hello? grocery outlet bargain market getting ready to watch your team play the big game? or still sad they didn't make it? either way, scan to save big. oakland's former police chief is suing the city and the mayor now at five. the claims by lauren armstrong are now being brought to court and new safety concerns with waymo. >> autonomous vehicles. the issue one rider experienced during a recent trip and what the company says you should do. >> the supreme court will be hearing a case attempting to keep donald trump off the ballot in colorado. how their decision could impact the rest of the country. >> we've been out of power about four days. >> it's a little troublesome because the kids don't have a heat.

>> several days without power. p-g-and-e's working. still this morning to restore electricity for pockets of customers across the bay area. >> so many folks still without power this morning. not fun at all. >> no, not at all. we both went through it. amanda, you and i. yeah. >> and finally back on for you. >> finally back on. thank goodness. but it kind of threw me off this week. we had to throw out all our food yesterday in the fridge. got to restock it today. so it's been a week. yeah >> well it's almost done. >> it's almost done. yeah. >> and hopefully the rain is as well. >> it's almost done. it's cold out there this morning though. we are starting a frost advisory. so here we go. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you our storm system yesterday which dumped a quick half of an inch of rain and a lot of spots, is quickly pushing off to the south and east in southern california. we still have a bit of instability overhead, so later on this afternoon we may have an isolated shower. but the bigger story this morning, look how cold it is out there. we are well into the 30s and numerous cities down to 36. in danville, 33 in santa rosa with a frost advisory, 34 in sonoma. so you

do want to have several layers out there this morning as you head out future weather showing you a lot of sunshine early on into the afternoon. there you can see an isolated shower, perhaps it's nothing widespread. we're not giving it a number on the storm impact scale, but that isolated chance is there this afternoon, so we'll have partly cloudy skies, temperatures below average only in the mid 50s. let's see how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning drew. you know so far it's going pretty well out there. look at this. our overall map is showing all green mostly this morning which is something we like to see last few days. of course we have had a lot more red yellow on the map, which means slowdowns because of the rain. but right now it's looking really nice and we're going to take a live look outside right now at our san mateo-hayward bridge camera and traffic is flowing well there right now from the toll plaza to foster city. it will take you 12 minutes. at this time. >> amanda, thanks so much. gloria. this morning, thousands of people across the bay area are still waiting for electricity to turn back on at home. it's now day five of mass

outages. most are due to the storm that p-g-and-e's calls unprecedented, according to the utility company, just over 8000 people are waking up in the dark in the north bay and the south bay nearly 3000 people are without power on the peninsula. 1600 and in the east bay, there's about 24 outages. this storm was the largest, most damaging storm in p-g-and-e's history. >> uh. we saw winds in excess of 90 and in one case, 100 miles an hour. that storm resulted in significant damage, primarily from uprooted trees and other debris uh- impacting more than 1.4 million customers. our men and women are doing everything they can to restore power as quickly as they safely can, and to do that, p-g-and-e's says, it has the maximum amount of crews possible working around the clock to get electricity back on people, all in the small contra costa county community of bethel island, cleaning up after a dock broke free during sunday's storm and crashed into their

properties. >> winds pushed the dock 300ft through the delta, shearing off private docks along the way and eventually neighbors were able to tie large portions of that dock down after it broke into pieces. now they're focused on how much this is going to cost to repair their properties. the anxiety level has been off the hook. >> i mean, just seeing this, this thing is huge. >> contra costa county supervisor diane burgess, who represents this area, says the docks owner failed to keep the property, which led to unsafe conditions. a contractor will remove the runway dock, but there's no timeline of when that will be complete. this morning in san francisco, a street is blocked off because of this gaping sinkhole. this is on 14th street between guerrero and valencia, right before the whole foods. we're told one car actually drove into it and got two flat tires. the entire block is closed to cars right now until crews can fix this thing up, the exact cause is still

under investigation. >> and today investigators are expected to discuss two unsolved bay area murders that date back to the 1970s. one of those cases is the sexual assault and murder of nellie hicks. her body was found inside a home in newark in may of 1972. the other case, the 1979 killing of teresa pica of hayward. the fbi is now involved in both investigations and developing news in oakland. police officer has been fired after an internal investigation found he posted racist and derogatory statements on social media about 12 years ago. opd did not identify the employee but says they were released from probation and let go. opd says they were made aware of the posts on february 2nd, authorities then launched an internal affairs investigation and decided to fire the officer days later, and former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is continuing to fight his 2023 firing, saying it was illegal. he's now suing the city of

