be unexcused but there will not be any penalty for those students not coming to school. >> reporter: the main sticking point in contract talks is salaries. teachers want a 10% raise. the district is offering a 3% bonus the first year and a 1% increase the following year saying they have made millions of dollars in cuts, and this is the best offer they can afford. in a statement the teachers union warns school instruction will not be done by regular teachers but by unfamiliar substitute teachers. and that instruction will not be equivalent to instruction that has occurred throughout the current school year. the picket line is set to start at 7:00 this morning. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. it is now 4:30. if you are just waking up to us, let's get you up to date on weather and traffic. mike nicco? the dense fog you'll have to deal with. petaluma, visibility less than a

mile. napa, a mile. and south of san martin, points southward, we'll keep an eye on that and some of this fog that's in the central valley, see if that pulls east and affects the altamont pass trip this morning. otherwise this is the way it looks. kind of partly cloudy to mostly cloudy out there and a little breezy so those temperatures in the 40s and 50s may feel cooler than that. we have widespread fog, partly cloudy. 50 degrees at 7:00. a mixture of sun and clouds and mid-50s at the coast to upper 50s by 4:00. look at this, just low to mid-60s, 10 to 15 degrees cooler than average. and once we get to 7:00, we turn the faucet on with some showers. first, more on the commute from alexis. >> good morning, mike. going to start you off with a live look at the toll plaza where we are nice and dry. we have that dry pavement this morning and a little bit of a stackup in the cash lanes on the left side. looks like the right side is

still wide open. no issues if you're using fastrak. those metering lights typically turn on around 5:20 or so. westbound 580 tracy into dublin, slowly filling in. we flipped over from the green to the yellow. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 15 and northbound 85, 101 to cupertino in the green at 16 minutes. a roll over crash in the santa cruz mountains. we'll check that out next. alexis, thank you. now to the east bay, it's going to be a tough day at the ghost ship trying. jurors will hear some of the words of the people who perished. prosecutors will play voice mails left and they'll read text messages sent while the inferno was closing in on the victims. 36 people died in december of 2016. firefighters say many of them had no chance to escape. the warehouse master lieutenant derick almena and max harris face involuntary manslaughter charges in the case. protests over abortion rights are not slowing down. over the weekend demonstrators

marched in alabama and missouri in protest of recent measures passed in both states. here are the details from washington. >> reporter: good morning, the new laws set up a legal fight likely to go all the way to the supreme court to challenge landmark ruling in roe v. wade. hundreds marching to the alabama state capitol. and thousands more in kansas city, missouri. protesting strict anti-abortion measures passed in both states which criminalizes the procedure for doctors and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. alabama and missouri are part of a wave of conservative states aiming to challenge roe v. wade this year alone four other states passed heart beat bills. some prominent pro-life republicans are distancing themselves from the new state laws. >> you're seeing laws on both sides in the extreme.

i don't support the alabama law. >> reporter: president trump also weighing in tweeting he is strongly pro-life with three exceptions for, quote, rape, incest and protecting the life of the mother. as soon as this week we could learn the supreme court will hear challenges to earlier abortion restriction laws in indiana and louisiana. a memorial will take place in washington, d.c., this morning for ellen tauscher. she died last month following a battle with cancer. she represented parts of contra costa and alameda for 13 years. she served in the state department during president obama's administration. former secretary of state hillary clinton and senior senator dianne feinstein will deliver eulogies for tauscher. the latest on the push for a free muni. another proposal has emerged to eliminate fares and the suggestion comes to the impact of services like uber and lyft. city leaders and community

groups called for free muni in the past. right now muni is free for senior citizens along with some young people. now "the examiner" reports a group of university of san francisco graduate students examined transit pricing and found reducing or eliminating fares to make it more competitive with uber and lyft. the rain delayed but it could not stop graduation ceremonies at cal state, east bay. the university pushed back sunday morning ceremony until the evening weather became better. workers toweled off the seats before graduates walked on to the soccer field. graduates from the university's concord campus were honored at the ceremony after the ceremony scheduled for saturday night was canceled due to rain. live doppler 7 is one of the most popular features on our news app. if you want to track the rain, click the blue live bar at the top of the app. enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. house speaker nancy pelosi was the star of the night. she's honored with one of the

