mineta is already bustling this morning. airlines like southwest, american and united all have early departing flights. there were a lot of flights around 6:15, 6:30, 6:50. now we're going to have the 7:15, 7:30 flights heading out. and mineta is expecting this to be an intense day! the google conference just wrapped up yesterday. mother's day is sunday. there's lots of graduations and weddings happening. the people we spoke to were doing none of those things. but they got here early nonetheless. >> we did. we got here because of the traffic. it's usually horrible traffic in the morning so we just got here early. we are heading to chicago. >> why? >> work. we're here for work. >> reporter: how did it all go traffic-wise? >> it was fine. it was fine. it was a smooth commute. hopefully, the people who had those early morning flights took the advice because at one point this morning, you couldn't go smoothly from baggage check up to tsa. the line was wrapped. if you know mineta at all, all the way down to baggage claim. it was

mayer brown, he presented norman mineta with the american heritage award for lifetime impact. before the premier he spoke with us about his journey in public service spanning five decades. >> i have been fortunate to be able to live my life streams. >> there have been tremendous discriminatory laws. >> a life shaped by challenges, accomplishments through difficulties he experienced. the san jose native was forcibly removed from his home along with his japanese immigrant parents and siblings and taken to an internment camp. a couple refused to rent tim an apartment. no bitterness, just resilience. >> i became a member of the city council. >> reporter: mayor added congressman after that. >> i felt strongly that i would represent those who had no representation and no voice. >> reporter: norman mineta was responsible for 500 bills including the civil liberties act of 1988, which granted reparations to japanese americans and he co-authored the americans with disabilities act in 1991. >> i am pleased to announce my nomination of norman metadata. >> reporter: he was announced as sec

for the premiere of the documentary an american story, norman mineta and his legacy.half of the city of san francisco presented minetta with the heritage award for lifetime impact. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: he spoke about his journey in public service, which spans five decades. >> i've been fortunate to be able to live my life's dreams. >> tremendous racist, discriminatory laws. >> reporter: defined by a congressman coupled with the desire to help fight injustices. >> here it is in november. it's biting cold. >> reporter: that san jose david -- native was removed from his home. along with his japanese immigrant parents and siblings. to an interment camp in wyoming during world war ii. then as a young man, a couple refused to rent him an apartment. there's no bitterness. just resilience. >> i was the first nonwhite to become a member of the city council. >> reporter: from city council member to mayor had to congressman. >> i felt very strongly that i was going to be there to represent those who had no representation. or who had no voice. >> reporter: mineta wa

so right now, mineta is already bustling. you can see behind me, you know, silicon valley it's always busy here but it's even busier than usual. we haven't spoken to anyone who is traveling for mother's day. but it is still kind of hectic around here. airlines like southwest, american and united all have early departing flights. a lot of 6:15, 6:30 and 6:50 departures so these are the people you're looking at now. mineta is expected to be a busy day all throughout the day. the google conference just ended yesterday. mother's day is sunday. and lots of graduations are happening all across the country. so the people we spoke to were doing none of those things. but they got here early nonetheless. >> we got here because of the traffic. the horrible traffic in the morning so we just got here early. we are heading to chicago. >> why? >> work. >> oh, okay. >> we're here for work. >> reporter: how did it all go traffic-wise? >> it was fine. it was a smooth commute. >> reporter: mineta tweeted this out earlier: don't be late to your

while the early-morning rush has passed and the crowds have subsided, mineta is still telling us that they expect it to be busy here all day long. from mineta, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> a high school student is in hot water accused of hacking into a bay area school's district computer system. law enforcement searched his home for evidence earlier this week. >> open the door! >> investigators say that a teacher unknowingly clicked on a phishing email which sent the alleged hacker credentials to the mount diablo unified school district system. some students' grades were changed. the suspect an ignacio valley high school sophomore spoke with kpix 5. >> at this point, um, i hope that and i promise i will never do this again and i'm very sorry for all the people that have grades up and down and i'm sorry for the teacher that got hacked and i mean i kind of want to get this out of, like, an experience, like, i wish i, like, could be a i.t. person and work with the top- notch level. >> david rotaro has been suspended and faces 14 felony counts. >>> california could city a higher tax credit. a

