thanks leyla. >> 6:52.rst this abc7 news now keeping an eye on weather and traffic through the commercial break so you won't miss a thing. nice shot of the bay right here. >>> 6:54, whether you are just joining us or heading out the door here are seven things to know. >>> number one, a cupertino teen back home this morning three days after the he was reported missing. 17-year-old connor sullivan returned home safe and sound last night after disappearing on monday. search teams have fanned to you the across cupertino for days in hopes of finding it. >>> number three investigators will be looking this morning into the collapse of a stage during a high school performance near indianapolis. more than a dozen students were hurt, one critically, after the stage gave way in the city of westfield. performers just fell at least eight feet into the orchestra pit. >>> suspects were arrested after an attack on the vatican. a suicide bomber arrived in rome but the attack never went further. the vatican is -- the >>> num

leyla? >> good morning, mike. good morning everyone. with mass transit, bart, 41 trains running on time. also this weekend, starting tomorrow at 7 p.m., b.a.r.t. a track closure between fruitvale and coliseum, last all day sunday as well, a bus bridge will be in place also expect some delays, about 20 minutes or so, they are saying. ace trains one and three, they are on the tracks and on time and not finding any delays. here is a look you can see the emeryville camera bouncing out a bit, it is awfully windy out there, as mike with has been telling us. look toward the eastern span of the bay bridge, haven't heard yet of a wind advisory for the bay bridge, but there is one for the san mateo bridge drive anything high sided, be careful there, keep both hands on the wheel, traffic manageable, make it into treasure island, let's take a peek at the san mateo bridge, high wind advisory not find anything delays, that is learnly certainly good need. castro valley, friday light, no accidents report, 101 looking clear to the san jose airport, 280,

leyla gulen is watching traffic for us. mike nicco on top of the weather. >> some of the warmth yesterday spilling into today's forecast. live doppler unlimited visibility so grab the sunglasses. you need them everywhere7b early thisr morningg0 as our exploratorium)' shows blue water and pink skyh!%m morning. temperatures already, we have añ little>= little bit of ar÷ micro climate spread. 48 at the coast 62 in other areas. by noon 64 at the coast 78 inland. the coast gets cooler and clouds gather during the afternoon hours. 60 there, 84 inland and then a pretty nice evening. cool at the coast. 54. but the rest of us in the mid 60s and 70s. >> looking good mike. leyla, how about traffic? >> it's really heated up in the bay area freeways. let's take a look,u now at some of our bay bridge toll plaza. we do have pretty heavy traffic near the metering lights turned on after 5:30 and it is packed inching your way into san francisco from the east bay. but speaking of the east bay a rather bizarre crash that has happened on the ea

that is in the full seven-day forecast. >> leyla?r maze are we have a sig-alert at the maze eastbound side 580 so while the raindrops are music to our ears we certainly know that all circuits are busy to the insurance companies because of so many accidents. a post office truck hit the center divider and the fuel thank was punctured >> 6:0 more on the jackknifed big rig in fremont with crews racing to get it moved off of interstate 680 and our reporter is in fremont monitoring the clean up. katie? >> we are making progress. the front of the big rig is on the trailer and the big rig has been uprighted and i am happy to report they have been able to open one lane of traffic. it was an hour that all lanes were blocked. no one was going anyone. they moving. slowly. but they are moving. now, video of what it looks like, the big rig jackknife morning 680 at north mission in fremont after 4:00 this morning. he was changing lanes and he is okay and no other cars were involved. another part of the good news he did not spill anything. there is

leyla? >> here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and what is in store for you heading out the door. we have a couple of cars collecting in the left hand lane and everyone is waking up from the east bay to san francisco. we are not see any delays. i will let you know when the metering lights are turned on. we are headed back to bay point where the delays are growing into pittsburg with all the red because of this overturned vehicle. it is blocking one lane. it is a serious crash. possible injuries are involved. there is another accident eastbound highway 5 at bailey roads. you just might see some distraction there if you head along in the eastbound direction because of the when crash. petaluma is the construction at washington street and the alternate will be needed because of the delays. >> a major recall for a popular ice cream maker in the "money report." >> running a marathon is a big achievement for anyone but wait until you hear about the man who just crossed the boston marathon bo

leyla gulen? >> the zipper truck is making its way long the golden gate bridge to expand the southbound lanes so it has not started moving yet but it will in a couple of moments. be careful if you are headed out the door out of marin into san francisco, stay in the far right hand lane for the safest bet. moving on to the east bay we have a report of a stalled vehicle on i-80 westbound be careful if you are headed through san pablo one lane is blocked and we have mostly green on the map so we are at top speeds. moving over to drive time traffic 26 minutes with slowing building as you leave tracy boulevard. hour four antioch to minutes. >> a million ways users can get word on hit-and-run accident and kidnapping. >> there is a new partnership between l.a.p.d. and waze users who will get information on construction and movie shoots and other events on the los angeles streets. the city will get real time data of traffic patterns and road conditions from waze users which will help better manager their s

