take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. the first seven days of augu august. each and every day is cooler than average. may see a warming trend tomorrow and wednesday before another dip in temperatures thursday and friday. then we try to rebound with warmer weather saturday and sunday. good morning, sue. off to a tough start somewhere? >> yeah. that is the sunnyvale area. matilda avenue. the clean-up crew is still there, there was a fuel spill. the off-ramp is closed. matilda off-ramp from 101. no traffic on the 101 is affected the and clean-up is in progress. we'll follow this. incline, westbound, bay bridge. roadwork. lights on the upper deck in san francisco. should be picked up at 5:00. if you are commuting in santa rosa, southbound 101, expect a lane shift southbound. put a new overpass in play in the santa rosa onramp will be reopened. kristen, eric? >> sue, thanks a lot. >>> 4:41. >> still ahead. the bay area health department offering free whooping cough vaccinations this week. >> why do people who vandalize vehicles on the coast may face hate crime ch

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- a small roller coaster ride and temperatures.hey go up a couple of days. tuesday and wednesday. up again on saturday and sunday. sue, you have an update? >> let e's go to oakland, a stall. embarcadero. blocking the left lane there. a stall, eastbound 92. earlier i misspoke. of course, it's highway 35. not 85 as i said earlier. 35 skyline boulevard a big rig is blocking the eastbound lane. it will be a problem to head to half moon bay. ace train with a minor delay. ace train number one is delayed. train three is on time. we checked in with bart, muni, caltrain. sunnyvale, a live shot of an earlier accident with a big rig. they got the big rig out of the lane. it's been moved to the side of the road. this is matilda avenue. westbound is still shut down. expect a 7:00 a.m. opening. they look to be on schedule there. off-ramp from 101 is still closed. you can use westbound 237 to maude or take fair oaks. kristen, eric? >> thank you, sue. >>> 6:41. the iphone for less than $200. jane king will tell you where you can find that coming u

. >> i'm spencer christian in the accuweather forecast center. the sea breeze is blowing and temperatures falling. i'll have all the details in my accuweather forecast coming up. >>> and they have laid down the paint. so will this new addition to the golden gate bridge keep  bang related violence in the south bay and east bay is a problem law enforcement struggles to control and in the north bay a growing problem as well. a new police unit is now focusing on gang members. heather ishimaru has the story. >> novado police want to see fewer of these, crimes involving gang members and with the help of county law enforcement and san raphael police the police department created a special gang enforcement unit that went into service july 20. >> we know it is affected by the numbers of arrests to be made and contacts to be made. >> in the first two weeks the unit resulted in 6 fellly arrests and 17 misdemeanor arrests. police say they include members of gangs who live in navado or have some connection here. the arrests ranged from possession of illega

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the entire weekend will be pleasant but way cooler than average. start to warm up a little bit on monday. then finally tuesday and wednesday inland highs approach 90 degrees. we will see upper 70s around the bay. mid 60s on the coast and then we start to cool down again. this entire summer actually has been generally below average temperature wise. >> just kind of skipped summer. >> there is still september. we do warm up sometimes in september so there is hope. >> spencer, thank you. still ahead, giving locally. how you can peck and choose turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you considered this by motorola ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. get the latest smartphones like the more powerful than ever droid x2 by motorola. buy one for $199.99, get another one free. when it comes to donations many people have res expectations about giving mone

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- more of the same in the couple of days. we may see a slight warming trend inland through friday. good morning. >> we have drizzle at the coast and on the roads. east bay now, we have overnight roadwork northbound 880 through oakland. the oak street to 980. ramp is closed until 6:00 due to construction. we are getting report of police activity on 66. southbound 80. that ramp is close dude to the police activity and we'll see if we can follow up on that for you. approach to bay bridge and 580 from 80. moving well this morning. a little fog in the area. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much. >>> 4:40. >> the government is investigating reported safety issues involving thousands of vehicles on the road. problems that could pose a hazard. some beef they have with a new company in town. >> later, unwelcome signs that thousands of tourists are getting as they gawk at údúú >>> good morning. 4:42. monday morning, live picture of the embarcadero in san francisco. cloudy and drizzly this morning. kind of misty out there for drivers. a

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- tomorrow is cooler than today. sea breeze will taper sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week. get warmer than average inland. good morning. >> westbound 24 toward caldecott tunnel. no significant slowing in the area. we have a high wind advisory as we've talked about over the altamont pass. if you are travelling in from the central valley be aware it's breezy out there. 80 westbound, san pablo road. this is a live shot from the carte carte maze through berkeley. kristen, eric? >> sue, thank you. >>> 4:40. >> still ahead, your brain on silicon. amazing new computer chip program to think just like we do. >> and why caltrain may be ready to say goodbye to amtrak. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sureou do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat with totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste in a bite size roll that my kids can't resist. plus i get two box tops for their school. totino's

