traveling around the state today, mid to upper 90s through the central valley, 78 big sur also tahoe yosemite4 warmest palm springs 108, 80s san diego and an los angeles, if you are heading south a chance of thunderstorms probably tuesday and wednesday, something to keep in the back of your mind. still have time to go out to sausalito for the arts festival, temperatures in the low to mid 70s, brezzy but a lot of sunshine the rest of the afternoon. let's take a look at that accuweather, there you go not a dramatic cooling trend, a couple december here, couple degrees there, before you -- before you know it, thursday, friday 8 to 10° cooler from the coast to inland warmer for saturday and sunday. september typically is the second or third warmest month in the bay area. it is going to be warm at times. >> i like your math i can do that kind of math. thank you. >>> the memorial honoring victims of the 1991 oakland firestorm has been vandalized again. vandals damaged the sculpture at the entrance on tunnel road over the weekend that angers gordon piper who lost his home in the fire. he's dedicated

traveling around the state today, mid to upper 90s through the central valley, 78 big sur also tahoe yosemite4 warmest palm springs 108, 80s san diego and an los angeles, if you are heading south a chance of thunderstorms probably tuesday and wednesday, something to keep in the back of your mind. still have time to go out to sausalito for the arts festival, temperatures in the low to mid 70s, brezzy but a lot of sunshine the rest of the afternoon. let's take a look at that accuweather, there you go not a dramatic cooling trend, a couple december here, couple degrees there, before you -- before you know it, thursday, friday 8 to 10° cooler from the coast to inland warmer for saturday and sunday. september typically is the second or third warmest month in the bay area. it is going to be warm at times. >> i like your math i can do that kind of math. thank you. >>> the memorial honoring victims of the 1991 oakland firestorm has been vandalized again. vandals damaged the sculpture at the entrance on tunnel road over the weekend that angers gordon piper who lost his home in the fire. he's dedicated

in the around bulk of the thunderstorms in the high country from tahoe, yosemite towards the grapevinepper 90s central valley. near 80 tahoe and big sur, san diego, 103 palm springs. >>> 5:49. this morning a san jose firefighter who suffered a heart attack battling a church fire is showing significant signs of improvement. a special person says frank ryan is awake and talking. he's still listed in critical in the intensive care unit. word of his improving condition is the news a lot of people have been waiting for. many of his co-workers have been by his side since he collapsed last thursday. they are vowing to stay with hill and his family, until he recovers. >>> police in chinatown warning about a trio of women targeting residents. a woman in pink enters the video she is the mark. earlier the suspects convinced her she stepped on some blood and needed to get rid of evil spirits by having her money and jewelry blessed. the woman went home got her values -- her valuables and returned to the suspects they switched bags and returned an empty one they told her not to look in the bag for t

big sur shower possible 73 bet chance of thunderstorms tahoe 75 yosemite 91, dry around palm springs, los angeles and san diego today. back home, clouds around the bay and out at the coast 50s there. temperatures near steady through the weekend. >>> santa cruz mountains highway 17 wee been following this big rig accident it happened last night 10:00, northbound lanes opened 1 a.m. this morning, southbound lanes remain closed bear creek road. the estimated time of opening is 5:00. terry mcsweeney will bely on the scene we'll get an update. for now detours in place. long way around would be half moon bay 92 up and over towards the san mateo area. elsewhere police activity in oakland, having eastbound 580 macarthur off-ramp closed "sig alert" in that area west macarthur closed between market and san pablo due to police activity asking that you stay away from that area in oakland. 101 northbound roadwork from golden gate bridge off and on repaving in the strawberry area and some of those northbound lanes remain closed until 6:00 this morning. live look at 80 berkeley light heading into th

today thunderstorms near the sierra possibly as far north as tahoe and yosemite best chance palm springsowards las vegas. temperatures in the 90s through the central valley, 78 in big sur. two to tour degrees warmer tomorrow and -- two to four degrees warmer tomorrow and thursday cooling trend hits the coast friday moves into the bay saturday, never reaches inland until possibly monday back to 90° for a high. >>> if your drive takes from you vallejo westbound 80 into el cerrito, live look 80 westbound past golden gate fields into he emeryville berkeley and macarthur maze moving nicely smooth sailing into the macarthur maze bay bridge toll right now is very light, no problems here, nice traffic flow into san francisco on the upper deck incline section moving well as well drive out of central valley now looks good, speeds he 57 miles an hour towards tracy up and over the altamont pass. altamont to 680 under 15 minutes. elsewhere roadwork north 101 through marin down in the left lanes slow traffic past the scene at sir francis drake that ongoing repaving work until 6:00 this morning. slowin

