. >>> let's get over to alexis smith with the commute. >> we have another fatfatality.ou have been with us since early this morning, this is the third fatal crash here today. all lanes are blocked on 880. this is a sigalert and it's just before you get to fifth. we have onlooker delay on the southbound side as well and significant delays forming here on northbound 880. the only information we have gotten as far as a detour is concerned so far is just stick to 580 instead, and i am not sure at what point they are going to force you off and route you up for for an alternate, and any east bay commuters you want to stick to 580. big rigs are allowed to use 580. we had an earlier problem, westbound 80 on the bay bridge, slowly clearing vehicles involved in a crash in the harrison off-ramp and that's the reason for the delay there, and we have the metering lights on as well. unfortunately if you are coming from the east bay and trying to get into san francisco that is going to be a tough commute for you here today. we'll take a look at drive times coming up next. right now le

alexis smith gives us a sneak peek reporter. the fairy tale of her life ended the summer of 1997. late area, there's still speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding her death. >> we've tried to construct a forensic narrative of the last 100 days, the places she went, the people she was meeting, the commitments she was making, the charities she was focused on. >> reporter martin bashir was launch into the spotlight after getting diana to open up about her private life two years before she die. >> reporter: you knew princess diana. you had your famous interview with her in 1995 where she revealed so much of her personal life and her struggles. why do you think she was so loved and why so many of us are so interested 20 years later? >> she articulated and verbalizes issues she had confronted. those issues are things that all of us face in our ordinary lives. difficulties with our spouses. finding it difficult to get on with the in-laws. suffering depression, suffering other psychiatric conditions. she wore these vulnerabilities in the open air. and because of that, people felt

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alexis smith has the latest on a traffic alert in castro valley. alexis?niles canyon road from an hour ago. mid canyon there. we have a full closure eastbound and westbound. this is crash happened east of palomaris road there and a serious head-on collision. two patients there taken to the hospital with injuries and we did hear from chp in the dublin area they're close to getting it back open and the tow trucks on the scene. they should be getting this cleared shortly but again you can see that purple between sunol and fremont with a closure. 680 far alternate. overall, that's much better bet. reggie? >> thank you. if you're dressed like me >>> good morning. on this friday, we are a little bit warmer everywhere. 50s to r067 except for the coast at 45 at half man bay. commute planner for today, sunny and dry on the roads. mass transit, warmer this afternoon. those bart cars may get stuffy in the evening commute and on the bay, sunny and calmer. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. these are the temperatures to stay in the 60s at the coast as the marine la

. >>> let's get over though alexis smith. it's now a sig alert in san francisco? >> it's actually looking a lot better. we did get that sig alert canceled so we have all lanes back open now on westbound 80. the connecter to northbound 101 is back traffic definitely has improved here on our camera. we saw that back-up forming for folks in san francisco. we did caulk talk to chp a few s ago. that was really quick work by emergency crews, a vehicle landed on its roof on the connecter to northbound 101 so had to close all of westbound 80 approaching that and they have that gone. no official word on injuries, doesn't sound like there's anything too serious. one new issue with mass transit, 10-minute b.a.r.t. delay at daly city. that delay is in the pittsburg/bay point directions. take a look at the central valley coming up in just a few. >>> we'll open the weather window on walnut creek, one of those areas that saw the dramatic drop yesterday and felt it from 92 to 7 6 to today, even cooler than that, possibly just 70. it's going to be partly cloudy, dry cold front tha

. >> alexis smith from abc 7 mornings has details of a memorial day event. >> most important part ofial day weekend, remembering nose who gave their lives while severing our country. the annual memorial day event now in its 149th year. has become the largest commemoration on the west coast. join active military vet aerans and families for air special day. san francisco national cemetery. starts at 11:00 clock a.m., history walk, picnic,burgers, music, fun games for the family. dumpling lovers get your fix at dumpling time. the group behind san francisco's restaurant opened last week. they offer a variety of chinese and japanese dumplings along with noodle specials, craft beer, saki and be in. watch them hand draft your meal with a seat at the counter near the room. set sail with fellow party-goers on sunday on peer pressure party cruise. board a 350 passenger yacht at pier 40 enjoy views of the golden gate bridge. bay bridge and san francisco skyline. with four party decks, six djs and sail around the bay. sure to have a good time. check out details for these events and the more on o

