>> no storm impact scale. we are dry. i'm tracking a few showers over the ocean off the north bay coast. let me broaden it out and put it into motion. they are either fading away or staying off the coast. not making it inland. we have thick fog out there. we'll keep an eye on that. but first, let me tell you what's going on as we use sutro tower in the 12-hour planner. 37 to 41 at 7:00. mostly sunny at noon. 51 to 53. partly sunny, increasing high clouds. low to mid-50s at 4:00. a nice dry evening. grab a coat. 45 to 49. hi, sue. >> good morning. fog will definitely be a part of your commute in southern marin. once you get to the golden gate bridge, not bad at all. fog-free and four lanes in the southbound direction. everybody is moving at the limit for about a 20-minute drive. if your travels take you from san rafael into the city, we have slowing out of tracy, obviously. we've had this continuing problem on westbound highway 4. this is headed towards hercules with a couple of different accidents and apparently a

rollover as well. fog is also an issue here. you may want to take 680 to 780 to save a little bit of time this morning. breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> hi everyone much want to get you the latest on this crash that happened this morning. it's breaking news out of hayward. this video just into the live desk. our reporter was on scene, sent this over. this is an update on the crash involving a chp patrol car, two officers were inside. and the intersection and on ramp at 880 and a street is actually back open. that opened up just a short time ago. crash happened about 4:30 this morning. the chp was pursuing a truck. refused to stop. the truck actually went through an intersection. the chp then followed but ended up hitting another car. we're told those officers and victims in the car were hospitalized. but that they only complained of minor pain. meanwhile, the chp still looking for the truck that led them on a chase. it got away after the crash.

jessica, thank you. a legal fight is about to begin between a san francisco motorcyclist an the maker of the self-driving car. >> the motorcyclist says a gm autonomous vehicle knocked him over after the car suddenly changed lanes. reporter amy hollyfield live for us with more this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. these cars are out here on the streets of san francisco that now they're being called into question in court. a motorcyclist, oscar nielsen says the self-driving chevy bolt started to change lanes so he moved up. then he says the bolt veered back into the lane knocking him over. the police report blames nielsen for passing when it wasn't safe. gm does too, saying "it believes the motorcyclist merged into our lane before it was safe to do so." experts warn, we are a long way from complete automation. >> some of the cars today, they have autopilot. that does not mean the driver

can check out. the driver still has to be in control of the vehicle. >> reporter: there was a backup driver in the car when it collided with the motorcyclist in san francisco. but as he went to grab the wheel, it was too late. while this case plays out, gm says safety is its priority as it develops this technology, which is happening right here at howard and 11th in san francisco. it's in an unmarked office that has a secretive vibe to it. there's no signage out here. it does have a security guard, though, who keeps coming out here to check up on what we are doing here. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. hi. want to get you that update out of switzerland. president trump just wrapping up his speech at the world economic forum in davos. he wrapped up within the last half hour. i was listening in and monitoring this for you. his message on the world stage was america is the place to do business. no surprise.

he talked about the economy and his recent tax reform. >> there has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest and to grow in the united states. america is open for business and we are competitive once again. >> the president claims his administration has helped add 2.4 million jobs in the united states. he also added, "america first does not mean america alone," a message world leaders were very eager to hear. jessica, thank you. auto break-ins reached an all-time high in the area. you won't believe these numbers. officials from the district attorney's office says of 81,000 online reports of auto break-ins over the last 17 years, only 13 cases netted an arrest. sfpd proposed a plan with more street officers in mission and stations to help curb the problem. the contra costa and san

francisco health department say new cases of flu have slightly tapered off, but they say it's too early to be optimistic. at the health fair in concord, flu vaccines were popular. seven people have died in the influenza virus and the state number at 74. health departments are still recommending you get the flu shot. it can still protect you ooent if it isn't a perfect match. >> not too late to get a vaccine. good hand washing, frequently covering your sneezes and coughs. staying home if you're sick and staying away from sick people as much as possible. >> it's free. as bad as the flu has been, i don't really want to catch it. >> because the flu virus is so unpredictable, health officials warn there could be another surge. be careful. teachers are telling stories of trying to survive in silicon valley. experts think that building triplexes may be one answer. more than 100 teachers attended a town hall meeting in palo

