we just thought she'd be back home in a couple days, and she wasn't. >> reporter: katie thomas is one of 42 adults under the age of 65 who died from flu complications since october. 19 here in the bay area. katie was a marathon runner and did yoga as well as pilates. a healthy, active person who was expected to beat the flu virus. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> trying to figure out how this could happen, matt. just awful. thank you. it is now 4:30. a quick update on your weather and traffic. hi, mike nicco. hi, everybody. let's talk about the fog that's out there, also. here is a look from our san rafael camera. we're looking south on 101. you're driving into the abyss of fog. rainfall amounts have been light. it is definitely damp on 101. the thickest fog from petaluma at about one mile. the visibility to fairfield and

santa rosa at two. this will be all throughout the morning commute. my accuweather planner today. temperatures 49 to 55. you'll notice the mildness and humidity. by noon we're dry and just cloudy with temperatures 57 to 59. by 4:00, 57 to 60. and the clouds will open up a little bit more by 7:00. temperatures still in the mid-50s and mild. we'll talk more about a chance of fog tonight and more rain in the accuweather seven-day forecast. what are you seeing, sue? quickly moving up to walnut creek and looking at southbound 680 towards 24. and i'm seeing some taillights moving at the limit which is great news. a look at our traffic maps. the orange represents fog. you are seeing some fog out of tracy and over the altamont where we have slowing this morning. ace train number one is running on time if you want to avoid that. fog advisory for solano county, the waldo grade and the golden

gate. be aware because it does affect your visibility on the roads. and now to the shocking story of the shackled siblings. a riverside county couple faces torture charges in what investigators call a disturbing case of abuse involving their 13 children. deputies arrested davis louise turpin of the son in the case say they're shocked about their son and daughter-in-law. >> reporter: inside this home police in perris, california, say they found 12 children sunday after one of them, a 17-year-old, police say was emaciated and appeared to be only 10, was able to grab a cell phone, run outside, and call 911 telling police her parents david and louise turpin were holding

her 12 siblings captive. they were shackled to their beds with chains and pad locks. those 13 siblings were held in dungeon-like conditions in their own filth and said they were starving. police also making another shocking discovery. seven of the children found were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29. >> everybody was super skinny and not athletic skinny, malnourished skinny. >> they were very pale-skinned like they've never seen the sun. >> they've been outside before doing yard work at 11:00 at night. like 10:30, 11:00 at night. my daughter and i were driving home one day, and it's not just that time. this has happened before. >> reporter: how old do you think those kids you saw were? >> they were young, probably like 10. >> reporter: facebook pictures showed the couple renewing their vows, their 13 children in identical outfits and haircuts.

>> they had to have been doing this for some time and they were probably very disciplined and very meticulous about keeping the children captive. happening today san francisco may put the squeeze on street parking across the city. today the sfmta will consider a pilot program which would limit each household in the city to just two permits. you can get up to four permits. the city is currently granting more permits than spaces available. the board will meet at 1:00 this afternoon. starting today you will need a reservation for the new parking and shuttle system if you're planning to visit muir woods. the park has been overrun by traffic and parking problems for years now. visitors must have a reservation to park in advance. it costs $8 to park. you can find a link to the reservation site on our website. >> former white house strategist steve bannon is expected to meet behind closed doors with the house intelligence committee. bannon will face questions about

the russia investigation for the first time. and a new book bannon accused president trump's oldest son, donald junior, and jared kushner, of treasonous behavior for meeting with russians they believed had dirt on hillary clinton. he revived questions about the president's mental fitness. four people who say they were attacked in rioting sparked by an appearance at uc berkeley by right-wing commentator are suing. they claim that the university and the city of berkeley failed to protect people trying to attend the yiannopoulous they say they were beaten and pepper sprayed. agitators joined a peaceful protest against yiannopoulous. a man faces attempted murder charges in the beating of his mother. police say brian bertoli punched her in a parking lot yesterday. officers found him covered in blood. they had to use a stun gun on