alexis smith has a look at your traffic. >> bay bridge toll plaza.e have a disabled vehicle in a cash lane. we look okay on the left-hand side. really not too terrible in the cash lanes. maybe stick to the left or fast track going up the middle anyway. a quick check of the drive times this morning. 15 minutes westbound 80 to the maze. southbound 880 fremont to san jose at 20 minutes and now in the red northbound 280 between 101 and >>> hey, welcome back. thank you for sticking around. current conditions, dress for 46 to 55 degrees from fairfield to oakland. now, take a look at the bridge. gorgeous this morning. the temperatures turn today. 2 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday and this is just the beginning. slow heading westbound on the san mateo bridge. no rain threat on the roads. on the water, choppy, breezy at the coast and cool to comfortable mass transit today. here's the 7-day forecast. 60s, 70s and 80s tomorrow. 70s, 80s and 90s our hottest days saturday and sunday. but not too hot in the city. reggie? >> huge changes, though. thank you. >>>

. >>> alexis smith with a look at the friday morning commute. >> sure do.e's a look at the central valley. we have a new sig alert. eastbound 580 and counter commuted. the lighter side of things but does sound serious and involving smaller car and a bus. two left lanes are blocked right now. we have a little backup on the eastbound side. typical delays on the westbound side. everybody else looking pretty friday light. little delay here. but overall things are ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. >>> off to kind of a cold start this morning. some 50s out there. a lot of these will be in the 40s tomorrow morning as the cool breezes are going to develop this afternoon. so watch out if you're on the bay. as a matter of fact craft advisory. the bridges will be gusty this afternoon. mass transit? cool stops today with the sunshine. we top out at the 50s at the coast. 60s for the rest of us. breezy through sunday and a one on the storm impact scale, a light storm next tuesday. >> makes a return. the multi-millionaire

. >> alexis smith is obsessed with grocery stores, right? >> yes, i love them!spends her free time going around and looking at grocery stores. i find that fascinating. >> is that true, girl. we will have to talk about that. >>> what is your favorite grocery store? we posted a twitter poll on our web page, and tell us where you like to get your food, and i know that certainly alexis knows all the little independent stores, costco, target, let us know. >>> if you are looking for love what is on your list of deal breakers? >> so so long. no, not true. 40% of adults will not date somebody with bad money habits, if they have a bad credit score. women are three times more likely to consider a credit score a factor. at what point does the credit score come up on the date? >> you don't ask that, do you? >> i know what you don't like? heavy coloka >>> and then offering hope for a paralyzed rugby player. >>> and there's a search under way for a how far should pure alpine spring water have to travel from its source to the bottle? ♪ how about less than a mile and a half? cr

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alexis smith has been busy. traffic back-up in oakland. >> this is video from sky7 a short time ago on northbound 880 just before you get to 5th avenue. we just had a horrific crash this morning. as you can see, a ton of damage to that bmw. they are still working on cleaning this up and wrapping up that investigation. but we do have a little bit of progre progress. the two left lanes are now open, the two right lanes are closed. 580 slowly starting to fill in if you want to use that for an alternate, it looks much, much better than 880. follow me on twitter, i'll have much indid may imagine april showersy bringing her fashionable, flowers at such a sunny price? never but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. >>> hey, good morning. check out our temperatures. a little cool out there, moatstf us in the 50s. look at this sunshine. we're already above average by noon. 70 at the coast, mid 70s, low 80s elsewhere. near 70 at the coast

alexis smith is here with a quick look at the traffic conditions. >> good morning.nd jammed up through the middle. nothing out of the ordinary there. a quick check of the drive times here, as well. westbound to the maze. that's pretty heavy. you are in the red at ten minutes. southbound 880 fremont to san jose in the yellow at 26 minutes and 280 in the yellow coming in at 20 minutes. >> appreciate the update. thank you. meteorologist mike nicco ♪ ♪ ♪ but it took a twist of fate to find a high-end curler at such a head turning price. and that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. ♪ >>> hey, good morning. i'm tracking light showers but you can see live doppler 7 way, way up to the north and keeping an eye on them. north bay could have one or two this afternoon. temperatures right now mainly mid to upper 50s under a partly sunny sky f. you're on the bay to, not as breezy. the roads, stray shower and cool temperatures for the mass transit commuters. temperatures below average all seven days o