oakland and mayor shengtao. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here with the details. lena >> amanda. good morning. armstrong's lawsuit claims he was illegally terminated in retaliation for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to an officer misconduct accusation in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on leave and eventually fired. months later, an independent audit cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. the lawsuit claims mayor tao voiced to others she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong if she was involved. >> he made the decision and she underscored in describing that hasty decision to terminate him that the reasons were retaliatory. >> that wednesday morning, mayor tao declined to comment. >> you know, it's an active litigation, and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's office much of the lawsuit focuses on warshaw's oversight, claiming he was incentivized to find a

systematic problems and leadership failures because the monitor personally benefits by requiring further supervision under the monitors. >> welcome gaze, we reached out to warshaw's office and are still waiting to hear back. armstrong's lawyers say the goal of this is to not only shed light on the federal monitor, but to reinstate him as chief. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news >> thank you so much, lena. and we'll ask mayor shengtao about this lawsuit later today on midday l s'll join us live during our 1130 half hour. you can watch it here on abc seven and wherever you stream. >> today, the us supreme court will be hearing a landmark election case that will decide if donald trump is allowed to run for president. gloria standing by at the live desk with more on this historic case. good morning, gloria. >> good morning. well, supreme court justices will hear oral arguments today on this case in december, colorado took donald trump off the ballot, claiming that he engaged in insurrection against the united states on january 6th. the state claims

that violates section three of the 14th amendment, a civil wartime amendment meant to keep insurrectionists out of government. the exact wording of the amendment will be under scrutiny today because it does not specifically mention the president, only officers of the government, despite not being convicted for his alleged role in the january six insurrection. colorado is expected to argue that since trump participated, he cannot be on the ballot. >> therefore, donald trump is ineligible to be president. united states the same as if he were only 34 years old or not a natural born citizen, that this is a constitutional qualification and so he can't appear on the ballot. >> experts believe the high court will ultimately not grant states that ability to decide who gets to be on their ballots. the justices are expected to issue a decision before colorado's primary on march 5th, but this case has implications that are very big. if the justices rule in favor of colorado, it would mean that trump should be removed from every ballot in the entire

country. >> thanks, laura 508 this morning and it is cold out there. we have frost advisories in effect, some areas about ten degrees colder compared to this time yesterday. so 44 in the city down to 36 in fremont, the same in danville, palo alto, 38 in concord, into the north bay. it's even colder than that, down to 33 in santa rosa, 37 in mill valley at the freezing mark in calistoga. so you want several layers this morning and into the afternoon. it's another chilly day. look at the morning commute . no issues. you may find some frost on your windshield. may need to add a couple of extra minutes to warm up the car. starting out in the 30s in our coldest areas, but we're dry throughout the morning. by about 11 a.m, we're approaching the upper 40s to the lower 50s, but later on today, there is the slight chance of an isolated shower, of a little bit of energy in our atmosphere from yesterday's storm that by 4 p.m, we may see an isolated shower pop up in areas. if you do see one, it would be very light. it would be very quick moving. it's not a big deal. not even adding

a number to today on the storm impact scale. that's how low the chance is. temperatures though. look at that. you're going into the mid 50s below average for this time of the year. now looking at the next three days frosty this morning with a chance this afternoon. then tomorrow we're totally dry. it's a mix of sun and clouds and it's nothing but sunshine. warmer temperatures to start off the weekend. julian and then even warmer on sunday. we'll show you those details coming up in a few minutes. okay >> we take that super bowl party outside for sunday. sounds like a good time. finally, i know we needed the rain has just been nonstop. still to come here on abc seven morning. some big news for disney fans with two major announcements, one involving disney plus, the other about a movie sequel coming later. this year that will have you dreaming of a hawaiian vacation and the having badly with new tech. >> the warning from a member of the biden administration after seeing this video on social media in demand, is arrested after scaling the sphere in las vegas. >> we're learning who that man is and how he has ties to a

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the military making that announcement this morning. the helicopter was located in the mountains east of san diego. crews had to battle heavy snow to get to it. the chopper was flying from an air force base near las vegas to miramar when it was reported overdue to late tuesday. there were windy and rainy conditions at the time the chopper disappeared and we shouldn't have to say this, but don't do it. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg, now issuing a nationwide warning about distracted driving. it comes after several videos like this one showing people driving while using the new apple vision pro. those videos have since went viral, and his message on social media. buttigieg reminded everyone that drivers must be fully engaged while on the road,

even if they're using advanced assistance systems like tesla's quote unquote autopilot. a waymo passenger sharing details about a frightening incident that he says left him feeling temporarily trapped inside of a waymo vehicle. it's just one of the latest incidents, raising questions once again about the safety of these driverless cars. abc seven news reporter luz pena as the story. >> a couple minutes into his waymo ride, robert moreno said the cool feeling of getting an invitation to ride on a driverless vehicle quickly shifted. and some some panic set in. >> um, just owing to the situation itself. >> on saturday, robert and his husband said a person who looked homeless was trying to cover the sensors of the vehicle. as the light turned green. >> we felt trapped in the sense that we didn't know what to do in that instance. we didn't really have an understanding. do we get out? was it safe to get out of the car? >> were you concerned for your safety? >> we were, because of the situation.

