humid and 70 degrees now. what is this, the 25th? yeah, on the 25th of october. the barometer is this high. 67 elkton and 69 ocean city and 70, baltimore, d.c. and easton and 70 degrees in columbia and rock hall. and the upper 60s westminster and bel air. and oh, it's disco day in the weather center. how did you like that strobe? well, this is the moisture we're talking about. again, it will be mainly containing the energy to the left. we'll see showers coming our way. mostly cloudy and 76 is the high and there's the chance for high later on. and tonight, that's the low and 18 below normal. maybe a few thunderstorms and tomorrow, a beautiful day. after the morning fog, humid, a foggy morning and 75 degrees. we'll look at the rest of the five day. believe it or not. it will get hotter. that wasn't your specific halloween graphic? >> no, that was from the 70s party from the weekend. >>> and health workers in haiti rush to contain a serious medical threat in the country. >>> and remember, wjz is always on. here a

humidity dropping. this is a drying wind at 8% now. and you can see winds have three and not making it there yet. there is another location reporting gusts to 24 miles per hour and there is humidity at 20%. the wind continues to pick up and make its way down towards east bay hills. the humidity drops into overnight hours as wind picks up. with this in mind there is a red flag warning beginning at 6:00 p.m. tonight and continuing through mountains and diablo range. winds 40 miles per hour and there is humidity ranging from 15% to 30%. and high fire danger temperatures heading up. and i'll be back with a full look at the temperatures. >> thank you very much. and a federal report says cost concerns slowed u.s. forest services response to a deadly fire to southern california broke nut the angeles national forest. the vee ree view cites a letter instructing managers to hold down costs and limit requests for crews from state and local agencies. this fire burned 250 square miles destroying 89 homes. >> in san francisco police did not arrest a

gust to 45 continue relative humidity in the 10 to 20 percent range. we are looking ahead at warm to hot conditions for the next two days.i'll be back with the possibility of some record temperatures coming up. >> okay thanks. >> the fire danger is high throughout northern california. firefighters struggle through gusty wind and thick smoke to fight this grass fire in yuba county tonight. spread to 800 acres. fairly quickly. although it threatened homes none was destroyed. air traffic was briefly suspend ted yuba couldn't airport. >>> on to other news. recently passed california budget includes the authorization to sell 11 buildings owned by california and today they were officially sold to an out of state investor. the idea is to raise desperately needed cash for the state. but as allen reports, some experts believe it will cost taxpayers more in the long run. >> i always believed in buying real estate rather than selling real estate. but you know when you are in a financial crisis like we are then you have to make decisions. >>reporter: the decision

hot, muggy and humid. can we cool it down or keep it warm? >> and pumping gas may be less convenient this morning. why you won't be able to fill up hands free at some stations. that story just ahead. >>> well good morning to you. you made it to friday. october 15th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook let's get a look at weather with steve. how is the weather steve? >> let's take a look at the the weather. we have fog coming back to the coast. that's not the right grabbing. i was too busy updating thing ifs. 60s and 70s and 80s. it will be three to five degrees cooler. here is tara. >> thanks. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. repairs on the right hand side will cause the lanes to be shut down. we hope it will be open by this morning. avoid the bridge if you can this morning. 101 is looking pretty good at this hour. so far no delays. 602 let's head back to the desk. >>> we do have developing news from san jose. firefighters are on scene at a fire station. ktvu kraig debro joins us now from the scene. how does it look now? >> reporter:

right now, we have gusts up to 26 miles an hour and 12% humidity. north-northeast winds up to 30 miles an hour where the relative humidity at 30%. diablo range, 17% humidity but this will be until 6:00 tomorrow morning. be careful because it's going to be hot the next 24 hours. >>> hundreds of nurses at children's hospital oakland are walking the picket line this morning instead of the hospital corridors. health care providers are protesting cuts to their own health care. janelle wang joins us live with details. >> while the strike is going on the hospital is fully operational but elective operations have been cancelled. they say the hospital needs a compromise for more because of the economy. nurses say they are already at the bottom and it should come off the top. >> they walked out their jobs at 7:00 this morning. they will continue to strike for the next three days. the issue as it oftentimes is, money. the hospital is proposing the nurses pay 15% of their health care benefits. if they use a premium ppo plan which nurses say most do, which could

in fact, the north bay, that red flag fire warning is in effect, humidity down to 10 to 15%. over here towards the east bay, not only low humidities, but gusting, the high 15 to 30 miles per hour. over here towards the hills in the south bay that red flag fire warning is in effect, humidity down to 10%. then we take you into san francisco and while temperatures are expected to be only in the upper 80s, we have had hotter weather this past couple of weeks we do have a heat watch in effect because it is still -- temperatures well above average with also that dry air in place for the city. so coming up w,e will tell you about some big changes in our 7-day forecast and track this heat for you. >> we will see you later on that jeff. thank you. >>> takeover of a san francisco hotel by homeless activists is over, for now. after a room-to-room search, police say the leslie hotel on larkin street is now empty. during that search, they did remove some blockades that you were apparently built by a homeless advocacy group. the group created housing liberation, invade the vacant hotel las

