today, don't you i'm getting that feeling. >> it feels like holiday here, mike, because you're here. you're bringing us some great weather. >> never more than seven minutes away from the warming trend coming our way. waking up mostly sunny. a few patches of clouds especially on the coast from the east bay hills camera you can see just how bright it's becoming. the sun came up about ten minutes ago and we're waking up to temperatures the same as they have been all week, low to upper 50s. 60 at the coast but 75 to 83 around the bay and inland. it gets less comfortable. 79 to 88 around the bay and inland. by 7:00 we're 76 to 82. no jacket required this evening. alexis? sounds good, mike. overall we are really light with the exception of one spot and, unfortunately, it's the same place we had trouble yesterday. obviously a different issue but we have a crash southbound 680 at vargas road. this is a sig alert, a collision involving a motorcycle and probably some injuries as well. that rider is being transported

right now so really starting to slow things down. 580 tracy to dublin just 40 minutes. that's much lighter than average today. but 50 minutes southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard. only the hov lane and far left lane are getting by. 101 to cupertino in the green, just 15 minutes. thanks, alexis. this morning police charged the suspected shooter at the "capital gazette" with five counts of first-degree murder. >> they leased a mug shot of jarrod ramos. five people were killed, two others wounded after he opened fire through the glass door of the newsroom yesterday afternoon. investigators say it was a targeted attack. ham theew wieoeanopou "gd morning america" about what he heard. >> it was more than a noise. i could feel it in my chest. i leaned out -- i leaned out from my desk as i often do to look out into the hall and the "capital gazette" office and the

door was gone. their door was gone. it was shattered in a million pieces on the ground in the hallway and there was a man. there was a man who was holding a shotgun, a black shotgun. he had it up. he had it braced against his chest and he was moving through the lobby. >> you can see the entire interview on "gma" at 7:00 a.m. here on abc 7. and this just stopped so many of us in our tracks this morning. a tweet by reporter for the "capital gazette" got a lot of attention. chase cook writes, i can tell you this, we are putting out a damn paper tomorrow. >> and they did. take a look at the front page tweeted out by the "capital gazette." you can see the headline, five shot dead at "the capital." we are speechless. this page is intentionally left blank to commemorate victims of thursday's shooting at our office. gerald fischman, rob hiaasen,

rebecca smith, john mcnamara, and wendi winters. you can keep up to date on this developing story with the abc 7 news app. we sent this push alert after the shooting at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. you can find the app for free in the app store. also developing this morning we are expecting new details about the violent end to a 43-year-old cold case murder. 72-year-old steve crawford killed himself yesterday in san jose as police knocked on his apartment door. new dna testing linked him to the 1974 stanford chapel murder of arlis perry. crawford was a campus security guard, and he's the one who says he found perry's body. authorities say crawford was always a suspect but there was never enough evidence to charge him. 6:03 now. an oakland teen at the center of a national debate over what defines death has officially died. and 2013 jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after

complications from throat surgery. california declared her death. mcmath's family moved her to new jersey where a ventilator and feeding tube kept her alive. yesterday the family attorney announced she was removed from the machines last week after suffering from kidney issues and internal bleeding. mcmath's body will be flown back to the bay area next week and her brain will be used for research. today. aapt 9:00 this morning in support of environmental protections. oakland mayor libby schaaf worst. she expects the department of justice to use every means at its disposal to investigate her warning in february to immigrants about an upcoming federal sweep. an obstruction of justice case o would be difficult to make, though, because schaaf's warning was broad and did not encourage anyone to commit any illegal acts.

it is 6:04. if you are travel this holiday week, you are not alone. today may be the busiest travel day ever. >> i told you you should get precheck. good morning, jessica. how does it look? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. since i last checked in with you last hour more people are starting to come. let's see how the security line is doing. outside not a whole lot of traffic. inside, hey, look at this, things are doing well this morning so far but you do want to expect a busy day today. it's predicted to be the busiest oot e vide vee history. of past holidays. record numbers leaving town today according to the tsa.

