that breaking news, a big mess on highway 101, a truck carrying asphalt crashes into an overpass in palo alto. >> this happened on southbound 101, the embarcadero road overpass there, and that overpass is now damaged. >> abc7 news reporter matt keller live for us on the scene this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. here's the good news this morning. traffic is moving well on highway 101 through palo alto in the southbound lanes.

they did block off those two lanes. take a look at why they did that. there is a big divot here in the overpass, the embarcadero road overpass, and that is your view from the front. now check out how it looks from underneath the overpass. yeah, oh boy, what a mess here. you can see the damage done by the bed of the dump truck. it slammed into the embarcadero road overpass on southbound 101 at about 10:50 last night. chp says the driver dropped off his load at the construction project, just up a little ways here on 101, and investigators say the most likely scenario is the driver just forgot to put down that bed and it crashed into the overpass, ripping it off the truck. officers say he was taken to the hospital to be checked out for a possible broken nose. crews are waiting on a structural engineer from caltrans to arrive on the scene from sacramento. he'll get up in a scissor truck, check out the damage, decide if repairs need to be done immediately or if they can wait. chp says that an optimistic time line on all of this getting reopened is around noon.

they say that is being optimistic. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, abc7 news. that is not the only commute issue this morning. b.a.r.t. also having major issues. >> let's go to amy hollyfield. she is at the hayward b.a.r.t. station this morning. >> reporter: hi, reggie. they had a switching problem this morning so it looked like trains weren't going to be running but we're happy to report they have solved the problem. so these people that you see waiting here on the platform, they've got a train scheduled to come here in 12 minutes readed to richmond and that would be right about the time, according to their schedule, that that train should be coming through here. so it looks like they have adjusted and things are going to be okay. they were worried, though, this was quite a scare that the morning commute was going to be crippled, that this switching problem was giving them problems, getting trains going, so it looked like the richmond line was not going to have trains running this morning, but they have fixed it and you can see that we've seen a train already come through here and scoop up the people who were here on the platform.

these passengers have just arrived and are waiting for the next train which should be here on time. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. so we have that problem cleared up. alexis, what else is going on? >> man, what a rough start to our friday here. i just wanted to sit back and drink some coffee but that was not the case for the early morning commuters. i do want to take you back to where that crash is that matt keller is on the scene for. southbound 101 at embarcadero road, just want to show you where this is on our traffic maps. it's in palo alto so the two left lanes are blocked. no delay at this early hour but southbound and northbound lanes of 101 along the peninsula are very busy, both directions there for the morning commute so that is going to be an issue, especially since that estimated time of opening for those two left lanes is noon. so, yeah, once we really get into the heart of it, we will certainly see some delays. also wanted to show you on a map what amy was just talking about with the b.a.r.t. delays. that switching problem was at hayward so none of those trains could move, basically from hayward south of there down to fremont, folks were having to go to bay fair to get around it but

b.a.r.t. is saying about a 20-minute residual delay, amy's saying maybe better than that. so we are on the mend as far as mass transit is concerned. let's check in a mike nicco. that sunshine has been nice but we have changes coming. we do. and you'll see it in the sky today as the clouds become thicker and start to deaf fies the sunshine. right now it's dry on live doppler 7. you'll need the umbrella tomorrow through monday. we'll talk more about that in the next weather coming up. let's talk about what it looks like from the east bay hills. here's your 12 hour day planner. you don't have to dress quite as warmly this morning. as far as noon, 55 at the coast, 61 inland, we'll be in the mid 50s to near 60 at 4:00, not like yesterday and low to mid 50s, a quiet and mild evening. back to natasha and reggie for more news. developing news, president trump is coming to the defense of embattled attorney general jeff sessions who is recusing himself from any probes related to the president and russia. mr. trump went on a tweet storm

last night calling sessions an honest man. he said the ag did nothing wrong and claims democrats are overplaying their hand. many democrats are saying sessions' recusal isn't enough and they're demanding that he resign from lying to congress under oath. >> we've got to get to the bottom of it and an independent prosecutor as well as a full and independent congressional investigation is the best way to do that. >> what i want is a full accounting and a bipartisan way of what contacts the trump campaign had or didn't have because it will serve to put this to bed once and for all. >> "the washington post" first reported wednesday that sessions met with the russian ambassador twice during last year's election. sessions didn't mention those meetings during his january confirmation hearings and said yesterday he didn't believe he discussed political matters with the russian ambassador. the russian ambassador had meetings with several members of the trump campaign. in fact, mr. trump's own son-in-law, jared kushner, met with the russian official in december along with former national security adviser michael flynn and of course flynn stepped down shortly after being confirmed.

