if you driving 80 westbound in solano county you see traffic moving along well on 80 westbound. there was an earlier accident near the scales and it doesn't look like it's serious and traffic isn't slowing much as you drive on 80 into valeo and doesn't look that bad. as you can see traffic is doing okay. westbound 80 just after crockett and there was something in the lanes there. on the shoulder anin the eastbound direction so it should not affect the westbound commute. i want to talk 580 westbound in oakland. at highway 13, seminary avenue, a motorcycle accident. it's pretty early in the morning and the fire department's just arrived and there could be a slow down developing and we will keep an eye on it for you right now. 4:32 and let's go back to the. >>> thank you, sell. turk's foreign ministry says an inspection of the saudi consulate in and site -- is simple will happen this afternoon nearly two weeks after saudi journalist disappeared. doug luzader joins us live where they may be growing anger a walk -- of what happened to jamal khashoggi. >> there is administration, if i

westbound 92, san mateo. no blocking incidents along that route. >> new at 6:00, if you're trying to save on flights this holiday season, you might want to consider traveling on holidays, according to travel website kayak. flights on thanksgiving and on christmas will be cheaper than a day before or after the holiday. and if you don't want to cut it that close, traveling a week before thanksgiving and four weeks before christmas will be your best deal. >>> well, no winners after this weekend's lottery drawings. that means the jackpots are growing. >> new at 6:00 can, senator elizabeth warren proving she does have native american heritage in her family. and she made that claim overnight. >> as we head to break, we leave you with a live look outside at sfo. winds obviously an issue here in winds obviously an issue here in the they're all going in the same direction but in very different ways and pampers gives all of them our driest best fitting diaper. pampers cruisers with three-way fit. they adapt at the wais

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westbound 4, looking good westbound. further down we are tracking a new crash westbound 80 right at san pablo avenue. looks like a car and fuel tanker got into it there. so we have speeds dipping down about 10 miles per hour. this will cause a big backup. hold off on your ride, that's not always easy to do, but leave early. no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> this morning, surveillance cameras in a bay area neighborhood are helping police put suspected peeping toms behind bars. our anne makovec is live in berkeley with the new video of one suspect who is still at large. >>> reporter: potentially two peepers in the same north berkeley neighborhood. one has been arrested according to police. another one is still on the loose. and here is the surveillance photo of that guy. that's the man police are looking for. october 3rd, his head is covered in a hood looking into a window. and in this photo, a view of his face when he turns around caught on one of dozens of hd

all lanes reopened on westbound 580 at the 680 split. i think that will clear out quickly since it's just 5:22. we have a full clearing there with that situation. not so good that we have a sig alert in the north bay. northbound 101 before seminary drive, all lanes blocked due to a crash with injury. a little delay approaching there from the sass letusalito area. northbound 101 to northbound 280, another multicrash. sounds like you're able to get around this with no issues if you're taking northbound 280. next traffic update coming up around 5:30. breakiorldo shows nasa this 180-pod parachute deployed in 0.4 a that's twice the speed of sound and sets a new record. it's the final test for president parachute, which will be usesed in the mars 2020 mission. it's needed for the heaviest payload yet to hit mars. >>> next, the seven things you need to know to start your day. >>> a boy is hospitalized after a night of trick-or-treating. >>> the warriors are getting ready for their new arena in san fran from the first loving touch pampers diaper

some puddles on westbound 580. there's a crash in emeryville and a couple of north bay crashes coming up. >>> marin county, live pictures, you can see rain hitting the pavement. this is at the hamilton marketplace shopping center. the chp advising to give yourself extra time this morning. this is a one on your storm impact scale. you can track it by downloading our abc7 news app, and focus on the region you live in. >>> b.a.r.t. continues to crack down on fare evaders, like these people our cameras caught. since march b.a.r.t. has handed out thousands of citations except in san mateo county. abc7 news reporter amanda describes why there was a discrepancy. >> reporter: jessica, san mateo county is exempt because of a decades' old decision made in the '60s, far before b.a.r.t. trains started running in the region. the exemption has created some complications with the agency's current fare enforcement operation, which was first passed last october and was launched in march. it has also presented b.a.r.t. from enforcin

checking out speeds, 8 miles an hour on westbound 580 and westbound 680, left lane blocked on isabel so you're down to 6 miles an hour. i think you might want to stay with surface streets. a quick check of what this is doing to your drive times, tracy to dublin westbound 580, about an hour. let's head over to meteorologist drew tuma. >> you can see mt. tam gusting to 35. we have a red flag warning in effect for north bay hills and east bay hills. those wrindz active and any fires that do start, could spread quickly. 12-hour day planner, 40s and 50s out the door. grab the jacket. not as windy as you go through the daylight hours. by 4:00, a lot of sunshine. pretty comfortable temperatures for the 30th of october. 70s and 80s in our warmest spots. >>> developing news in the east bay. this morning we are waiting for an update on a 3-year-od boy who was shot in oakland. the shooting happened last night on roblado drive, not far from the san leandro border. someone drove that 3-year-old boy to san leandro hospital. hewas later moved to the children's hospital. we'll bring you any informat

