>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this thursday at 5:00. i am kristen z. >> i am eric thomas. >> not so foggy, mike. >> you can see a lot the area is not covered in fog as yesterday. the dry area is here and taking away the fog and keeping the rain away unfortunately but it is still in the forecast for next week. the thickest fog is along the coast at half a mile to quarter-mile visibility around half moon bay to pacifica. everyone else is okay at the reporting stations. we have patchy fog so keep an

eye on this because things could change if you travel some distance. we will have dim sunshine and the upper 60's around the bay. 74 inland neighborhoods and 58 at the coast. >> thanks, mike, we have the fog. here is proof. the golden gate bridge shows it is on the deck. coming from the tunnel, it is clear and then, boom, you are in the fog. so extra caution. right now road work in the lanes and we go to the east bay and the oakland area and we have 880 both directions between high and embarcardero until 5:30. kristen and eric? >> pope francis has begun the first full day as leader of the 1.2 billion catholics. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with new video of the pontiff and more bay area reaction. katie marzullo? >> it will be a busy day for pope francis. people are waiting to see how he

will lead the embattled roman catholic church. what he will not do today is seeing his predecessor, pope benedict xvi, the vatican says that meeting occurs in a few days. pope francis began the morning as pope with prayer. this is video this morning, arrives at st. mary behalf sill ask with a flower arrangement and sets it on the altar before kneeling in prayer. later he will celebrate mass with the cardinal whose elected him. in the bay area the celebrations began last night gathering in san jose and most members of san jose's argentine club are happy saying he is intelligent and a man of principle. one man is caucus with the praise. >> i have a wait-and-see attitude because he has a reputation for being ultra conservative so that is not necessarily the remedy of what ails the catholic faith. >> pope francis is known as a

champion of the poor. he rode the bus in argentina and cooked his own miles and will be officially installed on tuesday. next tuesday, vice president biden is going to lead a united states delegation for the installation. this afternoon in san francisco there will be a mass of thanksgiving at st. mary's cathedral at 12:10. the archbishop is encouraging other parishes to do the same. >> surfers and fishermen will breakdown a fence that breaks access to a half moon bay that is blocked off to keep the public out. abc7 news reporter, cornell bernard, is there with that story. is it legal to block the path? >> that is the question. the fight is on. surfers on one side, property owners on the other. a lost surfers around here will tell you the waves at martin's

beach, not too far from here are a perfect surf spot but it is foggy this morning. accessing the beach has been tough since it was sold to a private owner who does not want surfers around. now a fight is on to re-open access to more tin -- to martin's beep. a lawsuit has been filed against the property owner who put up a gate and hired security guards. scores of surfers and fishermen will bust through the gate and take back their beach access. >> this would be no different than someone buying the houses around golden gate park and putting up a fence. >> the suit says the owners violateed california law by cutting off access to the beach with a gate. owners of the property say the beach road access is private and the protest is scheduleed for 10:00 a.m. today.

we are live on monetary beach this morning for abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning we are learning a registered sex offenders traveled with students of two high schools on a field trip. police have confirmed to abc7 news that they are investigating the incident that happened february 13 during a field trip to a college. students at the two high schools traveled on buses to the college and a sex offender was on the bus with the andrew hill students. a letter went to the parents saying the man knew a district volunteer on the trip but did not have contact with students. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, will have a live report in the next half hour. >> police are expanding the investigation into a preschool teacher accused of spiking toddler's drinks with an over-the-counter sleep aid and is charged with felony endanger ment. parents met at the facility in morgan hill last night to discuss the incident.

