live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is thursday at 5:00. >> first up, a check on the forecast. we will see where the mist is, the fog. mike? >> fog is more moisture laden. do not be surprise if you have drizzle along the coast, east bay hills driving into the clouds.

they are low. it could be an issue. live doppler 7 hd showing no organized areas of rain and we have a lot of main layer clouds this morning and by the afternoon they will pull back and they will be partly sunny, 61 do 67 in downtown with more sunshine. 76 in the north bay valley to 88 in the east bay valley and around the bay we go from 70 to 81 in san jose. sue? >> thanks, mike, we do have mass transit issues to tell you about if you are sticking around this week, memorial day, bart on sunday service memorial day all the ferries and buses for golden gate bridge are on holiday service on monday and caltran, also, running on sunday service. first reports of an accident in san jose, northbound 101 on the right hand shoulder so we do not see significant slowing and through san rafael you are looking good with tail lights headed southbound beyond the civic center and everyone is at limit with fog on the golden gate bridge so take care.

scientists will descend on a san mateo beach to figure what led to the death of a baby whale. crowds could gather to see the humpback on shore where matt keller joins us. matt? >> kristen, this sad to see but a lot of people do want to see it, with sheriff deupties stopped on the side of highway one to get a look at the young humpback that washed on the problems next to the r.v. park. it appears to be 20' to 25' long. scientists will be here to assess the dead whale. they do not know what the next move is until they get out here and check it out. several beach combers spotted the dead wail floating at half moon bay 3:00 yesterday afternoon in front of sam's chowder house and drifted to the r.v. park. >> everyone in the r.v. park was concerned about where it would

end up and how it would smell up the place or whatever and everyone was stopping on the side of the road and it became an event with a couple of hundred people watching. marine maymon center -- marine mammal center is working and the situation and it is not clear how they get to the whale. it is rocky here. the harbor master says it is their responsibility to dispose of the whale so they will likely tow it out to sea but it is unclear if they will take it to a location so scientists can take a look. we have noticed the whale has started creeping south and has gone several feet off the shore here so there is a good chance the whale could be moving down the shore so scientists will have to deal with that reality this morning.

this morning a 25-year-old woman is describing her ten year ordeal at hand of a kidnapping. a story of rain, imprisonment and forced marriage. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. she spoke to our sister station in los angeles? >> she did. the victim had a baby with the man she says kidnapped her when she was a teen. for 10 years she lived in fear. this morning, the woman and her daughter are at home with her mom and sisters. the 25-year-old was raped repeatedly for a decade and beaten when she tried to escape. police say she was brain washed. show was only 15 when she was taken from her family. she only was living in the united states for six months. talking to our sister station in los angeles, she said that her neighbors were totally in the dark. >> my neighbors, my neighborhood and the other people they know us think he was a great man

because he, worked, he worked we hard for me and my daughter. he bought everything i want but i need love of my family. the suspect is isidro garcia dating the victim's mother at the time of the kidnapping in 2004. he was already sexually assaulting the girl and kidnaped her at a park, drugged her and locked her in a garage. over the next 10 years he changed her identity, married her, she had his baby and they were living in an apartment. >> her daughter is now three years old. the woman finally had the courage to go dot police because she feared her daughter was in danger. doctors will perform a delicate procedure today to deliver a baby boy from a pregnant woman who is in a coma.

no one imagined could imagine this is how you would become a father. the protect woman suffer add debilitating seizure. >> work was going well. marriage was going very well. and incredibly happy. four years, now, and we were happy. it has been crippling. >> today, the baby is full-term and doctors believe they can deliver a healthy child through a c-section when the child is born. the mother will be transferred to an intense brain rehab clinic to undergo more therapy to wake her. two california counties fed up with climbing prescription drug abuse are trying a new approach, suing the drugmakers. officials from the counties filed suit against five of the largest prescription drug manufacturers yesterday accusing

them of violating laws and deceiving the public to boost sales there have been overdose deaths can rising memorial day costs associated with oxycontin. the named companies have not responded. antifracking protesters call for an end to the controversial practice in san francisco. they will wear haz-mat suits out of the coastal commission san francisco office. they want the commission to urge oil companies not to conduct offshore fracking which harms the environment. the protests comes amid a new report that questions the amount of oil that can really be extracted through fracking from the monterey shale formation that runs mostly along interstate 5. fairfield police have two men in custody suspected in the armed robberies of several 7/11 stores. officers arrested a 20-year old and 21-year-old on tuesday

