record-breaking temperatures today. good morning to you on this wednesday, february 7th. alexis is off. sue hall is filling in. you're bringing gorgeous weather day after day after day after day. >> reggie and i are wearing sleeves. you and jessica aren't. you're anticipating what's going on. let's take a look at what's going on. seventh consecutive day of record high temperatures and there gu. the lack of cloud cover and rain on live doppler 7, one of the indicators of that. let's look at the accuweather 12-hour planner. 44 to 56. pretty close to average this morning. 67 to 72 at noon. a whole lot of sunshine out there. 69 to 75 at 4:00. at 7:00, going to be real nice out this evening. low 60s. even a few mid-60s. hi sue. >> we're taking a look at the golden gate bridge which is looking great this morning if your travels take you from oh, say san rafael through into mill valley and sausalito. four lanes for your southbound drive and it's fog-free and

about a 20-minute ride from san rafael. overall, pretty good. an hour out of tracy into dublin. that's our slow and go usual morning spot with speeds of 25 to 19 miles an hour. give yourself extra time. ace trains are a great way to go. both trains 1 and 3 are running on schedule. >> sue, thank you. they've been tracking these days of warm weather. all around, flowers popping up early. >> there are other signs, too. like ski store putting their equipment on deep discount because there's just no snow. abc 7 news reporter matt keller at the beach. live in santa cruz. >> good morning, reggie and natasha. it's going to be 76 degrees today. a lot of people head to the beach so you have to be prepared and you have to get here early like this guy. check him out. he's prepared. look at this. he's got the flipflops and the sensible swim trunks. short sleeve shirt. he's got the sun hat and the shades. he's ready to go.

this guy has the right idea. beach is not the only place that the warm weather is going to have an impact. check out the flowers and blossoms popping up. flowers and trees getting an early boost from the sunshine. >> does wonderful things. especially with the sun. >> fruit trees as long as orchid blooms for the new -- to get ready for the celebration. this week, actually, this saturday. on february 16. yeah. that's when -- the beginning of the new year of our chinese new year, whatever you call it. yeah, with the sunshine, it speed up the process of flowering. >> reporter: the record breaking warm temperatures are making everybody forget the snow in the mountains. ski equipment and 50% off. of course, here in santa cruz the sport is volleyball. come out live if you can.

sorry buddy. this is going to hurt for him. volleyball, look at this main beach here. dozens of courts here. everybody will be playing out here. at 6:45, we're going to recreate the volleyball scene from top gun. i found a guy who looks like val kilmer. no, i'm not. >> as long as we're not recree crating the scene from castaway. >> i found a guy who looks like val kilmer, matt keller. done and done. the fight over uber and the -- travis kalanick is going to be back on the stand. yesterday, kalanick was peppered with questions regarding his relationship with former google self-driving car expert anthony lewan do you ski. he believes that he stole the secrets and founded a company that uber bought. it's a lot it take in.

kalanick admitted talking with him while he was still a google employee. >> police are investigating a robbery after a student was held at gunpoint outside of a hall. it happened on channing way shortly before 1:00 on monday morning. the 19-year-old student was standing in front of putnam hall when four people approached him. one pointed a gun at him and demanded property. no word on what was taken. the robbers ran away and the student was not hurt. new details on san francisco's plan for two navigation centers. the city is going to negotiate a lease with cal trans to open centers like the one you see here on state property. one location at fifth and bryant streets would accommodate about 80 homeless people. another site on division circle and south van ness who house more people. they would open in july. an effort to keep the winter home in sunnyvale open all year

long. about 2 dozen homeless people urged the board of supervisors to keep it open past the closing date of april 15th. >> i used to hang out on the streets all the time. but since the shelter has helped, it's helped me a lot. >> more safer for kids there. it's more better to keep it open so there's no people out there sleeping in the trees and bushes. >> it's good nurturing family environment, too. there's no gang activity, this and that. >> 125-bed shelter opened in november of 2016 in sunnyvale and is operated by the nonprofit home first. this photo from the san jose mercury news. the board took no action on yesterday's request. 6:05 now. happening today, the fairfield police department is hosting an education forum on security cameras. it's for those families or business owners looking to buy or who already own them and would like to know more on how they increase protection.

