live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> my heart is broken for them. this morning, we hear from the first time the hero firefighter who pulled a woman back into the southwest plane who blew the engine on tuesday. the emotional interviewinterview the wake of the deadly disaster. the federal aviation administration is working on a directive for high-tech inspections on all engine fan blades like the one involved in the fatal southwest emergency. we are live in sfo with the latest, amy? >> reporter: kristin, the fan blades were already -- they had

the attention of the faa. they were talking about getting them inspected. now they are doing something. this is the second engine failure for southwest airlines in two years. the problems? similar in nature. they started an objective to inspect blades after the first failure, and now it's an initial order for airlines. travelers were disappointed to hear it took this long. >> horrible. i don't know much about planes and whatnot, but safety is important to every airline. >> reporter: it's not an easy inspection. aviation expert explained on "good morning america" what it takes to fine tiny cracks. >> they are behind the blades, so fine and thin, you can't see them. you have to get in with an ultrasound, the same technology you look at a baby in utero with. >> reporter: passengers feel some relief knowing the government is forcing inspections. >> well, that would be a good

thing, but it's still scary, especially, i mean, flights are always dealing and all sorts of things, and there's not full disclosure most of the time. >> reporter: passengers can't stop flying because of what happened, but tuesday's fatal flight was on their minds. >> i feel for the passengers that went through that tragedy. i've been on rocket flights before, and i know at any point in time, things with go >> reporter: this directive is expected to be ordered in a couple weeks, and american airlines already started inspecting engines just as soon as the faa started talking about a directive last summer. southwest airlines saying it is now doing inspections at an accelerated pace, and expects to be finished in a month. live at sfo, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. we learned this morning, southwest airlines sought more time last year to inspect fan

blades like what happened tuesday. the airline imposed a recommendation by the engine manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain blades within 12 months saying it needed more time to conduct the work. today, the texas fire tigfii who pulled in the passenger talked about the tragedy and was emotional about her death. >> she had two kids. a loving husband. a community around her. that loved her. so my heart is broken for them. and i just pray that they find comfort, they find healing. >> the firefighter says he's trained to deal with emergencies and was never in fear for his life. he also says passengers on the plane came together for one

another including performing cpr on jennifer who later died in the hospital after the plane landed. developing news here, mountain view police are looking for this missing girl, her name is diana, and the 11-year-old was last seen at 9:00 yesterday morning on bay street wearing a green sweatshirt with "pink" on it and had a black backpack. if you know where she is, call police. new developments in the ghost ship fire. a civil lawsuit, sky7 over the scene yesterday. abc 7 news's i-team reports they were going through the debris in the warehouse p the fire killed 36 people, and the two men charged in the fire are due in court tomorrow. tonight at 11:00, dan will have an exclusive interview with micah alison. she gives new details about what

happened that night, conditions inside the ghost ship warehouse, and what may have led to the tragedy. happening now, bart look for a police captured on cell phone video committing lewd acts on a pittsburgh bay point bound train. a rider shared this photo of the man telling us that he propositioned her and touched himself last friday. the victim called the police, but officers did not find him last seen leaving the train at the daly city bart station. richmond police issued an arrest warrant for this man wanted in the murder of mark johnson, jr. witnesses told police johnsonfuls shot and killed following an argument with another man on south 15th street and main avenue last thursday. it was their third homicide of the week. he's extremely dangerous, and if anyone spots him, please, call 911 right away.

authorities are evicting residents of a homeless encampment in santa rosa, but protesters say they have a right to stay. it's located behind the dollar store on store, and more than two dozen people called it home for two years. they set up a navigation center earlier this year to help campers with housing and other services. >> we do have a significant amount of shelter beds set aside for the program and working to get hotel vouchers as well to place people into a hotel while we wait for an appropriate option to become available, we'll do so. >> homeless advocates say the people have a peaceful community where they are just want to be left alone to live in peace. new this morning, the city is working to become a net 0 greenhouse emitter by the year 2050. the mayor said city officials are charting an ambitious course to sharply curtail the city's carbon emissions and boosting

