kristy seifkin at sfo, thank you. >>> time now 6:37.have your weather but first traffic and more on the fatal accident on 680. here's gianna with more. >> yeah, it's right in fremont. it was first reported right around 5:40 this morning involving a motorcycle and big rig. this is north 680 right at mission. now, the right lane is blocked. chp has issued a traffic alert, trying to clear the debris off to the right shoulder as well as the investigation so this may be there for quite some time. we are starting to see some yellow here on our sensors so traffic is starting to slow down a bit as you approach the scene. again this is north 680 at mission. a fatal accident has the right lane shut down until further notice. we'll continue to kind posted on that. elsewhere -- we'll continue to keep you posted on that. elsewhere, metering lights are on, traffic backed up to the 880 overcrossing if not beyond that. san mateo bridge not too bad. lawrence has your forecast. >> yes. and we have some sunshine come our way. got to get through the low cl

kristy seifkin is at sfo with why some people are upset. >> reporter: good afternoon. dozens of individuals filled the terminal here at u.s. airways here in support of deshon, many individuals from "colorofchange" a black civil rights organization. they gathered 40,000 signatures from people all across the country demanding that u.s. airways apologize to deshon marman. they were here to hand over the signatures to the ticketing at u.s. airways. the group's request was twofold. first they wanted a public apology and second they want u.s. airways to detail the measures that the organization will take to make sure what

sfo and five departures. we are in terminal no. 2. on this, your good to go. five flights are taking off on time with the next flight at 7:00 p.m.. coming in from terminal to its from new york, there are for canceled flights. it might be another day or so before things get back to normal. that is why a lot of people are leaving san francisco said to the northeast. >> you make plans to-three months in advance, we waited, we got the word to see if we could go, we cannot wear going to chicago instead. >> inconvenience or go with the flow? >> you go with the flow and you just make it happen. >> there is no rhyme or reason this afternoon, for example there are five flights heading into sfo on united airlines. they are telling people to stay on top of their airlines to make sure they know exactly what is flowing on. by the way if you are coming down hard and on some of the flights, it could be quite difficult according to airport spokesperson. most of the flights even before her can i ring were already in full. >>

sfo. this couple has plans to go back to new york. there were able to get seats on a flight to philadelphia but they are still concerned about another delay or even worse a cancellation. >> we have to go back to our jobs, we have our home, our grandchildren, our children. everyone in new york. they're worried. >> we were told that all airports in new york are schedule to open 6 a.m. tomorrow. airport officials here say people boarding to moroccan expect a very full flights. >> as the storm kush's north into canada it leaves a trail of wreckage behind. this is the north carolina coastline. look at the damage. they took the brunt of the storm at its peak. people cross the region to pictures and video of the damage. here is a glance at some of the best. >> this is in the deal from what stone broke in vermont from earlier today. take a look at this, powerful floodwaters' causing major damage to buildings. on a nearby street destruction from a hurricane, and entire areas of merged with several

that's the latest from sfo. abc-7 news. >> dan: a small plane landed on highway 29 in napa this afternoon. both of the people onboard the beechcraft escaped but the aircraft clipped the back of an infinity. the car's driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. it remains unclear why the planeland on the roadway but highway 29 sits near the napa county airport. >> oakland police need your help to capture the robber who shot a man to death while the victim was shopping with his six-year-old son. it happened at 1:00 this afternoon. the victim's family tells abc-7 the man had just left a grocery store with his son when the robber shot him. >> really traumatizing. seen his father get shot twice, and repeating exactly what happened, and he's crying and everything. >> the victim died after being rushed to the hospital. his family adds the victim's wife was shopping at another store in the area when her husband was shot. detectives haven't identified any suspects. >> a manhunt is on for a gunman who killed the

will tran is live at sfo. you have been speaking with airport officials and passengers today. >> today is going to be busier than a normal friday. it is a getaway friday. this is probably the last weekend before summer ends. iconoscope people would normally take off sunday or saturday to the east coast guard bobby of flights to head home to be with family and friends as well as to secure their property. across we have not seen any delays or cancellations. i am told expect that tappan starting tomorrow as like probably will be impacted. today, busy as usual at the security checkpoint. evacuation's a party taken place in new york city. listen to this man and what he talks about. >> we have children there and grandchildren there. i think we really need to be there. >> how are they doing at this time? >> i think there are ok. my son-in-law who is a doctor and hospital there was told that they're going to evacuate the hospital but they are keeping him there. were my daughter is very concerned. we will see what happ

