commuter alert. your train home may be extra packed today. what to expect as the 49ers take on the cleveland browns tonight. and a fire that burned50 acres in american canyon. the conditions this morning. a live look outside, the 19th spare the air alert of the year is in effect today. mike nicco has what you need to know. good morning on this monday, october 7th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast here's mike. >> let's look at live doppler 7. a few high clouds out there. that's why it's warmer than it was this time yesterday. you can see those clouds from

our exploratorium camera at pier 15. don't worry, no rain is coming. we'll have above average temperatures, already nearing 80 around the bay. we'll stay in the 70s at the coast. we'll hit 80s to 90 by 4:00. a spare the air all day today with the air quality usually getting worse as we head throughout the day into the evening hours. in the east bay valleys and the south bay, unhealthy for those most sensitive. talk more about the commute with frances. >> the commute is looking great. a live shot of the bay area, you can see the only sloei ingslowi seeing is through tracy. there was an accident on westbound 580 through tracy that has been cleared. it is slow on 280 approaching the tracy area. and 205 heading through the altamont pass. the drive time on this stretch

is yellow at 42 minutes. southbound 680 looking good, dublin to mission boulevard south. we have a live shot of 680 in walnut creek, that southbound traffic on the right near geary, looks good towards highway 24. no problems in the south bay. headlights are on northbound 101, that's 880 across your screen. we'll take you to the bay bridge toll plaza to show you it's almost delay-free except a few of the cash paying lanes. >> thanks. tracking developing news in napa county. a fire is burning in american canyon. >> it's about 30% contained after destroying 500 acres. the fire started yesterday west of schwer stateinterstate 80. luckily nobody was hurt. one outbuilding was destroyed. the fire prompted an evacuation advisory which has since been lifted. another fire happening now is actually closing one of the

entrances to yosemite national park. you're seeing what firefighters saw as this brush fire forced entrances. at last check this is burning 45 acres, 5% containment. the white house made an announcement on sunday after president trump spoke with turkey's president. the u.s. has promised to remove all forces from the immediate area. you're looking at video of syrian troops removing defense barriers last month. kurdish forces helped the u.s. fight isis. turkey plans to take possession of all captured isis fighters from the past two years. so there are two things you need to know tonight about the 49ers game even if you are not watching football. >> number one, the evening commute will be impacted and the game is an opportunity for a little boy who needs help from a stranger. jobina fortson is live for us at

levy stadium. >> we have two very important things to talk about here. first i'll start with the game. they have the balloons out. the red carpet. leave whether you are a football fan or not, plan for your commute. vta says expect all trains to be crowded tonight because it is a week night game. also if you are going to the game, special service will begin after the fourth quarter. if you leave early, vta light rail will run regular service every 15 minutes. after the fourth quarter trains will run as often as needed to serve the crowds. all vta a shuttles will ope opee p.m. shuttles 20 minutes earlier than the printed times. there will be bus routes and reroutes so plan accordingly. also tonight, at the game you will meet a very special 5-year-old. his name is sabian hamilton.

he has a rare cancer called peripheral t cell lymphoma. he needs a life saving bone marrow transplant. the 49ers are teaming up with sabian and his family to share his story and hopefully find a match it could be you orb someone else. all you have do is swab the inside of your mouth, if you're not going to be at the game tonight we have much more information on his story on our website, abc7news.com. reporting live from levi stadium, jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> crossing my fingers, toes and everything for sabian. thank you. if you're not going to the game, watch the niners and the browns here on abc 7. our coverage begins today at 5:00 p.m. joan osborne says she is doing okay after collapsing on stage at the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. she was in the middle of her closing number when she had heatstroke.

she tweeded out happy to worth i'm feeling much better after my heatstroke incident on stage. thanks to everyone who care foder me afocared for me and finished the song after i left the stage. jimmy carter is not letting a fall slow him down. he suffered a black eye and had to get stitches after falling at his georgia home yesterday. hours later he was at this habitat for humanity ceremony with his wife. he to have surgery after breaking his hip in may. he is the longest lived u.s. president. fleet week is officially under way in san francisco. the whole week is packed with multiple free events and activities including touring ships and watching the blue angel angels. >> our navy, marines and coast guard have arrived. it's fleet week.