en and 61 now and breeze is now a wind and 87% humidity. fall like in oakland, 48 and humid, almost 70 in ocean city. westminster and bel air the upper 60s in columbia. 63 in annapolis and kent island and rock hall. we're talking about the breezy conditions throughout the day. any wind gusts are diminishing. the high pressure building in and it will be a fine early part of the weekend. by the end of the weekend, we'll have a chance of a shower. that's a maybe though. and today, good drying conditions. 72 and a breeze. mixture of clouds and sun. tonight, down into 47 and tomorrow, it will be a nice day and a high temperature of 67 degrees. on sunday, 64 and monday, a chance of a shower and 64 and 68. >>> following her official announcement, she's back doing traffic advisories at traffic control. >> well, we have a lot to talk about. two accidents now working the latest one. one in marriottsville and this is at route 32 and bel air road and fitch and there's a 3 x 5 sinkhole on bel air road and one on anne arundel county. that's blocking all

relative humidity.e do have a red flag warning in effect, some of those wind gust up to 40 miles per hour later on this evening, already clocking some of those winds at 22. other advisories you need to know about, we do have a heat watch that goes into effect tomorrow afternoon all the way through wednesday evening. the temperatures will be at least 20 degrees above normal. in many of our inland locations, please share if you have any activity outdoors, the kids need to know they can load up on lots of water and you too. '09s away from the water, 80s and 70s, going to be beautiful, because again not a cloud to detect along the immediate sea shore. an offshore flow, north of the bay area, the bottom line is tonight a balmy evening, temperatures for the most part in the upper 50s, to the low 60s. and again those winds offshore north to northeast, 5 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow's high going up in comparison to today. 86 in daly city, 90 in san jose, when the average high is 82 degrees. low 90s, mill pete

relative humidity 15 percent. in the east bay hills we look at northerly winds gusting to 13 with relative humidity of 24 percent. dry an windy which has prompted red flag warning for the north and east bay hills including the diablo range until 6:00 a.m. wednesday. the north northeast wind gust up to 40 continue and relative humidity is expected to be in the 10 to 20 percent range. record today we are going to see record temperatures in the next two days as the heat continues to build.i'll be back with a lack at the temperatures coming up. dan. >> okay sandy thanks see you in a few minutes. >> other news. police accuse ago san jose teacher of positive lessing several minorities. officers arrested this man 64-year-old jay hanson for sexual assault. they say avenues substitute teacher at frank lip elementary school but also substituted at other schools in the san jose unified school district. police are asking the public to contact them if they have any information about this man or this case. >>> mainly step forwa

right now, we have gusts up to 26 miles an hour and 12% humidity. north-northeast winds up to 30 miles an hour where the relative humidity at 30%. diablo range, 17% humidity but this will be until 6:00 tomorrow morning. be carefulbecause it's going to be hot the next 24 hos. >>> hundredof nurses at children's hospital oakland are walking the picket line this morning instead of the hospital corridors. health care providers are protesting cuts to their own health care. janelle wang joins us live with detail >> while the strike is going on the hospital is fully operational but elective operations have been ccelled. they say the hospital needs a compromise for more becse of the economy. nurs say they are already at the bottom and it should come off the top. >> they walked out their jobs at 7:00 ts morning. they will coinue to strike for the next three days. the issue as it oftentimes is, money. the hospital is proposing the nurses pay 15% of their health care benefits. if they use a premium ppo plan which nurses say most do, which could add up to $4,00

63 degrees, 88% humidity. still cloudy, barometer is low at 29.58. the wind has become northwesterly at 10 miles an hour. not a lot of moisture out of of a northwest wind generally. that is the case right now because we don't have a lot of moisture -- well, as much actual moisture. in baltimore the rain has ended at this stage. we will look at the large scale radar just to give you an idea. the bulk of the rain has moved out. especially heavy stuff. new york state. hudson river valley and new england will deal with it today. we have clouds. there are a few showers east of town. that is all that is left just about. the remaining issue with flooding and whatnot will start to straighten itself out today. by the end of the day we fully intend to get some sunshine in the picture and turn this around. here is the amount of rain we got yesterday. on tv hill almost five inches of rain. east of us, six, seven, eight inches of rain. you see the band of red up and down the bay into harford county and into pennsylvania. that is where the heaviest rain was yester

