minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. hi there, mike. >> it's a little cloudy out there as you can see on this shot from san jose. 87. partly to mostly cloudy. there is some really thick fog developing in fairfield across 86, 87, 37, 101. visibility less than an eighth of a mile from petaluma to santa rosa. a tough morning getting around. thankfully it is much drier. look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. the fog still there. we'll go partly cloudy, brighter and dry with temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s and upper 50s to mid-60s. so no real spring warmth but at least it's dry. look what happens at 7:00. our next storm starts to move into the north bay. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. more on that coming up. checking out the roads this morning we do have one new problem in san jose not far from the airport just before the 101 merge. sounds like we have a two to three vehicle collision and the two right lanes are blocked. emergency crews have been sent. as soon as i have more info i will pass that along. a check of one of the east bay commutes, southbound 680 north of 24 and walnut creek right around treat boulevard. a little bit of delay north of 24. that's about it so far this morning. class is back in session at a portland area high school today after a scary situation. >> a coach tackled a student who brought a gun to school, and the sick, 18-year-old angel diaz is due in court today currently being held on half a million dollars bail. this morning we're hearing from that high school football coach who tackled the student. he actually once worked for the 49ers. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan live at levi stadium. anser? >> reporter: natasha and reggie, good morning. the coach used to be an offensive analyst for the 49ers back in 2016. he's winning a lot of praise from around the country this morning. police say back on friday diaz walked into the classroom with a gun, the same classroom coach lowe just happened to be that morning. he says when he saw the gun, he immediately lunged towards diaz, trying to get the gun from him, butudentouldn' let thchays other students he did his best t k these students. coach lowe spoke exclusively with "good morning america" telling them he had to put his life on the line because he had to act. >> i ended up getting the gun from him, you know, getting the gun with my right hand and holding him off with my left hand and calling for a teacher to come grab the gun from me. i feel like i was put in that room in that very moment for a reason. to protect those kids. >> reporter: no one was injured. diaz faces several charges including possession of a loaded firearm in a public space. coach lowe says going forward he wants to do more to end gun violence on school campuses. reporting live anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> what an incredible man and story. thank you. san mateo police expected to release more information after an arrest at a shopping center t. started with reports of a man carrying a gun at hillsdale mall. several people posted on social media saying they were locked inside of the mall as officers flooded the area yesterday. the mall was searched and cleared. the suspect was later arrested about two miles away at laurel wood shopping center. pg&e's power shutoffs during the wildfire season could affect san francisco even though the city is not directly at risk for wildfires. the utility company says it will temporarily cut power to areas with high wildfireries that can includes the east bay which is prone to windy and dry conditions in the summer. "the chronicle" reports some transition lines are connected to power lines in san francisco which means a shutoff there could impact the city. earlier this month cal fire determined pg&e equipment started the campfire, the deadliest wildfire in state history. 5:05. today the city of piedmont is expected to move forward with a plan to stop underaged vaping and tobacco use. the city council will approve a $400,000 state grant to hire a school resource officer. the officer will visit middle and high schools to crack down on vaping and tobacco use as well as drug and alcohol use. the officer will create a diversion program for teens caught using tobacco products. staff at a san francisco high school are trying to plan another prom for their students after the original one got rained out. >> students were supposed to have a fun night out on a boat over the weekend, but mother nature had a different idea. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen tells us how the school is trying to make it up. >> reporter: this group of san francisco students spent the entire school year planning and fund-raising for their prom on a yacht. but mother nature clearly did not get the invite. >> once we started setting sail to san francisco, it got crazy. the currents were out of control. >> reporter: a senior at thurgood marshall academic high school boarded the prom boat in alameda saturda afternoon to set off their beauty and the beast themed party. it was anything but smooth sailing. >> it was even hard to stand and, yeah, we all got nauseous. it was a terrible experience. >> reporter: while the boat was out here on the bay struggling to dock in the storm, students spent most of their prom night here huddled by the gates of oracle park trying to stay dry. >> we were screaming when we saw the boat. >> reporter: he got all dressed up in a tuxedo and rented a limo for his first ever prom night, but it was too dangerous for the boat to dock and set sail with 125 students onboard. >> it was not possible. >> we come from a community that's already facing a lot of challenges and we just want our students to be able to experience what every normal high schooler experiences. and they were ready for that last night. >> reporter: a teacher at thurgood marshall took this video of students who spent their hard-earned cash on tickets, outfits, hair, makeup, flowers and rides. >> they looked so beautiful. they were ready for a great party and now they -- we need to do it all over again and they need some help. >> reporter: school staff set up this go fund me page and the boat charter is trying to help as well, but they need to squeeze it in in less than three weeks before graduation. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> that's all i kept thinking about all last week when i was forecasting rain for a weekend in may, what is it going to mess up? prom, weddings, stuff like that that's been on the books for months. i just felt terrible. it was nice to have the rain on the other hand. mixed emotions this weekend. mid to upper 40s to near 50 across most of the east bay. in fact, upper 40s to low 50s, the mid-40s in orinda in the east bay hills. 46 to 52 there. you can see mid to upper 40s to near 50 just about everywhere. grab a heavier coat this morning but don't worry about the wet weather gear this morning out and about, exercising, cool to comfortable conditions and light breezes on the bay. let's go through some neighborhoods, the 12-hour planner. you can see a lot of cloud cover through 1:00. we'll have our brightest temperatures during the afternoon into the early evening hours when we hit the mid-60s. already down to 59 by 7:00. east bay valleys stuck in the 50s through 9:00. 62, still cloudy, 11:00. a lot of sunshine this afternoon will push us into the upper 60s by 7:00. we're down to 60. and for the south bay we're in the clouds all the way up until 1:00, a mixture of sun and clouds and barely mid-60s then. a little more sunshine in the afternoon hours. if you're heading out at 7:00, it's dry and 61. once we get to about 8:00, the rain comes back in the forecast. i'll show you an hour by hour look at that up next. first alexis in for the monday >>e cess in the santa cruz mountains. taking you to highway 17, some better news on the southbound side of the roadway past idylwild, a vehicle possibly went over the center divide. not sure about injuries yet. i don't think we have lanes blocked any longer but are improving in that situation. northbound 17 at glenwood drive we also have a crash, a vehicle hit the center divide there on a curve and ended up in the slow lanes. we have one lane blocked and you are seeing delays through that stretch. >> thanks, alexis. up next the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >> help me! help me, please! my daughter just got kidnapped. >> whoa. total panic after an 8-year-old girl was taken from her mother's arms. the break in the case that came eight hours later. and a strong reaction to a college commencement speech. look at the bottom left of your screen, the ultimate graduation ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. noso let's promote ourke summer travel deal on choicehotels.com like this: surf's up. earn a fifty-dollar gift card when you stay just twice this summer. or.. badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! frogtape is the only painter's tape treated with patented paintblock technology. paintblock reacts with the water in latex paint to form a micro-barrier against paint bleed, giving you the sharpest lines possible. get professional results with frogtape... no messy lines, no paint bleed. for sharp lines every time, frog it! we get a break from most of the wet weather today. here's a look at what's going on. the first of the seven things you need to know is our storm impact scale. tonight through tuesday, though, the scattered showers, the thunderstorms and up to a third of an inch of rain is possible. number two, teachers plan to go on strike today in the new haven school district. union leaders want a 10% pay raise. the district is offering a 3% boost. schools will be open, though, number three, the ghost ship trial resumes in oakland. jurors will hear text messages and voice mails from victims trying to reach loved ones. a memorial will take place in washington, d.c., for former east bay congresswoman ellen tauscher. the 67-year-old died last month following a battle with cancer. number five, we're