live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on christmas eve-eve. i am reggie aqui. >> christmas eve-eve. i like it. i am natasha zouves. after days of rain it is a dry start to our morning. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking it. mike? good morning. and good morning to the moon with dry pavement.

what a sight for that. the next three hours, no rain and the breezes are tapered at 12-17 from the camera. 36-50 so up to 20 degree cooler this morning and well hang out in the low-to-mid 50s. grab the sunglasses. >> highway 84 to 680 just reported a crash but it is on the right-hand side but when the message crews get there it could video things down. you need to look out for windy conditions on 92 and san mateo bridge and bay bridge but 880 it is looking good with roads re-opened and everything is green. guys? >> the alameda county coroner expected to try today to retrieve the body of a sacramento area businessman would crashed his plane a few miles in oakland airport. these are difficult conditions for the navy. >> yes, very difficult, the sheriff said they tried to use

the drone to try and find plane. shear a picture of the wreckage with the plane found in pieces in very steep bushy terrain. the pilot has been identified as being from rockland. he was from work and the only person on board. it was tough to find hill. it is a fairly large area of wreckage and the plane may have clipped some tree tops before crashing into the ground. it is a very rough and difficult terrain with 3 counterterrorism of rain in 24 hours so muddy and slippery and difficult to get to >> here is video of deputies searching the area to give you an idea of where they were looking and what they were dealing with, three firefighters

were injured during the search and they will be okay, fought life threatening injuries. this is near castro valley. right new, deputies are guard the area preserving it for investigators would will try to get out there and figure out what happened and, of course, the coroner will go in today to recover the body. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. traffic is moving smoothly on interstate 880 in oakland after a sig-alert last night with crews work all night to repair three lanes of 880 to have it open in time for the commute. three large cracks were discovered in the roadway around 6:00 p.m. last night and it took eight hours to get it done. >> a man fell to his death from a berkeley fraternity rooftop was alive when he was found but no one called for an ambulance. 22-year-old jeff engl other was

drinking when three fell and katie engler thought he had too much to drink and does not relieu high fell. he was conscious and spoke with friends and people helped him inside where he lay down. they found him dead the next morning. >> an air force officer with ties to the bay area died on monday after a man wearing a suicide vest detonated hit in afghanistan. adrianna vorderbruggen is believed the first openly gay woman to die while serving in come budget. our reporter, am were woman -- alan wang tells about hertory. it is believed adrianna vorderbruggen is the first openly gay active we duty service woman killed in combat killed by a suicide boomer in afghanistan and the taliban is claiming responsibility. adrianna vorderbruggen and her wife had a four-year-old son. they moved with her mother in san rafael while adrianna vorderbruggen was deployed.

the american three con recognized hour service. >> it illuminates the fact we are all if this together. >> the post is the only predominantly lgbt post if the country with 220 members. >> it is remarkable. she is a role model. to other women, other lesbian women to go in and do their best and essential their country serve their country. >> her wife flow to dover base to view the pocket, an honor denied before the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy was repealed. if san francisco, for abc7 news. >> a babysitter is accused of killing an infant child she

cared for. the 24-year-old gina bailey has been arrested for the both. she violently shook the baby boy and dropped hill on the floor. her bail is society at $750,000. a hose man left paralyzed after being shot by police has been awarded $11 million and torn said the officer involved may never have been trained in crisis intervention. last january, a knife was held to his throat and he was making suicidal comments and you can see the john. the torn said the officer on the scene did not treat his lint as someone with mental issues. >> he was emotionally impaired and that should have triggered what they call a crisis enter recommendation and the officer treated this as a public safety question and she was using force to put down the force. >> he did not want to be shown on camera and is now paralyzed from the waist down. >> this is a map that was on a

