eventually warm up. that's goonews. the first monday since daylight saving time began. i hope you're up and way. it's time. >> yes, it certainly is. i want that hour back. >> uh-huh. >> we all do, mike. >> it was hard to take a nap yesterday when i got up so late. by the time i wanted a nap, it was time to go to bed. that's why today it national nap day. novato boulevard. atherton avenue. you can see 37, 101, 116 to petaluma. the thickest visibility down to mile. stretches up to santa rosa. about two miles there. it improves a little bit. elsewhere a look from the east bay hills camera. 35 to 43. cooler this morning. 55 to 56 at noon. 57 to 62 at 4:00. 53 to 57 with sunlight around at 7:00. enjoy the dry weather. here'ser a decent commute for you here this morning. we have a sig-alert on the peninsula. does not sound like it's going

to wrap up any time soon. they just called for another crew to relieve the guys who are there manning the closure right now. southbound 101 ramp is closed. that's the situation where we had debris. ended up causing a collision where a semi is leaking fuel. that's what they're working on at the moment. that's a sig-alert. southbound 680 before koopman road. collision blocking the left lane. on the shoulder, we have residual delays. drive times coming up next. >> thanks, alexis. new this morning, tesla is reversing course. >> after announcing it would close all stores to save money. the company has changed its mind. it is doing a 180. it's also decided to raise prices on most models. if you're thinking about buying a tesla, you'll have to do it fast to avoid the increase. reporter matt keller live for us inna

anose remains open aing a l mor excted. this aov teting its position. the hope is they can pass along the savings to customers. they estimate they will close half as many stores. as a result of that decision, tesla will be raising vehicle prices about 3% on average worldwide. they're giving you a week to place an order before prices rise. tesla says current prices valid until march 18th. 35,000 model 3 will not see a price increase. just the more expensive. all sales worldwide will be online. the stores will allow you to come in and check out the vehicles. if you buy, tesla offers a return policy of 1,000 miles or seven days, which ever comes first. reporting live in san jose. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. mark cker former mentor is skeptical of facebook's

promise to focus on privacy. he's calling it a pr stunt. roger mcnamee is an outspoken critic of the social network. mcnamee called out facebook at south by southwest in austin, texas. he said zuckerberg's commitment to privacy makes him appear noble but ignores the bigger problem. the business model relies on tracking what they do. mcnamee is currently promoting his book, waking up to the facebook catastrophe. new details about a dangerous situation at oakland international airport. a man is in custody after deputies say he showed up at the airport with a knife yesterday morning. they say 27-year-old ruiz planned to stab an officer and then wantedieto shoot and kill him. a deputy approached ruiz after airport surveillance workers found him acting suspiciously.

seconds later ruiz picks it back up and that deputy, you see video, calls for backup. >> they used a strategic approach to approach the man from all sides. that way we can triangulate on him, keep the public safe and the motoring public coming into the airport safe. at this point, they de-escalated the situation and got the man to drop the knife. >> officials say this suspect is known to oakland police and also confessed to wanting to hurt travelers. several local police departments are using controversial software which tells them where to patrol. pred poll predicts where crime will be committed. it gathers data from reports and previous arrests. they say it's problematic because it reinforces biases. leading to over enforcement and lack of enforcement in other areas. police at uc berkeley and in mountain view, santa cruz, los gatos and campbell use the software. thousands of students are

demanding action on climate change. they plan to walk out of school on friday as part of the u.s. climate strike. middle and high school students. oakland, san francisco, marin county plan to hold rallies. nancy pelosi and senator diane fine stoon, they want them to support the green new deal. they want a national emergency on climate change. a hailstorm blanketed parts of the the bay area this weekend. >> here's what some residents in san jose saw. it's pretty freaky to see that, isn't it? the hail lasted about 20 minutes. the mercury news reports that lightning and thunder also delayed the start of the cirque du soleil show in san jose. >> this is what it looked like through the north bay. viewers say they saw hail the size of marbles in some areas of napa. pothole repairs continue in

