live outside of san francisco general hospital, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. >>> sky 7 is over the area of the shooting. this is at geneva and mission. lots of officers still gathered at the scene. the intersection obviously closed right now. we'll continue to monitor the situation and the impact on traffic and transit throughout this newscast. you can get the latest information sent to your phone by downloading the app news app and enabling push alerts. >>> let's move now to storm watch. we're on it once again. a storm ranking level 1 on the abc 7 news news storm impact scale is in the bay area right now. a level 2 storm is due in overnight. >> this is a live look, a view from our camera atop mt. tam where it's very windy, one of the characteristics of this particular storm. >> abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking the storms. >> that's correct, dan. at the moment things look rather calm around the bay area. as you can see, the top of mt. tam. our current storm, which continues this weaning, ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. it will continue

in the news room, melanie woodrow. >>> people protesting i.c.e. operations. hundreds of arrests by agents took place earlier this week in northern california. abc7 news janine de la vega is live in san jose. >> reporter: well, there is a rally happening right now and these protesters have been chanting and marching here at story and king for the last hour. they chose this location because i.c.e. was spotted here earlier this week and advocates want the community to know there are important steps that they can take to protect themselves. >> we are fighting. >> reporter: a call to help each other and not panic that was message in east san jose. people spotted numerous white vans driving slowly. a government license from the homeland security confirmed their fear that i.c.e. was there. >> the streets were empty. no one walking around. business down significantly. >> reporter: the rapid response network has received 400 calls from people who have witnessed activity. nine people were arrested in san jose. advocates are reminding people of their rights. >> right to

in san rafael, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> well tensions continue to escalate in sacramento. days after police shot and killed an unarmed man. >> next, find out why protesters are holding up their cell phones and how it relates to the original case. >>> and later, see what it took to reunite a bay area musician with his rare and expensive electric violin. his story is unusual but police say it is becoming more common every year. >>> at levi stadiumn santa clara where it is packed with thousands of fans cheering on the national -- mexican national team. they say it is a preview of what is to come >>> and you are looking live at a second night of anger and frustration on the streets of sacramento as we're taking a look here. you could see people in the streets now there as we pan over. so protest hes are expressing outrage over the shooting death of an unarmed black man by police. we were on tower bridge when demonstrators blocked the span. protests erupted yesterday after police released body cam showing the officers shooting the 22-year-old stefan clark. you may find the foot

in the news room, melanie woodrow. >>> people protesting i.c.e. operations. hundreds of arrests by agents took place earlier this week in northern california. abc7 news janine de la vega is live in san jose. >> reporter: well, there is a rally happening right now and these protesters have been chanting and marching here at story and king for the last hour. they chose this location because i.c.e. was spotted here earlier this week and advocates want the community to know there are important steps that they can take to protect themselves. >> we are fighting. >> reporter: a call to help each other and not panic that was message in east san jose. people spotted numerous white vans driving slowly. a government license from the homeland security confirmed their fear that i.c.e. was there. >> the streets were empty. no one walking around. business down significantly. >> reporter: the rapid response network has received 400 calls from people who have witnessed activity. nine people were arrested in san jose. advocates are reminding people of their rights. >> right to

in san rafael, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> well tensions continue to escalate in sacramento. days after police shot and killed an unarmed man. >> next, find out why protesters are holding up their cell phones and how it relates to the original case. >>> and later, see what it took to reunite a bay area musician with his rare and expensive electric violin. his story is unusual but police say it is becoming more common every year. >>> at levi stadium in santa clara where it is packed with thousands of fans cheering on the national -- mexican national team. they say it is a preview of what >>> and you are looking live at a second night of anger and frustration on the streets of sacramento as we're taking a look here. you could see people in the streets now there as we pan over. so protest hes are expressing outrage over the shooting death of an unarmed black man by police. we were on tower bridge when demonstrators blocked the span. protests erupted yesterday after police released body cam showing the officers shooting the 22-year-old stefan clark. you may find the footage distu

