nicco were talking about wins bringing downed power lines. we go back to abc7 news reporter cornell bernard. >> good morning. the high wins have done a lot of damage in san francisco this morning. look at this. city crews now are scrambling to remove this tree which snapped and fell on portrero avenue between 24th and 25th, the high wins fell on to a house and several cars here. in fact, they pretty much crushed a honda that was parked on the sidewalk, snapped a cable, as well, but buses are still running through here and not affected. also fell on to the house but no damage to the house and no one hurt. across town, a tree has fallen blocking 48th avenue and this

tree we estimate is between 70 and 80' tall and will likely be there for some time. and ocean beach got the full brunt of wind this morning and there is a lot of blowing sand. be very careful out there this morning. at portrero avenue we have a wood chipper and crews are doing a good job removing the tree that fell about 3:00 this morning. the folks inside were not hurt but if you are coming down, if you need portrero avenue to get to work, it is closed, northbound lanes are closed between 24th and 25th. we are live in san francisco this morning for abc7 news.

>> more to keep up with power outages have been a problem for many people with more than 20,000 customers in the dark across the bay area. the most affected area is the peninsula. with nearly 15,000 customers without power, 4,600 are without in san francisco and more than 3,200 in the north bay. 1,100 in the south bay and 850 in the east bay. >> in san francisco, homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man at a residential high-rise in pacific heights, the medical examiner deems the death of the 47-year-old man "suspicious i this is happening on vallejo street. police say they are also looking if a "person of interest" in the case. >> former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died at 87. she served as leader of the conservative party in the 1970's and 80's and called the "iron lady "go her personal and political toughness.

stay with abc7 news at 6:15 and we will go live to washington for the life of baroness. >> north korea is giving missile threats and propaganda. a pro north korean were group is showing what lacks like the white house under attack. the images are from a movie. the text on the screen claims hollywood made this movie showing the north destroying the enemy. three missile defense batteries are now at the ready on the american-run air force base in seoul, south korea. authorities warned today that north may run a missile test as early as this week. >> tomorrow, governor brown leads a california delegation on a business trip to china while oversees brown will forge government partnership and limiting chinese emission of greenhouse gases. he will announce deals involving clean energy and promote

california wine. right now, france has the foothold in the chinese wine market. the governor will follow-up on a conversation he started with the chinese president in los angeles to help financial california's bullet train construction. in the south bay, there is a claim that a district attorney may have committed a serious civil violation and possible crime. the "san jose mercury news" reports an e-mail from a lawyer representing the government attorneys association accuses of lawyer of gigging supervising attorneys extra vacation time off to make up for a pay cut. they can save a portion of pay cut and cash it if later. the maneuver could cost the county the money he was trying to save when it negotiated a pay reduction with the union. he says he has the authority to grant the leave. others say it is a misuse of public funds. >> the trash company that provides service to hows of homes and businesses is vowing a

strike will not prevent garbage pickup. workers voted this week to go on a strike. they refused to stay if they would show up for work. waste management employees picketed after workers walked off the job. a dispute over workplace safety triggered that street. they object to the latest contract offer and the company says east bay customers will still get their trash picked up. >> a just-released poll shows geographic divisions in contra costa county, and our media partner reports that the new poll from oakland-baseed research if the county is going in the right direction. nearly half said yes but people in the san ramon valley portion were more likely to say yes than those in the western part. the new poll is funded by oil

refineries. full reports will be released at a lunch in concord later today. >> from fremont, the city council is now considering whether to install -- excuse me, piedmont, whether to install new cameras to fight a surge in crime and will vote on whether to install 12 cameras at key intersections which have the ability to read license plates after an uptick in burglaries, robberies and car thefts in piedmont. the police chief supports the plan. the aclu is raising concerns. >> from sunnyvale, we are learning new details of the turn around plan for yahoo. "new york times" reports the c.e.o. is now promising potential recruits the option to work at yahoo offices outside company headquarters in sunnyvale. this includes new york city, san

