>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. the washington state government makes an emergency proclamation after a bridge collapses dumps several vehicles into the river with costs for repair at $15 million. and the oversized truck believed to have triggered the collapse. >> the federal investigators have begun their work.

>> our reporter has the latest on this story. >> it was a sudden and clone break that rerouted i-5. four lanes of the highway plunged 120' toss, two cars and three people into the frigid waters. >> i hit the brakes and the waste the trailer and went off with the bridge. >> caught in a cage of mangled steel beams, victims climbed on to the cars. one man scrambled to save his wife. i unbuckled her and it was belly deep with water in the truck. i managed to get the driver door somewhat opened. >> power boats and helicopters raced to rescue survivors. after an overnight search, authorities said they were relieved no one died. >> we are very happy it appears there have not been fatalities. >> police say a semi truck with

oversized load struck one of the beams, possibly triggering the cop lapse but the able and design of the bridge could also be factors the it is an old are bridge that is in need of con taint maintenance and repair. >> one in nine american bridges is rated structurally deficient. this accident is a reminder of the crumbling infrastructure. a team investigators from the national transportation safety board will be arriving on the scene to launch a null investigation into what happened, with the state figuring out a way to rebuild this bridge. >> can google map -- google maps is already reflecting the maps on their mapping surface of interstate 5, with a gap on left, there, of the orange line that much of could down where the bridge normally crossed the river. this appears to be the first major bridge collapse since

minneapolis six years ago on august 2, 2007, the interstate 35 mississippi river bridge collapsed more than 100 cars plunged into the water dug the height of the evening rush hour in might be an police and 13 were killed and 145 others were injured. it was found that design error led to the failure. >>the washington state come collapse raised new questions of the safety of bay area bridges, both in terms of how they are built and how they used. our reporter talked with experts and joins us live from emeryville. katie? >> i talked with two bay area experts this morning, one an engineer and professor at uc berkeley, and he says that this accident was 100 percent the truck driver's fault but infrastructure analysts says that the bridge well should be able to handle something like this. >> drivers crossing the current span of the bay bridge are traveling the same kind of structure that collapsed in washington. >> the type of bridge they have is a steel structure built in

the 50's with i bars that are not use asked we have a lot of the bridges throughout the united states, even the old bay bridge is one. we are replacing it right now. >> the bay bridge is deficient for seismic reasons, infrastructure analysts says that it is safe if every day travel. the bridge in washington is functionally obsolete meaning the design is outdated but when an oversized truck hit it a large section came crashing down taking three people with it. he says some blame highs with the truck driver but not all of it. >> trucks hit bridges all the time. bridges need to be resilient to handle this the. >> what if they can't? the american society of civil engineers gives the country's overall infrastructure a "d" and the bridges a "c" can says the bay area is better off than most. >> we have done a major of the to build new benicia and carquinez bridge and updated

richmond and san rafael bridge with a lot of effort put into bridge building and maintenance so as states go, we are probably one of the better in the country but when you have a nationke caf this. >> the professor offers a solution that he says all bridges should have a clearance ball like when you enter a parking garage in your car and says that would keep oversized trucks off bridges altogether and called it a simple and efficient solution. >> we first brought you news of the washington state bridge collapsed after 7:30 on twitter, and we have continuing coverage and other breaking news as it happens on air and online and follow us on twitter. >> a murder suspect with ties to the bay area made the first court appearance this morning in the killings of the uncle aunt and cousins in the czech republic. the 21-year-old was dedetained

at washington dulles overnight wanted for killing four relatives in burno and think he stabbed the victims and tried to burn the bodies in the basement. he say hometown is palo alto but lived in san carlos and moved to near sacramento. officials are looking to extradict him to the czech republic. >> and the northern california earthquake the ground is still shaking from the aftershocks. the 5.7 earthquake hit last night two hours eve of redding. and we are live at headquarters in menlo park with more. matt? >> the scientists say the possibility of an after shock, 5.0 are larger is at 20 percent while the possibility of an earthquake larger than last night's 5.7 earthquake is at 10 percent. surveillance video captureed

