live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> do you hate the condition of our roads? well, there is a solution, pay more at the pump. the governor comes to the bay area making his case for 12 cents more per gallon. thank you for joining us today. >> happening now? the push for the gas tax. that would be the first in 23 years. >> the governor says the state's road transportation system is in desperate need of repairs and calls on drivers to pay for it. again, 12 cents a gallon. some are going to be hard to convince. >> can we pay anymore in gas

prices? is that possible? there's got to be a balance. something other than gas prices to pay for the roads. come on. >> the governor's plan would raise $52 billion over ten years. it also includes higher car registration fees, and a $100 annual charge if you have an electric car starting in 2020. >> we are using the roads, so i understand why there would be some sort of tax associated with that, but at the same time, it's not fair because we -- i got the car so that i wouldn't have to pay for gas. >> here's the big question. it is uncertain right now if the governor's going to have enough votes and he needs two-thirds in both houses of the legislature to approve this plan. we will be watching. >> and we are watching our twitter account as well because a lot of you weighing in on this, 48% of people saying no, 37% saying yes, they would pay the 12 cent extra 15% undecided.

vote on our twitter pag page @abc7newsbayarea. >> we are also on facebook, there's a badge, tell us how you feel about this with a thumb's up or an angry face. that's how we vote there. share that to keep the conversation going with your friends. all right. let's talk about the breezes out there. hi, everybody. th breezes picked up, some areas backing off a little bit. they will be with us for 36 hours or so. 30 miles per hour at half-moon bay. faster at hayward at 21. nearly 30 in oakland. 35 in santa rosa. this is what you need to know moving forward. at noon today, the coast, san francisco, parts of maren county, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. the rest of the yellow are hills above 1500 feet at midnight tonight through noon tomorrow, a

12-hour window of 50 miles per hour gusts, downed trees and powerlines and will shake pollen from the trees also. >> mike, thank you. state officials are launching an investigation into the santa clara county elections office. they are questioning numerous mistakes that reach as far back as 2010. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose with how officials are responding. matt? >> good morning, jessica. everybody involved say mistakes happen during the election process, but there are questions. how many is too many? what can be done to stop them? the troubles for santa clara county registrar of voters went to the state capital. >> it's not uncommon for mistakes to occur in the natural process, but the frequency of such errors is of significant concern. i'm very much focused on ensuring the electoral process for the public. >> reporter: the audit committee

approved a request from evan lowe to look at the registrar's office. they point to several incidents since 2010 including wrong information in voter information guides, sample ballots missing candidates, missing texts, and ballots sent to individuals who were not eligible to vote. i spoke to lowe by phone this morning asking the goal of the audit. >> whether or not these are isolated errors or systemic problems, we have to focus on the audit so that we can have full confidence in a process. >> registrar voters was at yesterday's committee meeting in sacramento saying santa clara county has complex elections due to the languages, jurisdictions, and contests on the ballots, and has been transparent when mistakes are made. >> i have full confidence in the winners in the outcomes in the elections in santa clara county. that said, again, we have had errors in processing some of the paperwork or programming a field

in these prior elections. we are always looking for ways to improve. >> reporter: the audit is expected to take about five months to complete. reporting live in san jose, matt keller abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. developing news in oakland. police looking for clues in a deadly late night shooting 96th avenue. a teenage boy was shot and died on scene. the victim has not been identified and no arrests made. a deadly shooting in san francisco that we first reported as breaking news yesterday at midday. police say a 65-year-old woman was killed in the ocean view neighborhood at plymouth avenue and broad street. two men were hit but expected to survive. police say the victim was walking up to a bus stop when she was gunned down. this is the fourth shooting in the neighborhood since november. neighbors say someone needs to step up and take control.

