. >> news to build a better bay area. this is abc 7 morning. . now at 5:00, a 22-year-old american in the russian plane crash. what we are learning about him and where the investigation stands this morning. good morning on this tuesday, may 7th. >> glad you are with us. let's check in with meteorologist mike mikko. >> hi, everybody. welcome to tuesday morning with clouds. even a little drizzle near the coast. but that's about it. in fact, here's a look at our roof camera. you can see it's pretty quiet in san francisco. i did have some drizzle driving through the embarcadero. the closer you get to the coast, the more you need the wipers.

it is mild, though. let's take a look at noon. temperatures in the mid-60s away from the coast. where we'll stay in the upper 50. if are you heading out anywhere else at 4:00. you don't need the umbrella. near 60s at the coast. near 70s for the rest of us. pretty comfortable. low-to-mid-60s. except at the coast, it will be chilly with 50s. that's your planner. we have a chance of rain coming up. here's alexis. >> we are looking live at the car pool lines. no issues if you are using fast track. so we are in that sweet spot before the metering lights turn on and before things back up here this morning. drive times looking great. a 12 minute drive across the bay bridge once you make it through the toll plaza. san mateo in the green just 12 minutes. this morning we are learning more about the american on that

aeronot plane that crashed in an emergency landing in moscow over the weekend. 22-year-old santa fe new mexico native jeremy brooks was on his way to his dream job to be a fishing guide in northwest, russia. he recently graduated from colorado springs. his former boss says he was an expert at fly fishing. he was one of the up from people died as it bounced on the runway during landing. 35 people survived. the pilot said the jet was struck by lightning and lost all radio communications. meanwhile, the associated press reporting the captain did not dump fuel after declaring an emergency to lighten the landing weight. investigators looking on whether that was a factor. the pilot says he did everything right, followed all the protocols. >> that investigation is under way. >> thanks, he east bay, a 46-year-old man from concord is accused of felony dui.

you can see the video showing him taking ate crh.itftno entwsays oncoming traffic on highway 4 and hit a car head-on. the driver of that car a 55-year-old man died at the scene. today cal-state will hold a concert in honor of a former student killed in l.a.. he was the son of city councilwoman lynnette mcel hin fney. a choir involved in a deadly crash on highway 101 is showing support for the ctim's daughter. kenneth bishop was killede ushesu is shepping everyone heal.

>> reporter: on saturday, this choir survived a fiery bus krampblt on monday, they used their collective voice to lift up those who did not. ♪ >> reporter: they sang for 15-year-old aona bishop, her father, kenneth bishop, died when his suv hit the back of the choir's bus which got caught in a multi-vehicle pileup. >> i'd like to say thank you to them for trying to get my dad out of the car before it burned. i felt like my dad was in the room and they were sing for me. >> reporter: she lived with her father in san mateo. he worked as a personal trainer. >> she was e he was a great person -- he was a great person, very kind hearted. always wanting to help people, people in need. >> this man was in her life. >> yes. >> and is still in her spirit.

>> reporter: reverend amos brown of the naacp invited the aolianings, an internationally recognized choir to sing in church sunday. they are staying here, the choir's manage said it was a healing opportunity for everyone. >> this is meaningful for her but also for us. >> reporter: her mother is on her way to the bay area from out of state. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> it's 5:05 now. san francisco is on track to become the first u.s. city to ban any city department from using facial recognition technology. the stop secret under surveillance ordinance passed a city vote yesterday. it's up for a final vote next tuesday. the bill would make it illegal for san francisco to quote obtain, access or use information from the technology. it would also require public input and the supervisor's approval before they buy technology with public funds.