him. his mother suffered severe cuts and bruising. dozens of students and staff at a san francisco elementary school are sick. according to the district 57 people have gotten sick. 53 are students. symptoms were first seen when everyone came back from winter break last week. the school disinfected the entire campus over the weekend. we'll start with the temperatures out there that are anywhere from 4 to about 11 degrees warmer than yesterday. with us in the 50s we're not that far from our average highs this time of year. 54 to 56. a very narrow range all across san francisco right now. and the bridge leading into or away from san francisco on the western span here. you can see it is a little wet and that's my biggest worry for the commute outside of the fog is the fact it's going to be slippery, at least for our earliest commuters. mass transit, we have some showers and mild temperatures

especially this morning. and it's going to be a damp morning if you're going to be out on the bay. down in the south bay, a look at our 12-hour planner. cloudy with a stray shower possible up until about 8:00. temperature at 10:00, 57. mid-60s this afternoon. just a little bit of sunshine and still in the upper 50s by 8:00. how about in the east bay, 53 this morning. the chance of a stray shower through about 8:00, also. and then with a little sunshine you'll hit the upper 50s from 2:00 to 4:00. when i come back with my accuweather forecast, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday and monday. i hinted sunday we may have to bump up the storm impact scale. i did. here's sue with a look at how long it will take you to get to work. >> if you're up and out at 4:37 in the mornings chances are it's a good drive. moderate conditions coming out of the central valley typically slow with fog on the altamont as

well. your drive time there into dublin is about 40 minutes. still mild. highway 4 is looking good from antioch to concord and san rafael into san francisco is also a straight shot but you will run into very dense fog on the waldo grade and wet roads. let's go to the richmond/san rafael bridge. it's wet there. use of windshield wipers needed but a fairly good drive across and into marin county. a san francisco pot dispensary offering a discount if you bring your boss in. the message behind this marketing ploy. a majestic site. the parents making themselves right at home. plus, finally some good news in the search for the missing in santa barbara county after those dead

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let's take a look at your california forecast and you can see it's going to be cloudy across the northern half. the lack of showers out there after the morning hours is really noticeable. temperatures 70 in l.a. today. 67 in san diego. 76 in palm springs. tahoe, 50. each with some morning showers and then mostly cloudy in the afternoon hours. remember, we hinted at one to two feet of snow. boom, there it is. winter storm warning for noon thursday through 4:00 friday afternoon. all the passes are going to be

snowbound by friday evening, and it's going to be breezy and then we'll get a break with some light showers saturday, sunday, and monday. looking for a healthy snow friday. a little bit of good news coming in. a 53-year-old man and his dog have been found safe after those deadly mud slides in montecito. meanwhile, right now 20 people confirmed dead. three others still missing. melissa mcbride from our sister station in los angeles has the latest on the cleanup efforts there. >> reporter: the muddy waters swamping the 101 freeway is sucked up, but it's a slow process, avoiding tree limbs and other debris. last tuesday's mud slides covered a quarter mile stretch of the 101. cal trans estimates it was 6 to 9 feet deep in some places. some streets in montecito are still muddy.

heavy equipment has moved boulders and trees, but the yards of many homes in the mandatory evacuation area are caked with one to two feet of mud. three people are still missing. recovery teams and cadaver dogs continue to search. >> the focus is to keep digging up debris piles, send dogs through there, see if we can get a hit, get something like a concentrated area we can work on. right now it's just so widespread. the mud, some areas, are still real soupy. the dogs aren't going to be able to smell in mud. >> reporter: knowing three people are still unaccounted for, caltrans is monitoring the debris removal on the 101 freeway to be sure they're removing debris only. melissa mcbride for abc 7 news. it is 4:43 now and happening today the oakland city council will continue its discussion about what role the police department played in an i.c.e. raid.

