thanks again, love billy joel. >> well tonight, was the 68th time he has seen billy joel in concert. >>> so you return fan mail and you get a fan for life. it is nice to hear. it is nice to learn, you know,

thanks again, love billy joel. >> well tonight, was the 68th time he has seen billy joel in concert. >>> so you return fan mail and you get a fan for life. it is nice to hear. it is nice to learn, you know, guys like billy joel are nice guys. >>> as we look at the golden gate bridge, we have clear skies. 65 degrees at concord. oakland, 62. in livermore, 65. in san jose, 65 degrees. santa rosa, 58. here is what is happening. high pressure finally reasserting itself over the west coast as it boots that low aside. it will take the mild weather with it. so we are looking for things to warm up this week. by midweek, temperatures will be about 100 degrees inland. beach hazards because of a long period southerly swell that will really affectsouth and southwest facing beaches so be careful near the shoreline. so here is what we are expecting. highs near 100 inland midweek. so, a bit of a warming trend for the bay area. it will stay warm right through the weekend. oakland is taking on the mariners not the steal any thunder, but the weather part of the forecast, 75 tomorrow, if you are headed

>> billy joel's final concert here at the coliseum was one of the hottest tickets of the summer, but getting your hands on those tickets was made a lot more difficult and very expensive because of technology that, as you said, one lawmaker now wants to ban. if you've ever gone online to gotten this response, you know the feeling. >> it's frustrating. it really is. it's sort of like, i think it's to the point you expect it. >> reporter: lisa came up empty the day tickets went on sale for billy joel's last concert. more than 16,000 tickets were sold out in a few minutes. >> you figure you hit the lottery if you get a ticket. you go online, let me give a try. i know i'm not going to get a ticket because it will be sold out. >> reporter: computer programs are the reason tickets sell out

nice night tonights to billy joel 66 degrees at at&t park at music time.salito art festival where i would be playing tennis if they didn't have all the paintings set up. 80 tomorrow. millbrae art and wine festival this weekend downtown it will be beautiful. sunny and warm and 79 degrees. heading out of the bay area it will be about 92 at sacramento. 93 for fresno. and in the bay area, a little bit above average. but that's going to change by the time we get into midweek. tomorrow in san mateo 80 degrees. 74 at pacifica. 84 hayward. morgan hill tomorrow. 89. 90 campbell. east bay 90 at livermore, pleasanton, concord and pittsburg. up in the north bay plenty of sunshine tomorrow wake up to a beautiful sunrise and then 89 degrees at santa rosa 87 for petaluma and novato. and in ukiah 85 degrees. saint helena 90. the extended forecast tomorrow a little warmer. low 90s inland. then we'll be in the 100s by tuesday and wednesday. and we don't back off much from that. we'll still be in the 90s for thursday, friday and saturday. juliette, they were begging her it g

. >> the free "rolling stone", billy joel or ac/dc concert at hoax could sound nice on the surface, but for this woman it is not, living a mile from at&t park, more than one occasion her windows have shaken for hours including when the rolling rolling -- rolling stones came in 2005. >> it felt like wind. >> she is gearing up for the concert and hops she does not have to go elsewhere. >> the concerts that are so loud, you cannot be in your home at night, it is unfair. >> officials agree and say that they have taken steps to mid-gate noise mutation. >> the billy joel we had people in the neigh decibel readings. each tour comes with its own equipment mean sometimes technicians have to reinvent the wheel. >> we can make some adjustments on sight it is not as easy as turning down the volume which unfortunately means some may need ear plugs again. >> i will not say if i like billy joel or ac/dc but this is an issue sound pollution. >> if that wasn't enough critical mass bicyclist hold the ride through san francisco at 6:00 p.m. with drivers being advised to avoid using the bay bridge between

police are looking at video now. >>> a new jersey woman who just left a billy joel concert is charged with driving drunk and leaving the scene of the accident. she rear ended a car. offices say she got out of her car, assessed the damage and got in and drove off towards jersey. police caught up with her where she failed a field sobriety and >> and steven silver would be proud. more than 30,000 people participated in the tunnel for towers race. the 5k run and walk went through the brooklyn battery tunnel. the rout taken september 11, 2001. he died when the south tower collapsed. >> i lost a bunch of guys that i know, some guys that worked right here. and just to come out means a lot. >> we're here to remember the sacrifices that everybody made on september 11. we're here to remind our families that we haven't forgotten them. >> news 4 new york rob ran the race out of respect for first responders, there he is now with what looks like a selfie stick. 343 firefighters died during those terror attacks. coming up next here, it finally looks like some rain is moving in for the start of the w

