now at 5:00, b.a.r.t. tries to bring back a controversial plan. what it wants to track in its parking lots. good morning. it is thursday, april 25th. here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right, jessica, reggie, thank you. hi, everybody. it's 5:00 and it's dry on live doppler 7. from sutro tower you can see it's a little hazy as the marine layer is trying to establish a connection with our weather but doesn't grab ahold today. we will be cooler, not near records. we step outside, you'll see the difference. 50s and 60s at the coast. mid to upper 70s. so another quick warming up to the lunch hour.

78 to 84. that's cooler than yesterday. 68 to 71. hi, alexis. right now we're looking great in the sweet spot where our overnight road work is wrapping up and we're not at full volume yet. we'll enjoy it while it lasts. starting to see a delay in the stralane car-pool lanes are open. that will happen closer to 5:20 this morning. tracy to dublin in the yellow. that has flipped over and coming in at 39 minutes. antioch to concord still in the green at 15. no delays from the north bay, southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. developing news in just a few hours. the sunnyvale department of public safety chief plans to provide an update on the investigation into tuesday's incident where a man intentionally plowed his car

into pedestrians. the suspect, isaiah peoples, was booked into the santa clara county main jail yesterday. a jail source tells abc 7 news because of the crime it's likely peoples will be put into a dorm for the severely mentally ill or undergo a psych evaluation. dps says it hasn't uncovered a motive but maintains this was no accident. >> we are recommending eight counts of attempted murder based on evidence obtained from the scene. a 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition. she is one of eight injures. anser hassan will have much more on the suspect including what his shocked family says about him. b.a.r.t. is trying again to record your license plates. >> its previous attempts failed. what's changed?

amy hollyfield with our answer. amy? >> in this proposal they are setting limits on how long they keep your information and who they share it with. the idea is to put these cameras at the b.a.r.t. parking lots and they would capture license plate and images for every car that comes into a b.a.r.t. parking lot. the hope is this would help cut down on crime and help riders feel safer. it says the license plate information cannot be shared with i.c.e., or any agency, conducting immigration enforcement. the first rider we talked to about it this morning says she is okay with the idea. >> i don't think it's a bad idea. there's a lot of crime on b.a.r.t. and i'm afraid every day. >> reporter: here is a look at the problem that b.a.r.t. is trying to address.

last year there were 930 auto burglaries and 154 car thefts in b.a.r.t. parking lots. they think they can help in missing person cases and high-profile violent crimes. the b.a.r.t. board is expected to vote on this idea today. >> amy, thank you. happening today san francisco is making it official. raju will be sworn in as the new public defender. he is currently the interim public defender. mayor london breed appointed him in march after his predecessor's death. happening today the arizona cardinals are on the clock. we're just hours away. todd mcshea says the niners should take ohio state defensive end nick bosa. as for the raiders, they have three picks in the first round,

the fourth, 24th and 27. and there's talk head coach jon gruden may be looking to swing up to select oklahoma quarterback kyler murray. >> the niners are holding a draft party at pier 35 today. if you don't already have a ticket, you're out of luck. tickets are being sold for $5. if you are going, the draft party starts at 3:30 this afternoon. not everyone that plays in the nfl, of course, gets drafted. >> many have to work hard to get on a team. a young man from cal is preparing for that challenge. and here is community journalist dustin dorsey. from his off-the-field program like hash tag read with pat to his leadership and production on the field former cal running back patrick laird is a priority free agent. he still expects to make a difference again at the next level. >> either way whether i get

drafted or tfa, you still have to show up. a lot of guys get drafted and don't play. a lot of guys don't get drafted and play. so it's all about what you do. >> reporter: laird shows he can show up when he steps on a football field. his 51 catches in his senior year were the most by a running back in cal history. despite not getting an invitation to the scouting combine, his 20 yard shuttle would have been the fastest among his position. >> basically my pro day was the time i got to showcase my athletic ability and some teams put more weight on those drills and others. every team has my tape. if they like my tape, it's a way to show my athletic ability and how it stacks up. wt d see if h hard work pays off and hear his name called. >> probably just hanging out, i'll have my phone on. if i don't get picked up, i will be very busy right after the

