unified district is entering its ninth day. a top state official is set to join both sides at the bargaining table. good morning. welcome to friday, may 31st. >> you made it to friday. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. are we in for another misty morning, mike? >> i don't think so. there's low clouds but not as juicy as they were yesterday. more fog is what we're dealing with this morning. that's some good news. as you take a look at santa rosa and petaluma right there, visibility very low, dangerously low, less than an eighth of a mile. it's not going to go anywhere, at least not santa rosa. it may leak down to the south and head to novato and san rafael. that's something alexis and i will keep an eye on. a look at your 12-hour planner. low to mid-50s this morning. upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. but look at noon, 71 to 75, bay and inland. 76 to 81 and still near 70 at 7:00. really comfortable day. all right. taking a look at the roads this

morning and heading to the central valley westbound 580, 12 miles an hour as you come over from 205. 16 miles an hour, closer to altamont pass and we do have a minor collision reported off on the center divide, so i think that could be slowing you down further. also, noticing some low traffic on the eastbound side of the roadway. normally that is wide open this time of day as you probably know. we do have various lanes closed until 9:00 this morning. and that is for road work between greenville road and the 205 split. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza, car-pool lanes are open, a stackup in the cash lanes and should have 20 minutes to go until they turn on the metering lights. new developments in the teacher strike in the east bay. the state superintendent will be coming in to join negotiations today. >> it is day nine of teachers on the picket lines. the two sides met until 11:00 last night but can't seem to come to an agreement. reporter amy hollyfield live in union city. amy? >> reporter: the state superintendent getting involved

to check in on the situation. you will still see teachers out on the picket lines. they will be in front of schools for the the district says they are offering more in the 3% area. it's taking a toll on students. >> i was impacted to the point it was really stressful. >> reporter: schools are open but classes are consolidated and substitute teachers brought in. attendance is down significantly. the two sides negotiated until about 11:00 last night and will be back at the table at 11:00 this morning. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. this morning the warriors find themselves in uncharted rr

est last night golden state looked a little rusty in toronto coming off a nine-day layoff. steph curry l with 34 points. it was his sixth straight postseason game scoring 30 or more. golden state couldn't stop pascal siakam. he scored 32 points for the raptors. torre abc 7 is the only place to watch the series. we are waiting for game two now. it is sunday in toronto and our coverage begins with the dubs on 7 pregame show at 4:00 p.m., nba countdown at 4:30 and the game is at 5:00. be sure to stay with us after that for after the game with sports anchor larry beil. in the south bay a legal battle brewing over sound from train tracks. in a memo released yesterday mayor sam liccardo and some councilmembers called on the city attorney to explore possible legal action against union pacific railroad. in the past year the railroad started hauling at night which means train horns are going off at night.

many people are complaining. >> they're blaring horns not just a little bit but for 30, 60 seconds at a time. the obvious challenge for a lot of downtown residents they cannot get a good night's sleep. >> union pacific railroad said there is such a thing as a quiet zone for trains but it's up to the city to pursue that. the company also says they've reached out to the city to coordinate a meeting to talk about all of this. the man accused of intensionally running over a crowd of pedestrians in sunnyvale has been charged with two hate crimes. isaiah peoples is facing those charges on top of the eight attempted murder charges already filed. prosecutors say peoples targeted two of the victims, an indian hindu man and his 13-year-old daughter because he thought they were moslem. >> i feel confident that a substantial motivating factor was the perceived religion. >> isaiah peoples' relatives

were in court. they say they believe he suffers from ptsd as a result of his military service and continues to pray daily while he's in custody. south korean media reporting that north korea has executed its special envoy to the united states on spying charges. the south korean newspaper claims four other high level officials were also executed but it's unclear how the paper obtained this information. the government in seoul have a

b.a.r.t. says entries and exits dropped 8%. and meanwhile heads up. uber and lyft will move to the parking garage starting on monday. passengers will have to take the escalator up and make it to the fifth floor. the move is in an effort to end the traffic chaos. you can still be dropped off curbside, though. uber continues to lose money despite revenue growth.