it's because it falls in the middle of the week. an estimated 2.2 million people are expected to fly today. >> i have a flight in about 45 minutes. are you worried at all about travel with a lot of people? >> i'm not. if i was here later today maybe i would be. >> reporter: 5.4 million californians are expected to travel this weekend. also listen to this wild number. 47 million are expected to travel by air or ground this holiday weekend across the nation. back here live at the airport, again, things are pretty good this morning. it's been nice for travelers. so far no delays here at sfo.

you do want to get here early. we expect things to pick up. reporting live, i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. it looks quiet right now. >> i'm assuming that it will get more crowded later today. we'll break down new rules of the road. california's attorney general explains why he's about to sue one of the nation's largest student loan providers. check out this setting from the exploratorium at pier 15. what a nice calmness this morning. temperatures are going to swing back four to ten degrees above average.

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again. these winds will pick uprod 9un evening. prime time to be outside, i know. just be careful. here's alexis. just got some better news, some improving news from the tri-valley. we had a sig alert on southbound 680 at vargas road. the same trouble spot we had yesterday. today it was a motorcycle crash, that rider has been transported it sounds like with some injuries but all lanes opened back up. check out these residual delays, 11 miles an hour, that's about an hour delay right now. i think we're going to see a big improvement in about 15 or 20 minutes as things start to clear out. overall we are looking at very light volumes today. here is an example of that across the san mateo bridge. we are still in the green with

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if your city or county, a new law means they will not be able to. >> governor brown signed a bill that bans local soda taxes until 2031. this is all part of a deal made to prevent a wanted and that would have made it harder to raise taxes of any kind. it will not affect the soda taxes on the books in albany, berkeley and san francisco. the fda now knows the likely cause of an e. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that killed five people.

contaminated canal water. water samples tested positive for the same strain of e. coli. the fda will continue to analyze samples. more than 200 people were sickened earlier this year. the last known sickness was reported more than three weeks ago. a lawsuit accuse as company of widespread deceptions and mistakes that cost borrowers millions of dollars. attorney general xavier becerra said they steered borrowers to more expensive repayment plans. the ceo calls the allegations unfounded. millennials are getting savvy when it comes to putting down -- putting together a down payment. nearly 10% of millennials who took part in the survey said they sold cryptocurrency to help save for a down payment. 36% said they took a side gig or a side hustle.

and here's the other thing, nearly 25% said they did it the old-fashioned way. i mean, asking for a cash gift from their family. >> hi, mom, hi, dad. >> good luck. a spacex falcon rocket is on the way to the international space station t. blasted off less tlan three hours ago carrying 6,000 pounds of cargo. it should arrive on monday. >> i'm sure a lot of you are wondering, too. >> harry potter will make its west coast premier next fall. >> what did you say to me? what does that mean? >> the levitating spell. mike knows. j.k. rowling helped right the story for the play. harry now works for the ministry of magic and just sent his second son to hogwarts. ticket information will be announced in the coming months. i am so excited. ready to go.

>> cool. >> yeah. this is not your world. it's okay. >> i don't know anything about it. >> there's always -- >> i know why you have to tell me about that and there's the puffle -- >> whatever. duffeldor, all of that. >> now let me ask you, if you wanted to shed some light on something, what would you say? >> lumos. >> lumos the forecast. >> wow. >> we're so nerdy over here. it's okay. >> 6:18 this morning. hi, everybody. let's take a look at what's going on in south beach. a lot of sunshine there. we'll let alexis talk about traffic this morning in about a minute and a half. clear and cool start. sunny and warm. our warmest afternoon today through sunday. a look at high pressure steering

