get going. this is abc7. good morning to you. on wednesday, december 21. i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui with meteorologist mike nicco and traffic reporter, alexis smith. mike, we need a jacket? mike: the first day of winter but it feels warmer, up to ten degrees warmer. live doppler 7 hd shows a dry cold front bringing increasing sunshine. it will not push through quickly enough to clean out the air. it is our third consecutive "spare the air", 39 to 48 at 7:00, 58 from noon to 4:00 with the sunshine, and you need the glasses and 45 to 51 and milder doing the last minute shopping. on the roads, alexis? >> light volume. no bay bridge metering lights. they could be flipped on at

5:30, but it could be later today because fewer are heading to work and school. baby 580 tracy to dublin, no problems, antioch to concord and golden gate. >> a big step in the fight between uber and the state over the self-driving vehicles. >> uber defying a state order to stop testing soft driving cars on san francisco streets. we are at headquarters of uber on market street. >> we are outside uber headquarters where attorneys are meeting with the dmv officials this afternoon. both sides will duke it out fighting the fight. the cars are called self driving but unlike other companies such as google a person is behind the wheel. technology allows the car to

drive itself and that is the argument uber will make today at the meeting, uber argues since a person is inside monitoring the car it does not need a self driving permit, state officials disagree and this afternoon both sides. explain and make their case known. we will follow the story later today but right now that is the latest we at uber. developing news on the peninsula, police are searching for a red s.u.v. that hit a man leaving him critically injured. police say the victim was walking in the crosswalk in millbrae before 9:00 p.m. yesterday when the driver hit him and took off. it is believed a red s.u.v. possibly a toyota. >> only on abc7, we sat down with san francisco's new chief of police shortly after he was

formally introduced. >> bill scott was deputy chief in los angeles nor two years and spend 27 years in law enforcement and will be sworn in san francisco next month. here is vic lee with the interest. ing interview. >> bill scott was introduced. >> my wife and sons are the force that drive my life. i could not do it without them. >> that is the side of them that the public marreroly see of a veteran cop and candid about himself and his feelings when we talked. controversial issues he will face. the use of tasers, which they used at the lapd. >> you support tasers? >> i do i have seen the good in having the ability of less lethal objection which is good. >> restricting police from shooting at moving vehicles a propose reform which the pice

union opposes. he said that policy was in place at the lapd. >> there are contentious back-and-forth but when the policy changed, we accepted it and we are fine. 273 reforms. i read them all. they are reasonable. we will do our best to get it done. >> that means convincing a police force seen only three outsiders as chief all three having challenges getting support of the rank and file. >> it all starts with relationships. >> it is like when he became captain of a new station in los angeles. >> i made an appointment to talk to at least two or three people even just for 10 minutes. it allows you to get to know people on a one-on-one basis and then you can do the other things you need do to lead. >> he feels same with the policedown which is often at odds with the department. >> union or management, we are all police officers here to do

one thing, keep the city safe and do it the right way. >> there have been concerns that san francisco could simply be a steppingstone and that his real goal is to become chief land where he spent 27 years. he has been mentioned as a possible successful to the current chief and he said as a young hand he always wanted to live here but it took him this long to get here. he will be sworn in, in january. >> that was a portion of the interview with the entire conversation on abc7news.com. international manhunt in germany for the opinion behind the deadly truck attack, with the pakistani detained has been released because there was insufficient evidence. isis claims the real culprit is one of their soldiers, and authorities say the man shot to

death in the truck is the actual driver and he was fighting with the attacker it is suggesting. one of the injured people in the attack died with the did the toll at 13. the united states embassy is trying to determine in americans are among the victims and the christmas market today is reopening. >> some of the same legislators who passed the north carolina bats room bill are returning to the capitol today consider repeal. the democrat governor struck a deal to get rid of the law which limits protections for the lgbt community requiring transgender people to use restroom corresponding with thes is on their better certificate. several cities including san francisco have banned city employee travel to north carolina because of the law. all the santa cruz county sheriff is warning young people of a dangerous drug after a disturbing trend, five incidents in a month involving young people with lsd that involved