>> in its first quarterly report since going public the company reported a $1 billion loss. the company says customer engagement is higher than ever with an average of 17 million trips per day. you could be popular but still not make money. let's take a look at uber stock closed at $39.80 but is up nearly a point in premarket trading. a check of your weather with mike nicco. >> let's talk about what's going on outside. >> we have 51 in san leandro. the warm spot just up the road, oakland, 56. most of us right around 52 to 55 degrees. mid-50s to even a 60 in antioch. low to mid-50s on the peninsula as you head into mountain view and los gatos, 57. 50 in pacifica, novato and santa rosa. you may have to dress warmer

there. let's take a look at what's going on as far as your plans. the golden gate bridge. no drizzle like there was yesterday. if you're out and about, cool and calm at our beaches. a real tranquil, pleasant afternoon with light winds and a whole lot of sunshine. 50s on the peninsula. 60s through 11:00. mid-70s this afternoon with a whole lot more sunshine yesterday. the east bay valleys is getting warm. will hit the low to mid-80s. don't be surprised if you're driving around and your car thermometer does say 80 degrees. look at all that sunshine. grab the sunglasses. you'll need it. li vumar in walt iy

creek. no brake lights north of that split. our drive times are looking good, too. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze you're coming in at 18 minutes, just about nine across the bay bridge. make that 11. no metering lights yet. san francisco to sfo you're still in the green hanging on to ten minutes. thank you. uc davis has suspended the school's marching band after reports of misconduct. the story involving the marching band was first revealed in "the sacramento bee." investigations are under way regarding allegations of hazing, forced sex games between band members and binge drinking. >> i heard this news happened and i feel very sad. band should be a place for students to closely interact and make new friends nor chazing recreation and unions told band

students in an email that reviews would be conducted before the university determines, quote, the appropriate outcome. up next, the 7 things you need to know to start your day. >> levees breached in arkansas. hundreds of people evacuated amid historic flooding. and previously sealed documents from the jussie smollett investigation have been released. what they reveal and the court hearing set for today. 5:10 in the morning. let's take you live outside to the embarcadero. quite a few people out there this morning for the first time but still 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.

it's now 5:13. if you're just joining us the seven things to know this morning. number one, a high-profile visitor at the bargaining table as the new haven teachers strike in union city enters [ no audio ] stopping the surge of illegal immigration. >> sorry the mic problem, jessica. presidential candidates are converging on the bay area for the c to a packed fundraiser in san francisco. number four, look at this. we do have cloud cover, fog. once we get rid of that, which

we will quicker today, temperatures, look at this, rebound seven to 11 degrees warmer. 70s and 80s elsewhere. number five, looking at very few issues for the friday morning commute. one new problem has popped up but it's very minor in san francisco, northbound 101 connector to silver avenue. that is closed due to a solo vehicle collision. number six, the warriors drop game one in toronto falling 118-10 9. you can only watch the nba finals here on abc 7. this year's scripps national spelling bee ended in an eight-way tie and rishik gandharsi was among the winners. congratulations. each speller will get a $50,000 cash prize from scripps. right now thousands of homes are in danger after a levee breached early this morning and this comes after weeks of severe weather and flooding in the

area. residents near the levee being urged to evacuate right now as soon as possible. officials are saying they expect the worst and do not believe that conditions will improve. 15 to 20 inches of rain fell in the last two weeks. president trump has signed an emergency declaration for arkansas. we're watching the situation closely for you throughout the morning. thank you. a hearing is scheduled in chicago on a request to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate why charges were dropped against actor jussie smollett. remember, he's accused of staging a hate crime against himself. >> right. the hearing comes as chicago police release hundreds of pages of previously sealed documents from their investigation. abc's alex perez has those details in today's "gma first look." >> reporter: new police documents describing actor jussie smollett's relationship with two brothers who claim they were paid by the star to stage the now infamous alleged attack reported earlier this year.

