bridge. the fairy tale towers of the ultimate monument to victorian neo gothic style. but the bridge which draws almost a million tourists a year also has some modern elements. schools were put in two thousand and four saying it's too. hot in the vista experience here it's out of reach each of these panels wires are bohol fits all day all i sense for me to speak it's extremely strong we can have up to one hundred fifty people on five elephants were never managed to get far out offensive to lift our salvation we call proof that. the tower bridge was built at the end of the one nine hundred century to relieve the jam packed streets of london which had the most traffic in the world at the time. construction took eight years architect horace jones based his design strictly on the style of the famous tower of london. it wasn't until the silver coronation jubilee of queen elizabeth the second in one nine hundred seventy seven that the steel parts were painted britain's national colors. red white and blue. today the two hundred forty four meter best kulin suspension bridge is

that's the iconic london's tower bridge. the royal wedding, of course, between prince harry and meghan markle is this weekend. we had to be there live. it's one of the things that makes pam very happy to think that she's going to get up early. she is going to be watching tv. watching the royal wedding. you should be there. >> i do like to be part of the royal -- can they do something about the watercolor there? it's a thad brown for the ceremony. >> i was going to say, yeah, they need to do what chicago does and make it green or something. >> maybe a sparkling silver thing. >> we are going to be on the air with it tomorrow morning beginning at 5 am. >> me, too. >> you, too. >> good morning. how are you? mostly sunny today. there's still some low clouds around. inland temps are not getting in the 80s. even though they usually get that warm temps. that brings in the fog. the onshore breeze continues this theme. low clouds. chilly. 40s for many. santa cruz mountains, mostly sunny, breezy. it will be nice today. temperatures nea

this is the first time crews are inspecting the bridge's towers at such close range. it was prompted by new federal regulations. >>> the oldest known male dolphin in captivity the u.s. and a visitors favorite at six flags has died. they say that he apparently died of natural causes. he was 54 years old. the park says he served as an important animal ambassador to mellians of guests over the years. six flags staff says he was ruggedly handsome, joyful and playful. >>> 60 small quakes were detected in the area this morning. this is a video of the volcano from last week. the mayor's office says county, state and federal officials are all making preparations for a possible eruption. residents are being told to prepare to evacuate. >>> one last time i want to update the weather forecast here in the bay area. >> yeah, guys. and we continue to track that fog. overnight tonight a lot of gray shading indicating that low cloud cover, that fog for many of us. 50 below in oakland. about 50 in san jose. dropped to about 51 in san francisco. the story tomorrow we have a lot of clou

bridges or more famously out of windows or simply just strangling them. other images of charles the fourth as a young ruler and in his old age from the tower which guards the bridge he looks out on prague with its population in his day of czechs germans and jews three peoples three languages three souls a magic mixture often fruitful often frightful we need look no further than religion. yon hoose a fundamentalist a leading player in the drama for religious and national renewal an unbending preacher who delivered inflammatory diatribes against the moral decay of the clergy and the holy alliance between church and crown for all those whose privileges depended on the system a dangerous fellow so it was that in spite of being given a safe conduct he was summarily arrested and burnt as a heretic by the council of constance in fourteen fifteen the result was that the movement for reform became a revolution but the underlying conflicts remained yet it was more than two hundred years before the second act of the drama took place. the place rock county the year sixteen eighteen the twenty third of may i remember it as if it were yesterday from this window to hated

as he scales one of the towers on the golden gate bridge. >>> here is a job with an amazing view. ne workers vantage point as he scales one of the towers on the golden gate bridge. he is one of many on the crew out there this week. >> reporter: this is the golden gate bridge as we have never seen it before. you are looking at gopro video from engineers working more than 700 feet high, giving us a close up look as they inspect every seem and rivet of the towers. >> i had no idea i would be using gopro for expections. >> reporter: 24 engineers are on the bridge and dangling off of it this week to inspect the massive towers. the just completed studying the west side of the bridge and are now on to the east side of the bridge. >> what they are seeing is exactly what we have expected, is that the east side, which is not hit as hard by the winds, is looking very great. the west side has been pummeled a lot more by the salty marine air. >> reporter: once you get over the extreme height, it is an incredible view. >> you know exactly where you are at the top of the bridge. no mistake there.