melanie woodrow explains how underage users are taking advantage of that design. >> reporter: accordingits website, jewel accommodates cigarette-like nicotine levels. it looks like a usb drive, a design that some lincoln high school students in san francisco say makes it easy to use right on campus. even though the campus is both smoke free. >> they bend under the table and take a little puff. >> reporter: san francisco unified school distribuct is educating students. >> we want them to know that electronic vape products are not safe. >> reporter: they say they don't use jewel but they have ideas why others do. >> it's easier to do. >> it's used for trips. >> reporter: in an e-mail, a spokesperson for jewel writes, we strongly condemn the use of our product by minor, and it is in fact illegal to sell our product to minors. no minor should be in possession of our product. >> in crass, behiclass, behind back. >> reporter: they want to inform their peers. >> this is a way to get you into smoking. >> reporter: jewel says it's working to reduce the number of minors who use tobacco products,

melanie woodrow explains how underage users are taking advantage of that design. >> reporter: accordingte, jewel accommodates cigarette-like nicotine levels. it looks like a usb drive, a design that some lincoln high school students in san francisco say makes it easy to use right on campus. even though the campus is both smoke free. >> they bend under the table and take a little puff. >> reporter: san francisco unified school distribuct is educating students. >> we want them to know that electronic vape products are not safe. >> reporter: they say they don't use jewel but they have ideas why others do. >> it's easier to do. >> it's used for trips. >> reporter: in an e-mail, a spokesperson for jewel writes, we strongly condemn the use of our product by minor, and it is in fact illegal to sell our product to minors. no minor should be in possession of our >> in crass, behiclass, behind back. >> reporter: they want to inform their peers. >> this is a way to get you into smoking. >> reporter: jewel says it's working to reduce the number of minors who use tobacco products, which nirtives lik

. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow reports one of the winners in this battle is a san franciscopublisher. >> everyone is different and different is not bad. >> reporter: reading from what is now the number one best selling book on amazon, a day in the life of marlon bundo. >> in our 50 years of the company, we have never published a book like this. >> on monday, pence's daughter and wife released this book, marlon bundo's, a day in the life of the vice president, but stealing the thunder was john oliver's version, a surprise for readers, but not a surprise for chronicle books, they've been working on this project for approximately five months. >> it's really a standout in our history. >> reporter: their version focuses on marlon bundo's personal life, as he falls in love, and decides to marry another male bunny. >> this is a very important story line for us, because of san francisco and the culture here so we really did jump in to help send a message like this. >> the story's antagonist, the stink bug. >> he does look a little bit like the vice president, but he's just a stink b

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> caltrans is still trying to figure out how a small fire started yesterday in some netting under the western span of the bay bridge. sky 7 captured the video of a fire boat sheeting water into the air to douse the flames. here is some video of the highway patrol released today of that water hitting vehicles on the lower deck before westbound lanes were shut down. >>> well home is where the financial losses are. new data shows just how hard the new tax law hits bay area home owners and fact one city has the biggest losses in the country. >>> also the fake sheriff who was dressed to arrest. the big surprise police found when they caught up with him. >>> and will the runaway continue through the morning commute? meteorologist drew tuma will meteorologist drew tuma will have the full forecast next. baby boomers, here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptom

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> 5:05 now. a new development in the battle over a controversial statue in san francisco. the sculpture is called early days and it is officially coming down. the arts commission voted unanimously to have it removed. native americans and other supporters are applauding the decision saying that the statue is racist and demeaning. it shows a native american man at the foot of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary. it is part of a movement that depicts the founding of california. other statues will not be affected. >>> new this hour a major international investigation happening right now in the uk after a former russian spy and his daughter were both found critically sick. the spy was actually found in a southern england shopping mall. his daughter was found unconscious in the city outside of london. president vladimir putin's spokesperson says russia doesn't know anything. according to british media, the 66-year-old spy was convicted on charges of spying for britain. he was then sentenced in 2

