my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo, deal talk! comes with fries and a drink. all for just the change in your couch. what... mr. wigglesworth? i thought we lost you. kevin?! try my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo. good morning, everyone. happy tuesday. it is september 24th and we're happy you're waking up with us this morning. let's start by talking about the heat. mike nicco, how is it looking out there? >> the heat and the winds the big story and unhealthy air also in there. we'll start with what we're waking up to. that's a red flag warning, a high fire danger that continues. it's been pushed off. yesterday it was until 5:00 tomorrow morning. now it's until 11:00 for the mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range.

we have the heat advisory from 11:00 to 7:00 this evening and again tomorrow. so heightened -- or an increased risk of heat related illness everywhere except the east bay hills and mountains and right along the coast. a look at the day planner today, already 75 in the east bay hills. down where we live, 54 to 62 at 7:00. mid-70s at the coast. we'll hit to mid-to upper 80s and 90s away from the coast by 4:00. frances? mike, we're going to take a look at the altamont pass because that's where we have an injury crash at grant line road. all vehicles are reportedly in the center divide but with injuries reported i think we'll see even more slowing for folks heading out of tracy this morning. it's pretty jammed westbound 205. the drive time along that stretch, tracy to dublin, is 41 minutes. westbound 4 looking good, antioch to concord, 15 minutes.

southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. all right, thank you. developing news, a red flag warning is still in effect for heightened wildfire danger across the north bay. >> pg&e could still shut off power to certain areas to lower the risk of wildfire. a napa county more than 10,000 pg&e customers face a potential fire shutoff that includes people living and working in the hills east and west of downtown napa. and possible power outages worry business owners and others who rely on tourists to make a living. >> tourism fuels napa valley. the wineries are here, the restaurants. closing all of that will affect our business and all the businesses here in napa valley which we're still recovering from in 2017. >> power shutoffs could slow down efforts to rebuild hundreds of homes lost when the 2017 firestorm swept through the silverado country club. happening today you might notice something a little bit different.

>> vta and transit patrol officers will be there cracking down on commuters all in an effort to prevent people from being injured or killed by trains. jobina fortson joins us live in san jose with details on the new effort. good morning, jobina. >> reporter: good morning. the santa clara county sheriff's transit patrol unit will be doing a commute crackdown this morning starting at 7:00 and will be targeting cars and people on their bicycles as well as pedestrians that are ignoring these signs here as well as the lights and continuing to cross at the light rail crossing. the crackdown is in conjunction with the launch of vta's annual safety campaign during rail safety month. this year's campaign is rather urgent and in direct response to two incidents over the summer. a delmar high student was critically injured after she went under the safety gate. another student was killed doing the same thing about five years ago. the second incident involved a

bicyclist in downtown san jose. vta is also trying to make a statement with something they call ghost bikes. >> these ghost bikes represent people who have lost their lives and we want people to pay attention to make sure that doesn't happen to them. >> reporter: there have been 20 vta-related accidents so far this year. light rail operators continue to notice pedestrians and bicyclists distracted by their phones or deliberately ignoring safety measures. for now reporting live in san jose this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. all right, new developments. two women now face charges in connection with this crime. elderly woman. a camera in walnut creek captured it last week t. sparked outrage and did go viral. police arrested the women saturday. they face several charges including elder abuse and credit

card fraud. supervisors are discussing a proposal to ban styrofoam food and beverage containers to reduce waste f. approved the law would apply to unincorporated parts that prohibits restaurants, food trucks from using the containers starting in may of next year. certain types of containers would be exempt including trays that are used to package raw meat and prepackaged food items. a new navigation center that officials hope will help build a better bay area is moving forward. the latest attempt to stop -- was stopped by a judge to the disappointment of neighbors who went to court to fight it. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez with what's next for the neighborhood. >> reporter: he told me his name was kendall. he frequents this area along the embarcadero just south of the bay bridge. neighbors are concerned that once this navigation center eventually opens, the area will be flooded with homeless people. so you are homeless? >> yeah, yeah, yeah, pretty

