Of lanes blocked and were starting to see some slowdowns. Speeds below 30 Miles Per Hour. Past that, you are in the green as you head over towards the bay bridge toll plaza. Speeds is at the limit and we do have some roadwork on the upper deck. Two lanes closed until 5 a. M. But no delays. Hurricane irma is blamed for at least 10 deaths in the caribbean. Its hit several islands including barbuda, st. Martin and the British Virgin islands. Its the most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic. Kpix 5s betty yu says florida and other states are all bracing for potentially devastating hits. Reporter puerto rico took a beating wednesday from Hurricane Irma. Home to more than 3 million people, wind gusts whipped over knocking out power and toppling trees flooding and battering the French West Indies with st. Martin taking a direct hit. Rain and high winds so strong, they almost completely obscure the camera lens. Millions of floridians are in irmas path. It will likely hit somewhere in florida saturday or sunday. The governor is sounding the alarm. You cannot sit through it. Reporter residents at the keys were ordered out. Im scared. Cat5, never been through one. Reporter the major concern is storm surge. The islands average about 6 feet above sea level. The surge from irma has the potential to be more than 9 feet high. The governor estimates 25,000 people in the state have already evacuated. Gas stations are running out of fuel as drivers scrambled to get out of town. American airlines which has a major hub in miami said today most of the flights out of the area are now sold out. But they are working to add more. There have been reports of skyrocketing Airline Tickets this morning from the states attorney. Airline tickets have reached a high. We have had a lot of complaints. The director and i were talking about it earlier. We have a plan to reach out to some of those retailers. Reporter President Trump has already pledged to help with the federal government. Well Work Together to help save lives, protect families, and support those in need. Reporter betty yu, kpix 5. Some big airlines are slashing prices to help people get out of florida before the hurricane hits. Jetblue is offering fares under 159 and American Airlines is capping some flights at 99. Commercial airliner flew directly into Hurricane Irma. Delta flight 431 from new york landed safely in san juan puerto rico yesterday just before the storm made landfall. The plane then headed back to new york. A florida sheriff is criticized for threatening to arrest fugitives seeking shelter from the hurricane. Polk countys sheriff said jail. For something as minor as an outstanding par some have pointed out that shelter seekers could be thrown in jail for something as minor as an outstanding parking ticket. A veterinarian from the bay area is experiencing the effects of the hurricane firsthand. She is currently stranded in puerto rico. This video shows the first impact of the storm there. Dr. Jill rubin was fortunate enough to find a place to stay. Her flight was canceled just halfhour before she was set to fly out. Its quite disturbing because everybody is boarding up everything here. Its still quite unnerving to be honest with you. You dont know whats going to happen tonight. Puerto rico dodged a direct hit with irma passing just north of the island. So puerto rico dodged the bullet but is the cone of concern still in florida . It depends how the storm turns. So ill show that you when we track it. I want to show you where it is right now. It looks like just to the north of Dominican Republic going straight for the bahamas, turks and caicos. The last time we had three hurricanes out there was 2010. So katia, irma and jose are in the atlantic. Irma is north of the Dominican Republic. It passed north of puerto rico but caused plenty of damage. These winds at 180 miles an hour with gusts at 225. Heres the itdily its libake asa it all depends on which direction it turns when it gets closer to florida. Of course, these are all areas of hurricane warnings as its barreling its way at 17 Miles Per Hour still in the west northwest direction. So this is the turn that everyone will be watching in the u. S. As it downgrades to a cat4 but thats still strong. 155mileperhour sustained winds so heres the different plots. This is a different direction it could take. These models are now getting closer which means they are agreeing a little more so that means it will probably pass just east of florida which is somewhat of good news but, of course, this is a huge hurricane. So those Storm Force Winds could be felt throughout the coastline there, georgia, carolinas, as well. So it certainly is not that they are out of the woods by any means. Its just the models are agreeing that its going to turn to the east of the state. So coming up we are going to have more on your local forecast. Lets check the roads. The roads are a little busy already. We are tracking a couple of incidents that are causing some slowdowns. Well take it to highway 17 where we are getting reports of an accident that has one lane blocked. This is northbound 17 right at the summit. You can see the delays really building in that southbound direction. Caltrans has some roadwork going on until 6 a. M. Heading through the altamont pass, westbound 