good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." it's almost to friday. i am natasha. >> and i am matt keller in for reggie aqui. >> and it rained last night and everything is wet. i did find some rain on live doppler 7. can you see some across the north bay. also, right on 101 from san

rafael into san francisco and half moon bay. let me open the weather window or put this into motion, and can you see the heavier moved in through the last six hours or go. dress warmer and dress to stay dry mainly this morning, and one more chance of isolated showers, and grab the sunglasses for the afternoon hours, 55 to 59 then. how about that morning commute, alexis? >> doing okay so far today, mike. we did have a earlier problem on the bay bridge and that's long gone at this point. and then can you see a little road spray kicking up and we did have showers push through about an hour, hour and a half ago. and one blocking issue. we had flooding that caused a crash before airport parkway and a vehicle lost control and that was partially blocking the left lane and sounds like that is all clear now.

we will look at drive times coming up next. if you ride b.a.r.t. you may have noticed all the fare evaders. >> a possible proposal to crack down to the abc7 news jessica castro is at the b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: sometimes you just have to spend money to make money, right? that's what b.a.r.t. is banking on. b.a.r.t. staff proposing to spend $800,000 this next fiscal year to combat fare evasion. money would come from the general fund and they will do that in part by assigning seven full-time staff to the issue and they will make special fare enforcement teams. riders think it's a good idea. >> some people jump the fares and i don't think it's fare at all. i think a lot of it is people from outside the city, and i have seen it happen several times and everybody has to pay

their fair share or the prices go up for all of us. >> reporter: to be clear, they are only going to talk about the proposal today but the actual budget will be finalized in june. part of the plan also includes education for riders and also possibly using electronic ticket readers so they can actually read your card or ticket from anywhere in the station, either inside after you pass the gates or upstairs on the platform and possibly even the trains so interesting proposals there. reporting from daly city, jessica castro, abc7 news. >> thank you, jessica. meantime today b.a.r.t.'s board is considering proposals to help the short fall. currently young riders between 13 and 18 years old pay full fare and they may add a surcharge to encourage more

riders to use clipper cards. they will make a final decisions on changes before finalizing the budget in june. the core anor is working to identify a person hit and killed while walking on the highway at san mateo. the highway patrol also trying to find out why that person was walking on the freeway. officers tell us the driver who hit the victim stayed at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation. a bus battle in the east bay could leave students and parents high and dry. oakland unified school district wants to stop paying ez transit to stop giving rides to students. here's katie you'dice. >> if you take bus rides away it will change who can go there.

>> and they made pleas. >> both his father and i are working parents and cannot pick him up. >> for 20 years state funding helped the oakland unified school district pay for extra buses. district spokesman says the state funding has changed. >> we changed our approach to this and believe we can't afford to pay them and don't have the funds anymore. >> 56 buses are used each school day -- >> it's unsustainable to continue those buses to the school without reimbursement from them. >> everybody agrees that k-12 education and public transit are underfunded in california, and it's sad that this is put the two of them against each other. >> bus services could be cut and route changes or school times adjusted. because of union rules transit

has to update the routes by june so drivers can be assigned routes for the next year. in oakland, abc7 news. elected leaders and immigration advocates in the south bay plan to release a new report to sanctuary counties today. they say it shows people that live in sanctuary counties have a higher quality of life than people who don't. sanctuary counties have lower crime and poverty rates and higher incomes compared to jurisdictions without a policy. this happens one day before a federal judge takes up the request to stop donald trump's executive order that could withhold funds to sanctuary counties. water officials say they will give new information about the use of the snow way as they prepare for the snow-melt from the sierra.

designs for a long-term solution are nearly done. the state hopes to award contracts for that part of the project my monday. prosecutors want to fine tune how they track crime in hopes of getting more criminals off the streets. part of the plan includes hiring four more analyst to probe gun crimes and the "mercury news" reports rosen will ask supervisors for the money to hire the new staff members. the d.a.'s office streamlined how those are tracked across the two cities. you might find the next image disturbing. 77 dead roosters were found near watsonville. and also found, two injured pit bulls involved in dog fights.

