chicago highway. had the three right lanes blocked. this was due to a multi-car crash. sounds like they were stacked on top of each other. boy, this is going to take a long time to recover. eight mile backup. you're jammed all the way to pittsburgh. not a lot of fun. also improving, northbound 101 and san jose. 880. really starting to pick up the pace. we had a crash in the two right lanes and blocking the off ramp around first street. that was there exactly an hour. not a great start to the monday. let get back to mike now. you have the rest of the forecast. good morning, mike. good morning. 2 1/2 hours into spring and you have the most active part of our entire cast so far. >> oh, boy. >> going to get active also here. near the foothills, a little wet weather on live doppler 7. winds are in the hills now but they'll come down throughout the afternoon hours. mild, 49 to 55. throughout the 12-hour day planner, chances begin at noon for wet weather. scattered and light at 4:00

through 7:00. then they're going to pick up overnight through tomorrow. i'll show you an hour by hour look at that and put the storm impact scale on all the chances of rain coming up. >> thank you. work is finally underway now to fix problems inside the eastbound side of the bay bridge tunnel. >> it was january of 2016 when a huge chunk of concrete fell on the roadway. abc 7's amy hollyfield is live at the bridge with what is being done to fix the problem. >> hi, reggie. see these cars leaving the tunnel? those are the people headed to oakland that they are trying to prote protect. a chunk of concrete and a car ran into each other last year. it caused $3,000 damage to the car but the driver was okay. the concrete fell from the eastbound direction tunnel. according to the "san francisco chronicle," repair work is underway to make sure it doesn't happen again. caltrans will work on potentially hundreds of corroded spots in the tunnel. they are doing the work during the day.

right now, all lanes are open. you could experience some lane closures later during the day. this will take some time. it could last until june. they think it is going to cost more than $1 million. caltrans says it doesn't think all the corroded spots pose a threat. they are going to repair all of them anyway. pointing out, this bridge is about 80 years old. it is the busiest bridge in the bay area. they're going to tackle this spot. reporting live from the bay bridge, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. treat boulevard is open in concord after a woman was found lying in the street unconscious overnight. it is not clear if the victim was hit by a car near san siemian drive or if she suffered another injury. we're waiting for an update on her condition. police in the south bay investigating a burglary suspect taken into custody overnight. officers arrived to a building on patrick henry drive in santa

clara after 11:00 last night. police called in a helicopter and canine unit to help with the search for the suspect ft he . s he was found inside the building. unclear what he was trying to take. the man was arrested. 49ers fans are dealing with the news this morning that one of the team's most iconic players, dwight clark, is battling als, known as lou gehrig's disease. clark will be linked to this moment, of course. the catch in january 1982. joe montana finding clark in the end zone to cap this come from behind win against the cowboys in the nfc championship game. clark's catch propelled the 49ers to their first super bowl championship. clark played nine years for san francisco and now he suspects playing football may have led to his disease. clark described what he's faced since 2015 in a statement. quote, i can't run, play golf or walk any distances. picking up anything over 30 pounds is a chore. the one piece of good news is that the disease seems to be progressing more slowly than in some patients.

while i'm still trying to wrap my head around the challenge i will face with this disease over the coming years, the only thing i know is that i'm going to fight like hell and live every day to the fullest. ourmatt, played on the team with clark. he shared insight with matt keller. >> you know him as an athlete and friend. how is he going to deal with the diagnosis? >> he is one of the most determined guys i've ever met. dwight is going to take this on. he has a hall of fame background of players, teammates and a lot of guys are going to help him through it. and his dear wife, kelly. he is in for the battle of his life but he is a determined guy. i'd say this version of als is going to have a battle in itself, trying to deal with dwight. we throw out a prayer. dwight, i love you like a brother. you know it. i'm there for ya. if you get a chance, say a prayer for dwight. >> in a statement, joe montana said, jennifer and i are saddened by the diagnosis of dwight. this is a difficult time for

dwight kelly a dwight, kelly, and all of us who love him. >> we also have the full statements from the team and als resources on the website. the stage is set for what could be a fiery showdown today on capitol hill. fbi director james comey will testify before congress and is expected to dispute president trump's allegations of wiretapping by president obama. comey's testimony is part of an investigation into how russia interfered with last year's presidential election. and to address the lingering question of whether anyone on the president's team may have helped. another big issue on capitol hill today is the republican health care plan. it is headed for a vote later this week. house speaker paul ryan says he will compromise to get more coverage for seniors. many moderate republicans expressed fear the plan is too harsh on older people. seniors who are not eligible for medicare stand to be the biggest losers. the bill faces challenges from moderates and conservatives in both houses of congress.

