the board of supervisors has nearly anonymously picked ed lee to be the city's interim mayor. >> here's a look at sfo. 44 degrees, some fog out there but no delays yet. >> good saturday morning. it's 6:00, january 8th. i'm jenelle wang. thanks for joining us. the 49ers encouraged that jim harbaugh will take over as head coach. he was one of the most sought after candidates in team history offering up $8 million per year. wayne friedman has more. >> there was an earthquake but at the palace hotel in san francisco, nobody felt it, not with the 49ers rocking the pro football world by hiring jim harbaugh. >> i can't wait to be around those guys, those professionals, those strong men, those leaders and start building a team. >> for harbaugh, this concludes a momentous week after leaving stanford to a resounding victory

in the orange bowl. michigan wanted him and the dolphins and the broncos. but he describes the san francisco 49ers as his best competitive opportunity. he says he felt that way from early on this week. >> it's the perfect competitive opportunity for me and the rest of the san francisco organization to be a part of a team, a team that has a chance to win for the san francisco 49ers. >> this marks a new beginning for 49er fans. fired coach mike singletary had passion but not an offensive mind. the 49 faithful of which some had become increasingly faithless, this feels like a good move. >> awesome. exactly what they need. >> i think he's shown he's capable of taking a team from nothing and making it into something and that's what we need here in san francisco. >> that's exactly what the 49ers would hope to hear. teams build fan bases two ways, by building championships or by giving fans a reason to hope.

well, the 49ers have not done the former in a long time. they haven't had a winning season since 2002 but they do have new blood in the form of jim harbaugh and with that we pronounce the jim harbaugh sweepstakes to be over. wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> stanford's president and athletic director both praise the harbaugh following his announcement and wished him the best. the president credited harbaugh for energizing the football program. commended his enthusiasm. students watched him rise from the basement to the penthouse just four years under harbaugh. >> yeah, harbaugh was like awesome and he turned the program around. but, he has his own life. >> everyone on campus is reminded it's hard to turn down $25 million. >> another coach jumped from stanford to the 49ers a generation ago in 1979 and that was bill walsh.

he transformed the 49ers from nfl door mat to the dynasty that had five super bowl titles starting in 1991. a freeway closure to tell you about this morning at the interchange between highway 1 and 101. if you're driving towards the golden gate bridge, the ramp from northbound highway 1 to northbound highway 101 is closed until 10 a.m.. tonight starting 10 p.m. the ramp from 101 to highway 1 will close until 10 a.m. tomorrow. drivers are advised to take lombard to reach highway 1. today oakland's new mayor jean quan will walk the beat 33-x, one of the most violent crime-ridden neighborhoods in the city. yesterday she was unveiling a colorful mosaic. on tuesday six people were shot

89th and d. street including an innocent bystander struck by a bullet in his own home. >> are you discouraged at all by this difficult start. >> we have -- because i watch the stats, have been watching the stats every week for eight years. you have weeks that are high and weeks that are low. >> the mayor's new crime reduction plan will focus on beat 33-x. she's going to talk about a crime prevention council which has its first meeting later this month. after all sorts of maneuvering, looks like san francisco may have a new mayor and he would become the first asian american mayor. ed lee will have to resign as city administrator to fulfill the term after. >> you're talking to one of the happiest people in san francisco. this is an extraordinary and historic vote by this board.

>> gavin newsom enthusiastically approved of the selection and city administrator ed lee as his successor. if he's sworn in, he will become the city's first asian american mayor. >> this is a historic moment for the chinese american community, for a community that has been in this city for 160 years, a community that has struggled. >> but getting to this point wasn't easy. on tuesday the vote was split between lee and the san francisco sheriff michael hennessey. when a swing vote was in lee's direction, chris daily lost his cool. >> i will haunt you. i will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of san francisco politics. it's on like donkey kong. >> despite wonderful references to donkey kong -- (laughter) >> we have engaged in an orderly