>> the vehicle didn't move and minutes later that person walked away. waymo emailed them, saying in part when a pedestrian attacks the vehicle, we advise riders to remain inside the vehicle. we looked into the potential of someone getting inside the vehicle. now, when a waymo is active, the door handles are hidden as you can see, no one can get inside the vehicle from the outside. the only way to get in the vehicle is to click on lock. that's when the handles pop out. scott mora, uc berkeley's faculty director for the program for advanced transportation technology, or path, explained why the waymo vehicle responded the way it did when those sensors are blocked, it's equivalent to basically someone putting a blindfold over the eyes of a driver and they're unable to move sensors and visibility are key. on tuesday in the potrero hill neighborhood, a cyclist was hit by one of these vehicles. in a statement, waymo said in part

the cyclist was occluded by the truck and quickly followed behind it, crossing into the waymo vehicles path when they became fully visible, our vehicle applied heavy braking but was not able to avoid the collision. >> we're really relieved that it seems that the person's injuries were minor, but they very easily could have been much worse. the response that we saw from waymo seeks to put the cause of the crash onto the person who was biking. >> we studied the safety of avs and it's not there yet. it's not human level safe. robert >> he blames the challenges of the city, not waymo. >> an experience like this, um, is a teaching moment in san francisco. >> luz pena abc seven news. in las vegas, the man who calls himself pro-life, spider-man climbed the newest landmark on the strip, the sphere. >> you can see him there, very tiny, in a white shirt. that green arrow is bigger than him, but it's pointing to where he is now. he climbed to the top

yesterday without a harness. he was arrested immediately after climbing down. that man is known for similar stunts in other cities. you may remember he was arrested for scaling san francisco's salesforce tower in may of 2022. now the festivities in las vegas are ramping up as we get closer to the super bowl. glad and the nfl hosted their third night of pride at caesars palace to focus on lgbtq inclusion and professional sports. lance bass of nsync hosted the event. abc seven spoke with former nfl players, cheerleaders and organizers about what this event means to them. it was very hard to be the first guy to venus. >> same sex marriage as an ex nfl player, especially being a dallas cowboy. you think it's going to be harder than it is, and then you learn that it's really not, and people are more accepting than you think. >> the purple carpet instead of red symbolizes support for lgbtq youth and standing against bullying in the lgbt community. taylor swift is coming to disney

plus. >> taylor's version of the eras tour film will make its streaming debut on march the 15th. it will include some songs that did not make it into the theatrical release. the eras tour film grossed more than $260 million in the global box office, making it the top selling concert film in box office history. the movie is nearly three hours long and was filmed over the three nights at sofi stadium in los angeles last summer. another big announcement from abc's parent abc seven's parent company, mona, is sailing back to the big screen in mona two. >> she will journey on a dangerous mission in the seas of oceania. am i saying that right? ocean oceana. yeah. okay. sorry my bad. getting a call from her ancestors. the film is expected to open in theaters on november 27th. details were not given about the voice actors. cause. see, i know that she was moana of motunui. yes but oceana, i mean, my niece is obsessed

because, i mean, this first film came out years ago. >> yes, my sister's like we play it every morning. >> it's such a great one. i hope the rock is in it again, because it is such a great job. in the first one it was great. he doesn't turn down a check, so i he does not. yeah. he also definitely it's not going to be as beautiful as obviously oceana . >> right. but at least we get a little bit of sunshine today okay. we're progressing in the right direction. we still have some chilly temperatures this morning. here's sutro tower. we are clear out there and it's allowing for temperatures in the 30s in oakland right now 3844 in the city, 41 hayward san jose 40 san mateo. half moon bay at 43 degrees. but other temperatures. look at some of these numbers in the north bay. the east bay, well into the 30s. petaluma right now, one of the coldest spots. we are subfreezing at 30 degrees. so certainly you want extra layers out there this morning. here's the frost advisory. this in effect until 9 a.m. this morning. some of our coldest temperatures right now

