the accuweather seven-day forecast -- we lose a few degrees every day. and before you know it, it's saturday. the temperatures are close to average. sunday we are cooler than average. look for more clouds this weekend. stronger breeze off the ocean to drop the temperatures around 10 to 15 degrees. good morning, sue. >> good morning. hello, everyone. not a bad commute. what you are looking at is 24 freeway heading through orinda to the caldecott tunnel. it's pretty sight. but you are in company there. no major stall or accident fashion you get to the caldecott. once you come out of caldecott toward the toll plaza, excuse me, at the bay bridge, metering lights are on. you can see that. in good company heading toward the span and incline section. eastbound, bay bridge at t.i.. that is the non-commute direction. stalled bus waiting there. 580 westbound, accident at grant line. still blocking lanes there. as you head toward the altamont pass. you will find slowing going up and over in the livermore. look at drive-time. highway 4. half an hour heading toward c

here you go with the accuweather seven-day forecast. look at the 90s stretching all the way inland through friday with 80s around the bay. coast will cool back in the mid-60s by friday. have a great day. sue? s>> thank you so much. going to 80 westbound. american canyon. accident blocking the right lane. road sensors are picking up significant slowing. this is a map of sunnyvale. we'll take you live there. the accident is on matilda with an overturn. quick look at the drive time. 37 out of novato. toward central san rafael. slow from the central valley. 680/dublin interchange. typical highway 4. beginning to slow now. antio antioch, pittsburg, concord. this is a picture of live doppler7 h.d. this is what happened earlier in morning. 237 overcrossing. a car flipped off of that to the roadway. that is southbound. fatal accident there. the car looked pretty crunched up. the southbound lanes are closed. take maude or fair oaks to get around matilda at this time in sunnyvale. live look at walnut creek. southbound 680. earlier accident in con

beautiful accuweather seven-day forecast.nd wednesday, the hottest days, wednesday, 92 inland, then we start to cool off as we head into the weekend, and we may be seeing some changes by this time next weekend. we're still working on it with all the computer models. the storm system might be coming in. so stay tuned, but looking good for this week. >> alan: rick is in for shu today. bay area nfl fans smelling victory. >> another crazy day. bottom line is who comes out on top. it was a good day for local teams. the after that heart breaking loss in buffalo, the raiders try to rebound against the inbeaten jets. [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the ho

the accuweather seven-day forecast. things are changing ation they say.inland heat and then temperatures drop over the entire bay area. inland highs over the weekend only in the 80s and remain that way for awhile. fall officially arrives friday morning at 2:04 pacific daylight time. >> summer over. >> officially over. >> not in our hearts and minds. >> that will live long. for a couple more weeks maybe. >> larry beil with sports. >> not over for the giants either, dan. they are are holding on like summer. trying to in los angeles tonight. the 49ers hoping to great bray len edwards back i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. you will call if you are witness. >>> a new laser treatment for damaged skin and why this is supposed to be better for you. those stories and more in one hour on abc 7 larry beil li is here. hope springs eternal. >> time is running out. gives the giens on giants one o

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- almost as warm tomorrow. a slow retreat of temperatures as we head toward astronomical autumn on friday and saturday and sunday look cooler. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike. we have a situation brewing in sunnyvale. let me tell you what is going on here. we had a fatal accident 237. a car flipped off the freeway off the overpass to matilda below. that's where the lanes are blocked now. emergency crews are on the scene and will be there for quite some time. 237 to maude. or 237 to fair oaks will be the alternate around the fatal accident. as mike mentioned, this is a spare the air day. advice to take transif it you can. transit looks good so far this morning. no delays. kristen, eric? >> thank you. we'll keep watching sunnyvale 237. in the meantime, we have more about transit. >> what day of the week is it? >> monday. >> that means another planned bart protest. the transit agency may soon have a new weapon in the legal argument to fight back. >> there is a plan cut the deficit. >>> good morning. it's

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- you can see heat there.d have another spare the air day tomorrow. then the winds of change will blow in. we have real clean air over the weekend. and in to next week. >> good morning. we have update and we head to san ramon. earlier accident, southbound 680 cleared out of lanes. that is good news. the traffic is slowing by the -- flowing by the area without delays. look at the early morning drive-time this morning from tracy over the altamont pass to livermore. less than 25 minutes to dublin interchange. highway 4 is light from antioch to pittsburgh and concord, less than 20 minutes. 101 southbound through marin county from novato the central san rafael. mere eight minutes to get there. the golden gate bridge, fog on the span but not too bad. flowing well westbound to foster city. no significant delays. check in on the live toll plaza shot. traffic is flowing well to san francisco. >> thank youment>>> 5:38. i'm sure we experienced this, right? >> ey. >> having your car towed is always a hassle. there is a pl