it to 580 there on the westbound side. quick check of some drive times. there are some delays on westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze. we'll take a closer look at that next. 8 minutes across the bay bridge and 101 southbound san francisco to sfo is looking good in the green. >>> ready to go, this massive pipe is about to tackle a huge cleanup job in the middle of the pacific ocean. >>> and scooters are back on the streets of san francisco. you've probably seen them and there are changes to make them a safer ride. >>> and happening today, the warriors begin the long quest for another nba connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is a gift that is worth protecting. help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. >>> here's a look around at some critical fire conditions along the western slope of the sierra there. you can see that's until about 11:

it is even backed up onto westbound 285. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 47 minutes. westbound 4, antioch to concord, 20 minutes. 101 in north bay, delay-free. you'll just encounter fog as you make your way across the golden gate bridge. here's a live shot of the maze. you can see traffic is backed up towards the top of the maze and towards the foot of the maze. >> thank you. >>> it's being called a one-of-a-kind facility is helping veterans on the peninsula. we are getting a look inside. >>> plus, new details about >>> let's take a look at san jose and we'll talk about sunshine. only 58 degrees at 6:00. mid-70s by noon. mid-70s at 6:00. in between we'll reach 68 degrees. let's look around the state. can you see the clouds encroaching upon the state. 70 in monterey. 71 in san diego. 75 in l.a. sunshine in tahoe today. look at the chance of rain tomorrow and temperatures almost 10 degrees cooler. we'll stay in the 50s for highs thursday and friday. a few 60s this weekend after lows, freezing cold, in the 20s. >>> look at how two inmates escape aid prison in louisville,

westbound 80 before appian way.mergency crews just arriving on the scene an you'd you'll feel backup from highway 4. have mor and will pass them along. the bay bridge toll plaza, we did turn our emeryville camera around here. we do have a crash i believe now chp saying it's in lane 7 there just before you get to the toll plaza. we followed a truck come through and i think they missed it because they pulled a u-turn and went back around so emergency crews are looking for the scene along with us. you could see some delays as you approach the maze due to that as well. next traffic update coming up just before 6:00. >>> new at 6:00, lyft goes the netflix route. the new subscription service being unveiled this morning. >>> but first, a sneak peek at life without roseanne. what john goodman is saying about the connors that debuts tonight on abc 7. >>> plus federal health officials say prescription drug >>> happening tonight, the connors are set to make their big tv debut but without roseanne. >> sara gilbert and john good

it's been an slow ride westbound and eastbound 580. there's roadwork in eastbound area so traffic is heavy. it's starting to pick up. westbound you'll find the normal slowing as you make your way through the altamont pass. that drive about an hour from tracy to dublin. >>> a house fire reported overnight in moss beach. broke out on lancaster boulevard. a medical helicopter to had to be flown in. as soon as we get more details, we'll pass that along. >>> there's more trouble for the dmv. for the second time people were mistakenly registered to vote. >> this time 1500 people. some who were not even u.s. citizens. it's the latest problem for the department. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. >> reporter: sacramento is not happy. one lawmaker is saying, we can't trust the dmv to solve the problems that it has created. the dmv director is now admitting the agency may have mistakenly registered 1500 people to vote, including some noncitizens. the secretary of state says he is disappointed and frustrated. an is assembl

this is our third crash of the morning on westbound 24. one of those spots where we have steeper grades and it will be slick. just before acalanes road, all lanes are stopped due to a crash. a vehicle spun out, hit the center dried in the left lane. all traffic stopped to clear that. some delays in the lafayette area. next traffic update at 5:00. >>> give me the ice cream. ice cream sandwich! >> on a mission for some sweet treats. they posted this video to instagram showing them chase down an ice cream truck in their car on sunday. the mission, look at that, was a success. steph got his ice cream sandwich. aisha got a strawberry shortcake bar. i would take her pick -- >> i'm a sandwich guy. you say you like the bugs bunny ice cream bar which has the weird face and you would eat the ears. >> yeah, i was totally fine with that when i was a child. or a tweetie bird. >> now it looks horrific. >>> coming up at 5:00, the fight to end homelessness in san francisco just took a step forward. >>> we'll have a b.a.r.t. update on fare cheaters. appare

westbound 580, tracy to hrdone lynn, 50 minutes.lin to mission boulevard, still in the green at 16. 101 to cupertino, just about 15 minutes. >>> we are staying on top of that breaking news in the north bay. precautionary power outages remain in effect in several counties at this hour because of high fire danger. there are concerns the high winds mike was just talking about could snap power lines. >> 11,309 in the dark in lake county. 5,757 in napa county. and 415 in sonoma county. one of those communities in the dark, calistoga. that's where abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is this morning f. amy. >> reporter: hi, matt. police put up temporary stop signs at intersections just to help people get through since obviously the traffic lights aren't on. the power was turned off here around 8:00 last night. power was also shut down to customers in the sierras. in total, 59,000 customers are in the dark. pg&e is doing this because of extreme weather conditions. the wind gusts were pre-dickpre 50 miles per hour. >> we had no idea until it

