good morning, america. this morning, storm system. the worst weather of the season, hitting this weekend. >> unbelievable. >> unleashing several suspected tornadoes and large hail. lightning causing nascar fans to run for cover. half of america in the danger zone right now, with a new round of severe weather poised to strike. out of control. an suv plows into a crowd outside an ice cream shop, killing one person and injuring others. what witnesses are saying this morning about the driver. hours before her prom, a student murdered in the hallway of her school. was she stabbed because she said no to a prospective prom date? and sky-high drama. a daring rescue on a mountain. a father and son choppered to safety after they became lost while hiking. >> he was a brave, tough little

guy. >> we'll hear from the life-saving heroes, coming up. and good morning, america. also ahead on "gma," the crisis in ukraine, raised to a whole, new level this morning. president obama, set to intensify the pressure against russia, with tough, new sanctions. but the question, is it enough to get them to back down from the ukraine border? things are really intensifying there. >> and the dialogue between obama and putin going on this morning. and later, addicted to fire. we're going to go on the job with adrenaline junkies who do one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. in one of the toughest neighborhoods in america. what motivates these men to repeatedly risk their lives? we want to start this morning with the severe weather. and what has been an unusually quiet tornado season changed radically and violently

overnight. and now, there's a big, new system moving in, with 23 states in the crosshairs. our coverage begins this morning, with diane wilson from our affiliate, wtvd. she's in fake forest, north carolina, right now. diane, good morning. >> reporter: dan, several injuries reported due to these storms. fortunately, no deaths. but today, crews will be cleaning up, after strong winds, heavy rains, even hail, caused this widespread damage. >> it's on the ground. look how wide it is. >> reporter: reports of ten tornadoes overnight in north carolina, destroying or damaging more than 140 homes and businesses. >> oh, look at that. look at that. >> reporter: take a look at this time-lapse video showing just how dangerous and threatening the sky looked as the storm system moved in, bringing with it, reported tornadoes. fallen hail, the size of quarters. and damaging winds and rain knocked out power to thousands, ripping into people's homes. >> ran into my house.

and the sides were gone. roof is gone. >> reporter: trees uprooted in yards. some, falling through roofs. mobile homes, decimated. the system brought damage and fear to residents. >> we froze. i just couldn't -- i was not panicking. just told the lord, thank you. but i froze. and thank god for sparing my life. >> reporter: and that is what we are hearing from many people that survived this storm. again today, the focus is going to be assessing the damage and cleaning up all this mess left from the storm. dan, back to you. >> thanks to you. assessing the damage. but as we said, there's a much bigger and stronger system moving in right now. for that, let's get it over to jason nicholas, from cleveland. jason, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. nice to be back with you again, too. we were talking earlier how slow this severe weather season has begun. when you go back about 50 years, tornado numbers, this is the lowest we've seen. however, that will change.

a new storm system moving in from the west, through the rockies. and today, will impact 23 states, more than 20 states, you can see here in the orange. that's potential for tornados. better chances, as we head through, really, tomorrow for tornadoes. today's severe weather threat, most likely from portions of minnesota all the way through portions of texas, too. the biggest risk today, damaging winds as well as the potential for golf ball-sized hail. tomorrow, the bull's eye, more in the portions of arkansas. that's where we could see the tornado numbers increase. more on that, the nation's weather and your local forecast, coming up in just a few. >> a rough weekend for millions of americans. jason, thanks to you. we're going to turn to the rising tensions between the u.s. and russia, involving the showdown over ukraine. president obama's tough, new round of sanctions could begin as soon as monday, with ukraine's acting prime minister accusing russia of wanting to start, quote, world war iii. abc's jeff zeleny has more on

this from the white house. jeff, a decision was made last night on a conference call with four european leaders. are these sanctions supposed to hit russia financially? specifically putin's inner circle of billionaire friends? >> reporter: good morning, bianna. that's exactly where these intended sanctions are supposed to hit. the inner circle of vladimir putin. the russian business leaders, who the u.s. and these other nations believe can perhaps persuade vladimir putin to scale back and avoid a full-scale invasion of ukraine. but these prominent business leaders so far haven't been able to do that. but the u.s. and six other countries that make up the world's leading industrial nations, the g-7, believe these sanctions could work. so, they will announce a new round of them, as early as monday. >> this would be the third round of sanctions. the first two didn't pull putin back. why are they so confident this round might? >> reporter: the short answer is, they don't know if these sanctions will be effective. we do know this. we do know that the sanctions are having at least a small