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. two more days of this inland heat.o upper 90s inland tomorrow and friday. low to mid 80s around the bay. that is pretty warm. on the coast, mid to upper 60s. start to cool down just a few degrees on saturday. and sunday through next wednesday highs inland only in the 80s. 70s around the bay. much cooler pattern for next week. >> and fall will be here before we know it. >> it will. just a couple of weeks ago. >> thanks very much. >>> a lot of ruc ruckus along e san mateo coast. >>> plus, san francisco takes a big step forward@ [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me yup. out? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 10

let's get a final check of our accuweather forecast now with lisa argen.e in the bay area this morning? >> yeah, the seventh consecutive month, carolyn, we are talking temperatures below normal. cloud cover due to a system to our south. that will provide partly cloudy skies. we also have the low clouds and fog. possibility of a thunderstorm, santa clara valley, the diablo range and temperatures held down. mainly in the 60s and 70s around the bay. we are talking just a few low 80s, danville and livermore. 50s romaine along the coast. this is around the san joaquin valley. we have a little bit of moisture and with the heating of the sun and this area of low pressure i've been talking about, could see some thunderstorms drift up toward southern monterey, santa clara out there. so be mindful of that. then it should be a nice afternoon. partly cloudy for the most part. >> we want to get to that story we were telling you about, what is a hero for the san francisco opera. it's a man who saved thousands of lives in the world trade center but he did not survive. bu

take a look at your accuweather seven-day forecast -- more heat on the way. at least through friday inland. fall starts and it gets cooler. that doesn't happen often. saturday and sunday and monday, temperatures back to near average if not below. good morning, sue. how are we starting? >> sofa so good. light traffic around the bay area. tuesday, spare the air day. we're encouraging the mass transif it you can. all mass transit is on time. southbound 680 a shot you are looking at now. toward 24 junks moving well. no problems. be aware of roadwork. stone valley, crow canyon, on and off ramp alternating. roadwork in novato north and southbound north 237. 80 berkeley as you funnel in to the carte carte maze, you find yourself in company. so far, so good. >> funneling is good so far. >> so far, recreation posted online is the closest people got to the landmark proposition 8 trial. >> federal judge's ruling could change that. next, gay marriage, the constitution, and the videos. >> after a minute after midnight, don't ask, don't tell is history. i'm scott goldberg

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- temperatures will be within a few degrees of today.ay through friday. then you can see the dramatic drop saturday and monday. where we could see nearly 10 to 15 degrees of cooling by the end of the forecast. have a great day. here is sue with the update. >> yep, we do. thank you, mike. as eric mentioned, the accident that is southbound 880 heading from newark toward milpitas, past fremont boulevard out of the lanes. a truck hit a power pole there. and they were able to get that on to the shoulder and out of lanes went're checking with pg&e to see if there are any power outages in the area. nothing reported. we'll follow it for you. public transit is on time. everything is running on schedule so far. and walnut creek southbound 680 is moving at the limit as you drive ward the 24 junction. no problems reported there. roadwork early picked up. golden gate bridge. i love this shot. from the sutro tower. traffic is 45 miles per hour on the bridge. it's at the limit as you come to san francisco. fog free. clear beautiful morning. no issues c

. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has a look at the conditions.rning, jim. >> good morning, rob and tanya. wildfires continue to burn across texas here. whenever you look at fire weather you look at two variables. that's the humidity and the winds. we had both this weekend. that's what really allowed those wildfires to spread and grow. good news is we've lost the gusty winds. we are stiti in a very dry air mass all across texas. take a look at dew points. dew points is an absolute measurement of moisture in the air. 40s, 30s, 20s, that's a very, very dry air mass. we see that continues here. dallas, dew point in the upper 30s. 40s in houston. nearly unheard of for t ts time of year. a lot of temperatures to fall off. again as we keep it dry, really not helping those fires. d good news is again those winds have dried down. we see gusts at 10 in dallas. 7 in houston. still no rain in the forecast for quite some time. >> not the news texas wanted to hear. >>> now for the rest of today's forecast, most of the gulf coast finally clears up though florid

accuweather is warning us this system could bring 20 inches of rain and it might never develop but itdumping enormous amounts of rain and causing possibly disastrous flooding. now, several oil companies have already recalled their personnel from oil rigs out in the gulf of mexico. and if this storm does intensify, other companies could follow suit, bringing more people back to shore. again, it is not necessarily the wind in these storms that causes the disaster and the immense cost, but the water. massive rain causes flooding. that's what we saw in the northeast from hurricane i ine. that is what meteorologists are telling us we could see in the area of the northern gulf coast. already in new orleans, mayor there is telling people stock up on food, water, batteries, flashlight, anything you might need to sit out a storm. the louisiana state emergency alert system is already in effect. so people there are starting to take heed of this storm. again, major problems could be caused more by flooding than wind. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> mother nature is definitely still angry. i don'

we could see the accuweather seven-day forecast.ould drop temperatures more degrees tomorrow. saturday and sunday, away from the coast 8 to 16 degrees cooler than today. if you have weather video or photos you'd like to share, we would love to see them. reminder to upload them at ureport.abc7news.com or e-mail to ureport@kgo-tv.com. we appreciate it. sue has traffic. >> update now. nothing new on the peninsula, the sig-alert in effect. c.h.p. was hoping to have it cleared out by 6:30. they do their best but there is delays there. southbound 101 before holly. three lanes still blocked. left lane blocked. alternate is 280. slow traffic from 92. westbound 80. the second accident reported at san pablo dam road. left lane. we have a live shot there. east shore freeway. we're talking north of here. it is slow past the scene. san pablo down, a car and bus and emergency crews are on the scene. westbound 80. we had a stall at san mateo bridge. highlight, right lane there. thick fog on waldo and the golden gate bridge. you can see it's light