westbound 580, 15.way 85 in the yellow at 14 minutes. >>> on the peninsula, people are fed up with the usual engine noise from sfo. officials will use a satellite system to alter arrivals to mitigate noise. it is called a ground-based augmentation system. the the airport will test 13 landing adjustments and submit them to the faa for approval. >>> natural foods, unnaturally farmed. soon leafy greens, fruits and vegetables from the grocery store could come from a robotic farm. iron knocks opened yesterday. growing 30 times the amount of crops per acre of land. >> if robots are going to take over the world, i approve of this one. >> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> our instagram picture of the day. follow us. you can see a lot more great photos like this one. share your photos and video using hashtag abc 7 now. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 ti

eastbound and westbound highway 80 right at highway 4, we are seeing some big delays especially westbound due to roadwork. should be wrapping up around 5:00. unfortunately, really backed up through there. only one lane is open. you see some caltrans trucks there in one of the lanes. so busy there. so westbound 80, highway 4, all the way to san pablo dam road. trnghard time is open so squeezing through. past this, though, traffic is free-flowing across the eastshore freeway all the way to the bay bridge where we are the clanes. ee cars stack up but the metering lights are off so you're okay so far out of oakland into san francisco. 880, we have been following this trouble spot south 880 still completely shut down at 23rd avenue for construction should be reopened within the next 10 minutes. a bit of a delay through there. once you get past that, traffic is fine. the rest of 880 with no delays. a live look near paseo grande where traffic is fine in both directions. if you are heading toward the san mateo bridge, just a heads up, there is roadwork westbound 92 at 880 connecting onto the brid

finally good news on westbound 24. a disabled delivery truck inside caldecott tunnel blocking one lane of the right bore. finally got the all clear. some of that red flipping over to the yellow. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, we had a sig alert for some time just before pinole valley road. 27 minutes for you. 13 minutes across the bay bridge and southbound 101 san francisco to sfo, you're still in the green at 9 minutes. >>> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> rebecca jarvis is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. hi there, good morning, rebecca. >> hey, jessica and reggie, good morning to both of you. it's great to be with you this morning. coming up on "gma" we have the new developments in the disappearance of that missing "washington post" columnist. seven-day forecast mike pompeo arriving in saudi arabia this morning to meet with the king. president trump suggesting rogue killers may be to blame, but now reports the columnist could have been killed in an interrogat

also egg earlier crash that closed the westbound 80 ramp to 780. so just a heads up if you travel to that stretch you may be in for some delays. >>> while you were sleeping, a somber tribute on the las vegas strip at 10:01 pm the casinos dimmed their lights to mark the first anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern united history. >> laura cost ship, las vegas. >> at 10:05 pm the names of those victims killed were read at a community healing garden. almost immediately after the attack happened in unusual fundraiser started taking shape. >> put together by the comic book community. alan martin tells us one of the main artist lives there one lives right here in the bay area. >> it's not a book that should be judged by its cover although its subtitle speaks volumes. >> went something like this happens it impacts where we always. >> he lives in las vegas. last october the professional comic book artist was profoundly impacted by what turned out to be the deadliest mass shooting in united states history. >> it reached a boiling point and wha

if you're heading westbound over to the bay bridge toll plaza. that's because they have overnight roadwork until about 5 am. that's between pablo road and carlson. and you can see the backup speed dip below 10 miles per hour. there also tracking delays in eastbound direction. as well. less than 80 from highway 4 to the maze. >>> thinking. they say our customers should have the r reored by today it's utilities shut off power to thousand. they say to prevent a catastrophic wildfire. they are in the north bay. and, 19,000 of those customers are still without power this morning. they say it is unclear when it will be restored. joel val ask as went there were some -- joe velasquez went there asking if this is the new. >> the lights are back on after being off for 20 hours. they said they had to shut down the electricity to prevent a fire but business owners wonder if the power company went too far. >> this is the height of our busy season. >> he says he lost about $15,000 since they shut off power around 8 am. that's from hotel guests as well as resta

emeryville, a problem on westbound 580 before the 80 split. they are exchanges information now and should be hopefully out by the next time we talk. >>> thank you, sue. midterm elections coming up in two weeks. today is your deadline at you still need to register to vote. 6. >> abc 7 matt keller livekn. hi,matt. >> reporter: good moin reggie and alexis. more than 41,000 people in santa clara county have already turned in their ballots. of course not everyone is on top of it like these people are. today you can register to vote. but it is the last day to register to vote here in california. lower turnout is a real possibility. it appears more people are motivated to vote november 6th. 65% of voters in the 2014 midterms said they were certain they would vote. this time around, a significant increase. 77% of voters said they intend to vote. >> complacency is a real problem. >> are you registered to vote? >> yes. >> and you intend to vote? >> probably not. >> because? >> i'm just a little too busy. i've got a lot on my plate. i'm still in school.

