coming our way. it's swinging through western oregon and the northwestern corner of california. it ranks on the impact scale which we use to indicate the impact and intensity of every storm. this ranks number 2 which is a moderate storm. it will be in full force tomorrow bringing .5 inches to an inch of rain. here's the forecast animation. at that point we'll have light rain developing in the north bay. by 4:00 a.m., an area of moderate to heavy rainfall pushing through the north bay with lighter rainfall in the south and east bay and down into the peninsula. by 7:00 a.m., messy, messy commute. especially for the north bay. the central part of the bay area at that time. by 9:00 a.m., that wide path of moderate to heavy rainfall will be moving through the central part of the bay area pushing down to the south bay, out to the east bay. accompanied by strong gusty wind. not only in the morning but the evening as well. as the rain tapers off in the north bay by midday tomorrow, it will be raining in full force on the peninsula. finally, we'll see the system breaking up a lit bit and moving out of the bay area late tomorrow night. we won't be out of the woods yesterday. there's another storm on the weekend. i'll have that forecast and the rainfall totals in a few minutes. >> thank you so much, spencer. >> spencer mentioned the north bay several sometimes f times. let's go to the north bay and laura anthony checking in with crews preparing for this first big storm. laura? >> reporter: hi dan. the folks have put out a nice sand pile for the residents. so far not too many people have taken any. they expect traffic to pick up considerably by tomorrow. with the first significant rains of the fall headed for the bay area, pg and e hired tree crews. >> we're doing that by examining and trimming back branches getting close to our lines. we're also looking for dead or dying branches and removing those so they don't fall into our lines. >> there's a lot of old trees here. >> scott mckinley lives in mill valley below the free work. he has a healthy respect for what sick and dying trees can do when met with rain and wind. >> monterrey pines that aren't as sturdy as we all wish they would be. when the ground gets saturated 57bd the winds blow, some of niece trees are rotted and create a lot of risk for the homeowners. >> in san rafael, they cleaned storm drains. meanwhile, in downtown nevada, we found people enjoying the last of the sunshine, at least for a little while. >> one thing i need to do and that is to empty all my rain barrels so that hopefully the first flush of the rain will get caught then in the empty barrels and not go racing out to the streams. >> now, officials here at nef -- novato public works say get the sand now, don't wait until it's wet. it's easier to handle it when it's dry and not heavy and wet and larry, i know that's you. not dan. live in novato, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> we're often mistaken for one another. that's okay. >> thank you, laura. >> our team coverage continues with wayne freed man, he joins us live from twin peaks in san francisco. >> if we are to believe the weather people and we pay them to believe them. say farewell to the dry season. take a look at san francisco down below me. the view from twin peaks. wonderful view. down below the department much public works says they've been cleaning out storm drains, homeowners cleaning out gutters, been warned about spllick pavement. >> it's the calm before the rain. we would call it a storm. but after a long summer in san francisco, folks don't seem ready for that yet. >> we can't predict these things. >> between 17 ft and 18th, they can worry about them. they have the pictures to prove why. >> here is a dramatic picture of 18th and folsom. >> this is 2004. be careful about terminology. >> we don't call it a flood, it's a sewer overflow. >> it rears the ugly manhole covers, we're told. >> right in this block in particular. >> she owns a model making company in folsom. water on the floor is likely to remain so until the public utilities commission installs larger sewer pipes to handle the runoff from twin peaks. it is in the planning stages. meantime, when more than an inch falls in 24 hours, the p.u.c. deploys barriers. they do not expect that to happen tomorrow. meantime -- >> i hope to get sand barrels. >> in short, welcome back to the rainy season. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. and when the storm does hit, please send us your weather pictures using the #abc 7 now. you can see this them on the air or online. flames and thick black smoke. check this out. it poured out of a home under construction. this is the picture of the fire from the city's twitter account. sky 7 was over the area. minutes later, you can see lots of smoke from that fire. roads from closed in the area as firefighters worked to get the flames under control. on the subject of fire, alameda county firefighters put out a house fire. sky 7 was over the home near han ford street and palmdale. the fire was quickly extinguished. cause under investigation. nobody was hurt. we have new details this afternoon on that boat that capsized over the weekend in the bay. it's now out of the water and moored at pier 39. >> melanie woodrow live with what crews learned when they got the ship out of the water. melanie? >> take a look at the boat back at pier 39 after it was salvaged this morning and towed here. it's the one with the american flag on