there is more warmth still to come that will be clearer view on the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. >> coming up next at 4:00 potential link between these eye lid bumps and a serious health condition. >> twitter losing two top execkives. a live report from bloomberg west is coming up. >> and keep an eye out. maybe wear a hat. >> he's got the right attitude. nasa says a bus-sized sat slight going to hit earth soon. >> and heading into the weekend let's check traffic on at approach to the lower deck of the bay bridge. moving along but it's congested. we'll have more news coming up in just a moment. tttttttt >>> checking healthy living news, certain yellow bumps around the eye can be a predictor of heart attacks according to researchers found people with bumps like these were 48% more likely to have a heart attack during the course of a 30-year study. the bumps are mostly made up of cholesterol and researchers suspect people who have them probably have fatty build ups elsewhere, perhaps arteries. that would explain the higher heart attack risk. >> and apple or a pear

the better part of the accuweather seven-day forecast has temperatures above average.d morning, sue. >> good morning happy monday. we have a situation happening in sunnyvale with an accident. a car flipped off the 237 overpass on to matilda. north matilda avenue below. southbound matilda is closed. emergency crews on the scene. fatal accident. northbound is fine. that's northbound matilda. 237 to maude or air oaks could be the alternate. spare the air day. everybody is running on time this morning. try to take mass transit if you can. concord, 680 before 4. accident right shoulder. that is farther south heading to the 24 junction. be forewarned of that. >> thank you for the information and the advice. 5:39. >>> yeah, take transit, but it's monday. that means another protest on bart is planned. but the transit agency may soon have a new weapon with the legal arsenal to fight back. that is next. >> president obama unveils a new plan today to cut the deficit. but it's a tell-all book that is sure to grab the spotlight. so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these lig

this weekend here you go with the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures drop 2 to 16 degrees to the coast inland by sunday. once the cold front moves on. the warmer weather on the way, more calm cons for next week -- calm conditions for next week. see if the traffic is calm. >> we have a serious situation in pacifica. devil's slide is closed at this hour. due to accident injury accident. rollover. c.h.p., ambulance, fire all on the scene. you cannot get through. they shut down highway 1 at devil's slide. for those trying to get to pacifica in half moon bay, montera, take 92. it will get crowded. we'll follow that as you drive from highway 1 to 280 on 92. right now looking good. ace train number one out of stockton running five to ten minutes late. no other mass transit problems. pretty light at the bay bridge toll plaza. live look at 80 through berkeley. funnels in to the bay bridge, no problems so far this morning. terry, kristen? >> all right. we have to keep watching pacifica there, sue. thank you so much. >>> 5:10. >> still ahead why trav

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. look at that cool weather right on through friday. inland highs, 70. 60s around the bay. 50s along the coast. warm up slightly on saturday. by monday, tuesday and wednesday back into a more seasonal range with inland highs upper 80s to around 90. upper 70s to 80 near the bay. and mid to upper 60s along the coast. a nice warm-up along the coast for sunday, monday and tuesday. >>> nasa shows off what it calls the most powerful rocket in space history. that is coming up. >>> also here tonight, a new identity for a san francisco school for the arts. a local paramedic is honored as a hero for savin state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole a

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- we have same set-up through friday.to four degrees every day. drop in temperature on saturday, sunday, monday. have a great day. sue? >> a moderate commute. we like that you have slow traffic. live look at walnut creek from southbound to pleasant hill to north main. no problems on 24 westbound toward caldecott tunnel. san jose northbound 280. nice drive. smooth sailing from san jose to cupertino. no problems there. the toll plaza, metering lights remain on. and you will see traffic back to west grand overcrossing. to pay toll. no problem westbound to san francisco. look at the popular drive-times for you. crowded drive-times, if you are headed from antioch to benicia and walnut creek. about 29, 30. make it a 30-minute drive out of antioch. 24 westbound we were just telling you toward the caldecott. not a bad drive at all. 80 in san jose. toward 237 about 20 minutes. abc7news.com/traffic for the latest drive-time and current incidents. >> thank you. >>> 6:53. scientists say they found a new link between diabetes and alzh

accuweather 7-day, drizzle tonight into tomorrow morning. tomorrow and sunday temperatures the same. more sunshine sunday chance of rain monday, tuesday better chance wednesday. good morning sue. >> good morning mike. happy friday. first hayward we had an earlier accident i've been following since i got here. it is now cleared out of lanes eastbound 92 just before his peer beyond no significant slowing. -- a lot of vents starting today. -- road closures around the park including john f. kennedy drive through sunday. roadwork today caltrans will be sweeping 580 west and eastbound between 9:30 and 2:30 around 238 for a stretch of highway there. >> that restriction around the mosconey center area for oracle. a lot going on, especially if san francisco. >>> car plunges off a road, driver survives for six days before he's rescued. how he managed to keep himself alive. >> million dollar pledge to help out east bay schools. find out how you can help every time you fill up your car. 3q it's something new from air wick to brighten your home. somethin

