live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> chances are you will be wet. live doppler hd shows what meteorologist mike nicco told us to prepare for: midday showers. >> i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. kristen sze will be here later. a recruit to rain. a beautiful picture. meteorologist mike nicco is on the roof. you have the umbrella near but you do not need it yet? >> not in san francisco but across in the not bay it is raining. now. some of the rain is moderate. on live doppler hd you can see south of bodega bay and around

santa rosa to mount st. helena. this is ahead of the cold front sparking thunderstorms along the mendocino county coast. it will slide south. it will public the thunderstorms into the north bay while the roast of us are dealing with increasing light to moderate showers this afternoon and evening. lightning is possible. best across the north bay. a small chance of small hail. showers will last through the evening. they will taper overnight. we have a window of eight hours of best chance for wet weather. >> keep track of the weather where you live with abc7 news app. can you track live doppler hd when you want free to download enable push alerts. >> crews cut down an enormous tree that fell last sunday in walnut creek during a storm. the 75' tree narrowly missed a

house and car. the car has been blocked in the garage but they are lucky nothing was damaged. >> this is the final day. there is a big crane. [ inaudible ] >> local company donating their services to get the yard back to normal when the trees are removed. >> you can see the lineup bart issues are continuing. two stations remain closed. bart has been testing trains overnight. we spoke with amy hollyfield about progress. you got a chance to ride a test train? >> we did. we have good and bad news. the good news is bart said they repaired 36 of the train cars over the weekend. the trains were not so crowded today as last eke of the bad news, there is no service teen here and north concord and

pittsburg/bay point but for a few lucky riders who managed to catch a ride. >> here is an unusual sight nearly empty bart train headed to san francisco during the commute. do not adjust your eyes. it was a test train on a section of track that has experienced power subjects. some riders were invited to try. i am not sure it would work so i took a chance >> the ride went fine. everyone else had to ride a bus bridge between bay point and north concord a stretch of highway known for heavy traffic. >> it is a tranition. the power surges knocked 50 cars out of service. they are not at root of the problem. we are laying out every possibility. one by one we are eliminating them. it is a long and tedious task.

>> this train looks promising. do not get too excited. they are not testing the cbs cars with the oldest equipment on board. >> the trains use the "a" and "b" cars so we can do it. >> they are careful. they do not want to damage anymore cars. no word when the system is become to normal. bart is getting sympathy from riders and criticism. >> i have been working 20 years... [ inaudible ] >> i feel like bart has a lot of money and this should not be going on. >> the field test runs went smoothly. the first order of operation is to fine the problem. with the cars that are not damaged. fix the problem. and test the "c" cars. >> we have been listening to you sounding off and you can join the conversation about bart

posting with # dearbart. we will look for video messages or compensates -- or comments that you want to share. >> apple is making things in cupertino smaller, a smaller phone and smaller price tag. matt keller is at apple headquarters. the company c.e.o. has things to say about the privacy battle with the government? >> yes, reggie apple is used to making products and putting them on center stage but today even apple c.e.o. tim cook felt the need to address the endescription issue, the battle with the federal government. the c.e.o. got on the stage and said hole low to everyone but he got into the topic on everyone's mind, the court battle with the federal government over the f.b.i.'s demand for help unlocking an iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. it is a beautiful privacy vs.

security. cook said the nation needs to divide how much power the government should have over our data and privacy and said apple believe they have a responsibility to protect your data. after touching on that issue, apple moved on to discuss the any products. >> we are calling it the we start with a aluminum design with beautiful refinements including this gorgeous rose gold finish. we have added matte edges and inset stainless apple logo like the iphone 6s. 9 inside is where it shines. it has advanced technology that makes this the most powerful 4" phone. ever. >> apple said many people like the 4" size so they made the 4" iphone with a faster chip and

better camera and announce add lighter ipad kit with a framework to help people get more involved with their medical care and lower price for apple watch. they hold the biggest events in the fall and analysts expect a new iphone 7 to be announced then. >> thank you. the united states supreme court is agreeing to referee a patent dispute between apple and samsung. the justices will decide if the court can order samsung to pay apple every enany from phones that copied patented aspects from iphone. they are seek $399 million, to be argued in the new term that begins in october. >> president obama and cuban president castro met in a m critical to the success of the visit. we have the message that the president is pushing in the historic trip.

