>> the breaking news comes from danville a big-rig crash on 680a huge mess. jessica castro storms our coverage at the exit. jessica? >>> yes, it is a huge mess and one person has major injuries with a delivery truck that flipped over on its side after hitting a side post here on the freeway, this is 680 southbound at danville and we gist got briefed from california highway patrol and they say the truck was actually on the sidelane here drifted into the side of the road and actually hit an s.u.v. they believe was abandoned on the side of the highway it and continued into the side here, the side area and hit this post. you can see the truck is completely flipped with all of the con continue on the side of the freeway. from everything we have seen on the scene it appears to be a postal truck that flipped. there are a ton of boxes that will unfortunately not be making it to anyone's homes before the holiday season. they are destroyed. this was a very difficult process for them to get the driver out of the semi truck, they had to extricate that person. they were taken in an ambulance t

-rig crash now a sig-alert and jessica castro is at 680. >> this is a huge jessica: a huge mess. i can tell you one person was hurt. by what i saw on the scene he had serious injuries. we watched the occur of the semi truck be taken away in an ambulance. you can see the truck flipped on its side. it hit an s.u.v. it is fought clear if someone was inside the other s.u.v. we did not drive by it as we made our way to the crash. it was destroyed on its side. this box truck was flipped with all the contents overflowing and it wrapped around the side pole on the side of the freeway. right new we have two lanes closed southbound 680 in danville. it is a huge mess. you can see the boxes all over and it is here on to the freeway as spilled over and i will pick this up. this is cheese. all con departments on the truck are on the big freeway. we will get you more information on how the crash happened and the extend of the injuries of the driver. the persons with taken away in an ambulance three minutes ago. >> we will check with alexis through the morning on how traffic is affected in danvill

christmas fun? jessica castro has ideas from our partners at hoodline. all the holidays upon us and the most beloved christmas classics comes to life again, "charles brown," fun for the whole family. for the limit ones who will get to know the gang for the first time or those who.soon it many times enjoy it through the beautiful sounds of the san francisco symphony with tickets available friday and saturday. the contemporary jewish community day with free admission and a lot of contemporary art and the building itself is an art piece. another great event with plannive magic is the african-american shakespeare company preventses "cinderella." >> this year we have a lot more dance and music numbers. >> "cinderella," we wanted to have as a signature show so little girls of color would have strength in themselves and to see themselves in the way they have not been portrayed. >> when she finds prince charming she believes anything is possible when you believe in yourself. >> i am jessica castro, happy holder holidays. ♪ impossible ♪ the play country >> i knew you would do that. >> ch

throughout the morning commute. abc 7's jessica castro live in danville with the conditions right now. jess? >> reporter: reggie and natasha, they still have a little bit of cleanup left to do. in fact, toii want to show you mail left out here. they took an entire semitruck of mail away, but have this sent over, so they sent a smaller postal service truck. eventually, these boxes will make their way towards san jose. >>> a big mess on the biggest shipping day of the year. thousands of holiday packages damaged after a deadly crash on 680 southbound. it happened in danville during the morning rush hour. a delivery truck drifted on to the shoulder, then hit an suv. >> the big rig traveled across the shoulder and struck the large freeway sign. >> reporter: the driver of the semi was hospitalized, but ultimately died from his injuries. no one else was hurt. police think the suv that got hit was an abandoned vehicle. >> fire did an extensive search in the area. doesn't look like there was anybody in or about that area. >> reporter: the delivery truck driver was in a private company carr

comment from the trump transition team or mr. pence. >> an update with jessica castro. >> we have breaking news. hillary clinton's lead in the popular vote just passed 2.5 million according to the "new york times" and put that in perspective give times al gore lead over george bush in the year 2000. it does not change things but shows the concentration of democrats in the west coast so the west coast and the east coast. again, it doesn't change much but recount is happening and the milestone really breaking right more than 2.5 million in the lead in popular vote. >> thank you. free tickets, an ethics watch dog group is call, out oakland for receiving free admission to warriors games. >> new concerns of the future of a spot in san francisco and what will be done to try to save a popular spot. popular spot. stay popular spot. stay lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you? everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my fee-fi-fo-fum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile. >> now, the forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> tod

jessica castro here, and alexis smith, and meteorologist mike nicco, tracking the storm on the way. >> one is on the way and one here now. we will start with that and talk about the big one tomorrow. in 10 minutes. i want to show you visibility player on live doppler hd because it is due to the heavy drizzle and mist in the air, visibility is as let as two miles and .11" in rain the last 24 hours and it is not. we have heavy drizzle to spotty showers and more likely showers at noon to 4:00 and they will head to the north this afternoon to the evening and more drizzle is developing for the rest of us this evening. how are the streets affecting the commute? >> we have a couple crabs and i will get to those but i will talk about flooding in marin county and it is not a heavy rain this morning but more due to the king tide an area that always tends to flood. so northbound 101 around lucky drive c.h.p. is reporting all of the northbound lanes flooding so you want to reduce the speed through the stretch and here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the heavy mist, you have the wipers on and y

29. i am jessica castro. >> i am natasha zouves. we have traffic reporter alexis smith, and frances is here. welcome! >> all girl team today. >> girl power! >> week. >> yes, week we have a necessary weather forecast today. we have sunny and my conditions and clear skies. we have live doppler hd. chill be chilly inland, some temperatures in the 30's in the morning. around the bay in the 40's, temperatures are rising comfortably. bright sunshine. a mild afternoon by 4:00. a cool evening ahead. i have changes on way. right now we will go to alexis smith. >> not often i can deliver good news so i will enjoy it, we are really, really light, with no metering lights and normally metering lights and normally they flip on at act 101 to cupertino is green at 15 minutes. >> did you notice we have new details on a terrible smell invading san francisco with people complaining rotten egg people complaining rotten egg and sulpher for 24 hours underway at nob hill. >> it is a mystery. i don't smell anything now so it comes and go. the fire department got a few calls overnight. some at the fairmont

get going. this is abc7. >>> good morning to you. on wednesday, december 21. i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui with meteorologist mike nicco and traffic reporter, alexis smith. mike, we need a jacket? mike: the first day of winter but it feels warmer, up to ten degrees warmer. live doppler 7 hd shows a dry cold front bringing increasing sunshine. it will not push through quickly enough to clean out the air. it is our third consecutive "spare the air", 39 to 48 at 7:00, 58 from noon to 4:00 with the sunshine, and you need the glasses and 45 to 51 and milder doing the last minute shopping. on the roads, alexis? >> light volume. no bay bridge metering lights. they could be flipped on at 5:30, but it could be later today because fewer are heading to work and school. baby 580 tracy to dublin, no problems, antioch to concord and golden gate. >> a big step in the fight between uber and the state over the self-driving vehicles. >> uber defying a state order to stop testing soft driving cars on san francisco streets. we are at headquarters of uber on market stree

