some major airlines across the country dealing with system wide computer outages. a live look at sfo right now. the airlines experiencing issues include delta, southwest, united, jetblue and alaska. we are checking with sfo and other bay area airports. >> we did receive a statement

from southwest airlines and it seems to be good news. southwest airlines has lifted an internal ground stop implemented for about 40 minutes this morning during an outage with a vendor that services multiple carriers with data used in flight planning. southwest goes on to say you could see scattered delays. delta tells one passenger they apologize, that they're experiencing a system wide outage. they go on to say they're working diligently to get it back up and running and don't have a specific time now. >> southwest telling another passenger, apologies for the inconvenience as we fought through some technology issues. we've received word the problem has been resolved, though, so we'll have you on your way asap. >> united telling a passenger they're unable to create and release paperwork so they know that it's frustrating and will get in the air as quickly as possible. >> you may see delays but looks

like things are getting fixed. >> reporter jobina fortson is at fso and will bring us a live report at 5:30. good morning on this monday, april 1st. >> that's right. you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast as well. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. thanks, guys. 12, 116, some sprinkles to a light shower possible there. a better chance up around lake and mendocino counties. you can see behind my name there heading to the peninsula a possibility of a light shower. in the next hour. more of a chance across the north bay and the rest of us tonight and tomorrow with the 1 on the storm impact scale. i'm going mostly cloudy today. look how mild, mid to upper 50s. near 60 at the coast. upper 60s at noon. the lack of sunshine will keep us just a touch milder than we were yesterday. mid to upper 60s at 4:00. and then around 56 to 60 at

about 7:00. a better chance of rain. let's talk about the dry streets with sue. if you're driving in the south bay, a live look at 101. those headlights are heading at the 880 overcrossing. light conditions here and we'll go to highway 87. it's looking good here, too, past s.a.p. center. light and a good looking commute so far. thank you, sue. new overnight, a fire has consumed a homeless encampment. we are told no one was hurt. investigators have not yet determined what started the fire. highway17 has been reopened for your commute. on to developing news now out of los angeles involving the murder of a grammy-nominated rapper named nipsey hussle. >> the 33-year-old may not be a

household name, but grieving fans say he did a lot for the community. abc 7 news report er with the te latest on the investigation and condolences running in. ♪ >> reporter: up-and-coming rapper, community activist and father of two nipsey hussle slain in the middle of the afternoon. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: the 33-year-old was gunned down in front of this clothing store as he and two others stood outside. the shooter fleeing the scene spurring a widespread manhunt. >> the suspect is on foot. >> reporter: paramedics rushing the rapper to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. a large crowd of fans gathered at the store to mourn his death. >> why him? >> reporter: "gq" magazine tweeted this cover. celebrities including drake, rihanna and basketball star

steph curry paid homage. >> considering where he grew up and how he turned that into something extremely powerful, definitely a sad, sad, tragic event. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells the "l.a. times" the shooting was likely gang related. >> i grew up in south central los angeles. we come from gang culture. we dealt with the system a lot. i think it's an important subject, an important movement we should all support. >> reporter: hussle was known for his work fighting for children and inspiring african-americans to invest in their own communities. even building a s.t.e.m. center in crenshaw. he was scheduled to meet today with the lapd to discuss ways to stop gang violence. though he admitted his links to the crips gang in 2010, he's collaborated with artists linked to rival gangs without incident. abc news, new york. oakland singer/songwriter kehlani reacted on twitter writing in part, heartbroken and speechless. god bless your beautiful family. other celebrities include lebron

james, pharrell williams. you can view a collection on our website, abc7news.com. a week after michael avenatti's shocking arrest, he is scheduled to appear in court to face fraud charges. avenatti is accused of stealing money from a client to pay off his own expenses. he's also accused of trying to extort nike for $25 million. prosecutors say he threatened to release damaging information about nike if the company refused to make multimillion dollar payments to him. avenatti says he expects to be exonerated. the spillway will be put to action tomorrow in oroville, the first time since it crumbled under heavy rain two years ago. 180,000 people were forced to evacuate when that happened. the department of water resources says the spillway is now fully functional. officials plan to test it tomorrow with the release of 20,000 cubic feet of water per

