so, you can count on passing it down. . now at 5:00, the investigation into the death of a 13-month-old boy in santa rosa. why a man could be facing charges. and also it is a rainy monday morning. mike is here tcking that forecast. welcome to monday, september 16th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike with a little bit about this rain that we're seeing across the area. >> how about that. while you're dusting off your

umbrellas, look what i dusted off. the storm impact scale. mainly for this morning. in most neighborhoods we have fog, mist and drizzle. it's enough that it's been measurable. then we'll have areas of steady rain as the cold front comes through. then some isolated showers and a slight chance of lightning in the north bay and the east bay. this is all mainly before noon. here's a look at san jose, 101 and 880, we had wet weather down in the south bay this morning. here is sfo, wet with some drizzle. the most or the best radar returns up near live doppler 7 in the north bay, this is when the steadier rain rolls in and a better chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm. the best chance is south of redding, it will be mainly in the central valley. so, as we head into the afternoon hours, things start to

clear out. then we will have breezy conditions develop from north to south. temperatures below average. half moon bay, san francisco, richmond, low 70s to mid 70s around the bay. we'll look at more areas where it's raining next. here's frances. >> starting off with a live shot of the traffic behind this mess in the fremont area. we have a traffic alert, northbound 680 d vargas. all lanes are stopped. our crew is stuck in this jam right now. avoid this mess altogether. this is northbound 680 approaching vargas. maybe consider niles canyon road as an alternate. in the same area there are a couple accidents reported southbound near sunol. that's affecting the commute in the southbound direction. tracking another jackknifed big rig in san bruno, westbound 380

past 101. apparently the two right lanes are blocked. earlier crash cleared, two earlier accidents cleared on highway 24, but westbound 24 is still struggling and slow. there is the traffic alert this morning, a spot you want to avoid, northbound 680, all lanes closed. no details on when it will reopen. you are dealing with slick roads, some very thick fog across the golden gate bridge. be extra careful. live shot of the bay bridge. traffic is moving well. delays are starting to grow at the bay bridge toll plaza. jobina fortson is trying to get to that accident scene on northbound 680. how close are you now? >> hi, good morning. i'm literally just a few feet off of the on-ramp to get on to northbound 680. i'm sitting in between the freeway and the on-ramp because it is a parking lot.

completely stopped all the traffic here. this situation began around 1:45 this morning. a tractor trailer that was carrying fuel jackknifed, blocked initially two of the northbound lanes, now all of the lanes are closed here. three other cars were involved in the crash. just so that we can get an idea of what they're dealing with up there, that tanker spilled fuel all over the roadway. we're hearing 8,600 gallons of fuel is all over right now. a hazmat team has been called in. all traffic is being diverted off of the freeway at vargas road. there is at this point not an estimated time of when this will reopen. as i heard frances mention this morning, niles canyon road is a good alternate for people so you don't get stuck in this mess. also it is raining. so the ground is slick, just making driving conditions a bit tougher for everyone.

as soon as i get an update or move an inch i'll let you know. >> people a walking around on the roads. not a good sign. we'll continue to follow this. thank you. developing this morning a santa rosa man could be facing murder charges in the death of a 13-month-old boy. >> on saturday police found the baby and the man unconscious in a home and they couldn't revive the child. amy hollyfield is live in our newsroom with what police believe may have happened. >> good morning. what is shocking about this case is police believe drugs were involved in the baby's death. police say they found evidence of drugs in the room which may have killed the 13-month-old. they found the baby and 29-year-old patrick o'neill unconscious in the house. it's located in the 400 block of darek street in santa rosa. police got the call saturday afternoon. neighbors could not believe the news. >> just hear about a baby dying. it's like -- i mean, 13 months

old. that's, you know, terrible. very, very shocking for the neighborhood from talking to the neighbors. >> o'neill is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. police have not said what his relationship is to the baby. but they did say if he survives he will likely face a murder charge. reporting live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. today in the north bay the novato school district will offer extra support to students after the death of a 14-year-old boy. a white car crashed into a brick wall yesterday. novato police say the 16-year-old driver was killed. two other 16-year-olds inside the car were hurt. police say the car was speeding before it veered off the road. the identities of the victims have not been released. counselors will be on hand today as students and staff return to a mill valley elementary school after a man was arrested on suspicion of attacking an uber driver and

