biggest transportation projects in the bay area. it has been in the works for three years to wine country wil affected and now the end is in sight. good evening. >> the project is on highway 101. the main north/south route through marin. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman with why this project could be done in a matter of weeks. wayne? >> reporter: they're talking about a section of this project. the final project will be in 2023. behind us, the section we've been talking about. ready in june. it has been a frustration for people between sonoma and marin counties. two lanes going in either direction. just two. with so many commuters who are asking the question, when? why? when? well, we've got some answers. it is the stretch of highway 101

in the north bay with a bad reputation. merely mention the name novato narrows and brace yourself for the venom. >> traffic is terrible. >> is it? going to get any better any time so that the last five years. >> how time seems to have not flown since the digging of dirt three years ago from this one stretch of novato and caltrans never said it would be easy. not then. >> it is very difficult to traverse this corridor. >> that's still the case. caltrans drove. despite the opinioning clog of road work, they are working on it. >> we should be able to deliver this end of the project by mid

to late june. >> the very traffic this project intends to relieve has created the most recent pain. >> i think they understand, when you have to maintain traffic and building in the same area, you cannot just do it quicker. it has to be done in stages. >> when they finish the prong in 2023, they expect it will save commuters 15 minutes in each direction and they'll be doing so on a modern highway above the flood plain that replaces one built to 1950s standards. >> it makes my blood boil. >> somewhere over the hi, through the woods, i don't understand the latest traffic jam, there's relief in sight. >> one other issue, they can only do this work between april and october. especially in 2017. they had to stop because of the all the rain of it turns out if we continue with the drought, we

would be seeing more progress here. >> thanks so much. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. you can join our building a better bay area on facebook. and a small glider plane crashed. this happened about three hours ago. the pilot overshot the runway. it came to a stop after hitting a eucalyptus grove. the person had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. roads at eighth street east were closed while the crews got the gliders out of way. it is not clear why they overshot the runway. a driver in his 80s hit and killed a woman also in her 80s in belmont this morning. it happen near el camino fifth new. the pedestrian using a walker and outside the crosswalk when a

mini van struck her. the area was shut down for hours. they are asking witnesses to please come forward. >> these are some of the scenes from a rally in san francisco today of they say they're unfairly targeted. it was held outside city hall. leanne? >> reporter: here we go. president trump tweeting about an hour ago. i am continuing to monitor the censorship of american citizens on social media platforms. he talks about freedom of speech. not sure if this is a warning or a threat by the president but i will say, this protest was manned way in advance of facebooktoday's, or yesterday's announcement. >> we want to ensure the first amendment prices.

>> they said they came to san francisco because this is the capital of social media companies. this man named shawn came from the central valley. >> the threat to conservatives' voices being, having the echo chamber on the social media is definitely a they think. >> dylan sow a 30-day suspension on facebook and twitter has capped the number of followers he can have. >> if you're shutting down one side of the spectrum all the time, people won't hear your voices. >> mit activishaira was removedr yesterday from 5. so were alex jones, milo yiannopoulos and louis farrakhan. facebook that we've always banned individuals ort promote engage in violence or hate. tom was one of the organizers.

>> the vague accusation that people make that is not substantial. they're using it as an excuse. there was a heavy police present here today. both sides separated by barricades. still, there were tense moments as different opinions childed. indonesia a w >> i'm old, fat, a librarian and i feel like i need to be out here making my voice heard that this isn't okay. >> reporter: again police were ready to respond to any type of violence. they also told me that they contacted other police departments in the bay area. to have them on stand by in case they needed to help. live in san francisco.

abc7 news. >> okay of thank you. a solano county family of seven said they're scared to send their kids to school after receiving a threatening letter from a neighbor. the letter that they need to lead their home. >> every time i see someone, who is there? maybe it's you, maybe it's you. it is just very unsettling. >> an anonymous letter led them to leave. this is not the ghetto. >> this is not okay. it never should have been okay but i can't believe that happened. i really can't. >> the letter went on to say, you cannot possibly afford a home in our area. >> i figure someone's friends,

t their ather, someone will see dense but others are accusing they will of writing the letter themselves. >> there is no way they made it up. they seem like nice people. >> we have nothing to gain from it and just about everything to lose. >> it is getting so intense, the family says they don't want their children going outside. they warn the family to leave within 60 days or the land lord will be called. >> the clock might be ticking but the landlord isn't going to kick the family out. >> we own the house. i'm not going anywhere. >> it could be considered appropriate hair. being allowed to wear your hair naturally. something even in 2019 poses problems for african-americans.

