spent 13 years crusading for people looking for a powerful voice. >> when he left law school he could have taken a lucrative job working for a major law firm and instead took minimal wages to represent poor people. >> his early clients included public housing residents who went on a rent strike demanding basic amenities like heat and hot water. mayor lee also worked to help organize garment workers to make sure they were paid minimum wage. happening today london breed will be at the harbor light center to announce new money to help curb homelessness. at 1:30 she will join police chief scott to announce a gun buyback event. we have a lot more on the life and legacy of ed lee on our websi website, abc7news.com, and we'll have updates as the story developments on abc 7 news on our app. be sure to enable push alerts to stay on top of breaking news on your phone. it is now 4:30. if your alarm just went off let's see what weather and

traffic are doing. good morning, mike. we'll open the weather window on the east bay hills. you can see it's not bouncing around a lot. there's a little bit of a breeze out there. the fastest are above 2,500 feet. so let's take a look at what's going on as far as live doppler 7. it is still bone-dry out there. there's a little bit of fog bouncing around petaluma and santa rosa. visibility i have seen no lower than 5 miles. that's good because freezing temperatures are out there again. we'll keep an eye on the chance of black ice. 34 to 49 this morning. near 60 at noon, hanging around 60 at 4:00 with hazy sunshine and that 7:00, 48 to 51. it is a spare the air day. i'll take a look at our current air quality and where the poor air quality could develop later today. here's sue. road work on the bay bridge in the eastbound direction. coming from san francisco over towards oakland you can see a little bit of traffic on the lower deck. it's moving nicely, but the three right lanes are blocked off until 6:00 this morning so heads-up there. a little bit of slowing out of

tracy. we can tell that you ace train number 1 left stockton on time no delays there. road work if you're headed northbound on 101 past the robin williams tunnel, right lane is blocked off. they're doing electric work. at the live desk this morning, republican roy moore is refusing to concede after democrat doug jones upset him in the alabama senate elections. jones won by a razor thin margin of 1.5%, a difference of just under 21,000 votes. it trims the gop majority in the senate to 49 to 41. abc news reporter live in montgomery, alabama, with the latest. hi, maggie. >> reporter: jessica, hello. one month ago it would have been nearly impossible to imagine a democrat holding a senate seat in alabama, but here we are after the near record number of

people in alabama coming out to vote in the special election and they made history. tears of joy from supporters of doug jones as overnight the democratic nominee for senate did the unthinkable, turned a deep red state blue. >> i think that i have been waiting all my life and i don't know what the hell to say. >> reporter: abc news projects jones to win the alabama senate seat over roy moore. the lock on this senate seat was up-ended 34 days ago when allegations of sexual misconduct against moore were made public including accusations of sexual assault against two teenaged girls when moore was in his 30s. moore has denied all allegations. and while at least 19 gop senators asked him to step aside before the election, he was backed by president trump. on twitter he congratulated jones saying the people of alabama are great and the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time and it may be soon. moore says his fight is not

over. >> when the vote is this close, it is not over. wait on god and less this process play out. >> reporter: moore's call for a recount faces an uphill battle. montgomery alabama, maggie rulli, abc 7 news. jessica? >> maggie, thank you. i do have another quick update on the story. president trump tweeting out this within the last hour saying, quote, the reason i originally endorsed luther strange and his numbers went up mightily is i said roy moore will not be able to win the general election. i was right. roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him. that's the latest here. natasha, back to you. happening tonight the oakland unified school district is expected to vote on proposed budget cuts and parents, students and teachers are upset at the plan to make those cuts. the proposed plan would bring

cuts spread akrs the system. board members plan to slash $ million from the current fiscal year. nearly $5 million would be slashed from the central administration. more than $4 million cut from school sites. protesters are planning to march from lake merit to the meeting at 5:30 this evening. in the south bay the san jose city council approved a pilot program to build tiny houses for the city's homeless residents. our media partner "the mercury news" reports the city council must decide on three possible sites for these small cabins. those are artist renderings of what they would look like. each one of the groups of homes would sleep up to 2,500 people until 2022. the plan would eventually place a village of the tiny homes in each of the city's ten districts. a list of final sites is due by next month. a reprieve for a business in berkeley. last month pacific steal told its workers it was closing after 83 years. according to the news website a

