the children ranged between 2 to 29. they were kept out of public schools and instead home-schooled by their parents. dave and louise terrapin. had the children attended a public school, they would have interacted with teachers every day and teachers may have noticed their emaciated bodies. >> a sad story. it's now 4:if you're just waking up with us, greetings. we'll start with a look at weather and traffic with mike. >> look at how thick the fog is as we look south on 680. once in a while you're able to see headlights and taillights. it's less than an eighth of a mile. that's how thick it is and dangerous so far this morning. let's take a look at live doppler 7. it's pretty dry out there. you can see it's going to be fairly cloudy all day today. that is reflected in my 12-hour accuweather planner. 46 to 52. little cooler this morning. upper 50s at noon. it looks like we'll be in the upper 50s to low 60s. 57 to 62 at 4:00. then low to mid-50s by 7:00.

quiet now. the rain is on the way tonight. more on that coming up. sue? >> pretty quiet now too for your commute this morning. you can see 80 funneling in here. 580 and 880 light. we'll check in with the bay bridge. >> we've got roadwork eastbound 580. typically, it is slow in the westbound direction but we've got roadwork near grant line. they're repaving until 11:00 this morning. you can see the long stretch already eastbound. the reverse commute. we'll be following that this morning for you.

hughes tells us live from washington, this comes one day after steve bannon's testimony. >> megan? >> reporter: jessica, good morning to you. you'll remember that bannon recently earned the president's scorn for his alleged comments in that bombshell book "fire and fury." now he's apparently keeping quiet. >> steve bannon stonewalling on capitol hill. >> informs effectively a gag order by the white house. >> lawmakers frustrated at bannon's refusal to comment on the transition or his time at the white house during ten hours of questioning. though the president recently lashed out at bannon saying he lost his mind, the white house is defending his silence. >> we're going to continue to be cooperative but we're going to also maintain some of the executive privileges here at the white house that have been practiced for decades and that need to be maintained. >> if he's precluded from answering any questions during transition or administration, many questions even after he left the white house, obviously,

we're not able to do our job. >> it wasn't just democrats frustrated, bannon's lack of response provoked a subpoena from the republican chairman of the panel. he's been subpoenaed to appear before robert mueller's grand jury. this after comments bannon allegedly made in the book "fire and fury" including calling donald trump jr.'s meeting with the russians treasonness. also suggesting that trump jr. and kushner might have engaged in money laundering. >> it won't surprise you to hear the fun details that there was more than one copy of the recent book fire and fury in the room. yet, there he was saying no i won't answer those questions because i've been asked by the white house not to. >> in addition to questions about the book, lawmakers also wanted to get more details about the president's decision to fire james comey. they did not get those answers.

in washington, megan hughes, abc 7 news. >> megan, thank you. california lawmakers expressing outrage about a possible major immigration sweep in the bay area. the chronicle reports i.c.e. agents are looking to arrest at least 1500 people and raids expected within weeks. the paper reports it would happen in san francisco and other california cities. this would be the biggest enforcement action of its kind under president trump. an i.c.e. spokesman was not able to speculate about other enforcement actions. a bond hearing today. luis maura was stopped near san diego. the 20-year-old has been in the u.s. since he was 11 when his family arrived from ecuador. the university is working to help him. a student group working on his behalf says it's received very little support from cal. city leaders in san jose and

santa clara reached a truce to move forward. the agreement clears the way for santana west across from santana row in sanjose and city place near levi's stadium. lawsuits filed by -- concerns over traffic and lack of housing were the central issues behind that dispute. san francisco voters will decide if they want to spend $100 million a year on affordable housing. the chronicle reports the measure planned for the june ballot would hike the city's commercial property tax to 2%. the money would be used to build 10,000 new housing units over the next ten years. five members of the board of supervisors are sponsoring the measure which had support from the late mayor ed lee. colin kaepernick will announce the recipient of his final $100,000 donation. yesterday, he posted this video on instagram saying he was excited to share the news. so far kaepernick has made

