june 2nd. >> the weather feels like june 2nd. it's february 2nd. >> keep us on our toes on the desk. so much fun. seven minutes away from the forecast. we have beautiful weather to look forward to, mike. >> we're going to repeat that over and over and over like groundhog day. good morning everybody. here's a look at live doppler 7. bone dry out there. hardly any clouds out there. a few on the peninsula and into the south bay. here's a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. you can see 47 and 51. mild start to the morning. look at the temperatures by noon. 67, 66. 68. low 70s at 4:00. we'll be in record territory in a gorgeous evening under the stars. 58 to 61. all right. you were dancing over there. what was that about, sue? >> just enjoying a little friday fun, right? and groundhog day. let's look at the golden gate bridge. lots to chat about. no delays. moving right along. four lanes in the southbound commute. two lanes in the northbound.

it's fog-free and a straight shot out of san rafael. about a 20-minute ride into san francisco. green is good over the altamont. the drive times real fast. 80 into the maze. looking good. there's your backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. about 43 minutes or so to get into san francisco from hercules and sfo. under ten minutes. >> sue, thank you. we're tracking this developing news. bay area religious leaders and politicians standing in solidarity with immigrants against the threat of i.c.e. raids ziemts agents audited 77 businesses in san francisco, sacramento and san jose. looking for illegal hires like undocumented immigrants. >> think the administration is at war against california. and we have to resist. >> an i.c.e. spokesperson said the stepped up efforts protect jobs for u.s. citizens and others lawfully employed. at the congregational church of san mateo, organizers promoted a

rapid response hotline to protect immigrants from i.c.e. action. employers audited have three business days to produce their employment records. new this morning, president trump blasting the fbi and claiming the leadership there favors the democrats and it's leadership he himself appointed. all of this coming ahead of the release of what's considered a highly controversial gop memo. here's the tweet he sent out just before our newscast saying the top leadership and investigators of the fbi and the justice department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of democrats and against republicans. something which would have been unthinkable a short time ago. rank and file are great people. back to you. jessica, thank you. students, staff and parents at liberty high in brentwood are coping with the death of a 16-year-old student. this is the fourth student to pass away just this school year from unrelated causes.

16-year-old junior caitlin gonzalez passed away after a brief illness. she died from complications from pneumonia. school district officials say the community is coming together. >> there's a thing i've been impressed with the most is the level of caring and compassion of the entire school community. of the liberty community. >> some people have been talking about it. helping other people out. but it's tough times. we'll get through it. >> a series of tragedies for the school. in january, a liberty student took their own life. two other deaths followed. the cause not being released. but we're told it's not flu-related. grief counselors will be on hand for the fourth recent death. classes are back in session this morning at a los angeles middle school following a shooting. a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and a 15-year-old girl shot in the wrist inside of a classroom. that boy expected to survive. a 12-year-old girl is in custody. investigators are trying to figure out how the gun got to school. at this time based on witness

statements, police are treating the shooting as an accident. according to the group every town for gun safety, this was the 14th school shooting in the u.s. this year. a protester was thrown to the ground while being arrested by a group of uc berkeley police officers at a union worker's rally on campus. >> what are you doing? >> officer, what are you doing? >> a statement from uc berkeley claims a man, cafeteria cook threw his sign at a moving vehicle before resisting arrest yesterday. the union says cole was peacefully protesting, calling it an assault. scientists hoping to learn from the north bay wildfires. to take a survey. some people have complained of illnesses. the survey officially went live yesterday and it can be done through a website. researchers say it takes about 30 minutes. we have posted that link for you on our website, abc7news.com. it has been a difficult year

for north bay residents recovering from october's fires. today, though, switching gears and having fun. >> pliny the younger makes the 2018 debut. amy hollyfield is live at the russian river brewing company in santa rosa where people are already lining up for the beer. it's 6:00 a.m. somewhere. >> hi matt. yeah, they are in line again this year. the people at the front of the line tell me they got here at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. they've been passing the time sleeping, eating, listening to music and talking about craft beer, of course. this is the 14th release of pliny the younger. just like in years past, it will only be available for two weeks. these pliny pilgrims will be allowed in the tasting room for three hours. they can have three rounds and then they're out. this beer is not sold in cans or bottles. it's only on draft. they can only drink it here. some of the devotees have done it before. they're back. others are fans of pliny the