the officials say no child actually drank from the cups. police say more than 30 parents with children at the preschool have contacted them. she is free on bail but is expected back in court in two weeks. >> regents of u.c. will talk about finding a new president when they wrap up the meeting in san francisco. a special committee to consider selection of a new president will give the report during the opposition this morning at the mission bay campus. a resignation was announced in january after serving two years at the president. he will stay on until august to give the board time to find a replacement. he plans to return to teaching law at uc berkeley. >> a group of san francisco city college students plan to march and rally to protest cuts being made by the school to balance the budget. city college officials have until tomorrow to prove to a commission that they are more financially secure. organizers of the protest say the school should pursue funding from state and local sources

rather than making severe cuts and hope san francisco mayor and other elected officials will ensure the community college is affordable and accessible. the commission that acredits the colleges will decide on the fate of the school in june. >> did you break out your short sleeved stuff yesterday afternoon? >> i did. that is common even when it is cool around here. >> we will check with mike nicco, our meteorologist. shorts and short sleeves no matter the temperatures? >> and sandals. >> hopefully you have a comfortable commute. here is the visibility with fog in the north bay and along the coast and in the central valley. the weather service thinks the bay will fill up with dense fog so they issued a dense fog advisory but the bay is clear. the bay bridge is there, and

sausalito, and the san mateo bridge off in the distance. we will keep an eye on it. we know from past experience there is ebb and flow to the fog and it will be thicker in the next couple of hours. temperatures are mild, upper 40's to low 50's by noon we will be in the 50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's and our other neighborhoods and upper 60's to low 70's by 4:00 with thicker and high clouds than yesterday. temperatures will take slow steps down but they will be above average away from the coast through the holiday weekend. >> speaking of the san mateo bridge we will look right now as you make your way from hayward and the toll plaza and the westbound direction across the flat section a few brake lights but a nice looking drive and relatively clear. hazy but for now it is clear between hayward and east bay and the peninsula. with road work, we will head to the sunol grade, northbound 680 from south mission to north mission with road work until 6:00 this morning. the drive from the central valley is starting to slow a bit

up the altamont pass but then it looks good through livermore. kristen and eric? >> the budget dispute in washington, dc, is about to hit home. how popular bay area tourist spots are feeling the pinch the. >> not sure if you are sober enough to drive? now there is an app to help you decide.

>> fremont, palo alto, north

bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 5:11. a boost for the push to rename san francisco international airport after a civil rights leader showing it will cost much less-than-expected to rename sfo after harvey milk, the first openly gay elected official. airport officials originally said supervisor's plan would cost $4 million but caltran says it can change signs from $350,000 to $720,000. the supervisors will consider the name change in april. >> a bay area main tourist spots is starting to feel the impact of federal budget cuts. the golden gate national recreation area has to have 9 percent cut from the budget because of the sequester so the bat rooms will be dirty and fewer park rangers as the park service was supposed to hire more summer help.

there will be more closed signs and historic areas like the point will not be open so many days. >> hackers stole and published credit reports of first lady and the f.b.i. director and other stars. the criminal obtained private information through a website designed to give consumers a free credit report according to a spokesman saying the hackers used personal details to impersonate them and generate the credit report which then provided them with personal information about their targets. >> a state senator from san francisco wants to make last call at bars later under a proposal. cities and counties could petition to serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. as in other major cities like new york. he says he knows the bill could raise concerns about public safety. he believes it could also benefit the economy. >> we compete not only

nationally but internationally for conventions and visitors and we are at a disadvantage because our cities do not have this option so that is all it is, imposing nothing on anyone. >> the bill would only apply to bars and restaurants and nightclubs and liquor store would not change. >> a new device developed for the iphone can tell you whether it is safe to drive after you have consumed alcohol. the breathalyzer attached to your iphone and shows if you are over the local blood alcohol limit. if you are, it gives you transportation alternatives. it is for anyone who has had beer or wine and wants to be responsible drivers. no word, yesterday, when it will hit the market. i am thinking it is great...but if you think you need to test yourself you probably don't need to drive. >> better safe than sorry. >> as you hit the roads this morning, fog will be your issue. >> we will check with mike nicco >> at the bay bridge, no fog.