ktvu claudine wong is add sfo with the details on -- is at sfo with the details of the flights. >> reportergood right now. we're at terminal two. we are watching the monitors behind us. we have been watching the overall situation. add least sfo things are looking good right now. the general consensus is look it's going to change. later on this afternoon and through the weekend as hurricane irene hits landfall and effect the east coast flights. we have found people that are leaving earlier than expected. we ran into one gentleman that was hoping to go to atlantic city this weekend, looks like it's not going to go. >> staying in. >> reporter: no atlantic. >> just going to stay home. >> reporter: were you worried about getting home? >> no. >> reporter: you think it's early enough? >> yeah. >> reporter: back live out here at sfo this morning again we are watching the situation here chatting with people this morning. no one seems overly concern the yet because they say look, we really believe at this point getting on a flight especially an early morning flight means they will get in right ahead

out of sfo, 7 miles an hour.field, 17 miles an hour so you can see the funneling effect take place. temperatures are warmer along the coast and into the north bay but south bay and east bay, it's a little bit cooler than we were yesterday morning. puts all of our temperatures in the 50s and 60s and cloudy through 8:00. noticed by noon we still have a lot of clouds around the bay while inland neighborhoods are free and full of sunshine at 70s to even 83 in antioch. oakland and san francisco in the 70s. 57 in half moon bay. 4:00, clouds are back at the coast. mid-70s around the bayshore with upper 70s in the south bay and north bay. mid to upper 80s in the east bay valleys. cooler tomorrow before a slight warming trend. >> flurry of activity just recently we got an accident upper deck of the bay bridge, it looks crowded. just before treasure island blocking two lanes. you can see traffick is bunching up to the toll plaza. a stall stall, it's been cleared out of the right lane. a little slow traffic as you head up t

we're at sfo. see it a long line of people here behind us in front of the american airlines check- in counter. many of them were trying to rebook their flights and find another way to get to their destination on east coast. and off to the right in this waiting area, there are a number of people sitting there, stuck there, you can see some of them working the phones, trying to find another way to book their flight. and get in another flight home. let's show you the cancellation board and break it down. a total of 40 flights are cancelled today so far out of sfo. most of them new york area. but not all. there are flights from sfo to boston, philadelphia, washington, d.c., and baltimore that have been cancelled so far this morning. and even two flights to chicago on american airlines out of sfo were cancelled this morning. sfo spokesman says the cancelled chicago flights may be because of the plane going to chicago was supposed to come from the east coast and it's now stuck out there. international tr

did it have any effect on the passengers at sfo today? >> people were looking around kind of wondering what was going on. one man said this behavior was unacceptable and he had a very kind of large commanding voice and so that drew people's attention. couple of people asked us what was going on. one of the things they did at the event was read statements from passengers who signed those petitions and a lot of the passengers said we refuse to fly u.s. airways again until you actually aapologize to deshon and his family. it will be interesting to see how u.s. airways responds. >> thank you, kristy seifkin live at sfo. >>> deadly motorcycle accident caused a major traffic tie-up by mission boulevard on 680. the accident had one lane of traffic closed for hours. the biker was going 70 miles per hour when he hit the median and was ejected off the bike. he died at the scene. >>> officers have made two arrests following an amber alert hoax in the east bay. antioch police just released this photo of the armed robbery suspect. 23-year-old eric wal

he was on a flight out of sfo back to college in albuquerque when u.s.als asked him to pull up his sagging pants. and according to his attorney, he actually his hands full at the time couldn't pull up his pants and said i'll do it when i get to my seat. there was a fight between the pilot and marman. marman was removed from the plane and arrested on battery of a police officer, resisting arrest and trespassing. now, the d.a. never officially charged marman. but "colorofchange" and the naacp said that marman's arrest is a clear case of racial profiling. they point to the fact that just a couple of days after marman was arrested, u.s. airways allowed a white male dressed in women's lingerie to fly on u.s. airways without any issue. u.s. airways has responded by saying that marman was not arrested for the sagging pants but because he actually refused to follow instructions. they have yet to respond to those claims of racial profiling so it will be interesting to see how they respond today when marman's family and naacp and "colorofchange" actually show up h

we're live at sfo. >> reporter: a relatively quiet time inside sfo because the airlines cancelled so many flights early and people didn't need to show up. today's 389 flights to -- 38 flights to the east coast were cancelled, and another 30 cancelled for tomorrow. this is what crushed dreams look like. they couple from poland to visit the u.s., including new york. >> empire state building, rock rob rockefeller center. >> now the family is looking at plan b, visiting relatives. >> it's not fair. my dream was to see new york, and i didn't see the hurricane. >> reporter: already the three major airports in new york city are closed. washington, philadelphia, and boston are handling some flights but airports are expected to see cancellations tomorrow during the brunt of the storm. a big effect at sfo appears to be on international travelers who have to fly threw east coast hub. this couple has to be in barcelona on monday to get back to work on tuesday. >> we came here to the airport to change our flight, maybe flying to barcelona through another airport. >> jeanie of san jose and her dau

the airlines cancelled 46 departures from sfo to the east coast yesterday.assengers left stranded by weekend flight cancellations could be stuck for days. they now have to wait to be rebooked on flights because of labor day holiday. some found themselves stranded. >> we'll probably have to go to another hotel and stay there and come back here and see if we can get a flight out. >> we strongly suggest that passengers check with their airlines either via airlines website or reservation offices to check the status of their flight. >> they say it may take up four days for them to restore full schedule of flights. >>> 6:35. investigators are trying to determine the cause of two fires that broke out in the same house within hours of each other. that house was the scene of a homicide three days ago. it started around 4:30 yesterday morning in san jose. firefighters put it out within a few minutes. second fire broke out in the house's garage after 11:15 a.m. and damaged a neighboring property. it's the same location where a 52-year-old woman was murdered during a do

