taking it on a joyride and landing it on a beach in half moon bay. but we know about the suspect and his potential motive , and president joe biden hitting back at a report about how he handled classified documents, even though he's not facing charges, there are plenty of questions about his memory. then, just two days until the big game in san francisco is already getting ready, the road closures and public transit updates that you'll have to wait

to hear. >> a lot to look forward to on this friday. just a couple of days away from the big super bowl 58 rematch up right, the 40 niners is going to be a good one. >> it's going to be so great. >> i went out, got my food yesterday, have a little watch party. okay. nachos nice saturday. >> all right. you want to be in sunday ready to go. not having to go and fight crowds. no. >> listen, if you're gonna be outside watching it, maybe at thrive city, it's going to be nice out there on sunday. this morning, though, it is going to start chilly once again. frost advisories posted a live look at the exploratorium camera decked out in 40 niners red and gold this morning. we have partly cloudy conditions. here's your frosted advisory. a bigger portion than yesterday. underneath this advisory. again, temperatures are in the 30s as we start out 36. in sonoma. good morning. 34 in saint helena. we're at 32 in danville. so some of our valleys are quite chilly this morning. so you may want 1 or 2 extra minutes get that car nice and warm if you have to be out this morning. so it's frosty early on, giving way to brighter skies in the afternoon. a little bit warmer than yesterday, but

it gets even warmer around here tomorrow. the weekend looking fantastic. we'll detail that coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with gloria, see how the commute is going. yeah >> you know what? i think a lot of people are starting the super bowl weekend early because traffic is very light out there this morning. we're not seeing too many cars out there. of course, we know that friday's a lot of people do work from home. so the commute is a little bit lighter on fridays anyway. but you look at that map right there, mostly in the green. no major delays, right now, which is what we always like to see. and then you look here, this is our bay bridge toll plaza camera. the metering lights did flip on at 537, but you'll see here it is not busy there at all compared to how it usually is. this time of morning. and then from the toll plaza to san francisco, it will take you 19 minutes. right now. amanda, thanks so much, gloria. >> how did a small plane end up on a bay area beach? that's what authorities are trying to figure out. they say it was stolen from the palo alto airport yesterday before landing near poplar beach in half moon bay. and at last check, the small plane was still there. let's go live to abc

seven news reporter ryan curry and ryan crews are now trying to figure out how to remove this stolen plane from the beach right? >> yeah, you can imagine. this is a very bizarre situation for them to be in. amanda, very rarely do you find that a plane has land on the beach, one that's not involved in a crash that is. and now they're trying to figure out really how they get that plane off the beach. we can't really get close to the beach right now because it's closed off to the public. and of course, it's dark outside, but it's something that we're going to have to monitor all morning long. the san mateo county sheriff's office say a man stole the plane from palo alto, went for a joyride. they don't know why he decided to land it on the beach. still many questions surrounding this whole case. the sheriff's office says they got the call around five last night that a plane had landed on the beach. dispatch audio says the pilot who stole it then left on foot. witnesses we spoke with say they heard the plane flying low towards the ground. >> the first buzz was so fast it was a normal speed and it flew

right over my head like 20ft over my head. >> i've been doing this for almost 20 years and this is a first for me. almost like a hitchcock movie, really. >> if you want to be honest about it. thankfully nobody else was hurt in this situation. police did arrest a 50 year-old man from miami, florida. he has been booked into the county jail waiting for the charges on that case. and yes, we're still waiting to hear about how they're going to get that plane out of the beach. the roads going to it are very narrow, so it's going to be really be a question mark as to how they're going to get it out of the beach. but we're going to keep monitoring it and we'll have more details later on. we're live in half moon bay. ryan curry, abc seven news okay, thanks so much, ryan. >> starting next week, alameda county will get some help prosecuting suspects in violent crimes. we first told you about this story yesterday on abc seven mornings. governor newsom and state attorney general rob bonta are sending attorneys to help with criminal prosecution means their focus will be on

violent crimes, fentanyl dealing and property crimes. things like retail theft and auto burglary. >> that's what we do when there are when the evidence and the data show what exists here in oakland, that there are more spikes in crime. uh- much higher than other levels in the state of california. so we need to be responsive to it. we need to hold people accountable. accountable. we need to work together to deliver the results that the people of oakland and the east bay deserve, and they deserve of their leaders working together and we're delivering that. the move comes amid a push to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> da price says she does accept the extra help from the state, calling it consistent with the plan to bring more california highway patrol officers into the county. abc seven news insider phil matier shares his take. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say, he says, i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that

sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a statement to the rest of the country that when asked, he says, yes, i am doing this. i am making these moves. >> the shift is similar to one that governor newsom made last april, when he announced a partnership to combat fentanyl trafficking in san francisco. chp officers started patrolling the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. abc seven news tracked those numbers and found just in the first three months, officers seized 103 kilos of narcotics, nearly half of that being fentanyl. more than 300 suspected drug dealers were also arrested this morning. >> president biden. is defending his handling of classified information and his memory after the special counsel report found he willfully retained and shared some classified documents and gloria, the report found no criminal charges are warranted.