elder so they wanted to try the younger. a man is here from st. petersburg, florida to taste the beer. >> pliny the elder, is one of the best ipas or double ipas i've ever had. and i'm really looking forward to not just the experience of meeting and hanging out with other people who enjoy craft beer, but also getting to sample what i think it going to be one of the best beers i will have tasted. >> reporter: this crowd makes the city of santa rosa happy. it brings in an estimated $5 million in business to the city. this isn't that profitable for the brewery. the beer is expensive to make and time consuming. that's why it's only for two weeks. the doors don't even open until 11:00 this morning. the sidewalk party still has a lot of time left in it before it adds beer to the mix to make it more fun. reporting live in santa rosa,

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. get out your phones right now. we want to hear from you. there's a petition out. should food stamp benefits extend to pet food? 150,000 people have already signed a petition for this. go to abc7news.com/vote to tell us what you think. the results so far are at the bottom of your screen. you can see the note is overwhelming ahead. we'll update you in a few minutes on this. amazon still deciding on a new headquarters. lgbt advocates know where it should not be built. we've got a chance of making history. not only today but tomorrow. possibly sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. record highs on the horizon. there gives you an idea of some of the neighborhoods. of the neighborhoods. oakland, san jose,

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it calls h q2 in a progressive community. let's talk temperatures. let's go neighborhood. we'll start in the inland east bay valleys. dublin the cool spot. low to mid-40s until you get out to highway 4 where we're in the low to mid-50s. let's look around the bay. 50 degrees in san carlos, san jose at 49. up in the hills, 62 in lows dpat owes. novato, santa rosa at 45. record warmth at the beaches today. exercising, dry and warmer and really comfortable day on the bay. here you go. look at that. chance of rain. nothing the next seven days. in fact, i looked a couple of medium range models out to the 18th of february. not a single chance of rain anywhere in that forecast. all right. sue says the ace train is shooting craps this morning. actually, i said that. you have an update? >> i do. it's more like joker's wild here. we've got great america rolling

in ace train, 15 minutes behind schedule. earlier switching problems. ace train number 3 did not have the same problems. that's on time. ace train 5 is getting set to leave stockton in a bit. here's what it looks likes coming into san francisco off the bay bridge. it's moving at the limit. no delays. let's look at behind the tolls. oops. that's where you are delayed. now your ride from hercules along the upper corridor of 80 in to san francisco is running in to san francisco is running at about in to san francisco is running at about my healthy routine helps me feel my best. so i add activia yogurt to my day. with its billions of live and active probiics, activia may help support my digestive health, so i can take on my day. activia. now in probiotic dailies. outer layer of your enatooth surface.te, e more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. it's going to give their patients whiter teeth. ♪

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. welcome back everyone. breaking news. a new jobs report was just released. it shows 200,000 jobs were added in the month of january. report also says that wages have gone up at the fastest pace in more than eight years. the pay gains could mean employers are more fiercely competing for workers and raises could be directly correlated to the tax cut plan. some economists don't think so. meanwhile, the unemployment rate did stay the same at 4.1%. that's the lowest level since the year 2000. one more note. this report released as important because it could foreshadow an increase by the federal reserve. we'll have to wait and see. >> san francisco's budding marijuana industry led to the

creation of a tour aimed at out of state tourists who want to sample what the city has to sample. it's going to roll out cannabis inspired excursions in san francisco and the east bay. the 4.5-hour tour costs 295 bucks. visitors will stop at multiple dispensaries and other areas of cultural significance. including hippy hill, the haight ashbury. >> first a fight and then a hug. most people who get into a brawl don't necessarily end up hugging it out. >> that's what happened in australia. the encounter caught on camera. they duked it out aboard a train. started with the older man hurling insults prompting them to retaliate. then they stop. the young man appears to reason with the second man. it worked. whatever they wereer they were fighting about ended with a hug. >> i don't know what i'm witnessing here. i need more back story.

