point. sutro tower sparkling in the background. sunshine once that sun gets up here. early on we could have pockets of fog in the north bay but by 4:00, look at this, spectacular, nothing but sunshine. temperatures settling in the 60s. but with the clear skies the temperatures will cool quickly later on this evening so the winter jacket your best friend out the door. get rid of it later on this afternoon. a beautiful look to the month of december. a check of the roads with frances. good morning there. traffic is very slow on southbound 680 as you make your way through walnut creek, an injury crash just past the live camera shot near highway 24 blocking lanes causing the big slowdown. we're checking out the drive time. this is the wrong one but across the bay bridge it's sluggish, 12 minutes there. i will check out the drive time in my next report. what is surprisingly slow is north 101 heading to sfo on the connector ramp.

the lane is blocked and so that's why traffic is jammed north 101. guys? >> frances, thank you. i.c.e. officials say they will work to take custody of jose ines garcia zarate and remove him from the country. >> yesterday afternoon a jury acquitted him of first degree and second-degree murder charges. he was found not guilty of manslaughter. jurors only found garcia zarate guilty of possession of a firearm. he faces charges for possessing a stolen gun. a judge will decide that sentence at a later date. zarate will receive credit for time served, almost two and a half years. kate steinle's family was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read. john diaz after the verdict came down. >> jim steinle told him, we're just shocked -- saddened and shocked -- that's about it. there's no other way you can coin it. justice was rendered but it was not served many who live in kate steinle's hometown are outraged. >> janine de la vega is live in

pleasanton. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there is a mix of emotions being felt here, disappointment but also anger. kate steinle grew up in the east bay town of pleasanton which is 40 miles just outside of san francisco. she was living in the city when she decided to take that fateful walk onto pier 14 with her father. many residents have been invested in the case and stunned to hear the jury's decision. >> i was horrified it would be a not guilty. being it was such an obvious guilty verdict. >> if i was somebody walking with my daughter in san francisco and the next thing she ended up dead, somebody has to pay the price. >> reporter: there were some who blasted san francisco for being a sanctuary city and say steinle's accused killer who was deported five times should have never been allowed there.

but for the most part there's just a lot of outrage. steinle's family still lives in pleasanton and her parents told the "san francisco chronicle" they are shocked and saddened. reporting live from pleasanton, janine de la vega. former alameda district attorney john creighton joined us on set during our live coverage of the verdict last my. >> he went into more detail explaining what involuntary manslaughter means and how the jury could come up with a not guilty verdict. >> keep in mind involuntary manslaughter there has to be a crime committed, in this case brandishing. and the brandishing has to be so reckless that it creates a high risk of death. and as a result, someone died. apparently the jury concluded that the defendant did not brandish the weapon, or if he did brandish it, he didn't brandish it in such a reckless way that it would qualify as an involuntary manslaughter. >> john, if i walk out on the

embarcadero, found a gun, picked it up, waved it around, held it up and fired it that's different than i picked it up and it went off in my hand is what you're saying. >> very much so, yes. >> we're asking to you weigh in on the verdict. do you think the jury got it right? we have this poll at the top of the bay area twitter page right now. more than 800 people cast their votes and so far 66% say no. we have every angle of the jury covered online at abc7news.com and our app including the details behind the hash tag going around, boycottc. the matt lauer sex assault scandal. his ex-wife is coming to his defense telling "entertainment tonight" last night the sexual misconduct accusations that cost lauer his job was out of character for him. she questioned the alleged victims' claims. she was married to him from 1981 to 1988. she says she has not spoken to

lauer since the news broke. she says they're trying to make the best of a horrible situation. nbc is reporting there may now be as many as eight accusers in the lauer scandal. men are even less likely to characterize behaviors that don't have touch as sexual harassment. 24% of the men polled thought flashing someone does not count. and 30% thought making sexual comments about someone's body is not harassment. nearly half of men polled also thought pushing up against someone on public transportation does not constitute as harassment, but 70% of women disagree. >> i can't get over those numbers. new at 6:00 muni's newest train has been taken out of service after a rider's fingernail became stuck in the door. the mta tells the examiner the passenger was reaching for the door as it was closing. the woman declined medical treatment at the scene. muni still trying to figure out how her fingernail became stuck. the train went into service on november 17th. drivers who had their

licenses suspended are being allowed to hit the road again according to our media partners at the mercury news. alameda county superior court reversed suspensions for 54,000 people who were penalized because they couldn't afford to pay traffic fines. these fines were racked up before june 17th. after that a law kicked in making it illegal to suspend someone's license because of their inability to pay. an alert for parents this morning. a phone addiction has been chan linked to changes in your child. the action the federal government can now take against jose ines garcia zarate. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza at 6:06 a.m. thanks for waking up with us. thanks for waking up with us. we'll keep you up to dat ( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping?