but it also highlighted his age and his mental capacity. >> amanda's special counsel, robert her, released the report after his investigation into president biden's handling of classified documents. it's now in the report. her who was appointed by former president trump, wrote that his assessment of mr. biden's mental acuity and power of recall was hazy, fuzzy, faulty and having significant limitations. the report suggests that the documents could have been brought to his former office in dc and at his home in delaware by mistake. now, he said, the evidence does not establish mr. biden's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. the president is lashing out at his assessment of his memory, especially his statement claiming that he did not remember even within several years when his son beau died. >> how on the hell dare he raise that? frankly when i was asked a question, i thought to myself, wasn't any of their business. >> the former president trump

called this report selective prosecution since he is facing criminal charges over his mishandled of classified documents at mar a lago, in contrast to president biden, who cooperated with the investigation. he says trump not only refused to return the documents for many months, but he also obstructed justice by enlisting others to destroy evidence and then lie about it. julian, thank you. >> gloria. supreme court justices appear skeptical about banning donald trump from the primary ballot during an election year. yesterday they heard those oral arguments in the case over colorado's decision to remove trump under the 14th amendment's insurrection clause. now, the justices questioned if a state has the authority to make such a decision. >> i think that the question that you have to confront is why a single state should decide who gets to be president of the united states. >> this just doesn't seem like a state call. >> judges also questioned whether those who framed the 14th amendment intended to give states more power after the

civil war. it prohibits an officer of the u.s. from holding office if they've taken an oath to the u.s. then engaged in insurrection. trump's lawyer drew a distinction, arguing the amendment only applies to appointed officials and not an elected president. the attorney for colorado disagrees. >> by engaging in insurrection against the constitution, president trump disqualified himself from public office. it's not clear when the high court will rule on this case. >> colorado's primary is set for march the 5th, coming up, a big honor for christian mccaffrey, the hardware he won at the nfl awards, plus the former niner who is headed to the hall of fame, then a pretty rare sight here, a kangaroo on the run through a neighborhood. and it's not in australia. >> all right, 609 this morning we're taking a look at your morning drive. >> we are dry, but we are chilly out there. we're starting out in the 30. so definitely want to

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needed today or through the weekend. we have a dry pattern setting up, so let's break it down. region by region along the coast this morning we start out with partly cloudy conditions. we'll get into the low and mid 50s. today it's a bit below average with partly cloudy skies around the bay shoreline. even colder with those upper 30s to begin mid 50s as we head into the afternoon with brighter conditions and inland. some of our coldest spots are in the mid and low 30s. right now we'll have partly cloudy conditions. we're dry this afternoon in the mid 50s. friday night plans. no worries, we are dry even warmer here tomorrow. to start out the weekend and any super bowl watch parties on sunday. looking fantastic. mostly sunny, upper 50s to the lower 60s. amanda >> all right thanks, drew. and still to come, a new wax figure of beyonce. doesn't quite look like queen bee. then dollar stores are seen as cheap alternatives to major retailers, but some people want them this is a hot flash. this is a hot flash.

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same company from opening within one mile of each other. their stores are filthy. >> they don't keep the trash up in front of the communities. my daughter was asked by her manager to bring her carry and conceal because he did not feel safe. >> now, critics also say the stores drive out grocery chains, leaving less healthy, processed and canned foods as the only options. dollar tree argues it has spent $1.5 million upgrading and repairing stores, along with boosting staffing levels. >> these robocalls, containing voices generated by artificial intelligence, are now illegal. the fcc voted unanimously to outlaw the calls. officials say the decision sends a clear message that exploiting this technology to scam people and also mislead voters just will not be tolerated. new hampshire authorities are currently investigating ai generated robocalls that mimic president biden's voice to discourage people from voting. in last month's primary. well