>> so something needs to be done instead of the police harassing children that live here, it's outside neighborhoods that come over here and commit violences and really something needs to be done because our children and these families, we don't deserve this at all. >> community members are calling on the city to install cameras along the dangerous block. an elderly man died in a fire at a complex. the victim was not breathing when pulled from the building. the fire was contained to one apartment. firefighters said a leaking propane tank sparked the fire. calls reported an explosion. >> the propane inside of the structure did, in fact, pressurize the structure to the point where the windows did blow out. >> investigators don't know what ignited the gas. we could have a conclusion to the napa valley high school

hazing case. the school board is expected to rule tonight on the possible expulsion of eight football players. they include johnny torres, a jv player, who was an honor student, accused of alleged hazing incident in october first reported by our iteam. he described it as horseplay. the meeting is scheduled tonight at 6:30. a state senator launches an effort to create single payer health care in california. democrat lara of southern california wants an insurance system where the state sets up prices with hospitals and drug companies. they say she's not explained how california would pay for single payer health care, it needs to pass several hurdles before becoming law. the so-called bathroom law is headed to the governor's desk in california. it's passed both of the state's legislative houses, but civil rights activists and lgbtq

believe the new law doesn't do enough to protect people's rights. >> replaces one bathroom bill that made the state of north carolina infamous with another kind of bathroom bill, and it solidifies north carolina's reputation as a state that puts lgbt quality last. >> north carolina's new law still requires people in some situations to use the bathroom that matches their gender at birth and not their current gender identity. the state's democratic governor and republican lawmakers brokered a new bill after several organizations and businesses boycotted north carolina. >> happening today, the senate intelligence committee holds its first public hearing into russia's interference in last year's election and ties to the trump administration. abc news reporter takes us inside the senate chamber. >> in rare public hearings, the senate intelligence committee is starting to call witnesses today. >> the public deserves to hear the truth about possible russian involvement in our elections.

>> reporter: republicans and democrats on the committee greed that russia tried to interfere in the election. >> this russian propaganda on steroids was designed to poison the national conversation in america. >> their hearings come as the house investigation unroavelled. they are under fire for meeting with a secret person at the white house and addressing congress the next day. meanwhile, the president is looking for a new way forward on health care. will it include democrats? >> we have long histories of working with democrats, but i don't think it's a stretch of the mind to suggest that the democrats disagree with us on repealing obamacare. >> reporter: a twitter war ensued. ryan's comments criticized by fellow republican corker who tweeted, we've come a long way in our country when the speaker of one party urges the president not to work with the other party to solve a problem. the president warned republicans, the freedom caucus will hurt the entire republican agenda if they don't get on the

team and fast. we might fight them and dems in 2018. the twitter war continues. republican freedom caucus member tweeting back, it didn't take look for the swamp to drain donald trump. no shame, mr. president. abc news, washington. a scam alert from pgne, the red flags the company raised that every customer needs to watch for. >> ccsf takes a leap of faith counting on the incoming classes to boost the school's success. >> and the next step in

new this morning, pgne urges you to call if something fishy is going on. the power company is seeing a spike in skamgers targeting customers involving imposters posing as employees going door to door to get in homes. scammers using phishing e-mails to pay online, and there's people on the phone posing as customer service representatives asking for payment information over the phone. be careful. they say if you receive an unexpected visit, call, e e-mail, don't click on any links, don't give them any money. hang up, and make a phone call of your own to the company to make sure it's legit. now today's "morning money" report. city college of san francisco is rolling the dice on a move to balance its budget. the examiner reports ccsf is

banking on an 8% enrollment boost despite the fact students left the school in droves over the past five years. ccsf has lost roughly a third of its students since 2012, but the board of trustees reportedly is optimistic that offering free tuition next fall will turn enrollment around. if that does not happen, though, city college will be forced to cut some faculty and staff positions and offer fewer courses. lululemon took a a hit on wall street this morning with shares taking a 22% nose dive out of the opening bell. this comes just one day after the yoga clothing company projected sales fall well short of expectations this quarter, and the reason? the ceo says the new lineup of leggings is too boring for consumers saying that the styles lack, quote, depth and color for spring.

carl's jr. is kicking sex appeal to the curb in the latest campaign. the burger chain is rolling out this new ad featuring carl senior. a stark contrast from the burger girls who fueled sales for years. they are trying to grow up and hoping to broaden its customer base. carl's jr. is bringing in a new ceo as well. outgoing leader, andy puzdner, leaves after failing the bid to become president trump's labor of secretary. a bay area connection that the raiders plan to keep. where you can see the silver and black in action this summer. the sky's the limit. design firm's big dream transporting all of us into the future. let's talk about the president. a live look right now at our east bay camera looking towards san francisco,