plus the billy joel concert at at&t this weekend.pected to head into the city. >>> it is 5:55 now. a violent scene near the university of arkansas after a machete wielding man went on an attack there. police responded to reports of a stabbing in a wooded area near campus yesterday. when they arrived they found three victims with multiple lacerations. eyewitnesses say they saw a man running in the street asking for help. >> saw a guy in the middle of the road and the lady behind him looked like had a towel or her own shirt and tied around his neck because he was gushing out blood from it, from his neck, so i mean, from what i saw, he was stabbed or sliced through the neck. >> according to police, four people were transported including the suspect, who was later arrested. >>> boeing is preparing to build a plane with the widest wingspan it's ever produced. the 777 nine x shown here in artist renders will have a span of more than 235 feet, more than four semi trucks end to end. boeing said it will give the plane extra lift saving fuel.

billy joel's up town girl christie brinkley may have a new rocker guy, john mellencamp. >> here's what we know. christie brinkley and john were sighted leaving a hotel after having dinner last night. this is their first time out togethe christie was married to billy joel for nine years and john was with meg ryan until their breakup in june. they do have the same publicist so that could be how they met. stay tuned. >> up in toronto, johnny depp and amber heard were very much a couple, showing pda on the film festival red carpet at the premier of johnny's new movie "black man." >> you are enjoying the festival with amber? >> this festival has been so great. >> as for johnny's chances, he was kind of coy with our cameraman. >> what is your reaction to the early awards buzz about this film? >> i don't know anything about it. >> you know it's happening. >> his co-star dakota johnson is getting buzz of her own posing >> i couldn't help but wonder after "50 shades of grey" if you were -- >> if i was ever going to be naked. i've always been comfortable in my skin and the fact they chose me is

i spoke to billy joel this weekend. he's in support of the legislation we are introducing. >> schumer's legislation calls the websites to be shut down. they would also be fined millions of dollars. >>> among the sports that may be part of the olympics in tokyo, the host city recommending the international olympic committee include baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, climbing and surfing recommending they all be added to the games in 2020, bowling squash and the chinese martial arts of wushu did not make the cut. it will be baseball and softball's first appearance in the olympics since 2008. >>> coming up the nominees for this year's toy hall of fame. did you know there was a toy hall of fame? >> now we do. how you can cast a vote. >>> plus -- >> pretty soon all credit cards in the u.s. will be required to have this little chip. what it means for consumers, merchants and will this help prevent fraud, coming up. >>> when the jackpot grows and line grows long, you can actually avoid the lines with a new app that all

piano man billy joel didn't mind, moving his performance when the archdiocese asked. the light designer offered to build lighting for the pope's friday mass. >> this pope has lots of humility. there will be not a lot of flash during the production. >> joel was so happy to help out. he's making all his equipment and crew available to make the environment for the mass. >>> she asked and she prayed and now her bucket list is about to feel a whole lot lighter. 88-year-old sister noel define ivine wants nothing more than to meet the pope. sister noel has been invited to the prayer ceremony on thursday. isn't that nice? >> that's so ni. >>> special cov age of the pope's arrival in the united states is just getting started. up next we're going back live to washington for a closer look at the moment the holy father stepped onto american soil for the very first time and where he'll be staying tonight. plus this. >>> in just hours, the port authority's central command will be filled and focused not only on keeping the pope safe, but you as well. i'm the exclusive story on how t

looking at at&t park with no baseball to talk about but billy joel. we have mostly clear skies and temperatures in san francisco so will their san francisco will be dropping into the mid- 60s. it is currently 70. overnight low 1st thing tomorrow morning mostly clear skies and temperatures will be most areas in the 50s to start out your sunday. nice start out there. high pressure strengthening offshore. it's a warm weekend. the sinking air will warm things up but it really kicks in for tomorrow. for sunday and into monday the beaches in the 70s around the bay in the 80s and inlaid neighborhoods approaching lower 90s. even monday could be a little bit warmer. monday will be the warmest day of the three-day weekend. here is a forecast model. we're looking for the fog but not much to show you. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon colors beginning to brighten up here. yellow contours 70s orange 80s and the reds sneaking the way closer to the bay area. the warmest locations tomorrow are 90 degrees around 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. santa rosa 91. delay

