. feels like monday already. thank you for joining us, nice to have you i'm kristen sze. concord's district attorney will decide if a 17-year-old will face charges in the deaths of two beam. solaiman nuri and his youngest daughter were killed saturday while riding bikes. a tragedy that has stun add entire community. -- that has stunned an entire

community. >> reporter: it was a solemn, silent and tearful candlelight vigil. family members of the nuri family wept as they held up pictures. close to 200 came to pay respects at the site of saturday's fatal accident. nuri's brother in law is still trying to cope with his loss and that of hadessa. >> my niece every time she see me, hi, i keep having her voice run through my head and i keep seeing her face. it is -- >> reporter: the 11-year-old seen even the right, survived with a broken leg. >> we have her still so we have to cherish and worship her and make sure we make her life better. >> reporter: the accident happened saturday morning 9:30. police say the 17-year-old was speeding when he lost control of his vehicle going fast enough to dislodge and send a fire hydrant 50 feet before hitting nuri and his daughters riding their bikes on the sidewalk. >> it is hard because, they

are sweet little girls. very emotional. >> very emotional. such a lovely family. >> reporter: youngsters who know the girls signed large cards. >> i wrote that i may la protect them and -- may allah protect them and keep themselves. >> reporter: cell phone records are being checked to determine if he was on the phone at the time. >> i don't think -- someone has to be held accountable for something like this. 17-year-old or not, sad situation. >> reporter: the nuri family thanked everyone for their support. concord police say it will take at least 10 days to figure out how this accident happened. sometime this week the district attorney will figure how to char the 17-year-old driver. -- how to charge the 17-year-old driver. authorities are looking into what caused a small plane

to crash killing both onboard yesterday morning. the plane went down in a field three miles east of the salinas airport. the plane is described as a stunt plane. the names of the victims have not been released. bay area musicians invited to participate in daily pews cal tributes at the scene -- daily musical tributes at the scene of the shooting rampage at oikos university. the memorial concerts will be held everyday, except sundays through april 30th, the day when the accused killer one goh is scheduled to be back in court. stay with abc7 news for the latest developments. get updates any time following us on twitter. and facebook.com/nation nation. an important new study in light of the large -- alarming

increase in autism rates in children. research on california children show there something something in a woman's pregnancy linked to higher odds for the disorder. sergio quintana is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning the study links obesity during and autism when the child is born. though it does not make direct conclusions it does raise concerns because of the rising rate of obesity in the country and children being diagnosed with autism. researchers analyzed more than 1,000 children between two and 5-years-old, and their mothers. they found mothers who had hyper tension, diabetes or were obese during pregnancy were more than -- more than 60% more likely to have children diagnosed with autism than healthy mothers. there has been a sharp klein in diagnosis. the number of -- 8-year-olds with the disorder has risen to

1 in 88 compared to 1 in 110 a few years ago. partially, becauses did are more aware of disorder so they are -- because doctors are more aware of the disorder. obesity during pregnancy is also being linked to having children with other developmental delays. a third of pregnant american mothers are obese so researchers say is growing evidence to encourage mothers to maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy. spring break is over for california lawmakers who face tough decisions when they reconvene today. the legislation will decide whether to make deeper cuts to social welfare programs. reform the pension system and approve borrowing for high speed rail. governor brown is expected to ask lawmakers to appropriate

more than two billion dollars to build the nation's first high speed rail system. if approved construction could begin later this year. the state's plan to save by closing 70 state parks by july 1st, will take more than hanging on -- [ unintelligible ] a report says many parks on the closure list house thousands of historical pressures -- historical treasures list will have to be packed up. private donors have stepped in keep 11 parks open. a change in the weather, not just yet, meteorologist lisa argen in for mike. one more day of dry weather. >> that's right should be nice from the north bay where the clouds have been favoring cooler temperatures 50 in oakland. due to the cloud cover mild 45 half moon bay, 47 in san jose.