>> australians are the toughest people and the nicest people. there it is, coming together on that train. >> sue? >> i wish i could teach my two boys to end it that way. >> usually starts with a hug and turns into a i fistfight. >> we have green sensors out there. slow leaving antioch approaching concord. we have an accident in the center divide. so it's not blocking a lane. you can still see the slow traffic remaining. let's take a look at the drive times. tracy to dublin now. you're looking at about 41 minutes. that's west 580. there's your drive time from antioch to concord. a moderate ride. we put it in the orange. 20 minutes and san rafael in the city still under 20 minutes. all right. let's take a look at what's going on. sneak peek at the tahoe forecast. you have the toyota tahoe ski report coming up. let me put that in my pocket. let's go down to san jose where you can see sunny beginning or a bright beginning. a few high clouds. a colorful morning sunrise we're going to have.

you take the picture, #abc 7 now. we'd love to see it. mostly sunny, record warmth today. that leads my accuweather highlights and kind of ends them. it remains through the extended due to the lack of rain. in between, mostly clear tonight and not too chilly. we're going to do the microclimates because we have a chance of a record high just about in every one of them. 72 just about 75 through the south bay. you get santa cruz, 76. there's the asterisk. 74. san jose. that would be a record. same thing with 73 in redwood city. mountain view and check out half moon bay. 71 to 73 on the peninsula. 69 though towards pacifica. daly city, the sunset. 71 on the bay side around downtown in south san francisco. 71 to 74 through the north bay and 75 in lakeport. up to 76 to reach some records. you'll be pretty close. along the east bay shore, richmond and hayward at 73. 72 at oakland. those are records. 72 to 74 your spread. as we go into the east b

neighborhoods, concord and livermore, both with record highs. 74 and 75. our spread will be 73 to 76. nice evening, leads to a decent overnight. 46 at santa rosa. one extreme. san francisco, 55 at the other. most of us in the upper 40s, low 50s. forecast for tahoe. mid to upper 50s with no real chance of snow. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast at home. tomorrow, more records fall tomorrow. slightly cooler tuesday, wednesday and thursday. still above average, though. skiing ought to be pretty good, sue. they had so much last week. >> spring-like conditions. this is your toyota tahoe report. bring the sununscreen. no new snow and no chain requirements if you're headed up there today. squaw alpine on highway 89 leaving 80. there'sth 80 drive to north star. 50 to heavenly running about normal. 3 hours and 20 minutes to heavenly on 50.

there's your drive to sugar bowl. one of the closer resorts on 80. that's three hours with no chain requirements. sierra is the tahoe is an 83-inch base. that's impressive on 53 hours and ten minutes. -- 3 hours and ten minutes. bring the sunscreen. that is your toyota tahoe report for this friday. thanks, sue. now your chance to make your voice heard on live tv. we just opened a poll at abc7news.com/vote. you don't have to register or download anything. >> go there right now and this is the question we want you to sound off on. do you think that food stamps should cover the cost of pet food? your vote will be updated in real time at the bottom of the screen. this is why we're bringing this up. there's an online petition right now. it has 147,000 signatures. all people who say that food stamps should cover the cost of your pets' food. the argument for this is that pets are emotional support for people having a low income is hard enough without being exp t

expected to give up your companion, often considered a family member. the argument against, this enables people to spend money on what should be a luxury. >> the petition needed just 90,000 signatures to present it to the u.s. department of agriculture for consideration. clearly, it is beyond that at this time. >> how is it looking right now. yes at 37% and no at 67%. keep voting. a look at the events happening where you live this weekend. parents and teachers at three san

i want today focus on the coast one more time. no need to throw things at me. it's warm. i can't do anything about it. just get out there and enjoy. record highs are possible much. i hope everything is okay over there in seriousness. mid to upper 60s. that's as cool as it gets at the coast. enjoy this break from winter. it's me dropping things. just being clumsy. sorry about that. if you are making weekend plans. the cult following is officially open in san francisco. teamed up with our hood line friends to bring you the best of what's happening. >> this is the kind of meal you can talk about for years to come. look at this goodness. this will be the -- from the dining room, you can see into the kitchen where i had a crack

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this is abc 7 mornings. >> a live look at the beautiful bay area this morning. just a little bit of color building there from on top of our mt. tam camera. the sun coming up. we're being told to get out sunscreen and shorts for the weekend. we're on record watch now.