if you are going to the billy joel concert 66 degrees tonight at 8:00 . sausalito art festival all weekend through monday 80 degrees there. the millbrae art and wine festival would be fun this weekend downtown millbrae 79 degrees for tomorrow. heading out of the bay area though, down 99 to fresno, 93 degrees there. 78 at yosemite and 76 at lake tahoe. 95 for redding. here's the numbers in the bay area. we'll look a little above average tomorrow. but that's just one step toward a much warmer direction as we head toward midweek. tomorrow santa clara 86 degrees. still pleasant in san jose at 87. morgan hill is getting dangerously close to 90. 5 at milpitas. -- 85 at milpitas. 87 brentwood tomorrow. 91 livermore. 90 pleasanton. 90 concord, pittsburg, danville. 83 vallejo. up in the north bay tomorrow plenty of sunshine not a bad day to head to stinson beach and bring your dog. 74 degrees. 86 at mill valley and 990 degrees at kentfield. 87 at petaluma and 89 degrees for santa rosa. 90 degrees at ken field. as johnnie horton once sang way up north, 85 in lakepo

if you like greek, 80 tomorrow but mid-80s to upper 80s on sunday and monday and billy joel tomorrowark so dress for temperatures in the mid-60's up the stars, the piano man is coming to town. we will be in the 70's at coast and 80s an the bay and 90 sunday through thursday. >> perfect. >> thank you, mike. >> many of us have thought shopping made us feel better and there is proof, a study in the journal of psychology reveals retail therapy makes people happier at mall and fights lingering sadness or express. many people who are sad or scared feel like they have no control and for them shopping is a coping message. >> i understand. >> parents, your children could be hiding secrets on their phone and there is a way to secretly store pictures and t behind apps that appear inaccept. for example, an app looks like an adding machine but there is more than meets the eye. you tap it and it looks a standard calculator but when you hit the secret password you have a photo album with pictures hidden in here your child did not want you to see. >> whoa...the best way to keep your kids from height

. >> reporter: don't forget saturday night's billy joel concert at at&t park. >> are you going to the concert? >> i'm not, but a friend is. >> reporter: how are they getting there? >> i think they have a car. >> reporter: while added ferry service will also help, ferry service to the billy joel concert, we are told is full. buses will run until 1:00 a.m. after the concert. if you happen to live or work near west oak lend station shuttling will take you to 19th street. >> thanks, chuck. billy joel i'm sure is appropriate for this weekend. >>> >>> gas prices for labor day weekend are the lowest they have been since 2004. the reason for the reprieve is low or crude oil prices, of course. after that it was a quiet hurricane season. that means southern refineries didn't have to shut down. san jose is the cheapest in the bay area, 3.13. oakland is 3.17. >>> and a follow-up now. lives in concord no longer an option for convicted rapist who is about to be released. frazier smith was going to move into a concord home, but that property owner has now backed out. people living in that neighborho

. >>> what does billy joel and green day have in common? both have fans that may have trouble getting to their concerts this weekend. >>> google goes back to school. >>> and what happened after an airline offered flights for one >>> this is slow and go traffic. a live picture of san jose heading southbound. you can see it is just so congested there. it's just part of a pattern around the bay area. roads are becoming so much more congested and drivers are resorting to traffic measures including using dummies just to shave a few minutes off the commute. is it really worth it? >> reporter: yes, some people are taking drastic measures and getting creative when it comes to using the car pool lanes. if you look behind me a look at more traffic as we head into san jose. this is highway 101. law enforcement officials say they are aware of the issue and are looking out for those who are breaking the law. with summer vacation basically over the california highway patrol says soon to be fall season is when drivers start seeing more congestion. >> once

. >> the concert is billy joel at at&t park. the ferry is sold out. down the embarcadero, intersection at 4th and king is closed. >> usually when there is a gain and concert, it's so hard to work here let alone the cars and traffic. it's hard to walk in. >> i'm hoping it won't be too bad, but it will probably cause some issues. maybe with less people in the city, i won't be as bad. >> reporter: that is a decent bet for sunday and monday. 50,000 billy joel fans will impact your saturday. >> download our free abc 7 news app to get the latest information on the closure of transbay. 8:03 is our time there was a bizarre incident at san francisco's ocean beach yesterday. a kite surfer was dragged through the air into oncoming traffic. police said he wasn't in the water yet. he was setting up his board on the sand near great highway and slope boulevard when a wind gust hit. it lifted and carried him more than 40 feet into the southbound lane. he was twisting and couldn't separate himself from his gear. others at the beach said the wind was great for surfing,

