right now traffic is moving on the golden gate bridge it has been shutdown twice this morning. >> about an hour ago it was due to police activity above the bridge deck. wayne freedman live at vista point to explain >> reporter: one an unpredictable morning it began 6:15 last night when bridge officials noticed a man climbing the cable to the south tower. their last contact with him was 8:15 p.m.. video from this morning after that fog came in, they had no idea whether he was up there or not. that's what motivated the first closure this morning at 8:8:8:40 time a.m.. they closed the bridge roughly 10 to see if he moved to the north tower, he had not. 9:30 a second closure, about 10 minutes as officers took name custody atop the south tower. here's sergeant mcdermott with a further explanation.

>> not necessarily a closure. what happens is because the tower is over the lanes if there's some type of confrontation that were to take place on the individual were there, it is for public safety to ensure that nobody in the traffic lanes could become a victim >> reporter: so the question is, why? what was this guy doing up there? we have no further details at this point. the bottom line, all that matters for commuters is closures, of the bridge this morning are done. the man in custody. they are bringing him didn't. the go go bridge is running smoothly. -- as the fog clears, so does the traffic. wayne freedman, abc7 news. the controversy with chick-fil-a chain continues. same-sex marriage supporters are preparing for a protest in which they will flock to the restaurants and kiss. amy hollyfield is live in fairfield with what we can expect.

>> reporter: good morning no kissing here in fairfield, at this point. there is a little activity going on this started, one protester has shown up. his sign is inappropriate, we cannot put it on television talking about a sex act we don't want to mention on tv. a customer is getting into it with him thinking it is inappropriate he is here. no kissing here yet. kissing has started across the country. we have video from outside atlanta where some same-sex couples were kissing at a chick-fil-a today. they are calling this national same-sex kissing day at chick-fil-a. this is in response to wednesday which was support chick-fil-a day that day we saw lines out the door in fairfield, around the block at some restaurants across the country. the company said it was a record day. supporters say they were there because they believe the company's president has the right to say that he doesn't support same-sex marriage. gay rights activists had been

calling for boycotts at the restaurant because of the company president's beliefs. today's kiss-off hasn't materialized at the fairfield location. we have been asking people who are here why they are here? to make a political statement, hungry? we heard a little both. >> there's no one here. i love it. expected it i don't think they want to argue either. i think it is not really -- they've made their point we've made our point. just come to see who would be out here. >> it is not a political statement, to each is own. i'm not going to side with anyone. i'm still gonna support chick-fil-a. >> reporter: the owner of this store tells me this morning she justs want to sell chicken. she wants this to pass. she doesn't want to talk on

camera, she is feeling a little anxious. she doesn't know what to expect. we have seen police officers passing through in case they tell us they too aren't sure what to expect but want to keep an eye, just case. on the facebook page it says 8 p.m. eastern time to kiss at the restaurant. which is 5:00 here in california. this could still happen here today in fairfield. we wanted to pop by to see if at lunch time anything would be going on. we seen kissing elsewhere in the country. this could be a fluid thing that happens throughout the day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. in southern california this morning vandals hit a chick-fil-a store in torrence. someone spray painted, "tastes like hate" on the side of the restaurant. police are investigating the graffiti which included a dawg of a cow. highway patrol arrested a

man after officers say he led them on a chase through four counties. the chase sped through richmond on i-80. it began when pittsburg police tried to stop a stolen car. the driver refused to stop and kept going on the bay bridge even after officers used a spike strip to deflate his tires. the chase ended highway 4 concord a few miles from where it began, an hour earlier in pittsburg. this morning a san jose parolee is nation several felonies after two officers were injured trying to arrest her. police say the officers tried to stop lisa hernandez, 5:30 last night on story road but they drove off, in the process she hit an officer who suffered a knee injury later she hit another officer sending him to the hospital with a back injury. detectives released a sketch of a suspect they say

he was the last person seen with the 28-year-old victim found murdered in his apartment two months ago. he was last seen getting into a taxi with the suspect in front of a castro street bar at 1:30 a.m. on june 12th. if you have any information you can leave an anonymous tip with police at the number on your screen: 415-575-4444 or text a tip to tip-411. alameda county health officials passing out fliers warning a pair of rabid bats were found nearby. the first dead bat turned up last week. the second was found tuesday floating in a woman's swimming pool. no human contact, but the woman's dog has been quarantined. two other rabid bats were found earlier this year. president obama and his presumed challenger mitt romney are both weighing

in on what today's jobs report means for america. employers added 163,000 jobs in july, the most since february. the labor department was only expecting between 90 and 100,000. the unemployment rate went up to 8.3%. from the capital, president obama says the report shows slow but steady growth. romney says it is not enough. >> those are our neighbors and family members finding work and the security that comes with work. but, let's acknowledge, we've still got too many folks out there looking for work. >> another hammer blow to the struggling middle class of america. the president has not had policies that put american families back to work put them in place and get america working again, >> high unemployment could hurt president obama's reelection hopes no president since world war ii has faced

reelection with unemployment over 8%. we want to help people here in the bay area find jobs. our next hire event is next tuesday in san jose from noon until 4:00. go to abc7news.com/jobs foron. still ahead, searching for answers. the emotional plea from baseball legend cal ripken today as he opens up about how his mother doing after surviving a kidnapping at gunpoint. it was a field of dreams for baseball fans of all ages for baseball fans of all ages today at

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>> a toppled cherry bigger shutdown an intersection this morning the picker flipped over 8:00 this morning hit a lamppost and brought down window washing equipment. the cherry picker was hauling construction material to a work site. the cause is under investigation. baseball hall of famer cal ripken, jr. appealed for help today in catching the man who kidnapped his mother. police in maryland released these images of the man they believe abducted the 74-year-old from her home last week. police found her alive in a car after the kidnapper blindfolded her and drove her around several hours.

cal ripken, jr. described how he felt when he her the news his mother had been abducted. >> was the worst feeling you can imagine. but it was a horrible night. >> ripken added his mother feels too traumatized to return to the home where she raised her family near baltimore. it was amazing sight at at&t ballpark overnight. four hundred fans turned it into a campground. >> reporter: they came if all over the bay area to be here at this slum per party to be on the field where their heroes play, eat in the dug out where their heroes hang out. there are so many fun things to do. for the lopez family, that's mom and dad and 4-year-old twins natasha and isadora it was more than breakfast in bed, it was a night of magic.