evening. three 7/1s were held up on saturday define 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. one suspect was deattend during a traffic stop. another was arrested by a s.w.a.t. team. two guns were found and other evidence linking the to men to the tour armed robberies. 49ers linebacker aldon smith pleaded no contest to d.u.i. and helps with charges connected to two incidents in san jose. >> how do you plead? >> no contest. >> he phase as wide range of possible sentences from probation to up to more than four-years in prison. in word the action the league could take but it could involve a suspension of up to eight games. the 24-year-old sometime faces possible charges for making a false bomb threat at l.a.x. last month. landscaper is facing federal charges after cutting down old

trees where birds were nesting outside the post office on 13th street in oakland this month. several birds including a protected heron were injured when the branches everyone cut. some of bunches were put into a wood chipper. he should have known better because trimming trees with nesting birds is usually a crime under the bird treaty. he face as maximum person a six months in jail and $15,000 fine. >> mosquito fogging to prevent the spread of west nile will start tonight at 11:00 in san jose and campbell. the area is highlighted on the map. neighbors have been getting information packets from control on what to expect. mosquitoes tested positive for west nile. the hot west accelerated the mosquito breeding. parents will final it true when they look at the kids and all of the mosquito bites. >> you have had a lot?

>> not too bad where we are. a little more dry where i live. >> he are the temperatures to the north: 48 in calistoga, 49 in guerneville and american canyon at 54. good morning, at lafayette, 56. fairfield is 55. 57 in cupertino. the winds are not too bad in san jose at 56. you can see how low the clouds are hanging over san francisco where we have had drizzle throughout the overnight hours and will continue through the 7:00 hour. temperatures will remain in the low-to-upper 50's and by noon sunshine is slower today and the coast will still be socked in and the rest of us will get bright. 60 at the coast and 74 inland. 4:00 temperatures, 62 at coast to 80 inland and 60 and 72 at

7:00. a big warming trend starts today with temperatures above average. oakland is 72. 75 tomorrow. and saturday. sunday we are 81. still above average with plenty of sunshine memorial day monday at 76. >> we have a couple incidents. we will take you to san jose where we have cars on the shoulder waiting on a tow truck north 101. we have a shot outside of the closure that will begin tonight at 9:00 southbound 280 at 6th at 101 shut down for hinge repair. very light. no one is out there. it will be a mess leaving san francisco. make plans, 101 is the alternate. again, southbound, 101 starting at 9:00, shut down at 6th street in san francisco. 101, the alternate. northbound 280 is fine getting

into san francisco. no other problems or delays and we will be back in a bit with more traffic. and now a secret to get you to buy more cinnamon rolls. >> apple extends its reach in silicon valley. >> a plan to end door-to-door mail delivery pass as big test on capitol

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covering cupertino, concord, wine country and all the bay area this is abc7 news. cupertino based technical giant apple plans to occupy another bay area office campus. the san jose mercury news reports apple intends to occupy 2930,000 square foot office complex which is sunnyvale crossing near the corner of central expressway and north wolf road that could house 1,400 workers. apple is leasing offices as it undertakes the construction of a massive 2.8 million square foot space we ship campus in cupertino that could accommodate more than 14,000 workers. congress is moving ahead with plans to force the postal service to limit doorstep delivery in favor of curb side boxes. a house committee approved a transition land yesterday that requires the post office to end individual delivery to 15

million addresses in 10 years to cut costs. in the bay area the plan is already getting a trial run at strip malls and business parks. >> we are working to voluntarilily allow us to do that. it has to be voluntary. so far they understand the economics of it and the business behind it because the people that are in there are business people so they understand that. we are not getting much resistance. >> there would be exceptions for people with disabilities, otherwise, people who really want their mail delivers do their door i don't pay extra. the c.e.o. of general motors announcing more recalls. >> here is america's money report. good morning, topping america's money, g.m. c.e.o. briefed lawmakers and is telling members of congress that the internal investigation of how it handled an ignition defect is almost done. they added another 200,000

subcompacts to the recall list for electrical problem. the trap department wants airlines to spell out all the fees for basic services such as checking bags, carrying on bags and choosing seats. the industry says this new rule is not needed. >> american eagle outfitters has wings clipped, and will close at thief 150 stores. the profits are plunging because of intense price competition and less foot traffic in malls. the odors from cinnabon stores not an accident. the "wall street journal" reports it is part of the strategy so the stores heat trays of brown sugar and cinnamon to keep the smell in the air. >> logical. we follow our...nose. >> cannot resist. >> i stay away from cinnabon. >> once you start eating you keep going and going and going.

