5:00 a.m., good morning to you on this monday, december 4th. >> jessica off today and sue hall in for alexis. she has a lot to talk about. we'll get to that in a second. we'll start with mike and a look at the weather. >> we'll start with the winds. that seems to be what kept some people up last night. just a little bit in areas like fair field. still 18 at the airport and san francisco. 29 at half moon bay. 15 in san jose. they may calm a little bit once the sun comes up they'll re-energize and become a main stay as will sunshine and bone-dry air and your accuweather 12-hour planner.

we have micro climates because of the winds. 55 to 58. 57 to 59 by 4:00. and by 7:00 the winds will keep the temperatures up, low to mid-50s. freezing temperatures on the way. we'll talk about that. here's sue. we're taking a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. we are down two lanes this morning so lanes 14 and 15 were cash paying lanes are now out of commission due to the fatal truck accident over the weekend. these are cash paying lanes here and these are cash paying lanes on the right-hand side. already with the delays backing up here. we'll take a look at the mcarthur maze. from hercules and into the city including the toll plaza. about a 30-minute drive and we'll check back on this and

more. one more look, this is from our live crew there this morning. they'll be there all morning long. drivers are sharing their memories of the toll booth operator who died, si si han. >> one woman always passed through lane number 14. she says han's warm smile made a usually hectic commute much brighter. >> a pleasant smile and real grounded. you're stressed. you don't know if you're going to make it to work on time some days. she was very calm in that brief moment. >> the woman you heard from is a schoolteacher and she says she feels for han's family particularly her 10-year-old daughter. >> i feel very sorry, you know,

for her daughter. and for her husband, but her little girl needs her mother. she's 10 years old. >> han is originally from burma. she was a caltrans toll worker since 2007. >> both of the men charged in connection with the 36 deaths in the ghost ship warehouse fire are expected in court. tiffany wilson is live with what we can expect in today's hearing. tiffany? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. today's preliminary hearing is expected to last five days this will be the first time that a judge hears evidence against both men. ghost ship founder derick almena and tenant max harris charged with 36 counts of manslaughter. they both pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say they created a fire hazard that led to the deadliest fire in oakland's history on december 2nd, 2016. 36 people died when flames trapped everyone who was attending a dance party on the second floor of the fruitvale

warehouse. 36 people did not make it out. over the weekend a vigil marking the one-year anniversary was held at the warehouse. people brought notes and flowers. one mother who lost her son visited the site for the first time. >> it was just so hard, just the idea. i've been coming and thinking where was the warehouse? >> reporter: investigators found serious electrical problems inside the warehouse but were unable to determine an official cause of the fire. today's hearing is set to begin at 8:45 this morning. live in observing, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. a second round of relief funding is set to be released to victims of the wildfires. the north bay fire relief fund is sending out another round of checks to people who have lost their homes. the fundraised $24 million so far. napa residents have until friday to apply to the center for

volunteer and nonprofit leadership. sonoma valley can apply and their deadline is friday, december 15th. the developments in san francisco's 911 call center has reached a milestone this past month. dispatchers now answer 90% of calls it receives within ten seconds and that is a significant improvement since april. that was the lowest point. the center only answered 66% of calls. the center still trying to hire more dispatchers. there are 123 and they want that number up to 165. convicted rapist and former stanford swimmer brock turner is looking for a new trial. >> reporter: brock turner, the former stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman is now asking for a trial. misstatements, misrepresentations, and misunderstandings tainted the case and the actual evidence does not support any of the three convictions.

at trial the district attorney's office argued then 22-year-old victim referred to as emily doe was too intoxicated to consent when then 29-year-old tu yea19- assaulted her. the case sparked nationwide outrage when turner was sentenced. the prosecution asked for six years behind bars but the judge gave him just six months. turner wound up serving only three. the latest on turner's appeal at the latest on turner's appeal at 7:00 a.m. suspending the relationship with longtime conductor james levine pending an investigation into sexual abuse allegations. according to "the new york times" three men came forward yesterday accusing him of sexually abusing them decades ago when they were teenagers. they offered a statement saying he would not be involved in any met activities and has hired an outside law firm to investigate his behavior.

