where a bad crash blocking several lanes on southbound 280. >> let's get to matt keller live at the scene. matt? >> reporter: good morning. this is really interesting. this is a first time i have ever seen this. they brought out tow trucks not only for the vehicle here and brought a tow truck out for the engine sitting here in the middle of the southbound lanes of 280. we have also learned new details of the last time i saw you. chp says this was caused bay wrong way driver. now they're trying to figure out the red car or another vehicle that was driving the wrong way and ended up being a head-on

collision. chp thought it was a possible fatality. firefighters heard the victim in the red car scream out. >> i can tell you what a fire captain said. they got here and heard the lady in the red car screaming, they took it as a good sign. she is still alive. seeing the injuries on the car, you don't expect that. that's a good thing. >> reporter: yeah, that woman still had serious injuries and taken to the hospital. she collided head on with the gray vehicle. another vehicle involved. the driver of that car is okay and was checked out and left the scene. the driver of the gray vehicle taken with a serious ankle injury. broken anxiousing l. two southbound lanes are open. chp said they expect to be out here for about another hour. it is really cold out here. as all the firefighters were working to get the scene clear and now up to the tow truck drivers to get this engine and red vehicle off the freeway so they can open up all of the

lanes. back to you in the studio. >> matt, thank you. certainly affecting the commute right now. let's get to alexis with more on this. >> traffic maps this morning, not seeing a huge backup and lighter than usual volumes because of the holiday and to southbound 280 around highway 87 at bird avenue is three left lanes blocked. the far right lane and exit avenue to bird avenue are open at this point. so definitely an area to avoid if you can. you can take northbound 880 to southbound 87 or 101 if you want to totally get around that and there's matt's camera look at the scene. see that red vehicle heavily damaged trying to load it up on to the tow truck. now a look at the forecast. hey, lisa. >> good morning to you. certainly chilly again with patchy frost. look at the numbers. east bay, 32 degrees. 29 in danville. san ramon, 29. the weather service has not issued a freeze warning but they

could have because we have numbers below freezing navajo, plenty of sunshine and high clouds. notice that 62 degrees. san jose at 5 degrees bf average. jessica? >> thank you. a gunman is still on the loose this morning after killing a former marine monday night in oakland. it happened right around brook dale and 35th avenues. police say 23 kristopher killian was visiting friends and killed. neighbors say the area is usually safe and quiet. one resident we spoke with who doesn't want his face shown describes what he heard. >> four shots. evenly spaced. pause. about four more shots evenly spaced, pause. about eight shots evenly spaced. keep my eyes open a little bit more in and out of the house but no. pit's -- those things happen. >> killian's sister set up a go

fund me page to help with funeral services. we have a link on our website if you would like to help. 5:03 now. the family living here cannot wait for 2016 to end. this is the second time this year a truck has smashed into their garage and yesterday's truck was carrying supplies to fix the damage caused by the first truck. abc 7 news reporter lonnie rivera has the details. >> reporter: the picture of this is enough to make a homeowner cringe. >> somebody says you have a giant concrete truck in the hole that was your garage you know something serious happening. >> reporter: that's what don learned from the tenant driving home and when he and his wife arrived to the sausalito home -- >> unimaginable. you have to be kid l me. >> reporter: hard to believe. well, because, just in april a 50-000 pound as fault truck smashed into the garage. >> this is an ongoing situation

since the original disaster when a giant asphalt truck slid down the hill into the garage. >> reporter: work was an attempt to fix the damage. as the truck driver unloaded materials from the heavy truck, the ground gave way and the truck flipped. police blocked the street from traffic. the 70,000-pound truck spilled fluid and oil on the steep hill. they got the truck back up on its eels. the driver of the truck was not injured. as for the beers -- >> i'm going to be glad when 2016 is over because it hasn't been a very good year. >> reporter: they're looking forward to moves past this in the new year. sausalito, abc 7 news. as donald trump plans his transition to the white house, he had a slight problem at his new york home. look at that video. people running out of there.

