good morning, and thanks for joining us on this friday, january 6. i'm matt keller in for reggie aqui. >> and i'm natasha zouves. we have jessica castro, good morning. alexis smith and mike nicco giving us one more quiet day before this weekend. we're all looking forward to it. >> really? who are you trying to convince there? yourself, everybody else? yeah, it's going to be really, really tough this weekend. tough issues this morning, though. hi, everybody. remember those freezing cold temperatures we talked about yesterday? there you go. they're still out there until at least 9:00 so make sure those plants, pipes, and pets are protected through that time frame in our north bay, east bay valleys and also down in the santa clara valley.

good thing is there's no fog this morning but we do have some issues with black ice as some water's leaking out of the our ground and that's going to hang around until 9:00. hang out in the upper 40s with increasing clouds throughout the day, low to mid 40s by 7:00, grab an umbrella, some sprinkles by 7:00. more on the black ice and its issues, here's alexis. and mike, you said it's about 31 degrees right around altamont pass right now and that is where we've had a lot of problems this morning. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 1 hour, 8 minutes, i just got reports of another crash, this one near grant line road, nine vehicles kracrashed along that d this morning. westbound 4 still looking okay, antioch to concord and southbound 101, no problems there either if you're coming from the north bay, about 17 minutes into san francisco. we do want to get back now to that breaking news that we are tracking. a three-alarm fire at an apartment building in oakland. and it is burning at a complex on harrison street near bayo

vista avenue. take a look at these flames. we just got this video in from the scene. it is burning hot and white and orange. we are hearing at least one rescue in progress right now. crews are gaining ground on this fire but still it is a very active scene. we do have a crew head that had way. we'll bring you a live report from the scene coming up in just a few minutes. and of course natasha, not the only breaking news we're following. also this. a big alert for anyone who lives in the city. san francisco's 911 system has been down since midnight. following a power outage at the dispatch center and police are now having to use two-way radios and phones to communicate while they work to get that system up and running again. and here on your screens is the number to call if you have an emergency. it is 415-553-0123. we have the number for you on our website as well, abc7news.com. so, check there if you haven't

written it down. we'll continue to repeat the number for you throughout our newscast and of course i'll let you know as soon as that's back up and running again. well, have you checked your car this morning? some drivers will have to get to work this morning clearing ice off their vehicles. here's what it looked like in downtown walnut creek overnight, a thin layer of ice covering all those cars at a dealership on north main street and this video was taken around 3:00 this morning so give yourself a little extra time to deice your car before hitting the road this morning. santa clara county making more shelter beds available to protect the homeless from the cold. the armory winter shelter providing 150 more beds than usual now. shelter workers say the cold can be deadly to vulnerable people. >> so, so difficult when you're in survival mode to be able to be safe and to be warm during the wet and cold.

>> the frost also means you should protect your pets, certainly plants like avocado, citrus, and if you don't have a frost blanket, water your plants because the frozen water will insulate and protect them from the frost. the cold will give way to rain, wind, and snow over the next few days. the santa cruz mountains could get the brunt of this weekend's heavy rainfall and that has emergency officials preparing for the probability of evacuations. the u.s. geological survey has 70 monitors along the san lorenzo river. the river level could easily hit 16 to 19 feet this weekend. >> we'll see flows that we haven't seen in this area for in excess of 10 to 10 years. >> we're talking well beyond flood stage? >> most likely to hit flood stage. >> county officials say they'll give residents anywhere from 3 to 24 hours notice if they need to evacuate. also be on alert for mud slides and roads damaged by the rainfall. flooding a concern for those who live along the yuba river. take a look at how fast it rose

last night just north of sacramento. while many may be planning to head for higher ground, this woman and her family say they plan to stay put, they live right next door to the levy. she says they've lived through three major floods in '55, 8:006, and 1996. a precaution ahead of the weekend storm, come dor marina, houseboat owners are ready. they balanced and tightened lines, checked roofs and pilings. >> you can get all the rain in the world you want but if you've got wind and high tides then these boats, 100-ton boats can start moving around pretty dangerously. >> the last major storm in the north bay caused dock damage and a plane to break loose. this photo shows just how bad things can get. the big concern in the sierra as the storm approaches is the danger of avalanches. two back country skiers escaped injury, triggering an avalanche low in nevada yesterday.

