we're going to call this the fog before the storm. this is an amazing shot. it takes a second to figure out what's going on here. but that is the top of the sales force building as seen from our sutro tower cam. the rest is hidden under that fog. >> it's going to be a tough drive for some commuters. we're just getting started. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. thursday, january 18th. natasha and alexis both off this morning. >> you're never more than seven

minutes away. >> it's definitely a little taller so we can see it better than we could at the transamerica. gives you an idea how thick the fog is. let's talk about the storm impact scale for the rain and the showers dominating our forecast today and tomorrow. even snow levels down to 3500 feet could mean a dusting on the higher tops if we can bounce one or two of the showers into those hills tomorrow. the showers themselves are moving to the north while the storm heads to the southeast. look at all the thick fog. that's the big story through 7:00. rain moving into the north bay by 7:00. moving into the heart of the bay by noon with mid to upper 50s. we should have rain everywhere. mid-50s and by 7:00 it turns over to showers. not quite as widespread but still wet for the evening commute. let's find out about the dry morning commute, sue.

>> we have a couple of problems. speeds do not mix well with fog. >> b.a.r.t., there's a 20-minute delay building. it was ten minutes due to equipment problems on the track tweent embarcadero and west oakland. we'll be following that for you. sigalert out of marin county southbound 101 near spencer. an overturn blocking the right lane. it's also dense fog with slower speeds because of the accident blocking and a big rig stalled out in the altamont pass near 205 with backups now fairly typical, though. just a little bit earlier than usual. they will try to get a tow truck for the big rig and clean that out of there. thank you, sue. developing news now. the potential of a massive immigration crackdown has sparked a lot of fear in bay area immigrant communities. >> now advocates, volunteers and politicians across california are getting prepared. abc 7 news reporter janine did he la vega is live with more.

>> jessica, i.c.e. officials won't comment on the -- they are speaking out about the possibility of i.c.e. raids. this is all in response to a report from the san francisco chronicle which according to a source says u.s. immigration officials are now preparing for a major sweep in the city and in other areas of northern california. it goes on to report that federal agents are looking to arrest more than 1500 undocumented people. activists tell us the story created fear in their community. >> we're going to have to reach out to our community and say, send your children to school. you know, go to work. don't let this -- don't let them win. >> activists and politicians say they believe california is being targeted because of its bold sanctuary city policies which aims to protect immigrant communities. san francisco supervisors we spoke to are standing together against any attack on their city. the attorney general will be

speaking at 11:00 this morning and he's going to be reminding employers about what their responsibilities are under california law. reporting live from san francisco, janine dela vega, abc 7 news. democrats are fighting for a daca deal with one day left before a potential government shutdown. d.r.e.a.m.ers are told to renew applications immediately. >> javier joined the california community college chance lors to say they want to help students renew their applications. a ninth circuit judge temporarily blocked president trump's move to end daca last week. in a deal to protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers is needed to keep the government open past tomorrow. >> they come to school every single day not knowing if on the way to school they're going to be detained. this is no way to treat human beings. >> the department of homeland security is accepting

applications. the cost is $495. education leaders say colleges may have programs to help assist students with funds for the renewal fee. new developments from stanford university where students say someone drugged them at a fraternity party. the school says the alleged perpetrator has been issued a notice of investigation. now that bars him from contacting anyone from the party. it also bans him from campus and stanford-owned property. at least seven students were drugged at the sigma chi house friday night. the suspect is reportedly a student at dartmouth in new hampshire. the fraternity released a statement saying it's aware of the allegations and is working with local authorities and the university. the chp officer whose legs were broken in a chain reaction crash on highway 4 has gone through a successful surgery. the highway patrol posted this photo showing the officer hours after the crash on monday night. you can see he has his helmet on and giving us a shaka. he was responding to a crash

when tammy walker slammed her suv into his motorcycle. len way was pinned under a truck. walker, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. an olympic figure skater received some happy news. san francisco police found all of they are stolen costumes and ice skates. the prize possessions were stolen in japan town last week. reporter lillian kim has the full story. >> here they are in the possession of san francisco police. two dresses and a pair of ice skates which will be returned to the bronze medalist. the pairs skater was eating at a restaurant when the prized items were stolen from the family's rental car. she tweeted, thank you, thank you, thank you san francisco police. >> i can't disclose where they were found. it's part of a confidential portion of the investigation. >> officer grace said the department received numerous tips from the public. the fact that the items are one