unfortunately billy joel fans had to push their concert back a day for the pope. everybody was okay with it. billy joel's stage manager, as a matter of fact, got to do the lighting and take a look at the sound system. he was excited about that. >> that is fantastic. we understand he was just here of course in the nation's capital. the security was as tight as we have ever seen it and manhole covers there are sealed. so are lampposts. impressive security in new york. we appreciate your time. have a great time with the pope. >> reporter: thank you. >>> president obama now is moving on. the pope is out of town. he welcomed china's president xi jinping to the white house. the president said the two countries have a long history of friendship and cooperation, but there of course are key disagreements in a number of areas, including cybersecurity. the chinese leader's state visit could have some big implications on the future of cybersecurity here in the united states. for full coverage of the official visit, check out the wusa9 app. >>> today is the day the new iphone

billy joel's can cert at nassau coliseum was sold out in five minutes before real fans had a chance. hackers bought tickets for face value, $129, resold choice seats as high as $8,000. >> through auto dialing, in a matter of minutes all the then what do the bots do? they sell them to a secondary website which sells them for thousands of dollars. >> reporter: as a result, senator charles human are is introducing legislation that would prohibit using software bots to circumvent fair play. sports fans and concert goers discovered jammed cyber lanes. some van heylen and five seconds of summer saw a starting price of $450. >> especially if you bring the family, you know. you are multiple times flying that amount by four people. that's prohibitive. >> reporter: the senator is urging congress and the federal trade commission move swiftly to identify bots, shut them down, levy hefty fines, guarantee fairness for fans. from the nassau coliseum, jennifer mclogan. >> ticket companies are worried cyber stalkers will snatch up megs playoff tickets before families have a fair chance to buy them. >

billy joel doesn't open with "piano man" did i just link piano man to hitler? sorry, billy joel.ll right, but maybe it got better from there. what else did cheney have to say. >> we did a lot to limit nuclear proliferation in the region when you interest mr. opinions but the centrifuges went from 0 to 5,000. >> they may well but that happened on obama watch, not on ours. >> no, no, no, by 2005 they were at 5,000 -- >> no, no, no, no. no, not-- hold on a second, a few things here, number one, you just got caught in a lie, okay. number two, you didn't even act caught. you acted like we're in some sort of abusiveship where lying is to be expected, right. whatever, baby, you knew i lied when you started going with me. what? go get me some courvoisier. and number three, and probably the most important, if chris wallace hadn't called you out on it, you would have been happy for everybody to just swallow that poison pill, right? like it was-- a poison pill that even fox news choked on. well, whatever, it's just a lie. >> this is why it's hard to have an intelligent conversation with thi

. >> reporter: billy joel singing new york's state of mind. >> ♪ some folks like to get away ♪ take a day >> reporter: opening lyrics. billy, if they could many new yorkers would, because the big apple will be turned into gridlock city. over 150 heads of state are in town for the annual week-longiations general assembly, including u.s. president obama and russian president vladimir putin. at the same time pope francis will be hear in new york city. he has a busy schedule to take him all over the city. he'll address world leaders at the united nations, visiting the 9/11 memoriam, st. catholics cathedral and harlem. >> every day of the week new york city is a bustling mess, but with so many motorcades and security, getting vips from one place to another. more than 100 city blocks could be closed. the largest street closures in the city, bringing the city that never sleeps into the city that never moves. sam schwartz, a traffic mover said it's the every day new yorkers that will not benefit. >> we have 4 million coming to the district. they are expecting to go to work, do the and get bac

. >> reporter: billy joel singing "state of mine" ♪ >> reporter: opening lyrics. ♪ have a flight to miamihollywood ♪ >> billy, if they could, many new yorker would this week, because the big apple will be turned into gridlock city. over 150 heads of state are in town for the annual week long united nations general assembly, including u.s. president barack obama, and russian president vladimir putin. and of courses at the same time, pope francis will be here in new york city as well. and he has a busy schedule that will take him all over the city. among other things we'll be addressing world leaders at the united nations, visiting st. patrick's cathedral, central park, and harlem. with so many motorcades and security getting vips from one place to another, more than 100 city blocks on manhattan streets could be closed at one time. the largest ever in the city, bringing the so-called city that never sleeps to the city that never moves. a former traffic commissioner said it's the every day new yorkers who will bare the brunt of it. >> even when all of these world leaders are in town, we have

you can't have a billy joel concert without uptown girl.e pictures from at&t park, and you might guess that that is where billy joel will be tonight. his concert starts at 8:00 tonight. we did shoot video yesterday afternoon as they were setting up for that show and getting things ready, and we've been checking out some people who are going to the show and it looks like they are coming from all over. what's important for you to know tonight is that that b.a.r.t. transbay tube is closed. they are not going to open it up for billy joel fans. there's no b.a.r.t. service between san francisco and the east bay. there are some concert ferries that were set up but those are sold out. the best idea is go now, drive on in. >> enjoy the city. >> get a cool hotel, get dinner. go to the concert at 8. make sure you don't miss it. the paul mccartney show people got stuck in a lot of traffic. you do not want that to happen. people have been waiting a long time to see this concert. >> you're right. and it's a beautiful day to be in the city. >> outdoor con