to see what condition those towers are in. >> they are looking for anywhere the elements have really beaten up the golden state bridge >> reporter: there are two workers and -- on each tower, and some people off of the bridge can see them. the bridge has had their share of protest and daredevil stunts, and some audit first that might be what was going on. >> somebody might walk up the rail, and that is very risky. >> reporter: the workers will not be hanging over the roadway, but bridge authorities are causing the drivers not to be distracted and to keep their eyes on the road. those employees are with the engineering firm hdr inc.. it looks like risky business to many. >> it is pretty game to do that , hanging off of the road. >> reporter: these inspections are set to continue until saturday, then after that, it is every two years. >> it is important work they are doing, but they are up there so high! it is interesting they have not done it in 80 years since the bridge open. >> can you imagine going off the side of that. >> i can't imagine. that's get a check on the weather. >>> we are going to see some sprinkles in

highly specialized workers began close up inspections of the bridge's towers .... need repairs. officials are urging commuters not to slow down on the roadway to rubberneck and impede the flow of traffic on the bridge. bicyclists are being asked to dismount and walk their bikes around the towers. the work is expected to be completed within a week -- with the scaffolding coming down by may 11th. a live look outside right now... clouds in the distance on this monday evening .. we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the winds kicked up a bit today with sunshine and a few high clouds. there were also a few showers picked up on doppler radar this afternoon. those showers are widely scattrered and should end once the sun sets. high pressure is now waiting to build off the coast. temperatures will begin to warm as early as tomorrow with some highs in the upper 70s with cooler 60s at the coast. sunny and warm weather will continue through midweek with some highs getting near 80s inland. cooler weather and

bridge.>> reporter: this is the first time ever engineers are inspecting the massive steel towers by dangling off the top of the bridge. before that, they were using the killers to do it. -- binoculars to do it. they are showing us the go pro video from high above. this is the golden gate bridge like you have never seen it before. you are looking at go pro video from engineers working more than 700 feet above the ground giving us exclusive look as we -- they inspect every rivet of the towers. for the first time, 24 engineers are actually on the bridge and angling off of it to inspect the massive -- dangling off of it to inspect the massive towers. they completed the west side and are now onto the side.>> they are seeing what we expected which is the eastside which is not hit as hard by the winds is looking great. the west side has been pummeled a lot more by the salty marine air.>> reporter: these inspectors say once you get over the extreme height it is an incredible view.>> you know exactly where you are when you are top of the bridge. there is no mistaking you are in seven cisco. -- san fr

taken from a camera strapped to one of two dozen engineers going over every seam and rivet of the bridge's towers. they are dangling about 700 feet in the air. the first of its kind inspection should wrap up this week. >>> oakland says so-called trash detectives could help solve the illegal dumping problem. mayor libby schaaf says she will request funding for three new litter enforcement officers. the proposal goes before the rules committee today. >> these litter enforcement officers are going to be like trash detectives. their job is to actually analyze the dumping that's being done and try and trace it back to its source. >> these litter enforcement officers will go a long way in catching these culprits that are disrespecting our city and more importantly disrespecting our children. >> the mayor says it is a direct response to residents who are demanding the city mitigate the dumping problem. if approved, the new officers will cost the city half a million dollars. >>> a search is under way for two men with a gun who stormed into a house in sonoma county, tied up a man and fled in a van yesterd

. >> we promise the golden gate bridge tower is there but you can't see it. good morning and thank you for being here on this wednesday, may 9th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's head to meteorologist mike nicco. >> reggie, natasha, hi, everybody. the winds gusting 21 at sfo. ten miles an hour or faster in oakland, concord, napa, petaluma at 18. it's drawn in the cloud deck in gray for all of our neighborhoods and it has more moisture. emeryville almost looking like the golden gate bridge this

since the bridge opened in 1937. >> for the most part, we're looking for corrosion, especially on the rivet heads and the seams between the steel plates. >> reporter: in years passed, the towersked using only binocular, even after earthquakes, but bridge ooficials decided to take a closer look as new federal regulations require inspections of 18,000 bridges across the country. what kind of shape is the golden gate bridge in? >> you know, for a bridge that's over 80 years old, she looks ksetty good. >> the golden gate is bridged. >> reporter: when the bridge was built with 70,000 tons of steel, those were daredevils, using none of the safety equipment that is standard today. >> we have one line that supports us, and then we have a second line that's a backup. >> reporter: this still doesn't look like much of a backup from that height! - it's not a very big rope-- 11 millimeters, not even a half an inch on this rope but incredibly strong. these ropes are rated for upwards of 7,000 pounds each. >> reporter: thousands of visitors a day come to the bridge to take in the view, but those with the best view may be just hanging out. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> glor: k