the city today. they shared this photo as part of the pothole repair blitz. yoca potholes in just two days. you can report potholes by calling 311. also happening today, cal train is taking steps to make the boarding process easier for riders with bikes. starting today, cyclists will be allowed to board first on to designated bike carbs. the goal is to reduce delays and make boarding faster and smoother for everyone. a recall alert after a young boy became locked inside an igloo cooler. the warning out to parents. a desperate search for a marine missing in the sierra. yesterday's crazy weather, that may have been been mother nature's last blast of winter weather for a while. look at this. a 20% chance of showers tomorrow. i'll show you

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bay. san francisco and alameda, 45. here's a look at 280 and 17. much drier and quieter. put yard work off. let the ground become not so sponge-like. no rain. grab the sunglasses. north bay. 37 at 8:00. mid-60s this afternoon. east bay, total sunshine. 42 at 8:00. 50 to near 60 from 10:00 to 2:00. we'll have sunshine across the peninsula. in the 40s until 10:00. near 60 by 4:00. it gets warmer in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's alexis. >> mike, taking a live look at the bay bridge toll h earlier d vehicle in the maze around the grand off ramp. i can see that with the tow truck right now. they did clear that. >> we have delays on the approach to the maze and to get up to the toll plaza and the metering lights are on. >> drive times looking pretty good. we're at an hour exactly there. westbound 580, trace toy dublin.

drive time improving here. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard. an earlier crash before koopman road. 32 minutes in the yellow. northbound 85. 101 to cupertino. that's in the green at 16 minutes. frantic search under way for a marine missing in the sierra nevada. he never returned from a back country ski trip. search and rescue teams looking for matthew kraft found avalanche debris yesterday. this was a mountaintop northeast of yosemite. there was no sign of the missing infantry officer stationed at camp pendleton. searchers found his jeep in independence where craft started his trip. new at 6:00, an abc exclusive with the lawyer who negotiated hush money papts for negotiated hush money papts for stormy daniels and karen mcdoug wow, that's an aggressive yellow. pretty great, huh? if you're a banana. i find it very... pealing. kellogg's raisin bran with bananas.

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the founder of a music vein sue has died. jeannie patterson ran sweetwater in mill valley from 1979 through 1998. this video is from a sammy hagar concert. it became a hotspot attracting some of the biggest names in music, carlos santana, john lee hooker, bonnie raitt. patter died in her home in southern california.

she was 75 years old. igloo is recalling coolers after a boy was trapped inside playing hide and seek. surveillance video from the florida home shows the child crawling into the 72-quart cooler. robert and maria wayne say they had cleaned the cooler and emptied it after a day on the boat. the he locked himself inside. >> i closed it and then like it was hanging on that. >> little fingers come out and the cooler becomes locked. >> all of a sudden we hear muffled screams. >> in second, the family runs outside and rescues him. igloo says the latch malfunctioned. the company issued a safety recall on four of the coolers. you'll find a complete list on the website, abc7news.com. this morning, a woman is recovering after getting attacked by a using war at an arizona zoo. >> the zoo says the woman was reaching over a barrier at the jaguar's den in an attempt to take a selfie.

bystanders caught this video of the victim who is in her 30s. the animal dug its claws into her arm. other visitors were able to pull the woman away. >> every time that you have an incident in a zoo, you're going to double-check it, meet with your staff, try to figure out a way to stop at that incident from happening again. again, when people do not respect the barriers, there's always a chance that there might be a problem >> the woman is expected to be okay. the zoo said on twitter, the jaguar will not be euthanized. >> you have to respect the barrier. they're there for a reason. >> don't climb fence at a zoo. our advice we're passing along today, mike. >> it's amazing we have to keep saying that, too, isn't it? zienlts san rafael. fog. to the north, there is a little bit of fog. brighter today. much calmer than yesterday. crazy. i thought it was cool weather. cool again tonight with clouds up in the north bay.

