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thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze this morning. sounds like the weather is moving around. >> it is it is a quick mover in the past hour we've seen 18/100 here outside our studios. flood advisory for the next 45 minutes, east bay, peninsula, south bay front cleared north bay, sonoma, napa, marin you are fine. here's where the heaviest rain is alamo, san ramon valley, walnut creek, pleasant hill, west towards redwood road, 35th avenue down around castro valley and dublin heavy rain in the south bay milpitas east java drive, murphy after, calaveras avenue. gusty winds 25 and 35 miles an hour. los gatos, ben lomond,

cupertino, campbell you've all get the wet weather. you can see how strong the cold front is how quickly it slices through the bay area. showers behind it. they will be very light we are not going to see any more shower activity until perhaps the afternoon. continuous, steady heavy rain in the east bay, peninsula, south bay, very mild temperatures and we are looking at winds gusting to over 25 and 35 miles an hour. there's an overturn crash in oakland westbound 580 at broadway. a couple right lanes blocked. chp arrived, they are saying no injuries now. hopefully it will be cleared quickly. live shot westbound 80 turning into eastbound and this is westbound 80 traffic towards the bay bridge to the right there are wind advisories for the bay bridge, richmond san rafael and golden gate bridge as well. look out for a wet ride now southbound 680 walnut creek towards highway 24, half a

dozen spin-outs in the last half hour. not causing huge delays you don't want to turn into one of those. here's 280 san jose northbound out of santa cruz mountains highway 17, bear creek road now blocked both directions highway 17 because of a 40 foot tree in the lanes. 5:03. californians have seen more severe weather including a tornado. amy hollyfield is live at the bay bridge with an eye on the storm. >> reporter: good morning. it is fits and starts now we are getting a break at the moment at the bay bridge toll. 30 minutes ago we in heavy rain driving on the bridge. not only does it impact visibility there's standing water, spots that catch you off guard, surprise you. there's also wind out there jostling you around. it is definitely a two-hands on the wheel morning. you are looking at video we

shot in san francisco on the embarcadero heavy rain there. it is the east bay that is expected to get the heavy rain this morning. there's a small stream advisory in the east bay in effect until a little before 6:00 this morning. lots of wind and rain here. in stockton this crazy weather produced a tornado 1:00 yesterday afternoon with winds estimated to be 90 miles per hour. the tornado destroyed a shed and it tipped over an empty tractor trailer and it scared a lot of people. >> a piece of metal was coming right at me so i ducked and it hit the ground before it hit my window. >> reporter: no one was hurt. everyone was freaked out. tornadoes are considered rare for the region. that weather also brought thunderstorms and hail. we are expecting a very wet day, especially this morning. if you are going to be leaving your house this morning by car,

bike or a , you are going to be dealing with -- or a jog, you are going to be deal with this storm. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. bart officials said rain or shine they would break ground today for the multi-billion dollar extension project to san jose. terry mcsweeney is live in the south bay where a bart car has already made it. >> reporter: by the way they are getting rain in case you can't tell the rain or shine thing, the shine is not work out now many rain coming down very hard. let me show you that bart train, finally, when would bart come to san jose? would it happen in anybody's lifetime? there it is. parked on the back of a truck but still behind the bart train you can see the huge tent that is going to be the center of the groundbreaking today, as you said, rain or shine. look at what this is going to look like when it is all said and done. this phase of the fremont to san jose project is a 2.3 billion dollar effort, getting

to north san jose. already there's talk about getting bart to downtown san jose, milpitas going to get a station. construction begins today on this groundbreaking ceremony on a 10 mile portion of this project linking a future warm springs bart station in south fremont to this. the transit administration is making a 900 million dollar grant to get bart to san jose. >> those that can step to the plate and put skin the game and turns up local dollars to help leverage the federal investment and become true partners, goes a long, long way. >> reporter: that's the way of complimenting the voters in santa clara county in her opinion residents said yes twice to this project in 2000 to raise 1.2 billion dollars with an increase in sales tax. and again in 2008, when the economy was really sliding they approved more money to fund maintenance. lots of jobs going to be