california's primary is coming up on march the fifth. every registered voter will receive a ballot in the mail. thanks to a law signed in 2021, the last day to register is february the 20th. >> now, beyonce fans are questioning the identity of madame tussauds new wax figure of the superstar in england. take a look. this is what it looks like. people on social media say it looks more like actress leah remini, who is loving the comparison to queen bee. she said this premenopausal woman will take any and all comparisons to the beauty beyoncé. no word yet if beyonce has seen this new wax figure. >> huh? i feel like these never turn out. >> i was going to say they want it to. >> nine times out of ten, it's a little off or just creepy. yeah yeah yeah yeah. you got to like, squint a little bit and you're like. >> like prince harry's just creepy. >> yeah. like. yeah. >> wendy williams creepy. have you seen wendy williams? >> they're never good. yeah,

yeah, there always is some controversy, right? >> every time. no one thought that that looked like leah until i. then i looked at it and i thought, oh, yeah, i can see the resemblance. >> once you see it, you can't unsee it, right? >> but hey, she'll take the compliment. she says, oh yeah. >> okay. absolutely. >> compare me, to be honest. >> yeah, right. >> anyway, but also give me the money like that part this morning. it is looking quiet across california. we're getting a break from the storms. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. some high clouds streaming in from the north. this morning. we're dry today. it's just partly cloudy this morning. we'll get some nice weather over the weekend. it is cold out there. frost advisories in effect. once again you can see our coldest cities. we're beginning in the 30s, so certainly just like yesterday, underneath that warm winter coat have a couple of extra layers. future weather. partly cloudy this morning. we'll get you more sunshine as the day rolls on. it's just shaping up to be a really nice day now, temperature wise we're a little bit warmer than yesterday, but still a bit below average. we should be getting into the lower 60s in some of our cities this time of the year. we'll stay in the mid

50s for the afternoon overnight tonight. i do expect another round of frost advisories to pop up because our coldest cities will be dipping back into the 30s. but friday night plans, no weather issues. we are dry tonight. tomorrow begins lunar. new year in san francisco. if you're coming to the city to celebrate, it's really nice, really pleasant. we'll get you a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the upper 50s. if you're having a super bowl watch party on sunday, no matter where you are, it is going to be fantastic. upper 50s to lower 60s on sunday , the accuweather seven day forecast. we deserve this nice weekend. after our wet pattern. warmer weather moves in here early next week. our next chance of any wet weather is coming next thursday. gloria. >> all right. sounds beautiful for the weekend. cannot wait. well we do have a mass transit update for you this morning. there are some delays right now on bart. there are 20 minute delays on the sfo line. this is because of police activity at the glen park station. and this is affecting the sfo, millbrae, daly city and east bay directions. so just plan for

those 20 minute delays. if you take the sfo line and we're going to get a live look outside right now at our coliseum camera . this is in oakland. our i-8 80 camera. you can see the traffic is flowing pretty nicely right there nearly near the oakland coliseum. everything looking good this morning amanda. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. now let's turn to ginger zee. she is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> hey ginger. good morning amanda julian. >> it's great to be with both of you this morning. so coming up here on gma the story that we're all following the reaction and political fallout from the special counsel report on president biden's handling of classified information. it also raised questions about his mental acuity. we'll get into all of that. and an exclusive look at a new report on fraud, just how much it's costing americans, and what you can do to help protect yourself. plus why experts say now is a good time to buy a car if you need one, and how you can find a deal. also, we're super bowl central this morning and i'm sure you are too. but we have will live from las vegas with

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so nice little break here. >> we're loving the break. thank you drew. the 49 ers already scoring big in vegas this weekend. week christian mccaffrey named the offensive player of the year at the nfl honors show last night mccaffrey led the league in rushing as well as rushing touchdowns and set the niners single season touchdown record with 25 touchdowns. he also finished third in the mvp vote. he is the swiss army knife of the niners offense. >> i can't even put into words how much i love you guys. this has been the most fun i've ever had playing football. um, i'm not up here without you. football is the greatest game on the planet. it's the biggest team sport in the world. and we're so lucky to get to enjoy it. and the fact that i get to go, to go to battle with you guys every week is, is one of my greatest honors. because of the way you guys play football and inspire me every single day. i'm not up here without you. i love you guys. we got one more. let's go finish it. the right way. >> former 40 niners linebacker