>> we're just here to kind of give back. >> reporter: we caught up with sailor ryan pen rose. this is his first time in san francisco. he'll be volunteering throughout the week helping out local food banks and, of course, sight-seeing a bit. >> i want to go to alcatraz. that sounds fun. he told me about it. we passed by it. we got a really good up close view. it looks nice. the bridges were beautiful. >> reporter: others who traveled to the bay area are the parents of service members. >> i couldn't be more proud to have my son actually be in the marine corps just like me, you know. and then have my youngest son also. he's going to be a commission officer in the navy. we both couldn't be prouder. >> reporter: after waiting for more than three hours, this happened. a military convoy escorted by san francisco police had a familiar face on board. with cheers and smiles after more than a month not seeing their son made it all worth it. marine corporal jack alvarez smiled to his parents and also his wife. they got married less than two

months ago. >> i made him a sign. it says "life takes you around the world, but love brings you home." >> reporter: many in the military will get to enjoy san francisco with their loved ones. public activities touring navy and coast guard ships, navy band concerts and so much more will be available throughout the week. you can register to receive text alerts related to fleet week by texting fleet week sf to 8877. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> you can head to abc7news.com to learn more about fleet week. check out the event schedules, video of the blue angels in action and a whole lot more. let's look at antioch, 60. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s in the east bay valleys. mount diablo, 69 degrees. warm air is out there. look at san francisco, san carlos, and pacifica. 64, 64, 67.

hayward, 67. los gatos, 70. the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s. those longer nights and those deeper valleys in the north bay, 50 in napa. novato 51 right now. 61 at the airport from our san jose camera. sunny and milder at the beaches. no chop on the bay. if you're out and about, it will be a warm afternoon and also a spare the air. for the north bay, 55 with high clouds and sunshine. from noon on we'll be in the 80s, even getting into the upper 80s from 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. here's the east bay, 59 at 7:00. near 80 by noon. we'll hang out in the low to mid 80s from 1:00 to 5:00. our last stop is san francisco. we start around 56 with sunshine. we top out in the upper 70s to near 80 by 3:00. relief from the heat and the poor air quality on the way in my seven-day forecast. here is frances. >> we have some big delays out

of tracy. elsewhere in the bay area it's looking great. live shot of interstate 80, headlights moving westbound. eastbound direction, an earlier accident has been cleared from the lanes. bay bridge toll plaza, just a minor wait for some of the lanes. metering lights not on yet. check out the north bay, this is 101 in san rafael. the right-hand side is southbound looking good past the marin civic center down towards 580. heading to the south bay, it's problem-free in san jose. these taillights are northbound 87 heading up towards the airport. drive times looking good. all green. westbound 4 antioch to hercules is 26 minutes. coming up next, 7 things to know before you start your day. >> a man gets struck by lightning. what he said went through his head when he found out what happened. >> look up. i love these planes that disney crtes sometimes with a

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7 things to know this morning. all evacuation order the and road closures have been lifted after a brush fire broke out in napa canyon. the fire destroyed more than 500 acres.

right now it's 30% contained. thankfully right now our air quality is good. everybody is green. later on this afternoon during the 19th spare the air, we have could poor air quality in the east bay valleys and in the south bay. we're seeing some extra long delays on westbound 580 through tracy because of an earlier crash on i-5 that has been cleared. it's a slow ride through the area. number four, police are searching for the suspect they say stabbed a man to death in san jose. detectives say they think it started as a fight last night. the victim has not yet been named. number five, it's going to bei packed house in santa santaa for the 49ers game against the browns. the vta will be running to ease traffic headaches. number six, a second whistle-blower is coming forward and talking to the inspector generl about president trump's call with the president of ukraine. that person is corroborating

another whistle-blower's account that the president pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden's son. >> number seven, a sold-out crowd will get a chance to watch the warriors prepare for their next game at the chase center. the warriors will be holding an open practice for t public. now, tickets are all gone. that practice begins at 6:30. time is 5:15. in today's gma first look, we are hearing from this man who survived a lightning strike. surveillance video captured it, you can see he just hits the ground after being struck while walking his dogs. here's. this morning's gma's first look, we're hearing for the first time by the man struck by lightning while walkiis dogs. 27-year-old alex correas. this flash, the lightning bolt striking him. he falls stiff. his terrified dogs sprinting away. >> the doctors were in shock, the way i was hit, it traveled through my body, they said i was