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- the temperatures are below average. sue?have a hot spot out of the livermore area, up and over the altamont pass. earlier big rig accident is slow approaching the 680 junction. speeds of 30 miles per hour there. >> all right. >> thank you very much. >>> thank you for joining us with the abc7 news morning news. >> and join us for midday at 1111111111111111111111111111111x

the accuweather seven-day forecast is cooler tomorrow.unday, all the way through tuesday, a nice warming trend with a lot of sunshine. good morning, sue. how is the caldecott tunnel? >> much better. thank you for asking. caldecott westbound center bore is open. minor delays getting in there but the tunnel is open. i guess a car had flipped. caltrans and crew got it out of there. the center bore is open. traffic slowing approaching the scene. earlier medical emergency is the reason why. no other mass transit delays for you this morning. a couple of south bay issues. 101 southbound at capital expressway, the onramp is blocked. the alternate is tully road onramp. northbound 17 at 85, a stall blocking the right lane there. slowing approaching the scene. >> good news about the caldecott tunnel. 6:39. >> is your smart phone too smart? coming up, how thieves are using devices to possibly steal your car. >> before we go to break, a live look at the big board. the dow has come back a bit from the opening lows and is down 64 points. >> ahe, the new

the accuweather seven-day forecast.tle bit of a cooling trend that started today will continue through friday. the coolest day of the forecast period. then we warm up again over the weekend and into monday. cool down again on tuesday and start to warm up again on wednesday. the little ups and downs in the temperature range there. nothing extreme. a pleasant week ahead. >> the vissisitudes of the weather. >> that, too. >> look what the bobcat dragged in. >> i don't know what the fancy tim lincecumhave timms and that works for me. beltran runs and makes his premiering the revolution by lg. the newest release with verizon 4g lte. the first phone pre-loaded with access to netflix's massive movie library. powered by verizon 4g lte for an unparalleled streaming experience. see how mobile entertainment was meant to be seen. only with verizon 4g lte. now get the revolution by lg for $199.99 >>> coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00, fight is not over in libya tonight. the bat that will left this plane and another in flames.

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. high temperatures will just barely reach into the mid 80s inland on friday and saturday. 70s around the bay. gradual warm-up and by mid week inland highs back in the low 90s up to near 208 along the bay and near 60s along the coast. cool for a few days and warms back up. >> absolutely. >> thanks, spencer. >> trouble for a bay area powerhouse. weeks after launching its tablet it seems that hp's touchpad is untouchable. >>> and snap shots from the state park system. photographer sets out to our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] >>> check out this video out of queens new york.

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- still holding on to 90s inland the next couple of days. mid-to-upper 70s at the bay. mid-60s at the coast. cooling is two to four degrees for saturday and sunday. have a great day. sue has an update. >> we have an update on the peninsula. if you are slowing toward redwood city, southbound 101, here is why. overturned accident in the right lane. only left lane getting by at whipple. this is southbound 101. sig-alert is in effect until further notice. sensors picking up slowing southbound as you head out of san mateo toward the redwood city. 880 past whipple. we have an accident just cleared to the shoulder there. not too bad as you get by the scene. take a look at the live shot, 80 berkeley, as you head from el cerrito to albany and in to berkeley and the maze. bunched up. moving. no stalls or accidents. as you feed in to the maze and in the toll plaza, here is what you will find. metering lights turneded on and traffic is backed to the caltrans parking lot. abc7news.com is the website. you can check this out before you leave the house. cli

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- not much of a change tomorrow. it will drop four degrees on thursday. add a couple friday and more on saturday and smooth sailing through the weekend. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike and everyone. a couple of overnight roadwork areas yet to be picked up. hayward, southbound 980, ramp to eastbound 92 is closed until 5:00 due to construction. oakland, southbound 880 ramp to eastbound 980 is closed due to roadwork and construction. that should be picked up at 5:00 this morning as well. look at san rafael, southbound 101. normally roadwork in the northbound direction. they moved to the novato area. traffic light heading out of novato past civic center to central san rafael as you can see. before you leave the house, check on abc7news.com for the latest information. >> thank you, sue. >>> 4:54. surveillance video from a san francisco cabby is helping police put together a case against robbery suspe suspect. it shows a woman walking near polk and san francisco when a man snatched her cell phone violently from he

a look at your accuweather seven-day forecast. for the extra clouds and drizzle, locking in cooler temperatures tomorrow. we drop four to six degrees. four degrees warmer friday. we'll hold through saturday and sunday. couple more degrees warmer on monday and tuesday when you won't see quite as many morning clouds. hope you have a great day. sue? >> good morning, everyone. we have a stall in san francisco to warn you about. northbound 101 on the way in. if you are coming in from the peninsula at cesar chavez. it's blocking the off-ramp. let's go to oakland where we have stall southbound 880ment still blocking the right lane at embarcadero. sensor is not showing much slowing in the area so be forewarned about that. later today in mountain view, we have a big concert, kincert, yes, kansas sticks, it will be fun. traffic in the area is always slow when there is a concert in mountain view. be forewarned. the show kicks off at 5:30. you will find slowing at 101 and surface streets in the mountain view area. abc7news.com for all of your

