into the 70s. we'll hang out in the mid 70s this afternoon. 70 at 7:00. here is a look at hatteras. you can see the eyewall punching through the outer banks right now and into some of the sounds, pamco sound. it's got 90-mile-per-hour wind. thankfully it's calmed down a little bit. it's racing off to the east and picking up speed to the northeast at 14. you see the area in red is where we have 74-mile-per-hour or faster winds, hurricane force winds. that's the entire outer banks. that's what we're dealing with. as it moves on out, it will create a lot of rip currents and dangerous surf. after this evening it should have minimal effect on anybody along the east coast as far as rain and winds. we'll talk about how the wintsds will change our weekend forecast coming up next. here is frances.

following this fatal accident. westbound 80 shut down at powell. we have a live camera shot at the scene. you can see it's right where the berkeley curve is as folks head over to the bay bridge. traffic was piled up. it looks like they opened that left hov lane to get traffic through. it looks like it was only to get the backup out of the way because most traffic is still being detoured off at powell. you can use that powell on-ramp to get to the bay bridge. we have a live caltrans camera also at the scene. so that right-hand side is showing cars getting onto powell. traffic is jammed and backed up all the way through emeryville and into berkeley causing at least one-hour delays right now. >> what a mess. we'll continue to follow that all morning long. if you think it's time to take your singing talent from the shower to the studio, get to the south bay. >> "american idol" is rolling into town for additions this morning. jobina fortson is live in san jose auditions -- no --

reporting. >> reporter: good morning. well, i've been warming up my vocal cords here. i cannot sing at all. however, i got a little rap for you. you ready? let's feel the beat. idol judges are not here today but that's okay because the producers are in the bay. you got to get in line early, there's no time to play. you better go in there and sleigh the game. auditions start at 9:00 a.m. and go until 5:00 p.m. you have to register beforehand. everyone who is registered will be seen even if auditions go beyond 5:00 p.m. luke bryan, lionel lionel lionel seacrest there as well. we are expecting the see a lot of people out here. they'll be wrapped around the

corner later this evening. who is ready to be the next "american idol." reporting from san jose, fortson, out. >> oh. >> you weren't ready. >> jobina, nicki minaj just jumped out of the game. >> i know. she retired. she made room for me. i'm ready. >> it's your time. >> it's when talent meets opportunity. i think we've found that opportunity. jobina, i look forward to your support. alert for travelers, why you could run into possible delays and cancellations at sfo over the next 20 days.

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good morning. it's 5:14. if you're just joining us, here are the 7 things you need to know this morning. a traffic alert this morning for a fatal accident on westbound 80 right at powell as you head towards the bay bridge. avoid the eastshore freeway. they're already one hour and 22 minute delays. number two, max harris is a free man after being acquitted in the oakland ghost ship fire trial. a jury was unable to reach a verdict for derick almena's case.

number three, a live look at the chase center which will host the metallica concert tonight. getting there could be a problem. people are urged to take public transportation. the show starts at 8:00 p.m. hurricane dorian is causing floodeding and storm surge concerns along the carolinas. number five, do you have a strong stomach? we've got a roller coaster the next three days. a little warmer today. up to ten degrees cooler tomorrow. we rebound about eight degrees warmer on sunday. number six, could the next "american idol" be from the bay area? they're having auditions today at the mchenry convention center. singers are starting to lineup for auditions that happen later this morning. number seven. meghan markle is coming to america. the duchess is on a commercial flight to support her friend serena williams in the final of the u.s. open tomorrow.

facebook's new dating service is raising security concerns. here is abc's becky worley. in this morning's "gma first look," exclusive access to a game-changer in finding love online. >> i'm excited to announce that today facebook dating comes to the u.s. >> reporter: say hello to facebook dating, a new feature built right into the app. to opt in you create a separate dating profile. the company matches you with people outside your existing friend group. if you like someone in your friend group but are too shy to say something, facebook's secret crush feature lets you anonymously designate them as a crush and see if there's a match. >> does any of this activity show up in my facebook feed? >> no. everything you do in facebook dating stays in facebook dating. >> how exactly does it work and what about privacy? we'll tell you what you need to know coming up at 7:00 a.m., with your "gma first look,"