according to the documents the brothers, who served alongside smollett as extras on the show "empire," telling police they enjoyed a social relationship with the star. at one point smollett allegedly asking one of them if they had any way to obtain marijuana, ecstasy and possibly cocaine for him. one said he threw smollett to the ground and began rubbing his knuckle into smollett's face trying to bruise him without hurting him too badly. we'll have more about the new information contained in those documents. with your "gma first look," i'm alex perez, abc news, chicago. and a little more on this now. those new documents in the smollett case show that chicago police knew a month before charges were dropped that there was a deal in the works. one person a $10,000 fine and do community

service. detectives did not pass it on to superiors because they thought smollett would admit to the s. >>asw reging u le reports from disneyland. they were amazing. now today it is opening to the public. >> i say to you and everyone at home, bright suns. that's the way the citizens of batuu greet each other. though i was just there and just returned from the planet of batuu i'm still so jealous for those who will get to travel to this wonderful place and decide if they'll align with the resistance or the first order. >> i know which one you chose. the equivalent of joining slitheran. >> the dark side is very appealing. here is another look. >> reporter: good morning. the wait is finally over. star wars galaxy's edge opens today here at disneyland in california. fans will walk through here and enter the biggest, most xpsion

in disneyn >>eporr: this pce acresf detailed scenery where everything from the clothing and souvenirs you can buy all the way down to the refreshments stick with the theme. the high lit, of course, the millennium falcon where fans can go inside and pilot the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. >> take us out of here. >> reporter: all right, let's go! and there is still more to come in this land. a second ride called star wars rise of the resistance is set to open right here at the end of this year. >> okay. so i posted so many videos -- >> i know. they're all so good. >> so you can see them on my social media channels and on abc7news.com. i have to tell you, that was a really good question you asked me when you were watching the piece. the ride, although they shot us with all those cameras, it still doesn't do it justice watching it on tv. the millennium falcon ride is one of the most amazing things -- i've been on all the

rides. >> you said you literally said yesterday that this may be the best ride you've ever been on. >> definitely the most fun. it's like a little party with your friends. i miss it. mike, i miss it. i want to go back to batuu. >> it is going to be quite a hit. >> i think they will. i think people are going to love it. >> to compare it to star tours -- >> yes. >> you said that -- you're on a shuttle. what's it like. >> star tours is more like observing something happening and millennium falcon you are controlling it. >> you're interacting. >> you are actually piloting it. >> wow. that is fun. all right, i'm hooked, ready to go. several months from now when the lines -- no, they'll never get shorter. >> it's going to be a long time, mike. >> unfortunately, we're going to be stacked and packed at sfo, also. look at the clouds and the fog.

there could be some delays here. warmer this afternoon than yesterday. the warmth will taper this weekend before it surges especially inland with the 90-degree heat. san francisco, 65 today. a lot of low to mid-60s around the city. let's go over to the east bay and we'll see temperatures 73 in oakland. a lot of low to mid-70s. now fremont, castro valley warmer at 78. as we head to the peninsula, of course, it will be cool on the coast side. millbrae, 70. look at that. we'll be 77 in palo alto today. up in the north bay we'll have fog and then sunshine and temperatures surging to near 80 degrees. sauce lsalito will be 66. the south bay, 81 in san jose. upper 70s to low 80s here. santa cruz will be 73 with sunshine this afternoon. and concord, 84. our inland east bay neighborhoods, 81 to about 86 is your spread. free air conditioning at night. low to mid-50s. now even though the temperatures will taper just a little bit,

they will still be very comfortable as we head through sunday. then some air conditioning weather is possible tuesday and wednesday with those 90s inland. i hope you have a great weekend. here is alexis. good morning, mike. we are taking a look at the friday morning commute. so far mostly green on our traffic maps so that, of course, is good news. a little heavy, though, in either direction to and from the tracy area. westbound 580 near north flynn road, a two-car crash. chp is saying it is off on the center divide. however, you see a long line of red. part of that the normal backup. a lot of folks slowing down to look at it. i'm wondering if we have part of the left lane blocked. definitely plan on some delays getting out of tracy this morning. eastbound 580 between greenville and 205, various lanes closed until 9:00. you're looking at about a 15-minute delay for your commute. bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet. car-pool lanes are open. they should be changing in the next five minutes or so.