stabbing a teen during a robbery. 18-year-old john santiago rosales punched the driver in the face as he rode in his car on east blythedale and alm avenue. minutes later there was reports of a teen robbed at park school. a man who uses his walk ser in critical condition after he was hit by a b.a.r.t. train at the balboa park station. the fire department says the man was on the flplatform when he fl into the tracks yesterday. the department tweeted out this photo of the rescue. medics took the man to san francisco general hospital. trains stopped running for about an hour. the front man for the cars has died. new york city police found him unresponsive in a manhattan townhouse. police do not suspect foul play was involved in his death. the band came out with six records between '78 and '87

including my best friend's girl and just what i needed. ric ocasek was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. steph curry is hitting the links today for a good cause. the foundation he and his wife run will hold the first ever stefan curry charity classic at harding park in san francisco. the goal is to raise $1 million to benefit youth programs to end childhood hunger, education and other initiatives. >> let's look at what's going on outside. let's open up the weather window on south beach. we have mist and drizzle in the air. the bay bridge will be wet like many areas. here's the approach to the richmond-san rafael breeze. if you're at the beaches, wet this morning. breezy this afternoon. grab that umbrella if you're out

and about. you will need it look how mild it is. we're in a soupy air mass. low to mid 60s on the peninsula with drizzle to light rain. we have low 60s for the entire bay area. upper 60s for antioch and concord. 62 in san rafael and santa rosa. let's look at the east bay. chance of drizzle through 7:00, showers through 9:00. after 10:00, we will see some drying and clearing that will push us up to 71. we may never completely get rid of the cloud cover. north bay, a chance of steadier rain through 7:00, showers at 9:00, by 11:00 you're seeing more sunshine, you're one of our warmer areas with mid to upper 70s. here's in san francisco, we're going to have temperatures in the mid 60s with drizzle to even some steadier rain through at least 10:00. by 11:00 we're seeing the clouds open for a little bit of sunshine. and temperatures hanging around about 71 degrees this afternoon.

pretty mild considering how much wet weather we're going to get this morning. let's turn it back over to francis and talk about the wet . >> we have a lot of problems out there. a new injury crash reported on westbound at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's a motorcycle injury crash. bridge crews are heading to the scene. apparently it's past the toll plaza in the r lane. we'll let you know what we see. you can see traffic is backing up quickly at the bay bridge toll plaza. so it will be not a great start at the bay bridge. it's been horrible all morning long. here's a live shot from jobina fortson heading to this traffic alert. this is in fremont northbound 680. you see those motorcycle riders turning around. all lanes have been completely shut down at vargas because of a jackknifed big rig. that leaked some fuel. i will show you what that looks like on the traffic maps. this is the spot to avoid. it's not moving at all. northbound 608 at vargas,

consider niles canyon road or 880 or580 to get around it keeping an eye on this big rig accident reported on westbound 380, it's closer to el camino real. it was reported as a jackknifed big rig, but no injuries there. traffic seems like it's getting by just enough. westbound 24, recovering from an earlier injury crash as well. eastbound 24 is delay free december pespite an earlier acc coming up, 7 things to know.

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with a thunderstorm north and east in the bay area. here is the steadiest rain moving through the north bay. number three, one person died, four firefighters are in the hospital after a fire in downtown san jose. the person who died may have been armed and that made it harder to attack the flames. a 16-year-old driver is dead, two other teens are hurt after a crash in novato yesterday. number five, oil prices are up 20% after a major attack on oil facilities in saudi arabia. the u.s. is accusing iran of launching 20 drones and a dozen chriss al cruise missiles in that attack. number six, president trump will be in palo alto tomorrow for a fund-raiser. and christie brinkley will not be on this season of "dancing with the stars." she broke her arm during

rehearsals. her daughter will take her place. doctors and medical students at stanford will hold a rally today as part of a nationwide campaign to end ygu yogu they believe the health care community can play a crucial role in stopping gun violence before it happens. today's rally is on the dean's lawn at noon fo stanford medical center. a woman has her engagement ring back after losing it in a strange way. >> she swallowed it while sleeping. she said she had a dream her and her fiancee were battling bad guys, and she dreamt she swallowed her ring to proct it. >> when i woke up, it was not on my hand, i knew where it was. >> where was it? >> it was in my stomach. . the woman and her fiance went to

