it's getting real >> road conditions so treacherous, it was a nightmare. >> at one point, drivers spent more than six hours stuck in traffic. the slick conditins also grounding thousands of flights, even temporarily surrounding flights in and out of new york city. >> we're already in the car coming here when we got notification of the delay.

so we had to sit here. >> the dangerous and deadly nor'easter, even threatening communities with minor to major flooding, leading to problems where officials are anticipating a foot of snow. right now as you can see, we are standing in ankle deep snow. don't let this fool you. forecasters say we could have gotten as much as 18 inches of snow here. what this is, this is the strong gust of wind that was blowing snow left and right in all directions all day. and at the end of the day, 18 inches of snow is how much we have gotten in this area. we are live in river head, new york. >> see that big pile behind you. before you go, i've lived in new york and i know it gets this cold once or twice a winter. to get that crippling at of snow at the same time. that's unusual. how are you personally dealing with it? >> as you've just mentioned,

we've covered our share of snowstorms living and working in the northeast. what was different about this storm, wasn't just the snow that we have to deal with. it was bone chilling cold and the wind. right now, unfortunately, i don't have that wind whipping left and right to show you what we've been dealing with. but it was that wind that was very unbearable and the cold. and i can tell you, i have five layers on right now under this winter coat. another winter coat. then several sweaters. still, i am cold. that's how we've been managing. >> oh, boy. layering usually works. thank you so much. a homeowner in williams burg, virginia, used a time lapse camera to record what was happening on his back patio. you can see how much snow accumulated overnight. it went from no snow to completely covered. the national weather service estimates nine to 12 inches of snow fell in that area.

that's virginia so it is more south. the winter weather back east lead to go dozens of flight cancellations. at sfo, at least 72 flights were canceled today. the departure and arrivals boards at sfo were lit up with all the cancellations. passengers can rebook flights without incurring fees or penalties. many of the weather delays are a major disruption. >> all the flights before us were cancelled to boston and the flight after us was cancelled to boston so we were thinking that we kind of escaped. because we fly in two hours after the snow stops. when we got here, it was canceled. >> at the san jose airport, they had on cancel flights to newark and new york. lots of snow back east. here we're getting ready for more rain in the cabrera. >> it looks spectacular. this shot not spectacular. it is our mt. tam kral. it looks cloudy and blustery.

>> it will get rainier here. i'll take you across the country. just one more view of that storm in the northeast. as you heard, it is just pounding the area of the heavy drifting snow and the strong gusty winds. look at the current temperature reads. zero he in minneapolis. 21 in wash d.c. fortunately we have nothing like that here but we have another storm coming our way. a storm for us will be a 1 on the storm impact scale and steadier rain. we expect a tenth of an inch to a half inch of rain. and at 11:00, we'll have still mainly scattered showers across the cabrebay area. it will start to push into the bay area about 4:00 a.m. it will continue through the

morning commute and i'll show you what is to follow in a few minutes. >> spencer, thank you. we have new details on the case against a central valley man accused of plotting an attack on pier 39. are everitt aaron jameson was officially charged today. for attempting to provide material support for a foreign nation and distribution related to destructive devices. it charge carries 20 years behind bars and a quarter million-dollar fine. he once trained as a marine, reportedly told undercover agents he wanted to attack peer 39 on christmas day as a show of support for isis. he is due in court tomorrow. did you feel it? you felt it. i did too. >> went back to sleep. >> a lot of people record feeling a for you.for you quake at precisely

>> it was along the hay ward fault. amy hollyfield spoke with some people. >> we ran out of the apartment. it was fine. >> i felt like someone was shake go our bed in the middle of the night. also, it was not really sure it was an earthquake at first. and went to twitter immediately. what else do you do? >> this video from the san leandro safeway shows what it did. it knocked over a few things but no major damage. >> it was a boom. >> those who live near the epicenter said they felt the jolt. >> i'm always scared with earthquakes. i don't like them. >> he's an architect. he's always scared. >> i think they're scary. >> but they're prepared. they belong to an earthquake group and are trained for the big one. >> because i'm in this earthquake group, there is a 70% chance of having something over 7.0 magnitude in the next 10 or