transition of leadership. >> lee was in with chris daily's lone assenting vote. >> i have a reputation of raining on parades. today would likely be no different. >> even lee didn't want the job himself at first but several called him, including leaders of the chinese-american community. >> we'll never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >> if the new board of supervisors approved lee, he will be the interim mayor until the election in november. in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> last night's vote is non-binding. it's up to the new board of supervisors which will be sworn in today. they will cast their final vote on tuesday. governor jerry brown is set to announce his new budget on monday almost assures deep cuts to state spending. the governor announced major

cuts to his own office to save $7 million. the plan includes returning 84% of the governor's transition funds, eliminating the secretary of education, cutting the governor's washington d.c. staff, also the press and communications staff and eliminating the office of the first lady. but now there's word of a potentially costly problem looming with the state's computer system. nanette miranda has more. >> california is the birth place of technology with some of the world's best products invented right here. but somehow that innovation stops short of sacramento. >> you would think that we would have access to the best and brightest people having to do with information technology. >> the state auditor this week warned governor jerry brown about california's latest effort to modernize its computers and the problems associated with it. siscal, the $1.6 billion 12-year project that started in 2006 is fewer years behind schedule, $300 million over budget, and

the top two project leaders just quit. >> we have some pretty significant concerns about how successful this project's going to be. >> siscal's interim director says they'll hire executive replacements within a couple weeks and the project should be back on track. >> we're doing our best to move this state forward and we think we're doing a good job of that. >> the computer modernization project is part of a long history of technological screwups. in 1994 then governor pete wilson scrapped a dmv computer project after the state spent $50 million on a system that didn't work. in 2008, a $1.5 billion computer project was supposed to better track child support payments but california still has one of the worst collection rates in the country. >> i would note that we are working with the three top vendors in the united states. >> it's expensive. yes, it does worry us.

>> the nonpartisan legislative analyst recommends stealing back the project in sacramento. abc 7 news. >> a lawmaker from the peninsula believes limiting the size of the pension state employees can receive will also help california resolve part of its financial problems. assemblyman jerry hill unveiled his plan at the san francisco civic center yesterday. it calls for barring the state and agencies like the u.c. system from getting exceptions from a federal law that caps pension for government employees. it would cover all state employees earning $245,000 per year. >> the average pension for a calperg member with 20 years of service is $24,000 a year. it's hard to imagine how a $195,000 pension is not sufficient for these executives. >> if the bill becomes a law, it would take effect in january of next year. the city of antioch's police department is hurting for cash

so badly, officials are asking for donations. our media partner, the contra costa times reports antioch has opened up a bank account where people can deposit money to help pay for police services. many donors want to help match a pledge made last month by the president of the antioch auto center. so far the donations are working. antioch has delayed laying off six officers but they still could lose their jobs later this month. still ahead this morning, scientists said the water would be tainted for years. the shocking new report from the b.p. oil spill that explains where all the oil has gone. >> the judge declares him insane. the army [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate lays

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>> an armed robbery case involving a decorated army captain finally came to a close yesterday in a san jose courtroom. it's been a long four-year journey for the west point graduate. vic lee has his story. >> sergeant binkley completed his medical treatment at atascadero mental hospital and finished all the court rehab programs. there was only one more obstacle in the way to a normal life. he was still legally instain since the jury declared him not guilty of armed robbery by reason of insanity. a judge approved binkley's petition to restore his sanity. his attorney chuck smith says this final act puts an end to this sad case. >> he is now free of any restriction from the superior court. >> the decorated army captain and west point graduate was overcome with emotion.

>> at this point couldn't -- just as i've said, just overwhelmed by people, people's help. >> binkley served in bosnia where he says he witnessed atrocities in mass graves, he suffered from ptsd which military doctors never diagnosed. he robbed a walgreens in mountain view, pointed an unloaded gun at the pharmacist and stole painkillers which doctors prescribed for a fractured hip. >> the narcotic painkillers relieved me of stress. >> binkley spoke to me after he was arrested. he said he was addicted to painkillers and that's why he robbed walgreens. his attorney says the system worked for his client. smith hired him earlier this year to work in his law firm. >> he's a bright kid. graduated from west point. >> he continues to go to therapy sessions administered at the