trump tower in manhattan evacuated yesterday because of a suspicious package. a bomb squad checked out a bag left unatepided. turns out it was full of toys. the president-elect was at the florida estate during incident and where the president-elect sent this tweet. slamming president obama. he said, quote, president obama campaigned hard and personally in the very important swing states and lost. the voters wanted to make america great again. this tweet is in response to a recent interrue of mr. obama saying that he would have won a third term if he had ran again. meanwhile, president obama and japan's prime minister wrapping up a historic visit to pearl harbor. the nation's leaders laid wreaths and scattered petals. this is the first joint visit for both nations. president obama said it demonstrates the power of reconciliation and even enmips can be allies when war comes to an end. last week, a personal piece

of american history that turned up in the baggage claim at the sonoma county airport. a purple heart. that heart is claimed. for more than a week, the staff at sonoma county airport trying to find the owner after it was on a baggage carousel. a campaign on facebook helped find the woman reunited with her father's medal. >> never met him? >> no, never, never. only in picture that my mother showed me. >> she was a little stressed out. i knew that i have the confidence in the airport people to find it that we were going to get it back. >> and they did. it belonged to her father that fought in korea. he died in action, the same day she was born and he said it was like losing her father all over again. a new effort is under way to see if restoring the west peak is feasible. the ma rin ij reports in 18-month study for project managers to look at potential

costs of alternatives for the old air force station, the west peak of mt. tam was a lookout to search for soviet war planes and housed short-range nuclear missiles. the study received $450,000 in funding from ma rin municipal water district and golden gate national parks conserve sy. the mountain erupted twice yesterday. a column of ash around 8,000 feet high released and could fall up to 30 miles away. also known as the mountain of fire as one of the most active volcanos in north america and erupted over the christmas weekend raising fears of a major eruption to be near. all right. taking a look at the traffic maps. we have that major problem in south bay and not too terrible of a backup at the moment. that sig alert on southbound 280 just before bird avenue. a violent collision cause bd

awrong way driver. two transported with serious injuries. we have the three left lanes blocked. not a terrible delay but a close eye on that. westbound 580 before north flynn road, a fully engulfed car fire. clearly we have got some onlooker delay and a bart delay, as well, for fruitvale station riders. due an equipment problem on a train. let's check in with lisa now. good morning. >> good morning. we are freezing once again in inland east bay, south bay and numbered dropped in the 37 san jose. 32 concord, livermore. we are getting used to this, huh? well, if you're sick and tired of the cold, santa rosa, one of the chilliest locations in the bay area, you're going to be cold again and then come up a little bit thursday, friday morning and overall the clear

nights with relatively little cloud cover will keep us cold and the afternoons today upper 50s to low 60s. the warmest day tomorrow around the peninsula, the south bay, the north bay and low to mid-60s and then friday cooling off a leading system with chillier air. looks like they're going away. in fact, only on sunday we have a slight chance and low snow levels and probability of maybe flakes around the highest elevations. natasha, jessica? >> thank you. coming up, police issued a warrant for an amazon echo. more on the case that could be a first of its kind. also new year's definitely a time for fun. also, a time to be safe. public transit in the bay area helps you get around on saturday night. several lanes remain blocked in san jose. in san jose. southbound 280 at

this morning, we are hearing from the family of actress carrie fisher known for playing princess lei in "star wars." she went into cardiac arrest last friday while aboard a flight. her younger brother todd spoke publicly of her sudden death. >> we have just seen her pull out so many times and survive so many things that there was no way to talk. i hope people don't think our silence is more than just praying for the best. we have really been close our

whole lives and it's a very strange place to be looking at the world without her. >> carrie fisher was 60 years old. 5:13 now. police in arkansas obtained a search warrant for an amazon echo hoping that it might reveal evidence in a murder investigation. police searched the device and asking amazon to hand over voice recordings. the echo itself doesn't store user questions but amazon's server certainly do. police think that the suspect activated it and recording may solve the crime. amazon declined to comment on the specific case but released a statement saying the company will not release customer information without a valid and binding legal demand. today's first look, a tragic end for actress and instructor who went missing on the way to christmas dinner. >> police say they found the