. >> airlines at sfo can't afford a flights today. united airlines canceled this passenger's flight to new york. this college student says the class to start monday. >> if i missed monday's class i will be >> in >> he spend time looking to representatives and trying to get an earlier flight. there is no way to get there by monday. this international college to the from thailand is trying to get to washington d.c. city does not miss the first of school. american airlines told him he might be able to get on a sunday flight. he is 20 spend the night at sfo and hope for the best. >> another 30 flights are expected to be cancelled for sunday. they do not expect things to get back to normal until monday. >> at oakland international, an injectable will have the only flights scheduled for the east coast, all of which has been cancelled. passage is akin to the airport were stranded. >> our flight was scuttled for sunday, now, we cannot go home with no of permission otherwise. it is canceled until further notice. >> everything was canceled. >>

there two cancellations from sfo to newark and to jfk. it will take a matter of days to fully recover from this. nbc bay area news. >> one of the things that this didn't have the east coast travel. the ripple effect. >> we thought dozens of delayed flights not on the east coast, the situation is right different. such as hawaii and houston and oregon seem to be running on time. it seems like the airlines have been able to fix that part of the problem. >> good to know. thanks a lot, monty. >> we are keeping track of irene's past. >> downgraded to a tropical storm, they made landfall. drier air working on the back of the system, weakening in time for landfall. it's still a potent system, a tropical storm with 50 mile per hour sustained winds and near the center, it's still very blustery around new york city and the winds shifting towards the north and northwest. the center of the storm is on the border between vermont and new hampshire. mainly a big wind maker. the rain continues to push north through portions of maine. looks like the system

we do have clouds and flight arrival delays into sfo. bottom of the front page. look at the cloud cover on monday morning, once from the south, you can get above the marine area clouds, make it for a beautiful morning. you get some really gorgeous pictures. high clouds, clouds will be around once the clouds move away. look at the winds, very weak this morning, less than 10 miles an hour until you get to fairfield at 18. the clouds affect temperatures pretty close to yesterday. 2 degrees warmer in san francisco, oakland and fremont and san jose. with the higher starting point and more sunshine today, warming trend begins. you can see by 8:00, 9:00, clouds will start to pull out of north bay, east bay and parts of the south bay. most of us still in the 50s and 60s like we are right now. except for parts of the bay and coastguard, temperatures in the 70s in east bay valleys. south bay, mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. by 4:00, pockets of sunshine along the coast. look at that 70. low to mid-70s around the bayshore at 4:00. upper 70s to low 80s in the north bay a

expect arrival delays in sfo. once those are announced i'll be sure to let you know here, twitter or facebook. all right, take a look at the temperatures. we're running mainly in the 50s once again. cool spot would be 50. at san rafael. we have a few 60s around antioch and mountain view. around monterey bay and inland, salinas, the clouds keep you in the mid-50s. while it's clear and cooler, 49 in gilroy. all right. sunny this afternoon. away from the coast. near normal. high temperatures. through friday. then we have more clouds. that means cooler weather for stronger sea breeze this weekend. for today, compared to average. warmer in livermore, three degrees. san jose, one degree cooler than average. napa, two. san francisco, three. redwood city, four. not bad considering most of the summer we have been from five to ten degrees than average. sunrise up at 6:26. the sun will set at 8:21. clouds, more widespread this morning. trying to make a late surge in south bay and north bay. they do it until 9:00. hanging out

live at sfo, nbc bay area news. >> here's a look at nags head, north carolina. see the size, the powers of the wave. it's expected to intensify with each passing hour as the hurricane moves in. nbc's jay gray joins us from kill devil hill, north carolina, part of the coast where irene is expected to make landfall tomorrow. you've covered a lot of hurricanes before. how does this one feel as it comes toward you? >> reporter: it's building, jessica, no question about that. it is a storm of a magnitude they haven't experienced along the east coast in quite some time. we're feeling some of the rain and wind from the early feeder bands of irene. take a look out across the dunes and sand. the surf is building as well. right now the waves cresting 5 to 6 feet. forecasters say that will double before it's all said and done here. we do expect hurricane conditions in this area by the end of the night. moving into tomorrow morning when the storm will make landfall. look, there's a lot going on along the outer banks. let's take a look now at atlantic beach. you can see the