the avalanche also buried parts of the state highway between reno and lake tahoe. at least two cars were hit by the avalanche but snow plows were able to free those. that stretch of mt. rose highway will be closed indefinitely. and i want to show you you can track the weather where you live any time with the abc7 news app. you're going to find live doppler 7. enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. developing news, a toddler shot while strapped in her car seat is sfabl this morning. oakland police are on the hunt for the gunman. leslie brinkley has the latest on the investigation and the child's recovery. >> reporter: family drove in from across oakland and from fresno and sacramento to be there for little yari, who will turn 2 next month. the family says yari was strapped into her car seat in the back. her 7-year-old sister was buckled into the front seat along her mom when there was a hail of gunfire just after noon.

>> it was about maybe four or five and there was a pause and another four. right after like the last gunshot i heard a car peeling away. >> reporter: oakland police say they are still investigating what happened. >> we're trying to determine if the car was parked at the time of the shooting. we're trying to determine that right now. or if it was moving. >> reporter: they are also looking into whether several cars fired on each other and if there is any connection to a homicide the day before. many are appalled at the violent cross fire in oakland. >> that's my child too that got shot, that little girl, so they're crying, i'm crying and we're all this n this together. >> i'm asking for prayer. >> reporter: yari is hanging in there with a lot of support. at ucf benioff children's hospital oakland, abc7 news. 5:07 now. in berkeley, police are hoping that surveillance video they just released will help they will track down a bank robber. take a look. the robber pulled a gun on a

teller at the wells fargo on university avenue just before christmas after grabbing the money, he pointed the gun at other people inside the bank. customers and employees hit the floor. fortunately, no one was hurt. wells fargo now offering $5,000 to track that man down. happening today, san francisco mayor ed lee is expected to make history by appointing the city's first openly hiv-positive supervisor. according to the examiner, the mayor's expected to name long-time aids activist jeff sheghy. he will succeed scott weiner, who was elected to the state senate. he will represent the castro and the bows triangle neighborhoods. the mayor is expected to make the official announcement this morning at 11:00. . all those neighborhoods you just mentioned, matt, look at how cold they are, 38 in the mission and the castro ocean beach and lake mercet, 37,

sunnyside, 39, the rest of us around 40 to 42 degrees and this is the warm spot. 29 in santa clara, so frost there, frost in saratoga, 31, nearly freezing cold in union city at 33 and palo alto at 34 along are witch morichmond, fre cold in palo alto. 36 degrees in daly city. today's going to be cooler. as the clouds come in, going to dim the sunshine. 49 to 52 degrees, well below average. you need warmer air tomorrow, it holds more water and with that heavy rain coming in, temperatures will actually climb rapidly into the mid 50s to low 60s and stay there for sunday. now, let me show you what's going to happen with the flooding potential. we have it up from 4:00 p.m. saturday both in the north bay valleys in the santa cruz mountains until 7:00 sunday so that's a long time in the north bay, even longer in the santa cruz mountains, 11:00, streams and rivers will overflow, debris flows until the santa cruz mountains, we're going to have

gusty winds also and hour by hour look at the rain coming up next. black ice definitely an issue this morning. mike saw some on 24 right around caldecott tunnel on his way in and reports of some around altamont pass and we have had 12 vehicles involved in crashes there since about 2:45 this morning so westbound 580 at north flynn, we still have the right lane blocked due to a crash. a new one near grant line road, facing the wrong way on the shoulder and a new fender bender around north flynn and that made it off to the shoulder as well. no serious injuries, nothing like that but we're up to 1 hour 15 minutes now if you're going to be coming from tracy to dublin. 101 looking okay across the golden gate bridge. 20-minute b.a.r.t. delay. and that is due to an earlier problem on the tracks. well, this horrible accident in san francisco sent ten people to the hospital. coming up, the plan a nearby business owner has to protect

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oakland. two minor injuries. no one was taken to the hospital. so, everyone is okay. this was a three-alarm fire. they did evacuate the building. they don't know how many people have been displaced. they're still working on figuring that out right now. firefighters did go door to door to try to get people out of the building, but they say by the time they got here, most people had safely evacuated so they didn't have to do any dramatic rescues. everyone got out okay. again, those two minor injuries that basically everyone okay here in oakland, still looking to find the cause. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you, amy. a chinatown community leader wants to prevent a repeat of this. this is a security video showing a car ramming into a bus stop last month. ten people were hurt. property owner pios lee is now urging the city of san francisco to install steel barriers around bus stops. they would be similar to the ones around gas stations.