kushner is now a senior adviser to the president. and we're now hearing from the reporter who broke the story that vice president mike pence used a private e-mail account for state business while he was governor of indiana. he received the information from a public records request. according to tony cook from the indianapolis star, that aol account got hacked last year. pence reportedly used it to communicate with top advisors, sometimes discussing sensitive matters. >> probably the most sensitive thing we did see was updates about investigations. in one case a terror investigation. >> pence's office in washington said in a statement that he maintained a state e-mail account and a personal e-mail account as governor, mr. pence fully complied with indiana law regarding e-mail use and retention. we do have a health alert to tell you about this morning. >> an e. coli outbreak affecting several states. jessica is monitoring that from the live desk. >> the cdc has not said which states are impacted by this e. coli outbreak but they say it is

linked to this product. it's the im healthy brand soy nut butter. take a good look here to make sure you don't have it at home. these are sold at several big name stores including safeway, target, albertson's, vaughn's and several others. we'll post all the stores for you on our website, abc7news.com. the cdc says they're investigating at least 12 cases across four states, symptoms include cramping, diarrhea and vomiting, usually last about a week but they can also be deadly. the cdc is expected to give out some more information on this outbreak soon. i will keep monitoring the situation. i'll bring you any new details as soon as those come into the live desk. angry parents want answers from a school board in the north bay. >> they say that a hazing investigation that we first told you about in november is leaving their children under a cloud of suspicion. it is happening at napa high school and involves members o. jv football team. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has more on a very

heated meeting. >> you shouldn't be tormented by adults for months over one mistake. >> reporter: anger and frustration inside the napa school board meeting over a hazing incident involving members of the napa high junior varsity football team. the incident during which players were inappropriately grabbed took place inside the team's locker room last november. many parents still demanding answers. >> please give us a definition of what hazing is. let us know what's an assault, what's not. >> reporter: the ongoing investigation has left 11 members of the team disciplined, some suspended from school. this parent says his son was wrongly accused. >> he's an a.p. and honors student that has now fallen behind due to the guilty until proven innocent approach that the district has decided to take. i know for a fact that some of my teammates did not do what they were accused of doing.

that you were ruining their lives. >> reporter: many parents say the investigation has gone on too long and has left most of the team and coaches under a cloud of suspicion. >> trying to be held responsible for something that was not their fault, done by a couple of bad apples. >> this matter is still under investigation by the napa police department. >> board members offered no details while the police investigation continues. in napa, cornell barnard, abc7 news. 5:09 now. after snapchat went public, st. francis high school in mountain view made out with big bucks. snap allows users to post messages and pictures that self-delete after a short time. the school bought 2 million shares of snapchat early on and sold two-thirds of the shares for about $22.5 million. the remaining third is worth over $16 million so that means the school has nearly $40 million in holdings. okay i want to take you back out to the scene in palo alto.

this is our live shot on southbound 101 at embarcadero road and this is where that big mess happened about 11:00 last night. that dump truck with the lift raised, the bed raised there hit this overpass and witnesses say it sounds like they never even hit the brakes so likely just totally unaware that he had the bed of the truck up and that's what we're looking at there. still waiting for the structural engineer to arrive. two left lanes are blocked for now. not much of a backup but we'll talk about some of those alternates once traffic does start filling in here in about 10 minutes. bay bridge toll plaza still looking good and a quick check of drive times here as well. if you're leafing the central valley, just flipped over into the yellow, westbound 580, tracy to dublin about 31 minutes, looking good through the south bay as well. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco with a look at our forecast. thank you very much, alexis. yeah, let's talk about fishing for frost. i've come up empty so far. look at these temperatures in

