live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. we are a couple of seconds away from 5:00 a.m. thanks for joining us. the usual suspects are here, meteorologist mike nicco and leyla gulen. >> now a check on the weather. mike, what did we have for the start of the work week? fog. 1.25 mile visibility at santa rosa and it is getting worse in oakland. look how quickly the fog has descended upon the toll plaza this morning. it is going to take the better part of the morning to get rid of it. 46 to 56. in the low 60's by unanimous with mostly sun this afternoon and low 60's at the coast and upper 60's for the let of the neighborhoods and mid-to-upper 50's. so mild weather. >> not so mild on the road. >> we have two sig-alerts.

golden gate bridge is socked in from marin to seven. use the low beams. to the north, southbound 101 before you get to waldo, that is where we have crews on the scene and we have a mudslide. it is blocking two lanes and took out a power light. you have one lane blocked from the waldo and as you continue beyond the tunnels, it is clear but for the fog. it will be soupy all morning. >> clear but for the fog, i like that. thanks, leyla gulen. >> now a look at the landslide that leyla gulen was talking about and how it is affecting traffic. amy hollyfield is at the scene near 101. amy? >> it is a big mess to clean up. you can see behind me the light pest that came down with big chunks of earth that came out of the hillside and landed on

highway 101 southbound 101 at spencer in sausalito two lanes are closed and they need room for the bulldozer to get through here to clear out this mess. it is not creating any backup at this early hour but as the commute is underway it could be a different story, southbound headed into san francisco so the busy side. remember, there are a lot of people working in this zone to get it cleared. they think they will be here for a few hours. thanks, amy hollyfield. it is 5:02. the latest on the deadly shooting of two new york city police officers. the gunman said he was going to kill police in retaliation for

the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. this is true. this morning, we are learning more about the 28-year-old who police say killed two new york city police officers. not only he had a lengthy rap sheet but as you mentioned he posted several troubling messages on social media including the # shootthepolice. ♪ make this world ♪ a better place ♪ if you can >> a vigil and march days before christmas for two new york city police officers, program well, for ramos and liu. >> the president is the ultimate healer. >> president obama on vacation released a statement condemning the kill insurance and asking the nation to reject violence. >> the two officers were

ambushed in brooklyn on saturday. on sunday, an officer in florida was killed in an unrelated shooting. the killings coming at a time when police and protesters have clashed in demonstrations against police brutality. >> we need to show solidarity and hopefully this will bring us together not further apart. >> they lost their hero. it is if no republican. -- no reason. there is no answer. >> officer ramos had two children. officer liu just got married two months ago. the killer is imaaiyl brinsley, who later shot and killed himself. police say the 28-year-old posted on instagram "i am putting wings on pigs, they take one of our, let's take two of theirs." >> curing to police imaaiyl brinsley has been arrested at least 19 times before.

his fame said he had a history of mental illness and tried to of mental illness and tried to kill himself last year. law enforcement agencies across the country are reacting to the new york shooting and many officers here at home are wearing badges with a black stripe. >> they are speaking out on social media, san francisco police chief greg suhr writing condolences to family and friends of new york police department officers ramos an liu. >> and "our hearts and prayers go to the new york police department and the families of the two fallen officers." this was three days before the anniversary of shooting death of a san francisco police officer. today the department will honor and pay tribute to the officer

shot to death in 2006 by a suspect wanted on a felony war rants. another officer fatally shot the suspect. today's tribute for the officer is from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the community room of the police station. >> sheriff deputies were forced to shoot and kill a man barricaded in a burning house after firing 100 rounds a shooting after the garage caught fire and the house was burning. a deputy ultimate tim shot him when the man was near a back door. the man placed his girlfriend and she escaped unharmed. a serial arsonist who terrorized san jose early this year will make another court appearance this morning. we saw 48-year-old patrick brennan in january admitting to setting a string of fires that caused $6 million in damage.