. >> alexis smith from abc7 mornings have details from our partners at hoodline. >> the most importantof the memorial day weekend, remembering those who gave their lives while serving our country. the presidio's annual memorial day event now in its 149th year has become the largest commemoration on the west coast. active mel tri veterans and their families for a special day on monday at the san francisco national cemetery. the formal ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m., followed by a ranger led history walk and community picnic with burgers patriotic picnic and fun for the whole family. get your fix at dumpling the michellin star open the restaurant last week. they offer a variety of chinese and japanese dumplings along with noodle specials, craft beer, sake and wine. you can watch them hand craft at the counter near the dumpling room. >>> the pier pressure party crews. you'll board a 350 passenger yacht at pier 40 and enjoy spectacular views at the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge and of course the san francisco sky line. with four party decks, six dee jays and three-hour sail around the

alexis smith talked about how the cast and crew hope to honor the classic movie. >> i would watch this movie with my step mom and my dad is out in north georgia. i just fell in love with it. everyone attached to this is a huge fan of the original. and they love it so much, and that heart is in this film. >> in the new version is actually going to expand on the 1987 version. so, what more are we going to get? >> you're going to get to see more of the characters' lives, and more about why they are the way that they are. >> to really get to knows these people and to offer these perspectives, and race relations and women, to look at how far we've come and to remind ourselves how far we have to go. >> check out all the dancing and remansoni romance and drama. it premieres 8:00 followed by abc7 news at 11:00. reveal your story now. >> maybe i wasn't the best kid. so, my parents went on vacation, left grandma in charge of, you know, the little ones. my sisters and i, we convinced grandma that our parents were okay with us watching dirty dancing when they really weren't. but grandma let us wat

alexis smith has been watching the progress. what are we seeing?s is the actual crash scene and we did confirm with chp in the last ten minutes ago, actually two people were killed in the collision. this happened a little after 5:00 this morning, and it started off with a disabled truck and not sure if those folks got out of the vehicle and were hit, but it turned into a secondary crash. as sky 7 pans back a little bit, you can see it's gridlocked and it looks like that between four and five miles, and there are folks of reversing down off-ramps and that's dangerous and not recommended. if you don't want to get stuck in there, 580, trucks are allowed to use that and chp says that's okay for today. and obviously this is just a huge problem this morning. i will have another update coming up in less than ten. >>> right now let's check in with meteorologist, mike nicco. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. did you notice the warmth yesterday and it's back today and it's going to be even more stout. we are starting off with sunshine. it's bone dry on

alexis smith talked to alison coleman about her canine co-star. >> he has all these worries and concernscue dogs. he has issues he's working through. s he's a lot more human than dog-like in a lot of ways. >> pretty much every dog lover thinks their dog is so special and is a genius and everything like that. do you think that they're going to see any similarities between martin and their own pet? >> i think they'll see a lot of similarities between nan and martin's relationship absolutely. the story is really is about what it means to be a pet owner and the power of that, the ups and downs of sharing your life with an animal. >> the downward dog sneak peek airs tonight at 9:30. next week the series moves to its regular time which is tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. >> well, ape major new development today in the ongoing investigation into russian ties with the trump campaign. this as the president goes on the defensive at a college graduation. >> no politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly. >> protesters pass out free fruit outside the alameda kuehne at this sheriffs department

. >> a alexis smith tells us how you can experience it from hood line. >> the summer of love, the californiasociety and yerba gwen a neighborhood is launching their exhibit called on the road to the summer of love. >> the summer of love was many things i think to many people. you can see it as our exhibition tries to help you understand it as a culmination of a lot of different revolutionary and what we group together as kounlter cultural impulses. >> young people flock to san francisco to be at the heart of that social revolution. from political protests to music festivals and everything in between, the exhibit will take you back through it all. >> we have a number of listening stations where you can pickup a pink phone or blue phone or orange phone and here, you know, mario protesting at u.c. berkeley or here ginsberg greeting. we hope it is a beautiful historic experience and a personal experience and, of course, a beautiful esthetic experience as well. >> the exhibit runs friday through september 10. you can find more info at summer of.love. if you spent hours playing mario cart when you