of a kind made things easier. >> due to the distinct naughturf the items taken, you're looking for something unique. >> the dresses each custom made were around $1,000 each. behind that, the sentimental value. she had just finished dpecompet in san jose. >> without them i feel incomplete. at first i was like oh, my god, this is the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. >> she's just the latest victim in the car burglary epidemic. there were 30,000 car break-ins just last year. the department is hoping a new program will make a difference in 2018. lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> how to dress this morning? not for wet weather yet. but you want to take it with you. rain is on the way. temperatures running from 49 to 52 degrees in our inland east bay neighborhoods. you can see pretty much the same temperature everywhere else.

except we have a 48 in san carlos. 53 in napa and san jose for the warm spots. visibility, down to a mile throughout. emeryville, berkeley, piedmont, alameda. that could slip towards san lee and andro. it's just as thick from brisbane, south san francisco, down to burlingame and to sfo where we'll have delays. in fact, you can see coming westbound from treasure island, you emerge from some of that thicker fog as you head into san francisco. all right. your activity planner, poor at the beaches because of the high surf warning. drive for now if you're doing exercising. if you're out and about, there you go. grab that wet weather gear. let's talk about the temperatures today. some of the cooler ones this week with about 56 to 58 degrees in most neighborhoods. santa cruz at 59 in lake port and 53. our cool spots. in san francisco, fog at 8:00. about 53. some drizzle by 10:00 and 54.

better chance of rain as we head from 10:00 to noon. that will transition over to some showers by 6:00. now, as far as our inland east bay neighborhoods, fog up to 10:00. a better chance of rain after the noon hour through 4:00. then scattered showers as we head into the evening hours. look at how much colder tonight. see some of the snow in the higher elevations. 35 there. the lest is the low to upper 40s. i'll talk about our chance. it's a small one of snow here in our second storm. the second storm sunday. here's sue. >> traffic is getting by nicely here. once you pass the tolls. the problem is the fog. there is a fog advisory from the bay bridge, the dunbarton bridge and the san mateo bridge this morning. just be aware out there. the orange is represented on your maps there for fog and it will be a problem. it was definitely a problem earlier on the waldo grade where there's an overturned accident before spencer and a sikh alegas

in effect. we'll check back. your drive over -- westbound 580 over the 205 merge. now traffic is stacking up towards tracy. >> thank you, sue. the highway patrol wants to hear from you if you've seen anyone throwing anything at buses. >>. this is one of the five charter buses. the attacks have taken place between woodside road and highway 85 on 280. buses will travel different routes for the time being as a precaution. and that could delay riders. the main point of botox is trying to hide the wrinkles on your face. now it is being used for an unusual treatment. >> two teenagers caught in rough waters. they needed help and a drone actually rescued them. >> plus, forget docking your >> plus, forget docking your bike, forget pedaling up

linger for the next seven days. each storm is a 1. that means we'll have a fairly light amount of rain. it also means we won't have much damage from the storms. i'll go by hour, a look at the hour-by-hour forecast coming up. here's reggie with more news. this is interesting. from australia. a dramatic rescue being called a world's first. here's what's happening. a couple of teenage swimmers

were struggling off of the coast in the surf. that is when the drone found them. it's a rescue drone. it's able to quickly launch, find people and then send a raft down to them to save them. luckily, they happened to be nearby as lifeguards were training to use this drone and that's how they got them out of water so quickly. some more incredible video from our live desk. a time lapse of what happened overnight at a turkish airport. crews are removing a plane that veered off a runway and over a cliff last weekend. in fact, we watched this recovery process throughout the morning in our newsroom. miraculously, everyone on that plane last week, the boeing 737, they managed to get off the plane uninjured but the aircraft had been left there until now. they were able to pull it up this morning. >> 162 passengers, six crew members were on board that flight which originated from