>> cargo shorts. >> pretty amazing. it's friday, february 2nd. reggie and alexis are off. i'm matt keller not wearing my cargo shorts yet. but it looks like a perfect time. >> wanted to make sure. >> wouldn't be surprised. >> you can't tell what's going on. >> stop me if you've heard this before on this groundhog day. it's going to be warm today. possible record temperatures. there's no fog here. there's a little bit developing in the central valley. we'll keep an eye on that. let me jump into the 12-hour planner. 48 to 54. a few degrees milder than yesterday. noon. look at that. signs of early spring. 66 to 69. those outdoor cafes will be crammed by 4:00. low 70s. nice at 7:00 even. 58 to 62. how about the commute, sue? >> it's looking okay. but we're getting slower out there, especially if you're approaching our bridges. the this is the richmond-san rafael bridge. the fastrak lanes. that's irony there. that happens at the bay bridge

too. about ten minutes to get to the toll plaza at the richmond bridge. we have an accident in walnut creek. you can see the slow traffic south 680. this is in the left lane before the 24 interchange. it is just crawling along. give yourself extra time. we'll check on this when we come back. now a live desk update with jessica castro. >> hi everyone. san francisco fire officials tell us they hope to have fulton street open any minute now. it took firefighters 40 minutes to contain this fire overnight on fulton street near divisadero. firefighters arrived there. it's the 1200 block of fulton. a vacant three story was under construction and on fire. those flames spread to a victorian next door. four people and an infant in the second building are displaced. the red cross is taking care of them this morning. no firefighters or civilians were hurt by the fire. thank you, jessica.

school starts in the next hour. but we're going to talk about the san francisco police officers association right now. they are criticizing the current use of force policy after an officer on bike patrol was hit by a car. >> the undercover officer was attempting to arrest two suspects involved in a car break-in, in alamo square. i'm sorry. we're having technical issues. we're not sure what's going on. let's get to our reporter in the field. gentleman de la vega. three schools shutting down. >> school here at del roble elementary starts in the next hour and a half. it is bound to be a tough day here knowing that they just have a few more months left. besides del roble elementary school that will be closing, glider and miner elementary will close after the school year. they're in the oak grove school district which has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade. it's been agonizing for students and staff for the last several months. district officials, looking at

eight schools to possibly close. there were several community forums. they were forced to make the difficult decision because it is struggling financially. many families have moved out of area which led to a drop in enrollment. in a newsletter from the superintendent that came out, he says "i understand this will take time and that a profound sadness will be felt with the closing of schools. we are all committed to doing all we can to make these changes as smooth as possible." in the coming months families will be sent a letter letting them know what school that they've been reassigned to. then once enrollment in finalized, teachers and staff will get their new rea assignment. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, abc 7 news. thank you. b.a.r.t. police detectives hope that surveillance video from a train car will help identify a suspect in an alleged sexual assault. a woman said it happened wednesday night.

she boarded a train in san francisco and fell a sleechlt when she woke up, a man was touching her thigh and openly touching himself. the woman did not initially tell anyone but posted about it on twitter around says that the supportive responses she received convinced her to go to police. back now to the story from the san francisco police officers' a soefrjts they are criticizing the current use of force policy after an officer on bike patrol was hit by a car. the undercover officer was attempting to arrest two suspects involved in a car break-in, in alamo square yesterday. one of the suspects struck the fe officer with a car while trying to escape. he suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. it is so frustrating the officers that our use of force policy prohibits us from shooting at a suspect in a vehicle even if that suspect is trying to kill or seriously injure innocent civilians or our officers. in october, officer eliah tank will suffered a krit will head injury while on

the search continues for the driver who hit an alameda county deputy with his car. the officer was trying to pull over a man for speeding in hayward. but the driver put his car in reverse and hit the deputy's motorcycle before speeding away. a deputy fired his weapon but authorities don't know if he was wounded. berkeley police warning the community to be on alert following a strong armed robbery. four people were robbed on wednesday night around 8:30. police don't have a detailed description of the suspects. we're being told the victims were not hurt. in th morning, president trump escalated his attacks on law enforcement officials. he's accusing top leadership of the fbi and the justice department of political bias against republicans. that's believed to be the subject of a controversial memo whose release the president is expected to approve. serena marshall has more. >> good morning. it was yesterday that the president read the memo and a

decision could come today. an administration official tells us there are likely to be no redactions. >> president trump likely to give the go ahead to release the highly controversial gop memo, his own fbi director warned against making public. the fbi took the extraordinary step earlier this week of opposing its release. the union representing fbi agents thanked director chris wray for his support and for standing shoulder to shoulder with them. former fbi director james comey also defending the agency in a tweet writing all should appreciate the fbi speaking up. in the long run, liars never hold the field as long as good people stand up. the memo, purpo justice department acted inappropriately when seeking a surveillance warrant for a trump adviser suspected of being a russian agent. speaker ryan argues it isn't an indictment of the fbi. >> it does not impugn the