officers would like to discuss the best place to put them, how to maintain them and register them with the department. the forum is taking place inside of city council chambers at 6:30 p.m. another celebration of life for the legendary edwin hawkins. ♪ >> this is video from last night's celebration. hawkins won one of his four grammys for his rearrangement of oh, happy day, featured in the movie "sister act." the celebration taking place in fremont starting at 7:00. a number of musical celebrities scheduled to attend. the event is open to the public and you don't need a ticket. it is official. this saturday will be the first annual cliff burton day in alameda county on what would have been his 56th birthday. the castro valley native was metallica's original bassist. they declared february 10th cliff burton day. he died at the age of 24 in a

tour bus crash. the honor follows a petition drive-by his fans. sonoma county wants to fast track the effort to rebuild after the fires. they need help. a new safety alert for parents after a man was arrested for hacking into a teen's snapchat account. if you're thinking about heading outside for this possible record seventh consecutive day of temperatures that are above average, nearing records, look at this. tree pollen is moderate.

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i want to jump in because the sacramento bee released this article this morning. a lot of folks in the bay area will be interested. it could soon be harder to rent a vacation home in south lake tahoe. here's the article. activists are pushing for a ballot measure that would make operating a vacation rental unlawful in much of the city. the measure hopes to eliminate about 1400 vacation rentals over the next three years. that is about 75% of current license rentals there. and the reason is because of loud parties, overcrowded

driveways and trash left by vacationers. i will post a link to the full story on my twitter account. jessica abc 7. looking at the snow up there. not a lot to ski on right now. maybe they're doing too much partying. about 24% of average is where the snow pack is right now. let's talk about temperatures back here at home. we're in the mid to upper 40s throughout the inland, east bay areas. we have 51 at pleasant hill. 60 at mt. dab liablo. waiting for the sunlight to come out and warm the air and turn it over. right now 50 in san jose. 54 san carlos. san francisco 55. oakland 53. 39 in santa rosa. let's look at the commute planner for today. if you have a car, convertible, sunroof, good time to use those. mass transit, cooler this morning. on the bay, grab the sunglasses. here's sue with more on the commute. all right. a live look at -- let's see, where are we going?

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it's 6:15. welcome back. there are new concerns about a hacking incident in new jersey. a 21-year-old man is accused of stealing photos from the accounts of several teenage girls and posting them online. they're supposed to disappear in less than ten seconds. >> snapchat is a very secure social media site. it takes somebody really knowing what they're doing to be able to hack into the other person's account and take pictures. >> coming up on gma, learn how to better protect your snapchat account and keep your private photos from popping up online. gma starts at 7:00 a.m. here on abc 7. the north bay wildfires worsened the housing crisis in the region. now sonoma county wants an aggressive approach to building

new homes. county supervisors are considering an ambitious goal. 30,000 new housing units over just five years. they're considering letting voters decide on a housing bond that would speed up reconstruction with taxpayer dollars. no formal decisions have been made yet. county officials are expected to hash out the details at a later date. quite a show-off. the southern california coast this past weekend. a whale showing off for whale watchers. >> oh, yeah. people who saw the whale say it stayed about ten feet off newport beach for an hour before heading out to sea. the man who shot the video has been tracking the whale migration from alaska to mexico. it's been quite a video. >> otherwise, we would never have these views. i love it. >> perspective. >> speaking of the beach, we were talking to matt keller on the beach at santa cruz, he said it's going to get close to 80 degrees. >> the record high is 85 in

santa cruz. it's going to be pretty darn warm there. let's talk about your warm temperatures. february has been a incredibly warm weather. today is the 7th. it could be our seventh consecutive day of breaking records. here's a look at san jose, 280 at 17. it's quite sunny down there. temperatures in the mid-50s. watching records today and we'll do that under a sunny sky. tonight, nothing but stars and a seasonal chill like this morning. a cooler pattern develops through the extended forecast. as far as what's happening today, the snow is in new england and the rain in the southeast. for us, wall to wall sunshine. 74 to 78 degrees in the south bay. look for the asterisk. 74 to 76 on the peninsula today. about 71 to 74 on the peninsula coast. 76 downtown. look at the north bay coast. 73 to 74 degrees. we've got 76 to 79 up in the north bay. about 74 to 76 along the east

