the car blacked out meaning it turns off all the lights. the car was stolen. the on-star system kicked in and gave the location and speed. officers got ahead of them put out the spikes and the car ran over him. that ruined the tires. 9 car exited at 680. there was no rubber least on the cars. they could not turn. they crashed. police have three in custody. police say they did find a gun inside the car. they now have dogs tracking the scent of the other two people as they look for them. the three they caught are now on the way to jail. thank you. southwest airlines grounded 128 planes and canceled 100 flights this morning. southwest says they have grounded a fifth of the fleet after realizing that it missed manned fore rudder inspections. f.a.a. says they are working

with the airline on a plan to keep the planes flying for a maximum of five days while the inspection are completed. in the bay area five flights have been canceled at oakland. there are no canceled flights at sfo or mineta san jose international airport according to. >> flightaware.com. >> east bay republican lawmaker has a bill to ban bart workers from going on strike. the assemblywoman believes she can get it pass by focusing on how damaging the strikes are to 9 commuters and traffic congestion and the economy. workers have said a ban gives management an unfair situation with conflicts. >> arizona truck driver is in custody accused of causing a horrific commuter train crash in southern california. police arrested the 54 yarrows

ramirez on suspicious of felony hit-and-run accident. these got out of the truck and was found walking more than a mile and a half from the accident in obligation understand west of los angeles yesterday morning. we brought that to you. he said he turned prematurely and the truck was stuck on the rails and the ntsb said the train pushed the truck 300' down the track. investigators are new going over video from the cabin. metrolink said the trains are designed to absorb impact and that saved lives. one of the 28 people taken to the hospital, four of still in critical condition this morning. >> caltrain has identified the driver killed by a train in menlo park a man left a rose at the crossing where a woman from east palo alto died on monday in a car on the tracks when the crossing gates froze. the crash nearly destroyed the

crossing gates. >> funeral services are held for a san jose security guard called a "hero," for saving a colleague's life with manny zuniga being gunned down at a liquor store intervening when a man stole a box of cigars. manny zuniga saves his co-worker by diving into the line of fire. two people have been arrested. >> suspected drunk driver charges in the death of a popular street vendor is scheduled to make the first court appearance and is accused of hitting a vehicle and slamming into hernandez stand on saturday. hernandez was working with his wife iris. she is recovering in the hospital. >> this man will make his court appearance today accused of robbing a ten-year-old girl who was selling girl scout cookies at a san jose safeway store. the cash box was returned and

officers and dispatchers ended up buying the remaining cookies and throwing in a little extra cash to help the troop. >> the marine that killed american sniper chris kyle will spend life in prison. the case making headlines alongside the bloodily cooper movie depicting the life story of bradley cooper. here is the latest from washington dc. we the jury, fine the defendant, eddie ray routh guilty. >> a quick verdict deciding that former marine eddie ray routh knew what he was doing when he attacked chris kyle and his friend, chad littlefield. >> we have waited two years for god to give justice for us on behalf of our son and as always, god has proved to be faithful. >> the family was leading the court in tears after would weeks of testimony from 30 witnesses including kyle's widow was in

the texas court after a weekend trip to represent her husband at the oscars where the blockbuster film recounting his heroics was nominated. she told of the last time she saw her husband. >> said we loved each other and ...gave a kiss and a hug like we always da. >> later that day the veterans were gunned down trying to help him cope with ptsd. the prosecutes showed the video of him leaving the police on a high speed chase arguing it proves that despite any mental health issues he knew what he did was wrong. in less than three hours the jury reached the same conclusion sending him to prison for life. the defense attorneys say they will appeal. in southern california, a city council has approved plans

toable new football stadium for the rams days after plans were announced for a share stadium for the raiders and charges and unanimously approved the $2 billion land for the 80,000 seat stadium at the site of the former racetrack 25 minutes from the shiite eyed by the raiders. the rams left los angeles in 1995 and construction could begin by the end of the year to be ready for the 2018 season. our reporter will have much more on how this could impact the raiders and the fans coming up at the top of the hour. >> california voters will have the final say on a statewide ban on plastic bags and the legislature approached the plan last summer and it woo have been phased in starting in july but a raid group has turned in more than a half needed million signatures to put the issue on the november 2016 ballot. the move puts the law on hold and the referendum will not affect cities that have passed a

local ban. >> something you will notice is it does not feel so dry. >> absolutely. good morning everyone, the moisture is up and it will creep inahead of our chance of light showers on mid and saturday. also kept our temperatures up in san francisco where we are at 50 in west portal and ocean beach sunny side and glen park and downtown ferry building is 54 coming across the golden gate bridge and bayview at 52. that is the same in the mission district. 51 in richmond and everyone else in the 30s and 40s and palo alto at 39. santa clara at 38. 38 in american canyon. inland east bay flirting with freezing and 43 in pleasanton and walnut creek. tracy is 41. from san rafael you can see the fog is localized around petaluma as we hold support afternoon we will transition to high clouds and sunshine and 65 to 68 inland the. coast will ennice up to 63. from walnut creek, 680, looking

