no, they're not waiting for the royal wedding. they're here in san francisco lined up for a chance to see kylee generjenner this morning. >> that's a lot of people. she got that lip kit. >> oh, yeah. >> good morning. on friday, may 18, it's 5:00 a.m. >> someone who doesn't need help with his lips or his kits or anything else, meteorologist drew tuma. >> good morning. time is 5:00 in the morning. a live look from our south beach camera pointing towards the bay bridge. we're seeing gray skies in a lot of spots early on. your 12-hour day plan reflects that. midday, decreasing clouds, more in the way of sunshine. by 4:00, sunny skies. it will be a mild afternoon. temperatures really comfortable for this time of year away from

the coast in the 70s, sun going down at 8:15 later today under a mixture of sun and clouds. let's get a check of the roads with alexis. >> nod such a good start here. we always hope for friday light commute. we're not getting that out of the central valley. a sig alert still in place westbound 205 to 580 very slow all due to a disabled semi that's been there for about an hour. as far as i know, we still don't have the heavy-duty tow truck on the scene. now hearing about a crash involving a motorcycle just before that. it sounds like the rider is okay. a major headache already this morning. eastbound 580 we have lanes closed until 6:00 for bridge work. we have about a two-mile backup approaching the scene. next update in less than ten minut minutes. cambridge analytica, the m embattled data firm that worked on donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign filed for

chapter 7 bankruptcy. we have a copy of the paperwork filed early this morning in new york. the consulting firm is based in the uk, but today's filing, part of the process of closing down the company. it announced a few weeks ago it would be shutting down. in this paperwork that i have, the company listed assets of up to $500,000 and its debts of $1 million to $10 million. cambridge is accused of misusing the personal facebook data of millions of people while working for trump's 2016 campaign, something the firm continues to deny. reggie? >> thank you, jessica. the landlord of a santa rosa retirement community is responding to a class action lawsuit. yesterday we reported residents at the orchard are suing hometown america. they claim the company which owns the land is delaying their ability to rebuild homes after the october wildfires. hometown america says temporary trailers are not allowed on the property. the company is abating rent

until september and it's offering to rebuild homes at cost plus 10%. it says residents are free to work with whomever they want to rebuild their homes. uc berkeley fired a long-time member of the athletics department after an investigation found he violated the university's sexual violence and harassment policy. mohammed was accused by assault by seven women. earlier this year, she filed a lawsuit against the uc board of regents. the university says he was terminated last friday. cal athletics called the investigation's findings, quote, holy inacceptable. a palo alto man sitting in a jail cell in nepal for more than a month waiting to see what charges he will face. his mother is pressing the state department for help. wolf price is a filmmaker and humanitarian. he spent 12 years in nepal raising money and creating

educational opportunities for girls and women. his mother says he was arrested after trying to break up a fight between a brother and sister. >> there was a fight between him and his sister. my son broke it up and the kid started pounding his head on the floor to suggest that there was abuse. he's an innocent person. he's being treated like a criminal. he's only done good in that country and helped people. >> the u.s. state department tells abc 7 news since mr. price's arrest, counselor offices have visited him. a cafe in berkley has reopened with new owners and a new name. elmwood cafe is now called baker and commons. the menu still has the cafe's be loved pastries and soup. comedian accused a server at being racist. the cafe closed in april when the incident was brought back up

again after two african-american men were arrested at a philadelphia starbucks. next week a santa clara county judge will decide whether the domestic violence case against ruben foster will go to testified she falsely accused him of hitting her. she did it because she wanted to get back at him for breaking up with her. she claimed there was an extortion ploy that got out of control. she says her injuries were sustained the night before during a fight with a woman following a road rage ichbs depth. she admitted to stealing more than $8,000 and two rolex watches when she left his home. legal analyst stephen clark says her testimony seemed to be credible. >> her getting on the stand over her lawyer's objection and telling her story suggests that this case is not prosecutable for the d.a.'s office. >> ennis also admitted she tried

