live where you live, this is abc 7 news. workers are performing a high wire act of sorts on the golden gate bridge right now. crews are beginning an important safety inspection on the span that could last several weeks. the bridge district told people not to be alarmed seeing workers dangling from ropes off the bridge's towers. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the golden gate with more on the projects and how drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians could be affected. >> reporter: it is something to see. bridge employees are not trained

for this. this is specialized work. there's 12 men, six on each tower to do the work. this is the first them they've done this, but it will not be the last. you might have to do a double take. it is hard to believe your eyes. yes, that is a man dangling from the bridge. officials asked that you please not linger. >> this is an interesting sight. it's not one that you see every day. we encourage you to go ahead, take a look, but keep moving. you don't want to be the cause of traffic congestion. >> reporter: it's hard not to stare. this is a historical moment. for the first time, there's a team inspecting every seam and rivet of the powtowers. men are strapped into ropes and pulleys and repelling down the tower. >> we are looking for rust and thinning seal, and we are able to really make sure what shape those towers are in. >> reporter: they inspected the bridge before from afar with binoculars. this was motivated by new federal regulations requiring areas known as fracture critical

be inspected at arm's length. >> the towers are not fracture critical. they are not covered under the legislation, but we decided to add it to the scope. it is really meticulous work that people are trained carefully in. it takes a little bit of courage. >> reporter: a live look at the courageous work going on. officials will use the information that they gather while nay are up there to decide where they need their painters and their iron workers to focus after they come down from there. they say they plan to do this inspection probably every two years. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. ruben foster left the courthouse this morning after the first appearance on a domestic violence charge. prosecutors asked for a delay, this after the linebacker's

former girlfriend recanted her claim that foster had injured her. abc 7 news reporter matt keller are live in san jose, matt? >> reporter: well, prosecutors formally dismissed a misdemeanor charge against reuben foster for ammunition in his home, but big news this morning here from the courtroom is that the district attorney's office now has new evidence in their hands. today was supposed to be a hearing for foster, but instead of entering a plea, the linebacker heard from prosecutoring something that could change the course of the case. >> the people ask for additional time to investigate newly discovered information that bears on this case ending with a just result. >> they are continuing to review the videotape provided to them, and i am willing to abide by that to put this manner over to

may 8th or 9. >> reporter: that was provided by the alleged victim's attorney. she did not talk to the media today, but in a at the same time last week she said foster's former girlfriend initially lied about the incident and suffered injuries as a result of a fight with another woman. they said foster's girlfriend was upset and said if he broke up with her, she'd, quote, trash his career. prosecutors explained why an alleged victim changing her story is not necessarily a deal breaker for domestic violence cases. >> sadly, too often, victims of domestic violence, for a host of reasons, choose not to cooperate with the process that holds their abuser accountable. notwithstanding that, if the evidence independent of a victim in a domestic violence case is compelling, it's the prosecution's duty to seek justice. >> reporter: the hearing is

scheduled for may 8th. the team stated they'll wait until the case ends before deciding anything on foster. abc 7 news, matt keller. >> thank you. a key member of the raiders is being eveinvestigated for a domestic violence case. the los angeles police are investigating an alleged incident involving the defensive tackle saying penn slapped his wife's buttocks and then allegedly poured a drink on her head and pulled her wrist. the retired investigator who spent decades searching for the golden gate killer says the suspect is putting on an act. he appeared in court friday, handcuffed to a wheelchair. as the judge read the charges and details of the crimes, but this morning, an investigator told "good morning america" he's not buying it.

>> he's a dangerous man. he's not the individual in arraignment. it's a spry 72-year-old physically capable. >> he said a week before he was arrested, he was seen riding a motorcycle at high speeds. the daughter of two people killed by the golden state killer does not want him to face capital punishment. they believe joseph murdersed jennifer carroll's father and stepmother in ventura county in 1980. if convicted, she said he should live. >> absolutely do not want the death penalty. it's a private room on a wing in san quinten. the man should not be allowed to rest and feel he's safe, but i want him unsafe as possible and worry about every other inmate who actually found these women. >> they did not enter a plea friday and due in court may 14th. police are investigating a homicide in a quiet residential

community. a man found yesterday with a gunshot wound on garfield avenues. neighbors did not hear any gunshots, and the victim was foun found on a bench under the bart tracks on a busy bike path where children play. they have not identified him yet. this is the third murder in 15 years in albany. more than 100 migrants, mostly women and children seeking asylum in the u.s. woke up on the other side of the border crossing today. the people in the caravan from central america have been told there's no room right now at that port of entry. >> reporter: a human rights struggle playing out on america's southern border. after more than a month on the road, so-called migrant caravan arrived at the crossing. >> we're fighting to, you know, for a better future.

