and three-year-old daughter say they were stuck in the mud. their truck was stuck in the sierra nevada they were supposed to return home on tuesday. when they did not, crews headed tout look for them. he said that he is so grateful to all of the people who were looking for him. family and friends say they are just so happy to have him home. >> we are so excited they are here. it is...what a relief. what a relief. >> we are so grateful. grateful to everyone who looked for us. i am so sorry that i caused any worry. >> here is a video that he took of his daughter being lifted into the helicopter to safety. he said they did everything they could for about 50 hours to get the attention of rescuers. they could see them but rescuer could not sigh the family. they finally found them and brought them to safety. the kids are fine.

they have a few bug bites. they are alive. full of relief. the reunion was something special. next up is the reunion with knick and his co-workers. he owns a barber shop in downtown alameda so it will be fun to see them reunite. we talked with his colleagues at the barber shop yesterday. his friends say that he is an experienced outdoorsman who knows the back country very well. they also say he takesly young children camping regularly and they had no doubt he and the kids would be found. >> i think he is fine. i think he is keeping the kids reoccupied and keeping good attitude. >> the vehicle is well fitted for off-roading and i know they have food and water. i am confident everything is fine. it is a matter of time before he is found. >> the kids appeared well period

and happy when they were found last night. >> happening now a neighborhood in downtown san jose remains evacuated at least for now because of a stand off between police and an armed man that began yesterday evening. abc reporter matt keller is the at 13th and washington. this is a change in situation. what is happening now? >> the stand off ended in the past 20 minutes. police everyone able to arrest the man inside his home at 12th. the swat team is here. we have not seen the man brought out. an ambulance was property in. we saw a man sleeping in his car outside of the perimeter because he could not get through to his house because of police activity. no hostages were involved. nearly homes were evacuated. this started at 6:30 last night when a woman called police report she was in an argument with the respect and pointed a loaded gun at her. the police confirm they were negotiating with an armed drunk man inside a home at 12th near

downtown and arrested him arrest 4:00 this morning. the ambulance is here and there is no word on condition of the suspect. we expect the scene could be cleared out in the next half hour or so as they still need to bring out the man from the home and make sure he is in the ambulance and brought to the hospital as they check him out. here the scene should be cleared hopefully shortly. thanks. 4:33. investigators in san jose want to know if two large fires might be linked to each other. huge flames rose from the latest first that broke out in a warehouse along north 5th street near the us 101 interchange last night. no one was hurt. it took crews almost an hour to put the fire out. >> a few hours earlier a fire started at a welding school a short distance arm on commercial street. firefighters faced several dangerous challenges, with tanks holding welding gases erupting into flames on the side of the building at the lloyd

pipe trade training center. students got outside. no one was hurt. >> in sonoma county a historic building is damaged after a fire broke out last night on main street. investigators say it started in the backside of the 133-year-old building and worked into the attic above the market. crews cut holes in the roof to full any extinguish the smellerring fire. it displaced three small businesses but everyone got out safely. the building dates back to 1882. there is in word on when the businesses will re-open. >> this morning, rohnert park police are asking help to find a hand and his two daughters. the 40-year-old has been acting hostile and could be trying to hide the girls from their mother. he got an emergency custody order on tuesday and picked up his daughters 11 and nine-year-old from an after school program. their per, his, wife had a restraining order against him through a different court. by the time she got the

paperwork straightened out be he and the girls were gone. his phone is off and he is not responding to t or e-mail. >> our primary goal is to get the kids back to a mother who has a country order stating she has stow. we want to get the kids to the mother to get this figured out and make sure they are safe. >> rebounds -- re. ves car is 4rig229, a he was stopped on wednesday on i-5 in oregon and is role headed to washington. i is not clear why the gives were not taken from him at that time. >> this is a sexual predator on the loose in san rafael at least two when have been sexually assaulted on the san francisco bay trail on shoreline parkway. the assaulted happened this year but police just found out about them after the victims told a health care worker. miss believe the women were too arrayed to report the attacks.

