use of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. thank you for joining us on this tgif news. >> and the mavericks kickoff the. >> mavericks and a fire threat. that is what we will start with. nothing changed overnight but we added more areas yesterday afternoon with the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains and the north bay mountains above a through feet is under the high fire threat until 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. right now we are getting higher surf, 10' in san francisco, and

breakers are over 20 feet. the highs today are above average and short of reports, mid-60's to near 70 degrees with increasing clouds from the south. >> we watch the situation in marin county on the western end of the san rafael bridge, a marsh fire in the 1500 block of tran cisco boulevard with people on the freeway seeing the flames causing the traffic to slow down a little bit in the area of the marsh fire. >> here is the san mateo bridge where we see traffic moving right along early on this friday morning. if there are trouble spots leyla gulen will tell you in a few minutes. >> right now the best big wave surfers are suiting up for the most exciting and dangerous event with the mavericks beginning in three hours. katie marzullo is near half moon

bay with that store. katie? >> eric, call it the calm before the inform. the waters are quiet in the harbor but in the open ocean the swell is bidding and at 8:00 a.m. we will start to see the images we love to see. look at video from years ago, 24 big wave surfers from all over the world will compete before the finals with the waves surfing expected to be more than 40'. surfers arrived yesterday and as you know the race was just called on wednesday so it is a mad scramble to get to half moon bay not competition. it is a sport that is not for the faint of heart. it is very addition. it is potentially deadly. >> we are professionals. we are going it calculated. we not out there going out there on a whim and hoping and praying to make it back. we know what we are doing. this is our passion.

>> it is dangerous for spectators, too, in 2010 a rogue wave knocks of people off of a cliff injurying dozens. officials say the safest place to watch the competition is from home, of course, online, or at half moon bay from the festival which is at the hotel. beaches and cliffs are off limits at 6:00 a.m. and the coast guard is warning any boat that goes on the water today will be first checked for life jackets and safe equipment. thank you. abc7 news will stream the mavericks invitational life at 8:00 this morning on our website at abc7news.com with it right there on the home page. >> contra costa county firefighters are mopping up after finding a large pat grow in a burning home in pittsburg at 1:00 o'clock a.m. at this house. crews found flames coming from

the roof. when they were able to go inside, they covered the marijuana "grow" operation and investigators are on the scene trying to december the cause of the fire checking to see if the electrical system was tampered with. our reporter is there with the hate of the at 5:30. firefighters in union city, new jersey, did double duty fighting a huge fire here and subfreezing temperatures before the fire was brought under control and had to contend with thick ice that covered nearly everything surrounding the burning buildings and water from the fire hoses also froze, another challenge for firefighters. they contained that fire after several hours. 60 residents have been displaced. >> scent's capitol is in turmoil blocked by bombings that have killed five people. a car bomb targeting police headquarters in the heart of cairo killed four and injured scores.

a renovated islamic art museum was badly damaged. authorities say another person died hours later and eight were wounded in a blast targeting police vehicles near a metro station. another blast targeting a police station near the pyramids did not cause casualties. >> an oakland teen suspected of killing his old are sister in a fight over laundry is still on the run. justice toliver was found in the laundry room yesterday afternoon. the family members gathered outside the building in shock. police say justice and her brother, mario, were arguing over the bleaching of his clothes. their father cannot believe what happened. >> i have been there since they came out of the womb and i never...i don't understand, the devil is working all the time. working all the time. >> the family tells us she was

the mother of a three-year-old girl. >> a san francisco police officer is scheduled to be arraigned today on charges that he me live add teen in concord and kept child pornography. richard hastings has been suspended without pay since being arrested in august. he is held on $900,000 bail. california health officials will update flu activity in the state. there have been 29 deaths related to the flu in the bay area this season. the university students are back in class at bay area schools and health fowls are doing all they can to keep them from getting the flu. in hayward, students who go to the health care center are getting a cold and flu care packet. the store is holding flu clinics and uc berkeley is offering flu shots to all students coming back to campus for spring semester. >> the dalai lama is returning to the bay area next month and will speak at berkeley high school february 23rd on how to

