welcome to friday, april 20th. i'm natasha zouves. >> i'm matt keller in for reggie. sue is here for alexis and mike is here. it looks like we have a great weekend ahead of us, right, mike? >> i really think so. if you've been waiting for the sunshine, i've got it for you. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing how dry and clear the air is. here is another vantage point. a little haze out there, a little fog trying to form the grijs aolden gate bridge. mid to upper 40s. so definitely milder this morning. the coast will be around the 50s to low 60s from noon to 4:00.

look at our bay and inland temperatures, upper 60s, already average highs at noon and a little above average by 4:00. low to mid 70s. delightful evening for out and about, maybe getting a bite to eat. mid 60s at 7:00. looks great from here. how about you, sue? >> looks great from my vantage point here. fog free on southbound 101. taillights headed past the north gate mall, i should say down toward central san rafael. in the golden gate bridge commute two lanes in the northbound direction, four lanes in the southbound. a little haze over the waldo. that was a couple hours ago when i came through. you're slow and go out of the central valley for about a 35-minute drive. it looks like they may have just picked up that 880 road work southbound. they closed it overnight over bridge construction. 23rd to 29th. we'll check back there, the sensors have just flipped to green. that's good news. breaking news from the abc 7

live desk. that breaking news is that a ten-hour standoff just ended in san jose. police were able to take three suspects into custody a short while ago. i want to show you this video from the scene. you can see how many people were out there. this is brand new into our live desk. it's in the area of sierra road near monakia lane. the suspects went into a home, were barricaded inside for a staggering ten hours. police say everyone wanted in this case is now in custody and there is no further danger to the public. it just ended as i've been saying. we expect more information on this story throughout the day. i'll let you know if we get updates throughout our newscast. happening today, protests planned in the bay area, california and across the nation demanding action be taken to end school shootings. >> this comes on the 19th anniversary of columbine.

elissa harrington live at dome notre dame high school. >> reporter: a rally on the steps of city hall. this protest is to protest gun violence and to call for stricter gun control. you're looking at video of students in menlo park who took part in a similar walkout last month inspired by the parkland students. this one today is to mark the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting that happened in colorado in 19 1989. they will hold a moment of silence and make speeches. today's event is part of a national movement and the students here at notre dame plan to leave their classes at 10:00 a.m. reporting live in san jose, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. a man who spent nearly 25 years on death rojas been set free from san quentin.

he's sentenced to be put to death for sexually assaulting and killing a toddler who was his girlfriend's daughter. kate larsen explains why he was freed. >> reporter: after 25 years on death row, ben vee tez walked into the arms of waiting friends and family outside san quentin. he told reporters in spanish he was very happy. his attorney didn't say much more. >> of course we are elated by the fact he's released today. he was wrongfully convicted over 25 years ago, and we are very grateful that this day finally has come. >> reporter: cook county district lisa green decided not to refile charges against him after medical testimony about the toddler's injuries and whether she was sexually assaulted fell apart. she still thinks ben vee tez is guilty of murder. >> i believe that he did kill kl this child, inflicted blunt force trauma on this child.

>> a human rights attorney who has faced more than 100 people, e says the d.a. mistakes are why ben vee tez should be freed. >> they don't have hefd beyond a reasonable doubt that he's guilty. therefore, he's innocent. >> reporter: he's now eligible for services like housing assistance and job training. kate larsen, abc 7 news. the mother of stephon clark, the unarmed man been in the spotlight since his brother's death last month. he disrupted a city council meeting in last month and told the mayor to shut up. in a video posted on clark's facebook page he was seen carrying a dagger saying i want the dagger, i want the chief. clark's girlfriend sought a restraining order against him on

wednesday. a record crowd is to descend on goll ten gate park. >> expectations at robin williams me dough will draw even more participants because it comes on a friday and it's the first time recreational pot smoking will be illegal. last year's event drew more than 10,000 festival goers. thousands of people expected to light up for 4/20. city officials say they neither condone or sanction the holiday. the city is working with a private sponsor for fencing, security and park maintenance. san francisco police tweet out there reminder, don't drink and drive, smoke and drive or text and drive. a controversial statue will remain in san francisco's civic center. a city board voted to overturn the decision to move the early