, december 1. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. >> this is jessica castro. it is her birthday today. >> don't count. >> alexis smith is watching traffic and mike is watching...muffins. >> barbara made them. >> i had one. >> good. thank you. >> i have eat an lot already. >> i have eat an lot already. >> now, everyone, fog is forming but not at the golden gate bridge, with a dry looking deck. it is chilly this morning, handing out in the mid-50s for better part of the day, 48 to 52 at 7:00. i have one chance of showers in the seven-day forecast. >> i made cranberry orange bars so hopefully you saved room. through the bay bridge toll plaza we do not have blocking issues to speak of. quiet start this morning. check out the drive times, westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze at 16 minutes and another nine westbound across the bay bridge and heading to the airport, southbound 101 san francisco to sfo is nine minutes. we have overnight road work and we will look at that next. >> bart directors voting today on major responding in the case of a major. all the transbay tube needs upgrade to

am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. with alexis smith and jessica castro and our weather with mike nicco. >> we have a few sprinkles on live doppler hd so watch out. from mount tam there is not a lot of cloud cover and it is dry. anything that falls will be few and far between. mostly gray until this afternoon and evening. a better chance of scattered showers light showers with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. alexis? >>> the only issue this morning is with ace train. the problem has been solved with a a freight train blocking the tracks at tracy but the power is back and it is cleared. it is only seven minutes delay and not too bad. they could make up some of that. ace three and five should be on time. we look at the south bay in a few minutes. >> alexis, thank you. an emergency at a starbucks in mountain view. firefighters are trying to figure the cause of one person to fell sick at the store at juntion avenue. they got a call at 12:40 for a potential haz-mat situation with the clean crew there. nod would on the problem the someone was loaded interest an ambulance. fire

is through, december 15. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. this is jessica castro. and we have alexis smith tracking the roads and meteorologist mike nicco preparing for this day all week. >> this is as good as advertised, no hype here. when we upgraded it to a "3" we stuck with it. the leading edge of the steady rain is around santa rosa and north but we have scattered pockets of drizzle to scattered light rain. it is not going to be a dry commute but it will not be like the evening commute either when the batch of rain comes down. here is san rafael an area seeing the wet weather, temperatures today are going to be in the mid-to-upper 50s and upper 50s and nearly 60 heaviest rain this morning through account in the north bay and heart of bay from noon to 4:00 and south by by 7:00. alexis? >> we have wind gusts and high wind advisory for the bay bridge so both hand on the wheel. not the best difficult to haul a trailer or camper. westbound 580 before north flynn is our only blocking issue. heading to the altamont pass we have the far left lane blocked. the vehicle respond

something fun to do besides opening presents, we have you covered. >> yes, jessica castro from abc7 mornings has some ideas from hoodline. >> it's that time of the year. the holidays are upon us. one of the most beloved christmas classics comes to life again. charlie brown christmas live is fun for the whole family. enjoy the holiday favorite through the beautiful sounds of the san francisco symphony. tickets are available for friday and saturday showings. also, the community day on the 25th for the con temporary jewish museum. it's featuring a lot of con temporary art and the building itself is an art piece. another great event with plenty of magic, the african-american shakespeare company presents "cinderella" on friday and saturday. >> we have a lot more dance and music numbers in the show. >> we wanted to have our own signature show because we wanted little girls of color to have strength in themselves and see themselves as a way that they've never seen portrayed before. >> cinderella learns anything is possible and you believe in yourself, a perfect lesson this holiday season.

at 5:00 a.m. i am reggie aqui. >> i am jessica castro. >> we have alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco is busy. >> we have the winds as the big issue and the cooler temperatures. as far as the wet weather i will show you you a dry live doppler hd with showers in the upper left could be near the coast later today. mostly now it will be the chill in the air that you feel today. temperatures running in the 40s hanging out in the low-to-mid 50s at noon, and low 50s at 4:00, and temperatures will drop in the afternoon hours and grab a heavier coat with the 40s this evening. alexis? all the video is of the crash on northbound 101 around candlestick park. a serious collision. the vehicle flipped. the left lane is still blocked. you can see the debris. the glass. items were in the vehicle. they have the left lane blocked. there is fuel leaking. not seeing too much of a delay. i will can show through on the traffic map with yellow but it looks like it is in the green. we have blocking situations weather-related and that is heed. all the storm may be gone but the mess is future gone.

. >> jessica castro here. alexis smith, and talking about quiet roads? >> no one is at work. seriously. >> we are at work today. >> frances, great to see you. >> i'm here for meteorologist mike nicco who is not at work. taking the day off and enjoying the holidays. milder this morning with limited visibility and fog in parts of the valley including santa rosa dropping down to .75 mile with fog through the central valley. today, we have temperatures milder, so, upper 30's inland and around the bay and the coast it is in the 40's and partly cloudy and close do normal near yesterday's normal before we see increasing clouds and changing tomorrow. >> still very quiet with a lost folks off for the holiday and more so today. here is northbound 101 at 880 in the south by, so it could be filling in, beoverall we are counting cars today. drive times are in the green all we around at 16 minutes westbound 80 highway four to the maze and eight americans across the bay bridge and at the airport tell take you 10 minutes on southbound 101. next traffic update in 10 minutes. >> breaking news on the gro

>>> this is abc7 mornings. >> it is 6:00 a.m. on december 21. >> i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves with traffic reporter alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. i can see you more clearly this morning. >> and i am not cold. live doppler hd is show nothing frozen falling from the sky. just a few clouds. as you look from the east bay hills camera, our 12-hour day planner shows increase sunshine. 39 to 48. frost free start to the first day of winter. it came in at 2:4 this morning. 56 to 58 through 4:00, and at 7:00, 45 to 51. by friday, a lot of rain on way. alexis? >> a significant trouble spot this morning. it is a hazard, i think a disabled vehicle because they calling for a tow truck, southbound 101 beyond san antonio road, the last center is blocked. we are, look at six mile backup so trying to get more information on this and i would stick to surface streets adding 20 or 25 minutes to the commute. another update in less than ten. >> happening today, what could be a big step in the fight between uber and the state over the self-driving cars. >>

. >> reggie aqui and mike are off i am jessica castro. we have alexis smith and frances. >> we will see sunshine. warmer temperatures. you will like it. we started to notice a change yesterday. live doppler hd is showing clear conditions. there is limited visibility in santa rosa. temperatures have dropped to half a mile. still chilly inland but milder. temperatures are rising. bright sunshine this afternoon. upper 50's to nearly 60. a cool night ahead. alexis? >> overall we have had a light commute. not many blocks incidents. one issue, southbound 680, the vargas ramp is closed because of a rollover. we had a delay on the main line but we back up to 59 miles per hour. it look like it has cleared. work on getting that hooked up to the tow truck. the bay bridge commute is ahead. >> a home invasion left two men injured. we are hearing from the family of one victim. matt keller is at san jose headquarters. >> good morning. a shift change and a lot of patrol cars leaving headquarters. it has been eight hours so they are working the case. we spoke with a family member on the scene and he

>> i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. >> and jessica castro is usually here, but she is gone. and we have alexis smith. >> not portland, portland, permt just today for the holiday. >> good morning, i am mike nicco. now, live doppler hd is showing on a serious note the visibility in petaluma, three-quarters, so there is a a last moisture in the air and the temperatures is 32 and the moisture will freeze on exposed surfaces like bridges and overpasses, so black ice is possible. from mount tam we will look at clear conditions and it is cooler this morning. 12 hour day planner running through temperatures mainly in the mid-to-upper 50s with sunshine on the menu for lunch. high clouds rolling in at 4:00 to 7:00 signaling the beginning our next storm. and it will be rainy tomorrow at this time and it will be heavy. alexis? all the commute is light. who are slowly starting to fill in at the bay bridge toll plaza and a couple of moms ago i weighinged up here we did not have the metering lights on but probably in the next few minutes they will flip. >> the drive times show it is light

to pull it off, and they sure did. good morning. it is saturday, december 31st. i'm jessica castro, in for chris nguyen. let's start with the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. we have a little bit of precip out over the pacific. as i put it in motion you notice that it's mainly along the coastal range hear. there isn't going to be a lot that becomes of this. as i widen the perspective, you see the rotation offshore. it's a morning event. in fact, this morning we are looking at temperatures from the upper 20s sub freezing to the upper 40s in san francisco. this is going to move on through throughout the morning hours and by noontime only a slight chance of showers, upper 40s to show 50s. the rest of the day it should be mild with partly cloudy skies by 8:00 as you are headed out, perhaps, and low 40s in the inland valleys and upper 40s the rest of the bay. getting cooler but not too hard to take. by midnight upper 40s inland and mid-40s elsewhere. we are talking about colder lows and afternoon highs for the new year w he will detail it in a few minutes. lisa. >> th