hearing from a former 49ers offensive analyst, now high school coach, hailed for stopping a gunman inside a classroom. ct.said h number six,e start ofyorng . everything pushed off to the shoulder. no injuries. we're in recovery mode now. we will not spoil anything in case you have not watched the final episode of "game of thrones" but people not so happy with the way the series ended, disappointed who ended up on the iron throne. "usa today" saying it's a disaster ending fans didn't deserve. today the start of a new era in chicago, former prosecutor lori lightfoot will be sworn into office. she has promised to tackle violent crime in chicago. she says she wants to build a city that celebrates people's differences and inspires them to be better and embraces new ideas. it's 5:14. close to 400 graduates will not have to worry about student debt. >> this billionaire investor whose company is based in san francisco just promised to pay off the loans for the entire senior class of morehouse. reporter jobina fortson has the story. so, graduates, look to your right. look to your left. >> reporter: this is robert f. smith, the richest black man in america, giving the commencement speech at morehouse college sunday. >> this is my class, 2019. >> reporter: it's already an exciting day for these graduates, but smith's next sentence just may have turned it into one of the best days ever. >> and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. >> reporter: what? this man's face says it all. smith promised to pay up to $40 million to pay off each student's loan debt. >> paying back student loans, i know they won't even have to worry. >> reporter: morehouse college alum mccants was sitting in his oakland home when he saw the news, like much of the world, he was stunned and a bit jealous. but the 2013 grad now working for a consulting firm is just trying to take the high road. >> i had barack obama as my speaker. the commitment at morehouse and bringing in influential people who can give back in this way is just something that words can't express. >> reporter: robert f. smith is the founder, chairman and ceo of the private equity firm vista equity partners. the headquarters sit right off the embarcadero and there's an office in oakland. he's also a trustee for the boys and girls club of san francisco. now he can add hero at morehouse to his resume. the bay area alumni association released a statement reading in part, quote, this is not only a gift that impacts the class of 2019. robert smith called on all alumni to step up to support more students and we look forward to rising to the challenge. >> i know my class will make sure they pay this forward. >> reporter: jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> smith had already pledged a $1.5 million gift to the school. i was read iing. mike, sorry that didn't happen for your kids. >> me, too. lucky for them. i don't think they're going to have much debt. ni. if anything, i'm pragmatic and a planner when it comes to money. start those 529 plans as soon as you're with ch does. a look at the richmond side of the bridge, you can see still damp and you'll find that on the roads this morning. partly cloudy and milder today. it will be dry until the evening hours and unsettled and cool through thursday. our best chance of rain is tonight in through tomorrow. we can start returning to the outside without having to get wet. start making the plans now. some thunderstorms in the area you see right here. we're not out of the woods as far as that is concerned. let's go through a future radar and you can see from the morning up until noon clouds and sunshine. a little more sunshine for a couple hours. cloud cover as the sun is setting and you can see the showers by 7:00. spreading across the rest of our neighborhoods during the evening, overnight hours. tomorrow's morning commute, scattered showers. every single hour and more showers throughout the afternoon into the evening hours and then the cold front sweeps through and you can see overnight into wednesday morning that's when we'll finally clear out. less than a third of an inch in most neighborhoods. it will add on to the weekend but it won't be as heavy. 50s at the coast. 60s and 70s saturday and sunday. much dryer. alexis? we are looking at dry pavement this morning. we've had quite a few crashes, unfortunately. a couple in the santa cruz mountains. we're hearing the roadway is clear. folks are slowing down to take a look at that as they get through the area. northbound 17 glenwood drive, a spinout crash. someone lost control and hit the center barrier there. it bounced back, they're blocking the slow lane and that is causing about a ten-minute delay. next traffic update at 5:30. alexis, thank you. in today's "gma's first look" they helped rescue the girl hours after she was kidnapped. here's marcus moore. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" you are watching every parent's worst nightmare play out in real time. >> help me! help me, please! my daughter just got kidnapped! >> reporter: 8-year-old salem sabatka taken from her mother's arms. they were out for a walk when this man, 51-year-old michael webb, pulled up beside them and grabbed salem. her mother is pushed out of the car. the car was spotted about ten miles from where salem was taken. police find salem safe inside. >> we've got her. we've got her. he's in custody. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll hear from one of the heroes who helped track down the alleged kidnapper. i'm marcus moore, abc news, ft. worth. 5:20. a new report out this morning says government agencies in nearly all states use drones. the associated press obtained a copy of the report from the american association of state highway and transportation officials and found agencies are rapidly adopt iing drone technology, look search for endangered birds and more. how would you like to get paid six figures to live and work on a private island in the bay area? >> an innkeeper position that captured international attention in january. abc 7 news took a trip to the east brother light station off the coast of richmond to meet the happy couple who now landed their dream job. tyler watson and his wife tiffany were selected out of thousands of people to run a bed and breakfast at the light station. they say island life is great, but it's also a lot of hard work. >> it's cooking, cleaning, making the beds, the reservation system. >> after the position went viral, tyler's sister, skye, back in portland, maine, sent us the link and said you would be perfect for this. >> they say their unique backgrounds including living on a 30-foot boat in napa helped them secure their dream job. it pays $130,000 a year along with room and board. >> okay. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, steph curry shows off his unique fashion as the warriors get ready to secure a spot in the nba finals. his teammates' funny reaction to this outfit. also, helping your teens get better sleep. the simple change that could the simple change that could me with the capital one savor card ♪ you earn 4% cash back on ding and 4% on entertainment. so when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? ♪ a quick look at where we rank so far. the smallest number in the middle between the two numbers is where our average rainfall for the entire month. you can see some of us are two to three to four times above that but still well below our record highs. we'll have about another third of an inch with tonight's rain. we'll talk more about that coming up. thank you. the warriors could move on to the nba finals for the fifth year in a row with a win in portland tonight. >> this picture of steph curry's interesting choice of a matching sweatshirt and shorts combo during yesterday's media session in portland. that kept the mood light for the nba's defending two-time champs. here is teammate draymond green's reaction. >> my outfit is not much better but he tried. i hrew some shorts on. he tried. >> you try to go at me. i've got you. i'm on to you. people put on shorts after that suit. i'm on to you. >> but that -- that coat and shorts combo was great. i loved it. >> yeah. got a lot of praise. >> what's wrong with steph's outfit? i'm confused. golden state is looking to sweep the trail blazers this evening. the dubs' next win sets up an nba finals showdown with either milwaukee or toronto. >> every year is going to be different. there's different challenges thrown at you. it's how you respond and you react to those, help you have this level of consistency chasing finals appearances and championships. we take pride in it. >> how is he wearing his hood on his head like that? >> it's nestled perfectly. he has it down. >> you can watch game four live at 6:00 tonight on our sister network espn. >> i wasn't bothered at all by his monochromatic look. i was bothered by the duct get some double-sided tape. the san jose sharks have today off before facing another elimination game tomorrow night in their quest to reach the stanley cup finals. st. louis took a 3-2 edge in the series shutting out the men in teal, 5-0, yesterday. the series moves to st. louis now for game six tomorrow night. san jose won three elimination games in the opening round against las vegas and captured game seven over colorado to advance this far. >> the men in teal. >> yes. >> can we -- >> you're not a fan? >> can we just not? >> i like it. >> nothing against the sharks. love them. >> new moniker? we'll work on it. we're come back with another full 90 minutes of news including -- >> reporter: hundreds of teachers will be walking off the job this morning. we'll tell you where and what that means for >> what are they wearing? >> your new "american idol. "they have stylists. it's not their fault. laine hardy's exclusive interview on "gma" this morning. a live look outside at 5:27. now at 5:30 on strike, hundreds of east bay teachers are getting ready to walk the picket line this morning. a new idea to help muni compete. what it could mean for the price you pay. and the key to a better night's rest could be pretty simple. what a new study shows you can do to improve your sleep in just one week. >> hey, it sounds good to me. >> we always talk about sleep stuff on this show. >> very impressive. good morning on this monday, may 20th. >> even if you're not well rested after that "game of thrones" finale we're glad you're up with us and never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it is foggy out there across the north bay and the central valley, stockton and sacramento. so far those are the main areas and if you look at the winds, it's not going to move too much. didn't that look gorgeous? more sunshine and a little bit more warmth than we had yesterday. widespread fog. mid to upper 50s at the coast. 