former president obama is in the bay area for his first trip to silicon valley since leaving the white house. the visit comes as mr. obama finds himself back in the spotlight over president trump's wire tapping claims. thanks for joining us, i'm kristen zse. >> and i'm reggie aqui. the trip to the south bay was unannounced but word has spread quickly but fans are flocked to fairmont where security levels are pretty high right now. >> lonnie rivera is live at the hotel where it is happening. >> >> reporter: you can really feel the business here around the fairmont hotel this morning. a lot of security as you mentioned here on the street and

underground in the garage. security detail for former president barack obama's visit. we're hearing the visit is because he's likely meeting with tech leaders. here is a look at san jose police capine unit walking through the area. they took a dog inside of the garage. the exact reason for the meeting is not clear but it comes on the same day as president's trump's deadline to present evidence related to wire tapping allegations about former president obama. the house intelligence committee asked for proof of the allegations by today. mean time, many local residents excited that the former president is here. many of them came out to get a photo to see if they could catch the motorcade. >> he is the first president i've ever voted for and i just am really excited to see him today. >> he's a transformational figure, a good one and he's dech fat -- definitely missed. >> before flying to san jose

last night, the president met with billionaire warren buffett in omaha, nebraska, they had meeting and a luncheon sunday. he is in raising money for his presidential library so we're not sure if that is the reason for the meeting but there have been cars and people coming up on the street and have learned about his visit and want to know why he's here. live in downtown san jose, abc 7 news. >> we'll continue to follow that story, lonnie, thank you. a pill petias man is in federal court. a secret service officer stopped jonathan tran just before midnight friday. yards from the southportico door to the white house. he had scaled the fence and told the officer he was friends with the president and had an invitation. he was charged with entering restricted grounds while caring a dangerous weapon. he could face up to ten years in prison. his brother said tran was troubled after being laid off from his engineering job and had

been living in his car. and we could learn as early as today what the cost is to repeal and replace obamacare under republican health care legislation. the budget office is expected to release their analysis sometime this week. among other changes, the bill drops the obamacare mandate requiring americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty but instead offers tax credits. >> 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 so we feel an obligation to step in front of the collapse and replace this law with one that works and has more freedom. >> independent analysts who have reviewed the republican plan estimate that 6 to 15 million people may lose health coverage. the confirmation hearing for alexander acosta, the new labor secretary pick has been postponed until next wednesday. it was supposed to happen this

wednesday but the committee chair is now traveling with the president. the president's first nominee restaurant executive andrew puzder with drew his candidacy last month. according to a senior white house official, mr. trump will host chinese president ping at his mar-a-largo resort. they are expected to finalize plans for the summit. and pheifer canyon bridge is expected to be demolished this morning but it is delayed to remove railings from the bridge. a giant wrecking l ball will go to work. you see the problem. bridge was condemned after the storms caused it to crack and buckle and start sliding down the hill. a 63 mile stretch of highway 1 between ragged point and pallo colorado is closed indefiniely because of the damaged bridge. this morning, a big headache

for drivers on the peninsula. the chp said several big potholes damaged at least a dozen cars on highway 101 in palo alto overnight. the majority between embarcadero road and university avenue. officers shut down two lanes while caltrans worked to make repairs. all lanes back open around 3:45 this morning before most were going to work and a few of the larger poles were up to six feet long. a reminder to drivers there might be some recourse if your car gets damaged that way. you could file a claim with caltrans to try to get reimbursed up to $10,000. we've posted information on that on our website at abc7news.com. some east bay residents are having to trek their way to the post office to get mail because of a recent string of mailbox break-ins. postal officials are set to meet to address the growing problem. kate larsen is live in martinez with details. >> reporter: this problem is affecting hundreds of people in

martinez and more people throughout the bay area. we are at the post office at alhambra in martinez and you could see the parking lot is completely full. in fact, it is so busy we just saw two people get into an accident as they were trying to pull in. it is because of all of the mailbox thefts, people have to come here to the post office to go ahead and get their mail. take a look at this. we were inside of the post office this morning and everyone in there with the exception of maybe two people was there picking up their mail because their boxes at their apartments or their homes are broken. the post office tells me that yes, banks of big apartment and neighborhood boxes are broken because of a rash of mail thefts here in town and throughout the bay area. they say they are trying to solve the problem as they come up. but folks in line tell me, they've been without their mail service for anywhere from one week to two to three months. >> there is not enough parking to accommodate all of us that come to get our mail.

