to face criminal charges for its role in the pipeline disaster. live doppler 7 hd shows clear skies in the bay area but meteorologist mike nicco says get ready for a wet weekend. good friday morning. thanks for joining us. we will check in with mike nicco to see if this is the rain that could change the plans. >> i think so especially in the morning and early afternoon. if you are headed out you can see the radar and the satellite are cloudy with some sprinkles and some drizzle but that is it. you may find a wet spot with moisture on the roads this morning. but it is not wet. we will talk about drizzle at 7:00, the bay day planner with 62 and clouds at noon through 4:00 and at evening, 59 degrees. inland, we have a different

story with sprinkles possible and 53 through 7:00 and warmer and mid-to-upper 60's through the afternoon. and by 7:00, we may have light rain developing way up in the north bay around santa rosa and to the north. we have drizzle possible at the coast, with clouds and the clouds will open up, also, and bring you temperatures in the upper 50's and possibly a sprinkle in the evening hours. we will talk about the heavy rain coming up. >> we have 47 bart trains on time and ace train is one minute late going to great america and ace train three is one minute early. we will look outside starting with the richmond-san rafael toll plaza and you can see how quiet it is. it is friday light. you can see a few cars moving away from richmond and it will take you 13 minutes across the water and we will look at the bay bridge toll plaza loading up in the cash paying lanes and metering lights are not turned on and the san mateo bridge

along the water toward the peninsula is still 13 minutes to get you there accident free and along the peninsula it is accident free. >> we will start with develop news from san jose where police are investigating a suspicious death in a home and amy hollyfield has the discovery. we are in front of the home where police responded. the fire department came here, as well, and they got the call at 7:40, a possible death and the fire department ariffed on the scene hearing that someone was hurt and they went inside and they say they found a man who was dead and they transported him out of here and the medical examiner came here to the seen and they have barred up the home and they are now investigating saying the death appears to be "suspicious," and the homicide unit responded and they say as a matter of protest come but have not released the identity of person who was found dead. they have to tell his relatives.

they have not released anymore information at this time. they are investigating a suspicious death. a mystery here for now. we will be checking you with the police department later today for more details. developing news, a legal future for state senator leland yee could be out of his hand. his colleagues will take action today. katie marzullo joins us outside his friend home with more on the story. katie marzullo? >> good morning, we are a couple of hours away now, matt, at 9:00 a.m. the state senate will vote to suspend leland yee with a resolution made by the republican senate leader huff who says and i quote, "leland yee is not welcome here." he says he will have to resign or he will be suspended. senators feinstein and boxer have also called for his resignation. we talked with a political

strategist who says when way or another, he is finished. >> the political career is over. his freedom is in jeopardy. and the bottom line, with regard to responding any more time in the not, i don't see it happening, why see him stepping foot if his office again. >> he returned to his home after posting $500,000 bond on wednesday off the court appearance and we have been here most of those hours and seen deliveries come and go but no sign of him. he is facing public corruption and armed and drug trafficking charges and he was arrested along with 25 other people and a series of raids at different locations, homes, and businesses here in the bay area and in sacramento yesterday. senator yee was one of the top gun control advocates. groups are now trying to minimize the damage done by the arrest. >> it threatens to drew the

focus away from the issue. >> it will be a big blow to the gun control movement. it is a big blow, anyway, for all of us when any city official who did such great public service...it is hurtful. >> he currently has two gun control bills in the state senate. supporters are scrambling to find another lawmaker to take the lead on on the legislation. our reporting continues on twitter, at abc7 news bay area. we posted the entire criminal complaint on our website. >> a preliminary hearing is scheduled for former santa clara elementary school principal charged with selling drugs. the 44-year-old was arrested in 2012 after investigators found meth, ghb and ecstacy pills at his home. he was a principal at time of the arrest. he offered drugs to an

undercover officer he met through an online dating site at caltrain station. he faces five felony drug counts. >> the pain at the pump is become. most in california are paying more than $4 a gallon for gas. the average price in san francisco now is $4.04 and higher in los angeles at $4.306. refineries are producing the more expensive blend of summer gasoline. barring unforeseen refinery shut down they will stay around $4 through the summer. >> muni directors in san francisco are expecting to vote on a plateau overhaul the public transit system if the first time in more than 3 years. the examiner reports the before will continue authorizing system changes that include realigning more than half of the 81 routes. it would increase the frequency of some runs while decreasing other runs. the goal is to increase overall

