an incident involving a petaluma police officer. when they arrived an officer tried to stop the motorcyclist sped off and lost control and crashed, and another motorcyclist that came back to driving under the influence. b.a.r.t. riders are not so happy with the newest station. >> the problem is fought the warm springs stop itself but the lack of trains. matt keller is live in free mopped with the issue. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. a lot of people thought they would save time in the morning because they have a new stop that is ten minutes south of the fremont station, and we are here at the warm springs station and they have the escalators working which is good news, but a lot of riders feel like they are being taken for a ride. here's the deal. according to the "mercury news,"

riders are discovering the warm springs station doesn't provide full service, and you are on the richmond line you have to get off on the next stop, the fremont station and transfer to another northbound train and then on weekends the schedules flips. and they say they are not enough trains to run a two-line service, and when they get the two cars they will start the full service in 2018. and b.a.r.t. management has a history of over promising and that's why public confidence in b.a.r.t. is declining. b.a.r.t. is declining. you

>> matt, abc7 news. and then a tense showdown over the supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch. >> today the senate judiciary committee is planning to vote on the nominee, gorsuneil gorsuch. >> senate majority leader is threatening to do whatever it takes to break a filibuster by democrats, and it's not clear if they will need to, and the white house needs five more defectors to avoid the so-called nuclear option. there are real nukes at stake in there are real nukes at stake in the growing korea. >> we can't allow china to rape our country, and that's what

they are doing. >> in an interview, trump said china will help us with north korea or won't. one north korean official says if you bring out a knife to attack us, we will take out a sword. meanwhile, the talks on health care continues. don't expect any moves on health care anytime soon. that issue continues to divide republicans as does russia, and a new poll out shows americans favor an independent investigation. jared kushner play a role in the meeting with china. kushner is expected back in

washingtons in the neck few days. developing news in columbia. a tweet from the country's president this morning says the death toll from the massive mudslide climbed to 254 people. the desperate search for hundreds still continues this morning. torrential rain on friday night torrential rain on friday night caused the rivers to 42 california counties are getting another pay jur infusion of cash to cover the damage from the storms. it's the fourth injection of federal dollars from the president. >> reggie, more than half of the money, $274 million is going to

fix the orville dam. and the money will go to stabilizing the spillways, and people were evacuated in february. state and federal officials are blocking the ae learelease of r, and state senator nielsen represents the orville area is calling for a immediate oversight hearing and he wants to know if they are covering design flaws. tires got slashed on more than 20 cars, trucks and trailers parked off of clayton road yesterday morning. a video shared appears to show somebody walking up and crouching next to a truck. and one man says it was obvious this was not an accident. >> i looked over at my truck and

that tire was flat, and then i peeked over to my neighbors and saws theres was flat as well. >> the tires were slashed between 9:00 saturday night and 7:00 yesterday morning, and they are asking anybody who lives in the neighborhood who has a surveillance camera at their house to check their camera to see if they see anything suspicious. experts say all the wet weather is leading to more bugs, and officials are urging people to get rid of standing water around their home because that is prime breeding ground for mosquit mosquitos. the chp is cracking down on distracting drivers all month long, and this wednesday is the maximum endorsement day in dublin, and the chp reminds drivers it's illegal to hold your phone while behind the wheel, and other forms of

distracted driving include eating while driving, playing eating while driving, playing with the radio and driving. opening day is here. there will be a tribute to bill king who is the voice of a's baseball for 25 years. the first 25,000 fans there will get an opening night pen first pitch tonight against the angels. madison bumgarner was on the mound in arizona and hit two home runs and set the mlb record by the most opening day home runs by a pitcher, and the giants loss 6-5, and opening day at at&t park is next monday. if you are headed to

