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 interstate 80.

the earlier fatal accident has cleared but there's a motorcycle crash near gilman blocking the left lanes. amazingly it's only causing about 15-minute delays. i think that's because a lot of folks avoided the eastshore freeway. the bay bridge toll plaza has filled in. it's backed up into the maze right now. you can see that 680 a little slower than usual because of the eastshore freeway. we're still the peninsula north 101 at marsh. thank you, frances. this morning ghost ship master tenant derick almena is in a dublin jail. >> 29-year-old max harris was found not guilty yesterday. the jury was hung unable to reach a verdict for almena. here is a look at what could happen next. almena faces a possible retrial, already has a hearing set for october 4th. a civil suit is moving forward. the trial for that was set for may. that could change if there's another criminal trial. families of the victims

filed the civil suit. they allege that pg&e, the warehouse landlord and city of oakland and others are all responsible for the deadly 2016 fire. as almena remains locked up in the santa rita jail, 29-year-old harris is free. >> as amanda del castillo reports, harris' release was quick and private. >> reporter: the man who once faced 39 years in prison left privately and as a free man. >> what's next? healing. that's all i can predict. healing. 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. in december 2016 air his acted as creative director of the ghost ship. he was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter the summer following the deadly fire. on thursday after a month's long

trial, harris was acquitted on all 36 counts, one for each person killed. >> max is incredibly sad and srry 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. breaking news into the abc 7 news room. hurricane dorian has just made landfall in north carolina. this just coming in from the national hurricane center in miami. the storm made landfall in cape hatteras as a category 1 storm. the threat of flooding and storm surge remains imminent. here is a live look this morning from wilmington, north carolina. you can see how strong that is coming in on the shore there. dorian caused flooding and at least 20 reported tornadoes in north and south carolina. at least 30 people in the bahamas have died because of the storm. 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 and they are there ready to rescue people who may have become trapped in floodwaters. of course, meteorologist mike nicco is here tracking the storm. looking at it's specially as it makes landfall. the eyewall going over the center of the storm, over cape hatteras. the outer banks getting buried if not rearranged by the storm surge, up to seven feet. winds sustained at about 90 miles per hour gusting to around 115. as happens when we get a storm that comes through this area, it rearranges the land a little bit. things will be different ones the storm passes. the fastest winds in the red. you can see it over the outer banks. it's going to keep moving away as we head throughout the daven over the open ocean, off the new

england coast as we head towards tomorrow and hitting canada saturday evening as an area of low pressure with 70-mile-per-hour winds. >> don't forget you can help with hurricane relief efforts by texting the word dorian to 90999 to donate $10. you can donate online at redcross.org/abc. the owner of the diving boat that caught fire off the southern california coast is speaking about the fire and cry the crew was forced to jump into the water, leaving the 34 people still trapped inside. the crew was located the different part of the vessel. the flames reached up to that part and had already engulfed down below deck. they had no choice but to evacuate the boat. >> glen fritzler says the five people who jumped from the boat swam around to rescue the people

inside. however, the flames were too much and the firefighting equipment was already engulfed. >> it's devastating. we're all so saddened. the crew is dealing with it. of course our family, we're dealing with it, of this terrible loss. >> all but one of the victims has been recovered from the wreckage. that final person still missing. the ntsb is investigating what started the fire. a former nfl player was among 12 defendants accused of taking part in a million dollar cell phone theft ring. langley was charged along with 11 others with 61 felony counts including robbery and grand theft. investigators say the defendant would rush up on fedex delivery drivers as they pulled up to the stores, grabbed the boxes and then take off on cars with paper plates. the defendants have pleaded not guilty. oakland unified school

district officials will unveil a makeover for a library vandalized five months ago. vandals caused thousands of dollars in damages at manzanita community school. two elementary schools share the same library. the bright new look comes courtesy of the college football playoff foundation. the bay area host committee and the pac 12 which selected the schools after getting an application from the library's technician. don't be surprised if you see a lot of visitors in san francisco. >> this is the best time to visit the city. the san francisco travel association expects a record 26.2 million tourists to visit the tourists, a 1.5% increase from last year. visitors are expected to spend morme money on their vacations, an estimated $9.5 billion this year. one of sfo's busiest runways is about to close. get your vocal cords warmed