urgent care where the x-ray showed the ring was sitting in her stomach. the doctor was able to remove it. i looked it up, so they used an endoscopy with a little camera on it. she could feel it. it was painful. they didn't want to risk it going the other way. >> oh. >> and she said if it went the natural way she couldn't look at her ring going the same way. >> i couldn't look at my fiance the same way. this is what you do when you sleep? bye. i'm a ghost. >> what if she punched him or something. >> that's what i'm saying. lock up the knives. >> to have that vivid of a dream? impressive, though unsettling. kind of like our weather. the san mateo bridge behind me. look at the rain falling right now. even when you get to the other

side, look how wet it is at sfo. we had some drizzle there. we have the 1 on the storm impact scale. the cold front will bring us dry and breezy conditions. cooler than average after 1:00. warmer than average on friday, saturday, and sunday. this will one of those anomaly storms we have in september. pen grove and petaluma. getting some rain there. as we look out, this is the chance. you see the areas shaded where we could have thunderstorms. it does clip the north bay and parts of the east bay. 7:00 in the morning, still the cold front in the north bay. starting to push into the central parts of the bay. notice by 9:00, it's in the heart of the bay. the north bay clearing out. by the time we get to noon, everybody is clearing out by the south bay. you will clear out by 1:00.

a mixture of clouds, sunshine, cooler than average weather then. it will be dry. our east/west bridges will be dicey during the evening commute because of the breezes. we could have some rain if you get under a steadier shower. as far as our temperatures, mid to upper 60s, half moon bay, san francisco, richmond. low 70s around the bay. mid to upper 70s inland. tonight, upper 40s to upper 50s. t ten degrees cooler with no humidity. summer is back after thursday. we have a full freeway closure in free momont 680. we have a crew heading there. i'm staying with this shot to see if we can see this accident coming up any time soon. northbound 680 approaching vargas is the spot to avoid. here's a live shot of the bay

bridge toll plaza. there is a new motorcycle injury crash past the tolls. we'll see things back up this morning at the bay bridge. this is the stretch we want you to avoid. northbound 608 at vargas. traffic is jammed getting to the scene. you may want to take 238 mission boulevard to niles canyon road. a sigalert has been issued. they expect lanes to be closed for a while. southbound 680 there's a crash there. new accident on north 101 at trimbull lane. in today's gma first look, a hollywood stunt woman is suing the producers of a film she worked on after a horrifying accident on set. >> in this morning's gma first look, stunt woman lawsuit. >> hear it happening to someone else, you think that's horrible.

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. want to show you some areas where we have drizzle falling. look at san jose, 280 at 17. it's wet this morning. here's a look at the golden gate bridge, also wet this morning from drizzle. at least no fog to speak of. now, that's not the case around places like the caldecott where the visibility was a couple hundred feet when i came through there because of the mist and drizzle. when we look at visibilities, we're not only looking at fog but also looking at mist and drizzle. so, when you're down to two miles in hayward and three at sfo, we have a good swath of mist and drizzle falling on the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridge. that will keep sliding south into. south bay.

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who needs this much tv? >> it's too big. who has a wall that big? >> not in san francisco. >> definitely not. >> i mean, i don't even have a hallway, i don't think. good morning on this monday, september 16th. >> garage door? >> no. >> garage? who has a car? someone that a car here? >> where? >> who said that? >> that's how i know it's raining in so many areas this morning because of my long commute. let's jump into that. storm impact scale, mainly this morning. storm impact scale. i know it's september, but the storm does warrant it. fog, mist, drizzle until the cold front gets to your neighborhood. then some areas of steady rain. a slight chance of a shower with some lightning especially in the north bay and into the east bay. let me show you what's going on. steadier rain across the north bay. that's where live doppler 7 is showing the cold front. we're so damp and humid with temperatures in the 60s

