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 anniversary of columbine.

elissa harrington live at notre dame high school in san jose with more on what they're doing there. good morning, elissa. >> reporter: good morning. today's walkout renews the call for stricter gun control and marks the 19th anniversary of the columbine school shooting. i'm here at notre dame high school where about 100 students are expected to participate. i'll show you video from a similar walkout that happened last month inspired by the parkland school shooting. looking at students in menlo park. today students will march to city hall, hold a rally, also hold a moment of silence. the students want to call attention to gun violence and call for stricter, sensible gun control laws. students at notre dame plan to leave their classes at awe round 10:00 a.m. 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. >> ben veet tez was sentenced to gegt in 19923 for sexually assaulting and killing a toddler who was his girlfriend's daughter. this week the kern county distict decided not refile charge z because medical testimony about the toddler's injuries and whether she was sexually assaulted fell apart. the da still thinks ben veet tez is guilty of murder. >> i believe he did kill a child, inflicted blunt force trauma on this child. >> they don't have evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that he's guilty, so therefore, he's innocent. >> under state law he's now eligible for services like housing assistance and job training. police took three suspects into custody a short while ago. it happened near sierra road. those suspects were wanted for armed robbery.

they went into a home and barricaded himself for 12 hours. everyone wanted in the case is in custody. police arrested d d andrew mund, a fourth grade teacher. police say he talked online with the undercover officer who was acting as a girl under 16 years old. charges are expected to be filed. prosecutors are asking who might be a victim to contact them. new developments this morning. governor brown named a new head of the veterans home of california in yountville. a hospital executive from southern california is the new administrator. the complex is home to about 1,000 disabled and elderly veterans. it's the biggest facility of its kind in the nation. the brother of stephon

clark, shot and killed by sacramento police, have been arrested. police arrested disrupted a city council meeting and told the mayor to shut up. in a video posted on clark's facebook page, he was seen carrying a dagger and a machete saying, quote, i want the mayor, i want the chief. his girlfriend sought a restraining order against him on wednesday. passengers aboard the southwest jet that exploded over central pennsylvania on wednesday are receiving apology letters and money. passengers receiving a $5,000 check and $1,000 vocher from the airline. the airline says its primary focus and commitment is to help passengers in every way possible. happening today, a record crowd is expected to descend upon golden gate park in san francisco to celebrate the international pot spoker's

holiday known as 4/20. >> robin williams meadow will draw even more participants because it comes on a friday and it's the first time recreational pot smoking will be legal in the state. last year's event drew more than 10,000 festival goers. city officials say they neither condone nor sanction the pot holiday, but they know it's not going anywhere. the city is working with a private sponsor to pay for fencing, security and park maintenance. >> san francisco police tweeted this, don't drink and drive, smoke and drive or text and drive. they're offering tipsy toe service. not everyone is going to have a happen 4 slosh 20. the massive and timely bust by a local police department overnight. is it staying or is it going? the latest push on removing this controversial statue from san francisco civic center. you're never more than seven

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it's about nine minutes after 6:00 on this friday. a lot of times i look in the hills to see what kind of air mass is moving in. los gatos about 1800 feet, it's warmer than everywhere else. that's the warm air coming in later today. 50 for there. milpitas 48 along with san jose. you can see temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s just about everywhere. brend wood, one of the warm spots along with alameda at 52. look how beautiful the sunrise that's developing on the bay this morning. on the water good. kind of therapeutic if you're out there. it's going to be picture perfect today. east bay inland, already 7 is at noon, 77 at 4:00. comfortable 65 at 8:00. here is sue with hopefully a comfortable commute. >> the bay bridge we have our typical backup because the metering lights were on at 5:23 this morning. we had an earlier accident in

the right-hand fast track lane pushed off to the right-hand shoulder. the reason for the bit of a longer delay. you can see the car poolers going by at the limit. that's always a great option. here is your drive time from hercules into san francisco building to about 35 minutes. we do have an accident 80 westbound at pinole valley road. that's been cleared over to the right-hand shoulder, but still slow traffic back towards highway 4. if you've ever wondered what 12 pounds of pot looks like, here you go. officers stopped a car overnight and found five full bags of marijuana. they're crediting atlas the dog for finding the weed. an officer said they want to, quote, bluntly remind everyone to drive responsibly. someone has to pay for the free tuition for students at cc san francisco. the multimillion dollar dispute appears to be over. this tweet set off a bay area feud. area feud. how the sharks before people invite something new intoheir homes,

