another morning, another wet commute. you're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. expect rain and wet roads once again as we top off the week with wet weather. >> it's 6:00 a.m. on a friday. you're almost done. natasha has the day off today. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> let's talk about the rain. we'll give you an idea of what to expect today and tomorrow. a ranking of the storms. this one is light for the thunderstorms today. fewer showers and not really a chance of thunder tomorrow. but look at the snow levels. 2500 to 3,000 feet. right now, we've got moderate rain through the sunol grade and from milpitas to sunnyvale. this is the way it looks no matter where you drive this morning. my accuweather 12-hour planner,

milder, 40s. it's going to be cool again this afternoon. low to mid-50s. fewer showers during the evening commute. alexis? >> still have the commuter alert. no change with b.a.r.t. 16th street station. closed if you're trying to get out of mission district. you can use 24th instead. this is a power issue on pg&e's end. i want to show you a new crash. westbound 80 past powell. looks like everything is blocked right now for all these folks heading toward the maze. we did just have two lanes reported closed. perhaps they're getting close to clearing us. obviously, we'll keep a close eye on the situation. i'll have an update in a few minutes. thank you, alexis. we have updates to what's been breaking news out of san jose this morning. >> yeah. we want to go back it matt keller for the latest on the crash in communications hill. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. we got an update from the san jose police department and they confirmed that two people did die in this crash here on

casselin o drive in san jose. you can see that tow truck drivers are on the scene. they pulled the car up from the hillside and are now sweeping off the debris. we also heard from san jose police that alcohol and marijuana are suspected to be a factor in this crash. here's video from earlier this morning. san jose police say a honda accord was headed eastbound on casselino drive. it was a violent crash that the en jing separated from the car. the adult male driver and female passenger died at the scene. another female passenger was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. another man was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. their identities are not being released at the time. two dogs were inside the car at the time of the crash. one dog did die at the scene and we assume as soon as the tow truck drivers get all the debris up from the road and the engine up on to one of their trucks that they will be reopening casselino drive in san jose. reporting live in san jose, matt

keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. new developments in an overnight search for a burglary search. >> amy hollyfield is live with updates. >> reporter: good morning. they made a second arrest overnight. they've lifted the shelter in place order here in san leandro. this isn't over. you can see there's still crime tape at the arco gas station on hesperian boulevard. evidence still here, evidence markers out. they're still doing their work and ruth court is still closed. police still out here. they made the second arrest at 1:45 this morning. police dogs picked up the scent and found the man hiding in the bushes near the railroad tracks. they discovered he, too, had a gunshot wound. both suspect were hit by police gunfire. they were wanted for auto burglary around the east bay and police think they were about to strike here in san leandro when they caught up with them. >> they were doing an auto burglary investigation. they had tied them to auto burglaries in the city of

fremont as well as other east bay cities. they knew that these were the guys that they had wanted. they believed that when they found them in san leandro this evening that they were in the process of casing the parking lot to commit additional auto burglaries. >> reporter: the parking lot here at the bay fair mall in san leandro. the suspects first rammed their car into police cars. then they pulled a gun and that's when police shot them. they haven't released their names or ages. they say they're both in the hospital now and expected to survive. no police officers were hurt. reporting live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. new details this morning out of miami, florida, authorities now say at least six people after a pedestrian bridge crumbled on to a highway. this is a live look at the bridge at florida international university this morning. you can still see a mess there. crews were conducting a stress test on the bridge yesterday morning when it fell smashing eight cars.

it could be months before investigators officially determine why the bridge collapsed. this morning a civil engineering professor at santa clara university is weighing in. he does not think accelerated construction was the issue. >> arnold schwarzenegger did this as governor e he said i will give you money for each day you save in construction. people got it done and we had no failures. >> he says and he's speculating, the problem could be related to materials, design, construction or placement. happening today, the two suspects accused of murdering a 19-year-old woman are due back in court. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardo are scheduled to enter pleas this morning. they're charged with stabbing lizette cuesta in livermore last month. authorities say she named her killers as she was dying. last month the two suspects appeared in court for a hearing but did not enter pleas. a san francisco police officer convicted in a hit and run ln sentenced next month.

