ontrolling traffic while pg&e does its work. c.h.p. was chasing a car and it crashed in hayward. the driver ran away. he live the scene. they are hooking for him. he left a female passenger and a child behind. they were taken to the hospital. with injuries. we are still working that part of the story. we want to let you know this road is shut down. an active investigation is ongoing. pg&e is trying to make repairs. >> 100 alaskan airline passengers had to wait for a new flight in san jose after a bird strike forced them to return to seattle hitting the bird after take off. the pilot decided to return to seattle airport out of abundance of caution. no passenger or five crew were hurt. maintenance are inspecting.

a group of people are sleeping outside in downtown berkeley this morning to show their support for the homeless. this sleep in follows a recent fight captured on cell phone video showing two berkeley ambassadors clashing with two homeless men. advocate accuse the city lowers of trying to criminalized homelessness and want berkeley to develop affordable housing to reduce the homeless people numbers. >> ten amountses -- tenants forced from their home tried to get their belongings but there was a lock on the gate. the building was considered a "safety hazard," with law sewage leak through the ceiling of the owner has refused to make repairs and the attorney said the owner agreed to pay for relocation costs. >> the tenants have been relocated based on money for

hotels and the checks the landlord stopped payment on them. they are invalid. >> why would he do that? >> that is a good question. >> the building owner was named in a federal indictment forbid rigging at foreclosure auctions to defahd mortgage holders. a note said the tenants can return to retrieve their things. >> work to remove cement from a creek will take longer than expected. it happened during a pipeline replacement project. katie marzullo said the impact stretches beyond the banks of the creek. >> it entered the drain to the top of our property on 16th box. asteve is the general manager of the country club in oakland. it is directly downstream from where the cement was pumped into the creek. we found a layer of the cement material and that now is included in the area we will clean up. >> unfortunately, i am concerned

and all parties are out in full force and taking the steps to take care of it. >> golfers are free to play but certain holes could be off limits. >> cleanup is expected to continue for several days. >> adam got the news from a notice taped open his front door, he lives in the town homes where it was first detects. a project to replace a pipeline involved filling the old pipe with cement. a valve was left open allowing the material to flow freely and the creek. >> do not take for granted the natural environment in our backyard. having it disrupted is disappointing but worrisome. >> one bird was killed in the spill and a second had to be euthanizeed. fish and wildlife is investigating. >> this is a serious environmental issue. there is half a mile of creek that is virtually dead. >> despite that the creek should make a full recovery.

developing news in the heartland where people are recovering from tornadoes that struck iowa ohio and illinois. a 67-year-old woman was killed in the small illinois town of fairda almostest. these are aerial pictures of the damage in the midwest with the em40s flattened to rubble. as far as you can see. this is 80 miles west of chicago. several homes ripped right off their foundations. the large tornado was caught on camera in roch." -- illinois. pg&e does not plan to appeal $1.6 billion time for the deadly pipeline explosion and fire in san bruno the largest fan the public utilities commission has ever imposed. the 2010 blast killed eight people and destroyed dozens of hopes. federal investigators blame

safety failings by the utility and lax oversight by regulators for the disaster. the new president of the cpuc suggests it could be time to look at splitting pg&e gas and electric operations. the head of the labor union representing pg&e workers say that comments sucking that peck peck is too big to promote safety are misguided and a large organization is fess to ensure safety. >> after months of anticipation, technical lovers can try out the new apple want. new video of the store in palo alto showed no lines but the window was covered with black curtains so workers could get prosecute for the launch. pre-orders began at 12 01 on the apple website. you cannot bay the watch in stores but you can try it on with prices starting at $395. >> selling a home that belonged to a hoarder who contempt a

mummified body is difficult in many places but last week firefighters and haz-mat teams wore protective gear inside a home on 4th where the body was found. it was believed the mother of a woman who lives there. according to a real estate site it could be worth town $2.5 million when renovated. >> part of a major street in san francisco is closed down and drivers will face detours fm late on sunday night. the closing affects three blocks of van ness avenue. van ness is closed because work has begun on underground pedestrian tunnel that will link two parts of the new california pacific medical center. you can see exactly what is going on this weekend. workers will drive steel beams into the ground so dicking -- digging can begin. >> new drew tuma has the weather. beautiful day yesterday. another snowed.