achieve happiness as part of the north american tour. this is video of the spiritual leader when he last visited the bay area appearing in east palo alto in october of 2010. the city will have tickets for the berkeley speech that cost $50 each. >> now a check on the wet forecast and we are watching the big waves off the san mateo county coast. >> they are going to be maximizing their hit at 8:00 when we kickoff mavericks. we will talk about the rest of us, you can see it is less breezy on the embarcadero with some of the art work crossing the bay bridge. the day planner shows we will wear heavier coat this morning at 34 to 48 with a few clouds from the south and we will have more clouds head headed to lunch and low 60's.

low-to-upper 60's and the fire danger tapers at 4:00 with clouds this evening and quiet weather and low-to-mid 50's. moving through the weekend, today is a cooler day, hitting the low 70's, bay, inland, through monday, and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast and well transition from partly cloudy to mostly sunny with high clouds and sunshine and above average and not a single drop of rain in the forecast. leyla gulen is here with the commute. >> so far it is friday lite but we do have a problem and that is the marsh fire burning off of 580 in the 1500 block of francisco boulevard that could cause spectator slowing over the richmond and san rafael bridge into san rafael. watch out for that and hopefully crews can get that under control. maverick surf competition, expect massive delays on highway one and highway 92.

lots of traffic will funnel into half moon bay for the competition. as we look at drive time traffic, 580, tracy to dublin is 26 minutes and antioch to concord is 14 minutes, and from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. but it is light and accident-free. >> there is another major security breach involving a big named retailer in the money report which is next. >> the computer that sparked a computer revolution celebrates a birthday and the apple c.e.o. talks how far the company has come. >> another embarrassing moment for toronto's former crack smoking mayor. he is still a mayor. some people were asking, where is

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covering fremont, palo alto, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning on friday with a look at sfo, san francisco international airport where early flights are ready to leave starting their way to the runways and we will check with mike and see if there is anything here that should interfere with flights. we navy the weather back east. >> toronto mayor rob ford is explaining the latest for why he was more than an hour late for a

speech at an economic club of canada. he said he was stuck if a freight elevator for 45 minutes. the story checks out because the president of the club was stuck in the elevator with him along with members of the mayor's staff. they avoided passenger elevators because of traffic in the lobby. ford is having a rough week. video this week showed him ranting against toronto's police chief. >> it is not open but some people are already unhappy with the new september 11th museum at the world trade center site in lower manhattan. officials have revealed the cost of admission and some say it is too high, if adults it will cost $24 to get in. schools, seniors and children get discounts and families of the help help victims will get in for free but some victims' relative criticize the decision to charge anyone an entry fee. the museum board says the money goes to coughing the $60 million operating costs per year. the museum opens in the spring. >> the dow 2014 slump is showing no signs of veto -- slowing.

>> neiman marcus has had another breach. >> a sell off on wall street, the stock markets are opening at the lowest point if a month, with the dow losing 176 points. so far the dow is off 379 or more than 2 percent. the housing bust could be over with existing home sales in december only up slightly but overall, last year had the most activity in seven years with the medium price of a home at $200,000, the highest average in eight years. >> the data breach at neiman marcus was worse than believed. the company reveals a million credit cars may been compromised. thousands of fraudulent cars have been used since last summer. >> get ready for two new flavors of oreo including rice

>> today is the 30th birthday of the mac computer with a special bash at the computer museum when steve jobs unveiled the mac, following the super bowl ad which teased the new computer. we spoke with current apple c.e.o. tick cook of the future of the company and the elements employees go to secretly guard upcoming projects. >> yes, there are black drapes and locked doors and many other things. and employee whose cannot tell their families what they are working on. >> you can see the entire interview with tim cook on "good morning america" following our newscast at 7:00. >> if you are in the bicycling business there will be a web domain tailored just for you with 15 new domains released,

