now at 6:00, measles emergency. the warning to people in the south bay after an affected tourist visited seven cities in 20 locations. the growing outbreak across the country and the drastic measures to keep people safe. all charges dropped against jussie smollett. the actor's lawyers are revealing details about the case. the gender pay gap is getting smaller. there's still a long way to go. the new data released overnight. how much women are actually earning. good morning, it's wednesday. march 27th. all that ahead, first this morning, the weather. prepare for another wet commute as another storm moves across the west coast. meteorologist mick nickoe is tracking the -- mike nicco is tracking the rain. >> we'll start with the storm impact scale. that would give you a good idea of what's going on. heavy showers at times deeper into the morning commute. small hail and the wind are gusting 20 to 35. it could be faster within some of the thunderstorms.

best chance right now is in marin county and across all of the north bay. there's lighter showers elsewhere out there right now. some leftover slickness on the tarmac at sfo from light showers moving through during the nighttime while we were sleeping. look how mild it is this morning. 52 to 56 at 7:00. near 60 at noon with the heaviest of the storm starting to head east. by 7:00, that chance is almost over for today. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. really, we've had one significant issue this morning in orinda. westbound 24 before you get inside caldecott tunnel. we have a four-vehicle collision off on the shoulder. no injuries. we just got that update from chp. however, we have a backup as we zoom out a bill more here. 7 miles an hour, 12 miles an hour. i'm hopeful that will be able to bounce back a bit. it may not. things along that stretch tend to get busy this time of morning. b.a.r.t., alternates through

that stretch. here's the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. no major issues there. >> thanks, alexis. developing news now. a measles alert. >> a tourist made several stops across the region and that person may have exposed shoppers, diners and other people in the seven different cities. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live for us in santa clara. >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. the macy's behind me here at the valley fair mall is just one of the 20 stops the infected tourist made across the south bay starting on march 16th. that was the busiest day with the tourists going to the ihop on north first street in san jose, the hoover observation tower deck at stanford, the apple visitors center in cupertino and the walmart in mountain view. county officials say this is not a public health emergency. the infected person also made stops at the cvs pharmacy and a

7-eleven on east evelyn avenue in sunnyvale. most people in the county have the vaccine. it's a highly contagious respiratory disease, though, transmitted from person to person through the air. babies are most at risk because they're too young for the vaccine. andrea flipt has a 3-year-old daughter and is still finding this pretty alarming. >> since i had my kid, i wouldn't risk it. you never know. the immune systems aren't very developed yet. i wouldn't take the risk myself at least. >> reporter: symptoms for the measles include red eyes, a cough or a full body rash. for now, reporting live in san jose, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. thank you, jobina. being, we're not the onlyes it's much worse in one new york county dealing with this. they banned nonvaccinated kids from gathering in public spaces. that went into effect at

midnight. there are more than 150 confirmed measles cases in rock land county right now. the ban is in effect for the next 30 days or until a nonvaccinated children get their mmr shot. parents who violate the ban could face six months in jail or a $500 fine. more about the measles outbreak on our website, abc7news.com. you can also download the abc 7 news app to get alerts right to your phone. developing news, the federal aviation administration says it will significantly revamp the way it oversees airplane construction. this follows increasing scrutiny of how the faa approved the boeing 737 max jet. two max jets crashed months apart in the -- indonesia and ethiopia. an anti-stall feature is being investigated in both incidents. critics say the faa allowed manufacturers and others to have employees do inspections with little to no intervention by the administration. the future of a revitalized community center is in jeopardy

after a deadly shooting. a 25-year-old man was killed, five others hurt in the shooting saturday. police arrested two people. it happened out the fill more heritage center. the center canceled all events through the end of the month in response to the shooting. officials are trying to figure out next steps. the center only opened since november under a six-month lease through the city. officials want to make it easier to notify the feds when an undocumented immigrant is a violent felon and about to be released from jail. they proposed the changes. i.c.e. wants to be notified when a release happens, but right now santa clara county policy prohibit that. the county policy is stricter than the state sanctuary law sb 54 and that does allow for notification to i.c.e. >> there's got to be a reasonable way to notify, notification and facilitation all within the confines of sb 54 that would enable us to keep our

