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

30s inland. mid-to upper 40s at 7:00. we'll be near 60 at noon. 60 at 4:00 with hazy sunshine, a few high clouds. grab the sunglasses. low to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll take a look at your activity planner for today. how about this morning's commute. sue with the answers. >> quiet right now which is nice at 5:01. by golden gate fields on into berkeley and the mcarthur maze. everybody is moving at the limit at a nice clip, so no problems there. no metering lights. we do have some cash payers that are a little bit delayed. fast trackers are moving nicely. the car-poolers are moving nicely. once again no bay bridge metering lights. however, remember that toll booth 14 still out of commission due to an accident a couple weeks ago so that may cause delays. so far people have been avoiding that now that they're used to it. we have some slow traffic out of tracy and slow traffic approaching on the sunol grade on 680. we'll come back with drive times in just a few.

yeah, that breaking news coming in from millbrae as the police chase ends with a car crashing into a country club, and police tells us this all started as a carjacking. abc 7 news reporter matt keller just got to the scene. he joins us live from millbrae. hi, matt. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. we do have the tow truck taking away the suspect's vehicle right now and is leaving the scene. so are police officers here. i talked with an officer from the san bruno police department. he said they are all done here. they arrested three people but three other suspects are still on the loose. check out the video at the end of the crash. the honda accord went through the bushes and through a fence. this police pursuit started at 2:30 on 380 and went to southbound 101 and into millbrae. chp says speeds reached about 100 miles an hour on the

highways and about 70 miles an hour on the surface streets. >> we work the graveyard shift. mostly everyone is home asleep. as long as traffic is clear we can't pursue. >> reporter: two women and one man arrested at the scene. chp, san mateo sheriff's department and millbrae set up a perimeter and started searching around the golf course using police dogs in the search. they have just wrapped up the scene just in the last few minutes. they do say if anybody in the neighborhood sees anything suspicious to call 911. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. a memorial is growing outside san francisco city hall in honor of mayor ed lee. this is a live look from our crew out there this morning. you can see a number of flowers and candles lit this morning. >> it's been an emotional 24 hours for a lot of people in san

francisco. cornell bernard has more on the tributes to mayor lee and he also spoke with the woman who comforted the mayor after he collapsed in a safeway. >> -- on the floor and having difficulty breathing. >> reporter: angelica told us by phone she'll never forget how she tried to help mayor ed lee after he collapsed in the safeway store. his wife anita called out for help. >> the first thing i asked, are you feeling any pain. he said yes. >> reporter: she called 911. a dispatcher told her to give the mayor aspirin until paramedics could arrive. she did. >> i just hoped he was going to be okay but woke up to the sad news. >> reporter: leon chow prayed outside mayor's home, a union representative for home health care workers, brought flowers, candles, and signs of thanks. chow says the mayor was always supportive. >> the mayor is in heaven. everybody appreciated.

>> we can dedicate tonight's lighting of the menorah in memory of ed lee. >> reporter: the lighting of the menorah on the first night of hanukkah paid tribute to mayor lee. rabbi langer says the mayor was instrumental in helping habad find a home. >> he was a candle of light. he gave himself to the people of san francisco. and we're going to miss him. >> reporter: salesforce ceo benoff tweeted i'm so sad to hear of the pacing of mayor lee, one of the nicest and kindest leaders i've ever known. lee's longtime support of technology and innovation will be one of his legacies. today salesforce honored lee on its digital lobby screens for all to see. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. and we're seeing prominent politicians from the local to the national level sending condolences to the people of san francisco and high praise for our late mayor. >> ed lee was different from any

of the rest of us holding public office. he literally had nothing except great respect from everybody, and it was not respect earned by politicians. it was the respect earned by public servants. >> when we talk about families, spent 30 years here. these department heads, these are his closest friends, and they lost someone they loved dearly. it's hard. >> hillary clinton tweeted lee's death is a terrible loss for the people of san francisco. he was a good friend and a vocal advocate for the city he served and loved. the san francisco board of supervisors approved one of mayor ed lee's final requests. supervisors declared a citywide homeless shelter emergency yesterday. they fast tracked the construction of new shelters, according to sfgate.com. mayor lee said the city needed to open several new facilities this winter to meet his goal of getting 1,000 more people off the streets. >> and the front page of the