the team, jessica castro, alexis smith, and meteorologist mike nicco bringing the rain. >> yes, and really cold. i wondered how many woke up scraping ice off the windshield. live doppler hd is showing it is quiet. from sutro tower, absolutelying in going on. low 30s to low 40s at 7:00. we will push the upper 40s at noon with increasing clouds and the rain reaches the ground by 4:00, and is moderate by 7:00. the back half the commute is weekend. >> alexis? >> an interesting ride home for a last folks. this morning we will enjoy the dry pavement while it lasts. we have a quiet start here 101 and 880, wide open in san jose and the drive time is light with in problems westbound 80 to the maze and nine minutes cross the bridge, and san francisco southbound 101, the flight will be 10 minutes to sfo. the central valley is next. >> finishing the search for victims and fining a cause. there is progress on both fronts in oakland. >> amy hollyfield is join us from fruitvale district. amy? >> the search of the building is winding down although we did still see some activity out here this mornin

widespread damage. the national weather service did not issue a tsunami warning. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> there have been at least a dozen aftershocks followed a 7.8 earthquake that struck near the solomon islands. this morning's quake briefly triggered a tsunami warning for the nearby islands but it was sent sently recently canceled. >> back to spencer for the weather. >> here's a live look at doppler 7. we have cloudy, dreary conditions around the bay area. just a few little spotty showers. so it's not very wet at the moment, as you can see from this live view from our rooftop camera looking out over the embarcadero. 59 degrees in san francisco. low 60s at oakland, san jose and it's wetter than it is down in the lower elevations. low to mid-50s and 48 in fairfield. 53 in concord and 61 in livermore. here's the view at sfo where delays are being experienced right now. we'll see a showery pattern overnight. the actual storm arrives late tomorrow into early saturday and unsettled pattern again early next week. here's a look at our morning lows as we see a few passing showers in t

we have jessica castro and frances and alexis smith. >> thank you, alexis! >> thank you, alexis! >> squeeze in >> frances? >> cool wet but mild. i have changes. we had an interesting start this half hour and temperatures are cool especially in the north bay with fog in santa rosa and napa. northwest she only 32. san francisco is 48. san jose is pulledder at 43. today we have a milder morning, partly cloudy conditions by lunch and nearly average heading to the afternoon upper 50's to nearly 60 increasing clouds tonight and we have the bigger cool down heading tomorrow and into the new year with more details coming up. >> lesson learned, you are cut out after two hours of no content. the golden gate bridge has a few more vehicles but incredibly light volumes and the only thing weather wise we are talking about is fog so decent driving conditions with the exception of around novato, san rafael, denser fog long 101 so use caution. we will look at the right drive times next. >> we want to bring breaking news from palo alto. crews are beatleing a two-alarm fire. >> we have the latest

the wrecking business went even open for business. >> jessica castro is here new with more on that. jessica? jessica: the name of the auto junk yard is deal auto wrecking and recycling. but for longer operational and do not have a working witness because the last known own are died four years ago. we specific to the form treasurer and c.e.o. of the business on the phone and he said they sole the property when the owner died. according to the contra costa county assessor website the property itselfs with sold two years ago for $3 million. the junk yesterday's old facebook family said the thousand acre lot was family run and special east in classic car parts from the 1930s to the late 1970's so there could have been a few vintage automobiles that burned up. >> when we have breaking news you can help us tell the story. the view who shot this video shot from his vantage point. certainly scary. >> er -- we are trafficking trouble after the storm with a gaping sinkhole opening up with matter keller on summit road and loma prieta. >> everything is wet in the santa cruz mountains and mike

. i am matt keller. >> jessica castro here. alexis smith, and talking about quiet roads? >> no one is at work. seriously. >> we are at work today. >> frances, great to see you. >> i'm here for meteorologist mike nicco who is not at work. taking the day off and enjoying the holidays.

am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui with jessica castro and meteorologist mike nicco and traffic reporter alexis smith. the roads are wet. we are not getting a lot of rain? >> a lot of heavy drizzle and a spotty shower. most of this is moving to the north through the day. until it does the hardest commute weather-wise is this morning. we have had .0 8" in san francisco in the last 24 hours and you can see the embarcadero is wet. heavy drizzle and spotty shower through 7:00. mild this morning. the low-to-mid 50s. hanging out in the upper 50s to 60s with showers at noon and moving across the north by at 4:00, drizzle is possible at 7:00. the big deal, it is tomorrow. alexis? >> off to a rough start with a crash on when 80 in area. but, first, understanding, northbound 101 near lucky drive has all laned with standing water. use caution. westbound 80, we do have a crash blocking self lanes with more on that and a high wind advisory for richmond-san rafael. >> pg&e preparing for the big storm with workers on alert ready to come to the bay area to pitch in. officials say it is time for

>> 60-year-old actress carrie fisher has died. thank you for joining us. >> i'm jessica castro, the 60-year-old had been at ucla medical center since friday. collapsed aboard a flight on friday. abc news reporter dania has the information coming in. >> reporter: at 17 carrie fisher was turning heads in the film shampoo and two years later -- >> i love you. >> i know. >> fisher was best known for playing princess leah in the star wars trilology, a role she repraised in the force awakens. she was born hollywood royalty. her mother debbie reynolds and father eddie fisher. she appeared in when harry met salary and 1987's postcards from the edge which she adapted into a movie starring meryl streep. offscreen, she opened up about her personal struggle with drugs and buy polar disorder. >> losing your mind, which is what happened, is a terrible thing. but once it's gone, it's fine. >> in the 80s she was briefly married to paul simon. in the '90s she and brian lord had a daughter billy. the role that made her so famous at 19 is the one she has never been able to shake. >> there were people

. >> i am natasha zouves. >> we have jessica castro and alexis smith and meeorologist mike nicco. enjoy the dry day. >> yes. one of them. the only one this week. until the weekend. it is looking much different than what we lived through. it is monday the we will start with a few sprinkles heading over to napa and that is it for today. we will see more sunshine as we look at the exploritorium where it is cloudy and 39 to

lifting the ban on cell phones during flight and jessica castro has reaction. >> reggie and kristen people had strong opinions on this. we did a president right now and we asked if you are okay with the phone calls and 250 people have voted, original 23% say yes and overwhelming amount saying "no," 77%. i hit the streets of san francisco to find out what people think. >> i would rather not listen to someone else's conversation. why not? >> it is none of my business. >> distracting. it would be mayhem. >> nice to have a sanctuary in the airplane with you are talking to your neighbor you are totally checked out. that would be drive me insane. >> if it is emergency, yes, i can understand but to have conversations on a long flight makes for unpleasant unless they section the plane. that is an idea, the united states department of transportation is proposing to let the airlines decide if they allow the phone calls using the wi-fi system but airlines would have to tell the customers before they bought the tickets. >> you could not separate it. it is like a smoke -- a smoking section. >> i

the ocean from the coast. jessica castro talked to folks near the epi center. >> i caught up with folks by telephone in the area and they said this have been a few after shocks after the initial 6.5 magnitude earthquake at 6:49. a 4.7 magnitude earthquake at 8:42 but mostly insignificant. there are no reports of damage or injuries. >> residents were rocked of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit 97 miles off the coast of humboldt county along the mendocino fault line. >> i was helping a customer and we got a big jolt and he said "earthquake," and i said, a good one, and i was next to the sink and had it full of dishes and you could hear the dishes in the bottom of the sink clinking together. the floor was rolling. >> doug was delivering pies across ferndale's 100-year-old bridge and said this. >> i never felt that bridge shake like that. >> it is a small city with over 1,300 residents and the police chief was having breakfast at the ferndale pie company. i thought someone was pulling my chair but no one was there. >> a major, in 1992 destroyed 80% of downtown buildings in ferndale and e

start as early as this afternoon. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> coming up, a wintry weather mess blan keting much of the u.s. how it would impact your plans this week if you're getting a jump start on holiday travel. >> it's clear and beautiful today but already tracking our next storm. we have details ahead in your accuweather forecast. >>> welcome back, snow and ice are creating a nightmare commute for so many around the country. >> be grateful you're not dealing with this today. parts of new york got slammed with more than 36 inches of snow this weekend. and in ohio, up to 30 inches blanketing roadways. a four lane highway covered in so much snow that it is now nearly impassable. slick roads also triggering accidents, including a 33 car pileup near flint, michigan. look at this in detroit, a delta flight skidded off the runway. all 70 on board are okay. 3,000 delays and 600 cancellations because of the weather. here's a live look from the sfo camera. what a contrast. a spokesperson tells us there are a few minor delays going to newark or jfk, no delays or cancellations at oakland a

