the evening hours up until midnight. then it will spread south. about a tenth of an inch or less. here's a look at live doppler 7. a few radar returns out there. that's not going to reach the ground. it's going to help moisten the atmosphere. here's a quick look at the 12-hour planner. mid-40s to mid 50s. gray and cool at noon. 56 with scattered sprinkles and the light rain begins at 7:00. 56 to 62. all is quiet right now. how about the the east shore freeway from the stretch between the 580 merge at golden gate fields and thech in the entire bay area. you can see really living up to its name this morning. no stalls or accidents there. we do have drive times for you. tracy into dublin. just over 45 minutes to antioch into concord. late roadwork has that commute jammed for a 30-minute drive.

from san rafael into san happening today, a statewide s. crackdown on distracted driving. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington live at the bay bridge toll plaza for us. go morning. alyssa. >> good morning. the natasha, reggie. police say if you have to use your phone while driving, pull over or have your passenger be the designated talker, texter an distracted driving awareness month. the california office of traffic safety launched a campaign called just drive. the goal is to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. people can expect to see messages on electronic billboards, on the freeways and increase in law enforcement. the oakland police department is just one of the agencies cracking down. officers will be looking for people talking, texting,

now the hands-free law has been in effect for ten years. the ots has done studies and did find a decrease in people talking and texting on phones. but there are still tens of thousands ofacistedns d erivery state oftr d california. the police say if you really need to use your phone,or a fir offender is a $162 ticket. reporting live along the bay bridge toll plaza, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. thank you. we turn to the latest at the shooting at the youtube campus in san bruno. >> the three employees shot are recovering. two were released and sent home. a 36-year-old man has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. youtube is encouraging employees to take time off or work from home. they're making sure services are available. >> they will be tightening security as a result of the

shooting at its office worldwide. silicon valley businesses are look at whether or not the buildings are vulnerable. many tech companies are known for sprawling campuses. they're wide open, outdoor areas meant to be nice for the employees. security experts say tech companies need to rethink their approach to security. the santa clara countyouraged d spend a little bit more time patrolling campuses to be visible. >> always look at hngow w at what happened in san bruno and seeing what we can do to make sure that we tighten up some potential gaps that we may have. >> the sheriff's office routinely meets with local companies to conduct walk-throughs and identify potential access points and escape routes. our coverage continues online. much more on the strangers who helped victims. how twitter stepped in to stop misinformation and the shooter's background including the youtube videos at abc7news.com. i'm ready to meet any time. that's the message from santa

clara county sheriff laura smith to community members demanding answers. protesters showed frustration outside of office headquarters in san jose. on two occasions last month. i.c.e.gesnter int werview inmates. that's a violation of the county's sanctuaryla h error and is taking corrective actions. >> for the mistakenly they allowed i.c.e. into the jail doesn't cut it for us. >> it seems i.c.e. agents are not giving up. a program manager with the sheriff's office says sincehe v agents have attempted to gain access almost every single day but they have been denied. a man who assaulted a uc berkeley employee with ammonia. that happened at wheeler hall at 1:35 in the morning on wednesday. police say the woman entered a because found the man inside.

the building was closed. he then attacked her with the burns bad im suffereusd enough to send her to the emergency room. cal police sta sent about that attack. police aren't saying how he got in or what motivated the attack. also new this morning, diplomats leaving news agencie that they were b carrying the diplomats. they're citing eyewitnesses saying the diplomats got on leaving the u.s. embassy. it's unclear if thelo dbuses. regardless, we know russia asked them to leave. it's closing the st. petersburg complex. so this looks like the first official move. this all comes after the u.s. announced just last week that it was expelling 60 russian staffers and their families in