15 years so we need to be prepared. >> reporter: here at the claremont hotel, everything looks good. across the street, in this cute boutique, nothing knocked over. nothing broke. thought earthquake really did was wake everyone up and get everyone's attention but that's about it. >> according to the usgs, there is a 5% chance that today's squaik a foreshock for an imminent big one. >> the wake-up call, literally and figuratively for all of us and reminds us to be prepared. >> he is the director of the usgs science center. they said quake was dweep the epicenter about eight miles down. deeper quakes radiate to a broader region which is why people as far as santa cruz felt it.

he says the fault is due for a big one. >> we're at about the 150-year anniversary for the last big quake on the hayward fault. so we know earthquakes happen about every 150 years. >> if that sounds ominous, listen to this. is usgs says there's a 72% chance that one of the earthquakes will strike with a magnitude 7.6. find out how safe the buildings are that you spent the most time in. >> your office, your home, your schools for your kids. will they withstandstandstandstd most people don't know. >> matt keller, >> before it was downgraded to a 4.4. to get the breaking news,

download the app and enable the push alerts. the trump administration announced plans to expand offcoast drilling including off the coast of california. it will be 90% of the u.s. continental shelf to new leases. it would be the largest lease sale ever. it sets the stage for legal battles with coastal states. lease sales in california could prove difficult. several coastal communities have laws or ordinances blocking all onshore facilities needed. in marin county, a long awaited quiet opening along a stretch of proceeded had been closed for 11 months. highway 1 at muir beach and stinson beach. traffic is moving again much to the relief of a beachside town. for almost a year, this has been

a place where the creeping fog moves almost faster than the traffic. stinson beach on highway 1 and the past 11 months also a place where highway 1 temporarily ended. >> was there a part of stinson beach -- >> yes. >> true confessions from camille, one the of isolated few who lived and or worked here. until today, dealt with the closure of highway 1 between here and muir >> it opened today? i didn't even know that. >> she knew bonl noon, traffic picked up through the center of town. it is only one lane in places with traffic lights monitoring flow. at least traffic is seeping through and that's progress. >> ask anyone who lives around stinson beach, it's not easy. this is the alternate route if you didn't want to go 20 miles out of your way.

in summer time, a nightmare. >> on a busy weekend kit take four or five hours to get over the mountain. >> caltrans will spend $50 million on this project before finishing it over the summer. what's another few months? or even ten minutes? along highway 1, abc 7 news. >> the work covers almost six miles. there were several slides along the highway but now there are three routes into stinson beach once again. another big record on the dow. as vehicles get redesigned in the states, we add more and more technology. >> the hot new trends coming out of silicon valley ought show. how buying cars isn't just going to a dealership anymore. >> what is raw water and what is

behind its growing bomb later? >> how about some raw traffic? for you:11. this is sky way in downtown san francisco. it looks like for a change, the traffic on the right hand side is worse than the oncoming traffic going to the bottom deck of the bay bridge. >> it's a toss-up but a bad toss-up either way.

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blasting through another milestone. tech companies and banks saw some of the biggest gains in early trading. san francisco's wells fargo bank rose nearly 2%. hundreds of macy's employees in the bay area are among those he impacted by store closings. today the retailer disclosed plans to close seven stores including one in novato. they are moving ahead with the closure. overall some 5,000 employees nationwide will lose their jobs. they've struggled to compete with online shopping. promoters are billing silicon valley as the epicenter of the new automotive world. a lot of that has to do with the move toward self-driving vehicles and technology which is