in sfo. afternoon hours low 60s along the coast and up 50s there. 60s and 70s through the bay shore. 70s and 80s inland. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- the temperatures are below average. sue? >> we have a hot spot out of the livermore area, up and over the altamont pass. earlier big rig accident is slow approaching the 680 junction. speeds of 30 miles per hour there. >> all right. >> thank you very much. >>> thank you for joining us with the abc7 news morning news. >> and join us for midday at 1111111111111111111111111111111x

we have flight arrival delays, 83 minutes to sfo. check out the flight tracker if you have folks coming in. 60 at fremont. the clouds kept us mile in mid-to-upper 50s in other neighborhoods. by the afternoon, they do the opposite the lack of sunshine. temperatures are one to nine degrees cooler than yesterday. warmest weather is east bay valley. low 80s for you. low to mid-70s. fremont, palo alto, south bay. near 60 at half moon bay. mid-to-upper 60s in san francisco, oakland, richmond. same around the monterey bay. heading inland, the sunshine at 73 in hollister. more sunshine and warmth, 80 at morgan hill and gilroy. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- today is coolest day. couple more on saturday. temperatures look like below average all seven days of the forecast. hi, sue. >> good morning. the fog on the shot of the incline section of bay bridge. we have a hind wind advisory -- high wind advisory on both directions. bay bridge. this is through the lucas valley area of san rafael out of nevada. no problems and they picked up the

just inside of the united counter here at sfo, there's a long line of people. some who have been waited for three, four, even five hours trying to book new flights. there's also a domino effect. flights from houston, hawaii, and oregon are delayed because they depend on aircraft. we spoke to a man frying to get to new york. he was a i believe to book a flight for tomorrow no cincinnati. then he's going to make a ten hour drive the rest of the way. me says he considers himself lucky. >> listening to conversations of other people ahead of us in line, it sounded like thursday or friday was the best deal you were going to get at this point. it's a disappointing end to a very nice vacation, but these things happen. and with the hurricane, nobody's to blame. it's just the way it is. so you deal with it. >> reporter: and in terms of delays and cancellations, we understand it's a similar situation at oakland international at san jose airport. again, airport officials are urging passengers to call their airlines because this travel mess on the east coast is effecting fl

. >> we'll keep an eye on our own sfo. we could have our own flight arrival delays because of the clouds. >> good morning, sue hall in the traffic center. we have got slow traffic this morning and a wind advisory for your monday morning commute gets underway. >> would you like more? we have more. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. bart is warning commuters to prepare for a bart protest over a bart shooting and cellphone shut down. police promise to crack down hard. amy hollyfield is live at civic center station in san francisco. >> reporter: today is the day. police are going to move in more quickly today. their actions should than different than last. today is the day that bart riders seem ready to push back. these protests have been happening on mondays and shutting down stations and really causing problems and hassles for commuters. place say the support the right to protest but starting today they are going to aggressively protect the rights of others like bart riders. they are not deterring th

now a look from sfo. >> reporter: good evening. a total of 70 departing flights have been canceled here at sfo. 40 today and another 30 tomorrow. and as a result, some passengers tell us they expect to be stranded here in san francisco at least until wednesday or thursday. >> i am very disappointed. very angry. >> reporter: the wait in line at the united counter at sfo was so long, people camped out waiting three, four, five hours to rebook their flights. >> i wait three hours, three hours i'm waiting. two people taken care. they have time. continental. they have time. how much time i need to wait? how much time? no water, no food. i'm tired. >> i'm listening to conversations of people ahead of us. it sound like thursday or friday was the best deal would you get at this point. >> reporter: joe and his wife are from new york. they wade in line for five hours after their flight home was canceled. even so, tam considers himself one of the lucky ones. >> we got a flight out on sunday. we will fly to cincinnati, arriving sunday evening.

but some found themselves strabdzed at sfo -- stranded at sfo. >> we will have to go and get another hotel and just stay there and come back here and try to see if we can get a flight out. >> we strongly suggest the passengers check with their airlines either via the website or the reservation offices to check the status of their flights tomorrow. >> it may take up to four days for the airlines to restore their schedule because irene forced carrier 20*z move planes and crews out of the northeast and will take time to get them where they are needed. >> a small plane clipped a car. the single engine beechcraft skidded after landing on the runway around 12:30. the aircraft clipped the back of an infinity being driven along the highway. two people riding in the car suffered minor injuries. both people escaped unharmed. both the f.a.a. and the ntsb will investigate. >>> there are plans for another bart protest, and bart is advising its riders to be prepared for problems during the evening commute. demonstrators hit downtown san francisco bart stations during the evening rush hour snarling