community safe. >> the proposed changes follow the murder of bambi larson who you just saw there. she was killed in her san jose home. the suspect is in the u.s. illegally and has a long criminal record. i.c.e. says it since -- it sent a detainer request. the which is ws man accused of kidnapping jayme closs and killing her parents is in court today. he's accused of holding her captive for nearly three months. she managed to escape in january. patterson is expected to enter a plea at the hearing today. new developments from chicago where the mayor and police chief there are furious about the decision by prosecutors to drop charges against actor jussie smollett. the surprising twist provided a firestorm of controversy. he's accused of lying to the police about a racist and homophobic attack. smollett's record will be wiped clean and 16 felony charges against him will be dropped. the santa rosa native will do 16

hours of community service and forfeit his $10,000 bond. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is talking on gma this morning. >> states attorneys office saying he's not exonerated. he actually did kpit this hoax. he's saying his -- this is making fools of all of us. >> prosecutors still don't believe his story but decided to drop charges to focus on violent crime. new this morning, closing the gender pay gap. equal payday is next tuesday. new research shows some of the top stris with the biggest discrepancies in pay. the mill valley-based job site glass door reviewed it fou oere, men earnedorwomen.g 2070 before i completelyinated.

take a look. here are the top five industries with the biggest gender pay gaps. they include media, retail, construction repair and maintenance. oil, gas, energy and utilities followed by the insurance industry. 2070 is a long way to go still. >> it sure is. new at 6:00, a terrifying close call for a woman in london when someone tries to push her in front of a moving bus. a living art installation in ploom in the norbloom in the no. that woman is spray painting flowers. >> they are beautiful. hopefully they dry quickly. rain is on the way. until then, temperatures up to 11 degrees warmer than yesterday. when you step out, dress for temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and grab t

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here's a look at the steady wet weather in the north bay and the weather that's marching towards us for the rest of the morning commute. increasing during the commute. the chance of showers and thunderstorms. here's a look at san francisco. you can see on the exploratorium -- excuse me. the embarcadero. we had wet weather last night. if you're driving about, exercising, dodging drops, it will be breezy. the peninsula, the best chance after the 8:00 hour until 2:00 of showers and thunderstorms. as we head through the afternoon and evening hours, looks much quieter. east bay valleys, 8:00 to 2:00. same thing. warmer here. 60s this afternoon with a little

more sunshine. the last stop in the south bay. from 8:00 to 4:00, you have a better chance of showers and thunderstorms as we head towards the evening. skies will start to clear out. you'll drop from the 60s to the 50s. here's alexis. >> we're looking at a few drops on the lens on our san rafael camera. north bay, soggier conditions in areas. looking good through the stretch. a little sheen on the pavement. got to drive for conditions. you can see the camera blowing around a bit too. it's breezy as mike mentioned. we have a high-wind advisory for the dumbarton, bay and benicia bridge this morning. 80, highway 4 to the maze, 24 minutes. bay bridge, 12 minutes westbound on 80. on 80mornings were made for better this th rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis when considering anoth treatment,