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houston. this is on twitter. look closely here. look at all those flames coming from the truck. that's the moment the 18-wheeler burst into flames. still looking for information on how many vehicles were involved in the crash and how the driver of the semi is doing. a controversial statue will remain in san francisco's civic center. city board voted to overturn a decision to move the early day statue into storage. it shows the native american man at the feet of a cowboy and a catholic missionary. last week the historic preservation commission sided with people demanding it be removed. opponents call it racist and the demeaning. a s after months of delays, city college of sfrachb has finally received the first payment for its program that provides free tuition to all city residents. "the examiner" reports the

college received more than $2.7 million on monday. the payment arrived after several attempts by the college to build a city for the program. the two sides disagreed about whether the college was complying with the free tuition program. pg&e is taking suggestions on what to name three peregrine falcons board on the 33rd floor of their headquarters. >> bands were put on the chicks' feet yesterday. the researchers expect them to be ready to leave the nest in about three weeks now. where they end up is anyone's guess. >> where do they go? we know they came from a nest here in san francisco. where do they end up? could be anywhere in california or beyond. that gives us information about the population itself. >> the chicks are two males and one female. pg&e now soliciting suggestions on naming the birds.

we have information on how you can weigh in on abc7news.com. >> see that look there from that falcon? that's the look i get when i say to my daughters to clean their rooms. it's just a staring contest until i walk away. talking about nice warm weather. maybe we'll get the kids outside this weekend. >> yeah, yard work. >> for me. >> i'll get that same star. >> exactly. >> here is a look at what's going on -- i actually like doing yard work, especially when you look at all the flowers blooming, the roses are finally blooming some many colors out there right now to enjoy. here is a look at sfo. you can enjoy a delay-free commute. look at that. total sunshine once the sun crests our hills in about 20 minutes. sunny and calmer. warmer afternoon. tonight cool, a lot like this morning. let's take a look in san rafael, one of the areas that will jump

significantly. yesterday 65 and comfortable. 72 today, still pretty comfortable. hayward and redwood city about six degrees warmer. in san francisco, three degrees warmer at 64. that's close to average, this high pressure dominating our forecast. this clockwise flow pushing the storm track well to the north and the low well off to the east that brought the rain to southern california yesterday. trying to break out the microclimates. we need to. a six-degree spread from 71 in milpit milpitas, gilroy at about 77 degrees. a little narrower on the peninsula. 66 at millbrae. everybody else around 70 degrees. narrowest at the coast because of hazy conditions and breezes prevalent. low 60s for you, mid 60s downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 78 in ukiah and along the east bayshore. how about upper 60s to low 70s.

hercules and fremont touching 70. 70s everywhere, east bay valleys 75 to 78 degrees. tonight you can see patches of white and gray out there. that's some of the fog, not a big deal, just like this morning. upper 40s, mid 40s, let's say that, to mid 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, here you go, temperatures in the 80s inland. sunday, monday, tuesday, low to mid 70s around the bay. low to mid 60s at the coast. have a great weekend. here is sue. we have a b.a.r.t. delay that's in the recovery phase. earlier equipment problems at the concord station. give yourself a little extra time. otherwise, we'll take a look at the golden gate bridge. you can see that little bit of fog that's mike's been talking about that's affecting your drive over the path there, the waldo grade, but not so much on the span. it looks like everybody is moving nicely at the limit. earlier problems now cleared to the right-hand shoulder. westbound 80 near pinole valley road.

however, the damage is done, you are back beyond highway 4 and a new accident southbound 101 near cass tanya, slowing from about east washington in petaluma in the southbound direction. happening today, 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 a non-disclosure agreement regarding an alleged sexual encounter between her and mr. trump be resolved. 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 denied any allegations of an affair with daniels. apple is working on a new way to make your iphone more intuitive. the company received a patent for technology to automatically adjust the brightness of other phones. the new tech uses sensors to detect the light of your

surroundings and adjusts the screen accordingly. you can still adjust your screen brightness manually. the upcoming stanley cup playoffs between the sharks and golden knights could be a rivalry between the bay area and las vegas. for the first-round match-up between the knights and the kings, the oakland raiders tweeted a good luck message to the golden knights insf the sharks. check this out. >> sharks fans, the series ends tonight! >> that was 49ers head coach kyle shanahan firing up team --