clear in the san ramon veals with no fog. as we hold through the next three days breezy and tomorrow is the warmest day mid-60s to 70 and breezy and cooler on friday with low-to-mid 60s and stray light shower. it will be windy on saturday, and low-to-mid 60 with another chance of a light shower. i show you the sunday forecast coming up. >> we are starting in san jose at 87. the cars are maying their way out of the screen shot and a couple more will take their way out with light conditions. we have a report of this accident as you making the drive into pleasanton and as you head westbound on 580 it is already causing heavy backups there, and that is really the extent of the delays as you head along a 80 and it looks like they could be getting it over on the shoulder. here is the look from the altamont pass over to dublin, tracy to dublin, 26 minutes on westbound 580 and highway 4 westbound, antioch to concord, 14 minutes and southbound 101

san francisco to san rafael is 14 minutes. >> the smiling faces have a lot of people angry. next apple's new emoji is calls racist. >> also mr. curry goes to washington with a special cause bringing steph curry to the white house today. stay tuned.

covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. it is 4:41. you have probably heard of emojis the icons we use when typing or texting. apple is facing harsh criticism as they really out a new update. that is minute to add diversity but not everyone sees it that

way. our reporter has more. here's the newest emojis coming to an apple product near you. issues are popping up with a racially diverse icons especially the yellow. one tweeted "it appears apple thinks asian yellow people have jaundice," many are thinking same thing. >> asian, white latino black. an expert insists this is no malintent and that emojis are originally yellow. >> they are misunderstanding what it is. that it is just a default neutral color and it always been. one treated that the yellow emojis are supposed to represent the default not asians. okay keep telling yourself that. >> still several emoji users do not see anything wrong with it. >> i don't think it matters. when i click on emoji it is just

emoji. >> i don't really see it that as being, oh, that is an asian person. >> they are in a stage. >> today a hearing will be underway at state capital for an update on the earthquake early warning system to give schools and fire stations and train operators and others a heads up that an earthquake is about to hit. japan and mexico already have similar systems. president obama included $5 million in the new budget proposal for an early wanting system on the west coast. but senator feinstein said the state and private business must step up and contribute their fair share, too. the hearing in sacramento is underway at 1:30 this afternoon. >> warriors all star steph curry could meet with president obama today. >> he will be at white house to promote the united nations "nothing but net"

program, donating nets for every three-point are he immediate. he made five in a win over the washington wizards last might and said he was not sure if he would pet to meet the president who is a big hoops fan. today, the white house is celebrating the progress made in the fight against malaria after 10 years of american leadership. also at the event the president will announce strategy for the next six dears of the malaria initiative. >> what a difference when he comes back in the rain. >> now the forecast. >> you have to go to the arena to see any rain the next several weeks. slight chance on friday and saturday. slight. the winds are light this morning and invariable and that is why some of the moisture that came in last night is turning into low clouds. it is the fog in the north bay

valleys and notice how the trees on the embarcadero and the flags on our ferry buildings are or the piers are not moving much. we have a lot of cloud cover but it is thin. it will turn to sunshine quickly before we get to the afternoon. it will be mild again. if you liked year's temperatures you will like this afternoon. a little bit of fog returns again tonight and the showers are possible on friday and saturday and it will be breezy to windy both of those days and cooler. today, the numbers look like yesterday, 68 in palo alto and morgan hill and livermore and concord and antioch and fairfield and 63 in half moon bay. that is the cool spot. as far as what we have tonight the fog is not so widespread as this morning and temperatures are milder again, with low-to-mid 40s inland and mid-40s to around into for our bay, cost am communities and san francisco is the warm spot at 52. now a look at the areas of low

pressure tomorrow, near vancouver, it is going to slide down the coast and by friday morning we will start to see an increase in moisture in the mayor, with milder temperatures in the morning and we will wake up to cloud cover and as we head into the afternoon, the best chance of moisture is going to be the form of rain mixing with snow at the higher elevations and right long the sierra. not a great amount but it is had. as we head into saturday it will be mainly in the high country against the bulk of the minor storm with a chance of scattered showers in the morning and in the afternoon and by the evening, it is pretty much over. look at the precipitation less than semi 1" for most of us and possibly up to an inch so a couple ofisms of snow in the sierra. we are in the mid-60 at the coast and nearly seven elsewhere on thursday. get used to low-to-mid 60s but not so breezy on sunday monday and tuesday.

