when a helicopter landed in the northbound lanes to help the officer on the ground. it started just before 5:00 p.m. last night when drivers called about a barefoot man running across the freeway. the man tried to jump over the side about 30 feet above the ground. >> the traffic stopped. i just got out of car to go over there and help bring the dude back over. he came back over and they detained him once that happened. it's like, you know, it was crazy, man. crazy. >> the man is undergoing a mental health evaluation. it is 4:30. if you're just getting up with us, good morning. here's a quick update on weather and traffic. we start with mike nicco. >> all right everybody. talk more about that fog and the reporting stations, driving from the east bay it gets thicker. down to a quarter of a mile. it's thicker into the central valley. watch out for that fog. it will be around all throughout the morning commute. in fact, let's talk about your 12-hour planner starting with

the morning commute. temperatures are running cooler mid to upper 40s. heading towards noon, around 60. mainly cloudy and hazy. showers develop in the north bay at 4:00. 57 to 62. it will spread south by 7:00. 55 to 56. we'll have more on the timeline for when that rain reaches your neighborhood coming up soon. ee do have this sigalert once again. fog an issue. that's not the problem with the sigalert. the sigalert has 280 completely shut down. no estimated time of opening. a detour in place. avoid this if you can. marshview, one lane blocked with an accident. also over towards 880 near washington, they're cleaning up an accident here with several lanes and debris there as well. heads up. i'm not seeing a lot of slowing at this hour. now a live desk update. president trump is now flat out denying he used profane

language to describe haiti and african nations during an oval office meeting on immigration last week. the president's allies in that room are also coming to his defense. but a top democrat in congress says he believes the president is a racist. abc news reporter elizabeth hur is live in new york and has details. elizabeth? >> reporter: good morning. you know they say there are two sides to every story. here we are as far as what was really said behind the closed door meeting. now it depends who you ask. >> facing massive backlash, president trump addressing the growing firestorm. >> no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. >> speaking from his florida beach club, the president denying he made vulgar and offensive comments about haiti and africa in the oval office. >> did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments?

>> president trump referring to several republican senators who were in the room for that meeting on immigration. both backtracking on their initial statements and now saying president trump is telling the truth. >> i'm telling you, he did not use that word, george and it's a gross misrepresentation. >> i didn't hear it. i was no further from donald trump as dick durbin was. >> dick durbin was the only democrat in the room at the time and -- >> he said these hate-filled things repeatedly. he said put me down for one or more europeans to come to this country. why don't we get more people from norway. that was exactly what the president said. >> now the lawmaker who marched with martin luther king is weighing in. >> do you think president trump is a racist? >> i think he is a racist. >> reporter: well, president trump is scheduled to return to washington later today and faces another busy week ahead.

first, try to avoid a possible government shutdown on friday and tackle the ongoing fight over daca and immigration reform. reporting live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. elizabeth, thank you. it's 4:34 now. air bnb is responding to the vulgar comments by the president. >> they're launching a $100,000 digital campaign to promote tourism in haiti, el salvador and african countries. they showed photos of destinations in those countries. it wants to encourage more travelers to visit these special and beautiful places. meanwhile, an agreement with san francisco is costing air bnb thousands of hosts. hosts must register with the city or be kicked off the site. according to the chronicle, an estimated 6,000 hosts have failed to register. others reached an agreement with the city last may. san francisco wants hosts to be permanent residents. the law is designed to help

landlords from becoming full-mime hotels. the fcc is slamming the government and hawaii about a missile attack over the weekend, calling the incident "absolutely unacceptable." the agency says hawaii did not have safeguards in place to prevent the transmission of a false alert. the employee who sent the warning out to millions of people has now been reassigned. future drills have also been temporarily suspended and the new protocol will require two people to send out a systemwide alert. a community meeting is set for tomorrow to provide help to neighbors left homeless by the mudslides in montecito. thousands attended a vigil last night in memory of those who died and those still missing. the death toll climbed to 20 yesterday after they found the body of a 30-year-old man, his 6-year-old son and his father-in-law died in the mudslide. the man's daughter is still missing. it may be weeks before a stretch of highway in montecito reopens.

