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

here i am bringing "dynamite," back. >> right new, this is going to be your drive through san jose. on 87. beyond julian street. southbound traffic is not existent. we have an accident in san jose. that is ahead but first, the bay bridge toll plaza with a few cars from the east bay but no problems to get started. preeing news, police in hayward are accepting for the driver involved in a wild chase that ended with a crash into a power pole. amy hollyfield is at the scene and what pg&e is doing. >> the man trying to get away had a woman and a child in the car with him and he crashed 9 car into the power pole you can see hype me and pg&e is trying to repair it. police have shut down this part of the road in hair at ruus road. the area has been closed for a

while as they work on the damaged power people starting before 1:00 o'clock in in the morning when the c.h.p. pulled this man over for a minor traffic violation were he took off. they do not know why he ran but he pled and crashed soon after that incident. there was a woman if her 20 in the car and a child. they do not know how old the child is but younger than ten a girl they were still in the car. rather than chasing the man they decided to tend to the woman and the child and help them out so they got them taken care of and sent to the hospital. they have minor injuries. mostly precautionary they took them to the hospital. they are going to be okay. they do not know the relation between the woman and the child and the man but the man, still is missing. he escaped. they are looking for him they have not said what he was wanted for on why he ran.

i don't me if they know. he took off the now they are trying to find him. ample -- the apple watch is available to consumers the first new product line since the ipad debut. we go to the apple store in the marina district in san francisco. >> we do not see a line yet. check out the store behind us, you can see the big black curtain drape across the front of the store and this is in anticipation of the new apple watches to be unveiled. the watches are available in san francisco and eight other major cities an the world. you can check them out today and try them on but you cannot bay it. you have to order them online with shipments going april 24. watch prices start at $349 and

can go up to $17,000 for a luxury gold watch. the watch is the latest to be released since the ipads came out five years ago and critics and fans alike are now curiously waiting to see how well the watches sell. the store opens at 10:00 a.m. if you want to check out the watches. it is 5:04 and apple is opening the door to a certain group of workers in cupertino. the technical giant is reversing a policy that automatically rejected those with recent felony convictions. apple came under fire from union leaders and advocate whose say construction jobs are a key source of work for felons trying to transition back to society. apple wants to give such workers a second chance and will evaluate all applications equally on a case-by-case basis. today, san francisco sheriff

will give an update on two investigations currently taking place. he is expected to offer full disclosure on a recent inmate escape from county james while on trash detail. it is the second time if less than a year that an inmate was able to get away. the sheriff will also address alleges of forced inmate fighting in the jail. >> new surveillance video could find the suspect in the death of a musician outside an oakland club. the man in the first two photos here and the woman on the right were with the man suspected of shooting the man outside the golden bull early on sunday morning. the gunman took off in the four day silver mercedes after shooting the man by mistake by a gunman who had a run in with a different person. $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. >> a bill to open a third eastbound lane of the richmond-san rafael bridge is moving forward in state

legislature and the toll authority is overseeing roth with regional population growth and local business development in marin have led to significant increases in traffic on the bridge. the authority has also determined bridge corridor congestion causing traffic to back up on northbound 101 in marin. assemblyman mark levine opens to on the lane in 2016. >> a family of a motorcyclist who plunged 50' to the delegate off a freeway is pleading for hope and want anyone who may have information of the fatal hit-and-run accident on eastbound 92 near highway 101 near san mateo a week and a half ago to come forward. the driver plunged more than 50 foot over the cop crete barrier and -- the concrete barrier and died. a jeep may have hit the motorcycle and left the scene. >> a huge storm that moved across the middle of the country turned deadly. a massive search operation has been underway through the night

as rescuers look through the debris. the twister was caught on camera. >> rescuers do not know how many people were hurt in northern illinois where they are still digging through the rubble. >> a search-and-rescue operation continues this morning in illinois one dead and seven injured after a tornado damaged ovary single building in the village, many of them destroyed. >> obviously this is a lot of debris out this and some houses were pushed into a big pile. >> rescuers now eager for daylight to help their effort. >> my gosh... >> the twister captured on cell phone video as it moved through the area on thursday evening. residents rushing to safety. a close call in surviving in the basement of the

restaurant. >> we ran inside and the own are said in the basement and we went down this. >> the same dangerous weather could return today and further east hitting parts of the mid-atlantic. in california the rain we got remainly this week may not relieve the drought but it dumped enough snow to extend the ski season with the new snow falling from heavenly mountain resort with 2' falling in the lake tahoe area resorts and will stay open through april 19th partly because of the fresh powder. >> sell biting snow in the mountains. >> we were excited that we saw much snow 20" in the highest elevations. good news for the resorts. at least it is stepped into early spring. we are not tracking snow for the