becky worley, abc news new york. another death in the u.s. is raising concerns about vaping. health officials say a second person died from a severe lung illness that may be linked to e-cigarette use. officials say the person died in july after using a vaping device that contained cannabis. the exact cause of the death is still under investigation. officials say the person's symptoms mirrored that of hundreds of others who were hospitalized after vaping. e sig rate maker juul has teamed up with a pr firm to publicize vaping success stories and to fight regulations. a reporter for buzzfeed says she got an email from the firm asking if she shared how juul helped her make the switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping. juul has gotten a lot of criticism forgetting young people hooked on e-cigarettes. summer tourist season may be winding down, but don't be surprised if you still see a lot

of visitors in san francisco. >> the san francisco travel association expects a record 26.2 million tourists to visit the city this year. that is 1.5% more than last year. tourists are expected to spend more money on their vacations, an estimated $9.5 billion this year. let's see what the visitors will experience as far as weather goes. >> here is mike. quite a change from day to day, the next three days. today we're a little warmer. a touch of autumn tomorrow as the winds kick up and temperatures drop about ten degrees. we rebound back to seasonal levels sunday and remain dry through next week. let's take a look at numbers. in the south bay we're still trying to get those 90s around morgan hill and gilroy. maybe we'll stop a little short today with upper 80s. much more comfort found in the rest of the south bay with upper 70s. los gatos at 84. on the peninsula today, very nice day from 73 to 78 degrees.

a little bit of sunshine and a lot more clouds along the coast, around 64 to 65. as you head over to the bay side, upper 60s to near 70 in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. mid 60s on the north bay coast, a little sunshine. a nice day to head to the wine country, low to mid 80s through most of the north bay valleys. east bayshore, gorgeous day of mid to upper 70s. livermore about 86 today. we'll even try out a 90 around antioch and brentwood for the warm spots. tonight down in the mid 50s to low 60s. cloud cover more extensive. it will be slower to leave us thanks to the g d deepening the marine layer. even a list mist is possible tomorrow morning. my accuweather 7-day forecast, mainly 60s and 70s. if you're outside, it's going to be a breezy one. temperatures return back to average sunday and we stay there all next week. pretty quiet weather. here is frances. not so quiet outside?

>> no, mike. it's horrible out there. a traffic alert for a fatal accident. all westbound 80 lanes shut down this morning at powell. here is a live come rah shot. it's calculating 1.5 hour delays. it's actually going to be worse than that looking at this shot. you're seeing headlights on westbound 80. that's ashby. you can see even the side roads are backed up. also in this backup we just got a report of a new crash at university. a motorcycle accident in the backup in the left lanes. apparently the rider -- the motorcycle rider is crawling to the center divide. westbound 80 avoid at all costs this morning. it's a massive mess. there's a live caltrans camera showing the backup getting off the freeway on to powell. this stretch is a spot you want to avoid. you may want to consider san pablo avenue there which is a little slow as well. heads-anotr heads-up if you're

trelg in or out of sfo over the next 20 days, tomorrow is the test. one of the busiest runways there will close. crews will upgrade the old runway and repair the concrete base. that closure is expected to cause major delays and perhaps even cancellations. united will waive change fees during the closure. the runway reopens september 27th. caltrain has reached full capacity. according to "the examiner" the trains are packed. last year ridership hit a peak of more than 65,000 rider trips every day. it may be a few more years before caltrain can expand. they plan to launch an electric train fleet in 2022. this will allow the agency to transport up to 30% more riders. the giants' lack of success on the field will help some season ticket holders save

money. >> the giants are lowering the cost of 80% of season tickets for the 2020 season. the amount varies based on where you are. officials say the view infield seats and back rows of the bleachers will be reduced as much as 21%. it's the first time the team has lowered season ticket prices since the ball park opened nearly two decades ago. a big change. dinosaur discovery. the massive creature just unearthed. and a sign of the season, we suppose.