up. "american idol" auditions are coming to the bay area. there you can see the line has already formed. how you can get on the next season of the show. weatherwise we could have wild temperature swings this time of year. they're just dry. the cold front that comes through will drop our temperatures nearly ten degrees tomorrow, create breezy conditions, but it's a sleep number 360 smart bed.st sale of the year on a you can adjust your comfort on both sides your sleep number setting. can it help us fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep us asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. so you can really promise better sleep. not promise. prove. it's the final days where all beds are on sale! save 40% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed.

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it's a cool and foggy start in san francisco with temperatures around 56 in the castro and the mission, park presidio to 59, financial, potrero hill, sunny side, lake merced, ocean beach. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s everywhere. 60 at walnut creek and belmont. pittsburg 63. 61 in los gatos. fog on the golden gate bridge this morning. eventually we'll have clouds and sunshine in our beaches. strong sunshine out and about, faster sunshine today, peaceful, no small craft advisory on the bay today. we're in the 60s in the east bay valleys through 9:00. mid 80s with sunshine this afternoon. as far as the peninsula goes, 50s through 8:00. we'll break free of the sunshine after 9:00 and hit the mid 70s this afternoon. the clouds will hang around through 9:00 in the south bay, mid to upper 70s during the afternoon hours. we have a new car crash on the peninsula, north 101 at marsh. it's four cars blocking the slow lane. that's causing a new hot spot

right now. northbound 101 is slow through palo alto up towards marsh, and 280 has been looking good all morning. no major problems in the south bay. we've been tracking the eastshore freeway all morning. there are still delays here. the earlier fatal accident at powell has cleared as well as the motorcycle crash. as you can see this live shot here at gilman, it's now cleared off to the right-hand side. there's still delays there, but not as horrible as earlier this morning. bay bridge toll plaza backed up into the maze. another heads-up for travelers. one of sfo's busiest runways will close, it will be like that for 20 days. the closure is expected to cause major delays and cancellations. if you fly united, they will wave change fees during the closure if you want to reroute your trip and avoid the airport. the runway reopened september 27th. the other big hint is to take a

flight before 9:00 a.m. the airport says they shouldn't expect these delays before 9:00 a.m. i know you don't want to get up early. >> we have warned you. coming up new at 6:00, the search for the person who stole, get this, a roller coaster. where do you put it?

if you think it's about time to take your singing talent from the shower to the studio. >> "american idol" is rolling into town. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live in san jose. she's with someone who thinks they can be the next idol. >> reporter: yes. i wrote some more bars in the car, but i'm not the real star. you know, i didn't have to go after that. that's why i stopped. who is ready to be the next aerican idol? all right. as you mentioned, kumasi, i did find someone who thinks they may be able to take it all the way to hollywood. jada gilbert is from tracy, california. you have a song for us. what are you singing? "i will make the darkness

light." >> reporter: stand up. let's get t get the thing going. take it away. >> okay. i'm a little nervous. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: hollywood! i don't have the authority to do that. just remember, you have to be

registered to go inside. if you're registered, you can still go. they will see everyone that has done that. reporting live in san jose, fortson out. >> an audition to host "american idol." that's what's happening here. i see what you're doing jobina. i'm not mad. what was her name again? >> reporter: jay da gilbert fro tracy, california. >> we also remember those bars. >> if you didn't watch our show earlier, jobina did a whole rap. i'm posting it on twitter in the next 30 seconds. you'll want to check that out. >> reporter: i will try to write another one. >> please do. and another one, and another one. sorry. hi mike nicco.