created. also lots of inconvenience for drivers certainly on mission boulevard on dixon landing road and other locations in the south bay those streets will be torn up. senator feinstein, will be here today along with the transportation secretary mineta for the groundbreaking of bart to san jose. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. this morning the bart board of directors will begin discussing what it will do with a projected budget surplus of more than 30 million dollars in the next fiscal year. the agency is considering using the money to invest in underfunded areas that can include expanding service on richmond to daly city line, car replacements and i will proving train interiors. the board will consider hiring 56 new employees to cut down on over time spending. fairfield police looking for suspects in a double shooting that left one dead and another critically injured

before 9:00 last night outside a bar in the 600 block of park erode at the travis shopping center near travis air force base. police are looking for two seen running they believe a dispute inside the bar led to the shooting. confessed serial arsonist off the streets in contra costa county. 62-year-old man has admitted starting several small grass fires. he led investigators to where he lit them. the fires were set in a field adjacent to his home near walnut creek. he told investigators he didn't think he was doing anything wrong because he just lit some paper and only burned some small spots of grass. >> he admitted to an estimated seven to nine fires over the past two years. we suspect that he's responsible for many more. many fires that went unreported. >> he has a history of setting fires, dating back to 1995. he was arrested for setting a trash can fire in san rafael

in 1998. police released a picture of the man wanted in connection with a series of bank robberies in the south bay. investigators say 25-year-old alex ryan wells used a note to rob the federal credit union tuesday morning. they believe he used the same method to rob banks last week. he's described as a transient, 5'10, 180 pounds. if you see him, call police. senator feinstein expected to announce today new coalition of business leaders and others will try to raise one billion dollars over the coming decade to protect corporate campuses, schools and homes from flooding. the money will be used to build new levees and restore wetlands in south santa clara county where much of the property is vulnerable to flooding. officials say some of the property is behind levees that sit as much as 13 feet below sea level.

man it was raining hard out there a while ago. the winds, high wind advisory crossing the bay bridge, believe me i can testify to its reality. >> we have the worst of it from the north bay to parts of the east bay. now it is slicing through the far east bay and the south bay. by 5:45 this flood advisory should be lifted. between now and then, we are looking at minor flooding, ponding on the highways, streets and underpasses. here's why. pittsburg, concord, highland road, north basco, hillcrest and marsh creek, pretty good rain. it has cleared oakland and berkeley and benicia, orinda and moraga lighter pattern. dublin, 580 and 680 wet weather. here's san jose from 280 to 101 new hall south -- all the wet weather here into the

santa cruz mountains. take a look at how quickly this cold front is pushed through. with that red that's the heaviest rain. winds gusting to over 35 miles an hour. scattered showers with us throughout the day. we will see sunshine. between now and the next 45 minutes or so, it will be rainy out there, so be careful. good morning. bay bridge toll plaza, you might encounter ponding, wind advisory for the bay bridge and also for the golden gate bridge this morning. cameras not bouncing around that much with when the heavy rain moves through and you are driving in that you can turn your wipers on as fast as they will go and it still doesn't seem like it is enough. bay bridge, golden gate and richmond san rafael bridge in addition, flooding reported in the usual spots. reported in oakland, north 880 to 980, [ unintelligible ]

in addition to that, i want to talk about several accidents out there, one is westbound 580 at broadway, overturn crash blocking a couple of right lanes causing slowing as you approach the macarthur maze. spin-out westbound 24 blocking left lane in addition to that we have a new crash westbound 80 solano earlier one eastbound 37 at skaggs island and in the santa cruz mountains area los gatos, bear creek roadblocked both directions highway 17 because of a downed tree. >> a lot going on. 5:12. a parents' worst nightmare to lose a newborn. but heartbreak turns to joy after their baby returns from the dead. the amazing story, next. visiting a state park about to get more expensive. we'll tell you how much more you should set aside before