we see the salesforce tower, the bridge right there. you can see those clouds.hat steve will be talking about in a minute. this is how we wake you up on a friday morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's friday. it's may 25th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. that's a nice little song. steve, crystal clear when we've had a little rain. >> a little bit. yes. >> end of clears the air. >> but there are a lot of clouds. >> i look at both sides. >> that cloud might have rain in it. if there's any rain, it will be friday. plan accordingly. it might be hit or miss. lightning, thunder, and hail in tahoe. i'll say. kaboom. high-elevation snow. karsen pass. certainly thunderstorm activity is right over the north shore now. even -- look at this, coming in from the valley. tracy mnp, though. look at that. stockton as well. is that him over there? also along the -- not much here. hit or miss. a little tinny guy right around daly city and brisbane. maybe a little drizzle or sprinkles. we have plenty going on. some mendocino co

out hurt we saw them hanging off of the bridge. >> reporter: for the first time in history they were repelling down to see it up close what condition the towers are in. >> they are looking for areas of thinning metal and looking for any area where the elements beat up the golden gate bridge. it is called an arm's-length expection. people taking photos of the bridge may not notice them but the people on the bridge did notice them. it has had its share of protests and daredevil stunts in they thought maybe that is what was going on. >> that was a little risky? >> yes. >> reporter: the workers will not hang over the roadway but they are cautioning drivers to not be distracted and to keep their eyes on the road and not on the workers. the employees are with the engineering firm and it looks like risky business to many. >> look at that. is daring to do that.>> reporter: these arm length inspections will continue until saturday, after that it will be every two years. at the golden gate bridge, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> here are artists renderings, this is what it will look like. this is the gatehouse are mostly glass structure on third street

bridge. and you can see the sun outside of the golden but there is a lot of low . clt cover between the salesforce tower and the beautiful bridge. it will be a cloudy night tonight. we are currently in the upper 50s to 60s. oakland is at lo61w degrees. 50s tonight, and low clouds for everyone. the radar is clear. friday, the first widespread rainfall of the month in the form of scattered showers, it won't be much, but some of us will get some rain on friday. it has been very cold this week. every day has been below average. so what is going on? we know that the ocean is chilly. it's pretty cold. the ocean is usually in the upper 50s to low 60s. is much colder than normal right now. so when we get a flow from the ocean, it is usually cold. it is the opposite of what we had last year. it will get stronger because of this low-pressure area. concord and livermore is not going to miss this. the clouds are moving in. we will have minimal sunshine in the afternoon. we would get a little bit of blue skies. and on friday these are showers and thunderstorms in the central valley. there will be some light scattere

. >>> a dozen men today dangled from the golden gate bridge towers as part of an historic inspection project. sky 7 captured these heart-thumping images of specially trained engineers using ropes and pullis to inspect every rivet and seam for rust and other defects. this extra step ruz prompted by new federal regulations requiring areas known as fracture critical to be inspected at arm's length. >> the towers are not fracture critical so they're not kored under the new regulation. but as responsible bridge operators, we decided to add it to our scope. it is a really meticulous work that people have to be very carefully in. it takes a little bit of courage. >> and no fear of heights. bridge officials plan to do these types of inspects every two years. the current project will take about a week. >>> if you live in the east bay, you may have been shaken awake this morning by a small quake. this morning's quake happened in alamo measuring 3.3 in magnitude. alyssa harrington spoke to people who felt the quake. >> i was awake, just finished feeding the baby and heard something that sounded

tower," not the case now. this camera view also showing some of those clouds over the bay bridge. i want to show you that because that could be something you may need to know as we kick off the day and hit the roads. cloudy to start. we have cool weather out there and then this afternoon will be sunny and warm for your friday. temperatures will stay warm through saturday, as well. and here's a look at the golden gate bridge. visibility seems to be doing fine in most locations. we are looking at 10-mile visibility so that's always good news. 56 degrees in san francisco right now. 56 in san jose. so temperatures to start off with are a little warmer than average because of the cloud coverage except for in santa

bridge and cracks. but what happened o tut here toy was novel. they decided to change their approach and require an arm's length inspection. the district changed it today to include the towers. there's a certain buzz building around the golden gate bridge. boosted by the aerial ascent of these high-flying inspectors going where no inspector has gone before. >> it's exciting to witness these 12 people on each tower who are going to be inspecting every inch of steel from the top to the bottom. >> reporter: usually the backdrop for selfies and beauty shots. climbers scaling and dangling as they look for rust and cracks. >> did was quite amazing to watch them scale up the side of the bridge. it's terrifying. >> it's like, whoa, it's so high. >> reporter: small dots of workers. after visitors let it sink in, a fou fountain of information, they are not considered fracture critical. >> those are the areas that this new regulation focussed attention on, that you have to have a person out there who can see it and touch it. >> reporter: the tower review is just an added measure to keep a close eye on esthetics and possible deterioration. though bria clemens says the bridge would stay