your accuweather 70s forecast.will see temperatures staying in the 80s inland. 70s for the next couple of days. and warming up perhaps some 90s by tuesday and wednesday. maybe a chance for a thunderstorm by wednesday. a few more clouds expected too by the middle part of the week. overall, yeah, feel like the clouds and cool conditions, if you like that, that's what you are going to get today. >> so you might as well like it. thanks a lot. when it comes to donations, many people have reservations about giving money and not knowing exactly where it's going. but a silicon valley company is hoping to ease that anxiety by letting people pick exactly who they will give to and how the money is used. here's dan ashley with this morning's assignment 7 report. >> they play, we play all day, night, night, we fight all night. >> single dad reginald struggles to take care of his three young kids in san jose. >> i work a grave shift all might and come home to baby-sit my kids. get very little sleep. it's challenging. >> he found

the accuweather seven-day forecast.doesn't sway much, we will have temperature changes here and there. depending how fast the clouds retreat to the coast. we'll have them about every morning. 50s around the coast. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. have a great day. sue? >> we go to the hot spot now. sunnyvale, matilda avenue, westbound lanes shut down with this accident. what happened, overnight a big rig blew a tire. coming off the freeway. flipped over, spill fuel and now the clean-up is in process. commute on 101 not affected. this the eastbound direction. cars are getting by op matilda avenue. westbound is shutdown until they get vehicles out of lane. tow truck backed in. in the process of getting the big rig out there. but it will be a little longer. san rafael. roadwork from novato. southbound past lucas valley road. light and moving at the limit. golden gate bridge, no fog. beautiful ride. traffic is light coming out over the waldo tum to san francisco. abc7news.com is the website. all the information for your c

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- tomorrow like today. cooling trend thursday and friday before warmer weather returns for saturday, sunday and monday. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. take you to the bay bridge now. we have an accident reported westbound upper deck, just past treasure island. i'm trying to see. it looks like there might be bunching up on the upper deck as you head around the s-curve this morning. otherwise it looks like it's not affecting the traffic. and the crews there at the bay bridge can get that out of there quickly. we'll follow that for you but right now just past t.i. in the right lane an accident. go to san mateo northbound 101 at hillsdale. possible lane blockages there. car fire on the right lane or right shoulder. be aware of that. that is southbound 101. in san jose, again, southbound 101 at blossom hill road. accident with the possible lane blockages there. kristen, terry? >> all right, sue. ten minutes after 5:00 now. >>> listen to this. it hasn't made a profit but it's at

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- warmest days, inland are wednesday and thursday.ing trend on friday. you notice more clouds and more cool weather for saturday and sunday. good morning. do you have an update? >> we do. we are going back to san mateo. the hot spot trouble with sig-alert in effect. ramp southbound 101 is shut down. a live shot of the bridge. no significant slowing here. c.h.p. is saying two hours for southbound 101 ramp is reopened. if you are westbound 92, you can go to delaware. under the freeway to eastbound 92. loop around to take the southbound 101 exit. or take the dumbarton bridge. there is debris on southbound 101 as well. it's shut down at least two hours. slowing on the sensors, 40 miles an hour as you approa approach 101. >> target is expanding the electronic trade-in program. that story is ahead. >> live look at the big board. we see now that the dow is off 71 points. >> more is better but even a little bit helps. next, how just 15 minutes of exercise can add years to your life. >> president obama will announce a jobs plan today. but it m

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- today is coolest day. couple more on saturday. temperatures look like below average all seven days of the forecast. hi, sue. >> good morning. the fog on the shot of the incline section of bay bridge. we have a hind wind advisory -- high wind advisory on both directions. bay bridge. this is through the lucas valley area of san rafael out of nevada. no problems and they picked up the overnight roadwork. the golden gate bridge, there is heavy fog on the bridge. no wind advisory for golden gate bridge. good. kristen, eric? >> thank you. >>> 6:0 #. >> still ahead, suing the boss. landmark ruling that could have defense secretary donald rumsfeld facing off against an army vet in court. >> the new warning if congress doesn't do something about the faa shutdown. >> a stunning announcement @ @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)a)awawlññ you can see >>> good thursday morning, everyone. 6:12. as mike predicted and kristen has been describing, a gray start to the day. mist and drizzle. might use windshield wipers and keep both hands on the wheel due to gusty

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- two degrees cooler tomorrow. a warming trend that has temperatures warmer by tuesday. >> no significant stall or accident for early friday morning commute. look at drive-time from antioch on 4 westbound. oakland to the maze is not bad. 101 southbound through marin county. a little fog to the golden gate bridge but not too bad. we have high wind advisory over the altamont pass. be careful. look at the bridge bridge. we just mentioned it. hardly any fog on the span. no significant problems to san francisco. for all the latest traffic details a good place to go to the web site. click on bay area traffic. >> sue, thanks a lot. 5:20 is our time. the latest greek-centric words to make the dictionary. they're put to test in one sentence. >> all right. this you have to hear. good will basketball game between u.s. and china turned in to anything but good will. >> a revival of a money-saving trend that has come people stealing newspapers. ccccccccccccccccccccc >>> good friday morning. you like the sound of this. friday. lo

we will have the complete accuweather forecast. >> good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney. san francisco police are investigating a muni bus accident that killed an afternoon yesterday afternoon. the woman was crossing the street in the castro district and was almost across when she was hit. this year has been unusually dangerous for san francisco pedestrian. >> this muni shuttle bus was traveling at a slow speed as it took a left turn from 18th street to hartford according to police. a woman was crossing at the same time. >> she was in the cross work. at this point we believe she was approximately 95% of the way across the street when the bus, left side of the bus, contacted her. >> ryan brody was across the street when the accident occurred. >> we saw a vic film sort ever being pulled out of the bus and then they were wrapping her. obviously it seemed like she had passed away. >> the woman, believed to be in her late 20s or 30s, died at the scene. investigators sorted through the scene for hours. witnesses say the muni driver was visibly shaken as they saw him exit the bu