violence including a 15-year-old who standed two family members before a sheriff deputy shot and killed him. the latest happened on monday after a bad reaction from taking the drug, and investigators say his brother had to restrain him until the deputies arrived. the sheriff sent a letter to the superintendent of the santa cruz office of education asking for help. >> as far as trying to figure identity how to combat a problem like this, so that is the approach, trying to get as much aware if as we can to hopefully revent any issues going forward. >> the sheriff is looking into testing lsd to determine if a bad batch is circulating in the area. >> today, caltrain wants do hear your thoughts of proposed service changes surrounding the electric project upgrading to

electric and high performance electric trains much the public meeting is at 4:30 in san carlos at the administration buildings, going over service changed proposals while they work on the project. there are eight more meetings along the peninsula over the next month, and for details, head over to abc7news.com. another city in marin is considering installing these license plate surveillance cameras reporting that san -- san rafael said it would cost about $90,000 and police would run plates through database before and after crimes to track the suspects. sausalito has the cameras. >> meteorologist mike nicco? >> the poorest air calculate is supposed to be in the north bay heading into later part of today but san rafael has the best air quality in the entire bay area

area but it could change and only today. tomorrow we will be fine. look at this, temperatures up to 10 degrees warmer in livermore and 11 in half moon bay and the rest us three to nine degrees warmer so that puts us forecast free on this first day of winter. 39 in san ramon and dublin and everyone else, 41 to 44 degrees in the east by, inland neighbors, and 42 in san jose, mountain view and san francisco is at 47 and 49 and a low 38 in santa rosa. we hang out around 59 to 61 degrees, a weak cold front moves through keeping the temperatures steady or a degree or two cooler and the rain-cooled air is only in the my 50s on friday and our chance of rain is 100% on friday, 20% on senator and -- on

>> left green on the maps. one blocking situation on westbound 580 before highway 13 split in oakland. to the east the oakland zoo. we had a rollover crash at 45 americans ago. everyone is okay. it is contained to the left shoulder with no delays. quiet in the south bay. 101 and 880 the inbound side the headlights coming to us, usually heavier side but no delays now. >> we have stop-and-go traffic out of the central valley. >> a san francisco nonprofit offering hot showers to the homeless could use help themselves. >> the new advice for teens and children who discover concussion s when rest may not

>> a common bacteria is what killed three people and sickened 22 others in antioch thanksgiving day at the vans memorial hall pit on by the community church. a county health officer said that tests have identified the bacterias one commonly associated with food borne illness that usually does no harm. >> it is care to be deadly. most food borne illness causes mild disease and most of the people would got sick from this even had symptoms for a few hours and then they were fine. >> how did they get there?

investigators were not able to pinpoint which dish contained the bacteria but they suspect turkey or mashed potatoes made at someone's home. >> grocery store shoppers safe way is opening two new stores in the area, including one? santa rosa. the new stores are open can a.m. to 2:00 a.m. each day. >> an investigation into a rollover, on pickup trucks the 20 then to 2016 models for the ram pickup trucks and 2014 to 2016 dodge suvs, the traffic safety administration said that they have had 43 complains saying the vehicles rolled leading to nine reported injuries. >> today in the first look, the case of a missing former reality show contestant is now a

homicide. a man arrested in connection to the disappearance of the woman has admitted to killing the star. she is then for a show called "bridal plasty e. >> this morning, a miss person's case turned into a murder investigation. police discovering the remains of the former reality tv contestant in a shallow grave. >> usually it is the last person an individual is with or many times tie to the disappearance. this case falled into the category. >> she was a contestant on a reality show in 2010. >> competing for a chance to win a plastic surgery makeover before her wedding. police say the two were led to the body after her student confessed, saying he had buried her in the back yesterday.