tower now. here we see improved visibilities. a lot of these clouds are staying above the bridges and the towers for now.e locations right along the coast we are seeing visibility dropping. so cool and cloudy yet again. rain arrives tonight. but the weekend warm, sunny, temperatures reaching the 80s. san jose you're also waking up to gray skies this morning. 57 degrees in san jose right now. 53 in san francisco. livermore at 53. so 50s for all of us because of that blanket of clouds. here's that satellite/radar. you can see some of that moisture just showing up right along parts of the coastline. and then further south as well like half moon bay dealing with a drop in visibility this morning. the east bay dealing with cloud coverage all because of what's going on right along the water's edge. i'll track the next system coming in. >> we are tracking a lot of brake lights for drivers through the tracy triangle, altamont pass area. we are seeing 580 backing up. this is as you approach 205. and this is all due to an earlier accident plus we have a new crash now. and that is westbound 580 right at grant line.

bridge. a four-story tower of scrap wood igniting. >>> surprise meeting.im jong-un and south korea's president embracing at the dmz. could this moment save the u.s. summit? >>> american freed. the utah man and his wife jailed for two years in venezuela,

competes" gabe slate kron 4 news (vicki)(vicki) (vicki) inspections began today on the golden gate bridge towers. officials inspected the condition of the steel to determine if any repairs are needed. scaffolding is being installed this week on the sidewalks around the towers to protect pedestrians. the inspection work is expected to last a week with scaffolding being removed by may 11th. (pam) a minor earthquake rattles the east bay, again. the u-s geologival survey says, a three- point- three quake struck near alamo this morning.. one day after a series of small temblor's in nearby danville. the earthquake happened around five- in the morning. some people living in in morgan hill in the south bay say, they felt it too. no injuries or damage have been reported. (vicki) bart riders getting on board the elevators at civic center and powell street station will be seeing some new faces. the presence of these 35 new employees is expected to deter people from coming in here...to use drugs.....or use them as a toliet. so they will stay cleaner...and not break down as often everyone who rides these ele

. >> we promise the golden gate bridge tower is there but you can't see it. good morning and thank you for being here on this wednesday, may 9th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's head to meteorologist mike nicco. >> reggie, natasha, hi, everybody. the winds gusting 21 at sfo. ten miles an hour or faster in oakland, concord, napa, petaluma at 18. it's drawn in the cloud deck in gray for all of our neighborhoods and it has more moisture. emeryville almost looking like the golden gate bridge this morning with miss lt hanging in the air. it's going to be that way all the way through the morning commute. it will be cooler this lunch, maybe not quite as bright. mid 50s at the coast, mid to upper sixties around our inland neighborhoods. breezy and seasonal temperatures and then we'll be in the upper 50s to low 60s at 7:00. that rounds out my accuweather 12-hour planner. >> i've got the visibility layer on the traffic maps. we definitely have some fog out there this morning. i want to take you up to the antioch bridge.

highly specialized workers began close up inspections of the bridge's towers ....areas need repairs. officials are urging commuters not to slow down to check it out...keep it moving rubber-neckers. bicyclists are being asked to walk their bikes around the towers. the work is expected to be completed within a week -- with the scaffolding coming down by may 11th. (vicki) a boy is in critical condition after being stabbed early this morning in antioch. it happened on a-street... near the antioch library around one a-m. when officers arrived they found the boy bleeding heavily from his face and arms. polce say the victim is listed as a runaway. the suspect has been arrested. the case is still under investigation. (vicki) four people were rescued from the water in pacifica after their boat runs aground on linda mar beach. and now officers are trying to get that sailboat back on the water and tow it to sausalito... but that's only if the strong winds ease up... the crew were on their way to san diego over the weekend when the boat started having engine problems and ran o

. >> i think they'll make it better from the nighttime, lights on the bridge, lights coit tower, city hall. >> we've been given so much, we have the opportunity to give back. if their fog obscured their view, most nights the sales force tower will be hard to miss. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> just to make something really clear, the artist who is doing this art installation on the top of the sales force tower says it will not be the colors for the warriors, for christmas, that's not it. it's art. >> it is art. >> we already have buildings doing that in downtown. if you follow me on twitter, you knew last night it was president going to happen. it sounds like, no, it's not going to happen, and maybe not tonight either. as we get deeper into the weekend you'll be able to see more of that funness and art. let's talk about what's going on out there. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look at that. temperatures once again in may in san jose just like everywhere else, much cooler than average. in fact, we could put yesterday's up there a

