they arrived in dublin as strong winds blew across the airport. they paid a visit to the official residents of irish president. the centerpiece of the president 24-hour stop in the emerald isle will be a visit to the tiny village where his maternal great, great, great grandfather was born. he will visit england, france and poland this week. >>> smoke, steam and ash are rising into the air from a volcano in iceland. huge dark clouds are filling the skies above the nation in the north atlantic. you can see here how dense ash is covering the ground and iceland there. iceland closed the main international airport because of all the ash in the air. but geologists believe impact of the eruption will not force the grounding of flights between north america and europe. of course, you remember that's what happened last year when another icelandic volcano erupted. >>> 4:56. now the makers of bayer today introduced a new aspirin formula they say works twice as fast. they call it pro-release technology. micro particles, one-tenth the size of regular aspirin d

a pipe bomb was found and diffused on a dublin-bound bus. and there were three bomb threats today that turned out to be hoaxes. still, security was everywhere. elizabeth ii laid a wreath in the garden of remembrance, the memorial to the irish killed by british soldiers during the war for independence. tomorrow, the queen will visit croke park stadium, where, in 1920, british troops fired into a crowd. that incident, part of the inspiration for u2's song "sunday bloody sunday." ♪ sunday bloody sunday >> reporter: today, this visit marking a very different and happier time in a long and painful history. miguel marquez, abc news, dublin. >>> and back in this country, we want to bring you up to date on dominique strauss-kahn, the powerful international financial titan who was poised to be the next president of france, but was arrested. we are told he has been put on suicide watch at riker's island. he is spending another night behind bars in new york without bail as we learn more about the hotel maid he's accused of attacking in a violent sexu

dublin police found a bomb hidden in a luggage department as a hoax device discovered near the light rail system hours before the visit. more than 8,000 police have already shut down key roads in central dublin and erected pedestrian barricades. she is the first monarch to visit the republic of ireland. >>> a man that earned a ph.d. of economics. john lipski was the number two man, his boss is being held bail in a new york jail on an attempted rape charge. john hendron has more. >> he went from a $3,000 hotel suite to rikers island jail. >> dominique strauss-kahn has been talked about the next president of france. instead he was in court unshaiw as the prosecutor accused him of sexually attacking a maid. he is head of the imf, this isn't the first time he has been accused of sexual misconduct. four years ago on a tv talk show she said he attacked her but never filed charges. this time the judge denied bail the lawyer says it's a mistake. >> he is innocent of these charges. the intention is to try and clear his name. >> wildfires in northern canada have forced the evacuation of nearly

the east bay valley, 71234 dublin -- 71, in dublin. hollister, low to mid-70s. cooler toward the bay. 68 in watsonville. 70 in santa cruz. near 60 for monterey and carmel. you will see the sunshine and breezy again. most of us in the mid-50s, bay shore to concord and antioch. upper 40s, slightly cooler. the high pressure, look how quickly it's pushed away by the cold front. it means business. today the high pressure barely holding on. this time tomorrow, raining in the north bay. then you can see it by 7:00, 8:00. it will move to san francisco. notice darker greens are gone by the time rain is east bay and south bay. a couple of hundredth for you guys. once we get past that, it's still cooler than average. dry through the holiday weekend. frances? >> once again no, service for the alameda harbor bay ferry due to the damage, the loading barge. the post should be straight up instead they're tilted. they hope to have it restarted tomorrow and we will keep you posted. we are getting word in san leandro about a structure fire. the freeway traffic looks good on 880 an

debris of the lanes at dublin interchange, traffic is slow to get around that. traffic is moving smoothly through the maze. no delays, we had an earlier problem at 880 off-ramp, that is now cleared. >> just ahead, big change coming for anyone applying for federal benefits starting today. >> and the issues that kept the endeavour from taking the final mission to space this weekend. >> and remarkable discovery at the bottom of the ocean that could help solve an aviation could help solve an aviation mist mystery. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had put up a really good fight, but it was her time. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. i think it's a very bold thing to do. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. i'm sure if it was 100 miles, we'd still walk it. it was a

embassy in dublin, mr. obama's armored limousine got stuck in the drive way. there wasn't enough clearance to make it out. ultimately the obamas switched cars and were on their way. even the president can get car trouble. >> it can happen. >>> we'll look at this morning's weather across the nation, the storms hitting the plains actually stretched to the northeast. won't be quite as severe, but look for gusts of thunwind, hail and thunderstorms. cincinnati, d.c. and new york. light mountain snow in the rockies, showers from denver to billings and pacific northwest. >>> 60s in colorado springs, 68 in the twin city, 80s from omaha to dallas. over to miami, atlanta hospitals up to 91 and new york city hits 83. >> with more potentially damaging storms, we'll look at what is behind the season of severe weather. why these storms keep coming. >> and later, watch out, a very close call for a former president. we'll be right back. esep >>> well, the insurance companies are wasting no time coming to the aid of tornado victims. joplin, missouri is just the latest stop for