effect on the russian economy. the ruble is falling. interest rates are rising. and there's no question that european leaders are also nervous about what type of an effect this will have on their own economies, which are tied so much closer to russia than the u.s. economy is. on friday, president obama said, president putin is not a stupid man. he believes he will eventually respond to these economic sanctions. >> europe depends so much on russia, specifically for oil and gas. jeff, our thanks to you. obviously, this is going to be a big decision coming from the president. >> very little seems to sway vladimir putin. a lot of other news overnight. and for that, as always, we get it over to mr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >> good morning to you, dan and bianna. sara. good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news from afghanistan. there's been a deadly crash of a nato helicopter. according to the u.s.-led military coalition, the crash happened in the daman district of kandahar province in southern afghanistan, saturday.

five british troops died in a u.s. helicopter, making this the deadliest day this year for foreign forces in afghanistan. the coalition said in a statement, it is investigating the circumstances of this crash. the u.s. is preparing to withdraw its troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and in southern california, orange county, in fact, an suv goes out of control and slams into the front of a popular ice cream shop. a crowd of customers was gathered outside farrell's ice cream parlor on friday. witnesses say the silver suv surged forward suddenly from where it was parked, mowing down a metal fence and sending people scrambling to escape. a woman sitting at a bench outside that ice cream parlor was killed. six other people were injured. they were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. only minor and moderate injuries. one man at the ice cream shop said it appeared that the driver hit the gas instead of the brake. the cause of that accident is being investigated. a massive explosion leveled a house in suburban chicago.

the fire ripped through several other neighboring homes right next to that house. a neighbor tells us he heard a large boom and was knocked off his feet. fire crews are investigating a possible gas leak at the house. no one, though, was injured. and four more crew members are under arrest in the south korea ferry disaster. that means all 15 members, crew members, involved with navigating that ferry, they got off of the boat and survived, all of them. they're now in custody, accused of negligence and failing to help passengers in need as it was sinking. 180 bodies have been recovered. and 115 people, mostly teenagers, remain missing. the search to find the missing temporarily called off because of bad weather. the often blunt-spoken house speaker, john boehner, made off-the-cuff remarks about his republican colleagues that are getting some attention. boehner, who is running for re-election, was speaking at a campaign event in his home district of ohio. he became animated, as he often does, when he started talking

about his gop colleagues' unwillingness to tackle immigration reform. >> here's the attitude. oh, don't make me do this. oh, this is too hard. you should hear them. >> boehner is being challenged by three opponents in the may 6th primary. coming on boehner's remarks, a spokesperson said, quote, as the speaker says to his colleagues, you only tease the ones you love. dan, sara, bianna, keep that in mind. >> this is like love. this is a man in florida. he has his head covered. he enters this circle k in st. petersburg. see? he takes off the white sheet, revealing a wolf mask. also revealing a pistol. the armed wolf man forces the clerk to fill a bag with the money. and he waits patiently for his loot. and takes off. the wolf man is still on the loose. not sure there was a full moon last night or not.

look into that. and finally, a new bundle of joy at the pittsburgh, pennsylvania, zoo. this is a 1 1/2-year-old elephant seal. it was somehow blinded after being stranded in pebble beach, california. animal rescue crews say he was in a very dangerous situation. his life was in danger. so, they swooped in to save him. he currently weighs 500 pounds. but, bianna, pay attention to this. he's going to eventually get very large and weigh about 5,000 pounds. and he has a name. guess what his name is. it's written right there on the teleprompter. >> coolio. >> good guess. >> isn't that a rapper? >> it is. >> a rapper and elephant seal. >> continuing our series, cultural literacy, with bianna golodryga. >> i was a big fan, once upon a time. >> i believe it. i believe it. >> there's a rapper named jay-z, too. >> married to beyonce? >> married to beyonce. >> we could go on and on. thank you, ron. we have information this morning about a near-miss at the airport in newark, new jersey. a jet taking off, got way too

