look what happens at 11:00, 12:00 and then saturday to talk about in a few minimum. good morning, everyone. we do have a cancellation of the giants ferry. the regular ferry boats are running out of larkspur and have lack of boats because they have a boat out of service. you can take a regular boat and walk to oracle park. a solid line of a backup eastbound 80, the reverse commute after tennessee, two lanes blocked, lanes two and three from the left. apparently the drivers and passenger fled the scene. give yourself a little extra time. an earlier accident cleared out of lanes. there's damage at golf course drive so they will have a crew out there. we'll follow up. guys? >> thanks, sue.

it's time to give up the garlic fries and get out your umbrellas. >> it's a very exciting day for fans who are hoping the rain will hold off enough for the team to play. here is a live look, the brand-new oracle park sign shining brightly right now. you can see it's dry this hour. at oracle park this morning. is it dry? >> reporter: this happened in the last couple seconds. it's okay. it appears to be dry. there's that little bit of rain that doesn't quite get you far enough to put on the rain boots. it's starting to sprinkle out here. at 1:35 this afternoon if the weather holds off the giants will take on the tampa bay rays and the gates open at 11:05.

despite the forecast both teams are committed to playing. a look at oracle park. the first 40,000 fans will receive an opening day calendar. the giants say there may be a possible weather delay with the scheduled game's start time, the giants will provide hourly updates on the status of the game. >> tampa bay only comes once a year so we have to get the game in. it may be delayed. our intend is to play the game. opening day is really the best day of the season for us. >> reporter: the giants will have pregame tributes to honor peter mcgowan who died earlier this year and william mccovey who died in october. the weather is trying to play games with us out here. the rain has stopped. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> okay, jobina, because my heart dropped a little bit when i saw that umbrella up. i'm glad to see it back down.

all the fans keeping their fingers crossed. thank you. abc 7 news will keep you up to date on the possible rain delay. you can download the abc 7 news app to get push alerts right to your phone. new this morning, 140 people could not stay in their homes overnight because of this. a fire in santa rosa. that fire broke out inside the apartments. 64 units evacuated. the red cross is working on finding shelter. arson investigators are trying to find what sparked the fire. >> it has happened four times in three days. police reveal these crime images. they took three laptops and more

than 20,000 worth of merchandise. >> this was during a school pe assign many, the children did not provoke the dog. it is large with black and gray spots. a black shirt and purple vest. police want to find the dog to get information about its vaccines. voters will decide whether a center to serve the seniors and the homeless or declared open space. >> we are afraid the homeless facility would bring in thousands of homeless people that will be setting up encampments on the beach. we are concerned about the safety and the crime.

>> they are hoping a yes vote will declare the land open space and block development on the 3.5 acre parcel of land. a yes on measure "a" would okay the homeless wellness center. the community must take care of its most vulnerable. part of our efforts to build a better bay area focuses on infrastructure. >> the city of san jose is struggling to find money to keep its parks in shape. many playgrounds could be shut down. they have about a 15-year life span. about 81% of the 283 playgrounds will meet that maximum use next year. some will need to be removed because they're unsafe. restoration could cost the city up to a million per playground, and that is money the city doesn't have. >> some of the structures are -- half of it's gone. it's just a post they had to

take out. >> an annual review of the city's parks. if you would like to know where your park lands on the list, go to abc7news.com. a new college admissions controversy. >> harvard is investigating its longtime fencing coach after allegations of a questionable real estate deal. it involved the father of a potential recruit, a. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" harvard university finding themselves in the center of an admissions controversy. the sale of this modest home in massachusetts is now raising questions. the home's former owner, harvard head fencing coach peter brand. he sold a house in 2016. at the time it was valued at nearly $550,000. but when it sold in may of that year for nearly $1 million, eyebrows were raised. the "boston globe" saying the home was purchased by this man,

jack zao, ceo of i talk communications. both of his sons fencers on brand's team. one of them seen here at practice. coming up at 7:00 a.m., more on the suspicious sale with your gma first look. all right. good morning to you. we do have the cold front moving into the bay area this morning. rain moderate at times. it will be breezy. it's not an all-day event. in the north bay, san francisco. you can see the front offshore and we're going to get another piece of this energy into your saturday morning. you may just sleep through it. this is san rafael. dampnd slick in the north bay. through the afternoon, the east bay, you'll be getting wet.