service by 12 percent. >> it was fund while it lasted, continue for's run in the ncaa tournament ended in memphis. dayton jumped ahead with the cardinals trailing by 13 points. the cardinals were brought within four points of 16 minutes and dayton made eight, three-pointers in the game. they advance to the elite eight beating stanford 82-72 an emotional night. we had a lot of could you -- cow bells on this run. >> mike, how are you doing on the bracket? >> in idea, i still have three of the final four. >> the recalls for the rain are doing great. >> i hope so. if you had outdoor plans tomorrow you will want to check it out with a timetable coming up in seven minutes. right now, this is not much fog

on live doppler 7 hd so we will talk about the winds from the south to southeast and southwest and that is a moist and mild one and the reason why we are bing to be so warm to. next, we starting out warm at 49 in santa clara and saratoga and 48 in alum rock and everyone else is 49 and the south bay the low-to-mid 50's and even alameda is 57 for the warm spot and danville is 50 and lafayette is 52 and same in san francisco. we are from 8.25" to 19.5" below where we should be for rain as of today. we do not have any citizens to report but we have a couple of big event this evening. one is at the arena when the warriors take on the grizzlies and that is creating quite the commute impact but in san francisco we do have at at&t park the bay bridge series

between san francisco joy amendments and the oak large a's at 7:15. you can expect heavy traffic along the bay bridge, surface streets, use mass transit. drive time traffic, 34 minutes and 680, southbound, down the sunol grade is 16 miles per hours and highway 85 through san jose 101 to cupertino is five minutes and? san jose, 280 away from highway 17 is empty. >> first twitter and new turkey is taking action against another silicon valley website. >> first, what not to do story: a warning to anyone with facebook account who goes on vacation, the california family that almost lost everything because of a single post. >> from sochi to the to to the capitol a

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this is abc7 news. >> good morning. it is friday. what a gorgeous shot. can you see both sides of the bay and the bay bridge. it is dry. we do not have rain anymore but it is coming back in a big way tomorrow. we will talk to meteorologist mike nicco about what to expect. >> this only, a remainder from southern california police. if you go open vacation don't post your trip on social media. a family learned the hard way after a recent trip to las vegas. they were excited and posted on facebook they arrived. a daughter's freewayed wanted to know all about the plans. >> someone she knew texted her to make sure we were this and asking her when we were coming back, and how long we would be there. >> as the family was enjoying their get away, police say the so-called facebook friend pulled off a heist at the family

home. police happened to be driving by at 3:30 in the only and they saw three men taking tv's, art, and beds and a sofa. therapy arrested if burglary. >> first twitter and new youtube. it is blocked in turkey. they band youtube yesterday in response to the posting of a conversation between top government officials discussing a possible war with syria. a similar ban on twitter took place last week. turkey has accused websites of being used to spread false information and lows. >> amazon is denying a report that it is ready to lunch a free streaming television and music video service. sources tell the "wall street journal" that the company could launch the service in the next few months and could feature new showns developed for amazon in addition to other content. however, a spokesman denies that is happening saying there are no plans if a free streaming

services. a service with ad could benefit amazon because it could push people to buy items. >> from sochi to the capital, this morning, continue cute dogs are in the united states awaiting adoption. the dogs arrived in washington yesterday, and this was a result of the attention of the stray dogs in sochi during the olympics. animal rescue arranged itfully temperature home, they get a medical evaluation and if. >> goes -- evaluation and if all goes well could be up for adoption to a few weeks. >> now, over to leyla gulen. >> we have a couple of problems but all in all, we are managing to stay light on this friday morning. in south san francisco we have southbound 101 a stalled cab blocking lanes on the off-ramp so you could be trying to roach sfo so hopefully no one is in there waiting to get to the

flight. northbound traffic is moving fine. down the peninsula northbound 280, we have an accident and that is on the shoulder. and drive time traffic, the drive coming through albany into berkeley is moving along fine and 880 from from e to san jose is clear and 101 to cupertino is 11 minutes and the metering lights are turned on and now we have meteorologist mike nicco and the weather. >> a lost snow at lake tahoe, with several feet on the slopes this weekend. fur headed up there, the heaviest of the snow will fall at midnight. if you wait until saturday morning that when the heaviest snow will fall. the low pressure is on the left of the screen and the moisture is screaming -- streaming our way. overnight and into tomorrow