>> gorgeous. clear skies. live doppler hd shows nothing but dry skies and that is the theme over the weekend. a lot sunshine the next 72 hours beautiful downtown san francisco and the bay bridge traffic light and skies are clear. temperature-wise as you step identified, we are cool in a couple of spots and chilly and petaluma and stand rose in the mid-to-upper 30s and 40 in napa and 44 in fairfield and san francisco checking in at the afternoon ahead, you will need the sunglasses and have your coat off, and look at the temperatures, inland it is warm this afternoon, my 60 to lower 70s by 4:00 and the coast is a lit breeze with temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s and the bay we have plenty of sunshine and sun soaked and temperatures are very comfortable on this friday with low-to-mid 60 later on this afternoon. that is the weather. now a check of traffic with

leyla. >> good morning, everyone. happy friday. here is a look at the san mateo bridge, traffic is light. if you notice, the eastbound lanes, there are cones blocking off a couple of lanes until approximately 11 o'clock today this morning, between foster city boulevard and right here. the bay bridge has construction the lower deck as you leave san francisco to the east bay we will have more lanes taken away a few lanes taken away and just until 6:00 and then it will clear. drive time traffic 580, tracy to dublin is 3 minutes, westbound highway 4 antioch to concord is 14 minutes. thank you. happening today the popular night market at san francisco's united nations plaza re-opens a friday night event designed to liven up market street and offering local businesses a place to sell goods including

six food trucks, face painting games and dancing. public works held a practice run last year and you can check it out fridayings through october 30 from 5:00 to 10:00 tonight. >> jim harbaugh tackle as new controversy with a move that the coach is challenging the school to show. >> parking meters may not be so smart at all and are costing drivers big bucks. stay tuned.

covering los altos antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning. 4:41 as we look from the east

bay toward san francisco and you can see the bay bridge and the smooth as glass bay and clear conditions. we will see what the weather holds for the weekend and how traffic is looking this friday morning in a couple of minutes. >> today, president obama and cuban president castro will come face to face as they gather with leaders. the attendance at both men will mark the his fork moment as the united states and cuba seek to restore ties. they do not have formal meetings scheduled but president obama will meet with panama's president and other central machine leaders. jim harbaugh often shares his opinions at stop ford and with the 49ers. he has not stopped as michigan jumping into a campus debate after the university cancel add showing of the film "american sniper," tonight. the university decision follows a student-led petition claiming that the film was antiarab and antimuslim. harbaugh tweets his team would

watch the movie and "if it offender anyone sob it." officials then decided to show it as planned. >> technical troubles in silicon valley. san jose parking meters are not so heart. a glitch is frustrating driver whose receive tickets although they pay to park. this usually means you are safe from getting a parking ticket for a period of time. but not for todd who got three parking tickets all on st. james street. >> if it was one i would pay because of the aggravation but two days and each indication i knew it was paid is ridiculous. >> dozens of drivers have the same complaint. the city admits there is a glitch in the smart meter sensor and if san jose when a driver leave as smart parking spot a sensor resets the meter even if there is time least. the next driver then has to pay

separately. that is exactly what happened here there were 30 minutes left on the meter but look it drops down to zero. the problem is when a truck or bus rolls by the sensor tells the meter to reset because it thinks the spot has opened up. of the 1,200 smart m city turned off the sensors in 20. >> it is frustrating. we do not lick sigh takings to -- like citations to be issued inrepeatedly. >> dismissing them means the driver has to flag the problem contest it, and then wait if the city to double check the meter reading. many drivers do not trust the city or the system any manufacture. >> the a time we spend trying to correct this...not good. >> the city makes $10 million a year from parking fines so they hope to resolve the problem quickly.

>> starting today you can download all the star wars films in h.d. for the first time, you and drew tuma can see the behind the scenes moment with the movies costing $20 each or $100 for the entire set. disney owns lucas policemen which -- we will have more on the release on "good morning america" ahead. >> everyone is excited and thinks if they buy the downloads they can watch it withdraw drew. >> my goodness. >> you are not busy this weekend. >> i love popcorn so i would watch. >> if you make popcorn drew will come to your house. >> real butter, now the stuff from the theaters. >> the manufactured bitter is

fantastic. and then the 7-eleven special. >> we have a lot of...nothing. nothing on radar. it is dry. the weekend we get sunshine. temperatures are chilly in some spots at 39 in petaluma and june -- 51 in san francisco. atop the studio it is a light breeze with the flags waving. the forecast calls for clear and cold start today, in the 30s in some spots and sunny over the weekend. high pressure is in control. no chance for rain at least for the next seven days. we are tracking high pressure one, two areas over the entire west coast. what that is doing is splitting up our jet stream storms are

going to the north and the south right an the state of california and that is why we are going to stay dry through the seven-day forecast and the weekend with a lot of sun hype is -- sunshine is on tap. 71 in concord. 62 in san francisco. sunny skies. cloud cover along the coast. 59 at half moon bay. 70 in napa. 67 in palo alto. later this evening seattle is take on oakland at 7:00 with 10:00 the fm will drop to 53. the sunset today is 7:41 p.m. lows are clear skies 39 in napa dropping to 44 in concord and 46 in fremont and 45 in san mateo and falling to 45 in san the week ahead shows the temperatures are skyrocket by thursday and friday next week we are warm going into the low 80s and the warming trend will continue across the bay area.