alto. one teacher who lived with her daughter in the den of a one bedroom apartment in san land row with a roommate in the other room says the commute was too much. >> it wasn't feasible or affordable to live there any longer. i actually had to move back with my mom. >> one solution may be the development of triplexes and four-plexes. the idea is that teachers can buy the building and rent out the units to other teachers. a santa clara county supervisor says keeping them close to home benefits everyone. without the headache of driving and getting to lake tahoe, that could soon be the thing. tide pod challenge videos, the number of people taking part in this dangerous trend skyrocke skyrockets. speaking of dangerous, we do have low visibility outside. the rain may be over but the leftover moisture means, look at that, a couple of hundred feet in livermore, petaluma about a mile in napa and santa rosa.

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it's 6:09. we have more on the children eating tide detergent pods. despite awful warnings about this, even more people are eating them now. according to the american association of poison control centers, there were 39 incidents on january 16th. by january 22, the number jumped to 86. there's another warning being issued that tide pods, yes, are poisonous. they can kill you. youtube promised to take down tide pod challenge videos and they're reviewing product reviews that encourage you eat it. i used to get soap in my mouth for saying dirty words. this is a lot different, isn't it? 36 in menlo park. we have low to mid-40s about everywhere else on the peninsula. half moon bay at 39. low 40s along the east bay shore. fremont -- 41 in san joez. getting close to freezing in napa at 33. still a little bit of snow

blowing in lake tahoe. all the advisories and warnings are over. but sue tells me you still need change. she's going to have the toyota tahoe ski report coming up. chilly to cool today. going to the beaches, still a chance of a shower on the north bay until 9:00. then a mixture of sunshine and high clouds. only about 58 at the beaches today. dress accordingly. here's sue. >> don't feel like driving on this friday. there are plenty of good options for you. b.a.r.t. is running on time. they tend to be a tad late when fog is dense on the bay. just a heads-up for that. not telling us of any delays yet. ace number 1 3rks and 5 all running on schedule this morning. overall, traffic maps looks good with the typical slowing out of central valley. up and over the altamont and we still have this problem westbound 4 headed towards hercules with an overturn and several actually two separate

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an immigration plan that president trump will send to congress on monday appears to already be dead in the water. basically no one happen by this and for different reasons. first, it would give almost 2 million undocumented immigrants a way to become u.s. citizens. conservative republicans say that's unacceptable. the president wants $25 billion for a border wall and major cuts to legal immigration. they will not support it for that reason. >> it's hard to call it a compromise. it seems intended to sabotage the effort to achieve meaningful legislation for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> senator dianne feinstein tweeted, president trump and republicans will not be allowed to use d.r.e.a.m.ers as a

bargaining chip for their wish list of anti-immigrant policies. it's time to enact the d.r.e.a.m. act which has biplane support. president trump says he did not endorse a group called britain first. with piers morgan, mr. trump said he was not aware of the organization's background when he retweeted them a couple of months ago. >> here's what's fair. if you're telling me there's horrible racist people, i would certainly apologize if you'd like me to do that. i know nothing about that. >> you would disavow those -- >> i don't want to be involved with people that -- you're telling me about these people. >> in november, he retweeted three inflammatory videos posted by them showing muslims being assaulted and smashing a statue of the virgin mary. rush hour commuters in washington, d.c. are getting a money backed guarantee if there are significant delays in the metro system. >> interesting idea. wonder if anyone is listening. riders will get automatic refunds for trips that take at

least 15 minutes longer than the longest possible scheduled trip for that time of day. it is limited to four refunds per month. that program actually starts today. >> sue hall. >> hmm. i doubt it. i don't think that's happening locally. all right. here we go. 580 westbound. tracy into dublin. it is looking pretty good for a friday. at least not in the red. just about 40 minutes. highway 4 from antioch to concord is good. but from concord towards hercules is a big drag. traveling into san francisco from marin county, you're looking good. a couple of accidents westbound 4 near alhambra. past alhambra and that's the reason for a grind headed towards hercules. mike has your forecast. >> all right. we'll start by opening the weather window from sutro tower. you can see the fog slipping out of the north bay. that fog will be around throughout the commute. it's thickest in the inland valleys. we'll switch over to a mixture of sunshine and high clouds

