health and decided not to seek additional medical treatment. former president george w. bush releasing a statement saying in part, my dear mother has passed on. we are sat but our souls are settled because we know hers was. his father, former president george h.w. bush said to be broken hearted after losing his wife of 73 years. in a statement his chief of staff revealing he held her hand all day and was at her side when she left this good earth. >> former president george h.w. bush is said to be stoic a strong. a private service is set for 1500 guests including several former presidents and first ladies. it's 4:30. if you're just joining us, let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. >> we'll start with live doppler

7. temperatures are about three to eight degrees warmer than this time yesterday. that puts us in the mid to upper 40s at 7:00. by noon we're still mostly cloudy, but you may need the sunglasses from time to time. 55 to 58 degrees. same thing at 4:00. a lot of cloud cover but it might be thin enough that you need the sunglasses. 55 to about 61. temperatures cooler than average but dry. a spotty shower. a little rain around 7:00. back up into the mid to upper 50s. it looks like the rain is coming in after the 7:00 hour. we'll take an hour by hour look coming up. alexis, any other hot spots out there? >> so far so good, aside from the work in the east bay, we're nice and quiet. here is a live look at the south bay, 101 and 880, i believe we have some construction there on the side. that's the bright light you're seeing. i don't have any incidents reported in the area.

drive times looking great, too. tracy to dublin 31 minutes, dublin to mission boulevard 14, 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. today the usgs is releasing a study saying the hayward fault is dangerous. >> they're presenting findings and grim predictions. abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in berkley. amy? >> reporter: good morning, matt. that fault runs right underneath the berkeley campus here at uc berkeley. they built a new football stadium and made it seismically safe. these new predictions are pretty dire. they are saying if there was a big earthquake here, they're predicting at least 800 people killed, another 18,000 hurt. they're saying in a magnitude 7 earthquake on the hayward fault. they also pro dikt fires that will destroy homes. the usgs geologist says this is

a tectonic time bomb waiting to go off. the hayward fault runs through some of the most heavily populated sections of the city. they'll do a presentation here at this new football stadium in berkeley. this is a good reminder for all of us to check our earthquake emergency kits. live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> speaking of that, there are things we can do right now to try to get prepared for an earthquake. we're encouraged to have the emergency kits stocked with things such as battery operated radios, flashlights with extra batteries. a minimum of three days of food and water for everyone in the family and a manual can opener and any first aid supplies. in less than an hour t san francisco fire department will commemorate the 112th

anniversary of the great earthquake. the annual event will be held in downtown san francisco. it was a gathering spot in 1906 after the quake and the huge fires that followed. fires destroyed more than 80% of the city. a procession will be made to the infamous gold fire hydrant, said to have been the only source of water during the aftermath of the quake. stay with abc 7 mornings. we'll bring you this morning's event coming up at 5:00 a.m. a blown jet engine of a southwest airlines plane that took off from laguardia airport shows evidence of metal fatigue. the flight originally bound for dallas was forced to make an emergency landing in philadelphia. the left engine exploded, shattering the window in the 14th-year-old. 43-year-old jennifer reardon was

sitting there and was partially sucked out the window. >> negative pressure sucked her out of the window partially. they managed to get her back inside the plane and we lay her down and started cpr. >> after the emergency landing, the mother of two was taken to a hospital where she died. the ntsb is focusing on the engine to determine why it came apart. the investigation is expected to take 12 to 15 months. >> jennifer reiordan worked for wells fargo. she was married and had two children. her family put out a statement last night saying, quote, she is the bedrock of our family. she and mike wrote a love story unlike any other. her beauty and love is evident through her children. this morning a 20-year san francisco police veteran is hospitalized after being hit by a car. police arrested an 18-year-old woman after a traffic stop at 26th avenue and california

street. officers spotted marissa's mercedes in the richmond district and booked her on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. it happened in the tenderloin near eddy and larkin street yesterday afternoon as the plainclothes officer crossed the street. we're told his injuries are not considered life-threatening. a petaluma mother and her friend are expected to face manslaughter charges. police say they did not call for help when her 16-year-old son overdosed on drugs. the teen later died at the hospital. police say when they arrived both suspects were under the influence of narcotics. 4:36. happening today, san francisco officials will unveil plans for 4:20 pot celebration at golden gate park. city officials plan to announce their plans to ensure that this year's 420 festivities are safe for visitors and residents.

