good morning, north bay. let's get up and get >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> great to see everyone. >> we have the pleasure of sue and lisa this morning being here. beautiful weather. >> i think so. we rushed into summer. it's only for about another day or two. here's the clear sky. it's a mild start.

everyone is pretty much in the 50s except half-moon bay, 43. 50 ansant high clouds. looking at mid 70s inland. mid 80s by the later afternoon in the inland valleys. 70s in oakland. half-moon bay, pacifica, low 60s. sunset, 7:52. subtle changes with the cooling trend beginning tomorrow. >> checking in on the richmond san rafel bridge. one car headed into the toll. it's very light at 5:01. for about an 8 -minute drive from richmond to san rafel. not bad. the eastbound direction for your afternoon commute will have three lanes with the shoulder being open between 2:00 and 7:00 to ease the congestion in the eastbound direction. bart is warning people in

san jose to expect sound and vibration for several months. >> they're testing a train for 20 hours a day. matt is live with the latest on the new extension. >> reporter: good morning. people here in this neighborhood of san jose are getting new neighbors and they are going to be a little bit noise vi starting today. we're talking about bart and their extension into north san jose. today is a new stage in testing along the entire ten-mile segment. vta warns it could occur around the clock up to 20 hours per day and continue for several months. they say neighbors may experience sporadic noise and vibrations. they have to comply with regulations from the state and federal governments. they designed systems to reduce things like new sound walls and making tracks quieter and softening the noise from equipment. the station is expected to be up

and running by tend of the year. matt keller, abc7 news. now announcing on twitter, the kensington palace, that kate middleton is in labor. some die hard fans already are staked out awaiting the newest royal. >> i'm seeing it on tv. it's just a wonderful feeling. >> i've done it so long, i know the routine. i explained to the others what to expect if they haven't been before. >> we still don't know the gender of the third royal. i have been keeping my eye on things here at the live desk throughout the morning. i can tell you still no news. it could happen at any minute. here's another shot of the people waiting outside anxiously. >> those outfits were something

else. supporters of a filipino peace advocate are hold. they claim he was tortured during his stay at the airport last week. we have that story. >> reporter: the story of a filipino peace advocate denied entry into the united states last week has mobilized the local community and beyond. he recounted his sfo experience in his homeland over the weekend. >> it was worse than i even imagined. thinking about a 25-year-old man who was coming here invited by churches and congressional leaders to share stories of human rights violation and then becoming the victim of human rights violations here in the united states. >> reporter: he arrived tuesday evening and was sent home 28 hours after being in customs and border protection. during which he says he was repeatedly accused of being a

terrorist, was ordered to strip naked. he said he was offered food after 24 hours but pork. >> he's not a normal person. he's treated as an enemy combatant. >> reporter: in an e-mail a spokesperson told us u.s. customs and border protection officers treat all travelers with integrity, respect, professionalism and according to law. allegations of torture and religious discrimination are false. but the supporters say the government is covering up for the officers and they're demanding they be held accountable. >> it's unacceptable they can be back in the rooms for hours and hours doing god knows what? >> reporter: abc7 news. now a live desk update. breaking news. we have just learned that the royal baby has been born and it's a boy. kate middleton doing fine this morning. and that little baby is safe. the baby weighs 8 pounds, 7

ounces. and, of course, the father was there for the birth. and here's a live look at outside of the wing of the hospital where kate middleton is right now. and the duchess of cambridge, again, doing well this morning. we could see them walk out of those doors. we've seen it before with the two previous children that the couple has had. and, of course, all of the excitement that surrounds the news when they finally come out of the hospital, but it should be a little while, of course. we're just getting the news now that, again, it was a safe delivery for the duchess of cambridge and it was a baby boy is the new member of the royal family. >> congratulations to them. that's great. a hiker is recovering after being bitten by a rattle snake. he suffered multiple bites on mount taml pie yas yesterday. they rushed him to a medical center in walnut creek. the trauma center specializes in snakebite victims. he said he didn't realize the

