news to build a better bay area, this is abc 7 mornings. the iphone 5 on the other side of the country. >> the new phones go on sale at 8:00 a.m. good morning. it's friday, september 20th. >> as always you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> welcome to friday. welcome to high pressure. hardly a breeze out there. less than 5 miles per hour in most neighborhoods. that's because high pressure is settling in. 74 in the east bay hills looking back towards san francisco. looks gorgeous. let's talk about how this friday will pan out. w're crisp and cool this morning.

autumn chill in the air with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s by 7:00. a few low 50s in the north bay valleys. low 70s around 2:00, 3:00. 75 to 80, quick warming for the bay and inland areas by noon. those outdoor cafe tables will be going quickly. 81 to 88 at 4:00. everyone is comfortable at 7:00. let's find out about that commute. let's get an update from sue. >> headed back to the central valley and 580 westbound, we got a mass of slow traffic here. we had a couple of big wigs that got into it near grant line. traffic is slowing to under 5 miles per hour as you make that merge. we have then to add insult to injury, a new three or four-car accident. this one in livermore, westbound past isabel. fourth lane from the left or almost the slow lane.

that second lane from the slow lane. give yourself extra time. we had drive times of over two hours at one point this morning. that's improved to an hour and 15 minutes to get from tracy westbound 580 into dublin. new york city mayor bill deblasio is dropping out of the race foreve president. deblasio said it's clearly not my time, so i'm dropping out of the campaign. he's facing poor poll numbers back home in new york and national polls showed him with 1% of support if not less. happening around the world, the global launch of apple's iphone 11 and 11 pro. while you can preorder for delivery, for some fans it's tradition to stand in line and wait for it. >> amy hollyfield is live in

palo alto with more. >> reporter: here they are. the devoted fans who show up every year. they are camping out front of this store on university avenue. they were hoping to see tim cook here, who sometimes shows up on launch day here at this store, but we now have video proof that he will not be here. take a look. he just made an appearance in new york at the grand hoping of the 5th avenue store there. so, tim cook on the other side of the country this morning. that that store opening right now. it's 8:00. it should be opening speak. the phone is in release around the world already. we have video of people in australia and china getting their phones. lines forming around the world, even though it's not necessary. you do not have to wait in line for the iphone 11. you can order it online and have it delivered for you. you can go for in-store pick up but apple fans still do it.

we asked this morning why. people say they enjoy the tradition. >> i do this for the experience of camping out and there's actually been -- there's four people in line this year that i've met over the last five years camping out. a few people came by last night to say hi.hi.hi. >> he doesn't even live here anymore. he now lives in dallas, but he flew back to be here for this launch. so that is how dedicated these people are. look at this live picture now. the store -- you can hear the street sweeper going by. the store has the curtains up to keep the secrecy and mystery here. you cannot see in right now. at 8:00 the store will open. the employees traditionally greet these customers with

applause. they clap when they come in one person said that's why he's here. he's looking forward to the applause. he can't wait for that part. everybody, you know, has their thing. these fans love launch day. >> definitely. >> i don't get it. i would stay in bed if i could. they're all here. and first guy got in line -- you want to guess what time he got here? >> midnight? >> 7:00 a.m. yesterday. >> oh, my goodness. really? >> back to you. what would you wait in line that long for? >> i can't think of anything. also happening today, nurses at three bay area hospitals are going on strike. the hospitals affected are alameda hospital, san leandro hospital and san ramon regional medical center. the california nurses association has filed multiple

charges against alameda and san leandro hospitals for failing to bargain in good faith. the protest at san ramon regional is a multi state protest calling on them to invest in nursing staff. a new jersey man is charged with helping the iranian backed group hezbollah. alexei saab looked for sites including the statue of liberty, the white house and times square. he had weapons training in lebanon and learned how to make explosives. he was arrested in july after being questioned by the fbi earlier this spring. happening today, an american airlines mechanic from tracy is expected to enter a plea in court in florida is accused of sabotaging a jet in miami. prosecutors say he disabled the plane's navigation system because he was upset over