five mills from the epi center shows how much shaking took place at 8:45. people in this area are not used to earthquakes this big. >> it sounded like a plane was crashing. >> check out these photos from people in the area, it made a mess at the holiday market in chester and damage add water tank that supplies hundreds of homes and knocked out power to 600 customers at the lake and was felt as far away as civilian and oregon and nevada. our reporter was 145 miles away from the center in action machine to and felt the earthquake. >> the house started shifting, rocking back-and-forth, for about five or ten seconds. >> after shocks with the biggest 4.9 at 1:00 o'clock this morning. a scientist said the behavior of the 5.7 over the past 14 hours is typical for california

earthquakes and people living in the region should be prepared for more shaking. >> for this sequence, people up there will be feeling the 3's and 4's the next week. >> i just checked the website that shows there have been 50 after shocks since the main earthquake last night with the most recent coming in the last half hour at 2.8. >> thank you. there have been multiple after shocks after an 8.2 earthquake hit russia last night. it was centered in a sea near the pacific coast and was felt as far as now 4,000 miles away. this morning, there was a 6.8 after shock but no reports of any significant damage or injuries. >> are you ready for an emergency in we posted guidelines for stocking your emergency kit and developing an emergency plan if your family at abc7news.com on the top of the home page.

>> if you are getting away this holiday weekend you will not be alone, ahead, the number of people expected to hit the roads starting today and how much you may be paying for gas and hotel rooms. >> a new decision from bart on whether bicyclists can board trains no matter what type of

>> oklahoma governor will sign a $45 million disaster relief bill into law today that will funnel

aid to communities hit hardest by the tornado that killed 24. the state incident is already taking place to protect victims from fraud. officials are the working on re-establishing mail delivery which was halted after the city's main post office was damaged. president obama plans to visit the region on sunday. >> starting tonight, bay area police departments will put extra officers on the street to catch drunk drivers this memorial day holiday weekend. the c.h.p. and other departments will have extra officers patrolling from 7:00 tonight until 3:00 in the morning and the san francisco police department is planning d.w.i. checkpoints for the same time tomorrow night. police say if you have been drinking do not get behind the wheel but use a designated driver. >> let the memorial day travel rush begin, 31.2 million will hit the roads this week, and aaa says that is the same number as last year. no big changes when it comes to gas prices either, $3.66 is a

gallon is the average, but more in the bay area and more for a hotel if you planning to travel this summer, about $112 a night 4.4 percent increase, and a survey shows 208 million are planning to fly, up 1 percent from last year, and amtrak says it expects to meet or exceed the 8.3 million it carried last summer. >> and bicycles are allowed on bart trains starting in july during commute hours. embarcardero station in san francisco a bicyclist is going on board. last night the board voted in favor of allowing bicycles on trains during rush hour. it is part of a five month experiment to see what impact it will have on passenger. a trial in march went well. bart directors say that wasn't enough time and they want to see how it goes during the five month trial before deciding whether to keep it permanent. >> our meteorologist is ahead with our memorial weekend

forecast. >> we have our minds on santa cruz, right near the boardwalk, this is as bright as it gets at the beach this holiday we, progressive clouds will get thicker and thicker through the weekend and that means rain on monday with an update on when it gets here. >> plus, a shining growing symbol of life, evening near has made a unique engagement ring for his fiance that changes when he is near. >> the overnight offer disney is making to people who visit

>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> happening this weekend an incredibly rare apple computer will be auctioned off in germany. this is the apple 1, built by apple cofounder in 1976, the year that the cupertino giant was founded and it was autographed by him in the 70's and it sold for $666 and today it is worth a lot more, maybe

hundred times more possibly fetching $40,000 at auction. there were only 50 of them thought to exist today. >> this is rare, a bay area man has a new way do show his sweetheart that she really lights up his life. he created a special engagement ring for his fiance that lights up when three is around. the 36-year-old, a san francisco engineer, spent five months before giving it to his fiance. she was so excited she didn't let him finish the proposal speech and has to wear a transmitter arm band to make the ring lead up but he says it can be tucked under his jacket which is important because under the wedding tux, what a way to show off to friends, right? >> he has set the bar high. >> holiday weekend, how is the weather? >> or set it low. temperatures are regressing, the weather will get possibly wet by