patrick willis was voted into the nfl hall of fame last night. willis was a first round draft pick in 2007, and became the first player in 40 niners history. selected as an all pro in each of his first six seasons. very cool moment here with x niner. great bryant young telling his old teammate willis he was being inducted into the hall of fame. there are some traffic changes to tell you about starting on sunday, and the closures include some roads in the mission district, as well as freeway off ramps, similar to what happened during the nfc championship game. some muni busses will also be rerouted in various areas in the city. the muni fleet is now repping the 40 niners. we spotted these busses around town getting people excited for this weekend's big matchup. and if you need somewhere to watch the game the niners are hosting, it's official super bowl watch party at thrive city in san francisco. it all starts right outside of chase center at two sunday afternoon. game kickoff is set for three. the party is free, but fans are being encouraged to rsvp on eventbrite to get your

seat while you can. still to come? here on abc seven mornings. why san francisco mayor london breed is siding with republicans in an effort to roll back parts of a controversial law. they in stanford university officials say they have to evict dozens of protest voters. the response from students and as we head to break, we'll give you a live look outside on this friday. it is 627 as you wake up with us and look at that. what do we see ? some red, maybe in the distance. we're all things 40 niners on this friday, just a couple of days out from super bowl sunday

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ride. someone stole a plane, took it for a joyride and landed it on a beach in half moon bay. we're live with what we've learned this morning. then a hero high schooler whose quick thinking may have stopped a campus shooting and saved countless lives. and you're never too far away from your big dream. for diehard niners fan who is now starring as a performer in vegas and rooting for her home team in the super bowl just two days away at this point, thanks so much for joining us for abc. seven mornings it is friday, february the ninth, and we're going to start with our look at the weather. >> dru. yes, some good news. yes. >> i don't want to say mother nature is a niners fan, but i mean she's got red on the horizon this morning as we head into the weekend. way to go there live. look from the tam cam showing you we have mainly clear skies. we're shaping up not only for a nice day, but a nice weekend. still cold out there this morning. frost advisories are up until 9 a.m. where areas are in the 30s. just like yesterday. that warm winter jacket. your best friend. maybe

two additional layers underneath to keep you nice and cozy this morning. down to 32 in danville, 35 right now in sonoma. so the forecast today partly cloudy skies early on, giving way to lots of sunshine. a little bit warmer than yesterday, but still below average in the 50s. we'll get you even warmer over the weekend. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. let's say hi to gloria. the commutes going good morning. >> commute is going very well this morning. no major delays to mention. right now. we have a look at your drive times for this morning from tracy to castro valley. we'll take you about 45 minutes right now. but that usually is a pretty slow spot there. and then looking live at our emeryville camera, it is also starting to get a little busier here. but no major delays here, especially from golden gate fields to the maze. >> all right. thank you so much, gloria. from the smooth morning commute to this, the san mateo county sheriff's office trying to figure out why a man stole a small plane from palo alto, flew it around before landing it in half moon bay. a crash landing there on the beach. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live for us in half moon bay this morning with the details. and,

ryan, what are you learning about the pilot? yeah julian. >> good morning. what we're learning is that the pilot is actually from miami, florida. they arrested him shortly after he landed the plane on the beach . witnesses were able to give him a description, give the authorities a description of this man. then shortly thereafter, they were able to arrest him. he's now in jail awaiting charges from the district attorney's office. but just a wild situation. yesterday day, police got the call around five, saying that a plane had landed on the beach and that somebody had stolen that plane. it was just south of poplar beach is where they landed. the plane witnesses again giving that description to police. they were able to track him down, arrest him thereafter. they don't know why. why he was stealing the plane and then landed it on the beach. there are questions remaining about this whole situation. still under investigation, but we did speak with witnesses who saw the whole thing. one of them telling us that the plane came almost close to hitting her a couple times. >> it was very unnerving because it's well below the flight deck.

it's well below 500ft. you know. so that's what i thought. either there was a mayday or they were up to no good. >> now kennedy also told us that the pilot flew the plane just 20ft above her head. at one point. just a scary situation. thank goodness she's okay. the man stole the plane from the palo alto airport. sheriff's deputies told us they'd never seen anything like this before. hard to imagine why. of course they're talking about a situation where somebody steals a plane that lands it on a beach. now we're still waiting to get efforts about what's going to happen when they take the plane off the beach. we haven't been able to get close to it this morning because the beach has been closed off to the public. it's also been very dark this morning and it's not easy to access, so we're waiting for those updates and we'll try to get those updates as soon as we can. but for now, reporting live in half moon bay. ryan curry, abc seven news. all right. >> thanks, ryan. and new details on another plane crash, a deadly one also near half moon bay. the preliminary report from the ntsb confirms witness statements that

