It feels like its been so long. We got a reminder of what it feel like in the bay area. Keenl of nice. They did not seem to cause problems for commuters making their way across golden gate bridge. Traffic was moving at the speed limit during the height of the morning commute. As expected, the north bay received the most rain. This is how it looked early in santa rosa. Enough to wet the ground, calm a few little puddles out there. And we want to show you a nice look at a rainbow in San Francisco this morning. This photo shows a gorgeous full rainbow over San Francisco shining brightly against dark clouds. The sierra also got its first snow of the season. This is kirkwood. They got a dusting of snow there. And well bring you a shot of the top of the resort. The tables coated with a thin layer of snow out there. Lets check in with our meteorologist. Very exciting. Were changing seasons, seeing wetter weather move in. Even though it is really light in nature. Earlier we had the cold front move through. Live doppler 7, just some sporadic light showers. We saw some light snow showers move through. The storm are coming in cooler and cooler as we get into the cooler season. Well show you the reason we didnt get a lot of moisture. Well to the north of the area, it swings into canada overnight. Well move from much of the dynamics, only some light showers were expected. Here we go. Rainfall the last 24 hours. Our soaking spot, petaluma coming in at. 07. Most locations saw some light showers. One of the bigger factors were seeing, the bigger showers, october, we usually see about an inch of rainfall. This year we have not measured any measurable precip. We have another chance to see some moisture. Well talk about that in the accuweather forecast. Take a look. This is pacifica. Theres a beach hazard statement from the weather service. Beachgoers should watch out for large swells, 9 to 12 feet high. It will be in effect until tomorrow evening and it includes the entire coastline from the north bay to monterey bay. Whether it is rain or surf, when you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo and share it with us. We might use it on the air or abc7 news. Com. We now know where san joses former police chief is going. The chief of police in tracy. It is less than a tenth of the size of san jose. He announced his retirement from the San Jose Police department in july. He had been with the department for 31 years and served two years as chief. San jose is his home town. He was always finist for a cheech job in tucson. All analysts will begin wearing body cameras. They announced they have received cameras and will issue them to the entire force. Many have been using them as part of a Pilot Test Program but it will now be full time. All officers will begin wearing them as soon as the end of this week. The irish president returned to berkeley where he attended two events this afternoon in remember ranls of the victims of the berkeley balance can yoi collapse. Six students died. Five of them from hirld. President higgins met with first responders. In a show of solidarity, berkeley mayor tom bates and Michael Higgins planted two trees together at the civic central park. A couple blocks away is the apartment where six students fell to their deaths in june. Five were from ireland. The balcony they were on collapsed. At a reception, the president personally thanked first responders. In the blink of an eye, these young, talented and bright students, most of whom were thousands of miles from home and their family and friends suddenly needed the compassion and intensive support of those where they found themselves. People who turned out not to be strangers but of the greatest friends. He also met privately with the family of ashley don ho. They were among the victim. The city of berkly considering documenting stronger safety checks. If we required that, the balconies required stronger design that could have prevented this from happening. They will vote on it november 17th. In berkeley, abc7 news. We have much more ahead for you this wednesday night. It is never a safe place anywhere. Anywhere in this world. Worried people in the south bay after a neighbor shoots himself and then a little boy in another apartment. One thing neighbors fear most. Also, trouble for our local salmon. Why experts say theyre on the verge of extinction. And the date is set this bale of hay cannot be controlled. When a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. Faced with horses that needed feeding and a texas drought that sent hay prices soaring, the owners had to act fast. Thankfully, mary miller banks with chase for business. And with greater financial clarity and a relationship built for the unexpected, she could control her cash flow, and keep the ranch running. Chase for business. So you can own it. We can see the live picture behind me. There is a problem on the bay bridge. All the taillights. A backup in the east bay connection. Were getting word of a pickup truck that hit a bus. You can see it is really slow going and quite a mess. A 9yearold boy in san jose is in the hospital after being shot in the leg while he was sleeping early this morning. Police say the gunshot came into the boys room from a rifle that had discharged in the apartment. A person was handling the rifle when it went off. It went through his foot into the apartment below. Both smith and the boy whom neighbors identified as alex, were rushed to the valley medical central where they are in serious condition. Everybody sees alex playing soccer or running with his scooter or swimming. Yeah. He was really playful. Smith is facing multiple charges because of this including being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and neglect discharge of a firearm. Moving. On