he is a registered or son and sex offend december and faces multiple life sentences if convicted under three strikes law. >> toys will be distributed to children in need with 5,800 children overseeing the toys. sacred heart is still looking for donations because though are short 4,000 toys. the public is encouraged to donate toys for the teens between the aims of 13 and seven. the toy give away is underway at 10:00 this morning on south 1st street in san jose. >> more flooding in the bay area but not because of rain but the and tomorrow causing caltran to shut down an exit off highway 101. the shortline highway was shut down and in the surrounding area parking lots turned into shallow pools. king tides last several days and are caused by the pull of the

sun and the moon on thering. if san mateo, people are ready for whatever the tide brings but have not seen any problems. the belmont trailer park flooded and an entrance is closed with sand bags every where and types to divert extra water. san mateo county is under a state of emergency and the declaration cheers the way if officials to apply for state and federal aid to cover the damage. we wake up to fog across the bay area and a check of the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have fog. it is patchy. the flooding shows it will be around to 3:00 on tuesday afternoon and the localized flooding along the bayshore and the coast shore and what happens is the parking lot and seawater on roads and trails and sidewalks so watch out for that we have had our high tide in oakland and in san francisco but we will have another one at 10:58 in san francisco and 11:15

in oakland. i will post other areas that will have high tide on social media coming up. >> walnut creek shows not much as we are southbound on 680 and after this morning, temperatures will push nearly 70 inland and upper ticket to low 60's at the coast and mid-to-upper 60's around our bay neighbor. the lack of fog in san rafael southbound 101 with fog tomorrow turning to high clouds, increasing clouds on wednesday and a chance of rain in the evening and cooler on thursday with the sun coming back out. >> mass transit is showing ace train one is two minutes early and ace train three on time and bart is showing 39 trains on time. no delays and clear everywhere. we have two sig-alerts but, the first is in the north bay involving a mudslide and amy hollyfield is on the scene.

we have one lane blocked southbound 101 the sig-alert is in effect until further notice and saturated ground around the bay area because of the rains we have had the last self days and weeks. be careful if you drive through an area that is hilly. in brentd what we have a major accident eastbound highway 4 a sig-alert is possible fatality with two lanes blocked and there is a detour in place westbound traffic not going to be a remember at this time. however, we will keep our eye on this and,000 the travels take you through brentwood in the next several minutes. >> make-or-break day for the member's shipping companies in america's money report. >> the great bicycle give away, 50 youngsters can something a new ride today. >> plus, looming storm that could mess up the trip home for millions of holiday travelers. you can see outside the glassy bay and the bay bridge

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>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back. san jose's annual christmas in the park is more special this year. >> it always draw as ton of

people will feature a bicycle give away, 50 bicycles and helmets are help for grades with registration at 1:30 and the drawing starts at 3:30 and the give away has an environmental theme: the bicycles and gear were donated by waste and recycling hauler green team of san jose. >> 49ers coach harbaugh is out at the end of season from fox sports saying they will partways withindays of the ending. >> he is rumors to be on the outs with management with the failure to make the playoffs sealing will deal. he has an offer from the university of michigan, the bears and the raiders. >> the silver and black won the third straight at home on sunday against buffalo and the quaterback was in the back of the end zone and the raiders did not blow the lead ending 26-24,

raiders and they loved playing for interim head coach. it is clinch time for u.p.s. with the final surge in holiday shipments. here is the money report. good morning, topping america's money the biggest day, ever, for u.p.s. they expect to deliver 34 million packages today. they spent $500 million if upgrades to avoid a repeat last year's disaster when millions of packages failed to arrive for christmas. >> gasoline prices have been down each day for three months. the national average this morning is $2.39 a gallon 85 cents better than this time last year. gasoline is now below $3 in every state even in hawaii. >> you might say it is "hobbit," with battle of the five top at the box office more than they times the $17 for "night at museum," and that

america's money. the world's biggest christmas lottery is underway in spain. the lottery is giving away huge jackpot worth $3 billion the richest lottery. there is not just one winner, though, the money is divided among thousands of players around spain with the top prize 500,000. each year, a group of kids see the winning numbers and the program lasts four hours leaving at the love people glued to the tvs. wonder why? >> a record number of americans prepare to hit the road for the holiday, a massive storm could disrupt travel lands for two-thirds of the nation. >> tomorrow a weather system from the midwest and up the east coast will bring rain thunderstorms and strong wind that could cause flight delays.