sprinkles and light rain to start out. upper 50s to lower 60s today. a few peeks of sun. 53 in san ramone and spending time in our east bay valleys, you'll get into the mid-morning rain through the early afternoon. temperatures on the cool side. san francisco, 61. look for 64 in fremont, also san jose with the bulk of the rain out of here after about 1:00, 1:30, and then overnight tonight, another round of rain, this one you might sleep through. sue, there are some issues out there. there are. it's not exactly friday light. the bay bridge toll plaza. the cars stacked up in the left cash lanes, no metering lights yet. expect minor delays as you make your way through the cash lanes. here is our problem spot eastbound 80, the reverse commute in vallejo.

chp issued a sig alert, two lanes blocked there. lane number two and three. they're getting by on the surrounding lane. there's police activity as well because they fled the scene. we'll get back in just a bit and check on your progress. no green -- i should say no red or orange on your drive over the altamont pass. guys? sue, thank you. next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >> also, what seemed to be a big break in a kidnapping case turned out to be a hoax. one good thing the family says came out of all of this. and the unspoken rules of ride sharing, the etiquette that will likely lead to a five-star rating for riders and drivers. there's a live look at oracle par

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number one, the weather will be going downhill with rains increasing, showers in san francisco and also in the north bay but it's a quick mover. it's a front that's going to drop light amounts throughout the bay. heading out the door, grab the umbrella. raining here in the city so you

need the rain and wind hitting mid-morning and mid-half noon and partly cloudy skies later on today. number two, the giants are back in san francisco for their home opener. a live look here at oracle park. if the rain holds off, the giants will take on the tampa bay rays at 1:35 this afternoon. gates open at 11:05. number three, following your friday commute. so far so good in vallejo, the reverse commute 80 eastbound after tennessee. chp issued a sig alert for an accident blocking two lanes of traffic there. >> number four, president trump will advice the part of california's border with mexico today. mr. trump's rare appearance comes after he abandoned a threat to shut down the southern border. >> number five, a murder suspect will appear in court today to find out if he's competent to stand trial. john cowell faces charges in the stabbing death of 18-year-old nia wilson. at b.a.r.t.'s mcarthur station

last year. former vice president joe biden scheduled to deliver a speech to a labor union. it will be his first public appearance since several women came forward with allegations of unwanted touching. number seven, amazon is working on a cheaper alternative to air pods. they are expected to be similar but instead of saying hey siri, they will call on alexa for hands-free help. funny enough, your phone just activated. >> when i said hey siri, my phone beeped. >> all right. >> that's what happens. new vents now about the person claiming to be a missing teen from illinois. the fbi says that person actually is a 23-year-old man. he has been identified as brian michael rini from ohio. he has a criminal history. he served time for burglary and vandalism and was released last month. >> he's been doing stupid stuff as long as i can remember.

once he started using my name for things he was doing. i have no compassion. >> timmothy pitzen was reported missing in 2011 when he was 6. his family says if there' one thing that comes out of the heartbreak they hope it leads to more awareness about the case. the city of chicago getting ready to file a civil suit against actor jussie smollett. they want him to pay a $130,000 bill. they asked him to reimburse the cost of police overtime spent investigating his claim. he said he was the victim of a racist and homophbe ek attack. police say he staged it. prosecutors dropped the charges and the city sent a letter demanding payment within seven days. that deadline was yesterday. >> some of you don't know how to properly close a car door and it closed. uber and lyft etiquette,

bringing some civility to your next ride. >> did you just cancel on me? what is going on? this is off to a good start. there's etiquette. we'll start with the riders and we'll call this the in and out rule. drivers we talked to hate it when you eat in their cars and hate it even more when you let food out of your bodies. so would you say the number one concern from drivers is throwing up in the car? >> mm-hmm. >> really? >> yes. >> that's assad. he's been a lyft driver for two and a half years. you people are animals. that's the rough way to end a ride. let's start with a good way to begin with. >> greet your driver with a smile and try to say something positive.

