we paid our rent. >> we did. >> now it's all gravy from here, right? >> you always remind me to pay my rent on twitter. >> that's what i'm here for. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. it's cool in some spots. our chilliest locations in the upper 30s to the low 40s. grab the layers. light jacket. later on today you will not need it. the 12-hour day planner features a lot of sunshine. by midday, great day to get some lunch outside. in the 70s by 12:00. later on in the afternoon with that sunshine we'll max out in the low 70s around the bay. inland topping out in the low 80s. enjoy. we're tracking a major backup on the richmond-san rafael bridge. here is frances with that traffic alert. >> talking at least 20-minute delays heading eastbound across the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have a live picture from sky 7. you can see four cars involved in this accident. they got some absorbent on the roadway. only one lane is open.

they did get one of the parties or someone trapped out of their vehicle. you can see emergency crews are still arriving at the scene. traffic is backing up out of san rafael. we had an earlier sigalert where all lanes were blocked. this is the spot to avoid this morning. in fact, you might want to avoid it in both directions westbound there's also an accident, three to four cars involved. it looks like they're clearing this one to the parking lot. you may want to consider the bay bridge or highway 37. developing news. secretary of state mike pompeo confirmed he was on the july phone call between president trump and ukraine's president. he said the call was in the context of the administration's policy with ukraine to counter russia's threat and get corruption out of their government. today the state department's inspector general is expected to give an urgent briefing to staffers from some house and senate committees related to

ukraine. and east bay congressman eric swalwell held a town hall about that inquiry. he was joined by john dean, who was president nixon's councdo' l swalwell said he is confident that republicans will get on board and follow through with impeachment. >> it's the urgency of protecting the future election, the oath to the constitution. i'm not giving up on my republican colleagues. >> there is no impeachment. it won't pass the senate. what are the republicans going to do grind with subpoenas and drag this on way past the 2020 election. >> at the town hall, dean, the counsel to richard nixon, said i think this president will make richard nixon look like a choir boy. happening today, the sentencing hearing resumes for the former dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor. she faces between 5 years to life in prison. she said she mistook his

apartment for her own and thought he was an intruder when she shot him. the jury deliberated less than 24 hours before delivering the guilty verdict yesterday. a hayward man accused of acting as a spy for the chinese government is due in court in san francisco today. the fbi says that the man acted as a spy for at least four years. investigators say this is video of him leaving $20,000 in a hotel room. he later returned to pick up an sd card with classified information and handed it over to beijing. the fbi says a double agent set him up and that's how they were able to catch him. more than 100 san francisco airport worker also be protestiprotesworkers will be protesting for better pay and safer job conditions. people from baggage claim, security, janitors and wheelchair attendants are expected to be a part of this the service union says they are fighting for more wages and benefits than they've been given. they argue it would give you shorter wait times and cleaner airplane cabins. the santa rosa city council

approved a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2020. that's more than a year ahead of the state's minimum wage schedule. it only affects businesses with more than 25 employees. for smaller businesses, it will be $14 an hour by july 1st of 2020, then increase to $15 in 2021. a new resource is launching in the south bay today to identify communities in need. san jose becomes the first u.s. city to use this social progress index. that tool uses data to point out the strengths and weaknesses of different neighborhoods. it evaluates peoples access to things like housing, medical care and education. the gilroy police department finally hosted its national night out. the event builds the relationship between police and the community. people played games, listened to music and learned how neighborhoods help fight crime. the event was postponed from the original august 4th date because of the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival in july.

we want to go out to amy. she's been following that crash. oh, i guess she's back. >> this is much happier news. amy hollyfield is actually on the field right now at the coliseum. that's because it looks like the a's are going to get ready for a big crowd this afternoon. >> hi, guys. ye yes. they're excited for the playoff game. if you get here early, you will get this rally towel. this is the first playoff game that the a's have played at home in six years. so they really want this place to be full and loud. last year's wildcard game they played in new york. this year they have home field advantage for the first time since 2013. they're hoping that will make the difference for them tonight as they take on the rays. it is a must-win situation. the winner will advance.

