lisa argen is tracking the storm. good morning. >> good morning. let me show you early visible picture what is hurricane irene. look at expanse of this thing, it's huge. and eighth beautiful structure of that is now it's continued to slide up to the north and east and downgrade today a tropical storm, moving quickly to the northeast at 26 but a prolific rain and wind maker. we're still looking at roads washed out in massachusetts, also some flooding rain eastern new york. this has moved inland. the contest the is clear for new york. you saw that pretty soon for boston but much of new england will be looking at very heavy rain. the tlouf of the system continues to take it up through canadian and by 4:00 tomorrow, well of the picture. back home, a little warmup to talk about a little bit later. >>> thousands of flights are affected all over the country because of irene. that is creating a domino effect all the way here to the bay area. 41 flights at san francisco international airport have been cancelled today and that is on top of the 40 cancelled y

lisa argen is in with the weather this morning. as bad as that was, it could have been worse if the weather had been different yesterday. >> it's cooler than it should be really. lisa? >> yeah, the fire danger really benefitting from the summer of troughs where we have seen the cooler than normal temperatures. and we definitely really back up in the fire danger. but hey, we have september and october to get through. we're looking at the warmer weather in the seven-day outlook. today, it will be another cooler than average day. but little warmer than yesterday in some neighborhoods. 56 in oakland. 61 in fremont. 62 in san jose. the fog, it's wherever except by the carquinez strait, delta. we have a west wind all the way to the east bay valleys. the fog will sit here by 1:00 this afternoon. so we are looking at low 80s in the inland valleys. that means a quicker burnoff by 9:00, 10:00. you will notice in the north bay, we have fog poichlt reyes, 60s along the shoreline. 70s along santa clara. it will keep cooler numbers around the bay

lisa argen is in for mike nicco and she will have the forecast for us. won't look a whole lot different than yesterday. >> kind of gave it away. >> sorry. >> in a surprise move, sony says it's delaying the release of the playstation vita handheld gaming system. the new system had been expected to be in stores in time for the holiday shopping season this year. that's what sony announced on monday of this week. but now the company without explanation says they won't release it until next year. the new system with five-inch touch screen and two cameras will follow the playstation portable, psp and the less than successful psp go. the system will still launch in japan in time for holiday season. >>> another famous name is drawn in britain phone hacking scandal. paul mccartney says he will contact police to discuss the ex-wife's claim they were spied on by the british newspaper. mccartney is the latest celebrity to be dragged in the scandal that resolves around the allegation that journalists eavesdropped against the phoknowledge of the person. >>> increasing

lisa argen will tell us how this is going to shape up weather wise for you. in a couple of minutes. >> facebook is offering two new safety features, one is mobile social reporting that lets you warn friends about content you don't like. for example, if the teenagers are bullied online he or she can tell a friend, parent or other person they trust to mediate the situation. the other new security feature lets you reset the password from the mobile device. >>> 62-year-old marathon swimmer diana nyad ended an attempt to swim from cuba to florida in 39 hours. she hoped to make it 60 hours. she was about halfway through when she tweeted "it's over." she said she decided to end it herself after realizing the winds and currents were against her. a chart of the gulf street currents revealed she would be sent offcourse. this is the second time she quit the attempt. >>> real madrid has signed 7-year-old, you heard me, 7-year-old leo angel. he is from argentina and will begin training with the team next month. no word on how much he will be paid or what role he will have

lisa argen will tell us why coming up. >> all right. more news. 62-year-old mare than swimmer diana nyad ended her attempt to swim from cuba to florida after 29 hours. she hoped to make it in 60 hours. she was about halfway through when she tweeted it's over. she decided to end it herself after realizing the winds and currents were working against her. it revealed she would be swept offcourse and this was her second bid to achieve the world record swim without protection of a shark cage. >> the first time she had the same problem with winds and bad weather. >> well, an era will soon end on capitol hill. the house of representatives is closing its page program at the end of the month. the pages date back to 1820s. they are usually high school juniors who serve as messengers and get a front row seat learning about congress. technology and e-mail eliminated the need for pages but e-mail or not, the senate will continue its page program. >>> mystery surrounding elvis presley has been solved. for 55 years, this young blonde woman with the 21

. >> jeff martinez is here for lisa argen this morning and driving in, it was very misty. >> a littlee. mist in the air and like we saw yesterday morning, so that is going to be the trend again today. take a look at embarcadero. bay bridge there, cloudy, foggy conditions most areas for the morning hours. hopefully a little bit of sunshine this afternoon. i'll have the complete forecast coming up. >> also next, niners and raiders in the battle of the bay. one niner had a chance to impress coaches. mike shumann has all the details coming up in sports. [ female announcer ] now, give dry, damaged hair a whole new life! with aveeno nourish plus moisturize. active naturals wheat formulas target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. [ female announcer ] nourish plus. only from aveeno. >>> the healing and inspirational quality of dogs. meet rick co-shea. she is also teaching at the same time, showing disabled people how to surf. >> she stabilizes the board. he is just standing there. >> she is ri co-shea in action and the canine gives them a sinc