we'll have wild temperature swings away from the coast. it will be pretty steady. more sunshine today. uv index very high. mid 60s until the monterey bay. 72 to 77 degrees. for tomorrow, it's going to bep face if you're not careful. strong sunshine. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s until you get around

monterey bay. 69 there to 73 in santa cruz. we'll have more cloud cover sunday. low 60s, mond ray bay around 64 to 70. >> thanks, mike. harley-davidson, they're moving beyond motorcycles. >> they just unveiled the electric bike motor bike. >> they're battery powered and designed for adults. we don't know when they'll be available or how much they'll cost. they're also planning a kids-based line. check this out. the duck-billed dinosaur was unearthed in japan. it was hiding under 72 million-year-old marine deposits which means it lived along the ocean. i'll try to tell you what the scientists named it. ka my sawyer russ

they say it was about 26 feet long, at least 8,000 pounds and the largest dinosaur skeleton found in the country. >> i like kapui. it rolls off the tongue better. here is another sign that fall is almost here. the first pumpkin spice lattes return to starbucks. and now pumpkin pies are already at costco. >> costco says it sold a staggering 5.3 million pumpkin pies in 2015. nearly 2 million of them were sold in the three days before thanksgiving. why are we going back to 2015? did they not count last year? >> that is when it was huge. >> 2015 was a big year for pumpkin pies i guess. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including charging tourists. the plan to make people pay to go down lombard street cleared

another hurdle. historic night in san francisco. chase center hosting the first event. the problem may be how to get here. antonio brown's soap opera is continuing in

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a car. i don't think that's going to work out too well for you. >> you may miss the whole concert. >> yeah. that could happen. >> you'll end up walking for miles, it sounds like, if you do. >> you could paying lot of money. we'll get to that. also a huge problem on the bay bridge. first we'll talk about the weather. >> everything is about trying to get around today. let me make your -- nothing good here either. let's take a look at petaluma. unfortunately i'm doing the same thing, talking about trying to get around. visibility down to .8 mile in petaluma. it's going to be there throughout the morning commute. it's going to spread north and south. the 101 corridor looking like autumn with the fog rolling in. in san jose, waking up to mostly cloudy skies. 59 to 62. that's where we'll hang out at 7:00. low to mid 60s the next 12 hours at the coast. low to mid 70s around the bay. upper 70s to mid 80s from noon to 4:00 inland and down to 72 at 7:00. other than that fog, expect

faster sunshine and slightly warmer weather today.frances. the traffic alert for folks heading the the bay bridge. a fatal accident westbound 80 at powell, and all lanes were blocked. as i look at this live come rah shot, it looks like they're opening that hov lane heading to the bay bridge. that left lane now getting by. however, look at this horrible backup westbound 80 crawling through berkeley and emeryville. in the backup there's a motorcycle accident as well. this is causing about 1.5-hour delays. avoid this mess altogether. here is a live caltrans camera, all the cars detoured off at the powell street off-ramp. i want to show you 680. this is a possible

arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a mobile home fire that left a person dead. the two-alarm fire started last night about 11:00. firefighters put out the flames. >> we wetted down the fence, trying to do what he could to warn people. >> neighbors believe the victim was a woman in a wheelchair who lived in that home. san mateo police are searching for three men who hit an apple store and made off with dozens of items. it was all caught on cell phone video. >> looks standing there watching this happen. they were grabbing things from the display table inside the apple store. they left in a getaway vehicle. the police spotted that vehicle a few minutes later. they chased it up highway 101. chp took over the pursuit when

it got to interstate 80, but they lost the car on the bay bridge. happening tonight, the chase center is hosting its first concert ever, and this has been a long time coming. if you're planning to check out metallica tonight, make sure you know how you're going to get there. there's not much public parking. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan joins us from the chase center with details on the concert and the routes. >> reporter: good morning, guys. tonight is show time. the chase center may be new to san francisco, but faces a very old san francisco problem which is parking. the golden state warriors held a ribbon cutting ceremony on tuesday. metallica has been tweeting about their concert all week calling it a must-see event. how are the 18,000 people expected to get here? city officials are encouraging people to use public transportation. one option, take b.a.r.t. to get to san francisco, and then take muni to get to chase center.

if you ride muni, you can ride it for free if you have a chase center ticket. the chase center only has 900 parking spots. the new ucsf parking lots will be closed off. if you drive, be advised that metered parking is $7.00 an hour with a four-hour limit. parking enforcement at the meters goes until 10:00 p.m. some of the other options are a ferry or riding your bike. new bike lanes in the area as well. te third street bridge is down to two lanes of traffic due to construction which will only add to the traffic nightmare. the show starts at 8:00. reporting live in san francisco, anser hassan, abc 7 news. we have more information on the best way to get to chase center on our website, abc7news.com, plus the abc 7 news app. there you'll find a link with all the muni and b.a.r.t. information you need to navigo . new this morning, max harris is a free man after being

acquitted in the oakland ghost ship fire trial. the 29-year-old was released from the alameda county santa rita jail last night. his first order of business according to "the chronicle" is to get a vegan meal. derick almena remains in jail after the jury was unable to reach a verdict in his case. the foreman says they voted 10-2 in favor of conviction but couldn't break the deadlock with multiple votes. both are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the people who died. the youngest person was just 17 years old. they were artists and friends, fathers and daughters. some were couples who died in each other's arms. un th,efense attorneys meantime had a very different sentiment. >> it was ridiculous that they charged max in the first place. it was almost comical.

