live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> at 6:00, a frightening punishment ahead for pg&e following the 2010 san bruno disaster. a new plan could cost a lot more than cash. surveillance video captured a terrifying ordeal for a san jose homeowner feet away from a burglar. we do not have those pictures yet but she is taking matters into her own hands. making the most of mass transit and how bart is going rider friendly to help explore where you live. >> good morning thanks for joining us. i am eric thomas. >> i am here with leyla gulen and drew tuma. >> you need shades. we have a ton of sunshine and a warm day. live doppler hd is tracking dry skies above and mostly clear conditions. we are cool in some spots. you need a heavy jacket and

fairfield is in the upper 30s and elsewhere mostly in the 40s an the bay. partly cloudy skies from the upper 50s to lower 70s in the warmer spots today. >> grab the sun shades. how is the commute? >> tougher because we have a couple of accidents. first i want to show you walnut creek where traffic is manageable out of pleasant hill to highway 24 it is moving decently and at the bay bridge toll plaza it is packed at 14 minutes from the maze to san francisco and the problem is in sunnyvale and i will tell you where coming up. a san jose woman is terrified after finding herself locked in a bedroom hiding from a borrowing particular. surveillance video could help crack the case. good morning, the woman waited for san jose police for thin -- 13 terrifying minutes

hiding in the closet and listened as the burglar broke in and ran ransacked several homes on tuesday. the woman heard a noise before 2:00 a.m. and she checked an app on her phone that is hooked up to four security cameras influence the house that provide a live image. she was horrified to see a man standing right outside her bedroom window. she called 9-1-1. >> they said lock your bedroom door and hide in your room and wait for the police. they are on the way. >> she listened as the burglar busted a lock on the kitchen door alarms went off but he ignored them. he searched in drawers and under a mattress and the suspect even tried to on the locked door to her room. she screamed and he ran. the burglar left the home finally, on the way out he stopped by a neighbor's home and went into their backyard where

he stashed his skateboard and fled the scene. visible cameras did not stop the guy neither did alarms and motion censored lights. the woman bought a gun and updated her locks to protect her sell. >> in a few hours california public utilities commission is scheduled to decide which penalty will be imposed on pg&e for causing the deadly 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion and fire. before the vote the state p.u.c. will take public comments. regulators considering two proposals to punish pg&e and one would fine the utility $1.6 billion and require meg peg shareholders to pay $850 million for safety upgrades to the natural gas system and the other land includes $1.4 billion penalty but far less in safety upgrades.

and the p.u.c. president will ask if pg&e is too big to separate safely and will ask stuff to study this and look at whether to split the gas and electric operations. he said that with $1.6 billion in earnings last year they are able to shrug off penalties and peg said they carried out extensive safety improvements since the disaster. police in oregon arrested two men in connection with a murder in contra costa county. a traffic stop occurred of the suspect vehicle at 5:00 p.m. yesterday. investigators determined the suspects were wanted in connection with a homicide in contra costa county. the suspects were identified a 20-year old and a 24-year-old, both taken into custody without incident. police in berkeley warn people to look out after two strong-arm robberies minutes of each other. the first happened at 12:42

yesterday near packer street. a man saw four men walking toward him. one of the men punched the victim in the face and made off with his cell phone and wallet. the second incident 457ed six minutes later north of parker street and that incident four men surrounded the man and took the cell phone. the victim was not hurt. >> a jury convicted the owner of a party bus contain in the death of 25-year-old natasha noland who died when she fell identity of bus and on to the highway. jon reno st. james was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. he knew the bus door was faulty and ignored it. jon reno st. james faces four years in prison. >> today, doctors with the uc system will walk off the job across california during the four day walk out the longest labor action waged by uc doctors in 25 years. the doctors are negotiating the first contract since unionizing in 2013 striking over what they

call unfair labor practices. the union has accused the uc system of withholding financial information necessary to negotiate a contract. uc officials deny the allegations. they say health centers will remain open during the strike. our california is a step closer to vaccinations being mandatory. the state senate passed a bill stopping parents from opting out. state reports show that more than 800 human cases of west nile virus were reported throughout california in 2014 the second highest year on record. according to the state department, the drought could be a contributing factor to the spike. officials say boyfriends and mosquitoes are coming into closer contact around a smaller