bay shore and one last stop. 76 to about 78 degrees in the inland east bay neighborhoods. temperatures tonight, mainly in the 40s except for san francisco, san mateo. half moon bay to santa cruz. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the cooling hits the coast friday. for the rest of us, saturday looks like our coolest day will be monday. hi sue. >> good morning, we're just getting this in from ace train. apparently ace train number 1 between fremont and great america stations is delayed due to track maintenance between those two stations. they've they're waiting for the track maintenance to clear. number 3 and 5 are running on schedule this morning. to walnut creek we go. sluggish past north main. we had an earlier accident near treat. that's cleared off to the right-hand shoulder. brake lights beginning on the way towards highway 24. otherwise, we're looking at pretty moderate commute with slowing from vallejo to novato. an accident in the center di individual. westbound 37 near father emare .

once you merge to one lane, it's moderate traffic. thank you, sue. happening now, a big sale you want to know about if you're planning to travel. southwest kicked off a two-day flash sale focused on california. for flights to and from the golden state. the best deals are for flights inside california. for example, if you want to go to l.a. for the weekend. one-way tickets can be as low as 29 bucks each or $58 for a round trip. you have to fly february 27th through may 3rd. you have to act fast. the deals are only good today and tomorrow as i plan my trip to disneyland. the falcon heavy is going a lot farther than california. it's on the way to mars. >> yeah. >> spacex successfully launched the biggest rocket in the world. >> let's see if we can show you real video. can we take it? >> this is a fun pattern. >> oh, darn. on board is a red tesla

roadster. it's pretty cool. it's circling the earth headed to mars. elon musk thought the launch had a 50/50% chance of succeeding. >> what did falcon heavy teach you? >> crazy things can come true. i didn't really think this would work. when i see the rocket lift-off, i see a thousand things that could not work and it's amazing when they do. >> so much was achieved with this launch. the boosters that set the rocket into space can be reused and this opens up the possibility of sending people to mars. plans are in the works for the next launch. the details at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america." the popularity of a new muni app is the reason the mta owes the app hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the legal battle brewing over this cat that survived the north bay wildfires. >> we're obsessed with this story. you have to see it. first, ginger zee with a

look at what's ahead on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. good morning. coming up, president trump saying he would love to see a government shutdown if democrats won't agree to tightening immigration laws. we are live with the latest. plus, live in florida after the historic spacex launch and have the details this morning only on gma.

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check out what's going on today. 15 to 18 degrees. we should still be around 58 to 61. today we'll be 74 to 76 degrees. some areas up in the north bay pushing 80. it's 6:24. here's that story that has so many of you talking this morning. a cat rescued from the north bay wildfires now at the center of a heated custody battle. that cat is named mack. it disappeared during the firestorm in october. he ended up in a local shelter. eventually he found a new home. two months after the fire, shelby wallace, mack's original owner, learned he was living with a new adoptive family. here's the problem. they don't want the cat to go back to the original owner. >> you split a family up and are you okay with that at the end of the day?

>> sonoma county animal services confirms through dna that this is this woman's cat. wallace invoked a unique ordinance to allow families of lost and adoptive pets to file a claim to get the pet back. until this dispute is settled, possibly even in court, the shelter is now serving as a go-between. >> crazy story. >> so we're asking you, i have it on twitter and facebook, what do you think should happen next? we have developments at the richmond crscrap metal yard whe there was a fire. they're hitting the metal company for a public nuisance and illegal open burning. the company should have prevented the fire. a fire at that recycling yard forced a shelter in place and toll workers at the richmond-san rafael bridge had to be evacuated. as for fines and penalties, area drico physicians say those are under review and will be handed down later. the muni app is so popular

with locals and tourists, it's costing us quite a bit. >> because of the ticket sales, the city owes the app developer money. they underestimated how many fares they would sell through the mobile app. about $215,000 people have down -- downloaded it. the transport agency board of directors approved a $455,000 contract with the developer to cover unanticipated commission fees through october. ed sheeran announced a new bay area date. he actually canceled his performance at levi stadium in september because of that 10:00 curfew. now the pop star announced that he will be at at&t park on august 21st. the santa clara city council and the 49ers have been at odds over the curfew for months now. the niners say that the rule is just not reasonable and that it's costing the city revenue. the city says it has to look out for neighbors who live around

