it's >> sirens wailed this morning to commemorate the 112th anniversary of the great quake that devastated san francisco and as the bay area remembers the 1906 quake, scientists issue an alarming new prediction for the hayward fault and the destruction it may bring us. the hayward fault may be less well-known but seismologists call it a time bomb that could kill nearly 1,000 people and injure tens of thousands more. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the event highlighting the worst-case

scenario. amy? >> reporter: they didn't sugar coat it. they had an event of haywired as if a 7-magnitude earthquak eartk the hayward fault. scary to think about but they said we must think about it and be prepared. scientists say we know shaking like this is coming so they have a goal for us. they say if we put their science to work and get prepared they think we can outsmart disaster. >> and that's what these scenarios are all about. it takes an incredible amount of effort across a wide range of expertise to try to make these hazards real before they happen. >> reporter: the scenario they're playing out today is a 7-magnitude earthquake on the hayward fault, about 2 million people live around it in the east bay. they think at least 800 people would die. they call it a tectonic time bomb waiting to go off. >> the last time it ruptured in

earthquake is 1868. out of people's memories and the idea is we have had a lot of urbanization and population growth since then and the idea to raise awarens about how to prepare in the event something could happen. >> reporter: geologists say the magnitude 6 in napa would pale in comparison to a big one here. >> hayward fault would unleash an energy release about 30 times bigger in this scenario. bisecting a highly urbanized area where millions more people live. this scenario is at least ten times worse than loma created in 1989. >> reporter: they boiled all of this done to a few minutes but they say they have 594 research published papers, that's how serious they are about this situation. they say we need to take it seriously, get your earthquake kit together and get to know your neighbors. a key they say during a disaster. live from fremont, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. and the alarming forecast

about the hayward fault comes as san francisco remembers the 1906 great quake that burned down a lot of the city. this morning's annual dmem ratio offered a message of preparedness and a tribute to the late mayor ed lee. >> reporter: the ceremony this morning, in san francisco commemorating the 1906 earthquake may feel familiar. it started with a telling of the devastating event and fires that followed. >> friday, april 20th, 1906, 5:00 a.m. the fire finally holes and the westward progression is halted. >> reporter: a minute of silence for the 3,000 that died and the sirens near the exact time it hit 112 years ago. then a song. ♪ san francisco ♪ open your golden gates >> reporter: but something or more specifically someone was missing. >> we had a great leader doing the job of making sure this fountain ultimately worked and that was ed lee.

>> reporter: mayor lee was a fixture at the ceremony through the years. he died in december but his memory lives on. >> ladies and gentlemen, we dedicate this wreath in honor of the 43rd mayor of san francisco and all those that perished in the great earthquake and fire in 1906. >> reporter: they moved on to paint this hydrant gold. it had water after the earthquake and credited for saving the mission district from flames. the message this morning from firefighters and police officers -- be ready. the next big one could come at any time. >> 72 hours, be ready to take care of yourself for 72 hours. stock up on water and food. >> reporter: organizers say a plaque commemorating the lives lost will be unveiled next year. matt keller, abc7 news. >> there are things to do right now to be ready for earthquake or other natural disaster. enkounlged to have emergency kits stocked with items of battery-operated radios and

flashlights with extra batteries. three day's supply of food and water for everyone in the family. and a manual can opener. also any medications you need and first aid supplies. prepare nor-cal's guidelines for your family posted at abc7news.com. we have breaking news in fremont. sky 7 over a deadly crash on northbound interstate 880 near the mission boulevard on-ramp. three lanes are blocked. the crash happened just before 9:45 this morning. at least two vehicles were involved. and we'll bring you more details as they come in to our newsroom. this one you see behind me means a storm is coming. let's get to mike nicco for the time line. mike? >> hi, everybody. we'll start by elaborating on what that light storm on our storm impact scale means, means

light showers tonight. a slight chance of lightning, thunder and small hail and snow down to 3,500 feet. it is mainly gray. a lot of cloud cover out there on live doppler 7. we'll throw on the radar. you can see radar returns out there and so dry at 10,000 the rain is not reaching down to the grown. if you have outdoor activities this afternoon like watching hopefully take 2 out of 3 from the sox it is chilly. believe me, you have other things to do, go to the ocean and you can see out there almost by yourself. very cloudy. quiet again out on the water. exercising, dry until the sun sets and light jacket to be out and about. what will happen with the storm? we talked about yesterday. drifting further out into the ocean and south. i'll give you an hour by hour look at when it finally gets here and keep an eye on the weather and live doppler 7 any time through the news app. download it for free at apple and android devices.