to bring false domestic violence charges against another ex-boyfriend in 2011 when that man tried to break up with her. more office space could be coming to west field mall. the chronicle reporting there are plans to renovate the 7th and 8th floors totaling 50,000 square feet of office space. it would add three terraces with views of cable cars, replace storage and meeting spaces. it all started with this instagram post. earlier this week kylie jenner announced she's opening up a pop-up. >> fans are camping out overnight, eagerly awaiting at 10:00 a.m. this morning. amy hollyfield is there with the growing hype right now. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. this is the kylie popup. now look at the line. this is on grant street and the line goes all the way down grant

street and makes his way around gary. most people here, they got here around midnight, 1:00 this morning. some from as far away as anaheim. they say they're doing this for her eye kit, but also want to meet her. her fans tell us they think she is beautiful. they're also impressed with what she has done. >> she's trying to come out of the spotlight of her sisters, and i think she should do that. she's very good with her makeup and everything. >> here is a picture of the line as it curves its way around geary street. kylie posted a picture of herself inside the store. that's what got people excited. some proof she's here, she will be here in the store which opens

at 10:00 this morning. it is pretty cold out here. they do have a ways to go. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> kylie, if you or your people are watching, send them pizza or hot chocolate or something, diehard fans out there since wednesday. >> you know kylie is not up. >> no. she's going to get up at like 9:45. i'm passionate about people who are passionate for anything. live doppler 7 showing the north bay partly cloudy skies. outside of the north bay, dealing with more in the way of cloud cover early on this friday morning. exploratorium camera showing low clouds over san francisco. temperaturewise most spots starting out in the 50s. 48 in santa rosa. that's where we are at this hour. 54 in oakland, 56 in san jose. right now san francisco checking in at 53 degrees. let's go hour-by-hour, plan out the rest of your friday.

future weather, 7:00 this morning, a fair amount of cloud cover on your screen. temperatures starting in the 50s. we'll see the retreat of the cloud cover to the coastline. sunshine early on, 60s if not low 70s by that hour. by 1:00 this afternoon, a lot of sunshine away from the coast. it will be a mild afternoon with most spots away from the coast going to the 70s. the south bay in the afternoon, san jose a high of 72 degrees, really comfortable. cupertino 70, morgan hill, santa cruz topping out later this afternoon in the low to mitt 70s. enjoy the warm weather. let's get a check of the roads with alexis. >> unfortunately still a headache getting out of the central valley. so it's not friday light. the sig alert started with a disabled semi. westbound 580 past grant line road. just a minor collision just behind that involving a motorcycle. that rider is okay. they are off on the shoulder.

we're talking about at least a 30-minute delay right now. that is about seven miles of very heavy traffic. westbound 580, the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge just before you get past the toll plaza, reports of a disabled vehicle not causing a backup yet. some parents in san jose say their kid's health and safety is at stake if a road widening project at school goes forward. >> it involves a bridge over interstate 880 connecting with a residential road behind the school abc 7 reporter katie marzullo has the report. >> reporter: people have a lot of questions about a proposed char cot avenue extension, mainly parents whose children go to orchard elementary school. the extension would create a bridge for cars, bikes and pedestrians over interstate 880 connecting with silk wood lane. silk wood lane would be widened

to four lanes behind orchard elementary. parents say pollution is only the start of their worries. >> our children playing next to it, having to broegt this air. the second one would be safety. >> reporter: the wider road would take away square footage from the campus. >> we'll work hard to mobilize the community and hopefully we can make it stop. >> reporter: a spokesperson from the department of transportation called the extension a vital east-west connection across 880. he also said public input is welcome. >> this is the process where we look at impact, noise, sound, construction, environmental impacts, that kind of thing. is the right phase in the project for them to be weighing in. >> reporter: parents were discouraged this first community meeting was scheduled on the same night as orchard elementary's open house. the city said it was not intentional and planned a second meeting on the 21st. >> right now you've probably seen this attorney going on a rant against spanish-speaking restaurant employees. now there's a gofundme page for him.

