good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> some light rain, and showers, dampening outdoor holiday activities this, is what it looked like this afternoon. >> here is what it looks like right now from our camera. do you remember the old tv show "dark shadows"? that is what it looks like across the bay here. not the memorial day we're hoping for. >> you're right. partly to mostly dreary memorial day.

here is a live view of the moisture moving through the bay area now. spotty dridz yil around the bay area as you can see. there are damp spots to the north bay first. moisture moving in. from san francisco south ward down to the santa cruz we can see patches of moisture moving in. no significant rain. here is a live view looking at the bay bridge and readings around the bay area. 53 degrees. 55 in half moon bay. a live view of downtown san jose, cloudy skies there. spotty sprinkles around san jose a little bit. 64 in napa. 65 in livermore. and this is a forecast looking back towards san francisco from our east bay camera.

looks dreary from these angle with low, dark clouds lurking near the coast. we'll continue to see light scattered showers with temperatures from mid-50s. during early morning hours still lingering temperatures from 51 to 59. milder into afternoon and sunnier into the bay. clouds will linger at the coast tomorrow. later in the week is a different weather picture. >> thank you, spencer. >> president obama placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at and mr. obama says we should never forget the u.s. is still at war. >> memorial day i stood here and spoke about how for the

first time in nine years americans were no longer fighting and dying in iraq. this time next year we'll mark the final memorial day of our war in afghanistan. >> the president also spent part of the day visiting graves with u.s. service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> in the east bay first crosses went up seven years ago during the heat of the we'll be right back. -- war with iraq. >> with the war in afghanistan and our involvement diminishing what does the future hold for the crosses of lay fa yet? >> well, the crosses have been a fixture since 2006. during that time, they have survived vandalism and the death of the property owner who was a big supporter of the effort. now, the founder is drawing a new plan for this land.

once a beacon of controversy, they're now largely accepted in a community that initially had a hard time embracing them, this city councilman remembers well the passion stird but the crosses. >> there were military family who's looked not supportive but an equal number of military families who said people are not paying attention to all of the people dying over there. >> we get people expressing anger towards this. >> the founder says the crosses have been accepted and recognized as sacrifices made. >> most people should be accepting of the crosses and few realize our hearts under the right place. >> lay fayette's carey brooks brought her young girls out for memorial day. >> i wanted to bring them out to give them an understanding of what memorial day is about

and what each cross represents. >> now that the wars are winding down, heaton has a new vision for the future of the hillside. with, or without the crosses. >> we've been considering the possibility of building housing up at the top of the hill so when we're focusing in on now is a recovery center and housing. >> and there are many options and we'll have more for you at 6:00 and we'll hear from the retired general who lives in lay fayette. he told us his opinion of this mel yil changed dramatically over the years. >> laura, we'll see you then, thanks. >> bag pipes and an army band led the commemoration in the presidio today.

it was windy and foggy for the service honoring those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. mayor ed lee and several military leaders spoke to the crowd this, ceremony paid tr veterans who fought in the korean war and world war ii. >> in san jose a buddhist prayer. military families and veterans joined to observe memorial day at oak hill military park join wid bilocal boy and girl scouts who placed 3600 memorial plag flags at the headstones. >> services including speeches and rendition of "america the beautiful". after the ceremony visitors guided through the remodeled civil war section and shown graifz of some buried there. >> coming up at 4:30 we'll take awe long as police go on

their memorial day ride to pay honor to-to-fallen officers and how the giants and a's paid special tribute to american service men and women. >> holiday tragedy today in colma. three people died in a crash around 7:30 in morning. all three people died inside of a green 19 90sed whoel ford mustang. the car nearly split in half after colliding with a honda. a fourth person, paul diaz left the crash scene then turned himself into police this afternoon. >> he was associated with the vehicle. >> with this one? >> yes. >> was he driving? >> at this time i can't, very no information to release. >> the coroner identified the victims. all three lived in daily city. >> a bay area burlesque troop

plans to go ahead with a show deej zpits the death of one of it's stars in a fatal crash. sarah klein died yesterday when a car being driven by her husband was hit by a party bus. authorities say their car lost control and hit the center divide near the broadway exit, then spun around, facing oncoming traffic. that is when the party bus hit the car. officials say klein and her husband had been drinking. eight people on the bus suffered minor injuries. >> in san jose, police investigating two weekend shooting that's left three people dead. >> the first one happened yesterday. police say the victims were teenagers between 15 and 17. hours later a man was shot to death on heys avenue. >> matt keller with that