he says the current bus are too weak. muni says the bus shelters are structurally sound. well, people on the peninsula and the south bay living in the path of a concierge airline will once again have to deal with the noise. santa monica bay surf air has been flying in and out of the san carlos general aviation airport since 2013 but the noise from the planes drew thousands of complaints from san mateo county to santa clara county as well. to reduce the noise, surf air began flying over an alternative bay route. that was six months ago, and now surf air says that bay route is no longer an option, and it will have to fly the original route. in today's gma first look, family, friends, and loved ones of debbie reynolds and carrie fisher are getting a chance to offer a final good-bye. >> the mother and daughter duo passed away just a day apart last month. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, the hbo documentary "bright lights" said

to be an intimate chronicle of their mother-daughter bond, slated to debut on saturday, january 7, its first airing moved up from march in the wake of their deaths on successive days last month. on a misty thursday in the hollywood hills, a private memorial. among those arriving to pay their respects, meg ryan, who acted with carrie in "when harry met sally", and carrie debbie sang together in 2011. their uncommon closeness forged through decades of turbulence and tenderness, still with the power to charm and captivate the world. and we'll have more on the memorial coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm chris connolly, abc news los angeles raiders fans, your team may be down another key player when they take the field against the texans in houston tomorrow. all-pro tackle donald penn is

stick recovering from a knee injury. his main job rookie quarterback connor cook. bill mus grave is still trying to figure out what cook can do. >> this is his first week running with the ones. last week was his first week of receiving a uniform on game day and dressing out so we're working the process and we're really looking forward to watching him play. it's a great time of year to be playing football and we've got a young qb that's ready to get out there and have a great game. i know if this sentence is an intentional pun or not, but cook was thrown into the fire because of injuries to derek carr and matt mcgloin. well, the raiders game is on abc7 tomorrow. wayne freedman is heading to houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon. kickoff is at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas tomorrow plus a complete wrab-up with live post-game interviews on after the game. it is 5:17 and it is

celebration time for the woorz, not those warriors, the football team from a high school in oakland who won the state championship. matt poweller told -- the state championship was the first ever for a team from the oakland athletic league. the team scheduled a rally today beginning at 12:30. after that, the players will parade by double decker bus through city streets back to their west oakland campus for another rally. well, here in the bay area, we are cold out there this morning. >> that's just the cold before the storm, mike. >> it is definitely the cold before the storm. i checked houston's forecast, sunny and 43. it's going to be sunny plus they're playing in a dome. here's a look at the high clouds. walnut creek right now is 29 degrees. all of you, 680 heading southbound and taking that right turn on to 24, watch out as you come up on the caldecott, that's

where i hit some black ice as i was heading towards the fourth bore but the sheet of ice went all the way across all four lanes. this weekend, flooding, rain, damaging wind and next week, another, thankly weaker storm. this is when we're going to get the damage and the power outages. 4:00 tomorrow morning through 7:00 sunday morning. so more than 24 hours of 20 to 30 mile per hour pinds. here we are at 9:00. you want to have an umbrella with you if you're going to be out late this ooesk. by midnight, already the yellows and the oranges showing up, some reds at 7:00 tomorrow morning. and then it tapers a little bit in intensity and coverage until we get to 7:00 saturday. and then just the waves of heavy rain all the way through 7:00 sunday morning and then it slides into the south bay and into the monterey bay as we head into the afternoon and evenings. ponding on the roadways at 7:00

tomorrow morning. 8 to 10 inches until the santa cruz mountains, serious flooding and mud slides going to happen there. the rest of us, i've upped it up to 3 to 5 inches of rain and then we just don't get a break. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, more wet weather. oh, my goodness. well, obviously, it's going to be tough going on the roads this morning. we're pretty quiet with the exception of one spot you heard mike talk about that black ice that he came across this morning around caldecott tunnel on highway 24. we also have several reports of black ice if you're going to be traveling around altamont pass so westbound 580, i've had five separate incidents, many solo vehicle spinouts, one right around grant line road, the rest of them near north flynn, 12 vehicles total involved here so we've got some long back-ups and check out this drive time too. it is not pretty. 1 hour 28 minutes into dublin so right lane blocked near north flynn, that's the only lane blocked but folks slowing down there. southbound 680 okay and northbound 85 still in the green.

