you can see at the bay bridge toll plaza and other areas are seeing dense fog. good morning on this tuesday, january 16th. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco. >> i like that. >> not bad. >> my own hand gestures. cool. if you're heading out right now the roads are getting drier. if you're going to sleep in and be lazy and not leave for a couple hours the roads will be almost dry by then because the rain is ending. i'll keep the storm impact scale going through the morning commute possibly up to 10:00 because there will be pockets of light rain, less than a tenth of an inch, and it's going to be less slippery as you get deeper into the commute. if you look at the rain, the solid green, moving into the central valley and heading up into the mountains where it's turning to snow. behind it dense fog in the north bay and along the coast. visibility down to a mile in places like san rafael. my accuweather 12-hour planner it is damp and humid and mild this morning. look at that.

51 to 55. cloudy and dry by noon. temperatures in the upper 50s, near 60. a little bit of sunshine and still mid-50s at 7:00. hi, sue. good morning. let's go up to san jose and 280. those headlights up towards cupertino from the valley. about an eight to nine minute drive from downtown san jose into cupertino. our traffic map you could see the red slowing at the bay bridge, slowing out of the central valley. we do have fog, a couple of fog alerts. solano county through dixon, that flat section there is socked in. the waldo grade, up and over to the golden gate. varying in fog this morning. sometimes it's completely shrouded and other times it's moved on through. expect some slowing there. >> sue, thank you. some new details on an accident that sent a chp officer to the hospital. this happened on highway 4 in concord. reporter amy hollyfield is at

chp headquarters in martinez. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. we just got an update from the chp and they tell us they do think the driver who caused this accident was drunk and they think he has driven drunk before. they tell us officer martin landway, a motorcycle officer, he was the one who was injured. he wasn't on his motorcycle at the time. he was standing out on the median investigating another crash when this happened. investigators say a chevy trail blazer came along, hit the parked motorcycle and then one of the trucks involved in the first crash, that truck landed on officer landway. two cars trying to avoid the motorcycle now in the middle of the road also crashed. quite a chain reaction out there. this happened last night around 6:15 on eastbound highway 4 in concord. they released the name of the driver they believed was drunk. 52-year-old tammy walker of pittsburg. she has been booked on several charges including driving on a

suspended driver's license for a prior conviction. the officer has major injuries that are not life threatening, that he is expected to survive and to be okay. the chp says it would like to thank all of the citizens who stopped last night to render aid to officer lindway. reporting live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. the driver charged in the christmas eve death of a highway patrol officer faces arraignment, charged with first-degree murder. prosecutors say the 22-year-old was drunk and driving more than 120 miles an hour down interstate 880 when he rear-ended a chp vehicle. the crash killed officer andrew camilleri. camilleri's partner, officer jonathan velasquez, was injured. camilleri had just graduated from the chp academy in march. the breaking news we're tracking, another false missile alert going out, this time in

japan. a short while ago the japanese national broadcaster nhk issued an on-air apology for issuing an alert claiming north korea had launched a ballistic missile very similar to what happened in hawaii over the past weekend. folks in japan that had this nhk app got an alert that looked like this on your screen and it told them to evacuate inside a building or go underground. again, the alert was false and coincidentally today the u.s. and canada plan to host a talk in vancouver to talk about the north korean nuclear threat, south korea, and also japan, are expected to participate. back to you. thanks, jessica. happening today the cdc is going to discuss this year's severe flu season. >> members will provide key information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of the flu. they will adjust to shortages and antiviral drugs because of how high the flu has been in some areas. experts say the worst may be yet to come. >> it's just a problem bug.

we hate it when the bug shows up. this year is one of those and we are probably going to see a lot of hospitalizations and deaths. >> the cdc is calling this year's spread an epidemic sweeping across nearly every state. there are 13 weeks remaining in the flu season. disgraced gymnastics dr. larry nassar will face victims in court. during a four-day sentencing hearing as many as 125 people will read impact statements. nassar will be sentenced for sexually assaulting the gymnasts he treated. it is not known if simone biles will be court. aly raisman has said she will not. this morning we're hearing from friends of a beloved tennis coach from san jose missing and presumed dead after a freak accident in new zealand. tyler nee was tandem skydiving when they plunged into the water. the new zealand herald reports the instructor was rescued but nee sunk into the lake.

