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happy wednesday! it is 4:30 thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. caltrans reversing course and says it will contact outside expert about the safety of the new bay bridge. the sacramento bee reports the agency is making the move to ease concerns over the safety of the bridge's foundation. over the weekend it was reported the contractor failed to disclose tests showing a large section of the concrete is poor or soft. coming up, katie marzullo will bring more on the story, live from the bay bridge caltrain holds public hearing tonight to discuss adding more trains to the schedule. proposal to add six more each weekday and modify timetable will be presented at the 6:00 hearing. a year ago caltrain held similar hearings about cutting service due to a 30 million dollar budget deficit. the trains are being added because one-time funding

sources were found to balance this year's budget. the directors vote june 7th on a budget which may include adding trains back in september. search for missing 15-year-old sierra lamar scheduled to resume this morning in morgan hill. family members say they are not giving up hope even though police have arrested a man for her murder. antolin garcia-torres is due to return to court tomorrow. dive teams have been checking lakes and reservoirs. lamar's body has not been found. she disappeared march 16th. mystery in the south bay. up and coming arena football player found dead in a santa clara hotel room. investigators are trying to determine what caused johnie kirton's death. his team and fans are stunned. lisa amin gulezian has more. >> reporter: this was his moment saturday night when he scored the game winning

touchdown in overtime. he was just traded to the sabercats this month and showed promise immediately. he scored three touchdowns saturday. monday night, police found his body. >> there's no sign of a crime or foul play. >> reporter: another player found him in his room. investigators won't say how kirton died. the team's head coach released this statement saying "he was such a great kid and in the short time he was in san jose, he was such a valued member of our organization's family." >> i remember seeing him saturday night scoring our winning touchdown. >> reporter: eric is a sabercats' fan club president he placed flowers at the training facility after hearing about kirton's death. >> he was coming up, learning the offensive scheme and learning the city. >> reporter: kirton was supposed to help take the sabercats to the arena bowl in

new orleans. also slowly becoming part of the south bay community. >> a lot of the sabercats they come around here and we talk to them like they are your neighbor or somebody that is a good friend. >> reporter: the team will honor kirton by wearing stickers of his number 37 on their helmets. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. this morning new poll out showing california voters continue to back governor brown's call for higher taxes to cut the state's deficit but distrust of state government could erode that support. new poll shows that 59% of those surveyed would support the governor's tax plan coupled with spending cuts. 36% oppose the initiative when it was suggested to likely vote there's lawmakers could spend new revenue on things other than schools and public safety only five% said they would support the governor's initiative, 42% say they would

vote against it. warriors land to return to san francisco by with the 2017 season could be costly. east bay officials believe the team would still be on the hook for up to 70 million dollars to help pay back off the bonds under the warriors' lease if the team pulls out for any reason before the construction bonds are retired in 2026, they still owe the money. that's the city's stance. the team's new owners appear to take a position they are only libel for payments until the lease runs out in 2017. 4:30 if i five on this wednesday morning. i thought i heard -- mike say something about 90° highs today. >> probably only in a few places still a warm-up. big time warm-up coming our way good morning. comfortable conditions we have now will be key to the forecast even in the 90s still fall back into the 40s and 50s

at night. good morning. napa, 48, last toes 47, antioch 58° now. -- 7:00 we are going to see a late push of thin marine layer clouds they are not going to hang around long, temperatures remain at 7:00 in the 40s and 50s, 9:00, 10:00 clouds are gone back to the coast 55 at half moon bay, 57 san francisco, mid 60s around san rafael and oakland, 70s for everybody else near 80 in fairfield and antioch for your lunchtime temperatures. 4:00, total sunshine everywhere low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco and oakland, low to mid 70s bay shore, upper 70s to low 80s most inland neighborhoods, mid 80s fairfield and antioch. 7:00 comfortable, low to mid 70s inland, mid to upper 60s around the bay, mid to upper 50s for half moon bay, san francisco to possibly 60 in oakland.

as far as pollen, high amounts of tree and grass, moderate amounts of mold and ragweed, it is down from those high levels over the weekend. heat peaks tomorrow, low 90s inland near 80 afternoon the bay mid 60s at the coast drop two to four degrees friday drop a few more degrees mid 70s around the bay upper 50s at the coast. here's a live shot of the oakland maze. this traffic heading eastbound 80 from the maze out to gilman. traffic light, lanes blocked, hard to see here out to gilman that is scheduled until 5:00 this morning. should be cleared shortly. no trouble medicining to the bay bridge. -- no trouble heading to the bay bridge. contra costa county good start, southbound 680 fine main street exit towards highway 24 it looks good through the san ramon valley and

sunol grade. south bay we have roadwork going on caltrans crews at the scene they might be clearing it. this is southbound 280 from saratoga out to 880 and highway 17 which is here across your screen lanes scheduled to be blocked until 5:00. looks like they will get that out before then. a couple of accidents not slowing anything down. just to be aware south 101 at the guadalupe parkway injury crash on the shoulder, eastbound 237 to 880 another accident. so far, not causing any slowing but we'll let you know if it does. 4:38. the death toll rises in italy following yesterday's strong earthquake northwest of bologna. >> firefighters continue to battle a huge wildfire in new mexico. now the largest in state history. from the wildflower valleys of yellowstone