very much on the minds of millennials. >> the lane assist, lane depart you warning, parking assist is probably important. gotten a gear headset. i like cars. >> jeremy beaver with dgdg. he likes cars as well. tell me the hot trends that we'll see in this show. >> i think you will see first of all, 300 cars by 30 manufacturers. so a lot of trucks and suvs for everyone to see. a lot of the focus in the auto show is around three different components. one, the electric and the hybrid which is really important in the bay area. then the technology. the connected car, the phone, everything that you use in your normal everyday life. a lot of safety components are big with the oem's today. >> let me talk about tesla. they aren't in the show but

they've had some setbacks in the model three. does that cause people to say, okay, look at other vehicles. >> yeah. if you want that vehicle, you'll want to look somewhere else. people will keep shopping. it is a pretty cool car to begin with. >> like? >> chevy bolt, chevy volt, there's a lot of almost all the manufacturers are coming out with a hybrid or electric vehicle. they're changing the way people shop for cars. is it that they're not necessarily buying cars? when they come down torsion a showroom or a show like this. they perhaps are more equipped, you used to see 20 years ago. >> i think the millennials, almost all of them are shopping online. and silicon valley is at the hub

of all of it. they're fast and efficient. they know with a they want. for a lot of dealerships in the area, we're administratimaking product special i haves to help the consumer make the right choice. >> you talked about virtual reality as a trend. you think, we'll go to a dealership and test it out. that may be a thing of the past. >> virtual reality is definitely coming. some unbelievable technology at the auto show that people can check out. but you'll be able to stay in your house. you can put on your headset and test drive a car. touch the car, see the safety features. it will be a really neat couple years for the auto industry. >> that's crazy thinking you can test drive a car of your choice in your living room. >> it sounds pretty nice. >> let me test drive a lamborghini. we'll see you at the auto show. >> all right.

>> thanks a lot. if you're not getting a fancy new car but you're a transit rider, you have a new high-tech the transportation authority unveiled a new mobile payment app called easy fare. it allows riders to buy single passes. they're urging riders to check the app prior to travel since ticket options do vary. definitely a less messy day waiting for your bus. it is not wet like yesterday. >> what? oh, she's on the other side of the studio. she's hard to hear. we have some widely isolated, scattered showers. much miler than it was yesterday. check out the 24-hour temperature change. it is 11 degrees warmer in hayward. this is the view from our roof

top camera. looking atom us in clouds out over the bay. 69 in san jose. 79 in gilroy. this is the view. looking westward, you can see the clouds from a different angle. 59 degrees had santa rosa. 57 novato. 63 in concord and 66 in livermore. and one more live view. an interesting view looking toward mt. diablo. and these are the forecast features. we'll have more rain overnight and it will be a wet commute. we'll have a dry pattern and rain returns monday and tuesday. overnight as the rain moves down from the north bay to the south. look for low temperatures across the region. temperatures. here's the approaching system. a storm of light intensity developing late with showers and the heavier steadier rain will

develop as the morning commute is getting underway. we expect the temperatures from .1 of an inch to .5.. it shows very little activity. after midnight, the wave of rain will push into the north bay. by the morning commute, we'll see lots of rain. it will be pushing southward. and then by midday, to the east bay into the south bay. winds will be a bit gusty at times. here's the wind gust animation. up to 20, 25 miles an hour. going into the morning hours. the winds will taper off gradually going later into the day until they calm down with the end of the rainfall. the rainfall totals by 7:00 tomorrow evening. will range from a few hundredths of an inch. and oakland, nearly a quarter at

richmond. and highs tomorrow, let me take you ahead. i've looked at the highs. taking a look at next week. we expect our next rain monday and tuesday with a storm that's pretty wet. and there will be a little snsnn mainly right around 60 to 64 degrees across the entire region. so not a very wide range of highs there. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. drying out as i mentioned over the weekend. partly cloudy on sunday. the next storm on monday ranking one on the impact scale. and a wetter and windier storm ranking two on the storm impact scale. >> a little pattern there. rain, dry out. >> it's been 50 years since the first adult transplant in the u.s. and it happened right here

