. 4:59. almost 5:00 in the morning. welcome to monday, january 29th. it's going to be a good week. we're going to get through it together. >> you've told reggie that and now sue and i that. >> i am making it true. manifesting it. >> talk it till it happens, right? >> we had great weather over the weekend and more to come. >> yesterdy was so nice. we set a couple of records. it's going to stay that way. unfortunately, without the sunshine, if you want that. look at the clouds on live doppler 7. they're high clouds. they may drop. you can see a few radar returns. that's never going to make it to the ground today. tas as it evaporates, it will definitely be a little cooler today but not record territory. it's going to be warm and average. the 12-hour planner, 41 to 50. the fog around santa rosa and the central valley. 60 to 65 by noon. low 60s by 4:00. mid-50s at 7:00. here's sue. all right. we are going back now to redwood

city, north 101. this fatality is out there right now with two lanes blocked and leo owe three lanes blocked. we're going to check in with matt keller in a few minutes with the latest. they hope to have it cleared shortly. you can see the backup remains. to avoid it, you take woodside road to veterans. they have that detour in place. northbound 680 after el pintado, an accident here. they're going to get it out of the roadway. they have to get it righted and out of there. looks like traffic is getting by okay right now. >> sue, thank you. back to that crash you started with, the deadly one that down lanes on northbound 101. >> reporter matt keller along 101 near whipple. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. this investigation is causing a significant backup right now. the chp told us they expected to have all lanes open at around 5:00. that's not happening. it looks like it's going to be at least a little while longer

before they get all these lanes open. that's why traffic is backed up. you've got about two lanes open right now. traffic is moving slowly by the investigation scene. this happened just before 1:50 this morning. the chp says four vehicles with at the scene. more may have been involved. all lanes were stopped and a sig-alert was issued just after 2:00 a.m. officers did cpr on the man, but he died at the scene. the victim is a hayward resident in his 30s. the chp is looking into who is at fault. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. happening now, cleaning up a big mess in hayward. >> a water main break led to a sinkhole. it's impacting traffic in the air yachlt amy hollyfield along highland boulevard. >> reporter: one side is still closed. heavy piece of equipment still located here. cones blocking off this side of

the street. this is also blocking a few driveways here. that could make for an interesting monday morning. look at what caused this. this cell phone video shows the water and mud gushing down highland boulevard. after a 12-inch water main broke around 11:00 yesterday morning, that triggered a sinkhole to open up. this is along mission and hayward. some sidewalks buckled and driveways flooded. >> out my window, i started panicking once the water was raising up on the other side of the house. >> reporter: her house is okay. but she did hear that a neighbor's home suffered from some water damage. she does plan to file a damage claim against the city. crews removed the broken section of the 40-year-old concrete and asbestos pipe and replaced it with a blue pvc pipe. the utilities were turnedon by . they do say they hope to have the street reopened.

as of right now, it is not ready for traffic yet. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. fraud could threaten one of san francisco's biggest housing projects according to sf kerr. >> before that can happen, toxic dirt has to be removed.% at work tech is at the center of the controversy. a percentage were manipulated or falsified. now governmental investigations could postpone more development. environmental watchdogs have claimed that public safety has been sacrificed to speed this project along. sonoma county is considering a ban on vacation rentals. according to the press democrat, county officials want to prevent the site from being purchased by those who don't plan to live there. the measure comes as a greater number of properties go up for

sale. a short term ban on new vacation rentals after the fires is set to expire on saturday. developing news this morning. police are trying to find -- >> home video captured this moment. before we show it to you, we want to let you know the officer will be okay. this video started rolling. the 8-year veteran hit head on by a car trying to get away from the scene. he suffered some broken bones, cuts and bruises. he's now out of hospital and police are confident he will make a full recovery. >> he actually landed on the hood of the car and rolled up on to the windshield. he was narrowly missed getting ran over by other cars. >> from my windows, i could see flashes when they were setting off fireworks. >> the suspect's car is described as a dark colored four-door sedan. police are asking anyone with

