live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. now at 5:00, new year's eve turns tragic in the east bay. a mother is killed and her baby and her sister are hospitalized after they are hit by a pickup truck. we will have a report ahead. new video just in to the newsroom shows an overturned car on a busy bay area freeway ramp. the impact on the early morning holiday commute. look at this: san francisco kicking off 2014 with a big bang. in fact, many big bangs. ahead we have the fireworks and crowds at the biggest new year's eve celebration. it is january 1, 2014. thank you very much for starting

9 new year with us. i am kristen sze. we will check with meteorologist, mike nicco, to see how the new year is starting with us. >> happy new year. now, look at the visibility compared to yesterday. it is cleaner. we have fog forming, 1.75 visibility in novato. that is the only place that will see much. look how cheer it is from mount tamalpais. you can see all the way down to the san mateo bridge this morning. the first forecast shows it will be warm again, near record high temperatures, and mid-to-upper 60's inland, and low pressure low-to-upper 60's at the bay and no burning of wood through midnight because it is "spare the air" again. >> it is a holiday but this are problems. the biggest problem right now is a sig-alert northbound 101 at the north bound 680 ramp. this is in san jose.

that connection ramp is shut down right now because of an overturned vehicle in one lane but cruise are blocking the other lane. the lane will be shut down until further notice. expect delays. it is the holiday with a lot of people having been out celebrating so be careful. right now, the bay bridge toll plaza is looking fairly light and not many cars crossing at the moment. i imagine there are more leaving the city rather than trying to get to the city right now. c.h.p. has issue add sig-alert for the lake shore avenue park boulevard on-ramp on interstate 580, shut down after 2:30 this morning, following a fatal accident. investigators say a car overturn on the roof trapping a person under the car. the drivers are advised to expect delays and use alternate routes with no estimated time for re-opening. >> fremont police are investigating a fatal new year's eve accident, a young mother is

dead, and her baby injured after they and the mother's sister were hit by a vehicle. we are on the scene at paseo padre parkway and mowry. >> major street in fremont there was a major accident beyond the busy intersection. police say three people crossing the street were hit, a 17-year-old girl, her 19-year-old sister, and the woman's three-month-old baby boy. the 19-year-old was carrying the baby and she was killed. her baby was taken to the hospital and is suffering from life-threatening injuries. the 17 yearly was taken to the hospital but is expected to survive. police say the driver did stay at the seen and it did not appear he was drinking. >> we have not determined fault. we have to get statements, look at physical evidence, and investigate and figure out what we have before we put it

together. police say the driver is a 64-year-old man and he is cooperating with the investigation. the officers say the woman and the girl were not in a crosswalk as they crossed the street. this happened just before 10:00 last night and officers are asking that anyone who may have seen this accident to give investigators a call. san francisco police are investigating a similar tragedy: a little girl is dead and two are injured after being hit by a car crossing the street. katie marzullo is at sfo general. katie? >> yes, a woman, a mother and her four-year-old son were brought to san francisco general and they are expected to be okay but the woman's seven-year-old daughter was killed. this accident happened last night around 8:00. the three people, the woman and two children, were in a crosswalk on a green light and the driver of a honda s.u.v. was

turning on a green light and he hit them dragging them several feet. police say there is no indication that the driver was drinking or was on drugs but he was arrested. >> the driver of the vehicle did remain on the scene and did speak with police investigators from our traffic commission investigations unit. during the course of the investigation, probable cause was developed to charge the driver with gross vehicular manslaughter. >> that was the second deadly incident yesterday. much earlier at 3:30 in the afternoon, a driver hit an 87 -year-old man. it is not clear if the man, the victim, was in the crosswalk or in the street but the drive did stop and he called 9-1-1. the driver is cooperating but that driver, also, was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter. we have two people dead including a little girl, both incidents long before any new year's eve celebration would have been underway in san francisco.