580, you will be on the brakes, speeds drop around 30 Miles Per Hour and now new reports of an accident westbound 580 as you approach 680 the dublinpleasanton interchange there so already in the yellow 27 minutes between 205 and 680. Heres a live look 238, this is right at ashland avenue and we are getting reports of an accident eastbound 580 on the connector ramp to 238. So well have more on that coming up. But for now, back to you. Californias preparing to sue in response to President Trumps decision to end the daca program. Unless Congress Acts 800,000 Illegal Immigrants could be deported. Joe vazquez has more. Reporter President Trump insists the daca program created by former president barack obama in 2012 was unconstitutional. So he says thats why he is handing it over to congress to pass the law. I hope they do. I certainly hope they do. Reporter but now theres a backlash. 15 states led by washington, new york, and massachusetts, have announced they are filing a lawsuit against the federal government. Californias attorney general says he will file his daca lawsuit soon. We need to make sure that everyone, um, who is here has a path to earn it over time. Reporter facebooks ceo zuckerberg held a live chat with people who are not sure what happens next. I am american. I feel american. But theres this weight that comes with it. Even though you feel american, this country doesnt want you. How do you plan to one day not be able to work . How do i find relief in a few months . I may not have a job in a few months. When i go to work, im going to do way have to do. Reporter this government worker and College Student says these are emotional times. Theres a lot of people that are very sad and angry. And i came home and my siblings were, um, theres a silence, an awkward silence. But i know that we will pull through this. Reporter oe vazquez, kpix 5. Californias attorney general plans to argue that the state will suffer tremendous economic harm if the president s decision is upheld. Critics are also afraid that information from daca applications will be used to track dreamers for deportation. Governor brown now has to make the final call on whether one of Charles Mansons followers can live life on the outside. Corrections officials have decided Leslie Van Houten is suitable for parole. She was part of a group found guilty of murders in 1969 ordered by manson. Yesterday was her 21st parole hearing. Governor brown has 150 days to act. Last year he denied her release despite her attorneys claim that she is a model inmate. Time now 4 39. Police have launched a hate Crime Investigation after a noose was found at a bay area high school. Plus, we are getting a better idea of the toll last weekends extreme heat took on the bay area. The team posted these images 2 week the san jose giants are apologizing for a tweet that some people felt was racist. The team posted these two images weeks ago following japaneseamerican heritage night. They say one player is doing karate kicks, bowing and fanning themselves. They took it down after some called it racist. If somebody is offended, youre offended. You know . You cant just pass it off and say, oh, i didnt mean it. I didnt know, you know . Just gimme a break. The team says, quote, unfortunately, our message on social media was tonedeaf and we deeply apologize to those we have offended and apologize that our content released on social media didnt represent the intention and spirit of the event. Police are looking into another racist incident at a bay area high school. Kpix 5s Christin Ayers reports, this time investigators want to know who left a noose in alameda. Reporter School Officials tell me they found the noose here. It was fashioned from rope used to hang these privacy screens here at alameda high. This is the noose that a staff member at alameda high found on a sidewalk near the school. Alameda Police Confirmed they are investigating it as a hate crime. In a statement, we believe that the persons responsible could have left the rope on display with the intention of threatening another person. This small island city has experienced a rash of possible hate incidents. A flyer found near the Islamic Center of alameda last month, and just days before that, a window broken at a local synagogue. Some alameda residents told me they are concerned. I think people feel more comfortable blatantly displaying racism and hatred and its scary. Reporter this man claimed the media is blowing the incidents out of proportion. What does a noose mean . It actually has a very violent history for african americans. A noose as a violent history for a lot of americans. African and white. Reporter specifically for africanamericans. Why . Because of the long history of lynching, jim crow of africanamericans and thats a conclusion that youre drawing. Reporter no, this is what the district said in their statement today. A district spokesman susan davis was clear. The noose is a symbol of violence that is extremely intimidating and threatening to blacks in particular in this country. We are deeply disturbed that this happened. Whoever did it we are deeply disturbed by it. Reporter in alameda, Christin Ayers, kpix 5. Were learning last weekends dangerous heat wave proved to be deadly in San Francisco. Medical exercise say the record breaking temperatures