stalled contract negotiations. the plane did not take off and no one was hurt. federal prosecutors have charged ed buck with providing meth to a man who overdosed and then died back in 2017. that man was the first of three people to overdose in buck's apartment. buck did enter a plea during yesterday's court hearing. just last week police arrested him for providing drugs to another man in west hollywood. in the east day, fremont police arrested trevor diggs on several charges including a hate crime. yesterday police were called to an assault at a store on fremont boulevard near black isle road. they say a man hit a woman with a rock. officers found the suspect nearby and when questioned he said the victim's ethnicity motivated the attack. he was taken to jail. building a better bay area means solving all types of problems including diversity in the tech industry.

chris reyes tells bus s bus us mentorship program in oakland. >> reporter: nearly 100 students with a dream and now the skills to turn their ideas in reality. >> we are an organization that trains and mentors black male youth, entrepreneurship and leadership skills. >> reporter: one of the founders of the program hatched over a conversation with friends in 2012 about lack of opportunities in tech industry for young black men. >> frankly tech is a booming industry, and why aren't we represented? >> reporter: every year the project takes a new batch of students 13 to 17 and puts them through a 15 month immersion program. james and owen are two of their budding entrepreneurs. >> i build a website called sneakerheads where people can

buy and resell shoes from their collection. >> it's a mobile marketplace for shoe restoration and customization. >> i see myself successful, want my website up with foot locker, fight club and stock x. >> the main thing i learned was entrepreneurship ideas, but more than entrepreneurship, how do use entrepreneurship to be a leader into your community. >> reporter: applications for next batch of geniuses is open now. find out more information on our website, abc7news.com. in oakland, kris reyes for abc7 news. let's look at some neighborhood temperatures. we have ocean beach, 54. park presidio, 55. bayview, 57 along with the excelsi excelsior. everyone else in the low to mid 60s. we have microclimates going already. we'll have more this afternoon when the sun comes up. 52 right now in palo alto. fairfield at 51.

richmond, 59. heading out in walnut cpleasant. we have a west wind, just 5 miles per hour across this golden shot of the golden gate. here comes the sun at our beaches. it will be tranquil, so peaceful out on the bay. warm sunshine if you're out and about. so here's a look at the east bay. you can see 58 at 7:00. 77 at 11:00. mid 60s for the better part of the afternoon hours. as far as the peninsula, we have 58 this morning. we'll be right around the mid 70s heading into the lunch hour. low 80s. the last stop is the south bay jumping from 57 to the low 80s. let's check the morning commuted 580 out of tracy. a couple of big rigs rear-ended each other, they are been moved out of the way, but speeds below 10 miles per hour on the 580

interchange. we have a new accident involving three or four cars, westbound 580 in livermore past isabel. that's another mile backup there. speeds less than 20 miles per hour there. so it all bunches up to a long commute already this friday morning for about an hour. at one point it was over two hours. so believe it or not this is an improvement westbound on 580. if you can take the ace train, they're running on time. highway 4 westbound into concord is looking good. no delays san rafael into san francisco. san francisco's city attorney is suing two online travel sites accusing them of illegal and deceptive practices. the lawsuit claims just fly and flight hub sell tickets with hidden baggage and seat asanemeasane me assignment fees. just fly and flight hub could not be reached for comment.