mike, you and leyla were there. >> yeah. >> and matt keller. >> i was in pleasanton and leyla in sanfrancisco and matt keller in san jose. what you see here are pictures from the 45th annual march of dimes march for babies at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton saturday morning. 7 million people in 900 communities participated in the march for babies. the reason why every year in california, nearly 45,000 babies are born premature. that is the biggest issue children in the 0 to 5 degree category and the united states has one of the worst rates of preterm birth of any country the world. with all the technology we have, had a great time. thank you, everybody. a lot of fun and honored to help out the march of dimes. >>> here's a look at our live doppler 7. quiet this morning. and visibility pretty much unlimited. in fact, this is the way it looks from sutra tower this morning. absolutely gorgeous picture. grab the sunglasses. the clouds will come in and the breeze will pick up. not quite as sunny later today as this morning. enjoy it while you have it. middle week, warmer breez

. >> leyla the traffic was so lovely. >> then this happened. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic has gaps in the traffic but for the cash paying lanes we have room for more traffic. when you get toward treasure island the traffic was packed. the stalled vehicle at treasure island looks to be moved off the freeway and there was heavy backups and 14-minute drive into the city and it is dissipating. >>> a brutal attack leave as hopeless man in san francisco's tenderloin bloody and unconscious. the assault was caught on video. our reporter is in the newsroom with the story. >> police say it appears this was an unprovoked attack. investigators hope the public can identify the suspect the video is hard to watch. you can see a man walking down the street in the direction of a hopeless man who is sitting against a wall. the suspect pulled out what appears to be a pipe or rod and whacks the home listen -- hopeless man. people would live and work in the area are baffled why someone would want to hurt a friendly and harmless man. >> you he is a regula

leyla? >> i will have that ahead. not in this report but the next report. first, current conditions. radar satellite shows we are not showing any returns at the moment and we are seeing some cher conditions with a little bit of spotty clouds coming to the bay area that will bring some rain overnight and temperatures are chilly in the low 40s in the east bay and we are up to 37 degrees in fairfield so it is chilly indeed, and 36 in santa rosa, and 49 in san francisco and 39 in los gatos. that is going to change and we will see a warm-up but we have decent visibility before we get there. 10 miles unlimited visibility everywhere with a little bit of fog along the coast and a little bit of fog in santa rosa. we are going to have some rain and we got a little bit of rain earlier yesterday for easter and we are going to have some rain coming if overnight. occur e wind conditions are calm at five miles per hour at sfo and it will be a southern wind later today and, in fact of course gusty conditions up to 30 miles per hour. the next three days if we look at the em

leyla gulen? >> good morning, draw, you have your happens full and so do i would accidents out there already. it is a mess. as we look at the san mateo bridge it appears the rain was falling sideways and it is saturated between hayward and foster city. we have word of a new sig-alert northbound 680 at mission boulevard northbound we have lanes blocked and a jackknifed big rig so slipping and sliding and as we look at the map you can see the oranges and yellow swaths, that is an indication of the heaviest rainfall that caused ponding. be careful if you are headed around the sunol grade. southbound traffic is looking slow as you head to mission boulevard southbound. >>> next cows found shot and killed at a local ranch and a calf is stolen. investigators are searching for a suspect in the disturbing crimes. >> duke students celebrate the blue devils national championship with a bonfire on campus. the university was okay with this celebration. >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with the drops on t

if you are traveling around, i will let leyla tell you about that. we have a sprinkle possible overnight but it has run away with the cold front that pushed through. check out breezes as we look at the ferry building and the flags unfurled toward the southeast. telephone hour day planner 44 to 52 this morning 54 to 66 at noon and check out the 4:00 temperatures 58 at the coast and 72 inland and mid-to-upper 50s in the evening. if you were chilly last night, the same tonight. >>> in the news this morning breaking news overnight from the north bay a wild scene in -- i forgot you leyla. >> i was going for say we are family, that is the song i was thing of. ♪ we are family ♪ >> brothers and sisters and me...we look at the san jose different is a clear commute beyond julian street and southbound tank is not fining trouble spots. as mike has been telling us, it is gusty. we do have several c.h.p. issued high wind advisory for the bay area bridges. more on that after this news. >>> breaking news in the north bay: a wild scene in marin county involving a cha

we are going do have mid-60s leyla?e is a look right now at walnut creek, and i will try to get your mind off of what mike said and look at the traffic walnut creek southbound 680 moving without any problems and you do not have to dodge anything making the drive away from highway four to highway 24. we do have some construction in the north bay in petaluma and you are advised to avoid this intersection until further notice because of construction. the boulevard at washington street is a major intersection in petaluma so make sure that you have plans this are alternates and i will give to those you in a couple of minutes. here is a picture of san jose at 70s miles per hour away from 280 and 680 to the airport along 280 into cupertino with no delays and drive time traffic, 680, we we highway 17 everything at top speed. >>> the humpback whale is making a big slash in environmental news. the federal government is proposing removing most of the humpbacks from the endangered species list. noaa fisheries want did reclassify hu

