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along the coast. scattered showers possible near the

pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies intepersed by these thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30

temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) ( robin ) ( robin ) ( robin )it's been almost a year since a wildfire erupted in the north bay wiping out hundreds of homes. one of the hardest hit areas of the fire was the coffey park neighborhood of santa rosa. a few homes have been rebuilt and neighbors have been supporting each other, sharing their rebuilding progress over

a glass of wine. kron4's gayle ong went to santa rosa and has the story. this is santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood last year... a wildfire destroying about 15- hundred homes..this is coffey park today..homes slowly but surely rebuilding.. and residents supporting each other over a glass of wine.. after seeing devastation in recent wildfires, tricia woods started "wine wednesday" woods says it's the silver lining as many people here lost their homes, now share a bond with neighbors they never met before..

we're building and what we're doing and just kind of share hope for coffey park and coffey strong."> anna brooner's home was spared in the fire -- she comes every wednesday to support her neighbors.. ( robin ) for your money this morning...

it's not everyday that you see a home in the bay area listed for less than 500-thousand dollars. this fixer-upper is 220-thousand... and the land alone is valued way more than that. the home sits in oakland on foothill boulevard... has two bedrooms... and two bathrooms... and sits on a 47-hundred sqaure foot lot. theres also a fireplace and garage. the house was severely damaged by a fire. ( robin )amazon may be giving workers a pay boost, but they are also cutting bonuses and stock benefits. the company says they will end bonuses next month... which paid workers áextra based on their attendance and warehouse productivity. they will also phase out a restricted stock program... which gave workers shares if they stayed at amazon for a certain amount of years. they say it will be replaced with another program next year... but didn't provide details.

( robin )new peer-to-peer sharing app turbo... is letting car owners make some extra cash by letting people rent out their cars. the app works like air b-n-b... and allows you to rent your car out to pre-approved drivers. renters can get the car delivered to them at the airport, or their house. the app also work like an online dating app--- allowing users to browse vehicles in their area and pick one that fits their budget and occasion. they've got 850 different car models and you can rent it for as little as 20 dollars. (robin)coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... a warning for parents about which apps your kids are using. we'll tell you about the tops ones ... police consider dangerous. felt in the 60's and

almost accusation now. welcome back. some fog out there in the distance, we have low cloud cover for the rest of us across the bay. fog not intruding inland, it's just hanging out at the coast. we have good air quality for most of us at least. we'll be looking at moderate conditions today as opposed to the conditions the last few days. great weather to expect, we are getting in the mix with sunshine today. saturday mostly sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, sunday flirting with the low 70s, just slightly warmer than we have been. great weather after the rainy start to the week. >> thank you, john. no major hot spots, so your morning commute is off to a decent start. there it is. you see some slowing inthe lanes on the left and right.

no problems or delays across the upper deck. city streets, freemont street shutdown. howard to mission for today and the remainder of the week, traffic tends to back up. san mateo bridge in good street. we do have a crowd on the flat section but no interruptions, no crashes no, falls so you can make it over to the peninsula in 13 minutes. here is your ride from north bay to san francisco 18 minute from navaid dough to the follow -- tavado and the toll plaza. in the green 680, 24 west wide open on juan creek, no troubles for the east shore freeway, that is only 15 minute from crockett, richmond, allen, emoryville, oakland, south bay you are in good shape, 7 minute from san jose rolling in.

coming up at 5:00. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh awaits his fate as the fbi concluded their investigation. and handed over reports to the senate judiciary committee. plus, crews may remove jacks and replace the columns at the trans bay transit center. we are live with the latest coming up in the next hour. also after the break, a string of burglaries at east bay cell phone stores, we'll have details on who police are looking for. when i walked through a snowstorm for a cigarette,

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( darya ) you'll dpoat a sneak peek. >> now from the bay area, you're crotching kron4 morning news at 5:00. good thursday morning it's 5 a.m. >> i thought i would go ahead and wear it. >> starting you off with weather and traffic. so far we're off to a great start. will it stay that way, probably not. >> we've got a cool front pushing through. it's going to help clear that

out. here's a look plat the golden gate bridge. fog hasn't moved inland. if you're traveling down the 101 or the 1, this is where you're seeing a little bit of it. talking about this colder air. that's associated with the cold front. as it pushes through, it will not result in rainfall. with it will result in is some clear skies behind it and less muggy conditions. temperatures today will be in the 50s to start with mostly cloudy conditions. look at where we'll be at noon and beyond. mostly sunny to sunny skies. going to be a very comfortable day and get out there anden joy it without any worries of rain or afternoon thunderstorms. more in the forecast is straight ahead. let's get a look the traffic

with robin. >> we have a stall but early birds are out there backing up in the cash lanes on the left- hand side of the pay gates. delay free across the upper deck. don't have major problems to report. so only good news. this is 92 your connection from the east bay to the peninsula and you're fine on the san mateo bridge. use it now before it gets heavier, 12 minutes to the peninsula and the richmond bridge, a quick eight ms. from the -- minutes from the tolls to the 101. back to you. >> thank you very much. rake break from overnight. the countdown is mon now before the senate vote on whether to confirm judge brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. >> moments ago senators got that report from the fbi into the investigation about the sexual allegations that were made by the palo alto professor christine blasey ford and that report was delivered to the senators. it's already though resoing crit siesm lawyers for

christine blasey ford, again, that pal lowal though professor, accusing bog bog of sexual assault criticizing the scope of the investigation. her attorneys said the investigation did not include interviewing ford or any witnesses who confirmed her story. we know that special agents spoke to people about a party on july 1st of 1982 which was listed on kavanaugh's high school calendar. democrats have pointed to the party as a get together as possibly the same party where the palo alto professor said she was sexually assaulted. according to the "wall street journal," investigators said they did not find evidence to corroborate her evidence. one thing not part of it is kavanaugh's drinking. a room made said kavanaugh was not being truthful about that. >> i saw him when he arrived home regularly and in the

morning. he was incoherent, stumbling, sometimes would be singing, sometimes wear i think this was an old leather football helmet and he would throw up. >> the full senate is preparing for an initial vote on friday. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is likely to call for a final vote over the weekend. so we'll have to see what happens. there's one copy of this fbi report in a secure room and each senator is allowed a brief opportunity to go in there read it for themselves, exit the room and then another one. >> that's the process. meantime students at ucsf are getting together to support survivors of sexual assault, including christine blasey ford. they will be holding a peaceful demonstration and plan to be out there at noon today. another big story we're following, the closure of the