donations to fight towards social injustice. he made a $1 million pledge in 2016 to help organizations in oppressed community. construction on future home in san francisco. today marks one year since the warriors broke ground on the chase center at mission bay. last year steve kerr and p kevin durant represented the groundbreaking. warriors officials say they are on target for the completion date and the arena is set to open for the 2019-2020 let's take a look at temperatures. we'll start in the inland east bay neighborhoods where we were in the low to mid-50s yesterday. in the mid to upper 40s this morning. until you get to concord at 51 degrees. let's take a look at your commute. this is actually the san mateo bridge. i was going to show you walnut creek. but i already did with the fog. i decided to look at san mateo bridge. it looks busier earlier than normal. sue will talk more about that if there's any issues out there.

as far as weather, the fog means tricky travel this morning. good if you're taking mass transit. a little foggy and hazy on the bay today. exercise caution there. your 12-hour planner for san francisco. you see foggy by 8:00. and at 10:00, low to mid-50s there. we'll be mainly cloudy. we'll see a little bit of sunshine try to breakthrough the high clouds and the haze. just like yesterday, not going to be a lot. temperatures in the mid-50s all the way through 8:00 this evening. down in the south bay, we've got 51 at 8:00. by noon, at 61. in the low to mid-60s in the afternoon hours. if we see a little sunshine, you're the ones that will get it. we had a high surf advisory yesterday. now it's a warning through 10:00 tomorrow night or evening, if you will. the surf will be around 15 to 20 feet. here's a look ahead at the next storm. it comes in tomorrow, lasts through friday. rain then showers. it's a 1. light on the storm impact scale. more on that coming up. more on the commute, here's sue. >> b.a.r.t. tweeting they have a

ten-minute delay due to track maintenance. this is san francisco stations and the pittsburg and dublin direction. heads up for b.a.r.t. riders this morning. otherwise, drive times are looking pretty good. we are slowing a little bit westbound 580. we told you eastbound that roadwork is out there until 11:00 this morning. that is really causing some slowing heading in the reverse commute. highway 4 still smooth. drive into concord and 101 into san francisco from san rafael, a smooth drive as well. we'll check back with the b.a.r.t. delay in a couple minutes. >> thank you, sue. bay area burger fans, get your taste buds ready. shake shack about to shake up the bay area food scene. >> new effort under way to split up the golden state. where the bay area would end up in the new california. a mystery in monterrey county. police are asking why anyone

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welcome back. let's take a look at what's going on around the state today. quieter than yesterday. notice the thick fog throughout the central valley during the morning hours and then temperatures hit the upper 50s to low 60s. look at the 70s to 80s with the sunshine. then we've got 56 in tahoe. look at the snow pack keeps getting worse. now down to 23% of average. we do have that winter storm warning for noon tomorrow through 4:00 friday afternoon. down to lake level. 1 to 2 feet of snow is possible. as you look at -- we definitely

need it. it's going to be chilly this weekend. they'll be making more snow before the weekend. in southern california a law firm filed the first lawsuit connected to the deadly mudslides in santa barbara county. they accuse them of negligence. it left the forest area above montecito without vegetation. the water main zones operated by the water district failed during the storm adding millions of gallons of water to the mudslides. 115 homes were destroyed in montecito. another 242 were damaged. the cost to build california's new high-speed rail line has jumped by $2.8 billion. the overrun is blamed on delays and more than expected costs. the high-speed rail system is currently under construction in the central valley. the overall cost of the project is now around $67 billion. the initial projection was 40

billion. it's expected to take them from san francisco to los angeles in under 3 hours. the founders of new california want to split the coastal areas in sacramento from the rest of current day california. you can see it on the map. they say california is a failed state and that we've become governed by tyranny. it needs the approval of the state legislature and congress. burger chain breaking into the bay area now. >> people are losing their minds over there. shake shack will open a first restaurant in palo alto with plans for more locations in marin and san francisco. i love our probable location map we have there. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson asked folks if this burger joint is really worth the hype. >> just the mention of shake shack and they go giddy. >> so scrumptious. it's mouth explosion. >> it's amazing. i'll go anywhere there's a shake shack. >> this building on fill more is rumored to be the first san francisco location.

