>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: police presence in the east. officers responding to where cannabis dispensary is in martinez. we are live. jobina: san francisco leaders

giving a positive update on the tourism industry, that was hit hard during the pandemic. >> ♪ mama mia here i go again my, my, how can i resist you? ♪ ♪ kumasi: are you feeling like dancing queens? tonight in san francisco, you can because there is an event that is sure to bring a big crowd to them sing musical "mama mia." sue: every time i flipped through it, i stop and watch. so good. spencer: those songs are so catchy. jobina: we have sue and spencer here with us on friday, august 18. kumasi: we are excited and looking forward to the weekend. spencer: going to be a fabulous friday. after a good start. you can see on live doppler 7, we have the scattered patches of drizzle. they were more widespread earlier. good to know that they are still out there in case you are driving somewhere you may encounter damp spots on the

roadway. temperatures mild and a uniform range, low to mid-60's across the region. morning low clouds, patchy drizzle giving way to some your afternoons. mild at the coast and turning warmer over the weekend. today, mild to warm. no big jumping temperatures. mid-60's at the coast. mid to upper 70's along the bay shoreline. highs in the inland east bay upper 80's to near 90, but warmer weather comes later. here's a look at traffic with sue. sue: we are popping to san jose. 101, taillights headed southbound, underneath 880, you can see 101 and 880 moving nicely. we have a problem on 101 with the sig alert. let's head towards gilroy with two left lanes blocked and an accident here. if your commute takes you north on 101 to san jose, san martin,

that is where the accident is near leaves lee. you can see a backup. we will head over to westbound 80 where we have an accident. it is a tesla that has gotten into an accident, partially blocking the lane of traffic. traffic is stacked up through richmond, westbound on 80, as well. kumasi: breaking news in the east bay. we are following a large police presence in martinez this morning. officers are in the area of pacheco boulevard and sunrise drive, close to highway four, interstate 60, the interchange. amanda del castillo is live at the same with more. amanda: county sheriff's crime scene investigators just pulled onto the scene a few moments ago. we know that pleasant hill police, that apartment also on scene, providing usual aid. they are taking care of security. all of the still developing at the hour. a lot of the attention has been

focused on a large area around the velvet cannabis dispensary on sunrise drive in martinez. in the last hour, contra costa county sheriff's deputies pushed us back about 50 feet and we are working to confirm what happened here overnight. we are told officers responded to a possible burglary at the dispensary, working to confirm whether shots were exchanged between officers, suspect. details on whether anyone was injured, how the suspects were involved, how any officers were involved and responded, all of that is still unclear. the suspect vehicle apparently crashed, which in their distance from where we are standing, we can see a car halfway onto the sidewalk was plenty of damage. it is still pretty difficult to see anything from where we are standing because they pushed us so far away. we did approach the same from the opposite end, and all of the activity is happening on an incline where the dispensary is

located. a lot of people who work in the area in construction zones and neighboring businesses, as well, they are all coming onto the scene, asking questions about what is going on. we are trying to figure that out as this is just a large police presence here along sunrise drive in martinez. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. kumasi: developing news on the standing fbi raid on officers tied to the antioch and pittsburgh police departments. the indictment, available by federal investigators yesterday, alleges excessive force and fraud between 10 law-enforcement officers. seven of the officers are no longer with the departments, and three are on leave. the fbi raided the homes of the officers involved in an 18 month long investigation on a wide range of charges, including civil-rights violations, wire fraud, and conspiracy to distribute

it also exposed the racist text messaging scandal at the antioch police department. >> these four indictments describe a group of officers as though they were above the law. >> i do not see the feds making a splash this big unless they had something big to prosecute. like i said, to me, the wire fraud charge, charges, are very interesting because that means there are transactions that happen here. and those are provable. kumasi: more than 100 fbi agents were involved in the arrests that have happened in texas, hawaii and california the last few days. eight of the officers already had first appearances in court. the crimes have maximum sentences of 10 years to 20 years in jail if convicted. an update from the abc 7 news iteam, oakland wrapped up the formal review of a ransomware attack that crippled its data systems earlier this year. hackers infiltrated oakland's networks in january.