lucky to be alive. >> good samaritans rushing in to help. luckily he was right outside a vet's office. he spent nearly four days in the hospital with burns and a bruised left eye. but a resilient spirit. >> i was in the helicopter, he told me i was struck by lightning. i started, you know, getting scared. trying to figure out what happened. what the condition was for me. if i was going to make it >> all that and more coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first like, i'm will reeve. a series of explosions at an oktoberfest celebration in california. huntington beach officials say it came from an underground electrical vault. >> whoa. >> you can hear the people screaming. sat nig the explosions injured two firefighters and three restaurant employees. about 40 minutes bore the blast the restaurant owner

smelled something suspicious and evacuated the dining area. >> there was like a ball of flame that came up. we thought it was like maybe part of the show. but then there was another one. >> they did not have any contact with the vault at all. they were just approaching the area when all of a sudden the first explosion happened. >> the restaurant owner was severely burned. the local utility, southern california edison is working to find out what caused those explosions. you are going to want to hear about this. happening today, we'll be learning nor about how a woman was able to sneak up to a delta flight without having a boarding pass or i.d. police were called to remove her at the orlando international airport over the weekend. it took employees about 45 minutes to get her off the plane. the passenger with the rightful seat showed up and was kind of confused. >> i walked over to the flight attendant and i told her that i think we both have been assigned the same seat number because she is not moving, i have the seat

number. i had the printed boarding pass as well as the boarding pass on my phone. >> david curly will have the full story on how this woman was able to get past security. that's coming up on "good morning america" after abc 7 mornings. a disney themed plane is about to touchdown in san francisco. >> alaska airlines teams up with the disneyland resort to feature disney characters on the side of some planes. the newest one will land at sfo today. the disney themed plane will land around 12:30 today. it is not the first time disney characters have been featured on alaska airlines. earlier this year the airline flew a toy story 4 themed aircraft. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. you know i'll be excited about this. >> you were happy when you saw this story coming up. >> i know. i went on a plane once that had it. it was my lucky day. >> what was on it? >> they had a make-a-wish foundation one. it had the genie on the side of

it. >> pretty cool. >> that is neat. you need some binoculars, i have a pair for you if you want to watch it come in. >> i'm down. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's show you the east bay hills. winds are manageable. 10 to 14 miles per hour, blowing offshore. they'll get aggressive wednesday and thursday. we'll have a high fire danger then. a few high clouds this morning. warm to hot on this spare the air day. the sea breeze returns and brings our temperatures back in line. here's the high clouds there. you can see them moving away as we head through the morning hours. already some yellows and oranges, 70s and 80s showing up by noon. the oranges take over everywhere by the afternoon hours. down in the south bay, 87 in san jose. 86 in milpitas. 85 in santa cruz. heading up the peninsula, 86 in palo alto. upper 60s as you get up to half moon bay. north of that, it will be in the mid to upper 70s for sunset,

daly city, touching 80 in downtown. 90 in sonoma. cloverdale and yucaipa. along the east bayshore, 82. 84 in tsarnasan leandro. good news is tonight, back into the 40s and 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, cooling trend begins tomorrow. average starting wednesday. wednesday and thursday high fire danger. frances. >> we're seeing delays through the tracy area. that's where we are seeing the slowest traffic because of an earlier crash on i-5 near 580 that has been cleared. it's been jammed on westbound 205 as well. the drive time has grown. tracy to castro valley is almost 58 minutes. no problems on northbound 101. and no problems on 280. if you're heading to the bay bridge toll plaza, things are

getting crowded on the upper deck. i think the metering liblghts wl be turned on soon. the san mateo bridge has a min wait at the toll plaza. checking out 680 in walnut creek. there was some earlier road work which has been cleared. the taillights are on southbound 680, looking good right now. if you see a few minor taps on the brake there as you approach highway 24. 24 is problem-free. thank you very much. warriors star klay thompson just released his new sneaker. abc 7 news was in broadway at oakland where the new kt5 shoes were sold. only 200 pairs were available to buyers in the u.s. >> it's all about klay. even though he's not playing for the first half of the year, can't wait to get him back. > get them autographed later, collect them. >> it's a piece of history of the bay area. > thompson says the design was