number of watering holes. the virus entered the state in 2003 with 880 cases the highest number reported. in the bay area, santa clara has the most cases and the environmental resolution was -- the virus was found in ten people and 30 mosquito samples. >> doctored discovered a new risk factor nor heart disease. if you are short you are at great risk. for every 2" added to height the risk of heart attack or stroke drops 14 percent. if you are shot you can still ward off the risk with a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet. >> in january, new toilets and faucets after to meet a if you standard approveed by regulators to save 105 billion gallons of water a year. plumbers say it could create big

sewage problems for some homeowners. >> not enough water to pass the solids and lick -- liquids. the politicalling was build years ago and it is not enough water. >> san francisco city leaders point out that low flow rule rules have been in place for sell years. >> the low flow will start now. >> there will be a lot of sunshine. drew tuma? >> we are talking about mild conditions today and a lot of sunshine on the way for this thursday. live doppler hd tracking dry skies and we are tracking fog developing specifically in the north bay. petaluma is down to seven miles' visibility. sutro tower shows san francisco in the background and the day planner starting off in the 30s to around 50 along the coast and by the afternoon, our warmest spots pop out if the low 70s. that is weather.

now a look at remark and leyla. >> good morning, bart is looking clear without any delays. we have 49 trains running on time and no delays reported on a.c. transit and ace train 1 3, 5, all on the tracks and on time. in sunnyvale we have fire department and sunnyvale police department on scene of the accident at lawrence expressway blocking a couple of lanes in the northbound direction and there could be detours in place so expect some traffic. the golden gate bridge shows traffic flowing smoothly. no crashes to get in the way. >> resources where you can use information to find fun things to do that are close to bart stales at bart-able including sporting events and parks and concerts and more. all free. easy to use.

also you will find special discounts and give aways and articles from other bart riders reviewing restaurants and bicycle trails and more. a survey finds the giants have the most loyal fans in baseball. >> according to the 23rd annual survey giants are second behind the cardinals improving from number five partly because of winning the world series. winning accounts only for 20 percent of the loyalty and other factors include bonding history, and tradition and pure entertainment. it helps to have a great stadium and some of the garlic fries. >> high-tech solution for absent-minded shoppers with an upgrade coming to a mall so you never forget where you park the car. >> a big moment caught on camera

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>> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning everyone at 6:14. this view of a glass smooth bay and the bay bridge and cloud cover above it. there is fog in isolated spots but mostly it is clear. >> a popular south bay shopping center is building a shark garage to help those who forget where they park to fine them. it is going up in santa clara part of $600 million expansion. the new garage will feature 2,100 spaces and friend lights to show drivers how many stalls are open. the navigation system will help shoppers fine the car by going to the kiosk and punch in the

license plate number and a screen will reveal the floor i'll, and -- aisle and stall number. >> we told you of two new high school seniors accepted to all eight ivy league schools and these are the superstars. he score add perfect score on the s.a.t. and was accepted at ten other universities and hopes to become a neurosurgeon. >> this is a senior, she is were what by three others and founded a nonprofit working to make education accessible for girls in africa and hopes to major in poly science. >> three technical percent ans are recognized among the best company for women including google and apple and ebay all receiving high marks from a nonprofit focusing on the advancement of women in computing, honoring the three companies as leaders in enabling

and growing women if technical roles. >> a baby's gender is what is tripping today. >> check out the video when the mom of six boys lens she is finally having a baby girl. she said several years ago she and her husband gave up home they would ever have a little girl and now the dream is coming true she admits she is nervous about what she called frilly territory, and they will meet their little princess in august we and daddy. love the little girl but will be hands off. >> no guarantees it will be frilly, that is for sure. you never know the personality. she may want to be playing with all the boys. >> today is the day to get outside and play. >> today. friday. the weekend. we are starting a warming trend.