top. it looks pretty good considering it was underwater from saturday. we were told there were stacks and stacks of life jackets still in nair packaging on the boat along with purses and wallets and children's toys. we have video to show you from sky 7 of the boat as it was being lifted out of the water earlier today. then from the ground, you can see it being towed this afternoon from the hyde street pier where it was brought to the surface of the water back to pier 39. san francisco police tell abc 7 news the coast guard has now determined there was no environmental impact from this incident that occurred on saturday. sfpd's marine unit is still investigating the criminal side of this, the potential criminal side of this. whether the life jackets were worn. how many people were on the vessel. whether or not there was any recklessness or negligence. a squid boat saw it lifted out of the water today. >> it was kind of cool watching them with the airbags and the tug and everything else, pull it up. >> it looks pretty good, surprisingly. we were all surprised there wasn't much damage. no windows were blown out or anything like that. it doesn't -- for being under, looks pretty good. >> reporter: it's estimated that 30 people were on this boat. 27 adults and 3 children. some people were initially trapped under the boat's hull. anybody who was taken to the hospital has since been released. again, the coast guard has determined today that there was no environmental impact from this incidents. and san francisco police department marine unit is still investigating the criminal side of this. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. melanie, thank you. a police chase ended in front of lafayette high school prompting a lockdown at two schools. police say one of the suspects jumped out of a stolen car and ran out on to the campus. a chase began that ended at the high school. police found one suspect near the high school gym and another in a backyard toolshed. a person was hit by a truck on interstate 80 in san francisco this morning. was also shot. investigators say a ford pickup truck struck the pedestrian around 5:00 a.m. near the westbound 80 and 101 connector. that person was taken to the hospital and later died. two women had to crawl out from their overturned car after it collided with a semi truck in san jose this morning. this is around 4:00 a.m. on 101 southbound near brokaw road. the women's suv flipped over into a ditch. the u.p.s. truck ended up on its chp closed lanes for traffic. it lasted for six hours as crews -- nobody including the truck driver was seriously injured. fire officials say one of the vehicles cut the other one off. they're not sure which one cut the other off. coming up at 4:00, donald trump is on the defensive. >> and it would have been one of the biggest stories of the year. >> the gop candidate is furiously fending off accusations of inappropriate behavior today and the mike drop moment from the first lady. long lines outside a fundraiser for hillary clinton. have you seen the trailer for the new star wars movie? the secret is revealed two months ahead of the premiere. at 4:10, our first live look at the commute. boy, it's slow going on the san mateo bridge for those heading eastbound towards hayward. maybe an accident in the area. that is about five or ten miles an hour at best. it's actually heavier than formal on the right-hand side heading back towards the peninsula as afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. hillary clinton is on a fundraising swing through california and went to a san francisco campaign office this morning. she thanked the staffers for their efforts and urged them to keep working hard all the way through election day. >> this is such an election between two very different visions, views and sets of values. that's with the stakes are so high. >> take a look at the line outside. sky 7 caught the hundreds of clinton supporters who were waiting outside the bill graham civic auditorium for an afternoon fundraiser. we'll take you inside that event on abc 7 news at 5:00. gop nominee donald trump is fending off accusations of treating women inappropriately. the clinton campaign responded today in san francisco with the help of first lady michelle obama. here's abc news reporter kenneth voe ton. >> reporter: donald trump on the defense against accusations. >> these vicious things about me about inappropriate conduct with women are totally and absolutely false. >> the gop nominee rallied in florida a amid mounting attacks that he sexually assaulted women. >> when he started putting his hand up my skirt and that was it. that was it. i was out of there. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported jessica lee's claims that trump groped her three decades ago on a plane. he allegedly introduced himself to rachel crooks by kissing her on the mouth. they're hillary clinton supporters. they didn't -- they came forward after the recent release of the vulgar 2005 comments bragging about grabbing women. trump took on the reports of inappropriate behavior. >> they're outright lies. these events never ever happened. >> reporter: the accusations against trump not so easily dismissed by clinton. >> we've already learned who donald trump is. >> but on the trail, first lady michelle obama made an emotional plea to women delivering a blisterring attack on trump. >> this is disgraceful, it is intolerable and to dismiss this as everyday locker room is an insult to decent men everywhere. >> trump says there's evidence to prove his accusers are lying. he didn't give a timetable but says he plans to release that information soon. kenneth moton, washington. we have a valuable tool at abc 7.com to help you prepare for election day. click the icon for your voter's edge election guide and then enter your address and you'll get a comprehensive resource showing you the candidates and the measures and details on where to vote. raiders fans are holding their breath. they're hoping the vote taking place in nevada doesn't crush their dreams of keeping the silver and black in the bay area. kristen sze has the latest. >> let me show you concept sketches of a stadium in vegas. a dome. 65,000-seat, $1.9 billion field of dreams that would be shared with unlv. the nevada assembly is meeting in a special session to debate a funding plan that the senate approved on tuesday. $750 million would come from the public in the form of bonds that would be paid off with increased hotel taxes. the team would kick in another $500 million and a casino mogul would pick up the rest. supporters say it would bring more visitors and 14,000 new jobs to the area. opponents call it corporate welfare. >> a stadium like this fills really the only remaining gap in the entertainment portfolio in southern nevada. >> reliance on room tax to pay that bonding capacity back, if there is in fact a problem with that, it's going to fall on the backs of the clark county taxpayers. >> it's too early for bay area raiders fans to give up hope, though. remember, 3/4 of nfl owners need to approve a franchise move and oakland mayor libby schaaf is leading an effort to craft a new stadium deal at the current location. the nevada assembly is set to begin voting at 7:00 tonight. we'll keep you posted on results. larry and ama. the expectation is that they're going to rubber stamp that and try to push it through. it's imperative to the group to keep the team in the bay arrow owe. we have rain on the way. >> spencer, how much and when? >> well, in a few hours, the first wave will be arriving late tonight. don't be caught without an umbrella. weave three stormy days coming our way. here's a look at live doppler 7. things are calm right now. we had an increase in clouds. it's a fairly mild afternoon. winds are relatively calm as well. all of that will change by late tonight, early tomorrow. we're looking at current temperatures of 63 at half moon bay. 68 at san francisco and virtually all of the locations near the bay and inland have temperatures at 70, 71 degrees. tomorrow, towards late afternoon, we'll see highs well after the rain has arrived. we'll see highs ranging from low to mid 60s at the coast to upper 60s around the bay. maybe up to 70 degrees inland. here's what's going to happen before we get to that point. storm impact scale which we use to rank the intensity and impact of every approaching storm. the first ranked 2 in the impact scale. this storm arrives overnight and continues through the day tomorrow. it will bring half an inch to inch and a half of rainfall. winds gusting 20 to 40 miles per hour. here's the forecast animation starting tonight. you can see tomorrow morning, across the north bay, a wide path of moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by strong gusty winds. lighter amounts in other parts of the bay area at times. but quickly by 9:00 a.m. the rain -- through the central part of the bay area. from the north bay to the east bay and swinging southward into the late afternoon hours breaking up a bit in the north bay. will it dump lots of rainfall. toward the end of the day into the evening and nighttime hours, the first storm is breaking up. i mentioned it will be accompanied by gusty winds. starting 9:00 tonight, gusts between 20 and 40 miles per hour going into the early morning hours and by evening tomorrow, we'll see the winds tapering off and rainfall totals tomorrow night will range anywhere from about .6 in san jose to 3/4 in san francisco and over an inch at santa rosa. storm number 2, also ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. another moderate storm that will produce an additional half an inch to 1 .24 of rainfall. up to 50 miles per hour. this one arrives saturday afternoon. here's the forecast animation for the second storm. starting at 3:00 p.m. saturday, it will already be raining in the far northern part of our viewing area. rain will be spreading across the north bay from santa rosa to the golden gate. then it will continue southward and eastward sweep reaching into the peninsula. the south bay and the east bay by 10:00 saturday night. it will continue overnight into sunday and at some point on sunday, it will be more widespread and more intense. this is going to be another very rainy storm. it's just going to be wet from tomorrow right on through the weekend. winds will be gusting with the second storm near 50 miles per hour. there's a wind gust animation we can see by 4:00 sunday afternoon, gusts will still be raising from 35 to 40 miles per hour. finally, we can just a bit into late sunday night, here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. two storms spanning three days. the two storms rank 2 on the storm impact scale. it will all begin to taper off with partial clearing on monday and then we'll get some sunny days towards the end of next week and much milder weather as well. when the rain comes, the abc 7 weather team has you covered. here's a look at