information about the sideshow to please contact them. a man suspected of pointing a laser at a police helicopter during a sideshow in oakland. the highway patrol and oakland police teamed up to track the suspect down. a chp helicopter was overhead when someone flashed a green laser at the chopper. the chp helicopter then followed the suspect's car and directed officers to his location. a man from pittsburg was arrested around 2:15 yesterday morning. he could face state and federal charges. let's talk about what's going on outside. just a handful of neighborhoods a little cooler than yesterday. the peninsula, out to the coast and livermore. everywhere else you see the yellow. temperatures up to 6 degrees warmer. we're starting from a higher base because of the cloud cover this morning. but the cloud cover is going to keep us from reaching our potential like yesterday with a few record highs. if you're heading out in our inland east bay neighborhoods, it's as cool as 40 in walnut creek and danville. as warm as pittsburg and concord

at 44. a little over 2,000 feet. 56 degrees. 3800 feet, it's already 65 on top of mt. diablo. about 1800 feet. look at los gatos, 66 degrees. the warm weather is out there. it's just a little higher in elevations right now. most of us in the mid to upper 40s around the bay. up to the coast, 49 in pacifica. low to mid-40s in the north bay. 53 in san francisco. here's a look at the coast where temperatures going to be about 74 degrees today in santa cruz. great day to be there. exercising, cool this morning but mild this afternoon. if you're heading out on the lake, going to be tranquil all day. east bay, around 60 from 2:00 to 4:00. mid-60s from 6:00 to 8:00. san francisco, 48 this evening. 54 at 10:00. upper 50s from noon all the way to 4:00 back down into the low to mid-50s this evening. got record high temperatures

possible in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll see you with that in a second. here's sue with an update. back to redwood city where we have this fatal accident. as you can see, crews are still blocking lanes. left lanes, north 101 near whipple. the right lanes are getting by. there is a considerable backup. they had hoped to be open by 5:00 a.m. as you can see, they are not cleared out of lanes. there is a considerable backup beyond woodside road. you can take 280 to avoid all of this. hopefully, it will be reopened shortly. we'll check back in. speeds of less than 20 mira proechg the scene. they pushed the cars out of the way near 101 and 80. there may be a lingering emergency vehicle. but according to the sensors, traffic is getting by okay. >> we'll check back in a couple of minutes. 5:08 now. president trump set to deliver his first state of the union address tomorrow. >> members of the congressional delegation in the bay area are

sending a message to the apartment, which will be reflected in their wardrobe. >> barbara lee is skipping tuesday's state of the yooup address in protest. but others who make up the bay area's mostly liberal delegation will be there and many are bringing guests aimed to the point. it's incredible i was the one to accompany senator harris. >> a so-called d.r.e.a.m.er who came here when she was 7 years old. the ucla grad works work for an organization that serves black undocumented immigrants across the country. she'll be senator harris' guest on tuesday. >> i think presentation large -- >> house minority leader nancy pelosi has invited d.r.e.a.m.er. jared huffman, meanwhile will bring a transgender marine corps veteran to highlight his efforts to ban transgender people from the military. as for jackie spear, she's

invited a sexual assault survivor. others, like congressman john geir men di will be wearing black to show their support. >> i will be wearing black in recognition of the me too movement. in solidarity with the women who have been abused. and for those who never want it to happen again. >> the bay area congressional delegation taking a stand in hopes of sending a the president and the country. lilian kim abc news. it all starts tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. some atms are spinning out dozens of bills per minute. why the secret service is getting involved. musicians scored a massive win when it comes to streaming. it could end up costing you.

what we've been talking about for the last week after we got through the soaker. absolutely no storms. we're going to come visit the bay area. why not? it's nice here. look at that. all seriousness, not a single chance of rain today through sunday. i'll show you what it means to your temperatures heading into february coming up. that graphic looks broken, mike. from the live desk, we're tracking a recall involving cream cheese sold at panera bread. it's over fears of listeria

contamination. it's cream cheese containers with an expiration date on or before april 2nd. it's out of an abundance of caution after samples tested positive for the bacteria. officials say if you've eaten the cream cheese and developed symptoms, fever, nausea, you need to get medical attention immediately and tell your doctor about your possible exposure. expected to undergo an architectural assessment after a car slammed into it yesterday. several people got hurt. an elderly driver mistook his accelerator for the break. he crashed into the wildflower bakery on bohemian highway. >> naturally, the first thought was an earthquake. then we were we noticed it was a car. i personally was pinned in. i could move and it was really painful. >> one person suffered moderate injuries. it was taken to the hospital. the others have minor injuries. they're expected to be okay.