>> the sec created its own cryptocurrency promising guaranteed returns in bonuses.

good morning. time is 5:14 a.m. taking a look across the entire state. we'll see a fair amount of cloud cover along the coast, upper 60s there. we could see a couple thundershowers. if you're headed to so cal, high

of 71 in l.a. palm springs warm with a mix of sun and clouds, up to 94 degrees later today. nice weather across much of the state. >> thanks, drew. the new york lawyer caught on video going on a tirade against spanish-speaking restaurant employees has been kicked out of his office space. >> politicians are moving to get aaron schlossberg disbarred. this quickly spread across the internet. the lawyer has been identified as schlossberg. reports say the rant started when he heard two people talking to one of the employees in spanish and then it just escalated from there. >> i pay for their welfare, pay for their ability to be there. >> a gofundme page raised enough money to hire a mariachi band to go to schlossberg's office so they can cheer up the staff and play la cook rach cha. any leftover money is going to a

taco truck for the staff. the fire in redwood city delayed commuters for several hours. sky 7 flying toward the scene after a crew saw smoke rising yesterday afternoon. the fire broke out along the southbound lanes of 101 near woodside. you're looking at what drivers saw as they headed past the scene. this is video from an abc 7 news viewer. the highway patrol issued a sig alert because it forced officers to block the right lane. still no word on a cause. the u.s. securities and exchange commission is getting in on the cryptocurrency gold rush, even offering guaranteed returns. however, it's all a ploy to educate us. here is the sec's coin, the website offers bonuses and designed to look like an real initial coin offering, similar to ipos on wall street. by the way, this is all fake. the sec is trying to show us how easy it is to scam people and

using this website as a warning to newcomers trying to cash in. when you click the "contact us" the site explains this is a fraud and shows all the red flags we should be looking out for. we're getting a look at what harvey milk plaza will look like after renovations. the friends of harvey milk plaza chose the designs after hosting several community meetings for additional feedback. the city revamping to comply with the americans with disabilities act. steph curry focused on the western conference finals but trying to bring a pga tour to the bay area. >> curry and his agency are close to locking in a new deal that would run next september. don't know where yet. currently the only bay area pga event is the safeway open in napa. curry who is actually a great golfer it turns out would not be playing. >> he's awesome in all ways. in case you needed another reason to cheer on the warriors,

how about free tacos? taco bell bringing back its steal a game, steal a taco promoti promotion. if the road team wins a game in the finals, everybody gets a free taco. so for the warriors are 2 for 2 on this promotion, giving the country free tacos in 2016 and 2017. why didn't this promotion kick in before we won the home game in houston? can we make this happen earlier. for the next round? boo, taco bells. >> daddy loves free tacos. he really does. not taco tuesday. it's taco friday. >> i love them. let's talk about what's going on right now. the shot from live doppler 7, good. half moon bay right now, visibility down to five miles with that cloud cover.

hour-by-hour we go. let's time out the low clouds. 7:00 in the morning, you see partly cloudy skies in the north bay and inland, but elsewhere around the immediate bay, a fair amount of low cloud cover. by midday, lunchtime, the majority of the region, that's how the afternoon shapes up. highs today, it's not all that bad away from the coast. a lot of sunshine, temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 65 for oakland, 72 for san jose, 77 in santa rosa. afternoon sunshine. san francisco going for a high of 62 degrees. if you're headed to at&t park for the giants game later this evening, the rockies are in town first pitch. it will cool out there. 58 degrees. as the game wraps up, it's breezy, a mix of stars and clouds out there, temperatures dropping into the mid 50s. overnight tonight we see the pattern develop once again. the cloud cover will fill right back in, upper 40s to lower 50s. the name of the game tonight. there could be coastal drizzle, but just confined to the coast.