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good morning. 4:41. live look on the embarcadero san francisco financial district buildings gorgeous this morning. we have a warm-up on the way. how hot will it get in your neighborhood? mike has that in a moment. this morning, at least 17 people are dead following yesterday's earthquake in northern italy. the magnitude 5.8 quake was centered north of bologna. 350 people were injured, 14,000 are homeless. many of them are living in tent cities. the ground hasn't stopped rumbling since a more powerful quake battered the region may thinkth, killing seven. more than 800 aftershocks in an area not known for seismic activity. a lot of people arriving to work this morning will probably be talking about the

earthquake that shook the area last night a 4.0 quake struck at 10:14 this is a look from our sister station in los angeles. the geological survey says the quake was centered in the ocean, 30 miles southwest of malibu. callers felt it in west l.a., marina delray and santa monica, as well as oxnard. authorities say there were no reports of damage or injuries. massive wildfire burning in new mexico has become the largest in the state's history. the lightning-caused fire in the national forest has burned several homes and scorched more than 153,000 acres. firefighters say the first priority is to protect lives then property. there's concern about flooding and mudslides when the moon soon season comes later. this morning the coroner is scheduled to perform an autopsy to determine how a san jose man found floating in a pond died. divers from the santa clara county sheriff's department

found the body in the alameda percolation pond yesterday. investigators have not released his identity. it appears to be the same man who friends reported missing the night before. police hope friends will provide insight into how he died. the percolation pond is on private property and usually closed to the public. police say people have been known to trespass in the past. coming up, a planned parenthood clinic caught in a video sting by pro-life activists. students at an elementary school try to make a mark on the environment by convincing crayola to go green. mitt romney locks up the republican presidential nomination. but it is donald trump grabbing headlines. i'm tahman bradley with the story, coming up. hey, i'm joey aragon.

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welcome back. check out all the sunshine and warmer weather today highs usually around 1:30 to 3:30 that's when you can expect low to mid 60s along the coast. low to mid 70s around the bay shore low to mid 80s inland. entire lower 48 is starting to look like summer with 80s and 90s in most areas until you get into chicago, minneapolis, fargo and seattle where we have 60s. all airports have green dots running on time as are our major airports here and regional airports. any time you travel flight tracker at the bottom of abc7news.com. find out flight information, how long it takes to get through security amazing the

amount of information. 4:46. mitt romney comes to hillsborough tonight to raise funds for his presidential campaign. he will be attending a republican fundraiser tonight at the carolyn chateau. with a win in the texas primary romney has enough delegates to win the nomination. tahman bradley says romney will focus next on fundraising and try to deal with another nagging problem, donald trump. >> reporter: mitt romney should be savoring victory but donald trump may be spoiling his party. that was trump speaking at a financed raiser for romney last night, 24 hours after romney reached the number of delegates needed to win the republican nomination his campaign is facing tough questions about how to handle donald trump, who is once again alleging president obama was not born is, more than a

year after the president released his hawaii birth certificate. >> a lot of people did not think it was an authentic certificate. >> how can you say that. >> you did not report it wolf, many did not think it was authentic. >> donald you are beginning to sound a little ridiculous. >> no, i think you are wolf. >> reporter: as romney raises campaign money in california some republicans stay trump's claim threatens to undercut the seriousness of the romney campaign and opens him up to attacks he is not willing to stand up to members of his party. >> the cost of dealing with bloviating ignoramus is obvious. >> reporter: ram knee made no effort to correct his campaign -- romney made no effort to correct his campaign surrogate. the white house called the trump birther issue nonsense. asked by abc news if trump would want a speaking role at the gop convention a spokesman

says if he does participate the event would be very exciting. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. breaking news. oakland firefighters are battling a house fire in oakland. this is at 27th or 29th street and martin luther king way h this is also near 880 and 24. -- smoke can be seen from the freeways no reported injuries. katie marzullo is headed to the scene. we'll be bringing updates. planned parenthood officials fire add employee caught on video helping a woman plan an abortion if her baby was a girl. a san jose woman released a youtube video yesterday of it happening. the woman was equipped with a hidden camera. she tells the staffer she wants to know her baby's gender and why. >> so then i would want to schedule an ultra sound with