>> reporter: the group of 150 trying to seek asylum legally remain stuck on the other side a small group camped at the terminal, and others are nearby. they have been following the procedure for years, but this time, they were told their entry is blocked. u.s. customs and boardrder protection turned them away because it was already at capacity. >> we can build a base in iraq in under a week, we can't process 200 refugees, i don't believe it. >> reporter: the migrants, women and children, are from honduras and guatemala, traveling through mexico by train or bus or on foot and are fleeing violence and persecution, but others question the need for asylum. >> if they wanted it, they would have claimed it in mexico. >> reporter: president trump called the group a threat to border security. >> if we have no border security, we have to close down the country because we need

border security. >> reporter: crossing the border is only the beginning for the my grants. 200 in last year's caravan, only four got asylum or relief. abc news, new york. another earthquake rattled the east bay this morning, a small one. according to the u.s. geological survey, 3.3 quake hit alamo at 4: 55 this morning, following quakes yesterday in the danville area of a 3.0, 2.7, and another 3.0. no reports of injuries or damage. the white house responding to reports that dr. ronny jackson is not president trump's personal doctor much longer. an abc news exclusive, a juror in the bill cosby case reveals what went into his decision to cricket convict him. good monday morning, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. the weekend weather spilling into april. it's cloudy out there.

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the white house is not addressing dr. jackson's future after the white house announced he's no longer president trump's personal physician. they said he was, quote, deputy assistant to the president, without explaining the new title. a source says jackson remains

part of the medical staff, but no longer as the president's doctor. jackson withdrew his nomination for va secretary after allegations of drinking on the job, overprescribing medication, and creating a toxic work environment. he's denied all the allegations. new this morning, they are removing propaganda speakers with north korea tomorrow. the south expects the north to do the same. north korean leader kim jong un and south korean president moon met friday calling for an official end to the korean war by year's end. this morning in a cabinet meeting, moon shook off suggestions he should win a nobel peace prize and said president trump could have it as long as the koreas have peace. president trump plans to attend the rifle convention in dallas friday, making his fourth executive address to the gun lobby, and vice president pence will also speak friday. the nra announced that people attending the speech cannot

bring guns or knives. the annual nra meeting comes two months after the deadly school shooting in parkland, florida, reigniting a national debate about gun laws in the u.s. a member of the jury that clint convicted cosby last week speaks publicly in an interview with abc news. he said he's convinced the jury made the right decision saying he did not know much about bill cosby, the allegations, or the me too movement. cosby was charged with drugging and sexual assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. snider says it was not an open and shut case, butcosby's own words convinced him of his guilt. >> i think it was his deposit n deposition, really, mr. cosby admitted to giving these quaaludes to young women in order to have sex with them. >> cosby is set to be sentenced within 90 days. he faces up to 30 years in prison. he's 80 years old.

now, today's morning money report, two krmcell phone compas are merging. t-mobile bought sprint for $26 million and this will create thousands of jobs in the u.s. and in china. together, sprint and t-mobile have 100 million customers, and combining will make them the second biggest wireless company in the u.s. ahead of at&t, but behind verizon. facebook users, beware of scammers. a woman opened up this message saying she had won half a million dollars. the scammer had her full name, address, e-mail, and phone number and claimed the check would be delivered by fedex. the victim knew something was wrong when a man claiming to work for fedex asked her for $350 in processing fees. fedex does not send unsolicited messages or e-mails to customers requesting money. taking a lunch break soon in how about dessert? where you can get a free ice cream sunday in san francisco.