. >>> norman met - - a documentary of norman metadata appeared in self-defense - - norman mineta is 86 years old and he walked the red carpet tonight. norman mineta and his legacy, it outlines his life of when he was 10 years old sent to a japanese internment camp, two and he became a congressman. he also served in the cabinets of a pair of presidents. he was responsible for religiously - - he was responsible for legislation that granted repartee it - - he was responsible for legislation that rented reparations to jeff these americans. >> i was happy to represent those who had no representation. >> norman represents the best of us and doing what is right for the country caught doing it in a civil way. >> you find information about future screenings on our website. >>> it is moving day for a southbay family. evicted through no fault of their own. shoe - - >> a new tunnel project under los angeles done astonishingly fast. >> tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. we will have all the specifics when i - - we will have all the specifics when i come back. >>> he says the system needs chan

mineta san jose says this could be a record-breaking day. >> and you're not wrong. it is not thanksgiving right now or a major holiday, but there is something coming up. they opened security lines early this morning, starting at 3:30. take a look. abc7 news reporter matt keller tweeting out this video less than an hour ago with big lines forming there. >> matt is live at the airport with what is behind this rush. matt? >> reporter: all right, good morning, reggie and natasha. this is something i have never seen in my whole life here in san jose. the security line is actually gone down from the second floor all the way to the first floor, so all these people right here are being kind of narrowed into this one escalator to go up to the second floor. and you can see just how long the security line is. i've never seen this before in all the times i've been here at the san jose airport. so much so here that they were expecting this, that the tsa actually opened up security early this morning here in terminal "b," at 3:45 a.m. the message this morning, don't be caught off

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see another spike in population next year when the construction projects are complete. ( james ) mineta check-in process easier by adding new gates. the temporary facility will offer four gates... a hold room with seating for 400 -travelers... a concession space and restrooms. the project will cost about 50-million dollars... and is set to open next summer. the makeshift terminal will be used for up to seven- years... while the airport plans construction for new ápermanent gates. ( james ) a north bay family will soon be moving back home... more than 7 months after last year's deadly firestorm. brian bushon and his family were forced to move out of their coffey park home because of a wildfire in santa rosa. right now... builders are currently working on over 50 new homes in the neighborhood. all day long... you can see and hear the work being done on the neighborhood. <"brian-and we'd see, 'oh that one is going up and that one there and that one and when the signs went up and all that it's awesome knowing our neighborhood is coming back."> ( james ) builders are currently working on 50

. >>> we're also live at mineta san jose. and the question is, why today? >> yeah, apparently, it could be a record-breaking day. good morning to you, welcome to friday, may 11th. >> i know. it's like, wait, it's not thanksgiving. it's not spring break. >> what's going on? >> we'll tell you in a second. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hey, mike. >> good morning, guys! i wish i was on the plane to go see my mom. i haven't seen her in -- almost a year? it's been a while. >> call her, mike. >> i will, absolutely. talk all the time, yeah. that's the problem when they live in atlanta. here's a look at our winds. notice they're a lot calmer than yesterday. 12 at fairfield. so, the sea breeze is out there, but it's really going to relax a little bit and almost evaporate as we head into the afternoon hours. here's a look at sutro tower and my planner, low to mid-50s, about the same as yesterday morning, but you'll notice the difference by noon. even the coast 60, low tomid-70 to 80 bay and inland by 4:00, 62 at the coast. and c

here's a live look at mineta international airport in san jose.some cloud coverage but it doesn't look like that's going to impact flights this morning. satellite/radar showing a low out here that's hovering over the bay area this morning. but look where

the three bay area airports had 252 laser strikes. 63 at san francisco international. 114 at mineta sflaational. pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime. >> laser devices are readily available. we found an assortment at a ought bay electronic store ranging from price from 15 to $67. >> conviction of a laser strike up to three years in prison under state law. under five years andy milli mili dollars under fal federal law. they are trending down but still every. 6,700 last year. >> listen to this a copilot survived a stretching flight after nearly sucked out of a plane when the cockpit windshield shattered. the chinese plain was on a domestic flight in china when at 0,000 fleet the wind sheefld burst. the the pilot told the news service that this was no sign of a problem before it shattered just a huge noise suddenly he says the copilot was sucked out of the cockpit and survived because he was we agree his shoulder harness. only scratches and a sprained wrist which is incredible at that altitude and spied. they made an emergency landing obviously. why the windshield shattered is