both women have similar stories pushing their babies in a stroller on the path when a map approached and assaulted them. the victims say the man may threats against the children. police have extra officers on paw trillion in the -- athere is a memorial service for a nine-year-old boy stabbed by his older brother's friend. jordan whose friends call him jordie played for the ape gels in the poppy league and was stabbed to death in his home. a family friend, 18 years old has been charged. the memorial service is underway at 4:00 at golden hills community church. >> getting between hayward and foster city this weekend, it will be a challenge. the san mateo bridge will close for maintenance work starting tonight at 10:00 and will not re-open million 5:00 a.m. on monday. this is a look at san mateo bridge. it is light right now.

crews are treating the deck structure. drivers should expect heavy traffic on the dumbarton and bay bridge all welcome. you can join apple app and google play for free. >> now more bad news for the new eastern span of the bay bridges one of steel anchor has failed a test rusting and break during the years it was soaking in water. this increases the odds that hundreds of other rods could be in dannyer. problems could reduce the stability of the bridge tower during a major earthquake. caltrain hands to perform more tests and figure out what they can do to salvage the situation. >> now a check on the weekend forecast. here is meteorologist mike nicco >> starting in san francisco, we have 47 degrees at west portal and that is the cool spot. ocean beach is about 50.

crissy field and mission district is 51. along with bay you have and downtown, the ferry building, 52 degrees and the financial district is 51. low 50s around belmont and union city. richmond is 53. pittsburg is 52. santa clara is june. saratoga is 50. everyone else in the mid-to-upper 40s. north bay inland, seven to nine degrees cooler than year. do not be surprised when you step outside. we lock from the east pay hills camera it is clear this morning. we will have mostly sunny conditions inland. 71 to 78. warmer than confer. coast, the clouds are stubborn 58 to 64. breezy. brighter around the pay at 68 to 72 degrees. as we look in the south bay it is fairly clear we use that as a backdrop to show you saturday and sunday we have a lot of stubborn clouds and the dry cold front means cooler weather. now the rest of the seven-day forecast coming up. leyla gulen?

>> yes everyone, happy friday. here is a look at walnut creek southbound 680 we are pushing through toward highway 24 and northbound traffic is not seeing any construction that will be getting in your way. as we look at drive time traffic we are light over the altamont pass so 580 westbound tracy to dublin you are at 24 minutes and highway 4 westbound from antioch to concord at 15 minutes, and 19 minute come down southbound 101 from san rafael into san francisco with a look at the south bay coming up in a couple of minutes and we have bart is running on time. on a mission, next, the demand hundreds of advocates for affordable housing make today on the steps of san francisco city hall. >> also, the mechanical breakdown that filled a passenger plane with smoke in the air. stay tuned.

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>> cover santa rosa, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. 4:42. you are looking at temperatures from valley view, texas aerials of a freight train derailment. you can see all of the cars stack up like tinker toys. this is reported to be a 17-car derailment. we do not know what these train cars may be carrying. we do know that this happened about an hour north of dallas and that is where valley view is. we will give an eye on this. >> more information that the tracks may have been washed away by 6" of rain and flash flooding. we will continue to watch that situation. >> happening today activists land to rally outside san francisco city hall to call for a moratorium on new luxury

housing and tenant evicts in the mission district. the rally follows a similar proposal early this week by the supervisor calling for freezing the building of market-rate house in the mission. many workers have moved into the mission the past few years and some neighborhood leaders blame this surge for driving working class families away from the neighbor. >> several media outlets report that the justice department will investigate allegations of civil rights violations involving the fault more believe. baltimore's mayor asked for the probe following the death of freddie gray who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in police custody last month. the investigation would look into whether baltimore city police engage in discrimination against blacks and other minorities. baltimore had already been taking part in a voluntary justice department review but attorney general loretta lynch said it is possible more needs to done. >> frightening moments for passengers on a delta flight that landed in an emergency