. >> the concert is billy joel. just down the embarcadero the intersection at 4th and king is closed for central subway work. >> usually with a game it's so hard walking here, let alone the cars and traffic. real hard to walk in. >> i'm hoping it won't be too bad, but it will probably cause issues. maybe with less people in the city it won't be as bad. >> that's a decent bet for sunday and monday but 50,000 billy joel fans will certainly impact your saturday. in about san francisco, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> you can download our free abc7 news app to get the latest information on the closer of the transbay tube. and you can push for alerts for the moment the tube opens. >>> and if you are traveling to san francisco international this weekend you can expect it to be very crowded. this is a live picture from our sfo camera. airport officials say more than 300,000 passengers are expected to pass through the airport this weekend. tomorrow is expected to be the busiest of the three days. sunday passenger traffic is e

tomorrow it will be back to billy joel. but tonight, it is all pope francis. father, thanks for joining us again tonight. >> my pleasure. >> it has been a remarkable day in new york city. starting off at the united nations. going to ground zero. what are some of your reflections for what has been a remarkable day here? ingly think the children's choir summed it up best. let there be peace on earth. that is the hope the pope is bringing to the city. you can see people are responding to it. i was walking through columbus circle today. they saw my collar. he is now going to do the most important thing a priest does. celebrate the source and summit of our lives together as catholics. it is a sign of sign of the hope that he is testifying to. >> we have talked about the energy that people have had one for the service we are looking at. but also, having the chance to look at the pope. the francis effect. bill touched on this. the flagging membership. there were about 3 million fewer catholics than there were eight years ago. what happens when he leaves? >> well, i m

billy joel this weekend. >> a little billy joel. okay.ice. >> you know now why i wasn't singing in high school or grade school. >> we should put some of your stuff on itunes. apple is not far from here. >>> let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a nice time. you won't be wasting for the longest time. we do have those metering lights on and the backup slowing building there. the metering lights have been on for nine minutes. we're talking about a smooth flow, a little build for the east shore freeway. there goes your friday commute just starting in for highway 4 and the walnut creek interchange. the biggest slow down is in the north bay. southbound 680 toward parish. i see bearing backup. now traffic is starting to move a little farther south, toward the benicia bridge: in the south bay northbound 101 incident reported at 880, that's not affecting 101 as far as the accident itself but we see that slowing there in the san jose area. just a start for the south bay area. back to you. >>> you know who is going to take it over? k

billy joel, the theme.there's something you want to hear, hit us up on facebook and twitter. >> i love billy idol. >>> making short shorts for men. taking it to the nation. and they won and close to winning an all-expense paid commercial in the super bowl. the company in the running for the commercial. >> owners, tom montgomery and someone that knows a little bit about running a business, the winner of the first season of the apprentice. so first, what was it like running donald trump and what do you think of his headline- making run for presidency. >> it was life changing. if it wasn't for that, i wouldn't have met my wife or be involved in the businesses that i am. it was a major event in my life. and now i have a chance to change someone's life forever. >> whatever donald trump? >> he's a negotiator. and knows how to deal. and tough when he needs to tough. he's someone that i believe in. and he's been great to me. grateful for the opportunity he gave me. >> so small business, big game. >> so quick books

a lot of people are coming into at&t park for that billy joel show. the thing about the difference between having fans going to a concert and giants fans is giants fans, they know what to do. they have done it for years now. they know how to get there. even the closure of the trans bay tube will not be a big deal for giants fans but these are people who don't normally come, a lot of them, to at&t park. as we look at the freeway, the freeways are going to be a little bit busier going across the bay bridge because of that b.a.r.t. trans tube closure. bay bridge will take more use as you get in and out of san francisco. just keep an ear out. go to the ktvu site or look to traffic report to figure out what the traffic is doing because it could be a big mess in and out of san francisco. let's move on to take a look at contra costa county. this is actually turning into a normal-looking commute for friday. look at 680. that looks great. 7:04. back to the desk. >> could be tough getting to san francisco this labor day weekend when b.a.r.t. is shutting down se

