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parade of storms set to start later today. not a parade. >> we're getting creative with a parade. the way we're describing rain, market street. oh my goodness, good morning. it's friday, january 19th. >> happy friday. we got to get some more clarity on this from drew. yeah. >> listen these storms are lined up. they're back to back to back to back. so we're entering a wet pattern that begins later today and will last through the middle part of next week. if you can believe that live doppler seven this morning we are quiet. we are dry. it's this afternoon and the evening hours that will find those showers and downpours. here's our next storm system coming in two waves. first, a warm front this afternoon will spread some light showers and then the cold front this evening will bring about some downpours. it's a level one today for those downpours, some gusty winds, even the chance of a thunderstorm later on this evening. here's future weather. watch the warm front move through here this afternoon. here's about 1230. some light showers, but the cold front is when things really get going. this is future weather at 5 p.m. showing you those downpours and

the brighter colors. and we do continue those downpours through friday night. and this is just one of several storms we'll talk about the weekend coming up in nine minutes. let's say hi to sue and see how traffic's doing. >> a dry morning commute. however, it will be wet for your afternoon drive. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge. very light traffic conditions heading southbound and from marin county. in fact, if your drive takes you from san rafael all the way through central marin, across the golden gate, it's about a 20 minute drive from novato to the bay bridge toll plaza. yes the metering lights are on. you can't really tell here because the traffic is friday light heading across the span. no delays, unlike yesterday. we see slow traffic and a fog advisory for the altamont pass. so there you have it. speeds under 20 miles an hour. then they ramp up to under 30 miles an hour. once you get into livermore, it's dense fog, but speeds at the limit. >> thank you. sue, a bombshell development in a decades old case. it sparked headlines around the world. los angeles, the los angeles innocence

project is looking to clear scott peterson in the killing of his pregnant wife, laci. >> laci and her unborn son disappeared just before christmas of 2002. their bodies were found in san francisco bay a few months later. scott peterson is currently serving life in prison. in new court filings, the innocence project says peterson's innocence is supported by newly discovered evidence. abc7 news i-team reporter dan noyes obtained the legal documents from san mateo county court yesterday. the 1500 pages of motions and exhibits call for a new review of all the evidence and tips that came in, and a new trial for the innocence project is a nonprofit legal organization that has been able to exonerate eight people who have been wrongly convicted, and the los angeles innocence project has seen it has seen it as it is, seeing it as a case that is worth their time and their effort. >> and usually they only take cases where they think that someone is wrongfully convicted or they have a strong belief that someone's been wrongfully convicted. >> scott peterson has claimed

his innocence from the day laci disappeared, and after his conviction in 2004, in court filings, peterson quoted stated, quote, i had absolutely nothing to do with the disappearance and deaths of my wife and son. i am not a violent person. often. i have never had a physical fight or violent incident with anyone in my life. peterson was convicted and sentenced to death in 2004. following a years of motions. in august of 2020, the california supreme court upheld peterson's conviction, but they overturned his death sentence in december of 2021. a san francisco county superior court judge recently set him to life in prison for lacey's murder without the possibility of parole. to look back at how the case unfolded, check out a timeline that we have at abc seven news.com. >> the family of murdered college student kristin smart is filing a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against cal poly san luis obispo. the lawsuit claims university failed to properly respond to reports

of smart's convicted killer classmate paul flores exhibited harassing, stalking and violent behavior on campus. smart vanished in may of 1996. flores was convicted of first degree murder in 2023, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. >> volunteers who run a public garden in lake merritt are asking for help after someone stole $20,000 worth of their bonsai trees. the director of bonsai gardens says someone broke through their fence and stole eight rare trees. some of them nearly 100 years old, and this is the fourth time the garden has been burglarized within four years. >> it's so sad that people can'trillionisk respect something that everybody comes and enjoys, and can just come by to a very peaceful place. volunteer. say they reached out to oakland police, but they did not receive a response. >> abc seven also reached out to opd and we didn't get a response. bonsai tree theft is becoming more common around the world. it's believed they're either being sold to nearby nurseries or for large amounts

