and good morning. it is easter sunday, april 16. i'm kate lawson in for carolyn. good morning, francis. happy easter. >> happy easter. happy easter, everyone. this has acted like a blanket overnight so temperatures right now quite a bit milder than they were yesterday at this time. lots of 50s out there, 53 in san francisco, 53 in hayward, 56 in san jose. we're going to talk about the storm today. it is a ranked 1. it's a light storm, light showers, less than a quarter inch from most areas, breezy at the coast. here's how the day plays out with the sunrise at 6:32.

still dry. showers arrive late morning to midday to noon and then we have showers continuing into the afternoon with an isolated one lingering this evening. temperatures a lot cooler, so grab an extra layer. we're only going to hit the low 60s inland, upper 60s at the bay. breaking news out of where there was a shooting at a house party. someone at a house across the street on calhoun street opened fire shortly after midnight. the suspect vehicle described only as a four-door car was gone. the incident remains under investigation. we have developing news in san jose. two people were taken to a trauma center after being injured in a motel fire. just before 12:30, a fire was

reported coming from casa linda hotel. there were no other injuries. arson investigators are on scene. berkeley police say there are likely to be more arrests to come following friday's protesting against anti-trump forces. berkeley police say 11 people were injured and 21 people were. >> the racists were here were bragging about driving for hours and hours and hours to come here to assault people. >> i think we should have the right to defend ourselves if they try to attack us. >> reporter: many also felt police didn't do enough to help or stop the violence. a notice police dismissed insisting arrests were made and more will likely come. in berkeley, abc 7 news.

those protests made bart close down its downtown station. it was reopened at 4:30. you can enable push alerts for instant updates on your mobile devices. now, there was another local anti-trump rally on saturday, but this one was relatively peaceful. on the last weekend before tax day on tuesday, people took to the streets in san francisco to call on president trump to release his tax returns. abc 7 news reporter contana was there. >> reporter: people diverged around the country. they're calling on president trump to fulfill one of his campaign promises. >> i will release my tax returns against my lawyer's wishes.

>> reporter: many openly mocked the president. >> the chicken mask is because donald trump is afraid to show his taxes and he's being a chicken. chicken trump! show us your taxes, you chicken! >> this lady took it a step further, calling trump a threat to american values. minority leader nancy pelosi joined the march and was the keynote speaker at the pre-march rally. she said these events will also put pressure on her conventional colleagues. with all these people turning out, do you think he's going to release them? >> it's how long the republicans in congress will protect him. they're the ones who can vote to make it happen. >> reporter: this peaceful march stretched for a few city blacks on market street. it included clever protest signs and no shortage of troubled citizens. >> ever since trump was elected, it feels like everything turned

upside down and i want to make it right again. >>. >> what do we want? >> abc 7 news was in palo alto when several groups echoed the call for president trump to release his tax returns. peace activists also spoke out against the president's plan to boost military spending by $54 million. >> at the same time he's proposing to cut all the other departments, the ones that actually do good things for people, to propose spending $54 billion additional on useless wars around the country is an outrage. >> protesters called on apple and other tech companies to cut off financial support to republican leaders as well. the same anti-trump tax day protest took place across the country. tens of thousands hit the street from l.a. to d.c. to put

pressure on president trump to make good on his campaign promise to release his tax returns. >> something we want to see him do is release his taxes. >> it's just an integrity thing. we were in the military. we were required to show any and every bit of information about ourselves, and it showed our integrity and our commitment. >> trump has said americans don't care at all about his tax returns, but polls show nearly 75% of americans believe he should release them. a white house foreign policy adviser says the trump administration will not have a formal response to the failed launch of a north korean medium range missile. the adviser says there is no need to reinforce the failure which came after a massive military demonstration in the country's capital. abc 7's news reporter brian clark has the latest. >> reporter: on his nation's most patriotic holiday, north korea's dictator, kim jong-un, presided over a grandpa raid

devote to showing off his military's might. as expected, the holiday was marked by the launch of a missile which exploded immediately after liftoff. that makes it hard for experts to figure out what kind of missile it was. was it an old missile they were just testing for show, or was it the new missile that could directly influence or target the united states? it's a huge embarrassment for the pyongyang regime which has been engaged in a war of words with washington. >> north korea is the problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: saturday's parade features canisters of what may be a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, and up close, submarine vessels. they're trying to develop missiles that would reach the u.s. and already have weapons that could threaten japan and south korea, where their missiles are based. >> their missiles are going to be long range and eventually they'll reach the 48.