the news app. >> high winds, heavy rains, floods and mudslides. when storms strike, abc 7 news has you covered on all your favorite screens. >> we'll stream breaking weathernews right to you. when the storms come, you'll know first. >> first one is a 2 on the storm impact scale. click on the weather in the abc 7 news app. >> get current conditions or detailed accuweather seven-day forecast right down to the hour. >> with the abc 7 news app, you can track storms in real time as they move across the bay area. >> it looks like it's going to be a windy and rainy and messy commute. >> watch your accuweather forecast with the bay area's most powerful weather radar. live doppler 7. >> share your weather photos and videos on social media using #abc 7 now. >> you may see your picture on air i. >> follow the weather team on twitter and facebook to be the latest updates. >> the abc 7 news app, your source for weather. >> powered by the most experienced weather team in the bay. and you can get the abc 7 news app at abc 7 news.com/apps and best of all, it is absolutely free. >> it's rogue. rogue one. >> it's a brand new look at the new star wars movie. rogue one. the tobacco companies knew that smoking kills. and they lied about it for decades. now they're lying about prop 56. if you don't use tobacco, you don't pay. smokers pay - their fair share of the 3 billion in health care costs all taxpayers are paying now. and there's one more thing: our kids. every state that's significantly raised tobacco taxes has reduced youth smoking. please. vote yes on 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. social media is buzzing about the final trailer for rogue one, a star wars story. if you were early today, you awe is on gma. nick watt trying to decode what it all means. >> we have hope. rebellions are built on hope. >> now, crystal clear, this is her moment. >> incredibly determined. she's a survivor and is not perfect. she's not a perfect human being. >> we know her dad is mazz mickelson. >> i do it to protect you. so you understand. >> i understand. >> i don't. but anyway, ben men doll son is a baddie. >> you will see me with people you know already. for sure. >> darth vader is definitely involved and we now know why it's called rogue one. >> they are placing a call sign. 's rogue. rogue one. >> the plot? busted out of an imperial jail to aid the rebellion. the plans for the death star, that's right the same plans that end up inside r2d2 at the nearly 40-year-old first installment in new hope. >> there's got to be something you can do. >> this movie takes place shortly before luke gets busy. >> things that may result, a little bit of sadness. >> should be fun. >> you had me at death star. >> yeah, right. if you want to watch the entire trailer it's on abc 7 news.com and disney of course is the parent company of lucas films and abc. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, the first big storm of the season is closing in. just ahead, we'll get to the preparations all around the bay area and what you can e here's a look at what's making headlines at 4:30. less than a month to go until election day and hillary clinton is blazing a trail all through california. she's back in san francisco this afternoon for a sold-out lunchtime fundraiser at the bill graham civic auditorium. meanwhile, donald trump is in florida aggressively pushing back on what he calls false smears by women claiming he groped them. the bay area is bracing for the first storm of the season. spencer christian will have an update coming up in a few minutes. public work crews are also getting ready for the storm. storm drains are being cleared and dying trees are being removed. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live at the lafayette reservoir for that part of the story. eric? >> reporter: after four years of drought we have problems with trees and their roots and hillsides. if there is one group looking forward to a little rain this weekend, well, it's your local water company, like east bay mud. this reservoir, lafayette reservoir, they're at 73%. but they could always use more rain. not sure about the guys with sliding trees. he likes to climb trees for business and pleasure. these are skills he has to practice as the owner of a tree service. his crews were scheduled to work six days a week into the new year to take down drought-damaged trees like this one in lafayette. and that's before the storm. >> people that are panicking now at the last minute, we're having to fit that into the end of our day, basically doing overtime type work. >> in the oakland hills, city public works crews are trying to keep up with clogged storm drains that could create dangerous standing water on already narrow streets. >> like this one here. this is just natural. people come down, throw stuff. have piles of debris that build up. clog up the storm drains. >> a couple of them are leaned right over. >> just a couple of blocks away, we met nick roman who lives on the hill on this road. he's concerned. >> it's happened before where we've had the slides take out the roads. definitely, something that is on your mind. >> not everyone is looking at the downside of the storm. east bay mud welcomes in. their reservoirs could always use a little more rain, even though they're currently at 73%. >> so that's perfect. that's just where we want to be. we had a good year last year thanks to mother nature and customers conserving. >> in lafayette, eric thomas, abc 7 news. we