in the valleys of napa, sonoma and marin county, where you saw those numbers close to, if not below freezing to start the day, you may find some frost on your windshield. future weather, clear skies early on the afternoon. we have a little bit of energy left over from yesterday's storm, so not out of the question. around 4:00 pm we could have a light isolated shower, but it's not a big deal. we're not giving you a number on the storm impact scale. the bigger story is the frosty morning. this morning. temperatures later on today pretty chilly, just like yesterday about the mid 50s under partly cloudy skies overnight tonight. again, it turns cool. will be in the 30s and low 40s as we head into friday. if you're traveling to tahoe, i mean the forecast is looking beautiful. some flurries today and tomorrow. no accumulating snow into the weekend, saturday and sunday. nothing but sunshine to enjoy all that fresh powder from the last seven days that fell. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. a frosty morning today. a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow. the weekend is looking fantastic. warmer weather moves in next week. valentine's day, next wednesday. temperatures above average. >> gloria. yeah andrew, i'm glad

you mentioned tahoe because we will have your toyota tahoe report in the next hour. if you're planning on going out there this weekend, we'll tell you all about whether you need chains, how long it's going to take you, all of that. but for right now, we're getting a live look outside here in walnut creek. and you can see starting to get a little slower for those drivers who are heading towards highway 24. but no major slowdowns there at this time. and then a look at your mass transit for today. right now, everything is running on time. bart capital corridor and ace. so this is what we like to see guys. >> all right. thanks so much gloria. and coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> and some environmental headlines right here in the bay area, ining an historic pledge out of antioch

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country. >> number three, a heads up for drivers in san francisco. 14th street is closed between guerrero and valencia because of a large sinkhole. you see it right there. it will stay closed until crews can repair the hole. >> number four, the power outage situation from those weekend storms. finally improving. as of this morning, there just under 13,000 outages left across the bay area. and number five, it is a cold morning out there. look at all the 30s on the board near freezing in parts of the north bay as we head into the afternoon, we'll have partly cloudy skies there is the chance of an isolated shower, no number given on the storm impact scale today. that's how low the chance is. temperatures in the mid 50s. morning and i think we're going to go to number seven i guess. >> all right. >> and number seven target is reportedly testing out a paid membership similar to amazon prime. no word on pricing or the exact benefits, but it could roll out later this year. all right. well, the city of antioch is taking new steps to find

fight, climate change. the mayor just signed a pledge to reject public investment in fossil fuel infrastructure projects. it's called the global mayoral pledge put forth by pacific environment eight. the organization works with the united nations to push for systemic environmental reform. the pledge includes no new oil or gas drilling, no new gas stations, and no new power plants or pipelines, and no gas connections to new buildings. >> we control land use. we control the decisions that make communities. and so any bold step you can dmitigao any new fossil fuel infrastructure in our communities is so critical and can only be done by cities. >> the mayor says the city will work closely with labor groups to protect jobs during the transition. >> the port of oakland also making an environmental headline here following a first of its kind meeting. oakland became the host city for the zero emissions symposium after the port became part of a white house plan for a

hydrogen hub here in california. >> we're excited to be a green port. we're hopeful that we could be the nation's first and greenest port in the nation. and so this is just the beginning of that work. >> yesterday's symposium looked at green energy solutions for the port, like switching the equipment to battery technology instead of diesel fuel. leaders say that would drastically cut pollution, creating a healthier environment for port workers and the surrounding communities. >> another first of its kind moment in the bay area, an indoor car charging station has opened in san francisco. it's electrify america's first indoor charger in an urban location. it's on harrison and fifth streets in the soma district. there are 20 ultra fast chargers capable of charging 20 miles per minute. electrify america says its goal is to get drivers back on the road as quickly as filling up at a gas station soon. they've also added two customer lounge areas so people can relax while they charge their cars.

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docking in san francisco. >> trapped in snow and ice, thousands of families across china are dealing with a crippling storm, trying to make it home in time for lunar new year celebrations. >> a travel advisory from the us state department with two women, say, happened to them during a cruise in columbia and the festival is in las vegas. >> are ramping up as we get closer to the super bowl. this is a live look at allegiant stadium, where the 40 niners will face the kansas city chiefs on sunday. we'll check in with abc seven news reporter zach fuentes giving us a glimpse of the fun ahead of the big game. good >> good morning, good morning. thanks for being here. it is the thursday february the eighth. and we're just days away from the big super bowl 58 matchup. i know i cannot years ago, four years ago to be exact, four years ago, both julian and i were covering a chiefs and 40 niners super bowl as well. and this is the payback we're looking for come super bowl sunday. we check in now with drew tuma to get a look at the forecast today. some showers in the forecast. >> yeah, exactly. julian we'll get you ready for a cold morning