a smaller system will arrest get the pacific northwest on wednesday were. >> speaking of delays mike will check with sfo at 6:00 to find out if the clouds are causing trouble there. as for us, we have fog. >> but it is not over sfo so that is good news but in a last other places. i show you that. good morning, everyone, hope you had a great weekend. live doppler hd shows how quiet it is. the winds are not doing much less than ten miles per hour everywhere but coming across the golden gate bridge you can see there is some fog forming there and wins are light in most areas. that is what is letting the moisture seep from the ground and create the fog. a little bit too much moisture in the area this morning. there are no wind over the golden gate bridge. you will have reduction in visibility but you do not have to worry about the

fog. hazy sunshine. warm. rain possible wednesday evening and trending dry through end of the year. we have a one chance christmas eve and then it is over. temperatures are in the purpose 50's influence most of san francisco and, also, the entire bay area. we start with highs or lows where the lows usually are. 67 if san jose ties a report. 67 in oakland setting a record. record high in santa rosa is 71. you are topping out at 69. we record high today in san francisco is around 70 to be close to that. that shows you what we are dealing with. the low-to-mid 60's along the coast. tonight, the atmosphere is still too moist. the ground is too moist. temperatures are not failing we should be. even if we see a ten-degree drop we are in the upper 40's in napa

and palo alto and santa rosa. to the weekend the air will dry and well feel more like win they. increasing highs on wednesday evening. the quick moving system with light-to-moderate system through the part of the bay but it is gone by 10:00. it will move through quickly, burst the rain and then moves on. that is how it works. the temperatures are two to four degree cooler on tuesday last through thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. >> you mentioned the moist rainways and that is part of the reason why this rock slide down came down toward sausalito in the north bay coming up to the waldo tunnels you will find one lane shut down but in san jose it looks like we have clear conditions on 101 headed to the

san jose airport along 280 we are at continue speeds and 880 we along campbell at highway 17 and highway 85 all moving along without accidents. to the north of dumbarton and san mateo bridge at top speed and closer to sfo you have 64 miles per hour to millbrae along 101 and you take 101 to san francisco you can seeing in but clear conditions the 280 extension and the hoffman curb ten minutes from sfo to third and here is another look at the golden gate bridge socked in at this hour. >> 15 things to know use start the day. >> a cloud city on venus, details of the nasa mission that with put astronauts in the skies before our neighbor. >> as you get your day into gear stay on weather and traffic with abc7 news now and a look outside right now of foggy start to the monday morning commute and the middle box showing the shot of

the rock slide that leyla gulen middle box showing the shot of the rock slide that leyla gulen mentioned on 101.

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[ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® here are seven things to know today. the number one, breaking news in sausalito. crews are cleaning up a landslide after rocks and mud fell on to several southbound lanes of 101. it happened before 2:30 this morning. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a report from the scene. >> that is not the only sig-alert. we have another sig-alert in brentwood where an injury possibly fatality crash, blocking the freeway, but the toll plaza is socked in and most of the bay bridges you can see how foggy it is. it will be a low visibility kind of morning. make sure you use the low beams.

>> a lot of moisture leaking from the ground so we are seeing the fog and it is thick of the around location so watch out for the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza and an eighth of a pile there. in san francisco we have had rain 16 of the 21 days so far and i see a drying trend in the forecast. details are ahead. keep your eye out for flooding away the bay area today not because of rain but the king tide that is moving in which are a winter phenomenon lasting several days caused by the pull of the sun and the moon on the earth. the man who gunned down to new york city police officers did so in retaliation for two men who died at the hands of police: eric garner and michael brown. the family of the 28-year-old system, imaaiyl brinsley, said he was troubled, violent and suicidal and frightened his own mother. pope benedict delivered the christmas address to the cardinals and bishops who got

eastern the church. this is the time when he talked of the lands for the church in the coming year and exchanges well wishes with colleagues. seven, machine gun opened in florida and ghosts as young as 13 can fire machine guns if they have parent. a san rafael man who treated ebola patients in liberia is under quarantine. he was placed on 21 day quarantine by marin health officials. they have if reason he has ebola. perkins left for liberia november 4 to treat ebola patients with humanitarian medical aid organization heart-to-heart. hopefully one day nasa is hoping to have manned missions

to venus which allows a hub to explore the planet's outer atmosphere. the surface is too hot and the enter never has too too much lightning and scientists home to learn more of the advanced greenhouse effect so understand the changes of the earth. first step is to send a robot then the astronauts could step a settlement basically in the clouds. for now there is no timeline in when this would happen but nasa believes it would be easier to explore venus and mars. we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news. >> holiday help for children in need with a toy give away happen right new and the pleas that still are going out to the community. >> a look from our rooftop camera at the fog in parts of the bay area that is tick in some spots. we will let you know we what is