and you can wait 45 minutes to an hour just to go to that window to pick up your mail. >> it is frustrating. it is time-consuming, if you have things to do on a daily basis. >> i can't eat this week because i'm not getting any unemployment papers to get money. >> you came here -- >> and i got one piece of mail. one piece of mail. so there is definitely a problem. >> the post office has a policy to fix boxes within 48 hours. why is it taking months? >> we have to change the type of locks and make [ inaudible ] that were used. >> the post master you just heard from is actually very pleased because she said after a long wait, the parts that they need to fix the mailboxes actually finally came in this morning. so she said that her crews are out at the apartment buildings trying to fix those as soon as possible. as far as you heard from the man that got the one letter when he

tried to get a week's worth of mail and he went back and asked the post master and she came back with a whole other pile of mail so it is kpleclearly a bus post office and confusion and hopefully we'll have more answers for you. that is the latest live in martinez, i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news, back to you. napa police are asking for your help to roidfy a package -- identify a package thief. a person walked up to a home this weekend. you could see the person disappear behind some landscaping and moments later they reappear with a package in hand. right there. and they walk away. police say the best way to avoid having your package stolen is to have them delivered to secure package lockers or even to your office. developing news in southern california. a deadly police shooting at a shopping mall parking lot this morning and cameras were rolling. jessica castro joins us with more on that. >> video like we've seiver nnev before. you see police officers trying

to coax an agitated man out of his van, even using a water hose, to no avail. we do want to warn you, some of the video may be disturbing to some viewers. >> a shooting caught on karm camera. a suspect seen arguing with police from the white seat of a van. police setting up spike strips behind the car to make sure the suspect won't go anywhere. look at his hand. he has a cigarette when had police on high alert after the suspect took out a gas can inside the van. they say they were worried he would light himself on fire. police then sneak up on the passenger side, busting out the window and spraying the suspect with a hose. but instead of getting him out of the van, he rushes toward the back. watch as officers pound on those back

he jumps out the front and you could hear police shouting -- knife -- knife. and then listen as gunshots are fired. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: moments later firefighters rush in, the 30-year-old suspect eventually taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. where he would later die. two knives were found at the scene. no officers were injured. no word on why the suspect was pulled over in the first place or why he was arguing with police. also unclear how many officers fired their weapons. an investigation is still underway. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a week after filing for bankruptcy, radioshack is closing dozens of stores, including many in the bay area. what is next for the retailer. and many across the northeast bracing for a winter storm coming in

twhas we do not want. all of this snow. a powerful storm headed out for the northeast and i was promising to be a cold and blistery mess and -- i and think i meant blustery, but they have canceled all

peggy ruly. >> millions are getting hit with a late winter surprise. >> i see the snow, like what. >> >> treacherous conditions in the midwest. >> this is bad, instance. so crazy. >> reporter: snow and ice from south carolina -- >> been waiting for winter all winter and it is finally here. >> reporter: -- to upstate new york, ice completely taking over this home. winter is fiercely hanging on. a freezing home opener for minneapolis united, soccer fans and players getting absolutely covered in snow. but it is just the beginning. with conditions rapidly becoming more dangerous. white-out conditions causing cars to skid off roads and de-icing planes and thousands of flights are canceled for tomorrow. >> i'm glad we're leaving early. i wasn't happy when i booked the flight but now that it is early, we're happy. >> and nearly 50,000 tops of

salt for the road and energy crews are dealing to prepare for power outages for tens of thousands. over the next 24 hours we have a low snt southeast that will combine with the storm and that convergence could dump up to two feet in the snow in some areas. abc news, new york. now let's take a look at your morning money report. pandora announced the on demand service. >> for $9.99 subscribers will have access to the expansive music library. you'll be able to download songs to listen to offline if it sounds familiar, it is a lot like the spotify already offers. pandora hopes the new service will significant nat a turn around for the company which announced it would lay off part of the work force this year. intel will buy mobile eye in a deal worth more than $14 billion. it is believed to be part of the intel plan to get into the self-driving car business. mobile eye does work in computer vision and machine learning and mapping for advanced driver

assistance systems. cool and collected, an east bay dispatcher helps a couple deliver their baby on the side of the freeway. up next, you hear the 911 call. >> and gas for cheap. really cheap. not here. are you kidding me? we pay the highest in the country. why prices at the pump in texas could go down even more. >> wow! you know why we pay so much? >> because we have this? >> yes. that is exactly it. a live look at the golden gate. gorgeous blue water and green hills and orange bridge making for a lovely picture. mike nicco is

