breaking news in london on high alert today after declaring an attack near parliament an act of terror. a man who went on a car rampage is dead along with an innocent woman. dozens of people are hurt. thank you for joining us, i'm natasha. >> and i'm kristen zse. police are securing them on the south side of the westminster bridge close to the house of parliament. we are in london with the latest. >> this is breaking right now. the situation is still unfolding. here is what we know at this hour. several reports coming in that a man has been shot outside of the houses of parliament. and according to the reports, the man appeared to be wielding a knife. some other eyewitness reports coming into us saying at least five people have been mowed down

by a car. the entire area is on lockdown as security perimeter is put in place. police moved in quickly to try to secure the area. at least one air ambulance helicopter has landed in parliament square in the area. we understand that scotland yard is saying an incident is unfolding, calling it a firearms incident at westminster bridge. in this investigation, this is quite early on in the investigation. >> and that was llamas hassan reporting. you could get up dated throughout the day by downloading the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts to get the latest information sent to your phone or tablet. we're on storm watch again today. tracking a system pushing out of the area. it was a soggy start to the morning. >> showers were coming down strong in orinda this morning and maybe you heard it. but the heavy rain created quite a bit of ponding on the roads. >> what a difference hours

makes. clear conditions across the bay right now. meteorologist mike nicco is here with a first look at your afternoon forecast. >> hi, hello, everybody. the worst of the storm hit overnight when most of us were sleeping as we thought it would. here is a look at the storm impact scale. scattered showers but some brief downpours are possible. and even a chance of lightning. we have a shower out of redwood city and morgan hit and sliding off to the east. the redevelopment is possible now that the sun is coming out. there is not a lot of energy out there but just enough for scattered showers and still some delays averaging 53 minutes trying to get into sfo. so scattered showers at 2:00 and becoming isolated at 4:00 and almost gone by 6:00 and once the sun sets, it is cooler than average with temperatures in the 50s. we have a bigger storm coming in friday. hour-by-hour forecast looking at that coming up. this morning's rain caused problems for commutes trying to get to work or school. a down tree made a mess of

things on alhambra road in martinez and in menlo park another tree proved challenging for parents and students. we are live near the high school with more. matt? >> reporter: i'm literally standing in the mess. look at all of these branches that were cut off this one single giant oak tree. the good news, it is all off of oak grove avenue right now but the bad news, it looks like this road will be closed for a while longer. this shouldn't have come as a surprise on oak grove avenue in menlo park. during heavy rain a giant oak tree at the center fell across oak grove avenue just before 6:15 this morning. it knocked down power lines and blocked traffic right before the morning commute really picked up. >> there is a high school down this way so in the mornings there is a lot of traffic here. we put out social media alerts to let people know the roadway is closed and hopefully they could take an alternate route. >> and this isn't the first time

a massive tree has fallen in the area. >> trees that big, it is not uncommon to fall in the area ecause there is several hundred-year-old oak trees and usually they don't make such a splash and reach the public. >> a few steps away from where the tree fell -- >> i would say so. >> that is matt keller reporting. now b.a.r.t. righters feeling the impact. this shows the walkway at the dublin pleasantston station flooded. people tip toeing to avoid getting shoes wet. the walkway is now clear. we want to see the weather where you live. use the #abc7now when you post it on social media. a new disaster office is open in san jose to help victims of last month's devastating flooding. the small business administration opened the office just about an hour ago at city hall. the sba is offering low cost

federal disaster loans to all san jose renters and homeowners and business owners impacted. you could apply at the city hall office or online. new details on a fatal accident involving at least four vehicles on westbound 580 in oakland this morning. the chp confirms two people were hit. they have been involved in separate minor crashes and had gotten out of their cars when they were hit by oncoming traffic around 4:30 this morning near the harrison exit and one man died at the scene and another has life-threatening injuries. this horrible series of events is a reminder for all of us to pull off the freeway before getting out of your car if you are in a crash. new this midday, women in oakland are taking matter news their own hands. they are spray painting dangerous spots to let people know about bad potholes before they hit them. amy hollyfield is live in montclair district for us. >> hi. there are a lot of potholes

here. look behind me, you could see where they have spray painted an arrow to show drivers where there is a pothole so they will be warned. this is on thornhill road. they did this at all of the potholes here. so drivers could try to avoid these trouble spots. the city of oakland says, yes, a huge number of potholes have popped up all over the city because of all of the storms we've had. they aren't ignoring them, even though some residents say it feels that way. >> if they are going to fix the problems. we're looking for road improvement in this neighborhood. sometimes we're ignored, sometimes it takes a long time. i know there is a lot of backlog of work. >> who do you think of these ladies? >> i think they're being pro-active and hopefully they'll get some action. >> reporter: the city said it cannot repair the potholes while it is still raining. the fix won't stick. but they are working on pothole plan. for when the weather dries up and they are hearing from the community and they say that does make a difference. thornhill is now on their list.