you have a slight chance of a stray shower tomorrow morning. otherwise, sunshine and spring warmth coming to the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's a look at 56, 58, 58. that's half moon bay, san francisco, richmond, san rafael and vallejo. the rest of us in oakland, at 60. napa, at 65 degrees. closerser to average. tonight, a little bit of fog is possible. temperatures mainly in the 40s. except for the san ramon valley and the north bay valleys. here's a look at the next storm. look at the low in the gulf of alaska. we're on thes dd front comes through. you can see impressive rain in and along the oregon coast. as this slides down, look how the chance of showers fade away through and it's breezy tomorrow afternoon. temperatures about the same as today. low to mid-60s wednesday. low to upper 60s thursday. i bet you cheated and jumped ahead to saturday and sunday.

70s everywhere except for the coast. spring is almost here. alexis. >> mike, looking forward to it. we're looking at video from our situation that is still ongoing on the peninsula. this is redwood city. southbound 101 off ramp to woodside road. still closed. it's been that way since we went on the air at 4:30 this morning. this was some metal debris in the roadway that a few vehicles hit. someone lost their bumper and the semi truck you're seeing on the off ramp hit the bumper and they unfortunately were leaking fuel. so cal trans is there. they're still working on cleaning this mess up. that off ramp is still closed. so far, it's really not e o like i sig-alert of day so far. we have a problem here. four-vehicle chain reaction crash. just before zanker road. started off with a semi getting thesemi. twot left lanes are i tce.

nortound 101 before oakland road or excuse me, between oakland road and 880. reports of glass in the roadway. ten-minute delay on the fremont b.a.r.t. line due to an obstruction on the track. ace 1 delayed about 15 minutes. no issues with ace 3 or 5. muni looking good this morning. thank you, alexis. people cleaning up after recent flooding in the north bay have a new resource starting today. plus, the special gift at the silicon auto show for a paradise family who lost everything in the fires. >> the embarcadero in san francisco. we'll be right back.

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"good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> it's been a while since we've seen our friend rob marciano. good morning to you. >> hi, reginald. jessica, great to talk to you. been a while. our analyst is here with the latest on the deadly plane craso at pticular73del if y shoulsldup

socc team is. ight for fair pay. will they boycott? two of the team's top stars, megan rough inowe and alex morgan are joining us live on gma. a first on gma. a lawyer for the two brothers who say jussie smollett paid them to stage an attack, well, she's here. smollett is indicted on 16 felony counts. bachelor nation, the two-night finale starts tonight. chris harrison is revealing new details about what happened after colton jumped that fins. more drama than i've seen on the bachelor. jessica, if you feel like running and jumping the fence and running away for good, it's probably due to the man next to you. you probably have insight what colton was feeling. i'm kidding. >> truth.

>> right? >> i mean, these are harsh words, rob. but you're not inaccurate. >> i have been practicing. >> were we rolling when reggie said i was right? thank you, reggie. >> we're going to keep it forever. it's going to be a gif or jif. >> rob, have a good morning. see you later. have to stay in my seat during the 2 1/2 hours of our show. >> but as soon as it's done, jumping over. hey mike nicco. >> hey gang. let's look at what's going on with the forecast. springing forward today. temperatures about 1 to 5 degrees above yesterday's levels. not quite the average yet. probablynd thank you, mike. chp officers in the central valley recovered $13,000 in stolen merchandise from the happiest place on earth. disneyland. it appears to be mostly pins.