firefighters cut away part of the wall to get the car out. sheriff's deputies need your help to find someone who robbed a salon. this happened 6:30 tuesday night. he threatened the victim with a box cutter. he left the store after the employee handed over some cash. he appears to be between the ages of 50 and 60. if you recognize him, the contra costa county sheriff wants to hear from you. the neighbor who bought their old home in texas says that house was filthy. he recalls the extensive cleaning she had to do after moving into david and louise turpin's former home. she had to use gallons of bleach. >> the kitchen, the cabinets were so dirty. we scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed on the cabinets, you know. and all of it, trying to get it clean enough. but the real estate company had already cleaned it good enough to put it on the market. >> the turpins have 13 children,

ranging from 2 to 29. riverside county prosecutors say that some of the children were found chained to their beds two weeks ago after their sister escaped and called 9-1-1. actor scott baio fighting back against accusations of sexual assault. >> nicole eggert claims baio assaulted her in the sitcom charles in charge. she was a minor at the time and baio was in his mid-20s. on facebook live, baio admitted to one consensual encounter with eggert when she was an adult. >> what was she, 19? i remember her calling me and asking to come over. coming in my house one time and seducing me. >> eggert claims she was assaulted several times when she was as young as 14. the u.s. secret service is warning banks across the country to be aware of jackpoting. it's a crime wave hitting america for the first time.

it's what it sounds like. crooks rig atms to spit out cash 40 bills every 23 seconds. it's common in europe and mexico, but not in the u yet. so far the secret service has seen about a dozen cases. you may have to pay more to stream music after a federal copyright board raises streaming royalties for songwriters and music publish eshs. royalties going up more than 40%. the new system could possibly leave a big dent in smaller companies like spotify and pandora. but not so much for larger companies like apple, google and amazon. using bitcoin to buy property. it's a growing trend in the real estate industry. it's a rarity in the bay area. >> of 400 properties listed, 15 are in california and 2 are in the bay area. oakland and half moon bay, to be kpangt. owners are taking bitcoin like coin and other crip toe currencies. here's the half moon bay listing. it's for a double lot 300 feet

from the ocean. most homes cost at least a million bucks. >> remember that story about 50 cent realizing he's a bitcoin millionaire after accepting it. this is a strange new world we're entering into. i feel i'm missing out on something huge. >> i don't mess with the bitcoin. >> i don't understand it either. some of the trading houses are like, no, we don't want to touch it. right. good luck to those people. all right. we have a wealth of warmth. how about that? it's coming our way. it's not going to help you buy anything. but it maybe make you feel better in the middle of winter. this always happens. we have like this two-week stretch in late january and february where we make some record high temperatures. yesterday was one of the first days. hi everybody. a look at san jose. 280 at 17. you like everybody else will be partly sunny and mild today without the records from yesterday. patchy fog, a veil of high

clouds keeping us warmer than average. the extent of the storms will stay away and replaced by record highs heading into the weekend. now, the high pressure that brought us so much warmth and sunshine yesterday being shoved off to the south and east and taking the warmest weather with it. temperatures in the low to mid-80s in southern california today. it will be back in the 60s thanks to the high clouds. there will be a few areas in the 70s. santa cruz, 74 degrees today. will be closed in half moon bay and morgan hill at 69. you can see 71 at ukiah. for the most part, around 64 to 67 for our neighborhoods around the bay. antioch, maybe cooler at 62 degrees. keep an eye on the tule fog this morning and again tomorrow morning as it tries to slip into the delta and the east bay and possibly the bay itself. some radiation fog in santa rosa possible tomorrow morning like this morning. 38. the warm spot is san francisco at 49. let's go through the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice how the high clouds never really leave us.