leyla? not sigh often using our 360 camera dumbarton headed in the eastbound direction you can see the cloud cover but a beautiful start to the morning and certainly very light traffic. we will turn 360 around and see how traffic is moving in the westbound direction no delays. on the maps, it is foggy in the north bay and that is the golden gate bridge you may have some limited visibility through mill valley with the traffic certain ly flowing nicely. in petaluma we have a new accident with possible injuries on the shoulder but delays on southbound highway 101 near petaluma boulevard. >>> 6:41. jumping through hoops to return people watch. >> next, you may get stuck with a costly device if you decide you do not like it. >> future of cook comes to your kitchen and i-k-e-a is taking the drought into consideration for the new tech savvy designs. >> first stay in the know looking at the san mateo bridge headed west under clouds. this is an allen family production. and here's why we love chex. on

here's leyla. >> we've got 46 b.a.r.t. trains running on time.minute early into fremont. no place reported. as we take a wide picture of the bay area, mostly green on this map. not a single accident has been reported and it is already just about 6:00. we do have some congestion that's building and construction as well. if you're traveling in the eastbound direction between foster city boulevard and claw water road, you'll find it bottlenecked. >>> it's 5:55 this morning. a russian supply capsule remains out of control in earth's orbit after tuesday's launch. it's being declared a total loss. astronauts at the international space station say they'll be by without the delivery. the capsule was carrying 3 tons of goods. a russian space agency source tells abc ghz that parts of the crash will reenter the as mott fear next week and sit expected to burn up. >>> a father is getting a lot of attention online for his response to a school principal who didn't excuse his children's absences for what he calls an educational trip. >> mike roscy took his three

leyla?od news first. here's a look at the richmond/san rafael toll plaza. traffic not too heavy. we don't see cars stacking up toward upper deck of the bridge. however, we do have some delays that are building in the east bay. san jose also moving along nicely along 87 near the tank. where we do have problems on 880 is where we are sending our mobile 360 camera. i'll have that in my next report. >> all right. thank you very much. in the news at 6:31, a mountain view neighborhood woke up to a frightening scene this morning. a home on fire, explosions bursting in the air and word they needed to evacuate quickly. the fire turned deadly and firefighters are now trying to find a cause. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live on the scene with more. matt? >> reporter: fire cause investigators are here on the scene and they could be here for a long time trying to determine exactly what took place here this morning. what started this fire that killed a man. while the scene is calm now, check out thi

leyla?app you could see "major accident," southbound 880. it is actually a construction project. if you are traveling in that area that is where we have the southbound 880 up to 98th with electrical work being done lasting until 6:00. it does not seem to cause any problems as you make the drive through northbound traffic, though catching a flight you are hooking clear, as well, and not going to be a problem. as we slide over, take a look at the slowing because of an abandoned vehicle westbound upper deck of of the bay bridge through the tunnel you will find it and look at all of the residents and look at the metering lights. it is in reverse because usually the red is behind the metering lights and now it is all if front the hopefully the car will be moved off the bridge and the traffic will dissipate. >>> thank you leyla, taking a look at the economy, new this morning, the jobs report for march is out according to the report justry -- just released by the labor department employers have bac

you can still get by. >> thank you, leyla.overage with abc7 reporter from san rafael with more on the impact. >>> we are here at the off-ramp from eastbound 580 where traffic is diverted. this is where you can see the cars are getting on-and-off at san quentin with major traffic delays around area. this incident happened at 5:26. i want to show you the u.p.s. big rig here stalled. c.h.p. said the driver lost control. the first trailer is where the fuel tank was that burst into flames for an unnone reason the smoke billowing into the air. the second trail is carrying 50,000 pounds of household goods under investigation still. you can see fire crews are here trying to contain the fire. trying to clean up the scene. sky 7 video shot a lot of there and you can see from overhead the traffic is backed up and this is exact happening. you can see all of that from above. both eastbound and westbound lanes of 580 is closed and will be closed for several hours until they get this cleared. c.h.p. says this are no injuries to report and ev

leyla? >> we start off looking at 87 and traffic is moving swimmingly by the tank and northbound 87 near julian street is not finding problems and over to highway 84, this is nile canyon eastbound at five miles from 680 where we have a motorcycle crash blocking lanes and we are looking at our waze app saying there are several cars stopped in the area so the motorcyclist that was found in the lanes, so possibly, we do have injuries involved it southbound 880 coming away from 238 we have a disabled vehicle south of i-street and that is gumming up the commute with a lot of red and a lot of red on northbound 238 as you leave castro valley. >>> a healthy snack for kids that does not deliver, an item that doctors say is a wait of money. >> a retail rumor san francisco-based company and gap may nature be the -- not be the only company taking the fall. >> an "a" list celebrity is practicing what she preaches to do more for those who is less. stay tuned. you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ti