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it's almost ten minutes after 6:00 on this dry thursday morning. temperatures running in the upper 40s in menlo park. half moon bay. pacifica and towards daly city. low to mid-50s for the rest of the peninsula and everywhere else. 47 in palo alto and los gatos. 49 in santa rosa. here's a look at the exploratorium.odlace to be tomo. indoors having fun. i've got it all good until the sunsets. that's when the rain starts to

rollin. and about or exercising, doing yard work, it will be dry. north bay, the rain mochs in at 5:00a 6:00. hangs out through 8:00. check out what's going on in the south bay. you're going tbe temperatures in the mid-60o s. tonight is when the rain really gets heavy. as you can see here with low to mid-50s. here's sue with a look at the morning commute. >> we're headed out to the golden gate bridge. four lanes southbound, two lanes in the northbound direction. traffic is flowing nicely. if your travels take you from novato, the north part of the county into san francisco, it's about 22 minutes right now with traffic. just starting to build a little bit out of novato. first reports of an be accident, this is southbound 880 near brokaw. apparently, two vehicles involved blocking the middle lane there. not seeing a lot of slowing yet. we'll cck the chp. san francisco cracking down on people who use b.a.r.t. and muni station elevators as

bathroo bathrooms. the transportation agency approved $1.6 million to staff elevators with attendants. the employees are literally stand in elevators and stop people from urinating and doing other things in them. the pilot program starts later this morning at the powell and civic center stations in san francisco. surprisingly, low tech. >> whatever works. youtube star logan paul finding himself in the middle of another controversy. what got him kicked out of yosemite national park. >> preventing a stroke with your diet. the food that could help you keep healthy. heading to break at 6:11, people everywhere are confusing quilted northern are confusing quilted northernf. for a bouncy castle. they're both durable, flexible and nice to have at parties. but quilted northern is not a bouncy castle. it's just really nice toilet paper. with powerful 24-hour relief non-drowsy claritin

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redwood city native who plays for the new england patriots is credited with stopping a potential school shooter. julian edelman received an instagram message warned him this that a person was threatening to shoot up a school. >> edelman found the commute. it said quote, i'm going to shoot up my school. watch the news. rs of the police and them be department started following up on the information. we'veoc l14-yedatear-old male. he was brought down to the police department, interviewed and made admissions to making

the threat. >> police arrested teen at his home. officers found two long rifles belonging to his mother. he's been charged with making a false report of a threat of terrorism. you can see the entire story on "good morning america" coming up at the top of the hour. youtube star logan paul is facing another controversy this morning. he was kicked out of yosemite national park last weekend. according to park officials, park to celebrate his birthday. later they werecttaoned campers they were too loud. that's when the group was kicked out of the park. earlier this year, paul was criticized after he posted a video of a man who committed suicide in japan. also happening today, a rally against a proposed ban on tobacco products in san francisco. people representing dozens of community groups and businesses will picket outside of city hall at 11:00 this morning. they want voters to say no to it would create an cigarettes,o

underground market for it. they will decide in lucky pe princess monterey whale watching tour. they captured orcas in the a wate them as they feed on migrating -- that took a turn. >> i would -- i still have not seen orcas in the wild.n th monterey right now, reggie. >> field trip, mike. >> is this the weekend to do it sunday or today if you can. >> yeah. o srrow and saturday, natot >>mu going on. the rain is almost here. the much hyped atmos still barreling towards us. right now from the east bay hills, mainly cloudy outside.

it's going to be a great day until the rain develops this evening. rain spreads everywhere overnight. extended forecast. that means five wet ones. that's impressive for april. here's a look at the highs. morgan hill, 71. thinner clouds and early sunshine. warmer than everybody else. mainly mid to upper 60s elsewhere until you get to the coast. 61 half moon bay. san francisco 62. it at a 1. we talked about. let's talk about tomorrow and saturday as the stormam rlps am three. a strong storm. not going to have much in the way of winds 30 to 45 miles per hour. the flooding will be minimal the way it looks right arrives, at 5:00, nwe're okay up in the north bay. but as we get to deeper into the evening hours and morning, that's when it's going to be wet everywhere. look how much the rain ramps up rainut tomore.row that piles upm

es a of moderate to heavy s rain. hitting a half inch in the sout. everybodyba else 2 1/2 inches on the way to 2.5 to 3.5 inches inland east bay where we'll be around an inch tond, monday dry. you'll need theremb u asll ght that the day. go to the bay bridge toll plaza now. we've got a couple of problems. the westbound direction with a stall in the hov fastrak lane. the bridge crews work rapidly. we've got a stalled tour bus eastbound. the lower deck towards treasure island. head up there. still with this accident