snake was a rattler, so he tried to pick it up. authorities warn that rattle snakes are more active at the weather gets warmer and, of course, pick them up. now to a three alarm fire that killed a woman. relatives identify her as jessica castro. they say she was a survivor of domestic violence and also encouraged others to escape abusive relationships. the family visited the burned out home. >> my grandmother is not here anymore. she's in a better place now. and we'll all miss her. >> the whole neighborhood loved her and liked her. she was always going around the neighborhoods and talking. she's an outgoing person. what a shame. the building on eighth avenue is now red tagged. two neighboring homes were significantly damaged. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a new report says that

inspectors are being pressured to write more tickets. this is according to a disciplinary report leaked to the san francisco examiner. it shows the municipal transportation agency reprima reprimanded someone for failing to write enough tickets. according to the sfmta he was reprimanded for not remaining professional when questioned by the supervisor. when it comes to earthquakes, nearly everyone knows it's coming. we don't know when. a study finds our region is lacking when it comes to retro fitting buildings. the l.a. times reports san francisco officials don't even have a list of up to 3,000 brittle concrete buildings that need to be strengthened. they are considered the most at risk of collapsing in a strong earthquake. a times survey also found oakland has nearly 2000 wood frame buildings at risk of collapsing. san jose has more than 1,000. james comey will speak at a

sold out event in san francisco today. the event is to promote his book. the book describes comey's service as fbi director from 2013 to 2017. and among other things he oversaw the fbi's investigation into the controversy involving then presidential hillary clinton's e-mails. he was fired by president trump last year. good monday morning. waking up to a few high clouds. it's clear and a mild start out there. and if you're thinking of heading to the coast, it's going to be cooler there today in santa cruz. elsewhere, it's been cool in the 60s. ocean beach, and about the same today. the changes are tomorrow. 52 san francisco. 53 in oakland. mountain view, 55. 45 at half-moon bay. 57 in concord. 51 in liver moore. it's a mild start. the kids probably don't need the jacket. through the 8:00 hour well into

the 50s. 11:00, low 70s if you're inland, upper 60s around the bay. cool at the coast. by 2:00, in the 80s inland. in the east bay today around oakland and elamita, higher 70s. we'll be mild getting there. the evening, the windows open. it should be a pleasant night tonight. the fog does return overnight tonight. elsewhere around the bay, look for 82 today up in napa. 77 we talked about oakland. 74 san mateo. the fog will be filtering into the bay through san francisco so it's going to be a little cool there. looking at the next couple of days, you notice the trends for cooler weather. tomorrow is slightly cooler than wednesday and thursday. really getting back to near average. >> all right. let's take that bridge shot once again. we'll take a look at the traffic flowing nicely. two lanes in the northbound direction across the golden gate, and four lanes for your

southbound commute. headed into san francisco from the waldo grade, everybody is moving at -- about a 20-minute drive from san rafael into san francisco. slow and go out of the central valley. a car fire engulfed near bailey street. typically we see slow traffic f. for this early in the morning, it's even worse than we would normally see for about a 30 minute drive. thank you, sue. is breakfast a part of your morning routine? it after you hear what skipping it can do to your body. >> hitting the waves turns into a battle against a shark. meat the surfer who survived animal attacks three times. >> consumers and citizens need to come first. >> the fight for your rights online. being led by a

this is abc77 mornings. good monday morning. waking up to low 50s, san francisco. 53 in oakland. 57 in san jose. another warm day today with high clouds. the coastal fog returns tomorrow. it will be much cooler by the end of the week thursday. and then we could see a slight chance of showers on friday in the north bay. >> thank you. on the presence la a string of mail thefts in up scale hill

burrough. it's stolen between summit drive. they're asking homeowners to check systems from saturday to sunday. if you see anything suspicious, call the police snmplt firefighters at pg&e shut down the power because of a crash. a driver went off the road early yesterday morning. the crash snapped a power pole and wires fell on top of the vehicle. the fire says it's unusual to shut down the grid, but they were forced to do it was the crews couldn't get to the scene on time to safely remove the people inside of the car. the driver and the passenger were both taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. pg&e has not commented. in today's first look, a white sox pitcher is in critical condition after a brain hemorrhage during a game.