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if you are just joining us, here are 7 things to know. police are still searching for the gunman who opened fire at san jose state almost hitting a student inside the library. the library and parking garage were left riddled with bullet holes. students in the bay area and around the world are expected to skip class to bring attention to climate change. today's strike takes place days before the climate action summit in new york city. a live look at sfo where a runway which was closed for 12 days is finally back open. a repaving and repainting project was finished ahead of schedule. number four, today is the day for the release of the apple iphone 11. people in china already have those. a few folks have been camping out in palo alto waitie store t. >> number five, temperatures today from about 3 to 5 degrees above average. 70s and 80s. i have some 90s coming in the

foreca forecast. number six, a rough commute out of the central valley. a couple big rigs rear-ended near grant line, but now also in livermore a couple of big rigs blocking the two right lanes. number seven, it's a meaty and cheesy day, that's because it's national pepperoni pizza day. dominos, p it's sa huizza hut a offering deals. the u.s. government offered $3 million to determine if marijuana can relieve pain. work on chronic pain, the most common reason people give for signing up for state marijuana programs. little is known about which mna helpful. beto o'rourke has a plan to

legalize and federally reg goou the cannabis industry. he talked about it while visiting oakland yesterday. he said he would give reparations to people who were incarcerated for non-violent marijuana offenses. a big invasion is plans for the nevada desert this weekend. >> visitors are coming from around the world to camp miles from area 51, which is a ledge vend dare classified base that believers say is home to aliens. the invasion started out as a joke on facebook and gained traction. 2 million people prompting a warning from the military. >> people are here. >> got 60 beers. i got about 8 gallons of gas.

>> i hope to see some stuff out here. >> for what? >> they're coming. >> do you need all that? i guess so. most people say they have no intention of storming area 51. the faa closed airspace in the area this weekend to keep personal droning from flying. >> i'm glad they're turning it into something fun. >> what do you think, mike, would you go? >> would i go? it looks like it would be fun. i think i'll go to the beach this weekend. >> that's better. >> yeah. it's a bit closer, a bit cheaper. just as crazy people there, too. why not. hi, everybody. here's a look from the exploratorium. doesn't that look gorgeous? looking back from pier 15 to the salesforce you toer. a warming trend that will last two days. then we have a fire threat as an

off-shore breeze developing. let's look at temperatures, 82 at sunnyvale. 85 in san jose. in monterey, 75. 80 in santa cruz. low to mid 80s on the peninsula. 70s and warmer tomorrow. so these are low 70s. mid to upper 70s at our peninsula beaches tomorrow. if you are heading there, leave early. you know how the backup can be on 92 heading into half moon bay. near 70 for the north bay coast. like, if you're heading totomor. mid to upper 80s as you head through the valleys. mid 70s in richmond and berkeley. everybody else in the low to mid 80s. heading into the valleys, mid 80s to near 90. tonight. mid 50s to low 60s for

temperatures. let's look at my seven-day forecast. we peak tomorrow. sea breeze comes back. a one-day engagement. autumn starts monday. the fire threat develops tuesday into wednesday. >> we are continuing to look at this commute out of the central valley. it's basically all that's going on this morning. we have a couple of big rigs that got into it near grant line on the altamont pass. those have been cleared away but the damage is done. less than five miles per hour on 205 approaching 580. once you get past that into livermore, another accident blocking two right lanes. speeds slow down there as well. under 20 miles per hour at certain stretches. give yourself plenty of extra time. we'll look at the drive time. with all that being said, it's about an hour. pretty typical for your drive westbound 580 into the dublin interchange. in today's gma first look, we're learning more about the terrifying moments on a daelt

airlines flight from georgia to florida. it plunged 30,000 feet in eight minutes. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, a jet plunging 30,000 feet. it was sudden and shocking for the delta passengers. >> i was losing it as you really didn't understand what was going on. it was so scary. >> the jetliner nosing down dramatically. losing altitude. >> i took my son and i hugged him up against my chest as hard as i could. >> the oxygen mask suggesting that the boeing 767 could be depressurizing. the air so thin with little oxygen at altitude minutes do matter. >> one of the flight attendants grabbed the intercom and repeatedly stated do not panic. do not panic. a lot of people were kind of hyperventilating. breathing hard. >> how dangerous is an in-flight loss of pressurization? we'll hear from an aviation expert coming up at 7:00.