they're worth $10 to 15 bucks each. this happened in mohave. officers discovered the stolen items inside. it's not clear how the thief got away with so many pins. highway patrol is working to get the items back to disneyland. a paradise couple who lost everything in the fires are receiving a toyota rav4. abc 7 news was at the silicon valley auto show where they met with geico and the company who helped to make the donation possible. it's part of the national auto body council's recycled rides program to help those in need of transportation. >> we're humbled by just the opportunity. we know we're few of many people in paradise that lost everything. so we feel very honored. >> they're both teachers in chico and volunteered countless hours to help their beloved

community recover from the devastating fire. >> congratulations to them. well-deserved. stephen curry andl announce plans for the oakland headquarters and as well as their practice facility. they use the practice facility to host tours and clinics for kids. as you've heard, the warriors tethis year.ng to san francis they'll play at the chase center starting next season. we'll get a look inside chase center this weekend. on saturday, abc 7 toyota after the game will have the first-ever live broadcast from inside the warriors new home. that will be at 8:00 p.m. following the primetime matchup with the oklahoma city thunder right here on abc 7. we want to say welcome to town. >> the nfl's leader in receiving touchdowns last season is come to go oakland. antonio's brown's deal can become official on wednesday. the raiders agreed to trade a ird ath round pick to the steelers in exchange for brown. oakland will increase the

seven-time pro bowler's pay 12 million to $51 million over the next three years. congrats. next at 6:30, the major meltdown at b.a.r.t. over the weekend and how long it could take to find out what went wrong. a new investigation into embattled singer r. kelly. the growing

now at 6:30. new details emerging this morning in the deadly crash of the ethiopian airlines flight. the safety concerns now grounding planes. heartbreak for an oakland city council woman after her son is killed in southern california. we'll tell you about the tributes that are pouring in this morning. border battle. president trump is setting himself up for another fight that could lead to another government shutdown. plus, a warning for commuters president don't try this on your way to work this morning. whoa. wow. okay. good morning. on this monday, march 11th. it's 6:30 in the a.m. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hi, mike nicco. >> hi, jessica and reggie and everybody. i have the fog over the top of it right now. you can see novato boulevard, atherton avenue. lakeville to petaluma. visibility down to half a mile to a mile. that's not going anywhere. look at the winds. it may leak to the south.

that's about it. it's going to be around until at least 9:00. from the exploratorium. you can see stars up there. sun doesn't come up until 30s. definitely cool this morning. how about temperatures 55 to 56 at noon. 57 to 62 with warm sunshine and a light breeze and still sunny at 7:00. 53 to 57. here's ale>> good morning, mike. we're looking at very busy southbound 680 through-wall nut creek. as far as i know, no incidents reported along this stretch. check in with chp. north of 24 around north main street. a lot of brake lights there. we've got mass transit issues. however, they're saying that obstruction on the track has been moved. they're in recovery now. ace 1 up to a 17-minute delay due to mechanical issues. 3 and 5 out on time and normal service delays for san francisco bay ferry. thank you, alexis.

tributes pouring for the son oakland city council woman. >> he was shot and killed in los angeles near usc where he was going to school. amy hollyfield is in the newsroom with more. amy? >> his mother says victor mcelhaney has a son of oakland. he was born and raised there. as a musician, he drew inspiration from the beat of the town. victor's mother is city council member lynette gibson mcelhaney. she said in a statement, i miss my baby. he was studying music at usc. those who knew him in high school remember him as being passionate and dedicated. >> victor was a special human being. that's very real. of course, it hurts when one of ourou ppls e victim of this horrible gun violence that we're dealing with right now. 21-year-old victor was approached by a group of men and shot about a mile from campus.

l.a. police say it was possibly an attempted robbery. no arrests have been made. funeral arrangements have not been made yet. first. the family says they need to bring victor back home to oakla oakland. reporting live from the newsroom, amy hollyfield. our condolences to his family. amy, thank you. fran mayor london breed will announce who she's appointing as the new public defender. that person will replace jeff adachi who died last month. breed's appointee will serve until the november election when the office will be on the ballot. breed is set to make her announcement at 9:30 this morning at city hall. breaking news coming in this mornintioan t the black box has been recovered. the associated press reports the box is partially