mainly off to lake tahoe to yosemite. you can see some moisture around southern california.rea of low pressure off shore, high pressure held at bay for the weekend, our temperatures are going to be a little cooler than what you would expect. mostly 60s and 70s. further inland around the east bay valleys mid-80s inland and morgan hill may find a few low 80s to wrap up the weekend. high pressure will build back in time for the workweek and we will see the temperatures jump up as early as monday. so sunday we will wake up to patchy low cloud and maybe mist on the coast. inland a nice day and highs not far from today's high temperatures. san jose should reach the low to mid-70s tomorrow. low 80s in morgan hill. close to 80 in livermore. that's pretty mild for this time of the year. low 80s walnut creek and to the north bay with winds generally out 0 of the south and west we will see mostly mid to upper 70s. look out around lake county. gusty winds for the afternoon. red flag warning up tomorrow afternoon in lake county due to gusty winds increasing. 64 in san francisco. the end

tahoe 79 yosemite 91 thunderstorms down to the grapevine hottest in palm springs 103. >>> 6:45. check in with josh elliot for what is coming up on "good morning america." >>> coming up first lady kicking things off last night at the national convention. two days will bepv critical for president obama. this morning we talk to rahm emanuel the president's former chief of staff next right here on "good morning america." minutes. this story right now, tsa agents are testing drinks purchased beyond airport security checkpoints for possible explosives the agency is testing beverages purchased after they've cleared the checkpoints that is new. this video was uploaded by a pang to youtube. it shows two tsa agents asking people randomly to allow a swab test of their drink. these beverages were purchased in the terminal and in the process of being consumed. no word on what triggered these inspections. >>> if you thought flying in coach couldn't get more cramped you are in for a tighter squeeze. united has announced plans to install slimmer seats on airbus planes to fit more passengers 152

tahoe reno yosemite all lacking at the possibility possibility of isolated thunderstorms for saturday. 80 in tahoe. 94 at yos mate. really nice looking day in los angele angeles. 88 up to eureka a 61 degrees there. here in the bay area we have our summertime spread. summer micro climate with low 90's inland. 60's coast side. few patches of fog well off the coast line. so a little bit warmer for your saturday. slightly cooler for your sunday and keep the cooling going on monday inland areas at least only mid 80's there. upper 50's to low 60's along the coast. but notice the temperatures they are heading up. each and every day starting on tuesday. we get you up into the mid 90's. pretty warm in our inland area by thursday friday. beach weather. coast side. 66 degrees. great time of year as you mentioned. >> thanks so much. >> mitt romney running mate will bring the republican campaign to the bay area this weekend. vice president nominee paul ryan seen here lading in nevada this morning will attend a breakfast fundraiser tomorrow morning in danville at the home of former forty-niner bren

is really showing up here from areas around lake tahoe down towards yosemite and maybe to san luis obispo and santa barbara counties tomorrow, but the upper low spinning offshore should keep the flow out of the bay area more out of the southwest, but it's going to reinforce a sea breeze most of tomorrow. 60s and 70s for most of the bay area. a few 80s inland. out towards livermore and concord and fairfield and down around morgan hill is where you'll find the warmer temperatures for tomorrow. lots of low clouds around the coast and the inner bay for the area and sunny skies into the afternoon. mostly sunny conditions and, again, with the onshore breeze temperatures tomorrow very comfortable. a little bit chilly, though, around the bay and coast. overnight tonight the low clouds fill in, low to mid-50s for overnight and morning temperatures. mid-70s around san jose. 80s around morgan hill. as you head over pleasanton and black hawk should see low 80s and cool around the bay. mid-60s, san francisco. 60s and 70s up around wine country to wrap up the weekend. so, the three-day forecast shows t

