>> ladies and gentlemen, robin williams! >> patton oswalt! >> richard pryor. >> when i walk on stage, i'm riddled with fear and excitement, because i have no idea what i'm going to do. >> this was what, oh no, you idiots. oh, god. oh, god. oh, god. oh, god. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i despised myself from pretty much close to getting out of the womb. i was always wrong. let's start with that. when you're always wrong, you seek an audience to disprove that theory. i was just hellbent on having to prove myself. i know i'm right. i can't be always wrong, you know. i was the victim. >> my father was a very strange man. he was kind of a performance artist that was fueled by beer. >> i was very shy. and at home i was always quiet and didn't get to speak very often, just because other people were jibber jabbering a lot. some people wouldn't clam up, mom. when i did different voices or different noises, people say, that's weird, or shut up. i feel like there's a fear of seeming crazy. >> a lot of comedians are people that are very introverted, very shy, very sensi

we had a rollover crash reported north of the robin williams tunnel on southbound 101. chp is saying actually there was no rollover crash there. i think there was some type of collision. but they have cleared that. all lanes are open and we're back in the green. sort of a false alarm. things are looking better there. a shower did just push through. you can see the sheen on the pavement. we have wet traveling conditions today. slow down and take it easy. we are recovering out of the tracy area from an earlier crash. we'll check on that at 5:00. >>> amazon recalling six models of its own brand of portable power banks. >> these can be used as backup power for your mobile devices. michael finney alerted us to this recall yesterday. the federal trade commission says they can overheat and catch fire. an estimated 260,000 were sold between 2014 and 2017. you can find the exact model numbers on our website, abc7news.com. if you have one, stop using it immediately and contact amazon for a refund. >>> another turn in the taser debate. the move expected to address the concern of c

the good news they've cleared that crash from inside the robin williams tunnel, south 101 recovering. this crash is clearing from 101 around 3rd getting up towards san francisco. >>> we want to continue with our team coverage here.

inside the robin williams tunnel a vehicle lost control, spun out. it was facing the wrong way in the two left lanes. they were able to get that off to the alexander off ramp and all lanes are back open. we did have stop and go traffic the last time we checked. that has cleared and things are looking better. rain is picngup. a stack up in the cash lanes on the left. if you're using fastrak or the car-pool lanes you should have no issues. we'll take a look at drive times at 5:00. >>> alexis, thank you. do you consider yourself a kind person? a new study using data shows empathy may be in your genes, at least partially. researchers looked at data from 46,000 customers and compared it with a scientific empathy survey and they believe that about 10% of the set of differences in empathy is due to genetics. the study confirmed that women are on average more empathic than men. >>> a first look at quintuplets that arrived via c-section in january. the proud parents chad and amy kimball posted these pictures of their five bundles of joy on youtube. their name

southbound 101 before you get into the robin williams tunnel.several vehicles involved in that one. possibly lanes blocked. backup not looking back. i'll update that one shortly. >>> you can see the rain has stopped and the clouds kind of parting here at the bay bridge toll plaz a the metering lights on flipped on at 5:23 this morning. typical delays. >> alexis, thank you. >>> recalling six models of its own brand of power banks. those can back up power for your mobile devices. first alerted us to the recall yesterday. the power banks can overheat and catch on fire. an estimated 260,000 were sold between 2014 and 2017. you can find the exact model numbers on our website. abc7news.com. if you have one, you are asked to stop using it immediately and contact amazon for a refund. >>> if you love dogs, japan google has a treat for you. the mountain view-based company decided to strap their famous street view cameras on to akitas and let them play tour guides in japan. dogs allowed users to virtually check out the landscapes and landmarks through the

now through april 2nd. >>> morning and mindy co-star pam dawber claims robin williams groped her but was unfazed. she starred for four seasons. the daily mail got quotes from an upcoming biography. she was never offended by williams' actions even though he, quote, flashed, hum pd, bumped and grabbed her onset. the late actor was playful. she didn't mind because, quote, it was the '70s, after all. the biography is authored by a new york times skbrurjournalist >>> five men in a sexual assault case in berkeley, the east bay times says it happened at an apartment on shattuck avenue near delaware street. one of the girls called and said she was the victim of a sexual assault. they later learned that the men and girls met up to hang out at the apartment. the girls told police one of the suspects pulled a gun before the girls were sexually assaulted. the men were arrested on a number of charges, including rape. >>> 6:15. it's been extremely busy on the roadways. let's check in with alexis. >>> just double checked with chp. up to 46 incidents across the bay area. some of that includes reports