morning is how that will look. we have drizzle and a little patchy but mostly dry and warm are because of the flow. steady rain saturday and again on monday and we still have more chances of rain next week. as far as the highs, they are nice especially are we see a little more sunshine,ant, i don't, livermore, upper 60's along the coast. tonight is mild at low-to-mid 50's. the rain is grown -- green and yellow. light-to-moderate. a few sprinkles across the north bay and the steady rain around midnight and from midnight through to 8:00, it takes it that long to get through the heart of the bay and the system is slowing down and when it slows down we will get more rain from 8:00 until noon when the heavy rain is of intoing through the south bay and then by the afternoon hours it is finally starting to clear.

you can see sinking air behind it, with clearing and fog warming sunday morning. check out the rainfall, 1" to 3" in the north bay mountain and up to 1.5" possibility in south bay mountain. we do is a warm front bringing in the rain during the afternoon and evening and the cold front brings in the steady rain in the morning. the storm door is open until monday with more rain as a were as tomorrow and we will have showers on tuesday and another chance of rain on thursday. have a great weekend. >> the toyota report: do not wait until tomorrow to head up to the mountains, now is the time because chains not required. if you are headed to alpine meadows or squall valley we are averaging 5' base up to 6 foot

president base and it will take three hours to 3 1/2 hours to get to the area if you leave right now. north star and sierra at lake, 5.5' and 5' base at north star, and 7 for the for the bear at staria with no chains ratherred for 80 or 88 or 50. head up today if you can. >> world was watching the courtroom waiting for oscar pistorius to take the stand in his own murder trial. why a judge decided, instead, to send everyone home for the next week. >> first, pouring syrup on pancakes. "7 on your side" has chemical concern you need to hear before your next short

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>> good morning, we have looked from the kgo roof camera with a dry start. big changes are coming. mike nicco has the forecast ahead. >> we will check with what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> new jersey governor chris christie one-on-one speaking out about bridge-gate and the report

that clears him of any wrongdoing and what he is saying about his political future an exclusive on "good morning america" next. >> if you have pancakes or waffles for breakfast, you probably eating them with syrup. >> what is really inside the bottle? seven-day forecast has partnered with consumer to find out, and here is michael finney. >> good morning, everyone, you may remember "consumer reports" told us that some carmel color can contain a potential cars me general -- cancer causing agents so consumers should be aware of how much food you eat that lists carmel color. >> ing for like rich syrup on a stack of pancakes to tip the appetite. christina says she uses real maple syrup because she knows exactly what is in it. >> it has in chemicals. it is pure.

the kids love the state. >> americans go for less expensive table syrup which "consumer reports" tests show can have elevated chemical that is found in two kinds of care mel colors used to make syrup brown. we are concerned because the chemical has been then to cause cancer in mice and is a possible human cancer causer. >> "consumer reports" found all of the popular syrups contained this chemical howing hungry jack, and log cabin. >> the sample side was not big enough to recommend one over another but we know owe often people eat syrup can increase the risk. >> if you eat syrup twice a week that carries a small amount of risk. if you weed syrup each day, and some children do, that cancer

risk can increase significantly. >> this is less of a concern than in soft drinks because people consume less syrup but you can be exposed to the chemical from some colors in many other food products including listed as an ingredient in some bread, cereal, barbecue sauce and if it is type of chemical it could increase the cancer risk. >> that was michael finney reporting and we contacted all of the syrup companies mentioned and the only one that got back to us was quaker oats that makes hungry jack syrup and said we abid by regulations where we do business and the food and drug administration and other amendments around the world consider our carmel coloring "safe" for use. >> the morning news continues at 6 ok with the top stories. >> the man accused of killing an east bay marine in a drunk driving wreck makes the first

court appearance. new revelation court documents are making of the night crash. >> in san francisco, the home of state senator leland yee will likely lose the title in just a few hours and the only question at this point is, how? >> good morning, i am meteorologist, mike nicco, a few sprinkles for the commute but, today, we are between systems with a healthy rain tomorrow and monday, with detail on the way in the seven-day outlook. >> in the traffic center, metering lights were turned on at the bay bridge and it will take you 16 minutes to head away from the maze and san francisco and we have light conditions but a couple of big events an the bay coming up with the details ahea