and then the chance of an isolated shower this afternoon. the reason why live doppler seven, along with satellite. we had that storm system kind of barreled through yesterday. we still have a little bit of leftover energy. the main system is in southern california, but in the wake of it, it brought in some very cold air. look at these numbers. you want several layers this morning, a couple of extra minutes to warm up that car. you may have frost on your windshield. that's how cold it is. so future weather, clear skies, early on, giving way to that chance of an isolated shower in the afternoon. it's nothing widespread. we're not giving you a number on the storm impact scale, but we may count 1 or 2 of them later on today it's all about partly cloudy skies this afternoon, and temperatures below average once again, only getting into the mid 50s. let's check in with gloria and see how the commute is going. good morning. >> good morning drew. i'm very happy what you're saying about the weather because we need those clear skies after all, thatrillionain that we saw the last few days, that wind today it's looking a lot better out there on the roads as well. you're not really going to have to deal with slick roads and too many areas of the bay area

today, and you could see right here at our bay bridge toll plaza. camera. the traffic is flowing really nicely here. metering lights not are not on yet and you will not have any delays there at this time. amanda. thanks, gloria. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now suing the city and mayor shengtao. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us now. and lena armstrong is claiming his firing last year was illegal. >> amanda. >> that's right. this lawsuit against both the city of oakland and mayor shang tao stems back to the city's federal oversight monitor. armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct back in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on leave and eventually fired. the lawsuit claims mayor tao voiced to others that she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong. he was later cleared by an independent audit, but the lawsuit goes on to say the monitor was incensed to find systemic problems and leadership failures because the monitor personally benefits by requiring

further supervision under the monitors, well compensated gaze. >> the other goal, and among others, are to reveal, continue to reveal and shed light on the improper purpose behind the monitor, continuing to assert these false criticisms against the oakland police department. he loved oakland. he grew up in oakland. he cared about the community. he served his role proudly, and he still wants to do that at an event wednesday morning, mayor tao declined to comment. >> armstrong's lawyers say the goal of this lawsuit is to not only shed light against the federal monitor, but to eventually reinstate him as chief. his attorneys say the next steps will be waiting for a response from the city. live in the studio, lena howland abc seven news. >> okay, thank you so much for that, lena. the cdc is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness on a luxury cruise ship that stopped in san francisco. right now 150

people reported the illness on the queen victoria. now, the ship isolated those sick passengers and crew. they also increased cleaning and infection or disinfection protocols, rather. the queen victoria was in the city tuesday and wednesday as part of a 55 day cruise 1800 passengers and 970 crew members are on board that ship. the cause of the illness is still unknown right now. >> in today's gma first look, the state department has issued a travel advisory after the mysterious deaths of americans in colombia linked to dating apps. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look urgent travel alert. >> tourists are a target rich source source for criminals and investigate underway abroad after colombian authorities say three american tourists were killed under suspicious circumstance. sources there, in a land that they don't really know, they may not speak the language. they don't know what's safe and what's not safe. >> this comes amid a warning

from the us state department following a string of murders, potentially involving popular dating apps like tinder and grindr. in a travel advisory stating it has seen an increase in reports of incidents involving the use of online dating applications to lure victims, typically foreigners, for robbery by force or using sedatives to drug and rob individuals. and we'll have much more on this dangerous trend and how to protect yourself. coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma first look i'm matt rivers, abc news, mexico city. >> developing news out of china this morning. winter storms are putting a freeze on the big travel period for lunar new year. the country's transport ministry estimates some 9 billion trips are made and today is a peak travel day. gloria, standing by with more on this. and gloria. the icy conditions are trapping thousands during the spring festival. >> yes, julie, in parts of china are at a standstill during one of the most treasured times of the year. check out this video right here. look at all the snow cars are stuck on freeways,

which now look like parking lots and some people are stranded without food and water. people are doing whatever they can to chip away the pavement now covered in ice. one driver says his six hour drive is now taking more than two 34 hours. was >> what are the road conditions like? are you seeing snow? are you seeing ice? how bad is it? >> the snow has been falling since the day before yesterday. >> it has melted a little, but it then turned into ice. so the road is very wet and slippery and it is not easier for travelers taking the train. >> stations are packed as passengers deal with delays this holiday season marks the first time in several years that people across china have been able to travel freely to celebrate, and it comes after the end of tough pandemic control laws that restricted travel since 2020. julian, okay, thank you so much, gloria. >> this morning we know who the new owner is of the former