>> we asked him, he must have told us the story 15 to 20 times. >> we will have the latest on the investigation at 7:00 a.m. for "first look," on "gma." [ inaudible answer ] profit offering probably profits is struggling to find safe paing in -- paing in the city because they have had supplies stolen twice in the last two weeks. afternoon if anyone can offer leads, they would like do find a safe spot in the city close to people they serve. >> seven raiders have been picked to represent the afc in the pro bowl the most of any team. carr was honored for the second year in a row and wide receiver cooper and three offensive lineman and againstive end mack, and safety nelson were picked

for the defense. they host the colds on saturday, the first time in 14 years they will play in the post-season playoffs. >> this is my first run at it so being able to go for the first time, on see a team letting up especially in this league, no one will let us, we will give everything we got. all the raiders are hoping in players go to orlando for the pro bowl because if you are in the pro bowl you not playing in the super bowl the following week, no 49ers were picked. ♪ christmas ♪ so delightful >> she's become. this could be the best video ever. the warriors and robin giving us an early christmas present the dancing teachers would went viral last month caught our attention of course after we watched her on the jumbo-tron. she was invited back to get down

with the warriors dance team. >> love her choreography. >> she hit all of parts. >> dance move of the season. >> mike? >> so nice to have fun like that. just great. san jose 280 and 17 we have a few high clouds and expect another "spare the air" day with no wood burning until midnight and moderate highs and windy conditions on friday. calm at five miles per hour winds and not too breezy until friday. 58 today in san francisco, san rafael, richmond on the cool side. morgan hill is 61 on the warm side, and this could be fog in the central valley tomorrow morning, and we will have 30s there and some 40s elsewhere, and will be a tough cooler tomorrow morning, and if you have a dry cold front moving

through today but the wet one is on friday and storm-impact scale is "1" light to "5" severe and this is moderate with moderate rain at times and windy conditions and thunder in the afternoon and evening and in the morning, on friday, you can see to 4:00 to 7:00 or 8:00, most it in the north bay and 9:00, the first signs of showers moving in to the bay and it is heavy from noon to 5:00 and you can see showers and high elevation snow showers possible dug the evening hours. saturday, most of the day is dry and same on sunday, and sunday into mop, a weaker system. alexis? >> that will cause issues. we do not have any issues, it is dry. and light volumes. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with no metering lights, but we will look to see if they are on at the usual time at 5:30. westbound 580 before livermore we have reports of a debris in

the last lane. it sounds like it could be a refrigerator but crews are picking that up, whatever it is. a couple of cars hit that and you are slow, at 26 miles per hour approaching the altamont pass. not seeing too many delays in livermore. also, looking for through walnut creek, tracy to dublin up to 42 minutes. we will look at the commute from the north bay. >> important news for parents, according to the journal of the american medical association, rest may not be the best after concussions. the study suggests that children who resume physical activity seven daze after brain injure reduce risk of problems including concentrating and will emotional and behavioral issues. >> a chicago area man is not loving an extra value meal at mcdonald's say the cheeseburger meal is not a value

at all. he said two cheeseburgers and a drink and fries is $5.9 4 is more than when they are purchased separately. so, purchase it separately? he is suing mcdonald's and seeking class action status saying the suit not about the 41 cents but the principle. fighting for your principles...but wisely? all the seven things you need to know to start your day. >> plus, heads up if you have held on to the books from san francisco public libraries too long, the break you will get next month. >> p

