live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. now at 6:00, a look from the exploritorium, the bay area is waking up to the coldest temperatures of the week. meteorologist mike nicco is here with the forecast. >> remembering a leader on the national political stage, looking back at lake new york governor mario cuomo and the area that larged him into stardom. >> new law that is expected to bring clouds the drivers to dmv offices in the bay area and around state. good morning and thanks for joining us. after you took off the day doctor work meteorologist mike nicco says, good stay in bed.

it is cold. a lot of people like to golf this time of the year because it is usually warmup but the greens are frozen. can you not play on them until they thaw. >> sounds like a good excuse for shooting in the triple digits. >> i amful going. >> you cannot use the wind as an excuse because there is no wind. >> in the santa clara valley and the bay shoreline to the coast until 9:00 keep everything recollected. we will have temperatures that will be near levels that could cause damage to sensitive plants in the bay shore and santa clara valley and not the coast if san francisco. >> the next 12 hours as we look at fairly light winds here in san francisco, 26 inland to 42 in san francisco, hazy sunshine "spare the air" no wood burning, low-to-mid 50 and dress for chilly temperatures in the flu 40's. thanks mike month excuses for getting do work late. >> it is light. here is a look at 80 moving to

emeryville through berkeley to the macarthur maze with the headlights headed in the westbound direction and it and relatively light this morning. friday light. and we have a look at walnut creek and that is south 680 the tail lights headed to treat on the approach to the 24 interchange with no lays making your way through the san ramon valley. just some debris in the lanes northbound 101 at the todd off-ramp, a wooden sawhorse fell off the back of a truck and it is blocking the middle chain and california will do a traffic break to get it out. we will get to the cold snap and talk more about it as mike mentioned we are waking up to the coldest temperatures you can expect the whole winter season. amy hollyfield is braving the cold. thank you for showing us what is going on. >> if you are waking up in the north bay look behind me. look what you can expect. the temperature gauge will say it all, 36 degrees does not feel

like california out here. it is bitter. it is not okay for people to sleep outside in this. shelters are doing all they can to get the homeless inside. they are making sure they do not turn anyone away skipping the pair work process and saying just get in here even if it is crowded. >> we have 50 beds and they are bunk bed style and five mats so they would be placed out in the dining area and in the living room area. those are available for people, like an overflow so if they don't have a bed they can sleep on the mat and we have people sleep on coaches. >> do few thing of burning fire, stay home today they have declareed today "spare the air" day so no burning allowed. if you do and you are caught, you could be fined anywhere from 100 to $500 so an expensive mistake.

that is if place for 24 hours so grab the big blanket and throw an extra blanket on the bed or couple the new are outside low on a big thanks for the good advise and the cold spell bringing unusually cool temperatures to southern california. >> the nearly 40 degrees temperatures are not what tourists visiting planned on and it will be highs approaching 70 for the weekend. los angeles' coldest on record is 28 degrees set in 1949. you can keep tabs on the big chill which is free at apple app and google play. many undocumented immigrants in the bay area are expected to brave the cold to be among the first to sign up for driver's licenses. this is the result of a new law from the new year. our reporter is at the dmv in

san jose. officials are expecting such a huge rush of politicians they are bringing in extra staffers and feel offices are open tomorrow. you need to make an appointment in advance or today and you can go to one of three process, centers in person. starting today, undocumented ill grants can apply if a state driver's license and this is something they have not been able to do in 20 years. when the state started requiring roof of legal residence. the program is designed to make the roads safer and easier for immigrants to get coverage. we did a study and we found that unlicensed and revoked drivers were three times as likely to get in a fatal accident as drivers would have a valid driver's license. we are hoping with the new law the roads will become safer. the listens will not be recognized as federal identification the written test will be offered in spanish but the driving part you must prove

you can read and understand road signs in english. california now becomes the 10th state to give immigrants the right to acquire a driver's license. thank you. this morning, president obama is among those mourning the loss of former new york governor mario cuomo, the three term governor was first elected in 1982 but left an impact far beyond his new york which his son now leads. we are joined from new york with a look back at cuomo's remarkable political career. good morning christian and matt. he was 82. best known for his humble goingings and became a political giant and a powerful public speaker. >> in a city with streets in the gutter. >> devoted public servant never afraid to speak his mine. >> either we make it all of us together or there is no america