mueller investigation or the deputy attorney general >> a spokesman says he supports releasing the ten-page counter memo. while the four-page gop one could be made public as early as this afternoon. in washington, serena marshall, abc 7 news. let's start on the peninsula. a wide range of temperatures from menlo park at 44. redwood city at 45. foster city, 46. you get into the low to mid-50s in pacifica, half moon bay. average high in daly city of 59 degrees right now. we are 60 in los gatos in the hills. warmer there. a lot of upper 40s to 50 along the bay shore. napa, 41. one of the cooler spots. san francisco about 55. it's a gorgeous morning out there. it's going to remain dry and sunny if you're on the roads any time today. nothing extreme if you're taking mass transit. a peaceful day on the bay.

i'll show you what it looks like in a second. take care of the kids. 47 to 51. bring the hoodie or the coat home. friday focus. will they have it with the temperatures in the mid-60s during the school day. at the end of school, 69 to 70 degrees. here's a look at the beautiful bay this morning. tree pollen low. mold supports low. uv index moderate. expect the tree pollen to climb through the warm weekend. here's an update in the east bay. >> walnut creek southbound 680. the emergency crews are trying to weave through the bumper to bumper traffic. it's westbound left lane before highway 24. four vehicles involved. that's why you're crawling from back to 242 to the scene of the accident. so that has just gummed up your commute leaving concord for highway 24. we'll follow that. it's a good solid 15-minute delay to get past the scene. we have a couple of issues. this one -- here's a look at the backup now with this walnut

creek accident. another issue in oakland. this one is northbound 880 near the embarcadero. left lane also blocked. slow traffic building back towards 66. now breaking news. breaking news. disgraced doctor larry nassar nearly got attacked inside a michigan courtroom only moments ago. watch this video here that we just got. a man who is reportedly the father of one of nassar's victims, you see him there speaking. all of a sudden you'll see as he lungs at nassar. he was stopped by the bailiff. here he is. talking to the judge. according it all of our reports that we've gotten from inside the courtroom, here he is asking the judge for five minutes alone in a room with nassar. then watch him run. and you see the bailiffs take him down. he wasn't actually able to get to nassar. in fact, his lawyer and a bailiff protected nassar. so he didn't get hit. he got shoved aside.

but the father of the victim there being put into handcuffs, taken away by authorities inside the courtroom. and incredibly, a chaotic moment. something we didn't expect to see this morning as this live hearing continues for the disgraced doctor larry nassar. several victims have come forward and his father and all of this chaos ensued. here's a live look at the courtroom right now. you see the another victim speaking. that has resumed and things have gone on. boy, it was chaotic for a few moments there. jessica, thank you for tracking that. public schools built before 2010 will be tested for lead in their drinking water by july of next year. high levels of lead turned up in schools in san francisco and oakland. even at low levels lead can cause behavioral problems and learning disabilities. governor brown signed a bill to test lead in older schools last year. a scam to trick you into giving up your credit card information to thieves.

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low to mid-80s in los angeles, palm springs. nearly 80 in redding. tahoe, 55. unfortunately, it means that the snow pack is shrinking as we talked about. at least as a percent of average for today's date. 27%. 17% for the entire year. looks pretty nice out there. no snow is on the way. spring conditions with record highs possible. matt, natasha? >> thank you, bay area beer lovers rejoice, it is pliny time. >> pliny the younger is making its 2018 debut today. amy hollyfield is live where thirsty beer fans are already lining up. hi, amy. >> >> reporter: hi matt. the pliny pilgrims are here. the line started forming at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. we have met fans here from l.a. and even a man from florida. this beer is only available for the first two weeks in february. you have to come here to get it. it isn't bottled. only available on tap. these people in line will be allowed in for three hours.

you can have three rounds. they have to clear out so more e beer. we found some people doing this for the first time and others who have been here before and are back. yes, it is that good. >> it's very good beer. a bunch of friends to come with me. just having a good time. >> it's not bitter like you would expect. a regular ipa. even though it's triple. >> the city of santa rosa is happy to see the devoted fans who bring in an estimated $5 million the next two weeks. the party on the sidewalk is a lot -- part of the fun. everyone says this is part of why they come out here. just having fun on the sidewalk. but the real party starts at 11:00 a.m. when these doors open and the beer starts flowing. live in santa rosa. amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. are you technically in line, have you tasted it yet. give us an update.