since then, the ransom group has dumped home addresses, drivers licenses, social security numbers, and more on the dark web. yesterday, oakland announced no more data has been released since april. the city has secured 10 william dollars in funding to strengthen its information systems going forward. jobina: the 44-year-old man accused of shooting an officer is expected in court today. the officer is in critical but stable condition. it happened wednesday morning when police responded to a report of a fatal disturbance. a caller said her husband was drunk and tried to hit her. the two officers responding were ambushed already i can seconds after responding to the complex. abc 7 spoke with one man who says he lives a couple doors down from the home that will be surrounded during a four hour standoff with the suspect. >> upstairs, knocked on our house and was like, hey, we have to escort you out.

my fiancé and i, they sandwiched between two police officers and we were told to leave. jobina: the san jose police chief says the police officer was shot in the upper body outside of her vest. he added it was a f response from her partner and that is what led to her survival. hurricane hilary is on its way to the west coast and expected to weaken once it gets close. heavy rain and flooding is likely in parts of southern california early next week. once hillary makes landfall, it would make it the first tropical storm to hit the state in more than 80 years. tillery intensified to a category 4 storm overnight as it spiraled toward the baja mexico peninsula. in southern california, people are preparing in orange county. public works crews built blockades on the beach to protect buildings from potential flooding. governor newsom says the state's emergency response teams are ready.

you can track hillary's movements online, we are monitoring the current path, and you can find that on abc7news.com. kumasi: new images out of lahaina this morning show the level of destruction the wildfire had on the historic town. this morning, hundreds are unaccounted for in the death toll that is 111. jobina: services director resigned after facing scrutiny over not deploying alert sirens during last week's deadly fires. the administrator said yesterday that he does not regret his decision to not deploy the system as a warning. he said he feared the sirens could have led to people going toward the mountains or inland towards the fra cla -- the flames. >> if that was a case, they could've gone into the fire. jobina: in a statement, the mayor says, "given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and i place someone in this

key position as quickly as possible." maui's governor is expected to give an update on search-and-rescue efforts tonight. a lot of people would like to know how to help. you can go to abc7news.com where you will find a list of fundraisers, charities, and verified nonprofits that are helping the people of hawaii recover from the wildfires. kumasi: multimillion dollar lawsuit. why activists are suing uc berkeley over people's park. jobina: tourism trends. an update on how san francisco is ferrying as events are coming into the city -- fairing as events are coming into the city. spencer: a low pressure was already coming on shore for

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spencer: we are starting this friday on a milder note with temperatures in a fairly comfortable range of low to mid-60's across the region. winning clouds are beginning to thin out a little bit. lots of patchy drizzle this morning. as we get to the mid morning hours, sunnier and sunnier and drier and drier. as the drizzle lens, a sunny afternoon. during this sunday, friday afternoon, expect ties in the mid-to upper 60's on the coast. we to upper the bay shoreline. number 70's to low 80's. the inland east bay with upper 80's to near 90. looking ahead to the weekend, quite a warm up with highs into the mid-90's tomorrow and sunday, but monday, the remnants of hurricane hillary move into the area and we see big changes. more details a little bit later. kumasi: thank you. controversial closure. by south advocacy groups are

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kumasi: activist groups are suing uc berkeley because of alleged damage done to people's park last year. they are accusing the university of destroying and apparently -- and irreparably damaging trees and more. the people's front council and the people's park project are sticking $4.5 million in destruction of what they view as their property. the lawsuit was filed on alameda county superior court this week. jobina: the salvation army wants

to create a rehabilitation center for one of their buildings for people recovering from drug addiction, according to partners at the san francisco standard. the charity would demolish its property at 850 harrison st. the potential high-rise would serve up to 220 people who would be required to complete the first step of drug treatments. kumasi: good news for san francisco, encouraging signs tourists are coming back to the city. >> we came to see a giant skate, so the golden gate bridge, and chinatown. kumasi: the fog. jobina: yeah. [laughter] kumasi: the city held its first visitors summit yesterday at the fairmont hotel. the numbers are well below pre-pandemic, but there is a recovery happening. sf travel says the demand for hotel rooms is up 15% from this time last year. >> much of our events have been canceled but event sizes are smaller. >> our economy is very strong