of money somewhere else. >> all right, get ready to take the butter out and melt it. commercial dungeness crab season finally open here in the bay area. it was delayed for two months to protect migrating whales. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in half moon bay, where crab fishermen are expected to arrive this morning with their fresh catch. lena >> kumasi. that's right. after facing delay after delay, the long awaited dungeness crab season is back and fishermen we spoke with say they took advantage of getting back to work the minute they could. >> that's it. that's the money right there. california gold. commercial crabbers have faced a delayed season for the past five years. >> it usually starts in mid-november, so this is the latest fish and wildlife has ever opened up. the season. matt juanes was the first to sell off the dock yesterday at san francisco's fisherman's wharf. he says they were lined up and ready to go by 8:00 wednesday

night, waiting for the clock to strike midnight and their hard work in the middle of the night paid off. coming back to a line of people ready to buy right off of his boat, it feels a huge relief off my back. >> like i was like, stressed to the point where you get sick, you know, going out and just all everything builds up and then all of a sudden, like coming back, it was like, oh, like something just fell off. so it was it was great. >> i usually steam it. do it fresh because if you're getting fresh, you want it, you know, straight up, kind of like your tequila. you got to have it straight. not on ice. >> locals were celebrating the return of dungeness crab season yesterday by legging in their wagons, coolers, buckets and bags to be filled up with the fresh catch. and one difference between this year and last year. fishermen tell me that they are coming in much bigger last year. they say they weighed in at about a pound and a half each, but this year they are being brought in at more than 2 pounds

each. live in half moon bay lena howland, abc seven news. thank you lena pop-up program an update on the experiment aiming to bring more people to downtown san francisco. >> winter wipe out some of the scenes throughout the country and the damaging effects. >> 607 this morning we are preparing for a wet and windy evening on our friday. it's a level one, but then the showers become heavier over the weekend, where the storm impact scale increase to a level two, a moderate storm. we'll walk you through this first round of rain. also show you the niners

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in snow. this is video from florence, alabama. and that is a

thick layer of ice, not snow. here's one way i guess you could start the day. ooh, he is basically playing frogger. look it up kids on lake michigan. and i've been told there's a swim trunks. i mean, from this distance, it could be underwear, but what do i know? in any case, it's well below zero. people are having a rough go of it in portland, oregon. oh, boy. as you might know, there's lots of hills surrounding the area and whether you're in a car or you're a pedestrian, look at this person. i mean, i know it's not right to just film someone as they're sliding around, but i'm glad they did it. the white house is also now investigating reports of tesla drivers having problems charging their vehicles in the cold. officials believe the charging problems are isolated incidents, especially since freezing temperatures can affect just about every type of vehicle. so nice to not have any of those problems here. we just took you through a journey. >> we really do. i mean, you were saying high praise to

oregon last hour, but there you go. seeing cars sliding down the road on ice. >> well, here's the thing, drew people, if you live in portland, they're not used to ice and snow. so they don't have any equipment to get rid of it. >> right. it's like when we get a dusting of snow in our hills. we just love to see it, but we don't know what to do with it. right? so here's a look at today. it's all liquid precipitation. we're finding that rain along the coast first right around lunchtime and then it picks up in intensity as we head throughout the afternoon and the evening. around the bay shoreline. we have a really quiet morning. and then in the afternoon we see that action pick up. we'll get into the low 60s as thatrillionain turns heavier later on this evening, and inland we'll find those showers mainly around five six, 7 p.m. and some heavier showers after the sun goes down. now tomorrow though, we still have rain in the forecast. that does include rain at levi's stadium, but i think we escape the heaviest of the rain. some light showers around. kickoff. kickoff temperature 58 degrees and even some light showers around the fourth quarter. reggie >> thanks, drew. super bowl star power. the performers just announced to take the stage

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color really resonates with a lot of people. >> with his business booming, he says. hello has no plans to slow down in the future. he says his friends are hoping to. he and his friends are hoping to open even more stores. >> when you think of the best cities for coffee around the country, the bay area certainly comes to mind. but where do we rank? well, two cities in the bay area just made the top five in the whole us, according to real estate data company clever.

