believe that cyber bullying motivated her suicide. pictures taken while she was being sexually assaulted were posted on the internet the three teen boys have been accused of sexual assault in the case. her family hopes that by sue, the boys they will get a message across. >> an objective to educate parents when this device is held between your hands, many teens don't have the maturity level to understand exactly the harmful effects it can cause. >> a statement was released by an attorney representing the boys saying much of what has been reported over the last several days has been inaccurate. most disturbing is the attempt to link audrie pott's suicide to the specific action of the three boys. that is the reason for the lawsuit, an attorney for her parents hoped for a response that included some condolences. they say this statement was the

exact opposite, therefore, the lawsuit. her parents will speak out for the first time later this morning. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. >> from san jose, a would-be call thief is on the loose after running over a police officer while making his escape. it happened at 11:30 last night. police say the officer was directing traffic after a concert at h.p. pavilion and he was hit. police believe the suspect was speeding away after attempting to steal another vehicle in the parking lot. the car is described as a four door dark colored acura. the officer is expected to survive the injuries. >> this were long lines this weekend at west gun show in daly city but if lawmakers and community leaders have their way that gun slow could be the last, ever, at the cow palace. activists are asking california senators for their help to end gun violence at and events that

promote the gun ownership. a senator has proposed legislation to require approval from both san mateo county and the san francisco board of supervisors before gun shows could be held at the cow palace. >> wish not banning anything. folks who attend the gun show want it if their front yard, bless their hearts, have it in your front yard but not ours. >> alameda and marin counties already have passed local ordinances banning gun shows on county property. >> in a few showers well learn the results of a federal investigation into the chevron refinery shower in richmond that affected so many people last august. the chemical safety board is set to release the independent investigation and recommendations today. it will present the findings in richmond on friday. chevron presented their own report last week, and the oil company says it failed to properly inspect corroded pipes

that ultimate estimately caused the fire and smoke. 15,000 neighborhoods went to the hospital complaining of breathing problems. >> this morning, a controversial north bay casino will accept applications to fill 2,000 positions. construction crews continue to build the resort and casino near rohnert park. the $800 million casino will open by the end of the year and will be the largest casino in the bay area and will start accepting job applications online today but opponents hope somehow to block the project. they have a lawsuit spending over concerns including traffic and the water supply. >> it is april 15 and the clock is ticking to hand in your tax returns. many tax preparers are staying open around at the clock. the deadline is midnight tonight. tax advisors say if you cannot get your paperwork together file for an extension. however, if you owe money, you need to send the i.r.s. by the deadline. we have a list the few select bay area post offices that will

open late to accept returns on our website, abc7news.com. >> some businesses are giving away free stuff to ease your tax delay stress. arby's will give away a free order of potato cakes. between you can get free bites from cinnabon. and you can get free black and white copies of your return up to 25 pages. michael finney has compiled a list of tax day deals on abc7 news by clicking on "7 on your side." >> free is the best price. >> we are paying our dues right now with the weather. it is so windy. the second monday in a row, mike nicco. >> the taxes don't get you today the winds will and maybe the

pollen. high mountain tree, moderate amount of grass and very high pollen. the next 12 hours today, mid-40's to 50's with sprinkles faded through the 7:00 hour. most of them have faded already. breezes are increasing headed to noon and mid-to-upper 50's and at 4:00 we will hit our stride with the temperatures and the winds with upper 50's at the coast and low do mid-60's if the rest of us and temperatures will fade back in the mid-50's by 7:00 and it will be breezy then. tomorrow, the breezes are fought so quick with warmth developing headed to wednesday and thursday away from the coast we will be above average with mid-70's to near 80 and, still, at 60 at the coast. leyla gulen? >> we are looking outside right now and this is the san mateo bridge coming out of hayward and we starting to see extra tail lights approaching the high-rise and it loosens up as you make it