>> reporter: american troops are conducting military exercises at the south korean border with the north. north korea saying donald trump is creating a war situation and north korea is prepared for all-out war, including a nuclear attack. brian clark, abc news, new york. police have recovered a football autographed by all of famer jerry rice stolen from a fundraiser to benefit orphaned special needs children in china. patrick lamm brought the football to the police department where he surrendered after realizing he was caught on surveillance cameras taking the ball. video shows lamm taking the football and walking out. a woman had just bid $3500 to buy it. detectives believe lamm worked in tandem with another investigators want to find out what sparked a fire that

broke out in a scrapyard carrying used vehicles in fremont. it started at the west end of stev stevenson boulevard. the fire scorched about 20 cars before being contained. firemen had to cut out a gate to reach the scene. they also had to stretch a hose a long distance to reach the first hydrant. a fire consumed a large home while firefighters raced to the scene in los altos. fortunately, nobody was hurt. it took crews about 45 minutes to put out those flames. investigators haven't said what sparked the fire. all the rain we've been seeing the last few weeks is still causing problems on our roads. abc 7 news was in berkeley where a sinkhole about the size of a stop sign right there opened up yesterday on tunnel road. caltrans worked to fix the road which was blocked off westbound between bridge and vicente roads causing major delays yesterday.

we've seen so much of this road damage because of the rain, frances. we've got a few more drifzzles n our forecast. >> we'll definitely see the rain today, but the storm has definitely weakened. here's a live look down on san francisco. we're seeing some clouds thicken as we speak, and i will tell you when you can expect rain to hit your neighborhood. >> thanks so much. also ahead, a special flyover at the golden gate bridge. what a french air force team is doing in san francisco. >> we're going to show these people that we're going to go out and commit to help them. and the reason behind this

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day on the christian calendar. christians around the world are celebrating the resurrection of jesus christ. pope frances led the west in the pope's regional square in the vatican city. tens of thousands of pilgrims braved heavy security checks to be allowed into st. peter's square. today also marks the end of lent and the easter season in the catholic religion. ♪ >> abc 7 nuews was at grace cathedral in san francisco's knob hill last night. christians consider this the most calm and quiet church day when the public doesn't take place. they consider it a day of mourning as christ lies in the grave in anticipation of

resurrection. french military jets soared above the golden gate bridge yesterday. the aif elite air nautical team. the french joined other admirers at the bridge. >> this is pretty great. i'm french. i fly planes as well in my spare time, so this is really fun. i'm a big fan of these guys and i see them any chance i get when i go back home. i get to see them over the golden gate bridge. >> always nice to see planes flying over the bridge. the french pilots also flew over the state capitol. they already met with the blue angels and will meet with the thunderbirds. abc 7 news was in san diego

when they began their 24-hour relay yesterday. they hope to raise $10,000 to help local cancer patients. >> we all know people or someone who has battled cancer. it's really a tough deal they're going through, and we want to show support, we want to bring the community together. we want to go out and give it our all, all night long, 24 hours. >> so far the ghost riders have raised more than $8700. they tell us they were inspired by a similar fundraiser in seattle two years ago. a santa cruz surfing instructor is credited with rescuing a sea lion pup at pleasant point beach. this is video with the pup not long after they spotted it in the water at high tide. the waves kept throwing the pup into the rocks as he tried to get onto land. he latched himself to his leg, so sweet.

he brought him to shore and tried to keep him warm. he is on his way to a full recovery. the golden state warriors have a new playoff motto as they try to reach the nba playoffs for the third year in a row. abc 7 news was inside oracle arena when workers put golden warriors t-shirts on every seat. it took 40 people about three hours to place those shirts on oracle arena's 19,000-plus seats. this year's playoff motto is is defend our ground. the team encourages fans to arrive early today. the a's also play at the coliseum this afternoon. tipoffs for the warriors is at 12:30 and first pitch for the a's is at 1:05. if you don't have tickets, abc 7 is the only place to watch portland take on the doves in game 1 of the playoffs. our coverage begins at noon, then stay with us after the game followed by abc 7 news at 5:00.