i'm going to keep this a slight, slight chance of a thundershower in our accuweather forecast, mainlyand south bay. get ready for some sunshine tomorrow. once the low clouds peel back to the coast, by mid-day, and then we'll start to warm up tuesday and wednesday. now, i want to show you the live doppler 7 hd. you notice some of thing a tight right -- some of the activity by marin county, and the storms are raging right now. kings beach, incline village, south lake tahoe. incline village reported dime-size hail. so notice all this activity moving from east back to west, because of the rotation. that's why i'm going to keep a slight chance of a shower or thunder in the forecast, all because of the low pressure set up just off the southern california coastline. this low is going to start to move towards the east, and it's going to take a lot of the moisture with it. so look for improving weather conditions, and the humidity levels will start to come down as we head into monday afternoon. here's a look at our lows tonight. generally in the 50s. clear skies now but once the low moves towa

the accuweather seven-day forecast.land, mid-to-upper 90 range through wednesday. 70s at the coast, and then cooling next week. fall arrives on friday. >> alan: and one correction, the graphic on the community meeting at north beach on monday said 7:30. that's wrong. it is at 6:30. >> let's move on to shu. really great games today except the niners and raiders lost. >> mike: i pick the niners to win. the raiders had the bills right where they wanted them with great plays like this. you won't believe the ending of hi honey, what are you doing? just having some chicken noodle. starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and so tasty noodles. let's see... south western vegetables... 60 calories, oh beef pot roast... ...ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >> mike: the 49ers and cowboys not at instant classic but it was an overtime affair. jim harbaugh looking to make it 2-2. the

let's look at that accuweather 7-day forecast.wo to four degrees cooler tomorrow six degrees cooler tomorrow, friday, saturday a couple december cooler sunday. best chance of rain will be tuesday next week. >> live shot of the incline section bay bridge. stall reported eastbound direction that is not particularly slowing anything at this point. westbound in company no delays at the toll plaza. san jose 280 let's take a look just one lone driver heading northbound. i think it is safe to say it is an easy drive out of san jose towards cupertino. public transit checking in, everybody is running on time on this, a spare the air day. if you can, take public transit. abc7news.com/traffic for all the latest drive times and current incidents. >>> it is 4:56 now. public is getting a first look inside a new stadium even though funding something not a done deal. the preview center is officially opening giving suite and season ticket holder the chance to see what they are buying. the 2 1/2 million dollar preview structure includes a lifesized

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the accuweather seven-day forecast -- still going to be warm to hot away from the coast today, tomorrow and friday. and then everybody will be cooler over the weekend. good morning, sue. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. we have a stall. first thing out of the shoot. it's northbound 880 befored 9 #. a big rig. it is blocking the right lane. no significant slowing there. it is early this morning. westbound 580. we have an earlier big rig that was leaking oil. that is now cleared out of the roadway at first and livermore. again no, significant slowing past the scene there. a live shot of 80. we have construction work. you can see some of the bright lights, flashing lights narrowing down to two lanes through berkeley and on to the maze. kristen, eric? >> thank you. 4:40 now. >> having your car towed is always a big hassle. a san francisco supervisor has a plan that could give illegal parkers a fighting chance. wait until you hear what he wants to do. >> truly a heart of gold. good samaritan steps in to replace a walker stolen from the home of a child with special needs. 3q you

. >> accuweather's justin pavic joins us now. >> flooding conditions across the northeast. and we'll see an active weather pattern evolving for the next several days. flooding runs from lee's tropical moisture, slowly spreading off in the north and the east. later on today, still could have a threat for a tornado or two across south cararina into central and north carolina. as we go through time, it will be widespread flooding. potential for devastating flooding here in the keystone state, as we will have 8 to 12-inch rainfall amounts for some areas. meanwhile, lighter wind speeds and higher relative humanities will cause fire danger to decrease across the south plains. rob and tanya, back to you in the studio. >> thanks a lot, justin. >>> the "good morning america" team is out covering all this extreme weather. they'll have the latest coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> our other major story this morning, staggering poll numbers show president obama is facing record disapproval from voters. and the republican leaders don't fair any better. >> we're fighting for good jobs with good

the accuweather seven-day forecast -- biggest drop in temperatures you will notice when you are outsideay and sunday. the temperatures are close to average if not warmer by the time we get to the end of the forecast. have a great day. sue, look at the fog. >> we have fog. limited visibility. right now we have a live shot of east shore treeway, as you head toward berkeley. westbound on 80. buchanan street, onramp is closed until right around 5:00. they're hoping. walnut creek, southbound 680. moving at the limit. this is toward the north main and to 24. you will find roadwork between sycamore and red gear. various lanes and the on and off ramp there. drive-times for you, along the key routes. not bad through marin county. 80, that drive we saw from, to the maze i should say and highway 4 out of antioch at a pretty good pace. abc7news.com/traffic for the latest. kristen? >> sue, thanks. >>> the owner of virgin airlines is urging governor brown to sign a bill to ban shark fins in california. he says the harvesting of sharks for the fin is decimating the shark population. i would make it il