a big game tonight. the a's chose sean their starting pitcher. and he says he knows to take a pause and enjoy the moment. >> a lot of nervousness, excitement, i will soak it in for a couple of seconds. >> reporter: the winner of tonight's game advances to play the houston astros. the loser goes home for the winter. if you look online at predictions, a lot of people are tipping their hand for the a's. they are giving the a's the slight advantage saying they think they might do this tonight. very exciting game. starts at 5:00 tonight. they're going to open up the top tier of the stadium, mount davis, which they rarely open up. they have taken the tarp away. those seats will be available. grab a ticket. grab a buddy and get out here

and cheer on the a's. game starts at 5:00, reggie and kumasi, back to you. will you be cheering for the team. >> we have already been dragged for not wearing the a's colors. we swear that's not intentional. if they win, we will wear them. >> i got my green ready. >> there you go. if you do head out to the game, you're excused for wildcard wednesday officially. the a's -- not officially. the a's tweeted this permission slip to get fans out of school or work today. if twitter doesn't seem to be working for you this morning, you're not alone. there's a partial outage impacting twitter and tweet deck. twitter says the issue was ainvolv resolved around 3:00. people are still reporting problems. hang in there. it will be okay. i'm s also need to be reassured. i love tweet deck, and i can't

get it to work dnow howou he been ae tit. >> i don't either. new at 6:00, we're learning what will happen to a popular san francisco restaurant that suddenly closed. and california sued over its voting policy. now the top election official is responding. and you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. if you're heading to the coliseum later on today. beautiful weather for the wildcard game. 73 degrees by first pitch. as the a's take the win later on this evening, by 8:00,

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nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. good morning. 6:11 a.m. on our wednesday. we have a mixed bag of temperatures. it's on the cool side. chilly in half moon bay and novato. upper 40s and 50s around the bayshore line. the sun will warm us up quickly. by 11:00 a.m., in the 60s. a nice dy to grab lufrnnch. our warmest spots later today will go into the low 80s a closer look at our highs on wednesday. it's bright and beautiful. breezy along the coastline.

66 at half moon bay. 69 in the city. 77 in san jose. a high of 74 in oakland. 75 in napa. 77 in santa rosa and napa. we are continuing to monitor the richmond-san rafael bridge. here is pran social securitfran. >> we had two traffic alers for the richmond-san rafael bridge this morning. sky 7 is live over the scene of this four-car crash, it's blocking the two left lanes. they put some absorbent on the road. that silver car that was smashed up, they were able to pull the driver out of th vehicle. traffic is jammed out of san rafael on eastbound 580, at least 20-minute delays. westbound there was an earlier crash that ha bes been

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12 candidates have qualified for this debate which will be one night only on october 15th. here's the lineup. joe biden,s pete buttigieg, kamala harris, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, cory booker. also beto o'rourke, andrew yang, amy klobuchar. california's top election official is responding to a new lawsuit saying not enough is being done to keep noncitizens from voting in elections. attorney and republican party leader harmit dillon filed a civil rights lawsuit yesterday claiming the state fails to use information it has to verify registered voters are eligible to vote. >> it is important for the sanctity of our elections that only people who are entitled to vote which for federal elections means citizens be allowed to vote. this is a nonpartisan issue. >> secretary of state alex padilla's office responded by saying that the plaintiffs claim they are protecting voters but this is nothing more than an underhanded attempt to bring their voter suppression playbook to california.

banksy is launchi ining his shop in london in response to a dispute ver a trademark. >> banksy shared these pictures saying the store will never open its doors and all sales will be online. banksy said that greeting card companies are trying to seize legal custody of the name banksy and he was advised to sell his own merchandise to try to stop them. what did you say they had there? >> so, you know how you see like a bear rug or something or a zebra rug? he has a tony the tiger rug. >> what? >> r.i.p. tony the tiger. >> that's not ggggreat. just saying. >> somehow, i didn't see that coming. >> you didn't? i figured you would have said it. >> i know it. are you in my head. >> always, at all times. >> snap, crackle, pop. >> that's rice krispies. >> still a part of the family. >> it's beautiful by this

afternoon. a lot of sunshine. live doppler 7 is coming up clear. east bay hills camera, no fog from this vantage point. sunday.ndat teoon.waer wthat an e now. both days will be gorgeous. temperature-wise, chilly in spots. cool spot in the upper 30s. 40 in napa. 52 in the city. 48 in brentwood. mountain view cooler than that at 41 degrees. high pressure in control. bringing us the clear skies today. a lot of sunshine. we're watching tomorrow, a cold front will sweep through here. no rain with that system. it will cool us off tomorrow afternoon. let's walk you through your day today. the 12-hour day planner, sun is up at 7:06. layers are key today. have the jacket with you. don't need it by the afternoon. we have a lot of sunshine. mild midday, into the 70s. by 4:00, maxing out in the 70s to low 80s.