engineers again scaling the bridge's towers earlier this week, nearly 750 feet above the bay. could you do it? these inspections are prompted by new federal regulations. they're expected to last through tomorrow. looking up is not so bad. it's not until you kind of see, oh, my goodness, the water is so far down. >> it would be great for an instagram picture. >> i would rather go to the museum of ice cream to take a photo than go to the top of the bridge. >> a little afraid of heights? >> yeah. >> i could do it. it wouldn't be easy. i think i could do it. don't know. ld do it. >> would you come along if i was there? >> no. i'd wave from below. >> hi, i'll take your picture. good morning. let's take a look at what's going on outside. i appreciate your honesty. it took me a long time to get over my fear of heights. a long time. here is a look at san rafael. you can see it is pretty quiet out there. a lot of cloud cover. temperature hanging out in the upper 40s. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and mild. tonight becoming gray and cool once again. kind of the same pattern we've b

engineers again scaling the bridge's towers earlier this week, nearly 750 feet above the bay. do you think you can do it. these up-close inspections are prompted by new federal regulations, expected to last through tomorrow. >> how much is the pay? >> exactly. >> and also the wind plays a real factor into that. >> good question. are they going to have gusts today? >> a little bit more than yesterday, but nothing like it would be a month from now when it's constantly blowing across there at 20, 25 miles per hour. i think they picked a pretty good time. here is a look at what's going on. the wind has brought clouds all the way inland. you can see the gorgeous on mt. tam mall pious. a lot of sunshine and sunshine yesterday, becoming gray and cool tonight. high temperature swings 10 to 15 degrees possible. here is a look at the cloud deck. you can see a few of those really thin clouds out there. they're not going to stop the sunshine whatsoever. once we get the cloud deck back to the coast, it will take an hour or two longer than yesterday. most of us in the upper 50s until we get

clark and jason nauman are a team of ernlgsz examining every inch of the iconic towers, the most detailed are look since the bridge opened in 1937. >> for the most part we're looking for corrosion, especially on the rivet heads and the seams between the steel plates. >> reporter: in years past the towers were checked using only binoculars even after earthquakes but bridge officials decided to take a closer look as new federal regulations require inspections of 18,000 bridges across the country. what kind of shape is the golden gate bridge in? >> you know, for a bridge that's over 80 years old she looks pretty good. >> the golden gate is bridged. >> reporter: were when the bridge was built with 70,000 tons of steel, those were daredevils, using none of the safety equipment that is standard today. >> we have one line that supports us, and then we have a second line that's a backup. >> reporter: this still doesn't look like much of a backup from that height. >> it's not a very big rope. 11 millimeters. son even half an inch on this rope. but incredibly strong. these ropes are rated for upwards of 7,000 pounds each. >

just from a nighttime, you know, the lights on the bridge, lights on coit tower, city hall. >> reporterng of the tower top is the finale of the grand opening celebration. salesforce ceo mark benioff leased 61 serious of the building from boston properties. he's pledging millions to end homelessness. >> we've been given so much we have the opportunity to give back at scale as well. >> reporter: and if the fog obscured your view, most nights the salesforce tower will be hard to miss. in san francisco kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> what are you going to do? it's san francisco. >>> all right. will it continue? that's the question. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that answer. >> for a couple nor days, dan and ama. i do want to show you a time lapse from our santa cruz camera today. since you had to go well inland to find the sun or you had to be in santa cruz i thought i'd show you a little bit of brightness. it was definitely a cool and drizzly day and the marine layer was still deep enough that even though it briefly cleared and you saw some sun in santa cruz and in some of our in

our live weather underground camera in tiburon looking back towards the golden gate bridge. the tower spire in the center of the screen. nothing in the way of cloud cover in novato. a high of 81 today. down to 70 and we will be dropping to 60s here through the next couple of hours under mostly clear skies. the forecast is going to continue to be beautiful for tomorrow. but we will start to see some changes. high pressure that brought the warm weather today. that's going to start to fade. we'll see the jet stream move closer. that has cooler air associated with it and help to bring in cloud cover. not as warm as we head into tuesday's forecast. still looks really great. as we start off for tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 50s from the south bay. over to the tri-valley. we'll also begin in san francisco with 52. for the east bay, 54 degrees. as you take it through the microclimate forecast on tuesday, numbers dropping from 3 to 7 degrees. we'll see high clouds pass on through into the afternoon. it will be a little breezy at times. down here across the south bay, winds out of the n

