bad appointments in alameda county. what's being done to fix the problem. also trouble for the titans of mavericks in half moon bay. why the future of the famous surf competition is now in question. and ignore what you're seeing when you go out the door, you still need that umbrella today. live doppler 7 shows it's dry now but mike says rain is just hours away. >> yes. let's start off with some good news. it is dry this morning for your morning commute and check out the fog layer i've overlaid on live doppler 7. it's showing a lot less in the way of fog and visibility only as low as 2 1/2 miles in livermore but we have some poor air quality in livermore right now on this seventh winter spare the air day. we'll hang out in the mid to upper 50s with a lack of sunshine but once that sunsets at about 5:14, that's when the chance of rain begins and the storm door stays open for seven days so a lot to talk about. good morning, mike. we've got pretty typical commute going through the bay bridge toll plaza. so those metering lights have

been on for just about a half an hour, car pool lanes moving along okay. everyone else, not so much but that is normally what we see this time of day. quick check of drive times, southbound 680 looking great through walnut creek. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, pretty average for you. you are in the yellow at just 46 minutes. for the second conservative morning, we have a flipped semi for pacheco pass drivers. i'll think about that coming up next. from hang ten to hang chapter 11? the organizations behind maverick surf competition filed for bankruptcy. >> we've been expecting more information this morning about what this means for this year's vaebt. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us at half moon bay. >> reporter: hi, natasha. there's a fear here that the maverick surf competition won't happen this year. one person telling us that's like canceling the pumpkin festival here in half moon bay. it just won't be good but the management company has filed for bankruptcy. more details are expected this

morning. cartel management told our media partner, "the mercury news," they will release more information that will help people understand the strategy behind this move. there was a lot of excitement surrounding this year's event. for the first time, women were going to be allowed to compete. but surfers started wondering if something was wrong this year as more time went by and yet they still haven't held the competition and now this. a court filing confirming they are having financial issues. this story is still developing so be sure and stay with us for updates. reporting live in half moon bay, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. today, vice president mike pence is going to meet on capitol hill with president trump's pick for the supreme court. the president nominated federal appellate court judge neil gorsuch to fill the seat vacated by the late >> love trumps h hate, love trus hey. >> you can see there, protesters voicing their opposition to the selection outside the supreme court last night.

some believe gorsuch will oppose women's reproductive rights. nominated by former president obama was denied a hearing by senate republicans. >> issue, i believe, was a vital issue to president trump defeating hillary clinton and now respecting the will of the people, it's incumbent on the senate to advise and consent and i believe we should confirm this very, very strong supreme court nominee. >> republicans call gorsuch a mainstream conservative judge. confirmation hearings are expected to begin in about two weeks. voting on two of president trump's cabinet nominees is indefinitely protest poned right now. democrats boycotted votes on tom price and stephen mnuchin. democrats said they needed more answers about their business dealings first. only five of the president's picks have cleared the senate so far. that is far fewer than his

predecessors at this point into their presidency. president obama had 14 confirmed, george w. bush, 15, clinton, 17, just under two weeks into their terms. the city of oakland is establishing a $300,000 legal fund to fight deportations. according to "the chronicle," the money will used over the next two years to help families who can't afford legal representation. the state is also taking action to protect undocumented immigrants. lawmakers are considering two new measures. the first would provide state funded legal representation. the second would prevent state and local agencies from sharing any information with the federal government about a person's religious belief, national origin, or ethnicity. it seems the trump presidency is pitting tesla owners against one another. company ceo elon musk is serving on the advisory council with the president so because of that connection, at least five people have reportedly taken back their deposits for new teslas. earlier this week, musk spoke to gizmodo about the president saying, simply attacking him

