righnowt 40: reden tohelr ipla inlama aer d breaking news. a warning for residents to shelter in a place after a driver slams into a fence hitting a gas line. good morning and thank you for joining us. the team is here together and we're very happy about that. >> it's really good to be back. i promise i'm not contagious. >> i don't care if you are. it's good to have you. >> i am back and the weather will be good today. >> we are going to have more sunshine in the forecast.

warmer temperatures and then one chance of rain moving through the bay area. here is a live look outside as you get this wednesday started. it's clear and 52 degrees. 54 degrees in oakland and san francisco. it's 46 now as you step out the door in napa. highs today, the mid 70s for the inland areas and upper 60s along the coast and in san francisco. we are going to talk about that chance of rain in a few minutes. mike as a great start on the roads. >> we'll start with that line because we don't get to use that. great condition and smooth flow of traffic around the bay on the outskirts out of the tri valley. here through the south bay i want to zoom in here. we saw northbound 17 getting slower for the last few minutes. pro approaching the east shore

freeway a smooth drive. back to you. >> looks good. breaking news, a situation going on a vehicle hits a gas line at about 1:00 this among. several streets are blocked off. crews are working to turn off the gas. >> pete is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. i just spoke with pg&e and it sound like this shelter may have been lifted because crews were able to temporarily fix that line. that's where that car crashed through the fence and to the right you can see crews working on that gas line. some of the video we were able to get at the scene earlier this morning. this happened at about 1:00 a.m. and there was one person in the car. fire not speculating on how fast that car was going, but we know that person was sent to a

hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. that gas line is temporarily fixed at this time rn, but theyd to open up the ground to shut it off. >> the technician arrived to evaluate it and attempted to shut off the supply line, but unfortunately where it was severed it's on the supply side not the discharge side so shutting off the valve didn't prove to stop the flow of gas. >> reporter: a live look at crews working on that gas line. they have temporarily been able to fix it. they'll be for a few hours to do a permanent fix on the line. an alert was sent out to shelter and turn over gas appliances. it looks like the shelter may be lifted. we'll talk more about that in

the next hour. >> we'll check back in with you soon. more breaking news now. this is out of new york where three people had to be treated after being exposed to hazardous material this morning at la guard yeah airport this morning. a 911 call came in early this morning at terminal b involving an issue where someone's luggage. within the last few minutes we've learned the scene is cleared and the incident stemmed from a food substance. there was no impact on flights. a look at firefighters taking down an apartment fire in concord. the fire department posted these photos. the complex is off clayton road from ellis lake. the fire broke out about 12:45 in the morning. firefighters took control of that blaze within a half hour. we'll keep you updated.

happening today residents of san francisco sinking millennium tower are laying out their claims. an attorney will explain a filing. this is a story we uncovered last year. homeowners hope to force developers to come up with a fix for the sinking tower. that lawsuit is filed as owners hope for an out of court settlement. this morning concerns are growing among survivors of the massive apartment fire in oakland. more than 50 of them living at evacuation shelters could soon be without a place to stay. the temporary shelter is closing this week. donations keep pouring into that shelter. >> there are people who need help.

today, tomorrow it's uncertain. >> the red cross will continue to collect donations. the cause of monday's fire at the building continues. four people died in that fire. perhaps more answers maybe who dropped the ball during last month's coyote creek flood. the board chairman sent out a letter to the san jose mayor. the letter lays blame squarely on the city of san jose saying authorities received plenty of warning from the district and national weather service, but failed to evacuate thousands of residents who became trapped. you're looking at video of the rescue that happened. coming up, remembering a san francisco woman who came to symbolize the fight over housing. her case made headlines for years. well tell you why the timing of

the 100-year-old's death is adding another layer to this fight. why the raiders latest attempt to reach out to burned fans is not going as planned. toay a vil plnedo hor a00-ar-d

