at 5:00 we continue to follow our breaking news. >> a fire broke out in a building that houses both residen residences and buildings. >> firefighters are worried about a loose wall. take a look behind me. i know it is dark. see if you can get a glimpse of the loose wall that looks like it could give any minute. it has a fire escape on the

front of the building. firefighters are worried it is going to come down and hurt someone so they are working with city crews to get it blocked off and removed. take a look at the huge fire that caused all of this damage. firefighters say it spread quickly. it started at a home on mckinnon and then traveled around the corner to 3rd street here in san francisco's bay view district just before 1:00 this morning. it caused severe fire damage to three buildings. water damage to two homes. those are flooded. then one building suffered damage on the outside of it. all of these buildings are homes except for one. there is one business here. it's called the new club long island. all of the people escaped their homes safely but they say it was scary. >> went to bed and heard an explosion. we thought it was like shooting or something. we didn't pay attention to anything. and then woke up my wife and went and picked a window and i seen particles coming from the

sky so i went to the other window and i saw the fire. i woke her up and got some clothes and got out as quick as we could. >> reporter: he says he is still looking for signs of his cat. but everyone got out okay. everyone was out by the time firefighters got here. two firefighters were hurt. one fell off his ladder. suffered bumps and bruises. another suffered from minor smoke inhalation and is expected to be fine. firefighters are trying to pump water out of the two homes that are flooded from the firefighters trying to put out the fires, trying to get that water out of their homes. they're also trying to figure out what started this fire. reporting live from san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. here's sue with the effect on traffic. >> right now traffic is not affected. it is in the bay view district, 3rd and mckinnon, but we have muni issues around the area. i wanted to update you on this

accident in bakeville westbound 80 at cherry glenn two rvs now moved off to the shoulder. seeing a little slowing past the scene but crews are on the scene there. and a look out of your drive out of antioch beginning to slow now as you make your way toward pittsburgh and railroad avenue and on into concord. all right. for that delay on muni due to the fire, the outbound t-third metro line will be affected. they are shuttle busing to the end of the line outbound only from 25th. so that is the deal with muni. expect delays on the t 3rd metro. no other muni delays now throughout the system. it is early. all other mass transit is getting off to a great start this morning. here's your forecast. good morning, sue. hi, everyone. we are looking at live doppler 7 hd and noticing a lot of cloud cover. upper full moon with a sweep on top of mount helena anticipating the possibility of some showers not only today but tomorrow. mainly over the higher elevations. it's a very weak system. we have clouds around. we just need the lift that will

probably happen in some parts of the bay area with this little weak wave pushing through. 40s and 50s so it is a mild start. 51 at fairfield with temperatures today around the bay, cool afternoon seabreeze. mid 50s coast to the mid and upper 60s inland. notice the chance of showers. today, tonight, and we're going to keep it in the forecast for tomorrow. >> lisa, thank you. 5:04 now. happening now the u.s. supreme court is preparing for a second day of arguments on same sex marriage. yesterday it was california's proposition 8. today it's the federal defense of marriage act. we'll go live to washington, d.c. at the supreme court with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you there are two major differences here today. one, it is much colder, and, there are fewer people in line and no duelling demonstrations today on this, the second day as you said of back-to-back hearings here at the high court

on same sex marriage. yesterday prop 8. today the defense of marriage act. the law was signed in 1996 and denies federal benefits to legally married same sex couples. let me show you the plaintiff. she is 83-year-old edith windsor who married her partner in canada back in 2007. when her wife died windsor paid more than $363,000 in estate taxes. the widow of a heterosexual spouse would not have had to do so. former president bill clinton signed that law in 1996 but now says it doesn't honor the nation's principles of equality and fairness. there are more than 1,000 federal benefits same sex couples cannot access, including the nearly 18,000 couples married in california before prop 8 took effect. yesterday one of the justices said this is uncharted territory for the high court going into the same sex marriage issues. i will be inside today for what