to foster city. the eastbound traffic is not seeing any problems and light at this hour. we will talk about travel times, as we take a look at 4 and 580 and 101 everything is moving along at top speed before antioch and concord at 15 minutes and 22 minutes away from the central valley to dublin and 101 out of san rafael, from the golden gate bridge it is a short 12 minute drive. >> thank you. >> south korea makes an offer to the north to diffuse a growing nuclear crisis. north korea's unmistakable reply. >> new cases of the bird flu and their location is making doctors worried about the spread. first, though, this morning's america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money it is general motors and ford developing a new transmission assembly lines could be installing it in vehicles by 2016, expected to meet new feel standards and carbon dioxide admission. 42 is the best opening, ever, for baseball movie, the jackie

robinson picture brought in $27 million over the weekend. >> that is america's

>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back, a beautiful monday morning and a look from the roof camera from the abc7 news studios looking at the bay

bridge, one of a few bay area bridges with high wind advisories today. leyla gulen will have the latest on how that will affect your traffic and mike nicco, our meet ocean, has more on a sunny but windy day. >> north korea has turned down south korea's proposal to hold dialogue to resolve rising tensions on the peninsula. pyongyang says they have no intention of talking with seoul unless the south "abandons the confrontational posture." north korea stance comes as secretary of state john kerry heads home after a three day trip to asettlement he said there is still hope for peace but the united states and north korea's asian neighbors remain on alert. >> this morning, there are fears that a deadly bird flu outbreak could spread outside china. the death toll there is now at 13. more than 60 are sick. health officials are warning the outbreak is far from contained. our chief medical editor is in china and says the big concern is that the virus is spreading

silently. it could be just a plane ride from coming tote united states. >> the virus just goes from birds to humans. if it goes person-to-person all bets off and a plane ride would be very dangerous. the united states is taking it very seriously and have begun work on a vaccine just in case it comes to our shores. they have developed a way for diagnosis. >> there will be a live report on hong kong on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> a new president in venezuela but the opponents demand a recount including ballots cast by venezuela folk in san francisco for the election. the two political sides pitched their candidates on mission street. in venezuela the officials declared socialist the winner with 50.7 percent, the successor hand picked by former president

chavez who died last month. his opponent refused to accept the results. >> the new exploritorium opens on wednesday full were gadgets to wow and amaze. we are the official tv partner for the exploritorium and the new location is three times as large as the former home at palace of fine arts. there are plenty of new exhibits to enjoy as well as some old classics. >> a lost opportunities to try things that are on a larger scale. >> were you cramped in the other space? >> we outgrew that place ten years ago. science is everywhere, in our mind, in your own backyard. >> the move from the palace to the embarcardero costs $300 million but the officials say it is worth it to bring such a jewel to the public's attention. >> right across the street from us. >> we are lucky.

>> maybe a team field trip. >> sounds like fun. >> along with a giants' trip. >> tonight will be unof the cold are games with temperatures in the 40's at times. we will have that forecast in five or six minutes. live doppler 7 hd shows dry conditions right now. we did have a few sprinkles during the overnight hours especially around san francisco and also into santa cruz mountains but the winds are blowing out that away and here is a look at the areas that are most susceptible to the winds with the bay shore, the coast, in the north bay mountains where our wind advisory is in effect from 11:00 this morning to 9:00 this evening with gusts up to 45 miles per hour and sustained winds coming from the northwest at 20 to 30 miles per hour. here is what i am thinking with this forecast cycle, gusty winds

and clear and chilly. >> now we are experiencing a cool air mass for 24 to possibly 36 hours. it will be a quick turn around to get the warm weather back in here. today, though, low-to-mid 60's in the south bay with santa clara and san jose at 62 degrees and we will be at 62 in mountain view and at 61 in redwood city and upper 60's around san mateo and millbrae. blustery at the coast, daly city at 57 with gusts possibly up to 45 miles per hour. we will have upper 50's in downtown and south san francisco, and low-to-mid 60's through the not bay valley and most of us will struggle to get to 60 along the east bay shore and union city, newark and oakland possibly 61. as we head inland to the east bay valley, breezy here and throw mid-60's.