157 people were killed, including eight americans. the jet was practically brand new. it was delivered to the airline in november. and the crash occurred just six minutes after taking off from the country's capital city. the flight was bound for kenya. the ntsb is sending a team of investigators to help figure out why the plane crashed. and this morning, indonesia has announced it's grounding all boeing 737 max 8s for inspection. it follows china's move to ground the same planes operating there. cayman airways will take its max 8s out of service immediately. but the faa has not issued a similar order for u.s. carriers. southwest, american and united use the jets. should the planes be grounded? >> there's no evidence right ec airplanes. again, getting to the black boxes, finding if there's something about a problem with the airplane. but i think in talking to friends who are pilots at both

american and united, u.s. carriers are not seeing any problems, any anomalies with this airplane. i think that ultimately the airplane will be cleared. but we do need to find out what caused this mishap. >> data shows the pilots of the ethiopian flight were having trouble controlling the plane when this went down. they called the tower saying they were struggling and wanted to return to the airport. the u.s. attorney's office in new york is reviewing a videotape that shows r. kelly abusing underage girls. a pennsylvania man found it while cleaning out an old box of vhs tapes. he thought it was video of the singer performing until he watched it. he faces ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving three girls and a woman in chicago. he pleaded not guilty last month. ayft paying $161,000 in back child support. this morning, we're hearing from the attorney who negotiated the hush money payments for

stormy daniels and karen mcdougal over their alleged affairs with donald trump. davidson says he dealt with the president's fixer at the time. that would be michael cohen. he talks about what he believes forced cohen and trump to pay the women before the election. >> haven't done -- [ bleep ] do anything. >> the "access hollywood" tape was the motivating factor in this case resolving. it defeats the argument that this was done for purely personal reason and that this was, in fact, done for political reasons because after the "access hollywood" tape, that something like this could be the straw that broke the camel's no comment. they claimed davidson colluded with cohen to benefit trump in the hush money deals. davidson says that's entirely false. starting today in the north

bay, sonoma county will begin curbside pickup of debris in the russian river flood zones. garbage trucks will begin going door to door to pick up debris on the side of the road in the hard hit areas of western sonoma county. the work could take days given the magnitude of the flooding damage. the county has set up dumpsters at collection spots for residents to leave their garbage. supervisors voted unanimously last tweak approve a local health emergency because of the hazardous materials in those floodwaters. the wild weather is over here in the bay area. we don't expect to see hail and snow like we saw yesterday. thunder brought rain and later hail to driveways, sidewalks, streets covered with hail in parts of oakland. rain soaked the grounds, toppling trees. david rhymer says large trees may be unstable after recent

storms. >> our soil is saturated past the point it cannot take any more rain. if you see any roots coming up, that's an indication that it's a big red flag, warning, this tree is hazardous. it needs to be dealt with. >> snow fell on mt. hamilton at the observatory. many people are tired of this winter weather and ready for spring already. >> mike nicco? >> i'll consider that, it's c e comi coming. yesterday was so fun, especially -- >> from a meteorological perspective. >> okay. >> i was so jealous because yes, i didn't have to deal with that. mid to upper 40s in san francisco right now. we've got low 40s around richmond, san leandro, union city, belmont, pittsburg, tracy, daly city. everybody else in the mid to upper 30s. it's chilly out there. temperatures up to 10, 11sle th this. san mateo bridge. you're going to be dry no matter

today. roads, mass transit, bay, all calmer, all full of sunshine. and a little warmer this afternoon. east bay vali look at that. in the 40s until 10:00. we stop in the 50s at noon. the low 60s, 2:00 to 6:00. south bay, same thing. in the 40s until 10:00. 54 at noon. low 60s from 2:00 to 6:00. sunsets and by 8:00 at 54. in san francisco, we start in the mid 40s. year 50 at 10:00 and then upper 50s to near 60 this afternoon. drong down to 53 degrees at 8:00. one slight chance of a shower tomorrow morning and then 70s in the weekend forecast. that's coming up next. want to bring in alexis and talk about the monday morning commute. good morning. >> good morning. overall, looking pretty good. we have a couple of spubl books trouble spots. no change. we have the southbound 101 off ramp to woodside road shut down due to a crash that started with

