weather. >> yeah. maybe the best weather in the country. >> i think so. >> yeah. you had the weather whiplash yesterday from the snow to this. >> i came from minnesota. snow on the window. >> i love that. >> to beautiful temperatures here. >> thanks for not bringing it back. >> you're welcome. >> live doppler 7, it is clear outside. go to the roof camera. the lights on the bay bridge and the ferry building and the flags that are pretty quiet right now. 43 to 54. it is cool this morning. look how quickly. 65 at the coast while the rest of us are in the mid to upper 60s at 4:00. the sunlight, 57. couple of chances of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> i want to take you to concord, where we have a three-car crash on southbound 242 before you get to the 680 merge. we don't have much of a delay, if any at all. we got that in. doesn't sound too serious. i will keep an eye on that. of course, you're slow once you get on 680 through walnut.

205 to 580, 10, 15-mile-per-hour average once you get past altamont pass. another look at traffic at 6:10. >> announcer: breaking news from the live desk. >> hi. the breaking news out of southern california. an officer-involved shooting. we've learned this 30-year-old suspect is now dead. all caught on camera. in fact, i showed you this video last hour. i've learned it was a traffic stop that escalated when the suspect took out a gas can inside the van, lit a cigarette and officers thought he might light himself on fire. probably the reason you see this water spraying down the van. as they take the suspect out. something we certainly don't see every day. two knives were found inside the suspect's car. unclear at this point how many officers opened fire. you can see them all in the video with their guns drawn. right now, an investigation is underway. reggie and natasha, back to you. >> disturbing. jessica, thank you. turning now to former

president obama waking up in the bay area this morning. >> this is his first trip to silicon valley since leaving the white house. the big question, where is he going today? definitely laying very low since he arrived at the airport. we saw his motorcade leave and now he's staying there tonight. abc 7's lonnie rivera is live in san jose. >> good morning, natasha. since we've been here this morning, all we've seen is just this police car in front of the hotel here. we're not sure if it is part of the security detail for the former president. but here's a look at former president obama's motorcade as it arrived at san jose airport. the reason for his visit is not clear. it comes as the clock ticks for president trump to back up his claims that the former president wiretapped his phones during the campaign. the house intelligence committee set today as the deadline for proof of those accusations. >> president trump has to provide the american people, not just the intelligence committee,

but the american people with evidence. >> before traveling to san jose, president obama spent the day with billionaire warren buffet in omaha, nebraska. they had lunch and a quick meeting sunday. we will be here this morning to see where he's going next. we're live in downtown san jose. lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you. an estimate of how much president trump's new health care plan could cost is likely going to come out later today. outside analysts who reviewed the republican plan estimate 6 million to 15 million people may lose their health coverage. the bill drops the obama mandate requiring americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty. instead, it offers tax credits and other incentives designed to give consumers more choice. >> obamacare is collapsing. if we just did nothing, washed our hands of the situation, we would see a further collapse of the health insurance markets. we feel an only dpabligation toe

this law with one that works, has more freedom. >> the non-partisan congressional budget office is expected to give its score of the bill this week. the confirmation hearing for alexander acosta, president trump's new labor secretary pick, has been postponed until next wednesday. it was supposed to happen this wednesday. the committee chairman overseeing acosta's confirmation is traveling with mr. trump. the president's first nominee, restaurant executive puzder, withdrew his name last month. new surveillance video expected to be released showing michael brown before he was killed by a ferguson, missouri, police officer. this is part of the new documentary, "stranger fruit." it suggests brown didn't rob a store before the encounter with the white officer. it suggested he was trading manufacture for drugs. the clerk's lawyer denies the claim, saying an unedited version will show what really happened. brown's father says there is a lack of transparency by police. >> the taste is in the pudding, you know.