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head deeper into the afternoon hours. all right. did you see it? now the clouds are coming at us. earlier, they were going away from us. that's from pier 15. a look at the temperatures, and, they have been slow to respond from 55 at half moon bay into the 60s in some areas, like concord and nevada. this is what's going on from the sutro tower camera of the clean air mass, hazy because of the moisture in the air from the clouds. a mix of clouds and sun of the that's the first highlight, through today and tomorrow. now, it will be brighter through midweek and into the weekend and that starts a warming trend. now we're in a bowl of cold air coming down from alaska and canada and every once in a while chunks of energy come down through a dry area, there's not a lot of moisture in them, so a sprinkle or scattered light shower is possible. you see the green dots here across the north bay mountains

and the diablo range, otherwise, you need sunglasses from time to time. upper 50s, low 60s along the coast, san francisco, santa cruz. mid-60s in the south bay, the bay, up into the north bay, and east bay valleys, possibly upper 60s. temperatures well below average. clouds dominant through the lunch hour and start to fade as we head into the afternoon, and by the time the sun sets, they are almost all gone, but temperatures in the mid-50s then. if you are going out, grab a coat. going to the game? padres in town, last place issue and giants jumped ahead of the dodgers thanks to the weekend four-game set with them. 56 at 7:15, down to 54, and, of course, breezy. dress accordingly. mid-40s to low 50s tonight under a lot of stars. my accuweather seven-day forecast, flip the calendar to may tomorrow, and temperatures warm back to average, and wednesday, thursday, friday, you can see that slow warming trend

pushes our temperatures to the 70s and 80s over the weekend for the bay, and inland neighborhoods, and at the coast, still the low to mid-60s. >> we have not seen 80s, huh. >> about two weeks. >> all right, thank you very much, mike. >> you bet. >> speaking of heat, turning it up, premier of "dancing with the stars" is a special edition featuring a group that knows all about competition. athletes. ♪ that's former skater tonya harding on the dance fourment ten athletes with four weeks to compete for the trophy, and the cast includes everyone from basketball greats to olympians. abc 7 mornings caught up with two of them ahead of the premier. >> it's all about the wiggle. >> wow. that's like a shakira wiggle there. >> we're trying to get them to move like shakira. >> that's california native and

olympic figure skater showing off her salsa shoulders. they have been working hard ahead of tonight's premier. >> reporter: do you think winning the trophy could possib possibly compare to landing that triple axle in. >> absolutely. i've already been allowed to touch one of the trophies, and they are really heavy, and someone said to me, wouldn't it be cool if you could put your olympic medal around the trophy, and i'm, like, that's genius. >> hopefully that'll happen. will she win the trophy to win as a medal stand? watch "dancing with the stars: athletes" tonight at 8:00. end of the road for some singers who are going home, sky diving in every state in america. >> 47 more to go. >> exactly. >> next, right this minute.

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news at 4:00. spoiler alert for those of you who watch american idol. the top ten is now the top seven. ♪ it's the sicircle of >> for the first time ever, the show was broadcast live coast to coast last night. viewers across the country voted live on disney night. jessica castro from abc 7 morning spoke to the three voted off, dennis, michelle, and ada. vox, in particular, made history on the show. >> yeah, ada vox became a headline for being the first drag queen too make it to the top ten on "american idol," how did that feel to make an impact like that? >> it's been so, so great. you know, all i wanted to do with my entire career, whether as adam or ada, whichever came along, was inspire, and even if

it was just one person along the way, that i changed the life of someone. >> a winner, nonetheless. who will be sent home next? find out sunday, airing live coast to coast at 5:00 p.m. only on abc 7. okay, now, in just about 30 minutes, ghiradeli is giving away free ice cream in san francisco. they are passing out 500 ice cream sundaes for free, no strings attached for a promotion deal after they struck a deal with united airlines who is carrying their ice cream toppings on transatlantic flights. i hope that's not just for first class. >> did you plan ongoing overseas? >> never on first class. from all of us

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>> over the past 15 years, this stage has seen a lot of great moments, and nothing would make me happier than to make some more history today, right here, right now, on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ welcome to "millionaire." you guys ready to go today? [cheers and applause] let's welcome our first contestant, a waiter from fort lauderdale, florida, michael felder! what's up, big man? >> hello. >> doing all right? >> i'm good. >> about to face 14 questions, the money values growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. [cheers and applause] you got your three lifelines. they're there if you need 'em. let's get to your game and let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ start with your $500 question.