the accuweather seven-day forecast, a.m. fog to sun today. a typical pattern tomorrow. cooler to finish off the weekend on sunday and then warming back up early next week. that's the weather. let's get a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning. the same major headache getting out of tracy. ace rail may be the way to go. a sig alert on heavier side. the disabled semi on grant line apparently ran out of fuel. they're waiting for the tow truck to arrive. one lane blocked but major delays. check out the drive times, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, one hour and 4 minutes. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard, 14 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza slowly filling in. we don't have any metering lights on yet. it may cost you even more to cross the golden gate bridge in the future. the toll goes up 25 cents to $8.00 for now. fast track users starting in

july. according to the marin ij there could be more toll increases because of a growing budget deficit. yesterday officials predicted a $3.9 million deficit. expecting a $72 million deficit in five years and a $360 million deficit in ten years. primarily due to increases in salaries, medical coverage, pension costs and depreciation. in today's gma we're learning more about the explosion. >> her ex-boyfriend is under arrest but not for the actual bombing. >> in this morning's gma first look, the son of the woman killed in the california day spa explosion is speaking out for the first time. >> a lot of this is still very raw and still really hard to process for everybody. >> reporter: authorities charging the spa owner's ex-boyfriend, stephen beal, with possession of an unregistered

destructive device. authorities removed 130 pounds of explosives and a seven-foot tall rocket from his long beach home. beal a rocket hop byist said he had not touched the rocket building material since 2004. he's not named as a suspect or person of interest in the bombing. authorities say the investigation continues into the deadly blast which also injured two spa customers. the package exploding upon opening, and we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7:00. with your gma first look, kendis gibson, nbc news new york. marine mammals are warning people to stay away from the sal pups. they can suffer permanent harm if they're moved or if their mothers are scared off. the mammal center says drakes beach is an area where interaction often occurs. please keep your distance. officials say if you want to take photos, use a zoom lens. you can watch the royal

wedding on abc 7. snou we know who will walk meghan markle down the aisle. >> we'll take you to windsor

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recent rash of gold chain robberies. investigators say they've seen a 50% jump in a number of these snatchings this year. number four, one more day until prince harry marries meghan markle. prince charles will walk the bride down the aisle. number five, a mild afternoon on the way, early morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine, our warmest spots going into mid and upper 70s. number six, headache continues to grow in tracy, westbound 580 started out with a disabled semi, ran out of gas past grant line road. we have our second motorcycle crash in the backup. this one may have some injuries. we've got gridlock for about seven miles. number seven, kylie jenner fans in san francisco hoping to get their hands on her latest makeup line. popup shop opens at 10:00 this morning. people have been lining up since yesterday. i think what amy said that the first person in line was there

on wednesday. >> wednesday! >> you just told me what a lip kit is. >> you've got to have the lip kit, eye kit, all the kits. it's a world you know not of. so much for you to explore. >> we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news including a great night for a great cause in san francisco. the abc journalist trying to save lives of u.s. service members. also a state lawmaker cleared of sexual harassment allegations, but her trouble is far from over. we have some breaking news coming in. coming in. police a you know at the heart of what mayor villaraigosa is doing today, he's fighting to make this country more equal and more just. president obama called him one of america's finest mayors. he's more prepared to get things done. antonio for governor.

brought business and labor together to expand career training and apprenticeships, invested in transportation and helped create over 200,000 living wage jobs. antonio villaraigosa for governor. . an active shooter storms the lobby of president trump's golf resort in florida. police are releasing a lot of details about the suspect and the takedown this morning. several uc berkeley police officers jobs are in jeopardy after what they were caught

doing on campus. we're just 20 hours, 29 minutes and 45 seconds away from abc's coverage of the royal wedding. we now know who will walk meghan markle down the aisle. good morning, welcome to friday, may 18. >> kensington palace announcing that prince charles will be taking meghan down the aisle. we're all a little surprised it wasn't her mom. more on that soon, but first -- >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. drew tunchtsma in for mike this morning. >> temperatures at or above average for this time of year. picture outside, a live look from san rafael showing you're not totally overcast in the north bay. we have breaks for clearer skies. your 12-hour day planner, sunup at 5:57, starting out in the 50s. at 4:00, a lot of sunshine away from the coast and away from the coast headed into the 70s. let's get a check of the roads with alexis. >> still a really big headache