>> this morning, teammates are showing support and hope for his recovery. chicago white sox puitcher s fighting for his life after a brain hemorrhage. he had just finished throwing 15 pitches when he collapsed in the dugouts. teammates run to help quicklyth. the team now says he suffered a ruptured aneurysm and is undergoing multiple surgeries. >> baseball doesn't matter when it comes to something like that. all that matters is family and life. he's a brother of ours. >> reporter: his teammates wore his number 43 on their caps and even hung his jersey in the bull pen. an estimated 6 million people in the united states have a brain aneurysm every year. 30,000 of which experience a rupture. and we'll have the latest on his condition coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, abc news, new york. a south bay congressman is

working on an internet bill of rights. abc7 news was in san jose where he hosted a town hall meeting at independence high school yesterday. he said he felt compelled to do something after mark zuckerberg testified before congress. >> there was a breach of trust and the public needs to be reassured that they can go online and have access to their data, know how their data is being used. limit the use of that data, and really trust that their data is being protected. >> he has not said when the internet bill of rights will be written. he says he wants to hear from consumers and tech leaders adds its crafted. some baby ducks got help this weekend. an officer sprang into action when the little ones got separated from their mom. they were scooped up and reunited. they tweeted the happy ending with the caption that will teach them to duck from the law.

>> ha ha ha. >> the mom was like i just needed a break. i had an eye on them. i needed a moment. >> who can deserve hblame her? >> it got really warm yesterday. very little change today. we're starting out with the clear sky and the fog is down around the central coast. just a few high clouds today in the north bay. maybe elsewhere, but other than that, we are locked into this pattern for another day before the changes arrive. 45 half-moon bay. 53 in oakland. 56 to start the day in fremont. san jose, pretty mild out there. you probably don't need the jacket. 3 to 6 degrees warmer than yesterday at this hour. we had the heat from yesterday and looking at still the numbers as much as 10 degrees above average for you along the peninsula, the south bay, the north bay. clear skies. cool on the coasts. the cooling trend begins tomorrow. looking at highs in the south bay from san jose to santa

clara. low 80s. 78 redwood city. san francisco 72. near east bay, upper 70s. you head inland, mid 80s. pittsburgh, 83. tonight, mild one. upper 40s to low 50s. the forecast featuring the warmest day of the week today. might be 5 degrees cooler tomorrow. still above average. fog on wednesday. much cooler than we increase the clouds for everyone and could see a few showers perhaps friday. get back to us on that one. it's still kind of far out. look at the highs. just in the 60s by the weekend. good morning. we're going to check out your drive if you're headed for the dublin pleasanton area. about a 45 minute drive from tracy to dublin pleasanton. lane number four, the right lane westbound 4 near bailey road. check the backup already this

morning. all the way into antioch. first reports of an accident here southbound 280 blocking the john daly off ramp. you are slowing as you make your way southbound and they're hoping to push that off and get that out of the way so it's not blocking the ramp any longer. tow truck is on it way. a young man from colorado sharing details about how he survived a shark attack. it's not his only run in with a hungry, wild animal. some of the video you're about to see could be disturbing to you. the shark attacked the 20-year-old while he was surfing in hawaii on thursday. he suffered a large gash to his left leg. mcwilliams says he feels lucky to have survived the attack. >> i just, like, started kicking at him. i kicked him. i could feel him under me once when i kicked. that might have deterred him. >> last year mcwilliams was

camping in colorado when he says he woke up his head in the mouth of a 280 pound black bear. >> what? >> he fought back as the bear dragged him out of a sleeping bag and three years before that he claims he was bitten by a rattle snake while hiking in utah. mcwilliams has taught wilderness survival classes and says the attacks are just a coincidence. >> i don't know if he's lucky or unlucky. there's a new study that says you need to make sure you eat your breakfast if you're watching your waistline. more than a quarter of people who skip breakfast are obese compared with just about 1 in 10 people who eat breakfast frequently. those who never eat breakfast have the greatest weight gain. when you skip it, you're not saving calories because you'll make up for it later in the day. we keep showing you the bacon. the bacon has nothing to do with it. >> i'm questioning everything i know. coming up, the seven things you need to know as you start your day.