will achieve nothing. better that there are open channels of communication and some tesla owners seem to agree. >> donald trump is the president of our country and he deserves the best advice and guidance on clean energy policy and on bringing, you know, manufacturing jobs back to america. >> for the record, elon musk did not support donald trump during the election. new details from that secret u.s. mission in yemen that left a navy s.e.a.l. dead. a source familiar with the raid tells abc news al qaeda knew the americans were coming. s.e.a.l. william owens died during the intense fire fight. the pentagon says at least 14 al qaeda fighters were killed but officials are also assessng reports that an 8-year-old was killed during the raid. she was the daughter of a radical american-born cleric killed in 2011. imagine being arrested on a warrant that doesn't exist. the alameda county public defender and district attorney's offices are dealing with a big

mess. "the chronicle" reports a new $4.5 million computer program has some serious in the past six months, people have been arrested on warrants that don't exist, told to register as sex offenders when they have not commit any such crime, and ordered to show up to court when a hearing wasn't scheduled. also misdemeanor convictions are showing up as felonies. the superior court judge has ordered lawyers in both offices to fix that problem. new details in a years long debate over san francisco's hall of justice. this morning, the city's administrator is demanding everybody get out. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. plenty of people headed to work. we're tracking what's happening we're tracking what's happening with that storm approaching

hey, good morning, let's start with my first concern today, that's the air quality. it's potentially going to be poor in the north bay. it is unhealthy right now in our inland east bay neighborhoods, livermore reporting station saying it is unhealthy for those most sensitive. look how mild it is on the peninsula today. nearing 50 in pacifica, san

bruin and daly city. mill valley at about 45 and oakland 49. here's a look at 101 and 880, one of the last areas to get wet this evening. caution for the evening showers. out and about, it will be dry during the day but if you try to do anything after the sunset, it will be wet. today on the water, fine. here's a look from the east bay hills. mid 50s to mid 60 degrees. so we've got a cooling trend. we've got rain on the way. guess who's going to tell you what it gets to your neighborhood? i'll do that next. here's alexis. i was going to say, not me. i just have your commute covered here this morning. taking a look at gilroy, this is where we've had a problem since about 3:00 a.m. for the second day in a row, we've got a flipped semi on pacheco pass, 152 the westbound side, all traffic being diverted to ferguson so yesterday wasn't as big of an impact. today it is ully blocking the westbound side. you can use 156 to 25 for an alternate. that is looking pretty good.

otherwise, about a three-mile backup. and westbound 580 near north flynn, couple new crashes, both have made it off to the shoulder but we have delays building through altamont pass. we'll look at mass transit coming up next. heads up, you may be sipping on that coffee right now. there are added calories without you even realizing it. your morning cup of coffee could be sabotaging your diet. also, a move in the north bay that will make it a lot harder to get recreational marijuana when the drug goes on sale legally next year. as we head to break, we leave as we head to break, we leave you but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber® works. inside us are trillions of good microflora that support digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber® nourishes them...

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it is 6:14. a former uv santa cruz student who claims she was sexually assaulted by a professor reveals her identity. luz portillo says the professor assaulted her in 2015. two years later, the university of california regents and portillo reached a $1 million settlement. she hopes her decision to come forward will empower other survivors. >> if this helps at least one person, if this encourages one person to come forward, then putting my name out there is well worth it. >> portillo's attorney says the university knew the professor was a predator and did nothing about i. the school released a statement saying in part the allegations were investigated in confidence because our campus process respects the right and privacy of all parties. we investigated the victim's

claims as soon as she came forward. the new details coming out about the future of san francisco's hall of justice. the city administrator wants everyone out permanently by 2019. that comes after several unions, including the police officers association, signed this letter calling for immediate action to fix the building. the district attorney's office and sheriff's department also work out of the hall of justice. it's been declared seismically unsafe since 1992 and it is plagued with a whole slew of other problems. now sf gate reports administrator naomi kelly wants everyone, including 350 inmates, to move out in two years. no word yet on where those inmates may be transferred to. new details this morning in marin county's effort to regulate recreational marijuana. according to our media partner, the marin ij, the board of supervisors voted to ban nonmedical marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas of marin. it will allow them to consider the implications of granting licenses when recreational marijuana becomes legal to sell next year. the ban passed a first reading

