wednesday, january 17th. >> luckily, never more than seven minutes away from aur accuweather forecast. >> if you hit the snooze button, let's talk about what's going on outside. in all seriousness, livermore. the altamont pass having visibility to nearly a couple of hundred feet. be careful traveling through there. we've got the same dangerous visibility in concord, santa rosa now a mile in napa. that's going to be around through the commute. here's the way it looks in walnut creek. southbound on 680. here's the 12-hour accuweather planner. still pretty mild and foggy out there. by noon, gray and hazy, 57 to 59. filtered sunshine. 57 to 62 at 4:00. low to mid-50s at 7:00. one of the drier days moving forward. sue? >> is soupy an official weather term? >> it is now. >> we have a lot of folks jamming in to drive on the westbound direction from golden

gate fields and the maacarthur maze. it's moving along but getting more crowded as you make your way. about a 40-minute drive from hercules in to the bay bridge toll plaza. 50 b.a.r.t. trains running on time. we had an earlier delay. ace trains are running well. number 1 into fremont, 1 into lathrop. we'll follow that for you this morning and problems on the altamont. again, we'll check back in. >> thank you, sue. the trump administration may be about to launch a major challenge to sanctuary cities in the bay area. >> they're preparing to conduct sweeps against immigrants. amy hollyfield has more. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. san francisco and the surrounding bay area are expected to be the focus of this raid. it's no secret that the sanctuary city laws on the books in many cities here have

frustrated president trump. we did see i.c.e. agents raiding 7-elevens last week looking for illegal immigrants. the upcoming sweep we're now hearing about is expected to be much larger. according to the san francisco chronicle, federal agents will be looking to arrest 1500 people in northern california. but mostly in the bay area. the chronicle is quoting an anonymous source familiar with the operation who says it is planned to take place within weeks. those who have criminal records and those who have been served final deportation papers will be the focus. but if agents come across other undocumented immigrants during the raid, they'll be taken into custody. an official with i.c.e. told us he cannot speculate about future operations. so that is the official word from i.c.e. but the source who knows about the operation says i.c.e. agents across the country will be flown in to california to help with this sweep. reporting live in san francisco,

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. happening today, vital information for d.r.e.a.m.ers is expected to be released. there's going to be a news conference to discuss steps students can take now. the attorney general, uc president janet knanapolitano a others will be there. they're asking that a decision be overturned to keep protect n protections for undocumented students. police arrested a dozen people part of a violent criminal street gang. here are the mug shots of the people arrested they were in 30 carjackings, and other crimes. in one case, they're accused of firing an ar-15 during a carjacking. >> we had 18 rornted carjackings in the month of december. we have not had a single one since our roundup. i'm not going to say every crime or carjacking is attributable to this group, but that's a measurable impact i would say.

>> the suspects were arrested january 10th. many were at a home on lotus street. it appears to be the hub of the operation. now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> still following some very big international breaking news. south korea saying that the two rival koreas agreed to form their first joint olympic team and will march together in the opening ceremony next month. as you may, the winter olympics being held in south korean the agreement happened just a short while ago during talks between the two nations. athletes from the two koreas will march together under a unification flag and the koreas will reportedly field a women's hockey team. not quite a done deal. the deal needs to be approved by the international olympic committee. that's expected this weekend. >> thank you. uc berkeley campus students asking to take part in a survey.

it's privately funded. the study will ask students, faculty and staff about their beliefs surrounding violence and harassment. they'll use them to tailor services, programs and policies. berkeley is considering a surveillance program. they want public input before a decision is made. it would include thermal imaging technology for firefighters and police body cameras. the city provided a web page to leave comments. you can find that information on our website, abc7news.com. it's 6:05. the north bay wildfires dealt a double blow to survivors who lost their homes and lost trust in their insurance companies. now lawmakers are proposing a package of eight bills to help victims get back on their feet. they include a proposal extending the time to rebuild and collect full replacement cost from the current 24 months to 36 months. another allows homeowners to avoid the requirement that some say forces them to relive the tragedy when they have to itemize every single item they lost in the fires.