san jose comes in at number two, only behind portland, oregon. san francisco was five after san diego and denver, and seattle came in at number ten. clever used data like how many coffee shops there are per 100,000 residents. google trends, average yelp scores and the average price. i think that's not too shabby. i'm happy. >> yeah, i mean, we do not have a lack of coffee shops. certainly not every corner, but it's every. that's so fascinating. west of the rockies has the best, huh? that is cool. >> well, kumasi, what did you think was denver good for coffee? yeah. >> now, see, i don't think you should ask me because i'm the kind of person. well, i'm not going to have y'all drag me on this tv. we're not tracking you. i'm just saying that a coffee person. i'm not. if it's coffee and it has a lot of cream in it, and i'm good, i'm not the one who's distinguishing, like, oh, a bean is this. that's not me. i'm not. that's fine. so don't ask me. okay. is it hot? is it warm? does it have cream? right. >> so you just like like a little coffee with your.

>> yeah a little sprinkle. >> yeah. you like milk basically. >> thank you. they're mostly. >> she likes mugs. >> she okay. >> nothing wrong with that. you know what? >> it's too soon. it's too soon. no respect drew. >> no, it's still it's still resting in peace. >> it's not even been a month. >> i'll be redeemed. >> you will just. you wait. resurrected >> let's go outside. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we're tracking our first of several storms approaching california. you can see that low pressure wrapping up out in the ocean. that front about to move on shore this evening. let's time it all out for you. it is quiet this morning. a warm front will spread some light showers early this afternoon, but it's the cold front that really has the most energy and that moves onshore this evening. this is 5:00 pm and there you can see we will track some downpours. heavy rain at times. and that front is going to linger even through the late night hours. on friday we'll have some more showers building in here for saturday and we could even see some downpours saturday night into sunday. so looking at just rainfall estimates with this initial round of rain, you can see most areas about a half of an inch to an inch of rain. look

at the santa cruz mountains, potentially close to three inches of rain. some areas in the north bay could pick up more than an inch of rain out of this first system, so we're tracking several rounds of rain lasting into the middle part of next week. sure, we'll track that rain at times. we also have some dry periods too over the next six days. throughout this period, winds will be gusty at times. that could cause some trees to come down and also some isolated power outages. and then by monday morning, the ground is going to be saturated and heavy rain is moving in. so there could be some areas of minor flooding on our roads and our creeks, and also the possibility of some shallow landslides as well. watch that closely. early next week when it comes to snowfall. unfortunately these are warm storms. that means the snow levels are pretty high above 7000ft. we'll get one round of snow coming here late tonight into saturday, and then another round of snow coming into monday. you see the totals probably a foot of new snow on our highest peaks. and fortunately, it's a lot more rain than snow with these storm systems back here at home today with thatrillionain moving in

this evening, we'll have temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. those showers continue overnight. tonight it's mostly cloudy and those numbers staying in the low 50s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next seven days for you. it's wet and windy this evening. showers just continue over the weekend when it becomes a level two. a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. monday morning. we'll watch out for the potential of minor flooding, even some thunderstorms popping up and showers in the forecast still light in nature tuesday and wednesdays. >> friday morning and it's friday light at most locations. no fog this morning on the san mateo bridge, and you're looking at about a 14 minute drive across the span from the causeway up the high rise over towards foster city, popping over towards san jose. this is 101 directly underneath the 8-80 overcrossing 880 moving at the limit and 101 both directions. also at the limit. no problems and nothing to slow you down in this vicinity. so we will take a look at some of your drive times. at 621 on this friday morning. westbound 580. it's. in

the yellow. we do have some slowing under 30 miles an hour. highway four is looking great into concord, and if your travels take you from san rafael into the city under 20 minutes, thanks, sue. >> and now we bring in ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma. hi ginger reggie aqui macy. >> nice to be with everybody. so it's a friday. we got to talk weather because there's so much of it i heard drew talking about your storms in those high elevations for the snow. but we've got the snow right down to the surface for washington, d.c, it was a two hour delay. philadelphia had a snow emergency. it's a sneeze of snow in new york. but just enough to make things slick. check ahead. of course, if you are planning to fly. also, the new development in the scott peterson case convicted of killing his pregnant wife more than 20 years ago. there's some new evidence in that case. so dan abrams is going to break that down for us. also so an economic reality check on student loans and macy's has announced some big cuts plus mortgage rates hitting the lowest level since may. so we'll tell you what all that means. and then if you want to save