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do not bun wood. at midnight we will have cleaner air. >> two, traffic wise we are light. looking at the golden gate bridge we are wide on southbound side. but from lombard to van ness down to two lanes with construction. >> three, a driver managed to walk away after a bad accident in san jose. the driver was getting off interstate 280, skid, hit the overpass and the car burst into flames. >> four a freak accident is under investigation in san jose. a woman crashed on 680 near 101 right into her 17-year-old son she was there to help. his car is asks abled. they are both in the hospital. all the san francisco chief of police will be sworn in next month. we talked to bill scott shortly after he was formally introduced. he is leaning his job as deputy chief with the lapd after 27 years. >> six, explosions ripped

through a farm north of mexico city killing 29. dozen of people were injured in the blast. >> seven, the largest drones to deliver items. >> if you are owing books to the san francisco library, a sigh of relief, january 3 for six weeks you can haul in books and dvds with no penalty and no question. the library just wants their stuff back. a similar am fast program launched in 2009 and the library waived $55,000 in fines. >> nice. >> king of the mountain, nut for

long. a panda knocked the heads off the snowman in toronto after they saw the first sunny fall. the panda is taking part in a series breeding program and is faired with a female hopefully to produce baby cameras. i enjoyed say his name. >> we have a full 90 minutes of news including trouble from muni with overcrowding and delays and buses and why it could 457 again. >> we are watching developing news in vallejo the clues that hopefully will lead police to a well loved pawnshop owner and his dog. >> new

>> good morning, east bay, let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 onlyings. >> it is 5:30 and we are missing someone on this december 21. >> busted. >> i am reggie aqui. >> natasha zouves is out and i am jessica castro and meteorologist mike nicco is over here, late to the game. >> so busy update the forecast >> the first day of winter? >> it is, 2:44 this morning. you no, at look at what it is doing providing a cold front but it is dry on live doppler hd. just a new clouds. they will go away as we head into the afternoon. here is a look at the exploritorium camera at pier 15, milder this morning a lot of us in the mid-to-upper 50s hang out at 56 to 58 from noon to 4:30 and by 7:00, we are look at temperatures around 48 to 53 so going to be milder during the evening. we have significant rain friday,

a big travel day. alexis? >> looking at the bay bridge commute inbound into san francisco we okay and i checked we have no metering lights so far, then, lighter than average with more and more off for the holiday. i saw c.h.p.'s log show reports after small brushfire at the 9th street off-ramp. we could be able to flip the camera and look at that. we will check on that. but, first, the drive times look good, ten minutes to cross the bay bridge and southbound 101 san francisco to the airport you are in the green at nine minutes. >> the search is on this form for the driver would hit a three-year-old boy in san jose and took off. it happened last night in vancouver court. authorities say the boy wandered into the street while walking a dog with his grandfather and a

small silver scar hit boy the boy lost consciousness and rushed to the medical center. we do not know his condition. >> san francisco police are still investigating a collision between a how any light rail train and a car before 8:00 last night at 3rd and mission bay boulevard in the mission district. the delay was an hour during the investigation. no one was hurt. >> develop news, vallejo police hope surveillance video will help catch the men responsible for gunning down a well liked pawnshop owner and his dog. officers rushed to the pawnshop after reports of a "robbery in progress," they found two men shot. friends say that ones with the store owner who died and an employee was shot and taken to the hospital with serious injuries. witnesses saw two men running from the pawnshop. one was armed. >> it is a shock. i am stunned.

i state to see this happen to anyone. >> why would someone want to do something leak this to good people and someone that provides a service to the community? >> friends say the owner leaves behind a wife and children. >> san francisco's new chief of police is sworn in next month, bill scott is leaving his job as department chef with the lapd after 27 years with that deputy. the san francisco police commission conducted a nationwide search that was narrowed to several dozen candidates and the mayor picked scott because he best met the needs of the deputy and the city. the commission president is pleased that scott was selected to shake up san francisco police department. >> what is special he understands how to implement reform and connect with the rank and file. you need an outsider to be a change agent who understands what a modern lived looks like. >> lapd has adopt add series of reforms in the last decade that played into the decision.