tonight's game it's going to be comfortable and nice. temperatures will be in the mid-60s, so you might not need a jacket when the game starts but you will need it by the time ends. and under clear skies we have cool temperatures out there right now. some 40s in parts of the north bay, and san francisco, much milder at 51. alameda jumped up to 54, and for today's highs, look for numbers to be slightly cooler compared to yesterday. so we are seeing some 60s at the coast. san francisco hitting 68. oakland and fremont in the low 70s, and inland areas, we will be hitting the upper 70s, like san jose, 77, and napa and santa rosa also in the mid-70s. overnight lows on the cool side, as is cool dry air mass moves through the bay area today, but we are tracking rain headed our way. it moves in thursday night into friday, and it's looking like a

moderate storm and i will tell you more about that in my next update. good morning, sue. >> we will take a live look outside at the san mateo bridge where traffic is slowing nicely. there's an eight-minute drive over towards foster city, but we are expecting delays at the carquinez bridge there, doing emergency repair work starting at 11:00 this morning, the three left lanes at the toll plaza will be shut down and that's going to give you major delays. give yourself plenty of time and that starts the 7:00 the eastbound direction of the bridge. and thousands of people packed the park to enjoy the weekend, and i swear to you i did not do this, too many people leaving behind trash. what neighbors say is really causing this dirty mess. and then celebrating a major

change in the south bay. we will take a quick break we will take a quick break and

five people are recovering from gunshot wounds this morning after a birthday party took a viole violent turn in pittsburgh, and

police say an oakley man started a fight after being asked to leave. party guests held down the gunman until police arrived and arrested him. when it's sunny outside you can find a lot of neighbors at delores park. too many people, though, leave behind their trash. and the mess is now bringing unwanted visitors. >> reporter: as the sunset on delores park we wanted to see if this crowd would leave as big a mess as saturday's crowd, and neighbors say it was a mess that happens too often. >> there's so much trash. seems like there's a lot of people from out of town that come to visit for the day and don't take care of it. >> when the park is crashed city workers show up early the next monday to clean it up. we noticed for the most part people did try to tidy up after themselves.

>> they all tried to gather their trash up against the trash contapers, but there are not and not big enough. >> this year they noticed a new problem she believes is related to the trash in the park. >> the rats, yes, prior to this year we have not noticed re areh bins inside the park, so people have to haul their garbage out and stuff it into overflowing containers. >> we are hoping to find trash on the exterior of the park but if not it's going home with us. >> we tried to get a comment but have not got a response. abc7 news. a live desk update mornings. >> there's a massive explosion

at a carnival in france this weekend. simply incredible video and hard to watch. hundreds gathered to watch the lighting of a bonfire at the annual carnival northeast of paris. the gasoline used to light the fire was mishandled and chunks of burning wood flew into the crowd, and we have reports of 18 people hurt and three of those children and everybody is expected to recover. >> happening today, bill cosby returns to a pennsylvania courtroom for the latest showdown in his sexual assault case. his lawyers want to bar any mention of drugs when cosby stands trial in june. he is accused of drugging and sexual assaulting a woman in his home.

prosecutors argue that cosby is familiar with date rate drugs, and the drug was banned in the u.s. years before the 2004 incident. and tesla says it delivered a 25,000 vehicles in the quarter of this year, up 69% from the same time last year. the palo alto based company says production hit a record high and the electric carmaker has 3,000 openenings at its f in manufacturing. and a group that helps family in needs has a new home. and the center was opened yesterday. the agency helps people in the mayfair neighborhood with basic needs, including affordable housing and jobs and education. >> it's about investing in our young people through scholarships and education and immigration, through housing, work. >> we have got tens of thousands

of residents living in my city right now in fear because they or a member of their family could be deported, and they need information and access to legal services and access to a network that can support them. >> the new center is four blocks away from our lady of guadalupe church. this weekend, simply picture perfect. >> unbelievable weather. it's continuing, but it's going to be a little cooler today, francis, right? >> yes, we will see sunshine over the next few days, and temperatures are coming down so still wear the sun screen. there are clouds over sacramento. there's a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 this morning, so if you are headed to the coast, be careful for the west-northwest facing beaches, and sneaker waves and rip currents could be a possibility and dangerous if you are headed there. right now most temperatures are in the low 50s, and san