highs today, 74 in oakland. 69 in the city. 74 in san rafael. 77 in san jose. 81 in accuweather sfore sunny and mild today. morning clouds the ri again on . saturday,ot only sunny, it is warm out there. in fact, beach weather to finish out the weekend before a coastal breeze kicks in on monday and tuesday. that's weather. we're tracking major issues. here's frances with that. >> sky 7 over the scene of this injury crash. richmond-san rafael bridge, we had two sigalerts. this is the second sigalert. a four-car accident blocking the left lane. you can see it, they put some absorbent on the roadway. there was some oil. they had to take away some folks in ambulances. two left lanes remain blocked. 20-minute delays.

and it's also causing delays in the westbound direction as welle the richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza where there was another accident. here's a live shot. that has been cleared. it's a slow ride across the richmond-san rafael bridge. you may want to consider the bay bridge, but in the westbound direction, the toll plaza is backed up. westbound 580 heavy from tracy to dublin, an accident in the eastbound direction, it is blocking lanes. it's causing a backup also in the westbound direction making your way outtracy. westbound 80, delays because of another sigalert. a former manager of a lo long-time restaurant in san francisco has taken over the space and will soon be opening up another restaurant. sausage grill which closed over the weekend after 20 years of business will open again as the

sausage grill. the former original manager, now the owner, plans to open up with a new name. the menu will be germanized but stay mostly the same with the addition of burgers. >> this is good, there's another option coming. >> can we get some plant-based up there? >> that might be a good option. some of these plant-based sausages, i'm like no. kumasi. the strike in the south bay that could have thousands walking off the job today. and prince harry and meghan markle are suing a british

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the time is 6:24. a live look from sutro tower. just seeing the first glimpse of that sun rising. the sunrise today is at 7:06. today, 70s to low 80s. cooler tomorrow, warming back up with sunshine on friday. kumasi, renl ggie? >> this morning harry and megan are talking about how they're taking on the british tabloids. >> the duchess of sussex is launching a lawsuit against the mail on sunday for publishing a private letter she wrote to her father. the prince is slamming the tabloid for bullying his wife.

harry made the statement in the middle of a royal tour in africa. meghan and harry were reunited today after six days apart. the duchess said she really missed her husband. >> i missed him so much. but, you know, i think for us it's been a special trip. i think the schedule, they've been kind to me because everything is based around archie's feed times. it's a full plate. we're making it work. >> i like her. >> mm-hmm. >> and their baby. can't get enough of that picture. look at that. >> precious. >> that baby knows how to find the lens and the light. all three will be heading back to london tonight. new details on which bay area stores forever 21 could close as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. >> it includes the large store at the corner of market and stockson stre stockton streets in san

francisco. as well as locations in fairfield, san bruno, san rafael, san mateo concord and san jose. forever 21 says they are still trying to renegotiate leases with landlords and it's possible these stores may not close. they say the gift cards still work, but consumer experts say it's always better to use gift cards sooner rather than later in case things change. >> good morning, good afternoon, good evening, no. no. >> oh. [ laughter ] i guess that camel was getting hangry. this man in dubai learned what happens when you get between a camel and a piece of bread. not your average pigeon. oh. was that another one? there's two of them. >> they are like you go. you go. you get him. >> this was shared to the tik-tok app. both camels got what they were going after. like a much more serious game of hungry hungry hippos.

>> he should have given them that bread a long time ago. >> what was he doing? why was he holding on to it? >> that was not a winning strategy. >> don't mess with camels. do not get into an enclosure with a lion. >> that's very important. >> those are the two things we learned today. if that's all we learned, isn't that enough? >> i think sofrmt. >> thank you. coming up, atm fees reaching record highs. how to save some money. >> coming up, the new general manager of b.a.r.t. wants to hear from you. he's kicking off his listening tour this morning. i'll have the details next. >> the other thing to learn is to avoid the richmond-san rafael bridge in the eastbound direction. a second sigalert has been issued, four cars block the two left lanes. here's a live view from sky 7. the weather looks gorgeous. the traffic

now at 6:30, b.a.r.t.'s gm wants to know what you think. >> why is it so dirty? >>ove safety? >> the listening tour launching today and build better bay area. a santa cruz man taken from his home then murdered and dumped on the street. the search this morning for a killer. a southern california woman attacked -- >> no!