nation's most prestigious awards. nearly four dozen tornadoes carve destruction across the west. people are bracing for more today. you can improve your sleep in just a week by doing one thing. >> going to bed on time? >> it's not that. >> that's not it? >> it's not that. it would help, though. >> i never do it. hi, mike. >> i'm right there with you, reggie, especially last night trying to watch "game of thrones," putting all those years and hours into that and going, do i really go to bed on time tonight and miss the last episode and try to avoid all the spoilers this morning? nope, stayed up. san bruno, 50. mid to upper 40s. bundle up on the peninsula. let's see what else we have, near 50-degree temperatures. 49 in los gatos. mid to upper 40s through most of the east bay. 50 incosaa apad inhe t mid-40s t the dry bay bridge.

other than evening showers and it kind of being cold out for this time of the year, your commute will be pretty good today. take a look at neighborhoods, the north bay still in the 40s at 7:00. still in the 50s at 11:00. mid-60s this afternoon. down to 57 but still dry at 7:00. not much longer after that. the east bay, we're stuck in the 50s and a lot of cloud cover up until 11:00. look at the sunshine in the afternoon hours and that will struggle into the low 60s. we're down to 57, also, at 7:00. our last stop will be san francisco. in and out of the clouds through 11:00. a couple hours of sunshine will push us into the upper 50s and then the clouds start gathering late into the evening hours. once we get past sunset at about 8:15, another chance of wet weather comes back into the forecast. i'll have that coming up. it was kind of nice to drive on dry pavement for the most part this morning. >> mine was totally dry. hopefull that as well. we do have a new crash to talk about in the south bay. not sure what cause this had one. someone was driving southbound

17 right around redwood estates. they rolled over and flipped over that median and landed on the northbound side. it sounds like the far right lane is partially blocked. it's not causing a backup yet but certainly could especially if we have to take a full lanl away or more than that to get the crash a look at the san mateo bridge, westbound 92 slowly filling in but overall looking nice and light

let's take a look at what's going on from the east bay hills camera. the tree pollen's high. weed pollen low. grass and mold, moderate. oak, olive and pine, if that's your allergen, this is not your week. here is a look at what's going on with temperatures around the state. it doesn't look like summer whatsoever except for palm springs, 81. mid to upper 60s with scattered showers around san diego, los angeles. showers, even snow showers at midnight through 8:00 tomorrow. another winter weather advisory for up to 10 inches of snow in the sierra. friday, saturday and sunday, we'll be looking at thunderstorms and windy conditions and temperatures well below average in the 50s. >> i spoke we should be grateful that we are not in some parts of the u.s. that can expect another round of really dangerous storms. thunderstorms are expected to hit the midwest and the northeast. at least 38 tornadoes have hit since friday.

they damaged buildings across several states. you're seeing the aftermath of one storm that badly damaged a home. the owner said the house had been in her family more than 100 years. she described the moment the storm unlinebackered its deadly force. >> it was a fast-moving storm. it was about 15 seconds. >> we started hearing scraping sounds and things that we knew were shifting. and so we weren't quite sure what we were going to find when we come out. >> rescuers had to free a woman from her severely damaged home in geronimo, oklahoma. several families are vowing they will rebuild. a big honor for house speaker pelosi, the profile in courage award. she is recognized for her efforts to pass president barack obama's health care law and for helping democrats regain control of the house. caroline kennedy, the daughter of president john f. kennedy, gave pelosi the award last night in boston. thousands of runners might be a little extra sore this

morning after taking part in the 108th bay to breakers. a little rain couldn't ruin this event. cornell barnard tells us more. >> reporter: sky 7 was over the starting line as thousands of bay to breakers runners braved the rain like angel sanchez and his dad. >> it's not that heavy right now. it might be hailing later on. >> reporter: what do you think of this rain? >> i think it's -- i can't say it on tv. >> reporter: the weather may have kept some racecourse spectators away especially over the grueling hay street hill. >> with the rain there are less supporters and partiers to keep you motivated, so you had to just fight through and cheer each other on. >> reporter: 22-year-old gabriel was the men's winner at 35 minutes and 1 second.