and especially designed platforms for nesting birds are not enough. the 1,600 birds loved breasting on the bridge owe old span but have not moved over to the underside of the tpha bridge, and caltrans built those platforms for the birds at a platforms for the birds at a price tag of $709,000. how about we start with video? you can see the rain coming down at a moderate clip there. this was about 1:15 this morning, and notice our friend who is taking the video had very few friends out there joining him at that time of the morning. nice to see everybody slowing down, at least that one car. can you see the rain that was coming down. let's take a look at what is going on right now. it's quite out there.

as far as scattered showers around san francisco and near santa rosa. oakland, 56 along the east bay. and hercules, about 51. we have 47 in los gatos. 48 in pleasanton. those are the cool spots. today, 58 to 62. our coolest afternoon. tomorrow we rebound about 58 to 65 and spring warmth is back to 61 in san francisco, and here's a look at some of the light rain falling on the explohroer torea at pier 15. the yard is getting out of control and have to mow it today. 38 to 46 degrees, colder tonight. our coldest night and may need to turn the heater on before you go to bed. we will look at the rain possible today and the weekend coming up next.

taking a look at the roads this morning i can see light rain pushing throug the bay bridge toll plaza right now, and no metering lights yet and we are looking light. i know we have a lot of folks still to spring break this week and it's a holiday week, too, and a lot of people not heading into work or school today. and then just ten minutes across the bay bridge, and the earlier trouble long gone at this point. southbound 101 to san francisco, nine minutes. and golden gate ferry having repairs tomorrow morning so there will not be morning service by boat and bus service will be provided they should have the regular ferry service back up and that could add time to your commute. we will look at the central valley coming up at 5:20. a little girl sitting in a barbershop when bullets whiz by her head. her very close call next. and then may have a

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the barbershop in chandler and as she sits down bullets start flying in behind her, and somehow she did run to safety. she did get cuts from the broken glass. this started in a fight next door between two men. this is 9-year-old knollen brandy surrounded by his parents and they say he is recovering well. he suffered a gunshot wound in his classroom on monday when his teacher's estranged husband walked in and shot her and then turned the gunman on himself. today's "gma" first look, the entertainment world looking at the death of comedian, murphy. >> tears for a man who made so

many laugh. actor and comedian, charlie murphy passing away at 57 on wednesday after a battle with leukemia. murphy made his big-screen debut in 1989's "harlem nights," directed by his brother, eddie murphy. charlie would go on to be a star in his own night on comedy central. best known for his hilarious true hollywood story sketches about icons like rick james and prince. now the father of three is being mourned by fans and fellow comedians. >> he was the best storyteller i ever heard. >> coming up at 7:00, a doctor will weigh in live about what you need to know about this deadly disease. the first lawsuit has been filed against the construction of a u.s. mexico border wall that could be the first of many.

a conversation group for diversity, and it says it fails to they want an impact environmental study done which could delay construction for years. a bill by assemblymen would ease building codes and safety standards for homeless shelters and it allows san francisco to declare a shelter crisis to declare a shelter crisis to adopt local stand housing. and then clearing records of minor marijuana convictions. they gave many people a chance to expunge their records. it's an important step in an effort to make drug laws more fair. >> now even years later people

who still had marijuana offenses on their record are still being punished every time you are denied a job for that reason, and that's an ongoing punishment for something that is not even a crime anymore. >> and there forum hosted last night for people interested in getting their record cleared. and then after the dubs wrapped up another regular season with another "w." and the warriors jumped out to a huge early lead en route to a 109-94 win. golden state hosts portland on sunday at 12:30 and you can see the game right here on abc7 news. we want to see your warriors pride, instagram, tweet or post on facebook and you could see yourself on tv. interesting stat i just read this morning, and the warriors are the first ever in nba

history to win 67 games in a row and i know a lot of people that grew up in the bay area, the warriors for long time, and who could have imagined. >> through thick and thin, and now being rewarded with. >> a lot of thin. >> it's good to be thick, is that what you are saying? >> yeah, thick with wins. >> i am good with that. we are talking about the record in the sierra, half an inch away from the record as of yesterday, and i think we will get it today and if not then tomorrow. moderate snow tomorrow and windy and then the bluebird day tomorrow so we are not going to set the record -- no, not setting the record tomorrow, got my days mixed up. more rain in the valley and mountain snow for sunday, monday, and tuesday and possibly wednesday evening. a couple bridges i wanted to show you. the richmond and san rafael bridge and golden gate and bay bridge getting wet righted now.