could see thunder showers south of lake tahoe to yosemite. speaking of the moon soon moisture. of the tropical storm, southwest of us right now. winds at 50 miles per hour. the storm is going to hit cooler waters and start to fall apart. but some of the moisture by the end of labor day weekend could be heading into southern california. we'll have to watch the drifts towards the bay area. if it does, notice the humidity's starting to come up and see mountain thunder showers to the bay area. today, we've got the low clouds that will pull back to the coast lean for the afternoon. this will allow inland temperatures to warm up more than yesterday. into the evening, low clouds filling back into the santa clara valley. temperatures around the bay area should see more 70s. even the warmest spots towards east bay and tri-valley, upper 70s, low 80s for today. best bet for that coming, though, later tomorrow. and 60s and 70s inland today. better than the mid-60s for highs we saw yesterday. so turning warmer today. after the morning mist starts to break up inland. speaking of warming, upp

three hours, a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid 90s central valley, 73 tahoe today, 87 yosemiteunshine big sur 71, palm springs 100. afternoon sun and mid to upper 70s san diego and los angeles. >>> breaking news, sad news from the world of music. singer andy william has died. he died last night after a year long battle with bladder cancer he was 84. he was one of those popular singers from the 60s he died at his home in branson, missouri where he owned a theater named after his signature song, "moon river." >> time to check in with josh elliot for what is coming up on "good morning america." >>> good morning. sad news, we have lost a classic in andy williams. longtime california resident, as well, he will be missed. lot to get to on our program including a wonderful story that sprung from near tragedy. there was a terrible fire but a quick-thinking high school freshman, 14-years-old, grabs a ladder runs next door saves his 7-year-old neighbor who was trapped his family got get to him, fire department would say they've never seen anything like it. wonderful story. lady gaga a wo

tomorrow in tahoe a chance of isolated thunderstorm, 76 near 80 well above average saturday and sunday, around yosemite, a chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow 90, low to mid 90s saturday and sunday. >>> on to the race for the white house. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in the same state again today, virginia. the president is launching a new ad in seven battleground states today, promote ago economic plan he says will create a million manufacturing jobs and cut oil imports. he's leading in the polls in ohio where he once again linked mitt romney to his comment as that 47% of americans see themselves as victims who depend on

doppler dry across the entire state let's see what you will run into central valley upper 80s yosemite 77 tahoesun big sur 72 fresno 90 palm springs 104 sunny southern california 85 l.a., 77 san diego. >>> busy morning for breaking news. more from pleasanton, fire burning now at a restaurant near valley avenue it looks to be the -- crews are there fighting the fire, we'll bring you more information on this as soon as it comes in. >>> this morning more violent protests expected in the muslim world after a french satirical magazine published several cartoons featuring caricatures which resemble the prophet mohammed. the director says his staff is using freedom of expression to comment on news in a satirical way. 500 palestinians demonstrated in east jerusalem yesterday against the new film that mocks the prophet mohammed. the low budget film produced by a southern california filmmaker has sparked violent protests throughout the mideast. >>> defense secretary panetta continuing his weeklong trip through asia. today he met with china's leader in waiting who rean appeared over the weekend after a my

hot in central valley with 93 degrees in fresno and 85 degrees f in yosemite, 73 degrees in lake tahoegh-pressure now building an overhead as the ridge builds in. it will set the stage for warmer weather over the next couple of days. maybe getting a little bit hot in the valleys. at the computer model picking up on that patchy fog. high-pressure six overhead so even overnight tonight you see low clouds and fog along the coastline, maybe some patches in the day but for the most part staying clear. temperatures 77 in milpitas and 78 in san jose, the state senators in the '80s this afternoon and in the central baby keep you about 66 degrees and sunny in san fransisco with 71 in alameda and 83 degrees in santa rosa. the next couple of days we crank up those temperatures, as we head into the weekend it looks like we're going to see a strong bridge building and. maybe a weak offshore rich growing. this is that correct some of the year where we have some fantastic beautiful weather but with those offshore winds, sometimes we have problems with a fire danger, with more on that we have roberta