in a week, the family of a girl declared brain dead, will make a case at a federal hearing that she be kept on a ventilator. jahi mcmath has been on the devis since her heart stopped after surgery three weeks afternoon to remove her tonsils. children's hospital oakland has declared her brain dead and wants it remove her from the ventilators. the relatives say they have seen lines of life and want her moved to a new facility. jahi mcmath would need a feeding tube procedure but the family says the hospital refuses to do it. >> the reality is the reality. there is no pleasant way to say anything other than to say this young woman is dead. >> we want children's hospital oakland to help us or get out of our way. >> the family says a facility in new york will take her but it is not clear if the facility is equipped to handle her needs. the two sides will rent their evidence to a federal judge on january 7. >> gilroy police are on the look out for a bank robber.

this is surveillance video from the bank. the robber demanded money from a teller at the union bank before 4 yesterday afternoon. he did not she a weapon during the robbery. police say he ran off but they could not track him down. >> the first morning of 2014 and last night tens of thousands lined the embarcadero to celebrate the new year. >> the fireworks fired at the stroke of midnight, from a barge, a thousand yards into the bay off mission street and this is spectacular, and how it looks from the exploritorium camera. the private colors and booms lasted 15 minutes, and some people lined up for hours to stake out the best spot. >> it has been a wonderful year for us. we but the a new house and things are moving along. it has been great. great. great. >> san francisco police were enforcing zero tolerance of drinking in public. officers had extra patrols while

the c.h.p. had increased enforcement on the bay bridge. so far the only problem was for people setting off firecrackers on the back of the bridge. dropped with a million people looking on culminating with a ton of confetti, a dazzling fireworks show and plenty of celebrities for entertainment. we ring in the new year but mike has old weather. >> the same. the calendar has changed we still have the same weather pattern. good morning, everyone, we will look back and see what happened at the stroke of midnight. it became official: look at all the areas including napa and san francisco and oak and livermore and san jose, livermore, redwood city and half moon bay, all driest years ever. it wasn't even close. a lot of these are even twice or

half of what the previous record dry year was. we should get up to 40" or 50 itch in the north bay and some areas received 7". we are starting off cooler this morning, which is the frost and temperatures in the 30's and 40's and we will warm because of the lack of haze in the mid-50 to mid-60's hanging out in the low-to-mid 60's with high clouds and sunshine but not so many high clouds. at 7:00, poor air again, a "spare the air" day with low-to-mid 50's. the next three days, everyone is in the 60's, well above average. kristen? >> thanks, mike, we have traffic to tell you about with a lot of people out partying and as a result we seeing a lot of accidents. in 580 we had a fatality at lake shore avenue and we got word that the sig-alert is canceled with all lanes open.

traffic is okay here on 87 but in san jose northbound 101 there is a sig-alert northbound connection at 101 which is close because of an over turned vehicle and no estimated time for re-opening that ramp. do be careful. >> it is 5:10, the new year means new rules, and coming up, new laws affecting all of us. first this morning, pope francis celebrates the first new year's day as leader of the faithful. his message of peace at the mass. north korea's dictator is making headlines after having his uncle executed. this morning, he is talking more

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mass of 2014 a few hours ago at st. peter's in vatican city. he spoke of strength, courage, and hope and says there is hunger and thirst for justice, peace, and god in the world. the catholic church usually promotes world peace on january 1. >> >> north korean leader kim jong-un is publicly addressing for the first time the execution of his once power will uncle and mentor. the north korean leader made the comments today in the annual message from pyongyang boasting of a new internal strength for 2014 because of the elimination of "factionalist filth." he had his uncle executed and warned to war broke out it could end in a nuclear confrontation. >> >> foam first lady barbara bush is going the if you year in a hospital after coming down with a respiratory illness. the office of her husband,