bridge? >> if you guys said i had to do it, and you did frank, i would do it. and they are up there so high, and oh my gosh! >> 720 feet high on those towers. i love old san francisco history and if you look at the old pictures of them during the bridge before osha, those guys were up there barely roped in. that bridge is such a part of all of us. it is neat to see any angle of it and anything that goes on with that bridges news. for us outside, a cloudy day to start with and cooler than it has been. but it is going to start warming up. temperatures will get back into the 70s, and we do have some showers out there right now. we have been talking about them for a while and i need to back it up a little. let's put a 12 hour loop on this, and there is the westerly flow, and you can see the showers up in the lake tahoe area. by the, mother of peer around clear lake, and even a little snow flurry activity at the higher elevations. at least, some freezing rain at the top of st. helena. the shower activity is right over mount st. helena. that is where the yellow is showing up. down toward napa, you have a few showers as well. over your, this coul

just from a nighttime, you know, the lights on the bridge, lights on coit tower, city hall. >> reporterghting of the tower top is the finale of the grand opening celebration. salesforce ceo mark benioff leased 61 serious of the building from boston properties. he's pledging millions to end homelessness. >> we've been given so much we have the opportunity to give back at scale as well. >> reporter: and if the fog obscured your view, most nights the salesforce tower will be hard to miss. in san francisco kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> what are you going to do? it's san francisco. >>> all right. will it continue? that's the question. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that answer. >> for a couple nor days, dan and ama. i do want to show you a time lapse from our santa cruz camera today. since you had to go well inland to find the sun or you had to be in santa cruz i thought i'd show you a little bit of brightness. it was definitely a cool and drizzly day and the marine layer was still deep enough that even though it briefly cleared and you saw some sun in santa cruz and in some of ou

bridge. high-flying inspectors, inspectors that were up on the towers and cables. it was the first of its kind examination. crews inspected the bridge from top to bottom, looking for cracks and basic wear and tear. a change in federal rules several years ago calls for an in depth inspection of this structure. it does not include the towers, but they decided to examine them more closely anyway. >> we've done inspection from the inside of the towers and we know the steel is structurally very strong. this is to check for the outside elements and to look at the esthetics of the bridge. >> previously, that kind of work was performed with binoculars and maintenance crews would follow up if necessary. today crews looked at the west side of the towers, later in the week they will examine the east side. well, the summit with north korea will happen and the president says he's looking forward to it. mr. trump's enthusiasm emerged during a visit with nigeria's president. while the white house has said it wants a neutral location like singapore, mr. trump is toying with a diffe

bridge. a four-story tower of scrap wood igniting. >>> surprise meeting. kim jong-un and south korea's president embracing at the dmz. could this moment save the u.s. summit? >>> american freed. the utah man and his wife jailed for two years in venezuela, released. his first stop, the white house. >>> and the sudden tax spike, taking homeowners across the country by surprise. in some cases, a nearly 50% increase. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin with the state of emergency on this memorial day weekend. alberto, take a look, getting stronger. the storm picking up speed. the national park service closing some campgrounds in the gulf, evacuating tourists. residents there in manatee county loading up sandbags, preparing for torrential rains. florida's governor issuing that state of emergency. plus warnings tonight about potentially deadly rip currents. millions bracing for a memorial day washout, from louisiana to florida. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, albe

bridge. he's video of the workers repelling down one of the towers. can you imagine? this is where they have worked all week, and inspecting the bridge for rust and corrosion, and these workers tell us the team is very proud to work on thee golden gate bridge. their firm is base the in omaha, but these engineers are from arizona to austin. they say the winds have been the biggest challenge up there. they did prepare for it, though,ithough, expecting it. overall, though, they said they've had a successful week and have taken time to pause and take it all in. >> any time you go over the edge for the first time, that takes your breath away, but i had a lot on my mind, got on the rope like any other day, and it was not until i was by myself and looked around and realize how far up you are. it was exciting. >> most of the time we work, focus on the bridge, but, yes, you have to stop and pause and look at san francisco and take in the view. it's beautiful out here. >> reporter: they tell us the bridge looks good especially for being a steel bridge in tough conditions and ove

and there it is from the golden gate bridge, sutro tower camera showing the hazy sunshine throughout the morning hours. the fog at the coast and we'll look for the warm temperatures again inland, but numbers will be cooler today. i'll tell you how much and what to expect for mother's day in a few minutes. >>> a major event is pumping positive energy and money into the north bay where residents and businesses are still recovering from last october's wildfires. cornell barnard as the story. >> reporter: if swimming, biking and running long distances is your thing, the iron man triathlon says bring it. >> we have almost 2,000 athletes competing from 47 countries. >> reporter: it is second year iron man has staged its race across so sonoma county, just what local businesses need. >> it's been a little slow, but i think things are starting to bounce back. >> reporter: kelly has put out the welcome sign. and ray plans to serve a lot of beer and food at his restaurant belly after a challenging year. >> sonoma county, we're still here, gowing and we're bigger and better than ever. >> this is