yosemite. heading to tahoe, sunshine.e is the bay area, temperatures starting to trend higher starting tomorrow and there are san francisco, half moon bay. not going get hot just yet at the coastline. as i show you game time forecast for the giants tomorrow, as they host the diamond backs at 12:45, 63 degrees, sunshine, breezy. 66 degrees so it's mild weather and i think you can pull it off with just one layer. it's last hem game of the regular season. and i tell you what by weekend you might want to break out bathing suits. goitsing to get warm at beaches. and hot inland temperatures near 100 degrees. >> it will be hot. >> thank you. >> and just ahead getting a helping hand from a morning cup of joe. >> and a grow be problem with growing older, surgeries on the rise, and why. >> there is which sites give you the biggest bang for bur buck? i'll show you some of the very best one autos into the abc 7 newsroom there is a warning sent out from chevron. a kind of plant that blew out and started the fire could be a ticking tim

thundershowers today, mainly out towards yosemite, not lake tahoe, but southern california getting aot of monsoon, and pulling away from baja, as we switch to the water vapor radar, the system is passing by to the north, upper level winds, keeping the monsoon moisture at bay, into southern california, east into lake tahoe. the pattern continuing tomorrow, the better part of the week. we shouldn't be looking at any monsoonal moisture coming back. high pressure building back, temperatu temperatures passing wednesday. tomorrow morning, patchy areas of low clouds, inland, along the coast, really soaked in with missy skies. as we go through the afternoon, lots of sunshine, breezy again, still patches of low clouds along the coast. and then the pattern repeats itself as we get into monday night. low clouds coming back. tomorrow morning, a jacket, 40, low 50s outside for the morning. if you're inland along the santa clara valley, just be able to dress things up, low 80s, mid-80s, further south towards morgan hill. pleasanton, warmer temperature, mid-80s around concord and around the north b

feel the heat in palm springs 105 heading up to yosemite 93 degrees. tahoe 80 tomorrow slight chance of showers we head into sunday of course 88 in sacramento. 59 in eureka a and big sur 68 degree degrees. nice looking around the state and mild weather tomorrow. 64 in san francisco. 62 in half machine bay. out to oakland richmond upper 60's. fairfield 81. life more same thing 84 in antioch. peninsula palo alto 72. up in the north bay we go 80 in santa rosa. occasional high clouds tomorrow for the last day of summer. mild pattern but we warm it up for you on saturday as autumn arrives. slight dip on sunday only to rebound on monday. see the the ems there. quite comfortable. 60's coast side 80's inland. >> nice. >> i don't think it gets better than this. >> thank you very much. >> thinks unbelievable. soccer game takes explosive turn after a grenade nearly blows up in a player hand. look what happened here. happened during asian champion league quarter final match in iran. player in the yellow jersey on the far left picking up a black device and tossing it off

temperatures today running about 108 palm springs, 80s san diego and l.a., 90s central valleys yosemite, 8 in tahoek in san jose is low on fly and the -- on supply and the demand is higher. the freezers are practically empty. the bank distributed more than two million ounces of milk last year up from 1 1/2 million in 2009. the milk bank takes donations of breast milk and distributes it to hospitals. >>> this morning, organizers are calling this year's burning man festival a big success. the alternative art and music festival in the nevada desert came well within the number of people allowed. attendance friday was less than last year. under 61,000 are allowed daily at the festival. last year organizers were put on probation for having too many attendees. >>> never been, you? >> a little hot out there >> not my scene. better weather here, mike joining us so we can plan our holidays. >>> you should plan for a lot of sun and warmer than average in a lot of areas. good morning. welcome to the holiday, a few clouds trying to creep in from the coast this morning, most of them are going to stay there, mayb

and san diego, 90s through the central valley into yosemite, upper 70s tahoe and big sur. >>> a lookthe bay area. happy labor day, match box 20, charlotte where the democrat national convention is, bonanza and barbecue, oh yeah. follow us at twitter.com/ abc7 news bay area. >>> in afghanistan, americans special forces suspended the training of new recruits to an afghan village militia until the entire 16,000 member force can be rescreened for possible links to insurgents. the move is latest response to series of insider shootings carried out by members of the afghan police and army against western troops. 45 nato service members have been killed in such attacks this year the american death toll for august was 12. the training suspension is expected to last about a month while the revetting takes place. >>> secretary of state clinton spending labor day holiday in indonesia urging southeast asian states to present a united front in their dealings with china. she will be in the indonesian capital to offer u.s. support a plan to ease tensions by implementing a code of conduct for all cla