>> and there is an earthy scent out there. is it the drizzle or your cologne? >> i'm not going there. >> am i smelling muskie -- musky this morning? >> our visibility is fine with more low clouds than fog and they are filled with moisture is watch out for patchy drizzle. we will have flight arrival delays into sfo we will learn around 6:00 and i will tweet that if you are away from us by then. shower with sunshine. still warm an the bay. we have a lot of warm air lurking in the mid-american that will work its way to us. the warmth will weak this week and the transition is not wet. the cloud cover shows we are all socked in and by noon you can

see most of us are clearing out away from the coast and we will still have fog along the golden gate bridge and the coast will not clear out so much as it did yesterday. you will be stuck in the 60's and you can see 70's around the bay and 80's inland so the summer spread is developing. in the south bay we have 80's san jose at 81 and cupertino is 80 and gilroy is 83 and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 70's with a lot of mid-to-upper 70's and milbrae is 70, notice the coast is only low 60's and mid-to-upper 60's transitioning to the sunshine away from the low clouds. 68 in sausalito. mid-70's to low 80's through the north bay and the further east you are the more sunshine you get. it will be warmest around napa at 82 and low-to-mid 70's along the east bay shore. tonight is cloudy and we have the possibility of drizzle along the coast and the peninsula and the higher elevations along the

east bay hills, low-to-upper 50's. here is the seven-day forecast, we will be summer-like warmth saturday and sunday and 90 around the bay, and 80 around the bay and cooler next week. sue? >> no real major problems and still waiting on a sow -- tow truck on the shoulder and no delays northbound toward the peninsula. southbound 13 before 580 we have slow traffic in here, and this is a stall blocking the slow rain so you will find slow traffic. 101 in san jose the headlights are headed in the northbound direction and southbound is looking good and this is 880 overcrossing with traffic slowing smoothly and a word from bart 37 trains, all on time. thank you, ahead, seven things to know use start your

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she had a child with her accused captor and says she was repeatedly raped by hi. the 41-year-old orange county man was arrested. >> a big construction project has an impact on traffic this memorial day weekend. on ramps are closed tonight and will not re-open until tuesday morning. amy hollyfield will have a report in a few minutes. >> more thunderstorms are possible in come after a violent hail and tornado scare with golf bomb -- golf-ball sized hail. >> a collection of secret letter written by jacqueline kennedy does not go on the auction block with personal messages about her

life with john f. kennedy because the college could not curate the letters that would have gotten about $5 million at auction. >> the clouds have moisture and we are tracking drizzle for the commute. warm temperatures for the holiday weekend. the aniest numbers are coming up in the seven-day forecast. the bay bridge toll plaza is flowing with fog and slick roads. >> a group of private scientists have the okay from nasa to reuse a 36-year-old spacecraft known as the international sun-earth explorer 3 that was forgotten but the probe currently is on a path that will bring it close to earth. the group led by los gatos team will have one chance to try to fire up the engines and make a course correction. if the attempt fails it will not be back for 30 yours. the probe was originally

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and get $50 off every $250 purchase. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning on this thursday. thanks for starting your day with us. >> it is foggy out there. we will check with mike. >> that is what we are tracking. >> good morning, everyone. not so foggy as yesterday. good news but thick along the coast and clouds have more moisture so that means drizzle for the commute. let me know if you are getting drizzle. the haze is not so prevalent at 101 and san rafael and the coast and san francisco are not the toughest, at 61 to 67 and sunny

around the bay. 76 in the north bay and 88 in the east bay valley. sue has an accident in southbound 101 -- rather, northbound 101. we have a tow truck on route and c.h.p. is on scene on the right hand shoulder so we are not seeing significant slowing. that is the good news. before 84 we had a gravel truck dump gravel on the road but it does not look good on the windshield so use caution before 84 southbound. 5:31. starting tonight, southbound 280 from downtown san francisco will be closed for repair work the next four days. it is justed first of several projects scheduled for the freeway upcoming holiday weekends.