i'm david curley, abc news, washington. >> you're like what do i do? do i try to breathe slow? what do you do? you're freaking out. >> yeah. >> we'll have to watch that. >> glad they're okay. a hamilton takeover on midday live. we have the highlights coming up. and a closer look at a new

a look at walnut creek, it is 53 degrees under a clear sky. look at the difference from yesterday to today. temperatures are jumping about 4 to 9 degrees. to it will be a little less comfortable outside today. even more uncomfortable tomorrow when those temperatures start hitting more 80s and 90s. >> that's coming up in the fore a new website is settling

arguments in a public way. >> it's called let's settle this. it brings the fight to the people of the internet. whether you're wondering what to watch on netflix or arguing with your friend, this website says it has the answer. just describe the situation, then users vote for who they think is right. the site calculates a percentage based on peoples votes, the argument is then solved. magic. done. everything is fine. after voting, you're presented with a new argument that you can help solve for somebody else. >> sound like midday live. >> you can trust us, but we do see people on internet, i don't need to know about their life. >> twitter is already a mean place. starting today the impossible burger will hit grocery store shelves. >> but you won't find it in stores in the bay area even though the company is based in redwood city. it will be sold in southern california. ipossible foods plans to be in

stores nationwide by mid 2020. the impossible burger will be available in 12-ounce packages for about $9 each. it was previously available at restaurants only. i have yet to try it. >> i like it. and beyond burger is in the stores. it's good you have options now. hopefully it will be here soon. i like being able to not have to go out to a restaurant to get it. >> yeah. >> fry it up in the house. >> i'll try it. midday life went on the yesterday and broadcast live about a "hamilton" >> whenever i would go to a show and see the cast on stage, it was hard to see myself in that show. i didn't see people that looked like me. so watching "hamilton" seeing that, i was like i can see that. i can be here. i can play that.

it opened so many doors for so many girls. >> that was julia harriman. "hamilton" runs through january 5th. tickets start at $95. they're available online. you can find a link at abc7news.com. i keep saying it. i need to sing it >> my favorite part was the beat box special. did you see it? >> no. they had a battle of beat box. you have to see it. >> no, you don't. >> yes, you do. everybody. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the latest bay area city to pass a ban on tobacco products. i'm jobina fortson. gunfire went through the library windows of

now at 5:30, bullets shatter library windows at san jose state. the gunfire comes within inches of hitting at least one student. a global student strike against climate change. thousands of students in the bay area are taking part. ♪ i love it. music therapy programs are helping babies around the world. they're getting a boost thanks to a family in los gatos. such a wonderful story. >> i would like to see that. >> it will be good. we'll get to that story and so much more. good morning, happy friday. >> yes. >> you you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this weekend is shaping up to be a nice and warm one. >> it is warm everywhere.

those weekends we love to have in september and october if we want warm sunshine without the clouds at the coast. that will happen especially tomorrow. for today, we make the transition from pretty close to average temperatures yesterday, above average. you can see h mes. looking south towards the bay bridge. temperatures will range in the low to upper 50s. the upper 60s for the better part of today. we'll spike in the 70s. 74 to 86, warmer inland. 7:00, mid 6 0s to mid 70s. we'll show you a fire threat that's increasing in the forecast coming up. here's sue. >> no friday light here. metering lights just turned out. you can see the cars stacking back towards the overcrossings. not bad of a macup. not a fun commute. westbound on 580, we've been talking about this, from 205 to

the 580 merge, speedses 10 mil hour itches. we have an accident at livermore, westbound 580 attize s at isabel. road work north 680, 242 to highway 4. >> all right. thanks. developing news in san jose, police still searching for the gunman who opened fire at a san jose state library almost killing a student. >> the shots rang out and left a library and parking garage riddled with bullet holes. jobina fortson joins us from the library with more. >> good morning. we were the only station to talk with garrett bruner, a freshman who was sitting next to a window on the eighth floor here when

gunfire starteds go through and a bullet passed overhis head. he heard several gunshots but did not stick around to see where they came from. san jose police say multiple rounds were fired hitting the library and the garage across the street. it he had been a little further down, he believes he would have been hit. listen to what he experienced as soon as the gunfire started. >> i'm crawling over glass. i grab all my stuff. i low it in my bag and i just ran for the elevators. scary situation. an alert about the gunfire went out to the sjsu community but may neighbors say they had no idea what happened. thankfully noeb was hurt. and police do not know where the gunfire came from.

