a lot going on this friday thank you for joining us, i'm kristen sze. and i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. a cab driver alive after being cab-jacked, kidnapped and driven in the trunk of his cab. amy hollyfield in the east bay where that cabbie found himself free, finally. >> reporter: who are fix night for this cab driver. he ended up here in the oakland hills. once he was tossed out of his car, he went running around knocking on doors pleading for help but people wouldn't open their doors. someone finally did answer the door. he was able to call police and get some help. here's what happened to him. he picked up three men at the bay point bart station. they asked him to take them to an apartment complex in antioch. once they got there they pulled guns on him stole his money, jewelry and cell phone

and put him in the trunk this is 11:30 last night. the next 30 minutes he rode in that trunk and he could hear them arguing about what to do with him. they talked about beating him up, also maybe killing him. they decided to drop him here in the oakland hills and took off. they are currently or they were in a lincoln crown vic, a yellow cab and it says antioch pittsburg on the door. the cab driver is physically okay. he talked to police and they gave him a ride back out to antioch. at this point officers say they don't know why the men decided to let him go and drop him right here. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. we are following breaking news in san francisco. one person injured and a large apartment building had to be evacuated after an early morning fire. this started around 2:45 in an apartment complex that houses

the elderly on woodside avenue. firefighters managed to knock down the fire quickly. they say it could take a while to mop up all the water. investigators are trying to determine if the fire was intentionally set by one of the residents. one person was injured, no word on how serious the injuries are. we'll continue to follow this story. in west oakland this morning police investigating shooting death of a teenager. it happened after 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of 34th street no word on suspects or motive. police have not made any arrests. a neighbor who did not want his face to be seen describes the victim as a good kid. >> all that street violence, he not one of them type of kids he go to school and play with the kids in the neighborhood. he ain't with that violence he don't sell drugs. >> the teen's death marks oakland's 40th homicide of the year and third deadly shooting

since saturday. police trying to determine if alcohol is to blame for an accident that damaged an ac transit bus at the intersection of west grand and telegraph before 2:00 this morning. nobody on the bus was injured but the impact managed to blow-out the bus' doors and windows. the driver was detained as the investigation continues. this morning governor brown ordering prison officials to explore a plan to use a single drug for lethal injections instead of the current three-drug cocktail. an appeal that has blocked executions in the states for the past six years. a judge has ruled the three-drug procedure could violate the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. it is unlikely any executions in california will take place this year. secretary of state's office validating more than

800,000 signatures that could change california's controversial three strikes law in place since 1994. opponents say they've gathered enough support to put a repeal before voters. the initiative could change the laws so the third strike would also have to be a serious or violent crime. >> coast guard is now suspending all permits for offshore boat races. this move comes two weeks after a deadly accident during a race around the farallon islands. this video taken april 14th, shows what the conditions were like that day, five people were killed when the yacht ran aground. coast guard says the temporary suspension will allow for a thorough review. we spoke with a racer who believes the offshore suspension has to do with the impending america's cup race. >> coast guard is really watching and it is going to be one of the biggest jobs in this area that they've had. we need to have everything in full working order to be very

safe. >> the duck ship race tomorrow will be impacted by the suspension. instead of going all the way out into the ocean racers will only be allowed to go as far as point bonita. a general strike called on may-day before union and nonunion workers. occupy members say they will try to shutdown the golden gate bridge if toll takers, bus and ferry workers died to strike. those workers are involved -- decide to go on strike. officials were preparing for a potential walk-out they say any attempt to shutdown the bridge will not be tolerated. some protesters arrested last year are being told they will not face criminal charges. the alameda county district attorney's office found sufficient evidence to prosecute four protesters uc

berkeley has not made any attempt to prosecute. police arrested 39 protesters. a clash lead to charges that police used excessive force on peaceful demonstrators. new development this morning in the mad cow disease investigation. the agriculture department says the infected cow was euthanized after it became lame and started lying down. the carcass was shipped to a plant for rendering that is where routine tests to discover the mad cow virus. the usda says the cow was almost 11-years-old, not five as originally reported this is the fourth confirmed u.s. case of mad cow officials reiterate there is no risk to the food chain. along the central coast search teams plan to go out again today to look for that gray whale entangled in a fishing net. it has been eluding rescue teams since it was first spotted.