our inland east bay neighborhoods, string of 37s in danville, san ramon, dublin, a little bit cooler in pleasanton and also livermore, 36. lafayette and pleasant hill, 38 and 39, everybody else around 40 to 44 degrees. here's a look at the rest of our neighborhoods. 45 in oakland, hayward, mountain view, little warmer in los gatos up in the hills there, 50, 46 in pacifica, but dress for 36 in santa rosa, napa 38, vallejo about 43. let's see what's going to happen this afternoon. temperatures pretty close to average. 58 in half moon bay into san francisco and then about 60 to 64 degrees so we're going to be about 3 to 7 degrees cooler than yesterday because of the lack of sunshine or at least the dimming of it and the warmest part of the air mass has moved on. tonight's going to be very mild, mid 40s to around 50 degrees but it will be dry. let's talk about the sierra. if you're heading up there, do it now. 1:00 saturday to monday at 4:00, the winter storm watch window has opened and increased. 1 to 3 feet at 5,000 feet which

means our passes are going to be snow bound. and the moderate snow will hit saturday, the heavy snow sunday and then snow showers for monday and then nothing next week but sunshine. thank you, mike. paying for massive school loans is one of the biggest struggles for graduates but both republicans and democrats have an idea that could help relieve that debt. pablo and his brother picasso were set to be euthanized in central california because no one wanted them. because no one wanted them. well, thanks to very good

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us being, i knew that he was in the house. i heard his footsteps. >> that brave 14-year-old from southern california was baby sitting her niece when a home intruder broke in. savannah jones was home alone with her 4-year-old niece on tuesday when she heard someone knocking so she looked through the peephole, she didn't recognize the man, so when the doorknob started to jiggle, she grabbed her niece and ran into the bathroom. that's when the man broke into the home. >> i did think about it, i do get kind of, like, emotional, i guess. thinking about what could have happened. and thinking that he was in the same room with us. >> but she stayed calm, stayed quiet, texted her mom who then called police. police say the suspect ransacked a couple of rooms and they are still looking for him. >> what a scary situation. in today's "gma" first look, a former football player is

doubling the reward in a tragic case in indiana involving the murder of two teenagers. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, the hunt for the killer of 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old liberty german intensifying. 100 officers from 25 separate law enforcement agencies, including the fbi, combing through more than 10,000 tips, desperately seeking any clues that will help find the murder suspect seen in this photo and heard in this recording. >> down the hill. >> reporter: now, even celebrities jumping in trying to help find the killer. former indianapolis colts punter pat mca fey begging the public for help, donating $97,000 to the massive search, increasing the reward to over $200,000. this morning, the girls' cause of death still not being released. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll get the latest on the case live from the state police. i'm alex perez, abc news.

crews police arrested a 19-year-old man for driving under the influence and then leading officers on a chase. he refused to stop when they tried to pull him over yesterday. officers say he sped off but ended up in the safeway parking lot on mission street. they used spike strips to box him in. he faces several charges including selling marijuana and reckless driving. newly introduced legislation could end the federal criminalization of marijuana. it would allow states to decide whether marijuana, both medical and recreational, is legal there. pot is illegal on the federal level and is in the same category as heroin. the white house has likened legalized ra legalized recreational pot to an opioid epidemic. san francisco is taking legal action to protect the rights of transgender students across the country. san francisco along with 30 other cities, counties, and mayors filed a brief with the supreme court supporting transgender students' rights.

that brief supports the students' rights to be discrimination at school. last month, president trump rolled back federal guidelines that protected transgender students. more companies throughout the nation could be paying off their employees' student loans. lawmakers from both parties introduced a bill to make employer contributions to student loan payments tax deductible. if passed, a company's contribution of more than $5,000 a year could be added to repay student loans. authors of the bill say it could help the government save money. companies offer this type of benefit as a way to compete for talent. san francisco's first raised parking protected bike lane that was causing some confusion is now working better. at least so far. abc7 news was on valencia street near st. luke's hospital where there are now traffic cones and new signs explaining to drivers how these lanes work. this comes after "the examiner" reported that several cars were incorrectly parking in that bike lane, which is next to the curb.