happening today, the city of oroville expected to announce a lawsuit against the state of california. >> it's blaming the state for decades of mismanagement resulting in orville dam failure. -- the lawsuit is nearly two weeks after dam safety experts released the final verdict on the dam crisis. there could be a major roadblock for smart trains expansion in the north bay. >> tracking books could soon be easier for the san francisco library. the multimillion dollar change that could be made inside of the books. new at 6:00, sea lions making a comeback along west coast. what scientists has helped triple the population. good morning. tracking a couple of storms that will bring us significant weather. here's the first one. a quick snapshot from our storm impact scale. it's one, light. it begins tomorrow and goes through friday. it starts out as steady rain and

becomes showers. about a quarter to a half inch. we'll mess up a few of the commutes. i'll show you that hour by hour look coming up. looking live outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it is backed up. this is a normal commute we're seeing right now. we'r

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but that high surf warning, breakers up to 40 feet possible starting tonight through tomorrow night. exercising, it's dry today. activity planner will round it out. if you're out and about, it's cool this morning to mild this afternoon. here's a look at that high surf warning. look at that. swells 20. then you're like, that's pretty impressive. the breakers to 40. that's even better. i hope we get pictures of of of #abc 7 now if you have pictures. we have ava lay hoe ferry problem. the san francisco bay fehr that makes the vallejo departure at 6:30, in about 20 minutes, they'll be replacing that with buses. there will be assistants on hand to help you transition from the ferry on s. showing the fog in orange. and problems over the altamont pass. it's typical for the slow traffic in the westbound direction. eastbound, we've got roadwork with the grant line exit

completely blocked down until 7:00 this morning and the roadwork continuing until 11:00. look at the speeds in the eastbound direction. >> thank you, sue. there's a thing about people getting lost at sfo and the airport is about to spend $7 million to make it less confusing to get around. plus a brother and sister showing us how powerful music really is. >> as we head to break, we'll leave you with a look at sfo leave you with a look at sfo this mor this time, it's s rn. you have 4.3 minutes to yourself. this calls for a taste of cheesecake. philadelphiaheesecake cups. rich, creamy cheesecake with real strawberries. find them with the refrigerated desserts. when you have a cold, with real strawberries. stuff happens. ♪ { sneezing ] shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. in birds eye protein blends. .

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it's 6:15. welcome back. happening today, officials from facebook, twitter and youtube will testify about certificate richl and social media. the senate committee on congress will hold a meeting and look at steps they're taking to stop extremist propaganda on the internet. the hearing will be live streamed. officials are waiting to receive funding. >> there's growing concern the agency won't complete the project on time. federal officials provided smart officials with a letter allowing the agencies to continue building the tracks to larkspur. however, smart says it hasn't received any money for it. an extension of the larkspur would be important because it allows passengers to then take the ferry to san francisco and it links the whole system. a big change, i shaud say,

could be coming to the san francisco public library. >> wants to replace bar codes are a radiofrequency tag. this according to the examiner. library officials say this will allow to you check out faster and use self-serve checkout stations. it's expected to cost $3.6 million. they will hold a meeting tomorrow on the budget. new this morning, finding your way around sfo could get easier. according to the examiner, they're voting to approve a new contract to help lost passengers find their way. it is going to spend $7.3 million to revamp signage throughout the airport along with other wayfinding efforts they've called it. the airport is 2.5 million square feet and in all, more than 90 gates. apparently, people have been confused getting around. and they're trying to address that problem. >> who has ever been confused at sfo? >> i have never been lost at sfo, fortunately. >> i can make you some signs. you know what i mean?

>> office depot, here we come. >> yeah. i know. >> we'll do it for half the price. here's a seven i like. never more than seven minutes away from your forecast. meteorologist mike nicco. >> we've got dangerous visibility levels. our reporting stations say zero, which means less than eighth of a mile. it hasn't made it to san francisco. we look down the embarcadero to the south. towards the bay bridge from our roof camera. let's talk about the accuweather highlights. next storm arrives tonight. stronger storm on sunday. here's a look at the cloud cover that's going to be a dominant feature in our forecast after the fog turns to haze after 10:00 this morning. highs today mainly around 59 to 61 degrees. a little bit warmer down in the south bay. 63 to 65 as you head to santa cruz. ukiah about 62 degrees. tonight milder than this morning. 47 to 52 degrees due to the cloud cover. a little bit of fog in the inland east bay valleys. the extra moisture will churn