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tomorrow more in the way of clouds. we're dry sunday but cooler in the 50s. that's the weather. a check of the roads with frances. two surprising hot spots. 680 just a crawl from 242 up to highway 24 where there was an earlier injury crash. now they're saying lanes have cleared. it will take a while to recover. southbound 680 drive from highway 4 to walnut creek is 17 minutes. looking good and green on westbound 24 from walnut creek to highway 13 in observing. 580 slow tracy to dublin. the other surprisingly slow spot is north 101 because of some road work on the 380 connector. traffic is back up. natasha? >> frances, thank you. it could be an even bigger traffic headache this afternoon because stanford will play usc at levi's stadium. kickoff is at 5:00 p.m., the second meeting of the year between the two rivals.

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back now with the national reaction to the kate steinle murder trial verdict. >> the jury's decision reigniting the national debate over sanctuary cities. here's abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian. >> reporter: this sketch of jose ines garcia zarate hugging his attorney after hearing the jury's verdict is angering many conservatives. >> he's not found guilty of killing her. it's outrageous. >> reporter: the decision is reigniting the debate over sanctuary cities as well. attorney general jeff sessions released this statement saying, quote, san francisco's decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventible and heartbreaking death of kate steinle. garcia zahrate had been deport several times. immigration and custom enforcement said i.c.e. will work to take custody of mr. garcia zarate and ultimately

remove him from the country. those at the california immigrant policy center worry about the direction this verdict could take the nation. >> we've not allowed the administration to exploit this tragedy to try and carry out deportations of millions of people. >> reporter: this advocacy group is asking for stricter gun laws as a starting point. an executive chairman of hyper loop one is being accused of sexual misconduct according to sfgate.com. former uber colleagues say he placed his hands on a female worker's leg and moved it up her dress. five other women who met pishevar in a professional context told bloomberg they were sexual sexually harassed by him.

a judge now says albany high school acted properly when it suspended students over racial posts on social media. it happened in march. five students liked or commented on one student's instagram account which included images of nooses, on african-american students. suspended students sued saying the district violated their rights to free speech. they said the school was justified because the students caused the disruption. there's a new study raising concern about smartphone use among teenagers. researchers found that young people who became addicted to their smart phones and the internet have chemistry imbalances that can be seen in their brains. the imbalances can make it hard to pay attention and make teens more likely to have depression or anxiety. the good news they found those imbalances could be reversed with behavioral therapy. it seems there may be an upside to worrying. matt, do you want to take this one? >> stanford researchers say being concerned can offset feelings of depression.

scientists say this is opposite to what they thought their study would find. it's unclear why worrying seems to help improve memory. researchers say it is possible it can make people more focused. time now to get to meteorologist drew tuma in for mike nicco this morning. almost a copycat day to the day before. great sleeping weather, sunshine in the afternoon. >> matt would complain. >> usually i do but today, no, it's great. i'm inside. >> cold for all those other reporters out there this morning. >> no, i feel for them. >> the winter jacket your best friend. a lot of 30s in our shelter valleys. 43 in oakland. the same in san jose. 50 degrees across the map. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing a quiet picture, a dry day on the way for your friday. you look to the north and we are tracking moisture right here between vancouver and portland.

that's a weak front that will slide through and try to touch off a sprinkle in the north bay. future weather showing nothing but sunshine. really comfortable temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow morning there's some fog mainly in the delta. later on that line of showers that will try to approach ukiah and portions north of santa rosa, try to bring a sprinkle. nothing widespread. highs today back here on your friday good to go. dry, sunny, bright. a nice day. 63 in oakland. 66 in san jose. 62 vallejo. 64 in santa rosa. a nice tree lighting under way later on tonight. temperatures in the 50s, clear skies, cool temperatures. enjoy if you're headed there. we also have stanford taking on usc at levi's stadium tonight. we'll start off with sunshine at 4:00. temperatures holding in the