friends are devastated. he was the varsity tennis coach and coached students on the peninsula. >> the kids would text him after a tournament to say guess how great i did, not because he was a coach but he was their friend. >> what students loved about him the most was how kind he was and how soft he was and how much of a patient person he was. >> nee's family is heading to new zealand in hopes of finding him. >> a big change for air bnb. the last phase after citywide crackdown takes effect today requiring all hosts to be registered with the city or have bookings canceled. penalties include a fine of $1,000 per day for violation. they did not come without a fight. air bnb and home away sued after the board of supervisors unanimously passed new rules in 2016. the case was settled last year. a wrestling accident leaves a teenager paralyzed.

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it's hard to forget the crash over the weekend in orange county where a car hit a center median, flew into the air and slammed into the second story of a dentist's office. we showed you that surveillance video yesterday morning and you see there's a bus that drives by and barely misses the crash. now this footage comes from that bus released by the orange county transportation authority. here it is. watch really carefully. you're going to see the car, wau, launch into the air just before the bus is about to be at that exact point. police say the driver has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. some of our most dangerous visibility right in petaluma, down to a mile.

you can see bodega avenue. old redwood highway. and another area is right along the coast, half moon bay right up to the airport there, a mile visibility if not lower around wave crest road all the way up to west point avenue. let's take a look at what's going on as far as our temperatures. we'll stay on the peninsula where we're 51 and that's the cool spot. most of 54 to 57 degrees. elsewhere you see 55 in observing. 52 from concord, san ramone and livermore. here's a look at your activity planner for today. we still have the dangerous surf and the coast until 4:00. exercising, kind of humid and mild today. out and about a little bit of fog early and then cloudy later. we'll talk more about the two storms up next. to walnut creek southbound 680 near north main, reports of an accident blocking the hov lane and you can see some brake lights, getting busier as you

make the turn and on the way towards highway 24. so expect some delays there. chp is rolling. we'll get more detail in a bit. also westbound highway 4, your commute direction near loveridge, reports of an accident middle lane and you are slowing before and beyond that accident for a typical drive from antioch into concord at about 30 minutes at this point. >> thank you, sue. one of hollywood's rising stars is giving up his entire salary from a new movie. what he is revealing about that decision. and a north bay girl who lost her prosthetic legs -- we're sorry about

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i've been watching for updates. i'll let you know as soon as we get any more details. back to you. donations are coming in to help a pleasant hill teenager who suffered a tragic injury during a wrestling match. >> ryan joseph of college park is paralyzed from the neck down. this was ryan's second year on the jayvee wrestling team. he was competing last wednesday when suddenly something happened that kept him on the floor. college park's website says ryan suffered a c-4 spinal injury and requires assistance breathing. one of his friends was at the match and describes what happened. >> the guy took him down and put him in a hold and the ref got him off. then he shook his head like i can't get up. so he just laid there and then the ambulance had to come and take him. >> you feel so bad for him and his family. if you would like to donate to his go fund me page we have a link on our website abc7news.com. a young north bay wildfire survivor had an unforgettable night thanks to the harlem globetrotters.

♪ it's fun to stay at the ymca >> little 10-year-old lily has the moves. that was at oracle. she's a double amputee who suffers from a joint disorder and lost both prosthetic legs. the harlem globetrotters gave the vip experience for her tenth birthday. first met when they visited her school in november. >> is she the one somebody donated those prosthetic legs to her after the fire? >> i'm not sure but so happy she had that experience. >> she's having a great time. the warriors won, too -- i mean the warriors won last night. that was another game. >> and the globetrotters always win. >> they do. i think they've lost like four times against the washington generals. i have basketball on the brain. san jose, you can see it's dry down here and has been dry and will continue to be dry. mainly gray, mild and cleaner air as we head through your day.