drunk driving rampage that killed a man, 19-year-old is accused of running a red light and broadsiding a victim's car and five other vehicles on monday night. we brought it to you as breaking news yesterday morning. can you see the victim's mangled volkswagen beetle at center road. the suspect's s.u.v. sped away after hitting a car in a magazine lot. >> do you recognize this man? police say he was caught on camera stealing packages from a home on hamilton avenue lat week. it happened in the middle of the day. surveillance video show him walking to the house, picking up two packages, and leaves the scene in a dark-colored four-door sedan. the same suspect was captured on another home surveillance video system a few blocks away later that day. >> poll shows that donald trump is dominate the going field in the race for the republican nomination. 39 percent of republican and republican-lining registered voters favor donald trump in the chn poll, which is more than

double the share backing texas senator ted cruz in second place with 18 percent. ben carson and florida senator marco rubio round out the list. >> millionaire mogul robert durst will return to court to face murder. the prosecutors say he has agreed to return to los angeles by august 18. he is accused of killing his writer friend and long time confidant at her home continue years ago. he has maintained he had nothing to do with her deck. >> she is a free woman. sort of. theresa judichi serve add year of bankruptcy fraud, the real housewives of new jersey alumni and probably at home with her four girls and her husband, joe, who will begin his 40-month sentence in march.

>> this is interesting, steve harvey could be the host of miss universe pageant for many more years despite the huge mistake in year. according to entertainment tonight he signed a multi year deal with miss universe days before the beauty pageant aired on sunday. he mistakenly clowned miss colombia the winner when miss philippine wons and blamed the flub on misreading the cue card. >> he will probably not make that mistake again. >> you would hope not. that is why i don't use cue cards. >> now, the temperatures on the east bay shore from castro valley at 44 to alameda at 52 and as we broaden the pert you can see we have santa rosa at 40, the cool spot, and san jose and mountain view and san carlos at 50, and friend wood at 50. wind at nine miles per hour across the golden gate bridge and it is dry and as we head into the afternoon, inland, we have chilled sunshine at 54 to 57 and small craft advisory and

rough seas and around the bay we havery air and, still, a legal breezy but not so fast as yesterday, 55 to 58 with the winds in the east bay hills camera. tomorrow, 51 to 52 and wet and windy with snow. that is. coming up. but, first, the hot spots. mike? >> there is a new hotspot develops as we look at our maps, green around the bay, but, a new injury crash reported in dublins westbound, 580, approaching 6 80's, initially reported in the left happy c.h.p. just arriving. thole clear it to the right hand shoulder and with injuries you know it will slow down and cause a distraction for drivers so we will give you the drive time. right now, 101, looking good, northbound from gilroy to san jose and the 880 shot is only 29 minutes with an update open enjoy crash next. >> a bear cub on the run and what the future holds for cinnamon. >> new rules for the t.s.a.'s

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world. he is almost hit by the falling drone during competition. he crashes into the ground, barely missed him, and he is four time world couple overall champion and posted an image of the drone crashing to instagram. he said and i quote, "heavy air traffic in italy." i cannot believe he is laughing he was inches away. >> look at the trouble winds in the desert caused gusts up to 50 miles per hour flipping over three big-rigs and the delivery truck near highway 58 and 14 with the pictures taken by the california city fire department. >> you will not believe this but there is a bear at north and peach. >> this object in motion is actually a bear cub spotted on the streets in fresno. fish and wildlife responded and tranquilized the cub before it got hurt.

the bear was actually inside a trash compactor and was sleeping or looking for food and it was scooped up by a truck and driven to a disposal site. fish and wildlife will return the bear named sin upon to the lake area. >> get ready for new security rules if you are flying, t.s.a. screamers can now force passengers to go through the body scanners. the department of homeland security updated the protocol. you used to be able to opt out of being scanned electronically you can get a physical screening. the new policy is in affect right new. >> halfway through the third open enrollment season for obama care eight million people have signed up 33 percent compared to last year. officials say 2 million people up the aim of 35 enroll up a million from last year. the final deadline to apply in 2016 is january 31. >> hillary clinton will roll out a $2 billion annual effort to cure alzheimer's disease by 2025