golden gate bridge, a little bit. san rafael, richmond, not much there. san mateo bridge, watching that bridge and they are cleaner than this time yesterday. live doppler 7 hd shows the lack of radar returns and a lot of cloud cover this morning. we will put this in motion and you can see above us there are a lot of high clouds and thicker high clouds and the fact that the high pressure is starting to move off to the east is a reason we will not be so warm as yesterday but, still, mild for this time of the year. the golden gate bridge shows the headlights coming in from marin county and temperature right now in san francisco and oakland is 49, and walnut creek is 50 and san jose is 53 and palo alto and mill valley at 48 and 46. from the east bay hills looking back at the fog that is developing along the east bay shore it is not hitting the reporting stations. you can see a little bit out there as we look to san francisco. santa rosa is 45 and napa is 48. 44 in fairfield. leaving your house in live more

or hayward dress for 50 degrees and 48 in san martin. as far as the forecast, high clouds are thicker so it will be cooler, and limiting for tonight and a dry weekend but it looks like wet weather next week. as far as today's temperatures in the south bay, still pretty nice from 71 in sunnyvale and cupertino to 76 in morgan hill and gilroy and los gatos. we will have mid-to-upper 60's in millbrae and san mateo and redwood city south around 70 to 71. upper 50's along the coast today to 60 in daly city and we will see more sunshine around downtown and south san francisco and mid-to-upper 60's. headed through the north bay valley we start at 71 in san rafael and up at 74 in napa and low 60's at your beaches. in oakland, richmond, 70 of the everyone else in the upper 60's and low-to-mid 70's around the east bay valley. tonight's temperatures are mild

in the mid-to-upper 40's inland and near 50 for the bay and coastal communities. the seven-day outlook shows a little bit of an uptick in temperatures but that will be short live asked cooler by sunday and tuesday and wednesday, temperatures are back to average if not cooler-than-average with the much needed rain on wednesday. sue? >> a nice cheer -- clear picture of emeryville 80 westbound from the merge with a bunching up but then it slows into the macarthur maze. if you none fell into the bay bridge, light conditions and no fog or metering lights or delays into san francisco. now a look at highway four moving from antioch we are seeing a little bit of slowing and the red is on the screen and beyond hillcrest it picks up and a nice drive at the limit to pittsburgh and concord. >> our time is 5:17. samsung is gathering up for the unveiling of the latest smartphone with the business report straight ahead.

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>> good morning, on thursday at 5:20. a live look out here with traffic on 680 through walnut creek with not a lot of fog in this shot. it is out there but not the kind you saw yesterday, not not so extensive. we will check with sewellel and the traffic and with mike nicco on still-warm temperatures. >> plan to bring astatically center to contra costa county after officials reached a deal

with contract negotiations between union leaders and the board stalling the plan. the supervisors have to decide where the center will be located. there are propose l as for both richmond and concord. the center will bring at least 200 jobs to the area. >> scientists say a prototype earthquake warning system worked during monday's earthquake in southern california. it was centered near the desert town of anza near palm springs and the 4.7 earthquake was felt from los angeles to san diego. the warning system gave 35 seconds notice, which is value able time, enough to shut off the utilities and people to take cover. the system does not predict earthquakes but it detects the first pulses of the energy release of an earthquake. >> came it the real modern family, stressed out parents could be working harder than ever. >> here is jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, more moms and dads be hard at work and taking

care of the kids. the typical american father is spending twice as much time doing housework compared to his dad and women are devoting 21 hours of work compared to eight hours of their mother. less than half of the working parents say they have a good work life balance. >> when parents suggested you be a doctor as a kid that may not be so bad. that is the highest in a group of occupations in terms of overall well-being. transportation workers score the worst. >> rather than furlough workers t.s.a. will focus on a hiring free with across-the-board budget cuts meaning longer lines at airport security. you may notice the impact in time for the memorial day travel weekend. >> samsung is holding a splashy unveiling of the galaxy smartphone today trying to put a bigger dent in iphone sales. that is the bloomberg business

report. >> lawmaker in china wants people to go green by using fewer disposable chop sticks going through 80 billion pairs each rear using up 20 million trees. the lawmaker heads up a forestry company and told parliament people need to carry their own tableware or switch to a knife and fork. >> interesting. before the restaurants had the plastic chop sticks but people worried about them being cleaned and then they switched to disposable. >> that is a tradeoff, water usage to wash the chop sticks or carry your own. >> use your hands. that is it! >> they have been doing it for thousands of years. mike? >> good morning, everyone, coming up on 5:24, a look down from mount tamalpais this morning to see how quiet the bay is. no fog right now. temperatures compareed to average from six to ten again and we will be above average but