an ob around then and then i would be able to come back here for a termination fit is a girl? -- if it is a girl? >> [ inaudible ] >> planned parenthood says besides firing the employee it is retraining its staff. the video was released to coincide with tomorrow's house vote on banning so-called sex selection abortions. san jose same-sex marriage debate comes up at a hearing this afternoon. the mayor's unwillingness to back marriage rights has sparked a petition drive. he has opposed the backing of a challenge to proposition 8. this year he refused to sign on in support of a bipartisan effort by mayors to endorse the freedom of same-sex couples to marry. in the south bay dozens may be tree to leave their campbell highrise today, both elevators have been out of service since an electrical

fire friday. crews don't know how long it will be before service is restore -- restored leaving many stranded they hope to have the elevators working today. the building inspector says the city is monitoring the situation. the nimitz is set to depart san francisco bay this morning. arrived sunday. the naval aircraft carrier is one of the largest in the world. it will head back to her home port in everett, washington. i think the weather will make it hard to say good-bye. >> having ridden on one it is rock steady in the water, no matter what the water seems to be doing, you feel like you are on concrete. >> i'm jealous. that sounds like a lot of fun. >> it was. >> that is good to know because it will be quiet weather-wise and over the ocean still a breeze for the rest of us that cool breeze we've had is finally over. here's a look the financial center, the embarcadero center,

as we look towards the south from our roof cam here in downtown san francisco a few clouds making a late surge because they are coming in late like yesterday they will quickly retreat back to the coast that will aid the warming trend. how should you dress if you are stepping out now? upper 40s santa rosa, napa, los gatos, san jose 51, san francisco 50, oakland 53 antioch always the warm spot, 58°. gilroy clear and cooler at 45. three things i want you to know. sunny and warmer today, tomorrow and friday. this is a three-day event. good news, at night it will be clear and comfortable everywhere. if you can open the windows you will find relief from the heat. not as warm and breezy saturday into sunday that will taper into or spill into next week. today two degrees warmer in oakland 69, three in

san francisco, concord five, fremont and santa rosa seven degrees warmer san jose 80° today that is eight degrees warmer than yesterday. the cloud cover, thin this morning tries to make a late push by 7:00, 8:00, rebonding back to the coast by 10 or 11:00 -- it starts to dissipate quickly because of the breezes. 60s, 70s, 80s today east bay valleys 80s mid to upper 80s except dublin and walnut creek 82. upper 60s berkeley and oakland everybody else in the low to mid 70s. south bay closer to the water cooler, upper 70s there. rest of the bay low 80s low to mid 70s most of the peninsula, 68 millbrae. mid 60s downtown and south san francisco through the north bay valleys low to mid 80s 20° cooler at your beaches even with sun 61 monterey 70

watsonville 84 gilroy central valley low 90s 74 tahoe, 101 palm springs. last game with the diamondbacks 7:15 first pitch, cool 63 depositing to 58. -- dropping to 58. i think the heat peaks tomorrow inland afternoon the 90s friday near 80 for the bay and also the coast warming to mid 60s tomorrow you start tapering friday the rest of us 10, 15 degrees cooler by the end of the weekend. let's find out if there are any accidents. we have a live shot now of this oakland fire we have breaking news and this is looking at the fire. i did see flames earlier, it is a house fire off 980 reported on 29th street or 27th street at martin luther king jr. way.

i see smoke, then the flames. we are looking at traffic as well on 580, this is westbound 580 actually 980 in the background hard to see now. apparently, drivers are calling chp saying the smoke is visible from the freeway. we'll keep track of the slowing in the area. so far looks like there's less flames now. we'll keep you posted at that scene. we have a reporter on the way. just right here, just north of 980 and traffic is flowing well. look for street closures on 29th or 27th street at martin luther king way. try to avoid that area if you can. 580 moving at 68 miles per hour not affecting traffic at this point. that is good news there here's another live shot in san jose. this is traffic moving southbound 280 earlier you just saw roadwork highway 17

coming out of the santa cruz mountains, roadwork has been cleared. there are a couple of accidents in the south bay not causing much trouble yet southbound 101 at 87 and eastbound 237 approaching 880. by the way, while you were giving that report, katie has arrived at the scene she has tweeted a photo of the fire and linked video of the fire. you can find that on twitter and that is a two story home on fire. markers may come in a rainbow of colors but kids wants crayola to go green. students at sun valley elementary in san rafael are urging the company to recycle the half billion markers it produces. the children have a youtube video and online petition drive generated 60,000 signatures. crayola says it already uses recycling plastic bottle caps and solar energy but welcomes

new ideas. a 19-year-old pleasanton woman joining an elite group of americans chosen to carry the torch for this year's london olympic games. sara williams will carry the torch july 9th as it passes through buckingham prior to the july 27th opening. running with the torch is her reward for organizing a charitable project called creative kindness that made fleece blankets for foster children. next, suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi of san francisco is fighting to keep a crucial piece of evidence away from the ethics commission. a mother's crew side to end bullying. the heartbreaking video she is using to send a message to