mid-60s. those numbers will quickly fall. temperatures already in the mid-50s. another cold night for many of us in the 30s, some spots in the 40s closer to the bay waters. plan the next seven days, sunny today, a chance of a sprinkle in the north bay. more in the way of cloud cover. it's a dry afternoon and monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday bright and brisk with temperatures mainly in the 60s. a check of traffic with frances. good morning. >> not as good as you would expect especially northbound 101 approaching sfo. some road work approaching 380 and they're supposed to be clearing it now. traffic has been heavy on northbound 101 as you make your way out of burlingame. 280 is an alternate. new crash reported westbound 580 near dublin interchange. and an earlier injury crash has things tied up on southbound 680 through walnut creek.

they have cleared the lanes so traffic is improving a little bit. the drive time still slow from highway 4 to walnut creek. it is green as you make your way to highway 13. the toll plaza is backed up past the jeff crossing. robert mueller appears to have reached a plea deal with michael flynn, appears to be prepared to plead guilty to at least one count of lying to the fbi. i want to bring in pierre thomas for more on this. pierre? >> george, well, the situation is we have a hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. this morning, special counsel's office filed a special complaint against michael flynn, and it's about comments made to the fbi in regard to whether he had

conversations about russian sanctions with the former russian ambassador. he was forced out of office in relation to whether he had those conversations. he said he did not discuss those sanctions. we now know that he did. the special counsel has filed a criminal complaint. flynn is expected in court at 10:00 a.m. where we expect him to plead guilty. >> we'll learn more at that time. these are conversation that is occurred in december 2016 when flynn was slated to be national security adviser for president trump when, indeed, he was inaugurated in january. this was during the transition at that time and these were at least two conversations in late december with the ambassador at a time president obama's administration was looking to level sanctions and punishment against the russians for their involvement in the election. >> then acting attorney general

sally yates contacted the white house, told the white house they were concerned he had misled officials about it including the vice president pence, and the fbi subsequently interviewed him about these accusations. the fbi according to our reporting, secretly recorded the conversation, knew what he said. and then when they asked him forthcoming and is being charged with that today, george. >> pierre, we'll learn more at this plea hearing at 10:30 what information if, indeed, general flynn is pleading guilty, what he's willing to give in return for this. this is a relatively narrow count right now. we had also seen reports in the past of his failure to report his lobbying activity on behalf of foreig governments which could have also led to criminal indictments. >> exactly. not often federal felonies in connection with that kind of activity but the level and the

amount of foreign lobbying that flynn had done had gone under the scrutiny of the fbi. he had been investigated for acting on behalf of turkish officials, and he had filed information updating the fact he had done considerable work after the fact, george, but that is not listed in the document we have so far but, again, we expect to learn more at 10:30. >> i want to bring in our correspondent john karl for more on this. this is significant for a number of reasons. general flynn active as a surrogate for candidate trump at the time. slated to be his national security adviser. this is an activity during the transition. we also know president trump early in the administration was seized with the flynn investigation according to james comey, the former fbi director, was asked by the president at one point to try to go easy on flynn. >> absolutely that was a key part of the comey story. we also recalled, george, the

president spoke glowingly of flynn even as he was about to fire him for misleading statements he made to the vice president. and one big question here whether the president would issue a pardon, a preemptive pardon to flynn. he had not done that. interesting to see where that goes now. but i am struck by the point you made which is this is a narrow indictment, very specific to those two conversations. there's nothing here about flynn's son who had been questioned by special counsel mueller and the question is what did flynn agree to do in return for this narrow indictment rather than something that could have been significantly worse for him. is he going to give information on the president? >> that would be the big question. a final question back to pierre thomas right now. knowing the way special counsel mueller has worked in past you would expect him to reach a deal with someone who is indeed the

national security adviser for the president only if that person could get information on someone higher up or someone else in the chain. the president, one of his sons, his son-in-law. >> absolutely, george. that's typically how it works. you're given a deal like this to get additional information to make sure you have every avenue covered and, george, one of the key things i think we'll look for is why. why did flynn feel the need to mislead the fbi and these other people. that's the big question we've never gotten a clear answer to. >> perhaps some answers will be coming at 10:30. we will be here all day long. once more a flee agreement reached with robert mueller pleading guilty to one charge of false statements to the fbi concerning conversations he had with the russian ambassador in december of 2016. much more ahead on the updated "gma." i'm george stephanopoulos in new york.

