live where you live, this is abc 7 news. free and back on american soil. three americans who were detained in north korea landed at joint base andrews this morning. president trump was there to greet them and followed up with a historic announcement. there's a date and location for the historic meeting between a sitting u.s. president and leader of communism north korea. president trump tweeted this morning the highly anticipated meeting will be in singapore june 12th, making it a very special moment for world peace. release of the three americans smoothed the way for the

u.s.-north korea summit. here's the latest. >> reporter: signs of peace. three americans return the home after being released. to all of us to get these three great people out. it was nice in letting them go before the meeting. i mean, frankly, we did not think this was going to happen. >> reporter: one prisoner sentenced to hard labor in 2015, the other two sentenced last year. secretary of state mike pompeo escorted them home after the release seen as a symbol of victory for president trump. >> president trump found a way to communicate in terms, i believe, that kim jong un could finally hear, could hear this president was serious and it's all a result of president trump's leadership. >> reporter: the world is watching as president trump prepares for the summit with kim jong un. on twitter, announcing that

summit set for june 12th in singapore focusing on the goal. the president says it's been a long time coming. >> my proudest achievement will be, this is a part of it, but will be when we denuclearize that entire peninsula. >> reporter: on the flight back to the u.s., vice president pence asked a prisoner asked to get off the plane in alaska because it had been so long since he'd seen daylight. abc news, washington. the last american released from north korea was college student otto warmbier. he died days after being freed after severe brain damage suffered in captivity. they are suing north korea alleging they kidnapped, tortured, and murdered their son. warmbier was arrested in january 2016 accused of stealing a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. his parents say they are happy for the hostages who have been released, but they miss their son, otto.

seven people displaced by a fire in san francisco breaking out at 2:00 a.m. in an apartment building on glendale street near market below twin peaks. this is new video given to us. a woman who lives in the unit where the fire started told firefighters she woke up to the sound of glass breaking. >> thought it was a burglar, the windows break, and they thought someone was making entry, and they heard the fire alarm go off. she got up and seen the fire towards the kitchen area is where she initially saw it, and the got the rest of the residents out and evacuated. one taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, and one unit in the building was destroyed and several others damaged. the cause is still under investigation, but the woman who lives where the fire started thinks there was an electrical issue in her kitchen. and sky 7 was over the big rig i crash this morning around 4:40. the driver was on southbound 880

near coleman avenue hitting a concrete barrier and jackknifed. there were no injuries. no word on what caused the driver to hit that barrier. the june 5th primary election is still more than three weeks away, but early voting is underway. abc 7 news was at city hall this morning as san francisco supervisor cast her vote at the voting center there, remaining open through election, by the way. breed is running to finish out the term of ed lee who passed away unexpectedly in december. polls have shown breed with a narrow lead while today two other candidates kim and former state senator leno announced their now alliance strategy. each say they'll put dune the other as their second choice candidate. san francisco uses rank choice voting and the race could be decided by voters' rankings for second and third. police are looking for a man who took pictures of female students in a bathroom stall at santa rosa junior college. at least two women have stepped

forward now. on tuesday night around 7:45, a man held a cell phone underneath a stall and took pictures or video. now, ten minutes later, another student says a man did the same thing to her. this time, reaching over the petition to snap pictures. the women described the man as being in his 20s or 30s, 5'6", with either gray hair or a bald head. he was last seen wearing a black and white stripped t-shirt and walking barefoot. opening date of a long awaited san francisco subway station could be delayed again for months. the examiner reports the contractor working on the central subway in china town installed more than three miles of the wrong track. crews used standard strength steel instead of high strength steel. mta says it's not a safety issue. they wrote a letter to the contractor last month ordering them to replace it, but now the station may not open at the end of next year as planned.