v.a. hospital. >> i find some of them are helpful. i think it's always good to keep in touch with issues i'm still dealing with. so -- >> binkley hasn't decided whether to continue working at the law firm or go back to school. but he's in no hurry because today is the first day of the rest of his new life. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> an amazing report about the recent oil spill off the coast of louisiana. according to the journal of science, microbes have consumed most of the methane and other natural gases released in the spill. the findings are stunning scientists who thought the waters would be tainted for years. most of the oil settled on the ocean floor, washed ashore or dissolved with chemical disperttants in the seawater. they said there was no significant amount of oil remaining and most of the gulf's fisheries have reopened. another day we're waking up to fog this morning. the question is when will we see sunshine? >> yeah. we're hoping for a little more

today but tomorrow should be the sunnier and warmer day. still hope out there even though everyone is shrouded in the fog. temperatures cool in the 40s but we will look at some improvement. i'll explain coming up. >> plus more on the big announcement naming jim harbaugh head coach for the 49ers. what he plans to do to revive the struggling team. ñ/ñ/ you know what, this looks just like

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welcome back, everyone. you're looking sat a live picture from our hd camera in berkeley. traffic moving slowly. a lot of people out and about. beware of the fog. it's lingering all over the bay area. the big question, when will we see sunshine and how much? joining us from new york, what's coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. good morning. >> good morning, jenelle. a busy show for you this morning. coming up on "good morning america," another package bursts into flames at a d.c. postal facility after two similar letters ignited in baltimore. the latest on these homeland security scarce. unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 16 months despite fewer new jobs created than expected. what do these numbers and where are the jobs? hundreds of mass bird deaths and

hundreds more fall out of the sky in italy. has the troubling pattern gone global? think the u.s. is the world leader in all areas of technology? think again. parts of the world have forged ahead with pretty ground-breaking gadgets. what's the world's fastest train, toilets that talk or using a vending machine with your cellphone. an interesting show. come on back, jenelle. >> thank you so much. we'll see you at 7:00 on "good morning america." lisa argen is here with our forecast. the fog, chilly temperatures, i feel like it's like this every day. >> we are gonna stick with this for the most part, although improvements are on the way. as we head outside now, a couple of shots for you at the golden gate bridge. this is not the golden gate bridge. that's coming up next. this is the airport where we don't have any delays. 44 degrees. the further you go to the north, that's where we have some

visibility problems. down to a mile or so. here we go, golden gate bridge. we'll look for numbers to even be cooler here in north and east bay valleys in the 30s where as our south bay, a little more mild in the low to mid-40s. 45 mountain view the warm spot as well as half moon bay, good morning, livermore, 37. a light northeast wind in napa and livermore creating a windchill of about 32, 33 degrees. so definitely a cold one out there although it was colder yesterday morning. and i think we're going to get a little bit more sun. that should make a bit of a difference this afternoon. widespread low clouds and fog from the west, the ocean to the east our tulie fog. becoming partly cloudy and cool today and then we see a sunnier and mild afternoon for the latter half of the weekend. we have two areas of fog which i spoke of. but we will be looking at a little bit of a northwest wind to scour out some of this.

here's our fogcast. as we take you through 9:00, notice still fog in the north bay and the east bay. but southern marin county and our near east bay alameda county looking at clearing but then look what happens. by 10:00, 11:00, the fog's moving around and you see more of it in the east bay than anywhere else. partly cloudy for the rest of the day today and our setup is this, double barrel high pressure keeping the storm track well to the north. here's a weak system to the north and that's really what we need to scour out the low cloudiness. that's gonna happen later on. but throughout the next 24 hours, we'll see just some subtle changes. this really moves on in and cleans things out, the atmosphere that is by tomorrow. so for today then, we're waking up to the cool conditions, the fog. and then throughout the afternoon as that front pushes on through, we'll see the results of sunnier conditions out there.