you can see it for yourself. you know, all the information is right there for you. i just feel like they should have came out a little earlier. >> the documentary sparked new protests in ferguson overnight. dozens of people participated. at least one person was arrested. an east bay family is struggling to understand why somebody opened fire on a freeway and killed their loved one. 24-year-old demarcus doss died friday night a day after someone shot him on i-80 in richmond. his sisters say though he was the youngest in the family, he was their protector. police said the shooting was not random but his family says they don't know anyone bwho would wat to hurt him. >> college student, good kid. all he did was work out, play with the family. very family oriented. that's all he did. didn't hurt a fly. guy with so much muscles but soft as a teddy bear. >> richmond police arrested three men in connection with the

shooting. a 24-year-old man and two 17-year-olds. the family has now set up a go fund me page to help with funeral expenses. they've raised more than $7,000. new this morning, napa police are asking for your help to identify a package thief. th the video shows a person walking up to a home on seminary street this weekend. the person disappears behind landscaping. moments later, the person rea i pe -- reappears with the package in hand. the best way to have the packages not stolen, have them delivered to your office or secure lockers. please, take a look at this man. berkeley police need your help finding him. kowakami is 82 and suffers from dementia and memory loss. he was last seen yesterday around 2:30 in the afternoon on ward street near martin luther king jr. way. if you see him, call 911 or contact berkeley police. a pregnant woman is safe after disappearing for several

hours in san francisco. lauren called her mom last night. she's nine months pregnant. her family called police after she was missing for a few hours. officers focused part of their search on golden gate park. a local company on board with president trump's border wall. now, they're hoping to make some money off of it. plus, helping californians pay for college. what state lawmakers will do today to make education free for hundreds of thousands of students. 6:07. dark, right? it is going to be that way for a while, given that we have moved ahead an hour now. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself?

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>> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> temperatures mid to upper 40s in the south bay. los gatos in the mid 50s. mid 50s around alameda. lafayette, danville, cool spots. san francisco, 52. let's look at -- this is santa cruz. pretty nice. exercising, watch out for the pollen. activity planner shows small waves if you're boating at the

beach. burning sunshine. low to mid 70s around the bay. mid to upper 70s inland. the same thing tomorrow. you can see significantly cooler wednesday, as we'll have a chance of wet weather. tonight's temperatures, mid 40s to low 50s but look for more fog. more on the rain next. alexis has an update. things are starting to better for the bay bridge commute, though you wouldn't know it looking at this picture. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights on since 5:29. we're in recovery mode. we had a disabled vehicle just past treasure island. gone for almost half an hour now. things looking good once you pass the metering lights. southbound 242 before the merge, a crash pushed off to the shoulder. walnut creek, down to 25 miles per hour. we have a vehicle fire that could slow you in the south bay. we'll check on that at 6:20. happening today, state lawmakers will unveil details of a plan that would eliminate the data a lot of students graduate

with. assembly democrats say the proposal is the most generous college aid plan in the nation. it would supplement existing plans with the need for eradicating loans for 400,000 students in the cal state and university of california systems. it would make community college free for full-time students. the unusual encounter for a deputy responding to an accident. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death

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>> announcer: abc 7 mornings. >> all news. >> all morning. >> a north bay firm is one of hundreds that may be interested in building the wall that president trump wants between the u.s. and mexico. san rafael based company martinez incorporated may submit prototypes for the wall. a formal request for proposals hasn't yet been issues. the trump administration estimated the wall would cost $12 billion. nancy pelosi visited texas over the weekend. she said president trump's push to expand the border wall has to be stopped. she made several stops in the mccallan area, located on the border. she also participated in a round table discussion on white house immigration policies. >> they're saying 11 million

people can be subjected to deportation. don't they understand what that would do to undermine our society, our country, our economy? >> pelosi says she took an oath to protect the u.s. constitution and the rights it confers on someone who steps on our soil. the man who invested the internet now wants to save it. tim berners lee wrote the blueprints for the world wide web. he is worried about compromised personal data, fake news and a lack of regulation in political advertising. to fix the problems, he says there needs to be greater protection laws. google and facebook must do more to weed out false information. >> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is sharing his experience at a church in charleston, south carolina. he posted the photos of his visit to mother emmanuel. that was the site of the 2015 shooting that left nine plaque parishioners dead.

in his facebook post, he talked about how the community is a symbol of resilience. he said in his goal to build stronger communities, there is a lot to learn from charleston and this church. 6:12 now. magician chris angel is talking about the performance that sent him to a las vegas emergency room. take a look at the video. the 49-year-old illusionist was performing a routine just like this one on friday when he lost consciousness. he was dangling upside down, str strapped into a straight jacket. his crew members and paramedics rushed to help. >> once i started going up, i was told that i began my escape. that's all i remembered until i woke up and i was literally surrounded by paramedics and people putting things in my arm. >> on saturday, just 24 hours after that scare, angel was back in the air doing the exact same stunt. this time, it went off without a hitch. parks lovers, you can order a special license plate and help

the state park system at the same time. here it is. features an image of a redwood forest. before the department of motor vehicles can produce the plate, it needs 7500 prepaid orders. the deadline for this is may 18th. the plate is $50. proceeds will go toward preservation and restoration throughout california state parks. if you want to order one, find a link on our website. a bc 7 take a close look. that is a duck that starts that is a duck that starts following really close behind alexis white lley. the bird quacked and followed her everywhere she went. this happened 30 minutes. finally, neighbors came out. the duck's name is quakers. they escorted the male duck back to his nearby home. >> the duck is asking, why did they name me quackers? anything but that.