mientras el vicepresidente y el cantante billy joel honraron a una compaÑÍa qu eperdiÓ a la mitad dedo: a las 8:46 de la maÑana se marcÓ con un momento de silencio donde hace 14 aÑos el primer aviÓn impactó. >> en irÁk, siria, afganistÁn... sabemos que hay organizaciones de ideologÍas terroristas. >> democratas y republicanos tiene diferentes opiniones. >> hay pocas oportunidades que uno tiene. >> yo creo que este acuerdo nos quita seguridad. le estamos dando miles de billones de dÓlares. fernando: la cÁmara de republicanos tuvo un vlaoto simbpolico. ♪ ♪ felicidad: es ilegal intentar vender los boletos para el papa francisco. ya se estÁn viendo anuncios. las arquidiÓsesis ya se han puesto en contanto para evitar estas ventas. ♪ ♪ del gobierno federal anuncia una inversiÓn millonaria. las autoridades aseguran que el programa busca de ir a la universidad una experiencia mÁs asequible. >> estudiantes hispanos como christian Ávila podrÍan beneficiarse de un programa anunciado esta semana por la casa blanca. un fondo de 175 millones de apoyar a una iniciativa en el sector privado. mientra

and last night's billy joel concert. hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >> turning now to the race for the white house. a new poll is revealing bad news for hillary clinton as she campaigns in iowa this labor day weekend. abc news reporter has the details. >> thank you so much. >> as the days of summer dwindles so do hillary clinton's poll numbers. it shows her near bernie sanders and losing ground to joe biden who isn't even running. >> don't tell anybody. i think they are getting nervous. >> in a match up in iowa she would lose to donald trump. the same poll shows the billionaire holding on to a huge lead with 30% support. >> i think donald trump is the republican nominee for president. >> it explains why the donald took the weekend off and hillary clinton is spending the weekend on the campaign trail. >> mr. trump, i would rather you stop cherishing women and start respecting women. >> trump tweeted, hillary said such nasty things about me. there was no emotion, that

but not bart closures could keep people from attending the billy joel concert. 50,000 billy joel fans had to cross the street to at & t park. making the path a little more manageable. parking control the officers, like denise. >> because so many in the small auchlt time and spacing got busy. >> also helping with construction workers. making infrastructure upgrade. at the intersection. many east bay residents had to rethink their saturday commute. the transbay tube is closed for weekend repairs. >> i was planning on taking the bart. >> going to bail because of the traffic thing. >> not only didn't the folks bail. many said travel ek was a breeze. >> and 15 second got on the bus. 20 minutes. for some coming up with just one favorite billy goal song was more difficult than coming into the city. >> oh. oh, wow. what would be my favorite. piano man. >> in san francisco. >> the say. piano man. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right. a look at some of the bridges around the bay area tonight. golden gate bridge for you. no trouble to speak of whatsoever. traffic moving in both direction

billy joel hates "uptown girl" and never wants to hear it again.t makes you tame muss tends to be what everybody hates the most. hates the idea he was in a sitcom and he is always fighting with the paparazzi. the audience loves these songs and you are formenting the artist. >> i don't know about the queen song, but "bohemian cap saudi" saudi" -- rhapsody" is what gets me out of bed in the morning. >> it is head banging, you know? >> i like -- ♪ put the lime in the coconut ♪ >> that's right. try not to do a conga line when that comes on. >> i think the happy lyrics have a lot to do with it. "walking on sunshine" and that still perks me up when i hear it in a taxicab. >> imagine if you really did? >> that's right. >> some of these songs should come with a warning. >> it is an exercise in frustration. >> joanne, what songs are on your list? >> you know what, like the old ones that i listened to in middle school and high school like j-lo on the 6. her first album she has a song "feeling so good" and john mayer, three by five. because of that they also

. >> vicki, the park closures happening and tonight billy joel is performing in san francisco. out for traffic and gridlock. you might want to stay away or you might be stuck in traffic for the longest time. that it? this is billy joel's 1st concert in the city and over 40 years and fans have been looking forward to it for a long time. for some this is another check on their bucket list. the home of the san francisco giants is packed and the weather is great just >>> i was on king street and it was pretty backed up. thank you. the whole foods fallout continues tonight after photos of a shopper beaten and bloodied spread on social media. witnesses said it happened at the hands of a private security guards in oakland. the changes that are coming to the store this weekend >>reporter: initially whole foods suspended the guard and then they fired him and now they say they are dropping the firm as this location altogether. >> i'm grateful there has been a strong response. though we took the photos that started it all thursday night after a man was choked, smothered and slammed into a