so if you have potholes you would like to report, the city has a pothole hotline. we have provided that number on our website. so just go to abc7news.com and we've got the number there for you. city officials say there are so many new potholes because of the rain and they need the citizens to to be eyes and ears out there so they know where to go. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for those of us who drive here in the bay area are all too familiar with, packed streets in san francisco. now the city wants to do something about the traffic. it is looking to uber and lyft for the answer. according to the examiner, supervisor aaron peskin introduced legislation to look at trip data from the ride hailing companies, he believes that data could shed light on how to relief congestion. he suggested that near lie 50,000 active uber and lyft drivers are clogging streets and pulling people away from public

transportation. donald trump's former campaign manager is dismissing a report that claims he secretly worked for a russian billionaire a decade ago. paul manafort is calling the associated press report a smear campaign. the a.p. said he advanced the interest of vladimir putin and proposed a political strategy to weaken anti-russian feelings. manafort and the trump administration both deny any ties to russian interests. happening now, the third day of confirmation hearings is underway for supreme court nominee kneel gorsuch. today he faced questioning from california senator dianne feinstein who pressed him on his philosophy of originalism and how it influences him on the rights of gays and lesbians. >> i want your two daughters to have every opportunity they possibly have, to be created equal and control their own body in religion with their doctor, whatever it may be. >> democrats pressed the judge

on a 2008 ruling on special education. in which he decided a colorado school did not need to pay a private school to educate a boy with autism. calling all costco customers, how would you like to shop without ever stepping foot in a massive stores. how that is about to become a reality. >> and a warning for women considering breast implants. the rare cancer now being linked to implants. and coffee setting its sights on the south bay. how the oakland based company is about to make history in san jose. >> abc 7 believes in an inclusive workplace for all and proudly supports pbwc in changing the game for professional women. engage, advan

california state universities board of trustees will vote on the first across the board tuition hike in years. it would go up by $270 this fall. officials say they need to cover a projected $168 million budget shortfall and they need money to hire for faculty and add more classes to accommodate growing enrollment. currently the roughly 460,000 students in the csu system. now to or money report. blue bottle coffee is expanding to the south bay. they will become the first tenant in a history building in downtown san jose currently undergoing a major renovation.

at east santa clara and first streets, blue bottle has leased 1100 square feet of space and no word on when the doors will open. amazon is ramping up efforts to tamp down on counterfeit products. any brand could register its logo and intellectual property with amazon and they would remove any fake listings. until now the brand registry is a pilot in north america and only open to a handful of companies. it is a free to register. costco customers could skip the trip and get everything you needed delivered right to your door. delivery service shipped is launching a service to make costco runs for you and then deliver to your home. tmpa, florida, is the test market with the plan to expand to 30 million households by the end of the year. now to a startling new health alert. the fda said breast implants may cause a cancer now blamed for nine deaths. it is called anaplastic large

cell lymphoma. it is not a type of breast cancer but it could be found in the scar tissue surrounding the implant. the fda has tracked 359 cases of associated lymphoma and all kinds of implants were involved but they are were textured rather than smooth. this doctor outlined the warning signs. >> when you talk about the signs and symptoms of this implant associated lymphoma, we're talking about pain, swelling, a lump, asymmetry, but there is no need for women who have implants right now to alter their routine, follow up based on this report. but it is a reminder, if you have silicone, mris are recommended. >> so far most cases have been zbi described as slow-growing and treatable if detected earlier. and news on the terror attack. minutes ago a metropolitan official announced four people are dead, including the attacker. that is a jump from two dead. a police officer among the dead. police say at least 20 other people were injured when an suv

slammed into pedestrians on a central london bridge. right outside of parliament. the driver was later shot and killed by a police officer. he's believed to be the only suspect. authorities are treating the incident as terrorism. and remember, you could get the latest on this breaking news story with the abc 7 news app. >> continuing with more local news. a group of local students scoring big. how they're getting a special lesson in history today thanks to the hit musical "hamilton." >> and a look across the east bay hills camera across san francisco and you could see blue skies mixed in with the clouds. mike is tracking more r

the storm impact scale, today's storm is level one. that is light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. that was some interesting water music. right about bed time last night. >> wow! >> yeah. >> it just came down hard. >> in some areas harder, and in areas you wouldn't expect like redwood city. look at that. .85 in redwood city and that is a lot for them. three quarters around moffett field and that is more than oakland and san francisco and san rafael and napa where we have a thunderstorm last night about midnight and then into livermore, usually a dry spot. about three quarters of an inch also. that storm was very selective on who it really downpoured on. live doppler 7 from the san mateo bridge, dumbarton down to

