ite natasha zouves from abc 7 morpings.a hopefully warm and dry day, right? >> yes, ma'am. we're off to our mildest morning. 51 to 56. even with a lack of sunshine till late this afternoon we'll hit the mid-60s along the coast in san francisco. 69 to 71 around the bay. 71 to 75 inland. and it's going to get warmer sunday and monday. a slight chance of rain wednesday. >>> overall we're looking a little lighter than average. friday light volumes. we do still have a problem westbound 580 before flynn, downed motorcycle blocking the lane. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 16 and northbound 85 bouncing back from an earlier crash that's gone. >> coming up, do it yourself braces videos flooding social media right now. more and more teens trying this trend. there is an urgent warning for parents this morning. that's next on gma. another update in 30 minutes and always on our free abc 7 news app. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. winter whiplash. more than 40 million on alert from ohio to massachuset

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings.driver was taken to the hospital after being attacked by a man early this morning. happened around 3:25. the 38 bus was parked at main and folsom when the man attacked the driver through the operator window. police arrived with guns drawn but the suspect was already gone. the driver initially refused treatment but eventually was persuaded to be taken to the hospital. >>> alexis smith is tracking the commute. >> we did have an issue until a couple moments ago westbound 580 around the richmond san rafael bridge toll plaza. the left lane blocked and that did clear in the last couple moments. we have a backup that remains. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of sun glare reflecting off those cars. >>> the fog is starting to develop over the bay. look at this half mile in san carlos, a quarter mile in napa. and expect this to happen again tomorrow even possibly on a wider scale. look how mild it is. mid-40s to mid-50s this morning. that means a lot of spring warmth. spring fev

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings.h school stoopts have been expelled after an investigation into hazing among football players at napa high school. napa board members made the decision last night. in a parallel investigation, the napa d.a.'s office is weighing whether to charge 14 students and a coach with felonies in relation to the october 31st hazing incident in which junior varsity players are accused of restraining a clothed freshman player as they touched him inappropriately. >>> let's take a look at traffic. we are starting to improve in the north bay but we sure had a lot of problems. a couple sig alerts that are still in recovery mode. southbound 101 through petaluma, 14 miles. all lanes are back open. westbound 37 to southbound 101 heavy through the novato area. that ramp is fully back open. and westbound 37 at lakeville highway another crash off on the >>> good morning. it's much cooler this morning with most of us in the 40s, the exception hayward and san jose at 50. los gatos 52. here's the way the day br

. >> and i'm natasha zouves. kristen will be in later today. the fbi arrested one of four russians indicted in connection wth the massive 2014 breach at yahoo. 22-year-old was arrested in canada, the indictments mean the u.s. government is accusing russian government officials of conducting one of the largest hacks in internet history. two others are hackers. the fbi said the breach focused on more than everyday users. >> the defendants targeted yahoo accounts of ruran and u.s. -- russian and u.s. government security including cyber and diplomatics and other providers whose networks they sought to exploit and employees of financial services. >> that is the second largest in history affecting 500 million accounts. >> and just minutes ago the fbi office in san francisco addressed the charges, agencies here in the bay area were heavily involved in the investigation and the three other suspects are beyond the reach of the u.s. officials but only for now. >> right now there is no extradition capabilities with the government of russia. however these

thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm kristen zse. the water main break happened on black diamond street between west 10th and 11th streets. cars and homes are flooded and roads buckled. we're getting our first close-up look at the destruction. amy hollyfield is live in the scene. and the city is promising help to the residents. >> reporter: they are out here helping and working on it right now, kristen. i could show you the spot where the main broke. they've patched it up. you see the fresh asphalt there. but there is a lot of clean-up to do and you could see over on that street over there, there is a clean-up truck, one of many that we've seen in the neighborhood. they've been very loud and busy because there is a lot of cleaning up to do because a pipe decided to burst late last night. >> it was tough to sallage much from the flooded basements and sheds in pittsburg this morning. the water from last night's break left behind a huge mess. >> clothes that belonged to my grandkids, that's -- that's pretty substantial. my daughter has