no! no! >> the ordeal caught on a security camera. >>set to strike. thousands of county workers in the south bay ready to walk off the job. how public services could be impacted today. plus the travel deals you don't want to miss. the major discounts if you act fast. ♪ good morning. 6:31 on this wednesday, october 2nd. >> we're happy you're waking up with us. so much we have to get to. >> plus orange. >> plus orange. >> what else do you need? >> orange you glad. >> i love when she says that. >> hey, pumpkin. >> how are you guys doing today? >> there's something else orange out there. >> it's almost up. it will be a glorious day. this morning, grab the jacket, it's cool in spots. 30s and 40s in the chilliest towns. 45 in fremont.

40 in san ramon. 52 in the city. beautiful picture. tam cam giving us this beautiful shot early on a wednesday morning. sun is up here in a bit. once it's up, it will warm up nicely. midday, grab lunch outside, in the 70s. by 4:00, we're maxing out in the low 70s to low 80s. we are tracking a major issue on the richmond-san rafael bridge. here is frances with an update. >> we have better news now. eastbound on the richmond-san rafael bridge, it looks like they're clearing up this four-car pile up with injuries. we have sky 7 live over the scene. there's some absorbent on the roadway. one party was trapped at one point. the two left lanes are still blocked. 20-minute delays out of san rafael right now. it is causing delays in the westbound direction where there was also another accident even at the toll plaza that has been cleared. not a great ride for the richmond-san rafael bridge. the bay bridge has been an option. that's now backed up westbound into the maze. slow eastbound 580 because of an

accident near north flynn. thank you very much. happening today, i would like to speak to the manager. today b.a.r.t. riders can do that. he'll be on the station platforms. >> we'll be watching this morning as the newman in charge of b.a.r.t. listens to your concerns and your ideas. jobina fortson is live in castro valley with how you can get your voice heard. good morning. >> good morning. we heard lots of complaints from b.a.r.t. riders from everything as to why is the trains so dirty? what is b.a.r.t. doing to increase safety or why are the prices going up? today you have the opportunity to take your complaints to the top to b.a.r.t.'s new general manager. he is kicking off his listening tour starting today at 8:00 a.m. at the lake merritt station. robert powers will be on the platform talking with riders as they wait for trains. a pop-up banner will be displayed at the fair gates with

powers' picture on it so people know who to look out for on the platform. powers also plans to visit earlr dasees of visits through i spoke with many people this morning. >> they need to try to become more like england. i traveled the world a little bit. they're behind on the technology. it looks clean right now because we're in this neighborhood. >> the bathrooms are dirty. drugs on the b.a.r.t. needles. >> powers will also be hosting a town hall via twitter this upcoming tuesday. you can follow along with the handle @sfbart. reporting live in castro valley, jobina fortson, abc 7. >> thank you. you can also submit a question or a comment through our website, abc7news.com, or you can post your thoughts on social media with the #dearbart.

we will pass them on to the gm. time is happening today, more than 12,000 union workers in santa clara county are set to go on strike. reports seiu local 521 has not indicated how long the strike will last. the union represents hospital janitors, social workers, clerical staff and employees in parks, law enforcement and libraries. county officials say they have been preparing for a strike for many weeks and they will fill the essential positions in county hospitals and jails. this morning the santa cruz sheriff's office is looking for multiple suspects in the death of a kidnapped bay area tech executive. tushar atre disappeared early yesterday morning from his house in santa cruz. a body was found hours later along a road. someone inside the house called 911 to report a home invasion

and kidnapping. the 50-year-old was last seen leaving the area at 3:00 in the morning and was believed to be forced into a white bmw suv that xwlo belonged to his girlfriend. the suv was found miles away hours later. >> investigators r. investigating. >> people with money sometimes get sucked into interesting situations. >> the sheriff's office did tell us they believe there are multiple suspects involved in this, and they do not believe the public is in danger. in the east bay, a beloved wife and mother of two is the vick of a htim of a hit and oakland. hong truong was crossing the street with her 4-year-old niece, ellie, when they both got hit yesterday morning. the young girl suffered injuries to her head and stomach. oakland police released few details including the make and model of the car. they are scouring the neighborhood looking for leads. her family is devastated.