draft. it would be nice if a team selects me.thppor we t. >> and,f course, good luck to him and all the athletes. we have a full list that you can cheer on for draft day today. so just head over and check that out. also, of course, tune in to abc 7 news to watch live coverage of the draft. robin roberts is hosting. a look at what's going on. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and out to livermore. pittsburg, antioch and brentwood in the low to upper 50s. 63 in los gatos. you all share 50 degrees. a look at san jose. we're looking in order to the

airport. out and about the heat is easy. listen to your body. it may be tired or taxed. light breezes. the fog is coming. we hang out at 80 at 3:00 and down to 66 by 7:00. a little bit of a chill in the air. east bay as we head to lunch right around 69 degrees. mid-70s, really comfortable down to 63. starting to see the jacket weather cream in and in san francisco our run at 70 and 80 over. mid to upper 60s this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. let's find out if you have clear sailing on the roads. most of y. we're off to a quiet start today. i want to take you out to the central valley. 13 to 16 miles an hour.

nothing blocking, as you know. this will look bad. westbound 580 just a couple ve caused anywhere from 20 to 45-minute delays. next traffic update in a few minutes. the day marvel fans have been anxiously waiting for is finally here. >> the new "avengers" movie hits theaters tonight. some are calling it the most highly anticipated movie of all time. it's a long one, 3:01. a lot of fans are super excited to be the first to see it and find out how this all ends. the movie has been marvel's best kept secret. even cast members say they don't know how it will end.

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5:13. the sunnyvale chief scheduled to provide an update in the investigation into tuesday's incident where a man intentionally crashed his car into pedestrians. 34-year-old isaiah peoples has been looked into the santa clara county main jail. b.a.r.t. will try again today to get license plate readers installed to fight crime in its parking lots. the plan was rejected last year over privacy concerns. number three, former vice president joe biden is officially running for the democratic nomination for president in 2020. the announcement came this morning. biden will give his first interview to "the view" tomorrow

morning at 10:00 a.m. here on abc 7. number four, russian president vladimir putin and kim jong-un met face-to-face for nuclear talks earlier today in russia. putin says the summit should help plan joint efforts to resolve a standoff over the nuclear program. record high temperatures over. the hottest part moved on overnight. temperatures today about five to ten degree cooler. number six, a new crash in san francisco, northbound 101 just before we get to cesar chavez. a collision involving two vehicles. sounds like we have at least one lane blocked working on more details. we'll have an update shortly. >> number seven, the warriors are heading back to l.a. after failing to close out the first-round playoff series back to staples center beating the dubs 129-121. golden state still leads the series, 3-2. game six tips off tomorrow night. some restaurants are trying to build a better bay area by helping the environment and it's going to cost you.

they are adding a surcharge, it appears right here on your bill when you're done eating. it's to offset carbon footprints. mission chinese in san francisco adds a 3% surcharge to its bills and sends that money to sustainable farming projects. state officials plan to launch their own surcharge program this fall working with the perennial farming initiative to add a 1% surcharge that is optional for restaurants and customers. >> 1% of restaurants in california participated in this program that would generate $10 million towards healthy soils. >> if they're not doing well it might be harder to add a surcharge because they're worried about asking for anything that may scare restaurants away. >> you can learn more a going to our website abc7news.com. and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join our better bay area group on facebook. potato lovers listen up. you can now spend the night inside a massive potato

sculpture that once traveled the country and here you go, check it out. it is a huge six-ton potato owned by the idaho potato commission. it's been remodeled and turned into a hotel after serving several tours on the famous idaho potato tour. >> very famous. >> the cost per night is $200 a night. >> that's okay. i'll take a pass. also, did you start that story by saying potato lovers listen up? >> all the potato lovers out there this morning. >> i like french fries, but i'm not sure i would identify as a potato lover. >> i think i would. i love mashed and baked potatoes, french fries, and large potatoes i can sleep in. >> now i know how you're going to spend your days off. >> it's kind of crazy. it is very modern inside. >> it looked very nice. >> it looks like a potato on the outside. and potatoes are not the most attractive. >> now we know what to get you

for christmas, potato-themed gifts. >> no. >> let's talk about what's going on outside. really, don't do that. a look from mt. tam, looking for the fog along the coast, there's a little bit out there. that's a sign that things are changing. hazy sunshine. the cooling begins today. cool nights, more in the way of fog to deal with as we get deeper into the week. comfy highs coming next week. by that i mean back to springlike temperatures. all right. >> what just happened? >> i'm playing hockey over here. nothing to see here. nothing to see here. >> got it. >> i think alexis put some olive oil or something. >> blaming it on alexis. >> don't blame me. >> she's a potato lover. >> that's what it was, the starchiness of the potatoes. low to mid-80s in the south bay. 83 at san jose. it's been one of those days since i woke up. 72 at millbraeountain view. low to mid-60s along the coast.