i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm cornell barnard. reggie and jessica are off today. who makes the coffee around here? >> the machine upstairs. do you need some? >> always. >> i'll be right back after this. oh, hi. there you go. live doppler 7, it is quiet outside. good morning, everybody. yes, it is early. thanks for being with us, cornell, we appreciate it. >> sure. >> what'd you get about two hours sleep. >> hour and a half. >> good. good. you look great. mount tamalpais this morning, look how clear it is. all right. so, let's talk about cooler conditions. yeah, dress a little bit warmer this morning, mid to upper 40s, we'll stay in the low to upper 60s on the coast. get outside today. our warmest and brightest day of my accuweather 7 day forecast. low to upper 70s at 4:00 and mid to upper 60s at 7:00. we'll talk about an unsettled pattern that starts tomorrow coming up. >>> the biggest issue is in san jose. northbound 280 at highway 17, we had a solo vehicle crash, lost control, hit the center divide and then bounced back to the left lane. another vehicle sideswip

thank you for joining us i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm kristen zse. the new immigration executive order will suspend immigration into the u.s. from six muslim majority nations. jessica castro is here with details and reaction from local muslim community members. >> the new order will go into effect march 16th. there are significant changes. groups like the aclu have said this morning they will fight the order and continue to call it unconstitutional. >> the president signed a new version of his controversial travel ban. secretary of state rex tillerson called it a vital measure to strengthen national security. >> with this order, president trump is exercising his rightful authority to keep our people safe. >> reporter: the second version hopes to with stand any court challenges. it will still for bid new visas from six muslim majority countries. iran, syria, somalia, sedan and yemen and libya. iraq has been taken off the list. the new order also shuts down the u.s. refugee program for 120 days and then will be reimplemented with a cap on annual admiss

. >> and i'm natasha zouves. and this is one of many scheduled around the bay area today. the rally is open to anyone but they have extended a special invitation to women who are small business owners to show solidarity with others around the country. >> and many are wearing red to show support. you may have also heard some schools around the country had to close because they didn't have enough teachers and staff as women opted to stay home in protest. >> we checked in with san francisco unified school and a representative tells us they had a typical amount of substitution requests no, no more than usual so schoo in session as planned. >> the international women's day is being observed not just here in the bay area but across the country and around the world. >> jessica castro is here with the round up around the world. >> there are many events going on. in fact, i want to give you a glimpse. this is a live image from new york right now where there is a march through manhattan and actually their in front of the trump international hotel and tower right now. you could see m

thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm kristen zse. this accident happened this morning before 5:30 before broadway and ridgeway. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. you just learned new information on what the officer was doing when the crash happened. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the police department told me that the officer was on his way to a priority call. they don't know if his lights and sirens were on or the primary officer or the cover. that is also under investigation. his car was so badly damaged it did have to be towed out of here. the officer was southbound on broadway when he he knocked over a light pole and hit a tree in the median. and another car was involved. they don't know who hit who at this point. the other driver was okay. not hurt. just the officer. a witness told us he helped pull the officer out of his car and he said the officer was pretty shaken up. the crash was loud. a few people here were talking this morning about how it woke them up. >> boom, boom, bang, bang. and like -- because it's quiet up here

i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm kristen zse. as many battle with the news clark is battling with als, the wife of a high school coach is speaking out about her husband's struggle with the disease. we are live at levi stadium in santa clara. we're focused on raising awareness. >> reporter: yes. and it is very sad news about clark's diagnosis. but clark, as we all know, is a 49ers legend and he is having a hard time accepting that he has als. it was a play that will always be remembered by 49ers fans. the catch dwight clark made in 1982 that helped get to the team to the first super bowl. the football player has grown weak and experienced something in his left hand in 2015 and it is something lucy knowsal too well. her husband was a football coach at los gatos and played college football as well and later died of als. >> it seems to be a death sentence. he can fight it. and he is a fighter. he's very courageous as my husband was and my husband had been told he had a year to live and he lived 34 years. >> and he wrote, i can't run,

i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm reggie aqui. new details on a plan to add guns to the campus police. matt keller is live in san francisco. matt? >> reporter: reggie, there are 113 community college campuses in california. on only two of those campuses, are they actually patrolled by unarmed police officers. including here at city college of san francisco. city college of san francisco is one of the biggest community colleges in the country. but the police officers patrolling the campus are only armed with pepper spray and a baton. that could change. >> people have very strong feelings about it on both sides. there are legitimate facts and concerns on both sides and we need to have a robust and transparent conversation and arrive at the best decision for students and employees. >> an outside consultant was asked to look after safety after an incident in the library in october 2015. no one was hurt but campus police officers had to wait several minutes for san francisco police to arrive with their guns. one campus officer explained. >> we're supposed to contact sfpd and basically wait

thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. kristen will be in later today. >>> b.a.r.t. tweeting out, if you are going to make your way to sfo, you'll have to find another way there. let's get over to alexis smith. >> we want to take you to sky 7. this is video from half an hour ago outside of the civic center b.a.r.t. station where the investigation lasted for around an hour. we got word of the suspicion device around 9:30 this morning and they deemed it nonthreatening and they were able to get things moving again by 10:30 but that means a full hour that we have civic center station totally shut down and that meant no b.a.r.t. stations could get by. and let's flip over to the traffic maps and i'll show you what that did and that impact that had with civic center closed. anybody coming from the east bay o san francisco down to the peninsula toward sfo, you are not able to get by civic center station. that was not safe. same thing, just the opposite, coming up from the peninsula trying to get past civic center into san francisco or the east bay. that is not happening eith

thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. pkristen is off today. the north bay feeling the rain fast and furious right now. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard shot some video mounted on his dashboard driving on highway 101 in novato. look at the sheets of rain pelting the windshield. walnut creek getting some wet stuff. check out this video from the valley. you could see the water pooling on the sidewalks there. and the storm is stretching across the bay area and you could see the rain coming down on mt. tam. our live camera filled with rain drops and clouds covering the lens, too. it is rainy and windy in san rafael. that is a live look sat the commute. very stormy and slick roadways for many of us. mike nicco tracking the storm where you live. hey, mike. >> hey, hi, everybody. we'll start right with the storm impact scale to give you an idea what to expect the next couple of hours. it is a two, it is moderate up to a third to an inch of rain. one to two inches in the north bay and our mountains. winds gusting to about 35 miles per hour but above

. >>> good morning and welcome to tuesday, march 28, i'm natasha zouves. >> reggie is off, maybe gettingleep a little better. alexis smith, mike nicco. temperatures will be jumping off the scale. yesterday cool and breezy. you can see the clearness on live doppler seven. it's not bouncing as much as it was yesterday still chilly. 40 to 53 this morning but 59 to 65 by noon, 63 at the coast to 71 around the bay and inland by 4:00 and 58 to 64. i'm tracking one slight chance of rain. i'll show you that coming up. >> we are starting off with a serious crash in the area at vaca valley parkway. area at vaca valley parkway. a solo vehicle collision. i'll keep an eye on this to make sure we don't have a building backup. we'll look a our traffic cameras in less than 10. >>> the mayor of san jose wants the city to sue scam artists preying on flood victims. >> san jose is one of a handful of cities in the state that could do something like this. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose this morning. matt? >> reporter: good morning. a lot of help is available to residents. check out the s

. >>> good morning on this rainy tuesday, i'm natasha zouves.t good this morning, it's wet and crawling just about everywhere. i want to take you into one of our trouble spots at the moment. northbound 101 before 9th and san francisco. we have reports of three feet of water in the two left lanes. one vehicle did not make it through that, it's stalled out. trying to clear up the jackknifed semi this is one gorgeous truck. special edition. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> hi, our cold front is pushing through right now. you can see still some scattered showers out there. notice the yellows are starting to fade away. we're starting to see the clouds open in some areas. the transition is beginning. we'll have a chance of showers till 9:00

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings. k at our forecast now. >> hey, natasha. let's start with our temperatures. 38 in santa rosa to 53 in san mateo. so the micro climate is already out there. we'll homogenize to the upper 50s at noon. except for up in the north bay scattered showers possible. light to moderate rain tonight through tomorrow afternoon. >> all right, mike. th >>> all right. let's start you off on our traffic maps overall. we don't have any major blocking issues right now. but just hearing about a new problem in san francisco. southbound 101 just before cesar chavez, we do have reports of a new crash. if you're head been northbound, we obviously have stop and go traffic on 101, then 280 is a little bit heavier than 101 today, if you're trying to decide between the two. bright sunshine pretty much everywhere. this is a look at bb wb westbound 80. nothing out of the ordinary there. >> we've been celebrating this all morning. national puppy day. our national adoption event going on right now. we want to find pup