oakland will consider a ban later this month. building a betterway area has contentious issues. city leaders and residents met last night to discuss senate bill 50. the legislation offered by for scott weiner is meant to put multi-unit high rise housing near jobs and public transportation, preempting local zoning laws, it would have a building height 45 feet within a quarter mail radius of caltrans. the bill would exempt developments from density limits. >> the last thing we want to do is build 3.5 million homes that sprawl further, further out in wildfire zones, covering up formland, causing people to have to commute two, three hours each way to work. >> those critical of the bill say among other issues, sp 50 would reduce local developments,

putting housing in the hands of the state. east palo alto was the only city represented in last night's joint session in favor of the bill. they will have the next senate committee hearing on monday. all right, time to talk weather. we talk temperatures, mid-50s. concord at 57. antioch and brentwood, 52 and 51 for the extremes. livermore about 55 degrees, we have low- to mid-50s just about anywhere else. up in the hills, a little cooler, dress for 46. i want to show you the golden gate bridge. a little mist and drizzle here. it's possible. it's not nearly as heavy as it was yesterday. so if you are out and about, if you are near the coast, you will run into that drizzle. now, if you have yard work to do, it will be in the 60s. if you are out exercising, 60s and 70s for highs. in fact, let's go through the north bay, 12 hours. you can see we get rid of it

much quicker today. we're mostly sunny, we'll push our temperatures from the 50s to 9:00. mid- to upper-60s during the afternoon hours. for the east bay, we got cloudy conditions through 10:00. by 11:00, we're seeing sunshine, a whole lot of sunshine this afternoon, mid- to upper-60s. our last stop is san francisco, a little longer to shape the clouds, you see we barely jump to 64 at 7:00, even with a lot of sunshine, we barely squeak out of 60 this evening. grab a coke, kewe'll be in the mid-60s. i'm having trouble to find something, some slow spots to talk about. there aren't many, that is good news for you if you are about to head out the door. little residual delay, southbound between the university and oregon peninsula,

they are okay with that if you drive through the emeryville stretch. we have a little mist and drizzle. >> that is slowly filling in, that's about it so far this morning. a new study finds a big disparity between car and public transit commutes. they looked at compute times in 20 metro areas in u.s. and cities with weak public transit. people have commute times that nearly double that of people who drive. here's how san francisco measures up. we have one of the longest commute times in the u.s. no surprise, an average 36 minute compute by car and 48 minutes by public transit. san francisco is one of the least reachable cities for commuting. only 55% of people driving to work can get there in half an hour, 10% of people taking public transit can get to their destination in half an hour. kind of deperezing. >> super depressing. >> everything is bad. okay. >> a few advantages to waking up

at 2:00 a.m. >> thank you. coming up, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> the bay area teacher is in the spotlight, the special tournament he is competing in. celebs show off at the 2019 met gala. the theme was

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seven things you need to know. there was a shooting overnight. it happened at tucson drive, a residential area with many apartments. all right, football two, check out our temperatures. with the extra sunshine this afternoon, we'll be a lot closer to average. in the mid-60s to mid-70s, like we should be. number three from our live desk, look at this, an entire building collapsed overnight in new york city. a car slammed into it at a high speed. the driver was arrested. luckily the five people who live in the second story in brooklyn were not home at the time. football 4, google's annual conference kicks off with an opening keynote this morning in mountain view. they are expected to crack down on privacy tracking cookies and limit the files used by advertisers to target consumers. number 5 this morning, the n can be absorbed into your body. the concern is they may reach

levels high enough to be potentially toxic. the fda says more test secretary needed. number six. so far so good for the morning commute w. have not had many issues. the bay bridge toll plaza slowly filling in. so far, no metering lights. number 7, we don't have a name, we do know when we may get a glimpse of prince harry and duchess megan's if youborn son. they hope tomorrow. but they are thinking about some names. r. kelly due back in court in estimate this morning. the singer is facing ten counts of sexual abuse. it's not clear what will be discussed at the hearing. one involves attorney michael avenatti. he has two accusers and is facing embezzlement and extortion charges. now r. kelly's attorney wants all messages between avenatti and the prosecutors to be

preserved as possible evidence. watch out for a teacher on "jeopardy" tonight. >> trevor kroll. >> a high school >> trevor, what is caprice sun. >> correct. >> what is observe? >> that's the word. >> trevor again. >> what is curiosity. >> he put his knowledge to the test of a physics teacher from new york and english teacher in arizona, it airs at 7:00 tonight on abcp. >> he seems earnest and prepared. i. >> i like him. in new york's metropolitan museum of art. >> celebrities showed out over the top outfits. here's nbc news' janai norman. >> in gma's fstloa top tren all night, now lara has

