live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning on friday. it is 5:00. thanks for ending the week with us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we will see how the weather is if this end of the week friday. mike? >> hard to take. that is for sure. with the temperatures running in the upper 60's and sunshine. it will be a very nice time to be outside. we need the rain. i have it coming in the forecast but not today. you can see live doppler 7 hd with no clouds or radar returns and off to another dry start this morning in can calm weather. this afternoon, thinking of playing hooky at 65 to 71 around the bay and 68 to 71 inland and low-to-mid 60's at the coast a warmer calm are day at the coast the next self. >> we have traffic out there

this morning, and leyla gulen has the details. good morning, everyone, if you are waking up, what started off with a need for speed we had a high speed chase in the east bay with c.h.p. ending in crash off of northbound 680 in danville. we could have that off-ramp shut down at this time and well let you know when it re-opens and southbound traffic is moving along fine and we look at another part of 680 from leften hill to walnut creek taillights headed to highway 24 and it is moving fine with no activity to report and the bay bridge toll plaza away from the maze to san francisco a few extra cars and it hooks like everyone is at top speed and no crashes. look at this, firefighters are on the scene of a house fire near williams street. this break out an hour ago and witnesses could see the flames from the freeway on 880.

the crews have knocked it down. they are keeping an eye on hotspots. no word if anyone was in the home when the fire started. well have more on the fire throughout the newscast. our breaking coverage continues on twitter. follow us at abc7 news bay area. >> developing news from the north bay where a motorist is turning water bottles into weapons aimed at fellow drivers. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on the search for a white pickup truck that is involved. amy? >> you do not think of this as a weapon but police say when it is flying through the air at 100 miles per hour it is like a missile. check out the damage a water bottle flying through the air did to a windshield. three windshields this week have been damaged and drivers were sprayed with glass in two instances. school buses were targeted and a bus driver suffered cuts to the

hand and glass in the eye. police say there have been five of these pranks and they have to stop. >> we are looking for a white pickup truck and mid-2000s. that is all the information we have. >> this is happening in santa rosa along state route 12 where there have been attacks near stony point. no students were on the school buses were hit but drivers are getting hurt and it could kill. they want to stop this person. this have been five attacks, three cars and two school buses. they say it is a felony to throw something at a moving vehicle if someone is hurt. >> police are investigating a fatal shooting in east san jose this morning in what the shooter says is self-defense. investigator say a resident on pine ridge way said a man was

trying to break into his home last night at 8:00 and he fired shots after the burglar shot at him. the bug already 2:00 off and the suspect was dropped off at the hospital with a wound and died a short time later. katie marzullo is on the scene and will have a report for us coming up at 5:30. >> the search is underway if a gunman in a deadly shooting near 77th and bancroft and the identity has not been released. police say a transit because was driving by and was caught in the cross fire. it happened at 4:00 yesterday afternoon and the line 40 bus was hit three times times and ne on the bus was hurt. >> software engineers are working to resolve a glitch that forced cover california to take a key part of the website off line. people trying to enroll for health care insurance through the exchange have not been able to since yesterday. cover california says the engineers are work around the clock and consumers can access the site to get basic

information but not sign up. engineers hope to have the full site up and running this morning. >> in fremont, police are asking for the public's help in finding a bank robbery suspect. police released these photos hoping someone will recognize this man and give a call. according to the police the man in his 30's walked into the credit union shortly before 2:00 yesterday and handed the bang employees a note demanding money. he ran out the door with cash. no word on how much he got away with. the family of severely beaten giants fan says they are glad he finally -- they got to look at his attackers and say what they think. norwood and sanchez pleaded guilty into beating bryan stow into a coma on opening day. he suffered we brain damage and now the paramedic requires full time care. during the court, sanchez was

chastised for smirking and sentenced to eight jeers in prison. brine to will need help in caring for him for the rest of husband life. if you would like to help, there is a link on abc7news.com. >> and a highway patrol arrested lynch in july of 2012 when three was move across the lanes and drive on highway 880 in oakland and failed a field sobriety truck. now high avoids attending d.u.i. school but will have to attend six classes on driving safety and alcohol consumption and pay $1,000 fine. >> in the winter olympics in sochi, many are questioning whether a 17-year-old russian skater deserved to win the gold medal in women's figure skating. she was the surprise winner of the free skate dethroning the