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♪ and just like yesterday if you're going to be around lake mendocino or sonoma county a chance of some thunderstorms, the best chance during the afternoon hours. those thunderstorms lightning, very dangerous. remember your 30/30 rule, come in for 30 minutes if you can hear the thunder less than 30 seconds after seeing the flash of lightning. >> thanks, mike. if we're going to build a better bay area together we need to understand our options. in the south bay san jose's building division hosted an open house to explore home improvements and housing impacts. amanda del castillo has the story.

>> reporter: san jose residents came out by the hundreds thursday hoping to learn more about two trends taking over the world of home improvement, granny flats and green living. the city's building division presented each option to packed audiences. >> i should have left a little earlier. >> reporter: tina is considering building a granny flat, the extra space will benefit her family though she understands the small backyard units are considered homes for others. >> i hear people talking about, oh, it's so expensive to rent a one-bedroom apartment or a two-bedroom apartment, let alone find housing. i think it will help a lot if people can build on land that's already there. >> reporter: outside a carbon free trailer showcasing energy efficient home installations. many say they've made the move to reduce air pollution, save water and build a better bay area. >> the only thing not electric is our heater. >> reporter: the granny flat

ing approhe are both in line with the city's visions. >> accessory living to expand the housing supply, much needed in the bay area. the home improvements are needed because we all need to work together to fight climate change. >> reporter: mayor liccardo proposed a program that would offer forgivable loans and waive fees for people who want to build and lease granny flats to low-inckocome renters. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our facebook groups. president trump and escalating tariffs on mexico. >> reporter: the california democratic convention, live in san francisco this morning with the breakdown of who is in town. >> and the license for the last

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welcome to friday, may 31st. reggie is back and we're going to talk more later on about your incredible time at disneyland. >> well, my time on the planet of batuu. i've been changed. >> you can't see the other parts of disneyland so you feel totally encapsulated. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. i think you will be happy. a lack of drizzle this morning. more of a warmer pattern developing and will be dangerously low. the visibility along the peninsula coast. you seep the low clouds hanging from our roof camera on top of the western span. low to mid-50s exactly where we were yesterday. i think you'll see a few more 60s from noon to 4:00 than what you're seeing there. low to mid-70s, brighter and

comfy for your noontime. around 70 to 75 at 7:00. great evening on the way. how about the commute, hello to alexis. it is looking foggy on our traffic cameras including the golden gate bridge, one of the typical areas that sees lower visibility on mornings we have fog. i just double-checked with chp. so far they have not issued any dense fog advisories for any of our area, so i will keep an eye on that this morning. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. about 13 across the bay bridge. metering lights have been turned on. san francisco to sfo you're still in the green at ten minutes. happening today a flood of democratic presidential nominees are coming to the bay area. they are here to pick up some votes and some cash. >> of course. they're here for the democratic party convention. and reporter jobina fortson is live for us at san francisco's

musconi senator. >> reporter: amy klobuchar of minnesota was the name that rose packed cwd at a people med know where she stands on issues. she promised to work across the aisle and help reunite a country she believes is divided. political science professor melinda jackson says klobuchar has appeal especially to some of those democratic voters who maybe switched and went to president trump and can possibly be brought back over to the left. many who came out last night already support klobuchar. there were others who just want to hear her out. >> i grew up in the midwest and could see that midwestern quality in her personality which relates easily to a lot of people. >> i think she's a real problem solver, she approaches everything as a problem and we can deal with it, figure out how to handle it. >> and if you think -- >> reporter: congressman beto o'rourke will speak today

so town is representative adam schiff who will be at the commonwealth club. he is not running for president but is supposed to be speaking about the 2020 election. for now reporting live in san francisco this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> thanks, jobina. you've heard a lot about manny's. it's hosted a lot of political events. five democratic presidential candidates have appeared there in the past two months. four others are expected within the next week. the owner tells us people need to meet these candidates one-on-one. >> it's really important for folks in the community to get to meet the people who are asking for their vote and their dollar. we do feel like the advantage here people have the ability to get some face time with these candidates. >> in a short time it's amazing what manny has done. the name was originally going to be centered around civic like town hall or common ground but feedback that it was a little too serious and might exclude people so he named it after

