phone or tablet as they happen. one suspect is in custody, a second on the loose after a police chase ended in south san francisco. police were tracking two purse snatching suspects by using an app on the suspect's phone. two blocks later the suspects crashed into a car near gateway boulevard and east grant avenue. the driver in that car and one of the suspects were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the other suspect got away. we want to help you avoid a big headache at the dmv. so if you need to go this week, you may want to make alternate plans now. the massive computer glitch we have been telling you about is causing problems this morning. it originally hit on monday, but officials say it's taking longer than expected. some are offering limited service including san francisco, oakland and san jose. we posted a full list at abc7news.com so you're prepared. online services are still available. investigators in two east bay cities are looking to a rash of home break-ins. the police chief posted this message to the piedmont residents yesterday. the chief says patrols are being beefed up. police in nearby san leandro are also looking into a string of break-ins. two suspects were caught on camera breaking into a home and officials say there were five-break-ins over the last week. police met with concerned neighbors last night who say if someone comes to your house, make their presence known. >> when the doorbell rings, let them know you are in the house. then they will go away. >> police are also asking residents to install extra lights to scare off criminals. breaking news in the search for a missing sailor from san francisco. >> he was trying to set a new world record. jessica is at the live desk with more on that. >> overnight, the coast guard suspended their search for the man now presumed dead after taking off from san francisco nine days ago. here's a picture of that chinese sailor. he was well-known by attempting to set a record by sailing to china. here's video of the search efforts. the navy team helping in the search found his life vest but no sign of him. he was well-known in china as part of a racing team there for the national team. they have gotten his belongings and taken them to his family. overnight, the coast guard sent out condolences to the 50-year-old's family and friends. the coast guard spent two days looking for him across 4600 square miles. that's the latest here at the live desk. reggie, back to you. >> sorry to hear about that, jessica. thank you. people in italy are on edge after a swarm of earthquakes following two major quakes yesterday. look at the siseismic activity yesterday. the most recent aftershock hit at 1:30 this morning. all the activity about 100 miles from the capital city of oklahoma. no deaths or even major injuries are been reported. and there are no reports of anyone trapped in rubble. the biggest problems are rescuers are fearful of mudslides. many are recovering from a powerful quake that killed 300 people two months ago. 4:34 now. in the south bay protestors are vowing to keep fighting the expansion of a nearby landfill. interestingly, the newby landfill is in milpitas. milpitas wants it closed but the commission already approved the expansion. people who live nearby say the smell is so bad they are forced to stay indoors. so last night dozens of protestors showed up at a meeting in city hall in san jose. many ended up disappointed. a public hearing on the expansion was pushed back because three commissioners were absent. the landfill's general manager said they also need more time to review a new older study. >> they are hoping that they are going to get tired and won't show up and can move it past and then the expansion happens and guess who is going to suffer? happening today, the star of the show in cupertino is supposed to be the macbrook pro. we found images supported by mack rivers of the new macbrook pro. there's a touch screen strip above the keyboard and a fingerprint sensor. these are relatively small changes that seem to be in line with what viewers want. >> i'm pretty happy with this one. so i have not been following along. >> i know what they are going to do, they are going to take away more ports. that seems to be the direction they're headed in. >> the event comes one day after apple announced the drop in annual revenue for the first time in 15 years. today's event kicks off at 9:00 a.m. updates all morning long on the abc 7 news app. and now to your voice, your vote. the latest a.p. poll has hillary clinton up 14 points. of course, we are just 12 days away until election day. so guess where the candidates are today. here's the swing state showdown. >> reporter: today donald trump is ohio-bound. last night he was in north carolina going tit for tat the rival hillary clinton who called him out for taking a break to open a new hotel in d.c. >> she said, i used illegal immigrants to build the building, except i didn't use one. >> reporter: clinton spent her 69th birthday in florida. the latest polls have clinton up but she's not taking anything for granted as millions vote early. >> we cannot stop for a minute. no complacency here. nobody flagging. we've got to get everybody out to vote. >> reporter: also on the trail for clinton in virginia, the father of army captain humein khan, the iraqi soldier killed in 2004. he attacked trump after speaking at the dnc. and trump said he had great respect for the khan family, but -- >> if i were president at that time, captain khan would be alive today. >> reporter: he called trump's comments cruel. >> there's no sincerity in those remarks. also, dozens of ballot measures are there for you to go through. i know i have more than 40. don't get overwhelmed, click on the your voice, your vote. it's a voter's election guide. enter your address, and you'll get a list of who is on your local ballot. and a critical decision could be coming for you if you struggle on the peninsula. the council members will discuss opening the hov lanes to other ones. and another plan will convert the hov lanes to express lanes and add new express lanes near the 380 interchange. let's just start off by saying today's not going to be a typical day. and that means you need to not drive like you typically do. we already have another rollover that alexis will tell you about in a second. in the heaviest of rains, not here yet. the yellows rolled through to drop .05. that's why it is slick this morning. we have woodside