stanford star zach ertz. he caught the winning touchdown. he started in danville and then went to stanford where he was an all-american. ertz's mother is the president of the vice's foundation to raise money to improve equipment in schools and youth programs. >> we have a photo slide show on our website, abc7news.com. you can see images of the halftime show and the dirty dancing super bowl ad that has gone viral. it is 4:30. let's get an update on weather and traffic. >> good morning. let's talk temperatures. they're all over the place. look at this. 45 at menlo park. foster city, rid wood city, 48. low to mid-50s. belmont, san mateo. look at this. already 59 in daly city. already warmer than average in pacifica at 63 degrees. here's a look at what's going on as far as down south. you can see already some karcar getting out today. going to be dry on the roads.

mass transit cool to warm and light breezes if you're on the bay. let's find out more about that commute. here's sue. >> we're looking pretty good at this hour. we had some filming on the bay bridge. that is really light at this time as far as trafficwise. but it's kind of exciting. they're filming a movie. doing some round robin stoppages after the toll plaza. maybe making you wait about a minute or so and letting you go after they're done filming and coming back around eastbound and doing it all over again. we don't know what time it wraps up, but i imagine it will be shortly as the commute gets under way. a little bit of slowing for the right and left cash paying lanes. otherwise, traffic is moving well in the area. good morning everyone. this is just into our live desk. iraqi government officials now confirming the draw-down of u.s. forces from iraq. it's all according to the associated press. iraqi officials reportedly say american troops will start to

leave the country after the defeat of the islamic state. in fact, the a.p. is reporting dozens of american troops left on daily flights over the last week. i should note, though, that despite the claims that isis is defeated in iraq, it remains a major regional and international problem. jessica, thank you. a new report blames pg&e power lines for sparking two small fires in santa rosa during the north bay wildfires. this new report comes from the city of santa rosa fire department. the report says the fires were ignited on october 8th separate from the larger fires that swept through the city. investigators say strong winds caused the power lines to arc and that sent sparks into dry grass and bushes which started the fires. one of the fires destroyed two homes and the other damaged an outbuilding. pg&e declined to comment on this new report, but it said the

state hasn't determined a cause. $250,000 to settle the lawsuit which claimed that she was wrongly blamed for a passenger on a plane crash. that happened in july of 2013. a 16-year-old girl was killed who was run over by a fire rig. firefighter elise duct was behind the wheel. duck et claimed she was made a scapegoat for that death and claimed it was another rig that ran over the teenager's, not hers. she will receive $250,000 to settle the suit. the board of supervisors still has to approve that settlement. san francisco police are on the lookout for a driver who hit one of their officers. this happened as police investigated a theft at the walgreens in west borough square. police were talking to a man when the driver took off, hitting an officer. the injuries were minor.

investigators found the bmw later and it turned out to be stolen. san francisco police investigating a stabbing near mcdonald's on bay shore boulevard. officers got to the scene yesterday afternoon to find a man had been stabbed in the neck. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. no one in custody but a possible suspect may have led down oakdale avenue. a girl is recovering from a dog attack that happened on sunday morning on the trail at point pinole regional shoreline. the owner was walking a pit bull on a leash when it snatched the girl and dragged her to the ground. she has bites to her and and scratches as well. the dog is in custody of animal control. a switch in the wrong position appears to be the cause of a deadly head-on train collision in south carolina. the amtrak train heading from new york to miami crashed into a freight train early yesterday morning killing two people and hurting at least 116 others near kayce. a gps-based system called

positive train control could have prevented the wreck. it's designed to prevent human error by taking control automatically when it senses dang danger. a maemo that says the republican memo is slanted and lieding. republicans claim that it shows bias in the russia investigation from the start. the president claims it vindicates him. democrats and some republican lawmakers disagree. they say the document released by devin nunez does not explain the big picture. >> i think it's very possible that they coordinated the whole effort with the white house. >> chuck schumer is urging the president to back the release of the rebuttal memo. democrats fear that president trump will use it as an excuse to fire deputy attorney general who is overseeing the mueller investigation. let's take a look at what's going on as far as live doppler