you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. because low to mid 60s are going to dominate. it won't be quite as breezy sunday and temperatures about the staem, maybe a degree or two cooler. sorry. you miss out on the warmth this go-around. for the most part, it's going to be sunny this weekend as mike has been telling us. we have a lot of events that will take you outdoors. we partnered up with hoodline to show you some earth day inspired events. >> help clean our local bay this weekend. we want to keep these amazing animals and their homes clean, healthy and driving. the aquarium of the bay is hosting two cleanup events on saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at aquatic park and parents head park. >> a lot of people don't realize once upon a time, we're going to lose it. a long, long time ago before the '50s there was a plan they wanted to go ahead and change the san francisco bay into more

waterways and channels. at one point citizens just like you and me decided no, this isn't going to work and decided to fight for it. these waters are super important, not only to us but to the animals who are here. that's why we have to eleven to share it and make sure we take care of it. >> you can register on the aquarium's website or simply show up at those two locations i mentioned. volunteers needed at the presidio dig site. the free event is from 9:00 until noon. after you help save the planet, juicy brew's west fest is in oakland on sunday at classic cars west. it features 22 beers from around the country. there are two tastings, 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tickets start at 21 bucks. i had such a fun time on those assignments, going to the aquarium. in all seriousness, so important to keep our earth nice and clean and they do have those two cleanup events this weekend.

go check it out. for these events and information on others that are going on this weekend, go to our website, abc7news.com and then just click on the hoodline section. >> earth day is such a great opportunity to get out there and make our community even prettier. >> and it will be sunny and nice. just in time for 4/20, a major democratic leader is pushing to decriminalize marijuana. dan noyes sits down with one of the men charged in the ghost ship fire. >> i don't believe this is justice. i don't think this is going to make things better. >> we have more from that interview as her husband is in court today. the e. coli outbreak in remain lettuce is getting worse. we're following some problem spots for your friday morning commute. bay bridge metering lights are on. a couple earlier problems there. there's a look at your drive time and an accident in palo alto and one that's been cleared from pinole when we come back with more news and weather and traffic in just a few minutes.

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joining us. i'm matt keller in for reggie. alexis is off this morning. we have sue hall. jessica is here as well. mike, a beautiful forecast, right? >> you had to wait two hours to read that, didn't you? >> i was warned of that line and said i'm going to have you read this at 6:30. there you go. >> there you go. now it went up in smoke. so let's talk about delicious day we have outside. i could just eat it up. a little bit of visibility out there, issues along the coast. that's due to natural haze around half moon bay. let's look at the 12-hour day planner. 44 to 47. edible lunchtime temperature of 57 at the coast. 66 to 68 around the bay. by 4:00, 70 to 73. so warmer this afternoon. watch out. the sunshine will bake you today. the uv index is very high. have the sunscreen. enjoy a comfortable evening, mid

50s to mid 60s. >> we have a car up in smoke, no kidding. no pun here. it's at the san mateo bridge toll plaza. if it looks hazy there, that's why. it's in the eastbound direction near the toll plaza. apparently the person in the call has a fire extinguisher, so fire has been called, but in the meantime they're trying to get the fire out. you can see slow traffic in the westbound direction as well, 22 minutes from 880 towards 101. overall, your traffic looking pretty good. we'll check on an accident leaving petaluma, southbound 101 in a few minutes. richmond police still investigating a deadly shooting outside a convenience store. police were outside the scene at the stop and shop on carlson boulevard. in this video, you can see the car has shattered windows. it is right outside the store. richmond police have been very tight-lipped on what's happening

there. i want to let our viewers know that our news room has been calling throughout the newscast. still waiting for an update. this is important because nearly five months went without a homicide in richmond. now police have been dealing with four so far in just this past month alone. so we are watching for any updates. i'll let you know as soon as those come in. matt? >> thank you, jessica. happening today, relief for those of us who travel across the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> the third lane of the eastbound side of the bridge will finally open at 2:00 p.m. today. abc 7's amy hollyfield is live in my hometown of san rafael. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. a lot of excitement about this lane. they're already setting up for a ribbon cutting ceremony. several dignitaries will be here. this ceremony set to start at 9:00 this morning. this is for eastbound traffic as people leave marin and head home

to the east bay. that backup is known to stretch all the way to highway 101 and clog neighborhood streets. so marin residents are just as happy as commuters are about this opening. the lane will be limited. it will only be open from 2:00 to 7:00 every day. that's because they still want to have a shoulder when they can for emergencies. this lane is three years in the making. so there is a lot to celebrate here today now that it is finally going to be open. do keep in mind, people who drive in the lane when it isn't open will be subject to getting a ticket. live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. new details about the judge in the brock turner case. judge aaron persky is speaking for the first time about the campaign to e are call him. persky spoke with the mercury news and says he supports the movement to improve how the criminal justice systems treats sexual harassment victims. that recalling him does not help the cause. the campaign has been fighting to remove persky for handing