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and now at 6:30 not guilty, the stunning verdict in the case over kate steinle's shooting death. live with the reaction pouring in overnight. help for students impacted by the north bay wildfires. the deadline extended for teens hoping to go to college. plus, their big debut. images of prince harry and meghan markle as they step out for their first official appearance. the markle sparkle going strong. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. it's friday, december 1st. i'm matt keller in for reggie aqui. the markle sparkle. >> i'm not going to steal it but it's an excellent term. frances, i know you're excited. >> i could watch the markle sparkle all day long. >> a chilly start out there this morning. the heavy jacket going to be a necessity for many of us right now. 30s widespread from napa to

santa rosa to livermore down to gilroy. it's a chilly start. we have mainly clear skies out there. and once that sun gets up it will be really effective at warming us up. midday 50s if not low 60s. later on for the first day of december spot on for where we should be this time of the year from the coast to the bay and inland going into the 60s by 4:00 today. that's weather. a check of the roads with frances. good morning. >> good morning, drew. disappointed in the friday commute because it's been heavy in spots. 680 still recovering from an earlier accident. you can see with all these brake lights it is jammed so the drive time still slow. 680 has improved 14 minutes so better now as you continue to highway 24. sfo because of earlier road work that should be recovering soon about 280 is a possible alternate. guys? >> frances, thank you.

according to doum just obtained by abc news former u.s. security adviser for trump is charged with allegedly making false statement. >> the special counsel's office has filed a complaint against the former national security adviser michael flynn. it's about comments made to the fbi in regard to russian sanctions with the former russian ambassador. he said he did not discuss those sanctions. we now know that he did. >> flynn is set to be in court at 7:30 our time. we'll have updates throughout the day on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com and of course on "gma" at 7:00 a.m. not guilty the stunning verdict from the san francisco jury in the kate steinle murder trial getting attention from the bay area all the way to the white house. >> and now a show of support for the steinle family at the scene of the deadly shooting.

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, matt. look what has happened here at pier 14. a poster board surrounded by candles, roses, and some american flags. those on both sides of the case are calling for everyone to remember the steinle family during this and show them love and support and this can't be easy for them. jose ines garcia zarate showed little emotion when the verdict was read yesterday. the jury had the options of first or second-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter but found him not guilty on any of those charges. zarate says the gun he found on the ground just went off when he pick it up. attorneys from both sides are asking that everyone respect the verdict. >> they deliberated as a group. they therd readback testimony. they looked at the physical

evidence, and they rendered a verdict to the best of their abilities. >> it was a verdict we were not hoping for. i know that both sides fought very hard but, again, the jurors are the ones that make the determination on the case. and we will respect that decision. >> reporter: garcia zarate was found guilty of being a felon in possession after firearm and could be sentenced up to three years for that offense, but he gets credit for time served, and he's been in jail for about two and a half years. his sentencing date has not been set yet. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. that outrage over the murder trial verdict is growing online. some are criticizing undocumented immigrants and sanctuary cities. others are calling for a boycott of the entire city of san francisco. check out this twitter page #boycott san francisco. people posting to the site say they want justice for the steinle family. we have other comments on our

website, abc7news.com. and president trump is tweeting about the kate steinle verdict. the killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border always committing crimes and being violent, yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall. >> long before the trial even began suspect jose ines garcia zarate confessed to killing kate steinle on pier 14. he made that confession in an exclusive interview in 2015 just days after his arrest. the judge in the case did not allow that interview to be played during the trial. >> did you shoot kate steinle, the lady who was down on pier 14? >> yes. >> you did shoot her? >> mm-hmm. >> garcia zarate says the shooting was an accident, the gun was wrapped in a t-shirt he found on a bench at pier 14. he says it fired when he picked it up.

>> his sense tene's already spe half years. u.s. immigration officials say they will deport zarate. we sent out a breaking news alert as soon as the verdict was reached. you can be the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news app. 6:35 now and happening today a moment of silence. a memorial will be held at the observing museum of california for the victims of the ghost ship fire. tomorrow is the first anniversary of the warehouse fire that killed 36 people. derick almena and max harris have pled not guilty to 36 counts of manslaughter. tonight's ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the live desk this morning senate republicans are still working out the final details of their tax plan. a final vote is expected later today after a series of amendments are considered. the bill hit a roadblock over concerns about how much it adds to the federal deficit. abc news reporter arlette saenz is in washington with the