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. welcome back. season pass to california skate parks is -- california state parks is about to get more pricey. the price of an annual day pass will rise from $125 to $195. golden poppy pass good at 98 parks will go from $90 to $125 the money will be used to help

keep the cash strapped parks open. the increases haven't been paid public yet but they are outlined in a memo sent to employees last week. mayor lee planning to announce a summer youths job program today expected to offer more than 5,000 positions within private businesses and city government. it is a collaboration with unitedway bay area. 2500 city government summer jobs will be made available for young people 16 to 24 and private businesses will match that in argentina a newborn nicknamed the miracle baby was found alive any -- in a morgue 12 hours after being declared dead. the baby was born three months premature weighing 2 1/2 pounds and showed no signs of life. from the delivery room she was sent to a morgue placed in a coffin which was nailed shut. her parents to the morgue to say good-bye when they opened the box they heard a whimper. the mother thought she was

hallucinating then she saw the baby move. experts say the time in the refrigerator may have helped her cling to life. >> temperature lowering so quickly acted to protect the baby because the brain doesn't need as much oxygen. >> girl has been named spanish for light miracle. the parents say she is still in intensive care in good condition. "good morning america" will have more on this at 7:00. she really is a miracle baby. 5:17. lisa argen with a look at weather which is impacting different people different places. >> we had it coming down a half per hour that's why there was a flood advisory issued. when it comes down that quickly we see problems. we are already looking at it clearing, san francisco, napa, sonoma, marin in the heart of the east bay valleys. also parts of the peninsula and south bay. here's san francisco looks

calm. there will be more showers. the other communities looking at heavy rain for localized flooding around the streets, unpasses, you know those areas that have poor drainage in the east bay, burg, oakley, brentwood clearing walnut creek now but still 680 and 580 wet weather, livermore, altamont pass towards dublin, san ramon valley, pretty good rain, tennison road also raymond road and manning road, looking at some moderate rain south bay, cambria park, campbell, williams road and saratoga the rain is coming down at a good clip. you add the wind and it is dicey out there there's the front. within the next 30 minutes -- we'll all get into the showery pattern this is the heaviest rain all morning with the gustiest winds then a break

until we do it all again. more rain north, wind gusts 32 miles an hour at the airport, 22 in the south bay, low 50s, mild with upper 40s in the north bay. looking at rain totals through tomorrow, we'll do this again anywhere from 3/4 of an inch to an inch and a half, one to two inches probably 3/4 upwards today, another 3/4 in the highest elevations this is our front, and behind it we'll just get into the partly cloudy sky today. let's plan out the rest of your day. you will notice by 10, 11:00, east bay and south bay, light showers. elsewhere partly cloudy the next frontal band 3:00 tomorrow morning with another 3/4 of an inch to an inch of rain. by 2:00 things begin to wind down this is the coldest and last system in the series. then we will be looking at drier, warmer, milder conditions saturday into next week maybe a few more clouds wednesday frances what is going on out there?

i'm trying to keep track of all the new accidents popping up. there are three overturned accidents now. new one in san jose north 101 past oakland road this is north 101 at 88 though is a little past the scene of the -- at 880 this is a little past the scene of the crash. you can see how heavy the rain is. new injury crash reported north 680 capital, chp en route to both of these accidents we'll keep you posted on that. also, if you are heading across the san mateo bridge looks a little better compared to the last time we saw it where the rain was real coming down flooding reported in the number seven lane approaching the toll. golden gate bridge this morning there's a wind advisory, bay bridge and richmond san rafael bridge. let's check out the maps, north 101, old oakland where we have an overturn crash, big tree down, bear creek road near highway 17.