pretty light here still through the bay bridge toll plaza as well. no metering lights yet. we'll check that again in about ten minutes. if you're looking to reduce your carbon footprint when you drive, you're going to want to head to the south bay this weekend. >> silicon valley auto show is underway in san jose. one green car that's getting a lot of attention is the new chevy volt. it can get 238 miles on a full charge. a tesla, but for half the early abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom took it out for a test drive. >> reporter: bolt is designed to feel like driving a regular car but some real possibilities happen. a little paddle that drivers will learn to love. >> those people in that car ignoring jonathan as he was talking to the cameras. that was pretty cool. i hope he doesn't normally get ignored. maybe he's an uber driver and we don't know it and he was driving them around to places and maybe he just wanted to be courteous to them. that paddle they showed you

there is used to slow down the car and recharge the battery when you drive. it costs about $30,000. the auto show runs through sundays in san jose and maybe i'll go on my uber app and see if i can get jonathan bloom to pick me up. coming up next, the zen things you need to know as you start your day. also, she can control your music, lieghts, and thermostat. your wife? no, alexa, but apparently sometimes alexa gets a little confused. a trouble a reporter ran into trying to get some answers. trying to get some answers. we leave

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update from the live desk, san francisco's 911 system is fully restored. it was down after a power outage at the dispatch center around midnight. we just got off the phone with the police department. they say it got restored a short while ago. number three, freezing cold outside for a lot of us and that is creating thick frost and black ice. now, this is going to continue through 9:00 this morning. temperatures 24 to 32, keep those plants, pipes, and pets protected until 9:00. we'll talk more about the big storm coming up in a few minutes. number four, that black ice has been a big problem through altamont pass this morning. westbound 580, several crashes, one around grant line road and then many more around north flynn. looking at close to an hour and a half right now if you're leaving tracy and heading to dublin. number five, the gunman who shot three men is a subject of a man hunt this morning. two of the men died. the third is said to be in stable condition. it happened at la mejor just

before 8:00 last night. police are also looking for a gunman who shot a 22 girl in oakland yesterday. the girl is being treated at benioff children's hospital. number seven, the presidential election results will become really, truly official today. a joint session of congress will count the vote of the electoral college. it's just a formality, though, since president-elect trump has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win. all right, as news anchors, we use our voice to relay important, relevant, and timely information to you, our viewers. >> we hope to do that anyway. definitely an important responsibility, one we do not take lightly so it is reassuring to know our audience is listening even if it's of the nonhuman variety. you may have heard the story about the little girl who accidentally ordered a doll house and cookies through alexa, that's the voice service that powers amazon's echo. while reading the story yesterday, a san diego anchor said, quote, i love the little

girl saying, claealexa ordered doll house. that's when viewers started complaining that alexa tried to order a doll house. experts said it's a common problem and can be avoided. >> you need to go into the settings and look at what they are and what you can change. >> the echo is convenient, but experts are concerned it may further threaten security and privacy and something we hear on this abc7 mornings every single day when we say alexa's name, we hear that it activates people's alexa. >> let's see if this -- send matt keller $100 via paypal. >> that's low. >> hopefully there are a lot of alexas out there. this is silicon valley, by the way, so hopefully we'll see that. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including much more on that breaking news in oakland where breaking news in oakland where an apartment

the crews are looking for any more victims of a three-alarm fire that broke out the oakland this morning. >> we know at least two people are hurt. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the scene of harrison street. >> reporter: hi, yeah, the fire is out. look behind me, though, they're still very busy here making sure that there aren't any hot spots that are going to surprise them. red cross is on the way to help 14 displaced people. six units in this apartment building were damaged. firefighters tell us they got the call at about 4:12 this morning that an electric blanket was on fire. we asked if there was someone under that blanket. the person wasn't hurt. they don't know if the person was under the blanket or not but they're not calling that the cause of the fire. they say it's under investigation. but that's how the call came in. two people were hurt in this

