5:00 a.m., it's a wet start to your monday in the bay area. you may need to turn your windshield wipers on during your morning commute. here's a look at san ramon this morning. >> good morning, it's january 22nd, 5:00 a.m. on the dot. mike and alexis off today. have no fear. meteorologist lisa argen is here. you're never more than seven minutes away from her accuweather forecast. >> we've got rain this morning. breezy in the upper elevations, a 1 on the storm impact scale. most of the rain has been falling overnight. picked up anywhere from a half inch upwards to near an inch. elsewhere, much lesser amounts. from san rafael south, it's raining through san francisco. 680 and 580 through the east bay and just south of fremont, we have a few showers. but notice, it's a quick mover.

already pulling out of sonoma county, santa rosa and it continues to sink south and east throughout your morning. 7:00 this morning, we're looking at 50s and rain. by noontime, we're cloudy, mid-50s and isolated showers. by the afternoon, we'll see upper 50s, it's dry, dry through your evening. a bigger storm heads our way midweek. sue? >> yeah, we do have standing water and solo spinouts. look at the bay bridge camera. no metering lights yet. minor delays on your approach to the tolls on 580. in the maze there's reports of an accident that may be slowing things. we'll check back on that. overall, we have slowing out of the central valley. rain represented by the green and fog by the orange on your map. we'll check over with this accident in san francisco. northbound 280 cesar chavez, they're expecting lanes to be open any time now. they're doing round robins here as well. chp is not affected.

you can see that it's green and getting by. >> head-on collision on highway 1 we'll talk about in a couple minutes. >> sue, thank you. two schools devastated in the october wildfires will finally reopen today. >> first responders will be among those welcoming students back. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in sabt arose a for us. >> reporter: hi reggie. they're going to be in temporary portable buildings here on campus. this campus was destroyed by fire. it is not ready to go yet. they lost classrooms, the library and the main office here. students say they've been studying at satellite campuses ever since. but even though their school is not ready yet, they are ready to get back here to campus. >> it's so important to us. >> i have friends that are juniors and freshmen. it's going to be good to see them again and finally be together. >> reporter: at st. rose school in santa rosa, they suffered water damage to the building

there. they're going to also be returning today. they say crews worked around the clock to get the school ready for the students. there will be ceremonies on both campuses today thanking first responders before they head back into class. st. rose will also have emotional support llamas and goats on campus to welcome everyone back. reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. we are tracking breaking news where a barricade situation has been going on for nearly 12 hours. it's also a hostage situation we're learning. we're told that officers were called to the wyndham garden hotel on silicon valley boulevard last night. they are being closed lipped about what's going on. they tell abc news reporter tiffany wilson there's at least one suspect and one hostage inside of a room. tiffany will have a live update for us at 5:30. oakland police are investigating a shooting that sent at least one person to the

hospital. the victimwas found inside a car at seminary and bromley avenues just before noon yesterday. the person was shot in the leg we're told. multiple shell casings were found about five blocks away at tevis street. no word on suspects or arrests. we're learning more about a bizarre incident in the castro district of san francisco. 70-year-old kenneth rotter was the driver who went up on to the sidewalk on castro street and crashed into a deli on saturday. he lives in that van. that video is nuts. he told officers he was having trouble with his brakes. no one got hurt. he's in ja faces at least six charges, including attempted murder and driving under the influence of drugs. today is day 3 of the government shutdown. but an end may be near. the senate plans to vote today on a short-term fix. here in the bay area, most of the impact is felt in the golden

gate recreation area where many visitors found their favorite places closed. cornell barnard has more. >> the park is closed today. >> muir woods was off limits blocked by u.s. park police. the national monument was closed for the first time sunday a victim of the government shutdown. >> they told us we could go in. >> these tourists from ohio were told they could enter the woods at their own risk. >> pretty big trees, right? >> debbie cline says it wasn't the same without rangers and concessions inside. >> the fact that the government can't reach decisions and shuts them down to us when they belong to us, it's very disappointing. >> i'm surprised. i've never seen it ever closed. >> it was a sunday morning shock to see gates closed at the base of the golden gate bridge. >> it's a hassle. >> the route a big favorite for runners, bikers and tourists. part of the golden gate national recreation area that's now been forced to close many landmarks due to the shutdown.