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. at 6:29 on friday. does the commute look nice? it is normal in the eastern span of the bay bridge right now. what you don't see is the rain. you will see it soon. >> thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller.

you made it to friday. we had a rainy week. we will have a rainy week. >> meteorologist mike nicco, what do you say? >> a good time to head out because the pest radar return is well up north, with half man and lake port, and clear lake where we have the best radar returns into lake county. the prosecute of us are a scattered sprinkle, and scattered drizzle is possible but mostly it is cloudy and mild. some sprinkle thursday 7:00, and the clouds will open up and it will be partly sunny and warmer. low-to-mid 60 from the coast to inland. low-to-upper 60's at 4:00 and light rain could break out into the north bay by 7:00 and most of us are dry during the evening hours and mild with temperatures in the mid-50's to low 60. we have a better chance of rain tonight through tomorrow morning. so far, so good, but we do have

a brand influence stalled vehicle westbound along bay bridge at the toll plaza. it looks like c.h.p. is going to handle this and try to get it out of the lanes so folks can get on their way. in oakland we have this issue, not an accident but a stalled truck. this is off-ramp from southbound 880, traveling up to that point, trying to make it to alameda northbound traffic is slowing down. this is busy at 5:30 the san francisco critical mass the last friday of the month so there will be plenty of bicyclists at market street so watch out for the bicyclists and gin in and have fun. here is the richmond and san rafael bridge starting to load up the. >> at 9:00 a.m., state senators

will take a vote whether to suspend low -- leland yee for >> how is this: leland yee is not welcome here, from the resolution to suspend them. the vote is scheduled if 9:00 a.m. unless he resigned before. we know yesterday he pulled out of the race if secretary of state. he was arrested on wednesday morning accuses of public corruption and arms and drug trafficking. a political strategist we talked with says the complaint 137 pages long reads like a movie script. san francisco has a long history of similar corruption but this case takes it to a new level. >> it is empire a, certainly, in the old days there could have been railroad deals and money

exchanged but no shoulder-fired missiles and ak-47's. >> following his arrest, federal agents raided locations and businesses and homes in the bay area and his office in san francisco and his house here where he came after he posted bond and got out of court yesterday. we have been here almost ever sense and we have seen deliveries come and go a woman calling herself a supporter dropped off muffins and the medicine, -- fedex guy came by but in sign of yee. >> two other central figures involved in the sting are scheduled to be in court: raymond "shrimp boy" chow is accused of money laundering and keith jackson doing fundraising if yee is charged with miles an hour -- murder-for-hire scheme. the original target was shrimp

-- was raymond "shrimp boy" chow who was a criminal history. then they expanded into guns and drugs and chow introduced agents to jackson a former school board president who brought in leland yee. we continue on twitter with more reporting. we posted the entire criminal complaint against senator yee. the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 is taking a new direction shifting 700 miles northeast from where they have searched for days based on a new analysis suggests it flew faster than thought and used more fuel cutting the distance it could travel before going down in the ocean. the new search area is closer to australia where the southwest better so crews can get there faster and spend more time in the skies looking if -- for debris.

>> members of the red cross are headed to washington state to help cope with the tragedy. efforts to recover are continuing in oso where 26 people are then to have been killed in the mud shout. no-- in the mudslide. the list of those unaccounted for stands at nine. >> president obama is on the way to saudi arabia after leashing the european continent. he boarded air force one and took off before 3:00 our time and shifting hissancy from talks with european leaders of the situation with the russians and ukraine to middle east issues meeting with allies unhappy ever the handles of the iran nuclear ambitions and the syrian civil war and wants to reassure them despite troop withdrawals from iraq and afghanistan the united states is not abandoning the arab world. >> more on the man accused of drunk drive asking killing a