high temperatures today. at least not the 40s, 52 campbell as well as sunnyvale. the peninsula low 50s. pacifica, millbrae, san francisco about 53 degrees in the north bay. some areas of favorite locations where we have that dense cold air settling in. it will still be cool, just in the upper 40s for vallejo, napa, san rafael. 51 petaluma. near east bay. low 50s with afternoon sun on tap for san leandro and hayward. inland valleys, you know when we have it from the east but the west as well so you see the temperatures stay cool. 43 brentwood. monterey bay bay, 56 hollister. the accu-weather seven-day forecast. another cool, gray start. partly cloudy this afternoon, sunnier tomorrow and we'll enjoy a couple more dry partly cloudy afternoons before a change takes place wednesday, thursday, signifying back to the rainy weather. >> back to winter. >> yeah. >> thanks so much, lisa. big news for 49er fans with

harbaugh named the new coach. >> good morning. as an nfl player, jim harbaugh's nickname was captain comeback. by taking the reins of the 49ers, he'll be proud of helping the organization come back. the respectability and sort of dominance it once enjoyed. >> without excuse, without hesitation. losing is not an option. >> with those words, the harbaugh era begins. >> in the world's greatest sport ever invented. played by the men who are the greatest, strongest, fastest athletes in the world. and that competitive challenge, that perfect opportunity to compete at that level is something i willingly accept. >> you mentioned the competition. the money, the location. was it all just the perfect fit? >> you know, the perfect if it was the san francisco 49ers

organization. it was york, bulky. it was that opportunity, what they built here. how they want to go about building. so much, i heard their vision was what -- i believe in. >> harbaugh proved he could revive the football program. now reviving a struggling nfl franchise. from the moment mike singletary was let go, harbaugh became option number one for the front office. >> i love the man's energy, respect for the game, his love for the game. how he approaches the business. he's a grinder. >> the goal isn't just to be a playoff contender. the goal is to be a team that's going to compete for the super bowl year in and year out. i think trent understands that. i know harbaugh understands that. >> if going to the nfl wasn't a hard enough decision, now he must decide on a staff. daily is confident whatever harbaugh decides.

>> watching him, the way he took stanford over. kind of the way he coaches the discipline he has, i think it's all very excites. >> harbaugh's decision kind of like tossing a stone into water. it has a ripple effect. rest assured, stanford fans, this won't affect his decision to return that according to his father oliver. expect stanford to be a pre-season lock for the top ten next year. that should help the search for harbaugh's successor. that said, he will be missed on the farm. >> i want them to know i'm going to be right down the road. this is not a relationship that's gonna independent. >> i understand this is kind of hard to turn down $25 million. we all wish him the best. i don't think anyone has hard feelings. >> i'm disappointed. would be nice to have around. think it's an energy that allows our team to be great. >> stanford athlete director

issued a statement yesterday afternoon wishing jim harbaugh the best. couple notes for you, harbaugh says he will install the west coast office. he gave no indication what he'll do with the 49ers quarterback situation and g.m. trend balky will have the final decision. the warriors playing with some swagger last night. golden state hosting the dismal cleveland cavaliers. a 20-11 guy with the knicks last year. league 22-14 like the plague sean can be contagious but in a good way. packing 65-49 war years at the break. big night for monta ellis. spinning in traffic right there. drops the contath, converts. he has 32. war years by 18 and the third, fourth quarter. will defense the block. right to reggie williams to finish in transition. the war years have won six of

nine. 116-98 the final. more football, the cotton bowl, lsu and texas a&m. used to have interest completely unpublicized. tigers up 28-17. make it 35-17. these two hooked up on three touchdowns. lsu knocked off a&m, 41-24. just three games left in the bowl season if you are counting at home. be sure to tune in tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. it's wildcard playafter on saturday. >> next at 6:30, a better than expected jobs report but it's still not enough. how long top economists say it could be until the country recovers millions of lost jobs. plus the federal government interested in bringing jobs to silicon valley.

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♪ some good economic news. unemployment fell in december to its lowest level in 19 months. employers though added only 103,000 jobs in december, less than expected. but as i said the employment rate fell but only slightly, 9.8% to 9.4%. the federal chair said it will take five years for the job market to recover. the unemployment numbers and what they really need. >> in west oakland, tobias says he's been out of a steady job for four years. >> due to the economy and being laid off, i wasn't able to find employment. >> bailey says he hasn't given up. he has enrolled in a job training program at the cyprus mandela center learning construction. but the jobless numbers tell a story of hundreds of thousands of others who have given up.