katia, stay away, please. >>> as that rain from lee lingers on, accuweather's justin povick joins uste on the path of that storm. >> flooding conditions will continue across the northeast and we'll see a cease from the fire danger into the south plains. a very active weather pattern evolving here for the next several days. flooding rains from lee's tropical moisture slowly spreading off to the north and east. later on today, still could have the threat for a tornado or two across the upstate of south carolina into central and north carolina. as we go through time, the main concern here will be widespread flooding. in fact, the potential for devastating flooding here in the keystone state as we will have 8 to 12-inch rainfall amounts for some areas. meanwhile, ligiger wind speeds and higher amounts of humidities will cause fire danger to decrease the next couple of days across the south plains. rob and tanya, back to you in n the studio. >> send some of that rain to texas, you know? man. give it to where they need it. >> if you haven't heard enough about the weather here's the rest of

. >> reporter: accuweather says its could be the next billion dollar disaster. this storm is so slow-moving, it could hover right over the gulf coast for days, triggering massive flooding which, as we learned from hurricane irene, can be so much more costly than wind damage. much of the region has been suffering from drought and wildfires this summer, and tonight, new orleans mayor says, "sometimes you get what you ask for. unfortunately, it looks like we're going to get more than we needed." if it forms, lee would be the 12th named storm of the season. that at another storm, katia, brewing for days in the atlantic, could become a major hurricane by this weekend. though, oso far, it's not on track to make landfall. now, the northern golf coast could face a similar scenario as the northeast. we have very heavily densely populated areas that could see a lot of rain and almost catastrophic flooding. george? >> we can hear the rain behind you now. matt, thank you very much. >>> and in t t northeast, the flood waters from irene are finally beginning to recede in verm

. >> for more on where the storm is heading next we turn to accuweather's justin povick for an updateyou, justin. >> reporter: lee's tropical moisture will continue to pose problems as we head through the upcoming work week. later on today we're talking about the core of the heaviest rain moving from the tennessee valley into the middle atlantic where we're talking about flooding concerns across virginia. still severe weather concerns as well from the upstate of south carolina into central and north carolina where we can see more tornados spawn. as we go through time, though, heading toward mid and late week, talking about total rainfall accumulations. some spots could see upwards of 1 foot of rain, causing widespread flooding problems along the spine of the appalachian mountains from western north carolina through the virginias and into the keystone state with widespread 4 to 8-inch rainfall amounts. >> wow. >> we should mention katia is still out there now. as of right now a category 4 storm. the first cat-4 storm of the season. the good news kind of is it's not expected to hit the

lisa will be along in a bit with the full accuweather forecasted.ight now we have a you-fix-it report that takes on the challenge of eliminating a hazard on san francisco twin peaks. a viewer told us about it and the abc7i-team got things going. >> it is a thrill ride, cars and people racing up and down the curving roadside by side, taking in the views and taking chances. there are a lot of blind spots along the way. >> film coming -- if i am comig down here in my car and there is a biker or jogger coming the other way, i am not going to see them till the last minute. >> he says the sharp bends are out of control. >> i don't want anyone to get hurt. >> we drove it ourselves and could see how the shrubs are blocking the lanes and some are pushed dangerously into the median. >> at one time, i was almost sideswiped by a tour bus that i think wasn't paying attention. >> it was only minutes till we saw another tight squeeze. >> here is another one of those tour buses i was talking about and the pedestrian. see how close he will come? if the pedestrian we

. >> and spencer is here now with an accuweather update. >> starting with a look at tropical atlantic there is active weather there. yesterday a category four and still a powerful storm. and here is the paths of the two storms. katia going around bermuda. and this next storm following pretty much the same path looking like posing no threat to populated areas. this afternoon, time lapse view from our sutro camera looking at golden gate. you can see a marine layer that is deeper and deeper, tomorrow, high temperatures upper 90s to 100 and will be a spare the air day. here is the accu-weather forecast. heat will be slow and stay with us through friday z no treat if you're in it. next week cooling down. >> thank you, spencer. >> they blew out san jose state in opener 57-3. >> up next in sports what andrew luck says cardinal needs to improve. stay with us. h@ >>> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up, world's largest online retailer and changes it's making that could change the way you shop. >> then at 11:00 the six pack beer ban. why a councilman is pushing a plan to take six packs and bottl

berkeley and richmond mid to upper 60s for you 80s antioch and brentwood monterey bay mid to upper 60s accuweatherther, we have it each and everyday seems to be cooler. chance of rain monday, tuesday, best chance of rain wednesday. >>> happy friday everyone! still getting reports there's a stall blocking a lane in the mcarthur maze as you head 80 westbound in this direction as see by the live shot no significant slowing if traveling southbound 101 and your commute out of novato through san rafael traffic moving well taillights heading the civic center, no problems. walnut creek southbound 680 a little slowing towards walnut creek no other delays traffic seems to be flowing smoothly. reports of a new accident before the expressway going to slow drivers northbound two left lanes blocked heard towards santa rosa out of petaluma points north slow traffic maybe rubberneckers on the southbound side 101. tends to be a lot of construction in this area we'll follow that. abc7news.com/traffic for the latest. >>> just about 6:18. a sacramento teen is rejoice this morning after learning his dog missing for tw