>> we were looking forward to walking closer to the port. but another time. >> the signs didn't stop many from defying the closure by simply going around and under the gates. when we were there, the u.s. park police didn't stop anyone. >> i just think it's ridiculous, frankly. thank goodness we don't pay attention to the signs. we've gone around and gone on down and the bridge it beautiful. >> what's the big deal? >> the shutdown forced to close. daytime tours continue. the outside company running the boats is footing the bill. >> we're going out of our pocket to make this happen. we serve our visitors. >> the inconvenience likely to continue as long as the shutdown elbarnard, abc 7 news. see people going right around the fences. >> you got to do what you got do. many california companies will likely have more cash on hand thanks to president trump's new tax plan. two california senate democrats are pushing a bill to require companies making a million

dollars or more to pay a surcharge. that money would go towards working class families. it would need to pass both houses of the california legislature by a 2/3 margin. now a live update. hi everyone. i actually do have breaking news coming in right now. vice president mike pence says the u.s. embassy in jerusalem will open next year. this is a live look at him speaking right now in jerusalem. i can tell you that earlier this morning when he arrived there, he also spoke with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and said it was an honor to be in "israel's capital, jerusalem." this follows a trump administration's recent decision to officially recognize jerusalem as israel's capital instead of tel aviv. last month's move angered a lot of arab nations. netanyahu praised the american

israeli alliance saying it's never been stronger. meanwhile, vice president mike pence speaking right now. i'm going to listen in, continue to hear what he is saying and i can also tell you that he will not be meeting with any palestinian leaders during his visit to the holy land. i'll keep my eye on things. back to you guys. >> thanks, jessica. more properties destroyed in the wildfires are going up for sale. >> there are more than a half dozen lots up for sale. the lots are empty except for a concrete patio. the napa valley register reports that the properties are called fire lots by realtors and are listed at $200,000 less than what it would cost to buy the home that once stood there. good monday morning to you. the front has moved through the north bay. we still have showers here around san rafael. larkspur, mill valley. tiburon. dublin and pleasanton. a little bit more moderate here

in spots. but then we go back westward. you can see on the peninsula, you've got wet weather through the city and a few darker air yags in burlingame and 280. definitely need the wipers. further south, you can see some of these pockets with drier spots. this is falling apart as it continues to sink to the south. the further you are into the south bay, the peninsula, you're definitely going to see pockets of dry pavement and then wet pavement where the wipers are needed. but as this weakens, we'll begin to see the drier conditions by the later morning hours. it's 50 in campbell. 51 in he will mitt a. a milder start. if you're headed out, sending the kids out, maybe the rain gear early, they won't need it later on. a few peeks of sun. the rain ends by 11:00, 12:00 with a few isolated showers. 56 in oakland. fog will be an issue. more rain and a stronger system coming into play on wednesday. good morning, sue.

>> good morning. >> standing water and hydroplaning a big issue this morning. looking at the macarthur maze. we saw chp escorting cars off to the shoulder near powell street near west 580. that was the earlier accident approaching the maze. that's just now been cleared out. we see a little bit of activity there in the westbound direction making that berkeley curve. as you can see that flashing light. we'll check back with the bridge and see what's happening as you approach there. earlier, head-on collision southbound highway 1 near manor at skyline. that's in the clearing phases. it was a vehicle driving the wrong way. we'll check back with that one as well. eastbound 80 near redwood, a lane partially blocked with an accident as well. thank you, sue. this is gross. a huge wastewater spill in monterrey bay closed several beaches. an equipment facility at the marina is blamed for the spill. a stretch of beach from marina