second. that amount could be tripled later this week. the state has been hinting for weeks that the spillway may be needed since a wet winter gives way to sierra snow melt. all right. let's take a look at neighborhood temperatures, some of our coolest weather right around dublin, pleasanton, livermore. blackhawk, upper 40s. everybody else in the east bay, in the low to mid-50s. take to you pittsburg, 59 degrees right now. low to mid-50s in the north bay down to the south bay. cooler than everybody else. i wanted to show you santa cruz. it is protected a lot of times from the beach hazards. we do have one out there today for sneaker waves and some long period, more energized waves. be careful if you're going to go to the coast and try to enjoy the mid-60s. exercising, just a random shower especially across the north bay. out on the bay really light breezes and a cloud cover that will make the burn time a lot longer than yesterday. you still might want to grab some sunscreen. in the north bay, in the 50s

until 9:00. 61 at 11:00 and mid-60s from lunch on to 5:00, down to 59 at 7:00. east bay it looks pretty cloudy today, but notice these temperatures, 55 at 7:00. already 60 at 9:00 and then mid to upper 60s from 11:00 all the way to 7:00. so nice evening on tap. even san francisco gets in on the act. 57 at 9:00. low to mid-60s from 11:00 all the way to 5:00. notice you don't see any showers here. there's a slight chance especially across the north bay, got a better chance tonight and tomorrow. i'll show that you coming up. first back to sue and talk about the monday morning commute. pretty good so far. we have light conditions out there. we have a bit building on the east shore freeway with your speeds slightly below the limit. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. big back yuups for the cash pay.

if you have fastrak or car-pool no problems. >> oakland has a plan to fix potholes in the city. a proposal calls for spending $100 million on repairs over the next three years. according to "the chronicle" people who live in oakland's wealthier neighborhoods are upset because the plan devotes more money to low-income neighborhoods includi neighborhoods. they say their it roads are just as bad. next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> texting, driving, dancing and eating, all things you shouldn't be doing while on the road. the new eye-opening experiment. and a bay area native moves on to the next round of "american idol." the performance that secured her spot in the top 20. and let's take you outsid

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5:12. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know. number one is breaking news, and several airlines around the country reporting that they were dealing with a computer problem this morning including southwest, delta, united, jetblue, and alaska. a live look here at sfo and southwest says it had a ground stop for 40 minutes, but that it's now lifted. so things appear to be getting

better with southwest, at least that airline. we are working to find out how this is impacting travelers here. we'll have an update shortly. number two, let's talk about the chance of rain. overnight it could rain everywhere which means tomorrow morning, the commute will be wet and more showers possible tuesday afternoon with a stronger storm coming friday. a man hunt under way for the killer of nipsey hussle. the 33-year-old grammy nominated artist was gunned down in front of his clothing store yesterday. grieving fans say he did a lot for the community. number four, attorney michael avenatti is scheduled to appear in federal court today in southern california to face fraud charges. avenatti is accused of stealing money from a client to pay off his own expenses. he's also accused of trying to extort nike. starting today you'll be paying more taxes when you shop online. sales taxes are also increasing today for five bay area cities

including alameda, antioch, martinez, redwood city and los gatos. number six, following your monday morning commute and so far so good especially across the golden gate bridge. you have four lanes in your southbound commute. just getting word of a stall mid span on the dumbarton bridge. we'll check that in a couple of minutes. number seven, a road shut down by a massive mudslide in sausalito reopens today. it damaged homes last month following days of rain and one woman narrowly escaped when her house went sliding down that hill. a woman asking for help tracking down someone who attacked her husband. >> he was attacked in the parking lot friday. he is now on life support in the hospital with a skull fracture. her wife says she was on the phone with him as he left the game. she heard a man and woman yelling and then a loud crack. she wants witnesses to tell

police what they saw. >> someone needs to come forward. i know people saw it. i heard them. i know people saw it. it hurts my heart. this isn't supposed to happen. >> doctors say he has brain swelling and bleeding. and there have been other violent confrontations at the stadium including the severe beating of giants fan bryan stow on opening day in 2011. it left him with permanent brain damage. after that the stadium ramped up security. the men who assaulted him were sentenced to four and eight years in prison. and president trump traveling to tour the mexico/u.s. border. >> ramping up on the pressure to close the border. the acting chief of staff defended the president's threat to shut down the border unless mexico stops a new wave of migrants. he also doubled down on the president's decision to cut off humanitarian aid to honduras, el