>> she came over here for -- seeking a better life for me and my brother and the family. she was a stay-at-home mom. she cared about us. she every day would be there. >> she had just picked up her niece from preschool and were walking home when they were hit. in the south bay, police are trying to figure out why a driver ran down two people at a park and killed one of them. it happened at rancho san antonio county park yesterday afternoon. the second person had nonlife threatening injuries. the victims were hit in different areas of the park and they're treating the case as a murder investigation. the driver left the scene but was captured. investigators closed that park but it's expected to be back open today. a san francisco supervisor is reportedly exploring taking some police officers away from the airport and replacing them with sheriff's deputies. the police officers would then

be put on san francisco streets. according to the examiner, supervisor norman ye asked the controller's office to examine how much this might cost. the president of the san francisco police officer's association said replacing the officers could cost the city more money, and since the city needs a permanent solution to recruit and retain enough police officers. mike pompeo confirmed this morning that he was on the july phone call between president trump and ukraine's president. >> i was on the phone call. the phone call was in the context of now, i guess i've been secretary of state for a year and a half, i know what the american policy is with respect to ukraine. we will continue to try to drive those set of outcomes. taking down the threat that russia poses there in ukraine. it was about helping the ukrainians to get corruption outside of their government to

help this new government. >> he was asked if he heard anything that concerned him or raised a red flag, he did not answer that question. today the state department inspector general is expected to give an urgent briefing to staffers from some house and senate committees. we now only have one year to get a real i.d., and there's still a lot of confusion on what you need to bring to get one. and you are taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're looking at a big drop this morning. starting down about 270 points. we'll talk about what's behind the morning selloff next. and if you're think being a winter getaway, the latest southwest airlines sale might persuade you to get out of town. we price out some trips for the bay area. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's drew. >> guys, look at this shot. sky 7 hitting us with the beautiful picture. >> wow. >> good morning. i love where we live. this is a gorgeous picture. golden gate bridge in the foreground, san francisco, the

east bay in the background. dawn is approaching. the sun coming up at 7:06. this is beautiful where we liv. outside right now, 30s and 40s in the coolest spots. 50 in oakland. 49 in san jose. novato, 38 degrees. so, jackets are needed this morning. it will warm up into the 60s. then we'll warm more by 3:00 in the afternoon. 60s and 7 0s. the warmest spots in the 80s. let's look at the highs. 69 in the city. a lot of sunshine. 74 in oakland. 77 in san jose. 77 in santa rosa. 75 in map pnapa. a high of 80 in oakland. enjoy these temperatures. we are tracking some issue, not all is smooth sailing in fran s frances' department. we had a sigalert earlier.

issues on the richmond-san rafael bridge. are things finally looking better for those commuters as we go about our wednesday morning commute? >> it's recovering. we had two sigalerts this morning. two separate incidents, luckily in the eastbound direction they just cleared this last one. making your way past san quentin. all lanes just reopened. traffic is heavy making your way out of san rafael. westbound it's also slow as well. there was an earlier crash, so traffic is backed up into richmond. a new injury accident, westbound 80 at west texas, blocking two left lanes. traffic has been heavy out of fairfield. there was an earlier sigalert in the cordelia junction area. southbound 680 in mission, an injury crash. traffic is backed up. also a new crash just came in on the lower part as you make your way out of the south bay into the peninsula, north 101 at matilda, a four-car accident blocking the left lane. another accident just came in, southbound 101 in millbrae,

hopefully this one is not going to cause big delays. there's been a crash eastbound 580 causing delays in the westbound 580 direction through the altamont pass. i want to show you another accident at monument here. this has been a busy ride this morning. we'll

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6:44 a.m. sky 7 with the beauty shot this morning. just georgeout. c gorgeous out there. golden gate bridge looking good. we have san francisco, the east bay soaked in sunshine. just a nice way to get you out of your bed on this wednesday morning. let's break down the next three days for you. sunny and mild today, 70s and 80s. cooler, a bit cooler, still nice in the 70s. friday, temperatures back in the 70s and 80s. no! no! no! no! no! >> gosh. this is hard to watch. this is a terrifying kidnapping captured on a neighbor's doorbell camera in arcadia in southern california. we want to tell you before you watch more the lady is okay. police say her estranged boyfriend here dragged her away from the house by her hair and then threatened to kill her.

