130 this morning in mountain view. The chp didnt share a more specific location, though. Wu was driving a blue 2018 ford escape with a missouri license plate reading vb 9v1w anyone who may have seen the vehicle or the wus is urged to call 911. Moving on to the north bay now and the high speed chase ending in a spectacular fashion, police say a driver trying to race away from officers topped speeds of 110 miles an hour on highway 101. The driver tried to take the exit onto petaluma boulevard and couldnt make the turn. The electric car crashed over the barrier and landed in the marsh, sending flame chunks of car battery flying onto the road. This is not something we normally deal with. This is probably the first crash that i came out to where there was batteries in the road on fire, and so its going to be an evolving uh training, i guess, and evolving as we go. And learning more about these vehicles. The chp says the car was so hot they couldnt even move the crashed car. They had to call in a hazmat crew to handle the battery fires. Happening now. Construction work has a stretch of highway one close tonight in capitola. Take a look. Caltrans crews are demolishing the capitola bridge. Overcrossing a little more than a mile of highway one is closed until seven tomorrow night. Caltrans is telling people to take 101 to avoid the closure. Well, they are everywhere in one east bay city, two of the same kind of businesses every square mile. Were not talking about starbucks or fast food chains. We are talking about smoke shops and the new push to cut back the city of richmond is looking to crack down on these businesses, saying many are operating illegally. But some critics argue cutting off new businesses wont solve the problem. Heres abc seven News Reporter anser hassan. Richmonds mayor says his city has the potential to become the east bay smoke shop capital, with 78 licensed tobacco retailers. Thats too many. That is too many smoke shops. Muriel cromwell, a lifelong richmond resident, is a smoker who was parked outside of a smoke shop. But even she thinks the city can cut back. It would be a good idea because why would we have all these smoke shops . Thats just making it, making people want to smoke and creating bad habits, to be honest. According to statistics provided by the city, there are more than two places to buy tobacco per square mile in richmond, mayor Eduardo Martinez is proposing a 45 day morat on new permits and licenses. We need the moratorium so that we have the space and the time to look at all of the regulations, all of the rules that we have. This would impact smoke shops , lounges and tobacco retailers with provisions to extend the moratorium for up to almost two years. Nothing is ever quite the way it seems in richmond. Tom butt is the former mayor of richmond. He served 28 years on city council. He says the problem isnt the proliferation of smoke shops. Its regulation. Some of them are unlicensed, unregistered uh. Some of them are illegal. So the problem is not one of needing new legislation and needing moratoriums. The problem is getting the city council to fund the Police Department so they can start the regulatory unit back up again. In richmond, its the police who license and regulate tobacco budget cuts. The Police Department meant cuts to the regulatory unit in documents prepared for the Previous City Council meeting, the city admits to being behind on compliance. You know, sometimes these regulatory actions involve uh. You know, they involve arrests and that kind of thing. So, you need somebody who has the authority to do that and the experience doing it. So the Police Departments a good place for it to reside. The Mayors Office did not respond to requests for comment, but butt believes more inspections of shops could lead to shops immediately being shut down, which would bring down the overall number. City council is expected to vote on the ordinance on april 16th in richmond, anser hassan. Abc seven news. New at 11 californias eyes are Getting Better protections from hefty rent hikes. A new rule passed this week prevents landlords from raising rent by more than 10 in new low income housing. Its not mandatory for buildings that already exist or projects currently under construction, but most existing low income units in the state will likely follow the rule anyway. To get new tax credits on renovations or to sell property later. Well, did you feel it . A 3. 2 magnitude earthquake rattled the bay area today. That quake hit just after 11 00. The epicenter was in berkeley along the hayward fault. The usgs says people felt it as far away as sacramento. San jose and petaluma. There were no reports of dame, though there were minor delays on muni as crews checked out equipment at one week. Since part of highway one collapsed in heavy rains, businesses in big sur say they are losing millions of dollars. Parts of highway the highway between carmel and big sur, collapsed last saturday, stranding, stranding travelers and locals alike. Caltrans crews are still trying to stabilize whats left of the road. They restarted twice daily convoys today to give locals a way between carmel and big sur. Caltrans is planning to build a barrier on the road to protect workers making repairs. The Big Sur Chamber of commerce says businesses there are losing an estimated 1 million every day the road is closed. The Big Sur International marathon is set for the end of the month. Organizers say theyll decide this week if theyll have to reschedule. All right. Time now to bring in abc seven news meteorologist Spencer Christian with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. Spencer, weve had so much wild weather. We are finally getting that break. We are. Diana were going from wild to mild now. Tomorrow morning, early 7 00. As the sun is rising, there may be a few leftover clouds from the overnight hours, but and it will be a bit chilly, but it will be mainly clear with temperatures mainly at 40 inland or even below 40. So very chilly in our inland areas, but mid to upper 40s elsewhere. Now by noon, mainly sunny, still a bit on the cool side, so well have temperatures in the mid to upper 50s for the most part. Then by 4 00 a little bit of warming under mainly sunny skies, high temperatures away from the coast , mainly in the low 60s. Then at 7 p. M, bright blue sky before the sun sets and its itll be getting cooler again with temperatures having dropped already by 7 p. M. Into the mid 50s. Ill have the full accuweather seven day forecast coming up a little bit later. Dion all right. Sounds good spencer. Thanks. Well tonight we are closing in on the big day. That rare total Solar Eclipse. Even though the bay area is missing out on totality, there is no shortage of excitement for mondays event. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell talked to people making those last minute preparations. The countdown is on and people are getting prepped for mondays total Solar Eclipse. Its like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Its very special, very, very special. At San Franciscos exploratorium. Liam, these glasses are going fast. People come in search around with their eyes, and i know right away theyre here for eclipse glasses. The protective eyewear, their number one seller as the big day nears, i know that a lot of their concerns are making sure that theyre getting glasses that are actually safe, up to standard code. And if you look at the glasses, we actually have certain specifications and guarantees printed on the side. This will be the last chance to see a total Solar Eclipse from the u. S. For quite some time. The next one isnt expected until 2044. Hearing that its a 20 years from now to see the next one, you definitely want to see it. You dont want to miss that. I was thinking of skipping school, but i realized that it was going to happen sometime in the morning from like 10 a. M. To 12. And thats before my class. And im just very excited. Were actually, like, looking up spots to like, check out where to go and like, whats the best place to see the eclipse and stuff like that. And some are putting themselves right down the path of totality, spanning the u. S. From texas all the way to maine, plunging areas along the path into darkness for about four minutes. We used to live in the bay area, and we came here to visit friends, and were on our way to columbus, ohio to see the Solar Eclipse where his family lives. My husbands family. The couple wants their three year old daughter to have whats expected to be one of the best views. I think i just want her to be excited about the world that we live in, and aware that theres something kind of beyond the sky that we see. Yeah, thats right, Tara Campbell, abc seven news. Now, if you cant watch the eclipse in person, abc seven bay area is your home for complete coverage. Well bring you the excitement from across the country starting at 11 a. M. On monday to your voice your vote. San francisco board of supervisors president aaron peskin kicked off his Mayoral Campaign this morning. Neo neo mayor harry peskin addressed a large crowd in portsmouth square in chinatown. He joins an already competitive race, which includes incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai, levi strauss, heir daniel lurie and former interim mayor mark farrell. Theres 213 days between now and the election, and im going to walk every corner, every neighborhood of this city and listen to voters talk about my plan. But this morning was incredibly heartening. I mean, weve had probably 700 people here today, and were off to a great start. As peskin spoke a group gathered to rally against his running for mayor. The San Francisco chronicle reports. That group was arranged by farrells Campaign Manager for 1. 3 billion on the line, and the winning numbers are delayed by hours. Coming up on abc seven news at 11. Why a Record Powerball jackpot is in limbo tonight, and our dazzling green spring is about to get more vibrant, experts say. Our super bloom chances are looking brighter and the as are leaving town, so these guys are stepping up to the plate. Well meet the hopefuls tryin your favorites are in one place. Lets take a roll call. Bb8 . [beeps] belle . Hello. Bluey . Hello. Chewie . [speaking shyriiwook] stewie . Waaa. Just how big is this hulu on disney class . Hulu on disney , available with disney bundle. Eased to the bes days after we learned the Oakland Athletics are leaving town next season. The oakland ballers are getting in the game. The new Minor League Team held tryouts in oakland today to help fill the need for baseball. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard talked to the guys, hoping to make the roster. There you go. There you go. Throw the hands. A baseball tryout like no other happening in downtown oakland. Anyone with a dream was welcome to give it a shot. About 100 amateur and professional players converging on Laney College looking to make the roster for the oakland ballers. First season. Puts competition look like today. Pretty good. Pretty decent. James jackson grew up in vallejo. Hes hoping to make the team. It would mean the world to me. Just its a dream for a dream come true. Honestly, its a i say, a blessing, a blessing in disguise. I put it like that pretty much. So if i get picked up, just hold on. No first person to call is my mom. What excitement. We know theres a ton of talent in oakland. Theres a ton of talent in the east bay, and were looking to find some extra players. Paul friedman is cofounder of the minor League Oakland ballers. He believes the departure of the as to sacramento next season, then to las vegas, is a big opportunity for his new team. Oakland needs baseball. Oakland is a baseball town. We love baseball in oakland, and baseball has brought the community of oakland together