state beach to stillwater cove are closed. monterrey 1 water responsible for the facility says as much as 4.9 million gallons of wastewater flowed into the bay. that water now being tested for elevated bacteria levels. 5:11 now. if you have a dog, you're urged to get your four-legged friend vaccinated for the flu. there's been cases of dog flu in the city. coughing, nasal or eye discharge and fever. if you're around dogs in larger parks or kennels, many doggie day cares and kennels closed because of the outbreak. most dogs recover. in rare cases it can lead to pneumonia and death. >> you have to get two injections and a booster shot. clangs at the federal level. california lawmakers are considering a new bill to affect your health care coverage. we want you to have a better day. it is raining outside. meteorologist lisa argen tracking that for us. this is the rainy bay bridge.

you can keep an eye on the weather and traffic on the screen throughout the commercial. the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive keep an umbrella handy and drive safely.

good monday morning. a level 1 on our storm impact scale. weak system already pulling out of north bay. maybe a tenth to two tenths left

of this system. we're looking at scattered showers from the east bay, the peninsula. the north bay doing better. through fremont, 580, 680 is wet. san jose, cloudy skies. you'll get showers later. we're looking at upper 40s to low 50s right now. certainly a mild start to the day. there is fog and we're also looking at breezy winds if you're taking the ferry out there. keep that in mind. peeks of sun this afternoon. right now, florida police still looking for a person of interest connected with the explosion of two pipe bombs type devices at a mall. when fire crews arrived at the eagle ridge mall in lake wales, they saw smoke coming from a service quarter. two improvised explosive devices were found. they had ignited in a corner. a backpack was found, possibly with more ieds inside. the explosion happened about 5:30 florida time.

the mall was evacuated. no one was injured. but the ceiling and a corridor wall had damage. the search ongoing this morning. gma first look, procter & gamble, the maker of tide pods launched a safety campaign in response to the dangerous online challenge. >> poison control calls are on the rise. those kids ingesting the laundry detergent. here's the preview. >> in this morning's gma first look, procter & gamble, parent company of tide comes out fighting against the dangerous social media craze. the tide pod challenge. >> we're very worried about some child, some teenager doing this, maybe emulating them, somebody they see on the internet. >> in a bold move, procter & gamble asked youtube and facebook to remove clips of teens eating the product from their platforms. >> what the heck is going on, people. >> a commercial online with nfl star rob gronkowski denouncing the dangerous teen dare. according to the american association of poison control,

in the first 15 days of 2018, poison control centers across the country have handled 39 cases of intentional ingestion. almost all of them from the so-called tide pod challenge. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have more on this dangerous fad. i'm maggie rule i from abc news new york. a group of state lawmakers plans to keep expanding cover california even as the federal government drops the requirement that every american purchase health insurance. one of the proposed bills calls for a state law requiring californians to buy insurance. that's one of the key obamacare provisions that was eliminated recently by congress. california is also spending more money to make people aware of their insurance options while the trump administration has cut advertising for the affordable care act. a second day of women's marches drew thousands of people on to the streets on sunday. the largest may have been in las vegas. thousands of people filled a football stadium, many of them clad in pink. marches were planned for seattle, miami and phoenix.

the dem stray stragss come on the heels of more marches on saturday. thousands of people gathered in london yesterday out of 10 downing street. the office of theresa may. many of the demonstrators held signs saying we are powerful and time's up. organizers say that while this march coincided with other women's marches, the one in london was more about president trump. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. lisa argen is here. >> isn't that like two or three minutes away. i'm here all the time. there's a lot to talk b wind and rain, wet weather out there. a weak system pushing through the bay area. just enough to mess up your commute. here's the storm impact scale. 1, light showers. an inch of rain, just about a tenth over mt. diablo. there is more out there. it's breaking apart from lucas valley, highway 101. into the east bay, heavier downpours from here, oakland. we're down at street level, 580,

