yesterday, the tree came on down not because it was cold and wet and the ground was wet from all the rain it fell over which is what you would expect to see but it was dry and windy at 3:30 in the afternoon, two trees in. berkeley neighborhood fell down and no one was hurt. the winds were worse with 50 miles per hour gusts last note, and this is not what people would expect to see in mid-january. it was a shock. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something would happen. i looked from the window and i realized it wasn't rain. it was actually just wind. it was so noisy it sounded like a rainstorm. >> the high winds combined with the dry weather equal a red flag warning in place until thursday night for east bay hills and north bay. all in the middle of what is

supposed to be the rainy season. there is no rain in the forecast. a house fire in antioch led to a marijuana grow with the electric panel sparking and the neighbor called 9-1-1. a number of marijuana plants were found. the firefighters called police. pg&e worker inspected the panel to see if that sparked the fire. the lighting caused household electrical wiring to overheat. people living in san jose are staying awake taking around-the-clock shifts to keep an i out for a serial arsonist to keep him from striking again. the first bug is behind a dozen fires the past week. >> i am upset because i had walls and walls of family photographs.

>> if an interview with abc, sharon lashed out at the man terrorizing property owners in downtown san jose. the victorian is a property targeted by the arsonist. the couple lost everything. >> was it worth it to you, five minutes of pleasure to see the house burn down? to see the misery you have caused and the misery you are causing? >> 9 arsonist last struck on sunday and usually started ablaze objects leaning on a wall. this surveillance video captured the arsonist. it and other surveillance videos have helped put together this composite sketch. residents who are volunteering have been given specific instructions. >> stay in the home. people should be grabbing for a phone and not a weapon. but they are lock -- looking for anything suspicious.

authorities are offering $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the flu continues to take a deadly toll in the bay area, with three new flu-related deaths announced santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties bringing bay area total to 16. among the latest victims, a 54-year-old sonoma county resident who had underlying health conditions. this year's 94 is hitting otherwise healthy and young people. official are urging anyone who has not done so to get vaccinated. the centers for disease control has information on where you can get a flu shot with a link on abc7news.com. the richmond city council will let voters decide if the minimum wage should be raised to the highest level in the bay area. the city council will decide tonight whether to propose boosting the minimum wage to $1

or all the way up to $15. lowest option moran that the highest current minimum wage in the bay area which is $10.74 in san francisco. if the city council approves the rates it will go on the november ballot. >> sonoma county supervisors consider the cost of creating a new park in the name of 13-year-old andy lopez. officials say the cost could run between $2 million and $3 million. he was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy while carrying a coy ak-47. a task force created in the wake of the shooting met last night for the first time and will make recommendations on how to reduce incidents by deadly force by law enforcement and consider smith you the sheriff and coroner's office giving teenage activists the chance to speak out about alleged harassment. >> this was the breaking point. this is it.

it should not have taken this for the commuty to open their eyes to what is going on. now we cannot let the death be for nothing. >> temporary memorial to lopez has been rebuilt at the spot where he died after it was destroyed by fire believed caused by a burning candle. >> bart's largest union has signed off on a new contract saying 87 percent of the members ratified the tour year agreement yesterday and the contract ended a bit are labor dispute that led to strikes in july and october after a battle over a family leave clause. the agreement includes pay raises and improved safety measures. bart will increase lighting in tunnels and stations. the process of re-opening the station bathrooms and improved tracking of safe hazards. >> football fans are making plans to watch sunday's big game 20 the 49ers and seahawks. the title and a shot at the super bowl will be on the line. the classic matchup between one

of the biggest rivalries, each team won at home during the regular season and 49ers coach harbaugh will go back at rivals to college coping days and harbaugh was at stanford and carol was at usc, both saying they have been waiting to prove which is the better team. >> one 49ers fan is taking a stand over the banning of game tickets to fans in california and created a petition against what they call "discriminatory practices." but it could be much ado about nothing because the seahawks only had a few hundred tickets to sell anything which are still available on the secondary market and this morning the ticket exchange and stub hub have pairs for under $900. >> we are flying our red and gold flag with pride but not the red flag. >> red flag warning. we will check the winds which are gusting around 25 to 30

miles per hour in the east bay hills and the north bay mountains and the a pass is actually quiet gusting only to four miles per hour. the areas in red, with the northeast winds gutting to 30 to 40 miles per hour, the low humidity, the fuel because everything is still brown rather than green, will hang around and long of the i have seen a red flag warning hanging around, from tonight through thursday morning, another 48 hours. because of winds we are at 31 in santa rosa with the fog and we will watch that and see if black ice develops. the rest of us are in the mid-to-upper 40's and by noon our temperatures are above average in the low-to-mid 60's and we will be in the mid-to-upper 60's through the afternoon with a few areas spiking around the low 70's and pull back in the evening in the low-to-mid 50's. that is the day planner. now the traffic with leyla gulen. >> well look at the altamont

pass but this area of construction headed through eastbound highway 84 at 101 through redwood city the lanes blocked off until 5:00 this morning. here is a look at the altamont pass, at top speed, nothing but green. that is nice. it will be a quick drive if you hop on the roads from tracy to dublin and at look at drive time traffic this is owe long it will take from tracy to dublin, highway 4, in the clear at 14 minutes from antioch, 16 minutes to get from san francisco, and this is the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city, a big gap with no cars and a quick 12 minute commute. >> it is 4:38. a case involving a bay area senior care home sparks action in sacramento with new regulations that can protect

thousands of vulnerable people in california that cannot protect themselves. >> new development in the disappearance of a three-year-old girl that drew international attention. >> investigations of the actions of new jersey governor, chris christie is expanding. he could