president trump's supreme court pick will be on capitol hill for the first of his confirmation hearing. neil gorsuch could be in for intense questioning. the president picked the judge to replace the late justice antonin scalia. opening statements will be heard from senators and gorsuch. tomorrow is the questioning tarm. the senate is expected to vote on the nomination next month. california senator diane feinstein is labeling gorsuch as an extremist on issues like worker protection and reproductive rights. f feinstein's office said gorsuch has sided with employers and corporator sbess. the senator's office claims his record on cases involving birth control show president trump is keeping his promise to choose a pro-life extremist. >> announcer: a live desk update from abc 7 mornings. >> the government of england is set to launch its exit from the european union next wednesday. this follows the brexit election when a narrow majority of

british voters decided to leave the eu. england will begin a process that should have england officially out of the eu by early 2019. the eu's 27 members will likely receive a draft of guidelines detailing the exit from the multi-national bodies. san francisco could soon from a department of cannabis. the change that could soon become at city hall. the ferries that will be cruising our local water ways. a 6:07. a 6:07. a live look at the bay bridge

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> 58 right now in san jose. you can see 50s everywhere. let's talk about what's going on. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, the lights are on. caution, walking the dog, exercising around the bay, it is going to be breezy and wet this afternoon. this morning, pretty dry. let's take a look at -- i'm not sure i even want to show you this. look at the tree pollen. oak, mulberry, pine, cedar, juniper, your car is going to turn green. 62 to 67, temperatures.

tonight's temperatures, 55 to 59. hour by hour look at today and tomorrow's storm next. my nose is starting to itch just looking at that, mike. taking a look at our traffic situation here this morning, we had a rough start. we hit a sig alert at northbound 101 at first street. we're in recovery mode. a lot of folks took 87 instead, and that's backed up. still recovering. also still recovering is westbound 4. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 59 minutes. westbound 4 antioch to concord, 1 hour and 7 minutes. southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, in the yellow at 18 minutes. san francisco may create a separate department for applicants seeking to sell marijuana. legislation was introduced to create a seven-member cannabis commission and department.

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today's storm is level one. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm on the abc 7 news app. download it now. 6:15. this is just awful. a georgia family concerned after they say someone, you can see it here in this video, poi ssoned their son's slide. they're looking for the person caught on surveillance. this person is walking through the waryard, leaving something the slide. their son is okay. he was not hurt. the family turned the video over to police who are looking into this. they hope the video will lead to an arrest. convenient store owner in massachusetts thwarted an attack by an armed man who tried to rob him. look at the surveillance video. the robber walks in and pulls out the knife on the store owner. he demands cash. the owner refuses. when the robber tries to grab the register, the owner takes out a bat and starts to hit him

with him. >> starts to take the cash register from here. i get my bat and i start to hit him. he has knife. you think, what he want? he wants money or your life? no more scared. you have to fight. >> this owner is saying he had to fight. the store is his lifeline. that his wife there is battling lung cancer. so far, no arrests have been made. >> san francisco police department's reform efforts will remain under the microscope of the department of justice. the examiner reports the officer of community oriented policing services, kopcops, is extendings oversights of the reforms through june. the cops office reviewed the department early last year before former chief resigned. they've been implementing recommended reforms since last fall when the assessment was released. if you take the ferry to work, take a catamaran. i don't know why i have to say it like that. the bay area ferry customers

transportation is on display. the bay area water emergency transportation authority ordered seven of the 400 passenger catamaran. the first one on display at pier 9. they'll be used for san francisco bay ferry service over the next three years. i know why you're saying catamaran. you're thinking of vacation -- >> i am. >> not getting up at, like, 5:00 in the morning and heading to work. >> special food and drinks. >> there's not going to be shrimp and -- no? expectations too high? >> maybe. we'll see what we can do. should be. we deserve it, don't we? >> absolutely. >> especially with the weather we'll have this week. >> boy. >> are we ready? i know the pollen is out there. it is going to be washed away by rain. several days of rain. here's a look at sfo, where it is cloudy but no arrival delays to start this monday. gray and cool with showers developing. lightning possible and hail tomorrow and wednesday. heavier rain and wind with friday through saturday's storm. the area of high pressure that