south korean defending olympic champion. some question the final result because a judge is married to the russian federation president and another judge was kicked out of the olympics for a year for keating. a petition has been launched now on change.org calling for an open investigation on the decision. 1.5 million people have already signed the petition. at 6:00, we will go to sochi for the latest on the olympic scandal. >> what is an olympics without a for scandal. here is the forecast. >> especially figure skating. it is not the first time. >> good morning, everyone, welcome to the roof. i will show you the picture i can look at right now as we open up the weather window. if you were standing where i am this is what you would see a gorgeous picture of a starlit sky behind the transamerica tower and that is the backdrop to talk temperatures: fur to no one degrees warmer-than-average and the upper 60's to low 70's

and friend is not too bad at 65 and sunrise is 6:52 through 5:5 in the low-to-mid 60's at lunch time, and you can sit outside and enjoy that, a cloud or two and a lot of sunshine and low-to-upper 60's from the coast to inland by 4:00 and a pleasant evening and no need for a heavy coat with mid-to-upper 50's. the pattern is holding all the way through monday and we could drop a temperature here or there as we head through the weekend with a few high clouds saturday and sunday but spring will be around for at least the next three or four days. big changes in the seven-day forecast. stay around. in ten minute i-will have it. it is exciting this morning and we have high speed chase in the east bay and i will get to that in a moment and on the peninsula we have a stalled vehicle southbound 101 blocking a lane not causing any delays but in the east bay, northbound

680, sycamore valley road the off-ramp is blocked by c.h.p. after a high speed chase ended in a crash half an hour ago. we do not yet have delays but you may want to avoid the area. the golden gate bridge shows to sought latte -- the golden gate bridge shows from sausalito there is a little bit of construction. shows, northbound 87 beyond the julian street off-ramp it is quiet. >> you will feel the impact of the drought at your dinner table. >> are you looking for a happy place to live? we will tell you which state may have the happiest people in the up.

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preschool, job training and other programs calling for $56 billion in additional spending to restore social security cost of living increases and money that was taken from education and other programs to help cut energy bills for seniors and the poor. the white house says it would be funded by tobacco tax and closing other tax loopholes. g.o.p. critics accuse the president of dropping commitment to fiscal discipline helping democrats win the congressional races. >> analysts are weighing in on whatsapp. >> and housing market is picking up strength. here is america's money. >> topping america's money, wall street is buzzing about facebook's purchase of whatsapp if $19 billion. that makes the text p.c. for valuable than american airlines and coach. >> there are more signs that the housing market is coming back.

the rate of new foreclosures is at the lowest level in eight years. so is the number of americans behind on mortgages. there are fewer foreclosures. >> ground wife is at record highs but all cuts of beef are raising because of the drought. >> lego movie will cement its hold despite two new releases. >> today is day two of a job fair in berkeley to help students find jobs outside of academia. 200 attended last year's event and this year the number has doubled. the vast majority of ph.d's find work outside of academia with only.

10 percent finding tenure track. >> you can use your skills outside of academia or start a company yourself and make a good contribution to the community. >> participating companies include google, and academy of sciences of california. >> san jose has won the request to fast track a lawsuit against major level baseball and asked for an expedited schedule because it was urgent to resolve this because an opening held by the a's to buy land will expire november 8. a federal appeals judge yesterday granted the request for a filing schedule brief due by april 18 rather than june and major league baseball asked the court nut to grant the expedited schedule saying in was in proof that san jose would be harmed by a normal schedule. giants starting picture has a win before the season has started. tim lincecum agreed to a

judgment that started in again 20 when she was sued because he wrecked a mission district town human. the landlord sued lincecum for $350,000 in damages and lins come countersued saying the allegations were false and lincecum said that he believed it was an attempt to take advantage of his public profile for financial gain and said he would always defend himself against frivolous lawsuits. disney could be the happiest place on earth but what is the happiest state the rest of the year? according to a new well-being index it is north dakota. south dakota is two. followed by nebraska, hawaii at eight after first place the last four-years, and the least happy places are west virginia and kentucky. both have the lowest well-being scores for the fifth year in a row. >> scrapping -- scratching my head a little bit. but the dakotas have had a

population boom. >> and population density is small. >> mike? >> north dakota is one of the coldest states ever. >> puzzling. >> do they put weather in the we will being index? most of the basements have wet bars. interesting. >> light and variable wind this morning and the fastest wind is concord and hayward at five miles per hour and a breath in fairly at two and santa rosa around three so we will move on and talk temperatures. peninsula, good morning, who in menlo park and palo alto, and redwood city at 42 degrees and san mateo is 45 and belmont is 48 and san bruno is 50. we have 51 in san francisco for a warm spot and the cool spot is napa at 39 and most of us are in the low-to-mid 40's and 44 at