francisco, and santa monica. she has been attempting to hire top talent since taking over and faces a daunting challenge competing with twitter and facebook and google and the deep pockets those companies have. >> i am sure a lot of people would work at home if they have power. because of the winds... >> yes, there are a lot of problems and things to avoid. mike nicco has the weather. >> trees and tree limbs and debris and all sores of other stuff out there this morning because of the wind and rain. the clouds are starting to clear. we will talk about what will happen today. we will start with the difficult planner. clouds are lingering through 7:00. we are in the low 60's with sunshine by noon and mid-60's and windy from 4:00. it will be breezy and the low 60's at 7:00.

inland valleys have clearing conditions and 45. we will be in the mid-to-upper 60's from noon to 4:00 with breezy conditions and breezy at 7:00. our fast winds are at the beaches blowing sand and 49 at 7:00. we will hang on in the mid-50's in noon through 7:00. be careful because of the wind and all problems causing with traffic. the toll bridges have high wind add vieries and this is san mateo bridge from hayward to redwood city indicating heavy wind. sig-alert happening in the santa cruz mountains along highway 84. we have an update, one way traffic control from skyline boulevard until further notice because of downed power lines and branches. the power company is headed out there to fix the matter but it

is causing delay in both direction. to san francisco along the great high it is shut down. there are blustery conditions causing sand to pile up. you want to be careful, there is an indication of high wins affecting the commute. eastbound 24 at fish ranch road a lost debris blowing around and a tarp is possibly blocking some lanes and causing problems out this. >> a new honor for the state dmv. but, first, pastor rick warren speaks out for the first time since his son's suicide. what the preacher is saying about tragedy. >> we have breaking news, former british prime minister baroness margaret thatcher has passed

>> san rafael, south bay, pleasant done and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a look at temperatures around santa rosa, 46, and napa at 47, and 46 in fairfield and livermore and union city at 49 degrees right now. we will be dealing with temperatures that are going to

be running above average today, in the 50's and the 60's and we will have a warming trend and see temperatures climb into the 80-degree range possible wednesday and mid-to-upper 70's around the bay and upper 60's at the coast and thursday we will cool afternoon and above a the coast. the winds today with an update in a second. >> thank you, my, it is 6:15. we have breaking news, former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. word came down before 5:00 this morning and abc7 news reporter join us with a look at her life from washington, dc. >> good morning, the news came this morning in a statement from the thanker family. the first woman prime minister died from a stroke at age of 87 and flags are at half staff if london. we just learned that the prime minister cameron is running early from the trip to europe to

begin preparations for a ceremonial funeral. >> what made her such an important figure if you can tell us in global politics. >> she was the first woman prime minister but the first woman to lead a western democracy. the united states still hasn't elected a female president so she became something of a model of the mod were woman, and also the longest serving, for 11 years, at height of the cold war. and she won the nickname "iron lady" for her toughness against the soviet union and advocated conservative free market economic policies that won her the name of great britain's ronald reagan. she was controversial but an iconic figure. >> before you go, was this is surprise? what has been the early response to her death? >> lady thatcher has been out of

the public eye, now, for at least a decade. her family told us in a statement she suffered a series of strokes and also suffered from dementia but that was chronicled in the recent film "the iron lady" which we remember from last year with meryl streep. it was not a surprise that she was in declining health. great britain has lost an icon and we got word from the queen she was sad upon hearing the news and sends condolences to the family. thank you from washington, dc, on the death of margaret thatcher at 87. >> new details of the death of risk warren's son, the evangelical pastor and his wife are coping with the suicide of their 27-year-old son matthew. warren said he suffered from emotional problems. he posted a message on twitter

saying he was overwhelmed by love and support the family has received. a beautiful shot behind us but it is so windy. >> you cannot see the wind blowing. everything else seemed to be moving. 6:18, and live doppler 7 hd shows a few drops overnight but they are gone and we have clearing skies. the clouds are still hanging out as we look to the east bay hills and the east bay valley but santa rosa and napa are 46 and fairfield and livermore and los gatos are 47 and union city is 49. 87 in south bay near h.p. pavilion is bouncing around, too, and we are at 49 in san francisco and oakland is 51 and 48 in san scar lows -- san carlos. today, notice how sunny it will be this afternoon but the winds we cannot shake and they will be