sierra but dry conditions for friday. you can see the beautiful bay area on the camera, a quiet morning with the cleary skies and cool in some spots. good morning petaluma, 39 degrees with a heavy jacket and 40 in napa and 51 in downtown san francisco or 46 in oakland and fremont and you are at a temperature of 50 degrees. land out the next three days into to weekend, and today a mild pattern with a lot sunshine on the way and upper 50s and along the coast it is 70s inland and the warming trend continues into saturday and we are a bit warmer inland and around the bay we have some areas into the low 70s and by sunday, a few clouds and temperatures go to the races, 78 inland and the coast temperatures are warming into the low 60s. that is weather. how is the remark? >> good morning, drew and everyone. as we take a look at walnut creek, southbound side of 680 we

are filling in, so our friday lite i hoped would not be without -- within our reach but we do not have actions so that is good news. we are taking you to san jose with 9 accident and we had another accident two blocks south of here yesterday morning. a serious accident. this morning, we have two vehicles involved blocking two lanes on lawrence express way at dwayne avenue south of 101. we are trying to find out if there is construction in the area or what could be causing the problems. the rest of the drive through milpitas on 880 and 680 is clear but at mission boulevard, southbound side, we have a truck and possibly a stall but also could be an accident blocking one lane with more details straight ahead. gillette joins forces with "avengers," in america's money. >> a record breaking performance by steph curry and the case he is making for being named the

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get out of the car. you will be hit by a car. lady, your life is in danger. >> that was a man losing patience on a san diego freeway as he yells at a woman to get out of the busy road after the car stalled. she is in the lanes. she stumbled across the remark and went back to the car. another driver nearly hit the strangers helping her and police arrived and arrested the woman. she will face drunk driving charges. no one was hurt. an actress is turning to twitter to express frustration after her breast make was confiscated by airport staff. the mother of two has a citizen-- seven-month-old daughter. officials at airport tossed out the pumped break make. the 42-year-old tweeted that the airport took my pump breast make away ten ounces gone. not okay. >> a representative was

explaining that regulations stipulate if her daughter was with her she could have kept the make. a copy of the most visited sites in washington, dc is making a stop here in the bay area. we were in san bruno for a ceremony dedicating the traveling vietnam veterans memorial that is half the size of the one on the national mall. it includes the names of 38,000 united states soldiers killed in vietnam and often referred to as "the wall that heals." frank came to remember his son that died in the war. >> i thought he would be safe being on a ship. but, no. he just turned 21 and that was it. >> the wall will be at golden gate national cemetery until sunday evening and a traveling exhibit includes momentoes left by visitors at the original

memorial. >> wall greens is closing hundreds of stores. >> walgreen closing hundreds of stores along with closing 200 stores they will also offer fewer promotions because they eat into the profits. it is the largest drugstore chain in the up. >> gillette teamed up with comics to create concept razors inspired by "avengers," with superpowers such as micro lightning. >> now, over to the slurpees 7-eleven has "bring your own cup day," any container no bigger than 10" fill her up and empty jack daniels battle or a fishbowl of slurpy. that is my kind. >> the warriors keep on rolling, steph curry continues to make the case for being the most

valuable player, he scored 45 points last night, broke his own record for the most three-pointers made in a season and now the warriors trail by 13 and came back to beat portland 116-105 for the 64th win of the year. we are the home for the nab finals with coverage starting june 4. probably in oakland. >> and the fact he breaks his own record year after year is cool to see. >> breaking all the records. >> he will pass lot younger able it is exiting. >> the weather is not exciting. >> no. we have a warm pattern ahead of us and live doppler hd is show a

quiet scene with clear skies. we will talk temperatures right now, good morning, napa, at 40 degrees and oakland is 46 and san francisco is sitting at 51 and san jose is at a temperature right now of 48 degrees. from our camera atop abc7 studio the embarcadero is quiet with clear skies above and the forecast calling for the cool start in some locations with temperatures starting off in the upper 30s and lower 40s and a mild and sunny pattern well into the weekend so that means no chance for rain the next seven days. sat sat shows the reason why we are in the dry pattern we had two areas of high pressure and a muscle maker of a forecast so that is splitting the jet stream so storms are going to the north and going to the south, right around california so that is why we will stay dry the next couple of days into the weekend plenty of sunshine on the way and a warming trend. highs for friday across the bay