fremont, and 46 in mountain view and 45 in oakland. from sutro tower, absolutely clean air over the to which us again and it will be bright today with a lot of sunshine and warmer-than-average again holding through monday and the pattern shift is coming into better focus looking like a good chance of significant rain next week. high pressure is building along the coast and you can see how far up the secret stream going, it will go interest canada so that is why they are freaking out on the east coast because another arctic blast is coming their way the next 5- to 15-per days while we are dealing with this. upper 60's to low 70's inland. tonight, patchy fog, home 40's around the bay and the coast and san francisco is 49. next wednesday, first sign of wet weather rolling in and that is the appetizer. thursday we get a break.

the main course comes in, one friday and one saturday. look at all the rain. there you go. that is one day. but look at the green developing as we head into the welcome, from 1" to 3" so that means possibly 1' to 3' of snow in the sierra. here is our welcome, a week away, a lot of sunshine, watch out for the pollen at the coast wear the sunscreen. >> starting off with a high speed chase in the east bay and looking quiet across the bay area if you need to make it to work you could hit snooze again for an have a cup of coffee but it is all on time. bart has 41 grains roll asking ace train is on time and muni, no delays. drive time traffic along highway 4 antioch to hercules is 28 minutes and i-80 westbound direction from four to the maze

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♪ whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here seven things to know. the breaking news, firefighters are on the scene of a two alarm house fire that broke out an hour and a half ago in san lenadro. the fire is out now. crews are making sure it doesn't their up again. >> two, developing news in san jose: a suspected burglary is dead after trying do break into a home on pine ridge way. the man at home says he fired after the suspect fired at him first. katie marzullo is at the scene and will have a report in a few minutes. >> authorities are searching for the person who is throwing water bottles as moving cars in the north bay. vehicles have been hit five times in one week mostly along highway 12. a bus driver was injured in one incident. >> tonight is the second meeting

of six for special task force at san jose state university looking into an alleged hate crime on a black student by his white roommate. the task force will release recommend indications for policies to prevent future hate crimes. >> the east coast is bracing for the run of the polar vortex with the midwest and south cleaning up as snow, sleets rain and flooding. visibility was so poor at chicago that hundreds of flights were canceled. >> live doppler 7 hd tracking a clear commute this morning with spring hike temperatures through the weekend but in a week, heavy rain is on the way. that is in the seven-day forecast. seven, mice and dry on bay bridge, it is a friday light as you leave the maze and head into san francisco, go have one area of slowing at the altamont pass, so as you head out of address and into the pass, that is where you will find the bulk of the remark but other it is empty across the roads.

>> scientists have created a an artificial muscle 100 times stronger than our natural tissue with fishing wire and sewing led. the invention was demonstrated. it is not the first artificial muscle but it would be the cheapest. the material draws strength from twisting until it coils. it could be useful for implanted medical devices and wearable clothing. >> a community is rallying around a retired police dog battling cancer. bosco was with the rohnert park police department. he had anation last week and will start chemo soon. the owners can not afford the costly treatments he needs. if you are interested in helping, go to abc7news.com. >> love this story, a popular dating app.

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get answers, and get covered. find out if you're eligible and enroll now. at coveredca.com. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning on friday at 5:29. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. what does the weather hold mike? >> we have issues in the north bay. we are tracking it with live doppler 7 hd. we have fog. you can see it in the heart of novato at.25 visibility. 101, that area including highway 16 is what we are dealing with. it is the only place we are seeing fog. look how clear it looks from mount tamalpais to the south and how calm it looks. we will have a ton of sunshine.

maybe a passing high cloud. it will be brighter than yesterday with upper 60's to low 70's inland. an the bay, almost as warm. one of the warmer and calmer and bright are days at the coast is low-to-mid 60's. we hope there is friday light for someone. >> there is, mike. it is a friday lite. we started off with a high speed chase in danville ending on the off-ramp. plenty of green on the map and i will draw your attention through present and through the sunol grade and traffic is slowing in the northbound direction along 680. if you are coming out of the altamont pass that is are we have this slowing. lots red from tracy and over the pass to livermore. we will ease up when it choughs -- clears closer to dublin interchange.