anka ankara, the turkish capital. people who suffer from teeth grinding and jaw clinching. a new study finds that botox may provide relief. here's more on that. >> in this morning's gma first look, botox for your teeth? the injection commonly moan for reducing wrinkles can be used to prevent damage in your mouth. a new study from houston methodist hospital published in neurology and funded by the makers of botox. allergen pharmaceuticals. they looked at is as a treatment option for sleep bruxism or teeth grinding. >> patients will grind their teeth at night and it will result in significant dental damage. >> the small study took 22 people giving 13 of them botox injections into their chewing and temporalis muscles in the jaw. the rest had placebo shots. four weeks later, those who received botox on average

reported fewer symptoms and less pain. the placebo group saw no changes. >> dr. jennifer ashton will weigh in live coming up on gma. uber plans to place cars without human backup drivers on the road by next year. uber officials made that announcement at an auto investors conference in detroit, saying the time frame for driverless cars is the same as its competitors. volvos are uber's choice for autonomous vehicles. there are 215 test vehicles on the roads with passengers and human backups, including here in the bay area. it's currently testing on public roads without human backups. happening today, san francisco's first stationless bike sharing system is going to debut. jump bicycles will also offer electric assisted bikes. that's where users still pedal but an electric motor kicks in to help you, you know, go up the

hills a little better. being station list means you can park your rental at a bike rack or a section of the sidewalk closest to the street known as a furniture loading zone, jessica. >> good to know. don't put your furniture out there, please. warriors superstar kevin durant has a new team. before you freak out, we're talking about a new digital team. youtube announced it's partnering with durant to expand its original sports content and his youtube channel gapdined a l of traction. his channel currently hosts a series called parking lot chronicles with teammate mcgee and k.d. dabbled in tech investments since coming to the bay area. this is another thing that has proven to be successful. i've seen some of the videos. they're pretty entertaining. okay. a big time battle came down to the final shot at oracle arena. >> what you're watching here is raiders punter marquette king

challenging harlem globetrotters trick shot shooter to a game of horse. ♪ >> yeah! >> that was the toughest game of horse i've ever played in my life. >> zeus won but still gave king a customized jersey for his effort. the globetrotters have four more games in the bay area. one on friday night and sunday afternoon and two at oracle arena on saturday. >> that looked fun, didn't it? you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. probably not a good day for basketball outside, right? >> no, not a good day at all. go inside, enjoy the warmer, drier conditions absolutely. here's a look what's going on in san sdwroes. you'll be the last to receive the rain. it's pretty cloudy. a little bit of fog moving your way. you're like the rest of us, foggy start and a rainy ending.

that's my first highlight. then tonight, scattered, chilly showers as temperatures drop into the 30s and 40s. those future storms we've been talking about are showing signs of weakening. you can see the moisture increasing as the clouds get thicker. the steadiest rain from eureka up to vancouver. because that's where the heart of the storm is. we're getting the tail end of the storm. you can see through 9:00, here's your clock in the upper right part of the screen. then you can see it moves into the heart of the bay easily by noon. even into the east bay. south bay, that will have to wait until after noon that you'll get your rain. it's there by 4:00. more rain is developing up in the north bay at 4:00. that evening commute will be dicey. by 7:00, that rain is starting to move out of north bay and then by about, say, 19, 10:00 it turns over to showers. the best chance of showers, if we have lightning or thunder, it will be over the warmer ocean water. heading through the day tomorrow, scattered showers at

any time. so have an umbrella with you. tomorrow evening, the rain is ending just in time for our activities. 5:00 this evening, you see everybody is wet with at least .04 of an inch of rain in san ramon to .25 in santa rosa. overnight, we'll get .15 or a third of an inch of rain. my accuweather forecast, enjoy saturday. it will be the coldest morning but the brightest afternoon. increasing clouds. there's the change. sunday and monday down from a 2, moderate storm to a light storm and another chance of rain on wednesday. let's see if there's a chance of getting through the commute unscathed in most neighborhoods? >> in most neighborhoods. but it's still pretty early. let's check the b.a.r.t. delay. we're in recovery mode. still a 20-minute delay. embarcadero to west oakland in the pittsburg due to an equipment problem on track. let's look at the drive times. it is exceptionally slow over the altamont this morning. blocking two lanes of traffic on