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will sfo. look at this. a close call after someone tried to push a woman in front of a moving bus. it was caught on surveillance video. the victim is okay. she had a few scratches. officials say the ordeal happened as two women were arguing outside of a grocery store last year. they just released the surveillance video in hopes of finding the suspect. >> that is savage. mcdonald's will stop

lobbying against minimum wage increases. according to politico, the company send a letter to the national restaurant association saying it now believes increases should be phased in slowly, not stopped. mcdonald's has been the target of multiple protests by workers demanding higher pay. that dramatic shift in policy could boost house democrats' efforts to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024. an annual spring art project is in bloom right now in napa. take a look here. this living art snaulgts is unofficially called calla lily alley. this woman, dubbed the lily queen of napa, is responsible for it. ginger harness sees each white calla lily as a canvas. she shakes and sprays in the spring up to 250 sometimes calla lilies at the peak of the seaso. >> they come out looking really, really nice. they hold their color for a long time. >> all i am doing is remodeling the insects' homes. the paint is environmental safe

and it doesn't hurt the plant, it doesn't hurt the bees that come and sit on the plants. >> harness' passion for watt r colors has grown inside her home also. it's on the outside where she shares the love with the rest of the world. pretty colors. i personally like the white calla lily as they are, natural. >> uh-huh. >> beautiful blank canvas. >> i've never heard that of before. interesting. >> if you could use water colors -- >> it would be time consuming. >> faster. >> we're going to paint the radar with colors today, greens and yellows, oranges, even reds. live doppler 7 will get very active in a couple of hours. here's a look at jose where had about .02 to .04 inches overnight. thunderstorms and breezy kbs e e conditions the rest of today. trending drier through the extended forecast.

today 58 to 64 is the spread from half moon bay to fremont. tonight, mid to upper 40s in the north bay. east bay valleys, low 50s in the bay shore and towards the coast. winds are gusty, 20 to 25 miles per hour coming straight out of the south. our east-west bridges, hold on all day today. north bay from ukiah down to geyserville 101 has been dealing with steady rain down to san rafael right now. that's where the steadiest rain is. there's still a few pockets of rain elsewhere. notice, it's more organized along this cold front from 7:00 to noon when the heaviest rain is in the east bay and the south bay. we'll have scattered showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon tapering. you can see by the evening hours, once we lose the sun, we lose the best chance of those showers and thunderstorms. but still lingering overnight with a push of moist air coming in. waves of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow also. both storms are a 1 on the storm

impact scale. not expecting a lot of rain out of this. once we get into friday, saturday, sunday, sunshine, 70s and more pollen. alexis? >> okay. sounds great. taking a look at our traffic maps here this morning, we're still seeing a lot of green honestly. it's been pretty quiet so far today. residual delays on westbound 24 coming in from lafayette into orinda. we had an earlier crash. it's off on the shoulder inside caldecott. 10 miles an hour, 17 miles an hour. the speeds are slowly picking up. that's a tough spot to bounce back once we had a crash there with four vehicles involved. bay bridge toll plaza. a new hit-and-run crash around the metering lights. no flashing lights on camera. you can see the metering lights are on. as mike said, breezy for the east-west bridges this morning. 50 b.a.r.t. trains in service. no delays. just about five minutes late. 3 and 5 on time. no significant delays for east rail. it will be breezy on the bay.

normal service, no delays for san francisco-based ferries. thank you, alexis. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. ginger zee live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. hi, ginger. >> hi there, reggie. hey there, jessica. nice to be with everybody this morning. coming up on gma. we have the fall yut from that jussie smollett bombshell. you know that all the charges against the "empire" actor were dropped. now police and the mayor outraged. one of smollett's lawyers is here live in sometimes kwar and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will join us to talk about it all in a gma morning exclusive. also this morning,s siblings kicked off a plane for a peanut allergy. they'll have their story. dr. ashton will be here to talk about how to stay safe while flying with an allergy. the countdown is on for a a. 'v k legends def scenerock

leppard performing one of their biggest hits. i. it's all coming up on gma. yes. >> someone actually poured some sugar on me during this edition of gma. is this true or false, ginger? >> i will not deny nor confirm. i'm pleading all of the fifth all over the place. yes. people take it so literally. we have a meteorologist that we work with who usually works in the evenings, she came in, got up at 3:30 this morning. that's the type of people. the diehard fans are filling the hallways here. >> alexis is rocking out over here in the traffic center too. >> i love a good dramatizati dramatization. >> might as well go for it. >> none of that cane sugar. >> got to be cane. crab season is being cut short and it's an effort to protect other sea life.