down a six-month sentence to brock turner. critics say it was too lenient. a 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 slount but cry to some extent for the criminal justice system. two men charged in the ghost ship fire are due in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with ignoring obvious safety codes. the fire in 2016 killed 36 people. both men remain in jail. they're scheduled to go on trial on july 16 pgt. alme almena's wife has given an exclusive interview, micah allison says she doesn't know why her husband is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of those 36 people. >> i don't believe what happened that night is the fault of derick 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 dan's exclusive interview with allison on our website, abc7news.com, and you'll find complete coverage of the ghost ship fire including all the i-team's reports. breaking news, wells fargo has been hit with a $1 billion fine for auto loan and mortgage abuses. we expected it. we've been talking about this throughout our newscast. now it's official. the fine coming from federal regulators for a variety of problems including forcing customers to buy insurance policies they didn't need. this also, we should note, comes at the same time the bank is

allowing -- they've extended the deadline to submit claims related to their class action settlement, paying out $142 million related to the unauthorized account openings. if you're affected, the deadline now to submit a claim is july 7th. back to you, matt. >> thank you, jessica. >> a cannabis crawl set to happen in oakland in honor of 4/20. oaksterdam university, a khan nis college in oakland is hosting the event. back in 2012 dea agents raided oaksterdam and temporarily shut it down. organizers say cannacrawl is a way to celebrate progress. de taking marijuana off the dea's controlled substance list. never more than seven

minutes away from my accuweather forecast. temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, everybody is warmer, especially inland. look at fairfield and antioch and concord, eight to 11 degrees warmer. that's where the warmth is going to be spreading from east to west. it's still chilly in some neighborhoods this morning. let's start on the peninsula where we've got 40 in menlo park. then you go up to san bruno, it's 50. most of us in the mid to upper 40s. mid to upper 40s east bayshore. 48 in san jose. 50 in concord. san ramon 42. san rafael 49. san francisco 50 where we've got this gorgeous view. there it is, sun coming up over treasure island. that is actually the bay bridge, not the san mateo bridge. a look at the commute planner. it's really patchy. it's out there but not a big deal. glowing shine on the bay. it will be much calmer than yesterday. mass transit cool to mild to even warm this afternoon.

look at the south bay. i know you want to look at the 2:00 and 4:00 temperatures. why not? they're in the mid 70s. near 70 at noon. still near 70 at 6:00. the east bayshore, 50 at 8:00 this morning, about 66 at noon. then we'll hang around the upper 60s from 2:00 to 4:00, back down to about 58 degrees at 8:00. red sox are in town. that usually means a big crowd at the coliseum. that starts at 7:05. low 60s dropping into the upper 50s. what do you think about traffic? >> usual friday night, especially on 880 people getting out for the weekend. give yourself plenty of time and go a's. heading over to the richmond-san rafael bridge, starting at 2:00 this afternoon we'll have three lanes. i know that traffic always stacks up on the marin side all the way over towards 101 between -- usually between lucky drive and all the way to the 580

split. hopefully this afternoon we'll see a difference. these are the fast trackers, these are the cash lanes. you're seeing some slowing approaching the toll plaza. give yourself a little extra time. it's about a seven-minute drive across the span once you're on the span to get towards marin county. earlier accident out of lanes now, this is southbound 101 near kastania. they finally reopened the new highway configuration. it's a beautiful drive. good luck with that. it's nice to see that work finally paying off after all these years. new developments in san francisco's effort to confiscate those illegally parked dockless scooters. they took 159 more scooters off the sidewalks yesterday, that's on top of 130 scooters picked up in the last two weeks. the scooters were deployed

throughout the city last month by three companies. mountain lion sightings are on the rise in the bay area. a suspected citing in san mateo caused two schools to shelter in place. 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 in the san jose in the eastern foothills of the alum rock area. neighbors have been alerting yeech other on social media. >> we love to walk in the evenings because we have beautiful views. right now we're steadfast and we just stay more or less around the grounds. >> wildlife engs perts believe mountain lions may be leaving nair habitat in the undeveloped hills in search of food for their cubs. a tattoo could one day save your life. how medical researchers are using these. nasa releases stunning new images from the hubble space telescope as it celebrates a