calling for federal spending to double in order to combat the illness research a cue which would guarantee consistent funding so researchers can advance the treatment. alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the united states. >> nine days left if the year the dm want wants to make sure drivers are prepares for new laws on january 1. it will be illegal to drive or bicycle with head phones or ear buds in both ears. motorized skate boards are street legal so they have to abide by safety rules and it is illegal to rate while drunk or on drugs of the electric bicycles are officially street legal on january 1st. finally, ride sharing companies live uber and lyft are required to participate in the dmv employer notice program so individual drivers' reports and violate are automatically sent to the company to improve safety. >> new details in the robbery of

a san francisco supervisor, a woman identified at 40-year-old wells of san francisco snatched scott weiner's smartphone and slow agreed to give him cash after they haggling -- on a price. she is facing five felony couples. >> crazy story. >> warriors interim coach will be back for the game at oracle arena against the jazz. >> the head coach steve kerr replaced his replacement yesterday at practice. he is dealing with complications from back surgery in the off season. he said he is not 100 percent but he is pleased with the recent progress. >> have to continue to build on the last week and build my strength and resilience and i hoping for be back.

>> he join the warriors on the next it is road trip november 30 and 31 to see how his body feels. >> you can care a rare sight in the sky, a federal moon is not rare but a full moon on christmas hasn't happened since 1977 and it will not happen again for another 19 years so catch it while it is good. nasa is calling it a cold moon because it is the first few days of winter. >> but will we have clear sky those see the moon? clear enough. you will be cold, it could be snowy at that point on christmas. most of that will be finished by then, but, there is the possibility. we will talk about king tides, flooding at manzanillo park-'n-ride 11 minutes after the high tide hits golden gate, and 10:07 tomorrow. we talk about what is going on now with a few showers over the ocean and the prosecute of us are dry, and 280 at 17 you can

see how easy it and get away. cloudy and breezy and cool, rain to showers, none december and snow, tomorrow, and dry on friday through saturday and light rain is possible on sunday. at 5:00 this morning, you can see the scattered showers developing and headed to the golden gate bridge by midnight and wake up tomorrow morning we have scattered showers at 5:00 and at 5:00 to 6:00 in the north bay, 7:00 to 8:00 in the heart of the bay, and 8:00 to 9:00 it is in the south bay and we transition to scattered showers and the snow we begins. my seven-day forecast is a "2". >> we have a couple of citizens in the east bay and one we are tracking a developing hotspot in the area, approaching 680 injuries are reported and lanes could still be blocked and traffic is starting to backup a couple of miles right new. this means the drive time is growing for -- we

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>> now the seven things you need to know before you go: pack your patience if you are headed out for the holidays with snowstorms in the midsection forcing airlines to cancel flights, 40 million travelers could be affected. gas prices are lower but the public of drivers on the road are expected to be higher-than-normal. >> it is cold and dry for the commute. look what is happening tomorrow. wet and windy for christmas eve with snow level down to 2,000' and the chance of thunderstorm impact scale is moderate. an hour-by-hour look at when it will affect your we neighbor. >> a couple hotspots developing in the east bay, a sig-alert in

oakland because of a sand still on eastbound 580 approaching highway 24 and injury crash, a well, in dublin, westbound 580 at 680 causing a mile or two of backups. >> four, conditions should be better for crews who are looking for the victim of yesterday's plane crash in alameda that killed a pilot when he was flying to work. >> mystery in the sky revealed. the united states strategic command said that the fireball was russian space debris and many in the bay area spotted it last night and others reported seeing it in los angeles and novato. all the woman accused of me down 37 in las vegas is facing several felony charges. hole hole was charged with -- whom way was charged with murder. our and this man has one arm and he does not waste am, put on a spin, a layup, and scored the

