hospital. it's 4:29 now. if you're just joining us, let's get a check of weather and traffic with mike nicco. >> i want to show you the winds. they'll be fast along the coast. some of that is spilling into sfo through the san bruno gap. fairfield at 14 miles per hour. concord about 12. we have an on-shore breeze. it's going to take temperatures down a little bit from yesterday. here's a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. 46 to 452 at 7:00. high clouds. 56 at the coast. mid-60s for the rest of us. a dry cold front rolls through. 57 at the coast, 68 and the bay. 70 inland at 4:00. 55 at the coast. mid-60s, about the same as it was at noon. let's see what elsa lexis is watching this morning. >> 680 through-wall nut creek. folks approaching 24, filling in just a bit here.

around maritime and 7th street, reports of a fire. it sounds like that's off of the freeway, off to the side. i'll keep an eye on that and see if the fire department has to take away any lanes. i don't think it will cause major delays. we'll check on that next. a crash that killed a family was likely intentional. the speedometer was pinned at 90 miles an hour. >> the software of the car indicates it stopped and then accelerated off the cliff. melanie woodrow has the details. >> the california highway patrol saying a deadly crash off the coast of california appears to have been intentional. >> at this point in the investigation, that's the direction we're going with it. >> investigators say there was approximately 70 feet of continuous acceleration before the suv went over the edge and impacted the ocean floor. sara and jennifer hart were

driving the suv when it went off the cliff. three of the children remain missing. >> the vehicle came to a stop, most likely in that pull-out and then accelerated off the cliff. >> investigators now addressing rumors of a suicide note at the family's home saying no note was found and they are still evaluating items found in the search, including some red flags. they would not elaborate what. >> there's a lot of people online saying they were beautiful people. at some time they may have been. that's not what we saw next door. >> investigators say the information they are now sharing is preliminary and still being verified. in the newsroom, melanie wood w woodrow, abc 7 news. now more than 100 firefighters are searching for a 13-year-old boy to fell into a drainage park. jesse hernandez was playing in an abandoned maintenance shed

yesterday. a wooden plank broke and he plunged into a pipe that feeds into the l.a. river. authorities looked for the boy overnight but still have not found him. chp investigating how a sheriff's patrol car a woman in a vigil for stephon clark. the vehicles were surrounded by protesters who broke a back window and started denting one. vehicles. the woman hit has been released from the hospital. they're conducting an internal review of the incident also. the government will begin accepting applications for the h-1-b visas. they attract tech workers from overseas. 85,000 people will be chosen randomly in a lottery-style employers have to sponsor the applicants. they will be scrutinized for

minor errors. china will impose a tariff on more than 100 american-made goods, many from california. it's in retaliation for president trump new tariffs on chinese steel and aluminum. china's 15% tariff will include nuts, wine, and aluminum, among others. many of the products come from here. another sign of recovery in the fire zone of sonoma county. the press democrat says much of the regional park and -- was severely burned in october is now open again. crews have repaired trails and retaining walls. there are burn scars. you also a survey will be conducted -- it determines the amount of water that will runoff during warmer months. found 41 inches of snow.

the survey at 11:00 this morning. probably 56, 57% is what the electronics is showing right now. with the central sierra receiving the most. the interesting thing is when that atmospheric river hits us, it's going to hit the sierra with a ton of rain ending with a little bit of snow. >> it will be interesting to see what the runoff does. temperatures 49 in the sunset. glenn park 51. 52 to 54 degrees in san francisco. 60 in daly ciilely city for the spot. 44 and american canyon at 51 in walnut creek. gosh, i haven't done that in years. you know what it is. my hands are sore from doing yard work all weekend. i'm going with that. here's a look at the san mateo

bridge -- that's from south beach. mass transit this morning, cool, mild, quite -- mass transit, breezy spots. here's a look at the south bay. 53 this morning. 65 at noon. from 1:00 through 5:00, you're still laughing at me, really? we're going in the north bay and we'll have low to mid-70s from 1:00 through 7:00. here's a quick look at what's coming. i'll show you what's coming our way. we have two clickers. the other one is over there. >> i don't think i've ever actually dropped my remote, no. i've come close. >> used to have wire on them and i would step on. it one, just fumbled it. >> i'm going to try not to trip on it when i head to the green screen. >> i'm going right now. let me get it. >> you're going to walk into my shot. >> i am. golden gate bridge, we have the

zipper trucks out. >> are you changing your mind? >> i didn't want to walk in your shot. >> i don't get it. >> we got that all taken care of. no delays if you're coming from the north bay this morning. very light volumes and more room now that the zipper trucks have come through. we're still having that gps issue, though. ace 1 is out on time. 23 b.a.r.t. trains in service and should be another gorgeous day on the san francisco-based ferry. normal service with no delays. thanks alexis. >> school crossing guard. putting kids in san francisco at risk. >> bay area astronomers are tracking this the whole way down.

