business as usual today. yesterday was quite a surprise when chief jordan announce the he would be stepping down as chief oakland's police department. the announcement came a week after a federal overseer issued a report critical of the department leadership but jordan said this has nothing to do with the report but is stepping down because of a health issue. >> i was never forced out. i was talking to my physician for quite some time. >> i hope you hear my true affection for the chief and best wishes. >> the mayor announced the temporary successor as a press conference yesterday, a veteran at the oakland police department. he is the interim chief and she will launch a national search for the new chief.

>> thank you. you can see our entire interview with howard jordan on our website at abc7news.com. it is 4:31. a former cleveland school bus driver suspected of keeping three women captive for the past decade has the first court appearance. the 52-year-old ariel castro is charged with kidnapping and rape. two of the kidnapping victims, amanda berry and gina dejesus are waking up at home after being reunited with their families. a third victim, michelle knight, remains hospitalized. knight suffered several miscarriages due to alleged abuse at hands of castro. it is believed the women were bound with ropes and chains an only allowed outside device in 10 years and berry made a daring escape. >> she saw an opportunity, something clicked and she took that opportunity. she is the true hero. >> the women now in their 20's

and 30's vanished separately between 2002 and 2004. they were 14, 15, and 20. investigators say they do not believe was tremendous' two brothers were involved in the captivity but they still being held on other charges. >> developing news in california, residents of a small town are sheltering in homes while deputies seven for a suspect that killed his wife and two young daughters. the sheriff deputies found the 45-year-old miller's pickup truth. he shot and killed his wife, and eight and four-year-old daughters on tuesday in share home half an hour east of this area, with no word on a motive. >> in hayward police are searching for a man who officers say forced this tomorrow shoot at him. witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun leaving the hayward bart station yesterday

afternoon. sky 7 was overhead as officers swarmed the area and an officer spotted the suspect near dmv open jackson street and investigators say he pointed a gun at the officer. the officer fired a shot but did not hit him. police searched for three hours and evacuated several businesses but have not found the man. >> police have broken up the most sophisticated identity theft rings they have seen. police with help from the secret service arrested these three people. they created fake driver's licenses credit cards and money and checks, and one man was ripped off for $100,000 after his checkbook was stolen. police say they are still looking for two "persons of interest" in the case. >> police are investigating whether there are additional crimes related to a peeping and burglary suspect. the 38-year-old guzman is facing charges for two burglaries. he stole items while the people

inside were sleeping both times. last week, officers say they found a pair of women's underwear on the roof of a home and they say it had been taken from a laundry basket in the garage and had his fingerprints. detectives are asking the public to provide any additional information on burglaries guzman may have kid mitted. >> this morning, abc7 news will get a closeup look while caltran tests the rods installed on the new eastern span of the bay bridge and some rods have cracked when they were tightened. the testing is a day after they revealed the cost to repair broken beaumonts could hit $10 million. adding steel saddles to the support will fix the problems and the bolts are designed to keep the bridge safe during earthquake. caltran says it is not sure if the bridge will still open on labor day. >> today, bart staff will present directors with results of a new survey saying that passengers are more accepting of bicycles on trains. last month, bart test add

week-long pilot program allowing bicycles on the train around the clock. 84 percent of passengers surveyed say the bicycles had no impact on the decision to ride bart. 75 percent say it had little or no affect on the trip leading a change in current policy banning bicycles on most trains during commute hours. >> expect to see and chair the road with lots of bicyclists today because it is "bike to work day." for the first time there is an effort to count them using a bicycle counter on market street between 9th and 10th. the mayor and san francisco supervisors are among the first counted at 6:30, 500 people were go from 24th bart to google headquarters and the san francisco boehnerry has free rides to bicyclists today. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has a live report in 30 minutes. >> right now, a revised land for a new waterfront arena for the