new details about another scare at san jose state. >> a 17-year-old student was arrested on campus after investigators discovered a violent threat on social media. officers began searching for the suspect and san jose state university police located him on the south campus. the student was carrying a loaded gun and had magazines with 31 rounds of ammunition. the teen was taken to juvenile hall and booked on several charges. happening today, planned protests around the world including in the bay area to bring attention to climate change. tens of thousands of students are expected to skip class today to participate in the marches. this is video of the protests in australia. today's global climate strike takes days before the united nations climate action summit in new york city. more young people are voicing their concern over global warming. president trump will hear a broad range of options on what to do about iran and its

suspected attack on a saudi oil facility. commanders will give the president a list of possible targets in iran for air strikes. president trump will also hear warnings that taking actions against the country could result in a full-scale war. the vallejo police department facing three more lawsuits alleging racial profiling and excessive force. all involve african-americans who say they were roughed up by officers daughters bogus arrests. their attorney, john burress, says it is telling that the d.a. has not pursued cases against any of his clients. he says the hiring of a new police chief may optimism on the cases. he said it may take a court appointed monitor to keep the department in line. >> in our view, it is an out of control department where african-americans and brown

people are routinely mistreated and subject to unconstitutional stops. >> in a statement vallejo police say they do not comment on pending litigation. they did add they're confident litigating this case would reveal the truth behind the allegations. happening today, mark zuckerberg will meet with more members of congress to talk about how the social network uses information it collects from users. he met with president trump and lawmakers yesterday. mr. trump tweeted a photo of the pair shaking hands. the president said it was a nice meeting. zuckerberg is weighing in on proposed regulation of social media. federal staffers say they're concerned about remarks made by housing and urban development secretary ben carson. dr. carson visited san francisco earlier this week. the "washington post" reports he expressed concern about "big hairy men trying to infiltrate homeless shelters for women." some people who heard those remarks believe carson was attacking transgender women. a hud spokesperson in washington

said carson does not use derogatory language to refer to transgender individuals. in the north bay a groundbreaking ceremony will be held to celebrate the expansion and renovation of sutter santa rosa hospital. the hospital includes a new three story wing adding 67,000 square feet of space to accommodate additional staff and patients. it includes more than renovating 10,000 square feet of the existing hospital. the groundbreaking ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m. time is >> we are erngt new tntering ney when it comes to home sales. sales prices are becoming more stable. prices are down in some east bay cities which means sellers and buyers for the first time in a while have to negotiate again.

>> home buyers and home sellers are used to prices going up year over year, when prices drop or stabilize some feek apeople are freaking out. >> while you might expect some to snap up the lore price e low homes, others are coming up, building a better bay area by helping premature babies. the innovative new pacifier being used at ucsf. and massive flooding in texas takes a deadly turn. the state of emergency in effect right now. first it is 5:38 on this friday morning. let's check the ware with mike. good morning. >> good morning. hi, everybody. let's look at the south bay. we have microclimates going on here. 52 at campbell.