the officer was found guilty yesterday. he was involved in an off-duty crash that seriously hurt two pedestrians in 2015. now, his attorney claimed that he ran because he was in danger from a mob that had gathered and recognized him. he was known as the hot castro cop. this morning, he remains in jail after a judge said he was a flight risk. sheriff's investigators released new details about the deaths of three women taken hostage at the california veterans home in yountville. jennifer goz goz, jennifer golick and christine loeber all died instantly after being shot in the head with a rifle. gunman albert wong then shot and killed hill self-. the three victims worked at the pathway home which served veterans. wong was asked to leave the program a a memorial will be held on monday. a boulder crashes through a

windshield killing the passenger. this was not an accident police say. caretakers work quickly to save a baby skunk found in a trap. that was just the beginning for the rescuers. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. i have dry weather sunday and monday. monday. otherwise, f narrator: public education has been valued for centuries. man: the direction in which education starts a person will determine their future in life. woman: the highest result of education is tolerance. woman: it's the road to equality and citizenship. man: education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. narrator: brought to you by the california teachers association. woman: because we know quality public schools make a better california for all of us.

all right. 6:10 on a friday. we still have showers roaming through the north bay. look at the snow clovaround cloverdale and clear lake. temperatures are about the same in san francisco from the sunset, sunny side and glenn park at 45. ocean beach the outlier at 50. the cool spot, lake merced at 43 degrees. castro, 47. out toward pittsburg and pleasanton, 48 union city. palo alto, santa clara at 46 degrees. the snow is pouring in tahoe right now. danger up that way because of the heavy snow. exercising, have the rain gear with you. spotty downpours if you're

running errands today. highs will be cool. about 54 to 58 degrees. 52 in half moon bay. only 50 in lakeport. here's alexis with a look at the sloppy morning commute. >> unfortunately, we still have this commuter issue as well. no change with b.a.r.t. no estimate on when the b.a.r.t. station will be reopened. emeryville, all lanes were stopped due to a crash on westbound 80 past powell street. they totally cleared that. it's off the shoulder as well. traffic is quickly unwinding through that stretch. big improvement there. we're seeing i am profit tracy to dublin down to 43 minutes. earlier crash is gone. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard -- you're also in the green at 16 minutes 101 to cupertino. now to a cruel and unusual death. they're looking for the person who intentionally through a 35-pound bould every off a freeway overpass and killed a

man. here's a look at the vehicle. you can see that gaping hole where the boulder smashed through a windshield. guadalupe gutierrez says she was driving near a freeway overpass when the boulder hit and killed her husband christopher who was sitting next to her in the passenger seat. the l.a. times reports the couple has a 4-year-old daughter and the wife is pregnant with their second child. amazon's headquarters now being raided overseas. we're learning that it does have to do with discounted items. the story coming up. the extreme moms have their own way to test things what about baby's soap? this paper represents protns in your baby's skin. only baby dove with our 1/4 moisturizing cream, ... ...leaves baby skin moreourished... ...with every bath.

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it's 6:15. san jose police looking for a driver who ran into a school bus and took off. a student used a cell phone to take a photo of the suspect's car. police say it was a 2004 ford taurus. with a california license plate 8bej 916. the driver described as an elderly woman. four of the students on the bus reported minor injuries. two transported to a local hospital to get. anti-monopoly watchdogs investigate in tokyo. amazon is accused of forcing them to take a loss when they offer discounts. this is japan's second time investigating amazon in recent

years. it closed a case last year after amazon amended sellers' contracts. they dropped a clause that required retailers to set prices equal to or lower than those on rival websites. amazon is cooperating with authorities. a family of skunks reunited thanks to a staff at the wildlife center of silicon valley. a surrogate mom. found with the mother and found in a trap in san jose. the good news is the mama skunk accepted her babies and the family is safely together again. from real animals to tech animals. there may be soon a new use of drones and it could be as a robot bee. >> usa today reporting walmart has applied for a patent for drone pollinators to make up for the decline in the bee population. the patent describes drones being programmed to collect and deposit pollen from plant to plant.

