california, but why sales force still counts as the rival to chicago. a ups require recovering after turning up at a friend's house miles from where police were searching for him. a six-hour launched he veered off the road in lafayette and went 40 feet down a wooded hillside. he said he was hurt, and police got there, police could not find him. foul play was not suspected. >> it's not odd that peoples' cell phones die and it's not odd that people who are involved in an auto collision will self

rescue and leave the scene itself. >> looks like that's the case. >> looks like that's the case. the friend in police checked him out there. he was not arrested. and then a fire started around 9:00 last night on 57th and brand street, and when crews got there flames were threatening two homes. and quick action by crews did keep damage to a minimum and one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. and then keith kim has retained lawyers from the law firm to represent him and hired well-known public rremember at least one person who lived

there said she complained about the owner's condition many times. there's a donation page to raise money for the victims, and go to abc7news.com. and then the showdown today over the nominee of neil gorsuch. republicans will change senate rules so they can confirm gorsuch. republicans have 52 senate seats. happening today another big foreign policy dinner with trump. he will have a working lunch tomorrow. this comes as the current situations in syria and north korea but

foreign policy of put american first to the best. >> children being killed changed his perspective. >> that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me, and my attitude toward syria and assad changed very much. >> and prior to becoming president, he said syria is not our problem, and now he calls out syria. >> blaming terrorists. >> but nikki haley said the facts were undenying, the syrian government used chemical weapons against their own people killing 80, mostly children and women. >> there are times we are compelled to take our own action. >> the new tough talk on syria

follows another foreign policy challenge, north korea. on wednesday the hermit kingdom launched another missile. >> north korea, we have a big problem. we have somebody that is not doing the right thing and that's going to be my responsibility. options are on the table when it comes to north korea, and like syria, administration officials said the u.s. prepared to go it alone if international like china fail to help. records indicate 65-year-old steve fairy was a licensed civil engineer and arranged wine tours. police say he shot at them while driving away, and police returned fire killing him inside

of his car. this is the second deadly shooting in less than a month by napa police. on march 13th police say they shot a man who was wielding a knife at a shopping center. and then the team may owe the city $25,000 per game for parking. that's money fans paid over the last four seasons. the financial review is continuing and board members want to tell the team to hit the road if they don't pay up. and then the until 2019. there's a dispute of who should foot the bill. the board says the warriors have to pay up but the team disagrees. >> our view from the begin something the responsibility of

the total project that at the time they leave the building is the ballot bonds. that would be $55 million. >> the warriors beat the phoenix suns last night to clinch the home court playoffs in the playoffs that begin a week from saturday. and not so fast about the governor's plans to streamline the state's marijuana industry. the state's marijuana industry. he is looking to consolidate wre recreational and medical marijuana. law enforcement leaders worry this could turn small mom and pop businesses to large megachains and give criminals access to the retail industry. and then the school is known as the indians and has this logo with a native american wearing a

bandana and a feather. the committee of students, alumni faculty and school board members recommended to change it, and the rally will be held at 4:00 p.m. before the 6:00 p.m. meeting and a final decision is expected in two weeks. severe weather in the southeast and midwest is making for another tough travel day. torrential rain, hail, and reports of possible tornadoes stretched across the south yesterday. and storms left a line across states. hundreds of flights were canceled and that continues on today. let's take a look at flight tracking website, flight aware. it shows the impact this morning. we are seeing a thousand cancelled flights and major delays in places like atlanta, chicago, and boston and new york. start tracking your flight on

the airline app because a good amount of you traveling today are going to get slowed down. the best chance for severe weather today will be in the mid-atlantic up in the new england states. for us it's mild this morning. look. 54. the rest of us, about 55 to 58 degrees. you can see mid to upper 50s everywhere until you get up into petaluma, and right now richmond, san francisco, 57. this is the way it looks from the east bay hills, not breezy yet but will be later on. it will put plenty of oak, pine, juniper, mulch in the air, and the uv index will be way down because of the cloud cover. on the water, good, got breezes there if you want to do kite serving. know it's going to be wet at the

coast. wet for all of us in the evening hours. tonight is going to be another mild night with low to mid-50s. check out the chances of rain in the next seven days. they are robust today and tomorrow. they linger into saturday, and a chance next week. >> we will see you soon. thank you, mike. altamont pass, just your regular drive which means sometimes very slow, as you can see 33 miles per hour. tracy, as you go through livermore, you are at top speeds there. the golden gate bridge, as you can see, i can count the cars. good morning and welcome to work. when it comes to the bay bridge, the metering lights don't come on until about 5:30. a startup providing tech. coming up next, the hundreds of well-paying jobs being created. the search for a job is

teaching thousands of college students a real-life lesson. we're headed to break right now, but keep tabs on live now, but keep tabs on live weather and

we're back at 4:42. a self-driving car startup here in san francisco is creating

high-paying jobs. the average salary is going to be the technology will be used in a fleet of rideshare vehicles that gm is using, and they are expanding operations in san francisco over the next four years. and with graduation quickly approaching, college students in the bay area are anxious. how long will it take to get a job here and will it pay enough to live here. startup companies are doing everything they can to recruit students. >> reporter: a lot of introductions, handshakes and nervousness inside this room at santa clara university, and many of these students are about to of these students are about to receive their

>> we bring somebody onboard, and there could be a good chunk of equity as they grow. >> the cost of living can be brutal. affordable house something hard to come by, and is recent study showed 46% of millennials are thinking of moving away from the bay area because of the cost of living. >> that's a factor. it has to be something that will come up around the interview stage, and we have to talk about if the salary will reasonably compensate you to live in the area. >> we are doing some hiring for that office if people are willing to move up to seattle so that's a competitive advantage. >> most students we spoke to were not as concerned about salary as making sure they land the right job especially with graduation just months away. >> abc7 news.