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- stronger sea breeze. and more clouds in the morning friday and saturday. temperatures will be four to six degrees cooler than today. probably coolest of all seven days. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. the best news we have is 580 and san rafael, the freeway is reopened this morning. surface streets in san rafael continue to remain closed at francisco boulevard due to police activity. more on that with terry mcsweeney. 580 is open. the richmond-san rafael bridge is open. the san mateo bridge is looking good. no problems as you head over to foster city in westbound direction. eastbound toward hayward moving at the limit as well. you've got very light traffic headed toward the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are off. no problems westbound on the upper deck. >> all right, sue. thanks a lot. 5:10. still ahead super cookies you need to be on the look-out for. not the yummy kind. >> pay up. that's what one of the big banks is about to tell the customers. next the new fee

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- seasonal warmth tomorrow. schooling trend for friday, saturday and sunday. >> good morning. a couple of earlier stalls. westbound 580 from tracy to livermore up and over the altamont pass. it has things generally slow now. the stalls are cleared out of the lanes. 580 is slow from livermore to pocket. westbound highway 4 is slow from hill crest. a stalled big rig is blocking the lane. take a look at the maze heading toward the bay bridge and to the other destinations. light. no problems here. bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. traffic back the caltrans parking lot. a look at the bay bridge. >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:38. >> still ahead, the $2.5 billion in military equipment that the inspectors now say may not be safe enough for the troops to use. >> hollywood actor whose bladder now got him tossed off an airline. >> also, here is a look right now at the big board on wall street. you see the dow is up 60 points. we'll get more on the early trading live from the new york stock exchange. in ten minutes or

we'll take a look at the accuweather seven day forecast up next. >> president obama said that although the storm passed, the nation is not in the clear just yet. >> many americans are still at serious risk of power outamsages and flooding. so i want people to understand that this is not over. >> president obama also offer condolences to families impacted by irene and said the recovery effort will last for weeks or longer. >> as they so often do on most any emergency, crews from the bay area are helping out in the aftermath of hurricane irene. nick smith joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: emergency workers, supplies, and volunteers from the bay area made their way east as soon as possible it was confirmed that irene had the mid-atlantic coast in itssites. irene was less forceful but still packed a punch. in new york, these people were rescued. 34 members of the east bay management team were deployed to new york. they're part of the california fire and rescue mutual aid system. designed to respond communities in need. i spoke with the chief by phone. >> asked to come in t

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- more of the same for tomorrow. then you can see theal cooing trend. faster sea breeze that will drop temperatures four to six degrees by sunday. >> thank you. >>> french actor gerard depardieu is accused of shocking conduct on a commercial flight. fellow passenger on a paris to dublin flight last night says the oscar-nominated actor urinated on the plane. she says depardieu looked drunk and announced he needed to go. the cabin crew told him to be seated for take-off when he allegedly urinated on the ground. the crew then took him off the flight. spokeman confirmed the incident happened but wouldn't name the passenger. >>> tens of thousands of table-top feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are recalled. the me-too clip on chairs can unexpectedly detach from the table. that could send the chair and possibly the child plummeting to the ground. there have been 19 reports of the chair falling that is. and five of them involve injuries, they're sold at target and toys "r" us. if you have one, stop using it right away.

accuweather seven-day forecast -- more warmth inland tomorrow.s are so fed up how they believe parking tickets are hurting business they held a little contest. jonathan bloom. >> eric's parking tale begins news year's eve. he waiting for a spot. >> a lady was loading stuff from walgreens to her trunk. >> to avoid blocking traffic he pulled over and waved at the parking officer who drove by. when the space opened up he parked and. we on his way. >> two months later i get a parking ticket in the mail. i think it must be some kind of a mistake. >> but no mistake. a $250 ticket for blocking a bus stop. he appealed but the mta wouldn't budge. he won honorable mention in contest to find the most outrageous parking ticket story. sophie was another contestant with two tickets in one week for over-staying a two-hour parking zone. >> i don't know why i got the ticket. >> you moved your car. >> i moved my car. >> the mta told her she didn't move it far enough. >> you can't move around the corner, you can't move across the street, you can't move down the blo