salvador and guatemala. the three countries are the primary source of caravans heading to the border. >> we do give these countries hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, and we need them to do more. >> a border shutdown would have severe economic consequences. an average of $1.7 billion worth of goods travels back and forth between mexico and the u.s. everday. a bay area native is headed to the top 20 round on "american idol." >> ashley's parents were there as she fought for her spot last night. ♪ you promised you wouldn't change ♪ ♪ you'd stay the same but it's different ♪ >> wow. her voice is stunning. >> it's great. >> the fremont native sang "gone away" for the top 40. and this was at the disney

resort in hawaii. the judges told her she seemed more comfortable playing the piano instead of with a full band right now but luckily she still made the cut. >> i think early on we all agreed that we really truly thought you were top ten. >> wow. >> and, unfortunately, i can't guarantee that you'll be top ten, but we can guarantee you're top 20. >> oh, my gosh, you're kidding. are you serious? i made it! >> after the show, ashley posted on social media thanking her supporters and saying she is stoked to get back behind the piano. the competition gets tougher tonight. the top 20 will fight for spots in the top 14. after that it's up to america to vote on the live shows. you can watch and see if ashley

moves on. "american idol" starts at 8:00 tonight here on abc 7. >> we're going to talk to her on midday live last week and she's charming. i like her a lot. i can't wait to see how she progresses. >> fingers crossed. i love when you get to star voting. that's my favorite part. >> and it's unlimited voting, right? you can keep speed dialing or do you have a certain amount of votes? >> you're asking -- i don't know. i just vote once usually for my favorite. >> we just love to follow her. take a look at what's going on. let's switch to weather real quick and a look at san jose, mainly cloudy and 52 degrees right now. it's going to be mostly cloudy all day today with seasonal temperatures. not quite as mild as it was yesterday but pretty darned close. a chance of showers today, a better chance tonight and tomorrow and a stronger storm hinting of an atmospheric river for friday and saturday. our high temperatures today, the

70s. santa cruz, really sticks out. that's the warmest temperature. we'll be close in morgan hill, fremont, concord, antioch, fairfield at 69. 61 in half moon bay, our cool spot. tonight you can see the showers out there. the green, the gray and white, the clouds. temperatures very mild. still up around lake and mendocino counties. 7:00, there's a chance as the sun sets of a stray shower, even trying to get to the a's game. i don't think it's going to be a big deal. and here we go after the a's game is over and during the overnight hours you can see the waves of showers, periods of rain, and that continues tomorrow. there's even a slight chance of a thunderstorm or two tonight and tomorrow. here is a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. even with that heavier downpour possible and the thunderstorm, this storm still won't put out enough rain to be any more than

a 1 today and tomorrow. there's a slight chance of a random shower wednesday and thursday as winds will be blowing off the ocean. that's why we're in the 60s. there's that atmospheric river with the heavier rain friday lingering into saturday morning. sue? some slow traffic up and over the altamont which is typical, speeds of 17 miles an hour until you get to livermore. heading westbound on the dumb bar done bridge, i'm not seeing a lot of slow traffic this hour. taking a look at your drive times, about 20 minutes to get from highway 4 in hercules all the way to the maze just under 20 minutes. we have metering lights turned on. from the back of the line to the tolls you have about a 12-minute drive. southbound is looking great this hour. thank you, sue. in today's "gma first look" a new eye opening warning about

distracted driving. there's a new documentary that catches drivers focusing on their phones, their food, anything except the road. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" the caught on tape experiment that will make you rethink everything you know about distracted driving. teams of researchers at m.i.t. analyzing hundreds of video catching drivers texting, dancing, and even eating when they should be focusing on the road. >> we are the multitasking generation. if anything driving is becoming the secondary task. >> reporter: it's all part of an eye opening new documentary called three seconds behind the wheel. >> look at your eyes. you're glancing back and forth like that, but in reality you're not actually looking at what's happening around you. >> reporter: and coming up at 7:00 a.m., what researchers learned from this eye opening footage and i'll buckle in

myself. with your "gma first look" abc news, new york. and speaking of driving, can you really make a living as an uber or lyft driver? >> we're looking into it as part of building a better bay area series called ride share realities. >> for those who really rely on this as a job, job-job, it's not a very good job. >> it seems like the attitude of lyft and uber they can chew through people until they burn them out until they burn them o out. >> insight into how the driver makes. tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, we look into the ride share reality and our ability to build a better bay area. a new feature on tinder, how the dating app says it plans to verify something pretty important for some users.