yes, it's true, unemployment fell in december from 9.8 to 9.4% but the number of new jobs is just 103,000, not enough to keep up with population growth, let alone bring down unemployment. >> so then you say how can unemployment rate go down, you realize what's happened? a lot of people have become so discouraged they've left the job force. you find that in fact there's been an increase in the number of discouraged workers. >> the goldman school of public policy says the jobless report is not good news and today fed chairman ben bernanke told congress it's going to be a long recovery. >> at this rate of improvement, it could take four to five more years for the job market to normalize fully. >> the areas of the economy that did grow the most jobs, leisure and hospitality and healthcare, not encouraging for an oakland trainee hoping to land a job in construction. >> are you very optimistic? >> i have faith so that will

carry me through. so our work, i think i'll reap the benefits. >> touring a window manufacturing plant in maryland today, the president called the new unemployment numbers encouraging. >> we know these numbers can bounce around from month to month. but the trend is clear. we saw 12 straight months of private sector job growth. >> and the government did revise its numbers for october and november saying it had underestimated new hiring in those months before the holidays. the revised numbers show that for october, november and december the average job growth was 128,000 per month. that's just enough to keep up with the growth in population. unfortunately the big dive in the unemployment rate reflects hundreds of thousands of workers who grew discouraged and dropped out of the work force. in the news room, mark matthews, abc 7 news. >> the white house wants to see long-term job growth right here

in silicon valley and yesterday they brought in a high-level team to help local entrepreneurs help grow their business. david louie got an exclusive interview with the u.s. commerce secretary on the effort. >> we want economic growth. we want job growth. >> commerce secretary gary lock thinks people in this room are key to making that happen. they're silicon valley entrepreneurs engaged in startups and small businesses. this is a kickoff event by the white house initiative on asian americans and its presidential advisory commission. it's designed to link potential job creators with government programs and services. cofounder of a new clean-tech firm called sun hydrogen. >> there's so many programs out there, you know. and if you really don't know the right person in the department, if you don't have the right connections, you really kind of get lost. >> there are 1 million asian american-owned businesses employing 2 million workers.

many don't know about tax credits or loan programs or help they can get to tap the export market. in an exclusive tv interview at abc 7, gary lock who was the event's keynote speaker said a focus on exports will create jobs. >> the more companies export, the more they produce, the more they produce, the more people they hire. we have programs for free that will find buyers and customers for made in u.s.a. goods and services. >> this white house summit drew more than 800 people giving them access to top economists, agency leaders and policymakers. >> to give you an idea, a high-level treasury official gave out his direct phone number inviting people to call him if he can help. the entrepreneurs also got a pep talk from a senior economist a day can make a difference. >> the idea we can push the boundaries, create more products, business models and generate opportunities we never thought possible.

we're going to need to do that. >> i certainly think that's going to help spur a continuing wave and more energize the wave of entrepreneurship in the asian american community. asian-americans have really been in many ways the backbone of entrepreneurship in the valley. >> massachusetts could affect foreclosures all over the country. the supreme court says two foreclosures are invalid because the banks did not prove they actually owned the militaries they foreclosed on. it addresses the validity of robo loans who often do not check a single line in the paperwork. all state attorney generals are examining whether lenders are forcing people out of their homes improperly. a package that ignited at a washington d.c. postal facility was addressed to homeland security secretariel janet napolitano. it happened yesterday.

the facility was evacuated and no one was hurt. officials say the parcel was similar to two packages that ignited in maryland singeeing the fingers of the people that opened them. each contained a note wailing against highway signs urging motorists to report suspicion activities. >> wikileaks says its twitter account information has been subpoenaed by the u.s. government. u.s. investigators are demanding access to the private messages, contact information and other personal details of julian assange and three other people associated with the website. twitter declined to comment, only that its policy is notify users of government requests for information. rudy giuliani may be plotting a presidential run in 2012. a cording to the new york city post, the former new york city mayor believes the republican race will be full of far right candidates like mitt romney and

sarah palin. there's opportunity for a moderate candidate for background in national security. conservative minnesota congresswoman michelle balkman confirmed to abc news she is also considering the race in 2012. lisa argen is here with our chilly forecast. >> 30s in the northeast bay valleys. 40s elsewhere. try to get out of those 40s today with the help of a little sun. fog all wait to the valley. we'll talk about a weak weather system that's going to help scour out those low clouds coming up. >> it may be small but this is what [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole gin. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want