but it's blocked, ends up with the ball, makes a full court pass to robin williams who throws down twoe. tar heels suffer the worst tournament loss in roy williams coaching career. 86-65. >> no bigger names than michigan state of syracuse in the midwest region. final seconds of the half. matt mcquaid got his shot blocked. he gets a second chance and gets the shot off before the buzzer. they review it, it's good. the orange, not a high scoring team, but also able to keep the spartans down. the orange up 3, final seconds now with the spartans down. that would have being counted. syracuse decide to play three games to get to the final 16 but does so with a 55-53 win. lots going on. so obviously we'll update you on everything of the eight games played today. >> big surprises, north carolina going down, virginia obviously the big one. barack obama picked michigan state, so he's not happy. >> that's 16 seed which won, which has never previously happened and they're playing right now. so we'll see how they do tonight late. >> i still can't stop thinking about yesterday's game with houston. th

right before the robin williams tunnel. speeds are below 40 miles per hour. expect delays.to the golden gate bridge, things look okay. it is just a little busy, especially in the southbound direction. we are tracking a new crash along 101 southbound just past cesar chavez. a car is partially blocking a lane. right now traffic is still getting by in both directions. northbound 101 approaching hillsdale, we are tracking a crash near highway 92. you may encounter slow down through san mateo. san jose northbound 101 a series of problems. there was an earlier crash and now another one blocking one lane. further south, we are tracking a big problem along the westbound direction of the take a pass -- with a backup of five miles near dinosaur .. -- point. >>> we are starting to see a break in the cloud coverage out there, but don't be fooled. we will continue to see on and off rain showers. here is a look at doppler. a lot of rain still coming through east of the bay area. the stronger activity is moving east towards places like sacramento. interstate 5 80 with some precipitation.

the festivities start at 11:00 this morning at robin williams meadow, formerly sharon meadow. >> a final check pour the families heading out to that event. >> we are socked in with fog from the golden gate bridge down the san mateo coast. that will start to thin out. a cooler day at the shoreline. 74 in san mateo. near 80 in san jose, santa rosa and antioch 78. in the accuweather seven-day forecast the cooling continues. breezy for easter sunday. change on monday. high cloud, though. we certainly continue to cool off through wednesday. look at that, rain coming back thursday and friday. thank goodness we are only 50 to 60% of average. nice day today, but we could use more rain. >> good mix. lisa thanks. thanks to you for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. the news continues now on line, on twitter, facebook, and zbraim. as we leave you, we will give you a live look outside from the walnut creek cam showing you the wonderful sunrise. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. we will see you then. >>> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of

children under the age of 2 are free and the festivities start at 11:00 this morning at robin williams meadow which formerly was sharon meadow. next on abc7 mornings at 6:00, a major announcement from tesla about a deadly crash involving a model x. how the person behind the wheel wasn't necessarily at the controls. >>> also, the tables could be turning on a san jose law firm known for filing disability lawsuits against small businesses. >> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of evan here at abc7 to share your story. >> to tell the truth. >> help you understand the truth. >> empower you. >> empower your family. >> whether you are worried about your daughter at work. >> or our son at school. >> we are here to connect you with local experts and resources whenever you need them. >> because anyone can cover local news. but it takes a trusted ally to do your story justice. find your ally >> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >>> it's saturday, march 31st. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm chris nguye

the festivities start at 11:00 this morning at robin williams meadow formerly sharon meadow. >>> let's final check of our forecast with lisa argen. >> little cloudy to start out. then sun. 69 downtown. 73 in oakland. 6 in napa. 74 in san rafael. 80 in san jose. not a whole lot of cooling for the north and south end of the bay. even inland. tomorrow, easter sunday will be cooler still with breezy conditions by the afternoon. highs in the mid 70s. 60s at the shoreline. above average monday through wednesday. then clouds increase and rain arrives thursday into friday. possibly even into next saturday. temperatures where they should be. we could see half an inch of rain. that would be nice. still well below average but a lot of folks are enjoying the warm and above average numbers out there. >> a lot of people are probably going to be head hadding up to napa valley and the north bay to enjoy wine tasting on this weekend. a good idea the stay hydrated. >> it's been warm out there. but a little cooler today. >> lisa thank. thanks to you joining us on abc7 mornings. for now he leave you with