first career point. >> big home wood actress and humanitarian is spending time in greece to bring attention to the refugee crisis for refugees arriving on the greek island of lesbos. >> my grandfather at 15 fled sicily because they were rounding everyone up because a war was go on and i understand this is a respect advertise of that. >> she will stay in greece through christmas and share the stories of those she meets. >> salvation army bell ringers are common that it is walk past them and not realize though are there. >> but there is a bell ringer that is difficult to miss. >> bell ringing that is synchronizeed, but known as the dancing bell ringer. the june-year-old starting

dancing three years ago to attract attention and make people smile. the red kettle is always full. very nice. >> we have another full 90 minutes of news including new detail on the california snow pack after a recent rounds of storms and for crab for christmas with new differenting and when the season could, finally, open for the area fishermen. fishermen. stay tuned.

>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. , investigators are trying to determine the cause of a mobile home fire that broke out before midnight at a mobile estates. firefighters found the double wide trailer fully engulfed. they tried to keep the fire

spreading. it took 40 minutes to put it out and the red cross now is keeping the people would live there to find another inflation to stay. >> thank you for joining us. >> we are waking up to the first dry morning in a while. we will look at what and happening with traffic, how is it lookingst. >> clear at the bay bridge toll plaza but a wind advisory for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge with the backup starting to extend beyond the end of the parking lot for the park kaying lanes and the camera bouncing is an indication how windy it is. there is a hotspot we are were watching, possibly sig-alert developing in oakland and eastbound 580 at 24, some sand and well keep you updates on that and the drive times. >> good morning, am commute and dry weather so put the umbrella away but fought too far away. we have a stray shower possible across the coast through the next couple of hours and the breezes are the big story and the cooler weather in the 30s to 40s in many areas, mostly

sunny conditions with the sunglasses today and low-to-mid 50s. natasha zouves and reggie aqui? >> the window without rain for a day is making eight if day to travel. get out of here, hurry up, it is coming back. our weather is holding up but elsewhere...there are problems. matt keller is at mineta san jose international airport. matt? yes, reggie, it may not be rain but it is cold and breezy in san jose. that doesn't translate into flight delays. if you look at the flight board here, at mineta san jose international airport you can see there are no flight delays. 515,000 people are coming through here dug the christmas and new year holiday season a 7 percent increase this area compared to last year. but this morning the lines will short as people checked in for their flights. >> everything is fine. i thought it would be more crowded. that is why i got here a little early.

>> across california and the country we could have trouble at airports and on the road. 40 memorial people are in the storm zone heading into country and 14 states will see snowy and icy roads and lake tahoe got 3' of snow in 24 hours and the east coast, fog and heavy rain is expected from washington, dc to boston today, and reducing visibility at airports and i checked there are a few delays at sfo and oakland, but, nothing major to speak of, so that is good news if you fly out of the bay area. >> we know more of the mystery in the sky last night, this morning, strategic command said that the fireball was russian space debris. many in the bay area spots the object shooting cross the sky at 6:00, and you can see it there. it appears to fall and disintegrate. people saw it in california and arizona and nevada. >> i, looked up in the sky and saw the streak cross the sky and

it looked like fireworks but way too high up and going way too fast to be fireworks. >> not fireworks, but dekaying russian rocket booster burn up as it re-entered the atmosphere thank you all to everyone would sent the we photos. we can find it and use it on air or online at abc7news.com. >> crews are running to remote area of alameda to recover the bodies of a rockland pilot who was killed in a plane crash. >> john sajco was on way to oakland and lot contact with the air traffic control year morning. sky 7 was overhead when the crews found the naming wreckage in a deep canyon if castro valley and officials think weather played a relative. we have the latest on the recovery effort at the top of