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lisa argen here with our forecast in a few moments. berkeley hopes small houses will make a big difference in its growing population. the mayor will cut the ribbon on one of these mini homes. what berkeley calls smart growth. behind this nondescript house in berkeley is what city leaders are hoping will be the big new trend in housing. it's a backyard cottage, also known as an in-law unit. >> people walk in and say this has such a sense of place. >> karen took out an equity loan to build this unit she plans to rent out. she's a city planning director at u.c. berkeley and help to add value to her property and curb suburban sprawl. >> we need to lower energy costs as a society. we need to be more sustainable. how are we gonna get there. this is one strategy that's not obtrusive. we call it hidden density or

invisible density. >> this cottage is tiny, just under 400 square feet and to get to the bedroom you have to climb this steep ladder. behind the small confines there are concerns on the impact to the neighborhood, primarily parking. inlaw units are required to have their own parking spots. >> don't want to load up neighborhoods with more cars. we want to make sure as we see these develop, people live there but hopefully not to have a more impact of more cars on the street. >> chapel's renters are scheduled to move in soon but has an open house saturday to inspire others that they too can build in their backyard. >> not just berkeley, el cerrito, oakland, albany. many cities have the capacity to do this kind of development. >> lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> a slice of history in san jose is disappearing.

constantineo's market is closing its doors. the food landmark had been in business 53 years. the three brothers are retiring but the closure leaves 17 employees out of work. another high-end grocery store is expected to move into that space. verizon can start carrying the i-phone in a matter of days. they have scheduled a media event for tuesday next week which is reigniting rumors it will become the only second u.s. wireless provider to offer that i-phone. they have an exclusive deal with apple since the debut in 2007. lisa argen is here with our forecast. >> we could have freezing fog, it could be worse. just plain old fog. 30s and 40s out there. mid 40s at the airport, no delays here but big snowstorm taking shape across much of the eastern seaboard and mid south. maybe delays and from our roof camera, yep, it's a gray start

with the sun making an appearance later on this afternoon. so as we start out this morning, the 30s are mainly north and east bay valleys. 37 in napa. 38 santa rosa. also upper 30s for the delta and livermore but you mix in a little bit of that northeast wind, and it feels like it's about 32. 44 redwood city with 45 in mountain view. so here are our highlights. wid spread low clouds and fog from our coast to the inland valleys. we'll see partly cloudy conditions later on today, and sunnier day tomorrow with numbers coming up just a couple of degrees. still locked into this pattern and we're featuring the tulie fog which is what you usually associate the wintertime pattern. but also the stratus is widespread and with a little wind out there we'll see some clearing but the fog will continue to move around a little bit. so 9:00 this morning, already beginning to see some sun in the north bay and the east bay but

later on in the afternoon it sweeps back on to the peninsula and into the south bay. a safe bet today for a partly cloudy sky and numbers coming out of the 40s. we've got an upper level trough, here it is, the area of low pressure. it's going to sink to the south into the great basin. what that is going to do, it's going to drive this cold front south and that will be our mixing mechanism to scour out some of this fog. so that's on tap for tomorrow as double barrel high pressure keeps us dry. the storm track well to the north. so this is what we're focusing on to bring out clearer skies in the next couple of days. so throughout the day today, you'll notice the fog beginning to erode a little bit. and then it comes right back at night. but by tomorrow we should see a pretty nice afternoon. but back to today, we'll call it partly cloudy with high temperatures in a narrow range from 52 cupertino and sunnyvale. 53 in san jose. that's warmer than yesterday.

peninsula numbers staying cloudy throughout much of the day and then by the afternoon, palo alto, you should see some sun at 53, san francisco low 50s. but daly city and south city kind of locked in with the low clouds there. and in the north bay, even though you may see some sun, still very chilly for san rafael, only 47 degrees and our near east bay with upper 40s and hercules. our inland valleys, looks like that tulie fog is going to be very persistent. only 44 antioch and down by the monterey bay, about 10 degrees warmer here with 55 watsonville. the forecast featuring more fog, a little sun. a little bit more sun tomorrow. staying dry through midweek. best chance of rain wednesday and thursday. >> haven't seen that in a while. >> no. >> we've got a little developing news in south bay. san jose police are asking for your help to find a car involved in a hit and run early this morning that left a 15-year-old campbell girl with life-threatening injuries.