whale watchers spotted the mammal south of big sur tuesday. members of a whale entanglement team have used boats and helicopters to scour the area. the whale has eluded them so far. there's concern the tangled net could prevent the whale from eating. i know you were out there one day, right? >> i was in monterey when they were trying to taken that whale earlier this week what they need the calmer the seas the better the chances. the question is are we going to have that? >> meteorologist mike nicco maybe has the answer. >> the weekend waters will be calmer, today choppy out of the northwest running 20, 25 miles per hour it will get better as the weekend unfolds. good morning. great news for the morning commute, no wet weather to contend with. we talked about how it was going to be cooler, double digits cooler, 13 los gatos,

14 santa rosa, 16 napa, 17 fairfield, three in oakland, five in san francisco, seven to nine along the peninsula into the south bay that puts temperatures mainly in the low 40s around napa, fairfield and santa rosa, mid 40s to 50 everywhere else except oakland and half moon bay 53 and 52 40s and 50s with sun through the 8:00 hour. noon more sun may get a stray cloud. as we head into the afternoon hours, sunshine, breezy along the coast 58, half moon bay, 60 san francisco mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. today we transition back to near normal temperatures above average away from the coast starting tomorrow through tuesday and dry all seven days of the forecast. time for traffic. good morning. there is an injury crash in the north bay northbound 29 at

jamison canyon right lane blocked. also, there's a high wind advisory for the san mateo lighted sign on be a little extra careful, this camera is looking calm so it doesn't look that windy now. of course, we are gearing up for the big doyle drive closure that starts tonight. here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge something you don't want to be anywhere near starting 8:00 tonight through this weekend. of course, you can take 19th avenue, park presidio that will be the main detour. i highly recommend you avoid driving the golden gate all together this weekend there will be big delays. this is the waze traffic app. what it does it allows you to see all the other commuters who have turned this app on. you can get their speeds even on weekends when there are no

big problems, you will see a lot of delays on 19th avenue. so if you can avoid it, consider ferries, there's extra bus routes as well from golden gate transit. also, a lot of folks will be considering the richmond san rafael bridge through berk into san francisco via the bay bridge. expect extra traffic there as you can download our free waze app, abc7news.com/waze. thanks for that. he served his country with honor, a thief robbed him of one of his prized possessions. >> i was devastated. >> next, how a total stranger helped restore a precious piece of world war ii history to a local vet. the all-star honor paid today to a bay area musician who helped shape rock and roll

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a family is putting up a $10,000 reward to help find the arsonist who set their home on fire twice. police say the family had their home burned october 18th, while it was being repaired it burned again january 13th. $10,000 from the family brings the total reward to $20,000. this morning one of our viewers has restored the faith of a man who defended our country. earlier this month the 92-year-old broke down while publicly pleaded for the thief who stole his sexton to return it. it was later used to teach kids in school. while the thieves haven't been caught one of four of our viewers heard his plea and gave him another.

>> it matches with the star. >> that replacement was a gift from michael santos who saw our story and went on ebay to buy one. it is clear the story struck a chord because michael was one of several who e-mailed us and asked what they could do to help. tribute to the late bay area guitar legend ronnie montrose is scheduled in san francisco. he played in napa in january, five weeks before his death after beginning his career he formed his own band in 1973. people hadn't heard anything like montrose america's first heavy metal band. >> ronnie is one of those who influenced a lot. he was the originalnator and the architect of a lot of -- guitar riffs re-introduced

with many bands since. >> it is going to be wild tonight. the band will reunite tonight. before the rhee beyond beyond his wife will be presented with the award. this is new and alarming. the chatter that has u.s. officials concerned about a possible terror strike. >> the fire season is upon us. why fire use may be busy this summer. do you have unused prescription drugs would you like to get rid [ male announcer ] ever wonder what's behind two little fleas? the next generation and then countless more. how do you kill them? frontline plus. it uses two ingredients.

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head to kansas city watch out there denver has rain now delays possible out here in california everything is quiet. abc7news.com our flight tracker is there at the bottom. conservative watchdog group is appealing a judge's ruling denying access to photos and videos of osama bin laden after his death. commandos kill the al-qaeda leader in a raid in pakistan almost a year ago. the group is seeking images under freedom of information act. the justice department says they are being withheld to avoid inciting violence against americans. this morning the embassy in pakistan restricting employees from going to restaurants and markets in islamabad for the next two weeks covering the upcoming period around the anniversary on the raid of bin laden's compound. president obama has been briefed about new concerns that al-qaeda is making plans to retaliate.