raiders training facility in alameda. according to the chronicle, the oakland city council unanimously approved the sale to san francisco based real estate trust prologis. now, prologis will be required to lease the facility back to oakland pro soccer to use for practice is. the 17 acre site includes two buildings that has offices, conference rooms and clearly lots of fitness space. the council will vote on february the 20th to give final approval of this deal. >> a san francisco judge has tossed a lawsuit challenging the renaming of hastings college of law to uc college of law, san francisco. no descendants of founders serranus hastings claim the university violated a contract it made with him back in the 1800s. hastings was a former california supreme court justice who founded the law school in 1878 with a $100,000 donation. his family was seeking $1.7 billion in damages. the university of california dropped hastings from the name last year because serranus hastings was

linked to the slaughter of native american as a lawyer for the descendants say they look forward to appealing the ruling and the removal of tollbooths on seven bay area bridges has reportedly been delayed. >> toll takers have not worked in those booths since the start of the pandemic. the empty booths were supposed to be removed starting last august, but now it won't start until february of 2026, according to the chronicle. caltrans decided on the delay because it wants to upgrade the automatic toll collection system and remove the booths at the same time. the project is expected to cost $150 million, coming up, the disturbing impact from the recent extreme storms, animal experts here in the bay area are concerned about, and 40 niners fans are getting excited out on fremont street in las vegas. we're going to check back in with zach fuentes this morning as he gives us a tour through sin city's criminal history. but first, we check back in with putuma for a look at today's forecast. >> i can't wait to check in with

zach. let's take a look at the water here. the latest numbers are in, including yesterday's rainfall and pretty much everybody from santa rosa, san jose, san francisco, sfo. above normal for the water year. oakland closing in on normal just shy of that at 95. it is cold out there this morning. you want several layers underneath the heavy jacket well into the 30s and our coldest areas inland . a similar story as you head into the north bay down to 33. in calistoga, the same in santa rosa, 34 right now in sonoma. so take a look at the morning drive, maybe 1 or 2 extra minutes to warm up the car as we start out with some frost on our windshields and our coldest cities, we have clear skies early on, giving way to partly cloudy conditions close to lunchtime, and those temperatures warming into the upper 40s by 11 a.m. looking at the day today, we start out with clear skies. a few clouds will bubble up in the afternoon. then there is the chance. at 4 p.m. of an isolated light shower. nothing widespread, just some leftover energy from yesterday's system and temperatures in the mid 50s for daytime highs. looking at the three day

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diagnosis. the prince attended a ceremony at windsor castle yesterday. afterward, he went to a charity gala dinner where he thanked the public for their support of king charles and all the kind messages. in recent days. royal watchers say william did not see his brother prince harry, who flew to the uk from california to meet with his father and reportedly stayed in a hotel. >> if they can't even just, say, stay over in the in the house at clarence house or one of the rooms at buckingham palace,

there are plenty of them. it seems to suggest it's still very much an outsider. >> prince william will be the face of royal duties in the coming months. king charles has postponed owned public appearances while undergoing outpatient treatment for his cancer. >> tiger woods will make his 2024 pga tour season debut next week in southern california. he'll be hosting the genesis invitational for his firstrillionound of competitive rounds of the year. the tournament was the event woods was attending when he was involved in that car crash that caused a major leg injury back in 2021. he has played in just one solo event since withdrawing from the 2023 masters because of that injury. we are now just three days away from super bowl 58, and fans are starting to show up in a big way in las vegas. we met some 40 niners fans from kansas city. >> they just were like, what about patrick mahomes? but we have a group of san francisco people there, so it's fun on fremont street or old vegas and

they beat us the last time. >> so we got to get some payback. round two baby. exactly. >> we do have to get some payback. i was there for that. sorry. performance four years ago on fremont street or old vegas. images of both the 40 niners and the chiefs are showing up on the viva vision canopy. that's pretty cool. it's the world's largest high definition video screen. and here's the guy with the snickers again, a powerful moment to look forward to on sunday, the nfl announced that members of the lahainaluna high school football team, they will be the honorary captains. during the coin toss, the community rallied behind the team after so many lahaina residents lost their homes during the fire last summer. hawaii native and philadelphia eagle marcus mariota will narrate an introductory video before they take the field ahead of the game on sunday. >> it's all about the fun stuff to do in las vegas, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been exploring the local attractions all week. this morning he's at the high roller