. >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves and alexis smith is here with traffic and meteorologist mike nicco is here. christmas red, very festive. people are in the mood, i saw someone without a sweater and eat an ice cream cone. i was shocked. >> that is better snowed. >> warmer today. but, still, interesting. i would like to see the sweater. we will talk about what is happening outside. we have clouds. it is milder this morning. no rain out of system today, make a few flurries in the sierra, starting in the low-to-upper 40s on the shortest day of the year. same at 4:00, and upper 40s to mid-50s, mild if you are shopping this evening. alexis? >> we are looking good. our traffic map shows in the central valley we have seen liter volumes. that is going to continue to be the case and we can count cars on southbound 101, wide on. a rollover on 580. we will look at that in 10 minutes. >> a mother and son are in the hospital after a freak accident on a bay area highway. >> matt keller is near the 101 interchange to explain. >> this is very unusual. it happened

. jessica castro and alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco and the cold wet

thursday, december 29. i am jessica castro. >> i am natasha zouves. we have traffic reporter alexis smith, and frances is here. welcome! >> all girl team today. >> girl

. >> we have the whole time. jessica castro, and alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco. >> when is the rain coming? all the heavy concord and martinezs on thursday, but sprinkles now. we will have scattered showers through the day. best this morning. heading into the afternoon and evening light showers will develop. we will start off in the mid-to-upper 40s and hang out in the mid-to-upper 50s through 7:00. we have a couple storms coming with a look at that next. how are we starting? >> so far so good. you could have a few sprinkles this morning. not say -- seeing too westbound 80 we have reports of a vehicle off the roadway sideways in the ditch. no injuries. it is not a blocking situation. slow down. potential issues with ace trail. that is ahead. >> alexis, thank you. an emergency at starbucks employees were treated by paramedics. matt has the mountain view haz-mat situation. matt? >> strange night at starbucks. it closed at 7:30 but a last activity since then. the front door is open, a few employees have arrived for the shift today. i want up and talked to the manager. he could not

see something, say something. >>> thank you jessica castro. >> this are plenty of ways to get around on new years years eve. the key is for get you there safe. what are the options? >> we have free options. a lot of budget-friendly ways to get around including muni. all lines and routes totally free, 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. on sunday. bart is not free but they are increasing service and will run until 3:00 a.m. with downtown san francisco stops the lanes alternate between montgomery and embarcadero. caltrain is increasing service and free with a.c. transit on regular saturday service tomorrow and free service on sunday. c.h.p. will be in a maximum enforcement gear until midnight on monday meaning all available personnel will be on duty looking for impaired drivers. >> if they drink for the holiday, have a game plan, whether it is uber, lyft or designated driver. >> plan on delays. this is a look at embarcadero as the fire, would show was ending last year, we are expecting the same thing this year. saying home is an option, as well, and if i can stay awake until midnight. >>

