live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. this is the greatest honor of my life. >> i nominate chief judge merrick garland to children the -- to join the supreme court. >> everyone emotional supreme court nomination, judge merrick garland setting up a show down with senate republicans to fill the seat of supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> he was clearly choking back tears as he accepted and president obama seemed to be hopping the republicans will not block the nomination. our reporter is tracking this in the newsroom. he has been on the president's supreme court short list before?

>> yes, next, he has been on the list twice. political insiders say he saved him for a time when he could need more republican support and that time is now. >> why not look at the words of the statute. >> he is older than most nominees. >> he has earned a track record of concepts us as a thoughtful and fair mined judge who follows the law. all the chicago native walked away from the profits of private practice to become a report and supervising the investigation into the oklahoma city bombing. >> he understands the way law affects the daily reality of people's lives. >> today, his humility and humanity were on display. >> there is the greatest autopsy of my life. other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. and the greatest gift i have ever received accept, the birth

of our daughters, jesse and becky. >> consider add moderate he has served on the washington, dc court of appeals for 8 years. >> fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. in the senate sees if it to confirm me to the position i am nominated i promise to continue on that course. >> president obama implored the senate to give garland the respect he zips by holding a hearing. >> i hope they are fair. that is all. i hope they are fair. >> senate majority leader responded to the nomination with a brief remark on the senate floor saying there will be no confirmation hearings before the presidential elections saying this is about a principle, not a person. in the newsroom, for abc7 news. >> thank you. the moment president obama

announced the nominee we sent out an alert on our news app, download it now so you can stay on top of breaking news. >> breaking news also in the east bay we have learned of the arrest of this man in the picture, accused of running over a six-year old boy in a stolen car early this month. the alameda county sheriff said that deputies arrested daniel morris early this morning as the super 8 motel on foothill boulevard in hayward accused of running away from the scene in castro valley march 7. he ran over the young boy near marshall elementary school pinning the boy's leg against a telephone pole. the c.h.p. said the car was one of several stolen from a livermore dealership and we will learn more detail of the arrest during a news conference this afternoon as the alameda county sheriff. you can get updates on that and break news by following us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. good news if you try to get into san francisco this afternoon.

a crash on the bay bridge has cleared. you are looking at this stretch where you can see traffic is moving along fine, and during the heart of the morning commute we brought you a much different story as it unfolded. look at the scene just after 9:00 a.m. from the same camera, c.h.p. said that the three left lanes were blocked and all lanes were blocked after a make was splitting in the lanes and crashed with a car. he was on the ground and talking after the time. we now have an update. the motorcycle rider only has minor injuries. >> berkeley police are looking for the gunman who opened fire on a man and a woman as they sat in a scar overnightful. they are critically injured a block from the bart station. amy hollyfield? all the car has been towed away, and police have left the scene, but there is still evidence here that something terrible happened.

shattered glass from the bullets piercing the car end withs and hurting two people. >> the shops were fired at 1:00 this morning in berkeley. one of the victims set out to look for help. >> there were four or five gunshots and i looked out my front door and i saw a guy limping up the street. >> a man and a woman sitting in a a car had been shot. they both survived. but are in critical condition. berkeley police say it looks like they were targeted. >> at this point it is not clear what the motive was. but it does not appear random. >> the car has uber and lyft stickers in the window and will not say if it was related. a resident offers another possibility. >> i think had has been some drug dealing here over the years. i think people come here to do it and they get out.

it is convenient to the freeway. >> it happened next to the bart station. people were arriving to the station this morning they were shocked to see 9 crime tape and police. >> the neighborhood is quiet. people were surprised to hear someone was shot sitting in a car. >> police have not made arrests and do not have a subscription -- description of the gunman. >> foster child is raising troubles questions after 9 death, a two-year old was sent him to live with her dad in a home for recovering addicts. thed to already was medically fragile and requires specialized care for a birth defect. it is not confer exactly how she died. but her death is not being voted as a homicide. the girl's dad had been released from jail and struggled with rug problems when social workers placed her in his care.

>> new details on a deadly accident along highway 85 in los gatos. the c.h.p. said the body found on the off-ramp was 24-year-old -year-old woman, hit by two cars while walking along the highway around 10:45 last night. they do not know why she was on the road. >> today is four years since the disappearance of sierra lamar. the teen vanished in 2012 on the way to school while walking to her bus step. her body has never been found. but investigators say they found her hair and d.n.a. inside of of the car of garcia-torres accused of killing her. the trial is next month. >> there will be proposed changed to the county's trouble jail in santa clara. the sheriff smith has suggestions including membershipping guards coach with growing mentally ill population and increasing minimum qualifications for applications.

the reforms come after inmate michael tyree was beaten to death in august. three guards have been charged with murder. >> take a close look at this sketch, police say this is the man who exposed himself to a young girl in palo alto and tried to follow her home. matt? >> police say all the officers have the sketch of the suspect. they will be looking for that man while they are on the patrols today. >> this could have been a lot of what ifs in the case in palo alto. what if the 13-year-old did not go home after a man showed his genitals to her while she was walking her dogs on melville avenue near middlefield road on monday. what if the parents did not immediately call 9-1-1. thattent what the case. >> the girl did everything exactly right. she told a trusted adult

immediately. and the adult did everything right. she, the mom, took her daughter seriously, called 9-1-1 right away. >> the teen helped police create a sketch of a suspect described at white, between 25 and 30, average height, skinny, suntanned city council and scruffy black hair that went to 9 bottom of his neck. several tips have come in since the sketch was released and the biggest concern? escalation. >> indecent suppose use is is -- exposure is a bold crime by definition. >> this is the first case in palo alto this year but in 2015 reports were at a ten your high with ten from january to august and several more high profile cases in december. the palo alto unified school district spokesperson notified the administration that two schools including walter hayes elementary. the parents are aware of what is happening.