that cooling sea breeze well to the north. expect temperatures to warm even here in san francisco from mid-60s at the coast to low to mid-70s on the bay side. now on the peninsula -- on the east bay we're looking at temperatures and feeling temperatures in the 80s for the most part. low to mid-80s. oakland behind at 78 degrees. breezy this afternoon. breezy on the peninsula. take a look at your range in temperatures. half moon bay, 67. millbrae, 76. everybody else in the low to mid-80s on the peninsula. in the south bay today, we're going to see a wide range of temperatures in milpitas, san jose to gilroy at 93 degrees. as we go through the north bay, more robust warming here. low to mid-90s. san rafael, 89. as we go to our east bay valleys this is where it will be warmest today. low to mid-90s. tonight we fall back into the mid-50s to near 70 degrees. so not quite as cool tomorrow morning. that will springboard us to our

warmest afternoon. be careful. it's just a one day event. here's alexis. we do still have a traffic alert. the sig alert canceled for the sunol rash 680. a couple headaches here yesterday. i checked in with our partners at waze. two days if a row, you have to be kriding me. we're trying to get rid of those delays now. it is improving. westbound 580 tracy to dublin. only 37 minutes. that is really light getting out of the central valley here this morning. that's because it's friday and because of the holiday next week. 680 dublin to mission boulevard check out this improvement. we were at an hour. w're down to 35 minutes now. it's looking better. still no delays. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. live from new york city with a look at what's ahead.

it's great to see you. >> great to see and hear both of you on this friday morning. coming up we're following the latest on that tragic and deadly latest on that tragic and deadly newsroom rampage in maryland. what we've learned over him and the investigation right now. we are live on the scene. also ahead a dramatic rescue caught on tape. a little 2-year-old girl. how these police cadets were just two weeks into their training finally found her. ed sheeran facing a lawsuit, accused of ripping off a classic. we'll play them for you and you can tell us what you think and also it's a holiday friday. have a great holiday weekend even though the holiday is really wednesday.

when do we celebrate. is it a week and a half celebration? >> if you live in the bay area, starting last night. no one is here. >> there you go. it's great for your commute. >> they're all gone. >> they fled. the three of us are the only people who can hear us right now. it's amazing. have a good one. >> i'm watching. i'm watching you, too. >> thank you. mike says it will be hot this weekend. we have some ideas to help cool you off. you off. >> the new law getting

it seems like maybe summer chased everybody away. temperatures today about four to ten degrees above average. we're in the 70s, 80s, and 90s and even hotter weather coming at you tomorrow. i hope you like it while it's here. something fun and tasty to do over the weekend. we have you covered. here are some ideas. take a look. maybe you've seen this in your instagram feed, a nutella filled waffle. a look inside the kitchen and there's a certain obsession with perfection for making sure the iron is more than 400 degrees, cooked for exactly three minutes and then there's the ideiryo yoe people >>ri fhrf people want to take

a picture of it. >> they can sell 400 of these a day and they're expecting much more this weekend on japan day. sample their lavender honey ice cream for free. that's a japanese hand drum. one of the many workshops, live performances and activities. this sunday at noon you'll see everything from tyco drums to dance and martial arts. >> they're going to have such a wonderful time and it's hands-on learning. what's better than live music and really get to know the japanese culture. >> and it's totally free. you can't go wrong. >> plus, if you're feeling swanky, this is a wonderful way to celebrate the fourth of july. this is fdr's presidential vessel. "the uss potomac." you can sail the bay on sunday. hand crafted cocktails, dancing will commence, '20s and '30s

outfits are encouraged. >> did it smell really good inmm me. it will be a great weekend to be on the water, but if you're taking the ferry, fees are about to go up. an eerie scene after a fire breaks out. the problem that lingered overnight. and it's closing time for a legendary east bay

five counts of murder. the suspected shooter at a maryland newspaper is expected in court in an hour. what we're learning this morning about the rampagend the victims. also, another massive data breach involving hundreds of millions of people. who could be impacted by this? and bring out the barbecues because we are heating up, bay area. the only question, how hot will it get? good morning on this friday, june 29th. it's the start for a lot of you of a long holiday weekend. that's exciting. >> it feels good. if you've been waiting for the warm-up, here it is. >> it definitely is. still comfortable this morning, though. yes, just a couple hours around the corner. hi, everybody. let's take a look at the winds. that's the biggest story and the cloud cover. a little hazy across the north bay because of the calm conditions, cloudiness, that gray you see happening