at 56. a lot of near 60-degree temperatures outside this morning. it is mild once again. we'll look from the roof camera, it looks dry in san francisco. your activity planner revolves around the rain getting heavier later, whether you're on the bay, whether you're commuting or exercising. it will be wet and mild all day. right now in san jose, you look dry at 101 and 880. the rain is coming for you and the rest of us today, tomorrow and saturday. hour-by-hour, we'll look at that. ali alek cy alekis is looking at this crash. we have a five-car pileup on the westbound 580 before you get to north flynn road. we have air bags deployed and possible injuries. so this one just happened a couple moments ago. it doesn't take much to back up that area. and the rollover collision mike just mentioned on westbound highway 4 before mcewen, we have a vehicle that flipped on the right-hand shoulder. chp is on the scene and it sounds like the driver out of the vehicle is okay, but obviously that could turn into a blocking situation. and eastbound 80 at powell in emeryville, results of a pickup in the slow lane. that's possibly it. i've seen vehicles cutting around that. and word of a crash in the hayward area southbound 880, i'll tell you about that coming up next. we have breaking news. san francisco base twitter is cutting a chunk of its workforce. we'll show you how many people are expect to lose their jobs. and pg&e plans to close california's last nuclear power plant. how you could end up paying for it for years to come. and live doppler 7 i it's the second leading cancer killer in the u.s. but, it is almost entirely preventable. most colon cancers start as polyps. and screening finds polyps, so they can be removed, before they even turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. and that breaking news here at the live desk, twitter says it will cut 9% of its workforce. that's about 350 people. the announcement was made only minutes ago. twitter is headquartered here in san francisco. it's part of a bigger plan to cut costs and refocus its business. the company also just released its third quarter earnings. so i'm going through that report right now and will get back to you with an update on exactly what is going on. reggie and natasha, back to you. the man behind the radar stadium in las vegas is prepared to walk away from the deal entirely. he tells reuters the raiders want so much that he can live without the deal. nevada's governor signed the deal to increase hotel taxes to help raise $750 million in public dollars for the stadium. adelson pledged $650 million of his own money. the remaining money will be covered by the raiders and the nfl. pg&e bills could be going up soon and watchdog groups are upset about it. the state regulators need to link the increase linked to the closure of the nuclear power plant. the berkeley-based group environmental progress says pg&e is being deceptive. they originally said there would not be a long-term price hike. in boston authorities believe smoke that caused panic on a crowded commuter train was related to the motor overheating. cell phone video shows riders trying to escape breaking windows and diving out just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the back bay station. five people were taken to the hospital with smoke-related injuries. none of them is life-threatening. happening today, marine experts plan to go to a daily city beach where the body of a blue whale washed up yesterday afternoon. the whale is in a remote spot of thornton state beach. as lillian kim tells us, this is the first blue whale to wash ashore in the bay area in six years. >> reporter: the dead male blue whale washed up directly below the steep cliff. a remote section of the daly city coast. it was first spotted a quarter mile offshore. ernesto fong went hiking to find it. >> i don't want to drive down there even though it is really close. but right now it's an extra home, so it gives me a reason to take a hike down. >> reporter: the marine mammal center will be leading a team of scientists to be conducting a necropsy. they rep responded to 30 of these calls this year, but they have only responded to seven calls being a blue whale. a female carrying a fetus washed ashore of blunt force trauma after being hit by a ship. blue wheales can measure up to 8 feet and weigh several tons. residents came to the cliffs to see it for themselves and were not disappointed. >> it is really big. i have never seen a whale in person. it is pretty amazing, actually. >> reporter: as to how the wheal died, scientists could conduct the necropsy as early as thursday. >> we have been talking about it all week long and now it is here, the rain is back. and it's significant, too, on the storm impact scale. >> mike nicco is tracking that. it's a two, so that is more moderate than the one we saw earlier this week. looking south on 101, it's dry right now. but showers to heavy rain, ponding likely heading throughout the afternoon. and even the overnight hours, we have periods of heavy rain to continue. it will be wettest on sunday if you're making plans. here's the setup, here we are, san francisco, live doppler 7, look at all the bright whiteness. that's a high amount of moisture. not only coming from the storm, but also tapping into hurricane seymour. because of that, the high moisture plume is the reason to get a lot of rain out of this system. too much in the national forest. that's why we have a flash flood watch for this afternoon and the debris flows from the various fires in the area. we'll talk about the storm impact scale, moderate today through tomorrow. .75 to 1.5 inches of rain. you could have 2 to 4 inches in the hills. the best chance is during the north bay throughout most of the morning hours. then we'll transition over as we head to the afternoon and evening hours. you can see more yellows and more oranges starting to roll in during the evening and the overnight hours through tomorrow morning. and then by tomorrow evening, you can see the rain starts to taper. we'll get a little bit of a break saturday if you want to be outside. some of those showers being scattered and light. and then sunday, wet and breezy day with the steadier rain. and then right now, looks like halloween staying dry in between all of these storms. alexis? it's turning out to be a busy start on the roads. we have a traffic alert trying to get out of the central valley. i know that's the toughest spot at this