the 50's for the most part this afternoon with sunny breaks at 60's and 70's and through the evening it should be dry. a great day for the giants' home opener. leyla gulen has a check on the commute. >> we have 101 traveling smoothly from there and friday lite with construction in certain areas. right new we seeing very good driving conditions making the commute into central san rafael and to 580. we have construction going on in san francisco. we will take it to your eastbound 80 freeway, the off-ramp is shut down until 5:30 and we are look at volume building here. also, the transition from southbound 101 to eastbound 80 is also closed and you can see it is causing a backup in that area. >> 5:03. giants' fans you get your baseball fix. the defending world series

champions host the cardinals in the home opener at at&t park. barry is on the mound. abc7 news reporter cornell better nerd joins us live from the park with preparations for game day. >> live from the dugout, no doubt, giants' baseball is back if san francisco. the field is ready. the lights are coming on at at&t park and a beer pickup just arrived. the excitement is building, the defending world champions host st. louis in the home opener and the team will be raising the 2012 worm series championship flag. the giants return home after winning two of three games in los angeles to start the 2013 season. the starting pitcher had an mazing come back season with no reason to look back but is focused and ready for a brand

new season. the team is keeping a lid on who will be singing the national anthem and throw out the first fitch. if you coming to the game give yourself a lot of extra time because this could be street closures around 3rd and king. i have a feeling a lot of people could be coming down with giants' fever and i say that in quotes "fever." >> on the golden gate bridge the on system in the car pool lane is not working very well. toll takeers left their post last week, their job do monitor the car pool lane to make sure there were three people in a car, qualifying them for the discounted toll but now it is up to the drivers to do the right thing. cameras only record the vehicle license late not who is in the car. marin independent journal reports officials and the c.h.p.

are now discussing an enforcement plan. >> beefed up security and other changes will greet people at the first friday street festival in oakland celebrating art and music in the uptown neighborhood. the safety measures were put in place in response to a fatal shooting during february's first friday event. organizers have cut the events by an hour to end at 9:00 and the venue has russia rush with - shrunk with a ban on alcohol. a peace march to remember a college student killed over the weekend in front of his home in the mission district early saturday morning. investigators think the shooter mistook him for a gang member the he was a student and band member before going to college in poverty land. the march is at 7:00 at the 16th street mission bart station and will end at his home near 24th where a moment

silence will be held. a funeral mass has been planned tomorrow. ought man acruised -- accused of crashing a wall in a walmart will appear in court. zaid faces 12 counts including two of attempted murder. the prosecution says that on sunday, zaid drove the car through the walmart front doors and attacked people with a metal club. the judge ordered no bail saying there is substantial risk that zaid would harm the public. >> people in self bay area cities may have to wait another week to have their garbage picked up because of a traffic collector strike. teamsters are picketing outside daly city headquarters so the trucks are not making their rounds in fremont, daly city, pacifica, half moon bay, fairfield, and parts of san jose. there is no contract issue here in the bay area. the local workers walked off the job to support a strike in ohio

and the teamsters expect to strike through the weekend. authorities are trying to figure out if a pair tornadoes caused any damage. look at this youtube video, funnel cloud can be seen coming from the sky at 7:00 last night near red bluff with no immediate reports of injury or damage. it is always scary to see that. >> so dramatic i cannot imagine living where that seen could play out time and time again. 5:08 and now the weather forecast. >> i am from buffalo new york, give me a break! cloudy conditions. anything you see on the radar is light. a lot of the moisture we had since yesterday was the low-level moisture so more than anything, we have the clouds and

the fog at the coast. in the north bay, too. we are milder with two to four degrees of warming around the bay. the golden gate bridge is showing how foggy it is along the coast. with the moisture out there, the numbers are mild and 55 by the delta and 58 in union city and 54 in los gatos. the rest of the day is starting with clouds and the numbers climb into the 60's to near 70 inland with a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the weekend but today the giants game, mostly cloudy and a little by more sun through the afternoon with temperatures starting out at 60 at 1:35 and well look at numbers slipping up a little bit the next couple of days, a few showers over the weekend. >> headed back to show along 280 northbound, the headlights are moving away from 17 with no crashes. friday lite is the word. we have good conditions if you