46-year-old's body in the stolen car and they have a suspect in custody. abc has the details in the gma first look. >> reporter: in the first look, the search for answers after a yoga teacher is found dead. 46-year-old trisha mccawley's body early tuesday in d.c. she was a beloved instructor. >> she was just a very inspiring person. >> reporter: and a long-time actor. appearing in the 2006 film "step up." she was last seen sunday afternoon. police immediately issued an alert for the person believed to be driving the car. 29-year-old adrian dwayne johnson apprehended nearby. the body found in her car. now, johnson charged with theft, simple assault and her murder. as the community mourns. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., more on the investigation. with your gma first look, abc

news, new york. and this morning, police in gilroy want help tracking down a burglar who stole presents of a family's christmas tree. video shows the man in the home on spencer court in gilroy on december 15th. after rummaging around, he took off with two presents and the burglar disconnected the security camera but it had already been downloaded to the family's server. call police if you know anything. 5:16. happening today, staff will demonstrate how trees are recycled. officials remind residents to put them out on trash day. you need to remove the stand and the decorations before putting it out. curbside pickup begins january 2nd and continue through the 14th. to ring in the new year, cal train with additional trains and free rides on new year's eve. starting 8:00 p.m., they stop charging fares for passengers. and the agency also adding four

additional southbound trains that will operate after midnight. the trains will leave the station in san francisco starting at 12:45 a.m. new year's day after the fireworks show. open alcohol contains are banned after 9:00 p.m. muni offers free rides from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on new year's day. all service free. both buses and cable cars. extra buses are also scheduled. we are still monitoring the big story this morning a. nasty crash on the south bay. lanes are closed southbound 280 in san jose. >> back out live here to the scene. southbound 280 just before bird avenue in san jose. making quite a bit of progress. you soo owe that red vehicle loading up on to the flat bed tow truck and flipped over. a really violent collision. head-on crash caused bay wrong way driver and not sure if the vehicle was the red car or another gray vehicle that was involved in this collision but

two transported with serious injuries. takng up three lanes and debris and vehicles moving by so we have the far right lane and exit lane open at the moment. not a terrible backup. you can stick to 880 northbound and then head south on 87 or 101. i want to take you to the central valley. westbound 580 before north flynn road. a fully engulfed vehicle fire. i'm not sure if this is onlooker delay or a lane blocked. down to 6 miles per hour past the interchange so definitely expect some stop and go traffic heading through the area. and bart, we have a developing problem here, as well. fruitvale station, a disabled train. we're up to a 20-minute delay now. bart says they're single tracking around the disabled train and it is empty. an update on all the stuff in a few. right now the forecast with lisa. good morning. >> good morning.

it is nice ian quiet. clear sky. we widen the view. a big ridge over much of california so i mean, slightly warmer weather for the short term and chilly nights not going anywhere. 37 in san jose. 31 cupertino. 33 saratoga. the rest of the area, low 30s. inland east bay. freezing temperatures once again. except if you're by the water. highs today, sunny skies, high clouds. warmer. 62. five degrees above average san jose. 61 in santa rosa. 30-degree swing from the morning low. the seven-day forecast, light snow perhaps in the highest elevations. models still in disagreement and only chance of that would be into monday new year's day and remember the local peaks around here range from 2,600 to 4,300 of mt. hamilton and the moisture limited and know it cools off by the weekend but nice mild days for the short term. natasha? >> thank you so much.

despite the high cost of housing, there's a survey finding san francisco is the best in the country for college students. the american institute for economic research used nine criteria in the survey including youth unemployment, diversity, rental costs and presence of arts and entertainment. san francisco study states offers a favorable economic climate and strong opportunities for work after graduation. this is the call that put warriors fans in a bad mood on christmas. we are hearing from kevin durant after the nba reviewed the final play of the game against the cavs. so many people have talked about. the league says durant was fouled, should have been awarded two free-throws and that could have given the warriors the win and durant lashed out at if league not the refs when asked about it last night. >> the refs didn't lose us the game. we could have been better. i think it's [ bleep ]. the nba, the nba throw the refs under the bus like that.

