the race for the white house heating up ahead of next week's primary election in new hampshire. now, at five, the reason republican candidates are now declining to participate in a debate. a clean sweep in the south bay. >> what you need to know about traffic on the freeways before heading out on your wednesday morning commute. >> another obstacle on the streets of san francisco? check out a sinkhole that opened up in the city, causing problems for drivers and cable cars and a series of systems are lining up and heading toward the bay area. >> we're taking a look ahead at what's to come this weekend. >> good morning. welcome to wednesday, january 17th. >> good morning, and let's start with a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. drew got a little rain last night where i live. what's going on today? >> yeah, we'll get a couple of dry days here. gloria and reggie will find that today. we'll

start out with morning cloud cover. some dense fog giving way to sunshine. it's cloudy from the exploratorium. camera the showers from yesterday. they're out of here. so we do have dry weather developing over the next 48 hours, but fog is an issue. i was just chatting with sue moments ago and we do have some thick pockets, especially in the north bay and through the delta right now. that is where we see visibility in some spots right around a mile. so we're going to have that first thing this morning before it breaks down for sunshine temperatures right now we're starting out in the low and mid 50s thanks to that cloud cover overhead. outside at san jose. mostly cloudy right now. we'll have a lot of cloud cover early on, but we'll have sunshine really breaking through here for the afternoon, so the afternoon is quite bright. we'll have mild conditions going into the upper 50s and lower 60s, but an active pattern is setting up here starting on friday and through early next week. we'll talk about our rain chances in a few minutes, but let's say hi to sue and see how the commute is doing. >> good morning. and yes, that fog really affected my drive coming from san rafael, especially through southern marin in mill valley. it's right

down on the deck of the road, so use extra caution. of course, no bright headlights if you're stuck in that thick fog. also in the richmond-san rafael bridge and areas near livermore, you're going to see your visibility hampered by the fog. not here on the east shore freeway. in fact, traffic is light and flowing nicely into the macarthur maze. and we'll take a look at some of your drive times. already heavy coming off the altamont pass. tracy into dublin for about a 40 minute drive. highway four is looking good into concord. and there's your drive from san rafael across the golden gate. looking good under 20 minutes. >> all right. thank you. so much, sue. first lady doctor jill biden is in san francisco today as part of a west coast fundraising trip for her husband's campaign. she'll be at an event in the city today. she'll head to southern california later tonight and then return to the bay area tomorrow for another fundraiser in sonoma county. meanwhile president biden is clearly watching the republican race after donald trump's victory in iowa. biden shared a message for the candidates. you know, it's kind of funny.

>> all these republican candidates in the primary trying to beat donald trump. i'm still the only person to ever beat donald trump, and i'm looking forward to it again for the good of this country, republicans are now setting their sights on new hampshire with a primary in less than a week away. >> the republican debate that was planned ahead of the new hampshire primary has been canceled because of a lack of participation. the decision came after donald trump declined the offer to join the debate. former un ambassador nikki haley declined to go unless trump joined, and that left only florida governor ron desantis confirmed. here's abc news reporter lionel moise with the latest. that's who i'm running against. >> there is nobody else i need to debate. i have had five strong debates and have done plenty of them, he can't hide forever. >> trump fresh off his landslide win in iowa, now focusing his attacks on haley, who's been surging in the polls in new hampshire. trump last night hitting haley on taxes and

social security. >> she's not tough enough. nikki haley supported a brutal 23% national sales tax, which is a disaster, by the way. why she did it. and that's why some people will call her the nikki new tax. i don't i don't think that's particularly good. >> haley's campaign slamming trump, depicting him as a bully and a liar. meanwhile, ron desantis, after his second place finish in iowa, touted his record on tax cuts while speaking in new hampshire last night. >> and i think what i represent is somebody that has delivered on those key conservative policies. >> abc's rachel scott spoke to voters in the granite state, where independents can vote in next week's primary. >> basically, i'm up in the air about what i'm going to support trump or haley. >> well, i think nikki haley is a nice girl. i think she's very smart, but she won't touch trump. haley is also making headlines after being asked on fox whether being a woman of color hurts her chances at winning the nomination. >> we're not a racist country,

brian. we've never been a racist country. our goal is to make sure that today is better than yesterday. are we perfect? no. >> today trump is expected back in a new york courtroom for his defamation trial involving writer e jean carroll. she is expected to take the stand. the jury is deciding whether damages should be awarded for comments trump made about carroll's sexual assault allegations. he was already found liable for sexually abusing her. lionel moise abc news, new york the race to represent california's 16th congressional district is heating up, with former san jose mayor sam liccardo winning a major endorsement. >> our local government s need a national partner so that we are addressing these issues from every angle, and that partner is sam liccardo is one of several candidates vying to take representative anna eschew seat, a political science expert from sjsu says liccardo, along with santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and state assembly