much. >> reporter: so do you understand people don't want this center sometimes? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: crime in this dense area also rises and falls just like in many san francisco neighborhoods. when a woman was caught on camera being attacked by a homeless man, neighbors increased their efforts to try to stop this proposed navigation center next door from going forward. >> i think the state wants to run a navigation center without negative effects but haven't found they're capable of doing that. >> reporter: the land has to be used for the good of the public. until now it's been a parking lot. the city said it's not a permanent structure and would stay in place for a maximum of four years. the city is charging itself $400,000 a year to lease the property meaning taxpayer dollars are being used. today the judge in the case did not grant a stay with the city's position allowing the project to be completed. >> if san francisco is unable to

open the navigation center or the opening is delayed, hundreds of unsheltered people whom the navigation center would serve will instead remain on the streets. >> reporter: the group safe embarcadero for all will decide whether or not to appeal the judge's ruling. happening today president trump is set to deliver a speech at the united nations general assembly. the president said he'll discuss iran in his address. he said the country is under more pressure than it, quote, ever had as a result of his economic sanctions. he said a lot of things are happening and that more would be discussed during his speech. iran is blamed for the attack on saudi arabia's oil facilities that has prompted deployment of u.s. troops to the persian gulf. new developments out of the uk this morning. the united kingdom supreme court has declared british parliament's suspension is void. this means british parliament is technically still sitting. the speaker has welcomed the

ruling saying the convene. the ruling has several lawmakers and leadings calling f johnson's regulars. a vote on extending muni metro service through a tunnel in the southwestern part of the city. three lines exit the twin peaks tunnel. a proposal calls for connecting the k and m lines into a tunnel beneath west portal avenue. that tunnel would run about two miles. you can see it here on the map towards san francisco state university and park merced. backers say it would allow for a redesign of 17th avenue. all right, mike, let's get a check of the weather. how are you doing? >> it's nice to be in air conditioning this morning. let's look at what's going on temperature wise. we have temperatures from 58 and castro valley, 56 to 63 in alameda right now. go across the bay and low to upper 60s from mountain view at

61 to san carlos, 67. right now 60 in napa and santa rosa. we have micro climates already this morning. there's no fog at the golden gate bridge. out and about, we have two hot temperatures for walking the dog at times and we're going to have some poor air quality on this spare the air day. mid-80s by 11:00. touching 100, many neighborhoods around 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00. not bad at 9:00. we're near 90 and mid-90s at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00. down in the south bay almost the same thing but our mid-90s will be warmer, about 90 degrees.

we could hit 100 as you head to morgan hill and gilroy. this is day one. trying to find some relief coming up soon. frances is in today. >> it's frances. it's me. all right. we're hearing word from golden gate transit that they're going to cancel southbound 74 bus service that leaves at 5:23 from santa rosa. there's a 5:47 departure. since it's spare the air day as mike was talking about, spare the air by taking mass transi a backup is growing now beyond the end of the parking lot for all the lanes. here is a live shot. moving through berkeley into emeryville. >> thanks, frances.

up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. imagine not getting paid for the work you've done. it's a problem in santa clara county. local officials are now doing something about it. and "jeopardy" has a new super

it's 5:14. if you're just joining us 7 things to know this morning. number one, the weather.

so many facets to it. it's already 75 degrees in the east bay hills. we're on our way to temperatures 17 to 21 degrees above average with mainly 90s and 100s. we have a spare the air day and we still have a high fire danger to talk about. number two, people are bracing for another day of possible power shutoffs across the north bay. pg&e is monitoring the weather and will warn customers before they turn off electricity to reduce the risk of wildfires. house speaker nancy pelosi will meet with members of her caucus after a report the president froze aid to ukraine days before the phone call with the country's president. vta is cracking down on those who break the law. deputies will be at the rail station near delmar high school after several accidents there. the crackdown starts at 7:00 this morning. number five, the barkley station switches to clipper card only sales. you can still use paper tickets but you can't buy them at the

station. and number six, lots of slow traffic on westbound 580 because of an accident at grant line road. number seven, mountain view's city council is set to vote on new restrictions for rv parking on city streets today. opponents including the aclu says the ban is unconstitutional. happening today another parent involved in the college admissions scandal will be sentenced. deny sloan paid $250,000 to have his son admitted to usc as a water polo player. his attorneys are asking for no prison time but prosecutors want a year in prison. sloan is the second parent to be sentenced. last week felicity huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison. thousands of workers now have a new way to make sure they get paid in santa clara county. the county can now suspend permits from business that is refuse to pay employees what they are owed and that includes the health permits restaurants are required to have. backers of this law say it