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings. we're tracking developing news out of palo alto.embarcadero road highway 101 is closed after a driver drop dd off his load at a construction project and he most likely forgot to put down the bed and crashed into the overpass ripping it off the truck. a instructional engineer is on their way for inspection. >>> alexis smith has a look at traffic. >> the entire interstate is not shut down. we just is have the two left lanes shut down there due to that issue. and that's the way it's been since well about 11:00 last night. really no change in our sig alert here. we do have a backup in both directions, three miles on the southbound side down to around 6 miles per hour. much faster on the northbound side at 23 miles per hour. you can use el camino real for ab >>> now your accuweather forecast. >> tracking one issue and localized around petaluma down towards novato. a dangerous issue. visibility down to a quarter mile. around 9:00 that will lift. mid-30s to 40s except in san francisco where we're 48. the increase in clouds today. not as wa

. >>> hi there i've natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings.>> we're doing all right today. i don't have any major blocking issues. we definitely have filled in since we started. still overall an average commute. look at the sunshine glaring off those vehicles in the bay bridge toll plaza. 22 across san mateo. and >>> a little bit of a chill in the air. we've got 17 degree spread from santa rosa down to lose lose loe a little bit cooler at the coast, sea breeze kicks in. 57 with clouds starting to gather at the coast. my accuweather confident expect more cloudiness tonight. a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow after 5:00 in the afternoon. >>> all right. thank you, mike. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7 news.com. you can join us for abc 7 mornings, week day husband ♪ be our guest be our guest >>> we are live in you're warming our hearts. dallas, texas, and all across the country you came out from means a lot and we've got one person who braved the elements, as well. you know him f

the other deal a m >>> good morning, friends, on this tuesday, march 28, i'm natasha zouves. >> i'm if for reggie who's taking the day off. alexis smith and mike nicco. today is going to be is nice day, sunny. >> do you think reggie took a peek ahead yesterday? >> maybe. reggie! >> no, that's what we're here for. you want to play hooky, that's your business not ours, i just tell you the forecast. we'll start with live doppler seven showing dry conditions out there. i hope he's okay, actually. here's a look at what's going on. we use the backdrop to talk about temperatures, cooler this morning, 40 to 53. almost total sunshine. 59 to 65. your lunchtime temperatures nice to be out 63 to 71. this afternoon 58 to 64. slight chance of rain thursday, more on that coming up, here's alexis. >>> not doing so good on highway 4, we have an alert on this westbound side for this rollover crash at bailey road. this is in the bay point area. both of the occupants of that vehicle are out but they were transported with injuries, not sure how long it will take to get the lanes clear, so we'll check drive

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings.k at the traffic with alexis smith. >> i want to take you back up to a crash on highway 4 that we've been tracking for more than an hour now. three vehicles involved total in this one. it's on the busy side, westbound 4 around somersville in the antioch area. but we do have tow trucks on scene. hopefully that one will be clearing shortly. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we've had the metering lights on for just about two hours. notice all that sun glare. you want to have your sunglasses for the hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be there for him someday. ok. that's it. (vo) we just didn't think someday would come so fast. see ya later, moe. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru impreza. the longest-lasting vehicle in its class. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> i want to give you a heads up, lakeport. flood stage is 9. flood warnings wi

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings. francisco police department reform effort will remain under the microscope of the department of justice. the office of community oriented policing forces will extend its oversite through june. the office started reviewing department early last year. san francisco police have already implemented recommended reforms. >>> how's traffic looking? >> we don't have any major issues working right now. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are still on. westbound 580 tracy to dublin  back in the green under a half hour. westbound 4 antioch to concord 25 minutes in the yellow. and southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco in the yellow at (vo)have to happen?idn't i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> most of us are in the mid to upper 50s now. los