the die-off of bees is a major -- it's not clear how much walmart is in pursuing this idea. the company is always thinking about new concepts that will help in enhance serving customers. >> anything could help save the bees. let's talk about traffic right now. a major problem on b.a.r.t. this morning, alexis. >> yeah. folks trying to get out of the mission district, there's a big headache. 16th street station is closed due to a power outage. booef been calling b.a.r.t. all morning. the power issue has not been -- they've been trying to get one and hook it up to power the station. you'll have to use 24th for an alterna alternate. here's a look at the emeryville traffic camera. we had that crash at powell where all lanes were blocked for a short time. it has been released and the crash cleared. still a little slow. highway 4 to the maze, you're at

32 minute. you look great in the green at ten minutes. a lot of the roadways this morning. mike nicco is going to tell us how long the rain will last. >> all through the morning commute. we have moderate downpours now from about milpitas, santa clara, san jose towards campbell and cambrian park. watch out for that also. look at the sunol grade, dublin grade. all getting wet once again. big picture shows the low up to the north. that's going to slide down the coast today and tomorrow. that's why we'll have more rounds of showers the next 36 hours. here's a look at the with wet weather falling on 101 and 880 on san jose. showers and thunderstorms, my first accuweather highlight. showers more scattered tonight. a stronger storm for tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday next week. we still have downpours at 7:00, especially in the east bay and south bay. more developing in the north bay. you can see they taper down to lighter showers as we head towards lunch. we'll have a chance of a scattered shower, thunderstorm

from 4:00 to 7:00. notice the coverage is a little less than what we're dealing with this morning. then a chunk of energy will roll through tonight. hopefully it doesn't wake you up like it did me five minutes before my alarm was supposed to go off this morning. tomorrow, you can see how widely isolated the showers are. it will not be a washout. just know if a dark cloud comes your way, a brief downpour may be in store for 15 minutes. then it will move on. my seven-day forecast, drying out sunday after a frosty start in our inland valleys. we'll warm up a little bit. we'll get back to average monday into tuesday. but tuesday wednesday, it goes from 1 light to 2 moderate and hangs around for thursday. alexis, tell us about the toyota tahoe report. >> we've got a lot of snow in the sierra. unfortunately, not easy to get there. we're under a winter storm warning until early tomorrow morning. chains required for 89, 88, 80 and 50. basically all routes to get to the sierra. between 4 1/2 to five hours

squaw alpine -- north star 23 to 88. heavenly, 22 -- same thing goes for sugar bowl 46. 44 to 122 1 at sierra tahoe. kirkwood, 60 to 89. you're encouraged to use extreme caution. definitely allow plenty of time to get there. we love to complain about the cost of living in the bay area. it turns out others have it worse than us. the economist ranked the cost of living in cities around the world, singapore keeps its title as the most expensive city in the world. paris jumped up to the number 2 spot. zurich, hong kong and oslo round out the top five. new york at number 13 worldwide. but it's first in the u.s. really. lang laes is the second most expensive american city. followed by minneapolis. san francisco ties with

washington, d.c. for fourth place. i have questions. american cities mostly dropped on the worldwide list due to the weakening u.s. dollar. >> you think san francisco should still be -- >> i don't believe that list. that doesn't make sense. minneapolis is more expensive than san francisco? how? >> we're going to investigate. >> i want to see receipts. happy st. patrick's day almost. we've got you covered on the best way to celebrate. >> why are we showing you a random video of a woman cuddling with an elephant. because it's friday and everybody needs to see this. >> the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy. track the storm any time on the abc 7

