Going on. Were evacuated from our hotel this morning for the hurricane and came to this convention center. Then they said that its not a safe place. So were going to the Texaco Center and hopping on buses in the buenaventura hotel. Theyve been very good to us. Heres a live look at the beach in Puerto Vallarta. You can see the moisture on the camera lens. Seems relatively calm because Puerto Vallarta is miles from the storm. Once it moves inland, there are worries about torrential rain triggering flash floods and mudslides in the mountain communities. Lets get an update on the situation from Spencer Christian who is live with live doppler 7 hd. Spencer . Okay. Lets go back to the infrared image of the storm. A category 5 hurricane. The strongest ever recorded in the western hemisphere. Its capable of producing unimaginable damage and devastation. Heres another satellite view of it. The eye of the storm is only 17 miles now from the shore. Expected to move on shore in just a matter of mi
Broadcast center this is abc7 news. It is friday the 13th. Thanks for joining us. I am it it. I am kristen sze. We are feeling lucky but for those coming across the bay bridge. You can see some of the lights are out on western span. Mike saw this as he drove into work this morning with the detours on the east bay. It was a difficult morning. They were cleaning up the detours because they had a detour and then they had that blocked and they did not have another detour to go to so it was scary this morning. Everything is fine for you hopefully they are picking up the other one. Slow down into the skyway, so, the lights were off those that shine down on the deck. Two miles visibility in petaluma with fog along 101 at rohnert park. Here is a look at san rafael looking south it is quiet. 36 to 52 with no profit advisory, a light breeze at 62 to 64, and 60 to 66 with murky sunlight so it will be hazy and this evening not so chilly at money 50s at 7 00. Leyla . Looking at the bay bridge toll
Delays. The bay bridge toll plaza shows delays, yes, at continue minutes to get you across between the macarthur maze into San Francisco and it is heavy traffic. Metering lights are turned on 30 minutes ago. We will take you to walnut creek southbound 680 is building. If you head further to the south, out of San Ramon Valley into pleasanton, you can see the slowing because of the accident 13 Miles Per Hour is the top speed. Thank you, parents of an east bay city are warned to be extra careful as they take their kids to school. Our reporter is in san leandro with details on a string of crimes targeting people in the morning. Kristen, you are going to hear from a family who was targeted and it sounds terrifying, starting right here at the high school with the routine act of dropping kids off at school. Police say the bad guys follow parents from the school to their homes where they problem them at gunpoint. It has happen twice, both times the victims are asian so this could be available
Check out my day planner for today. We will be in the upper 40s to mid50s through 7 00. It is going to be bone dry. Midtoupper 60s around the coast and bay and the 74 at lunch and inland, we will be 66 at the coast and 72 around the bay and 82 inland and grab a coat most of us are in the 60 at 7 00. We are starting off with the pictures take were a little while ago, this vehicle crashed into a power pole after a driver fell asleep at the wheel right near all of the auto dealerships as you can see. The driver was also traveling with their dog and the dog got loose. Right now, they are still assessing the situation and whether the driver suffered any injuries. We will look at what is on the map, as we take you into san jose, you can see the location here, it is north of 280, and 280 is not affected and the boulevard you still could have some police activity. Moving over to mass transit, we are waking up to a 20minute delay at daly city and early traffic repair is done but we still have t
Majority baits was in court and within minutes, paramedics were called to the courtroom. Reporter Matthew Muller told the judge he was well enough to enter the no contest plea. Between now and monday, officials will transport muller to San Francisco. No contest is the plea Matthew Muller enter forward a june Home Invasion. He left his cell phone behind, a key piece evidence that led investigators to his South Lake Tahoe home, they found more evidence linking him to a march kidnapping in vallejo. Police called it a hoax. Mullers Attorney Says the no contest plea is a strategic move. Everything youre doing here is done with an eye. Reporter overlapping sentencing if found guilty. There is a binding agreement that hell receive concurrent time for whatever time he gets in sacramento. Reporter at most, the Home Invasion carries 11 years but the kidnapping could send him to prison longer. Its decades. Reporter monday, muller will be arraigned on a federal complaint for the vallejo kidnapping