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is december 22. kristen sze has the day off. thank you for joining us. >> i am eric thomas. no pressure. just three days to christmas. now we will have a check on traffic. there are a couple of big problems. we start with weather. or do your shopping now, a look at live doppler hd and you can see how dry it is. great the camera, you can see the fog is completely taking

over our neighborhood right now and it is the embarcadero. a look at the picture again shows the day planner today and we are starting off in the mid-to-upper 50's with hazy sunshine and low-to-mid 60's and nearly record warmth an from the coast and mid-to-upper 50's at coast and super mild during the evening hours. if you are shopping, just only need a light coat. >> good to know. >> we have two problems, two sig-alerts, and amy hollyfield is at one of them. i want to give you an update as the sig-alert in brentwood has a re-opening estimate at 10:00 a.m. a fatal accident national highway administration 4 all lanes are shut down. in the north by, this is where we have a mug slide so soggy conditions along 101 loan the southbound direction you will see the delays building. lights were taken down by the

rock slide. it is a mess. >> more on the sig-alert, amy hollyfield is along highway 101 in sausalito. we just got updated, this closing is in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning with a chance it will be opened earlier and right now that is their estimate. look behind me at the mess they have to clean up: the hillside came down at 2:00ñi this morning and into the far lanes in southbound 101. we are in sausalito between rodeo and spencer, two lanes are closed because of the mess. they extended it because they need room for the bulldozer to get in here. it is not creating a backup right now but as the commute is underway it will be a different story. you need to plan accord billion and look earlier than usual

because they do anticipate a backup. no one was hurt. no considers were hit when the hillside came down and no accidents have been caused because of this. no one has been caught by surprise or run into each other as they have come across this situation. they encourage you to move slowly with a lost people trying to get this clear. they think it will take several hours. at day late they will evaluate the possibility of more slides, rock slides and as you know it has been raining and there is earth that is very wet and fragile. they will evaluate that and update us later on what they update us later on what they think the stability lacks like. developing news, the family of one of the new york city police officers murdered over the week says the mayor is

welcome at his funeral. the announcement by the family of rafael ramos comes as the mayor of new york deals with backlash over perceiveed siding of antipolice protesters. the shooter, imaaiyl brinsley, assassinated rap most and the officer liu on saturday in retaliation for the death of eric garner and michael brown. posts on his facebook said he would "put wings on pigs." >> this is if no reason. there can no answer why. britain britian had at least 19 prior arrests and his family said he had an undiagnosed mental illness tried to kill himself last year. >> the yankees have offered to pay for the education of the

sons officer ramos footing the bill for 13-year-old and his older brother who already is in college. he posted a moving tribute to his father calling him "the best father i could ask for." the yankees have paid for the schooling of hundreds of childrens and late police officers and firefighters. >> happening now a search is underway in medical -- for a missing teen with a mental disability with the mental capacity of a nine-year-old boy. brown was seen weighing in the area of alameda point around 7:30 last night. he is 6' and 145 pounds with brown eyes. he was last seen wearing a black hood the sweatshirt and jeans and black shoes. happening today the family of an injured window washer

survived an 11 story fall a month ago and will talk about his story. he broke several bones and remains if the hospital. he landed on this car and that may have cushioned the fall enough. investigators believe he may have included when he adjusted a moving scaffold high above the street. the driver of the car was not hurt and his wife will speak to the media at california and monday government street where the accident happened. >> in the south bay, sacred heart community service is marking the 50th anniversary of the holiday food and toy tram but they short thousands of toys for local kids in need. matt keller is in san jose with more on the last minute push if donations. >> welcome to every kids dream. it is happen today and tomorrow. parents can pick two toys and one book if every child and

sacred heart is making it a fund way toship if christmas. >> we want to make sure the parents will have a wonderful choice for their kids and as if they going to a remain normal toy store where they have an incredible selection and they can take great pride in choosing the perfect items for the kids and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity even if they do not have the financial wherewithal to do so. >> shear video from last year, a record year, 5,500 kids got toys and this year they are breaking the record providing toys for 5,800 kids so 17,400 toys and books and they still need your help especially for teen kids. can you drop off donation, money or toys or go to their website and we have a link at

abc7news.com. it stars at 10:00 a.m. in san francisco, three days remain to give to the needy at st. anthony's, holding annual curb side donation drive through wednesday all you have to do is drive to the curb and volunteers will unload the clothes and plan coats and food you donate. the items will fill 5,000 gift baskets going do needy people what die at the dining room on christmas day. sit down to the wire. if you have not done your christmas shopping. saxophone music is keeping the atmosphere relaxed and stress free at yawn square, and many stores are open extra hours to meet the demand and some offer extra discounts and free shipping and delivery and every little bit helps because the clock is ticking. >> i work a lot of hours and

sometime i don't have enough time. thank good they are open 24 hours. >> today is day one i have four children so i have a long way to go. no shopping. we have three days. we are good. we are all right. do you want anything for christmas? >> i want clothes. >> clothes? we my, my. target and macy's and toys 'r us and kohl's will have extended hours for last-minute shoppers and some are open 24 hours right up until christmas eve. you don't hear kids say "i want clothes," for christmas. clothes," for christmas. >> shocker. >> okay. coastal flooding advisory until