warriors is presented to the san francisco planning commission today. a supervisor's committee got to see the latest refinements to the arena proposal on monday. the plan reduces the height of the arena, pulls it back from the by, and adds more open space. the architect says it is in response to community concerns. opponents say the changes should trigger a re-do of the entire environmental review process. the warriors hope to on the arena on pier 30 and 32 by 2017. warriors fans got their faith returned after they beat the spurs last night, again building up a big lead in san antonio with thompson making 7 of eight three's, and warriors were up by 20 points but the spurs made a run in the 4th as in game one and got within six points but this time the warriors held on. steph curry hits with two minutes left and the warriors

even the series at one game appease ending a 30-game losing streak in san antonio. now they shift for for a game here. the first win in san tomorrow since during the duncan period, 1997. >> boy, that is a long time to week. >> you were 13, right? >> telephone. -- 12. >> how does the weather look if bikers? >> not as much drizzle as yesterday but we are starting off cloudy and mild and 49 in los altos, a cooler spot to the south and 51 in allen rock and san jose is 54 with santa clara and cupertino and sunnyvale is 55 and campbell and los gatos and 53 in saratoga. our temperatures are in the 50's right now and lafayette at 52 and san ramon at 53. newark anded with wood and alameda at 54 cooler in the

north bay with mid-to-upper 40's for calistoga toward bodega bay. from mount tamalpais this morning a few breaks in the clouds but we will start off with a gray day. we will get faster sunshine with temperatures from two to six degrees warmer than they were yesterday. we are in the 40's and 50's through 7:00 away from the coast we will be in the low-to-mid 60's at noon and mid-60's around the bay to low 70's. if you have evening plans, 60 degrees an the bay and 64 inland. the weekend shows the biggest jump in temperatures great friday to saturday we will hang out in the mid 80's this weekend away from our bay area where we will sit in the upper 70's. >> good thursday morning to you, mike, and as we take a picture of the golden gate bridge you can see in the northbound direction we do have some lanes blocked off and we have the caltran officers directing track so some lanes are blocked out of

san francisco to marin county with construction southbound from sir friend sis trick to the waldo tunnel. walk out for that and remembers slow if the cone zone. in san bruno, southbound 101 to westbound 380, closed until 5:00 a.m. san francisco, the 7th street on ramp re-opens at 5:00, as well. >> thank you. >> congress begins the first hearings this morning on the boston marathon bombings. next, what the city's police chief says needs to be done to prevent future attacks. >> the 49ers' new home has an official name. for the stadium. >> six numbers is all that stands between you and a powerball fortune and

>> welcome back, today boston

police commissioner will visited capitol hill to urge the federal government to tighten security around big public events like the boston marathon with the first congressional hearing on the boston bombings. the commissioner davis plans to testify that there should be more undercover officers and surveillance cameras. surveillance video from a restaurant near the boston explosion helped identify the two bombing suspects. >> the majority of americans are in support of gay rights. the poll find as huge backing for professional basketball player jason collins with 68 percent of americans supporting his decision to come out. the nba center publicly announced his sexual orientation last month. the poll also finds that 63 percent support the boy scouts plan to admit gay members while 55 percent support same-sex marriage. >> if you use the golden gate bridge to get out of san francisco late at night, brace yourself for delays the next few

weeks. starting tuesday crews will tear down the last segment of the old doyle drive approach doing the work over the highway one connection to highway 101 and crews will take down the elevator roadway piece by piece. >> we have again through and removed the concrete deck. now they are taking apart the steel section. >> the work will cause road closures for three weeks starting tuesday. northbound one will be shut down each night from midnight to 4:00 a.m. starting at lake street. traffic is rerouteed along geary to van ness and lombard. >> the san francisco 49ers have a deal and levi's have secured naming rights for the new stadium in santa clara. that relationship seems like it fits like a good pair of...jeans

>> can't wait until the very first game and levi stadium. [ applause ] >> 49er jerseys fit perfectly with levi, the $1.2 billion stadium in santa clara will have the name "levi" stadium as part after $220 million deal. >> it wasn't just finding someone to put their name on the stadium but to find "the right fit." the largest single deal for naming rights in the nfl. that money is important because it will help pay off the stadium and keep our promise that there will be no public funds used. >> the deal joins two local icons: levi's is san francisco's oldest company that started manufacturing for the original 49ers in the gold rush. >> games are streamed around the world, the super bowl is seen around the world so naming the stadium and all the media value that comes with it makes great business sense.