. >>> sal wants to get to right a way, that's right, we have the problem, steve, westbound 580, right after the 680 interchange, there's a collision with a vehicle that was involved in some sort of a chase here, so, it was a chase, i didn't get very far as he crashed the vehicle into the center divider, it looks like an 03bmw, x5 that did not survive well. it looks like they're trying to get it out. it looks like some of the weeks are damaged there. westbound 580 is down to a couple of lanes here, a couple of big rigs and it looks like a couple of lanes are getting by the 680 interchange. the traffic is backed up for a good long way. as we look down there, i'll put a map up to show you how bad it is, it's going to be backed up for at least a mile and a half. for this time of the morning, it's long, we're lucky it didn't happen at 7:00, now, traffic is going to be affected until we get those lanes open. lets talk about the solano supercommute. 80 west bound, that traffic is looking good. no major problems. continuing down to the macarthur maze into san francisco there's not major probl

westbound 205, 580, stop and go as usual. taking you to walnut creek, just hearing about a new crash southbound 680, near north main street. we should be able to see on this camera. chp going through. i'm getting the exact location and a few more details on this crash. that's coming up in a few minutes. >>> it is an update commuters did not want to hear. fremont street in san francisco will be closed even longer. >> a moment ago we were down 80 points. now 132. we are monitoring the market after that big selloff yet. >>> we can't escape the robots. this time researchers teoon. a southerly swell thanks to tropical storm sergio is bringing rip currents and sneakerthe temperature of about in monterey. low to mid-70s with partly cloudy conditions in san diego and los angeles. upper 70s through the central valley where it will be pretty sunny. showers in yosemite and 63. it will be bone dry in tahoe. in fact, look at the temperatures sunday. 56. i will be cool at times also. >> thanks, mike. san francisco commuters want to know ho

that will slow you down westbound.ward, southbound 880 before highway # 2, an accident blocking two lanes of traffic there. as you make your merge towards the san mateo, you are slow and go as well. a new accident reported a little farther south 880 by highway 84. that also blocking the lape of traffic. nasty nimitz is living up to its name this morning. we will update you in just a few minutes. >> we just got a breaking news update from the live desk. we told you a suspicious package was found near bill and hillary clinton's home in chap qua, new york. it was a potentially workable explosive device. it was found this morning by someone who checks the clinton's mail. and a sus california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it befo

westbound 80 before san pablo. the tow truck is stuck. that is costing 10 minutes. >> the third largest jackpot is on tap for tonight. it's worth $548 million after no one won tuesday night's drawing. this is where i usually say you don't have any chance of winning. but the last time i said that, 11 people won in san jose. >> i know. i'm going to play this time. >> i'm not saying that anymore. >>> happening today, people will repel from the 46th floor of san francisco's largest hotel. >> so here's video of previous city skyline challenge. are those my favorite mascots? lucille and stomper? this event is at the hilton san francisco union square. outbound california hopes to raise $350,000 for scholarships. local leaders, celebrities and adventure enthusiasts will repel from the 36th floor today and tomorrow. >> i didn't realize lucille and stomper were such adventurers. >> yeah. that's a lot. >> that's athleticism. good for them. kudos >> coming back with another 90 minutes of news. san francisco puts its voting system to a test with less

in both the westbound and eastbound lanes. at least one lane in each director will remain open at all times but the closures are expected to last through october 22nd. >>> a bridge that it's been close for five months is scheduled to open ahead of schedule. the city says the san bruno canal bridge near and north access road will be open in time and the break was closed back in may because the columns supporting it were deteriorating and needed to be repaired. the bridge is opening more than one month ahead of schedule. >>> right now it is 5:17 a.m. and hopefully people are beginning -- are getting to work on time. let's check in with sal. >> people who leave at this time will find a better commute. northbound 101, for example, if we talk about the gilroy commute and that's where we go first, it looks good driving up into him -- san jose. very little the leg. a little bit of slowing beginning to develop in some spots. it is minor at this time. the silicon valley commute seems to be a big one. even when there are crashes it does

we have westbound 580 with three miles of backup. that's jamming up already early on the commute here in toward the interchange. this crash is just past theers and change. so we're tracking the backup. dublin boulevard or stone ridge drive are options for you. you see from the live camera the traffic is starting to backup all the way over toward the interchange with 680. this is our live camera here. you saw the live pictures, the crew has just arrived as well. we have the backup. what's the latest. >> good morning, mike. i just spoke with chp. they are about to reopen. they need to remove the car that's on the back of the wrecker. an hour ago the driver of this vehicle spotted him on southbound 680. this was at dublin. they tried to pull him over. he refused. then he got on to westbound 580 and ended up wrecking here. he was taken into custody with minor injuries. they did have all lanes shut down, but it's two far left lanes shut down as they clean up the debris and get ready to move this vehicle which they expect to happen at any

that westbound side definitely seeing those delays. no problems to report on that stretch. 101 right near sfo, 380, you can see traffic is zooming by in both directions. so if you are heading over to the airport, good news. your ride along 101 and 380, 280, still looking pretty good. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> thanks, jaclyn. if you liked our weather yesterday, you're going to like our weather today. i'm from the bay area but i forecast the weather in houston and seattle and viewers there are still messaging me saying hey can you send that bay area weather to us? we wish we had weather like that. something to be really thankful for to be living here in the bay area and our gorgeous weather that continues today actually over the next several days. here's a live look it the mount vaca cam under clear skies. some changes today as we are tracking a stronger onshore flow for us. so santa rosa at 49 as well as for san jose. san francisco at 54. 47 in livermore. oakland 53. and concord at 49. let's talk about the low clou