alexis smith from abc mornings talks to correspondent about drake and the chain smokers who have the drake everything he touched turned to gold. his album did amazingly. the chain smokers were hit machines. they turned out hit to hit closer to paris. we'll be keeping a close eye on that one. >> the coveted bill board award who will be honored? >> a true icon, cher. she's the definition of the word. i heard her say in an interview she doesn't like that word. she's had a top ten hit in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s. i think she qualifies. >> you can cast your vote for the fan awards up until an hour after the show starts. click on the link at abc7news.com, then you'll have two chances to watch at 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. on sunday. >> now to a morbidly obese wild monkey that gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists. he's actually been rescued and now placed on a strict diet. the monkey nicknamed uncle fat. i know, right? is now eating lean protein, fruits and vegetables at a rehabilitation center in thailand. officials rescued him last month after photos started circulat

alexis smith has a look at your traffic. >>> the bay bridge commute is looking better, but westbound involved in that. you are starting to jam up. >>> one new problem eastbound 237 around lawrence expressway, we've got a bike down, lane number two. second lane in from the left is currently blocked. that back-up is forming, too. . >>> huge swings in your >>> we'll start by taking a look at your commute planner. everything's pretty quiet right now but it is going to become breezy near the water if you're on the roads. if you're on the water today, it is going to be choppy this afternoon. small craft advisory and cool conditions if you are taking mass transit. temperatures in the 50s and 60s, few 70s in the east bay valleys. cooler tomorrow with the chance of a stray shower. 70s, 80s and 90s by friday. >> i don't think anyone can complain. >>> another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. we are up early in the morning, ♪ the trumpets they go morning, ♪ and the trumpets they go >>> what a wonderful way to kick off the week with this great crowd, an

let's check in with alexis smith. >> good morning.ghten up on the left-hand side. the line there coming up through the fast track lanes in the middle. want to talk about mass transit here quickly. bart, we have a ten-minute delay system wide due to police activity at west oakland station and capital corridor train 524 delayed about 17 minutes. ace rail, normal service today. no delays. >> thank you. meteor whether you're after supreme performance... ♪ advanced intelligence... or breathtaking style... there's a c-class just for you. decisions, decisions, decisions. lease the c300 sedan for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> hi there. starting with the current conditions. only brentwood at 64. the rest us in the 50s. on the roads yourks may drive into thick clouds this morning. cool to mild taking mass transit. round out the commute planner, breezy in the north bay bridge starting at 9:00 this morning. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, cooler through friday. warmth for the back

alexis smith is here with a quick look at traffic. >> good morning.l valley. that is multi-car crash blocking three lanes of traffic right now on westbound 580. this is just past hacienda drive. we were recovering from an earlier crash at isabel avenue there. lengthy delays and possibly injuries involved that one. also improving here around the petaluma area. lakeville road northbound and southbound open around highway 116 starting to recover. >> thank you. meteorologist >>> where we see the sunshine, 60s. south bay, 70s in the hills and clouds keeping the rest of us in the 50s. here's a look at bay bridge toll plaza. cloudy, dry and cool to warm taking mass transit. east of the golden gate bridge, breezy this morning through this afternoon. 90s one more day. 80s tomorrow. and then 50s, 60s and 70s until sunday and monday. 80s for the back half of the holiday weekend. >> thank you. we are expecting a special report on the attack in london right here on abc7. here's the special report. ♪ >>> all right, welcome back to "gma" and we've got a great audien

alexis smith has a quick look at traffic. >> good morning.nd on 680 heading towards walnut creek we have a problem near stone valley road north of there. they pushed it off to the shoulder and blocking three lanes. decent backup on northbound side. and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're backed up through the maze as usual. >> not much thinning but >>> hey, good morning. big temperature swing today. we are in the 40s this morning, some of us in the 80s. right now, just about all of us in the 50s except for antioch, already 65. mass transit, cool to warm. on the roads watch out for the glaring sunshine and the bay like glass at times today. light breezes there. let's focus on the weekend. mid-80s to mid-90s. hot, jessica. >> hot weekend to come. thanks. we have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes and always on the news app. join us morning weekdays 4:30 to 7:00. the news continues now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma," everybody. what a fantastic audience we have in times square. thanks for joining us,

let's get over to alexis smith for a look at the traffic on the roads.nd-san rafael bridge. we had a crash right before you get to sir francis drake boulevard, that's been pushed to the shoulder. we have both lanes back open. check out that backup. you are stretched all the way across the bridge and into richmond. this was total gridlock a few moments ago. just starting to loosen up. still some lengthy delays that will take a while to unwind. >>> still have a chance of a light shower or two in the forecast this is not reaching the ground, but the storm is still up to our north. this afternoon and evening we'll have a better chance. 48 in santa rosa, 45 in los gatos. on the bay, it's going to be breezy north of the bay bridge. not too hot if you're out walking the dog or exercising. increasing clouds this afternoon that will keep us in the 50s and 60s. look at the weekend, summer's coming. >>> in about a half hour, abc news is expected to air a special report on a briefing by national security adviser h.r. >>> welcome back to "gma," .r. everybody. and as