out light rain in the north bay starting at 4:00 in the morning. at least the steady variety. before that, i started the clock at 9:00 this evening. show you a few green dots out there in the north bay. scattered showers are possible. but you can see the steady light to occasional moderate rain in the north bay until 9:00 when it starts to spill southward into the bay. and then by noon, it's going to start spilling into the south bay and our inland east bay neighborhoods. by 4:00, it starts to turn from steady rain over to showers, which will last all the way through friday afternoon. rainfall amounts, you can see for the commute, some mild. slickness out there. especially north of the bay bridge. and then during the evening commute, friday's morning and afternoon commute, about a quarter to half inch of rain is possible. my seven-day forecast. enjoy the dry weather saturday. the wet and windy conditions. a 2 on the storm impact scale. lingering showers for monday and tuesday. how is the commute this morning, sue? >> it's rough if you're taking the san francisco bay ferry.

they have a mechanical issue again this morning from the vallejo area. they will be replacing that ferry with buses. there are assistants on hand to help you get through that transition. all right. let's take a look at the fog. mike has been talking about this. it's represented by orange on our screen. an accident at northbound 238 near east 14th. apparently blocking the left lane there. a new accident just reported. once again, there's the fog on 80 westbound. this one near san pablo dam road. apparently blocking a lane of traffic as well. we'll check back on this one in your drive time in a few minutes. thank you, sue. a project to prevent wrong-way drivers is out of testing phase and being implemented across the state. the system uses enlarged wrong-way signs and special red reflectors on highway exit ramps. if those fail, a radar camera on the exit ramp will trigger a flashing light and then send a photo of the wrong-way driver's vehicle to law enforcement. new technology can turn

tattoos of sound waves into audio clips you can listen to. only a few artists are doing this. one is in cleveland, ohio. he says one of his clients requested sound wave tattoos from his late father. >> getting a memorial tattoo with someone's name or the death date, images that represent them. that's all great and cool. but this sort of takes it to the next level. >> it creates a wave pattern of the audio clip you can -- you've used the same app to scan a tattoo over and over again. >> flu season is in full swing. i just got my shot. other natural remedies to keep you healthy. >> at the live desk, h and m taking big action this morning. following the fallout from the ad that many people saw as raci racist. first i'm snow and ice.

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we've dealt with in december. we're 59% of average in santa rosa to 74% in sfo. that's the greatest amount. now, a lot of this is going to change sunday into monday with this next storm coming in. it's a 2 on the moderate impact scale. a half inch to 1.5 inches of rain. we'll look at that in the next half hour. here's reggie. alzheimer's patients are at another facility following a fire. it started in a dryer. it caused the sprinklers to go off flooding rooms and common areas. it could be some time before the residents are allowed to go back to their assisted living facility. fashion retailer h & h has now appointed a diversity leader. all of this coming after the company was accused of racism over this particular ad. it shows a black child dressed in a hoodie reading "coolest

monkey in the jungle." h and m made the announcement late last night on the facebook page. they're saying it's to show commitment to addressing diversity and inclusiveness is genuine. they reiterated the sweatshirt incident was unintentional. they're based in sweden but it's a global brand. in fact, there's a lot of u.s. celebrities that endorse h and m. they've decided to sever ties because of this sweatshirt, including bay area rapper and lebron james and diddy and the weekend. back to you. >> this story is not going away for them, thank you, jessica. get your flu shot. that's what we're hearing. >> in california alone the flu is blamed for 42 deaths. the sooeb is still peaking. on gma, dr. jen ashton shared prevention tips, including oregano oil and a capsule. >> the last thing is elderberry

extract. this i'm most excited about. this is actually thought to promote anti-viral activity by blocking one of the influenza proteins that helps it attach to our respiratory and mucosal cells. >> i have been taking elderberry four times a day for months now. i've been doing this. i told mike nicco and others about it. maybe i should have told you. this is important. these tips should be taken in addition to what your health care provider recommends and still get your flu shot. keep in mind, there are 13 weeks left in flu season. you know i sit six inches away from you. tell a friend. next at 6:00, the investigation under way at stanford university. seven people saying they got drugged at a frat party. >> police are asking why anyone would kill hundreds of thousands of bees. plus, another big day on capitol hill. this time the president's former campaign manager in the hot seat. 6:26. thanks for being up with us right now. a live look at a glittering bay