trying the hardest and say it's wrong i i think it's [ bleep ] they do that. they can take out the frustration tonight at home playing the toronto raptors. 11-year-old boy with a christmas gift that will last a lifetime. what you are about to see is landon rice unwrapping a last gift under the tree. it is a framed certificate of adoption. >> yes. >> congratulations, last one. >> what is that? >> picture frame. >> can you read it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> out loud? >> ah. wow. his mom posted the video on the facebook page. it's been viewed more than 34 million times. she said that her husband took him in as if he was his own and never treated him differently

from day one and just -- >> so touching. >> beautiful story. next, the seven things to know as you start your day. also, breaking news this morning in san jose. we'll bring you an update on the we'll bring you an update on the crash that's blocking lan

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whether you're just joining us, or heading out the door, number one, breaking news in the southbound. chp investigating a head-on collision on interstate 280 in san jose. three cars were involved in the crash near the bird avenue exit. two people taken to the hospital with injuries. one of the cars driving the wrong way. number two, where that is on the traffic maps. again, southbound 280 at the bird avenue exit before highway 87. not a terrible backup right now but we have got the three left lanes blocked. two far right lanes are open. looking like a lot of progress and hopefully get it fully cleared by 6:00 a.m. number three, oakland and

hayward police looking for the suspects that crashed a truck into a police cruiser. the truck is stopped at 12th and willow streets in oakland while officers investigate the scene. number four, some people through the state woke up early to three earthquakes. a pair of 5.7 quakes hit just after midnight near hawthorne. a third at magnitude 5.6 just after 1:00. number five, "star wars" fans mourning the death of carrie fisher. she passed away yesterday afternoon after cardiac arrest last friday on a flight to los angeles. she was 60 years old. number six, freezing temperatures once again in the bay area. below freezing, north and east bay valleys. bundle up or wait a while. temperatures today will be about 5 degrees above average with 60s into the north bay and south bay and a few high clouds. >> thank you. number seven, a new me nora

going to california. an east coast man is shipping this 7-foot, 50-pound wooden menorah from massachusetts. well, hundreds of thousands of people will flock to new york city's times square to ring in the new year. new york city police officers made themselves highly visible around the so-called cross roads of the world. law enforcement says there are no credible threats against the massive celebration. >> in light of what we have experienced in this country and the attacks that we have witnessed overseas, law enforcement has to take every situation seriously. >> this year's edition of new year's ball arrived in times square today. it's created by waterford chrissals of ireland. all right. we are trying to get you a really cool picture of an eagle's nest in florida. >> we'll try to get that for you another time. still early for those eagles. coming up next --

>> look! there it is. how incredible is that? live picture. this is north ft. myers, florida. harriet and her mate m-15, that's his name, they're waiting for the arrivals of their two eaglets. the eggs were laid on november 22nd and 25th. they're expected to hatch any day now. and they're near the end of the incubation period and so it could happen. maybe when we're on the air. >> very cool. still tracking that breaking news in san jose. a live look now at a violent crash blocking several lanes of traffic. matt keller is working for new details here and how your commute will be impacted. plus, a big block to the san francisco police officer's francisco police officer's association's effort t

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breaking news for an hour now on interstate 280 in san jose. >> a nasty crash blocking several lanes still. matt keller gathering new details. he joins us live. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. behind me is the crash scene. i'll show you what's happened to the vehicles. they're down here on the right-hand side of the southbound lanes here of 280. they were able to get the red vehicle and its engine off the road here and working on cleaning up 280 and getting the debris off the road to open up all the lanes. let's show you new video we shot since we last saw you. a tow truck hooking up an engine in the middle lane of 280 and on to the bed of the truck and about 30 feet away, another tow truck picking up the vehicle where that engine came from. chp said it was a head-on crash caused by a wrong way driver. they believe the volkswagen was going northbound in the