faster through the morning hours. we have spring warmth above average for the better part of seven days and that will be mainly dry. with our winds, they gust up faster than 50 miles per hour along the coast and will sand will blow for the better part of the day around 30 to 40 at 7:00 and drop down by noon especially around santa rosa and 23-miles-per-hour gusts and met of us around 30 to 40 around the shore and mid-40's at the coast hanging out there for the better part of the afternoon and the evening and overnight we will see it tapering starting at noon and by tomorrow morning we will be down to around 10- to 15-miles per hour for the bay shore and oakland and san jose but still around 25 to 30 for the rest of us. with gusts tomorrow morning. the low pressure came through overnight and sinking to the south with a lot of wind.

the difference between this high pressure and the low, the distance is small and the pressure differences are high so it brings a tightening gradient. winds are fast in the santa clara valley and we will be in the upper 60's to low 70's. on the peninsula, we will have low-to-mid 60's and los altos hit the upper 60's and upper 50's with the blowing sand along the coast and low-to-mid 60's for downtown and south san francisco and sausalito with mid-to-upper 60's through most of the north bay valley and touching 70 in napa and along the east bay shore, mid-to-upper 60's for you with wind and slower breezes in the east bay valley and mid-to-upper 60's. the seven-day outlook shows in the 50's and 60's along the coast and 60's and 70's along the bay. tomorrow, wednesday and thursday will be the three warmest days in the forecast. have a great day. leyla gulen? >> sounds like we are paying our

dues before we enjoy our beautiful weather. as we look outside we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are officially on and we are looking at heavy backups coming away out of the oak. very busy conditions and the sun is rising and it looks like winds are kicking things up. well head down the peninsula along the coast with sand collecting on to highway one between santa cruz and toward half moon bay. as you and see we have light green yellow area so we have high winds that are affecting our traffic. be careful and avoid taking that particular area. as we led back to the east bay, we have debris floating around in lanes eastbound 24 as you come out of the tunnel it is impeding the traffic. >> 6:22. people across the bay area are waking up as we just discussed to downed tries and power outages and we will go live to

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what computer world magazine is doing. the sacramento bee reports dmv is recipient of computer world 2013 honors award for innovation including that dmv youtube channel that distributes driver training videos and clips, and a spokesman says the department is always trying to stay ahead of tech trends. >> the san francisco giants welcome the colorado rockies to at&t park for a three-game series tonight. yesterday, the giants got the world series championship rings in a ceremony in front of their fans. they arrived by troll and white gloves from tiffany and company. silver and gold from the rings were added to the traditional orange and black colors. each ring made of white gold features a logo made of 52 round

diamonds. >> are you feeling lucky? ahead at 6:30, the new game now here in california. >> here is a look at what is going on for the game tonight at at&t park. at 7 colon 15 it will be 56 and we will drop to 53 under breezes and a specific in temperatures and we could be in the 70's to near eighth -- near 80 for tuesday and wednesday. >> in the traffic center, this is leyla gulen, where we are tracking a sig-alert. traffic is piling in out of oakland into san francisco and we will keep you updated on all the wind conditions affecting the wind conditions affecting your ride to work this (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:30 you are looking identified from the abc7 news studio's gorgeous outside view. it is incredibly windy and very dangerous.