federal agents detained two men. oakland's police chief told her it was a criminal raid targeting human trafficking suspects, and police say it would not have provided help if they knew it was a deportation action because of oakland's sanctuary city status. mayor libby schaaf said police will not cooperate with i.c.e. agents in the future. bring your boss to buy pot day is quickly approaching. if you've never heard of it, it's because a local chain of pot stores made it up. if you bring your ceo to any apothecary locations, both of you will receive 20% off your purchase. every day next week a different type of professional will receive discounts. ceos and lawyers happen monday. i would just be very sure your boss is cool with this. >> right. don't just show up. >> like real sure. an elementary school has become a hot spot for birdwatchers because a bare of bald eagles is back to roost for

the second year in a row. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story from milpitas. >> reporter: as dusk arrived, so did they, a graceful return to their newly built nest in milpitas. >> it's breathtaking to see them fly in. >> reporter: rex brought his 6-year-old son, dareus. >> i have a little camera. it doesn't have a big lens. >> we get so busy with our lives. take in what you see around us and not forget about the small things. >> reporter: these photos show the birds in spectacular detail. she's been following the pair since last year when they first appeared at the school. >> they do form long-term bonds and a lot will come back together year after year. >> reporter: especially if the location proved successful and there's a good food source. >> you can't get any better than a bald eagle nesting near your school. it shows the species is coming back. >> reporter: the eagles present an exciting challenge for michael. >> i think birds in flight are one of the most interesting in

photography you can do. >> reporter: his work is far from over. >> it's great. i'll be back here again. >> reporter: while birdwatchers and photographers are flocking to the area it's important to note there are signs posted telling people to keep their distance ensuring the eagles can safely bring their one to three eaglets into the world in a few months. it is now 4:46. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here is meteorologist mike nicco. wet roads out there, mike. >> yes, there are. good observation, natasha. there are some you're looking at in walnut creek. some live showers rolled through about an hour ago so watch out for the slick spots. light rain, mostly cloudy the rest of the day. weak storm for thursday and friday but a stronger storm for sunday into monday. let's take a look at where it's raining, right through the sunol grade from fremont up to pleasanton. 680, 84, even down to 880, and

looks pretty wet right now. if you're traveling highway 4, brentwood up to antioch, coming through the altamont pass, it is going to be wet right now. you need the windshield wipers and to slow down. look at the clouds and the mild temperatures that will be coming at us from the west. even once the rain leaves us and the lack of sunshine this afternoon we'll still hit about 59 to 62 degrees. tonight, look at all that fog out there. temperatures cooler from the low to mid-40s in the north bay valleys to mid to upper 40s just about everywhere else. inland east bay, south bay, to even 50 around san mateo and san francisco. now here we go from 7:00 this morning. barely seeing radar returns to 9:00. they're just about gone. notice as we head through the rest of the day, yeah, even at noon, there's a lot of gray out there. we may see a few blinks of sunshine, if you will, during the afternoon hours. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. fog to high clouds tomorrow. a 1 for thursday into friday.

wet and breezy. we get a break saturday and then sunday evening into monday that's when the moderate storm comes in with heavier rain and gustier winds. here's sue with a look at the morning commute. >> we're taking the first look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is predictably light for 4:48. if your drive takes you along the 80 corridor and the east shore from hercules into san francisco, less than 30 minutes. we will be looking for the metering lights to be turned on. they never did get turned on yesterday for the holiday. a look at your traffic maps. orange represents fog. the green represents where it's raining for your drive and you can see slow traffic coming out of the central valley and tracy for about a 25 to 30-minute drive into livermore. otherwise we are looking good, green on the sensors means at the limit. and here at the live guess being we just got these pictures from overseas after a school bus slammed into a house in germany. take a look. right now 48 people are hurt.