>> what if i'm not if a talkative mood? >> if i ask someone a question once and they give me a very kind of short answer, i'll get engaged in conversation. >> some of the passengers really rude, they slam the door. sometimes i feel like my heart is broken. >> i didn't realize how big of a thing the slamming door is, a lot of drivers hate it and you're not going to hear about it because they don't want to get a low rating. assad wants you to know it goes like this. >> that is perfect. >> perfect. >> sometimes people don't like to tip or forget to give it to me. >> assad tells me about half of the riders tip. >> this driver said he thought unscientifically below 25%. >> that's peter from minneapolis and he's a model passenger. >> the service is decent, always tip. i don't believe they're getting

paid for the full value of the ride. >> all right. now etiquette for drivers. it seems some of these lyft are haunted. we've been hearing a lot about ghosting. did you just cancel on me? i've been stood up a number of times. >> i don't have that happen luckily. >> good. >> i've had really good luck. >> of course you have, peter. well, i have not, and i wanted to know why drivers cancel. >> either they have to use a restroom and cancel. >> come on, assad. >> another reason is, like, you don't want to go there because of the traffic in the morning time. >> if i get a ride request and i accept it, i seriously feel i have a duty to accept the passenger. >> to review, drivers, stop ghosting on passengers and know when not to be a chatty kathy. passengers, don't slam the door, be polite, tip, and, above all else -- >> don't throw up in the car. >> don't throw up. >> don't get messy.

people get real messy. they're coming out of the bars, they think they have it out of control and they lose it. >> i will say i had a lyft driver bring back a purse i left in a car. >> really? >> how nice. >> i tipped very generously. >> you should. >> yes. my heart dropped. oh, no, what am i going to do? they brought it back. >> candy, tons and tons of candy, and you don't want to leave the wrappers in there either. >> that's true. >> let's all be courteous. it's not going to be as bad as you thought, as we thought, because the front is weakening and it will be pushing through the bay area mid morning and that means less rain for the giants game, less rain for everyone. live doppler 7, a few sprinkles from the north bay to san francisco. there's the front still on the way. it is certainly weaker than was anticipated. a 1 on our storm impact scale. some of the rain as it pushes through, but it's a quick mover.

the winds will be breezy and partly to mostly cloudy skies by much of the afternoon. temperatures are running cooler than average because of the clouds and the front. more showers lined up along the peninsula and here comes the push at about 10:00 in the morning right on through 1:00 in the afternoon. by 1:00 we have sunshine out there. the upper level portion moves in. that brings more rain for your saturday morning. around the bay to .01. redwood city, san francisco, less than a tenth, a quarter of an inch on the coast. the clouds, the rain, a little sunshine in the afternoon.

the accuweather seven-day forecast. another weak system on monday and then a slight chance on tuesday. feeling more and looking more like spring throughout the next seven days. sue? we're going back to vallejo. they finally have an update. one lane is open and two remain blocked there. issued a sig alert, a couple cars got into it. one is overturned facing the wrong way in the middle lane. apparently the driver and passengers fled the scene. you can see some slow traffic leaving san francisco. we have an accident there blocking a lane of traffic so

expect slight delays getting past the scene. steph curry could have a traffic problem to figure out soon. >> in his series five minutes from home, now the warriors are moving to san francisco he may move, too. the warriors are moving from oracle arena to chase center in san francisco's mission bay next season. that means curry will have to cross the bay bridge. ultimately curry said his home is in the east bay so he might have to pull a kobe. kobe bryant took a helicopter from his orange county home to games in downtown los angeles to avoid hours of traffic. i guess if you have the coin to do that -- >> yeah. is there a helipad on top of the new chase center? can they work on that? >> i don't know but that would be heli cool. bad for the environment? probably. cats may be smarter than we think. what researchers say they can do that is similar to dogs. >> construction of the world's deepest pool. we'll explain. a live look outside at 5:22.