on the strip. hey zach, you're a high roller yourself. >> not quite, but i'm by the high roller this morning. it's the observation wheel behind me. it's one of the best attractions out here. there's going to be lighting up with super bowl team colors this weekend. so it's definitely something for people to check out if they're coming this week. coming in the future. but yesterday we got to spend the day in downtown las vegas. that is just a spot rich with history, vegas history, all kinds of history. and that makes it the perfect place for the mob museum that is a spot that draws a ton of crowds. but we got to go in early before opening to get a tour. so throughout the museum, go ahead and take a look. you can't tell the history of las vegas without bringing up the impact organized crime had on it. transformed from a historic post office, the nonprofit mob museum does just that, taking visitors in downtown las vegas on a tour showing the history of the mob and organized crime around the world. oh, not the switch. i showed you a glimpse of it from the museum's electric chair earlier this week. now, as promised, here's that inside look as we kick off this tour,

it's important to note that the mob museum says they're not doing anything to glorify the mob. all of this here is based in fact and history. take a look at these real life artifacts, including the actual wall from the saint valentine's day massacre on february 14th, 1929. the story of those historic events told in captivating detail through other rare artifacts and pictures. now, when you hear mob museum, you might think everything here is maybe only from the 1920s or 1930s, but that's not the case. they're covering a lot of recent stories here. look, el chapo and his great escape, this model showing how he escaped. not only is the museum giving a provocative and contemporary look at organized crime, the exhibits are also immersive. so this is one of my favorite parts of the mob museum, the crime lab. it's a super interactive area where you get to do things like fingerprint analysis, dna profile. after all of that work, it's time to head underground to check out the prohibition era libations being made in the speakeasy. of course, you have to know the password. what do you want? harlem stride just about all of vegas's major attractions, the mob museum has

created something special for super bowl 58 visitors, so with the big game here in town, we knew we wanted to celebrate a little bit of the history of the nfl. enter the bookmaker with a twist on an old fashioned created in honor of charles mcneil, who revolutionized sports betting. >> so most of our cocktails are based on the drinks that you would have found in that day, with just some modern twists to kind of brighten and freshen them up. >> and now we have the bookmaker going to take a sip here. salud it's a hit, guys. so as always, drink responsibly. stay away from organized crime and don't find yourself here to one more time with the electric chair. guys sorry. all right, so i just always encourage everyone who comes to vegas, whether it's this week or in the future. check out downtown las vegas, check out the mob museum. such great places. now tomorrow's story brings us right back here to the strip. it's an incredible one. it's somebody, a bay area native who literally went from housekeeper to headliner here in las vegas. we're going to be

sitting down with her and sharing her story tomorrow. so you're really going to want to check that out. but right now, live in las vegas, zach fuentes, a. >> all right, zach, thank you so much. >> i want to say, you know, of course we sent zach who is the las vegas native. and he's finding all of these secret speakeasies, all of these like things that we wouldn't have known. >> yeah. >> and i can't wait to see them. i wanted to ask zach, too, because even right now, you can kind of, like, feel the energy just with the lights and everything. what's the vibe out there? like zach? >> it is just incredible. and it's only picking up as the week goes on. as we get closer to super bowl sunday and i've been saying earlier this week, i've only been seeing mostly 40 niners fans. we're starting to see those kansas city chiefs fans now. so the vibe is changing, but a lot of excited people excited for different reasons, maybe excited for a possible different outcome. but they're out here. everyone's having a great time and at all hours of the day to, well, you're getting some sleep. >> so no, he's not. he's out

there partying at night. that's the best part of super bowl week. yes, absolutely. >> thank you so much, zach and joy. >> we'll see you 6:05 a.m. in vegas. going to be a wild yes because no one's been asleep yet. oh no. right. >> still going. >> yeah. until the sun comes out outside of the club i'm just going to walk out, do this quick live shot. right, right, right back to town. right? right. yeah >> you know, i'm not much of a club person, but when i go to vegas, i mean, you got to go. you gotta. you have when in vegas. djs are amazi. yh, yeah. >> when in vegas. he's hilarious. let's look at the forecast for super bowl 58. i mean i know it's an indoor game, but temperatures will start out in the 50s. lots of sunshine as we wrap up the game. the fourth quarter gets chilly in vegas. we're going to the upper 40s with no problems. looking at the exploratorium camera, the embarcadero lit up in niners gold and red ahead of sunday's game. we do have a frost advisory still in effect for the valleys of the north bay until 9 a.m. these areas have some of the coldest temperatures this morning, close to freezing and a lot of spots. maybe 1 or 2 extra