new at 6:00, the late robin williams now being accused of sexual assault. but there is a twist. alleged victim says she's not upset about what happened. >>> new video giving us what >>> new video giving us what happened moments before an uber >>> now at 6:00, an sfpd officer shot and look at that, forced to crawl to safety. five others were hurt. the investigation right now. >>> plus, new video shows exactly what happened seconds before a self-driving uber suv hit and killed a woman in arizona. >>> the other big story. the weather. a live view of a camera. more rain is headed for us. >>> grab the umbrella, the rain boots, anything you can. put that in your car and drive carefully. it's been really busy this morning. >> no one is listening to that advice either. >> no. >> unfortunately. let's try to say it again and tell everybody what to expect. all joking aside, it has been a very busy morning on the road and weatherwise. let's get right to it. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the storm impact scale for the drenching rain. this morning,

right now there is an indonesia robin williams. >> are you going to see "black panther" again. >> i might. i have seen it twice. i am wondering why i wasn't in it. forest whitaker's accident bothered me. >> your parents are from nigeria. >> yes. >> you dropped your last name which is hard to pronounce. >> yes. >> how did they feel about you dropping that last name professionally? >> they didn't care about that. they were just -- they were mad that i was being -- i wanted to be a standup. >> right. >> it was more like -- >> what did they want to be. >> i was a premed psych major in college. i love human behavior. my father is like what are you doing? i was like -- >> you're throwing it away. >> has it changed now that you're successful. >> they're happy. it was all about security. >> right. >> what are you going to do for a backup? this is it. >> i'm all in. >> are they funny people. >> they are very funny people. always had -- my brother, sister, everybody is funny. you know how your parents have their own kind of humor. everybody has a sense of humor. that is why i'm going to tell you gu

i mean, i was with billy crystal, robin williams.the group, everyone acknowledged that there was nobody like that. it was like a challenge dance. you just step back and let him go. >> well, good evening, everybody. yes, hello, everybody! i'm dave. and i'm danny. >> when you see early albert brooks footage he's often parodying old-school show business. that's what he knew. his father is a comedian. his brother is a comedian. >> albers very meta. and all of his stuff was about the conventions of the trade. danny and dave was about the lameness of ventriloquism. >> i'm a little nervous being on television and everything. why don't you have a cigarette? that calms you down. >> great. >> there was content, funniness, but the target of the comedy was the standard form of show business. >> hello. i'm albert brooks. and i'm speaking to you on behalf of the famous school for comedians. >> one of the first things i ever saw him do was the school for comedians. >> let's see how these kids are doing. >> he was walking past the spit take class. >

the good news they've cleared that crash from inside the robin williams tunnel, south 101 recovering. and this crash is clearing from 101 around 3rd getting up towards san francisco. >>> we want to continue with our team coverage here. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live for us this morning in marin county. >> pete, you're already seeing wet roads in the north bay this morning. sounds like the winds are kicking up there. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, laura and marcus, you're starting to see the rain pick up, the showers here and it's windy along 101 north in lucky drive. we've got the wet 101 here, of course, this can be an issue with the morning commute, it goes without saying as you're driving this morning, heading out the door, you want to make sure you drive safely here, you drive at a decent speed. give your space between drivers in front of you because of the wet roadways. we showed you guys video earlier of where it was raining in san jose overnight and that willow glen area, but right here we're standing in the north bay off of lucky drive, you're seeing the rain on a