>> 49er fans seem to like the connection. >> it is nice they have a company just down the street sponsoring them rather than a company that we might be too familiar with. >> the city of santa clara stadium authority must sometime approve the name on thursday but it is a continue deal if what some call "the field of jeans." >> powerball fever will heat up here in california. saturday night's jackpot is estimated at $270 million after no one picked all six numbers last night. it will be the largest jackpot since powerball started in california last month. here are the winning numbers: 21, 22, 26, 30, 57, 27. those are the numbers you should have pick. each cost $2, a dollar more than mega millions with $154 million

jackpot tomorrow night. >> personal failing but i will back at it on saturday. >> levi stadium, if you wear them... >> amazing! mike, will they go higher? your numbers? >> you may have to change to your shorts. good morning, everyone. i am sure levi's has something to wear with this changing weather. you do not need the umbrella today, it is quiet with drizzle less likely this morning. we are looking at warmer temperatures this afternoon. clouds return but it will be cool overnight and the warmest day is this week for mom. you can seen has clouds this morning. it will be thicker through 9:00.

look how quickly it moves from the east bay valley to santa clara valley and a few pockets of cloud cover law the golden gate bridge at noon but at 2:00 it will be back at the coast. with the clouds fading faster, it equals warmer temperatures today. in the south bay, we will show you what is going on, 73 in san francisco, los gatos and morgan hill, warmer at 75, santa clara and cupertino, 70 to 72 and mid-60's to upper 60's san mateo, and at the coast, a cool day upper 50's. low 60's around downtown and south san francisco. sausalito is 63. a jump to 69 in san rafael. low-to-mid 70's for the north bay valley. at the bones, it will be cool today with upper 50's. mid-60's to near 70 along the east bay shore with oakland and newark and richmond around 67.

headed inland we will have mid-70's from 73 at san ramon and pleasanton to antioch at 76. braves here for four-game set at 7:15 today at at&t park and 60 degrees dropping to 54. tonight, under clouds and upper 40's in the north bay. the rest of us are in the low-to-mid 50's. the seven-day outlook shows tomorrow we jump a couple of degrees and the biggest jump is friday to saturday, mid-80's saturday, sunday, monday inland and upper 70's around the bay and temperatures are still warmer-than-average on tuesday and wednesday next week. leyla gulen? >> good morning, mike. this is the drive across the san mateo bridge and you can see we have had traffic but it is moving well from hayward to foster city and at the high-rise, it is still at full steam ahead in the westbound direction and eastbound traffic is lock nice and clear and we head to the bay bridge toll

plaza hardly any cars so maybe they are all staying home on this friday. it looks decent and you are going to continue the nice drive into san francisco away from the island. we started off quiet but now we have a three-car wreck along 580 coming up on in this area with two cars in the median and one in the center lane, so far, so good, but a little bit of slow down in the area. >> this morning, senators work out the details of an immigration reform bill with elements each party wants included. the senate judiciary committee is considering dramatic changes in the immigration system by sorting through 300 proposed amendments. issues range from board security and workplace enforcement to creating a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living illegal in the united states. republicans are pushing for changes that democrats say could jeopardize the bipartisan