a vigil is to be held for a

woman fighting for her home. she refused to corporate with building owners when they tried to change the building status from apartments to condos. tonight's vigil starts at 5:00 at her former home 670 page street. the raiders reaching out to season ticket holders this morning two days after the news they broke that the team is moving to las vegas. a look now at the team's new website. season ticket holders are being asked if they'd like to put down deposits at seats on the strip. one fan tweeting the ink is not dry and our hearts are ripped out and you're asking for money or are you pouring salt on our wounds. fans aren't the only ones frustrated. green gave his opinion seeing he feels bad for the city of

oakland. >> if i was the fans i wouldn't attend that game for the next two years, but that's me. that's ridiculous. >> it is a brutal situation. the raiders are scheduled to play the next couple of years in oakland or the next two seasons or three while the new stadium is being built. the sharks are still here. we can tell you the sharks will play in the stanley cup playoffs. tickets go on sale in a few hours. the sharks won a thriller beating new york five 5-4 in overtime. they knew they clench in hed th spot. the tickets go on sale at 9:00 a.m. >> very exciting. a look at the forecast as the weekend quickly approaching. >> yeah. it's wednesday. we're looking at some clear

skies as you head out the door. right now in san jose the temperature trend will be cool to start, but look at how it warms up today. again, we will talk about a change heading into tomorrow. that's coming up right after this break. this live look at the bay bridge. five minutes ago we add backup. now we have clear lines and a spider trying to clear the screen. a vote of washington that could effect your home. how your private information can now be legally shared.

it is 4:45. we're watching this system moving in from the pacific and could bring us showers for tomorrow morning. we'll talk about how much rain to expect coming up in three minutes. >> the travel time highway 84 moving well. we have the construction zone you know about. no real problems aside from a little bit of slow down on the altamont pass. let's get into business news. congress just took its first step toward allowing internet providers to sell your internet browsing habits without your permission. >> good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. wall street will try to add to tuesday's rally although futures are mixed this morning. the dw breaking an eight-day losing streak. pending home sales, the dw rising 150 points to 20,701. the house voted late yesterday to appeal an obama era privacy rule for broad brand providers. will rules provides companies to get customers permission to market browsing history to third parties. internet rivals such as google faces less strij ent standards. republican say several safe guards remain in place. ads to encourage drivers to

stop by fast food chains. now the navigation app is adding a new feature. it's letting you buy coffee and food to pick up along the way. if the test is successful they plan to team up with other stores. >> you can get donuts and starbucks and get your coffee and get your donuts you're good to go. >> thank you very much. they're wishing for different things here. happening now, severe weather in the south right now. this is a live look at a crew in dallas getting ready for a live shot. the weather there has been so severe damaging houses, blowing over trees causing multiple car accidents across texas. >> severe thunderstorms. look at that house in that live shot and damaging winds in parts of texas overnight left nearly 200,000 residents there without power. >> i could do a behind the

scenes. they're having a rough go over there. >> yeah. that's what we expect during this time of year in the midwest in the south as we start to see those cold fronts rolling through and those storms have been strong. they've had an active start to the severe weather year. as we look at what's happening in the bay area we are seeing all calm weather and that will continue with the exception of a slight chance of some showers moving through tomorrow. as you step out the door right now in the trivalley it's 48 degrees. 54 in san francisco and oakland and it's 70 degrees in the peninsula. 75 degrees in the south bay and tri-valley. we will have another warm afternoon for march. as the seven-day forecast comes up you'll see we'll have that one chance of rain in the forecast and that's tomorrow.

it's all because of this system moving across the pacific northwest. it's been bringing rain for several days now. for us by the time it gets here, it will lose a little bit of its punch. this is what the computer models do with that system. we start to see the clouds moving in by 3:30 this afternoon and mostly clear skies for at least the start of the day. the north bay will start to see the clouds moving in and then showers very early tomorrow morning. but the rain that we will see will be very light and scattered. not all of us will see showers moving through. by lunch time it's out of here. we'll have a sunny afternoon and we'll go back to our dry weather. how much rain could we see out of this? we'll be measuring the rain in hundreds of an inch. this should not cause any issues for the bay area. we'll be watching thursday because we have the series going on at at&t park. it will be cool and temperatures cooler than day.