miguel marquez, abc news, dublin. >>> all right. and now, taking a look at this morning's weather from around the nation. ore showers, t flooding along the east coast, from north carolina to maine. light rain into pittsburgh, cleveland and cincinnati. lay-day showers from oklahoma city to billings. and up to two feet of snow in the rockies and sierra nevada. showers from san diego to san francisco. >> meanwhile, upper 60s from sacramento to seattle. and near 80 in phoenix. 71 in the twin cities. 69 in kansas city. and 79 in dallas. miami heats up to 85. and new orleans 80. it's 70 here in new york. and 61 in beantown. >>> coming up, a mid life crisis so to speak for one of the icons of advertising. what is up next for ronald mcdonald? that's part of your business news ahead. >>> and on top of that, an extremely frightening situation for a youngster in denver. a dramatic hit-and-run. and it was all caught on tape. >>> overseas markets this morning are shrugging off weak economic figures from the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average is up 1% t

bay point train across the tube and transfer at the 12th street station to go to fremont and dublin. >>> space shuttle "endeavor" and the crew are orbiting the earth set to land in florida on wednesday. shuttle undocked from the space station last night after a 12-day maintenance mission. it will be retired to the california science center, a museum in los angeles. atlantis will close out the 30-year-old shuttle program with a final cargo run to space station scheduled for july. >>> 4:37 now. it is memorial day. the day we remember the soldiers and sailors and the airmen who gave their lives and service to their country. it is also as we know a day where people get out and enjoy themselves. >> it's become a tradition of late. if you are going to do that, mike, there shouldn't be problems. just a little on the cool side, of course. >> breezy along the coast. and through the san bruno gap. s.f.o. is reporting wind gusts right now at around 30 to 35-mile-per-hour. watching clouds develop along the coast. they're going to override the neighborhood over the next hour or. so wake up to clo

dublin. and just 66 in watsonville. temperatures will stay below average. we will see that next chance of rain coming in tuesday into wednesday and a slight warming after that. so looks nice out there, nice and sunny, but kind of windy. >> all right. thanks very much, lisa. coming up at 7:00 is good morning america. we are joined live from new york to tell us what is coming up. good morning, bianna. >> good morning, carolyn. coming up on gma, a fright englanding for passengers on a delta night in atlanta. fire, smoke, a blown tire and everyone onboard is forced to evacuate down the slide. what went wrong? we hear from passengers. plus is she or isn't she? sarah palin kicks off a bus door today heading to sites on the east coast. could this be her first move toward a presidential run? we will have the latest from washington. it's day 6 in the casey anthony murder trial, wrapping up with emotional testimony from casey's mother as she takes the stand and has to identify kailee's belongings. our team inside the courtroom. and we will show you the tired-out firs

police in dublin have found a bomb just hours before queen elizabeth arrives there. >> the city is on virtual lockdown with a massive police presence, ahead of the queen's historic visit. the first, actually, by a british monarch since ireland became independent. officials say the bomb was found in the luggage compartment of a bus traveling on the outskirts of the city. it was detonated in a controlled explosion. scary, though. >> so many awaiting her arrival. a big sweep done beforehand. and now, this. >> almost say 9,000 cops. >>> on top of that, we're following a developing story from los angeles this morning. shocking revelations from arnold schwarzenegger. the former california governor now admits he fathered a child with a long-time member of, get this, his household staff. >> and the details are just jaw-dropping. it was this revelation that apparently led to the breakup of his long-time marriage to maria shriver. the child was born more than a decade before ago, before schwarzenegger became governor. the woman continued to work for the family. she retired after 20 years. she c

the people who will be the most impacted are those on the dublin-fremont line. take your normal line, but you have to stop at 12th and transfer to get in to the city or down to the peninsula. they're shutting down a track in the transbay tube overnight, in the overnight hours this weekend and next weekend. they have to repair a cable that was damaged in a fire in december. >> this is really necessary. it's actually an emergency repair contract. we have to fix some cabling. that feeds the third rail. god forbid we should have a failure in the cabling. it would mean basically no service through the transbay tube when we are trying to carry hundreds of thousands of riders through the tube in the week. >> those of you in cars, well, you have an issue to con tond -- contend with. caltrans will shut down lanes this weekend. they need to reconfigure lanes at the eastern span oakland touchdown. that's just west of the toll plaza. there will be delays above ground, underground this weekend. you name it. there will be a problem. in the overnight hours. they hope it will l

low 60's with only 63 in dublin today. breezy if you're headed out for a bike ride for a jog, best chance of showers will be the afternoon and the evening hours from santa cruz to monterey and then tomorrow, we take the chance of showers out of the forecast and bring you a little bit more sunshine. it will be breezy, though, another chance of showers memorial day into tuesday, that will be late in the day. don't think maybe the barbecue plans will be washed out but still, you know, it's not always warm this time of year, the end of may. we still have summer. we can hope. >> it's going to start in september this year. all right. lisa, thanks a lot. joining us live to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." very exciting story about a little sliver of hope coming out of that disaster following the tornadoes. >> that's right. that is the truth, good morning to you. we're going to be starting with the devastation still so real in joplin, search for survivors goes on. as you mentioned, hope is fading and peo

we'll start 66 in dublin. stop at 70. and brentwood. around the monterey bay, 60 at monterey. mid-60s for everybody else. upper 60s to 70 inland. a nice day to head to a game at the coliseum. especially the yankees in time. 1:05 first pitch. partly cloudy. 60. warming up to 64 degrees. tonight, temperature will be warmer than this morning. most of lus be stuck in the upper 40s to low 50s. you can see the rain developing right there. that is the rain that is going to turn in to scattered showers tomorrow afternoon. better chance of scattered showers in the north bay on wednesday. once it passes, the pattern doesn't change much. temperatures remain about five to ten degrees cooler than average around the bay and inland. have a great day. frances? >> mike, if you are catching a flight and heading to s.f.o. you can expect a nice ride getting there. of course if you are heading to new york, mike mentioned flight delays heading out to the new york area. but look at traffic. very light northbound. barely any cars right now making your way toward s.f.o. and san francisco. it's pretty