former president george bush said she is in great spirits and getting fantastic care. that statement also section that mrs. bush has been visited by her husband and family at a hospital in houston. the new year is bringing minimum wage workers in two bay area cities slightly bigger paychecks. the hourly rate if san francisco is up 19 cents from $10.55 to $10.74 an hour and in san jose it is 15 cents but comes months after a bigger raise. our business and technology reporter says the $minimum wage in other parts of the state will soon be history. >> this latest pay raise is a cost-of-living adjustment, a politician in the measure san jose residents approved by 59 percent margin. pay for the minimum wage workers jumped from $8 to $10 last march. anyone working in the city limits for to hour as week gets covered. >> we all know that minimum wage is just that, minimum wage. no one is pretending you can pay

off a mortgage in silicon valley with a minimum wage. it is hard to say what the broad effect will be. >> you can measure the unhappiness and unlevel playing field. take the dividing line between san jose on the left and santa clark on the right. on the right is where the premiere car wash is located in santa clara. workers here get $8 average hour $2 less than the worker across the street. the gap will narrow next summer. i am happy here but i would love to make more money. everyone does. >> next year you get an increase, in july, the state minimum wage goes town $9 an hour. >> hopefully. hopefully. hopefully. >> for workers not covered by higher minimum wage laws a $1 increase to $9 in july and another dollar to $10 an hour in january of 2016. san jose coughs campaign was launched by students of a professor at san jose state.

>> we increased the wages by 25 percent of our lowest wage workers and had a drop in unemployment. that is a wonderful thing. that is a model for the rest of the country. >> the issue of pay for fast food workers has moved to the national level. san jose's 15 cent an hour increase represents an additional $6 a week for someone working 40 hours. here are other new laws. the drives under 18 cannot use voice activated technology for texting. school officials now have the authority to discipline students who soy better bully other students regardless of where it actually happens. transgender students can choose to playboy or girl sports. another new law protects children of celebrities from the papparazzi. anyone who takes photos and video of a child without consent and in a harassing way faces a fine and year in county jail.

we like that law as parents. did you make it to new year's eve to the east coast new year's eve at 9:00 p.m.? >> no, watching the bowl. >> not a bad way to go. happy new year. >> looking forward to the rose bowl. >> 2:00 p.m., stanford/michigan state. >> i will have that forecast here and a warm forecast it is to start 2014. whether you have not again to bad or you are up early supply have to go to work like the rest of us, we appreciate you being here. in pasadena, you thought our way was nice: 76 degrees! great gay but it will cool to 68. now, back at home, live doppler 7 hd showing a few low clouds off the coast headed south but an offshore wind kicks if later today and keeps them away from the coast so total sunshine

other than the haze because of the air pollution. novato is eighth of a mile visibility and keen on that area of novato up to petaluma on 101 and that is where we have temperatures below freezing and where our thickest fog is with block ice an issue. we are freezing in guerneville and santa rosa and napa and american canyon and san rafael was 41 and bodega bay was 46 and snow valley was 37. across the bay, 42 and 44 in alameda, and 41 in redwood city and cupertino is 38, 34 in san jose, and san ramon, 33 and lafayette, 36. from sutro tower on market street over to the east bay hills, it will be brighter today, and warmer, but it is our 24th "spare the air" day, with clear frost inland as the chilly nights continue, following the near record warm temperatures that are going to extend into the first week of 2014. this is how it looks from the east bay hills, we could see san

francisco this morning something we could not see yesterday. temperatures, today, because of the extra sunshine, are 2 to 7 degrees warmer. it will be noticeable. we have next to oakland, 65 reaching record highs. and redwood city at 66 is near record high and livermore is 67. most of us in the mid-to-upper 60's but the coast is upper 60's. tonight, cold inland lower to upper 30's and mid-40's around half moon bay if san francisco. it will be clear again. three areas of high pressure: they are expanding across the screen and the jet stream is going to the north to the arctic circle taking the cold air to the eastern two-thirds of the country getting the coolest weather so far this season. the dry pattern will hold for at least another week. here is the seven-day forecast: temperatures in the 60's through

sunday. a few extra clouds as the high pressure breaks down and upper 50's to low 60's by tuesday. still, looking mostly dry all 15 days. have a good one. here is kristen. >> thanks, mike, we have good news on the road, the sig-alert is 101680 connection, northbound, now open with overturned vehicle removed or off to the side so you are good. there is, however, a new accident in berkeley and this is westbound 80 at university avenue two vehicles are on the right hand shoulder and no injuries reported but please be careful we often see a bunch of minor crashes on new year's day. >> >> big changes in the big apple: the late night swearing in ceremony for the first mayor in 12 years. and the big named politician who is on hand today to make it official. first, though, the party is on in palo alto, the fans frenzy leading up to the rose bowl