believe. >> one day after "star wars" fans got treated to a sneak peek of the newest movie "the last jedi," disneyland has a last look at its brand new ride at disneyland. the creator showed this video at the celebration in florida, commemorating 40 years since the last creation of a new hope. construction still has a ways to go, but they did show images of what the park will eventually look like. you'll have to wait until 2019, a few more years, to enjoy it in person. disney is, of course, the parent company of "star wars" and abc

7. there are several easter events around the bay area today and one not to be missed is the annual easter day parade and celebration here in san francisco. it's a blast, as you can see from these scenes of last year's parade. the event begins at 10:00 a.m. this morning and the parade ends around 2:00. there are plenty of activities for all the kiddos and the family, including a petting zoo and a visit from the all-important easter bunny. good easter morning. here's a look at live doppler 7 with a satellite image. you'll notice increasing cloud cover right now and this has acted like a blanket, so overnight temperatures quite a bit milder. in fact, we're about 11 degrees milder in half moon bay, so temperatures right now are running in the 50s for many areas. a live shot at bay bridge for you. in san francisco it's 55, oakland 54, mountain view 53,

san jose 56 and half moon bay near 50. another beautiful shot from our roof camera looking out towards the bay bridge once again. there are some areas that are a little bit cooler like the inland areas. 48, fairfield 46, concord 51 degrees. here we're looking at san francisco from sutro. we're going to see some scattered showers that move in late this morning. a chance of rain continues through wednesday, but then get ready for sunny and warmer weather by the end of the week. we'll be looking forward to that. here's abc 7's exclusive storm impact scale. for today, mainly light showers. it's really lost its punch, this storm. we're talking about a quarter of an inch for areas, maybe less than that. breezy at the coast, up to 30 miles an hour. 6:00 still dry. in fact, even by 9:00 with increasing clouds, we could just see a few sprinkles in the north bay, but by noon we'll start to see the showers for most

neighborhoods. could be a little bit heavy in the areas of darker green at times, but notice by 1:00, the heaviest rain will probably see your heaviest showers is between noon and 3:00. so 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 it starts to move east and we'll see the heavier rain move east of our area past livermore and then things start to peter out by this evening. rainfall amounts have really diminished, so maybe less than a tenth of an inch for most neighborhoods. hayward about .11 of an inch and a very small amount in san jose as well. so today's highs will be on the cool side even though we're not getting too much rain. san francisco, look for 57 this afternoon, oakland 59, san jose 62. so i think you can probably bear the showers today. it's still going to be a good easter overall. if you do want to do something outdoors, now is a good time. so we've got the light showers late this morning into this afternoon, and temperatures much

cooler compared to yesterday. only 60 in the inland areas, upper 50s around the bay. there could be an isolated sprinkle monday night into tuesday where we could start off with a wet morning commute and a very slight chance on wednesday, in fact, it's looking even less likely as we speak, and then check out the sunshine and the warmth. we are going to hit 80 next weekend. so, again, i hope -- >> do you see my face? >> and sunny. put the umbrellas away. >> and hopefully the bunny got an early start tonight to deliver some of that chocolate. >> the easter bunny gets a little bit of a break because showers are not as heavy as we thought. >> thanks, frances. just ahead, an exclusive look at the newborn calf

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and walked off twice because of those audio issues. now, more than a million people watched as april the giraffe gave birth yesterday morning. the calf became an instant celebrity. abc news reporter gloria rivera has more. >> reporter: it's a boy. an exclusive first peek. only abc's cameras allowed inside to see up close the baby giraffe the world has been waiting to meet. his mama, april, an internet sensation. it is said to be the most anticipated birth since prince george. so joy this morning when this little guy arrived. this nearly 6 feet, 100-pound baby of spots taking his first steps near mom. they're hoping all this attention will boost conservation efforts. >> to see the looifives we're changing and the impact we're