chance of showers, yeah, even in the inland valleys by the afternoon. 64 livermore. 63 in dublin. so out ahead of the system, we will look for the breezy winds and then the increasing clouds as far south as monterey. maybe a shower there this afternoon late in the day, maybe towards sunrise. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. more sun in the forecast and a slightly warmer day tomorrow as we get behind the system and another system wants to bring a chance of showers on monday and tuesday and maybe we'll see numbers recover in the mid 70's by wednesday, thursday and it is funny, you're laughing. >> i haven't -- it's just -- we're going to be having rain going into june which is kind of ridiculous around here. >> and the snow. some of the trails still closed in the mountains, the hiking because of the snow. >> have you seen any long range forecasts that snap us out of this? >> yeah. but do i believe it? that's the other question. >> all right. that's another good point. lisa, thanks a lot. for thousands of years, the aloni indians called the bay area home. over the course of

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temperatures are going to jump around 5-9 degrees. 59 in dublin. low to mid-80s for rest of the valleys. san leandro and hayward at 54 degrees. down in the south bay, to even 70 in campbell. low to mid 50s on the peninsula, san mateo around 52 degrees. mid to upper 50s along the coast. notice the sunshine because you are struggling to remain in the mid to upper 50s. downtown san francisco and sausalito in the low 60s. mid to upper 50s from san rafael and low 70s for the rest of the north bay valleys. heading down to the monterey bay monterey and carmel will be few places that have some of the cloud cover. rest of the bay in the mid to upper 50s and inland we'll have low to mid-70s. giants wrapping up a three game set, diamondbacks could sweep them, take your brooms and some sunscreen. sunny and breezy, 56 jumping up to 60 degrees. with the clear and calm conditions, cooler than this morning. mid to upper 40s in most neighborhoods. north bay valleys will be cooler in the low to mid 40s. saturday morning, we're waking up to cloud cover, watch when th

low 60s in dublin. seven-day forecast, here is the first system. we get behind it tomorrow. some sunshine and another system comes our way memorial day. >> and the rain is, do you cancel picnics or do you go ahead with them? >> yeah, it's a holiday. >> the giants will go for a second straight win with johnathon sanchez taking the mound. they had an unexpected source. here is larry beil. >> still depressed over the loss of buster posey, brandon crawford brought the team back to life. crawford started from san jose. if you are betting on italian you are rolling in cash. tim lincecum rolling along until ricky weeks put one into deep center, 2-0 brewers and meet the kid, brandon crawford, short stop of the future. the future is now. he is first big league hit. giants up 5-3. bases loaded. single to left. cody ross, it's not another conclusion collision, he hangs on. crawford, gets a pie in the face it's all good for the giants, they win 5-4. >> a's and orioles, dallas brayden raising awareness about skin cancer prevention. this is a diving stop. he saves a one and gonzalez is fi

danville and dublin and pleasanton. looks like it's going to be a warm one out here. if you didn't use the air conditioner yesterday, you may be able to get rid of it today. low to mid-70s inland valleys. monterey bay, 56 in monterey. 72 in santa cruz and look at 80 degree temperatures gilroy and salinas. cooler at the coast and the bay today. still warm inland. cooling will hit everywhere tomorrow and culminate right on mother's day the coolest day in this forecast. stray shower, that is change in the forecast and yesterday it's possible but nothing to change plans on. compared to yesterday, we are slightly cooler, inland, one cord, 1 degree cooler, fremont 3 and closer you get to the golden gate bridge where the colder air is going to funnel through, the cooler you are compared to yesterday. oakland 90, and san francisco 10. these temperatures are still running well above average. mid to upper 80s in most of east bay valleys. to 80 in castro valley and fremont. low to mid-80s in south bay with san jose around 84 degrees. mid to upper 70s on the peninsula to low 80s

dublin to 68 with 60 in monterey and the rain out of the picture today. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. memorial day holiday looks nice. we will see sunshine around the bay with some increasing clouds in the north bay. our next system wants to move in midday on tuesday into wednesday. that will give us the chance of showers and then a little bit warmer by the end of next week. no big heat waves. >> all right. thank you, lisa. >>> the population of wild horses is exploding. their history traces back to the spanish explorers who first settled the west. the country's largest heard roams some 800 acres north of reno. the government said their numbers need to be controlled. but as dan ashley reports in this morning's assignment 7 report, others are fight to go allow them to roam free. >> this government helicopter is rounding up wild horses near reno. across the country 10,000 animals a year are chased into pension by the bureau of land management, who shot this video. the bureau estimates there are 433,000 burrows, mules and horses roaming in nevad

dublin trailing at 69. low to mid-50s along the east bay shores. 65 in union city. mid-60s to low 70s south bay. 71 in los gatos. low to mid 50s on the peninsula to mid to upper 50s and sunshine along the coast. low 60s downtown san francisco and sausalito. mid to upper 50s along your beaches and sunshine, upper 60s to 70s in the valleys. low to mid-70s inland. giants forecast, 12:45 first pitch, 56 warming up to 60 degrees. temperatures in the mid-70s throughout the central valley to about 64 degrees in tahoe. 93 in palm springs for the warm spot. bring it back home tonight, low 40s up in the north bay valleys. mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. under a fairly clear sky. jump ahead, saturday morning everything is fine, saturday evening, look at the rain roll in. most of sunday will be quiet with scattered showers, monday will be rather quiet with the heaviest of the rain moving in tuesday and wednesday. look at those temperatures. mid to upper 50s along the coast. low to mid-60s around the bay and inland. temperatures are 10-15 degrees cooler than they should be.