debris and ended up with a semi leaking fuel. cal trans is there. they're still cleaning it up. it is still a sig-alert. nothing on the main line is blocked. just the off ramp to woodside. taking you down to westbound state route 237 at zanker road. thankfully, no injuries. all of that is pushed off to the shoulder. some residual delays from 880. highway 4 to the maze in the yellow. 35 minutes. about 14 across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, you're still in the green at ten minutes. okay. take a look at this. this is definitely not how you should commute. a driver in south africa shot this video of, yeah, a man in a wheelchair hchg a ride on the back of a semi truck last month. he hold on for quite a while until he decides he's about to miss his exit. yep, he lets go and exits the freeway. i have two things to add to this. >> please. >> i'm wondering how fast

they're going. it looks like they're going pretty fast, doesn't it? at least 50, 60 miles an hour. and the second thing, i feel like he's done this before. >> i was thinking the exact same thing. >> look at how he times out the exit perfectly and kind of drifts over to the left. >> do you think he's in cahoots with the truck driver? the truck driver knows what's happening? >> i don't know. i'm not sure if he could see that in the mirror. >> carpool service. >> did you see the driver on the left passed him. you know what, i'm going to go around the wheelchair. >> none of this looks safe. >> no. i mean, maybe that's how they do it in south africa. a daily occurrence there. >> i would guess probably not. >> thanks, alexis. san francisco mayor london breed wants to hear from the people. where she'll hold her first town hall meeting today. >> a bizarre burglary in the south bay. the thing a man grabs after smashing through a window. a live look at the big

board. the new york stock exchange. we're down this morning. another update on the markets coming up next. do you recognize any of the sounds in in music? the very unusual way it was created and here's

yesterday's fascinating weather.

left a little bit o behind. when you step outside this morning. whether you or the kids. temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s at 7:00. 51 to 54 with a sunny sky at 11:00. by the afternoon hours, 57 to 62 with really dry air taking over. all right. all the crazy weather from yesterday will fall in the mountains east of san diego. we have a winter weather advisory. 3:00 this afternoon to noon tomorrow. above 5500 feet. possible foot of snow. we've got up in the sierra 40 to 46 while the rest of us in the low to mid-50s in the lower elevations. check it out. few snow showers tomorrow. chance of light snow thursday and 50s this weekend. thanks, mike. tesla is reversing course after announcing it would close all of its stores. now it says never mind. >> if you want a tesla, buy it now. prices are going to go up on most models. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, noat tes says they're

going to be keeping more stores open, that means prices on their cars are going to go up. this announcement came in a blog post overnight. tesla is reevaluating its decision about closing many stores and moving to online-only sales. the hope is to pass along the savings to customers. now, they estimate they will only close half as many stores. as a result of that decision, tesla says it will be raising vehicle prices about 3% on average worldwide. now, tesla says current prices are valid until march 18th. the 35,000 model there will not see an increase. just the more expensive model 3s, s and x. worldwide, all sales will be online but the stores allow you to come in and check out the vehicles. if you buy, tesla offers a return policy of a thousand miles or seven days, which ever comes first. i'm checking the stock price here on wall street. right now the stock is down about $.07. not much change there. matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. b.a.r.t. is monitoring for any computer problems like the