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several deaths have been blamed on the massive winter storm hitting the east. this is boston where it is not only snowing but also flooding. people are being urged to stay off the roads and police have had to drive doctors and nurses to and from hospitals. here in the bay area, the rain is making its return. you can expect showers just in time for the morning commute. we'll have the full forecast in about ten minutes. and did you feel it? the deputy director of the usgs earthquake science center said there's a 5% chance the quake this morning was a foreshock of a bigger quake. it has been more than a month since the city tried to use tough sheds for the homeles population. >> i'm living in here now. i just started this morning. >> reporter: after living on the streets, he will be one of the last people to move into these.

the tough sheds constructed near downtown exactly one month ago. designed to move at least two dozen homeless people out of their tents of the. >> reporter: do you think it will be better than living out here? >> it has to be. the rain and stuff, the weight. >> we're at 85% capacity....... he says there are only six places left. >> i guarantee you, it is better than a tent. when it rains, you have a locking structure, you have a door. er it is certainly better. >> reporter: in the meantime, the city is keeping its promise to clean out the tent encampments, leaving the homeless no choice but to move on or move into the sheds. the city admits, this approach isn't perfect but stresses it is

meant to be temporary. the goal is to find permanent housing for each resident within six months. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> top officials in the police department are looking for a healthy way. it was part of the symposium held at the university of san francisco. the two-day event hopes to shed light on the situations officers he encounter and how dealing with the public can imfact entire organization. >> this is something that's part of a national conversation. how do we not acura acura acuraa we escalate, to calm down situations. we want to do that. >> the san francisco police

chief william scott will be the key note speaker tomorrow. >> in washington, the white house is reeling from explosive allegations attributed to steve bannon in a new book. today, president trump responded publicly for the first time. >> reporter: president trump and his former chief strategist sbanl are facing off. >> did steve bannon betray you? ? he call me a great man last night. he changed his tune pretty quick. >> abandon hasn't deny i had it. >> nothing will come between >>est bannon is known for calling the trump tower meeting between jared kushner, paul

manafort, and a russian lawyer promising dirt on hillary clinton, triesonous and unpatriotic. >> i won't go page by page talking about a book that's complete fantasy and fufl tabloid g tabloid gossip. as for the president's relationship with bannon -- >> i don't talk to him. >> they've spent on a few times. she said there were no regularly scheduled calls or meetings. >> in the wake of the book, the president is banning all personal cell phone use in the west wing. it affects them as well. they said the move is being made for national security

attorney general jeff sessions today redescribeded an obama-era policy that essentially barred law enforcement officials from interfering with marijuana sales in states where pot is legal. it comes four days after the legal sale of marijuana began in california. officials in the seven states where marijuana is now legal, blasted the move including corey gardner. he accused the president. nancy pelosi agreed saying attorney general unjust war against meerns legally use marijuana is shameful. police have just released the man who was shot and killed by a police officer. the 28-year-old died at the hospital. oakland police say he shot

another man outside the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. a b.a.r.t. officer responded and ordered tindle to drop his gun. when he did not, the offer shot him. the other man has been released from the hospital. take. >> we've been attwhile. >> the food movementth popularity. why some say it's not ahe cloud rain.

forget about your morning smoothie. how about a pizza for breakfast? >> my kids do it. >> experts say it is the perfect breakfast if you do it right. one he says is a style eaten near rome. someone is going to rome soon. it has low fat meats and cheeses and vegetables. they have a thin crispy crust. nothing like deep dish. he says you should consider crust that's are low if gluten. >> we use whole wheat english muffin as the crust. >> see? you're halfway there. untreated drinking water is gaining bomb later and sources with raw water is running out. >> food experts are worried about how this water might impact your health. >> reporter: at rainbow grocery, customers looking for untreated raw water straight from the

spring are out of luck. >> we've been out of it for a while. >> reporter: the only thing in stock, the dispensers that sell for about $60. rainbow has been carrying it for about six months. bottled by a company, live water. >> the first time i drank fresh living spring water a surgery of energy went through me. >> reporter: the idea has caught on in silicon valley. and sarah evans has been post go about it. but a leading expert we spoke with say it is a matter of time before someone gets sick. >> sneer bear and raccoons and what not don't really think about where they're doing their business. and it may well be in the stream, right understream from where you're getting that bottle of water. >> reporter: but the risks don't seem to be discouraging people.