we near the freeway with more. the signs are posted all over the place. did everyone get the word? caltran hopes so. tonight we find out. we have a map of the affected area to look at. southbound 280 will be shut down starting tonight in king street to downtown san francisco and it will be closed until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday, northbound is open, only impacting southbound. they are doing this because they need to replace a hinge on the bridge holding sections of concrete together. wear and tear created too much stress on the hinge so it is time for replacement. c.h.p. officers will spread out along the shutdown area and try to keep track and traffic moving along. >> take your time. if you have to travel to downtown san francisco, leave home early.

the freeway closure will cause some gridlock in the downtown area. public transportation is strongly recommended. keep in mind that the giants are in town this week. caltran is doing this on memorial day weekend on purpose. they would rather disrupt vacationers than people wore trying to get to work. an orange county woman was held captive for ten years and freed year. she is talking exclusively with us about her ordeal in an interview with our sister station in los angeles kabc she said she was raped repeatedly over ten years and beaten when she tried to escape. she was brain washed. she was only 15 when taken from her family. police say the kidnapping suspect is isidro garcia and arrested and charged with the crime. katie marzullo will have the interview with the victim at the

top of the hour. >> this is after the discovery of jaycee dugard held by a convicted sex offer fender in the backyard of his home for 18 years. he was sentenceed to 430 years in prison. last year three women were rescued from a house in cleveland after being held captive about a decade. the captor killed himself in prison. >> friends of a teen killed by a train promised she will not be forgotten. the amtrak train hit brittney silva on monday in spring lake drive as she crossed the tracks. there were hugs and tears. silva was to graduate next month. hundreds turned out to remember and support her grieving family. >> she was a straight a student and going to college after

graduating next month. i didn't finish teaching her to drive a stick shift. i don't know how to bury my daughter. >> witnesses say silva was wearing ear buds walking near the train and didn't hear people shouting warnings. tone the california nurses association emis holding a vigil in hayward to protest the closure of the pediatric care unit and the measures are joined by family that will talk about a significant patient care incident because of the closing. it did not make economic sense to keep the facility open according to the officials. young patients who need to be hospitalized now go to oakland medical center. >> scientists are trying to figure what led to the death of a young whale on the san mateo coast. the body wanted up at the r.v. park 50 of highway one. a ranger identified it as a young humpback at 25 to 30 feet

long. the dead whale was spotted floating yesterday at 3:00 in the afternoon in front of sam's chowder house and washed up at the r.v. park. the academy of scientists will bring scientists to exam the whale and find out how it died. matt keller will have a report at top of the hour. >> police are looking if a gunman in an armed robbery in san jose. choke out this surveillance video. >> down. now. [ blank ] >> right now. now. down. >> this is video from the may 9 robbery pointing a shotgun as customers at the store on north capital avenue. he hit one person in the face knowing him to the ground. the gunman get away if a toyota sedan driving by an accomplice. >> a tightening race between the top two republican candidates

for governor. support for kashkari and treasury department official jumped from 2 percent to 10 percent last month according to the public policy institute of california. the primary rival and going frontrunner tim donnelly holds 15 percent support among lightly voters but neither is close to threatening governor jerry brown who commanded 489 percent of support with 27 percent up decided. today, bart directors are holding a public hearing to discuss how much to charge for a new aerial tram to the oakland airport. the current fare for air bart is $3 for adults and plans have been discussed for fares between $4 and $6 by 2017. the elevated rail system is set to open this fall. the meeting is at 5:00 at bart headquarters in oakland and the board is scheduled to set fares june 12. the warriors have been named the team of the your by the sports business journal and beat out the seattle seahawks and red

sox and blackhawks and portland timbers. teams were judged on wins, sales , p.r., social media growth can overall businesses. congratulations. >> 5:38. mike has the forecast. >> and closest thing to a college experience at a pro game. 49 at woodside and mid-50's elsewhere, palo alto, foster city, 57 in san bruno and san carlos is 54 and san francisco is at 53. the cool spot is larkspur and everyone else is in the mid-60's and fremont is 57, and concord and san san ramon 55. the cloud cover around santa rosa and novato is making you five degrees cooler so you do not have fog.