are moving through east bay and coming right out of the central valley, at 56 miles per hour and crossing over the altamont pass, you are at top speeds in livermore, and to the dublin/pleasanton area, and jumping up to four where we see good conditions, as well, from antioch to pittsburg with top speeds from that area. >> next, more threat being action from north korea this morning as the united states tries to tone down the war of words. we are live in washington with the missile movement causing new concerns. >> bank of america unveil as new a.t.m. and you will be able to ñ@ñ ñ,ñzñprpry"itre without

>> cupertino, wine country and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> friday morning at 5:12. officials say north korea is moving the mid-range missile launchers that could indicate a toast as tensions continue to run high on the korean peninsula. abc7 news reporter is in washington, dc, with the latest rhetoric and military moves on both sides. is there an indication that the united states is trying to ratchet back on the rhetoric? there is. good morning to you. what they are watching is north korean missiles can be fired on short notice and keeping theory john on edge as the united states is urging calm. >> after days of escalating

threats, the sons trying to turn the temperature down. >> we have been saying all the way through that this does not need to get hotter. >> at pentagon a change of course. officials say necessity will cut back on publicity for the military drills taking place near north korea. the united states promoted a parade of military, bombers and stealth fighters and naval missile defenses and now a lower from file. >> we need to be careful and try to give kim jong-un an incentive to walk back from the brink as we also show we firmness in our response. >> north korea this morning showed no sign of backing down moving a mobile missile launcher to the east coast, a sign of a planned test fire or a preampive strike. the missile could hit japan and united states bases there or guam where tens of thousands of americans live. >> what we can probably conclude about north korean leaders and

the military and the new head of the state, kim jong-un, they are not crazy. they are certainly brutal. they are certainly heartless. >> the leader of north korea said the motion of explosion is coming but officials say kim jong-un will not pull the trigger on an attack. >> the north koreans have never tested their new missile and have a spotty report of success with launches. but the united states and japan say they have their missile interceptors on the ready. >> thank you. new this morning, hillary clinton will be the guest speaker at the 4th annual "women in the world summit" in new york city, the conference that focuses on global women's issues is enjoying star power and angelina pays tribute to the pakistani teen who was shot in the head by the taliban for advocating for girl's education and jolie introduced her

appearing on video to talk about the fund. >> today i will announce the happiest moment of my life, where we have will the education of 40 girls into 14 million girls. >> jolie is also the special envoy to the united nations high commission for refugees made a personal donation to the fund of $200,000. >> bank of america customers will be able to talk to a real person if they have a problem at the a.t.m. debuting new machines in bostons this month that feature teller assist that feature allowing a.t.m. customers to video chat with tellers if they have a question or issue. in word yet on when the new cash machines could make their way to the bay area. >> now a check of the weather with lisa argen.

>> we have a few showers out there and unfortunately for the weekend, that could be the scene, with live doppler 7 hd showing a few returns over the bay. from the east bay near hayward and further south this is very light and also expecting the visibility to be a problem out there. here is a look from the roof camera where because of the cloud cover we are mild at 57, and san carlos and san jose and add another ten degrees and it should be our high temperatures with sun today and 55 downtown. look at the fog at the golden gate bridge. from the north bay and santa rosa, visibility is reduced. to the coast, too. 54 if los gatos and 55 by the delta. we are looking at a few sunny breaks this afternoon with clouds and a chance of showers and very, very slight. unsettled throughout the rest of the weekend with main a spotty shower and temperatures this morning very mild out there so

year's system went through. who are in between systems and look, at the southern flow allowing for spotty drizzle for this morning's commute and, perhaps, a few showers over the weekend but leyla gulen has the good news about our friday morning commute. >> if you are making a ride through san jose along 87 northbound you are going to be seeing very clear conditions out there, so not a problem. we are not looking at accidents in the bay area at all, just a few headlights making the drive around the off-ramp at julian. we have some construction in livermore, eastbound side of 580 between live more avenue and vasco road with intermittent lane blockage until can a.m. the westbound commute is coming across the altamont pass and you are in fine shape and toward 680 to the dublin/pleasanton area. katie and eric? >> thank you. have you noticed more guys