himself. >> that's good. >> manny's. the warriors have a couple days now to try to figure out what went wrong after dropping game one of the nba finals to the raptors in toronto. >> the dubs played after nine days off and it showed. toronto outplayed golden state for most of the night. pascal siakam scored a playoff career high 32 points in his nba finals debut leading the raptors to a 118-109 victory. after the game the warriors were confident they would come back strong in game two. >> we always had a chance and we didn't play well at all. you leave the game feeling as good as you can feel knowing that we lost but i think we figured some things out. >> we're not familiar with this team but that's no excuse. our goal was to get one. it's still on the table for us. i know we'll respond like the champions we are. >> after the game as draymond

green was leaving the court, look at that. a little moment, i'm going to drake and draymond. draymond says it wasn't a scuffle. it didn't look like a scuffle. they were just talking some trash. >> his words, we were just barking at each other. barking a little bit. abc 7 is the only place to watch the warriors in the nba finals. we will all be watching game two sunday in toronto. we're very well represented there. mindi bach and anchor dion lim are in toronto for that game. our game two coverage begins sunday with the dubs on 7 pregame show at 4:00 p.m. be sure to stay with us for after the game with the sports director larry beil. happening today san francisco mayor london breed will unveil her budget plan for the next two years. she's expected to address a lot of the issues we focus on in our effort to build a better bay area and those are, of course, housing, quality of life and

crime. we're already getting an idea how she will spend the money. the mayor revealed she wants to put almost $12 million to programs to promote cleanliness. the money will go towards seven new staffed public toilets and dozens of new large trash cans. corporate america thinking twice this morning about their parental leave policies this just coming in to our live desk. jpmorgan chase paying $5 million to their male employees after a parental leave discrimination settlement. it is record breaking. the class action lawsuit says male workers were denied the same chance as female workers to stay home with their newborn child. the money will go to their male em settlement still needs the judge's final approval.

it has people talking this morning and rethinking their company's policies. much more still ahead including president trump threatening escalating tariffs on mexico. what his plan actually calls for. and a special night for a south bay student. he is one of eight new spelling bee champs. a live look outside this morning at the embarcadero. the sky getting lighter out there. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. thank you, natasha. hi, everybody, good morning. mid-50s all throughout the south bay. we even have 57 in saratoga and mountain view. looking around, that's the extremes everywhere until you get to novato at 48 degrees. you're the cool spot. you can see some of the fog off in the distance as we look south on 101. yes, it's foggier this morning but it's drier. we have a little caution in your driving because of the fog. less dris talk the north bay.

starting at 7:00, 50s. with all that sunshine this afternoon nearing 80 degrees. we'll still be in the upper 50s by 9:00. near 70 throughout the afternoon and a sunny 64 at 7:00. our last stop san francisco. we'll see more sunshine than yesterday and notice the temperature will be about seven degrees warmer in the low 60s this afternoon. an update on the 90s. first it's friday. i want to bring alexis in and a look at the roads. what should we expect? >> i have two new issues in the south bay. one on the lighter side. before the 280/680 split a solo vehicle crash. it sounds like there may have been a bulldozer on a wide load truck and it scraped another

vehicle. it's off on the side and not causing any delays. a vehicle lost a trailer and that is blocking the left lane, however, that area pretty light as well. bay bridge metering lights are on as you can probably tell. that commute is filling in unless, of course, you are u lwho knows your toolshe hanare also your team.ight. we do it right, too. with a 20 volt battery system that powers your craftsman tools across your home.