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bankruptcy last month. welcome to wednesday, january 17th. glad hur here with us. you can hear the opening bell still. never more than seven minutes away from your forecast. is that our retirement going up, i hope. our temperatures going up a little bit. not a lot. pretty mild this morning. the moisture hanging in the air, look at walnut creek. you've been hanging around a eighth mile of visibility. it's worse in places like concord and towards danville, up towards santa rosa. let's take a look at the winds. they're blowing over towards the ocean. this is going to move into the bay as we head throughout the morning hours. make us foggy to hazy through at least noon and then mostly cloudy and hazy at 4:00. then mostly cloudy at 7:00. those temperatures this morning in my accuweather 12-hour planner, 48 to 50. upper 50s at noon. low 60s at 4:00. pretty nice this evening. low to mid-50s. anything nice on the roads, sue? >> we're going to pop around to trouble spots. but there are some nice commutes this morning.

look at this orange on your map. that is fog affecting your commute. popping over to fremont near mowry by the new park mall, a lane of traffic backed up. it's starting at highway 84 for a delay. pin 'ol valley road, an accident blocking the left lane. it's backing up to highway 4. i checked your drive times from highway 4 from san francisco, about 55 minutes at this points. hang on, be patient. >> sue, thank you. we're tracking developing news from stanford university where some students say someone drugged them at a fraternity. >> some of the students can't remember large portions of the night. matt keller is live for us at stanford. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. we saw students coming out of the sigma chi fraternity house in the past hour or so. they did not want to be interviewed on camera but they did say the university is investigating. this report came from the stanford daily. this article that they wrote, it says at least five members of

the pi beta phi sorority and two members of the men's rowing team suspect they were drugged at the sigma chi fraternity house friday night. there's an e-mail cited from the staff to sorority members saying they experienced unusual symptoms aligned with that of someone taking a benzodiazepine. it functions as a minor tranquilizer. they're commonly known as a date rape drug or roofies. stanton daily and the fountain hopper, another publication, says a suspect was invited to the party and a member of the dartmouth college men's rowing team. all seven students have since recovered. reporting live at stanford university, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. we have new details this morning about the siblings found shackled in southern california. >> the mother of 13 malnourished adult and juvenile children was confused when riverside county sheriffs deputies arrived. her 17-year-old had escaped and

called 9-1-1. the couple are charged with nine counts of torture and child endangerment. this morning, louis a's sister talked exclusive with robin roberts on "good morning americ america". she says the rest of the family was not allowed to see the children. >> we begged to see them. the whole family have asked for 20 years to be able to see them. they do have family that they love, whether they know us or not. >> that love them. >> you can watch robin's entire interview on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. right here on abc 7. california law enforcement arrested a man suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana. officers arrested 21-year-old thomas henny on monday after he crashed into an embankment in sebastopol. a woman was thrown from the car and is being treated for major injuries. officers smelled marijuana coming from henney. they believe he used marijuana and prescription drugs. the chp says it's not the first

dui arrest for marijuana since pot was legalized on january 1st. eye live look at capitol hill. i'm keeping my eyes on things there. big day expected. former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski set to testify before congress today. he's expected to face several questions from the house intelligence committee about the russian election interference. and this comes only one day after former white house strategist steve bannon refused to answer questions about his time in the trump white house. also his time on the trump transition team. a source confirms to abc news that bannon has also been subpoenaed to appear before special counsel robert mueller's grand jury. back to you. >> thanks, jessica. uc berkeley student detained by immigration officials will have a bond hearing today. he was stopped near san diego on december 30th. the 20-year-old has been in the u.s. since he was 11 when his family arrived from ecuador.

he overstayed his visa. chancellor carroll rist says the university is working to help him. a student says they've received very little support from cal. an effort to divide california into two states. 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 we're governed by tyranny. a split would need the approval of the state legislature and congress. the goodman library in downtown napa are finally complete. the library was damaged during the earthquake. the project included a new roof and entryway and repairs to the interior walls and trim. that lie brar i built in 1901. it still has many original fixtures, including most of the origin original shelves and woodwork. it's the oldest continuously operating library in california. 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. the bees are being kept on property in prunedale. the vandalism cost the beekeeper $50,000. >> supposed to be the money collect next month. this for the refts year. >> i feel bad for alfonso. he works so hard in trying to support his family and everything. then somebody goes and does something like that. perez could use the money. his wife is due to have a baby next month. let's talk about temperatures. it's pretty mild out there. we'll start in san francisco where we have mainly mid 50s. 53 to 55 degrees. only one that's different. at 52. 527 in richmond.