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>> a good friday morning, everyone, at 5:21 from the roof camera, the ferry building is clear. the bridge is harder to make out with clouds right now and 55 degrees in san francisco. it will warm up in the low 60's and you could catch a look of the sun. lisa argen has more on the forecast in a little bit. >> happening now a massive fire is burning in oak after a natural gas explosion forced neighbors to evacuate. crews say this fire is so dangerous they have to let it burn on its own. according to authorities, the natural gas compressor station exploded last night. residents reported seeing balls of fire. officials evacuated homes in a square mile of the incident. there have been no reported injuries. >> target is aapologizing after a backlash over the color description of a dress, the target ad for a standard size version of the dress is

available in dark heather grave -- heather gray but in blues size it is called manate gray which are large marine mammals that are called sea cows. target say they are working to fix the problems. >> yikes, marketing. retailer, celebrating the latest in men's fashion with a pajama party. >> jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> are you worried about losing your job? 19 percent are concerned about being laid off in six months up from 17 percent. a new survey says only 39 percent could find a new job that maps their experience and compensation in six months. that is down from 41 percent. changes on the menu at kfc with

boneless chicken chunks searching for a new product that you can eat while you drive. the national original recipe roll out will be april 14. you could lose your job if you wear pajamas to work but a growing number of them wear them out out. one of the hottest trends in men's clothing is pajama bottoms and only 18 percent wear them to night so the 1.2 billion of pajama bottoms are worn somewhere else. even men in their 40's are areaing them outside. >> so, if you are going to do that, will the weather cooperate? no, i am not going to do that. >> well, always comfortable but...not fashionable. >> unless mine has the giants' logo. >> that is nice we have opening day.

lisa argen will tell us how the weather will treat us. >> the 15 to 19-year-olds are always wearing those clothes. a few light returns from hayward down around palo alto and a few sprinkles but overall you will run into fog along the coast and milder numbers from two to five degrees warmer than yesterday. the fog from the golden gate bridge show temperatures from the mid-50's to the upper 50's and we will look if a few sunny breaks. it will take time. throughout the day today if you are further south we will have more sunshine but only a slight chance of a shower to eureka and crescent city otherwise we are in good shape and the clouds will thin out and the home opener will be cloudy to start with temperatures near 60 and a chance of showers in the forecast over the weekend. we will have the full extended outlook later. first leyla gulen has a check on the commute. >> good morning, as you saw in

lisa's golden gate bridge shot, we have lots of fog along the coast. be careful on highway one. we are looking at bay bridge tolls with a few extra cars as you make it to the toll plaza but it is moving smoothly with metering lights not on yet. travel times along 101 away from san bruno to redwood city the top speed is 13 minutes and 880 from 238 to downtown oakland is 12 minutes and on the 24 if you are moving from dublin/pleasanton to the macarthur maze it is a authority 15 minutes and good news on the mass transit, bart, muni and caltrain, everything is running on time. eric? >> thank you, 5:26. royal news and shocking, not all young ladies want a kiss from prince william. this shy four-year-old reject add kiss. this is william and his pregnant

wife kate are visiting local residents in scotland. they are touring scotland right now and it is actually where they first met. coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00, kate speaks about baby names. >> a water main break sending a gusher into san mateo streets and the late night clean up effort and the impact on the neighborhood. >> a taxicab leads officers on an overnight pursuit in the bay area freeways. the search is on.

>> abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >> we continue to follow breaking news that spans several bay area cities.