southward. only 13-mile-per-hour winds. that sea breeze is calming and because of that we're going to warm significantly today. 60s at the coast from noon to 4:00. we go from the mid to upper 70s around the bay and then mid-80s by 4:00. it's going to be warmer this weekend. don't need a jacket. here's alexis. good morning, mike. we have had an issue but just one overall. it's been quiet and we're starting to improve in the sunol area. a crash involving a motorcycle. it was a sig alert. all lanes have been back open for about 20 minutes now. speeds are starting to improve. about 16 miles an hour and 32 miles an hour once you get south of state route 84. hopefully another 15, 20 minutes or so and we see things start to clear out there. the bay bridge toll plaza, still no metering lights. seeing some light holiday

volumes. back to you. >> thanks, alexis. the man accused of a deadly shooting at a maryland newspaper is charged with five counts of first-degree murder. police are still searching for evidence at the "capital gazette." that's where we find moton live. >> reporter: that building across the street is still an active crime scene. the suspect will make his first appearance on the five counts of murder after that deadly shooting rampage. overnight police in maryland searched the home of the suspected gunman in what appears to be the deadliest attack on journalists in the u.s. in years. >> this was a targeted attack on "the capital gazette." >> reporter: shots fired yesterday afternoon. the suspect 38-year-old jarrod ramos. >> the guy was holding what looked like a big shotgun, pointing the gun deeper into the office, like he was targeting people.

>> reporter: inside five people killed. another two injured. employers scrambled for cover. others hid from the shooter. the paper's crime reporter phil davis tweeting there's nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload. the retired editor of the paper says the suspect had a history of social media threats against him and the paper for reporting on his guilty plea to stalking his girlfriend in 2011. >> he kept track of both the reporter and i. he knew we had left. so i doubt that he was looking for me when he came in that door but he was certainly looking to retaliate. >> reporter: "the gazette's qui sister paper wrote tributes to the victims, rob hiaasen, wendy winters, gerald fischman, john mcnamara smith. they refused to let the tragedy stop it from covering the story. just incredible there. sources say that the suspect

still is not cooperating. in fact, they had to use facial recognition to i.d. him. we do know "the capital gazette" reported his alleged threats to police. the suspect filed a defamation lawsuit in 2012 and lost. natasha? >> thank you. we appreciate it. we know the names of the victims. wendi winters, a special publication editor who is a proud navy mom. editorial page editor gerald fischman worked for "the gazette" for over 25 years. john mcnamara, a staff writer, covered high school, college and professional sports for decades. sales assistant rebecca smith had just started in november. and also "capital gazette" editor and columnist rob hiaasen, being remembered as a mentor to younger reporters. >> including my friend who worked at "the baltimore sun" with him and now works at cnn. she paid tribute to him.

a go fund me site is raising money to help pay for medical expenses and funerals. more than $10,000 increase in the past hour. staff will be consulted before any of the money is spent. go to abc7news.com for a link. to developing news on the stunning end to that decades old stanford cold case murder. today we expect to find out more details on how investigators solved the mystery of who killed a 19-year-old in a campus chapel. >> and when police finally had the evidence they needed the suspect shot and killed himself. matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies executed that here in san jose last night. the cold case now solved. >> there was not enough evidence to charm him with the crime. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said this man, steve

crawford, is responsible for the death of arlis perry. he was a former security guard who made the call to police after claiming he found the body of the 19-year-old inside stanford's memorial church in 1974. thursday morning sheriff's deputies had attempted to serve him with a warrant here at the apartment complex on camden avenue. after technical improvements linked dna evidence found on perry's clothes to crawford. but he shot himself before making direct contact with deputies. after 43 years of questions, of family and community, they have some closure. >> a mother and father lost a daughter, a husband lost a wife. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says it hasn't found any evidence suggesting they knew each other. the investigation into any connection he might have to other murders is just beginning. the sheriff's office is expected to release more information today. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. the surveillance video showing the car san francisco police say is responsible for a hit-and-run that left a pedicab driver in