. >> let's get the latest on what's left of lee from accuweather's adrienne veilleaux. >> good morningand tanya. lee is very slow-moving as we head through these morning hours. but eventually going to be picking up some momentum through the day. mage has been done though across the gulf f ast states. many locations here picked up in excess of 9, 10 inches of rain. flooding certainly going to continue to be a concern as we head through the day. but lee's moisture going to be absorbed into a cold front. that's going to be bringing flooding rains from chattanooga back into birmingham and eventually heading towards knoxville and charleston, west virginia, as we head through the day. flooding going to continue to be a huge concern across the appalachians. we still have katia, a strong hurricane, category 2 hurricane. it's moving into a healthier environment here. it is set to pass in between bermuda and the united states. now back to you, rob and tanya. >> thanks, adrienne. now here is the rest of your labor day weather. another system brings evening storms to philadelphia, new york and bos

here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast.t the coast, and then then 90s on wednesday and thursday. >> alan: shu is here with college football to talk about. >> mike: another team of brainiacs, taking on the duke blue devils of north carolina, blue devils of north carolina, and so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home. >> this abc-7 sports report is sponsored by toyota. >> mike: the sixth ranked stafford card until continue to steam role the come pit, heldly been draw duke, the battle of the bane -- brainiacs. thethe 43-yard game. then a three-yard t.d. pass. 7-0 cardinal. the duke shows defensive intelligence can. actually, the butler did it. picked offered by lee butler. no one in front of him and he rumbles 76 yards to the house. stanford led 17-7 at the half. stanford records in -- res

accuweather 7-day forecast sunday coll and dry, rain in the north bay monday and tuesday rain for allus next wednesday. >>> happy thursday. if you are traveling on ace train out of stockton train number 1, 10 minutes behind no other delays checking in with bart, cal train, so far so good. san rafael southbound 101 looking good. so far, so good no trouble heading past the civic center into central san rafael. that widening project still underway expect delays there. 280 san jose very light just a few cars. >>> it is now 5:09. >>> monkey wrench washington may be throwing in google's plan to buy a major moneymaker. >>> silicon valley robot maker moves into new digs. >>> a that vote -- a nava toe 12-year-old who he meets his hero. mini me. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the president's health care reform law appears to be headed for a supreme court showdown. the obama administration is filing an appeal asking the high court up to hold the constitutionality of the law. the justice department wants the justices to set aside appeal's court ruling striking didn

here's your accuweather 7 day forecast, warmer tomorrow, warmest day in the forecast, temperatures will all the way to 10 to 20° cooler by sunday. look at that drizzle possible saturday and sun day that cold front. good morning sue. >> good morning mike. hello everyone. accident just cleared out had you are -- if you are headed towards pleasantton, on the shoulder. you will find slowing out of tracy westbound 580. 85 a bit slow towards 17. drive from 580 not bad, less than 25 minutes. accident at porto la -- out of lanes. five minute drive, let's take a live look at walnut creek southbound 680 nice drive. metering lights remain off. it is very lightheaded so far into san francisco this morning. >>> 5:38. >> big water cooler talk this important. the kiss that got a hollywood actress booted from an airline fright. >> no matter your financial questions you will have a place to turn for answers. the phone-a-thon designed to help you over some of your biggest financial hurdles. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's y

here i accuweather seven-day forecast. a cooler forecast right through the weekend.e going to go from mid upper 90s today to mid 70s by saturday, sunday. really a big dropoff in temperatures. drizzle for saturday. rain developing in the north bay on monday, becoming more and more likely across the rest of the bay area by tuesday night and into wednesday. that wednesday storm looks to be a soaker at this point. i know it is still 7 days out and this is an early season storm so people may not be expecting it. we normally get our rainfall on officially halloween but we had some good columbus day storms here in the bay area. >> this looks like one. >> it does. >>> coming up, the east bay high school student whose business venture has caught the eye of the president no less. >>> plus, the next great american consumer and how advertisers are targeting everybody under the age of everybody under the age of  [ lisping ] i lost my front tooth the other day, which would be great... if i was seven. i'm forty-six. and the tooth fairy doesn't come w

here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. upper 60s to mid 90s tomorrow. continuing to warm on friday. hot inland as we head into friday, saturday. coastal areas in the low 70s. bring your sun screen. sunday, monday, temperatures drop off a few degrees but still pleasant for the labor day weekend. 60s coast side. 80s and 90s inland. >>> school yard safety. why lowering the speed limit in san jose school zones is proving to be more tricky than it looks. >> the ongoing expense that costs california parents much@ >>> slowing down traffic around schools seems like a sensible idea but it has become a topic of debate in san jose. on dana avenue where there are three schools the city reduced the speed limit from the standard 25 to 15 miles an hour when children are present. the response has been quite positive. now, council member oliverio wants to do the same around all schools without first conducting expensive traffic studys. >> san jose should look forward to providing safety not just for dana avenue in san jose but for all neighborhoods and schools. >> i th