some time and money on your groceries, we've got new strategies you can try. and we've got the new bachelor here live. he couldn't be more charming. oh you'll see it all on gma. >> um, can we talk about the jodi watley earrings we love? oh, thank you. >> i love the whole look. thank you so much. it's. yes thank you. >> um, marry lynn sees things on tiktok, and i don't have a choice, so it's like, let's go. >> i know i can't do it to myself. this one starts as space buns. and then it like, twists. i don't know, she follows a kardashian hair stylist, so i'm in good hands. >> and you might remember ginger the first time that we met in real life, you were rocking space buns and it was. >> i told her that and i loved those so cool. >> we're also literally at galaxy's edge at disneyland, so it made sense. >> it did make sense. it wasn't just space buns for no reason, and i'm an outer space today, so that's what i said. though lara tried the ponytail yesterday and i said, don't you find yourself

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now at 630, addressing san francisco's fentanyl crisis, mayor london breed, pleading with voters to support a proposition on the upcoming march ballot. >> dungeness crab season officially open. fishers making their way to the coastline with their first fresh catch. this morning. plus you may be it's okay girl, because i'm a bit of sing. >> guess being hyped for halftime. >> usher revealing new details about his highly anticipated

super bowl performance. the hints he's sharing as he gets ready for the big stage. yes well good morning everybody. >> happy friday. it's january 19th. >> let's see what that forecast holds. i'm guessing rain. yes >> be right later today though. this morning we are dry. we are cloudy. live doppler seven showing you we don't have any moisture overhead but that is going to change as we head throughout the afternoon and the evening. here's our next storm system. low pressure wrapping up a cold front set to move in here later today and bring us some downpours as it's level one later this evening. for those brief downpours, we'll find some gusty winds and even the chance of a thunderstorm form. here's future weather clouds this morning will give way to light isolated showers around lunchtime, as a warm front begins to lift through. here. it's the cold front this evening that will really pack the punch here is today at 5 p.m. you can see there is rain across the entire bay area and at times it will be heavy with those pops of yellow and orange on your

screen. and those showers continue even to late friday night. just one of several storms we're tracking over the seven day forecast. we'll show you the weekend coming up in about eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see how the commute is doing. so far, so good, drew. >> we've got friday light going, a few gaps in the stream of headlights on the east shore freeway headed westbound towards the macarthur maze. you're moving pretty much at the limit. no stalls or accidents along the 80 corridor from hercules, through el sobrante, and on into the macarthur maze. and here's what's awaiting you at the bay bridge toll plaza friday, light metering lights were turned on about an hour ago, but you wouldn't know it because the volume is very light as we've been mentioning. green is good. we've got some slowing over the altamont pass, very typical for our early morning commuters and an accident just reported southbound 880 just before mission boulevard, blocking the right lane. right now, i'm not seeing too much slowing. we'll see once emergency crews get on the scene. >> thank you. sue get the drawn butter ready. because dungeness crab season is finally here in

the bay area commercial crabbers will be pulling in their hauls this morning after waiting to do that for months. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in half moon bay, where local fresh crab is available once again. hi lena. >> hey, reggie. good morning to you. we are at pillar point harbor, where in just a matter of hours, this area is going to be swarming with people anxious to get their hands on some fresh and long awaited dungeness crab right off the boat. all right. >> thank you >> now, usually dungeness crab is a holiday tradition. ready in time for thanksgiving. christmas and new year's. but this year is the latest fish and wildlife has ever opened up the season. fishermen hit the water the minute they could by 1201 yesterday morning to get back to work, and their hard work paid off. greeted by many locals at fisherman's wharf in san francisco, lugging in their wagons, coolers, buckets and bags, anxious to be filled up

with the fresh catch. >> it's we're blessed to have this. it's sweet meat, so to speak. >> the last three years i came in early to, uh, make sure my customers had the, um, you know, the freshest they can get on the opening day. >> commercial crabbers have faced a delayed season for the past five years. california fish and wildlife says the delays were to protect whales and leatherback sea turtles from becoming entangled in crab fishing gear. fishermen tell us the crabs are also coming in much larger than they were last year, weighing in at more than 2 pounds each. live in half moon bay. lena howland, abc seven news thank you lena. >> new developing daetz the man suspected of putting a homemade bomb in a san jose neighborhood is now in custody. 33 year old andres navarro was arraigned in court yesterday on one count of one felony count of possessing a destructive device. detectives say it all began in june of 2022, when officers fillled