also, in the east bay north 680 calaveras another injury crash, westbound 58 "approaching -- westbound 580, will keep you posted on that rocking for a cause. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next, the rock band's quiet quest to hypocritically ill children in the bay area. they said they were splitting, now it is official. who of the two filed the paperwork to get a divorce? h@

welcome back. jury selection begins today in north carolina in the trial of former democratic presidental hopeful john edwards. he's facing six federal charges for allegedly using a million dollars in campaign money to help keep his pregnant mistress out of public eye during the 2008 presidential race. all this happening while his wife was battling terminal cancer. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison and a 1.5 million dollar fine in convicted. last year he rejected a plea of six months in prison that would have allowed him to keep his law license. jennifer lopez and marc anthony officially getting divorceed. anthony filed the -- paperwork

in los angeles monday. they got married in 2004 and have twins together. anthony is asking for joint custody of the children. i was his second marriage and her third. keeping an -- it was his second marriage and her third. keeping an eye on the sky. in the central valley cleaning up by -- cleaning up damage caused by a tornado. the project finally breaking ground in san jose today that many thought would never be a reality. >> within the last two hours we've had a half an inch of rain, st. helena. heaviest rain san jose urban and small stream flood advisory for the next 15 minutes as east bay and south bay and santa cruz mountains see the heaviest rain and gustiest winds.

good thursday morning. thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze this morning. lisa argen is tracking the storm and has the latest. it has cleared north bay and parts of the east bay. our far east bay valleys looking at poor drainage areas you could see flooding as well as south bay and santa cruz mountains it has quickly pushed through the north bay. you will notice these reds, easing up as we head towards livermore valley, 580 and 680, still raining in dublin now altamont pass by tracy through 101 and 280 murphy avenue, milpitas in the heart of

san jose right now very wet weather down through bailey avenue, and here's some more shower activity behind the front we'll detail the rest of the day in a few minutes. we've been getting calls for accidents in the south bay there was an overturn crash reported north 101 oakland road. turns out now they think the accident or accidents i should say, is southbound 101 at the al lem rock area and south 101 -- near 13th streets. there could be several accidents. there's a wind advisory for the golden gate, bay bridge and richmond san rafael bridge. another injury accident northbound 680 near berryessa this is an overturn crash they are saying it is a bob tail truck on its side in the left

lanes. here's a live shot of 280 and highway 17 in san jose the rain has been coming down in the south bay on highway 17 there's a huge tree down on bear creek road near highway 17 look out for that. here's some slowing on north 101 approaching 880 here's the other accident north 680 traffic slow there. i wanted to move the maps forward a little bit. westbound 580 broadway another overturn crash that they are trying to clear from the right lanes. hours from now, groundbreaking will begin in santa clara county for bart's extension to san safe the so-called berryessa project will cost almost -- 3 billion dollars when completed bart will run from fremont to the berryessa area of east san jose this is animation showing what the station will look like. the project will create more than 1600 construction jobs.

construction is slated to be finished by 2015. latest plan to build a bullet train is expected to be approved in a few hours from now. the "los angeles times" reports the rail authority says it needs to move as quickly as possible to start laying tracks through the central valley to meet terms of a federal grant for the initial phase of the project. lawmakers still discussing timing, some say it is impractical to think they could hold hearings and rush through a budget for the largest infrastructure project by the end of spring. sierra lamar's family has created a website dedicated to finding the missing morgan hill teenager. the page will post new information and search details. also a place for friends, family and community members to leave messages. we have a link on abc7news.com under see it on tv. >> meantime, lead investigators began pouring over sonar images yesterday that show parts of two

reservoirs where the young girl may have been taken. more than 100 have searched rural areas of southern santa clara county for the 15-year-old. she went missing nearly a month ago when she didn't show up for school. in a few hours the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed and you armed black teenager is set to appear in court on a second degree murder charge. george zimmerman turned himself in last night in connection with the february shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman claims it was self-defense. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. the attorney plans to invoke the stand your ground law which gives wide leeway to use deadly force. more coming up in a live report at 5:45. state lawmakers say they intend to make university police departments more accountable in the wake of a report blasting acts of officers against student protesters. the report says the uc davis police used excessive force when they pepper sprayed students who were protesting