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pretty exciting and unsettled weather across the state. if you look at the coast, we have the marine layer, 60 in eureka. 67 to 70, san diego and los angeles. then the heat in the central valley, upper 80s here to 97 in palm springs. look in the mountains. thunderstorms. a chance today, a chance tomorrow and another chance sunday. very active in the high country. you see some fog there right now. isn't that a gorgeous scene from heavenly? be weather aware because of the lightning. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. this morning president trump is threatening to impose escalating tariffs against mexico. the plan calls for a tariff on

goods starting june 10th and would be raised to as much as 25%. the president said he is punishing mexico for not illegal immigration into the u.s. >> the president's absolutely determined to use the authorities that he has as president to call on the congress and to call on mexico to do more to address this humanitarian crisis at our southern border. >> the trade war will likely hit everything from grocery stores to american cars and the decision has faced backlash n. a letter to president trump the president of mexico says more dialogue is needed and also slammed president trump's immigration policy. >> thank you, jessica. 5:43 now. house speaker nancy pelosi says president trump actually wants to be impeached because he believes the republican-controlled senate would bail him out. speaker pelosi appeared on "jimmy kimmel live" last night. she's making sure everyone is

onboard before seriously that could fur divide the country. >> the only person who knows better than i why this president is not above the law, why this president must be held accountable, the only person who knows better than i do is the president of the united states. he knows. he knows what his violations have been. >> speaker pelosi says the public deserves to know the truth and president trump continues to deny he has done anything wrong. and now to the abortion battle brewing across the country. louisiana is the latest state now where a ban has been signed into law. >> meanwhile, the final abortion clinic in missouri is set to close today. >> reporter: this morning the last abortion clinic in morandini is on the brink of shutting down, refuse to go renew the license which expires at midnight until doctors agree to interviews about a series of

deficiencies. planned parenthood accuses the state of unlawfully holding up the renewal process. >> we do not want to be the first state in the nation to lose access to safe, legal abortion and that is what the state is trying to do. >> abortion access isndattack. what do we do? >> stand up, be fight back. >> reporter: protesters marched from the st. louis arch to the state offices downtown where they locked arms and blocked elevators. >> governor parson, shame on you. >> reporter: unless a judge steps in missouri would be the first state without an abortion clinic since 1974, that's one year after the roe v. wade decision that legalized abortion. nearly a dozen states including louisiana, ohio and georgia have pass the similar laws this year all designs to meet up supreme court. the heartbeat bill could be costly if it goes into effect in january. the state's film and tv industry has been booming with shows like

"stranger things," "ozark" and "the walking dead." in 2017 the state spent billion. netflix now says it will reconsider filming in georgia. the parent company of abc also expressing serious concerns. abc news, new york. today is an unusual anniversary at the pentagon. 365 days since an oncamera briefing was given by a top spokesperson in the pentagon briefing room. it used to be common and provided the press corps to ask a topic about national security. the pentagon spokesperson tells abc news hundreds of journalists have unrestricted access to the building and 24/7 access to press officers to assist with the questions so we don't need

to do the briefings. one of eight champions of the scripps national spelling bee. >> auslaut, auslaut. >> you are correct. >> his family in tears gets me every time. that's rishik gandharsi, and he was the first to lock in a win last night, let it be known. he is a seventh grader in san jose. seven other contestants made it through to the 20th and final round. that is a first in the history of this competition. they ran out of words. so combined they spelled 47 words in a row correctly. each speller will get their $50,000 crash prize from scripps. no splitting the prize and all get the title. >> yes, but not all got to touch the trophy. >> one in the corner, please -- >> i need to be one inch longer. you're never more than seven

minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here is meteorologist mike nicco. congratulations to all of them. that's always a fun see if you can spell better than someone your kid's age or even younger. a very soft and very light blanket of cloud cover that's blanketing you over to mt. diablo. because it is so soft and so small it's going to get out of here quickly today. the highs rebound, warmer than yet. summer spread, 60s to 90s. coast to inland. today we're breaking out the micro climate. 77 to 80 for most of the santa clara valley. mid to upper 70s, low to mid-60s along the coast. a really nice day on the bay side of san francisco. mid to upper 60s there and south san francisco, sausalito.

upper 70s to mid-80s as you head through the north bay. 73 to about 78 for most of the east bay. i think that richmond temperature is cool. i may have to bump that up. 81 to 86. you feel comfortable opening the windows, low to mid-50s. a little bit of a tapering sunday. a slight chance of some thunderstorms in the same area in the north bay. we'll talk more about that coming up. look at that, 60s at the coast but 80s and 90s next week. >> looking at the golden gate bridge where it is foggy and we have the zipper trucks coming through pretty late this morning. they could have been completing that barrier work later than usual. there's no delay. the marin county commute fills in later in the morning. westbound 580 near north flynn.