promises to be another day of fascinating debate. i'll bring you live reports tonight at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. by the way, i will also be tweeting before and after the hearing at c tyler abc 7. live in washington, d.c., here we go again, second day of hearings. abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. as you know, california's ban on same sex marriage got its day at the nation's highest court yesterday. huge crowds rallied outside the high court yesterday. inside the justices had hard-hitting questions for the critics and supporters of prop 8, california's ban on same sex marriage. the justices mus also decide if prop 8 backers even have the right to be in court since the state is not defending the voter-approved ban. the justice are expected to issue rulings in both cases by june. >> on the other side of the question san francisco's archbishop also in washington made an appeal for proposition 8

on behalf of children. he says it's the simple principle that children deserve and a mother and a father and society needs the institution that connects children to their parents. he went on to say only a man can be a father and only a woman can be a mother. to grow up without one or the other is always a deprivation. this is not discrimination, he goes on to say, for the sake of the children, please. at 5:07 now, an unsettling issue springing up on the new span of the bay bridge, the eastern span. giant bolts are stretching and breaking. "the san francisco chronicle" reports officials will meet today to figure out what to do. at least 30 of the bolts or rods have snapped on the new eastern span. caltrans is considering replacing all 288 rods. they're about 2.5 inches thick and run up to 17 feet. it is unclear how much it will cost or how long the work would take. caltrans insists the bridge will be safe and will open on time,

labor day weekend. happening now, it's the first day of the golden gate bridge toll plaza that drivers can roll right through without having to fumble for their wallet. the last of the toll takers closed their booths after midnight when electronic toll taking kicked in. that is where our reporter is live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, it is an historic morning. the golden gate bridge now all electronic. take a look for yourself. we'll show you live pictures. traffic now picking up for the first time this morning since we've been out here. you'll notice nobody is stopping. nobody is paying cash. everyone is zipping right through. without the human toll takers the bridge district is saving $16 million over eight years, but things are still pretty emotional for the humans involved. if you take a look at this video from midnight as the last car came through and paid cash, that last car very symbolic, a vintage packard, the same one that crossed the golden gate bridge on opening day in 1937. but no more of that.

the signs now read, do not stop. the speed limit is 25 miles an hour. cheryl butler adams has only been a toll taker for a couple months now. last night was her last night. she says even in those few months this job turned out to be a lot more than she thought it ever would. >> five months this week. it was never an opportunity that i did not give some direction or advice or point something out. so i think that was interesting. i didn't know that i would be an ambassador for the city. >> reporter: now, for drivers this morning, remember, you have four ways to pay your toll. you can have a fast track account, which most drivers do. you can set up a pay by plate account, which would be based on your license plate. you can pay one time online and if you do none of those you will get a bill in the mail. now, as for the humans who are no longer here this morning, 17 out of the 28 toll takers have

retired or moved on to other jobs within the district, so that is some good news. and we just talked briefly with the spokeswoman for the golden gate bridge district. she arrived on scene and tells us everything has gone very smoothly. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thanks. it's 5:10 now. >> we hope that continues to be the case, right, as traffic you starts to build. still light right now. we'll see. >> we'll find out what the weather looks like on the bridge and elsewhere. good morning to you. hi everyone. starting with plenty of cloud cover. the possibility exists of a shower but more likely you'll see mostly cloudy conditions and maybe a few peeks of sun in the afternoon. here is live doppler 7 hd not picking up anything in terms of precipitation. there are a few weak disturbances that will rotate through the bay area today and tomorrow so heading out, 40s and 50s. very mild. low to mid 60s as you head toward noon time except at the coast. once again that onshore flow

keeping its cool there in the afternoon, mid, upper 60s. maybe a few peeks of sun. the possibility of some higher elevation sprinkles. really probably the best bet. and then in the evening hours, yet another system is headed our way. that provides another chance of showers in the forecast for your thursday. we have a break. look at the temperatures responding to more sunshine, mid 70s around the bay, 60s at our coast. the best chance of rain, unfortunately, comes over the weekend. good morning, sue. good morning. happy wednesday, folks. we'll take a look at your macarthur maze if you're coming from 580 from the east, 880 from the south or 80 into the bay bridge toll plaza everything is moving nicely this morning in the emeryville area. here's what happens when you funnel into the bay bridge. no metering lights. early enough. no delays. no accidents or stalls to slow down your commute into san francisco. an update on this accident in bakeville. now they're saying it's two buses that have been cleared to the shoulder, westbound 80 at cherry glenn. hopefully out of there shortly.