>> maybe she worked at bodine or something, smelled like bread. >> there you go. sourdou sourdough. >> i was thinking back because weaver all lamenting the fact we lost an hour of sleep, the next time our sunrise will be back where it was before daylight saving began will be april 21st. >> okay. >> something to look forward to. >> thought i'd throw it out. hi, everybody. a look at east bay hills. you can see how clear it is outside. let's jump into the accuweather highlights. total sunshine, even at the coast. above average highs even at the coast. more fog is going to form the next couple nights. it'll take the coast out of play for the warm temperatures. a weak storm is possible wednesday and another sunday. let's look at what's going on here in the great lakes. chicago over towards detroit, spilling into cleveland now. it'll be a huge storm. couple feet of snow in new england the next 48 hours or so. for us, the clock wise flow is pushing the jet stream into

canada and yanking the cold air down into the upper midwest and new england. i'm going to put a storm impact scale just for the north bay wednesday night. here's the reason why. 7: 7:00 in the morning, nothing but fog. high clouds increase. by 5:00, wednesday evening, you can see light rain developing in the north bay. as we head to the evening and overnight hours, it becomes scattered, light showers. less than 1/10 inch of rain possible in the porte bay. it'll drop the temperatures back to the 60s temporarily. thursday and friday, warmer. saturday, we cool. sunday, we'll have a slight chance of rain. not sold on it yet. i'll keep an eye on that one. alexis? we've got a problem in the south bay right now. i want to take you live to the traffic camera around 280 and 17. you'll see all these flashing lights. initially, they thought it was a car that went off the roadway and caught fire. actually, turns out this is most likely a homeless fire that got out of control.

it is under highway 17. large emergency response there. the fire department on scene, tapping that out right now. they do have the flair flares u, blocking the far right lane. this is the lighter side of traffic so we're not seeing a big backup now. in fact, i want to zoom in on the traffic maps. if anything, we've got a little backup on the northbound side with folks looking at that. i'm not seeing any backup yet on the southbound side. we'll have another look in less than ten minutes. >> thanks. getting your finances in order before you retire? a whole lot to think about, i know. the next 7 on your side's michael finney describes what to do with your mortgage before do with your mortgage before quitting your no more. we don't want anymore! do with your mortgage before quitting your keep calm. the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. at&t internet. speeds up to 45megs for $30 a month.

[crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. 6:24. welcome back. football fans from around the country are rallying to keep the raiders in oakland. pro football hall of famer ronnie lott spoke to fans at oakland airport yesterday. he's working with a group trying to build a new stadium for the raiders in oakland. fans representing all 32 nfl teams hope to convince owners the raiders belong in oakland. owners could vote in two weeks on a plan for the raiders to move to las vegas. >> the best course of action now

is for the nfl to table a vote until they can make a determination, you know, one, that there is a viable plan in oakland. >> they shouldn't go anywhere. they should stay here. didn't work before when they went to l.a. still came back to oakland. >> she's a new york giants fan and even she is saying that. any move by the raiders to leave oakland can be blocked if nine nfl owners vote against it. time to ask finney. this morning, annette from daly city has a question about her mortgage. 7 on your side's michael finney has her answer. >> should i pay off my mortgage before i retire or continue to pay on it while i'm in retirement? >> annette, great question. most prefer to pay off their homes going into retirement. the theory being it is one less thing to worry about. if you have plenty of money coming in, the tax writeoff might be beneficial. however, as you pay down the loan, keep in mind, your tax deduction keeps getting smaller and smaller and smaller.