plus, berkeley cracking down on rvs in the city. the controversial v tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. grace, you get the beach house,

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rainfall. look how widespread the rainfall potential is for today. again for tomorrow. this is not a solid rain that's going to rain everywhere. these are going to be showers that hit areas hard and hit other areas pretty light. we have a tenth of an inch to nearly an inch of rain across the neighborhoods. thanks, mike. new at 6:00, the late barbara bush blames donald trump for a cardiac event she suffered in june of 2016. that accusation from a new book being published april 2nd about the former first lady's life. it's titled the matriarch. the making of an american dynas dynasty. six months before mrs. bush died last april, she was interviewed. her son jeb riled her angst. she called it a heart attack. it was technically a crisis in her long battle with congestive heart failure. dungeness crab season is

coming to anar end. it's part of a legal settlement to help whales and sea turtles. those are the ones that appear to be the problem. environmental groups are saying at least six whales have gotten tangled in crab gear. under a new settlement, crab season will end april 15th this year and earlier on april 1st and subsequent years. crabbers say they will take a financial hit. >> we don't want to hurt whales and we want to keep fishing. they've come up with guidelines like limit the amount of extra rope. it's called scope between your pot and your buoy. >> this is a great victory for us and for the whales and sea turtles lucky enough to share our oceans with. >> the shortened season starting next year means dungeness will be available -- not likely for easter when easter falls after

april 1st. next at 6:30, an earthquake early alert system put to the test. the alert you could get on your phone later this morning. an early morning fire in the east bay sends one person to the hospital. the investigation happening right now. plus, the problem r why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast. that's super important. i just want to get it right now. call today. comcast business. beyond fast.

right now at 6:30, earthquake alert. the test today that could invade your cell phone.

cracking down on rvs in the east bay. a controversial vote in berkeley last night to clean up the streets. why not everyone is so happy about it. a pair of sea otters rescued from the central california coast are not only very adorable. right now they'r in the process of getting a new home. they are going to the other side of the country. >> aww. >> but they're so cute. we want to show you that this morning. it's wednesday, march 27th. thank you for joining us. >> otters are the cutest animals. especially the babies. >> that baby one, i wasn't ready for that. >> that will get you through wednesday. >> that will start you off in a good mood until i tell you about the rain. let's do that. jump right in. the last 12 hours, a quarter to a third of an inch of r the steady shield continues for you. for the rest of us, spotty showers into the south bay and east bay. steadier showers are offshore. they will increase during the morning commute when our

heaviest showers and thunderstorms will roll through with the possibility of small hail. winds are gusting around 20 to 35 coming out of the south. watch out on the east-west bridges. here's a look at the roof camera. wet from the overnight showers. heaviest round is this morning through noon and then we'll still have a chance. but it won't be as heavy or as widespread this afternoon and this evening. alexis? >> good morning, mike. want to take you to the santa cruz mountains with one new issue on highway 17. northbound side of the roadway before idylwild road. a two-vehicle collision. we're waiting for the update from chp. emergency crews are on the way to the scene. a solid line of red. i'm guessing at least one lane is blocked. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek. seven minutes, still -- an earlier crash on westbound 24. walnut creek to highway 13, about 23 minute. westbound 580 actually has not been terrible today getting out

out of tracy into dublin. should take you about 45 minutes. > house fire broke out in concord leaving a woman hurt. this happened on bonhomme way. the call came in 2:4 this morning. they could see smoke two blocks from the fire. that house was fully involved. they also heard the sound of an explosion. the cause of the fire is still under investigation and we're waiting to hear an update on the victim's condition. new this morning, two small earthquakes shook parts of the bay overnight. the 2.6 and 2.7 quakes hit within 23 seconds of each other at 4:27 this morning. they were centered in the middle of the san pablo bay or six miles east of flat point in marin county. on a related note, happening today, thousands of people in the east bay can expect to get a text alert about an earthquake. don't worry. it's not real,