member evan low, are emerging as favorites as the primary election is march fifth, the to fight uh- to fight a rise in violent crime, oakland is looking to resurrect a gun violence prevention program that ended before the pandemic, and new data from an audit is helping the cause. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland is here in the studio now. >> reggie, that new audit says the program, known as operation ceasefire, saved lives. it was introduced ten years ago and became a national model for tackling gun violence. it focused attention on a small group of individuals and gangs, and also established programs like job training, counseling and social services. the audit, done in collaboration with several groups, suggests that the data driven operation ceasefire worked. according to the city of oakland, there was a 42% drop in homicides from 2012 to 2017. they say that means around 140 lives saved. but then came the pandemic and shift away

from ceasefire. james burch with the anti-police terror project, says he supports the comeback of ceasefire. >> they would be looking at best practices from across the country to ensure that the programs that are invested in and implemented in the city of oakland are based on the best available data. >> they, um, proceed to kind of really posture and kind of threaten them that if they don't change their behavior, that there's going to be that they're going to be, you know, held accountable. >> but not everyone wants to see the program return. george galvez, the director of communities united for restorative youth justice, says among other things, the program unfairly targeted black and brown men. former former oakland mayor libby schaaf, who was in office when operation ceasefire ended, tweeted yesterday afternoon that while she thinks the audit failed to consider the pandemic's impact on crime in the city, she supports the efforts to revitalize the program. live in studio lena howland abc seven news.

>> and a water main break is to blame for a sinkhole in san francisco's financial district. so take a look at this video right here. water from the pipe shot up to ten feet into the air after the break at california and montgomery streets overnight, the sinkhole is right next to a cable car line, but the line does not appear to be affected. nearby homes and businesses may experience low water pressure or even service interruptions, as crews work to repair that break and city workers are inspecting trees in golden gate park after a massive eucalyptus fell onto five vehicles. the incident happened on monday, trapping 11 people in their cars. now it's not clear how long the process will take as the city's tree crew consists of only 25 people and there are nearly 27,000 trees in golden gate park, experts say the trees of any age or species can fail, so proper maintenance is very important by taking off the

weight of the branches. >> as we like to say, creating windows in a tree. it allows the wind to go through those branches and not put the pressure on on the branches. >> and arborists say that eucalyptus trees are susceptible to falling because they're top heavy and their root system is shallow. >> in the south bay, drivers need to be prepared for some delays on one of the bay area's busiest roadways because of lane restriction, caltrans is going to be cleaning up highway 101 from 13th street in san jose. all the way up to shoreline boulevard in mountain view. they'll be on the southbound side in the morning and then go in the afternoon to the northbound side. the work will be going on each day this week, with a focus on the center divider and the shoulder. >> i know some some motorists probably see like these large weeds and the center divider. or they see some, you know, debris from a crash or a blown out tire . our crews are going to go out there and they're going to clean all that up. >> the work is supposed to start

at 9:00 this morning and wrap up by 4:00 in the afternoon. if all goes as planned, caltrans will be done with this on friday. >> 509 we'll look at the golden gate bridge camera this morning where the roads are still wet. after our showers yesterday, but the rain is done today. we're dry, but we do have some fog out there, dense in spots this morning in the north bay. the morning commute will feature that fog in areas early on. it's a pretty cloudy start to our day. temperatures in the upper 40s to the lower 50s, but as we head into the afternoon, we'll see brighter conditions prevail. here's future weather showing you all that cloud cover left over from our system yesterday. we'll see it break down. that fog will exit by about 1:02 p.m. we have mostly sunny skies. upper 50s to lower 60s for daytime highs and we'll keep partly cloudy conditions through the evening as well. highs today will go to about 59 in the city. the same in oakland, 63 in san jose, 62 in vallejo, 59 in santa rosa. hit about 61. in antioch with brighter skies. this afternoon. now taking a look at

the three day forecast, we get two days here where we have dry conditions. it's morning clouds of sunshine on your wednesday. tomorrow though, clouds do roll back in here. it's a mostly cloudy thursday, but thursday is dry. however friday in the afternoon and in the evening showers do return and that sets the stage for several days of rain. reggie, we'll talk about what to expect over the weekend. coming up in about nine minutes. >> drew thank you. still ahead, an arctic blast continues to grip much of the country. many states sitting at subzero temperatures this morning. >> yeah, it's cold out there and lucky to be alive. we're hearing from the man who is ejected from an rv ■while driving on the highway. he explains what happened from his hospital bed. >> patients will be the name of the game when you are catching a flight at sfo. the improvement project now impacting flights, and that's going to continue for the next several months