-- 80 westbound. the latest was on westbound on pinole valley road. look at fender bender we have had. 5 or 6 little crashes here on the way down, it will be slow. give yourself extra type, when you get to the bay bridge, it will be slow at the toll plaza and the metering lights are on. back to you at the desk. >>> and the back and back golden champion, the golden state leaders, this will be them packing up the bay and moving. and we have more on the big day, alley russ must has more on the big day at the oracle arena. >> fans are excited to come back to or orange al a reason, a this is the last season that they'll play at oracle arena. they're going to get free t shirts, you can see they pay tribute to all of the past championships of the warrior. >>> that's what the crisscross diamond shape, and this is what it looks like, the season open ter starts tonight and over the weekend, some of the team was talking about the significance of this stadium and the significance of the fans over the past 47 year

westbound 80 all lanes are clear. the sign tells you all the splits going on, some folks west across the bay bridge, others down 880 and others in toward the maze. the maze in the commute direction moves smoothly. no problem and subtle build for the upper east shore. same thing highway 4 and 242. alamo, danville, dublin and san ramon all looking great. i should say dub slin smooth until you get to pleasanton, where the tri valley starts to build. in san francisco, remember we just told you fremont street reopened a couple days earlier than estimated. great news and no problems around that transit center, except for the transit center itself still using the temporary center, a little bit away. in the south bay and northbound build traditional here. no problems for the tri valley or east bay. getting ac ross the san mateo bridge getting tougher. all the folks head south off of 580 and here that means more folks headed across 92. you see that build right there but it's moving. that's good news. back to you. >> thank you,

it's westbound 80 right at highway 4 there. you can see those delays really starting to build with speeds dipping under 30 miles per hour. give yourself some extra time. here's a live look at the eastshore freeway heading through hercules. doesn't look pretty. right now, our travel time 20 minutes over towards the maze. likely to get much worse now that we have that crash out there. and heading into san francisco, slow and go, 17 minutes connecting with 101. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> happy wednesday to you. we are starting off the day in spots with areas of low clouds and fog and you can see that on our "salesforce tower"." 44 now in santa rosa. 46 in livermore. 50 in san jose. 53 in oakland. 55 in san francisco. as we head through the day we are looking at daytime highs that are going to be warmer compared to yesterday in the afternoon so near normal daytime highs today. warming up as we end out our week as high pressure really builds in for us. we are tracking an area of low pressure here and that will b

this is highway 24 westbound getting out to the tunnel, that looks pretty good, westbound 80, we have some road work on 80 westbound between the hercules area in richmond and here we are, traffic here is looking okay as you drive out to the maze, however if you're driving on the stretch, give yourself plenty of time. this is highway 4, you can see traffic is doing well. you can see this, 580 through tracy, that tracy supercommute is fine. nice picture oracle ght. it's 4:01 back to you at the desk. >>> the mail bomb center aimed for the democrats, they believe some obombs came from florida. >> the f.b.i. will focus on all of the resources at our disposal to identify or apprehend the individual or individuals responsible for these acts. >> the bombs contained timers and batteries but would not have exploded when opened. they don't know if the fine lines were made or were designed to create fear and not cause physical harm. targets included bill clinton, bark barack obama and vice president joe biden and maximum even waters -- maxine waters. >> it's not who we are, i hope this is enough

you can see it's slow going westbound 580 and 205, lots of delays.es closed in the eastbound opposite commute direction and slow going crowds developing out of tracy heading into livermore. so we are in the yellow tracking a travel time still under 30 minutes. making your way over towards 680. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have the metering lights on. and we are definitely seeing things stacked up. it's not quite to the foot of the maze. well, it is on the 580 approach. but your ride along the eastshore freeway, that remains in the green. 580 moving well. we are getting crowded past highway 24. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> i'll send it over to mary for a check on the forecast. >> thank you. good thursday morning to you. a live look with the "salesforce" tower camera. you can see the clouds off in the distance so starting offer the day with low clouds in spots. in concord, 55. 56 oakland. 50 livermore. 56 san francisco and san jose. santa rosa 53. here's what you can expect. looking at morning low clouds for the coast and fo

there is a closure for kirker pass road westbound, your commute direction right near myrtle, that's near the concord pavilion, as you get over in toward the rest of the city streets so there's not a great option for you, as i understand it right now. you'll have to take bailey and completely stay off of kirker pass road from highway 4 cutting through toward concord and it's really in the clayton area where the crash is. highway 4 over toward 242 and 680 also options for you and we'll follow this on city streets. meanwhile, the rest of the bay does show a smooth drive. we have a new crash reported 680 around burnow, details from chp coming in the next few minutes. down here at the bottom the closure for highway 17 reopened after that truck crashed yesterday. highway 17 is open again. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> our top story now in two and a half hours the senate will hold a critical vote on judge kavanaugh's controversial supreme court nomination. >> let's get the latest on what's happening on capitol hill. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is following all of the deve