with an unemployment rate of 3%, it's better than national average. kumasi: events like taylor swift and dead-end company concerts gave a boost. the apex on it is november and that is expected to pump more money into the local economy. jobina: new developments in the southbay. a massive 30 acre query that has been around decades is owing to shut down due to environmental challenges. santa clara county supervisors agreed an agreement to close the lehigh cement plant in the hills near cupertino, where they say the plant saw over 2000 violations over two year period because of an environmental issue. nonprofits green foothills says it was the worst source of air pollution in the country. >> the quarry was also a source of pollution for the creek. it was discharging selenium into the creek, which is a toxin that causes birth defects in

wildlife. jobina: for decades, they supplied the bay area with more than half of the cement to use to and buildings. kumasi: musical fans are coming together in san francisco tonight to sing along to mama mia, the city's latest sundown cinema screening. their free outdoor summer music series kicks off at 6:00 at dolores park with preshow entertainment, food trucks, and the movie starts around 8:00. if you would like to know more, we are speaking with the organizers at 7:00 on abc 7 at 7:00. this morning, we are hearing from ed sheereen, talking forming at the super bowl, saying he would never do it alone. jobina: he says he has no plans to take the stage currently, but if you were to be invited to perform, he says he would only do it if it was joining somebody else. the 32-year-old talked about this on andy cohen's podcast, that he does not think

anybody would want to see him do the super bowl because he does not have pizzazz. he says other halftime stars like lady gaga, rihanna, and beyoncé are amazing performers, but he cannot picture himself with dancers on stage and fireworks like katy perry. he says that is not his style. i, as a thin, would agree, but i said last year, i think miley cyrus -- kumasi: or tay tay or. jobina: she is still going to be on tour. put him with the two of them. spencer: he would do it. jobina: that would be cool. . sue: he has enough pizzazz. yeah, no dance or sparkle but his songs are captivating. spencer: it looks like a lot of people expect a big -- jobina: yeah. spencer: extravaganza. jobina: you need to drop from the sky. spencer: there you go. that is why i have decided to never perform at halftime. not doing it. kumasi: reconsider.

spencer: let me think about it while i do the weather. jobina: you have been in a music video, so you are not that far off. spencer: i was in a music video with busta rhymes in "bounty hunter," a long time ago. jobina: the secrets of spencer. spencer: we will show it later. [laughter] let me show you what is happening with our weather right now. live view from the exploratorium camera. clouds lingering out of the bay will get sunnier in the morning hours. we have temperature readingsat a uniform range, low to mid-60's to upper 70's -- mid to upper 60's. it is clearing over in the east bay at emeryville, 61 north of santa rosa. mid-60's novato. low 60's fairfield and livermore. highs today will range from mid-60's at the coast. maybe upper 60's. some coastal locations will be mild. mid-to upper 70's around the bay. upper 80's inland.

let me show you why it has been so humid, continue to be. upper level low offshore with a counterclockwise situation has been cooling subtropical moisture into the bay area for several days, giving us humid feelings. it will become more humid because of hurricane hilary, which is well to the south. category four hurricane south of cabo san lucas. as it moves northward and continues to weaken into a tropical storm and depression, it will enter interior southern california and bring moisture with it. that will produce widespread rainfall for much of the state. not much of that is likely to move into the bay area. just a little bit maybe early next week. here's a look at the accuweather forecast. weather coming our way over the weekend with highs in the mid-90's, upper 70's to around 80 near the bayshore line. monday we start to feel the heavier effects of the remnants of hurricane hilary, more humid, cloudier, and a chance of showers.

much cooler. as that passes, muggy air becomes drier later in the week and a warm up late next week. sue with traffic. sue: thank you. we are taking a look at a couple of problem spots. first, the gilroy area. north 101 with a special traffic alert, blocking a couple of ladies there, traffic is stacking up heading out of gilroy -- couple of traffic is stacking up heading out of gilroy. an accident on westbound 80 in el cerrito, a tesla got into an accident. traffic is backed up toward san pablo. we go back now to fremont, north 680 near scott creek. a second accident reported near mission boulevard south. the reason for a slow traffic north on 680 this morning. kumasi: we are checking in with ginger zee, live with what is coming up on "gma." jobina: good morning. ginger: good morning morning, great to be with everybody. coming up on "gma," we are talking about hurricane hilary.