>> hi guys. writing bars in cars. it should be her podcast or reality show. >> yeah. how about this? a live shot from yosemite. i like to do this on friday, just to dream about where i could be going or you could be going as you head into the weekend. this is sutro tower, one of the shots where, if you're taking off in a plane and fly over sutro tower and it's sticking up through the clouds, an awesome flight. i hope you get to see it if you haven't before. faster sunshine, slightly warmer today. a touch of autumn. about ten degrees cooler tomorrow with breezy conditions. dry and seasonal for the rest of the forecast. down in the south bay, we start in the upper 70s in ppt. low to mid 80s for most of the south bay. very nice day on the peninsula, 73 to 78. we'll be right around 64 to 65 along the coast with sunshine from time to time, but definitely gray. 68 to 70 downto72.

64 to 65 along the north bay coast, also. low to mid 80s through most of the north h. no 80s and 90s. east bayshore lines, 73 to 79. we've got mid 80s around san ramon and pleasanton. temperatures tonight in the mid 50s to about 60 degrees. here is a bowl of cold air that's going to roll our way, but it's only here for one day. a single engagement saturday where most of us are in the 60s and 70s. the 80s will definitely be the exception. mid 60s at the coast sunday through thursday. mid to upper 80s inland. have a great weekend. here is frances. good morning everyone. drive time on the eastshore freeway westbound 80 from the cummings sky way to the bay bridge is about 51 minutes. that's pretty slow but not horrible considering we had a fatal accident earlier at powell and we also have an injury crash near gilman and university off

to the right-hand shoulder now. it's still crowded for the headlights moving westbound along the eastshore freeway. it's also slow on southbound 680 through walnut creek. then once you get towards highway 24, things move along a little better and you can see a little slowing there towards the caldecott tunnel. there's slowing on the peninsula northbound 101 near marsh. a four-car crash northbound 101 through pal the eastshore freeway. still delays but not as horrible as earlier this morning. adults take a mental health day sometimes. now a proposal to allow kids to do the same thing. a brazen robbery at an appleal store on the peninsula. thieves get

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here is a live look at nags head, north carolina, north of cape hatteras in the outer banks where the eyewall is rolling through with 90-mile-per-hour sustained winds. look how angry the seas are. back at home, we've got more sunshine, very high uv index and mid 60s along most of the coast. around monterey 72 to 77.

tomorrow it will be a little cooler. same thing on sunday. all right, prepare yourself. authorities in ohio are on the search for a stolen roller coast ever. you see it here being towed by a white pickup truck in the town of marysville. last week someone just took off with it. what are you going to do with it? >> i think they're going to set it up in their back yard, invite everybody over, and it will be great. >> you know what? i'm the person that snitches. >> you'd be peakieking out tneko window. >> is that the go gator next to the slip 'n slide? 911. perfect. caltrain has reached full capacity. according to "the examiner" the trains are packed. >> last year ridership hit a peak of nearly 65,000 riders every day. it may be a few years before

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going to say the best singers are lining up for their chance to be the next american idol. how you can put your singing skills to the test. >> seeing that lady with a guitar on her back, i feel like that lady is going to be good. the singer/songwriters always seem to do well. >> anybody who carries an instrument -- >> i can't carry my drums with me, therefore, i can't sing. let's talk about weather. >> all the areas could have visibility down to a mile. same thing as you head towards petaluma. so watch out for that. around the golden gate bridge, all that is trying to squeeze into san rafael where it's cloudy at about 523 degrees. upper 50s to low 60s through 7:00. we'll have 77 to 85 around our

inland neighborhoods, noon to 4:00. 71 to 76 for the bay. low to mid 60s at the coast. 60s and barely 70s at 7:00. gorgeous evening on the way. how about the commuce >> interstate 80 is recovering following a fatal accident on westbound 80 at powell. the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 46 minutes. a little slow, but not horrible considering we had a fatal crash and a motorcycle accident. you can see the headlights are crowded on westbound 80 through berkeley. a new crash reported in oakland, southbound 880 at 23rd. northbound 101 on the peninsula, traffic is slow because of a four-car crash. you'll find a crowded ride in the westbound direction of the san mateo bridge. the chase center is opening its doors for the first concert ever tonight. >> really exciting. you have to plan a little bit.