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bring the smell of nature wherever you are. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the seven things to know. number one from the live desk, it's a boy. there's a new member of the royal family. the duchess of cambridge gave birth to her son this morning. you see in a tweet from kensington palace he weighs 8 pounds, seven ounces. >> number two, more southwest flights are cancel ord delayed this morning as they continue emergency inspection of the engines. a man hunt underway in tennessee far man who killed four people and wounded four

others at waffle house. 19-year-old travis reinking described as an erratic person. number four, things are about to get noisy for the people in san jose. that's the warning. today begins a new stage in testing along the entire ten mile segment of eta's extension. number five, temperatures well above average gwen today. more 80s in the east bay. the south bay. comfortable at the coasts. number six, following monday morning commute with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the car poolers are getting by without delay. there's your drive time from hercules into the city up at about 30 minutes and counting as the metering lights will begin slowing things there as well. number seven, james comey is going to speak at a sold out event in san francisco. the event to promote his book "a higher loyalty truth, lies and

leadership". happy birth to queen elizabeth. ♪ >> this makes sense to me. that's tom jones among the entertainers who helped her celebrate her 92nd birthday this weekend. prince harry and his fiance megal markle led the tributes. >> tonight we're celebrating the queen's birthday, but your majesty, if you do not mind me saying, you're not someone who is easy to buy gifts for. >> was that an actual reaction to that? i hope not. >> i hope that was editing that make her look so angry during his toast. >> she's mad at the edit. >> she's mad. the birthday celebration shifted to the castle yesterday morning where the queen acted as the official starter for the london marathon. she started it remotely with a button push. we're leaving out that shaggy performed and she didn't seem pleased. >> we don't know why he would be invited to that. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news.

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> coming up on 5:30. thank you for waking up with us. and reggie is back. >> i'm back from vacation and people leave. it's the weather. >> blame it on the weather. you can. it was so warm yesterday. as much as 10 degrees above average. today the same thing. clear. temperatures in the 50s. upper 50s. 52 san francisco. the cool spot 43 half-moon bay. mid seths inland -- 70s by inland. around the bay, cool, low 60s at the coast.

temperatures once again in the 80s. san jose, livermother, santa rosa, upper 70s. the cooling trend starting for tuesday. slower commutes for your monday morning first. we'll go back to pittsburgh and bay point area. a car fire cleared out of lanes. westbound near bailey. the damage is done. about a 40-minute drive drive de antioch into concord westbound. daly city, southbound 280 backed off with an accident. looks like they may have cleared it out. we'll check back and see how the drive times for your north bay commute are in a few minutes. breaking news from the abc7 live desk. the breaking news is baby news from the royal family this morning. and it is a boy. the duchess of cambridge just gave birth to the couple's third child. the baby boy was delivered

safely as you see here in a tweet. he weighs 8 pounds, 7 ounces. both the mom and baby doing well and dad was there for the birth. the family is at st. mary's hospital in central london. i want to show you here a live picture of the hospital right now. crowds of royal fans, media from around the world gathered outside of these very familiar doors and you can see the activity there in front of the hospital. hopefully a lot of people there crossing their fingers to get a glimpse of the new royal. we'll let you know as soon as that happening. jessica, thank you. more southwest flights cancelled or delayed this morning. the company's undergoing emergency inspections of engines. >> our bay area airports are affected. amy holyfield live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. they're showing three flights cancelled at oakland's airport.

if your flight is grounded, it doesn't mean you're not going. we met one passenger who said his southwest was cancelled. he's taking a different rout but leaving at the same time. southwest airlines says it's doing what it can to minimize the impact. trying to do the work at night. they're pulling planes out of service so they can inspect the fan blades. a crack in a fan blade caused the engine failure and the passenger was killed on the flight from new york to dallas. the faa will now order the inspection of the fan blades. southwest airlines is doing this on its own at an accelerated rate. passengers we spoke with this morning say they're okay with that move. >> i think it's a good thing if they -- they're inspecting and need to check them out, and if they held the flight, i think that's a good idea. >> if you have to cancel it, you have to cancel. for safety, it's better. >> reporter: three southwest flights have been cancelled at sfo and the oakland airport.