looking toward slowing for westbound 237 continuing. its disabled vehicle sticking out in a report, north 101 at moffitt. getting throughout tri valley, standard slowing through pleasanton and slow southbound 880 hayward toward the san mateo bridge. we see the volume bid and the slowing sensors west 92. flat section is fine, high-rise is fine and the decline building toward foster city. our partners at waze calculated times from castro valley through the castro valley y to the maze. the blue line is about 40 minutes. if you want to try taking 580 it's a little slower, not as much of a break, only five minutes better. don't risk it because there's a crash west 580 at golf rinks by the exits toward the zoo. track me on twitter. i'll update you all morning. >>> 6:52. next aic reque iquick look at t stories. including the first lady's plane needing to make an emergency landing. >>> more at stake here with no big winner in the mega millions lottery but someone who purchased a ticket in our area is still going to be very rich. is it you? >>>

. >> i am looking at thcommute that's we have roadwork on valeo 80 westbound that stopped causing a big delay. no problems in hercules and richmondcounty. martinas to the macarthur maze that's okay getting to the bay bridge toll plaza. let's go back to the -- at 4:32 a.m. >>> nikki haley's announcement that she will be resigning as ambassador to the un and has led to speculation why she is leaving and who will replace. good morning, doug. >> the timing of this was such a surprise that o thank you. >> president trump made the announcement at the white house with nikki haley sitting right next to him. >> she's done an incredible job and she's a fantastic person, very importantly and she is also somebody that gets it. >> i do think sometimes it's good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it. a lot of people will say there are a lot of reasons why i am leaving. >> haley has been a powerful player athe president she told a possible r the president has five candidates and plans to name a successor in coming weeks. among the names, a former deputy national secu

chp is saying the westbound direction. you can see by the sensors it looks like it may be on the eastbound side of things. we will check back in a little bit. a stalled big rig is leaning in the slow lane. there might be a little delay there. just a heads-up. we have a two-car crash blocking the two left lanes, northbound 101 before 80. minor slowing past the scene. >>> sue, thank you. gas prices are going up. the average price across the country is getting close to $3 3 gallon. $2.97 nationwide average is 40 cents more than this same time last year. rising crude oil prices are the main reason. according to a aaa staourbaourbd average price is $3.80. in san francisco, $3.95 a gallon. >> almost a whole buck more. yes. 70th birthday of a facility that is about to make the world a little bit smaller. united's annual family day yesterday. mechanics showed how landing gear works. and look at this. teams competed to see how long they could pull an airliner. center serve as ther' rs. >> it took a lot of folks to pull that thing.

going south, westbound 80 two congestion. nothing specific but that will extend your bride -- drive from the carquinez bridge to 25 minutes at this hour. highway four is slow going and there is no specific problems to tell you about. if you are driving here 2,680,000 deaths is -- southbound 680 there is a report of a dog walking around on the freeway. bainbridge told pass out, metering lights are on clearly and you can see it slowing in the fast track lanes and carpooling looks good and let's round out with a shot of the golden gate bridge. time is 5:31 a.m. and let's go back to the -- >>> governor jerry brown approved several new state laws including one that makes california the first state in the country to require companies to have women on their board of directors. the law says and all publicly traded companies with headquarters in california have to have at least one woman on the board of directors and they say itcan help change corporate culture. critics are worried about the constitutionality of the law. >> most of th

that's the heavier traveled area westbound across the span. that's good news as we look at the wide look. here we see no major problems. there's a new crash west 80. there may be a motorcycle involved. it's always a big concern. chp arrives on scene. wi maybe a second incident in the area or a second call. the rest of the bay, smooth flow of traffic down into the south bay. we'll get you a bigger update coming up. >>> it is 6:10. it's also national coming out day. all new at 6:25, you might notice something trending on your facebook page. the help facebook is offering to help others tell people who they really are. >>> it was a rough day on the markets yesterday and today is not looking a whole lot better. we'll take a look at the numbers and what it means for you when "today in the bay" continues. do you hear that? no. it's quiet. too quiet. xfinity home cameras. xfinity home gives you an extra pair of eyes to help watch over your family. plus, you have added peace of mind from 24/7 professional monitoring. xfinity home. simple. easy. awesome

westbound 580 before you get to highway 13.rash around 1:30 this morning that took out a light pole. unfortunately they were working on clearing that light pole when a motorcycle struck that. we possibly have injuries. they were able to finally get it cleared from the roadway. we had to run a traffic break 20 minutes ago. that backup has cleared out. mass transit, 27 bart trains in service. no delays. ace 1 on time. normal service, no delays so far for capital corridor. >> thanks, alexis. facebook is testing a new feature that allows users to unsend a message. >> that could come in handy. don't drink and drive. tesla may be out with its own tequila. >>> in today's "tech bites", facebook testing an unsend button for users. >> news first featured in april. reports say the unsend option appears to be available for a set time after a message is september. >>> could it be the end of the scroll? >> s >> users will tap to see the next post much like a stories feature. instagram say they are just testing it for now and have no plans to