mineta san jose international airport expects a record number of passengers. the airport tweeted this photo with the message "plan ahead." officials urge passengers to arrive two hours before their departure time. security checkpoints will open earlier than usual tomorrow morning. there's 30 in the terminal a and 345 -- 3:30 a.m., right, in terminal b. about 24,000 people will depart san jose tomorrow. >> an incredible economy right now, and just with all eyes on silicon valley people are using our airport more and more. >> the airport has gained seven airlines and 24 new routes since 2014 as well. it's getting a lot busier. >>> women are told to avoid alcohol during pregpregnancy. but what aboutpolt? some dispensaries in the bay area say it will help with morning sickness. >> but what do doctors think about that? here's abc 7 news reporter kate larsen. >> reporter: marijuana and pregnancy don't traditionally go together. but according to a new study out of colorado 64% of dispensaries randomly surveyed recommended marijuana use to treat morning sickness. >> i

showed you that fire, the breaking news at mineta airport. winds blowing to the south and east. lows tonight in the 50s. showing you a wide view of kpix 5 hi-def doppler because yet again, more showers in the sierra. yet again more thunderstorms toward redding and chico. this may bring showers as close as clear lake. lower lake and clear lake in middletown, may get left overshowers. nothing around san francisco, oakland, san jose. bay to breakers already. wonderful running weather. 59 degrees as the race begins. it will be a cloudy morning. we turn cooler on sunday, and even a chance of a few early week showers. especially in the north bay. the reason we'll see a little bit milder weather tomorrow, the onshore flow kicked down a bit and this ridge moves in. futurecast will paint a cloudy picture overnight tonight. saturday we'll see a repeat with morning clouds. but you'll get a decent dose of afternoon sunshine. futurecast for next week, another low pressure area. more rain for the sierra and far northern california. tomorrow will be lots of pleasant. lots of 70s out there. liv

. >>> a southwest airlines flight made an emergency landing at mineta international airport because a passenger was reportedly smoking in the lavatory. flight 1250 left the san francisco airport yesterday afternoon headed for los angeles. reports of smoke prompted the pilot to make a u-turn over king city and that plane landed in san jose at around 4:30. chopper 5 was over the aircraft shortly after it landed at sjc. the 32 passengers were rebooked on other flights. southwest airlines released a statement that read in part, quote, the flight landed without incident where it was met by local law enforcement and the customer in question was turned over to local authorities. >>> we are counting down the hours until the warriors and the cavs square off in the nba finals for the fourth straight year. >> golden state looking to bring their third trophy to the bay area. the teams hit the court at oracle arena for practice yesterday. that's where game one of the series tips off tonight. both teams dealing with some injuries to key players. andre iguodala will not play for the warriors. and th

city council officials approved a plan to build additional boarding gates at san jose mineta airport.orary facility will offer four gates... a hold room with seating for 400 -travelers... a concession space and restrooms. the project will cost about 50- million dollars... and is set to open next summer. the makeshift terminal will be used for up to seven- years, while the airport plans construction for permanent new gates. ( robin )the puerto rico national guard says nine of its crew members were killed wednesday... when a military cargo plane nose-dived into a georgia highway. you can see the w-c-130 plane falling out of the sky... and heading straight to the ground. the plane was flying from savannah, georgia.... to tucson, arizona on its final military flight.... when it went down shortly after takeoff. the plane was scheduled to be decommissioned once it arrived in arizona. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... quilters have long been known to tell stories in their work .. but rarely have they been considered actv

. >>> we're also live at mineta san jose. and the question is, why today? >> yeah, apparently, it could be a record-breaking day. good morning to you, welcome to friday, may 11th. >> i know. it's like, wait, it's not thanksgiving. it's not spring break. >> what's going on? >> we'll tell you in a second. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hey, mike. >> good morning, guys! i wish i was on the plane to go see my mom. i haven't seen her in --

mineta san jose international airport expects a record number of passengers.port tweeted this photo with the message "plan ahead." officials urge passengers to arrive two hours before their departure time. security checkpoints will open earlier than usual tomorrow morning. there's 30 in the terminal a and 345 -- 3:30 a.m., right, in terminal b. about 24,000 people will depart san jose tomorrow. >> an incredible economy right now, and just with all eyes on silicon valley people are using our airport more and more. >> the airport has gained seven airlines and 24 new routes since 2014 as well. it's getting a lot busier. >>> women are told to avoid alcohol during pregpregnancy. but what about polt? some dispensaries in the bay area say it will help with morning sickness. >> but what do doctors think about that? here's abc 7 news reporter kate larsen. >> reporter: marijuana and pregnancy don't traditionally go together. but according to a new study out of colorado 64% of dispensaries randomly surveyed recommended marijuana use to treat morning sickness. >> it's ver