it is a tradition that High School Athletes who excel in sports get a varsity letter. Often worn on a jacket or maybe a sweater. Now it is being extended to a special olympian at pleasantons foothill high school. That young man is wearing that letter proudly. Reporter 18yearold andrew brunn told us, just putting on his letterman jacket makes him feel really good. I feel like it is meant to be on me. I worked six years doing it. It makes me feel happy. A better part of me. The. Brunn has been competing as a special olympian in basketball and bowling since he was 12. But at foothill and most high schools, varsity letters were given only to those students who achieved certain standards at school. I was thinking, why cant he have one . That is until his mother decided to make a suggestion. I was thinking about senior pictures and how families take the pictures too. We have a young man who is committed, who plays the whole season and is deserving to represent foothill athletes everywhere. The letter oblgsly means a lot to andrew but also sends a message to the larger student body. It is about meaningful inclusion. When youre playing sports for a community, for a student thats their school. To be recognized is very, very important. Hes so proud. He wants to wear it all the time. Even if it is 95 degrees out. It makes me feel happy. Now other schools in the area plan to follow foothills lead to students who have made their mark. Laura anthony. Abc7 news. The california Highway Patrol is warning bay bridge drivers that there will be more delays on saturday, november 7th. Thats when cal transwill implode the eastern span of the bridge. Alleges in both directions will be closed about 15 minutes starting at 9 00 a. M. The implosion will take about six seconds. For a second straight year, huge number of juvenile chinook salmon have died in the river because of the drought. At 57 degrees, the water temperature was too high for the fish to survive. The federal Officials Say it brings the endangered species a step closer to extinction. There will be restrictions on Recreational Fishing next season. We want to show you this incredible video. Thousands of birds just swirled and dove in the sonoma creek marsh. This is call murmuration. It is hardly ever spotted. They are typically seen with starlings. Shore birds are typically big and heavy and dont fly in those beautiful swirling patterns. Amazing how they stay together. Lets talk about the rainy weather. Is there more to come . We want more. A little more the second half. Looking really nice for the trick or treaters. Well talk about a warming trend the next several days. It is a quiet picture. The clouds and the rain we had earlier that have now moved out and clear skies have prevailed. We have a beach hazard tomorrow afternoon for swell heights as high as nine to 12 feet. If you are near shoreline, take note of that. We have a very active ocean current. Look at the beautiful shot, the live view from our beach top camera. We have the waning moon. Really nice, setting the stage for a gorgeous couple of days across the bay area. Our super camera showing you the moon shining over. Just a perfect night on the way. The forecast call for sunshine and bright jampbls the next three days. A dry and rather mild pattern is setting up for halloween and then well check our next chance on sunday. 50s and 60s, our current temperatures. The same in San Francisco. 61 in mt. View. The coolest spot right now at 57 degrees. Live doppler 7, were tracking the cold front. It is falling apart. Not much left in the wake of the moisture. The High Pressure is building. That means the return of very warm fall days the next couple days on the accuweather forecast. Well take you to halloween. It will look like a treat. A nice forecast shaping up. Clear skies, dry conditions. Then on sunday, the first day of november. Well track another cool day moving through. Very light in nature. But sunday evening, working through bay areas. Taking note in the second half of the weekend. Overnight, mainly clear skies. That beautiful moon. 57 in downtown San Francisco. Well start the 54, 47, santa rosa and 46 in napa. Then highs for thursday. Our micro climates. Lots of sunshine. 75 in san jose. Nice in santa clara. 76 for sunnyvale. 74, san mateo, 74 palo alto. 65 in pacifica. Downtown San Francisco, 62, 66 for daly city. Into the north bay. 80 in santa rosa. 77, san rafael. 66 the high. Into the east bay, 74 hayward. 76, free mont sfoorks for richmond. 79, the high in pleasanton. The accuweather forecast shows you tomorrow, we are breezy along the coast. The warm fall day on friday. Wickedly warm for halloween on saturday. Dont forget to set your clocks back one hour. Lots of clouds and perhaps some showers and that could ling entire monday as well. Still to come on abc7 news, it is dress up time in if you find traffic is a little bit heavy out there, you might find the expo. It didnt just take over the mosconi area. Thousands are streaming in for an appreciation concert featuring beck and elton john, no less. This is a live picture looking toward treasure island. You can see a ferris wheel. Speaking of fun and cute, take a look at these adorable little faces. So sweet, dressed up for hal weenl a few days early. A special pumpkin party. A support group hosted these babies. They appear to be enjoying themselves and the extra attention. From trick or treat plans to costumes and more, we want to see how you are getting into the halloween spirit. Use the spooky on 7. Those are some good pictures. Another 30 minutes of abc7 news at 9 is coming up next. Coming up, the one that got away. How the military balloon just to off. The bandage that scientists are working on to treat skin cancer. And the Company Behind