as we go into the weekend we're going to say good-bye to one storm and say hello to a stronger storm. here is a look at the south bay. around boulder creek, absolutely nothing falling elsewhere. still a lot of cloud cover even with the steadier rain moving away. in fact, let's talk about the other part of the country where it's still winter. look at that, snow down in houston once again, dallas, shreveport, monroe, places that don't get snow once a year if that, getting snow for the second time and it stretches all the way up to maine. so there may be delays. hazy, temperature 59 to 62. the haze will be humidity not poor air quality. tonight look at all that fog for the morning commute. 41 in santa rosa to about 51 in san francisco. so here we are from 7:00 to 9:00, still a few scattered, light showers out there and from

9:00 to 10:00, it kind of falls apart. you can see by noon we're just about out of it. as far as additional rainfall you can see up to 10:00 if there is any it's with that batch up in the north bay and mainly in the higher elevations as that moisture bumps into some of the mountains up there. as far as what's going on with my seven-day forecast we're going to get a break here and there like tomorrow, from fog to high clouds being warmer. a one for thursday into friday. that's a light storm. saturday we get a break but sunday we're talking a couple inches of rain possible with that moderate storm and some gusty maybe damaging breezes. something we'll keep an eye on for you. here is sue keeping an eye on traffic. walnut creek, the fast commuter lane, the left lane, is blocked with an accident. brake lights right where the accident is and leading up to that traffic is flowing nicely out of concord until you reach the brake lights for about an eight-minute delay. to the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on bs yes, but an accident blocking toll lane number one, the one in

the very far left and then sluggish on the upper deck as you make your way to san francisco. you can see the red out there that is continued slowing this morning. once again we have this accident. it is westbound 4 near loveridge. it's a stall blocking the middle lane and very slow all the way from antioch into concord this morning. thank you, sue. "good morning america" coming up. >> live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, amy. hey, good morning, natasha and reggie. coming up on "gma" the majority of the country under storm alerts. schools closed in the south, many facing a dangerous morning commute. our ginger ze has the latest forecast. and then that disturbing discovery out of california. 13 siblings found malnourished living in shocking conditions. live at the scene with more on that story. an abc news exclusive with rick springfield revealing his struggle with depression and how he is hoping his story will help others battling the disease all coming up right here on "gma." back to you.

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welcome back at 6:24 on this tuesday. the steady rain is just about over. we still have other effects from the storm, the dangerous surf until 4:00. swells up to 14 feet. breakers up to 20, beach erosion, strong rip currents, don't turn your back on the ocean. mike, thank you. an up-and-coming actor donating to charities. >> he's a golden globe nominee.

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are recycling. miners in africa have unearthed this, one of the largest diamonds ever found. this weighs more than a baseball topping out at 6 ounces. the stone 910 carats. this is the fifth largest ever found. experts describe this as being of extremely high quality. how much the stone will fetch at auction remains to be scene but likely worth tens of millions of dollars. >> i don't know anything about diamonds. it looks murky. >> it's not cut and polished yet. you have to wait. >> i don't have one. >> a diamond in the rough. next at 6:30, four people injured in riots last year at uc berkeley now suing, what they claim the school failed to do. >> a south bay mother dies after coming down with the flu. her family reeling at her shocking death. plus, the president's former top strategist and controversial figure steve bannon arr

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this morning. still slippery for the earliest of the commute. areas like the south bay are starting to dry out. a look at pockets of wet weather that are in napa county and starting to cross over into the central valley. let me widen this and show you the bulk of the weather is climbing into the sierra and turning over to snow. let's come back here at home for my accuweather 12-hour planner. patchy fog this morning. near 60 at noon. cloudy, near 60 at 4:00 with a little bit of sunshine. still mild this evening. mid-60s at 7:00. how about the commute, sue? >> back to walnut creek, an earlier stall in the commuter lane, the left lane near north main, look at the backup here. traffic and brake lights before the over crossing there and it's bumper to bumper all the way to the 24 interchange. the bay bridge, they just cleared a stall. i was hoping i could show you because the pickup truck was