not so warm as yesterday. across the state, the storm track is well to the north around portland and seattle and we will see thick are high clouds from sacramento and monterey north so temperatures are cooler. we will be warmer in fresno at 86 and los angeles at 79 and near 97 in palm springs! and 63 in tahoe today! >> we are going to san jose with reports of a hit-and-run accident, a car hit and tanker truck in san jose and this is southbound 880 at the express way so the tanker truck is pulled off to the shoulder and the car has left the scene so there could be some slowing here and there is also in the same area with road work still in the lanes and we have both directions of 880 to the great mall in milpitas with road work out there now and checking in with your mass transit if you getting out this thursday morning, muni and bart and caltrain, everyone is checking in on time. a can way to go.

>> thank you very much, it is 5:24. >> now what is coming up on katie, detoxifying your life, living all green these days. >> i was hospitalized several times, any cold i got went straight to pneumonia. that is why i became an actress i spent so time alone i was fantasizeing how can i be someone else? i want to be a super hero. i got to play one, then, on tv. >> stanford's doctor will talk about work on childhood allergies, today at 3:00 on "katie" right here on abc7 news. >> the first lady is defending herself against those who say she and the president don't socialize enough in washington, dc. in the april issue of "vogue" she and president obama have made it clear their two daughters are their priority so when they have extra time they like to spend it as a family.

the president joked recently that the couple may start hitting nightclubs now that their daughters are older and have less time for their parents, 14 and 11. you know how that goes. >> preceded by the secret service in the nightclub. >> weeks after a power outage, passengers stranded on a cruise ship with troubles on another cruise ship. >> the first day on the job for pope francis and we go live to rome for what is ahead today for the new leader of the catholic church. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad

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news. >> good thursday morning. you know what it means? >> the day before friday? >> yes! >> the right answer for once. a check with mike on the thursday forecast. >> can i see "friday eve" forecast? >> that is good. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see how dry the air is, this morning. it is so much dryer we hardly have fog. we have some fog on the plane and the coast with quarter-mile visibility at half moon bay but it is not as extensive as yesterday. we have high clouds that will dim the sunshine. it will keep us cooler than yesterday but, still, it will be spring-like with mid-60's to 70 around the bay and low-to-mid 70's inland and upper 50's to 60 at the coast. >> we will look now at the bay bridge toll plaza if you are getting going, it is very minor delay, one or two cars.

it is moving through with month fog -- with no fog and no delays. in san jose there is a hit-and-run with a tanker truck on the side of the road southbound 880 waiting for police to arrive to make a report. there could be slowing beyond the area there. the commute from the central valley is slowing and it is heavy at the altamont pass and it picks up from livermore to the dublin/pleasanton area. kristen and eric? >> 5:30. a 4.6 earthquake struck sonoma county this morning at 2:09 a.m. three miles from the border of sonoma and lake counties. it was followed by a 2.9 after shock. so far, no reports of injuries or major damage. >> parents of a high school have lots of questions for officials this morning after learning a registered sex offender was with their students for part of a field trip. abc7 news reporter, aim a; live

at andrew hill high school in san jose. >> registered sex offender was on the school bus with students. he is not allowed to be on the school campus or with minors. it happened during a field trip. the students went to a college. this letter went to parents of the high school students, telling them the registered sex offender was on the bus. he was not authorized to be there but the letter says he knew a district volunteer and was on the bus with the kids on a field trip to a college last month. according to the letter, he did not have contact with any students that day. the school district says that no inappropriate conduct has been reported. the san jose police department is now investigating. if you were -- a viewer toll us last night about this and wants to bring attention to this. we are waiting to hear back from school officials about what