getting out of the central valley. we have this problem in tracy, westbound 580 at grant line road. around 4:00 this morning, a big rig ran out of fuel and that is sitting in one of the right center lanes. here we have an hour and a half later. the tow truck is stuck in truck. saying maybe they'll get there in about 15 minutes. this is a sig alert. two motorcycle crashes within that backup before they got to where the semi is. the first one was minor, made it off to the shoulder. the second one not so minor. that rider possibly has some injuries. now we've got an ambulance trying to get through the scene as well. six miles an hour, seven moyles an hour. it's rougher. if you can take ace rail, i recommend that. northbound 680 near al costa, a vehicle fire is blocking the two right lanes. let's get straight to breaking news happening in santa cruz right now. police activity there. abc 7 news reporter matt keller just got to the scene a few moments ago.

matt, what's going on there? >> reporter: good morning, jessica, working on getting information confirmed. behind me you can see chp has ocean street extension blocked off. this is a one-lane road. the crime scene is a half mile down the road from here. we saw deputies come by the scene. the chp says they are in charge of this active crime scene they have going on here. there are ambulances here, fire trucks here as well. we also heard that a medical helicopter was called in to the scene. of course, we're working on getting those details confirmed. they say they're trying to get somebody from the sheriff's department to get more information. live in santa cruz, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> we'll check in with you shortly. i want to tell you another big story i'm tracking at the live desk this morning. overnight there was an active shooter at a golf resort belonging to president trump. i want to show you the scene from overnight. we got this video a short time ago. shots were fired at the hotel,

happened at the tram national golf resort in doral, florida, this morning. police say a man was in the hotel lobby yelling about the president. police responded and shots were fired. no one was hurt and the suspected shooter is right now in custody. the president's son eric trump thanked police on twitter a short time ago. i've been looking, so far nothing from the white house yet. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. developing news, fremont police have seen a rash of gold chain robberies targeting women of east indian descent. look at the surveillance video. a woman gets robbed while she was filling up her gas tank off fremont boulevard on may 6th. investigators say they've seen a 50% jump in the number of gold chain snatchings this year. there have been six this month alone. investigators believe this man may have committed two of the robberies, preying on moth is picking up their children from olivera and patterson elementary

schools. >> get a little feeling of insecurity to all of us, not only about the jewelry, but it's about dropping the kids in the morning. >> we're not wearing much gold these days. it's better not to wear it just to be safe, and especially for the safety of our kids. >> police say all the robberies took place in broad daylight and targeted east indian women. >> disturbing. six uc berkeley police officers are in danger of losing their jobs this morning, accused of hanging out in a building when thap should have been patrolling the campus. cal's police chief claims they spent parts of their schiff inside the math library inside evans hall. investigators used hidden cameras to catch the officers. the officers had an appealing hearing last month. they're awaiting a decision on whether they'll be fired or come back to work. they have not yet been publicly identified. the driver charged in the deadly crash on interstate 880 is expected to enter a plea. investigators believe dang tran

was high on marijuana when he hit an escalade on fremont. the crash killed 39-year-old noelle johnson and her boyfriend's two daughters. >> they were planning a life together and chris had his two girls full time, and noelle had her girls and they were but beautifully blended. >> one child remains in the president who. governor brown signed a bill to pay nearly $20 million to a man wrongly imprisoned for almost 40 years. craig coley was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son in simi valley in 1978. in 2016 police found dna evidence they thought had been destroyed. testing proves coley's innocence. police are looking into the weather the murders are actually tied to the golden state killer. suspect joseph deangelo has been charged with 12 murders so far. oakland mayor libby schaaf will be in the shadow of president trump as she travels to washington, d.c.

she's going to be there to talk about affordable housing and homeless services. this week president trump suggested the department of justice should investigate schaaf for obstruction of justice. in february she informed immigrant communities about impending i.c.e. raids. i'll update the situation in hawaii. they have been getting more earth quakes this morning. one just less than an hour ago. geologists are warning that more eruptions are likely at kilauea volcano. there has been ash for miles around the volcano. you'll remember yesterday morning there was a big powerful explosion. it sent ash 30,000 feet into the air. it's also been shooting out ballistic rocks about two feet wide. authorities have handed out 2,000 masks to residents. it's a big concern, the air quality and a 21st fissure opened up overnight as well. some of the other cracks have also been reactivated.