loading up the accident or stall right there in the middle of the backup. they have moved on now and metering lights remain on. it is sluggish at the bay bridge this morning. sue, thank you. a sign how pressing the situation now is, the cdc is postponing its near luke prepareness to discuss the flu. >> a south bay family is reeling from losing a loved one. she went to the hospital and died hours later. reporter matt keller is live in san jose. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. this is a horrible story, a mother with flu symptoms taken to the emergency room at good samaritan hospital and died 15 hours later. the family is still in shock. 40-year-old katie oxley thomas was in intensive care and put on life support within hours of arriving at good sam in san jose. her three children and other family members were by her side when she died a few hours later. it's believed she received the flu shot. the family wanted to share their

story as a way to encourage others to take the flu seriously and get vaccinated. >> it's important to go out there and get the flu shot and take care of the symptoms because we just thought she'd be back home in a couple days. and she wasn't. >> reporter: she is one who died from flu complications since october. 19 of those here in the bay area, she was a marathon runner, did yoga as well as pilates. the family has ordered a private autopsy. those results are expected in three to four months. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. this next story is shocking to so many. a couple in riverside faces torture charges in a disturb ing case of abuse. a daughter escaped from their

home and called 911. the children ranged in age from 2 to 29 years old were shackled to beds in dungeon-like conditions living in their own filth. neighbors say they rarely saw the children. >> the older kids, i thought they were 12 because they looked so malnourished, so pale. >> so sad, so horrible. i can't believe this. it's so sad. >> the state department of education website indicates that david turbine ran a school from inside the family's home. the couple is being held on $9 million bail each. just in, this new video of steve bannon arriving. only minutes ago bannon arrived and he is going to be in the hot seat to answer questions in the russian investigation. this comes in the wake of the bombshell book "fire and fury" by michael wolff. called the meeting in trump

tower with russians treasonous and unpatriotic. bannon will be questioned behind closed doors today. back to you. four people are now suing. they say they were attacked in rioting sparked by uc berkeley appearance by milo yiannopoulos. they claim they failed to protect people trying to attend the event last february. they claim they suffered concussions, broken bones, cuts and burns when they were beaten and pepper sprayed. the riot began when masked agitators forced police to cancel his appearance. a man faces attempted murder charges in the beating of his own mother. police say brian bertoli punched her in a hospital parking lot yesterday. officers found him covered in blood. they had to use a stun gun on him because he began to struggle. his mother suffered severe cuts and bruising. a norovirus outbreak made dozens of students and staff at a san francisco elementary school sick. drone view 7 flew over mckinley in the corona heights

neighborhood. according to the district 57 people have gotten ill and 53 are students. symptoms started cropping up after everyone came back from winter break. the school disinfected the campus over the weekend. at the live desk i do have an update from southern california and a 53-year-old man and his dog have been found safe after the deadly mud slides in montecito. so a little bit of good news from there. but there are still 20 people confirmed dead. and right now there's actually three people still missing. last tuesday's mud slides covered a quarter mile stretch of highway 101. officials estimate the mud was 6 to 9 feet deep in some areas. >> the focus is to keep digging up debris pile, send dogs through there, see if we can get a hit, see if we can get a concentrated area that we can work on. right now it's so widespread. the mud, some areas, are still

real soupy. >> and i know a lot of you have friends and family or may head down there soon. highway 101 will remain closed for at least another week. so a heads-up. they have a lot of cleanup left to do and repairs that have to be done. back to you. we'll start talking about the fog out there. it's pretty thick along the coast and up into the north bay. this is going to be a reoccuring theme the next couple of mornings. look at petaluma down to a mile on lakeville street. skillman lane up to old adobe road, penn grove, one of those areas with pretty thick fog and you can see all the way down through half moon bay we have visibility at least a mile or less so be careful. that will be around at least through 10:00. that humid air, three to eight degrees warmer. we'll start down in the south bay. a 5 5 in san jose. 55 in san carlos, alameda, san