there are a lot of dangerous conditions including downed trees, downed power lines. a lot of people are without power. our meteorologist, mike nicco, will have the latest coming up with traffic anchor, leyla gulen. i am kira klapper here for kristen sze. >> the winds could make flying interesting this morning. we saw a container ship coming in on the bay. you could bounce around there, too, right? >> wherever the ground is fairly flat you will find the fastest wind and over the ocean and bay waters with coe have gusts from 50 to 55 miles per hour. let me show you what is going on right now with an idea of what to expect headed through today. gusty to 23 miles per hour in oakland and 22 in san carlos and near 30 miles per hour in mountain view and 30 in napa and concord. at half moon bay there is blowing sand. clouds are linger around the bay

and becoming mostly sunny quickly. 51 and low-to-mid 60's from noon to 4:00 and back to the low 60's by 7:00. breezy inland with clearing conditions and 46 hanging out in the mid-to-upper 60's for the afternoon and the evening hours with blowing out sand along the coast with gusts up to 50 to 55 miles per hour. the temperatures are hanging out in the mid-to-upper 50's under sun. leyla gulen? >> in fremont we have a brand new crash southbound 880, causing quite the backup involving at least five cars back up from 92. at the altamont pass, speeds slowing down there, at 30 miles per hour and downtown to 26 miles per hour. headed into livermore you are at 22 miles per hour and slow into dublin/pleasanton. along highway four, antioch, 19 miles per hour. you putting on the brakes as you move into pittsburg and it

loosens up in concord. a curious thing, sounds like a cable is dangling along eastbound 580 and we will keep our eye on this all morning. >> as mike and leyla gulen were saying if you have not gone out yet be prepared. high wins kick up overnight bringing down trees and power lines. cornell bernard is on damage patrol. what do you have? >> high winds have done a lot of damage across san francisco this morning. crews are scrambling to remove this tree that snapped on portrero avenue between 24th and 25th street. the high winds to blame for it and fell on a house with several cars and crushed a honda parked on the street and snapped a port cable for muni lines.

buses are not affected with no damage to the house and no one hurt inside. across town, a tree has fallen blocking 48th avenue at geary boulevard. the tree will likely be there for some time because it is about 70' tall. it missed an apartment house by 10'. miss have had a tough time keeping up with all of this. >> the garbage cans are all over and a lot of debris and trees and light poles. a dozen trees i know of. >> in ocean beach, the great highway is closed this morning because of the high winds which have blown down a lot of orange traffic markers on the great highway making driving had -- hazardous with a lot of blowing

sand. there is a lot of sand on the highway which is why the highway is closed. on portrero avenue the northbound lanes are closed. if you take this route to work you need to find a detour. it will be closed at least the next 45 minutes according to san francisco police. this tree fell at 3:00 a.m. and they have done a job of clearing it. they have cleared a pathway of folk living in this house because they could not get out because the tree was blocking their front door. a lot of damage here, a lot of very high wind in san francisco this morning. live in san francisco this morning for abc7 news. >> the wind created headaches for people in the east bay in pleasant hill downed trees toppleed vehicles and ripped plants from their pots. in san francisco, homicide

investigators are investigating the death of a man in a residential high-rise in pacific heights. the death has been deemed "suspicious" and police are looking for a "person of interest" in this case. >> we have more breaking news from san francisco, a doughnut shop worker is in the hospital after being shot during a robbery attempt after 3:00 this morning at happy doughnut at sunnydale avenue. the worker was shot managed to stand the suspect. police are looking for a 40 to 45-year-old black male, 5' 6" to 5' 10" up to 200 pounds with a black hoodie. >> new this morning on the peninsula, firefighters are mopping up after an early morning fire torched a home and several cars that broke out in east palo alto near illinois street after 3:00 a.m. five

people were in the house. they all got out safely. now they have to find a new place to stay. in word if it started in a home or a car. >> memorial bench will be dedicate add year after a student was killed on a family bicycle ride. 100 people turned out last night on treat boulevard to honor the 41-year-old near and his nine-year-old daughter. at 10:00, a bench will be dedicateed in the girl's memory at school. a driver hit a father and daughter on their bicycles while he was speeding at more than 70 miles per hour in a rebel area. she gets by with the help of those who attended the vigil. >> their love and support make me strong. i start my day because of my friends and family.