sunshine on the way and temperatures are very comfortable. live doppler hd shows above we have dry skies and a few high clouds. temperature-wise, we are starting off chilly in a few spots, santa rosa, napa fairfield, good morning at 39 degrees and san ramon around the bay generally we are talking money 40s and 45 currently in san jose and san francisco is the warm spot at 50 degrees. outside a gorgeous shot from our camera high clouds and sun is up at 6:43 this morning. we are talking about a few pockets of fog and mainly in the north bay and around santa rosa, and this afternoon it is mild and that trend is going to last through sunday and early next week is our next chance for wet weather in the forecast. radar will show you not one but two areas of high pressure right over the west coast. we have seen the pattern time and time again this year, with the ridge and a lot of sunshine

and warm temperatures well into the canada for the time being and the pattern will hold through the weekend. if you are headed to the coliseum to see the rangers take on the as a nice day around 62 at first pitch and when the game wraps up at 3:30 heard in the mid 60 so highs on thursday and we start in the south bay at 69 in morgan hill and san jose and 67 in milpitas and 68 is the high for santa clara. along the peninsula, 67 in redwood city and 66 for pacifica and downtown san francisco up to 62 degrees this afternoon under clouds and accident for cloverdale and 68 in calistoga and 67 in sonoma and the east bay, 66 san leandro and 67 in young city and oakland up to 67 degrees and a final stop 69 in pittsburg and 71 in antioch under clouds. lows are chilly upper 30s north bay and plenty of stars and 47 in san francisco and 45 is the low if fremont. partly cloudy today the walling

trend continues into the weekend with our next chance of showers on tuesday. how is the traffic? good morning, drew, here is a look at san jose, 280, near highway 17, traffic is slowing headed into cupertino with the headlights, making it away from highway 17 southbound direction, though, still quite light. using the useive waze crap we have an accident still blocking two lanes on northbound expressway and using our abc7 wazers. you can see we do have some reports of accidents right this and you can use wolf road as an alternate to get around this accident and the fire department is on the john with an overturn and possible injuries are involved. we will take you to oakland with this new accident on the shoulder westbound a 80 at highway 24. matt and eric?

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. 6:29 on a gorgeous thursday morning. a look from sutro tower over to mount diabolo. the sun is ready to come up. it is majestic. no rain, maybe some fog. i am eric thomas. >> i am matt keller. we have needed the umbrellas but today it is going to be

beautiful. leyla is here. drew tuma is he for mike. it is looking nice. >> need the umbrellas for the shade today. the sunrises at 6:43. dry skies and high clouds. on this thursday we start off cool with 30s and pockets of fog developing but in the afternoon the temperatures range from the upper 50s along the coast to the low 70s inland. thank you very much. on the roads this morning. >> we will be getting out the parasols. >> remember those? >> here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is busy. that is from the east bay. it is 15 minutes into san francisco. heading over to san rafael 101 southbound, tail lights are filling in. we are moving along at top speed and accident free. happening today, regulators

will decide how much pg&e will have do pay for the deadly 2010 explosion and fire in san bruno and another proposal could hit the company much harder than $1 billion-husband -- plus fine. amy? a pricey punishment today with the p.u.c. voting whether to fine pg&e $1.6 billion or $1.4 billion but the president at the p.u.c. has bigger questions. pg&e is fined and head accountable for causing the explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. the public utilities mission president wonders how effective the fine will be considering the utility brings in $1 billion a area and worries pg&e is too big to be safe. the president wants to know more. first, he wants to ask the staff to look into the mobility of recovering corporate bonuses to

executives as a former of punishment and second, also ask for a study of the structure of utility. an anonymous source said the study will include whether to split the company gas and electric operations. pg&e said they have redoubled the safety train and look forward to hearing the comments. they will take public comment starting at 9:30 for the east bay mud said it could take days to clean up the cement that spilled into a creek in oakland leaking from a pipe behind some town homes. when it was discovered 140 cubic yards of cement flowed into the creek half a mile. east bay mud crews replaced a 24" pipeline and the subcontractor filled the old pipe with cement when it happened. >> a valve was left open while

this pipe was being filled and that was a mistake. it should not have happened. >> workers will use trucks to remove the mess and east bay mud will restore the creek. biologists are taking samples. >> police in sunnyvale are investigating what happeneds moments before an officer shot killed a man with a knave while responding to a liquor store robbery. the shooting happened after 11 o'clock yesterday morning in an alley adjacent to a strip mall. investigators say the suspect was uncooperative and advanced to the officer who said he opened fire because he feared for his safe. the officer was replaced on routine leave. >> the next week the jury will decide if tsarnaev should receive the death penalty or spend life in prison. they convicted him on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing trial. the prosecution argued the 121-year-old was intent on