"san francisco chronicle." you see the photo of mayor lee with the headline "mayor led city in time of change." our coverage always continues online. for a look at more tributes, reaction and information go to abc7news.com. 5:07 now. we are tracking developing news in the alabama senate race. republican roy moore is calling for a recount after democrat doug jones defeated him in yesterday's special election. jones bolstered by a wave of sexual misconduct accusations against his opponent won the election by just 1.5%. it is a difference of just under 21,000 votes. moore refused to concede raising the possibility of a recount. the alabama secretary of state says it is highly unlikely the outcome will change. the democrats' victory trims the majority in the senate to 49-51. the man convicted of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is heading to prison. he was sentenced to life without parole. >> we have the satisfaction that

he'll never see the light of day. >> lawyers for garcia torres plan to appeal saying it is a cruel and unusual sentence for a young man with no criminal record. during yesterday's sentencing garcia torres wanted to make a statement. prosecutors wouldn't allow it because he refused to do so under oath. legal analysts say that may have been a mistake because the statement may have shed light on what happened to lamar. action to provide emergency and immediate housing for victims of the recent fires. the sonoma county board of supervisors approved several new urgency ordinances to help with the housing crisis since the devastating wildfires. another expands the number of permitted units in existing mobile home parks. you'll find a list on our website, abc7news.com. wondering if it could get any colder than it has been the last couple of mornings, there you go. look at all the blue on the map.

palo alto and mountain view the same as yesterday. everybody else cooler. where does that leave us? 29 degrees. one of our coldest spots in danville this morning. it's 30 right now, frasty cold in san ramone, dublin, pleasanton. pretty close in brentwood and lafayette at 33. you have antioch, pittsburg, concord and pleasant hill around 35, 36 degrees. 36 in oakland right now. look at the 39 in san carlos and mountain view. 47 in san francisco. 45 in pacifica. a look at your activity planner. look at the green, good. we have a light offshore breeze. exercising will be warmer than average. if you have errands to run it will be a pleasant afternoon. a look at the 12-hour planner from san francisco. 46 at 8:00. you're 60 at 2:00. back in the low to mid-50s during the evening hours. 12-hour planner for the east bay. 43 this morning. by noon, 56. look at these temperatures in the low to mid-60s at 2:00 and 4:00 down to 49 by 8:00. and our last look down to the south bay, 44 this morning.

61 at noon. 64 at 2:00. 56 if you're heading out at 6:00. looks like a real nice day today. we'll see if it lasts through the weekend. here is sue with a look at our drive times. >> it is a nice day to be out this early on the roadways. traffic is very light. a few little areas of red coming out of tracy that's very typical. your ace trains are running on schedule this morning. also some slow traffic on 84, your sort of shortcut down to 680. not anymore. it's always kind of a grind. let's look at the drive times. highway 4 into the mcarthur maze. this is your east shore commute. westbound 80, about 17 to 20 minutes. so that's good. and then your bay bridge, another eight minutes tacked on to that. less than 30 minutes to get all the way into san francisco. that's just about 30 minutes. 35 minutes from hercules. and if you're traveling to sfo from san francisco, there you go. under ten minutes. it should be no problem to catch a flight if you're heading there this hour.

hi, everyone. five fires continue to burn in southern california. the thomas fire is the only one that's still a major concern. and i want to show you brand-new video. santa clara just releasing this video. we just got it into our newsroom and it shows their strike team helping out. a short clip here but you can see the incredible amount of embers blown by the wind. it's just a glimpse of the conditions that those folks are dealing with. that strike team is one of several bay area crews down south. on a separate note, southern california edison which provides electricity just confirmed that state investigators are now looking into whether their equipment helped start that devastating fire and i'll be watching for any updates. back to you. we were told this security robot was supposed to guard against crooks.