kept us warm last week and dry over the weekend is sliding to the east as the low digs in. you see it spinning here. you can see it is going to move to the north of us. this one opens the door for our first chance of rain. really sets the table for the rest of the storms to slide on in. 1 on our storm impact scale today and tomorrow. light showers, breezy at times. the rain of thunder on tuesday with brief, heavier rain possible. if you get caught under one of those. this morning, pretty much nothing going on. until about noon. you can see the rain lining up offshore. mainly a north bay thing until 5:00. it stretches to other parts of the bay. by 7:00, it is reaching just about all the neighborhoods. it will be that way overnight. you see waves of yellow in there. tomorrow's morning commute is definitely going to be wet through at least 9:00. then we taper before the showers develop in the afternoon hours. we'll see a repeat of that on wednesday. most of thursday is dry. the heavy rain and wind comes in

on friday. sounds kind of good, mike. we don't have much of a choice. commute this morning, we're improving. we had major problems in concord. they're all clear now but we have lingering delays here. westbound 4 before port chicago highway, multi-car crash was in the three right lanes. we have a seven mile backup into pittsburgh. that's just one of the stretches where if you have something blocking for a while, it takes a long time to recover. also if you're coming up into the morgan hill area, northbound 101 past tennant, a multi-car crash is blocking the left lane and causing a delay. bay bridge metering lights since 5:27. average c coming from the east bay. not many other issues right now. starting to thin out and taper off a bit. we'll check drive times next. >>en th thanks. michael finney tackling a topic a lot of us will deal with as loved ones get older. a warning if you shopped at saks fifth avenue. your information may have been exposed to hackers. 6:19.

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police say the suspect made a hole in the window of a jewelry store with a hammer but couldn't fit through it to escape. the fire department was called in to help free him before officers finally arrested him. police searched his home and found other stolen items, too. he is expected to appear in court today. >> i'm sorry but that is kind of hilarious. >> yeah. an internet media company is reporting data from customers of saks fifth aftvenue was there a for the taking. e-mail addresses, ids and products were in plain text on the store's server. anyone could have accessed the data. normally, you'd expect that to be encoded to prevent hackers from stealing it. the store took the data down while it works on a solution. time to ask finney. nolan from los angeles has a question about estate sales. getting choked up thinking about it. he asked the question in daly city. >> i'm having an estate sale for

any grandfather. i want to know the best way to get the items in a place where people will buy them. >> hi, nolan. great question. let me start with what you probably already thought about. you can sell items yourself on ebay or any yard sale. if there is enough to sell or the items are worth a lot of money, you might want to have an estate sale. estate sales generally last one or two days and liquidate everything. now, there are companies out that that'll do all the work for you but, of course, they'll take a huge cut of the profit. you might also want to look at consignment, antique and vintage clothing stores, as well as vinyl record shops and used bookstores. going to these places is a lot more of a hassle but it is a good way to go if you want to get every last dollar out of all of these items. nolan, good luck. >> if you have a question for michael finney, record it on your smartphone or tablet and share it on social media with the #ask finney.

or go to abc 7 news.com/ask finney. you could see your question answered on abc 7 mornings. apple's mystery wireless device is really boring. last fall, apple applied for an unspecified device. i know, sorry to be the bearer of bad news. most likely, it was just going to be a badge reader that attaches to a door. for like an apple corporate store or something like that. the fcc published a user manual and photos of the device. looks like the best possibility for the use is at their apple park campus set to open next month for more than 12,000 employees. nothing to get excited about. the princess project is putting prom dresses on hundreds of bay area teens who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford one. >> this is great. abc 7 was in mountain view at the clarkwood center for the non-profit's annual event. the princess project collects donated prom dresses and give them to teens in need. all the teens need is a student id. >> our goal is to make them feel special, beautiful, loved.

they shop for an hour with a fairy godmother, a personal shopper. we help them to say yes to their prom dress. >> bay area organizers expect to give away more than 1600 dresses this year. you can go to abc 7 news.com to sign up for a link and you can get your own dress. mounting trouble for uber this morning. another top executive calling it quits. that's two people in one day. plus, san francisco families on pins and needles. what is keeping thousands of people from finding out what school their kids are going to be going to this fall? astronomical spring began at 3:39 or so this morning and will usher in a patter change. the chance of rain through 7:00 tonight, 0.2 inch. but more overnight and tomorrow morning. rain is in the forecast every day through saturday. as we get your day into gear at 6:26, a live look from our sutro camera of the beautiful sutro camera of the beautiful city below that is about to

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> at 6:30, showers are on the way. >> after sunshine and that nice, warm weather, we're tracking a series of storms headed our way. wawa. good morning, monday, march 20th at 6:29. alexis is here, mike is here. natasha in the house. no jessica. missing jessica a little bit. it is the 20th. did i say it was the 19th?