. >>> mineta international airport is urging passengers to arrive earlier than usual because today wille especially busy. it's mother's day weekend and google's developer conference just ended so there may be more passengers leaving san jose today. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. celebrate friendship and beyond at the first ever pixar fest with all new fireworks and your favorite park parades. only at disneyland resort. this is the new $4 value menu at denny's. and the fried cheese melt is back, baby. mozzarella sticks inside a grilled cheese sandwich. we're now accepting nominations for the greatest idea ever! the fried cheese melt is back, as part of the $4 value menu. >>> a "sig alert" in effect for westbound 24 at highway 13. all lanes currently blocked after a car rolled over multiple times. and then it caught fire. emergency crews are on the scene. you can see that backup that has developed. it's stretched well beyond stevens and you can expect delays over an hour westbound 24. no estimated time as to when those lanes will re-open. let's check in with neda

here's a live look at mineta international airport in san jose. definitely noticing some cloud coverage but it doesn't look like that's going to impact flights this morning. satellite/radar showing a low out here that's hovering over the bay area this morning. but look where the moisture is all around us, not on us. so that's good news. north and east, thunderstorms. gray conditions at 9:00. not much cloud coverage burn- off in the morning in concord and livermore. at the coast and bay, mostly cloudy kind of day. yesterday it was sunny and warmed things up but temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday and tonight continued cloud coverage again and you can see any areas of green are staying east of us and there's a chance of thunderstorms but not for our area at all. and jaclyn, how are the roads? >> right now, we are following a fatal crash that happened last night and it's still having an impact on traffic. all northbound 880 lanes shut down at automall parkway. the autism on-ramp as well as the -- the automall parkway on- ramp as well as

that flight was diverted to mineta san jose international airport where it landed safely at 4:10 p.m. today. emergency crews met the plane out an abundance of caution. it's not clear what the problems was. no injuries, no other affected flights. >>> there is a new effort to salvage a summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. officials from both countries met today to discuss the logistics of the meeting even though president trump canceled that summit last week. lauren blanchard reports from washington. >> reporter: the dinner meeting between secretary of state mike pompeo and a high ranking north korean official just wrapped up in new york, this as other negotiations in singapore and the dmz are happening to press for a summit with north korea but it's still unclear at this hour if that summit will even happen. >> the conversation is going to be focused on denuclearization of the peninsula. >> reporter: the highest level north korean officials to visit the u.s. in almost20 years stepped off a plane in new york today and into high stakes negotiations for a su

city council officials approved a plan to build additional boarding gates at san jose mineta airport.om with seating for 400 -travelers, a concession space and restrooms. the project will cost about 50- million dollars... and is set to open next summer. the makeshift terminal will be used for up to seven- years, while the airport plans construction for permanent new gates. (pam) coming up... the two men arrested for loitering at starbucks, have reached a settlement with the city... and the amount of money they are getting may surprise you. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. arrested at a philadelphia starbucks -- have made a deal with the city and the coffee company. donte robinson and rashon nelson ...... settled separately with the city of philadelphia for one - dollar each. city officials also promised to set up a 200- thousand dollar program for young entrepreneurs. robinson and nelson will develop and run that program. the duo met with the c-e-o of starbucks earlier t

now there is a new film about mineta.just biting cold. >> last night the 86-year-old seen here in the middle attended a red carpet premiere for the documentary. he was just ten years old when he and his family were taken to a japanese entournament camp but his urge to serve the public never waiverred. he was a council member and a mayor and congressman and a cabinet secretary. >>> taylor swift is performing tonight in santa clara. she is playing songs from the current album along with previous hits. she just kicked off the tour on wednesday in phoenix. she is playing two shows tonight. one tonight and one tomorrow evening. even if you're not going, it will impact you if you drive around the area. heavy traffic is expected around the stadium before and after the show. >>> 8:55. getting from san francisco to los angeles in 30 minutes. the new plan from elon musk's hyper loop company to start construction on a route that would link the baya irto southern california -- the bay area to southern california. my name is jamir dix