throughout the day. that will keep temperatures below average. my accuweather highlight tonight, a lot like this morning. patchy fog and cool. 30s and 40s no. stoms coming for several days. in fact, it could be a couple of weeks. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see how dry it is. just the few remaining blips off the shore. >> it's starting to move from the north. high pressure will build in across california. bringing us increasing sunshine. this is as cold as it's going to get for our afternoon highs for the next seven days or so. we'll see more sunshine in the south bay. 58 to about 60 there. we'll see increasing clouds, notice the temperatures will respond. dropping from 57 down to 55 by the time we get to santa rosa. even cooler up around lakeport and ukiah around 50 degrees. radiation fog develops up in the north bay. expect that again tomorrow morning. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s in the deepest valleys. fog in the central valley.

it's trying to move its way into the east bay. temperatures mainly in the 30s in those areas. and low to mid-40s elsewhere. the seven-day forecast. 60s return tomorrow. low to mid-60s sunday and monday and pushing near 70 on tuesday for one of the warmest days. let's turn it back to sue. a lot of snow fell the last couple of days. >> a minimum of a foot as most elevate locations. excellent. this is your toyota tahoe report. currently, we have chains required on 89, 80 and 50. i am happy to have raised these basins significantly since yesterday. so even your drive right now is looking good. the snow is looking even better. we'll take a look at the other resorts. checking in. sugar bowl has a base of 52 inches up top. tahoe, 76 inches and kirkwood now, all of these roadways are

carrying, expecting chains required. maybe later this morning, they'll lift those. right now, you're headed up, you have a pretty good ride but chains or snow tires are required. that's your toyota tahoe report. thanks, sue. this is interesting. if you don't want to make the drive yourself, there will be a maiden voyage offering people an alternative for a weekend get away. tahoe convoy will use charter buses rented from tech companies to shuttle people to the north and south shores of lake tahoe. the buses will drive up on friday night and return on sunday night. it will even get passengers to tahoe faster than driving during highway closures because it has priority shuttle access. tickets, $49 each way. >> when are we requestingoing? >> early earthquake warning system is one step closer to deployment but it may take another three to seven years for cell phone alerts.

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check out dense fog around petaluma and napa and livermore right now. we're down to about a couple of hundred feet. it's going to be that way through the entire morning commute. watch out for the kids heading to the bus stops and whatever else may be out there. you just got to slow down. it's going to be a beautiful weekend. if you're interested in volunteering, biking or dogs, there's plenty to do. here's a look at what's going on from our partners at hood lin. >> the well-known group, friends of the urban forest kicks off the planting for 2018 this upcoming weekend. they're going to plant sidewalk gardens in the bernl heights neighborhood. i spoke to the executive director and the organization is doubling its efforts in 2018

hoping to plant more than 2,000 trees, nearly twice compared to previous years. >> in the past, we needed about 40 volunteers for each planting. now for tree planting, we need about 80 volunteers every two weeks, which is a lot more people. >> you can sign up to help online and it's free. also for cyclists, the sf bike coalition offering a free workshop specifically to learn how to ride at night or any type of weather. it's saturday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the public library. there will be prizes and giveaways. if you're a dog lover, listen up. the 2018 golden gate kennel club dog show happening this weekend. it's showcasing over 175 breeds and more than 1500 entries a day. starts saturday at 8:00 a.m. and sunday at 5:00 p.m. general admission is $18. kids and seniors are just 15 bucks. by the way, there's a best puppy in show contest.

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good morning to you on this friday, january 26th. it is coming up on 6:30. we're happy you're joining us. >> we're so happy you're here. you're happy it's almost the weekend. >> it's pretty dry this morning. good news, nothing falling from the sky except out over the ocean off the north bay shore. you can see that's falling apart as it slides to the southeast. the rain train is over.

look forward to what we have for the rest of today. the 12-hour accuweather planner 7:00. we still got fog out there. 37 to 44. dress warmer. by noon, it's dry with high clouds and sunshine. 53 to 57. high clouds get a little thicker. that will keep us below average. 56 to 57 at 4:00. grab a coat this evening. not the umbrella. it's a little slick out there, sue. are you having issues? >> yes, a couple of problems spots. the metering lights have been on over an hour now. look at the carpoolers. they whiz right on by without a care in the world. otherwise, you're stacked up towards the macarthur maze. look at this. from hercules sbho into san francisco, a 30-minute delay and at least 12 of that is here at the bay bridge toll plaza. sluggish on the upper deck. martinez, a couple of accidents now finally cleared. just flares out in the roadway. hopefully, this will be recovering shortly.