day statue into storage. it shows a native american man at the feet of a cowboy and missionary. last month the historic preservation commission sided with people asking for it to be removed. 5:07. some 25,000 union workers in the university of california system are ready to walk off the job. the union that represents them says 97% of its members have voted to authorize a strike. the union claims it has reached an impasse in contract negotiations after a year of bargaining. union leaders are calling on speakers to boycott upcoming uc events including graduations until the dispute is resolved. >> a federal judge will hold a hearing to decide whether stormy daniels's lawsuit against michael cohen and president trump will be delayed. the adult film star is asking that the agreement be dissolved. daniels argues the agreement is void because he never signed it. attorneys for the president and

cohen will ask to delay the suit due to the on going criminal investigation of cohen. the president has long denoid any allegations of an affair with daniels. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. yesterday was our coldest morning moving forward. we're from about the same in san francisco to ten degrees warmer in an antioch and fairfield. get us back to average if not a little above average. still a chill out there. american canyon at 40, the cool spot. petaluma and rona park at 42. mill valley, santa rosa and ukiah at 43. 48 in tiburon. 50 in el sobron they. mid to upper 40s along the coast and along the bayshore down into the south bay. even 55 right now, brentwood and tracy at 58 degrees. the warm air is lurking. it's just got to move in.

let's see how it affects or activity planner today. going to be a great, quiet day. as far as at the beach, lacking warm kt. 52 in the east bay at 8:00. 66 at 12:00. upper 60s for the better part of the afternoon hours. 64 at 6:00. one look at the peninsula, you can see all the most, a little warmer, 52 at 8:00. near 70 from 2:00 to 4:00 and down to about 58 degrees at 8:00. look at that. wall to wall sunshine today. an update on the 80-degree temperatures, they may actually last another day. every morning i come in, it seems to hang around a little longer. at the richmond-san rafael bridge the westbound direction, you can see a few cars coming through. it's light headed over towards marin county. we'll check in with abc 7's amy hollyfield in just a little bit.

right now westbound your commute direction is very light headed towards san rafael. good news according to the chp. they have picked up the road work, southbound 880 is reopened from 23rd to 29th. they're putting in an overpass bridge, so just a heads up for you overnight commuters. there's your drive times, tracy to dub bin, 33 minutes. your drive from san rafael under 20 minutes. 28 inches of rain in 36 hours. people from the bay area are sharing their stories after surviving a turbulent week in hawaii. new developments

. beautiful this morning as we look back from the west from our exploratorium camera. let's talk temperatures. back to average in oakland, rhett wood city and san francisco. we're beyond average in a lot of inland neighborhoods in san jose, santa rosa and livermore. the warming trend is just beginning. wait until you see the weekend forecast. a live desk update from abc 7 mornings. >> listen to this. north and south korea have set up a hotline between their leaders ahead of their summit next friday. this is the first ever phone line between the two countries that are still technically at war. leaders of both countries will speak with each other over the hotline prior to the meeting. the hotline will be maintained

after the summit. south korean officials say it will facilitate dialogue and eliminate misunderstanding. a flash flood watch is in effect for all of hawaii's islands. kauai has been inundated with flood boughters after 27 inches of rain in 24 hours. shops and restaurants are digging out of the mud now. a couple who lives in walnut creek compared the thunder and lightning to 24 hours of unrelenting earthquakes and fireworks. >> having been born and raised in san francisco like i said earlier, i felt a lot of earthquakes. this is about as close to an earthquake as you can get. it was non-stop. the whole building was shaking, probably 150 times. it was unbelievable. >> the need on the island is for cleaning supplies, personal hygiene products and fuel. in today's gma's first look,

security video from inside the home of prince after his death. >> investigators say the pop star died after taking counterfeit medication. >> never before seen images inside paisley park moments before police discovered prince dead at his home. at his kitchen table a pair of sunglasses and an uneaten meal waiting. police rushing to his paisley park estate in april of 2016. deputies finding pills scattered all over his home. this bag with the words opium found tucked in his music vault. investigators say the prescriptions found in his home were not in his name, some prescribed by a doctor in the name of his long-time friend and bodyguard to protect his privacy. this security video showing him picking up percocet at a nearby walgreens. 7:00 a.m., we'll have more from