amy hollyfield live for us at oakland city hall. amy? >> reporter: reggie, imagine having a few seconds before an earthquake to get into place, to get ready. that is the goal. officials say they have the new technology that they think is ready to go and that can predict an earthquake. they think it's going to save lives. they think it will be able to give you a few seconds. a portion of oakland will get a text around 11:00 this morning just to try out this new tehnology. >> basically, the message is going to show up on the phone and it's going to say this is a test of the california earthquake early warning system. it's going to be very clear to people that it's a test. >> reporter: officials need you to do one important thing. note what time you get the text. they want to know how long it takes to reach you. when this is finished today,

they need you to do one more thing, complete a survey. go to our website, abc7news.com. the information that they receive today will help them prepare the system to get it ready so they can use it for the entire state. they're going to try it out on a portion of oakland. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. affordable housing is a major challenge in the effort to build a better bay area. >> people who say they can only afford to live in rvs will be banned from parking they will on the streets overnight. the city council approved the ban after a tense meeting with residents and rv dwellers last night. the city manager's office tells abc 7 news it will have to come up with specific it's enforced. many have been parking overnight on 8th street near harrison street for the last year. they say they feel harassed and pushed out by people who live and work in the area.

>> i'm trying to pay back my credit cards and student loans. that's why i live in an rv to pay back my debt to society. >> we have students who have been threatened. our students don't feel safe going out to their cars at night. >> councilmembers say the city will work to find locations where the rv owners can move and provide them with homeless services. finding solutions to the bay area's issues can come in many forms. we invite you to share your ideas and see what your neighbors think by joining our better bay area facebook group. an i-team report on the college admissions scandal reveals that a palo alto couple faces new charges. gregory and amy colburn have been indicted on additional counts. the attorney for them believe it's retaliation for their demand for a preliminary hearing. we're also learning more about rick singer. he's a man who admit today orchestrating the scheme. another college consultant said

at one point they had the same -- >> increasing probabilities. we can never get it to 100%. he said it was a done deal and i didn't have to worry. >> his parent is now charged in connection with the scheme. allen coe says after the scandal broke, singer said with enough time it will blow over and things will be fine. the family of a man shot and killed by san francisco police has reached a settlement deal with the city. san francisco will pay an undisclosed amount to the mother of mario woods. officers shot woods 21 times in december 2015 after they say he refused to drop a knife. footage of the shooting went viral on social media and spurred outrage. the settlement comes just days before a wrongful death lawsuit was scheduled for trial. the board of supervisors still has to approve the agreement. happening today, boeing will meet with more than 200 airline pilots, technical experts and regulators to explain how it

plans to safely put the 737 max back into service. boeing is ready to distribute a software update to fix an issue with an automatic safety feature that's blamed for the crash of one max jet and suspected in another. the faa still has to approve this upgrade. in an unrelated incident, a southwest boeing 737 max 8 being moved to california yesteray had to make an emergency landing in orlando, florida. the airline says there was a problem with an engine. a spike in gas prices for us. the plant released excess emissions that prompted a health alert and forced them to temporarily shut down. aaa says prices in california have gone up by $.15 in one week. that increas is expected to last for at least a week or longer. all right. here's a look at the north bay and some of the rainfall totals since midnight.