>> police pursue a stolen car, a stolen cab. the man behind the wheel jumps out with the vehicle rolling and officers are searching for him. >> kira klapper is live where the chase ended in san francisco. >> this is where the chase ended. the cab was parked behind me. the san francisco police cleared the scene 30 minutes ago at san francisco state. this is where the thief crashed the cab slow-motion and ran. we have video from the high speed chase on 280 three hours ago this morning. he led police on a chase that reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour. the c.h.p., daly city and pacifica police had to back up san francisco police he went from 280 do highway one through daly city, pacifica and back to san francisco where it all began. he left the cab near the san francisco state bookstore. they tried to run after him.

they lost him. here is what witnesses say they saw. >> we were just riding around on campus on our long boards and came by the humanities build and saw a taxicab roll up, a guy jumps out before it stops and it slams into the parking pole and a cop pulls up and he jumps out and they start running on the campus. >> what you see here is the we meter. the thief left the mer running, it would have been $174 cab fare as far as he took the police. witnesses say he was wearing a black hood, hooded sweatshirt, and a hat that is the latest description we have of the man who stole a cab from san francisco just before 2:00 this morning and remains on the loose right new. >> thank you, kira and lisa

argen how is the weather? >> a few scattered showers. the east bay at 580 and 880, around union city, and across the bay, further west, redwood city and in the hills here, also, a few light spotty showers with fog at the bay bridge and temperatures are mild at 54 from santa rosa and 58 in union city with mid-50's in and an the livermore valley so 2.5 mile visibility from half moon bay and three-quarters of a mile in the north bay and santa rosa, and this afternoon look for temperatures in the 60's to near 70 with mostly cloudy sky and a few breaks and it should be a nice break with numbers around 60 for the home opener. leyla gulen has a check on the friday morning commute. >> headed back to the toll lazy a report of a stall and an accident and a possible hit-and-run crab closer to treasure island blocking one lane. and a stall beyond the metering

lights but it does not look to be slowing anything down. be aware it is there and it could potentially slow down traffic in the knee future. at hayward, along san mateo bridge to foster city, a little bit of a glary pictures with drops missed and a more dry drive than yesterday moving westbound and eastbound commute and the headlights not too bad at all and down in san bruno we have construction that will last until 8:00 a.m. this morning and this along westbound 380 or the north access to southbound road it will be shut down until 8:00. >> messy water main break on the peninsula kept public works crews busy. the enter section of van buren at san mateo was flooded for the night after the broken main spewed water. that water did not get to any homes in the neighborhood and work crews from the city managed to cap the leak before it got any worse. you can see the water spewing

from the damaged main in this video. most of the wear has subsided and the flooding is mostly under control at this hour. >> this morning, grief counselors return to a south bay ambulance company to console workers would lost a friend. the 34-year-old quinn boyer died yesterday afternoon shot point plank in oakland tuesday morning while sitting in his car at a spot sign. the car crash town a a veep. he was a paramedic in san jose. the co-workers trying to come to terms with the loss. >> it is horrible to see someone who worked so hard to make a community better and save people's lives it is tragic. >> oak police are calling quinn boyer's death a homicide. investigators have few leads in the case and not sure why he was targeted. >> oak's police chief admits an officer shot and an innocent person in the face at 10th and

jefferson. police responded to an armed robbery a block away and they say a witness led them to three teens. several officers pull weapons on the young men and one officer opened fire hitting a teen in the jaw. the trio had nothing to do with the crime. the chief says the officers thought they were being threatened. >> the officers were directed there by a witness. someone that was involved or knew the robbery and based on that information the officers had the right to follow up on that and take action. whether the action was appropriate or not, that is something that will be determined. >> the chief promises a thorough review of the insurance department by the department's internal affairs division and treated and released and the robbers are still loose. >> there is strong reaction this morning to a comment made by president obama about california attorney general paris. speaking at a fundraiser, in atherton, president obama said you have to be careful to first

