The light showers have been primarily in the southern half of our viewing area. San jose, just half an hour ago, the roads were wet and the windshield wipers got a work out. Live doppler hd is showing the past hour the light showers are moving through san jose and milpitas and Mountain View and now they are widening out. Much of the moisture is pushing to the east and a light sprinkle on shore associated with the area of low pressure right here moving off to the north which is why there were light showers early this morning. What to expect, just light scattered sprinkles by 2 00 this afternoon and the bigger store is watch what happens in the evening when the system is out of here, it is quickly going to wipe away the cloud cover in the wake of the. Is on friday, we are turning brighter and we got warmer temperatures to talk about with the numbers in the sevenday forecast in a few minutes. The rain has a positive effect with regard to easing the drought and the fire threat but it comes with a negative for drivers. Our reporter is in los gatos, where we have gotten several rounds. We have been seeing on again and off again sprinkles the last hour and a half and light showers here, but, of course, everyone is exited about getting and rain but more would be better. Rain never felt so good. Lovin the rain. The ground was wet in los gatos as people crowded into peets coffee gutter problems with water building up on the roof. A rain on highway 17 early this morning and we saw a bright sign, reduce speed. Around 9 30 a. M. Showers started back up at bottom of 17 in los gatos and the drivers already a little nervous on one of the most dangerous roads. Of course, everyone knows we need the rain. More than anything, it kinds of gives us hope. Firefighters at fire station 13 had a long summer. Fire season started in march. They have been sent out on strike teams to the largest wildfires including the wragg fire and valley fire. October can be one of the most dangerous months. Their emergency . Dont let your guard down, fire season is not over. Firefighters say even with the wet weather it only take as day or two of dry or windy conditions to bring fire conditions back up to dangerous levels. Thank you, if you get rain where you live, take a picture of video and please share it using abc7now. You might see it on the air. The Napa Valley Wine Train is facing an 11 president lawsuit by women of a Womens Book Club booted off for laughing and talking too loud. Mostly African American women claimant racial bias is the real reason back in august. The wine train was sold last month. In a statement to abc7, the company said that the napa valley wine takes the allegations of allegation seriously and we are conducting our own investigation. Happy has apologized to the women and offered them another ride. The only nonblack woman in the club cried i know what it nails like to be a black woman. And was treated by janet o, covering the full story on abc7. Give people are now hopeless because of a multialarm fire in daly city this morning, and the fire break out inside a threestory three unit structure about 5 40 much the flames video and the ceiling, gutting the building. A unit next door has minor damage. Everyone inside managed to get out safely but two firefighters ended up with minor injuries. It is not clear how the fire started and the red voss helping those who lost everything. Look at this, Police Released a Surveillance Video say the man in the blue jersey used someone elses credit card in san ramon. This happened back . July. If you recognize the men in the Surveillance Video call the pleasanton police. Allegations are swirling this morning that, withers would clean up after sporting events at cla were underpaid. The Labor Department said the 1 Building Services is to blame, not the university. Performance first employees say they often worked 16 hour days but were denied overtime pay. State law requires them be paid 1. 5 times the regular pay for overtime. Performance first has not forked. Cal said the university is independently reviewing the claims. Two more deputies have been placed on leave after two inmate deaths at the countys main jail. Abc7 has learned town 100 inmates have complained while under review. The sheriff smith said she has moved key investigators to an off shiite location because of the sensitivity of the information. In all, eight deputies have been removed from the jail since inmate Michael Tyree was found dead in the cell. Three gars have been charged in the death. Today is the start of a program to help millions of california drivers whose licenses were suspended because of unpaid parking tickets, cutting fines dramatically. Our News Reporter joins us from olympic boulevard in walnut creek to explain how it works. Running a red light and getting caught can be expensive. It can cost you 500. But not paying the ticket gets even worse. Some in california are in a deep hole but the new law is aim at trying to help them dig out. You dont usually see eager people in line at traffic court. But this morning, it was different. People like carmen showed up first thing this morning. They asked for amnesty. I have been waiting for this day for a few months. She got a ticket for a violation years ago but wasnt making enough money working for the state and could not pay it. We went thank you budget crisis with the state and the fines want up and my paycheck went down. The fines nor not paying has turned the 300 ticket into a figure she cannot even imagine. Several thousand, almost 6,000. The new amnesty law in california will cut some fines at least in half, and waive some late fees. Some call it compassionate. Ors say it is not fair. We need to stop paying traffic tickets as an extra way of taxing people. When i get in trouble i have to go to court and pay my dues. There are conditions. This woman asked for amnesty but was turned down. Heretic coat was too recent. Payment must have been done by january of 20 thin the can you not have a d. U. I. Or outstanding warrant and you have limited time to act. It is only available for a year and a half. Carmen found out she is eligible just what she hoped to hear. I am happy to get it taken care of. She could get anyone from 50 percent to 80 percent of her fine cut and new she has to go do Collection Agency to find out what she is eligible for. This is some purr accuracy involved but carmen said she is worth it with four million in california who have lost their drivers license because they did not pay their fine. Thanks, amy. Today is the going of Breast CancerAwareness Month. How celebrities like Angelina Joel jolie are saving live. And the warning on the kind of cars to avoid for teens. The storm clouds are moving in. Drew tuma has more in does your mouth often feel dry . Multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. But it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. Thats why theres biotene, available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or