of last year's mess which cost thousands to clean up. >> bart riders can see the fleet of future. not everyone is happy. >> good morning, everyone, at 6:00 a.m. leyla gulen is here this morning for mike. how is the forecast? >> good morning, everyone at 6:00. live doppler 7 hd shows radar satellite has a thick marine layer is negligible but from the east bay hills camera to the bay bridge basking in the moon light marines wait for sun. we will look warmer today. by noon and 4:00 p.m., mostly sunshine topping out in the lower 88 to upper 70's. lower 60's along the coast and it will cool down as we get into

the morning hours. but, first, traffic and how it is moving on the roads. >> we have a couple of problems and plenty of congestion over the altamont pass, an accident at 880 causing a backup in union city and it will be slow going. tomorrow, the day game because the 4:30 and 5:30 ferries get very crowded. >> san francisco leaders will announce a plan dealing with sunday's high school, not eacher but 420, the marijuana-fueled celebration. matt, the city wants to crackdown it sounds like. >> they try. last year the event was the

worst clean ups ever for the gathering so how do you put a stop to the unpermitted 420 gathering in leaders plan on announcing that plan later today. 15,000 people gathered last area for the annual 420 event and five tons of traffic was last behind and $10,000 in damage. the extra people coming into the city and spending money for the marijuana celebration should make up for the thousands of taxpayer dollars it cost to clean up. the participants should get the proper permit like every other major event. supervisor is an outspoke were critic and will announce a plan to deal with unpermitted 420 gathering and the police chief and several others will be there at the news conference. >> residents of a san francisco apartment building that caught fire could be allowed back in today. the blaze raced through the

1920's era building and was overhead as smoke and flames poured through the roof. no one was injured but firefighters saved two cats. they are waiting for more information on damage to the buildinging. residents will be allowed when power is restored. >> a frantic search off the coast south korea for 300 missing after a ferry boat sank carrying 459 people to ary sort -- to a resort island, many high school students. dozens of boats and helicopters and divers are there trying to rescue survivors. four people are confirmed dead. the number is expected to rise with so many still missing in the cold waters at 54 degrees. a united states navy ship on patrol are on the way to help.

>> a proposal to impose a hotel tax on temporary rentals in san jose is taken up in committee requiring short-term rentals through whens to pay the transient tax to add much needed revenue for san jose. yesterday, san francisco supervisor president proposed legislation to lift a ban on short-term rentals and now, offering your home or farm as a vacation rental is illegal in san francisco. >> many people rally in san francisco calling on the city to spend more on legal help for tenants evicted. san francisco supervisors approved a change to a proposal regarding landlords evicting tenants. rather than taking effect 90 days after, it is taking affect in 30 days and landlords have to pay the difference between the current rent and the cost of a similar apartment for two years.

>> fremont has placed restrictions on demonstrations and other activities on public property. the city council passed an ordinance banning the disruptive conduct that antagonizes others. it bans unauthorized sales. skate bars and skates and bicycles and amplified sound cannot be used without a permit. >> president obama announces lands for two new job programs including $500 million grant competition and hopes to encourage local businesses to work with community colleges to produce graduates ready if the workforce. the other program will spend $100 million on job apprentice programs. the money goes to companies that train people to fill open jobs. >> professional dogwalkers are planning a rally outside headquarters of the golden gate national recreational rules

costing $375 a year allowing a maximum of six dogs at crissy field and other local park lands more restrippive than a san francisco permit which costs $24 a year and allows up to eight dogs. >> f.a.a. is investigating an emergency landing by a small plane in livermore. the cessna landed five miles east of the livermore airport last night and it appears the plane long engine power. no one was hurt. >> largest mobile device manufacturers will add anti-theft tools to detour smartphones from being stolen. a wireless industry announced the companies, including apple and samsung and verizon and at&t have agreed to provide a preload or downloadableant theft tool sold after july of 2015. owners have the option of

removing the smart 15 data remotely and preventing reactivation if stolen or lost. >> two dozen face charges after a labor protest. members of the service employees international union blocked the entrance to city hack and the sheriff deputies arrested 24 protesters who were released a short time later. union leaders want a 15 percent pay raise and the yes is offering 2.5 percent pay hike. other members who marched to twitter headquarters were protesting tax breaks given to the company. they represent 9,400 city employees. >> starting in july you do not have to feed the parking meters in san francisco. the board voted to no longer enforce parking meters on sunday