you can see napa a quarter of an inch. vallejo .01. .4 of an inch in san rafael. novato, .2 inches. pen grove and santa rosa around a tenth of an inch. that's where the steadiest of the rain has been. we've had spotty rain on the peninsula and temperatures running from 53 in daly city to 57 in bell mobmont. 58 in concord, oakland, hayward. fremont. 57 in san jose. livermore at 55. right now, the san mateo bridge is -- it's breezy with a 25 mile per hour wind blowing. south to north. wet at times for mass transit driving and also for your ferry ride. it will be breezy, choppy. north bay shall best chance of rain around 8:00 to 10:00. then a quick mostly cloudy afternoon. in the east bay, we've got from about 9:00 to 3:00 with thunderstorms possible at 11:00

and 1:00. in san francisco, from 9:00 through at least 1:00. we have our best chance of showers and thunderstorms. so it's going to be a quick moving system that hits later o commute. want to bring in alexis and talk about what's going on with the commute. >> not too much. it has been a pretty quiet start. back to highway 17. chp arrived at the scene of a two-vehicle collision. northbound 17 before idylwild road. i believe they cleared that off to the shoulder. i'm seeing those speeds approaching there, they're starting to improve. zooming out a bit, yeah, damage is done. you're jammed well south of the summit down to 11 miles an hour. we'll take a look at drive times here as well. southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin, that's okay. 15 minutes for you. in the green. southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco, one hour and nine minutes. northbound 17 between highway 1 and los gatos, getting through that backup, that is in the yellow at 31 minutes. sdpliefrmt pretty heavy at the

bay bridge toll plaids a. we'll check that next. thanks, alexis. a major shakeup to bed, bath and beyond. what a group of investors is demanding this morning. looking at the new york stock exchange. we're up a bit. another update on the markets next. the latest shake shack is about to open. what you can get if you're first in line today. good morning to shakes and burgers and our viewers streaming us live on abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app. if you're on the go, take abc 7 mornings with you. get up to the minute news, weather and traffic

kwhek out this incredible video out of new zealand. take a look at that surging floodwater. completely washing away that bridge. it happened near the town of franz josef. strong winds and torrential rain caused them to call a state of emergency. it's expected to weaken sometime today. thankfully. that's the power of water. you can't compress it. it has so much energy when it hits things like that. it completely washes it away. we don't have to worry about that. we have wet weather in the forecast. let's take a look. when you send the kids outside,

dress them for wet weather. it tapers this afternoon. breezy today and mild with temperatures in the 60s. you can see the rain marching off to the east where it hits the high country and turns into snow. in fact, look at this. winter w. another winter warning until thursday morning. up to 3 feet of snow at the highest peak. tahoe still buried in tens of feet of snow. we've got a chance today, snow showers tomorrow and warmer weather means rain is coming for monday. thank you, mike. developing news this morning, a measles alert in santa clara county. >> a tourist with the highly contagious infection recently made stops in seven cities, including palo alto and san jose. hundreds, perhaps heechb thousands of people may have been exposed. jobina fortson is live with what you need to know from santa clara. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. yes. i pulled up on my phone here a

map to give you guys a picture of some of the places the traveler visited, the apple park visitor center, the ihop in san jose. in palo alto, the hoover observation tower deck at stanford. they also visited the macy's here at the mall. according to county officials, this is not a public health emergency. altogether, this infected traveler visited 20 places in a matter of six days starting on march 16th. officials say the majority of people in santa clara county are vaccinated, protecting them against the virus. it's transmitted from person to person through the air. babies are most at risk here because they are not old enough for the vaccine. >> the time that the person was at each location was not very long, but there were numerous locations. >> you don't know if it's going to be a cough or if that. it's scary. it's concerning, actually.

>> reporter: symptoms of measles include fever, runny nose, red eyes, cough and a full body rash. reporting live in san jose, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. you can find out more on our website, abc7news.com or download the abc 7 news app to get alerts right to your phone. the new spill way in butte county at the oroville dam could be used for the very first time next week. the structure underwent a $1 billion reconstruction effort and the state department of water resources says it's ready to be used. we could see it in use next week. lake oroville's level projected to hit 850 feet next friday triggering the use of the concrete structure. some city-owned parking garages have seen break-ins drop by 72%. city leaders credit a new system that includes updated ticket machines, gate arms, lights and