southbound direction. and the driver had serious injuries and taken to the hospital. driver of the gray car involved had a severely broken ankle. another vehicle involved. the driver is okay and checked out and left the scene. we're here with the sergeant. are we going to be kicked off the freeway in a minute? >> five-minute warning. >> reporter: you're expecting all lanes to be open? >> within five minutes, i need you to move so we can open the lanes. we won't let you get run over. >> reporter: we appreciate that very much. as you know, we heard, we got the five-minute warning. back to you in the studio. >> great news for commuters this morning. >> sure is good news. hoping by 5:45, 15 minutes from now we should have all the lanes back open. not a terrible backup right now. at most about three quarters of a mile of heavy delays there but as they continue and closer to reopening, hopefully not having a major issue, especially since

it's lighter this week. this is southbound 280 before bird avenue and update you on the bart situation. they're referring to it as an earlier equipment problem on the train, disabled train of fruitvale stations. so about a 20-minute delay remains. but that should be improving. let's get to lisa with a look at the forecast. >> hey, alexis. good morning to you. same old weather pattern stuck in a dry, cold pattern with temperatures below freezing. north bay, east bay. concord, livermore, upper 30s. san francisco 44. with clear sky, we are just going to be down right cold. this morning, tomorrow morning, sunny afternoons with a few high clouds, warmer today a. bit above average. tomorrow looks like a carbon copy. natasha? >> appreciate it. thank you so much. new this morning, three moderate earthquakes and aftershocks felt around california and we apologize also

covering carrie fisher's death. this is an incorrect camera shot. the earthquakes struck after midnight, there we go. four minutes apart in nevada southeast of south lake tahoe. a third measured 5.6. just after 1:00 a.m. the shaking felt in the central valley. one abc 7 news viewer reported feeling it in san francisco soma neighborhood. no reports of any damage. and now on to the death of carrie fisher. from hollywood to the bay area, "star wars" fans paying tribute to her. she passed away after cardiac arrest late last week. she was 60 years old. fans left messages for fisher at lucas films campus. fans say that they were inspired by fisher playing the princess in the "star wars" trilogy. >> part of our generation. part of what you were brought up with. it's nice to show that little bit of respect. >> there was no movie out there

with a woman that had, you know, something. right? that was going to star in an action-packed movie. and so she was my idol. >> idol for many for feminism and honesty. san francisco's roxie theater will screen a movie of hers on new year's eve. >> she was such an icon. obviously, we'll follow the story for you throughout the day. also tracking new details on a rash of sick calls of muni. >> more than 80 employees called in on a single day and could be an ongoing problem. news reporter amy hollyfield has more. >> reporter: yeah. new report from the city controller's office says muni has a problem with employees calling in sick and that's impacting taxpayers and customers. passengers on the buses and trains according to the report workers calling in sick costing the agency $42 million a year in

leave pay. the rate of absenteeism second highest in the city out of the ten largest departments and there's 132 focus groups and said that some employees said they take sick days because the vacation requests aren't approved and the report has some recommendations. here are a couple of them. among the suggestions to hire someone to track the absences. also, to strengthen the agency's reward and recognition program for its employees. and then finally, establish an absence management policy. these absences, of course, affect the riders. last week, they canceled rooutds because so many people had called in sick. we'll be asking passengers this morning for reaction to this report.% live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a san francisco judge has rejected a bid to block a new use of force policy which would prohibit officers from firing at

certain control holds. the san francisco police officer's association filed the lawsuit. they were seeking to block the city from implementing this new policy. well, the union said the city had engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain further on the policy and talks eventually reached an impasse. city attorneys argued the policy was a managerial decision, not subject to union negotiation. new this morning, oakland mayor said violent crime is down 5% in the city includes murder, manslaughter, robbery and rape. the mayor says that the year is third consecutive year that violent crime decreased in oakland crediting the drop in part to operation cease fire with police, prosecutors and community leaders offering support to gang me believes. sky 7 was above burlingame after a man was killed on cal train tracks o. officials say a northbound train heading to san