no changes through 7:00, just patchy drizzle. can you see the bay and the coast in the low-to-mid 60's and inland is sunny and mid-70's and we jump to 80 at 4:00 and 62 at the coast. grab a coat at 7:00 low-to-mid 60's but mild inland at 72. san jose is on the uptick at average high for 76 at 10 or 12 degrees warmer through the holiday weekend. thanks, mike, i am up to the sunol grade area again and this is a real problem with a gravel spill in the lanes, so, yes, southbound 101 before highway 84, caltran is reportedly sending a sweep are to clear it out and you have to slow it down. that is expensive repair to have a windshield taken out. the closure starts tonight southbound 101 for the hinge rare that aim ail has been

telling us. if you have listens to go to the giants game the best way out of this after the game is over to 80 and 101 southbound leaving at&t park. kristen and eric? >> thank you, they have a game each day starting tomorrow and memorial day week. >> federal prosecutors are revealing new details of the boston marathon bombings and next the tsarnaev brothers may have had help. >> a special honor at white house today in san francisco gay rights icon

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covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. more firefighters are expected to arrive on the front lines of a fast growing wildfire in northern arizona can has grown to 4,500 acres ten times larger than this time yesterday. a dc-10 is on stand by to assist in the burning. winds kept the volunteers grounded. hundreds of homes and vacation cabins are threatened. 3,200 residents are stand by

ready to evacuate. >> the federal prosecutors say the boston marathon bombing suspects pay have received help building the two bombs that exploded last year. the prosecution says that tsarnaev brothers use sophisticated bombs with fuses made from christmas tree lights and remote-controlled detonators from model car parts and hundreds of packages of fireworks were emptied to 80 fuel but no residue of powder was found in the apartments it is suggested that others built or helped the tsarnaev brothers build them. it is suggested that the tsarnaev may have received instructions from a terrorist group. >> today, more thunderstorms are possible in the denver, colorado area, and this morning, colorado springs is recovering from a violent storm yesterday with

golf-sized. at home, san jose and san francisco international airport saw significant delays open flights to and from denver. happening today, the forecasters will release their outlook for the hurricane season that begins june 1. they are expected to predict we will see fewer storm over the six month long season and some researchers say it will likely see only nine named storms with just three storms expected to become hurricanes. >> that makes sense. i wondered about this picture of the giants game in colorado with the lightning strike. >> beautiful. beautiful. beautiful. dangerous but beautiful. a slight risk of severe weather after the noon hour so it could develop as the game unfolds. el nino is getting stronger with an affect on the atlantic season even though it is the pacific ocean so that is

something else to watch out for. >> right now our need future is full of cloud cover and drizzle. you can see the storms bringing hail and lightning to the sierra yesterday and now they are falling apart and sliding down into the san joaquin valley and will keep sliding that way. they are getting undercut and we have the wind from the ocean at 21 miles per hour in fairfield and 14 at concord and ten at oakland and everyone else is less than 10 miles per hour. we will look at the golden gate bridge and that is what you will be dealing with this morning. you can see the low cloud deck and here is how it looks from the top: 2,600' mount tamalpais you can see the such rise. elsewhere, not is much. still warm around the bay and inland and it is the warm air coming in creating the cap and the reason why we have more moisture and thicker marine layer this morning.

warmth this weekend and cools next week with no rain in the forecast for the transition. by noon, clouds are back, and they are stubborn so you will be in the 60's and 70's through the bay and 80's inland and we have the summer spread developing and it will be wider into the week. we have mid-to-upper 70's in milpitas and santa clara and everyone else in the low-to-mid 80's to the south and santa cruz and lack of sunshine and 67. mid-to-upper 70's millbrae, and sausalito is upper 70's. up to 82 in napa. 70 at richmond and 72 at oakland and 75 in fremont and 76 is the warm spot in castro valley. inend that, mid-to-upper 80's from 83 in pleasanton to 88 in brentwood. temperatures tonight are falling into the low-to-upper 50's under clouds. a slight chance of drizzle. the seven-day forecast shows 90's inland saturday and sunday

and 80's around the bay and nearly 70 at the coast. sue? >> just to remind you any are sticking around this weekend we will take a look at the mass transit for the holiday, bart is running a sunday service on monday. golden gate buses and ferries are on holiday service and caltrain on sunday schedule for the memorial day holiday. we troubles in sunol sub680 before 84, this is causing havoc on the commute with the caltrain sweeper called so take caution. the repairs are very expensive. northbound 101 there is a limit bit of slow traffic. and outside, right now, traffic is bunching up behind the toll plaza and metering lights have just been turn on and the commute lane is a great way to go with sluggish traffic to san francisco. >> the family of an alameda teen