close to one coming in for a landing. and abc's david kerley has the latest, now, on how this happened. >> reporter: good morning. this really is an aviation nightmare. planes are just not supposed to get this close to each other, as they did at newark. newark air traffic controllers gave a united airlines 737 from san francisco, with 161 onboard, permission to land. another dispatch, just seconds later, to another aircraft. >> 4100 runway 4. clear to take off. >> reporter: it's a united express jet, with 53 onboard, cleared to take off to the north on an intersecting runway. the air traffic controller realizes the two jets are getting too close. and tells the landing united jet to immediately veer off. >> united 1243 go around. traffic off your left departing. >> reporter: seconds later, a warning to the express jet. >> traffic to your right. do you have him in sight? >> okay. yeah, we're putting the nose down. and he's really close. >> there's no way you should have another airplane close to

you at a major airport. your first response is disbelief. and then, instantaneously, you take whatever action is necessary. >> reporter: the express jet dipping its nose down to dip below the bigger united aircraft. it was over in seconds. >> okay. yeah, we saw him and we are resuming. >> 4100, contact departure. >> all right, departure. he was real close, sir. >> reporter: the concern in that pilot's voice because preliminary reports from sources suggest these two aircraft may have been just within 500 feet of each other. there is some good news. according to the faa, while the number of flights is increasing, the rate of these incidents is actually declining. bianna? >> still scary, david. thank you. we turn, now, to a high school in shock. instead of waking up to memories of a fun prom night, students are mourning the loss of a classmate brutally stabbed to death in a school hallway friday morning. this morning, her alleged killer is behind bars, with investigators now asking if he wanted to take revenge after she

turned him down as a date for the big dance. linzie janis has the latest from milford, connecticut. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. the investigation here at jonathan law high school is ongoing after a brutal crime happened in its hallways. students, parents, teachers, this entire community simply shocked that something like this could happen here. this morning, police say the 16-year-old student responsible for the stabbing death of high school junior maren sanchez is facing a murder charge. according to police, the attack happened at 7:15 friday morning. just 12 hours before the scheduled junior prom. it was a night she had been looking forward to. so excited, sanchez posted this photo to a facebook community devoted to prom planning. but now, prom has been postponed. and police are investigating reports, saying sanchez rejected the suspect's invitation to be

his date. >> he asked her to prom. and she said no because she had a new boyfriend. and he got really mad about it. >> we are aware the stories are out there. we're looking into that possibility. >> it clearly was, in this young man's mind, a reason and a motive. we just don't know what it is yet. >> reporter: police say the killing took place in a hallway at jonathan law high school. >> part of the assault was witnessed by a faculty member. in fact, it was a faculty member that interrupted the assault. >> reporter: but attempts to save her by the school nurse and emergency medics failed. >> she had her legs from under the stairs. and there was blood coming away from her. >> reporter: police say staff members were able to turn the suspect over to the school resource officer, who took him into school custody. >> maren should be celebrating at her prom this evening with her friends and classmates. instead, we are mourning her death. and we're trying as a community, to understand this senseless loss of life.

>> she was happiest, most genuine person i had ever known. >> reporter: instead of going to prom friday night, the students wore their dresses and tuxes to a vigil, at a nearby beach, releasing purple balloons, her favorite color, into the sky. and this morning, the suspect, also a high school junior, is in police custody. he is a juvenile. so, his name is not being released. but he will be arraigned on monday. and state prosecutors will decide whether to try him as an adult. students have painted the rock behind me in front of the school in maren's favorite color, purple, writing her name and birthday on it. dan and bianna? >> it's an awful story. our best to maren's family and that entire community. linzie, thank you. we're going to move on to a daring rescue on a rocky mountainside. helicopter crews swooping in to save a father and son in big trouble. and abc's clayton sandell is on the story. >> reporter: watch as this man is air-lifted by a helicopter thursday, after he and his 5-year-old son became lost while

hiking camelback mountain near phoenix. known for its treacherous terrain. jonathan is waiting below, as his father is carried into the helicopter. minutes later, jonathan is next, being hoisted up, strapped to the phoenix fire captain, bobby dubnow, who comforts the boy as they're air-lifted to safety. >> they were a couple hundred yards off the summit. in a streep, rocky, treacherous area. an area where they could have been injured or killed easily. fortunately, he had a cell phone. was able to call for help. >> reporter: officials say the twosome, on spring break from chicago, had difficulty moving and walking. they had already been out in the scorching 90-degree heat for three hours. that's when ground crews decided the best alternative was rescue by air. >> i just told him to squeeze my neck real tight. that he would be seeing his mom and dad in a few minutes. >> reporter: once back on the ground, father and son, both uninjured, reunite with the wife and mother who was waiting in terror nearby. >> he was very calm, very brave, tough little guy. i told him he would have quite a