fire. they suffered from smoke inhalation. they're calling those minor injuries. they were not taken to the hospital. we are on harrison street in oakland. this fire is now out. firefighters say they did help people get out of the building safely. we've knocked on doors, helped people down the stairs, everyone did make it out okay. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. this morning, the weather, a big freeze blanketing much of the bay area right now. >> that's right. a big freeze before the big storms come this weekend. mike nicco tracking both of those things for us. >> not only is that big freeze blanketing the area, so is the big frost that it's creating. this is what i walked out to, 25 degrees and thick frost and yeah the credit card wouldn't cut it. had to get the ice scraper out of the trunk and let the car warm up just a little bit this morning. here's a look from our roof camera. it's going to be until 9:00 and then those freezing temperatures and the possibility of black ice will leave us. increasing high clouds just for

temperatures mainly in the 40s today. a few sprinkles start to develop at 7:00. i'll have more on the big rain coming up. first, alexis has had many spinouts mainly because of black ice? we haven't been able to confirm that with chp but they've had a lot of calls there into that area, altamont pass. tracy to dublin, 1 hour 23 minutes. tough drive out of tracy this morning. westbound 4 still okay out of antioch and southbound 101 if you're coming from san chilly. 17 minutes into san francisco. we have some b.a.r.t. delays this morning as well. alexis, thank you. if you have an early start this morning, you may want to allow yourself some extra time before you get behind the wheel and this is why. take a look. abc7 news in san jose this morning and you can see this car covered in frost. pretty much the same story on zancor road, another vehicle covered in ice and the front and back. even the grass and plants had a

blanket of crystal frost over them. in the north bay, the incoming storm is worrying a lot of residents and business owners. many are taking advantage of dry weather to prepare. in san anselmo, employees told us they had to move merchandise outf off the ground. this time lapse video shows you how quickly the creek rose last year. we live on the creek in san anselmo so we were watching it rise and watching it go higher and higher in our backyard. it was pretty scary. >> homeowners told us there's not much they can do to fend off the water besides using sandbags. with the risk of flooding looming, residents of a morgan hill rv park have until tonight to evacuate. abc7 news was at the thousand trails rv park as people started leaving last night. now, the park sits along uvas creek and that could overflow this weekend. tenants say they appreciate the advance notice considering how much time they were given during

the last storm. >> we were on our way in and they had just blocked the driveway from anybody coming in and everybody was evacuating. >> ten minutes is rough the property owner says everybody has to be out by 5:00 today. displaced tenants have the option of staying at another rv park. a lot of bay area cities have sandbag filling stations set up for you. in most cases, bring your own shovel. we have a list of locations on our website, abc7news.com and of course you can track the approaching storm with the abc7 news app. we have live doppler 7 there any time. make sure to enable push alerts to get weather advisories straight on your phone or tablet. we are tracking breaking news. san francisco's 911 system is fully back up and running. >> jessica has now information from the live desk. >> yes. we just got off the phone with the police department. yes, things back to normal. we initially had heard that folks were asked to call that non-emergency number that we had shown you earlier in the

newscast but police now say those 911 calls were able to go through overnight. they assured us that calls were answered, dealt with. they did have to go into manual mode, though, because their computer aided dispatch center went down. officers were forced to use radios, phones, they also had to use paper forms with any information from those callers so track and just keep on top of those calls that came in. so, they told us this is something they regularly trained for, all of this was due to a power outage overnight at the dispatch center. things back to normal right now. natasha and matt, back to you. thank you, jessica. developing news in the south bay. police are searching for the gunman who killed two men and wounded a third at a san jose taqueria. shots were fired just before 8:00 last night. two of the men died at the scene. the third was taken to the hospital. a woman who worked next door told us what she saw. >> well, she was a customer, i think she's related to one of the victims.