motorcyclist in fremont after just returning from administration. alexander yonh was charged with murder and hit-and-run and d.u.i. he admitted to investigators he is a heroin addict. >> hope he gets the justice what andrew deserves. >> in the spring they -- andrew hoped to get a job in law enforcement. >> an east bay teacher accused of molesting students will be in court, the 32-year-old was arrested at the elementary school in richmond this month and faces 28 felony counts of kid natural be and sexually abuses 11 and 12-year-old boyed. he was fired from the academy in richmond after molestation charges surfaced but he get a job at another elementary school without a background check

because he worked there before. on wednesday the unified school board voted to change the policy to require fingerprint and background checks for new hires, rehires, and substitute teachers. >> developing news from san jose, the suspicious death investigation underway after a man's body is found inside a home. >> pg&e facing criminal charges for the deadly san bruno blast with a neighborhood devastated from the disaster reacting.

if you are headed to the game, light rain possible, with temperatures around 60, dropping down to 57. it will be mild and a little humid. around the state we have upper 60's to 70's with clouds to the south and 84 in palm springs, and low-to-mid 70's around sack men to and 64 in chico, check out the snow coming to lake tahoe 1' to 2' from friday

morning to sunday morning. it will be difficult. starting at midnight the heavy snow will fall on the western slope at 1' to 3' possible with the highest elevations possibly having white out conditions. for lake tahoe, look at all the chances of snow, even into next week. we are make a late push, hope you energy it. >> leave today because you will not need the chains. what is happening across the bay area, motorcycle was mentioned at&t park and the temperatures there and i remind you to take mass transit because it is going to be busy on the surface streets. here is the drive time traffic, northbound 101 to the san jose airport is it will mens minutes. outside, it will be a drive through walnut creek from pleasant hill, traffic is not too heavy if you make it to the 24 junction and a look at san jose as we head to 87 beyond the

off-ramp, quiet conditions there. kristen and matt? >> thank you, leyla gulen at 6:42. you would expect a million majors of peanut butter to be on the store shelves are now headed for landfall. >> a murder trial against oscar pistorius is taking a week-long break. >> a suspicion death if a san jose home in the south bay and with have that story from

covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we cover developing news in the south bay a suspicious death is under investigation in san jose. >> we go back to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield at scene >> this house has a feeling of abandonment, it is quiet. the yard is overgrown. the doors and the windows are barred up. police got a call to come here last night about 7:40 possibly a dead person here. the fire department will responded. they get a report that possibly someone was hurt here. police did go inside the home and found a man who was dead.

they have not said what caused his death. they are calling it "suspicious." they did bring the coroner to the scene along with the homicide team and they are investigating. they have not released his name. they want to notify his relatives. they have not released anymore information at this time. the house is very quiet. we are cross the street from the san jose public library, the evergreen branch. police have cleared out of here and we hope to check with them later today to get more information about what happened inside the home. pg&e is waiting to get hit with criminal chances for the neglect in the gas pipeline explosion 3 1/2 years ago. utility companies say in a document filed yesterday with the securities and exchange commission it expects the united states attorney to file the charges again them soon. eight were killed and 38 homes destroyed in the explosion. yesterday, a pg&e spokesman released an apology video.

>> we want all families we seven to necessity we have learned the tragic lesson that safety must always come first. >> i wish they would site the executives especially the one that left with $30 million severance package. >> pg&e says a criminal case could harm their ability to improve the pipeline. >> the murder trial of oscar pistorius is on hold for 10 days after a court assessor who helps the judgment -- judge who helps hospitalized. he said he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, by mistake. the judge must decide if it is premeditated murder. trading is underway on wall street. the big board right now is up 109 points at 16373.

>> wal-mart is suing visa for $5 billion. they accusing the credit and debt baby card network of high card swipe fees after self months after wal-mart opted out of the class action settlement. they wanted the freedom to sue for damages of their own. >> a million are jazz -- majors of peanut butter are dumped to expedite the sale of a bankrupt peanut processing plants at the heart of a salmonella outbreak in 2012. the bankruptcy trustee said he had no choice after costco refused you shipment. they declined requests to lot it be donated. >> headed to the game at at&t park do you see sprinkles? >> sprinkles, maybe light rain but not much of an effect over