critical condition. take a look. the driver of the gold honda four door was swerving before slamming into the pedicab. this happened on sansome street. it cause it had to collide with a second one. a family of four were hurt. anyone who saw this accident needs to contact them. almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 warehouse fire f. convicted they each face up to 39 years in state prison. a plea-bargain is at least a possibility ahead of a jury trial now set to begin on july 16th. earlier this month abc 7 news i-team reported almena rejected an offer from the district attorney's office of 18 years in prison. settlement talks are set to continue today. fire crews have been on the scene of a brush fire in benicia

all night. high winds pushed the early afternoon fire to seven acres. the wind carried across all westbound lanes and burned another acre nearby. travis air force base brought in water because hydrants were nowhere near the fire. the pawnee fire that's burned more than 13,700 acres in lake county is now 50% contained. cal fire lifted more evacuation orders as the flames move away from populated areas. the fire started on saturday. it's destroyed 22 structures, some of them homes. there's concern about containment lines holding because a red flag warning is being issued starting this morning. mike's been talking about that for a couple hours now. >> 11:00 this morning, lake and solano counties under the red flag warning. and from 11:00 through 11:00

tomorrow evening the north bay mountains are under a red flag warning. that's our highest fire danger. we need to be careful. winds will pick up a little bit this morning. up to ten miles an hour blowing from northeast to southwest. they'll increase in speed around 15 to 20. west to east winds, the heightened fire danger as we head to tomorrow morning. temperatures 52 in santa clara. most of us in the mid-50s. san jose and mountain view 57. 60 in the hills in los gatos. 57 in lafayette. alameda, 58. san francisco and san carlos all the way down to redwood city, 54. a look at your commute planner, at least weatherwise as i walk over to join alexis who will have your traffic. it looks good just about everywhere whether you're driving on the ferry or mass transit. if you're south of the bay bridge this afternoon it will be gusty and choppy.

if you're a traveler, temperatures will be like 30 to 35 degree difference between when you get on and off. cool to warm today. we'll talk about the heat coming up. there's more in the forecast. what are you watching? >> not too much. >> that's good news. >> i think we're the only people at work today or it feels like it. we've had a couple issues. one new one, southbound 880 in san jose. the off ramp to bascom avenue. a solo vehicle collision. sounds like someone lost control and hit the sound wall there. not sure if we have any injuries. emergency crews arriving. that's on the off ramp not the main line. no delays right now. this one in particular on 680 an earlier sig alert in sunol again. you're down to 22 minutes at our

you're down to 22 minutes at our worst point. everyone cruising along with no issues. >> san bruno police hope someone recognizes this man accused of attempting an armed robbery. the photo is grainy but police say that's a gun in the man's right hand. if you recognize him, please call police. maxine waters has planned two speaking engagements because of death threats. >> waters has become a lightning rod for criticism since she called for demonstrators to harass president trump's cabinet officials wherever they go. the president tweeted about waters saying, be careful what you wish for. some people interpret that as a threat. waters tells cnn capitol police ar investigating the threats. 6:41 now.

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we have some smooth jazz and hot temperatures nearing 80 tomorrow in san francisco. much nicer for sunday if you're out in the sunshine, 71 degrees for the jazz festival. mid to upper 90s through the central valley. breezy along the coast. 68, san diego. afternoon sunshine. 102 in palm springs. yosemite, 88. not bad there. tahoe, an average of 76. that's where we're going to be today. we'll hit the 80s. just about all the sunshine you can handle. it's almost time to celebrate the fourth of july. >> we'll have to wait in line our colleague jessica castro is live at sfo.

>> reporter: we were wondering where are all these people that are supposed to be traveling and i found them in line here at the american terminal and we told you it will be a busy day at the airport. you do want to expect long lines. it took a while for people to trickle in. things are picking up. because of the extended fourth of july holiday we'll see record t long holiday falling in the middle of the week next week. 2.6 million people are forecasted to fly today.