happened and why. >> coming up on 5:32. happening now pope francis is starting the first full day as the head of the roman catholic church beginning with a prayer in rome and will celebrate a mass in a few hours at the sistine chapel where the cardinals elected him. fran sis could be meeting with the predecessor, pope benedict xvi in a few days with more from rome in a few minutes. >> in fran, a massive thanksgiving for pope francis is held at st. mary's cathedral. the head of the san francisco archdiocese says he took his name from the same saint that san francisco is named after. he asked every parish celebrate a massive thanksgiving for the new pope. >> new this morning investigators are trying to figure the cause of a fire that

damaged an old victorian in rivertown district. officials say the elderly woman who lives at the house was not home. it appears the fire started on the second story and spread to the at tick -- attic. no one was hurt. the man accuses of killing three members of the same family while driving drunk will be arraigned this afternoon. the 28-year-old had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when he hit and killed a mother and her two sons in daly city on saturday night. police say he was leaving the scene of another crash and he hit the family which sent another victim to the hospital. investigators say he was drinking with friends for five hours before the crash. he was also on probation for previous d.w.i. charge in santa clara county. >> a north valley bank robber tied to a string of robberies struck again. this time, in mill valley at the west american bank if strawberry

village shopping center. according to the sheriff, he gave the teller a note demanding cash but did not display a weapon and got away in a tan honda. here is surveillance video showing a man in a black sweat hurt with sunglasses and a 49ers hat. it is believed he is responsible for bank robberies in novato and sonoma county recently. >> a beach battle: surfers and fishermen will battle over closing of a popular access road. they are supporting a foundation that filed a lawsuit against the owner of the rode leading to the beach at half moon bay. they want it re-opened so they can get to the popular surf spot which is not now accessible to vehicles. it was bought in 2008 and the owner put up a gate and hired a private security guard but california law requires public access to the coast. abc7 news reporter, cornell

bernard, will have more next half hour. >> from the caribbean, there is trouble on another carnival cruise ship. "dream" is docked in st. martin in the eastern caribbean. passengers are saying the ship has no power and toilets are overflowing. they have been docked for more than 14 hours and are not allowed off the ship. the coast guard says they have not notified any, or been notified of any issues with the ship which is customary in a situation like this. this is a month after a fire on another carnival cruise ship stranded passengers for several days. >> pope francis started the first full day as the new leader of a billion roman catholic church. he is the first named francis. marci gonzalez is joining us for this historic time. he has been busy this morning, marci?

>> he hack. we will get do that in a minute but first the front page of all the newspapers in rome with a picture of pope francis on the first full day as the leader of the roman catholic church. >> the day started with a special prayer to the virgin mary, pope francis privately visiting st. mary's basilica in rome the first act after a life-changing night. with those words, history was made. pope francis becoming the first pontiff, ever, from latin america. echoing the roar of the 100,000 people in st. support's square last night overwhelming enthusiasm from his home in argentina. >> i always say, he will be one of the best popes we ever have and thank god three is from argentina. >> they know him as cardinal jorge bergoglio, a modest man with a passion for ministering

to the poor. >> he has taken the name of st. francis for the first time which is clearly a signal he wants to show a different face of the church, the face of the poor. >> at 76, considered a dark horse candidate, his face is not what most expected to see last night. following the white smoke and anticipation, this newly named pope emerged and prayed. >> welcomed by the faithful with open arms. >> later today, pope francis will celebrate mass in the sistine chapel with the cardinals would elected victim. kristen? >> before you go we foe that one thing he will do the next few days is to move into the papal apartment but what else is on the agenda in the next few days?

>> the big item is he wants to meet with pope benedict xvi so we are told that could happen in the next day or two and also the big inaugural mass is now scheduled for tuesday and saturday he will be meeting with the media and answering some questions. >> marci gonzalez, thank you so much. >> that was very important the selection of the pope. time to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. >> we all have bail on our -- baseball on our minds. >> down to spring training in arizona where it rained. it was cold. here? we have live doppler 7 hd putting the cloud cover out there and you can see the national weather services has issued a dense fog advisory for the coast from pacifica to monterey and this is for visibility less than quarter-mile visibility through