it was transparent. it was a scapegoat for them. >> victims' family members, some were angry when they left the courthouse. >> there's a man walking out there that should be in jail right now. he was willing to take a plea deal for six years, okay? you tell me if that's a not guilty person. >> i'm just upset. my son and his girlfriend died. is this in vain? i've been here almost every day for five months. for the jury to come back with this? it's just frustrating. >> derick almena is still in custody. he's due back in court on october 4th for a possible retrial. we have complete coverage of the ghost ship trial verdict on our website, abc7news.com. it includes extended interviews with the attorneys, families and friends. the scuba diving community is sharing their grief for the 34 lives lost when a fire broke out aboard a diving vote.

last night divers, friends and total strangers walked together in santa monica. all but one of the victims has been recovered from the wreckage. the body of the final victim is still missing. a proposal to charge san francisco tourists driving down the crooked part of lombard street has reached the governor's desk. governor newsom has until mid october to sign the bill. it would allow a pilot program to impose a fee and create a reservation system. the bill passed the state assembly yesterday. more than 2 million people visit the cooked part of lombard every year. starbucks ceo howard schultz will not be running for president after all. the announcement came out overnight. schultz toyed with the idea of running as an independent. he conceded on his web cited saying not enough people are willing to consider backing an independent. he says the money he planned on committing to a presidential campaign will be used to invest in people and organizations to

move beyond what he's calling two-party gridlock. coming up, time is money when it comes to home construction. a new process could make it cheaper and faster. american airlines mechanics. what prosecutors say he did on a plane full of people. taking a live look outside at the embarcadero this morning. a nice start tmoing. we're getting a check of the weather can mike nicco. hi everybody. welcome to friday. look at these temperatures. 59 in walnut creek. lafayette 57. we've got blackhawk and livermore at 59. pleasanton at 56. everybody else 60 to 62 in the interior east bay neighborhoods. mipd 60s in oakland, hayward, los gatos. san carlos northward along the peninsula and into the north bay, mid to upper 50s. no fog on the san mateo bridge. we're looking westbound at 63 degrees there. there's a ton of fog up along 101 in the north bay. watch out for that and along the golden gate bridge. cool to warm on mass transit.

a calmer commute if you're taking a ferry. north bay through the 60s through 11:00. low to mid 80s in the afternoon. a nice 73 at 7:00. for the east bay, 60s through 11:00. shed the clouds between 9:00 and 10:00. as you look at san francisco, you have the cloud cover pretty stubborn through 11:00. we'll hang out in the mid 60s and jump out with sunshine into the upper 60s as we head through the afternoon hours. a cool 65. grab a jacket if you're heading out this evening. a touch of fall in the weekend forecast. but it doesn't last long. here is frances with another tough morning commute. >> we finally have some great news. all lanes westbound 80 heading to the bay bridge just reopened within the last few minutes. you can see here with this live camera shot that traffic is getting by. there was a fatal accidents this morning where a pedestrian jumped into the lanes of traffic

westbound 80 near the berkeley curve. that happened about 4:25 this morning. it's absolutely amazing they got all the lanes reopened so quickly. however, the backup is still pretty bad. here is a caltrans camera. as you can see, at least traffic is moving, there is a crash in the backup westbound 80 at university. a motorcycle accident in the left lanes. so right now delays have actually improved. instead of an hour and a half, they've already dropped down to about 45 minutes. so this may be improving quickly. if you want to avoid it, you may still want to consider 680 and 24. that's still looking pretty good, or even heading

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look at all these tornadoes yesterday, 26 tornadoes spawned by dorian which is now right over cape hatteras and about to exit north carolina. it's going to leave behind plenty of rain and wind damage throughout the day today. back at home, summer-like temperatures. 110 in palm springs. 83 to 90 in san diego and los angeles. no threat of thunderstorms in yosemite. tahoe, 77, breezy 76 tomorrow, only 69 with sunshine sunday.