we'll take a look at your 580 commute. a couple areas of road work westbound and eastbound 580 between san ramon and airway until 6:00 and eastbound, two left lanes blocked until 11:00 this morning. we're starting to see moderate traffic out of tracey up toward the altamont. >> thanks. 5:12 now. next, more head butting between oakland and its new police compliance director. the new dispute that has the city going after his paycheck. the lesson on why not to break the law. the important thing two women left behind after dodging a subway fare. first, this morning's america's money report. home prices were up more than 8% in january from the year before. that's the sharpest annual increase in more than six years. prices are still 29% below their peak seven years ago before the housing bubble burst. at this week's new york auto show cadillac unveiled a new version of its cts sedan with major changes on the inside. the jeep cherokee is also back

with a less boxy style and lots of luxury options. the honda's top of the line odyssey minivan has a first. a built-in vacuum cleaner. this happens to be the brain child of a honda engineer after a messy family trip. that's america's

good wednesday morning. 5:15 is our time.

a live look here at the embarcadaro in san francisco. across the bay. we've got some clouds out there this morning, which means a warmer morning, but not so warm in the afternoon. the question is, when will the rain return? oakland city attorneys are asking a federal judge to deny his hand picked overseer for the police department fringe benefits that could boost his pay to well over $300,000. the city filed the request after being unable to come to terms with former baltimore police commissioner thomas frasier. the oakland tribune reports he wants to be paid -- earlier this month he was appointed to the post of compliance director to make sure the police completed court-ordered reforms. the judge ordered the city to pay him a base salary of $270,000 and benefits similar to those of top city officials. we're hearing an apology from the former cia director david patraeus for the romantic

affair that led to his resignation. >> how deeply i regret and apologize for the circumstances that led to my resignation from the cia and caused such pain to my family, friends, and supporters. >> praise spoke before the reserve officer training corps in los angeles last night. he told the crowd he knows he is seen in a different light now but will try to move forward with stronger values and make it up to loved ones. petraeus resigned in november after an affair with his biographer. developing news from overseas where at least one person has been killed after a large earthquake struck taiwan. a 6.0 quake hit central taiwan yesterday. it shook buildings, damaging some. a 73-year-old woman died when a temple in a rural village collapsed. 19 people have been injured mostly by falling objects. a real head shaker out of philadelphia this morning. the mother and daughter are accused of trying to cheat the subway system in new york and in

the process leaving a baby behind. the 15-year-old mom and her mother are seen on surveillance video pushing a baby carriage to where the cashier's booth is. as the baby's mother goes through the booth she slipped her pass back to her mother who was going to use it at another station to avoid suspicion but the handoff, apparently the two forgot the baby and left the baby there. the cashier noticed the stroller and called 911. officers said the pair was frantic about leaving the baby behind. because of that police are not going to charge them with fare evasion. that was in fact philadelphia. you hear a lot about crazy things like that in new york so it kind of slipped out but isn't that unbelievable? >> it is. the sacramento county board of supervisors is opposing a state senate bill that could extend the last call for alcohol at bars and restaurants to 4:00 a.m. sacramento supervisors voted to oppose the state senate measure after the sheriff's department

said it worried about an increase in drunk driving. the sacramento bee reports officials said they were also concerned about being -- about the patrol for drunk drivers at the same time the morning commute begins. the bill's supporters say extending liquor sales to 4:00 a.m. would help the bottom line of many businesses. for your commute you may want to know if there is any rain, sprinkles, fog to cloud your visibility. >> didn't see anything. >> kind of bright, too. despite the cloud cover. full moon and sun up at 7:02. plenty of cloud cover though. we'll see a few peeks of sun here and there and the possibility for rain not only today, tomorrow, and also in the extended outlook. nothing to show you on doppler. we are talking about some very mild temperatures with mid 40s the coolest spot up in napa at 45. 51 by the delta. a little breezy out there. upper 40s for livermore, hayward, and los gatos and up around the bay with the cloud cover, very mild. so the light jacket this afternoon, temperatures aren't going to come up that much due