provides a voice to a lot of people who feelhe bosses or taking on their bosses especially in places like nursing homes. >> there are a lot of ways caregivers are abused, they're exploited by employers. but most of the caregivers don't have any voice. >> santa clara county shockingly has the highest number of wage theft judgments per capita in the state. it's a very serious and significant problem here. >> it starts in mountain view, sunnyvale and parts of san jose and then will go countywide. a judge has ordered tesla's board of directors to face a trial over elon musk compensation package stemming from a lawsuit filed by a shareholder that alleges the committee that set musk's pay wasn't entirely independent of musk. over the next decade he would have made more than $50 billion. the lawsuit claims the board breached its duties in approving the package and amounts to unjust enrichment for musk.

a top knee specialist says warriors guard klay thompson shouldn't play basketball this season or even next season. thompson, you remember, suffered a torn before the upcoming season is over. dr. tim hewitt says thompson and all athletes who suffer with a torn acl should wait two years before they return to action because the risk they might reinjure themselves is so high. nearly 10% of the nba players who have suffered a torn acl in the last 25 years have reinjured the knee. hewitt is a consultant and has not treated thompson. >> an interesting season in the nba for sure. >> people don't want to hear that. when is he coming back? we want him to be healthy and safe. >> yeah, we miss one of the splash brothers. we need him after k.d. left us. san jose, 63 degrees. clear conditions as we look

northbound. dangerous heat and air quality the next two days and five concerns. relief begins thursday for all three of them and the weekend will feel like fall with 60s and 70s, breezy conditions and some they'r pretty calm but notice mo of them are bve bee theinds d hills 25 to 35 mil aur current air quality, everybody is green which is good. in oakland we're moderate. when we get to the sensitive groups that's what we'll have mainly later on today on this spare the air day. let's talk temperatures. just wilting under the mid-90s. triple digits in morgan hill and gilroy. we're in the mid-90s on the peninsula today. a lot of folks don't have air conditioning. be creative and stay at work longer. if they have air conditioning. that's weird, isn't it?

the water temperature about 59 or 60. temperatures near 90 in downtown and south san francisco. behind in sausalito. quickly to the low 100s in the north bay valleys. we have 930 to 94 degrees and our last stop will be upppp low 100s. low to upper 60s, 70s and 80s in the hills and mountains. we're back to average friday and below average through the week. frances? a crash northbound 101. this could be in a bad spot because we're hearing some lanes are blocked, even some cars off to the right-hand side down off the right-hand side shoulder so we'll keep an eye and see if there's slowing on northbound 101 as you make your way through san jose and also we've been following this accident westbound 580 and grant line road.

looks like a noninjury crash which is great news. traffic has been jammed out of tracy. and that's the usual slow and go there. the drive time is now 46 minutes. all right. thank you, frances. coming up in the north bay the russian river -- this is weird to say. it has a poop problem. the press democrat reports the human waste problem is so bad that signs are going to be put up at steelhead beach, geysers road and other locations. the problem tends to get worse after weekends and at overnight camping locations. it's cost sonoma county about $60,000 to clean up after people relieve themselves in the water. there's a county ordinance that prohibits public defecation. >> hopefully people haven't started eating breakfast yet. >> we want you to know and be

careful. today's "gma first look" is about "jeopardy." a new champion is capturing the nation's attention. >> they're calling him jeopardy jason, he's on an impressive winning streak. the question is, does he have what it takes to overtake two previous "jeopardy" legends. >> reporter: he's the new jeopardy champ making history. >> music, wager >> reporter: jeopardy jason. >> i never could have imagined this and i'm a big dreamer. let's be honest, there were some razor thin margins to get to where i am right now. i could have easily lost half a dozen of these games. >> reporter: the 42-year-old locking in a victory bringing total winnings to nearly half a million dollars. >> $472,092. >> i think when things are all