the plane was in distress with the engine making a coughing noise immediately after takeoff from half moon bay airport. their report includes this image showing the plane's flight path. it took off around 7 p.m. on january 14th and climbed to 250ft in the air that was as high as it got. the last recorded data point was less than a minute after takeoff. debris was found in the ocean nearby. the bodies of three of the four people on the plane have been recovered. >> the mayors of san francisco and san jose are siding with california republicans, calling to reform proposition 47. the voter approved law was passed a decade ago, reduces most drug possession offenses and thefts of property valued under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors. but now mayor london breed and matt mahan of san jose are pushing for a november ballot measure to reclass high theft with two or more prior convictions as a felony. mental health and addiction services will be mandated for felony charges and refused, will lead

to up to three years in prison for the fentanyl dealers will face felonies a mother who lost an 18 year old daughter to drugs supports the change. >> we will never get ahead of this problem until fentanyl dealers face serious consequences. i urge everyone to sign this measure so we can get it on the ballot. the safety and lives of our loved ones depend on it. >> the goal of prop 47 was to lower incarceration rates, which our abc seven news data team found to be the case. >> a group of doctors and public health professionals in san francisco is voicing opposition to proposition f on the upcoming ballot. prop f would cut off public assistance to people on welfare who are suspected of using drugs unless they agree to enter a drug treatment program. opponents say. that's not only ineffective, but also creates barriers to getting real help for those who need it. >> this measure was not written by any licensed substance use disorder treatment providers, nor were any consultant. this

measure was written around a singular polling question and has no evidence to prove it will work. to address substance use disorder in any meaningful way. prop f blurs the line between care and punishment. it harms people for their illness and dangerously undermines overdose prevention and recovery. >> mayor london breed supports prop f, she proposed it in response to increasing public pressure to curb public drug use and address the city's opioid epidemic. >> stanford university. is evicting students who have been holding a sit in protest on campus for the last 112 days. the students are protesting the humanitarian, humanitarian crisis in gaza and have refused to leave the white plaza. the local council on american-islamic relations says the students have a right to protest there. however, the university says the demonstration has become a safety concern for the community . >> an east bay cold case may have finally been cracked after a suspect was identified through

dna evidence. 60 year old nellie hicks of newark and 48 year old teresa pica pica of hayward, were sexually assaulted and killed in their homes back in the 1970s, dna evidence is now linked to the crimes to fred farnam, a man convicted of rape who died in 2007. family members of both victims thanked the fbi, as well as hayward and newark police for their persistence. >> i cannot express my gratitude enough for the police department . all of them worked extremely hard to bring closure to our family. >> authorities believe farnum may be linked to other unsolved murders here in the bay area. >> a teenager in ohio is being called a hero this morning for helping stop a mass shooting at his school. glory is at the live desk with more on how he helped prevent this attack here. gloria. >> good morning. good morning. julian. a 15 year old named boom is credited with thwarting a

school shooting. now, earlier this week, boom told his dad that a classmate revealed the plan to shoot people at a cincinnati high school. investigators say that classmate allegedly planned to kill eight students and a teacher. authorities say that text messages reveal the suspect was conspiring with an adult who was out of state. boom saw the teen's plan on paper and then told his dad on tuesday. the next day, the teen was arrested and is now accused of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. now, the father says the suspect threatened boom if he told anybody about the plan. but that did not stop boom from doing the right thing. that was more important than his life was protecting his classmates, and i could not be more proud of him. >> and i mean, he's a hero for what he did. >> he sure is. and officials say the adult who is messaging with the suspect was actually texting from a colorado area code. they would not say if that person has been arrested. now, as for the teen, the prosecutor is asking

for him to be tried as an adult. >> julian okay, thank you so much for that update there. gloria if you thought your morning alarm going off was a bit startling, some forty-niners are hoping for a smoother start to the morning today. after they had a rude awakening thursday morning. the fire alarm in their hotel went off around 630 in the morning. a staff on site. they were able to determine it was not an actual emergency, so the team didn't have to leave the hotel didn't have to evacuate. players say it was an irritating start to their thursday, and they're not holding back. >> man bro, i don't like a fire alarm going off at six in the morning. for what? like i ain't understand that y'all not lying. >> it did go off for a little bit. um i just kind of closed the door to my bathroom and sat there until it turned off. >> as soon as the fire alarm went off, i just laughed. i'm like, of course this would happen. you know what i mean? it's part of it, you know? is it random? no, i think there's no way it's random. but it's part

