elizabeth gates had a severe stroke four months ago when she was just 28. ang an evening at bachelorette party this past may, 28-year-old elizabeth gates woke up with what she thought was a hangover. >> i called my friends and i went and got them because i tried to say like what the hell is going on. but i could only say "what p". >> reporter: elizabeth suffered a stroke. her mind harmed. the bright portion of this image reveals just how much of her brain tissue was destroyed. >> she was not able to read, write, repeat, and her xreng was impaired. she was severely disabled with her stroke when we saw her initially. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we first met elizabeth on t"the early show" last year after her as if was arrested in his cambridge home by a white police officer. the racially charged debate that followed led to last summer's beer summit at the white house. >> i think we will rely on what our proceed conceived notions of race have been for so long. >> reporter: within a year the woman that spoke so eloquently about her father was

gates. but from deep in the mip, elizabeth's husband sent her a message.he should stay at home, he said, not in the camp, because she is pregnant. but it is hard for anyone to relax, knowing that a loved one is trapped half a mile ubdz ground. there have been other touching stories here. just ask christina. a few months ago, she declined her boyfriend's engamement. christina reconsidered. "he said, okay, my love," she tells me. "as soon as i get out of here, we're going to get married." as for the pregnant mother, she gave birth to a daughter as her husband waited in the mine. they were going to call their baby carolina. instead, esperanza. spanish for hope. jeffrey kofman, abc news, at the san jose mine, chile. >> welcome to esperanza. and we'll see you tomorrow night.

gates. but from deep in the mip, elizabeth's husband sent her a message.he should stay at home, he said, not in the camp, because she is pregnant. but it is hard for anyone to relax, knowing that a loved one is trapped half a mile ubdz ground. there have been other touching stories here. just ask christina. a few months ago, she declined her boyfriend's engamement. christina reconsidered. "he said, okay, my love," she tells me. "as soon as i get out of here, we're going to get married." as for the pregnant mother, she gave birth to a daughter as her husband waited in the mine. they were going to call their baby carolina. instead, esperanza. spanish for hope. jeffrey kofman, abc news, at the san jose mine, chile. >> welcome to esperanza. and we'll see you tomorrow night. my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no

gates. but from deep in the mine, elizabeth's husband sent her a message.he should stay at home, he said, not in the camp, because she is pregnant. but it is hard for anyone to relax, knowing that a loved one is trapped half a mile underground. there have been other touching stories here. just ask christina. a few months ago, she declined her boyfriend's offer of marriage. that's him, talking to their daughter. when he was found alive, christina reconsidered. "he said, okay, my love," she tells me. "as soon as i get out of here, we're going to get married." as for the pregnant mother, she gave birth to a daughter as her husband waited anxiously for the news deep inside the collapsed mine. they were going to call their baby carolina. instead, they're calling her esperanza. spanish for hope. jeffrey kofman, abc news, at the san jose mine, chile. >> welcome to esperanza. >>> is -- this is probably one of the hardest things that i had to do. >> that is because he lives in the neighborhood destroy bid flames. firefighters who battled the san bruno infern yes. >>

gate. with more on that, let's go over to lawrence. >> yeah, elizabeth. big changes around the bay area today. low clouds and fog along the coast, some of that sneaking inside the bay. still some very mild temperatures inland into the 60s. you have the cooler temperatures at the coast. be careful very dense at the beaches. it will be sunny today and hot in spots. much cooler in others. we'll talk about that in the holiday forecast coming up in a few minutes, guys. >> thank you. >>> hurricane earl is not a direct hit on the east coast. earl was downgraded to a category 2 storm when its center passed east of the north carolina coast. maximum winds 105 miles an hour. but that storm still causing problems in north carolina and virginia with more to come. no injuries have been reported. there is some flooding this morning on the resort islands of north carolina's outerbanks. thousands were told to leave and most did. >> it's at its worst point. we are not going to put any emergency worker in harm's way. >> we were going to ride it out in the pool and the hot t

gates. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth.aking a look outside, we'll start outside and we're not seeing a lot of clouds out there this morning. mostly clear conditions, a lot of people talking about when the sunrises they can assess the damage. sunrise this morning at 6:47. winds light and variable for the morning today. here's a look at our anemometer. calm, 2 miles an hour. not a concern for the morning. but for the afternoon a sea breeze is expected to come in around 15 miles an hour. conditions today temperatures mid-80s in fairfield to concord to livermore. mid- to upper 70s in oakland and fremont. 81 degrees in san jose. 78 in redwood city. 69 in san francisco. mid- to upper 70s in vallejo and san rafael. and the lower 80s in napa and in santa rosa. those temperatures just a tad warmer than yesterday. and we are going to add on more for tomorrow. saturday looking good, pretty nice weekend expected. as we move into next week, monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, plenty of sunshine still expected but temperatures not