two at san jose. check your flight today. southwest says this is going to take them about 30 days to get all their flights inspected. reporting live in oakland, abc7 news. amy, thank you. a san francisco teenager could leave the hospital after nearly having a finger torn off when a pit bull attacked them. this is a story only on abc7 news. we were at the hospital to talk with 15-year-old teen. he said he and a friend were walking when a pit bull came up and began attacking him. >> i tried to punch it. my fingered got stuck in his mouth. he teared my pinky up. he almost took my pinky off my hand. >> he suffered puncture wounds to his hands, arms and legs. he'll have to go through a series of injections if police or animal control don't quickly find the dog who bit him. happening now a man hunt in tennessee for a man who killed

four people and wounded four others at a waffle house. the man described by police as an erratic person. he does have a historic of troubling behavior involving guns. he entered a waffle house restaurant at 3:30 sunday morning wearing only a jacket and armed with an assault style rifle. when he paused to reload, that's when james shawl junior went into action, a customer. >> i ran through the door at full speed. hit him with the door and took the gun and threw it over the bar. then i took him and myself outside the restaurant and then i was just trying to run away from him and just get to freedom. >> the man ran away naked. they found his jacket and it had two more magazines inside. he was last seen behind his apartment complex. reinking is presumed to be armed and dangerous. it's 5:34.

toxic soil in san francisco may have been shipped to landfills across the state. that's the new headline from the chronicle over the weekend. as we've been reporting, the navy admitted earlier this year a contractor hired falsified the soil tests. whoever the navy says soil was removed safely. plans to redevelop the former shipyards are on hold. 12,000 housing yungts have been proposed for the area. new today, the first legislative hurdle. the patients right to know act of 2018 is sponsored by jerry hill. hill says while doctors have to notify their insurer, hospital and clinic about a probation status, patients receive no notice. the bill will be reviewed today by the senate committee on business, professions and economic development. happening this morning, teachers from san jose's evergreen school district will protest the latest contract bargaining proposal. this is vid grow last month when they -- video from last month.

the district says it's losing money from declining enrollment. they will picket at campuses across the district attorney. the union expects a big turnout at holly oak elementary school. oakland city hall, there's enough signatures to place a big housing measure on the ballot. it would have voters to repeal an act that prohibits rent control on building build after 1995. renters blame the act for the high price of housing in california. landlords against the measure say more rent control would squeeze the short supply of housing in the state. good morning. monday morning starting out with clear and mild conditions. in fact, temperatures will be very similar to yesterday. if you like it warm, you're in luck. if you're commuting, no problems except the fact that it will be bright out there. you need the sunglasses and actual winds will be light. late in the day, a gentle sea breeze. other than that, it's a very mild start with numbers 57 san

jose. 56 in fremont. low 50s san francisco. the cool spot 43 half-moon bay. concord, dublin, numbers start out near 60. then 70s 10:00. this is the last day of temperatures well above average. even tomorrow, you're still going to see 80s. about 13 degrees above average today. coming down slightly tomorrow. look at the rest of the bay. upper 70s oakland. 82 in napa. 74 san mateo with the light sea breeze late in the day. 64 an santa cruz.nta cruz tonight upper to low 50s fog in the city. the days ahead, tomorrow, well, we're cooling off a bit. but not a whole lot. it's going to be wednesday when the on shore kicks on.

thursday below average. increase in the high clouds and by the end of the week, a system may bring us a few sprinkles and april showers. we'll let you know. this morning sue is here talking about a light commute. >> so far we're looking pretty good as we head outside. we'll look at the east store freeway -- shore freeway from emeryville and the berkeley area and the mcarthur maze with your drive time about 40 minutes if you are coming from hercules highway 4, the top of the corridor all the way into the bay bridge and the metering lights there have been turned on. about 5:23 this morning. the san mateo bridge, not bad. traffic flowing nicely toward foster city. about 18 minutes from 880 toward 101 in the peninsula. through the morning, slow traffic out of the central valley and slow out of concord all the way -- i should say antioch into concord. there was an earlier car fire. that's been cleared but it is --