agreement. the committee is expected to take two weeks to come up with details. >> uproar over facebook that denigrated women in the marines, including images of a woman in uniform with a caption "she burned the bacon only once." san mateo congresswoman complained to the pentagon when she helped. the pentagon admits it knew of the facebook page for years, and it is an example of the military blind eye toward sexual harassment. no word who created the page and facebook routinely moves pages that bully or harass people. >> two fisher man are malnourished but okay after surviving almost four weeks adrift in the pacific ocean. they say the engine died on the boat and countried swept them out 420 miles arm from hair home island in the south pacific. they lived on raw fish, rain, and seawater but the salt could have killed them. as home was running out a

fishing boat baseed in samoa, spotted and rescued them. >> the death toll in the building in bengladesh has hit 900 people. the eight-story building come licensed two weeks ago, and they fouled 2,500 survivors from the rubble. >> coming up, a helicopter on a photography flight in hawaii make as headline grabbing photo itself. >> big milestone for san jose's famous falcon chicks, the new names they

>> three falcon chicks hatched on san jose city hall have names all three are males and should be learning to fly soon. volunteers will keep close watch on the babies chicks. comet is nominated by a first

grader at hayes elementary school. o'ryan nominated by a third grader at willow glenn. and striker, nominateed by lauren and kathleen from holly hockey. striker already attempted to fly or may have been blown off his porch on sunday, we are not sure which but he was found on 5th and he is okay and back home this morning. >> name like striker you would expect him to fly early. >> back to work day. >> as long as it is not "striker" from "airplane." >> i have good news if you suffer from allergies. our air quality, trees are high, the grass is dropped to moderate levels and ragweed and mold and ozone are at safe levels. wind is becoming toward us again so we will have a few showers in the mountains like yesterday, 68

in tahoe and 76 in yosemite, and central valley, mid to upper 80's and 60 in monterey with a breeze and 66 in san diego and 71 in los angeles and scattered showers around the higher elevations of palm spring. safe travels. >> this is the drive from pleasant hill to walnut creek along 680 in the southbound direction, the tail lights headed southbound and use make it to highway 24, it is locking decent and the northbound direction the headlights are scant and far between and as we head to the drive along 580 this is where we have a crash in livermore if you are traveling along this area, we have three cars out there and pretty backed up use make the drive in the westbound direction. we have this construction project until 5:00 a.m., with one lane blocked eastbound direction along the richmond san rafael bridge. >> a driver is in custody this morning after police chase in marin county that ended in a

crash with a school bus. the scene is southbound highway 101 yesterday afternoon. the highway patrol tried to stop a vehicle and the car hit a bus. the impact was so strong it caused the bus to spin. there were no children on the bus and the bus driver was not hurt. >> passengers are recovering after the chopper they were in crashed. a helicopter crashed on a busy street in honolulu. no one was seriously hurt. a witness put this video on youtube. the helicopter was on a photography light and lost power. it crashed upside down on top of a car which is why the rotor is bent. this happened outside a fire station so emergency responders were at the crash site in seconds. >> wrigley is taking a new caffeine gum off the market while the food and drug administration investigates the safety of added caffeine. the company says it stops sales

of the gum out of respect for the agency. the f.d.a. began investigating added caffeine in foods as wrigley rolled out the gum last month. a stick contains the equivalent of half a cup of coffee. >> next at 5:00 a.m., disturbing details emerge in the cleveland kidnapping case. we are learning of a confrontation between police and the man accused of holding three women as slaves. >> federal government cut becomes hit home with hundreds of jobs on the line at a major research. laboratory in the east bay. >> time to ditch the car and use the pedal power and bike to work day. we will tell you all about it next.

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, good morning on thursday, at 5:00 a.m. thank you for joining us on "bike to work" day. >> for the bicyclists how is the weather? >> good news. off to a great start but dry start on live doppler 7 hd as you can see. temperatures are mild in the morning. mostly in the 50's. in the afternoon, we will see sunshine and highs start climbing. 59 to 7 inland and 61 in san francisco to 73 in san jose and the coast is sunny and around 60 degrees. now the commute. leyla gulen? >> in livermore, we have a