the super bowl of fashion the metou wear the art. sometimes you are the art. sometimes you are both. >> reporter: this year's theme, camp. so what does it take to turn camp into couture? >> this is like that moment where you are like oh my god it's coming together. it will happen. >> reporter: this model gave gma an exclusive behind the scenes look at her red carpet transformation. tiffany haddish gave us snacks. >> what is happening inside your bag? >> you want a piece? >> i love you. m have o owned the night? all the moments you have to see to believe. with your gma first look, i'm jan nay norman, abc yo york. >> a lot of the guys just wore

black tuxedos. >> i empathize, it's hard to go if are you a man. >> you know where to go, don't go. if you can't adhere to the dress code, don't do it. >> you got to play along, right? >> yeah. >> you got to go with the theme. >> it's disappointing for some of them. that's one night you can dress outrageously and everybody embraces it. let's look at san jose. we are cloudy, 63 degrees. we'll be partly cloudy. milder than yesterday. mstly cloudy, patchy fog forms along the coast in the north bay, tracking a weak storm thursday into friday, watching this bulge in the air mass, this is high pressure that will increase our sunshine and warmth as it builds overtop of us today and tomorrow. you can see it inland, we didn't have any 70s yesterday. from fremont, palo alto southward, the east bay and north bay, elsewhere, we'll have mid- to upper-60s. low 60 tonight you can see the

cloud cover, once again, maybe not quite as extensive in the south bay, a little drizzle along the coast. here we are, thursday morning, everything is quiet. we have a chance of a stray shower in the diablo range around say lunch hour. then that will slide to the south. as we head into the evening hours, we will watch like we did yesterday and sunday night, some storms roll in from the east and clip parts of the east bay and south bay thursday night into friday morning. we could have slick spots. we bounce back with sunshine and comfortable temperatures, though, as we head through mother's day weekend. here's a good one. >> we came across a little mist and drizzle on our commutes this morning. you could, too. so far it hasn't caused any issues we know of. we have very few incidents to talk about. westbound 580s our slowest spot, y d that commute, you are pretty used to that, here's a look at san mateo bridge.

westbound 92, slowly filling in. no blocking issues. nothing significant to talk about. southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin. 13 minutes, 101 southbound santa rosa to san francisco, 50 minutes, northbound 15, 24 minutes, you are in the green as well. >> thank you, alexis. it is a sad sight, experts trying to figure out why another grey whale died in the waters in the bay area. >> a necropsy will be performed today. this is the ninth grey what ill to die in the area so far this year. marine biologists say four died from malfourishment.on. other whale species do not seem to be as affected. >> i thought it was real sad. like what's going on out here for these whales to keep washing up on the beach like this. >> the marine mammal says it does not know the age or sex of

the whale yet. >> a live desk update. >> this just in, this morning amazon says it is helping small businesses thrive. the company often blamed for the demise of the brick and mortar stars it helps annually in the digital space and on average they pull $90,000 in amazon sales. according to company, they also claimed last year the number of small businesses that surpass $1 million in sales grew by 20%. they claim amazon has also been especially great for ebook publishing. lastly, the company is saying the fastest growing states for small businesses are mississippi, nebraska, maine and texas. california, guys, was not in the top 10. still ahead on abc morning, there may be something new going into old toys 'r' us and sears stores. the chain opening up in new locations. steph curry's preference versus other arenas getting kind of competitive.

we will introduce you to the man that makes popcorn that curry ranks in his top ten. here's a live look outside at 5:21 this morning. we'll be right back. >> reporter: do you know umbrellas aren't just for outdoor dining and rain? there is a thing called umbrella insurance. you need to know about it. especially if you live here in the bay area working on building your 401k. it sits on top of your homeowners and your car insurance. it takes your liable from say 300,000 to a million dollars. now, this is really needed here, because if you get sued in the bay area, they will be asking for a million dollars or at least there is a good chance. so how much discuss umbrella insurance cost? generally 150 to $300 per million of coverage. so for about 200 bucks a year, which is what i pretty much pay for mine.