48 in morgan hill. san jose, 57. 53 in alum rock. 61 inos hlsnd star-fnewa 62 in alameda. san francisco, 60. novato, 63. na napa, san pab mlopablo, 51 to 52 degrees. san mateo bridge, looking westbound. starting at hayward, 57. on the over side, 55 in san mateo. isolated fog reported around novato. we'll tell you about some other issues. mass transit, crisp to warm morning to afternoon and sunny and calm out on the bay. let's look at 12-hour planner. just total sunshine all 12 hours starting at 57. then 63 at 9:00. d to us during the afternoon hours. for the north bay, same type of

temperature jump. the afteron at 11:00. 80s during 70 at noon. hanging out in the low to mid 70s during the afternoon hours. you'll need the sun glasses all day here also. warmer weather t. a threat for fire weather conditions coming up in the seven-day forecast. that's a first this fall. you have been watching a really nasty mess in the east bay. >> yes. we do have a 580 problem. we had a couple of big rig accidents over the altamont pass. that's clear now. the damage is done westbound on 580. it's almost a solid line from tracy and 205 to 580. that earlier stent near grant line cleared, now a new accident westbound 580 near isabel on the westbound direction blocking two right lanes. you can see you're under 20 miles per hour approaching that scene. about an hour plus, maybe an hour and tep minut ten minutes r

way into the dublin/pleasanton area. problems here in sausalito, the marin city off-ramp. southbound slowing in the 101 collection. cooper! did you eat all of your treats? ♪ help! i need somebody ♪ help! not just anybody ♪ help! you know i need someone

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big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. 6 months, 6 push-ups. ready,up.. down. down. uh-uh. that's one. up. that's two. inhale. down. get down. get down. we have good news out of texas.

the torrential rains are starting to subside. look what the remnants of tropical storm imelda did. all that flooding being blamed for two deaths. the governor had to declare disaster in 13 counties. the houston area received the bulk of the rain. up to 43 inches fall between winnie and beaumont to the east of houston the last three days. nearly a foot of rain a day. that's the seventh highest amount ever recorded. this never made it to hurricane status. this is the bigger factor with tropical storms, the fresh water flooding as they stall out. you can see that's starting to open up. the winds are not an issue. the fact it's moving at 14 miles per hour is. it's

right now. we're on the opposite side of that. mid 80s through the central valley. 95 in palm springs. look at the sunshine along the coast today, upper 60s to mid 70s. up in the sierra, no more threats of thunderstorms. mid to upper 60s during the afternoon hours. freezing cold this afternoon to a breezy afternoon sunday. we'll look at the threat of fire coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thanks. the cdc says it is still trying to figure out what's behind vaping related deaths and illnesses. it confirms seven deaths in the u.s. and two in california. there are now 530 cases of lung injuries linked ed ted to e-ci most are men under the age of 35. yesterday missouri reported a young man died from vaping. in the south bay flavored tobacco product also no longer

be sold in fremont, that a minimum price has also been set for tobacco products. a pack of cigarettes or five cigars will cost at least $8. here's at ab c-c 7

drew will be there to help out with the contestant search. for everything you need know about the auditions, goi to abc7news.com. good luck! we would just ask mike. you've been there several times before. >> so fun. so much energy in the crowd. so much energy by the pat and vanna stand-ins. they're fun. they're not like pat and vanna who are more subdued.

you'll have a lot of fun. once you get up there, you have to show personality. if you freeze or act stoic, no. that is not what they're looking for. just a couple hints there. let's look at what's going on for the kids. 50s this morning. hood weather. make sure they have short sleeves on underneath. we'll be nearing 70s at the coast. low to mid 80s by the time school is out friday. sfo, good news here. clear. not expecting delays. we have the runway finished. it's all good for sfo. sunny sky today, our first warming trend began. the second warming trend began monday. for now we have this high pressure. look, it's steering the jet stream around us. that's why we absolutely have no wet weather coming our way. we do have this. look at these temperatures above average from 82 in sunnyvale, san jose 85. santa cruz, sunshine and 80.