the festivities start at 11 oeb at robin williams meadow formerly sharon reid meadow. >>> turning toer forecast and meteorologist lisa argen. >> nice day for that. a cooler day. you can see the fog from our sfo camera a. shallow ribbon of it. we will be looking a of the cooler numbers at the shoreline. 52 in the city. 50 in half moon bay. low 50s in mountain view. upper 40s, fairfield, santa rosa and livermore, checking in at 50 degrees. today, the high clouds, the low clouds, and then the high clouds thin out for a sunny afternoon. it will be cooler at the coast. 69 here. 73 in oakland. >>> lisa, thaump. >>> coming up next a major ayous nowsment from tesla involving a nowsment from tesla involving a deadly crash involving a model ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. and i can do it with what's already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin. and once-weekly trulicity activates my body to release it. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. it works 24/7, and you don't have to see or handle a needle. trulicity is a once-weekly inject

hot spot.golden gate bridge accident in the robin williams tunnel jammed from the waldo wb 80 is lesse to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black expert rob our financial losers with winners and time to talk (james) (james) time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black trump blocks $117 billion broadcom takeover of qualcomm on national security grounds . . . . trump said there was "credible evidence" that broadcom "might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the united states." broadcom is incorporated in singapore, and qualcomm is based in san diego. us presidents have rarely taken such measures, and the executive order highlights growing economic tensions between the us and the rest of the world as trump pursues protectionist policies. and it underscores the country's growing fears of cyberwar and espionage from foreign powers. real estate economist: home prices are increasing twice as fast as income growth . . .the major constraint in the housing market is the lack of supply, mba's mike fratantoni says. that's drivin

and on the golden gate bridge or the robin williams tunnel. 30s and 40s on the temps.m will you, you name it today. rainbows and low snow levels all in the forecast today. all right, sal. here you are. >> all right, steve. right now we're looking at a commute that is not bad. 20-minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. so most of the east bay freeways are actually doing okay. if we go to the maze, i'll show you it is a 20-minute drive that. is pretty good for this time of morning. really any time of the morning. when you get to the bay bridge, you will definitely see slow traffic there. another 20 minutes to wait before you make it on to the span. san francisco looks pretty good. slowing north 101 approaching cesar chavez. 880 is slowing down near the coliseum. under the speed limit down to downtown. the south bay commute looks good all in all. a live look at 280. 7:34. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> we're following breaking news. the campus shooting at central michigan university. these are live pictures from michigan. you can hear all o

. >> robin williams, dijo padecer una enfermedad que quiere notarla, lleva aÑos en una especie de montaÑasu casa, serÁ que hay romance? bueno estamos averiguandolo. >> terminamos con jennifer que estÁ buscando talento mexicano, estarÁn audicionando en mÉxico a los * interesantes en participar en el programa de nbc, pronto serÁn presentadas las bases que podrÁn participar expertos como aficionados. >> espero que consiga los nuevos bailarines mexicanos. >> nosotros vamos a hacer una pausa, pero cuando regresemos la moda de los piercing en la boca podrÍa traer miles de infecciones y complicaciones para su salud, l le contamos ♪ >> amigos los residentes del centro de arkansas despertaron hoy en calles bajo agua y daÑos en sus propiedades, en little rock cayeron mÁs de 3 pulgadas de lluvia creando inundaciones en el suelo que ya estaba saturado, se espera que las condiciones del tiempo mejoren en esa regiÓn durante la tarde de hoy, pero recuerden que el piso estÁ saturado les recuerdo una vez mÁs, aquÍ pueden ver en las Últimas 24 horas los reportes de daÑos por inundaciones se concentran en a

and lastly, robin thicke and farrell williams they did copy one of marvin gaye's songs to create blurredaye's family will get to keep a $5 million or £3.5 million pay—out. lastly, i just want to tell you what markets today. the sterling, that is briefly jumped to its highest level against the euro in nine months on thursday after two bank of england policymakers unexpectedly backed an interest rate hike. it boosts investor's confident that they will rise as early as may. it also spiked against the dollar before falling back to where the pound traded before the decision was made. the ftse 100 before the decision was made. the ftse100 currently in the red just down somewhat. after pulling out of the bid for pfizer ‘s consumer health unit. that is all the business for this hour. now, another reference to russia in our next story but specifically to the world cup. and england fans will be hoping to end 52 years of hurt when the world cup gets under way in just under three months' time. but anyone planning on buying a replica shirt, the pain in the pocket could start immediately. the new engl