making in giraffe conservation and the need for preservation. >> it's the baby that brought smiles to so many around the world. gloria rivera, abc 7 news in washington. >> animal adventure park actually needs your help naming the calf. if you have an idea, you can head over to our website, abc7news.com. we post aed a link to the websi specifically dedicated to naming the calf. vice president mike pence has landed in south korea. his plans tofor his 10-day tripo asia. they're saying use your heads,

pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, given five years of probation, and required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline,

adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. it is 5:30 on this easter

sunday. right now we're going to get a look at the weather with meteorologist frances >> good morning. we're showing the increasing clouds which will bring us some showers today. it's also insulating us this morning, so temperatures right now are milder. in san francisco 53, oakland 54, san jose 56. on abc 7's exclusive storm impact scale, we're going to rank this storm coming in today as a 1. it's light with showers moving in by midday. less than a quarter of an inch, but it will be breezy at the coast. here's how it plays out today for your easter. with sunrise at 6:32, temperatures mainly in the 50s. the showers arrive by midday, and by this afternoon we'll still see the showers continue. temperatures are much cooler. 60s inland, upper 50s around the bay and at the coast. kate? >> thanks, frances.

vice president mike pence is in south korea this morning, the first stop on a 10-day, four-nation trip to asia. pence, the son of a korean war veteran, attended easter services with u.s. troops, then visited the national war cemetary. his intent it to show support for the military with against north korea. many people are dealing with the aftermath of a suicide bombing. it rocked the area where people were trying to escape. abc 7 news reporter jennifer eggleston has the story. >> reporter: a suicide bomb engulfing the scene in flames. rescue teams said at least 100 dead just outside aleppo. innocent children bloodied by the blast among the casualties.

buses charred, cars mangled. the besieged heading to pro-government areas. the goal, to remove trapped residents from the bloody side of the war to safer zones. the staging area of that transfer, the site of last night's carnage. today leaving thousands dangerously exposed. nobody has claimed responsibility, but each side is blaming the other. fears of revenge attacks and doubts about whether these rare moments of compromise between syria's war can continue. jennifer eggleston, abc news, london. the trump administration's foreign policy challenges around the globe will be the main topic this morning this week. white house security adviser general h.r. mcmaster will speak with anchor george stefanopolous. it airs this week at 9:00.

it's been four years since the bomb killed four people and injured 250 others at the finish line of the boston marathon bomb. a bell rang at boston's old south church at the times the blast ripped through the crowded sidewalks. the governor of massachusetts and boston's mayor placed a wreath at the spot where the site of the attack took place. this year's boston marathon will take place tomorrow. the world's oldest person has died at 117 years old. this is video of emma morano celebrating her last birthday in november. the italian woman was officially the last person born in the 1800s who was still alive. morano attributed her longevity to genetics and a diet of three eggs a day, two of them raw. her life

and two world wars. there are plenty of reasons to want to visit new orleans, and here's another to add to the list. legendary new orleans restaurant arno's bar in the heart of the french quarter just installed a champagne vending machine. look at it right there. the restaurant says it is the first in the country that has a machine anything like this and will dispense many bottles of imperial brew for $20 a pop, and since this is new orleans, you can pop the champagne and just head right on into bourbon street if you want. it's not unusual to work out, of course, wearing headphones, but the san francisco giants are trying on a pair that's about much more than listening to music. in fact, about the ears. abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains how these headphones talk directly to the brain. >> reporter: whether taking swings or throwing pitches, every movement in baseball

starts with a signal from the brain to the body. >> your brain is always trying to optimize how it controls your body. that's a huge part of the games you get from athletic training. we can speed that up. >> reporter: the people from halo science say they can do it from headphones. >> it's right along here where the band of a pair of headphones is. from the center it's core, upper arms, lower arms, hands and fingers. >> reporter: controlled by an app, halo sports send electrical impulses to the brain through those spikey pads in the headphone. what are you feeling right now? >> a little tingle. >> we're able to see good results we could buy into. >> reporter: don't expect giants to be wearing these on the field during a game or even in the dugout. not only is that against the rules, it's also not what the headphones are for. the headphones are meant to be worn during a workout portion of

a warmup. >> the gains you get from that training is going to get better. >> reporter: he claims it puts the brain in a state of hyperplasticity, making things easier to learn. they tested the headphones with minor league players. >> they would do leg stimulation and we more strength. >> reporter: so the giants are hoping to have more than a 1% advantage. >> we're looking for that small edge we can get. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> whatever gives our guys an edge. still ahead, a rare surgery called rotation plasty has been performed successfully at children's hospital. it means this little boy will be living with his ankle where his knee used to be.

