>> good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> good morning on this thursday april 12th. >> natasha and mike are off this morning. alexi finally back from vacation. >> you're never too old to celebrate spring break. >> amen. >> and lisa joining us this morning. >> with your little baby right? >> yeah. we took him to see the grandparents in florida. it was fun. >> spring break weather. >> it's going up and down. we had the rain yesterday. about a quarter of an inch almost and about a tenth of an inch in most places so we're looking at live doppler 7 right now. you can see the snow. about an inch left of that and maybe a few lingering showers around the bay but otherwise a chillier start. upper 30s to upper 40s and mid and upper 50s. partly cloudy skies. a lingering shower chance is possible in the northbound throughout the day. it will be breezy and temperatures well below average. as much as 10 degrees below average but we'll catch up

quickly tomorrow. >> good morning. i want to take you back live to sky 7 right now. in walnut creek and this was the scene of major traffic alert not too long ago. just after 5:00 a.m. ch pfrks issued a sig alert due to police activity there. all lanes of northbound 680 were closed. you could still see flares burning in the area. we have not confirmed what the police activity was but it was there long enough to cause a back up on the southbound side. folks looking at the flashing lights so we're looking at a back up spilling over just a little bit on to 242 if you're coming in from concord or pleasant hill you may want to think about alternates. all lanes of northbound 680 back open and residual delays on the southbound side. >> happening today a san jose group concerned with googles massive expansion into the south bay is getting ready to reveal a list of demands. >> and matt keller is live in san jose. matt. >> jessica, many people are excited about google's plans for

development here around the station in downtown san jose but of course the big question is what is going to be the impact on housing prices? they're already sky high here in the south bay. silicon valley rising is holding a press conference in mountainview. they say community leaders will provide testimony and explain the demands they have reached through community meetings. most concerned about increasing housing prices due to google's plan to build their next headquaters with the potential of up to 20,000 new jobs. in an open letter to google ceo they make several demands including financing an affordable housing fund, and protecting tenant's rights. google spent $220 million buying properties. the city has created a station area adviser group for updates and public come meant on the project. it's next meeting is april 30th

matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a day after missile strike on syria the president is making it sound like a tease. this morning he tweeted never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not so soon at all. the threat of a u.s. missile strike came overthe within. >> we're hearing from the family of an instagram model that was among the six people that died in a plane crash in arizona. 23-year-old mariah was on a plane that crashed minutes after taking off on scottsdale monday. it was headed to las vegas. she posted video of the flight on instagram as the group was taking off and was able to capture the plane's tail number. her parents say the video was a sign of devine intervention.

>> god was involved in that. if she hadn't filmed the tale of the plane it would have taken awhile. she was happy. >> unfortunately everyone on board died. federal investigators are trying to determine if the plane was overloaded. >> a driver is recovery from injuries after going off an embankment in the south bay. that crash happened near the open space preserve. first responders rescued the driver. >> a judge could order the former raider and niners star smith into a substance abuse facility. he had a blood alcohol level high enough to kill him when he was taken into custody last friday. it was s.4. that is five times the limit to

drive. he was arrested. experts say smith could have gone into a coma and died of respiratory failure. >> developing news following a deadly accident in oakland. this morning, police are still searching for three men in an s suv. a toyota with a woman inside as well as three children was making a u-turn when the suv hit it. the driver of the toyota was still in critical condition this morni morning. one child died and the other two are in the hospital. it also awent into parked cars. >> the guy was doing 100 miles per hour coming down the street. >> neighbors say speeding is a problem despite flashing lights and a sign that hangs over a nearby school crossing.

they have taken matters into their own hands stapling a makeshift crossing signal there. >> a castro valley family is grieving after their daughter died in mexico while on spring break. >> this is so sad. she was killed in a car crash. amanda and a friend got a ride to the beach from two brothers and on the way back the driver wound up on the wrong side of the road and slammed into a palm tree. amanda's mom blames the road conditions for the deadly crash. >> no warning of any kind that he was moving from a very sandy gravely road with no lane markings or anything on to a stretch of road that was divided. >> the family decided not to press charges against the driver. she was one week shy of her 21st birthday. she was supposed to graduate in june and then move to florida for a job at disney. >> students using cannabis on

campus? the proposal just took another step to become legal. >> how much would you pay for this burned home in san jose? the price tag that is now getting national attention. >> and a few left over showers move toward the coast this morning. we still have an advisory with 1 to 2 inches of snow for the