the new policy covers meters in most parts of the city and they voted to expand free muni rides to include 18-year-olds. >> you can get a look at bart's new fleet of the future showing off the new car starting at 11:00 during the blue sky festival in san francisco. bart gave us this video of the new cars and they feature improved message boards and they doors to give passengers on-and-off the planes faster. but the cars have less space for those in wheelchairs and the polls make it harder for people in wheelchairs to get on-and-off . >> from mount tamalpais looking to san francisco the sun is rising at 6:33 and it will be

beautiful start. our temperature in san francisco is 52. we are waking up to 55 in oakland. san jose is 51. 47 in los gatos. 46 in half moon bay. we have fog in half moon bay. patchy fog if a few places. warmer today, and same for tomorrow and increasing clouds on friday but mild and dry this this weekend. we have congestions building through san jose northbound 101 away from 280/680 split you are down to 22 miles per hour. you are at top speeds at san jose airport and nimitz is moving along fine and 280 is not a problem and we are at 52 minutes from address to castro valley and northbound from highway 85 to san jose airport is 14 minutes despite the we slowing at 280 northbound

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covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, on wednesday morning as we watch the sun coming up from the east and we can see haze and low clouds. leyla gulen will give us a look at the forecast in a couple of minutes. >> additional security measures at a local school after four break-ins. >> took a hammer and destroyed the lock. >> the principal showed us the damage caused during spring break. the thieves went into the campus

on friday and saturday and stole 70 laptops. the school changed the locks and necessity went back in on sunday and took more chrome books. the logs were changed a second time and they went back on monday and stole 100 tablet computers, ten classrooms remain hit. teens with neck and back pain may need to head outside and put down the tablets. if you hunch over a small screen you risk long-term damage to your spine. 40 percent of teens have neck or back pain from slumping over the devices. teach kids proper processture and getting them up and moving to prevent pain. a nebraska toddler is back home a running away to the land of promised toys sneaking out of the home walking across the street to the bowling alley and climbed inside the claw machine. the staff and customers spotted

him and he had such a good time he didn't notice there was a crowd forming. while this was happening, mom relied he was missing, called police, and they quickly grab him and reunited him with his mom. >> very good. >> a los gatos teen is making big waves after getting "breaking bad" act report to land a promise date. >> if you don't go to the prom with matt, you better tread lightly. >> he asked him to report the message after a performance on his broadway show last week. >> we caught up with his date, and she picked up the prom dress and she says she was so shocked by the proposal that she forgot to give him an answer. >> after ten minutes, i said,

high gosh, of course, yes! yes. my answer was yes. >> she says that her friends are jealous that her date went to such great lengths. and that beautiful dress? it was given to her for free. >> bar is really high for the rest of us. >> in savannah, georgia, a horse was spooked and took off and everyone had to hang on for dear life. the surveillance video shows the horse towing the carriage and everyone in it through downtown savannah and the passengers and driver had to hop another while the more was it will trotting. the driver had broken ankles and the passengers had scrapes and bruises and witnesses say they could not believe what they saw.

>> in the end, they always do what they want. >> that was very scary. but what is not so scary is our weather. >> beautiful! it is starting out to be a hazy but beautiful morning. warmer today. live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet. we are not seeing the thick marine layer blanketing the bay area yesterday and the day before that. our current temperatures at bart is 50 degrees in lafayette and 52 on the platform in walnut creek and 49 in dublin/pleasanton. fremont is 52. 52 in san francisco. daly city is cooler at 49 and 53 at sfo. >> over the next couple of days we have a weak ridge of high pressure over the pacific bringing in warmer temperatures for today and it will be