over i'll sit back and it'll finally sink in. >> reporter: what's his secret to success? we'll have the unlikely answer in the form of a question coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look" abc news, new york. >> that's exciting for him. >> it's always fun when someone can just do it. >> i love it. >> easy to get hooked. pokemon go is still a thing. the incredible amount of money it made in just a month. and coastal cleanup day is a huge success. the record number of volunteers who helped build a better bay area. >> reporter: how do you protect yourself when your travel provider goes out of business? i'm michael finney this is a 7 on your side quick tip. it happens every year we see travelers get stranded all over the world because the people that are supposed to be flying them home went out of business. so the easiest way to protect yourself is to use a credit card when you're booking your trip. there's two reasons. one, if you don't get what you pay for it, you can file a

complaint and potentially get your money back. many credit cards offer at least some travel insurance along with all that small print you see in your contract. you may get all your money back or at least a large portion of it. you need to start thinking about buying trip insurance. that way if something like this happens, you get home safely and don't lose any money at all. it's an extra expense. none of us want to pay it.

so far we haven't realized the worst conditions out of this red flag warning. the humidity levels still at 30%. they're not down in the 20s or even the teens yet, and the winds haven't reached 40 miles an hour. we're gusting anywhere from about 24 on mt. tam. we're doing well in that respect that this fire danger has been minimal so far.

it will ramp up again as we head to the next couple of hours and then again tonight. let's look at what we're dealing with air quality wise. it's our inland and east bay, areas in green, the south central bay, the areas in pink ad the santa clara valley blue that could have poor air quality today. >> thanks, mike. so there are about 200,000 fewer pounds of trash on bay area beaches and streets all thanks to a cleanup competition. >> the final numbers are out for the 35th annual california coastal cleanup day that happened over the weekend. they turned it into a friendly cmpetition. check out these numbers, 6,400 volunteers took part in saturday's event that is a record high. the most trash was picked up by volunteers from oakland, nearly 109,500 pounds. san francisco had the most estimated coastline cleaned at 46 miles.

>> so who won the bet? i know the mayor has had a bet going. we have to do some follow-up investigating. >> it seems like they all won in a different area. all right, i had no idea. i thought this was a 2016 thing but apparently pokemon go is still a thing. >> august was the app's best month since it became available for mobile devices in 2016. super data says the game made $176 million just last month and that makes it the top grossing mobile game in the world. for those who aren't familiar with pokemon go the players have to physically travel to where virtual pokemon are hiding and then catch them. a ball is thrown in order to catch the creatures. people are into this. >> okay. >> i'm open to try it -- i don't know. let me not stretch it, no. >> it's dangerous. people fall off cliffs. >> remember the guy had eight phones because he was trying -- someone tried to explain this to me and i didn't get it. people are into this. >> good to know.

well, we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news including the latest parent facing sentencing in the college admissions scandal. also, the millions of dollars president trump is threatening to pull from california. plus, the heartfelt tribute from the giants to long time manager bruce

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storms. a totally different issue here in the north bay. >> i wish we had some rain. that would be so much better than what we're dealing with. we're waking up under critical fire conditions in the north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range. red flag warning extended until 11:00 tomorrow morning plus we have a look at some of these cities, fairfield, lafayette, all under this particular warning. we have the heat advisory which is for everybody but the coast and the east bay hills and the north bay, the north bay mountains. 11 this morning to 7:00 today and tomorrow and here is a look from sutro tower. mid-50s to low 60s at 7:00. we're going from mid-70s at the coast to mid-and upper 80s at noon for our bay and inland and then low to upper 90s for our inland neighborhoods. it will be hot at 4:00, frances. mike, we have a few accidents to tell you about.