criteria mean low humidity, gusty winds and warm temperatures.ur tests show humidity and moisture content in the air at 30%. levels below 20% are considered critical. >> low humidities like that in nature, this grass within one hour is going to have a moisture of 50% which makes it explosive. >> keeps fuel levels and vegetation above critical levels. >> we're seeing that drier air. >> jan noel says the pattern is normal for fall and lasts a few days at a time. >> you get warmer temperatures and drier air mass. it certainly can be potential for fires. >> that was lee glasser reporting. the fire department doesn't plan to have extra patrols but if the wind picks up they'll consider add are more staff later in the day. >> the first world championship since moving to san francisco in 1958. cody ross homered a tie in game four of the national league division championship series in atlanta last night. that made it 1-1 in the 6th. ross would deliver again in the 7th. he singles the giants ahead for good. brian wilson wrapped it up. the giants beat the b

relative humidity at 33%. we were discussing that this 84- degree day couldn't feel too warm. the dew point doesn't make it feel like the same summertime heat. we have a west wind. the barometer's steady and expect it to fall pretty soon and we have low pressure moving into the area. and 72 in oakland and 82 in cumberland and 76 on the shore and 76 in pax river and come on down the 95 corridor, 80 in elkton and 87 in the suburbs where the wind's coming from the west and pg as well and northwest wind in cumberland at 10 miles per hour. and we have a bit of a double digit wind and it's delightful. we had clouds rolling through and we have sunshine out there as the satellite and radar shoes. opening it up, we have a bit of a disturbance moving in our direction and we have a front draped across the northern pennsylvania area and that has allowed for ripples of disturbance and energy across the state. it's this energy we're looking at. some of this could make its way from the mountains and the west and over the state line. we can see it triggering showers and some thundershowers as

look at the humidity. this has been the biggest reason why the red flag warning has been kept in place excuse me because of the humidity. expected to be in the 10 to 20 percent rang so very dry overnight tonight and the fire danger remains elevated. tomorrow another warm to hot day but cooling is coming beginning on thursday.i'll be back with full lack at the forecast in a few minute. >> okay thanks very much. >> move next to san bruno where crew finish cleaning up from last month explosion and fire. all that is left now is empty loss where neighborhood once stood. 35 lots were cleaned up s. plans for rebuilding could be approved as soon as next week. >>> at the same time big nouns frment pg&e. utility says it will replace hundreds of manual shut off valve with automatic or remote control valves in the most densely populated area. that is in response to criticism that it took over an hour to shut off the gas flow the night the pipeline exploded in san bruno. pg&e has also agreed to share detailed informati

humidity at 39%.the humidity is recovering a bit but still that air extremely dry here across the bay area. in fact, some of the driest air we have had for months in some cases because these winds are gusting to levels we haven't seen in a while. this dry northerly wind. we did have record setting temperature in santa rosa with 97. also a record in san francisco at 88. 89 in napa. 89 in san jose with low 90s throughout livermore. the big thing we've been focusing on is a red flag fire warning from the north bay down into the south bay. we'll take you here into the north bay. humidity 10% to 15%. extremely low. biggest concerns for winds east bay hills. winds of 30 miles per hour through the canyon regions. the red flag warning in effect through wednesday and heat watch for downtown san francisco for tomorrow. we've seen hotter weather here in months past, it is just so off the mark that we just want people to be careful out there and take some frequent breaks if you are doing a lot outside. right now

it's a warm and humid morning to be honest. en and it should be 40 degrees this time of the day and this time of the year. 70 and going to a high of low to mid-70s. we'll talk more about the showers shortly. >> and an earlier problem seems to have dissipated. >>> yeah, that's for sure. at one point, were at a stand still and now, look at 95 southbound, past 195, running without delays and we have an accident past 195 on the shoulder. still, no accidents -- this on the outer lupe and another accident on route 29. meantime, route 30 -- we have a vehicle fire in the clearing stages and hopefully, they'll have the tow truck on the scene there and otherwise, there's a live look at the outside of the beltway, running smoothly as it should be at this hour. there's a look at 95. same situation there. remember, wjz-13 is always on, for traffic information, go to wjz.com. >>> thank you, and here's what people will be talking about today. early voting underway. and thousands are deciding on thousands of issues and now, there are new polls

the humidity will try to creep up a bit, that will help temperatures, so as you head out tonight, you might need a sweater, but all in all, plenty of sunshine. >>> all right, he had the heart of a champion, but it was his heart that broke on the become of basketball floor. this week the community honors davonte. >> it is only fitting that his teammates and friends sign a ball at a memorial service for the athlete as a trophy for his parents. >> every time he was in a play, he was going hard and giving his best effort for everything. >> the 18 year old went to the first practice of the season on october 1. he barely had time to play. the team did a 30-minute drill, teammates say he was full of life moments before he collapsed. >> did a butterfly stretch. he looked joking around. >> the team turned serious when he fell over. the medical examiner told his mom, an irregular heart beat took his life. >> nothing anybody could have done. it was natural. >> bunly of a four sport athlete. he wrestled, ran on the track and field team, played football, and basketball. >> his goal was to finish a