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the entire bay area, all of our neighborhoods under a chance of lightning and small hail and brief heavy downpours today and locally gusty winds. look, it all changes tomorrow. okay. >> i bet you didn't think you would see a woman cuddling with an elephant this morning. this american was vacationing in thailand when she found a playful baby elephant. she said, quote, it was the most

magical and happiest moment of my life. it was truly life changing for me. you know, i have to tell you, four years ago this week, i did this exact same thing except i wasn't on the ground. >> really? >> i wasn't on the ground with a baby elephant. i had a baby elephant for the day to take care of in thailand. it was the most magical thing that i've ever done in my life. however, i will say that they're very naughty. what they will do is when you turn around, they will try to knock you down. >> they probably can, too, i'm guessing. >> they k powerful. >> part of why she's on the floor. time to breek out the bag types and your favorite green clothes. >> st. patrick's day is almost here. alexis worked with hood lin to bring you festivities happening this weekend. rain or shine. >> oh, yes. plenty to do even if you're not celebrating. you can end on a relaxing note. that sounds goodbye creating

large scale temporary art on the beach. tickets are on a sliding scale in a specific location given once you make a reservation. or grab a blanket and friends and head to the presidio and head to the presidio picnic. it's hosted every sunday from through october 21st. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or i got prepared for this weekend. this is my first bite of corned beef and cabbage. they have the best irish soda bread in the city and the perfect pint of guinness to go with it. the st. patrick's day parade and festival happens tomorrow, yes, jessica, rain or shine. the festival kicks off at 10:00 a.m. at civic center plaza. then the parade st at second and market. they shut down market street. not encouraged to drive. you really should take b.a.r.t. we're talking 100,000 people.

>> you are encouraged to bring a green umbrella. >> green beer, yea or nay, you guys do it? >> i say yea. i also love a guinness. either way. >> you can get details on the events at abc7news.com/hoodline. >> alexis thank you. president trump, firing the secretary of state may be the beginning. what could be a dark day at the white house. as we've been saying, st. patrick's day is tomorrow. you can bet there will be plenty of drinking, the sobering new report that may have you thinking twice.

>> announcer: good morning bay area. this is abc 7 mornings. name a city in the south bay. it probably rained there overnight. >> mountain view. >> check, for rain. >> what about campbell. >> as you can see, it rained there too. >> menlo park. >> guess what? >> what? >> rain. >> okay. the good news is it's friday, march 16th. it can rain and be cold. anything could happen. it's friday. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is going to fill you in. >> i like that. can you take that act on the road?

>> yeah. >> i like it. come with me over to the -- >> take a journey. >> let's talk about live doppler 7. i have it on the south bay. you can see all the way up into the altamont pass, the sunol grade, we continue to find the heaviest showers. there are showers elsewhere. that's going to continue as you see the storm impact scale. it was a 1 for today and tomorrow. scattered showers and thunderstorms best today. lesser chance tomorrow and snow we're starting to see it drop down to 3500 feet. could drop down to 2500 feet, especially tonight. here's a look at the accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures in the low to mid-40s. back in the 40s by 7:00. just be prepared to get wet at just about any time today. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. really no change here with our commuter issue this morning. b.a.r.t. still has ha station closure. 16th street mission. we did just hear that pg&e is estimating a 10:00 a.m. fix to this power issue. that is the reason why the station is closed. that's not great news if you're

trying to get out of the mission via b.a.r.t. you can head to the 24th street station station. here's a look outside the bay bridge toll plaza. one of the only slow spots. the metering lights on for a little bit over an hour. we have decent times even with the rain. i'll show you that next. alexis, thank you. back to the breaking news in san jose. a deadly crash in communications hill. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller received some new information from police in the last hour. he's live with the updates. matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. the tow trucks left the scene and the street has been opened. you can see that tree there with all the markings there, that's the tree that this vehicle hit this morning. two people were killed. two others injured. here's video from earlier this morning. just devastating. san jose police say a honda accord was headed eastbound on casselino drive when the driver lost control and hit that tree. it was such a violent crash, the