the merge after 205. that's why we're looking at an hour. going into dublin, pleasanton. westbound 4 looks great in the concord into san francisco. there is slowing. we had a sigalert over the waldo grade. we'll check on that in a couple of minutes. sue, thank you. a consumer alert this morning. the berkeley police department says scammers claiming to be police officers are calling people to demand money. what's tricky is the crooks found a way to make their phone number appear legitimate. like it's coming from berkeley p.d. the scammers are threatening to arrest people if they don't pay. the department says don't fall for it. do not give out any financial information over the phone. officers are not making these phone calls. the department issued the alert after receiving more than a dozen calls from concerned citizens. starbucks is experimenting

with a no cash store in seattle. this started tuesday. there is no sign announcing the policy. a barista declined to take a $20 to pay for ayala day. the company wants to see how it impacts the customers' experience. >> turning down that $20 bill. >> maybe a sign would work. i don't know. you may want to double-check your bank accounts this morning. a glitch causing some bill payments to be processed twice. researchers were minding their own business when they got quite the surprise. buying cannabis may be legal in california but is it safe to smoke. they've discovered dangerous chemicals and toxic fungus in weed. find out what you need to know before you buy to make sure your weed is safe. that's coming up tonight and tomorrow night on abc 7 news at 11:00. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain.

so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. drive safely. track today's storm any time

okay, iunderwear that's'd say this, bactually pretty.er leak surprised? it's calledlways discreet boutique. it looks and fits like my underwear. i know what you're thinking. how can something this pretty protect? hidden inside is a super absorbent core that quickly turns liquid to gel... ...for incredible protection. so i feel protecd.

...and pretty. new always discreet boutique. just turned 5:25 on this thursday morning. here's seven things to know before you go. weather is first. we have an impending storm. in fact, here's my future radar forecast over the next six hours. you can see the rain moving into the north bay and trying to get into the bay by 9:00, it will be over the rest of us by the lunch and into the afternoon hours. number 2, we're following your tuesday -- pardon me, thursday,let not go back in the week. let's go forward. your thursday morning commute with a sigalert into marin county over the waldo grade. it's an overturn blocking two right lanes. minor delays at this point but dense fog is also an issue. number 3, a 4-year-old girl has died after a driver in a stolen car ran a red light and plowed into her family's pickup

in antioch. the sl the suspect has been booked on one count of murder and two counts of felony evading. the attorney general of the state is going to respond to the chronicle's report that immigration officials are preparing for a major sweep in san francisco and other bay area cities. number 5, the riverside county parents suspected of holding their 13 children in horrendous conditions are due in court to be arraigned. david and louise turpin are charged with torture and child endangerment. number 6, a wells fargo glitch led to some bill payments being processed twice yesterday. that left accounts overdrawn. wells fargo tweeted it's working to fix the issue. number 7, a doughnut decision. krispy kreme looking to introduce a new flavor. you can help. from now until monday you can vote on which new glaze will cover the doughnuts, including blueberry i, caramel, lemon and maple. go to our website for a link to cast your vote.

australian researchers got a surprise during an expedition. >> they were minding their own business when a penguin shoots out of the water into their boat. there it is. it took a few seconds to figure out what was going on and then the penguin was like, you know what, nope, back in the water. he wasn't the only one. apparently eight curious penguins jumped on the boat to check on their work that day. the team tweeting this video obviously going viral, using the #just another day at the office. >> how fun. wanted to say hi. >> i love a good penguin encounter. coming back with a full 90 minutes of news, including what oakland's mayor is ready to do to protect the sanctuary status of the city. after two weeks in i.c.e

don't let this live picture deceive you. weather in the toll plaza is nice and clear. >> but look at the south beach camera. the bay bridge socked in with fog right now. a live look from the sutro tower camera shows you the thick layer of fog this morning. all you can see is the top of the sales force tower. >> ka ching. >> i have bad vision, but i couldn't see anything. >> it was definitely there. fortunately the planes can see it even if you can't. good morning on this thursday, january 18th. natasha and alexis have the day off. >> you have never more than seven minutes away from our accuweather forecast. what a forecast. that fog is incredible. >> it is incredible out there. it's more widespread. i'm going to focus on that in the next weather hit, in about less than seven minutes. i want to give you an idea what to expect today. that's our storm impact scale. this storm is 1, light. rain today and chilly showers tomorrow as the snow level drops to 3500 feet. could get a dusting of snow on the higher elevations tomorrow. we have the dangerous surf out