the first will slow traffic down in san jose. northbound 101, a couple lanes blocked. one of the cars went down the embankment. you a proech the scene and maybe an alternate. an accident reported southbound 680 reported near mission. what we're seeing slowing in the northbound direction because of road work that should be clear on northbound 680 between fremont and sunol by 6:00 this morning and also traffic has been a crawl westbound 580 out of tracy to the altamont pass because of an earlier accident. >> frances, thank you. developing now pg&e has turned off power in three counties due to a high fire risk. >> thousands of people are still on standby waiting to hear if today it could happen to them. reporter amy hollyfield is there now. good morning, amy. >> reporter: napa county avoid

add power shutdown yesterday but it could happen today. sonoma county is facing the threat along with lake county. pg&e says the weather is still a threat. it could start a fire. some local leaders are questioning how pg&e is going about this. people are also stalking up on batteries. the owner of the russian river brewing company says she ordered two megawatt generators to keep her brewing operation going. >> and then to run it we estimated about $300 to $400 an hour. >> a lot of the public doesn't know what's going on because information is so fragmented these days. whatever it is so people are

looking for answers and it's tough when the goal post changes every minute. >> reporter: sonoma county has acted its emergency operation center in case a power outage causes issues. they will announce they are going to shut off the power but they won't be able to say how long it will be out. they would do it, they say, to keep their equipment from possibly sparking a fire during these hot, dry conditions. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> an important update there. thanks, amy. we'll check back in with you later this morning. vta is cracking down on lawbreakers this morning. >> an effort to prevent accidents for national rail safety week. one of the places they will be handing out is near delmar high school in san jose. a student was injured when she went under that safety gate the same way another student was

killed five years ago. the crackdown this morning starts at 7:00. sometimes building a better bay area means sounding the alarm and people in one area want city leaders to know about a safety hazard. people are fed up. the posted speed limit is 25 miles an hour. the intersections are riddled with speeding cars and ignored stop signs. neighbors want changes made before something tragic happens. >> i'm being careful. i can't imagine what a student riding their bike and has ear buds in not paying attention, a recipe for disaster. >> mayor sam liccardo is a resident. the department of transportation says it's always willing to

explore traffic concerns as the city grows. the trump administration is threatening to freeze federal highway funding to california. f failing to submit air pollution control plans this is the latest dispute between the president and california over climate change. that fight escalated last week when california sued the federal government over plans to revoke the state's ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards. happening today mt. view city council is set to vote on new restrictions for rv parking on city streets. this proposal would ban oversized vehicles on streets that are 40 feet wide or less. the typical width of residential streets and streets with bicycle lanes. opponents including the aclu say the ban is unconstitutional. the city has established safe parking programs for campers but those spots are limited. tonight's city council meeting starts at 5:00 p.m. developing news, schools in puerto rico are closed as people brace for the impacts of tropical depression karen. this comes after two earthquakes

including a 5.1 magnitude jolt. there are no immediate reports of damage. emergency management offices were already open around the clock in preparation for karen. the storm is expected to bring flash flooding and up to 8 inches of rain. coming up, say good-bye to paper ticket sales at another b.a.r.t. station. where it's happening today in the east bay. and president trump remains defiant. he denies there was any quid pro quo in his phone call with the president of ukraine. a live look right now at the bay bridge. time now is 5:37. a check with meteorologist mike nicco. hi, everybody. a look at the micro climates on the peninsula. you go to pacifica where these temperatures are taken up a couple hundred feet, 76 and 71.

and then back down to the lower elevations, redwood city, menlo park. the elevation makes a tremendous difference in our temperature. about 1,800 feet in los gatos. 59 in livermore. antioch's flat but it's always hot out there and in fairfield mid-70s. 57 in san rafael. a look at fog free commute this morning. it's going to be stars to sun today, mild to hot. on the bay warm and hazy. a look at the north bay, starting off at 7:00. 85 already. look at those mid to upper 90s from noon to 6:00. for the east bay we're starting off at 61. comfortable. nearing 90 from 1:00 all the way through 5:00. so that's about four hours of near 90 degree temperatures for an area that many people don't have air conditioners. and we're going to hit the mid

to upper 80s from about 1:00 to 5:00 here in san francisco. possibly even hotter weather tomorrow. first want to bring back. a developing hot spot. chp issued a sig alert or traffic alert. it means it will be out there for a while. now this live shot near 880 in san jose. and this traffic alert was issued for an injury crash. a couple of lanes are blocked. one of the cars went down the embankment. a traffic alert which means they don't know when it will be cleared. traffic is backing up quickly on northbound 101 through san jose. tis will be the spot avoid. 280 as an alternate. we've been following an accident 680 at vargas. we're seeing more slowing in the