raiders may move to vegas, but they're not yet. we are learning the team confirmed they will continue holding training camp in napa this summer. the register reports the team's current agreement with the unified school district runs through june 30th of 20 is the. they used the fields at redwood middle field since 1996. it's unclear where the raiders are going to hold training camp once they move to las vegas. all right, talk about baseball now. it's back in the bay area today. the a's and giants gear up for game one. >> the unofficial kickoff of the new season ahead opening day next week, and happening now, a look at what's new for fans at the coliseum this season. they've invited us there for a

sneak peek at the new food, merchandise, and promotional items. yesterday, abc 7 news was at at&t park for a look what's in store for giants fans. new food like popcorn shrimp, ice cream sandwich, and french fries. check it out tonight when the giants and a face off. first pitch at 7:15, playing there again tomorrow night and then the series shifts to oakland saturday. >> mike said it's weather they should be used to playing in, right? >> yes, very windy at at&t park. my son interviewed with the a's yesterday for a hospitality suite to make people like it and want to know it. interesting position. i didn't know they had that. >> free tickets? are we invited? >> no idea. he told his mom before dad. like, hello, who is the sports fan? your dad, not mom. here's a look at south beach. yeah, a typical summer day, doesn't it?

the only thing you're not going to have this evening? the fog. it's going to be in the 50s. that's typical of weather in the summer also. all right. sun sets at 7:30, then you feel the chill. the storm system, you can see it's spinning there. it's just to the east of reno and south lake tahoe, our two indicators there. thunderstorms also. that rolled through tahoe with thunder snow. for us, yeah, it's gone. what do i mean by this morning, we had rain. sunny, windy, not warm today. extended dry period after this morning, and, saturday, still, the warmest afternoon. temperatures, remember, the breeze makes it feel different, and it's creating microclimates. 55 in half moon bay, oakland and hayward at 62. san jose at 59.

san jose, there you go, .100 inch of rain. it's dry, don't worry about it anymore. pollen this afternoon. cooler, windy on the water for activities there. highs today, 62. half-moon bay, 64 in san francisco. a sprinkling of upper 60s in the neighborhoods. winds are faster up in the hills. 16-23 miles per hour, and you can see all the white caps on the ferry today, you may want to stay inside. temperatures are going to be in the 50s. 6:00, we'll just have mainly 60s inland, and 8:00, it's still going to be breezy this evening and overnight. we'll have mid-40s to low 50s. cooler than this morning. a look at what's going on with the accuweather forecast. breezy, warmer tomorrow, six degrees warmer, near 80 inland, and another cold front, this is

dry, dropping temperatures down sunday and monday and warming trend follows tuesday and wednesday. >> thanks, mike. new at 11:00, tesla with an upgrade to the driverless car technology bumping up the speed limit cap from 55 miles per hour to 80. this is part of the software update for auto pilot 8.1 rolling out yesterday. the "l.a. times" reports this function allows the cars to basically drive themselves on highways up to the posted speed limit or maximum of 80 miles per hour. tels la's equipped with the technology and will be able to stay in their lanes, turn around curves, and pass vehicles automatically with just a flick of the turn signal. to meet safety standards, the system sends warning signs if human drivers do not periodically place hands on the steering wheel. you can't just sit back and relax yet. that's a huge step forward. the next story challenges the safety standards and had us going, what? >> we promise we're not making

this up, though. a visionary design firm proposed an idea to float a skyscraper to hang from an asteroid. yeah. that's right. here's a look at the concept. it's strung using cabling, and once hooked to the as raid, engineers put it into orbit so the tower is always moving and to different time zones around the world. the firm admits it's lifty, but it's an ecofriendly one. designers say the tower is solar powered and uses water collected from the clouds. so many questions. how do you get in? >> no. i don't think it's going to happen. it's a fun thing to dream about, i guess. >> lofty. meet a salsa vz verde, left behind in the backseat of an uber. >> what's

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delay or cancellation tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. so you know that brief panic that you feel when you realize you've left something in the uber you just took? turns out, a lot of people forget weird things. >> would you believe a moneybag? what are you, like, the guy from monopoly, mr. penny bags? whatever the name is. uber has a list of strangest things left behind including a lobster, a kite, and a bullet proof vest. others forgot an engagement ring. that's bad. a vacuum, and a potted plant. according to the lost and friend, san francisco, the third most forgetful city in the country, and sunday's the day we forget everything. >> come on, keep it together, guys. >> have a good day.

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