accuweather seven-day forecast -- you can see the cooler weather tomorrow.le this time tomorrow also. the biggest warming trend is next week. monday and tuesday. good morning, sue. you have update? >> we are going back to milpitas. northbound 680, c.h.p. issued a sig-alert. at mission boulevard. we had an accident displayed across the freeway there. they now contained it to lane number three. northbound 680 at mission boulevard. our sensors are picking up too much -- aren't picking up too much slowing but be forewarned you will come upon that. ace train number one, ten to 15 minutes late at central valley. reporting that train number three is running five minutes behind. take a look at the golden gate bridge. we have fog. a stall reported southbound 101 at spencer on waldo grade and saucelito area. stalled truck blocking the right lane before you hit the waldo tunnel. you could find slowing before the bridge. look at east shore freeway in berkeley, bunching up. when you get in the maze toward the toll plaza look and see what you find there. traffic is now ba

check out the accuweather seven-day forecast -- morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. fairly warm. seasonal temperatures the next couple of days before a slight cooling trend saturday and sunday. good morning, sue. >> good morning. happy to say the commute so far, so good. it's light out. just overnight roadwork. taken you through marin county and peninsula. look at the nimitz freeway. 880 at 980. we have construction. also at high street, construction with various lanes there. blo blocked maybe the -- not maybe. the onramp to high street is blocked until 6:00. other than that no, major stalls or accidents. all mass transis it running on time. we checked in with muni, caltrain, bart, the ace train from the central valley rolling, just as it should. take a look at the bay bridge. it's very light headed westbound. metering lights are obviously off at this hour. no delays headed westbound. eric, kristen? >> sue, thanks a lot. >>> 5:09. >> still ahead, the power breakfast that can get you ready for your day and help you lose a few pounds. >> apple faces a lawsuit involving the ipad. ne

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he's the accuweather seven-day forecast. slightly warmer, just about each day.specially on tuesday and wednesday. inland temperatures mid-90s, mid-80s around the bay, and even to mid-60s wednesday, then after that, the high kind of moves to the south and more fog moves in and we cool down. >> alan: shu is back from his search for the meaning of life. welcome back. >> mike: a little bit of everything. football, babe, and of course the 93rd annual pga championship. brendan steele is trying to brendan steele is trying to steal his first major title on ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> mike: the beauty of tiger woods' dem moose on the golf course has been the rise of several young stars. several new faces atop the leaderboard for the 93rd pga championship. the atlanta athletic club has been one tough cookie to crack. great day for david toms. nothing about net. a 65 today 2-under. the young buckses making is no, includi

your accuweather seven-day forecast -- cooler tomorrow.we will see a small warming trend on sunday. monday and tuesday, temperatures are ten degrees warmer than tomorrow. back to where we should be. >> thank you, mike. >> you bet. >>> florida soldier woulded in the war in afghanistan is back home and enjoying his favorite pastime, thanks to a generous businessman. thomas found his love with surfing three years ago before joining the army. he is injured in explosion in the first tour of duty in afghanistan. the 21-year-old had his foot amputated. after hearing the news, girlfriend found a businessman who wanted to donate a custom-built ford just for thomas. >> gave him my specks, my weight and height. made everything for me. i'm in the bad times this afghanistan. i can sit there and think back to like oh, i'm going to go home and i'm going to be sitting on the beach with my girlfriend and my family. i'm going to go out and catch the perfect wave. >> thomas hasn't yet tested his prosthetic. but hopes to be riding the surf very, very soon. >>

. >> let's turn to meteorologist forecast area.the accuweather >> massive irene, battering the bahamasn see these tiny dots on the map. this storm dwarfing them. dwarfing them. bigger than the entire state of florida. expect this storm to make a turn to the north and ntheast, battering the outer banks of north carolina, as a category 3, passing over or just east of cape hatteras. that means winds easily up to 100 miles per hour. friday and saturday, in the outer banks of north carolina, the wind spreading out across the coast of florida, as well. and later into tup inoea the coast oglano c- we head through the weekend. rob and tanya, back to you. >> puerto rico already declared a disaster area this morning. >> one woman dying there. asking 150,000 tours in north carolina to get out ahead of the storm. this thing is going to come on quickly. once it gets bad it will stay bad for a while. >>> a miami shippipi company has three ships of relief supplies loaded and ready for the bahamas, once the coast guard gives the go ahead. those supplies include food, water and construction materials f

>>>>eteorologist jim dickey is in the accuweather forecast center. hurricane this morning. look at the satellite imagery. the magnitude of the system. the size of the state of texas. we watched it make its turn to the north, as it pulls away from the bahamas. that means not a direct landfall for florida, south carolina but north carolina here as we head into our saturday, are expected to make landfall around the moorehead city area, as a category 3 hurricane. bringing wind gusts up to 115 miles per hour, 120 miles per hour. and in the northeast, new england, many spot in new england will see hurricane-force wind gusts up to $ 80 miles per hour. could see 100 mile per hour gusts as far south as atlantic city. rob and tanya, back to you. >> after i moved from new orleans, i thought i was done with hurricanes. i thought those days were over. >> no such luck. >> here in new york, they were going to shut down the entire mass transit system in the city. buses and subway systems will come to a halt on saturday afternoon because they're worried about floodin