. >> accused of targeting three bay area companies through cyberattacks melanie woodrow has our storyhe 2012 link in data breech. >> this is the preach of 20 million use zbleers czech republic law enforcement officials arrested this man seen at cybersecurity and privacy reporter says he allegedly used a linked in employees user np to access the usernames and passwords of hundreds of millions for. >> it's been a waiting game of seeing is this person going to be sent to the united states. >> he was, overnight, appearing in federal court this morning. the prosecution is the result of a four-year investigation by the fbi along with czech republic authorities and the u.s. department of justice. >> it's very rare that a russian hacker would actually be in the united states facing these charges. >> any an email statement a spokesperson writes we've been actively monitoring the fbi case to pursue those responsible for the 2012 breech of linked in member data we are glad for the progress and appreciate the hard work of law enforcement to resolve this investigation. experts say the information

live outside of san francisco general hospital, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. >>> sky 7 is over the area of the shooting. this is at geneva and mission. lots of officers still gathered at the scene. the intersection obviously closed right now. we'll continue to monitor the situation and the impact on traffic and transit throughout this newscast. you can get the latest information sent to your phone by downloading the app news app and enabling push alerts. >>> let's move now to storm watch. we're on it once again. a storm ranking level 1 on the abc 7 news news storm impact scale is in the bay area right now. a level 2 storm is due in overnight. >> this is a live look, a view from our camera atop mt. tam where it's very windy, one of the characteristics of this particular storm. >> abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking the storms. >> that's correct, dan. at the moment things look rather calm around the bay area. as you can see, the top of tam. our current storm, which continues this weaning, ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. it will continue to p

. >>> melanie woodrow tweeted about an arrest in a cold case in fremont.at 5:00, we learn how investigators tracked down the suspect. >>> immigration protesters protested across the country for a clean dream act. hundreds marched to city hall. we're live in san jose with more. >> reporter: the rally wrapped up in the last hour. there were hundreds of students here, fired up. they don't want the issue of immigration to be put on hold. they're using the power of their voice and moving beyond the shadows to be heard. as soon as school let out, these students came to san jose city hall. many in the crowd are either daca recipients, dreamers or have family or representefriend undocumented. they are calling for congress to have a clean dream act. some worry their parents may be deported. >> i'm worried about may my mom. >> reporter: it protected children of undocumented immigrants for a two-year period. the supreme court decided not to hear the issue last week and that means daca recipients can continue to apply, but their future is in limbo. >> it affects your

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: 57-year-old david emory mish was serving 18 to life for a 1989 homicide in alameda county, now he's linked to the 1986 double homicide of michelle xavier and jennifer dewy. >> it is a cold case to an extent but we've always had a hand in it. investigators always working the case. >> reporter: february 2nd, 1986, best friends michelle xavier and jennifer dewy found dead along the might have millcreek road a mile east of mission boulevard. a motorcyclist riding by discovered the women's bodies and called police. they had been shot and stabbed. neighbors remember it well. >> every time we drive by, we think about it. >> reporter: xavier's car was located six miles away in a parking lot of the mission valley shopping center. the women were last seen at a nearby convenience store. despite persons of interest and interviews, the case temporarily went cold and was suspended until 2016 when a position was created in the crimes against persons unit to focus on cases like this one. evidence had been processed for dna in recent years w

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: the 2012 linkedin data breach -- law enforcement officials arrested eed a man wh to access the user names and pass words of hundreds of millions more, from linkedin drop box and form spring. >> he was sent to the united states overnight and in court this morning. >> it's very rare that a russian hacker would actually be in the united states facing these charges. >> reporter: in an emailed statement, a linkedin spokesman says we have been actively monitoring fbi's case to pursue those responsible for the 2012 linkedin data. we are glad to see the progress of law enforcement. >> what hackers do is take your user name and pass worth and compare it with where you work or your bank or something like that and see if they can get something really valuable. >> reporter: linkedin urged people to change their pass words. >>> you'll never guess, schwarzenegger squaarnold schwarzenegg schwarzenegger's first words after he woke up from open heart surge surgery, i'm back. yesterday schwarzenegger underwent a procedure to replace a faulty heart va