if you're planning on going tonight, you might want to take public transit. parking is slim. anser hassan has the way to get there. >> reporter: good morning guys. a lot of buzz around tonight's concert, metallica, the first ever to perform here. the chase center may be new, but faces a very old problem in san francisco, traffic and parking. now on tuesday, the golden state warriors held a ribbon cutting ceremony. metallica has been tweeting about the concert all week, calling it a must-see event. how are the 18,000 people who have tickets expected to get here? know if you plan to drive, traffic and parking will be a nightmare. the chase center only has 900 parking spots. the nearby ucsf parking lots will be closed to concert goers. sfmta says parking on nearby streets will only be available to people with residential parking permits. if you do happen to find metered

parking, it will be $7.00 an hour. parking enforcement goes until 10:00 p.m. one option is, of course, public transportation. you can take muni down herement muni is offering free rides to anyone with a ticket. they're also running extra express buses from downtown. the ferry, biking are also other options. this concert is set to be sold out. i checked online. there are a few tickets available, they go for about $300. doors open at 8:00. live in san francisco, anser hassan, abc 7 news. of course, we have more information on the best way to get to the chis center on our website, abc7news.com. also on our abc 7 news app, there you'll find a link with all the muni and b.a.r.t. information you need to navigate your way to the arena. arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a mobile home fire in san jose that left one person dead. the two-alarm fire started around midnight at the westwinds mobile home park. firefighters put out the flames.

>> start wetting the nghr's fence, threw out our hose so their wooden fence wouldn't catch on fire. tried to do what we could to warn people. >> neighbors believe the victim is a woman in a wheelchair. this morning max harris is a free man after being acquitted in the ghost ship fire. his first order of business according to "the chronicle" is getting a vegan meal. >> derick almena remains in jail after the jury was unable to reach a verdict in his case. the jury foreman says they voted 10-2 in favor of conviction. they couldn't break the deadlock with multiple votes. they acquitted max harris on all counts. both men are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each person who died. the decision stunned many who lost family and friends in the fire. the youngest was just 17 years old. they were artists and friends, fathers and daughters. some were couples who died in

each other's arms. tensions ran high as the verdicts were read especially for the family and friends. >> defense attorneys had a very different sentiment. >> it was ridiculous that they charged max in the first place. it was almost comical. he was a scapegoat for them. >> some of the victims' family members 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. you tell me 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 over five months for the jury to come back with this. it's just frustrating. >> derick almena is still in custody due back on october 4th for a possible retrial.

we have complete coverage of the ghost ship trial on our website, abc7news.com. it includes extended interviews with attorneys, families and friends. the scuba diving community is sharing their grief for the 34 lives lost when a fire broke out ab board a diving boat. >> divers, friends and strangers walked together in santa monica for the victims of the conception boat pfeiffer. you can see flower petals were left under the pier. a final victim is still missing. on the peninsula, san mateo police are searching for three men who hit an apple store and made off with dozens of items. this was all caught on cell phone video. the thieves grabbed things from the display tables inside the apple store at the hillsdale shopping center and left in a getaway vehicle. police spotted it a few minutes

later and chased it up highway 101. chp took over the pursuit when they got to interstate 80 but then lost the car on the bay bridge. strong backlash over a plan to protect homes from wildfires gets action. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange starting this morning up just a little bit. we'll have more on that in just a few minutes. meghan markle is headed across the pond. why she's coming to america. do you have what it takes to be the next american idol? i think these people do right here. we've got a whole line of excited people in san jose ready to audition. i'll have those details coming up. >> jobina is having so much fun out there. >> i'm telling you, this is going to be put on her reel. she's trying to take ryan seacrest's job. >> why not? he's got like nine of them.