>> we will read literally anything in the teleprompter. >> i never know what the date is, something true of myself. i never do. >> it is the first day of spring. >> we have a chance of showers today. >> man of leisure over there. doesn't need to know the date. first day of spring started at 3:39 this morning, i think. i'll double check that. wet weather. here's a look at what's going on. you see the swirling mass to the left. that's pushing most of the rain to the north. that is eventually going to slide our way. let's put a timetable on it. 12-hour timetable. showers arrive around noon. 59 to 62. more showers and breezy from 4:00 to 7:00. 59 to 64. chance of rain almost every day in the forecast. alexis? one more problem if you are going to be traveling westbound 80. we have a problem before you get to pinole valley road.

one vehicle is in the center lane but the other made it to the shoulder. you're backed up through the hercules area. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 56 minutes. westbound 4 antioch to concord is bouncing back, 55 minutes. southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, 17 minutes. south bay is next. developing news for the niners franchise from the 49ers faithful. >> legend dwight clark says he has als and says his football career may be to blame. abc 7 is live at team headquarters if santa clara for us. >> natasha, it is hard to think that this player that everybody always thought of as being physically strong is now weak. he can't even run or walk any distances. he says now, he's devoting all his energy to fighting this disease. clark is known as being the receiving end of the catch, one of the most famous plays in nfl history. in 1982, it helped the 49ers get

the team's first super bowl. clark became a pro bowler and now has his 49ers jersey retired. he said in an open letter, he started experiencing the symptoms of als in his left hand back in 2015. in that open letter, clark wrote, what i do know is that i have a huge battle in front of me, and i'm grateful for the strength and unconditional love from my wife, kelly. we did speak with the professor of neurology at ucsf who told us that als is a rare disorder that affects the nerves and muscles. while clark suspects football may have caused the disease, it is unknown. >> there is a theory that trauma may be a risk factor for als, and there's increasing evidence for that. more research definitely needs to be done. certainly, there's a lot of trauma with sports. there's a lot of trauma in the military. >> 49ers president jed york released a statement saying, quote, i was deeply saddened to

learn of diagnosis. he will receive the full and unconditional support of the san francisco 49ers. we will stand alongside dwight and his family as they wage this battle. life expectancy, doctors tell us most people live three to five years after they're first diagnosed. reporting from santa clara, abc 7 news. >> thank you. abc 7's sports anchor clayed with dwight clark and spoke with matt keller about how clark is not the only former player who is dealing with hardships possibly related to the game. >> dwight clark said maybe football has something to do with this diagnosis. >> he is not sure but he thinks it probably does. you know, als, dementia, parkinson's and, you know, alzheimer's are things we're all dealing with. all dealing with neurologists now. basically going to find out -- i don't want to say our death sentence -- but we're all finding out what we're going to be dealing with

i said earlier. in the 30s, we talked about the glory days. 40s, the injuries. 50s, can't remember much. 60s, now we're going to be going through the challenges clark is. >> lott played with clark and said, quote, to live with another of my best friends struggling with a disease like als is devastating. i'm asking all of us to not only send their prayers but i'm asking you to do whatever you can to fight this disease. >> we have full coverage of clark's story including his complete letter on our abc 7 news app and website. new this morning, a man is being treated for severe burns suffered when his rv caught fire at a public storage facility. when firefighters arrived at the facility around 10:40, they found a naked man with second and third degree burns over 80% of his body. he was taken to buchanan field in concord then load on to a helicopter and take ton a burn center. firefighters put out the fire. it didn't spread to any storage

unole are gathering clues to an unfathomable tragedy. a man shot and killed his 8-year-old daughter and turned the gun on himself. it happened around 3:15 yesterday afternoon. police say a family outing at the mall turned deadly. >> we know at this point, the family was together in the mall for a period of time. at which point, the father walked outside for a while with the 8-year-old daughter. the mom was concerned, as i mentioned, that he was potentially suicidal. so she called for the police. >> when police arrived, the mom and family members led them to a black kia where both bodies were found. authorities are trying to find out what triggered the violence. the clock is ticking for thousands of anxious bay area families waiting on pins and needles to hear if their kid got into the school of their choice. a glitch at san francisco unified is presenting the assignments from being mailed out for at least 14,000 students. abc 7 news is told staffing emergencies delayed the process. letters are expected to go out