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can we just cancel april fool's day? >> sure. fine by me. >> there are enough lies and fairy tales and fallacies, do we need this? >> on every day. >> a lie on that one. just move on. we hear all the time location, location, location when building a new home. now there's a new factor to consider, beer. >> yes. according to a new study homes located near a craft brewery may have a higher property value. the city of charlotte, north carolina, after 21 craft breweries opened there between the years 2009 and 2016. during that time single family moe homes increased 10% and condos got a 3% bump. being able to walk to a craft brewery is considered a positive amenity when buying a home. >> okay. >> yeah. >> why not? coming up at 5:30, the latest on that computer outage impacting five airlines. our jobina fortson will join us

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you're never more than seven minutes away from the forecast. mike nicco is up and ready to go. you can track the wet weather with your phone if you like to do it in a more positive way with our app. really random, light showers today across the north bay. once the sun sets we'll get a better chance. that's why we have a storm impact scale of 1. you can see a few spring kles across the north bay. the winds are coming off the ocean, and there could be more of these on the way throughout the day. it will be mostly cloudy but a mild day with mid to upper 50s when you step outside this morning. and then we'll stay near 60 at the coast. the rest of us hit the mid and upper 60s at noon and 4:00 and a better chance of wet weather. there you go, at 7:00, with 56 to 60 degrees. we'll go hour by hour looking at the chance of rain next. here is sue. >> metering lights are on. 5:20 this morning, there you go. there's living proof. your car-poolers are getting by just fine. that's a great way to go if you

can. it's not possible for everybody, we understand. you have about a 12-minute delay from the back of the line to get through the toll plaza. slow and go over the altamont pass. otherwise looking pretty good. your bay bridge backup. as you can see the red sensors there. earlier stall, dumbarton bridge cleared out of lanes. a problem free commute if you're taking that bridge. and there's some of your drive times. highway 4 to walnut creek looking great from walnut creek all the way to oakland, less than ten minutes. and there's your commute from the central valley. guys? >> okay, thank you, sue. breaking news, major airlines around the country are dealing with massive system wide computer outages and delays as a result. >> those impacted airlines include delta, southwest, united, jetblue, and alaska. there are delays already at airports in chicago, new york, boston, atlanta, miami, and detroit. and frustrated passengers have been venting on twitter this morning. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson leave for us at sfo

right now with the situation there. jobina? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. so far things appear to be running smoothly at sfo as we check out the departures board up here. you can see there is one southwest cancellation at least at the moment. the majority appear to be on time. we see another delay up there as well. according to the federal aviation administration several airlines, including southwest, were dealing with computer issues. the faa recommended people contact their airline directly for updates. airports in chicago, new york, boston, atlanta, miami and detroit are already experiencing delays. a spokesperson with southwest says there was an outage with a vendor that services multiple carriers with data used in flight planning. the airline says it lifted an internal ground stop at 7:05 eastern time. it lasted for about 40 minutes. southwest anticipates scattered delays and said that travelers should check its website for the latest update and specific

flight information. delta, as we mentioned, was experiencing some of this as well. i did walk down to the end and spoke with one of their gate agents. he td me they haven't had any problems here. we will keep monitoring this throughout the morning here at sfo. for now reporting live, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> that's encouraging. thank you for the update, jobina. the former nevada lawmaker says former vice president joe biden inappropriately touched and kissed her. >> and she's now describing the encounter as awkward and disturbing. abc news reporter serena marshall has details from washington. >> reporter: the new scrutiny comes as joe biden appears to be leading in the latest 2020 polls. it's this campaign rally from 2014 that's raising new questions about former vice president joe biden. >> i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair, and then plant a slow kiss on the top of

my head. >> reporter: nevada politician lucy flores was running for lieutenant governor at the time speaking out now that biden a's kiss on the back of her head made her feel unkcomfortable. in my many years on the campaign trail and in public life, i have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection. if it is suggested i acted inappropriately, it was never my intention. >> i don't believe that it was a bad intention. >> reporter: no other woman has complained publicly but biden's physical contact has raised questions in the past such as this image with incoming defense secretary ash carter's wife. overnight stephanie carter said in a blog post on medium she's reclaiming the photo writing the joe buy defensemen in my picture is a close friend helping someone get through a big day, for which i will always be grateful. other 2020 candidates say they believe flores but questioned whether this instance alone disqualifies biden from running