officials have warned of a possible revenge attack since bin laden was killed. at his home, investigators found repeated references to the importance of attacks, time to coincide with anniversary dates. >> major issue for al-qaeda to do something to prove they are stale to do some fairly major event or series of attacks that -- prove they are not down, they are not out. >> as a result, american law enforcement and white house officials say travelers at airports in the u.s. and europe should expect to see enhanced security the next several days. house of representatives has approved legislation aimed at helping stop cyber taxes. supports say the bill is a good -- good first step and would allow the government to relay cyber threat information to companies. president obama is threatening a veto prefering a senate measure that would give homeland security the primary

role of overseeing cyber security. federal firefighters preparing for what they expect to be a business city fire season. the head of the u.s. forest service is stressing the importance of prevention. there's rethinking a strategy of using fire to fight fire after last month's deadly wildfire in colorado started as a prescribed burn this year more than 100 large fires have swept across parts of the nation. federal officials say severe drought conditions to be a big concern. developing news hours from now, a very big new attraction will be arriving in new york. take a look at a live picture from dulles airport in virginia you are looking at the space shuttle enterprise arriving in new york atop a jumbo jet in a journey that will make it the featured attraction at the city's intread -- intrepid museum. it will make several low altitude passes. once it lands the shuttle will

be kept at kennedy airport until its new home is ready. it is scheduled to be open to the public in mid july. looking good this morning most of the bad weather in the midwest they are getting a break there. we are getting a break here also for the next several days no rain. sunshine, sunscreen back in order as you head out for your weekend warrior chores, -- here's a look what the going on now, it is definitely clear and slightly cooler and breezy in a few areas. let's head out to the coast north wind gusting to 23 at half moon bay, sfo west at 12, those are the two areas that concern me for windy conditions during the afternoon. everybody else is calm to less than 10 miles per hour that has allowed our temperatures to drop.

50° range around san francisco, oakland, antioch, mountain view, san jose and half moon bay. fairfield, napa and santa rosa low 40s. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s monterey bay and inland. mostly sunny, seasonal temperatures today. clear, cool tonight. warm afternoons on the way for the weekend. i don't see any rain in the next seven days. today, the biggest jump in temperatures santa rosa 63 1. san francisco jumps from 59 to 63. concord 70, oakland 67, san jose 70, fremont 68, all five to six degrees warmer than yesterday. sun will set close to 8:00 this evening. breezy conditions along the coast upper 50s to low 60s

winds out of the northwest 20 miles per hour this afternoon with gusts higher. 60 monterey because of northwest breezes off the ocean. everybody else off the land warmer upper 60s santa cruz, watsonville. traveling the state, remember the rain we had yesterday? none to be found except maybe a stray shower near eureka 58. big sur into l.a., san diego, 79 palm springs quiet in the sierra 48, tahoe 55 and yosemite. great night to welcome the giants back home taking on the padres. it will be a 7:15 first pitch, clear, cool not too breezy. 61 down to 55. temperatures like this morning except north bay slightly warmer mid 40s to around 50° tomorrow morning. high pressure will expand inland and keep the storm

track north and that's why we are going to have warmer temperatures for this afternoon, tomorrow and throughout weekend high pressure dominates. here's specific numbers, mid 60s at the coast, mid 70s around the bay, near 80 inland by the time the weekend rolls around. cooling trend middle parts of next week. have a great day. just got information from the chp that there's a new crash on the bay bridge past treasure island major damage reported. we'll take a look at the toll plaza in a second. i wanted to tell you about full freeway closure eastbound 4 antioch loveridge to somersville until 5:30 detour in place westbound traffic still light. live shot of the bay bridge toll we'll keep an eye on this accident on the upper deck, no injuries have been reported if they clear it quickly enough we might not see a delay at the toll.

we'll keep you posted on that. if you are headed to the giants' game in evening it will be busy across the span in afternoon and look out for that extra heavy traffic once doyle drive is closed tonight. here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge everyone is getting ready for the detours, if you plan to head between marin and san francisco, you want to an individual doyle drive. of course, 19th, park presidio boulevard will be open, traffic will be very heavy. you can take the richmond san rafael bridge head down i-80 and across the bay bridge. that means extra heavy traffic on freeways if you want to avoid driving, consider golden gate ferries there will be extra service on the ferries as well as golden gate transit buses. do try to keep that in mind this weekend. also, abc -- abc7news.com our website at the front page we have a great all this closure information and detours.

that's a great way to get around it or plan your commute this weekend. with transit -- thank you. 4:57. if you have unused prescription drugs that would you like to get rid of, here's your chance. nationwide take-back event tomorrow disposing of drugs often means flushing them down the toilet which can be hazardous. keeping expired drugs in the house can lead to abuse or accidentallal poisoning. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, to fan a location near you go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. -- we are following breaking news in san francisco, highrise fire has injured one. we are live at the scene with the latest. we are 15 hours away from the complete closure of doyle

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