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check out this gorgeous picture from sutro tower. look how clean everything is. it's hard to believe it will be

a spare the air later today. the heat is holding for one more day. at least well above average temperatures. most of us should be in the 70s. all of us in the 80s including san francisco, which is ten degrees warmer than average. livermore at 89. oakland, 84. napa, napa, 89. we have a football game tonight. 86 at 5:15. down to 70 by the end of the game. it's not spring but today may be a good time to clean out your closet. >> it's national consignment day. if you're looking to buy instead of sell, that means it could be a good time to go shopping at consignment shots. a luxury consignment store created the event two years okay. a 14-year-old nickelback song is making a comeback because of president trump. ♪ ♪ look at this photograph, every

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now at 5:30, a wind-driven wildfire explodes toundreds of acres in the north bay. neighbors rush to keep their threatened homes safe. it was an inferno that altered thousands of lives in survivors of the tubbs fire, the battle is still not over. the u.s. supreme court gets back to business today on sexual orientation, immigration, abortion and executive power. and today the mcrib is back at mcdonald's only for a limited time. who is first in line? >> look -- >> i'll try it. >> you never had it? >> no. >> i didn't either. >> in my cafeteria at school, they would make like a real janky version. >> mine, too. >> yours, too? >> yes. >> i gobbled that thing up. >> it was good. >> i loved it. >> better than the pizza we had. >> i honestly didn't know what it was. i would eat it and say i

couldn't tell you what was in that, but it was good. >> it was saucy. that bun was nice and chewy. >> it was a special day when we got that. all right. we'll talk more about that. hi, everybody. it's monday. we're drooling up here now. winds almost calm everywhere. the fire danger is really light today. it's going to ramp up wednesday and thursday because of winds. look at sutro tower, gorgeous this morning. 50s and 60s out there. 70s and 80s by noon. 70s at the coast. 80s to near 90 around the bay and inland at 4:00. 60snd and 70s at 4:00. it's a spare the air day. frances? >> it's been good at the bay area. here's a live shot at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were just turned on. trffic is now backed up towards the 880 overcrossing. also if you're heading to the

san mateo bridge, there's a minor wait at the toll plaza. once you get across the span, it's looking good westbound. it's crowded, more crowded now making your way towards foster city and san mateo. the real slowing is out of tracy on westbound 580. there was an earlier crash near i5. that slowed traffic along that westbound 580 stretch and westbound 280 has been jammed as wll. the drive time is 53 minutes from tracy to dublin. thank you. new this morning, san jose police are searching for the suspect in san jose's 28th murder this year. police responded to calls of a fight on alum rock avenue off 101. officers found a man stabbed when they got there abou9:30 last night. he died at the hospital. police are trying to figure out what led to the stabbing. firefighters are working to put out a brush fire that's burning in napa county. >> the american fire has burned more than 500 acres. this is happening east of

american canyon. amy hollyfield has the latest information. >> firefighters say they stopped the fire. it's not moving forward anymore. we smell smoke, but no evidence of flames or smoke. no evidence that fire is burning right now. the residents in the vintage ranch neighborhood had quite a scare. one man showed us this video of the intense fight. residents were using hoses to protect their homes. the wind kept blowing embers fom the fire in their direction. firefighters were fighting it from up above. it was a real joint effort. >> the firefighters were thankful to us. we were thankful to them. things, you know, it all happened good for the end. >> reporter: those residents were under an evacuation advisory, which means they needed to be ready go with

little notice. that advisory has been lifted. no one was hurt. no homes were damaged. one outbuilding was destroyed. this was burning west of interstate 80 near american canyon road. it started yesterday afternoon. firefighters latest estimate is that it burned 526 acres. they say the winds and the steep hills made it tough to fight this fire. but they say they were aggressive and they got it knocked down. reporting live in american canyon, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you. the power is back on for more than 10,000 pg&e customers following an emergency shutoff in the sierra foothills. pg&e began turning off power on saturday night. it was a precaution to prevent wildfires. >> outages affected customers in bute and yuma counties. two years ago this week life was forever changed for some north bay neighbors. at the time the tubbs wildfire would be the most destructive in our state's history. yesterday the community took a