tonight, the temperatures are in the upper 30's and mainly low-to-mid 40's for all of us, and it could be warmer around richmond at 48 degree. the seven-day outlook shows after the cool morning temperatures rebound back to average and did to four degrees warmer that today and jump up another two to six degrees on wednesday and then it is 80 inland and mid-70's around the bay and 60's at the coast staying pretty steady for friday county -- friday, saturday, and sunday. >> i could feel the wind from san bruno this morning with high wind advisories for most of the bridges across the bay except for the golden gate bridge and the richmond san rafael bridge where we do have construction that is slowing things down. right now we have a couple of lanes blocked right at the tolls in the westbound direction and that will be shut down until 6:00 a.m. in oakland we have a couple of other ongoing

construction projects at 23rd avenue, the off-ramp and southbound along 880 at high speed that is also wrapping up as we speak. it is looking smooth at the golden gate and i will update you on a bart construction project in san jose in a little bit. >> just shy of 5:19. a surprising competitor enters the bidding to buy giant. the veteran police officer is fired over a controversial shooting range target and he says it is all a misunderstanding the. >> one of the most popular books of the year will most likely not be showing up on library shelves. we will tell you y. >> we are fortunate to have freedom of religion in this country but today we are talking to four women who say they desperately need freedom from

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>> the florida police officer fired over controversial shooting targets is telling his part of the story after taking the paper targets which look like trayvon martin to a police firing range. the targets showed the hooded figure carrying tea and candy like the teen. king was fired after the story became public and he posted a video on youtube attacking the critics.

>> i start my statement by apologizing to the family of trayvon martin for being used as a pawn in someone's political agenda and the target was something that i viewed as an example of a no shoot situation. >> martin was unarmed was shot last year and the trial of george zimmerman who is charged in his death begins in less than two months. >> the clock is ticking after microsoft races against apple to create a smart watch. >> good morning, construction companies, real estate rental firms and others paid in cash are among business owners most likely to fudge taxes according to a new study by the national taxpayer advocate. the report also says that there are large clusters of potential cheats in the wealthy suburbs of los angeles, san francisco, and the district of columbia. bad news if you collect gold coins, gold prices plunging partly on the expectation that a demand for safe haven assets

will shrink. >> competition is heating up for the third largest phone company, sprint, getting more than $25 billion buyout officer from dish. >> apple is not the only one, the "wall street journal" says microsoft is working with suppliers on designs for a touch enabled watch device, and the paper reporting that microsoft is continuing to test their own smartphone. >> at the new york stock exchange i am jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> you think the smartphone is expensive, right? how about this for the most expensive iphone, a custom-made iphone 5 commissioned by hong kong businessman is worth...$15 million! yes, it is not just solid gold casing and $653 dimes encrusted in the phone but the home button is made of a rare black diamond. here it is. >> yours does look...similar to a $15 million iphone. >> but it is plastic and

glitter. >> and the glitter comes off. >> sometimes kristen has glitter all over her. >> come on! mike nicco, the king of weather is next. >> i have been trying to get a new case from management because mine is broken... >> we will put in the word. >> new a look at what is going on, astros and a's, 7:05, the first pitch will be 54. 48 degrees when it finishes at 10:00, chilly and breezy. on the spine of the sierra we have snow showers and lowell vacations and higher elevations of rain showers but not much. 67 in sacramento. to the south, scattered light

showers and low-to-mid 60's around san diego and los angeles. leyla gulen, get me out of this. >> if mike calls us on that negotiation i will upset. >> it is 5:25 as we look at the drive into san jose it is busier but we do have debris in lanes southbound 280 beyond ray street but it is not slowing things down. it is not slowing down in mass transit, with everything running at top speeds and on type. san jose, the drive, northbound, 87, to downtown san jose, it is looking clear. kristen and kira? >> they could be flying off the bookstore shelves but "50 shades of gray" are not lining the library shelves. the american library association has the we book as number 4 among books most likely to be

removed because of complaints from parents, educators and communities. the most removed books this past year? what do you think? >> captain underpants series. for kids. >> i have seen them in our libraries and i want to read to see why though are being removed. >> you report back to us. >> just ahead, a milestone in the work to bring bart to the south bay. we will tell you about new traffic detours drivers can expect starting this morning. >> could more have been done? a report raising big questions about what

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> our time is 5:29. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us.