a spare limousine bottom out on of the driveway in dublin. the obamas were not in the beast limo. those in the limo were put in other cars and the motorcade departed without any other problems. >> and little embarrassing for the security, too. >> more ahead coming up. met life on the hot seat and accused of not paying out life insurance claims. >> and drug approved that could prevent liver transpants. >> sunny day tomorrow and then look for your umbrellas. i will talk about ran coming in the bay area again in a few minutes. >> also the wind damage, knocking out ferry commute service for another day. the news continues >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. an important medical development tonight and what doctors call a turning point in the fight against hepatitus c. now carolyn johnson explains that the fda approved a new medicine that could be a major step forward. they are battling the affects of hepatitus c for a decade. it is hard and it is tough and rough going through it. it makes you tired. >> after relapse and following previous treatments she enrolled

police call it a viable device on a bus headed to dublin, target unknown. while most welcome the queen's visit, some irish republicans are voicing their opposition. later, the queen laid a wreath at the garden of remembrance resting place of those who died fighting the british. it was a very symbolic moment. the queen's visit shows just how far anglo-irish relations have come. decades of violence in british-controlled northern ireland have now largely ended. it's that fact that makes this visit possible. simon mcgregor-wood, abc news, london. >> healing a lot of historical wounds there. >> yeah, absolutely and doing it in style as the queen always does. >> what did you think of that green? and the matching hat. >> she the hat. >> i knew you guys were going do that. i knew it. i will let you know that i have nothing that even resembles that in my wardrobe. >> how did they find your picture from prom night? >> i take that back. i do have a bathrobe that looks similar. issippi river flood disaster is hitting your wallet even if you live far away from all of th

it's the scene in dublin where the queen is due to arrive at lunchtime. they have checked every road, every drain, every blade of grass in the places where the queen will visit. >> our air corps will be involved. our navy involved in maritime security. and the army deployed in significant numbers. >> can you hear us loud and clear? >> reporter: there have been protests by hardline republicans. even though they have been small, the authorities aren't taking any chances. dozens of roads are closed. 5,000 police officers are on duty. many of the streets affected are in dublin city center. everywhere you look is a security barrier. in fact, in total, there are 20,000 of them. at moment the irish authorities are focusing on preventing terrorism rather than promoting tourism. so how concerned is ireland's prime minister? >> we've had global figures here before in terms of american presidents, the pope, whatever and the security arrangements were always put into place that were appropriate for that and and the situation applies in the case of the visit of the qu

. >> warmest weather, mid to upper 70s. 73 in dublin. fremont, 70. low to mid-70s in the south bay, san jose at 72 degrees. mid to upper 50s on the peninsula. 70 in los altos. 56 at pacifica. 60s in downtown san francisco. mid to upper 50s san rafael and vallejo but farther north you head, mid-70s in the north bay valleys. even with the sunshine at the coast from time to time you are still stuck in the upper 50s. see the sunshine at santa cruz and 70, all the way to 77 in gilroy. around the state we have 80 in sacramento. one of the warmest spots palm springs, 81. sunshine over tahoe and temperatures in the mid-50s. diamondbacks are in town, cool and breezy, 58 down to 55 at at&t park. temperatures hold kind of steady the next two to three days and then a cold front passes on friday. that changes the flow. look how saturday, sunday and monday, temperatures 15-20 degrees cooler. with showers likely sunday and spilling into monday. >>> starting tomorrow, getting to south lake tahoe will be a bit more difficult. road work is closing highway 50 from wedn

radar returns over in the east bay hills and into the valleys especially right down 680 all the way to dublin. heading to the santa cruz mountains and also in the diablo range, just light sprinkles. we also have lighted falling in the north bay mainly up in the higher elevations. to put it in perspective you see the snow falling up in the sierra. another wave is developing off the coast. that is going to move in the evening hours and bring us another push of wet weather. we'll talk about wet weather over the weekend. >>> today's rain is increasing concern for residents in one san pablo neighborhood whose homes are being threatened by a sliding hillside. the neighborhood has moved five feet. they want to see if these storms cause any further damage. the city manager says the city is considering revoking the emergency declaration because no public property is being threatened so it doesn't make sense for the city to protect it. >> they are questioning a police officer caught in a contra costa county investigation. federal agents arrested lewis lombardi over the weekend. he was arrested on selli

