maria shriver has made her first public comment in the wake of a stunning disclosure. >> her husband took responsibility for fathering a child with a woman who had worked in their home for more than two decades. amy hollyfield has reaction. >> arnold schwarzenegger's admission to having an affair and fathering a child stunned everybody. james carville says he can't believe he froorn office. the child was born before he ran

for office. >> that was a risk can i thing getting into politics. >> he says he has apologized to maria shriver and the couple's four children. there is no excuse for the hurt he has caused the other woman worked for them in their home for 20 years. the child was born about ten years ago. the woman at first says the child belonged to her husband at the time. but the l.a. times said that schwarzenegger admitted to the affair she declined to comment. >> you have children 13 through 21 and they are getting blind sided by thing. >> maria shriver released a statement. this a painful and heart breaking time. my concern is for the children. i ask for passion and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. >> the taking a look outside the rain has been falling all day

and it's not over yet. >> it's caused delays all morning at san francisco international airport. airport officials arriving flights are delayed an average of more than two hours. >> tracking the storm on live doppler. >> we'll start with 24-hour rain totals, three-quarters of an inch up in santa rosa to .03 in san jose. right along the coast mill valley, half an inch, third an inch in san francisco. to tenth to 2/10s around coord. here is a look at live doppler. best radar returns over in the east bay hills and into the valleys especially right down 680 all the way to dublin. heading to the santa cruz mountains and also in the diablo range, just light sprinkles. we also have lighted falling in the north bay mainly up in the higher elevations. to put it in perspective you see

the snow falling up in the sierra. another wave is developing off the coast. that is going to move in the evening hours and bring us another push of wet weather. we'll talk about wet weather over the weekend. today's rain is increasing concern for residents in one san pablo neighborhood whose homes are being threatened by a sliding hillside. the neighborhood has moved five feet. they want to see if these storms cause any further damage. the city manager says the city is considering revoking the emergency declaration because no public property is being threatened so it doesn't make sense for the city to protect it. >> they are questioning a police officer caught in a contra costa county investigation. federal agents arrested lewis

lombardi over the weekend. he was arrested on selling drugs to an informant. bomb bar did i was a member of the narcotics enforcement team headed by norman wielsch. he and chris butler face numerous charges including conspiracy to sell drugs. >> los angeles police will give an update on the descriptions of two suspects suspected of beating bryan stow. 300 billboards are going up in southern california show the suspects. there is also a $100,000 reward. snow was trance fender to january general yesterday. stow remains in critical condition. we have a warning for anybody planning to cross the

memorial bay bridge. fill up your gas tank and be patient because there will are a detour. due to continuing work on the eastern span of the bay bridge tlesmt call it the oakland detour. >> the oakland raiders skeochg a touchdown all with having to touching down at the toll plaza on the oakland side of this entire project. you can check it out online before it happens in reality. i'll tell you about that in a minute. take a look at caltrans an mission. the project has been going on for a long time. it's not going to go on all that longer. detour will allow the oakland touchdown to be completed ahead of schedule. we get to ride on the bridge 2013, two years from now. to accomplish this phase the eastbound lanes will be closed 8 through 5:00 on saturday and sunday, 28, 29, lanes only, not

the entire bridge. >> we're going to be on the southern parts of the bridge. then in early 2012 we about build out the bridge structure that you are driving on right now and shift traffic. what this will allow us to do is come the n and remove the portion of the brink that is away from the new bridge. >> reporter: couple things mentioned, no change in speed limits. there is not going to be 40 miles an hour s-curve. it will be the regular speed limit and it's only for two days 28th and 29 of may. another detour to tell you about early 2012, that is going to wait. i'm going to talk about memorial day. if you want to see what is going on in 3-d, most of them will be

able to show you this in 3-d. i saw a little bit of it today in auto desk where the announcement was made. if you want to find out more, go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. we can link you to the information about this bay bridge detour. san francisco could soon have the highest taxi rate in the country. municipal transportation agency will consider raising meter rates to 55 cents per mile and traffic delays raise 10 cents per minute. and new 10 cents mile charge could be added because of higher gas prices. >> the senate will vote on repealing tax breaks for the top five oil companies. they receive $2 billion a year in tax breaks when they made a combined $36 billion in profits

in during the first quarter of this year. the vote is expected to fall short but they are hoping to get it into a deal that lawmakers are negotiating with president obama to raise the national debt ceiling. >> we have sad news about falcon family living on top of san jose city hall. >> but first, queen elizabeth arrives, a royal visit that hasn't happened in a century. >> and exploding water

president obama says it's more vital than the israelis and palestinians to restart peace talks. president obama says all sides need to work together for peace in the region. >> jordan obviously peace with israel has enormous stake with it. the united states has an enormous stake in this. we will continue to encourage a just solution to a problem that has been nagging the region for many years. >> there are grim prospects for middle east peace accord. israel is taking a tough line against the middle east violence a john lipski was the number two man of the imf the head of the organization is face

attempted rape charges in new york. yesterday in court, dominique strauss-kahn did denied the allegations made by hotel maid but the judge denied bail after prosecutors made a case that he is a flight risk. for the first time in a century, a british monarch is visiting the republic of ireland. queen elizabeth arrived this morning dressed in bright green. she received a full state welcome from ireland's president. it's designed to highlight strong relations and neighboring peace. there were more than 8,000 police to protect the queen. no joke, explosions in china. what is exploding? water melons. chinese television is reporting that they put too much chemical on on their watermelon crop and make more money for the farmers. the result, exploding water

melons. they are battling abuses in additives and fertilizers in the wake of food scandals. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> clouds of exploding over the bay area and we have more showers on the way, not only today, tomorrow but the possibility this weekend. i'll have the full forecast coming up. >> touchdown in the classroom. the san francisco 49ers launch a new program honoring teachers. >> gabby, great wake up song. >> and-