why the city is ordering the machine to stand down. disturbing revelations from a former facebook

all right. we're back at 5:14. today is our sixth, tomorrow our seventh consecutive wood burning ban, all 24 hours. you know how many spare the air alerts we've had? seven. they've all been within the last few days. we'll take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast up next.

i hope you like warm weather. natasha? mike, thank you. this video released of a man smashing the front door of a liquor store. police say the man then stole cigarettes and alcohol around 5:30 on friday morning. they're hoping someone will recognize him. in today's "gma first look" serious safety questions. here is abc's kendis gibson. >> reporter: the ntsb investigating this deadly school bus fire in iowa. >> there were people inside the bus unable to get out. >> reporter: 16-year-old megan clint and the driver donald hendricks unable to escape. megan's mother making the call to 911. >> it was her child and the bus driver on the bus. >> reporter: nothing could save the two inside. >> the driver and one student were unable to get off the bus. >> reporter: bus fires are not rare. we've seen plenty caught on video. there's on average one every day, more than 379 a year.

>> get off, get off, get off. >> reporter: usually those onboard burning buses are able to escape leading to an average of one death a year. >> this is an absolute mystery. school buses are designed with safety in mind. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll have more on this tragedy. with your "gma first look" kendis gibson, abc news, new york. it is 5:16. abc news confirmed president trump's eldest son donald trump jr. is expected to meet with the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors for an enter view today. it will be trump junior's third trip to capitol hill for an interview before congressional russia investigators. he has previously met with the house intelligence committee for closed door interviews. yesterday his attorney formally asked for a review into leaks during and after his meeting last week. it's 5:16 now. now to san francisco's multimillion dollar move to create affordable housing. the city reached a deal to buy the blighted mcdonald's, according to "the examiner." the goal is twofold to cut back

on crime and to build 100% affordable housing. the deal cost the city $15.5 million. acting mayor london breed said this was the last piece of legislation she discussed with mayor ed lee. the robot that patrols outside the spca's mission campus may be out of a job. according to bis journals they ordered them to keep canine off sidewalks or face $1,000 a day fine. the reason, the robot had been operating in the public right of way without a permit. the mission was to deter homeless encampments and crime by reporting audio and video 24/7 and send that go information to police. a former facebook employee is joining a growing chorus of critics who believe social media is detrimental to our society. he was a vice president before he left in 2011. he says facebook exploits vulnerability in human psychology and feels tremendous guilt over his work there.

here is a quote from the speech he gave to stanford business school. the short-term dopamine driven feedback loops we have created are destroying how society works. no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. facebook responded saying it's researching the impact on well-being and that mark zuckerberg is willing to decrease profitability to address the issues. some people are getting packages delivered late but in this case that's a good thing. the police department tweeted out these pictures of officers personally delivering stolen packages to homes. the officers wore santa hats and had some fun with the job. the packages were in bags discovered in bushes. after an investigation police say it appears everything was stole friend a mail carrier's truck and then dumped there. >> such a problem. that's lovely they're able to return the packages but, gosh, this did not used to be a problem when i was a little girl growing up in san rafael. now it happens all the time. >> once one person gets away

with it -- >> easy pickings. >> it's sad. it should be convenient for us and make our lives easier and yet is putting more stress when you have expensive gifts coming in the mail. hopefully we can get that figured out. i'm not the one to do that. right now i'm going to tell but the weather. i'm trying to figure out the next chance of rain and when we can stop having the spare alerts. above average high temperatures and haze and sunshine. mainly stars and chilly ton once again. just remember, use the heater. don't burn wood to stay warm. the next storm we talk about yesterday, don't put your hopes all in this basket. it's starting to move away from us. the blue arrows into the arctic circle dumping cold air and lake effect snow. it's vacation from us. it seems permanent. it continues today. that's why temperatures are going to be mainly about 60 in fairfield. fairfield -- vallejo and richmond coming down to the bay