yesterday. it's expected to pass a second reading next week. this one just coming in to our live desk. you already know fast food isn't good for you. now you might need to worry about the packaging it comes in too. a new report released just this morning says one-third of fast food packaging tested contained flor nated chemica that report released says those chemicals have been linked to kidney and testicular cancer, elevated cholesterol, thyroid problems among other things. no official response from any of the big fast food chains although it will likely not sit well with the industry already trying to change its image by adding more healthy options across the board. another food-related story, for those of us drinking coffee right now, you may want to put down your mug or cup and listen to this story. results out of the university of the illinois shows that coffee

may be sabotaging your diet. so let's coffee itself has no calories but many of us add sugar, cream, or milk and it can add up to 69 sneaky extra calories per cup. >> i really think that people watching need to remember, one cup, 42 calories doesn't sound like a big deal. three to four to five cups, i have four cups a become 100 to 200 calories extra a day. over a year, that's 10 to 20 pounds. >> some people may be thinking, milk gives me calcium but it's just 22 milligrams a day so it's really minor. the daily recommended calcium intake is around 1,000 milligrams depending on your age and health status so that's not a discuss. >> mochachocalata. >> i want the whip and the chocolate drizzle. is that under 69 calories? what if i use coconut milk? >> are you laughing at me? >> you're being funny, and

you're trying to be serious. >> extra whip with the chocolate drizzle. >> i'm trying to listen to both of you because i have to watch my weight every day. >> you look great, mike. >> i drink coffee blank, straight, with organic stevia in it. it's nasty. >> it works. >> it's good for you. >> let's talk about the weather. you know what's going to work for you? some patience. especially this evening and considering we have rain for the next seven days. guys, i love it kwhi get to sit at the desk with you. that was fun. what you see right here on the left side of your screen, that is rain. that is the initial push of moisture but this is going to evaporate and just like water off your skin it's going to make the atmosphere cooler. we're going to have to wait until the sunsets. walnut creek, looking a lot clearer than yesterday. that's some good in fact, i don't have a mention of fog anywhere in your highlights. today's february begins dry. umbrella needed soon because we have waves of wet weather through tuesday. here you go. our storm impact scale, 1 for

today. with those showers this eechk being light it will become breezy and it will be damp to even puddles and a little bit of flooding tomorrow morning, that's why the storm impact scale ramps up to a 2. moderate. even a slight chance of thunder. so here we are at 5:00. start off the evening commute dry, end with scattered showers. look at the yellows and oranges and reds lining up in the north bay. rolling through all the neighborhoods by 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow morning. earliest commuters have the hardest commute because the water will be standing. no one driving on it. as we head throughout the rest of the day, scattered showers, so for the evening commute, we may have a sprinkle or two that makes oakland and half moon bay wet. it's tomorrow morning that's going to be a bear and then we have scattered showers for friday, lighter showers saturday and sunday, not a washout, and then in the next storm with heavier rain monday and tuesday but still 1 on the storm impact scale. good morning, mike. and yeah, we don't have too much going on this morning with some calmer driving conditions but we do have fog out there and we've

been seeing that lingering around the san mateo bridge here this morning. little bit denser once you get into the tri-valley and the central valley as well. westbound 92 starting to fill in as you leave the hayward area and i want to take you down gilroy. this is our biggest issue of the forng. flipped semi was hauling a lot of meat so they are working o on offloading that and caltrans is out with a hard closure. all westbound lanes are blocked at ferguson and that is a sig alert. eastbound side is open and i will let you know when we have new information. but so far, they've just been working on that. back and for b.a.r.t. looking great this morning. ace 1, 3, and 5 all out on time today. mass transit a great option. it is also a spare the air day. take a look at drive times coming up. we have some help for homeowners "7 on your side's" michael finney is breaking down what you can do. a close encounter under the sea. >> yes. >> what happened when a diver gets a little too close to an