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what a wake-up call. u-2 song woke up the shuttle endeavour. the song chosen by gabrielle giffords. her husband is the shuttle commander. main job today is check for launch damage to the heat shield. initial results from the inspection looks pretty good. endeavour is carrying a $2 billion magnetic instrument designed to find anti-matter in the universe. good day to fly for the shuttle but how about here?

>> we have flight arrival delays two and a half hours at sfo. keep track of that at flight tracker. take a look what happened around san francisco. you see all the people that watch channel 7 this morning -- i'm just kidding. everybody got the word it was going to rain. that is good news. take another perspective and show you what is going on in santa cruz. highway 17 santa cruz mountains and it looks pretty good this morning as far as getting some wet weather. hopefully no rock slides like i've heard has been happening up in the north. notice the raindrops on the lens there. last three hours on live doppler 7 hd. an increase in the shower activity. that is going to continue throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours. take you up to the sierra and show you all the snow that is falling. that sin creasing during the morning hours.

that is why we have the winter storm warning until 5:00 tomorrow morning. temperatures are running in the low to mid 50s. we do have upper 50s 50s around mountain view and san jose. waves of showers today and tonight. it's going to be cooler than average in the next afternoon and get a break thursday and friday but then it's going to be cooler for the weekend. probably not this cold and chance of showers out there but not nearly as wet as it has been the next couple of days. look at this. san francisco and oakland, single digits, 6 to 7 degrees cooler but double-digits for santa rosa and napa. near record cold-high temperatures with upper 50s to low 60s, maybe squeak out at mid 50 in the east bay valleys. around the monterey bay, upper 50s to low 60s. as you head inland, throw mid-60s. got the game in last night and win for the a's over the angels.

's going to be a tough one with showers and chilly temperatures, 57 degrees dropping down to 54. tonight the showers will taper just like they did last night and become more widespread during the morning hours. so your commute may be wet in some areas and be wetness on the streets. upper 40s to near 50 around the bay shore. here is a look at all the systems that are riding on the jetstream. definitely see where it is. faster moving high clouds. this is such an active pattern we're going to keep rain in the forecast even during the weekend hours. but right hire the ridge of high pressure is going to come in starting tomorrow afternoon right around noon. that is what is going to take the rain away. look for increase in showers. the intensity and coverage this afternoon through the afternoon hours and tapering. thursday and friday the dryest days and warmest as temperatures get back to average and all of

us will be cooler this weekend. we have some sad news about one of four baby falcons born at the top of san jose city hall. the baby lita has died. this is an earlier video after the birds were born. the mother returned to the nest and had lunch for it but she plunged below. this is the first time a baby falcon has died there. it's happened when the birds couldn't land safely. falcons typically lay four eggs every year. >> a little sailing haste made its way. two yachts, the america and u.s.a. '76 sailed under the golden gate bridge this morning to promote the america's cup yacht race in san francisco. america is a replica of 139 foot

yacht that beat the british in 1851 what became the america's cup. the other yacht was the boat used by oracle racing team to the run-up to the race in 2007. >> the giants will be the first professional sports team to participate in a anti-homophobic video campaign. it raises awareness about anti-gay bullying. prest obama and secretary of state hillary clinton have recorded videos and so has celebrities and even google employees. long time giants fan started an online petition to get the team on board. >> to show it does get better. they have a watershed moment in professional sports and will be revered as giants of humanity. >> giant officials say it was an

idea. the team had been considering for it's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender day but now they are going to try to do it sooner. >> they named the first bay area teachers. >> his ma hayes, come on down. >> harmony hayes from the 49ers academy is the first recipient. she teaches sixth grade languages and social studies. >> it's great to honor our teachers because they are like unsung heroes. they come out with their own money to get supplies but they don't get recognized. >> she got $250 gift certificate and tickets to some upcoming games. wells fargo also donated $1,000

in her name. the stars are coming out for 

thousands of oprah winfrey fans are expected to show up in chicago for a star-studded taping what is believed to be one of finale shows. >> all to make room for the queen of talk. >> surprise oprah a farewell

spectacular is a secret. the producers have promised the biggest names in hollywood. it will be aired may 25th. >> later at 5:00, a surprise development in chauncey bailey trial. a person took the witness stand and says he wants to tell his side of the story and arnold schwarzenegger of fathering a child with another woman, how will it affect his legacy as governor? those stories and more at 5:00. >> and final word on when our weather will be dry. >> tomorrow afternoon and could get again this weekend but not like this. >> i keep waiting for summer. thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> bye-bye.