today it is immediate. the weekend has tons of sunshine. 70s across the area and warming friend by wednesday and thursday. everyone will be mild. tomorrows are in the 80's inland. that is weather. leyla gulen? >> we are starting near the north bay with bart. here is mass transit. 29 trains are on time. ace train one is on the tracks. that is the north bay, 101, the golden gate bridge from marin to san francisco moving along nice and clear and have not seen the zipper truck yet but we could in a couple of minutes as they widen the southbound lanes. we have an accident in san jose at the express way and dwayne avenue with two lanes blocked and a couple of vehicles. it is south of 101 so be careful if you are going to use the lawns express way to get up to 101 there is an accident. slowing now popping up 101 as

you come up to highway 237 and a picture of san jose is showing we are top speeds everywhere and 66 miles per hour use leave the nimitz and come up to mineta san jose international airport with no delays to cupertino and highways 85 and 87 all in good shape. >> thank you. it could be a big day for apple but samsung is grabbing some of the spotlight. >> it is the day apple fans have been waiting for with pre-orders for the apple watch being taken out. you can try them on but only order online. samsung's smartphone galaxy is expected to compete with the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus is the first curved display and the company is banning of supply shortages because of challenges

in making the screens. >> interesting facts about teens and mobile phones three-quarters of all teens have smartphones. 12 percent do not have phones and a quarter are online "constantly." >> what is the point? >> bad medicine, the supplement that vitamin stores are pulling off shelves and the danger they could stay tuned.

>> a group is accusing nestle of take advantage of the dwindling water supply in california and are starting a petition demanding that nestle stop

bottleing sources from the water from a dozen natural springs throughout california. >> organizers say the petition has gathered 135 the signatures. >> crews are gearing up for what is expected to be early and intense fire season. in the fall the king fire east of sacramento burned more than 97,000 acres. 95 percent of the wildfires they respond to are caused by people. almost all of them are preventable. they remind homeowners to make sure there are 100 feet of defensible space around the home and it is required by law and could dramatically increase the chance your house will survive a wildfire. >> hillary clinton is expected to formally announce this week she is running for president. former secretary of state will likely launch the white house bid on sunday using video and social media. she is well ahead of both democratic and republican rivals. republican senator ted cruz and rand fall have launched campaigns and marco rubio is expected to announce on monday.

the announcement is expected soon from former florida governor bush. >> the count down is on for the arrival of britain's newest royal baby. >> baby number two is due some time between april 15 and april 30. prince william and kate have kept quiet about the gender but it is not stopping people from playing the royal guessing game and placing their bets. according to a betting company if gamblers have it their way the 21-month-old prince george will get a sister and 82 percent have their money on a princess. now a check withdraw drew -- check now, drew tuma? live doppler hd is showing any moisture but unsuccessfully, with dry skies above and mainly clear conditions. outside our camera we have a quiet picture over downtown picture so to plan the day the next 12 hours the sun is up at

6:42 with plenty of sunshine and a few high clouds and in the afternoon, hurricane, and we are warm inland with temperatures from the upper 50s loan the coast and mid-60s around the bay and we will see lower 70s inland valleys. that is weather. good morning, everyone. starting off with a look at the bay bridge from the emeryville camera the eastern span moving beautifully, as you head into treasure island and san francisco. we do have some construction on the lower deck and that will last until 6:00. it looks like just before you good it to treasure island, so be aware when you leave san francisco you slow if the cone zone. now, this is the second accident that has happened within a couple of blocks of an overturn yesterday. this morning it is lawrence expressway and dwayne avenue blocking two lanes and involving two vehicles. maybe manage is changing over there. we will find out. thanks vitamin stores are pulling a group of supplements from the shelves that could contain a dangerous

constitutional plant one of the largest specialty retailers of dietary supplements and will stop selling supplements with a supplement that contains amphetamine like sometime length that never has been fully studied and not authorizeed for a dietary supplement. >> popular pesticides will disappear from shelves at major hope improve president train lowe's will stop selling sprays used by farms and gardeners because they are believed to kill off the honey bees that are needed for pollination of a quarter of american food crops. lowe's will phase them out by the spring of 2019. >> researchers may have covered a cure for baldness but men could be tired of trying it. pull out the hair could stimulate new hair growth based on research on mice. pulling out the hair in mice causes the cell to alert others

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy friday morning at 5:00 a.m. thanks for joining us. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am matt keller here for kristen sze. leyla is here hoping for friday lite. drew tuma? >> it will be great. live doppler hd showing we are tracking nothing but clear skies the bay bridge in the financial district in downtown san francisco, the day planner ahead shows the next 12 hours plenty of sunshine and midday clouds. otherwise by 4:00, temperatures are warming to the upper 50s and the lower 70s inland rally. >> thank you. on the road this friday morning is it light? >> we are having a good time up