a dad helped his wife deliver their baby girl long highway 4 in contra costa count thanks to a dispatcher who helped him through the process. the fire protection district just released the 911 call. listen. >> tell her to take deep breaths between the contractions. >> take deep breaths. she can hear you. >> you are doing great. they are coming with lights and sirens. do you know if your having a boy or a girl? >> a girl. >> okay. cool. well we'll get this done. >> i can see the eyes. >> that's good. we're getting there. [ crying ] >> good. that is what we want to hear. >> they're there? >> they're here. >> congratulations, folks. >> officials say baby and mom were both taken to the medical center in walnut creek to get checked out and are doing just fine. the dispatcher sounded like she was having fun talking them through the process. >> yeah. luckily everything was going well. >> why didn't we hear mom screaming. >> she was very calm.

>> all right. >> a bidding war is driving down prices at dualing gas stations in houston, texas. >> and drivers are not letting a good deal pass them up. a gallon of regular is costing drivers 79 cents. yes. under a dollar. >> the supervisor said they dropped the prices because a competitor across the street kept lowering theirs. other station took it a bit further last night, they dropped it to 78 cents. by the way, in case you're wondering, i did look it up, san francisco this morning has the highest gas prices in the country, so -- yay! not a contest i want to win. >> no. >> we're number one. >> i paid $3.31 -- you paid what? 78 cents? we're winning in sunshine. absolutely. mt. tam showing how gorgeous of a day it is. a spare the air day, just a little air out there. and even out to the coast, more

fog forms the next few days and that is bringing cooling to the coast and weak storms for sunday and wednesday. here is a look at the high pressure. and notice the clockwise flow is pushing it into the north into canada and grabbing the cold air and depositing that in the great lakes and new england. and that will took large to the west, this area of low pressure will roll in wednesday. it is not going to have much moisture or energy and not much rain. but it will bring the temperatures closer back to average. 70 in san ramon, 61 in san francisco, oakland 60. 64 in santa rosa and 63 in san jose. our destination, look at this, 66 at half moon bay to 72 in san francisco. to mid-70s around the bay and upper 70s to near 80 in our inland neighborhoods. this is the way it will broke down in case you are heading outside. we'll put the planner up for you. 68 to 73. now at 2:00, bigger at 4:00 as a

sea breeze develops at the coast. 66 there. mid-70s for the rest of us. 61 at 6:00 and the coast still comfortable. low to mid-70s around the bay and 56 to 64 our spread this evening. it is going to be great to be outside. tonight you could see the fog developing and the marine layer along the coast and that will spill into the north bay valleys. waking up the same as this morning. and the storm impact scale, you have a chance on wednesday, the weak system coming in and once we get to 8:00, it starts to push into the rest -- and just falls apart with scattered light showers through thursday, about 1:00. and then it falls apart. look at the rainfall. it is mainly -- well there is not much, is it, at 5:00. and then down to san mateo and only about a hundred of an inch. and look at our temperatures. we could be even warmer tomorrow except for at the coast. 60 there. 80 inland and then back in the 60s wednesday with that weak cold front. we'll rebound on thursday and friday, warmer than average.

we'll start to cool a little bit on saturday. and then sunday into monday are trending as a better storm, one we'll keep an eye on but right now the storm impact scale on that one either. >> on behalf of the entire bay area, thank you. >> it has been a long two months. >> it has been, yes. almost 200 radioshack stores are closing, including a dozen in the bay area. the company filed for chapter 11th bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years. they are closing 11 stores in the bay bridge. in san francisco, oakland, sand san rafael and several other cities. they are offering deep discounts on remaining merchandise, up to 90% off. we posted the list of stores online at abc7news.com. will today finally be the day that we get to stop talking about april the giraffe? >> we won't stop. her eyes are now apparently watching us. it has become very strange. the pregnant giraffe seems to have found out about

coming up at 4:00, the plan to make public cljs in california debt free. what state lawmakers want to do to make education for affordable for everyone. and tonight at 5:00, a soccer dual in san francisco, players are lacing up at the

stadium but the city may cry foul. so what is going on with that? we'll explain. so apparently some of are you back on giraffe watch this morning. >> many of you. april the giraffe has been keeping the world on pib pin -- pins and needles. they have a live camera on april who is expected to have her calf at any moment. in the morning, she paces back and forth. >> but today we notice her standing still -- and look at this, staring straight at us. for almost a half hour at one point. could it be a sign that the baby giraffe is coming, could it be a sign that she knows there is a camera there or could it be a sign she is playing a joke on all of us? >> thanks for joining

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