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sensitive folks on the spare the air day. a look at that, 11:00 mentole whe today temperatures in the low to mid-90s to 87 in month ray, 86 in l.a. how often is monterey warmer than l.a.? 83 in yosemite. 74 in tahoe. that's about as warm as it gets. we're 69 friday. 58 with showers and the 48 with showers sunday and even some snow sunday night. all right. a u.s. soldier is under arrest. the fbi says he shared instructions for making bombs and talked about targeting a major news network as well as presidential candidate beto o'rourke. private jarrett william smith was arrested after talking to a confidential fbi source. the fbi first began investigating him last march after a tip he was using facebook to distribute information about how to build improvised explosive devices. i address world leaders as

questions mount over whether he pressured the ukrainian president to investigate joe biden in exchange for foreign aid. "the washington post" reports mr. trump ordered aides to freeze millions of dollars in aid to ukraine just a few days before his phone call with the ukrainian president. president trump denies there was any quid pro quo. >> i put no pressure on them whatsoever. i could have. i think it would probably have been okay if i did. i didn't put any pressure on them whatsoever. >> house speaker nancy pelosi will meet with members of her caucus today. there are reports she's been discussing with allies whether or not it's time to impeach. listen to this. text to 911 service is launching in santa clara county including the city of san jose. the technology gives access to emergency services for the hearing impaired. it's also a way to call for help when a phone call is unsafe. so it's text to 911. the official launch is wednesday. happening today b.a.r.t.'s

downtown berkeley station will stop selling paper tickets. downtown berkeley is now the fourth b.a.r.t. station to go clipper only at its vending machines. you can still use paper tickets to enter and exit the system at every station and add fare machines. they will stop selling paper tickets some time next year. a new interchange designed to reduce congestion on the peninsula. the interchange is at highway 101 and willow road in menlo park. thousands of computers rely on willow road and other destinations. they say the ramps will reduce back yuups on 101. it features four new bike lanes and improved sidewalks. tonight bruce bochy begins his final home stand as manager of the san francisco giants. contributes keep coming for skipper who led the giants to three world series titles. the giants saluted bochy on sunday. everyone onboard their charter

flight wore an orange thank you t-shirt on the way home from atlanta. the number 15 was also painted on the side of the jetliner. that's bochy's uniform number. a public salute will take place before sunday's season finale against the dodgers. >> it's going to be really nice. >> yeah. well deserved. he's been in baseball his entire life just about. and even the braves did something for him before he left town. they had a little ceremony for him, which was nice. >> that's good. >> he's well respected, as he should be. those were some great times. what happened to '16 and '18? we know what happened. that was fun. let's talk about what's going on. if you're going tonight checks out the weather. we're going to send him off with warm weather tonight as we start off our six-game home stand to round out this year. 79 at 6:45 down to 71 at 9:45. none of those breezes we would expect to keep us cool if not cold at oracle. in fact, look at this. the air conditioning is off. the fog is gone as we look at a

golden picture of the golden gate. that is stunning this morning. dangerous heat and air quality the next two days. relief begins thursday from the fire threat, also, and the weekend will feel like fall. look at the lack of winds out there at least in the lower elevations. and that's why we're going to heat up and the stagnant air will, maybe be beyond healthy where we hit 95 to 101 today. it's possible in parts of the peninsula, mid-90s here. 94 to 96. look at the coast. the cool spot is the sunset at 80. we'll be near 90 in downtown. south san francisco, 92. sausalito, just a little bit milder at 86. upper 70s along the north bay coast. 97 in san rafael. 105 in clover dale. 94 in union city and fremont. move into the valleys, 99 to 102 degrees. and tonight we'll be in the 60s just about everywhere. the coast in the 50s. the hills and mountains where

most of us don't live but that's where the fire danger is the highest, 70s and 80s. look at the dramatic drop in temperatures by the time we get to saturday. we're actually below average saturday, sunday and monday with 60s and 70s for highs that will feel great, frances. yeah that will feel better. unfortunately, right now we are dealing with a traffic alert for an accident in san jose. we have a live shot of headlights just crawling on northbound 101. the brake lights begin before 880 which is running across your screen and there's a traffic alert for an accident blocking at least a couple of the lanes with injuries reported and major damage and one of the cars also down the embankment. so as we track that drive time for you right now northbound 101, highway 85 to san jose airport is 20 minutes. it is slow. you may want to consider northbound 87 as an alternate. and it's over an hour drive on westbound 580 tracy to castro valley with an accident and an earlier crash. we're also tracking an accident