. >>> as abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains, there's contention over whether the proposed changeill increase or decrease jury diversity. >> the alameda county court's executive -- meaning jurors won't necessarily be called to serve at the court they live closest to. the courts already operate on a county wide jury pool for felony cases. >> the rule of the bench is that your jury pool shouldn't depend on what type of case you have, it should be the same for everyone in the county. >> reporter: the judge thinks that the move will lead to greater overall participation. but public defender brandon woods strongly disagrees. >> what the courts are doing is adding an extra layer of burden for people to serve on juries. it is going to make the jury panels mostly people who are after fluent and i hate to say this, but people who are not people of color. >> if every jury pool is a county wide pool, i think they will be more diverse, not less. >> a public comment period is open until early may. this woman has been called to serve on a jury every year. >> i'm hoping to be local where i serve

live in 16, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> let's move to some consumer news and now that spring is here, many are planning their summer vacations. >> and that brings up the question, should you buy travel insurance? >> you go i don't want to spend that money, i'm already spending all this money on this trip. in an uncertain world with natural disasters, terrorist attacks, personal injuries, canceling a trip at the last moment can really cost you. so with that in mind, it can make a lot of sense to take out insurance. paulette mann and her family love to travel. but one vacation was cancelled abruptly. she tore her knee and had to have surgery. >> the first thing i thought was oh, my god, i had travel insurance. >> paulette had prepaid everything from airfare, ski lifts, rentals, excursions, plus 10% of the trip's cost to her insurance company. >> i think the insurance company probably paid back got 80% to 90%. >> people mremium insurance pol like paulette's are more expensive that allowed her to cancel for any reason and gave her the most flexibility. >> it's really important that consu

abc news reporter melanie woodrow broke the story last year. they said they were abandoned by staff as flames approached. the press democrat reports the judge expedited the date of the lawsuit because of the advanced age of the plaintiffs. >>> a discrimination suit. two women engineers claim that uber favored white men and asian employees over females and men of color. uber agrees to reform their -- you'll submit regular reports to the court on progress. >>> ac transit's board of directors is holding a meeting as the agency prepares to launch service from the sales force transbay transit center. they will begin double decker bus operations this year. the first meeting at golden gate university in san francisco. the second meeting at ac transit general offices in oakland. >>> the chp posted this video on facebook showing a tourist being hoisted 100 feet from the mount st. helena trail. he fell about 3/4 of a mile at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. the rescue and gusty winds -- gusty winds. he should fully recover. the injuries were nonlife-threateni

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: for more than three decades, police investigate ers kept a hand on the homicide. >> before he retired, he put this box on may desk and said hey, kid, solve this case. >> reporter: he did just that. on february 2nd, 1986, 1986, 19, friends were found dead alongside mill creek road. a motorcyclist driving by discovered the women's bodies and called police. they'd been shot and stabbed. neighbors remember it well. >> every time we drive by we think about it. >> reporter: xavier's car was found at a shopping center. they were last seen at a nearby convenience store. despite persons of interest and interviews, the case temporarily went cold and was suspended until 2006 when korea it'sed created. david emery mish went from a person of interest to the manl suspect. he was already serving 18 years to life for a 1989 homicide in alameda county. >> the statement he provided to me made me believe he was a big part of this case. >> reporter: mish is expected to be arraigned on two counts of murder later this week. >> relief. it was nice to know th