francisco hit a man who was trespassing. it happened near howard avenue yesterday. buses took passengers around the scene until southbound tracks reopened and there were delays of about half an hour. it's the 12th cal train related death this year. a husband is prime suspect in the stabbing death of his wife on christmas eve. officers arrested marco arrias on saturday remaining at the santa clara county jail. police found his wife suffering from at least one stab wound responding to a 911 call on north 10th street. she died after being rushed to the hospital. happening today, a former east bay drug dealer serving 35-year sentence will be released thanks to president obama. 48-year-old darryl lamar reed had the sentence commuted in august. reed was 20 years old when he was found guilty of distributing crack and cocaine in 1990. he was a kingpin in oakland's

drug trade as part of the reagan era's war on drugs, he got a stiff sentence of 35 years in prison. we talked with a former county deputy district attorney. he said he's shocked and that reed should stay in prison calling haim major player in the dug trade. a former versace employee in livermore is suing the company claiming racial discrimination. the lawsuit alleges a training manager at the outlet store gave him a code to say when african-american customers would walk in. the man is of mixed ethnicity and said he told management he was african-american and then fired two weeks later missing some pay. >> he's making the allegation that what happened to him happened to a whole class of people. and so, he would have to prove that. >> versace is denying the allegations saying they does not tolerate discrimination. good morning to you. wednesday morning.

deja vu with frosty temperatures in the east bay, north bay. 30s again. peninsula and south bay. san francisco and the coast, sitting mild. mid to 40s to mid-50s and 30 sa taro sa. 32 concord, brentwood, livermore. it is cold. but we are going to see temperatures come up 30 degrees. high clouds. upper 50s from san francisco and in our inland east bay you will be on the cooler side. compared to the low 60s. so those inland temperatures taking a little bit more time to warm up and then getting into tomorrow, little warmer. how about mid-60s in the south bay and also in the north bay? but by friday, a few high clouds beginning to cool off. let's plan your new year's eve starting noontime in the mid-50s. partly cloudy skies and cooler by late friday and then 4:00 p.m. still chilly conditions. we're keeping the rain away. 8:00, though. mid-40s and by midnight, low to mid-40s. bundle up.

no rain to worry about. back to you guys. >> that's great news, lisa. i like the fireworks there, as well. back to the sig alert. good news about 30 seconds ago. chp confirmed all lanes back open. southbound 280 just before bird avenue so that's where we had that head-on collision with two transported this morning and able to get the debris out of there. sig alert just canceled and didn't have time to update the map. 280 southbound open at this time. so that's looking much, much better. we're heavy westbound 580 with an earlier vehicle fire and just cleared, as well. leaving this's about a 7-mile backup. you are used to it heavy delay and we have seen lighter volumes this week with the holiday. this is an example of that. a back-stup building in the cash lanes and no metering lights and we have got some bart delays lingering. earlier disabled train is the

cause of this. 20-minute delay in all directions there at the fruitvale station. >> thank you. we have an update on the giant menorah stolen from a san francisco park. the unexpected gift that's set to arrive today. >> it was actually a christmas present and it's best one i've ever received. >> thieves took this man's >> thieves took this man's medals including a oooh. wowww. there it is. >> thieves took this man's medals including a it's the red tag sales event and people are excited to bring in the new year with a new chevrolet. i'm a huge chevy fan. how would you feel about starting 2017 in a new chevy? it sounds wonderful. honestly, i would take any one. oh heck yeah! i want to get one tomorrow. fantastic! turn it on, let's go. during the red tag sales event get two deals in one.

find your tag for an average total value over ninety-six hundred dollars on chevy silverado all stars. hurry, the red tag sales event ends january 3rd.