the hour. all the san francisco 9-1-1 system is working after a serious disruption with dispatch writing down the cars manually for two hours from 3:00-5:00 after computerized system crashed. they could not call the maps up and hand to hand off written messages to the dispatch of the this is the first time according to the city leaders that the new 9-1-1 system has had a glitch like this. >> this morning an internal investigation is underway in the richmond lived after investigators found a pipe ball inside a resident's home and it took two weeks to until up on the initial call who is accused evidence mailing criminal threat s and we all part of hate crime enhancement and was focused on hurt those at the islamic society of. >> i and anyone would classify this as terrorism. our concern from the get go, it

should be held with immediately. >> according to the police department the responding officer classified the 9-1-1 call as misdemeanors because it was not consider add high priority, it took a detective until december 17 to foul. the city council also plans to look into this. >> police bust add new terrorism plot in australia. they raided several homes and arrested two young people, 20 and 24 years old. they are accused of plotting attacks on targets including a navy base in south wales. 13 have been charged. >> in china, doctors are trying to save the foot of a 19-year-old migrant worker found alive 60 hours after a massive landslide. rescuers got him out on monday morning and he has been stuck in the debris since the massive landslide on sunday swept through the manufacturing city overtaking 33 buildings if an stream park. at least 90 people are still

missing. >> jahi mcmath's family is still fighting to have their daughter ruled legally alive. this afternoon the attorneys will announce a federal lawsuit to declare she is not brain dead. the suit requests the court to restore her civil right and status under california law. jahi mcmath was 13 when declared brain dead following let and neck surgery at children's hospital more than two years ago. she now is on a vent late at a hospital in new jersey. >> if you get or give a drone, there will be signs warning of a no fly drone zone near the golden gate bridge that could be posted by today. officials say drones pose a safety and security risk. the drones spotted in the area are tracked with operator and you could be prosecuted if you are flying in the area. >> if you were holding hope of having fresh dungeness on the holiday table you out of luck. tests show high levels of a

toxin with some samples coming out leaders, others are not. crab season could open next month. it usually begins by thanksgiving. >> sierra is bracing for summer snow and tough conditions. the cameras show what the drivers are dealing with on interstate 80 and soda springs. there are chain requirements on 80 and high 50. >> california snow pack is higher-than-average for this time of year. the department of water resources said that the state is at 111 percent. the northern sierra is at 116 percent of normal, and the central sierra is 121 percent. last year at this time the snow pack was half of the numbers. >> new a check with meteorologist mike nicco today is the day to get out of town or welcome folks from out of town and then it is more of the same from early in the week. >> it will be hadder tomorrow and on sunday but in between,

good travel welcome but chilly. rohnert park is 36. vallejo is 50. quite a spread. we have 50 in san francisco. half moon bay, and june in san carlos and redwood city and laugh yet at june and tracy is 50 and the rest us in the 40s we have gusts of 17 miles per hour through san francisco. san francisco inland east bay to north bay is 55 and peninsula and east bay, topping out at 57 and the south bay is at 56. here is a look at walnut creek where it is 43 degrees, rain to showers, windy and snow in the main and then the sunshine and chilly air on friday and saturday. >> sited not so quiet as we expect with a couple of injury citizens and a new one reported on highway 24, so, we will get details on that, and, also, another one reported on highway 17 at the summit, you and see 17 across the we screen and 280 is

looking good through san jose. the hotspot in dublin because of the injury crash, westbound, 580 and 680 the remark is backed up several mileses you approach the interchange and the drive time is impacting the ride on westbound 580 from tracy to castro valley at 48 minutes adding 15 minutes for the short stretch and everyone else is looking good on 288 and 101. marriage of us pitch if to help those in need and a church could be forced to turn away those would need it most. all the warriors take advantage all the warriors take advantage of a now days off to bright