this happened on sunday night. police used this video to find her. officers arrested the boyfriend who they say was holding her against her will at his house. she was treated in the hospital and released. this is terrifying. >> that is awful. just moments ago the casket for a fallen houston deputy arrived at the site of hits final farewell. you are seeing the casket of the officer being taken into the large arena. this is being held in houston. thousands are expected to attend the service. he was killed during a traffic stop last week. he was a ten-year veteran and the first ever member of the sikh religious community to join that sheriff's office. the deadline to get a real i.d. is a year away. a lot of us are still struggling to figure out the requirements. the department of homeland security says 27% of americans have been issued a real i.d.

a lot of people don't understand the purpose of it. it's supposed to be more secure. >> they know who i am already. they have my i.d., they have my social security number. i don't know that we need to take it to another level. >> i think it's a pain in the butt. >> a real i.d. is a federally compliant identification card, that means you're going to have to have one to get through airport security. your old california driver's licenses do not meet those standards. so to get a real i.d. you have to go to the dmv in person. i know nobody wants to do that. you have to bring proof of identity like a birth certificate, passport, proof of your social security number and two documents confirming your address. rising fees at the atm. >> a recent survey by bankrate found the total cost for an atm withdrawal is $4.32. up 33% in the last decade. >> stick to using your own bank's atm, you won't get hit

with those charges if you do that. you can also use your debit card to make purchases at stores and request the cash back. and then there's also going cashless. you have to plan a bit ahead fo that you don't have. >> more and more people are doing that. thank you very much >> or have somebody else pay for it. >> i think i like that option. >> the sugar daddy sugar mommy response. got it. still looking for mine. >> don't give up. coming up at 7:00 on "gma," why more fee hikes could be on the way. and look at this. it's starting to be an ugly morning at the new york stock exchange. trading is getting under way. down 267 points. you might ask why is that? there's concerns about the economy and that is to blame forever the selloff after an institute for supply management report came out showing manufacturing activity fell last month to the lowest level in a decade. if you're hoping to take a

fall or winter vacation, southwest is kicking off another of its annual sales. fares usually tumble during the slower fall and winter months. southwest is adding on with deals today and tomorrow. we researched what their fares may look like. $100 from the bay area to anywhere in california and vegas, and portland. $300 for cross-country trips to atlanta, nashville and baltimore. flights have to be between mid-november and february, and they can't be during the thanksgiving or christmas holidays. happening today, the a's are hoping to keep their playoff dreams alive as they take on the rays in the american league wildcard game tonight. >> pretty exciting. nearly 50,000 people are expected to catch the game at the coliseum. amy hollyfield is there very early. >> it's a big game when they have rally towels. they will hand these out to the fans. another sign it's a big game? mount davis is open.

that's the top tier of seats that they rarely open up. they have about 1,000 tickets left. the gates open at 3:00. the game is at 5:00. if you need to get out of work early, they have you covered. >> our twitter handle has an excuse printed out. give it to your kid's school or your boss. let them know you'll be at the coliseum tonight. >> hopefully you will need that pass on friday. the winner of tonight's game will go on to play the astros at 11:00 a.m. on friday. what a fun way to spend a friday. today is a must-win situation. the winner advances. the loser is done for the season. hopefully that will be the rays. the a's do have home field advantage. that's huge. first time they had a playoff game here since 2013 in six years, they're hoping it will be very loud and that will make the

difference. so you know how confident they are, i asked team executives if they had their bags packed for their trip to houston. they said yes, they do. they're that confident that they'll be getting on an airplane tomorrow morning after traveling to houston after having this victory tucked away. cheer on the a's if you can make it tonight. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> i'm excited for them. this is good news. >> yeah. looking forward to that. >> great news. >> thank you. happening tonight, teegan and sarah will be performing in san francisco. the band is offering pay what you can tickets for their show at the sidney goldstein theater. this is an effort to one-up scalpers. they shared this post on instagram saying a significant number of tickets were being unethically gobbled up by secondary ticketing. the twins say instead of buying from those sites they will offer seating for all of the open seats at 8:15 p.m.