>> today could be the busiest day in airline history. are you nervous about traveling? >> i wasn't until now. >> reporter: it's not just air travel. americans will travel more than 50 miles over the entire holiday. if your fourth of july plans keep you in california look at this. almost 300,000 more than last year's all-time high. be prepared if you're flying or hitting the roads. i've been listening to alexis saying the roads are fairly quiet. it was early and it was quiet and then things have picked up. there's a lot of people in line. you do want to get here early throughout the day. so far sfo, oakland, reporting no delays so far. interesting to see things picking up.

a data breach may have exposed information on nearly 340 million individuals and businesses. >> the company is called exactis and the records include phone numbers, home addresses, e-mail addresses, but not social security numbers or financial details. they have not yet commented on the leak. people in california will soon have more power over the information companies collect on them. it is part of a new privacy bill that will require companies to tell you what personal data they've collected, why, and which third parties have it. you'll be a toibl sue for any breach of unencrypted personal data. kids under 16 will have to opt in to consent to have their personal information sold. police trying to figure out who vandalized this salvation army truck. it's a mobile kitchen and it served meals in sonoma county. someone broke into the truck on tuesday or wednesday. they stole food and pots and pans and utensils.

the damage and theft estimated at about $5,000. the salvation army spokesperson says the stolen goods are things they need in emergencies like the wildfire season. the organization is now accepting food and kitchen equipment donations. if you want to help out we have posted a link with contact information on our website, abc7news.com. happening today oakland's oldest mexican restaurant will close its doors after 91 years. >> mexicali rose will shut down for good at the end of business tonight. the owners have decided it's time to require. it will be open from noon to 8:00 p.m. they've already been very busy. yesterday there were huge lines. keep in mind the line does get cut off at 5:00 p.m. arrive early if you want all that good stuff. it looks delicious. i have another closing to tell you about. today is the day the end of a toy business era. >> today all toys "r" us stores will officially be closing for good. many of the stores including some in the bay area closed

earlier when inventory ran out. all babies "r" us stores will be closing today. if you plan to go, the company says you can expect deep discounts, potentially 70% off anything left. in a settlement with california and seven other states equifax is agreeing to conduct security audits and develop new strategies to safeguard consumer information. if the company fails or drags its feet there could be hefty fines. a breach allowed hackers to steal the personal information of nearly 150 million people earlier this year. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange now, trading is under way this morning and we're up 221 points to 24,436. banks and nike credited for part of an early surge today. we'll keep monitoring it. did ed sheeran steal a hit from marvin gaye? >> that is the question in the middle of a lawsuit. ♪ darling, i will be loving you

till we're 17 ♪ >> the lawsuit claims that his mega hit "thinking out loud" sounds too much like the marvin gaye classic "let's get it on." "good morning america" is talking about it this morning. it alleges sheeran and his producers copied at least nine elements from the song including melody and harmony. copyright owners want big bucks in return. a similar lawsuit was thrown out in 2016. a lot of musicians saying it's one of the most common chord progressions in western music. i don't know. >> hundreds of songs share the same chord progression. it's so complicated. i read about this case more. it is messy. just to even try to get through it, it a mess. i'm glad i'm not part of it. more money, more problems, right? >> absolutely. you see what happens when you make a lot of money? >> let's find out.

>> who is with me? >> personal problems. we're coming up on 6:52. we have to get on time so we're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. showing that hazy sunshine, high pressure taking over. the winds are calmer and it will be sunny everywhere with vigorous warming beginning today. we'll see the stars tonight just about everywhere. not quite as mild when you wake up tomorrow morning nor sunday morning but then next week, the cooling trend comes back and we drop below average just in time for the holiday. look at the lack of clouds this morning and it just continues. they're not going to last very long today. look at that, total sunshine throughout the afternoon now. let's jump into the micro climate because we see them from 81 in mi 93 at gilroy. a sunny 77 in santa cruz. we go from 76 in millbrae, low to mid-80s where it's going to be breezy today. mid to upper 60s and breezy with sunshine along the coast. low to mid-70s, kind of breezy in downtown, south san