clouds throughout the day calling for a slight chance of showers in the north bay. once the rain gets going we have a series of systems that will keep us wet all weeklong. tomorrow morning the commute will be wet and the rain starts overnight tonight in the north bay and then on and off through wednesday, second system comes in thursday and friday. both systems together from half an inch to an inch of rain. i should say separately, we are looking total upwards of two inches by the end of the week. it has been sitting here for the past 72 hours or so this upper level low will kick it out of here as it pushes in overnight tonight throughout the day tomorrow. a few sprinkles could be in the forecast in the north bay today. other than dark the rainy start to tuesday that get -- other than that, the rainy start to tuesday that gets it going. 68 in oakland, partly sunny

there, 67 san mateo, more clouds in richmond at 66. livermore 71. san jose low 70s today with watsonville nice and mild. here's the look ahead, dig out that umbrella, cooler beginning tomorrow we'll stay wet through friday. good morning. first check of your monday morning commute, earlier problem in the dublin-pleasanton area westbound 580 at 680 that accident just cleared. i wanted to show you with the waze app, our reporters, we have used to be complete standstill now on the road no sensors, no yellow road, no red, that is cleared, good news for drivers. golden gate bridge headed southbound through marin, no fog, very light, lanes configured in the next 20 to 30 minutes for your southbound commute. bay bridge toll traffic

flowing smoothly. so far, so good. nice to see the traffic spotters confirming the good news out of dublin for us. sue in for frances this morning. massive fire managed to burn more than 500 acres in hours. >> plus, stuck in a manhole. the san francisco utility worker's rescue. was it revenge? emerging racial motive in a

breaking news out of philadelphia. firefighters have spent all morning battling a massive warehouse fire that they just contained not too long ago, four hours after it be began. explosions were heard from inside the building. embers sparked small fires in homes nearby. neighbors evacuated. fire officials watching for

possible collapse. no reports of injuries so far. also breaking news from new jersey, firefighters right now hundreds are battling a fast moving fire near the township of tabernacle. the fire started less than four hours ago and burned 500 acres. >> live pictures right now from the frontlines. you can see the smoke risinging from the area, dry and windy, -- rising from the area, dry and windy, new jersey, more than two dozen brushfires since friday. officials say conditions this week suggest more fires could be on the way. back here. utility worker recovering after being seriously injured working in a manhole. exclusive look at the rescue, it happened last night on fremont and how war. the worker was installing fiber cable he fell 10 feet, hit his head unable to climb out. firefighters lowered down a fellow firefighter to carry

the trapped worker out of the well. control driver turned one street into a stream in visitation valley. the car sheared off a hydrant before slamminging into the bus stop. police had to close the street and postpone bus service for a while as they worked to stop the water and clear the street. two roommates will make a first court appearance to face murder charges following thursday's shooting of five african-americans in tulsa, oklahoma. a 19-year-old and third y 2-year-old alvin watts are responsible for shooting that left three dead and two wounded all happened saturday morning within three miles of each other. police are examining a facebook account they say the 19-year-old posted a message using a racial slur eventing anger over the killing of his father two years ago by a black man. >> being naacp president for seven years i think somebody that committed these crimes

were very upset with black people. >> police say it is still too early to say whether the shootings were racially motivated. so far the two are not charged with hate crimes. family, friends and journalists from around the globe are reremembering the life of mike wallace. the man who made interviews an ordeal for his guests and made "60 minutes" a household name. he died this weekend at the age of 93. the first reporter hired on the staff in 1968. wallace began his career on game shows in the 50s. he will be remembered for his staggering list of hard nosed interviews that range from hollywood stars to heads of state. >> i hope to restore respect to the presidency. >> i probably am a dead man already. >> you like 40 million people have to see me do this. >> you are either irish or jewish. >> wallace won 21 emmys. the final one at age 89.

he died saturday at a connecticut care facility where he has spent the last years of his life. "60 minutes" plans an extended tribute to wallace next sunday. coming up, why united airlines is pulling out of the bay area airport for good. are gas prices finally reaching their peak? we can only hope so. what a new survey is telling us. behold, pedal power. the san francisco tradition that brought out the bizarre this weekend. oseded

few airport delays at laguardia. march's heat replaced by april's chill across much of the nation's mid section.

back home we don't have airport delays now. to the north and west, green on the screen. that's incoming system that will provide rain overnight tonight, today, our only dry day of the week. details coming up. 4:48. united airlines pulling out of oakland international airport. united says it will shutdown operations there in june. the airline has been at oakland international for 75 years. it says the 11 flights a week from the airport are no longer profitable. the 39 employees are being offered jobs at other airports. the airline will continue operate flights out of sfo and san jose airports. gas prices up again but may have peaked. prices up four cents a gallon over past two weeks. prices at the pump have been

losing steam and prices will peak soon if they haven't already. some bay area drivers are looking forward to a drop in prices but still filling up. >> they need to stabilize soon. when there's conflict the gas prices go up quick. when things calm down it doesn't come down quick. >> you adjust. we don't have for two bucks any more. we don't have milk for a dime. people don't work for a dollar an hour. all relative. >> according to the lumberg survey the average price for a gallon of gas statewide is $4.25. san francisco $4.10y nine. cheapness fresno, $4.18. you can save a lot if you pedal on three wheels, yes a childhood stable the trike or

big wheel with a new twist. in san francisco it was all in good fun at yesterday's bringing our own big wheel's race. >> they can ride fast especially -- [ inaudible ] >> it is not a theme more to get down as fast as i can. >> having fun. [ inaudible ] .