around piedmont. campus drive. certainly be careful. skyline drive, we go further east and danville, san ramon, wet weather in dublin. in fremont, you have showers. but west through san francisco, daly city, heavy mist and drizzle. light showers for you. and down around boulder creek, santa cruz mountains, the wet weather. tards san jose and cupertino, dry slot there. we call that the rain shadow effect. you'll get more rain by perhaps 10:00, 11:00 this morning. so the mid-morning hours look a little more damp in the south bay. 52 in san mateo. it's mild. look how much milder compared to the weekend. 10 to 20 degrees warmer this morning. winds are gusty, upper elevations 20 to 30 miles an hour. look how wet it is on the embarcadero. showers, peeks of sun this afternoon. stronger system on wednesday and totals not much. but enough to make an impact on

your monday morning ride. sue? >> yes. we have a couple of problems because of the water. some standing water. let's look at some of the drive times right now. out of central valley, it's typically but it seems like a little bit early to have this kind of a drive time. westbound 580, about an hour into dublin. no accidents or stalls there. we'll check back. >> highway 4 is looking good into concord and 101 southbound into san francisco, less than 20 minutes. here's a big problem. southbound 1 near manor drive in pacifica or headed towards pacifica, we had a head on collision, a car traveling the wrong way and bashed into another car head on. fortunately, no injuries involved. it is in the clearing phases. tow truck is on scene there. might want to take 101 if you can. get over highway 92 if you can. 280 and head north that way or south that way. if that's your drive. because it looks like probably

another 15, 20 minutes. we'll check back. thank you, sue. some apple customers are not happy to learn they won't be getting their iphone replacement batteries for months. according to buzz feed, apple tech support is telling 6 plus customers replacement batteries won't be available until late march or early april. apple has been facing backlash since last month after revealing it was intentionally slowing down older phones to prevent unexpected shutdowns. the company made the change without notifying customers which made people upset. to make up for it, apple lowered the price of replacement batteries from $79 to $29. but now it appears they're backlogged. before the days of netflix, hulu, amazon prime, youtube, remember there was blockbuster video, hollywood video and in pleasant hill, take one video. >> no longer, though. as of sunday, take 1 video is no more. it had the distinction of being the last video rental store open in contra costa county.

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in the north bay. maybe a tenth or so is left. you can see heavier rain out towards 580 in the east bay. number 2, breaking news in south san jose. a barricade situation at the wyndham garden inn on silicon valley boulevard. employees tell abc 7 news there is one suspect and a hostage. it has been going on nearly 12 hours. number 3, it is back to school for hundreds of students at two santa rosa schools devastated in the north bay fires three months ago. st. rose school and cardinal newman high will be holding ceremonies to thank their first responders. number 5, a uc berkeley student plans to return to classes after being freed from a federal immigration detention center. he was arrested because of his undocumented status. number 5, today is the third day of the government shutdown. the senate will vote later today on a short-term fix to fund the government for three weeks. number 6, we're following your monday morning commute at

the bay bridge toll plaza. yes, it's raining and yes the metering lights are on here. we have a head-on collision in the pacifica area southbound 101. we'll update that in a couple of minutes. sue, thank you. number 7, we told you this was coming. diet coke getting four new twists starting today. they include ginger lime, feisty cherry, zest i blood orange and twisted mango. coke aiming all these new flavors in instagramable cans at millennials, of course. we'll have to try that feisty, zest i, twisted, et cetera. philadelphia eagles return to the super bowl for the first time in more than a decade against a team that's been a fixture there. >> big surprise, they're back. euphoric eagles plans climbed light poles even after the poles were covered in grease last night. thousands spilled into the streets after the eagles beat minnesota 38-7 in the nfc championship game. super bowl lii takes place on february 4th in minneapolis.