. >> we found directions to bart and dublin and then to the golden gate bridge. >> they found it in the parking lot. the day wore on. the moran coastline and helicopters were called in to assist. they are covering the trails and beachs and path ways and bluffs. >> we are going to go start walking up down. scores of volunteers joined the search and all came from danville. family friend and students and many didn't know the young girl. >> i don't know her. we are all one big family from the school and neighborhood. many heard about the missing girl from the facebook page that was quickly set up by her friends. find ally bayliss. they helped tod mobilize the volunteers. >> i heard she was miss logged on to facebook and invited 500 friends. >> organizers said the pages had 8000 visitors and a source close to the investigation said bayliss left a note on the facebook page that leads police to believe that she may have meant to take her own life. >> she was upset in a general sort of way and maybe feeling isolated. they are reviewing the video and starting with cameras closest from the sidewa

most people, the most people who will be impacted take the dublin and fremont lines. you will need to stop. take the normal line, but stop at the 12th street station and transfer if you want in the city. they are shutting down a track in the transbay tube. in the overnight hours this weekend. and next weekend. they have to repair a cable damaged in a fire in december. >> this is really necessary. it's an emergency repair contract. we have to fix some cabling. that is the third rail. god forbid we should have failure in the cabling. it would mean no service through the transbay tube when we are trying to carry hundreds of thousands of riders through the tube in the week. >> those of you in cars, well, you have an issue to contend with, too. caltrain will shut down some of the eastbound lanes on the bay bridge from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. saturday and sunday. caltrain needs to reconfigure lane at the eastern span oakland touchdown west of the toll plaza. no, there will be delays above ground, below ground, any way you look at it you have issues this weekend. they're doin

we've got westbound highway 4 and lone tree to westbound from the central valley to dublin interchange is no problems. let's take a look at walnut creek, southbound 680 towards highway 24, no problems, taillights are moving in the right direction and moving at the limit. go to abc7news.com before you leave the house, click on bay area traffic. >> thank you very much. >> santa cruz county has a slew of new regulations governing pot clubs but the new ordinance passed by the board does not cap the number of dispensaries. it does ban pot clubs from operating within 800 feet of each other and within 600 feet of schools. marijuana club owners they welcome the new laws in order to weed out bad companies. >> they would create a three tier system for sex offenders. some sex fenders offenders would no longer have to register for life. at low risk of offending would have to register every ten to 20 years. most serious would be required to register for life. it will help focus limited resources on those most likely to reoffend. >>> whooping cough is on pace to set a record. there was 205 cases las

north bay numbers upper 50s. 71 in vallejo. 70 in fremont and nice afternoon for you in dublin. 75 in livermore. down by the monterey bay, some 60s by the coast but upper 70s near gilroy. seven-day forecast, nice day today. 60s and 70s, increasing clouds, rain moves in late. thunderstorms perhaps into sunday. then by monday, tuesday, wednesday, still a chance of showers with highs well below the average. good morning, frances. >> it's friday light. enjoy the commute if you are heading in towards work but there is a lot of things going on this weekend. here is a live shot in berkeley. i'm expecting heavy traffic from 80 on highway 37. because of infineon raceway, look out for that. if you are heading out to south tahoe highway 50 is closed at echo summit. traffic will be detoured if possible, if you are coming out of east bay, 88 is a good alternate for you or you may want to take interstate 80 to north tahoe area. you can always get more traffic information any time by going to abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic link. >> the department of fish and game is recruiting 30 volunt

we're talking low 70's for dublin but mid 70's for brentwood. 76 concord, walnut creek and down by the monterey bay, looking at 60 there. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. after a couple of days of cooling tomorrow and then by monday, we'll see a little bit of warming tuesday and wednesday and we could get into much more significant warming by next weekend. so always a little debate the further out you go. just a tease for you. >> all right. thank you, lisa. 49ers tight end vernon davis shared his passion for art painting a mural in the boys and girls club. and he presented the vernon davis visual arts scholarship to lowell high school student last night at the young museum's young at art gala. the scholarship provides tuitions to support the youth interested in pursuing a career in visual artsz. he majored in studio art at the university of maryland. in sports, pleasant bay sway away will try to defeat animal kingdom and 12 other horses in this afternoon's running of the preakness stakes. last night, the sharks tried to sway their fans into believing the men in teal could com

being performed, passengers who are traveling from stations in san francisco and the peninsula toward dublin and fremont will need to transfer at the 12th street station in oakland. >> the family of a man killed during an officer-involved shooting in oakland earlier this month is demanding answers. lisa amin gulezian spoke with family members who are now threatening to sue the city. >> only thing i know is my brother is dead. lease less brandy johnson misses her younger brother. the 2-year-old was shot and killed in east oakland. that night he an join jackson and there'd unidentified man, were stopped by oakland police and a press release police explain they received a tip that a, quote violent crime was going to take place on the 300 block of kurran avenue. police insist the men were armed and cop front -- confrontational. and police shat antoine jackson and john sloan in the back of his head while he ran. the third map was arrested. >> they killed a bunch of guys -- two guys they don't even know the reason for, because usually cops have an answer for what they are doing. if there were guns