it is best to talk with your financial adviser before making a final decision and before retiring. annette, take care. thanks for your question. >> if you have a question for michael, record it on your smartphone or tablet and share it with us on social media. use the hashtag ask finney. two bay area companies are teaming up to take smart wear to a new level. google and levi's joined forces for a smart jacket. it is called the commuter. it looks normal but it is fancy. it connects to your smartphone via bluetooth and allows the wearer to get directions, adjust the volume of the music and answer the phone. it is out in the fall. it is $350. next at 6:00, how the bay area community is helping the flood survivors. the overnight effort to fix a major issue before your morning commute. at the live desk, i amtraking yoamtrak i -- am tracking your commute. if you have a flight, it is a mess. look at the delays.

another live look at the problem in san jose. this was initially thought of as a vehicle fire. turns out it is likely a turns out it is likely a homeless encampment fi

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stores today and some of the s cations in the bay area. rising teng s!eing tensions centers around the country. what police are revealing about the incidents. more potholes problems. crews rushing to prepare highway 101 in the peninsula after a dozen cars were damaged while driving. good morning. monday, march 13th. sad to hear people will be losing jobs but it is a good opportunity to head to the stores at radio shack and pick up stuff. >> 90% off on some of the stores. >> big sale and good weather to do it, mike. >> absolutely. >> don't think they have sunglasses. may have something else to help keep you warm, maybe one of the hand held fans. unusual stuff there. >> there you go. it'll be warm again today. it starts with live doppler 7. i overlayed the cloud layer. the marine layer is 75 miles offshore. first signs of the morning sun, san jose 101 and 880, see it there. temperatures in the mid 40s to

50s at 7:00. we'll stay in the mid 60s at the coast. the warmest day there this week. low to mid 70s around the bay and inland at 4:00. 57 to 69 this evening. the fire in san jose, southbound 280 right under highway 17 or just before you get to the overpass. we have the flares up and still have one fire truck on the scene. i saw one of the trucks leave. initially, they thought this was a vehicle that went off the roadway and caught fire along with some of the brush but it turns out it likely is a homeless encampment fire. crews are wrapping that up. the fire is tapped out. southbound delay through the pa parkmoor area. i don't think it'll last too much longer. we'll look at drive times in less than ten. >> thanks. you still need to keep an eye out on the pothole ace long the roads, especially along 101. >> potholes, roadway patches. crews have been trying to get this repaired in time for your

commute. kate larsen is live in palo alto for us. kate? >> good morning, reggie. good morning, natasha. if you haven't hit a pothole the past few months, i want to know where you're driving. if you're like me, you're constantly hitting them and dodging them. last night and this morning, no exception for the drivers in palo alto. take a look around 9:15 last night. the chp started getting calls from people about potholes here in palo alto between embarcadero and university in the northbound lanes on highway 101. two lanes were closed from last night until 3:45 this morning. while caltrans worked quickly to try and repair those potholes before the heavy morning commute began. about a dozen cars were damaged with tires or front end damage. the report, the chp responded and said there were four very large potholes.

>> we've noticed that there are four or more large potholes ranging anywhere from four to six feet in length. two to three feet in length. three to six inches in depth. >> we know that heavy rains just increase potholes, the size and the frequency of them. of course, we've had a lot of storms this year. it's been an especially big problem this year. more than $600 million worth of damage to state highways this year alone. that number is likely growing. there is a solution. if you hit a pothole, you are able to file a claim with caltrans up to $10,000. you can do that online or by phone. we've actually put a link on our website. you can go there and take a look if you've hit one of the potholes recently. live in palo alto, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we're one week away from spring. looks like it here. it doesn't look like it here, does it? we're talking about 60 million

people from the midwest to the northeast bracing for weather that looks like this. this is expected to be one of the biggest storms of the season. blizzard watches have been issued now from new york and also in boston. 40 to 50 miles per hour winds are expected and more than a foot of snow possible in areas. the heaviest snow expected tomorrow morning but some could start tonight. >> announcer: a live desk update with jessica castro. >> i want to show you a look at this video i just got from minnesota. brace yourselves if you have a flight anywhere today. the midwest airports are slammed. more than 700 flights cancelled across the u.s. i've been keeping an eye on things this morning. look at the misery map. actually, the biggest number of cancellations we're seeing are out of chicago. more than 400 at o'hare. that is the hub for united and american. nearly 200 at midway, a hub for southwest. we'll see that trickle down effect. more flights cancelled for tomorrow.