61 to 62 at noon. 63 to 64 around our bay and inland at 4:00, ten degrees cooler than average and back in the 50s. grab a coat and an umbrella at 7:00. yep, the next storm is coming in. first, how is the commute, alexis? overall looking good, mike. car-pool lanes are open. cash and fastrak, you have your typical delays into the maze. 680, 14 minutes. still in the green. very foggy along southbound 101. if you're coming in from the north bay, so far that is not slowing you down. highway 1 to los gatos in the green at 23 minutes. thanks, alexis. school will be in session today for one east bay district though it looks like their teachers won't be there. >> teachers plan to strike this morning. amy hollyfield live at james logan high school. >> reporter: good morning. talks broke down over the weekend, teachers will be walking off the job going on strike today. about 600 teachers and counselors in the new haven school district will be on the picket line in front of schools today. administrators say they know it is a personal decision whether to cross a picket line but school will be open and students not in class will be given an unexcused absence. here is what they can expect in school today. >> a place for students to check in. once we see how many students we have, we will have them go in groups with staff on site. students are going to be given enrichment activities that are . >> teachers warn these will be substitute teachers in classes today not regular teachers. the two sides are arguing over salaries. the district is offering a 3% bonus and a 1% salary increase the following year. the strike is set to start pretty soon here at 7:00 this morning. live in union city, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. in the east bay the ghost ship trial will resume and it will be a tough one. jurors are going to hear some of the final words of the people who died. prosecutors will play voice mails left and read text messages sent while the inferno is closing in on the victims. 36 people died in december 2016. firefighters say many of them had no chance to escape. the warehouse lieutenant face involuntary manslaughter charges in the case. 5:33 now and protests over abortion rights are not slowing down. over the weekend demonstrators marched in alabama and missouri in protest of recent anti-abortion measures passed in both states. the details in washington. >> reporter: good morning. the new laws set up a legal fight likely to go all the way to the supreme court to challenge landmark ruling in roe v. wade. hundreds marching to the alabam. >> my body, my choice. >> reporter: thousands more chanting a similar message in kansas city, missouri. >> abortion ban has got to go. >> reporter: protesting anti-abortion measures recently passed in both states which once in effect criminalizes the procedure for doctors and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. alabama and missouri are part of a wave of conservative states aiming to legally challenge roe v. wade. this year alone four other states have passed heartbeat bills. some prominent pro-life republicans are distancing themselves from the new state laws. >> you're seeing laws on both sides of this argument in the extreme. i don't support the alabama law. >> reporter: president trump weighing in tweeting he is strongly pro-life with three exceptions for, quote, rape, incest, and protecting the life of the mother. as soon as this week we could learn the supreme court will hear challenges to earlier abortion restriction laws in indiana and louisiana. and a memorial will take place in washington this morning for former east bay congresswoman ellen tauscher. the 67-year-old died last month following a battle with cancer. tauscher represented parts of contra costa and alameda counties on capitol hill for 13 years. she later served in the state department during president obama's administration. former secretary of state hillary clinton and california's senior senator dianne feinstein will deliver eulogies for tauscher. the latest now on the push for a free muni. another proposal has t time the suggestion comes due to the impact of services like uber and lyft. city leaders and community groups have called for free muni in the past. right now muni is free for senior citizens along with some young people. now "the examiner" reports a group of graduate students examined transit