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hi there, friday morning. a few light showers in the north bay, a front is on the way. it's a weakening cold front but it will impact your commute. it will impact the giants game and as we look at the next several hours, 7:00, the rain pushes through the city into the east bay, 11:00. it is raining in hayward, concord, pacifica, half moon bay. then by 2:00, 3:00, we have partly cloudy skies, low 60s. a portion of your day will be wet so don't leave home without the rain gear and umbrella out there. jessica? >> thank you, lisa. if your cat responds when you call it, you're not crazy. researchers in japan can distinguish words. and here is how they figured it out. animals listened to a list that included words or names of other cats and ended with the cat's own name. they found on average cats

reacted more to their own name than the other words they heard. >> okay. we are diving deep into this next story. a swimming pool under construction in warsaw, poland, as deep as a 15-story building. the world's deepest pool nearly 150 feet will be called deep spot. it boasts cutting edge features like a new filtration system to maintain crystal clear water allowing free divers to feel as if they are suspended in space. deep spot will also have a glass tunnel for spectators to watch the drivers. it's scheduled to be completed in the fall. all right, great for divers to train. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including a suspicious death in the east bay. alameda county investigators now trying to identify a body that was found in a park. the first sign that something was wrong. also, a san francisco school is closing after more than a century. why parents are blaming church leadership. and a live look outside right now at the

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right now at 5:30, two fires overnight. an update on the investigation now under way. president trump getting ready for a rare visit to california today. the about-face he's making in his threat against mexico. preparing for a possible rain delay. so grab all the rain gear if you're going to be tailgating. >> my favorite part of the game anyway. >> the rain not as heavy as anticipated. maybe not even a delay. light rain. it does time out, though, to push in right around the time folks are getting there. light showers, san francisco

still offshore. as it moves through quickly it weakens. the giants forecast today upper 50s, 1:30. 60 degrees, 4:30. cloudy skies. the winds are pretty breezy and those winds will accompany the front. get set for midday and midafternoon rain event that ends by later on today. >> light traffic for your friday. mostly green. we do have some slowing on the bay bridge and also slowing with our pesky sig alert that's still out there in vallejo. two lanes are blocked. they have issued no estimated time of reopening. there's police activity going on as well. the driver and passengers fled the scene. president trump will make a rare visit to the border.

>> this comes as the president abandoned a threat to close the border. abc news reporter serena marshall joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. this latest about-face after a week of whiplash whether president trump would follow through on the threat to shut down the southern border. president trump with a new threat on the southern border. >> the cars are very big f. that doesn't work, we'll close the border. i don't play games. i'll do it. >> reporter: no plans to imminently shut down the border but a new time line. the about-face after this threat one week ago. >> there's a very good likelihood i'll be closing the border next week. >> reporter: customs and border protection said they're at a breaking point apprehending an estimated 100,000 migrants, most families seeking asylum just in march. the highest level in a decade.

but his threat faced criticism even from within his own party. >> closing down the border would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country. and i would hope we would not be doing that sort of thing. >> reporter: the administration claims it's the president's wall, even putting up a plaque to commemorate it. that replacement fence was planned since 2009 by his predecessor, president obama. aclu and the sierra club filed a lawsuit to try and block new construction of the border wall, and a lawsuit to stop the ergency declaration declaring that unconstitutional. >> thank you, serena. former vice president joe biden will make his first appearance since several women accused him of inappropriate behavior. he will be in washington.

it's unclear, though, if he will address the situation. he responded in a video on twitter earlier this week calling his actions gestures of support and encouragement. biden says he understands it made some people uncomfortable. developing news out of the south bay, police are investigating a stabbing that left a man dead in san jose. it happened just before 7:00 last night on north capital avenue. the man was taken to the hospital where he died. no suspects have been identified, this is the city's 11th homicide of the year. a hearing will take place to see if a man is mentally competent enough to stand trial. john cowell faces charges for the murder of 18-year-old nia wilson at b.a.r.t.'s mcarthur station in oakland last july. a judge ruled in december that cowell was not competent to stand trial. since then he's jound gone psychiatric treatment.