>> i have not tasted it. natasha, i am a professional. and i'm at work right now. i take my job very seriously. i would never drink on the job. i can't believe you would suggest that. >> that's awful. >> i apologize on behalf of natasha. >> was that convincing? >> you're off at 11:30 amy. have fun. >> that's true. thank you. good point. >> let the weekend begin. >> well, a bilk introduced in the state senate is designed to help you escape your home during a disaster. >> at least 43 people died in the north bay fires including two found dead where their garages once stood. when the power goes out and clicker doesn't work, most people have to manually open garage doors. state senator bill dodd wants to eliminate that possibility. any garage door sold in the state of california whether new construction or replacement would be required to have a battery backup. >> it's another measure of preparedness for a disaster

event and/or even when it's raining and the power goes out and you need to leave your house. the backup battery would kick in when the power fails and allow for a quick get away. he hopes to sign the bill into law this year. new developments with san francisco coffee roaster four barrel. the chronicle reporting that the business has dropped significantly since the founder was accused of assault and harassment last month. four barrel has laid off seven employees so far. the company recently shifted operations to oakland and san francisco. four barrel until recently has been popular with specialty coffee shops. 6:47. on to the morning money report. you'll be able to pick up the solar panels and batteries at home depot. >> they will be sold in 800 stores by mid spring. tesla employees will be on hand to demonstrate and answer questions. they will cost between $10,000 and $25,000. the world's richest man is wealthier this morning.

jeff bazos worth $123 billion this morning. that is thanks to a surge in amazon stock. yesterday the company announced it had more than a $2 billion surge in profit in the last quarter of 2017. much of that money is from holiday sales. already up 76 bucks this morning. hostess brands has become the latest company to give bonuses to companies because of president trump's tax plan. there's a catch. in addition to the $1,250 in cash and 401(k) contributions, hostess employees get ayear's supply of sweets like twinkies and ding dongs. >> nice. notice, we're wearing red today. that's for a cause. we would like to invite you to wear red as well. today national wear red day to raise awareness for women's heart health. it's part of the go red for women campaign. heart disease is the cause of death for women. post your red today with the

#abc 7 now so we can see it. bundle up. punxsutawney phil foresees no early end to winter. >> that means put on a sweatshirt here. he declared six more weeks of winter. it's an annual tradition in pennsylvania. if he casts a shadow on groundhog day, february 2nd, expect six more weeks of winter. >> mike was checking on the accuracy rate of phil. in the 30s, right? >> hall of fame baseball player. >> mike? >> that's what we hear? >> out of work weather person. >> probably. >> that too. >> how did he see his shadow when it's overcast with flurries? i'm really investigative reporting. watch out, dan noyes. coming to get you. good morning everybody. look at that color this morning. boy, you know it's going to be warm when we're starting off with already that little bit of fire in the sky. chance of record warmth begins today. what do i mean by that? it's going to last through the weekend and into next week.

watch the allergies. more things will bloom in this weather. no rain until the 18th of february. i brought the microclimates out. that's how many records we'll have. 74 in san jose. 72 to 75 in the south bay. 76 in santa cruz. 71 to 73 the spread on the peninsula. out towards the coast, 69 in pacifica. look at the asterisk. 71 in downtown and south san francisco. 71 o to 74 in the north bay. records around 76 to 78 degrees. 73 in richmond and hayward. 72 in oakland. the warm spot, fremont at 74. as we move inland. 74 aught concord. 75 at livermore. brentwood at 76. tonight, we'll drop down to ut upper 40s, low 50s. some mid 40s around santa rosa. good news with this warm spell. still not expecting any poor air quality. my seven-day forecast. warmest part of the air mass rolls over our neighborhoods tomorrow.