of all say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough. then he said she also happens to be by far the best looking attorney general in the country. the president was wrapping up from days of democratic fundraisers in the bay area and the comment generated reaction on twitter and the internet. we "vanity fair" readed sexual harris-ment and a blog said the president is in need "gender sensitivity training." we tried to reach the attorney general for reaction but her spokesman told us she is traveling and not available for commend. >> two east bay lawmakers will hold a public hearing this afternoon into the fire at the chevron refinery in richmond. there are bills introduced to increase penalties against air luteers with several government agencies investigating the fire are expected to prevent findings of how the blaze started and the

health impact of the heavy block smoke that billowed for hours. chevron announced year the damaged refinery unit has been repaired. >> the santa clara valley transportation authority will mark a year of construction work today for the bart silicon valley extension project. federal, state, and local officials will gather in fremont at noon to celebration milestones on the project. that includes demolition and site preparation at station areas in milpitas and san jose. relocation of major utilities along the 10-mile roth corridor. moments ago the labor department releases the april jobs report showing fewer than expected jobs were created last month but a drop in the unemployment rate. the jobless rate dipped to 7.percent from march and only 88,000 jobs were created. that is a disappointing number fewer than the 200,000 many analysts expected.

investors will watch how the jobs report will affect wall street when the markets open in an hour and we will go live to the new york stock exchange at 6:45. if you have trouble making your mortgage, help is on the way, nonprofit nibbled assistance corporation of america brings the mortgage relief program back to the bay area and you get free help dealing with your lender. many have been able in the past to lower mortgage payments by an average of $500 to $1,000 a month. the event is scheduled for today through tuesday from 8:00 to 6:00 at the marriott marquis on 4th street in san francisco. >> giants' fever back in san francisco when they hold the home opener at at&t park. the defending world series champion percent amendments hold the cardinals. they run home after winning two games out of three against the dodgers in los angeles to start the 2013 season. the giants host the world series

championship flag today but they will not say who is singing the national anthem or who will throw out the first pitch at at 1:35. we will have a live report from at&t park in the next half hour. >> good morning, everyone, you can see a few showers around 880 north of union city around hayward and westward to 80 and the hills. the higher elevations are squeezing out moisture there. here is a look at the bay bridge. temperatures across the bay area range from the low 50's with fog in santa rosa to the upper 50's in the bay. this afternoon we will notice holes in the overcast and call

it mostly to partly cloudy skies and temperatures at 60 at 1:35. as nice throughout the afternoon we get more sunshine and sea breeze will kick in and it will be on the cool side the rest of day and upper 60's to around 70 at the bay with sunny breaks and it should be a good looking afternoon but we are bringing back the chance of showers to the forecast tomorrow and sunday just the slight chance. when we go back do work on monday, we get more sunshine headed our way. leyla gulen has a check on friday morning compute lite. >> we have activity on the bay bridge on this friday. so far it has been friday lite and not really accidents. as we look outside, here is the maze may, drive on 80 westbound meeting the 580 junction is looking good. we had a stall on westbound 80 at the incline and it sounds

like a car hit it and took off. we have one lane blocked so be aware of that it could slow things down. in san rafael, southbound 101 headed into central san rafael we have extra folks out there but everyone and behaving and not going too fast or getting into any accidents. katie and eric? >> good to hear. >> next the bay area neighborhood that never sleeps. the new law that allows businesses on a popular street to stay open 24/7. >> remembering the best known film critics and front page tribute to the late roger

>> walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 5:43. good friday morning. new this morning, palo alto could be getting a new elementary school to keep up with increasing enrollment. our media pan, the "san jose mercury news" reports the school could be. between montrose avenue and san antonio road, the same campus where the district houses the adult and early education programs and will take the issue up on tuesday. there would be palo alto's 13th elementary school. >> the berkeley city council voted to encourage businesses on telegraph avenue next to the

campus to stay open all night. next month, businesses on telegraph define bancroft can be open for 24 hours. it is part of the attempt to revitalize the four-block stretch that has been plagued by vacancies applying to any business who wants to take advantage from drugstores to restaurants. >> students come to study and if we can provide a late night safe option to study with a reasonably-priceed bite to eat we would be doing good. >> there is always something we are looking to do if we are not headed to the estimate. >> leaders are considering more changes to telegraph avenue that cover everything from parking to music. they land to vote on that at the end of the month. >> tributes are pouring in for roger ebert who died at 70's. this is the front page of

"chicago sun-times" where he reviews movies since 1967, considered to be among the most influential film critics dying yesterday in chicago two days before he announced on the blog he was undergoing radiation treatment for a recurrence of cancer. that was tough for the last decade, thyroid cancer and cancer of his glands in the face. >> it seemed so sudden. >> a nice man. >> lisa argen has a look at the weather for us and it is today so we want to know how the weekend will go. >> pretty well. we cannot take the chance of showers out totally but today it is looking dry with live doppler 7 hd in the east bay, south of hayward, around 880 we have, perhaps, a few sprinkles and westward toward wood -- redwood city, a few light showers.

the fog this morning along the coast and here is a look from the roof camera, san francisco is 55. 54 in half moon bay and visibility is reduced along the coast and north bay. the bay bridge look goods with 53 in santa rosa and 57 in union city and mid-50's toward the delta. we are talking about clouds this morning and the possibility of a few spotty showers and mostly cloudy to start and sunny breaks in the afternoon and we will call it unsettled, too weak weather stations grazing northern california but over all we are looking more dry than most. it looks like northern california will be the recipients of the wet weather. for us this morning we are milder with the cloud cover, four degrees warmer and yesterday the front that did not want to end, the low level moisture has moved to the east of us and a few areas of spotty drizzle and these two systems

will give us the chance of showers as we head toward the saturday morning. here is the rest of the day, the clouds thin out, and it is 3:00 in the afternoon and by 6:00 tomorrow morning, you will notice to the north bay, marin county, perhaps a shower by saturday afternoon more clouds and here we are on sunday morning with maybe a few showers, the bulk of the activity to the north and make high elevation mountain snow. otherwise it is dry state-wide and 77 in fresno and back home, temperatures range from the upper 60's in san jose and 66 in oakland and 62 in san francisco and a look ahead a slight chance of a shower over the weekend and then we are warmer. >> the commuters appreciate the dry weather this morning so we do not have slick roads. someone will pay attention to to the area where a lane is blocked

with the front tires flying off. we have decent conditions throughout san jose if you are moving southbound along 101 you are at top speed down to 880. the 280 is also looking a little bit slow as you make it down to cupertino. here is a live picture, our golden gate bridge and it is absolutely foggy out this so you want to make sure you use your low beams and not the high beams. we are not sighing any accidents to speak of, and not throughout marin county. >> leyla gulen, welcome after a week on the job. going up to napa to enjoy the weekend. what do you want to see? >> i want to visit a few wineries and i will be drinking and driving so just looking at the beautiful area. it is gorgeous up there. i have been getting excellence tips from my twitter followers and please let me know what is good to see there is so much so

follow me and i have a great suggestion to park at the area where you can walk across the golden gate bridge and i have not done that. >> i will join us. >> it and a plan. >> you are right, for a traffic reporter, do not drink and drive. >> in our 6:00 hour, facebook debuts the new mobile software and the impact on the stock price. >> to theft goes high-tech with a new tool crooks are using. >> a shift in support for 8taúes0p0p marijuana poll