contributed to three deaths. All the victims were in their late 70s or older and they all died in their homes. So neda, what are we looking at this week . Today theres a chance of rain out there. So some people may see a little drop on their windshield. They had to use the wiper out there this morning because right now there is a storm system. Its small, its not going to bring as heavy amount of rain but to the north of us, it is bringing us some lightning. Lets take a look right now outside. So we are dealing with high clouds today. Not the low fog that tends to cover the bay bridge. For now, its high clouds from the storm system. And you can expect to see pretty gray skies throughout the day along the bay and inland. Heres a live look at san jose. Good morning to all of you in san jose. Yes, those high clouds are out there. And temperatures right now in san jose 69. San francisco 65. Livermore a cool 66 degrees. Oakland 63 degrees. So heres what were dealing with today. 30 chance of showers. Expected to get about less than. 10 of rain, not measurable precipitation too much. But temperatures are cooling off a lot about 5 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. Cooler than average, especially inland. So get ready for temperatures to require that jacket. We are warming up though. Another warming trend will be back. Heres a look at our hidef doppler. Dont see must have green out there. I saw a little mist on the windshield this morning but most of the activity is to the north. Heres where the lightning is coming down a little stronger cells along 5 towards red bluff an redding. The lightning will be of concern because it will come with dry lightning since its not too wet of a storm. So heres the storm system. There could be rain at the coast. Things should die down, later this afternoon clouds coming in again. Tomorrow fog in the morning. Todays highs in the 60s and 70s and 77 livermore. So cool overall even for inland neighborhoods like san jose also 76, Mountain View 72. High today in San Francisco 68. Today will be the coolest day of the week and then we warm. By sunday, the 90s will be back inland sunday into monday and along the bay by the weekend, well be up to the 80s and the 70s at the beaches. Right now were tracking some slowdowns. If you take the eastshore freeway to work, youre going to want to give yourself some extra time this morning. We are tracking an accident that has traffic backed up along the westbound direction. The crash is right near willow avenue. And its backing up towards cummings skyway so thats definitely slowing things down. We have speeds that drop below 20 Miles Per Hour. Those middle lanes are currently blocked. Chp on the scene and they are working to clear the activity over to the shoulder there. But definitely causing some delays for folks heading along 80 this morning. No delays over at the bay bridge toll plaza. Things looking fantastic. No metering lights just yet. We are in the green across the upper deck into San Francisco. Over at the altamont pass, the usual crowds developing. Westbound 580. Then we have reports of an accident on that connector ramp to 680. It does not appear to be slowing anyone down but our travel times about 26 minutes between 205 and 680. And an accident in castro valley, thats not slowing anyone down along 238 right at 580. Hats a check of your traffic; over to you. A bay area homeowner is facing animal cruelty charges for shooting two deer to death. Police say that he got angry at the animals because they ate his plants. Police say he used a high powered pellet rifle in his yard on mar east. Homeowners Attorney Says emily turner, his client meant no harm. Reporter folks who live in the neighborhood say they have watched this deer family grow up, a mother and two fawn. Now only one fawn remains because they enjoyed eating this mans landscaping. We were shocked and disturbed. Reporter thats not the action you expect out of a tiburon neighborhood but the Marin Humane Society said they were horrified when they responded to the call of two deer a doe and fawn shot dead. These are pictures of the fawns that a neighbor took in better days. To kill two innocent animals like this and make them suffer is pretty egregious and and, you know, we are really shocked and concerned. Reporter a neighbor saw someone lurking outside her house with a flashlight and called police. She found the doe dead, the fawn died about an hour later. Mark dickenson was arrested for animal cruelty. Person was frustrated with the deer eating his vegetation, um, its pretty disturbing. That was their only crime and they died a pretty slow death which is really heartbreaking. Reporter a statement from mr. Dickensons Attorney Says this, quote, my client did not intend to harm the animals. The public outrage related to these allegations is driven by the inflammatory claims of the Tiburon Police department which havent been proven in court. Whether or not it will make it to court is up to the marin County District attorney, who is currently looking into the charges. As for the lone fawn, neighbors will reach out to the Humane Society to make sure its taken care of. In tiburon, emily turner, kpix 5. Time now 4 50. An nfl star has retained a high powered attorney from the bay area to pursue an Excessive Force case against las vegas police. A San Franciscobased retailer announces its closing hundreds of stores. That got its start in San Francisco has Just Announced it closing hundreds of stores. 