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings. stun guns could be in san francisco's future. found 87% of respondents approved the use of the weapons. stun guns have been controversial for the city. supporters say the guns prevent people from being shot. opponents point to studies that show the weapons do not reduce police violence. >>> let's get over to alexis smith with traffic. >> dpoorm. we've got a lot of heavy traffic. at this point a lot of red. one crash clear southbound 101 and 280. a disabled vehicle just past that, a semi near oyster point. a lot of wet pavement as well. use those (vo)have to happen?idn't i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> our best radar returns are on the peninsula, sliding to the south and the east. you're going to hit the south bay east of hayward. a few light showers across the north bayle. temperatures if you are stepping

i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings.update on the issue on 101. >> sure do. in the last couple moments all lanes have reopened northbound 101 right around third street. this was a serious crash with injuries. the left lane was blocked for well over an hour. we have six-mile backup that remains. 280 is heavy as well but that will be a better option into the city or mass transit if you can ride b.a.r.t., that's a better option. option. >> meteorologi imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> our temperatures are not too far off our morning lows. warmest in san francisco, 53. los gatos up in the hills 56. on our way today temperatures 9 to 13 degrees above average from 72 in san francisco to napa at

the other deal a man suing >>> goeshl od morning on this tuesday, march 28, i'm natasha zouves. >> reggie is off. it's going to be a great day, isn't it? >> wonderful day to be outside, if you can't get outside today, we'll do it tomorrow. if you can't do that, maybe this weekend. we have a string of wonderful weather moving our way. if you like the warm sunshine and spring, here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see the clouds over the ocean. let's look from our roof camera and you can see the flags not moving very much. those breezes gone, that's why it's cool. 48 to 53. but look at the rebound by noon. 59 at the coast, 65 for the rest of us. 63 at the coast with 71, total sunshine, a very comfortable evening, 58 to 64. slight chance of rain thursday, i'll show it to you. here's alexis. >>> good morning, mike, we have the bay bridge metering lights as of about five minutes ago. doesn't take much. after they flip those on, it starts to fill in. quick check of drive times. overall we are light. westbound 580 tracy to dublin 49 minutes. westbound 4 antioch to concord 18. 101, san rafael

i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm cornell barnard. reggie and jessica are off today. happy st.atrick's day to everyone. did you guys not get the memo aout st. patrick's day? >> come on. come on. mike does have green socks. >> redeemed. >> that's about as good as we can do. green screen problems. we don't want to be floating heads today. >> no, we would be. >> you've got irish in your heart. >> always. so please don't pinch us, we hope. we have a lot of issues on the roads this morning. i want to take you to one of our traffic alerts, several of them working right now. this sun is just south of the petaluma area, southbound 101 near san antonio road we had a crash with one vehicle, it lost control and hit some construction barrels and this has been a problem for close to an hour now. one lane getting by right now. long, hefty backup and chp suggesting you use lakeville road for an alternate. just south of there, another sig alert, westbound highway 37, ramp to southbound 101, we actually had part of a forklift in the roadway, one vehicle hit that and crashed. a couple others got

. >> yeah, natasha zouves, mike nicco, a lot going on. >> and puppies. >> not right here. >> not right here. >> we'll get to them in just a moment. >> they knew we wouldn't get much accomplished today if they brought them down here. >> that's true. >> and they're right. we would be playing with them all morning and we will and you can watch them, streaming live if you'd like. @mikeniccoabc7 i just posted the link to it. here's live doppler 7. dry the morning. i overlaid the cloud layer. it's a mostly sunny morning. grab those sunglasses. temperatures cooler as we talked about. all of us in the 40s, 55 to 57 during lunch, 56 to 60 at 4:00 and then 55 to 57 at 7:00 and right around 8:00, our first signs of rain start to move into the north bay. we'll talk more about that next. here's alexis. >>> we got the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on as of 5:26 this morning. so everybody in the middle cash and fast track certainly starting to get jammed up if you're in the car pool lanes, you are still cruising along and flipping over to our traffic maps, just about totally in the green here

so come on back to "gma." [ applause ] >>> good morning to you i've natasha zouves from abc 7 morningspose a 10% tax on businesses who grow pot in unincorporated areas in the county. >> we're getting a lot busier than we were the first half of the commute. things have ilifffilled in here. highway 13, we have a crash. you're jammed back to the 580 connection. southbound side, long term road work at redwood road. backup back to highway hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be there for him someday. ok. that's it. (vo) we just didn't think someday would come so fast. see ya later, moe. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru impreza. the longest-lasting vehicle in its class. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> hi there, everybody but fairfield in the 40s now. here a little bit behind, 38. you'll catch up. 49 in san mateo and oakland. look at the broken deck of clouds, the clouds will be increasing today as the warm air rushes in. most of us in the mid 50s and near 60 by 4:00. check out the temperatures the next