the amount of soil and plant life that absorbs carbon dioxide over three decades. the first step? planting 2,000 trees across the city. >> i am here to say that san francisco, while washington, d.c. continues to stick its head in the sand on climate change, we'll continue to lead in san francisco. >> it's not yet clear exactly where the trees will be planted, but the $4 million project will take police station over the next two years. the cost will be built into the city's upcoming budget. new this morning, lyft has goals in place to go green launching a multimillion dollar effort to make all of its rides worldwide carbon neutral. they plan to purchase an undisclosed number of carbon justify sets, investments in environmental projects to balance out their carbon foot print. they anticipate offsetting more than 1 million metric tons of carbon. happening today,

construction begins on the northbound i-680 express lane. this map shows you the first phase of the project, spanning nine miles between route 84 and route 26 it 2. the northbound express lane stretches 14 miles between route 84 and route 237, and transportation officials say the adjacent southbound express lane will also be upgraded. this friday is april 20th, known as 4/20, international pot smokers holiday. san francisco has the oldest and largest celebration, and this year's may be bigger. tomorrow at 4:20 p.m. exactly, they will converge in the park to light up. last year, 15,000 people came to hippy hill. this year's event will be the first time recreational pot use is legal in california. now, the city says it neither condones or sanctions the pot holiday. >> love it or hate it, the historic 4/20 festival is not

going away. >> i think it's going to be a bigger crowd this year. >> why? >> because with legality of it. >> merchants partnered with vendors, security, and cleanup. the partnership continues tomorrow with merchants raising $200,000 for more potties, trash cans, security, and vendors. plugging in your iphone to other devices can leave it vulnerable to hackers. what you can do to protect your information. plus, the black men arrested in the starbucks' scandal are finally telling their side of the story. and new developments in the death investigation, the decision prosecutors landed down this morning. good morning, this is what's going on in lake tahoe. it may be the last time we see this happen for a long time in tahoe. our weather is gorgeous sun going to the golden gate. temperatures rebounding today, 4 to 8 degrees warmer than yesterday. the 80s a

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with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is

ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. proximate resusecutors in ta county where prince died will not file criminal charges in the musician's death. the county attorney announced this morning he will not file charges because there's no evidence showing how prince obtained the fake vicodin laced with fentanyl that eventually killed him. the announcement came after the doctor agreed to pay $30,000 to settle civil allegations he

prescribed drugs to someone else knowing prince would take them. he died of a massive heart attack two years ago this saturday. philadelphia's police chief today apologized for the first time to the two men his officers arrest the in a starbucks store. he previously defended the department's handling of the situation, and at this time, the men of the racially charged incident told their story to "good morning america", and abc news reporter has more. >> reporter: arrested in a starbucks that led to protests across the country and fuelling a nationwide conversation about race. >> i'm thinking about my family that i have, my community, so in that moment, i'm trying to process what's going on. >> reporter: speaking out for the first time since that incident a week ago, dante says they came to this starbucks in philadelphia for a business meeting and since they were a few minutes early, sat down in the table, and the employee asked if they wanted anything, and they said no. >> i have two gentlemen at my

cafe that are refusing to make a purchase or leave. >> reporter: that employee called the police. the men say only two minutes after they sat down. >> we was not read any rights, nothing, just double locked handcuffs behind our back and escorted out and put into a squad car. >> reporter: the ceo of starbucks apologized to both men in person and announced the company will be shutting down all 8,000 of its u.s. locations on the afternoon of may 29th to train all 175,000 employees in racial bias education geared towards preventing discrimination. >> it's my responsibility to ensure we review everything. >> reporter: they say their goal is to make sure what happened to them never happens to anyone else. >> understand it's not just a black people thing. this is a people thing. that's exactly what we want to see from this, and that's true change. >> reporter: the men's lawyer says at this time they are not suing starbucks or the city and working with starbucks to have a meaningful conversation.

abc news, new york. an important warning this morning for iphone users about a dangerous new vulnerability. abc 7 breaks down what this means to you when you plug in your iphone. you may see a popup asking whether you trust this computer or allow the device to access photos and videos. according to cyber security companies, if you choose trust or allow, an taattacker could gn control of your phone and data after you unplug called trust jacking. airport phone chargers and computers are especially high risk. there's more on our website opinion. a mountain lion spotted on the peninsula. the neighborhood that's now on edge, and the end of an era. we chatted with a "scandal" star ahead of tonight's series finale. 80s in the forecast, even more than we talked about y yesterday, and that means this as far as our chances for rain.

absolutely none, but there is an umbrella, the one that came with the pate owe set.