inside prince's home and the details leading up to his death. with your gma "first look," kenneth mouton, abc news new york. san francisco is looking to become a zero greenhouse gas emitter by 2050. the first step, planting 2,000 trees across the city. the city will focus the 4 million tree planting project in communities with little coverage like in the industrial bayview district. apple working on a new way to make your iphone more intuitive. the company is receiving a patent to automatically adjust the brightness of your smart phone and other devices, irn tended to solve the problem of luminescence shock. that's when you turn on your phone in the dark and it comes on at fulbrightness. you can still adjust your screen brightness manually. someone is holding a $27 million super lotto plus ticket

bought in the bay area. sold at the arco am/pam/p the winner has not come forward yet. the store's owner will get $135,000 for selling the ticket. i guess this as good a time as any to show you the winning -- >> you said you were in fremont. >> fremont is lucky. they've got the one gas station off 880 and the chevron. you go in there, one person won a powerball worth $450 million, another won one for a few million or $800,000. >> are you stalking these people? >> now, yes, now that they have money. >> maybe some sunglasses you can buy, also, maybe sunscreen, too. if you're going to be outside, you'll need it this weekend. 280 and 17, looks quiet this morning. sunny and calmer today, warmer

afternoon. tonight, patchy fog, about as much as we're seeing this morning. seasonally cool. almost summer for some through the extended forecast. the microclimates are back. gilroy at 77. everybody else from 70 in santa cruz, 71 in milpitas to 74 in san jose and los gatos. 66 in millbrae. everybody else hovering around 70 degrees. the warmth doesn't really reach the coast. temperatures in the low 60s. low 60s along the north bay coast, ten to 15 degrees warmer inland. a great afternoon to visit some of the wineries there, low to mid 70s. let's talk about the east bayshore. we have upper 60s. inland, nice wineries here, also. temperatures from 75 in pittsburg to 78 in brentwood. for tonight, temperatures about

the same, maybe a little better than this morning as far as trying to find comfort, mid 40s to low 50s. low to mid 80s inland tomorrow. sunday, monday, barely holding on. low to mid 70s around the bay. about a 20-degree spread. that's almost summer like. here is sue. >> walnut creek southbound 680 if your commute takes you from concord, pleasant hill past the north main exit which is where our camera is. looking at eight minutes from highway 4 to highway 24 and just about eight minutes to get towards the caldecott tunnel on westbound 24 as you make your way to the oakland side of things. slowing around of the central valley, not untypical at all. that's fairly typical especially on a friday or even on a friday. 45 b.a.r.t. trains running on schedule. muni is looking good. ace train 1 is on time. although their website once

again is down. the gps is down for train 1. so disregard that. we can tell you it is on time. ace 3 will be leaving in about 15 minutes. fda panel is recommending approval of medicine to help treat children with epilepsy. the drug is made from the marijuana plant. the panel voted unanimously in favor of approaching the drug made from cbd, a chemical found in cannabis. it doesn't contain enough to make a person high. it's for children who suffer from two rare forms of epilepsy that are very difficult to treat. tammy duckworth became the first senator to cast a vote on the floor with her newborn child. you can see her entering the chamber holding her baby. yesterday lawmakers passed a bill allowing babies on the floor during a vote. she voted no on the confirmation of the next nasa chief.

he was confirmed by a 50-49 vote. wall street's be loved fearless girl is finding a new home. the statue is moving from opposite the famous charging bull statue outside the the stock exchange. the statue of the girl standing strong with her hands on her hips was supposed to stay a few days. both new yorkers and tourists alike fell in love with her. she'll take up residence at her new location by the end of the year. upcoming stanley cup playoffs between the sharks and golden knights could be a preview of a brewing rivalry between the bay area and las vegas. before the first-round match-up before the knights and kings, the raiders tweeted a good luck message to the golden knights instead of the sharks. that may have led to one of the most epic troll jobs in recent memory. check this out. >> sharks fans, the series ends tonight! >> that was head coach kyle

shanahan firing up team teal. raiders are set to move to las vegas in 2020. the sharks and golden knights will meet in round two. the 49ers and raiders will play during the regular season this year as well. >> okay. coming up next the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> air b andb's most expensive