the first of what will be hundreds including d.o.t..photographer, dot.photography and others. the rollout is one of the biggest ever to hit the when all tailored to businesses and what they sell. >> the new video has been released of a volume carry -- volcano in hawaii with eruptions seen from the crater on the big island. the lake is 160' below the rim and is expected to rise the next few days. >> now the weekend forecast. >> what kind of ski do you like on the lava lake? >> asbestos? >> that is go. >> i was thinking of tiles on the space shuttle. >> that will work. >> we will talk about warm

weather. >> we have that. >> we had it yesterday but we stop short of reports in many areas. this weekend we will try to make another run and have a better chance next week of seeing some of those developed. for 12:00 today you can see the clouds are coming in from the south. they will take the better part of the morning hours to fill our skies and we may get a pretty sunrise if you are looking to the south and we have low clouds along the host and not up to half moon bay just yet. we have fog developing along the bottom and more pollution in the air this morning so we are seeing the visibility below ten miles. temperatures on the peninsula, the cool spot, the old air is coming from the mountains to palo alto and woodside at machine low park at 37 to 38. san mateo is 45. san bruno is 49, belmont is warmest at 50 and san francisco. 41 in san jose and 40 in los gatos and 37 in san ramon and 39

in livermore and freezing cold in novato at 32 degrees. half moon bay is near 45 with san carlos. from the east bay hills you can see the lights looking down upon emeryville and oakland and it will be partly cloudy and breezy and high fire danger and rough surf continues through the afternoon hours into the evening. it will be warmer. brighter. calmer. dry. big surprise, right? theys are 70's in fairfield, morgan hill, napa, the warm spots. everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 60's and bodega bay, possibly if the lower 60's because of the winds coming in from the south today and the coast will not be quite is warm. lows to upper 30's inland tonight and even the cold air drainage around palo alto and morgan hill is 37 and san jose is 40, and a lot of low-to-mid 40's and 48 in san francisco, and here is the set up, area low pressure is backing toward us

and that is bringing some of 9 mid-to-upper level moisture is we are not getting anything out of it other than gusts and winds keeping the fire danger high. this will go back to the west and head up to the north and as it does, watch how it draws the crowds up so it will not be sunny if you are headed to the coast and the low clouds are drawn north. the seven-day forecast shows the brighter conditions and the warmer weather and the best chance of record highs, again, tuesday and wednesday with mid-70's. have a good one. >> we are headed back to san rafael where a marsh fire that is urn -- burning. it is friday so we are still friday lite and you can see the traffic is moving swiftly at 64 miles per hour across the richmond and san rafael bridge. to the caldecott tunnel

eastbound road work on highway 24 define highway 13 to the caldecott tunnel two lanes are shut down and you can see it is causing delay in the westbound direction at lafayette to orinda moving just fine. this project lasts until 6:00 and it will last until 6:00 east bay bridge away from treasure island to emeryville as traffic is building you will see a slow down and this is the san mateo bridge to head across the water a short 12 minutes from hayward to foster city. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day to day. >> the heart warming reunion at a college basketball game. >> the slew of selfies and all presidential and a new york

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older sister after a fight over laundry. the 17-year-old justice toliver and her brother were arguing over the bleach egg of mario's clothe before he shot her. >> fallout from officials in florida following justin bieber's arrest yesterday morning. jail folks deny giving him any special treatment amid claims they should not have made the first court appearance until today based on time day he was arrested. >> the f.d.a. is getting praise this morning from nutritionists and health experts for the decision to overhaul food labels. the food and drug administration said yesterday knowledge of nutrition has evolved and labels should, too. >> six, the big fire danger, high surf advisory and the weekend forecast with record highs in the seven-day forecast all ahead. >> seven, here is a look at the san mateo bridges you can see the traffic is moving fine, and

friday lite but we have a marsh fire burning off the richmond and san rafael bridge with hotspots ahead. >> a marine corps major home from afghanistan pulled off a public surprise to say hello to his daughter an elaborate scheme slipping on western carolina university's mascot outfit and showed up in a men's basketball game and his daughter was asked to help out at half time and he decided to reveal his true identity. >> you see the basketball with are pa ends home and they run out from the back or heavy but i never suspected him to be paws but it is probably a dream come true. >> the father and daughter have not seen each other in six months and the major was superior nervous pulling off this military operation. >> i get. a new york high school student had the idea of dreading up like united states presidents and posting the pictures on