we've got petaluma and tracy 50 for some of the cooler spots around walnut creek and pleasanton of 48. here's a look at sfo. delays are averaging about 36 minutes as the fog starts to invade the peninsula. fog is also going to make a tricky for travel out there. especially the visibilities down to zero around livermore, concord and santa rosa. good, if you're taking mass transit. it's dry for now. foggy on the bay and hazy heading into the afternoon hours. here's a look at my school day forecast. 7:00 this morning, dress the kids for 48 to 51. but no, the bus stops will be hard to see in the fog. gray and hazy with mid to upper 50s at 11:00. a nice afternoon. 59 to 62 degrees. in fact, that's pretty much our temperatures. make it to 63 in san jose and morgan hill. tonight, upper 40s to low 50s with a chance of rain beginning. i'll have more on that coming up. how about the commute, sue? >> we have a couple of hotspots out there, if you will. first of all, the fog represented by orange on our traffic map. let's head over to the altamont

pass. earlier eastbound roadwork has been picked up. that was really causing delay in the eastbound direction. take a look at the westbound, that's typical. an hour and ten-minute drive from tracy up and over the altamont pass with speeds slowing below 10 miles per hour in some instances. that's really pretty typical for this time of the morning. southbound 880 near mowry, an earlier accident cleared off to the right shoulder. traffic is very slow from highway 484. westbound 80 near hilltop, that's partially blocking the left lane and traffic is stacked up to highway 4 there. for about an hour drive from hercules to san francisco. that's your commute. just coming into our live desk, we are learning of some new developments in the case of a college student who was found buried at a southern california park. there may be a possible motive. a possible hate crime in this case. in an affidavit obtained by the orange county register, the

20-year-old suspect, samuel woodward, reportedly told investigators he was angry that 19-year-old blaze bernstein kissed him the night they went to the park. bernstein was visiting his parents for winter break when he was killed. today, prosecutors do plan to announce charges. in fact, we expect that to come in a little later this morning. back to you. jessica, thank you. happening today, former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick will announce the recipient of his final $100,000 donation. yesterday, kaepernick post thd video on instagram saying he was excited to share the news. so far, kaepernick has made 31 donations totaling $900,000 to organizations fighting social injustice. kaepernick made a $1 million pledge in september of 2016 to help organization that is work in oppressed communities. 6:39 now. happening today, the warriors will update the progress of construction on their future home in san francisco. today marks one year since the warriors broke ground on the $1 billion chase center in missio

bay. head coach steve kerr and kevin durant represented the team at the elaborate groundbreaking. work is 40% complete. the arena is set to open for the 2019-2020 season. walmart helping the opioid problems. >> the growing problem for google this morning. why the company is telling customers to unplug their google home devices. here's a look at what's coming up at 9:00. good morning. hello there. hello there. darren chris from the

welcome back. let's focus in on the rest of the state. low to upper 70s down in southern california. fog fades to mostly cloudy afternoon. upper 50s, low 60s through the central valley. mid-50s in the sierra. we're a bracing for much-needed snow as the snow pack is 23% of average up to today's date. still have that winter storm warning starting at noon tomorrow to 4:00 friday afternoon. look at lake level, one to two feet of snow. more on that up in the slopes. here's a look at my accuweather forecast for tahoe. the best day to travel is going to be saturday into sunday as more snow develops sunday night into monday. mike, thank you. we're tracking this developing news this morning. u.s. immigration officials may

be planning a sweep in northern california to crackdown on sanctuary cities like san francisco. >> if this happens, this would be huge. amy hollyfield is live outside san francisco city hall with the details of this operation. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. it sounds like san francisco could be the major target of this sweep. sounds like it's going to be possibly the largest one since donald trump became president. we saw i.c.e. agents going into 7-elevens looking for immigrants. this week sounds like it will be bigger. i.c.e. agents are looking to arrest at least 1500 people in san francisco and the bay area and other northern california cities. the chronicle is quoting an anonymous source familiar with the operation. an official i.c.e. spokesperson told abc 7 news he was not able to speculate about future enforcement action beings. according to the chronicle, the bay area would be the center of this raid.