about 70,000 vehicles a day use that freeway. crews in the north bay are making significant progress on cleanup and recovery following the october wildfires. state officials tell the press dat cleanup in coffey park is expected to wrap up in about two weeks. the rest of the area should be cleared in the next 18 months. the north bay wildfires killed 40 people. the flames destroyed more than 6,000 homes. nonprofit dog rescue has to make repairs after a car crashed into the shelter in oakland. abc 7 news was at rocket dog rescue on foothill boulevard where debris covered the ground from an early morning crash. volunteers tell us that a car slammed into the facility's fence around 3:00 a.m. yesterday. the shelter houses about 30 dogs. >> luckily, no dogs were hurt. it's tough because we use the space out here to kind of help with the dogs to play around and them to be able to get out of

their kennels. >> this is the second time that this has happened. this happened in april of 2016 when a stolen van smashed through the fence. all right. let's start with our temperatures compared to this time yesterday. we're cooler from about the san mateo bridge northward. 1 to 4 degrees cooler. we'll focus in on san francisco. we're about 48 and sunny side, glenn park, 49. everybody else about 50 to 52 mild degrees this morning. here's a look from the exploratorium at pier 15. back in an area not quite as foggy as the rest of us, that being san francisco. roads watch out because of that dense fog. it will be throughout the morning commute. we've had showers coming for the afternoon hours. so if you're taking mass transit, may need an umbrella if you have to wait outside then. on the bay, foggy in spots but the breezes will be light. let's look at the 12-hour planner for the east bay valleys. mainly cloudy. a little sunshine breaking through the cloud deck.

that's going to be the exception. we start at 47 by k6789 by noon, 58. in the low 60s in the afternoon hours. mid to upper 50s this evening. in the south bay, that's the best area where we see a few rays breakthrough the cloud deck. 61 at noon. mid-60s at 2:00 and 4:00 some of our warmest temperatures will be in the south bay. look at this. it looks healthy, doesn't it? all these chances of rain. unfortunately, the amount of rain is going to be really light. i'll focus in on today and tomorrow's storm to let you know how much rain you'll get in your neighborhood. let's turn to sue to see what she's watching on the commute. >> if you're traveling the east shore freeway, it's not bad at all. we have scheduled nice long stream of traffic but not flowing. it's moving at the limit there. we'll take a look outside at the traffic maps. you can see the orange. that's dense fog out there. we have issues on the roadway. you can see the little red

stretch of traffic there that's southbound 680 near marshview. that's an overturned vehicle off the side of the roadway. folks are slowing there. northbound 880 near washington, debris in lanes. accident blocking the lane of traffic there. the sensors look pretty good through that area. we do have a fog advisory out there for the altamont pass and solano county. comedian, the newest man in hollywood facing sexual misconduct allegations. i'll have his response this morning. our national pastime and baseball's african-american players. the heart stopping close the heart stopping close call for passengers aboard that

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welcome back. we're going to look at the california forecast really quick. it's getting gray with the best chance of rain during the day going to be north of us. here's a look at the forecast. as you can see from eureka towards redding towards the overnight hours, it moves into sack metropolitan owe. the rest of the bay -- the l to mid 70s in l.a. my seven-day forecast. light amounts of snow in tahoe on tuesday. moderate to heavy snow for friday. got my fing fingers crossed for

that. this morning, comedian and actor aziz ansari is responding to allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by a woman he briefly dated last year. in a statement, ansari apologized to the 23-year-old photographer after she told them she had an uncomfortable sexual encounter with him at his apartment. she claims he was aggressive toward her. the woman texted him the day after to let him know that she was upset with his behavior that night. the woman says she came forward after she saw ansari wearing a time's up pin at the golden globe awards last week. back to you. jessica, thank you. it's 4:43 now. a live look at the morning light hitting the martin luther king, jr. memorial in washington, d.c. people are already gathering there to honor his legacy and message. the nation honoring the great civil rights leader today, of course. there are king day events across the bay area, including the celebration train from san jose to san francisco. abc 7 news reporter matt keller