leslie brinkley has the story from the east bay. >> what's your definition of good hair? >> this 2009 movie with chris rock touched on the sometimes harsh standards imposed on african-americans in work and school. >> i have heard far children, especially african-american, sent diploma school because their hair was deemed unruly. >> it is the crown act to make natural hair perfectly acceptable. >> hair texture doesn't deep a professional look. >> to this day, as we are speaking, yes. there are still those out there that will not let them wear the hair in its natural state. >> she has clients enduring tedious appointments to straighten their hair. >> well, let me put some braids

in. let me do something creative. and they're like no, my job does not allow that. >> another salon owner echoed that same concern. >> not comfortable when they're at work wearing braids. and i do not understand. and if you want to be productive at work, you need to be happy. you don't have to change your identity. >> the bill has already sailed through the senate and is now before the assembly and could become law next year. some like an sb 188-2 standards such as women having to wear ties.ss to work o m >> we need to get this bill to pass so we can be ourselves at this? if you wear your hairlfie.you p

social media with the hashtag. a crazy crime scene. two elderly women were escorted to safety. >> a new lawsuit by lyft. and the youngster who will soon fiend out if his he saiding saiding -- i'll have a closer look at the weekend coming right up. i'm michael finney

it's no ordinary day at denny's it's crepe day. a family tradition we started about twenty-two minutes ago. and from the looks of it, this tradition is going to last awhile. denny's has new crepes! see you at denny's.

we had to edit this film for time but this all happened in about 30 seconds. you can see people driving away in the nick of time. the message that it flood in the six minutes. a teenage suspect crashed into a home in castro val. the two residents were not injured but an entire section of the home was destroyed. the crash happened at around 12:30 this morning ending what investigators are calling a carjacking spree. officers say the first happen in san leandro. the second in castro valley. in both c victims were threatened with a knife. neighbors saw the suspects flee the scene. >> i don't know how we got out. there were airbags. >> amazing. how the guy could have hit like that and then jumped out of the car. >> they found one suspect when he crashed. they found the one who landed in the women's home later on foot.

lyft is telling a federal court in new york that it is not in the transportation business. >> the ride share company is being sued in west chester county under the american with disabilities act. for failing to equally serve people living with disabilities. according to court filings, lyft argues it is just a tech company in the app business and not subject to the ada. the company faces another class action lawsuit in the bay area for discriminating against people with disabilities. the legal costs to wells fargo over the banking scandals to reach $3 billion. wells fargo had put the figure at $2.7 billion in december but it has ticked up. the scandals erupted in 2017 when it reveals employees opened millions of potentially fake accounts to meet satisfies o re some fees over confusion about monthly charges. facebook is on the hook for

$3 on $5 billion fine over the privacy policies. now the men low based company will face tighter government oversight as well. among proposals, facebook would submit its products, it's new products, to the federal trade commission for review. they would oversee a third party watch dog that would regularly monitor the privacy practices. a 12-year-old san jose boy is counting the days until june 13. that's the day that he painted this picture of jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez. the 12-year-old has talent. >> 12-year-old tyler gordon has something other than science on his mind. at first glance, the seventh grader is trying to get through

the school day. he has incredible talent. >> he is one of those kids. when he sets his mind to something, the possibilities are endless. >> he has gained national attention for celebrity portraits from kevin duran to klay thompson and even janet jackson. he has painted them all. >> they inspire me to not give up. it doesn't hurt to try again. >> today weighed chance to watch him work his magic. more on that a little later. recently he paint a portrait of jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez. this is the time lapse video. he hopes to give to it j lo when she stops in san jose on tour. >> everybody wants to see him make it. that's what i love about this community. >> what he has overcome as he has developed this talent. he was born eight weeks pre mature and has had health struggles his whole high of. last winter he was diagnosed

with a vitamin d deficiency and underwent emergency surgery. >> there were days when he was in a lot of painful he couldn't move. he was stuck on the couch. he could not walk. he couldn't do anything. he would paint from his wheelchair. >> he has slight speech impediment and one day hopes to use the money to create a camp where kids can come together. >> it shows the people's smiles. >> because of him, i got to experience joy for myself first hand. this fisher middle school student heaving his marshall one day at a time on canvas in san jose. abc7 news. >> oh! that's amazing. >> that's good stuff. equally looking pretty good today. >> we've got to watch some