to the cloud cover so less sun and the possibility of a few rain drops. low 50s oakland, san francisco. good morning, san jose. 50 half moon bay. santa cruz in the upper 40s. more cloud cover today. a chance of sprinkles and a chance of showers tomorrow. a series of weak systems will be rotating through the bay area throughout the next couple days but the best chance of rain comes our way on the weekend when the cut-off low aims right toward central california. so here we're looking at radar and satellite composite and notice much of the activity to the north but we are in a broad, west flow. that zonal flow allowing these weak systems to rotate through. we'll be at the tail end of both today and tomorrow's system. where we get a little lift, higher elevations, north and east bay, the best chance of a shower today. everyone else will see clouds around cool conditions throughout the rest of the afternoon. notice the cloud cover. a few breaks here and there. 3:00 this afternoon and through the overnight hours more clouds. by tomorrow you'll notice still

a little green popping up from time to time. tomorrow morning cloud cover and perhaps lake county, east bay, even the santa cruz mountains. some of the better locations where we have 2,000 to 3,000 foot elevations. maybe some showers being rung out there. mid 60s today with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions. look for 64 up in napa. upper 50s half moon bay. here's the look ahead. you'll notice that with the cloud cover mid upper 60s, 50s coast, chance of showers tomorrow. we're dry and warmer on friday and easter weekend some showers. best chance coming in on sunday. good morning, sue. >> good morning. happy wednesday, everyone. if your commute takes you out of novato southbound 101 our traffic camera looking south just toward north san paedro an up the hill toward lincoln. the tail lights are headed south and everything is moving at the limit here. no fog, no problems. golden gate bridge, historic. no toll plaza today. no toll takers i should say. the toll plaza is still there. and you are to drive right on

through. speed now 25 miles an hour. no stopping. i hope you got your fast track on the way in to san francisco this morning. no delays here. let's take a quick look now. we have road work in petaluma north 101 at washington until 6:00 this morning. and look at your drive times if you're heading out, medium/moderate drive out of the central valley. highway 4 looking good toward concord and your 80 commute into the maze also less than 15 minutes. >> thanks. 5:22. >> your health insurance premiums may be rising. the bloomberg business report is coming up. also, pay what you can. the new experiment that could let customers eat for next to nothing at a popular sandwich and bakery chain. >> he checked in but didn't check out. how motel staff finally ousted this lovely, uninvited guest at this lovely, uninvited guest at a cl [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word...

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welcome back. the panera restaurant chain is kicking off a new charitable venture today that could soon make its way across the country. all 48 of the chains, st. louis area stores, are now selling a new menu item, turkey chili for whatever the customer is willing and able to pay. they'll take a dollar or even a penny. they also hope some folks will pay more than the menu price and that will be used for people who can't pay the full price. >> menu item on a sliding scale. interesting. >> that's right. what you can pay. >> see if it comes to the paneras here. what you pay for health insurance may be about to go up but you might get better

coverage. >> here's this morning's bloomberg business report. good morning. a new study says insurance companies will have to pay an average of 32% more for claims under individual policies under president obama's new health care law. the report also says the reform will reduce the number of uninsured americans by more than half. to less than 7% of the population. you know how taco bell has been calling the new doritos tacos its best product line ever? now frito lay is unveiling the two flavors on facebook. nacho cheese and cool ranch. honda adding a new feature to the family car. the 2014 odyssey touring elite minivan comes with a vacuum cleaner called the honda vac with a hose long enough to reach through the cabin and a narrow head for getting into cracks. the dow hits a new record high the ninth this year on stronger than expected home prices and

durable goods orders. the men's restrooms at the phillies' ballpark giving new meaning to streaming video. the hands free games in the men's urinals are controlled by urinating. the newspaper says you aim at the penguins to play. the screens also show ads. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> cannot see that at at&t park. we're just too classy. >> let's not even think of that. okay? let's think about this. the weather forecast. lisa, save us. no. i'm not going to save you. >> oh, yes you are. >> good morning. live doppler 7. plenty of cloud cover and a full moon. so it's mostly cloudy. some areas a few peeks of clear sky and we are mild everywhere. coolest temperatures in the north bay with the mid 40s. otherwise lower 50s. mostly cloudy to partly sunny out there from time to time. that will allow for numbers to climb back into the mid and