pause from the rebuilding effort to reflect on the life they're still able to live. ♪ >> we all know what we've been through. that's -- we just need a hug every once in a while. >> it's not as much of a celebration then. two ye on, there's more of a celebration and more hope than before. >> that man and his family lost their home in the tubbs fire. they hope t finish their new one by the end of the year. there's a new fight now as many others battle with insurance companies over monthly living expenses which expire this week. three scientists have won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their work in cell research. greg simmons, sir peter ratcliff and kalen simmons. this is the first nobel prize announced this year. developing news in the impeachment battle against

president trump. the attorney representing the first whistle-blower now says a second whistle-blower is coming forward. president trump has tried to dismiss the first whistle-blower's claims that he pressured ukraine's president to investigate joe biden's son saying that the whistle-blower had inaccurate, second or third-hand information. but the new whistle-blower claims to have firsthand knowledge of the incident. that person has spoken with the inspector general. on "this week" with george stephanopoulos republican congressman jim jordan struggled to defend the president's latest calls for china to get involved. >> the president asked china to investigate. >> we know they're not. >> why can't you answer yes or no? do you think it's appropriate? >> i don't think that's what he did. >> it was right there on camera. >> president trump has denied any wrongdoing. the supreme court today starts a new term with big issues to be decided. cases this term include president trump's executive power over immigration, and lbgtq workplace discrimination.

arguments in the discrimination case will be heard tomorrow. also on the docket gun rights and abortion regulations. the court has a 5-4 conservative majority. there's retirement speculation around 86-year-old ruth bader ginsburg. happening today, governor newsom will sign legislation that will provide the largest amount of money for school construction projects in state history. now it's up to you to decide how it's used. the $15 billion bond will revamp and modernize schools up and down the state from elementary schools to community colleges and the ucs. what the money is actually spent on will be discussed and then placed on the march 2020 ballot. in the south bay, a heads up if your evening commute includes vta. the 49ers play the cleveland browns at 5:15 at levi stadium, vta says expect trains to be packed before and after the game. it's running special service after the fourth quarter. trains will run as often as needed to serve the crowds. if you're not going to the game, you can watch the niners and

browns on abc 7. our football coverage begins today at 5:00 p.m. an uber driver has a heart attack after being attacked by a rider. now his family is pleading for help. "jeopardy" host alex trebek opening up about his battle with cancer. his emotional comments about his future. taking a live look outside, a gorgeous start to our morning. we're checking in on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, kumasi and reggie. hard to believe it's a spare the air day when you look at that gorgeous shot. cool temperatures if you're up in the north day, may need a little heavier jacket around yucaipa, lake berryessa. most of us in the 50s. 61 in tiburon. 57 in vallejo. tra tracy, 60, alameda, 63. daly city, 62. 64 in san francisco. redwood city at about 52.

south bay, about 64 degrees. clear and dry for driving. mass transit, a mild morning and a warm afternoon, and a light breeze out on the bay. it's a spare the air day. peninsula, starting at 7:00, 60s. 65 at 9:00. 75 at 11:00. we hit 80 at noon. low to mid 80s from 1:00 to about 6:00. how about the south bay, 60s through 9:00. 80 at noon. mid to upper 80s from 3:00 to 5:00. 77 under the stars at 7:00. east bay valleys with some high clouds this morning. 57. 80 at noon. but mid 80s to near 90 from 1:00 to 6:00. more comfortable 77 after the sun sets. this is our real last hot day, but we have some fire danger brewing in the accuweather seven-day forecast what do you have brewing outside? >> some quiet traffic, since it's spare the air day, if you want to avoid this bay bridge

toll plaza backup, you may want to consider b.a.r.t. it's reporting no delays. great way to go. metering lights turned on at 5:30. traffic is backed up towards the foot of the maze. these are headlights on northbound 101. 880 across your screen. there is some of the usual slow and go traffic making your way towards or out of gilroy. no major problems in the south bay. there's a live shot of the bay bridge. it's a little crowded on the upper deck. i'll show you some drive times. southbound 680 has been great through walnut week making your way to dublin. that's green, 14 minutes. in the north bay, still a good rise on southbound

we start off by talking more about the high fire danger. it extends through the sacramento valley and into parts of the sierra. it will be mainly tuesday and wednesday event, for the rest of us wednesday and thursday event. temperatures near 90 through the central valley today. near 84 in l.a. sunshine in eureka, 64. 100 in palm springs. 79 today in yosemite. 71 in tahoe. temperatures just tank from