welcome back. we have some breaking news just coming in. officials say a 40-year-old man has been detained in connection with the deadly berlin truck attack. german prosecutors say the man's phone number was saved in the phone of the man believed to have driven the truck. he died in a shootout with police near milan last friday. 12 people killed and 56 others injured when a stolen truck slammed into a christmas market last week. 5:44 now. today two suspects in a deadly stabbing at a hayward target on christmas eve are expected to appear in court. 22-year-old and 25-year-old are accused of stabbing this man, tyrone griffin to death. the 36-year-old victim leaves behind four children. grifb's girlfriend said he encountered two men in the toy department in target about the music playing in the store. the two men were arrested a short time later. griffin's mother said he spent sometime in prison were a

robbery and since the release he was committed to his children and improving his life. >> get out and get into the working atmosphere and become a productive person of this world and give back. >> griffin's family has set up a go fund me page to pay for the funeral. we have a link on our website if you would like to help. this morning, more details of singer george michael's stardom and struggle with drugs. near san francisco ice castro district, fans remembered the singer. according to michael's publicist, the family is, quote, touched beyond words by the outpouring of love by fans. the pop icon's death attributed to heart failure. many saw this photo taken in september as evidence of his health troubles. michael was open about his struggles with prior drug use. it has felt like we have dealt with tragedy after tragedy but americans have new hope for

2017. 55% think things will get better in the country in this new year and that is according to associated press times square alliance poll. that's a 12% improvement over last year's findings. only 18% said things got better in 2016. 33% said things got worse. and 47% said things were unchanged from 2015. coming the housing crisis, not much optimism. a survey shows four of the top ten most expensive zip codes in the country here in the bay area. looking for housing perhaps this isn't coming as a surprise to you. property shark at no time come found atherson is just beind new york. the median price for a home there is nearly $5.5 million. palo alto is with the eighth most expensive zip code. sacramento is an applying to federal government for driverless cars to be tested on

the streets. according to the sacramento business journal, supporters say it secures the capital as a key contributor to tech. if an approved, sacramento would be one of the first urban areas in the country to test fully driverless cars. >> the things on top of the cars look funny to me seeing them. >> maybe they'll be common place eventually. right? >> we have a check of the weather. hi there, lisa. >> good morning to you. clear conditions. and we're looking at sub freezing temperatures again. inland east bay and north bay. low 30s for lafayette. 30 in dublin. good morning, pleasanton. the rest of the bay area, cold. 30 santa rosa. napa at freezing. san francisco and on the coast, not so bad. peninsula, 37. used to that? i don't think so. today will be a warmer day for

everyone. probably felt it yesterday. so chilly this morning. we are looking at some fog in santa rosa. three-mile visibility. milder afternoons for a few days and then by friday a cooler weather pattern is set and talking about very limited moisture so if we see anything at all it will be light in terms of rainfall or a slight dip for temperatures on friday. saturday for new year's eve, chilly once again. don't get too used to the warmer numbers. tonight, low to mid-30s. another cool one with patchy fog and the seven-day forecast with more sunny mild days until friday and then look at the chilly weather for new year's day, new year's day and maybe rain/snow mix and higher elevations to monday and still winter chill next weekend and finally good news, right? >> definitely calming down here in the traffic department. in fact, check out the bay bridge toll plaza. a stack-up on the right-hand lane a few minutes ago.

all cleared up. yesterday the metering lights for an hour and turned on 5:37 and today lighter than yesterday and this is what lisa was talking about. a major crash this morning at bird avenue in san jose. serious head-on collision. a driver going the wrong way and caused that. all laennes back open and recovy mode out of the central valley, as well. an earlier car fire near north flynn road >> thank you. now an update on a story we first brought you yesterday. a good samaritan is sending a new menorah to a north beach neighborhood. the story of the missing menorah caught the attention of an east coast man that wanted to help and this 7-foot, 50-pound wooden

menorah is being overnighted to san francisco. it is a gift from engineer bogart of menorah to go. >> i thought if i can help and provide something that will turn something negative into a positive looked like an ideal thing for me to do. >> the menorah should arrive from the east coast by tonight. it's the fifth night of hanukkah. a southern california world awaited gift. the medals have been replaced after 50 years. the 93-year-old earned several awards including a purple heart and world war ii victory medal. he was storing them in a garage while he was moving 50 years ago and someone stole them along with other personal belongings. his grandson with the help of a congressman replaced all the medals in time for christmas. >> it was actually a christmas present and it's the best one i've ever received. aside from marrying my beautiful wife, they're probably what i could say probably the next best