shooting. >> christopher was in his apartment on hays avenue just after 10:00 when he heard a quick argument then three gunshots. he ran across the street to find a 21-year-old man dying on the sidewalk from a gunshot wound. >> i asked him do you believe in god? he said yes. he was convulsing and blood coming out of his nose, mouth. just going in and out of consciousness. then, he woke up and said i have a daughter, started convulsing more, then, he died. >> police investigating what led up to the shooting. officers were hoping good samaritan could give clue autos they wanted to know if i asked who will kiled him. i didn't think to ask him who shot you. i just was worried if he believed in god or not. >> the violence started about four hours earlier two. teen-aged boys shot behind a shopping center at about 6:30 last night. one victim died at the scene.

the other at the hospital. police believe two victims are 15 and 17 years old. officers hope to track down a bicyclist seen speeding out of this area. >> hispanic male, younger. on a bmx bicycle. that is a person of interest. >> these are the 17th, 18th and 19th homicides in san jose. police are investigate wlg they're related. >> happening now in new york city authorities have shut down the brooklyn bridge they found an abandoned vehicle about an hour ago. the bomb squad got geared up to check it out. we saw a bomb-sniffing dog there just minutes ago. they found anything dangerous but the bridge is still shult down at this hour, we'll follow latest developments in this newscast as well as on

twitter. >> in washington state cruise working to clear cars and gerters from the skagit river. the loss means u.s. shippers. the collapsed section must be removed and inpekted before repairs can begin. security cameras captured the oversized truck striking a gerter. >> still ahead former beatle paul mccartney visits tennessee leaving a personal gift for elvis. >> looking at a plot to low blow up a high school. the deadly arsenal and plan for teen had. >> then at 4:30 an larming wake up call for vacationing passengers. what one cruise company is doing after a fire. >> and michael finney will answer your questions live a

little later. >> at 4:12 won't it be nice if this were the afternoon commute every day? >> nearly never looks like this. >> one of the routes that is heavier going back towards 101 south f you're making your way back towards the east bay it's a glorious drive. stay with us.

an oregon high school student will make a court

appearance on accusations he was plotting a deadly assault on his school. police say the 17-year-old wanted to cause more devastation than we saw at columbine high school. abc news reporter has more. >> authorities in oregon say this young man, a 17-year-old, seen near his facebook picture was on a deadly mission to blow up his high school. >> the goal to model the come lum bin shootings with some adjustments that would make it a greater success. >> a frightening thought considering 12 students and a teacher were killed in 1999. fortunately place say they were tipped off by a 911 call saying there was going to be an attack. friday, the bomb squad searched his mother's house, inside, they found pipe bombs, bombs made from drain cleaner, homemade napalm and molotov to

have cocktail autos manufacturing device that's would have been capable of causing injury and death. >> i'd say hi to him because it was like, i should probably talk to this kid make sure he feels okay. >> this morning a former profiler said that is the typical description of a young mass murderer. >> so the key is communication between school management and the students is critical. so they feel okay to step forward thoorts have not released motive but found a check list and time line modeled after columbine. accord is due in court tomorrow, expected to be charged as an adult with attempted aggravated murder. >> a bomb shell accusation brought a new scandal to rutgers university. rutgers hired jowlly herman as the new athletic director.

she was brought in after rice was fired. now, herman is facing serious accusations she abused players while coaching volleyball 16 years ago at university of tennessee. >> so r like saying we're stupid not letting us shower or eat. it was no longer worth a scholarship or playing volleyball. we didn't care what happened. we could no longer play under those circumstances. >> the new jersey governor will talk to rutgers about allegations. herman denies them saying she's not considering resigning and did acknowledge she was an intense coach and may have made mistakes but believes she is qualified for the job. >> wow. >> as forecasted gloom arrives in time for the holiday.