scott will replace the actioning police chief toney chaplin. >> holiday shoppers are on edge after a brazen hold up at a popular mall in the east bay. heavy police presence was at stone ridge shopping officer last night because a woman was robbed at gunpoint in birthday daylight. they stole her bags, purse, phone, and wallet. shoppers are taking extra precautions. >> i few i was coming so i had my husband come. just in case. ought holidays and she will be carrying bags out and the rest of the your i would not be concerned. >> the robbers managed to make it on to a freeway and got away, investigators have very few leads. >> a big meet for san francisco-based uber with lawyers meeting with the dmv to stalk abut the sell driving cars, uber started testing them last week on streets of san francisco and the test continues despite the city and the state

asking them to stop. california is threatening to sue uber for not having the proper permit to test the self-driving cars and uber said they do midnight need a person because there is someone monitoring the car inside. 20 companies have received the permit to test their self driving cars in california. >> muni riders if monday's service seemed off, you are right 74 breeze -- drivers were off and unprecedented number of workers called in sick. some u withs never hit the pavement. muni had to cancel several routes. next year 70 new drivers graduate. >> san francisco has a "protected intention." we show you what it looks like with mayor announcing the project completion. this is what a protected intersection is, hopefully to milk things staver, extending

concrete islands to showdown turning speeds for drivers. they increased the separation between bicycle and driving lanes. division and 9h is among the most dangerous intersection for crashes. >> there is fall intermediate in san francisco from oakland's deadly ghost ship fire, with others delivering a petition to city hall demanding a moratorium on unsolicited fire inspections. the petition says san francisco is starting a weapon hunt in the wake of the fire that killed 36. they say the inspectors are demand costly upgrades which are leading to evictions in the artistic community. organizers have collected thousands of cigs and will deliver the signatures to the san francisco department of building inspection this morning at account a.m. >> now a story nothing short of a miracle for hundred credits in the only mobile home park, santa clara county housing authority made an offer to buy buena vista

mobile home park according to the news group, to keep the owner from shutting it down and displacing 400 mostly low-income latino residents, and they have been uncertain about their housing situation since 2012 when the family filed an application to close the site. >> there is a shakeup at the to which an east bay school district, the superintendent of pleasanton unified is on leave this morning six months after he was hired. he came on board in july and now onleave pending an investigation into a "personnel matter." the district alerted families but not providing details. the deputy is taking over during the investigation. >> now the forecast. mike? >> air is leaking clean compared to haze of yesterday but our third consecutive "spare the air" day with a ban until

midnight. >> 42 in union city is cool of the and alameda is warmest at 48. castro valley and burke at 45 and richmond at 46. low-to-mid 40s inland east bay in the south bay, and in the north bay, 39 in novato and santa rosa at 38, and 50 in pacifica, golden gate bridge is quiet on the road today, it will be quiet weather-wise so you are good to go and not so chilly on the bay and out and about we have poor air quality. the temperatures are 58 in san francisco to 61 in the north bay and 55 in san francisco tomorrow to the peninsula southbound bay and notice only 52 to 54 degrees on friday. what changes? the rain and the wind. that is ahead. >> looking at the bay bridge commute we have reports after brushfire westbound 80 around the 9th street off-ramp but i am not seeing delays so it is good

news not slowing down the drive across the bay bridge. bad news, i jinxed it with metering lights on for the bay bridge toll plaza. it will take you time to get through the booths. we are look at a lost friend on the traffic. and we have had a rollover crash but it was not blocking for long westbound 80 before the highway 13 split we have activity on the left shoulder and it is not a blocking situation. the drive times westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 35 minutes, the other slow spot. antioch to concord, wide open. we have a new small trouble spot in novato. >> mother and son in the hospital after a frequent accident on the bay area highway. >> matt keller is at 6 area and 101 interchange to explain. >> 17-year-old brakes down -- bs down right here the he calls

life mother and she said hang on, i am on way. this is what happened next. she was driving, collided with another pickup truck and her car rolled over and crashed into her son's car. >> what are the chances? the video of the crash shows the mother's car on the side, and the son coming up from behind. the pickup truck had a best front door. the driver was walking around, all are expected to be okay. what may have kept the son from being more serious after the car broke down his mother said put on the hazards, and his seatbelt. the c.h.p. said mom gave great advice. >> chances of that happening, so slim... >> mexico is in mourning after explosions ripped through the crowd buying holiday fireworks with the new video and the investigation underway.