>> i am here for eric thomas but mike nicco is here on this windy monday morning. >> the winds will only get worse, a big story this morning. live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry. after a few sprinkles overnight. north bay valleys along the coast and the bay shore is where we will have the gusty winds from 11:00 this morning until 9:00 this evening, sustained winds around 20 to 30 miles per hour from the northwest with gusts near 45 miles per hour. keep an eye on sfo to see if it will cause problems. you have the fastest winds at 31 miles per hour and gusting to 18 in san carlos and 20 to 23 in novato and half moon bay and san jose. cooler-than-average temperatures under mostly sun. low-to-mid 60's around the bay and mid-to-upper 50's at the coast. >> it was shaky coming in from san bruno with gusty winds. be careful on the bay bridges. the the golden gate bridge and

richmond and san rafael are looking good. we have a buildup, though, of traffic, plenty of tail lights making the 24 junction. down to the drive along the great highway, it is shut down because of the gusty winds with sand on the roads. it is shut down to link won way. i have a major bart project with closings and detours in effect. >> news from san jose, a would-be car thief is on the loose after running over a police officer while making his escape. it happened at 11:30 last night near the intersection of west san fernando after a concert at help pavilion. the suspect was believed speeding away after trying to steal another vehicle in the parking lot.

the vehicle is described as a four door dark-colored acura. the officer is expected to survive. >> san francisco police are looking for a gunman who shot a man in the western edition. no word on the victim's condition. police say there was a report of a hit-and-run accident at the same time as the shooting. officers are investigating whether the two are connected. >> the parents of a saratoga high school student two took her life days after being sexually assaulted will speak publicly about the case. the 15-year-old audrie pott committed suicide after being sexually assaulted dug an unsupervised house party. three teens face felony charges accused of sexual assault and distributing pictures of the incident. we learn from the attorneys for the girl's family that they also will be filing a civil suit. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have the latest on that in a live report in about 30 minutes.

>> after a year of prep work, heavy digging begins to connect bart to the south bay. the first major project is in san jose where crews will start digging for new tracks. the route is ten miles long and will run from south fremont. the san jose bart extension is expected to be completed and opened in 2018. to avoid the construction we will go back to leyla gulen for a look at some of the routes. >> the bart extension in san jose will have alternates in place we south of the construction zone. if you want to head north, you will have to go to the expressway. capital avenue which runs parallel to 880, will help you get around the slow downs but the project will be around for some time. we have lane block averages in

place so detours and delays are to be expected. kristen and kira? >> work is underway this morning on another major bay area transportation project, on the interstate 80 rehabilitation project involving the repair and repaving of an 8 mile stretch of the highway. the work will include ramp and shoulder work and it will affect traffic in both directions. the $40 million project is expected to be completed by fall of next year. >> today in sacramento officials will hear challenges to building a new arena for the warriors in san francisco. the proposed waterfront arena on piers 30 and 32 faces stiff opposition from neighborhood and environmental groups. opponents will testify before the committee on natural resources that they want to halt legislation that favors the project and skirts environmental guidelines set by the bay conservation commission. the $1 billion plan calls forening a multipurpose arena, a

parking structure, a were showing mall, and hotel. >> the highway patrol says a chartered tour bus from the bay area was going too fast when it crashed outside of yosemite national park on saturday night. abc7 news got this graph of the crash that injured 15 passengers and a tour guide. the driver was nature injured. investigators say the bus veered off highway 41 and into a tree from an embankment. the tour group is based out of burlingame. a spokesman says that most of the passengers are from the bay area. the driver is from fremont. he told the investigators this was a steering problem. >> the push to ban plastic bags throughout all of california takes a big step forward today. state senator will have a bill that phases out the use of plastic bags by 2017. many cities and counties ban the bags.