isolated chance of thunderstorm around yosemite at 92. 5 tahoe, 68 big sur morning clouds give way tofternoon sun. 77 san diego, 80 win in l.a.. >>> 6:47. josh elliot has a look at what is coming up -- >> good wednesday morning. coming up hit man for hire the accountant who allegedly hired someone to attack his wife and tried to write it off as a business expense. inside a bizarre plan police say was years in the making, next on "good morning america." >> that comes up in just about 13 minutes. also waiting for a special report from secretary of state clinton about the attacks in libya. >> the white house says president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu have reaffirmed the two countries are united in their determination to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. president obama spoke with netanyahu by known last night for about an hour. the discussion came after reports from israeli sources that the white house denied a requested meeting with the israeli leader. the white house said that was not true a meeting was never discussed. the two spoke about threat pos

once again farther north you are like central valley, temperatures in the 90s through yosemite, upper 70s around tahoend big sur. >>> 6:43. what is trending on twitter now in the bay area: ryan reynolds and blake lively one of the tweets we are seeing a lot of because these two just got married supposedly in south carolina according to e-news. they are both trending. let's get abc7 news mornings to trend as well and katie couric her show starting at 3:00: >> let's not forget ryan reynolds was married to scarlett johansson. >>> governor brown depending his recent fitness challenge against new jersey governor christie. at the start of the republican national convention christie called brown an old retread many brown issued christie a challenge many over the weekend he clarified saying it wasn't attack on christie's weight but a way to show at 74, he's not over-the-hill. >> i warmed up in one of my speeches, i said okay christie, i challenge to you a three mile race try some chin-ups and push-ups. >> saying he's overweight? >> no -- >> christie ponded last week telling reporters that brown can have that

valley as the about 98 in fresno 95 degrees in sacramento 78 degrees and lake tahoe and 89 degrees and sunshine in yosemite's these temperatures warmed up for the next few days. high pressure builds in and we make a week of offshore winds developing and if that happens to me clear up the skies quite a bit. not a bad day today. the waves and looks like and i said low clouds and fog. the waves not going to penetrate. temperatures going to 81 degrees in san jose should be about 79 in milpitas 63 degrees in pacifica east bay temperatures in the '80s may be low 90s and is to get inside the day we have members running as high as 74 in san leandro and about 84 degrees in sonoma the next couple of days warmer weather on the way getting hot and some of the valley is even nice touch for the coastline and milking a big-time changes as we head toward next week that is a look at whether back to. here's your chance to explore the great barrier reef without getting in the water. to allow us out and hunt gelds street you users can click a map and then died beneath the surface to explore the reef scientist teamed up with goo

tahoe. fire danger is always this year. 89 in yosemite and we're very dry statewide. 93 in sacramento.k home, look at all the 80s. sunnyvale, 80 and 80 in milpitas. 82 in los altos. on the coast, low to mid 60s this afternoon. a little warmer today in the city, upper 60s and warmer here from marin to sonoma to napa with mid 80s in calistoga. alameda county, 70s here. out to the livermore valley, 80s and upper 80s for walnut creek. widespread low 90s in morgan hill. 65 in monterey. fog is clearing throughout the coast right now. they have partly cloudy skies in monterey earlier and we are looking at beautiful nephew. in fact numbers will be couple degrees above normal except for around san francisco where we're looking at upper 60s. average high is about 70. game is 63. 57 at about 10:00 with few patches of fog. sea breeze kicks up today and it will be breezy but notice the numbers are staying rather stagnant through the week and very little fog. >> terry:, generators are an easy way to keep lights on but there are several options to choose from. michael finney takes a look at the choic