3:00 tuesday morning. localized flooding along the bayshore or the coast and seawater on the roadways and sidewalks and trails and parking lots and mash -- the morning, obviously we have san francisco and oakland and we have had our low or high tide or our higher high tide where we will see the potential damage at 10:58 in san francisco and 11:15 in oakland. at the golden gate bridge, call conditions and the fog has a little bit of ebb and flow but it is there. and 67 to 70 inland. and 58 to 62 along the coast where the fog will linger and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay with record high temperatures. you can see the clouds around 101 and 880 in san jose and tomorrow we go from fog to high clouds and it will be cooler on wednesday during the day because of the extra clouds and rain on wednesday evening and thursday the sun comes out and cooler.

sadly this turned out to be a faith accident highway 4 eastbound all lanes are shut down for an investigation so the sig-alert is in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning. we have emergency cruise on the scene and detours in place if you travel eastbound highway 4 so the delays are already starting to build as you can see in the westbound direction you could even see spectator slowing. to the north, through antioch, the push in the westbound direction is 15 miles per hour and it is bumper-to-bumper traffic at l street and it loosens up and continues into concord and 64 minute. along 680 from highway 4 to the 24 junction we have extra cars on the road and everyone is moving along at top speed so no problems but a problem here with half delays southbound 101 up to rodeo avenue a mudslide blocking one lane.

eggs are a popular part of breakfast but get ready to pay more with forces driving up the price of eggs. a video that has gone viral and made a neighborhood the hottest attraction in the bay area. we will check out star wars display. but, the golden gate bridge is wet with mist and fog but traffic is smooth interest san francisco from this point. we have weather and traffic up through the entire commercial through the entire commercial break with abc7

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covering santa rosa berkeley , san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. the latest on the attack of north korea threatening attacks again the united states. officials are accusing the obama administration of making the film "the interview." north korea is threatening the white house if the united states does not agree to a joint investigation of the attack. washington has publicly accused north korea of orchestrating the hack attack on sony it sever the comedy which depicted a fiction am assassination attempt on kim jong-un. >> sony pulled the christmas day release but the studio says it will be distributed if one form or another.

>> if you haveshipped for egg -- have shopped for eggs you know the prices are rising and now it is cheaper to buy cage help free we brands. prices for conventional eggs have sky rocketed nearly 80 percent in the past month to $2.66 a dozen. that is the well sail price. part of the hike is because of a new egg on the new year calling for whatter cages for chick bees and fewer cages in the warehouse and blamed on exports to canada and mexico and the fact we are just eating more eggs now. >> the video is making me hungry. >> a bay area family holiday display is drawing thousands of visitors and this display is not just a spectacle but raising just a spectacle but raising money if if -- for

>> this video posted on youtube has generated three million hits since being posted sex days -- six days ago. the music spent eight months building the display with lights from star wars. >> i i enjoy >> it runs each night from 6:00 to 10:00 and you can make donations that will go toward helping the homeless. >> the family trance firmed their home into a gingerbread house. the couple say they decided to create the masterpiece because much loves gingerbread. though wrapped the entire house in brown tap and wanted to be the "wow" guy on

the block. it will be referred right here on a special christmas show starting at 8:00. probably "dad of the year," award. >> we love to see how you celebrate. you can share your decorations with us, by e-mailing at ureport@kgo-tv.com. to our great disappointment i don't think the dry wall is gingerbread flavored. >> what? >> sorry, man. >> you have to believe. >> believe all the broken teeth. >> all special effects. >> started with star wars and we end up with gingerbread. my special effects show what is

going on. you can see high pressure with the clockwise flow pushing the storm track well up to the north and because of that, we are looking at a track that will stay well away from us at least for the next 48 hours. until then we are going to see the morning clouds turn interest hazy afternoon sunshine and you can see the clouds along the coast, the thicker fog and again, we are going all the way up to canada and i wanted to show you over here, the curl in the atmosphere, that will crash this high pressure and it will bring us a slight chance of rain on wednesday evening. it will be a quick chance of rain wednesday evening. the high pressure is causing the fog to form and the san mateo bridge. i believe in 10 or 15 minutes sfo will put out the flight arrival delays because it is