>>the 18-year-old was sentenced to seven years in jail for the crash but because he what a minor when it happened he will be released after three years. >> this morning, powerball is here at california with tickets on sale at 6:00 making california the 43rd state to take part in the national lottery game. over the weekend a giant red ball popped up on the embarcardero in san francisco and powerball boasts the biggest jackpots in united states history and the next jackpot is going to reach $630 million on wednesday night and this time it will take place in sacramento. $60 million for powerball? that is not a big jackpot. >> if i don't see you on thursday i know why. what is the biggest complaint when you fly? we have the new survey revealing the biggest headaches. >> the giants just celebrated the world series win but a food

fight could interrupt a main attraction at at&t park. we will explain. >> we have a live look outside in walnut creek where traffic is getting heavy as the morning picks up at 6:38 and rush hour begins on 680. traffic and weather is together with winnie conditions and roadblock acknowledges from trees and power lines down as

>> we are back. let me show you the wind gusts. by 7:00 we could get gusts up to 50 miles per hour along the coast and 30 to 44 for the rest of us. at noon, 25 to 35 is the rule for bay and inland and around 40 to 45 at the coast. that is where we will hang out for the afternoon and early evening hours. as we head toward midnight we will be around 25 to 30 at the coast, rather, around the bay and inland and down to 20 miles per hour in san jose. the slowest winds are tomorrow morning at 15- to 25-miles per hour but around 30 at the coast. it will be breezy through 8:00 this evening. >> in the santa cruz mountains a sig-alert is in effect blocking highway 84. c.h.p. has one lane traffic control to affect between skyline boulevard due to down power lines in the area. as we look at the drive in the east bay, southbound 880, we

have a five-car pileup that was blocking a couple of lanes but it has been pushed to the median. the damage is done. you can see solid backup from before the san mateo bridge. >> gusty winds as we have been discussing across the bay area overnight and we will go live to the peninsula to show you brand new damage if a unable. >> trading is underway on wall street and the dow is off about 21 points. first a labor dispute at at&t park and the employees could walk off the job as the

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redwood city you can see where the branch of a tree came down and lit a power line that knocked the power out. a woman heard the noise last night at 1:30. she knew, there goes the power. it is out for 1,900 customers in redwood city. the pg&e worker thinks he can get most power on in ten or 15 minutes but this side will not have power for half the day. that is the best he can do. they are extremely busy. there are problems all over. he received 50 calls he and seven other employees need to respond to. pg&e is very busy. one crew member focused in redwood city and they have been fanned out all over the peninsula. >> concession workers who serve

food at at&t park are getting frustrated over working without a contract and are threatening to strike. "san francisco chronicle" reports the 750 union concession workers have had no contract for three years and are in talks with the south carolina-based employer. but the union here says the weekly talks have been slow going. the union is looking at the giants may home game against the codgers at a strategic time to walk off the job. >> a new report says that airline passenger complains are skyrocketing. researchers say airlines are doing a better job but consumer complaints and the transportation department surged 20 percent. airlines have shifted to larger planes to carry more people and that hasn't been enough to make up for an overall reduction in flights. the bigger things passengers complain about? smaller seat size. overbooked flights. mishandled baggage.

empty middle seats that could provide more room are gone. >> toyota is going to a sporty feel for the next lexus. >> google is on the acquisition trail. jane? >> good morning, google is in talks to by a messaging provider for close to $1 billion citing an unidentified person possibly hoping to have higher social engage on youtube users and can e-commerce opportunity. google shares this morning are lower here and it seems like the theme so far this morning. we do have mostly lower start but the dow at the moment down 40 points and the bloomberg silicon valley index is high let but slightly.