at the coast. you can see the rain. mainly north of mendocino and lake counties once again. the storms themselves are moving to the northeast while the entire system is moving to the southeast of the we'll keep the rain in the north bay through 7:00 in my accuweather 12-hour planner. it's in the heart of the bay by noon. into the south bay by i should say the heart of the bay by 9:00. the inland south bay starting at noon. all of us will be wet during the evening commute. we'll transition over to showers towards 7:00. the temperatures much cooler today. mid to upper 50s most of the time. here's sue. we'll take a live look at the bay bridge plaza. you can see the metering lights are on. the carpoolers having a good time. also, there's fog on the span with the fog advisory coming into san francisco. if your travels take you through the 80 corridor from hercules to san francisco. about 28 to 30 minutes. that is going to be gaining in time because of the metering lights being turned on. overall, we've got the green sensors with a couple of problem

spots, including still a sigalert for an overturn coming into san francisco from marin county. we'll update that in a couple of seconds. sue, thank you. a family is having to deal with horrible grief this morning. they lost their 4-year-old daughter after a driver in antioch crashed into them. >> according to police, that driver responsible was running a red light and running from the sheriff's office. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in antioch with this heartbreaking story. amy? >> hi, jessica. police did arrest the driver and they booked him into jail. take a look at the aftermath of this crash. police say that there were three people inside the silver truck, a woman and her two young daughters. the 4-year-old girl inside was killed, the woman and her 2-year-old girl were taken to the hospital. investigators say police spotted the stolen white pickup truck and attempted to pull over the driver. they say he exited highway 4 on to summersville road in antioch

and ran a red light crashing into the truck with the mother and the children. the impact sounded like a bomb exploded, witnesses said. >> it's sad. i got four kids. i'd be devastated if something like this happened to us. >> reporter: police arrested 23-year-old noe saucedo of pittsburg. his bail was set at just over a million dollars. officers have not identified or released the names of the victims. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. if you're a wells fargo customer, you want to check your banking accounts right away this morning. a problem with the bill pay system has drained the accounts of some customers. in fact, it was a glitch that led to some bill payments being processed twice late yesterday. it left some accounts overdrawn. some customers say they got e-mails telling them their checking accounts had nothing in

them. customers then jammed the bank's service lines and people who finally got through were told their accounts would be fixed overnight. wells fargo working on that right now. they have tweeted that it's working to fix the issue and is thanking customers for their patience. >> pretty good-sized earthquake shook the north bay. it's centered near the geysers. the earthquake registered 4.2. we haven't received any reports of injuries for damage. a cal student will go back to class on monday after being released on a visa violation. luis mora walked with his girlfriend and attorney away from otay mesa detention center yesterday. he was granted $1500 bail. he was arrested at a checkpoint after his girlfriend made a wrong turn leaving a party. >> grateful to be here and to be able to fight my case through the country i call home, despite of minot having legal papers

yet. i call home. my heart. >> the colombian native was brought here on a tourist visa seven years ago. he's not eligible for daca status. it's unclear what will happen to him long-term. mora's next court hearing is not until next year. oakland mayor libby schaaf is willing to go to jail if i.c.e. agents conduct immigration raids in her city. >> the fact that the federal government is suggesting that it is actively retaliating against jurisdictions that are exercising their right to have sanctuary policies, that is what is illegal. >> so you're ready to go to jail over this? >> yes. >> her comments come amid rumors that i.c.e. is planning a series of immigration crackdowns around the bay area in response to the sanctuary state law in california. it prevents local police from helping federal agents target undocumented immigrants and schaaf says oakland is

exploring possible legal action that it can take against the federal government for what she says is retaliation against sanctuary cities. happening today, jury selection begins for a man charged with not leaving an evacuation area during the north bay fires. evan newman and his brother say they were protecting their home. police arrested them, they went to jailed chld pay a thousand bucks each for jail. mark pleaded guilty because he's the sole support for the family. he got three years' probation and 180 days of community service. evan pleaded not guilty and plans to fight the charge. he says he was not given a direct order to leave. evan faces six months in jail if he's convicted. happening today the riverside county parent suspected of holding their 13 children in torturous conditions are due in court to be arraigned. abc news learned that david and louise turpin will be represented by attorneys from the county public defender's