tuition hikes last fall. the report criticizes administrators for creating the environment that allowed it to happen. recommending a top to bottom review of the police departments. the officers are on paid leave while the incident is being investigated. national weather service says a tornado with wind speeds of 100 miles an hour touched down yesterday afternoon near stockton. a viewer caught this image and sent it to us. the twister destroyed a shed, tipped over a 53 foot trailer and buried a pick-up truck six miles south of stockton. it also shot sheet metal, wood and other debris, narrowly missing a home. >> it lifted the shop up like it was one piece. >> it got lifted up like a bomb went off and bursted everywhere. >> the homeowner, four kids, his wife and parents were all home when the tornado struck around 1:00 yesterday

afternoon, north litany -- fortunately, nobody was hurt. no tornadoes in the bay area per se. still plenty of trouble out there >> rain and wind in parts of the bay area. let's can check in with meteorologist lisa argen tracking the storm. we are getting to the tail end. the silver line something that most of you have slept through it and you will wake up to showers and the aftermath of the urban and small stream flood advisory which is still in effect, especially for the south bay for the next 10 minutes or so. we are looking at the cold front that pushed through 3:00 this morning, you can see behind it, a few showers north bay, peninsula, here's where the heavy rain is, pittsburg, oakley down pulling out of san ramon valley pulling out of dublin. it is in livermore, heavier rain here around the south bay from mission boulevard, murphy avenue through milpitas and also cambria park.

more heavy rain morgan hill, gilroy, highway 101. with the shower activity in the north bay you will have wet pavement, but the wind will continue to be up for the next hour or so gusts to 32 miles an hour be careful out there we are getting behind the system, 40s and 50s, mild, not going to see any changes in temperatures from yesterday to today. the rainfall totals with tomorrow's system, anywhere from an inch to two inches in the north bay mountains and the santa cruz mountains we are going to do it all again the heaviest rain is right now in the south bay in the livermore valley and just scattered showers partly cloudy skies later on this morning and this afternoon. i'm going to show you a live shot of the bay bridge toll, there's a wind advisory for the bay bridge, the richmond san rafael and golden gate bridge. also camera crews head towards treasure island they say there's a pothole developing on the upper deck near the s-curve approaching treasure

island in the left lane, look out for that you want to slow down because it is such a tough ride out there here's a live shot of the san mateo bridge there has been flooding reported approaching the toll plaza, look out for that. in the south bay we have a few injury accidents, south 101 alem rock turning into an injury crash north 680 at jacqueline accident reported as well as one at capital and near calaveras some could be the same accidents some also reported blocking lanes. traffic is slow northbound 680 near berryessa. the earlier overturn crash westbound 580 at bring has just been cleared, that's why we are starting to see some speeds pick up in the area. look out for flooding reported in the usual spots heading to work north 880 to 980, 280 at mariposa, south 101 at lucky.

we've had quite a few more accidents and spin-outs out there the. now 5:38. ross mirkarimi goes on the offensive again in his bid to be reinstated as san francisco's sheriff. why his lawyer claims the city attorney should be removed from the case. from not in our neighborhood to, please say. marin county supervisors make a plea to movie

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the ethics commission therefore, cannot act as an independent prosecutor before the commission. mirkarimi's hearing before ethics commission is a week from tomorrow. the tkphroeupbg of interest hearing saturday before. -- the conflict of interest hearing is the day before. the bloomberg business report is coming up. george zimmerman charged with murdering trayvon martin is expected in court today. the case and reaction from around the country, coming up. possible life saving knock on the door. the campaign to warn east bay residents about the earthquake danger. ititititititititititititq lysol knows the soft places we love