>> colin kaepernick is waking up with a new accolade. he surprised everyone as the unannounced recipient of the aclu's courageous award in beverly hills last night. >> 2017 courageous advocate award, colin kaepernick. >> that award given to individuals who fight for civil rights. kaepernick drew attention to racial inequality by kneeling during the national anthem. >> we all have an obligation regardless of the reward to stand up for our fellow men and women who are being oppressed with the understanding human rights cannot be compromised. >> kaepernick hasn't landed a new gig since opting out of his contract with the 49ers. many believe it's because of his political stance and not his playing ability. two leaders will discuss free speech. janet napolitano will be interviewing berkeley law dean,

expecting to discuss the way higher institutions are grappling with the issue. the interview was scheduled to take place in san francisco. hopefully you had the chance to see the super man last night. the final one of the year. either way you have to see this perspective. that is just amazing. i've been staring at that thing all night it seems like. that's how we found it. if you missed it, the next chance is january 21st. guess when our next chance of a king tide is, january 21st. they go hand-in-hand. the temperature change. you can see most of us are cooler except for areas getting breezy. livermore, santa rosa. tomorrow morning that entire map

will be blue, even colder tomorrow. look at this, 43 in west portal. how about that, and then you go out to the beach and it's 54. joey is a native of san francisco. what's up with that? that's exactly the micro climate this morning. he tells me i have 30 seconds left so moving on, mission 50. 38 in palo alto. walnut creek, 34. we're all over the place this morning. breezy even outside of our bridges it's breezy. chilly to mild. your 12-hour planner for the north bay, 40 this morning but by noon, 59. low to mid-60s this afternoon. look at that. 44 by 8:00. and then down to the south bay, 42 this morning. 59 at noon. 60s by 2:00 and 4:00. i'm going to show you that because it's really depressing.

not a single chance of rain in the next seven days. i'll have the forecast next. here's sue. back to the bay bridge toll plaza where we still have better news. one lane, one toll lane booth now closed and presumably that one is toll number 14 that was basically demolished over the weekend. we'll check back with amy hollyfield to confirm that. at the start of the show we had four closed. look at the backup there. no metering lights yet. if you can car-pool a great way to go is to take b.a.r.t. slowing up into the pleasanton area. and let's take a look, b.a.r.t. running on time. a great way to avoid the toll plaza. a full shutdown due to dock maintenance on the sausalito ferry.

we'll check back in just a few. thank you, sue. as the gop tax proposal takes another step to becoming reality we're digging into how it will affect your bottom line. >> a bay area entrepreneur took a dip in the shark tank. we watched along with his friends a

president trump endorsing alabama senator candidate roy

moore very clearly in a tweet early this morning. he writes, democrats' refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need roy moore in alabama. we need his vote on stopping crime, immigration, border wall, military, pro life, v.a., judges. no to jones, moore's democratic opponent. moore has denied allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women who were in their teens while he was in his 30s. from heated politics to economics, the gop sweeping tax plan impacts us all. >> the house votes on a motion to send to conference committee. there are some glaring differences between the two. for example, the senate version eliminates the mandate to purchase insurance and the house preserves it. what the republican plan means for most americans. >> reporter: now if you make

$55,775 that is the median household income in the united states right now. again, the majority in your bracket will get a cut on average $812 in 2019. but in this group 11% will see their taxes rise. >> those who itemize, live in high tax states like california, don't have kids, will face increases. majority leader mitch mcconnell hopes to pass that bill by friday. a suspicious package is heading to a crime lab. postal inspectors want to know if this incident is connected to the discovery of two other explosive devices since october. here's leslie brinkley. >> reporter: on saturday afternoon during a routine run a mail carrier found a suspicious device inside this blue outgoing mailbox at san pablo avenue and stanford street in oakland. it was not mailed, just dropped into the box.