followed by a low that will continue to cool things down through the end of the week and bring showers to the north by next week our game day forecast giants take on the dodgers at at&t park and increasing clouds. at 7:15, 62 degrees and 58 by the end of the game. our highs today around the bay area on the peninsula in the lower 70's to upper 60's and south bay, upper 70's to lower 80's inland and the not bay is 81 degrees in napa and 82 in cloverdale. lows are chilly with increasing cloud cover and dog -- fog and 52 in oakland. 49 in vallejo and 48 in livermore. we have a nice dry week and perfect if easter egg hunting on sunday and the person would has to wear the bunny costume it

will be too warm. on the roads, we have a signature alert and we toll you about this a little while ago, a stall dump truck northbound 680 blocking the ramp to westbound four. with the research shut down take concord boulevard to reconnect you to highway four. tomorrow, the game is a day game and we know the ferry can get busy at 4:00 and the 5:00 travel time. take 335 instead or the 520 departure. from san jose, take the train to work. >> that is a full service traffic report. >> still ahead, a review of what is to come on "good morning america." >> what your sleeping style says about your relation help and where it could be headed. >> "7 on your side" teams up

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erupted as a crowded strip mall. >> what investigators are doing to try to fine the gunman. >> want to see the new bart train? you can walk through one today. that is ahead. >> in the weather center, from mount tamalpais camera, it is flowing nice pink and purple. a hazy start but with warmer conditions later today. >> at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights have been turned on and traffic is backing up from the maze and it is going to be a busy morning across our bay area roads and i will tell you where the hotspots

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. so glad you are with us. this is a look at walnut creek with traffic moving along swimmingly and weather is going to be nice, as well, and we are off to a great start. i am katie marzullo here no kristen sze.

>> i am eric thomas. we will find out how the weather is looking around the bay area. >> sounds lick a plan. -- like a plan. >> you can see there is an fog in the marine headlands but it is mild today and warmer than yesterday. through san jose, nice and leader and the temperatures across the bay area you can expect to see 80's inland, in fact, and around the bay it will be in the upper 60's to 70's along the coast and cooler and lower 60's to mid-70's. more on that to come and now, what is happening on the roads. we have a regular i was telling you about from the transition from america 80 to westbound highway 4 but cars are able to get by on the left-hand side and still use the transition. the sig-alert is in effect until

there is a backup away from 238 and it is busy. the maze, from berkeley westbound 80 to 580 is slower but moving along accident free. >> thank you, leyla gulen, bart riders can get a tour of the rail car of the future, the first of ten show and tell events over the next few weeks and critics are speaking out. amy? >> yes, people with disabilities are worried that they may -- made more room for bicycles which is less room for wheelchairs. that is the feedback that bart wants to hear. officials say they have her from 17,000 people on what the new designs should include but today they want people to walk through

the rains and give them more feedback. the train car is on display around the bay area for the next three weeks. right now we have pictures of them but you can actually walk through. we showed you the pictures to riders, the pictures that bart provided and many say they like what they see. >> it looks great. dying to see the inside. the old trains, a few of them are mice and there are some that need an upgrade. >> you can see the inside today and you can walk through the train car and it will be in san francisco at the plaza from 11 a.m. million -- from 11 a.m. until 11:00 tonight. bart folks have made design changes based on the feedback from people with disabilities and they manufacture this is not the final design. now is the time to be heard before they come up with the

final plan so be sure and give them your feedback. 6:33. developing husband in richmond where police are looking for the suspects involved in a shooting in a crowded mall. it happened at the target shopping center at 42nd before 6:00 p.m. and a clerk saw two men yelling at two other men who were in a car. one of the membership inside the car opened fire hitting a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man and the victims drove themselves to the hospital and the teen is in critical condition. the 23-year-old is in serious condition. detectives are looking at security foot average to get more information of the shooters. >> residents of a san francisco apartment hope to be allowed back in to their building, a fire raced through the 1920's era building yesterday.