so again, i'm watching the situation closely for you this morning. i'll let you know if we have anymore updates. back to you. the state assembly member accused of groping a man who worked for her is expected to return to work on monday. christina garcia was cleared in the investigation into the alleged wrongdoing. other claims brought by staff members were verified and they include the use of vulgar language and use of staff for personal errands. garcia could still face disciplinary actions for those issues. she took a voluntary leave of absence in february. time is 5:37 a.m. we're watching that visibility along the coast because it's down to three miles right now at half moon bay. elsewhere we're doing good. if you see ten on the screen, that's about as good as it gets across the region. temperaturewise, novato at 48 degrees, 53 in san francisco, about 52 that current number in danville and mountain view. waking up to a temperature of 56 degrees. hour-by-hour we go, early on this morning, a lot of gray on

the screen. that's the low later today into the afternoon, away from the coast, a lot of sunshine and it will be a rather mild day with warmer spots low to, if not, upper 70s. we'll take you tore the east bay. later today, you see early morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine. take a look at temperatures in the east leandro. richmond up to 68 degrees. the entire region showing highs today about 72 for san jose with afternoon sunshine. cloudy and cool along the coast. 60 half moon bay, 77 the high in santa rosa. about 72 in san rafael, 75 for concord and 66 the high in san mateo. we'll end the week on a warm note. the weekend will start off like that. we'll finish it on sunday with cooler and breezier conditions. we'll detail that coming up. how are the roads looking early on this morning? we had a couple of accidents. >> the worst spot is definitely

getting out of tracy. that's where we've got the sig alert. it's been there since about 4:00 this morning. a big rig ran out of fuel just after 4:00. that's sitting in one of those right center lanes. sig alert continues then following that we had two motorcycle collisions within that backup. tow truck is stuck in the backup. we have an ambulance on the way to one of the motorcycle crashes. it's just a mess this morning. you can see that's just gridlock. solid red line back on the 205 and into tracy. i'll show you what this is doing to our drive times. westbound 580 tracy to castro valley, two hours and nine minutes. you may want to think about ace rail this morning. no issues there. northbound 101 highway 85 to the san jose airport, looks good, 15 minutes. northbound 280 highway 1 to san francisco, eight minutes. bay bridge metering lights on as well. next traffic update in ten minutes rjts 5:39.

can you help lakewood police identify this man. take a look at this sketch of the suspect in an attempted abduction. a 26-year-old woman told police a man approached her on fourth street near library park and offered her money for sex. she says when she rejected him, he grabbed her arm and tried to pull her into his red lexus sedan. take a look at this video. watch as a pedestrian is crossing a street and nearly hit by a car in san ramon. police tell abc 7 news it happened wednesday just after 9:00 a.m. at al costa bul vard. the driver ended up crashing into the car with the dash cam that caught that near miss. we're told nobody got hurt. it is help wanted in the south bay for next month's primary election. santa clara county needs almost 15300 election officers.

election officers check in voters. th yu kern up to $200. we have all the information on our wee our. the annual craziness called bay to breakers is on sunday. thousands of runners say they're ready to go. >> 40,000 of them are registered. a lot of them will be wearing costumes. you can also expect thousands of spectators along the route. alcohol not allowed on the course. the race's general manager was on abc 7 news at 4:00 yesterday. he said they're closely working with sfpd and private security. >> celebration is part of bay to breakers. we want to encourage people to have a good time but do it in a safe way. we've gotten to the great point where we haven't taken away too much, but people can still enjoy it. >> we'll have live coverage on

abc 7 on sunday morning and we'll also be streaming on abc7news.com. if you're thinking about wearing pikachu, so are about 40 other people. >> i like the gum by costume. >> let's get creative people. if you did not get an invite to the royal wedding, that's okay. we're taking you live to windsor