committing mass murder when they killed three and injured 260. >> should be held accountable. i am very thankful for each of the jury members making him hell accountable. >> the defense said he was brain washed by his brother the tsarnaev attorneys have not said if he will take the stand. >> flow worries were placed on the finish line. an employee of a candy shot steps away from the explosion painted a "be strong," sign the symbol was fitting because the window was shattered in the blast. >> shorts in second will release foot average showing what led up to the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. video could provide more information into the fatal shooting of walter scott by

officer slager. cell phone video was taken of the shooting and slager is facing murder charged and has been fired. authorities say the former officer has a prior complaint of using excessive force stepping from the use of a stun gun on an unarmed man in 20 13. >> a new twist in the tempting scandal at the san francisco police department, one accused of exchanging t said they cannot be fired because the police department wait today long to on the investigates he will argue that the department knew of t in 2012 and did nothing about it until now beyond the statue stat houston limitations. two officers have resigned. >> california lawmakers are stepping into the battle whether to raise tuition in the university of california system. last year they approve add plan from janet napolitano to raise

tuition and fees by up to 5 percent a year for the next three years. the governor opposes the hike and respond by threatening to hold back $120 million in funding. a senate committee has unanimously approved a proposal to hold off the increases by giving the schools an extra $75 million paid for by abillion iraning a middle class scholarship program. democrats in the assembly oppose that idea. >> it is 6:36. next where is the pork at chicago -- ch ipo lte? >> check this out a beautiful sky above the toll plaza and ugly conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup. we are on the scene and you can get weather and traffic during

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>> we are on the way to a sunny day across the bay. tracking dry skies above. temperature-wise, we are chilly in some spots. 39 that napa. same in fairfield. san ramon is at 39. 47 in oakland. 44 in fremont. the temperature in downtown san

francisco is 50. the afternoon ahead a warm afternoon inland 64 to 70. along the coast a light breeze and mid-50s to lower 60s. around the bay clouds and upper 50s to mid-60s later this afternoon. >> good morning everyone the san mateo bridge with traffic at 17 minutes to get across from hayward to foster city. we do have cones being picked up in the distance with flashing lights coming in toward hayward be careful always slow for the cone associate it does not look like it is slow, walnut creek is moving along better than normal with gaps between the cars and ten minutes from highway 4 to the 24 junction and still dealing with this accident, at the intersection of lauren expressway with two lanes blocked at the expressway. >> a popular food item that you need to know if you are fans of

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covering los altos antioch, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a woman a racing a red that security cameras may not be enough. a buffering particular burglar broke into her home and she was locked if her room. >> the woman has cameras, motion sensors, lights and alarms but that did not stop the map from breaking in and attempted to israeli things. he is casing the house in san jose. in happened early on tuesday before 2:00 a.m. a noise woke her up. >> i turned on the app on the phone that take as second and i can pull up the cameras and i see outside my bedroom window

the camera shows a man standing outside my bedroom window. >> she called 9-1-1 and locked the door to her room. it took san jose police 13 minutes to arrive. during what time the suspect broke into her kitchen door with the alarms sounding went room to room going through drawers and fund over a mattress. she was hiding in the closet the whole time and could marry all of this happening. when he tried to break into to locked bedroom she scream asked he ran and restreaked -- retrieved his skateboard that was stashed. >> she was left terrified. she upgraded the looks and bought a gun to protect her thank you. directv is pulling the plug on ads featuring rob lowe where

is sprucedly if high school and an awkward version of "don't be like me get rid of cable and get directv," and a group filed suit saying this is no proof directv is better. >> they pulled the ad. >> a california aids foundation has scammed the feds and reviews of the apple watch are out and jane king has those stories and more. good morning jane. >> good morning to you. a higher start on wall street today, modestly. the dow is up 26, the suspect and nasdaq are in the single digits with more earnings coming out later today. the large of the supplier of hiv and aids medical care is accuses of bilking medicaid and medicare of $12 billion in 12 states.

the lawsuit was timed in federal court over kickbacks in 2010 at the los angeles headquarters. in the kick becomes employees were paid $100 bonus for referring patients with positive text -- testify >> reviews of the apple watch are mostly positive. first, it is beautifully constructed. packed with some it fitness features and apps and easy to connect to the iphone. bat try life is barely a day. many apps are expensive. the interface can be confusing. >> chipolte asking, where's the pork? they dropped a pork vendor this year after violating the strict standards for responsibly raised meat but the short agency show -- short average shows how difficult it is to get humanely