this test we begin this halfhour with a military surveillance blimp that just broke free today. A. It was in Aberdeen Proving Ground and came down in pennsylvania. I think worth 175 million. Heres the News Reporter with more. Reporter for hours today, a mystery. Just where was the 175 million military blimp . It knocked down our power at school. Reporter 12 20 p. M. , the blimp comes unhinged detaching from the station in maryland. Traveling north, 16,000 feet in the air. Floating into pennsylvania. It will land in the corn field. Reporter floating over a high school in bloomsberg, pennsylvania. Dragging a long metal tether. A cable several thousand feet long. Wiping out power lines along the way. Lost power out there also. Reporter listen to this neighbors recording from the ground. Whatever this is, this doesnt appear to be attached to anything. There is a line dragging. Reporter the top secret balloon cost 175 million. The program more than 2 billion. The balloon is equipped request hightech radar and Early Warning system that can detect unfriendly aircraft, even tanks on the ground. It is filled with helium. 242 feet long. Three quarters of a football field. The secretary of defense says hes seen them break free in afghanistan. Something that can happen in bad weather. The retired come saying make no mistake. A lot of taxpayer money floating for much of the afternoon. This protects the National Region but a very sophisticated technology. Very classified. It is the best capability in the world. Reporter shortly before touching down, the tail fell off a quarter mile away from the final resting place just after 4 00. That. A 150 mile journey sending f16s in the air and officials on the ground scrambling. It was not far from here when it started to deflate on its own. Now a warning from officials for people to stay away from the balloon, even with it now back on the ground. Now we are morning about the South Carolina deputy who was fired today for slamming a disruptive student on the floor. At a News Conference this afternoon, the Richland County sav said hes not sure the fire deputy is remorseful for his actions. He said the officer said it was not his intend to do anything to discredit the sheriffs department. Grabbing a student from her desk, throwing her to the ground before arresting her. The fbi has launch ad criminal investigation. House republicans are expected to elect paul ryan as the next person. The republicans hope ryan will lead them out of weeks of disarray and accomplishments they can highlight. The colonel Speaker John Boehner announced his resignation last month. Reporter meanwhile, Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty to bank laws. They said he paid people to cover up alleged sexual abuse of boys while he was a high school teacher. He served from 1999 to 2007. He now faces a maximum of six months in jail to no prison time. Scientists have come up with a bandage to treat skin cancer. It was developed by a team from the university of north texas. This bandage becomes radioactive just before therapy. So far it has only been tested on mice. The hope is that it could be a possible alternative to surgery. A chemical found in makeup and other products like lotion, shampoo, it would be more of a problem than previously thought. Theyre used as a preservative in these products. Theyve been known about for years but they are much lower levels than previously thought. When someone steals your smart phone, where does it go . What they found out. Reporter lunch time. Time to eat, drink, spend quality time with your smart foenl. I was thinking about getting a new phone. Reporter he may be the most unlucky person in the city. Since moving here, his phone has been stolen four time. When a plane is stolen, where does it go . We pretended as if we were losing it. It is in plain public view. Reporter they werent just any felonies to. The team at a vast security buried tracking software so deep, not even a factory reset could dig it out. And it is a good thing. Neither every time theyre wiped. Our software continues to live on the device. They left ten phones in San Francisco. Two of the devices ended up being in other countries. One in dominican republic. One took a transatlantic trip to india. With thefts so quick is that so brazen, you would think it is the work of career criminals. But most of the felonies to appear to have been snatched by ordinary people. One of the devices is right here in San Francisco with a cab driver, going back and forth in the city. And it is not like they didnt know. This phone has been lost or stolen. That remotely triggered siren. And one other thing, taking a secret photo of the thief. You called that what . A thefty. It wont bring the phone back. It stays in my pocket at all times. In San Francisco, abc7 news. I like that. Next, the a popular San Francisco food service has shut down. According to the online news site, it closed also Richmond District location after officials cited it for storing food and as a station for deliveries. Those actions violate the building zoning codes. Last month it was accused of improperly storing food at its Mission District location. A new art exhibit featuring paintings from vangogh. Theation art museum is showing these paintings to highlight japans influence on western art. Europeans were inspired by the simpler patterns of art and tender moments between women and children were cl were common in japan began showing up in western art. Until the early 1850s, japan had been closed for a period of 200 years. So this was a new and important fashion. People were enthralled by what they were seeing. The kimonos were always big hit. The exhibit east west runs until next february. 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