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about 35 minutes away from the sunrise and we'll see that. we have a few lingering showers along the coast. yesterday's rain from trace amounts to about a quarter of an inch where it came down hard. 48 in san francisco. that was in the north bay. 48 in san jose anywhere from 2 to about 6 to 8 degrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time. so we're behind the front. those breezy winds will kick up. you can see the upper elevation winds were ready. but by the afternoon puddles from the residual rain but sun. partly cloudy and breezy along the coast. upper 50s to low 60

keeping the roads a little lighter. >> no incidents here but those lights on since about 5:20 this morning so even if we have fewer school buses and kids commuting this morning looking pretty typical as you try to get through the metering lights. we have a sig alert here for this crash northbound 280 near page mill road. it happened about 4:45 this morning. still have lanes 1, 2, and 4 blocked. new crash on 880 in hayward. we'll head there next. >> a bill to allow students to use cannabis for medical reasons on school campuses is advancing. it's authored by jerry hill whose does strict includes san mateo. they have to go off campus to

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new this morning uber is going to start performing annual background checks on all of it's drivers. >> they made the announcement this morning. uber is hiring a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests. uber is also adding a button in the uber app that allows passengers to call 911 in an emergency. they're being made to improve passenger safety. >> police need your help catching an armed robbery suspect. take a look at your screens. this man held up a pacific service credit union yesterday. no word on what he got away with. he may be connected to other bank robberies in the bay area. if you recognize him call police. >> president trump signed a bill that paves the way for victims to hold websites accountable if they facilitate sex trafficking. look at what's happening behind the president as he's signing this yesterday. the woman who started dancing was actually the first-person to

sue backpage.com. within the past week that website has been shutdown and it's founders indicted on charges that they facilitated prostitution by running ads for sexual services. >> most california parents are concerned about school shootings but they don't think arming teachers is the answer. the public policy institute of california published the results of a statewide survey yesterday. it found 82% of public school parents are very or some what concerned about the threat of a mass shooting at their local school. 68% of public school parents oppose allowing more teachers and school officials to carry guns at school. >> the transportation commission considering a plan to reduce fares for low income riders. according to our media partner, they're also showing interest in the program to offer a 20% discount to low income riders.

users would have to use a special clipper card to get the discount which could be in place by this summer of 2019 they would partly fund the program through gas tax dollars.dollars. if you're a fan of all things disney and i may know someone that really likes disney, check out this house for sale in florida. >> it's three miles north of disneyworld and the reason we mention it is that way you can see the nightly fireworks. it's 7 bedrooms, six baths and also comes with disney memorabilia. they have different rooms dedicated to the characters. it's on the market now for $888,000. now keep that in your head. that number because if you want to save 80 grand, how about this home in san jose. this boarded up house is in the willow glenn neighborhood and the listing price for it, $799,000. no mickey mouse there.

the listing agent posted this on facebook. she says the price is based on the cost of local housing. the home sits on a 5,800 square foot lot and is near a commercial strip mall if that's an attraction for you. >> she is basically saying just buy it tear it down and fix it up. it's worth it but man. >> bulldozer. >> says a lot, right? >> i know. well, the land is beautiful and today we will have a out there to reinforce why it's so expensive. >> live doppler 7 right now showing that the showers are off the coast and some of them moving along the shoreline today and as we put your time line in motion it's 10:30 and we still have rain up in the north bay so we're not ruling out the shower activity. in fact some sprinkles in the south bay but more likely in the north bay. less likely east bay and south bay today. partly cloudy skies take over so

it should be a very nice afternoon if you can dodge a few showers, mainly in the north bay, higher elevations. mid 30s from santa rosa with five mile visibilities. upper 40s. heyward 48. in mountainview. it's colder. you probably feel it out there. anywhere from 4 to 10 degrees colder. you have the heat on again. we can shut it off and open the windows the next couple of at as. as we look at the trend in san jose today in the low 60s and then look what happens. we're in the upper 60s, low 70s. the warmest day will be on saturday and then by sunday clouds increased. what happens on monday. we'll see more rain possibly even a thunderstorm. 60 with breezy winds in oakland today and lows tonight in the mid 30s in the north bay. a couple of storm systems, sunday monday and next wednesday. what's happening out there. >> it's been a busy day so far.