office. the children ranging in ages between 2 and 29 remain in the hospital for malnutrition. there have been calls around the world for people who want to help them financially. a fund has been set up for them. the official donations should go through the corona chamber of commerce. b.a.r.t. dealing with another glitch. officials do say that new trains are coming this year. >> b.a.r.t. has been running test trains for several months. abc 7 news reported on failed tests last november. the state puc has to sign off on those tests. the latest trouble happened on a test train puc's inspectors were on board. >> all went well except there was one failure for the doors to open at the berkeley station. i'm sure it wasn't a political statement. >> i'm willing to wait until everything works. it's frustrating at that the

goals have not been met. >> b.a.r.t. has taken delivery of just 20 cars. it hoped to have 60 in service by the end of last year. let's head up north where we expect the rain to move in, in the next couple of hours. mainly cloudy with low to mid-50s. we've got 48 right now in lafayette. look at daly city, redwood city and cupertino. the rest of us dress for low to mid-50s. the fog is dangerously thick around oakland and san carlos. in fact, oakland visibility is less than an eighth of a mile. you have to be careful if you're traveling 880. 13, 24 any of the side streets. it is going to be hard to see more than a couple of hundred feet ahead of your car. we're about one mile visibility in san carlos. you can see some of that thicker fog around the dunbarton bridge and the western side of the san mateo bridge. here's the western side of the the bay bridge where the fog is

getting thicker. the bigger story this afternoon, everything will be wet during the evening commute. take an umbrella if you're using mass transit. it will be foggy then wet on the bay today. temperatures running in the mid to upper 50s today. much cooler than the last couple of days thanks to this cold front. here we are in the east bay. 8:00, cloudy and 52. then just mid-50s with light rain starting at 10:00 changing over to scattered showers by 6:00. how about over on the other side, the peninsula, cloudy and 51. atually, pretty foggy at 8:00. you can see light rain at 10:00. it will go through at least 4:00. maybe a little bit drier during the evening hours as we transition over to those scattered showers. you can see scattered showers tonight. but the thing you'll notice, how much cooler it is. look at the mid to upper 30s. ukiah cloverdale, the rest in the low to mid-40s. talk about our chance of snow and the chance of snow in the sierra, which is coming up next. we're still recovering from

a b.a.r.t. delay to the west oakland direction. due to earlier equipment problems on the tracks. heads up there. delay during the recovery phase. >> we have this sigalert southbound 101 with an overturned vehicle right by spencer. it is blocking the two right lanes. speeds are very slow down to below 30 miles an hour. unconfirmed reports that the driver fell asleep at the wheel. no word on injuries there. here's the fog alert this morning, bay bridge as you saw. san mateo bridge and the dunbarton bridge. we'll check back. chp may have listed the san mateo and dunbarton bridge advisories and we'll let you know in a couple minutes. california colleges may be facing yet another tuition hike. >> as the country deals with one >> as the country deals with one of the deadliest flu seasons

welcome back at 5:43 on this thursday. it will be nice in so cal. mid to upper 70s. rain makes it as far south as monterrey late in the afternoon hours. it turns to snow as you head into the seierra snow starts at noon today going through 4:00 tomorrow. 8 to 12 inches above 4,000 feet. you want to get there before the sunsets. because then the whiteout conditions develop and it will be hard driving up there tomorrow. here we are at 6:00.