today's temperatures getting closer to average, 59 in dublin and everybody else in the low to mid-70s. over on the east bay shore, low to mid 50s. you may have a lingering cloud through the morning hours but afternoon will be sunny. sunny in the south bay, temperatures short of where they should be, by five degrees we're in the upper 60s to low 70s. heading up the peninsula, 56 in palo alto to 52 in san mateo. millbrae, breezy 61. as we look over to the coast. mid to upper 50s. low 60s for downtown san francisco and sausalito. as you head into the valleys, upper 60's to low 70s. monterey bay, few lingering clouds around monterey, near 60 for you. inland to salinas check out morgan hill and hollister. mid-70s. pretty comfortable in most areas. speaking of comfort, at at&t park, 12:45 first pitch, sunny and breezy, 56 degrees and jump up to a game ending 60 degrees. if you are traveling around the state today you can see the sunshine breaking out all up and down the coast. we have mid-70s around sacramento and chico a sunny 64 in tahoe. to 93 in palm springs, we'll have afternoon sunshi

when in dublin. josh? >> miguel marquez in dublin. >>> finally, he's the world's most-famous clown. not george. it's the ronald who some are now calling for his firing. ronald mcdonald, under intense pressure to step away. some 500 health groups and medical professionals are demanding that mcdonald's ease the ronald into retirement saying they're not loving it when ronald markets junk food to kids. mcdonald's calls him a force for good, however. and says it's never considered laying him off. and so corporate hyperbole. >> both sides down here. >> we ratchet down the dialogue. we wanted to point out, mcdonald's apparently is trying. apple slices and cardboard, apparently there's some food in there. yep. i don't know what to say. really? it's the clown's fault? seriously? robin? george? >> i love your commentary. >> yeah. my editorial. and that's my 30 seconds. >>> hey, sam. you're there in denver. you can't tell us why you're there just yet. but good morning to you. >> or exactly why we're here. we are going to be shooting our reality series later today. let's get to the boards. we'r

dublin, 66 degrees. upper 60s for the rest of bay. for tonight, temperatures will fall back to low to mid 40s in the valleys and also livermore, everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. watching the jetstream, we're in a bowl of cold air but as we head in to tomorrow wednesday, this will move east. this warming trend and get our temperatures closer to average. then the pattern will be cooler than average, friday through sunday with a chance of shower. here is frances. she is back. >> i'm definitely back this time. now traffic is looking great. notice on monday morning there isn't as much road work so take you around the bay area. 80 in berkeley, westbound traffic flowing well. also, if you are going across the san mateo bridge, keep both hands on the wheel a high wind advisory is still in effect but notice the camera isn't shaking too much. 280 and 17 interchange, no accidents at all and also good-looking ride through the north bay with a live shot at san rafael, this time southbound traffic is on the right. get traffic when you want b

laura anthony has the story from dublin. >> the faces on the built board are not actors or models they are real people. >> these are real people looking for emp is photogra >> she is photographer and communications specialist who came up with the idea. >> we should physically put ourselves out there looking for jobs. >> at first i was mortified burr this the example with y we would be such good candidates, we decide how to break the box down and look outside the box. >> reporter: the signs are at four bart stations. we are in need jobs.com that profile the candidates. >> i think you need to be patient and put yourself out there. >> it's part of a group, a career transition supported group sponsored by danville's catholic church. >> we find people's skills, coming into the group and all of a sudden they are with people that are going through the same burden, carrying the same burden and they find tremendous support. >> so far one of the job seekers has found a job and several others have landed interviews after potential employers spotted them here. they hope it puts a problem on unempl

they arrived in dublin where strong winds blew across the area. they paid a visit to ireland and mr. obama will also visit england, france and poland this week. >>> smoke, steam and ash are arriving from a volcano in iceland. huge dark clouds fill the skies above the nation in the north atlantic. you can see how dense the coverage is in iceland. iceland closed the main international airport, because of all the ash in the air. us disrupted air travel in greenland. the european officials warn the ash could affect the air space over scotland and ireland today. but geologists believe the impact of this eruption will not force the grounding of flights between north america and europe. that happened last year when another volcano erupted. >>> makers of bayer aspirin introduced new aspirin formula that they say works twice as fast. micro particles one-tenth the size of regular aspirin dissolve in the gun stream in half the time for regular aspirin. bayer says it developed the formula to address the number one complaint of aspirin users. i takes too long

so for the last day of may tomorrow under 70 with high pressure in the mid 60's for dublin. 66 if walnut creek. you should be approaching 80's for this time of year. down by the monterey bay. scattered showers then tomorrow. few peek of sun for partly cloudy skies in the afternoon with 69 in gilroy.so take a look at can you believe it? for the end of may tomorrow we are looking at the showers. upper 60's. june 1st thunderstorms. a little break thursday and friday and then over the weekend l yes. some rain there saturday sunday maybe 70 on monday. >> oh, boy. maybe. >> if we are lucky. >> coming up next. the brain on vacation. the real science of getting away from it all. >> why researchers say taking time off is actually not a >> why researchers say taking time off is actually not a luxury. stay with us. l. >> researchers say vacation time is more than time off of walk. it can lower the bloop. boost your immune system and help you live longer. not shocking news but nice to know for scientific fact that fun relaxation is good for you. researchers at cornell medical college say it takes pe

they are using the dublin and fremont lines and they need to transfer in the 12 3 bart station. in oakland in order to get two and from in frann fran. laurra anthony, abc sevennews. >> one question for people and guys driving and gripping their wheels and wondering why would they do the major projects on the weekend. >> they asked that. that seemed coincidental and bad planning that they would be going on in the memorial day weekend. they told us in the case of the bridge work it is relatively minor and could not cause delays. there are more disruptions and the new bay bridge is built. they will try to coordinate with bart to make sure these things don't happen at the same time. >> laura anthony live. >> and first of its kind court decision. a campaign finance law banning cooperations for making contributions to candidates is unconstitutional. a judge said it gives the corporations right to contribute to the campaigns. that tosses out a indictment of two men accused of reimbursing the campaign. >> the 2012 republican presidential field is starting to take shape. >> the latest ma

