Live doppler 7 hd, you can see right here the big picture best chance of rain now around vallejo heading towards martinez and along 4. From about the bay bridge down to the dumbarton bridge. Columbus parkway, vallejo, 680, 780 all wet now both of the bridges are going to be wet. You can see around alameda towards redwood road wet weather there on top of the oakland airport. Sitting almost on top of sfo we have wet weather, slides down the peninsula towards the dumbarton bridge this is sliding into the south bay you are going to get rain now and also in the east bay valleys over the income hour. Now to near fairfield highway 12 at jamison canyon red top sig alert in effect with big rig jacknifed both directions of highway 12, chp trying to get that cleared, you want to use American Canyon for now sig alert this is outside of fairfield. World series game one, 5 07 expect lots of traffic on king street anywhere around at t park, 280 extension bart will have longer trains and golden gate ferry has their boat that leaves 23 15, you need a reservation for that 3 15, you need a reservation for that. All that because San Franciscos waterfront Takes Center Stage for a global audience tonight when the giants host the tigers for the world series. Right now outside at t park a lot of excitement there, tonight unlike other nights, monday night into particular you can see some rain is coming down now. Dozens of workers spent hours making sure the park will be shining. Crews tackle the job of drying out after monday. Nothing wrong with your tv set, the Ferry Building, many of San Franciscos signature landmarks lit up in orange, every night during the world series. The work of a National League champion never ends, giants took batting practice yesterday to get ready. Sandoval having a little fun. Players kept loose by running and stretching in the outfield even tigers doing prep work. Practice session gave the tigers a chance to work out kinks after a long plane ride and a long time off. Heres manager bochys pitching lineup zito will start tonight. Bumgarner fame two. Series moves to detroit, vogelsong starts game three saturday followed by cain sunday lincecum will be pitching as a reliever in the world series. Good news and bad news at the gas pump this morning. News, prices are lower this week good news, prices are lower this week and may continue to fall through the end of the year bad news still 4 a gallon in most places to fill up. Reporter the price of oil is at a three machine low that translates to re three month low that translates to relief at the pump, 12 cents less than last week aaa says biggest deposit if gas in four years, three weeks ago gas was 5. 55, in menlo park they ran out of fives and had to turn twos upside down many one station on willow pass road in concord was selling a gallon of regular for 3. 39 yesterday. We asked drivers why they think prices are dropping so quickly . I dont know, but im loving it. Filling up right now. I hope they do come down a bit. Im not holding out too much faith. Reporter analysts say prices are plunging because refineries are back online, demand down with summer over, winter blend cheaper. Look at this in oakland, san jose and santa rosa average price for regular 4. 34, still a lot. San francisco 4. 45. All down four cents from yesterday. Prices may fall 10 to 15 cents, per week, until thanksgiving. Thats not the end of the good news. Some analysts say prices may be as low as 3. 75 by the end of the year. Kira klapper, abc7 news. Wall Street Investors preparing for turbulent morning ahead of the opening bell. Overseas markets shot down overnight following poor u. S. Corporate results announced yesterday. Japans nikkei closed down 30 points, hang gained 66 points amid positive Economic News about chinas improveing manufacturing industry. Picking up the pace on the campaign trail. President obama and mitt romney will spend nearly 24 hours stumping today. Romneys party has damage control after a Republican Senate candidate makes controversial remarks. Katie marzullo is in the newsroom. This is like deja vu all over again. Reporter it is, this happened recently on the topic of abortion. The candidates scheduled would make your head spin. But the camp has the romney cam has hit a bump in the road because of what someone else said. Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Murdoch opposed to abortion said in a debate last night that even in the case of rape a baby is gods intention. The comment has outraged prochoice, romney released a statement saying he does not share murdochs view point many romney coming off big rally in colorado. President obama released 20page booklet outlining his agenda for the next four years. The president ive laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. Unlike mitt romney, im actually proud to talk about what is in it. No question in my mind if the president were to be reelected why you would see unemployment at extremely high levels for additional years. This recovery has been reporter the race is tight. I showed new poll yesterday with one point between the candidates it is closer than that when you take a look without rounding up or down, 7 100 of a percentage point separates the candidates about 91,000 people. Today president obama kicks off a twoday, eightstate blitz in iowa also tapping an appearance on jay leno tonight. Romney will be in reno and iowa. Katie marzullo, abc7 news. Health care workers plan to picket outside California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco today marking the latest in series of demonstrations against cpmc workers will not be on strike they will air complaints the union accuses the hospital chain of trying to cut benefits for employees. Chmc will remain