>> president obama said the time is now to engage in talks and to open the door for more opportunities and melt decades of tension between the united states and cuba. >> president obama started his day in cuba visiting the memorial marti in havana. marti is considered apostle of cuban independence. a goal of the trip is to talk of more freedom for cubans. political unrest and human right are critical issues thousands were arrested hours before rebound landed on sunday. obama spoke exclusively with abc's david muir of optimism for the future of cuba. >> we still have significant differences around human rights and individual liberties inside of cuba we felt coming now would maximize our ability to prompt

more change. >> president obama will be meeting with cuba's president castro and on the table are talks of trade between the two countries. >> we hear from american businesses who say if we don't lift the embargo other countries will get if there and get the deals. >> there is no doubt we still have work to do and part of that is bringing an end to the embargo that is in place now. >> president obama will also meet with cuban business owners today. tomorrow he speak directly to cubans in a televised event. in the newsroom for abc7 news. >> new this morning, cover california is considering killing out some hospitals from their land. leaders of the exchange want to exclude coverage at hospitals that are either too expensive or provide poor care. the age said that they are helping to create a competitive market for 1.5 million customers in the exchange. doctors, and hospitals and

health insures say this oversteps the authority of the exchange. >> you remember the super bowl sized battle between the soccer leave for youth and the nfl over the field being taken over. and now the fields are now being re-opened. you can see this tweet from the santa clara youth soccer thanking the nfl for keeping their promise. back in february, the league went to court to try and stop the nfl from using the field as a media village but does not get their way. the field across the street from the stadium will re-open today and the two grass fields open next month. >> two sports betting sides are sidelined with a wrench in things and in a major united states sports hub. >> march madness and problem over facebook with deals made to three jones of basketball fans. >> tracking rain moving across the bay area. meteorologist mike nicco is coming up with the forecast

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abc7 storm-impact scale, today is "1" for light rain. keep the umbrella handy. drive safely. track the storm on today's news

app. >> still after off-duty police officer has been shot and killed outside of an bain doned movie theater in new jersey found in a parking lot. our sister station said most the focus this morning is around this black car, a anyone-year veteran who worked under cover. his body was found in a see clued street where a theater closed down ten years ago. >> we have new details in the discovery of a body outside of a fire station in oakley. the sheriff said there was in foul play, another year old man's death was related to a pre-existing medical condition and found in the car outside of the fire station yesterday morning. eight top two daily fantasy sports sites have agreed to stop operating in the big apple through bail season which was announced this morning. the new york attorney general sued the companies arresting they promoteed illegal betting and were violate state laws.

the companies are still lobbying lawmakers in new york as well as other states to make the game legal. >> a rainy start to the work week in parts of the bay area. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the radar. mike? >> good morning, kauais. looking to my north i can barely see richmond. the rain is about to move out of the not bay support heart of the bay the i give you an hour-by-hour look at how it aknows our afternoon and evening and if it lingers too much into dome's forecast. >> happy birthday, twitter, turning ten today. we will show you how it is marking the milestone right here in san francisco and around the world. abc7 is committed to gender equity and proudly gyps pbwc in changing the game for women in the workplace, to leadership about their evens for professional development, follow