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berryessa area. the suspects were wanted for armed robbery. hundreds of students across the bay area plan to walk out of school today to protest gun violence. it's part of a nationwide protest marking the 19th anniversary of the columbine shooting. at long last, drivers on the eastbound richmond-san rafael bridge will have a third lane out of march rain county. it will open this afternoon at 2:00. it will be used for peak periods only. >> number five, we're watching your friday morning commute. metering lights have just been turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza, and your drive time from highway 4 in hercules all the way to san francisco climbing a couple minutes to 28 right now. that will be building now that the lights are on. number six, i'm tracking a warming trend. look how much the temperatures jump compared to yesterday. three in san francisco, eight degrees warmer in livermore. a lot of 70s, 80s right around the corner. thousands of people expected at golden gate park in san

francisco to celebrate the international pot smoker's holiday known as 4/20. a record turnout is expected because of recreational use being legalized in the state. the pain mansion is taking a new lease on life. the landmark property is set to become a new hotel and restaurant, advised for sale for as much as $13.5. a entrepreneur bought the 134-year-old property and hopes to have it up and running by july. it was airbnb's most expensive listing at $10,000 a night. pg&e is taking suggestions on what to name the three peregrine falcons on the 33rd floor. researchers propelled down the side of the building to put bands on the chicks yesterday. they've been keepin an eye on them since the falcons were born last month. they're expected to leave the

nest in about three weeks. >> we know they come from the nest in san francisco. where do they end up? it could end up anywhere in california or beyond. we know the chicks are two males and one female. pg&e now soliciting suggestions from customers to name the birds. get mfgs on how to way in on abc7news.com. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including comments from judge aaron persky, the first time we're hearing from him since the

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great weather if you like the sunshine and the warmth. >> a little hazy and breezy, almost summer laich without the thickest fog. so far doing pretty well with the fog. there is patchy dense areas, but that's it. they're just patchy. ten miles there means no fog. so here is a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. a little milder this morning. mid to upper 40s in most neighborhoods. upper 50s to low 60s, breezy at the coast today. 67 to 68 degrees around the bay. pretty homogenized at 4:00. exactly the same as 7:00. 65. what a great evening to be outside. hopefully the morning commute is hospitable. >> pretty nice so far. taillights right past the civic center in the northbound and southbound direction. northbound would be the headlights headed towards novato.

looking at about 22-minute drive southbound past san rafael into southern marin and across the golden gate bridge where you see a little haze there, but not bad at all. four lanes for your southbound commute and two lanes for your northbound commute. over the waldo is looking good. overall, our traffic maps are showing pretty green for your friday morning and a little red off the altamont pass. >> we like mostly green. happening today, for those of us who travel across the richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield is live in san rafael. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. crews are already here setting up for the ribbon cutting ceremony set for 9:00 this morning. a lot of excitement about this third lane that is scheduled to open at 2:00 this afternoon. this is intended to help the commute home. that's why it's opening in the afternoon. people in san rafael say the backup from the bridge during

the evening commute spills into neighborhood streets and reaches all the way to highway 101 so this third lane is needed. the lane has been three years in the making. it will open at 2:00. it will shut down at 7:00. so just a little window when you can use it. they want to keep it open when they can and clear for emergencies and just have a shoulder when they can. people who are in the lane when they shouldn't be will be subject to getting a ticket. so keep that in mind. you only have from 2:00 to 7:00 every day to use this eastbound lane. live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. right now richmond police investigating a deadly shooting outside a convenience store. police were on scene outside the stop & shop on carlson boulevard. we were able to windows shattered there on site.