there are delays at sfo because of the fall. we will be right delays at sfo because of the fall.e will be right back. @p@po' >> the two democrats targeted in yesterday's election are retaining their seats. republicans were able to hold onto for of the six seats in the recall elections last week. republicans still have majority control of the republican state senate. >> there is a lawsuit that has been filed against the fda by four of the five largest tobacco companies in the united states over these anti-smoking labels that includes photos of babies and diseased lungs and other graphic images. tobacco companies are saying that the warning labels violated their free speech by requiring them to carry a government sponsored appeal not to use their product. the fda says the labels are pretty powerful and a fresh warning about the dangers of smoking. >> lawyers for facebook and its founder will be in a buffalo courtroom asking a judge to throw out a new york man's lawsuit claiming ownership and a social network after finding proof of the case being baseless. attorneys for the man says

. >> i think its clue there will be sfo delays. >> what? >> you can't see the top of the transamerica building. >> ceilings are low, mike? we will probably have flight arrival delays into sfo but also tomorrow morning as they will be the two coolest days in the days with the thickest cloud cover. cold front is going to stay relatively far from us, but it's influence and bringing the sea breeze back is the reason why temperatures are dropping so much today. right now in antioch, 52 and 48 in san rafael, everybody else in the 50s. check out destination this afternoon, money saving weather, only low to mid-80s in the east bay valleys. we have mid to upper 70s as you head to the north bay valleys. mid 70' in the south bay. mid to upper 50s along the coast san francisco, oakland and richmond. clearlake and ukiah, that is where you find the 90s today. monterey bay, mid to upper 50s. 75 in hollister. morgan hill and gilroy around 80 degrees. accu-weather seven-day forecast, temperatures well below average and again tomorrow. back to average on thu

. >> and delays at sfo? >> no report from sfo but with the clouds as thick as they are, delays will develop. we'll keep an eye on it. once we get the sun to overturn the atmosphere, we will see sunshine away from the coast. mountain view and antioch, 60 and 61. everybody else is in the mid-to-upper 50s. you can see the clouds thick along the coast. bay and inland, clear. full of sunshine. 66 in san francisco. 72 at oakland. low to mid-#0s. near 90 in east bay. we have clouds, 66 in monterey. everybody else, low to mid-70s. inland, more sunshine and warmth. the temperatures in the 80s. a cooling trend for friday and saturday. sue? >> we are getting more information on a developing issue in san mateo, westbound 92. a live look at the san mateo bridge. headed in the foster city direction. when you get to the other side, the ramp southbound 101 is closed. overturned big rig. blocking the ramp. your alternate route is continue 92 westbound to delaware street. under the freeway around to eastbound 92. loop around

this just in, flight arrival delays of sfo of nearly 70 minutes.racker at abc7news.com. 50s to mid-70s around the bayshore. mid to 57's north bay. coolest afternoon will be tomorrow before the big warming trend this holiday weekend. >> take a look toll plaza, metering lights are on, back toward west grand overcrossing. final look at mass transit this morning, everybody is running on time. no significant delays. did want to mention there is a new sig alert in effect 80 westbound in fairfield waterman boulevard. >> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. ededededed

airlines cancelled 46 departures from sfo to the east coast yesterday.ft stranded by weekend flight cancellations could be stuck for days. >> we're probably going to have to get another hotel and stay there and come back here every other day to see if we can get a flight out. >> we strongly suggest that passengers who check with their airlines via the website or reservation officer to check the status of their flight. >> it may take up to four days for the airlines to restore their full flight schedules. irene forced planes and crews out of northeast. but for your convenience we put flight tracker o at the top of our home page at abc7news.com so you check your flights. >>> a federal judge is set to hear arguments over whether to release recordings of the proposition 8 trial. they want the court to seal the recordings. opponents of the voter approved initiative argue that it's the most accurate record of a court trial of significant public importance. chief judge vaughn walker recorded the trial for his own use after the u.s. supreme court blocked his pla

. >>> ktvu's maureen naylor is live now at sfo where some stranded travelers have camped out in hopes of getting home a little sooner, maureen. >> reporter: heather rewant to show you three flights that should be coming in about now but because of the weather are cancelled. 46 departures have been scrubbed today. that's compared to 41 yesterday. that's causing a travel hick up on a very busy travel week. >> morning at 6:00 a.m. we had a flight, but the flight is cancelled. >> reporter: this 25-year-old from italy and her parents feverishly worked their i pad at finding out they can't go back home till saturday. >> we have to find a solution to return to italy because it's not possible for us to stay here one week. >> frustrated, yeah. very frustrated. >> reporter: this group from brooklyn was quickly moving the globe from their alaskan group. >> i need to go to work and my husband needs to go to work. i don't know what we'll do. >> reporter: her travel companion is running out of medication, this pennsylvania woman is running out of patience. >> i will give you a long list of cities,