we spotted some pandas on the high-fiving judge ruth bader ginsburgs. >> the city streets are safe. we're good. >> reporter: here on fell street in the pan hand this will is where bay to breakers becomes less of a race and more of a party. security teams enforced the no alcohol rule on the racecourse confiscating booze and tossing it. the rain tapered off and the sun came out. >> perfect day. >> reporter: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> i like the tacos. >> the batman had a good attitude. >> a new "american idol" this morning. >> laine hardy! >> 18-year-old laine hardy was crowned last night. he beat alejandro and madison in the three-hour finale here on

abc 7. ♪ in the still of the night there's no one in sight ♪ ♪ put your light up put your light up ♪ ♪ put your light put your light up ♪ ♪ put your light put your light up ♪ ♪ so i can see your flame >> laine and runner-up alejandro will be on "good morning america." >> i'm happy for him. i wouldn't have put money on him out of the final three. >> yeah, okay. i wanted my red-headed queen to win, whatever his name is. i don't remember his name but he was really good. do you know his name? he was great with that beautiful choir voice of his. he was wonderful. it's 4:45. we're going to figure out names. hi, mike nicco. in walnut creek the temperatures about 49 degrees right now under a mostly cloudy sky.

partly cloudy. you'll need the sunglasses. some random light showers possible. they increase tonight and so does the threat of thunderstorms. for sure cooler than average even if we don't get much rain. a look at live doppler 7. keeping my eye on this swirl mass of cloud cover. it will hit the sierra harder than us. here we are through noon, gray out there. ought to be a gorgeous sunset. it moves across all of our neighborhoods. leftover showers, look at this wave after wave of showers and potential thunderstorms

tomorrow, all the way up until about 11:30 and then it moves away. the rainfall totals not as impressive as over the weekend. they're not showing up at all which they should be. a tenth of an inch to a third of an inch. my accuweather forecast and temperatures even colder tomorr tomorrow. we'll see a rebound. we don't get quite back to average and a slight chance of showers wednesday and thursday, just not enough for a storm impact scale. alexis? sounds good, mike. we're off to a quiet start this morning. looking live at the north bay, san rafael 101. i'm surprised we're not seeing more fog. even though it's not look iing d at this location.

westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes, still in the green. san francisco to sfo in the green at nine minutes. thanks, alexis. a new study on how to improve our sleep in one week. >> spotify is testing a speaker that fits in your smart car. teenagers found their sleep was significantly improved in just one week if they limited their exposure to screens before bedti bedtime. the blue light from the screen reduces our production of melatonin making us feel like we aren't tired even though we are. spotify is releasing a voice controlled speaker for your car. >> the device is meant to discover how people listen on the go. the streaming service says select subscribers keo out. queen elizabeth is looking for a strategist to help run twitter and instagram accounts. >> it pays about $38,000 a year

with benefits and 33 days of vacation plus free lunch. i'm in. >> pictures of drinking that spot of tea. >> those are your "tech bytes." >> is it going to be lunch like finger sandwiches? >> i think. that's a lot of vacation but not -- >> not great pay. >> not generous. >> not great way. >> queen. a man attacks arnold schwarzenegger, the former governor's reaction surprises people. >> and just in time for memorial day travel, drivers are getting a bit of a break at the gas pump. >> fans gathered to celebrate or mourn the series finale of "game of thrones." the counseling being offered to help people who just can't let go.