they have released very few details at this point. we're checking for updates. this is pretty important because nearly five months without a homicide and now richmond -- police have been investigating four in just the last month new details about the judge in the brock turner case. judge aaron persky is speaking for the first time about the campaign to recall him. persky spoke with the mercury news andports the movement to improve how the criminal justice system treats sexual assault victims. campaign has been moving to remove persky after handing down a six-month sentence to brock turner. the measure to recall persky will be on the june ballot. persky says if the recall is successful, don't cry for me or the judges of sclount, but cry for the judge judge judge judg s

a fine against wells fargo for a variety of problems including forcing customers to buy insurance policies they didn't need. this comes as wells fargo extended the deadline. the bank is paying out $142 million related to the opening of unauthorized accounts at the bank. the deadline to submit a claim is july 7th. a bay area first, a cannabis crawl is set to happen in oakland in honor of 4/20. oaksterdam university is organizing the event. in january, california legalized recreational adult use of marijuana without a medical card. back in 2012, dea agents raided oaksterdam and temporarily shut it down. cannacrawl is a way to celebrate progress. all kinds of businesses around telegraph avenue are getting involved. >> we've decriminalized it in that sense. that gives the people an

opportunity to have events like this. >> a fun time just with everybody getting high. not like everybody is getting drunk and crazy. many law enforcement agencies plan to add patrols today. the two men charged in the ghost ship fire are due in court and are seeking the have their bail lowered. derick almena are accused aa ignoring obvious safety controls. bgt men remain in jail despite numerous attempts to have their bail lowered. they're scheduled to go on trial on july 16th. almena's wife has given an exclusive interview to the i-team's dan noyes. >> i don't believe that what happened that night is the fault of derek or max. >> whose fault is it? >> i think it was a terrible tragedy. i think it was a terrible accident. i think the fire happened really quickly. i think there was chaos.

i think that people were scared. i don't think people knew how quickly it was going to go up. >> micah allison tells dan she wants to set the record straight about what happened that night and what led up to the tragedy. she says she wants to counter the story that's been out there since the fire erupted. we have more of the exclusive interview on our website, abc7news.com. new developments in san francisco's effort to confiscate illegally parked dockless scooters. the public works department tells abc 7 news they took 159 more scooters off the street yesterday. that's on top of the 130 that have been picked up in the last two weeks. the scooters were deployed throughout the city last month by three companies. mountain lion sightings caused two schools to shelter in place for 40 minutes yesterda morning. a parent reported seeing one near fern wood and 36th avenue. no mountain lion was found by

police and wildlife officers. a mountain lion was recorded by a home security camera on wednesday night in the eastern foothills of the alum rock area. neighbors have been alerting each other on social media. >> we definitely are not walking, i'll tell you that much. we love to walk in the evenings because we have beautiful views. right now we're steadfast and we stay more or less around the grounds. >> wildlife experts believe mountain lions are searching for food for their cubs. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's talk temperatures. some of our coolest weather, around pleasanton at 42ment danville and pleasant hill at 45. walnut creek 47. look at the 50s, low to mid 50s, concord, pittsburg, brentwood, 57 degrees. that's when you know things are changing. upper 40s on the bayshore into

the south bay. los gatos at 53. in the hills it's definitely warmer. mount dee ab bow is ten degrees warmer than it was yesterday. we've got 43 in santa rosa. san francisco about 50. a look at the san mateo bridge where it's dry and will be dry all day today. limited fog out there. nothing really to worry about. it will be gone by about 9:00. rolling sunshine, a calm bay, mass transit cool to slightly warm this afternoon. san francisco 50 at 8:00, 58 at noon, a very nice day from 60 at noon all the way through about 4:00 and 56 at 8:00. how about the north bay? you see warm temperatures there, about a 30-degree spread, from 47 at 8:00 this morning, near 70 at noon. with low to mid 70s from 1:00 through about 6:00 and a comfortable to cool 62 degrees by 8:00. you don't even have to turn the air conditioners on in the b.a.r.t. cars and some mass

transit today. >> and they're delayed. thanks for bringing that up. we have just a ten-minute delay. that's all right. good thing they have air conditioning on those b.a.r.t. cars, right? >> yes. >> we've got a slight delay. equipment problems in the concord station, ten-minute delays in direction. northbound on 87 you see taillights headed up towards downtown san jose and the headlights headed away. and both directions are looking great. we'll pop over to the other side of town. 280 at the 880 overcrossing. they're looking good, too. the drive from downtown san jose up towards cupertino is about an eight-minute drive at this point in time. looking good and the sun is coming up. looks like a great morning as well. james comey has talked about them. now memos documenting his conversations with president