today. parents we spoke to says it's been nerve-racking waiting in limbo. >> ay-ay-ay. it's been a long process. it's been really, really hard for us because, you know, touring all the schools, heart wrenching. a lot of time put into it. we just need to know. >> the district says there's no guarantee families will get into their school of choice, even if the school is in their neighborhood. the stage is set for what could be a showdown on capitol hill today. fbi director james comey will receive before congress and is expected to set the record straight about president trump's explosive accusation of illegal wiretapping. the top republican and democrat on the house intelligence committee agree it never happened. >> was there a physical wiretap of trump tower? no. but there never was. >> no evidence to support the president's claim that he was wiretapped by his predecessor. >> bay area representative will be on capitol hill for the

hearing. it'll focus on the investigation into how russia interfered with the presidential election. abc news will air a report at 7:15 with comey's remarks to the committee. congressional republicans are making compromises to get more support for the health care reform bill. one of the compromises is providing more coverage at less cost for seniors. older people who are not eligible for medicare stand to be the biggest losers. the move is seen as an effort to gain support from moderate house republicans. the bill could still be dead on arrival in the senate. >> if republicans hold a big press conference and pat ourselves on the back, that we've repealed obamacare, and everyone's premiums go up, people will be ready to tar and feather us in the streets, and quite rightly. >> the bill is set to go before the house for a vote on thursday. governor brown is headed to washington, d.c. today for the first time since president trump was elected. the governor will be there until thursday for a series of private meetings. one is the nuclear threat

initiative. that's a non-profit group that works to prevent attacks with weapons of mass destruction. brown joined the board in january. new details on the shakeup at uber just hours after the company's president resigned yesterday. its vice president of mapping also announced plans to step down. the "new york times" reports mcclendon is going to leave on march 28th. he will stay on with the company as an adviser. his move comes after we learned jeff jones is stepping down as p. he's been there for six months. jones's decision comes after a series of problems within the company. that includes company ceo travis kalanick caught on camera yelling at one of his own drivers over uber lowering its rates. >> what? >> what? >> some people don't like to take responsibility for -- >> [ bleep ]. >> kalanick apologized and promised to get some help. an e-mail to employees said jones did not see a future at uber after kalanick announced he is searching for a new chief operating officer. uber released this prebrief

statement. we want to thank jeff for his six months at the company and wish him all the best. uber is putting more testing on the self-driving cars. not everything going smoothly though. internal company documents show humans had to step in for the computer driver at every single mile to keep the cars driving smoothly and to avoid a possible crash. the cars are getting more experience on the road. for the first time, they drove more than 20,000 miles in a week. that happened in pennsylvania and arizona. that is up from just 5,000 miles in january. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's talk temperatures on the peninsula. look at that, daly city, pacifi pacifica, cool spots. we're pretty much in the mid to upper 50s everywhere. we have exceptions. 52 in san ramon. los gatos. we're looking at the commuter planner. i put caution in there more for the afternoon commute. it is dry on the roads this morning but not necessarily for

all of us this evening. it is going to become breezy if you're on the ferry today. if you're taking mass transit, you may want to have the umbrella handy, especially across the north bay during the evening commute back home. today, the clouds will cool us to 59 in petaluma. santa rosa, 60. half moon bay, 62. the rest of us, 63 to 67. 61 to 66 tomorrow. is this spring in ? upper 50s to low 60s wednesday. temperatures don't drop much overnight. quick look tat at the sierra. 4 to 8 inches of snow at 6500 feet. tricky travel on the western slope. how about traffic at home? not too tricky compared to an hour ago. we had a couple sig alerts but all clear now. northbound 101 and 880, we were at a stand still earlier this morning. the crash is long gone at this point and the residual delays

finally starting to thin out. flipping to the traffic maps, also good news here on westbound 80. in the richmond area, as you approach the richmond area, we had a crash blocking the left center lane for a short time. you can see the backup. all lanes are open now. a check of drive times this morning, as well. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 27 minutes. we had that crash i showed you on the maps. and then we had a crash around golden gate fields. that's off on the shoulder now. 16 if you're continuing across the bay bridge. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo, if you have a flight, you're in the green getting there. ten minutes. closer look at the central valley in less than ten. >> thank you. a chp takedown on the bay bridge. the way officers caught up with a pack of atv riders who were disobeying the law. the lane closures that may be in effect throughout the entire spring. where are the dog lovers? national puppy day is this week. abc 7 is doing what we can to help pups in need find forever

