weekend. february 8th. >> that's a good way of looking at it. bright and cheery. >> i'm trying to keep us going. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist lisa argen is here. is this the last really warm day? >> i don't think we'll see a record in san francisco today. we could see records in the south bay. yesterday we had that 81 in santa rosa. not likely today. we have a cooler on shore push and we're looking at some fog along the coastline here. but overall, temperatures today will be warm, north and south end of the bay. but right around san francisco, not as warm. we're looking at upper 60s to near 70s by noontime. mid-70s around the bay later on

today and a high today of just about 70 downtown. sue? >> good morning, lisa. i've been enjoying these afternoons. i know we need the rain, but it's been so pretty. walnut creek at southbound 680, the taillights past north main and on to highway 24. everybody is moving at the limit. if your travels take you from highway 4 in martinez down towards 24, you're looking at about a 7 to 8-minute drive. a breeze getting through there. we have slow and go out of tracy over the altamont. i checked. your drive time is 36 minutes at this hour. accident in the clearing stages. this one in oakland. the transition ramp from westbound 24 on to 580. apparently it's right at the curve. it's difficult to see. tow truck is trying to scoot that out of the way of the we'll come back in a couple of minutes and take a look at your bay bridge toll plaza and see if the metering lights are on yet. guys? >> now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> yes. we have major news from san

francisco-based twitter. the social media company just announced minutes ago, it had a first quarterly profit in history. return to revenue growth in the fourth quarter. they've been doing pretty well on wall street despite the roller coaster this week. stock increased in pre-market trading. investors are wary because it's been a rocky road for twitter lately. they've dealt with abuse, fake accounts and attempts by russian agents to spret misinformation. they've also been plagued with -- woun of the top executives left the company. that happened just last month. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. elon musk celebrated being able to launch a red tesla into space but they can't get the timeline straight end out on the ground. >> p people are getting kind of angry. matt keller live from santana row this morning.

matt? >> reporter: good morning. the making of the model 3s have been painfully slow for the company and customers. a delivery on the less expensive vehicles has been delayed yet again. you remember in the people bay area waited in line two years ago to put a thousand dollars deposit down for the model 3? it starts at $35,000 before incentives. last night, some of those people have taken to twitter saying delivery might be delayed nine months or until 2019 maybe. tesla announced in its earnings report, it made 2,425 model 3s last year. they didn't know if they'd meet the goal this year. he added if we can send a roadster to the asteroid belt, we can probably solve this. reservations for the car remain stable despite the delay. it looks like customers will

have to continue to be patient. reporting live in san jose, matt keller. abc 7 news. hi everyone. an update here on a san francisco police officer that's out of the hospital this morning after a confrontation with a suspect in san francisco. police actually from the tenderloin station say the officer was chasing the armed suspect near 7th and market last night when he knocked her to the ground. police actually tweeted that officer was treated and released overnight. want to show you that tweet. that officer doing okay this morning. the suspect, 19-year-old dante oliver, also accused of breaking someone's nose. that suspect was arrested on multiple charges, including robbery and assault on an officer. back to you. >> happening today, the suspected drunk driver accused of killing chp officer andrew camilleri will be back in he was driving more than 120

mirs when he rear ended camilleri on christmas eve. he's charged with first degree murder. he's appearing in court for a bail hearing today. various outrage and questions this morning after a confidential letter from san francisco interim mayor mark farrell venture capital firm. a letter says his company will benefit from farrell being mayor. reporter vic lee has the story. >> reporter: interim mayor mark farrell says from the day he was sworn in as the city's top politici politician, he's taken a leave of absence from his company which invests in travel technology companies. >> as a mayor, i've taken a leave of absence. >> as further proof he means it, he signed this agreement initiated by his firm and sent to the city attorney. he was officially on leave that he would receive no compensation and that he would not perform any job duties. but now, this letter has

surfaced. a confidential memo written by his company's managing director, chris hemter. it says in part, farrell's 4 1/2 months term as mayor will become an advantage to the long-term benefit of thayer ventures. >> i was shocked to hear that it was written. >> one of the supervisors wondered if it was a conflict of interest. >> my next thought, there should be an investigation into the validity of what is outlined. >> we asked mayor farrell if he had seen the letter before it was september. >> no, i didn't see the final letter. i understand why that was sent. >> why? >> well, as my partner mentioned, to assure our investors that after being mary would be returning. >> then why, we asked, was there all this controversy? >> i think he discussed that that was a poor choice of words. >> thayer ventures did not return our call. here at city hall, most of those