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syrup because denny's new fluffier, tastier, better rudolph pancakes are here for the holidays. >> where you live, this is abc7 news. >> i am so sorry. what do you want me to say? the founder of the ghost ship art collective runs to the scene of the deadly fire this morning. derick ion almena gateses more questions as officials identify more victims of the fire. >> i am regular. >> i am kristen sze. all the investigation into the cause continues crews working around the clock report more progress. 85% of the rubble has new been searched. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the scene in check's fruitvale district. >> the death toll stands 36 victims have been found. lock behind me. can you see the crane. they still removing debris from the building. we have seen buckets of debris being hauled out of there and the power is still out to 12 customers. the sergeant said as long as you see the crane will you know the power is turned off because of the power lines. there is still a corner of the building they cannot go into unil it is shored up. crews stood around waiting for the all-clear from inside the ghost ship building. a corner of the building still needs to be searched but is considered too unstable right now. and at risk for first responders. who want to work and understand why they can't. >> this was the right call. the rue distant call. we are glad they difficulty. >> officials say they do not think they will find anymore victims in the untouched section. >> we have not found any victim recently and we do not expect to, certainly we hoping we don't. more than anything we would like did clear the building and say it is clear. >> at the coroner's office they working to identify victims, enough names and determine cause of death. ought autopsies that have been completed every person died due to smoke inhalation. that is not uncommon for fires because the smoke is so deadly. >> as in the debris they are removing, they are preserving it, treating it as evidence, because the district attorney has launched a criminal investigation here and she said it is too early to say if charge are going to be filed but they could range from murder to involuntary manslaughter. >>> the man would ran the ghost ship art collective said he is incredibly sorry about want. derick ion almena made a quick appearance at the fire site to do a national television interview and our camera last rolling as he paused looking somber and emotional and was agitated when asked about any responsibility he may share for the fire. >> i did not do anything ever in my life to led me to this moment. [ inaudible ] i would rather get on the floor and be travel medical by the parents. >> he said that the ghost ship was not a "horrible place," some who have been inside and lived through for a time as described it as a death trap. >> this morning we on more of the fire victims. here is what we know of the ten peoples would names remain released. 29-year-old feral pines of berkeley, a picture of her just came in to the newsroom, pines grew up in connecticut. >> jennifer kiyomi taouye is an oakland resident and was at the party painting people's nails. >> 21-year-old jennifer morris in foster city, a student at uc berkeley. >> michela gregory lived in south san francisco, her boyfriend, alex vega was at party and remains "missing." >> 35-year-old alex ghassan, from oakland, father of two, a filmmaker originally from brooklyn. >> micah danemayer a sound and video artist and his girlfriend, elaina contain is -- kane is missing. >> edmund lapine is from utah and a musician. >> 33-year-old em bohika from oakland, 33-year-old chelsea dolan of san francisco, and 32-year-old benjamin runnels of oakland. >> for more information on all of the victims, head to our newsup or abc7news.com. in the meantime can you share this badge or page through the photo gallery we have put together to honor the victims. >> an effort is underway to connect those people who were displaced by the four with those who want to help. >> matt is in berkeley with that part of the story. >> this is a unique building, a former mortuary and outside they teach outdoor skills to kids and adults. now, inside, they are doing something good for the victims of the ghost ship fire, collecting donations for all the people who were displaced by the fire. those people escaped with their live but not much else. one works here during the summer and the business decided to collect donations and the community has responded in a big way. >> people need hugs in these situations, they need somewhere to connect and do have direction. we trying to provide that direction. >> oakland get as bad rap but when something like this happens...whether it is here in deck or anywhere else we are supportive. it is nice to see people experting us. >> our workers are picking items that were donated looking for practical items that people can use during the winter months, warm clothes, backpack, electronics such as 15s and computers and different cards for restaurants and retail stores like target. this is in berkeley. they are accepting donations through tomorrow evening. >> a donations are pouring in for the individuals of the oakland fire, and there has been is much support of people showing up at the sight of the fire law enforcement are asking if you want to help to do it online. jessica castro has more from the live desk. > they have been overwhelmed with all of the support, so much so that during the press conference the oakland police department asked well-intentioned folks to use crown funding websites set up to help the victims. they said the page were set up by the oakland mayor and the red cross. >> at the site we are spenting overwhelming amount of support of people coming in, bringing food and asking how can they donate financially, and it is overwhelming here and set up on-line to where you request make the donation. >> he assured the public the funds would be appropriately distributed and the site that is set up said money will be used for funeral and medical and health spents but the general fund for the site has raised $411,000 with a secondary page raising more than $314,000 at this point, supported by the oakland a's, the raiders and the warriors matching up to $150,000. we have listed the links for you on our own website abc7news.com. and on our news app. >> oakland mayor schaaf postponed an appearance scheduled for this morning to announce a major grant to help artists being displaced in her city. >> rising republicans are driving a lost artists from oakland and many in the creative community are mourning fellow artists lost and wore about oakland launching a citywide crack down on other collectives because of unsafe conditions inside the ghost ship. people we specific with say most of oakland's artists areas follow building and fire codes. >> our coverage continues now on abc7news.com and we will toen to send alerts through the news app when new information is released. >> i want to look at big changes coming to our forecast. >> mike? >> you may have noticed cooler temperatures but it is clear right new. looking across the bay, the bay area is getting become on storm watch. >> over to meteorologist mike nicco, what are you saying? >> i saw a lot of cold conditions and you probably felt them. now, a look at the official low temperatures, 30 in santa rosa and napa at 31 and 34 and the frosty 32 degrees. what to expect tonight? areas frost and remember to protect the plants and keep them warm and cover the plants if you are inland because temperatures will drop to freezing levels again, and even mid-30s around the bay and as arm as it gets, around 41 in san mateo. so that is the cold weather. you talk about storm watch, a "2" on the el nino a moderate storm is on the way with more on that coming up. >> it will to come, the community coming together in the wake of the program difficult in stick. the moment you may have missed from the massive vigil at lake merritt. >> the trump transition where the president-elect is taking his victory tour today and the controversy unfolding in some states that helped him win the >> a vision it in lake merritt remembered the 36 people who lost their lives in the oakland warehouse fire and bridge the community together even strangers wanting do do anything they can to help bring comfort. >> this is really desperately tragic and someone el had the sign and i was, live, i really want to offer hugs because it feels like the best way do share the empathy of the grove we are all experiencing. >> other mourners made what appears to be ships named at the ghost ship warehouse, pictures of victim on the mast. victims' name were written on papers including this message that said "they were young people who just wanted to listen to music." >> you can show your support by sharing this badge on facebook on our page at facebook.com/abc7. >> this is an investigation after a him owner shot and killed an intruder. we were at the scene as police and paramedics responded yesterday. the intruder was shot several times. a 27-year-old who lives in the house called 9-1-1, grabbed a gun. he her the suspect kick in the door and walk upstairs and they were face to face the resident opened fire and escaped out a window. the suspect died at hospital. >> at mayor of los angeles joined commuter in riding the subway after a threat was made against the transit system. the mayor waited for the train at the metro station, following a let that mentioned the station would be targeted today. above ground sheriff deputies searched bags as people entered the station and put up extra barricades to protect the entrance. president-elect donald trump is ready to fly to north carolina to part two of the thank you tour, video of his plane at la guardia in new york, the president-elect will be in fayetteville to salute the supporters and will hold rallies in iowa and michigan last week in ohio on part one of the thank you tour, the crowded chanted "build the wall," and he called the media dishonest. all the recount of the election is continuing in michigan and wisconsin the green party presidential candidate jill stein who asked for the recount has suggested with for evidence that votes may have been tampered with the republicans are calling the recount a wild goose chase. the recoups are not expected to change the votes to overturn the results of the election. >> next, a holiday wish list warnings in your child wants headphone, the health risk that will have you thinking twice. >> a look from the sutro tower camera looking at the golden gate bridge, it is clear, but are things about to that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. at progresso, we are now using 100% antibiotic and hormone-free white breast meat chicken in all our chicken soups! behold our greatest opus! >> a big win for samsung, the supreme court is throwing out apple's $399 million judgment against samsung over a patent dispute saying they only used a component of the apple design not an entire product. the jury had ruled that samsung infringed on three iphone patents and now it holds back to the court of appeals to determine what portion of the samsung profits it must pay out to apple. >> if head phones is on your child's christmas list some are harmful to the hearing. a study suggests one in five teens suffer hearing loss and doctors are blaming the headphones. >> kids as young as seven would have had noise induced hearing loss listening to their headphones at full blast and you are talking about listening to a rock concert each day. >> too loud but i did like them. >> there is in governor weeing board that oversees headphone volume and if the volume is as loud as a blender it is okay and over, that it is not okay. a tech guy tested 30 headphones and the best rate ford children was right here. >> now, the accweather forecast with mike nicco. >> three chances of wet weather in the next seven days starting with this morning, a gorgeous morning, and check out this sunshine from our exploritorium camera. can you see it was muted with orange, a little bit of pink, and later in the morning we mad a sun dog where 22.5 half degrees away from the sunday, right there you can see a round rainbow, and that is because of the location of the sunday and it is shooting through the ice crystals, a rare treat for us. from south beach, beautiful mixture of mid level clouds and high level clouds and it will be the case the next couple of days, and then it will be thicker tomorrow. thicker tomorrow. heaviest rain thursday and friday and another storm on monday and tuesday. now a look at the clouds coming in, and the next 24 to 48 hours it will be filled with clouds and 47 in livermore and santa rosa at 48 and everyone else low-to-mid 50 but, cold air is moving in as we speak and i don't think we will get much warmer than 54 or 2355 or 56 degrees. position position from mount tamalpais you can see the cool breezes working toward us, and at 2:00, low-to-mid 50s and we will stay in the upper 40s to low 50s at 4:00, and we will be in the 40s from 6:00 on. so address warmly. in fact, we will go from needing a winter code tomorrow morning to an umbrella by the evening hours and something to stay difficult. wednesday evening to thursday, that when the next storm comes in a (2) on the storm-impact scale which is moderate, and moderate-to-heavy rain could cause minor urban flooding because there are a lot of look on the ground the get them away from the drain. 7:00 in the morning to 1:30, clouds and a new sprinkles are possible from 1:00 to being, and at 4:00, to action, you can see the rain is reaching the gouged with yellow show up and we are going moderate with moderate waves of rain all wednesday night into thursday and by the evening it is tapering and on friday another push of wet weather and two-thirds of an inch in san jose to around .5" to 1" to 1.25" in the north bay and another rounds on friday it is a "1" and saturday and sunday it is looking dry with more sunshine on saturday than sunday and, then, monday to tuesday, that is our next storm so it will be a wet one, but to go from freezing temperatures in the morning to rain in the afternoon hours it does future happen very often. at the sierra, on wednesday night into thursday, freezing rain is possible. >> drive carefully. >> black ice. very addition. >> parents, this you are a good role model for very kids for watching tv? or play on the computer? many parents do think they are good role models and spend a big part of day on their own devices. common sense media surveyed 1,800 parents and fond they spent on average almost 9 1/2 hours a day. >> what? >> 9 1/2 hours a day staring at the screens. 7% of the parents say they were a good role model for their kids, and 94% of those surveyed say they found technology is helpful for the kids and 56% said they feared their children could be addicts. >> i fear it but i don't think i'm a good role model. >> warriors superstar klay thompson is celebrating after a game for the ages. he was a one man show last night, scoring a career high 60 points in a blowout win against the pacers at oracle arena and what make his more remarkable, he did midnight 29 points, the most point, ever, by someone who play less than 3 minutes in a game. at half time the pacers had 50 points and klay had 40. >> before he mat sound he accounted for more than what and no reason to risk injuries in the last quarter mazing show and we want to see itcontinue.@%-he just fifteen minutes and a little imagination h are all you need to make holiday magic. chex party mix. it's what the holidays are made of. sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >> creating a safe space for a bay area artist worried about a crackdown, the growing fears after the deadly fire in oakland. and public wi-fi and on-line security, "7 on your side" reveals what you can do to avoid being hacked tonight at abc at 5:00. all the countdown to christmas is on less than three weeks to go. a man's effort to spread the holiday joy is gaining nationwide attention. and the host of "right this minute," explains. >> e-l-f is offering kindness in the form of cash surprising people with money to pay for their gas but people do not know what to expect and the reactions range from hilarious to heart warming. if you want to see more reaction and find out how to join in, watch the show. >> we will talk about that later on "right this minute" >> you can catch the show today jeffrey weekday starting at 3:00, right here. >> i'm all for the spirit but if someone comes to me at a gas station with a fishing pole it is not the reaction he is going to want. sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. >> this show has had a lot of amazing moments over the past 15 years. will today be another one for the highlight reel? let's find out. this is "who wants to be a millionaire." 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, december 7. >> i am natasha zouves. we have the team, jessica castro, alexis smith, and meteorologist mike nicco bringing the rain. >> yes, and really cold. i wondered how many woke up scraping ice off the windshield. live doppler hd is showing it is quiet. from sutro tower, absolutelying in going on. low 30s to low 40s at 7:00.