9:00. they issued one for the bay water, and the san francisco bay, but we have not seen the fog here. yet. this is until 2:00. we will keep an eye on that. the planner for today, just patchy fog and not as extensive as yesterday and mild upper 40's to low 50's to noon, we stay in the 50's but in the low-to-mid 60's if the rest of us and upper 60's to low 70's by 4:00 and we will be mild during the evening hours with temperatures 50's at the coast but low-to-mid 60's. three day forecast, lowering slightly each day, but still night on st. patrick's day. >> out of napa we have an overturn at 121, partly blocking a lane of traffic. there will be delays at chop is on the scene. in san jose we have a hit-and-run accident southbound

280. they are waiting for the police to take a report. we have a slight ace train delay running eight minutes behind, ace train number 1. >> new condos on the peninsula? the strong demand that has people waiting to find out if they can move in. >> first he was east bay teacher who killed himself after accusations of sexual relations with students surfaced and what police are saying now about what really happened now they have

>> daly city, dublin/pleasanton, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 5:43, albany police wrapped up their investigation of a former middle school teacher accused of having sex with high school students, with the 28-year-old committing suicide days after the par weres went to police over concerns. the teacher was found engaged in sexual activity with two students. the six month investigation involved nine search regard want -- search regard wants and 30 interviews with interviews that involving children and an attorney says the families will file claims again the school district the. >> a dedication ceremony is

knelled in san mateo to mark the opening of the new bay meadows urban village, the site at the old bay meadows racetrack which closed 4 1/2 hours ago, is being turned into 1,000 homes and 750,000 square feet of commercial space. the demand for the condos is so high that the developer is holding a lottery on sunday morning for ten of the homes. 150 buyers have already prequalified. move in date for the units would be june or july. >> in the world of math, today is a day for serious fund, it is pi day, not named for the dessert but for the mysterious never-ending number. this started 25 years ago at the explore storm -- explore -- exploritorium. the moratorium is moving to a new home it will be held outside the new building today. pi day is held around the

country as a celebration. >> pi is everywhere in math and science and will not world and this is a way to get kids and adults interested in science and math. >> there will an free celebration at 1:00 o'clock p.m. at the exploritorium outside the new building with links and details of the celebration at abc7news.com which is the official partner of the exploritorium. we will bring you exclusive access and the first look at the new exploritorium here on abc7 news. pi is, of course, the circle roundness divided by the diameter. >> carried out to 125 digits. >> that is amaze. you saw the meat pie in the video, i will teach kids to make

bracelets at school. >> you can look at the sun. the moon. anything in space. >> or put ice cream on the pie. >> very nice. ala mode. >> no radar is returning. it is a dry start again. in downtown san francisco, we can see the embarcardero this morning and the bay bridge. we can almost see down to the san mateo bridge. that is how clear the air is compared to yesterday. check out the temperatures. san francisco and san but flow and palo alto, all at 48 and san mateo at 49 and redwood city is the warm spot at 51 and the east bay we can see the east bay freeway as we look at emeryville and temperature is 49 in oakland and richmond and 51 in pleasanton and walnut creek at 52 and antioch is the warm spot at 54 and in the south bay we have 49 at cupertino and milpitas at 45 and gilroy is 46

and 50 in morgan hill and mountain view at 53 degrees and walnut creek this morning, temperature here running in the upper 40's to low 50's and most of the north bay is running in the mid-to-upper 40's et cetera from santa rosa, napolitano, all around 46 to 49. you know what it feels like this morning but this afternoon we have thicker clouds and warm temperatures. cloudy and mild this weekend and rain is looking likely next week. notice the cloud cover this morning. is an hour quicker to evaporate with pockets of sunshine at the coast and 50's and 60's around the bay and 70's inland and we will have temperatures above average today and tomorrow and saturday and sunday and monday away from the coast. tuesday the temperatures are back to average with increasing clouds and a stronger sea breeze

and wednesday, look at the rain and temperatures mainly in the 50's. hope you have a great day. >> if the commute takes you from milpitas to 680 we have an overfunded -- overturned truck that flip north 680 and you will find delays here. we seeing a little bit of delay on 237 in the westbound direction. also, earlier stalled big rig out of lanes and it has been cleared southbound 880 at the expressway and we will look at the drive times if you are headed out, 580 from the central valley getting sluggish and same with highway 4 from antioch and the westbound 80 commute the eat shore is looking good to the macarthur maze. >> on capitol hill homeland security committee will hold a hague on changes to what airline passengers can bring on the plights. there is concern among many lawmakers and several airlines over the t.s.a. decision to allow passengers to bring small knives on jetliners.