to oncoming traffic and actually survive. the crash happened on

monday on the i-14 freeway in santa clarita. cordell patrick says his wife was driving when he noticed something was not right when he got up to use the restroom and that's when things got scary. >> i got thrown out a vehicle, an rv, going 60 miles an hour. so you were a passenger in the rv? i was a passenger. my wife was driving. my wife was driving. thousand trails, uh- rv resort, menifee were coming back just a two hour drive. i had i had to get up to use the restroom. that's the only reason my seatbelt was unbuckled. okay, i was getting up to use the restroom when i got up, i noticed that we weren't going straight. we were going sideways toward the median. she had fallen asleep. she had fallen asleep. so as i reached to grab the steering wheel, we had impact and i was thrown out the window. >> so scary. well patrick ended up on the other side of the center divider. an oncoming car swerved to avoid hitting him, and he's now recovering in the hospital with multiple broken bones, severe scrapes, and burns

across his body. but good thing he's okay. >> the faa now says two people died when a plane crash off the san mateo county coast sunday. a woman's body was found by the crew of a commercial fishing boat near the crash site. hours after the search for survivors. she's been identified as 27 year old emma wilmer chiles of san francisco. the other person has not been found, the san mateo county sheriff's office says the plane took off from the east bay. the ntsb is leading that investigation for passengers on board the alaska airlines flight. when a door panel blew out mid-air. are now suing the airline and boeing. the complaint accuses alaska airlines of flying the plane over land, even though alaska decided it was too unsafe to fly over the ocean. it also accuses boeing of delivering a faulty door plug. the passengers say they suffered from intense fear, distress and physical pain. boeing and alaska airlines have not commented on the lawsuit. >> a federal judge is blocking

jetblue from acquiring spirit airlines. the justice department sued last year, saying the merger would result in higher fares and also fewer choices for travelers. and yesterday, the judge agreed. jetblue and spirit airlines are now evaluating their next steps. the supreme court is deciding not to get involved in the legal battle between apple computers and epic games. the fortnite creator filed a lawsuit against apple in 2020, claiming apple's app store is a monopoly. the lower court ruled that apple's app store does not violate u.s. antitrust law, but does violate california's unfair competition law. apple is now required to make changes to its app store. >> google will lay off hundreds of workers from its advertising sales team, the cuts come less than a week after it said it would eliminate 700 bay area jobs across several departments. we don't know yet how many local workers will be affected in this round of layoffs, according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. the cuts come as google looks to make structural changes within the company. >> this morning, samsung will be

celebrating the new launch of the s20 for galaxy phone at the sap center. the new unpacking event will feature a new era in mobile ai. the launch will center around samsung's incorporation of artificial intelligence in the galaxy phone. new optimizations will include how ai can help save battery life, voice assistant capable stories, and also tools to help enhance photos. the launch will kick off starting at 10:00. >> extreme weather has taken a deadly turn from the south to the northeast, at least nine deaths being blamed on the arctic conditions means below zero wind chill temperatures are expected to in some areas this morning. abc news reporter andrew dymburt has more now on the record. snowfall this morning. >> the record setting arctic blast gripping much of the country has turned deadly in the south. at least six people have now died in tennessee as a result of the extreme conditions. 11in of snow falling in knoxville, wind chills plunging to 15 below zero. in

alabama, ice covered roads made driving nearly impossible. all these cars left stranded after sliding off the road. this tractor trailer outside birmingham swerving in all directions before jackknifing into the guardrail, and this truck sliding down a driveway after it was put in park in chicago, where it felt like 30 below zero. fires were lit under these train tracks to keep them free of snow and ice. tesla vehicles were lining up at this charging station in chicago. owners say they had trouble charging their batteries in the extreme cold. at least ten electric cars were reportedly towed from this charging station in the rockies. new avalanche warnings in colorado after a series of deadly snow slides in neighboring states. new video shows the moment bob tillotson was rescued from an avalanche in utah. rescuers digging through feet of snow, finally saving tillotson after about 15 minutes. but it appears no one can match buffalo for snowfall totals. another three feet of lake effect snow is expected by tomorrow night, on top of the