area 71 for fairly and 70 in concord and san francisco topping out at 62 degrees this afternoon and accident for san jose and palo alto has a high right around 67 degrees. tomorrow, clear skies in most spots, a few clouds 79 in napa and 48 in richmond and dropping to 46 in fremont. in san jose the warming trend continues starting out at average but skyrocketing thursday and friday topping out if the low 80s! the warming trend will be felt across the entire bay area. the seven-day forecast shows today, a ton of sunshine. a mild pattern begins. warmer on saturday with a few clouds on sunday and temperatures are 60s on the coast, upper 70s inland and cooler early next week and watch as the temperatures take off wednesday into thursday, with aerly watching repped and the 80s pop up inhand. that is weather. >> quiet as a mouse at the bay

bridge toll plaza and only taking you five minutes to get there. we have an accident however being reported between fremont and milpitas southbound 880 first reported as a stalled truck. a utility truck. but, now, it looks like we have one lane blocked with four vehicles including a motorcycle at dibs son landing road so further south from michigan boulevard than first reported northbound traffic along 680 that is traveling nicely and you may want to use 680 instead as the allege natural to 880. you can see the drive through hayward out of castro valley it is nice and clear and at top speed and a look at drive time traffic, 29 minutes, great shape if you are traveling over the altamont pass out of tracy and highway 4, not a peep and san rafael to san francisco is short 14-minute drive. another first for levi stadium, monster trucks tackle big obstacle on the home field in santa clara. tons of dirt is covering the

field in the video shot by us this week. 35,000 people are expected to attend monster jam at 7:00 tomorrow and there will be special services at levi stadium but there will be fewer trains and shuttles than for wrestlemania last month. >> it will not be sunday, sunday sunday. >> the latest sporting event to say "no," to selfie sticks. from the law to the lick the tasty honor in the works for supreme court justice ginsburg.

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police are looking for the driver would led them on a chase and smashed the car into a pole. he took off on foot leaving a woman and the child behind in the vehicle. right now, the road is shut down at ruus as pg&e tries to restore power. >> alaska airlines was acting out of caution when they made a flight to san jose return to seattle after a bird strike. the passengers were put on another plane and sent on their way. tenanted force out of a house will be allowed to return to retrieve their things after show up to the house in the mission but there was a lock on guyton the city declared the building "safe hazard." one person is dead and seven others are injured after a tornado damaged every building in fairdale illinois. dogs are being used as they comb

through the rubble. quite a different picture wet wise in the bay area after a cool start this morning with sun up at 6:42. by the afternoon, temperatures are topping out in the upper 50s to lower 70s. that is a look at san mateo bridge with construction in the eastbound lanes that will be there at least until noon today. we also have some major construction in san francisco blocking a major artery and that is going to start tonight. more details straight ahead. a dream day for "star wars," fans you can down lloyd -- load the first six months locally for $20 each or $930 -- $90 for entire series. producers are owned by disney company. >> one of the oldest sporting events is saying no to the newest edge. the kentucky derby has told fans for leave selfie sticks at home

in effect for may 1 follow by the run for the roseses on may 2 and churchill downs will not allowing fans to exit and re-entering cutting down on people sneaking on to the ground. >> supreme court justice could be the nest big thing in ice cream. a petition has been started causing for ben & jerry's to create a specialty flavor for ruth bader ginsburg saying only two of the ice scream companies honoring flavors have featured women and they want a flavor named ruth badder j ginger. >> a weekend closure on one of the busiest streets in san francisco on van ness that will benefit all of us soon. >> a look outside at the

embarcadero from our rooftop cameras. it is looking light on this

this is abc7. >> good morning, thanks for joining us on friday. i am matt keller. >> i am eric thomas here forest it and leyla gulen is here with the traffic and drew tuma is tracking the forecast. >> we will see plenty of sun this afternoon. not tracking much weather and the dry pattern into the weekend. outside, the studio you can see the next 12 hours start off cool warm inland in the low 70s to upper 50s around

coast. always have the traffic matching the weather of the is it nice. >> some places it is looking good, but there is trouble in milpitas southbound on 880 but as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see the traffic, there, is smooth with some traffic collecting in the far right and left hand lanes but a look toward the eastern span you can see a lost tail lights and they are still moving and chugging along into treasure island. breaking news, out of hair, a -- out of hayward, a woman and child were in a vehicle that crashed into a power pole. driver took off. police are looking for the driver. amy hollyfield is at the scene with the latest. amy? >> this crash did major damage to a power pole. pg&e is still here on the scene and they thing they will be here for a while.