7. you do not need the umbrella today for rain. it's going to be another dry one out there. not quite as warm as yesterday. but well above average. here's my 12-hour planner. starting out at 48 to 63 at 7:00. a gorgeous sunrise as we get rid of the clouds. take a picture, we'd love to see it. 67 across the board at noon and 64 at the coast. 69 to 70 around the bay and inland at 4:00. we'll round it out at 7:00 this evening. 58 to 62. still comfortable. specific cities or areas, san francisco 52 at 8:00. 58 at 10:00. look at that. we'll be in the low 60s from noon to 4:00. about 55 at 8:00. how about our east bay valley, 63 at 8:00. look at this. 71 at noon to mid-70s throughout the afternoon hours. still 60 degrees as we head towards about 8:00 this evening oh, my goodness, another week, another no chance of rain

forecast. we'll talk about the record-setting forecast ahead of us in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's sue. >> the bay bridge san francisco side. traffic is looking great headed into san francisco. light conditions once again. they were filming a movie on the bridge earlier this morning, doing some round robin breaks and holding up traffic for a minute or two minutes and letting people go through. looks like traffic is not having any delays at this point. our usual early morning commuters over the altamont pass. a little bit of roadwork coming south of the robin williams tunnel. you'll find the right lane blocked until 5:00. about 20 more minutes. it's not slow because it's early. defending free speech is costly for uc berkeley. the millions it just spent on three events in one month. bus ride with a message. a transit agency honors a civil rights icon who refused to

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we're back. otherwise it's bone dry again and warmer than average. 87 in palm springs. 77 in l.a. san diego 7 0e. we'll be in the low to mid-70s from sacramento to fresno. redding, 78. 72 in yosemite and about 58 in

tahoe where you can see they're not making snow right now. they're not relying on mother nature in the afternoon hours either. look at these temperatures. our average high is 43. we'll get near record highs by friday when we hit 60. look at the dry cold front dropping us back into the 40s. no snow with that, unfortunately. uc berkeley spent nearly $4 million on free speech events in the span of one month last year. from august 27th to september 27th, university police spent the money on three events. an appearance by conservative commentator ben shapiro and events related to free speech week which ended up being canceled. two mountain lion sightings. one on wildwood lane saturday night and the second on sutter avenue an hour and a half later. it's not clear if the same animal was spotted twice or if there were two different

mountain lions. the locations are about a mile and a half apart. one witness walked us through how she reacted. >> we were shocked initially. wow, look at that. i started to honk really loud to make it run. it actually went through the neighbor's yard through the front of our yard and went in the backyard of ours. it made my daughter very scared because she'd never seen anything like that. >> these are the first sightings reported in palo alto in six months. happening today, former usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar will get a third and final sentence involving more than 260 victims. he'll be sentenced on three sexual assault charges today. he was sentenced last week to 40 to 175 years in prison in a separate but related case. in december, a federal judge sentenced him to 60 years on child pornography charges. he's being forced to listen to statements from dozens of his victims. you remember on friday, he was almost attacked by a man whose three daughters say they were

molested. civil rights icon rosa parks would have turned 105 this weekend. to pay tribute to her life and legacy, a transit agency placed signs on seats at the front of most of their buses. here's a story from our sister station in sacramento. >> i looked at that sign and for a moment i paused. it made a difference in my life today. she's a wife, mother, hard worker. for her to take that stance against having to sit in back of the bus, she took that step that all of us today should take in what we believe in. >> it's thanks to rosa parks bravely standing up for equal rights when she took that famous ride back in 1955 that esther says she doesn't have to sit in the back because of the color of her skin. >> we're not sitting in back of the bus. today i'm in the middle of the bus at a window seat. it's amazing. i'm impressed.