of it, you know, i mean, it's just more wood thrown in the fire. >> the plot thickens. as the hotel tells the chronicle that they're investigating what triggered the alarm. and the fire marshal is involved in that investigation. >> mhm mhm mhm. >> now, for bay area residents heading to las vegas for the super bowl, there's a historic hotel with bay area ties. you can check out the vice president of the golden gate hotel and casino says a group of investors and partners from the bay area moved to vegas to take over operations. it was named sal segev, which is las vegas backwards and eventually changed to what it is now. thank goodness now the hotel was built in 1905 and has expanded several times, but the original ten rooms are still there. >> the old building is on this end of the hallway and the newer building is that way. you should come by if you're from san francisco, you should come by and see you know your touch point here in las vegas. >> the golden gate hotel is the oldest and smallest hotel on the

fremont street experience in vegas, a lot happening this weekend. >> we got super bowl parties combined with lunar new year celebrations. it's going to be a busy weekend in san francisco. lunar new year begins tomorrow, and the holiday spans more than two weeks in chinatown, of course, several establishments are getting ready for both big events, including the golden gate fortune cookie factory, and the shop owner says they are making special super bowl themed cookies. >> they're having a super bowl party, and they make their own message about both teams and some funny messages that one said go big or go mahomes. >> he says he's seen an uptick in orders ahead of both events. well, still to come here on abc seven mornings, the rising price of coca cola or cocoa rather could make your chocolate more expensive. everything is more expensive, though. the coca cola, the cocoa, all of your groceries. yeah, don't get me started all in there right now. >> and you're going to take you to a live look at the big board

at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down about 37 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then why this eiffel tower that once held a guinness world record is now stripped of its title and you'll want to stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven. >> at seven. we're live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. just download the app now wherever you stream. >> 642 this morning, let's take you to the exploratorium camera calm bay waters. if you're taking the ferry later this morning, should be an easy ride. partly cloudy conditions once there for a nice afternoon, here's a look at santa cruz. it is just lovely along the coast right now, so looking at the forecast, your sky conditions, it's just a partly cloudy sky throughout the day. we have that frosty morning early on, giving way to a comfortable afternoon. any friday night plans you may have clear skies, dry conditions . it's a nice 24 hour period, but this morning we're starting out with frost advisor is in effect in our coldest cities. danville at 33. we're at 34. in palo alto. good morning. 46 in the city, colder in the north

bay, 39 in novato, 38 in mill valley, 35 in calistoga. so just like yesterday, you got that warm winter jacket, a couple of layers underneath the stay warm this morning. this afternoon it's partly cloudy. we'll have bright conditions, temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday, but still a bit below average. we should typically be in the low 60s in some of our cities this time of year. we're slightly below that this afternoon. now heading into the three day forecast today, we have that frosty morning, a sunny afternoon, warmer tomorrow and looking great for any watch parties on sunday will detail the weekend coming

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why americans are charged more for prescriptions compared to patients in other countries like canada or france. the ceo cited a difference in accessible of the drugs that, unfortunately comes at a fairly significant cost for those patients outside of the us and canada. >> patients will wait roughly three and a half to four years to get an access to a medicine that is available in the us, law makers say the companies could trim costs from the billions of dollars in stock buybacks and dividends, then use the savings for price reduction. >> the ceos argue they need to pay dividends to stay in business. it is now time for your morning money report satisfying your sweet tooth for chocolate may leave you feeling a bit upset these days. >> when you pay. global cocoa prices have nearly doubled to a new high high of $5,900 a ton. dry weather continues to affect crops in west africa, with poor harvest, drying up, prices

driving up prices. rather, the region produces the majority of global cocoa supply. candy makers hershey and cadbury are warning higher prices could put a damper on demand. we want to give you a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. right now we are trading down about 38 points as we start off this friday. let's get you back to our super bowl coverage this morning in las vegas, a former bay area resident is living her dream, and she was working as a housekeeper when she was discovered while on vacation. >> now she headlines a show at one of the city's largest casinos, all while rooting. of course, for the 49 ers and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in vegas with her story. >> zach, tell us all about it. >> yeah, i'm so excited to introduce you to lorena peril. she's a san francisco native and she has made her mark here on the las vegas strip. and one of its longest running shows. and of course, she is a die hard 40 niners fan who is just thrilled