they're a dominant feature of a warmer air mass. it's called warm air convection clouds. we'll be near 70 tomorrow. we'll be in the low to upper 60s from the coast to inland wednesday. in the mid 60s to near 70 and mid to upper 60s near 70. that's when we'll watch the records friday, saturday and sunday. you've been watching a couple stents this morning, sue. do you have an update? >> yes, i have and yes i do. redwood city, we watched the final chp officer clear out of lanes. better news in redwood city. this was an earlier fatality involving a motorcycle that had for a time all lanes closed. for the last hour or so, two right lanes were getting by. as you can see, traffic, all lanes just reopened in redwood city. i believe we're going to check back in a few minutes with abc 7's matt keller. he'll give us full details. that should be clearing out and recovering, i should say. right now, traffic is stacked up back past highway 84 with speeds under 20 miles an hour.

under 10 miles an hour for that matter. should be recuperating shortly. all right. let's check over across the bay to 880 southbound near industrial. reports of a motorcycle down here. second lane from the left. i'm not seeing a lot of slowing. we'll check back with the chp on the update with that accident in a few minutes. sue, thank you. a first look, a fitness model and social media star is talking after she was kicked off a flight after an argument. here's abc's kendis gibson. >> she's a social media sensation in the fitness world. sharing her workouts with more than 11 million followers on instagram. this morning, 24 years old jennifer sulter tweeting videos of a different kind. >> american airlines calls the shots. they don't want you to fly on their plane today. being kicked off a plane from miami to new york over the weekend. selters getting into an altercation with a flight attendant when she left her seat to open the overhead

compartment. >> i was being sarcastic. >> it was captured on video being dragged off a flight last year. airlines are under increased scrutiny when removing passengers from flights. they want to see change in the way the airlines work with passengers. >> i'm not here to say don't buy american. they need to make changes. >> with your gma first look, kendis gibson, abc news, new york. it is 5:22. today is the first day you can start filing your tax returns for 2017. you have until april 17th to get it done. there are some benefits to filing early. it means you'll get your return back faster, which means you could get money back if you're owed money back. you can help prevent identity theft by filing early. the irs accepts one return per social security number. once you file, they won't accept a phony return trying to use your identity. 5:22 now. southwest says it has plans to surf line to hawaii. when it happens -- southwest

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over the weekend. the video captured the moment it happened. that driver got away. >> number 4, if you were outside yesterday, you know it felt warmer than it should. today won't be as sunny. look at my numbers. we're still -- sorry. that's the wrong graphic. we're still going to be anywhere from 7 to 9 degrees above average. we'll talk more about the rain year coming up. >> number 5, serial stowaway, marilyn hartman back in custody. she was arrested at o'hare international. hartman has a history of trying to catch flights at bay area airports without a ticket. new immigration plan will be unveiled giving d.r.e.a.m.ers citizenship. democrats say it's a nonstater because it severely restricts legal immigration. bruno mars and kendrick lamar cleaned up aught the grammy. lamar won five, including best album. jay z led the nominations with eight. but came away empty handed.

coming back with another 90 minutes of news including the controversial sign that drivers saw coming into san francisco on the weekend. p want to get your week started right here. we're going to leave live weather and traffic con

good morning. it's 5:29 on this monday, january 29th. thanks for being there. >> almost february already. it's hard to believe. >> i know. >> you brought us beautiful weather yesterday. >> it was nice. >> foggy start today. a little bit tracking at the north. up around santa rosa and napa. about a mile visibility. it's not as bad as last week. it's that thin veil of high clouds to keep it from getting thicker. which way will the fog move? it's going to stay there and go down to petaluma.