not on camera said the letter does not look good but it's no smoking gun. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> to be clear, farrell will not be running for mayor in june. other candidates say it's misleading and unfair that san francisco board of supervisors president london breed is dried as acting mayor on the ballot. breed's campaign manager said under city election laws the job you have at the filing deadline is the title before your name on the ballot. breed was acting mayor when the june 5th mayoral election closed. breed's camp issued a statement say if the other candidates want to challenge her ballot title as it was approved by the department of elections, we have no objection. happening today, san jose mayor sam la give his state of the city address. it's to honor city employees and contributions by community members. it's not clear what he will focus on. but the city has been dealing

with the homeless as well as the housing crunch. good morning everyone. it's thursday. we have just a little patchy fog out there. changes are arriving this afternoon. i still think we're going to see a few records, but not everywhere. live look outside. visibility is pretty good if you are headed out for a bike ride or on the bay. no problem. we'll have a lot of sunshine again today. in fact, it will be above average. but if you're waiting for the bus, it's a little cooler in the inland valleys. about 40 this morning. around some neighborhoods, 50 around the bay. mid-40s inland. we're looking at the coast. as much as 13 degrees cooler by the afternoon, though. 11:00 getting towards the afternoon, mid and upper 60s. where are the changes? basically san francisco to pa specifica half moon bay. 50 in concord and san jose. fog is with us from napa to livermore. 2 1/2 mile visibility in napa.

time in the south bay, you could see another record today with mid 70s here. a beautiful afternoon. not quite as warm elsewhere. we're looking at 72 in oakland. this is all relative, right? we've been well above average for over a week. 72 in santa cruz. tonight, temperatures in the 40s. we'll look at the accuweather seven-day forecast in about ten minutes. sue. we're taking a look to the east shore freeway filling in a little bit. starting to busier out there as the commute gets pushed forward. into the macarthur maze, you're moving solidly. no delays once you've reached the toll plaza except for the cash paying lanes. if you've got the fastrak, you are moving nicely into san francisco as well as the carpoolers. no metering lights yet. but it's looking to fill in there. 30 minutes from hercules into san francisco. 40 minutes into the altamont. we have estimated clearing here for the chp. this accident, west 24 ramp to

580 that was out there on the curve, partially blocking the slow lane, it is now cleared out of the lane. better news. >> sue, thank you. be honest, have you driven while drowsy? when an alarming new study is saying. the custody battle over a cat in the north bay, a lost and adopted pet after the north bay fires has now come to an end. >> we want to hear from you this morning. pull out your phones, go to abc7news.com/vote and answer this. would you put snail slime on your face for the sake of beauty? go vote right now and watch the results update in real time at the bottom of your screen. the bottom of your screen. we'll come back with the

good morning to you. thursday morning. starting out with clear skies. 56 in san francisco. i don't think we'll see a record today. elsewhere, most likely yes. in the south bay, maybe in the north bay. looking at cooler temperatures at the coast, much cooler and windier over the weekend in the hills. will it lead to any rain? i'll let you know coming up. hi everyone. a live look right now at the national prayer breakfast happening in washington, d.c. right now. this is actually the second year that president trump is attending. he just arrived there. watched him walk in and everyone

gave him a standing ovation. things just getting under way right now. believe it or not, the president will have to face lingering questions about his ties to russia and the investigation there. religious and political leaders are attending. according to cnn that includes as many as 60 representatives from russia's religious and political elite. it could make for an interesting dynamic. the live picture zooming out for us. you can see how many people are in attendance and president trump at the table on the left-hand side closest to the podium. he will speak later this morning. we'll have updates as we watch this throughout the morning on our news app and abc7news.com. if anything, major happens during the news kachlts i'll let you know from our live desk. >> jessica, thank you. >> new study by aaa, drowsy driving may play a large r problem with crashes than we thought. >> in the first look, asleep

behind the wheel. watch as this woman barely misses other cars or this man gets thrown from his car. each professionals are vulnerable with cops blaming this pile-up on a drowsy truck driver. >> fedex truck hit me in the back. >> new research from aaa suggests they're vastly under reported. up to 10% of crashes are caused by drowsiness. the aaa foundation put cameras in cars to watch drivers. >> you could look at whether their eyelids were drooping, if fair eyes were closing for extended periods of time and use that to determine whether they were drowsy or not. you can look at video in the seconds and minutes leading up to crashes, really as an additional layer of insight. >> we'll tell you how to stay safe on the road at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm diane macedo, abc news, new york. it's 5:15. gavin newsome's affair came to light in 2007. it's resurfacing as part of the