transit center in france. >> crews are expected to remove jacks and replace them with columns. we have the latest. >> reporter: the jack you're talking about is smack dab in the middle of that transbay terminal. they will remove those and put in alcohol lum -- put in columns. this is phase two of what they've been doing to make sure they clan fix this temporarily to get a test of the beams that were cracked. this will take a little bit of time. the crews will be building this shoring system that takes a load off those. it will extend from the bottom of the roof deck down four levels. the construction manager told them of the joint powers authority that once it's in place workers can safely take a sample of this steel for testing which will help them

determine why the cracks occurred in the first place and show how to design a permanent fix which is important. they are expected to take up to two weeks. while buses will not be allowed to drive until the permanent fix is in place, this could be possible that the roof deck could be reopened to the public in early november. now the cost of all of this is unknown. it appears taxpayers will not be footing the bill send the building is still under warranty. that's what we're told. this main downtown artery will remain closed until further notice and the traffic continues to shall a problem -- to be a problem. it's just 5:00 in the morning and there's a ton of traffic. this is where the detour s so people are having to -- detour is. so people are having to go left or right. keep that in mind. i think people are realizing they have to get here early. that's what's causing so much traffic so early in the morning.

>> thank you, sara. a man died after a struggle with the san mateo sheriff's deputies. this started when police were called to a man who was running in and out of traffic in the 300 block of el exa mean know -- camino real. the man assaulted the deputy. the deputy was taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries. the man was also taken to the local hospital where he died. officials said a taser was used on that man who was running in traffic. a purring mugger boy is -- pittsburgh boy is back home with his parents. he walked into a mobil gas station about 7:30 last night. he was safe and reunited with his family. an east bay community gathering to remember mariah davis. friends said davis was an active member of the social

justice academy and taught for domestic violence after ending her relationship with anthony people mel tell who admitted to killing her. >> she's amazing, strong and vibrant, brilliant and intelligent, always smiling. she was nice to everyone. >> pementell appeared in court yesterday afternoon. we're learning more about pementell's confession to police. he strangled her and covered her body with tree branches. a bay area man is searching for his daughter who has been missing for two weeks. sidney avant was seen at the

amtrak station. she was attempting to purchase a ticket but never got on the bus. her father said she was going to enter a rehab center in san francisco and was later transported to a hospital in martinez. avant called a friend from the ham track station for a ride but the friend said they were busy and that's the last known contact show had. her father said they have a great relationship and it's not like she wouldn't check in with him. >> the reason we're so freaked out, the people who know sidney, the people who raised her and love her, we know who she is and what she is. this is not -- she is not a street person. she doesn't have the survival skills to be out on the street. >> so they would like you to be on the lookout for her. she sometimes goes by the name zoe black. if you have seen her, contact the police. police in san mateo have arrested a home burglar after

recognizing him from surveillance -- surveillance video. the home security caught a man inside the home, so there was video but when officers got there they couldn't find him after identifying the burglar from the video. they arrested 19-year-old kenson rencline. officers found the stolen property from the burglary from the home with him. the police department is considering adopting a new policy that deals with the way they interact with people who are transgender and nongender conforming. the new policy would prohibit discrimination based on gender expression peelings. officers would have to refer to them by their adopted name and treat them in accordance with their gender identity. officers will also be unable to require proof or challenge a person's identity. with regard to strip searches or any searches that goes

beyond a patdown officers will be required to ask a transgender or nonconforming gender whether they would prefer a male or female to conduct the search. there's an investigation into the swim club for imbezelling more than $60000. the board members said john bitter miss appropriated the funds. last thursday the board voted to terminate his time there. he began working for the swim club in 1995. >> still ahead, japanese city is cutting ties with san francisco whoever this statue. we'll explain the controversy. >> and seven police officers were shot while searching a home. we'll tell you where that happened after the break. >> and also, a circle of support. why north bay fire victims are reaching out over a class of wine. >> a at calmer this morning.

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lot's check out the forecast, getting nice and close to the weekend. >> we've got sunshine back in the forecast. >> it's going to be beautiful. we need the weather. people are like oh, no, is this the way it's going stay. after today we're looking good. this is a look at berkeley and the bay itself. you see fog in the distance. that's way out along the coast. berkeley and the east bay you're nice and clear. clouds will be making their way out of the picture after 11:00

a.m. this morning. once we get there, you're going to have plenty of sunshine. this morning we have a line of showers working through men doe seen know county and even portions of napa and marin. here's a look at the past 18 hours as far as rain. right around 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., the state was lit up. that included the east bay has thunderstorms flaired up for those watching in contra costa and alameda county, and as we work our way into the phone you don't have to worry about thunderstorms. this area of cooler air is pushing in. it's going to result in some nice mild temperatures as well as those muggy conditions easing a little bit. so we're going to have some drier cooler air. overall some clear skies, too, that will make it very nice for

stepping outside. a couple of morning sprinkles but overall not a whole lot. after today we're crystal clear all the way into the weekend ahead of us. daytime highs will be comfortably in the 60s as well as up and down the pacific source. 60s and 70s. redwood city and palo alto each at 72 for daytime highs. south bay good air quality, sunny skies, no rain, highs in the low to mid-70s. santa clara 73. morgan hills at 75. east bay pleasant to liver more. you have areas of thunderstorms, if not overhead in the distance. temperatures will boost into the 70s, so cooler than yesterday but a lot clearer. oakland up to 70. petaluma at 73 and mill valley

at 68 for your high today. looking at partly cloudy skies to start but very clear to finish. tomorrow we'll be looking at mostly sunny skies as we will on saturday. sunday crystal clear. temperatures the next few days taking us back into the 80s, inland by sunday. for fleet week along the bay we have 70s to expect and some really nice conditions for getting out there for all the festivities. all right that. is your forecast for the rest of the week. robin, is track looking as good as the weather? >> i like what i see so far. this is quiet and hot spot free. no major issues for people getting ready to use the san a tai yes bridge. so no big trouble spots and you're looking in at 12 minutes. some cars rolling through the tolls but no major problems right now 7 minutes, right on time to make that trip from the east bay to the north bay so it's off to a good start.