water temperature, 50 degrees. look at the low 70s along the coast. mid 70s in downtown, sausalito. through the north bay valleys, mid to upper 80s. east baybayshore, low to mid 80. mid 80s to low 90s in the east bay valleys. temperatures will fall back into the 50s and 60s tonight. cooler and breezy, more cloud cover sunday. look at those temperatures suze a tuesday and wednesday with that heightened fire danger. >> we hav problems on westbound 580. most of the morning we had road work out there. we had an earlier stent near grant line it starts to slow on 205 leaving traci throu 580 interchange. we have an accident in the

clearing phases, it might be out of lanes now. southbound 101 in marin city. that was blocking the fast lane, the left lane. however it looks like they may have cleared that out of lanes. we'll check back with chp on that one. road work northbound 680 between 242 and highway 4, various laned blocked until 7:00 a.m. i'm seeing slow traffic on 242 southbound merging on to 680. we'll check back from the mill valley sausalito accident in a few minutes. coming up, toys "r" us is plotting a comeback this year. first as football season gets going, we're

last home stand of the season, your playoff bound arcs taking on the rangers. 7:07 first pitch. a comfortable 72. cool by the end of the game, 63. want to go to the beaches? the warmest and brightest day with the calmest winds tomorrow. get there early. you know how the lines can back up getting to the beaches. monterey, 78 to santa cruz 84. temperatures mild, but not quite as warm and bright as saturday. upper 60s to low 70s. look at this, cabo getting raked by the rain. 75-mile-per-hour winds, dangerous surf, heavy rain and could be some mud slides the next 24 to 36 hours as this weakens and heads northbound up the baja. >> looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were on at 5:27 this morning.

it is stacking up towards the macarthur maze for about a 12-minute delay getting into san francisco. sluggish on the upper deck with the turn around the tunnel. out of the central valley, a couple of accidents and late picked up road work from y past where we have a couple of accidents involving some big rigs involving the two right lanes. pr problems still on mill valley. the two fast lanes, southbound 101 in marin city, backing towards the richardson bay bridge. good news at sfo. this is a live look at the airport. a runway closed for 12 days is reopened.

a repaving and repainting project was finished ahead of schedule. now the airport is moving on to the next big project. it's renumbering the gates next month. the new numbers will incorporate concourse gates into them. the change will go into effect october 16th. a big part of abc 7 news commitment to building a area f. mayor breed broke ground on a new housing unit. half will be rent controlled units, 40% of those will have a neighborhood preference clause, so people in that area will be able to apply for a place there first. commuters may recognize this they see coming into san francisco on the bay bridge. now is could be your dream home. the clock tower penthouse was just put on the market. the two bedroom, two-bath 3,000

square foot home features a wraparound balcony. it also has views of the entire city. above the main floor is a fully functioning clock room. the asking price, $6 million. >> a statement piece. that's one way to put it. >> where i go when i feel like being in a clock tower. >> one of my many homes. we're getting a first idea of how the coming flu season may be shaping up. >> in australia, flu activity has been lower than average. the severity of the cases is also low. this year's flu vaccine seems to be effective for half of the cases. the cdc is recommending you get your flu shot by the end of next month. and levi stadium will be the place to be this sunday for the home opener of the 49ers against the steelers.

>> and the team unveiled their i and the south burritozilla. also super duper will be making their debut. coming up, a candida shg, a candidate dropping out of the race about an hour ago. and it's launch day of the iphone 11. you know what that means, people are

. good morning, everyone. happy friday. it's september 20th.

you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning. hi, everybody. here's a look at a dry and cloud-free live doppler 7. cloud-free look from our east bay hills camera back towards san francisco. sutro tower brinking in the distance. crisp, clear morning out there. we'll jump into the 70s for the bay and inland neighborhoods by noon. 67 at the coast. that's the same temperature at 4:00. in between that, we'll hit the low 70s. 82 to 86 at 4:00. mid 60s to mid 70s, a gorgeous friday evening unfolding. we had some issues on the roads. here is sue with an update. >> current issues on 580 westbound, it's a grind coming hadof the line, now a couple of big r