near 70, comfortable downtown san francisco. upper 70s around novato and vallejo and low to mid-80s for most of the north bay. and then we're looking along the east bay shore, even an 80 in fremont. as we look at the lows tonight, you can see some 40s showing up. also, more fog along the coast and stretching across the bay and over to the bay and the east bay. tomorrow will be a lot like today. you can see the slow easing of the heat back to where we should be by monday. kidding, alexis, i would never > taking a look at traffic here this morning, we do have that problem in san francisco. a lot of changing details coming in from chp. northbound 101 before cesar chavez. it does sound like we have one crash in the area, and i know we have at least one lane blocked. i believe that is the far right lane. i'm not seeing too much of a backup yet. it does sound like they are just arriving on the scene. we're getting more details in. i will continue to keep an eye on that. sort of a strange situation

eastbound 92 on the san mateo efe to toll pgh the fence and into the water. somehow the driver was able to get out before it went into the water so everyone is okay. the vehicle has been towed. no lanes are blocked, so that really got resolved before the morning commute got going. and drive times overall looking good. westbound 580 tracy to dublin. 45 minutes in the yellow. southbound 680 and no delays, northbound 85 through the south bay. it is national get onboard day for public transit agencies and some lucky b.a.r.t. riders can win free tickets if they take the train. b.a.r.t. will distribute particularers at several b.a.r.t. stations this morning. team members will be on the lookout for riders wearing the stickers during lunch hours and the evening commute and they'll give up to 1,000 tickets worth up to $20. uber drivers in san francisco and other big cin-hou may 8. advocacy groups including worke

expected to join them. uber drivers say they want better pay and more benefits. they also want more transparency from the company. this comes as uber is preparing to launch its ipo. no set day after that when shares will hit the market. in today's "gma first look" actress lori loughlin and her husband putting together a new legal strategy when it comes to fighting charges in the college admissions scandal. and here's abc. >> reporter: a possible defense for actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband pleading not guilty to charges of bribery and fraud in that college emissions scanth just d that w they were doing was illegal and that they gave money to this consultant, not entirely knowing everything that was an trs felicy huffman assistant coach agreeing to a plea deal.

one day later former university of texas tennis coach michael center pleading guilty as well. could loughlin and her husband's strategy actually work? dan abrams weighs in on the case coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look" abc news, new york. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, new faces at mcdonald's. the fast food chain's hiring focus. welcome to the world, the baby that just hatched at uc berkeley. and a live look outside right now at the embarcadero. it's 5:21. are you an investor or gambler? i'm michael finney. here is a quick tip. with so many people in the bay area making so much money off the stock market, it's easy to want to get involved. but get involved too much, all those ipos, initial public offerings, making so many rich, people get into the stock market and want to get rich, too. but that can lead to an investing addiction much like a gambling addiction.

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you don't know it but we've been watching you like stalkers. >> she is kind of covering him up. >> maybe she does know it. >> don't look at my babe. >> she is at berkeley so she's a smart one. mcdonald's has a new strategy to attracting new employees to work breakfast and lunch shifts. >> partiers wi iernering with t those 50 and above. they have posted job offerings to aarp's website. with unemployment at all-time near lows mcdonald's says over 50 demographic makes up just 11% of the workforce at corporate owned stores. >> high tech cameras use artificial intelligence to track when produce goes bad or run low. walmart plans to install at

other stores. the company says it will help workers quickly react to problems. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including a man who witnessed the crash in sunnyvale, the close call and what he says he heard the suspect say. >> reporter: joe biden is making it official announcing his bid for the white house. i'm elizabeth hur with all the details coming up. it's 5:26. a live look outside of the bay area as it wakes up this morning.