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we've had a couple days of reprieve on high pollen counts, that's about to go away with the warmer weather on the way today, also with the rain not hitting all of us, thursday, high amounts of pollen, friday it drops down temporarily before it reaches us this weekend. hard to shaic the allergies. >> thanks, mike. it wasn't what the golden warriors were hoping for. >> golden state couldn't contain houston's 3-point shooting. the rocket hit 17 3s, sudenly the series is tied a two games apiece. james harden erupted for 38 points. game five is wednesday back

cal. little did we know he has a habit of ranking the popcorn at each arena in which he plays. he apparently has a five-mountain rating system, freshness, saltiness and butter and popcorn from houston toyota center comes in higher than what is served at oracle. >> the salt and butter, it has to be perfect. i think we have to rethink what we need to do and boo et the other guys? >> okay. oracle's popcorn ranks high but low marks for freshness, the best popcorn american airline center home of the dallas mavericks. the worst he says is l.a. staples center. >> if i were getting the chase center menu together, popcorn better be right. >> absolutely. 100%. now you know.

out with geoffrey the giraffe and in with planet fitness stationary bikes. >> the nationwide franchise announced it will open 225 gyms this year. some will be located in sites that toys r. us or sears once occupied. they have an uptick of 60% in the last three years. it's one of the hottest stocks and retail, with shares climbing 400% over the past four years. we are coming back with another 90 minutes of news. now this. >> reporter: google plans to layout its future i am live in mountain view with the details. a pilot program to help feral felines, to help the overpopulation of community cats in the east bay. should businesses be required to accept cash? the steps san francisco is taking in

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. a big police presence in san jose overnight. jessica is tracking the latest at our live desk. business is going cashless. not so fast. the move that could force san francisco stores to accept bills. >> here's a live look outside, prepare to see a little drizzle this morning. good morning on this tuesday, may 7th. >> you are no more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this is the second day in a row i had to use my windshield. >> i was using it a couple times. that's where i hit it. yesterday i hit it through oakland. so it's a little closer to the now many of us will be dealing with it during our morning commute. we will see more sunshine.

i wanted to show you the winds. the sunshine will be tempered by the sea breeze. look at all the cloud cover that's out there. i promise you more sunshine, 0s noon, away from the coast. in the upper 50s to near 70 at 4:00. so we are getting closer to average. jacket weather at 7:00. low- to mid-60s. let's see what the effects, if there is any on the compute, i think alexis also hit some drizzle. >> yeah, a little bit. i can tell you the effect is not very big this morning, judging by the amount of issues we have. we do have reports of someone who was driving the wrong way, southbound 280 south of state route 92 split. >> that person is now off on the shoulder, thankfully. so we didn't have clicks or anything like that. chp is on the scene. we have filled in significantly, in fact, those metering lights officially on at 5:20 this morning. unless you use the car pool

lanes, will you have y >>apni t conference happening in mountain view. >> more than 7,000 developers will meet for the kickoff later this morning. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. tech finders explain google's conference party over three days google will present their vision for the future. they're hoping these coders in the audience there will help them build that future, in light of recent events, for example, lawsuits, tracking users locations or violating privacy laws, they report google needs to respect privacy andjol"ay google is set to ride out

artificial intelligence. they said last year, google announced a feature for google maps that projects the step by step directions over the real world using ar. the opening keynote for the conference kicks off today at 10:00 a.m., reporting live from google headquarters, jobina fortson abc 7 news. >> a live desk update. >> i want to update you on a story that jobina was on in google. it's in san jose. it's a shooting. there were two unconfirmed reports of victims. our newsroom waiting to hear back from san jose police on more details. i want to show you this detail. you can see a heavy presence. there were a lot of flashing lights. about eight to nine police cars. the original emergency calm for the shooting came in just before 10:00 last night. they spent the entire night

investigating a developing story. back to you. >> thanks, j es ka. a new development in oakland's ghostship fire trial. prosecutors say one of the witnesses scheduled to testify this week has died in a car accident. they say roberta cobitz was an unlicensed contractor who did work in that building. the mother of one of the people killed cried on the stand when prosecutors showed her a photo of her daughter nicole. she claims she sent her a detect as the building was burning, the text read, i'm gonna die. >> to know she was in there and she couldn't get out. >> reporter: did you know that text was what it was in. >> no, i didn't. >> a second witness testified he tried to get derek almennato make safety upgrades but he just laughed. abc news is prepared to