high definition cap ras. better tech means a better use of time for staff. >> now they're free to move about the facility, they're able to assist patrons if they need help paying with their tickets, if someone needs help being directed to the proper stairwell to find the place they're going. they can then with that. they can do light janitorial work and also be roving the garage to look for any suspicious behavior and point that out. >> the city owns 20 parking garages, nine already have the new equipment and work is in progress to add to five more. now, it's your morning money report. a major shakeup could be coming to bed, bath and beyond. >> a group of activists and investors is trying to oust the board and ceo. the chain has been dealing with slumping sales for the past two years. the investors blame cluttered stores and confusing prices. they're demanding the company trim product selection, improve

in-store experiences and sell noncore brands. bed, bath and beyond stock shot up 22% yesterday signaling that wall street supports an overhaul. the bay area's newest shake shack opens in marin county today. abc 7 news was in larkspur yesterday at the marin county country mart as friends and family of employees enjoy burgers, fries, shakes and more. it opens to you at 11:00 a.m. the first 100 customers get a free shake shack travel bag. a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading is just getting under way. up in the green 48 points right now. investors are still tracking concerns about a global economic slowdown and negotiations over a trade deal with mexico. now, it's the story of the day. forget mama or da-da. it's 2019 everyone. >> one california baby's first words are all about tech. >> hey google, lplay the --

>> google. >> cleo. >> dad is stunned at the moment his baby chimed in with a repeat of hey, google before telling his wife. the l.a. couple posted it on twitter and tagged the tech giant. google responded with love this story. thanks for sharing. then noted that it would like to send something to that family. one twitter user, though, replied google needs to pay for this kid's college fund. another wrote, humanity is doomed. that baby monitor by google, it's the google nest cam. we should note that. >> yes. >> reggie thinks it's a conspiracy. >> let the conspiracy theories begin. >> obviously everything is bad. let's move on from what we saw and talk about first words. >> do you remember? >> well, i don't remember. i think my mom said it was actually cheese. which i do love cheese. i always have, i guess.

>> mike? >> my kids, it was da-da for both of them. crushed my wife. just crushed her. >> my first word was bird in german. >> because of course -- >> because it's classy and nice and i like to be out in nature and i pointed at a bird much that was my first word. we were discussing this earlier this morning. i asked reggie what his first word was. >> no idea. >> my bet is placed on the word extra. what do you think? >> it's hard for a baby to say. but reggie would -- >> i see what's happening here. >> what is happening? >> i'm being extra. they're widening the shot. we're going to find you. we'll give him a minute 30 to come back. do the weather right now. >> so extra. >> little salty. exploratorium looking at the clouds that will give up rain

this morning. it's going to be heaviest. the showers and thunderstorms and breezy all day today. we'll have more showersnit.not . in the mid to upper 50s. trending drier and warmer. temperatures today will stay in the upper 50s along the coast. richmond, san rafael, lakeport, ukiah, mid to upper 50s. everybody else, 60 to 64 degrees. tonight, 40s in the north bay, east bay. low 50s by the bay shore and coast. you can see the line developing along the cold front and marching east. even though not much rain at sfo, already 94-minute potential delays. oakland and san jose not affected. the winds gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. we could get up to 35 at times. these are going sideways across the east-west bridges. it's a little danger there from the wind. we throw in rain through the deeper part of the morning commute, then it really gets dicey onbridges. by noon, in the east bay and south bay, yellows, oranges and reds. that's the potential heavier showers that could put a little ponding on the roadways.

notice by the afternoon hours, the shield is weaker. overnight, starting at 11:30, an increase in the surge of showers especially across the north bay and all day tomorrow we'll have hit and miss light to moderate showers. rainfall totals from a tenth of an nfinch to an inch. sunshine and 70s this weekend. alex alexis? >> good morning, mike and overall, we've had a quiet morning. no complaints here. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights have been on since 5:22 today. an earlier hit and run collision just past the metering lights has fully cleared. that was really never a major blocking issue. it pushed off to the shoulder quickly. zooming in on the traffic maps to that stretch, i wanted to look at the backup on the approaches. the slowest throughes per hour. if you're coming from oakland, both on 880 and 580ment. it's not looking too terrible. mass transit overall, looked pretty good today.