. >> our coverage continues at the accuweather forecast center and meteorologist jim dickey. >> good morning, rob and tanya. hurricane irene showing signs of strengthening. you see the satellite imagery, an eye appearing as it moves over the turks and caicos, bearing down on the bahamas. this is a very dangerous situation here setting up for the east coast. anywhere from the carolinas up into the northeast and new england needs to keep an eye on this storm as we expect it to make landfall across the carolinas in the weekend and move up the coast. very least, some heavy, heavy rainfall and some powerful winds. a storm is expected to expected to become the first major hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season, reaching category 4 strength, making landfa potentially as a strong category 3 storm. rob and tanya, back to you. >> tense few days ahead. thanks, jim. look for hurricane updates all day long on abc news. we'll update irene's path on "america this morning" and abc's sam champion will track the storm later this morning, of course, on "good morning america." >>> residents

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- more of the same for tomorrow. then you can see theal cooing trend. faster sea breeze that will drop temperatures four to six degrees by sunday. >> thank you. >>> french actor gerard depardieu is accused of shocking conduct on a commercial flight. fellow passenger on a paris to dublin flight last night says the oscar-nominated actor urinated on the plane. she says depardieu looked drunk and announced he needed to go. the cabin crew told him to be seated for take-off when he allegedly urinated on the ground. the crew then took him off the flight. spokeman confirmed the incident happened but wouldn't name the passenger. >>> tens of thousands of table-top feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are recalled. the me-too clip on chairs can unexpectedly detach from the table. that could send the chair and possibly the child plummeting to the ground. there have been 19 reports of the chair falling that is. and five of them involve injuries, they're sold at target and toys "r" us. if you have one, stop using it right away.

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- slight warmer trend. through most of the week.ave a problem here out of the dublin area heading toward 580. pardon me, 580 toward 680. we have first report of accident. lane number three. we don't have too much slowing. minor delays heading there. help get it out of the lane quickly. so it doesn't have a problem for the rest of the commute. we have heavy fog at the coast. there is a stall, and you will come up on it quickly. take a look what you face at the bay bridge. westbound on the upper deck. a lot of traffic. it's moving and that is a good news. >> thank you. >>> 5:40 now. the government is investigating reported safety issues. still ahead, problem that could pose a hazard. >> war on the water front. the beef that some pedicab operators have with a new company in town. >> later unwelcome sign thousands of tourists are getting as they y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

look at the accuweather seven-day forecast -- today the coolest day in the forecast.rrow. tuesday and wednesday of next week the clouds won't be as prevalent in the morning forecast. warmer in the afternoon. hi sue. >> good morning, mike, everyone. high winds and drizzle on the roads be. forewarned we have a wind advisory on the bay bridge. westbound incline section. we have reports of a stall of the center anchorage right lane. crews at the bay bridge got there fast. it's out of the lane. that is great. look at the drive-time headed out this morning between marin county 37, and 580. take you 15 minutes. under 15 minutes. the good drive so far, westbound highway 4 from lone tree to 242. 580 from the central valley tracy, up over the altamont pass and livermore. moving pretty well so far. look at the public transit. no delays. caltrain, ace, out of central valley. bart no, delays at all. a good way to get in city. abc7news.com is the website. you can check it before you leave the house or the office later today. bay area traffic for details. >> thank you very much. >>>

your accuweather seven-day forecast -- cooler tomorrow.will see a small warming trend on sunday. monday and tuesday, temperatures are ten degrees warmer than tomorrow. back to where we should be. >> thank you, mike. >> you bet. >>> florida soldier woulded in the war in afghanistan is back home and enjoying his favorite pastime, thanks to a generous businessman. thomas found his love with surfing three years ago before joining the army. he is injured in explosion in the first tour of duty in afghanistan. the 21-year-old had his foot amputated. after hearing the news, girlfriend found a businessman who wanted to donate a custom-built ford just for thomas. >> gave him my specks, my weight and height. made everything for me. i'm in the bad times this afghanistan. i can sit there and think back to like oh, i'm going to go home and i'm going to be sitting on the beach with my girlfriend and my family. i'm going to go out and catch the perfect wave. >> thomas hasn't yet tested his prosthetic. but hopes to be riding the surf very, very soon. >>> a

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- morning clouds, afternoon sunshine tomorrow, saturday and sunday. slightly warmer than today. more sunshine, monday, tuesday, wednesday. temperatures will still be below average. >> good morning. if you get out on the roads this morning, we have good news in san jose. earlier accident. southbound 880 at highway 101 has been cleared out of the lanes. no slowing there. take a look at the san mateo bridge commute as you head from hayward to foster city. very light. i will tell you roadwork on the hayward side. 880 northbound. the ramp to eastbound 92. that direction is closed due to roadwork. look at the golden gate bridge. southbound, we have been talking about the fog on the coast. you need windshield wipers across the golden gate bridge to san francisco. before you leave the house, abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic on the left side of your computer screen. eric, kristen? >> sue, thank you very much. 4:55. we are getting a detailed look at the 49ers prose proposed santa clara stadium. it features a grand entrance terrace, glassed in food c