robin now. >> happy. so happy to have wendy williams back and so happy she took the time to get well. a new study says exercising in middle age could held your heart function like it's 20 years younger. did you hear that? 20 years younger. dr. jennifer ashton joins us now. the ever-young dr. jen. tell us a little about this study, jen. >> thank you, robin. we have known for awhile that exercise is good for lowering risk factors for heart disease. but now, a study is showing that exercise can remodel the heart and change its function. it was a small study. they took healthy but sedentary years of age. adults in middle age, 45 to 64 years of age. divided them into two groups. one did yoga or weight training. the other did moderate to high intensity cardio four or more times a week. two years later when they tested them, they showed that the cardio group had heart function that pumped better, delivered oxygen better. and 50-year-old hearts actually looked like they were 30 or 35. it's the fountain of youth. >> it is. how exactly did they function better? just tell people, if you don't mo

robin) in the east bay. a car went up in flames. this happened on saturday night on william street in rodeo. ce say the car involved was abandoned and stolen out of fairfield. now ... police are investigating to figure out who started the fire.. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a glimpse of how coffey park is being reconstruced six months after the northbay wildfires. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (robin) months ago kron four showed you the first rebuilt home to rise from the ashes of coffey park in santa rosa. now...you can get a glimpse of what the neighborhood will look like in the future. kron four's spencer blake reports that several other homes being built are now visible in the flattened neighborhood. (pkg)with the sound of every power tool, another home is closer to rising up on its new foundation."it's the start, for sure. you can feel it. it's gonna happen. we see a lot going on."beau dejohn's company, dejohn construction, is working on four homes in coffey park.aside from those, you can easily spot other houses that have made incredib

robin. good morning to you all and to you. and we're going to begin with serena williams letting us into her private world, revealing that hbo will look at her pregnancy, motherhood and marriage, and maybe tennis thrown in there. the winner of all those grand slams posting, i can't wait to share what i've been through with all of you. my whole life has completely changed. hey, it certainly has. and it seems for the better. guys, "being serena" debuting may 2nd on hbo. sounds terrific. [ applause ] >> sounds inspirational. >>> the gronk. turning to the gronk now, rob gronkowski already has two super bowl wins under his belt. but you know what? the rumor has it that the football player has his sights set on a different prize. it seems that gronk, he wants that mirrorball trophy, people. you know what i'm talking about. "dancing with the stars." the new england patriots player wasn't just showing off his dance moves at shaq's fun house event you're looking at in miami this weekend. wow. um -- wow. >> that's a shimmy. >> yeah. he was also reportedly telling guests that he wants to win "dancing with the stars." according to page six,

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starr was also recently knighted by prince william for his services to music at buckingham palace last week. tickets go sale this friday at ten. ( robinresent people with disabilities. the company sent a proposal to the nonprofit organization that sets the global standard for emojis. apple is asking for 13 new additions to the emoji family. they include an ear with a hearing aid, a person in a wheelchair, a prosthetic arm, a service dog and a person with a cane. apple said it chose options that are most inclusive to people in four main categories: blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, physical motor disabilities and hidden disabilities. no word on when or if the emojis will be adopted. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... investigators are working to figure out how a fire started in the basement of a san francisco church. why they think it was intentional. (robin) one person is dead and one is injured after an attempted murder-suicide in san francisco. we'll tell you what lead up to this tragedy. (robin) and ... police in the east bay are looking for a robber who's robbed multiple banks in different cities. we'll

robin roberts. are you guys ready? >>> good morning, everybody. great audience today. let's get into "pop news." there you go. some "pop news" from a galaxy that we wished was farther away, john williamsminated for an oscar this year for his music on "star wars: the last jedi." he's scored eight of the nine "star wars" films going all the way back to the very first one and that iconic song you're listening to back in 1977. you may not know this, he's also the man behind some of hollywood's most famous movie scores, including "jaws" and "e.t." he certainly deserves a break, but the force will not sound the same without him. [ applause ] >>> also this morning, last week, you guys remember when i show you the four billboards not three billboards, the four billboards that serena williams' adorable husband put up to celebrate his wife's return to professional tennis. williams is ready, she says, pointing out her timing for the big return is perfect. posting on instagram, quote, the day i play my first match marks international women's day which is today by the way as you may have noticed. she goes on to say, my comeback could not have been on a better day. williams also revealed she'll be