that made my day when he looked at the sign. >> explains how the fearless actions made an impact throughout her life. >> she was a great inspiration for me in the working world when i was a young mother, a single young mother working. i had to stand up for my rights for my payroll, for my vacation time. >> they came up with the idea of reserving her seat in hopes of inspiring passengers to take a moment to reflect and remember that it was parks' quiet strength that made a seat available for everyone. in stockton, daniela pardo, abc 7 news. cal trans is making it safer to cross the street in san mateo county. abc 7 news was there at the intersection of 22nd avenue and south el ka minnow real where this light is active. drivers must treat it like any other red light and come to a complete stop. it's 4:44. you're never more than seven minutes away from your okay

weather forecast. here's mike nicco. >> take a look at the big picture on live doppler 7. you can see we're getting flanked from the north by a weak cold front. that's going to push extra clouds into our neighborhood. also going to push the warmest weather down to the south, at least temporarily for today. let's see what it does to our temperatures. we're still? the low to mid-70s about everywhere. from oakland to santa rosa and concord. san jose at 74. 72 at san mateo. richmond, san francisco and half moon bay about 69 degrees. in fact shall let's look at the east bay. we start off at 50 at 7:00. at noon, we're 63. about 61 at 4:00. seems a little chilly, doesn't it? especially when you look at these highs. maybe somebody was messing with the computer models. we're going to top out in the low to mid-70s along the east bay shore. i'll check that 4:00 temperature. 59 degrees at 7:00. let's go to the north. these look a little more reasonable.

44 at 7:00. noon 67. 4:0073. that's after highs, look at that, around 72 to possibly 76 degrees. about 59 at 7:00. tonight's temperatures, mild again. mid-40s to low 50s. here's a look at my seven-day forecast. you like weather without rain? we've got plenty of it and warm temperatures from 70 at the coast to low to mid-70s through the bay and inland friday and then maybe a touch cooler this weekend with a few more clouds. here's sue. >> we're headed to the approach to the bay bridge. this is a live shot. chp officer, you can see the flash putting flares out there. there's a stalled car blocking the right lane from 580 to 80 west. it's prior to the toll plaza. stay left if you can. you can see the flares being put out on the roadway right now on your approach to the bay bridge. checking in with the san mateo bridge, 14-minute ride across the span. this is the causeway. traffic moving at the limit towards the high-rise and

towards the foster city side of things. slow and go out of the central valley. you're looking at a 35-minute drive from tracy in to livermore at this hour. otherwise, green sensors around the bay. it's looking good so far. 4:47. >> sue, thanks you. tonight at 11:00, cannabis in kitchens all over the bay area. >> if you're cooking it yourself, you can make it into anything you'd like. >> from salads to smoothies. meet the chef showing us how to get the most out of cooking with marijuana. a closer look at the growing food trend. cooking with cannabis is tonight at 11:00 p.m. happening today, this year's oscar nominees get together for the academy's annual luncheon. >> are among expected guests. most of the nominees will be there. nominees receive certificates commemorating their achievement. the event private and untelevised. abc 7 is your home for the

oscars. watch it live, sunday, march 4th. jimmy kimmel is once again your host. jumanji welcome to the jungle has done something that hasn't been done since titanic. >> it reached number one seven weeks after its debut. >> i haven't seen it. i hear it's great. it's hard to believe that it's titanic it didn't reach number one in the box office until the third week. it debuted in third place but it kept growing. this weekend, it earned $11 million. it's made $855 million. maze runner came in second. the winchester debuted in third. greatest showman rounded out the top five. notice what's not in the top five. any of the movies being nominated. >> a disconnect. >> a man won't let anything

stand in his way. he's helping others discover a life without limits. >> a boy finds himself in the super bowl spotlight. slip sliding away. ice-covered roads cause massive pile-ups in the midwest. now this morning's techbytes. >> today's techbytes. could this be the end of a cd. >> with sales dropping by 19%, there are reports best buy has told music suppliers they will stop selling cds in stores on july 1st and target could be next. a trial over self-driving technology gets under way in san francisco today. pitting uber against google's spinoff, waymo. >> they're accusing uber of ripping off -- self-driving cars. people on social media were talking about tom brady's coat. when he arrived at the stadium, some people said he looked like a bond villain. justin timberlake's trib tut