worth the give that god has given this messed -- blessed place. >> he was a three term governor born in queens 82 years ago. houred before he died in manhattan his son current new york governor andrew cuomo paid tribute. >> he could not be here physically today, my father, but my father is in this room. he is in the heart and mind of every person who is here. >> as a staunch supporter of civil rights protector of the underdog and women's right to choose cuomo resisted the treasure to run for president twice in 1988 and in the 1992. >> he did this because he believed in new york and he believed in america. >> >> he had a great passion and a great love for his culture. >> the sovereign tailian

immigrants he worked in his farmer's grocery store and went to law school and launched the political career. the last public appearance was in november of 2014 at the victory speech for his son's re-election marking the last time the only father-son governors in new york history shared a stage. cuomo died with his family by his side. he is survived by his wife and five children and 14 grandchildren. coming up at 6:30 the political moment when political observers say rocketed mario cuomo to instant political stardom. >> kaiser permanente is spending todown plans for a week long strike with the union representing 2,huff member tall health workers announced a strike would begin a week from monday this is video of kaiser permanente nurses on strike in

november and the strike is to call attention to what officials say is the failure to provide timely and adequate mental health services to patients. according to the "resolution democrat," a spokesman called the strike irresponsible and said the union needs to return to the bargaining table. we need to return back to temperatures' 32 degrees because we are seeing the freezing temperatures. >> get out scabs and -- the scarves and mittens. >> we are getting cold air drainage and palo alto is 30 and redwood city is 31 and freezing cold in foster city at 32. we hit 36 in san mateo and belmont and 36 in san carlos and freezing cold this mountain view and fremont is 37, and napa is 29 the danville is 27. the coolest spot is in the bay area right now. today, "spare the air" day with no burning booed temperatures are mostly in the low-to-mid or

low-to-upper 50's inland and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest of us. the conditions will be favorable for a "spare the air" friday, saturday sunday and monday topping out in the 60. >> we head back to 88 and the fill man university area and berkeley at the top of the scene. c.h.p. is doing a traffic break with a truck that was dumping stuff off the back including a ladder and wooden furniture. a lot of people move this time of the in so that is the reason why so much debris on the roads. we have a clear road here coming into san francisco and next weekend, the bridge will be shut down for the entire weekend. you will want to use the richmond and san rafael and more debris in santa rosa north 101. matt and kristen? it is 6:10, the centers for disease control says the country in the middle of a flu epidemic and a new update on what to expect as we begin the new year.

the recovery of bono and what he revealed he may never be able to do after the bicycling accident. had couple and the through born son need your help, the reason they are unable to leave new york city. >> more weather and traffic all morning including cold weather this or. this is from the embarcadero if san francisco. stay tuned.

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this is los gatos and petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back at 6:14 on friday january 2. this is downtown san francisco from the sutro tower camera where it is 42 degrees. meteorologist mike nicco says that is, in fact the warmest spot in the bay area and i know you are being asked why. it is because of the we waters surrounding the city and the concrete which you fine in a big city like san francisco keeping the temperatures cold. the centers for disease control is expected to release new numbers regarding the flu epidemic, 22 states are reporting high activity but so far california has avoided the significant activity. the centers for disease control announced 15 children have dayed since the season began in the fall. we expect the outbreak to spread. i expect we will see high

activity in more than 22 states. we have had the holiday vacation and people spread the flu as they travel around. if you experience symptoms, call your doctor rather than going to the hospital. your doctor will determine if you need to come in or can be treated from home. >> we know poor lifestyle choices and inherited agains can raise the risk of cancer but scientists at johns hopkins found another important factor: bad luck. random gene mutations that were why up contribute to cancer overall. this morning a young couple from the u.k. are asking for help. they are trapped in new york city after their philipine was born 11 weeks early and they are facing $200,000 medical bill. the couple were on a five day trip to new york when she delivered their son ever listen weeks early weighing only three pounds. the newborn cannot fly home until march and the couple is not sure if insurance will cover