>> yes. sorry to see the gloom. >> right. >> this, here it's been a dreary looking memorial day. scattered areas of light moisture. looking south ward now spring moving in. the patch of spring yelz moving out over the bay. at the moment no rainfall is occurring. it does look dreary in this live view from downtown looking east towards san francisco. this is a look at forecast features tonight. spotty showers and turning sunny by afternoon. we'll have a big warm up by week's end.

movement of a cold front brought us light sprinkles and showers today. is and some lingering now there. is a little bit of moisture behind the front so starting at 7:00 this evening. we'll see some light sprinkles developing and continuing by 5:00 in the morning beginning at rush hour we might see an area of showers down near san jose. looks like most of the area will be cloudy but probably not wet. maybe damp spots here and there. skies clearing from the coast to inland. it will be mild overnight tonight. will be mild with clouds hanging around. tomorrow in the south bay and in san jose upper 60s to low

60s on the coast downtown san francisco 6 degrees tomorrow. 60 in the sunset district. north bay, we'll see low to mid-70s from santa rosa to napa. and at concord 76 and fairfield here is the accu-weather forecast. look at the big warm up at week's end. thursday, low 80s inland friday, low 90s inland. upper 80s around the bay and up to 70s on the coast. we'll see temperatures near 90 degrees inland sunday then a cool down next monday. so more seasonal type conditions coming our way into next weekend. too bad we can't move into next monday. >> yes. right. >> thank you. >> up next ben afleck is a guest speaker at brown university.

but not because he's a celebrity. we'll tell but honors coming up. >> and where will the art be

paul mccartney left his personal guitar pick on

elvis's grave during the first ever advisit to graceland. the caption says he dropped the pick on the grave so elvis can play in heaven. the exbeatle performing in memphis headlining in golden gate park in august. >> a kad my ward winning actor ben afleck received one of six honorary doctorate degrees from brown university. >> afleck now has a doctor of fine arts degree. he says his daughter was confused when learning about this honor. >> i told them what's happening. my daughter is seven and she said why are you doing that, dad? you went to no classes and did no home work. >> very good point. >> ajoked he's now surpassed

for higher education. >> speaking of movies a historic holiday weekend at the box office. "fast and furious 6". great. stars taking a moment to celebrate the service men and women is meant to honor, britney spears posted this pic on facebook saying happy memorial day i'm so grateful to the men and women who serve these this country. jimmy kimmel tweeted special thanks to those who right after this skpk give their lives in service of our country.

>> good. >> fast and furious 6 race head of the pack with $120 million. it helped drive the box office to a new record of $314 million. part 3 won $63 million and the animated epic $32.6 million on this debut. >> this journally was emotional and dramatic. and there is going to be a lot of surprises. >> and see more with dezer yeah right now on otrc.com. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 panic on a holiday cruise. passengers describe day why is after a fire wakes them up on vacation at sea. >> also honoring heroes on this day just doesn't mean the military. a tribute by the oakland police de..

>> -- department. >> special guest throwing

when we talk about honoring fallen heroes we're usually referring to the military eekland police joined family members to honor other

here qloz gave their lives protecting people at home. >> nick smith joins us now live in oakland with that story. >> good afternoon, gray skies and a light drizzle added to the mood this afternoon as members of the police department remembered their fallen. >> fi nirs husband was in the army in vietnam. and also was an officer in the oakland police department. >> this is how oakland pd recognizes memorial day. nancy reminded after her first husband died in a helicopter crash in october, 1973 she is not alone. >> it's so reassuring they do this every year. makes me feel great. >> a wreath stands next to the marble wall bearing names of the officers. the story out of the department has been one of

instability amongst the leadership. a reminder politics will take a back seat to those who represent this star. >> this is a job people go in to serve others. i think what gets lost is that some people paid the ultimate price. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll speak with the mother and father who share their sprid prid and a son who gave the gift of life thank you. >> on this memorial day an interview with the former top commander in afghanistan drawn into the controversy involving cia director david petraeus. general allen spoke about that and heroism of the troops to abc 7 news. >> his wife at his side nearly all of them but the last few years of service were surely

the toughest. >> 561 troops lost. you said that is a number you will never forget. >> that is right. i think about it all the time there. is a moment of reflection. about this 561 empty chairs around dinner tables. >> an investigation was launched into an exchange of e mails with florida socialite discovered in the middle of the scandal involving david petraeus. >> i was notified that e mails had become known that was going to require an investigation into the appropriateness of a relationship and i had to reflect on whether or not i believed i could remain in command. i believed i could. a duty to remain in command.