>> he can share. let's talk about what's going on, 56 in los altos hills, a nice mild morning there. mid 50s to low 60s just about everywhere today. let's take a look at the commute. you're going to run into fog, not only in the north bay, but you can see on the bay bridge and along the east bay hills and a little bit on 280 through the higher elevations on the peninsula. watch out for that. mass transit cool this morning but warm this afternoon, especially inland. calmer commute on the water. no small craft advisory to worry about today. in the north bay, in the cloud cover and fog through at least 9:00. sunshine by 11:00. jumping from the 60s to mid 80s by 3:00. as far as the east bay goes, we're watching the clouds through 9:00. faster sunshine today. temperatures will hit the mid 70s during the afternoon hours. our last stop will be san francisco where we're locked into the clouds by 11:00 and mid 60s. breaking out in sunshine this afternoon, especially away from the coast. upper 60s right around 69.

the last couple mornings, the commute got off to a horrible start. how are we doing now? >> we still have a few accidents but better than a couple hours ago. it was horrible this morning. there is a new crash reported on the peninsula as well, northbound 1 near the shopping mall. an accident also at the bay bridge toll plaza, possibly in lane number five. this is backed up into the maze. it was a mess getting there this morning because of an earlier fatal crash westbound 80 at powell that has cleared. southbound 680 in walnut creek is also very crowded as well. some people headed over here as an alternate route. you will find lots of slowing mostly in the east bay. there's an accident southbound 880 at 23right now seems to be y okay. also north 101 at marsh on the peninsula there's some slow traffic as you make your way past palo alto because of a four-car crash. and that is also a little bit sluggish. here is a live shot in the north

bay where luckily things have been quiet. that's southbound 101 on

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storm surge. here is a look at how far it goes to the north. clouds from boston to charleston. a cold front sweeping in from canada that will push dorian off towards the east. it will be out of here pretty soon. temperatures low to upper 90s through the central valley. 83 in san diego. 84 in yosemite. tahoe, temperatures near average, mid to upper 70s until sunday when we're down to 69. there's tense backlash over a plarn that would force north bay homeowners to rip up their plants and trees to trito prevent wildfires. some mill valley residents say it goes too far. >> last night an overflow crowd demanded to speak about the vegetation ordinance that would require most residents to relandscape around their homes. the ordinance would require roughly 75% of homeowners to create three feet of so-called hardscaping. that means concrete, dirt or gravel around their house. in addition, it would require

certain fire-prone plants like junirs and creo be removed. >> we're going to take out three-foot non-combustible zone. we got a lot of emails on it. did a lot of research. our fire chief approached us last week to say i want to pull that back. the new ordinance was approved. it would only require the removal of certain fire prone plants. the city council will have a final vote later this month. this morning developing news in the race for president in 2020. starbucks ceo howard schultz will not be running after all. the announcement comes out overnight. schultz toyed with the idea of running as an independent. he conceded saying not enough people today are willing to consider backing an independent candidate. "american idol"

warming up for auditions. >> reporter: good morning, guys. who is ready to be the next american idol? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: yes. we are having fun this morning. we are excited. i see a lot of people i think that could be going to hollywood here. we've got a special lady down towards the front. this is danita chan from tracy, california. woke up at 2:00 this morning to be here and is going to do an audition. tell us a little bit about your music. >> i'm very subtle with my music. i have a very unique voice. i get it from a lot of people. my family is very musically talented. i took after my grandfather who recently passed away. i continue to just pursue my music dreams. >> reporter: okay. let's hear a little something. ♪ beautiful, crazy

♪ she can't help but amaze me ♪ the way that she dances, ain't afraid to take chances ♪ ♪ and wears her heart on her sleeve ♪ ♪ she's crazy but her crazy is beautiful to me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: you're going to hollywood. i'm just telling everybody they're going to morning. we've got some talent down here in san jose. and also i've been using my rap skills. like nicki minaj i have people write for me. eric shackelford in our news room put this together for me. ♪ hit the beat everybody, hit the beat ♪ we've got the beat. we've got the beat. here we go. ♪ before i say see yeah, listen to your girl jobina.