gel. Biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. Remember, while your medication is doing you good, a dry mouth isnt. Biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. San Francisco Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt is hanging it up and retiring. This is his last weekend of baseball. He is completing an 18 million three year contract. This is not a surprise move for the 14year veteran. He will spend more time with family and have further involvement with several causes he has supported for many years. Today kicks off Breast Cancer awareness me and an effort to encourage people to look at their own health. Our reporter is here to explain how celebrities shed the light on a disease that was too taboo to excuse. Years ago surgeons who remove a blest if a lunch was ma leg taint. Shirley temple block changed that setting off a trend of celebrity Breast Cancer survivors empowering women today. Pink ribbons familiar with nearly every family impacted. This year alone, some 230,000 women in the United States will receive a Breast Cancer diagnosis. Once considered a death sentence, the five year survival rate for Breast Cancer has improve the to nearly 90 percent. That is because of Early Detection and better treatment. Also, because of celebrities like angelina sharing personal lives and raising Public Awareness in the process. The most beautiful women in the world comes forward with her medical Decision Making it is an important conversation starter and give individual a lot of information to take to their doctors. Her surgeon spoke to Good Morning America about the angelina effect. Another 20 percent of women who previously said, not so interested in Breast Cancer say, tell me about what, who is at risk . How do you treat it another 20 percent say yes, you can have reconstruction, same operation, the implants, just doing my job. It used to take me hours for women to understand these things that angelina with her very incredible decision to take something very private and go public with it, has altered not only someone else i know. You that someone else is amy, after receiving a mammogram on Good Morning America last year, she went public with her Breast Cancer diagnosis and treatment. She credits angelina with giving her encourage to open up. We have come a long way in the battle against Breast Cancer but there is more to do. We have a link with information on how to built indicate and support Breast CancerAwareness Month on our website at abc7news. Com. New this morning, helpful information for parents ready to hand the car keys over to a teen driver. The safest vehicle for someone new behind the wheel are based on a study from the insurance institute. First is volvo s80 defend 20 or later. Next, volkswagen jetta, 2009 or later. And round out the top three, the honda element from 2007 so good to know. Drought cut is here for meteorologist mike nicco. We are tracking a fair amount of cloud cover with a look from sutro tower the chance is there for isolated shower and when the clouds are out of here we are freaking a nice warmup with the numbers ahead in the forecast. Someone in the bay area is a new millionaire. Where that lucky person bought a winning powerball ticket. Celebrating fall with world class wine and food, with details on the event taking over santa santa rose, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. Ikea is making a change to the inventory and keeping young kids safe across america. They are no longer stocking blinds with pull cords after the Consumer ProductsSafety Mission warned those cords can tangle and create a choking hazard. Ikea will only carry blinds that have no cords or cords that are not accessible. Now, we turn our attention to drew tuma and the forecast. Some of us are done with the showers. Mainly the southern position of our viewing area with the light showers and the northern portion saw some sunshine this morning, a look at the timelapse from the exploritorium camera, the clouds overhead, just a pretty picture of what gave us the minimal amount of rain and anyone who saw moisture this morning picked up less than. 1 of rain. We are mainly dry in most spots. I want to tack about an accident on eastbound 80 at Donner Summit which is closed because after big rig accident. We will zoom in on livermore, the only location with a spotty shower picking up only. 1 of rain. From the Golden Gate Bridge we have clouds, and on the cool side because of the limits sunshine, at 6 in san francisco, 66 in oakland. 67 in Mountain View and 65 in san jose. 64 at half moon bay. Our east bay hills camera is showing breaks in the cloud cover with blue above, and normally the sunshine into the afternoon hours. Right new, 68 in santa rosa, 67 in napa, 70s in novato. Livermore at 69. The forecast calls for isolated shower and that would be a southern section of the viewing area and south of san jose around gilroy and otherwise we are warm, and more sprinkles on sunday. Highs today are sun here and there and up to 72 in oakland, and 77 in livermore, and 75 in santa rosa. Tonight, more in the way of clear skies, as clouds are getting out of the smear that will allow the temperatures to drop into the 50s across the region. Live doppler hd is showing along with the satellite tracking the slow moving cold front and behind it, this is the warmer air we are tracking, with temperatures showing you tomorrow afternoon, the 80s make a return, especially in fairfield and antioch, and we are going to the mid80s with a last 70s around the bay and the coast is comfortable, in the 60. I want to give you an update on a major hurricane, Hurricane Joaquin updated to a category four storm with winds up to 130 miles per hour. Unfortunately still having a hard time getting a handle on the track of the system. You notice the track is wobbling to the east and west with a wide range of solutions with the storm. It looks like it will continue to parallel the east coast for the time being and that could mean major flooding rain. Look at this, several areas could see several inches of rain and charleston could pick up 1 of rain, so impressive numbers. The sevenday forecast shows today sunshine and tomorrow we are sunny and warm, and iny and cooler on saturday, and by sunday morning, yes, we will track another chance of light showers out there so, really, ending the week on a nice note. You can keep tabs on the withth with the weather app for the short phone to give. Look at live doppler hd any time, anywhere, and the app is free on the app store or google play with more information at abc7news. Com. There are plenty of ways to welcome the first weekend of october and we have details on events as you explore where youly. Leyla . Worldwide food and wine lovers are ringing in the delights of autumn for the Sonoma County harvest fair. Compete for be a champion grape stopper or enjoy the fresh ingredients. Totally free music at the Golden Gate Park for the bluegrass festival, three days, seven stages and 100 musical artists. 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