i heard spencer going through the impacts. really, palm springs could end up seeing close to a years worth of rain in 24 hours. that is where the danger comes. it is relatively rare to see a path like that. it has not happened since nora in 1997. another headline i know you have followed, this one from the head of the emergency management agency suddenly resigning after coming under fire for his decision to not sound the sirens. plus, which johnson has an incredible story of survival you do not want to miss, a moment were a dad who thought he lost his son and the fire was united with him. what new court documents are telling us about britney spear'' divorce. i we have the right stuff for back-to-school. we are to try -- and we have the right stuff for back-to-school. we are also trying out a cozy cardio trend. if that is not enough, hozier is performing live. kumasi: cozy cardio? jobina: what is that? give us a little something.

ginger: never heard of it, and i am still unsure but it has a lot to do with robes. kumasi: a nice, comfy robe. jobina: i love -- i have multiple robes. kumasi: it makes everything better. cardio would be better, too. jobina: maybe i will visit my building's gym appropriate. kumasi: we will watch and we are intrigued. thank you and have a good weekend.

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peace and how they would like to sleep? jobina: thank you. [laughter] spencer: it is an intrusion. kumasi: right? we will tell you more but happy friday, august 18. we are happy you are with us. jobina: we will check in with spencer for a look at the weather. spencer: it is a happy friday. lingering morning clouds. it is going to be a nice day. current temperatures with a little sunshine breaking through over the east bay. mid-60's at oakland, and it is really getting clearer. a little light traffic flow there, so we will tell you more. 61 santa rosa right now. 62 fairfield. mid-60's in concord and livermore. highs today range from they for 60's at the coast to mid to upper 70's along the bay to mid and upper 80's and inland areas. a mild to warm day. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. it is going to heat up over the

weekend, especially mid-90's inland saturday and sunday. near 80 along the bay shoreline. monday, some clouds and residual moisture that will be the remnants of hurricane hilary. a cooler and cloudier day in the bay area and maybe showers later in the week when the weather warms up and dries out. now a at traffic with sue. sue: good morning morning. not exactly friday like. a couple of trouble spots. we go back to the sig alert south of gilroy. heading north towards san jose and send martin, heads up -- san martin, heads up with lanes blocked on 101. fremont, two accidents, one on 680 admission boulevard south, so slow traffic from downtown fremont. this accident with a tesla blocking a lane of traffic near carlsen on 680 westbound. slung along the 80 corridor and especially slow as you make your way from san pablo west of 80.

jobina: we continue to track breaking news in the east bay this morning where there is a large police presence in martinez, happening on sunrise drive pacheco boulevard. amanda del castillo out is live at the scene with the latest. amanda: we are getting our first bit of sunlight along sunrise drive. a lot of activity going on in the area surrounding the velvet cannabis dispensary. additional contra costa county deputies are arriving on scene at this hour. pleasant hill police are on scene providing mutual aid and security. details remain limited. we are working to confirm what happened overnight. we are hearing officers responded to a possible burglary at the dispensary. we have asked martinez police whether shots were exchanged between officers and the suspect , and we are pushing for details

on whether anyone was injured, how many suspects were involved, how many officers responded, all unclear still. we can see a car halfway onto the sidewalk and badly damaged. at this point after reaching out to the contra costa county sheriff's office, and they dispensary, we have not heard back. plenty of officers are on scene. when we got here around 5:00 this morning, contra costa county sheriff's deputies pushed us back 50 feet, expanding the crime scene, so it is quite large. we drove to the other side of the scene but it was difficult to see anything because of where the business park is on an incline, so you cannot see anything above what seems to be a bunch of planters. still trying to piece together what happened, but we know it is an ongoing investigation and active along sunrise drive. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. kumasi: new this morning, a driverless crew car and a fire

truck crashed in san francisco late last night at the intersection of polk in the tenderloin district. gloria rodríguez is in the newsroom with the video and the response from cruise early this morning. gloria: a passenger was injured in this collision. this comes about one week after cpuc voted to allow crews to expand robo taxi services in the city, allowing them to charge for rider-less drive clock. this footage shows a crews car that collided with the san francisco fire department truck, responding to a call nearby. driverless car with its passenger side doors smashed in. you can see the video. it happened after 10:00 last night at polk street in san francisco. crews posted on social media that one of their cars entered the intersection on a green