>> mike, thank you. this is pretty outrageous. an american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a jet is due in federal court. the mechanic disabled a navigation system because he was upset over stalled contract negotiations. the pilots ended up aborting takeoff when they detected an automatic alert. 150 passengers were on that flight in july headed from miami to the bahamas. an american woman could face a life sentence in the philippine z after she was caught trying to smuggle a child out of the country. here is a closer look at the security footage from manila's international airport. police say talbot carried the six-day-old infant in her carry-on bag and tried to get past security. she was detained as she tried to get on the flight to the u.s. she didn't have travel documents for the baby. she met the baby's biological mother on the internet. it's unclear if they exchanged any money. abc 7 news is committed to

building a better bay area. to do that, we have to build more housing. construction can take a long time. now there's a solution. take a look inside this 5,000 square foot home in burlingame. it was prefabricated in southern california and transported to the bay area. the homeowner says it only takes two days to install. >> yesterday it was just a hole in the ground, and here we're standing on the second floor. i thought it was going to end up being some sort of cookie cutter house. it tirns out with these prefabricated homes, you can design it the way you want it. custom home builder plant pre fab says pre fab homes cost less to build. an average pre fab home costs $350 per square foot. in burlingame, the average can cost up to $1200 per square foot. is there a catch? of course there is. homeowners have to also find and buy land for the pre-fabbed home. you knew that was if case.

that's how buying a house works. we dedicated a week of coverage to the bay area's housing crisis. you can find all the stories online at abc7news.com/betterbayarea. our sister network espn is reporting that the raiders are reportedly weighing their options about how long they will suspend star wide receiver antonio brown. >> he reportedly threatened to punch gm mike mayock in the face after being find for missing training camp. he displayed a letter on instagram that detailed $54,000 in fines. brown did not practice with the team. >> i'm emotional about it. i hope you understand why. i think a lot of this guy. i think antonio is a great receiver, and i think deep down he's a really good guy. i'm frustrated. . i'm not going to say anymore about it. i hope it all works out but i don't have anything official to say about anything else until i

get all the facts. >> the raiders may suspend brown or cut him to ensure they don't have to pay him $30 million that's guaranteed in his contract. "monday night football" returns to abc next week. you can catch the denver broncos against the raiders. coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. right after abc 7 news at 6:00. it is 5:47. we're checking in with mike to see what our forecast has in store for today. all right, kumasi, reggie. welcome to friday. no fog here. you can see as we look to the south, you'll run into some of the golden gate. as you head north towards petaluma, definitely thicker fog there all the way to windsor. faster sunshine, calmer conditions and milder temperatures. foggy spots, increasing clouds tonight and the weekend. a wild temperature swing. as far as today, you can see the cloud cover out there and notice it pulls back to the coast a little quicker. it's going to be completely empty in the bay. it will definitely be brighter than yesterday at that time.

we've have several hours of sunshine before the return engagement begins at 7:00 this evening. widespread temperatures up near the bay, sunnyvale and milpitas the coolest, upper 70s. then 82 at san jose, 84 at los gatos. sunshine, 77 if you're heading to the boardwalk today. a very pleasant day on the peninsula, 73 to 78 degrees with sunshine and a lighter breeze than yesterday. we'll have a few areas of sunshine, temperatures around 64 to 65 on the peninsula coast. a little more sunshine downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. upper 60s to low 70s there. mid 60s along the north bay coast. about 20 degrees warmer in your valleys. low to mid 80s until you get to santa rosa northward. along the east bayshore, very delightful day. mid to upper 70s. as you move ircht the east bay valleys, tri-valley mid to upper 80s around antioch and brentwood, holding on to 90s there. tonight, extensive cloud cover. fog in the same areas, mid 50s to low 60s.

up to ten degrees cooler tomorrow with 60s and 70s and breezy conditions. look at sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, all pretty much the same. 60s, 70s and 80s. frances? we still have about half-hour delays on westbound 80 because of a motorcycle crash at gilman. earlier they were an hour and a half. all lanes have been reopened. looking at headlights moving westbound. you see the red flashing lights. that's the motorcycle crash at gilman blocking the left lanes. i say only half an hour delays. it's still pretty bad out there. you may want to avoid it. everyone has gotten to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. the eastshore freeway has been a mess, still worth avoiding. a lot of folks headed to 680 and 24. that's extra slow this morning.