have up to the minute weather information for you any time on the abc 7 news app. after you open the app on your phone or tablet, all you have to do is tap on the temperature at the top right corner. that will give you custom forecasts for where you live or where you work. you can scroll down to see live doppler 7 ray dore for your neighborhood in particular and everywhere in the bay area. take a look. this is the view from space as hurricane nicole churned its way towards bermuda. nicole came ashore as a category 3 hurricane and spun winds of 115 miles per hour. snapping trees, flooding homes and peeling roofs from homes. the hurricane dumped up to 8 inches of rain on bermuda and surges of 6 to 8 feet. a memorial procession in los angeles county for a slain police sergeant today. patrol cars by the hundreds followed the casket of steve owen of the l.a. county sheriff's office. the 53-year-old was shot responding to a burglary call. across the country, two boston officers are in critical condition after they were shot last night. abc news reporter lauren lister has more. >> a solemn procession in southern california for l.a. county sheriff sergeant steve owen. >> was taken from us by an evil predator on october 5th. >> the veteran officer allegedly killed execution-style by a parolee responding to a burglary call. a day of mourning as two boston police officers are fighting for their lives. >> officers shot. 303 officer shot. >> the officers critically injured when authorities say they were responding late wednesday to a domestic disturbance call. >> always unpredictable. we tell our officers when they're trained, that's probably the most dangerous call they go to. >> the dispute between roommates and one of the men armed with an assault-style rifle and wearing body armor, opened fire. >> there were over 30 gunshots. >> we seen a bunch of police come, s.w.a.t. teams and the dogs. >> they killed the suspect. this comes days after two police officers in palm springs were killed also responding to calls of a domestic disturbance. the suspect in that case, john felix was also wearing body armor. >> he wanted to gun down police officers. >> investigators calling it an ambush. so far this year, 45 officers have been killed by firearms. up from 30 at this time last year. >> that's a better than 50% jump. so very disturbing for police. >> the palm springs suspect now faces capital murder charges. he's expected to be arraigned today and authorities in boston are not saying the officers were targeted. and they say it looks like they're going to survive. lauren lister, abc news. los angeles. a man accused of detonating bombs in new jersey and -- made a first court appearance from his hospital bed. rahami had a -- three counts of attempted murder of officers. it stems from a shootout with police as they took him into custody. he was wanted for planting and detonating bombs, including one that went off in new york city's chelsea neighborhood injuring nearly 30 people. rahami's forewarned federal authorities about his son well before the attacks. >> what did you tell them? >> i told you got a connection with this guy. sniemts the fbi says the father later recanted those claims and rahami was never questioned. the suspect is now recovering from his injuries and waiting to face federal charges for the bombings. the world's longest reigning monarch has died. thailand's royal palace says he passed away at a hospital today. he became the king in 1946. analysts say he anchored the southeast asian country through communist ref lufgss in neighboring countries and had a common touch. there will be a new leader at the united nations. the 193-member states nominated antonio gutierrez as the new secretary general. the 67-year-old served as the u.n. refugee chief for ten years. he'll take up the job of the top diplomat on january 1st when ban ki-moon's second five-year term ends. a first for bob dylan, the musician is the first ever to receive a nobel prize for literature. the reason behind the honor. the scariest part of your halloween costume might be what you put on your skin. what we see what's in the halloween facepaint. i'm spencer christian. we see just enough clouds to the sky to give us a colorful sunset and a lot more clouds coming around with two major storms. the accuweather forecast they prey on our children, spending billions. addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all... support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. vote yes on 56. if you're looking for something fun with your umbrellas. we have some ideas for you. >> hood line takes us to head wig. actor darren chris made his name playing a high school student on the show glee. he went to st. ignatius high school in san francisco. now, darren is a troubled woman. >> ♪ >> that's darren as you know him from the hit show "glee" and here he is as head wig from the first ever tour of head wig and the angry inch playing at the golden gate theater. imagine this rock show with a drag show, it's -- it's a play in san francisco this month. i'm wondering what putting a wig on and heels, what that teaches you about being a man. oh, that's a great question. i go why didn't i always do this? i look great. this is great. i should wear makeup and heels all the time. i don't know what the deal is. i look way better than i do as a dude. >> he's actually serious. the show is amazing and he happens to be a very good sport. >> if you were in "glee" still right now, what