elizabeth? >> all right, guys. we were just hearing about an accident northbound 101 on doyle drive right before you reach the golden gate bridge. and it's actual will you sounds like a minor accident right in the area where there was a water main break reported in the 5:00 hour so we are not sure if the two are related. northbound doyle drive at cemetery curve. southbound on golden gate bridge traffic light heading into san francisco. quick check of 880 through oakland. everything is fine past the coliseum. lawrence has the forecast. >> things changing since yesterday. we have some low clouds and fog sweeping onshore, elizabeth. and more of that to come as we look into the weekend. now, that fog mainly confined to the coastline and just inside the bay. but it's pretty thick especially at the beaches. be careful headed in this direction. dense fog along skyline boulevard. temperatures in the 50s. not seeing that marine influence well inland so mid- 60s already in livermore. it will be hot in spots but you have to pick and choose. big changes over the weekend. that's coming up in a bit. >>> thank yo. in a few hours invest

elizabeth the day off. >> bay bridge. >> okay very quiet. >> very good. >> this is san jose highway 87 and 101. >> matt down there taking a look. >> holler. >>> golden gateming in, quiet on the roadways if you need to get somewhere. i tell you an absolutely. >> about 9:00 a.m. everybody will start going to wherever they are going. >> go by the charcoal. >> yep. good day for this -- what unofficial last holiday of summer. right? >> yeah you know what, it couldn't end in a better way weather wise. clear skies, all the way to the coastline a little cool in spots early on. not too bad. it is staying clear out at the beaches. now by the afternoon, hot in spots, temperatures moving into the upper 80s. mid-90s well inland inside the bay plenty of sunshine offshore winds cranking up temperatures mid-80s to low 90s. santa clara valley. out at the coastline not many days like this all summer long temperatures upper 60s. maybe mid-70s. a great day to get out and enjoy friendbarbecue and all that beautiful weather because after this, i am telling you, we are in for major changes. more on that coming up. back to you. >>> it is 5:35 a.m. national transportation safety

gates through there. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast for today plenty of sunshine expected and here's a look at your temperatures. lower 70s from concord and livermore, mid-70s in fairfield. 75 napa, 76 santa rosa, 69 vallejo, 68 in oakland. it's breezy throughout this morning especially just along the coastline and around the bay. 71 in fremont. 73 in san jose. and 66 degrees in san francisco. today's temperatures no big deal but what about triple- digit highs? i said it. yeah. we'll take a look at the seven- day forecast in just a few moments. >> tracy, thanks very much. 5:01. >>> a veteran san jose police officer is under investigation for handcuffing his daughter's 15-year-old boyfriend pretending to arrest him. the reason? for having sex with his 14-year- old stepdaughter. the officer says he did not fake an arrest. he was trying to scare the boy straight according to the officer's lawyer. now, the boy was charged with unlawful sexual intercourse after his parents complained about the officer. the "mercury news" says t

elizabeth warren, the president introduced her. a tidbit i'll give you, i ran into her at the northwest gate. she had two staffers. she had a backpack. it looked like the first day of school. maybe she's not going to have a lot of power. she told me, based on her conversations with the president, she's going to have the power she needs to get the job done. she's confident she will get the job done. former president bill clinton is on the ticker now. he has advice for president obama. he was on the ticker with bill stewart. he needs to make a better case saying i would like to see the president go around the country and explain it like i did. say we stopped digging out of the hole and we are turning around the corner. the former president said he should do it like i did pointing out he's laying out the case better. finally, firgs lady michelle obama she's going with her husband to new york city for the u.n. meetings. the world leaders coming in as well with their spouses. the first lady is putting her food where her mouth is. she's going to host a healthy luncheon. she's had that initiative about healthy eating. sh

gate bridge and into san francisco. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. for your forecast, cooler forecast, here's lawrence. >> much cooler around the bay area today, elizabethyesterday big change in the wind direction, winds more onshore bringing with it that cool air off the ocean waters carrying low clouds and fog, something we'll see more of around the bay area today. it looks like fog already encroaching along the coastline. some of that slipping inside the bay. still clear in many spots inland. temperatures running in the 50s and 60s. by this afternoon, it will be pleasant in spots, much cooler. 70s and 80s interior, 60s and 70s inside the bay and 50s and low 60s at the coast. a big drop in temperatures around the bay area from yesterday's highs. remember in livermore yesterday 95 degrees. 93 in san jose. 91 san rafael. 84 san francisco. by this afternoon that sea breeze will cool those temperatures way down. 18 degrees cooler in livermore at 77. 16 degrees cooler in san jose at 77. a good 19 degrees cooler at 72 in san rafael. and check out san francisco, 21 degrees cooler checking in at 63 degrees. so a big change in the weather around the bay area.