for president. serena marshall, abc news, washington. there is an outpouring of condolences for a south carolina student who was murdered after getting into a car. now she thought it was her uber. >> this is horrifying. 21-year-old samantha josephson was a senior at the university of south carolina. hunters found her body in the woods 70 miles outside of columbia over the week. josephson was first reported missing friday. surveillance video showed her stepping into a chevy impala. police believe she thought it was the ride she ordered. officers arrested this man, nathaniel row land. they found blood and josephson's cell far in the car. >> the child safety locks were activated on the door, that would not allow someone to have the means of escape. >> wow. >> investigators have not

release add possible motive. josephson would have graduated in may. awful. in the east bay, fremont police are looking for surveillance video that may have captured a beating that left a customer bloody. >> the images you are about to see are considered graphic for some. frederick is missing three teeth, has a fractured nose and palate and ten stitches in his life. he was waiting for his food at this denny's early yesterday morning. he says a doordash delivery employee berated denny's employees for not having a to go order ready. he told the man to calm down. the man then punched him in the face and ran away. >> i remember him being over the top and rude, and it made me as a waiter myself, feel really offended on their behalf. i was just trying to stand up for people who can't stand up for themselves in that situation. >> in a statement doordash says we are investigating the alleged

incident and will take action as appropriate including deactivating the dasher from our platform. if you ate at a buca di beppo in the bay area your credit card information may be in the hands of hackers. buca di beppo says hackers may have targeted customers in san jose, campbell and palo alto as part of a nationwide data breach. the cyber attack started last may and only ended two weeks ago. more than $2 million people had their credit card stolen and information sold online. happening now, get ready to pay more to shop online. out-of-state online retailers are required to collect california sales tax and it applies to businesses that make more than $100,000 in annual sales from californians or from companies that conduct at least 200 transactions within a year, but that could, of course, change. >> state law make remembers fast tracking a bill that would raise the sales threshold to $500,000 so small retailers wouldn't be

hit so hard. some business owners like that idea. >> not just me a lot of people are going out of business because the online business. people not knowing the quality but the price. >> and the money collected from the bill will go towards transportation costs and public safety personnel. on a related note, starting today, sales tax also going up in 51 cities across the state of california. it's in alameda, antioch, martinez and redwood city. the sales tax going up half a percent there. los gatos will see a small change. areas that do not impose a strict tax in sonoma county, those areas will see a sales tax go up 0.125% as well. we have all the information you need on these increases on our website, abc7news.com.

i have american canyon, mill valley, petaluma in the upper 40s. mid to upper 40s. everybody else low to mid-50s. east bay valleys through most of the bay until you get to redwood city at 48 degrees right now. so a mild start. temperatures mainly a couple degrees to even nine degrees warmer than this time yesterday. so a heavy jacket this morning. you'll notice it feels like spring outside. it's going to be mild all day on mass transit from the 50s this morning to 60s this afternoon. driving, mainly dry except for the north bay. a slight chance of a shower and light breezes. for the peninsula, we're in the 50s until 9:00. 62 at 11:00 to mid-60s. 59 at 7:00. it's just mainly cloudy all day. let's take a look at the east bay valley. possibly a little bit of sunshine at 7:00 right before it sets. we start off in the mid-50s. hang out around 70 during the afternoon hours. mid-60s, a gorgeous evening on tap. and for the south bay mainly

cloudy all day today, also, 57 at 9:00. 64 at 11:00. near 70 during the afternoon hours. if you get off early today or get a chance to go outside during the day, it will be cloudy and still very mild. >> springish. >> i really think so. with spring showers coming later today and tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. sue with a look at the commute. so far so good. metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza as we mentioned last time. a bit of a delay paying cash at the richmond on san rafael bridge. those are the right-hand cash lanes. otherwise not a bad backup there yet. we've been seeing trouble on the richmond/san rafael work the last week or so. this is san jose. this is 280 and the headlights up to cupertino for an eight-minute drive from downtown san jose looking pretty good there. some slowing over the altamont pass, as per usual, about a 45-minute drive to get from tracy up and over to livermore. checking your mass transit, b.a.r.t. is running on time.

ace train number 1 rolling in about five minutes behind schedule. thank you, sue. happening today a road closed because of a massive mudslide is set to reopen. sausalito boulevard was closed off last month after a huge mound of mud and debris came crashing down a hillside. it happened after days of rain. the slide destroyed at least two homes and damaged four others. one woman barely escaped when the mud swept her home off its foundation. she came away with some scratches and bruises and was the only person injured in the slide. happening today san francisco will begin offering greener energy options. businesses and residents have three choices through a partnership between clean power sf and pg&e. green offers electricity that's 40% from renewable sources. super green is 100% renewable. you can also opt out of the city run service and remain with pg&e and uses 33% renewable electricity. >> cat food recall, the unwanted

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those students who do have school today, take a look and see what's going on, cloudy and mild this morning. 51 to 55 at 7:00.