federal inspectors responded. the bomb squad deployed a robot. >> the item left in the box was rendered safe. atf agents collected all the evidence. working on the crime scene almost until midnight last night. >> reporter: a woman, a witness i spoke to off camera, told me the device looked like a bottle with wires coming out of it. that device will now be sent to the u.s. postal service crime lab near washington, d.c., for analysis. two other recent incidents are being investigated. an explosive device in a package delivered to the home of an alameda police officer on november 24th. and on october 19th an explosive package arrived at a home in east palo alto. in both cases people were injured. >> we're not making any types of connections. all three are ongoing

investigations. >> reporter: neighbors were rattled. >> this is the world we live in now. people are doing suspicious things. >> reporter: authorities say if you find a suspicious package, call 911. in observing, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. home of the san jose earthquakes may get a new name. as part of the bankruptcy case a federal judge has been asked to reduce the terms of its naming rights deal. avaya agreed to a deal for $20 million. the company filed for bankruptcy to reconstruct. "the mercury news" reports they expect to have a new stadium partner by the 2019 season. a san francisco based entrepreneur on shark tank. we sat down with the inventor. >> the device allows users to play their records on the go and project the sounds through the speaker or connect it via blue tooth and headphones. he designed it all by himself. >> i learned everything i needed to learn on youtube, electrical

engineering last year and all the machinery was at a local tech shop here in san francisco. it unfortunately just closed. >> a viewing party during last night's episode and he had plenty of fans. >> i have to be honest, i'm really excited and surprised all my friends come out and people are supporting. it doesn't feel real yet. >> robert bought it for $500,000 and gets a two-year contract and a six-figure salary and will receive $5 for every rokblok sold. they're listed online for $99. hundreds of people dressed up as santa claus and took part in the 18th annual santa sunday event. this was in maine. the best part, it's all to raise money for charity.

>> that is a brave photographer standing in the middle there with all the santas careening down at you. >> at least you can see they will coming. >> that looked like fun. you can check me out at mike nicco abc 7. winds are the big story at 34 miles an hour at mt. tamalpais. guess where the cold winds are going, back down to the ground and it will be breezy all day today. that air is the driest. we'll have total sunshine. it's the coldest of the season. the first chance of frost tonight. a better chance tomorrow night. getting concerned, the extended shows no chance of rain the next 14 to 16 days. i hope that changes. 59 at half moon bay. 60 to 63 degrees for the rest of us. it will feel cooler than that if you're in the breezes.

if you're not, it will be nice outside. look at tonight, the wealth of 30s out there in our deepest valleys and that does include places like fremont, palo alto, napa, santa rosa and clover dale, concord, livermore. all of these areas could have an isolated area of frost. this is why we have no rain for two weeks. to our north and south, does that look familiar? it's about the same pattern during the drought. absolutely no chance of rains with temperatures rebounding to upper 40s to mid-60s under all that sunshine. hi, sue. plenty of traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. better news, four of the toll booths closed down. now we're down to just one, toll booth 14. we are filling in solid.

i'll check to see about metering lights. regardless or not you are still going to expect delays even with that one booth closed. look at tracy. a 45-minute drive into dublin/pleasanton. a look at our 3d maps. this is approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. all those cars there heading in the westbound direction towards the toll and it is backing up the toll and it is backing up now into the mcarthur maze. we'll check with amy hollyfield and the closure of the one toll plaza. i would expect b.a.r.t. would be the best way to avoid it this morning. >> thank you, sue. you'll want to avoid this, too. if you take the ferry, the sausalito landing will be closed for a couple days this week for inspection. neither golden gate nor blue and gold will be serving sausalito. full closures tomorrow and wednesday. partial closures will be in place thursday and friday.