reported by the chp. two big rigs, south slow traffic.d perhaps they've pushed that off to one of the shoulders. we'll check with the chp and come back in 6:19 now. a san francisco fertility clinic where thousands of eggs and embryos were damaged is patient. the company has yet to take responsibility or adequately inform families how or why the tank malfunctioned. >> a lot of the grief and the anger they feel is just being worsened really by the fact that they are not getting clear answers. >> within 24 hours of that incident, a malfunction occurred c a fertilitylic niin linic has been more forthcoming by explaining it was human error. iv fe trying to block -- a

federal judge in san francisco is going to hear that case today. the encampment theeseloms is in roseland area behind the dollar tree store. the residents were given until tuesday to leave. then on monday, the judge ordered the evictions not be drop in ut before today's dstc violent crime in richmond. our media partner the mercury news reports the city has not had any homicides so far this year. police say going 4 1/2 months without a homicide is unprecedent unprecedented. 15 people were killed in the city last year. curbing gang violence helped. protest over be inequality. it was planned for the day martin luther king, jr. was killed. only on abc 7 news, new information surrounding that deadly tesla crash in mountain view. an eerily similar crash happened last year. >> first, here's rob harmarcian with what's ahead on gma.

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away from your accuweather forecast. i want to tell you about my storm concerns. i've upped a couple of them. hydroplaning, the highest probability of that happening this time tomorrow during the commute. i think there's a high probability of flooding on the burn scars with 3.5 to 5 inches of rain. trees toppling, power outages, moderate probability and a lowh. track the storm as it moves into the bay area with the abc 7 news app. live doppler 7 is on the app. you can enable push alerts to get advisories on your phone or tablet. another reason to load up on broccoli and brussel sprouts. veggies in that family may it ldt more than a thousand women over the age of 70 in australia. women who ate three or mother servings of them a day had a drop in their -- >> it includes cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts and bobbing choy.

they talk about this on "good morning america" about the findings. >> we have to caution this showed and association and link not cause and effect. but there's a theory that there's these compounds in broccoli and cauliflower that really protect the vascular system. so, again, it's a link and an association. but an interesting one. >> you can see the entire interview with dr. jennifer ashton on gold medma. took part in a sit-down protest over racial and gender inequality within the university of california system. demonstrators sat down in a circle near ucla. the rally was set up after a recent study showed racial and gender gaps within the uc system. union reps say the study showed a large gap between the system's highest paid and lowest paid workers, as well as decline in african american employment. happening today, cal train

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now at 6:30. storm watch. showing you the dry conditions. but the rain we've been talking about all week is hours away. >> good morning. it's thursday, april 5th. alexis is off today. you're never more than 7 minutes away from from. mike nicco has the details. >> we'll start with just showing you the impact scale. the storm impact scale. what to expect. i've got to focus on this

evening and in the north bay. it will spread south towards midnight and it will get really heavy during this time tomorrow morning. less than a tenth of an inch for most areas today. you can see rain showing up on live doppler 7. it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. it's going to help keep the temperatures cooler today than yesterday. upper 40s to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll have 57 to 62 at noon. mainly gray conditions. a few sprinkles possible in the north bay at 4:00. 58 to 66 is our spread. light rain in the north bay at 7:00. dress for temperatures around 56 to 62. we'll show you the heaviest of the rain coming at you next. here's sue with a look at the commute. >> the san mateo bridge where the brake lights have begun across the causeway towards the highrise and towards foster city. i checked your drive time from 880 towards 101. you're looking at about a 25 to 28-minute drive. it's definitely starting to slow there. you can see the red over the altamont pass. that's your typical slow traffic