>> a man has been shot and killed in san jose and homicide are trying to figure out if it was murder or self-defense. katie marzullo? >> san jose police have left the scene so we can get closer. this is the house where the shooting happened. i have talked with a neighbor who lives a couple of houses away and he says there is always trouble at this house with people coming and going and it is a suspicious situation. the shooting happened before 8:00 last night and police got a 9-1-1 call and responded to the house on pine ridge way. a man said someone was trying to break into his house and the person fired some shots so he fired back in the person's general direction. police did not fine the suspect and the man who did the shooting said he took off with one other person in a car. a short time later police got a call a man with a gunshot wound turned up at a local hospital

and died. investigators do believe the two incidents are connected and the man who died at the hospital was one of the alleged burglary suspects at this house. they have not identified that person and they are still looking interest whether this was, indeed, self-defense. it is the eighth homicide in san jose for the year. san jose mayor has laid out vision for this year and beyond after delivering the final state of the city address. last night he made public safety again the number one priority. the mayor suggested ways to improve the fire department's dangerously slow response time. he says the city needs to implement a motorcycle medic program as in europe, using two person squad cars for medical emergencies and bring the number of firefighters on a rig from four to three. >> in my final ten months in office my top priority is improving public safety and the quality of life for residents. >> the residents say good

riddance, he has steered the city in the wrong direction. >> the mayor backing a sales tax of 25 to go to public safety. >> the chemical safety board subpoenaed a local company for documents about last week's incident at the refinery near martinez where a pipe burst at the golden eagle refinery spraying acid on two workers who were airlifted to a burn center and suffered first- or second-degree burns. a partial shut down was ordered for safety violations. investigators went to the factory the day after and the company has denied their request to return saying the incident was minor economy did not qualify for a federal investigation. >> police are looking for the person who has been throwing water possibilities at the windshields of moving cars in the north bay. five peoples have been hit in a week and most of them along highway 12. someone in a white pickup truck

has been throwing water bottles at the cars and two school buses including this one have been damaged. two other cars wound up with softball size holes in the witches -- in the windshield wis >> a shooting and stabbed last four dead and two critically injured on an indian reservation at tribal headquarters in the most northeast part of california. police have arrested this woman, a 44-year-old who was once a tribal leader the she shot five people during a meeting to evervict her son and her from the reservation and police say when she ran out of the bullets she pulled out a butch are knife and stabbed one other person. she faces murder and attempted murder charges. >> a fugitive wanted for assaulting a police officers in montana is the subject of a man

hunt in the bay area. the f.b.i. and more shuttles say kevin anthony briggs a convicted sex offender ran after he attacked a police officer. the 28-year-old brig it was spotted in san francisco, berkeley and oakland. he weighs 120 to 150 pounds at 5' 5". >> he has worked in the hotels before. he has worked in landscaping. he could be working for money to travel to either mexico or oregon, washington state. >> local police have been warned to look out. if you see briggs call 9-1-1. >> happening now, ukraine president yanukovych struck a deal with the european union announcing early elections and coalition government. this is after all night negotiations with european union diplomats intended to end the battle between the police and protests.

the protests were triggered when yanukovych scrapped a pact with e.u. for a deal with russia. but officials say it is too early to call this a breakthrough. >> there will be a public meeting to see how anuallied hate crime on a black student by white students could have happened. local be six meetings. hate crime charges have been filed against four roommate whose have been suspended. there will be recommendations for policies to prevent future hate crimes in april. two carpenters are recovering after falling 40' in a scaffolding collapse in san francisco. yesterday afternoon a spokesman for the construction company said the scaffolding was being

lifted into place when it collapsed. firefighters had to extra indicate -- extricate the victims. >> a 70-year-old woman is in critical condition at san francisco general hospital after being hit by a cement truck. the accident happened after 3:00 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of california and fillmore. police say the woman was outside a crosswalk when she was hit. >> central california farmers will hear how the federal government will help them get through the drought emergency. officials will announce how much water they can release through rivers, canals and reservoirs. they need to balance the needs of farmers, fire migration and communities. last year, some farmers got to percent of normal and this year they expect less. millions have been pledged to help with water conservation. >> the drought is forcing officials to ban all new swimming pools. the county said they could stop

remodels prime prime pools and n outdoor water use is banned and they could ban the 39,000 existing customers from filling the empty swimming pools with treated water. >> we will see if there is rain ahead. mike, it doesn't look too great. >> not immediately but wednesday next week, we could have a river ever vent setting up. we will look at the drought. we like to go back a week and show you how it is changed and the drought has move closer to monterey and watsonville and to santa barbara, the worst drought you can have is spreading. but it does look like the rain unlike like time, it will hit those areas. back at home, we will plan out