elsewhere. we had drizzle here on the embarcadero in san francisco and at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's damp there also. here's the timing, by noon, showers are tapering, mainly in the south bay. breezes will kick in. umbrellas this morning. sunglasses this afternoon. temperatures in the 60s and 70. >> we have a live shot of this traffic alert in fremont. full freeway closure northbound 680 at vargas because of an accident involving two or three big rigs and a few spill as well. you can see with this live shot that traffic is not moving on 680. that's why all lanes are blocked it will take them a while to clear this. those headlights are in the southbound direction. that's slowing as well. we had accidents in the southbound direction. i'm hearing on the chp computer is there might be a sigalert issued for the southbound side as well. northbound 680 at vargas is t

spot to avoid. you may want to take mission boulevard and niles canyon road to get through the sunol grade. another traffic update with numerous other problems on the freeways coming up. thanks. we want to bring in jobina fortson who is live on the phone for us this morning. >> you've been trying to get to that crash scene, the problem is as frances just described you can' can't. >> good morning. i believe what you're seeing now is a live picture of the crash scream. that's where our photographer is. he was escorted up to the area by chp. i'm in a regular car stuck in traffic like everyone else on northbound 680 as you get off the on-ramp on to vargas road from there. i have not moved at all. it does not look like i'll be

moving any time soon. it's a total parking lot here. to bring everyone up to speed, around 1:45 this morning is when the situation began. a tractor trailer that was carrying fuel jackknifed, blocked initially two of the northbound lanes, now all of the lanes are blocked. we're hearing up to 8,600 gallons of fuel spilled all over the roadway. a hazmat team has been called in. all traffic is being diverted off of the freeway at vargas road. there is no estimated time when this will reopen. here's some alternate routes, you cannot move. if you think you can potentially crawl through, it's not going to happen. i came to a screeching halt as soon as i got on to 680. alternates are niles canyon, and also the chp is telling people to use 880 for the northbound commute just avoid 680 altogether if you can. >> what a mess. okay. we'll continue to follow this

throughout the morning. hopefully some miracle will happen and this will clean up faster. thank you. an 11-year-old boy from tiburon died after a boating mishap near angel island. the marin county sheriff's office says two children were thrown off the boat into the water around 7:00 last night. rescue efforts were made to get the children out of the way, somehow the boat hit the kids. one of them died. the other child was taken to the hospital. their condition is not known. a possible shooting in santa clara county outside of san jose. deputies blocked off part of stewart avenue between rose and alum rock avenue with crime scene tape. medics could be seen treating one person at the scene. we reached out for more information on what happened. we will keep you updated when we get more information. in san jose, arson investigators are trying to learn more about a fire that killed one person and injured four firefighters.

the fire broke out around 5:30 last night. the flames raced through an adult bookstore and a liquor store. neighbors say that an eviction noce was posted on the book store's door. police had reports that someone was inside the book store and was armed. that delayed firefighters. >> he was at least armed with a sledgehammer is the report we got. we moved slowly. the police were outside ready to come in to assist us. we never found anybody. >> i think he was having difficulties with a couple things. people trying to shut him down with the business maybe. >> firefighters discovered a body in the basement. they suspect that person may be the bookstore's owner. no word on how the injured firefighters are doing this rn police and arson investigators trying to learn more about fire that killed a person and injured four firefighters. it sta we just told you about that. i'll move on.

oil prices jumped significantly after a major attack on an oil facility in saudi arabia. >> the u.s. is accusing iran of taking out the world's biggest procesng plant. with half of oil production offline, prices are up 20% as markets reopen today. senior u.s. officials tell abc news they believe iran launched 20 drones and a dozen cruise missiles in that attack. >> just a few days ago the administration was talking about lifting sanctions and having discussions with the iranians. now we're as close to an armed conflict in the persian gulf as we have been in decades. >> president trump says he is waiting on word from saudi arabia on the next move and he warns that the u.s. is locked and loaded to respond. iranian officials deny involvement in that attack. brett kavanaugh is facing calls for impeachment after another allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior. it's from a "new york times" essay that was published on saturday. that claims a former yale

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expected to meet with the woman accusing new england patriots receiver antonio brown of sexual assault and rape. a source confirmed the meeting to espn. britney taylor provided the league with information in advance of this meeting. the source is not expecting brown or his representatives to be there. taylor, brown's former personal trainer, filed a lawsuit against brown. he denies the allegations. brown made his debut yesterday with the patriots after his release from the raiders earlier this month. there's a new way to call for help in concord that does not involve making a call at all. the situations when it's best to text. a ballroom bombshell. one of the biggest names on the new season of "dancing with the stars" is out before the competition begins. it's 5:38. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. looks like there's activity going on on the embarcadero. we'll look into that. right now we're looking at the rain some of us are getting. >> hi, everybody. let's look at what's going on everywhere. it's damp this morning.