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and right now you can save on premium rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. we're back at 6:24. the university of california will terminate $475 million worth of contracts with wells fargo after repeated criticism over the bank's ties to private prisons. according to the daily californian, the bank financed two companes that own private lock-ups. a spokesperson says the university decided to sever ties with wells fargo in light of the bank's recent activities regarding unauthorized bank and credit card accounts. it is time to ask finney and this morning, barbara from walnut creek has a question about mortgages. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney has her answer. >> how do low income families get a lower interest rate on their mortgage? >> hey, barbara.

you get a lower interest rate by refinancing. if your credit score is better now than when you made your purchase, you can save some big money. now there's three major options and i want you to check them all out. first, go to a lender and get a quote. a local credit union is a good starting point. then there are two government programs that work for a ton of people. one is called making home affordable. the other is called harp. now, i'll post links so you can see which if either of these apply to your situation. and barbara, thanks for your question. >> and if you have a question for michael finney, record it on your smartphone or tablet and share it on social media using #askfinney or go to abc7news.com/askfinney. you might see your question answered right here. check out this giant octopus behind me here. we tell you stories all the time about skooub divers going down, making friends with different wildlife, different animals. this is not one of those stories. this diver encountered this off the coast of australia, recent dive. the octopus confronted him very territorial, blowing up his body

as he approach. the man says when he didn't back down, the octopus charged at him, trying to knock him over. the diver wasn't hurt. he eventually respected the creature, backed away, and the octopus went back about his business. >> respect the h ai. lawmakers respond to president trump's supreme court nominee. why nancy pelosi says he's bad for america. a busy road shut down for hours after a deadly shooting. what we're learning about that investigation. and former procheerleaders suing the nfl this morning. it was filed here in san francisco. find out how much this lawsuit could cost the league next. it may be february, but it's going to feel like january all over again. rain starts this evening and a chance of it lasts through tuesday. our initial storm concerns for tomorrow morning, ponding on the tomorrow morning, ponding on the roadways, high, trees

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good morning to you. on this wednesday, the 1st of february. i'm natasha zouves. >> i'm reggie aqui. it is 6:29 alongside jessica castro and meteorologist mike nicco and traffic reporter alexis smith. >> good morning. >> today is the day when the rain comes back. >> yes. happy groundhog day eve and i can guarantee at least one week

of winter because of the rain. it's coming back today. all right. let's talk about it. good morning. hi, everybody. a live doppler 7 showing some radar returns offshore, that's going to evaporate. big thing today is going to be mainly gray until we get to the evening hours. that's when you'll really start to feel the brunt of this storm. look at the golden gate bridge. bone dry right now. temperature 39 to 51 so you don't have to dress quite as warmly this morning. not as foggy either. temperatures mid to upper 50s for the better part of the afternoon hours and there you go, 7:00, the rain begins. we'll take a deeper look at this storm and our spare the air. alexis. enjoy that dry pavement for this morning's accumulatcommute. and you're not going anywhere fast through the bay bridge toll plaza. we've had those metering lights on for exactly one hour at this point. that is looking typical through the maze. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, we have a couple crashes around north flynn but not slowing you down too much. westbound 4, antioch to concord, 32 minutes in southbound 101 if you're coming from the north bay, no problems there.

you're in the green at 18 minutes. we have had a pretty big problem in gilroy all morning. i'll talk more about that coming up. right now, we are tracking a homicide investigation underway in san jose. >> one person is dead. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live on tully road. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. since i last saw you, my photographer patrick and i actually walked up into the crime scene to see if we could find anything there. the man was found with at least one gunshot wound in front of the optometrist office here but officers say a lot of people were at the nearby vietnamese restaurant just a couple of doors down and check out what we saw there. a lot of surveillance cams. now, this could be really helpful to police as they investigate the latest homicide here in san jose. a lot of vehicles were trapped inside the crime scene. once police started their investigation, the man was shot just before 10:00 last night and he died here at the scene. no arrests have been made and it does not appear that they have a suspect. victim's name has not been released. this is interesting. just a few buildings down is