go to abc7news.com for the specifics on these hours. there will be information on the backup bus that you can take and where the pickup locations are. a high-profile no show at the kennedy center honors. >> president trump skipped the ceremony after some honorees said they would boycott it if he showed up. the highest recognition for artists in many fields, singers lionel richie, gloria estefan as well as the first rapper ever to receive the honor ll cool j. quincy jones had this to say about our president. >> how do you feel about the president choosing not to come tonight? >> thank god. the biggest disaster this country has ever seen. >> honesty. >> well, he went there. >> he did. they said the president's attendance is traditional and important, but thanked the white house for avoiding a showdown that would have overshadowed the ceremony itself. next, the seven things you need to know to start your day. >> the gas tax increasing

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and number two, following your monday morning commute right back at the bay bridge toll plaza because this is the big traffic story this morning. looking at about a 35-minute drive if your travels take you from hercules down through berkeley and into the mcarthur maze including this backup and the metering lights have been turned on at 5:20 this morning just exacerbating the problem with toll booth 14 out of commission. a preliminary hearing for the two men charged in the deaths of 36 people in oakland's ghost ship fire. they say they create add fire hazard. both pleaded not guilty. two unions representing nearly all workforce will meet to avoid a walkout which would affect city business. both sides are locked in a dispute over a wage increase. president trump is doubling down on his support of the republican senate candidate accused of sexual assault. overnight the president tweeted roy moore's vote is needed in congress. and, number six, if you're

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if you're coming from the east bay you may want to leave early. looking live at the plaza where one lane is still closed following a tragic crash over the weekend. also, preventing a terror attack. >> a change you will see when baseball season returns at at&t park. stunning photos and videos are coming in. we sure appreciate it. >> very nice. good morning to you on this monday, december 4th. jessica is off today. sue hall in for alexis, and she's going to talk more about the crash and the impact on our morning commute. we'll start with mike nicco. >> some frost is going to be coming our way. winds are relaxing a little bit and will do that the next hour and a half or so. our fastest winds in fair field and sfo at 20. 16, 15, and 12.

as far as what's going on with our accuweather 12-hour planner today, 40 to 47 degrees. we have micro climates all over the place. 56 to 58. 4:00, 57 to 59. by 7:00 we'll be back in the 40s in most areas getting ready for the cool evening and overnight hours to come on. here's sue. >> 5:20 was the magic time for the metering lights to be turned on. toll booth 14 where the fatal accident was. traffic is stacking up beyond the over crossing into the mcarthur maze. slow and go out of tracy, fairly typical, up to livermore with a 45-minute drive. we are looking at a 3d'back yum at the bay bridge toll plaza. these are the fast trackers in the car-pool lanes here. this is the 80 approach so stacked up. amazing that one toll booth being out of commission could cause this but expect extra delays.

we'll be watching this morning and perhaps take b.a.r.t. and we'll check in on other options soon. >> that crash will obviously affect some of you as you try to get to work and as you can see there has been progress but no word on when the last lane is going to be reopened. >> reporter amy hollyfield is live for us at the bridge this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. the situation out here is improving. look behind me. we started the morning with four lanes closed, four toll booths closed. now they've opened all but one, the lane with toll booth 14 is closed. that toll booth is gone. here's a look at the wreckage right after the crash on saturday morning. a truck plowed into toll booth 14 early in the morning killing the worker inside. 46-year-old si si han. it is believed the driver of the truck was drunk. caltrans says this agency is really shaken up.

>> you're never prepared for it. this is awful. everyone is really hurting this week. >> reporter: authorities identified the driver as 28-year-old daniel berk. he's expected to be in the hospital for a while recovering from his injuries and then he is facing dui and vehicular manslaughter charges. caltrans officials say they don't know how long this lane will be closed. they have to rebuild the toll booth from the ground up so they do think this will be closed for a while and will impact the commute. they are recommending that you give yourself more time or take public transportation. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. we'll keep you updated on that traffic situation. you'll get real time updates on major bay area roads and freeways. we'll send you breaking news as it happens. san francisco police are investigating a domestic violence incident that led to two arrests on the bay bridge. police responded to treasure island just after 9:00 last