>> he was cleared of any inappropriate conduct and says he remains friends with petraeus and his wife, holly. but allen turned down the native command to and together on this memorial day, they're thinking of those who served. >> this is an opportunity for us to think not just about the troops in uniform today and every moment but what everyone has done. sacrifices to give this country the quality of life it has and freedoms we enjoy every day. >> dozens of families snent day honoring those who served aboard the uss horn yet. -- hornet. it featured a special wreath tossing from the ship.

>> marin county held its own ceremony. local organizations took turns laying wreaths near the county center, each includes the name of a marin area soldier killed in action. >> they're received as heroes to keep our freedom free. it's -- it doesn't matter. >> "taps" played and a special flyover paid tribute to service men missing in action. symbolized by a plane. you can let your friends know by sharing this badge on the facebook time line. >> more problems for the

cruise industry. abc news reporting royal caribbean will fly all passengers home after the company was forced to cancel one cruise. it was on the way to coco day. >> my roommate didn't believe me. we were shaking and so much adrenaline was pumping through our vains we probably ran up to that faster than we'd ran before. terrified. people just crying and break freaking out. >> it took two hours to put the fire out. another two before passengers were allowed back into rooms. >> nascar officials looking into what caused a tv camera to snap, injuring 10 people. take a look at video. you can see the cable dangle

over the track and then it got snagged and pull add cross td speedway. 10 spectators were hurt. three had to go to the hospital. fox sports has suspended use of overhead cameras while it investigates. >> still ahead chelsea clinton's global cause. how she help -- hopes to help the people of myanmar. >> i'm michael finney. i'm taking your questions and you can contact me right now on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 and on twitter. i'll answer questions here, live later. >> here is a look at lingering gloom from our camera. there is a sunny side to the

accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> taking a look at traffic in the south bay. the traffic above there head together right on that overpass is also very light. abc 7

in the mid west, flooding and rescues of drivers. in kansas city a severe thunderstorm flooded roads and left drivers stuck there. roads closed and power knocked out n iowa, flash flood warnings. >> take a look at vermont this, is what the start of summer looks like there. people are bundling up and skiing on memorial day. expected warming trend should melt it away rather quickly. >> in a tornado ravaged town a small sign of hope. >> tom bridges found 2,000s where his house stood. he got that money after selling a boat but left knit an energy on a window and then, the tornado hit on monday. >> of was on a sill eight feet

up. and this is a miracle. if that band would have come off there, no telling where it would be. >> that is a mirror cell. he says he found his wife's diamonder earnings over the weekend. now he has clothes, toothbrush cash, and jewelry. he plans to get a used pickup truck. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> here is spencer christian. >> making things here seem bright. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. now shower activity pushing off shore. more areas of torjs you'll see

new york and boston area, south, mostly dry. southern florida looks like thundershowers. from seattle and portland we'll see some shower activity tomorrow. it will be dry and warm down in the southwest. and in california, mainly sunny, dry conditions. into the seera, scattered showers and usual after spotty showers we'll see sunny skies tomorrow afternoon from coast to inland. breezy and will be mild with nice warm high temperatures inland. 60s around the bay will be sunnier tomorrow, we celebrate that. welcome it yes. >> thank you. >> up next bay bridge srs and a special guest who threw out

the first pitch in oakland. >> does an insurance company use your fico score to evaluate

angelina jolie's maternal aunt died of breast cancer less than two weeks she announced she underwent a double mastectomy. martin's husband says she had the same gene jolie has but didn't realize it until being diagnosed in 2004. martin's older sister was jolie's mother who died of ovarian cancer at age 56. >> chelsea chinton carrying out some of her father's gleb trotting work. chelsea representing former president bill clinton's global initiative. organizers say access to safe drinking water is limited because of pollution. it would have been denied such

help a few years ago because it was shunned for it's undemocratic military rule. former secretary of state helped nudge towards reforms. >> it's one of the u.s. army's elite assignments. now a glimpse into what it means to guard the tomb of the unknowns a national shrine to the large history of sacrifice. it's not lost on soldier who's guard the tomb. snow, rain, or shine with solid precision. >> being able to work is some days where you just get that, like, hair raising feeling that is just perfect. you won't want to work anywhere else. it's never been officially named. >> baseball factions collided

as giants skpa.'s began a battle of the bay first two days in oakland. there players and coaches looked on as throwing out the first pitch. sargeant beaty lost both legs after his vehicle hit an antimine tank in 2004. >> we still need help. our families are wounded, too. and when a's and giants i'm all in for that. >> coming up at 6:00 mike shumann will join with us more. once again harks in a must win situation.