11:00 clock, 59 to 65. and you can see where the storm system is pumping a lot of those scattered showers into the north bay and even into the high country. 76 in san diego today. mid to upper 80s around los angeles and also into palm springs. a look at what's going to happen. there's plenty of snow to ski on but a little bit of rain today. a little bit of rain mixed with snow tomorrow and more rain and snow thursday, friday, saturday and sunday in tahoe. thanks, mike. a website used by parents to find babysitters and nannies has removed 47,000 listings. >> "the wall street journal" published a report saying they did not conduct full background checks. some providers were unlicensed and responsible for deaths of children in their care. "the journal" says care.com has since removed unverified daycare center listings. facebook may put new restrictions on live video streaming after the new zealand

terror attack. coo sheryl sanderg published a letter detailing how the company is respondin to the attack which was streamed live last month. facebook is exploring restrictions on who can go live depending on factors like prior community standard violations. it's investing in systems which can better identify violent videos. facebook has removed 1.5 million videos of the new zealand attack. feeling tired all the time? >> yes. >> your phone may be the problem. >> that's it, huh? >> that is not it for us. >> a new study finds smart phones are draining the number of hours that we sleep and making our lives a little bit more sluggish. new research shows one in five women lose sleep because of the time they spend on their smart phones. one in eight men experienced the same problem. they call it techno-ference. people felt physically worse after too much phone time.

other symptoms include anxiety and feeling less productive. >> where is the place you've fallen asleep which is most embarrassing because of this shift? >> i constantly fall asleep on my couch, but i've fallen asleep with my computer in hand mid typing. >> i have fallen asleep at the gym. >> for yoga? >> so embarrassing. no, just the middle of the gym. >> can't do that. >> that is not an april fool's joke. google is getting in on users can play snake on goog le maps. >> it will be available the rest of the week. open the menu on the top left, click snake and collect a city. this is the san francisco version obviously. each features a snake colored like the trains from that particular location except san francisco which resembles a cable car and we love it. >> cute. okay, we all wish we could have a day like yesterday just on repeat.

but wishes do not come true here on abc 7 mornings. hi, mike nicco. >> took a little nap yesterday outside on the lawn furniture. able to drag it out and enjoy it. today will be a nice day for the most part. not quite as much sunshine as yesterday. in fact, hardly any because of the cloud cover. temperatures will be very mild. that stray shower is possible across the north bay. we'll have a better chance tonight and tomorrow and a stronger storm friday and saturday. here is a look at today. you can see for theost part there's just gray over the top of us which is cloud cover. 70 at santa cruz. the rest of us around 63 to 69. you do see some green splotches. more green and it's in more areas tonight and it will be mild once again. 50 to 55 degrees. an area of low pressure spinning off the coast that will keep us unsettled today and tomorrow. with our best chance of a thunderstorm, yeah, from 4:00,

5:00 this morning to 5:00 tomorrow morning. so i really think it will be with that wave that comes in during the evening and overnight hours. from the san mateo bridge out to highway 4 northward. 7:00 this morning, a lot of gray out there. 7:00 a better chance of some random showers pushing in. you can see more green during the overnight hours. 7:00 tomorrow morning and more green and some yellows tomorrow afternoon and evening. the storm is a 1 on the storm impact scale. no damage out of this. there's still a random shower possible wednesday and thursday before the atmospheric river arrives friday into saturday morning. sue? all right. we'll take a look at your monday morning commute. if you have to be up and at them, traffic is flowing pretty well. some slowing by the 24 interchange, southbound 680 through walnut creek. your ride from concord to the 24 interchange is about a seven-minute drive. not bad at all. filling in here a solid stream of headlights on the east shore

freeway past golden gate fields and berkeley on into emeryville and the bay bridge where the metering lights are turned on. about a 50-minute ride from westbound 580, tracy into dublin and pleasanton. west on highway 4 is looking good. less than 20 minutes from san rafael to san francisco via the golden gate bridge. a warning for pet owners about a cat food recall. nestle purina petcare says that one of its products may be contaminated with rubber pieces, and that can cause a choking hazard. it's the muse wet cat food natural chicken recipe with gravy. the row deduction code is on your screen there, 80941162. the company has asked retailers to remove the product from store shelves. we know working out and eating healthy can help.