nearly 1,000 already cancelled for tomorrow. no relief in sight. r >> the misery map aptly named. the community coming together in san jose. people affected by the coyote creek flooding have essential items thanks to the generosity of others. abc 7 was at the donation drive yesterday. thousands of people turned out to drop off clothing, food, furniture and other items. flood victims were able to pick up whatever they needed. the san jose woman behind the drive says she felt compelled to do something. >> i was not affected but i was two blocks away. my husband and i and family wanted to give back. our way to give back was go through the neighborhood, see what people really needed. >> the city is admitting it did not give people enough notice to evacuate. it is working on getting state and federal aid to the victims. happening today, caltrans is going to start demolishing pfeiffer canyon bridge on highway 101 and big sur. crews condemned the bridge after storms caused it to crack,

buckle and slide down the hill. a wrecking ball is going to get to work at 7:00 this morning. demo is expected to last several hours. oakland police hope will be identified in the incident of two men being gunned down. the first was on dashwood avenue in oakland. the victim died. that same night, another man was shot inside of a car in north oakland. this happened near the oakland/berkeley border at 60th street and martin luther king jr. way. he died after being driven to the hospital. napa county reaching out to businesses to hopefully stop human trafficking. posters have gone out to 80 businesses in the last week. the idea is to help workers identify victims of human trafficking and tell them about the support available. state law requires places like bars, bus stations, emergency rooms and farms that use contract labor to post these. another series of bomb threats is targeting jewish

community centers across the country. several jewish centers received threats via e-mail yesterday, including this one in indianapol indianapolis. police searched in and around the buildings after the threats came in but found nothing. >> the other centers across the country that, at the same time also received threats in the similar manner by e-mail. we do believe that this is part of, as i mentioned on tuesday, a larger picture. >> it is true. it keeps happening. the threats follow one made against the addison penzak center in los gatos. a sheriff's bomb unit found nothing after hours of searching. >> it makes me happy many are supporting this cause and makes me have hope it is going to turn out better. >> a positive side here. that seventh grader is one of hundreds who rallied in support of the jewish community in louisville, kentucky. a bomb threat was called into a local jewish community center

there on wednesday. nothing happened. no one was hurt. neighbors decided to throw a unity rally yesterday. the goal was to bring people together following the recent string of nationwide threats. a hiker says she is thankful for all the people who helped find her after she disappeared in the san mateo county hills. haury spent two days in the wilderness. searchers found her saturday after not returning on thursday. rescuers found her at the bottom of a ravine. she was suffering from dehydration and minor injuries. she has early onset dementia and there were concerns for her health. she's recovering from bumps and bruises at home and is feeling better. 6:38. the coast guard rescued two men after their kayaks capsized in sonoma county. one managed to cling to the side of his kayak and called the coast guard for help. it happened yesterday afternoon aound 4:30 in bodega bay. one man was treated at the scene and another was taken to the

hospital. a third person was with them but managed to swim to shore. the coast guard is reminding you, you have to wear a life jacket and have a portable radio if you're headed into the water. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's start with temperatures. 13 degree spread on the peninsula. menlo park, 41. daly city, 43. 48 in belmont. san ramon, 43. napa, 45. oakland, 49. the way it looks from the roof camera. tree pollen is high today and so the uv index. notice some of your co-workers a little red this morning. didn't wear the sunscreen yesterday. mid to upper 60s along the coast. sunny. the last day we'll have total sunshine at the coast. 70 to 75 around the bay. 76 to 80 inland. here's a look at the commute. mild to warm if you're taking mass transit. hay si szy sunshine on the road. more fog along the coast.

in the north bay valleys, mid 40s to low 50s. how about the monday morning commute? guess who has the answer? i do, mike. we've got a couple issues in the dup ly dublin area. westbound 580 before the 680 merge, a two-car crash just pushed off to the shoulder. we have a delay. southbound 680 near bernal, we had a disabled vehicle. that is still blocking the slow lane, the far right lane. definitely causing a backup to 580 and perhaps beyond that. check of our situation here in san jose. this is southbound 280. fire response totally cleared. we have the flares in the right lane. this was most likely a homeless encampment fire. flames are tapped out. no smoke. looks like the issue has wrapped up. droif ti drive times. no delays 680 and 24. not terrible out of the central valley. 58 to tracy to dublin, 51

minutes. radio shack closing hundreds of stores as it falls into bankruptcy again. the impact in the bay area. people facing the storm in the west coast can bundle up to stay warm. stay warm. how about c

breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> welcome back. quickly want to tell you about breaking news we're seeing in new york out of long island.