claudine wong is heading to sfo right now. there is much more information about hurricane irene on our channel 2 website ktvu.com. and make sure you stay here with ktvu throughout the morning. we will follow what irene is doing. we will also take you live to north carolina for the very latest from there. >>> redwood city police are investigating a bizarre and tragic hit and run in redwood city. two cars hit and killed a man last night. kraig debro tells us the victim wanted to be hit. >> reporter: good morning, pam. police are look for the drivers of two vehicles in connection with this suicide. if that sounds a little strange wait until you hear why. the man ended upright out of the street here. he was killed when he was hit by two vehicles. the orange spray paint marks the spot. the body ended up on the 1800 block of elle camino drive. the drivers of a silver sedan and smaller sized suv are wanted in connection with this suicide. the drivers could be charged with felony hit and run. even though it appears this is an accident

ride with the forty left sfo this morning.s to honor the passengers on flight 93 which was supposed to fly from newark to sfo. they are going to ride to shanksville, pennsylvania, the crash site. >>> extra passengers turn up. the bizarre place one tourist tried to hide them. >> i want to show you some of the damages that we sustained right in our backyard. >> a 5-year-old girl shows off her exquisite reporter skills. meet the mini storm chaser who covered irene in her own backyard. >> from hurricanes to now we have something you need to know about our own local beaches. the weather event that's heading this way. we'll pinpoint it with our weather forecast, but dennis, what's up in sports. bizarre story. a warrior knocks out a reporter. we have video. and why news about tiger woods has the san francisco bay area ticket sales expected to triple. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we

it has caused delays at sfo. oakland and san as they are still on time. the fog is starting to back up air travel into the city. more whether any minute. >> the standoff between a gunman and a police officer has ended. hot the standoff lasted nearly 30 hours a with the suspect now identified as 30 year-old peter james thomas. he was found dead inside a hotel room but police " will not say how it died, only that it was not from law- enforcement action. his girlfriend was also irritated inside of the room. after negotiations, the swat team finally made their move. >> this what team made entry into the suspect's room first using a camera device to survey the inside of the room. it was determined that he appeared to be deceased. after that hawkins that entered the room. the suspect was seized. hot the girlfriend is in our care. >> we did find some information on the suspect. he was wanted for a supermarket stabbing on sunday. that is what sparked the incident. he has also spent time in a state prison and has a large criminal background in 1993 and 2003. it 19

it's safe to say it should take a matter of days before things start to normalize at sfo. monte francis. >> let's check in with nick o'kelly what's going on. >> things are quiet locally and moving up the east coast as it hit the jersey shoreline, weakened through the early morning hours, we saw it make landfall as a minimal strength hurricane or downgraded as a tropical storm as it moved to new york city, currently 50 miles an hour winds and moving to the underneath-northeanorth-. the heaviest rain is shifting to the north and northeast. new england still looking at a very blustery evening out there and continued flight delays and cancellations tonight. i think things will improved markedly for us in the east coast tomorrow. we'll talk more about that. your local forecast is looking nice and warm. details ahead. >> thanks. national guard reservists from the bay area loaded a plane for search and rescue mission in the wake of irene when it was canceled this morning. they had two helicopters, 50 crew members and life saving equipment loaded onto a transport plane at moffitt

. >> reporter: another frustrating day here at sfo. after a weekend full of flight cancellations, we talked with people who say it could be a day or more before they are able to get back east and in some cases that may not be a direct hit. >> get me out of here tomorrow to texas and they will get me on a flight to maryland and then i am on my own. >> reporter: today 30 flights were canceled. most of those flights connecting to airports in the northeast. lot of people visiting the bay area have been stranded because of hurricane irene. and now they are desperate to get back home. we talked with a mother from new jersey who brought her son here to watch the giants. >> we are never going home. i am convinced. we are going to be here. his fault because he is a giants fan. >> reporter: there are no -- no word on any more flight cancellations for the rest of this week. good idea to check and if you are traveling don't just show up at the airport, check on your flight status before you do. reporting live at sfo, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 ne

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sharon chin shows us children from around the country and the world got an unusual welcome at sfo. >> reporter: yeah, dana. the kids arrived here about an hour ago at sfo and are headed by bus to the hotel and say they are ready for the adventure of a lifetime. >> reporter: a water cannon vip greeting at sfo for more than 120 children from canada, israel and the united states. the children are chronically ill battling multiple sclerosis, leukemia -- news skew lar dystrophy, leukemia and other illnesses requiring medical attention. to make this week vacation possible three medical specialists and counselors volunteered to travel with each camper. it's all organized by kids of courage, a new york nonprofit that takes kids on adventures that help them forget their pain symptoms and just lets them be kids like this 19-year- old cancer patient from new york. >> i'm undergoing chemo right now so to come out here with a medically supervised trip is great. >> this is the the largest medically supervised trip for really sick kids that's ever been pulled off. this flight has 120 sick kids on it