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> so obsessed with the snow, i can't let it go. this is going on in tahoe right now. doesn't that look absolutely beautiful? but it's more than likely the last good chance of snow in tahoe. here's why. here's the seven-day forecast, and just about anything that's going to fall from now on, if anything, there is some later on next week into the week after, but it all comes down as rain. i mean, look at the temperatures today, 43.

the average is supposed to be 54, and we'll be near that tomorrow, but look at the low to mid-60s, yeah, there's no chance of snow when it's that warm. back here at home, this is what we're tracking, the warming trend, 2-13 degrees warmer than this time yesterday as the rebound begins, and sends us through spring into early summer by the weekend. temperatures, they are getting comfortable outside, especially with the sunshine out there and the lack of a breeze right now. we got temperatures mainly in the mid-50s to mid-60s. here's a look at walnut creek, all the clean air and sun. this is one of those areas this weekend, and into next week, that will be flirting with the 80 degrees. my accuweather highlights, sunglass sunglasses, you need them, sunny, breezy, mild afternoon, and fog is in the coast, the golden gate, and north bay, but not as cool as this morning, but chilly, and the extended, that summer spread coming. yesterday's storm, you see it's well down to the south and falling apart and bringing late

season rain for southern california. this is how it looked at 9:00 last night, the actual radar. looks a lot like the computer models we talked about yesterday, and sure enough, it followed that pattern we talked about, sliding south, hitting the big sur coast to the central coast much more than it hit us. in fact, i didn't see any rain at all. today, upper 50s, the coast, breezes kick up in the low 60s in san francisco, and 63 to 66 in the bay, and 66 to 70 inland. got a few clouds down in the south bay, otherwise a gorgeous daybreaking out, the 12-hour planner, temperatures 50s at the coast, and 60s inland, mid-60s at 4:00, and back down to the 50s, barely, by midnight, on the way down to the low to upper 40s. notice the white? that is some of the fog that's going to develop tonight. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we are close to average. tomorrow, away from the coast, we blow through it and warm above average, but look at saturday, sunday, and now monday

has been thrown into the mix. at least inland with temperatures in the 80s, mid-70s in the bay, and the warmth never makes it to the coast in the low to mid-60s, cooler next week, but dry. >> all right, i don't think we didn't catch the "let it go" reference with the "frozen" picture from tahoe. >> of course not. good for you. "scandal" airs tonight, from secret black op organizations to a rigged president p issial ele the emmy award winning star is coming to an end after seven seasons. alexis smith from abc 7 morning talked to bellamy young about the drama that broke racial and jendgender barriers. >> reporter: to be a part of a matriarch and part of shonda acclimating people to women in power in different shapes, sizes, roles, hero or anti-hero,

quinn in charge of qpa being pregnant, being her husband's boss, fighting as hard as she could to get to the white house, and it matters, representation matters. 120 episodes, seven seasons, it's all boiling down to the finale. what can fans expect? >> hilarious as it is horrifying, jaw-dropping, but triumphant, you know, maybe everybody lives, maybe they don't, but those who do live, live on in a very vibrant way because she just serves the characters so well. i think you're going to love it. >> a hint or two dropped there. all right, don't miss out on "scandal"'s finale here at 10:00 on abc 7. a grandmother, granddaughter, and a bear.

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next forecast at 4:00. new this morning, a san mateo neighborhood on edge this morning following an apparent mountain lion sighting after 8:00 near fernwood street and 36th avenue. in an abundance of caution, they ordered a temporary shelter in place for the middle school and high school, both, as you can see, close to the area where the mountain lion was possibly sighted. officials stay this is an unconfirmed sighting, but they wanted to keep the community and parents informed. >> oh, my gosh, it's a bear! >> that's the sound of a terrified grandma in southern california. she spotted a bear in her yard yesterday, ran and grabbed her granddaughter, and screamed, and ran inside the house. as you can see the the bear ran off, probably scared of the grandmother too. >> yeah. >> they locked themselves safely inside. >> she didn't go and grab a camera and video it, but she did not have to. >> like so many would these

days, right? >> exactly. >> she must have a door cameras. >> oh, the surveillance. >> yeah. >> a lot do these days. from us here at abc 7 news, thank you for joining us, and "who wants to be a millionaire yts millionaire" is coming up next. have a great day. wow, look at that.

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