. >> i am matt keller here for kristen sze here with leyla gulen and drew tuma. not so much rain as yesterday but that means not so many accidents we still have showers. >> the front is there. fought like yesterday but we are noticing the light showers in san jose this morning we have video with just a light sprinkle unlawful the heavy rain like we had yesterday. that is the theme of day. isolated shower popping up from time to time. live doppler hd shows the majority of the region is dry. we are going to show you to the west of union city we are seeing some light-to-moderate shower activity and this is around 880 and you knee the up -- need the umbrella at times. the day plan certificate good for 12 hours and you will notice a threat of wet weather through 4:00 is possible today. >> on the roads much quieter this morning. >> a lot of us will arrive at work with relief and praise. we have clearer conditions on the roads. you will be experiencing being stuck in traffic. headed over to the macarthur maze the metering lights of the bay bridge were turned on if you s

. >>> thank you, leyla. play ball! the big changes at at&t park with fans seeing as the as and the joy -- giants square off. >> blind folded and held at gunpoint only at abc7ings the local entrepreneur trapped in yemen and the dangerous effort to get home. >> check out the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is light with traffic and weather through the >> covering novato oakland, sunnyvale. >> 15 people are dead and 60 injured after gunmen stormed the university in kenya. witnesses say that five attackers purse into the dorms at the university college this morning and opened fire. the gunmen are still holed up in a dorm. one attacker was arrested. the gun men were targeting christians and one attacker claimed to be affiliated with islamic militant group. >>> security officials say al-qaeda militants in yemen stormed a coastal city and freed 300 inmates including other militants. this morning a bay area man is desperate to escape the war-torn country. he is stuck in yemen where the fighting is escalated. the 26-year-ol

. >> alongside leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. april fools day and we will postpone some of the april fools fund while we get the forecast. >> nice to get snow on the first day of april, though. >> good thing the hail can opens are going off in berkeley with terrible weather over this lately. now, a look at what is going on >> we don't fool anyone. >> the winds are lighter than this time yesterday so you will find temperatures up to 15 degrees cooler from sutro tower. mid-30s to mid-50s through 7:00 a microclimate. and 56 to 64 from the coast inland and the freezes kicking this afternoon and at 68 inland. grab a coat temperatures are 54 to 62 and it will feel five or ten degrees coolerren that that. >> leyla gulen how is the remark? >> we look at san jose we have a big crash and sig-alert involving injuries here so you can see how light the traffic is away from the nimitz on the northbound side and before you get there oakland road you have two lanes closed and two lanes open so traffic is inching by because of the five-car crash

leyla is here. drew tuma is he for mike.>> need the umbrellas for the shade today. the sunrises at 6:43. dry skies and high clouds. on this thursday we start off cool with 30s and pockets of fog developing but in the afternoon the temperatures range from the upper 50s along the coast to the low 70s inland. >>> thank you very much. on the roads this morning. >> we will be getting out the parasols. >> remember those? >> here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is busy. that is from the east bay. it is 15 minutes into san francisco. heading over to san rafael 101 southbound, tail lights are filling in. we are moving along at top speed and accident free. >>> happening today, regulators will decide how much pg&e will have do pay for the deadly 2010 explosion and fire in san bruno and another proposal could hit the company much harder than $1 billion-husband -- plus fine. amy? >>> a pricey punishment today with the p.u.c. voting whether to fine pg&e $1.6 billion or $1.4 billion but the president at the p.u.c. has bigger que

. >>> now, leyla will do her part. >> my town, yes a lot. across the bay area, some are blocking lanes and some are blocking one lane or center decider but it is busy and wet. be careful. the bay bridge toll plaza shows more busy than normal and to the tolls and beyond the tolls, past treasure island, watch out on the skyways if san francisco major flooding. >> now trouble on the freeways, back to the scene of the big rig accident in fremont with our reporter on the 680. amy hollyfield they have uprighted the truck? >> they have. what is miserable for the drivers northbound 680 all have been blocked for at least

leyla gulen? >> we are starting near the north bay with bart. here is mass transit. 29 trains are on time. ace train one is on the tracks. that is the north bay, 101, the golden gate bridge from marin to san francisco moving along nice and clear and have not seen the zipper truck yet but we could in a couple of minutes as they widen the southbound lanes. we have an accident in san jose at the express way and dwayne avenue with two lanes blocked and a couple of vehicles. it is south of 101 so be careful if you are going to use the lawns express way to get up to 101 there is an accident. slowing now popping up 101 as you come up to highway 237 and a picture of san jose is showing we are top speeds everywhere and 66 miles per hour use leave the nimitz and come up to mineta san jose international airport with no delays to cupertino and highways 85 and 87 all in good shape. >> thank you. it could be a big day for apple but samsung is grabbing some of the spotlight. >> it is the day apple fans have been waiting for with pre-orders for the apple watch

leyla is here hoping for friday lite. drew tuma? >> it will be great. live doppler hd showing we are tracking nothing but clear skies the bay bridge in the financial district in downtown san francisco, the day planner ahead shows the next 12 hours plenty of sunshine and midday clouds. otherwise by 4:00, temperatures are warming to the upper 50s and the lower 70s inland rally. >> thank you. on the road this friday morning is it light? >> we are having a good time up here i am bringing "dynamite," back. >> right new, this is going to be your drive through san jose. on 87. beyond julian street. southbound traffic is not existent. we have an accident in san jose. that is ahead but first, the bay bridge toll plaza with a few cars from the east bay but no problems to get started. >>> preeing news, police in hayward are accepting for the driver involved in a wild chase that ended with a crash into a power pole. amy hollyfield is at the scene and what pg&e is doing. >> the man trying to get away had a woman and a child in the car with him and he crashed 9 car i