instagram and what was a simple project for fun went viral and here is a junior from rochester doing the best martin van buren beers nation and re-creating a picture of lyndon b. johnson on the phone, and picking up a sax 15 like president clinton and he did not leave out president obama. he did a great job. indeed. >> does that get him into college...i don't know about the martin van buren sideburns. >> creativity. >> the thought counts. >> we continue at 5:30 with the top stories. >> including caught on camera a driver hits a 70-year-old man while crossing the street and now police want your help. >> happening today the new hearing taking place in sacramento as controversy again swirls over the new span of the

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hello. it's friday! thanks for joining us. i am christian. >> i am eric thomas. first, though, the weather forecast. >> fire danger for the weekend. mike? >> winds on mount tamalpais up to 33 miles per hour and oakland hills, 24. and in the north bay mountains to the north, up to 15 miles per hour. we are on the threshold of a high fire danger so we have the red-flag warning all areas above 1,000' until 1:00 o'clock today. you can see it is hazy with more

moisture and more pollution in the air. we see increased clouds. that will hold our temperatures at the coast low-to-mid 60's and the rest us in the mid-to-upper 60's and the good news is the fire danger will taper after 1:00 o'clock. now, friday lite commute, hopefully, but can you give me the okay sign? >> thumb's up. we have had a rough week, 42 bart trains are on time so no mass transit delays but we have a capital corridor train, 548 and 551 between sacramento and oak are out of surface because union traffic is doing track work but they are putting shuttle buss in place and you are not left stranded. ace train is on time. we are accident free across the bay area. antioch to hercules is 23 minutes. from highway four to the maze is 15 minutes. highway will 7 from 85 to the san jose airport is under ten

minutes and from the not bay to san francisco golden gate bridge is golden. >> thanks, leyla gulen. new video from the north bay marsh fire in san rafael. this is what drives along interstate 580 saw north of the freeway at the parkway drivers could see the flames from the richmond-san rafael bridge with firefighters there from san rafael on the scene trying to contain this marsh fire with no structures threatened, and it is putting up a lot of smoke in the area and because that is visible from the freeway some slowing is going on with rubbernecking drivers. from the east bay firefighters put out a house fire in pittsburg and called in police because of what they found inside. our reporter is in pittsburg with the story. amy? >> look at this home. would you suspect there was a

huge marijuana "grow" operation inside? firefighters estimated it probably brought in $1.5 million to $2 million a year and was full of plants all in flames overnight. firefighters had to fight this defensively it was so huge. they say it probably started because of faulty wiring because people who grow marijuana bypass the electrical system to pg&e will not see the huge amount of usage. the next door neighbor said he sometimes saw a couple coming in and out that he thought was living here but had no idea he was next to a home full of marijuana plants. >> it was an old are asian married couple. they were in and out and we figured they worked late hours. that is it. here they were, right next to

me. >> no one was here when firefighters arrived and no arrests have been made. the home is standing but it is destroyed inside. firefighters were okay with no injuries. the next door neighbor is grateful that the fire is out and they kept it from spreading. his two young children sleep in the bedrooms next to the home next to where the fire was burning. he is feeling very grateful the firefighters were here and did such a good job. they have not brought the plants out which they will do when the narcotics nehasils -- officers arrive. >> flames broke out at a restaurant in san bruno last night with the fire shooting from the roost of the restaurant with no injuries reported. >> new questions in the shooting death of a bart police officer involving cameras that the officers wear. it was not captured by officers'