>> i like seeing -- [ unintelligible ] >> seeing the movie and eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate. >> reporter: some of the older kids liked the freedom to act like an older kid. >> my favorite is movie because we got to stay up late. >> reporter: it is not cheap, $200 are person, five and under free, includes ticket to yesterday's game and breakfast, pizza and salad dinner. they agreed on their favorite part. >> going on the coca-cola slide. >> reporter: how many times did you go on it? >> i don't know. >> coca-cola! >> reporter: with all the excitement, it would be easy to forget the friendships made even among members of the same family. >> the highlight was seeing my

husband and boys play cash on the field, fantastic. -- play catch, on the field, fantastic. >> reporter: maybe that's why so many had been here before and talking about being back next year. the giants tell me they don't plan to add a second slumber party for next season if you are interested in getting in on this it is announced sometime in the spring. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. poor terry all locked out at the end. >> he was in there for a long time this morning. mike will be here with the forecast. clouds locking down the coast now starting to open up good news sfo flight arrival delays are over. we'll talk about how strong the sea breeze will be with dramatic temperature drops now and through the weekend. also, a lost seal found on a hawaii beach thousands of miles from home is now in the bye area.

a real life love story that sounds like a soap opera. the couple

this video is just in. an accident involving a brink's armored vehicle in san rafael. the truck ran off the road down an embankment into a dry

riverbed two people inside. one had to be helped out, the other was able to walk out on his own. only minor injuries, good news. now they have to do something with all the the money that is inside. police tell us brink's is sending another truck to pick up the money under heavy security, of course. a lost northern fur seal that showed up in hawaii is in the bay area. officials from sausalito's marine mammal center picked her up this morning and will care for her. the young female was found under weight this week. the first time a wild fur seal has been discovered in hawaii. the seal is named golden misty after olympic gold medal swimmer misty franklin. normal feeding grounds are up north in the aleutian islands. did you see wayne freedman with a hood and coat and fog.

yeah, expect more of that this weekend, may move inland especially during the morning hours more of us will see clouds and drizzle, thinking about washing the car you may want to wait until the end of the weekend when things warm up. looking west from emeryville, clouds breaking up, sun starting to develop around the bay going to be the case the next couple of days slow sunshine cooler temperatures. east bay valleys clear now. doppler, fairly dry except for that small area of drizzle along the coast. clouds are plentiful now. gotta kick the machine, it didn't want to move. visible satellite showing clouds are dissipating, rather rapidly from inland valleys clinging to the coast going to be stubborn there.

temperatures along the coast into san francisco and oakland, 50s, 60s and 70s inland, you don't see the 80s we've been dealing with the last couple of afternoons or noontime temperatures. 50s around most of the monterey bay, 60 salinas now. sunshine around the bay and inland cooler sea breezes for all of us cloudy nights patchy drizzle this weekend that will lead to cooler afternoons, coolest afternoons in the forecast tomorrow and sunday, today one degree cooler in san francisco, seven in the east bay valleys, most of you will be in the mid to upper 80s today holding on to the 90s in antioch, brentwood and live more. south bay milpitas 78, low to mid 80s for everybody else. 70s on the peninsula. millbrae 68°. 50s brisk day along the coast with 60s downtown south

san francisco, 70s and 80s north bay valleys, 50s at your beaches, monterey 63, 72 santa cruz, low to mid 80s gilroy and morgan hill. heading to the game tonight fireworks game, a's and blue jays, dropping to 55 you will need a coat there. moisture from the south in the green here this is mid and upper level moisture it is enough that we could have scattered thunderstorms south and east of the bay area tomorrow most likely up in the sierra. if you are heading towards tahoe or yosemite high fire danger because of light nipping out of these dry thunderstorms. tomorrow temperatures 4 to 10° cooler than today, slow warming trend. back to average tuesday, wednesday of next week. it sounds like a hollywood script. tomorrow two 85-year-olds who got married and divorced 20

years later, are retying the knot. -- he asked for her hand in marriage for a second time, lena said yes they first got married when they were teenagers, they have five children together. >> we were young when we married. and i don't think he was really ready to be a man. we were friends. and we are still friends, aren't we? >> oh yes. [ laughing ] >> this time around the couple's children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will be at the wedding. >> he has been married a long time he knows what to say. next, friday's perfect

we would like to thank some of the people helping bay area foster kids. some of our new friends include cynthia s from san jose, barbara h from san leandro and don h from san rafael. you can help make a difference just like abc7 news on facebook and one dollar gets

donated to the sleep train dream campaign. time for friday's perfect pet. >> mike nicco is in the desert. [ laughter ] >> this desert has a name, both do. how are you? >> fine a double handful here. >> tell us. >> these are two little brothers. they are about 10 or 11 weeks old. and the little boy on the right is a hara. and the little boy on the left -- is a hara. and the little boy on the left is mojave while we would love to have them adopted together not a necessity, but it is fun for them and fun for whoever adopts them to have little brother -- two little brothers together. >> i always found that to be case, we have two sisters they don't get along well, nice to have them both. they both play with each

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