200 gap and Banana Republic next traffic report. A wellknown Clothing Company that started in San Francisco is closing hundreds of stores. 200 gap and Banana Republic stores are shutting their doors in the next three years. The first gap opened in San Francisco in 1969 and its unclear which locations will close like this embarcadero branch. Sales at both stores have seen a slump recently as they face off with rival brands and now gap says it will invest in brands that are standing out from the pack, old navy and athletic. They plan to open 300 stores. City Officials Say that warriors still owes them more than 800,000 for this years championship parade. City also wants almost a quarter Million Dollars for the first parade back in 2015. The warriors were supposed to pay for the parades by last month. But the city says no money has changed hands. The warriors say that the bill for the 2017 event somehow tripled from early estimates and the team says it wants to meet with the city to sort out the final costs. The las vegas Police Department is dealing with an Excessive Force complaint brought on by an nfl star. He says officers targeted him all because he is black. Kpix 5s allen martin tells us, now he hired john burris. Reporter tmz sports posted this video that appears to show Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett face down outside a hotel the night of the mayweathermcgregor fight last month. He says the Police Officer put him in handcuffs, pulled a gun on him and threaten to blow his [ censored ] head off. This country we live in now, sometimes you get profiled for the color of your skin. Reporter bennett claims police singled him out after they responded to reports of gunshots in the area. [ screaming ] go, go, go Reporter Police released this body cam video. Once bennett was in the officers view, he quickly ran out of the south doors, jumped over a wall on flamingo road east. Due to bennetts actions and the Information Officers had at the time, they believed bennett may have been involved in the shooting. And they gave chase. Reporter police later released bennett without charges. Bennett retained civil rights Attorney John Burris to investigate and explore Legal Options against las vegas police. This was particularly appalling to him because in many ways, he is an advocate for what happens to other people but he didnt expect it to happen to him. And all he could think about was how other people have been killed for making the wrong move, misinterpreting his conduct and he is frightened by that. Reporter right now, its unclear whether a lawsuit is going to be filed. Allen martin, kpix 5. In a statement, nfl commissioner Roger Goodell said, quote, we will support michael and all nfl players in promoting Mutual Respect between Law Enforcement and the commieloyally serve and fair and equal treatment under the law. The las vegas Police Department said its investigating the incident. [ music ] it is 4 56. A bill that would protect not only Daca Recipients but all Illegal Immigrants in california is in front of Law Enforcement in sacramento today what it could mean up next. Reporter Hurricane Irma is still pointed directly at south florida and it could cause widespread power outages. How crews from the bay area could be on the way to help. Thats coming up. Ah, dinner. Throughout history, the one meal when we come together, break bread, share our day and connect as a family. [ bloop, clicking ] and connect, as a family. Just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh . Hey . I paused it. Bam, family time. So how is everyone . Find your awesome with xfinity xfi and change the way you wifi. And im kenny choi. Lets start with a live look outside. The suhr good morning. It is thursday, september 7. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Good morning. Lets start with a live look outside. Take a look at the conditions on this thursday morning as we take a live look at the bay bridge. Looking good now. 880 in oakland, traffic moving along no problems at this hour. But it is 5 a. M. Its early. Not even yet. Its 4 59 and34 seconds. Maybe well see some drizzle out there. At the coast and along the bay, could see it. Looking at lightning to the north of us. Look at this. The storm system that came down from the coast of monterey worked towards Northern California bringing lightning with this and this is important because of the chance of dry lightning and the chance that this could bring out some fires. Look to the north of highway 299 there. Theres some dry lightning happening now. Its not a wet storm. It will bring us a 30 chance of showers. A tenth inch. Well continue to track that this morning and also let you know about our cooldown. Pretty significant cooldown for the day. Jaclyn . Thank you, neda. If you are getting ready to head out, be prepared for some slowdowns if your ride hasnt headed along the eastshore freeway. Taking a live look. This is i80 as you approach highway 4. And that slowdowns are heading westbound all due to an accident we have been tracking at willow avenue. So right now, just under a 30 minute ride for drivers making their way from e