cover it every day. we will send out push alerts when there are major developments. you can read up on the case on our website, abc7news.com. public transportation is a major issue, of course, when it comes to building a better area. san francisco's muni light rail continues to struggle. a new report shows trains were on time 46% of the time in march compared to a year ago. they were running late or very late 40% of the time. by the way, muni describes late as arriving four or more minutes behind schedule. problems with muni's late rail trains have taken about half of the fleet out of service. happening today in the east bay, oaklan mayor libby shaft will present her $3.2 billion proposed budget. shaft's budget proposal allocates spending over the next two years. the biggest chunk is going towards road repairs $110 million. 74 million will go towards children and schools. the oakland city council will

vote on the proposed budget before the new fiscal year begins july 1st. the san francisco board of supervisors expected to vote on a new bill. the proposed law exempts food trucks, pop-ups, ride shares and many professional services. the measure supporters say cashless merchants discriminate against the poor by requiring credit or debit card for purchases that many lowing in residents can't afford or can't get. in the east bay, building a better area includes helping out feral felines. nbc news found dedicated animal lovers who created a pilot program to manage the over population of so-called community cats in pittsburg. the couple and volunteers set up stations to feed the homeless cats and work with the city to trap, vaccinate and spay or neuter them. >> we wanted to give back to our city. this was a way to do that. we are hoping to educate our --

the residents as to the benefits of spaying and neutering community cats and their pets. >> it's creating an awareness to help in a managed way. >> 125 cats have been trapped and returned in the last year. the awareness may also help get some of them adopted. much more still ahead, including a warning about sunscreen. we know it's important for protecting our skin. there is new concern what it is doing under our skin. the royal baby buzz. we are expecting something pretty big from the duke and duchess of sussex tomorrow. >> here's a live look outside right now at 5:36. we will check in with meteorologist mike mikko. >> hi, guys, let's stay in our neighborhood. 52 in the valleys, a cool spot, ocean beach 55, we have a whole lot of other neighborhoods. you can see low- to mid-50s about everywhere.

san leandro, a little cooler at 49. tracy waking up to 51 degrees. we're heading westbound here with our look across the san mateo bridge. it is pretty dry. in fact, the wipers needed the closer you are to the coast. that's where the drizzle will be. otherwise, a quiet day weatherwise. look at the cloud cover, sticky through 11:00 on the peninsula. we jump from 55 at 7:00 to the mid-60s by noon. the afternoon hours, we'll be in the upper 60s. east bay valley, cloud cover, it finally goes away around lunch. we jump from 54 to nearly 70. 71 this afternoon, soer this evening, though. you think about having dinner on the back porch and for the south bay, a little faster sunshine for you, 9:00, the clouds start to melt away. we hang out in the low 70s during the afternoon hours. we look at a chance of wet weather and mother's day weekend, we want to bring alexis in. you are having problems finding

spots this morning. >> there is going on. we can hopefully keep conditions for you this morning. a minor issue, westbound 80 on the west grand flyover. we have reports of a crash. i think it's minor. it looks like one of the emergency crews has cleared. we have not gotten details. no big backup. the meters lights are on. you are heavy past that. richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. we had a backup. it looks like that has thind out, though. you are okay. all the lanes at the moment. a quick transit to pass on. the cable line has a bit of a change here, due to maintenance that is being replaced by buses through may 12th. >> that switchback will be at washington and powell. we'll be right back. hey, abc 7 from all of us in new york to of you in the bay area, congratulations on 70 years. >> we love starting the day with you and are thrilled to start

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. for our kids heading off to school, dress them in the low- to mid-50. get them outside this afternoon. at the coast they need a jacket.