bay bridge, the heaviest of them all. it's beyond 880 but once you get past the incline you're fine. under 15 minutes to make it to san francisco. here's a look at more averages. we're in the green. if you take high way 4 it's right on time, antioch to concord. doubling to fremont, no trouble. 101 is your commute i think you'll like it 27 me from 85 in san jose. back to you. >> they talked to some neighbors and one community has learned to support each other over a glass of wine. >> reporter: they meet here for a glass of wine sharinstories on the rebuilding process after

a number of them have lost their homes in the devastating wildfires almost a year ago. it looked like a war pad. you have homes that were smoldering. >> reporter: this is coffee park today, homes slowly but surely rebuilding and residents supporting each other over a glass of wine. >> we've become a great community. >> reporter: after seeing devastation and recent wildfires, trisha started wine wednesday. >> to see people go through the same thing we did it's heartbreaking. it sent us on an emotional roller coaster. i wanted to whine about it. i said let's get together and whine over some wine. >> reporter: it's the silver

lining as many people lock their homes and now share a bond with neighbors who they never met before. >> we all get together and compare notes and just kind of share hope for coffey park and coffey strong. >> you can be as open as possible with your feelings without being judged. >> reporter: anna comes every wednesday to support her neighbors. >> they may have lost everything but they department lose themselves and to see the smiles on their faces, when they she their houses have moved to the next step, they're so excited about talking about their homes. that's a joy to hear from people. >> reporter: in santa rosa reporting. police have made an arrest in connection to the letters laced with ricin that were sent to the pentagon. police took william clyde allen

into custody. they spent the day searching his home. on monday the pentagon's mail facility received two letters that initially tested positive for it. formal charges are expected to be filed tomorrow. seven police officers were shot, one fatally during a standoff in south carolina. officers were executing a search warrant when a man began firing mat them. officers were injured as they helped their fellow officers. they were at a random home for a search and didn't know the man had guns inside the home. 30-year vet rab terence care row way -- tarns care row way was killed. >> a string of burglaries all happening over 30 minutes and after the break police are warning parents about apps that predators are using to contact your kids. we'll tell you what to look out

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ask your dermatologist temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible welcome back. pretty clear start to the day. a little bit of fog on the west side of san francisco. do expect some coastal drizzle. if you're right along the pacific might need the windshield wipers crossing the golden gate. a couple of sprinkles but as we move into the afternoon sky also clear out land clear out -- skies will clear out and

clear out very fast. 60s for our current temperature and a lot of areas will stick with the 60s all delay long. cooler air sweeping in and that's also going to make for less muggy conditions for your thursday. robin? >> all right. thank you. back to the golden gate where traffic is looking good with no major issues in or out of san francisco. 18 minutes right on time to san francisco. much heavier traffic coming out of oakland. this is a look at the bay bridge on 80 west and a lot of brake tapping. be prepared for that. it will go up. trust me. james, back to you. a string of arrests in florida is prompting a warning for aren'ts -- parents. deputies arrested 21 men. they're accused of soliciting

boys and girls for sex and using social media apps like snapchat, bumle, holla, calculator percentage, kick, whisper, hot or not. if you see the apps on your kid's phones, monitor the activity. for a full list of these tips and others, go to our website at kron4.com. we'll take a quick break. coming up, an east bay sheriff's deputy accused with breaking the law. we'll have the charges he's facing. >> and if you love the blue angels but hate the traffic, on saturday when the official blue angels will fly, today is your day. coming up, i'll tell you why you can get a sneak peek.

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back to the kron f 5:29 and we are clearing out the rain and mugginess and the drive should be better today. >> i can't help you with that. you need to leave extra early. we are off to a good start. perfect timing. the clouds are partying and just in time for the weekend. we wanted good weather to finish out the week because we have a lot going on with fleet week and nicer weather on the horizon and already seeing nice conditions. a bit foggy on the coast with cloud cover and scattered sprinkles. the golden gate bridge overall not looking bad for you making that crossing this morning. showers are well up north in mendocino county and showers are

associated with a line of cooler air pushing and that will drop temperatures but also will clear out the monkey feeling. clearing skies in the afternoon uncomfortable temperatures, a very nice thursday and the start of a nice weather trend ahead of us. 60s and 70s by 3:00 under sunny skies and that is a quick look at the forecast. minor delays at the richmond san rafael bridge, as expected in the cash lanes and on the left, a little bit of a crowd but that is normal and no major issues. we don't have major problems but it's always a good idea to leave early because you never know what will pop up. a lot of folks in your way at the bay bridge toll plaza and it goes back to west grand. that is normal and then you will be fine across the upper deck. fremont street closed, mission to howard will be slow at the bottom of the offramp and you may want to avoid it.

breaking news out of san francisco. hotel workers are protesting their wages. >> they are out this morning. we have more from the marriott hotel in union square where it looks like they are picketing behind you. >> reporter: i'm at the westin st. frcis but this will affect this protest with seven marriott's throughout san francisco with the workers under local union two walking off the job or have walked off the job. they walked off at 4:00 this morning and we have patrick kirby, a janitor here for 26 years. why did you walkout? >> recalled people on strike and we are here to fight for a living wage, better health care and better pensions. in san francisco, a city that is so hard to live in with prices so high and rent so high. most people can't afford to live here on one job, not enough for san francisco.

>> reporter: you are asking for $2.20 per hour for the next five years increase. you said much of that money will go to healthcare because of the skyrocketing cost of healthcare? >> our kaiser plan is raising over 70%. the majority goes to healthcare made its out of our pockets. >> reporter: we talked about having a living wage and you said one job should be enough. a lot of people have more than to live here with more than one job? >> some of them work in multiple hotels and some do other jobs on the side. some have a husband or wife partner that works to support the income and the family, raising kids. >> reporter: a lot of them can't afford to live in san francisco and coworkers have to commute an hour or 1.5 hours? >> some come from oakland, alameda and as far away as antioch.

bailey city. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: other areas are outside the commute? >> exactly. a long commute and you spend one hour each way on the bus or the train each day. it's hard and we are looking at at muni and part, they are great but we look at automation as another factor. we want a greater say with what the company does. they are bringing in robots and computer software and stuff that can take away our jobs. we are looking for a say and how we can be helpful to implement this kind of stuff. we don't want to be replaced. it can help us. >> reporter: thank you, patrick. we don't know how long they will be out here, they've been here since 4:00. this is not the only place the protest is taking place. seven marriott hotels in san francisco are seeing workers that walked off this morning.