engine ended up separated from the car. the adult male driver died and another female passenger taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. another man taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. their identities are not released at the time. alcohol and marijuana are suspected to be factors in the crash. two dogs were also in the car. one dog died and the other dog appeared okay. this is the 13th fatal collision of 2018 and the 13th and 14th victims. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. more breaking news we're tracking. seven u.s. service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in iraq. crash happened yesterday in western iraq near the border with syria. the pentagon said in a statement minutes ago, the crash does not appear to be an attack. the cause is still under investigation. the helicopter is used for search and rescue. the pentagon said an

accompanying u.s. helicopter immediately reported the crash and secured the scene. officials have not identified the victims. the marin county sheriff' office is mourning the loss of a fallen deputy. yesterday this procession of police vehicles escorted deputy ryan zirkle's body to a funeral home in san anselmo. he died yesterday morning after crashing near point reyes station while responding to a 9 11 call. he had been with the department for two and a half years. he graduated from 2011 from novato. he was the quarterback on the football team and played point guard on the basketball team. his assistant coach describes him as a tremendous young man who was always smiling and willing to help others. >> i would see him and talk to him and ask him how he was doing in his pursuit of law enforcement. i just thought that that was perfect for him. he was just so happy with what he was doing. >> zirkle leaves behind his parents, two brothers and a fiance. the sheriff's office is meeting with zirkle's family to help make funeral arrangements.

two bay area schools will be closed today because of shooting threats that were found on the bathroom walls. martinez junior high and burlingame intermediate school sent notifications that the closures are out of caution. they do not believe the threats are real but aren't taking any chances. new details this morning on a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday on abc 7 mornings. oakland police still trying to figure out exactly what happened after two bodies were pulled from lake merritt. the victims have been identified. said to be 39-year-old michael grace and 24-year-old tayana johnson. their families say the two were dating. someone called 9-1-1 around 4:15 yesterday morning reporting two people appeared to be drowning after an argument. grace was pulled out of the water by officers and later died at the hospital. dive teams found johnson's body a few hours later. >> i need closure to what my daughter went through and i just know she wasn't going to give up her lifelike that.

somebody killed her and i want to know why. >> investigators say johnson had signs of physical injuries and they are treating her death as a homicide. grace's death is considered accidental. now developments in the pedestrian bridge disaster in miami, florida. authorities confirmed overnight that at least six people have been killed. the bridge was undergoing stress tests when it came down on a busy highway yesterday. the bridge was heralded as a feat of engineering. the school even posted video of the bridge going up in just hours over the weekend. they used accelerated bridge construction. the entire 174-foot long piece of bridge was rotated over the 8-lane highway. the ntsb is going to try to determine if the tragedy was caused by a design flaw or a construction issue. president trump could be planning to get rid of national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. >> that's according to the "washington post." the president is working to find a replacement before making the announcement. the post confirmed the president's decision with at

least five people close to the administration. the white house press secretary sara sanders huckabee responded to the report on twitter saying, quote, just spoke to the president and general h.r. mcmaster. contrary to reports, they have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the nsc. the investigation into russia's meddling in the presidential election is now expanding. yesterday abc news confirmed that special counsel has issued subpoenas demanding president trump's family business hand over all documents related to russia. analysts say it's a sign robert mueller's investigation will continue for several more months. a source tells abc news mueller has information that raises more questions about the financial dealings of the trump organization. a florida debris removal company is stepping in to help with wildlife cleanup in the coffey park neighborhood. a company will help tear down and rebuild the walls that line hopper avenue west of coffey lane.