monday, our best days are right now, and they will progressively get cooler, a little more cloudy and live doppler 7 hd will track rain on monday. right now, tracking clear conditions outside, and a little more moisture out there than yesterday so the haze is thicker but that is all it is, is moisture, no need to worry about "spare the air", and if you kickoff early on a friday before a three day weekend and 1:00 o'clock to 9:00, west winds blowing at 15- to 25-knots across san francisco bay and in the delta communities, gusts up to 30 or people, and you can see the areas shaded at the coast, and that is a small craft advisory for winds at 20 do 30 knots and that lasted through saturday until 11:00 in the evening. yesterday, they had it into 3:00 in the morning so it will be choppy. at&t park, the boys back after a day off and will take on the rockies. sunshine today. not quite so breezy as it has been. it will be cooler this holiday weekend, and chance of rain on monday and lingering into

tuesday. so the unofficial kickoff to summer is not going to feel like it in the bay area. here is why, this system being blocked by the high, which will keep us dry, for now, but watch as the system rounds the top of it, and goes up in to canada and grabs this moisture can cooler weather and puts it in our neighborhood on monday morning in the form of drizzle and light rain at the coast. as we head through the afternoon hours, that is when we will get a better chance of light rain spreading across, the earlier you can be outside the more likely you are going to be dry after the morning drizzle fades. today, no need to worry, sunshine, santa cruz at 71 today. 58 at half moon bay, and 62 in san francisco, and mid to upper 60's around the bay shore and low-to-mid 70's inland. if you are headed to the game, the rockies are in town for a three game set, 58 degrees -- either a three or four game -- 5

4 degrees and at&t park will be sunny until 8:20. here is what is going on right now through tomorrow morning, can you see the clouds gathering along the coast and temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. if you are headed to tahoe look at lack of snow up there, it is getting green are by the moment, mostly sunny tomorrow, clouds will gather and cooler on sunday and also a chance of rain there and if you are headed to los angeles, maybe disney, they are open a lot now. saturday and sunday, and monday, morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and about 69 degrees. a three-game set according to kristen who has confirmed it. monday is five- to ten-degrees cooler-than-average, and tuesday we are still cool but wednesday and thursday, we will start to see a little more sunshine and a little warmer weather. >> anything for baseball buddy, with perfect pet coming up. >> beautiful dog coming up. >> a 24 hour marathon at disney

to kickoff the summer season. you looking live at disney world resort in florida where a new fantasy land is opened and on the west coast, park guests lined up before dawn waiting 6:00 a.m. opening of disney and you can catch a new live show of music and knowledge maic, the parent company of abc7 news. we have a cutie joining us today in ""purr-fect" pet." >> a great show in store, a pit bull is single and ready to mingle and we talk about being a single mom and why it is so hard to find a

on "katie" fun with pit bull and real life action heroes with disney set becomi a crime scene. the new fee at&t is adding to cell phone bills. is there any way you can avoid paying it? that coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 and 5:00. >> right now, time for friday's perfect pet. >> hike is back with a new friend. >> how are you, lynn from the humane society? >> this guy, francis and he lived with a person who was disailed so he is very good with wheelchairs and with anyone that is a point of interest, great with people, just a love. a love. he thinks he is a poodle, he will be in your lap if you let

him. he is a really gentle giant. he is a senior, he is 7 1/2. also, to bring up to you on june 15, we are having saturday or sunday, saturday, june 15, 50 percent off all our senior pets especially dogs and cats, and anyone over 7 is 50 percent off. we are still having our no fee for chihuahuas because we have a lot of chihuahuas. >> you have everyone, whether you want a small, a large dog, or whatever. any unusual animals you have right now? >> actually, yes, we have bees. a wonderful facility for children, educational association they come in and they are taught about bees and there is a circle where all bees go in to the queen. it is kind interesting.

they should come in and see that. that is interesting. we have a lot of wildlife. >> no matter what you are looking for check out the peninsula humane society or june 15th a nice guy like francis, a senior dog. so, call 650-340-7022. >> can't mess up the hair! >> from all of us thanks for joining us.

[drama ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hey. [cheers and applause] hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. we are kicking today's show off with a real thrill seeker. she's a flight attendant who loves jumping out of planes. from mckeesport, pennsylvania, please welcome francine waskowicz. hey, francine. [cheers and applause] >> hi, meredith. >> now, i'm a chicken, so i'm always curious as to what makes. what is it you get out of it? >> the thing is, first of all, you can't have too much fear, which i don't, so i love the experience of jumping out of a plane. it's like you feel like--with the free fall, you just feel like your soul is leaving your body. body. >> have you ever done it during a flight as a flight attendant?