smoke and flamed poured through the roof. no one was injured but firefighters went in to save two cats. we are waiting for more information about damage when power is restored residents are allowed back in. >> a woman saw the fire and santa us -- and sent us these pictures. the fire generated a lot of thick black smoke that could be seen for miles. look at this picture from the journal with the flames shooting through the roof. >> officials in south korea say 300 people are missing after a ferry boat sank in the cold waters off the southern coast this morning. at least four are confirmed dead and there were fears of a bigger death toll. as boats rushed to

and wearing light jackets. they benefit many others were trapped inside when the ferry sank. the boats sent out a call this morning when it me began submerging. >> lawyers for the boston marathon bombing suspect go to court to ask the judge to dismiss some charges. the indictment charges tsarnaev with the twin bombings that killed three and injured 260. the brothers built two pressure cooker bombs and spaced them near the finish line. two explosions near the finish line echo through the rattled city of boston yesterday after a man wearing a black veil

and shutting "boston strong," dropped a backpack. he is identified as a 25-year-old performance artist inside the backpack, a rice cooker filled with confetti and is charged with disorder conduct and disturbing the peace and possess of a hoax device. >> today, a congressional heal on how to keep the power grid safe after an attack on a substation near san jose. the hearing is scheduled this afternoon in washington, dc. elected representatives and private industry laters discuss the response of securing the grid last year someone shot a high powered rifle at a substation in the south bay and pg&e says the person could have knocked out power to a big part of the silicon valley for an extended period. the new eastern span of the bay bridge will get a new inspection because of newly found rust. elected officials have called for an independent review of the corrosion based on a report?

the paper on sunday. rust has been found inside one of chambers where a suspension cable is attached. this is significant and could cause damage. a bridge spokesman said there is no need for concern. >> straight ahead, local chinese american leaders react to the federal corruption probe involving state senator yee. >> they have expressed their concerns in an open letter to the public. >> we see the bay bridge there, and the san francisco bay, smooth at glass.

>> sunny side up from mount tamalpais the sun just rose and you can see how beautiful it is. we have high clouds and haze to get us going but live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet and not the thick marine layer we sawyer. from the exploritorium camera, you can see a beautiful start to the morning with a little bit warmer than the last couple of days. by noon the clouds are going do make way for plenty sunshine by 4:00 p.m. and it will be beautiful and 82 degrees inland

and 63 along the coast. cooling down overnight but the seven-day outlook is ahead. we have major problems in traffic in san jose. we have a report of a bus caught fire on 101. it is in the southbound direction with most traffic northbound. we do not have details whether there are passengers or what caused the fire but we will keep our ears open and find out more information. it looks like the traffic along 680 is moving along fine northbound and southbound direction. new this morning, san francisco's chinese community is dissing itself from state senator yee in the wake of the corruption scandal. the planning commission president and ds of other prominent leaders signed an open leader and community call to action yesterday the first public comment on the case. they wrote that the fallout has brought intense scrutiny on the chinese american commune and say

"after years of toil and effort and hard fought gains to become full participants in local politics we cannot let the alleged core run of a few set back the progress of the great many." ye. pleaded not guilty to champions of weapons trafficking and public corruption. >> still ahead, san francisco's planned marijuana celebration underfire and a plan to coup then from happening on sunday. >> a missing piece of levi stadium will fall interest place, the transformation at the new home for the 49ers.

covering los altos, petaluma , antioch and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. happening today, san francisco city leaders will announce a plan to deal with the sunday holiday, not easter but the unofficial marijuana-fueled occasion known as 420. matt? sounds like the city wants to crackdown. >> san francisco leaders want to stop this party before it is started this week. last year, golden gate park was home to a gathering that created a huge mess to clean up with

15,000 people here for the annual 420 event and workers say the clean up was the worst ever for the gathering with nearly five tons of trash left and $10,000 in damage. the extra people coming into the city and spending money for the marijuana celebration should make up for the thousands of taxpayer dollars it costs to enwho up. local leaders say the 420 participants should get proper permits like every other major even. a supervisor has been a critic of the event and will announce a plan to deal with unpermitted 420 gatherings and the police chief and other san francisco leaders will attend. last year they considered calling for a ban on these sell operations and we will hear the hand later today at noon. thank you, trading underway on wall street. >> what do we see? the dow is up in the three-digit

territory at 107 points to 16370. the class of 2017 and parents are looking at the new and improved s.a.t. testifies with updated versions of the college entrance exam. students do not have to use some unusual words and how they spelled but they have to know different definitions of the word "intend." a perfect score is 1600. >> happening today, the inaugural turf for levi stadium will be harvested from a farm with the first patch of grass being installed at 49ers new