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lisa argen will have our forecast and tell us when the sunshine will arrive in just a few minutes. the department of motor vehicles would not budge. it refused to renew the driver's license for a new woman. red tape the dmv would not cut so michael finney took out a good pair of scissors. >> yahoo! i got it! >> you might have noticed nickty mckenzie here is pretty excited. >> i'm free! i can drive! yahoo! >> for nikki, this day marks a return to freedom after a frustrating ordeal at the department of motor vehicles. an ordeal that began two years ago with a speeding ticket in novato. >> i deserved it. i said thank you for stopping me. >> nickty was driving alone for a family gathering when she was stopped in the middle of the night just outside of reno. the officer said she was going 97 mph. >> it's a lot.

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side" and we took her case to the dmv. it turns out the nevada courts had placed a hold on nikki's license that was never cleared from a national database. so the dmv could not issue her a new license. however, after we got involved, the dmv took action. it contacted the nevada courts which immediately connected the database which brings us back here. nikki's going into the dmv office hoping for her license. and a few minutes later, here she is. >> yahoo! i got it! i got it! thanks to "7 on your side"! i couldn't get it, but they did! >> yep. nikki finally got her license back. >> that's my license! >> and she couldn't wait to tell the world. >> "7 on your side" got my license for me! yahoo! look at this! >> you go, girl! >> yeah, thank you! >> the dmv says you may wind up in the national database of problem drivers if you don't

clear up your citations right away. which that's what happened in nikki's case. so keep your paperwork once you do clear the ticket. if you still have a problem, let me know about it. go to abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> well, still ahead this morning, a new addition at the san francisco zoo. why this not so little guy is makin' waves. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings.

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wants to be a mathematician. last year he won the same contest here in san francisco. >> i don't know really why i'm that good in math. i was born that way. but if my -- i'm pretty good at explaining how the methods work. >> evan is home-schooled and he's also a national spelling bee winner. he plans to go to harvard in the fall to study to be a math professor. san francisco zoo has the perfect new resident to fill one of its empty exhibits. this eight-year-old male hippopotamus met the public yesterday. the 3700 pound hippo is a gift from the topeka zoo that didn't have room for him. he's the first in three years because the exhibit was being renovated. he doesn't have a name and they plan to have the public help pick one out. so cute. if you're looking for a free activity for young people in the south bay, take them to the dance lesson for the cheryl

burke dance lesson in mountain view. >> i'm going to have a 30 minute dance lesson for teams and the tango performed that night. >> the bay area "dancing with the stars" celebrity is offering the free lessons monday night to kick off an afternoon school program. it's an activities league to keep kids out of trouble after school. final check of the forecast, here's lisa. >> you probably guessed, we have fog out there. so we have it from the oceans or inland valleys. here's a look at sfo. not delays on the arriving flights but a storm system on the eastern seaboard and the mid-south. that could create delays later. you gotta get above the fog to warm up and to see some of that sunshine. so if you're taking a bike ride, probably sunnier above 1500 feet, although we are going to see a little mixing. that's going to help the fog clear out in some spots today. so we've got a mixture of 40s

and 50s today. a little warmer than yesterday. a northeast wind keeping is cool this morning. 30s and 40s by this afternoon. 53 and partly cloudy in oakland as well as palo alto. still kind of gray san francisco. down by the monterey bay, milder weather at the coast, 56 santa cruz and our look ahead, staying dry until the middle of the week. more sun tomorrow but still kind of nice later on today. >> and a little warmer. >> just a couple degrees. >> thank you so much, lisa. for lisa argen, me and everybody here at abc 7 morning news, thanks for ♪ [ female announcer ] it starts with you falling in love with the most personalized most customized piece of furniture you will ever own. ♪ get that one piece right and the rest of the room will just fall in to place. it starts with you introducing yourself to the world of ethan allen. don't miss our january sale,

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