otherwise known to some of us as the justin timberlake concert. >> just the big concert. >> with a game wrapped around it. >> 5:27 now. jumanji, welcome to the jungle is the fifth highest grossing film of all-time outside of the spider-man franchise. the duane johnson action flick earned $317 million. it's about movies. men in black, da vinci code, the last three bond movies, not adjusting for inflation. jumanji earned $20 million this past weekend, including overseas sales, it's earned 3/4 of a billion dollars. debuting in second, is 12 strong about a special forces unit in afghanistan. den of thieves debuted in third. the pso and the greatest showman rounded out the top five. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news, including the latest on a search for a gunman after a fatal shooting in san jose. details about the evacuation oders given during the southern california mudslides. it's raising concerns about

emergency response. it is 5:27. here's a live look at the wet embarcadero this morning. embarcadero this morning. lisa argen with your

good morning north bay. take it real slow.do like i did- i'm talking about every moment of getting out of bed. also, when you're on the roads because, as you can see, it's rainy this morning. the raindrops on our san rafael camera. >> good morning to you. january 22nd. i know sue is tracking a couple issues on the roads. we'll get to you in a second. lisa, it is wet out there. >> yeah. it's going to take time to get going. the rain is ending in the north bay, which is the good news. it's really over the heart of the bay. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. that means light showers throughout the morning hours. anywhere from a tenth to two tenths left of this system. as we look at the big picture,

you notice we have rain from san rafael to san francisco, vallejo. livermore and san jose is cloudy right now. a few showers are in your future. along the coast, it's wet. we have fog and we're looking at warmer numbers. low 50s right now with mid-50s and peeks of sun by the afternoon. upper 50s by about 4:00. a couple of dry days before a more soaking rain heads our way on wednesday. this one is a good snow producer too. we'll talk about it a bit later. it's slow going for a monday. sue? >> as reggie suggested, slow and go out there. you can see the green affecting your commute. that would be rain and orange means fog. we have this one-way car going the wrong way. southbound 101 near manor street. looks like it's cleared out of way. we have slow traffic residual. that should be clearing shortly. that's much better news. raining there and standing water to be aware of. flooding at lucky drive in the northbound direction of 101. that's fairly typical, especially when the tide is

high. flooding near atherton and novato. flooding near railroad avenue. very slow speeds this morning. because a lot of hydroplaning and solo accidents out there. we are monitoring breaking news out of san jose this morning. a large police presence at the wyndham garden inn on silicon valley boulevard. that's right near highway 101. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live at the hotel with some new details. tiffany? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. i recently spoke to a staff member of the wyndham garden inn. they said that this barricade has been going on since 4:00 or 5:00 yesterday afternoon. so that puts it at more than 12 hours. that staff member says that one person is inside with the suspect. so a suspect in at least one hostage barricaded inside of a room. everyone else staying on that floor has been evacuated.

all of those patrons have been put in other rooms in this hotel or sent to other hotels nearby. now, police very, very strong police presence by the san jose police department. the s.w.a.t. team is here, as well as the fire department. they've been stationed here on stand by. i spoke to some firefighters and they said it's been very quiet since they have been here overnight. in fact, it's been quiet the past several hours that we've been here. they are just waiting this out, being patient with the barricade situation going on inside of the hotel. we do hope to hear from police a little bit later on. they say they would come out later this morning. we'll bring you new information just as soon as you get it. for now, live in san jose, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. thanks for that update, tiffany. developing news in san jose. police are looking for at least one person after a man was shot and killed outside an apartment complex on charlotte drive near raleigh road.