because of smoke. the flight took off from fort lauderdale en route to knock but during the flight smoke filled the cabin forcing pilot to make an emergency landing in charleston, south carolina. if a statement, delta blamed the smoke on an engine problem. "good morning america" will have much more on the story coming up at 7:00. severe weather, caught on camera, as several tornadoes touch down in north texas. storm spotters captured this twister that touch down near the town of denton one of several twisters that span several counties. the tornadoes damaged some homes and brought down power lines. there were no major injuries recorded. a tropical storm watch is in effect for parts of the east coast as the first potential major storm of the season builds off the coast of the carolinas. >> the wows will my to memphis today to try and get back on track after losing for the first time during the playoffs. >> they find themselves tied at

one game each. they knocked off by the grizzly ies on tuesday. the head coach is not panicking. >> the reason you celebrate when you do win because it and hard. you are playing against great teams and they give you problems. part of what elevates the play to a higher level is the adversity. >> steph curry hopes to bounce back. the regular season mvp made only two of 11 three-point tries. >> game three tip-off tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. right here on abc followed by abc "after the game." join our sports director larry beale and hall of famer and cal basketball head coach martin. >> we went to sea your warriors pride with fan photos on air and at abc7news.com, with # dubson7.

we find your posted pictures and share them. >> 4:47. now a check on the forecast to see how it is changing and back to the way they were before. >> warmer today. >> yes, we will see more sunshine. one stray shower that is possible and i will show you are that is. first an idea of low-to-upper with the swirling air mass down to our south. there is the low. there is the track. as it pulls away, the moisture that is wrapping away the top side of it should stay around the monterey bay and south. if you are headed to the south it will be very active day. make sure you keep an eye to the sky and maybe slow down a couple of times as you drive down that way with the possibility of showers and thunderstorms. now, jumping interest our forecast, we are going to be mostly sunny-to-partly cloudy in the south bay. milpitas is 69. everyone else is in the low 70s. until los gatos at 73. cloud cover headed to santa cruz

at 66 degrees. on the peninsula today we will have upper 60 to low 70s in most neighbors. you can see the clouds trying to encroach on millbrae and the sea breeze will keep you at 64. look how the clouds are just clinging to the coast today, upper 50s to nearly 60 and more sunshine around downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. 64 degrees. low-to-mid 70s as you head through the north by doing wine tasting, temperatures in the mid-70s. the shade is a town cooler. the coast will be in the upper 50s to nearly 60 and mostly sunny along the east bay shore line and upper 60 to hercules and castro valley at 70. inland low-to-mid 70s. 7 a in livermore. brentwood is the warm spot at 78. at the became tonight 61 dropping down to 57 degrees and it will be breezy at at&t park. >> temperatures tonight are going to fall into the upper 40s to low 50s close to

where we are this morning, drizzle along the coast though, and look how the cloud deck is going do come back, marine layer. watch as we head into the afternoon hours, the clouds are stub on, right around clear lake, chance of a spray shower. now a look at the rest of the mother's day weekend forecast. morning clouds that will pull back to the coast and stay there mostly sunny afternoons and upper 60 to mid-pent and the dry cold front is coming in on monday with cooler conditions and a mixture of clouds and sun and the rest of the forecast. have a good weekend. >> we are starting off with a look at san rafael, the drive, southbound coming in toward highway 580 as the day moving along fine with no delays as you make it out of larkspur into mill valley up to the golden gate bridge, it is smooth sailing over the water as you come into fran. i have not seen the zipper truck yet but we have a couple of lanes, maybe at least three and maybe they have done their work for this morning.

northbound traffic is no problems. in the south bay we see nothing but top speed and all the construction has wrapped up for the south bay for now at 63 miles per hour pulling in toward san jose. also, the drive along we we will coming up to the airport, you are clear, and highway 8 a no problems. dumbarton big is nice commute at 64 miles per hour coming in from newark into east palo alto. as you travel up to the east bay through castro valley along 580 60 along 80 so a clear drive. walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes. southbound 101 santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes. highway 17, to los gatos is 24 minutes. as i have been telling you, the san mateo bridge shuts down tomorrow. smooth sailing right new. carrying 95,000 commuter as day between hayward and it gets repairs.