we had a crash westbound 580 as you drive in pleasanton westbound heading out to the dublin interchange. traffic is slow from livermore heading south and you will see a lot of slow traffic there and give yourself plenty of extra time and we are looking at here northbound on the right- hand side and looking good into the downtown oakland area and so is 580. your early enough to bring -- beat the big crowd and a look at the bay bridge where a lot of people are going and that's backed up. i want to mention the north bay has a -- has been a mess and southbound 101 a crash out of petaluma heading for nevada as a lot of people do in this has been slow and southbound 101 getting down there. if you are driving down to nevada and once you get to nevada it looks all right. at 618 let's bring stephen. >> your halloween forecast will be clear and breezy but we will deal with that tomorrow into wednesday morning and it looks clear otherwise and i don't think there is any other issues except gusty wind. high clouds and a lot of filtering through with the breeze kicking in and certainly in the higher

check back to martinez, westbound 4 near pine street. there was some sort of oil spill, so they need to get a crew out with absorbent material to clean that up. otherwise, looking pretty good. san jose, northbound 101, 280, super separate accidents. wupbl near story road, one near 280. a long stretch of traffic already. i would suggest taking 280 if you can or highway 87. >> sue, thank you. in today's gma first look, health leaders in minnesota trying to solve a medical mystery. >> they issued a warning to doctors after six children were diagnosed with a rare polio-like disorder. here's geo benitez >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, unfolding medical mystery in minnesota after six kids are diagnosed a sudden polio-like illness. >> he started just complaining of really bad neck stiffness. he couldn't move his neck. or his left arm. >> quintin hill is diagnosed with a cue flaccid militis. >> we thought it was a dead arm. he was laying on it funny. >> minnesota's department of health say they see at most one case of afm a year.

westbound 580. not bad from antioch to concord, westbound 4. san rafael to san francisco, under 20 minutes. right around 15 minutes. guys? w to latest in the pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 worshippers dead. robert bowers is expect indeed court for his first hearing today. the victims range from 54 to 97 years old. three injured officers remain hospitalized. we have seen support from all over the world, including the bay area. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with more on how local communities are coming together. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning, alexis. there was a vigil here last night at temple emmanuel here at lake here in san francisco. it was a great turnout. there was a line to get inside. there are two other vigils schedule indeed san francisco today, but this was held last night. they prayed for peace and comfort. they read the names of the shooting victims aloud. the rabbi did not try to explain the attack but focused on why everyone was there. >> we are here to rebel

westbound 580, tracy to dublin, one hour, 13 minutes.ighway 4, antioch to concord, 40 minutes in the red. >>> b.a.r.t.'s effort to crack down on fare cheats has run into one big problem. there's an entire county where they can't enforce the rules. >>> you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange where we're slightly up this morning. another update on how the markets are doing coming up next. >>> we know you're getting going this tuesday morning. it is wet out there. a live look at sfo where it's probably wet on the sar tarmac, too. for switching to progressive? [ engine revving ] you cannotr me at all,gressive? can you? 123450u east of fresno north of wood lake and we've had a few around tahoe, also just south of it. you with see those have fallen apart. we'll have low to mid-80s through the central valley. might have had to upper 70s in so cal where it will be dryer than here. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast for tahoe. you can see it really gets wet tomorrow and then 54 for a high. when it finally stop

and westbound 580, the tracy supercommute, there's a little slow traffic there on 580 westbound as you drive through the 205 interchange, no major issues as you head out to castro valley. >>> we needed to have one person during the week backup. >> we have never seen that before. >> right. >>> all right, hopefully everything is okay. lindsey lee down towards monterey, yesterday, she was by big sur, it's been humid along the coast. happy friday, this was yesterday just outside of big sur, 58 in monterey, that's down to monterey, it's cooler , and napa valley is off 16 degrees, if it feels cooler to you, it is. swept through yesterday and it ushered in a cool air mass, there's still clouds around and patchy fog around. everything is setting the stage here for a warmer weekend. the temperatures came down a tiny bit. now, the city dropped to 55 with clearing and up in the oakland hills, 52, 40s and 50s and 60s we had in the last couple of days. the system will dig in for the inner mountain region and that will set the stage on the weekend for more sunshine and breezy to windy conditions, ev

that right-hand side is westbound. jessica, reggie? >> google has shut down social network over criticism of >>> here's tech bites. >> reporter: google closed down social network amid security lapse for six months. it reportedly exposed up to 500,000 people's personal data. google says there's no evidence of any data being misused. >>> facebook has added new hardware. the portal uses camera to reframe the picture. it allows people to move around the room with messenger calls without readjusting the camera. it costs $200. >>> facial recognition is no longer just for human. >> norwegian farmers are using the technology to track their salmon. each fish will have a medical record tracked over time to single out a fish that poses a threat to others. farmers hope to use it for cows. >> those criminal cows will be on the lookout. >> technology is doing a lot. >>> still ahead, in the east bay gets a banning order. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. the sea breeze returns today and you can see the temper