pricing and the team found that reducing or eliminating muni fares will make it competitive with uber or lyft. whether they ran for fun or competed for a title, thousands of runners may be sore after finishing bay to breakers. >> rain soaked the starting line about two hours before yesterday's race started. however, the weather did clear. soggy sneakers couldn't stop people from enjoying this only in san francisco experience. you can't have a bay to breakers without someone dressed up as a superhero or whatever this is. >> tfit was great. perfect day. the villains were at bay. the city streets are safe. >> it was a tough journey because with the rain there is less supporters and partiers to keep you >> and speaking of partying, organizers and police enforced a no alcohol policy along the route. mrs. claus looked not too happy. >> better luck another day. we have much more still ahead including the man who attacked arnold schwarzenegger and the former governor's reaction is surprising some people. and the new winner of "american idol" is live on "gma" this morning. what laine hardy says helped him a lot in the first moments after the win. 5:37 in the morning. a live look at the embarcadero. no slick roads and getting light. let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. let's look at what's going on with our temperatures. we'll start in the east bay. a lot of mid to upper 40s here. only pittsburg and concord are milder at 50 degrees so dress warmer this morning and we've got 50 in hayward, oakland, san francisco, 51. everybody else in the mid to f theainsolding off u look at . woopeninsula. roads, mass transit, ferry rides, giving them all pretty good numbers, if you will, or ut 7:00 this evening and that's when the chance of wet weather returns. here in the north bay, you can see we've got 48 at 7:00. still in the 50s at 11:00. more sunshine in afternoon. mid-60s. by 7:00 it's 57 degrees and just about ready to rain in the north bay. for the east bay in the 50s up until 11:00 and more sunshine. low 60s this afternoon. increasing clouds at 7:00 and 57 degrees. and here is our last stop, san francisco where we're in and out of the cloud cover through 11:00 with low 50s. 51, up to 57. we'll hang in the upper 50s with a little more sunshine until 5:00. the clouds start rolling in. and by 7:00 we'll start to see some showers just offshore and rolling in. if you're heading out this evening, have our app handy and watch live doppler 7 because after 7:00 the rain returns. it will be here for tomorrow's commute and the evening commute. let's talk to alexis about right now. we're looking okay overall, looking better in the santa cruz mountains. taking you back to highway 17. we had a roll over crash on the southbound side near idylwild. clear about 30 minutes. that delay has thinned out. northbound 17 at glenwood drive, someone lost control, hit the center barrier and bounced back into the slow lane. they were able to clear that. things are looking better there if you are coming up from santa cruz today. 30 b.a.r.t. trains in service no delays. ace 1 and 3 out on time and was a success for lastchoicehotels.comign badda book. badda boom. this year, we're taking it up a notch. so in this commercial we see two travelers at a comfort inn with a glow around them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com". who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. nobody glows. he gets it. always the lowest 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snow is possible. 65 degrees average temperature. heavy rain friday. showers with windy to breezy conditions saturday and sunday. thanks, mike. some parts of the u.s. can expect another round of dangerous storms today. thunderstorms are expected to hit the midwest and the northeast. at least 38 tornadoes have hit since friday. they damage buildings across several states and you are looking at the aftermath in kansas. the home's owner said the home had been in her family for years. >> it was fast moving storm. it was about 15 seconds. we started hearing scraping sounds and things that we knew were shifting and so we weren't quite sure what we were going to find when we come out. >> rescuers had to free a woman from her severely damaged home in geronimo, oklahoma. several families are vowing to rebuild. a private boat damaging the habitat and driving away birds. researchers studied the local ecosystem. the new report says the number of boats anchored in the bay has increased by about 90 to 240 boats in 2016. boat anchors and other equipment are tearing up eel grass beds and driving away birds that feed on the eel grass. officials say the boats damaged nearly 41% of the habitat. a key part of abc 7's commitment to building a better bay area is every child has a chance to succeed. abc 7 news at the st. mary's center in oakland as the end child poverty bus tour arrived yesterday. almost 2 million california kids live in poverty. that's according to a state task force. the goal is to build support for a plan to reverse that in four years. that plan