she was screaming and she got a phone call, i'm guessing, from family members, letting her know what was going on and she ran outside screaming, like, saying no, like, and just panicking. >> at last check t man in the hospital was stable. neither motive nor the victims' identities have been released. police in san francisco are searching for the driver who rammed the back of a car, then took off, dragging a woman about five feet. officers tell us that the driver of an suv hit the parked car as people were unloading groceries from it. a woman who confronted the driver was then dragged a short distance. the driver will be charged with felony hit and run when caught. the suspect's car should have moderate damage in the front and the side. a warning this morning if you have business to take care of at the sclaerk county government building today. you're going to have to wait until monday. the san jose building is still closed because of a major electrical problem. sky 7 was over the complex north 1st street. repairs are taking longer than

expected. officials say the county's online services are available if you need to take care of something right away. it's 5:36 now and happening today, landlords are fighting back. an association represented them plans to sue the city of richmond over a voter-approved rent control measure. an attorney for the california apartment association claims measure l passed in november is unconstitutional for several reasons, including the mandate that landlords must accept subletting. richmond mayor says he is against rent control, but added that since people voted for it, they should get what they want. if you're on the fence over whether to rent or buy here in the bay area, this story may help you decide. according to a new federal study, renting is more afrdable than buying in eight of the nine counties. contra costa is the exception. homes there remain relatively affordable, especially in the inland areas. this lopsided split, according to experts, is a result of skyrocketing home prices and slow increases in income. here's the caveat to the study. if you rent, marin county may

not be the place to be. it's the most rent challenged area in the country where it's possible for a typical earner to spend up to 77% of their income for a place to live. if you're on the fence -- i think we just read this story. happening today, a sure to be tense briefing between donald trump and u.s. intelligence agencies, the point of contention, whether russia hacked the presidential election. they have no doubt about the matter. in fact, they say they know who passed stolen e-mails from russia to wikileaks during the presidential campaign. they also intersedimented conversations in which top russian officials celebrated mr. trump's victory. mr. trump is skeptical about the assessment, citing a supposed conspiracy among democrats and mainstream media. new this morning, president-elect donald trump is clarifying details of his plan to build a wall on the mexican border. around 3:30 a.m., he tweeted out that mexico will reimburse the u.s. for the wall. mr. trump and his transition team are hoping to get it paid for initially through a government funding measure.

that would make democrats less likely to fight it because the standoff could cause a government shutdown. check out the change in temperatures compared to this time yesterday. even san francisco up to 11 degrees cooler. napa 14. so where does that put us? let's start on the peninsula. look at all the freezing cold temperatures. cold, heavy air leaks out of the high higher elevations. there's some frost in some of your neighborhoods. it's in the 30s everywhere until you get to half moon bay at 41. san francisco, 40. look at these 20s at santa rosa and also napa and san ramon at 28 degrees right now. antioch at 29. from the east bay hills, at least the wind's not blowing so no windchill this morning. on the roads, alexis and i have been talking about it all morning, some patchy black ice. on the water, it's going to be tranquil but cold and out and

about, yeah, our coldest morning this week. let's talk about what's going to happen ahead of us. saturday and sunday, flash flood watch for the north bay from 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to 7:00 sunday so about 27 hours of flooding concerns there. down in santa cruz mountains, 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to 11:00 so what's that? 31 hours of debris flows possible in the santa cruz mountains. and then we've got the wind where the damage will be in the forms of trees falling and power outages. the greatest threat from 4:00 tomorrow morning until 7:00 sunday morning. so, another 27-hour time frame. it's going to be a long storm, alexis. yeah. going to be a long commute, especially if you're trying to leave the tracy area. this has been our biggest trouble spot all morning. mike mentioning that black ice and we have gotten several reports of that right around altamont pass so westbound 580, crash on the shoulder near grant line road and then several crashes near north

and cal tran's crews are on the way to check out the black ice. i'm guessing they'll put something down if that is the case. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza, we've got the metering lights as of 5:32 this morning so a few minutes later than average. and a 20-minute delay at daly city for b.a.r.t. riders today and that is due to an earlier problem on the tracks. we'll take a look at drive times coming up next. well, republicans are moving to cut federal money to planned parenthood but it may end up derailing their push to repeal obamacare. that's coming up. also, first, van ness and now san francisco drivers facing another major road change, the project that could make can commute even more challenging. heading to break but keep tabs on live traffic and weather tabs on live traffic and weather where you

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this just coming in. british police are refuting reports at this hour that their investigation has been ramped up and is now being handled as a major crimes squad. they've been forced to issue a statement after reports in british publications the singer died of a drug overdose. that is not the case, according to the thames valley police, which is one of the largest police forces in britain.