heading up to tahoe this weekend upper 70s with a lot of sun yosemite a lot of sun also temperaturesr 70s. one last stop l.a. a lot of sunshine temperatures hanging out in the 80s during the afternoon. >>> [ inaudible ] democratic national convention wraps up in charlotte with an address from president obama. brandy hit joins us live with a -- brandi hit joins us live a preview. >> reporter: they haven't always had the best relationship, once again bill clinton stood next to president obama on the stage and details why he believes america still needs him as president. president obama joined bill clinton on stage after one of the most loved democrats delivered his resounding endorsements. >> we are going to keep president obama on the job! >> reporter: president clinton who led the country during a strong economy validated the current president's economic plan and said no president could fully repair the damage in four years. >> the republican argument against the president reelection was actually simple, pretty snappy. it went something like this: we left him a total mess. he hadn't

and the bay area a looks warm the central valley if they're going to lake tahoe and that will be 79 degrees and 73 in yosemite and eureka hitting 61. if you're really headed out of the bay area tomorrow expect low cloud cover a high of 6952 data los angeles denver chicago or new york lots of sunshine with temperatures in the mid '80s for the southland and back in the bay area the numbers will be unusually cool for this time of year it is supposed to be the warmest of the year in the bay area but not what happened today slowly beginning to increase the numbers in the east bay. as we looked agenda 5 day forecast and as the numbers and begin to come up again next thursday and printable be back in the mid-90s inland and the bay area and the numbers are weaker be the mid-70s and the coast pretty much the mid-60s. have a great sunday. we're two years later sandra continues to rebuild after the massive pipeline explosion. >>> for more on the anniversary and the efforts to reform the status the assemblymen joins us now. a lot of people are wondering in the two years since the explosion what changes have been made to

tahoe is going to be 80 and drop back to the middle 70s as we head through the weekend. it's going to be hot in yosemitehe valley temperatures are going to flirt with the low to mid 90s with the warmest day on saturday. 94, look let's go farther and head towards l.a. we'll spike at 97, 97 tomorrow and drops off to 89 so the heat breaks by sunday. even more impressive because the temperature hardly swings like this in san diego except for this time of year. 86 tomorrow and then dropping 14 degrees by sunday down to 82. high pressure over us right now. trough of low pressure is going to move towards the coast and all of california. you see the dramatic drop but it won't be quite that dramatic. temperatures will go down about 2-4 degrees sunday, couple more degrees on monday and most of next week we'll handles out low to mid-70s and 50s to 60s at the coast. if you are heading to the coast. big cleanup day, we'll see sunshine tomorrow and temperatures in the low 60s. >> we have a breastfeeding controversy. american university assistant professor adrian pine, she had a fever and she had no choice to bring th

tahoe is going to be 80 and drop back to the middle 70s as we head through the weekend. it's going to be hot in yosemite valley temperatures are going to flirt with the low to mid 90s with the warmest day on saturday. 94, look let's go farther and head towards l.a. we'll spike at 97, 97 tomorrow and drops off to 89 so the heat breaks by sunday. even more impressive because the temperature hardly swings like this in san diego except for this time of year. 86 tomorrow and then dropping 14 degrees by sunday down to 82. high pressure over us right now. trough of low pressure is going to move towards the coast and all of california. you see the dramatic drop but it won't be quite that dramatic. temperatures will go down about 2-4 degrees sunday, couple more degrees on monday and most of next week we'll handles out low to mid-70s and 50s to 60s at the coast. if you are heading to the coast. big cleanup day, we'll see sunshine tomorrow and temperatures in the low 60s. >> we have a breastfeeding controversy. american university assistant professor adrian pine, she had a fever and she had no choice to bring the

90s around chico and sacramento, 69 big sur tahoe isolated thunderstorm possible today and tomorrow dry near 80 into the weekend thunderstorm around yosemiteble today and tomorrow temperatures will be in the 90s as we head towards saturday and sunday. down south southern california 80s and 90s in los angeles and san diego over the weekend. time for us to talk about some money. you can win, abc7 is about to make someone $49,000 richer, go to facebook.com/abc7news and like us we'll announce the winner october 18th after the 49ers take on the seahawks. if you already liked us you still have a chance go to our facebook page and click that $49,000 button that will take you right to the page where you can enter. >>> today the u.s. army is standing down members are being ordered to take part in suicide prevention training in response to a spike in suicides this year the first seven months of 2012, 116 suicides, army says it wants to make sure troops know there are resources available. troops in combat operations and those with medical duties will not be standing down their training will come later. >>> president obama and mitt romney will be camp