showers. >> that's right. some people like the showers. let's long at the upside. it turns the brown his a little more green. reduces the fire danger. we'll try to look at the possible of the good. of the showers, if we see them. showing you some clouds off the clone. we are tracking a system that had ten to spin off the coast. as it gets a little closer, we'll bring in the possibility of showers starting on sunday. so right now, we want to take a look at what is in store for the weekend. streets here. it will be nice and changing. breezy and cool over the weekend. light showers are possible and then dry and milder conditons next tuesday and wednesday. don't get too used to that idea. we have more rain chances next week. a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. we are seeing plenty of sun. upper 50s to the low 80s this afternoon for a high so far.

and this is really the way to roll. happening out at the beach in santa cruz. some people enjoying the sunshine. here's a look at the temperatures 75 in santa cruz. half moon bay, our cool side. we do have our typical spring time breeze but bright skies over the bay. low 70s. 82, fairfield, 81 degrees in concord. why would you want to even leave the bay area? in case you do, here's the travel forecast. west wind, 10 to 20. 63 to 76 degrees. let's take a look at some other areas honor lou9 degr in los angeles,f clouds in t morng andhen sunshe later in theday. innf clouds and 50s.

if your kids have games, cool enough to require a jacket. 71, redwood city. 58 in pacifica. notably cooler. down san francisco, 63 degrees. see? napa. east bay, 67. it will be nice and mild with bright skies. all right. let's just fast forward to sunday. most of your sunday will be just fine for cinco de mayo. ia some aas will receive some measurable rain. we'll to go a tenth of an impg of rain by monday morning.

for cinco de mayo festivities, partly cloudy, breezy for the afternoon. nice weather here in san francisco. upper 50s to the low 60s. accuweather seven-day forecast, cooling breeze, tomorrow, sunday, sunday night into monday morning. we might need umbrellas so start looking for them. then we go dry for a couple days and then introduce another chance of showers on thursday still a chance on friday. >> some people love it. >> thank you very much. >> oodles of noodles. part of finney's friday free stuff. and a tornado touching down. sfoefr thunderstorm

meet uti, which is the japanese word for sea urchin. she was found orphaned on a beach in september. she couldn't be released so she was sent to a new home at the oregon zoo. the zoo keepers say she's happy and healthy and getting along with their other sea otters, lincoln and juno. that is a great zoo. it is time to get ready for your weekend. >> this is a san francisco based moodle company. they've been here since 1932.

they're famous for their wontons. upside down! i give you one job! they make an entire line of asian, middle eastern wraps and italian pasta. this is what you will get. it only costs $3.19. why would you pay for it? >> i'm kind of a noodle expert and this looks excellent. >> really? >> oh, yeah. >> dinner and a show? two tickets to the mountain may production of grease. it starts at 2:00 p.m. this is mountain play's 106th season. people just love these.

the historic cushioned cushioned amphitheatre. we're giving away two tickets at a time. >> how do we get this free stuff? let me show you. go to abc7 news.com. look for finney friday's free stuff page. >> this was not your everyday field trip. >> yeah. some kids hunger down

coming up, school versus school paper. you'll hear that the high school student profiled in aareen th a entertainment industry. >> we dig into the decades long criminal history of a woman recently arrested for passing herself off as a fake nanny. >> and one of the harshest critics of the dmv now says he's

optimistic. all that plus much more coming up in a half-hour. >> all right. we'll see you then. finally, student in the south bay made it their mission to spread happiness today. >> yes. abc7 news was in campbell as they celebrated better world day. some delivered rainbow rocks while others spent the day cleaning up their campus. >> students feel like they're making a difference in the real world. when they really are making a difference, it gives them more of a connection to their education. >> better world day takes place at schools all over the country. this was the first day rose elementary school took part. as you can see, it was a good day. >> world news tonight with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. >> thanks for joining us.

we'll see you in half an hour. tonight, a dangerous friday night ahead. the tornado touching down. the severe weather threat right now from texas up the east coast where there are severe thunderstorm watches in effect as we come on the air. rob marciano is standing by with the track tonight. also the silent horror. a family of four and their three pets all dying from carbon monoxide. now we learn someone in the home did make a call beforehand saying they did not feel well. so what happened? chilling 911 calls just in tonight. the deadly school shooting. students pleading for help on the last day of classes. president trump on the phone today with vladimir putin and the president is asked, did you confront putin about it? >