40in that forced the bills game to be postponed over the weekend. meanwhile in the nation's capital, fun and games on the national mall as people enjoyed a rare blast of winter. it's a lot of fun. >> i've been waiting a long time . >> andrew dymburt abc news, new york. thanks andrew. >> you look at the nationwide map again. calif for the bay area really sticks out right now. it's 54 degrees and that is one of the warmest spots. even miami is feeling a little bit of this cooler weather. it's 65 there right now. we anticipate a dry day today. we have a lot of cloud cover early on this morning. some pockets of fog, the cloud cover breaks down. the fog will lift for a sunny afternoon. by 4 p.m. we'll have those temperatures going into the upper 50s and the lower 60s. enjoy the break from the rain today it is dry. morning clouds to sun 63. in san jose. we'll hit 59 in both the city and oakland, the same in napa, 61 in concord, 60. the high in san rafaelw overght tonight, we'll see clouds build back in,

but overnight is dry. it's just going to lead to a mostly cloudy thursday. overnight we'll have temperatures in the 40s and in the 50. so today and tomorrow are dry. but rain is back in the forecast on friday. here's future weather friday evening. our next front is going to move through here. that is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. but this opens the storm door for several rounds of rain at times it could be heavy over the weekend and early next week. this is rainfall starting friday through monday, and you can see northern california looks to get soaked. we're watching areas along the coast and in the north bay very closely over the weekend, because they have been highlighted for an increasing risk of excessive rainfall. sunday into monday. those are the two days we're watching very closely where we could have some rises on our streams, even on our rivers, could have some localized flooding. so just know that sunday and monday are the two days where we could have the heaviest rainfall. now here's the accuweather seven day forecast. next seven days for you. it's clouds. the sun today dry tomorrow, but pretty cloudy. the showers move back here

friday evening and then it's a wet weekend ahead. sunday and monday we've increased it to a level two. on the storm impact scale for that heavy rain and those gusty winds. >> sue good morning and we've got some wetrillionoads and fog for a lot of our commuters. this morning. this is a live shot of walnut creek and it's looking good. no fog here. traffic is moving those taillights headed in the southbound direction right at the 24 junction 24 all the way through the caldecott and into oakland. and eventually towards the bay bridge. if that's your destination, everybody's looking good up to the north bay. we had reports of pretty thick fog on the richmond-san rafael bridge, at least at the toll plaza. it's not down at road level and traffic is light for about an eight minute drive. getting from ritchie and over towards san quentin and san rafael. you can see overall we are green on our sensors, which is good. we do have slowing over the altamont pass. it's about a 40 minute drive from tracy, up and over the altamont into livermore, where the fog is down on 580. so

use extra care. >> all right. thank you so much, sue. well, coming up, the seven things to know this morning. and we've been hearing about this for a long time from city hall. >> now it actually may be starting to happen. what we're learning about the first empty office building in downtown san francisco. so that's on track to becoming a housing

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dry as well, but showers return to the forecast on friday and we're in store for a wet weekend ahead. >> and number two, following your wednesday morning drive with a look at the easter freeway starting to fill in but traffic still moving at a pretty good clip. no delays here, no fog here, fog and slick roads. could be the key for your morning drive this morning at number three. >> leaders in oakland are once again debating how to attack an end gun violence in the city. they're considering ramping back up the so-called operation ceasefire program that helped cut down on crime in the two years, excluding the years leading up to the pandemic. number four, be prepared for

some delays in the south bay. >> caltrans cleaning up highway 101 from 13th street in san jose to shoreline boulevard in mountain view. that work starts at nine this morning and five people in san francisco's financial district may experience low water pressure or interrupted water service as a water main break causes small sinkhole at california and montgomery streets, and crews are working on repairs right now. number six san francisco rec and park will start inspecting trees around golden gate park to identify potential hazards. that's coming after a large tree uprooted and crushed five cars on monday, trapping 11 people. it's unclear how long this process will take. >> and number seven, the theme of this year's chinese new year festival and parade in san francisco, will be embracing the dragon within. the grand marshal will be actress, rapper and comedian awkwafina, and the festivities will run from january 28th through march 3rd. the parade is scheduled for february 24th. >> i'm so excited for awkwafina.

a plan is in the works to convert a historic office tower in san francisco into apartments , the san francisco chronicle reports that forge development is set to spend $70 million for the humboldt bank building on market street for development, wants to convert the 19 story tower into 120 apartments with retail space on the ground level . if approved, forge wants to start construction this year and open to residents in 2025. last year, city planning officials passed an office to residential conversion plan. 34% of downtown office space is now empty, with many employees continue to work from home post-pandemic, and a major change is in store at sfo. >> so the airport commission voted unanimously to rename the international terminal after late california senator dianne feinstein. the move received strong support from the family and also local dignitaries who attended yesterday's commission meeting, including former mayor willie brown.