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the area. two men exchanged gunfire. neither is hurt. both are now arrested. a third man took off into the dealership dropping his gun on the way. police say they will not leave until they are sure the suspect is gone. >> video from colombia showing a cargo plane moments before crashing. you can see it skirts the 70 and crashed shortly after the video was taken, killing five crew members and sending another to the hop. it crashed almost immediately after take off from colombia's capital of bogota, the cause is "under investigation." all the number of victims expected to climb in this scene, the massive chain reaction explding fireworks in mexico with 29 people have died. >> this happened outside mexico with 72 people hurt including 13

children sent to texas to get treatment, this is the third explosion at the same market since 2005. last month, the state said it was the safest fireworks market in latin america. the cause is "under investigation." >> happening today, san francisco public defend are will release previously unseen camera footage in the arrest of a man at bart station last july at embarcadero. a jury acquitted the 22-year-old michael smith of four counts of battery on a police officer. the jury could not reach a verdict on three other counts. smith could phase a second trial. the prosecutors will be called on to dismiss the remaining charges. bart say smith was uncondition different and physically resisted when officers tries to detain him the family of a teen killed by a falling tree in

oakland hopes the lawsuit will encourage the city do better on dying trees. family and friends return to where the accident happened on the hillside. he climbed a tree that snapped and crushing the teen. city of oakland chopped it down after but the family attorney said that the same tree was ruined and marked to be cut down before the accident. >> that is an indication the tree is dead, dying and dangerous. the city of oakland, despite knowing this, did nothing to protect the citizens. >> he was a wonderful person. he loved life. he always saw the bright side. >> the family's legal team has said they have discovered several other aging trees in the same park. >> a voter approved measure to speed up the appeals court for death row inmates is on hold.

the california supreme court wants more time to consider a lawsuit challenging prop 66 that aims to resume executions by expanding the pool of death penalty lawyers and setting strict timelines for inmates to appeal. open upons say the reform measure would disrupt the courts, cost more money and limit pomp appeals, supporters are calling the lawsuit "frivolous," stalling tactic. there has been no executions in california for a decade. >> volkswagen reached a new settlement in federal court in san francisco over the vehicle emission scandal. volkswagen will give owners of three liter cars the choice of a buy back or repair. another 60,000 vehicles will be repaired to meet standards. all owners get financial compensation. the new settlement mirrors. terms for the cars with smaller engines and have agreed to pay $15 billion to settle lawsuits. >> if you are hitting the beach walk out for breaking waves.

a beach hazard statement is in ain and the biggest impact could be in half moon bay. waves up to 20' expected so use caution. the rest bay area cost, watch out for large swells 9 to 11 foot high. it will be chilly on this bench. >> it feels like it is 15 degrees in the studio. >> grab the wet suit. >> not in here. >> i would like to see you in a wet suit. >> maybe. >> cooler in the studio than yesterday. although outside temperatures are firm from 5 to thin degrees warmer. we have a dry cold front moving through but it is picking up the showers. to the south watch out for wet weather looking back to the bay bridge it is sunny and our third "spare the air" so wood burning not allowed. cleaner air and above average highs and wet and windy on friday and monday.

