are accuses of harassing a roommate if his dorm room. the disturbing accusations coming to light. >> detained in forth korea, a peninsula retiree finds himself stuck in the communist country ahead and what went wrong and reaction from the family. >> is san francisco mayor lee leaving city hall? the high profile position in the obama administration he is rumored to be up for. >> mike nicco is here with a look at the forecast. >> good morning, everyone if travels take you through 680 or 84 we have height to moderate rain from livermore and pleasanton and dublin all the way into fremont and into milpitas with 237 and across to maintain view and west and this will continue to sink into the heart of the south bay so if it is not raping if if -- raining

if your neighborhood now it will be. you can see from petaluma and to napa this is sliding to the south. through 9:00, we have a chance of scattered showers. headed to noon we will look at total sunshine and temperatures hugging the upper 50's and near 60 with lower humidity and sunshine and a cloud or two at 4:00 and then it is breezy and cooler in the evening. >> we have a brand new crash in san jose and northbound 87 at 101, it is blocking one lane and we have people that were in the cars that are out of the cars much watch out for them. we are looking at more volume northbound along 101 beyond the san jose airport and over to the sunol grade highway 84 at buchanan we have a defective traffic signal. it is causing backup southbound.

a solo vehicle spinout possibly because of the wet roads at university avenue and slow going approaching 13. the bay bridge toll plaza shows metering lights turned on early this morning with plenty of traffic at the maze with an early crash killed. >> developing news from the south bay accusations of stunning hate crime. documents accused three white rule mates at san jose state university of tormenting tear black roommate. matt colder -- keller is on campus. >> this is the university that takes ride in their diversity. the campus has a statue of civil rights leaders rome innocently displayed so the alleges are surprising a lot of people. three freshmen are charged with misdemeanor hate crime and battery.

the three men are 18. they lived with the 17-year-old black student from august 20 to october 13 this year. the prosecution says the three defendants called him racial names and put up a confederate flying if their dorm and put a bicycle lock on his neck and refused to give him a keep before finally letting him out. the d.a. says when they tried to do it again he resisted and fought back and ended up with a bruised lip which led to the battery charge. some students this morning told us they were surprised it happened here. >> it is again the norm to think that anyone would do that to a person to another human being ...just hurts to happen in our dorms. that crazy. >> the prosecution says they decided to file the hate crime charge because of the bullying and symbols of hatred and the fact he was the only person of color in the suite and the only one targeted. the three students could face a year in county jail.

the black student union is holding a rally today at noon on campus. >> now the latest on the palo alto retiree being held prisoner in north korea, the 8 a year old has been stuck in the country if three weeks and our reporter, katie marzullo, is monitoring the story. >> his son says they are trying to get his heart medication to him. the swedish ambassador got it to the foreign affairs ministry but they do not know if he has it. the swedish department start is coordinating with the korean embassy. he was traveling with a friend who lives at the same retirement home in palo alto. the day before they were to leave he met with officials in north korea and his son told him the officials asked him about his army service in the korean war and the next day, october 26, five minutes before take

off, he wases cored -- was escorted off the plane. the family is in the dark. >> we have not heard anything. we have worked through the state department from the day he was supposed to depart through the contact made by his traveling companion to the embassy in beijing and that started the diplomatic wheels turning. >> on tuesday, three weeks after he was taken off the plane there was a plan coat warping against all american travel in north korea the first wanting since they me began allowing tourists in 1995. >> new this morning, rumors are circulating around san francisco's city hall that the mayor could be on his way out. this morning, it is reported he could be the next united states

ambassador to china. the current ambassador announce ed his resignation adding fuel to the rumor, too he is if trial on a business development trip. however, a friend of lee says that the rumors are "fewer san francisco speculation," and other contenders include former state comptroller a major fundraiser for president obama and was rumored to be up for the job in 2008. >> bart's board will schedule to vote on the contract for the two largest unions and it could be rejected. the vote is days after the discovery of a medical leave provision that bart says was included by mistake. both youngs say they are willing to meet with transit officials along with the mediator to work out the differences but they have a condition that bart must ratify the contract first and then they will meet. amy hollyfield is talking to bart ride others and worried