found this pipe bomb near the home of san jose city council member devora davis. now, in a statement to abc seven, davis said, quote, my family and i are grateful for the work of the san jose police department, where we believe the suspect is in custody, end quote. police say they found a guide for improvised explosives as they searched navarro's san jose home . >> there was an investigative lead that we received earlier this month, and once that happened, sj pd got on it >> prosecutors say it's not clear who navarro was targeting. his next court date is set for february 9th. for men charged in the murder of oakland police officer tuan lay have pleaded not guilty. >> officer lay was working undercover when he was shot while responding to a marijuana business burglary on december 29th. marquis cooper is the latest of the four men to be charged. he's accused of 16 felonies. mark sanders is

accused of firing the deadly shot. allen brown is accused of driving the getaway vehicle side . brown russell is charged with burglary. now he is out on bail. attorneys for cooper and russell both want a speedy trial. yesterday, they raised concerns in court over delays in receiving discovery from the prosecution. >> i'm sure the district attorney's working on it and diligently, but yes, i have not been provided any discovery. we have about 19 pages at this point. it's pretty important, especially since we're moving relatively quickly. >> so we want to get all that information as soon as possible. do our own investigation. >> prosecutors didn't return requests for comment. >> your voice, your vote. former president donald trump and former south carolina governor nikki haley held a duel, held dueling media appearances as the nation's first primary is just four days away. and a cnn town hall, haley slammed trump for refusing to debate her in new hampshire. she also criticized his record on issues including the national debt, the national deficit and fentanyl. trump took to fox news, saying haley has,

quote, no chance to win. he also criticized new hampshire's primary system, which allows unaffiliated voters to participate. florida governor ron desantis will leave for south carolina this weekend, as he sees a distant third in new hampshire, a new poll shows. >> the race for the california senate seat once held by dianne feinstein, is heating up. republican candidate and former baseball star steve garvey appears to be in second place. he met with members of the bay area jewish community yesterday to discuss the impact of the israel-hamas war. abc seven news insider phil matier says the topics garvey has brought up in his campaign stops could be a factor into why he's polling so high. >> there's a lot of things that democrats were not hearing a lot about it, things like gaza, we're not hearing a lot about the border and other sort of hot button issues between those three democrats. you throw a republican into the debate that could change according to an emerson college poll, 25% of voters are in favor of

democratic representative adam schiff. >> garvey comes in second place with 18% democratic candidates katie porter and barbara lee are in third and fourth place with 13, 14 and 8. >> a nonprofit under the san francisco police department is being questioned after a report found it spent at least $79,000 on lavish expenses, according to a report from the comptroller's office. sfpd wrongly reimbursed san francisco safe a, quote, excessive amount of money. those reimbursements led to purchases of luxury gifts, valet parking at an exclusive club and a lake tahoe trip with limo services. an attorney for the nonprofit told our partners at the san francisco standard. the group acknowledges the findings and will implement corrective measures. sfpd is planning to reevaluate its grant agreement with sf safe when that contract expires in june. >> san francisco mayor london breed is rallying support for prop f, she claims it could help address the city's fentanyl crisis. prop f would require

people struggling with addiction to be enrolled in treatment in order to continue getting cash assistance from the city. yesterday breed led a roundtable discussion that included community leaders and treatment recovery advocates. what i am hearing time and time again is san francisco. >> this compassionate city makes it too easy for people to be out there on the streets using drugs, and we make it too hard for people to get into treatment . >> opponents of the measure say it will only make the problem worse, claiming evidence shows that forcing people into treatment doesn't work. >> san francisco wants to press pause on a lawsuit to avoid wasting resources on litigation that could soon be null and void. the decision comes ahead of the u.s. supreme court weighing in on the legality of homeless encampment sweeps. abc seven news insider phil matier is helping to break down what the case could mean. >> this is working its way