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about her alleged affair with donald trump. jessica drake says she, stormy daniels and another woman went to trump's hotel room in 2016. after the women left, drake says she received a call asking her to go back to the room. she says she said no. someone offered her $10,000 and called her back. stormy daniels told her she went back to the room on her own that night but was not offered any money. drake says that stormy daniels told her twice of a threat to stay quiet. >> the first time she told me about the threat was shortly after it happened. she relayed the experience to me. i said something like i'm so sorry. i can't imagine. what are you going to do? >> at the time drake first made her allegations the campaign said mr. trump did not know her or remember her. the white house has declined to comment. it's 5:43. tesla claims it has the highest

customer satisfaction rating in the auto industry. that's not how the bbb sees it. they've given tesla an f for how poorly us responds to customer complaints. a spokesman says tesla makes great products but they don't want companies to ignore their consumers. they are basing the grade on a tiny number of customer issues dating back several days, most of which were resolved a long time ago, tesla says. emanuel macron is coming with a plea for president trump to take the nuclear deal with iran. this marks the first official visit of the trump presidency. the french president says it's better to have the framework than to have iran become a rogue state like north korea. trump has givsen a deadline to has give an deadline to fix the deal. this week the u.s. supreme court will take up whether president trump's third version of a travel ban passes

constitutional muster. the policy under review applies to travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly muslim populations. iran, libya, somalia, syria, and yemen. opponents of the policy and some lower courts have labeled it a muslim ban. mr. trump's first two efforts were ruled to be discriminatory. justices are set to hear the case on wednesday. a group of parents and kids have launched an effort to fight a bill that would ban tackle football until high school. we were in santa clara yesterday where parents and tackle football supporters signed a petition expressing their opposition to the assembly bill. the measure supporters cite growing concern over head injuries. it would affect children ages 5 to 12 who play pop warner football. >> i think it's a terrible mistake. i think the authors behind the bill are uninformed. >> it's about leadership. it's about discipline. there's so much more that comes with tackle football.

>> reporter: if the measure passes, california would become the first state to set a minimum age requirement for tackle football. >> probably one of the best stories of the morning, a 12-year-old managed to steal his mom's credit card own go on a o solo vacation. he purchased a ticket to bali. he convinced his grandmother to give him his passport. he left his home with a school bag. he got his ticket at the airport. once he landed in bali, he headed to his prebookd room at a four-star hotel. his family finally uncovered the trip after he didn't show up for school. his less than thrilled mom had to fly to bali to retrieve him. >> the part of the reason i'm not a parent that i'm proud of this kid? >> yeah. >> self-sufficient for a 12-year-old. impressive. also awful. >> our two moms on the panel agree. >> he should be a travel agent. >> he should. it'll pay off and mom won't be

so mad later. >> we don't know if he got a good deal on any of those things. >> he was probably just paying full price. >> just have the credit card. no biggie. good morning, everyone. it's going to stay warm for another day or two. if you're looking for cooler air, it's not with us yesterday. the doppler is clear and mild. in fact, numbers are in the 50s. a live look outside, and it's 52 in san francisco. 53 in oakland. mountain view, 55. 57 in san jose. we've been 10 to 15 degrees above average. today really little change. 50s santa rosa. napa, and nevada with concord at 57. we're looking at a clear start. a few high clouds today. another warm day for most. cool at the coast. it's going to be warm. this is tuesday's forecast. you notice a little bit of cooling at the coast. the changes are subtle. into wednesday we'll see more numbers in the 70s inland and then by thursday numbers will be

below average. in the south bay today, plan on a warm day. 83 san jose san francisco, again, 72. we should just be in the low 60s for this time of year. 8 1 sonoma. near east bay, upper 70s. 78 in fremont. head inland, low to mid 80s again today. warm for april standards, and then overnight tonight. it will be comfortable with the windows open and one less blanket, i would think. good morning. we're going to check out your golden gate bridge commute coming into san francisco. it looks great. no problems here. four lanes in the southbound direction and two lanes for your northbound drive headed into marin county. if you go from nevada through central and central marin to the golden gate bridge, about a 25 minute drive time. the right hand lanes are the cash lanes on the san rafael

bridge. the fast trackers are moving right on through. no problems with any areas out of the central valley. we have the slowing but no stalls or accidents. from the south bay, reports of an accident as you're leaving gilroy, northbound 101 toward morgan hill with an accident blocking a lane of traffic near dunn. it's a significant backup that we don't normally see this type of morning. >> thank you. happening today, environmental activists across the globe honored here in san francisco. >> seven people getting the environmental prize, the most prestigious award for environmental advocates. one is a mother from flint, michigan who exposed the water crisis forcing the government to take action to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. the other winners are from france, south africa, and the philippines. next, a warning about an ingredient in diet soda linked