upper 60s but there is a chance of a shower not only throughout the day today. throughout the evening hours and also into tomorrow. a slim chance. and we are looking at partly cloudy skies southern california. warm there. mid 80s from palm springs. low 80s in vegas. 70 in the valley. and a look ahead. notice we've got rain showers for the weekend. good morning, sue. >> good morning. thank you for reminding me about the full moon. it is bright and things are lit up much brighter than normal. so lots of good visibility out there this morning. your 87 drive past the ap pavilion looking good. the headlights headed northbound and all clear there. we do have a little bit of crowding here. this is the east shore freeway. 80 westbound past golden gate field university avenue into emeryville. everything seems to be funneling nicely into the macarthur maze and on into the toll plaza. let's take a look quickly now at your mass transit. we do have a muni delay. this is due to a fire in the bay view district so the t-third muni outbound only experiencing

delays. shuttle busing to the end of the line outbound from 25th. no other mass transit problems. >> we'll continue to cover that. thank you so much. listen to this one. a sea lion gave tourists at a fancy southern california hotel something to take pictures of this. sea lion just wandered on to the patio at the five star inn yesterday. guests were eating breakfast when the animal hopped on to a patio chair there. a team from nearby sea world san diego came to retrieve the pup. it was dehydrated and malnourished but the sea world folks are nursing him back to health and doing a full exam before deciding the sea lion's future. >> if he's got a credit card i don't see how you can kick him out. breaking news while you were sleeping. flames gut a building in san francisco. we're live with the latest on the fire that left up to a dozen people homeless. activists overnight activists overnight involving an [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad

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citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. it's wednesday already. good morning. at 5:32 thanks for joining us. >> the days of march are dwindling. april is on the way. let's find out what's going on weatherwise for us. >> through the last days of march we have a couple opportunities of rain. plenty of cloud cover. a full moon out there. you might be able to tell even despite the cloudiness and with the clouds we are very mild. in fact, mid 40s the coolest locations up in the north bay, the napa valley. 49 in livermore and hayward. san francisco and oakland 50 degrees. forecast in the 40s and low 50s to head out with a lot of cloud cover. a possibility of showers

throughout the day today. numbers in the 50s at the coast. mid and upper 60s. maybe a few peeks of sun. we are looking at more possibilities of rain right on through the holiday weekend. >> thanks, lisa. pretty good commute so far this wednesday morning. we've got a live shot now of the bay bridge toll plaza. just a very minor backup for cash paying folks in those cash lanes. everybody else breezing through. the upper deck looks good. historic morning for the golden gate bridge. first time since its origin there are no toll takers in the toll booths this morning. all toll lanes are wide open and speed is 25 miles an hour. no stopping as you make your way southbound into san francisco. it's a full moon out. so good visibility. no delays here coming out of marin county. here at the san matteo bridge, your bridge update at this hour we have light traffic. a few brake lights as you make the turn toward the high rise but basically a 15-minute drive from hayward over dword ttowardn

mateo area. a fire this morning at a building that houses residences and businesses. we'll go live to the scene at mckinnon avenue and 3rd streets. firefighters do have some fears. >> reporter: firefighters don't know what the cause was yet. the building inspector, though, is now here. he is yellow tagging some of the buildings. they are worried there might be some collapsing going on there was so much damage done. take a look at this huge fire. it spread quickly. firefighters got the call at about -- just before 1:00 this morning that one building was on fire when they got here it had spread to two others. in total they had three buildings with major fire damage. two with water damage. one had some damage to the outside of it. this is in this bay view. it started on mckinnon street and spread to homes on 3rd street. all of the people got out okay but some pets are missing. >> we're still waiting over here. our pets are still there.

two cats still there. we told the firefighters. they went in there looking for them and couldn't find them. so we'll see. >> when firefighters say water damage, check out what they mean. it means that the homes are about flooded. the bottom floor of two homes had standing water in them. firefighters are trying to pump them out right now. all but one of the buildings were homes. the other was a bar. the new club long island bar that also had some damage. two firefighters were hurt in this fire. one fell off the ladder. they say he had bumps and bruises. another had minor smoke inhalation and was treated. he is going to be okay. about 20 people are now working with the red cross trying to figure out where they're going to live now, what they do next. and firefighters still haven't figured out the cause of this fire. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thanks. 5:35 now.