the closure this weekend will be smooth at last time. >> traffic was heavy but not catastrophic. heavier but not any keep of arm armagedden. >> the second closure is memorial day weekend. you want to fire up the barbecues and stay put. good to know. between you and the freeway message signs we are heeding the work. thank you. >> a company behind a popular activity tracker is going public. >> here is the technical mights. >> okay, in the tech bytes the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness trackers hop hopes to raise $100 million after selling 11 million devices more than half the market last year. >> and in my crow cop purity is the chip from the next scene

that will sell for $9. >> nine bucks. comes with bisque software, wireless and blue tooth. no keyboard or monitor. >> that is the kicker. >> good profile picture is key to success in online dating. a study fines if a guy's poe to shows him dressed well he is found trustworthy but if the woman is dressed too well guys find her less trustworthy. in the end, don't do online dating anyway. >> what? i don't get that. i cannot wrap my brain around i. >> me neither, after 30 years of marriage i don't know what they are talking about. i will never figure it out. >> your toes shown for a good cause and your barefeet can put new shoes on children in need around the world. >> relief for caltrain riders.

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>> welcome back, the commute could feel less crowded for karen riders as the agency prepares to roll out longer trains member week. on monday, caltrain will add an extra car to many of the trains extending them to six cars each. the six cars will provide an additional 150 seats and increase standing room during the peak hours. they purchased 16 used cars in response to overcrowding on trains. >> russia's space agency expects an unmanned vessel to fall out of orbit after a failed mission. the trouble began moments after the progress spacecraft launched last month. the progress went and an uncontrollable spin after it entered the wrong orbit. most of the spacecraft will burn up as it apporachs earth. another supply ship operated by the american company spacex is

due to launch next month. >> it is now 4:54. we had fun with the sprinkles year, with showers in the sierra and, mike it is all gone? >> for us, mostly yes. the showers will continue in the sierra. if you are head through the grapevine, check with leyla or check the grapevine because this is snow the possible through action this evening, 9:00 in the hills and mountains around palm street and at 2:00, mountains to the east of san diego and you can see the slow spinning there and the temperature today if you are headed to southern california, it will be in the mid-to-upper 60s in san diego and los angeles and sunshine at accident in sacramento. headed up to lake thunderstorms today and mid-60s and sunshine this weekend. leyla? we do know that chains are required for only highway 88. we will keep you updated to see if 80 or into require chains. here is a look at home

berkeley, the drive on i-80 coming in toward the hoffman split before you get to berkeley it is clear and as you continue to the maze not fining any problem, drive time traffic from ford to the maze is 18 minutes. san francisco to sfo is 11 minutes. top speed is friday lite. >> we will hope that vladimir putin does not see this, an impairing video showed up of russian soldiers trying to drive a tank up on a flatbed truck. >> this is russia's latest state-of-the-art tank. the sorry is standing on the truck bed giving directions to the driver but the driver can not seem to line it up correctly. on the third attempt, the tank lurchings up the rank and the right hand tread slips and the tank flips upside hour. >> oops. that is going to cost a couple of pucks. >> this morning, you can help a

child in need walk to school a little more comfortably. >> toms is giving away a million pairs of new shoes. take a picture of your feet and toms will donate a pair to a child in need. the footwear company is known for the buy a pair give a pair philosophy and now you do not have to spend a time take a photo of your barefoot and post it to instagram with # #withoutshoes. that is it. you have until may 21. two more weeks. the initiative is part of the one day without shoes campaign which now is in the 9th year. >> a father has two young children missing in the sierra, found safe. the emotional reunion as the two-day ordeal ends with tears of joy. >> water warning the change and taste and smell for thousands of bay area water users. >> a quick look of traffic on i-80 through the berkeley

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is 5:00 a.m. on friday morning and we are here with the gang all here. mike? it is quiet. i will show you what is going on. not as rough as it was this time yesterday morning. you can see the clouds have open up in many areas but along the coast and to the south. that is where we are seeing the best look at cloud cover this morning. we will go mostly sunny to start the day, 40 to 52 so it will be cool in the inland area. by noon, it is brit other than yesterday and warmer at 58 to 68. the 12-hour day planner is quiet but f