warmer at 4:00, 62 to 74 but cool this evening at 54 to 62. >>> leyla? >> we will experience traffic impact because of the memorial service that is take place later on this morning but right now traffic is quiet and that is the san mateo bridge as you make it across between hayward and's step city the tail lights show flashing lights early and a couple of minutes ago and that is an indication of where we have construction taking place eastbound traction not going to be a problem and san jose 87 near the s.a.p. center where the people will take place. traffic there is light. expect delays. >>> in the news this morning the streets of san jose will be filled with mourners and officers from around the country as the city said goodbye to a fallen police officer. 14 year san jose veteran michael johnson was killed in the line of duty much the memorial is attempted by police officers from all over the state and the country. abc7 reporter matt keller is s.a.p. center where the memorial is held. matt? >>> the procession starts at 10:00 this morning and it will ar

leyla?ng, drew and good morning walnut creek a look at 680 southbound headed away from treat blast at highway 24, the line of cars are straightening closer to the 24 junction where we are seeing more traffic building. when you maybe it beyond that interchange egg is clear, if lafayette you are at top speed at orinda and the tunnel no delays. through piedmont and oakland on 880 in the 70s which is too fast the showdown. when there is no traffic we drive too fast. this weekend we have a big closure so you will not be able to drive fast through san francisco. it is van ness avenue in the northbound and southbound direction last for 72 hours for pedestrian tunnel. have plan "b" in effect. detours are in effect. >> a thief steals the van of a disabled veteran with lou gehrig's disease but a viewer saves the day. >> teens on social media, the changing way youngsters connect and eye opening facts for parents. stay tuned. female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattre

. >> let's check in with leyla for a look at traffic. >> we're dealing with b.a.r.t.s recovering after an equipment problem on the track. we have a 15-minute delay at daley city and sfo millbrae and east bay directions. pack your patience if you're headed out to b.a.r.t. right now. here's a look at san jose. that's 280 near highway 17. traffic moving nicely. we do have one problem however in tracy that's causing some pretty bad slowing i have to say on westbound 580. more details straight ahead. >> thank you it it's 5:31 now. we want to go back again to the scene of breaking news on the peninsula. a house fire that forced evacuations and claimed at least one life. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on the scene. matt? >> reporter: fire investigators arrived here about a half hour ago. they're going to try to determine exactly what caused the fire that killed a man here and you can see the scene is calm but when firefighters arrived here earlier this morning, it was very dangerous. check out what they were facing when they got here. firefighters say there was ammunitio

leyla? >> here is a look at the macarthur maze.ave construction wrapping up in the eastbound direction but the tail lights moving to the bay bridge shows how very few there are. we will see if that is the trend for today. it is a holiday weekend. with easter on sunday. as we head over to fremont we still have an accident but, first, we have construction northbound 280 to southbound highway 17 we have a project that is blocking off the transition until 6:00 this morning and we do have other detours in place showing you how to get around it and the nimitz is clear in this area but as we take you up to fremont, southbound side, that is where we have an accident involving injuries. a stalled vehicle blocking bore 2 on eastbound highway 24. >>> one of our earliest human ancestors is older than scientists first thought. "little foot," was discovered in south africa in 1994. at the time, scientists thought it was three million years old. now scientists say it is actually around 3.67 million years old so that is quite a bit different in te

leyla? >> better than year. right now a picture of the golden gate bridge you can see the crews are starting to make their way on to the golden gate bridge so the zipper truck can expand the southbound lanes. always make sure to slow for the tone cone. we are going to take you into san jose where we have road work. southbound side of 880 between dickinson road and for the avenue is where we have the protect. it will last until approximately 5:00. we have the northbound 280 to 880 connection and that will be taken away just until 5:00 this morning we are doing plenty of construction around here so if you live in the area or work in the area you know that. 101 is clear as you make it up to mineta san jose international airport. >>> next, downtown crime wave, the warning for business owners and shoppers in the east bay. thieves are making a quick get away with your stuff. >> the bay area th stadium. stay tuned. ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪ ♪words, can't bring me down♪ >>> covering santa

leyla gulen? >> weñ)are taking a look using our 360 camera in the south bay.we are traveling on the northbound direction. you can see green lights, no traffic, a nice early start. this is walnut creek, southbound 680, still flowing with light traffic until you get to highway 24 and when you round the corner you see where the tail lights are flashing. this accident involving three vehicles is cleared to the shoulder and we do are some backups coming through pleasanton. pretty heavy traffic at 28 miles per hour coming away from 580 and we fake you to san kristen and eric? >> a popular bicycle is pulled off the street in a recall. >> and a red flag over the apple watch that could turn into a billion dollar problem.

