smoke and flames are visible from the eastshore freeway. 575 brookside drive. again we're just beginning to gather information about this. it's just west of i-80 at 575 brookside drive in richmond. 880 through oakland past the coliseum, so far looks great all the way towards downtown oakland. that drive time 16 minutes now on northbound 880 between 238 and the maze. so yeah, quiet commute on southbound 880 all the way down towards hayward. going out again towards the golden gate bridge, you may find some paving work still in lanes between sir francis drank and the waldo tunnel so a slightly slower drive time than typical. not too bad. usually that wraps up before 6 a.m. if not earlier. once again we have that full freeway closure in effect in the eastbound lanes of highway 4 approaching loveridge. in the commute direction 4 looks good towards pittsburg- bay point area. and it continues on towards concord. southbound 680 if your commute takes you through the san ramon valley northbound or southbound 680, we are finding some roadwork in lanes various lanes blocke

investigators say it began early this morning on brookside drive near rum road. it's a commercial industrial area. firefighters expect to be there for hours still trying to determine the cause. you can see some of the video just in of the fire itself. the firefighters tell us a lightning strike may have sparked that fire sometime around 2 a.m. >>> lawrence has been monitoring that actually. there's nothing on the radar that said there was some lightning in that area? >> no. we have lightning detection device so we rolled it back and looked about 2:00 when they said the fire started. we didn't see anything on there so we can't verify any lightning strikes but we have had other lightning strikes around the bay area especially at the coast and the peninsula and, of course, some raindrops to go along with that in the san jose area. just after 9:00 last night pretty good downpour. .09" of rain in the san jose area. some welcome rain in the fall season and we're not done just yet. could be an interesting day weather-wise as things stay unsettled with the area of low pr

it started after 2:00 this morning on brookside drive. investigators say there was lightning in the area at the time but they are still trying to find out if that was the cause. firefighters used a dull -- bulldozer to help put the fire out. no one was hurt. coming up later, the good samaritans who may have saved a fire and his children when their car burst into flames. that story is coming up in 11 minutes. >>> in developing news out of miami, florida, there is an emergency operation underway at a college parking garage that collapsed and killed one worker. that garage is under construction at the miami-dade college campus. that construction was almost complete. but today it caved in. the collapse happened just before the noon hour. but no students were in the area at the time. the $22 million project began in february and was supposed to include classroom and office space on first floor. >>> top state department officials are testifying before congress today on the attack that killed u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three othe

there has been a fire of brookside drive. it was palettes and outdoor things in a lot. we'll get video coming up. we are still getting details. we'll let you know about that straight ahead. let's go out and take a look at westbound 24. that looks good. eastbound 24 near lafayette there is a car that slammed into the center divide. and this mornings commute is looking good on the bay bridge. it is nice and early. there are no major problems coming into the city. and the morning commute on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 that traffic looks very nice all the way into the valley. right now is a good time to go in the south bay. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. mother nature putting on a show. as we said yesterday i had showers by the coast. last time i looked half-moon bay was by the coast and the wrap around moving into lake county. that's what happened last night. and then there is also a ban produce lightning high based lightning. san mateo coast. so it's there. associated with that low. when i say not the first rain of the season. i mean the first one to t

. >>> lightning may be to blame for a fire at a pallet storage yard on brookside drive this morning. hundreds of stacked pallets were destroyed. nobody was injured, no structures damaged in the fire. witnesses reported several lightning strikes in the area but investigators are still looking for the exact cause of the fire in richmond. >>> in campaign 2012, mitt romney is making a big push for ohio today. the republican challenger for the white house made stops in columbus and dayton today. romney is hoping his post debate momentum can help him win the swing state. >> i want you to go out there and find someone who voted for barack obama and get him to come join our team. >> we reinvented a dying auto industry that supports one in eight ohio jobs and has come roaring back to the top of the world. >> president obama reminded voters in ohio that he supported the auto industry bailout. the race is getting tighter in ohio. a new cnn poll shows obama leading romney 51-47%. the presidential candidates are answering our questions online on cbssf.com. they are tackling a different issue ever

brookside agreed on iranian current policies syria, egypt, and afghanistan. it did not stop the attacks. romney several times brought up military cuts. the focus was supposed to be on just for policy, but both took liberty of taking questions domestic issues as well. in his first response, the president was quick to talk about the fact he's the chief and he has the experience. he said this while referencing past fourence in the years, talking about the it.rnor's lack of ago when you were t dealwhat is the bigges political combat, you said russia. >> russia is a deal political foe. i said in the same paragraph, iran is the greatest national- security threat we face. >> before this debate, the showed the this as a .eally close race analysts say there was no clear- winner, that both candidates did well. they will be talking about all as they get back on the trail in swing states today. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> bruce springsteen will give a charlottesville behalf of president obama's reelection campaign. become in charlottesville's downtown mall. tickets ar

mitt president and ceo of the brookside fund at the time.now just ahead of the first presidential debate, the obama caai has released this hard-hitting ad in several manufacturg and swing states. >> these appliances could have be made heamerren a, but a company called global tech maximizeprofits by paying employees next to nothing. wh saw it as a goodnvestmt even knowing that t firpromed its practice of low-wage lab mitt romney, tough on china? since >> a romney spokeswoman responded, this is another overard ad from a president s failure to stand up to chi. the statement goes on, but not once does it actually deny any of the charges against mitt she. good to have you with us tonight. i think this latest obama ad plays rit to the workers of ohio. mitt romney and bain capital other manufacturg states?t has how damagings this? >> it's been very damaging.en a explode. take auto parts.illi with china auto pts today it's $10 billion. that's why the president at th urging of a number of us, they have taken china to thworld trade organization to sho