here. 60 friday and then low to mid 60s sat aurday and sunday. a sacramento uber driver is in a coma this morning after being attacked by a passenger. police say 41-year-old joseph mcvay fended off the knife attack a week ago, later that night he had a heart attack and fell into a coma. the family says the car they used was being rented from uber and they were still being charged for this vehicle even though it was impounded by police for evidence. >> if they can't do anything to keep them safe, if something does happen to them, they need to have some financial protection for them. >> uber says it is doing what it can to support the family. mcvay's wife and two daughters hope he will pull through. police arrested the suspected attacker. "jeopardy" host alex trebek i sharing more about his second round of chemotherapy and his fight against cancer. the long-time host revealed his diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer in march. by may he appeared to be in

remission. three weeks ago he revealed he has to undergo a second round of chemo. now in a new interew with canadian television, trebek says he is determined to fight cancer but he's realistic about his odds and has come to terms with the idea of death. >> you're not afraid of dying? >> no. no. not afraid of dying. one thing they're not going to say at my funeral as a part of a eulogy, he was taken from us too soon. >> trebek continues to host "jeopardy" as he undergoes chemo. he says the treatment has made it difficult to speak, but he still hasn't taken a single day off. happening today, some fire training exercises to keep you safe, but these will be at an airport. the buchanan airfield will simulate and extinguish a plane fire later today. it's all part of a week full of live fire drills there, so you may see small amounts of smoke in the area. fema and the federal government use buchanan as the logistics center for major fires and

earthquakes in the bay area. a big change on the stamford campus. the main road which was sarah mall will become jane stanford way. she co-founded the university with her husband. the university's board approved the change last year after a committee recommended renaming most of the campus facilities that are named for father siera. he established california's missions but also forced many native americans to convert to catholicism. a napa man is getting recognition for growing a gargantuan gourd. leonardo urena won the pumpkin festival in elk grove. his pumpkin weighed 1,938 pounds so he beat his own personal record by one pound. he has been competing for 20 years. he won the title in 2005 and 2011. the gourd now travels to other competitions around the state. >> if you want your own pumpkin, we have a list of the bay area's best pumpkin patches on our website, abc7news.com. >> gil says you can't eat them.

>> i heard. >> do you just carve them? >> how do you carve this? >> slowly. >> with a chainsaw? >> yes. you have to look like that, too. >> that face. >> but you'll have glasses on and ear protection also. >> that's right. >> i have an electric chainsaw. let's get together, kumasi. >> we'll do it. >> here's a look at sfo, it's cloudy at about 61 degrees. they're high clouds. i'm not expecting delays as you try to get into sfo. high clouds moving out of the way to bring us warm to hot sunshine again on this spare the air day. it will be cooler with increasing clouds tonight as the sea breeze comes back. the breeze picks up thursday. that means there's a fire threat developing in the north day and the east bay. here's the high clouds this morning. watch them whisk away to the east. yellows and oranges develop. those are 70s and 80s.

look at those spread towards the coast thanks to thatoff shore breeze. we have 86 to 91 in the south bay. san jose at 87. 82 to 86 today on the peninsula. now, it's going to be cooler in half moon bay and pacifica in the upper 60s. look at the mid to upper 70s, 80 in downtown, san francisco. 70 in the north bay without those normal breezes you would expect. temperature 85 in novato to sonoma. yucaipa at 90. richmond, 82. 84 in oakland. hayward 86. feeling the heat in concord, brentwood, fairfield. relief tonight. it will be cooler. 40s up in the north bay. the half moon bay, and low to mid 50s for the rest of us. the accuweather seven-day forecast. cooler weather tomorrow. back to average on wednesday. dry northerly breeze will bring us a high fire danger even without the heat wednesday and

thursday. pretty close to average but calmer friday, saturday, sunday. >> we're getting word of a wrong way driver on 101 in petaluma. 101 near east washington, look out for that. a new accident on westbound 580 at golf links. it was a stalled car and another carrier ended that one. it's in the right lane. we'll probably see some slowing. right now lots of usual slow and go. what has been extra heavy is that westbound 580 stretch approaching 205 because of a much earlier accident this morning. westbound 205 jammed, crawling out of tracy to the altamont pass. that drive time for you right now, tracy to castro valley, over an hour. an hour and nine minutes. northbound 101 looking good. and it's also looking great on northbound 280 if you're heading into spraean francisco from hig 1. things are getting crowded in walnut creek. as you make your way southbound on the right-hand side past