southbound 680 through walnut creek as you make your way towards highway 24. this is like a big oops, right? this morning amazon is apologizing for accidentally shipping out a book too early. >> i live for these mistakes. i do. margaret at wood's latest novel "the testaments" was supposed to go out on the 10th. because of a technical error, which means someone messed up, customers started getting copies on wednesday. it's not clear how many orders amazon shipped early. i'm sure those folks would be -- they should be any minute now finishing up. we'll have those reviews in real soon. coming up new at 6:00, mental health days for kids. the idea of it and where lawmakers are trying to make it happen. first, wind down with wine or just put the glass down? a closer look at the mommy juice culture.

trash talk. this is a competition that is pitting oakland against san francisco. >> we'll leave you with a live look outside

tigers in town to take on the a's. fourth game in four days. 16 games in 16 days. we've got to finish one game starting at 5:15 before we start the next game. you can spend a long time at the ball park. dress for 73 down to 63. here is a look at dorian. 90 miles per hour. rearranging the outer banks of

north carolina, burying some of them with 90-mile-per-hour winds and storm surge up to seven feet. it's moving slowly away and will be out of here by the evening hours. it will become an issue for the east coast in the form of rip currents as it heads out over the ocean the next couple days before making landfall up in canada as a 70-mile-per-hour area of low pressure, some flooding and wind damage there possible, also. let's get over to frances. good news on the roads? >> the earlier fatal crash on 80 has cleared. there's an injury accident, westbound 80 approaching gilman because of a motorcycle crash in the left lanes and another crash near university in the right lane. delays have improved. they're still around 20 minutes but much better than 1.5 that we saw earlier. this is the bay bridge toll plaza past the 880 overcrossing. the east shofr freeway heading to the bay bridge because of the earlier problems. 680 slow through walnut creek

because it was an alternate. a new crash reported northbound 101 at marsh. chp is on route. we know back to school is stressful for kids but also for parents, too. this morning a mom is warning other moms against opening a bottle of wine to distress. there's an entire mommy juice culture that encourages moms to pick up a glass to cope with the stress of everyday life. >> i would drink a lot at home, wine, just like a glass or two, and i'd feel better. then i'd get the kids to bed and i would drink the rest of the bottle and start another one. >> so bottle and maybe a bottle and a half? >> right. >> i didn't know it was out of the ordinary because that's how i grew up. that's what i was used to. >> hobbs started a blog about her road to recovery and she's encouraging other moms to stay sober. coming up on gma, how to know

when you have a problem with alcohol. gma starts at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. two bay area mayors are engaged in trash talk, but for a good cause. oakland mayor libby schaaf and san francisco mayor london breed kicked off a battle of the bay. volunteers will remove trash and restore wildlife habitats. the mayors laid down a friendly bet. >> if you lose in the battle for who has the most volunteers, i challenge you to come volunteer with me wearing all a's gear [ cheers and applause ]. >> so mayor, my sister from across the bay, i accept your challenge. >> mayor schaaf agreed to perform the cleanup in giants gear if san francisco prevails. the cleanup coincides with california coastal cleanup day. good, we are showing this video.

this is my favorite part. stop per and mayor schaaf getting down on the good foot. but now, look at lucille. where is mayor breed, standing next to lucille and not getting down. i want to know what happened there. >> i just think they weren't ready for her moves. she was like, i'm not going to hurt him today. that's what happened. >> got it. okay. i'm looking forward to her unleashing it when she wins. facebook just released the new dating app. there are already security concerns. the warning going out this morning. new at 6:00, the owner of the diving boat that caught fire off the southern coast of california is now speaking out. what he's revealing about the tragedy. who is ready to be the next american idol? the journey will

you ready for friday? >> you know it. >> you were ready on monday? >> oh, yes. >> welcome to september 6th. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. >> here is mike. >> sounds like friday better be kuma. >> right? watch out. here comes the fog. look at petaluma and santa rosa, visibility down to .8 mile to 1 mile. some of the side streets also affected, rohnert park, penngrove, windsor, sevastopol. that's going to be there for the entire morning commute. low to mid 60s at the coast today with a few areas of sunshine. 72 to 77. brighter and mild at noon. 75 to 85 bay to inland. a slight uptick at 60s and 70s, very comfortable friday evening on the way. we need it. we certainly do. a live shot at