>> do you think shake shack would work here? >> sure. i mean, shake shack will work anywhere. >> not everyone is as positive on the site. >> i would not put my restaurant here. >> or shake shack's food. >> i went to shake shack, but it's not like i'm a diehard. >> shake shack hasn't locked in a san francisco lease yet. but the new home in palo alto is a done deal. >> goodbye atm, hello burgers and fries. this is going to become the first shake shack in the bay area. folks at the stanford shopping center are willing to give the chain a try. >> the fact that there's lots of parking here would make it desirable already. however, the shack faces quite a bit of competition from west coast favorites. >> who serves up the best burger here in the bay area? >> i'd have to say in and out burger. >> five guys. >> regional popularity doesn't guarantee bay area success. midwest burger chain steak and shake shut down after four months in campbell. foodies think there's room for a shack. >> we're open to new things

around here. >> shake shack is expected to open in palo alto this fall. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. very excited. i'm excited about this. their patty is crispy. their bun has a nice soft feel to it. i'm very into it. however, the burgers are twice the price. i don't know why we're comparing apples and oranges here. >> i've had it and it was fine. >> every time we land, there seems to be an in and out next to the airport. there's a look at a huge storm. this is why we're going to have large waves, possibly up to 40-foot breakers tomorrow through thursday. most of the energy is going to the north. we're getting the tail end of it in the form of cloud cover for the better part of the day. here's a look from the east bay hills camera. this is going to fill the bay with haze and fog and then mostly cloudy conditions during the afternoon hours. my accuweather highlight

tonight, fog forms again, except in the north bay where the rain will develop. let's take a look at the temperatures today. about the same as yesterday. about 59 to 61. then you get into the mid-60s around san jose, morgan hill, santa cruz and ukiah, 63 to 65 there. tonight, temperatures up a little bit because of the cloud cover and the extra moisture. 49 to 53 degrees. notice the rain starting to move in during the overnight hours. here we are at 9:00 this evening with stray showers possible across the north bay. steady rain by 4:00 in the morning. steady rain moves into the bay by 9:00. looks like you're in the east bay and the south bay. south of the san mateo bridge. it should be dry in the morning hours. by 9:00, the rain moves into the bay. by 4:00, in the south bay and inland east bay. then it turns over to showers during the evening and overnight hours. the showers will continue off and on through about friday morning. looking at about a quarter to a half inch of rain out of this. one light system for thursday and friday. we get a break saturday and that

moderate system coming in sunday and lingering through monday and tuesday. more on that next. if you're wondering about the b.a.r.t. delays, here's sue. >> we have b.a.r.t. delays due to track maintenance in the dublin direction. for your early morning b.a.r.t. riders, yeah, you are experiencing delay. here's a minor delay at the bay bridge toll plaza with the cash paying lanes. the left ones stacking up a little bit. otherwise, breezing rights on through without any metering light delay. your drive from hercules down the 80 corridor still under 30 minutes. this is an odd story. the search is on for whoever killed hundreds of thousands of bees in monterrey county. >> someone knocked over dozens of hives and sprayed them with diesel fuel last weekend. it killed more than 200,000 bees. they're being kept on property and the beekeeper says this cost him $50,000. >> supposed to be the money i

collect next month for the rest of the year for my family. >> i just feel really bad for him. he works so hard in trying to support his family and everything. then somebody goes and does something like this. >> the timing is terrible for alfonso too, because his wife is due to have a baby next month. who would do that? >> we need more bees in this world. >> right. repairs in the historic goodman library in napa are finally completed. the library was damaged in the 2014 earthquake. you can see what we're talking about there. the $1.7 million project includes a new roof and entryway and repairs to the interior walls and the trim. the library was built in 1901. is has a lot of the original fixtures and shelves and woodwork. the goodman library is the oldest continuously operating library in california. it's quite nice. mark says it's taking action to fight opioiddiction. how it will make it easier to