story for his friends back home in chicago. >> reporter: an outing that could have gone dangerously downhill. now, a spring break trip neither will forget. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to clayton. we're going to turn overseas, now, to the vatican, packed with pilgrims of the double canonization of two very popular popes. john paul ii and john xxiii. there will be controversy surrounding the ceremony. and abc's chief foreign correspondent, terry moran, has the story from rome. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. and what a scene it is here. the streets, the squares are packed. people singing. people dancing. flags are waving. mostly polish. and everyone here, to celebrate the raising up of two men of the modern era to the ancient community of saints. polish bikers. set off for rome, blessed by a priest. they are pilgrims, too.

and they're enjoying a modern pilgrimage, as up to 1 million of the catholic faithful converge on the eternal city. two popes, two saints. in 2,000 years, the church has never seen anything like it. at the center of events, john paul ii, the great, some call him, whose fierce resistance to tyranny helped end the cold war. and john xxiii, the good. as he's known, a humble man who revolutionized the church in the modern world. >> probably the two popes who changed the church the most. seeing something as timeless, being brought to life before our very eyes. >> reporter: yet, on the eve of the big day, there's questions about how fast these two men became saints. john paul ii was fast tracked almost from the moment of his death, when crowds chanted. sainthood now, at his funeral. church law requires that, in

addition to a holy life, a saint must be responsible for the occurrence of two miracles, certified by a vatican panel of doctors and priests. this costa rican woman says she was cured of a brain aneurysm in 2011, after praying to john paul ii. a voice said stand up, and don't be afraid, she recalls. john xxiii, he has only one miracle attributed to him. but pope francis waived the second miracle requirement, making possible this double canonization. it's all too fast, say critics of the church, especially for john paul ii, whose papacy was shadowed by the sexual abuse scandal. before the people here, the faithful, it's about something else. it's about the way these two men, imperfectly, perhaps, tried to live out this ancient faith with courage. the courage of the saints. bianna? >> that is history in the

making. >> controversy or not, a huge day in rome. and terry moran will be covering it for abc news, throughout this day. terry, thank you. time, now, to check the weather once again. back to jason nicholas. we know there's severe weather in the center of the country. what else is going on this morning? >> we're going to start across the east, dan. it's a junky day across much of the north and east. we're going to start in boston. temperatures only in the 40s. scattered showers. a live look at boston right now. oh, boy. cold, gray, cloudy. just damp, yucky, bad. add any word to that. that's not a great day. and that's the way it's going to be for much of new england here. a wider picture shows warmth, as we look from new york, to cincinnati. temperatures in the mid-70s. that's more like it for this time of the year. a little bit cooler across the north. how about my hometown. cleveland, 55. a little wind off of lake erie will do that to you this time of the year. warm across the south and the east. mid to upper 80s across florida. but again, this area will be at risk for severe weather, as we head through tomorrow and into early next week.

>> that's a look at your local weather. another look at that severe weather threat for tomorrow, and into early next week, all that coming up next half hour. dan? bianna? >> a lot to watch out for over the next couple days. thank you, sir. these days, it is perhaps more difficult than ever to buy a home and get a piece of the american dream, even if you have

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first, the case of two teenagers who broke into a home and the man who killed them. >> he claims the thanksgiving day shootings were in self-defense, when he found the teens breaking into his home. but others are calling him a vigilante who had no right to shoot. and now, we're learning more about the teens' state of mind that deadly day. mara schiavocampo has the latest court testimony. >> reporter: byron smith has pleaded not guilty to first-degree premeditated murder, in the killing of two cousins, claiming self-defense. telling police he was living in fear after several other break-ins to his home. now, new testimony that could be crucial in the outcome of this case. new details in the trial of byron smith, shedding more light, on the night he killed nick brady and haile kifer. who police say broke into his minnesota home on thanksgiving of 2012. >> it's not pretty. i told them in my opening statement.