already telling us this morning that is sold out. we have a list of all the events on our webb site. abc 7 news.com. as the nation honors him, there is a new exhibit in san francisco highlighting the achievements the of african-american ball players. >> it's called a game of color. it's on display until march 18th at the san francisco main library. it features memorabilia and artifacts. the integration of the mlb in 1947 and the african-american players who challenged baseball's establishment in the '60s and '70s. protesters in oakland sending a message about the affordable housing crisis to libby schaaf. they camped on the front lawn of her home this weekend. in her annual state of the city speech, schaaf challenged residents to offer spare rooms to people in need. protesters say that's not a viable solution. >> the folks out here right now struggling are not capable of opening up their houses and let -- if anything, if the mayor

wants to open her house, we're right here. she can let me stay in there for a while and let me get on my feet. >> the protesters want schaaf to redirect half of the city's police budget to homeless programs instead. she was out of town during this protest, but issued a statement saying she's working every day to alleviate the housing crisis. you're going to hear from a bay area radio legend but not in the same he's engaged audiences in decades. ron owens hosted his show for 42 years. friday was his last show. starting tomorrow, he'll anchor and produce a ten-minute segment called the ron owens report that's part of a cost cutting move of kgo radio cumulus media. owens insists he's not retiring. never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> they've been trying to get me on the show for years. it never really worked because of our schedules.

unfortunately, it's never going to happen now. that's too bad. hi everybody. a look from the east bay hills. you can see it's very hazy out there on this spare the air day. no wood burning today. we're going to go from fog to clouds today and some showers develop in the north bay. my highlight for tonight, we have a better chance of receiving some light showers as they move from north to south and several weak storms will hit us this week. highs today, will be pretty comfortable. upper 50s to low 60s until you get in the south bay. san jose south where we've got mid 60s. you can see green out there and yellow. you may have a moderate shower. temperatures run from the upper 40s to the low 50s. maybe a few mid-50s around. burlg aingame and up towards sa francisco. this is going to head to the north. that's why we'll get light amounts of rain out of this system from tonight through tomorrow morning. less than a quarter of an inch. maybe up to half an inch in the north bay in higher elevations.

9:00 this morning, clouds and fog and then you can see my, say, noon, showers around lake and mendocino counties. in the north bay, may be a rogue sprinkle ahead of that. this evening, a few light showers and the front moves into the north bay with light to moderate showers at 2:00 tomorrow morning. in the heart of the bay by 4:00 and then exiting the south bay as we head towards 9:00. so tomorrow's morning commute, it will be a little tricky with the wet roads out there. we'll turn into a mostly cloudy afternoon and then wednesday partly cloudy an then just 1 on the storm impact scale for thursday, friday and sunday. more on that coming up. sue, the look at the san mateo bridge. how is it going? >> so far fog-free. that's a nice thing because it's thick in certain spots. traffic is flowing nicely from 880 towards 101. we do have this traffic alert in closure.cisco for a full freeway our abc 7 crew is on the scene

with an update on what's happening there. it's police activity. no estimated time of opening. there is a detour in place. now a live desk update. >> hi everyone. from our live desk, police in indonesia have ruled out the possibility a bomb was responsible for the collapse of the floor of the jakarta stock exchange. i want to show you this new video we have. you have to see this. it's incredible. as many as 47 people are hospital liesed from injuries. look at that collapse. no doubt so many hurt. there are people with fractures right now. witnesses say they felt a tremor seconds before the mezzanine fell. a group of college students were on the mezzanine minutes after noon when the structure collapsed. the building was evacuated as a precaution. trading resumed a few hours later as that investigation into exactly what caused this collapse does continue at this very hour. as soon as we get updates, i'll

pass those along. >> you have to wonder, what in the world happened there? >> jessica, thank you. investigators trying to determine why a passenger jet slid off an icy runway in turkey and nearly plunged into the black sea. this dramatic video from a drone captures the crash scene in the aftermath of the accident. the pegasus airline flight went over the cliff as it came in for a landing. the 162 passengers and six crew members all got off the plane and they weren't hurt. the right engine suddenly started to speed up and pushed the plane towards the sea. you can see inside right after. one of the people on the plane was saying it only stopped because the wheel got stuck in the mud. >> wow. crazy. 4:49 now. rain or shine he's riding. a bay area bicyclist celebrates an incredible milestone. treasure island, we'll take you inside the new restaurant opening its doors.