leyla? >> look at the golden gate bridge, the crews are pushing traffic to the right-hand side so northbound traffic slow down because it appears the zipper truck is moving to open up more lanes in the southbound direction. we see them in action there. be careful. as we take you over to between marina village and parkway we will see a closure until 5 o'clock this morning so it it is indicated in the purple. and oakland is a necessary drive to the bay in the flash on 880 at 59 miles per hour and 71 miles per hour on 580 approaching 513. in the south bay accident free, 101 is clear if you have a flight at mineta san jose international airport negotiation delays. 280 into cupertino is clear, and no problems on 87. it is 4:47. prescribe is -- president obama

is poised for victory or new regulation. >> treating the internet like a public utility, the fcc is expected to require internet providers not to show favoritism. >> pebble is breaking records on kick starter launching a campaign for the new pebble time and raised 500,000 in just 17 minutes. >> it features a color pay display and has seven days of battery life. >> netflix is teaming up with... pee-wee herman with a new feature film called "peewee's big holiday," start shooting next week, a collaboration will premiere on netflix. we have not seen anything with pee-wee herman in a while. how does this sound being

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oakland and milpitas. there will be 28 express lanes on every highway from davis to morgan hill by 2035. that includes interstate 880 92 and 84. today's meeting begins at 5 o'clock at fremont city hall. >> a boston hand was drinking but not drunk when the pickup truck launched off the upper deck of a freeway. traffic cameras reported his truck flying off the elevate the section of an interstate taking down a light and a sign before plunging to the ground below. amazingly the 33-year-old driver was not seriously hurt. the state police charged him with drunk driving and negligent operation of a more vehicle. >> a camera capture as shocking site. scary. a natural gas explosion reduced a house to rubble. in seconds. 15 people were hurt. two critically. seven of the injured are gas company workers trying to locate

the source of a location. crews were evacuating homes when the blast happened. eight emergency responders suffered concussion-like symptoms from the shockwave. >> amazing. >> now a check on the weather forecast. mike? >> we will start with the pollen, tree pollen, the high amount of pipe, cedar and the dry air, that is over. if it was pollen that was getting you the last couple of days it will hang around until we get a soaking rain to cher and flush out the air which is not happening. 73 toup from los angeles to palm springs. sunny in monterey and 55 in lake tahoe. look at the scary amount of snow only 19 percent. we have a lot of chances for snow but there is limited moisture in the systems that will come in on friday saturday and again on monday and tuesday. >> leyla? >> so disappointing. not disappointing is the traffic as we look at 680 southbound

we have a few extra cars but it looks like the tail lights as they make their bay through pleasant hill moving without problems northbound traffic is not impeding by construction or anything like that. as you make your drive to pleasant hill it should be...pleasant. we have delays through castro valley. slow and slow to the dublin interchange and a crash on the westbound side, in the clearing stains. kristen? >> deaths are increases as narcotic painkillers are growing more popular and powerful. according to the centers for disease control four out of five people who used a prescription narcotic painkiller in 2011 to 2012 took pills equal tore or stronger than morphine. oxycontin and vicodin is rising. the public who die from rover dose -- from overdoses tripled.

prescription main killer use is call an epidemic. >> a strike in concord led to dozens of little league teams being locked out of the their fields with tesoro saying they closed the fields which are on their sites. union members say they did not intend to disrupt the players although they are locked out. >> awe are not trying to stop little kids from playing baseball. we are only striking for us. >> i have 15 teams i had to say, go find extras. >> advertisetory the league representatives and they said it should be suspended but a president of a league was never consulted. >> there is anger over a plan to keep track of employees who work

at fine arts museums in san francisco by using their fingerprints. under the proposal a clock will use a person's thumb print to record when they come in and when they leave work. employees are concerned their prints could be stolen by hackers. the now seem and legion of honor have used this since 2012 but now they want did use it for all workers. supervisor has promise the to introduce a resolution to halt the use of this. >> national park services is asking nor director cooperation in protecting the harbor seals along the marin county coast. it is puppy season and that starts on sunday. two areas will be closed with no surfing or shipping or diving. if you see a seal stay at least 100 yards away. never pick up an abandoned pup, it is probably waiting for mom.

>> sea turtle is catching a ride back to san diego on a training flight. >> turtle is named solstice was found dehydrated with a body temperature 15 degrees below normal caught in cold occur rents. the further cell was taken to the aquarium in newport and is an endangered species turtle and air lifted to finish rehabilitation at seaworld in san diego and will be released in the summer. next, caught on camera a bay area driver beaten by his own passenger. the dispute that led to the violent confrontation. >> a con conference on sexual assault on college campuses is drawing a huge protest. stay tuned.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good wednesday morning at 5:00 a.m. thank you for joining us. >> i am kristen sze with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. we are hanging on to hope for rain. how does it look? >> hopeful. >> clinging on. >> we have more moisture this morning. check out petaluma garfield drive, lakeville street, looking at madison street and snow sonoma and we will see are delays