in the hills, we can we have gusty winds and low humidity. the red flag warning continues for north bay mountains and diablo range until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. winds gusting up to 20 with relative humidity running low in the 10% to 20% range. once again, tomorrow, the heat holds on. i'll be back with a look at temperatures and there is cooling beginning on tuesday. >> red flag warning prompted national parks service to take action prohibiting that alert remains in affect until 6:00 tomorrow morning. >>> a major decision regarding don't ask, don't tell policy on gays in the military there. is a world wide injunction to immediately stop its enforcement. >> don't ask don't tell opponents are calling this historic and landmark ruling. what it does is that it suspends this policy banning openly gay troops in the military, taking affect immediately. u.s. district judge virginia phyllis injunction ordered the pentagon to suspend all discharge proceedings underway against openly gay troops, attorneys have 60 days to appeal. legal annaists say it puts th

as the temperature warms, the relative humidity goes down. we will see a warm number of once 10:00 or 11:00 hits. a sampling of temperatures around the ball away -- pasadena is 60 or 61. white marsh is 59. some of these readings were in the upper 40's earlier. 59 at cockeysville with temperatures rising today and they will be rising into the .id-to-upper-70's an anti bank stadium will be a busy place tomorrow -- m&t bank stadium will be a busy place tomorrow today, we are seen sunshine. we have a cool front reaching across the great lakes. it will pass through, but the atmosphere is dry. it will be tough to make rain. it does not change the weather that much. the storm's south west will have a hard time moving in. it will take awhile to break through. they have to take a long trip through the great lakes and southern canada to get here. a few scattered clouds today. warmer, 74 to 79. the day can expect a breeze. the baltimore ravens forecast for the stadium tomorrow is sunday, unseasonably mild, and around 72 degrees at game time. there is a

low humidity. tomorrow, partly cloudy and cooler. highs upper 70s.of a passing shower. wednesday, partly sunny and cooler. a likelihood of passingshowers, highs in the low 60s on thursday. 6:21. jerry, how is the traffic? >> police in prince george's county continues to vestigate the scene. tracee wilkins will have an update. originally police told us the roadway was expected to be reopened at 6:45. we'll have to play it by ear. if you travel that stretch of baltimore avenue, be aware. will son bridge, okay. top side just a little bit of volume. lighter than normal so far. south of town to the wilson bridge, both dictions moving along very nicely. no hangups between alexandria and alex hill. >>> 6:12 your time. 63 degrees. the district is about to be transformed into a massive movie set and it means a lot of streets will be off-limits. what you need to know. >> also, what a gubernatorial candidate said that is causing major controversy this rning. >>> and trapped miners could be rescued within days. there is an argument deep underground. synctaxes 60

humidity will be into 10% to 20% range. we're facing high fire danger and records today that are expected into tomorrow and wednesday. i'll have a look coming up. >> thank you and we're live now in the east bay hills. how are local fire departments gearing up for this fire watch? >> here in the oakland hills, residents have lived through one of the worst fires they're starting but getting the word out with signs like these. there is firefighters say it's a fine line and not scaring residents. >> there is hot weather, gusty winds kick in. what is normally moderate fire danger gets an up great. >> there is a common event in fall months. and there is this north wind pattern. >> that is the hope. that the week and cool summer made for vegetation that isn't as dry as it could be. >> this send fire crews on the look fought for home that's could pose a bigger threat. they found this family cleaning up dry brush and still among a stack of repeat offenders. leaves on roof, a mound of timber too close to the house and trees so overgr

why temperatures low humidity are all they culprits. 20 mi. an hour gusts can still be dangerous we have temperatures this hot and conditions this dry. we also have an excessive heat warning for san francisco all the way down the peninsula and for the east bay shores. all of the bay shore in this morning. this will be until tomorrow by 8:00 p.m. in the evening. i get to mull will see that without 80s and low 90s will experience in these locations. the stick a look at how warm it's gunna get tomorrow. the aforesaid rosa, nine in san rooftop, 86 san francisco, 90 vallejo, low 964 inland valleys, a three-day and operate these low 90s for bay shores. look pitcher kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay on the a forecast, if the continuing for a couple days of look like we were going to see relief for thursday but not the case for today. the relief, it friday we'll see 10 degrees of cooling through the bay area and continue cooling as we head into the weekend. the pictures on the weekend becoming much more seasonable mainly in the '60s a

humidity levels running between 15-30%. this is likely to continue not only tonight but the next few days and maybe finally some changes on wednesday. when can we expect the temperatures to cool down? we will talk about that in a little bit. back to you. >> hot in here, too. >>> well, the next bay area city to ban styrofoam food containers might be in hayward. that ban would force restaurants and retailers to use packaging that is recyclable or biodegradable. that ban is already in place in several cities, including san francisco, oakland, and berkeley. fremont's ban starts january 1. >>> i've been looking forward to this next story. pride and money at stake in half moon bay at the world championship pumpkin weigh-off. the big question is, will there be a new world record? and our anne makovec is in half moon bay where competitors have come from far and wide. i see some big ones behind you, ann. >> well, this is the winner behind me, right now. isn't that gorgeous? do you get it? it is a record-breaker. we will talk about t

humidity only 37% and the winds are light at six miles an hour and the barometer keeps going up. with high pressure in the middle of the country, in fact it is over iowa, illinois, indiana, kentucky moving in. a big storm is spinning across the rockies and another about to come on shore and in the east, it's good, it's real good. going up to pennsylvania down to virginia beach tomorrow. richmond. no problems at all. as i said, high pressure coming in to western kentucky and over to illinois and missouri earlier. it will continue to build in toward us. so just think happy.