about another possible strike and will join us at the bottom of hour the. >> the independent legislative analyst is predicting a brighter future for california for the first time if a decade california will end the fiscal year with a surplus. the state is expected to see an extra $2.4 billion. analysts say the revenue will grow fast are than spending for the next five years. $5.6 billion reserve is projected by july of 2015 and operation surplus is approaching $10 billion a year by 2017 if spending and revenue policies continue. >> san francisco may try a new strategy to curb bicycle theft. officials are considering a plan to install bicycle lockers similar to those used in london. the lockers are in paing spaces and are used in areas with high bicycle usage and high rates of

theft. residents would be able to use the bicycle lockers. last month, san francisco supervisors announced the goal of reducing bicycle thefts by 50 percent. >> the california department of water resources now says that it will only be able to deliver 5 percent of water requests for 2014 coming from local water agencies for use by residents, farms and businesses. that figure could go up as we enter the rainy season but there are no guarantees. >> remember, you can keep tabs on where the rain is with the abc7 news weather app which is free. >> remember, we have had dry winter two years before that. >> we had a above average

october, november, december and physical to rain we had absolutely nothing. it was nice to have it but it all came at once. there is light rain moving through woodside to skyline boulevard with sprinkles to light rain. the best radar to the south bay temperatures are now low 50's and you need to stay dry. 48 in bodega. 49 in brentwood and alum rock for the cool spot and the rest of us the low-to-mid 50's. today we will see increasing sun and temperatures in the low-to-mid 60's and warmer tomorrow and windy but calmer and cooler saturday and sunday. you will like it. >> we have a band if you crash in san jose. that makes two accidents in san jose. 101 northbound we have a car that is blocking a lane. but we are not seeing any delays

in the northbound direction. northbound, you will be in the clear until you get to the 280/680 submit and then it slows down and things out beyond the nimitz and bunched up at the san jose aiport. this accident is blocking one lane northbound highway 87 to the 101 connection. 588, westbound, it is packed so this could be a smackup in the backup, one lane blocked because of the accident and as you continue in the westbound direction still very busy. we are looking at heavier conditions westbound along 80 through berkeley because of the accident on the shoulder. "smackup in the backup" -- -- thank you. >> americans may be struggling to line up on health website but it was not too tough for a

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covering walnut creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. from the exploritorium camera, the pay and the bay bridge, widely scattered showers. more on that in the forecast. if you see weather where you are, send us your photos at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> from tokyo a new ambassador to japan met with members of the united states air force, caroline kennedy cigaretting -- greeting 200 members of the air force and their families thanking them for their service. the 55-year-old kennedy arrived

in tokyo on friday and most with leaders of japanese government and the emporor. >> her 20-year-old son introduces president obama at the modal of freedom dinner in washington dc. his grandfather, president john f. kennedy established the medal of freedom 50 years ago before his degree. president obama paid tribute to the late john f. kennedy calling him young, bold and daring. >> crazy a man in colorado says he could not get health insurance on the obamacare website because it was a brief for the dog baxter. this is shane and his 14-year-olding do the insurance policy was canceled because of the new obamacare rules and he went to the health exchange to fine a new plan and he set it up and the dog name was entered rather than his own and he used his dog for security question and this may have led to

confusion. >> i gave thing do name for the code and they must have put it in the wrong slot. >> he says he called back and thinks he corrected the mistake the. >> new details on the social media app that turns -- turned down a $3 billion buyout. 70 percent of the snap chat customers are women. nap chat said users send 400 million messages a day. the millions disappear after a few seconds making the site popular with teens. the women do most of the buying. apparently. >> really? >> really? >> shocked. shocked.

>> clueless. now, we will look at live doppler 7 hd to show you what is going on. in the south bay, check out santa clara kelly boulevard, homestead road all areas with the better radar return until alum rock and 680 and 101 coming together. you can see north jackson avenue, may berry and north capitol avenue all getting light-to-moderate rain down 680 from danville and san ramon and through dublin and pleasanton and fremont and milpitas. 121, 37, 12 116 all through sonoma to napa we have sprinkles

and possibly a light rain. the transition is not going to be quiet, it will be noisy with gusts up to 70's miles per hour and guffs up to 55 miles per hour as low as 900' in the east bay hills and north bay mountains and lake and mendocino counties from 6:00 tonight until 10:00 tomorrow night. san jose shows 280 and 17 and sprinkles right now and everyone is giving plenty of room and sunny by noon with the transition taking place not lunch hour, windy tonight and tomorrow and the weekend is calmer sunny, and mild. it will be a lot like today and it will feel better with the full on sunshine and no breezes. low-to-mid 60's for most of us.