with about a 50-minute drive. 5-0. from tracy over towards the dublin area. southbound 880 near brokaw, a couple of big rigs pushed over to the off ramp there. maybe partially blocking the off ramp. be careful. up towards vacaville, we overturned vehicle, went through the divide, looks like it might have been the opposite direction, landed on its heels. facing the wrong way in the left lane. this is northbound 505 just after the eastbound 80 split. guys? >> thank you, sue. developing news this morning in a youtube attack. we're expecting to get an update on the one remaining victim still in the hospital. >> we're also hearing from youtube about the security changes coming to all of its locations around the world. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live in san bruno. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. several changes this morning compared to yesterday morning. first off, the police presence is gone and the police tape has been removed at its

headquarters. cherry avenue, in front of the building, is also now open to traffic. and the balcony in front of the building, the plywood that was there yesterday morning has been removed. it is now open. as for the three employees shot on tuesday, they are recovering. hospital officials say two women were released and sent home. a 36-year-old man has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. it's unclear what the extent of his injuries are. youtube is encouraging employees to take time off from work or work from home. wellness services will be readily available. >> we will be increasing the security we have at all of our offices worldwide to make them more secure not only in the near term but in the long-term. >> reporter: authorities say the suspected went to a gun range hours before the shooting. she was questioned at a walmart

where she was sleeping in her car. the police said they found nothing suspicious. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. the family of the woman who opened fire extended apologies from their home in riverside county. >> nasim aghdam's family say they were well aware that she was upset with youtube and said that she was a prolific poster of vegan and animal rights video on the site. about about a year ago the relationship soured. she had lost followers. >> i don't know how she was like this. we can't go to -- [ inaudible ] i'm sorry. i can't believe it. >> yesterday, atf agents served a search warrant at the home. police told them they would keep an eye on her after found sleeping in her car. warned pole she might do something.

continuing coverage, follow us on facebook or go to abc7news.com. be sure to enable push alerts on the abc 7 news app. we'll send you the latest breaking news as it happens. now to a question on the minds of many californians this morning. will governor jerry brown comply with the president's proclamation to send the national guard to our border with hmexico. that is the directive signed yesterday by the president without giving specifics on the number of troops shall the length of deployment or the locations. we do know national guardsmen will work in conjunction with the military to secure the border against illegal immigration and drug smuggling. >> it will be strong. it will be as many as needed to fill the gap that is we have today is what i can tell you. we'll go through and make sure. >> texas and arizona have already given their thumbs up. the national guard in those states could be on their way to the border as we speak. california, however, has yet to make a decision. >> they have to work with the governors of each border state. in this case, it would be governor brown.

we do not have the best relationship with the president of the united states on immigration. >> the national guard has been sent to the border before in 2006 under president bush and four years later under president obama. 6:35 now. the dmv is calling a law giving special california driver's licenses to people here undocumented a big success. it has issued more than a million of them so far according to the latest numbers. drivers just have to prove their identity and where they live. then they have to pass a driving test, which supporters say makes our roads safer. critics say the licenses make it easier for undocumented immigrants to remain in the u.s. we've learned this morning facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has agreed to a second congressional hearing next week. this time in the senate. it's different than one we reported yesterday. zuckerberg will appear in a rare joint hearing of the senate judiciary and commerce committees. it will happen next tuesday, april 10th. that is a day before he'll

testify before the house energy and commerce committee. just yesterday, facebook announced more users than originally thought had data exposed to cambridge analytica. facebook says 87 million users' data was swept up. that number is higher than the initial estimate of 50 million users. happening today, organizers planning to protest in front of facebook's headquarters in menlo park. they'll be demanding greater consumer protection in online media and right to privacy. the raging granny's action league is organizing the rally. they insist they shouldn't have to be an internet genius to protect their data and digital rights to privacy. the rally is starting this afternoon. getting a lot of attention. we're getting word of at least one arrest. san francisco police say they arrested this man, 18-year-old brian vander court in the fisherman's wharf area. plainclothes officers followed his car after they recognized it as one reported being involved in other car thefts.