well, a dog with a very special face and his brother are an internet sensation now. >> the dog with the twisted face is named picasso and his brother is named, wait for it, pablo. they were found at an animal shelter in porterville. both of them on the euthanasia list. a volunteer at a rescue in oregon happened to find out about these dogs and they're now in oregon ready for adoption. and they say they've been inundated with offers. they stress picasso needs dental surgery and that these brothers need to be placed together. >> they're bonded. and they're buddies so they're a pair. >> just like my pup, they love the peanut butter. >> of course. what cutis. i want to take you back out live to our issue in palo alto today. this is our big sig alert. i'll step out of the way. not a whole lot happening at the moment. this is southbound 101 at embarcadero road but boy, there sure was overnight. if you're just joining us, we had a dump truck with the bed raised. likely the driver had no idea

that was still up, hit that overpass and witnesses saying that he hit it at full speed to so that driver transported likely with a broken nose this morning and we are keeping an eye on this overpass. we have to wait for a structural engineer to arrive and he's coming from sacramento. so, we've got two lanes down now. hopefully we'll have all lanes back open by about noon today but this is a long-term situation. you can still to el camino real or 280. and our commuter alert looking better too. b.a.r.t. back on track. we have a 20-minute delay on the fremont line in the richmond direction but that switching problem has been resolved near hayward station. meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather center for us this morning and it took a few days b but the sneezes are here. we talked about that earlier in the week, that pollen was going to get more prodigious. while you're taking a look at this live look from our roof camera, notice the dancing light on the bay bridge. also notice how dry it is and the lack of wind. that's going to change tomorrow as we have rain and

thunderstorms after the clouds increase today. still pretty nice outside. first signs of spring warmth, 70s next week. the storm track tis getting closer. tomorrow through monday is bring us a chance of light to moderate rain, even a thunderstorm is possible sunday with snow levels down to about 2500 feet. here's a look at 5:00 tomorrow morning. you can see scattered light showers as you head on out for the saturday morning activities. by noon, it becomes a little more concentrated up in the north bay, and then by 5:00, you can see some yellow, some moderate spots in there as it starts to move out of the north bay into the heart of the bay but notice how quickly it moves. by 10:00, it's already out of the south bay and then we open us up -- it opens us up to showers as we head through the overnight hours and all day sunday. now we're going to start off with a couple hundredths of an inch. but by the evening hours, up to 1/3 an inch is possible and then into sunday, we'll ramp

that up to 1/4 to nearly 2/3 inch of rain. no flooding out of this or damage. scattered showers monday, the country starts to return tuesday, and then we'll get into the 70s wednesday and thursday, still some 60s at the coast but that looks pretty nice. coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. and when your jam comes on, nothing else matters, right? even if you're playing goalie for the hockey team. we are following breaking news in palo alto. this is a live look at southbound 101 where a couple lanes are shut down right now lanes are shut down right now because of a truck

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dump truck bed before driving under the overpass. and number two, obviously, that is going to be a major impact on traffic here this morning. but we're not seeing any delays yet. give it, oh, half an hour, an hour or so, southbound 101 at embarcadero, that's where we have the two left lanes blocked. and for alternates, you can use el camino real or 280. b.a.r.t. has fixed a switching problem at the south hayward station. commuters were seeing delays but trains are now running on time again. number four t warmth peaked yesterday, cooling trend begins today on our way to wet weather this weekend. we'll be about 2 to 7 degrees cooler back in the upper 50s to mid 60s now the rain's going to be around all weekend and into monday. number five, attorney general jeff sessions is recusing himself from any probes related to the president and russia. president trump is calling sessions an honest man. but many democrats are demanding he resign for lying to congress. number six, state officials

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went viral. his mom says that he's been taking lessons since last year, that it has paid off and is clearly one of his passions. >> i used to do that in the outfield when i played baseball for one season. no one found it charming. it was also during the game. so understandable. >> that's probably why. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including a rash of burglaries you need to know about in the east bay, what authorities are you urging you to do to stay safe. plus two strangers being called heroes this morning after a daring rescue in san francisco bay. and it was a big day for snap that bay area company on wall street, they had a huge day wall street, they had a huge day but will it last