another vietnamese cafe. that one was part of a huge bust in 2015 by san jose police and the fbi an illegal gambling machines were taken from there. no word on the motive from this shooting last night. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. this morning, republicans are applauding president trump's nomination of judge neil gorsuch for the open seat on the supreme court. there's already talk of a filibuster among the democrats. we were there as the dean of the university school of law watched yesterday's announcement. john trasvina says it's less about gorsuch and more about capitol hill infighting. >> will senate democrats because of their great trfrustration wi the president block this nomination? will they do it right from the beginning or are l they allow the process go to go forward. >> the supreme court seat has been vacant since the death of antonin scalia last february. if gorsuch fills the spot, the supreme court's balance won't change. he promises impartiality and

strength. house minority leader nancy pelosi is challenging senate democrats to scrutinize gorsuch's record. she calls the nomination a bad decision. >> it's a very hostile appointment if you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine, or in any other way interact with the courts. this is a very bad decision. >> she made that comment during a cnn town hall last night. pelosi did not say if democrats will or even should filibuster gorsuch's nomination. republicans will try again today to confirm alabama senator jeff sessions for u.s. attorney general. democrats used a procedural move to delay the committee vote until today. they invoked what's known as the two hour rule. it bars senate meetings from running past 2:00 in the afternoon. senator dianne feinstein is among the democrats wreg whether sessions can act independently of president trump. the nation has a new border patrol chief this morning. he is a career official with the

department joining more than 30 years ago and serving as deputy chief during former president obama's administration. he will lead the department as president trump tries to build a wall along the mexican border and add thousands of agents to the department. closer to home t legal battle against president trump's immigration order is heating up. san francisco became the first city to file a federal lawsuit against the order yesterday and now santa clara county plans to do the same thing and it could happen as early as tomorrow. the president's order strips sanctuary cities of federal funding. both san francisco and santa clara county believe that order is unconstitutional and they stand to lose $1 billion each in funding. homeland security says 872 refugees will get waivers to enter the u.s. this week. the agency clarifies they were already cleared to enter before the president signed his immigration order on friday night. none of these poeople were detained in the airport protests that we saw at sfo and across the nation. the executive orders bar all refugees worldwide for 120 days

and nationalists from seven majority muslim countries for 90 days. santa rosa may be the bay area's next sanctuary city. the city council will take up a sanctuary declaration next week. there is growing support in the community for that move. city leaders say there are about 29,000 undocumented immigrants in sonoma county. activists say those people need to be protected from president trump's immigration policies. there's a facebook campaign to get a huge turnout for next tuesday's council meeting. take a close look at this photo coming up. the lake county sheriff's office is trying to find this man, 69-year-old lawrence clayton jelks. he is wanted because he failed to register as a sex offender. his last known address was in clear lake oaks. if you see him, do not approach him. immediately call police. into the live desk this morning, a class action lawsuit against the nfl filed by former cheerleaders and new at this hour, we have just learned what this lawsuit could be worth.

up to $300 million in damages against the league. the suit claims nfl teams conspired to keep cheerleaders' wages low and didn't pay them for rehearsal time or mandatory appearances. the lead plaintiff is a former 49ers gold rush cheerleader. she doesn't want her name used but did agree to do an interview. >> i hope that the lawsuit helps the women of the future, the women of the past. we've all put the same amount of energy, passion, training, there's so much into it that i just want them to know their worth, to not be taken for granted and to give what they're deserved. >> some cheerleaders claim they made as little as $5,000 a year. the suit says some nfl mascots made up to $65,000 a year. no comment yet from the nfl, but the story is developing. the team at gma also working it and you can catch their report coming up after 7:00. and speaking of football,