you can customize the forecast for where you live. >> thank you so much, mike. funeral preparations under way this morning for former first lady barbara bush. she died with her family by her side yesterday. she will lie in repose friday in houston. a private service will take place saturday in texas. 28 years old while first lady bush gave the commencement speech at wellesley college. >> you will never regret not passed one more test, winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. you will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent. >> you can express your condolences by sharing a badge we created on the facebook page. barbara bush was 92 years old. now to a new development in escalating tensions of the u.s. and north korea. the white house confirms there was a high-level secret meeting between cia director mike pomp

owe and the north korean dickdy tar. serena? >> reporter: this is the highest level of a u.s. official and north korean leader since 2000. 2014, then director of national intelligence james clapper traveled the north korea to secure the release of two american prisoners but he met with low-level officials. easter weekend in absolute sekrely mike pomp owe traveled to pyongyang and met with kim jong-un. on twitter the president writing, meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed. details are worked out now. denuclearization will be a great thing for world and also for north korea. >> suggests how serious this white house is about setting this meeting. look. if this works peace with north korea is a big deal. the path to nuclear war is more clear than ever. >> reporter: yesterday while visiting with prime minister abe the president teased the talks.

>> we have had talks at the highest level. >> reporter: he hopes leads to the one on one summit likely in early june. >> let's see what happens. either have a very good meeting or won't have a good meeting and maybe we won't even have a meeting at all depending on what's going in. >> reporter: the president said they narrowed the location to five possible venues. a u.s. senior official said china likely isn't one of them or the u.s. but the news as mike pomp owe facing opposition by the senate foreign relations committee for nomination as secretary of state. it doesn't messily tank the nomination but it would be the first time since 1925 a secretary of state moves forward without the committee support. and next week the north and south scheduled to have a summit and agreed to have portions broadcast live. live in washington, serena marshall, abc7 news. >> thank you. new at 11:00, san francisco police have just released the booking photo of the woman accused in a hit and run that

injured an officer. marisa androvich waskeoo b od w happening on eddie and larken yesterday. the officer walking across the street and hit around 3:00 p.m. yesterday. police say the 18-year-old suspect left the scene. abc7 news was there when she was arrested in the richmond district. the officer and 18-year veteran assigned to the southern station was discharged from the hospital last night. new this morning, crews tackle the one-alarm fire in san jose. this was the scene near half pence and farthing ways this morning. no injuries. the home was badly damaged. five people were displaced. the search is on for a man suspected of animal abuse in san francisco. take a look at your screen here. this is the man 23 yeermd delos pierre gallon accused of slamming a 4-month-old crocker spaniel on did ground killing it. and this is surveillance video

showing him arguing with the woman in the store on saturday just before he slammed that dog. we're not going to show you that part. it is too graphic. he is wanted on felony animal cruelty and other charges. some new detail this is morning on the busy bay area commute. the drive from the east bay to marin about to get faster they hope. the third lane eastbound on the richmond san rafael bridge to open friday at 2:00 p.m. just in time for the afternoon commute. officials say it will greatly improve traffic flow out of marin county. president trump is responding to claims by porn star stormy daniels, what she is saying about the description of the man she said tried to keep her quiet irks what investigators discovered in a pennsylvania field following that tragic southwest flight.

new at 11:00 new pictures of the fbi inspecting wreckage of the deadly southwest airlines flight. the flight of new york to dallas over pennsylvania when an engine blew. a piece was found about 70 miles west of philadelphia. this morning one of the passengers told "good morning america" as everyone was trying to put on the oxygen masks he was reaching for his laptop so he could get wi-fi and go on facebook live. >> i'm frantically looking for my credit card and trying to punch in the credit card number so that i could speak to the outside world. i thought that this is -- these

are my last few moments on earth, like i want -- i want people to know what happened. >> debris from the engine failure broke a window and a woman was partially sucked out an she was a wells fargo expectative of new mexico who later died at the hospital. new detalls on the death of prince. prosecutors in minnesota announced this morning to reveal tomorrow whether or not anyone faces charges in the death of the pop icon. prince was found alone and unresponsive in his elevator two years ago. an autopsy found the musician died an accidental overdose of fentanyl. he was 57. new this morning, president trump is tweeting about adult film star stormy daniels and the sketch of a man she said threatened her to keep quiet about the alleged affair with the president. the president said a sketch years later about a nonexistent man. a total con job. daniels is seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement with

trump's lawyer. there is no power in puerto rico this morning. none. authorities announced there an an island-wide blackout. puerto rico was struggled since hurricane maria hit seven months ago. authorities don't know what caused the blackout and say it could take up to 36 hours before power is fully restored. it's a contact lens like you have probably never seen. after the break, the new visual technology the fda just approved that could be in your eyes as early as next year. while all eyes on the potential for rain in the evening and overall hours, take you on a little bit of a roller coaster ride for the temperatures. 61 in liver more today. average high is 69. jumping above that friday and stay above that all the way through one of the warmest weeken