open. San francisco board of supervisors president chu is doing an about face on plan to prevent yellow pages from city doorsteps. A federal Appeals Court struck down seattles ban on the distribution. Last year the board of supervisors approved a three year plan to prohibit distributors from leaving phone books on doorsteps unless the residents or businesses agreed to accept them. 5 09. Waking up to rain some heavy depending on where you are. Saw some coming out of the caldecott tunnel this morning. How about you pike . Definitely did, needed windshield wipers, patient, left early. Some of our best radar returns on the peninsula, right along some of the Higher Elevations bunk erode 280, ralston avenue, bunker road 280, veterans boulevard redwood city chestnut seat seeing a little bit of radar chestnut street, seeing a little bit of radar activity. Santa cruz avenue down 101 into the south bay. Fremont boulevard, durham road, a little light rain and just now passing by the sunol grade to the east into the Higher Elevation is another healthy cell. These are sliding south and to the east, east bay valleys you are going to get rain, south bay going to pick up in intensity over the next hour. Best chance of showers right now. They will taper towards the back half of the commute, well see clouds open by noon. Isolated shower like yesterday afternoon with temperatures mainly in the low to mid 60s. Showers tomorrow, mainly over the ocean, clearing in the afternoon, temperatures jump in the 70s friday and saturday away from the coast in the 60s close to where we should be. Wet roads the issue this morning. Give yourself extra time, whether you wherever you are headed 80 east shore freeway past Golden Gate Fields into the macarthur maze wet but moving no problems bay bridge wet morning towards the toll flickering raindrops on the camera, no problems into San Francisco. Wet roads here on the Golden Gate Bridge headed south roadwork picked up north part of the span no delays into San Francisco, big problem this is the waze app we have an accident highway 12 shutdown both directions this is American Canyon alternate route is very clear this is a tree app for you, abc7news. Com waze for info or download it free on your iphone jacknifed big rig highway 12 red top both directions sig alert in effect, chp working to clear it out this app will help you get around traffic jams. They may be the wave of the future but the government has concerns. The answers washington wants before it gives selfdriving cars a green light. Buzz created by popular new app that lets you buy a drink from anywhere around the world. She was born while her dad was serving in afghanistan. See the moment when father and daughter meet for the first time. Good morning wow. Want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious . Youre a talking bee. Honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. And it tastes good . Sure does right. Wow. Delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Be happy. Be healthy. Remember that wave of showers we talked about yesterday . There it is coming through the heart of the bay now moving through the south bay where you dont see returns in the north bay we have residual moisture on the ground so it is going to be a slick commute sue is following a lot of accidents, so please take it easy out there. Good advice, thank you. 5 15 you may see them rolling along bay area roads now the government wants to learn more about hightech selfdriving cars. Federal Highway Safety officials plan to announce a program to test safety and reliability of those selfdriving cars. California, nevada and florida allow testing of Automated Vehicles on public roads. Google is playing a leading role in the development of those cars. If you have a college age kid painful news. New study says tuition costs continue to rise, at a slower pace than the past few years, still numbers reveal instate tuition for four year universities climbed 400 to an average of 8600. Room and board grew 5 . Only 1 3 of students pay full price many receive Financial Aid or scholarships. Popular new app that allows someone to buy you a drink from anywhere around the world is creating a buzz in seattle. Launched in the Pacific Northwest, allows somebody to purchase a drink for somebody else that is redeemable through dozens of participating shops and restaurants. Your friend gets email directing him or her to the nearest spot to redeem the drink the app has generated a devout following for people who cant be with friends. Having brunch, i cant go to your dinner tonight, i figured, im going to buy you a drink instead. Great few only has seattle area restaurants taking part it hopes to expand to other markets soon. Lets open up the Weather Window we start there and show you where we see wet weather taper in downtown San Francisco glow of orange on the Ferry Building in support of our giants as the world series begins this afternoon. Live doppler 7 hd, what you will see is the north bay dealing with a little drizzle, even fog over the next couple of hours. Heart of the bay receiving wettest of the wet weather. Good news American Canyon, napa, vallejo, heaviest of the shower to the east, 680, 780 tapering possibly ponding. Alameda, san leandro, golf links road, castro valley, 238 that how long area is get to get wet. By far, the heaviest radar returns now belmont, san carlos, redwood city coming up on woodside drive, hudson road, sandwiched between 101 and 280 right now. South bay, still coming your way if it is not there yet. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s this morning, a little chilly when you step out, cooler monterey bay more widespread mid 40s inland to 50 in monterey best chance of showers now isolated this afternoon without the chance tonight and clouds opening a little fog possible mainly dre for tomorrows morning commute warmer and drier for all of us thursday through sunday. Last good chunk of Energy Rolling through right now. Behind it like yesterday, heating of the day creates instability showers in the afternoon. After we lose this triggering mechanism. Best chance of rain now through 7 00, by 10 00 exiting south bay and falling apart. Monterey bay you will hold on to the showers through the lunch hour. Towards the evening storm track starting to move north already looks pretty dry. Rainfall appears 10th to quarter of an inch if you get caught under heavier cells you could get up to 4 10 of an inch. Less rain than yesterday and monday night, 61 at 5 07 dropping to 58 so dress warmly. Partly sunny tomorrow storm track starts to move away warming trend friday, saturday, sunday. Active weather comes back monday night into tuesday with another chance of showers. Extra time this morning is key. Roads are wet. San mateo bridge glistening of the water on the road there, no major delays westbound towards foster city or eastbound. Big problem spot now highway 12 outside of fairfield at red top road sig alert in effect. Jacknifed big rig blocking both lanes, tow trucks on scene to get that out of there. For now best alternate would be American Canyon or highway 37 to get around that. Drive time out of antioch now looking good 15 minutes towards pittsburg and concord a bit of slowing by the highway 4 bypass beginning to crawl out of the Central Valley as well speeds are looking good once you get to the Altamont Pass into the dublin pleasanton area still less than 15 minutes. Big roadwork project starting tonight northbound and southbound 280 ramps to northbound 880 temporary closures for the next week detour in place there. 5 20. Latest james bond movie is getting the royal seal of approval. Last night Prince Charles and his wife camilla attended the World Premiere screening of sky fall in london. The stars also attended. It is the 23rd James Bond Film and the third with craig playing 007. Some are calling it the best film in years. It opens in the u. S. November 9th. Good morning america will have much more coming up at 7 00. A touching military homecoming in tampa we want to show you. A marine father returned home to hold his baby girl for the first time. Fourmonthold sophia chuva has never met her father in person. He was in afghanistan when she was. See feeia and her mother he was born. Sophia and her mother anxiously waited. Then the moment. Chuva will spend two weeks in tampa before returning to afghanistan he expects to be home before christmas, this time for good. It didnt matter tampa or the bay area when you see that we can all relate for the to the joy of holding a child for the first time. No doubt. She is like who is this stranger, but i can like him. Forget the botox and wrinkle cream. Next, the San Francisco massage parlor that promises to slap your way to a younger you. People pay for that . Lesson skydiver who jumped from the edge of space wants live doppler centered on san carlos, redwood city, jefferson avenue, howard avenue, everywhere 280 and 101, on broad street, thats where we are finding the heaviest rain now in the bay area. 5 25. You will find this next story interesting. Massage parlor in San Francisco promises to take years off your face, slap by slap. By the way thats reporter Jonathan Bloom demonstrating there. Licensed therapist says she is practicing an art from ancient thailand. She says faceslapping is a natural alternative to botox and plastic surgery. It comes at a price, a few well placed slaps cost 350. She only works on one side of your face at a time. So the full treatment will set you back 700. I do have new respect for jonathan, all in the game of journalism. Many husbands get slapped at no cost. Astronomers say we can expect more solar flares. Nasa telescope captured this flare released by the sun classified based on intensity this is the most powerful. They are gigantic bursts of radiation can disturb parts of the atmosphere where gps signals travel. The destruction lasts from minutes to hours. This morning expert teacher offering to struck8i the United Nations chief on how to skydive. Felix bumgarner who broke the sound barrier in this dive, made the offer to secretary general moon yesterday, the two were talking about it during a photo shoot. He praised bumgarner for his garage. We need moon around. No doubt. Maybe not take that risk. Next, just un12 hours from game one of the world series just under 12 hours from game one of the world series. Next we are live why tickets may not be as hard if you have bucks. Vote that begins job of transforming an eyesore in oakland into a major development. Did do you recognize this person . Police are anxious to get him off the street. Another look at live doppler, yellows and originals, moderate rain from Half Moon Bay to peninsula, puddles are going to develop on 101 and 280 the income 15 to 20 minutes heading to south bay rain over the next 45 minutes. 30s, 40s, 50s Pacific Northwest spilling into fargo, denver, salt label, 70s, 80s salt lake, 70s, 80s ahead of that check our flight tracker abc7ne. Good morning. Im kristen sze. Im eric thomas that picture one of buses driving on dry pavement thats not the way it is this morning. Good morning. Heres a look mainly around the bay into the south bay thats where it is heading now. One lone shower around Marin Headlands towards the Golden Gate Bridge expect it to get wetter over the income 15 minutes or so. San leandro, san lorenzo, hesperian boulevard, castro valley, crow canyon towards hayward light to moderate rain. Belmont, redwood city to Mountain View and sunnyvale on 101