>> basketballfanscancelebrate mar-- facebook has something special with a shooting contest for march madness. you can build a high score and beat all your facebook fans you have invited. >> very clever. >> let's do it now. >> i am ready. >> we are ready to go. >> mike? you promised we have the storm clouds move in and they hype us. >> they are getting darker by the moment. i will need the umbrella, right here, arm's length away, because it will move in here in the next second. we will talk about what happened

and give you an idea of the sunshine we had, it was beautiful in the morning and it went away and now we have yellows and oranges shows up to the east of dillon beach heading to the northeast at a fat clip. the next five or since minutes the first burst of moderate rain will move into rohnert park and the next one is in the next 16-17 minutes it is going to be in south santa rosa and head through santa rosa with more developing offshore. that will get the rest of us as we head to lunch and the evening commute. here is san jose, use this as a backdrop because you have the boater rainfall returns over the last 12 hours at .06" and santa rosa .1", and danville .02" so, you can see it is light causing 52 minute flight arrival delays is the average at sfo. for the first time, oakland is having departure delays at 10-15

minutes because it is breezy. waves of showers and thunder especially across the north bay, and fewer and weaker showers tonight through tomorrow and dry and warmer headed and the holiday weekend. here is a look at this afternoon temperatures, upper 50s across the north bay. pretty mild but it will rain. tonight we are on the back side of the cold front. mid-40s. to low 50s. and you can see the green. our abc7 storm-impact scale where we rank the winter storms, now spring, from "1" light to "5" severe this is light. today and tonight. we it will be breezy but i don't thing it will cause any damage. here we are at noon you can see the scattered showers and you can see the live moving through the heart of the bay where the cold front is at 4:00, and by 7:00, it is already starting to dissipate as the front and the energy is moving away from us but look during the overnight hours and through tomorrow, the

best chance of showers along the coast and some of those could move inland a little bit but not all the way inland and that will happen as we head to the afternoon and evening hours, with a slight chance of a shower. definitely lighter tomorrow and more fleeting. temperatures are back to average on wednesday. low-to-upper 60s from the coast inland and warmer-than-average away from the coast and low 70s on thursday and through hunting easter eggs on sunday. so, yes, get ready the next five or six hours is our best chance of moderate showers. >> and you have natural eye irrigation and look what happened, big rain drops. >> looking to the stadium, you can see the wipers are on. we have rain hitting. >> twitter is celebrating a special birthday, they are ten years old, and in two twitter

fashion they showed the biggest news story since launching in 2006. >> going into the hudson. >> celebrate the milestone and each of the office around the world including the headquarters right here in san francisco. >> celebrities are getting ready for the big debut on "dancing with the stars" with the season premiere, super bowl 50 machine miller letting his moves do the talking. next, how he is planning to take the dance moves from the field to the floor. >> coming up why can't phone companies put stop to robocalls? "7 on your side" inves

>> coming up at 4:00, it may look morning am am but this is becoming a national phenomenon and the potential name is trending terrible on social media. all the worst drug -- bugs in history is back. >> supersuper victory vaughan mr did a victory dance on the kneeled stand clear. >> if i can do it here...

>> he demonstrated the shoulder shimmy and hopes it will happen in the latin dances in the new season of "dancing with the stars" and we poke about the grueling practice sessions. >> how are rehearsals? >> whitney...for the fun and brightness with her personality she is the toughest couches i have ever had. >> i have no ball almost expense, dance add little grow up here and there and stehpanie was a dance iron "full house," but this is unlike anything i have challenge myself to do before. >> "good morning america" has ginger zee tweeting and we tweet add good luck message sending the mirror ball her way in our way. >> the premiere is tonight at 8:00 right here. >> good luck ginger!

>> for all of us, thanks for joining us today. "who wants to be a mill -- millionaire," is next.

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>> hi, i'm chris harrison, host of the all-new "who wants to be a millionaire." this season, we're mixing things up a little. no more jumping questions, no more easy answers-- just a single player determined to win that million dollars, one person answering the question, "who wants to be a millionaire?" [dramatic music] ♪ welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [cheers and applause] let me tell you about today's first contestant. he loves taking tests-- seriously-- and has gotten a perfect score on the sats and the acts not once, but five times. nobody likes him. from holmdel, new jersey, please welcome chris cho. [cheers and applause] hi, man. >> what's going on, buddy? >> how you doing? good to see you. >> great to see you. [applause]