tonight is in the low-to-upper 40's but possibly in the 30's inland. see the dry push of air to the north? that will move in this afternoon. as it pulls away the winds low offshore and tomorrow we start with 70's and a possible of rain on wednesday. i hope we can take it out of the forecast because that is a busy travel day. mike? >> 52 bart trains are running on time. it looks like the traffic shows cars keeping a good distance and that is the story for most of the bay area but not in san jose where we have the wreck and the vehicles if this accident are stuck together so northbound 101 at blossom hill possibly one

lane blocks so that is a fender bender. >> the drive time traffic from tracy to dublin is one sure along highway 4 and 35 minutes from antioch to con court. for san francisco 17 minutes gets you there and berkeley has one accident pushed to the shoulder but it was heavy conditions away from the hoffman split. >> developing news with 80 remain ad robberies all hours from each other and the businesses that were targeted account clues the police are following up on. >> "7 on your side" and "consumer reports" team up to find hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your

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it is 6:29. do you know your way to san jose? the rain drops do. a picture of the sprinkles hitting the south by. thank you thank you for joining us. >> 6:30 now and mike has the weather forecast. it is fought raining here if san francisco. at the embarcadero you can see the drying developing as the friction and the heat from the tires is putting a dry edge to the embarcadero. we have sprinkles. even light rain subsequent -- generating in the valley sliding through the friday through fremont boulevard and down 680 and 880 into san jose we with have headed to alum rock height

rain and a few sprinkles. we have a few sprinkles-to-light rain to novato. this is the last parting shot and it is out of here by 9:00 with the clearing taking place near cloverdale with a quick transition to sunshine between 9:00 and noon. the next 12 hours there will be random light rain at 7:00 can brighter with temperatures flirting with 50 by noon and around 60 at 4:00. this evening, though there are gusts coming in. first, though traffic. here is leyla gulen. >> it sounds like the wet weather is contributing to a few citizens across the bay area. we have mostly green conditions, especially if you are traveling along the peninsula. the pockets of slow traffic is going to be in the east bay over the altamont pass headed down the sunol grade and this is where we have rain falling in

the area is slow down the speeds and be careful. it is wet with slick conditions. >> on the bay bridge toll plaza we have a stalled vehicle in lane 11 causing a backup from emeryville. the accident is causing spectator slowing at university avenue causing bumper-to-bumper traffic from before the hoffman split and then pockets of bumper-to-bumper traffic from westbound 84. >> new details on breaking news from sonoma county. authorities say a driver is under arrest after a chase. the 38-year-old ryan campbell of richmond was pulled over for not having headlights on near the new graton resort and casino but he told the? s he had an emergency and drove off. the chase lasted down the highway 101 to south petaluma where the c.h.p. used a spike

strip to stop the truck. he ran off but was caught. a passenger 59-year-old from richmond was detained. the truck was stolen. >> vallejo police are investigating seven armed robberies in four hours. it appears they were carried out by the same two men between 5:30 and 9:15. the victims were held up in the parking lost a costco plaza drive. others were robbed at their homes and they all gave similar descriptions of the suspects. officials say they are driving a blue or black sedan with silver film possibly a newer lexus. >> today, the bart board will vote on the contract agreement that ended the strike last month. this is after the discovery of a contract glitch that bart cannot afford. amy hollyfield is at the pittsburg bay point station.

amy? we will work to get amy's audio in a few minutes but we will go to a strange story from the mid-west. >> in wichita, kansas, a 747 cargo plant landed at the wrong airport last night. now they are concerned the plane could be stuck because of problems due to the massiveness of the jet to take off. the 747 was supposed to land at an air force base but the pilot landed at the small airport eight miles away. >> this is called a dreamliner. it takes 9,000' for one of the planes to take off and the runway they landed on was 6,000' long. engineers say it can be done.