down towards american canyon, benicia, vallejo and over to hercules and san pablo. we'll keep an eye on that. as far as my accuweather 12-hour planner, you can see temperatures mild from 41 to 51. near 60 to mid-60s by noon. the high clouds, they're stubborn enough to keep us from reaching records like yesterday. low to mid-60s at 4:00. still a gorgeous evening out there. mid-50s. not been a gorgeous start to the commute. here's sue. >> right. let's check in with the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights have been turned on. it's filling in nicely towards west grand on to the macarthur maze. highway 4 to san francisco along the 80 corridor, you're looking at 33 minutes. that's definitely going to be increasing as the backup to the bay bridge continues. overall, we're looking okay. we have a slow stretch out of tracy and up to the altamont pass running 45 to 50 minutes now. we'll check back with an east bay accident involving a motorcycle on 880 in a couple of

minutes. we have an update on a deadly crash that closed down lanes on northbound 101. >> sue told us it's back open. matt keller is live along 101 near whipple. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. we have good news for commuters this morning. all lanes of northbound 101 here in redwood city at whipple avenue are now back open. the chp reopened them about ten minutes ago. of course, the bad news this morning, a motorcyclist lost his life in a multivehicle crash. that happened at about 1:50 this morning here in redwood city. the chp says four vehicles were involved and at least a couple of others may also have been involved but they left the scene. the rider of a motorcycle was reported in the middle of the highway. all lanes were stopped and a sig-alert issued after 2:00 a.m. officers did cpr on the man. he's described as a hayward resident in his 30s. the chp is looking into who was at fault. commuters can expect a smooth

ride right now. no backup here. reporting live in redwood city, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you. some drivers driving across the bay bridge into san francisco over the weekend may have noticed a new sign. the white national list organization, identity europea tweeted these photos that read danger, sanctuary city ahead. there was a tweet -- the law does not apply to illegal invaders and enter at your own risk it said. the highway patrol says the banner was up for a very short time. a grenade closed part of downtown benicia. police are trying to track down where it came from. abc 7 news was at first and g street when the bomb squad from travis air force base responded to clear the scene. police say a boy discovered the grenade in some water at the foot of first street. he then brought it over to his father. the dad called police who cordoned off the area until the bomb squad removed the device.

it's covered in barnicles. but still had its pin intangt. now a live desk update. from the live desk. firefighters are investigating how a fire sparked near highway 87. it started just after midnight in san jose on santa clara street. you can see the planes creeping up the side of the highway there. the fire created a lot of smoke in the area while crews worked to put it out. no word on any injuries or damage. happening today, the man accused of causing a crash that killed two young girls in antioch is expected to be arraigned. 23-year-old noe saucedo was driving a stolen truck when he ran a red light and slammed into another truck. 4-year-old and 2-year-old died in the crash. during his first court appearance, his family said he's related to the vib timts. the so-called serial stowaway is back in custody this morning. you'll likely know the story. they arrested marilyn hartman at o'hare international airport yesterday. she has a long history of trying

to catch flights without a boarding pass, including sfo, san jose and oakland. now the 66-year-old is charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass and violating her bail bond. >> i think you have to get an underlying mechanism. what does it mean that she's evading tsa and going to the airports. it's not about consequences and rewards in the traditional sense. about the meaning this has in her life. >> she slipped past a security checkpoint and flew to london. she was arrested by british customs and flown back to chicago the next day. a judge ordered her to undergo a mental health evaluation. crediting an experienced pilot with landing a plane safely on a freeway. this happened on the 55 freeway in costa mesa around 7:30 last night. authorities say the pilot was flying to john wayne airport in orange county when it developed engine trouble. the plane landed smoothly on the freeway as cars were driving by. there were two people on board and now the faa is investigating. golden gate ferry adding a

new commuter ferry for the first time in a decade. the examiner reports the district has approved a plan to lease and eventually pch a vessel. ridership from the north bay to san francisco spiked over the last decade. if all goes as planned, the new vessel could be leased as soon as next month at a cost of almost $19,000. marin transit leaders not giving up on a plan to have buses drive on the shoulders of highway 101. the marin ij reports that the transportation authority is applying for a $350,000 grant to study this idea. chp raised concerns about it already. the narrow shoulder width, disabled vehicles and conflicts at on and off ramps. officials say bus bypass shoulders are -- worth considering here. san francisco requires workplaces to provide nursing moms a space to pump milk. that law could expand statewide. here's what a lactation room looks like. scott wiener is going to