new this morning a contra costa county sheriff's deputy is recovering after his patrol car crashed while responding to a call the car ending up on its side. the crash happened just before midnight on richmond parkway in unincorporated san pablo. officials say the deputy apparently hit the center divider after passing another vehicle and he suffered minor injuries but is expected to be okay. happening now, day two in the historic battle for gay rights. before the nation's highest court. at 7:00 our time the justices will take up the federal defense of marriage act known as doma defining marriage as between one man and one woman. the 1996 law prevents same sex couples even those legally married in states that allow it from collecting federal benefits. today's case involves an 83-year-old woman from new york who was denied the benefits of marriage following a 42-year partnership. today's landmark marriage case comes just one day after the justices considered a california case on whether gays

and lesbians have a fundamental right to marry. the supreme court is expected to issue a ruling by june in both cases. huge crowds rallied outside the high court yesterday. inside the justices had hard-hitting questions for the critics and supporters of prop 8, california's ban on same sex marriage. besides the merits of the case the justices must also decide if prop 8 backers even have the legal right to defend the measure since the state has decided not to. abc 7 is in washington, d.c. covering the historic hearings. right now she is on her way into the courtroom and will have live reports this afternoon starting at 4:00. she is also tweeting updates from her twitter account at c tyler abc 7. a new problem on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. caltrans and bay area transportation officials wii meet today to figure out what to do with at least 30 of the giant bolts holding the span which have snapped. the san francisco chronicle reports caltrans is considering

replacing all 288 bolts on the new eastern span. the bolts are also called rods and were made in the u.s. they measured 2.5 inches in diameter and from 9 to 17 feet long. it's unclear right now how much it will cost or how long it would take to replace them. caltrans insists the bridge will be safe and will open on time labor day. starting this morning drivers crossing the golden gate bridge to get into the city won't need any cash to go through the toll. while before they didn't have to have cash but now absolutely cannot use cash. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. this is coming into san francisco. headlights definitely heading south. you can see folks who already crossed. this is the first morning there aren't any human toll takers there since the iconic span opened in 1937. at midnight the last car, a vintage packard, was the last to cross and pay cash. the car also crossed the bridge on the day that the bridge opened 76 years ago. in addition to the all electronic tolls now the speed limit has also been raised to 25

miles per hour when going through the toll gates now. abc 7 news will have a live report with more in the next half hour. but so far she is reporting back that it is all smooth sailing at the moment. no delays. no confusion as you can see. franklin roosevelt was starting his second term the last time there was nobody in the booth on the golden gate bridge. all right. 5:39 now. time for a check on the weather. >> good morning, lisa. good morning. live doppler 7 hd starting out with plenty of cloud cover and the possibility of a shower exists throughout not only the day today but into tomorrow. right now dry skies and, in fact, kind of bright out there. the moon is up. the clouds are obscuring the full moon. temperatures are very mild especially in the north bay where numbers are in the mid 40s but everywhere else even from the airport down through san carlos, mountain view, and livermore we are just about a degree to three degrees warmer. as you head on out this morning 40s and 50s with mostly cloudy conditions. the chance of a shower lingers throughout the day today. the evening, few peeks of sun

here and there. should allow temperatures to climb into the mid and upper 60s in parts of the bay and then tonight will be another mild evening. tomorrow looks like another weak disturbance wants to visit us for a continued chance of shower activity. we're dry on friday with temperatures warming up and then by saturday we're getting into a better chance of rain. will it continue into easter sunday? i'll let you know. >> good morning. let's take a look at your mass transit once again this morning as we had an earlier situation with a fire in the bay view district. it is affecting still the muni t-third metro. outbound only. they are shuttle busing there all the way from 25th so this is outbound only you may experience more delays this morning. no other mass transit delays. everybody else is running on time and getting off to a great start. drive times for your san mateo westbound. 80 out of the central valley beginning to grind here now. and 101 at san jose north from 85 to the mantague expressway

just over 15 minutes. >> thanks so much. 5:40. need a taxi in san francisco? soon there will be an app for that. when it will be available and the criticism it lis already facing. is a name change in the works for the hp pavilion in san