one that shut down the system for more than six hours on saturday morning. b.a.r.t. says it will take engineers several days to figure out what went wrong. whatever was the issue, it affected not just the trains but the mobile app. and for a while, the fare gates. people were able to ride for free for about an hour after stations reopened. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson said it start the at 2:45 saturday morning with a computer network failure. we're hearing from the lawyer for the brothers who staged the attack -- they indicted smollett on 16 felony be counts for staging a hate crime attack on himself in january. a lawyer for the brothers who know smollett talked about that $3500 check he gave them. she says they were taken advantage of. >> they were paid for the training. not paid to stage the attack. >> you know, it would be such an easy narrative to just see it that way. it's unfortunately, a

complicated relationship for them. because if you're friends and i'm saying hey, i'm going to pay you for training, i'm also asking you to do me a favor. >> the favor was to stage the attack? >> the favor was to stage the attack. >> smollett's legal team says the empire star is innocent. he's due back in court next thursday. the nation may be headed toward another government shutdown. the battle between president trump and democrats is heating unover the border wall. today, mr. trump is expected to request $8.6 billion for a border wallace part of his 2020 budget proposal. $5 billion bo come from customs and border patrol. $3.6 billion would come from the department of defense's military projects. democrats house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are threatening another government shutdown. they're joint statement reads, congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government. the same thing will repeat itself. we hope he learned his lesson.

happening today, san francisco mayor london breed is hosting her first town hall meeting. it's tonight at the lgbt center on market street at 6:00. the mayor's office will hold regular office hours throughout the city. mayor breed says she wants to make it easier for people to have direct access to her office and get help navigating city government. the northern california 4h volunteer credited with teaching survival lessons to two humboldt county girls will head to washington to be honored. the girls used what they were taught to survive two days alone in rural humboldt county. justin leonard spoke about the life-saving lessons that he taught the 5 and 8-year-olds. they were found 44 hours alive and well thanks to leonard's lessons on how to survive in the wilderness. >> they're very strong girls and they stayed calm. >> the national 4h organization plans to have leonard consult

with other local chapters on adopting some of these lessons. the interview with him is something you'll only see on abc 7 news and you can see the whole thing on our website, abc7news.com. now to your morning money report. when it comes to cities with the most billionaires, san francisco ranks number 7 in the world. >> forbes ranked the top ten cities with the most billionaires. san francisco actually made the biggest jump. it rose from 10th place to 7th place in the past year. a total of 42 billionaires make up a net worth of more than $109 billion. okay. now let's take a look at the full list. new york ranks 1st with 84 billionaires and then hong kong followed by moscow. >> wow. we're crazily overrepresented given our population. that is nuts. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. millionaires, you lost money this morning. we're down 121 points. asian stocks were mixed

overnight as investors wait for development and trade talks between the u.s. and china. speaking of being a billionaire, the powerball jackpot is getting close to half a billion dollars. >> the drawing on wednesday will be worth $448 million. it is the largest powerball so far this year. if you win, the estimated cash option is $271 million. >> i'll take it. >> i will too. >> what do you do during your final few days at work when you're really bored and need to kill time? >> this is an idea i wouldn't have thought of. one decided to make music using office supplies and the garage band app. >> we're sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed. please check your numbers and dial again or dial zero for assistance. ♪ >> the bored worker who planned to quit their job soon used the printer, scanner and fridge as well as pen clicks, staple sounds and automated phone

response to produce what turned out to be a catchy music track. the video has more than 68,000 views onbe all way to spend co money and time. >> i saw the last one said toilet. but i didn't hear it. >> then we were saved. >> yeah. that's nice. let's take a look at what's going on outside. hi everybody. nobody wants to flush this forecast. look at all that sunshine starting to develop. yes, an hour later. it's going to be a sunsational and drier day. pnhe north bay tomorrow morning and then the weekend warmth coming this friday, saturday, sunday into next week maybe. here's a look from mt. tam. what do i mean by spring forward, temperatures 1 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. let's check on your neighborhoods. 50s, upper 50s, san mateo, san francisco. everybody else around 60 to 65 degrees. 30s in our east bay valleys. like the san ramon valley and