introduce a bill for lactation for working women. a clean area with a chair, a surface area for a breast pump and access to electricity. all right. let's check out the neighborhood temperatures. we'll start in the east bay. the cool spots. san leandro and at 45. then we jump up to 50 at alameda. 49 at richmond and about 53 in el sobrante. san carlos, towards san jose, low to mid-40s in. inland east bay neighbors. look at napa, 39 and 49 right now in pacifica. here's a look at the san mateo bridge looking westbound. looks pretty quiet here. no fog. it's dry. there is fog around napa and around santa rosa. that could ooze through some of the north bay valleys. keep an eye on that. mass transit, it's a little cool

this morning. mild this afternoon and light breezes on the bay. east bay valley starting off mostly cloudy and 42. by 10:00, 53. we'll be in the low 60s from noon all the way to 4:00. upper 50s at 6:00. about 56, mid-50s and 53 at 8:00. let's go up to the north bay valleys. 42 this morning. 48 at 10:00. 55 at noon. then low 60s from 2:00 to 4:00. 56 at 6:00 and 8:0051. notice we could never get rid of that cloud cover. that's the reason why we'll be warmer than average. mid to upper 60s in most neighborhoods today, tomorrow and wednesday. we won't reach record highs like yesterday. we will come this weekend. february is in the forecast. so are record highs. accuweather seven-day forecast less than seven minutes away. here's sue. let's see what she's watching this morning. >> we're headed pack to the traffic maps. better news in the south bay with the earlier accident that was a fatality cleared out of lanes now in green on the sensors. they have just recovered very nicely.

those speeds have picked up since the last time we checked. looking good there. coming up the peninsula. we had an accident with a motorcycle southbound 880 near whipple. that is out of lanes and apparently it's a noninjury accident. so that's good news. we're seeing slow traffic due to the emergency crews on the scene. southbound 880 from highway 92. expect a slight delay there. >> thank you, sue. you're not going to believe this high school government teacher in southern california. he's facing a lot of criticism this morning after he made anti-military comments to one of his students. >> people that you know -- whatever [ bleep ] they're not high level -- academic people, intellectual people. they're the lowest of the low. >> you join the military, it's because you didn't take care of business academically. your parents didn't love you enough to push you. >> whoa. the student who recorded the comments wants to keep his identity concealed. he says the teacher began

ranting after seeing the boy's marine corps shirt. >> it hurt me because i have an uncle who was in desert storm and my dad went to afghanistan. >> the teacher also serves on the city council in pick owe rivera. a los angeles suburb. he posted on facebook, i don't think it's wise for me to make any specific comments. it wasn't wise to make the comments in the first place. >> how about that. >> start there. at the grammys last night, one of the biggest stars was the smallest people in attendance. a volkswagen, disturbing allegations of exhaust fumes testing. testing. you can keep

the offshore breeze that brought us the warm weather, it's kicked in down south. look what it's done. red flag warning. look at that. about 5.8 million people around los angeles and san diego threatened by the higher fire danger today. temperatures down there low to mid-80s. we'll be 68 in fresno. 61 sacramento. monterey, 74. snow pack did go up last week. about 30% of average for today's date. 70% for the year which is april 1st. which isn't good. i wanted to show you tahoe but we'll show you the forecast.

we'll be near record highs friday through the weekend with no snow on the way. >> breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. from the live desk, breaking beverage news. the company behind those popular k pods that you may be using right now is buying a major soda company. keurig green mountain is combining with the dr pepper snapple group. the deal will put the company in kind of the same ranks as coca-cola or at least closer to the same ranks as coca-cola and pepsi-co la. >> dr pepper, snapple group. >> the name is not long enough. can we add 7 up and rc cola. >> german automaker volkswagen is apologizing after a test exposed monkeys to engine fumes to study the effects of the exhaust. >> the times reported the 2014 study as researchers showed cartoons during the tests to keep the monkeys calm.

the chairman said the tests are totally incomprehensible and must be investigated fully. auto emissions tests on monkeys are not justified. with the super bowl experience, organizers in minneapolis are doing everything to keep people healthy. >> all this equipment that you see here, several times a day. they also say people in crowded areas should wash their hands often and avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth. the season may not reach its peak. health care providers say it's not too late to get the flu shot. patriots fans getting ready to send off their team before the super bowl. tom brady and bill belichick looking to win their sixth title in the last 16 years. they're both expected to speak to the crowd before leaving foxborough, massachusetts. the philadelphia eagles in a different position. they arrived in the twin cities yesterday afternoon. they're seeking their first super bowl in team history.