through the courts and what it is a lot of officials all the way from the governor on saying, can we take this to the supreme court and just work this out? it's a west coast phenomenon. we're not seeing these kind of laws in the on the eastern seaboard. we have a terrible crisis here. we are getting nowhere fast. so some kind of definition would really be helpful. >> an estimated 40,000 people sleep on san francisco streets every night. >> health officials in southern california have issued a warning about eating raw oysters. la county health department has found over 150 suspected gastrointestinal illnesses linked to raw oysters. experts believe it's from a norovirus, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea. they're urging everyone to ask restaurants where they're harvesting their oysters. officials tell people to avoid eating oysters coming from certain parts of mexico. >> new at six a recent report says the bay area has one of the best school districts in the country. palo alto unified school district came in number

six on niche, which is a school ranking and reviews website. according to sfgate. the district also placed number one in the state. these rankings are based on student and parent feedback from nearly 100,000 schools. criteria includes academics, teachers, clubs and activities. diversity college prep and administration raises for retail managers. >> walmart is giving some of its workers a pay bump for the first time in ten years, and we're taking a look live right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up about 50 points. >> another update on the markets next federal disaster relief. >> the new rules fema is implementing to make it easier to apply for funds. let's go outside this morning, a live look at san jose, where it is beautiful and quiet. >> we are dealing with mostly cloudy skies right now, but dry conditions, and we do anticipate a really quiet morning commute. we just have a lot of cloud cover out there. temperatures in the upper 40s to the lower 50s through about 11 a.m, but things will start to change as we head

into the afternoon. here's how the sky will look. we'll have a lot of cloud cover this morning. an isolated chance of a shower along the coast by noon. but it's the afternoon and the evening. those showers and downpours are really with us, along with some gusty winds. you can see those winds gusting about 30mph at times. so pack the rain gear for later today. this evening we'll have those downpours. afternoon highs in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. the three day forecast shows you wet and windy this evening. and then we just have showers heavy at times over the weekend when the storm impact scale increases to a level two, a moderate system for the niners game tomorrow at levi's stadium. i think the evening we do escape the heaviest of the rain, but we still include some light showers and a kickoff temperature of 58 degrees. look at the seven day forecast coming up in about nine

will permanently close its doors at san francisco center on monday. this is the artist formerly known as the westfield mall. a store employee confirmed the closure to sfgate, but could not give a reason as to why or how it would impact workers assigning the store. tell shoppers about the closure it redirects them to its marina location. madewell's pier brand j.crew is also closing the same day. neither the stores nor the mall have commented on the closures. stow lake at golden gate park now has a new name. >> it's now blue heron lake. san francisco's recreation and park commissioner has approved that name change. yesterday the lake had been named after former state assembly member william stow, who spoke in favor of discrimination laws against jewish people. this new name, blue heron lake, was the public's top pick. >> being late might cost you, at least according to some madonna fans. the singer is being sued for showing up late to her concerts. two ticket holders are suing the pop icon for starting her brooklyn shows late. the lawsuit claims madonna showed up

two hours late for all three performances last month, both concert goers say they didn't leave her show until after one in the morning. promoters live nation and the concert venue are also in the suit. >> a royal caribbean cruise, set sail on a nine month journey is now taking over tiktok. it only set sail a month ago, but already content from that cruise has gotten nearly 300 million views. social media influencers are on the ship, but they're not the only ones getting that attention. other people posting from the ship are gaining popularity. many of the posts are just day to day life at sea. now there are also some other posts with the drama and the tea between the travelers and even staff members. many online liken it to a quote, reality tv show playing out in real time through tiktok. >> rapper walmart store managers are about to get a raise, and it's the first time they've seen that in a decade. the company says it's raising the hourly wage for managers more than 18

bucks, giving them an $11,000 salary increase that will translate to about $128,000 a year. the plan will also give managers the opportunity to earn a yearly bonus that is up to 200% of their salary. macy's plans to lay off nearly 2300 employees as it closes five stores across the country. that's about 3.5% of its workforce. one of the locations shutting down is a store at bayfair center in san leandro. the company also plans to lay off 13% of its corporate staff. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway and we are slightly down just about a point this morning, usher dropping some hints about his super bowl halftime performance. >> he says r&b will take the main stage. >> peace up a-town down. yeah yeah. >> yes okay. the singer and songwriter told people magazine. fans can expect one big costume