battling a life-threatening disease is getting much needed help from the community. the 16-year-old hannah hewitt has cystic fibrosis an inherited life-threat being disease where she feels like slow is breathing through a straw. she has been in the hospital numerous times. the left lung is rapidly declining as is her health of the family includes seven kids and now living in a travel trailer. four of the kids including hannah hewitt were adopted with special needs. with bills piling up a family frenal put together a fundraiser last night at livermore restaurant. >> it shows people are out there supporting me and it feels good. >> friends have start add nonprofit fundraising page. we have posted information on our website to help hannah hewitt at abc7news.com. >> the white house will formally unveil a new stamp honoring san francisco's first openly gay supervisor, harvey milk a picture with the gay pride

rainbow in the upper level. the postal service is issuing the forever stamp today to coincide with harvey milk day. he made history in 1977 when he became the first openly gay politician to hold public office in california. he was assassinated the following year. coming up, what is the one thing you would invent to make the world a better place? the answer that made an 11 year -year-old girl a champ. >> stay

this morning a new york girl is celebrating after earning the

top spot in the national doodle 4 google contest with her art work displayed on the home page with a scene with clean water the she came up with the idea when she heard a lot of people do not have clean water to drink. in her honor, google will bring purified water to 15 schools in bangladesh. she also won $30,000 college scoreship. congratulations. >> go girl. now the forecast. good morning, everyone. you can see it is not touching the bay bridge but this is the possibility of drizzle. 67 in san francisco today. that is spot on. everyone else is 1- to 4-degrees warmer than we were yesterday. the showers will re-develop

along the spine of the sierra today although they are starting to fall apart now. temperatures will run in the upper 80's to mid-90's through the central valley and 72 if lou are in los angeles. >> now the drive time, 580 from the central valley, a good solid 40 minutes into dublin and highway 4, antioch to concord is 20 minutes. from san rafael to san francisco is just over 20 minutes. big problems in sunol near 84 with a gravel and dirt spill. caltran is confirming they will have a sweep are out there but not until 6:45 this morning in an hour. that will cause a problem on that commute. kristen and eric? >> thanks, sue. it looks as though the final chapter of the famed marcus bookstore is written. workers ripped out the shelves and the big store was evicted

after failing to raise enough money to buy the property. the new owners took possession of the books and began clearing the spate. a tenant group is outraged. >> they had huge sledgehammers and smashed the book shelves. they smashed the furniture. >> marcus was the oldest black-owned bookstore in the nation. the owners could not clear out the store themselves because of the eviction dispute. a judge will decide would takes possession of the inventory. a south bay woman has been honored for an heroic act in texas. the 36-year-old we woman from san jose was on the way to her mother's funeral last summer and show saw an s.u.v. spin out and land on its sides. three people were ejected including a pregnant woman. she spotted the unborn baby's head and arm through a last race on the woman's belly and helped deliver the baby. sadly, the baby's mother later died. year, texas officials honored

the woman for her quick action. >> i what to make the decision to help or not. this was no one else but us so we stopped and assisted the people. >> without these actions that only both lives would have been lost. today on before of the texas d public safety we want to recognize the hero. >> baby girl survived and is doing fine. >> now the six young iranians arrested after dancing in a video to the hit song "happy," and are out of jail this morning according to a human rights group. the director remains jailed. the video was posted on youtube before it was taken down. police in iran called it "obscene" and the dancers were nosed to appear on state tv to repent. the iranian president thought differently tweeting "happiness is our people's right." >> the morning news continues at 6:00 with the top stories. >> including the new compromise

reached by the san francisco start-up accuses of violating rental laws coups the country. a california woman is pregnant but goes into a coma and coming up, the bay area doctors stepping in today, to attempt a medical miracle. >> and "7 on your side" and "consumer reports" fire up some grills in time for a memorial day. which is best for your backyard?

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. a dead beached whale surfaces on the coast and we have what is happening today to figure out how this mammal died. >> a woman is held against her will for a decade before escaping in california. and describes ten years of activity. >> the holiday commute could be a mess for anyone trying to

leave san francisco. thanks for joining us, i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. what does the holiday weekend hold? >> warmer weather. a moist marine layer and 2.5 miles at half moon bay with drizzle possible at 9:00. 58 at 7:00 with lingering clouds at noon and total sunshine at 4:00, at 74 and 64 this evening. inland, gray conditions and 58 and mostly sunny by noon and 73 and 80 at 4:00 and drop to 71 so comfortable and gray all day at the coast and drizzle and mid-50's and top out in the low 60. sue? >> problems this morning if you are trying do get from pleasanton to fremont an early