leyla? >> this is the san mateo big.ou can see in the eastbound direction where the head heights are coming toward us we have a lane or two blocked by cones. this is construction that is lasting until 11 o'clock or 12:00 today and that is because of a repaving project in the planning stages. we have cones in the westbound direction and crews making their way up and down the bridge. be careful at this moment. we will have crews and you want to slow for the cone zone and stay away from the coned areas. highway 4 westbound direction 14 miles per hour through antioch pulling away from 160 and at hillcrest you will find green conditions and top speeds up to concord. if you grab 680 through pleasant hill into walnut creek you are looking great and accident free and nice if you are headed along highway 24 between lafayette and orinda to the caldecott tunnel and into piedmont oakland, emeryville no delays. >>> straight ahead seven things to know. >> instant gratification that makes shopping as easy as pushing a button. >> as you

details are ahead. >>> thank you, leyla.feel >> a 3.6 earthquake hit 12:06 centered four miles northwest the san ramon originally listed as 3 updated and it was as far south at fremont. no reports of damaged. >> thousands will turn out this morning to honor a fallen san jose police officer. 14-year veteran michael johnson was shot and killed by a suspect last westbound. the memorial. be held at the sap center in san jose. that is where matt keller joins us. >> we expect more than a thousand at the sap center for the funeral service for officer michael johnson. preparations have begun. the procession begins in los gatos at 9:30 this morning. the route will start at north santa cruz avenue and head northbound on winchester boulevard and eastbound on stevens creek boulevard that changes to san carlos street and south montgomery county street and ending at the sap center. it will be an emotional day for law enforcement and the community. officer johnson is a first san jose officer to die in the behind of duty since 2001. paul ke

leyla? >> good morning, there are too many accidents to get to each of them.l hit on the most important starting with the sig-alert in front northbound 680 passing mission boulevard northbound we have a jackknifed double trailer blocking all but one lane. just one lane squeezes by and that is leaving backup. amy hollyfield is on the scene bringing more details when it will be cleared. it will take quite some time. we are seeing delays now from before work boulevard and it is going to be a jam as you make it up the sunol grade. take 880. southbound traffic is busy as well. headed in the southbound direction along 680 to the north great pleasant hill to walnut creek at highway 24, brand new crash has one lane blocked sliding over to hercules with the area tracking weather and traffic shaded in orange and yellow and eastbound 80 at highway 4 another accident blocking two lanes. >> seven things to foe as you start your day. >> who is leading? who is packing up. the third celebrity sent home on "dancing with the stars" by the viewers. stay tuned. city by city town

leyla gulen, like the orange, cool at at&t park? >> happy earth day. the -- as smooth as the commute is this morning here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where all moving nicely through the center lanes but the cashpayers are collecting on both the right and left side. the richmond-san rafael toll plaza is quiet. just a couple of cars moving in. five minutes to get to the north bay. >> thanks. more now on breaking news we following in the east bay, firefighters have knocked down a two alater house fire in walnut creek at a scene south of john muir medical center. the fire broke out in a large home at the end of the row and firefighters have entered the whom going room by room. we are arriving right now with an update in a few minutes. this is make-or-break day for a controversial bill with almost all schoolchildren to be vaccinateed. western in the newsroom with an important vote. >> supporters of the bill including the a confident it will pass. senate bill 277 would make vaccines mandatory for all california schoolchildren before they can enrol

so we want to check in now with our traffic reporter leyla to give us an idea. leyla? >> well, we are going to be seeing that motorcade once again heading from s.a.p. center to oak hill cemetery. that is just about 4.6 miles away from s.a.p. center. it's right off of monterey highway, highway 87 and tully road. so do expect to see some traffic impact there. that crosses over i-280 as you leave s.a.p. center. again, it's just under five miles away. it's about an eight-minute commute. as we've seen throughout this morning, the procession a lot of street closures were taking place. but oak hill cemetery much closer to s.a.p. center than the darling & fisher mortuary where the procession began. so we are going to see that slightly impacting traffic right now, but as matt keller was saying, it looks like traffic is starting to move through the area, and it's not a very busy time of day. so i think trafficwise we should be in decent shape there. cheryl. >> leyla thank you so much. you know, they wanted to start this service at 11:00. the procession started just a few minutes

leyla gulen is here for mike today. >>> chaos at a car wash in georgia caught on video after police say a teen carjacked a woman in a parking lot. police say the teen got out of a red minivan and carjacked a woman vacuuming her car. surveillance video shows the woman jump on the hood and holding on while screaming for help. the good samaritan with a led carry license pulls a gun and shot the teen in the shoulder, police say he saved the woman's life. they are looking for three other suspects in the van. >>> olympic champion michael phelps can return to competitive swimming after finishing a six month suspension after a d.u.i. arrest. he will likely take part in the arena pro swim series in arizona in two weeks the same meet where phelps ended the retirement last year winning 22 individual medicals the most for any in olympics. >> researchers say of 102 break make samples online, 11 percent tested positive for cow d.n.a. containing up to 10 percent could cow make with is dangerous for babies with allergies. researchers noted they only tested for cow's make and not for other make or water