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including the old pro's sports bar. the stanford alumni travel here but the stadium only holds so many people so the rest of them come here to enjoy the game when the tickets are sold out. we are a pro stanford crowd. >> the game is being televised on espn our sister network with kickoff scheduled after 2:00 p.m. and larry is covering the rose bowl in southern california with post-game reaction tonight on the abc news at 6:00. floats like this will glide along the streets of pat danny for the tournament of roses parade with volunteers spending the last few days applying cut flowers, seeds and green to the float. extra security steps are taken because of the boston marathon bombing. occupy protesters plan to trail the official parade with a march of their own including floats.

you can watch the parade at 8:00 right here on abc7. for the first time in 12 years, new york city has a brand new mayor, democrat was sworn in after midnight today in front of his brooklyn home. his family will be sworn in again her today by former president clinton in a ceremony at city hall. de blasio succeeds the man who shook his hand, michael bloomberg who served three consecutive terms. the morning continues at 5:30 with the top stories including more of the spectacular fireworks show dazzling the bay at midnight and other new year's show lighting up the skies around the world. >> >> a tragic accident last night in fremont. from the exploritorium camera, another "spare the air" day and possible record high temperatures as we start 2014.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, it is january 12014. happy new year. the gorgeous, dazzling fireworks display over the bay as foreclosed crowded the embarcadero in san francisco and around the bay to ring in the new year together in spectacular fashion. hope the new year is off to a great start, thank you very much for choosing to spend it with us. if you are tired, look at the meteorologist, mike nicco's cold temperatures. >> that will wake you up. grab something warm. live doppler 7 hd is still tracking really thick fog around novato. we have less than eighth of a mile visibility there and, also, the temperatures when you get

out near the airport, are below freezing up to met plume -- on pet plume on 101. we have not heard of any black ice yet. kristen? >> mike, a quick check on traffic because we have fender bender and other more serious accidents. the good news in san jose is 101 northbound ramp to 280 and 680, the section where there was a sig-alert because of an overturn has been canceled and the road is killed and blocking the lanes of the camp -- ramp. there is an emergency vehicle on the scene at 101. fog is a factor there in the roadways in san rafael and how was valley. watch out for that. a camera shot at the oakland maze, traffic is light for commute day but it is a holiday so folks are headed home so be

came the we have a problem in oakland, breaking news the c.h.p. is investigating a fatal accident. in lake shore avenue on-ramp on interstate 580, a sig-alert has been canceled and the on-ramp is back open but it was shut down after 2:30 this afternoon following the fatal accident. investigators say car overturned on the roof trapping a person under the car. new year's begins with a tragedy: in fremont what began as an agent between sisters resulted in one getting killed and a baby seriously injured weapon the vehicle hit the three last night. amy hollyfield is on the scene at paseo padre parkway and mowry. >> this is a major intersection in fremont, paseo padre parkway and mowry. police say they are not in the crosswalk when it happened, the victims were crossing the street on paseo padre parkway. they were hit by a truck driver who is 64-year-old.