not surprising to the workers. >> coconut water surprised me. so at this point i'm not surprised by anything. >> reporter: raw water becoming a hot commodity. >> we're going to get some coming from the skies. >> yes. right now we're looking at widely scattered showers. we'll get some rain after midnight. early morning lows in the windy conditions. commuters will probably be slowed down by wet pavement. look for highs ranging from 60 to 62. in the north bay, a bit cooler. it will be an approaching storm tonight and tomorrow morning. a storm of light intensity producing .1 to .5 of an inch of

rainfall. and it will be accompanied to some pretty gusty winds. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. there it goes. here i am. we'll have clearing over the weekend. mainly sunny, dry conditions. saturday and sunday. but we have more rain coming in next monday and tuesday. so it's an active weather pattern. vision zero. the effort to eliminate all fatal pedestrian accidents. what san francisco is doing and why they say it's working. >> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney

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40,000 people a year are killed in traffic accidents across the country. three years ago, san francisco documented the vision zero program aimed at eliminate go all traffic fatalities and it appears to be working. >> police from the station of san francisco used a pedestrian decoy to make sure drivers stopped before reaching the crosswalk. they sometimes don't. >> we want to make sure that our pedestrians and our residents are safe and walking through our

streets. >> here's another one of those busy and rather dangerous intersections. the sting operation is meant to remind drivers that they have to follow the speed limit. the effort to educate people is part of vision zero strategy which began in 2013 after 34 people were killed the previous four years. seven in a single month. >> it's almost two a month. that's when we said this is no longer acceptable. we won't just accept that people will die trying to get around san francisco. every one of those is preventible. >> in the past three years, the city has been busy redesigning san francisco streets. restriping crosswalks, painting red zones at corners so there's a better sight line between the driver and the pedestrian. the zero vision strategy is paying off. in 2017 there were 20 fatalities in san francisco.

down 41% from 2013. >> this is not a celebration. >> today city officials renewed their commitment to having safer streets. alvin lester lost his only son after being hit by a driver. >> think about the stop sign that you're about to come to. >> just think. and just doing so, you'll help someone live another day. i guarantee it. >> the city's goal is to get to zero fatalities in 2024. abc 7 news. 33 cities have documented the vision zero program you go there fremont, it's san jose and sacramento. >> this is a little alarming. >> avoid roamaine lettuce.

e. coli has sickened at least 58 people in the u.s. and canada. five people were hospitalized, one person died. there's also been one death in kane. consumer reports say people should stop eating it until the cause of the outbreak is identified and the tainted product is removed from the stores. hewlett-packard is recalling 50,000 lithium batteries because they can overheat and catch fire. if your laptop is on this list, you might need to get your battery replaced. out of all these laptops, only 15% could overheat as a result of this issue. if you end up needing replacement batteries, hp will come directly to your home or business. at&t plans to be the first carry in the u.s. to offer 5 g far smartphones. they want to roll it out to a

dozen markets. they didn't say which markets but san francisco is one of the major metro areas that has 5 g evolution capabilities. it has more band width and will make it faster to upload or download big files like pictures or videos. you will probably have to get a new phone in order to use 5g. >> of course you will. >> there's that. this weekend, fluffy fluffyy doodles are taking over. >> whether you're a dog person, a cat person or a disney person, there is an event for you this weekend. and that covers almost all of us. so first something i didn't know was a thing. >> he's the boss and he knows it. >> wow is right. it's not every day that you can walk 17-pound house cat in a