their medical bills in the united states. the couple has set up a go fund me page saying they have no money, no clothes no friends or family here in the united states. the ronald mcdonald house has stepped in. >> the future of bono's musicalçó career is in doubt. >> he suffered severe injuries in november when he crashed his bicycle in new york central pork including shoulder plaid -- plaid and eye congress set and his elbow. heed add he will have to concentrate hard to be ready for the planned tour later this year. >> when it first happened people did not thing it was serious and it got worse and worst. >> hopefully he will be on his feet and continue on tour. >> he will will always be able to sing but not playing the

guitar? >> rehab is hard. >> you have done it? >> if shoulder. it is not easy. >> the older you get the harder it is. >> what did you know about old matt keller? but the cold, we nothing something about that except those in california where it is still relatively warp. >> hard to move around even for the young ones. we go from 42 in san francisco to 20 in san ramon and danville which is the spread this morning and why you can see right here, live doppler hd showing a lack of winds in most areas and there is no fog or we would have to deal with the black ice. that is a good sign. no matter how cold it is at least we are not hearing reports of that much of the golden gate bridge shows it is fuzzy and mostly no fog here and very light wind for the commute. as we look across the we north bay, the water district is forecasting to have the worst air quality and we are all under

the burning ban of the "spare the air" alert and this is how it looks in walnut creek traffic is picking up and we will talk to sue to find out if you have issues getting around. grab the sin glass -- sunglasses. hazy sunshine. you not need a heavy coat but a lighter one and freezing cold in the valleys one more night and our lows and our highs will be warmer as we head through the weekend and interest next week but that also sets us up for more "spare the air" days and the temperatures are coolest inland, fairfield and antioch, 53 to veteran in santa rosa and half moon bay and santa cruz and the warm spot cloverdale at 58. 20 around santa rosa and napa and upper 20's no -- to low 3 and richmond and san rafael and oakland and san mateo and to half moon bay low-to-mid 40's. three areas of high pressure dominating our forecast. the jet stream is to the arctic circle but dutching the cold air

in the great lakes into new england and we get the opposite^, we are dry and warmer. the temperatures are baby steps a couple of degrees here and there and we do not get much warming from the sun but by tuesday and wednesday low-to-mid 60's and cooler weather arrives with a chance of rain on thursday. have a great weekend. >> no chain requirements in the sierra at this hour and a nice drive up to lake tahoe area and from san mateo or from hayward looking for san mateo the right side of the tail lights headed to the high-rise and when and it and looking good with no delays at all. and san jose this is 101 and 880 and traffic is flowing nicely with no problems up to the peninsula and some remaining debris and c.h.p. is trying to get the traffic slow to get the sawhorse ad wooen sawhorse is in the middle of the lane northbound 101 at todd not see ing any slow traffic at this hour because it is so earlily

and know metering lights ask traffic is flowing into san francisco and mass transit on friday lite with bart on time. the golden gate ferry has extended holiday service. no ace trains from the central valley. it is 6:20. the search for a new 49ers head coach continues and team officials are set to interview as early as today. >> many people think prince george is adorable and what is making him a style icon. >> a baby style icon. >> first we have a look at the golden gate bridge with a beautiful shot this morning and cold temperatures average the bay area and weather and traffic during the commercial right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep

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>> 680 and walnut creek, it is 26 degrees in walnut creek with a big swing depend on where you are and most of the valley is seeing code temperatures. san francisco is in the 40's but it is still cold out there. bundle up. >> coming up on "good morning america" new year is off to a winter start with chilly temperatures and freezing rain

and snow with weekend could be dangerous and we are tracking it on "good morning america" for you. >> the 49ers talk about a reunion with a fan face from the last super bowl winning team. mike shanahan the offensive coordinator when they won the super bowl in 1994 will interview for the head coach position this week. he was out of the nfl at four years in washington and when two super bowl in concern verify and his son is office tensive coordinator of the browns and is under consideration. the 49ers meet with broncos offensive coordinator, as well. >> one of the best players of the nba will not take the court to take on the warriors, lebron james is expected to pice the next two weeks including on friday, again the warriors because of a strained left me and back problem. this is the longest stretch he has missed in his career averaging over 25 point as game.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning 6:29 on friday. january 2. san francisco international airport shows we have some good news: no delays. meteorologist mike nicco checked. however, you can see it is 39 degrees. if you travel there to fly out bring your coat. it will be cold. thanks for joining us. i say today is the perfect day for a fire but it is a "spare the air" day alert. >> it would be nice to snuggle up next to the fire but you would be polluting the air and costing yourself from $100 to $400 for the fire. just follow the rules. >> we will start off with an update: freeze warning until 9:00 santa cruz mountains north bay valleys, cartinez straights into inland east bay. that is mid-20's to low 30's. that is a growing season