we are at at ruus in hayward. the road will probably be closed until 9:00. it was quite a crash. you can see a pole. look at the car: severely damaged with a woman and child inside the vehicle. the man who was driving the vehicle jumped out and ran away and left them behind. c.h.p. officers arrived they had a choice: they decided not to chase him but to attend to the novembers. they are okay and were taken away to be treated but officers say it was a precautionary measure. this is right before 1:00 o'clock this morning and they pulled him over for a minor traffic violation at 80 in hayward and he pled and crashed. he is still on run. he escaped. this knocked out power to the area at 121 customers impacted and they think the power will be out for the day. they are thing it will not be

turned on until 3 pock this afternoon so a lot of alarm clocks will not go off this morning. happening now a group of people are sleeping outside in downtown berkeley this morning to show their support for the homeless. the sleep in is after a fight captured on cell phone video showing two berkeley ambassadors clashing with two homeless men and a enter faith group is sponsoring the vigil accused floors to criminalizing homelessness and want to reduce the number of homeless people with more housing. >> tenants were forced from their san francisco home yesterday, and showed up to try and get their belongings but this was a lock on the gate and the city declared it is safety hazard because of overcrowding and raw sewage leaving through the ceiling. it was ordered vacated and the owner refused to make remarries. tenants showed up to get their belongings but there was a look.

>> the tenants relocated based on money to pay for the hotels and the checks, the landlord stopped payment on the checks and they are invalid. >> why would he do that? >> that is a good question. >> the owner dropped cashier checks to the attorney office's but they were only for half the agreed amount and the note said ten amendments can return to retrieve their belongings. >> work to remove cement from a creek in oakland will take longer than expected. roughly 140 cubic yards of cement flowed into the glen echo creek. a subcontractor was filling the old pipe with cement when it happened. half a mile creek is dead a bird was killed and a second was euthanized. >> we take for granted we have the natural environment in the

backyard and having it disrupts is disappointing but worrisome. the department of fish and wildlife is investigating the incident. work worker are using trucks to remove the mess. the samples are monitoring the water. >> in illinois tornadoes left a path of destruction sweeping through a 5 a miles per hour area of north central illinois last night. the worst hit communities was fairdale with tornadoes killing one person. authorities say the victim was 67-year-old woman. seven others were injured. 50 structures in fairdale and all have been damaged. the worst damage happened 80 miles west of chicago, with at least two tornadoes in

>> pg&e will not appeal the $1.6 billion fine in the deadly explosion in san bruno the largest fine ever imposed. the 2010 blast killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. investigators blame for safety failings by the utility and lax oversite by the disaster. the new president suggests that it could be time to look at splitting up pg&e gas and electriccations. in a statement the head of the labor young representing workers say comments suggesting that pg&e is too big to promise note safety are misguided and a launch organization is never to ensure safety. >> after months of anticipation technical lovers can try out the new apple watch with video of the store in palo alto showing no lines but the when was covered with black curtains so worker could ready the store for the lamb.

pre-orders began on the apple order website and can you not find the watch in stores but you can try it on. >> selling a home in san francisco that was belonged to a hoarder with a mummified damage last week the firefighters and haz-mat teams wore protective gear inside a home on 4th avenue where the body was fund but police believe it was the mother of the woman who lived in the house. according to the real estate shiite it could be worth, still up to $2.5 million when it is renovated. >> part of a major street in san francisco is closed and drivers will face detours until late on sunday night affecting three blocks at van ness. van ness is closed because work has begun on the pedestrian sun knell and that passageway will

live two parts of the medical have. you can see in animation what is going on this weekend, workers will drive steel beams into the ground so dicking can begin. >> now the forecast. i is soon the weekend. drew tuma? >> friday, today, is beautiful end to the work week with a lot of sunshine and comfortable temperatures. live doppler hd not tracking moisture. sutro tower showing downtown san francisco lit up the bay bridge, a beautiful picture on this early friday morning. temperature-wise you will need the heavy jacket in north bay. cooler in petaluma at 37. in contrast downtown san francisco is 51. 48 in san jose. antioch is sitting at 46. the next three days today we have a warming trend with a lot of sunshine and mild pattern and low 70s inland and mid-60s