if the judge believes he can stand trial, a date may be set. >> in the east bay, alameda county officials are trying to identify a body found in a fire. police are calling the death suspicious, a draw bridge operator saw smoke at veterans memorial park in alameda around 2:00 yesterday. police then discovered the body. officers searched the park for clues and looked for any witnesses. including a man who often fishes nearby. >> it's rare to see that happen around here. >> we did think about possible transient, possible suicide, possible body dump. we're looking into everything. >> the coroner's bureau is work to go determine who the person was and how they died. a fire gutted one business. people saw the smoke rising from

as far away as martinez. it broke out along main street. cal fire crews battled flames at one of their own stations in calistoga. fire gutted a building where they do work on vehicles. the fire destroyed four vehicles. investigators trying to figure out what started that fire. nobody was hurt. one of the oldest catholic elementary schools will be closed in june. parents blame leadership for the demise of the 110-year-old institution. generations of residents have attended star of the sea school. now the archdiocese of san francisco wants to suspend k-8 classes citing declining enrollment. parents say that families are leaving because of the actions of star's pastor joseph illo.

>> pastor illo delivered pamphlets to schools throughout the school from second grade all the way up to eighth grade, and those pamphlets were talking about things like vasectomy, sodomy, masturbation. >> officials with the archdiocese of san francisco declined our request for an interview. star of the seas preschool will remain open. >> it's an exciting day for giants fans. >> the team is finally back in san francisco. if the rain holds off the giants are set to take on the tampa bay rays. the team may be a possible delay but the gates will open at 11:05 no matter what. >> tampa bay only comes once a year. we have to get the game in. it may be delayed. opening day is the best day of the season. >> you heard them, they will play ball.

the giants plan to keep updates on rain delay on twitter sending updates. our jobina fortson is live at oracle park. we'll check in with her in a few minutes. lisa? yes, jessica, reggie, good morning to you. we are looking at the rain and it will be impacting the giants game, impacting your morning commute. live doppler 7, scattered showers from santa rosa, petaluma, marin, down through san francisco very light. nuisance showers. the cold front looks more impressive than it is. still a 1 on our storm impact scale and scattered showers. it is going to be at times and it will move through quickly with the breezy winds. winds out of the south. it is 50 right now in blackhawk. 55 in concord. san rafael, you have the rain. the breezy winds on the ferry.

random showers out there. they will increase through the 9:00, 10:00 hour. as we go through the early afternoon here is the cold front. maybe a moderate rain from time to time from 11:00 through the lunch hour. after 1:30, 2:00, the front has moved through. it is breezy. the second half of that or the upper level low moving in tomorrow morning. .07 in oakland. big difference. the scattered showers, 62 napa. we're looking at a dry saturday afternoon and then for sunday, wow, that's the pick day with sunnier conditions. temperatures in the 70s and another weak system moves our way on monday. you notice we're getting the systems in and out of the bay area but they're weak and getting even weaker, getting into mid-april.

time to move on out. >> we're expecting snow in the sierra. >> 6: 6,000 feet. speaking of the giants home opener, the larkspur ferry that runs direct to oracle park is not going to happen. if you plan on taking the giants ferry, not going to happen today. you can take a regularly scheduled boat and walk to oracle. two lanes northbound and it looks fairly dry right now. this is what we call friday light. no metering lights and traffic is just wizzing on through. love to see that. one problem spot in vallejo that is a reverse commute sig alert. thank you, sue.

it's to get runners ready for sunday's rock 'n' roll half marathon in san francisco. the expo will feature the latest in running technology. you can still register for the race but will have to do it today or tomorrow. from 3:00 to 7:00 today. coming up, ozzy osbourne's mountain view show postponed. the new concert date that's more than a year away. also, can ice cream be healthy. i sure hope so? consumer reports analyzed more than a dozen different treats. the top pick if you're watching what you eat. >> a live look outside at 5:40 this morning. when you use your app to call for a ride, what else comes along with it? more congestion? >> an uber or a lyft stick on it. >> the money used to be decent. it's hard to survive. >> what about safety?