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good morning. time approaching are 5:45. taking a look at the next three days. today, morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine. it's very comfortable away from the coast. headed into the 70s. similar forecast on saturday. by sunday to finish off the week, you'll notice it's cooler and breezier. all eyes on windsor across the pond on saturday. a nice looking forecast for the wedding by 1:00, nothing but sunshine. the comfortable temperature of 70 degrees. >> looks like a wedding forecast. >> and wearing purple. >> he's always royal. you know the countdown continues. you can watch it on abc >> kensington palace announced prince charles will be walking meghan markle down the aisle. since you probably aren't attending the wedding, we are cordially inviting you to join

us right now as we go live to windsor castle. abc news reporter maggie rulli has the assignment of a lifetime this morning. hey there, maggie. >> reggie and natasha, how is it going? a few seconds closer to the royal wedding. update your excitement. i thought i was excited for the royal wedding which i very much am. the people we've met here put us to shame. hundreds of people are lining the carriage route right now waiting for your glimpse of the royal couple. they've been there for days. they say camping out is worth it so they get that first glimpse of harry and meghan. from diehard royal fans camping out for days. >> look. you've met harry. >> reporter: to first timers, it seems like everyone has caught royal fever. >> you guys all look fabulous. >> reporter: final preparations for the big day are under way. the royal couple arriving to

windsor on thursday, a long full day of rehearsals. >> we're watching every foot and nothing must slide. it must be perfect. >> reporter: the cake is baking and the two families are meeting. meghan announced her dad will not be at the wedding due to medical issues. her mom has already met the in-laws, the groom's father, prince charles and camila. she also met prince william and kate. today she's meeting the queen. >> i'm sure the queen found it hugely exciting to meet doria and learning more about her granddaughter in law will be very much a part of what would interest the queen. >> reporter: as the families prepare, so does the public. >> you can buy anything with harry and meghan's face on it from flags to t-shirts, even the face of voility itself. store owners say they're flying off the shelves. local experts say all those memorabilia sales and extra tourism could boost the economy by nearly $1.5 billion.

as you mentioned, it's been confirmed that prince charles will be walking meghan down the aisle. apparently she asked her future father-in-law to stand by her side. he said he'd be pleased to welcome ms. markle into the royal family in this way. maggie rulli, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we hear you have information on what the couple will be doing tonight. is that right? >> reporter: we do. in a sort of traditional nod, the couple spending this night apart. so meghan is going to be with her mother. harry will be with his brother women who has been through the whole royal wedding shenanigans before with kate. tonight they'll be separate. starting tomorrow a fairy tale wedding, forever together every night from now on. right, natasha. >> we certainly hope so. definitely wishing them the best. special coverage of the royal

wedding starts tomorrow at 2:00 a.m. tonight at 10:00 p.m. you can tune in for a special edition of 2020 focusing on the royal wedding and the fab four, harry, meghan, william and kate. then we'll have all the excitement and preparations live from windsor on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> the funniest thing i saw was the reporter asking rihanna is she going to attend the royal wedding. she said why would i be going to the royal wedding. she goes well, i've met harry before, right? she said, i just met you, you think you're coming to my wedding? classic. >> wow. weatherwise, we talked about sunny, 70, gorgeous. here today equally as nice. away from the coast getting a lot of sunshine out there. live doppler 7 right now, not clear in a lot of spots. that's the low cloud cover from the coach. 40s and 50s, what you expect for

this time of year. 52 in danville. san mateo checking in with a temperature of 54 degrees. hour-by-hour, future weather, we time out the low cloud cover early on. the traditional trek back to the coast. away from the coast, a lot of sunshine in the forecast. that's how the afternoon will shake out. the majority of the regions seeing brighter skies. the warmest afternoon we've had. 69 the high in fremont. 70 in palo alto. afternoon sunshine in san francisco going to a high of about 62 degrees. overnight tonight we do this all again. the cloud cover is going to roll right back in and we're going to bottom out in the upper 40s to low 50s across the region. the accuweather seven-day forecast, typical pattern saturday. cooler to finish off the weekend and those temperatures right back up for the early part of