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look at this 90 in palm springs. 72 and sunshine in l.a. near 80 through the central valley. this is tahoe yesterday. this is what i've been talking about all morning. i recorded this burst of snow. this is tahoe this morning, and what you're going to see is there's a lot of school out there. it's going to melt rather rapidly. 58 today, mid to upper 60s saturday through wednesday when thunderstorms are possible. >> 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 anniversary of columbine. abc 7's elissa harrington is live at notre dame high school. >> reporter: about 100 students from notre dame high school in san jose are expected to take part in a march through the city to city hall where they will hold a rally. the walkout starts at 10:00 a.m. i'm going to show you video from a similar walkout that happened just a month ago.

these are students in menlo park who took part in the walk out inspired by the parkland students. this is also to protest gun violence and to call for stricter gun control, but it's also to mark the anniversary of the columbine shooting on april 20th, 1999. it's been 19 years. students want to call attention to gun violence but also remember all those lives lost in columbine and other mass shootings. what we know is planned this morning is they will hold a moment of silence, then make speeches on the steps of city hall. again, this is a national walkout. several schools in the bay area are also taking part and it begins at 10:00 a.m. live in san jose, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. this was the aftermath of a wild day in the north bay. police say this man in handcuffs, 47-year-old matt

hermsmire stole a beer truck. the truck driver was inside the store when he jumped in the truck and took off. the truck had gps so police tracked it down within minutes. at one point the man ran across highway 101 before finally being taken into custody. the commissioner of the philadelphia police department is apologizing to the two men arrested at starbucks last week for how he handled the incident. >> my apologies to them, the police officers and everybody else in the city. i kpat bated the situation with my messaging, real simple. >> originally the commissioner said his officers didn't do anything wrong. he says she should have said the officers acted within the scope of the law. new this morning, north and south korea have set up a hotline between their leaders ahead of their summer 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 happen after the -- it's aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff between seoul and pyongyang. memos written by former fbi director james comey about his exchanges with president trump, the justice department sent the 15-page document to congress last night. it details phone calls and meetings between the two men in the months leading up to comey's firing. on one occasion the president told comey he had serious reservations about his 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. president trump tweeted about it last month saying it, quote, shows no collusion or obstruction. and it says comey released classified information. the body of former first lady barbara bush will lie in repose in houston.

she died tuesday in her home in houston at 92 years old. a private funeral will be held tomorrow. first lady melania trump, former presidents clinton and obama and their wives will attend. an e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is affecting 15 states including california. 53 people reported getting sick so far. 31 had to be hospitalized and five of them developed a type of kidney failure. it's been tracked to yuma, arizona but not yet to a specific supplier or brand. at salad farm in san jose, lettuce is fightal to business and the owner says they take every precaution. >> we're very particular about the vendors we use. we wanted do make sure that each one we do select has a background that we approve of. >> the cdc says consumers should toss out any chopped romaine lettuces or salad mixes that

contain remain. whole foods is getting rid of its rewards program as it converts everything to amazon prime. >> it ends may 2nd, meaning you need to use your rewards by them. digital coupons and the ability to logon to wholefoodsmarket.com also will not work out may 1st. whole foods says it's, quote, cooking up something great with amazon and they can't wait to tell you about it. the national park service offering free entry to many national parks on saturday. that's the start of national parks week. free admission to many parks including yosemite. >> beautiful. so important to be out in nature. they do all these studies. you're really zen, you can concentrate better. >> put away the phone. >> get out into nature, celebrate earth day on sunday with gorgeous weather. >> i've heard somebody over here has a nice garden, too. >> it's really fun this time of year. >> she brings in fresh cut flowers. >> nice.

for you? >> no. she has to put up with me. are you kidding me? >> you should be bringing her flowers. >> exactly. >> we mentioned glenn is over there doing facebook live. katherine burke, a facebook friend, it's her berth dirthday. look at that sunsational start. sunshine dominates the forecast. warmest afternoons saturday, sunday and monday. dry season looks to be taking control. just ability no chance of rain in the next 14 days or so. high pressure, clockwise flow. that's why the jet stream tracks well to the north. area of low pressure down to the south and east of that. those two are combining to bring us the warmer weather that we'll feel inland more than anywhere else. gilroy 77, 74 in san jose. we've got microclimates on the peninsula. everybody else around 70.