59. everywhere else, 57 to 81. 80s in palm springs. mid-60s in so cal, cloudy conditions and drizzle, a few showers in the afternoon hours, held out to the high country. we have thunderstorms possible today and again for saturday and sunday this mother's day weekend. it's not a great chance, not a washout in you want to head up there. >> hi there i want to show you some really jaw dropping video we got i don't have night into our newsroom. it's a building that so lapsed in new york city. look at this, it's a car that slams right into the corner of the building in brooklyn's mid-wood neighborhood i should say, this two story building came crashing down. the 20-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a rental car trying to run from the scene, was eventually captured. i should say the five people in the second story of this building, they were luckily not

home if you are wondering how this came down, a car was crash into this building. a huge cleanup under way, back o you. police want to find a man who spent $4,000 at target. the problem he used stolen credit cards. a couple reported that their car got broken into on sunday and not long after the credit cards were used at two target stores. one in peta luma. the cdc released the measles numbers and they are alarming. 764 cases were reported if 23 states, the most reported since 1994. one-third of infants under the age of 5. they recommend babies get

vaccinated before their 1st birthday. >> i think the most important group is six months old to 11 months old. normally, we would postpone that vaccination to 12 months. we like to get those unvaccinated children in. >> the cdc warns before traveling internationally, check to see if that country is under a measles outbreak. we have been told for years to apply sunscreen generously. now there is concern after a new data reveals chemicals in sunscreen can be absorbed into your body and enter your blood stream this morning on gma, j. jen ashton says this study means more research must be done on ingredients in sunscreen to understand how they are affecting us. it is not an excuse to stop using them. >> on this point, we have to be crystal clear, melanoma kills people of all colors. sunscreen right now is the best protection we have. >> dr. arson recommends sun

screens with spf 15 or higher. more coming up at 7:00 on gma. we don't have a name. we know when we might see the baby prince harry and duchess megan just had. >> they hope to reveal the baby tomorrow. they are still thinking on maybe names. much of the birth has been kept private. they kept it clear, the image will be on their terms. they will not be posing for the camera on the hospital steps and instead they will introduce their son when they are ready. >> there is no tradition dictating how they share theirson, the seventh in the line, they are able to do things differently in their way. >> more on the royal couple's complicate complicated relationship with the media. >> what's complicated about it? like step off a little bit. right? >> well, i think harry is very

sensitized to what the media can do because of the mother and everything else. it seems like they are already setting precedent and doing a good job. >> he came out and said we'll show you the baby on wednesday, everyone calm down. >> take a seat. >> it must be tough to have all that adoration. i don't know what that's like. >> mike. >> let's see what's going on in walnut creek. it's mostly cloudy. you run into a drizzle through the east bay hills on 24, otherwise, it's a quiet morning. now, we'll have more sunshine, warmer temperatures this afternoon. we had to turn the heater on in the house yesterday, it got down to 65, showers possible thursday through friday, mother's day is looking really lovely. here's a look at our president earn, you see the area of pressure, the south, the clock wise flow is pushing the jet stream or short track to our

north. temperatures respond, especially inland, we'll have low- to mid-70s, mid- to upper-60s around the bay, 70 in fremont and palo alto, low- to mid-60s at the coast, mid-50s, cloudy conditions, maybe a little less cloud cover, a little drizzle possible near the coast, maybe a patch or two of fog up in the north bay valleys. looking at increasing clouds, the best chance of showers will be in the high country in the central valley or into the south bay in the east bay as we head towards the evening hours. you can see them coming in from the east just like they did sunday night. you can track them with live doppler 7 on our app or you can watch us. tomorrow will be even warmer by a few degrees, thursday and friday, cooler, saturday just like tomorrow, sunday is looking terrific. alexis. >> good morning, mike. we are looking good here overall. we have one new issue in the

south bay taking you into state route 5 before you get to el camino real. we have reports of a vehicle fire i'm not seeing backup through that stretch. here's straight route 87, south of the san jose airport. >> that inbound side starting to fill in a bit. no significant delays for you. so far our mass transit is looking good, westbound 580, 52 minutes in the red. southbound 680, holding onto the green at 18 minutes, northbound 85 you are in the green at 16 minutes. >> all right, thank you so much. an investigation reveals amazon faced at least seven were fired to accommodate their needs while plant. they include longer bathroom breaks and less time on their feet working in warehouses. the lawsuits allege all of the expectant mothers were fired