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>> santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> six granite benches and a center stone will be installed at hayward 9/11 memorial a ground breaking held in july for stone memorial. it is dedicated to the victims of 9/11 and to three hayward police officers and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. >> and a voluntary recall of a rod that could contain dairy ingredients not listed on the box, with red betweens and rice containing potential life threatening allergic reaction dating back to july but there

are no reports of sickness. >> it could be donor fatigue but hard to tell, a lot of charities are coming up short of needed items for the less fortunate. one is in concord. new home help (3),000 each christmas day giving a hot meal on gifts and donates are down by a third this year. volume tees are trying to keep the pace. >> the economy is up and i cannot figure out great we are not getting the toys like we used to. i don't know, it is strange. >> yesings it does happen each year, we panic and our ulcers act up by it comes through. >> they are accepting donations through christmas day. >> the warriors are spreading holiday cheer, with steph curry teaming up with the make-a-wish foundation and host ten children with life threatening medical conditions. this is draymond green who surprised an 8-year-old shooting

survivor and the family with gifts in downtown oakland. the boy survived being shot several times outside of his home in vallejo and is still undergrowing physical therapy and will play wheelchair basketball. >> wait. is that dry monday? >> my face was covered. but he recognized me quickly. but he recognized me quickly. >> mr. santa x-ray -- >> the warriors have a huge game against the cavs on christmas day right here on abc7 with our come at 2:00 p.m. on friday. given it is a home game and a rematch, it is going to be well watched. >> we can hope for good things. >> in crying on christmas.

>> you have been warned. >> meteorologist mike nicco bring it on this morning. >> can't wait do see the game we are anticipating even with the one loss this season. breezy in some areas especially at sfo, and twelve in oakland and 13 at san jose and concord is ten so it feels cooler than the thermometer suggests. southbound 101 is dry with more chimed sunshine and king tide climax today and tomorrow and rain to showers and thunder and snow tomorrow. at 5:00 this evening, can you see the scattered showers developing and all of us have a chance overnight with the steady light-to-moderate rain by 6:00 account heart of the bay from 7:00 to the south bay by 8 and out of the here by 11:00 followed by more scattered showers and notice the opinions and the whites starting to show up and that is the snow to around 3,000' and a possibility of thunder, also, and my

seven-day forecast shows low-to-mid 50s and it is dry on friday and saturday. >> this is a bridge toll plaza with metering lights on and remark is backing up to the 880 overcrossing, so 15 minutes. san mateo big is, hadding good, totally different story here, westbound traffic well out of foster city and san mateo and high wind advisory for the bay bridge and san mateo bring. be extra careful. and a sig-alert in oakland eastbound 580 approaching 24, sand was spilled but remark is recovering so it looks like it is being cleared. also, a possible injury crash southbound 17 through the santa cruz mountains approaching the summit and injury crash could be blocking the right lane with an update on slow drive time through the dublin area because of the early crash.

>> in an effort to keep people from drinking and driverring on if you year moves eve, the alameda transit district will consider offering free bus service that night. the free service would run between 8:00 people on new year's eve to 5:00 a.m. on new year's day, with not a long-term to consider that. if you do not have plans for new year's eve you are invited to stay in, keep off the streets with the craziness with dick clark's rockin' we new year's eve and the countdown until 2016 conditions with more new year's rockin' eve. >> our family tradition. >> now, calling off the next mission to mars from nasa because the spacecraft has an air leak. it was to be launched in march but mars only launches a

spacecraft once ovary two years. nasa has not said if they will try to launch in 2018. >> thisburg similar not going to mars but he is a space cadet. it did not go at planned. he tried to problem a store in russia. oops, he was stuck in the ceiling. the man was landing to problem the store and fell through the ceiling and could not get out. he was easy to arrest. >> so many quotes. >> and his attire. what is happening with that? isn't it coiled in russia? >> coming up at 6:00, a new shopping experiment could come to san francisco, but, first, home for the holidays, bay area seniors find their way around the system, companion just in the system, companion just in time for christmas.