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well now at 6:30, wild swings on wall street. the opening bell just rung. >> you're looking live at the new york stock exchange. we're going to take a live look at nasdaq this morning. today could be another rocky ride. of course, we'll be seeing how the markets are swinging this morning and see where we end up in a few minutes. >> futures went down overnight. that's a big concern. we'll see if it drops again. >> we'll be watching. welcome to wednesday, february 7th. now 6:30. alexis is off today. the rest of us never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. a week now of record highs. >> today marks the 7th of february and seventh day of record high temperatures. you can see how dry it is on live doppler 7. let's jump right into what's going on. you can see the sun just about to pop up. my accuweather 12-hour planner is going to show you that temperatures are mainly in the 40s and 50s this morning. but as we get deeper into the

forecast, by noon we'll already be in the upper 60s to low 70s. a great evening. look at the temperatures, low to mid-60s under the stars at 7:00. how is the commute this morning, sue? it's a rough one on ace train number 1 or expecting someone because they're delayed due to union pacific track maintenance, and they're hoping to get the tracks open momentarily. but at the very least, the train will be at least 20 minutes late headed towards san jose. we're watching ace train number 1. on schedule. and a slow commute across the san mateo bridge. it's getting busier. we have no reports of accidents but brake lights across the span for about a 22-minute ride over to san mateo. sue, thank you. a fight over license plate readers wept late into the night in the east bay. >> police concerns versus privacy rights created a lively debate in alameda. it's likely just starting. amy hollyfield is live for us in

the area. >> reporter: hi, reggie. they lessened to testimony last night for about four hours. they want to take what they've heard and reconsider the proposal. they heard a lot of concern from people about privacy. a lot of people were worried about the information on the cameras will be given to federal immigration officials. a city council official said she wants the proposal rewritten to say i.c.e. will never get information from these cameras. there was also concern that people didn't get enough time to talk last night. each speaker was given three minutes to speak. >> i do think the public should be heard in more than just three minutes. i mean, this is the first time we've had this discussion and there are some concerns that i think would shape what you're going to ask for. >> reporter: the police chief wants the license plate reading cameras placed around alameda to

help fight crime. he says crime is up 12% this year. he says they only read license plates, no information is gathered that could lead to racially profiling. we'll check in today to find out what they plan to do next. although everyone might not be at work first thing this morning, the meeting didn't wrap up until about 1:00 this morning. live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. the undocumented immigrants accused of killing an indianapolis colts player and a driver had previous duis. he's from guatemala. the d.a. said he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of dui in 2005. he was also convicted of drug possession charges the following year and was deported twice in 2007 and 2009 following arrests in san francisco. president trump used sunday's fatal crash to underscore his push for tougher border control as he did with kate steinle.

he has the initial hearing in indianapolis later today. an investigation under way into a house fire in pittsburg. it started near high gateway and meadow brook circle. four adults, two children and a dog escaped before firefighters arrived. no injuries reported there. the fire started inside the garage and spread to the attic. another update on what's happening in taiwan right now after their deadly 6.4 quake that hit yesterday. the death toll has climbed to 6 this morning. there are still 76 people missing. meanwhile, 256 people remain injured. brand new, pope francis issuing a message of condolence within the last hour, saying he's sending victims prayers. at least four buildings in the worst-hit area on the east coast of the island actually caved in and they're tilting dangerously. there are rescue operations

under way right now. back to you. jessica, thank you. happening today, a mountain view tutor accused of lewd acts with two chirp faces arraignment and police are searching for more victim. s. they received a call from a parent saying his child was molested by liu. an investigation turned up another victim. the two students are 10 and 11. liu worked there and volunteered at other places. the newest supervisor of san francisco is holding police accountable for the big jump in car break-ins in the city. the examiner reports katherine stephanie plans regular hearings on this issue starting in about a month. stephanie says there are about 85 car break-ins every day. she says it shouldn't be a toll you have to pay to live in san francisco. interim mayor mark farrell picked her to fill his vacant