obama's motorcade was leaving the american embassy in dublin, his armored limousine got stuck on the driveway. without enough clearance, the big black cadillac known as the beast couldn't move forward or even back. >> how about that? ultimately pulled a bus in front to obscure everybody's view as they watched them struggle there. the first couple then continued their journey in a second limo. >> hard to believe the beast gets stuck. even the president has car troubles. >>> more "world news now" coming up in just a second. ♪ clowns to the left of me jokers to the right here i am ♪ ♪ stuck in the middle with you then...over time... become dull... and lose their luster. new tide plus bleach helps bring your whites back to bright in one wash. turning white-ish to...wow. tide plus bleach. >>> and we return now to our top story, the tragedy in joplin. crews will be back out this morning, searching for missing people. >> and of course, that means that the people of joplin will start to rebuild. to do that they will have to rely on each other. diane sawyer has their story. >> reporter:

of central valley toward livermore, very slow traffic, bumper-to-bumper over the altamont pass into dublin. we had a report of a tire bouncing around in lanes. that apparently has been cleared out. that is good news. marin county in central san rafael, reports of a trailer. this is a live look past the civic center and you see bunching at the top of the hill. bay bridge metering lights or, beautiful sunny morning but traffic is backed into the maze. take a look at the upper deck as you head into san francisco, traffic is moving well, no problems and no major stalls or accidents around the bay area to report on this wednesday morning. before you believe the house -- leave the house, check out abc7news.com. >> it's 6:52. >> santa cruz county has a slew of new regulations governing pot clubs but the new ordinance passed by the board does not example the number of marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of county. it does ban pot clubs from operating within 800 feet of each other and 600 feet of schools. marijuana club owners say they welcome the new laws. >>> whooping cough is on pace

mid-70s for concord and pittsburg and 73 in dublin and monterey, 60 for you. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast, today, numbers in the mid-70s. east bay hills. we've got very gusty winds around mount diablo so some of the warming off set by the winds. so highs mainly in the 60s. a few low 70s and a little bit of warming coming our way tuesday. another dip on tuesday. looks like by the end of the week, you see that pattern where get into summer when it happens. >> coming up next, hackers steal your personal information and now your identity is at risk. michael finney shows you how to handle a security breach and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important tha

start in the east bay valleys, we have 76 in dublin and otherwise upper 70s to low 80s. berkeley at 70. richmond 69. some of the coolest spots and everybody else in low to mid-70s we have 80 in los gatos today. south bay, most of your temperatures mid to upper 70s and overall on the peninsula, 69 at millbrae but san mateo southward we ramp up to low to mid-70s. breezy along the coast that will bring you the sunshine this afternoon. breeze at pacifica at 58. daly city around 61. mid to upper 60s in downtown san francisco, sausalito, breezes will be there in the north bay but that brings you the sunshine low 60s for you at the coast. mid to upper 70s in north bay valleys to 80 in santa rosa. gilroy, 80 and one of the warmest spots, heading to the monterey bay, breezy, mid-70s and mid-70s carmel and san jose. we welcome the indians in town with the best record if all of baseball. first pitch, clear and mild 68 dropping down to 60. it will be mild tonight. mid to upper 40s in inland valleys but everybody else in the low to mid-50s. cold front swept through yesterday. wind sh

dublin, 74. mid-to-upper 60s from richmond. fremont, 70. low to mid-70s in south bay. santa clara and sunnyvale around 72 degrees. a tongue twister there. good thing i had coffee. north of that. now i'm killing myself. mid-to-upper 60s. 50s along the coast. the clouds are stuck here. though it's breezy. low to mid-60s for south san francisco and saucelito. low to mid-70s for north bay valley with the mid-to-upper 50s at the beaches. not as much sunshine yesterday. a little more sunshine heading farther north. moving inland, hollister, morgan hill. bay bridge series. the a's coming over to at&t park. the giants will entertain them tonight at 7:15. clear and breezy. 58 to 55. tonight we have clouds around. not as widespread this morning. mid-to-upper 40s north bay. that is the cool spot. rest of us are in the upper 40s to low 50. high pressure dominating the west coast is holding on barely. one more day. that's today. it will give way to the trough of low pressure and the cooler air is springing down from canada with it. it will feel cooler than we feel sunday. coolest w

. >>> also queen elizabeth's historic trip to dublin ends today, but she'll continue her state tour elsewhere in ireland. >>> finally this half hour let's just call this guy, determination personified. >> those closest to him know him by another simpler name, superman. our dr. richard besser shows us why. >> reporter: what you're witnessing is groundbreaking. rob summers making history by standing up. to understand just how incredible this moment is, you have to go back to a summer night in 2006 when rob, a baseball player nicknamed superman, met tragedy. >> i was playing the best i ever had and was hit by a car in a hit and run while i was standing in my driveway. >> reporter: what do you remember from that time? >> i couldn't move my arms. i tried to yell and nothing would come out. it was like my worst nightmare realized. >> reporter: his mother rushed to the hospital. >> and they said, we have signs of spinal cord injury. and you just -- your world stops spinning. >> reporter: rob was paralyzed from the chest down. told he would never walk again. >> i turned to the doctor and i said, obvi