now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. we are staying on top of breaking news from hayward where a chp cruiser collided with another vehicle. happened on interstate 880 right near the 8th street exit. abc 7 news reporter, janine de la vega is live with details. janine? >> reporter: jessica, the scene is clear now at 880 and a street. you can see the intersection is back open, and so is the off ramp. it was closed for about an hour after a chp patrol vehicle crashed into a car not even involved in this a chase. check out this video at 4:30 this morning, the chp tried to stop a dodge pickup truck speeding near tennyson. officers started chasing it and speeds reached up to 100 miles per hour. the truck exited the freeway at a street. it blew through the red light. it got on to 880. t they were following it, that's when the crash occurred.

>> the officers slowed to clear the intersection. while entering the intersection, they didn't see the other vehicle approaching from the west side here. minor collision occurred in the middle of the intersection causing complaint of pain injuries to all the involved parties. >> reporter: the occupants and chp officers all complained of pain and were sent to the hospital for precautionary reasons. the suspect vehicle got away. the chp tells us that the officers determine whether or not to chase a car based on traffic and weather conditions. they say the traffic was light at the time. but there's still going to be an investigation. reporting live from hayward, janine de la vega, abc 7 news. this morning, president trump is firing back after a new york times report that he tried to fire the special counsel investigating the russia election meddling. >> he spoke this morning at the world economic forum in switzerland. kenneth moton is live in washington with the latest for us. kenneth? >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. we know that reportedly special

counsel robert mueller learned about his attempted firing from other white house officials. >> president trump on the economic stage in davos, switzerland. >> fake news. >> responding to a new report that he tried to get rid of the special counsel in the russia investigation. "the new york times" says after media reports of a possible obstruction of justice case last june, the president ordered white house counsel don mcgann to ask the justice department to fire robert mueller. the sources say trump backed off when mcgann refuse and threatened to quit. >> i've been reading about it from you people. >> the top aide repeatedly denied he's given thought to firing mueller. >> the president has not even discussed that. >> "the new york times" also reports white house counsel argued dismissing mueller would have a catastrophic effect on the trump presidency. blumenthal, one of the

investigators for the russian meddling reacted on msnbc. >> these reports are absolutely stunning, deeply frightening, because they show, again, that the president will stop at nothing to protect himself. >> white house attorney ty cobb responded to the report saying we decline to comment out of the respect for the office of the special counsel and its process. president trump says he's ready to sit down for an interview with mueller under oath. his attorney quick lip responded saying that that's also being worked out. reporting live in washington, kenneth moton, abc 7 news. let's talk about the immigration plan the president is sending to congress on monday. it's already being rejected by democrats, immigration advocates and conservatives. now, it's going to give almost 2 million undocumented immigrants a way to become u.s. citizens. that's a lot more than the 700,000 people in the daca program. conservative republicans say that's unacceptable. the president wants $25 billion

for border security including the border wall. and democrats won't support that. the plan would eliminate the visa lottery system an limit family migration and immigration advocates have a problem with that part. san francisco police putting out a new call for witnesses to this bizarre incident in the castro district. a man drove a van down the sidewalk at castro street last saturday morning. you can see in the video that he sideswiped a deli as bystanders plea with him to get off the sidewalk. i should say plead with him. they arrested the driver. he's charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder. a high school student says her school didn't do enough after her students attacked her in the classroom. >> we have video of the beating. it happened inside pittsburg high school. ida cisneros is the one being punched. she said it started as an ongoing verbal dispute with her

attackers. >> i was hoping somebody would get to me. i could hear somebody say stop, no, don't do that. let me get through. >> it was horrible. it's like ten people around her and not letting teacher to break up the fight. i feel -- i feel bad. >> ida said they expelled two attackers. she wants the same treatment for the other students there. pittsburg unified won't comment on this particular case but tells us in general, any student involved in a physical confrontation faces serious consequences, including but not limited to a suspension from school, possible expulsion or consequences involving law enforcement. just got an update from my buddy coop at kirkwood mountain. he says 20 inches over the last 48 hours at kirkwood. heavenly, about 15 inches. we'll take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast for tahoe coming up in a few minutes. first let me get you out the door. 39 in morgan hill and also in