it wasn't meant to be pretty. >> reporter: a stunning revelation from the medical examiner. that 18-year-old kiper had marijuana and ingredient found in cough medicine in her system. levels high enough to make her intoxicated and possibly hallucinate. >> the prosecution is going to argue that she was intoxicated. she couldn't have possibly been a threat. the defense could use the evidence to its advantage by saying, she was acting out of her mind. i really don't think at the end of the day, it affects the case one way or another. >> reporter: the medical examiner testified that 17-year-old nick brady had been shot three times at the crime scene, kiper six. investigators say smith described the last time he fired as, quote, a good, clean, finishing shot. this, just a day before the defense called neighbor, william anderson, to the stand, to testify about the phone call he got from smith, more than 24 hours after he shot the two teens. >> he asked if i could find an attorney for him. i did not what happened over there.

i did not know. >> reporter: the defense arguing friday, smith believed he was in mortal danger, on the night of the thanksgiving 2012 break-in, fearing thieves who stole a gun from his home during an earlier robbery, had returned. >> he was afraid that somebody came in and broke into his house, that had that gun, would shoot him with his own gun. >> reporter: now, jurors were given the weekend off. though they are not sequestered. they're not allowed to watch tv, read newspapers or check social media. the defense will continue their case on monday, with closing arguments expected next week. interesting story. >> thank you. and time, now, to get an update of the morning's other top stories. turn back to ron. >> hi, bianna and dan. good morning, everyone. five british troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the helicopter went down in the daman district of kandahar province, in the southern part of that country. the u.s.-led military coalition is investigating the circumstances of that crash.

and now, to the escalating tension in ukraine. u.s. and other member nations of the group of seven say they have agreed to move swiftly, to impose further economic sanctions on russia, in response to its actions in ukraine. now, to some newly-released video from the medical helicopter crash earlier this month, on the roof of an albuquerque, new mexico hospital. the pilot said the control pedals got jammed. sending the chopper spinning out of control before it crashed on to the roof. three people onboard were slightly injured. the ntsb is investigating. and a quick programming note, first. the nba playoffs resuming today. you can watch all of the action here on abc, as well as our sister station, espn. okc match-up is really surprising. they're down 1-2, to the grizzlies. and finally, a random act of kindness. one bartender in new jersey will never forget. christina summit said she was talking to a patron about the enormous veterinary costs she

was facing for her dog, tucker, after swallowing a tennis ball. when she picked up the bill, the man had paid $1,000 tip so she could get tucker the help she needs. another man watching her being interviewed on television, was also touched by the story and sent her a check for $100. so, happy ending there. and as you know, the veterinary bills can hammer you. >> they can. >> $1,000, a big help. >> that's a great story. >> thanks, ron. >> best of luck to tucker. thank you, ron. time to look at weather. it's a very busy day. jason nicholas, joining us from our station in cleveland. we have 23 states in the crosshairs today. >> not only today. but as we head through tomorrow. you think of severe weather, you think of the nation's heartland, the great plains. you don't necessarily think of southern california. take a look here. this is video outside of fresno yesterday. a funnel cloud. they had rain. they had wind. they had hail. also, about a foot and a half of

snow, in the higher elevations of the sierra nevada. that severe weather threat has left california. much colder air. fresno in the upper 60s. palm springs you should be near 90. here's your severe weather threat. from the border with mexico, through south texas, into portions of nebraska and iowa, too. the greatest risks today, damaging winds, as well as the potential for large hail. that threat shifts east, of course, tomorrow. keep in tune with your local abc stations for more on that. >> and that weather report, brought to you by kohl's. dan?

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this morning, consider this scenario. it's the middle of the night. and seven men are trying to put out two raging fires. >> two of them. it may sound extraordinary. but it's just another day on the job for a group of firefighters in inner city america, who let us ride along with them for an inside look at one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. >> four-story apartment building. heavy fire. >> reporter: we are with what may be the busiest fire department on earth, when they get a call about an apartment building on fire. >> what is he talking about? >> it's a house. >> reporter: when they show up, they find a blazing house fire, instead. >> we have a hydrant back about three lengths. >> reporter: after struggling to put it out for a few minutes, a nasty surprise. >> there's a second fire. >> reporter: there it is, down the block, that burning apartment building. welcome to another night on the

job in highland park, michigan. a tiny dot of a city in the middle of detroit. this place, decimated by the collapse of the auto industry. pock marked with abandoned homes and plagued with arson. if you like fighting fires, it's like being a painter in renaissance italy. >> when you put them on this quick. they're not painted on. >> reporter: the guys let us move into their firehouse for days at a time, teaching me how to do their job. it's very fun. >> a good fire here. you have some stress going on in your life, and you get a good fire. >> reporter: so, what motivates them? in candid moments, they'll tell you. >> guys dropping [ bleep ]. talking about they're in this service to save people and that la, la, crap. and admit it's for the adrenaline. >> reporter: it's not just adrenaline. it's a commitment to one another and to this community.