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good friday morning to you. if you're getting away today, well, the rain will accompany

you. we're going to see the rain showers move through into the mountains with high snow levels. sacramento, 62, with the rain developing and in southern california just a chance of showers. if you're heading up to the mountains, heads up today. today will be slippery with the snow above 6,000 feet. sunday some sun and another weak system on monday. with our rain a winter weather advisory through 5:00 tomorrow morning with snow amounts from 4 to 8 inches of wet snow above 6,000 feet with up to 14 inches on the peaks. ozzy osbourne is postponing his tour dates again including one in the area. it is rescheduled for july 25 of 2020. osborne is still recovering after a fall. he was sick with pneumonia when it happened. mick jagger is recovering after successful heart valve

replacement surgery. the 75-year-old jagger underwent the procedure at a hospital in new york city. they announced they will postpone their tour. jeff bezos' wife the fourth richest in the world. a stake in amazon worth more than $35 billion. jeff likely the world's richest man. the couple announced the split in january after 25 years of marriage. taco bell getting very creative with its hiring. >> the fast food chain is throwing hiring parties. they do feature free food, swag, and social media friendly opportunities, of course, on the spot job interviews. taco bell tested out the parties at four restaurants last year. they're holding 600 hiring parties held between april 22nd

and 27th. >> you should be ready for social media friendly photo opportunities when you go for a job opportunity. >> i don't understand what that means. like a giant chalupa? a bean burrito? okay. >> is that a big college thing, back in the day? >> any kind of fast food is a good college thing. >> we have the weekend and partying on the way for you or a giants game. scattered showers increasing as a weak cold fron is on the way. it's been wet in santa rosa, petaluma, marin county. very, very light. bringing in the warmer air. on the back side of it, rain will be light to moderate as the front pushes through.

then it's out of here. the winds are quite gusty. temperatures are in the 50s, san mateo. as you go up in height 1,000 feet looking at the southerly winds gusting to about 17 miles an hour half moon bay. 25 to 30 miles an hour from mt. tam to mt. diablo. we have the showers in the city pushing over into the east bay by 9:00, 10:00. here comes the front, 10:30, 11:00, light rain. moderate at times. then by 1:30, 2:00, it does push into the sacramento valley and behind us we have some clouds. still the chance of an isolated shower. overall that bulk of the midday, midafternoon will be wet with amounts anywhere from a couple hundredths to perhaps a tenth in san francisco. higher amounts along the coast and in the north bay. certainly weakening as it heads our way but it is going to get your head wet this morning and if you're headed out to the giants game. tonight, though, and shouldn't be bad if you're heading out, but tomorrow morning a different story. 64 in concord.

63 in santa rosa. so early tomorrow morning a slight chance of a thunderstorm. more rainy conditions overnight lows in the 50s but not all of your saturday will be a washout. in fact, we're looking at some sun in the afternoon. sue? we'll take a look at the bay bridge because no sooner did i mention no metering lights, boom, they turn the metering lights on and you do have a backup in those middle lanes back to the first overcrossing. if you could pay cash or car-pool you will get by without delay. let's check in with this sig alert. i'm getting confusing and conflicting reports from chp. apparently there were two separate accidents, one caused by the debris of the first accident that has been out there a while. that one has cleared and now we still have that original accident eastbound after tennessee. still a sig alert on this one.

if you can take highway 29 cut back over to avoid all of this. in the east bay, look at this. crowds came out to help bay area rapper e-40 launch his new tequila line called e cuarenta, which means 40 in spanish. e-40 held a meet and greet at the bevmo yesterday. he was inside greeting fans and autographing the bottles of his namesake liquor. e-40 was born earl t. stevens. that would make a good name as well. >> earl t. stevens, in vallejo. it has to be the whole thing. why a plan to bring hover boards may be dead in the water. first, the key to happiness isn't money, at least according to new research. the free thing that can make you feel even better. can you relate -- one

husband's reaction when he saw all these amazon prime boxes on his porch. >> yikes. that's a lot of shopping. we'll leave you with a live look outside at oracle park.