here you can see the rain on the eastern side of the richmond san eastern side of the richmond san rafael bridge, about 18 an inch. light to moderate showers, and no flooding there. rain gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour, no damage there. from 6:00 on you could see scattered showers there. and from noon until 3:00, hold on to barely a chance, but after 3:00, watch this, oops, there they go, and guess what? that means tomorrow morning is colder than this morning. and then we rebound nicely a. couple degrees warmer tomorrow afternoon and then it's unsettled again on the impact scale. taking a look at the roads here today i have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps, and

mike mentioned we have another round of showers pushing through and more likely than not you will see a little wet pavement on your commute. and doing good out of the central valley, approaching altamont pass, down to 25 miles per hour, and that's pretty good. here are some of the soggier areas, golden gate from the north bay, no issues there. a quick check of drive times, too. mike just showed you the richmond and san rafael bridge, and just seven minutes across on the westbound side, and san mateo, 14 minutes, and westbound 84, dumbartons, you are in the green at just nine minutes. kids are cooking up change in oakland. >> and students in the school's culinary arts program competed in a healthy cooking competition yesterday and the challenge was to create school lunch healthy

and easy to make all costing $1.25. the chefs said they see a big chance to promote healthy eating habits. >> starting something new and finishing is something strong, and this is one of the things that could start something new. >> two winning chefs are headed to washington, d.c. in june for the national cooking up change competition. >> best of luck to them. coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. a california climber tries to summit the tallest mountain on the planet. the storm impact scale. and today's storm is level one and that means light rain so keep an umbrella handy and drive keep an umbrella handy and drive safely.

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skill scattered showers out there and will be through by 3:00 this afternoon, and can you see another quarter inch of rain is possible so don't let your guard down yet. number two, of course that means you are likely going to have a wet commute or a few sprinkles there this morning, and here the emeryville camera, and no significant problems right now. traffic pretty light. number three, breaking news we are following in the east bay. pg&e is working to restore power in antioch after a police chase ended with a crash. you saw that fire hydrant there, and he was taken into custody. and then number four, san jose police trying to determine what caused a two-car crash last night that left a driver dead and the other critically hurt and it happened near the highway 85 off-ramp and nobody else was

injured. number five, attorneys for the man dragged down the aisle of a jet will hold a news conference and it's expected they will announce a lawsuit against the airlines and other agencies. and then undermining obamacare in order to get democrats to negotiate. he suggested blocking key subsidies. and it's national scrabble day. the word oxyfen butte azone. a whopping 1,778 points. >> i forgot what that word means already. and then finding out a way to lower the number of plastic water bottles in our landfills. look at this. pretty cool. this is video from the company, and you can see you plop the

blob in your mouth and you eat it. it hopes its technology can be used from anything from soda to ketchup. adrian and his friend cory richards kicked off their second everest no filter expedition yesterday. and richards made it to the top, and the other got hypothermia and had to turn around. >> i failed completely because of myself. when i turned around i pushed for about five hours through this cold, and at some point i rched where there was no question where i had to go down. >> you can follow the pair's journey by becoming friends with the everest no filter snapchat. and then a bay area visitor

targeted while mourning her father. a milestone at the san jose international airport and what international travelers are about to see when arriving for their flight. looking outside at the embarcadero, and keeping weather embarcadero, and keeping weather and traffic up for you through

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>> announcer: this is "abc7 mornings." >> thank you for joining us on this thursday, april 13th. i am matt keller in for reggie aqui. >> and i am natashas. two days in a row. >> i know. >> she's like, why are you being so nice to me? she never says that, actually. good morning, everybody. here's a live look at live

doppler 7. i am tracking showers from daley city, and this is creeping over the mountains there and is going to spill into the flatter lands of the peninsula, so get ready to get wet. let me show you there's more developing across the north bay, so it's going to be a tough go. a little cooler this morning, mid-40s to low 50s, and that chance will linger through noon and then the chance fades by 4:00, and by 7:00 the storm is a distant memory but dress for low to mid-50s when heading out this morning. it's going to be breezy. a little soggy on the bay bridge as well. wanted to show you the toll plaza, and we didn't have the official word the metering lights were flipped on yet but it looks like and you can see the showers pushing through, too. going to be a wet ride across into san francisco but no current blocking issues. tracy to dublin in the yellow at 30 minutes, so not too bad.