>> throughout this country, airports have been named after significant individuals. none, however, will be as significant for me as the action you take to name our airport in san francisco after senator dianne feinstein, my friend feinstein passed away in september at the age of 90. >> she was the longest serving woman senator in u.s. history and the first woman to serve as mayor of san francisco and a live picture right now from san francisco international airport. pretty quiet out there right now. but if you're flying out of here, you will want to stay patient. one of the runways is now shut down and is not expected to reopen by july first. the five month closure is part of a project to realign and separate two taxiways, so they no longer intersect airport officials say that the reconstruction will make the runways safer, but it could also add 30 to 60 minutes to delays

for the next few months. >> that is going to be a bummer. a new way to fight crime coming up at 530. how departments are using drones to catch criminals, and the effect the new tech is having on recruitment. >> and jason kelce could be calling it quits. the philadelphia eagles football star telling teammates he may be done after their playoff loss on monday. we'll take a look back at his career and recent rise in in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity.

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return of operation ceasefire in the east bay, now at 530. why advocates in oakland believe it can help end gun violence in the city. >> five days later, i get a phone call from them saying they have the incident. documented, but because of manpower shortage, they can't commit to when they're going to come fix

it. >> staffing shortages in vallejo , causing a backlog in public works projects. when neighbors are now saying about the city's leadership. good morning to you. it is wednesday, january 17th, hump day already. reggie >> yes, and meteorologist drew tuma. it feels like groundhog day because it's raining all the time. >> yeah, welcome to january when we expect at least some times of heavy rain. today though thankfully we are going to get a break in the wet weather. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. our front that gave us those evening showers yesterday. that's now pushing off to the south and east. it's a pretty quiet day ahead. we do have pockets of fog though, especially in the north bay and through the delta, so zoom on down. here's visibility. some areas like concord at a mile, petaluma down to a half of a mile. so we're watching those areas closely. we have the cloud cover in place early on, but sunshine breaks out by about lunchtime temperatures though underneath the cloud cover, not too chilly. we're in the low and mid 50s to begin your wednesday, here's a look at how the day

shapes up. we have a lot of cloud cover early on, but the entire day is dry. we'll find sunshine prevailing and in the afternoon it's a bright afternoon and those temperatures quite pleasant in the upper 50s and lower 60s. but more rain is on the way by the end of the week. we'll talk about that in eight minutes. let's check in with sue serna, with traffic and pretty much what roads are the story this morning, along with some dense fog in certain areas of patchy areas around the bay, you may just hit it suddenly. >> so extra caution advise. you can see the golden gate bridge traffic is moving nicely and we've got some sheen on the roadway, so you know it is wet. here's the 880 freeway past oakland coliseum. both directions moving nicely. if you have to head to oakland airport. no delays on southbound or northbound 880 through that particular vicinity. and here's a look at some of your drive times this morning. 680 from highway four. brief ride into walnut creek under ten minutes, 24 all the way into oakland is looking great. and 580 will see some slowing. also, fog westbound. three eastbound as

well through livermore and tracy to dublin, though still about 45 minutes. all right sue, thank you so much. >> and the east bay leaders in oakland are once again debating how to attack and end gun violence in the city. some say these so-called operation ceasefire program was a good solution. in the years leading up to the pandemic. and the city says that data shows it has proven to reduce gun violence. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here in the studio over bringing it back. lena >> gloria, it's been about four years since operation ceasefire was up and running in oakland. before resources got redirected during the pandemic, data from the report shows oakland's homicide rate increased from around. 16 in 2018 in 2022. in response to the audit findings, oakland mayor shan tao has directed city departments to immediately begin efforts to resurrect. operation ceasefire. the oakland program became a national model for

tackling gun violence when first introduced ten years ago, it focused attention on a small group of individuals and gangs and also established programs like job training, counseling, and social services. the audit, done in collaboration with several groups, suggests that. the data driven operation ceasefire worked. according to the city of oakland, there was a 42% drop in homicides. from 2012 to 2017. they say that means around 140 lives saved. here's oakland city council member nikki fortunato bass. >> we are focused on public safety as a priority. we are changing things. that's what this is about. >> they would be looking at best practices from across the country to ensure that the programs that are invested in and implemented in the city of oakland are based on the best available data, and we certainly support that. >> critics of the program say it unfairly targets black and brown communities, and they say that ceasefire autistics are conflated with other programs

run by the department of violence prevention. former oakland mayor libby schaaf, who was in office when operation ceasefire ended, tweeted yesterday that while she thinks the audit failed to consider the pandemic's impact on crime in the city, she supports the efforts to revitalize this program. live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. lena thank you. >> a police department in southern california is relying on drone technology to combat crime. marietta police say they've deployed drones at least 50 times, and they've been successful at catching or tracking suspect ice. officers say the devices are especially effective in the dark. that's because they can pick up heat signatures from people and vehicles, which can help the drone operator easily identify a potential target. the department has five officers who are pilots assigned to their individual drones, 24 seven. >> does this program help with recruitment? i believe it does. >> a lot of our newer officers come equipped with with an awareness of technology, and