officers say they witnessed him scouting out cars and then watched him actually break into one of thenl. he was arrested and now faces several counts of burglary along with other charges. also happening today, crews in san francisco preparing for the big storm that's expected to start late tonight. this morning, public works crews are putting out temporary flood barriers at 17th and follow so many streets. that's a notoriously low-lying area. the interlocking plastic barriers will stay there until the rains go away. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the greatest flooding potential is in the central valley. even more so in the higher elevations of the foothills and the mountains. 3 to 7 inches of rain. that's going to fall on top of all that snow and create even more melting and runoff. about 4 million people under this flood watch. it goes through sunday morning at 11:00. i wouldn't be surprised if the

santa cruz mountains in the north bay is put under a flood watch eventually because of all the rain we're going to get. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s in the south bay. los gatos the cool spot. 55 in san jose. low to mid-50s on both sides of the bay. 48 sebastopol. 48 in half moon bay. for the cool spots, here's a look. early sunshine in the south bay. that's one of the reasons you'll be warmer than the rest of us. the commute planner, mainly for the evening hours and mainly for the north bay. caution there. because of the wet weather that's rolling in. it's going to be cloudy just about all day today after a little sunshine this morning. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s after 8:00. the rain will start to roll in. peninsula, same thing. temperatures going from 55 up to about 65. now tonight, once the rain does begin, it gets heavy quickly. this time tomorrow, you and i will be dealing with a lot of standing water, probably solo spinouts and a messy commute

tomorrow. >> any snow or too warm? >> 10,000 feet. >> that's too high. >> then dropping to 5500 saturday. a couple of inches of wet snow at the pass levels. 10,000 foot snow level is the reason there will be so much flooding. >> tough to ski in the rain, too. not fun. >> going to be crunchy. >> walk to workday is luckily today and not tomorrow. they have a couple of official walks planned in san francisco at 8:30 this morning, dignitaries and supervisors will begin at russ and howard. t there's a new signal light they're going to dedicate. oakland and san jose have scheduled walk as well. slow traffic auft central valleys. it's been cleared. better news for san jose. southbound 880 near brokaw. that accident has been cleared out of lanes. i'm not seeing any slow traffic there. we do have extremely slow traffic, though, from antioch through pittsburg and bay point. late roadwork is the problem there. speeds of below 20 miles an hour

around 15 miles an hour. first reports of an accident southbound 680 before pacheco. couple of big rigs. one of the rigs might be blocking a lane of traffic. we'll come back in a few and check on that. >> thank you, sue. the iteam has identified a tesla crash from september that experts say shows similarities to the fatal crash in mountain view. a driver who does not want to be identified told the iteam's dan noyes he was using autopilot in his tesla near the 880 merge when the sun got in his eyes and the car slammed into a safety barrier. one of the pioneers of self-driving technology says drivers have to pay close attention to the road even when using driver assist. >> we have to recognize we've got to crawl before we walk, we got to walk before we run. we're still at the crawling stage with this technology. >> the driver in the september crash walked away uninjured. the safety barriers there were

in work og order. different case for walter tesla when it hit a barrier. autopilot is intended for use only with a fully a tensive driver and that it does not prevent all accidents. such a standard would be impossible but makes them less likely to occur. the attorneys representing one of the ghost ship defendants has filed a motion to dismiss the 36 counts of manslaughter against his client. his defense attorneys argue even experts do not know the cause of the deadly fire in december of 2016. he asks in the motion, quote, if the origin of the fire is unknown, how can defendants defend themselves? he and a co-defendant are scheduled to go on trial july 16th. they're accused of ignoring fire codes at the ghost ship warehouse. local law enforcement

agencies cracking down on distracted drivers today. you could be part of a hack attack that exposed your personal information. let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we'll continue to look at this. as you can see, we are up 144 points. as we head to break, a seagull stealing a package of bacon from a

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track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. be it's 6:45 this morning. we're definitely on storm watch. hi everybody. rain up in the north first. breezy conditions, yur eek and chico. cloud any the sierra. 66 in yosemite. mid-60s down in so cal until you get out to the desert. 94 in palm springs. flooding likely in the mountains and foothills, friday and saturday. the snow level will drop to 5500 feet. a cull of inches of wet snow to round out the system before the sunshine returns on sunday. >> we'd love it if you show how it impacts your neighborhood the

next couple of days. take a photo or video and share it with us. we can show your posts on abc 7 news or at abc7news.com. the pounding storm coming our way may put the spillway at the oroville dam to the test. >> it may be able to release water even though it needs more repair. >> it partially collapsed from intense rains. surely you remember when 200,000 nearby residents had to evacuate as a precaution. right now the dam is just 36 feet below capacity and state water officials are hoping for the best. >> definitely trying to minimize use of the spillway. only halfway through construction for this year. we'd like to wait until the construction is complete before yoogt spi using the spillway. >> we'll all be watching with beated breath. >> the plan $710 million two-year fix isn't expected to be complete until after a second phase of construction this year.