i want to take you to a new issue at heyward. we have a two car crash. not sure about injuries yet. i'll keep an eye on that one. heavy traffic in the area anyway approaching 92 and then it's stop and go as well. another collision pushed off to the shoulder. finally good news here. we had a crash with injuries at 4:45 this morning. they were able to get all lanes back open so this is in the recovery mode right now. we have about a three mile back up remaining as that starts to unwind. and also southbound 680 through walnut creek. we had police activity blocking the entire northbound side. all of that clear before 6:00 this morning so traffic is stop and go and it's looking much better. >> happening today the san jose sharks open the playoffs and they're going to do it on the road.

>> they'll be facing their rival anaheim ducks in a best of 7 series and the team is throwing a watch party for the fans. it's the place to be. puck drops at 7:30 p.m. and if you do need a little bit more incentive the stanley cup will be there for photo ops. >> yes and the stanley cup is going to take a little tour of the bay area. it's also going to be in oakland at oakland ice this afternoon. hockey's holy grail will surprise a couple of youth teams celebrating advancing to the state tournament. spoiler alert. you'll be surprised today. it's one of the oldest and most unique sports trophies around. players can't touch the cup unless their team wins the championship. >> full disclosure. i'm not a huge nhl fan but i love sports. i like to watch hockey and fans cannot touch the stanley cup either. photos okay. >> yeah. i don't need your fingerprints

all over it okay. >> it's shiny. we want to keep it that way. preparations underway in the south bay for next year's college football playoff national championships. >> the event held at levi stadium is expected to draw 100,000 visitors from across the country and yesterday organizers unveiled their plans for downtown san jose. there's going to be a free music festival at discovery meadow and interactive fan zone at the convention center. >> it's as much a bucket list event as anything else in life and to have a chance to experience and what will be available to the fans is amazing. >> it will take place the first week in january and you can watch it on our sister network espn. >> if you consider yourself a night owl you're probably not upright now but a new study may have you changing your sleeping habits. >> dealing with all of that

tinchts winds are going to kick up. 25 to 30 miles per hour and today 20 to 30 miles per hour gusts under partly cloudy skies but more rain is in your future. >> that's gushing.

national park service showing us the beauty and damage caused by a recent storm that flooded the valley floor. they evacuated visitors and closed the park ahead of the storm that brought up to six inches of rain. the park now fully open. >> if you're up at this hour you're probably an early riser and that's good news for you. >> night owls have 10% higher mortality risk. the study published in the journal followed nearly half a million adults in the u.k. for six years. people that stayed up late were more likely to have diabetes, psychological disorders, stomach problems and respiratory disorders. night owls need to be especially vigilant about eating right, exercising and getting enough sleep. >> another reason to wake up with us on abc 7 mornings. >> new this morning, another report of a secret deal involving president trump during the 2016 election. >> a bay area school getting creative to try to shelter students that don't have a permanent home. >> abc 7

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morning and there it is. you can see zoura. shares are $14 each. a software company. >> that's exciting. good morning to you on this thursday april 12th. we have the very capable lisa in mike's place and she is going to tell us about a better day than yesterday. >> yes. wow. it came down anywhere from a tenth in hayward to .2 in the.2e north bay. overall you're waking up to this. a nice looking start to the day with partly cloudy skies. 30s and 40s out there and we'll see upper 50s to near 60 underneath the partly cloudy sky. still holding on to a slight chance of a shower in the north bay and the winds could be anywhere from 20 to 30 miles per

hour. it's busy out there today. >> yeah. residual sprinkles and i have residual delays from earlier incidents this morning. we actually had four separate crashes along this stretch of westbound 80 near travis boulevard. they all are in the clean up stages now. everything is being towed away. so no lanes are blocked but you're heavy down to about 15 miles per hour. 19 miles per hour. some of that, the typical volume that fills in this time of the day but of course some of that due to the accidets as well. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights have been on since 5:20. >> on to developing news in the east bay involving an apparent freeway shooting that happened early this morning. >> abc 7 news reporter live for us at the chp office. amy. >> hi, reggie. looks like the chp now has another freeway shooting to deal with. take a look at this video. you can see the evidence of what happened. there's a bullet hole in the