includes money in the budget as well as several pieces of legislation. >> this isn't about policy this is about people. this is about the homelessness crisis we're all facing, the addiction crisis, our criminal justice issues. instead of spending more money to treat the symptoms of poverty, let's end deep child poverty in california by passing the plan. >> organizers say california needs to increase the money it spends on child care, food assistance and other social services. and we do want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area so you can share them on our facebook group better bay area. a big honor for nancy pelosi, winner of the john f. kennedy profile in courage award, recognized for her efforts to pass president barack obama's health care law, also for helping democrats regain control of the house. caroline kennedy, the daughter of president john f. kennedy, gave pelosi the award last night in boston. and some new developments in the drop kick attack on arnold schwarzenegger. he says he will not be pressing charges. this happened on saturday during arnold schwarzenegger's arnold classic africa sporting event in south africa. he tweeted video of this incident. the former governor tweeted out that he hopes the man gets his life on the right track. you can see the man did rush schwarzenegger from behind. the security quickly tackled the attacker. the 71-year-old schwarzenegger was not hurt. >> the nation has a new american idol this morning. >> laine hardy! >> so young. 18 years old. laine hardy from louisiana crowned the champion last night. this morning he's on "gma" talking about the win. he says when ryan seacrest announced his name, he blacked out. hardy says he was overwhelmed when he was asked to sing one more time. >> they hand you a guitar, the mic. right after you get the results. okay. and then i sang and when the top ten, the rest of the top ten came out, it helped me out a lot. >> laine says the first thing he's going to do is go home and see his family and his dogs and then start new music. you can watch laine's full interview coming up on "gma" at 7:00 after abc 7 mornings. those pants. >> there is a stylist who is living their dreams and dressing that entire "american idol" cast. >> some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this. >> isn't that true, though? >> yeah. and did they nail it? i didn't watch. >> i don't know. i didn't either. i was this many years old until i knew who he was. >> dvr. it's always beautiful when you have to go to bed at 6:30. a look at sutro tower. a nice pillow of clouds here. partly cloudy, mild until evening. unsettled and cool through thursday. a slight chance wednesday and thursday, our best chance will be tonight through tomorrow. and milder and drier this weekend. yes, you can set outdoor plans without having to worry about getting wet this coming weekend. here is an area of low pressure. it's more of an inside slider that will bring the snow to the sierra but will bring us chances of wet weather. in fact, on the storm impact scale, scattered showers, thunderstorms possible, less than a third of an inch tonight. all the way through tomorrow. here we are at 7:00 until noon, the clouds open up from time to time. more for a couple hours this afternoon. there you go at 7:00, the wet weather is moving into the north bay and look at that. waves of showers 4:00 in the morning up until 9:00. it's going to be a wet commute tomorrow. look at this, all the way through 7:00 tuesday evening and again until about 11:30 when the cold front sweeps through and pushes all that wet weather down to the south. a third of an inch of rain with the heaviest up in the north bay, some of the lightest down in the south bay as you would expect with a northwest to southeast moving storm. my biggest concerns are going to be with minor ponding on the roads. a look at my seven-day forecast. tuesday is our coolest day, barely getting to 60. we're about ten degrees warmer wednesday and we'll still stay below average but at least more comfortable, upper 60s to mid-70s this weekend. alexis? all right. good morning, mike. we did start off with a handful of crashes. almost all have fully cleared now. we're in sort of a sweet spot right now. hopefully we can hold on to that for a while but we are filling in our usual busy spots. the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights flipping on at a very normal time, 5:22 this morning. we do have quite a bit of fog as mike has been mentioning as well. so santa rosa into petaluma, state route 37, vallejo, parts of 80 and 680 we are looking foggy. make sure you're driving for conditions today and a quick check of drive times, westbound 580 tracy into dublin. nothing blocking, but you are in the red. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 19 and no delays between highway 101 and coup earp tino. spotify is testing a smart assistance speaker that fits in your car. car thing, that's what it's called, is designed to assess how people listen while on the go. it's in the testing phase now. spotify isn't releasing many other details except to say it's a voice controlled music and podcast device. >> car thing. parents, if your kids are tossing and turning at night a new study says there is something they can do to bet a better night's sleep. >> something we struggle with, too, right? less screen time. researchers focused on teens and their sleep improved one week after limiting exposure to their screens before bedtime. this includes phones, tablets, and computers. the blue light reduces our production of melatonin making us feel we're not tired even though we're really exhausted. new at 6:00, heading out of town this memorial day weekend, we have the time you're going to want to avoid hitting the roads. first, the new movie that knocked "avengers: endgame" from the box office. >> a live look at 5:50 this morning. it looks very bright outside. i guess it is. man, that's a cool looking hot tub. we should check on the baby. he's so sweet. maybe too sweet? internet's down. go! your home is only as smart as your internet. get reliable at&t fiber and get speeds up to 300 megabits per second and directv. bundle for 75 dollars a month for 12 months. limited availability. may not be in your area. more for your thing. that's our thing. call 1-800-call-att. ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! 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showers becoming more numerous. our traffic maps where we haven'tha morning. we definitely have some red volumes. 7 miles an hour on westbound 205. 14 miles an hour once you make it to 580 upetalmontpass. slowly starting to fill in. just about a five-minute delay on that approach. gas prices have dropped across the country for the first time in four months. a lundberg survey discovered the average price for a gallon of regular cost $2.93. not here, of course. here in the bay area we continue to pay the highest prices in the country at $4.08 per gallon. those gasoline prices have risen for months they are still 6 cents lower than this time last year. in the south bay cool weather didn't stop thousands e. downtown streets were closed to cars for the annual event. it celebrates community, open streets and outdoor play. bikes ruled the day but you didn't need one to get involved. all you needed was a nonmotorized choice. mayor liccardo was on land for the experience. keanu reeves has knocked "avengers: endgame" from the top of the weekend box office. "john wick chapter 3 parabellum" moved it to second spot. "avengers" earned $2.6 billion worldwide and is poised to break the $2.78 billion record set by "avatar." marvel owned by disney, the parent company of abc 7. we're not going to spoil anything for anyone if you haven't watched it yet but the final episode of hbo's ""game of thrones"" is getting a whole lot of reaction. some crossed arms, a yawn. this lady fanning herself. >> you expect cheering or people excited, and they're not at all. abc 7 news was at a watch party last night. the restaurant has been hosting weekly parties for the final season of the fantasy drama. a lot of fans not happy with the way the series ended. they say they're disappointed with who ended up on the iron throne. a british website is offering to connect distraught fans with counselors. some fans have become so attached to the show that giving it up will be hard to do. you watched it? >> i did. i did, indeed. thank you to the person who asked me if my dress today was an ode to the mother of dragons. it was. and to protest the way they did danny in the last two episodes. >ext a 6:00, why pg&e could end up cutting the power in san francisco during wildfire season. >> a memorial for parkland shooting victims and now has burned it to the ground. the message behind the fire. >> we're going to introduce you to the couple selected for a dream job on a private island in the bay area. it was the longest fraction of a second of my life. >> now at 6:00, a high school coach speaking for the first time since he stopped a student from opening fire at an oregon school. good morning. it is monday, may 20th. >> what a story. also this morning the warning going out about possible power outages this summer. san francisco could go dark even if there's no actual fire danger in the city. first, a live look outside. we had a rainy weekend. that's a beautiful picture this morning, mike nicco. so we understand some big changes are coming at the end of the week. it's beautiful. just tweeted it out saying i see sunshine. no rain this morning. there's fog out there. our rain has turned into fog and look at the dangerously low visibility in napa at the airport, petaluma at your airport, less than an eighth of a mild. so bus stops this morning going to be hard to see those kids. please slow down. it hasn't bled that far south on 101, but it could with light and variable winds. so keep that in mind. it will be around the entire morning commute. look at these temperatures right around the upper 40s to near 50. it's definitely cool they are morning. 56 to

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