reporting in san francisco, lydia pantazes, kron4 news. >> what a way for hotel guests towake up. i guess that is the point to get the message out loud and strong. in the east bay, sheriff's deputies charged with four felonies after an investigation into illegally recorded conversations. in august, it was discovered that the sergeant james russell, and alameda county sheriffs department employee, was illegally recording conversations between juveniles in custody and their attorneys. and internal investigation was launched after the discovery. the four cases date back to march 2014. >> nobody is above the law. when law enforcement commits a crime, they will be held accountable just like any other member of the community. >> he will be arraigned on october 17th. four cell phone stores were burglarized in the east bay cities within 30 minutes of

each other. two happened at the sprint and at&t store at the creighton valley shopping center in concord at 5:45 last night in 15 minutes later, another burglary at the verizon store at the oak grove plaza and all three of them involved the same two men wearing black hoods over their heads and the fourth occurred just after 6:00 at the at&t store in pleasant hill. police in those towns believe the crimes are related. we are learning more about the two teenagers who died within days of each other, both suspected of overdosing on opioids. they been identified as a 16- year-old named ocean move and the other is justin miles. they had struggled with addictions and the boy might have purchased counterfeit xanax. students at grenada high said that the school district had sent a letter home about those deaths and they were saying

counselors will be on hand for anybody needing support. a japanese mayor is cutting ties with san francisco to honor -- and it was announced that there is a sister city relationship that will be withdrawn. the statue was erected on city proper last year by the korean and chinese and filipino communities. tens of thousands of so-called comfort women around asia were forced to work in brothels for japanese troops. today, the blue angels will take to the skies to practice for their big show. >> we have more from the airport. >> reporter: the blue angels parked right behind me and they will be out in the next couple of hours to check out the engines and at 1:00 this

afternoon, they will takeoff. the official show is on saturday but a lot of people will not be going to san francisco because the traffic will be horrible. if you love the blue angels, san francisco and the east bay, pretty much anywhere in the bay area is your day to watch them practice. it is close to the real deal and you will hear the thunder racing across the skies. let me show you video of me three years ago. i heard the thunder and was part of the thunder. they asked me to go up with the blue angels from oakland international, a thrilling experience. one hour racing across the skies with the late great captain jeff kruse. he took man all kinds of maneuvers, 7.8 geez was how fast i went. contrary to what many saw in the video, i never passed out. i move my head forward,

unfortunately, because of the g- force and had my neck crunch but i survived and loved it. james, you were an alternate a couple of days ago and it broke my heart but you weren't able to fly and maybe next year they will ask you. in the meantime's, james, so many families out there and today is your day to watch the blue angels minus the 100s of thousands that will be packed into san francisco. >> while you are tooting your own horn, i have a bone to pick with you. it's your fault the a's lost, your fault. you changed it. [ laughter ] >> reporter: i was thinking about you yesterday. i called it and they blew it with so many chances. they had runners on the bases and several innings and they could not come through. a great season, nonetheless. the a's can come back to watch the blue angels. >> you got the seven right on their part.

>> reporter: i got one number right. >> nice. >> reporter: rub it in. i feel sorry for the a's. they had a great season. >> not a great game by a longshot but a good season. if you are doing nothing this weekend and want to check out the blue angels, we've got a show on saturday to catch all of the action in the comfort of your living room. >> if you plan to attend fleet week and you want to know what's going on, we have a complete schedule to map out your day. go to our website at kron4.com. still ahead, south bay parents may have to find a new school for their kids because the district is considering shutting down at least five schools. a reporter gets a surprise during her live shot and doesn't even know it but the viewers do. we show you what passed in the background after the break.

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we are back. check out this reporter's live shot. she was out there doing a report on some recent flooding in spring lake. >> oh my gosh. >> i thought it was coming in behind her. she didn't see it. >> it didn't faze her and at first it was hard to make this out. wasn't a mountain lion, a dog? not quite sure. she kept her cool and went on with the report. >> she did see it? >> she saw it coming at her and she stayed very still. you decide and i will tell you what the wildlife officials determined it was. is it a mountain lion or a dog? >> it looks like both, right? >> i would say it's walking

like a dog, because it is moseying along. >> they looked at the paw prints and it was, in fact, a dog. for a brief minute, nobody knew and it was scary. >> we don't have clickbait on tv but that was basically clickbait. 5:43 and there will be a minimum wage raise for amazon and they face backwash -- backlash over cutting other incentives. we tell you what they are leaving out.

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checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. b we are back with a look at the roads and no major problems and we don't want any major problems. be on your best behavior and be cool, folks. traffic on the san rafael bridge looks good with no major problems or interruptions. use it now because it will pick up and get heavier. we don't have any accidents or stalls and under 15 minutes. much heavier on 80 west into san francisco leading to the bay bridge toll plaza, hot spot free but already backing up beyond west grand to the bottom of the maze. 16-20 minutes and going over to highway 4, some heavy traffic westbound leaves pittsburgh and bay point in concord and picks up right before to 42 with a 23

minute trip. not bad, just getting a little crowded. some pockets of crowding on northbound 101 through san jose and busy approaching morgan hill, north 101 adcock ridge. up to 85 in san jose, and going beyond that point from 85 through 84 in woodside, another 84 minutes. a little crowding but not bad. a look at the san mateo bridge, a good ride from hayward to the peninsula. leave as early as you can because you don't know what will pop up. looking nice out there. if he didn't like the rain or the muggy weather, you will like what we have the next couple of days because the skies are clearing out and it will be a lot less muggy. this morning, cloud cover and fog in the distance with fog not really coming into the bay this morning. it is hanging out along the coast where you can expect some coastal drizzle.

a few light sprinkles across the bay area for the morning hours but then, pretty much in the clear for this one. clear skies into the afternoon, especially up in mendocino county. it's associated with an area of cool air. the lightning is popping up. this came through out of the picture moving into the evening last night and we've got a pretty calm's part -- homes start to the morning. besides the sprinkles, mild weather setting itself up for us and that is how we finish with just some sprinkles and a light dose through the early afternoon. the rest of the day looks crystal-clear and then friday, saturday and sunday are looking more sunny than not with 70s inland and 60s and 70s with not

a lot of temperature variation, depending if you are at the coast or inland. antioch, few degrees warmer than san francisco and your next seven days stay cool with a slight warm up into the weekend but temperatures will be very comfortable and great for stepping outside and enjoying some sunshine and those fleet week festivities. amazon may be giving workers a pay boost but they are cutting bonuses and stock benefits. the company said they will stop bonuses next month, which paid workers extra based on attendance and warehouse productivity. they will be phasing out a restricted stock program which gave workers shade if -- shares if they stated amazon for certain number of years and it will be replaced with another program but no details were provided on what that program would be. swapping schools for affordable housing has long been talked about. specifically, to help teachers.

