>> as promised, a few areas of light rain. middle field road heading into east palo alto. campus drive across the dumbarton bridge. towards warm springs boulevard and 680 and 880 through milpitas. broader picture shows just near evergreen neighborhood and san jose and then look at some of the snow falling up on hamilton and possibly the higher peaks of santa cruz. where the future computer models show them to be. that's where they'll stay the next couple of hours. if you have to drive through the santa cruz mountains or the south bay, you can see a little sheen on 87 just south of mineta san jose international. most of us waking up partly cloudy and cooler, 36 to 46. by noon, low 50s. mid-50s at 4:00. grab a coat if you're headed out this evening. not the umbrella. mid to upper 40s. hey, alexis. >> taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're starting to see a lineup

in the cash lanes on the left-hand side of the toll plaza. no issue on the right and no issues for fastrak issues. we're hoping for an easier bay bridge commute. i feel we've had tough drives earlier in the week. hopefully today stays friday light. the traffic maps, take you into the east bay. roadwork on northbound 880 between 238 and 66th avenue in oakland. reporting from cal trans, they should have it down to one lane until 5:00 a.m. no backup now. they could have more lanes picked up. i'll check in with them in a few minutes. the next update at 4:40. thanks, alexis. b.a.r.t. service is expected to be back to normal after east bay passengers face major delays during the evening commute. >> a locked axle on a b.a.r.t. car caused an entire train to stop between south hayward and fremont stations. this is the photo tweeted by a viewer. you can see sparks and smoke underneath the train as crews trying to move the train. as a result of all this, trains

were forced to single track causing the major delays. also in the east bay, a go fund me page has been set up by -- killed by a hit and run driver. this happened last friday. the dublin pleasanton b.a.r.t. station. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> that's how he's felt every day since the hit and run on friday. he's in the hospital where he's having complications. >> day by day things change as far as his medical status. he keeps having problem after problem. it's been really tough. >> he was walking along this sidewalk and had taken three steps into the street when he was hit. >> flew off his windshield. i flew like seven feet in the air and hit the ground. >> how do you hit somebody that seriously and just drive away. >> he has a shattered left pelvis and internal injuries.

police believe the suspect was driving a silver or gray toyota sedan. all they feel for the driver is anger. >> terrible. whoever did this, needs to see this and come forward. be a man and come forward. >> he's expected to be unable to work for roughly eight months. that's why a go fund me page has been created. >> we're humbled by it. >> it's set up and is at about $3,000 right now. if you'd like more information about it, go to our website, abc7news.com. in dublin, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. in the east bay, san ramon valley unified school district officials and the teachers union are rushing to the bargaining -- returning to the bargaining table this afternoon. they had a 13-hour negotiating session. they have reached a tentative agreement on a pay raise. but they're arguing about class

sizes and the numbers of nurses, librarians and counselors of ratio to kids. here's what it means. if there's no deal bit end of april, there could be a strike. >> in the north bay, sonoma county is warning victims of the flooding in february not to count on fema for help. they've sent them to clean up thousands of tons of flood debris. county leaders say the flood damage may not qualify for a major disaster declaration. >> we here in sonoma county in this flood event, be blunt, got screwed because we were the primary epicenter. we had an atmospheric river that hit sonoma county and parked itself over the russian river watershed and dumped everything there. the folks north of us were not as heavily impacted. had they been, we would have had more damages and more people suffering getting us the help we need. >> a team from fema will determine if damage in sonoma

and neighboring counties warrant a federal disaster declaration. in the east bay, oakland police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect in an armed robbery as a popular cafe. it is one of the most viewed stores on abc7news.com. a gunman walked into world ground coffee on macarthur boulevard yesterday afternoon and stole half a dozen laptops and devices. employees and customers couldn't believe what was happening. >> he pointed at a guy and handed him a bag and said i want all the laptops in the bag. i ran for my life. >> i saw everybody's hands go up and i heard the guy say raise your hands. that means you too [ bleep ], you too [ bleep ]. >> the man more a bandana on his face and an orange work vest. he left the scene in a light blue chevy silver auto truck. police and crimestoppers are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the

robber's arrest. doppler 7. what you're going to see is the same cell sitting on top of the embarcadero way. in east palo alto. let me zoom out a little bit. put a storm track on this. give you an idea where this is going. it's heading southeast. other the next hour -- over the next hour, it hits sunnyvale and cambrian park and san jose at 4:54. coyote and morgan hill at 5:15 and 5:30. otherwise, the mid to upper 40s in san francisco and this is as warm as it gets. we've got mid to upper 40s everywhere along the bay shore and also daly city and out into the east bay valleys. look at the 39 showing up at 101 from healdsburg to petaluma. another couple of hours of cooling drops us into the 30s. here's the east bay hills. finally dry. nice. the commute on dry pavement today. cool all day. mass transit.