night and say an armed man ran onto the bridge as he was chasing a woman. both were detained on the bridge. the man tossed his gun on the ramp before officers were able to arrest him. it's not clear if he was arrested on the upper or lower deck. president trump facing new questions this morning in the russia investigation. after a series of weekend tweets and attacks on former fbi director james comey. abc's kenneth moton joins us live. geor good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: it appears that he offered all of them and that is getting attention. president trump in another fight with james comey. the president attacking the bureau tweeting after years of comey the fbi's reputation is in tatters, worst in history. comey fired back saying the fbi is honest, the fbi is strong, the fbi will be independent. the back and forth ignited as

the president's legal team worked to explain this tweet from the president's account about former national security adviser michae flynn. i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. >> the president knew he lied to the fbi which means when he talked to the director and asked him to drop this case he knew that flynn had committed a federal crime. >> reporter: the president's lawyer says he wrote the tweet. the issue significant because comey gave sworn testimony that the president urged him to go easy on flynn. >> i took it as a direction. with me alone saying i hope this, i took it as this is what he wans me to do. >> reporter: just more fake news covering another comey lie. it appears robert mueller continues to build his case, this after flynn struck a deal entering that guilty plea friday. >> that does not indicate

there's very much else there. >> beginning to see an obstruction of justice case. fired acting attorney general sally yates tweeted saying the only thing in tatters is the president's respect for the rule of law, reggie. >> kenneth, thank you. two men charged in the death of 36 people in oakland's ghost ship warehouse fire. derek almia operated the spac saturday marked one year since the fire. family and friends held a vigil. almena and harris pled not guilty to 36 counts of manslaughter a firefighter is recovering from injuries. the firefighter was taken to the

hospital for an injured leg and the person in the home suffered smoke inhalation. a neighbor described what she saw. >> we noticed the fog was rolling in but it looked peculiar so we ran out and found the house completely just smoke was coming out from all the windows. >> firefighters think an unattended cooking pot started the fire. parents can give their input about possible school closures in san jose. a community forum will be held at 5:30. five elementary schools are at risk of closure. they include baldwin, frost, gilder, oak ridge. they are considering consolidating a total of eight schools. happening today officials will hold a hearing at the state capitol on emergency alert systems in the wake of the north bay wildfires a. committee on

emergency management will look at how residents were notified of the approaching fires. sonoma and napa counties did not send out alerts through the wireless alert system. they say it would have pinninged every cell phone connected to a cell phone tire but that could have caused traffic gridlock as people tried to flee. the flyers were blamed for 44 deaths and the destruction of nearly 9,000 homes and buildings. victims have another reminder they're not forgotten. abc 7 news was at valley of the moon winery as a free holiday dinner was served for about 100 people who lost their homes and just about everything donated. aside from the feast, the dinner had another purpose. >> one was to bring people back together during this holiday time to gather with their friends and talk about their experiences. some people haven't seen each other since the fire happened. >> nearly one out of four homes was destroyed in the fire. the barbecues used to cook the

meals were raffled off to raise funds for the victims. >> did you notice the king tides over the weekend? they started in earnest saturday and then sunday and today they peak at 7 feet. that will be at 12:04 p.m. so right during lunch. now a couple hours on either side you'll see the flooding of the park and ride but highest at this time. we'll do it again tomorrow at about 12:52 and once more time wednesday at 1:43. the next time we have king tides, the next time we have that super moon, towards the end of the month and the beginning of the new year. look at american canyon in napa, 50. some frost possible. the same thing at ukiah. we're 41 right now in rohnert park and petaluma. 47 at vallejo. some 50s in san francisco.