the idea is being floated in san jose but it could be a tough sell. >> reporter: this idea came to light as part of a recently released master plan which showed leland high school and bret harte middle school to be torn down and replaced with affordable housing for teachers and other district employees. the schools would then be rebuilt on or near vacant district owned land the few miles away. more than 2000 people have signed a petition opposing the idea including alumni greg brady. >> the reality is owner occupied versus rented properties, it's a different dynamic in terms of how people take care of it, et cetera. it's frankly not fitting with the rest of the community. >> reporter: neighbors fear low income housing would negatively impact property values. leland high school is one of nine schools to be evaluated for the potential to better serve students and positively

address enrollment balances and support badly needed employing housing with teachers not being able to afford to live here said the superintendent, stephen mcmahon. >> the district owns approximately 70 acres of undeveloped land. if we could create a new 21st century school for students, repurpose the older buildings for employee housing we would benefit the students, teachers and community. >> reporter: this may weigh heavily in leland high school's favor, the possibility of losing or having to relocate the iconic pat tillman field. pat fit -- pat played on the field here. >> he's an american hero. >> reporter: besides these schools, there are others included. even the district office, itself . in san jose, kron4 news. the a's had a good run but

it came to an end last night in new york and in the playoffs for the first time since 2014 facing the yankees, it didn't look good from the beginning. aaron judd homered to bring in andrew mccutchen. things went quiet until the sixth inning when the yankees heads for -- had four runs. the a's lost 7-2 and that brought the season to an end. we will take a quick break. >> still ahead, rising gas prices could impact an important measure on the ballot for the midterm election and we will explain in the next hour. this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

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almost 6:00 and a nice day ahead of us. already nice and here's a look at the golden gate bridge with

a little fog offshore and not really pushing through the gate. it is hanging out at the coast and you can see the cars streaming into the city and we have a nice day to enjoy this all the way inland. good to moderate air quality in the coast is the only spot looking at moderate conditions. otherwise, good to go to enjoy what will be a sunnier day and much less muggy, as well. checking on traffic going into san francisco, it's not getting better. we have havera traffic squeezing through the toll plaza on westbound 80 with the backup going beyond 880 and officially into the maze. it is spilling over to 580 on the east shore connector. it does improve west treasure island. leave early if you need to get into san francisco. a new home on the market in oakland might not be a turnkey home but it's only $220,000. does that pique your interest? a home that price is rare around

the bay area. it's in oakland with two bedrooms and baths on foothill boulevard between 47th and 48th avenue's and sits on a 4700 square-foot lot. there is a fireplace and a garage and the caveat is that was severely damaged by fire and a complete remodel but it could be yours for 220 some odd thousand dollars. you decide. >> coming up at 6:00, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the fbi has concluded the investigation and handed over the report to the senate judiciary committee. >> jacks may be removed at the transit center. we are live with the timeline, going forward. darya folsom..

you are watching kron4 morning news at 6:00. good morning. thanks for waking up with us. it's 6:00 and i'm darya folson of. >> i'm james fletcher. let's get you through the weather and traffic and then the headlines. we are off to a great start. it's filling and quickly. i will check the drive times. we have clear conditions and a lot of sprinkles possible. here's a look at the entirety of the bay area and you can see san francisco in the distance and the east bay in the foreground. a nice start and some clouds into the early afternoon. right now, we have a line of showers and mendocino county moving over ukiah as we speak. pushing through the morning, showers will break apart, making for a couple of droplets falling across the north bay and

the east bay. after that, skies will rapidly clear with conditions less muggy. in the afternoon, 60s and 70s with very comfortable weather and overall, nice weather to take us into the week. more to come in your forecast. traffic is busy into san francisco with a lot of slowing at the toll plaza. the backup is growing and officially into the maze. it is already back to 580 and the eastshore freeway connector but the average drive time looks really good because it's under 15 minutes. here's a quick peek at more numbers. 580 looks great livermore to dublin and no problems dublin to fremont. a little crowded on the nimitz into union city. eight minutes pedis to sunnyvale. we will check more, coming up. breaking news from overnight. the countdown is on before the senate votes on whether to

confirm judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> senators are allowed to start reading over, in a private room, one by one, the report the fbi finished on the investigation into sexual allegations made by palo alto professor, christine blasey ford. >> that report is receiving criticism. lawyers for ford criticized the scope of the investigation. her attorneys said it did not include interviewing ford or any witnesses that could have confirmed her story. they know special agents spoke to people about a party on july 1, 1982 listed in the high school calendar, but democrats pointed to that july 1 get together as possibly the same party that blasey ford said she was sexually assaulted at. according to the wall street journal, sources say the investigation did not find evidence to corroborate her story. one thing not part of the investigation was her drinking -- kavanaugh's drinking habits. they said the nominee is not

being truthful about that. >> my recollection was that he was drunk frequently and when i say belligerent, i mean belligerent in demeanor. yelling loudly and people telling him to be quiet and to shut up. i didn't see him personally ever hit anybody or ever behave aggressively toward women. i was speaking more in carriage then interest -- than expression. >> the vote will be on friday and then senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said the final vote -- if he has his way -- it may happen over the weekend. >> the students at ucsf will support survivors of sexual assault assault, including dr. christine blasey ford and they will be in front of the library holding a demonstration starting at noon today. we have breaking news from

san francisco. 2300 hotel workers across the city are protesting this morning. >> they are making a lot of noise. they are in front of the westin st. francis hotel. one of a number of locations where they are picketing? >> reporter: this is just one and there are about 35 people here. it has started to grow since we got here this morning. on the other side of the building there is another 50 people and others at six other marriott hotels in the city of san francisco. [ crowd chanting ] seven hotels total, 2300 workers striking. i have nicholas with me. he works here and is on strike. tell me why you were here this morning. >> we are here because we've been talking with this company for a while. since june. they've not taken the concerns of the workers here seriously. myself, in particular.