and back to those dual fires. after hours of sweat and smoke and risk, they stop them both. clearly enjoying themselves in the process. >> we fought a ripping house fire. >> a great stop. >> it was fun to hang out with those guys. what's incredible, is many of them make very little money and don't have health benefits. so, if they get hurt fighting a fire, there's no coverage for them. unless they're married and have health care. but they're making a big sacrifice for that community. >> talk about that adrenaline rush. it was shocking to see them smiling as they're putting out a fire. >> some of them smoke cigarettes on the way to fighting a fire. they are rebels. >> incredible piece, dan. >> thank you. appreciate it. coming up on "good morning america," it's been confounding us for 40 years. now, some of the best rubik's cubers in the nation are here to show us how it's done. ♪ is this coffee?

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i think that's correct. it helps to know that stuff, right? in advance? it will be on the screen. today is the 40th anniversary of the rubik's cube. and to celebrate, a $5 million exhibition has just opened in the liberty science center in new jersey. then, it's going to go on the road. but here at "gma," we like to celebrate this 43 quintillion combinations. with three of the fastest rubik's cubers in the world. andrew, tim and anthony. we're going to put 30 seconds on the clock and watch you rock this. the one with the most wins. ready and go. i honestly think taking the stickers off and replacing them is better. but okay. looks like anthony is -- >> whoa. >> one down. >> justin has one. >> i don't think i've done one in my life. >> i totally forgot.

>> i wish i could help you out. but it wouldn't help you at all. we're going to announce the winner when we come back, actually, after this break. ron. >> we'll be back. we're going to award a trophy when we come back. >> okay. >> when we come back. keep it here on "gma." you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try new zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. new zyrtec® dissolve tabs.

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this is actually a real -- there's a trick for doing this. >> there's a method or strategy. there's no trick, per se. but we know what we're doing. >> the strategy is to trick, apparently. >> he even has a business card. call him. >> thank you very much, again. thanks for joining us. see you later. good morning, i'm matt keller, this morning the san jose planning commission will hold the second of three meetings to create new rules for medical marijuana businesses. our media partner, the san jose mercury news reports that the officials are preparing rules to regulate where pot clubs and collectives can operate. the planning commission was presented with the land use component of the proposal wednesday. and at 10:00 a.m. today a

community meeting will be held to get input from the public. and on may 13 the city council will take up the final proposal. free health care is available in the bay area. at san jose at the may fair community center children will be able to get dental and vision screenings and the california dental foundation is hosting a free dental clinic at the solano county fairgrounds, people will be seen on a first come, first-served basis. in the past the clinic has stopped receiving patients by 2:00 p.m. patients can receive cleanings, fillings and have teeth extracted. it's time to check in with lisa argent with a check on your forecast. >> nice and sunny in san francisco. asland in emeryville. but we have fog in the north bay. 51 in oakland, 50, gilroy, half moon bay and a little fog in napa. in between systems this is the

next one that will cloud us up later this afternoon and bring rain our way. we get a break today, despite cool temperatures, and a little bit of light rain for some of you, consider yourself lucky tonight, 62, san mateo, 64 in palo alto and san jose. and 59 in the city with mid 60s in napa. matt? >> up next from high tech to high tension. a bay area executive accused of rod rage, why police say he took a confrontation too far. and 7 on your side's michael finney has the ingenious and illegal way driv this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. sfuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one.

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live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >> good saturday morning and thanks for joining us, i'm matt kel anywhere for katy and we'll start with a quick look at your accuweather forecast and here's meteorologist lisa argent a with a cool start to the day. >> but our 7 hd will be tracking more rain showers by late tonight into early tomorrow. so we're not done with it yet. here's a look at san jose where we have clouds on the south bay with low 40s out by the delta. a cooler start for most. a significantly cooler start around the bay. up in the north bay. 10 degrees cooler than we were yesterday. with all the cloud cover. five degrees cooler in the oakland and san carlos. so here's the plan for the rest of the day, cool a