geary and treat. it's still a nice ride across the golden gate bridge. but plan on extra traffic this week with the start of fleet week and all the tourists coming in tohe city. a milestone for facebook. it's social networking app has been downloaded 5 billion times from the google play store. it is the first non-bogoogle ap to reach that mark. previously only google maps and google drive crossed 5 billion installs. get excited. >> why? why, kumasi? >> today we can pig out. >> oh. why? >> because mcdonald's mcrib is coming back. >> very good. the company says the popular sandwich will be available for a limited time at its 10,000 restaurants in the u.s. the mcrib consists of seasoned

boneless pork, barbecue sauce, onions and pickles on a hoagie-style bun. mcdonald's started this in 1981 and they bring it back every so often. it's a seasonal item, kumasi. >> i know. that's why everyone should be excited. >> mm-hmm. >> i never had one. >> you never will, right? >> i don't think so. >> i don't think so either. not your jam. >> un-huh. ahead at 6:00, elton john is revealing a surprising incident that he witnessed involving the queen. and sia's health battle. she's sharing her personal story helping to let others know they're not alone. and san francisco's historic

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head outside and take deep, strong, healthy breaths. the air is as good as it will get today. san jose, poor air quality later today. no more 90s after today. these are tomorrow's highs. wednesday, no more 80s. stuck in the 60s and 70s. a few 80s creep back thursday as that northerly wind down slopes a bit. that will bring us warmer but drier air. so dry, in fact, that 5:00 wednesday morning through 5:00 thursday evening we have a 36-hour window of danger. we have traffic trouble on interstate 80. a crash reported in the maze. here is a live shot of westbound 80 with headlights moving

through berkeley and emeryville. at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights have been turned on. traffic backed up towards the maze. we'll check out the slow ride on westbound 580 through tracy. we're still tracking an accident in the oakland area, westbound 580 at golf links. traffic is slowing. a bit of yellow approaching the crash. the horrible ridetbou 580, tracy to dublin, about an hour. southbound 680 looks good. from dublin to boulevard, 20 minutes. this morning we're americans more about sia's health battle. the 43-year-old singer revealed over the weekend she's suffering from a neurological disease and chronic pain. it's called ellers danlo syndrome. the pop star shared the news on twitter saying pain is demoralizing and you're not alone. in 2010 she was diagnosed with

grave's disease. today on "good morning america," dr. jen ashton is talking about the two conditions she's facing. ehler's danlos syndrome involves the bones, this brings attention to two health conditions. >> dr. ashton will have a full report on sia's health struggle at 7:00 a. gump's will be making a temporary comeback in san francisco. starting today the new owners will open up a pop-up gump's store at 250 post street in union square, that's about a block away from where the 150-year-old retailer closed last year. the elegant gift store closed last december after filing for bankruptcy. the new store is expected to stay open for about four months and maybe longer if holiday

sales go well. heatstroke at the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. how one singer is doing this morning. and san francisco fleet week is here. up to 1 million people expected to attend. the special reunions as military members arrived in the city. i'm jobina fortson at levi stadium with the details on how tonight's game could impact your commute and how people coming to the game may be able to help a young boy battling cancer in our area. all of that up next. plus the shock of a lifetime for this man in tennessee. he found t

good morning, everyone. happy monday. it's october 7th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike nicco. >> we're starting off warmer conditions this morning thanks to these high clouds you see on live doppler 7. welcome to monday. here's a look at some of the high clouds and the stars as we

look from our exploratorium mera at pier 15 back towards downtown. breaking out your 12-hour planner for today. starting at 7:00, everybody is falling back into the 50s. low to upper 50s. look at that, 70s on our coast and bay. already 83 inland. 90 at 4:00. 86 around the bay. 70 near coast. everybody in the 60s and 70s under the stars this evening. let's say good morning to fr franc frances. >> good morning. live shot of interstate 80 through berkeley. westbound traffic here is getting crowded as you make your way towards the maze. there was an earlier crash reported in the maze at the bay bridge toll plaza. you will find traffic is backed up to the foot of the maze right now. meergt lig metering lights were turned on at about 5:30. eastbound 80 in alamo, an accident in the eastbound direction. it's causing slowing in the westbound direction making your y