the accuweather seven-day forecast shows 70s and 80s today.'t have the 90s and 100s last week, that would be pretty nice but we got used to that. it was a prolonged heat wave. tomorrow a few raindrops in the morning in the north bay maybe and a quick warmup with offshore flow and no fog. really on the weekend we are sitting cooler and breezier. >> lisa, thanks a lot. if you have ever eat in one of the reddy made salad in a bag, you owe it to the vision of a carmel valley couple. seven years ago they came up with the idea. they introduce us to the unlikely duo who dared to dream on a monterey county area and created earthbound farms. >> they took a tour and transformed it into an extraordinary journey. adventure began when they decided to take care of these raspberry bushes. the year 1984. the new york natives land in carmel valley. >> we fell in love with growing food spend joying fresh food and breathing fresh air and not living in this concrete jungle. >> in exchange for free rent the goodman's took care of the property. she was a berkeley g

lisa is along shortly with a full accuweather forecast.'ve all heard that classic excuse, the dog eight my homework. well, in this case the dog eight $49,000. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help get that money back. >> this is jack. like any normal puppy he likes to play, romp and chew. >> and he ate all the paper in the house he could get his teeth on. >> that's what got him into trouble back in march. it started when fred zoner and roberto inherited part of her mother's estate. that included two accounts at bank of america worth $49,000. >> i got the checks in march and they vanished. >> roberto received two checks and left them right here on this table with the rest of the mail. >> unfortunately we have a very young and very precocious puppy that decided to taste them. >> roberta's son, dan, says he's pretty sure what happened. the puppy was in full of mischief. dan found chewed-up wires and paper all over the house. so when the check went missing, all eyes turned to this little guy. >> seriously jack ate the checks. >> w

accuweather seven day forecast we keep going up.ratures warmer than average everywhere even at the coast. cooler thursday still warmer than average. back to average friday. cooler than average, but dry this coming weekend. here's swaou an update. >>> back to oakland, both decks of 880 shut at this hour due to police activity. traffic stopped there. best to avoid the area and take 580 to get around this or the san ma day yes bridge both are clear at this time. once again, "sig alert" in effect in oakland appear across the bay, south san francisco, accident north 101 at sierra point, two right lanes blocked. "sig alert" in effect here as well. traffic is not too bad at this time if this delays any longer we'll have a problem coming up from san francisco to the peninsula. accident just out of maze westbound 80 traveling to eastbound 580 accident in the right plain in this direction. toll accident light, metering lies remain off. -- >>> still ahead, a planned bake sale stirs controversy on the uc berkeley campus. student leaders try hea

the accuweather seven-day forecast. a warming trend is going to be with us tuesday and wednesday. mid-890s -- mid-90s inland and then autumn tuesday morning and things start to cool down. >> alan: great day in college football. >> mike: always is on saturday. cal whopping up on presbyterian college. stick around for the good, the bad, and the abababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababab

here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. mid-80s today.nd monday and tuesday and then we will slowly see some cooling, but not much. it will still be very pleasant by friday. so it's just -- it's taking us to where we should be. >> you know, some people were let down by a cooler-than-usual summer. >> really? >> yes. and i think autumn is going to make up for it. that's my prediction. >> hopefully. it has been cool. but it should be definitely a seasonable the next couple days. >> thank a lot. the san francisco bay got a little bigger this week and so did the habitat for several endangered species, as abc7's johnathan bloom reports. digging is reversing decades of damage to the bay area's coastline. >> dozens of photographers and conservationists gathered to watch one big machine dig one little hole, breaching the levee that separates the dried-up salt pond from the waters of the san francisco bay. >> as the tide comes in, brings in the sea, we will bring in the seeds and the plants. we will bring in the wildlife behind it as the plants gro

the accuweather seven-day forecast, boy, it's a different one. three degrees of warming tomorrow through tuesday and even wednesday still staying warm around the bay. upper 60s to near 70s at the coast through the middle of the week. then a slight cooling trend. the fog is not going to be widespread and autumn begins on friday. so it looks very nice. >> perhaps what the leaves are all about. >> they are starting to change. have you noticed that? >> a little bit. >> pretty. >> thank you, lisa. a one-of-a-kind construction project is on full swing on the san francisco waterfront. exploritorium is creating a new science museum. it's being built for the future but construction crews must first shore up the past. here is dan ashley with what it takes to prepare a new pier for a new life. >> they start work a little differently than most construction workers. thomas is working on, or rather under pier15 in san francisco. two years from now the pier will be the new home of the exploritorium. a state of the art facility. but first the old pier, built in