don't have to take the stairs to get to a crash. this is not your normal accident scene. the new video of what happened coming up next. first this morning, techbytes. ford powers up on electric cars. >> the automaker investigating another $11 billion up from $4.5 billion to launch dozens of new electric vehicles by 2022. people are lining up to get a first look the at new tesla. the electric car maker finally rolls it into the showroom. >> it unveiled it nearly two years ago but production delays pushed back deliveries. we'll get an exclusive look inside the car on "good morning america." >> how would you like a fast environmentally friendly car and toss it in the fireplace afterwards. >> it's called the cedar rocket. it's made from a log. it was combined with parts from a mazda sports car. >> it can travel nearly 50 miles an hour. >> see that efficiency all the way around. >> and it's recyclable.

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the 18th winter spare the air alert this season, no burning. this is straight out of the fast and furious movie. look at this. the car stuck in the second story of the building. it happened early yesterday morning in the orange county community of santa ana. a car hit the center median on a street, flew into the air and then slammed into that dentist's office. new video released overnight shows the accident. witnesses say the driver was speeding. you can see it barely missed hitting other vehicles. here it is. watch this. >> wow. >> i have never seen anything like that. a witness says the driver got out and started hanging from the side of the building. firefighters rescued the driver and extracted a person inside the car after they put out the fire. both people have only minor injuries. >> i saw this last night in my instagram feed. i could not believe what happened here. >> i couldn't figure out how it launched. now we see it. it's possible. today marks the official opening of a new restaurant situated in the middle of san

francisco bay. abc 7 news got a sneak peek. this is mer say. it's on treasure island offering far more than food. there's a putting green, bochy court. it's made out of 13 recycled shipping containers. it comes in the midst of a $5 billion plan to add commercial space over the next 20 years. showed up at the harlem globetrotters -- showed the globetrotters some new moves. here she is. >> they invited robin schreiber on the court to show off her moves saturday night. she made a name for herself with the enthusiastic dancing at warriors games. >> it's not crazy movement. it's about the little shake, the little move. it's great. i love it, mike. >> that looks like a lot of fun. looks like they had a good time doing it. hi everybody. a look at sutro tower this morning looking on downtown san

francisco where it's a little hazy this morning. let's talk about your wet weather. at 4:00, ukiah has measurable rain. through 7:00 down to santa rosa. tomorrow morning at 4:00, beginning the commute from san francisco northward, we have measurable rain and slick streets. as you look by the end of the commute, everybody is going to have a little bit of wetness on their roads. we've also got issues at the coast. high surf advisory. breaking waves up to 20 feet from now through 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. here's sue. >> all right, we're taking a look right now if you're out and about, your mass transit schedules for martin luther king day. b.a.r.t. is running saturday service at 6:00 a.m. trains are 20 minutes apart. heads up there. larkspur ferry, expanded holiday service. ace train is modified schedule. only trains 3 and 5 out for your commute this morning. >> thank you, sue. we have an inspirational story from the east bay.

bicyclist joe sham bli says it's never too late to set a record. he completed his 500th ride to the summit of mt. diablo. that's him in the green in the middle. making the grueling trek in every weather condition that there is to offer. rain, sleet, even sometimes snow. he had a cake and lots of cheers waiting for him at the top of the run yesterday. >> that is awesome. 4:57. check your suitcases before you head to the airport. next at 5:00, what you need to know about the luggage ban in effect. where the u.s. stands when it comes to protecting daca recipients. we're going to get a live report from 280. police activity that sue has been talking to us about. there is a shooting investigation under way right now. we will have the details ahead. we will have the details ahead. new details about a shutt

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it's 5:00 a.m. welcome to monday, martin luther king, jr. day. january 15th. >> for those of you getting up this morning, we join you. >> we're here. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. that's meteorologist mike nicco's department. >> good morning. it's monday morning, waking up in a fog. literally. i've overlaid the visibility. down to 1 in santa rosa. concord and fairfield. 3 in hoof man bay. the fog is going to get thicker the next couple of hours. here's a look at 101 and 880 in san jose. you can see how cloudy it is for you. that dense fog wl