the fire began a few hours ago on brookside drive.en't determined a cause but there were reports of lightning in the area. >>> san francisco's sheriff is set to return to work today. last night the board of supervisors fell two votes short of removing him from office. >>> and word just came down that former pro football star alex caras has died. he played more than a dozen seasons with the detroit lions then later became an actor with roles in the classic film blazing saddles and the tv sitcom webster. he was 77. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,,,,,, >>> good morning. we have a number of hot spots across the bay area including down the eastshore freeway. it is just gridlock. looks like from hercules all the way down towards the macarthur maze. we have actually been following a couple of different accidents including one earlier this morning on the upper deck of the bay bridge. so none of that will help matters. that drive time is almost 80 minutes now on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. elsew

mitt romney was listed as president and ceo of the brookside fund at the time. now just ahead of the first presidential debate, the obama campaign has released this hard-hitting ad in several manufacturing and swing states. here it is. >> these appliances could have been made here in america, but a company called global tech maximized profits by paying employees next to nothing. when mitt romney led bain, they saw it as a good investment even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of low-wage labor. mitt romney, tough on china? since when? >> a romney spokeswoman responded, this is another overboard ad from a president trying to distract from his failure to stand up to china. the statement goes on, but not once does it actually deny any of the charges against mitt romney. let's turn to ohio senator sherrod brown. good to have you with us tonight. i think this latest obama ad plays right to the workers of ohio. mitt romney and bain capital were at the forefront of outsourcing jobs to china. what has outsourcing done to other manufacturing states? how damagin

this is on brookside near richmond parkway. they're looking at the possibility that lightning may have started this. firefighters describe their challenges. >> this is the biggest problem we had, getting water to the fire. there's only one hydrant in front and there's only one road, the road we're on now. it's difficult. that's why we called heavy equipment to come in and surround the fire and knock some of it down. >> now, again, right now, i'm seeing big cloud of white smoke heading up and south. since this is an industrial area, not a lot of homes here, what firefighters are saying is there is no need to put out an alert to residents around here. it's smoky but it doesn't smell bad. doesn't smell like chemicals or anything. back here live. what they tell me they're doing now is bringing in bowl doulldoo knock down some of the burned areas. but they'll be here for several hours. >>> switching gears. everybody talking about you can't count these guys out. the a's coming up with a big win in front of the home crowd guaranteeing

this is an industrial area with just one access point in on brookside near the richmond parkway.two acres burned. this is a two-alarm fire. this are actually five businesses on the property. landscaping. some trucks. several containers. only one way in, one hydrant. that's the challenge. started around 2:15 this morning. >> before the fire started about 2:00 this morning we came out, there was a lot of lightning strikes. so the fire's under investigation. that's one of the possibilities. >> now, no one hurt in this whole thing. i asked about the smoke, if they might call an alert. the ba tallttalion chief says n because at this point it's mostly wood that's burning. there isn't an inversion layer this morning pushing the smoke down. he also told me he plans to drive the perimeter but he said firefighters will be out here for several hours making sure that this didn't spread but right now it is contained. reporting live in richmond, christy smith, "today in the bay. ". >>> a san francisco teenager is fighting for her life. the 17-year-old girl was attacked overnight on valencia. s

it started just after 2:00 this morning on brookside drive and rumville boulevard. there was lightning in the area at the time but they are still trying to figure out if that was the cause. no one was hurt. >>> french police made a startling find during their terror investigation over the weekend they broke up a suspected terrorist cell. their interrogations led them to to a parking lot where they uncovered bomb making material including sulfer and a pressure cooker. the investigation began after a fire bombing at a kosher grocery store last month. >>> war in afghanistan is expected to top the agenda as nato ministers meet in belgian today. official officials will discuss insider attacks. they will also formerly announce marine general john allen as the next nato supreme allied member. >>> the state department is insisting there was no way the attack in benghazi that killed ambassador chris stevens could have been predicted or prevented. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the obama administration is defending its handling of the crisis ahead o

we'll continue to watch t we have been following a pallet five in richmond the 500 block of brookside drive near rum hill boulevard. a big orange glow apparently seen in the sky from a distance. heads up that's what's burning. we are sending chopper 5 to the scene. elsewhere, here's live look at the nimitz also in the east bay 880 through oakland. you're looking good past the coliseum towards downtown oakland no delay across that stretch. and similar story across the golden gate. you will find some paving work. that's what's slowing down that drive time towards 580 and the golden gate bridge toll plaza. various lanes blocked until about 6:00 towards the waldo tunnel. that's traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >>> an 11-year-old boy his mother and another woman are recovering after they were struck by a car outside an antioch school. it happened yesterday morning outside turner elementary school. the speeding suv ran through an intersection plowed into the pedestrians and crashed into another car. the driver and a passenger then got out and ran. two women managed to push the

it started after 2:00 this morning on brookside drive. firefighters used a bulldozer to help put it out and investigators say there was lightning in the area at the time but they are still trying to figure out if that was indeed the cause. so far no errors of any injuries. >>> a woman was found badly burned. deputies found the -- saw the woman just before 11:00 last night while responding to a domestic violence call. the woman was conscious at the time. deputies found burned clothing about a mile away in a driveway. they are still investigating the incident. >>> 7:29. a court hearing is scheduled this afternoon for a man accused of abducting a 9-year- old girl from a san mateo school. the inincident happened at parkside elementary nearly three weeks ago. police say 25-year-old bradley walked into the girls' bathroom, grabbed the 9-year- old girl and ran off. she managed to get away. he's expected to enter a plea today in court. >>> the principal accused of selling drugs to an undercover officer is due in court. eric lewis was arrested las