surge in new orders has delayed the plans. pacific steal will remain open through the end of march. they have even decided to hire additional workers. pacific steal and other foundries have lost business to cheaper labor markets overseas. 4:36 now. new details about the driver accused of killing a bay bridge toll taker. documents released by chp indicate daniel berk made comments he drank alcohol and smoked marijuana before the deadly crash on december 2nd. the medics noticed he had constricted pupils. officers said they detected faint odors of alcohol and marijuana on berk. the crash killed si si han at toll booth 14. one of california's largest wildfires ever keeps growing even with crews attacking the flames from the ground and the air. the thomas fire has scorched more than 360 square miles of land in the nine days since it broke out. it is only 25% contained. flames have destroyed about 680

homes in ventura and santa barbara counties and they threatened another 18,000 buildings. >> our number one concern is to keep the fire out of carpinteria and santa barbara and we're doing that so far. >> southern california edison says state regulators are investigating whether its equipment started the fire. authorities say a wildfire that destroyed six homes in the exclusive bel air section of l.a. was sparked by an illegal cooking fire in a homeless encampment. the camp was abandoned when firefighters uncovered it. officials say they plan to start looking for such encampments and will notify police. we come back in a few minutes and will take a look at the firefighter down in l.a. and our possibility of a heightened fire danger friday night into saturday and some breezy conditions will kick up around here. for now it's kind of calm out there as you can see on sutro tower. it's either pretty good to moderate.

that's the pink on the map to your left which is pretty much from, say, the bay bridge southward to highway 237 in the south bay. a look at what will happen later on. poor air quality in the north bay. the north bay, the central bay and the coast tomorrow. keep our fingers crossed, maybe the smoke will disperse so we don't have to worry about that. temperature 43 in sunny side. lake merced the coolest spots in san francisco. everyone else mid to upper 40s. temperatures from 31 in santa clara to freezing cold, 32, in petaluma. san leandro, 37. a look at your commute planner for today. it's going to be tranquil out there if you're taking the ferry. mass transit, dress in layers. it's chilly this morning and breezy in the hills if you're going to be traveling this morning. we have goose eggs the next seven days for our chance of rain. remember, we talked about a hint of it next week. i'll give you an update in a few

minutes, also. first, here's sue to tell us about any lingering road work. >> road work is still out there. quiet right now which is what we like. the green on the sensors map. a little bit of slowing out of tracy, typical for our early morning commuters. road work on 880 both directions southbound between high street and 238 and northbound and that will be varying lanes so heads up. slow for the cone zone is our motto. right now b.a.r.t. running on time. no delays with caltrain and ace train number 1 as i mentioned left stockton on time is heading in with no delays. >> thank you, sue. the restaurant owner who took over san francisco's historic tosca cafe faces harassment allegations. the disturbing claim ten women are making against him. from the giants to the warriors, ed lee has had a powerful impact on sports in san francisco. how the sports world is remembering our late mayor. plus, we have new information coming in on the new york city bomber, his family

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let's talk about the fire let's talk about the fire danger in the south, about 530,000 people. they've had to extend the critical fire conditions, extended the red flag warning. it goes up to the tioga pass

now. here is a look at what's going around. 80 in l.a. 61 in fresno. sacramento, 68. 54 in tahoe. here is a look at what's going on from heavenly. they're not making any snow there. there may be fog on the water. we'll keep an eye on that. temperatures above average. a dry cold front will bring us closer to average. it gets warm and dry monday and tuesday. this man, the man who attempted to become new york city's first suicide bomber, set to make his first court appearance today and there is a new big development this morning. we are finally hearing from his wife. bangladeshi immigrant akayed ullah faces up to life in prison for monday's botched attack at a transportation hub beneath times square. his wife spoke to abc news this morning from her apartment in bangladesh saying she and her daughter spoke to her husband