where a commuter train has hit an suv that was on the tracks. the driver of the car now in the hospital. about 200 people were on the train during the crash. this is video from just a few moments ago. we have no injuries reported with this right now. those passengers being moved on to busses to continue their commute. just to be clear, no injuries on the train but we have the driver taken to the hospital. there may be damage on the rails, as well. the entire line stopped in both directions right now. it is going to be a mess for the morning commute out there in new york. reggie and natasha, back to you. >> thanks. police in southern california trying to identify the environmental activist who did this. you can't see it now, but they vandalize add golf course owned by president trump. under that tarp if you were to peel it back, you'd see the words carved, no more tigers, no more woods. the vandals carved the message into one of the greens at the trump national golf club

an activist group said it happened in response to what is the trump administration's blatant disregard for the environment. the milpitas man accused of jumping the white house fence with two cans of mace will be in federal court. 26-year-old tran was stopped before midnight on friday, just yards from the south aberrance to the white house. tran had scaled the fence and told the officer that he was friends with the president and had an invitation. tran has been charged with entering restricting grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon. who could face up to ten years in prison. he was troubled after being laid off from his engineering job and living in his car. former president barack obama starting his week in the bay area. >> this is the first time he's visited leaving the white house. lonnie rivera is live in san jose with that and a big deadline today. >> yes. yes, natasha. we're in front of the fairmont. behind me, you see this patrol

car that has been here all morning. we're not sure if it is part of the former president's security detail. here's a look at the motorcade as he arrives at san jose airport. the reason for his visit is not clear. it comes as the clock ticks for president trump to back up his claims that the former president wiretapped his phones during the campaign. the house intelligence committee set today as the deadline for proof of the accusations. >> you know, there are one of two possibilities here. either the president quite deliberately for some reason made up this charge or perhaps more disturbing, the president really believes this. >> before flying to san jose, president obama spent the day with billionaire warren buffet in omaha, nebraska. they had lunch and a meeting sunday. we're here and will be here all morning to see if we get a glimpse of the former president coming out of these doors. we're live in downtown san jose. lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. arnold schwarzenegger won't

be back. he's staying away from politics at least for now. our former governor posted this response on facebook yesterday. saying that he's deeply flattered by suggestions that he might be running for senate but he says he is not. he wants to instead, quote, bring sanity to washington through redistricting reform. he went on togerrymandering has broken the political sister and he feels the best way to repair it is from the outside. now your morning money report. new details in the expected closure of almost 200 radio shack stores today. >> world that more than a dozen of them in the bay area are going to shut down. the company filed for pang ru bankrupty protection last week. they previously filed in 2015 and closed 2400 stores, including several in the bay area. according to consumers, 13 stores in the bay area are on the latest list. radio shacks in san francisco, oakland, santa clara and san jose. the store closings are going to

effect more than 1800 employees nationwide. there is kind of an upside if you are a consumer. big sales as they liquidate the stores. a live look at the board at the new york stock exchange now. down a little more than 11 points right chairwoman janet yellen said the fed would raise interest rates this month if the economy stays on track. the announcement expected on wednesday. android users, if you can't figure out what to put on the home screen, there is a website called my android taste test. it's an online quiz that gives you three home screen designs based on a series of questions. google says the taste test is designed to help new and experienced users to find new apps, widgets and launchers. 6:48. knitting sweaters for chickens may sound like a joke. but a group of retirees in massachusetts hashed this plan

to keep poultry warm during the chilly new england winter. >> hatched. >> yeah. >> it began after a knitting club hearing about hardships chickens suffer. one lady was spectacle, at first. >> when they said they were going to make the sweaters for the chickens, i thought it was the most foolish thing i ever heard in my life. but we made the sweaters for the chickens and i am glad we did. >> is that chicken happy or frightened? i can't tell. >> doesn't like green. >> certain breeds shed feathers and grow new ones in the winter months. the project is working. that one is interesting. >> looks tight. >> yeah. >> they say egg production has jumped noticeably since the birds began wearing the sweaters. so okay. who won't need a sweater, trying to find that transition, mike. >> i was going to ask, either of you knit? >> i do. i'm an avid knitter. >> not for chickens though.