there will be breezy periods on the bay. a look at the north bay. staying in the 40s until 10:00. returning to the 40s by 6:00. look at that. all that sunshine mixed with clouds today. east bay 48 -- low to mid-50s from 10:00 to 6:00. 49 at 8:00. the last stop is the peninsula. stuck in the 40s. we could reach 50. a mixture of sunshine and clouds. a random shower. so random, no storm impact scale. that changes tomorrow. if you have a play date or outdoor activities, little league starts tomorrow. i'll tell you whether you'll be able to do it then. friday light so far? >> pretty much. it's not causing a backup. honestly, i'm surprised. northbound 880 between 238 and 66th in the san leandro area. we talked to cal trans and chp and they said yeah, the crews are still out there working on this. we'll see. they should have it done by 5:00 this morning. we don't have a backup at the

moment. enjoy it while it lasts. i know we had a backup 30, 40 minutes ago. highway 4 to the maze, in the green at 16 minutes. 8 minutes across the bay bridge with a high-wind advisory in effect. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo. you're still in the green at nine minutes. thanks, alexis. google -- cal train is about to try a new way to make money. going to prom is expensive. we'll show you where ladies can get gowns like these for free. a complai

i know the calendar says spring. but we're still tracking snow in the higher elevations on either side of the south bay. you head towards big sur and that's the way it is everywhere. temperatures in the 50s in the valleys and lower elevations of 60 in san diego. the winter weather advisory extended until 10:00 for another 6 inches of snow. if you're thinking about traveling today, not so good. saturday better. sunday not good. monday will be the best day. we finally have a day without snow. come tuesday, there's more moderate snow on the way. >> mike, thank you. cal train passengers could soon board a train named after google or facebook. the examiner reports companies and other entities can be naming rights to cal train stations and

trains. naming rights could fetch from $200,000 to $1 million per deal each year. the board will need to give final approval for any agreements. in the south bay, prom can be wildly expensive, forcing many teens to stay home on the big night. >> a company is providing dresses, shoes and accessories to bay area teens for free. jobina fortson checked out the stock in cupertino. >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the princess project. >> we basically are focused on building self-confidence and individual beauty for teens who could not otherwise afford to go to prom or buy a dress. yes, high school girls we're talking to you. every dress in this warehouse, including accessories is free 99. >> we have about 8,000 dresses. the coolest part is, about 90% are brand new. >> what? >> how does this all work?

since the place hasn't officially opened until saturday, michael rey took me through the process. you'll need an appointment. >> you meet our representative here. a personal shopper. >> try things on, figure out what works. >> talk about sizes by number. >> they go up to size 30. ray and i zipped through the racks. here's dress number 1. two-piece. fancy. >> on to dress number 2. >> regal. but the showstopper. seems like -- voila. >> it's dress number 3. i even tested it out to make sure i could dance. i'm not taking these homes but we hope teens in the bay area do. >> you'll feel amazing here. you are totally welcome, beautiful and accepted. >> couldn't have said it better myself. in cupertino, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> come on, jobina.

>> jobina's got the moves. >> come on. get down. i like that. >> i like, it, too. sneakers go on sale thanks to a 9-year-old napa girl. >> in november, riley morrison wrote steph a letter asking why his sneakers weren't offered in the girls section of the company's website. steph promised he would get on it. he did. he and riley met in oakland yesterday. steph unveiled the curry 6 united we win color way in celebration of international women's day. >> it's a really special experience. i never imagined that this would happen. i'm really happy i wrote that letter. i'm really happy he wrote back to me. >> riley helped design the shoe, sock -- with inspirational messages like be fearless and rock the curries. proceeds from the sales fund an

annual scholarship for female bay area students. >> i like that. especially today on international women's day. >> that is how do you it. >> the kid writes you a letter, you address a problem and make it even better. >> you fix the problem and debut it like this. that's awesome. >> he's so responsive. that's something it's rare in an athlete of his caliber and the time constraints on his life for him to be that responsive to that. it's inspiring. >> yeah. i think it touched him is what he said. he has daughters of his own. >> that's great. all right. we'll see what else he has up his sleeve or whatever our young future leaders do. umbrella needed and patience needed on 680, 880. zanker road in milpitas. it turns into snow as you head into the mt. hamilton area. want to show you big picture. we've got a small area of low

pressure. notice how cold it is. seattle getting snow again, same with portland. you think we're going nuts with how much it's rained here. you can imagine what they're dealing with. >> 52 to about 56 degrees just like yesterday. a little breezier but also brighter and definitely drier. you can see the storm starting to slide down the north bay. because it is colder. look for snow in the north bay mountains in the morning. mid to upper 30s there. upper 30s to low 30s in the east bay valleys and low to mid-40s in coastal communities. here we are at 7:00 in the morning. you see it rolling through there. all the way into sunday. i got 30 seconds left. let me run over here and see if i can pause point this again and run through it slower. all right. let me turn this off and back it up. give me a beep, beep, beep. there we go. here we are, friday afternoon, not much. as we head towards saturday

morning, there it comes. 7:00, light to moderate rain, snow in the north bay. from 7:00 to, say, 11:00 we have our best chance of steady rain. it turns over to scattered showers as we head towards saturday afternoon. not a complete washout unless you're there in the morning. one for saturday, one for sunday. set the clocks forward and change the batteries in the detectors. >> you don't need pause point. i like that better. the bay bridge toll plaza, the only busy lanes are the cash lanes. they should have a fewore booths open. hopefully, no early start for this commute today. hopefully a friday night drive. just scattered showers this morning. a lot of us are dry, though. for the morning commute. westbound 205 to 580. terrible getting out of tracy. 22 miles an hour on 580. it is stop and go for several miles. but about double the speed that