researchers at the university of colorado looked at 80 adults, those who successfully shed 30 pounds and kept off the weight for at least a year exercised significantly more than other groups. they burned about 300,000 calories per day. what? that's not right. >> 3,000? probably 3,000. >> 300? 30? i'm waiting for an answer. we'll see if we get one. and they averaged about 12,000 steps per day. the full study published in the journal of obesity. if you're shedding 300,000 calories a day then, sure enough you're going to be a waif. still no answer? don't know? >> i'm going to guess 3,000. i feel that's very reasonable if you're really exercising a lot. >> the news has become a choose your own adventure this morning. new at 6:00, the new option coming to burger king for people who don't want to eat meat. but a special opportunity for some local high school students, how the warriors

congratulated two championship winning basketball teams. it's 5:51. a live look outside this morning of our beautiful bay area. we'll be right back. when you use your app to call for a ride, what else comes along with it? more congestion? >> if you're driving downtown, it seems every other car has an uber or lyft sticker on it. >> can the drivers really make a living? >> the money used to be decent. it's hard to survive now. >> what about safety? >> as a woman, my concern is i don't know who is getting in my car? >> abc 7 rides along to answer your questions and ours. is this building a better bay area?

i'm paige, and well the little thing that i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is that it's picture perfect. it's juicy and it just has all the right combinations. i think i could be considered a grilled chicken sandwich influencer. my name is frank and the little thing i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is the first bite. i love how juicy the chicken is but there's also the tomatoes and the lettuce and it's incredible. make suryou get it with waffle fries, because that's my favorite.

at the coliseum tonight, the red sox in town to take on our a's that are smoking hot now, three out of four over the weekend series. 64, dropping down to 60. a stray shower possible the longer the game goes on. if you're going to the beaches with temperatures in the low 60s to near 70 watch out for sneaker waves and more aggressive and energized waves. notice 7:00 this evening mainly in the north bay and then overnight into tomorrow morning's commute and throughout the day we have a better chance of getting wet. sue? we'll take a look at your commute through the san jose area, for your monday morning. 101, the headlights right underneath 880 and everybody is behaving and moving nicely across up to to 280 at 17. they, too, are driving very nicely without any delays. those headlights heading up to

cupertino for about an eight-minute drive from san jose northward towards cupertino and wolf road. sue, thank you. the warriors are saluting two championship winning high school basketball teams from oakland. >> abc 7 news at oracle arena as the girls basketball teams from oakland tech and oakland high watch pregame warm-ups. oakland high's wildcats won the cif division iii title. the bulldogs took home a division iv championship. this is the first time two girls basketball teams from the oakland athletic league have won state championships in the same year. congrats, ladies. >> yeah, congrats. the live action remake of the 1941 film "dumbo" soared to the top of the weekend box office. >> earning $45 million in the u.s. the film cost $170 million to produce, and we should note disney is the parent company of abc 7. "us" slipped into number two followed by "captain marvel." up next at 6:00, breaking

news, a major software outage causes delays across the country. live at sfo with what passengers are seeing this morning. a popular rapper killed in los angeles. the tributes pouring in from bay area musicians and athletes. plus, a new experiment on distracted driving showing us just how important it is to keep our eyes on the road. it's 5:57 this morning on your monday. we leave you

news. a major outage overnight grounding multiple airlines and a live look at sfo where abc 7 news reporr jobina fortson is right now. she has an update on the efforts to get those flights back on track. good morning to you. it's monday, april 1st. a lot to get to including an

east bay priest accused of abusing children. oakland's $100 million proposal to fix its pothole problem. and the reason you may have a hard time finding helium balloons. first, weather. it was a beautiful weekend. and, of course, it was very sunny. again, we'll get to those stories you see on your screen in just a moment. those blue skies, we loved it, mike, but things are changing? >> as good as advertised, wasn't it? yes, still mild temperatures today. the chance of wet weather is rolling back in. north of ukiah this has reached the ground. a few sprinkles are possible this morning. a better chance this evening overnight into tomorrow of light showers and even a thunderstorm is possible. 0.2 at most out of the system. now for today, april fool's day, mostly cloudy, very mild this morning. mid to upper 50s.