francisco. 78 in sausalito. jump to 89. hit the low to mid-90s for the rest of the north bay valleys with mid-60s at your coast. 78 today in oakland. 80 to 83 for just about everybody else. hercules about 86. bark at the park, bring your dog tonight to the coliseum. 7:05 first pitch. 69 dropping down to 62. as we move into the east bay valley, low to mid-90s. you may want to turn the air conditioner on now before you leave the house so it's comfortable when you get home. starting to look more like the alameda county fair with nearly 80 at 11:00. 90 at 3:00. 67 as we head through the latter parts of the evening hours. my accuweather seven-day forecast, even hotter tomorrow but it's a one-day of 100 degree warmth. by monday back to average. by wednesday below average. good morning, mike. we are looking at a below average commute as far as volumes are concerned. nobody is out there this morning which, of course, is a good thing if you do have to head into work or go somewhere today.

30 miles an hour now on southbound 680 and 50 miles an hour once you get through the sunol area. that little bit of red that you're still seeing, slightly residual delays it left over from an earlier sig alert. we had a motorcycle crash. mass transit's been looking good, too. good news for b.a.r.t. ride fers you are heading to the oakland airport, the connector is back in service. we had a slight service disruption yesterday with a mechanical issue. we confirmed with b.a.r.t. today that is back in service. 59 trains running right now with no delays. heads up if you ride the ferry to and from work. you're going to be paying more starting on monday. the san francisco bay ferry is raising adult fares on all routes. the increases range from 10 cents to 50 cents each way and this will be the fourth of fe inc hpeng this year. it's intended to offset the rising operational costs. the california highway patrol has seven n

four-legged. they graduated yesterday. very well behaved. soon enough they'll be taking down suspects and sniffing out drugs. one of the dogs trained to locate explosives. coming up next, the seven things you need to know before you go. a live look outside at 6:55 in the morning. looking at sfo because the tsa says today may be the busiest day at the airport on record. arrive a little bit early today. we'll keep live weather and traffic

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it is 6:58. whet you're just joining us or about to go out the door, the seven things you need to know before you go. the man charged with killing five people at a maryland newspaper is due in court in about 30 minutes. police say 38-year-old jarrod ramos targeted the "capital gazette" newspaper in annapolis and had threatened staff in the past. san jose officials are expected to release more details about the end of a 43-year-old cold case murder. the suspect steve crawford shot himself as deputies knocked on his apartment door yesterday. a big travel day ahead of the fourth of july. this is a live picture from sfo. the a says today could be the busiest day they've seen ever.

so you might want to give yourself extra time. >> why are you leaving us? number four, summer's back. it's nice this morning. low to upper 50s. about as cool as it's going to get right now. 60s at the coast today. near 80 around the bay. 90s inland. even hotter tomorrow. number five, it took most of the morning but we finally have the bay bridge metering lights on as of 6:43 this morning. we're still looking at lighter than average volumes across the bay area. this is your last chance to say good-bye to toys "r" us. the remaining stores will close today. if you plan to go expect up to 70% off. number seven, harry potter and the cursed child coming to san francisco. the tony award winning play hits the theater in the fall of 2019. >> so excited. break out the butter beer. let's do this. >> harry potter is now a grown man and has kids? >> yes. the second son going to hogwarts now. he works at the ministry of magic. no big deal. >> two parts. >> i can enjoy it more now. >> the kid in all of us can

enjoy every part of this, mike. >> so you're telling me good morning, america. newsroom rampage. >> emergency response. capital gazette. >> a gunman storms a small maryland newspaper killing five. those victims -- journalists, editors, and mentors. >> this was a targeted attack on "the capital gazette." >> the killer now in custody. what we're learning about his years-long vendetta against the paper and the witnesses speaking out. we're live on the scene this morning. race against time. more than a thousand people now searches for this young soccer team trapped in a cave for six days. american military on the scene as rescuers drill a hole into the side of the cave trying to find them. severe storms tear across the country. more than 450 storm reports from montana to florida. this massive tornado closing in