5:44 on this wednesday. new this morning police are beefing up patrols at the richmond b.a.r.t. station in the wake of a fatal shooting. ape officer will be placed inside the station during peak morning and afternoon hours while two richmond police officers patrol the area around the station. officers could also be put on the trains for the next few weeks to make riders feel safer. two weeks ago a 34-year-old man was shot and killed at the richmond b.a.r.t. station entrance during rush hour commute. this morning an 8-year-old girl is recovering after being hit in the leg by a 20-inch arrow. it happened at berkeley hall of science. nadine hinson was playing on a life sized whale on a trip with about 60 third graders. police are trying to determine

if it was an accident or potential felony. detectives spoke with neighbors asking if they'd seen anybody with a bow and arrow. nadine's family gave us photos of her in the hospital. her mother says the arrirrow mid vital blood vessels. >> she cried a little bit and calmed down right away. everyone said she was pretty calm when it happened. >> the girl's mom tells abc 7 news nadine should be able to be back in school in a few days. a report suggests hewlett-packard is trying to remove its name from the hp pavilion in san jose. the current agreement expires in 2016. however, tech website all things d reports the ceo meg whitman has said she would like to get out of the deal sooner. it costs hp $3.1 million a year to sponsor the name and a change would have to be approved by the san jose city council. san francisco board of supervisors president and the sierra club and

environmentalists are teaming up today to try to eliminate the sale of bottled water at the golden gate national recreation area. that would affect concession sites in other sites in san francisco and san marin and san mateo counties. the officials would have to determine the cost to install a new water filling station and the impact on revenue on sales. 14 national parks have already stopped selling bottled water. environmentalists also want to add yosemite to the list. 5:46 now. time for a check on the weather forecast. >> how long before sprinkles make a comeback? >> the same old same old. a couple weak weather systems giving us the possibility. plenty of clouds out there. not picking up anything in the way of moisture right now. but for the next several days, for tomorrow and then the best chance comes in over the weekend as we get a cut off low that looks like it's aimed right toward northern and central california. here's the sweep on top of mount

st. helena the cloud cover working to keep the numbers up. you see the bay bridge in the distance and over into the east bay we are very mild. 49 degrees in livermore. good morning hayward. 49 to you. napa 45. 47 santa rosa. it really feels mild out there. the temperatures will be held down due to increased cloud cover. a few peeks of sun. we'll see a little bit of everything. low 50s oakland, san francisco 54 san carlos airport. good morning, san jose. 48 for you and 50 on the coast at half moon bay. so a forecast, a chance of some sprinkles. that's about all we can muster out of this. higher elevations could see the best chance. and then tomorrow the secondary system will bring in a better chance and then over the weekend, that's when we look like we really will see some rain. between now and then, yes. it is pretty iffy. a couple areas of low pressure. we have a broad zonal flow that will allow these systems to drop into the bay area throughout the day today, move on through

tonight, and then another one for thursday. that one looks a little bit stronger but as we go through the next several hours, here we are at 5:00, you'll notice the cloud cover and just a couple areas of green. this is past mount diablo 3:00 this afternoon up to the north where we have the higher elevations providing that lift. that will maybe wring out some moisture and into the overnight hours, tomorrow, thursday, yeah, look at the cloud cover. where is the rain? a few pockets here and there. over into the east bay and the north bay and that's about it. we're talking a couple hundred. high temperatures today, with the cloud cover, and those breezy onshore winds, 57. half moon bay. 62 san mateo. 67 with maybe a peek of sun over into the east bay. possibility of sprinkles today. a very little temperature change tomorrow. slightly better chance of rain. dry and warmer friday. better chance of rain come saturday and easter. good morning, sue. >> good morning. hello everyone. happy wednesday.

we're getting first reports of an accident this one 580 in livermore westbound right at first street. you can see some very slow traffic approaching that scene there and also slow out of tracey and up toward the altamont through the wind mill pass. that looks like it's rounding out to be a fairly typical commute for you out of the central valley. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. history in the making with the toll takers now nonexist ent and traffic not stopping all the way through. looks like it's light. no delays here. all fast track or no cash i guess, all electronic at this point in time. >> thank you. new this morning the city of san francisco is one step closer to getting into the app business with a new taxi app to help hail cabs. the municipal transportation agency approved a plan to build a network to collect taxi data and form an online dispatch service. the agency board says the app would allow taxi can pleases to better compete with private car services that have sprouted in san francisco. the idea has critics, though.