car. you can see it in the passenger door on the driver's side. this happened overnight in concord on highway 4 at the port chicago off ramp. we didn't see any evidence that anyone was hurt. there was no ambulance on the scene. we did see police though searching the area for evidence. they did not say whether they made an arrest or what the motive could have been behind this attack but freeway shootings are plaguing the area. the chp, there have been about 100 of them in the east bay in the past year. they have told us before that these are tough to solve. they happen while people are moving at a high rate of speed. there usually aren't any witnesses and everyone drives away and they are gone but the chp now has another one to investigate. we're waiting to hear back from investigators on this case and we'll get you the information on this one as soon as it comes in but we wanted to let you know another one of these has happened. abc 7 news. >> thank you. now look at this, an intense high speed chase across the bay

area and caught on camera. this morning chp officers are still searching for the person accused of stealing a motorcycle. around 10:15 the suspect lead officers on a chase on westbound highway 80 past richmond and berkeley and emeryville. officers trailed behind eventually losing the suspect near golden gate park and the entire pursuit lasted about half an hour. >> also this morning, a secret deal involving president trump during the 2016 election. according to the story dropped by the new yorker overnight t company that owns the national enquirer paid $30,000 to a former doorman at a new york city building owned by president trump. he went to the enquirer offering a salacious story about then candidate trump. no story ever appeared. the doorman signed a contract preventing him from going public. no comment this morning from the

white house. >> now a live desk update. >> new this morning from our live desk, governor jerry brown getting a thank you this morning from president trump of all people. the two have been bitter rivals politically but the president put out a tweet about 3:00 this morning saying california governor jerry brown is doing the right thing in sending the national guard to the border. thank you jerry, good move for the safety of our country. >> in a letter to the white house yesterday brown wrote that he will accept federal funding to add 400 guard members to help existing operations targeting gangs, human traffickers and drug smugglers but he insisted they won't help with immigration enforcement writing, quote, this will not be a mission to build a new wall. it will not be a mission to round up women or children or detain people seeking violence and seeking a better life. they'll be doing a job but not

the one the president invisioned. >> the business man helping to try to impeach president trump came to the bay area. because of his campaign, the california democrat fuelled rumors that he may be laying the ground work for a run of his own. abc 7 asked him if he's eyeing political office. >> this feels a little bit like testing the waters. are you going to run? >> what i have said and what is true is that i think that 2018 is going to end up being the critical year and we don't know what's going to happen this year. >> he is currently in the middle of a nationwide tour and you can find info by visiting our website abc 7 news.com. we have posted a link. >> facebook is is dropping it's opposition to california's proposed privacy law. it happened shortly after ceo mark zuckerberg was done getting grilled by congress. the california consumer privacy act would go before voters in november and up until now,

facebook and some other tech companies including google have fought the measure. the company said it took the step to focus on reasonable privacy measures in california. among the things the privacy act claims it will do is let people see what personal information businesses collect. it will also allow consumers to block corporations from selling their information. >> facebook has seen the light and they realize that consumers are demanding privacy now and i'm hoping that some of the other corporations follow suit. >> supporters of the privacy act are still gathering signatures. they will know in june whether the measure qualifies for the ballot. >> mark zuckerberg agrees with lawmakers that regulation of his industry is inevitable. he faced harsh questioning on facebook's failure to protect privacy. >> we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake and it was my mistake and i'm sorry.

>> if you messaged anybody this week would you share with us the names of the people you have messaged? >> no, i would probably not choose to do that publicly here. >> that might be what this is all about. >> it follows the scandal that exposed the data of up to 87 million facebook users. zuckerberg revealed his own data was sold. pwe're on the backside of a system that dropped trace amounts on the north gusty today. commuting looks good. a nice day today but we could still see showers out there today. just lingering scattered showers. you can see we will have the

waves building on the bay. maybe some white kaps out there. 36 santa rosa. 40 in livermore so cooler this morning and the winds look anywhere from 10 to 15 miles per hour they're going to ramp up to 10 and 20 miles per hour. maybe even 30 miles per hour late in the day. so spending time today in our east bay valleys from san ramone to dublin, number through the 50s to 60 degrees. so a cool day from 8 to 10 degrees cooler than average and we are look at low 60s from freemont and palo alto. cold night with the clear skies so bundle up out there and a few issues out there. you were talking about 880 and spring break is over several weeks. while some kids have it off last week some have it off this week but making no difference out there. >> it's not today. some of the other days we felt lighter volumes but today unfortunately spring break not helping us out. let's head to our traffic maps and take a look at southbound 880. it's not torrential but we have