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, here is a look outside in san francisco. another warm day ahead. mike nicco has the forecast and time is 4:41. stay lawmakers from the bay area have introduced legislation to oversee senior care homes in california. it is called the elderly reform act of 2014 after problems in castro valley. 14 older patients were left inside a facility for three day

after the state ordered it closed. the department of social services would be required to investigate abuse and neglect in 24 hours and bolster the inspection process by requiring unannounced inspections at least once a year. >> a retired police can't is facing murder charges accused of shooting two people inside a florida movie theater over texting. authorities say the retired officer was angry when the couple sitting next to him starting texting during the previews. the 71-year-old curtis reeves shot and killed his wife. he was texting his daughter. a duty subdued rebounds and took the weapon, they are there to see "lone survive." british police are ready to make an arrest in the disappear as of a young child's disappearance in

portugal after disappearing in southern portugal before her 4th birthday. a team of detectives began reviewing old evidence these years ago and it is thought they may have information that could shed some light on the mccann case. chris christie delivers the state of the state, coming as the investigation deepens into a political pay back scheme that threatens to damage his second term and cut short any presidential ambition. fresh allegations are racing new concerns about how business is done in new jersey governor, chris christie's new jersey with the hands on respond to hurricane sandy rocketing him to stardom and questions of the use of relief funds are threatening his future as a leading republican candidate for president. $25 million in federal money was used to create this tv ad campaign to promote tourism after the storm. >> we are stronger than the

storm. >> you bet. >> it feature he andly family aircraft in the middle of the re-election campaign. another firm offered a similar cheaper pitch for half the price but there was one key difference >> it included the governor, but our strategy was designed to let the new jersey shore speak for it self. >> a federal investigation wants do necessity if he picked the more expensive ad so he could star. >> if you are government agency you take the low bidder, not someone who will charge an extra $2 million. >> his office defended the commercial saying they were approved by the obama administration. the probe comes as he tries to contain the political fallout from bridge-gate. new jersey lawmakers forming a special committee to investigate the massive traffic jam on the george washington bridge that was caused by christie aides in an act of political retribution the. >> he will deliver the state of the state and will mention the

bridge scandal but only briefly. >> two southwest airline pilot whose landed at the wrong airport are grounded while the ntsb investigates. they were heed for been -- branson, missouri, and landed seven miles off course. the black boxes are being analyzed bid washington, dc. theabilitys have more than 12 years of experience and are on paid leave. >> 49er fever is spreading, and our cameras found a big case it in the heart of the city. san francisco city hall is lit up in 49ers red and gold just like it was during the super bowl run last year. city leaders say it will stay lit at night until the 49ers win the super bowl in 2 1/2 weeks. our viewers are bursting all over with 49er pride and the lucky couple will go to seattle for the sunday game posing

proudly with the tickets. one of the cutest 49ers fan you will see, ready for another big wayne, cap and all. mail your fan photos to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can also post them on our facebook page or tweet them to us at abc7 news. >> do you need the hats in seattle on sunday? >> in the mid-50's and slit chance -- and slight chance of rain. now a look at what is going on back at home, live doppler 7 hd shows spinning on top of the mountain waiting for the next chance of rain or sierra snow and it is now bone dry. you will notice outside, this morning, maybe your health is scratchy, maybe your skin is dry, that is the dry air that is taking over, look at the temperatures, now 29 in santa rosa, we will keep an eye on that fog up there and see if it

does freeze on anything, 30 in petaluma and 32 in guerneville and you flip on the other side, look at calistoga county 55 degrees, 48 in san rafael, 51 in mill valley and you can see where the winds are blowing and where they are not. 61 is the warm spot at half moon bay. 50 in alameda. 53 in cupertino, 40 in san ramon and san jose and 41 in fremont. from our camera this morning, we have more record highs with sunshine today, and high fire threat through thursday morning and weekend is not so warm and hopefully we can get rid of the "spare the air" day. gilroy is 74 degrees and would be a record high with warmest in santa cruz at 76 and coolest in pill -- milpitas at 69. upper 60's to 70's along the coast, also, and 69 in downtown, and that is a record high.