about the man suspected of plowing his car into eight people in sunnyvale. his family reveals his past behavior. >> that's why today i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. and new overnight, joe biden

makes it official. he is running for president for the third time. what the early polls show about his chances. and an epic test for the apple watch. how do you think these would do after spending six months underwater? one california surfer's unintended experiment. good morning, it is thursday, april 25th. thank you for joining us. probably not the day to jump in the ocean. 53 degrees. >> wet suit. >> our weather is starting to calm down a little bit. setting record high temperatures. you can see on live doppler 7, 50-mile-per-hour winds at fair field blowing to sacramento. it's not bringing any fog with it right now. waking up to clear conditions. that's about it. you'll enjoy the comfort of low to mid-50s. not as warm as yesterday. 50s and 60s.

mid to 7 at noon and then 79 to 84. still warm. >> i want to take you back to san francisco where we have a sig alert for the crash on northbound 101. the three right lanes are blocked. they believe it will take at least 30 minutes to clear that. keeping an eye on that, that is our biggest issue so far this morning. r-po lanes and metering lights . if they're not yet they will be at any minute. new this morning, former vice president joe biden is officially in. he announced his run for the democratic presidential nomination about three hours ago. reporter elizabeth hur is live with the details. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: reggie, good morning to you. we all knew this announcement

was coming. it's official and joe biden is getting to work right away. this morning a big announcement from joe biden. >> i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> in a video message the former vice president ending months of speculation becoming the 20th to join the 2020 race. >> if we give donald trump eight years in the white house, i cannot stand by andchha time ru senate and two terms as vice president under barack obama. the 76-year-old is entering with

many showing him as the fro front-runn front-runner. women have claimed he crossed the line with unwanted kisses and hugs. >> social norms have begun to change and the boundaries protecting personal space have been reset, and i get it. i get it. >> reporter: moving forward, biden is promising to change his ways. and while he may be leading in most polls, biden is trailing when it comes to fund-raising. abc news learning from sources his team is already planning a big donor event reportedly reaching out to his biggest donors for a crucial burst of campaign cash. and his first event is set for monday, hosting a rally in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, a key battleground state democrats need to win. in washington, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >> thank you, elizabeth. biden is making abc's "the view" his first interview stop after officially entering the 2020 race and you can watch that

exclusive tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. only on abc 7. and then on tuesday he and his wife, dr. jill biden, will have a morning tv exclusive with robin roberts. so that is tuesday morning on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. this morning we are hearing from shocked family members of the man accused of intentionally plowing his car into pedestrians in sunnyvale. >> police want to charge the driver, 34-year-old isaiah peoples, with eight counts of attempted murder. they say there's no indication of terrorism. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan is live at the santa clara county jail with the latest. anser? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, reggie and jessica. the family says isaiah is a devout christian, an iraq war veteran who may have been suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. later this morning around 10:30 there will be an updated press conference, new details about isaiah. in the meantime his family is apologizing for the victims for what their son is accused of

doing. isaiah was a government audit contractor for the department of defense living in sunnyvale. he went to james logan high school in union city and graduated from sacramento state in 2012 with a degree in accounting. in iraq, isaiah was a gunner. when he got back, according to his family, that's when he started to show signs of posttraumatic stress disorder. his mother says her son has a clean record, but the family says four y iiaas treated in a mental hospitl for a few months after lapsing on medication. >> he has never been ihe's neve. he's never been to jail. he would wake up singing church songs. >> reporter: the family says he didn't drink or use drugs. police say he did not show any signs of medical issues when he was arrested.

>> thank you. it was a close call for one sunnyvale neighbor who witnessed the crash. he was in his car at the intersection of sunnyvale/saratoga when it all happened. >> i was stopped waiting for the light to change and this car came through really fast and really close to me because he went right through the crosswalk. i saw bodies flying. i saw this one body, i'll never forget this image, this woman was thrown into the air, flipped upside-down, her feet pointing straight up, and she fell right in front of my car. almost hitting my car. >> draper called 911 and took this picture of the driver. he says he heard him say, thank you, jesus, and said the man's speech was not slurred. abc 7 news continues to dig for details about what happened and why. you can find complete coverage on our digital platforms, facebook, twitter, abc7news.com, and you can enable push alerts on our abc 7 news app to get breaking news as it happens. new this morning a high