35 in lafayette. 49 right now in san jose. about 10-mile-per-hour breeze across the golden gate bridge. exercising, chilly to mild and flooding possible because of the king tides. in the east bay how about in the east bay how about starting off at 46 at 8:00. 45 on the peninsula. topping out at 60. back to 56 at 6:00. and around the state today 32 in tahoe to about 71 in los angeles. i don't see any chance of snow at tahoe. >> do i need to put my sprinkler back on? take a look at the east shore freeway where the traffic is coming past golden gate fields and on into berkeley. if your travels take from you hercules to san francisco that is through the bay bridge toll

plaza. we are down one toll booth, 14, at the toll plaza due to the fatal accident over the weekend and that is messing things up for your bay bridge commute. b.a.r.t. would be a great way to go. there are no delays. some slowing out of tracy and into the livermore area. the sausalito ferry a full shutdown. they'll be inspecting the docks there. buses in place. due to some work on another ferryboat there. >> sue, thank you. billy bush now giving his side of the story after reports president trump privately suggested the "access hollywood" tape was fake. tape was fake. >> and the

the tape is real. billy bush says it was indeed donald trump's voice captured on the 2005 "access hollywood" tape talking about fame enabling him to grope and try to have sex withwomen. in an op-ed published the personality claims of course he said it. bush says he felt the need to write the piece following reports the president has suggested the tape is not authentic. prompted more than a dozen women to come forward to say mr. trump

had sexually assaulted or harassed them. he denied it. south korea and the united states start add joint military exercise with hundreds of aircraft. the defense ministry says the five-day drill called vigilant ace. about 12,000 military personnel are part of the drill. however, the air force says this training is held every year and is not in response to any incident. >> when baseball season starts there may be new additions to at&t park. the giants are installing 75 planter boxes to help prevent drivers from driving trucks through crowds. the truck attackses in france and new york city prompted them to make the changes.

a strike may be affecting you. a walkout planned for tomorrow will include two unions that represent nearly the entire workforce. this is video of a walkout several years ago. the unions and the city are locked in a contract dispute over wage increase. they plan to meet in a last-ditch effort. officials will give more details on which city services will be impacted if the strike happens. the world's top scientists were the stars at the breakthrough prize in mountain view. celebrities including morgan freeman and kerry washington were there to hand out awards founded by a handful of silicon valley big shots. the breakthrough prize honors those in make contributions in physics, life sciences and math. >> the previous award winners decide the next winners and so it's a peer review effort. >> i think it's important to

reward intelligence and science and creativity in another space that's important. >> each winner of the breakthrough prize receives $3 million. super moons occur when the moon is at its closest point to earth. the full moon in december is known as the cold moon. if you didn't catch a glimpse last night, there will be another super moon january 1st and another one after that on january 31st. this time i'm going to try not to miss it. >> hi, mike. >> i missed it, too. >> maybe next time we can enjoy. we're peaking right now. we'll have another one with those full moons on those days and the days preceding it and and the days preceding it and after it a couple days, also.

it will be blowing through our neighborhoods. colder tonight. some valleys will freeze. jet stream to the north, to the south. they come to go over the southern part. deposit that into the east coast. we're just not going to get any sign of wet weather. it is clear outside right now. sunshine and dry air will warm up to about 59 at half moon bay. 60 in san mateo. palo alto, morgan hill and santa cruz, about 63 in livermore, concord and fairfield. look at tonight, mid-30s to mid-40s.

san francisco 47. there will be some frost in the north bay tomorrow morning. a better chance in the north bay and east bay valleys. wednesday a slight chance and then we'll just have mainly 40s for lows friday, saturday and sunday. here is sue. >> the metering lights were turned on. fatal accident took out the toll booth. looking at about 20-minute delays just to get there and then it is sluggish to the tunnel and things do pick up towards the san francisco side. just under an hour -- that just flipped over to 1:02. westbound 4, just over 30 minutes. now there's a nice drive, less than 20 minutes. we'll come back and take a look at your mass transit options.

thank you, sue. now might be the time to fill up your gas tank. the average price has dropped 7 cents the past two weeks. however, compared to this time last year it's up 34 cents. the highest price is right here in san francisco, $3.29 a gallon. in san jose $3.15. we win. >> we're number one. the medical milestone giving women new hope. the detroit lions are known as one of the more failing franchises in the nfl which may explain what happened in a failed implosion. a homeless man who turned into a hero. a better day starts here even as we head to break. here if you encounter a downed power line, you need to stay away from it. call 911.