some law makes say the decision appears to be have been made without input from the flight crew members or air marshals. the agency says it confiscates four tons of the 9s which do not pose a catastrophic threat but they want to concentrate open explosives. >> china has a new president. he picked up the title in an overwhelming vote of the people's congress. the president is actually the least important of three titles the leader carries. the true power is in the position as head of the communist party and chairman of the military. getting all three titles is a sign that china's political leadership is ready to follow the president. >> and coming up at 6:00, without rather be a working mom or a stay at home? >> i was thinking about that. >> a survey reveals what women prefer. >> terrifying sky diving act

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>> a central valley skydiver who survive abhor filing crash landing is talking about his or deal. he says he was testing a stunt when a jump starter and things went wrong. he deployed the reserve chute

but it got stuck. he went in a three-minute spin before crashing in a vineyard. >> i thought i was watching my friend died. >> i lucked out. god watches out for innocent puppy dogs and he just let me live and walk away. >> he wasn't uninjured with dislocated shoulder but no broken bones or internal blading. this is not the end of his sky diving career. he will not jump again this weekend but the follow weekend looks good. >> is it okay to call him an adrenalin junkie? >> a lucky one. >> we have fog out there this morning but it is not as extensive as yesterday. >> mike? >> dry air we talked about has moved in and that is why we don't see so much fog. from mount tamalpais, it is hard to see it around the bay this morning, temperatures compared to average are still above

normal from five degrees at redwood city and san jose to 70 and 72 and san francisco is 68 and oakland is 70 and seven degrees above average and napa and livermore topping out at 74, eight and nine degrees warmer-than-average. the entire state is void of rain again and 63 degrees at tahoe and upper 70's in sacramento but 86 in fresno and 79 in los angeles and 97 in palm springs! >> a look at bay bridge toll plaza with no metering lights but delays for cash paying folks as you make your way into the city. a little haze but no fog at the san mateo bridge and a nice drive between hayward and foster city in the westbound direction and a couple of brake lights as you make the turn. we have one accident to report to you, in the napa area, 121 at wooden valley road partly blocking a lane of traffic if an

overturn. >> negotiations will resume in a labor dispute causing members of the san francisco symphony to strike. >> more than 100 musicians walked off the job yesterday demanding raises. orchestra management says they have a proposeal that does not include a raise the first year but they are promised a base of $140,000 forcing the symphony to strike a concert for today. >> state superintendent is recommending that california standardized testing for certain grades be suspended while new computerized exams are developed. the "los angeles times" reports the suspension could save $15 million and could foster more critical thinking and sophisticated writing and other advanced skills. some analysts estimate it costs

up to $1 billion for teacher training and technology needed to implement the computerized tests. >> ground breaking legislation could make it easier to get in classes at all of california's public colleges. a bill unveiled in sacramento sets up a system to up moment the teaching approving a course list of the 50 most overcrowded classes and students can take them when they are full. the state community colleges have had an average of 7,000 students wait listed for courses and only 16 percent graduate in four years in the cal state system. >> breast cancer parents treated with radiation are more likely to have a serious heart problem later. doctors say women should not panic or try not to because radiation improves cancer survival and the chance of suffering a radiation-induceed heart attack is small.

the study is in the new england journal of medicine. >> coming up at 6:00, call it a beach blockade, the fence hitting a bay area beach. >> breaking news from a caribbean a power outage on a crowded cruise ship and what passengers are saying about what is happening. >> blend yourself a tasty drink, we test the small apply ans to find out if you have to spend a hot to get a good model.

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> at 6:00, weeks after a power outage strands crew ship passengers there is news of another problem on a carnival cruise