stakes summit on nuclear weapons between russian president vladimir tu putin and kim jong-un. they came face-to-face for the first time ever in russia this morning. putin says he supports kim's efforts to normalize north korea's relations with the united states. putin also says the talks should help better understand what russia could do to support those negotiations. pg&e wants to raise electricity bill. that proposal will be up for discussion. recent wildfire disasters recently drove them into bankruptcy. today the california public utilities economic will review two be possie outcomes. the first would deny pg&e's plan to hike rates for the time being. the second would be to grant part of pg&e's request but cap the rate increase at $373 million. the warriors have to head back after failing to close out the

clippers. >> the first-round playoff series back to the staples center. kevin durant finished with a playoff career high 45 points in the loss. williams led the clippers with 33 points. golden state, though, still leads three games to two. game seven would be back at oracle arena on sunday afternoon if necessary. mike? thanks, jessica. never more than seven minutes away. 49 in pacifica, daly city 50. the peninsula low to mid-50s from 51 in menlo park. we are experiencing mid-50s from oakland, hayward to san jose at 57. napa, good morning. you're at 53. all right, so that's how to dress this morning. a little bit warmer you need to dress than yesterday morning. temperatures up to eight degrees cooler. here is a look from south beach

looking at the western span of the bay bridge. notice the lack of fog out there away from the coast. comfy this morning. a little cool, also, to warm this afternoon on mass transit and light breezes out on the bay today for your ferry ride. take a look at the peninsula. our 12-hour planner. near 70 at noon. mid to upper 70s. pretty comfortable out there. maybe uncomfortable in the full-on sunshine. the east bay valleys get that free air conditioning this morning at 57. we'll hit the low to mid-80s pnoon all the way through 5:00.t the same thing down in the south bay. nice and comfy, 565 from 7:00 to 9:00. a little uncomfortable with low to mid-80s from noon through about 6:00. these temperatures not even as warm as yesterday. the records are over. i'll show you the weekend forecast. you're really going to like it. heading outside right now, let's talk about the commute with alexis. one significant issue so far this morning that is our sig alert in san francisco northbound 101 just before cesar

chavez. we do have a crash involving a couple vehicles. that is reportedly in the three right lanes. tow trucks are on their ways. we have some injuries reported. maybe they're starting to clear it. you can still to 680 or mass transit. the richmond side of the bridge this will start to fill in here shortly. it has become one of our worst commutes. we have reports of a bumper or piece of metal in one of the middle lanes right as you get through the toll plaza. highway 4 to the maze in the green still at 18 minutes. the rest of the way across the bay bridge looking good, 13 minutes for you and still no word about the metering lights and san francisco to sfo still in the green at ten minutes. and speaking of your commute, happening today you can ride vta for agencies are takin the celebration. b.a.r.t. will be handing out some tickets for free rides to

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fog and clouds and it's making it milder for our school day forecast. the deepest will remain to the o south. low to mid-70s, triple digits, 102 in palm springs. eureka 58 but 89 in chico. 74 in yosemite. here is your weekend forecast. for tahoe, upper 60s, drop into the mid-50s. the average high 57. >> mike, thank you. an east bay organization is hoping for donations after the catalytic converters were stolen from three of their advance. ti the converters were stolen out of the vans parked outside of the office. the theft affects dozens of

families. we have a link on our website if you would like to donate. >> part of the commitment to building a better bay area focuses on transportation. the examiner reports the agency is reversing a decision to put latches on some fare gates. that's after b.a.r.t. rideers who use wheelchairs complained the change forced them to ask someone to open the door for them. b.a.r.t. is testing emergency call boxes. push a button and you'll be connected to b.a.r.t. police dispatch and will activate the camera. station have is courtesy phones but only connect you with the station agent. abc 7 news spent a week focused on other b.a.r.t. abc7news.com. building a better b.a.r.t. is pa

area. a body surfer in southern california lost his watch in the pacific ocean. the watch turned up six months later three miles away from where surfing. he says the watch works fine. the ocean salt water left a little bit of a haze on the screen but he says he bought a new watch but he keeps this one because he's amazed at the resiliency. six months in the ocean, lost at sea. still found its way back home. i don't have an apple watch but it does have a swimming app so i wonder if the watch was able to in the water. >> his stats are going to be looking pretty good. >> that's a good way to cheat. just throw it in the ocean. >> there you go. i like the fact that they cost more than other watches -- >> i've heard.