song would you most want to cover? >> pop pop, it's show time. show time ♪ >> to watch me and darren chris play a game of what we're calling chris examination, go to abc 7 news.com for a web only do bonus video. to find out what else is going on, we have a link to hood line. go out and put on some makeup. have a great weekend. now your forecast with spencer christian. >> hope you're ready for stormy weather. here's live doppler 7. clouds are increase will. tomorrow a cloudy day, a rainy and windy day as well. high temperatures from the low 60s at the coast to upper 60s around the bay to 70 inland. before we get to that point, lots of rain on the way. the chances of rain along with the storm impact scale. two storms coming in. one tomorrow and one that spans both weekend days. both storms rank 2 on the impact scale. storms with moderate intensity. at times, heavy rain and strong gusty winds. our rain chances, 100% tomorrow, 90% on saturday. 100% again on sunday. but then the rain tapers off as do our rainfall chances. so the potential for rain over the next four days through monday, rainfall totals we estimate will range from just over an inch down in san jose to nearly 1.5 inches in the bay area to 2 inches in the north bay. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. stormy weather the next three days. rain, moderate to heavy. heavy at times. through the three-day period. finally calming down on monday. sunnier and milder weather midweek to late week next week. >> winds up to 50 miles an hour? >> gusting up to 50 miles per hour with a second storm between 20 and 40 miles per hour in the first storm. >> thanks, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a trick at gyms to improve your workout. 7 on your side's michael finney. an offer to stick with samsung despite the recall of the galaxy note 7. i'll tell you what they're offering customers coming up. abc 7 is honoring hispanic heritage month. you and your friends and family invited to celebrate the day of the dead holiday at the oakland museum of 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award. he's arguably the most iconic poet musician with songs like blowing in the wind and the times they are changing. >> everything he said struck the consciousness that was in everyone's mind. all the unspoken thoughts that people had. the unspoken longings and cries of despair, cries of joy. he had it all. >> he talked to dylan about publishing his poems and dylan got famous and focused on his singing. worked out. many are applauding the decision, but scottish novelist irvine walsh reacted angrily tweeting "this is an i will-conceived nostalgia award from the senile jibbering hippies." i don't think he liked him. >> i don't think so. well, samsung wants to you return your potentially dangerous note 7 smartphones, but also doesn't want to lose your business. >> they're offering a new incentive and 7 on your side's michael finney is here. is it good enough? >> how does a hundred bucks sound? >> not good enough. >> if you stick around, you'll get a hundred bucks as credit. this all started when some note 7s were catching fire. later some replacements blew up. samsung is offering $100 for customers who trade in their phones for another phone. the customers who trade it for a competitor's phone get $25. now the challenge is, the safe return of the note 7s. so samsung is providing special fireproof boxes for mailing the phones back. reports of overheating batteries are leading to yet another recall. this time it's royal coe. educational light cubes with model number r 5960. the cubes are 16 by 16 by 16 and have a light and battery inside. they're mostly used in early childhood classrooms. there have been three reports of the lights overheating and catching fire. if you have one of these light cubes, contact the maker and they'll send you a fix. southwest airlines is the latest airline to fly into cuba. to kick it off, a flight from ft. lauderdale will start as low as $59 one way. the ticket must be purchased two weeks in advance. the first flight is set for november 13th. a tampa to havana flight will launch december 12th. seven other airlines have been given permission as well to fly to cuba, including jetblue which inaugurated its flight august 31st. it is like a land rush there. all these airlines are going in. they're all trying to get market share. some great deals going on. good time to think about going. >> thank you, mike. a new study says 30% of women who use birth control pills eventually quit because of side effects. most notably depression. researchers in denmark analyzed 14 years' worth of data collected from a million danish women between 15 and 34. they noted the association doesn't imply that hormonal birth control is lean causes depression. more research is needed to better understand the link. well necessary report, a recall on a brand of teething tablets. and sales of popular food bars is halted. the fda is warning about teething tablets for babies. there have been ten child deaths and 400 adverse effects associated with the tablets. they're homeopathic teething tablets and gels. parents should stop using it immediately and call a doctor if there's any reaction. highland has stopped selling the products. cleveland clinic study published claims the apple watch is the most accurate fitness tracker on the market. heart rates from all of the options were measured at three different levels of activity, resting, walking and jogging on a treadmill. in the end, the chest strap monitor was the most accurate of all with a 99% accuracy rate. how gyms are arranged can affect how people workout. there are people who collect detailed information on what people actually do at the gim. what did they find? many members skip newer fancy machines in favor of simpler ones. people liked dumbbells and mats and fewer pricey items like cross trainer machines. soy length telling people to throw out food bars. they don't know what's making people sick but is halting all shipments and sales until they find out. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues next. a popular kcostume accessory could be harming your children. a look at what's coming up at 7:00. thanks, larry. mudslides are a major concern tonight in the loma fire burn zone. we have team coverage as the bay area prepares for two storms. do you just want it to be election day already? speaking in san francisco, hillary clinton offers some advice for worn-out voters and it involves watching a lot of gifts. speed cameras could be coming to a bay area city but a major hurdle must be cleared first. when dan and alla lot of it's a hoax.bal warminit's a hoax. it'll get cooler. it'll get warmer. it's called weather. we need some global warming! we need leaders who get it. so that we can move away from coal and oil to clean energy. i'm tom steyer. if you want to do something about climate change, you can. please. register and vote. nextgen california action committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's grace anatomy and notorious. if you're working on halloween costumes, there's something to consider here. >> the makeup or facepaint to complete the look could have more in it than you bargained for. reporter jonathan bloom has the warning. >> reporter: kids' facepaint and makeup should never contain harmful chemicals that can threaten their health. >> a new study looked at 187 cosmetics and facepaints marketed for kids and halloween. >> at least 50% had a chemical of concern in them. >> the long cryptic ingredient names like dndn -- >> the preservative that releases formaldehyde over time to stop bacterial growth in the product. it's a carcinogen. >> in the case of petro late um, it's not the ingredients but what comes with it. >> it can be contaminated with a carcinogen that you find in diesel exhaust. >> they found the ingredients across all brands, even the high-end ones. >> nontoxic and fda approved. the terms mean nothing because there are no legal standards. >> the study says as concerning to tem is the stuff not listed in the ingredients, including heavy metals like lead. >> the black in this item has acadecadmium lead and cream yuc number in them. >> necessity make them out of things in the ground. lead is sometimes in the ground. the first in 2009 was still on some parents' mind. >> chloe is going to be batman and hunter robyn. >> flora gibson says no one will be the joker. >> i'm conscientious of what's going in their bodies. >> we have a right to know what's in the products. that's why we have to change the laws. >> the personal care products council which speaks for the industry said their own scientists are looking into the study. they weren't ready to comment yet. >> jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at and they lied about it thatfor decades.ls. now they're lying about prop 56. if you don't use tobacco, you don't pay. smokers pay - their fair share of the 3 billion in health care costs all taxpayers are paying now. and there's one more thing: our kids. every state that's significantly raised tobacco taxes has reduced youth smoking. please. vote yes on 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. tonight, mudslides are a major concern in the loma fire burn zone as the bay area gets ready for not one, but two storms. and i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'm tracking the storms with live doppler 7. i'll have the timeline coming up. it's shaken me to a coreau owe. >> with her voice shaking, michelle obama delivers a powerful rebuke of the gop nominee without mentioning his name. >> all while donald trump is flatly denying all of the allegations in improper treatment of women. here in the bay area, a little humor from hillary clinton about what she's calling her opponent's scorched earth campaign. >> unplug the internet or just look at cat gaffes. >> now at 5:00, getting ready for rain. workers in oakland are cleaning out storm drains to prepare for the coming storm. >> doppler 7 shows us the calm before the storm. most of the rain, as you can see, is well to our north right now. >> the santa cruz mountains, areas burned there by the loma fire are now at risk for mudslides. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. the storms are expected late tonight into friday morning. >> let's take a live look from the mt. tam camera. you can see the clouds forming, rain and wind will follow. >> we have team coverage of the storm. let's start with news meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking the timeline. christien and dan, let's look at live doppler 7. you will notice there's heavy rain up to the north. places like crescent city getting heavy rain right now along with gusts close to 40 miles an hour. that's what's headed our way. here's a look at the storm impact scale. this is a moderate strength storm. it's a 2. it arrives late tonight into friday with a half an inch to 1.5 inches of rain. the winds will be gusting 20