this week, two dozen engineers are going over every seam and rivet of the bridge's two towers while dangling about 700 feet in the air. it's a first-of-its-kind inspection after using binoculars in the past. >>> here in the bay area, more people are moving in and locals are moving out. new report suggests a housing shortage is contributing to the housing crisis. according to the new study, more people are moving in seeking high paying jobs. between 2011 and 2016, the state added only 171 houses for every 1,000 people. this underproduction of homes compounded with a growing economic divide continues to push lower and middle income families out. >>> a new report suggests that san francisco should reduce the number of taxi medallions sharply decreasing the number of cabs around town. that's what a consultant passed along to the municipal transportation agency. it's an effort to help the cab industry, which has lost business to ridesharing conditions. >>> let's get another check on the roads. we had a traffic alert earlier. what else is going on? >> we still have the traffic alert blocking two l

numbers will be cooling down a little bit as we look out towards corey tower and the bay bridge fromhe vantage point of our rooftop. a few low clouds out there on the east bay shoreline. the numbers are mostly all in the 60s with the exception being santa rosa and 59 degrees. partly cloudy skies out there around the bay area, but not bad at all. as we take a look at the futurecast, low pressure will establish itself off the west coast. so we have a bit of a cooler week ahead. that'll increase the southerly surge at the coast and a classic situation for fog in the usual low clouds that we see around the supper time. since we're approaching summertime, it is not a big surprise. so tomorrow mostly cloudy along the shoreline, maybe a little bit of drizzle. there could be a trough as it swings through, a drop or two. partly cloudy skies for much of the rest of the bay and the ratings in the mid-60s. then inland in the low 70s. here is how it looks from the west coast. high pressure that's off the pacific northwest. seattle will be in the low 80s tomorrow. low pressure that's over the inne

this is a look at the tower view, clouds blocking the top of the tower, this tower shot usually gives us the bay bridge, but obviously, some clouds out there blocking a little bit of the view. what it is also doing is making temperatures fairly comfortable. 57 in concord, oakland 53, livermore 52, still sweater weather but not in the 40s that we usually see. wind speeds, sfo 6 miles per hour, west southwest in downtown at 12, fairfield, a bit breezy at 21. antioch down to 8, conquered a southwest wind at 5. this is a look at the overall image for satellite radar showing clouds along the coast. what we also have is the slow right appear, it will bring a bit of rain to the pacific northwest, not necessarily for us, it will allow clouds to come through today and we will have a cool coastline and warm inland temperatures. temperatures between the coast and inland would be 20 degrees different for many spots. the further east, the warmer the air. future cast, with cloud cover's, this is through 9 am, we will see the marine layer hover along the water. around 1 pm or 2 pm, this is a system coming through to

parts of san francisco with low clouds blocking the view of the coit tower and of the bay bridge. but check out the golden gate bridge, not bad. clear conditions out there. so that's kind of neat what the clouds tend to do. this would be mount vaca. the clouds are doing some kind of neat artwork out there this morning. so our sunset tonight at 8:02. sunrise at 6:09 tomorrow. and here's a look at the temperatures right now. so yes, the gray gloomy start feels a little damp outside. 50 degrees in san francisco. some of you are waking up to a break in the cloud coverage. look at the satellite-radar showing clearing for san jose, ads are, even livermore. but yes, we did get that west wind again just like yesterday where it pushed clouds inland but the winds are a lot calmer compared to yesterday. yesterday we were seeing gusts pretty high up there through the oakland hills. it started to pick up at sfo. west winds at 14. clouds in fairfield now, southwest winds at 15 sustained. so we are going to see afternoon highs warm up there. a low will dip down by sunday. so that's when we could

grant /ots)) quite at sight on the golden gate bridge today...engineers started inspecting the iconic structure. they're rapelling from the top of the towers... down to the sidewalk .. examining every inch of the bridge. workers will never be directly over traffic, and scaffolding was installed last week on the sidewalks around the towers, to protect people passing below. bicyclists are being asked to walk their bikes around the towers. the inspection work is expected to be completed within a week, and the scaffolding will be removed by may 11. lawrence karnow: the winds kicked up a bit today with sunshine and a few high clouds. there were also a few showers picked up on doppler radar this afternoon. those showers are widely scattrered and should end once the sun sets. high pressure is now waiting to build off the coast. temperatures will begin to warm as early as tomorrow with some highs in the cooler 60s at the coast. warm weather will continue midweek with getting near 80s inland. cooler few more clouds will return next weekend. ( grant ) burning man co- founder larry harvey died of a stroke saturday in san francisco. he was 70 years ol