a similar bill is moving through the state assembly. two previous attempts have been killed by lawmakers. >> a new report on the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion shows that the engineers warned pg&e years before the blast. new documents obtained by the "san francisco chronicle" shows peg slashed spending for inspection and pipeline maintenance three years before the 2010 explosion. according to the report, company engineers warned executives they were possibly endangering the public and risking fines. pg&e lawyers said that budget decisions by executives did not amount to wrongdoing. >> today, members of the community will weigh in on a controversial proposal to cut the number of liquor licenses in parts of san francisco. the community leadership alliance of san francisco is raising concerns about the high number of establishments serving liquor in the north beach and broadway neighborhoods. people living in the area say

friday and saturday nights have turned local streets into a bar control. a public meeting on the proposal to reduce liquor licenses is set for 3:30 this afternoon at the san francisco main public library. >> new this morning, fremont unified school district teachers are protesting about their contract talks which are going into state mediation and they will arrive at school and the teachers union said they are pushing for smaller class size and fair pay increases. both reached a bargaining gas in march. the public relation board of the state takes over mediation of the contract talks today. >> yesterday, late afternoon, my daughter and i went for a jog and i swear i want today stand over here because so many tree branches were falling from the win. >> my yard is full of debris. >> and it looks like the winds will continue. >> mike? >> on friday we said they would

pick up on sunday and worse today. that will push the pollen count up with high amounts of tree and mod last grass and high amount of weed pollen out there. the next 12 hours, we had a few sprinkles but we are under a drying trend and as we look to the east you can see limited clouds over the east bay hills from our roof camera in downtown san francisco. 46 to 53 so it is cooler this morning. we will be breezy by noon and we will be windy headed into the afternoon and chilly by 7:00. temperatures will fall in the 50's after hanging out in the 60's for the better part of today. tomorrow, the winds will be calm and the temperatures will rebound closer to average and it will be warmer-than-average for wednesday and thursday away from the coast. the coast is around 60 and we will be in the low-to-mid 70's on wednesday for the bay and inland and mid-70's to near 80 for thursday. leyla gulen has a new accident to tell you about. >> i do.

speaking of the winds, we have high wind advisory for the bay bridge and the carquinez bridge and the toll plaza looks busy. fast track lanes are moving well into san francisco from oakland. there is a crash on oakland at broadway at 880 with a couple of trucks tangled up. it is not slowing things down so that is good. we have a major bart problem in san jose starting today. more on that ahead. >> it is 5:39. >> the effort to revise the death penalty in california. >> little leagueers' baseball season nearly cut shore but a hero is saning the season

>> we have breaking news right new from berkeley, firefighters were shot at during an emergency call. it happened on dwight way. investigators say a firefighter was grazed by a bullet and they believe the shooter may have been the person crews were trying to help.

the suspect was taken to the hospital for a psyche evaluation. we are trying to get the latest on the firefighter who was shot. cornell bernard will have a live report in a moment. >> tomorrow, california will again try to revive the death penalty system but, first, the district court of appeals will reveal a 2011 order stopping executions which came over prison failures to use one drug rather than three to put inmates to death. if the state switches to a single drug approach the move would require more than a year's worth of legal hearings. >> professional athletes on california teams stand to lose workmen's compensation insurance for injuries on the job. 9 authors of the bill will meet with players and league officials from pro football, hockey, basketball and baseball to discuss it. the measure by a fresno democrat closes what he sees as a loophole that allows out state players to file for workers'

compensation claims in california. one of the 49ers player will voice opposition. the assembly insurance committee will take up the bill april 24. >> in oakland a boy who nearly died after being hit in the cleft with a baseball is recovering at children's hop. the 8-year-old was batting on start in rohnert park and a pitch hit his heart area and the boy started to shake it off and head for first base but collapsed. two fans watching from the stands rushed to his aid. >> i saw him, the mother was trying and scared because he was not breathing and all the parents were crying. >> fortunately we had two off duty paramedics in the stand wanted it happen. they quickly came to his aid and realized he needed cpr. >> the paramedics use a defibrillator to restart his heart. he was airlifted to children's

hospital oakland where he is now stable condition. >> good news for richmond little leagueers, their season will go on despite the theft of a lost their equipment with several players treated to lunch in san francisco yesterday. the owner heard the story on saturday how someone stole equipment and merchandise from the league's storm locker putting the season in jeopardy. >> we her the bad news that their equipment was stolen so our foundation for kids www.kidsneedbaseball.com that is our specialty, supplying kids with baseball equipment. >> wonderful that the foundation presented the league with a check for $1,500 enough to replace what was stolen and ensure a full season of baseball. >> we both have boys would play baseball, so, happen to hear that. today is jackie robinson today.