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we're coming up on 5:43 on this friday. look at the state. hardly any clouds out there

during the afternoon hours. temperatures from 68 in san diego to 73 in l.a. near 90 in the desert. mid 70s to near 80 through the central valley. 62, sunshine. tahoe 58 and sunshine. completely different than the burst of snow we had yesterday. if you didn't see it, check out my facebook or twitter. it's amazing. look at the spring warmth. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s starting saturday through tuesday, wednesday and thursday when there's a chance of thunderstorms. the body of barbara bush will lie in repose in houston. she died on tuesday at her home in houston at the age of 92. a private funeral will be held tomorrow. first lady melania trump, formers presidents clinton and obama and their wives will attend. the memos written by former

fbi director james comey conversations with president trump. on one occasion the president told comey he had serious reservations about his serious national security adviser michael flynn. flynn was fired a few days later. much of the information has already been revealed in comey's senate testimony and his just-released book. an e. coli outbreak is continuing to grow. affecting 16 states now including california. you can see on the map where 53 people reported getting sick. 31 had to be hospitalized. five of them developed a type of kidney failure. the e. coli has been tracked to yuma, arizona, but not a specific supplier or brand. a salad farm in san jose says lettuce is fightal to business. >> we're very particular about the vendors we use, we want to make sure each one that we do select has a background that we approve of. >> the cdc says consumers should

toss out any remain lettuce or salad mixes that contain romaine. nasa celebrating the hubble telescope's 20th an verse. these are image ps of lagoon nebula, 4,000 light years away from earth and never seen before in such detail. nasa says astronauts performed five missions to install more advanced technology on the telescope over its lifetime good to see the hubble still working hard after all these years. >> gorgeous. we'll have pretty sunsets tonight, mime. will you guarantee something like that? >> should i go to that joke again, seeing what today? it will be cloudy like that. we won't have the up uplightingg and the cool pinks out there. you can see a little haze out there, early start for our 4/20

celebrations. here is what's going on, sunshine dominates, more warming today. warmest afternoons will be saturday, sunday and monday and the dry season really taking contro control. high pressure dominating our forecast. storm track well to our north, well down to the south as you see that low, left us out any rain. so cal, if you're flying there could be transfers or delays connecting through salt lake city or denner krer. up to 77 in gilroy. thinking about going to the boardwalk? 70 in santa cruz. temperature right around 70 for most of the peninsula. 66 in millbrae. it will be breezy along the coast all weekend. it will keep you in the low 60s and out of the warming trend. mid 60s downtown, south san

francisco and sausalito. a nice day for a pick pick. upper 60s to low 70s through the east bay. as you move inland, temperatures around 75 to 78 degrees. tonight, mid 40s to low 50s. my accuweather forecast, let's see how long those 80s last? how about until tuesday. low to mid 70s around the bay saturday to tuesday. a little cooling next week. still warmer than average. hi, sue. >> good morning. we had equipment problems on the track in concord, bart looking at about a ten-minute delay between pittsburgh, bay point and sfo directions on the concord line. a minor delay there. they are in the recovery mode. first reports of an accident blocking the second lane from the left. this is westbound 80 pinole valley road. traffic building all the way back to high ray 4 due to this accident second lane from the

left. tow truck has been called. bay bridge metering lights are on. claims of abuse by celebrity chefs are getting a lot of attention. food industry workers often face serious sexual harassment from customers as well. a bay area restaurant has come up with a simple effective way to keep staff safe. find out how it works on abc 7 news at 11:00, right after a special edition of "20/20," diane sawyer reporting on the hidden reality of women still facing sexual abuse. a proposed senate bill calls for one female board member in publicly owned corporations by next year. it would require a minimum of two women by 2021. lawmakers says this happens in other countries including germany and france. showing gender diversity on boards leads to increased profitability. the committee will hear the bill next tuesday. take a look at the latest

edition to san francisco hayes valley. this is made of steel and light called squared. the artist says the sculpture represents, quote, the evolution of organic matter and its amalgamation with digital technology. the official opening is on may 5th. new at 6:00, southwest is compensating everyone on board the flight where the engine blew apart. a tattoo can one day save your life. medical researchers are using them to detect some cancers. >>