cupertino to 44. the rest of the neighborhoods, redwood city, 39. upper 30s in danville, livermore, lafayette, fairfield. mid-30s in napa, novato. almost freezing cold there. look at half moon bay. 37 degrees this morning. still damp on some of the streets as you can see on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. use caution. they'll be dry this afternoon. dress accordingly. we have lighter breezes. for the kids, 37 to 41 at 7:00. 48 to 53 with no chance of rain at 11:00. this afternoon, send them outside. going to be about 54 degrees. quick look at the 12-hour planner for san francisco. 45 this morning, by 10:00, 49. then low 50s during the afternoon hours with sunshine and clouds. take a look at the warm weekend forecast coming up. here's sue. sounds good. friday light out there this morning. i don't want to jinx it. walncreek, a few brakes at

the turn. then bunched up near highway 24. got a bad drive. 24 to the caldecott tunnel. we have the typical early morning commute out of the central valley. about a 40-minute drive. it's moderate. better news towards martinez and hercules. earlier accident cleared here. but look at the damage done. very, very slow. we even had slowing in the eastbound direction for a time. i'm still suggesting 680 to 780 until this backup does recuperate from -- flares and debris in westbound highway 4. what do you think of this. b.a.r.t. considering making you pay more during commute times. mixed reaction at a board of director's meeting. some members worry that charging variable parking rates would directly impact working class people. it's seen as way to increase the

transit agency's revenue and reach long-term capital investment goals. stories about ford and the explorers that leak carbon monoxide. there are a growing number of drivers experiencing nausea and dizziness. more than 1400 have reported issues to safety official who is began investigating in 2016. in august, ford blamed the leaks in police vehicles on modifications made to the cars after they left the ford facility. take a look at this. contra costa haz-mat officials say flaring at the refinery -- blue flame there. no community warning issued. level one flaring was called in last night. flaring is a device used to combat excess gas at the refi refine refinery. we're waiting to hear back more. we're also seeing a sign of hope after the wildfires. a battle over breakfast.

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doesn't that make you want to get in a car and go. made me daydream yesterday a lot as i was watching this. 20 inches. doesn't that look inviting? he said 100% of the terrain is going to be open today with mid-winter conditions. right now, you can see everything is pretty quiet up there. the watches, warnings, advisories all gone. the snow pack went up a little bit. it's 27% of average for yesterday's date. 15% of the yearly average for today. let's go down south. mid-60s at san diego and los angeles. 71 at palm spring. mid to upper 50s in the central valley. here's a look at tahoe right now. just kind of breezy up there. you can definitely see a lot of the snow on heavenly. 38 today. but it's going to be warmer than average starting tomorrow afternoon all the way through thursday with no new snow. we got nearly two feet. enjoy it. another terminal expansion planned for mineta san jose international airport.

the silicon valley business journal reports they plan to give the council a plan for budget through march. the new expansion estimated to cost up to $1 billion. it should be fully opened by 2024. that money is coming from existing capital improvement funds. also revenue bonds which the airport would pay back through money it makes. the most important thing, that airport is really crowded. it just keeps getting more popular. they need extra space apparently. a legal fight involving a self-driving car is about to get under way. a motorcycle says a gm autonomous vehicle knocked him over after a car suddenly changed back into the lane. amy hollyfield live for us in so many a. >> reporter: good morning. self-driving car technology is being created and tested here in san francisco. this office is at howard and 11th. the technology is now being called into question in court. a motorcyclist, oscar nielsen says the self-driving chevy bolt

started to change lanes so he moved up. then he says the bolt veered back into the lane, knocking him over. the police report blames nielsen for passing when it wasn't safe. gm does too, saying it believes the motorcyclist merged into our lane before it was safe to do so. the motorcyclist driver's lawyer does not agree with that and says he was innocently driving down the road, how can he be blamed? there was a backup driver in that self-driving car. he reached to grab the wheel. but it was too late. while this plays out in court, gm says safety is its priority as it develops this technology. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. now a live desk update. new this morning from our live desk, the battle over charles manson's remains going back to court. a judge in los angeles will hear arguments this morning at issue is which california county