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palo alto and right now, several lanes are shut down. >> the truck's load of asphalt spilled across lanes and left the overpass damaged. let's get right to abc7 news reporter matt keller live at the >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. we're waiting for a structural engineer to arrive from saerkd. he was called this morning at his home, on his way to the office to pick up a chemistry and head here. he's not here yet. in the meantime, we have a big, big chunk in the overpass, the two southbound lanes are closed. check out this view from under the overpass. you thought you had a bad day at work. doesn't get much worse for a dump truck driver. the raised bed slammed into the embarcadero road overpass on southbound 101 at about 10:50 last night. chp says the driver dropped off his load at the construction project just north of us on 101 and most likely just forgot to put his bed down. the driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out for a possible broken nose. chp says an optimistic time line

for this to be opened back up is noon. we'll keep you updated. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller. a lot of hours between now and noon, alexis. >> no kidding. and i'll show you where this is on our traffic maps too. so far it is all greener approaching, traffic moving along okay in the two right lanes. the two left lanes are the ones that are blocked. the northbound onramp from embarcadero closed because they are waiting to check out that overpass but this is a sig alert and as we get further into the morning commute, that is going to turn into a pretty major issue for peninsula drivers so i would stick to el camino real this morning. we've been off to a pretty quiet start. earlier b.a.r.t. issues on the fremont line in the richmond direction, those are still shaking themselves out but that is looking better and the bay bridge metering lights just flipped on a couple moments ago, starting to fill in, in awe areas but it is friday light. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco and one last day of sunshine before the

rain returns. absolutely. and you should always make your bed first thin when you get up in the morning. sorry. here's a look at what's going on. nobody? crickets. wow. you can see the high clouds coming in. so yesterday's warmth, yeah, it's over for today. it's going to be mild just not quite as warm as it was yesterday. 34 to 50, so a little bit milder this morning. you don't have to dress quite as warmly. 12 hour day planner, 54 to 61 at noon. 51 to 53, dry if you're heading out this evening, still pretty mild. we'll talk about the weekend rain and the cooler weather coming up next. attorney general jeff sessions is recusing himself from any investigation regarding the president's campaign and russia. this morning, a lot of democrats are saying that is not enough. they demand that he resign. his recusal comes after the justice department confirms that sessions met with the russian ambassador twice during the campaign. the big issue for many lawmakers is that sessions didn't disclose those meetings when he was questioned about it under oath

by congress in january. sessions says he did nothing wrong, telling fox news his meetings were perfectly reasonable things to do as a senator. >> the attorney general, the top cop in our country, lied under oath to the american people, is grounds for him to resign. >> this morning, a spokesperson for russian president vladimir putin calls the controversy a witch hunt. president trump says he fully supports his attorney general. happening today, an alameda county sheriff's deputy killed in a tragic accident will be laid to rest. deputy michael folly was hit by a prison bus in dublin last week. happened around 6:00 a.m. the deputy driving the bus says he just didn't see foley in the morning darkness. that driver was actually friends with him. foley died from his head injuries a day after the accident. he was in law enforcement for 37 years and was working to put his son through college. law enforcement officers from across the state are expected to attend his service.

it is set to begin at 11:00 this morning at the concord pavilion and it is open to the public. a top administrator at a south bay center for homeless teens has now been arrested possessing child pornography. santa clara police detained 6 -year-old david bruce lang at his home yesterday. in his 70s, lang volunteered with a sunnyvale boy scout troop and for the past five years, lang served as the chief financial officer of the bill wilson center. in a statement, the agency says lang has been suspended from his both pi bill wilson center pending further investigations. the center is cooperating with authorities. shell refineries are monitoring their systems in case a random odor returns. shell says the smell was originally caused when an additive was offloaded at the martinez plant yesterday. the additive gives natural gas its distinctive smell. crews cleaned it up but shell said it received reports from people in the area who could smell it for hours so they're

keeping an eye on it this morning. there is not a leak or any impact on public health. san francisco's public defender's office is set to become just the third in the nation to start defending immigrants in dame of depor occupation. the city gave the green light for public defender jeff adachi to hire threw new immigration attorneys and one paralegal. the money comes from a budget surplus and is only paying for those salaries through june. as. he wanted four times the number of new staff than he actually got. there are about 1500 immigrants who are currently detained in the city without representation. mayor ed lee has the final word on approving the new positions. about to share a pretty amazing story. two strangers share a new friendship after teaming up to save a man who found himself in san francisco bay. the heroic rescue caught on cell phone video. witnesses say a distraught man jumped into the water at pier 23. these two guys, both in t-shirts at the time, couldn't ignore what was happening in the water.