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- it will be warm again tomorrow. then the cooling trend begins friday and hangs out through the weekend. >> good morning, mike and good morning, everyone. we have first report of accident westbound highway 4. this is leaving antioch toward pittsburg at summersville blocking the right lane. it's early enough so no significant slowdowns yet. northbound 680, concord onramp, first report of accident here. san francisco northbound 101 accident past cesar chavez blocking the right lane. we'll follow that for the drive up the peninsula. thick fog on the golden gate bridge and coming up over the waldo grade. limited visibility. be aware of that if you are driving southbound out of marin county to san francisco. >> thanks a lot. >>> 4:40. >> still ahead, coming to the rescue. a pair of teenage hikers find themselveses in a sticky predicament. >> we know how hard it can be to find parking in san francisco. coming up, how some business owners are putting a positive spin on the most outrageous ticket sasasasasasasa experts from

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- that is that cooler push of air with a stronger sea breeze tomorrow. we have the same weather saturday. monday, tuesday, wednesday, less clouds, more sunshine and warmer weather. have a great day. here is sue. >> san rafael now. good news for commuters. nightmare of a commute with 580 and richmond san rafael bridge closed yesterday. that resolved the freeway is now reopened. there should be no delays 580 in both directions. i'll tell you that we have road closures in the extented facility at east francisco boulevard is closed. bellham to main. kearner is closed. we have more on that when we talk to terry mcsweeney in a little while. elsewhere, we have overnight roadwork in walnut creek. look at the southbound 680 shot through the corridor. it's moving well from concord to the 24 junks. 680, la vorena, stone valley road. the various lanes are closed there. abc7news.com is the website. you can get up to date information by clicking on bay area traffic. before you leave the house. kristen, eric? >> sue, thanks a lot. >>> 4:54. maverick surf contest permi

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- wednesday, thursday could be a little bit warmer. slight cooling trend friday. saturday and into sunday where the temperatures could be four to six degrees cooler. sunday looks to be the coolest of our day. we may have potential problem in the south bay. sue? >> saratoga is back. thank you, mike. we have a sig-alert already in effect this morning. highway 9 east of heather hights road. accident is blocking lanes there. and c.h.p. is on scene. they are getting one lane of traffic by alternately. this is a big problem right now for saratoga. let's take a look at the bay bridge. we have reports eastbound. stall at treasure island in the right lane. right here, you can see the traffic heading westbound. that looks like it's moving well. toll plaza, light. metering lights are off. not even one car going through. there we go, a couple of cars. >> just for you, sue. >>> 4:39. thanks. >> the head of the state public utilities commission goes on overseas junket. how they are raising questions about the cozy relationships. >>> they open invest

and so we want to turn to the weather center tonight and accuweather memeorologist justin polvick. good to see you. we can see irene over your shoulder. where is this storm right now? where is it headed? >> well, david, we have a developing tropical system, right now for the east and southeast of puerto rico. expecting heavy rainfall and potential for mud slides. but down the road, as we go through time, mid to late week, this storm moving in the general direction of florida and the southeastern coastline. >> and you were telling me a particular threat are the warm waters this storm will be passing through. >> that's right. we have factors for and against intensification. of course we do have a lot of terrain in irene's path, some very mountainous terrain, over 10,000 feet, but extremely warm waters do favor intensification over the next several days. >> i know the tracks are very early, but when do you expect it to effect the u.s. mainland, if it does at all? >> mid to late week. the next 48 hours very crucial to see how much irene interacts with land. but as we move into mid to l

take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. pretty warm inland again thursday, friday, but saturday and sunday we'll see a little cooling trend. temperatures may drop around 2 to 3 degrees everywhere away from the coast. quiet forecast. a lot of roadwork this morning. sue has details. >> quiet on the road. except for the roadwork this morning. taking a live look now at southbound 680 through the walnut creek area. headed toward 24. and a little farther south you will find overnight roadwork, the 680 corridor, northbound diablo road, op and offroad closed. al costa, and stone valley road is closed, the onramp. roadwork through san rafael this morning. once again, resurfacing project. light traffic. 101 out of novato and terra linda. earlier lanes. we mentioned bart and want to check in. no delays for any of the mass transit. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much. >>> 4:40. >> still ahead, drugs in disguise. bay area police put out a warning about a product sold as bath salt. what they say is really inside the package. >> and sha

. >> let's check in with alex rabb following the storm at accuweather. good morning. >> good morning, rob and tanya. the heaviest bands and showers and thunderstorms of irene are continuing to move northward into canada. we'll still see lingering showers across southern new england and upstate new york. newark, new jersey, had just under 9 inches of rain associated with irene, while doylestown, pennsylvania, had a little over 7 inches. just because this rain is gone does not mean we're in the clear. we're still having to deal with gusty winds early this morning. they will subside by monday afternoon. as an area of high pressure will continue to build on in, leaving much improved weather conditions for the clean-up as over 4 million are still without power. now back to you, rob and tanya. >> that's the ironic part, the rest of the week in the northeast looks beautiful. >> i know. and right here in manhattan, it's a beautiful day. >> yeah. it's crazy how things change just like that. alex, thanks for an update on the weather. here's a look at the rest of t