body camera because they were not wearing them or they were not turn on. three officers were detectives who do not wear the cameras including sergeant tom myth who was accidentally shot and michael maes identified as the one would shot him while searching for stolen property in dublin. yesterday, the chief rainey confirmed two officers were wearing cameras but did not know if they were recording. >> an autopsy confirms that sergeant smith was killed by one bullet to the chest. he was wearing a bullet-proof vest but it passed through a gap. foils have not revealed whether the 50-year-old fired the gun by mistake or mistook smith for someone else. he is a thin year bart police veteran and worked with submit on the oscar grant case. the attorney for maes told abc7 news that his client is grieving and his heart goes out to the

smith family. >> a viewing for officer smith is set for tuesday night at chapel of the chimes church with the funeral at 10:00 a.m. on wednesday at neighborhood church also known as the three crosses church in castro valley. both are open to the public. >> bart set up the tommy smith memorial fund at the wells fargo to benefit the family. we have the dress can account number posted at abc7news.com. this morning, hercules police are asking for the help to find a man who hit a 70-year-old man who was crossing the street on friday morning. the driver took off shortly after but it was captured on camera. you are looking at video from a bus that captured the victims walking in the crosswalk on willow avenue before he is hit by a dark help colored s.u.v. the vehicle stop and moved forward nothing him out of frame. >> the driver got out. looked at the victim. a witness passing said, is he

okay and the driver said he is brogging the driver got back in his vehicle, backed up, drove around the victim and drove away. >> the suspect is described as caucasian man in his 40's around 6' 2" and 220 pounds and balding. the elderly man suffered a serious head injury. >> five people have been killed in a string of submissions in cairo overnight as egypt prepares to mash the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled president mubarak after four were killed by a car bomb. a renovated art museum was badly damaged. another person died and eight others were wounded in a blast targeting police vehicles. a third blast targeting a police station near the famous pyramids caused no casualties. >> a hearing is underway in sacramento after a report accusing caltran of trying to silence safety critics of the

new span of the bay bridge. an engineer and outside consultant say that caltran disregarded warnings a chinese company work on huge sections of the bridge turned out wells with cracks and they were told nut to put their concerns in writing but to keep them from become public. caltran disputes the allegations. the state senate transportation hearing is underway at the capital this morning at 9:00. >> in california, they could follow the lead of local communities in banning plastic bags. lawmakers have a deal that means a statewide ban on plastic bags by 2016 including $2 million for loans and grants to help companies that make plastic shopping bags, retrain their workers and convert the factories to make reusable ban applying to super markets and liquor stores and pharmacies. >> the first heat of the big wave surf competition is 2 1/2 years ago. they were relaxed and ready to

go last night. today, they will face waves up to 50' in height. organizers urge fans to watch the action at the maverick festival held at the hotel parking lot. the beaches and cliffs are off limits at 6:00 and the coast guard will check for live jack contempts and -- for life jackets and safety equipment. the action will be streamed on our website on the whom -- home page. >> we saw the huge waves in hawaii two days ago. >> same storm. the current waves are low but that is what is hitting our reporting stations monterey bay is 10' and 9' in san francisco. they will increase with the breakers at 20' to 50'.

>> fog this morning and 47. an increase in clouds headed to 10:00 at 56. the afternoon session is breezy but mild and temperatures in the mid-secretary through 4:00 with a lot of cloud cover and pockets of sunshine between the multilayers of cloud. clouds are minimal this morning with 30's and 40's and we are in the low 60's by noon and lowe to -- low-to-upper 60's by 6:00. we will be brighter and warmer the weekend and through monday and away from the cost we are in mid-to-upper 50's. >> i checked with our apps and a major sheriff department has been reported if vallejo. it is reported westbound along 80 at 780 and possibly a fire.

we will get more details. i believe it is a mobile home park fire. we are trying to get more information that could cause delays making the commute through vallejo and to the east bay. we will get that for you but, first, a look outside at san jose and 280 away from 17 and you can seat headlights in the northbound direction and a few extra ones but, still, accident free in all of san jose and across the bay area. >> next the plan in a south bay city to turn home surveillance cameras into eyes for police but not everyone wants big where on their street. >> federal investigators step up the criminal investigation of bridge-gate, the new trouble for new jersey governor, chris christie. >> the latest on a massive pileup in the midwest and so many trucks and cars turn the