sanctuary city laws in this area have been known to frustrate the president. this sweep is planned to start in the next few weeks. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. now a live desk update. >> watching things very closely in lansing, michigan, this morning. impact statements are continuing in the sentencing hearing for the former usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar. victims spoke in court yesterday. we're listening to more victims speak out this morning. nassar has pleaded guilty to seven cases of sexual assault and women have described how he sexually abused them. many say it was when they were children. >> you used my body for six years for your own sexual gratification. that is unforgivable. >> you broke and shattered a lot of girls. >> meanwhile, prosecutors said they have scheduled 98 out of 125 victims to address the court

through friday. accusers include olympian simone biles, aly raisman and mckayla maroney. 98 people expected to come forward. a staggering amount. >> terrible. speaking of maroney, she had previously reached a settlement over her claims. that settlement would have forced her to pay $100,000 if she talked at the >> usa gymnastics said they would not go after they are. chrissy teigen offered to pay the fine if it was enforced. she claims that the nondisclosure agreement she signed was illegal. walmart helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that will turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel. the company will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions fill at any of its 4700 pharmacies. the small packets contain a powder that is then poured into your prescription bottle.

when it's mixed with warm water, the powder turns the pills into a biodegradable gel that can then be thrown in the trash. surgery patients often end up with leftover opioid painkillers. in southern california, a law firm filed the first lawsuit connected to the deadly mudslides in santa barbara county. they say a transformer sparked the thomas fire leaving it without vegetation. the suit claims the water mains owned and operated by the montecito water district failed during a storm, adding millions of gallons of water to the mudslides. officials say 115 homes were destroyed and another 242 damaged. the cost to build the high-speed rail line in california has jumped by $2.8 billion. the overrun is blamed on delays and higher than expected costs. the high-speed rail system is under construction in the central valley. the overall cost of the project is now around $67 billion.

initially, it was supposed to be $40 billion. the train is expected to take riders between san francisco and l.a. in under three hours by 2029. ann curry speaking about her painful split from the "today" show five years ago. >> she's opening up about matt lauer and the new issue of people magazine. the emmy winner left the "today" show after one year when she got that prominent job next to matt lauer. she said she wasn't surprised by the allegations against her former co-host. lauer was fired in november following accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. >> i feel outraged. i feel empathy for the victims. for the first time in my life i actually have real hope that we will see a day when women will finally be unbound and unleashed upon the world. >> curry is returning to reporting with a new pbs series

called we'll meet again. the people issue is out on friday. now your morning money report. if your wi-fi hasn't been working like it should, google home or chrome cast may be to blame. >> this is according to c net. they're knocking routers off line. no official solution to that yet. the best work around is to unplug your devices when you're not using them. >> infiniti going green. all of its cars will be electrified starting in 2021. new models will be all electric or e-powered which uses an electric battery with a small gas engine. infiniti expects half of the global sales to be electric vehicles by 2025. harry potter fans, you're going to want to hear this. starbucks reportedly has a secret menu with three drinks inspired by books and films. >> according to the secret menu website, you can get a butter beer latte and harry potter's punk injuice.

you have to know how to order them. to get a butter bear frappuccino, you have to ask for a creme frappuccino and it has caramel drizzle on top. >> of it. >> i'm hufflepuff all the way. shake shack taking a bite out of the bay. >> the popular chain will open a restaurant with plans for more locations in marin and san francisco. shake shack will take over the wells fargo bank attached to pf chang's. the company says the menu will feature all shake shack classics including the shack burger, their crinkle cut fries, hand-spun shakes and frozen custard. >> like so scrumptious. it's mouth explosion. >> i think it's amazing. i'll go anywhere there's a shake shack. >> do you think it would work here? >> sure. i mean, shake shack will work anywhere. >> shake shack currently has 100 location as cross the country. but just search here in california. >> i know a l

loyalists are upset. the prices are different. you can have both, it's okay. you don't have to choose. >> tell me more. okay. mike nicco? >> i'll try it. maybe the frozen custard will keep me coming back. i love frozen custard. good morning everybody. >> definitely keep you coming back to the gym. >> oh! not that you need it, mike. >> no, i do. i do. i know. you're right. i do. i need to lose some weight. hopefully i'll get to the gym today. >> not what i meant. >> i know it's not what you meant. but i still feel awful for all the food i ate over the holidays. look at this huge storm, about 1800 miles wide. that's why we have the dangerous surf and the breakers up to 40 feet possible starting tonight through tomorrow night. here's a look at what's going on through the east bay hills. it's clearer than it was yesterday. we still have fog and clouds out there. those will continue, at least the clouds will and the haze through the afternoon hours.