humidity also low for this time of the night at 34%. still holding onto 70 which is where we should be for a daytime high in san francisco. we have a fire warning. that's in effect until 6:00 a.m. wednesday. the biggest concerns continue to be the east bay hills where winds could gust to 30 miles per hour tomorrow and humidity in the single digits and also in the teens as well. holding onto that heat, 68 in santa rosa. we're calling for rain all the way down the peninsula where 76 is your current temperature in livermore. very, very uncomfortable for you as we head out tonight. very breezy for you tomorrow morning. red flag fire warning in effect with those breezy winds. the temperature will take a plummet here where we're looking at a potential of 60s. high pressure has advanced into just the right spot here to continue to drive these northerly dry winds with a slight offshore component to help keep it hot again for tomorrow with plenty of 90s and also that high fire danger. then as we head toward wednesday, that's when things will sta

yesterday was hot and humidity. we had the higher clouds in here. the system move into the north the hot will get kicked out of here. temperatures will start to come down. the low will form over us right on sunday and monday. that bears watching. right now we will go much cooler as we head into the weekend. maybe showers out of that south as we get toward monday. 60s 70s and 80s. a hint of a west breeze. up toward the delta that signals cooler weather. partly cloudy cool and breezy sunday, monday. >>> the forbes list for best state for business has been released. california moved lower on that list. overall utah is considered the best state for business. california comes in at number 39 down from 38 last year. the golden state is still first in terms of gross state product. but ranks poorly for business costs and regulations. >>> federal prosecutors say cbs pharmacy has agreed to pay a $75 million fine for failing to control the sale of a key meth an fed mean product. cbs -- chris -- cvs is the largest with 7100 stores in the u.s.. you can pick up a

the dew point is the measure of the humidity in the air. dew point temperatures are into the 40's. we had this overall pattern with a big ridge of high pressure. it is a dominant record maker, not only for tonight and tomorrow, but for next week. can you see any clouds? a couple of clouds in minnesota. that is it. there is an area of high pressure. as we get later into the weekend, there will be some blood pressure try to come in over us. it will not be doing anything tonight. we will still have southwesterly winds. the warmer air is on us day by day. another area of high pressure comes in on us as we get into sunday and monday.

more humid air on the way for tuesday and wednesday. we'll have the forecast in a few minutes. >>> today, hundreds took part in a challenge. the event was held near the washington monument. it featured a 20 mile cycling event in a fivek run. -- 5k run. leon harris was at the awards ceremony. chris brown sang the national anthem. the event -- and still ahead, who is spending the most when it comes to rest? we will tell you where. plus a champion american swimmer guys. what may have been a factor. and a big day in the mayor's race. we will with capital one bank's new checking with rewards, me and the lads earn rewards just for everyday banking. like writing checks. i found your problem. thank you. getting cash from the drive thru earns us rewards. here's the twenty i owe you. so does paying our bills online. [ mouse squeaking ] click. we even earn rewards for getting money at the atm. it's new checking with rewards at capital one banks all over the dc area. what's in your wallet? mr. snappy! >> you are watching abc 7 news, on your side. >

the temperature right now coming in at 68 degrees, that humidity is at 94%. we have been dealing with the humid air all day, we have had a warm rain, that's definitely good news. the wind from the north northwest at 8 miles per hour. 29.59, check out what is going on, the rainfall totals, yes, you've seen micheaux you this map over and over again today but not once have i shown you theseth map and these totals have been the same. checked itself out. annapolis is at 8.35, edge mere 9.11, so i have been saying i believe maybe we'll get to 4" to 10" along the bay, along the coast here, we could be seeing up to 10. so we actually could break that because we're definitely seeing lots of rain coming down, we could see maybe a foot into these areas before it's all said and done. when it's all said and done do you see the update right there, 9.12 as i'm talking. when it's all said and done i do believe it will be over, probably around 10:00 i'm going to show you that in a second, check out the rainfall totals in perry hall, 1.71, bel air, 5.40, glen oaks, 5.91, mount