thing that ever happened to me. >> so sweet. and i think he wins points if that are sound bite, too. his medals being framed and ready right before new year's eve. >> he got points for his wife. raiders quarterback derek carr is recovering after surgery for a broken leg in los angeles. carr tweeted the operation could not have gone any better. but the starting job now goes to matt out of penn state, a tough competitor who plays with a chip on his shoulder f. the raiders can win at denver on sunday, they will capture the afc west and earn a first round bye. the quarterback's teammates say they're ready to move on. >> we want the ball in our hands and, you know, we want to take responsibility at this point more than ever obviously for the challenge. no matter. >> he is going to give receivers a chance to make the play and we'll see. you know? i have full confidence in him. he's going to do an amazing job.

>> you heard them. they're up for the challenge. we'll be watching sunday hoping they can pull it off. a search for a great grandmother and child missing on the way to a celebration in virginia. you can see we love mt. tam. we look at it all the time. we have more on the effort to restore part of the bay area landmark. first, yeah, chilly here and not this cold. where residents are lacing up the skates and hitting the sidewalk. we are going to take a quick break and leave you with abc 7 news now. we have your live weather, we have your live weather, traffic and where you

welcome back. amazon saying that 2016 was the

west holiday season ever. amazon reported it shipped more than a billion items for the holadays and lost two of my packages. but it's okay. >> oh no. >> topping the best seller list is the alexis powered devices and bought enough copies of "hamilton" and albums base and the hit broadway musical, of course, to give everyone in attendance a copy for 96 consecutive shows. >> maybe your packages got stuck in the snow, natasha. >> maybe. >> people dealing with snow this winter and in canada, no exception. they have snow there all the time. but they had really icy roads and this is a fun video that we found. winter weather brought freezing rain, icy conditions in ontario, canada. this was monday. it left the streets actually with a thick sheen of ice and look at this. they are actually ice skating on

their driveways. that's impressive. >> very impressive. nothing like -- we complain in the 30s here, lisa, nothing like that, though. certainly. >> fun. i grew up in that kind of stuff. i don't miss it. not at all. good morning to you. looking at very chilly conditions in the south bay. 33 in saratoga. freezing in coupety no. even colder in the inland east bay and north bay. no freeze warning from the national weather service and could have one and probably should have one. no change from yesterday to today. look for high clouds again and milder temperatures from the upper 50s san francisco, livermore, 58. 62 san jose. 61 in santo rosa. 30 degrees warmer and speaking of warmth, 76 today in los angeles. no probables for the sierra nevada. mother nature not helping out in that department in the near new chur. alexis? >> good morning, lisa. things looking better in the traffic department.

the sig alert did clear about 20, 25 minutes ago. all lanes open there. everything moving fine. southbound 680 through walnut creek and i think most folks still off of work and school. light volumes system wide this morning. bart improving, as well. up to a 20-minute delay to due to a disabled train at fruitvale. they were able to clear that and delays starting to dwindle. down to ten now and that should continue to improve. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. >> thank you. we are looking at the breaking news in the south bay where a wrong way crash blocked part of interstate 280 this morning. matt keller is gathering new details. a gunman on the loose after a gunman on the loose after

a gunman on the loose after afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me.

and that breaking news, a violent wrong way crash that

blocked part of the interstate 280 in san jose. >> the crash sent car parts flying across the roadway. it's a nasty scene to look at. matt kelser tracking the story for us all morning matt? >> reporter: we have moved here from 280 on to bird avenue. that's because southbound 280 was opened up about 20 minutes ago. what a horrific crash but amazingly, no one was killed. > i can tell you what a fire captain told me. he said they got here and heard the lady in the red car screaming as a good sign. she is screaming. she is still alive because when you see the injury on the car, you don't expect that. that's a good thing. >> reporter: yeah. what a hoerrific crash, a wrong way crash. a driver o a