looks like that is fully cleared. i'll show you the drive time in just a second. road work is slowing you down between greenville road and 205. that is probably the biggest slowdown at the moment. tracy into dublin, there you go. pretty hefty for the crash being all clear. southbound 680 between dublin and mission boulevard south and northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino still in the green at 16 minutes. it flopped the first time but coca-cola is betting this time one of its drinks will be big. thinking about bringing coffee flavored coke back to the u.s. it launched coca-cola black in 2006. people didn't like it. a spokesperson says this time it will be different thanks to evolving trends and palates. okay. coca-cola plus coffee packs more caffeine than regular coke available in several countries. coke has not yet committed to bringing it back to the u.s.

>> i see what they're doing making that nice instagram with their coffee beans. >> they think we have short memories. they're thinking of bringing back coke 2, new coke. coke, what are you doing? are you okay? are you well? new at 6:00 we have shared bikes. we have scooters in the bay area. could something new be coming to san francisco? the wild new claim from one company. >> you have to see this. this is a real robo cop. designing this robot to be a go-between

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against the astros, 63 at 7:07. dropping down to 58. so get those hoodies ready. don't they wear a special color on friday? i it yellow or green? i'll have to look. a look at what's going on as far as the ring of fire around us yesterday. it looks like the north bay will be okay as most of the thunderstorms stay in the sierra, the central valley today. looking at tomorrow, you can see, again, they stay mainly in the central valley but get closer to the north bay and then sunday they finally make the push over to the north bay and you'll have your best chance of some thunderstorms like you did yesterday. let's take a look at the rainfall potential because there is some even along the coast. jst a couple hundredths. each morning we'll wake up with drizzle at the coast as we head through the weekend. have a good weekend, by the way. say hello to alexis. good morning, mike. overall we're looking great. the bay bridge metering lights on as of 5:25 this morning. maybe a few minutes later than normal thanks to our friday

light volumes. we have our normal backups into the mae using cash or fastrak. some drive times looking great. 680 walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. well under an hour, santa rosa to san francisco. northbound 17, highway 1 to los gatos just 20 minutes. thanks, alexis. in the east bay sky 7, watch as an oakland city truck spun doughnuts in a dump yard near oracle. we reached out to the city and were told they're looking into it. employees are required to serve the community responsibly and safely at all times. also in the east bay crews are hitting the hills to get a jump. >> they want grasses cut to 3 inchls or less. they say the late rains almost guarantee a long fire season.

officials are requiring owners of larger parcels to create fire breaks of between 15 and 30 feet. so this is something you would expect to see in a a mina real>>y showing off thi prototype of a trop. seeing reports of officers and moatritorists kill during a traffic stop. >> the idea is to separate the two humans so there's no more physical danger to anybody. >> the robot contains a camera, microphone and speaker system. it can detect the smell of marijuana and alcohol. it also has a spike strip to

keep the vehicle from going away. >> it is quite a concept. >> the safety of the officer and passenger these days. day nine of a teacher strike in the east bay, who will try to help both sides come to an agreement today? and a legal battle brewing. major complaints about the trains. not your typical photo shoot. wait until you see what this couple is celebrating. dub nation, rise up. >> rise up, dub nation. >> let me hear you, dub nation. >> the warriors on abc 7. >> abc 7. >> abc 7. >> see the dubs on 7.

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good morning on this friday, may 31st, and welcome back, reggie. >> i say it to all of you, bright moons. >> and bright suns? >> rising suns. >> i just got back from disneyland's galaxy's edge. that's the way you greet each other in the morning. bright suns. >> not a lot of bright sunshine behind us, mike. >> mike, what happened? >> oh, it's coming. trust me. we'll get more today. low clouds this morning. visibility down along the peninsula where there may be mist involved. this will be around the entire morning commute. this is the way it looks as you look south to the thicker fog on 101. look at all the sunshine at noon. 50s and 60s at the coast. low to mid-70s, nice