>> keep your eyes on the road and not on your phone. ignore that message and you could end up with a ticket today. >> police in the bay area and across the state will be lookin% out in force for distracted drivers. >> abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington live at the bay bridge toll plaza. alyssa? >> good morning. we use our phones for so many things. to talk, text, check e-mails, take pictures. they can be addicting. that's why police say the best thing to do is put them in the back seat of your car, even in the trunk while you're driving. april is distracted driving awareness month. the office of traffic safety launched a campaign. it is called just drive. the goal is to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. people can expect to see messages on electronic billboards, on the freeways around the bay area and also an increase in law enforcement. the oakland police department is one of the agencies cracking down. officers will be looking for people, talking, texting, or using apps while driving.

the penalty for a first-time offender is a $162 ticket. hands-free law has been in effect in california for ten years. the ots has done studies and did find a decrease in people talking and texting on phones. but that doesn't mean things are perfect. there are still tens of thousands of distracted driving collisions every year. police say if you really need to use your phone pull over. this is one of two enforcement days this month. the next one will be next friday, april 13th. reporting live at the bay bridge toll plaza, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. a live desk update with jessica castro. >> we have learned of a major find into an oregon family whose suv went off a cliff in mendocino county. investigators have just found a cell phone near the crash site. it could really help them. i also want to show you new video of the search area from

yesterday. this case caught national attention after two women and three of their adopted children died in the crash. investigators have said they believe the crash was intentional. meanwhile, three of the couples other adopted children are still missing. another update for you search efforts have been canceled for today because of bad weather. it will resume once the forecast improves. back to you. thank you so much, jessica. we have new details. a water heater being blamed for the death of a couple and their two children at a luxury resort in mexico. the des moines register reports that the faulty water heater rusted in the humid climate. mexican police official says there was a leak from the laundry room and that the laundry room didn't have ventilation. autopsies showed they died of asphyxiation from inhaling the toxic gas. delta airlines saying a services provider was the portal for a cyber attack on payment information from customers. >> the provider,

sorry about that. it's used by delta and other conditions. the cyber attack happened in late fall, september to early october. just a small number of clients were affected. passport and security information was not compromised. 24/7ai is confident t florm is now secure. a new store is coming to the east bay. the 23,000 square foot store opens april 12th. is t. will have men's, women's and children's clothing plus a separate shop design for accessories. h and m has 78 locations in california including several in the bay area. let's check in on the new york stock exchange. 114 points up this morning. 24,384. we're going to keep watching

this throughout the day, of course. 43 days, 21 hours and 12 minutes. the countdown continues to the royal wedding. >> we're learning new details about the big day. meghan markle's bestie jessica mulroney is said to be playing a major role behind the scenes. she's married to the son of a canadian prime minister. she's wufrnt best known bridal consultants. mulroney, helped her make decisions on the cake, the dress, the designer and the florist. she's prepping her daughter ivy to join the welding party alongside prince george and princess charlotte. >> they reserved tickets for average, everyday joes to come to the wedding. >> i'm disappointed. i wanted to see them on say yes to the dress. that could have been really classy and nice. >> i don't think that's going to happen. >> be be never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> do they have that expensive of dresses on say yes to the