latest. >> reporter: good morning. the senate republicans started yesterday optimistic about passing a tax plan but now they're heading back to the drawing board and negotiating with those holdouts. senate republicans are working in overdrive hammering out the final details of their tax plan. >> failure is not an option. we need a tax cut. >> reporter: but republicans are scrambling to win over the holdouts. >> do you think there's any chance you don't pass this bill? >> i think it's likely to pass. >> reporter: the plan cuts tax rates for individuals and corporations. the corporate tax cuts are permanent but the individual rates go back up in a decade. a recent congressional budget office analysis found those earning over $100,000 a year will benefit the most. and in ten years lower and middle-income americans lose out. senate democrats are blasting the bill. >> what this is is a grab bag full of special interest goodies for multinational corporations.

>> reporter: independent senator angus king criticized the process. >> to call this a circus would be an insult to circuses. >> reporter: after postponing the vote last night the senate will be voting this morning, but it's unclear what they'll be voting on. those negotiations are expected to play out in the coming hours. arlette saenz, abc news, washington. >> arlette, thank you. next at 7:00, abc's jon karl is live at the white house breaking down the changes being made to the tax bill about to it passed. >> we're wearing red today. it's world aids day. former president bill clinton is scheduled to speak at an event in san francisco. it's taking place in golden gate park. this year's world aids day event will honor those who made a difference in the fight against aids celebrating the next generation of leaders. the time of this eve website abc7news.com. one of the country's biggest

advocates for nuclear power says he's joining the gubernatorial race. he made the announcement during a panel discussion in san francisco. he's a berkeley resident. he plans to run as an independent. six months before the primary a new poll finds lieutenant governor gavin newsom anvil villaraigosa are ahead. villaraigosa has 18%. state treasurer john chiang is backed by 9%. and the top republican is san diego county attorney john cox who has 9% support. 37% remain undecided. in accuweather we'll be dealing with tons of sunshine. we have a couple of issues in the north bay in terms of visibility and fog. look at live doppler 7. visibility less than two miles. santa rosa and petaluma this hour. traveling on 101 in this area

will be a little bit slower than normal thanks to that fog in the region. tons of sunshine and going to the 60s later on in the afternoon and the highs will be really nice. 64 in santa rosa. about 65 that high in novato. the forecast early on will have patchy fog spots in the north bay. it's chilly with our coolest spots in the 30s. by the afternoon you don't need the winter jacket anymore. by 3:00 lots of sunshine and temperatures really comfortable in the 60s. lots of sunshine today. tomorrow, though, more in the way of cloud cover, perhaps an isolated sprinkle. then on sunday we'll finish off with mainly sunny skies but cooler in the 50s. a check of the roads with frances. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. an earlier injury crash has snarled up traffic. it has been cleared for a while. you can see damage is done. southbound 680 still very heavy here through walnut creek approaching highway 24 and there

is a surprisingly slow spot on north 101 approaching sfo. traffic is recovering. you may still want to consider 280 as an alternate. also another accident westbound 580 at 680 causing things to back up as you make your way out through livermore so that drive time from tracy to dublin has grown to 42 minutes. matt, natasha? >> thank you, frances. the power is back on at san francisco state university after an outage forced the campus to close. sky 7 was over the school yesterday afternoon. it closed around 3:00. all remaining classes had to be canceled along with any extracurricular activities. thornton hall was also evacuated. pg&e says equipment failure is to blame. people are responding to the verdict in the kate steinle shooting death. we are live there up next. in your morning money report, deals, deals, deals. the major holiday discounts best buy is launching this morning. a look at what's coming up at

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donate $10 to bay area food banks. abc 7 news reporter janine de la vega is live for us. >> reporter: a lot of people invested in this case and they're upset justice was not served. kate steinle grew up in the east bay town of pleasanton which is 40 miles just outside of san francisco. she graduated from amador valley high school and was living in the city when she took that walk on the pier with her dad. residents were shocked to hear the jury's decision. >> i thought it was ridiculous. >> shocking that someone would get away with shooting a gun and murdering somebody and get away with it really. >> one of the things about san francisco being a sanctuary city is something i personally don't agree with and i think this is a

perfect example of it. >> reporter: some people have used this case to blast san francisco for being a sanctuary city. they say steinle's accused killer should have never been allowed there. steinle's family still lives here in pleasanton. they told the "san francisco chronicle" that they are just shocked and saddened by the verdict. reporting live from pleasanton, janine de la vega, abc 7 news. theresa may is ignoring calls for her to cancel president trump's state visit to the uk. she is under pressure after president trump re-tweeted three muslim videos by the leader of the extreme right-wing group britain first and has been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment. london's mayor as well as members of parliament called on may to rescind mr. trump's visit yesterday. >> action is needed now. not a slap on the wrist. cancel the state visit.