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do your thing. with energy upgrade california. all right. thanks for sticking around. jump into it. open the weather window. you can see multi-layers of clouds out there and still way too dry where the moisture is falling from to reach the ground and keeps things cooler when moisture evaporates off your skin. most of us in low to mid-50s. cooler than average. here's san jose. you can see it looks brighter mean and that's the trend over a couple of hours as the clouds are going to thin just a little bit and still call it mainly cloudy with cooler than average temperatures the afternoon hours. the highlight for tonight, quick-moving showers and then a summer of for the weekend in alall aspects, the spread or the fact reaching 80 in some neighborhoods. upper 50s, san francisco.

low 60s around the bay. up into the north bay. low to mid-60s in the inland east bay neighborhoods and the south bay. here's the way it breaks down. gorgeous shot of the bridge from emeryville this morning. by 4:00 it will be brighter outside. still in the mid-50s at the coast and the rest of us around 60. 8:00, clouds thicken as the sun sets. could be gorgeous, #abc7. love to see it. by midnight, the scattered showers rolling around. we'll drop down to cooler levels tonight. clearing up in the north bay first and 30s and then mid-40s and then mid to upper 40s around bay and the coast. here's a look at a little sunshine sandwich between the clouds over us now and the rain that's going to move in in the evening hours. this area of low pressure like we talked about yesterday heading more south than east now and the big sur coast get the bulk of the weather.

there's the clock from noon up until 3:00, a few stray showers in the higher elevations and the santa cruz mountains but by 7:30 the end of the commute, not much going on. and then you can see the scattered showers coming ashore by about 9:00, 10:00 and the coast and the peninsula, east bay hills and the south bay and 6:00 in the morning it is gone and then partly cloudy and breezy conditions for tomorrow afternoon. in fact, look at the rainfall totals heading through and it's mainly the peninsula and the south bay going to have the best chance. all right. let's talk about my storm concerns. there's not many other than hydroplaning where it does rain. that could be an issue. all right. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. coolest today. even though it's breezy tomorrow, that sun shine will boost our temperatures about 2 to 4 degrees. look at the big jump on friday. 60 at the coast. 80 inland. this is a touch of summer. nearly 20 degrees from the coast to inland sunday from 60s there,

mid-70s taurnd bay to low 80s inland. we'll pull back a little bit monday and tuesday. we're on 24/7 on the abc7 news app and abc7news.com. today we posted a link to live doppler 7 to help you track today's storm. if you're logging on to abc7news.com from the phone, download the news app to get breaking news alerts. then tune in for the latest news and weather right here on our next newscast. next with you at 4:00. >> all right. that's right. thank you. mike, we have more breaking news now. talking about this one, unfortunately, another fatal crash in the east bay. right now, sky 7 is live near the oakland airport over doolittle drive and langley street. the sheriff's office says four vehicles were involved in the crash. you can certainly see the wreckage of a couple of them right there. that got tangled up. this possibly happened when one of them trying to make an illegal u-turn. a driver was killed. doolittle drive is closed

between harbor parkway and rental car road and pan over and see two other cars. so four cars involved. this could take a while to clear. on the way to the airport, try to take another route. the food and drug administration has approved a first self-tipting contact lenses. the oasis react to sun's ultraviolet rays and darken in bright light and return to normal tint when the user moves. they're set to hit the market next year. coming up, lauren hill is back. the summer tour she just announced t up. >> next right this minute. money on the sidewalk. >> obviously you have to pick it

lauren hill is returning to the road this summer and stopping here in the bay area. this tour celebrate it is 20th anniversary of the epic 1998 album "the miseducation of lauryn hill." she'll stop at shoreline amphitheater. go online to find out when you can get tickets. beyonce is making an appearance in san francisco sort of. she is the focus of a special mass at the iconic grace cathedral next wednesday. queen b won't be at the church but the music will. according to the chronicle people get to sing along to some of the biggest hits, select the

songs highlight the struggles of the marginalized and forgotten. >> i like that. >> yeah. her fans have always thought it was a religious experience. >> good one. >> from all of us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us.

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