lisa argen will talk about that and talking about some kind of a trend. find out more in just a little bit. >> a hawaiian volcano on most again lava is flowing again after the base dropped as much as 280 feet. it's time lapse video of the volcanic event that begin on wednesday. even though it's slowing down the flow could last for months. wilueau has been erupting since january of 1983. the weak economy has families reassessing how much they will are going to spend on back to school items. here a laura anthony with more. >> reporter: back to school shoppers are out with force. they have a keen eye at buying only the. >> no and only at the lowest possible price. dollar chain is the first stop for many in the market for best buys on items. >> according to national retail federation, american families will spend an average $603 on clothing and school flies and electronics this year, three dollars less than last year. at the store in sun valley mall school uniforms, along with jackets and other basics. >> are you planning on being more cost conscious? >> defi

. >> jeff is in for lisa argen with the forecast.stros jump on top 2-o. giants made two errors in the sixth and that opened the door for rodriguez to cash in with a two-run single. giants were shut out for the second straight game 6-0 but they stay 2 1/2 back. >> ais and -- a's and jays josh willingham number 21 for josh. a's on top 2-over. -- 2-0. >> harden ties witness 11 strikeouts. a's victorious 2-0. >> nobody cares about pre-season results but there is more energy and desire as the 49ers and raiders meet as they will tonight. 49ers have won the past couple of years. raiders have been watching film in which alex smith and colin were sacked on total of six times. they may bring the house. they may be blitzing him in the parking lot. >> they may appreciate it but we need to go out and win the football game. regardless of how they played this week you know what it means n.f.l. every week is different. >> every week is different. we built on what we had this week and continued to continue the process. >>> and especially in these tim

. >>> meteorologist lisa argen ahead with the forecast. >> it's nice and sunny out there right now.lthough, it's still cool across the bay. the sun is out in oakland. only 56, though. we look at 70s inland. still dense fog at the coast. let you know about a change in the weather coming up. >> all right, lisa. thanks a lot. while you might soon get your health insurance at the drugstore. >> how rescue crews saved a dog left inside a car where temperatures reached 135 degrees. >>> firefighters rescued a dog after the animal spent 90 minutes in a locked car. the couple parked their survivor and go in to the shopping center 1:46. mall security later discovered the dog inside the car with the windows slightly cracked but the time firefighters arrived the interior temperature of the jeep is 135 degrees. crews broke in the car and rescued that dog. no word if the own her have to pay for the rescue or face criminal charges. >> good reminder. even when temperatures cool like in the bay area, inside the car, different story. >> we are look at a warm-up, below average in general. head outside

lisa argen is in for mike nicco with a look at the forecast. >> it doesn't seem as overcast compared to yesterday lisa. >> you're right. the marine layer has been shrinking. it's a quicker burnoff. we have cool numbers in the north bay. 51 in santa rosa. upper 50s elsewhere in the east bay. cloudy and we will see less fog. it's along the coast. not talking about drizzle. mild to warm. we are looking at warm-up by the weekend. as we start off tuesday, the fog is barely making the way to livermore valley. by 9:00, we have the sunshine in the east bay. we will look for the numbers again. cool at the beaches. cloudy skies. partly cloudy in san francisco. 68 in oakland. 74 in fremont. 76 in napa and san jose. look ahead, a little bitty warm-up through the first part of the weekend with near 90 over the weekend in the inland valleys. good morning, sue. >> good morning. we have an early morning problem at the dublin interchange. almost feels like deja vu. yesterday, we had a couple of problems here for the morning commute. this is an accident, westbound 580. right at the 680-dublin interchan

. >>> meteorologist lisa argen ahead with the forecast. >> it's nice and sunny out there right now.lthough, it's still cool across the bay. the sun is out in oakland. only 56, though. we look at 70s inland. still dense fog at the coast. let you know about a change in the weather coming up. >> all right, lisa. thanks a lot. while you might soon get your health insurance at the drugstore. >> how rescue crews saved a dog left inside a car where temperatures reached 135 degrees. >>> firefighters rescued a dog after the animal spent 90 minutes in a locked car. the couple parked their survivor and go in to the shopping center 1:46. mall security later discovered the dog inside the car with the windows slightly cracked but the time firefighters arrived the interior temperature of the jeep is 135 degrees. crews broke in the car and rescued that dog. no word if the own her have to pay for the rescue or face criminal charges. >> good reminder. even when temperatures cool like in the bay area, inside the car, different story. >> we are look at a warm-up, below average in general. head outside