>> developing news the state department is issuing the strong of the wanting in 18 years against americans traveling to north korea after a palo alto korean war vet was detained. the son of the 8 a year 85-year-old said his father was taken off the plane society to leave north korea of the traveling companion was allowed to leave. the state department is aware of the deten but has not confirmed it. north korea has detained six other americans since 2009. >> the apaches of vallejo high school will fade into history. a nap vote put an end to the mass account which will be officially retired next june. the mascot has been a source of tension from those would believe it honors the apache and those who feel it is offensive. the district has outlined a plan to pick a new mascot with a school design team developing ideas that will be voted on by staff and students and revealed

to the public in january. >> caltrain service is back to normal after being disrupted for four hours because of downed power lines. an explosion sparked the fire before 5:30 near the caltrain station in san mateo. a transition line was crossing the tracks causing delay of several hours. it is suspected that the rain was to blame. >> we get dust accumulating that turns into mud with the rain and the electricity is going through the plod and dust and it catches the wood on fire. >> a loud "pop," a couple of guys were yelling "get away," because the cages -- cables were shoulding. >> 2,000 customers lost power but service is restored. >> you can keep tab on the rain

if your neighborhood at abc7news.com/app. >> developing news from the south bay, students accused much tormenting a room made and why authorities say this amounts to a hate crime. >> first, new details on the deadly t.s.a. shooting at l.a.x. and what the coroner is now revealing of the final minutes for the agent slot and killed by a lone gunman. >> from the roof in san francisco not raping here but our meteorologist mike nea is tracking -- mike nicco is tracking the showers around the bay area. we will look at weather and traffic with

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welcome back looking from treasure island to oakland and alameda and berkeley the clouds are letting go of the light rain. be careful. as far as big game, south stanford 1:00 o'clock, 65 degrees on saturday and dropping down to 50. winds will be gusty over the bay water from 4:00 this afternoon to 4:00 friday afternoon. north winds at 15 to 25 knots.

we have winds along the front range or headed into the sierra, the western slope with gusts up to 80 miles per hour are possible. most of our wet weather will be from fresno south and maybe a mix around 4,000' of snow but the grapevine will be open all day headed to los angeles and san diego. dry in san francisco and we will look at live doppler 7 hd when we come back. leyla gulen has the traffic. >> good morning everyone, at 6:41. we had several accidents across the bay area with wet roads that could contribute to the accidents. in oakland we have two vehicles blocking one lane westbound along highway 24 coming up to 580 with the red indicating bumper-to-bumper traffic. the app shows a new accident at 7th on 280 northbound a major

accident as recorded a minute ago. up to minute accidents are reported by the waze app. go to apple app and google play and you can download it for free. away from the nimitz and passing the accident you still have traffic away from 880. >> new details in the shooting at lax that left a t.s.a. officer dead and several wounds this morning, with the coroner saying t.s.a. officer hernandez died within two to five minutes of being shot after last week's report from the associated press it took 33 members for hernandez to be put in the ambulance because the area was not considered safe if papers -- for paramedics to enter. >> ahead, the bart board votes

on a critical contract that they say though cannot afford. >> first, hate crime alleges at a south bay university with roommates accused of harassing a fellow student wit ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ fema [ female

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bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 6:45. develops news from san jose state university where three white students are charged with hate crimes for tormenting a black roommate and calling him ratist names and leaving racist symbols around the dorm. >> the union is holding a rally on campus at noon. many are surprised something like this could happen in the year 2013. three san jose state freshmen were charged with misdemeanor hate crimes and battery. they have been identifyied all 18 years old living with a then 17-year-old black student from august to october. the three defendants called him racial maims and put up a confederate flag in the suite they shared and put a bicycle

lock around his neck. students were surprised this happened here. >> it seems out of the or. i noticed how diversity was when i came here and i got good vibes so it is something that has taken member besurprise. >> the prosecution decided to file hate crime charges because of bullying and three was the only one of color in the suite and the only one targeted. if convicted they face up to a year in county jail. >> 6:47. happening today the bart board will vote on the contract agreement that ended the strike last month after the discovery of a contract glitch that bart cannot afford they say. abc7 news is at the pittsburg station. amy? >> yes, we have been talking to

commuters at the end of the bart station would hope they are not forgotten they cannot imagine commuting without the bart strains. though hope the two sides can work it out. the bart board is expected to reject the contract. the unions have not said whether they will strike that happens. bart riders feel stuck in the middle. again. >> they need to keep the trains running. i hate to be late for work. i get up extra two hours early to get to the station. please, keep it running. >> the sticking point is the six weeks of paid family leave in the contract. bart says it got in there by mistake and the transit agency cannot afford it. union leaders said they are willing to sit down with bart and work out differences but only if the board ratifies the

contract. that vote is scheduled for today and the meeting starts at 9:00 in oakland. >> right now we have money news. whole foods is offering a discount card to boost sales as it faces competition from other natural food chains giving a 3 percent discount on the 365 chain foods. >> the next iphone could have a bigger price tag which is expected to have a faster chip and a new larger display could cost $50 to $100 more than the current iphone 5s ranging between $249 and $299. >> we are want the storms that are moving out but there are still showers that remain now.