a man. three victims. the 17-year-old girl, her 19-year-old sister and the 19-year-old baby boy she was holding. the 19-year-old was killed and the baby was badly injured in the hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver is cooperating and it doesn't look like alcohol is a factor. >> there are no charges. we are still investigating the collision. we need to determine the cause of the collision before we look at that. >> the 17-year-old is in the hospital but is expected to survive. this happened before 10:00 last night on fremont and officers are asking people who saw anything to please give them a call. san francisco police are investigating a tragedy in the street. a little girl is dead and another child and a woman were hurt when a car hit the family in the tenderloin. our reporter, katie marzullo, is at san francisco general. >> i checked with the san

francisco police department and they believe the mother and her four-year-old son are still here being treated at sf general but they are expected to be okay but the citizen-year-old daughter was killed in the accident which happened at 8:00 last night. the throw were actually in a crosswalk, crossing on a green light, and the driver who was in a honda s.u.v. was turning on a green light, as well, when he hit them. police say there is no indication that the driver was drinking or was on drugs but he was arrested and is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter. >> i don't know how far the pedestrian moved from their point of impact but at this point it is a great tragedy. >> a horrible accident. it is the second deadly incident in san francisco yesterday. earlier at 3:30 in the afternoon, a driver hit an 87-year-old man and police were not sure when we last checked if the man, the victim, was in a

crosswalk or the street when he was hit but the driver, there, also stopped and called 9-1-1 and is cooperating with the investigation. that driver, also,s with arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter so we have two death fatal incidents, a little girl killed in one and neither having anything to do with late night celebrations. thank you, katie. oakland police are investigating separate shootings last night minutes apart. a woman was shot in the chest on 22nd avenue after 9:00 p.m. and died at the hospital. it was the 92nd homicide of the year and another shooting at 104th and wallet, a child was shot in the chest and taken to the hospital in critical condition. >> in marin, a person died after the car slid off the road and into the bay. to happened last night, two witnesses pulled a victim from the car and he now is at the

hospital. the other person was trapped in the seatbelt. first responders cut him free but were unable to save his life. officers have not said if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident. people are waking up to the first morning of 2014. if you went to bed early, guess what you missed in san francisco? flies, right? the fireworks lit up the sky at midnight and here is how it looks from the roof camera with thousands lining the embarcadero to celebrate the new year with bright colors and big booms lasting about 15 minutes total. cities around the world welcome the new year with spectacular fireworks and many of the party goers did not seem to mind braving the bitter cold for first-happened look at fallen confetti and dazzling fireworks.

the world rang in 2014 in spectacular fashion. in every corner of the globe dazzling fireworks displays. in australia, a million people gathered for the show over the opera house. in brazil, a big bash in rio de janeiro on the beach. in china, a stunning light show at the great wall and singing crowds. across the united states, frigid temperatures didn't stop the wave of celebrations. in new york, times square was packed to watch the crystal ball job. supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor, a new york native, led the festivities. >> chicago welcomed 2014 and braced for at least 6" of snow. in maine, they briefed the cold for a new year's eve 5-k run and a dip in the ocean. >> great thing to do on new year's eve and you bond with

everyone who does it with you. >> most of the country, more traditional celebration: glasses, hats, and the first kiss. >> now back to new york city: you can see in the new video, crews wasted no time to get times square back to normal following last night's huge celebration. check out the colorful confetti. that, trash and other items all being cleaned up. friends and supporter of oscar grant hold a vigil in his memory. five years ago today he was shot and killed by a bart police officer. the vigil starts at noon at the fruitvale station, a celebration with music and speeches. >> public transportation fares are going including muni for an

increase in one, three, and seven day passbooks. the existing ten day becomes will expire. bart prices are going up with the ticket up 5 percent or close to 20 cents raising the average fare from $3.59 to $3.78. 2013 ended with the highest tides. check out the king tides in mill valley. this video shows how the bay area or the by water overran and flooded the park-'n-ride lot located where highway one and 101 meet reaching 7' at ocean beach more than a foot bigger than normal high tide. the waves sent the ocean water 40' to the beach and will peak this morning and mike will let us know when the next one is. >> 10:40 at the golden gate bridge and more at the end of