live look out here we see traffic flowing smoothly westbound 80. things slowing down at the berkeley curve. west 580 approaching the transition we had reports of a crash. i scanned the area, didn't see it on a live camera and the speed sensors don't look any worse than we typically see. west 580 coming in toward the maze and transitioning on toward that drive toward berkeley, so it's kind of outside of your normal commute. cocoa county looks great, just a build for over here, walnut creek, and earlier disabled vehicle west highway 4 around san marco may still be over there on the roadway. tow truck trying to get there, the backup in pittsburg and bay point. the rest of your map, you see a smooth flow of traffic through the tri valley, build for hayward and the castro valley y there but no major concerns. little more for the south bay. i'll check on this for 680. back to you. >> see you in a bit. >>> investigators are looking into what caused a house fire in san jose that forced several neighbors to evacuate overnight. it spread fast and furious. sh

, one of the westbound bores for the caldecott tunnel. still we're waiting for the tow truck to arrive but no real slowing other than right at the scene. here is the rest of the bay, guys, not so bad. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> we continue to follow that breaking news out of the east bay, an apartment fire in contra costa county going up in flames. our cameras getting an inside look at all the damage that is left behind. this fire is stirring a lot of controversy among the people who live close to it. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us will i have in antioch, tell us about what happened and the neighbor's concerns for quite some time, pete. >> reporter: sounds like that. contra costa county fire tell us this may have been a case of the tenant misusing or negligence when it came to smoking materials in that home and as you mentioned neighbors have apparently claimed about this neighbor in the past. our crews did get a chance to see what this damage looked like from the fire. this took place on the thousand block

westbound 205, a slow ride we're already in the revved. our travel times 26 minutes. that's how long it will take drivers to go from i-5 in lathrop heading over to 580 at the altamont passsluggish on 580 but at livermore top speeds but drive time already in the yellow, 27 minutes between 205 and 680. e'll take it over it highway 4. this is right nu can westbound starting to see the crowds but overall we are still tracking a nice drive time that remains in the green 12 minutes from loveridge to 680 there. eastshore freeway, getting crowded westbound 80 as you head out of hercules over towards the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights just yet but take a look at the crowds. definitely starting to back up in some of the cash lanes. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> back to you. >> thank you. oakland finding new ways to clean up the streets. it's a problem the city struggled with for years. don ford on the program designs to combat illegal dumping. >> reporter: there are some areas here in anrtainly no stra debris and there are some pocke grounds for tra

taking a look at the westbound bay bridge. backed up, kind of windy on the bridge and not windy enough this is a look at 880 north and south. traffic is okay. southbound 680, a crash there. traffic has been slow in the area. we look at southbound 880 and the commute has been very slow. if you are driving to the south bay, right now, traffic on 280 and 101 are getting slow. be careful if you are on main street. right in front of 145 main street. the fire department is responding for wires down on main street. let's go back to the desk. >>> president trump will fly to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, to pay respects to the 11 people killed in a shooting at the tree of life synagogue over the weekend. lauren blanchard is live in pittsburgh. not everyone is welcoming the president. try one that is right. today president trump as well as the first lady say that they are coming to pay their respects to the victims and meet with first responders and some of those injured in the shooting saturday. we expect them to be joined by ivanka trump

westbound 580 still looks okay through livermore. we had some earlier crashes on some of the side roads that have been cleared up. erwin lane and paul road and santos -- in santa rosa there's word of a brand-new accident there and this is a look now and you can see traffic is moving well and once you get the 880 traffic is moving well in both directions at the bay bridge toll plaza. there's a delay in the outside cash lanes and the bay bridge tulsa. 4:48 a.m. and let's bring stephen. >> a little warmer forecast. mostly sunny and patchy low clouds and a lot of 60s yesterday. very low 70s. hour week system, mostly sunny and our -- cooler to start off with an warmer temperatures take us into saturday and we see another system coming in but no rain inside. we are looking for temperatures to rebound a little bit with patchy low clouds and a few high clouds. another big low coming out of the four corners moving into the plains and that is in colorado and new mexico. west southwest at nine and not much of the delta breeze and what about wat

. >> reporter: westbound 4 looking okay, no delays heading westbound. the commute direction over towards 680. we are getting reports of an accident along 680 right near marina vista avenue. and it looks like we have some activity in the northbound direction as well as the southbound. so we are still trying to confirm that this is all one accident or if it's two separate incidents. we are going to let you know coming up in the next traffic report. but in the meantime, it looks like chp heading out there to run traffic breaks. one car is blocking a lane. heads up. here's 80 at 4 making your way through hercules. we are at the limit westbound. towards the bay bridge toll plaza, we see no backup. hey, that's looking great. we have about 11 minutes into san francisco. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> developing out of san francisco this morning, police are investigating a shooting that happened less than 12 hours ago involving a u.s. park police officer. it happened at san francisco's aquatic park near the end of van ness avenue and the munici