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with law law enforcement to identify the technology being use used. >> there is another nonstop opening for flying to europe, scandinavian airlines will launch service between sfo and copenhagen saying they will use the wide-body air bus jets on the transplant tick journey. they planned to fly to san francisco in 2008 but the economy canceled the plans. sfo is now the 4th destination for the airlines. >> did someone just say there could be rain out there? >> yes, we know at at&t park, there is rain. lisa urgen is watching that situation. what do you see? >> good morning to you, live doppler 7 hd shows some returns along 280, redwood city and palo

alto, a few areas of light showers and in the higher elevations and across the bay in union city with wet weather, and east palo alto and down around san francisco looking at a few light showers. the pavement is wet, we have some fog, and this afternoon, the clouds will thin out and high temperatures range from the upper 50's on the coast at the bay and mid-60's inland and warmest numbers in the upper 60's. the bay bridge is looking good but we have some fog at 54 if livermore and mild if you are headed out of town the best chance of showers in the mountains and along the northern coast, still a slim chance over the weekend. good morning, leyla gulen. >> good morning, lisa, and the macarthur maze is still cheer but we seeing a few extra tail lights with headlights eastbound, with no problems and it is dry. as we head to san jose, the drive along northbound 87 is moving swiftly.

at the off-ramp, the pavilion is not seeing problems and speaking of game day we are going to have some road closures around at&t park with plenty of traffic and delays but slowly, northbound king street is going to be should down teen 2nd and 3rd this afternoon, for an hour so land ahead. >> this morning, petaluma police are searching for the thieves who made off with nearly $20,000 in gift cards belonging to an elementary school. the gift cars were purchased by the parent-teacher association if a fundraiser and the cards and checks were taken from a locked car in front of a parents' home with no suspects right now. >> a majority of americans now seem to favor the legalization of marijuana. a new poll by the pew center fines 52 percent of people think pot should be legal. in more than 40 years of polling this is the first time most americans have backed the legalization of the drug.

in 1969, 84 percent of people were opposed. young people are more likely to be in favor of ending the prohibition on pot. when it comes to government spending on marijuana, 72 percent say pot laws cost more than they are worth. >> the san francisco fire department is getting a big donation to help make firefighters safer giving $25,000 to to mark 150 years in business on research of the high rate of cancer among firefighters. female firefighters in san francisco are six times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than women in their 40's across the united states. >> we are following breaking news from san francisco, a manhunt of a man who stole a taxicab and took the police on a

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> breaking news at 6:00, police are still searching for the driver would load officers on a chase through peninsula freeways overnight in a taxicab. that is the top story this friday morning. good morning, i am eric thomas. >> i am katie marzullo leader for kristen sze. we want to start you off with a look at the forecast. it is foggy. >> it is. our meteorologist is here if mike this morning. >> morning to you and we have a few showers around the bay and here is a look around woodside and redwood city and palo alto, a few light showers, and higher elevations looking at a few

areas of shower activity from san mateo along 280 and san francisco looking at maybe a little bit of wet pavement so be careful as you head out. temperatures this morning are around the coast in the 50's and by this afternoon we will have sunny breaks where highs in the mid-and-upper 50's coastside and along the bay possibly a slight chance of a shower with clouds and turning partly cloudy with mid-60's and inland we have fog to deal with, and the possibility of a shower, with temperatures in the low 60's by noontime, and upper 60's and a good afternoon but we are not done with the showers yet, a look at the extended outlook is coming up but, first, leyla gulen as the friday morning commute. >> good morning, now we are going to take a look at the drive along the east shore freeway, westbound 80, quit a bit of traffic out there, so it is starting to cook as we head to the macarthur maze. we have muni delays but, first,

we have a crash that cleared northbound 101 before this area with the heavy traffic. everything is off the roadway. we are seeing delays on mass transit with muni the west portal area is going to be seeing a five-minute delay because of police activity. eric and katie? >> we have breaking news in san francisco where police are looking for the man who stole a cab and let them on a high-speed chase. >> the yellow cab, s.u.v., was stolen after 1:00 o'clock a.m. from the south of market area and police spotted it and started chasing it all the way down to north san mateo. the driver looped back into san francisco and ditched the cab on san francisco state campus and escaped by running through the campus. kira klapper will have more on the search next half hour. >> also in san francisco this