the month. this will be more king tides the last four days of the month. it is not a one-time event. from the east bay hills, you can see san francisco easier this morning and almost three dimension l a shot from the high definition camera. 24th "spare the air", no wood burning, poorest air quality is right new in san jose. from the embarcardero, very wet when i came in this morning and they don't mess around after a party in san francisco. hose it down. clean it up. shine it up. ready to go. 28 to 46 are the day planner temperatures. 56 to 66 at noon and we are looking at 60 to 64 at 4:00 and low-to-mid 50's at 7:00 with high clouds in the day clear out in the evening, and the next three days, temperatures are well above average and record highs from low 60 at the coast to mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and inland. kristen? >> thanks, mike, and we have been monitoring the fender

benders and other more serious accidents as folks try to head home after the celebration but to take westbound 580, tracy to castro valley it takes 34 minutes, all normal, northbound 101 from 85 to the san jose airport will take you 11 minutes and northbound 280, no problems there from highway one to san francisco and that will run you all of nine minutes. >> outside, looking at walnut creek on 680, traffic is very light there, but, still, do be careful with some folks partying teach out there. >> president obama's affordable care act kicks in minus a controversial provision. ahead on the abc7 only news, late night ruling from a supreme court justice threatening a key part of the law. recreational marijuana is hours away from, withing legal in colorado. the rules useers still have to follow. beyonce backlash grows.

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is abc7 news. happy new year at 5:43. a look outside from the sutro tower camera looking at san francisco, all quiet and sleepy after a nice celebration anding withing of the new year. hope you had a go one. president obama's obamacare kicks in with two million signed up so far for coverage. under the act, all americans must have health coverage or face a fine. the law guarantees no one can be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. the obama administration hopes to have seven million enrolled by march 31st. >> a portion of the obamacare not kicking in today is the part that would have forced some religious affiliated organizations to cover birth control if their coverage. justice sonia sotomayor made the decision last night following a last minute request from catholic nuns in colorado. so the is the is giving the government until friday morning

to respond to the decision. >> the state of colorado is the first state to allow recreational marijuana sales. stores can open at 8:00 local time. you must be 21. you can buy up to an ounce. out of stays residents can buy a quarter ounce but smoking is not allowed in public like cigarettes. nor kit be taken on a plane or mailed. >> the storm market is closed because of the holiday, with trading resuming tomorrow morning. the stock market closed out at a record high cementing the biggest yearly gains in a decade. here are the gains for 2014, the dow is up 26.5 percent the best show since 1995 and a record high. the nasdaq rose 38 percent. that is the highest in 13 years. the s&p 500 closed the best year since 1997 up 30 percent for the

year. >> more money news: the largest newspapers is getting interest from a chinese billionaire. according to reuters a chinese recycling tycoon is meeting with the leading shareholders of the company that owns "new york times" to open negotiations for possible sale although "new york times" said they are not for sale but the tycoon is quoted saying there is nothing that can't be bought for the right price. >> nasa astronauts are speaking out over the beyonce controversy over using video from a "challenger" disaster in a song. they are words in history. >> looking carefully at the situation and obviously a major malfunding. >> this recording playing at the beginning of the latest single of beyonce. >> it is a major p.r. malfunction, the same words

spoken by mission criminal when seven crew members on "challenger" died on a cold morning in 1986. >> the worst disaster in the history of the american space program. >> families of the crew and many in the nasa community are upset. retired not tweeted beyonce: please remove the "challenger" clip. the members and families deserve respect. >> it was irrelevant and the use of it insurance sensitive. >> she says the songwriters included it as a tribute to the crew. she says she had the sincerest intentions to help heal those who have lost loved ones and remind us that unexpected things happen so love and appreciate every minute you have with those who mean the most to you: a shining star, working to fix her relationship with the exploreers who reach for the stars.