>> absolutely, 42. everyone is wearing that. the number has been retired since 1997. >> did you not say at the home game tonight it will be 42 degrees. >> pretty cold. pretty cold. >> 47. 47. >> well, when the wind blows. >> an honorary 42 degrees. live doppler 7 hd shows the last three hours, we have had a few sprinkles that have moved on being chased away by the winds bringing us a change in the forecast. it will be a gusty wind bringing us cool conditions and clear and chilly tonight with temperatures back in the 30's and the extended forecast will walls out the cold weather with warmer-than-average weather headed through wednesday and into the weekend. redwood city is nine degrees cooler at 61 and 62 in san jose

and aid degrees cooler and livermore is 61 and san francisco and 57 degrees today. saw a cruise ship, feeling sorry for those folks. 61 today is the warmest temperature today. from sutro tower you can see san francisco is 46 and warmer in oakland and san jose at 47. walnut creek is 48. palo alto is 45 and mill valley is 43. bay bridge toll plaza, focused on that with low-to-mid 40's in napa, fairfield, and union city at 48 and los gatos at 47. high pressure is building in behind the cold and notice how far to the north it is grabbing cold air from the north and bringing it to our neighborhood so we will be chilly and pleasey today. temperatures are mid-to-upper 50's and low-to-mid 60's inland with upper 50's to low 60's at

the bay and 30's in sheltered valleys in the north bay and most of us wake up low-to-mid 40's and temperatures are five- to ten-degrees warmer by thursday. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone. we are taking a check at the east bay with a few things going on, the first is a dump truck fire on eastbound 580 not slowing traffic down as it is headed in the westbound direction. as we continue into san ramon, a multiple vehicle accident southbound 680, we have a couple of lanes blocked and four to five cars are involved and they are possibly going to see injuries. at 880, an accident is blocking the lane, and volume is building as a result of the crash but it loosens up toward 80 and into berkeley. not really a problem out there. i will have an update on a big bart problem that will hamper

your commute through san jose coming up in a little bit. >> thank you, leyla gulen. starting this morning, the aids health care foundation in southern california will offer free vaccines for bacterial meningitis in response to a deadly outbreak of meningitis among gay men. a man died over the weekend after becoming critically ill after attending the white party, a major party for the gay community in palm springs two weeks ago. health officials are taking an active stand and offering free vaccines at clinics in west hollywood and los angeles. >> coming up, new at 6:00, angered by comments left by justin bieber at the anne frank house and what he wrote that is stirring a worldwide message. >> what is keeping teens from picking up a phone behind the wheel. a new obstacle for investigators

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>> new this morning a busy interchange in the east bay is getting a much needed fix to ease the morning and evening commute. the "contra costa times" reports that the interchange at highway 4 and interstate 680 at martinez and concord is such a headache voteers approved a half cent sales tax to fix it 25 years

ago. the $400 million improvement project includes widening the highway, the transportation authority board is scheduled to authorize the design portion of the project on wednesday. >> in this morning, young drivers are getting the message that distracted driving can be deadly but what could be more dangerous is driving alone. a study finds when young drivers have other people in the car they are less likely to reach for their cell phone or to not pay attention. drives between 16 and 21 were shown to be increasingly susceptible to distraction while driving alone. 95 percent of those surveyed admitted to talking on their phones while driving. they even posted to social media sites that e-mails and text, napped photos and watched videos while driving. >> there is good news this morning about summer gas prices, analysts say drivers can expect to pay less, according to a forecast by the u.s. government, prices for regular gas average $3.63 a gallon nation-wide this