getting in and around san francisco will be trickier this labor day weekend for those heading to the billy joelt at&t park. b.a.r.t. will shut down trans bay service on sunday and monday to do rail work. you know what the bay bridge backup will be like but shuttle buses will run. the shuttles will operate late for those attending the concert. >> at&t park is letting us know the moment billy joel leaves the stage so we can prepare for the big mad rush. >>> to complicate things, king and fourth will be closed for work on a central subway from friday night to tuesday morning. the closure will affect the 280 king street exit in san francisco. caltrains riders will face detours. >>> we have a page devoted to the closure at abc 7 news.com. click on the sections tab and go to traffic. it works really well and free download from your app store. >> coming up next, we'll follow up on the family chased out of the camp ground in a racist attack. >> tonight the heart felt >>> we want to follow up on a store are you we reported earlier this week. an african-american family forced to run from their lives in a

. >>> and pretty soon, thousands of fans enjoying the billy joel concert will have to find a different way home than bart. that's because the transbay tube is closed for repairs again. that means no trains across the bay. the quickest way now, the bay bridge. and here's a report. >> reporter: near the 19th street bart station in oakland, riders went from bart to bus and into san francisco. >> all you have to do is follow directions. it was easy. >> reporter: and not everyone agreed. >> i've been waiting there for a while. >> reporter: the labor day closure allows work on warn out tracks. 40% less chose bart. >> historically, ridership is low over labor day weekend. it wasn't going to be fun no matter which weekend we chose. >> reporter: the suggestion to drivers, stay close to home or find another way. >> i was looking at bart because i wasn't even thinking faerry. >> reporter: the ferry expanded its routes. >> i like taking bart, it's very convenient and this is another way and it's beautiful. >> reporter: our ride across the bay bridge this evening wasn't grid locked but near the par

billy joel at at&t. that's a lot to do. we'll have to pick and choose. >>> 4:27 is the time. he's training for the past two years, now this 9-year-old swimming says he's redding. the dare -- ready, the challenge he's taking on in the san francisco bay. we're live in san jose, three correctional officers are under arrest for the death of an inmate. we'll tell you what families of other inmates will do today. >>> welcome back everybody. we're having lot of fun this morning. too much fun i should say. welcome back to mornings on 2 it's friday, september 4th i'm brian flores. >> and i'm pam cook. may the force be with you. it's on the fourth. >> friday is enough. >> i know. there is a lot of us star wars fans out there. >> yes,

and king streets will be shut down tomorrow through tuesday, there's the pippy joel concert on -- billy joel concert. elementary school in san francisco will go gender neutral. restrooms are certainly gender neutral. but they will phase in gender neutral restrooms. >>> this is decision day for a county clerk in kentucky. kim davis is scheduled to hear from a judge if she will be jailed or ordered to pay a fine. davis stopped issues all marriage licenses after the supreme court -- an appeal court ordered to perform all of her duties. davis is scheduled to hear the decision 8:00 this morning our time. >>> the debate over short-term housing is moving. the new proposed ban in tiberon and why it has the community split. >>> the iran nuclear deal will survive. it's a big victory for the president. how he was able to pull in enough votes. . >>> welcome back, we have breaking news just coming in, one marine has been killed and nine hurt in a hard landing of a helicopter at camp lejeune north carolina. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest as it comes in. >>> it appears preside

getting in and around san francisco will be trickier this labor day weekend for those heading to the billy joelark. b.a.r.t. will shut down trans bay service on sunday and monday to do rail work. you know what the bay bridge backup will be like but shuttle buses will run. the shuttles will operate late for those attending the concert. >> at&t park is letting us know the moment billy joel leaves the stage so we can prepare for the big mad rush. >>> to complicate things, king and fourth will be closed for work on a central subway from friday night to tuesday morning. the closure will affect the 280 king street exit in san francisco. caltrains riders will face detours. >>> we have a page devoted to the closure at abc 7 news.com. click on the sections tab and go to traffic. it works really well and free download from your app store. >> coming up next, we'll follow up on the family chased out of the camp ground in a racist attack. >> tonight the heart fel so, what did you guys they think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we

last month they hired three on campus. hundreds of tickets to the billy joel concert and scalped them for big bucks. dari: now there's a move to put cyber ticket thieves out of business. here's jodi goldberg. >> reporter: there are more than 10,000 seats inside the theatre. when concert tickets go on sale, they can be hard to get ahold of because bots can buy out the majority of them. >> they're used by scalpers and brokers to purchase thousands of tickets. >> reporter: charles schumer is looking to put an end to hackers who use bots to snap up tickets before fans get a chance to buy them. he's proposing the bots act in order to make sure those who want to attend concerts or events don't have to pay unfair prices or not even be able to see their performer. >> you know what the billy joel tickets sold for? $2600. >> this woman did everything right to buy tickets for the show this past summer. within five minutes, they were sold out. she spent more than double a ticket off stubhub. >> the effort to go through to sit there and try to get your tickets when they go on sale and to have the