last year the event became a city sanctioned event. a new law passed by the board of supervisors requires scooters to be permitted. abc 7 news was in jackson square park yesterday and saw a scooter up in a tree. the scooter operator lime bike will now tell customers they can't ride on side waungs and have to provide a photo showing the scooter is parked safely. the company will also start providing helmets. never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we start with temperatures in san francisco that go from about 47 in sunny side, sunset, glenn park, to 48 in the castro and the mission. about 50 right now in the financial district and also in lake merced. gorgeous look from the east bay hills above the sparkling lights and the relatively calm weather. commute planner, i'll go good

for everybody. the rain comes in after the evening commute ends. i know some of you that take mass transit into the evening hours, be careful there. that's when it's going to start raining. look at this, from 8:00 to 8:00, no rain in the east bay valleys. a mixture of clouds and sunshine and temperatures below average. 60 at noon, 63 at 4:00. up in the north bay, pretty much the same thing, from 8:00 this morning when there's a possibility of fog for me to just clouds and sunshine and upper 50s from noon through about 5:00. at 51 degrees at 8:00. so here is a look at tonight's temperatures. they'll be a lot like this morning, about two or three degrees cooler with upper 30s developing in the midland valleys. clouds lingering in the south bay. the rain chances you'll notice are down just a little bit from yesterday, about 50% coverage today and tomorrow. the rain is going to come in a little later, too. i'll have that coming up next. that's great for the morning

commute. it's dry out there. >> yeah. it's dry and very quiet so far this morning. we don't have any incidents to worry about, just overnight road work. this is our main concern yesterday, too. nothing here on walnut creek, southbound 680 cruising fine ahead of highway 24. flipping over to our traffic maps, we have a line of red on northbound 880 once again. this is due to the bridge work between 29th an 23rd. all traffic was being diverted to 23rd. i believe that's still the case. we likely will have some lanes closed until a little after 5:00 this morning, possibly as late at 6:00. check that out, down to just two miles an hour. that's adding at least 20, 30 minutes to your drive. do not take northbound 880. your best bet is to use international. if you're not in a big rig, you can use 580 as well. we 50e8 look at live drive times coming up next. san francisco supervisors try to end the controversy over renaming columbus day. the holiday they're creating to honor italian americans.

>> the real estate agent is accused of price gouging in the wake of the north bay wildfires. religion with a pop

let's start off by taking a look at what's going on around the state today.

you can see the gray, the clouds overtaking about the fourth earn three-quarters of the state. sunshine in so cal. mid to upper 60s for sacramento and fresno. notice the rain during the daylight. doesn't make it to any of the neighborhoods save of a stray shower around tahoe. tomorrow around 11:00 is when we start getting accumulating snow around kirkwood. that's about it. not a very potent system. let's take a look at my accuweather forecast. a couple inches of snow tomorrow. then we go from 44 to 60 degrees thursday to friday. mid 60s saturday through tuesday, looking more like spring. some breaking news coming in right now from florida where a school bus just overturned, at least six kids are hurt. the bus crashed with a semi truck. it's in a town called brooksville.

that's just north of tampa. the injured children were transported to local hospitals and there are reports that at least two dozen high school students were on board at the time of the crash. that is according to our abc station in tampa. no word yet on a cause. i'll continue watching for any additional details throughout our newscast. i'll let you know if we get any significant updates. back to you. the san francisco board of supervisors is making it official. the second monday in october will be italian american heritage day as well as indigenous peoples day. yesterday board members voted in favor of the shared holiday. italian americans have been pushing for their own day since the city replaced columbus day with indigenous peoples da the home in novato had been on the market for $5,000 a month. after the fires, the california attorney general's office says the owner raised the price to

$9,000. raising more than 10% within 30 days of disasters price gouging. fisherman's wharf in san francisco is known as a tourist hot spot. now it wants to reel in locals to. a report was released yesterday to outline more ways to get more locals. that include nightlife, bar crawls and they want . tonight is the first round of the stanley cup playoffs. a street rally will be held on autumn street. the festivities start at 4:30. san jose leads the best-of-seven series 3-0. the puck drops at 7:30 with a win they'll face the las vegas golden knights. where do i volunteer to go on that road trip? i'll follow the sharks to vegas.

>> they're a hot deal. home ice advantage, definitely. >> it's a big deal. >> eight goals in the last game for the sharks. >> dominating. >> playing well. >> very impressive. i think the ducks kind of gave up. hopefully they'll give up tonight, make it easy and we slide into the next round. >> we can always put that out there in the universe. >> why not. >> let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. central tower shows how quiet it is. for yo tonight we've got quick moving light showers. by this time tomorrow they're already gone. we'll start talking about a touch of summer heat for the weekend. today temperatures look a lot like yesterday. upper 50s along the coast into san francisco, about 60 to 64 degrees for the rest of us. here is the area of low pressure. we talked about this yesterday. going to have a tendency to

slide a little farther to the south and maybe a little more offshore. that's what the models picked up on during the overnight hours. that means rain is less likely for some of us. here we are at 9:00, a nice canopy of cloud cover. notice it gets a little thin from time to time. that's why i said grab the sunglasses. during the evening commute, slouds and sunshine. by 9:00 is when we start to get some rain. it's really the coast, the peninsula, the east bay hills and the diablo range that have a chance of wet weather. then by tomorrow morning, it's all gone. i'll show you rain totals in less than seven minutes. tomorrow temperatures jump two to four degrees. the biggest jump will be friday when we go two to ten degree and we see some of the 80s inland for saturday and sunday. quite a change from the last couple weekends. here is alexis. >> looking good, mike. so far traffic is looking good