. >>> let's get to alexis smith with your commute. >> good morning. we have 45 incidents.ivery truck that rear ended a smaller vehicle and emergency crews on the scene. also, quick note for mass transit, pittsburgh/bay point line is on a delay. >> tha >>> we have micro climates this morning. good morning, everyone. look at all the high temperatures yesterday. no more. 11 to 17 degrees cooler today. thanks to that marine layer. all right. let's talk about coldest saturday, breeziest and a chance of showers then, too. natasha? >> what a change. thanks, mike. well'll have another update in ♪ >>> back here on "gma" as you know, we're celebrating international firefighters day here in times square, and out on randall's island, michael and jesse's adrenaline must still be running after that firefighters a challenge. we'll check in with them in just a moment. but first, boy, oh, boy, we have a guest that went from the wrestling ring to the big screen. he was once a wwe heavyweight world champion, now he's drax in "guardians of the galaxy volume 2." dave bautista. [ cheers and app

. >>> let's get over to traffic with alexis smith. >> good morning.round 238 just before lewelling. seven vehicles total are involved in the crash. three left lanes are blocked, emergency crews have been involved to the scene and that's starting to stack up very quickly. >>> quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza, stacked up as usual through the middle. >>> meteorologist mike ni - everything we stock at grocery outlet has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma suddenly has 1000 bottles too many. we've got name-brand, top-quality groceries priced 40-70% off every day. bargainomics. that's our business model. and our business model is... delicious. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ 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. everythi

. >>> alexis smith taking a look at traffic. >> good morning. not too terrible at the moment.e some slow spots but one of our only blocking issues currently just clear. northbound 280 near state route 87 a disabled vehicle was just blocking one lane. we definitely have some residual delay if you're coming from the allen rock area. it is not terrible. this is the cloudy bay bridge commute. pretty congested. back through the maze it is definitely foggy in emeryville, then into san francisco and several other areas as well. may want to add a few extra minutes to your drive >>> some thick fog up in the north bay, quarter-mile visibility. half-mile in santa rosa. some of that is leaking across the bay and into the east bay right now but it should be gone by 11:00. temperatures in the 40s and 50s, up in the hills it is already in the 70s. watch out for foggy spots on the road. cool to hot this afternoon if you are taking b.a.r.t. from san francisco to the east bay, it will be cooler but not until thursday. >> so gloomy outside. >>> a young girl is pulled into the water by a sea lion

let's look at the traffic out there with alexis smith. >> we are starting to improve a bit on northbound are jammed for miles through san jose. a few crashes have slowed you down. westbound 80, 48 minutes. if you're continuing across the bay bridge, 14 minutes. heading to the airport, southbound 101 from san francisco you're in the yellow at 15 minutes. jessica? yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. yes, it has an epa-estimated range of 312 miles. yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. yes, this is a mind-blowing marvel of technology. and, yes, you can buy it today- because the future doesn't start next week, next month or next year... the future starts now. in the hydrogen-fueled toyota mirai. >>> check out these temperatures. already seeing a wealth of 70s from novato, los gatos, con coucord and up towards fairfield. today, 70s at the coast. 80s around the bay. record highs possible today and tomorrow. 15 to 20 degrees cooler by saturday. jessica? >> mike, thank you. another abc 7 news update

smith: i applaud each of them for their hard work and dedication they put into their winning project. congratulations goes to curtis, jonathan, and dakota, blake, ga by yell, cody, eric, jeremy, alexis, avier, revor, tyler, joe, carson, sky lar, payton, joshua, and their teacher. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today is world freedom day. world press freedom day, a day that deserves commemoration now more than everment -- ever. undermining the credibility of the free press and attempting to turnt american people against the media is reminiscent of thorn tactics, not the conduct of the leader of the free world. mr. quigley: yet the president has referred to the press as the "enemy of the people, for simply doing their job, reporting the facts and holding all of us accountable. he has also dismissed distinguished pub