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slick roads in the nation's midsection causing numerous crashes including a huge pileup that closed part of the missouri interstate. this was taken by a volunteer fire department in missouri. numerous cars and big rigs lost traction near marshfield. the road will be closed all night. as early as tomorrow, spacex could launch the newest, biggest and most powerful rocket. the falcon heavy. the $90 million rocket will be capable of carrying really big satellites into orbit and even sending spacecraft to the moon and mars. this will be the first test flight. it will be carrying a red tesla roadster which could be the first car ever launched into space. it's the day after the biggest sporting event in the country and millions of americans plan to call out sick. >> are you one of these people? in a survey by mucinex, 14

million americans said that they're not going to be at work today dubbing it super sick monday. the survey found that 25% of people feel that the monday after the super bowl should be considered a national holiday. many stay that they need the day forrest and recovery. maybe some of you are recovering from a justin timberlake halftime show. maybe that made you sick. >> oh! >> there was a 13-year-old boy who really stole the show. i know, that's right. ryan mcken is a a patriots fan from massachusetts. he's watching the show awkwardly recording it. then he realizes that j.t. is there. he seizes the moment. switches the camera into selfie mode and bravely snaps a pic with the superstar. here's the view from his camera. >> good photo. >> that went viral, even turning into a meme. ryan said his phone immediately started blowing up after it happened. he's now known as the selfie kid. >> people were tweeting out

afterwards, he's probably googling who is timberlake. why is stadium purple? but it's cute. >> he looks like a young j.t. the hair was still curly. >> yeah. >> somebody said he was disappointed it wasn't justin bieber. there was a lot of shade thrown on that one. on that one. >> memorial hospit montana and south dakota. head he had to chicago. the rain along president eastern seaboard is gone. none of that is coming our way. we're talking above average temperatures once again. spring fever coming up in the seven-day forecast. how about the commute, sue? >> we have a stall approaching the bay bridge. it's been out there for 20 minutes now. you see a flare and the chp looks like it's pushing it off to the right of your screen. that may be good news. it's not really slowing things

down as you see traffic whizzing on by as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. all right. elsewhere, let's check out san rafael. the taillights headed past freitas parkway. 20-minute drive. straight shot across the waldo grade. there is one lane down due to roadwork. the right lane out of robin williams tunnel. it's early enough that it's not slowing you. guys? thank you, sue. some south bay kids had a lesson in how to beat adversity this weekend. don ryker turns blank canvases into works of art with a hard hat specially adapted to use his paintbru paintbrush. cerebral palsy hasn't stopped him from pursuing his dream as an artist. he held a workshop in san jose to show how it's done. the kids even got a helmet. the highly anticipated teaser for solo, a star wars story dropped during the super

bowl. >> which one are you interested in joining? >> want to be a pilot. best in the galaxy. >> the film stars a young han solo. donald glove, amelia clark there too. it will debut exclusively on "good morning america" today. it hits theaters on maye 25th. star wars is owned by disney, the parent company of abc 7. there's an issue complicating the effort to crackdown on carpool. >> you'll hear from those who know him best. speaking of the game, eagles fans obviously celebrating all night long. we're just getting video of the wild celebrations on philly streets. there have been some arrests and some injuries. plus, location, location, plus, location, location, location.

yikes. flipping cars in philly. fans celebrating? well into the morning as the eagles become champions for the first time ever. >> the bay area was well-represented in what's being called one of, if not the greatest super bowl ever. good morning to you on this monday, february 5th. >> never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here with a look at your day. >> we'll start by looking at live doppler 7. like the weekend, it's pretty quiet out there. we'll overlay the clouds. there's a few out there and more coming. we'll have high clouds and gorgeous sunrise at about 7:09 this m