southbound 680 to vargas slowing things down. as you make your way to fremont through the sunol grade you'll see brake lights. northbound also slow because of some road work and that should be cleared in the next ten minutes. a new crash reported as well in concord, southbound 242 at grant. that's in the left lane and you can see it's slow on southbound 242. also if you're headed to the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on and traffic is backed up right now. you may want to consider b.a.r.t. and spare the air. >> frances, thank you. a bit of tech news. san francisco-based fitbit may be for sale. there are reports google's parent company alphabet is interested in the fitness tracker company. fitbit has been facing competition. sources say the company has not yet decided if it will pursue a sale. earlier this year elon musk said tesla would soon deliver a battery that could power cars for over a million miles. and that's more than double the mileage owners get out of their current battery packs. new research says it's possible.

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the attorney general says there may be more victims out there and encourages customers to call his office. berkeley has broken ground on an affordable housing project. it will become permanent low-income housing. a coalition of groups is behind the project including the baptist church. the city wants to turn more vacant buildings into homes. the church says they want to prevent more displacement and gentrification in the enabled. the apartment should be ready for tenants to move in by the end of next week. i think your mic was off -- you said next year? thanks. at 7:00 this morning you can see a very high fire danger in solano and napa counties temperature peaks at about 10:00 and then will relax during the afternoon and early evening hours and then we'll see a secondary peak about 3:00, 4:00 tomorrow morning and then by 11:00 it is over. i want to take you over to the caribbean and you can see just

north of puerto rico is the mona passage and this is where over the last 24 hours we've had nearly 57 reports of earthquakes. the biggest one about a 6.3 and then look at all this rain starting to wrap towards puerto rico as tropical storm karen. it's not the winds that will be an issue. it's moving rather slowly but it is moving north straight to the island and it's going to dump about 8 inches of rain which will cause some flash flooding, some mud and debris flows. they're going from earthquakes to flooding. not a good time to be in puerto rico. frances? mike, we'll start off with a traffic alert right now this is still in san jose, northbound 101. we just got an update, only the right lane is blocked. here is a live shot of the scene. it's moving better for these headlights right now with only one lane blocked instead of a couple. that's 880 right across your screen. a traffic alert has been issued.

drive time right now on northbound 101 from highway 85 to the san jose airport has grown to 24 minutes. so it may be considered northbound 87 or 280 as an alternate. check out the ride -- oh, i also wanted to mention golden gate transit bus service southbound 54, 72x and 74 canceled. there is alternate service. keep that in mind you might need extra time this morning. if you want to take ace train or b.a.r.t. no delays. a great way to go for spare the air day today. frances, thank you. a 5-year-old boy has a knowledge of geography that will simply blow your mind. >> what's that? >> columbia. bogota the capital. >> the youngster can name every country in the world, point it out on a map and identify its flag. it all started when he began looking at the u.s. map when he was 3 years old. he then expanded his horizons by using flash cards and, to top it

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now at 6:00, high fire danger in the north bay. people have been warned in light of dangerous conditions. good morning. it is tuesday, september 24th.

we are checking those fire conditions. you're never more than seven minutes away from our accuweather forecast. mike is here with the latest. >> thank you, kumasi and liz. waking up to critical fire conditions in the east bay hills and the diablo range. notice the high fire danger has been extended through 11:00 tomorrow morning. we have the heat advisory. for more of us that live in the lower elevations from 11:00 this morning to 7:00 this evening, but not only today also tomorrow. so we have an increased risk of heat related illness especially the longer we're dealing with this. tomorrow you'll be even more susceptible than today. for the day planner, mid-50s to 60s where we live. we'll stop at the 70s and 90s this afternoon. frances? all right, mike. i have two sig alerts. one major problem in san jose, northbound 101 is jammed for miles because of a injur accident at trumbull. it is slow because of this