summer, and six cent drop from last summer. $3.63 is more than today's average prices usually rise in the summer, the peak driving season. analysts can expect a break thanks to growth in oil production. these are not bay area prices, you can tell. on the way to work it was so windy with two or three hands on the steering wheel. and mike nicco is here to tell us about it. >> the winds will go only faster from 11:00 to 9:00 in the north bay mountains along the coast and the bay shoreline. as you are headed to the a's and astros, 7:05, dropping down to a chilly breezy 48 degrees by the end of the game. as far as our radar concern, nothing is going on around the state but there is potential for snow and higher old -- elevation

mountains. mid to upper 60's for sacramento, and 73 in fresno and a pretty dangerous situation in the san ramon valley. leyla gulen? >> absolutely, busy in the east bay, and we are checking the drive along 680 southbound, bump bump traffic from signature more valley road due to a multiple vehicle crash and southbound 680 four or five cars are involved and two lanes are blocked. really a very slow drive from danville to san ramon. we also have a dump truck fire burning along eastbound 580 beyond eden canyon road but most of the traffic is moving westbound into castro valley. we will keep you updated on that. and northbound 880 at broadway, the crash is over to the shoulder and traffic is starting to alleviate. >> a group of lawmakers tomorrow will unveil their proposed

immigration bill, by florida senator rubio putting millions in the united states illegally on a 13 year path to citizenship. it would require immigrants do pass a rigorous background check and pay fines and application fees to receive a permit and would toughen border security requirements. authorities in indonesia are struggling to remove a crashed jet that went into the sea off the resort island of bali. all people on the jet survived saturday's crash when the plane slammed in the water. the jet liner remains afloat but is too heavy to plan on floating. they want to protect the delicate coral reef below. >> volscian is -- a volcano is spewing ash east of mexico city.

it spewed over the weekend and the wins have been carrying the smoke over mexico city. authorities say there is no need for people to evacuate but they are monitoring the situation closely. >> i laugh because kristen has been practicing and perfected that brother numbersation. >> a strange site caught on camera, an angry goose waging war on a gorilla. this is taking things to the extreme, a massive gorilla running away from an angry goose in wichita, kansas. the gorilla is quickly backing away and some geese ended up in the end closure and they decided they did not want the gorilla around but you just don't mess with the canadian geese. >> coming up next, we have breaking news from the east bay. >> a shooting overnight leave as firefighter injured. we will have a live report from

the scene. >> the dreaded tax deadline is upon us, and you could be at greater risk for being audited just because you live in a particular part of the bay area. >> new at 6:00, pulling the plug on wi-fi, and golden gate transit is

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> now at 6:00, the family of a saratoga teen who committed suicide after an alleged sexual assault will make the first public statement today and what they are asking for. >> the search is on for the car burglar whose hit and injured a san jose police officer overnight. this morning we have new information on the officer's condition. >> new developments on the crisis on the korean peninsula this morning, a new message from the north. >> good morning, at 6:00, i am kira klapper, here for eric

thomas. >> i am kristen sze. >> nice to you have. the winds are really blowing. >> mike nicco says they will be here all day. >> getting worse in the afternoon and evening. live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry after sprinkles overnight and north bay valley, the coast, and the wind advisory from 11:00 to 9:00 this evening for sustained winds at 20 to 30 miles per hour from the northwest gusting up to 45 miles per hour. we will breakdown today, around the bay the next 12 hours 47 degrees, fading clouds, in the upper 50's to low 60's mostly sunny and windy afternoon. inland, starting off in the mid-40's, brighter and sunny with temperatures in the upper 50's to mid-60's and the fastest wins along the coast, so a blustery days with highs in the mid-50's. leyla gulen has the commute. >> good morning, at 6:01.

a crash involving four or five cars southbound 680 before the canyon backed up solid from sycamore drive. the traffic is 33 miles per hour approaching that area and sluggish through that crash. we will keep you updated on that. you can get the exclusive waze app at apple app and google play the bray bridge toll plaza is backing up with the sun rising ever-so-slightly. kristen and kira klapper? >> breaking news from the east bay where a firefighter was shot while responding to a call in berkeley. abc7 news reporter core knell bernard is live at the scene. >> this story is still