that her niners are playing the super bowl in her current city. she says it's a full circle, unexpected, unplanned moment in her path to the las vegas stage. i got the things that you need for 24 years. fantasy at the luxor in las vegas has drawn huge audiences with dazzling costumes and beautiful performers. the burlesque show calls itself the strip sexiest tease, but the show is so much more than its visuals. each person involved has fierce talent to back up their captivating looks. a key example the powerful vocals of lorraine apparel, the show's headliner. we got to visit her at soundcheck before she became the star of this show. she was a housekeeper at a bay area nursing home. >> i would just sing while pushing the cart, knocking on doors, calling my mama and just sing while scrubbing the toilets. it was a lot of work. >> work, she says. she was proud and happy to do while she went to business college at night. but one day, the unexpected happened. while on vacation, i. >> i got discovered on an open mic night on carnival cruise line. i was just singing at karaoke and open mic night and i. it changed my life. she

became a cruise ship headliner, eventually making her way here to las vegas. >> she's had incredible high points since becoming a full time headliner in 2000, but as a die hard forty-niners fan, she says nothing compares to the day she got to sing the national anthem for them, a dream for the san francisco native, who grew up going to the games with her family, watching others sing the national anthem. >> we used to sit all the way in the top and my dad said one day, you know you're going to do that. and i was like, i don't know. and that day came. it was a home opener and my dad was on the field right next to the 40 niners. it was a dream. come true. >> she's never strayed from her san francisco roots. six nights a week, she tells crowds from around the world where she's from favorite places and memories of her hometown feeling even more poignant now since her father passed in 2022. >> fisherman's wharf with my family growing up, i just we were there all the time and uh- riding the trolley and just eating cotton candy and just the sound of laughter, you know, and just, oh my god, i'm gonna cry. no. yeah and i miss my dad for the rest. births.

>> we want in a full circle moment, she sang the anthem again during soundcheck for us and her father's vintage 40 niners jacket honoring his memory, doing a job that she loves. >> i think it's my path, and i love it. and i will never stop. i'm going to keep going. >> in the meantime, she's got a message for her football team. >> you better win. you better win. and you will go. niners die hard fan here forever faithful. go >> i have to mention the luxor is just on the other side of allegiant stadium where the niners are going to be playing. so it's just so exciting for lorena. she hopes her story will be an inspiration to everyone back home in the bay area. watching now, happening tomorrow, we have a very rare look at the makers of iconic signs all throughout las vegas, including this one, the welcome to las vegas sign that's currently lit up in purple for the super bowl. it's going to be very exciting, going to get very close to the sign tomorrow with the people who maintain it and created it. i've lived here all my life and i've never done anything like that, and i've never seen how these signs are

made, so i'm so excited for that right now. live in las vegas, zach fuentes, abc seven news. all right, zach, so last hour we connected with you. >> we talked about how your husband was a trained vocalist and now you had an hour to warm up your own vocal cords. you have to give us something. you said that you also have a beautiful voice. and we can't wait to hear am i a jukebox or something? >> you want me to just sing something? >> you talked a lot about mariah carey. >> come on. >> i was going to say maybe your favorite mariah. mariah you'll always be my baby. >> me. so i caught it. >> what's job? >> all right. too early. oh, no it's not. that's it. that's all we know we need. yes, that's all we need. >> perfect. thank you. so much, zach. see? >> there you go. ten out of ten. i'll take my quarter now. right >> okay, okay. a dollar inflation a dollar. right. all right. good job. wow yeah. not expecting that. he was like he does it all. yeah right. i can't possibly he's ready for anything

but like no. yeah like he was just on point. >> good job. did zach wow. that was awesome. well, guys, i know that we are all ready for the super bowl. we have our colors on ready for the 40 niners to play. a lot of people are going to be celebrating this weekend. and so they are going to have some road closures that we want to tell you about here in the city. this is going to start on sunday. so let's show you that map right here. so you can see where those closures are going to be happening. if you are driving in the city this is on northbound southbound 101 at cesar chavez street and the northbound 101 at mission street. northbound 280 at san jose avenue, and then northbound southbound 280 at geneva avenue. so just keep that in mind. if you are going to be in the city, and hopefully we're going to be celebrating that big 40 niners win. andrew, it looks like it's going to be a good weekend to watch the super bowl. >> yeah, absolutely. watch parties out there over the weekend. we're looking great no matter where you are on sunday. upper 50s lower 60s. it's going to be fantastic. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. it's really quiet