minutes. warm up the car, add the extra layers this morning because it is chilly. look at temperatures. right now we're down to 31 in santa rosa, so we are subfreezing in some cities. 38 right now in oakland. good morning. 39 in palo alto. so it is a frosty start with clear skies later on this afternoon. we'll have some clouds bubble up there is the chance of an isolated shower, a little bit of leftover energy in our atmosphere from yesterday's storm. but it's not getting a number on the storm impact scale. that's how minimal the chances for a shower today. partly cloudy and below average for the afternoon. temperatures in the mid 50s. tonight we get chilly once again dipping into the 30s and our coldest cities heading into the weekend. saturday begins lunar new year in the city. it's looking fantastic. i mean, the forecast. nothing but sunshine. we'll get you into the mid 50s saturday afternoon. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next seven days for you. it's a frosty morning with an isolated shower possible today. then we're dry tomorrow. nice and bright over the weekend and warmer weather moves in here

early next week. gloria. >> well drew, i love the weather forecast and i also have good news for you. when it comes to traffic this morning, it's looking really good out there on the roads today. we're not seeing too much rain out there. maybe some scattered showers, but not really too many slick roads today or when. the way that we have been seeing the last few days. so hopefully that will mean a little bit of an easier commute for you this morning. this is a live look outside right now at our emeryville camera on i-80, and you can see the traffic is starting to fill up, but nothing too major as far as outside of your normal just everyday traffic at this time of the morning. and then a look at your drive times for this morning. we have our usual slow spot that's from tracy to dublin 46 minutes from dublin to mission hill south. that will take you 16 minutes and then from 101 at cupertino, 16 minutes. so no major delays today, guys. okay >> thanks so much gloria. coming up here. new at six a classic band is starting to tour again. the rock and roll hall of famers that will be making a stop right here in the bay area.

>> but first, a positive impact of the recent storms. where in th

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taking the crown for the wildlife photography of the year. people's choice award. the artwork, named ice bed, is supposed to inspire hope that there's still time to reverse climate change. british amateur photographer nima surakhani captured the image in norway, a record 75,000 people voted in this year's competition. ice bed is one of 50,000 entries beautiful now. during the recent storms, strong winds have battered many birds along our coast, forcing them from the sea . abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez shows us how local animal groups are jumping into action. >> right now, the spca monterey county is acting like an

emergency hospital for seabirds. >> these birds are coming into us hypothermic, emaciated and in desperate need of care. >> spca staff say they're rescuing dozens of seabirds getting pushed from the ocean and onto the shore due to recent winter storms. >> with the rough seas and the high winds and all the rain. if they lose their waterproofing at all, they can crash really fast. >> waterproofing feathers on seabirds help keep them warm and buoyant. seabirds can lose their waterproof if they get any oil on them during the mostrillionecent storms. natural oil seepage is getting churned up in the ocean and getting on these seabirds, so what we're asking the public to do is if they see a seabird on on the beach to please, if you can very safely with a towel or a blanket , um, gather it up, put it in a box that they can breathe in but not escape from. staff at native animal rescue of santa cruz

county are also receiving calls to help these birds made for swimming, not land, and their legs actually don't work. >> um, so they're not able to walk like a normal bird would. their their legs are set very, very far back on their body. so those birds need to be rescued immediately before dogs get to them. >> this long time wildlife technician said. as storms get more severe, they are seeing more casualties. >> never hesitate to call. no question is to simple uh, we're here every single day. uh, wildlife does not take holidays or weekends, so neither do we. so we will always be here for your calls. this friday. >> the seabirds currently receiving care in monterey and santa cruz will be transported to the international bird rescue in fairfield. once they're well, they'll be released back into the wild in the south bay. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> this is your moment of zen for this thursday. after the rain comes the rainbows. and this is just stunning, beautiful. this beautiful sight

over pacifica. a drone photographer captured a series of rainbows on the peninsula after the series of storms that we were dealing with. the photographer described it as a beautiful side effect to the unpleasant weather, and drew, we've been so lucky to see these rainbows as i saw them in oakland. a double rainbow over the weekend. seeing them on the drive in to work on monday here in san francisco along the embarcadero. >> so you've got double rainbow. i got a double rainbow as lucky, and i was totally that guy in the video who double rainbow chilly out there this morning as we take a look at the day today we have a frosty start. chance of an isolated shower, but partly cloudy and mid 50s for daytime highs. guys. all right thanks so much drew. >> new at six. the airlines set to start weighing some of its passengers. >> and the new statewide push to ban certain encampments from sidewalks and areas near schools . >> then noe valley will finally get a public toilet. but it's not without controversy. the final price tag on what was once considered a costly commode

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now at six days since those powerful storms, thousands are still in the dark this morning. lights may be slowly trickling on, and a landmark insurrection case before the supreme court, and it could determine whether former president donald trump is allowed to appear on the ballot. then a penguin baby h