one of them happens to be a former life guard. the other, just a guy having lunch at pier 23. >> he started calling for his dad. delirious. and he started going underneath and the water going into his mouth and he really was -- looked like he was going to go under and not come up. >> all of a sudden, his head kind of dropped below the water and i was -- and i knew it was time to kind of hop in. >> medics rushed the victim to the hospital and that's where he is recovering now. in contra costa county, authorities are warning residents about a string of home burglaries. three homes were hit on tuesday night in the southern burton valley area of lafayette and the residents were home. these burglaries follow four others in orinda last week. police say in all the cases, the thieves got in through an unlocked door or window, so officials advising you now to keep those doors and windows locked, even when you're at home. also install alarm systems or security cameras and report any suspicious activity. take a look at what fremont

police found after they arrest twod people suspected of stealing mail. you see what that is there? pillow cases, hundreds of pieces of mail stuffed into them.% fremont police tweeted those photos. they haven't released detailed about where the mail was stolen or where they found it. they say detectives are investigating right now. all right, i want to take you live to the scene here in palo alto. this is the embarcadero road overpass at southbound 101 and i just want you to take a look at this chunk that is totally missing out of this overpass. looks like our crews have zoomed in on this for me so we have this crack that's going up and then we've got some chunks missing here as well so that is why we've got the two left lanes blocked on the southbound side of the road until likely noon as we heard from matt keller who's on the scene. no structural engineer yet. he had to come all the way from sacramento so once he gets there, he could say, no, this isn't safe and we can't get those lanes back open until it is deemed safe. we are going to keep an eye on that throughout the morning

here. everybody else slowly starting to fill in but no major issues. westbound 205 to 580, if you're leaving the tracy area, 22 and 21-mile-per-hour average and i just checked that drive time into dublin, only 35 minutes so pretty much friday light every where else this morning. hey, mike. hi, everybody. let's talk temperatures first. it's 40 in castro valley, the cool spot in the east bay to alameda's 48. 41 in union city to oakland and richmond at about 44 degrees. here's a look at some other neighborhoods. 45 in san carlos, mountain view, san jose 44, pacifica 46, pleasanton, look at that 35, concord, 43 along with albany and santa rosa is one of the cool spots at 36. san mateo bring, we're looking west towards san mateo. i wanted to use that as the backdrop for the activity planner. 2 or 3 degrees warmer than yesterday, quiet at least weather-wise on the road today. if you're on the water, light breezes. now, as far as the pollen, starting to hear from you about it.

so, i would say the tree pollen is finally getting to some folks. i have a black car. still haven't seen the lime green coating on it yet so it looks like the worst of it is still ahead us. i have cedar, juniper and especially pine pollen. we're looking at about 58 to 64, still pretty nice but the clouds will dim our sunshine. cold front arrives tomorrow, 55 to 61 and look at this winter chill. low to mid 50s for sunday. now, conversely, our lows are going to come up because of the cloud cover. we're going to have mid 40s to low 50s tonight and here's a quick look at our chances of rain saturday, sunday, and monday. i'll give you an hour-by-hour look at this weekend so you can adjust your plans accordingly. see you in a few minutes. some doctors who work in california say prisons could be getting a big raise. 1500 doctors, psychiatrists and dentists call for a 9% pay hike doctors in prisons with the most severe shortages will get an annual bonus.

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we're back at 5:43. two people in custody this morning suspected of firing at an off duty oakland police officer on interstate 880. this happened wednesday night near the 16th avenue exit. the officer's car was hit. he was not. in recent months, dozens of

drivers across the east bay have had similar scares. san pablo police activated three new cameras on 80 to help with surveillance. pittsburg put up 14 cameras to catch crimes in progress. >> we had two shootings on the freeway and there was a lack of witnesses and a lack of witnesses that were able to recall accurately what had happened. >> the contra costa county d.a.'s office hopes to add wireless cameras all along highway 80 and i-4. that's where officials say there is a lot of gang violence. the popular fire rings at san francisco's ocean beach got a makeover. they were replaced with these new square pits. they're available for free to groups of 25 or fewer. that's on a first come, first serve basis. the park service removed the old fire rings over the winter and deep cleaned that area. it also added four new pits so now they have a total of 16. 5:44 now. nearly 700,000 baby rattles are being recalled because they believe break, exposing the tiny