area. temperatures 62. the rest of us 63 to 67 degrees. now sticks out at 75 at santa cruz. 67 today at half moon bay. tonight temperatures will be mainly mid to upper 40s around the bay and out to the coast. richmond at 42 and fremont, 39 at palo alto. here is my accuweather seven-day forecast and, i don't know, look away. the sunshine, the dry air, a few passing high clouds now and then. now let me do point out friday night into saturday, the winds will kick up in the hills and we'll keep an eye on that. right now it hasn't materialized. if you're heading to the bay bridge, heads up. sue with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights on, not quite yet. it's 5:20. lights will be on shortly. looks like it is filling in nicely even for cash paying folks. we'll check with the bay bridge and see if the lights have been

turned on. elsewhere slow and go. it's always a grind out of tracy this time of morning. about a 40-minute drive. apparently this accident is near the railroad, near or on the railroad tracks, so they are working to get that pushed out of there rapidly. we'll check back on both this and the bay bridge metering lights in a couple of minutes. sue, thank you. the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> cool or upsetting. this girl is less than 1 years old and is about to go snowboarding down a hill. figuring out how to support a homeless has been the topic. the steps the city took when it comes to building a tiny home village. first he was a family man and a civil servant a. look back at the career of san francisco's first asian-american mayor, ed lee. ♪

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hi, everyone. 5:24 if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the seven things to know before you go. number one is breaking news in millbrae where earlier this morning a car crashed at the green hill country club. it happened while police were chasing that vehicle. three people were arrested. others may have escaped. number two, remembering san francisco mayor ed lee. his office full of flowers and, of course, grief, as his staff copes with the loss. funeral arrangements have not been made yet. number three, acting mayor london breed is getting to work. at 10:00 a.m. announcing new money to help curb homelessness. at 1:30 will join the police chief to announce a gun buybac ' event. roy moore calling for a recount after doug jones defeated him in the senate election. the alabama secretary of state says it is highly unlikely the outcome of the race will change. and number five, something

that will touch all of us today, these mild high temperatures. we should be around 56 to 58. today about 63 to 67 just shy of record high temperatures. and number six, following your wednesday morning commute with some information if you take the bay ferry, the 6:10 and 6:30 a.m. vallejo ferry will be replaced by a bus due to mechanical issues. b.a.r.t. running 45 trains on time and ace train number 1 continues to be on time. royalty on the red carpet. take a look. princes harry and william at the london premiere. they have cameos in the movie as storm troopers. we're going to show you eventually. >> at some point this morning. >> stick around. >> we're going to show that. right now we're going to show this. full speed ahead for a tiny snowboarder in idaho. >> this is incredible.

she is barely old enough to stand but she's already a sensation on the slopes. this video take nen boise just two days before her first birthday. her parents bought her this pint-sized snowboard and their goal was to have her snowboarding by her first birthday and they did it. >> when she started walking at 9 months, we can do this. to see her on the ski hill i started tearing up, sappy mom that i am. >> she is a former boarding instructor herself. she had her practice on the carpet at home pulling her across the living room. to get her snow legs ready. adorable. >> okay. >> see. adorable. >> sure. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the east bay steel maker that has welcome news for dozens of workers. dozens of workers. decision day.

a city in mourning. >> we are at this growing memorial and reflecting on his legacy. >> and roy moore is out, doug jones is in. the heated alabama senate race ended in an upset. but this may not be over. we have the latest from the live desk. and you're looking live from our east bay hills camera. we've seen and experienced freezing lows paired with record highs. what's in store for today? i'll have the answer coming up. sue is in for alexis today. we have that repeated patpatter mike, for our weather. >> i'm not really here today. this is me from three days ago, i just put on a different -- no,

hollogram. the air is so dry but just enough moisture, some patchy fog is forming. you can see here three miles visibility and temperatures are around freezing if not below. so black ice could be an issue there. we're freezing cold in our east bay valleys. 40s for the rest of us at 7:00. near 60 for all of us at noon. so a mild lunch. 4:00 near 60, also. by 7:00 about 48 to 51 degrees. we'll take a look at the sixth consecutive spare the air day. here's sue with a look at our morning commute. what are you watching? a couple issues now. first we have this car stalled out on the railroad tracks. the light rail. this is westbound montague near north first. they've called for a flat bed tow truck. vta has been advised. i'm not seeing any delays yet but hopefully they'll get that off the tracks. it's westbound. a new accident just coming in north 101. the ramp to the transition to 680 the left lane is blocked