several people called 9-1-1 after hearing multiple gunshots around 8:45 last night. when officers got there, they found the victim outside a new development, called the ascent apartments. the victim died at the scene. the family of a young girl who died in a crash -- gather in pittsburg. 4-year-old lynn ex i died in the crash last wednesday. they declared her 2-year-old sister camilla brain-dead. her family is keeping her alive so the parents can say a final goodbye and donate her organs. the girl's mom was badly hurt. she has been able to spend time with camilla. >> mentally destroyed. there's no word you can explain what they're feeling. >> authorities charged 23-year-old noe saw ed owe with murder, felony evasion and possessing a stolen vehicle. if you would like to help we

have a link to the go fund me page. we are learning new details about the people who died in the southern california mudslides. >> turns out according to the l.a. times, six of the 21 people killed were in voluntary evacuation zones. 11 others were along the border of the voluntary and mandatory evacuation areas. concerns are made about how residents were notified of the oncoming storm. officials admit there were problems with the warning systems. they cite the reluctance of people to evacuate so soon after the thomas fire hit. meanwhile, recovery crews are facing a daunting task. >> we can't stress enough that this work is very difficult. our teams are searched debris piles, some of which have been 20 feet high and 40 feet wide. >> this morning, highway 101 is now open in montecito. it has been shut down since the mudslides hit nearly two weeks

ago. >> it's resulted in a record number of people saved from possibly taking their lives. the bridge patrol team assisted 245 people on the bridge because they presented a risk of suicide. that is 61 more people than in 2016. the security detail has 36 officers. that is up five from last year. that number is actually larger than some marin county police departments. now to the government shutdown stretching into day 3. lawmakers worked late into the night to hammer out a deal to reopen the government. but they came up empty handed. >> a key test comes later today as the senate is set to vote on a short-term fix to fund the government for three weeks. abc news reporter arlette saenz is live for us in washington. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. with the workweek kicking off, about 800,000 federal workers are staying home without pay. as the government shutdown heads into day three, congress is still at a standoff. >> negotiations to reopen the government hit another roadblock. >> let's step back from the brink, let's stop vic ti

the american people and get back to work on their behalf. >> reporter: democrats objected to a late night vote on a plan to reopen the government. >> talks will continue. but we have yet to reach an agreement on a path forward acceptable for both sides >> bipartisan lawmakers huddled throughout the weekend to hammer out a deal. the latest plan a short-term fix funding the government through february 8th with a promise to deal with immigration. but democrats insist any funding deal must protect the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers, the 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. another compromise was nearly struck between senate minority leader chuck schumer an president trump. sources tell abc news that potential agreement gave the president full funding for his border wall in exchange for protecting the d.r.e.a.m.ers. but the new york democrat says that plan fell through. >> i believe we might have a deal twice, only for the

president to change his mind and walk away. >> roughly 800,000 federal employees are furloughed. workers deemed essental like air traffic controllers, border guards and the military are still on the job but without pay. 69-year-old veronica tucker is one of those workers in limbo. >> i live from payday to payday, paycheck to paycheck. it's very difficult. >> reporter: the senate will vote at noon today on that measure to fund the government for three more weeks. at this hour, it's unclear whether or not the democrats will be on board to advance it. now, the president tweeted just a few moments ago saying democrats have shut down our government in the interest of their far left base. reporting live on capitol hill, arlette saenz, abc 7 news. waking up to a soggy monday morning commute. a 1 on the storm impact scale. light rain showers. it's already ending in the north bay. over the heart of the bay area, from a tenth to two tenths more

expected. from pepp grove it's dry. in the east bay, we're looking at moderate rain. 80 through san francisco. as we go further east, this cell continues to move to the east. just west of san ramon and dublin. get set for wet weather in pleasanton. union city, 880 and newark, it's been a showery morning for you. san francisco, the bayview, further south on 280. we are looking at wet weather beginning to fill in a bit on parts of the peninsula. but cupertino. it's a weak system that continues to wash out. 2 1/2 mile visibility oakland as well as fairfield. this is the way it's going to play out through the 8:00 hour. we still have a few showers. by 11:00, an isolated shower in the south bay. it's soggy out there. slippery on the roadways. it will be breezy on the bay if you're on the ferry. later on today, a few peeks of