southbound dublin to mission boulevard, 17. and highway 101 to cupertino, just 15 minutes. we'll talk mass tranit coming up next. in the east bay pg&e customers out of power after a crash. >> a car launched into the air and sheared off a power pole and fire hydrant. amy hollyfield a live for us. >> reporter: this one car crash create add number of problems. can you see the utility pole waiting to get repaired over there. it was knocked over. just in the last few minutes we had one pg&e leave and they came here to do one small job and waiting for the big crew to come and do the big fix, so we think second and l street will be shut down for a while. look at this water shoot into the air. the car hit a hydrant when it crashed unleashing a shower of water, and then the car hit a utility pole. pg&e says the power is out for

29 customers. this started at a chase at 1:15 this morning. the chp suspected this driver committed a crime and they have not said what they think it was. when he started to drive the wrong way on highway 4 they called off the chase but later heard he crashed. they did take him into custody. they did get that cascade of water stopped. now the focus is getting the power turned back on for those customers. no word on when that is going to happen. live in antioch, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. in east oakland a murder suspect crashed into another car injuring two people. and the police suv was in pursuit when it hit a car at 88th avenue and fouling and it happened at 9:30 and sent that car into a fence. police have not said if any officers are among the hurt. a two-car crash near oak ridge mall in san jose left one man dead and another injured.

the collision happened near the 95 off-ramp around 9:30. both drivers were taken to the hospital and one died and the other in critical condition. officers say neither driver had any passengers in their car. activist in san francisco are promising some sort of demonstration following the tkafplt d.a.'s decision to clear two police officers in a fatal 2015 shooting. >> basically every part of the investigation seems to have been geared toward clearing these officers, not toward doing an impartial investigation. >> two years ago, lopez was struck in the back by six shots in the mission and police say he was holding a knife and struggling with officers. the d.a.'s office concluded the knife was still in his hands when the officers fired. >> we can now show beyond a reasonable doubt the officers lack a reasonable justification for their actions then we cannot charge the case. >> there have been legitimate

question over the recent use of deadly force and the critics say the investigation was designed to clear the officers and not find out what happened. attorneys for the united passenger dragged off a plane will publicly discuss their case for the first time. they are holding a news conference in chicago at 8:00 our time. he was dragged off an overbooked flight on sunday after refusing to give up his seat, and two more police officers involved in the incident have been placed on leave. united said they will stop using police to remove paid passengers. airlines for america, a group that represents most of the big u.s. carriers says the practice let airlines keep fares low while dealing with no shows, and federal laws allows compensation to passengers that give up seats voluntarily.

happening today the official opening of the expanded rivals facility at the san jose international airport. it was the impetus between the expansion, and there are nine such airlines up from just three a few years ago precipitation expansion includes a second baggage carousel and a temperature-controlled indoor waiting area. and then b.a.r.t. got stuck in the transbay tube and it brought the system wide evening commute to a grinding halt. can you see this photo from inside of the stuck train, all dark inside except for the light from a passenger's phone. it took 40 minutes to get that train out of the tube. now a live desk update from "abc7 mornings." >> prime minister abe is warning north korea may be capable of firing a missile with nerve gas towards japan. abe had concerns about another nuclear or missile test

ca communist country. the u.s. navy aircraft carrier is heading towards the peninsula as a shore of force, and korea could take an action this weekend. 5:36. tensions between the u.s. and russia are series of closed h-door talks between tillerson and vladimir putin. at the heart of all this, the dispute with syria. the trump administration called for syrian president bashar al assad's regime to go after a chemical attack that killed dozens, and the call has angered russia who views assad's government as a loyal ally. >> there's a low-level of trust between our two countries. the world's two foremost nuclear

powers cannot have this kind of relationship. >> and russia blocked a resolution that could have condemned the assad's regime use of chemical weapons. this is the eighth time russia voted against a resolution condemning assad. and 60-year-old gonzales is a former janitor for the west contra costa school district, and worked in richmond. police arrested gonzales on march 30th after officers say he ran from a home in pinole. investigators say four victims claimed the abuse happened when they were between 4 and 17 years old. thieves shatter add woman's plan to scatter her father's ashes in the redwoods today. the ashes were stolen out of her car while parked in a garage in san francisco yesterday. today would have been her father's 57th birthday. father's 57th birthday. the family is