francisco and oakland and san jose, 55, and here is what you can expect for the next few days. sunny and breezy conditions today, and mild temperatures and sunny through wednesday and then a storm arrives on late thursday. highs today you will notice only 60s at the coast. low 70s around oakland. san jose, 77 degrees. the next storm on friday, a moderate one, a level two, and rainfall up to three inches in some locations with gusty winds. details coming up in my next report. let's take at the golden gate bridge toll plaza -- bay bridge toll plaza, no delays. and yes, mass transit will check in on cal train, and no delays here. bart has 21 trains running all on time, and ace train number one is off to a great start heading into tracy, about four

more minutes so on time as well. and then an accident on highway 4 blocking a off-ramp at harbor, and we will update that in a couple minutes. and we know what kind nightmare traffic can be when streets close but when one street closes down, people actually celebrate. they are taking it back there. >> yep. >> those are three people super happy and mark the 50th anniversary of the a special once a week event at golden gate park, and every sunday through april through september jfk drive is closed to give walkers and joggers and people on roller skates to roam around. that started in 1967. >> people want to get away from the problems of the world and by closing the street off you created something fantastic that for purpose, and bring your

environment and not have cars run you over. >> that's why i wear knee pads, right? roller stating enthusist hope to see more people out enjoying the car-free park on the weekends. >> looks so fun. good for them. a defect that could be a danger. and san francisco live radar, why they will have more time to read. a world war ii veteran his high school diploma. first, this morning's tech bites. >> twitter looking different. >> twitter looking different. gotten atars. we are hearing the battle between alexa and siri is

to hotel rooms. >> a company is trying to figure out which digital assistant works better. >> and then the giraffe not the only expected mama to deliver on camera. >> and this cat is expected to give birth and her animal give birth and her animal shelter wants

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in time for summer reading. all san francisco public library branches will be open seven days a week starting in june. right now nine branches are closed on sundays, and library hours will expand at six branches currently open seven days a week. and it took library officials time to hire extra staff. we have a new recall to tell you about this morning and it involves hunts chili kits like what you see here. the packets could be contaminated with salmonella. contaminated with salmonella. go to

information. ford 250-f encouraged to use the barking brake. it has not received any reports of injuries or accidents because of the defect, and ford says it will fix the issue for free. a 102-year-old man can call himself a high school graduate after fighting in world war ii and surviving a nazi prison camp. family, friends and fellow vets cheered former army captain sidney cole when he received his high school diploma in new york, and he dropped out of high school to earn money for his family, and he later served as a air force pilot. >> my dad deserves everything that was said today and i am

extremely proud of my dad. >> cole got the royal treatment. in addition to his duh phr he was also awarde 10 service medals. temperatures are coming down a bit. san francisco hitting a high of 68, and san jose 77. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast, slightly breezy and cooler today, and have your umbrellas handy, evening showers make their way back on thursday night for a moderate storm o friday. we go to san jose, this is 101 at 880 and traffic is flowing nicely and the headlights headed in the northbound direction. we have one issue on highway 4 blocking the westbound 4 harbor off-ramp. those are the road sensors

moving at the limit so no delays. we will check your commute out of the central valley in a few minutes. and then meet baby tahoe. he's a river oughter. he joins others and the more than 20,000 fish, sharks and other sea creatures there. he will be officially introduced next friday. lawmakers want to fix a teacher shortage across the state and is hoping to put more money in peoples' pockets. the plan that just got approved and how soon you will see results. results. and dramatic body cam video

as sue said, happy monday if there is such a thing. like how you said that. you have made it to april 3rd. it's 5:00 a.m. thank you for being here. >> nice to have so many new friends here this morning. >> it's nice to be here. it has been a while. >> great weekend this weekend. picture perfect. >> picture perfect. plenty of sunshine. we will see the sunshine continue today and cooler air moves in and with live doppler 7, temperatures are on the 7, temperatures are on the cooler side, especially north bay.