you can see the snow developing. it gets heavy during the overnight hours and tapers tomorrow afternoon. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. saturday, we'll be dry, sunday snow showers and more snow develops for monday and wednesday. reggie? >> thanks, mike. next week, university of california regents may vote on another possible tuition increase. the regents are considering a 2.5% hike, which if approved would start next fall. that would amount to about $300 more for students in the upcoming academic year. the regents approved a similar increase last year. >> the deadline for congress to come up with a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown. house republicans are moving ahead with another -- the government is currently operating on its third temporary extension. it's unclear if there are enough votes to pass a fourth. republican leader mitch

mcconnell is blaming the president for a deal not being reached. >> as soon as we figure out what he is for, then i would be convinced that we were not spinning our wheels. >> the president rejected a bipartisan senate proposal calling it horrible and very, very weak. the deal on the table now would be a one-month funding measure and if it does not pass, the government shutdown would begin tomorrow night. >> in the midst of one of the deadliest flu seasons in years, scientists are hoping to develop a universal vaccine that may need to be only taken once. in fact, the national institutes of health is designated a universal flu vaccine as a top priority. that's a tall order given the fact flu viruses constantly mutate just enough to be our beth defenses. that's why we need a new vaccine every fall. researchers are closing in on a stronger flu shot guarding against future pandemics and need to be taken just that one

time. >> there are two weeks left to get health insurance under covered california. if you have questions, our team will have a panel of experts. you don't have to wait to ask. you can submit your questions right now using the #ask finney. look for your answers beginning at 4:00 p.m. on abc 7 news. michael finney's facebook page and abc7news.comment. the warriors tell us the construction of their new home, the chase center in san francisco's mission bay is on schedule. abc 7 news sports anchor, mike shumann toured the site yesterday and construction there in full swing with over 500 workers on the site daily. construction managers told us that it will start looking less like a giant erector set and more like an arena in the next few months. >> 40% done at this time. the next big lan mark that a lot of think of is topping out. that's when we're done with the structure of chase center. that's going to be this august.

>> the chase center is scheduled to open for the 2019-2020 season. >> i can picture it. i can see it coming together. you are never more than search minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist mike nicco here. >> hi everybody. it's not summer but it looks like it from our exploratorium camera. pier 15 as the fog is getting thicker over san francisco. we have fog over the san mateo bridge also. it's especially thick when you get to the west side on the peninsula. so most of us a foggy commute this morning with rain on the way. cold showers, look at that snow level. 3500 feet tomorrow. the next storm is trending drier. check out the storm. the center of it. it's so powerful. it almost looks like it has an eye like a hurricane. it's nearly 2500 miles of influence from the provinces of canada down to near hawaii. we're stuck in the middle here. so from now through 9:00 our best chance of steady rain is moving into the north bay.

there will be random showers ahead of that. watch what happens from 9:00 to noon. rain moves into the east bay, into the peninsula. maybe not quite to the south bay yet. but after noon, it moves down there. notice when the initial line goes through. there's more developing behind it. and that will stay through about 9:00 and then it turns over to scattered showers. that will be -- if we have lightning or thunder, this is where it would be. as we head towards tomorrow, you can see scattered showers through the morning commute up until the evening commute ends. then it's over. let's take a look at your rainfall. this morning, anything measurable, towards the end of the commute, it's the evening commute we'll get the most rain. about .15 to a third of an inch to the south bay to the north bay. tomorrow the showers, they'll be over when the sunsets. now leading to a cold morning. maybe a little frost inland. more sunshine saturday and then just a 1, a light on the storm impact scale for sunday, monday and wednesday. hi, sue. you have good news? >> good news, yeah.

b.a.r.t. recovered from an earlier delay running on schedule. 49 trains on time. cal trains moving fine up and down the peninsula and ace trains number 1 and 3 out of stockton on schedule this morning. we have a sigalert out there. it's an overturned vehicle south 101 messing up the southern marin commute. headed into the golden gate bridge because of two right lanes blocked. it's been there over an hour or so. there's no estimated time of opening. you're back towards marin city. give yourself extra time this morning or take larkspur ferry or sausalito ferry. they're scheduled to be on time this morning. maybe a little behind due to the fog. thank you, sue. silicon valley buzzing about apple's decision to build a new campus. >> the group is calling it a big win for the silicon valley even though apple ceo tim cook says it won't be built in california.