i wish other people would follow suit. this is thoughtful and it's so bad when you want go somewhere and the ticket is ridiculous. >> yep. >> mm-hmm. >> something to say? >> or are teegan and sarah? >> you don't know them? >> i don't know them either. >> i know of them. don't ask me to name a song, but i know them. >> i think we're missing the point leer mehere. >> what's the point? >> they're doing something nice for their fans. >> good. >> we won't have to pay reggie prices for some of these tickets. >> seriously. >> when you want to see janet jackson, you got to see janet jackson. >> row 15. >> that's right. >> a lot of folks will be in the coliseum today. >> i think you're right. >> >> the forecast looks great. temperatures first pitch, 73 degrees. a lot of sunshine. as we cool off, as the a's take home this wildcard win, we're down to 62. so enjoy if you are headed to the coliseum later on today to root on the a's. live doppler 7, it's a quiet

scan. taking you up into the skies. sky7 swooping over the bay. giving us some gorgeous pictures. all these hues as the sun gets up at 7:06. a light chop on the bay waters. here's the forecast features. clear and chilly this morning. sunny and nice this afternoon. warmer weather for this weekend. saturday and sunday looking spec spectacular. 38 in novato. chilly in parts of the north bay. 45 in fremont. 48 in concord. good morning, bay area, it's cool this morning. 7:06 the sun was up. ditch the jacket by later today. 4:00, up into the 70s and 80s. 74 in oakland. 69 in the city. 75 in napa. look at the weekend, beautiful,

saturday and sunday. wall warm fall warmth. that's your weather. let's check the roads with frances. >> ten-minute b.a.r.t. we had massive delays on the richmond-san rafael bridge. an earlier four-car injury accident has been cleared in the eastbound direction. traffic there looks like it's almost recovered. westbound traffic is slow. there's a crash in the westbound direction, it's backed up through richmond. a four-car accident that was just cleared in sunnyvale, northbound 101 at matilda. it's on the right-hand side. traffic is jammed out of santa clara on northbound 101. another four-car crash, numerous pileups this morning in fremont. southbound 680 at mission. traffic has been backed up there as well. another accident, problem westbound 80 at west texas in the left lanes. traffic is slow this morning

including southbound 680 in walnut creek where another accident has been cleared to the right-hand side. traffic is heavy. slow ride through emory to the bay bridge toll plaza. coming up. 7 things to know before you go. >> first meet elsa. the adorable koala has just been introduced. she was born at a reptile park in australia and she is being raised by a zookeeper because her mom can't care for you. she was named after -- this is

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it's 6:58. here's 7 things to know before you go. number one, a man was shot and killed in san jose late last night. police say that neighbors living near keltner avenue and williams road called 911 and reported hearing four to five gunshots and a car driving away. >> number two, b.a.r.t.'s new general manager is kicking off a listening tour today. he'll be visiting different stations to take your questions about safety and cleanliness, whatever you want to ask him about. he'll be at the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station at 8:00 this morning. >> number three, more than 12,000 union workers will be going on strike today. seiu represents social workers, mental health providers,

clerical staff, employees in parks, law enforcement and libraries. number four, mike pompeo admitted he was on the phone call between the president and the ukrainian president. he said the call was about getting corruption out of ukraine's government. >> number five, it's a little chilly this morning. san jose up to 77 degrees. number six, traffic has been a mess this morning. extra challenging for your wednesday commute. an earlier sigalert or rather two have been cleared across the richmond-san rafael bridge. residual slowing in the westbound direction. number seven, a live look inside the coliseum. that's where the a's will host the rays in the american league wildcard game. more than 50,000 fans are expected to attend. if you're not going to the game, you can watch it on our sister network, espn. first pitch is at 5:00 p.m. should be great weather. >> beautiful. 70s by first pitch. lots of sunshine. enjoy. >> sounds good. we'll be back in 25 minutes with

another abc 7 news update. >> first, look at that. tampa bay, y good morning, america. as we join you this wednesday morning, breaking news. north korea's new missile launch. ballistic missile launch, north korea's new underwater missile test just as nuclear talks are set to resume with the u.s. a new warning from the state department. october scorcher. 18 states facing record heat, the east coast bracing for temperatures topping 90 degrees as the midwest gets slammed with severe storms, tornadoes and flash flooding. ginger tracking it all. impeachment showdown. overnight, the state department inspector general set to providn esens e impeachment inquiry a coup and secretary pompeo clashes with house democrats accusing him of stonewalling the investigation. will the new evidence head