not in particular -- but me and my coworkers have consistently put out there what it is that we feel that we need to be able to live in this city. it's really expensive to live here. we know the marriott has the resources and the ability to do so. they have not shown the will to meet our demand. >> reporter: one other thing you said is one job should be enough. that is what you guys are chanting right now. many here hold two or three jobs and live very far from the marriott and they have to commute one hour or 1.5 hours to get to work. you live in the city and you rent here. you say it's difficult? >> yes. i'm on the razor edge. i'm one rent payment from the street. it's so expensive to live in san francisco. it's become normal for so many of us, especially as a server. it's normal for us to juggle two or three jobs to get by. what kind of life is that to

live? where it's normal that you spend 50-60 hours away from your family and your life just to pay the rent? it's been tough for me and a huge sacrifice for me to leave my kids, to have hourly wages to be here on the line to be outside. >> reporter: nobody here is getting paid? >> no. we aren't getting paid. we've authorized and decided that, you know, there is no other choice. we are willing to make the sacrifice. this is something we believe in and this is our lives and our lives really matter. the lives of working people in san francisco and in the whole bay area, we are the ones that help keep the economy strong. we keep the economy on fire and they love to talk about it all the time. we are the ones who hold this up and we are the ones who are the smiling faces that you see

when you come to our hotel. we are the face of the brand. we deserve to have the acknowledgment that one job should be enough to live in the bay area. >> reporter: thank you so much, nicholas. they say they will be here for as long as it takes to get back to the bargaining table and get some of the demands met. reporting in san francisco, lydia pantazes, kron4 news. >> another story we are following. the close of the transbay transit center in san francisco. >> crews will remove the jacks and replace them with columns. we have more. >> reporter: replacing the columns is a temporary fix on the road to a permanent fix. take a look at this video with a zoomed in look of the columns. you can get a good look at what we are talking about. for the next couple of days, they will build the system to

take the load off the cracked beams and the system will extend from the bottom of the roof deck, down four levels. the manager told the board of directors that the joint power authority, once in place, workers can take a safe sample of the steel for testing to determine why the cracks occurred in the first place. then, they can figure out how to design a permanent fix. they are expecting this to take up to two weeks. it won't happen immediately and during that time, buses won't be able to drive onto the deck but they may open up the upper deck to the public by november. it appears taxpayers will not be footing the bill because the building is still under warranty. since this is going on, the permanent fix is after that and they are not rushing because they want to make sure that when they fix this, it is permanent. this is ongoing and traffic is

ongoing, as well. it's 6:00 right now and there is tons of traffic on fremont street with people having to take the detour over howard that is causing congestion, as we've seen for the last week. live in san francisco, i'm sara stinson. a man has died with the struggle after san mateo county sheriff's deputy. police were called to a man running in a note of traffic on the 1300 block of el camino real. official said when the deputy arrived and tried to make contact with the men, he assaulted the deputy and the deputy was taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries. the man was taken to the hospital and later died in officials said a taser was used on that person. the blue angels will take to the skies to start practicing for the big show this weekend. >> we have will tran with the latest at the airport. >> reporter: the blue angels

are right behind me and aren't they beautiful? they are parked all in a row and they do everything beautifully. they practice a lot. if you don't want to go to san francisco over the weekend -- and i've been to fleet week in san francisco on a saturday -- it is a mess. it's worth it, but it is messy. if you don't want to be caught in that and still you want to see the blue angels, today is your day. just look up. if you are in san francisco at around 1:00, you will hear the thunder and it obviously will be the blue angels. three years ago i was part of that thunder when they allowed me to go up with the pilot, the late great captain jeff kruse racing across the sky. it was so intense, a once-in-a- lifetime experience. you get the feel even on the ground, the power and the precision. they get so close to each

other, a couple of inches apart and that takes hours of practice. they will practice from 1:00 until 5:00 this afternoon. you can catch them without having to deal with the traffic this weekend. you can catch them today and tomorrow. we are the official fleet week blue angels station. get out there and enjoy it, especially with the great weather. you can watch it on tv, nothing wrong with that. >> it's easy to do. this saturday from 2:00 until 4:00, we will have live coverage with a special program. check out the blue angels and if you are going to san francisco for fleet week and you are trying to put together your itinerary, go to our website with a complete schedule of the week at kron4.com. >> still ahead, an emotional account of a stepfather of a teenager who overdosed on opioids.

the end of the season for the oakland a's and such a good season but a horrible end. now, the yankees move on to face the boston red sox. rising gas prices could have an important measure on the midterms. we tell you. a lot a lot calmer than we've been used to. a few showers pushing through northern california. will they affect your drives? folks are using up their gas at the bay bridge toll plaza sitting in traffic. it is calling back to the maze. leave early if you have to go through this and we will check more bridges after the break.

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baseball.. the a's had a good run that ended in new york last night. a's we the a's had a good run this year. >> they couldn't have ended it worse. lopsided would you call it? the a's were in the playoffs for the first time since 2014 facing the new york yankees and it was not good from the start with that. there was a hit from aaron judge and he brought in two runs with that. >> something was going on. >> the yankees scored four more and it was really over. chris davis had the only hit and that brought in two. thankfully, not 7-0, it was 7- 2. that sounds a lot better,

but it was bad. the crowd was going wild. >> sure. >> what a way to start. not good. >> we will hope for better. they did great and it was fun to watch. >> there was a million yankee fans. >> all of the yankee fans, i guess you will be watching if you like the yankees or the red sox. it starts tomorrow. >> some teams watched that game. [ laughter ] roads are pretty good with no major issues but a lot of slow traffic and that is just the new normal, no getting

around it. on the san mateo bridge, it's getting heavier with the trip from hayward to the peninsula. it will improve at the high rise, 17-20 minutes for that trip and that at the toll plaza, filling in and going back to the maze. it has already reached the 5 a connector and the east shore connector. slow through the tools and up the incline of the eastern span but a great ride on the suspension in the sky way. fremont street still closed, howard to mission and it gets heavy at the bottom of the fremont street offramp, as you know. the richmond san rafael bridge getting crowded with this last ridge getting crowded compared to the bay bridge. 10 minutes and that is good to make it into the north bay and into san rafael. no hot spots but you will notice the numbers -- your average drive times are on the rise. 32 minutes from highway 4 antioch to concord. the nimitz, 32 minutes from sandy -- san jose and rolling

into woodside, off to a decent start. let's look at the forecast. we've had thunderstorms and rain. we've had a little bit of all that, but not looking at any of that today. sunshine and not so much this morning with low clouds above the city of san francisco to start off and a few sprinkles possible. we do have some areas of showers to the north and these should break up as they move toward the bay area and what that means is a couple of drops of water on your head as you step through. a very stormy afternoon. firing up in the east bay and napa county, briefly in the afternoon, the set up for the day is a lot calmer than we've gotten used to. we have some clouds to start but into the late afternoon we

start to see clouds making their way with skies clearing out by 7:00 p.m. a crystal-clear finish and moving into your friday, more weather. 60s in san francisco and up and down and 60 degrees in burlingame, the south bay, further south, looking really nice. we have morgan hill at 75 and couple that was sunny skies and good air quality and you should be stepping outside as much as possible. union city in fremont and pleasanton, 71 and berkeley at 69 and oakland at 70. sonoma checking out at 73 later and vacaville, our one spot in the 80s and barely at that mark. santa rosa, 70 and no rainfall like you had two days ago with well over one inch. for the next seven days, the next four days for fleet week