the morning of the port authority bombing. she says she called to wake him up for work, didn't notice anything strange or that he was upset. you will remember the pipe bomb exploded at the height of the morning rush hour in new york city. it was attached to ullah, and it didn't seriously hurt anyone other than himself. he'll make that court appearance from his hospital bed. back to you. it is 4:44 now. the co-owner of the historic tosca cafe in north beach is accused of sexual harassment. "the new york times" reports restauranteur is accused by ten women of making sexual advances at his restaurant the spotted pig. the allegations include groping the women in public, unwanted kisses and an abusive work environment. freedman said some incidents were not as described but context and content are not today's discussion. i apologize now publicly for my actions. >> the governor of minnesota plans to name senator al

franken's replacement. he announced his intention to step down after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. his replacement will serve until a special election next year. the top pick right now is seen as minnesota's democratic lieutenant governor. from the giants to the warriors to the america's cup, ed lee had a major impact on sports in the bay area. his passing has left many in the sports world stunned and saddened. sports director larry beil looks at the legacy he leaves behind. >> i can't believe it. we're in a dream. >> reporter: a smile on his face, ed lee genuinely loved bay area sports. and the teams were a fan of his, too. >> he was a true personal friend of so many people here but also a great friend of the warriors and in our history will go down as one of the most important people. >> reporter: lee's love of sports was real. he helped bring the u.s. open and america's cup to san francisco. >> all the different sails, it's wonderful. a great experience. >> reporter: hosted the super

bowl. >> welcome to san francisco, the host of super bowl 50. >> reporter: and lured the golden state warriors back to the city. he knew the all-star athletes by name. >> you give steve curry an inch, and he might take golden state a mile. >> reporter: don't worry, he made up for that one. >> number 30 on the court, but number one in the hearts of warriors fans everywhere. >> reporter: and while the 49ers technically left for santa clara under his watch it was the decisions of his predecessors that led to their move, which he made up for when shovel in hand he broke ground on the chase center. >> without his invitation to return the warriors to san francisco and his dedication to doing all the things that had to happen to make it a reality, it wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: a crown jewel arena for the warriors that will be a major part of ed lee's lasting legacy. larry beil, abc 7 sports.

>> mayor lee was a big supporter of glide memorial church and its programs in the tenderloin neighborhood. this morning they will hold their annual grocery bag giveaway. hundreds of volunteers will pass out thousands of food bags to low income and homeless. each contains everything needed for a holiday meal. glide will also deliver hundreds of grocery bags to families in need in other neighborhoods throughout the city. let's get a check of the weather with mike nicco. a look from our exploratorium camera at pier 15. my accuweather highlights, hazy sunshine. grab the sunglasses. spare the air. wood burning ban up until midnight. technically there's one tomorrow already in place so wood burning ban tomorrow. mainly clear tonight, chilly to cold temperatures and watching the weekend for fire conditions. right now live doppler 7, you can see it is completely clear of any rain and clouds. so for today, 75 in santa cruz

to 70 in ukiah. those are easily the warm spots. 60 in fair field. vallejo, richmond at 62. the rest of us about 63 to 67 degrees. a pretty comfortable afternoon. tonight not quite as cold as this morning but still a lot of 30s, morgan hill, palo alto, concord down to livermore and up in the north bay, fairfield northward. we'll have mid to upper 40s around oakland, san mateo, san francisco at about 50 at half moon bay. remember when i said don't hang your hat on this storm bringing us a lot of rain, it was an inside slider and it was going to bring the sierra more precipitation than us. now it's moved even further to the east so it looks like we're out of luck once again. unfortunately. here is a look at my mid to upper 60s for temperatures wednesday through monday. now next tuesday starts to get cooler and next wednesday and thursday we may drop even into the 50s for highs. we want to ask sue the question, is it a good time to head

outside? >> if you have to be up at 4:48 to drive, yes. it's a great time. traffic is light. this is walnut creek and the taillights are headed southbound on 680 past north main and on to the 24 junction. both directions of 680 look good right now through walnut creek. san rafael looking great here, no fog. if your commute takes you to san francisco that's a rough commute. right now, though, it is looking light. a few taillights passing the north gate mall and on into the civic center. our traffic maps are showing a lot of green out there with the exception of tracy up and over the altamont pass. that's typical for a 40-minute drive tracy into dublin/pleasanton. >> this is fun. it turns out even dinosaurs got ticked off. >> scientists have uncovered a 100 million-year-old. it's the first direct fossil evidence that ticks fed on the blood of dinosaurs. if you are wondering if that