gubernatorial race. the woman said it was not a case of workplace harassment. she was newsome's employment secretary and the wife of newsome's campaign manager when the affair began. some are seeing the relationship under a new lens in light of the me too movement. however, she wrote on facebook she does not feel the movement applies here. she writes yes, i was a subordinate but i was a free thinking 33-year-old adult married woman and mother. she continues, i can't blame anyone for my part in this ugly episode. tonight governor newsome's lead in the race for california governor is dwindling. a new poll shows that fellow democrat is closing the gap. newsome, the lieutenant governor at 23%. ville rah gose a at 21%. that's a virtual tie. john cox in third place with 9%. public policy institute of california recently conducted the statewide survey ahead of

the june primary. a similar poll showed newsome leading the race by five percentage points. the saga over mack the cat is finally over. >> he is back with his original owner in santa rosa this morning. i got a lot of strong reaction from you yesterday when i posted this on twitter and showed you the story. mack disappeared during the october wildfires. he was found and adopted by a new family. the problem was, when the old family found out that mack was alive and well and wanted the cat back, the new family didn't want to give mack up. we're told this morning that everything has been resolved and it was done peacefully. so i hope that everybody is okay with this. >> me too. >> even thinking about the other family that adopted the pet. i'm sure they're missing it. >> so many cats needs home. they can open their house to another one. >> yes. here's our question of the day. would you put snail slime or

even an actual snail on your face if it would give you flawless skin? you can vote right now. you see, we have a poll up. go to abc7news.com/vote. you can watch these change in real time. i'm curious. 67% of you saying eeww, no thanks. >> you don't need to download anything. go ahead. abc 7 news/vote right now. this is why we're talking about this. snail face treatments are actually a thing. they're becoming more and more popular. a doctor in so cal said that snail slime has anti-aging and rejuvenation properties. copper pep tieds found in the hyaluronic acid. >> if you've got something you want to treat with a snail slime. if you've got a snail, put it on your face. >> i dare you. >> the verdict is still out on whether it actually works. so far it's only been tested in labs. it's not actually fda approved

and it could be allergen i can to some people. you should use caution when shelling out cash for these product and you can do the practical thing and go into the garden, grab a snail and slap it on your face. be nice to the snail. i mean, a lot of these products, i've seen them on amazon and in asian communities. i'm not sure if i'm down with the snail on my face. if it was harvested ethically and the snails were not harmed, i would use a cream with nail muse en in it. >> if a snail can give you good skin, why does it have such bad skin? you know what i'm saying? i am trying to use logic. >> you go first. i would do that before the leech. >> yes. >> the bloodletting. all sorts of wacky things. whatever it takes.

good morning everybody. how about another day of sun. yeah, we got to use that sun block because maybe no snails to prevent oto to promote the good skin. how about promote bad skin with sun block out there. you'll need it with a lot of sunshine today. in fact, in the near future, at the coast we saw that at the shoreline. giving us a breeze. it's all relative. we've been above average for eight days now. situated over the eastern pacific. it is going to change over the weekend. we'll see subtle changes as the high begins to weaken. we'll get more of a breeze. temperatures will cool off. 50 mountain view and san jose. 47 in gilroy. 39 at the coast. 13 degrees colder at the shoreline. you're probably feeling that pacifica half moon bay. santa rosa, 43 in novato. 40 by the delta. 43 in livermore. but 50 in concord. here are your cooler numbers from the coast. the city.

but we are looking at today perhaps records in the south bay. but not everywhere. 75 today. gilroy, 77. so no changes there. no changes with the sea breeze along the coast. downtown, 70. a beautiful day. not as warm as it's been. 76 in soipt rosa. not that 81 like yesterday. 72 oakland. you head inland. low 70s from say fairfield. 75 in pleasanton and tonight we'll get that patchy fog. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the cooler weather, breezy in the hills. by next week, we stay cooler. but it's still above average. good morning, sue. good morning everyone. we're going to the richmond-san rafael bridge. cars are flying through there on the fastrak lanes. no delays to marin county at this hour. it's looking good. to little farther south, the golden gate bridge. we watched the zipper truck reconfiguring your lanes this.