check out the records up north, san rafael 71, napa is 72, and in the low 70's nearly beach weather if you like the sun. 73 in oakland, second day if a row for a record high. 69 in livermore, record high. everyone else is around 68 to 70 in the east bay valley. temperatures all over the scale with sheltered valleys in the 30's and everyone else this the 40's. can you see the high pressure dominating our weather and look how far it is going to the motor and it will grab the arctic air and move east and we will be warm and keep the dry presses around. in fact, temperatures are going to stay near record level through at least friday and poor air quality tomorrow through friday and you can see gist a slight cooling on saturday, sundays and monday are temperatures are above average. >> still no accidents. we have areas of construction, of course, as we head into oakland with the project that is

going to be gumming up a couple of lanes southbound 880 between 98th to davis. you can see what it is doing to the traffic. everyone is having a battle neck. northbound side we had early work in the cheering stages, as you make the commute to broadway and up to the maze, everything is moving along just fine. as we hold into this area we have a full high closure eastbound and westbound highway 12 between 29 and red top road ongoing for the week starting at 11:00 p.m. at night through 5:00 in the morning with detours if place. here is the drive through walnut creek southbound along 680 coming through pleasant hill. >> kristen and matt? >> it is now 4:49. developers have an interesting new application for google glass and how it can protect you from a common problem that plagues

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good morning, here is a look at the eastern span of the if you bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving well this morning. it could be quite breezy out there. we have red flags in the north bay mountains and east bay hills, the diabolo range. be careful. fire danger is high in mid-january. mike nicco will have the forecast coming up. the bay area bicycle share program is successful. the $1 million pilot program has logged 100,000 trips in the first four months. the bicycles are intended if short trips of 30 minutes or less for $9. the roth is started at the end of august with 700 bicycles at 70 kiosks including san francisco, san jose, and palo alto and the program will be expanding this year.

>> self driving cars stake a step closer to reality on the california roads today. the california department of motor vehicles will hold a public hearing on new rules for the testing of autonomous vehicles with testing regulations mandated by the legislature. they include requirements for mechanical inspection and insurance and registration. officials say it will be a few years before we see shelf -- self driving cars on the street but california will be ready. >> new app for google glass will ease fears driving while wearing the glasses keeping drivers from falling asleep. it provides an alert when you zone out and navigates you to the nearest rest area. you can activate it by saying, okay, keep me awake. it is being tested and there is a disclaimer it cannot prevent you from falling asleep. >> if you are talking to your glasses to weapon -- to keep you

awake maybe you should not be driving. >> all right, everyone, 4:54 on tuesday. you can see the camera on mount tamalpais, bouncing around with the 25 to 35-miles-per-hour gusts. the air is still clean because of the wind. we will be the same temperatures as yesterday at 68. record high in oakland at 73. record high in san francisco at 69. santa rosa is 75. it will be another hour and 18 seconds of sunshine. the winds of compressing. we will be in the upper 60's to mid-70's through the central valley and monterey is 77. low 80's but breezy down in southern california, for the game, we will head up to seattle between storms there is a 30 percent chance of showers and temperatures are holding in the mid-to-upper 40's. the seven-day forecast for tahoe

all the 50's with lows in the teens and 20's and goose eggs and not a single consequence of snow the next 15 days. >> we do have this area construction but still no accidents, good news, good news. eastbound highway 84 to 101 the lanes are, monthed until 6:00 with grown on the map so everyone is traveling at top speed. in san jose we go, northbound 680, this is an area of construction. watch out for the crews. they will be around until 6:00 a.m. another hour. 680, walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa is 15 minutes and the santa cruz mountains, that is 23 minutes and outside, a lack from emeryville camera to the bay bridge, you have company, so you will not be alone making the track to -- trek to treasure island with construction wrapping up.

>> a woman from sonoma county is dead after plunging off a cliff in san diego while 25-year-old woman posed for her sister who was taking pictures on sunday. the police believe she backed up too far lost her balance and slipped at the cliff and fell about 40' to 50'. two nurses saw it happened and tried to revive her but she was dead she graduated from a local high school and u.k. berkeley. >> this is a person person in an armed robbery on friday night in marin city. this surveillance video was releases of the man they want to find. officials say he could be involved in robbing a man at gunpoint of three pounds of pot. he came from the east bay to sell it what he thought was a marijuana club but four men with semi automatic handguns took it and the phone, car keys and wallet. >> a slaughterhouse is recalling 41,000 pounds of meat products.

the meat was not properly inspected by the usda and was produced last wednesday and shipped to california retailers which could include the meat company in oakland and american canyon in berkeley and a market in napa and primed, smoked meat in oakland with no report of illnesses. >> san francisco has a plan to go greener, literally. they will unveil the urban forest plan tomorrow calling to planting a lot more trees. right now san francisco has about 700,000 trees covering only 13 percent of the city. the plan is on grow that to 25 percent. also, the city wants to take over the maintenance of all trees on city streets from property owners reversing what has been happening since the budget cuts of 2007. the cost is estimated at $20 million. >> next at 5:00 a.m., the search if a serial arsonist in the

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning on tuesday at 5:00, thanks for waking up early and joining us. we are seeing more record-breaking temperatures today. >> we are. and red flag warnings wi