toyota is now want to show a sports car image with a different frame and different grill design for the new lexus. >> our meteorologist, mike nicco, joins us with a dangerously windy monday. >> there is a lot of debris flying around. the wins will climax the number cup of hours. the winds are bouncing the camera on mount tamalpais as we wait for the sun to crest. temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 40's from san francisco, and mill valley, and palo alto. and walnut creek shows it is clear here. temperatures in santa rosa and napa at frisk, and fairfield and livermore and los gatos at 47

and union city is 49. during this forecast cycle, sunshine, we will have a lot of it and winds feeling cooler than it is and spring warmth with 70's and 80's away from the coast and it will be mostly dry all seven days. area of low pressure, quick mover with a lot of cold air moving beyond us and the space is small so a tightening gradient bringing us the fast wind. the temperatures are not too bad on the thermometer, upper 60's and low 70's with san jose around 68. we will start at 62 in millbrae and blowing sand along the coast with low-to-mid 60's to downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and mid-to-upper 60's through the north bay valley and mid to upper 60's along the east bay shore with wins that will be slower so we call them breezy in the east bay and mid-to-upper

60's. at the game, rockies will take on the world series champion giants and 56 dropping down to 53 under clear skies and cooler than that so it will be more breezy than normal. 70's tomorrow away from the coast and 70's and 80's for wednesday, and all back in the 70's on thursday and we will have 50's at the coast and 60's an the bay and 70's inland if friday, saturday, and sunday. leyla gulen? >> right now we will start with the good news and the golden gate bridge, a beautiful drive as you come out of marin county to san francisco traffic is slowing smoothly out here and i still have a little bit of good news but it doesn't look like it, and southbound 880, we had an early accident involving five cars and that has cleared to the shoulder and we are left with severe backups. i will show you on our waze app at union city we have 30 miles per hour on the brakes and a

standstill. you can track your own traffic using our app at apple app and google play. five things to necessity before you go.

>> as we are ready to hand things off to "good morning america" five things to know before you go. one, heavy winds across the bay area knocked out power and toppled trees. a tree fell on a car and on muni lines on portrero at 24th. another tree is blocking part of geary boulevard. the great hey is closed because of sand on the roadway. >> san francisco police are investigating a suspicious death at a pacific heights residential high-rise. police and paramedics were called to the building shortly before 10:00 last night. homicide detectives have been

assigned to the case and are asking anyone with information to call police. >> former british prime minister margaret thatcher died of a stroke at the age of 87, the first female prime minister of great britain, the world leaders are reacting to news and queen elizabeth authorized a ceremonial funeral in her honor. >> can now play powerball in california. this morning, california became the latest state to join the nation-wide game with the jackpot hitting possibly $60 million on wednesday which will drawn in sacramento in honor of our state joining. >> number five, start me up, rolling stone fans get satisfaction with tickets on sale to the general public playing in oakland and h.p. pavilion in san jose in may with prices reportedly going from

$175 to $600. pleased to meet you, hope you get my name. >> i thought you were going to sing? >> we have an audience! i don't want to hurt their ears. final check on accweather forecast. mike? >> we have wind gusts at 25 to 35 miles per hour with exceptions in santa rosa at 18 and fairly at nine in live more but it will pick up as we head through the morning and the afternoon. expect breezes ought day and blowing san at the beaches and low-to-upper 60's at the bay and near 70 inland. leyla gulen? >> we are going to start with a live shot outside and a look at 280 through san jose coming away from 17, traffic is looking smooth and we will step over to oakland and berkeley with the drive in the berkeley curve westbound 80 is starting to look busy at this hour. we will head over to the maps with a sig-alert still in affect

along highway 84 between skyline boulevard to this area and this crash has cleared southbound 880 >> thank you for joining us. the abc7 news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america" next. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. captioned by, closed captioning (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful

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goshg to all of our viewers in the west. a special edition of "good morning america" because margaret thatcher has died. all over great britain, they're mourning this morning. the flags have been lowered to half-staff. >> she was a remarkable and memorable leader. maybe of great britain considered her the ronald she called him the second most important man in my life. her moniker, of course, being the iron lady. >> they gave new mean to the special relationship between the u.s. and great britain. abc's lama hassan is there with good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. here's what we know so far, margaret thatcherñr died this morning from a stroke. a spokesman said that she died peacefully. she was 87 years old.