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things did not go exactly as planned during this implosion of the pontiac silverdome, former home of the detroit lions. many explosive devices did not detonate. the upper section of the stadium did not collapse. unless gravity brings the stadium down by itself they'll have to move in with excavators to try to take down the structure. a homeless man being called a hero after saving two children from a fire in las vegas. 36-year-old angelo was near the home when it caught fire. a 3-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy inside. their grandfather couldn't get to them because of flames and a locked security door. angelo pulled both kids to

safety. they were treated for smoke inhalation. firefighters say the children would have been seriously injured or even killed if not for his actions. everyone is calling him a true hero. we have some advisories to talk about. the first one gusty, possibly damaging winds that continues above 1,000 feet in elevation right now until 10:00 tomorrow morning for north to northeast winds at 20 to 30. gusts 45 to 50. power outages. your trash cans could be toppled, also. flooding along low lying areas of our coast today until 3:00 tomorrow afternoon because of the king tides as we have a freeze watch up in the north bay. about 660,000 of us could experience freezing temperatures. we'll have more areas tomorrow night. we're looking at your mass transit options with the bay bridge down one toll plaza. we are seeing delays there. b.a.r.t., 49 trains on time. no delays.

a heads-up, sausalito ferry tomorrow and wednesday. they'll be inspecting the docks. buses will be in place. the harbor bay ferry is adding a 7:00 a.m. ferry. heads-up as you head out this morning. >> thank you, sue. a big win for consumers. regulators put the brakes on a plan limiting liability for autonomous vehicle makers. the plan essentially lets companies off the hook if their vehicle crashes and it wasn't maintained according to manufacturer specifications. if the oil wasn't changed as often as a carmaker required it could then avoid liability. final regulations for self-driving vehicles are expected to be enacted early next year. local motorcycle clubs brought joy to deserving bay area kids over the weekend. abc 7 news was at the hospital where santa claus and a caravan of motorcycles roared in to

bring holiday joy to pediatric patients. for more than 30 years now the dudley perkins toy run has brought toys to kids at the hospital. >> it's pretty awesome to do this. to give back to the kids. to be the man in the red. >> following the gift donation they sang carols. the latest episode set to hit the air less than two weeks from now. markham will reprise his role. >> and how they're handling the death of carrie fisher. >> she was meant to be much more prominent in nine. wait until you see her in the movie. she is just wonderful. we'll have to find a way to give closure in nine, but we'll never be able to replace her. >> fisher died last december after completing the filming of "the last jedi," episode eight. this will be the last time fans

get to see her play princess leia. changes could soon be coming to a popular muni line. not everyone is happy about it. >> struggling to answer every 911 call. the milestone emergency dispatch center has just reached. sky 7 is heading to the bay bridge toll plaza where we're tracking a closure after that terrible deadly crash over the weekend.

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hey there. want a lift? ♪ where are we going? no don't tell me. let me guess. ♪ have a nice ride. ♪ how far would you go for coffee that's a cup above? i brought you nespresso. nespresso. what else? sky 7 live where several lanes were closed overnight after a deadly crash this week. >> in the past 90 minutes three lanes have reopened, just one closed. you may want to plan to leave your car home this morning. >> it's always busy at the toll plaza but this is making it even more hectic. good morning on this monday, december 4th. jessica is off today. alexis is not here but you see

sue is in her stead and show has a lot to say about traffic this morning. we'll start with mike. the winds out there once again. i will take you up in the hilts. 27 spring valley there on the peninsula and you can see the altamont pass all going north to south. side swiping winds. it's not quite as bad. you get a feel for it. upper 30s to upper 40s. 56 to 58 at noon. about 50 to 53 at 7:00. let's find out about the commute. sue. some brake lights towards the tunnel.