the north bay. low to mid-40s everywhere else. 47 in san francisco, almost as cool as this morning. syst's a look at the next storm track definitely well to the north. we get the tail end of this system. that's why it looks impressive around gold beach and eureka at 4:00 in the morning. look how it loses its start as it moves into the north bay at 9:00. a few sprinkles, maybe a light shower. as it moves through our morning, it's going to kick up some breezes, a few clouds and keep temperatures right where they are today. we get past that. it becomes calmer and ever so warmer by the time we get to friday at 70 inland. by saturday and sunday, we're looking at low to upper 70s. mid-60s aet the coast. still pretty nice. the roads not looking so great in the south bay. 280 and 17 is where the camera is around the 880 split. we had a crash blocking the left lane.

sounds like they pushed that off to the shoulder. you can see the headlights in that backup. that will definitely take a while to recover. we have a disabled vehicle in a bad spot. this is a semi that broke down and blocking one lane. i believe the far right lane, westbound 580 near grant line road.scene. it's heavy as usual out of tracy. extra heavy with those delays at this point. mass transit, a 20-minute delay in all directions. they are in recovery mode now. ace 1 arrived a little late but 3, 5 and 7 on time. normal service, no delays for vta. thanks alexis. this is one of the more unusual burglaries you've seen. >> you won't believe this. this man walks up, throws a big rock at a piano store in fresno. then he reaches in and grabs a what? a mickey mouse doll that was sitting on top of the piano. and that's it. walks away. the store's owner says the

mickey toy received a lot of attention but what's going on here? they've replaced the mickey with a new one and put a minnie mouse next to it. >> very strange. >> i have a minnie mouse. i would have gladly given it to that guy. >> now they have to repair the window. >> what a pain. first, our instagram picture of the day, if you haven't followed us. you can see other people sniffing sunflowers.

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. 6:57 if you're just joining us. here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, breaking news on the ethiopian airline crash that killed 157 people. the black box has been recovered. the box is partially damaged. number 2, tributes are pouring in for the son of an oakland city council woman. 21-year-old victor was shot and killed near usc where he was studying jazz. it happened in a possible attempted robbery. number 3, the u.s. attorney's office in new york is reviewing a videotape that supposedly shows r. kelly abusing underage girls. we apologize for this video. a pennsylvania man says he found it cleaning out an old box of vhs tapes. number 4 now. a change of plans at tesla. the electric car maker now says it's reevaluating its decision to close many stores and move to online-only sales. instead, tesla will keep stores

open and raise prices on most models starting next monday. number 5, you've been asking for it. it's here. look at the lack of clouds, a lot of sunshine. 30s this morning. 60s this afternoon. number 6, we had a crash cleared up a few minutes ago in san jose. northbound 280. right around 17/880 split. off o definily seeing residual delays. about 14 miles an hour in the backup. number 7, it is the day after daylight saving time. that means it is officially national napping day. short ten to 20-minute naps can be effective when midday fatigue hits. or in our case -- >> right now. >> this is midday. definitely ready for a 20-minute nap or an hour or five hours. i can nap any time. alexis knows 20 minutes turns into four hours quick. >> slippery slope. look at that beautiful sunrise. comes up later but it's pretty when it happens, mike. >> sure is. >> get used to it.

we've got a lot of sunshine and 70s by the weekend. >> "good morning america" start right now. good morning, america. breaking news. both black boxes recovered in the deadly crash of that boeing 737. bong 737 plunges just minutes after takeoff. airlines around the world now grounding the model following its second deadly crash in months. u.s. investigators racing to the crash site. what brought down that plane? a new storm on the move on the heels of this tornado outbreak. 11 twisters tearing across 5 southern states. >> oh, wow! >> oh! >> and heavy snow collapsing the roof of a church and a fire station in the midwest. president trump forces a budget showdown this morning. asking for $8 billion for his border wall. this, as the lawyer who negotiated those hush money deals for stormy daniels and