those are mainly kids. they were airlifted to a nearby hospital including at least ten with serious injuries. it happened just east of manheim. the bus was full of kids when the accident happened. we don't have an exact number yet. also unclear exactly what caused the bus to lose control. police right now interviewing the driver of the bus. an old scam is hitting the bay area again. the phone call you need to ignore. >> a team effort for the north bay rescue that has a welcome ending. first this morning's "tech bytes." in today's "tech bytes" the future of american spying. boeing is offering a first look at its new space age military aircraft. >> the company says this will go 3,800 miles an hour, five times the speed of sound. for now, though, it's just a design concept. >> amazon rolled out a special treat for anyone crazy about oreos. >> the oreo cookie club a gift box filled with surprises. each is a mystery that has two oreo flavors and a recipe card.

a subscription will run you $20 a month. and lyft potential customers in chicago will grab a beer and then take a ride. the ride sharing company is selling its own lagger in windy city bars. >> a lyft discount. they hope they will make that call instead of drinking and driving. >> i think it's a nice marketing tool. >> those are your "tech bytes." today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. tack today's storm anytime on the abc 7 news app.

welcome back. 4:53 on this tuesday. look at this from 7:00 to 9:00 all the way up until the evening hours. a whole lot of rain that's going to fall. it will be damp for the better part of the day, though. we do have a high surf advisory and that goes until 4:00 this afternoon. right now up to 15 feet that could potentially reach 20 with beach erosion and a strong rip current. how much rain we're going to get sunday and monday. here is reggie. a stolen box truck for evidence that will lead them to a man on a chase at a golf course. >> for four or five holes, the helicopter hovering over us so much. the bad guys over here so don't go over to 17.

somewhat frightening. >> police say he stole a truck in san francisco yesterday. officers say the driver got on highway 237 going the wrong way. the truck crashed, the drivers jumped out and ran onto a sunnyvale golf course. golfers obviously were caught off guard. they say the thief got away. a phone scam involving pg&e is making the rounds again. scammers are calling people and threatening to cut off their pg&e service for unpaid bills. the company will not ask you to pay with a prepaid cash card. if you got the call, hang up. if you're still concerned call pg&e about billing issues. >> an update on quintuplets. kaiser permanente says all five babies remain in the intensive care unit.

they are stable. they were born last thursday via c-section. the mom is doing all right. the dad is visiting every day. no word yet on when the babies may be able to go home. 4:5. how much rain with the next storm thursday into friday. you can see possibly a third of an inch to half an inch. from north to south, the green and the yellows. the potential is there for a real nice soaking. unfortunately it will probably mess up your morning commute. when you go to bed sunday night at least you'll be prepared for what's coming our way. a little bit of rain thursday and friday. and a little bit of fog sue and i have been watching. another check of that. here she is. when i left this morning

about 3:00 or so, a little bit before 3:00, it was definitely socked in. you could see it's still out there on the road, southbound just past the for thegate mall. those heading to the central san rafael exit and southern marin. a fog advisory for the waldo which is very thick and dense out there. the orange represents fog. the green represents rain for your commute and we are looking at slow and go out of the altamont pass into livermore with a 40-minute drive. ending up nicely once you reach into livermore. thousands of people are out of their homes in the philippines after the eruption of the most active volcano. 10,000 villagers fled when lava and ash spewed. there's a strong chance of more eruptions in the day ahead. it is about 210 miles southeast of manila. firefighters make all sorts

of daring rescues. this one was a little bit different. take a look. crews had to save a baby cow that ended up at the bottom of a well. it had been trapped for about four hours. they managed to lift the animal out of the well. the well was covered but the calf somehow fell through landing 16 feet below. i'm glad they would save it. do you read all the fine print when you buy or lease a vehicle? the alarming information your car company may be setting. mcdonald's trying to save the environment. the changes they want to make. another false alarm telling people a ballistic missile has been launched. >> i'll tell you where and what happened next. the massive change in

woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away)

a morning storm moving through the area right now just in time for your commute. we are tracking a 1 on our impact scale. 5:00 a.m. good morning on this tuesday, january 16th. back to work for some of us. we're here for you. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the impact on your commute will probably be higher even with a little bit of rain out there. in the rest of the storm impact scale, the duration of time is pretty much for the commute with pockets of light rain. it's slippery out there. out near