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deadliest fire in oakland's fire. jessica castro? >> city and county leaders are preparing to hold a news conference at 6:00 a.m., when we will get a better timetable of when they resume the certain for victims. there are 33 victims, eight have been identified she far. seven are adults, one is a minor. this morning, this is new video taken from inside the party at the wear husband an hour before the fire started. it is dark and hard to see. if you look closely you can see people standing around with a lot of furniture and a deejay spinning in the last corner. we have an interview with the man who managed the warehouse identified over the weekend as derrick ion, and we do have a criminal investigation team on the site, the fire has prompted the mayor of oakland to call for a review of how they handle buildings like this. vigils are being planned today in san francisco and oakland. >> we spoke with the man whoent ready the ghost ship for the party and concert. >> he is staying at a he tell in downtown oakland where we find our reporter. >> yes, good morning, we are standing outside t

thursday, december 1. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. >> this is jessica castro. it is her birthday today. >>

something. jessica castro. abc 7 news. >>> so if you are going to be out and about, how cold is it going to be tomorrow night? let's get a quick check of the weather from abc 7 news meteorologist in for sandhya patel? >> mother nature is really going to cooperate tomorrow night. first thing early on, a slight chance of a sprinkle. no big deal. out of here by 4:00. by 8:00 and midnight the skies will clear. by midnight temperatures upper 30s to mid-40s and we're tracking a storm system early next week. a 1 on the storm impact scale and the that it will bring is a chance of a wintry mix late tuesday. who can potentially see flakes next week as how cold we'll get with the arctic air coming up and the accuweather forecast coming up. >> a surprising announcement today from the kremlin. russian president vladimir putin said he would not retaliate against the u.s. after the obama administration expelled the country's diplomats as we reported yesterday. putin dismissed the punishment and instead pushed president obama and his family a quote happy new year. the u.s. owe jected 35 diplomats and shut

will allow the the passengers they had to bought the ticket. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> i'd rather fly in the cargo hold. >> digital entertainment wednesday ice are going willing calling for the nth sparse sparse movie. it's reported neo-nazis became upset after one. writers took a jab at president-elect trump and the film that opens before it it nth white because it is features a female lead and a supporting comfort that's multi-cultural. "star wars" produced by lucas films owned by the walt disney company which also owns abc 7. >>> the property showcased in the movie "field of dream," iowa supreme court gave an investment group to develop that site into a $20 million youth baseball field complex called all-star ballpark heaven. local groups in dirsville, iowa, have fought those plans. they hoped to preserve the site as it appears in the 1989 hit movie that starred kevin costner. >>> spartacus is now a centenarian. legendry actor kirk douglas turned 100 years old today. douglas is probably best known for playing the title role in the 1960 classic "spartacus" and was nominated for

that if you want to help do it online. abc 7 news reporter jessica castro has the details. >> they have been a bit overwhelmed by all of the support, so much so that during the press conference this morning the oakland police department asked well-intentioned folks to use crowd funding websites set up to help the victims. they said the pages were set up by the oakland mayor's office and the red cross. >> here at the site we're experiencing an overwhelming apt of support. people bringing in food and asking how can they donate financially and it is overwhelming here and it is set up online and it's where you can make the donations. >> marquez assured the public the funds would be appropriately distributed. there are two youcaring sites to be used for medical and health expenses. there is a general fund and also a separate page that's supported by the oakland a's, the raiders and golden state warriors. they say they will match up to $150,000. we have posted links to boast those crowd funding pages on our age abc7news.com as well as can you find it through our abc 7 news app. jessica c

weekend. part of the bay area youth development program called "girls on the run." jessica's castro from abc morning is a volunteer coach for the program and takes us inside the practice ahead of the big day. >> most days it's a little chaotic, and adding this to the mix doesn't help. but it's fun. girls on the run, an after school program that meets twice a week for ten weeks with the ultimate girl of running a 5k. it is a fete that manny adults don't always accomplish. >> i love running so it makes me feel so happy that i can just run. >> this is ruby's second season. she's somewhat of an expert. she will tell you it's not all about running. >> it's like you make new friends and you learn about all this cool stuff. >> the cool stuff, as ruby calls it, is part of the curriculum to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confidence. >> in each lesson there's a certain theme. sometimes it's about inner beauty, sometimes it's about self-confidence. and then they have a game that ties it all together. >> in this lesson the game was a trust circle. there were lots of things. we talked about