the raiders proposed move to las vegas may be coming apart at the seams. which means are renewed hope for raider nation that they'll stay in the bay. investment bank goldman sachs withdrew from the $1.9 billion stadium project yesterday, one day after billionaire shelton adelson announced that he was out. adelson was going to invest $650 million but complained that he was shut out of critical stadium talks. chris dobbins with the oakland coliseum authority says the frustration is understandable. >> if i was going to put $650 million in someone's pocket and knowing what he did to get the deal together to work with the local elected officials and to make a deal happen then to not get a piece of the action, for lack of a better way to say it, i would be upset too. >> ronnie lott's group says it is still ready to get something done in oakland and released a statement saying, bottom line, if the raiders want to stay in oakland, we're more than ready to be a partner in making that happen. the save oakland sports has lauchlked this petition drive on

change.org urging the nfl owners to reject the proposed relocation to las vegas. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. alameda county sheriff's deputies hope you'll recognize a prisoner who is on the run. he escaped. you're looking at 27-year-old shawn new. he escaped from a car while being driven to sfo yesterday by deputies from kentucky. sky7 flew over hayward during yesterday's search for new along interstate 880 near a street. new is being returned to kentucky to return fraud charges. and today, lawyers for the wife of orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen will ask a federal judge ore lease her on bail. fbi agents arrested noor salman at her they say she helped her husband plan the attack. salman's family says she didn't know what happened after the shooting. really tough for several bay area families. they have a whole lot of questions this morning following the sudden closure of an

adoption agency. the independent adoption agency filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors for good after 34 years and it did have this branch in concord. one couple was in the middle of their adoption process and now they're wondering if it's still going to be legal or if they'll have to start over. another couple is concerned about important documents. >> part of the adoption process is they have very personal information on us, and there were no directions about how get that back. >> many of these affected families are now bonding on facebook, reaching out to one another. the independent adoption agency says it's closing permanently. hey, if you live in livermore, our reporting station there is reporting unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter or soot for those most sensitive to it. the bay area air quality management district said the north bay will have a wood burning ban. campbell is santa clara at 44,

cupertino 44, san jose, 46, milpitas already 50 degrees, same thing in alameda, san francisco, half moon bay, 54, danville and fairfield, not freezing, 41, novato, 42 degrees, san pablo about 49. today temperature pretty mild considering the lack of sunshine. 57 in petaluma to san jose at about 62. tomorrow even with the waves of showers, santa rosa at 56 to 63 at san jose, even concord about 64. and slightly cooler for friday, 47 in santa rosa, san francisco, concord, hayward, and antioch at 61. my concerns during the rush hour, fog this morning and scattered showers for the evening. but let me ask alexis this. when is meat the big story for our morning commute? what's up? well, yeah, it is today. surprisingly. we've got a flipped big rig in gilroy and yeah it was hauling about 42,000 pounds of some type of meat. we actually haven't found out what type that was but that has a full closure of 152 right now. pacheco pass at ferguson, all traffic on that westbound side

being diverted off on to ferguson so at our worst point this morning, we did see a three mile backup. i'm starting to see that thin out just a bit so maybe folks are taking detours. surface streets are looking okay. i did check on a map to make sure. you can also take 156 to 25 to get over to 101 as well but that really has been our biggest issue this morning. that happened about 3:45 today and yes, that is the exact location we had another big rig flip over yesterday. so that is a sharp turn. westbound 580 near north flynn, little bit of a delay and then back into tracy as well. couple of earlier crashes that have been pushed off to the shoulder. the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, no delays there so everything overall looking pretty quiet. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. and speakig of the richmond-san rafael bridge, work there to open a third lane is facing a roadblock this morning, the tiny creature cause ago big headache for workers. bankruptcy for the titans of mavericks, leaving big questions about the future of the world

famous surf competition. plus all tied up and for a good reason. what is happening? the relaxation class sweeping japan this morning. all right. taking a live look outside with with abc7 news now, we're with abc7 news now, we're keepin