starting today mid 90s through the central valley tahoe for the weekend above average mid to upper 70s, threat of thunderstorms possible today same around yosemite left thunderstorms today low to mid 90s saturday and sunday heading to l.a., 93 by sunday, definitely going to get hot there. san diego the hottest weather will be around monday with 90s, also 80s as we head through saturday and sunday. how would you like to win $49,000? go to the abc7 news facebook page and like us and click the win $49,000 button to enter. did i say you could win $had,000? we'll announce the winner after the -- after the game. if you already like us, you still have a chance go to our page and click the $49,000 button that will take out to page to fill out the form. >> i'm speechless. >> that's a rarity. let's check in with josh elliot for what is coming up on "good morning america." >>> coming up a very provocative new debate about motherhood, could there be such a thing as a mom gene? new study sparking a lot of reaction saying some women aren't that genetically programmed to be mothers. both sides of the debate, next. >>> names of two more shooting victims in minn

tomorrow in tahoe a chance of isolated thunderstorm, 76 near 80 well above average saturday and sunday, around yosemitece of a thunderstorm tomorrow 90, low to mid 90s saturday and sunday. >>> on to the race for the white house. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in the same state again today, virginia. the president is launching a new ad in seven battleground states today, promote ago economic plan he says will create a million manufacturing jobs and cut oil imports. he's leading in the polls in ohio where he once again linked mitt romney to his comment as that 47% of americans see themselves as victims who depend on government. >> the president: as i travel around ohio and look out on this crowd, i don't see a lot of victims. i see hard workers that's what i see. >> mitt romney is trailing in florida and iowa and was asked about the poll numbers. >> i'm very pleased with some, less so with others polls go up and down. >> romney trying to retool his message as some voters begin casting early ballots today. >>> america's cup world series is back in town next week. u.s. yacht racing mig

heading up to the sierra this weekend, tahoe is going to be 80 and dropping down to 75 by sunday. hot around yosemite with temperatures in the 90's for the better part of the weekend. it will be comfortable with temperatures in the 50s. speaking of hot, let's head down to southern california, l.a. specifically and we'll see the temperatures in the upper 90s tomorrow and saturday but heated breaks with upper 80s. san diego, 96 tomorrow but 82 by sunday. >> kristen: co-workers will be buzzing about this story at the office. a french magazine has published topless photos of a former kate middleton. now, the royal family is expressing outrage. they published the photos of princess this morning. they are confirming the pictures are indeed of her. in a statement they are saddened by the publication. they were taken last week in france while she was on vacation with prince william. he is in the pictures, as well. but out there. the couple is in the million of a ten day asian tour. >> eric: president obama's reelection campaign is getting a big boost from beyonce and jay c is holding a fund-raiser at a night

quiet across the state. 90s through the central valley up in yosemite, 101 hot springs, san diego and l.a. afternoon sun, upper 70s to low 80s, tahoenny and 76. >>> what is trending on twitter in the bay area: hash tag ows for occupy wall street as we've been reporting today is the first anniversary of occupy movement. events in san francisco, new york and other u.s. cities. also trending, jewish today is the first full day of rosh hashanah, jewish new year began last night and ends tomorrow night. follow us at twitter.com/ abc7 news bay area for the latest. >>> now let's check in with amy for what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7 a.m.. >>> good morning. caught on tape, video that has shocked the world 300 pound gorilla playing with a toddler. this morning the little girl who is now all grown-up joins us live with her father, why did they do it? next on gma. >>> three crewmembers from the international space station are pwhaoepblg on terra firma this morning. they landed last night which today in kazakhstan after spending more than four months in space this is video from the soyuz as the astronauts undocked from the spac

tahoe. a beach hazard for the central coast with some strong rip currents there. 91 in yosemite where it istill hot in the valleys with 93 sacramento, and down in l.a. pretty warm. upper 60s there for this afternoon. so back home with some filtered high clouds from time too time, we will enjoy mid-60s downtown and lower 70s across the bay. the 80s return for much of marin and sonoma and also around santa clara. pretty nice. you will have the higher clouds. down by the monterey bay we have the range from the 60s' coast. it will be sunny, though. 75 in santa cruz. instead of the upper 80s, just maybe mid-80s. but nice looking afternoon. day after day it's just a few degrees of cooling in our inland valleys and then everyone looks to warm up with, look at that, upper mid-60s by the end of the work week. but that onshore flow coming at a time where it could be try around here. >> why did you even utter the word rain? >> because it's something to talk about and get excited about, you know, for us down the road. >> all right. thank you, lisa. over the summer we asked you to click the like button