more than any other sport. The ballers are funding a renovation at Ernie Raimondi park in west oakland, where the team will play. Were not looking to replace the as, but what were looking to say is that baseball fills a vital role in a community. They offered me an invite to try out. I figured, why not embarrass myself right . Even abc sevens casey pratt tried out for the team. The talent is off the charts. Im seeing guys diving. Im seeing crazy hard throws. Meantime, the Oakland Coliseum could be the new home to the oakland roots and soul soccer teams, where they hope to play next season. Both teams currently play at cal state, east bay and merritt college. Negotiations with Alameda County supervisors are ongoing. On friday, the team sent a letter to fans and investors urging them to get involved. We need your help to inform the county as a member of the jpa, the importance of having professional sports continue at the Oakland Coliseum. Sports looking to make a comeback in the east bay and oakland . Cornel bernard abc seven news. New details tonight about waymos presence in San Francisco. The robo taxi company is telling state regulators rides are going up. Thats according to the San Francisco chronicle. Waymo says its cars carried 316,000 passengers in the last quarter. Thats about 3500 people a day, and they covered about 1. 4 million driverless miles. Waymo says that is a 42 increase in ridership from the quarter before. The Company Also Reports its robo taxis got into 14 crashes. Two of them involved minor injuries. A librarian from the bay area who became tiktok famous for his love of books, is heading to a slightly bigger screen. Michael threats is featured in the pbs series arthur, sharing the joys of public libraries. The episode was just released today in honor of National Library day. It called its called arthur meets michael the librarian. And tomorrow is the start to National Library week, so you can go out and make your own happy library memories. Well, california is all set for full on super blooms this spring. Experts say the forecast is shaping up for a bright burst of color across the state. Rainfall patterns, temperatures, and soil conditions all contribute to a vibrant spring. I think in general, weve had a very mild year and mild is good. So one of the biggest kickers for super blooms is when we have early heat waves. That tends to burn out those young little seedlings. So when we really havent had that this year, which is fantastic. So that consistently cool temperature, fairly steady rainfall at good frequencies has really set us up to have a pretty good super bloom across the state are promising. Yes, southern california, well have more dazzling blooms because less rain means there is less nonnative grass competing with the wildfires. Of course, we would still like to see big blooms up north, just more often along steep slopes and thin soil. I just remember people in socal. I mean, they were flocking. They were blocking traffic, causing all kinds of problems. Oh yeah, everyone last year was watching the super bloom. It looks like its going to be a repeat performance this year, which is great. It will be. Its so colorful. You know, its just minus the allergies. Well well there is that sure its a trade off. Heres a look at whats going on with our weather right now. Weve got a little weak cold front approaching us. As you can see on the satellite radar. Composite image. Its not going to be a rainmaker. Itll produce a few clouds overnight, it may produce a couple isolated sprinkles, but thats about it. No, no. Measurable or widespread rainfall is expected. Interestingly, interestingly enough, easy for me to say. The wind is relatively calm right now, although we have 12 mile per hour winds at oakland and at sfo and the 24 hour temperature change is not very significant except farther inland, where its about 4 to 7 degrees warmer in some locations than at this time last night. So heres a view from sutro tower, 50 degrees right now at oakland and San Francisco and san mateo and half moon bay, 51 apiece at hayward and san jose. And looking at emeryville from the emeryville camera, the temperature readings at this hour as we look up north. Santa rosa 45, also mid 40s at petaluma, napa, fairfield, upper 40s at concord and livermore. Lets check out now our forecast headlines overnight. Well see a few clouds with that weak front passing through. Maybe some isolated sprinkles. They wont be widespread. And were not talking about measurable rainfall here tomorrow. Mostly sunny and milder, and there still may be a couple of leftover lingering isolated showers tomorrow afternoon. But generally were looking at dry, sunny, mild conditions. And for next week, sunny days and a major warm up is coming our way. Now heres our forecast animation starting at midnight. Notice overnight mainly clear skies, a few clouds passing by. Looks like those sprinkles are going to remain offshore. But during the day tomorrow. See, we may have a couple of those little isolated pop up sprinkles. But again, no measurable rainfall is expected overnight. Low temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 30s in the inland north bay. Were talking about 36 at santa rosa, 38 napa, 39 vallejo, but still not quite so chilly as last night when we had frost advisories in many of these locations and closer to the bay and the coast. Overnight lows will be mainly in the mid 40 s high temperatures tomorrow under mainly sunny skies 55 at half moon bay, 59 here in San Francisco around the bay shoreline, mainly low 60s farther inland. Concord, antioch, fairfield. Low to mid 60s, but once again a little milder than today. But still not quite up to the average high temperatures for this time of the year. And here is the accuweather seven day forecast. So on monday thats uh eclipse day. Well have great viewing conditions here. Sunny skies and itll be a little bit mi