francisco, 50 in lafayette. 51 in novato. napa at 54. a look at the south bay where it's mainly cloudy now. you can see a few holes opening up and you never had to deal with the wet weather. the roads are still slippery in some areas. so keep that in mind. mild this morning, a few showers left through 10:00 and on the bay just kind of damp and misty out there. as far as our kids heading back to school, more fog than rain this morning but low to mid-50s, it will be dry but humid at 11:00. and heading home maybe a little sunshine. two more storms coming up on my forecast. here is sue with a look at a busier commute. >> the holiday yesterday and then, boom, we are right back at it today and a solid stream of headlights and hazy conditions, fog on the east shore freeway. an hour and five minutes.

multiple problems at the toll plaza this morning. metering lights have been on since 5:23. we've had a couple of stalls on the span and an accident before the toll plaza. nw a motorcycle blocking a lane on the span. and we flip over to the san mateo bridge. you can see right there at the bottom of your screen the cars got into it. traffic is stacked up behind the toll plaza. they did have to move the cars out of the lane for about a 25-minute drive from 880. here is a look at some of your busier drive times, tracy to dublin, a grind. it's foggy out there. we have an earlier accident near loveridge that's been cleared. the damage is done and over the waldo from the san rafael area into san francisco. hi, everyone. this just coming in and the dow crossing the 26,000 mark for the first time. you can see right now the big board up more than 230 points.

and this is certainly good news for investors on wall street, and we expected this to happen today but now it is official crossing that historic mark. we've seen a lot of records set in this earnings season as we've seen a lot of the dow move past some record numbers but this morning more than 26,000 points. back to you. >> happening today san francisco may put the squeeze on street parking across the city. today the sfmta will consider a pilot program that would limit each household to just two permits. right now households could get up to four permits. the city is currently granting more permits than spaces available. the board is going to meet at 1:00 this afternoon. heads up starting today you will need a reservation for the new parking and shuttle system if you plan to visit muir woods. the park has been overrun by parking and traffic problems for years now. visitors must now have a reservation to park in advance. it costs $8 to park or $3 to take a shuttle.

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heading through there and that's going to be the greatest amount of snow. we'll still have some snow showers from saturday, sunday and monday with temperatures well below average. here's reggie and natasha. >> mike, thank you. we are getting a lot of new details about a chain reaction crash involving a motorcycle officer. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at chp in martinez. amy? >> reporter: reggie, i just got the officer's picture. i want to show it to you. it was just texted to me. this is officer martin lindway, a great picture of him with his daughter at an event. he is okay, seriously hurt but expected to survive. he will probably have to go through surgery today. they're just happy he is alive here at the chp. he was hit last night. he's a motorcycle officer but he wasn't on his motorcycle at the time. he was standing on the median on highway 4. he was investigating another crash when a car came up and hit a car that was part of the crash

that he was investigating, and that car then hit him. it landed on him. he was taken to the hospital. the chp in part of their message wanted to thank all of the people who stopped to render aid to him, all of the citizens. they appreciated that. this happend on highway 4 in concord. it was about 6:15 last night. this was eastbound highway 4. and they believe the driver was driving under the influence, that she was drunk. her name is 52-year-old tammy walker of pittsburg. she has been booked on several charges including driving on a suspended driver's license for a prior dui conviction. officer lynnway expected to be okay and the chp grateful for that but putting out a plea to everyone not to drink and drive. reporting live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you for the new details. happening today the oakland city council will continue its discussion about what role the police department played in an i.c.e. raid that happened back

in august. police assisted with traffic control when federal agents detained two men. oakland's police chief now claims i.c.e. told her it was a criminal raid targeting human trafficking suspects. police say it would not have provided help if they knew it was an immigration raid or deportation action because of oakland's sanctuary city status. libby schaaf said they will not cooperate with i.c.e. agents in the future. a bird flew into an engine. the flight was heading from sacramento to phoenix last night when the crew noticed a smell in the cabin. the flight landed just fine and the passengers were put on another plane. the fight for net neutrality isn't over yet. >> there are several hoops to jump through, though. democrats say they nearly have the votes to override the recent decision to deregulate the broad band industry according to the "chicago tribune." the rules were swept away last month. republicans argue the rules were too restrictive. democrats believe they provided a vital consumer protection.