[ inaudible ] >> you make sure she is safe? that is true. >> indecent exposure is a misdemeanor but if the man is arrested and convicted, he would have to register as a sex offender for his life. thank you, matt. leveling the playing field in hollywood with changes in the wake of the oscars "so white," controversy. all the presidential race take as turn after big wins for the frontrunners on both sides. >> a look at the east bay hills camera looking at the bay. a lot of sunshine. dry and warm.

>> the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule on one screen. part of the weather, traffic, and news that lives where you live. all the republicans can related a debate in salt lake city, utah, and donald trump announced he would not attend and he had a good day, taking the win are take all condition test in florida and winning in north carolina and illinois. on the democratic side, hillary clinton appears to have swept

last night's races winning four states for sure and leading in missouri by 1%. the two candidates take shots at each other. >> when we hear a candidate for president call for rounding up 12 million immigrants, banning all muslims from entering the united states, that doesn't make him strong, it makes him wrong. >> she is an embarrassment to the country, under federal investigation, does not have the strength or the stamina to be president as far as i'm concerned. >> house speaker paul ryan is shoot down a suggestion he should be the nominee, and former speaker boehner said anyone can be nominated but a span issued a response saying that while ryan is grateful, he believes the nominee should be someone who is running this career. >> today, ohio governor john kasich called on north korea to immediately release cincinnati's

student video of him last month, north korea just sentenced the college student to 15 years of hard labor, he was detained in january and charged with lying to steal a propaganda banner from a hotel. kasich called the detention unjustified. >> the motion picture academy named three new governor following the uproar over lack of diversity in the oscar nominations, and selected six minority members to other leadership positions, the appointments follow through on a promise by academy president to brad were the help of the industry group after all to acting nominees this year were white, for the second year in a row. >> big social media shakeup, the changes that instagram is making leading a lot of people not so happy this morning. meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast which could be make are about. >> especially if you have a hammock, a lot sunshine, and

temperatures are warning above average for a couple of days until the rain arrives. i will tell you when and how much to expect. >> commuting is frustrating but something in marin is taking it to a

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fuming, saying they have been late to work because the scheduled buses never showed up. the driver shortage is leading do canceled runs. officials are working to fix the problem include get the word out on social media when a bus is a no show. they are offering free rides on some routes. the system is struggling to fill driver openings created by retirement. >> riders have ridden a million miles in san francisco correctively, the shared electric scooters program launched in september of 2012 with only 35 scooters and today there are 400 scooters and packing available in garages and on the streets across the city. if you wanted it know, scooting a million miles in san francisco is like riding from south of market to ocean beach 142,857 times. >> i wondered and i am glad you did the math. >> we are soaked in sunshine

today. >> we will check out the numbers with meteorologist mike nicco. mike? >> i see norwegian cruise the next several days and look at the miracle so far. we are about half way point of march. look at that, san francisco livermore, san jose, representative of all of our neighborhoods. we don't need anymore rain to be average. we are well above it in all of the areas. that does help for the dryer than average february. check this out, gorgeous sunrise and look to the left, and you can see a sun dial formed, beautiful illusion and it goes away as the sun is too high. another gorge dangerous and the bay water was high, singing -- sinking air and calming conditions and nothing but sunshine and warm than average

temperatures today through friday and may return on sunday evening and it will far below average early next week. today, though, 4-7 degrees warmer-than-average no matter what region or climate you are in today. a look at our high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s from santa cruz up the coast to half moon bay around san francisco and to san mateo, everyone else is about 70-74 degrees, and santa rosa and antioch the warmest. tonight, you have fog, and that is the best night for any fog to form radiation fog, that is, and temperatures are running in the mid-40s, upper 40s inland and unper 40s to low 50s an the bay and richmond and san francisco is warmer at 53. we go from "1" light to "5" severe on storm-impact scale and we will have up to .5" of rain. the models are becoming off on the rainfall. breezy on monday. just a "1" but it will come on sunday in the north bay after the sunset. and through monday morning. and notice how it is moving further to the north on monday

afternoon. we will get that .1" in the south bay to half an inch in the north bay and hope that continues. we could still use the rain. my seven-day forecast shows the run of 70s through at least saturday and then low 60s with the chance of rain on monday, and it is clear again on tuesday and temperatures will return become to average. the next couple of days, enjoy the spring outfits. >> if you were on instagram, you may have noticed the big change. it is rehanging the order of posts based on what they think you would like to see first rather than in order. that is what facebook does and facebook owns insurance gram. >> -- instagram and it is hard er for users to zero in on photos and we can tell you on social media, reaction is not good. >> people do not like change. astanford researchers are behind a new invention, a small robot.

do not let their size fool yous we will show you their incredible strength. next. >> help us get into the spirit of national puppy day until wednesday with the details on the adoption event.

>> at 4:00, c.h.p. officer tries to save a life by donating his bone marrow and instead fines out he is too sick and needs his own donor. people across the state are stepping in to help. and a proposal to have driver pay for parking well after the day ends. that is on abc at 5:00. >> you will not believe the strength behind a team of small robots. the brainy robots can pull a car. look at this video. you know how ants work as a team to move objects hundreds times their weight, conquering the weight of a 4,000 pound car. incredible. what else? we will wake up and they will be carrying you away. >> from all of us at abc, thanks

for joining us. >> would wants to be a millionaire next. a look outside and it is gorgeous. enjoy.

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