. >> leyla bart will close the tracks between coliseum and fruitvale for maintenance work on some weekends starting sunday. this video shows the kind of work they did to replace 1,000 railroad ties and 3,000' of rail in need of repair. commuters can use a free bus bridge. the oakland airport air train will operate normally. officials said they might adjust construction dates for special evens such as warriors playoff games. >> new details in the deliberate crash of the germanwings airliner and what the black box show what the co-pilot did in the final moments. >> hear from the oakland man who escaped a house collapse without even a crash. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >> covering los altos, antioch petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 4:40 on friday morning. good friday. the start of easter weekend. this is a look at bay and the babe. we will monitor things with leyla gulen and mike has the forecast. >> frightening details in the germanwings crash over the

now a look at remark and leyla. >> good morning, bart is looking clear without any delays. we have 49 trains running on time and no delays reported on a.c. transit and ace train 1 3, 5, all on the tracks and on time. in sunnyvale we have fire department and sunnyvale police department on scene of the accident at lawrence expressway blocking a couple of lanes in the northbound direction and there could be detours in place so expect some traffic. the golden gate bridge shows traffic flowing smoothly. no crashes to get in the way. >> resources where you can use information to find fun things to do that are close to bart stales at bart-able including sporting events and parks and concerts and more. all free. easy to use. also you will find special discounts and give aways and articles from other bart riders reviewing restaurants and bicycle trails and more. >>> a survey finds the giants have the most loyal fans in baseball. >> according to the 23rd annual survey giants are second behind the cardinals improving from number five partly because of winning the world series. winning

leyla. >> we get paid h >> bart is putting the brakes on trains at three dozen spots where the traffics ares have to keep the speed down in the problem can be fixed. amy hollyfield is at concord bart with more. amy? >> this is one of the stations, rather than cruising through at 27 miles per hour trains will go through here at 18 miles per hour. that is according to a report in the san francisco chronicle. the report said officials are doing this because they are worried about this happen derailments like this that happened in concord in february a year ago. this is one of two derailments that happened in the last five years and officials believe the deteriorating tracks are to blame and could cause another accident. the system is 42 years old and officials say it needs updating. because of this officials have already started work between oakland coliseum and fruitvale station so they will shut down the elevated section there for 11 weekends. they say they have a thousand degraded wooden ties to dole with along with 3000'

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 being taken out. you can try them on but only

leyla? >> good morning everyone. it could be breezy if you are headed to bart platform we have 33 bart trains. we do have no delays on muni and ace train one is on time. and this is where a new flyover is opening so you will see traffic easing. it is light as you make the commute to cupertino. over highway four, westbound side from antioch at 64 miles per hour. and if you are driving along 680 southbound side, 57 miles per hour into walnut creek and continuing through lafayette to orinda you are at top speeds with no delays. continuing along highway 4 at hercules, it is 27 minute and 87 is looking clear. >>> an 8-year-old is not letting a traumatic accident hole -- hold her become great her dreams. ♪ proud of my battle ♪ >> that is the girl dancing in the music video "dare," losing her leg after being hit by a drunk but she does not let that keep her off the stage and wants to be an awesome dancer and she is already there it looks. >> the federal government could protect the only fresh water turtle on the west coast fish and wildlife biologists will conduct a review of turtle with the populati

leyla? >> good morning, drew, if you want take mass transit today we have 30 bart trains on time with no delaysd on muni and ace train 1 is two minutes early in san jose, near the tank, julian street we do not see too many cars but it is quite early. you are in good shape on the roads. drive time traffic is 31 minutes from tracy to dublin and we have a few extra cars over the altamont pass, and highway 4 antioch to concord is 14 minutes and san rafael to san francisco is 15 minutes. with the snow, that means chains are required. chains are required on highways 88 and 50. matt? eric? >> green is the new ugly in california's drought. having the ugliest lawn in one community could win you. >> good news for netflix and hulu google's plan to save us from spillers on sole media. -- on social media. >> stay the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been

leyla has traffic. >> good old fashion american cheese for me. now, the mass transit bart has 31 trains running on time on use train one we are a minute early with no delays reported on muni and here is a new accident being reported in hercules. it is possibly involving a drunk driver at highway 4 with three vehicles involved blocking the lanes and all on the shoulder and a lot of green on the map. taking you over to the peninsula, the drive is clear there, and we are moving along without any problems but no chains are required. matt? eric? >> one of two runways at mineta san jose international airport will shut down for repairs this summer. crews will replace uneven and broken concrete. the work will take two months starting in july. airport official say they do not expect any significant delays for travelers and no word on how much the project costs but the f.a.a. will pay for part of it. >> imagine being on an airplane and flying overseas with a whole in the aircraft which was the case on a long ice land air flight from iceland after being hit by lightning. no one knew.

leyla? >> good morning, mike. good morning everyone. start off with mass transit, bart, 41 trains running on time. 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, no delays out of daly city. kristen, eric? >> thanks, leyla.

bart is going rider friendly to help explore where you live. >> good morning thanks for joining us. >>> i am eric thomas. >> i am here with leyla gulen and drew we have a ton of sunshine and a warm day. live doppler hd is tracking dry skies above and mostly clear conditions. we are cool in some spots. you n

leyla to talk about. toy's commute is bone dry so no water to hydroplane us or skid on the roads. we have good news with mass transit. 45 barts on muni much ace trains one and three are also on time. you are if good shape if you are turning in the car keys for the day. berkeley along i-80 away from university avenue the headlights are looking thicker coming to the maize -- maze jose at 101 at 880 traffic in the northbound direction to the airport is heavier and we are going over to the altamont pass where it is solid at 25 miles per hour. it loosens up and clear through castro valley and hayward is loading up and drive time traffic from tracy to dublin is about 50 minutes westbound along 580 and green and at top speeds. >> stepping up safety in the wake of the deadly plane crash with an overall that could be coming to every jet. >> and the wail -- whale exhibit where you can see the whales coming alive at an ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