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many people who live far from the farms learned more about where our food comes from. abc 7 news was at san francisco's ferry building for the ninth annual goatfest yesterday. as you can see, goat fest included a petting zoo. >> basically connecting people

who live in this urban environment to our rural farms that produce the food for san francisco. >> goatfest also produced many products like goat's milk and goat cheese. happening today, a san francisco tradition like no other, the one and only big wheel race on patreo hill. this is where people take big wheels, those giant plastic tricycles from our youth, and race down vermont and 20th streets. these organizers have made more time for kids to enjoy the fun. the course will be theirs alone from 3:00 to 4:00. remember, this is all about making a fool of yourself on a child's plastic toy. the fun for adults begins at 4:00. our producer kerry was just saying she's tried it. maybe a little diangerous.ng maybe some knee pads and a helmet are in order? >> it could be a little

dangerous. today the roads are wet because of showers. temperatures are mild. lots of us in the mid-50s. i'll let you know when you can expect to see the heaviest showers for your easter forecast. all right, and also next, a full day of sports for bay area fans. four teams -- four teams -- are playing at home, but the excitement is growing for the nba playoffs. mike

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for the second day in a row, both the a's and the giants are playing at the same time at home. the a's are looking to get back after two games at the astros. the rockies with the giants are 2-2. the sharks are back on home

ice after splitting two games in edmonton. the puck drops at 7:00 a.m. at the shark tank. but the warriors' request for another championship begins right here on abc 7. if you don't have tickets, abc 7 is the only place to watch game one. tipoff is at 12:30 at oracle arena. what does kevin durant think of being in the playoffs? here's mike shumann. >> reporter: the warriors tip off for another nba title today and only here on abc 7 as they host portland. warriors are at full strength with kevin durant after missing five weeks for a knee injury. but portland's david

will make it a challenge. >> we know that we could be beaten any night. these guys are nba players. it's hard as hell to beat an nba player. it's hard to be a playoff team. we don't under estimate no players because, you know, they're going to be "a "players. we had potentially no hitters yesterday and we'll start off with the coliseum against the astros. jackie robinson day, everyone wearing his number, 42. trevor plufe with a with pitching a no-hitter, this game is over, right? wrong.

off the glove of adam rosales. astros tied in the 8th. josh redding scores. two-run homer off doolittle after 5-0. moore lasted just 2 and 2/3 innings. 1-0 rockies. they would add three more in the fourth. charlie blackmon with a two-run hit single. rockies go up 4-0. then d.j. mayhew looking for nothing. amazing grab but crashes against the wall. he's in pain. broken collarbone on his right shoulder. he's going to miss some time. a complete game shutout, first in his career allowing just two hits.

the giants ended up winning the game 5-0. stay tuned for after the game and yours truly at oracle as the doves are back on 7. i'm mike shumann. have a nice easter, everyone. i'm meteorologist frances and there is an incoming storm and you can see it's off the coast right now. not too strong of a storm skpan i'll show you how much you can expect. live shot as we look toward emoryville and bay bridge. it's mild out e. san francisco 55, oakland 54 and san jose currently at 56 degrees. now we're looking from the the roof toward the bay bridge once again and fethe ferry building. fairfield 46 degrees right now and inland valleys we'll see some temperatures are a bit

cooler. here's another live shot from sutra looking down towards san francisco. we have scattered, mainly light, showers today. a chance of rain through tuesday. it's now looking dry midweek. sunny and warmer. get ready for that by the end of the week. abc 7's storm impact scale. we rank each storm from a 1 to 5. today's storm will be light, very light, in fact. light showers throughout the afternoon, less than a quarter of an inch and much less than that in many neighborhoods. still breezy to the coast reaching about 35 miles an hour. here's the play by play for the next few hours. what you can expect. 6:00 just some cloud cover. as we move into 9:00, we're mainly dry with a few sprinkles possible in the north bay. the heaviest rain hits around midday and continues into the afternoon hours. so by 12:00, we'll see heavier showers through parts of the north bay but notice the east bay are light.