we'll lose a few of those degrees. today's temperatures will be mirrored in sunday and monday's forecast. maybe a drop in temperatures a degree or two. but warmer than we should be for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. that's my forecast. here's sue. southbound 680, walnut creek, four cars was blocking the left lane. if you look closely, part of it moved to the right-hand shoulder. look at that, the damage is done. all the brake lights. they start at the 242 merge on to 680 southbound. so give yourself plenty of extra time. we'll look at the drive times here in a minute. other problem spots in oakland. northbound 880. an accident blocking a lane there near the embarcadero. the damage is done here with very slow traffic all the way back beyond the coliseum. another accident in vallejo, that side of westbound 37 past mare island much that's the merge from two lanes down to one

lane. that accident has been moved off to the shoulder. expect delays as you make that merge on to west 37. let's take a quick look at the drive times. there's the 680 drive time from highway 4 to walnut creek. now you're looking at 20 minutes. ouch. once you get on the 24. westbound is looking good and very slow from trace toy dublin. that's typical. thanks, sue. netflix users are being warned about an e-mail phishing scam looking to snag your personal information. here's ou this works. an e-mail from a fake account alerts netflix customers through the deactivation because the company could not validate billing information. the e-mail prompts you to click on a link and enter personal information, including credit card numbers. security analysts say you should never open a link in an e-mail. if you are missing a wedding band and have been to point ray is seashore. look at this. a ring was found on wednesday. there it is. this is according to anna dodge. she posted the photo to her

facebook page. she would love to return the band to its owner. stan lee is out of the hospital following a brief health scare. of the 95-year-old had shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat. he created spider-man, iron man and numerous characters for the marvel series. he seemed surprised about all the attention he received. >> i figured that a little checkup wouldn't be bad for me. and in fact, it turned out to be pretty good. it brought me a lot of publicity. i didn't realize the whole world was worried about whether i was in the hospital or not. >> lee plans to get back to his normal schedule over the weekend traveling and meeting fans. happening today, giants out fielder, hunter pence will open his new cafe. >> showing off the cafe to the media located in houston where he used to play. the coral sword is a one stop

shop if you want a drink or try out board and video games too. >> we'll be presenting a lot of board games and card games and comic books. we also have a content studio in the back to host gaming tournaments. >> pence will soon leave for spring training in arizona where he will play a new position, left field. san francisco bar dedicated to all things new england patriots is looking for a missing mascot. >> they posted photos to facebook yesterday after someone stole the lucky rob-gnome kowski. everyone would like to sit near the gnome and buy it beers as a good luck charm. they made this milk carton missing ad for fun. it's offering four seats to whoever returns rob-gnomekowski before the big game on sunday. they hope that rob gronkowski plays in the game as well. coming up next, the seven things to know before you go.

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the seven things to know. number one, breaking news. the father of a victim of larry nassar just charged at nassar while addressing a court in michigan. all caught on camera. police took the father down before he could touch nassar. the father was arrested. number 2, a fire overnight in san francisco has left five people without a place place to live. two buildings caught fire at fulton and divisadero. three san jose elementary schools will close at the end of the school year. the oak grove district say that they're being shut down due to declining enrollment. president trump tweeted that the fbi and justice department are biased against republicans. he's expected to approve the release of a memo that the gop says will prove that. history is possible today. starting this morning, we've got temperatures above average in the 47 to 51 degree range. look how nice it will be at lunch. we'll be in the record

territory. 70s. 680 through-wall nut creek. on the right-hand shoulder. the other part blocking the left lane. southbound before the 24 interchange. at least a 20-minute delay. number 7, it's pliny time. people are lining up for santa rosa's most famous brew at the russian river brewing company. pliny the younger is a triple ipa. >> people very passionate about this. >> you can't take it away. only served on tap. they have pliny the elder in bottles that you can get. but it's different. >> it is different. >> maybe the perfect opportunity to crack open a cold beer, right, mike? >> absolutely. find that friend that has a tv on the patio for sunday. we'll be in the 70s during the super bowl. >> going to be beautiful. >> wear the sunscreen if you're going to the beaches. the water, sunlight reflects off that and they get stronger.

be back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news good morning, america. breaking news, the president launches a new attack on the fbi and his own justice department. just moments ago. as abc news has learned the president expected to approve the release of that confidential gop memo targeting the fbi today. all the fallout right now. arctic blast. snow moving across the country overnight. millions waking up to dangerous cold. now minnesota is bracing for the coldest super bowl ever. as temperatures plunge, the alarming new images. >> it is about to explode. >> a mother warming up her car about to put her baby in it when it goes up in flames. were the seat heaters to blame? breaking news for our viewers in the west. a father of