the company also promised to make a significant financial contribution to the project. the walls made of concrete and wood were damaged during the october wildfires. let's take a look at live doppler 7. it is wet once again. we'll start up in the north bay where we got a light shower in petaluma towards sonoma. eventually, that will make it towards napa and yountville. you can see st. helena, where it sits and spins and warns us of this rain. a little bit of snow at 3800 feet. broaden the picture. you can see the heaviest of the rain from the san mateo bridge southward and eastward. that's where it's going to continue to stay for the next hour to hour and a half while the showers become a little more scattered across the north bay. now, what to dress, how to dress. temperaturewise, low to mid-40s through most of our san ramon valley. then we've got upper 40s in pleasanton concord and antioch and brentwood. not as chilly as yesterday. even 50s in hayward and san

jose. 41 in santa rosa. 45 in pa sichka. oakland and san francisco -- here's the rainy talked about on the san mateo bridge. caution there's going to be wet weather throughout the morning, hopefully, fingers crossed. a little fewer in the evening hours. mass transit will be wet and cool and stay inside on the ferry unless you want to get wet. for the kid, mid to upper 40s at 7:00. a milder morning. showers, yeah, at 11:00 and at 3:00, you can be watching for rainbows. highs today, i'd say low 50s along the coast. we'll have mid to upper 50s elsewhere. that should be no surprise. that's what we've had most of the week. colder tonight. especially in the north bay. mid to upper 30s. livermore, 39. the rest of us in the low to mid-40s. it's going to be colder sunday morning with frost possible. but i promise you by the time we get to sunday afternoon, we're going to have some sunshine, some drier weather and looking at next week, hopefully monday, i know you don't want to think about it yet.

the commute will be dry, unlike this morning's. >> a lot of spinout crashes this morning and major commuter issue with b.a.r.t. still no resolution but a few more details to the 16th mission station and closure. they found a broken power pole. that's affecting not too many folks. about 130 i believe. crews are working to repair that. the estimated time of restoring power is 10:00 a.m. however, we could get the 16th street b.a.r.t. station up and running before that. it depends if they can use a generator. they've been working on that for two hours. no delays across golden gate. ten minutes across the bay bridge. san mateo bridge in the yellow at 21 minutes. thanks, alexis. more bike lane barriers are being installed to protect cyclist frs cars. they put up safety posts yesterday along the valencia street bike lanes. cyclists have long complained that you been ear and lyft

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what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. so let's jump right in by showing you what's going to happen across the state today. no matter where you're traveling, you'll run into wet streets or snow packed roads as you head to the high country. we have that winter storm warning for heavy snow. 1 to 4 feet down to 3,000 feet. up to five feet at the passes. it's going to be difficult to nearly impossible to get to tahoe. once you do, look at this. avalanche warning until 7:00 tomorrow morning.

it could be natural and human induced. look at the pouring of snow that's coming down right now on heavenly. let me show you the forecast. we turn it over to scattered showers tomorrow. a little sunshine sunday. potentially a heavier storm next thursday. great news for the sierra. mike, thank you. right now, there is relief in the san leandro neighborhood after the search for an auto burglary suspect is finally over. >> this was quite an ordeal. it all starts with an exchange of gunfire with police. reporter amy hollyfield live on the scene with the latest developments on this. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. they made the arrest at 1:45 this morning. they found the second guy. they lifted the shelter in place order that was here in san leandro. they found him because of their canine team. the dogs picked unhis scent. they found him near the railroad tracks. near hesperian boulevard and ruth court. they discovered he also had a

gunshot wound. both suspects were hit by police gunfi gunfire. they were wanted for auto burglaries that they committed in other east bay cities of the police think they were about to strike here in san leandro when they caught up with them. they think they were casing the parking lot here at the bay fair mall in san leandro. at first, the suspects rammed their car into police cars. then they pulled a gun. that's when police shot them. they have not released their names or ages. they are expected to survive. they're in the hospital now. no police officers were hurt during this. reporting live in san leandro. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. the state is ramping up a crackdown on people who illegally use parking placards intended for the disabled. abc 7 news was at costco on the expressway in san jose as dmv investigators question people who were using disabled placards to park in handicapped spaces. they checked to see if those