one republican has joined the 49 democrats and they need just one more republican to join their ranks. if that happens, the measure must also survive the republican house and then be signed by president trump to take effect. new at 6:00, the number of americans without health insurance grew in president trump's first year in office. that is according to a brand-new gallup poll release this had morning that says the number of uninsured people has gone up since 2016. it is now at 12.2%. it is the first time the number of uninsured americans has gone up in the last ten years. starting today it will be easier to afford an abnb rental. >> now you can make a deposit when booking your rental and pay the rest closer to the reservation date. air bnb tested the feature and

found 40% of guests opted for the pay less up front option. they found more bookings were made further in advance. the move is an effort to attract more people to air bnb's platform. >> an effort to close the gender pay gap. citigroup is the first to address ineye quality. it follows shareholder pressure in all three countries. are you ready for dunkin without the donuts? the first store withone ame. the next generation store in quincy, massachusetts, will be known as dunkin. the name change is part of a rebranding effort. they say, don't worry, the chain going anywhere. it's just the name. an update on quintuplets. kaiser permanente says all five remain in the intensive care unit but are stable. the hospital says the mom is doing fine. the dad is visiting the hospital

every day and it has been quite a week for the couple. they celebrated their anniversary saturday. no word yet on when the babies may be able to go home. >> we certainly wish them all the best. an elementary school is the hot spot for birdwatchers. >> a pair of bald eagles have returned to nest. at curtner elementary school when the eagles returned to their nest at dusk. these photos show the birds in pretty spectacular detail. susan chuung has been tracking them since they first appeared at the school. >> you can't get any better than a bald eagle nesting near your school. it's showing the species is coming back. >> i have a little camera. it doesn't have a big lens. >> birdwatchers and photographers are flocking to the school. it is important to note there are signs warning people to not get too close and keep their distance. the eagles are expected to bring one to three eaglets into the world. >> they only do if they have privacy so leave them alone. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here is meteorologist mike

nicco. >> great point, reggie. a look at san rafael where the steady rain is over but there is fog. light rain, mild today. a weak storm thursday and friday. wrap up highlights with a stronger storm sunday into monday. the morning commute not looking good. here is one that is looking good, dry. san jose already starting to see the clouds break up and that's going to be the case during the afternoon. a few pockets of sunshine. it will feel comfortable, about 59 to 62 degrees. cooler tomorrow morning but look at all that fog that's going to form. 41 in santa rosa. most of us in the mid to upper 40s tomorrow. about ten degrees cooler. a look at live doppler 7. we'll keep some wet weather in the forecast through about 10:30 in the form of some spotty, light showers, you can see the wall of clouds keeping us mostly cloudy today. future radar all the way up until 10:30 and then it's gone. and you can see the clouds open

during the afternoon hours. now i want to jump ahead, thursday morning at 4:00, it's going to be wet for the morning commute. jump ahead to friday evening. about a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain. sunday, watch that. yeah. one to two inches of rain by monday afternoon, and that's why that storm and my accuweather seven-day forecast is a 2, moderate, while thursday and friday will be a 1, light. breezier sunday, also. here is sue with an accident update. to the san mateo bridge and we are able to see this one. you can see the police lights arriving on scene. there is an accident off to the left-hand shoulder there, a couple cars can got into it. and then the eastbound direction if you look right across the way, there's another stalled vehicle blocking the left lane. so a couple problems for both directions of the san mateo bridge. the good news here is that it is not blocking a lane there. but of course because of