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from hang ten to hang chapter 11? the organizations behind maverick surf competition just

filed for bankruptcy. >> that came as a bit of a surprise. we've been expecting more information this morning about what it means for this year's event and officials spoke to our news partner, "the mercury news," and told us we can expect that today. so many people coming from all around the world for this competition. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield breaking this all down for us at half moon bay. hey, amy. >> reporter: hi, natasha. yeah, just got windy out here in half moon bay. this is quite a punch to this town, who has been enjoying the maverick surf competition since 1999. now there is a fear that it isn't going to happen this year. the management company has filed for bankruptcy. the court documents don't explain why, but organizers have promised to release more information this morning. that will help people understand this strategy behind this move. fans of the competition say this is all coming as a shock. >> hey, for all these years, and now this? what a slap.

so, it's all about, you know, reorganizing it. >> reporter: cartel management has made some changes to the competition that surfers have liked, including bigger cash prizes. this year, women were going to compete for the first time, but surfers say perfect days have come and gone this year and they still haven't called this year's event, so they were starting to suspect that something was wrong and now this, the maverickss management company declaring bankruptcy. fans say canceling it would be like canceling the pumpkin festival here, just a big part of this town. reporting live at half moon bay, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. happening today, protesters are going to be out in force at uc berkeley against a planned speech by the controversial breitbart news editor, the self- -- excuse me -- the self-proclaimed internet troll has criticized as being racist and misogynist. his appearance at uc davis last month was canceled at the last minute because protests got so

rowdy. some students and professors oppose tonight's visit, which is sponsored by the berkeley college republicans. >> i challenge his critics to sort of keep an open mind, hear what he has to say, just for the two hours that he's here. and you know, challenge or offer a rebuttal and question to some of the talking points he's going to make. >> there was a protest last night where he spoke and this is new video of that protest. he used the event to plug an education grant that he's making available exclusively to white men. 6:47 now. happening today, the city of richmond is going to court to defend a rent control law. opponents want a a preliminary injunction to suspend the measure. they say the law is too vague. the measure rolled back rents to july 2015 levels and limits annual rent increases. it covers an estimated 10,000 rental units in the city. and meanwhile in san jose t city council is scaling back a new rent control law even before it

takes effect. it limits annual hikes to 5% a year. just yesterday, the council voted o eliminate would have allowed landlorded to bank unuses increase and impose up to 8% hike at a later time. opponents say banking the increases would have hurt struggling renters. the deadline has passed to get insurance through covered california but if you started and never finished, still get it. applicants who started the process have until saturday to finish it. anyone who gets it done by saturday will be covered until the end of the year. some bri burritos, others prefer being wrapped like one. >> this is supposed to help you relax. this is called adult wrapping. therapists say it's like swaddling a baby, same idea there. except in this case, your entire body is covered from head to toe, almost like a cocoon. a special breathable cloth is used so you're not going to suffocate, they say. each session is about 20 minutes

and in the end, we are told you feel super relaxed, flexible, one with the world. i don't know, reg. >> i know. no. >> that's a hard pass from reggie nand. >> hard pass. hi, mike. >> we're stump i'm with reggie. may pass on that one. sfo camera, you can see cloudy but no delays reported right now. gray and dry. that's the key for most of today until the sunsets at 5:14, then the showers roll in. chance of lighter showers all weekend with heavier showers returning next week. heavier showers tonight, light during the weekend, heavier next week and it's nice to have mother nature to give us a break during the weekend. look at the tule fog. not as thick as it has been. 2.5 in livermore. not dangerous, thankfully. let's jump into our first storm this evening, light showers, a little breezy and damp for a few

of us during the evening commute but it's during the overnight hours when we have the heavy downpours, gusty winds and slight chance of thunderstorm. so you can see the showers climb aboard and then turn moderate, yellow and orange, to even heavy red in the north bay, 1:00, so even across all of our neighborhoods through the 5:00 hour, so the morning commute tomorrow is going to be really tough with a lot of ponding on the roadways but notice as we head towards 7:00, yellows and oranges are gone and they'll be that way all the way through the rest of the day but notice it just doesn't stop. the waves of showers. all right. so, rainfall amounts for the evening commute may be a little bit around oakland, some wetness there, little bit in marin county, the rest of us pretty dry. for tomorrow morning, though, we're looking up to a third to a half inch of rain and heavier as we get deeper into the forecast. wind's going to be an issue. gusts up to 50 miles per hour in areas you see shaded in yellow. here's my accuweather 7 day forecast. we've got waves of showers friday, lighter showers saturday