santa suit. he's a head turner. i found out that walking a tabby who is boast strong of will, is not like walking a dog. he was scheduled to be put down before sherry gave him a second life. you can see she is a real deal cat lover. he is one of the cats who get dressed up. >> bought a harness and said we're doing this. they just stopped in a couple minutes. this is his chance to go outside. no risk of getting hit by a car or attacked by a raccoon. >> you can always build your upper body strength and let he them hitch a ride. if dogs are more your style and you have a passion for golden doodles, check this out. it is all about checking out the mix of golden retriever and poodle. the first meet-up is at krissy

field from 10:30 to noon. >> and this is for you. ♪ the castro athleter is holding a moana sing-along. see the movie with the lyrics right on the screen. we posted all the infoe with these events on our went. natasha, abc7 news. goldengate park will close this weekend for the butterflies exhibit was extended to january 7. a look at 20 species of butterflies. if they clues to land out, that's extra. it is $9 for adults. $6 for kids. a ground breaking surgery.

now here we are 50 years later. >> in my mind, legitimately the spiritual leader of the transplantation program. the bay area surgeon who made history. >> and dan is here with what we have coming up. brick by brick. a lot of people felt this morning's earthquake. some are cleaning up the damage. kevin durant's financial dunk and why his wall set $3 million lighter. plus, our closest relatives may not be so laid back

on saturday, stanford hospital was the first hospital to perform a human heart transplant. our reporter spoke with the doctors and patients. >> reporter: at 60 years old, scott is relishing each moment he has with his family. when he was just 28 years old, he was suffering from heart failure and preparing to die and leave behind his wife and twin baby boys. he was told a heart transplant at stanford was his best home. >> he said the average survival rate is 50%.

and to me it was, that will at least get me through the kids. kindled garden, graduation. >> it lasted through his son's high school graduation. stanford hospital is celebrating how far it has come. 50 years ago it was the first to do a heart transplant. the doctor developed the surgical technique and performed the operation. >> it was clearly ground breaking. it was very exciting. the whole place was abuzz with the news of it. >> the doctor remembers the press climbing outside of the hospital to try to get pictures of the room. during those early years, transplant patients didn't live long. a month. >> reporter: stanford now does 50 to 60 heart transplants a month. they refined the operation tackling the problems such as the body rejecting a

transplanted heart. the son inherited the problem from the father. >> i feel optimistic about the advances. everything with medicine takes a long time. >> reporter: doctors say a permanent mechanical heart may be an option in a field that's always advancing. >> and to celebrate the 50th anniversary, a day long conference will be held at stanford. the physician who assisted was a heart surgeon herself. they'll both be speaking at that event. stanford blood center says there's an extreme need for o negative blood and blat plate lets. they said fewer people donated over the holidays and there was hire than normal demand. you can get the news any time with enhanced live individual features, more customization and push alerts. get more of the news you want when you want it.

thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. if you're touching marijuana, you could potentially be prosecuted. >> the administration seems to have a new pot policy. the state officials say they are ready to fight it if they have to. >> pregnant inmates allegedly coerced into having abortions. what officials are saying about the shock ing claim. and health officials want everyone to get the vaccine. and the beach town that's now a little easier to get to. a jolt of uncertainty for the newly legal pot industry. the president believes in enforcing federal law. that would be his top priority. that is regardless of what the

topic is. whether it is marijuana or immigration. >> white house secretary sarah sanders. a little sampling of this. >> business is booming today at the harbor side dispensary. up 20% over the last two weeks. the ceo is keeping one eye on the long lines and the other on washington, d.c. >> i'm not surprised at the action by jeff sessions. >> that's attorney general jeff sessions who today rescinded guidance. they instructed u.s. attorneys to keep their hands off legitimate marijuana business where they're legal