light and was struck by an emergency vehicle on the way to the scene. one passenger was in the car. one crew member was treated with nonsevere injuries. the san francisco fire chief has been vocal about opposing expanding robo taxi service in the city. san francisco officials are calling on regulators to pump the brakes on the expanded service of robo taxis in the city, citing safety issues. for city attorney is leading the effort. he spoke with s yesterday. >> it is an experimental lab for the industry, and we think it is critical that they work with the city to make sure that our residents are safe and not interfering with first responders, traffic flow, public transit, etc. gloria: early this morning, crews posted about the incident in san francisco, saying they are investigating to better understand ourev's performance and will be in touch with san

francisco about the event. the company also posting their primary concern is the rider, their welfare, and that they are mindful of the first responders and anybody affected by the incident. waymo will start charging for rides on monday. cruise will accept monday. we will let you know as soon as you get more information. gloria rodríguez, abc 7 news. kumasi: thank you. now to the latest on the wildfires in now we. the death toll has risen to 111, and hundreds are still not accounted for. crews have searched about 40% of the disaster zone of the island so far. data and video from the night the fire started suggests damage powerlines may have spark the flames. asked night, maui's top emergency management official resigned from the post, citing health reasons.

it is happening one day after he defended his decision to not sound warning sirens as the wildfires swept across the island. the abc 7 iteam has learned that san francisco's emergency sirens are coming back after silence since 2019. the city took them offline because they needed an upgrade and they were vulnerable to cyber security threats. funding to fix them never made it to the top of the agenda but after what happened in hawaii, the stans has changed. one supervisor voted no last time there was a funding request, saying he thought the city should spend money on planning. now, he is in support of bringing them back. >> i think lahaina has taught us this should be higher on the priority list and it is the reason i am moving forward with a funding package for it this year. kumasi: there are 119 sirens throughout san francisco. it is estimated it will cost around $5 million for all of

them, paid for with money the city has set aside for laguna honda hospital. jobina: another california town now using sirens to one of approaching wildfires is paradise. this is what they sound like if a fire is approaching. >> this is a test of the paradise early warning sirens. [warning sirens sounding] jobina: installing them this spring but plans to have 21 towers spread throughout the county town. only five people died when a campfire ripped through paradise in 2018. kumasi: right now in paradise, one restaurant is raising money to help maui residents rebuild. the owner, april keller, lived there for 16 years, and moved to paradise the year before she would have lost everything in the campfire. she is providing customers with ways to donate.

>> just like everybody else, the campfire was devastating. they are a community that is very strong, and we can help them financially and help them rebuild in the way they need to rebuild, and i think it is important that we let them tell us what they need. kumasi: if you would like to help with the maui wildfire relief effort, you can make a $10 donation to the red cross by texting red cross to 90999 or call 1-800-red-cost. jobina: the city of oakland hopes to have a plan after an issue out of the city clerk office. city officials have used the wrong boundaries to prepare for the upcoming special election. it is for the vacant district five unified school board seat. they planned for november ballots to go to voters in a new district. it was created in the redistricting of the city two years ago, but the old boundaries are in effect until

2024. now, the alameda county register of voters says, "both candidates' addresses fall within the old boundaries, but they did not gather enough qualified signatures within the old boundaries, so, under the old boundaries, no candidates are qualified." >> we need more than anything else is a quick, calm resolution. jobina: the candidates are waiting for direction from oakland because the filing deadline has passed. the city hopes to have a plan by the end of the day. kumasi: a press conference scheduled for monday to address recent charges against donald trump has been canceled. the former president and 18 others were charged with felony racketeering for their alleged part in trying to overturn the 2020 georgia election results. trump team requested a trial start date of april 2026, two years after the 2024 election. they are also trying -- expected

to try and move to georgia charges into federal court. the special counsel has been adamant about starting a trial in january next year. trump is expected to turn himself into the fulton county jail next week. >> this is the first jurisdiction where he is getting a mugshot. that is going to be a little bit interesting. kumasi: the fbi and fulton county sheriff are now investigating officials involved in the case. authorities are concerned that personal information of the grand jurors who voted to indict trump are being shared online. happening today will be in lake tahoe. the white house has not released a reason for the visit, coming weeks after his administration allocated more than $3 million to help fight invasive species from spreading. jobina: booking holiday travel, even though we are still in summer. what you need to know about the best deals for holiday flights. kumasi: taking a live look at the big board of the new york stock exchange.