beads inside. three kids so far have reportedly gotten sick and choked on the beads. the rattles are made by oball. it affects several colors of the rattles that has model number 81301. the rattles were sold at several retailers. the consumer product safety commission says you should stop using it and contact oball for a refund. the owner of a san francisco taqueria has an enviable problem. last month, the burrito at la taqueria was named an american classic by the prestigious james beard foundation and guess what? the lines got even longer. the owner said, you know what, this is getting to be a little too much so now he's closing on monday so his workers can get a little rest. >> the lines being all the way down to the corner. and it puts a lot of pressure on these guys and my kids work really hard so i want to give them a little break. >> miguel has owned la taqueria

since 1973. in may, he's going to go to chicago and that's where he's going to claim his james beard award and it's considered kind of the oscars of the restaurant business. california's attorney general is opening an office in washington, d.c.. he says it's because of expected battles with the trump administration. a former legislative affairs director for the obama administration will run the office. some republicans say besera's focus should be on sacramento, not washington. a library worker at fresno state university was essentially paid $22,000 to play online games and watch youtube videos when he was supposed to be doing other work. the case is one of ten highlighted in a new report on misuse of state resources. investigators say that worker at fresno state spent about 85 hours a month last year visiting youtube and gaming sites. fresno state recommended his supervisor give him more work and limit his internet use. the report says california spent $40,000 investigating whistle blower tips in just the second half of last year.

a search for a missing kid in concord ended happily just a few feet away from the parents' front door. concord police posted this photo of the boy after he was found. it all started when the boys' parents couldn't find him. they last saw him playing in the front yard. officers got there, started a search and then they found him hiding in the front yard in the bushes. police aren't sure if he got scared or was just playing a game. >> you can imagine how worried the parents were. so glad the story ended that way. let's see what's happening with our traffic story this morning. >> we have our traffic alert. in fact, i think we've got several hours to go here. this is live from palo alto here on southbound 101 right at embarcadero road, and that is where we had a major problem overnight, that dump truck with overnighhe bed raised actually s overpass and several witnesses say didn't even tap the brakes so likely that driver had no idea that the bed was lifted up and there we go. there's the results of that.

we've got major chunks out of the overpass so still waiting for that structural engineer to arrive on scene. we have got matt keller there so we will get the latest from him coming up. in the meantime, we are seeing friday light volumes, no delays approaching this. we have the two left lanes down there, southbound 101 at embarcadero road. of course you can still to el camino real or 280 for an alternate and we got the all clear from b.a.r.t. major problem on the fremont line in the richmond direction, a switching issue, that's been resolved but we had residual delays. those are gone now too. let's check in with mike nicco with a look at the forecast. kind of quiet here also, friday light. but i'm watching our next storm slide out of the gulf of alaska -- alexis? did i try to put you and alaska together there? the gulf of alexis, she's so, sod so domineering. never mind. she's great. love having you here. the gulf of alaska.

i probably used up all my time. let's move on and talk about this. notice the difference from yesterday. remember the golden gate bridge, the flag was blowing out towards the ocean. not really moving now so that lack of wind and the dimmer sunshine is why we won't be as warm today. have your umbrella handy. spring warmth and pollen next week. here's a look at the sporm. light to moderate right, periods of it, not steady, lightning possible sunday and snow level down to 2500 feet, especially sunday and into monday. here's a look at tomorrow morning, some scattered showers out there. as we head throughout the rest of the morning into the afternoon hours, best chance is going to be across the north bay but you can see scattered showers out ahead of our line, just developed yellows and oranges there at 5:00 to 10:00 as it moves through the heart of the bay so only about five hours to move through and then you can see the scattered showers behind it and even some of the snow and that will be the case as we head through sunday. not a washout but wet from time

to time. expected 1/4 to 3/4 inch of rain in the mountains. every storm is a 1, light on our storm impact scale. 60s are back tuesday and even some 70s start to show up wednesday and thursday. the palo alto junior museum and zoo is getting millions of dollars to rebuild its facility. it's getting $25 million in grants and donations, which is almost enough to double its size and make improvements. this rendering shows part of the new additions, including a tree fort, canopy walk and insect exhibit. the museum gets kids interested in the natural world at an early age. construction is set to start next year and be completed in 2020. that's pretty cool but this might be a little cooler. a navy pilot in washington state may become father of the year. >> you got to see his backyard project that he built for his 3-year-old son. look at this.