. >> let's start in the east bear valleys, some of the warmest weather, 59 in dublin. everyone else in the low to mid-70s. low to mid-60s along the east bay shore as you head to castro valley and fremont. upper 50s to low 70s in the south bay with santa clara around 68 degrees. low to mid-70s as we head up the peninsula, low to mid 50s. over on our beaches. mid to you were 50s. low 60s downtown san francisco and sausalito with upper 50s to low 70s. beaches with sunshine and mid to upper 50s. near 60 in monterey and rest of the monterey bay, mid to upper 50s. low to mid-70s gilroy and hollister. 12:45, first pitch, sunny today and breezy with 56 degrees that first pitch to about 50 pie the end. low to mid 40s up in the north bay. much cooler and mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. take a look what is going to happen. starting 8:00 this morning but here we go into saturday evening. you see the wall of water starting to move in. it tapers by sunday morning, but scattered showers for sunday afternoon with thunderstorms. summon looking a little drier than all the other day

police found a bomb on a bus hours before queen elizabeth arrived in dublin this morning for a historic visit. you see her plane landing right there. it was followed by a second bomb scare. we have details in just a moment. >>> but first, the details in the arnold schwarzenegger story. after midnight, "the los angeles times" broke the story that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff more than ten years ago. turns out his wife, maria, didn't know anything about it until he told her earlier this year. that's when she moved out of their brentwood mansion. david wright has been tracking this from l.a. david, it sure puts a new twist on their split. >> reporter: one hollywood split. apparently schwarzenegger has been keeping this secret for years. and, as you say, he and maria shriver abruptly announced their separation last week. but no word on what caused the split, until now. overnight, schwarzenegger came clean about his real-life "true lies." saying, quote, after leaving the governor's office, i told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago. there ar

stall in livermore area, at bas could have lane number four, find brake lights as you head toward the dublin interchange. 280 northbound, reports of a stall at byrd avenue but traffic is getting through the area with no problem. >> 6:38 is our time. >> trading is under way at wall street. live report, here is a live look at the big board. the dow is up 145 points. >> also ahead, the mayor of oakland heads to china hoping to bring back business opportunities for the city. >> can a business own the word mommy? a santa clara winery wages a legal battle. >> i'm janelle wang, al-qaeda has released its first official statement confirming the death of osama bin laden. we'll tell you what it says and the threat it makes against americans coming up next. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and cahelp lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healy. ♪ to cinnamon. td introducg cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% day value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepa

so a little breezy and cool, but the sunshine it will be nice mild afternoon in danville. 75, 73 in dublin with 70 in watsonville. take a look at the seven-day forecast, warmest day we're going to see for the next 7 then the bottom falls out with ten degrees cooler tomorrow. it will be dry and cloudy. rain comes in overnight. scattered thunderstorms on sunday. another system and yet another providing a slight chance of showers and cool highs into next week. frances, has the friday commute for us. >> it's been this way all morning. i'll take you around the bay area, start out with a live shot at 101 in san rafael. looking great down to the golden gate bridge. south bay, 280 and 17 interchange. that is northbound 280 that is traffic merging with northbound 17. no problems out of the santa cruz mountains. heading over to the east bay and interstate 80 in berkeley moving at the limit as you make your way westbound off the carquinez bridge. there are a lot of events this weekend. there is one at infineon raceway so plan on extra traffic through sunday on highway 37 out of novato and out of vall

a windy day in san leandro and 65 and numbers in the upper 60s for dublin. 68 in pleasanton. down by the monterey bay hold on to the breeze 60 there. this afternoon in san francisco look for partly cloudy skies northwesterly winds, keeping it cool to 50s to low 60s. numbers are coming down a little bit. then on tuesday, may be some rain on wednesday. hopefully if you like it warm we could warm up and best chance warming up at the end of the week. >> one of most moth ball ships in vallejo is being dismantled. wayne freedman went there to find out what is involved in tearing a giant ship apart. rebuilding lives and hope. >> reporter: in vallejo she is a curiosity. a doomed cargo ship she rusty and she is peeling as people watch, she is disappearing piece by piece. that makes her the first of her kind around here. >> we were shipbuilders not ship wreckers. >> when they abandoned mare island it left behind an empty shell, 6,000 people lost their jobs. the city would go bankrupt. was one indignity after another. >> things went downhill you know. it's hard times when you don't have

. >> we looked through her computer at home and we found directions to bart and dublin and from the embarcadero to the golden gate bridge. >> most people heard about search effort from the find alliy bayliss facebook page, which has had 11,000 hits. she was last seen monday morning. sophomore in high school. a family friend said she had been feeling upset and isolated. officials say community members who want to help, the best thing they can do is get the word out, keep spreading the message through social media. there the community so people will know -- through the community so people know to look for the girl. tonight there will be a vigil in danville at the danville congregational church at 7:00. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> today, the man suspected of beating bryan stow, the giants' fan attacked on opening day at the parking lot at dodger stadium will stand before a police line-up. yesterday, prosecutors met with l.a. police detectives to review the case and decided they didn't have enough to charge 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. the suspect's attorney sa