politics took center stage at the grammy awards in new york city. >> bruno mars took home owl six awards he was nominated for. the other top winner was kendrick lamar. he swept the rap categories. the only woman to win at the grammys was alessia cara. at some points the it turns political. kendis gibson explains that. >> politics and powerful messages at the grammys. from kendrick lamar's controversial opening to the powerful performances by women. lady gaga at the piano. and kesha performing her song joined by cyndi lauper and a stage of women in white telling kes kesha's painful story of alleged abuse. >> in the crowd, wearing me too roses and time's up pins supporting the growing movement.

the reverend logic performing his anthem and ranting about a number of social issues. a cuban american singer giving this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by d.r.e.a.m.ers, for d.r.e.a.m.ers chasing the american dream. then a surprise appearance. during a skit with host james corden, hillary clinton reading from "fire and fury." controversial book about the trump administration. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. nobody knew he was coming. >> donald trump jr. tweeting, getting to read a fake news ebbs serpt at the grammys seems like a great consolation prize for losing the presidency. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. there were many great moments at the grammys. >> my favorite is this one. involving blue ivy, jay z and

beyonce. you see the speech right here. and then look at blue in the middle there. do you see what she's doing with her hand. calm down, mom. calm down, dad. >> be cool. >> act like you've been here before. my favorite tweet about this -- i'm trying to pull this up. where is it? blue ain't forget how they do mom. god forgives, small children do not. beyonce ended up not winning. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. i'm looking at your forecast and liking it, my friend. >> i think you should if you like warm weather. it's always going to happen in january and february. we have the two weeks where we stretch out our legs, feel like it's spring. air the house out a little bit and winter comes back and hopefully rain with it. no chance of rain in the next two weeks. southbound on 680.

it's mostly cloudy now. in fact, the high clouds and the sunshine. record territory. like woo were yesterday, no chance of rain for weeks. february brings possible record highs. that will linger into the weekend much here's a look at the warm front. kicking up the cloud and that's why as it passes to the north. it takes any rain with it. the cooling clouds will do their damage today. still be very nice 7 to 9 degrees warmer than average. 62 in antioch. cool spot. about 63 to 67 degrees for most of us. now you head down to morgan hill and half moon bay, 69. ukiah, 71. santa cruz, 74 degrees. tonight will mirror this morning. a few upper 30s. -- patchy fog there. the clouds will be thinner. most of us in the low to mid-40s. until you get around half moon bay in san francisco. upper 40s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. thinner cloud cover. maybe a degree or two warmer

tomorrow. thicker clouds wednesday. we drop down. it's going to be touch and go weather. we'll see the lunar eclipse. we come to the high clouds. we'll fine tune the forecast as we get closer. the 70s going into sunday, those are record highs. the golden gate bridge commute leaving marin county and the waldo grade coming into san francisco. you do have four lanes in the southbound direction. two lanes in the northbound. everybody is moving at the limit. let's check out the san mateo bridge. also looking good. traffic is flowing at the limit here as well. little bit busier as you make your way over towards foster city with about a 17-minute drive from 880 over towards 101. here is a look at the drive times. just a grind once again out of the central valley into dublin. west on 580 with an hour and 3 minutes. antioch to concord, westbound 4 is looking good. there's your drive time from san rafael into san francisco under 20 minutes. sue, thank you. adult film star stormy daniels will appear on jimmy kimmel live after the state of

the union address. she was paid $130,000 to deny that she had an affair with donald trump in 2006. kimmel says that he has many questions for her. you can watch the state of the union tomorrow on this station at 6:00 p.m. jimmy kimmel is after the abc 7 news at 11:00. the first -- impatience can be a dangerous thing and this video is proof. a megastar returning to the east bay this morning. a new trend happening in kitchens across the country. the root to stem movement promises it can help the planet and