across california. some high clouds moving in from the north. if you're headed to tahoe later on today, you may find that we have a couple of flurries out there and maybe a las vegas around noon. who knows. uh- we'll find those temperatures in the low 30s right around freezing. those flurries. they won't accumulate to anything today. just know that it is going to be cold. if you're headed to the mountains. let's take a look at future weather as we go. hour by hour for you. showing you we have partly cloudy skies right now. giving way to bright sunshine, temperatures today will get you into the mid 50s, so it's a little bit warmer than yesterday. but still this time of the year we should see some 60s on the board. so a bit below average. any friday night plans you have we're dry out there. it's a nice night but it will get chilly. 30s and 40s will probably have more frost advisories popping up tomorrow. the start of lunar new year. if you're headed to the city. i mean, just a really nice start to the weekend. lots of sunshine, those temperatures getting you into the upper 50s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. let's plan the

next seven days for you, showing you a frosty morning today. warm sunshine over the weekend. our next chance of raicoming on thursday. gloria. >> all right, well, we know some of us are going to tahoe for the weekend. actually, not me, but those lucky folks that are going to tahoe. some people go to vegas, but yeah, tahoe super popular this time of year. so we have your toyota tahoe report for you right now. now you wl not need chains, except if you are an 88. if you are driving out there. so here's a look at how long it will take you to get to palisades tahoe from the city. that's three hours, 13 minutes to north star, calif to three hours, ten minutes to heavenly. three hours, 16 minutes. and then if you're rerts to sugar bowl resort, that will take you two hours, 52 minutes. sierra tae t hours, 56 minutes, and then kirkwood, you will need the chains there on 88. that will take y three hours and 23 minutes. if you're going out there, have a wonderful weekend in tahoe. >> thanks, gloria. now, frenchman says his attempt to set a guinness world record for the tallest eiffel tower made out of matchsticks has been an

emotional roller coaster. richard spent eight years building the model, measuring more than 23ft tall, and he used more than 706,000 matchsticks and over 50 pounds of glue. but when the time came, guinness disqualified him, saying he used the wrong type of match sticks. well now, officials are saying they were a little bit too harsh on the table match issue and guinness will approve the model calling richard's attempt truly amazing and that they are happy to award him the record. could you imagine years and years and years i use the wrong, especially since you basically pay for those awards. >> by the way, if you didn't know that, yeah, i did not know that. it's a whole thing. i've gone down a google rabbit hole. you're welcome. if you didn't know. >> well, up next we have seven things you do need to know today. >> and you can watch all of our newscast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the

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need to figure out how to remove a stolen plane from a bay area beach. the san mateo county sheriff's office says the small plane was taken from the palo alto airport yesterday before landing nose down in half moon bay. they say the person who took it, a florida man, is under arrest. >> number two, the mayors of san francisco and san jose are joining an effort to reform proposition 49, in hopes of cracking down on crime. the goal of prop 47 was to lower incarceration rates by raising the felony threshold. so critics say this is just emboldened thieves. >> number three israel. israel prime minister is ordering his military to begin preparations to evacuate people from rafah, a

densely populated city in southern part of gaza. israel says rafah is the last remaining hamas stronghold, and it needs to send in troops to complete its war plan. >> number four president biden will not face charges for his handling of classified documents as special counsel, investigation found he willfully retained and cheered some classified information. >> number five, we have frost advisories posted across the region. we're starting out in the 30s and our coldest spots, but it is a nice afternoon on the way. mostly sunny today, temperatures going into the mid 50s. >> and number six. if you take bath, there are 20 minute delays this morning on the sfo line. that's because of police activity at the glen park station and this is impacting the sfo, millbrae, daly city and east bay directions. and number seven super bowl 58 is almost here. >> and this pot bellied pig named stevie, who's up for adoption at the spca monterey county may this confident prediction of who will win. of course he picked the 40 niners. of course i hear he has a great

track record. >> he does. okay, so you know he's like 100% right. he is right. i totally just made that up. but we're going with it. he just looked hungry. gotta believe. all right we're just going to call it 40 niners win right. exactly so good morning america. president biden fires back at the special counsel report on his handling of classified information. overnight the president defends his handling of classified information and his memory. >> it's just plain wrong. >> pushing back on special counsel, who declined to prosecute biden. this morning the reaction and political fallout. rare show of unity at the supreme court. justices appear skeptical in the high stakes hearing to decide whether former president trump can be banned from the ballot for his actions around january 6. >> the question you have to