seat. time is running out for congress to avoid another government shutdown. the deadline is tomorrow. president trump is advocating for a shutdown if his immigration demands are not met. he faced pushback from a virginia congresswoman facing a tough reelection bid this november. >> i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. >> we don't need a government shutdown on this. we really -- i think both sides learned that a government shutdown would not, it wasn't good for them. >> the house approved a short-term funding measure last night. they are close to sealing a two-year budget deal. the breaking news, two major southern california newspapers were just sold. the los angeles times and the san diego union tribune. they were just sold to billionaire patrick soon chung for $500 million. here's a tweet september out moments ago from the los angeles

times. the deal was in the works for a while. but it becomes official this hour. so who is this billionaire? he's one of los angeles' wealthiest residents. he works in biotech. the sale comes amid a turbulent time for the l.a. times. there has been three editors in just the last six months. sexual harassment investigation as well as a unionization vote. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. it's official. santa clara county superior court judge aaron persky is going to face a recall on june 5th. he sparked nationwide outrage. after sentencing stanford swimmer brock turner for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. many say he was too lenient. the county board of supervisors approved the special election triggering strong rae action from both sides of this debate. >> nearly 95,000 voters signed the petition and it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be

fair. if it succeeds, judges are not going to be willing to exercise their discretion to be lenient for fear of being recalled. so this is just terrible on so many levels. supervisors place the question of who should replace persky if he loses on the same recall ballot. voters have the option of immediately choosing a replacement. now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's start in the south bay. mid to upper 40s when you get into the flatter land. milpitas and up in the hills and los gatos we're in the mid to upper 50s. we've got 47 right now in newark, brentwood at 46. fairfield, 42. same thing in napa. san pablo, 52. alameda and san carlos, 56. coming into san francisco or waking up here, it's 55 degrees. it looks gorgeous in santa cruz this morning. if you're out exercising, on the bay, total sunshine and record warmth at our beaches once

again. we'll be really close. the high i'm forecasting for half moon bay 74. the record 75. let's get a handle on what our kids will be dealing with today. 7:00 this morning, 44 inland but 50 to 56 by 11:00. mid to upper 60s to 70 at the coast. by 3:00, it's going to be warm everywhere with 72 to about 76 degrees. here's a look from the east bay hills. still a little breezy in our hills. but not as much as it was of the last couple of days. it is blowing around. moderate amounts of tree pollen an low amounts of weed and grass. uv index going to be out and about, is moderate for today. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast. cooler weather is on the way. here's sue with a look at what's going on. how is the toll plaza doing? >> it's packed. we have metering lights on at 5:25 this morning. i watched a tow truck that had to move off on accident that's in the center divide near the metering light. that's adding insult to injury. otherwise, the carpoolers are getting by just fine.

about a 45-minute ride from hercules across the corridor into san francisco. that includes the delay there at the bay bridge. all right. checking on a couple of problems in san francisco. we have northbound 280 near highway 1. slow lane blocked with an accident as you approach daly city. and this just reported. this could be a bad one. southbound 101 before 280. four cars, two left lanes blocked. you can see the sensors stacking up on to the 80 split coming off the bay bridge. so we'll be back with more details on this in a couple minutes. thank you, sue. a new bill pushing for ride hailing services like uber and lyft to be all-electric. the drivers who decide to purchase all-electric cars would get money back. democratic state senator nancy skinner of berkeley is behind this bill. she's calling for more zero emission and electric cars within the next ten years. the legislation would use up to $300 million in state funding for rebates. it is specifically aimed at ride hailing drivers who incentivize

the purchase of environmentally friend i cars. steve wynn is out following allegations of sexual misconduct. wynn's departure comes a week after he steps down as the financial chief the republican national committee. it reports a number of women have said wynn harassed or assaulted them. it led to a $7.5 million setment for one of them. wynn denies the allegations and blaming his ex-wife for what he's calling a smear campaign against him. jim carrey passionate about this. he's deleted his facebook account and wants you to do the same. the reason he's calling for a boycott. an alert this morning about your tv. the flaw that could allow hackers to take control and change the channels. first, here's a look at what's coming up on "live" with kelly and ryan. >> good morning. coming up, we're in the bahamas with whitney cum

dry wirnt and breezes. the temperatures 76 in san diego. l.a. 82. palm springs 84. we've got mid to upper 70s through the central valley to monterey. mid to upper 60s in eureka. not a cloud to be found in