hey, guys, a look at our temperatures and they're going to be just a little bit below average from 5 to 11 degrees, maybe even 12 degrees in redwood city and that coincides to the braves coming in town for a four game set. there could be some showers by the end of the game and 55. >> thanks, mike. a key part of abc 7's commitment to building a better bay area is making sure every child has a chance to succeed. the end child poverty bus tour arrived yesterday, almost 2 million californian children live in poverty according to a state task force. the goal is to build support for a plan to reverse that in four years. that plan includes money andnew

budget. >> this isn't about policy this is about people. this is about the homelessness crisis that we're all facing, the addiction crisis, our criminal justice issues. instead of spending more money to treat the symptoms of poverty, let's end deep child poverty in california by passing the plan. >> organizers say california needs to increase the money it spends on child care, food assistance and other social services. and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our group on facebook. the drop kick attack on arnold schwarzenegger, he says he will not be pressing charges. it happened on saturday during schwarzenegger's arnold classic africa sporting event in south africa. he tweeted out some video of the incident. the former governor tweeted that he hopes the man gets his life on the right track. you can see the man rushed schwarzenegger from behind there. security quickly tackled the attacker. the 71-year-old schwarzenegger was not hurt.

you may not have noticed it yet but gas prices have dropped across the country for the first time in four months. the lundberg survey discovered the average price of a gallon of regular costs $2.93. however, here in the bay area we continue to pay the highest prices in the country at $4.08 per gallon. even though gas price have is risen for months they're still 6 cents lower than this time last year. yosemite is picturesque anytime of the year but look at the scene from the webcam. there's no snow on the valley floor but you can see a lot of it up on the peaks. they have closed the road because of the weather. >> looks like the wall in "game of thrones," mike. >> it does. nice reference there. let's take a look at what's going on and we're going to see a little more snow starting tonight for yosemite. another foot possible. back here at home we're just well below average with a mixture of clouds and sunshine,

breezy along the coast keeping us in the 50s in san francisco and half moon bay. around the bay itself, mid-60s into the north bay and mid to upper 60s inland. let's look at tonight's temperatures. maybe not quite as cool as this morning but we'll still have a few 40s around napa, santa rosa and lake port. 49 to 47 there. 50 to 53 for the rest of us but notice the chance of wet weather does increase during the evening hours and continues during the overnight hours with the heaviest storms in mendocino and lake counties. we'll have a better chance of thunderstorms rolling through our neighborhoods tomorrow. we'll talk more about that coming up. first get alexis back in here and get your monday morning off. we do have a problem in the santa cruz mountains, likely have two of them. the first one will take you to southbound highway 17 past idylwild. i believe the vehicle landed on the southbound side and part of that slow lane is blocked.

working on the details. all traffic temporarily stopped while they set up flares for that situation. a live look at san jose, 101 and 880 a. new crash highway 87 just before 101. a close being look at 5:00. thank you. keanu reeves has knocked "avengers: endgame" from the top spot. reeves plays john wick. "avengers" earned $2.6 billion worldwide and is poised to break the $2.78 billion record set by "ava "avatar." we will not spoil anything but the final episode of hbo's "game of thrones" is getting a whole lot of reaction. >> abc 7 news was at a watch party, look how quiet they are. >> i know. >> at the dorian in san

francisco's marina district last night. the restaurant has been holding weekly parties of the fantasy drama. >> a lot of interesting body language. >> disappointed, right? and a lot of fans this morning are saying they are not happy with the way the series ended. they don't like who ended up on the throne. bark.com says some fans have become so attached to the show, giving it up will be hard to do. perhaps not after this season. >> it was an interesting season. there was this funny tweet i saw that said the person who ends up on the iron throne is like that person in your group project who does nothing and gets an "a" in the end. you know? >> i also saw that they had another continuity problem where they put -- >> a water bottle. >> it was in one of the scenes. what's going on? >> they were rushing in those two years they took. coming up next at 5:00 a.m.,

were pg&e could end up cutting the power during wildfire season. also, campus scare. this 18-year-old is accused of bringing a gun to school. we'll hear from a former 49ers employee credited with stopping the student. also, a dream

tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl.

i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. now at 5:00, a high school football coach uses his skills to tackle a would-be shooter. the former 49ers employee describes why he put his life on the line as