a crash involving two vehicles so just north of state route and this will clear shortly. heavy south of there as well as you continue past state route interchange this has been a trouble spot since about 4:45 this morning. we had a serious crash with injuries blocking three out of four lanes for close to an hour and a half. everything cleared up 15 or 20 minutes ago and you saw the sensors improve from red back to the green. about a mile of back up remains but that's looking a lot better. also here in walnut creek. still stop and go but all lanes back open on the northbound side and starting to thin out there. we'll take a look at drive times coming up next. >> alexis thank you. happening today the san francisco mayor will follow up on why he and the police department are doing to stop car

burglaries. new data shows a 31% drop in car break ins between january and february of this year.ar.ar. year to date they're down 15%. he has promised to work with police to better prevent and respond to break ins. >> the county sheriff's office needs help finding the woman you see on the screen. she stole a cash donation box for the little league. investigators say they already have her name. they just need to find her. we're told the theft happened in the city. >> former san francisco mayor is still leading the governor's race according to a just released poll. >> he has the support of 23 26% of voters. the next closest candidate is john cox. a republican from san diego county. he is backed by 15% of likely voters and then former l.a. mayor is right behind him in third place. the poll done by the public policy institute of california,

the two top finishers in the june primary will face-off in the november election. we know this morning who the warriors will face in the nba playoffs and their schedule. >> they will open up against the san antonio spurs. it's a team they defeated last year on their way to the title. game one set for saturday at oracle arena and you can watch it here on abc 7. tipoff is set for noon. game two will also be at oracle on monday night. the series is best of 7. >> if you use spotify and hulu you'll want to hear about a new partnership that could be saving you some money. >> it's hard to forget this video of a united passenger being dragged off a flight now the man is suing the airline. >> smoke filled the skies during the north bay wildfires. it may have been a bigger hazard to our health than we thought. >> here live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. it's up

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bay. so looking at 30s in the mountains with 50 later on tomorrow and then into the weekend. it's still mild out there. so not only will the winds will gusty along the coast but we have beach hazard tonight into tomorrow. numbers in the 70s and more on that coming up. >> it's set to reveal a list of demands. >> matt keller is live in san jose, matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. they're key to google's development plans here in downtown san jose but one group is making demands of the company before the building even begins. kill is on valley rising is holding a press conference today inmountainview. they'll explain their demands with 20,000 new jobs. google spent more than $220

million buying properties around the sap center. in an open letter to google's ceo the group makes several demands including financing and affordable housing and paying for legal assistance and supporting laws protecting tenants rights. the press conference starts this morning at 11:00. reporting live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. happening today the san francisco planning commission set to vote on the construction of a new navigation center. >> it's set to go up near freeway overpasses at cesar chavez street and potrero avenue. it used to be home to a large homeless encampment. it will bring 128 beds along with social services for the homeless. planning staff are recommending approval of this project. >> a few more details are coming out about the lawsuit filed by the fired aviation officer seen in this video dragging a passenger off a united flight.

james long claims united should have known that removing him was going to require physical force. so long is suing the airline, the city of chicago and the commissioner and is seeking over $150,000. the sum includes damages as well as back pay stemming from the firing in august. >> wildfires not only cause respiratory problems but it's linked to heart problems too. researchers looked at more than a million emergency room visits in northern and central california during the 2015 wildfires. and they found exposure to wildfire smoke lead to more visits for heart disease, irregular rhythm and stroke. the full cistudy is in the jourl of the american heart association. >> some are getting a chance to say thank you to first responders. chp officers were in a helicopter the night the fires broke out six months ago. they took more than two dozen

people to safety and they were reunited with one of the survivors and his dog yesterday at a summit for emergency readine readiness. >> we met up with several people we came in contact with and they don't realize how big of a blessing it is for us to meet them. >> the officers were also presented with a certificate of honor. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the north bay wildfires six months later. we'll have coverage all week on air, online and on the abc 7 news app. >> hackers all the way in switzerland are the ones claiming they sent out phony threats that alarmed people all across the u.s. and caused schools to close on monday. here in the bay area, emry school district cancelled at all classes on the hackers hijacked the domain