tahoe. limited snow on the ground. only 24% of average. temperatures run to near records friday before two cold fronts bring temperatures back down to average with just a chance of some snow showers monday. reggie, natasha? >> mike, thanks. shorts, t-shirts, flipflops deaf niftly rule. >> this unusually warm weather mike has been tracking, good for some businesses not for others. matt keller live in santa cruz. >> reporter: good morning. it's good for me. i get to come to the beach and cover the weather. i promised this sunrise in the last live report. here it is. check it out. at the wharf here. the main beach in santa cruz, it's beautiful here. it's going to feel great as well. 76 degrees here today. what a perfect beach day again. some people want to remind you that this is still ski season in the mountains.

sports basement has ski equipment on sale for 50% off. spring plants, flowers and trees getting a boost from the early sunshine. it really helps the fruit strtr and the or kids. the sunrise is just starting. after i'm done here, i'm going on my facebook page, matt keller. i'm going to do a live facebook of the sunrise if you'd like to enjoy that. i will be enjoying that. >> back to you in the studio. >> thank you so much. >> i can't wait for the warm temperatures this afternoon, i think. let's go over now to jessica. you know, warm -- stock market warming up a little bit. a quick check since we've been on a roller coaster lately. a live look at the big boards showing the dow jones up 108 points right now. that's about .4 of a percent. i've been watching this closely this morning. i can tell you right after the opening bell, the dow dipped about 100 points.

somewhat predicted an early trading. now it's back in the green. a lot of people keeping their fingers crossed that this is going to be a good day for wall street. we'll keep our eyes on things throughout the day. back to you. >> jessica, appreciate it. thank you. now to the morning money report. a new warning about your tv. >> a new investigation by consumer reports. it finds millions of smart tvs could be hacked. the problem affects samsung and other brands that use the roku tv program. consumer reports able to show how hackers can take over your tv changing the channels, turning the volume up full blast. >> this happens because many smart tvs have a programming interface called an api that lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control over wi- wi-fi. in some cases we found that this api was not properly secured and could let a hacker control your tv. >> samsung and roku both responded to the report saying they take privacy and security seriously. tcl referred to roku's response.

michael finney is tracking this new report and will have more on this tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. going out of business sales could start at stores today. it plans to close 182 stores last month including some in the bay area. at least a dozen of the stores are taken off the closure list. the sales will last until april. if you paid full price to replace your iphone battery, you could get a refund. the move comes after the controversy when it was revealed apple was slowing down older iphones to preserve aging batteries. at the time, apple reduced the cost of battery replacement from 79 bucks to 29 bucks. now it's considering refunding people who paid the full price. it will publish additional information in the future. the u.s. promising tougher sanctions against north korea. vice president mike pence says they plan to unveil the toughest and most aggressive sanction

yet. he's in japan right now ahead of the olympic games that will start in south korea within days. pence will lead the u.s. delegation. he says part of his mission is to ensure that the north quote, can't hijack the games. on a related note, the sister of kim jong un will be part of the north's delegation. president trump has ordered the pentagon to plan a military parade through washington, d.c. the president was inspired, apparently, by last year's bastille day parade in paris which he attended. he wants a celebration to show appreciation for the military. the parade would include marching troops, rolling tanks and other military equipment. gma's robin roberts asked martha raddatz this big question. >> who is going to pay for it? how much is it going to cost? >> oh, a lot of money. it could cost millions and we would pay for it. our military, by the way, is still deployed around the world. has been fighting one war after another. there are readiness issues, budget issues. >> raddatz says the plan is to

have it sometime this year. now we're going to talk about next year because theater fans pretty excited that hamilton is making his return. ♪ >> yeah. we already knew the hugely popular musical would be back in 2019. now we know it will return to the orpheum theater next february. tickets go on sale for new members on tuesday, march 13th at 10:00 a.m. let you know when tickets go on sale for the general public. i mean, last year i got up real early in the morning, found out they had some tickets on sale. that's how we got in. >> yeah. >> we got your back on this one. >> partially obstructed view. still worth it. >> it was great. >> yeah. never more than seven minutes away from the great mike nicco. >> you guys are too kind. let me tell you something that's not so great. i get this from jan at golden gate weather services. he reviewed 100 years of records for the area and never have we ever made up a deficit as big as