dress? >> they have very nice dresses. >> why are we knocking them this morning? >> we're about 12 hours away from the rain moving into the north bay. then sliding southward. until then, there's a little bit of sunshine trying to peek through the clouds this morning. it's going to be a mainly gray day with rain this evening. moderate to heavy rain tonight through saturday morning and a couple of weaker storms next week. here's a look at the highs. 70 in san jose and morgan hill. the rest of us in the mid to upper 60s. the rain-cooled air in lakeport and eureka. 61 to 62 half moon bay and san francisco. plume of moisture, more than 3,000 miles long. it's this area of low pressure hooking up with it and bringing us heaviest rain tomorrow. that's why the storm ramps up from a 1 today to a 2 with drenching rain. especially in the north bay hills. also the santa cruz mountains where flood watch is probably going to be issued at some point. winds gusting to 45 miles per

hour. we'll keep an eye on the potential for damage and power outages. everybody dry and then you can see by midnight, rains into the north bay. look at all that yellow and orange during the morning commute. up until noon it may taper a little bit by 5:00 friday. into the evening hours. it's still going to be raining steadily. another push of moderate to heavy rain comes in friday night into saturday morning. then by saturday afternoon, it's gone. up to an inch in the south bay. an 1.5 inches in the east bay valleys. 3 to 5 inches in the north bay. 4 to 6 inches in the mountains. sunday, monday, enjoy the dry days. tuesday and wednesday, wet again. hi, sue. >> good morning. yeah, we've got a lot to be thankful for. beautiful sunrise this morning. you'll have to see it in the rearview mirror if you're approaching the golden gate or the richmond-san rafael toll plaza. a big stack-up here. the fastrak lanes are the slow ones. the cash lanes don't have much

of a wait at all. but you are backing up in towards the east bay from the toll plaza there. we do have this accident, this one obviously, you see the back confirmed southbound 680 before pacheco with a couple of big rigs involved. possibly blocking a lane. backing up towards the bridge there. the benicia bridge. we have slow traffic off the sunol grade near washington. couple of cars blocking a lane there. they're unable to move. something stuck under the car. waiting for a tow truck to clear lanes there. you'll find slow traffic fremont southbound. thank you, sue. happening today, san jose state university will honor a coach who has taught judo there for more than 70 years. abc 7 news was at the school where a 98-year-old overawe practice. he started the judo program in 1946 and helped to build it to be one of the top in the nation. he has a lot of advice to offer still. >> come here, you got with your hip like this. >> block with your hip like

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it's 6:58. whether just joining us or headed out the door, seven things to k weather is first. it's going to be quiet most of the day today. scattered sprinkles by 4:00. moderate to heavy rain tonight and tomorrow. number 2, youtube is encouraging employees to take time off or work from home after tuesday's shooting. the san bruno company will tighten security as a result of the shooting at its offices worldwide. number 3, in just the last few minutes, the head of homeland security said at the white house, she will speak with governor jerry brown today. she wants to get him to support president trump's plan to send the national guard to the border to stop illegal immigration. number 4, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has agreed to a second congressional hearing next week, this time in the senate.

he'll appear at the senate judiciary and commerce committee's next tuesday, april 10th. a day before testifying in front of house lawmakers. number 5, it's important for today, especially so to put your phone down whiling driving. they're caccing doracking down distracted drivers. number 6, we're following your thursday morning commute off the sunol grade, southbound 680 near washington. we've got a couple of cars can't move out of roadways. waiting on tow trucks. in pockets from pleasanton southbound. number 7, maybe ditch the car today. so walk to work. it's walk to workday after all. in san francisco, thousands expected to participate. they have stations with goodies, you can enjoy that. >> that's part of it, right? >> very nice. >> thank goodness it's today and not tomorrow. we'll be getting that horizontal rain tomorrow. >> tomorrow's commute will be brutal. some of of the heaviest rain

between 4:00 and 7:00. get your beauty sleep. going to be busy at the good morning, america. breaking overnight, president trump makes it official. signing the order to send u.s. troops to the border with mexico, calling it a point of crisis. the battle over the border right now. and spring storm alert. more than a foot of snow piling up in the midwest. record lows in multiple states and dangerous winds ripping the roof off this school's cafeteria in kansas and now two storm systems are on the move. rob with the track this morning. new facebook fallout. the date now set for ceo mark zuckerberg to testify before both houses of congress as facebook reveals that privacy scandal is much larger than they thought. up to 87 million users affected. breaking new details in that spring break horror.