starting out at 60s degrees. by first pitch it will be in the upper 50s. then through the seven-day forecast we'll see highs reaching into the upper 60s for san francisco for the start of the weekend. 70 degrees on saturday. it's going to be an amazing weekend and really warm temperatures for the inland areas up to 78 degrees and 74 on sunday. as we head over to the roads. >> we're looking at our speed sensors around the bay. it's 4:50 in the morning so we don't expect heavy volume. 22 minutes to the interchange. no problems for the tri-valley. a smooth flow of traffic through the bay area as well. there may be equipment.

we'll see if they have anything to report. the toll plaza moves well and clear. chp gave a warning about higher winds, but that was overnight. so far traffic flows well and we're looking toward the north bay as well. san rafael we expect early traffic to start building. no issues though as you look at the curves. >> thanks. coming up, scammers posing as irs agents. happening right now, we are investigating that scam. let's get you updated. a russian billionaire and friend of vladimir putin said he's willing to be a part of congressional hearings. those hearings would delve into his relationship with donald trump's former campaign manager paul manafort. universities across the

country says the president's travel ban would block hundreds of grad students, especially from iran. schools utilize those schools for research and engineering and sciences. alibiveicte--an frcis saraihaen-

a peek of the forecast coming up. >> that is one of our best camera shots there. the block on president trump's travel ban could be extended. a federal judge in hawaii blocked the ban earlier this month. that same judge is going to hear arguments today on whether to

extend his order until the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts. the travel ban is diskrcriminaty against muslims. we know we are almost in april. tax day quickly approaching. a warning about a tax scam sweeping the country. >> we have the numbers and warnings from top tax officials. >> reporter: good morning. senior irs officials tell me that a growing number of scammers use these type of gift cards to cheat thousands of taxpayers out of millions of hard earned tax dollars. the department inspector general for tax administration. he tells me his office receives nearly 40,000 calls from victims reporting some kind of phone scam during the last year. that's a sharp increase from

about 12,000 similar reports in 2013. his investigators say 70% of those scams involve itunes cards because those cards are hard to track, found in almost any store and familiar enough that victims feel comfortable buying them when told to do so by scammers. officials remind you that federal agents will never call you up and threaten you with arrest over the telephone. they'll send you a written notice to begin with. they'll never accept gift cards, especially itunes gift cards as payment. if you get a call like this get a phone number and hang up and call the irs public number found in your phone book or internet. if you want to know more go to our website. back to you. >> thanks. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call or send us an e-mail. it should come as no surprise with the beautiful weather we've been seeing is

going to continue. we have a look at your forecast. >> good morning. all the people getting outside have to deal with the high amount of tree pollen. we will have more sunshine, but a little bit of rain in the forecast. we'll talk about the time line coming up. a live look at the peninsula. this is clear. we got a report though of something going on in the main. new details about a greyhound bus crash that killed two people last year. the problems with the road that the ntsb says led to the deadly wreck. overg fles gula grnhoe otheenius

overnight flames engulf a greenhouse on the peninsula. this is the aftermath left behind this morning. the ntsb determined what caused a fatal greyhound bus here in the south bay. the reason why cal tran might be to blame. searching for a killer. friends and family desperately looking for answers this morning after a teenager is found dead at a south bay elementary school. the hunt under way to find the person responsible. thanks so much for joining us. 5:00 right now. >> we are glad you're with us this morning on your wednesday. you were talking about allergy

counts being up there a second ago. a small price to pay for great weather. >> i guess. >> some people it can be a bad time of year and you feel bad so it's hard to enjoy the sunshine, but we'll have more of that as we go through the day. a little bit of rain may help us out too. we're looking live at san jose and we do have a clear start. as we go through the morning going to see those temperatures warming up. our normal high is 67 degrees. tomorrow the cold front moves through and that front may bring us rain. details on that coming up in eight minutes. >> this is near where you saw that slowing for eastbound 580. there may have been a traffic break to close one lane as we look at the bay. we'll zoom in on where the activity is. 580 getting away from the bay