let's talk about what's going to happen today across the state. you can see it's going to be a little breezy in some areas, especially along the coast. 57 in eureka. look at those mid to upper 70s in chico, sacramento. mid-60s in san diego and los angeles. see the cloud cover going through there. that's a cold front that's going to sweep through. we'll start out with clouds and

increasing sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures. above average through thursday. heavy rain for friday. snow level down to 5500 feet. the snow remains heavy saturday into early sunday. new this peace prize winner left pakistan overnight. her first visit since being shot in 2012 the taliban who by tried to kill her for promoting girls' education. she went back to london overnight of the she plans to term nepermanently return to pakistan after being in england. jury selection begins in the trial of bill cosby. his accuser, andrea constand a former basketball administrator will take the stand again.

cosby is accused of assaulting her at his suburban philadelphia home in 2004. his first trial ended in a hung jury. the retrial's opening set for next monday. an out of control space station making a rapid approach to earth has entered the earth's atmosphere. astronomers and space enthusiasts are closely tracking its arrival. >> this radar image was about as good as it was going to get for people hoping to get a glimpse. it re-entered the atmosphere over the pacific ocean. astronomers at the science center were disappointed that the re-entry was nowhere near the bay area. they found tracking its progress towards earth exciting, nonetheless. >> less than an hour it will re-enter the earth's atmosphere. >> gerald and conrad spent the afternoon reviewing the data that monitor the space station's

whereabouts. the chinese lost control of it two years ago. this day was long expected. where it would re-enter and would anybody be able to see it is anyone's guess. >> it's like watching meteors in the sky, except this one was created by humans. >> it's about the size of a school bus. it re-entered the atmosphere 15 minutes ahead of what was projected. over the pacific, west of chile. since most of it was expected to burn up during re-entry, the chances of being hit by debris was small. >> that's the downside of it coming down over the ocean, you don't get pictures of it. the upside is you don't have dangers to people on the ground. >> the unintended journey back to earth. in oakland, lilian kim, abc 7 news. san francisco reportedly struggling to keep crossing guards at schools across the city. according to the examiner, critics say low pay and split shifts causing a shortage of

guards. they pay guards at $18 an hour. they work 75 minutes in the morning and 75 minutes in the afternoon and they get no benefits. they plan to address the issue at a meeting later this month. janet jackson made headline in outside lands this year. >> i'm really excited. >> i know. >> organizers have been dropping us pretty big hints on twitter. >> anyone who was a big fan like me knows that this is from the album cover from janet. >> you recognize that right away. >> please. >> the main stage headliner in outside lands this year. she would be making history. scheduled for august 10th through the 12th. sadly, the pre sale tickets were sold out. of course, you still have a chance to get the regular sale

tickets. but you have to beat me to it. >> how is she the first female to headline. >> if you're going to be the first, might as well be miss janet jackson. >> i'm so excited. that's great. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> every time i hear escapade, i love that song. >> weatherwise, you can see from the east bay hills, absolutely quiet. mild gn today. the atmospheric -- brings us pretty heavy rain friday into saturday. but sunday, we're trying to salvage that day as the dry and warmer day for the weekend. here's a look at the cold front, dry cold front. it's going to slide down with high clouds and sunshine. eventually end up with sunshine this afternoon. micro climates out there. >> gilroy and san jose. the south bay on the peninsula today, 63 at millbrae. 68 in mountain view in los

altos. >> mid to upper 50s. low 60s in downtown san francisco. 68 in sausalito. low 70s through most of the north bay. lakeport, maybe about 69. along the east bay shore. 65 at richmond. we'll hit some 70s in newark, union city and fremont. inland, temperatures around 72 to 74 degrees. great start to the season. then we drop three in a row. the rangers in town to take on the a's. 64 degrees at 7:05. dropping to 58. temperatures mainly in the low to upper 40s. 50 in san francisco. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. a little cooler -- a 2 for friday and a 1 for saturday on the storm impact scale. we'll talk more about that coming up. so far so good on the roads. not a lot of folks out moving. of course, it is just 4:46 in

the morning. westbound 92 across san mateo bridge, looking great. no significant issues to talk about. one minor issue. we did have a brushfire into chp around maritime. something is on fire in that area. it is not impacting any lanes on 880. i am keeping a close eye on that. no delays in the area. next traffic update just before 5:00. alexis thank. facebook is ready to launch a new tool to better protect your e-mail addresses. >> here's techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, facebook hears you. >> the company is going to make sure that advertisers get your -- the company is building something called a certification tool that will require advertisers to confirm they have that permission. amazon's automated store in seattle -- >> walmart and kroger's are trying out robots and scatter systems meant to save on labor and improve customer service.