an the bay and upper 50 along the coast and by saturday, high pressure continues with sunshine on the way and mid-70s inland and low 70s around the bay and low 60s along the coast and sunday rounding out the weekend a few clouds but look at the inland temperatures highs in the upper 70s and an the bay the lower 70's and along the coast comfortable temperatures topping out in the low 60s. >> it is very serious here as we take you into marin county. into san rafael. westbound 580 use enter san quentin there is a big rig that crashed into the divider and caught fire the double tractor trailer and c.h.p. said it is possibly a u.p.s. truck with packages inside. it is wet and burning. traffic is still light as you leave richmond into the north bay but you can expect delays as you approach francisco boulevard

backing up the bridge so you may want to think the bay bridge instead. we have a tractor trailer on fire westbound 580 at francisco boulevard. 101 before you get there that is traffic that does not air pier to be affected, southbound side moving along without problems in mill valley and the golden gate bridge traffic is light. next, former 49ers coach jim harbaugh tackles a if you controversy and challenging school to show a movie. >> and a parking glitch is causing drivers big bucks. stay tuned.

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>> covering walnut creek campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back. it is 5:42. from emeryville camera looking to san quentin 14 miles away from the camera you can see a couple of explosions have been

reported after a tractor trailer, a double tractor trailer crashed into the center divider westbound 580 off of the richmond-san rafael bridge at francisco boulevard just a few minutes ago. it caught fire. now we have possible packages on fire because this is reportedly a u.p.s. truck with details ahead. >> we will update people on that ail morning. >> rebound and cuban president castro come face-to-face. the attendance of both at the u.s. the americas mark a historic moment for the united states and cuba seeking to restore ties. they do not have formal meetings scheduled and president obama will meet as well, with the panama president and other central american leaders. >> jim harbaugh shared continues at stanford account 49ers and is still doing that at michigan

as head coach jumped into a campus debate after the university canceled showing of the film "men sniper." the decision followed a petition saying it is antiarab and antimuslim. harbaugh tweeted his team would watch "american snipe are," and if that offends anyone, so be it. officials decided to show "american sniper," as planned. >> san jose smart meters are doing dumb things. they are designed so when a car pulls out of a space with time remaining the clock resets to zero. some drivers have receiver parking tickets after construction quipment and passing buses cause them to reset although the car does not move. >> if it was one i would pay it because of the aggravation but two days in a row and i knew it was paid is ridiculous. there is something wrong. >> it is frustrating and we do not like citations to be issued inpresently. that is why we absolutely

dismiss them. >> officials have turned off the motion sensor on a dozen meters and are working with the manufacturer to fix the glitch. starting today you can download all the star wars films in h.d. >> classic line, for the first time you can see behind the scenes moment movies cost $100 for the entire set and difficult news owns lucas which produced "star are -- we will have pore on the release on "good morning america" this morning. >> break news, major traffic trouble in the north bay. leyla gulen is following a big rig on fire on the richmond san rafael bridge. [ inaudible ]

>> this is the drive off the richmond-san rafael bridge where a sig-alert because of a u.p.s. truck that crashed into the center divider at francisco boulevard. we are getting word from c.h.p. all westbound and eastbound lanes are blocked. this is at san quentin. francisco boulevard. you can see the yellows and reds an indication of where the traffic is stuck. we are waiting to see if there are going to be c.h.p. officers blocking the traffic. i do not see anything at the moment but you can expect to see the stalled commute. use the bay bridge instead. if you are traveling on we -- 101 use the bay bridge. this is the best way to get around. there is no word when it will re-open. no word when it will clear.

>> double tractor trailer crashed into the center divider and it caught fire and there have been several explosions. we will have more details in a few minutes. back to you. >> now the weather forecast. we are talking about a lot of sunshine. live doppler hd showing a quiet picture on early friday morning. we will take you to our temperatures. some spots are cool. good morning, half moon bay, you are at 39 degrees. san francisco is june, and 47 in done cord and 46 in antioch and san jose you are at 48. east bay hills camera showing a quiet scene of the bay bridge with san francisco in the background and emeryville in the foreground calling for a clear and cool start to friday. temperatures are quickly warming up with a lot of sunshine and mild temperatures through the weekend and with the weather pattern, no chance for rain the

next seven days. radar will show you not one but two large areas of high pressure sitting over the west coast. this is the pattern we have seen for the year so we have a split in the jet stream with storms to the north and to the south around california. that is why we will stay dry through the weekend with plenty of sunshine on the way. in terms of what to expect for highs, mild in some spots, a lot of sunshine and fairfield is 71, and 68 is the high in san rafael and 67 in palo alto and fremont and if you are headed to the coliseum to see the mariners take on the temperature. ending with temperatures at 53. tonight, clear skies. a few clouds. otherwise 46 in richmond. 48 for oakland. dropping to 48 in san francisco. san jose is falling to 45