i'll have the answer in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you, spencer, still ahead, new findings on why women tend to put on weight when they get married. >> also, on the way, financial trouble for a bay area grocery store chain. >> michael finney is taking your consumer questions. we have links at abc 7 news.com. >> and taking a look at traffic along the san francisco skyway tonight. you can see of course, bumper to bumper heading towards bay bridge tonight. but so far, smooth going in the opposite direction. we'll be right back. >>> checking healthy living a study finds some breast cancer drugs are beating the disease but not improving patient chances of survival. the drugs are used to treat breast cancer and researchers found that those drugs are also associated with increased heart disease and bone fractures. >> and experts believe both marriage and divorce can cause your weight to rise. researchers from ohio state university found an increased risk of piling on pounds in two years after a marriage starts or ends. newly-married women were at greatest risk of the large weet ga

we get the latest on the storm's track from accuweather's jeannette calle.good morning, jeanette. >> hey there, rob and linsey. irene is growing and it's getting stronger. its impacts right now are being felt across puerto rico. the system did hit areas of the u.s. virgin islands on sunday and it's going to continue to slowly push off to the west-northwest. e worst of irene throughout today will be felt across the north coast of puerto rico and the dominican republic with torrential rain and we're also talking gusty winds. maximum sustained winds anywhere from 74 to 95 miles per hour along with rough surf. tuesday into wednesday, irene's impacts will be felt across cuba, and there is the potential that it could impact the southern half of the florida peninsula as early as ththsday evening. rob and linsey? >> thanks a lot, jeanette. as irene hits puerto rico and now heads to florida, the eastern caribbean is still recovering from its blow. shelters were busy in st. croix after that island took a direct hit from that storm last night. antigua and st. martin ar

>> oakland leaders contend the san francisco location has more transit action accuweather ses for a work force that primarily lives in the east bay. >> i urge you to take a look at this again, carefully. >> the advocates want mtc to reconsider an alternative site. >> let's be clear. this is not about oakland versus san francisco. oakland finalist site is more cost effective. >> the city of oakland has chosen to being hyper aggressive and make some really reckless allegations. >> the fcc will reconsider both sites. it's a process that could take up to 60 days. in oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> special monitors are now being installed on the bay bridge to try to prevent a problem that closed the span two years ago. crews began installing high-tech safety sensors that will listen for sounds of metal cracking on key parts of the bridge. they're so sensitive, that they can pick up sound of pencil leads breaking. the technology will allow crews to pinpoint the location of a problem and detect who is wrong. >> we're listening for cracks taking place in metal if you putter ear against a r

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- tomorrow, the coolest. we'll see more clouds patchy driz this time tomorrow. slow warming trend friday and saturday. pullback on sunday and warmer weather monday and tuesday. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. we have issue in the north bay. cloverdale to be exact. 128 highway. closed in both directions due to action between 101 and oak valley road be. forewarned. they don't anticipate it being cleared out until noon today. detours are in place. hayward, accident at 880 south before industrial. off the roadway but emergency crews are blocking the right lane. be forewarned. 880 through hayward and san rafael southbound. lucas valley onramp is closed due to roadwork at southbound 101. other than that, traffic is flowing smoothly. >> thank you for the heads up. 4:39. >> a group of north bay neighbors lay out plan to put brakes on a planned smart train system. still ahead, why they say taxpayers aren't getting the money's worth. >> forget3q septic system breakdowns affect over one

>> i'm at the studios of accuweather. i can give you the forecast if you want one?> greta: maybe next time, thank you senator. >> sean hannity had a special guest, former vice president cheney. he's promoting his controversial new book, a. here's a clip of the vice president talking about another former vice president, al gore. >> election night 2000, your daughter liz wakes up, congratulates you, you are vice president. then al gore, you tell ther to in the book, retracts. who retracts a concession speech? you called it amateur hour. >> we were all trying to figure without what was happening. we were contacted by i think it was bill daley. and indicated that gore was going to concede. florida had at this point been called for bush. then, he call back to say that gore had changed his mind and was withdrawing his concession. gore may have called back himself. this business of conceding and then withdrawing the concession, i had never seen anything like that before. >> sean: what were those days like, hanging, swinging, dimpled, chads and you know, not knowing the res

accuweather seven-day forecast, even a little bit hotter tomorrow. we are talking slightly cooler into next week with numbers really coming down by the middle of the week. but you know, don't be fooled. we are just in september next weekend and we could be heating up for the big holiday. >> all right, lisa. thank you very much. in sports the giants will be sending their top minor league pitching prospect, double aleft-hander, eric, to the mound. last night bum guardner pitched a gem. could the offense give him support, even a little. the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. science tells us it takes thousands of years and immense pressure to create a diamond. similar to what the giants go through each night to try to score a run these days. giants and astros, they are running opposite. i'm dancing with a girl! shake it, don't break it, pops! madison bum guardner on the mound. six innings and strikes him out. one earned run. scoreless until the fifth. two on for jeff keppinger, the former astro drives in a wear. giants up 2-0. and to