means they can pull a "jurassic park" and do dna to dinosaurs nonsense with that tick blood, they cannot. that's not a real thing. sadly. >> that's all right. california rushing to cannabis business owners. the famous stoner to make sure their message doesn't go up in smoke. >> a customer sits down for bacon and eggs. the $17 meal that turned into a windfall for a lucky waitress. >> a royal welcome for the cast of "star wars" in london includes two royals, prince william and harry's big red carpet debut. first this morning's "tech bytes." in today's "tech bytes," apple's new tech box. >> aimed at mac users who said they felt neglected by recent desktop offerings. the price tag $5,000. twitter's new threat feature is up and running. >> users can string them together automatically. the messages will also have a

label so readers know they're looking at a threat. and overnight google released its list of top searches of 2017. >> and number three, tom petty after the singer passed away in october. number two, matt lauer was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct. sexual misconduct. >> number one, hurricane

we're back and talking sierra snowpack or the lack thereof. 37% of average and it's worse in the north around tahoe, 27%. 39% central. 46% south. and that's of yesterday's date. it's only 8% of where we should be by april. i'm not concerned with that just yet. reggie, natasha? >> thank you so much, mike. california turning to comedian and legendary stoner to promote a new website aimed at helping budding cannabis entrepreneurs. the state is taking applications for state licenses for marijuana retailers, distributors and testing labs. glorified culture and hit albums in the 1970s and 1980s. >> if the sales aren't enough for your cookie fix, something new is on the way. thin mints, caramel coconut and peanut butter chocolate.

no corn syrup. unlike the cookies they will be available all year round. got to put those thin mints in the freezer. >> you can have them all year round. mine, too. i'm not trying to combine those flavors. the cast of "star wars" met the royal family last night. princes william and harry walked the red carpet with fellow cast members. yes, they both have cameos in the movie. the princes play storm troopers. it hits theaters in the u.s. on friday. disney owns the "star wars" brand and is the parent company of abc 7. we didn't show the best part. >> when they bow, it's the cutest thing. >> we're just going to keep talking until we see the video. >> come on. >> boo! hopefully we can recut that and find it. it would be really cool. james bond in the last movie.

now we have royalty in this one. how about that? hi, everybody. take a look at december. do you remember december 2 and 3? that's the last time we had rain. it wasn't much. it was a couple hundred. we had some. look at the string of dry days going through my accuweather seven-day forecast. a look at san jose, 280 at 17. how dry has the rain season started? we're anywhere from 45% of average on the low end to only 73% of average on the high end. i'll take a look at your accuweather 12-hour day planner coming up. here's sue. we are heading to san jose as well. a look at 101 with the headlights in the northbound direction. this is the 880 over crossing. light conditions and southbound 101 is moving at the limit as well. no problems here. let's flop over to the other side of town. mike was just showing you that is 280 at 17. those headlights snaking up from san jose into cupertino for an eight-minute drive. green is good, looking great. your drive times as we look at the slow traffic out of tracy and dublin.

highway 4 is looking good and san rafael into san francisco under 20 minutes. so not bad. it's a nice drive. >> thank you, sue. christmas came early at an arizona diner thanks to a very generous customer. employees say a man came in, ordered breakfast. added up to $17. instead of the usual 20% tip he left behind $2,000. a note on the receipt asked the money be split among the entire diner staff. employees say the secret santa's act of kindness is contagious. another employee received a $200 tip. >> very nice. we are tracking news in the south bay. a stolen car crashed into a building overnight. >> and lawmakers are stepping in to provide immediate housing for north bay fire victims. san francisco paid millions of dollars to buy this troubled of dollars to buy this troubled m

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thanks for being here this morning. >> sue hall holding down the fort for alexis. we're in search of rain. where is it? >> it's not here. it's either east of us, west of us, north of us but not here and it's not coming anytime soon. the closest we get is a little bit of frost this morning and maybe some fog, also. we're down to a mile and three-quarter. you can see on live doppler 7 and also out in the central valley. it's staying away from sfo. my accuweather 12-hour day planner and temperatures in the