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>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all bay area. >> a look from the camera you can see the height shining in the darkness on early friday morning. there have been traffic concerns leyla gulen is tracking with more coming up. >> a new proposal by city council san jose gives police

access to private surveillance cameras with the home security camera owners having to volunteer to register a san jose database. eric would gladly volunteer the surveillance camera of the arson suspect was shown walking by his home before the suspect set a fire across the street. >> it is a great idea. i have had to provide film a couple of instances to the police from the cameras before the arson. >> privacy groups say the proposal gives the government too much access to places that were considered private. next week the proposal is considered publicly for the first time. >> the clock is sticking for new jersey governor, chris christie and his team. the prosecution investigating allegations of bridge-gate have given them two weeks to turn over documents. the united states attorney issued subpoenas to his reelection campaign and a state republican committee yesterday. investigators want documents

related to last september's lane closure that created four days of gridlock near the george washington bridge allegedly in retaliation against a democratic matter who did not endorse the re-election the. >> a highway remains close in inindiana after a massive pileup that left three dead. this crash was caused by white out conditions and 19 semis, 27 other cars and pick ups were involved in the huge pileup on interstate 94 near michigan city 50 miles from chicago. the vehicles were trapped for...five hours! >> yikes the look at the damage and the power of the collision. >> they were driving too fast. >> for white out conditions. >> you should not be driving in white out conditions at all because you cannot see. people always have to test. >> in storm here but big surf...

>> the surf because of a storm to the west and we have the byproduct it and hopefully get the mavericks going. there is the possibility of a southeast wind that could throw a monkey wrench into the plans. right now, though, we have higher humidity. higher air pollution. especially san rafael and live more with the worst air quality this morning. that is why the visibility is down. notice the low clouds are trying to creep indoors but they are offshore up to point reyes so half moon bay is seven miles visibility. from the the east bay riding bart, looking good, and concord station 42 and lafayette same, and oakland and fremont, 44, and san leandro coming to san francisco, 50 degrees. from the east bay hills, you can not see san francisco very well looking to the west because of

haze, mid-to-upper level clouds are on the way so we call it partly cloudy and breezy keeping the fire danger up and a rough surf for the afternoon. it will quiet considerably this welcome. we will be warmer. calmer. brighter. and dry. however, the model that says we will have a pattern change in november and december and january is holding on to one for early february so keep your fingers crossed. today, can you see the increasing clouds mid-60's to 70 in napa and fairfield and morgan hill. tonight, cooler. in the low-to-upper 30's inland. san francisco is about 48 and palo alto always colder in the 30's. the area of low pressure is moving through the mid-and-upper atmosphere is keeping our winds up, and it will retrograde to the west and the flow will pull

all of that mid-and-upper level moisture to us through the afternoon and evening hours. the seven-day forecast forecast starting tomorrow, is calmer with temperatures in the low 70's away from the coast and low-to-mid 70's record high possible tuesday and wednesday and maybe thursday. leyla gulen? >> we are going to take you over the mountains at highway 92 and it is about three miles west of skyline boulevard where a crash is reported with an overturned vehicle and c.h.p. is off of the roadway so we do know a last people are making their way to half moon bay and this afternoon. that can cause some have a slowing in your driving. we hope it will be under control. as we take you back into vallejo, this is a crash westbound 80 reported near 780 and we are hearing something near magazine and it sounds like a your accident but not the mobile home fire we thought but

amy hollyfield will head out there and bring us moreness on that fire. it is a crash, westbound 80 near magazine we are looking at slowing coming off the bridge approaching the scene of the accident. 680 southbound to highway 24 it is still looking quite light. >>:49. the attorney general has a major shift in united states marijuana policy, coming up, the financial power, legitimate pot grower soon will have. >> great news for a puppy dyed pink and abandoned with a broken leg. there is a happy ending. >> hillary clinton's disembodied head photoshopped on to a planet is the cover of a new magazine with big bu