237, spotty light showers back to los altos hills. for the rest of today, the energy up here will slide south and scatter showers across us. the best chance is across the north bay and up in mendocino and lake counties. and the sun is adding buoyancy to the atmosphere. you could see the puffiness from the exploratorium camera. so our chance of showers will taper once the sun sets at 7:23 and a dry commute for today and tomorrow. and half moon bay about 59 degrees. 61 to 63 for the rest of us. and this is the way it looks from the east bay hills right now. if you are going to be walking the dog, stray showers possible so we'll put some caution in there. same thing for exercising, even though the conditions are quite comfortable temperature-wise. and if you try to do yardwork, it is damp from the rain this morning. tonight, significantly colder, you may have to turn the heat back on if you turned it off.

temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s and mid-40s for the bay and coastal community. here we are at noon through 4:00. could you see green out there. from 4:00 to 7:00, across the north bay and once the evening commute is finished, so is the chance of wet weather, other than a stray shower in the santa cruz mountains. looking ahead to friday. light to moderate rain and flooding possible across the north bay. it should be moderate to heavy rain will be more likely the scenario that will cause the flooding. and then gusty breezes also. damage is something we'll have to keep an eye on. 11:00 on thursday night, there you go. green giving way to yellow and so the light rain giving way to moderate rain. starting at 4:00 in the morning, the commute is quiet and then we see rain make it down to the dumbarton bridge and then the yellow starts to fill in in the afternoon and evening hours but looking at 12 to 18 hours of moderate rain in the north bay so i'm woy -- i'm worried aboute

flooding on our storm impact scale. saturday is dry. sunday and monday light showers right now. let's switch gears here and we're counting down the national puppy day. it is tomorrow in a very special adoption event with our perfect pet partner so get ready, we're inviting you to share your puppy photos with the #puppies on 7. we have some great pictures so far. still haven't seen yours and reggie's yet. >> we submitted them. >> but with all of the rain, we could use cuddling love. >> it will be great. we'll be streaming this live on the puppy cam all morning tomorrow and tell you how you could give one of these puppies a forever home. and so our perfect pet partners are a part of this which is great. it is something that we do every year. and if you are at work stressed out a little bit, need adorableness in your life, is that a word- >> yes. >> and watch it and we are streaming it live and it is a great event. >> thanks, mike.

hamilton the hottest ticket for san francisco theater-goers and you might not know that thousands of local students and teachers from 18 bay area schools get to see it ♪ >> so good. this is all part of an innovative educational program that launched last year. students studied american history through a special integrated curriculum about hamilton and the founding fathers and now the students get to see alexander hamilton this afternoon, they get a q&a with members of the cast. how cool is that. this is the first of four matinees funded entirely by facebook employees. happening now. march madness is rolling into san jose. doors just opened at the s.a.p. center for open practices. check out west virginia, xavier, gonzaga and arizona. they are all having hoot-arounds ahead of the games tomorrow. so if you are interested, here is today's practice schedule.

west virginia hitting the court at noon and xavier at 1:00 and gonzaga at 2:00 and arizona at 3:00. and it is free to attend and parking is free, too. >> and now to one of the most memorable gender reveals every. >> coming up next, the contraption by one dad to

coming up at 4:00, with today's attack in london, there is increased security right here in the bay area. a look at the risk and what is being done to keep so-called soft targets safe. and a fish that once reigned supreme but is almost gone. the efforts to save a species in a creek. and this family is expecting a second child and to announce the gender of the baby, the dad came up with a crazy idea. >> it winds through the home before revealing if they are having a boy or a girl. >> there we go. you can do it. it goes -- it is

♪ ♪ >> oh, you finally see it. the pink confetti. so sweet. it is a girl. it took him and his buddies three days to build this very intricate apparatus. >> no doubt he is a fun dad. no doubt he's into goldbergs and also -- okay, go. it is like that. >> all of the music videos. >> i'm sure they had many takes but the kids will grow up with an engineering mind and it is all fabulous. >> it should go viral. it is fantastic. >> i'm glad he had help. >> and that confetti, who wants to clean it up. >> hopefully not the mom. >> for all of us here. thank you for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> a live look at

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