1:00 for the a's game and 1:30 for the giants and a's game. a little bit heavier showers for the afternoon, it all tapers by this evening and we're clear after that. rainfall amounts very measly. many areas a tenth of an inch. oakland less than that. san jose just .500 of an inch. highs today on the cooler side as well compared to yesterday. so highs will only be in the upper 50s through the bay area, but in the inland areas we could see near 60. concord 60. san jose getting up to 62 today, san francisco 57 degrees. that chance of rain we have moves in late monday night, not even hitting many areas. there we go, just a little bit on the peninsula. tuesday morning, a little bit wet for some areas for your morning commute, and then

possibly a few more showers in the afternoon, then it's all gone. i've changed the accuweather 7-day forecast. got rid of the rain starting on wednesday all the way into saturday. so for today we have light showers to contend with mainly in the afternoon hours. an isolated sprinkle late at night on monday with those scattered light showers on tuesday. partly cloudy by wednesday, and then bring on the sunshine and the warmer weather. we're going to hit 80 inland by next weekend. it will feel kind of like summer. >> i love that forecast. towards the end of the week specifically. but a better easter than we expected. >> right, and we're not going to get as much rain as we thought. the system has really weakened so i think that will be good news for people wanting to do anything outdoors today. >> dry chocolate. my priority today. a 10-year-old boy has the chance to play basketball after stanford doctors replaced his knee joint with his ankle and foot. abc 7 news reporter leanne

melendez has the story. >> chris is about to show me his amputated leg. the prosthesis fits snugly around his residual limb. as he takes it off, i'm surprised to see his ankle and foot are now where his knee used to be. >> i can run fairly well. still getting a little better. i can jump. i can walk about as good as i could before the surgery. >> reporter: two years ago chris was diagnosed with bone cancer in his left femur. the procedure that would give him the most mobility was called rotation plasty surgery. in the last 20 years, dr. rinski has performed only ten of these rare surgeries. >> it acts totally as a knee. the amazing thing is the muscles of the chaalf, which then becom the front muscles of the thigh, have to adapt a little bit.

>> we explained to him it's going to look like this. i still remember chris' response. who cares how it looks? >> reporter: as long as he can run. >> that's right. >> jog down that way. >> reporter: chris, who loves sports and is always active, opted for rotation plasty. >> okay. well, that's better than i do. >> reporter: less than two months after chris received his prosthetic leg, his father gave him a basketball, and he attended a clinic for amputees. today chris is able to hold his own on the basketball court. his favorite player in the nba is steph curry, who he met in 2015. >> i got stefan curry's jersey that he had just worn to the practice. >> reporter: hasn't been washed. >> and it hasn't been washed. >> reporter: for the family, it's a long-term solution they can most certainly live with. at stanford, leanne melendez,

abc 7 news. >> that is just incredible. we are happy to report after we told the warriors about what a big fan chris is, they set him and his family up with tickets to today's playoffs game. we hope they have a lot of fun. coming up, it is your last chance to catch one of the biggest celebrations on the west coast. the annual cherry blosso festival. what you can expect to see today.

happening today, it is your last chance to enjoy the cherry

blossom festival in san francisco. the festival held on post street between laguna and fillmore in japantown features lots of food, traditional music and dance, and today's highlight is the cherry festival grandpa ra parade. it starts at 1:00 on city and mccallister. they are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. at 6:00 a.m., breaking news. police are on the hunt for a suspect who shot four minors a party. and frances will tell us how much and when you can expect those showers today.

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tyler. let's start with a quick look at today's weather. frances lawson is in.. >> you'll notice more cloud cover this morning and temperatures are milder because of that. oakland 52, and santa rosa 46, napa 49. also in the valleys, los 49 degrees. today's storms are light. we'll see some showers this afternoon, less than a quarter of an inch. less than that for most areas. breezy at the coast. sunrise at 6:32. we'll still be dry by midday when the showers arrive. th