placards were valid and being used by the right people. the dmv is now doing 24 inspections like this every month across the state. in the east bay, lawmaker wants to lower the taxes on cannabis. assembly democrat rob vonda thinks reducing the taxes for three years will eliminate the big difference between that sold illegally and on the -- the added cost is one reason users are still buying pot on the streets. one of the bills co-au the state will bring in more tax ref knew when it cut the tax rate. a new study finds u.s. adult are consuming 17 billion drinks a year. cdc researchers found one in six or 37 million adults binge drink about once april week consuming an average of seven drinks per binge. binge drinking is consuming five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women in two hours.

binge drinking can lead to dangerous driving, risky sexual behavior, violent behavior and over time it increases the risk of cancer, heart disease and liver failure. this morning, a family is finally reunited with their german shepherd after a mixup on a united flight this week. he was mistakenly flown to japan. cara swindle was with her family flying from oregon to kansas city when she went to pick up her dog, she was given a great dane instead. this morning swindle and her dog are joining michael strahan on "good morning america." >> it feels so good to have him back. >> united airlines said they would fly him back first class with an attendant. how was the return flight? >> he was supposed to come back in a cabin on the regular flight. for some reason, united wouldn't let him fly in the cabin. so they decided doing their corporate jet was the best bet and got him there a lot faster as well. >> swindle is hoping to meet with united next week.

she's considering legal action to make sure this never happens again. sheriff's deputies hope that you can recognize an art thief in san jose. he carried a painting right out the front door of the building at valley medical center yesterday. on your screen here, this is a closer look at the painting he took. if you have any tips, the santa clara county sheriff wants to hear from you. your morning money report. blue apron may show up in the grocery store. >> of course, they deliver ingredients to your door to make a meal. the company has recently seen falling subscription rates and had to lay off hundreds of employees as the competition heats up. the company says it's in active talks with a number of retailers, some of which sell their own meat meal kits. look for those in stores soon. snapchat -- she called for users to drop the app after it hosted a game where people were

asked to pick between two ongss. this is really gross. punching chris brown or slapping rihanna. the two stars were involved in a high-profile domestic violence case in 2009. snapchat pulled the game and blocked the developer. daniel lieu la created the ad saying it did not meet advertising policies. checking snap stock this norng, not much going on, at least not so far. a live look at the new york stock exchange. trading getting under way this morning. things not moving too much either overall. up .3% at this morning, dozens of young women feeling empowered. it's part of an annual dubs event encouraging women to consider a career in sports. girls from alameda county shows they've got the skills kwh this comes to shooting shoohoops.

>> the dubs forward was their coach. jordan bell. >> trying to get them to bring energy. >> makes me feel more confident. i see other females, especially minorities, doing what they love. >> the workshop is called beyond the baseline. it was sponsored by the warriors and nike. the goal is to teach young women basketball skills, teamwork and leadership. and now it's time for our daily robots will take over the world story. this time we take you to japan. just in time for march madness. >> two basketball players took on this robot named q in a shooting contest. it is as terrifying as it sounds. toyota actually created a robot with a silky smooth form and no, surprise, q made all ten free-throws beating those basketball players. q will be unveiled during a halftime show later this month. you have all been warned. we're going to watch basketball with robots in no time. >> it is amazing. it's hard to believe that

they're able to do it. it has a lot of rocking after it shoots. it might need shock absorbers. >> his form may not be good. but he's making every single shot. >> to be that fluid in a robot, pretty impressive. >> that's crazy. shaq is jealous, right, mike? >> shaq, jordan. several bad free-throw shooters out there. >> take some notes from q. >> there you go. so q, stay away from my weather wall and stay away from this. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. i hope i'm retired by the time that happens. here's a look at what's going on. san mateo bridge, it is wet this morning. we're looking westbound at a shower right now. let's move on and show you what the commute is like on 101 in the south bay from gilroy all the way up to san jose. we've had periods of moderate rain there. you can see the rain taking over from about, say, brisbane down to about palo alto. in fact, right now, flight