there. drivers are out on the side of the vehicle. so be real careful. this is, again, north 101 to north 680. >> sue, thank you. san francisco city leaders mourning the loss of mayor ed lee. there was an outpouring of tributes at the board of supervisors meeting. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live outside city hall where the memorial for the mayor continues to grow. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. well-wishers keep stopping by city hall. look at all of the flowers they have left here for the mayor. there are some pictures, some candles, and some really nice notes talking about how much he will be missed. there are flowers inside, too. look at the mayor's office. it is full of flowers. his staff says it's hard to be at work when they are dealing with their grief, but they know the mayor would want them to be there and carry on with his mission. citizens who have stopped by city hall say they are glad to

see he's being remembered so lovingly. >> i think it's very touching. it's a really sad occasion. it's good he lived a life so inspiring and had the people of san francisco coalesce around not just one cause but the spirit of what the city has been for a long time. >> reporter: at the board of supervisors meeting last night they focused on the loss of the mayor. supervisors shared their stories and their gratitude for all he did for the city. mayor lee was described as humble and determined even those who did not agree with him on issues said nice things about what a good man he was. city hall has not yet released information about funeral arrangements. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. mayor lee began building his

legacy of service to others in chinatown. lee joined the asian law caucus as a young attorney in 1979. he spent 13 years crusading for people who are looking for a powerful voice. >> when he left law school he could have taken a lucrative job 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. >> another legacy will be education. mark benioff shared a goal to create the next generation of silicon valley employees. mayor lee asked him to invest in public education. for the past five years middle schools in the city have received $26 million in funding from salesforce. happening today acting mayor london breed will appear at two public event.

>> at 10:00 a.m. to announce new money to help curb homelessness. at 1:30 she will join san francisco police chief bill scott to announce a gun buyback event. we have a lot more on the life and legacy of ed lee on our website, abc7news.com. we'll continue to bring you updates on our abc 7 news app and make sure you enable push alerts and we'll send you breaking news on your phone. happening tonight the oakland unified school district is expected to vote on proposed budget cuts. this has been an emotional issue. parents, teachers and students have pled to not make cuts. the cuts would be spread across the system. board members plan to slash $9 million from the current fiscal year. nearly $5 million would be slashed from central administration, more than $4 million cut from school sites. protesters will march at 5:30 this evening. >> in the south bay the city council approved a pilot program

to build tiny homes for the city's homeless residents. our media partner reports the city council has to decide on three possible sites for these small cabins. these are photos of an artist's rendering of the tiny homes. the structures would house 25 homeless 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. last month pacific steel told its 70 workers it was closing after 83 years. according to the news website a surge in new orders has delayed those plans. pacific steel will now remain open until at least the end of march. union leaders say they have hired additional workers. pacific steel and other foundries have lost business to cheaper labor markets. 5:36. new details about the driver accused of killing a bay bridge toll taker.

documents indicate daniel berk made spontaneous comments that he drank alcohol and smoked marijuana before the deadly collision on december 2nd. the medics noticed he had constricted pupils. an officer said they detected faint odors of alcohol and marijuana on berk. the crash killed si si han at toll booth 14. she leaves behind a husband and young daughter. berk faces seven felony counts now including vehicular manslaughter. this morning republican roy moore is refusing to concede after democrat doug jones upset him in alabama's senate election. jones won by a razor thin margin of 1.5%. it's the difference of just under 21,000 votes and it trims the majority 49 to 51. abc news reporter maggie rulli is live in montgomery, alabama, with the latest. >> reporter: jessica, good morning. just one month ago a democrat winning a senate seat would have