to spread the hoax. 46 states were targeted. >> a public school in san francisco wants to shelter about 20 families that don't have a permanent home. in the city's mission district they have a principal and vice principal that created a plan to provide temporary housing for families in the school gym. it would cost up to $900,000 a year to operate. the money would likely come from city hall and private donations. >> they would be greeted by a warm meal and have a place to do their homework. they would be able to relax and not have to think about where they're going to spend the night. >> the city and the school district are still working out the details before bringing the proposal to the school board. >> a move to protect children from predators inside their own schools is now gaining momentum. a state bill aims to prevent teachers convicted of child sex abuse from moving from school to school. it's past the senate education committee and supporters of the

measure say school employees that have been convicted of sex crimes are often allowed to re-sign and can eventually move to other schools. the bill would require teacher applicants to disclose any past claims or investigations into child abuse or sexual misconduct. >> now your money morning report. the trump administration may allow states to require mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients. >> conservatives support the idea. testing would apparently only effect about 5 participants. it's been brought up before. a 2015 lawsuit was brought up based on the argument that it would be costly and cumbersome. >> spotify and hulu teaming up and that means a discount for some of you. you can get spotify premium and hulu with limited commercials for $12.99 a month. hulu customers would get it for

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50,000,100 million dollars. the newsroom was laughing at me because i was saying that trams are in right now but they are. cities across the world are building them. they're building them at disneyworld to connect the parks. >> yeah. there's one at the oakland zoo too. >> they're fun, you know. >> it's just chump change right? 50 million. >> burned out houses here for $800,000 in san jose. >> all right. well, hi there, good morning. we have a nice start to the day. even though the radar shows we could see a few light showers there through not only the morning hours but we'll keep it in the forecast for the north bay. so along the coast, higher elevations but otherwise, we're looking at the clouds giving way to the afternoon. we're not out of the woods yet and there's some fog here in the north bay. 35 with mild visibility in santa

rosa. 48 in san francisco as well as san jose and half moon bay overall cooler this morning and you can see a little bit of wave action forming and because of that a statement late tonight into tomorrow. 36 santa rosa. 40 in livermore and the upper elevation winds from 15 to 25 to 30 miles per hour from mt.tam in the south bay. it will be gusty. about 60 in oakland today. 61 in freemont. still a chance of a shower in the north bay and then tonight we'll see the possibility of those rip currents sneaker waves and large breakers right on through tomorrow and it is going to be much nicer day tomorrow. so perhaps folks at the beach on a friday. 43 in oakland. 42 tonight in freemont and the 7 day forecast. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. saturday the warmest day of the week.

upper 70s. low 70s around the bay and increasing the clouds on sunday. showers even into the middle of next week. >> we had a pretty busy morning on the roads but things are starting to improve but we have a few hotspots still. i want to take you to the north bay. northbound 29 past the state route 12 merge. it doesn't sound very serious but that was blocking one lane and it looks like traffic a little heavy there on westbound state route 12 approaching 29. south bay looking good this morning. 101 at 880. a little stop and go traffic. make it to that 880 interchange. things are looking great and drive times overall not bad either. westbound 580 tracy to dublin in the yellow this morning. 46 minutes for you. dublin to mission boulevard we had a crash at mission earlier. that's long gone at this point. stop and go at 20 minutes and northbound 101 to cupertino looks great.

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6:58 here's the 7 things to know before you go. number one, the chp is investigating an apparent shooting that happened on highway 4 near concord overnight. you can see here in the video bullet hole in the side of the honda pilot being police have not said if anyone was hurt. >> number two, president trump is thanking governor brown for agreeing to send national guard troops to the border. in a tweet the president said the governor is doing the right thing. >> number three according to the new yorker the company that owned the national enquirer paid $30,000 to a former doorman at a

building owned by president trump. he went to the enquirer about the president but no story ever appeared. >> uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on u.s. drivers and will also hire a firm to monitor criminal arrests. >> number five, a silicon valley group concerned with google's massive expansion in downtown san jose is getting ready to reveal a list of demands today. they are most concerned about increasing housing prices. >> number six, lingering showers today. right now mainly off the coast but we could see one most likely in the north bay. breezy winds, upper 50s to near 60 today. >> number 7, we did have a pretty busy morning here on the roads. at this point we're back to average. i don't have any major incidents left at this point. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. those lights on at 5:20 this morning. going to want to grab the shades. >> when it comes to traffic

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