airways to counter at sfo. they want to make a point that it was discriminatory that he was taken off of the u.s. airways flight and arrested and jailed on june 15th for not pulling up his sagging pants. the charges against a 20 year-old were dropped because the san mateo county d.a. determined it was not worth a criminal case. >> the dow jones is wavering in right now. stocks are up and down. the dow jones industrial average is down nine points right now to the 11,00855. joining us is david calloway. we have at eight straight losing days. we have not had nine in a row since 1978. >> absolutely. the last time sought eight straight losing days was october to thousand eight. it is clear that things are not going well. >> reports coming up this week involving manufacturing and personal spending, we're starting to see some real indications that we're heading towards a double dip. >> i think a lot of people are worried about that. one of the reasons the market is down today, there are concerned about job numbers, if

john alston reports from sfo. >> reporter: this is what crushed dreams look like. mart a and her family came all the way from pole lean to -- poland to visit the u.s., especially new york. >> empire state building, rockefeller center. statue of liberty, of course, you know, the famous applauses. >> now the family is looking at plan b, visiting chicago. >> it's not fair. my dream was to see new york and i didn't think the hurricane would strike. >> reporter: the three major airports around new york city are closed. washington, phil, and boston are still handle something flights but airports there expect cancellations tomorrow during the prudent -- brunt of the storm. a big effect appears to be international travelers who have to travel through hubz. this couple has to be in barcelona on monday so they can be back at work on tuesday. >> we came to the airport to change our flight, maybe to another airport. >> jeany ching of san jose and her daughters were going to spend a few days in new york after their european vacation bought they got a standby estate the bay area

than anyone at sfo.here is a minor about them, ability to explain things that i thought he'd be a natural in communicating with people around san francisco wrkt press and it turns out we were right. he was brilliant. >> brilliant and charming. and he was with sfo 43 years, and many of us in the business appreciated extra efforts ron took tochl plain what's happening at the are airports so you can have reliable information. and ron wilson was 72 and we'll miss him. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or 20 dollars off on the spot storewide! and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or 20 dollars off on the spot storewide! and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. >>> santa clara cou

clouds and flight arrival delays in sfo.emperatures well below average heading to the weekend. show you how cool it will be in the neighborhood. >>> remember the "flintstones"? check this out. stopping the car flintstone style won the driving method because the brakes did not work. check this out. babysiter is in trouble with police after putting baby in the back of a pick-up truck. >>> back of a pick-up truck while driving. >> you are hearing part of an unbelievable 911 call. this police dash cam video shows a baby seated in a stroller riding in the bed of a pick-up truck. several other people also called police to report the same thing in daytona beach, florida, wednesday. the baby sitter is charging child felony endangerment charges. the judge ordered the babysitter to stay away from the child. >>> look at this. michigan police say a 24-year-old man tried to stop the pick-up truck fred flintstone trial using his feet. police say the man knew he didn't have brakes but decided to drive anyway and he drove 2-1/2 miles at 40

to texas and they will get me on a flight to maryland. >> reporter: all the canceled flights out of sfo today were supposed to go to the northeast. they have spent the last three days trying to get home to new jersey after a san francisco vacation to come watch his favorite baseball team. >> we are never going home. i am convinced. we will be here -- really. he is a giants fan. >> reporter: their trips are dragging on because of hurricane irene and the extra rights are starting to add up. >> money is adding up. >> reporter: i asked them whether more flights might be canceled tomorrow, it's a wait and see situation. many airlines are experiencing back logs. best advice, check ahead of time and don't show up here at the airport unless you know your flight will be taking off. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> part of highway 12 remains closed at this hour, 7 hours after a deadly crash. happened this morning, known as highway 12 between 80 and north kelly road near the napa-salono line. news chopper two was over the scene. a car traveling westbound crossed the center line and crashed in

be careful of that no delays add as f zero as of vietna at sfo as of yet. this ia look of current temperatures are around the bay area mostly '50s and '60s a will be at pleasant 7080 degrees around the animated bay area this is a look of your seven day forecast of hot weather in a last today it will be a touch cooler thursday friday we will warm up once again. that is your week on the seven day forecasting now traffic >> i am keeping my eye on the altamont pass we have a to a car crash blocking the left-hand lane we are seeing speeds down to 7 mi. per hour if you are taking westbound 580 attack on an extra 30 minutes to your drive time we have a multi vehicle blocking several plane lanes. at last check on the bay bridge be during lights have not been cycled on. bart protest leader on this afternoon and a lot of people are driving into work san mateo bridge nice and easy ride the right hand screen is going towards foster city golden gate bridge lots of space between cars on southbound 101 we had a car crash before the waldo tunnel and now lanes are open driv