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>> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's tomorrow is level one. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app.

download it now. new this morning, a chase in the east bay caught on video. we're told the driver led chp officers toon a high speed purst through hayward. he refused to pull over all the way to san jose. witnesses say the pursuit was called off when the suspect hit the surface streets. we have reached out to chp for more details and are waiting for word. chp officers tracked down and arrested a pack of reckless atv riders on the bay bridge. the chp shared photos on the facebook page. at least 30 riders took off after officers tried to pull them over. officers used an airplane to track them down. one was arrested, two dirt bikes and two atvs were seized. we understand there could be more arrests. the arrests last night come almost two weeks after this happened. an uber driver was assaulted on highway 101 in san francisco. he was surrounded by bikers on march 9th. broke out the windows and broke

his nose and leg. so far, no arrests there have been made. if you're driving east through the bay bridge tunnel over the next couple months, be ready for construction. >> more than a year after a big chunk of concrete fell from the tunnel ceiling, caltrans is working on a fix. amy hollyfield is live at the bridge this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. as you drive through the tunnel, you're probably not thinking of what it is made of. this is an 81-year-old concrete tunnel. it was built in 1936. last year, it started falling apart. a chunk of concrete fell, causing $3,000 worth of damage to a car. the driver of the car was okay. according to the "san francisco chronicle," caltrans has now started repairing potentially corroded spots in the tunnel. this is the eastbound section of the tunnel. the lower level headed toward oakland. they do need to shut down some lanes while they work. they are doing that during the day time. you will see these lane closures

thrugh the spring. they're saying this work might take until june. it is going to cost more than $1 million. caltrans said it did some x-ray work of the tunnel after it started crumbling last year. they determined it is safe, but they found 200 spots that could potentially be dangerous. they are now doing the repair work. pointing out the tunnel's age and the fact that it is the busiest bridge in the bay area. they say drivers through here are safe. they have already chick chipped the cracked and crumbled concrete. they're doing this preventative repair work now. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. the alameda county district's office is expected to release more information today about an investigative report on the ghost ship fire that killed 36 people. there was a delay in getting the report to the d.a. a retired supreme court judge is asking why the report wasn't

give to the da the same time it was given to the city attorney. >> why was the report given to the city attorney? secondly, why did the city attorney hold on to the report for at least three weeks? if charges are filed, any good defense attorney is going to jump all over this. that is the delay and what was going on with this report. >> county prosecutors can start considering possible criminal charges in the fire. no official cause has been released. now your morning money report. san francisco boutique modern appealing clothing is suing ivanka trump's company for intei infair competition. >> it is claimed her company is getting a boost because her father is president of the united states. her brand grew between january and february. the modern appeal clothing lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a order banning her brand from being sold in california. the release is ramping up

for the less expensive model 3. the company sent letters last week selling customers april 16th would be the last week to order the base model s with a 60 kilowatt an hour battery. tesla said most customers are ordering cars with larger batteries. bonjour. beauty and the beast has a record breaking weekend. the live action movie made $170 million at north american box offices and $350 million worldwide. that makes it the biggest ever opening weekend for a pg-rated movie. i think it was the biggest opening for march ever, too. beauty and the beast marks disney's best opening for a live action remake, beating the jungle book, cinderella, alice in wonderland. disney is the parent company of abc 7. i'm really looking forward to seeing this. ♪ there goes the baker with his tray like always ♪ >> mike, stop it. >> i won't join you. that's for sure. >> i know that's true. >> mike is out. >> i cannot sing.

i didn't hear a drum line in there so we'll move on. the clouds look cool. rouldn hand through those and feel the bumps? a little turbulence in the air. cloudy and cooler, wet pattern begins. thunder is possible tomorrow and bend. did you see that bird? let's talk about what's going on now. put it into motion to see the southerly fetch of moist and mild air. step outside, temperatures in the 50s this morning. storm impact scale is a 1 for today and tomorrow. light showers. breezy at times. neither are going to cause any damage. even with the thunderstorms tuesday, you may get brief, heavy rain but shouldn't cause any flooding. 7:00 this morning to noon, quiet. noon to about 5:00, most of the showers across the north bay and along the coast. from 5:00 to 7:00, they reach to the south bay. then they get a little more numerous overnight. heavier with yellows thrown in. tomorrow, 5:00 to 9:00, the most widespread area of wet weather but it'll be light.