we are down by 90 points. another update on the markets, next. jobina: retailers admission rock. what we know about -- retailers at mission rock read what we know about some of the retailers. stay with us on the abc 7 bay re area app we are streaming, live at 7:00. we have bees today. spencer: i am not looking forward to a sting today. this upper-level level of show in the counterclockwise circulation is bringing some moisture into the bay area. that is what it has felt so humid. the pattern continues because south we have hurricane hillary, and that may have a minor effect on or whether. here's what to expect today, morning low clouds and patchy drizzle morning low clouds and patchy drizzle. . sunny this afternoon, warm

inland.much warmer over the weekend. right now, temperatures in a narrow range of low to mid-60's just about everywhere across the bay area. hives for me to upper 60's -- highest from mid to upper 60's, mid to upper 90's inland, heat returns this weekend. mid-90's over the weekend, 80 along the bay shoreline. remnants of the hurricane will produce humid conditions and cloudy conditions that may be a chance of rain on monday. much cooler, but as remnants from the storm move out of here, we start to dry out and warm up going to the end of next week.

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and served with hot au jus for dipping. try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today. only at togo's. kumasi:kumasi: today, former congresswoman jackie spears announcing a partnership with san mateo county to address the poverty gap. thousands of families experience homelessness across the bay area

and have young children. >> here, my brother sleep. right there is my sister and in the master bed, i am with my son. kumasi: one family least 30 others who live in this rv community and east palo alto. their stories are just a glimpse of what the county is going through, on of the wealthiest counties in sa california. jackie spears will announce programs to help provide resources. jobina: a san francisco juror program is making jury pools more racially diverse. in march of 20 22, thebe the pilot program increased $15 daily stipend to $100 to sit on the jury. 30 five fives people of color, were not able to serve on the jury at the lower stipend amount due to having low to moderate incomes. now 60% of jurors identify as

people of color due to the stipend increase. kumasi: the holiday season is months away but travel experts say now is the time to think about the trips you would like to book. airports are expected to be busy this year compared with last year because airlines are operating more flights. however, technical issues and widespread cancellations are not expected. experts say if you do not want to book yet because prices are still too high. >> start monitoring the price of your trips for thanksgiving, christmas and new year's. check to booking after halloween, prices will be extremely high. kumasi: here's another piece of advice. if your flight parts before it :00 in the morning, you are 50% less likely to be later canceled compared with flights booked after 8:00 a.m. jobina: now for your morning money report, self check outs will not be coming soon to trader joe's grocery stores. the president of the grocery chain set on a recent company

podcast that the rumor of self checkout kiosks being added was "false as false can be." according to media partners at the san francisco standard, he said they believe in people, adding that self checkouts are difficult to use and he is not removing crewmembers from his stores. the san francisco-based instacart is weighing an ipo sms september, according to bloomberg. they are working with banks, including goldman sachs and j.p. morgan bank. they are the largest online grocery delivery company in the country. they have not commented on the report. taking a live look at the nyc, you can see we are down about 56 points. now to a question. it is stirring so much debate, wet side of the bed do you sleep on? kumasi: a couple on tiktok's going viral because they told fans it does not matter to them. [laughter] jobina: sorry, everyone.