they say officers are only taking statements and verifying facts at this point and that it's still being considered a nonsuspicious death. an east bay state senator plans to introduce legislation to help artists comply with construction codes. the goal is preventing another ghost ship warehouse tragedy. state senator nancy skinner wants to give building inspectors expanded authority to enter properties. legislation would also provide loans to help building owners meet safety codes. the december 2 fire inside the converted east oakland warehouse killed 36 people. investigators still have not determined the cause. you may remember all the hoopla over uber's self-driving cars in san francisco and whether they should be on the streets at all. one assembleman is trying to make sure that never happens again. he introduced legislation yesterday that would impose fines and penalties on any company operating autonomous cars without a permit. it would allow police to impound the cars. this is more than just a slap on

the wrist. it can actually cost companies up to $25,000 per car. a plan to speed up one of san francisco's most heavily used bus routes officially has the green light. transportation leaders signed off on the geary bus rapid transits project this week. it includes bus only lanes, new stations and new traffic signals along the 38 geary route and the perks don't stop there. >> even those that don't take the buses, this project contains street repaving, also pedestrian safety elements. >> for bus commuters, these changes are expected to shave off as much as 20 minutes per round trip. happening today, the four people accused of attacking a special needs teen and streaming the crime on facebook live will appear in court in chicago. we first showed you this disturbing video yesterday morning. it shows the suspects restraining and beating the teen. in addition to kidnapping and assault charges, the four are charged with a hate crime because of comments they made against white people and president-elect donald trump.

the victim was treated at the hospital and is now recovering at home. republican lawmakers have a new plan to cut off taxpayer money to planned parenthood. they've added a measure eliminating federal funding to the group as part of a bill repealing obamacare. but the measure could put the entire repeal bill in jeopardy because two pro-choice senators already questioning the move. the repealed bill needs approval of 50 senators to pass. the u.s. government gives planned parenthood $500 million a year. by law, none of it actually funds abortions. it is 5:47 now. it's not your imagination. it is cold this morning. and of course we have big storms on the way for the weekend. let's get over to mike nicco. >> let's talk about it. we'll start with mt. tammal, showing how clear it is. a little breezy this morning at 2600 feet. accuweather highlights here. the clouds will increase today. start off with sunshine, end up cloudy, cooler than average. waves of heavy rain and wind saturday and sunday, flooding, power outages likely. we've talked about atmospheric

river. some people are like, what is that? my wife e-mailed me this morning. here you go, honey. narrow band of moisture comes in from the tropics. it tanz very strong winds. this is what it looks like on a satellite picture. see this bright white cloud cover that's extending all the way down to the equator? now it needs something to draw it up, that low is also providing the energy to squeeze that air mass and bring the rain. so here we are at 9:00, light rain developing. becoming moderate by midnight. and then it stays moderate to heavy through at least about 9:00 tomorrow morning. then it becomes scattered and lighter until we get to 8:00 tomorrow evening and you can see the yellows, the oranges, the reds, moderate to heavy rain that continues all the way through at least 8:00 sunday morning. then it starts to slide into the south bay during the latter parts of the arch and into the evening hours. the heaviest rain slides into the monterey area. half inch in the south bay but the rest of us 1 1/4 to 1 1/2

inch. 8 to 10 inches in the santa cruz mountains. that's why i'm so worried about rock slides there. the rest of us ahead up, 3 to 5 inches of rain. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. a little bit of a break monday night into tuesday morning. another storm, moderate, comes in tuesday and then it weakens to a light storm wednesday and thursday. hey, alexis. i want to go back to the black ice mike was talking about. getting out of the stall valley, we are in the clearing stages here for both of our trouble spots, westbound 580 near north flynn road and grant line road but we're still at 1 hour 25 minutes westbound 580 tracy to dublin. cal trans crews are looking for that black ice. use extreme caution there. also just had some black ice reported northbound highway 17 at alma bridge road. if you're going to be traveling in the santa cruz mountains, that is in the right lane. so again, caltrans has been

notified. mike did mention he spotted black ice just as you enter the caldecott tunnel so if you are traveling from 680 down to 24, use some caution there as well this morning. just a treacherous morning in some spots. we will take a closer look at some mass transit issues today. well, the consumer electronics show in las vegas is underway and we've seen some incredible high-tech items unvailed. >> this is what you're looking at. furry introducing reality hypersuit. it feels like you're flying. willow showed off this first smart wearable breast pump for working moms. it is quiet, hands free, and it fits discreetly into your bra. >> and for gamers on the go, this laptop opens up to reveal three monitors, razer's project valerie is just a prototype but a because of excitement around that idea, analysts expect one to be available down the road.

i like the virtual reality things where you -- your hands are out and you're flying and you think you're flying but you look ridiculous to everybody else who is walking by. >> you really do. >> that's the best part about virtual reality, i think. the north bay's version of b.a.r.t. is about to start rolling, the smart move officials are making to lure in riders. what led to this terrifying new year's eve crash in the east bay. abc7 viewers respond in a big way. the compassion they're showing to animals in need. . and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. cold temperatures out there cold temperatures out there today.