>> they sure do. >> they sure do, but this is just another proof at how well they are built. i've gone through tons of pcs and an imac that's 13 years old. >> but you're embarrassed by the person who bought the better one. that still exists, ocean or not. >> pull out the iphone, that thing? i think i have a 6 or a 7. >> oh, mike. >> the record highs are over. the cooling begins today. here is a look at the golden gate bridge. the clouds aren't sitting on top of the bridge right now. it's right above you.

mainly mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. low to mid-60s along the coast. we'll struggle to get to 69 san rafael and vallejo. low to mid-80s through the north bay. one of the warm spots. low to mid-70s for richmond, berkeley, oakland and then upper 70s to near 80 for the rest of the east bay. we'll continue with greater urgency sunday and monday. a sig alert in san francisco. northbound 101 before cesar chavez as you get into the city. it took a little while to arrive and they had a couple different

locations at first. they do have some tow trucks on. a disabled vehicle report iing. as of 5:40 this morning and a quick check of mass transit has looked good today. 38 b.a.r.t. trains in service. no delays. no delays. tonight for the first time ever the nfl draft will air on abc and coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. hosting this year is "good morning america's" robin roberts. >> she is getting ready for the big show. let's say there was someone, we'll call him fudgy mcgehee, and he doesn't know a whole lot about sports.

will there be an entertaining reason to watch? >> that's why we're doing it on abc. i'm glad you asked that question, sir. what we're going to do in addition to what you've seen over the years with the draft is give you the color. bobby bones will be on the street. 100,000 people will be on the streets wachtching the draft. there is great interest. you will be entertained and informed. >> all right, fudgy. >> fudgy mcgehee will be very pleased. abc is your home for the nfl draft. live coverage starts tonight and tomorrow and saturday. now james15-day total of $13

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look what's back. you see the cloud cover hovering? yep. it's going to cool us off today. these areas that haven't hit 90, going to have to wait for another day. look at the drop in temperatures today. we're anywhere from five to ten degrees cooler, and the closer you are to san francisco the more likely a ten-degree drop. and tomorrow we'll be pretty much the same temperatures with 70s around the bay, 80s inland and 60s as we head to saturday, maybe a couple degrees cooler along the coast into san francisco and sunday temperatures in the 60s and 70s. most of the 80s gone by then. so we're getting closer and closer back to spring. all right. we do have a traffic alert here this morning. sky 7 almost to the scene. we have some low clouds and some fog that are really just delaying that view for us this morning. i'll show you on our traffic maps instead. a sig alert northbound 101

before cesar chavez. a two-car crash is blocking the three right lanes. unfortunately we're just getting word we have a second crash in the same location and that motorcycle is stuck under a vehicle. i'll have an update at 6:00. survivors of some of the most infamous kidnapping cases of all time are coming together. >> all for a new lifetime documentary called "smart justice." in the film elizabeth smart assembles a group of women to offer words of hope and support to 13-year-old jayme closs, the wisconsin teenager made headlines earlier this year after escaping from her abductor. she was held in a remote cabin for 88 days. kidnapping survivors want jayme to know she's not alone. >> when i first heard about jayme, i was heartbroken. it's hard not to reflect back at

what you could have done differently. >> "smart justice" will air on lifetime this saturday. more on the documentary coming up at 7:00 on "gma." the marine mammal center is urging people to keep their distance from the seals and see lions. >> the center is packed with 170 orphaned and sickly pups. officials say many of these youngsters are sick because they became separated from their mothers before they were fully nourished. they can get scared away if people are too close. the center is looking forvoluntr of pups that need care. new at 6:00, a major announcement this morning about the next james bond movie, an abc exclusive revealing who will be the next villain. >> reporter: when you park here at a b.a.r.t. parking lot, a license plate reader could soon be capturing the image of your car. we'll have the story coming up. plus, it is nfl draft day. how you can get in on the fun

today. >> and we want to show you a live look outside.

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right now at 6:00 a.m. b.a.r.t. revises a plan to record the license plate number of every car entering the parking lots. they're promising better security but there are still serious concerns. >> and joe biden's big announcement, why he's jumping into the 2020 presidential race this morning. and good morning to you. it's thursday, april 25th. >> but first, a live look outside. we're going to see a third day of above average springete r ntage pot.e zee.

the sea breeze will be a little bit less. low to mid-50s. not bad for noontime temperatures. 79 to 84 so no record highs today. a comfortable evening on at that point. here is alexis. live to sky 7. an update. we had the three right lanes blocked at cesar chavez. they're looking for a second