b.a.r.t. 57 trains in service with no delays. ace 3, 5, 7 on time. we have a delay for capital corridor train 521. about 18 minutes behind schedule. that is due to earlier train traffic. thanks, alexis. santa clara county marking the trans-day of visibility. community leaders raised the transgender flag yesterday at the government center. they're focused on increasing access to services. including a health center and housing community for the lgbtq community. >> santa clara county was the first in the country to create an office of lgbtq affairs. my hope is is that we are a ts year marks the tenth in untr anniversary of the trans-day of visibility which will be celebrated sunday. new at 6:00, look at this sweet story involving two baby sea otters found struoded o is

safe and sound in atlanta. one of them is named gibson. he is in a special unit at the georgia aquarium where he's learning how to be an otter. >> he's dealing with a lot. but he's doing a remarkable job. he's acclimating really well. >> look at that sweet, sweet face. >> baby gibson went through a harrowing ordeal in california. he was found stranded after a storm in monterey county two weeks ago. he was flown to atlanta on a private jet with his palomar a. she was found alone in sn louis obispo county. check out the aquarium which premieres may 19th. we wish them well. they're so cute. >> they are really cute. >> they'd probably bite your finger off. >> wild animals and all that. coming up next, the seven things you need to know before you go. first our instagram picture of the day. if you haven't yet, follow us at abc 7 news bay area. you can see more great photos like this one.

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coming up on 6:58. whether just joining us or headed out the door, it's weather. you can see the line of rain, showers and potential

thunderstorms rolling towards us on live doppler 7. here's a look from the east bay hills. the heaviest rounds will be this morning through noon with just scattered chances of showers this afternoon. number 2, breaking news from the east bay. a house fire in concord left a woman ininjured overnight. firefighters were able to get the flames yr control quickly. thousands of people will get a text alert about an earthquake. it's part of an early warning system test in oakland. number 4, there is a measles alert in the south bay. a highly contagious patient may have exposed shoppers, diners and other people in seven different cities across santa clara county. number 5, overall, it's been a decent morning on the roads. our biggest issue was a four-vehicle crash on westbound 24 before fish ranch road. that's long gone. but check out the red here. we're still bouncing back. heavy through lafayette. 14 miles an hour through orinda. number 6, the second shake

shack in the bay area opens in larkspur at 11:00 a.m. this is video of the soft opening at the marin country mart. number 7, $750 million is on the line in tonight's powerball drawing. this jackpot, the fourth largest in u.s. history. the cash option is just over $465 million. the drawing is set for 8:00 tonight. can you imagine how many shake shack burgers you can buy with $700 million. >> buy a couple of franchises. >> buy your own. >> have it whenever you want. >> people like to line up for that, man. i'm sure there's going to be a huge line in larkspur at shake shack. >> i think so. i was reading that louisiana has the most powerball winners. >> really? >> that's what i heard. if you're thinking about taking a trip today -- >> better be a quick trip. >> that's because -- >> hits because of that. >> you nailed it. let the good times roll. >> thank you for recognizing that i nailed it this time.

>> come a long way since that tuesday. >> i've learned so much. >> thanks for watching. good morning, america. the fallout this morning after that stunning reversal in the jussie smollett case. all charges dropped against the "empire" actor after he was accused of staging an attack on himself and falsely reporting it. >> i would not be my mother's son if i was capable of one drop of what i've been accused of. >> chicago officials outraged standing by the investigation and the charges. >> do i think justice was served? no. >> promising there's much more evidence the public hasn't seen. but now the file sealed. smollett's record wiped clean. his lawyer and the mayor of chicago both here live on "gma." also this morning, that emergency landin