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the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule all the weather and traffic and news that lives where you live on one screen. can you imagine? being in this airport and a coyote walks in the door? coyote and airplanes do not mix and it does not end well. it got inside the we international airport and ran and for 45 minutes before animal control officers trapped it and because trapped coyotes can not be reloathed they have to put the animal down. >> a group of thieves in next got away with daly citying several items of collecting and also hurt a one-year-old boy in the process. look at the boy near the rack. the thieves took a pile of

clothes and to get away one knocked the boy into the ground as he ran out of store. the boy ran after the thief and managed to puncture a fire of their get away car but they still managed to escape. fortunately, the boy will be okay. >> how do you knock over a kid? come on. >> normally this type -- time of year. >> appreciate family and friends so we will wipe clean that last aimpression and bring you something we thing you will like anonymous donor gave the sheriff deputy a crazy amount of money and deputies pulled over drivers and happened over $13030 -- bills rather than the tickets. >> as it turns out, the deputy was left feeling emotional. >> just pulled opinion anies from the bang to go shopping at

i wallet matter and was in tears. >> it families good to do something. >> born. 21 bills $100 bills were pulled over and they all had a story of why they could use the extra. >> ready to throw signs at you, reggie? >> most of us know the story of how rudolph saved christmas. have you wondered how the bright red nose helped guide santa on foggy winter night? maybe it wasn't just his nose. new hampshire professor said the reindeer eye tissue turns blue in winter and it is hard to see the blue tones caused by fog unless they have something like a shiny red nose to guide them. >> the reindeer's eyes look brown do me account reindeer is on the beach. what is happening there? >> reindeers do not belong on

peaches. >> i like this video. >> we have some possible snows in elevations we would not normally see. >> down to 2,000'. tomorrow evening through christmas with our best chance tomorrow evening. it is not ideal but it is better than yesterday for walking the dog, bicycling and running, it will be cool and the air is dry. if you are running, it could hurt the lungs a little bit. starting at 1:00 tomorrow morning through 4:00 a.m. on friday, on the when slope, at 10:00 a.m. if tomorrow, overlake tahoe, another 1-2' of snow is possible and kirkwood, at 14" and done neither -- 20", a break on friday afternoon through sunday morning and sunday afternoon and tuesday, more snow showers. how is the commute? >> starting to develop and we are getting hotspots and north

101 we will keep you posted on that, in the meantime, this accident in the dublin area has now turned into a sig-alert westbound 580 at 680 the left lane is blocked since 5:00 this morning and it does not look like it will be cleared until 7:30 and the delays, growing and growing, into dublin and livermore. the drive time right new from tracy to castro valley is 46 minutes and highway 101 northbound, we have been tracking that, through san jose, right here at 880 i is looking clear and an update on the crash that has been reported. >> home for the holiday for a beloved duck moving back in with her buddies at a senior citizens home. she had to leave the we assisted living center. she was living in limbo at a wild hive facility because federal law pocked her return to the assisted living center. now, she has been approved to live at the assisted living

center again after an educational permit was oned and upgraded the living quarters ask now it is all good. >> we have been tracking the story and it has a happen ending >> hercules is raise money to bring home the namesake statue, and they need $11,000 to buy this bronze statue of the greek god hercules one of many that was made. it was for an explosive company in california, and the product is called hercules blasting powder with the city raising $2,200. >> disney will accept $3 million to $5 million in "star wars" merchandise best end of the year and the reason this adorable little guy the star of the back weak is one of the hottest toys and even scientists although him. the pew seem of science and industry in chicago released this video and we show you in a second. there he goes.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. it is 6:00. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. >> a die start. it will not stay that way. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking it. >> easy compute dry pavement. no rain. but just over the ocean. live doppler hd shows breezy from the east bay hills camera. to around 17 miles per hour. 36 to 50 now. low-to-mid 50s with a lot of sunshine. put away the umbrella. grab the sun grasses -- g >> we have had quote a few injury crashes. a new one is reported in the south bay northbound 101 with the last lane blocked an