we do have evens happening not only with the the transbay shut down but the billy joel concert and we have santa cruz planned starting tone at 10:00 p.m. through nice until 5 o'clock, with 4th street at king closed for the central subway project so be aware, pew any is also beginning -- muni is also going to be affected. >> pay up for a smother -- smoother commute with a new fee for california drivers and how much it will set you back. >> in san jose we are going to introduce you to some say is the best in the business for taking your favorite pictures on your skin. this is san rafael traffic on 101 getting heavy but, still, 101 getting heavy but, still, moving along. [is the staying awake part...t challeng( gun shot )your day sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. because when brands compete, you save during mattress price wars. and through labor day, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2019 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. but this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. ♪ sleep

. >> 50,000 billy joel fans had to navigate these conditions getting to the park. making the path a little more manageable, parking control officers like denise. >> because so many in a small amount of time and spacing, it got amounts bigscy. >> also helping flag men with the construction workers install track and making infrastructure upgrades at the 4th and king intersection. many east bay residents had to rethink their saturday commute >> i thought it would be a real nightmare. >> the transbay tube is closed for weekend track repairs. >> i was planning on taking -- >> we were going to bail because of the traffic thing. >> not only did they fail burks they said it was a breeze. for some coming up with just one billy joel song was more difficult than coming into the city. >> oh, oh, wow. what would be my favorite? piano man. >> in san francisco. >> i'm sorry, i love piano man. >> lord husband. >> abc7 news. >> you can download our free abc7 news app to get the latest information on the closer of the transbay tube. unable the push alerts for an instant up date the

. >> 50,000 billy joel fans had to navigate these conditions prosing the street to at&t park. making the path a little more manageable, parking control officers like denise. >> because so many in a small amount of time and spacing, it got a little busy. >> also helping flag men with the construction workers install track and making infrastructure upgrades at the 4th and king intersection. many east bay residents had to rethink their saturday commute >> i thought it would be a real nightmare. >> the transbay tube is closed for weekend track repairs. >> i was planning on taking bart, then -- >> we were going to bail because of the traffic thing. >> not only didn't these folks bail, many said traffic was a breeze. >> i got on a bus and it took 20 minutes. >> for some, coming up with just one favorite billy joel song was more difficult than coming into the city. >> oh, oh, wow. what would be my favorite? piano man. >> in san francisco. >> mine is the same, i'm sorry, i love piano man. >> lord husband. >> abc7 news. >> you can download our free abc7 news app to get the latest infor

the transbay tube project didn't keep fans from the billy joel concert last night. fans packed the stadium for the sold out show. they had to find an alternate route to get there. it is the second shut down for the transbay tube connecting san francisco and oakland. no trains are crossing the bay. quickest way across is to take the bay bridge. here's a look at the bay bridge this morning, nice and mellow this sunday morning. this is the second time in five weeks folks in the bay area had to figure out how to get around without the tube. options include muni, b.a.r.t., bus, or the ferry to name a few. >> i am very familiar with b.a.r.t. it is very convenient. but this is another way and it looks beautiful. >> the tube has been closed since friday morning, and is expected to reopen tuesday. some folks are opting to drive themselves, you may notice increased traffic on the roads, too. keep track of all of the traffic all weekend with our nbc bay area app and on digital platforms, including facebook and twitter. >>> chp called this one of the deadliest years on bay area

. >> reporter: 50,000 billy joel fans had to navigate these conditions, crossing the street to at&t park. making the path a little more manageable, parking control officers like denise. >> because so many in a small amount of time and spacing, it got a little busy. >> also helping flag men with the construction workers install track and making infrastructure upgrades at the 4th and king intersection. many east bay residents had to rethink their saturday commute >> i thought it would be a real nightmare. >> the transbay tube is closed for weekend track repairs. >> i was planning on taking -- >> we were going to bail because of the traffic thing. >> not only didn't these folks bail, many said traffic was a breeze. >> i got on a bus and it took 20 minutes. >> for some, coming up with just one billy joel song was more difficult than coming into the city. >> oh, oh, wow. what would be my favorite? piano man. >> in san francisco. >> mine is the same, i'm sorry, i love piano man. >> lord husband. >> abc7 news. >> you can download our free abc7 news app to get the latest information on the close