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days in january had measurable rain. the rainfall hasn't been enough to make a dent in our seasonal deficit. we're still 74% of average on the peninsula. oakland, 70. san francisco 65. south bay 61. north bay 59. we will make a little bit of a dent out of this in the storm coming up sunday and monday. i'll have the rain totals for that next. here's natasha. a bright light that roared across the midwest, you see there, was a meteor. video from the detroit area shows it flaring across the sky. this could be seen as far away as chicago. they saw a flash and heard a tremendous boom and in fact, usgs said it was so loud, it shook the region as if it were a magnitude 2 earthquake. >> pretty scary if you expect it. great to see now that we know what it is. walmart is helping customers get rid of opioids. >> the company says it will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions filled at the 4700 pharmacies. the small packets contain a

powder that poured into a prescription bottle mixed with warm water, it turns the pills into biodegradable gel that can be thrown in the trash. sfo, the first airport where passengers can receive emergency alerts on their cell phones. officials say the new capability takes the airport's emergency communication capability to a new level. several other airports have a received approval but the systems are not operational yet. chp just released video you have to see. >> it's not surveillance footage of a crime or a crash. it's a whale putting on a nice show. take a look at this. a chopper crew spotted these whales following an assignment in july. you can see them reaching. this is near the golden gate bridge. that's pretty spectacular. >> lovely. nice way to start the day. we'll take it. 4:54 in the morning. we're going to get a check of weather, i think. right, mike? >> yes, we are. we're going to continue to watch

that as long as possible. because it was nice. put a smile on your face. let's hope we can have as much fun as they were having today. let's jump ahead to 5:00 sunday. that's when the next storm moves in on -- that's 2 on the storm impact scale. but 9:00 monday morning, look at the additional rain starting to develop. especially north of the san mateo bridge where we're up over an inch to nearly 2 inches. as we head throughout the day, the rain will push to 2/3 of an inch in the south bay, 3/4 of an inch in the east bay. more than an inch san carlos northward. pretty potent storm on the way. sue you were telling me it's not as foggy as you were in the north bay this morning. what's going on? >> that's true. i left ran raphael about a little before 3:00 a.m., you can see the route here. southbound 101 past the north gate mall to the civic center, not foggy at all. cloudy but not down on the roads. not limited visibility. it's clear all the way to san

francisco and the golden gate bridge. they're going to reconfigure your commute from 3 to 4 lanes. the fog represents on orange at our traffic map and that is affecting your drive. we do have a delay in the eastbound reverse commute on altamont pass. we'll explain after this. thank you so much, sue. everybody talking about this. exactly. just like that. utah senator orrin hatch is an instant meme after removing eyeglasses that weren't there. >> we can see hatch remove his phantom specs and begin his questioning. totally unfazed during a hearing yesterday. the lawmaker's office responded in the tweet and the tweet was pretty funny. they say, oh, you don't know about these new glasses. they're invisible. they're new. you probably never heard of them. >> you do the funniest post about this yesterday. if you haven't seen it, please go to his facebook page. reggie aqui. >> i was obsessed with it.

michael jordan hasn't played in the nba for 15 years but his shoes are incredibly popular. >> people have started camping out since monday in front of the levi's store on market. they're waiting for the arrival of the brand new limited edition air jordans. they have blue denim on them. they're real fancy. they run $225. levi's sent everybody home with a numbered band so they don't lose their place when they go on sale today. >> i'm impressed with them. but they look like brittany and justin denim on denim. >> do you remember that, when they were in full body matching denim? a little bit. >> how could one forget. stopping one-way drivers. a change you'll notice soon. if you've had spotty wi-fi, the cause could be your voice controlled assistant. plus, we expect another emotional day in court after victims are speaking out to the

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sailing the seas day and night. they knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked. that's how the waves and stars would speak to them. guide them. sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. let your legend begin at aulani, a one-of-a-kind disney resort in hawaii wednesday, january 17th. it's 5:00 in the morning. glad that you're with us. >> yeah. we were talking about in and out during the commercial break. we're having a good start to the day. >> when are we not talking about a burger? >> we'll take it. at 5:00 in the morning, we're ready. >> yeah. get off the secret menu, too, maybe som