all. the heaviest rain is in the overnight and in the early afternoon hours tomorrow from north to south across the bay area with the first sign to the north as we have scattered radar runs on the humid blow that will bring us warmer temperatures today. you can see the layers of clouds and a sprinkle is possible but mostly dry and warmer. steady rain tomorrow and monday. more chances of rain headed through next week. today, along the coast, we are in the upper 50's to 60's and we see a little more sunshine today, in antioch, possibly livermore, fremont, palo alto and san jose, and we are around 70 degrees. tonight you light-to-moderate rain rolling through with mild temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's. during the daylight hours today we may have a few sprinkles to the north but you get the steady rain toward midnight around santa rosa light-to-moderate

rain moving all the way into the bay by 8:00 in the morning and the storm system is slowing down. that is good news for more rain but it means it will hang around longer on saturday. at 8:00 saturday to noon the heaviest rain is in the south bay and we will have light shows through early afternoon. by the evening, it clears out and during the overfight hours you can see the clouds open and we have dense fog to deal with on sunday morning. by sunday afternoon it will be partly sunny and dry and warmer. >> we have up to 1.5" in the south bay areas. we have been celebrating hawaii for the month of ambassador and from maui, a lot of rain from the east this weekend and it will spread to the west on sunday with temperatures in the upper 60's to low or mid-to-upper 70's in the afternoon. safe travels. if you are staying here or headed to the mountains, rain

and snow tomorrow and a break on sunday, and more rain here and the snow on monday, and showers could be heavy at times with a break on wednesday and more wet weather is possible on thursday. have a great welcome. leyla gulen? >> it is dry for the last day of the week. mass transit, 58 bart trains are on time. ace train has one minute late, ace train three and we have four minutes early open ace train five and on time for ace train seven however, v.t.a. today and monday at 7:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon, there is no service through subject any veil and this is online 53 and 54 and 55 and 304. check the schedule. tran it is on time at this hour. as we take you to the east bay this is the travels loan 880 in the southbound direction at decoto we have a two-car crash on the shoulder at 31 miles per

hour is all. the car pool lanes are moving along fine and the cash-paying lanes are loading up but the metering lights have been turned on and friday lite today and looking to the eastern span of the bay bridge traffic is flowing smoothly over to treasure island. >> seven things to know before you go. >> the morning news

good morning, the san mateo bridge shows traffic is moving fine in both directions. you can see the clouds in the sky, and it does not look wet right there we will have to talk with meteorologist mike nicco about that. >> here are seven things to know before you go. one, california senate will vote to suspend senator yee if he does not resign before the 9:00 a.m. session after being arrested in an f.b.i. corruption sting on wednesday. two, police are investigating a suspicious death in a home in san jose. the county medical examiner is looking into the cause of the death. the person's identity is yet to be confirmed. >> these, muni's board in san francisco is expected to vote today on a major plan to overhaul the public transit system. changes include realining more

than half of the routes. >> four, the certain for malaysia airlines flight 370 takes a new direction this morning shifting 700 miles northeast from where they were searching. a new analysis of data suggests that the plane flew faster and used up more flew before going down possibly in the indian ocean. that would have cut the distance and put it closer to australia. >> five, palo alto-based tesla motors will install additional shielding to prevent road debris from hitting the motor. >> six, we are watching scattered springers, and maybe a light shower but mostly today is dry and warmer with more sunshine and the clouds are broken from the recover camera. we will talk temperatures: upper 50's to low 60's along the

coast and mid-60's to low 70's for the rest of us and the heaviest rain is going to fall tomorrow morning in the mid-afternoon hours. >> seven, at look at bay bridge, you can see the toll plaza lightening up under clouds. now, over to the map, we have a couple of big events including the warriors are take on the grizzlies at 7:30 and doors open at 6:30, and you can expect heavy traffic. the giants and oakland a's at 7:15. use public transit. >> see you in 25 minutes.

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good morning, america. severe weather ripping through the midwest. reported tornadoes destroying homes ripping off roofs and flipping trucks. plus, driving hail as big as golf balls. snowplows brought out to clear the roads. ginger is here with the latest. an abc news exclusive, new jersey governor chris christie speaks about the bridgegate scandal that threatened his career. >> i feel like i let people down by not knowing. >> a new report clears him of any wrongdoing as christie goes back on the offensive right now. road rage revenge. a man cuts off another driver after tailgating her. and take a look at this. he loses control of his car after speeding past her, crashes on the side of the road.