and sunday. monday and tuesday, the storm will be heavier but right now it's still a 1, light, on our storm impact scale. guilty or not guilood morni. i want to take you back to the tracy commute. you are dealing with some o that tule fog as mike mentioned. not as dense as what we saw yesterday so the brighter the white, the denser the fog and it's gray right now so not super thick but you are down to 12 and 17 miles per hour as you approach altamont pass. we have had a couple problems along that stretch today but nothing currently blocking so that is good news. you can see haziness on the bay bridge and typical delays as you approach the toll plaza. once you get out on traffic looks good. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze,37 minutes, southbound 10 is is in the green at 11 minutes. we do have a problem in gilroy with that flipped semi. i'll talk about that next. it's a big update on the volkswagen emissions scandal.

the company has agreed to shell out more money and this time, it will pay at least $1.2 billion in buy backs and compensation to settle claims here in the u.s. involving cars with their larger 3 liter diesel engines. those are the engines that were rigged to cheat on emissions tests. the settlement was filed last night in district court in san francisco and it covers about 75,000 audi, volkswagen and porsche cars. this new amount caomes after agreed on a smaller settlement for its cars. a hummingbird egg is getting in the way of upgrades to the richmond-san rafael bridge. caltrans is spending $70 million to open a third lane on the lower deck to ease congestion but about a week ago, workers found a nest and an egg in a tree that was about to be removed for the project. that species of bird is federally protected, which means it can't be touched. as a result, some work on the bridge could be delayed until

the egg hatches and that could take weeks. we're coming back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. the abc7 storm impact scale, today's storm is level 1. that means light rain, so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. safely.

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maverick surf competition this year. organizers of the half moon bay event filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. the popular competition typically draws the biggest surfers from all around the world. number two, from the live desk, a group of former nfl cheerleaders has filed a class action suit against the league. they claim the nfl paid them an unfair wage and conspired to keep wages low. the lead plaintiff is a former 49ers gold rush girl. number three, we flipped the calendar. it's february 1 already but it's going to start like january 1. look at this whirling dervish over the coast. i have the cloud layer and the radar on live doppler 7. this is a slow mover so three days of showers are on the way starting tonight. number four, our biggest problem all morning has been pacheco pass, the westbound side fully closed just east of gilroy at ferguson, all due to a flipped semi nafs hauling

pounds of meat. right now, alternates are looking good. a computer issue is causing a major mix-up in alameda county courts. people have been arrested on warrants that don't exist, they've been told to registerer as sex offenders when they didn't need to, and they had their misdemeanor convictions show up as a felony. number six, neil gorsuch, president trump's pick for the prourt, is making his way to capitol hill now to meet are lawmakers today. republicans are hoping to confirm by early april. democrats are already signaling they will be challenging the choice. and number seven, millionaire? he's been there, done that. billionaire, kids stuff. trillionaire, now you are talking bill gates' language. he is already the richest man in the world and if he keeps making money at the rate he is now, by the time he turns 86, he is going to be worth $1 trillion. >> he would be the first trillionaire in the world. >> hi, dad. he's also very generous with his money. can we say that? the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> thanks for joining us. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be back in 25

good morning, america. president trump nominates neil gorsuch for the supreme court, a prime time announcement for his first pick. >> i'm keeping another promise for the american people. >> calling him a solid conservative. >> i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. >> he could shape the court for decades. now democrats push back threatening to block the choice as they freeze the cabinet's approval process boycotting votes. the battle brewing on capitol hill. storm warning. snow and ice spark hundreds of accidents in the northeast. these massive pileups shutting down highways. now the system bringing snow to new england as a new storm hits the west. watches and warnings for flash flooding from california to south dakota. side