today is bike to workday, and with traffic congestion worse than ever in the bay area, organizers urged commuters to give two wheels a chance. amy hollyfield is live on market street in san francisco. organizers offered a lot of incentives to cyclists this morning. >> reporter: they even have cheerleaders here on market street to encourage bikers. as you know, market street has a well used bike lane here, cyclists say they feel like outreach is working and streets are feeling safer, and drivers realize they are not the only ones on the street. they are hoping drivers are extra careful today because there are new cyclists out on the road. >> happy bike to workday. >> reporter: he loves bike to workday so far, he offers bike riders a holiday-like greeting as they pass by. >> it is. it is a holiday, yes. >> reporter: the 81-year-old stood on market street in san francisco for two and a half

hours this morning to encourage communitiers to choose two wheels instead of four. >> it's wonderful to see the freedom of all cyclists zipping by while cars are stopped in traffic. bicycling is freedom. happy bike to workday. >> reporter: bike to workday organizers set up more than 400 stations in the bay area during the morning commute. cyclists could grab coffee, a snack, get a tuneup for the bike, and hear more about making the streets safer for bikers. >> it's a super fun day and makes you wonder why you don't do it every day. >> reporter: the mayor got in on the action and biked to city hall. he says getting people on to bikes is going to be key to san francisco's future. >> someone who was born and raised here, i never saw the roads as congested as they are now. our population will continue to grow, and as that happens, we need to make sure we get people out of their cars and into different sustainable modes of transit. >> reporter: some who sampled

bike riding today noticed a difference. >> this is the fourth year i've seen it, and i see more and more people doing it every year. >> reporter: and bike to workday has a different feel this year because there's so many options now. you can walk down the street, find a scooter you can rent. there are bikes you can rent. electric bikes, so the bikes this coalition and organizers of the day say the question now is, why not bike to work? reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> making it easier. all right, amy, thank you. police and sheriff deputies in the state are putting their talent to the test. we are live in san jose with the best in the west swat invitational competition. plus, the new warning from geologists regarding hawaii's volcano. and good morning from the weather center. i want to open up the weather window on pier 39 to see activity going on under the mostly sunny sky.

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buildings already, and most of them were homes. people living in the area had to evacuate. >> like you can feel the lava flowing under you. we'd be in the living room, and you could feel it just the vibration was strange. >> hawaii's national guard is patrolling evacuated areas following reports of looting. troops are monitoring air quality for dangerous levels of sulfer dioxide. the hero pilot who landed the southwest plane with engine failure was only flying that day because she wanted to attend her son's track meet. she and first officer are speaking for the first time in an abc news exclusive. her husband, a fellow southwest pilot, traded shifts with her so she could go cheer on her son. they talk about their efforts to control the plane after an engine blew on a flight from new york to dallas. medal debris shattered a window, causing the cabin to lose

pressure. the two pilots put on oxyg mask and landed the plane in philadelphia. >> we had to use hand signals because it was loud, and there was -- it was just hard to communicate for a lot of different reasons. >> one passenger died. she was the one sitting by the broken window and partially sucked out before being pulled back in. the faa is inspecting all planes with that type of engine. now, you can hear more from the captain and first officer in an abc news exclusive interview on "20/20" tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. here on abc 7. all right. new word san francisco's considered to host the 2020 democratic national convention. the dnc received proposals from seven other cities like atlanta, birmingham, denver, houston, miami beach, milwaukee, and new york city. the party will consider event facilities in each city, transportation options, and

hotel accommodations among other factors. officials expect the selection process to play out over the next year. a tough competition is taking place right now in the foothill of san jose. 27 swat teams are there to prove who is the best in the west. matt keller is live at the gun range, and, matt, this is more than just the competition, right? >> reporter: yes, it is also about learning from each other. this is the combined weapons course. you got the folsom police department about to begin and will be timed. it's fun for the law enforcement officers as they try to be the best or at least learn from the best. cover your ears, the best in the west swat competition gets loud. the santa clara county sh office has been hosting this since 1992. >> it's training more than anything else, a competition, but everybody learns from each

other and highly regarded in the law enforcement community. >> reporter: 27 teams in california compete including several from the bay area going through six courses, but it's not all fire power. some of the events focus on physical fitness and team work as well. there's also team work among the departments. >> this this county, the police chiefs have a protocol where fire departments now have protective gear and go into areas to provide aide so those things come from this partnership. >> reporter: campbell police was second last year, highest finisher for the bay area departments. only team to top them? gl glendale from southern california. they have more than just bragging rights. >> one week, better as a tactical team and police department and make communities wherever they are safer for the overall good of the community. >> reporter: this is the folsom police department taking aim at the target about 50 yards away. now, tomorrow, all the scores

from the individual events will be added up, and the winner of the best in the west will be announced. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> all right. matt, thank you. alexa, do everything for me. the project integrating amazon's voice system into about every facet of your home. our warming trend leads to a wind event starting tomorrow night at 7:00 and goes through 5:00 saturday. the northeast winds could down power lines and flying debris possible in the yellow areas and