friday: we start off with sunshine and low-to-upper 40's and not so breezy as yesterday. we will be prettier everywhere with total sunshine and low-to-mid 60's at noon and low-to-upper 60's at 4:00 with a passing cloud and enjoy the evening, mid-to-upper 50's and no need to worry about rain or wind and that will hold through the weekend and we will drop a degree or two. you will not notice a difference the next four days other than a passing high cloud from time to time. wednesday, thursday, and friday, coming up in ten minutes with the seven-day forecast for next week's rain. friday is still considered a work week day but we also consider it the start of the weekend and i have to say we are off to a great start the it is clear. we don't have reports of accidents across the bay area we are seeing most of the traffic is over the altamont pass. here is a look at our drive time traffic with 34 minutes getting

you from tracy to dublin and highway 4 is clear at 15 minutes and westbound from antioch to concord and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes and 101 southbound making your way from san rafael to sausalito you can see the traffic is slowing and at the golden gate bridge it is moving right over the water into the city and, finally, a look at the san mateo bridge across the water there from hayward to foster city is 14 minutes. take a look at a photo going viral cross the country: it is leaving parents speechless. the quick action on the road to save this five-month-old baby boy. >> surprising support from a top republican: a powerful senator who says hillary clinton wobble elected president if the voters want to the president today. >> a twist in the oscar pistorius case and what documents from the prosecution

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a florida woman jumps into action to save the life her nephew. the 37-year-old was performing cpr on the five-month-old boy. the hero aunt is speaking to "good morning america" say she was driving on a miami busy highway and the baby stopped breathing and turned blue. >> i don't know how i remembered what to do. i just knew i could not let him die. i had the baby in my arms. he was limp. i kept screaming for help. a of frommer saw what was happening stopped, took photos and helped. we have a happy ending. "good morning america" will have more on the interview with the aunt and the photographer at 7:00. >> a shocking twist in the oscar pistorius a year after he killed his girlfriend. leaked prosecution documents claim he did not have his

prosthetic legs on when three killed here. he had time to put them on before firing bolstering the argument it is premeditated. he said he shot she was an intrude ir. we have more on that and the upcoming murder trial after the morning news on "good morning america" at 7:00. republican senator john mccain says hillary clinton would most likely be elected president in the election were held right now. she has not announced if she will run for president in 2016 and senator john mccain made the prediction yesterday on cmn after he was asked about michele bachmann's assessment that america is not ready for a female president. >> i would bet, as much as i hate to add it it, right now, this is why we have campaigns, but right new not election were tomorrow, hillary clinton would most likely be the president of the united states. the overwhelming favorite as

democrats' choice is hillary clinton right now. the poll also shows hillary clinton ahead of potential republican contenders such as new jersey governor, chris christie and former florida governor, jeb bush. >> the east coast is ready for the run of the polar very -- visibility was is poor at o'hare that hundreds of lits were canceled. potholes are a problem across the country with crates damaging cars. in michigan they use dynamite to break up 2 feet of ice hoping to an void an ice jam. >> in ten ten, -- in tennessee nashville residents are cleaning you have after line anyone struck or came close to hitting the batman building in downtown nashville. thousands had powered knocked out. a check on weather and they

are getting mum peopled. >> they getting the precipitation but the severe weather side effects. the east coast has flight delayed in charlotte, philadelphia, and la guardia, and severe thunderstorm watch covering piedmonts and to the coast. it will continue so expect more delays. you will see the swirling cold air around the great lakes bringing in the next arctic blast. at home, live doppler 7 hd showing calm conditions and clear sky and dry air. it is not feeling quite is cold this morning because of the lack of wind. if you are headed to birth we are 40 in dublin and 41 this lafayette and 44 in fremont and concord and 43 in oakland and friction in hayward and 47 in pittsburg and san lap -- san

lenadro at 49. 52 in daly city. sfo does not have delays and you can see how clear the sky is over the airport right now. we will have sunny conditions and passing clouds and brighter than yesterday and warmer-than-average. with high pressure holding through monday and the wet pat end is going to come into better focus next week the three areas of high pressure is driving the storm system to the north and once in a while a passing cloud goes over the top of that area of high pressure and look how far north into the arctic circle is where the jet stream is going so it is dislodging the air mass and low-to-mid 60's at the coast and mid-to-upper circuit around the bay shore and upper 60's main land. san francisco will be at 49. here is the swirling air mass of moisture. coming our way on wednesday, the weaker of the two storms and you get a break on thursday and