you step outside, you can smell the rain, you can feel the humidity. temperatures are in the 60s. this is 280 at 17 in san jose, an area that's pretty dry. not the case this morning. look at the san mateo bridge. wet also. so we have wet weather out there. that's why you have to have caution everywhere on your commute from the wet conditions this morning out on the roads to the wet stops on mass transit to wet and breezy conditions on the bay this afternoon. we have a small craft advisory. here's a look at the leading edge of steadier rain. it continues to stay in the knot bay. adobe road heading up towards pen grove. highway 101 obviously. going back to the peninsula. a chance of drizzle, mist through 7:00. showers thrugh 11:00. staying in the 60s. then low to mid 70s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. breezy conditions this afternoon. down in the south bay, through 7:00, just some mist and a

little bit of drizzle. better chance heading through 9:00 up to 1:00 of showers. temperatures will hold mainly in the upper 60s to near 70. then hanging out in the low to mid 70s for the afternoon hours. east bay valleys, light rain at 9:00. a chance of a shower or an isolated thunderstorm at 11:00. and then we'll have temperatures in the mid to upper 70s this afternoon with a mix of sunshine and clouds. all right. we'll look at a timeline for when this rain will reach yourn. first want to bring frances in here. people are to the swing down. >> now they're forced to slow down because of all the crashes on the roads. give yourself a lot of extra time. the traffic alert, northbound 6080, it's between fremont and the sunol area. all lanes blocked because of a jackknifed big rig and a fuel spill. they're thinking about setting up a sigalert in the southbound

direction that's slow as well through the sunol grade. we have jobina fortson heading there and stuck in that traffic, which is not moving at all. zero miles per hour. we'll try to bring you another live shot. san jose, north 101 attrumbull, a crash there. and there is an injury accident at the bay bridge toll plaza, motorcycle crash past the tolls. so things are backed up here into the maze as well. and here's a look at 680 in walnut creek. it's a crawl in the southbound direction. there was an accident reported indirection, but i thin

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walnut creek. you can see it's damp there from mist and drizzle. the mist and drizzle gets heavier heading through 24. in the caldecott, visibility was a couple hundred feet. that was hours ago. fire danger in tahoe through 9:00.

we have some dangerous situations there. we have the potential for thunderstorms in this area also, which could spark some showers or some fire concerns. 55 in tahoe. 67 in yosemite. 67 in chico with showers. sacramento, showers and 78. the southern parts of the state, breezy and more summer-like. mid to upper 60s and 70s f tahoe. somebody is keeping an eye on san francisco. when it comes to public surveillance cameras, the city is top five in the country. for every 1,000 people, san francisco has over three cameras. only atlanta, chicago and washington, d.c. have higher ratios. there are more than 2,700 devices in san francisco. the united states lags behind the rest of the world. china has the top five most surveilled cities in the world. people in concord can report emergencies to police by texting

instead of calling 911. police say calling 911 is still the fastest way to report an emergency but texting offers an option for those who are voice and hearing impaired and it helps those who feel they will face more danger if they're heard speaking to a 911 dispatcher, like in home invasions, kidnappings and domestic violence. the 20th season of "dancing with the stars" premiering tonight on abc 7. >> one celebrity is out before the competition starts. christie brinkley was one of the stars but she broke her arm on thursday during rehearsals. so her daughter will take her place. kate flannery is another one of the stars, i got to talk to her about what she's most excited about on the show. >> this is live television, there's no other deal. there's no second chances. this is it. i'm excited by that prospect and the idea of the art of dance elevated to such a level. that's what i love about the show. it is just about the dancing.