stopper. keep everything protected around bay shore until 9:00 is the tensive -- sensitive plants will have trouble. the coat and san francisco is okay. a beautiful picture from the exploritorium and you can backdrop the day planner the next 24 hours and hazy this afternoon, "spare the air" and close to average with a spike in the mid-to-upper 50's and mostly all day is in the low-to-mid 50's and this friday morning dress for mid-to-upper 40's with no breeze so there is no wind chill. thanks mike. the cold temperatures will not warm your heart but the light traffic might. >> it is very light. no metering lights. look at that of the usually we have bumper-to-bumper traffic. it is smooth into san francisco. this is san rafael. tail lights are slowing at the top of the hill but we have no delays coming into san francisco across the golden gate bridge and it is looking good. we had early debris in santa

rosa north 101 at todd and they have informed me the debris is now cleared so it should be smooth sailing. >> more now on the cold snap with freezing temperatures making people again bundle up. our reporter is in san rafael. how is it going amy? >> good morning, it is cold. look behind me you do not usually see these numbers in california we are looking at being in the 30's in san rafael and it is cold and it is dry. it is going to be a "spare the air" day. officials in the bay area estimate there are 1.4 million fireplaces here and when they start burning soot will accumulate in the air leading to unhealthy levels making it tough to breath. you are not allowed to do it today if you do and you are caught it will cost you. >> if you burn on a "spare the air" day which is illegal to do you can get a fine of $100 to

$500 but you have the option of taking what is called smoke school like traffic school for wood burners and you do fought have to pay fine. the cold weather is driving the homeless at the san rafael shelter and they say they are not turning anyone away even if it is full they are pulling out mats or letting people sleep on the couch they are not going to push the process, the paperwork, the plan on how to get people back on their feet. if they want to be left alone they let them have a warm place to stay, no questions asked no paperwork, they just want them inside and safe. it is not safe to be sleeping out here. it is cold of the be sure's you head out the door to grab your big heavy coat and maybe and gloves. of course you can keep tabs on the big chill with the weather app that is free to

download from the apple app and google play. we have breaking news from missouri. rescuers needed rescuing. this is live pictures where two firefighters had to be taken to the hospital after their fire truck overturned in st. clair this morning. another vehicle was involved in the crash with the firefighters and conditions very cold. we do not know the extent of injuries to the firefighters. we do know they had to be transported to the hospital. from the east bay police chase ended with a crash in oakland. alameda county sheriff chased a white van from hayward to oakland and the chase stretched along interstate 880 and the driver tried to negotiate the off-ramp but lost criminal -- control and crashed. the driver and people inside the vehicle were taken into custody.

police used a bean bag gun to subdue a man at an oakland bart station at 5:30 last night when police received a report of a man pointing a gun at passing vehicles. police spotted the man the chase began in the bart station on 12th. the suspect was cornered and he refused to surrender police fired bean bag rounds at him. police recovered a bb gun. this affected bart service for an hour. >> this morning, the political world is remembering former november governor mario cuomo passing away yesterday at age 82. the best known political moments was right here in san francisco when he addressed the 1984 democratic national convention at the moscone center and is regarded as one of the best addresses of the 20th century. >> we proclaim as loudly as we can the utter insanity of nuclear proliferation and the need for a nuclear freeze if only to affirm the simple truth

that pest is better than war because life is better than death. political observers say that speech 30 years ago rocketed question me to political stardom and made him an instant presidential contender. cuomo ultimately chose not to run for president. >> how minority leader pelosi commented on his passing saying about the speech "the language and leadership will echo through the ages as vital and urgent and as energizing as the address to the convention that day." if you think the lines are long now at dmv they will be longer. the new law now in affect expected to bring in huge crowds today. >> turning, behalf the tie college football new playoff gets a matchup no one expected. check this out were. very light traffic at break and the bay bridge toll plaza and a lot of folks are extending their new year's day holiday you can get weather and traffic during