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. here's a look at 101 and 880. a little wet this morning. not all of us on dry pavement. but a lot of us are. 6 to 10 degrees cooler than average. so our least amount of rain in the forecast so far is today with the greatest amount of sunshine. oent feel that warm. spacex dragon scheduled to return. just after 11:30 last night. ceo elon musk says the most difficult part of demo will be the fast descent through the earth's atmosphere. it's the first american-made designed for crew spacecraft. only a test dummy is on board right now. it could carry astronauts as soon as july. russian rockets have been flying u.s. astronauts to the space station since nasa retired the space shuttle fleet in 2011.

starting today, boilyft is offering free rides. it will provide rides up to $10 to places connected to women's rights, struggles and achievements. that includes monuments, museums, women owned businesses and more. you have to use a special code which you can find on the lyft app. it runs through the end of the month. a world famous pianist had a mishap with a piano while trying to tackle san francisco's steep terrain. >> ♪ >> david is originally from germany. he's been towing a piano with a bicycle for performances. the brakes on his tiny bike gave way and he lost control. his bike, piano and bench got damaged. he was determined to play at san francisco's pier 35 last night. david turned to a piano store in berkeley to get help.

>> all i can see is passion. >> a free piano. >> i love all the piano in the world. >> the only thing left that needs fixing is david's electric bicycle. for now, he'll be using his minivan and trailer to transport his piano. san francisco is tricky that way. >> yeah. i'm glad -- yeah. that's unfortunate. >> i hope someone helps him with his bike, too. guys, let's talk about -- you think bikes, you think of little kids. little league starts tomorrow. a lot of leagues have ceremonies. unfortunate unfortunately, the earlier the ceremony, it's going to be wet. if you can push it off until the afternoon hours, that's when the steady rain is spotty showers. that will be your best bet. if you play on turf, more than likely you get to play. if you play on grass and dirt, probably too wet and you have to postpone some games. by now, we're out of the drought. the entire state, 10%.

that's it. is abnormally dry. that's the lowest since august 2011. what, 7 1/2 years. let me show you a reversal in the 6 to 10-day forecast. the 12th through the 16th. 40% chance of below normal precipitation all across our neighborhoods. we've got sunshine coming in the forecast. we just have to wait until next week. and the week after. alexis. >> thank you, mike. pretty quiet start to the friday morning commute. here's walnut creek. southbound 680 traffic slowly starting to fill in around north main street. but no significant issues. nothing blocking to tell you about at this early hour. mass transit looking good too. no b.a.r.t. trains in service. they'll be ramping up in five minutes. ace 1 made it out of the central valley on time today. normal service, no delays for muni. alexis, thank you. the oakland a's are opening a new spot for families to enjoy home games this season. the a's stomping ground is being

built in part of the existing east side club near the right field flagpole. the idea is to give kids a place to run around without sacrificing views for the adults. you'll find a stage, video games to play. a miniature baseball field and drink rails for parents. here's how much it costs. $79 per month for five months or annual fee of $399. >> if you go to a lot of games, that makes sense. looks really nice. speaking of opening new things, welcome news for disney and star wars fans. the massive star wars galaxy edge expansion is set to blast off may 31st. that's earlier than we thought it would happen. it's a new 14-acre land featuring rides and experiences from the star wars trilogy. you have to make a no-cost reservation to visit it during the summer because of the exp t

expected dema. >> have you made your reservations already? >> i might have made my reservation already. actually, i made one to go to disney world. they're version is opening in august. -- their version is opening in august. i should mention that they're opening it in phases. they have two big rides. >> it's big land. >> 14 acres. two big rides. one ride open at the opening. the second is going to be in the second phase. >> okay. easing your morning commute, new at 5:00 a.m., the project kicking off on the peninsula for drivers who have to brave highway 101. >> it is the high-profile bay area murder case making headlines for years. only on abc 7 news. the new details about the legal defense about the mother accused of killing the father of her children. clocks go forward this week yi end. the toll the loss of sleep can take on your brain. >> sob russly.

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good morning. finally friday. >> yes. >> march 8th. >> hallelujah. it is 5:00 a.m. want to look at the forecast and meteorologist mike nicco. >> i've got rain moving through the south bay. look at that. moving away from mountain view, sunnyvale and towards santa clara, milpitas. alum rock. eventually quimby road, the evergreen neighborhoods. it's all snow in the high country. it's light. it's up there. this is the system we talked about. it would hug the santa cruz mountains and possibly dip into the santa clara valley and towards the eastot