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welcome back. now to the latest scoop -- >> can't get enough of those puns. >> on the tastiest and the healthiest ice cream. >> consumer reports has reviewed more than a dozen vanilla treats including regular, low cal, low sugar and nondairy options. judges looked at taste, texture, nutrition, and the number of processed ingredients in each product. the top pick in ice cream with just four ingredients, cream, milk, sugar and vanilla. >> best buy was the blue bunny

frozen yogu. wow. also in this category is the stony field organic, nonfat frozen yogurt and also the edy's slow churned light ice cream. all of these will save you some fat and still be delicious. >> ice cream alternatives with lower calories and sugar had a higher number of processed ingredients. you heard her talk about coconut-based decersserts were h in calories. >> sometimes i eat greek yogurt and put cookies on top of it to save some calories. i think i consume much more. >> that's just a soggy cookie. >> the girl scout cookies and then on the ice cream, yum. i understand. the rain is increasing across the bay area. a weak cold front approaches the bay area so be prepared for damp

roadways, breezy winds. you can see it here in san francisco, highway 101. perhaps if you're headed into the city, the golden gate bridge will be wet in the next hour or so. and there's the front. it will be pushing through right in time for the giants game. sue? we're taking a look back out at our traffic maps and checking back in with this accident, or two accidents, eastbound 80 after tennessee. one of them has been cleared. the other is still out there and they have issued a sig alert. to get around it is about a 25-minute delay. take highway 29 and cut back over 37 to get back on 80 eastbound. it is in the reverse commute direction. to san francisco we go, southbound 101 near cesar chavez before 280. the accident cleared out of lanes. traffic has recovered nicely there. and you're looking at about a 32-minute drive into the bay bridge from hercules along the 80 corridor. not bad. sort of friday light, we'll call it. >> thank you, sue.

it's a prime april fool's day prank that's gone viral. >> amazon prime, that is. our writers are creative this morning. look at this. a wisconsin wife spent six months saving dozens of amazon boxes to then stack them up outside her door just before her husband pulled into the driveway and you can see his reaction shaking his head. she captured this, put it on facebook. he walked into the house, he was in disbelief, a little upset she had done all this shopping while he was hard at work. turned out to be a prank. >> this is any apartment or condo building in san francisco or the bay area. >> usually it's not just to one apartment. >> that's true. >> i'm onboard if all that have is ice cream. money can't buy happiness, but exercise can. >> that's what researchers say they have proved. a new study out of yale and oxford finds people who exercise regularly feel better mentally than those who aren't as active. the study also found team sports can have a more positive effect

than other sports. however, researchers warn that too much exercise can be detrimental. so the sweet spot, according to these people, three to five training sessions a week and have to at least be 30 minutes apiece. all right. some young tennis players in san francisco thought they were seeing double. it wasn't just the spin of the ball. >> members of the public were invited to take on the world's most successful doubles team yesterday. this was at golden gate park tennis center. on the other side of the court mike and bob bryan, they gained fame at stanford before they launched their pro career netting a record number of tournament and grand slam titles. the public event was all in fun, sort of. >> they were good. there's a lot of talent in the bay area. we've actually never lost but we're on the verge of losing. 130 serves. had to ace a couple kids. we're nasty. we're mean. mean twins. we hate to lose. >> the event will be one of the last for some time.

the city's rec and park department will break ground on a majored $30 million renovation this month. the entire facility will be shut down more than a year. it's the talk of the tennis community because there are a lot of courts there. i've played there several ways. they are just an amazing team. one of the best in tennis. i've studied the bryan brothers for quite some time. >> have you? >> they're the perfect doubles team. >> prince harry takes on fortnite and he is not playing. coming up, a health alert. a measles outbreak at a northern california hospital. and the warning for patients. plus, giants home opener, we're live at oracle park where fans could be

good morning. 6:00 a.m. on this friday, april

5th. >> all eyes on the skies if you're going to oracle park late they are afternoon. let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen about the rain forecast. hey there, jessica, reggie. our cold front is still offshore. you can see we have more green from the north bay right along the coast. it's wet for you, highway 1, san rafael and mill valley. and also down into san francisco, this is where the front is going to push through and then it moves through the morning hours. we're looking at the showers to start out, rainy and breezy through noontime. an isolated shower throughout the afternoon. a 1 on our storm impact scale. sue? >> if you normally take the larkspur ferry to the games, that's not going to happen for today's home opener. they have canceled that spalding boat because one of the other boats is out of servic