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>> i am not there. >> you feed to watch "good morning america" next. >> the sun is up. it is beautiful. we have high clouds. we are dry right now. temperature-wise, it is mixed. from 30s in the north bay. cool in santa rosa at 37. 39 in napa and fairfield and 40 in livermore and 50 in san francisco. the beautiful shot of the exploritorium showing a gorgeous sky and a few high clouds and from the calling for pockets of fog early this morning confined into the north bay, and mild this afternoon and it conditions through sunday and a chance of showers early next week. radar will show two areas of high pressure off the cost giving the dry weather conditions and keeping the storm track unfortunately well north of the region. the pattern will hold through the weekend so the weekend is looking equally as private and warm. through the highs today, we start in the south bay 69 if san jose and 68 in sunnyvale

and accident in los gatos under clouds and along the peninsula 65 in san mateo and on the coast cooler at 56. palo alto is 67 for the high. daly city is 57. 68 in calistoga and 67 if sonoma. 68 in castro valley. 66 in san leandro and under clouds and oakland and a last stop accident in fairly, 71 in antioch and 68 in pleasanton. lows are clear chilly and 43 is the low in vallejo and dropping to 47 in van and we will fall to 44 degrees in san jose. partly cloudy today, a warming trend begins and tomorrow is mild and sunny and by saturday the warmth peaks with a few clouds and a last 70s an the bay and inland and along the coast in the low 60s and by sunday, little in the way of change cooler on monday setting

the same for height showers next tuesday. now traffic. leyla? >> it is light. good morning, to you. here is a look at berkeley i-80, right near university avenue and traffic and moving pretty darn well, i have to say not seeing too much traffic as we take you over to the south bay we have some slowing, though, and an accident pushed over to the shoulder northbound highway 87 to northbound highway 101, with all of the red and that is traffic northbound 101 as you make it up to about ode bayshore highway you have slow-and-go traffic but when you make it beyond everything is looking clear with mass transit, egg on time and no delays reported. 30,000 cases of hummus are recalled because of contamination possibility for the classic hummus.

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watch the sun rising behind the bay bridge. what a gorgeous shout. what a gorgeous day. >> he are seven things to know before you go today. one, the public utilities commission will vote on the penalty that will be imposed on pg&e for the deadly 2010 deadly pipeline explosion reaching potential $1.6 billion and require shareholders to pay for upgrades. >> east bay mud crews will clean up cement that spills into a creek. a subcontractor level a valve open by mistake causing 140 cubic yards of cement to flow into the creek. authorities could release footage that shows what led up to the fatal shooting of an

unarmed black man by a white south carolina officer and officer slager is facing murder charges charges and has been fired. >> more then a dozen cameras and an aharm did not stop a burglar from entering a home in san jose. surveillance video shows the man going through the house as the homeowner hid in the bedroom when she started yelling though, he took off. >> an alert abc7 viewer is credited with fining a specially designed woman with als stolen great her drive in fremont. a viewer saw the story, recognized the van parked near the apartment. the classics van if hayward is repair the van and gave the couple a loaner until it is fixed. >> and i am drew tuma with the sun up a few high clouds are off in the distance and as we look on this thursday morning as we plan the day ahead the next 12 hours some pockets of fog

have developed and they are confined to the north bay as this hour around santa rosa and spots are starting in were upper 30s inland and the coast the 40s and this afternoon, plenty of sun with highs in the upper 50s to the lower 70s. now a look at san jose, 87 is moving at top speed beyond julian street and the tank with no problems. we are still dealing with the accident on the expressway with two lanes blocked with an overturned vehicle. the golden gate bridge a beautiful dry from marin, when you get in the city, though, we have a weekend closure shutting down northbound and southbound van ness for >> we continue online and on twitter and face book and all mobile devices. we will see you in 25 minutes.

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good morning, america. and happening now, severe weather alert. eight tornadoes tearing through the heartland. gigantic hail hammering more than 200 locations as storms move east affecting millions. ginger will have the latest. new this morning the dash cam footage set to be released. the officer now behind bars and for the first time we hear from the hero who took that cell phone video. what he says happened before the shooting as protests erupt across south carolina. and right on the nose, the scary midair lightning strike jolting passengers and pilots. >> outside of the windows, the whole plane was an electric blue. >> puncturing the aircraft leaving a gaping hole. how the plane managed to leave