>> we wish them luck. a sacramento woman fell off a bridge as she was trying to take a selfie, and she plummeted about 60 feet. she says she somehow lost her grip while trying to take the photo. walking along the gerters is a violation of state law and she is expected to survive. richard simmons may be returning to public life. he inked a new deal to take on his endorsements and licensing. missing richard simmons brought this about. thousands of extra pedestrians are expected to pour on to san francisco streets and sidewalks so drivers stay alert. >> it's the fifth annual walk to

workday, and it's highlighting walking as the most sustainable way to get around. you can get a map of walk to work hubs where you can stop and get free coffee and breakfast snacks. if you want to share your walk to work today use the hash hash -- guess what it is? >> walk to work. >> yes! get it? >> that makes sense. >> except, walk to work at 1:30 in the morning. >> yeah, i just checked mine and it would take nine hours for me to walk to work according to google map. >> if you get started for tomorrow morning, you are good. >> okay. >> all seriousness, if you are walking to work know in the afternoon and evening it's going to get wet and get wet quickly and come in intensely also. this is the calm before the storm if i can use that.

the showers saturday, definitely dry and sunny on sunday. b.a.r.t., much worse than the bite this morning. very dry in the layers, and i am not saying this is not going to make it through but it's not making through to the coverage and intensity that you are seeing right now. we are waiting for the area of low pressure to roll in as it gains strength and that means it will bring us the heaviest showers tonight. and notice these kind of fizzle, and i did put pause points in there. just know that from about this morning to about 4:00, the best -- stop already. the rain is going to be up in the north bay for the most part. 4:00 this afternoon, to about 4:00 tomorrow morning, that's when it becomes more steady and it becomes from light to moderate and even heavy showers, and then tomorrow afternoon it will be quiet, and then about 4:00 tomorrow afternoon through midnight, you can see showers out there, even some

thunderstorms are possible, especially tomorrow. so we could have brief and heavy rain, and that's why that storm system is a number two. showers will be scattered throughout saturday, and then sunshine returns on sunday and then warmer as we head towards monday and tuesday. a quick check of traffic for you now if you are headed through the palo alto area, and there's a stalled car north of university avenue right now, and i want to bring you of san rafael. and then putting a look on the outdoor celebration ahead of what is expected to be a stormy day. the next first friday event is scheduled for may 5th. hold your breath for the next story and if you are afraid of heights this is not going to be your thing. take a look at this.

record setter tackling his latest challenge -- i am a little afraid of heights and this is hard for me to watch. he completed a walk between the tasmanian coast in australia, and he gained fame for taking his act to some of the beautiful and treacherous scenes. the power of twitter. the san francisco giants stepping up the plate to help out a stranger because of this tweet. getting a good night's sleep gets harder as we get older, and researchers discovering the big reason why. first this morning's tech bites. another tech tighten is entering the commercial space

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gear up before you go out and drive safely. track today's storm anytime on the abc7 news app. download it now. we are back at 4:53. we have new details on the whale trapped in the metal frame, it could be in monterey bay by tomorrow. this was near newport in southern california on saturday. rescue cre rescue crews are trying to catch up with the whale, and they are trying to help that whale out of the situation. and then lack of sleep could elevate the lack of memory loss. elevate the lack of memory loss. as people get older

have trouble with the brave waves. nearly every disease is linked to a lack of adequate sleep. more proof right now of the power of twitter. >> this is a nice story. darin brazil sent out a tweet of him and his friend, dennis. dennis is homeless and has a very big foot, size 14 or 15. he needs new da daren's feet is not very and hunter pence's wife saw tweet and she was like, maybe brandon belt's feet are the same size, and a short time after

that he responded and said he could help out with that. he will give him shoes on monday. >> and hunter and alexis pence not the only ones in a giving mood apparently. >> and delta served up pizzas, and not just at one airport. dished out more than 800 pizzas yesterday, and some in airports and others who were stuck on the tarmac. >> i have gotten the cookies on delta, but not experienced pizza, though. >> i was stuck on a plane two hours on the tarmac for other reasons, and did not see the flight attendants. it was like, don't bother me. i am reading or something else, and it's nice to see breezy, cloudy and 64 at

12: 12:30. this is a high wind and it's a warning now and the time changed. it starts at 5:00 tonight to 5:00 tomorrow morning, and gusting about 15 miles per hour. and an inch to two what a spring storm this is going to be. let's look at your traffic this morning. we are traveling on westbound 92. looks like a stalled car there so be careful as you are going across the san mateo bridge. there's a bit of a backup right now, so a warning if you are going in that direction as you head to work. youtube tv has launched in the bay area and a few other u.s. markets, and they unveiled the $35 a month service. abc is among the 40

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good morning. coming up on 5:00 a.m. on thursday, april 6th. i can say everybody's names today, and it's just the three amigos. >> we are not booking today, we are free to fly. kidding. we are missing and hope they are doing well. rainy day, why not stay home if you can, especially for the evening commute. that's going to be the tough one. sprinkles and light showers along the coast into the bay like we saw yesterday. and sutro looks calm on the water before the breezes pick up this afternoon. we have a chance for shower through 7:00. and same thing at 4:00, 62 to 66. you will notice breezes and steady and heavier rain will