early hour. westbound 580 before north flip road, five vehicles are valinvod in a crash. we have air bags deployed on the vehicles blocking the far left lane. and checking the speeds, we're already down to 14 miles an hour getting close to that. you know what's going to happen next, this is going to merge with typical delays out of tracey on 285. that's a long backup. in the meantime, southbound 880 past whipple road letting to hayward near the dumbarton bridge, the fire department just rolled up on this crash. we have a couple vehicles involve in this one. everyone involved is off on the right-hand shoulder, but a small fire start in the center divide with two lanes blocked there. a lot of wet pavement from the showers that just moved through. slow down to take it easy. we have an update on a rollover crash and fatality coming up next. thank you, alexis. san francisco is making a strong pitch for george low cast' new museum. next, the newly-released designs to make it an inup stant in substantiate landmark. and mug shots that the police want you to see. but first, here is your tech bite. >> apple is expected to unveil the new line of macs today. >> the tech giant will also reveal a new viewer guide for apple tv at the event in san francisco. where it is it will recommend shows based on user access content. >> but customers will have to wait for the newer earphones. >> there's no specific reason for the delay, but the spokesperson said they don't believe in shipping a product before it is ready. and emoji is now a work of art. new york's museum of art has the original 176 graphics created by a japanese designer. they were create in 1999 to help japanese cell phone users share their and i take my job seriously. while i'm busy watching the game, i need your help keeping an eye on the stands. if you see something that doesn't look quite right, tell a law enforcement official. we all play an important role in protecting our communities, and you can help. if you see something suspicious, say something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ] say something to local authorities. my mom marnie and then she died life. of lung cancer. so i have a personal interest in helping prevent smoking. i'm tom steyer, the co-chair of the yes on 56 campaign. every year, nearly 17,000 california kids start smoking. a third of them will die from their addiction. tobacco taxes reduce youth smoking. please. vote yes on prop 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. today's storm is level 2. that means moderate rain. so try today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. 4:53. welcome back. san francisco really wants george lucas' new new seem. he could choose treasure island or the york. this is the concept for l.a. lucas is looking to house a collection of digital, traditional and narrative art. the total value of the project is likely to exceed a billion dollars. a selfie wasn't big enough for this group of firefighters at crissy field. see it? they are all women. that commemorates the 30th anniversary of femaling joins the department back in august of 1987. >> there were long days of us that sort of paved the way. but over time, people accepted the women in the department. i think in a very good way because they saw they were equals and could do the job as capably. >> women now make up 15% of the city's firefighters including as you just saw chief hayes' wife. a warning if you want to use the bay bridge this weekend, saturday mornin all traffic is going to be briefly stopped. at 11:00 a.m. saturday, caltrans is going to blow up one of the piers that supported the old eastern span. the chp is going to stop traffic on the new span while it happens. this is video from a previous implosion of another pier. that implosion should be quick. it happens in four seconds. 11:00 a.m. saturday morning. all right. we'll talk about what is going to happen first with the rainfall intensity graphic. we'll go right to it to show you the north bay where the rainfall is not going to be quite as intentional or heavy this morning. but look tonight through tomorrow morning, the bars are taller, there's more dark green in there. and that's when we could have real issues during tomorrow morning's commute with puddling out there. .75 in san jose to oakland. a half inch in san francisco. more in the east bay. nearly an inch in santa rosa. this saturday is the best chance for showers across the north bay. then saturdy night into sunday, the rest of us will get some wet weather. how is the commute this morning, alexis? it's not off to a great start. for the central valley drivers, right on cue, the backup merged with typical delays out of the tracey area. we have five vehicles involved in a crash. the far left lane is blocked. in using the distance measuring tool, that's a solid eight-mile backup. we'll look at the drive times coming up in a few minutes. and we're starting to see a backup on westbound highway 4 before mcewen. and in martinez we have a rollover crash, but we are seeing stop-and-go traffic behind that. i promised the update on the fatal accident in richmond. we'll have more on that at 5:00 a.m. and two women are seen on surveillance footage stealing wallets. in august the police asked for help in finding these women who stole wallets from customers at downtown restaurants. they have identified them as 32-year-old crystal pratt of oakland and 37-year-old eva coleman of fairfield facing burglary, identity theft and credit card fraud charges. and contra costa first responders are seen in action. you can see them coming to the rescue of this injured hiker last thursday on mt. diablo. you can see the hiker being hoisted up into the aircraft. we definitely need the rain. and we are getting it. take a look at live doppler 7. next 59:00 a.m., we'll show you what to brace for heading out the door. and i'm gathering as much information as possible on the breaking news this morning. twitter announcing layoffs. how many people? and from what departments? that's next. also, frats and sororities at uc berkeley are taking action to stop alcohol-fueled sexual assault. the new party promising rules coming up. and it's 4:57. good morning to you on this thursday, october 27th. i'm natasha zouves. >> think thirsty thursday. good morning, everybody. here's a live look at live doppler 7 in motion. showers have rolled through. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is definitely wet from one of those showers. a