>> the jobs aren't going to be in our backyard but we want voices speaking up in favor of pro-technology policies in des moines, in salt lake city, in nashville. >> apple's announcement follows new federal tax policies. the company plans to bring back $250 billion from overseas at a one-time low tax rate of 15.5%. an incentive courtesy of president trump's tax reform. as for which city gets the new campus, the big reveal expected a little later this year. new at 6:00, new details about the royal wedding being revealed aspirins harry and meghan markle make another public appearance this morning. how youtube is helping to stop the disturbing trend of people intentionally eating poisonous laundry gel pods. >> krispy kreme, a tasty flavor for its glazed doughnuts. how you can help. a better day starts on abc 7

mornings and even with all of the fog. live weather and tra ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you.

chase. make more of what's yours.

let's talk about what's going to happen with the storm today and tomorrow. we'll have rain then showers. look at that snow level at 3500 feet. some of those showers as they move from northwest to southeast tomorrow bump into some of our higher elevations in the north bay. mt. diablo and mt. hamilton.

could dust them with a little snow. big booming thunderous breakers through 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. take a look at this video. the ground crumbling around a three-story hillside home in malibu. you can see a landslide already ripped apart a fence along the rear of the house. engineers aren't sure if that slide is caused by recent rain or by a faulty sprinkler. in any case, they say the risk of the home sliding is small. but inspectors have red stagged it as a precaution. it's hard to believe we're still telling people not to eat laundry gel pods, but we are. the people making these ridiculous youtube videos are now off of the site. >> wee first told you about the videos going viral on abc 7 mornings last week. now, youtube says its community guidelines prohibit content that encourages dangerous activities that have a risk of causing physical harm like eating poison. it was last year when the disturbing videos first appeared

on reddit and twitter. young children had been attracted to the colors and tried to eat golden gate park get greener. the city broke groun ond a treatment facility. the wastewater will be used to irrigate golden gate park and several golf courses. the sites are currently being irrigated with drinkable water that will be saved for the city's drinking water supply. the change will save up to 2 million gallons of drinking water a day. the makers of krispy kreme doughnuts looking to introduce a new flavor and they want you to help decide. >> from now until monday, you can vote on which mouth water glaze will cover their doughnuts. you need to choose between blueberry, caramel, lemon and maple. the website allows only one vote per day. last year they turned the doughnuts green to celebrate st. patrick's day and a chocolate glaze to celebrate the eclipse.

i want a taste test. i want a sample. >> i'll take the blueberry. sue? >> maple for me. taste test definitely. bring them here. we'll give you research. research. highway 4 to san francisco, you're looking at 30 minutes on the 80 corridor and then boom, you get to the backup on the bay bridge. metering lights were on at 5:00. 24 this morning stacked up to the macarthur maze. backup pushed off to the side. that may be slowing. also a fog advisory on the bridge for itself coming into san francisco. i'm not seeing any slowing now. we had an accident north 680 near al costa in dublin. it's apparently blocking the slow lane. looks like they pushed it out. it was an injury accident. we'll check on that and a sigalert in marin in a few moments. thank you very much, sue. hi everybody muchlet talk about sunday into monday. notice the storm impact scale downgraded to a 1 as the models are trending weaker with this storm. it's going to unfold kind of like this one. we'll have rain steady sunday

night. it will turn over to showers on monday afternoon after the steadiest rain will be, guess when? during monday's morning commute. it will be breezy at times. here we are sunday at noon. watch the rain development in north bay and slide into the south bay through 4:00 monday morning. then it transitions over to scattered showers. a third of an inch in the south bay. up to an inch or more in the north bay. >> thanks, mike. that's next at 6:00. potential i.c.e. raids in the bay area. how local residents and leaders are preparing to protect undocumented immigrants. >> also coming up in the investigation into the drugging of several stanford students at a frat party. plus,

this is abc 7 mornings. good morning everybody.w.-

sorry we couldn't hear you. >> thanks for being here on thursday. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you're going to want to hear meteorologist mike nicco. >> my mike is open. hey, off to a good start. jess has plenty to tell you. don't worry. a 1 oon the storm impact scale. steady rain through the better part of today. 3500 feet tomorrow. we've got the dangerous waves developing at the coast. here's the leading edge of our we weather. we've had measurable rain as far south as santa rosa. stray showers there. it's definitely steadier to the north. fog is the biggest story. it's better now -- my accuweather planner. the rain moving into the north bay by 7:00. 49 to 52. we'll be in the mid to upper 50s at noon with rain just about everywhere but the south bay. rain everywhere at 4:00.