sneak peek at the weekend tahoe going to be 80 tomorrow, 74 as we head into saturday and 69 into sunday. over towards yosemite, still going to be summer-like plenty of heat and the heat will remain through saturday with a chance of thunderstorms. >>> 5:47. mitt romney returns to the bay area for a campaign fundraising visit tomorrow, private $50,000 per person event is set to take place at the strawberry hill estate hillsborough. in july he attended fundraisers. romney is trying to pivot his campaign back to economic issues after the firestorm surrounding his private comments to wealthy donor that 47% of americans see themselves as victims. he addressed the comments last night in florida then quickly moved on to the economy. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america and i'm concerned i'm concern about the fact that over the past four years life has become harder for americans. >> president obama will be speaking to the same forum today in coral gables, florida romney moves on to sarasota >>> the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and woman is likely to come before the u.s. supreme co

tahoe mid 70s through the weekend. isolated storms possible, sunny and dry with warmer than average temperatures saturday, sunday the same around yosemitemid 90s by the time we get to sunday. >>> san francisco's tough new ordinary nance banning plastic bags from all stores takes effect monday a judge cleared the way ruling upholding the ordinance september 12th. the new ban will be expanded to include all restaurants by next july. retailers will be charging 10 cents for a paper or compostable bag. >>> uc berkeley seismologists will be in washington today to talk with white house and senate staffers about the benefits of earthquake early warning systems bart teaming up to adopt a system it allows bart trains to automatically brake when a quake threatens the bay area allowing up to a minute for trains to start slowing before the ground starts to shake bart will be plugged into a statewide network of ground motion sensors the signals travel faster than seismic waves created by a quake a computer will slow trains down to 26 miles per hour before the shaking begins. >>> one of the bay area's legendary broadcasters will turn on his microphone

tahoe is going to be a warm weekend starting friday weekend cools significantly down to 69 small chance of a thunderstorm sunday. small chance of thunderstorms around yosemiteto the weekend temperatures 93 saturday, dropping to 86 the heat will break sunday. l.a. a lot of sunshine not as hot as it was last weekend. definitely temperatures near normal in the mid 80s and down around san diego temperatures a little above average low to mid 80s. >>> what is trending now on twitter in the bay area: red hot chili peppers performed outside city hall last night as part of the convention. maps, apple's new ios software replaced google maps ii pad trending along with starbucks. follow us at twitter.com/ abc7 news bay area. >>> now a look at what is coming up on "good morning america." >>> the wealthy businessman charged with hiring a hitman to kill his wife says he wants her back. is she seriously considering it? next on gma ii >>> today marks one year since the repeal of the military's don't ask don't tell policy banning gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military the repeal came after congress passed legislation calling for an end to the 90s policy. presi

tahoe. there is a beautiful skyline. thing goesing to get active in the area for saturday so if you're traveling there, 80s there and there is a thunderstorm cans in yosemite. and there is 88 in los angeles. and there is summer spread with a wide range of conditions coming your way. 66 in san francisco. and there is 90 degrees in livermore. 82, napa. 72 in oakland. accu-weather forecast cooler sunday, holding you into mid-80s for monday and there is a bump up all the way to mid-90s. it's going to be warmer than after rinl by then inland. >> thank you. >> and knowing how to swim could earn you a gold medal, perhaps or could save your life that. is the message from an athlete with five medals and a medal to boot. watching this olympic swimmer warm up there is one thing you might never guess. >> at five, i almost drowned. >> jones the first african american man to set a record in swimming came from a family that didn't swim. he fell overboard fr a water ride, he didn't know how to come up for air. >> lifeguards had to resuscitate me. i woke up, my parents, my mom got me in a lessons within the week it led him to olympic gold. lessons like the ones he teaches