this morning, too. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little stackup in the cash lanes as usual. they will open more of those soon. but if you're using fasttrack or car pooling this morning, you'll have no trouble getting through there oochs. i'll prove it with drive times here. southbound 101 golden gate bridge, six minutes. eight minutes westbound on the bay bridge. we have reports of construction cones around the high-rise. no lanes blocked, san mateo bridge is in the green at 12 minutes. google is responding after a recent study found some of its apps are illegally tracking children's behavior. >> here is tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, apps ill lelly tracking kids. >> a new study says 57% of the most popular android apps may be tracking kids' data without their parents' permission. that would violate a federal law. google says it's ready to take

action against apps it finds violate safety policies. the fda approved high tech contact lenses. >> the lenses made by johnson & johnson will be the first to darken when exposed to bright lights. director jordan peel is warning about fake news. >> it appears former president obama is talking smack about president trump, but it's all fake. >> i would not say these things, at least not in a public address. i would not say these, someone like jordan peel. >> peele made the announcement to talk about being more realistic. a special mass next wednesday devoted entirely to beyonce. this comes after her performance at coachella. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that parishioners will sing along to some of her biggest hits.

the mass is organized by the vine, known for its progressive theology set to a pop beat. a san francisco comedy festival will offer more laughs. the big names being added. >> one southern california lawmaker says the driving directions are dangerous. >> the

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evening, nobody driving on dry streets unless you're really close to the coast. a possibility of drizzle there. as we head overnight, look at the best chance of getting wet. the peninsula, the east bay, down into the diablo range and the santa cruz mountains. a wildfire raging in the western half of oklahoma. look at the new images coming in. these have been deadly. the fires have killed at least two people, injured nine others. there are evacuation orders for several towns. firefighters are battling the flames by air and on the ground. they are also being told to be super cautious because of all the casualties. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. the irs website is back to normal this morning, but that's after a flood of taxpayers trying to file returns crashed the site. as a result the irs is giving taxpayers an unexpected break. the deadline for filing has been extended until tonight at midnight. at one point filers were advised

to, quote, come back on december 31st, 9999. the popular navigation app waze is directing drivers through residential neighborhoods. council members say those streets are not designed for heavy traffic. waze is owned by google. it says it's committed to civic responsibility. air canada is adding luxury options for travelers from sfo to toronto. lie flat seats and upgraded amenity checks. faster check-ins come with the service. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. beautiful shot from the exploratorium to downtown san francisco. let's talk about temperatures today. we'll stay below average once

again. from five degrees below average. 58 in san francisco to nine degrees below average in redwood city with 61. we could wrap up the series, take a series win from the sox. wasn't last night awesome? for today, 12:35 first pitch. mostly cloudy. take the sunscreen just in case. definitely cool, 56, only warming to about 59 degrees by the end of the game. that's a look at your accuweather forecast. here is alexis. >> we're focusing on overnight road work, slowing you on northbound 880 through oakland. this is bridge work between 23rd and 29th. right now everyone forced off at 23rd. yesterday they got this wrapped up a little after 5:00 a.m. i'm hoping for the same today. we could have various lanes closed beyond that. right now that backup just a little over two miles. you don't want to get on northbound 880. that traffic is barely moving, causing up to a 30-minute delay. international boulevard is the way to go or 580 if you're not

in a big rig this morning. looks like our camera is lagging a little bit here. highway 87 near the san jose airport. that traffic is moving along just fine. notable acts added to the lineup for this summer's clusterfest. wu tang clan, t pain and john mullany joining the festival. it runs june 1st flew the 3rd. single day tickets go on sale tomorrow at clusterfest.com. researchers getting a glimpse of what prehistoric life was like in the bay area. crews have found 1500 fossils since heavy excavation began to replace the calaveras reservoir dam. scientists preserved everythingg from meg la done shark teeth to

an ancient whale skull. 4:56 now. we have new developments this morning surrounding hunter's point and the fake leanup reports of radioactive material. that is next at 5:00. learning more about the southwest pilot being called a hero this morning. she landed the plane after an engine blew out. the impact of the north bay

good morning and thanks for joining us on this wednesday, april 18th. the 112 anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. we'll have live commemoration

this morning. last time we had an earthquake, we had thunderstorms and hail. no coincidence. none whatsoever. no such thing as a coincidence. we have a chance of light showers tonight. the storm impact scale is a one, light. slight chance of lightning, thunder, maybe snow level down to about 3,500 feet. let's talk about what's going to happen today with your accuweather 12-hour planner. mid to upper 40s at 7:00, not quite as chilly. sunshine today. take the sunglasses. 55 to 58. keep the umbrella at home if you're home by 4:00. this is definitely going to be a nighttime chance of showers. not all of us will get it. i'll explain all about that coming up. here is alexis. >> taking a look at the roads this morning, we don't have any major blocking issues. overnight road work lingers in oakland. keeping an eye on norbo