looking really good with 70s and 80s inland, 60s and 70s for the bay and mostly sunny. sunny skies to get out and enjoy as much as possible. for your money, gas prices are rising fast and that could impact the polls this november. the national average is $2.90 and if it goes up another 8 cents the price will be the highest, nationwide, in four years. the higher prices will be on the minds of california voters during the midterm elections. it measures on the ballot to repeal the latest gas tax. the tax raises $5.1 billion a year for our roads. the bay area already has some high gas prices and as you know, the average in san francisco is $3.88 and oakland is $3.79 and the same with san jose, $3.79. we are learning more about the two teens who died within days of each other, both suspected of overdosing on

opioids. one of them is the stepson of a famous cartoonist who shared his grief on social media. >> yes. >> reporter: scott adams, the creator of dilbert, struggles to contain himself as he addresses this on a periscope video. >> i got the call right after the 911 alert. it was from my ex-wife who told me that my stepson, the little boy that i raised from the age of two, was dead. >> reporter: according to livermore pd, there were two back-to-back suspected ods involving known opioid abusers. it prompted them to put out an alert to warn the community of the possibility that the drugs the teens were taking were mixed with fentanyl, a very powerful opioid that led to many deaths in the u.s. sometimes it

was mixed with other drugs like heroin and methamphetamines and sold to unsuspecting users. >> the coroners found a fentanyl patch on his arm. >> reporter: adams, who said his stepson struggled with addiction since aged 14, had purchased counterfeit xanax and that could have been laced with a deadly opioid. students at livermore high school said 16-year-old, oceana muth, who died monday, was once a student there and those who knew her were very upset. parents are extremely concerned and are trying to make sure their kids understand the dangers. >> these drugs are becoming more and more dangerous and addictive and they put you into an immediate mortal danger and it's very upsetting. >> reporter: the unified school district sent a letter home to parents alerting them of the deaths of the two teenagers, letting them know that school counselors would be on hand. they will provide support as

needed to help the students deal with this sad situation. maureen kelly, kron4 news. coming up on the kron4 morning news, and east bay sheriff's deputies accused of breaking the law and we will have details on charges he now faces. be careful when you take that next selfie. you could put yourself in harm's way. an alarming study coming up. the san mateo bridge has traffic building but moving along. we will have full weather and traffic in just a moment. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down?

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felt in the 60's and it's a nice start to the morning and here is f -- sfo, clear for flights taking off but that does not relate to the delay times. almost one hour from san francisco for the delays as of this thursday. if you are going out, something not so good. something that will be better is the muggy conditions we've seen the past few days. those will improve as cooler air sweeps in and there will be a drier air mass with relative humidity falling as we work into the afternoon. traffic is certainly no better. it is getting heavier into san francisco and with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you are backed up into the maze or at the bottom of the the maze at

the 580 west connector. the eastshore freeway connector, a great ride on the suspension. here's a look at 101. a little heavy approaching morgan hill northbound and approaching cochran, 18 minutes morgan hill 285 in san jose and then from 85-84, a 36 minute trip. plan ahead. getting crowded. think twice before you do what darya folson is doing, taking a selfie. it could kill you. there is a new report. >> what is it worth? 259 people died taking selfie's in a 6-year period from 2011 through 2017. >> statistics were gathered that found more than half of the deaths were in india and the leading cause was drowning are people getting hit by waves coming behind them or fell off boats or things like that. >> in the bay area, people are taking selfie's in yosemite and

then people trying to take selfies and if there is wild animals in the background. >> or, falling from high places. they found men died because they tended to take more risky selfies shots like posing on the ridge -- on the edge of a bridge. >> a selfie never comes out as good as they think it will. 6:27 and we will have more on the kron4 morning news. >> parents have to get ready. a district is looking at shutting down five schools. and while blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, ribeye burgers are back, america.

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scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min

from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) in the east bay ... the community of san leandro gathered together to remember mariah davis. friends say davis was an active member of the social justice acemy and fought to help others. they said she fought for domestic violence.. after ending her two byear relationship with anthony pimentel.. who polcie say admitted that he killed her. davis' mother sat front and center at the vigil while friends spoke about davis' life. ( james ) pimentel appeared in court yesterday afternoon. davis' family says they will show up to every court appearance. ( james ) we are also learning more about pinmentel's confession to police. according to court documents he admitted that he strangled his girlfriend and then covered the body with tree branches. pinmentel's arraignment was postponed until november 8th.

( darya ) a bay area man is searching for his daughter who went missing two weeks ago. 24-year-old sidney avant was last seen at the martinez amtrck station attempting to purchase a ticket. her father says she entered a rehab center in san francicso and was later transported to a hospital in martinez. avant called a friend from the amtrak station for a ride but they could not help. that's the last known contact she has had with her friends and family. her dad says they have a great relationship and its not like her to not check in.

contact police. ( darya ) in the east bay... a sheriff's deputy has been charged with four felonies following an investigation into illegally recording conversations. in august it was discovered that sergant james russell with the alameda county sheriff's department was illegally recording confidental conversations between juveniles in custody and their attorneys. the department launched an internal investigation after the discovery of the recordings. the four cases date back to march of 20-18.

brett harte middle school ... and then, replace them with affordable housing for teachers and other district employees. the two schools would then be re-built on or near some vacant, district- owned land. more than 3- thousand people have signed a petition opposing the idea. ( james ) neighbors fear low income housing would negatively impact their property values. the first of several planned community meetings will soon be held at leland high school. ( james ) thousands of alamdea county students will be participating in international walk and roll to school day happening october 10th. students along with their families are encourgaed to walk or ride bikes to school. the school district says anyone that lives far away from the school should take public

transportation or drive to school and park a few blocks away and walk the rest. ( james ) in the south bay... santa clara polcie are investigating the chief executive officer of the santa clara swim club for embezzling more than 600-thousand dollars. the club's board members alleges john bitter misappropriated the funds. last thursday the board voted to terminiate bitter. bitter began working for the swim club in 19-95. ( darya ) a federal judge in san francisco has ordered the trump admindistration to allow more than 300-thousand immigrants to remain in the u- s. the judge has issued a block on the administrations plan to end the temporary protected status from those countries. the order will remain in effect until a full trial is held on a lawsuit filed by nine immigrants and five citizwn chidlren. a hearing is scheduled for october 26th for the next steps to be taken. ( darya ) the san francisco police commission is considering adopting a new policy that deals with the way they interact with people who

are transgender. under the new policy, officers would have to refer to people by their adopted name and treat them in accordance with their gender identity, regardless of what is displayed on their identification cards. officers will also be required to ask a transgender person whether they'd prefer a male or female officer to conduct a search if one is required. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a string of burglaries at east bay cell phone stores... all happening within 30 minutes. ( darya ) plus...developin g now...seven police officers shot while searching a home in souh caronlina. the latest details are ahead. ( darya ) and ... success for the coast guard as they show off 11 tons of drugs they seized during the summer. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) it's been so rainy these past couple of days, the forecast is next to come.

we will have details after the break.