a lull and during the afternoon hours tomorrow is when we'll see the thunderstorms develop. by 7:00 this evening, 0.2 inch. the evening commute shouldn't be bad. tomorrow morning, 0.2 to 0.5 inch, that's when the commute will be influenced by the wet weather. a 1 on thursday. 2 on friday, moderate. saturday is a 1. and driest on sunday. alexis? plenty of issues to get the monday morning commute started but we're bouncing back. westbound 80 before pinole vall valley. earlier crash is pushed off to the shoulder. westbound 80 around gilman, you're slow. also if you're coming from the 580 merge in the richmond stretch. check of mass transit. got word from capital corridor that train 522 is cancelled due to an earlier issue. no delays for bart. 58 trains in service. no delays for muni either. no otherish shoo y issues repor.

the bay bridge commute, looking great into san francisco. as mike mentioned, we have cool clouds out there this morning. we'll head back to highway 4, bouncing back from an earlier problem, in less than ten. isn't that crazy to look at? it was all on purpose. caltrans is going to begin demolishing the south portion of the pfeiffer canyon bridge near big sur. this is video of crews tearing down a different portion of the bridge over the weekend. it's been a month since the bridge was closed due to landslide damage. a single span steel bridge will replace this damaged one and could be built in six months. back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. first, the instagram photo of the day. cool. that's very nice. if you haven't yet, follow us at abc 7 news bay area. you can see more great images like these. share your own. share your own. use the hashtag abc 7

6:54. here are the seven things to know on this monday. >> number one, we'll start with the impending wet weather. as you take a look at your bus stop forecast, pretty mild and dry this morning. dress for temperatures about 49 to 56. we'll be 59 to 64 but scattered showers will develop during the lunch hour today. >> number two. 49ers legend dwight clark says he is battling als. also known as lou gehrig's disease. there is no cure for the neurological disease. clark hauled in the catch on the way to the super bowl title

after the 1981 season. >> number three, abc news will air a special report at 7:15 this morning with fbi director james comey's remarks on president trump's wiretapping claims. the president's supreme court pick, as well, neil gorsuch, will begin his confirmation hearing today. >> number four, we had a rough start in concord this morning. we are all clear now. all three crashes we had there this morning. still some lingering delays. in fact, westbound highway 4 antioch to concord trying to bounce back. you're stop and go at best. 44 minutes for the drive time. >> number five, a tech company is offering employees $10,000 to accept a position in the company and leave the bay area. the ceo says this will help workers find a better standard of living. yikes. the company integrates apps to make the work flow smoother and share data. tom brady's missing jersey has been found. the nfl released a statement saying the jersey was found in the possession of the member of the international media. brady couldn't find his jersey

after the super bowl. questions were deferred to the fbi. dairy queen celebrating the first day of spring with free ice cream if you can find one. >> right. >> turns out, there is a few in the south bay. i should say, the donations go to the children's miracle network. i looked this up because i happen to love a cone. >> me, too. >> we're getting more dairy queens in the bay area over the next year. >> good. >> looking forward to it. >> get the dip cone. >> enjoy it, guys. gma is next. taking on issues. >> three football players exp expelled. at least six others could face expulsi expulsion. >> the punishment doesn't fit the crime. >> tracking down answers. >> i was hoping to answer more questions but they refused to go on camera. >> telling your stories. >> if i get deported, what is going to happen with my bank account? >> abc 7 is right where we've always been. the team you trust built on

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good morning, america. showdown on capitol hill. the fbi director in the spotlight ready to address president trump's false claim that president obama wiretapped trump tower and facing questions about ties between russia and the trump campaign while the president's supreme court pick faces the senate for the first time. wildfire warning, wyoming to texas on alert as a giant blaze tears through colorado. evacuations under way. firefighters on the ground and in the air trying to battle the flames and the new record heat warning. the nationwide manhunt now for the high school teacher accused of abducting his 15-year-old student considered armed and dangerous. authorities now fear for her safety. his wife makes a desperate plea. >> this is not you. >> tips pouring in from dozens of states but now fears the trail is going cold.