>> and also for the first time ever viewers will find out during the premiere which stars are paired with their favorite professional dancers. you can watch the season premiere at 8:00 tonight on abc 7. >> imagine having that much talent in your family, somebody could take your place? >> she has the picture and everything. i'm ready. >> supposedly it takes months to get ready and get in shape. she's jumping right in. >> as we often say, you don't have to get ready if you stay ready. >> hopefully everybody was ready for this. look behind me. 200th of an inch at sfo. we'll have some delays this morning. the richmond-san rafael bridge is damp. we have a wet morning out there. whether it's mist or drizzle or

steadier rain or showers. the storm impact scale is on this. it is impacting a lot of us. just about all of us. comfortable highs through thursday. warmer than average for friday, saturday, sunday. here's the steadiest of the showers up across the north bay. this is where they'll stay for the better part of the morning commute with some isolated areas of showers south of that. now, we have the chance where you see the shade here of some thunderstorms. it's northern sonoma and napa county. eastern contra costa county where we could have a chance of a thunderstorm. you can see right there some yellow developing at 7:00 along the cold front. watch as we slide down to the south at 9:00. it's in the heart of the bay and south of the bay. by noon, we're starting to see the showers move out of the south bay and during the afternoon hours, that's when everything will be dry, breezy and you will need the sunglasses once again. we'll wake up in the 40s and 50s tomorrow with dry air. quite a contrast from today.

then you can see below avenrage for thursday. 90s for the weekend. a traffic alert issued for northbound 680 through sunol. all lanes blocked because of a big rig accident and a fuel spill. traffic is jammed out of fremont. southbound 680 is heavy through the sunol grade as well. here's a live shot of 680 in walnut creek. the accident was in the southbound lanes. it is jammed 242 out of concord. another accident in the south bay, northbound 101 also a crawl because of an accident, earlier crash at trimble. they're trying to clear that the from the lanes as well. accident in vallejo, this is causing slowing on westbound 80 approaching 780. honestly there are so many

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starting off with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's damp this morning from earlier drizzle. here's 87 in san jose, also damp from earlier mist and drizzle. we do have a shower, some steadier light rain closing in on the marin area in san francisco. this could be pushing through in the next 15 minutes to a half hour. here's a look at what's going to happen this afternoon into the evening hours. royals are in town to take on the a's. 7:07 first pitch. 66. 62 degrees under the stars, a bit of cloud cover out there. once again, we have some wet conditions on our roads just about everywhere no one was immune from that. i want to go back to live doppler 7 to show you this is the leading edge of steadier and

heavier showers that will move through. it will drop a couple hundredths of an inch of rain or some puddles on the roadway from time to time. be prepared for that. here is frances. >> we have been tracking a big rig accident. a traffic alert is issued. northbound 680 near near because of a big rig accident and a fuel spill. traffic is a mess. a crawl out of fremont. southbound 680 is slow. a traffic alert has been issued. here's a live camera shot. what we're looking at is the full freeway closure on northbound 680. hopefully you can get off at vargas before you get to the scene. we don't know when the lanes will reopen. it's causing huge traffic jams right now. you can see it will take a while to clear this up on northbound 680. drive times southbound 680 is

slow, 34 minutes. northbound 85, highway 101 to cupertino, that's moving along at 16 minutes, northbound 101 is heavy now through san jose. this is a live shot past the 880 overcrossing. that's because of an accident at trimble. we have a couple accidents in fremont. that's slowing things down on west downbound 80 approaching 7. numerous accidents out there. give yourselves extra time this morning. a hot day in nashville got even hotter for the tennessee titans. the titans used flame-throwing boxes to shoot fire into the air five minutes before kickoff against the colts yesterday. because why wouldn't you but one of them tipped over and it set the turf on fire. the flames didn't put a stop to the show. the national anthem was sung, workers extinguished the flames and nobody was hurt. >> what is this man fanning? >> from the stands?

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now at 6:00, after a hot weekend rain is returning to the bay area for your monday morning commute. and our golden gate, bay and san mateo bridge cameras are showing it's wet outside. >> it'sslick, we're seeing a number of crashes on the highways. we don't want that to be you. please berel. good morning on this monday, september 16th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> hi, guys. let's look at that cell that is just off the marin county coast in san francisco all the way down to about pacifica. we'll keep an eye on this. it will be moving in. that will create maybe a bit of ponding on the roadways. it will bring us heavier rain and drizzle and mist. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. wet weather there. because of this, i put the storm impact scale on it. we'll have some areas of steadier rain like we're seeing in the north bay for the rest of us as w