carolina but visited the bay area often. and joining families of suicide victims at the bridge later this morning. more than $200 million project calls for the installation of stainless steal netting along the span and the barrier should be installed by january of 2021. and then a new state law that requires california schoolchildren to be vaccinated is working. the figure is a three-point increase over last year and the highest since 2001. state lawmakers outlawed all personal belief exceptions for immunizations after a measles outbreak in 2015. now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> ready for another wet commute in take 24, 13, 580, yeah, it's possible, can you see from the b bay bridge toll plaza, concord, all those areas are going to get wet in the next 30 minutes or

so. now where it's not wet it's cooler so dress warmer this morning. up to seven degrees cooler than yesterday morning. we will start with temperatures in the east bay, and our valleys, we are in the upper 40s to low 50s. we run from about 47 in san ramon in dublin, and 43 is the exception there, and 48 in livermore. we have 40s up in the north bay, too. santa rosa, and 50 at napa and novato. 55 in hayward. 52 in san jose. and that this afternoon you can see the clouds open, and a stray shower possible but cooler, upper 50s to low 60s b. 58 to 61. here's a look at san jose. look at that. more than a quarter of an inch of rain over the last 12 hours, so it's slick on 101 and 880 even though it's not raining there now. damp morning if you are taking mass transit. and much colder tonight under partly cloudy conditions. 38 in santa rosa to oakland about 47.

still tracking a chance of rain on sunday. good news as we dial down on the timeframe. >> sounded good for the easter egg hunt there, mike. live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps, and about all of us are soggy or you are going to be shortly. a quick check of the southbound, 101 a little slow up to 880 as usual, but no blocking issues to talk about. again, if you are headed up through morgan hill, northbound 101, stop and go traffic. we have seen lighter than average volumes. we did get official word those lights were turned on at 5:25 this morning. and a quick check of mass transit, and ace 1 and 3 out on time. just a reminder for tomorrow, if you take the golden gate ferry from sausalito, no ferries in service for the morning part of the commute and that will be replaced by buses for emergency repair and that could add time to your commute.

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>> announcer: "abc7 mornings." >> all news, all morning. >> you can find $25,000 in loose change, and san francisco international airport ranked seven when it comes to how much people leave behind in tsa checkpoints. and jfk is number one, and las vegas is number four, leaving all the change behind. and tsa says the money goes towards security. not getting the warmest reception from riders. it's called avoiding creeps 101. critics say this is victim blaming, and it urges passengers blaming, and it urges passengers to not sit by themselves critics took to social media to

complain, and b.a.r.t. said that's not their intention and released don't be a creep 101. >> some people were worried b.a.r.t. was implying that perhaps people being harassed it was their fault for being harassed and that's not the message we wanted to get out. >> others say any ads reminding the other passengers to be alert and courteous is a welcomed message. message. what lyft's prices were. only a few people in the upper echelons at uber knew about the software. 5:45. many hockey fans will tell you the playoffs are the most exciting of all of professional reports.

>> and you see how the sharks finished their playoff opener. >> scores! >> carlson scored in sudden death over time to give the sharks a 3-2 win in edmonton. san jose leads the best of seven series, 1-0. game two is tomorrow night in edmonton. the great thing about playoff hockey, sudden death, one goal and it's over. >> none of the long drawn out innings, et cetera, et cetera. long, drawn out, never ending -- >> we are not talking about hockey, obviously. yeah, i love, hockey. especially playoff hockey. i think i will grow a beard. what about you, matt? >> sure, a really thin beard like a 17-year-old. >> yeah, mine doesn't come in very well either. and then balboa street, the latest update as we look through the sunset and head up towards the presidio.

that's where the best radar is over the golden gate bridge. here's a look at the rain coming down right now at the golden gate bridge, and can you see the spray coming up and the puddles developing from the moderate shower. and then sunshine, cooler conditions this afternoon. warmer and drier for sure friday through saturday on today's storm, it's light. no flooding there. no damage with wind gusts and it's a morning event from 6:00 this morning until 9:00, we have scattered showers. from 9:00 to noon, they become more isolated and once we get into the afternoon hours, the clouds open up and the sun breaks out and as we get to 4:00, isolated showers, sun starts to set around 7:45, and showers, they are gone. so get ready for a cool morning tomorrow. and they won't rebound from 30 to 35 degrees after being in the