. >> lisa is here with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> we definitely have more fog this morningin fact, mist and drizzle out there. the fog has made it's way out to livermore. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. you will need your wipers in spots. temperatures cooler today and tomorrow but changes beyond that. your forecast is next. >> thank you. also ahead seventh-ranked stanford makes a statement against san jose state, led by quarterback andrew luck. mike has all the highlights coming up in this morning sports. good grief mom, you gonna clean that thing or wrestle it? well, it's not going to clean itself. want me to get dad? no thank you. viva's all i need. look at that! still in one piece. yeah, so's the towel. [ female announcer ] grab a roll and try it on your toughest mess. good griewell, it's not going to that thing or clean itself. want me to get dad? no thank you. viva's all i need. look at that! still in one piece. yeah, so's the towel. [ female announcer ] grab a roll and try it on your toughest mess. have such confidence in their flea and tick killing force, th

spencer is back with the accuweather update. >> here is what is coming up tomorrow a second day of falltions throughout the central part of the state. 95 fresno 100 in palm spring asks a chance of showers or thundershowers over the sierra. and a pleasant day state wide. here in the bay area there is a nice cool down from today's summer like heat. inland locations tomorrow north bay we'll see highs only into 80s today 90s to 100. around the bay 60s to 70s. there is 68 across the bay in oakland. around monterey bay looking for highs near the bay mid to upper 60s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. there is more cooling sunday with highs only into 70s and a slight chance of rain sunday there say cold front passing through. then starting to see temperatures moderate next week. by mid week late week we'll see inland highs back around 90 degrees next week. >> looking good. thank autos kids from the city will get a chance to see and touch creature that's live in our forests and wild airs -- areas. groups coming together for one big show and tell tomorrow. and abc 7 joined kids today. >> he

here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. trend on cue with tomorrow warmer than today. take a look what happens monday and tuesday. still some low 90s. it looks pretty good, what we would expect in september with the fog-free conditions, the offshore flow. >> all right, lisa, thanks a lot. in sports tonight sixth ranked stanford is in twoston play california, cal hosts presbyterian at at&t park at 5:30. and last night the giants kept their playoff hopes alive with another win over colorado. rick has the highlights in this morning's sports. >>> good morning. well, it might take a minor miracle but the giants are doing all they can to keep their playoff hopes alive. last might they beat colorado for their sixth straight win. let's go out to the stadium. madison bumgarner got the stuff. aubrey helps him out. take another look. huff also had a good night at the plate with three of the team's 13 hits. san francisco would take the lead in the fourth. brandon belt delivers a two-run blast off alex white. it's the rookie's 15 homer

accuweather 7-day forecast cooling hits the coast tomorrow moves inland temperatures drop 10 to 20° byo cavanaugh as investigation an underway. this could affect 101 approach as well. amy hollyfield is on the way there. we are getting unconfirmed reports this the result of a high speed chase everyone the investigation is underway. amy will have more in the midday news as well. try to use willow or marsh and avoid university. earlier accident at the bay bridge has this result as you are heading from the maze. very slow from 80 and 580 as you head towards the toll plaza, 880 as well. that accident is cleared but traffic is jammed headed into san francisco. let's look at your drive ties as you are head into -- in this morning. 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze slow as you so and 580 out of the central valley continues to be a grind. >> thank you for joining us. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter. you can talk about it at facebook.com/abc7 news. a lot of good conversations so we invite you to join us. >> going to be warm t

accuweather seven-day forecast -- the other big story. there is three of them. look at how much cooler it will be away from the coast by sunday. eight to 16 degrees cooler. a chance of drizzle and light rain by sunday afternoon. then it's quiet. good morning, sue. >> hello everyone. as we have been reporting at abc7 news, there is police activity in san jose at interaction of blossom hill and santa teresa closed. police are asking you to avoid the area. there is gunman holed up at the deny's there and the intersection is closed. we have more on this as it develops in the newscast. for now, ace train number one is ten minutes late. ace train number three out of stockton is on time so far. eastbound 580 at el charro, the non-commute direction. accident in the left lane. not delays. maybe rubber neckers past the scene. look at 80 berkeley, funneling on to the maze and bay bridge. still light at the bay bridge. the metering lights are off. kristen, terry? >> thank you very much. >>> 6:11 now. >> just ahead former gubernatorial candidate meg whitman gets a new job in

meteorologist jim dickey is now in the accuweather forecast center with the latest. >> good morning,ya. the tropics remain very active here this morning. we're watching three named systems currently. tropical storm nate, that down in the southern gulf of mexico. not exactly certain just yet where this will go. we're continuing to keep an eye on it. could be drifting its way northward toward the gulf coast here or could move its way inland into mexico. hurricane katia continues to it encounters colder waters will be missing the united states. back in behind her is tropical storm maria which will bring heavy rainfall toward the caribbean as we head into the weekend. speaking of heavy rainfall, significant flooding going on in portions of the northeast. pennsylvania, maryland, new york. meanwhile staying dry in texas. rob and tanya back to you. >>> brace yourself. get ready for a cute, fuzzy little animal story. meet taz, the precious little kitty, who nearly used up all hihinine lives at once. >> somehow taz was put out with the recycling right after he was born. remarkably he survived