should decide who gets man son's remains. as you likely know, charles manson is infamous for orchestrating the 1969 killings of pregnant actress sharon tate and eight others. right now, there are three men who claim they want to properly bury or dispose of manson's ashes. the cult leader died in november. he was 83 years old. since then, there has been a fight not only for his remains but also for his estate, natasha. jessica, thank you. 6:46 now. casey aftfleck won the oscar lat year. tradition dictates he would present best actress this year. he says he's not going and will not be doing that. he's voluntarily bowing out. sexual harassment claims that two women made are receiving new attention in light of the scandal. also the me too movement. affleck denied the allegations and has settled with both women. a setback for santa rosa homeowners wanting to rebuild

after last year's wildfires. a major bay area home builder is pulling out. they've sent a letter to homeowners in the coffey park neighborhood. it states the company can't guarantee the resources it needs to builds. 75 homeowners said they were interested in them doing the work for them. the press democrat is reporting there is a general labor shortage in home construction. sticking to santa rosa, there is a very big deal about a little house. >> if you've been to the coffey park neighborhood, you know there still is not much there. but you also know there is one x sep exception. this house on kerry lane is the first and only house to start construction in coffey park since last fall. >> what's the secret? >> be assertive, maybe borderline aggressive at times when you have to be. >> he's managed to navigate the red tape and the insurance. ban bradford gave us a tour of his future home. a 3-bedroom, 2-bath. hopes to be finished by

the device officially hits store shelves next month. launch date, february 9. it can play music, podcasts and connect to other device this is the home. it will go head to head with other smart speakers on the market right now. amazon's alexa, google's home. as for price, apple's new home pod comes with a $350 price tag. if you fly american or delta, the arlts have a deal to rebook stranded as jers on either airline. it's because of a new agreement that lets the airlines rebook passengers on the other carrier's flights in the event of a disruption. the goal is to get you to your destination as soon as possible. we can all get behind that. >> it could help us. panera bread wants to define what it means to be an egg. the company is asking the food and drug administration to specifically outline what makes

an egg, an egg. the request comes after panera released a new line of breakfast sandwiches that claim to contain 100% real egg. they say many egg sandwiches contain many other ingredients, for example, the egg in starbucks bacon, egg and gut a sandwich has egg, plus six other ingredients, like cornstarch and cellulose. >> a lot of people don't know that. they assume an egg is an egg is an egg. >> a fight is brewing. eggcellent. i'm sorry. it's friday. horse on the loose. a deputy in florida spotted the animal prancing along the street and tried to get it to stop by talking nice. >> come on. can you stop? please? >> i love this horse. >> this horse is me. >> horse don't care. >> horse is going to keep doing its own thing, not each look at you. it did keep on going for a

little while. crews eventually corralled the horse by directing it away from the rushing traffic. the horse wasn't hurt. they found president owners and the horse was reunited with them. >> did anyone ask the horse if it was happy in its current home situation. why was it running away. >> sometimes a horse needs a few minutes. >> just hoofing around. san rafael, the fog is starting to move into the north bay. it's been really thick north of there and east of there. as you can see, look at this. petaluma. 0. napa 0. down to just maybe 100 feet of visibility. same thing in livermore. this is going to repeat again tomorrow morning and to a lesser extent sunday morning. it's really dry out there. there's the one lone cell left. that's going to fade away over the next couple of hours. a stream of high clouds that will hit the northern part of our neighborhoods more than the southern part. it's going to have an effect on our temperatures today. no rain will fall out of the high clouds. a gorgeous view of mt. diablo.

patchy fog in the east bay valley. dry today. cool and partly sunny with the increasing high clouds. cool again tonight with fog forming. we'll round out my accuweather highlights. talking about high clouds and average highs -- today below average. 55 in santa rosa. increasing sunshine to the south. warmer, 60 at san jose. coolest temperatures in lake port and ukiah around 50 degrees. notice the actually fog. more -- more fog develops across the north bay. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. fremont, palo alto and morgan hill. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. the rest of us in the low 60s. low to mid-60s from the coast to inland sunday and monday. may even push near 70 for a warmest day. thursday, february is already here. it remains dry. warmer than average. i heard at one point you said friday lights, sue. is that still the case.