seemed impossible but people here came out in near record numbers for the special election and they made history. tears of joy as the nominee for senate did the unthinkable, turned a deep red state blue. >> i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i just don't know what the hell to say. >> reporter: abc news projects jones to win the senate seat over roy moore. the republicans' lock was up-ended just 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. while at least 19 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. 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 let this process play out. >> reporter: moore's call for a recount faces an uphill battle. the secretary of state said it's highly unlikely the outcome of this vote is going to change. maggie rulli, abc 7 mornings. looking live from sutro tower over towards emeryville and berkeley. now your areas shaded in color depending on what area you are according to the bay area who puts out the spare the air and right now everyone is good to moderate. by the afternoon it's possible the north bay could have poor air quality and that's why all of us are banned from burning wood again today and tomorrow will be our seventh consecutive spare the air day and the central bay and the coast some

of our more densely populated areas could have poor air quality. i'm hoping by friday this changes. freezing cold in menlo park. 37 in foster city. san bruno, 50. pacifica, 55 degrees. what a spread, 24 degrees on the peninsula this morning. 37 in san jose. 29 now in san ramone and napa. 31 is in fair field and santa rosa. here is a look at walnut creek. tranquil if you're on the ferry toe. mass transit, dress in layers. here is a look at your east bay valleys. 37. we'll start to get above freezing at 8:00. by noon, 58. and then low 60s at 2:00 and 4:00. back to 49 by 8:00 and on the peninsula we'll be 42 by 8:00. we'll be in the low 60s this afternoon. 51 by 8:00. we'll take a look at your week forecast. my accuweather seven-day forecast. it's getting close to that time we ask sue are the bay bridge

lights on? yes, they are. 5:35 was the time this morning. you can see it starts filling in rapidly. you can see for yourself. a great way to go if you can car-pool. let's touch on some problem areas going back to the montague expressway. this is welcome back near north first street. a vehicle is partially blocking the vta light rail tracks. vta as been informed they're calling for a flat bed tow truck and now a second accident is in the same vicinity with the big rig being rear-ended. so avoid this area if you can near north first, and an accident partially blocking the left lane, the transition ramp to 680 in san jose as well. three in five years. we're in a dream. >> from the giants to the warriors, ed lee had a powerful impact and true passion for sports in san francisco.

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you can see it goes up to tioga pass which includes yosemite. a red flag warning until 8:00 this evening for high fire danger. temperature there 60. 68 in monterey. a look at my seven-day forecast for tahoe. you'll see temperatures above average with no chance of snow. we have a dry cold front that cools us off, saturday and sunday. it gets warm again monday and tuesday. hi, everyone. here at the live desk i want to show you this video coming in. a man who attempted to become new york city's first suicide bomber set to make his first court can appearance today. hell do so from his hospital bed. and this is new video this hour. it's a big development. we are hearing from his wife. abc news going to bangladesh. now immigrant akayed ullah for a botched attack beneath times square. this video shows that abc news

was able to speak to his wife from behind a closed door, and she told abc that she and her daughter both spoke to her husband the morning of the port authority bombing. she called to wake him up and didn't notice anything strange or that he was upset. the pipe bomb exploded at the height of the morning rush hour in new york city. it was attached to ullah. it did not seriously hurt anyone other than himself. reggie, back to you. late san francisco mayor ed lee had a major impact on sports here in the bay area. >> he helped bring the u.s. open to the olympic club and the america's club and hosted super bowl 50. he celebrated two warriors and two giants championships as mayor. >> he was a true personal friend of so many but a great friend of the warriors. in our history will go down as

one of the most important people. >> lee took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the chase center set to open in 2019. it is the crown jewel arena that will be a major part of the lasting legacy. >> mayor lee was a big supporter of its programs who serve people in need in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. this morning a grocery bag giveaway. hundreds of volunteers will pass out thousands of food bags to low income and homeless guests. each bag contains everything one needs to make a holiday meal. this afternoon glide will deliver hundreds of grocery bags to families in need in other neighborhoods throughout the city. the co-owner of the tosca cafe is accused of sexual harassment. "the new york times" reports ken friedman is accused by ten women of making unwanted sexual advances at the spotted pig. allegations including groping the women in public, unwanted kisses, and an abusive work environment. friedman said some incidents

were not as described, but context and content are not today's discussion. i apologize now publicly for my actions. rod rosen stein will testify at a house hearing. some are concerned members of mueller's team are politically biased. reports indicate mueller removed an fbi expert from his team for sending text 5:48 now. it turns out even dinosaurs got ticked off. >> a 100 million-year-old that had a tick. this matters because it's the first evidence ticks fed on the blood of dinosaurs. if you are wondering if that means scientist cans pull a "jurassic park" trick and do that dna dinosaur situation to bring them back to life, well, no. that doesn't work.