next week. that's weather. let's get a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning. kind of a broken record today, no change for our drivers getting out of tracy. you're used to a bad commute. this one will be tougher than usual. westbound 580 past grant line, still have the semi that ran out of fuel in the left center lane. a sig alert in effect. beautiful speeds here, five miles an hour on 205 out of tracy. how about good news? northbound 680 near al costa, a vehicle fire in the two right lanes. that has cleared to the shoulder, everything on the side. no more lanes blocked. we are looking at little heavy traffic in either direction of 101 around candlestick park. hearing reports of someone possibly running in and out of traffic. chp doing traffic breaks in the area. as soon as i have confirmed information about lane closures, i'll pass that along. next update just before 6:00. the special event last night for true heroes. it happened right here in san francisco. >> a passenger who missed

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the time is 5:54 a.m. good morning. taking a look at the next couple days today. morning fog, afternoon sunshine away from the coast going into the 70s. a carbon copy forecast on the way for saturday as well. by sunday, it gets cooler and it does get breezier around here. a big day on sunday. bay to breakers will be very popular in san francisco on sunday. early morning, mainly cloudy, in the 50s. by noon midday, more in the way of sunshine and a temperature of 60 degrees. enjoy it for all those taking

part on sunday morning guys. >> thank you, drew. you're looking at a passenger trying to break his way -- you were. mash i can recreate it through theater of the mind. imagine a man trying to break into an airplane in australia, except we're not doing that right now. >> we'll do that story later. let's talk about this, great cause, great night. abc's bob woodruff. >> brought his charity fund-raiser stand up for heroes, a concert that raises funds for programs benefiting wounded veterans and others who have served our country. woodruff was hit by shrapnel while reporting in iraq. >> covered wars for so many years, i never thought about getting hit. then it did. the fact we had a chance to start this organization and have a pretty decent impact on the lives of people. i sometimes joke, if there's any good news about getting blown up, it was this. >> the bob woodruff foundation raised more than $45 million to help veterans and their

families. taking a look at the roads, finally have a little good news to pass along. i looks like our disabled semi just cleared from westbound 580 in tracy just past grant line road. that has been blocking for almost two hours. this is going to take a while to recover, even though it's friday and we have lighter volumes. check out the drive time, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, looking at 2 1/2 hours. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma in for mike today. >> issues with fog, visibility down to a mile in santa rosa, three miles in half moon bay. live look from the exploratorium camera, gray skies currently over san francisco. 12-hour day planner showing later today the clouds begin to break down. by 4:00, a mild afternoon, a lot

of sunshine away from the coast, low to upper 70s the name of the game, guys. next at 6:00, a kylie jenner popup coming to san francisco. there is also a huge line forming before the big opening. here at the live desk, tracking breaking news in santa cruz. we'll have a live report from the scene in just moments. the golden gate bridge will see tolls go up again in july. a new report shows that probaby won't be the last time. much more on the royal wedding cake. the baker reveals new

i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein good morning. you made it to friday, may 18. coming up on 6:00 a.m. >> this time tomorrow the royal couple may already be married. >> that's true. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's get over to drew who is in for mike. >> this just screamed spring early on this morning. the golden gate bridge camera, a

live look. gray skies up above. visibility in some spots is down to one to three miles. locally dense fog in some spots. 12-hour day planner, later today, that typical pattern. the clouds will slowly break down, pull back to the coast. by 4:00, a nice mild afternoon. chilly on the coast in the upper 50s, most spots going into the low, upper 70s later today. we finally have the semi cleared from westbound 580 in tracy past grant line road. damage is done. ran out of fuel about 4:00 this morning, and it just cleared a few minutes before 6:00. so a solid line of read back into the tracy area from 205. these speeds not picking up yet. four miles an hour, five miles an hour. that is obviously really tough. as drew mentioned, reduced visibility if you're passing golden gate and coming into the north bay. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. we continue to f