some 12,000 flights were canceled, 41 at sfo just today.fter two days, passengers seemed resigned, they are going to have to wait it out. >> i'm not frustrated. i think it's better to lay here on the ground or sit on the bench here than be in new york because there, i expect there is no electricity, and we have free wi-fi here, starbucks around the corner. >> sfo passengers may be in luck tomorrow. according to officials no flights have been canceled. and we have posted the latest on the storm's track and intensity along with pictures of the damage left behind at cbssf.com. >>> another monday, another b.a.r.t. protest. demonstrators say they are going to try to disrupt the evening commute again tomorrow and the impact will affect more than just the people who use b.a.r.t. don knapp is in san francisco with where these weekly protests are taking a financial toll on muni. don? >> reporter: that's right,. >> ann-marie: when b.a.r.t. tells its riders to get ready for another protest muni riders should get ready. more and more people are being t

. >> reporter: we're here at sfo. they're changing their travel plans because of irene. >>> also, overnight news from the east bay. deadly gunfire tied to a home invasion. [ man ] it's big. responds in a moment's notice. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. aladdin became the biggest in bail by treating people right. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional than aladdin. that's why more people turn to aladdin than anyone. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. >>> northbound 880, much improved after a seven-vehicle pileup. we still see slow traffic but it is improving quite a bit. >>> 7:31. hurricane irene now a category two storm is now in open waters leaving the bahamas. the next target, north carolina's outer banks. people are braced for irene's impact. do you see any part of the storm coming in? >> reporter: not just yet, tori. it's calm right now. i guess that's how they describe it. it's the calm before the storm. hurricane irene lost some of its punch and it became a category t

and 5-10 minute delays at sfo direction. ace train number three is running about 15 minutes behind out of central valley. live looking at walnut creek to southbound 680 not affected but the other accident on the surface streets, you may find a little bunching around the 24 junction. minor backup and i don't believe metering lights are on. before you leave the us on hous this morning check out the website, it's got all the information you need. go to abc7news.com and click on bay area traffic. >>> all right. sue thank you very much. >>> coming up a song. >> musical legend that found out how powerful her music and her influence can be. ♪ ♪ nsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns

so the flight arrival delays will last longer in sfo also. even by 3:00 this afternoon, still some of them are hanging around the bay shore with the coast, completely locked in the north bay. all the way down to near the santa cruz county coast where you will see more sunshine. all right, low to mid-70s today. south bay. we hit upper 70s in saratoga and los gatos. on the peninsula the mid-to-upper 60s millbrae, san mateo. the breeze shooting through the san bruno gap, keeping you cooler than the rest of the peninsula where we have low to mid-70s. 60 in half moon bay. 58, pacifica and daly city today. 60 in the sunset. downtown south san francisco and saucelito, mid-60s. upper 50s in north bay at the beaches. about 15 to 20 degrees warmer with low to mid-70s in your valley. we'll have 70 in hercules union city 71 at castro valley and fremont. everybody else in the mid-to-upper 60s along the east bay shore. san ramon valley today in upper 70s. the rest of the east bay valley in the low 80s. 80 at morgan hill and gilroy. mid-to-upper 60s around

arrival deliver to one hour at sfo. in the afternoon mostly sunny conditions and warmer temperatures. a cooling trend in store for the work week. taking a look at temperatures outside, still slow to warm. upper fifties for fairfield, antioch and livermore. 62 currently and mountain view. fog trucker for is set for 8:00 a.m.. widespread overcast conditions. taking any look at afternoon highs, gorgeous and the south bay. 92 expected fairfield. your 7 day around the bay is showing as warm temperatures sticking around for the weekend but a cooling trend when we start the work week. partly cloudy conditions back in the forecast. >> for a look at other news around the bay area. >> here and in richmond, a richmond police are investigating a homicide that took place during a violent home invasion robbery. the intruder shot and killed the elderly woman in the home and critically wounded her adult son. his wife and two children were not injured. police have detained one person of interest in the case. >> in concord they have enli

and as for 5 minutes of your drive time heading down the sfo.re's a check on weather. >> as temperatures will actually warm up to date. tomorrow is one the temperatures are expected to spike. >> rivalry on the football field turned ugly. fides broke out during and after the forty- niners and traders preseason games. in a 24 year-old man is in critical condition after being shot several times in the stomach. he was wearing and anti 49ers sure to. and another shooting a 20 year-old man was shot after the game and treated for less serious injuries to his face. no arrests have been made. then there were scuffles, fiats and a beating in a bathroom. the man was beaten up and knocked unconscious. here is a description of the man they're looking for for the beating. >> keeping eyes on wall street. the dow shot up over 180 points. steve massocca from with the securities is joining us. >> we had an early rally that was inexplicable. all eyes will be assumed to the speech on the twenty sixth from iraqiben bern. i do not think anything important before comi