>> by sharing it he is either a racist, incompetent or unthinking or all three. >> prime minister may did voice her opposition. don't focus on me, focus on the radical islamic terrorism within the uk. may told reporters that the invitation still stands. jimmy kimmel is taking on alabama senate candidate roy moore on twitter. a comedian disrupted a more event. despite d.c. and hollywood elites' bigotry towards southerners, jimmy, we'll save you a seat on the front pew. okay, roy, but i'm leaving my daughters at home. ps, wear that cute little leather vest. 6:46 now. a ruling against a southern california power company could have major implications for pg&e. a request was rejected from san diego gas and electric to force customers to shoulder $379

million in costs from three deadly wildfires ignited by power lines in '07. regulators upheld the decision who said the you stilt mismanaged its own equipment and couldn't pass along costs to rate payers. cal fire is investigating whether power lines owned by pg&e contributed to the north bay wildfires. the company could be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages if found at fault. high school students affected by the north bay wildfires have received an extension on college applications for schools. the application deadline was originally yesterday. many students are now scrambling to meet the deadline for those impacted by the fires. >> what i decided to do instead of using my house i dedicated myself fully to the college application process. since nothing was left in the present i have to focus on the future. >> i know my applications rn

going to be as good as they would have been. >> schools were closed for three weeks in santa rosa after the october fires delaying everything from s.a.t. tests to teachers writing reference letters. now your morning money report. city leaders in san francisco want to you shop local this holiday season, support businesses in your enabled. >> abc 7 news was in glenn park where they visited with mer shants. shehee recalled how certain customer service can't be found online. >> amazon.com won't babysit your daughter. karla and rema at the cheese boutique both were babysitting my daughter while they were working for their dad. you have family owned businesses. you have families in the neighborhoods. >> you can get anything that you really need in san francisco. you don't even have to go on line if you don't want to. >> the city's official campaign is called shop and dine in the 49 referring, of course, to san francisco being 49 square miles. holiday shoppers get ready. best buy is kicking off 24 dayss

of door busters. one deal will be revealed each day on best buy's mobile app and website. happening today another chance to get your hands on tickets to the museum of ice cream. tickets go on sale at 11:00 this morning. they're $38 each for select dates through january 8th right now. we're posting a link if you want to see it on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. get to your television or phone, we have new images and video of prince harry and meghan markle. their first official appearance since announcing their engagement monday and they're already putting the public spotlight to a positive use going to a world aids day charity event at a local school. the prince and markle were greeted by huge cheers. >> there's something both glamorous and sweet and the crowd responds to them for this american royal bride-to-be meeting her people for the first

time. >> i already have my dvr set for the prime time special airing tonight on "20/20" about markle's rise. the american princess starts at 10:00 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00 i watch anyways. >> and it's just set up for a movie. this is a hallmark movie, the american princess. >> i'm sure it's already in production. >> i feel like we've seen this before somewhere. drew, i know you're excited about the weather today. >> this is like a picture perfect post card we have. that sun about to come up here. a live look. here is the embarcadero. the bay bridge good to go. a lot of sunshine once that sun is fully up here. temperature wise some chilly spots. santa rosa, napa, novato, gilroy. that winter jacket is going to be your best friend with the cool temperatures and clear skies. live doppler 7 along with satellite across much of california. we are really quiet. to our north we go. you notice a little bit of rain

around vancouver and porl, that's a weak front that will slip to the south. future weather, hour by hour, 3:00 later on this afternoon nothing but sunshine across the region. as we get you into saturday morning we'll see some fog developing in the delta and it could be dense in spots as well. we're watching the weak front, try and approach 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon in the north bay. that's about it in terms of any precipitation over the week north of santa rosa saturday afternoon. back here on friday, highs today great. 62 in san francisco. 63 in observing later on this afternoon. 66 in san jose. about 64 that high in antioch. 63 after a chilly start in napa. another cool start in many spots. our lowest spots will drop into the 30s in the north bay. some patchy fog. san francisco, oakland, even san jose falling into the 40s. just want to give you a heads-up, king tide, our highest tide cycle of the year arrives sunday morning. tides above normal.