change. you know, this role skating had to be a part of it because he loves the roller skate and some exciting guest appearances. is a show. also says he hopes that when people watch his performance, they will walk away with something that's healing them. usher released a trailer for the show last week. super bowl is less than a month away. it is on february 11th. did he roller skate when you saw him? yes he was roller skating all around that stage. they had a lot going on. i mean, when he said one big costume change, i was expecting like five me to where he was changing and the dancers and everybody. it's not just like the costume change. it's like a whole set change. like you're transported into different places. oh, wow. so i don't know what we're going to see here. >> what about those special guests? >> that's part sue, i don't know who is going to shell littlejohn. come out. yes, yes. >> should he start with. yeah, possibly. yes. get the crowd

hyped. >> what did he end with at his concert? >> brett, do you remember? i think without you, it was something uplifting. >> okay. yeah. and then there were usher bucks coming from the ceiling. usher bucks? yeah. i need to bring my usher bucks. bucks >> could you, like, redeem them for anything? or was just like a merch? okay. >> they're at home in the closet. >> yeah, not a free drink at the casino. >> no, nothing. >> no, just admire them. >> okay? >> all right. that's a theme of all the artists at the super bowl. they kind of end with, like, a slower, more powerful song. inspiration yeah. katy perry, beyonce, madonna, madonna. also speaking of madonna, any time i look at tickets that time on that ticket is like a light suggestion for me. i always show up like 90 minutes past that time. yeah >> 90 minutes. >> yes, that is a light suggestion that is like they're unlocking the front door to chase center at that time. >> what is she doing? why is she always playing herself? >> she needs to get ready. >> she does. >> oh my goodness. >> but i'm going to bed at 1 a.m. next month because of madonna. >> true, we already know that's why we have taken off the next

day. >> correct? >> all right, let's take a look at your traffic. this morning. it's pretty light out there. the roads are dry and that's good news because this afternoon you're in for another story. so we're taking a live look right now at the richmond-san rafael bridge. traffic flowing nicely across the span, about a nine minute drive from the richmond side over to marin. looks good. it looks like it might be raining, but it's not. not at the golden gate bridge. it's just probably a dirty camera headed southbound. no fog here. it's looking pretty good. one accident. we want to remind you of this one is coming down the sunol grade into fremont. it is southbound 680, right before mission boulevard. it's either blocking lane, the right lane, or it's on the right hand shoulder. and i'm not seeing a whole lot of slowing. drew. >> hey, sue, the morning commute is just fine. it's the evening commute. we have issues. here comes our next storm system, a live doppler seven, along with satellite and it's just one of several storms over the next six days. so this morning we're dry. this afternoon, some light

showers, first with a warm front and then heavier showers. work in here this evening with scattered downpours all evening and all night. we'll see a brief break, probably in some of this wet weather early tomorrow morning. but then again, here we go by saturday evening, our next wave of showers is going to move on shore. looking at the next 36 hours. when it comes to rainfall , a half of an inch to an inch for a lot of us, but some areas exceeding an inch and likely in the santa cruz mountains. we're going to get slammed with some heavy rain closing in on three inches of rain through tomorrow evening. but this is just one of several storms through wednesday, so looking atrillionainfall through midweek next week, our coastal hills likely 4 to 6in the north bay, about 2 to 4in, and then the rest of the bay area will likely see 1 to 2in of rain out of the storm system. so the takeaway with this progressive pattern, it's a parade of storms into next week. yes, we're tracking rain, but there's also some dry periods too. throughout this pattern, we have gusty winds at times that could bring down some trees and also create some power outages. and monday morning we're watching closely because