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is at general hospital where all the shooting victims including theicer were taken. >> but let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, live at the scene. >> reporter: we're at geneva and gloria streets in the amazon crocker neighborhood. they just opened the streets where the shooting occurred. the san francisco police public information office will only confirm that an officer has been hit and he's been taken to san francisco general hospital. we have some video from sky 7 to show you, also some new video from the ground. let's go to that now. we are learning, however, from numerous reliable sources that the shooting occurred at or around amazon barbershop. the officer was shot in the leg. our sources tell us that he is conscious and breathing at san francisco general hospital. their words. now, the suspect, we are told, is also in surgery. we do not know

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: the florists pride themselves on creating arrangementshat stand out. >> i have to know where, you know, that i have a reliable source to go get my product from. and that's kind of what we've built our reputation on. >> reporter: now florists worry that change to the location could jeopardize their business. the flower marketwas purchased in a multi-million deal years ago in a plan to develop a mixed-use project with a new state-of-the-art flower market. meaning vendors will have to move for the time being. piers 19, 19 1/2 and 23 have been chosen. >> we have no faith that this is something that is feasible. >> our staff has visited it. weigh thi we think there's going to be a lot of in and out with trucks going up and down, the pier that already has a lot of congestion, a lot of tourists, workers and residents. >> the traffic is actually lower than the traffic at the current site. >> reporter: construction could begin within two years. >> nobody likes change, but in the future, once it's built, i think it will be a wonderful location. >>

melanie woodrow has followed this story since the beginning. >> reporter: a jury finding san francisco police officer christopher quartz guilty. known as the hot cop of the castro. >> this man was brought to justice. doesn't matter whether you're a police officer or every day person. everybody needs to be held accountable for their action. >> reporter: on november 29, 2015, he hit two piedestrians just after 2:00 a.m. in san francisco then fled the scene. victor perez, one of the victims told abc 7 news by phone today, he felt pity and resentment for the officer. the other victim was left with permanent, serious injuries. the officer said he had run because he was in danger from someone recognizing him as the hot cop of the castro. >> i think the process is one that we have to respect. doesn't mean that i'm not disappointed. i'm extremely disappoint. >> reporter: the judge remanded him to custody saying he was a flight risk scheduling sentencing for april 4th. >>> as you know, recreational cannabis became legal in california at the beginning of the year. >> why they want to bring price

melanie woodrow has followed this story since the beginning. >> reporter: a jury finding san francisco police officer christopher quartz guilty. known as the hot cop of the castro. >> this man was brought to justice. doesn't matter whether you're a police officer or every day person. everybody needs to be held accountable for their action. >> reporter: on november 29, 2015, he hit two piedestrians just after 2:00 a.m. in san francisco then fled the scene. victor perez, one of the victims told abc 7 news by phone today, he felt pity and resentment for the officer. the other victim was left with permanent, serious injuries. the officer said he had run because he was in danger from someone recognizing him as the hot cop of the castro. >> i think the process is one that we have to respect. doesn't mean that i'm not disappointed. i'm extremely disappoint. >> reporter: the judge remanded him to custody saying he was a flight risk scheduling sentencing for april 4th. >>> as you know, recreational cannabis became legal in california at the beginning of the year. >> why they want to bring price

melanie woodrows how underage user take advantage of the design. >> reporter: according to the website san francisco based company juul come kates cigarette like strength nick teen levels. the vaporizer looks like a usb drive with a design that some high school students in san francisco say makes it easy to use right on campus. even though the campus is both smoke and vape free. >> they go to the bathroom and do it or try to just bend over under the table and just take a little puff. >> san francisco unified school district is working to educate students. >> we want our young people to know that electronic vapor products aren't safe. >> students we spoke with say they don't use it but have ideas why others do. >> you can't notice it all the time. and it's easy. >> mostly use it for tricks. >> in an email to abc 7 news a spoke person for juul writes we strongly condemn the use of the prd by minors and it's in fact illegal it sell our product to minors. no minor smub in possession of a juul product. >> definitely in class, like behind the teachers back, just like try to -- >> youth outre