tower in the distance. this one facing the east bay, and yes, it looks like rain clouds hovering right over oakland, the bay bridge, of course you oud cover around 2,000 feet in elevation, so just above sails force tower. 60 degrees in san francisco right now, livermore at 61. concord 64. it's coolest still in santa rosa at 58, and the high-def doppler showing there are some areas still of spotty showers. early this morning, a lot of these areas through sacramento, the foothills, the tahoe area, lots and lots of lightning strikes. that's what they woke up to. we right now are seeing some rain coming through glen ellen and sonoma. a few hundredths of an inches of rain will come down in all of this. for the tahoe region definitely slick roads out there, there's some snowflakes coming down: look at these dark clouds, they're going to continue to see some snow coming down across the ridge tops. you can see where those clouds are hovering right over the mountains there right around lake tahoe. that's where people may run into some snow flurries, 1 to 3 inches possible, winter weather advisory in effect there. this is t

towers, which is a great idea. i think mr. winslow and i had the same conversation. that's really the -- it's really the notch, you know, without -- without the bridges. so i mean, i think we're at this kind of, is it a notch or two towers? we're really talking about the size of the notch and whether there is ridges across the notch or not and there's two staircases on one side or not. i appreciate the discussion because i think it's gotten to the point where we're there. i asked mr. winslow in the back about it. i think you generally agree. we're kind of -- if you fill in the bottom of a two-tower alternative which we should because we shouldn't leave open space on the podium. that really is not useful open space. we're at the notch. you know, it's how high that building comes up and whether you have courtyards across it. in looking at mr. winslow's design, there's problems with it, too. i mean, we've got -- i argued with them about t he's got a two bedroom that's awkwardly set back with 25 by 30 foot courtyard. we're kind of trading that for some imposition on the 60 by 111 foot court yard. he has the two bedroom starting to encroach on the bay cre

bridge. >> they're inspecting the towers for corrosion. >> reporter: at 81, the golden gate is showing itsge. all that ring air is -- marine air is corroding the 900 tons of steel. that's why it has come penny. two dozen is years -- engineers and rigors inspecting every square foot. >> we are right up on the structure and we can touch it and see it up close. we are taking a lot of pictures. we are taking a lot of measures men's -- measurements. >> reporter: imagine your workplace is 700 west feet high. -- plus feet high. hanging onto the face of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. it's a head rush. and they love it. >> there's a little nervousness in the mornings. once you get up there you look at the view from the top and you half over the edge, that first step is a doozy. take a deep breath and let's enjoy this because it's -- very few people get to do it and the time is very minimal. >> reporter: if you're looking for reporter involvement, actually give it a try and skill the towers, forget about it. they won't let us. and you know what? i'm okay with that. but what a

officers, caught sending racist >>> taking a look at our bouncing camera at "salesforce tower," you can see golden gate bridgeff in the distance and alcatraz and marin headlands a sign that fog is not an issue this morning. we have a warmup in store. >>> he as many as nine san francisco police officers caught sending racist text messages could be fired. in 2015, then police chief greg suhr recommended termination. but the feds first discovered those texts in 2012 and a superior court judge ruled it was too late. that's because the police department let the statute of limitations expire. that was overturned. dennis herrera said: the officers have been on paid leave for almost 3 years. the coast guard is searching for a possible shipwreck -- by relying on clues from debris in the sand. parts of a damaged boat >> they have been on paid leave for almost three years. >>> the contra costa searching for a shipwreck by relying on clues from debris in the sand. parts of the damaged boat watched up off the coast of pacifica near pacifica state beach. they found a slap of wood with rio and barka imprinted in the wood. t

tower" camera. check out this view of the bay bridge and beyond. heavy cloud cover but not as low as earlier in the week. >> that weather is cooperating so we can show you our cool views. so the clouds are well above the tower. here's a different perspective. here's transamerica pyramid and you can see alcatraz and the bay waters. we have west winds out there this morning so that's also contributing to some of that marine layer. but it's not necessarily low. here's this view of mount vaca with that sunrise that just happened. we have low clouds across parts of the valley locations in the north bay. but also these cool little puffy ones. the rain does arrive tonight though. so we are tracking a system that's off the coast right now, about 600 miles away and it's likely to get here late tonight early tomorrow morning. you may wake up to some raindrops. it's not a significant inmaker. we're talking maybe a tenth to a quarter inch of rain for the bay area. but the weekend is looking dry and warm. perfect timing for your memorial day weekend. here's a li