right over the path though do not like to land side-by-side with that low visibility. warmer-than-average and potential record highs and a lesser extent tomorrow. trending dry through the end of the year. two years ago we had the wet december and it fell apart in january and february. we will watch that. low-to-mid 50's through the north bay and the exception is senator that rose and san rafael at 57 and that is the average high and we have mid-to-upper 50's and it and mild. santa rosa is 69 and record high is 71 and record high possible in oakland at 67 and tying in san jose at 67. tonight is mild again in the mid-to-upper 40's and most of us in the low-to-mid 50's and i will show you what will happen on wednesday, 7:00, with increasing clouds from 6:00 to 7:00 or 8:00 or 9:00 or 10:00 is how quickly the rain moving

through. when this passes, there is cold air at upper 50's to low 60's through the weekend into next week. the fog is continuing to hug the bay bridge and you are socked in from the east bay and the metering lights have not been turned on and the traffic is becoming up quite a bit because the visibility is low this morning so use the low beams and the high beams to make the blinding. as we take you over the altamont pass we have traffic at 30 miles per hour leaving tracy to livermore and it does not loosen up until livermore avenue and then you are slow-and-go. it will take you 40 minutes from tracy to dublin and antioch to concord with most of the traffic between 160 and "l hi between 160 and "l hi street and 101 southbound

vallejo and american canyon and a mudslide with a lane blocked and amy hollyfield is on the scene. the roads are waterlogged. two british teens have cop up with a cool idea to help you out the next time you fall asleep in front of the tv. >> they have a wrist bond that monitoring the pulse and tells when you are sleeping and you have a message to pause whatever you are watching and report it for later viewing. cool idea, right? it is the brain child of two teens, 14 and 15 who came up with the idea for virgin media. trials begin next year and the two gentleman will probably profit. new details on joan rivers and how her $150 million estate is getting divided up months after her passing. >> first, miss america back home in the bay area and the mission

she is on today to make this brighter day to make it a brighter holiday for many in need. >> man's best friend is getting so much attention online. you can keep tabs on weather and traffic with abc7 news now a look from the rooftop camera at the low clouds and fog in the bay area. find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh!

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and children's hospital in oakland will have a special treat today.

>> they get a visit from the country's miss america who is a bay area native. miss america of 2015 will be at the hospital this afternoon. kira was born in san francisco to russian immigrants and went to school in walnut creek. she won the title appropriating -- representing state of new york. meteorologist mike nicco? good morning, everyone. welcome to monday. welcome to a dry day. we have had only five days in 21 days in san francisco. this is an example: 11. average. the snow pack has not done so well. we are at 52 percent as of friday. we had snow over the weekend but i doubt this will go up much. at least it is double what we were a year ago. no snow today, a record high at 52 in lake tahoe and mid-to-upper 50's in fresno and low 70's in southern california and 82 in palm springs.

aought roads have been a bear. 44 bart trains are running on time and muni has in delay and caltrain has in delayed. we will see what is happening here, in fremont, as you take the drive on southbound 880 a brand new crash involving four vehicles at dibs son -- dickinson landing road, to avoid the road work several vehicles crashed. >> if you have to be away from your favorite pet on holidays, and as heart as it is to drop off the pet it is great when you pick them up. check out this dog obviously excited to see his owner it starts doing a happy dance when it sees the owner. it sees the owner. >> it looks like

stars" this could be "dancing with the dogs." doctors sounding the alarm about the flu season and the new timeframe on when the virus could hit the bay area. will winter weather threaten your local day travel plans? meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the storms that could create a headache for airline passengers across the country. a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is building in volume. you can see the fog. major issues, leyla gulen will keep an cry on it through the morning and you can keep tabs on weather and traffic with abc7 weather and traffic with abc7 news

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. rock slide in the north bay. the clean up is happening right now to get traffic moving on

101. >> a new threat that has the new york city police department on alater days after two were killed in the line of duty. honoring the fallen officers at home. tribute that bay area law enforcement agencies are taking to pay respects. good morning, everyone, at 6:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, we have a lot to talk about with the roads this morning and both wise, how does it look? >> fog. i am not sure if it is causing what is happen on the roads, leyla gulen can let us know. eighth of a mile visibility in oakland, thicker than anything we are seeing elsewhere. even in the north by. some of that is leaking into downtown san francisco and you can see how thick and localized it is as we look from the camera. the next 12 hours, 46 do