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take a look at your screen, this heart stopping red light crash in newark, caught by a traffic camera on new year's eve. you can see that driver traveling at full speed before he is t-boned at the intersection of cherry boulevard and maui avenue. we're playing it again. newark police say drugs or alcohol not factors here. the driver who ran the red light was cited for having a suspended license. volkswagen is facing yet another lawsuit. an american court has ruled the car giant must face a lawsuit filed by investors. they want back their money that was lost whether volkswagen stock took a dive after the scandal. volkswagen tried to argue the u.s. had no jurisdiction in the investor lawsuit. hey, this is nice, a smart train that will soon be running from marin county into wine country will be free for the first few months. the smart board of directors has

decided not to charge any fares until july 4. then it will be half off for the rest of the summer with special deals on monthly passes. plans are underway to test the schedule. service begins late this spring. all right, let's take a look at what's going on. sorry i was over here updating some of our maps. storm impact scale number 1 for -- number 1, the first one of the week is going to be a 2 on saturday. let's go full screen. there we go. downpours until the morning, then becoming scattered showers in the afternoon hours. stronger evening winds, now those winds and those heavy rains will continue for sunday, the better part of sunday and that's why it's a strong storm. here's what i'm looking at as our potentials. high for stream and creek flooding, debris flows, river flooding is going to be low. heading up to the sierra, 4:00 tomorrow morning to 10:00 saturday, we're going to have at least 5 to 15 inches at 5,000

feet but then look what happens as we head into the afternoon hours. possibly up to 2 feet at the higher elevations. oh, boy. just so much snow up there. checking on some drive times here this morning, our worst spot is getting out of the central valley. the westbound 580, tracy to dublin, believe it or not, that is improving -- well, i had to open my big mouth. 1 hour 31 minutes now. several spinout crashes and black ice reported. be very kafrl there. northbound 101, you're up to 20 minutes, no issues there, northbound 280 between highway 1 and san francisco, you're in the green at 9 minutes. earlier b.a.r.t. issues have been resolved. we are back on track there at daly city and some mechanical issues lingering here for san francisco bay ferry vallejo riders, lot of trips replaced by bus service today. we will take a closer look at some icy spots coming up next. animal control officials in contra costa county credit the compassion of abc7 news viewers for helping them find new homes

for dozens of cats and dogs. told you about the 42 pets brought into the shelter on tuesday. we've learned the shelter took in 33 more animals yesterday, filling the shelter to capacity. officials tell abc7 news the cats and dogs are finding new homes in response to reporting by our alyssa harrington. lost pets have been reunited with their owners. >> love when we can make a positive difference. what jobs in the bay area had the biggest pay increases last year. there is a new report that breaks down the best and worst gigs. we're live on the scene in oakland, an apartment fire with several injuries being reported. and some more breaking news coming in. an 80-year-old man that had been missing for a while has been found. unfortunately, it is not good news. much more next. well, stranded, a 13-year-old dog stranded in an 13-year-old dog stranded in an icy river.

we are tracking several breaking news stories this morning, including an officer involved shooting in san francisco. we are live at the scene on capitol avenue. and a three-alarm fire in oakland, crews now have the upper hand but not before two people were injured. and most of the bay area waking up under a freeze warning this morning. we are tracking the cold plus a tough friday morning commute. and we begin with that police shooting in san francisco. >> it happened on capitol avenue just a short time ago and abc7 news reporter lonnie riviera is nearby in >> reporter: we're here. you can see the police lights down the street. this is what i'm hearing from witnesses this hour. about 4:30 this morning, police were trying to apprehend someone inside of a mouhouse here and w that happened, they say that they used pepper spray and somehow the police officers were st