>> that's okay. let's get a check of weather now with meteorologist mike nicco. no rain in sight, mike. >> bummer over here. bummer to hear that the "jurassic park" thing doesn't work. no real rain in our forecast. that's why we'll have the possibility of poor air quality. hazy sunshine, spare the air. that's my first accuweather highlight. clear tonight, chilly to cold once again and watching the weekend for those high fire conditions as it could get breezy in our hills. right now live doppler 7 reinforcing just how dry it is out there. the only thing green is the radar sweep. as far as our temperatures today, what sticks out is santa cruz at 75 and ukiah at 70. the rest of us in the 60s, from 60 in fairfield to 67. 63 in san mateo and also oakland and antioch and san rafael. let's take a look at what's going on tonight. some tule fog. hazy along the coast because of the smoke. 50 there.

we'll have 39 at palo alto low to mid-40s around most of the bay. 47 in san francisco. and then mid-30s to low 40s in our inland valleys. it may not be just quite as cold as this morning especially with some temperatures in the 20s there. remember that storm yesterday, we talk about hinting. look how it heads to the inside completely missing us and for the most part missing the sierra other than some mruriflurries. a lot of sunshine, a few passing high clouds especially friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures 64 to 68 until tuesday when it's slightly cooler. 62 to 66. if you were wondering about what's going on with the accident in the south bay, here is sue. we'll check on that. a lot of folks want to go skiing over the christmas holiday. it doesn't look like that's happening unless you're skiing on man made snow which is a possibility. a look at san jose as mike mentioned we had two accidents at westbound montague near north

first and one by the vta tracks. they are putting a bus bridge in place between river oaks and orchard stations for vta. expect delays there. two separate accidents in the area and they are calling for a flat bed tow truck, one that does involve a big rig. problems westbound montague. avoid that if you can. other mass transit, 48 b.a.r.t. trains on time. 6:10 mare island and vallejo ferries will be replaced by bus bridge due to mechanical issues. why you could be paying an extra tax for a steak or burger at the grocery store. it's the end of the year and we get to look at what the world googled most in 2017. >> helping spread the word for a new program for budding pot entreprene

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big fun. a look at slow traffic. no shock here. no problems once you get through that into dublin and pleasanton. montague near north first, two separate accidents in the area. one partially blocking the vta railroad tracks. they have a bus bridge in place between the orchard station and river oaks. heads up there. a problem on north 101 near 680 and some of your drive times if you're heading out right now. mike? >> remember, he was one of the hyenas in "lion king." he was great in "tin cup." quite a change since the '70s. a look at your dry december. hi, everybody. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. remember the second and third? hard to remember because it didn't rain much but we did have measurable rain. it is dry from the 4th to the 20th which is my accuweather seven-day forecast.

anywhere from 45% to 73% of average. we need a lot more rain than we've gotten. >> updating breaking news on the peninsula. a car chase ends in a dramatic crash at a local country club. >> and remembering mayor ed lee. the woman who jumped into action to help the mayor moments after he collapsed at a san francisco safeway. plus, at the live desk, fnew reaction to doug jones' win and roy moore's loss in the senate race. why

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take a look and show you what's going on. hi, everybody. i wanted to show you the winds because they're calm at 7 miles per hour. at least there's no windchill out there this morning, and you can see from mt. tamalpais it's only about 10 miles an hour in the hills. 40 to 45. hazy sunshine at noon. about 57 to 61 at 4:00. still pretty mild though the sunset is 51 minutes after that. take a live jacket, 51 to 53. remember, this is spare the air so no burning of wood to stay warm. here is sue. >> going back to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were on at 5:35 and a big backup. less so because the fast trackers beyond the first over crossing for a 15-minute delay to get through.