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this is a familiar scene for you, we've got low clouds, and then those crystal-clear conditions down at the surface along the bay. although temperatures are just a little bit cooler than at the same time yesterday, we are starting out pretty warm. air quality today is looking pretty good, we have moderate conditions returning for the coast but the rest of us are staying good for you thursday. traffic heading into san francisco looks pretty good. it's filling in, it's crowded, but if you take it every day i know you are used to it. you don't have any major issues to worry about. traffic is backed up into the maze and the drivetime is on the rise, 26 minutes to make it off to fremont. it's a slow from willow to hercules. 11 minutes from crockett to the

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we may be starting off with a few sprinkles, the remnants of this line of showers that's currently working its way through mendocino county, pushing south, last night we had plenty of activity in the form of isolated thunderstorms. east bay and up into napa county. these cleared out through the evening and most of the evening was drive for us. that's the way we are starting out this morning. pretty calm as you are stepping outside. temperatures cooler, still a little on the muggy side but we will be finishing this day less muggy than yesterday. there's just a couple of those scattered sprinkles if you do even see them, they are going to be very brief, just a couple of raindrops. after that, we are good to go afternoon and setting us up for friday saturday and sunday, all looking really nice for stepping outside. 64 san francisco, just a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. we will be along the shore, around 72 degrees.

santa clara and san jose, 73. pleasanton, you saw those clouds building up yesterday, today, not so much, you going to have sunny conditions to finish the day. oakland, barely the 70s but hitting that 70 degree mark. napa and sonoma, each in the mid-70s and santa rosa, no rain for you, just sunshine and a high of 70 degrees. that's a forecast for the rest of the week, temperatures will slowly cool down into the middle of next week, highs in the 50s and 60s along the coast, 60s and 70s for the bay, and a couple of 80s out there sunday and monday for the inland areas. that is your forecast. traffic hasn't been so bad is and staying that way?

>> it's very quiet but very slow. you know this is not going to be a fun ride leaving hayward, it is creeping along without any major issues starting back before the toll plaza it stays like this. finally, improving at the high rise, we are at 25 minutes. you are back up at the told plaza, looking good if you're a car pull her but now we are at two just about 30 minutes, so crowded for the ride west coming in. a crash in pleasantville, that's on the offramp, not helping the traffic on the freeway. you see it does improve south of 24, walnut creek, danville, to -- doing just fine. 16 minutes, not bad at all to make it from walnut creek and over to the kland side. back to you. new data from the national

highway traffic safety administration shows that roadways were slightly more safe in 2017. fatal car crashes dropped slightly last year to just over 37,000 deaths, that's down nearly 2% from 2016, but it's still enough to make it the second deadliest year within the past that -- decade. officials with the administration says there isn't a main reason for this decline in roadway debts, it's just nice to see it going down. a fast-moving pair of thieves targeted for cell phone stores into cities, and they did it in just over 30 minutes. the crime spree began tuesday at around 5:45 pm here at the clayton valley shopping center. that's where witnesses saw two hooded men, burglarizing the sprint store and the at&t store

right next door. >> they had their hands in their pockets. >> i talked to a shopper who witnessed the incident and called police. he asked not to reveal his identity. >> they knew what they were doing. i called the cops and before i could get on the phone with the cops, the cops were arty in there. -- already in there. >> the two men got back into a dark colored infinity. last seen driving down the road. three miles away at around 6 pm, concord police received another burglary call at this verizon store in the oak grove shopping center. >> it does appear that they are all related. >> the fourth burglary occurred at this at&t store in pleasant hill, the police said that the at&t burglary is the third cell

phone store targeted by thieves in the month of september. >> we believe they are selling them to people in the community. to knowingly by stowing -- stolen property is a crime and you could be charged. seven police officers were shot, one fatally in a standoff in south carolina. the cops were executing a search warrant when a man started firing at them and the officers were injured as they were trying to help their fellow cops. the officers were at a random home for this search and made it now that the man inside the home had guns. 30 year veteran terrence caraway was killed. the shooter was arrested after a two hour standoff. police have made an arrest in connection with the letters

laced with ricin that were sent to the pentagon. police took the suspect into custody yesterday afternoon. there he is. officials spent the day searching his home. it was monday that the pentagon's mail facility received two letters that tested positive for ricin. the third letter, addressed to the president was intercepted by secret services. a new home on the market in oakland might not be a turnkey, but it's only $220,000 and where can you find that in the bay area? let's take a peek. this oakland home boasts two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and boards in the front, that's a nice touch. it's on foothill boulevard between 47th and 48th avenue. it's sitting on the 4700 square feet, the lot. inside, if i gave you a tour inside you would see, there is a fireplace in there. is the whole place a fireplace? >> you can see straight through

to the sky behind, this fireplace could be yours for 220,000. >> a quick look at the big board as we take a look at the markets. coming up, facebook is in hot water after the messenger app is violating privacy laws that were meant to protect children. ♪

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at let's head back to 80, i told you about crash earlier but now it's a hotspot, it's an overturn and a traffic alert will be issued by chp. one of the cars flipped over, so the two right lanes are closed and it's crawling from

crockett where it's 41 minutes now because of the crash from crockett to the maze. i'll take a look on it and tell you about more later. this was sent in by merit diaz. beautiful colors, dark clouds out there, too. east bay and north bay also saw thunder development at the end of the day. if you have any pictures you would like to send in, make sure to do so on our app. we would love to show those on air. this morning, it's nice out there. we have slightly cooler temperatures than yesterday, though. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh awaits his fate as the fbi has wrapped up its investigation , and handed over

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of weather and traffic... major hot spot in rode wb 80 at willow rd overturn accident blocks two lanes jammed through the scene.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and