>>> 5:00 a.m. on the dot. it's tuesday, december 27th. i'm jessica castro. >> i'm natasha zouves. hey, alexis. still quiet on the roads. >> still quiet. a little chilly. not as bad as it has been in days past. >> go figure. the national weather service issued a freeze warning for the east bay interior valleys. we are warmer this morning with cloud cover. yesterday i was scraping my windshield, covered with ice. this morning, not the case. nonetheless we'll be looking for these numbers to continue to drop right before sunrise, which is at about 7:24. at 35 in concord. 31 in santa rosa. a live look outside. it's chilly. numbers coming up a bit more today. lots of sunshine on tap. good morning, alexis. >> good morning. looking at mass transit options for today. yesterday we had limited service, today getting back to normal. increasing through some agencies. ace rail is back to normal service today. yesterday, they had no service. b.a.r.t., limited commute through january 2nd. that means training are running every 10, 15 minutes. muni, limited express service, basically this entire week. check before you go. we have one blocking collision in concord. a look at that coming up next. >>> scary moment fors a look at that coming up next. >>> scary moment for for an ube driver this weekend when a person pulled out a gun. matt keller is at sfpd headquarters with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. san francisco police say they picked up this shooting on their shots spotter. this was really frightening for this uber driver who has no idea why he was targeted. listen to what he says happened. >> she tahe take out the gun, ht me. fortunate lit buly the bullet p front of my pace. >> reporter: the 31-year-old's window was shattered into pieces. the bullet hole still clearly visible. the afghan refugee did not want to give his real name. the father of two lives in sacramento but was driving for uber around 3:00 saturday morning when he said a man followed him for a few blocks on foot before running to his window and firing. san francisco police say the uber driver did file a report but they do not have leads or suspects. the driver also filed a report with uber. a company representative said they are relieved the driver is okay. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> a senior facebook employee faces charges this morning for allegedly soliciting sex from an underage girl. 38-year-old dov katz was arrested last week for trying to have sex with a girl he thought was 15 years old. she was really an undercover cop. >>> san francisco police are trying to find out who stole a giant menorah from a park. the theft happened over the weekend at washington square park in the north beach neighborhood. >> reporter: the menorah is a symbol of joy, peace, light for the jewish community and beyond. on this third night of hanukkah, these menorahs stand in place of a larger one stolen from washington square park. >> for somebody to in suc public space take a symbol that means joy, they must be in a dark space. >> reporter: this photo shows the 6-foot, 100-pound menorah in the park last year. this isn't all that was taken this year. >> they cut the wires on the lights so we had to restring the tree, and then lo and behold, they took the menorah. >> with all the crime going on in the city, this doesn't have to be a priority, but it should be in regards to it's the holiday right now. >> reporter: san francisco police are looking into it and surveillance cameras from nearby businesses could offer valuable clues. it was lit christmas eve, but a rabbi realized it was gone on sunday. the dark act didn't stop this community from celebrating the festival of lights. >> those people put a lot of work into putting it there and they put a lot of work into their religion, so it's not cool. >> reporter: whatever the outcome, the gatherers say the message of the menorah prevails. from washington square park in san francisco, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> we are tracking developing news in the east bay. pleasant hill police veiling a shooting at a popular mall. no innocent bystanders were hit. this happened at the cross roads shopping center around 9:00 last night. the mall was open for business when someone opened fire shattering windows. several businesses were hit including a barbecue restaurant and a starbucks. witnesses tell police that the shooter and victim took off. no word on a possible motive for that shooting. >>> in chattanooga, three people were injured when someone set off fireworks inside of the store. people thought they heard gunshots. they started running. none of the injuries are considered serious. >>> security guards at a mall in ft. worth, texas placed the mall on lockdown after at least 100 teen there's were involved in fights. dozens of police officers including s.w.a.t. help break up the brawls. police responded of gunfire inside of the mall no one was seriously hurt. four teens received citations. >>> expect more security at bay area malls. police are investigating fights at malls across the u.s. from new jersey to ohio and colorado. violence and chaos broke out at more than a dozen shopping malls yesterday. police are now investigating whether social media was used to plan some of those fights. it's not clear if those brawls in different cities are related. >>> muni riders will be paying more in the new year. on the new year the price goes from $86 to $91 a month for an adult price. cash fares will rise. muni drivers want people to move away from cash and on to digital means of payment. it's a more efficient way to collect fares which leads to streamlined service. >>> an astronomer credited with concepting our universe died. veerra rudolph she was 88. she had the theory that some other force was at work, mainly dark matter. she was the second female astronomer elected to the u.s. national academy of sciences. >>> new details this morning about the russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday. one of the plane's flight recorders has been found. the recorder was brought ashore in sochi. all 92 people on board were killed. russia held a day of mourning for the victims yesterday. the plane was carrying dozens of red army choir singers to for troops. it was more likely pilot error or plane failure that crash. >>> the plane t soccer players last month ran out of fuel. it circled the airport for minutes before crashing. the pilots were criticized for not asking for priority landing because they were low on fuel. >>> firefighters had to rescue a man whose boat capsized in san mateo county. it happened at pigeon point. the man made it to a cliffside. rescuers brought him to shore and brought him to the hospital no word on his condition. >>> a man in the monterey county jail is going to great lengths to steal candy. police caught 42-year-old lloyd frazier trying to take candy, food and beer from a 7-eleven store in salinas. officers arrived to find frazier inside the store holding a garbage bag filled with not money but items from the shelves including candy. frazier faces burglary charges. >>> it is news that sent shockwaves through raider nation. and today derek carr will have surgery on his broken leg. he went down with the injury in the blowout loss to the colts on saturday. he will be out 6 to 8 weeks. the super bowl in five weeks. despite the season-ending surgery, the team is confident they can make a playoff run. >> it's a tough game. it's all about the team, about us moving on with the next opportunity. pulling together as a group of men, being unselfish and sacrificing for each other. all of those things. doesn't change regardless of who it is. >> i think our script said the raiders lost. they won. backup matt mcgloin will start next sunday against the broncos. >>> good morning to you. starting out with cloud cover helping us stay warm their morning despite the freeze warning in effect from the national weather service for our north and east bay valleys. also the salinas valley. the areas highlighted in purple, you can see temperatures at or around freezing or below. i think with that cloud cover t probably won't happen. yesterday we saw 20s up in the north bay. 34 in santa clara. 35 in saratoga. 33 in lafayette. we are certainly looking at cold numbers. freezing cold, sunny and cool afternoons right on through the week. in fact, by friday, things could lead to a little bit of rain shower activity over the weekend. not totally convinced with this yet. it's the same area of listow pressure that wanted to bring us rain on christmas that didn't materialize. today, sunny skies, mid to upper 50 s. 60s, feeling like spring by the end of the week. good morning, alexis. >> that is sounding nice. i know a lot of folks are off from work and school and can enjoy that. if you have to head back into work today. no major issues. lighter than average volumes, good news in concord. southbound 680 before concord avenue, earlier two-car crash that did totally clear that little backup from highway 4 is gone. south of there, once you make it into walnut creek, southbound 680 moving along fine. new activity on 580 in the dublin area. we'll look at that coming up. >>> thank you. coming up, we told you about the increases in the new year for minimum wage and muni, but there's a whole lot more to there's a whole lot more to cover including a c car seats. >>> the million dollar heist and this moment when one of the thieves got hurt. >>> and abc 7 news now showing >>> and abc 7 news now showing us a beautiful view of the bay oooh. wowww. there it is. >>> and abc 7 news now showing us a beautiful view of the bay it's the red tag sales event and people are excited to bring in the new year with a new chevrolet. i'm a huge chevy fan. how would you feel about starting 2017 in a new chevy? it sounds wonderful. honestly, i would take any one. oh heck yeah! i want to get one tomorrow. fantastic! turn it on, let's go. during the red tag sales event get two deals in one. find your tag for an average total value over ninety-six hundred dollars on chevy silverado all stars. hurry, the red tag sales event ends january 3rd. >>> we are less than a week away from some new laws taking effect. here are two. powdered alcohol will be banned in california. the making, selling and buying of it. anyone in violation faces a $500 fine. >>> also new, salons and barbershops will be able to legally serve customers a glass of wine or beer without a permit as long as the drink is free. >>> meanwhile, a new law also starting on january 1st, changes and rules about children and car seats. kids under age 2 will be required to use a rear facing car seat. children who weigh more than 40 pounds will be exempted. >>> the corridor bus rapid transit project in san francisco is one step closer to be finalized. the project would create a dedicated bus line from 34th to 26th avenue where the lane would run in the center to just past arwello boulevard. then back to the sides of geary. the final environmental impact report was released this month. riders could save 20 minutes per round trip. >>> surveillance video shows the moment three suspects broke into a store in new york. look at this. they stole millions of dollars in furs. one of the suspects probably has a large bump on their head. the thieves broke in to dennis basso high-end fur store early saturday morning. surveillance video shows they used a rock to gain entry. watch closely on your screens. the door actually kind of falls down and whacks one of those guys on the head. it was part of the doorframe. the suspects made off with at least 20 of the stores most expensive furs. >>> the day after christmas traditionally known as a big day for returns, that trend may be changing. abc 7 news was at the target yesterday along with a lot of shoppers. hundreds lined up before the store even opened at 7:00 a.m. they say the deals are too good to miss. store management noticed. >> it's a big, big sales day. there's always talk about it's a big return day. from a sales perspective, it's a really big day. people will be buying deal force holiday and buying holiday storage and stocking back up for the house after entertaining. >> that manager told us he expects to see a higher number of returned items over the next week and a half, not in a single day spike. >>> retailers brought in less inventory this holiday season. so though there will be great after christmas sales, they will not be lasting long. sales of sweaters and other winter clothes that usually last until early february are expected to be for the most part wrapped up by late january. if you want bedding or exercise equipment, wait until a few days. and kipplinger says among the best deals are in 4k hdtvs, prices will be cut by as much as 50%. now may be a good time to get a new tv set. >> in today's gma first look, an incredible story of survival. a mom walked 26 miles to help find help for her family after they got stranded in a snowy grand canyon. this morning she is talking about what it took to survive. matt gutman has the story. >> in this morning's gma first look, karen klein, her husband derek, and their 10-year-old son isaac set out on a family trip to the grabbed canyon. their gps serving as their guide. >> we were thinking, it doesn't seem right. but this is the way it is telling us to go. >> reporter: they were in the midst of a storm and their car got stuck. so she slogged back to the main road where she had hoped to flag someone down or find a cell phone signal. finally walking 30 miles for 30 hours with a pulled groin muscle, she noticed a cab din near the entrance to the park. she broke a window, crawled in, and collapsed. >> i kept thinking this is not how my life is supposed to end. >> reporter: finally emergency responders on snowmobiles were able to locate eric and isaac's car and tracked karen to the cabin. up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have more on this story. i'm matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >>> the sierra avalanche center reporting moderately dangerous avalanche conditions. back country travelers are urged to use caution. you can see how the newer snow has broken off from the layer below. >>> let's get over to lisa argen in for mike tracking the weather at home. >> good morning, nice and chilly once again. north bay and east bay valleys, live doppler 7. cloud cover moved in while you were sleeping. still looking at temperatures hovering around 32 degrees. for lafayette, santa rosa, also down through mill valley. notice we're in the upper 30s hayward in oakland. it's cooler in concord, 37 in livermore. warmer by the water. slightly warmer by the north bay. it feels cold. it took a long time to warm up yesterday. today you'll notice the change. upper 50s. look at what happens on wednesday. 60s by hayward and fremont over into concord on thursday. and this forecast model wants to bring in a little rain come saturday into new year's eve, new year's day. not quite sure we'll see much of it. but we'll keep you updated day-to-day. in terms of your lows, looking at santa rosa, average low is 36. we're forecasting temperatures back into the 20s due to the clear sky. remember this morning we have the cloud cover that helps us stay insulated. this afternoon, few high clouds 59 in san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast, warming it up each and every day. clouding up, cooling off, some rain over the weekend. >>> still not too much happening in the traffic department, as you would guess. a lot of folks off for the holiday. zoom nothing castro valley. a mattress in the middle lanes, north downed 238 ramp to westbound 580. minor issue, but not something you want to run over. i did mention a problem in the tri valley. the dublin area, westbound 508 at isabel avenue, we have reports of a collision in the slow lane. looks like that came and went in the last few minutes. all lanes should be back open. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, 7 minutes. walnut creek to highway 13, 9 minutes. we'll talk the bay bridge toll plaza commute next. >>> thousands showed up to a party after a dad's facebook invite exploded on social media. this is ruby garcia, she celebrated her 15th berth day yesterday. a lot of media was there yesterday and a lot people turned up. her dad invited everyone to the gathering, he meant to invite friends and family. all these people showed up to the party and ruby said she was very happy. i'm glad they had enough food and the venue was large enough. >> she looks great. >>> you can't have a parade without marching bands. this drum silicon valley is getting read i do shine in the rose parade. they are the best of the best alumni from the drum and bugle corps summer program age 15 to 25. >> it's like a family reunion. some of these people i haven't seen in years. it's like old-times. like we never left. >> it's only the second time the drum and bugle corps will perform at the tournament of roses parade in pasadena. you can watch the rose parade monday january 2nd at 8:00 a.m. >>> coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >>> here's one thing we would all love to have, free coffee. something the morning team would cherish. the deal starbucks is offering through the new year. through the new year. you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? it's dry... your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and... ...keeps you up to 100% flake free head and shoulders' dry scalp care >>> 5:25. here are the seven things you need to know before you go. number one, developing news out of pleasant hills. police are investigating a shooting at the crossroads shopping center. several businesses were hit. witnesses tell us police -- tell police that the shooter and the victim took off right after the incident. no word yet on what led up to the shooting. >>> a sacramento uber driver narrowly escaping being shot to death in san francisco. it was early sat morning when the driver said someone came up and fired into his driver's side window he has no idea why he was targeted. police say they did pick up the shooting on their shots spotter. >>> number three, raiders quarterback derek carr is scheduled to have surgery on his broken leg today. he went down with the injury saturday afternoon in the win over the colts. carr will be out six to eight weeks. >>> number four, freezing cold temperatures. a freeze warning for north bay and east bay valleys until 9:00. temperatures hovering in or around 32 degrees. we have sunny skies on the way and slightly warm their afternoon. >>> number five, still have some light volume, live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is as many vehicles as we had the entire day yesterday. it is busy eout there. westbound albany to the maze, in the green. >> number six, san francisco muni raising its fares beginning january 1st. monthly adult passes going from $86 to $91. cash fares will rise 25 cents each. muni says they want people to move to digital means of payment. >>> number seven, wondering what to do with all the fruitcake you got for the holidays? today is the day to enjoy it. it's national fruitcake day. it's a holiday gift giving tradition for many years. eat up and post pictures using the #nationalfruitcakeday. >> we would love a free cup of coffee especially at this hour. you may be in luck. starbucks is giving away a free tall espresso drink from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. each day at 100 of its coffee houses. they're calling it pop up cheer parties. the store locations change each day and are post the on the starbucks cheer website. >>> 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., that's too late. try 1:00 to 2:00 a.m. then we're in business. >>> we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the christmas tradition ruined for hundreds of people who wanted tamales for christmas. >>> and the controversy at the site of a deadly crash in the south bay. south bay. why family members are upset by >>> good morning. thank you for being here. it's tuesday, december 27th. 5:30 in the a.m. i'm natasha zouves. i'm jessica castro. along with jessica smith. lisa, you're here with us this morning. good to see you again. >> not bringing warm weather yet. we will have to wait until this afternoon for that. we have a freeze warning for the north bay valleys until 9:00. 39 in oakland. 41 in fremont. 31 by the delta. 34 in liverm 40s noontime. upper 50s by this afternoon with more sunshine. >>> all right. we're still doing just fine if you are just about to head out on the roads this morning. here's a live look at golden gate bridge. very light vol