sun. upper 50s to near 60 south and east. cooler in the north bay. good morning, sue. >> good morning, and we'll look at the bay bridge coming into san francisco. you can see the fog descending down on to the span there. but rain as well. we had report of an accident in the eastbound direction headed towards oakland before t.i. with one lane blocked there. coming into san francisco, it's looking pretty good. the traffic map, you can see some red. it's wet with the green on your map. we had an accident westbound 24 before 580. you can see this slow traffic coming now towards orinda and through the caldecott tunnel. one lane now open southbound highway 1 near manor. we had a head-on collision with all the lanes blocked for a bit. traffic is starting to improve a bit if you're headed southbound. sue, thank you. all right. at some point in the next couple of years, you will have to physically go to the dmv. starting today, you can apply for a real i.d. that meets new

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the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. good morning to you. for the next three hours or so, yes, unfortunately, the timing is right for your monday morning commute for the wet weather. all the way down to monterrey. statewide we have a few showers. 69 in los angeles. we're looking at above 3,000 feet. a winter weather advisory. 2 to 4 inches of snow.

80 and 50, chain requirements there, travel delays. slippery roadways. if you're headed to the mountains the next few days, it's cloudy. by wednesday, a much bigger storm. a soaker here and a good snow maker there. at the live desk, talk about a powerhouse partnership. apple ceo tim cook and nobel peace prize winner ma louisiana yusef fighting for education. they will expand the work being done by malala to create opportunities for secondary education for 130 million girls. they met just three months ago while cook was on a business trip to england where malala is a student at oxford university. she's been advocating for girls' education for years. you'll recall, when she was just a teen, she was shot in the head by taliban members who boarded her school bus in pakistan.

that was in retaliation to her speaking out about her life under the taliban. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. a uc berkeley student plans to return to class today after being released from federal custody following his arrest at a border checkpoint in southern california. >> abc 7 news was at oakland international airport when luis mora arrived last night. he's free on bail now. mora spent two weeks in a detention center after he made a wrong turn and got arrested at a border patrol checkpoint. the 20-year-old to the u.s. from colombia as a child and overstayed his visa. >> all of you watching right now, this is how immigrants look like. those are how immigrants look like. we're hard workers. we deserve to be in this country. we're not criminals. >> mora will appear in court sometime this year. he eventually intends to become a u.s. citizen. it's 5:46. three managers and chefs have resigned after the owner was accused of sexual harassment

according to the san francisco chronicle. one of the managers who resigned plans to hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the details. last week the employees demanded charlie hollowwell divest from his company or he will quit. holwell has denied the allegations by 17 female employees. this morning, japan simulated the first military attack since world war ii as a response to north korea's ballistic threat. the evacuations took place at a fair ground near the tokyo dome baseball stadium. volunteers led the way into underground subway tunnels. japanese officials believe the drills are necessary because of the threat north korean missiles pose to their country. a missile passed over japan before crashing into the sea. >> mt. mayan in the philippines exploded ejecting a huge plume of ash into the sky. this is time lapse video. it was so big that nearby villages were in darkness.

seismologists warn a hazardous eruption is imminent. they've raised the alert level to 4 out of 5. this is the philippines most active volcano. we're seeing rain in the bay area this morning and tahoe is getting snow. this is video showing conditions from yesterday. the resort is enjoying about a foot of snow. you can see the fresh powder on the ground and the surrounding hillside. that is a good sight to see >> that looks fun. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from our forecast. >> hi there natasha. good morning. it's breaking up in the north bay. the front moved through here. you can see showers, forest noles through mill valley and amit a. solid area of rain towards the san ramon valley. heavier towards dublin. pleasanton around 680. wet weather. that heavier cell moving towards livermore. san mateo, the bridge, the dunbarton bridge, it's slippery