>> for some, yeah. for some commutes. we'll take a look at where it's not exactly light. the richmond-san rafael bridge war traffic is stacking up here. you've got an eight-minute delay to get to the toll. then the marin side of things. san mateo bridge at this hour, you're looking at about a 25-minute drive here from 880 over towards 101. for the most part, people are behaving this morning. a lot of folks heading out to work. we'll take a look at the drive times across the golden gate bridge. bay bridge, you have the metering lights on. that's the backup there. there's your san mateo bridge. 20 to 25 minutes to get across the span. we'll come back and look at the bay bridge in a sec. hi everyone. a pretty sad story out of south korea. the whole world is watching this morning and wondering what happened. overnight a fire at a hospital killed at least 37 people. this is brand new video from the scene. more than 130 people are hurt

right now. the hospital also serves as a nursing home. the deadliest fire in the past decade. reggie? >> thank you, yes, sir ka. a 12-year-old boy is under arrest for the violent robbery of a convenience store in stockton. he has a bandana across his face. he pointed a gun at the clerk there and demanded money. the clerk screamed and the boy ran off without getting cash. look at this video. he's outside the store on his skateboard. police were stunned at how determined the suspect was. >> any time you have a case involving a young child and a gun, that's concerning. what makes this case unique is how bold the suspect was. >> stockton police arrested the suspect at a middle school yesterday morning. he's been booked into san joaquin valley juvenile hall. it's 6:53. the trump administration is throwing its support behind a free speech

berkeley. it accuses of the skoof chool o having a double standard. it was filed after ann coulter speech did not take place last year. uc berkeley officials say the university doesn't discriminate against speakers and calls them unfounded. next, the seven things too know before you go. if you haven't yet, follow us on nbc news bu -- abc news b. one of my favorite spots in the world. use the #abc 7 news. it's 6:54. we have a nice sunrise this morning. morning. we ordered it up

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it was safe to do so. number 3, president trump heading back to the u.s. after addressing the world economic forum in davos, switzeland about 90 minutes ago. he touted the economic agenda and told others that america is open for business. number 4, b.a.r.t. is floating ideas to create more parking and one of them is to charge you more during peak commute hours. many b.a.r.t. parking lots are apparently filled by 6:00 a.m. number 5, don't want to jinx your friday morning commute, but it's pretty problem-free. the usual slow and go. the bay bridge metering lights are on. not a bad drive on the 80 corridor. number 6, we're off to a dry start this morning. watch out for the thick fog through the morning commute. in our inland valley. 37 to 41. definitely cooler. low to mid-50s this afternoon with increasing high clouds. it will be dry. number 7, consumer reports is out with new reviews of those popular beds that come in a box. they're sold online and they are really challenging traditional retail stores. how comfortable are they really?

"good morning america" has the answer coming up at 7:00 a.m. we're on facebook live right now. i don't know if you're watching on the facebook page. we were discussing this during the commercial. you have a bed in a box. >> i got it at costco. >> you saw it in the video. it unfolds and fills up. >> you're happy with it. >> i love it. >> after this shift, i'll sleep anywhere. >> i would like to be in bed right now. i bet a lot of you are angry you have to get up right now. but you do. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. >> sleep with my eyes open. "good morning america" starts in a moment. want to check in with this weather. we have beautiful weather this weekend, mike. >> absolutely. other than the morning fog, a great time to be outside. yards are starting to grow again. things are starting to bloom out there. if you need do yard work, sunday is probably the better day. temperatures will push to the mid to upper 60s that afternoon. looking forward to that.

on behalf of the team, thanks for watching this week. hope you have a great good morning, america. breaking news, president trump responds to that russia investigation bombshell. >> fake news, folks. fake news. >> the new report he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller just one month into the job. why the president eventually backed down and the trump administration's new plan for immigration. what it means for 1.8 million d.r.e.a.m.ers. flu emergency. the alarming new cases, a young mother dying after caring for her family. and the 12-year-old boy also passing away. now an entire school district in florida is shut down and supplies of tamiflu running out. breaking overnight, put on notice, every member of the usa gymnastics board told to resign in the wake of that abuse scandal. now the investigation into