several cab drivers say the app would be an invasion of their privacy. new this morning, history will be made later today in san francisco when ground is broken on what is expected to be the tallest skyscraper on the west coast. mayor ed lee and other dignitaries will break ground on the trance bay transit tower in a ceremony this morning. the tower will be built next to the new trans bay transit center going up 19 ast and mission. it will be more than 50 feet taller than the current record holder the old library tower in downtown l.a. the project is expected to be completed in 2016. >> one up on l.a. we like it. still ahead in our 6:00 hour, beer in the bay area. we'll tell you about the east bay city getting ready to welcome new beer merchants. first, the city taking matters into its own hands in efforts for stricter gun control. tiger woods is back and

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5:53. good morning to you. new this morning south san francisco is taking a bold step on the issue of gun control. tonight the city council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance to prohibit the sale of hollow point ammunition or other ammo designed for use by

military or law enforcement. the ordinance would require vendors to keep records of all ammunition sales and notify police if more than 500 rounds are sold in a single transaction. gun owners often use hollow point ammo for personal protection. san francisco adopted a similar ordinance last month. so out there we do have a bright, full moon. we also have some clouds. so will you be able to see? >> i think right now the moon is winning. >> i think you're right. here is a look from our camera and you can see all the bright lights. yeah. it seems pretty light out there. even though at 5:54 the sun comes up just after 7:00. we will see plenty of clouds but the cloud cover allowing for warmer numbers. 45 napa. 51 the south wind by the delta. hayward upper 40s. also livermore 49 degrees. so high temperatures today will be held down in some spots with the cloud cover. lower 60s. upper 60s out toward our east bay. heading out of town partly

cloudy and warmer in southern california and we are looking at the possibility of showers today, tomorrow, and over the weekend. >> all right. thanks, lisa. heading now back to livermore area, westbound 580 is reportedly at north 1st blocking a lane of traffic and once again sluggish behind the scene off the altamont pass, slow out of tracy up through the wind mills on the altamont pass as well. and let's take a look back at mass transit once again. still have the delays with muni t-third in the bayview district an earlier fire and so now they're saying both inbound and outbound directions they're providing shuttles from 25th to sunnydale due to this section of the roadway there at 3rd and mckinnon that the muni has to get around. so they have provided the shuttle. no other mass transit delay as you head out this morning. let's take a quick look at san rafael, southbound through the central area near the civic center and up toward lincoln. those tail lights are headed south and moving nicely.

in the event of a freak accident on the road, no one handles it better than a public bus driver in china. he is being called a hero and this video will show you why. the driver was behind the wheel when all of a sudden a falling lamp post smashed through the windshield, boom. you can see it hit the driver and the impact ruptured his spleen. how he managed to steer safely to the side where he was taken to the hospital. none of the 26 passengers onboard the bus were injured. tiger woods may be back on top of the world's golf rankings this morning but his new ad is getting mixed reviews. take a look. the nike ad reads "winning takes care of everything." some say the ad is offensive considering woods' extra marital affairs back in 2010. woods just won the arnold palmer invitational monday for a record eighth time. nike says the slogan is a direct quote from woods. >> next up we're just a little more than an hour away from the

start of another same sex marriage hearing at the u.s. supreme court. meet the couple at the center of today's fight. first we're continuing to follow breaking news from san francisco. flames ripped through a bayview district building overnight. ahead the huge firefight and what is going on right now. and history at the golden gate bridge. toll takers are now gone, next, how it's affecting the very of g

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fire. as we said, several people are being helped by the red cross right now to help find housing this morning. here is a live look at the scene. the flames are out. crews are still there mopping up and keeping an eye on any hot spots. also building inspectors are there. they are a bit worried about some of the walls collapsing. we'll have a live report in the next half hour. right now 6:00 a.m. let's get you out the dwoor a look at weather and traffic. >> good morning. plenty of clouds and a full moon. exactly 100% full at 5:33. you probably noticed you can kind of tell when that is happening out there. despite the cloud cover. no rain drops yet but we are anticipating a couple of showers here and there. as you head on out you may want to grab the umbrella. if you're new to the coast you'll be spending time there. we're in the 50s and by the afternoon with cloud cover and the possibility of a shower, high temperatures in the mid 50s.