we could see isolated flooding along our coastline. the forecast today it's a sunny day, a chance of a north bay sprinkle. nothing but sunshine in the afternoon on sunday and then a crisp, fall day and sunshine continues for much of the accuweather seven-day forecast. that's weather. a check of traffic with frances. good morning. >> good morning, drew. good morning, everyone. a couple unlucky spots this morning. westbound 580 at 680. this is the third accident in the same spot and traffic is very heavy as you make your way out of livermore into pleasanton. also a second crash reported on the north 101 stretch. traffic is backed up now to highway 92 and sluggish from san mateo and up to milbrae. traffic is backed up on southbound 680 and even

southbound 242 connecting to 680. slow and go across the san mateo bridge. guys? >> frances, thank you. las vegas police released video showing the man who robbed a casino at gunpoint. cameras follow a man in a wig as he entered the bellagio and made his way into the poker room. he pulled a weapon on staff at the cashier cage and demanded money and the workers handed it over. cameras showed the man running out of the casino and drove off in a silver car. investigators have found the car but not the driver. police are not saying how much money he got away with. the san francisco spca at rescue world has a new guard canine that has neither a bark or a bite to ward off crooks. it's a robot. night scope's autonomous robot patrols the campus standing more than five feet tall and weighs 398 pounds capturing audio and video 24/7. evidence of vandalism and crime can be sent to police.

canine has been patrolling since last month and crime rates have dropped. >> facebook expanding big time and that means more jobs. the company leased two big office buildings in fremont. our media partner at the mercury news shows those buildings are in the arden wood district. it totals 190,000 square feet, enough space for nearly 1,000 employees. facebook so far not commenting on that purchase. and only on abc 7 news a first look at an urban oasis going up in downtown san francisco right now. take a look at drone view 7. it shot these images of the five acre park. it will feature a cafe, a restaurant, and an area for live performances. it is expected to open next year. commuter buses will use the center at first and eventually cal train will run into the complex's lower level. designers are calling this the grand central terminal of the west and they're hoping it catches on. colin kaepernick at 30 years old has become the youngest winner of the "sports illustrated" muhammad ali legacy award. the award usually goes to

athletes who use their platform to create change. our instagram picture of the day. if you haven't yet follow us and you can see a lot more great pictures like this. beautiful. share your photos and video. >> that is gorgeous. a live look at santa cruz this morning. who wants to go to the beach to see a gorgeous sun rise? i do. we're keeping you up to date on weather and traffic.

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it's 6:58. here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, breaking news. president trump's former national security adviser is expected to plead guilty to lying about the campaign's ties with russia expected in court at 7:30 a.m. a live picture from pier 14 in san francisco. you can s that vigil set up overnight in honor of kate steinle. this was the scene of her death. a jury found jose ines garcia zarate not guilty in her death. number three, law enforcement official tells nbc news the justice department may now pursue federal charges against zarate. number four, kate steinle's family is reacting telling "the chronicle" quote, we're shocked, saddened and shocked. there's no other way you can

coin it. number five in the accuweather forecast sun will be up in the next couple of minutes. it's chilly early on but the sun gets up warming us up into the 60s. and number six, it has not been friday light. a new crash at the bay bridge toll plaza backup which is heavy through the maze. it's been a crawl southbound 680 approaching highway 24 because of an earlier injury accident. sorry, folks, westbound 580 jammed through livermore approaching 680 because of a third accident in the same spot. number seven the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place at jack london square in oakland. a 55-foot mount shasta >> grab a jacket we'll be in the 50s. >> good advice. >> we'll be back here in about 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. "good morning america" starts right now with more on that breaking news, michael flynn pleading guilty to making false statements. >> a look at our mt. tam camera.

good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. michael flynn, president trump's former national security adviser charged by the special counsel in connection with the russia investigation. not guilty. the stunning verdict in that high-profile case involving an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed a young woman in san francisco. now acquitted of murder. her death a rallying cry for president trump on the campaign trail. >> we're going to shut down the sanctuary cities. overnight president trump calling the verdict disgraceful. what her family is saying this morning. nfl star and a new lawsuit. accusing this philadelphia eagles player of seducing another man's wife. the scorned husband claiming alienation of affection, demanding $50,000.