30s and 40s, and we will make it into the 50s and 60s. 70s on saturday, and then it looks like subpoenaed afternond then rain on monday and tuesday. right now we are really quiet on the roads. i don't think there are many folks headed into work or school today. spring break, the holiday week, you name it. we are not complaining. down westbound 205 to 580. this is much lighter than average, and that drive time from tracy to dublin around half an hour. that's about half what it is on a typical weekday commute. we will take it. a look at the richmond side of the san rafael bridge. drive for conditions. we have had a handful of crashes this morning, and nothing currently blocking. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 23 minutes. and san francisco to sfo, in the green in just ten minutes.

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a 10-year-old cancer survivor is running and jumping after doctors replaced his knee with his ankle and foot. take a look at this. he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his left femur two years ago and he decided to a rare operation at the children's hospital. this is called a and chris says he is feeling almost as good as new. >> i can run fairly well. still getting a little better. i can jump. i can walkabout as good as i could before the surgery. >> i still remember chris's response, who cares how it looks? >> as long as he can walk. >> yeah, and just go live your

life. >> chris is doing just that. look at this. he is now able to hold his own on the basketball court. apple is working on a secret project that can monitor sugar levels. it would be a break through for diabetics that need to trust blood right now. it was a vision by steve jobs detect glucose levels with the apple watch. apple is not commenting. this next story crazy for a multitude of reasons. it started on sunday. 8-year-old ohio boy began craving mcdonald's, and his parents were asleep and he grabbed the keys and his 4-year-old sister and drove more than a mile without breaking any traffic laws, according to other drivers that called 911. the children made it all the way to the drive-through, and

workers thought it was a prank, and police asked the boy how he learned to drive, and he said youtube. the officers took the children to the station where the parents picked them up and no charges were filed. >> we're just letting that one go, and not commenting on that one and it's so amazing and thankfully they are safe. let's talk about an amazing home stand. we will take two of three from arizona, and how about doing the same with colorado. 52 dropping down to 50, and it's going to be breezy and cool by at&t standards. sunday morning, 8:00, looks dry. as we get towards noon to 2:00, rain will move in and heaviest around 5:00, 6:00, and it will taper in time for monday's morning commute. the window should be open right now to get out there and hunt eggs. alexis. >> sounds good, mike. one of the only slow spots, the metering lights on since

5:25, and it's congested until you are in the carpool lanes this morning. it's soggy, too. 880, highway 4 to walnut creek six minutes, and then walnut creek to highway 13, you are looking great as well, and westbound 580, tracy to dublin looking great at just half an hour here this morning. i think a lot of folks are off for spring break this week and we have a lot of folks off likely for the holidays, and over all it's light here today. we'll talk more about mass transtra transit coming up at 6:00. >> and uc berkeley just signed a $8 million partnership that a $8 million partnership that will help paid intern grads. with a decline in state support school officials say these types of partnerships can be a key source of revenue for them.

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at 6:00 in the morning, wind and rain across the bay area overnight giving way to morning showers in your morning commute. this is what it looked like earlier along highway 9 in los gatos. and then many are dealing with damp roads to start the day, and also dealing with a major backup there at the toll plaza. good morning. >> everybody who is not at the toll plaza right now, thank you for joining us. it's april 13th. reggie is off today. >> is that normal stuff at the bay bridge? >> that's every day. >> we feel for you. >> when we came through it was,

like, two cars. it was unusual. >> yeah, you have to start at 2:00 in the morning, and then it's great. >> why doesn't everybody do that? >> talk to us about the showers, mike? >> let's do that. here's a look from vallejo to davenport and the heaviest ones moving through the san jose mountains right now, and expect moderate to light showers on 280, and the 101 in the next half hour. this is sliding from southwest to northeast and it's going to cover the entire east bay shoreline in the next half hour, and so you can't escape it for the most part this morning. and if you escape the current rain, the rain that fell last night left everything wet like you can see on the embarcadero. dress warmer this morning and dress to stay dry. we will have another chance for scattered showers at noon, and then fading away at 4:00. another cool day. >> speaking of cool, here she