, finland and guatemala. abc 7 news reporter jessica castro has a closer look. >> reporter: all of these victims were young, and they have something in common. they all loved the arts, and i want to show you new pictures that we've received of david klein, 24 years old. he lived in oakland, and recently graduated from uc berkeley in computer science. his brother in a statement wrote, quote, david was an incredible man and an amazing brother, a perfect son and an inspiring friend to everyone who was fortunate enough to have him in their lives. he described david as, quote, kind, open, non-judgmental and excited about life. his brother signed the note, quote, david, we love you forever. 32-year-old donna kellogg recently graduated from san francisco state. she was an avid drummer and loved the outdoors and cooking. brandon chase witnouer described by friends on facebook as a talented mourn yafn the 32-year-old lived in cities across california and abroad in nicaragua for two years. one friend wrote he what is a genuine guy. travis huff, 35 years old on facebook and friends describe him as

if you're not a customer. >>> good morning. i'm jessica castro. we have developing news in the southbound. authorities are investigating a pair of suspicious fires along highway 101 in san jose. one fire started after 1:00 a.m. near story road. three to four palm trees were burning. flames spread to a nearby caltrans storage unit. firefighters had to put out another brush fire along 101, as well, about a half mile away. arson investigators do believe the fires were intentionally set. they are still investigating. >>> let's talk weather. it's the last day of 2016. hi, lisa. >> hey, jessica, good morning to you. here's a live doppler 7. a few very, very light scattered showers from southern marin down to the peninsula. sfo reported a shower. this system continues to track to the south. highs today under partly cloudy skies, 56 in oakland, 54 in palo alto, and the accuweather seven-day forecast, a little wet into the new year. >> lisa, thank you. >>> the news continues with "good morning america. ♪ >>> it is already next year in new zealand. they launched their fireworks a short

, december 20. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. >> we have jessica castro. we have alexis smith, and meteorologist mike nicco bringing a cold start. >> there is frost again this morning. watch out for the black ice that we had yesterday. it is quiet. we will jump into the day planner by looking at mount tamalpais and how clear it is. a few high clouds are possible but not so many starting off in the mid-30, and upper 50s at 4:00 and mid-40s to nearly 50 degrees at 7:00. it is a "spare the air" and i will look at the air quality and what to expect. alexis? >> i have had no reports of black ice yet this morning. if i do hear i will let you know. southbound 680 through walnut creek has no delays. we had a terrible commute yesterday. we hope for a better day today. we see mostly green on the remark. i will head to the travel valley westbound 205 to 580, with 31 miles per hour average out of the tracy. >> breaking news from the live desk. >> the breaking news is one persons with arrested minutes ago after using a tow truck to take california highway patrol on a chase through th

. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui with jessica castro and meteorologist mike nicco and alexis smith, our traffic reporter. >> we will start with you, first, and then to alexis. >> okay, good morning, everyone. we will talk about the cloud cover. i have it on live doppler hd and the radar returns. a few sprinkles are possible. the big deal today, more sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures are in the mid-40s this morning. to mid-50s at noon. to mid or upper 50s at 4:00. we have chances of rain ahead. alexis? >> this is what reggie was talking about a problem in menlo park. a tree is down on the southbound 101 off ramp to westbound willow road. it is highway 114 in the area. it sounded like a big tree but the fire department is cutting it up. c.h.p. right now issued a sig-alert since the ramp is closed. it is a busy area. >> now the sig-alert in menlo park. matt? >> we have good news. the exit ramp from southbound 101 to westbound willow road is open. c.h.p. had the van towed away. c.h.p. is wrapping up the investigation. the ramp is open. the minivan ran into a tree. th