friday is a "2" with late to moderate rain and slight chance of thunder in the afternoon and evening. at midnight on friday, into the 7:00 hour, look the at jell-os and -- at yellows and orange pounding the bay, but 11:00 to noon when the yellows and oranges show up. reggie is grabbing a sweater. now, by 3:00 or 4:00 inland east bay in the south bay, we transition over to showers as we head into the evening hour with snow levels down to 4,000'. saturday we will be mainly drive through sunset on sunday and sunday night into monday another shower. alexis, you would probably lick a sweater? >> my hands are ice. our bay bridge camera, that is

where we had a report of a small brushfire that disappeared from the boards and it was just a minuter issue and never saw smoke or anything like that, just a bit of a delay on the left hand exit. traffic maps i take you to the north bay and we have a disabled vehicle southbound 101 beyond san antonio exit we have backup forming behind that with emergency crews on the way. they are calling for a tow truck. you are wide on north of there, at 17 minutes, and westbound 580 castro valley to the may is in the green. >> i have an extra scarf. >> i will take you up on that. >> enjoying the first day of winter in here. >> 80s heart throb is called a hero after taking down an out-of-control passengers on a flight. >> something controversial, pregnant women using pot and

what has more expecting mothers turning to marijuana and the harmful side affects they may not expect. he sets up. he shoots. and he

>> state officials will be opening more of the northern california coast to commercial crab fishing. area in sonoma county and mendocino county line will open on saturday and extended north on monday along with a stretch through humboldt which has been closed because of unsafe toics.

>> walgreens and rite-aid selling hundreds of stores to close the $10 billion merger. walgreens because out rite-aid for $9.4 billion last year. they are selling 865 stores to a rival retailer to calm concerns from federal antitrust regulators. wall weres from hopes this will close the merger, combined they will have 13,000 stores in the united states. >> more pregnant women are using marijuana did help with morning sickness. a study finds in 2014, one in 25 used marijuana to treat nausea, compared to one in 41 in 2002. researchers say it is likely because of the alternate medical sources on the intent. women's health groups discourage marijuana groups during pregnancy. babies with marijuana exposure have impaired function and slow

growth during pregnancy. a worse fan had the shot of a lifetime. >> he gets to walk away with a lot of money: $5,000. watch this. the fan launches a shot high in the air. it is good. the crowd goes notes. my favorite part is what happened with coach, looking super happy for the fan. i love that. and the fan also wins a stay at the casino in las vegas, so $5,000 but a little get away. >> maybe coach will recruit him. >> you never know. >> lacks good. >> the game situational substitute. >> new, showers down to the south and i showed you those with live doppler hd up to the 70s. 63 in monterey. we will focus on lake tahoe where we have starting at 4:00 on friday morning to saturday at 4:00, 36 hours of moderate to

host snow piling up to 2' of snow, with white-out conditions. 4:00 a.m. on friday, accumulating snow. if you are traveling there it will be easier in the day but after sunset look at the snow, 1 1/2 foot by saturday. in lake tahoe after that, you want a white christmas? you got it? >> the toll plaza shows the only slow spot we have the metering lights on after 5:30 this morning and i was hoping it would be later with the holiday light volumes but not such. our other slow spot southbound 101 leaving petaluma heading to novato we have a disabled vehicle blocking the left center lane beyond san antonio road and you were crawling along, seven and four miles per hour. we will see what it does to the drive times at 6:00. all the power of drones is reaching new heights, and it is

a drone create by samsung and gives a new meaning to snow list -- lif testimony, carrying a sunny boarder and that is who this person is. it was custom-made, drone is massive, with a 16 rotor machine, takes two people to carry the drone and it can carry a big load. >> a plan to bring stealthy armored police vans to an east bay city and not everyone is happy with the proposal. >> uber is going head to head with the state over self driving cars. >> warn for young people, a dangerous drug trend

this is abc7 mornings. >> it is 6:00 a.m. on december 21. >> i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves with traffic reporter alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. i can see you more clearly this morning. >> and i am not cold. live doppler hd is show nothing frozen falling from the sky. just a few clouds. as you look from the east bay hills camera, our 12-hour day planner shows increase sunshine. 39 to 48. frost free start to the first day of winter. it came in at 2:4 this morning. 56 to 58 through 4:00, and at 7:00, 45 to 51. by friday, a lot of rain on way. alexis? >> a significant trouble spot this morning. it is a hazard, i think a disabled vehicle because t