degrees. today, beautiful a lot of sunshine, it is my. it is warmer for saturday, a few clouds on sunday and inland in the upper 70s and a touch cooler monday into tuesday with a breeze but the temperatures are taking off by this time next week we will see 80s pop up inland valleys. >> a makeover with parents in mine. kids' favorite chuckie chuck e. cheese has an overall and what you can expect to see. >> royal baby watch, details of the birth of will and second child. >> beautiful shot of the bay bridge and the embarcadero with tabs on weather and traffic. stay tuned.

>> good morning, from emeryville you can seat flashing lights on the richmond-san rafael bridge, on the san rafael side near the san quinn ton side westbound but we are told all lanes are blocked right now and you can see a huge backup from sky 7 h.d. and this is going to be trouble this morning for all commuters trying to get over the richmond-san rafael bridge. huge backup. they are trying to figure how to get the big-rig fire out. a u.p.s. truck is on fire. and, second, they need to get it off the road to on the lanes.

>> leyla is recommending the maybe babe if you can get there. golden gate bridge too, it is a round about morning. >> a frown is accusing nestle of taking advantage of the california dwindling water supply and the nonprofit called courage campaign started online petition two weeks ago demanding nestle stop bottling product from sources in the golden state. nestle is bottling water from a dozen natural springs throughout california and organizers say the petition is gathering 135,000 signatures. >> crews are gearing up for what is expected an early and intense fire season. the king fire burned 97,000 acres in the fall. 95 percent of the wild nears they respond to are caused by people and almost all of them are preventable. make sure you have 100' of defensible space around your home. it is required by law. it can dramatically increase the

chance your house will survive a wildfire. >> hillary clinton will announce she is running for president. the form secretary of state will likely launch the white house bid on sunday using video and season media. polls show hillary clinton ahead of both the democratic and republican rivals and republican senators ted cruz and rand paul have formally launched campaigns. marco rubio will announce on monday and one expected from jeb bush. this morning, the countdown is on for the arrival of the print's newest royal. sources say baby number two is due between april 15 and april 30th. prince william and kate have kept key it about the gender. curing bet be company thai 82 percent have their money

on a princess. sky 7 showing over san rafael, this is right over san quinn ton. it is confirmed u.p.s. double trailer big rig and fire is on the scene putting owe the fire the you can see the plumes of smoke rising and more smoke is pouring out of the bottom of the first trailer as it continues to have water poured on the fire. the truck crashed into the center divider a while ago. it first reported at 5:26 this morning. this is in the westbound direction on 580. this is causing major problems for traffic if you are trying to leave richmond and head into the north bay. if you are headed in the eastbound direction this is a sig-alert and c.h.p. is reporting traffic is diverted off of when 580 at main street

and back on at the main street on-ramp and if that pocket. eastbound 580 is getting off-and-on the san on-ramp so the traffic is bumper to bumper and we have not seen evidence at the toll plaza but as traffic pours on to the bridge expect the delays growing with more details ahead. i will have the details on getting an. the golden gate bridge is the best way. drew? >> a different story weather-wise. live doppler hd showing we are lacking dry skies above. downtown san francisco shows the next 12 hours sunrise at 6:42 a.m. after a chilly start we are warm inland and the afternoon will top out if the low 70s and warmest looks are mid-60s around the bay and the coast is

topping out in the upper 50s. enjoy the sunshine on this friday ahead. thank you. vitamin stores are pulling a group of supplements that could contain a dangerous sometime plant including the vitamin shop will stop selling supplements with a product that amphetamine-like stimulant and is not authorized dietary ingredient. >> at 6:00, danger in the dresser, pajamas could use your kids seriously hurt. ready. set. stretch it out. with a stroller. a work out for new moms is an instant hit. bay bridge toll plaza back ing up but the real

are the richmond-san rafael bridge shut down because of the accident with a big rig hit the median and burst into flames.

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♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters now. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. breaking news, a big-rig fire on 580 snarling traffic near the richmond-san rafael brake and leyla gulen has more. >> in hayward a driver crashed after trying to escape the c.h.p. and a power pole was bust asked lines down. that driver is morning to be found. more on the manhunt ahead. another launch day for apple. the apple watch roll