rubberneckers things are slowing down across the span. it's a 25-minute drive from the toll plaza if towards foster city. backups at the bay bridge, west 580. you can see 24 is backed up to 580. the 80 approach, 880 approach as well. up to cordelia where we have two lanes blocked. six vehicles involved. and the transition from westbound 80 to 680 looks like it's a rough one as well so give yourself extra time if you're coming from fairfield to the city. it's a long haul on 80 westbound this morning. hi, everyone. look at this. this is new. the u.s. embassy in london officially open. president trump was supposed to cut the ribbon but refused to go. it was too expensive and poorly located. the new embassy was approved to be built under president bush with officials saying it would be too costly to upgrade the

existing embassy so now they have a brand-new building. president trump refused to be a part of the grand opening but the london mayor publicly said last week that's okay since londoners didn't welcome trump anyway. back to you guys. jessica, thank you. there's a phone scam involving pg&e making its rounds again. a big heads-up. authorities in rohnert park say telephone scammers are calling people in the community and threatening to cut off power for unpaid bills. 7 on your side's michael finney first alerted us to the scam last night. he says pg&e will not ask for immediate payments. the company will not ask you to pay with a prepaid cash card. if you get a call, just hang up. if you're still worried call pg&e directly and ask about billing issues. a father's hunch and quick thinking may be the reason his son is alive this morning. >> samuel leftridge never returned home after hanging with friends in australia. his father suspected the 17-year-old may have wrecked his car. he recalled a victim in a

previous crash near their home who died after not being found within five days. so tony rented his own helicopter to do a search. 15 minutes into the flight, samuel was found in serious condition with multiple fractures about 12 miles from home. it turns out he did crash his car and he had spent 30 hours in the wreckage. >> this story is sticking with me this morning. >> it really is. amazing a dad went to all those lengths. good for him. bring your boss to buy pot day is quickly approaching. and if that sounds made up, it is. a pot store has come up with this idea. >> yeah. so if you bring your ceo to any of the locations in san francisco monday, both of you will get 20% off. the shop hoping toreak the stigma surrounded with weed. every day a different type of professional received discounts. ceos and lawyers monday, programmers and engineers on tuesday, and so on. we're already getting tweets about this. people interested and want to know more. >> so it's working.

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it's 6:58 this tuesday morning. whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, seven things to know before you go and the rain is just about over. a spotty shower, damp and foggy through 7:00. then dry and cloudy at noon. limited sunshine and temperatures near 60 at 4:00. still mild at 7:00. mid-50s. dui charges after the chp says that she caused an accident that left one of its motorcycle officers seriously hurt. it happened last night on highway 4 in concord. fortunately that officer is expected to survive. number three, the cdc holding an emergency meeting today on the flu epidemic. katie oxley thomas, a south bay mother of three, got sick earlier this month and died within days. number four, a couple from riverside county is facing torture charges after officials say their 13 children were found

shackled to their beds inside of their home. investigators are calling it a disturbing case of abuse. number five, former white house strategist steve bannon is meeting with the house intelligence committee right now to answer questions in the russia investigation. bannon will be questioned behind closed doors. and number six, we're following your tuesday back-to-work commute. you can see those police lights at the bottom of your screen. it's the san mateo bridge westbound out of lanes and one in the eastbound direction. expect delays of at least 30 minutes getting across the span. >> it is not what we needed today, sue. san francisco native danny glover waking up with a new honor receiving the president's award at the naach image awards in southern california last night. >> well done. from "the color purple," lots of movies. >> he's been in everything but that's my favorite by far. >> congratulations. >> we're back here in just 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. "good morning america" starts with a winter germ test. >> this is very relevant. how long germs and viruses can

stay on your gloves and coats as the flu season gets worse. good morning, america. winter weather emergency. three-quarters of the country facing alerts right now, bracing for dangerous morning commutes. this car slamming into a police cruiser, and a truck jackknifing. now the south is getting hit hard. schools shutting down from texas to alabama and the east coast from florida to boston and up through maine bracing for snow and ice. house of horrors. a mother and father accused of holding their 13 children captive in this suburban home, many chained to their beds and starving. how one of their daughters stole a phone, escaped and called 911. disturbing new details this morning. deadly flu epidemic. the cdc sounding the alarm calling an emergency meeting as a mother of three who just celebrated her 40th birthday