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is on fire in the middle of the road and all lanes are closed right now as firefighters are putting water on the flames. they have blocked off traffic with the emergency vehicles. there is no word on any injuries or details on how the crash took place. you can see the flames are still going wild in arlington we will keep you up to date on the case good morning everyone, a look from the roof camera, you can see how quiet it is this morning. it is chilly. these are december rainfall totals and these are 2014 totals and this is how much december contributed to what: 45 to 55 percent of our rain last year people in one month. our precipitation for january we have equal chances of being above, below, or average and our temperatures are going to be well above average.

we will talk about what will happen around the state today: if you travel, my 50's to the south, in the 60's and here is the seven-day forecast shows for lake tahoe it is going to be a dry forecast with temperatures hitting the 50's by the afternoon on sunday. >> we go outside right now and we have a look at the golden gate bridge and next weekend, business for the closing that will mean traffic throughout southern marin specifically and heavier than usual traffic on the richmond and san rafael because the golden gate bridge will be shut next week. it is looking good into san francisco and san jose at 87 beyond the shark tank, and tap center and traffic is light. it is friday. it is holiday. officials are taking an have a day off. we did have christmas tree in lanes northbound 880, and that shoulding on the side of the road and i have a feeling we will see a lot more of that happening. >> coming up sony says "sorry," for the play station outage but

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covering walnut creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. happening today, undocumented immigrants will finally be able to sign up for california driver's licenses. our reporter is at the san jose dmv with the exact of the new state law. kristen, because so many are expected to apply people are told they must make an appointment online before coming in. dmvs are expecting long lines. they have called in 900 additional staffers and field offices will be open on saturday to deal with the new paperwork. the program is designed to make the roads safer and make life easier for immigrants. now they can get access to auto insurance a huge relief for many who have not been able to apply if a driver's license in 20 years when the state started requiring proof of legal residency. >> we are excited we are not going to be afraid when we see a

cop by you, it is more important to feed your family than pay a ticket. >> a million immigrants are expected to flood the zmvs and critics are concerned about the ability to identify foreign applications but advocates say this will make life easier doing every day tasks such as people taking their kids to school. the new year means a new mayor for the bay area's largest city and he is off and running. san jose mayor liccardo got to work early riding with the police officers at 1:00 o'clock a.m. and we caught up with him at the largest homeless shell december where he served dinner. he inherits the problems with the police and unions and do not trust him wondering if he can lure back the we employees who claimed benefits and bombs are

too lotes. >> those who opposed me last election will continue to throw the rocks until we can demonstrate progress. >> liccardo will be sworn in next tuesday. trading is underway on wall street with first trading day of the new year because wall street is back in action after taking the holiday off. this is a look from the new york stock exchange with investors in a if mood and the dow is rallying big time and up 116 points but still, under the 18000 mark which we topped a few days ago. >> a lot of people could not play the new sony play station because of network outages and sony will make it up to you if you buy something offering 10 percent off play station purchases including games and heavies. sony attributed the outages to a hack attack that created artificially high levels of

traffic. now the college football, an upsecret and a rout changes the pac 10 championship. >> the buckeyes bead crimson tide and jones made just the second start as quaterback and he played like a seasoned veteran, and smith put ohio state on tap and the tide tried to respond but victims was picked off. >> the buckeyes will play the ducks, heisman trophy winner led the team to victory over defending champion florida state 59-20 at the rose bowl. not a great game for winston. this run is the first time a team has scored 50 point in rose bowl and the first time florida state lost in over two years. it will be ohio state and versus oregon for the natural

championship on monday january 12 at 5:30 which you can see on espn. odd mubarak the doublings seven-point favorite but alabama was a favorite against ohio state. everyone underestimates them because they are on the third string quaterback. who knew? a couple of minutes guys could be transferred to my school and play. >> for kansas? >> right. they would walk right in as stars. should be a good game. >> jim harbaugh will land in the conference. >> that will be fun him against...boy, that will be fun. >> not so fund getting out this morning and scraping the ice off the windshield and using a credit card as 9 ice scraper and then it breaks. seriously, we have been watching santa rosa and the visibility is between 2 and 5 miles and the temperature is 29 degrees so we will keep an eye on that for the possibility of black ice