it is clearly waking up paramo ur, as well. kumasi: apparently, they switch it up every night. >> we get it, stick to your side, but i think we should challenge everyone, if it is a difficult, sleep on the other side tonight and see what happens. kumasi: one person left a comment, joking, what kind of serial killer behavior is this? [laughter] let them be. people also had practical concerns about things left in nightstands and favorite pillows. as if the pillar was stuck in place. jobina: thank you. sue: when we sleep somewhere else, at somebody else's house or hotel, we always switch sides. i do not know why. there is no thought process. spencer: i like that. my wife and i always sleep on the same sides, do have favorite pillows. she likes a softer one and i like a firmer one. jobina: interesting. even if iam buy myself, i am on

the same side. kumasi: if i am by myself, i am right in the middle. spencer:i am kind of like that, too. kumasi: do what you want. spencer: how about some weather? because it is friday, let's out what is happening. we have humidity around the bay area several days now. there is count offshore, and you can see how it is blowing up oyster. it has not improved the measurable rain fell, but because of the category four hurricane south of son, lucas right now moving northward, that will begin, but it will have tropical storm spread as it enters through the southern california area by sunday. there will be enough moisture there that there will be rainfall in the southern part of the state and it could trigger showers in the bay area. for today, morning clouds and

patchy drizzle. sunnier in the afternoon. warm inland. much warmer this weekend. highs today in the low two-midst o -- mid-60's. mid to upper 70's near the bay. upper 80's to near 90 inland. the accuweather 7-day forecast shows a heat up over the weekend. mid-90's. humidity with clouds and a chance of showers monday. the remnants of now hurricane hilary and then we start to warm up and dry out later. sue: we will take a look outside at some of our problem spots. the earlier sig alert north 101 leaving gilroy for san jose has been cleared. so has this accident on northbound 680 near scott creek. there were two. another near south mission and this one is still causing trouble, west on 80 near carlsen. traffic is stacked up. we had an earlier problem near

san pablo dam road with a stalled and a grind getting from hercules through the 80 corridor towards the bay bridge. kumasi: new at retailers reportedly committed to stay at mission rock in san francisco. jobina: the mission rock project is 15 years in the making. according to the chronicle --ar scicle bakery, blades co barbershop, ike's sandwiches, a gym, and another company have signed leases. all are scheduled to open by the middle of next year. mission rock is built steps from oracle park. and it is a sign spooky season is around the corner. kumasi: home depot's 12 foot skeleton is already out of stock online. it is a fan favorite with led lit out eyes. he hit the market yesterday for

its annual return and it is already sold out. it is 90pounds, going for $3000 from home depot. you can also get a 13 foot jack's killington -- jack skellington, instead of an animated hovering witch or i should say or a hovering witch. jobina: i forgot to tell you my idea for a halloween costume. i will tell you after the break. kumasi: that makes me excited. jobina: it will be cute. kumasi: [laughter] next, the seven things you need to know today. jobina: as we head to break at 6:54, a live look outside. we

kumasi: if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know.

number one, contra costa county sheriff's deputies and police officers are on the scene of an investigation in martinez on sunrise drive near pacheco boulevard. the activity is focused on a cannabis dispensary. it appears a car has crashed. no word if anyone was hurt yet. jobina: number two, acruise driverless car and san francisco fire truck crashed in the tenderloin district last night. cruise says the car entered the intersection on a green light as the fire truck responded to an emergency. kumasi: number three, 10 pittsburgh and antioch police officers have been charged in a civil rights and corruption investigation. the fbi made the announcement yesterday. only three officers are still employed. they were not on active duty. jobina: number four, hurricane hilary continues to gain strength this morning as it tracks toward baja, california. it is expected to weaken by early next week when it could reach southern california as a tropical storm and bring heavy rain, flooding, and mudslides.

spencer: number five, as you can see on our accuweather 7-day forecast, after a sunny and warm weekend, clouds and cooler weather with humidity and maybe showers from the remnants of hurricane hilary on monday. sue: number six, friday nights at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on and you cannot tell in this shot. there is a look at your drive, highway 4 into san francisco, a mild 45 minutes. kumasi: number seven, some football moms are getting off the bleachers and onto the field, putting on pads and tackling their kids. a wisconsin high school team held moms practice, the second year they have done it because the first year was so popular. i feel like the moms were ready this year. i saw what we did last year, ticket upper-level. sue: i had four boys who played football and i would have loved to do that at certain times in

their youth. spencer: not now. sue: now they are all good. they are grown. [laughter] kumasi: it did look fun. sue: i'll say. jobina: this is a great show, everyone. have a great weekend. kumasi: there have you are with us, and you, too, sue. sue: thank you for happiness -- for happiness. h --aving us. >> "good morning america" for the viewers in the west. hurricane hilary a category 4 storm.