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good thursday morning. a strong cold front now pushing through the south will provide showers for the central valley today and winter storm warning for the sierra, elsewhere showers along the north coast rain moving into southern california for the rest of the day. details on where our weather is moving, if you are headed out of town, you can check out our website for more weather information. 5:45. florida neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman due in court in a few hours on a second degree murder charge in the shooting death of trayvon martin. tahman bradley joins us live with more. >> reporter: good morning.

the special prosecutor decided to bring the toughest charges george zimmerman could face, second degree murder. all over the country people are reacting to word that zimmerman has finally been charged. he arrived at seminole county jail late last night. >> we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. >> reporter: if convicted he could face life in prison. the announce was made after 45 days of heated tensions in florida and across the country over shooting death of the unarmed black 17-year-old. >> it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents expressed relief. >> we just want add arrest and we got it many >> reporter: across the country, the reaction was swift. >> it was long overdue. i was glad that they finally decided to do something. >> reporter: zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman claims

self-defense that he shot martin after the teenager attacked him with all the national attention, zimmerman's new attorney says his chai kwrpbt is worried about getting a fair -- his client is worried about getting a fair trial. >> there's been a lot of information flowing. a lot has been premature, maybe inappropriate. >> reporter: police did not arrest zimmerman many believe because of florida's stand your ground law which gives wide leeway to use deadly force. the case will test that law. >> it will be scrutinized, evaluated and debated throughout this case. >> reporter: in court today zimmerman's attorney will push for his client's release on bond. the justice department is investigating whether to charge zimmerman with a hate crime. >> quick question. i guess we'll see zimmerman in court today. this are worries about his health. anything on that this morning? >> reporter: keep in mind, zimmerman turned himself in to authorities yesterday. his lawyers who actually quit

earlier in the week said they were concerned about his health. his new lawyer is saying zimmerman is doing fine. he's more concerned about zimmerman's personal safety than his state of mind and well-being. >> we know there were death threats made against him as this was unfolding. thank you. developing news the first window for a controversial rocket launch by north korea has passed without word of a liftoff. north korea said would it launch an observation satellite between today and monday, between 7 a.m. and noon, their time. north korea told journalists that fueling was underway yesterday. the u.s. and other international leaders considered the launch an attempt to test long range ballistic missile technology. secretary of state clinton said launch would be a serious violation of united nations resolutions. this evening the sharks open the stanley cup playoffs

in st. louis. the sharks start on a roll winning four straight games to end the season. the blues beat san jose in all match-ups. the first two games are in st. louis with the sharks hosting games three and four at the tank, next monday and thursday. the puck drops:30 today. -- we've had a flood advisory, heavy rain, but moving out. >> past tense. we are looking at it quickly sweeping through. yes, it has been lifting, urban and small stream flood advisory just expired. take a look at rain totals since 3 a.m. this morning. you can see cars moving along just fine. we had wind, we had the rain and half an inch in mount st. helena in the past three hours. rainfall rates from a third to

half pins in a couple of hours that -- half inch in a couple of hours. that's why the flood advisory through the past 15 minutes or so. i wouldn't be surprised if we season shine for the sunrise coming up. right now rain developing behind the cold front. there it is, the reds, yellows, exiting okayly, fremont, a few showers watsonville, milpitas, calaveras avenue east of 680, 680 and 880 a little wet still out towards the higher elevations around morgan hill, san martine, still wet towards gilroy and further south around salinas, watsonville, you've got the exiting cold front. here's what is developing behind it 101 lucas valley road in novato, san rafael, light rain, wind gusts 32