in the airport -- at the airport 68% humidity, 58 degrees. the barometer has been showing a falling tendency. we have a west wind. when we come into the city, in the urban area, downtown, it is 52 degrees. clear skies. so 52, temperatures in the 50's and 60's better for the runners than humid and in the 70's or something like that. i think we have a good forecast for the run this morning. we'll detail it all coming up. >> our big story this morning is the baltimore running festival. it turns 10 years old today. >> organizers were told the event would never work here, and boy were they wrong. let's go live to kate amara at the start of the marathon. good morning, kate. >> good morning, lisa, good morning, jen. the start of the marathon, a little less than two hours away. at the starting line, they have actually just started to set up the starting line. the organizers have this down to a science now after a decade. they started to lay the mat down and the cables down so when the runners cross the starting line their times will get -- the comput

in the oakland hell's their signs like this that said the fire dangers extreme because of the low humidity and high winds in the area. the fund but it is cancelled all nonessential training and there out patrolling the neighborhood making sure the area is safe. also concerned about all the dry vegetation in the area. they want residents to remain that vigilant during the red for flag warning. >> in san francisco temperatures and 80 is one of the best places to be was here in ocean beach. was a perfect day for those who didn't have to work or those who played hooky and from the looks of the parking lot there's a lot of people who had this same idea. hundreds of people came out to the coast to soak up some rays enjoy the water show that the ocean was putting on. a small pot has developed in the beach and is a popular spot for people to let their kids in box plate in a safe environment. of course the surfers were in full force

we had humidity at 22% this afternoon. that's really dry.hat sun goes down, dry air cools fast and there's no wind on top of that. we're down to 57 at o'hare. it's 61 at midway. and these are dewpoints across the area. will not have frost, but you can see we will be getting into the 40s, and maybe near 40 in some locations with a dewpoint of 38 now at aurora. that gives you an idea where the temperature's going, the dewpoint does. that's the view from northfield. here in utah are the remnants of that big system. now, this thing is the one that produced the tornadoes in arizona the last couple of days. not today, though. big showers, but there have been big thunderstorms in western colorado. and here's another one. this is vernal, utah. you can see the thunderstorms that dropped visibilities there. they have actually had thunderstorm watches out in that area today, so the unusual weather continues. that system, what's left of it, could slide in here as we look at the rains in puerto rico from a tropical storm moving away from that island, but

humidity, 7 #%. winds are light out of the south and west at six miles per hour. -- humidity, 73%. we'll see highs in the low to mid-60s. good news is we get a lot better from here. a lot of sunshine in the five- day forecast and the weekend looks great. >> generally this time of year is really nice around here. we'll look for -- forward to it. >> you got it. >> let's check in with julie wright on the traffic. >> traveling south along 270, no problems to report. the overnight roadwork in the process of clearing. no incidents to report on 395 leaving duke street heading up and across the inbound 14th street bridge. wave got light traffic volume on the top stretch of the beltway passing new hampshire avenue around towards silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you very much. new this morning, secret talk to end the war in afghanistan. this is not the first time that afghan president hamid karzai has spoken to the taliban. these latest talk are reportedly with representatives of the pakistani taliban. >>> we are following a new attack on nato convoys in

and there is humidity 10%. east bay hills humidity is coming up right now. winds not bad around 11 miles per hour. humidity from 20 23%. it's dry and still gusty expected to be gusty tonight. red flag warnings remain in effect. so numbers now 60s and 70s at beaches. there is one more warm to hot day and there is a cooling trend thursday through sunday. there is what we call a southerly surge that is what dropped temperatures around watsonville. 18 degree drop after a high of 88 degrees. this is cooling us off. here is why. area of high pressure continuing off shore flow keeping fog away from the bay area and that is going to be a mild night in the low to upper 50s in places like antioch. and there is also around the north bay and clover dale area tomorrow is a spare the air day. moderate air quality for the rest of the bay area. there is highs for wednesday. there is mid-90s around campbell and los gatos. 90 in san mateo. coastal areas coming down just a little bit. 80 in half moon bay. downtown san francisco south san francisco is still warm upper 50s and n

this could be allowed to expire tomorrow morning and the reason, the relative humidity.t's not as dry as it was yesterday at this hour. even though the air temperature is still in the low and mid-90s from the peninsula into our inland areas, but that relative humidity beginning to climb ever so gently . the reason is, take a look at our latest satellite. we do have now a southerly surge as noted around monterey county and in fact in carmel this afternoon i noted it was 71 degrees. but then once the clouds filtered in, that air temperature dropped quickly 10 degrees. now, these clouds are going to want to play tag with the coast all night but will remain offshore so the bottom line is if you're out and about tonight, we'll see temperatures still at least for the next 60 minutes in the 80s at the beaches, 80s 90s, bayside to the low 90s inland. official sundown is at 6:36 and it will be a beauty. you want to know what an offshore flow looks like? that's it. absolutely nothing going on locally. that heat warning has been allowed to upgrade and extend through tomorrow evenin