i'm fresher, i'm cleaner ♪ ♪ keep it right here it's the greatest of all time with reggie and kumasi ♪ ♪ before my time is up, fortson is out! >> reporter: thank you. thank you. >> you mentioned nicki minaj. you said she has other people write for her. she also just retired. so maybe follow her. >> second career. >> reporter: my side hustle now. thank you. >> thank you, jobina. that was something else. >> i'm here for that. that was good. all right. meghan markle coming to america. >> the duchess of sussex is on a commercial flight to new york

city with the rest of us pee i don't knows, accompanied of course by a security team. meghan markle is coming to support her friend serena williams playing tomorrow in the women's final of the u.s. open. markle went to two matches at wimbledon earlier this summer, went to new york in jan air for her baby shower which williams co-hosted. they're tight. >> the royal family will not keep me from being your friend. >> it would be pretty exciting to see her board with you, right? meghan markle? >> with 185 other people. >> she's not in first class? >> she has to be in first. >> i'm sure she's in first. >> she's not just getting the biscotti cookie. she's getting full meals. >> drinking champagne out of a real glass. >> i hope so. i. >> want that real glass. >> real pillows and blankets. >> good for her. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise at home

because you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mt. tamalpais is 69 degrees. delays at sfo. good thing she's not trying to come into san francisco. faster sunshine, calmer and milder. foggy spots, increasing clouds tonight. wild temperature swings from saturday to sunday. let's focus on today and watch the cloud cover evaporate faster than yesterday. clouds over the golden gate at noon. turning rapidly into sunshine this afternoon. by 7:00, return engagement of the clouds already beginning. that's going to jump start the cooling trend for tomorrow. today we've got comfortable temperatures for most of the south bay. upper 70s in milpitas, sunnyvale and santa cruz. low to mid 80s until you get to the more uncomfortable weather. 73 at millbrae. 64 to 65 along the coast with areas of sunshine today. 68 to 70, that's downtown, south san francisco, sausalito, 72. mid 60s 64 to 65 north bay

coast. a little warm in the sun today. low to upper 80s in the north bay. mid to upper stiez along the peninsula just like we had on the east bayshore, just like on the peninsula. mid 80s to low 90s in our interior east bay neighborhoods. fourth consecutive day. we have to finish one game at 5:15 and start the next game at 7:07 if everything goes well. 73 to 63 at the coliseum. my accuweather 7-day forecast, 60s and mainly 70s tomorrow, very breezy, slower sunshine. we're right back where we started sunday like we are today. frances. traffic has recovered on westbound 80 following the fatal accident. slow spots around the bay area. the san mateo bridge is slow as you make your way out of hayward towards foster city. also, the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up into the maze this morning. so it's been a slow ride on the eastshore freeway. also we're seeing slowing as

well through mostly the east bay. on the peninsula you'll find brake lights on northbound 101 through palo alto approaching marsh because of an earlier crash. as we check out some drive times for you, westbound 580, tracy to castro valley is 50 minutes. a few brake lights in the south bay on northbound 101 from highway 85 to the san jose airport, a 17-minute ride. northbound 280 looking good into san francisco. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> as we head to break, we want to show you this

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it's 6:55. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, here are the 7 things you need to know before you go. number one, max harris is a free man. the jury was unable to reach a verdict for derick almena's case. he's due back in court on october 4th. there's a possibility for a retrial. the chase center will host the metallica concert tonight, the first concert there. you're urged to take public transportation. the big show starts at 8:00 p.m. hurricane dorian made landfall in north carolina. the category one storm is causing flooding and storm surge

concerns. back at home, we've got faster sunshine and warmer temperatures today, but a touch of fall in the forecast tomorrow. number five, thank goodness it's friday. traffic has recovered on interstate 80 following a fatal accident westbound at powell. but there's still delays through berkeley. number six, here is a live look at sfo this morning. one of the airport's busiest runways is closing tomorrow for 20 days. it's expected to cause major delays and even cancellations there. the crews are upgrading the old runway and repairing the concrete base. number seven, could the next american idol be from the bay area. here is a live look from the mchenry center. singers are lining up outside the convention cen an audition. i want to know where is the next william hung.

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