miles an hour at the airport. temperatures today in that narrow range, right now mid and upper 40s north bay, low 50s redwood city. for the rest of the day, we are looking at this one system behind us, the next system this time tomorrow, by tomorrow night, the totals are upwards of half an inch to one to two inches in the santa cruz mountains and north bay mountains. we've already gotten a third of this to a half. tomorrow's system will be a quick . the east bay and south bay, you are still looking -- looking at wet weather into tomorrow morning's commute. today, most of you are in good shape with scattered showers throughout the afternoon and the cool conditions today. we could see a slight chance of a thunderstorm, but the better likelihood will be tomorrow with the last and the coldest system, scattered showers throughout the afternoon, front exiting now we'll do it all again tomorrow morning. then we -- clear for big

weather changes into the weekend. the cold front tomorrow will bring the snow levels down to 3,000 feet locally. the snow just gets going right now into the sierra nevada above 3500 feet frances is standing by with an update on i hope which is a commute settling didn't a little? >> yeah, thank goodness you were telling us the front moved through quickly it has keeping track of the new accidents. it seems to have slowed a little. live shot of the bay bridge toll, wind advisory for the bay bridge and some of the other bridges, including the golden gate and richmond san rafael bridge. not much of a at the toll now. look out for a pothole developing approaching the s-curve in the left lane in the south bay, it has improved. headlights are northbound 280 and this is highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains. but, on bear creek road near highway 17, there's still a large tree blocking both directions of bear creek road.

highway 17 is open. 17 is not impacted. we've had quite a few accidents several still out there southbound 680 jacqueline crash minor slowing approaching the scene. also, northbound 680 at north capital, overturned accident in the left lane slowing there another injury crash south 101 alem rock another overturn crash. traffic moving at 20 to 40 miles an hour. new crash reported eastbound 580 near north livermore in the left lane what it usually does is cause slowing westbound traffic moving 34 miles an hour out of the altamont pass. look out for flooding in the usual spots, 880 in oakland, 280 and 101 in san francisco and south 101 lucky in the marin county area. i just wanted to show you one

more live camera shot here's the san mateo bridge looking better there, flooding has been reported approaching the tolls as well. 5:54 i've been following this story much of my adult life. there's a warning this morning about a drug used to treat receding hair lines. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. good morning. one of america's -- one of merck's drugs may help treat baldness. the fda says in some cases side effects linger for months after people stop taking the drug. more tough news on the housing market initial foreclosure filings jumping nationwide in march, still lower than a year ago. brace for more to flood the market starting late summer when banks get properties that are owned by people in default. >> the unemployment rate for teens is painfully high. women are winning the baltimore frequently than young men.

2.25 million women 16 to 19 were employed last month, 110,000 more than a year ago. only 2.1 million teenaged guys had jobs last month because of gains in service and retail jobs while construction lagged behind. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. 5:five few. -- 5:55. strong quake hit off the coast of mexico after midnight. the 6.9 quake came hours after a separate 6.5 quake swayed tall buildings in mexico city and forced evacuations. authorities say neither quake did major damage or caused serious injuries. a coalition of students and citizens in berkeley calling attentio.: a city ordinance rarely enforced. landlords are supposed to post warning signs to residents if they live in vulnerable buildings that includes buildings where the ground floor has garages or retail

spaces with limit structural support. it others some residents when there's an earthquake. >> that last little rumble that happened scared me a little bit. you could feel the plaster in the walls. the coalition did find two buildings that posted the required warnings and another that was a perfect example of what apartment owners are supposed to be doing, upgrading the building. you cano6pk fan a quake preparedness guide -- being find a quake preparedness guide abc7news.com, see it on tv. rock music train is in san francisco this week for small venue concerts to raise money for a family home for critically ill children. ♪ ♪ train started in san francisco and sang at the giants' 2011 season opener. this week they will perform at small san francisco clubs,

before a world tour for the release of their new album, "california 37." the shows benefit a place where children with life-threatening illnesses and their families can stay. they play this week at the great american music hall, independent and the filmore. 5:57. just ahead, a search underway for suspects in a deadly shooting near travis air force base. plus, what you can expect today if you are headed to the sierra.