lisa argen has the forecast. >> waking up to the usual >>> and finally, the amazing power of survivaln oregon hiker is on the mend after a near-death ordeal in the middle of the wilderness. the 28-year-old woman survived three days stranded on mt. hood getting by on creek water, berries and bugs. more from katu's bob hye. >> i just wasn't going to just lay there, like i just wanted to keep -- i don't know, just keep going. >> reporter: pamela salant says that will to survive was critical when a short hike around bear lake just over a week ago quickly turned into a struggle for survival after she fell down a 50-foot cliff. >> like i landed, then i like couldn't really figure out how that just had happened, it happened so quickly. but just, yeah, i knew like where i was laying, like i was safe and i was kind of warm in this weird way. i didn't feel the initial pain until i woke up the next morning and was like, whoa, where am i? how did this happen? i had fallen a aeep right where i had fallen. >> reporter: pamela heard the search aircraft overhead. she knew she had to somehow crawl des

lisa argen has the forecast. >> again, mist and drizzle greeting you this morning.shine. but still, the temperatures will they be cooler than average over the weekend? >>> finally, the president just celebrated the big 5-0 but the way of the free world is evidently taking a bust a toll. >> mr. obama is sporting a lot more gray these days and as abc's john donvan tells us he's not the first president to see the clock tick so quickly. >> reporter: the worst drop in the dow since 2008, a government that came this close to facing default. >> we are almost out of time. >> reporter: and as a result, poll numbers lower than they've ever been. so let's just say -- ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: happy birthday, mr. president. not just that, it's number 50. and so all day the inevitable comparison, oh, look how young he was back then. and, oh, just look at him now. then, now. then, now. >> many of you knew me before i had gray hair. >> reporter: so that gets a little laugh but this gets a big ugh. >> mr. president, look at your hair. if your gets any whiter, the tea par

. >> jeff martinez is here for lisa argen and abc has their own weather ppa-point p. >> breaking news and get on your phone or ipad. lots of weather going on out there. lots of clouds. drizzle and how about a beautiful shot from mount tam in high definition. sunrise getting ready to get underway at 6:30 officially. yesterday morning we saw the break in the clouds. it was just gorgeous and we are waiting for that to happen. marine layer sitting around 2500 feet and cloudy around the coast throughout much of the morning and much of the day today like yesterday. start out with clouds and fog but then things should clear out a little bit. sunshine and by the evening, clouds roll back in. pat degrees in oakland. we have 60s redwood city to livermore and san jose. definitely some light drizzle and patchy fog most areas and some of the fog spreading inland. that is going to be the case throughout the morning. cool just like yesterday. we'll see sunshine in the afternoon, really nice warmup on the way for your workweek. temperatures should be back up which the summer has been on the cool side

. >>> lisa argen is joining us now. >> even though it's weakened a little bit we are talking about category 60-70 miles an hour continuing all the way up eastern seaboard. hurricane warnings from north carolina through washington, virginia all waited up to new york city and boston and rhode island. so this will continue to batter much of the eastern seaboard. by 4:00 tomorrow morning, still at minimal hurricane, 74 mile-an-hour winds, we're looking at flooding rains, urban flooding, coastal flooding and that wall of water that is going to be pushing we are looking at 7-8 foot storm surge around chesapeake bay. the way it looks right now with north carolina getting hammered and virginia beach, yeah, you are next but the rain is going to hit the new york city for the next 24 hours. >>> thanks very much. >> days of thunder in sonoma indy style. infineon will have a huge event bar for bay area race fans. >> reporter: you are listening to the sound of music, infineon raceway style. no beat or tune or lyrics and those that come to hear it. >> for me, the beatles. drive-by truckers, this. >> how a

. >>> when we come back, lisa argen has a look at the weekend fofofofofofofofofofofofo >>> hi, everyoneis is it. volmer peak. low clouds and fog and mist and drizzle if you are heading to the bay area this morning. we'll get in to partly cloudy skies downtown. 59 in the city. 62 in san jose. a couple of troughs north of us are keeping us cool today. over the weekend. but then we have warming. 81 today in concord, so warmer for you in the east bay today. 76 in san jose. eric? >> all right. thank you, lisa. the news continues now with "good morning america."""""""""" ♪ that i can have this moment for life ♪ ♪ for life for life ♪ >>> a massive crowd has already gathered for our summer concert event with nicki minaj. tickets sold out, like that. we've got the best seat in the house. that's in our last half hour. expect to see a lot of pink out there in central park. >> and right here, i have to say. >>> there's no keeping up with you sartorially. i did my best. dry cleaning issue. lavender. i was shamed back in the dressing room but this is it. >> fashion, just makes your heart go pitter-pa

. >> jeff martinez is more n for lisa argen. it looks like fog. >> this morning it's breaking up a little bit. interior areas are getting a few breaks in the clouds. still cloudy around the golden gate. marine layer is definitely upon us. it will be a cloudy overcast day. we'll see some sunshine but nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. i'll have the forecast in just a few minutes. >> also ahead niners and raiders in the battle of the bay. one niner, that guy taking full advantage to impress the coaches in the pre-season game. mike shumann has highlights in all the sports coming up. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. it's shy of 9:19 this morning. thanks for waking up to us. this is a live look really a lovely look from roof cam hd. it's along the embarcadero a lot of folks out and about this morning. just a few there we see them jogging and walking. it's going to be a relatively nice day a bit on the cool side and jeff martinez who is here right now with all the details. >> definitely