no microclimates at the coast. just hazy and breezy today, 60 to 62 degrees. mid 60s in downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. north bay wine country, mid 70s today. upper 60s to low 70s along the east bayshore. east bay valley wine country up to about 78. going to the game tonight, always a big contest when the red sox are in town, always seems to be a big crowd. 7:05 first pitch. temperatures tonight, how about mid 40s to mid 50s. here is my accuweather forecast. 80 degrees, we stretched them out another day. now tuesday is possibly 80. inland, low to mid 70s around the bay, low to mid 60s at the coast. here is an exact shot of the car fire on the san mateo bridge. two lanes blocked from the right-hand side. you can see all the water and soap on the ground there. one lane is just squeaking by. this is coming off the eastbound

side of the san mateo bridge. that's where the problem is. now you're stacked up. it is the reverse commute, but you are backed up onto the causeway now. of course, westbound is slowing to take a look. car fire off to the ride with only one lane getting by on the hayward side of the bridge. westbound 80, a new accident. we'll check on that in a couple minutes. we have breaking news coming in right now from florida. another shooting at a high school in that state. police say one student shot another student in the ankle, happened at forest high school in ocala, florida, that's in the central part of the state just north of orlando. police say the shooter is in custody right now. claims of abuse by celebrity chefs are getting a lot of attention. food industry workers often face serious sexual harassment from customers as well. now a bay area restaurant has come up with a simple effective way to keep the staff safe.

find out how it works on abc 7 news at 11:00 after a special edition of "20/20" at 10:00. diane sawyers reports on the hidden reality of working women still facing sexual abuse. a new warning system to detect cancer. doctors implant a tiny device under the skin. the implant recognizes the four most common types of cancer, prostate, lung, colon and breast cancer. as soon as the blood calcium level exceeds a certain level, a brown mole appears on the skin long before it's detectable through traditional diagnoses. nasa celebrating the hubble telescope's anniversary by releasing breathtaking images. this is lagoon nebula located in the constellation sagittarius. it's 4,000 light years away from earth and has never been seen before in such detail. nasa says astronauts have performed five missions to install more advanced technology

n on the telescope. this is a 50-foot tree made of steel and light. it's been set up at patricia's green. it's called squared. it will be on display for a year. the artist charles gatigan says it represents digital technology.

we can now simulate the exact anatomyh care, of a patient's brain before surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for seizures. and if we can fix damaged heart valves without open heart surgery, imagine what we can do for an irregular heartbeat, even high blood pressure. if we can use analyze each patient's breast cancer to personalize their treatment, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪

6:57. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the 7 things you need to know before you go. breaking news. san francisco-based wells fargo has just been fined $1 billion by federal regulators. it's for auto loan and mortgage abuses. the company is accused of forcing customers to buy insurance that they didn't need. >> two, hundreds of students across the bay area plan to walk out of school to protest gun violence, marking the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. >> number three, we are looking at a sig alert at the san mateo bridge coming off the span on the eastern side. one lane is getting by and the

two right lanes are blocked off. car fire is now out, but the crews are still there. >> number four, at long last, drivers on the eastbound richmond-san rafael bridge will have a third lane heading out of marin county. the lane will open officially this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and it will be used for peak periods only. >> number five, thousands of people are expected at golden gate park in san francisco to celebrate the international pot smoker's holiday known as 4/20. record turnout is anticipated because of recreational use being legalized in the state. >> number six, let's talk about some great weather if you like sunshine and spring warmth. we've got it for you. mid to upper 40s as we start the day. 60 and breezy at the coast. the rest of us low to mid 70s this afternoon. >> number seven, you could help name the three peregrine falcon chicks born at pg&e headquarters in san francisco. the chicks are two males, one female. we have all the info on how to submit your name suggestions at abc7news.com.

two males, mike and matt. one female, sunajess. >> we can make this happen. >> it rolls off the tongue. >> how do you spell that? >> that's it for us here. we'll be back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. for mike, sue, jessica, sunajess, and me. thank you for joining us. nice being here. reggie will be back on monday. >> gma starts right now. good morning, america. breaking news, james comey's bombshell memos revealed. what they say about his encounters with president trump. his accounts of the president's conversation with vladimir putin about prostitutes as trump adds rudy giuliani to his legal team, giuliani vows to help end the investigation. breaking overnight, captured. the grandma on the run accused of murdering her husband and her look-alike. finally caught. we'll tell you where u.s.

marshals found her. outrage on campus. the fraternity suspended over this disturbing video. >> i solemnly swear. >> i solemnly swear. >> to always have hatred in my heart. >> promoting racism, sexism and homophobia. overnight the fraternity speaking out. what they're saying about the tape. barrier breaker, the