scott brazelton was planning to build any old tree house but he was inspired after coming back from disneyland and decided to try to build this complex roller coaster instead. it took him three months and he had the guidance of a retired engineer who has published books about backyard coasters. it cost him about $1,000 to build, but he tricked it out. it's made out of pvc pipe and 2 x 4s put together but it is gorgeous. >> something i'm realizing. it's the colors, i believe, of the gadget go coaster located in mickey's toon town in disneyland. >> that's a deep cut. >> the fact that i know that off the top of my head is scary. a plan to revamp pier 29 gets another boost. what you could soon see. but first, you can order pizza from your computer, your phone and now your shoe? yes, it is now a thing. yes, it is now a thing. plus calling all c

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welcome back. i want to show you a quick look at video from ohio where there's a huge chemical fire burning. it continues to burn right now. it has overnight and it's threatening people nearby. it is releasing lithium gas and possibly toxic fumes into the air, making it difficult to breathe. many neighbors have been evacuated in the area. no injuries reported at this time. but officials are saying the fire could burn for several days. reggie, back to you. the cost of costco memberships going up. the warehouse club is raising the annual fees for the gold star and business memberships to $60 starting june 1. that's an increase of $5. an executive membership is going to cost $120, which is up from $110. this comes as costco reported

second quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of wall street expectations. when i want a $7.99 large pizza from pizza hut, i can order with this, this, and now from my pizza hut pie tops. >> that's right. pizza hut running this promotion for the ncaa march madness tournament. they made 64 pairs of the pie tops sneakers. ha ha. you push the button on top, much like an amazon one-touch button. it uses bluetooth and geolocation to order quickly. most of this is going to go to influencers in the media, very few pairs will make its way into the general public. it's just a marketing device and to that, we say mission accomplished. >> yeah. i think we need to get reggie a pair of those. >> that's all i want. >> you're a person of influence. we could have you tweeting about those and demonstrating how that works. in the meantime, we want to take you back out to palo alto. that's where we have our big traffic alert this morning. you can see that chunk of

concrete gone from the overpass and we have the two left lanes down. we had a dump truck with the bed raised, driver just had a big get overnight, did not intentionally do that, i'm sure, but hit that overpass about 11:00 p.m. so we are waiting for that structural engineer to arrive on the scene. in the meantime, no other major issues. we do have our metering lights on for the bay bridge toll plaza. those flipped on about 5:29 this morning. little heavy once you get on to the span. earlier disabled vehicle near the center that cleared just a few minutes ago so we're about 16 minutes across the bay bridge. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco and what's your sneeze count for the morning. aye added a couple of those. not sure if it's the tree pollen or he make-up we have to wear. less than ideal port and clear lake. the weekend rain is going to prolong the flooding there. down to 9.68. flood stage is about 9 feet. unfortunately that's going to continue. colorful sunrise this morning. if you capture it,

we'd love to see it. cooler than where we shoud be. for march in oak, what to expect, high and low 63 to 49, warm to about 65 and 50 by the end of the month. new at 6:00, one of the most dangerous outdoor areas in the country is right here in the bay area. and it's a place a lot of us love spending time. plus nearly a year after a 12-year-old boy was robbed at an east bay b.a.r.t. station, his family is suing. why they claim b.a.r.t. is to blame. and here at the live desk, a live look at southbound 101 in palo alto, two lanes still closed there. closed there.

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with breaking news. >> it's a problem that we have been tracking for almost seven hours now. we want to get to this breaking news. a dump truck crash damaging a bridge overnight, forcing the partial closure of highway 101 in palo alto. and abc7 news reporter matt keller is live there for us now with the work being done to reopen the road. hi, matt. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. yes, since i last saw you guys about a half with the chp and they are still waiting for that structural engineer from caltrans to arrive here from sacramento. so, as you said, this happened just before 11:00 last night so it has been about seven hours and counting for caltrans to get their expert out here. meanwhile, traffic is starting to get backed up here in palo alto. you can see the damage done by the bed of the dump truck in our video. the chp says the driver dropped off his load just a little ways up 101, investigators say the most likely scenario is the driver just forgot to put down the bed and it crashed into th