to a serious health problem. a man now in the platform that helped a costume sophomore get elected. the length a dog went to to

this is abc7 mornings. >> hi, everyone. monday morning starting out with mild temperatures. it will be a warm day today. above average again by at least 10 to 12 degrees. coastal fog returns tomorrow. much cooler on thursday. by friday could even see a slight chance of showers. if you are a customer of verizon or at&t and you found it's hard to switch carriers,

you're not alone. the department of justice wants to know why it's happening. verizon and at&t are accused of technology that's supposed to make it easier for you to switch carriers. they're accused of trying to lock technology to their networks. verizon calls it much about nothing. authorities in tennessee investigating why a school employee dragged a seven-year-old boy off the bus by his feet with enough force to give the boy a concussion. the employee grabbed the boy by his arm. then picked him up by his ankle and dragged him down the aisle as he was kicking and screaming for his mom. >> i feel bad, because i didn't believe my child. >> whatever was going on, it didn't justify him being dragged off the bus. >> shortly before the video was recorded, the employee was allegedly breaking up a fight. the school district issued a statement saying in part the employee was removed from the school while the matter is being

investigated. the boy in question is now afraid to return to school. your wallet may take a hit. gas prices have gone up. rising crude oil costs are to blame. the average is 37 higher than this time last year. here in the bay area we pay higher than the national average. a gallon of regular is 3.70 in san francisco. a deaf, partially blind, 17-year-old dog is being hailed as a hero for helping rescue a toddler. a little girl was lost in a huge property. she wasn't alone. the cattle dog stayed by her side throughout the ordeal. the three-year-old had no food or water. she heard people calling her name. max led the grandmother to her. >> i was yelling out to her.

and i could hear a yeah. i said say my name. she yelled it. i said we've got her. >> max is the hero. he pulled the girl toward the search lights. he's become an hon nar police dog. >> what a great story. look outside. you can see the slower spots this morning. typical out of the central valley. also we had slow traffic out of antioch due to an earlier car fire that's cleared. slow getting north on 101 dunn e. you also find slow traffic coming up with griilroy. an accident eastbound 24. this is the reverse commute. that's partially blocking a lane of traffic. first, here's lisa. >> good morning. in the south bay today back to the low 80s. this is san jose.

well above average. about 70 for the average high. for tomorrow about 5 degrees cooler than the numbers will continue to slide into the low 70s by thursday. look at the end of the week and the weekend. we're going below average. this may sound nuts, but uc berkeley elected a squirrel to the student senate. it got furry boi elected. they report a squirrel lives on campus and ran on plat forms like easier acorn access. a sophomore revealed he's the squirrel. he sometimes wears the costume and says he's focussed on the environment, disabilities and a better campus community. >> that sounds good. >> some students are angry. some have been calling this the absolute definition of privilege and that it's cheating students of real representation. he says that he's not going anywhere. and that he's serious about representing people on campus. >> it's time for him to step up

and prove that furry boi is more than just -- >> and furry boi is spellllllll b-o-i. testing is set to begin on berry essa extension. and it's a boy. we're on royal baby watch hoping to get a glimpse of a

good morning, east bay. let's get up and get doing. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> good morning. coming up on 6:00 a.m. >> we're having fun this morning. mike and alexus are enjoying the day. we have sue and lisa. gorgeous weather if you like the heat. >> yes. it will last into tuesday into the inland valleys. the fog is down along the

central coast. by 10:00 today, look at the 60s in oakland. 66 fremont. 70 in concord. by 2:00 the low 80s. low 60s in the city. already in the upper 70s on the peninsula. and a mild evening tonight. >> checking in on the bay bridge toll plaza. the moeters lights are on. traffic is stacked up. a beautiful morning. i guess if you're stuck in the backup, you can at least see the sun rise from your rear-view mirror. the fast trackers are not so fast, but the commute lanes if you can car pool, that's not bad. here's a look at the drive time. 80 westbound 4 and hercules into san francisco about 45 minutes. it should by 35 minutes. that's a misprint. 35 minutes. that includes backing up at the toll plaza. there's a look at the traffic map with the usual slow areas.