if you happen to have a 1986 calendar lying around, you are in luck. the pictures may seen -- seem out of date, the dates will match up with the year ahead. that is right, the dates of 1986 are aligned with the dates of 2014. last night 300 calendars from 1986 were listed for sale on ebay. they are not priced too high but the fact they have any value is interesting, right? people are rubbing to get in on the calendar craze. or, perhaps, just clear out their closet. 1986 was a good year for me, i would love to whip out the california department. >> why? >> i was born. desperate attempt to hold on to youth. >> that means i was born in 1985. >> it goes by so quickly. yet the weather remains the same, mike. >> we are starting on the same

treadmill. other people will hit the treadmills, also, with the resolution, the gym will be crowded for a month and a half. california czar year, when the clock struck midnight it became official all the areas, including san francisco, oakland, livermore, san jose, gilroy, los gatos, half moon bay, all driest year ever and it wasn't even close to the previous driest year. we hope we can change that. we are freezing cold in pleasanton. dublin is 33. livermore is 34. present wood is 35. lafayette and concord at 36. pleasant hill is 37. pittsburg is 39. still looking at temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30's around mountain view, and 46 in san francisco, and novato is napa and santa rosa below freezing with the thick fog around novato now moving up 101 toward santa rosa and we are keeping an eye on 101 the stretch for black

ice. so for, so good. this morning, we have a bright are sky today but a "spare the air" day and clear tonight with frost possible inland and dry and mild first seven days of 2014. from mount tamalpais, it is calm. the camera is not bouncing around. five degrees to 12 degrees warmer-than-average. the temperatures show a few record highs are possible. 67 in livermore. 65 at oakland. 66 in wad wood. low 60's along the coast in san francisco. the rest of us in the mid-to-upper 60's. tonight, temperatures are like this morning with the warmest being san francisco and half moon bay in the mid-40's. three areas of high pressure dominating our weather and expanding and getting stronger and pushing the jet stream to the north. there are plenty of storms in the pacific that are redirected continuing on the seven-day outlook. 60 degree weather through sunday

and we will they in a few 50's at the coast monday and tuesday and low-to-mid 60's as the cooling trend makes it but still dry. >> it sounds like folks have gotten home finally safely. there were a lost accidents at 2:00 or 3:00 but now the roads are quiet. the bay bridge, good news with a reprieve san francisco says this is free parking in friend even on the embarcadero so this is rare. take advantage of that. if you are drying, the golden gate bridge shows the drive time is normal at nine minutes. bay bridge runs nine minutes. san mateo bridge will take you 13 minutes to cross. all looking fine. the bay bridge toll plaza camera is light. no wait. just drive safely. >> ahead, seven things to know before you go with only

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as we get ready to hand things off to "good morning america" here are seven things to know before you go. one, a 19-year-old mother was killed after getting hit by a pickup truck in fremont while crossing the street on paseo padre parkway before 10:00 last night. she was arresting with her sister. the three-month-old son was then and is in the hospital with life

threatening injuries. her 17-year-old sister was hit. her injuries are not life threatening. two, san francisco police are investigating a fatal crash that left a seven-year-old girl fed and her mother and brother in the hospital. the family had the right-of-way and a car turned right into the crosswalk and hit the family. the driver has been arrested. three, a vigil is held this afternoon in memory of oscar grant. five years ago today grant was shot and killed by bart police officer at the time at the fruitvale station much --. it will be a celebration of music and speeches. four, thousands line the embarcadero to celebrate the knew year with fireworks fired shot from a barge a thousand yards into the bay off mission street. >> five, 5th stanford plays number four, michigan state this afternoon on new year's day in the 100th rose bowl game in

pasadena, the second straight year the cardinal will play in the rose bowl televised on our sister network, espn, with kickoff scheduled after 2:00 p.m. >> the granddaddy of them all, 76 degrees dropping down to 68. at home, worried of freezing fog around novato to santa rosa, thick fog and temperatures below 32 degrees. this afternoon, a few reports mostly mid-to-upper 60's. >> thanks, and we will look at traffic which is holiday light, the oakland maze looks like folks have headed home so it is very light, very few cars there. earlier this morning we had two sig-alerts in the morning but those have been canceled and that was on 580 and 101 in san jose but, again, the roadways cleared now. also, call it a local difficult gift from the city of san francisco they are providing free parking on all city streets

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