you know those early april springs we had? they actually helped hold the drought at bay. they did during the rain season, actually expand. this is the beginning of the rain season and this is what we have this weeb. the drought monitor comes out every thursday. you can see how southern california is not looking very good. let's talk about the beaches. you can see the cloud cover and some of the fog in santa cruz this morning. it's going to be the beaches that are the slowest to warm. san francisco, redwood city and oakland one degree warmer than average. even some areas above average. san jose, santa rosa and livermore, four to six degrees warmer. your destination, the mid 80s this weekend. san francisco flower mart will temporarily will be moving to an industrial area instead of the embarcadero. vendors opposed being housed in piers 19 through 23 while the

new home at sixth and brannon is under construction. they were concerned about construction there and lack of parking. the new temporary location is on marin between i-280 and cesar chavez street. the price of a hillside has been reduced. accok the property on telegrapht hit the market at $1.43 million in 2016. the seller claims the land can accommodate any number of new homes. probably have to hire one heck of an engineer. the lot is back on the market for a reduced price of free entry to many national parks on saturday, the start of national parks week. don't forget, if you are heading to muir woods you need a reservation to park. those lots fill up quickly. equipment problems on b.a.r.t. still causing recovery

delays, ten minutes on the sfo and bay point directions out of the concord station. they're working to clear that. a little slow and go out of the central valley, but not so bad for this friday morning at about a 35 to 45-minute drive. a bit of a delay, westbound 80 near pinole valley. chp is on scene trying to move an accident off to the right-hand shoulder. you can see you're backing towards highway 4. let's take a quick look at your drive time, 80 westbound from highway 4 to the maze, about 24, 25 minutes. once you get into the bay bridge, ten-minute delay behind the metering lights. if you're traveling on to sfo from san francisco, only about ten minutes. mike? >> thank you very much, sue. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. red sox in town. that usually means a pretty good crowd at the coliseum. the game starts at 7:05, first-pitch temperature 62. cool by the end of the game. let's talk more about the beaches.

a lot of people itching to get there. it's going to be breezy, low to mid 60s tomorrow. that's the warmest day until you get down to santa cruz at 75. as we head towards sunday, more in the low 60s than the mid 60s. santa cruz at about 72 degrees. it's going to be mostly sunny and just a few degrees less for sunday. we'll have to wait maybe until another time to get warm weather at our beaches. look at the water temperature, 53 degrees. i know there will still be people surfing out there. have fun. verizon is revamping its partal control users called verizon smart family. the options allow when kids are using their phone, limit what they see and manage scream time. a premium option includes location tracking. this will use the child's phone location to keep parents updated and can send you an alert if your child leaves a pre defined area. scientists have gopd an early warning system for cancer.

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coming up on 6:00 a.m., almost to the weekend on this friday, april 20th. i'm natasha zouves. >> i'm matt keller in for reggie, the last day of his vacation. e ehe'll be back on monday. mike, talking about a beautiful weekend, right? >> talking about it all week, yes. now it's almost here. the promise is about to be delivered. i didn't get threats, but some of this "this better happen" looks and mentions. here we are with live doppler 7. bone drive this morning. a beautiful look from the roof camera on the embarcadero. 7:00, fogg out there, temperatures mid to upper 40s. by noon, notice the breezes keep

the coast ten degrees cooler. low to mid 70s away from the coast at 4:00. struggling to 60, mid 50s at the coast at 7:00. go outside and street yourself to a nice dinner on the patio. sue? >> sounds lovely. >> we will take a look outside. we're going to the san mateo bridge, busier with the brake lights coming on about halfway towards the causeway up towards the high-rise and over towards foster city and san mateo. looking at about a 20-minute drive from 880 to 101. taking a quick look at the richmond-san rafael bridge, just a couple cars in the right-hand cash paying lane. fast trackers getting through without much of a delay. eastbound direction this afternoon, great news, three claens for your commute starting at 2:00. amy hollyfield will be up in a little while with more on that. happening today, protests are planned in the bay area, california and across the nation demanding action be taken to end school shootings. >> this comes on the 19th