leyla? >> much easier today, though, because taking a look at the macarthur maze you can see the traffic is slowing as you make it out of berkeley into emeryville and we are not seeing any delays, with no accidents to report this area. if you are traveling eastbound direction those are the headlines and all is quiet. that is good news. now a look at ma is -- what is happening at american canyon we have slowing. the rest of the dry is 60 american in and out of vallejo and 680, instead, going to cross over benicia bridge at top speeds there. continues over to hercules at 59 miles per hour in san pablo to the hoffman split. walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and all green on 101 out of santa rosa and san francisco and through the santa cruz mountains. >>> if you look for a place to go on a date there is one familiar spot that tops them all: we have that ahead. >> millions of drive without valid license and the big reason why, coming up. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪

. >> leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco and has the answer. >> you thought it was sunny over at&t park. that will change. we have heavy rain making landfall to the north through eureka with snow accumulation. as we get closer to san francisco and the rest of the bay area we had early showers right near russian river around santa rosa and that now has dissipated and it is come right back and what will the weather be hike ben we have time for at&t park's opening day? we are going to see a possibility of showers across the bay at the coliseum. we have 55 degrees to get going and possible showers during that game so bring the rain gather. more in a couple of minutes. >> thank you we will be live at the coliseum for the as home opener. we want did see how you celebrate the green and gold by sharing fan photos with # #whereyoulive. >> bart is responding to reports the trains are running slower because of deteriorating tracks. amy hollyfield is at concord. what are they saying? >> if you think the train is slowing down it is not your imagination. they are doing it because they

. >> a lot to explore where you live here is our reporter, leyla gulen, with more. >>> san francisco's market street has always been a bustling place but it will transform and a public platform, a festival showcasing ideas for three days pedestrians can circulate and view winning prototypes for a better stretch of public space created by artists and designers. now, get your game face on and head tout stanford this saturday for seven teens for a friday of tailgating and events and a heat and greet. and "become of mormon," is coming to the theater on wednesday from the creators of "south park," it temperatures the story of two for monday missionaries and adventures. more more information on these go to abc7news.com. leyla gulen abc 7 news. >> two teens made it to the elite eight. >> they are definitely in an ivy league of their >> coming up, apple alternatives for music lovers. "consumer reports" pans with "7 on your side" to check out digital music players that promise big sound. are they worth that big price tag? at 5:00 tax tension, are you frightened by an audit why there are less an

leyla gulen has the answer.is ahead. >>> also, a warning for people would buy protest make online with republicaners say the 102 broadcast make samples from the websites 11 percent tested positive for cow d.n.a. so they contain up to 10 percent cow make. that can be dangerous for babies with allergies so parents keep that in mind. researchers say they only tested for cow's make and not other make or water. >>> three florida men are hospitalized after an attack by a massive swarm of bees up to 30,000 pees -- bees attacked them. they were stun 50 times each. a woman was stung but is recovering at home. firefighters got control of the hive using a hose but you cannot remove it until later today. >> oklahoma police say a stuffed bunny helped crack a drug case easter weekend. the bunny was stuffed with meth and headed to a woman's home. an officer posed as fedex delivery hand and found $30,000 worth of drugs inside. the woman was headed there was planning to distribute the meth to other people. she if jail on $75,000

leyla? >> as we look at walnut creek southbound 680 it is moving along without any problems and it is what is happening to the north of it, southbound 680 at willow pass road we have an accident involving a fully engulfed car fire. be careful if you travel define highway 4 at 242, there will be plenty of activity to the shoulder and possibly we have one to two lanes blocked. no delays as you continue the drive through pleasant hill to walnut creek. as we move over to westbound 580 at livermore avenue we have a motorcycle crash possibly blocking one lane and leaving us with some delays. >>> thank you. new this morning a just released study on pregnancy reveals many moms may not be waiting long enough before having their next child. experts say moms should wait at least 18 months to give their body time to recover and increase the odds the next bay is full term and healthy. a study by centers for disease control fines that most united states moms space their pregnancies 2 1/2 years apart by 30

. >> leyla gulen? >> we have a new flyover in san jose but, first the san mateo bridge, it is quiet. that is from hayward to foster city so it and looking clear and accident free if you need to make the dries to the peninsula. over the altamont pass the drive is loading up in the westbound direction you find delays on 205 before you get to 580 when they merge. about 55 miles per hour or 50 miles per hour closer to greenville road. it eases from this and vasco is top speed. all if all it will take you 29 minutes and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord at 14 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. >>> the app created in the bay area that is send lives, and it saved a man over the weekend at a san ramon soccer field. >> the final round for a popular family-owned golf course in the east pay. >>> stay tuned. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> police are voting what they call a senseless tragedy in cleveland when a th