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>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> thank you for sticking around for the forecast. there's high clouds replacing low clouds. drier air, no mist to deal with this morning. we're going to see more sunshine, just a little bit warmer today, and then the warmest afternoons are tomorrow and saturday with cooling breezes kicking in for mother's day. temperatures comfortable if you're having a picnic, may have to weight the stuff down because breezes are strong. 70 in concord right now. everybody else is in the 60s until you get to half moon bay at 57 degrees. where do we end today? low to mid-60s in the coast and downtown san francisco, and upper 60s, low 70s in the bay, and pretty much mid to upper 70s inland, and even an 80 showing up in antioch. looks gorgeous, santa cruz, soft waves, wonderfully mild feeling sand because it's not too hot there. in fact, the sunshine's chilly at the coast with the temperatures in the 60s, other

than in santa cruz, it's 74. strong sun if you are doing yard work, making it look nice for mom, or if you're out on the bay, especially if you're playing, watch for gusty winds again. starting two hours later today than yesterday at 1:00, all the way to 10:00, west winds blowing at 35 miles per hour. all right. here's a look at the mt. tam.ta. 12:00, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 70s in the east bay valleys. more dominant at 4:00 other than at the coast. you can see at 8:00, we got 55 at the coast, and near 60, so it's time to grab a jacket and you'll need it by midnight with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. temperatures in the upper 40s and clear tonight. seasonally cool out there. here's the winds, again, out in the northeast, blowing to the southwest, worst case scenarios, downed trees, best case, leaves blow around. now, we don't have a big fire

danger because we're still early in the season and hills are still green, but you notice every day they are getting browner and browner. all right, my accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures climb a lot more tomorrow, and they hold steady for saturday, other than at the coast, and they'll jump up a little bit more, and then you see sunday, dropping the temperatures into the 50s at the coast, 70s for rest of us, and cooling continues monday and tuesday, and by wednesday, there's a chance of drizzle that morning. >> oh, all right. >> gets cooler. >> we'll take it. >> okay. >> thanks, mike. nation's largest home builder made smart technology a standard feature in homes. lenar says all houses will be equipped with amazon alexa controlling the biwifi, smart locks, doorbells, thermostatsing and more. there's two speakers and echo show, and echo dot. yesterday, a lenar unveiled new model homes across the country

including one in california. there's an ai summit today in washington, all eyes on that with the new developments. happens now, the giants, our favorite -- >> exactly. >> right? but there's something unusual about this morning's game. >> you can only watch it only facebook. major league baseball and facebook have a deal allowing facebook to exclusively air about 25 games this season. the phillies just went ahead 4-3. we were up 3-0, but the giants had the lead early after a home run, and on the second pitch of the game, hanson there, the two-run home run in the 2nd inning, and a game next month will also be seen on facebook watch. all right. we'll keep it with sports. tickets on sale for the western conference finals between warriors and the houston rockets. season ticketholders, you get first dibs at 10:00 this morning. american card holders you can by at 2:00 p.m., and warriors insider are next at 3:00 p.m., and for the rest of us, tickets

go on sale, what's left, at 6:00. game one against the rockets is monday in houston. we're talking about game three tickets when they come back here. >> three and four, right? >> yes. >> hesitant to buy six because i hope there's not a six. >> you called five. >> i know. all right, mike, if you love pandas, you'll love this story coming up next. the slight scare this little cute one gave his keepers in play time. >> oh, oh.

he's been called a rockstar lwinning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative. with joe biden, bleich took on domestic violence. served president obama as special counsel and ambassador. maybe bleich can't pull off the rockstar look...

but his progressive record is solid gold. we're on 24/7 on the news app and abc7news.com. today, just in time for mother's day, a a story about mom's fake reaction to gifts. moms don't fake it. if you don't like the gift, let the kid know. if you're locking on from your phone, download the abc 7 news app to get breaking news alerts, and then tune in for the latest news and weather right here on our next newscast, abc 7 news at 4:00. all right, before we get too far into the video, let me tell you, no animals were hurt here. okay. let's look how cute this is. this is bae-bae, a 2-year-old giant panda at the national zoo in d.c. he was playing upside down in a tree when he fell. right there. he's coming. there we go. don't worry, he's okay. in fact, he climbed back up the

tree and continues playing. they do that. be scared if you're underneath him. >> i know. >> have a great day. bye bye.

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