some of them even own drones themselves. >> the department doesn't have helicopters, so drones may eventually become the first eyes on a crime scene before an officer can get there. >> there was a small rally over the future of people's park. yesterday's event was billed as an art build and took place on uc berkeley's campus. as the rain might have played a role in the turnout. meanwhile, we are getting a better look at the proposal for. renderings show two buildings on the site. most of the space dedicated to housing for students. currently, uc berkeley supplies housing for only about a quarter of its students. space is also going to be used for about 100 people who were formerly unhoused. >> a new rule in san jose will ensure construction workers don't get cheated out of their hard earned wages, according to the mercury news. the new ordinance would stop developers with unpaid wage violations from building anything in san jose. the new law comes after the 2018

silvery tower scandal, where immigrant workers were forced to build luxury condos downtown. the new rule will go before the city council next week. >> neighbors in vallejo are raising concerns over a water main that has been leaking for weeks. they claim that the water department said it doesn't have enough staffing to fix it. abc seven news reporter ryan curry visited vallejo for a story you'll see only on abc seven. >> you may think the reason indiana and marin streets in vallejo are wet is because of the recentrillionain. it's actually because of this. a water main neighbors here say has been damaged and leaking for weeks. >> yeah, we have a little creek, and, uh, i don't see any fish in it or anything worthwhile, though. you know, sam kirsch says he reported the leak to the vallejo water department six weeks ago. >> but was told shortly after they can't fix it. >> five days later, i get a phone call from them saying they have the incident documented, but because of manpower shortage, they can't commit to

when they're going to come fix it. >> he also tried to bring it to the city's attention. weeks later, he is still waiting for an answer while he waits, he sees the leak getting worse. >> the volumes increased and now the water is traveling about four blocks away down marin. >> sam has tried multiple times to try to get the city to fix this leak, but to him it's more than just standing water in the roadway, he says. itrillionesembles a long history of bad leadership from the city. >> there's a lot of destination uh- this city hires consultants to give them solutions instead of using in-house people, they do everything they can to dance around an issue. >> we reached out to the mayor and other leaders were still waiting to hear back. we went to city hall and security told us no one was available. as we started filming the leak, a city truck drove away. sam says this orange cone and white spray paint was new. today. he fears

the whole street will flood if it doesn't get fixed. he's been living here for over 20 years and says he's never been more frustrated with the state of the city, the geography is beautiful here. >> the climate's beautiful and, you know, it's a hidden gem. but the way it's run is not not good . >> he's thinking about moving elsewhere in vallejo. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> still ahead, the 2024 coachella music festival lineup. we'll tell you which artists will be taking the stage, including the return of a few 90s nostalgia bands, plus times. >> i'm waking up three four in the morning and she's not in bed. she's downstairs, she's working. >> you do not have to love sports to love this story. it's adorable. 40 niners fullback kyle use check talking so proudly about his wife and her now viral work, thanks in large part to taylor swift. we'll show you that sweet response to his wife's sudden fame. but first,

check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. i would wear the fit. >> i absolutely when i saw that picture, reggie online, i was like, that is a cool jacket. even though i have no idea anybody on the chiefs. but we do have the 40 niners forecast in the day ahead. we'll show you that in one second. here's a live look from our abc seven oakland airport camera. the showers are gone. we picked up anywhere from a quarter to a half of an inch of rain yesterday. the taxiways are wet, but we do have a dry day ahead. let's break it down. region by region along the coast this morning we have cloud cover starting out in the low 50s. we'll get you into the upper 50s with increasing sunshine this afternoon around the bay shoreline. we have some pockets of fog in the north bay especially. we have cloud cover early on, but a pretty pleasant afternoon. low 60s with increasing sunshine. and as we head inland, it's a similar forecast. we have a lot of cloud cover this morning, upper 40s to lower 50s right now, but we'll get you into the upper 50s and lower 60s later on this afternoon. now we get two dry days today and tomorrow. today is the brighter of the two days. clouds back here tomorrow and then showers enter the picture friday evening. it's a level

one, but that sets the stage for a pretty active weekend as we take a look at the niners forecast on saturday, we're allowing for a light shower, a kickoff temperature in the upper 50s right around 59 degrees. the heaviestrillionain over the weekend is likely to fall sunday and linger into monday. we'll show you that coming up in nine minutes on the seven day forecast, but we will be right back. >> this is abc. 724 seven. san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yay! you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> where we are, we are we are, we are, we are we are where you are never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. >> download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching

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here's abc news reporter stephanie ramos in this morning's gma first look. >> new details on the case against accused gilgo beach serial killer suspect rex herman. >> we look forward to proving them in court now charged with the murder of a fourth victim, maureen brainard barnes. >> her daughter. sharing her story for the first time. i'm here to speak for my mom, maureen. >> i was only seven years old when my mother was murdered. her loss drastically changed the trajectory of my life. >> a new filing showing the lengths investigators went to collect the new evidence that led to this additional charge. >> we earlier reported on mitochondrial dna evidence as the three of those hairs we now have nuclear dna results for all five of the hairs. so i'll go through it. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, george stephanopoulos goes one on one with the suffolk county district attorney in a live interview with your gma first

look, i'm stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> all right. thank you so much, stephanie. well, to the big news from the nfl according to multiple reports, philadelphia eagles star center jason kelce is retiring. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt when he says he's done, it's just going to be because he's tired of playing. >> because he's still at the top. this morning, one of the most popular players in the nfl reportedly calling it quits. >> great job jason kelce. run him out of the building, sources tell espn. >> eagles all star center jason kelce intends to retire, making the announcement to his teammates after monday night's loss. well, that looks like a man filled with emotion right now. kelce was visibly emotional after losing to the bucs, ending the eagles season. the 36 year old is the highest paid center in football, playing all 13 of his seasons in philadelphia and winning a super bowl. >> everybody wanted it more and that's why we're up here today, and that's why we're the first team in eagles history to hold that freaking trophy.

>> kelsey's fame skyrocketed in recent years after launching a podcast and starring in a documentary on amazon prime, then of course, jason's younger brother travis is now dating taylor swift. >> it's been a whirlwind. it's been, uh, you know, we've kind of started last year with the podcast and everything, and it's continually built up more and more from the super bowl and, um, you know, my brother's love life, people magazine also named jason one of the sexiest men alive this year. >> at one point this season, his jersey was the top selling among women buyers. >> you've noticed the attention over the past couple of years, right? >> yes. i mean, i think it's completely warranted, but i'm biased. >> kelsey, also known for getting laughs, even dressing up as batman after a game on halloween in his amazon documentary filmed in 2022, kelsey was candid about his concerns as a father with young daughters. >> i am fearful that you know who knows what the impacts of playing football are going to mean, long terme yeah, i have two girls and some people end up getting cte. some guys live

long, healthy lives. i have no idea what's going to happen. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> okay, sticking with this football theme, thanks in large part to taylor swift, the wife of a 40 niners fullback has become the hottest name in fashion. taylor swift wore a custom jacket made by kristen usec to the frigid chiefs game on saturday, and it made quite the splash. so kyle says his wife puts a lot of long hours into making the jackets, and it was really good to see her hard work finally getting recognized. >> some of those jackets, some of them she probably put like 20 hours alone into a single jacket . you know, at first the announcers, you know, they're like, hey, taylor swift can get nike to do anything. and i was like, ah, come on. like we gotta let these people know it was all it was all kristen. um, that was all her. so i was really happy to see her get her credit. >> uh, kristen has been making custom gear for a few years now and is known throughout the nfl for some of her designs. we have the 2024 lineup for the coachella music festival, and this is it. oh the

for this year down in the indio desert are lana del rey, tyler the creator and doja cat. the three day music festival also includes some 90s nostalgia, with sublime and the return of southern california punk band no doubt, led by gwen stefani, who, you remember was just here performing at apec. pre-sale tickets go on sale in just two days, which is friday morning. i mean, i know i'm being shady, but oh boy. i looked at it. i was like, wait, where are the headliners? >> oh, i have a little nostalgia because no doubt was one of the first concerts i ever went to back in like the 90s. so i would be excited for them. i just don't know where they are in the lineup. >> yeah, no, that's that's a fun that's a fun throwback. but we've had. beyonce. beyonce. we've had ariana grande. >> yeah. >> you know. >> yeah i also think no doubt would be great. but i was looking at the lineup and usually you see so many great performers you're like, oh which one would i want to see? i want

to see all these. and they were not that many that i was also that excited about, but also i wonder if it's for younger for, you know, like, that could be because my nephews are super into some of these people like tyler, the creator, j balvin, like they're all into them. so i'm thinking maybe it's a, you know, a younger, i don't know, demographic. >> but also last year, a lot of people were on tour and you have to prepare for coachella, so they probably had no time to put the prep in. so like, you know, i'm gonna take this one off now. i'm gonna take a break. >> honestly, the bottlerock lineup is better and it's closer. >> it's easier to get to it totally is. yeah, but honestly, i think this will still sell out. oh, totally. oh for sure. yeah this morning we are finding some damp roadways. the showers are done. we have leftover moisture on the surface and it is condensing into fog in some spots, like the north bay and through the delta. so we will include a lot of cloud cover early on this morning. it's partly sunny as you go about the next few hours. once that sun is up here shortly after 7 a.m, but we have brighter skies this afternoon. it is quite sunny and those temperatures are very pleasant. we'll go into the