developing. we have not heard of anything right new. we will ask sue that question in a second the sutro tower shows the haze of the day and why we will have a "spare the air" day. the north bay possibly having the poorest air quality and all of us are under the wood burning ban. it is unlawful to burn and you will be fined. it is friday evening and it will be cold but you cannot do it. the bart stations if you are taking mass transit, 29 in lafayette and 28 in walnut creek and dublin and 33 in pittsburg, and 33 in union certify and 40 at oakland and 42 in san francisco and sfo is at 39. 87 in san jose hazy and...you will probably have poor air quality tomorrow and that will spread and so will the warmer weather jumping into the last of our forecast highlights. hazy sunshine warming begins and it will be breezy inland maybe one or two more nights before we warm up overnight like

the daytime. mid-to-upper 50's fairfield and antioch and cool spot is 53 and 57 at santa rosa and half moon bay and santa cruz so it will be warmer the closer you are to the ocean. tonight, 20's in the north bay valley and san ramon valley and mid-to-upper 30's until the heart of the bay including san francisco and richmond and half moon bay in the 40's. three areas of high pressure and the jet stream is way in the arctic but it is dumping the air into the new england states away from us. we are going the opposite way temperatures ramp up and we will see a few more high clouds sunday and monday hitting low 60's and low-to-mid 60's warmest on tuesday and warm before coolest weather and rain on thursday. have a great weekend. we go outside and next week with the closure this bridge will be busier than now with traffic coming in from marin from the richmond side and it is light with no problems the san rafael is getting busy and the tail lights headed southbound,

no delays when you get into san francisco and if you are coming into the city, muni is saying that all the cable cars are down. there will be shuttle buses in place, with no cable cars working in the city this. all right. we are back with seven things to know before you go, but, first, no problems with the bay bridge toll plaza and very light traffic and cold out there, we will keep weather and traffic through the entire commercial break so you do not miss a thing. back in 90 female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. choose from a huge selection of tempur-pedic models including the new tempur-choice, with head-to-toe customization. plus, get 36 months interest-free financing, two free pillows and free same-day delivery. are you next? make sleep train your ticket to tempur-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

>> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know: first the freezing temperatures inland. then our mountains keep everything protected until 9:00. we do have frosty conditions developing around the bay shore. but not san francisco and the coast. keep everything protected here until 9:00. look at haze, "spare the air" with no wood burning through midnight and temperatures today are low-to-upper 50's and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest of us. >> a look at the light commute headed interest san francisco behind the bay bridge toll plaza with no metering lights. muni is tweeting that all the cable cars are down. they will is shuttle buses or buses in place of the cable cars

this morning so if you are coming to san francisco watch out for that. >> alameda county sheriff chased a white van from hayward to oakland along interstate 990. driver tried to negotiate the off-ramp and lost control and crashed of the authorities took the driver and people inside the vehicle into custody. >> starting this morning, undocumented immigrants can apply for driver's licenses in california. the offices will process the new applications today. california joins nine other states to grant undocumented immigrants am says to licenses. >> former new york governor mario cuomo is being remembered as a man of unwaivering principle dying of heart failure at age 82 hours after his son was sworn in as the second term as governor. he is called "determined champion of progressive values," by president obama. >> the centers for disease control is expected to release new numbers regarding the flu epidemic. already, 22 states across the

country are reporting high activity. so far california has avoided significant activity. the centers for disease control today could expand the outbreak to additional states. >> the future of bono's career is in doubt revealing now he may never play the guitar again. he suffered severe injuries in november when he everyone asked his bicycle in central park. the injuries including fractures to the last eye socket shoulder plaid, and elbow. >> the fans are hoping that he will be able to play the guitar after rehab. we continue online and on twitter and facebook and all the mobile devices. we will be back in 25 minutes during "good morning america" and will see you then. >> forecasts through 9:00.

stay with us for "good good morning, america. wintery mess, freezing rain, snow, and frigid cold across the country. dangerous conditions leading to dozens of crashes. semis on their sides. this truck on the front bumper. bone-chilling temperatures bursting pipes and damaging homes, what you need to know to make it home safely after the holidays. plunging prices. gas at the lowest level in years, below two bucks in many states saving americans billions of dollars. but could it be over in the new year? we will explain. shocking shooting, the popular georgia police chief under investigation, admitting to shooting his wife on new year's morning, leaving her in critical condition. was it really just an accident. spencer, to the end zone. yes! touchdown. ♪ how do you like me now ♪