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today is the birthday of one of last two survivors of the big earthquake of 1906 with bill demonte turning 108. he will tape an oral history for the earthquake remembrance on april 18. for the first time last april, no earthquake survivors attended the annual observance. >> the surf for a home for an injured puppy is a success found dyed pink with a broken leg and abandoned. the peninsulas spca got more than 100 calls offering to give the chihuahua named candy, a

foster home. the facility found a home but said there are 30 other chihuahuas waiting if adoption. mike nicco has big warmth. >> we have a last fire danger. all the way from san diego up to medford with red-flag warning in the western bulk of the sierra and breezy conditions around fresno and bakersfield with the clouds over the state and a lot of low-to-mid 70's to the south and low-to-mid 70's through the central valley and 65 in monterey and 64 in eureka and for tahoe, clouds, cooler today, 50 degrees and notice we will be near record highs as temperatures warm through the weekend and all the way into tuesday and wednesday and upper 50's and not a single chance of snow. again. safe travels. >> we take you back to vallejo and this is where we have a solo crash westbound 80 reported at magazine street.

we don't know how many lanes are being blocked and up ahead as you continue on eastbound 80 we do have a mole home fire burning off of the freeway and visible from the freeway and that can cause delays and spectator slowing. to highway 92 a few miles with the of skyline boulevard an overturned vehicle here is 50 of the roadway and not blocking any lanes but with c.h.p. and other activity that could cause delays if you are making it out for the mavericks. >> drive time traffic 580 tracy to dublin is 31 minutes and remark is building, highway 4 and 101 is looking clear. from the southbound direction the headlights out of san rafael to san francisco is building but, still, accident free. the justice department is planning to roll out new regulations soon to allow banks to do business with marijuana sellers in states where pot is legal. pot sellers are often turned

away because the banks can face federal racketeering charges for processing the money. attorney general says law enforcement would prefer the businesses deposit the money rather than having huge amounts of cash laying around. the issue has taken on urgency because pot is now legal in colorado and washington state. >> the highest ranking republican woman in congress is preparing to give the party's response to president obama's state of the union address next tuesday. come -- congresswoman rogers was selected to do the autopsies in her 5 the term and chairs the house republican conference and a mother with a new baby and two other children and often speaks out on issues affecting families. president obama is expected to highlight the nation's growing economic inequality in the state of union. we will broadcast the speech and the republican response next tuesday at 6:00 p.m. >> the first lady is getting a new ally if her campaign to get kids to eat more fruits and

vegetables, the subway sandwich chain will encourage young people to eat healthy. the first lady and michael phelps were on hand near the white house at is subway with the new kids menu only including items that meet federal standards if school lunch. >> you hear a voice in the car, back seed, i'm hungry. that was the big part for me, where could i go to be certain what the kids would order would be a decent and healthy meal for them. that is really why these new initiatives at subway are so important. >> the new machine -- menu includes an mes and water or low fat milk. >> the first lady pushed healthy foods, the president did the opposite, celebrating that will pie day with this perth from the white house showing president obama enjoying a slice of pie with a young constituent.

>> you do not actually see him eating so maybe he was just watching. in support. >> maybe. i figure there was fruit in the pie and vegetable shortening in the crust, all the major food groups. >> sugar reask fat -- free and fat free. >> republicans for governor brown the top g.o.p. official now admitting this is his nightmare scenario in november. >> waiting for mavericks, along the san mateo county coast with the anticipation ahead of the world famous surfing competition starting this morning. >> a court battle between a hospital and the family who wants to take a pregnant woman off of

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neighborhood. the criminal discovery they made in a home after fighting the flames. in egypt nut one, two, but three explosions hours apart and the targets, the injuries and the turmoil. waiting for mavericks, two hours away from the start of the competition as the surfers take on monster waves. what a great day if that. >> thank's joining us. >> the storm to the west is bringing the monster waves in and some as tall as a five-story building. >> absolutely. what a rush! >> clouds are on the way from the south so quote have a colorful sunrise with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40's and at noon the clouds will be thicker. the breezes will blow and the fire threat goes around and low-to-mid 60's and enjoy a colorful sunset.