humidity in the teens tonight. it's going to be dry and windy. a concern.retty warm through the bay area. 82 degrees in napa. same in fairfield. 80 antioch. half moon bay 50 degrees. mild for the most part over night. warm start. i am eliminating the coast line from this, upper 50s and low 60s to start the day. warming into the afternoon. by 3:00, very hot. temperatures warmer than what we saw today. also dry. 96 santa rosa. 86 in san francisco. excessive heat watch in san francisco today. expect that again tomorrow. temperatures warmer than today. 73 half moon bay. 89 in san jose. 7 day around the bay forecast, excessive heat continuing through wednesday. feels like summer till thursday. still hot. friday, [ indiscernible ] especially into the weekend. 60s and 70s. >>> the 33 trapped minors may be hours away from rescue. the first of them could step into a rescue capsule tomorrow night. >>> the capsule got its final test today. two will be used to lift the trapped men, the trip will take about 20 minutes. if it looks like a tight squeeze, it is. 21 inches

low humidity. sunshine and a nice little breeze. looks like the weekend is going to be just as nice. 75, perfect. dew point at 43. humidity only 31%. and the breeze, at least in the last hour, was west of 13 miles an hour. nice little breeze. the barometer 29.95 inches. and on the way back up. 74 in elkton. 70 in ocean city. close to 80 in washington city. and this is as warm as it has been all week. oakland up to 86 degrees. and dew point is low. dry air will continue. a nice little breeze around the region. that will continue for a while longer. the winds will die down for a while tonight. tomorrow, the winds come out of the north. even though it will be warmer than today. eventually, we'll start cooling down just a tad on sunday. but not really much. there's a weak front from about south of james bay. that's james bay in ontario. that front is going to get very close to us and probably go through the region saturday night. may bring just a few clouds behind it. slightly cooler. a few degrees cooler temperatures here on sunday. bu

but it was warm and humid, a lot of rain. a lot of rain has moved mostly to the east. you see the radar and cloud combination. the bulk of the storm is moving into new jersey, new york state and new england. they get what we had yesterday and we are dealing with kind of the leftovers. i will zoom in a little bit to show the more immediate area. there are a few areas of sprinkle and drizzle but eventually we clear out. we will switch to the main computer. here is a list of some of the more spectacular rain numbers. huntingtown in southern maryland, 10.6 and the boy 10. essex had 8.5. dublin manor 7.64. b.w.i.-marshall a record 6.02. here on tv hill some kind of record or something, 4.79 inches. usually we get the big rains directly from the leftovers of a tropical storm. this was a little broader type of system. there is still a flood warning and watch and advisory situation out there this morning. it is not from anything that is coming. it is dealing with the leftover and waiting for the water to go down. we are still dealing with that to some degree and it covers the

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the gulf coast humidity.lays but we're keepin' onnn ♪ >>> here's a live look from ballmer peak. we have some winds out there, high fire danger and the heat warning has expands. i'll show you who's in that also. >> next stop philadelphia. the giants are heading to the national league championship series for the first time in eight years after beating the atlanta braves. >> i'm jenelle wang live in the news room. the last gubernatorial debate between meg whitman and jerry brown is set for tonight. i'll have a preview of the last showdown. >> and i'm following a fatal motorcycle accident in san jose. still has northbound 87 shut down at west capital expressway. we'll have details and detours coming up. >> it's 5:29 this tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, many bay area communities face a red flag warning today. it will affect the north bay and east bay hills including mount diablo range. firefighters patrolled the hills looking for dry brush and leave

, 90 degrees fahrenheit and 90% humidity. they were there for a very long time. there was a lot of dust in that environment, so doctors are worried about one infection. they are being brought down to the third floor to have chest x- rays to check for any problems. they are having a physical and psychological tests. they will be in for 48 hours each. if they are healthy then, there will be released. doctors want to do a full evaluation to make sure they are fully on the road to recovery. the health minister indicated that those who have come here so far seem to be in pretty good shape, but they want to make sure they are not released for other problems to crop up in the future. a short while ago, the miners who are here have their first meal of side of the mind. they were on a near starvation diet for the first 17 days of their entrapment because they had no contact with the outside world and very few russians to get them through. they are having a spoonful of tuna and a small cup of milk every day. after that, when contact wa

the loss be will be warmer and maybe throw some humidity. record highs, maybe the high clouds will take the edge off today, but it will still be warm to hot. sfo, 92. oakland, 92. richmond, 92 and san jose is 93. that tied the record going back to 1901. so another record-setting day. watch the little spin in the atmosphere. can you see it going right up there, right past mendocino. that's just drawing in right there. that's why i show you the satellite because it's cool. this system will bring in cool but probably not until tomorrow. some of the high clouds will probably be in if the morning. 56 at ocean beach in the city. potrero hill, 65. twin peeks. it's still 54. san francisco i will go for 80 with maybe a late sea breeze. things are coming together but it's starting off very mild and very warm. warm to hot, though. 70s, 80s and low to mid-90s. napa, santa rosa, 53. 64 san jose, 59 livermore/concord. it's a mild morning. ukiah was 45 at this time yesterday. sacramento, upper 50s. 45 monterey. there's some fog down monterey bay. that syst