stadium tomorrow. 2.5 acres of the turf are ruled out over the next three days at the farm and brought to santa clara on 13 trucks. the 49ers picked the turf because it does not need water and stays green in the season and will provide near perfect footing. >> rue? >> it is soft enough you will not hurt yourself like the concrete astroturf. it was bad. we will have to go out and try to pass patterns. >> have not spent much time on the football field. >> lately. >> the turf will be good for this weather because it is dry. we do not have much rain, maybe some to the north, as we take a look from our camera to the marine headlands and the golden gate bridge you can barely see it through the fog still coming in off the coast and it will

burn or quickly and we do not have a cloud layer from our live doppler 7 hd so the returns are not picking anything up. from the east bay hills camera to berkeley and the bay, you can see it is a hazy start to the morning and it will be warmer with plenty of sunshine and cooler tomorrow and mild and dry for easter. blue skies over san francisco and san francisco's financial district and current temperatures are 52 degrees in oakland and 55 and 48 in redwood city and san jose is 51. >> our pacific satellite shows the area of high pressure over the pacific and that is keeping the temperatures warmer than yesterday but it will be followed by a weak low system that is coming in and it will cool things down for week and into the weekend. we have increasing clouds overnight. the highs today are 79 in san jose and 77 in sunnyvale and

along the peninsula at 76 in redwood city and 71 in millbrae. in the sunset district, 63 degrees under sunny skies and downtown san francisco under mostly sunny skies and 82 in cloverdale and warmer there in napa at 81, and mild in the east bay and 75 in san leandro and 7 a in union city and warmer inland and 82 in fairfield and 83 expected in brentwood and 81 in livermore under sun. tonight at at&t park it will be a mild evening at 62 to get going taking on the dodgers again. it will be breezy, as well, will cooling down to 58 degrees by end of the game. our lows are in the upper 40's to lower 50's and my seven-day forecast is dry for the rest of the week and cooler than it is today. for easter sunday it will be nice and dry. now we have traffic with problems in san jose, a bus fire

on southbound 101 with possible lanes are blocked. northbound traffic is busy. the good news is the driver is out. there are no passengers on board. in the east bay, through fremont northbound 880 we have another accident and southbound traffic is surprise ill but 680 has no delays to the sunol grade. it will be a nice commute at the bay bridge toll plaza with the track quite backed up but under hazy conditions and warmer this morning. not too bad. it could be worse. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> now, the toughest job in the world. >> a video of job applicants get a surprise after learning it requires unlimited hours, no brakes and no pay. >> you must be able to work

standing up most or all of the time. constantly on your feet. >> how many hours? >> 135 hours to unlimited hours a week. >> for! >> what if i told you someone does that, holes this position right now? >> who? >> moms. >> were moms. >> "american greetings" got the idea in time for mother's day and you know it is true. >> love it. seven things to know before you

here are seven things to know before you go. detectives in richmond hope to get includes from a surveillance video after a man and teen were shot last night of the one is in serious condition and the other in critical shot by two men near a target at 6:00 p.m. >> residents of an apartment building in san francisco in the mission district hope to get back in their places after a fire year. you could see the smoke and flame pouring through the willing and crews managed to rescue two cats from the blaze. no one was hurt. >> breaking overnight, a massive search is underway off the coast of south korea after a ferry boat carrying more than 400 people sank and most of the passengers are high school students on a trip to a resort

item. four are confirmed dead and 300 are missing. >> cadaver dogs are brought into the home of a fell tv station that was destroyed by a fire. the building was taken offer by squatters and crews want to mechanic sure no one died in the blaze. >> the fast and furious series goes on because of the brothers of the lake actor paul walker. filming was halted but now it has resumed now that the two brothers have stepped in. >> six, mostly blue skies and sunshine and now, the transamerica pyramid shows what you need to know the next telephone hours and we will be warmer than we were yesterday staying dry, and reaching the lower 80's to mid-70's for the bay area. >> seven, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is busy taking you 17 minutes from the maze into san francisco but the problem is in san jose where we have the bus fire possible

blocking the lanes southbound 101. >> thank you all for joining us. see you in 25 minutes.

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