enjoy turning to leyla. >> we have a crash on 680 near willow pass road. the bay bridge toll plaza it is light, from oakland to san francisco. we have a few cars loading up in the cash-paying lanes and other than that you are moving along fine. there are spots of construction across the bay area. the details are ahead. >> break overnight, san jose police are investigating a fail accident that left two people dead and three injured. a car overturned on to the light rail tracks before 10:00 p.m. near north capital avenue. no trains were involved in the accident. >> developing news from thean investigation is underway this morning after a plain clothes police officer opened fire in oakland on two suspects in a stolen car. the fee maim -- female driver was shot. janet? >>> yes, good morning to you. the san leandro police department will be conducting an internal investigation to determine if the officer who opened fire was following policy when he shot at the suspects. this started yesterday afternoon. several san leandro police officers including an undercove

leyla. >> traffic is slowing.n mateo bridge in the westbound direction heading away from hayward to foster city the drive is almost going to take you 20 minutes. no crashes at 101 at san mateo but the rest of drive is slow indeed as we move over to hayward, the drive along southbound 880 define 238 is slow because of a multiple vehicle crash with top speed at 13 miles per hour. tracy to dublin is 46 minutes and 101 is clear in the north bay. >>> 6:41. fighting cancer one test at a time. >> recommendation from a start-up that could give millions of patients a faster diagnosis. >> a bay area -- honors for being mom friendly. >> we have traffic and weather during the entire commercial break. stay wow. sweet new subaru, huh mitch? yep. you're selling the mitchmobile!? man, we had a lot of good times in this baby. what's your dad want for it? ..like a hundred and fifty grand, two hundred if they want that tape deck. you're not going to tell your dad about the time my hamster had babies in the backseat, are you?! that's

if you are traveling around, i will let leyla tell you about that. a sprinkle possible overnight but it has run away with the cold

leyla? >> travels on san mateo bridge are clear. we do have construction in the east bay direction until 11:00. as we move into san jose, this is where we do have a report of a crash northbound side of 101 as you approach 280 680. not causing delays and it sounds like everything is over to the shoulder. as we take a live picture of the south bay you can see where we have mostly green. some construction remains as you head along 880 right up to 280. and that is why there is red indicated here. you do have detours in place. the drive along 280 moving at top speeds. up to the dumbarton bridge. 60 miles an alto alto. >> it's 4:50. a bay area transgender activist is talking about her take on abc's exclusive interview with bruce jenner tomorrow. >> she lived much of her life as a self-professed alpha male until she decided it was time to be herself. she made a name for herself as head of san francisco's human rights commission. she says jenner is facing intense scrutiny and tomorrow's interview will be revealing. >> you see it now. whethe

. >> to be clear he was not responsible for traffic jams that leyla reports? >> no >> now, we are happy to you have, eric thomas and here safely. now, unfortunately this is reality: a 30-minute wait from the east bay to the maze in san francisco. this is because of a stalled big rig blocking a lane at the treasure island tunnel leaving us with heavy backups. we do have clear conditions in san jose with no accidents to report here. a few extra cars headed on the road and i will have an update on the altamont pass drive in a couple of minutes. >> happening today a call to oust the archbishop of the catholic diocese in san francisco is gaining steam with a full age ad in the chronicle hoping to get the attention of someone who has the power to remove cordileone. our reporter is at st. cathedral. >> today, the readers will see a full page ad titled "a respectful appeal to pope francis from the catholic community of san francisco," asking the pope to replace archbishop court plane with 100 catholic donors and member of the church signing the ad including tom brady

leyla gulen is watching traffic for you and mike, let's talk about the heat out there. >> especially folks in san francisco we know we're going to hear from them layer this afternoon as we get tleer 80 the city. 14 miles per hour but the winds are not blowing on shore anymore. we have an offshore breeze. a little hazy out there. 12 hour day planner, pretty mild. cool. quick warming, 68 in the coast, 82 inland for your lunchtime spread. 90 inland and then back to 62 to 82 at 7:00. so yesterday we needed a coat during the evening hours. maybe most of us won't this evening. >> that means no seat warmers needed for the drivers out there. >> that's right. just ac. we had a tough start to the beginning of the week. i'm happy to say today is a big change. clear conditions everywhere. it's only nine minutes to get you to the bay bridge toll plaza. over the to tolls, you see we have plenty of cars trying to funnel in towards san francisco but not a single crash that i can see. chp has been kwie let. let's hope that it stays that way. >> we're following breaking news out of fresno where a majo

leyla?rth bay, san rafael 101 headed up to 580 traffic is building but still moving and in mill veal and the waldo tunnel and the golden gate bridge you are in good shape. the south bay traveling between fremont and milpitas we have a new crash possibly blocking one lane involving a vehicle and utility truck. 880 is where we have slowing willing behind the crash. the bay bridge has a report of a stalled big rig westbound side beyond the tunnel. if you come in from the east bay you could slow down when you head between the tunnel and this area here you are into the city just fine. this weekend the cherry blossom festival in japantown is on saturday and sunday and we will have muni re-routed with plenty of traffic in the area. map ahead. >> always a good time next, from inferno to eyesore the delay that have turned a building destroyed by a massive fire in san francisco into a magnet for graffiti taggers. >> the warriors amazing season is a big win for for bay area kids in a leg. stay tuned. [