and along the peninsula here, we're looking at scattered showers south city, burlingame and cloudy skies for sunnyvale, san jose, milpitas could see an isolated shower, mist or drizzle. it's milder this morning. 54 in the city, 51 in mountain view. 52 in napa. you can see how slick it is out there. we'll say some peeks of sun in the afternoon. the rain will be winding down throughout the mid-morning hours. here we are at 6:00. you can see this verifies pretty weakens.00, 8:00, the front - it falls apart and the showers dissipate. not much left for you in the south bay. but in fact, we'll see not only the mild numbers continue today. but a few peeks of sun. 57 fremont, 57 palo alto. 54 in richmond. it will be breezy in the upper elevations. if you are going out on the ferry, keep that in mind. kind of a rough ride. perhaps fog tonight. as we look at the next search days, we're looking at a stronger storm system on

wednesday after a break later today and tomorrow. good morning, sue. >> good morning. we have an ace train delay. number 3 has been delayed at stockton. they had to inspect the track. they are moving the train into place now to leave shortly. it's running about 13 minutes late out of stockton. back to the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights were turned on about 5:13. you can see the rain out there. traffic is stacking up. you can see the corridor from highway 4 in hercules down to san francisco running about 36 to 40 minutes with the biggest delay here behind the toll plaza at the metering lights. green on your map means that we have rain out there for you your commute. westbound 24 is jammed coming out of the tunnel due to an earlier accident. it's cleared off to the shoulder. but it is still very, very slow p then you can see the backup, r 580 into the macarthur maze continues to be slow as well. a new accident, i should say to bring to you in a couple of minutes. it's westbound 580 near hassend

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good monday morning to you. it's soggy out there. bring the rain gear. this is moving out of north. a swath of more moderate rain from livermore, 580 and 680 towards fremont this morning. certainly going to impact your morning commute, union city and hayward. 880 and down towards the peninsula, woodside. we're looking at cloudy skies in san jose. visibility a factor as well. reggie, natasha. >> thank you so much. tomorrow morning here on abc 7, we're going to watch the oscar nominations live. >> screen actors guild awards showed us a preview. a couple of continuing patterns. three billboards a strong

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it goes towards legal and public relations assistance involving sexual misconduct in the workplace. they start at $2500. they expire friday morning at 9:00. that's a great idea. i don't have that kind of money. it's a wonderful idea. ace train delayed 20 minutes out of stockton. they had to inspect the tracks for something. they didn't find anything. now it's running behind. we'll check back with that. green means rain for the commute. better news on the peninsula. we had a head-on collision near manor. that's been cleared out of lanes. traffic is recovering quite nicely. we have an accident on 580 near hassen da. look at 680 near so knoll grade, also a grind. >> the rain is falling apart in the north bay. scattered showers from highway 1 through san rafael. 580, the richmond-san rafael bridge. more moderate rain from pleasanton to livermore.

union city, 880 in fremont and through san francisco, the peninsula, 580, san mateo in redwood city, wiper weather for you. further south, not raining in san jose, but showers in your forecast throughout the mid-morning hours as well as sunnyvale. it's a milder start with low 50s around the bay. bring the rain gear for the morning hours. by the afternoon upper 50s, thank you, next at 6:00, the local impact on the shut dugovernment shutdown. >> it's a big day for two schools damaged from the wildfires. breaking news in south san jose. a barricade situation at a hotel. hotel. police there

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680 at san ramon. >> toll plaza. wet roads. we're tracking the rain and what you can expect the rest of the day. own windshield wiper to clear the screen. >> that's what we saw. >> i don't feel i've seen that before. >> is that new? >> we're bringing you new and exciting things. because of the spider. remember that spider? >> the spider has been making appearances. it's january 2 27bd, monday, 6:00 a.m., never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. we have wet pavement. it's moved through the north bay. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. that means light precip for a couple of hours. one to two tenths expected. highway 1 up towards 580. the richmond-san rafael bridge near orinda and walnut creek. impressive rain towards union city in hayward and fremont. mill bray, 280 half moon bay, you're wet. we'll talk about when this exits. keep the rain gear