not today. >> see, i'm thinking natasha would do it. >> nope. >> reggie, not so much. okay, cool. just my informal poll. you don't want a sweater this afternoon. the spring warmth yesterday, if you missed it, i have a bonus, couple more days of it. a lo look from the roof camera. cooler wednesday with a chance of rain across the north bay. another chance saturday night into sunday. a look at the high pressure. it is pushing the storm track well to the north and bringing up some of the wealth of warmth. the 90s down around l.a. toward palm springs. storm is arriving wednesday and will crash the warmth and bring wet weather possible to the north bay. a chance of showers. a 1 on the impact scale but only for the north bay. 7:00 a.m. wednesday, by noon, clouds on the increase. by 5:00, we've got wet weather moving into the north bay. by 11:00 in the evening, it starts to spread to the south but falls apart to scattered, light showers.

look at the rainfall amounts. less than 0.1. my accuweather seven-day forecast. little fog tomorrow morning. 70s return on thursday and friday. hold on saturday. chance of rain on sunday. sounds good. taking a live look right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. maybe a little extra congested today. we had the disabled vehicle about halfway across the bridge just west of treasure island. that is long gone at this point. the metering lights flipped on around 5:29 this morning. i'd say average or maybe a little slower than average. little bit of good news in the dublin area. we had a collision westbound 580 before you get to the 680 merge. it's been off to the shoulder 15 minutes. now the disabled vehicle southbound 80 has been pushed off to the shoulder, as well. initi initially, they thought it was a fuel leek but sounds like it is not the case. san francisco bay ferry, reduced capacity for harbor bay to san

francisco this morning. all the routes into san francisco on the reduced capacity vessel. a ten minute delay for the counter-commute, for the 7:15 departure. to the south bay next. first morning after daylight saving and, of course, all of us losing an hour of sleep. a warning from the chp. just be extra cautious this morning. they're warning us about the risks of drowsy driving, going with sleep loss. the sun is going to come up later. if you're walking your kid to school before daylight, be extra careful when doing so. careful when doing so. >> still dark outside

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6:54. the seven things to know before you go. >> number one, from the live desk, we have breaking news in southern california. a 30-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting there in the city of orange. the violent confrontation was caught on camera. police having to spray the van with water when the suspect threatened to light himself on fire. >> number two, east bay family coping with the death of a loved one who died after being shot on i-80 in richmond on thursday. police say demarcus doss was targeted. three people have been arrested in connection to the case. >> number three, estimate of how much president trump's new health plan is going to cost could come out as early as today. analysts who reviewed the plan believe 6 to 15 million people may lose health coverage. >> number four, watch out for

the kids at the bus stop. a little darker this morning than last friday. 43 to 53. chilly out there. look at the temperatures at the end of the day. 65 at the coast. 78 around the bay and inland. >> number five, most likely a homeless encampment fire 680 at highway 17. fire crews cleared there. the flares are out, as well. we have a little delay lingering on the northbound side. stop and go for three miles approaching. no backup southbound. >> you've been covering the head ache. potholes damaged a dozen cars overnight. the biggest problem highway 101 near embarcaderembarcadero. >> she's back. april the injugiraffe, still pregnant. >> is this frozen? no, she moves. >> a lot of eyes have been on her but now her eyes are on us. she found out somehow that there is a webcam on her and she's

been staring straight at it for 30 minutes this morning. >> yeah. >> not sure what to think about this. >> earlier, she was in the middle of the screen and she was just dead set, staring at that thing. >> is she punking us? >> yes. >> she's ready to have this baby. they've been streaming this for about three and a half weeks now. she's ready. >> i don't know. natasha, now that the camera is on her and she's figured it out, maybe she'll wait it out longer. >> her internet stardom. >> my husband will stop following anyone that tweets about this. i'm sorry, phil. have a good day. >> unfollowed. good morning, america.

bracing for a blizzard. a monster storm hitting right now, creating dangerous driving conditions across the midwest. cars running off roads overnight. facing strong winds and whiteout conditions. chicago to new york in the eye of the storm as that storm heads for the northeast. more than 60 million in its path preparing for up to two feet of snow. we are tracking that nor'easter. lawmakers challenging president trump to back up that bombshell wiretapping accusation against president obama demanding evidence by today. as trump's counselor kellyanne conway doubles down with potentially explosive claims saying surveillance of the campaign could have been even broader. she's here this morning on "gma." frightening close call. this video shot from a cruise ship showing the moment that