friday the next system comes in and it will rain from friday into saturday and maybe we will get a break on sunday. the first system is up to .5" of rain but all the green is an inch to three inches of rain which is 1' to 3' in the sierras. it is a week away. watch out for the tree pollen which is high. >> a beautiful weekend for a nice drive somewhere. it is already a nice weekend if a drive because it is quiet. we don't have too much in the way of accidents and we have one thing, at the bay bridge toll plaza but, first, as we focus on the bay bridge, eastbound side from the tunnel to the tower we have lanes blocked until noon today and if you headed along in the westbound direction we do have problems. right now you can see the traffic is building in the cash-paying lanes and we have a car that went down an embankment so c.h.p. units are trying to

retrieve the vehicle. we saw normal traffic from the maze away from 580 and the transition roads, and 880 from oakland. right now, i can tell you it will take you 13 minutes to head from the east bay to san francisco. eric and kristen? >> thanks, leyla gulen, first-class tribute to steve jobs and how the government plans to honor the late apple c.e.o. call her a smart cookie, the savvy scout is selling treats in a spot where people are bound to get the munchies. >> the wolf of sochi that went viral but it is not exactly what it

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apple's late co-founder steve job could get a stamp next year which is in the design stage according to a postal document obtained bit "washington post" after helping create the iphone and mac computer which helped bring in a steep drop of the traditional snail may. also on the list is harvey milk and basketball grade wilt chamberlain. >> we know the route of the california bicycle race with top bicyclists moving through the state starting in sacramento may 11 and end in thousand oaks on the 18th. that is 740 miles of motorcycling -- bicycling which will take place in eight stages. the most crueling is right here starting in east san jose and up and over mount hamilton and on to contra costa county and up mount diabolo for the finish. that stage takes mason tuesday,

may 13. climbing mount hamilton and mount diabolo in one day. >> nothing to it. here is mike and the forecast. >> 3,800 versus 4,200. it will be interesting to see what they do with that being the end. >> the week ahead for oakland, looking good. average high is 62 if you like sunshine and warm weather you have that through monday with extra clouds on tuesday and rain and cooler weather open wednesday. around the state, low-to-mid 70's in the central valley and 75 in san diego and low-to-mid 80's around los angeles and palm springs and warmer-than-average and take the sunscreen if you are headed to the high country this weekend, but remember next week this will be a lot of snow. it will be hard to get there but it will be worth it. >> in the east bay we have a problem a roll carpet is

blocking a lane that that is on southbound 880 through san lorenzo. watch out for that. northbound traffic is moving fine at 238 from castro valley and nice and clear. drive time traffic 680 walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and through the santa cruz mountains along highway 17 is 23-minute delay. walnut creek headed from pleasant hill that is loading up and slowing just ever so slightly. this morning, the raiders fan credited with saving a woman's life after she jumped off the third deck of the coliseum will be honored at 8:30 and present the 61-year-old man with a certificate. he suffered severe bruceing when the woman he tried to catch landed knees first following the i raiders game. >> senator feinstein will help

serve food at a san francisco nonprofit. she will help mark a milestone at st. anthony's serving the 40 millionth mail. she last served the 13 millionth meal when she was the city's mayor. location, location, location. it is true in real estate. apparently, it is crew with girl scout cooking selling. a girl scout set up her stand outside the marijuana medical dispensary and she sold out in 45 minutes. marijuana is known to stimulate appetite and her mom says this keeps her business ethics and people skills and goal setting. >> the search is on for someone

who is putting bay area drivers this real danger with the efforts to stop the prankster before someone gets seriously hurt. >> new video in the newsroom in the last hour shows the huge flame up in the east bay with more on the early morning firefight. >> later, huge controversy on the ice: russia wins gold in women's figure skating but, now, millions of people are saying the wrong skater won. we are in russia to breakdown the sochi scandal.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. developing news, was itself defense in san jose? a hole owner said he had no choice but to open fire last night. >> the search is on for the people putting drivers in danger. police say it has happened half a dozen times.

the crisis in ukraine take as new turn. lawmakers scuffle, demonstrations are continuing but a possible deal could return calm to the country. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. >> what does the friday hook -- look like? >> it is clear. check out live doppler 7 hd. the sun has a few rays coming through and the sun will come up at 6:52. i will put it on twitter@mikenicco but it will not be so colorful because we do not have the high clouds. novato had a mile and a quarter but the patchy fog does not disappear so quickly so it has probably moved on. 47 around the bay with sunshine. low-to-mid 60's through the better part of the afternoon. there is a passing cloud or two. great e