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: the florists pride themselves on creating arrangementsat stand out. >> i have to know where, you know, that i have a reliable source to go get my product from. and that's kind of what we've built our reputation on. >> reporter: now florists worry that change to the location could jeopardize their business. the flower marketwas purchased in a multi-million deal years ago in a plan to develop a mixed-use project with a new state-of-the-art flower market. meaning vendors will have to move for the time being. piers 19, 19 1/2 and 23 have been chosen. >> we have no faith that this is something that is feasible. >> our staff has visited it. weigh thi we think there's going to be a lot of in and out with trucks going up and down, the pier that already has a lot of congestion, a lot of tourists, workers and residents. >> the traffic is actually lower than the traffic at the current site. >> reporter: construction could begin within two years. >> nobody likes change, but in the future, once it's built, i think it will be a wonderful location. >> r

and abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court as the jury announced the verdict on officer kohrs. >>> more fallout today for a san francisco fertility clinic where a storagage tanks with embryos d eggs were destroyed. >> for some people it's anger, for most it's fear. am i going to be affected? >> reporter: that's dr. herber, he spoke to abc news after a storage tank containing frozen embryos and eggs with it and possibly dashing the copes of those who were hoping to conceive. >> we're looking at this tissue, we're not saying this tissue is lost. yes, it may be affected and we have to acknowledge that. >> reporter: but a number of clients have already jumped to that conclusion. a second class-action lawsuit has been filed against the clinic alleges breach of contract and negligence. a lawyer representing a sacramento couple are among hundreds who have been told their eggs and embryos compromised. >> they thought they had done everything they could do to preserve their chances. >> these are families that went to sleep thinking, you know, that their future children were safe and we

. >> reporter: in frist, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> more to come here. steph curry piet want to work on his golf swing. and sports see the mishappy had in his hotel room. >>> up next the rise of the me too movement what woun been dominated as you know by the conversation around abuse of power, sexual misconduct, and gender equality. celebrities openly supported mofrmts like me too and times ununon the red carpet. the oscars may continue the trend. dannia baukz spoke with the creator of me too movement. >> long before it was a plochlt backed by the biggest names in hollywood. >> i wanted it to be a household name for survivors. >> there was terrina burke. >> me too was born out of necessity a need to do something. >> her work with survivors of sexual assault started way before the days of social media. nearly a decade ago. she started me too as part of her work with just be, inc, a program she started for young girls of color. you it was one tweet that set the movement on fire. >> how did you react? was it yes, finale? or wait a minute, i don't know if th

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> a broken space station could fall back to earth. >> what local researchers are doing to protect us from objects falling out of space. >> i'm spencer christian. the hot spots in just a moment. >>> and we are looking live inside the 7 on your side tax hotline open until 8:00. joining us later with the sample of the questions we're getting answered for you tonight. >>> it's opening day. who's going to have a better year? a's or the giants? both right now at abc7news.com/vote and see the results in realtime. you want "streaming all you your favorite showsy. on the fastest internet" easy. you want "internet that helps you save on mobile" easy. you want "the best wifi you can pause with a tap." see? easy. time for bed. you want xfinity because it makes your life... simple. easy. awesome. get started wifi xth tyniin for 2 full years when you sign up for tv. plus, get 3x the speed of at&t and directv. click, call or visit a store today. >>> the ongoing broadway chinatown street scape project in san francisco has been delayed and many businesses say it's hurting them