[ unintelligible ] funny people oó here. we are from san francisco, finance any people all around. >> they love -- funny all around. >> they love to crash and cheer. -- definitely a san francisco style event. >> this what the 12 year the event has taken place. -- >> i was up in tahoe this weekend. strike -- >> this had the place to yourself. >> the snow was so much better

than a month ago. >> we've had such a rainy march that isn't too hard to believe. more snow on the way. we have two weather systems headed our way first tomorrow snow to the sierra nevada by wednesday another by the end of the week maybe two to five inches higher elevations could see more than that. wow, certainly impressive for the middle of april. we are looking at still mild conditions as you head out this morning with the cloud cover. 45 in half moon bay, good morning oakland, 50 for you, 48 free month and mountain view. increasing clouds -- throughout the day especially north bay, elsewhere sunshine, it will be a wet week that's right spring break for some kids, my goodness you have to have indoor plans. chance of rain overnight. especially for the north bay and then you wake up to the rainy conditions tomorrow and it will be with us on and off through friday this is the first system that has been

sitting offshore for about three days now. an area of low pressure still 400 miles north and west that will sink down and slide to the south and east and that will allow for this frontal band to move and bring the precip to our area by tomorrow morning. here's the live doppler, you can see moisture continues to sit offshore for the most part, a few showers along the northwest coast. here's the timing, increasing clouds today, 11:00 tonight we still have the front offshore. 6:00 tomorrow morning, we have a wet commute. all the way down to the central coast, looking at wet weather into our east bay, scattered showers throughout the rest of the day tuesday. by overnight wednesday, few more impulses come our wearing moderate rain. wednesday looks like the -- more showery day second system on its heels thursday and friday, a colder system. we will be looking at rainfall

from perhaps a half inch to 3/4 of an inch for the first system through tuesday night. even to our east bay valleys impressive maybe 10th to half anyone's the south bay as well as peninsula, wetter low -- wet -- today sunshine, 69 peninsula 60 half moon bay cool breezy winds. winds are going to switch to the south with that wet weather maker, breezy winds tomorrow, 69 today concord ahead of system bringing mild weather to watsonville and salinas. today a chance of a few sprinkles in the north bay rain tomorrow doesn't want to leave on and off wednesday another system thursday, friday, dry weekend. good morning. road closure, this is the first for a couple of months in sunol, calaveras road between geary and alameda county border closed due to

dam reconstruction. monday through friday through june 8th. if you travel in that area, that section of the roadway will be closed. elsewhere, accident in san jose, monterey avenue at -- no significant slowing tow trucks are being called. live look as you head southbound 101 through marin, taillights towards the civic center into central san rafael. farther north, southbound on 101, accident cleared to the right. traffic not slowing past that scene. here's walnut creek southbound 680 towards the 24 junction, no slowing traffic going nicely past north main from concord towards pleasant hill. toll plaza bay bridge metering lights off upper deck smooth sailing into the city so tar

so good. 100 years ago this month the titanic set sail on its maiden and as it turned out, only voyage. yesterday a cruise ship set sail from england retrying the route carrying the same number of passengers. this ship has plenty of lifeboats, unlike the titanic. the ship will hold a memorial service at the exact moment that the ship sank. >> one of the things is seeing the statue of liberty. i would imagine that was something he taught he would never see again. >> the wreck of the titanic was discovered 25 years ago. bubba watson wears the green jacket this year, watson won the masters at augusta, national in georgia. the 33-year-old watson made an

amazing shot from deep in the woods to 10 feet from the hole setting up a par for the win. he gets the green jacket and shared an emotional celebration with family. >> 4 will be 57. next, activists say uc berkeley student population doesn't reflect california's population and is fighting to make changes. a team of uc davis researchers say they may have found a link between the weight of a pregnant mother and an autistic child that story coming up in a live report. deadly accident leaves a community in mourning. the crash that has taken the lives of an east bay father and young child and has a 17-year-old driver facing the prospect of prison time. ♪

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