fog forms in the east bay, inland valleys. rain develops. let's march through t 9:00 tonight, scattered showers across the north bay with the steadier rain moving in at the beginning of the commute at 4:00 tomorrow through 9:00. embedded moderate rain possible. 9:00 tomorrow, it moves into the bay, also the south bay where it will be dominant at 4:00. during the evening commute, it turns over to scattered showers. those showers will continue all the way through friday evening. rainfall amounts out of this first storm which will really get the evening commute thursday more than the morning commute. about a quarter to a half inch. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a 1 on friday with scattered light showers and cooler conditions. a break for outdoor activity saturday and then wet and windy with the moderate storm on sunday and light storm on monday and tuesday sue? we have metering lights on. that's the reason for the backup

at the toll plaza. we have a slow drive from hercules all the way into the city. one hour drive time now because of an earlier accident at hilltop. that's been cleared. all right. a couple of problems in this area. now we have an accident near sunol. maybe closer to andrade. still an hour drive time from dublin into fremont. a new accident just reported. it's a vehicle versus a pedestrian. apparently the pedestrian is okay. but northbound 17 near hamilton expect emergency crews to be slowing things there. we'll check back in a couple of minutes. thank you, sue. authorities say a bright light that roared across the midwest was a meteor. video from the detroit area shows it flaring across the sky. it could be seen as far away as chicago. people under the path of this thought it was lightning. you can see why, right? you see that flash and you heard a big boom. the usgs said it was so loud, it shook the region like a

magnitude 2 earthquake. city leaders in san jose and santa clara reached a truce. the agreement clears the way for santana west to cross from santana row in san jose and city place near levi's stadium in santa clara. the lawsuits filed by each city prevented construction along the common border. 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 for affordable housing. there's a measure planned for the june ballot to hike the 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. coming up next, the seven things you need to know before you go. follow us at abc 7 news bay area. you can see more images like these. use the #abc 7 now. not so gorgeous.

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seven things you need to know. number one, the accuweather planner. watch out for the fog, especially the kids at the bus stop. visibility down to a couple hundred feet. by noon, mainly cloudy and hazy. 57 to 59. same thing at 4:00. 57 to 62. 7:00, it's dry. rain is coming tonight. mike, thank you. number 2, a federal immigration sweep is planned in the bay area in the next few weeks. the chronicle reports that i.c.e. agents are looking to arrest at least 1500 people in san franciscd other northern california cities. number 3, an investigation under way after seven students reported feeling symptoms of being drugged at stanford frat party. according to the stanford daily, it happened during an open house at sigma chi friday night. the aunt of the children found shackled spoke with robin roberts on "good morning america." you'll hear her message to her estranged niece and nephews. north and south korea have agreed to form a joint olympic

team. the two koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at the next month's winter olympic games in south korea. number 6, we're following your wednesday morning commute with fog, represented by the orange on our map and also problems on the sunol grade. we had a car fire now an accident blocking the second lane from the left. about an hour drive south from dublin. number 7 this morning. limited edition air jar dans with blue denim will go on sale at the levi's store in san francisco. there's a long line but everybody was sent home because they got numbered bands so they don't lose their place when they go on sale today. >> they're hoping to resell them for up to $800. >> can i get acid washed pair? >> you can buy a matching jacket to go with it as well. watch. all the kids will be wearing it.

we're back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. "good morning america" starts right n good morning, america. snow and ice blasting the south right now. >> watch out. >> this semi out of control in texas. hundreds of schools closed along the gulf coast and flights canceled. a freeze watch now stretching as far south as florida. and snow through washington, new york, boston and maine. the clock ticking as congress tries to strike a deal to keep the government running battling over d.r.e.a.m.ers and the president's offensive comments. plus, this morning, what we're learning about the president's health from his physical, the questions he had to answer. disturbing new details from inside that house of horrors where 13 children were held captive and doctors describing