one analysis says half of the retail jobs could be lost -- >> chocolate whopper was one of the products touted on april fool's day. it comes with raspberry sirup and white chocolate rings. >> dozens of zippers making it customizable. both items completely fake. >> too bad. >> those are your techbytes. >> easter went downhill in san francisco this weekend. >> the annual bring your own big wheel was yesterday. the crookedest street in the city on modified try sick ls. no winners or losers, just plenty of fun. help to pay for the cost of the event. >> abc news was at or ak acle aa where they donated -- each three-point shot made during the season. the warriors up to $440,000 so

far in donations with ten days left in the regular season. >> a teacher goes above and beyond to give her students an easter they won't forget. >> south korean perform in the north for the first time in 13 years. one surprising group got rave reviews from ♪

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minutes away from your accuweather forecast. want to give you a better idea of what to expect out of this atmospheric river. at least three days of rain. it could spill into sunday morning. but the heaviest of the rain could fall friday. could be a little bit of flooding. not supposed to get this much rain in april. show you how much we'll get coming up next. >> mike, thank you. landmarks will be lit up in blue for autism awareness day. it's aimed to promote awareness of those with autism. the united nations, the white house, empire state building all showed blue. use the #light it up blue so we can find it and share it. planes heading to denver from new york was forced to return to kennedy airport after a bird sucked into an engine during takeoff. the pilot declared an emergency so the flight could return to the airport yesterday. >> we just took a bird in a number one engine. declare an emergency. have the fire and rescue look at the engine.

we're getting pretty good violation here. >> the aircraft circled around and landed safely at jfk. no one was hurt and passengers rebooked on to other flights a tampa, florida, teacher went above and beyond to make sure his students didn't miss out on the fun. they pitched in to buy easter baskets at walmart. within hours, he raised more than 700 bucks. a discount from walmart and he was able to buy them for not just his class but the entire fifth grade at his school. >> this is unbelievable. this is five cartfuls of easter baskets that are pre-made. we have footballs, we have basketballs. we have soccer balls of different colors. we have backpacks, we have purses. >> wonderful day for facebook and wonderful friends. i think they did a good job. thank you. >> the leftover money from the basket donations will be used for other classroom activities.

very nice. kim jong-un says he was deeply moved by a performance from south korean pop stars visiting pyongyang. he met with some of the k-pop stars and took pictures with them. it's the first time in more than a decade that south korean artists traveled to the north. this is the latest sign of a major thaw in korean relations. the two korean leaders are scheduled to meet at the end of the month. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let talk more about this atmospheric river. 5:00 thursday. there may be some rain up in the north bay. overnight, all of us are going to get wet and have to drive on wet pavement. look what happens. the 24 hours to 9:00 saturday morning, 2 to 3 inches of rain possible. why is this significant if this plays out. oakland, your average rain in april is less than an inch and a

half. you're looking at 2 1/2 to 3 inches. your greatest amount in april, 4 inches. this could be an impressive system. alexis. >> sorry, mike. >> pollen in the air is getting to me this morning. we are looking at a fairly quiet commute so far today. we have a little stack-up in the cash lanes for the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. if you're using fastrak or the carpool lanes, drive lines -- southbound 101 san francisco to sfo here in the green at nine minutes. 238 to the maze, 14. northbound 101 between highway 85 and the san jose airport. new crash though on 101 on 680 in san jose. people with overdue bookts have a chance to eliminate fines. there is a catch. >> santa clara library district will waive up to $100 for any amount of nonperishable food.

the food for fines program will benefit those in santa clara and san mateo counties. also get people to come back to the library with a fresh start. >> steven spielberg on top of the box office for the first time in a decade. the best selling book, ready player one is about a future in which gamers compete in a virtual universe. it earned $41 million in the u.s. and another 128 million worldwide. tyler perry's acrimony, black panth panther, i can only imagine and uprising round out the top five. >> they encountered a huge great white shark off the southern coast of australia. look at that thing. the beast looming larger than their two men dingy. >> it's a real life jaws and ended with no one hurt. >> look at them looking over their shoulder like what? tell me this is a large dolphin.

>> driverless cars can legally drive on california streets. how many companies filed for permits. a problem with tesla after a deadly crash on highway 101. what the ntsb is not happy about. >> a big day in a neighborhood hit the hardest by the north bay fires. >> taking a live look outside. abc 7 news. now. we're keeping a lookout for well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. blocked by the saints! [crowd roaring] while others prove that great things can happen... even on a monday night.

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