mike? >> from danville down to san jose most of the rain has been falling and it will be a far cry from the storm so far from .75" in san francisco to 1.25" in concord and livermore. it left a beautiful rainbow over campbell and maybe we will see one this morning. live doppler 7 hd shows san jose along 85 is whether we are seeing the radar runs and headed to where 680 and 130 and 101 come together and to the north you can see on 680 up to this area here we have moderate rain according to the radar. in the north bay we are seeing scattered light rain and maybe heavy rain at napa all headed to the south. you can see 280 and 17 it look

like the commute is smooth. we become sunny by noon and windy tonight and tomorrow and sunny and mile this weekend. the area of low pressure is pulling away with dry air moving into lake counties. the wind will be dangerous at above 900' to 2,500' with gusts from 55 to 75 miles per hour. that is above 9 00'. low-to-mid 60's through the end of the seven-day outlook. leyla gulen? >> it is wet in san jose. that could is caused this accident with a picture of 280 away from 17 and that area is quiet and we have congestion but the trouble is before you get to that point. it is at 7th northbound 280 we

have a crash blocking two lanes and now we have heavy backup away from 101 and 680 so want out and give yourself extra time. in oakland we have more delays with a lane blocked westbound along highway 24 to 580 with the backups extended from martin luther king are -- if you headed negotiate and spectator throwing -- slowing is possible. to the 24 junction this drive is now going to take 21 minutes to the 24 junction at walnut creek. >> ahead, seven things to know before you go. stay tuned.

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seven things you need to know. you can see on the camera from mount tamalpais the clouds are hanging around. we will slipover to live doppler 7 hd because we still have lingering showers. i was on the roof and that rain will head to alameda and we have the best chance rain in the south bay around highway 37 over the next, say two hours until 9:00. this afternoon we have sun and temperatures in the low-to-mid 60. >> two the bay bridge toll plaza shows backups and heavy traffic with 20 minutes from the maze interest san francisco. no problems there. we had an early stalled vehicle that now is cleared. on the maps oakland has heavy downpours with a backup away from martin luther king jr. way westbound along highway 24 at 580 and in san jose two lanes blocked northbound 280 at 7th.

>> three this morning, bart's board will vote on the contract deal reached with the two biggest unions. the issue is the discovery of a medical leave provision bart says was mistakenly included and the union says bart needs to honor the contract. >> four, three san jose state university freshman are accused of hate crimes targeting a roommate and subjected him to slurs and bullying and the union is holding a noon rally. >> an 8 a year old korean war veteran is detained in north weigh and his son says the family is in the dark as he was taken off the plane october 26 as he was returning to the up. >> police are vetting a string of seven armed robberies in a four hour span if -- in vallejo

by the same men. the victims were held up in the parking lots of stores or robbed at their homes after being followed home. >> the apaches of vallejo will be gone by the end of the year with the cool board voting to eliminate the school mascot which has been a source tension between those who feel it is really an honor and those would feel it is offensive to native americans. that mascot could be going away. >> they are holding a contest to name a new mascot. we will know what that is, in january. we tank you for joining us. we will see you in 25 minutes.

good morning, america. breaking overnight, chaos in the sky. >> we just landed at the other airport. >> 4241, verify you're on the ground at beech airport? >> we think so. >> pilots landing a giant cargo plane at the wrong airport in kansas. the jet so big, they can't get back off the runway. and look at this picture. the moment the emergency slide deployed mid-flight, pinning down a flight attendant. also breaking overnight, the freshman florida congressman now speaks out for the first time, begging forgiveness. saying he's headed for rehab. he calls himself the hip-hop congressman. can the lawmaker survive the political storm? caught on tape. unbelievable crash at 180 miles an hour. that 2,000-pound car somersaulting out of control. what he's revealing ab