our ground will already be saturated and more heavy rain is on the way. we could see some minor flooding on roads, creeks and also some shallow landslides . speaking of snow, though unfortunately these storms are tapping into some mild air. snow levels above 6000ft with the heaviest snow likely above 7000ft. here's the snowfall forecast through tuesday evening. you'd see our highest peaks, maybe a foot or a little bit more than that of fresh powder. here's the accuweather seven day forecast and is wet and windy this evening. we have just a wet pattern over the weekend into early next week when the storm impact scale becomes a level two. lighter showers tuesday and wednesday. then we start to dry out by thursday. hi sue, good morning and we are bringing back the toyota tahoe report. >> and as drew just said, high snow levels. so we have no chain requirements at this hour with a little bit of new snow. that's mostly due to man made conditions. palisades tahoe right now about a three hour and 20 minute ride. north stars looking good right off 80 and heavenly. if you're traveling to south shore about three hours

and 15 minutes, sugar bowl my friends are telling me just amazing snow conditions and that declares close a little closer to home. if you're traveling on 8050 sierra tahoe and 88, no chain requirements in an easy drive. once again, snow levels the summit, the donner summit is about 7000ft, so you can kind of get an idea. that's where the snow levels will start to accumulate. >> thank you. sue new this morning. it will soon be easier to apply for federal disaster relief through fema. the agency is rolling out new rules to make the process more straightforward . so that includes removing barriers for late applicants and getting rid of some documentation requests. there will also be new assistance programs to help different groups impacted by natural disasters. fema says most of the changes will go into effect march 7th. a san francisco startup wants you to take their flying water taxi to the airport. according to our media partners at the sf standard boat company, navier just secured landing rights to the coyote point recreation area, which is just south of sfo. right now.

they're looking for where those ferries would start from, but they want to connect areas without a direct commute options to the airport. the company hopes the program will help them learn how to best plan for future airport shuttle services. >> this is really cool if you're thinking about a weekend getaway, a new list shows a must visit destination for 2024, and it is right down the road. some of you are living there right now, tripadvisor says napa valley is the number one trending destination in the country. the site calls napa valley a dream destination for wine lovers. i mean, duh, with an abundance of fine restaurants and inns, the region is also being recognized for its great outdoors. he's saying people can get around on their bikes during their wine country vacation. i want to also give a shout out to my beloved sonoma county. but i mean, who? if you don't like napa valley, then what do you what do you like? >> what do you like? stress? you like stress you like. >> you like the absence of beauty. >> you don't like good food?

>> no, i mean, i love it. >> there. aren't we so blessed? you just drive an hour and some change and you are just transported. >> did you really are transported? it is one of the things that makes living here so amazing. and now let's go to the south santa cruz county. shout out to you but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga,

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some gusty winds as well. it sets the stage for a wet weekend ahead both saturday and sunday. we'll have showers heavy at times, along with some gusty winds, so we do allow for showers at the niners game on saturday. at levi's kickoff temperature of 58 degrees and following your friday light commute metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza, but you wouldn't know it. >> traffic volume is very light and it will be a different story for your afternoon commute. expect wetrillionoads number three. >> another round of winter weather is expected to hit both

coasts today as dozens of states continue to struggle with frigid temps and icy roads. oregon's governor is declaring a statewide emergency as the state enters its sixth day of severe impacts. >> number four, the los angeles innocence project is looking to clear scott peterson in the 2002 killing of his wife, laci, and their unborn son, the nonprofit legal organization says peterson's innocence is supported by newly discovered evidence. it's calling for a new review of the evidence and a new trial. >> number five former baseball star republican steve garvey is pulling second in the race to fill dianne feinstein, senate seat. democratic president representative. excuse me, adam schiff is in first, followed by congresswoman katie porter, then barbara lee. california's primary is set for march 5th. number six the 40 niners preparing to face a familiar foe, the green bay packers and everything is on the line. >> kick off is tomorrow night at 515 at levi's stadium. the team is getting fans pumped up with a free rally tonight at blanco

urban in san jose. >> number seven if you need to get tickets to coachella, get ready. the presale starts today at 11 a.m. you do have to register on the coachella website before getting the presale tickets, and there are a lot of people headlining tyler, the creator, lana del rey and doja cat. >> i wish you all the best. >> if you're trying to get good luck to you, have fun. >> get ready, enjoy it, get comfortable. >> all your friends who has that credit card? >> it's a process. >> we'll see you next year with different headliners. >> 000, wait a minute. good morning america for our viewers in the west. new storm and another major cold blast as we head into the weekend. state of emergency. 100 million under winter alerts. snow and ice from coast to coast as the next major winner storm