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different this morning because it's going to be nearly 70 at the coast today. i thought i'd show you the next several days at the coast. it will be a little bit cooler with an on shore breeze tuesday, wednesday and then the offshore breeze starts to develop thursday, friday and hangs around saturday and sunday. we'll go from low 60s tuesday and wednesday to upper 60s to near 70 this coming weekend. natasha. >> mike, thank you. this dashcam video captured a truck driver in ft. lauderdale, florida barely missing a collision with a high-speed train. it goes around a car and take a look. the truck makes it with seconds to spare. witnesses left just shaking their heads in disbelief here. actress and humanitarian angelina jolie is renewing a call for the end to syria's civil war. >> she toured a refugee camp. she serves as a special envoy for refugees. it's claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

another 5 million syrians escaped to nearby countries like turkey, iraq and jordan. jolie wants them to be able to return to their homeland. >> a viable political settlement is the only way to create the conditions for syrians to be able to return to their homes. to end human suffering and the strain on host countries. >> both u.s. and russian forces are involved with trying to end syria's civil war. it's 5:54. wednesday is the last day to sun up for free credit monitoring from equifax. the company is making this offer because of the massive data breach reported last september. the breach exposed hundreds of millions of americans' personal information, including social security numbers. anyone can sign up for one year of free monitoring whether or not you were affected by the breach. we have a link at abc7news.com. happening today, teen actress and former "dancing with the stars" con ses tant zendaya

is visiting an elementary school. it's a nonprofit organization that encourages students to explore computer science, biomedical science. zendaya has a personal connection to the school. her mother was a teacher there. have you seen, sue, the greatest showman. she's in that. she is fantastic. >> oh, good. >> on my to-do list. thanks for the suggestion. we're going to southbound 680 and walnut creek. getting busier here. brake lights around the corner at north main towards highway 24. a ten-minute drive through the caldecott tunnel. checking on the bay bridge, we have the metering lights on this morning. traffic is stacked up into the macarthur maze. from the 80 corridor, top of the 80 corridor highway 4 into san francisco. an hour and ten minutes getting up and over the altamont pass into san francisco or into

livermore. so that's a rough one this morning. >> as far as january goes, 15 of 29 days so far have been wet. i'm going to say today, tomorrow and wednesday are going to be dry. where does that leave us for january. still a surplus for santa rosa to downtown san francisco, 144%. unfortunately, this number is starting to shrink. 61% at san jose. only 71% at sfo. that's since october 1st. with two weeks of dry weather, it's only going to get worse. thank you, mike. a muralist completed a tapestry on a wall in san francisco. drone view 7 checked out the creation that course the rear of the mitchell brothers owe fairly theater in the tender lon. he spent a month drawing on experience as a painter and architect to create this mural. it combines geometric forms with ab tract. herman hopes that the building's

owner allows them to remain in place for a year. people buying up properties without using the u.s. dollar. water gushing through an east bay neighborhood. water is off, the fix is not finished. what residents expect as they head out the door this morning. plus, a troubled redevelopment at hunters point facing more questions this morning. there's concern that much of the toxic cleanup did not even happen. a live look outside. just a couple of minutes before 6:00 a.m. i hope you have a

about 30 seconds left to snooze before 6:00 a.m. welcome to monday, january 29th. really glad hur here. >> if you liked some of the warm weather yesterday, i think you're going to like a lot of the forecast. i'm already thinking about next weekend. >> me too. >> never too early. >> it isn't. >> reggie getting his outfits

ready and lined up for temperatures possibly in the 70s this weekend. hi everybody. we had a few records yesterday. but today, while you don't see anything on live doppler 7 in the form of radar, the dimmer sunshine is going to keep us from reaching record highs. we're still going to be warmer than average. it starts this morning from 41 to 51 at 7:00. 59 to 65 at noon. 60 to 62 at 4:00. then we'll have mid-50s as we head around the 7:00. you'll still need the sunglasses from time to time. sue? >> a quick update out there. rather good conditions except for the yuusual slowdowns at th nimitz freeway and altamont pass. this has been cleared. traffic has recovered there. an earlier motorcycle accident south 880 near whipple, that has been cleared. we're seeing slow traffic southbound from highway 92. >> thank you, sue. developing news out of redwood city. all lanes back open north