hoping to catch more mathing, sharks beat the kings last night. forcing tomorrow's winner take all game seven in l.a.. >> last game was a do or die game. we're going to be facing the same situation exception of the other team nkt same position. >> sharks hoping to do something neither team has been able to do, win on the road. not going to be easy. kings not only defending champions but haven't lost a gom holme game in two month autos they're due, then. >> that is -- yes. >> and asking did the class action suit against b of a settle. >> it did settle in november, early november z about how

they processed atm withdrawals and checks. and what order did they come n if you had money coming to you, you should have received a check. you didn't have to do anything bit. if you think you had money and didn't get it, go to my web site we have information there. so that you can pursue it further. >> paul v asked do very to go with the auto body shop my insurance company suggested?. >> not at all. your insurance company sant loued to suggest an auto body shop unless you say... will you suggest an auto body shop? or two, that they give you a piece of paper says you dmot have to go with our suggestion. in california i can pick any

shop you want. you should pick the shop you want. >> chris wants to know is my fico score the same score the insurance company uses to identify me? >> kind of sort of. there is one available where they can take a look at your credit and they supposedly can decide what kind of risk you're going to be. there are also data gathering organizations that look how risky is your house, car, what is the risk in the future. they know a lot about you. >> there is a lot of data about us out there in the yun verse. >> up next one of san francisco's biggest museum about to get a facebook. >> yes. what's happening to the art

and new features? >> coming up a holiday tragedy on the peninsula. new developments following a grizzly crash. >> scary moments after one passenger tried opening an emergency exit during

>> we started out at 8:00 it's a two-hour premier of the bashorett and then, join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. san francisco museum of modern art getting ready to shut doors for two and a half years as part of a major expansion project. what that means for art there now and what to expect when it is done.

>> the clock is ticking down. their home to san francisco museum will close temporarily on june 3 for a two and a half year expansion project. a model now sits in the atrium. with more open space, free to the public. >> we'll have two entrances to do that. we'll have a new windowed, beautiful open space on howard street for the public to come see and that will be in keeping with the transbay terminal. >> behind the museum this will help make room for an addition in all, the project will add 225,000 square feet of space. between now and completion, much of the art flb a seek

kretd location but some will be on the go. >> there will be at contemp rarey jewish museum, the cantor, berkeley art museum. >> emily has been a member since 1995. >> just very difficult to think it's going to be closed two and a half years but i know in new york city they had the museum close they had moved exhibits to other places and it was fun to explore some new venues. >> the museum will be free for everyone last four days before closure, thursday through sunday. >> finally a penguin decided to get up close and personal with folk that's came to visit the home in florida. visitors showing little peggy scampering around with guests in the viewing area. he's flying around there. witnesses sate penguin jumped out of the exhibit.

a handler returned the penguin home. penguin, nobody was hurt in the making of this video. everybody is just fine there. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. the news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. new developments in that horrendous car crash on the peninsula that killed three people in morning. why the driver is police custody. >> the impact of the rain on what is supposed to be a holiday spent outdoors. how people coped with rare memorial day showers showers continue. i'll let you know how long this weather will last coming up. >> it's been a soggy memorial day across the bay area.

a sprinkle started to come down around mid day in the north bay. >> that didn't stop people from making a trek up to mount tam for the holiday and checking out what it looks like at the golden gate bridge just hours ago. you can blame low clouds for covering up the famous towers there. good evening, everyone. >> really weird weather today we want to begin with sandhya patel. >> yes. you'll see what's happening now. most of the bay area is just dealing with cloud cover but we do have showers and most of this is light. we've seen so far 8/100ths at mount st. helena. and you'll notice spotty returns here towards san mateo skpaer heading towards east bay. so very light sprinkles in spots. not amounting to a lot. but i won't get rid of the

umbrellas just yet. we do have more moisture to contend w i'll be back with a look at the back to work forecast in just a moment. carolyn? >> thank you. >> and now this rain meant changes to memorial day pra decisions. barbecuing and beach going more challenging today. we are live in marin county. looks chilly. >> you know, the golden gate bridge is behind me. needless to say not many people were barbecuing. the potato salad never made to it this pick pick. pizza was a good alternative. >> right. petesa. right.