winds aren't too bad here but they are in the hills and humidity level as well. update you on the red flag warning, fire danger and the heat warning has been exxausa xausa -- expanded. >> a hot spot in walnut creek. injuries reported. the left lane blocked. i'll have an update on the fatal accident in san jose that has northbound 87 closed. >> and i'm jenelle wang live in the news room where the last televised showdown is set between gubernatorial candidates meg whitman and jerry brown. why there's a lot of explaining to do coming up. >> 6:00 this tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with a double warning in the bay area. watch out for excessive heat and high fire danger. >> double warning about warming. mike? >> we'll talk about first the conditions outside that makes this possible. good morning to you on this tuesday. we have the winds coming out of the northeast. they are gusting in some areas up to 45 mph. others around 15 to 25 mph. but still when you factor in the humidity and the vegetation being so dr

we do have all three elements in play low humidity, high humidity in effect. >> gusty winds and fairlyes today will be up since the nineties once again for today. here's a look at how you can expect to go down. san francisco 86, that's a big deal around this time of year were getting close about record set up in 1976 of 91. oakland 88, compared to the record of 93. or cladding close to record territory but it does not look like we will break it. we are getting dangerously close to san jose upper 80s, 93 was the old record and for santa rosa topping out bridge around 93 degrees and that actually it's getting close to that record of 98. as we take it up through the day here is a look at james lick. you can see as cited is clear condition not looking at any fog, the heat wave is expected to continue. we have an excessive heat warning and a cool down expected by the weekend. ticket to the day by the 10:00 hour were warming up to the 70's might even see few eighties. all of this or a drug to the napa valley by about noon the '80s will fill lin, a mixture of '70s, '80s afternoon highs toppin

there won't be any humidity. temperatures will be warm, but the air will be dry. veronica, this great pattern lasts through the weekend. if you have planned like a fast festival or apple picking, this is the weekend for it. >> and i want to say thank you for that taste of summer heading into the weekend. >> you like it. i know you're fighting it. you don't want the fall to arri arrive. >> 365 days of summer. that's all i'm going to say, bill. >>> the ups and downs of golden oil and what will today's job numbers say? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is she box office poison or is she box office gold? this weekend may tell. >>> the nhl drops the puck on a new season, some controversy in baseball and tim lincecum is lights out. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> a government investigator says the social security administration mistakenly sent out 72,000 stimulus checks of $250 apiece to people who were dead.

inland still we'll have the humidity dropping to the teens. air quality taking a hit. haze in the atmosphere a "spare the air" day. tonight 50 santa rosa to 63 degrees for an overnight low in fremont. temperatures tomorrow 70s and 80s at the beaches. i think i just heard some appraise applause. 93 degrees in san jose. east of the bay numbers? >> 80s in oakland through alameda, otherwise 90 in brentwood here's a peek in the north bay temperatures. 59 degrees in santa rosa which was the same as today. i have some relief in sight. i'll share that seven-day forecast with you coming up. >> you all know october is breast cancer awareness month and one way of attempting to predict the diseases causing some controversy. some patients say it is saving lives. some experts wonder whether that's really true and dr. kim is here it explain it. >> we are talking about direct to consumer genetic tests. these tests came under fire by the fda over the summer. but that hasn't stopped some consumers from taking drastic action. jill steinberg recently had radical surgery both her breasts r

nearly low humidity as well.tch in effect, taking in tomorrow through tuesday. you can see the highlighted area from daly city northward. hi stop putting to the '80s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. to maul warmest day of the week, hot weather expected to last right on through your wednesday, upstart to warm in and the cooling trend will continue. let's check in with george to has a look at our traffic. >> what had been a hot spot on the nimitz freeway, set up because it is unexpected in the morning to you would find delays heading " oakland international airport. but we do still have some slowing here in this up and direction, not as bad as it had been, of the problem is it's a little sooner than it did before. give yourself an extra 5-10 minutes if your driving to the oakland airport at a downtown oakland, berkeley, said of the oscar. remember it is a popular airport even for folks in downtown san francisco because believer not you can get to oakland in the same amount of time. slower for your red

humidity has not been very high but definitely cool enough. i'm going to keep you posted on the tropics. we now have tropical storm paula south of cozumel. if you have folks taking some late trips down around the cozumel and cancun area that is going to affect them. that storm is expected to intensify over the next week. small craft advisory goes into effect tonight. going down to about 56 degrees tonight. clearing by friday and saturday. temperatures getting down into the 50s on thursday. >>> coming up, are the ravens the best team in football? >> reporter: well, the coach [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. i'm frank kratovil and i appr