arrival delays into sfo, an hour and 21 minutes. see the curl in the cloud. that's the area of low pressure. it's going to slide southward and keep us in an unstable pattern today and to a lesser extent tomorrow. our best chance of thunderstorms will be today. dry weather, sunday, monday, most of tuesday. tuesday night, stronger storms roll in. let's roll through time. i think this computer model may be under doing the chance of showers a little bit. we're going to have a chance from noon to 4:00 even during the evening hours. doesn't look impressive. but i promise you, they'll be out there and you want to be prepared if you're heading out this evening. overnight, they'll continue. hopefully they won't wake you up like they did me this morning. five minutes before my alarm went off. i'm like really, mother nature? here's a look at tomorrow. definitely a lot more scattered and the chance of thunder will dissipate. by the evening hours, it's finally over. let's look at what's going on with the st. patrick's day parade. tomorrow at 11:30.

there are random showers around. also rainbows. dress for the low to mid-50s. let's get to the accuweather seven-day forecast. what you're going to see are temperatures warmer sunday afternoon. but there could be frost in the inland valleys sunday morning. our warmest temperature tuesday and then that 2, moderate storm on wednesday. let's turn it over to alexis. >> we've had this issue all morning. our commuter alert continues for b.a.r.t. riders trying to get out of the mission district. 16th street station remains closed due to a pg&e power issue. maybe by 10:00, it will be restored and the station back open. i will let you know if they're able to use a generator instead. a full closure of eastbound 84 west of the state route 35 in e area. sound like a mudslide in the last 15 minutes or so and it's blocking both of these eastbound lanes. cal trans is on the way to the scene. definitely avoid that if possible this morning. a live look outside at the emeryville camera, westbound 80. that traffic coming toward us. that's been one of the slowest

stretches. expect a 15-minute delay coming from highway 4 and trying to get into the maze. next traffic update coming up just before 7:00. thanks, alexis. next the seven things you need to know before you go. a live look outside as mike has been telling us. it's raining outside and a live ♪

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it's 6:58. whether just joining us or headed out the door, here's the seven things to know before you head out the door. get ready to get wet. we'd love to see it with you. number 2, police are on the scene of a deadly crash on communication hill in san jose. it happened 1:30 this morning. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on the scene gathering new details on the possible victims. number 3, we've been following this commuter alert. b.a.r.t. street mission street station closed due to a power issue. they're trying to get a generator to the station. use 24th for an alternate. number 4, at least six people have now died after i newly inslled

ei pesght vehicles were trapped under the rubble. number 5, the second armed suspect in lastlv shooting in so has now been arrested. police shot the first suspect after the two men rammed an undercover police car in an attempt to get away. number 6, costco honoring military members next saturday, march 24th. the event includes free food, product demos and a swag bag for the first 100 attendees. two bay area locations are participating. vacaville and san leandro. check our website for more information. number 7, the 167th annual st. patrick's day parade and festival happens tomorrow. the parade starts at 11:30 at second and market streets in san francisco. urk you are encouraged to take b.a.r.t. a election said there would be how many -- >> 100,000 people. >> i have my hat ready to go. my leprechaun hat. >> i brought treats in honor of the authentic st. patty's day. >> it's a tradition like none

other. >> the new good morning, america. deadly bridge collapse. brand-new video shows the moment this 950-ton instant bridge, installed just days ago, crashes on the drivers below. >> there is a bridge collapse. we have a report of several people injured at this time. >> rescue crews worked through the night to find survivors. at least six dead. a major investigation under way now. we're live on the scene this morning. another white house shake-up. new reports about national security adviser h.r. mcmaster as the president faces a major new development in the russia investigation. the special counsel orders his business to turn over documents and our exclusive interview with the secret government operative who partnered with trump to try to build a hotel in moscow. it's only on "gma." also new this morning,