upper 50s and lower 60s. morning clouds. the sun. that's the call for your day. we have no rain in the forecast. leave the rain gear at home. upper 50s, lower 60s for daytime highs. now overnight tonight we'll add more cloud cover to our sky temperatures going into the mid 40s and lower 50s. tomorrow is dry, but showers return here on friday. here's future weather this is our next front coming in here friday evening, which will bring us some rounds of light to moderate rain to finish out the week. but this really opens the door for several chances of rain over the weekend. what i'll do, i'll just put this into motion and you can see saturday we have showers a stronger storm looks to move in here on sunday, lasting into monday, and then we're tracking another system coming in here on tuesday. so the pattern is really progressive. and this rain will add up over the next seven days. the heaviest of the rain right now. how it looks would fall saturday, sunday and into monday. so that's why you can see these totals really ramp up. and we could have some issues especially on monday with all

this accumulating rainfall on our streams and creeks. that's something we'll watch very closely. here's the accuweather seven day forecast today. it's dry clouds the sun. tomorrow it is the cloudier day. when you compare today to tomorrow friday showers are back and then that moves that progressive pattern in here over the weekend. it's a level two for sunday and monday for heavy rain at times. sue >> all right. we're checking out your bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights were just turned on in a slight backup because behind those, looks like a traffic is moving nicely once you get on the span, a few brake lights towards the tunnel and then smooth sailing on the western portion of the bay bridge all the way into san francisco. so far, so good. here's a look at san jose headlights 280 going underneath the 17 overcrossing and which we do have an accident reported north 17. apparently a car overturned from the southbound side to the northbound side, and a little bit of slowing. and that is right near lexington hills. an idlewild headed northbound on 17. gloria,

reggie. >> thanks so much. sue. new at six. why 100% fruit juice is still unhealthy for those trying to lose weight. >> but first, the debate over a controversial measure to ban youth tackle football throughout the state. what a new report says will happen if the bill reaches gover

newsom plans on vetoing the measure if it makes it to his desk. the proposal to ban tackle football for children 12 and under made it out of committee last week and could head to the full assembly for a vote. a rally against the ban is planned for this morning at the state capitol. governor newsom is moving forward with his plan to improve mental health care for california kids. yesterday, the

department of health care services launched its new behavioral health virtual services platform. it includes two free apps for families to use with kids, teens and also young adults and no insurance. >> i've seen firsthand what happens when kids who are struggling don't get the support they need. when issues fester and when they lead to serious injury and self-harm. i've also had the honor of witnessing that when children and families are provided the right support in the right way, including prevention, an early intervention treatment, they are resilient and tough and capable. >> the app is aimed at users 12 and younger. it's called bright life kids and then soluna is for users who are ages 13 through 25. and why don't we shift gears . to talk about the weather? drew, do we need the umbrella today? you can leave it at home, gloria. >> today and tomorrow we get two dry days before pretty active pattern sets up here over the

weekend, live doppler seven, along with satellite. this is our front yesterday that brought us those evening showers. we picked up anywhere from about a quarter to a half of an inch of rain out of that storm. now that's to the south and east of us in southern california. it is a quiet day today. we do have some dense fog in spots. we have a lot of moisture near the surface right now that's condensing in the form of fog. we're less than a mile in petaluma, about a mile and a half in concord. so the delta in the north bay, those are the two areas we're watching closely for that early morning fog. here's how the day breaks down. we have a lot of cloud cover. first thing left over from that storm system yesterday that will break down, the fog will lift. and in the afternoon we'll get a lot of sunshine and it's really pleasant temperature wise. upper 50s to the lower 60s, heading about 59 in the city. the same in oakland, 63 with increasing sunshine and in san jose, 54. in lakeport, 57 in ukiah today, antioch going to about 61 degrees. the three day forecast will show you, though we have dry days today and tomorrow. but then the rain is back on friday. those showers arrive here in the

afternoon and in the evening it's a level one. but over the weekend we'll have a level two. on sunday for the risk of some heavier rain showers. gloria. >> all right, drew, thank you so much. ahead at six, the new protocol in place at some costco stores to stop nonmembers from entering. >> and the city just lost thousands of parking spots because of a new statewide law. what you need to watch for if you're parking on our streets. >> and what the police chief says about rumors he could be on his way to another department after a top job opens up. >> but first, this live look outside. we're coming up on 557, and we'll be right back for another hour of news then we are looking for you. we are the peace corps. with volunteers in more than 60 countries. living together. working together. transforming lives. together. join us.

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