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow live on broadway with the story. >> reporter: these two clubs sharelk. they share an alley way in between the two of them. bu but the owners definitely don't share the same opinion about who is responsible for the fights that are happening when the clubs let out. surveillance cameras show multiple fights from multiple angles in the early morning hours following st. patrick's day. >> the fights, maybe six to eight people got hurt. >> reporter: the owner fran kre chess ca valdez is frustrated. dozens of people on fraud -- broadway street begin running. >> i get scared for my life, watching and hearing the gunshot. >> reporter: in an e-mail statement, hughes' managing member says other clubs on broadway were very busy managing st. patrick's day crowds. quote, none of the clubs contributed to the incident or could have predicted what happened. but eric roach says another fight happened just this past weekend. showing us this video. he says he believes these are all hugh patrons. >> maybe take some pointers, maybe it will be better. >> reporter: the managi

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> this is the first officer involved shooting of the year for the san francisco police. last year there were 6. >>> a trial began today for a san francisco police officer known as the hot cop of the castro. he's accused of running away after hitting two men with his car in the city. now abc7 news was inside the hall of justice when chris coors walked into court. investigators say coors hit the two men with his personal vehicle and abandoned the car on broadway in november of 2015. coors was offduty at the time. before that, coors generated a social media following while walking the beat in the castro. >>> caltrans says it's investigating how a small fire started yesterday in some netting under the western span of the bay bridge. sky 7 captured some incredible video of a fire boat shooting water into the air trying to douse the flames. you see the water hitting vehicles before the westbound lanes were shut down. >>> wild weather moving through the northeast and it's having a big impact on travelers right here in the bay area. we'll have the d

melanie woodrow broke the story last year.he press democrat reports that the judge expedited the date of the lawsuit because of the advanced age. plaintiffs. >>> a marin county judge tentatively lifted an order blocking the state from carrying out executions by lethal injection. in 2012, he ruled that officials failed to follow proper procedures in using a combination of three drugs to execute inmates. california now plans to use a single dose of powerful barbiturates which a judge said -- nearly 750 inmates are on death row at san quentin. the last execution in california was in 2006. >>> uber is paying $10 million to settle a discrimination suit. two women engineers claim that uber favored white men and asian employees over females and men of color. uber also agreed to reform its system for compensation, reviews and promotions. it will submit regular reports to the court on its progress. >>> happening today, ac transit board of directors holding a pair of meeting on proposed changes as the agency prepares to launch service f

melanie woodrow broke the story last year. say they were abandoned by the staff there as flames approached. attorneys say it resulted in the subsequent death of to residents. the santa rosa press democrat reports the judge expedited the date of the lawsuit because of the advanced age of the plaintiff. >>> california is a step closer this morning to resuming executions. a marin county judge has tentatively lifted an order blocking the state from carrying out executionm f jectn. ficials failed to follow proper procedures in using a combination of three drugs to execute inmates. california now plans to use a single dose of powerful barbiturates which the judge says addresses his concerns. the marin case is one of four in the courts holding up executions. nearly 750 inmates are on death row at san quentin prison. the execution in california was in 2006. >>> now breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >>> that breaking news actor corey feldman is hospitalized right now after reportedly being aghst innd a pair oaree,ts when three me

in alameda county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> all right, it's 5:07. never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's start with temperatures. a wide range on the peninsula, from 48 in menlo park and low to mid-50s from redwood city to san bruno. 60 in daily city. 45 in half moon bay right now. but pacifica, about 50 degrees. over on the east bay shore, low to mid-50s from oakland, 52, fremont at 54. 47 in palo alto. 10 degrees warmer in san jose at 57. some 40s inland, san ramon and livermore, 49 and 48. santa rosa, about 48 right now. here's a look at the bay bridge. it is dry, it is fog free, and it is good if you're taking -- if you're commuting today. maybe a little stuffy in some of our mass transits. as far as on the roads today, quiet, no words if you're going to be out on a ferry. here's a look at the north bay over the 12 hours. 49 at 8:00. 10 degrees warmer at 10:00. 12 degrees warmer, 71, at 12:00. and we'll be in the upper 70s from 2:00 to 4:00. 74 at 6:00. heading out this evening, 8:00, we're down to 64. in the east