were pregling theirhe amazon says itports s using the bathroom. the company plans to launch vegan meats this summer. tyson says it is investing resources into developing great protein alternatives that are more accessible for everyone. google is preparing to limit cookies on the web. google chrome will soon allow users to block third party tracking cookies. advertisers use them to target consumers, google's own cookies will be allowed, giving the company a big advantage when it comes to advertising. your twitter feed is about to get a lot more animate. you canned a photos and gifs, before they could only add

techs. twitter says it's making it easier to express yourself. >> i think most replies will be like. >> gifs. >> new at 6:00, your personal information sold for a profit. the sale may have put you at risk. the new lawsuit against some of the biggest cell phone companies. >> but first, two people taking it upon themselves to fix city streets. what oakland officials and neighbors think of the pothole vigilants. this storm that blue

we got this new video we have this morning showing a

store, a severe thunderstorm, just slowly ripping apart this fence in lincoln, nebraska. as you can see on sunday, it was strong winds that proud an ef2 tornado, that's winds up to 135 miles per hour. impressive. i feel bad no for those people, they have to fix that fence. the as dropped three of the last four games, down to 57, dress comfortably. here's a look at thursday. we start at 10:00 in the morning look for some rain. there is not a lot out of this system. could be a lot of drizzle like the last system. it isn't that measurable. iwant to focus on mother's day weekend. we will start on friday, temperatures are close to average. around the bay, low- to upper-sfin upper-70s inland. for mother's day, itself, those

same areas will be in the 80s, antioch 79. oakland 67, alexis. >> all right, good morning, mike, we will take you back to the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on at 5:20. a typical time. we had an experience, that has cleared. now we are getting reports of a disabled vehicle before you get to the tool booths in lane 10. so a bridge crew is on the way to the scene. i will have an update as soon as one is available. no delays here, traveling on state route 87, 40 bart trains in service. no delays. ace one and three out of the central valley on time. no delays for san francisco bay ferry. >> thanks, alexis. abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area. >> that includes finding solutions to fix city streets and disrepair. the pothole problem, look at this, two residents have taken it on themselves to fix the holes. the pothole vigilantes don't want to be identified.

they say they have taken up the task because they love their city. they have filled six potholes near lake merritt in the last few weeks. we should know they stated they do not condone what these two are doing, especially considering the risks involved. residents seem to appreciate it. >> it's been so long, since the street's so bad. no one iso it. it might be illegal. we have had tire blown out twice. >> some have given them donations. they posted join them, share a better bay area group on facebook. 39,000 uc workers plan to walk off the job next week to protest the university's plan to outsource jobs. it is a part of a labor dispute involving two unions. this is video from a similar protest last year. union leaders say uc plans to

outsource $200 million in work that should be done by union members. a uc spokesperson told the sacramento bee uc treats unions well. she says they have grown and members have gotten raises in recent years. have you thanked a teacher recently? it is national teacher appreciation week. >> we have a bull list of offers on abc 7 news tobacco, participating restaurants include chipotles and arbys. people should call ahead. it is also nurses week. thank you for all the work you do, we have deals for them as well. new at 6:00, dangerous pollution filling monterey bay. now scientists say some of it is coming from silicon valley. what we are learning about the american that was among the 41 people killed. take public transit or drive? how san francisco stacks up to other cities when it comes to commute times. >> it's 5:56 in the morning.

we are leaving you with a live look at a peaceful and quiet embarcadero. we'll be right back.

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san francisco is about to make history. the crack down on facial recognition in the city. >> many of us will have another damp start to the day. mike mikko tracking that drizzle. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away, we'll jump right in. that's the cloud cover overtop of us. the closer you are to the coast, the closer your commute takes you there, the more likely you will run into drizzle. you can see a little misty here in san francisco. my accuweather 12-hour planner, temperatures pretty mild. not to heavy of a coat this morning. we'll be in the merchandise 60s at noon. we'll stay in the 50s there. we hit near 70 at 4:00. brighter and warmer this afternoon, mid-50s at the coast, low- to mid-60s for our bay and inland neighborhoods. >> good morning, mike, we will take you to the peninsula. we will ha