we have so far. san francisco's made it up twice. our odds of ending this rain year at at least seasonable levels, not good at all. today, the epitome of what we've seen in february. the 7th day of february, seventh consecutive day of record high temperatures in the bay area. cooling coming but above average. here's a look at the blocking areas. high pressure moving the storms to the north and the south. meeting in the midwest and moving to the east. pretty potent storm. call ahead if you're headed there. look for the asterisk. record highs there. 74 to 76 on the peninsula. redwood city, 76. low to mid-70s along the coast and into downtown san francisco. up the north bay coast. we've got 76 to 79. the spread in the norts bay valley. 74 to 76 along the east bay shore. as you move inland, about 76 to 78 degrees. tonight's temperatures, a lot like this morning. mid to upper 40s about everywhere except for the coast

and san francisco and san mateo. low to mid-50s. the cooling hits the coast. friday, for the rest of us saturday. each with a change of temperatures, it's still going to be dry. hi, sue. good morning. a couple of problem spots. ace train number 1 on the move again. it was stuck due to track maintenance between fremont and great america. but now it's running about 17 minutes late as it's moving into santa clara. ace trains 3 and 5 are looking real good and on time. >> the big problem spot this morning, now an accident. southbound 101 blocking two lanes before 280. if we zoom out, you can see the backup now headed on to the skyway as you come off of the bay bridge. they're trying to clear the lanes. for now, not a real good alternate for you unless you take the 280 extension southbound. that's probably the best way to avoid this. again, it's southbound before 280 on 101, two lanes blocked. the two left lanes. thank you, sue. a new survey says you're seeing

fewer drivers using cell phones behind the wheel. the state's office of traffic safety says less than 4% of drivers now pick up and use their devices. that is half of the number from a year ago. part of the reason, a law that went into effect in january of 2017 prohibiting drivers from holding cell phones on the road. also, more of us are aware of the danger of distracted drivin and more of us are using hands-free technology. more children have been affected by drinking during pregnancy than previously thought. according to a study published in the journal of the american medical association. up to 1 in 20 american kids falls somewhere on the spectrum of disorders caused by maternal drinking. some experts say that the new study overestimates and under estimates the prevalence in different ways because of the way the data was collected. fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include abnormal growth and disabilities and behavioral problems. jim carrey urging people to delete facebook accounts and

dump the company's stock. the actor decided this after learning facebook sold political ads to russian link accounts. take a look at the tweet. facebook vowed to step up its efforts to protect election integrity. carrey says it's not enough. facebook has not responded to his boycott so far. during the super bowl, we got a first glimpse of the han solo movie. >> our parent company, disney, plans for a new series of movies written by the creator of game of thrones. it will be different from the luke skywalker saga. bob iger says that several star wars tv shows are in the works that will be released on the upcoming streaming service. coming up, the seven things you need to know before you go. you can see more great photos like this oun. this looks like muir woods. thank you to thomas. post your best photos and video.

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number one, after hours of public comment last night, still no decision on alameda's controversial license plate reader cameras. the police chief says it's a safety issue. others worried about privacy. number two, the death toll climbed to six in taiwan. 76 people are still missing. number 3, aaron persky. the judge who sentenced brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman will be up for recall in june. it would include marching troops, rolling tanks and other military equipment. martha raddatz will have more at 7:00 a.m. wall to wall sunshine and record highs come to the day planner. starting off in the 40s to 50s. we'll end up in the 70s. >> number 6, we're following this accident in san francisco. southbound 101 before 280 after

cesar chavez. four vehicles involved and a big stackup. hamilton coming back to shn orpheum theater next february. tickets go on sale for new members on tuesday, march 13th. we'll let you know when tickets are available to the general public. if you missed it the first time, here is your chance. >> those who have seen it, don't see it again. let us see it. please. sfliemt m >> may the best man win. if we have to bring this to a duel, i will. >> it's that boworth it to see twice? >> it's really amazing. we'll be back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. >> "good morning america" starts right now with wall street's wild ride and what you can expect today. meanwhi meanwhile, here, look at the sunrise from santa cruz. is that matt keller? >> he's likes long walks on the beach. >> poor matt. enjoy your warm day today.