four in the southbound direction and two in the northbound direction. you're at the limit off the waldo. there was some roadwork coming through the tunnel towards the bridge. that should have been picked up by now. nonetheless, it's early enough. it's still pretty light out there. taking a look at the commute out there. green is good. we have drive times. there's your commute over the altamont for just over 45 minutes. highway 4 westbound to concord looking great. there's your commute from san rafael into the city. not bad at all. thank you, sue. happening today, the city of philadelphia will celebrate the eagles super bowl victory. organizers have been preparing for days for this parade. they're expecting up to 2 million people to show up. the city has closed schools, museums, courts and government offices. this is a celebration that has been decades in the making. the last time the eagles won the championship was before the championship was before the super bowl era 1960.

well, a man is under arrest for this post super bowl car flip in philadelphia that has spread all over social media. police say that this 20-year-old man they took o into custody was wearing a white eagles jersey and he now faces several charges, including vandalism. he's also the son of the announcer of the villanova basketball team. okay. up next,s seven things you need to know to start your day. >> what needs to be done for the midnight deadline. one couple is ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jeté between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater?

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week despite the dow's recent roller coaster. number 2, delivery on the less expensive tesla car has been delayed yet again. customers venting their frustrations on twitter. delay could be nine months or even until 2019. number 3, canadian prime minister justin trudeau set to visit san francisco, actually arriving this morning for his two-day stay. he has meetings scheduled with politicians and tech leaders. a bigger risk factor. a study published today claims drowsy driving is a factor in nearly 10% of all crashes. that's not surprising here in the traffic center. let's go to number 5. we've got your bay bridge commute in full effect. it's a little sluggish into san francisco. we'll come back in a few minutes and check on the toll plaza. number 6, it is a cool morning out there. you can see a live look outside. we have fog not only at the

coast, but also in our inland valleys. temperatures today cooler at the coast but low 70s on the peninsula. number 7, the queen of media will not be running for office in 2020. at least for right now oprah winfrey shot down the idea of a presidential run. she made some comments during a special live taping of her podcast, super soul sunday. it appeared to show her state of mind about the whole thing right now. >> okay. we're coming back with 90 more minutes of news including support for a big hike in the gas

the streak continues. we have seven days of record highs in the bay area. >> you're taking a cool look from our abc 7 news roof cam. how many more days of records can we take? do we want this to end?

>> no. >> i like it. >> you might get lynched, jessica. >> i think people are enjoying it. but boy, we need the rain. it would be nice to have some snow. president's day is coming up. today, records will be with us, i think, in the south bay. but not in san francisco. we still will be above average. but that sea breeze is influencing our weather today with some fog along the coast. it's chilly this morning along the shoreline. and we're looking at numbers in the low 40s in our inland valleys. look at the afternoon. yeah, upper 60s to near 70 noontime. mid-70s out there. in the south bay, you'll be very mild as well as the east bay. north bay, not as hot. we'll be looking at more distinct changes over the weekend. i'll talk about them in detail coming up. sue? >> some schools have ski week coming up too, it's going to be pretty light skiing conditions. starting to fill in on the east shore freeway to just bumper to bumper. that's the bad news. the good news is it's moving

along. no stalls or accidents. we did have an accident in front of golden gate fields. but it was on the frontage road. not actually on the freeway. maybe some slowing, maybe it is visible from the freeway. let's pop down to san jose. 280 in the northbound direction. past the 17/880 overcrossing. underneath it i should say. about an eight-minute drive from downtown san jose. it's a nice looking commute in the south bay so far. good morning. i'm jessica castro at the live desk. i want to show you this new video. a house fire in the south bay has sent three people to the hospital. you can see here, heavy smoke coming out of a duplex in los gatos. this is on dard nellie lane. not far from winchester boulevard. it happened at 10:00 p.m. last night. when they arrived, two people were injured but made it out to the front lawn. they later found a third person who needed to go to the hospital. the extent of injuries is

unknown at this hour. investigators say the flames were mainly in the attic area of the unit and right now there is an investigation into the cause. the next door unit also had some smoke damage and right now, unfortunately, a total of five people are displaced. they have to find somewhere else to say today. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. happening today, we expect to learn more about a lawsuit being filed over damage from last year's massive flooding in san jose. >> hard to believe it's been almost a year now since the rain-swollen anderson reservoir caused coyote creek to flood hundreds of homes. 150 flood victims are now suing several local, county and city agencies. officials warned them way too late about this impending disaster. water officials say they've taken steps since the disaster to prevent future flooding. after a flood was caused by copper thieves, this building will be closed.

they were checking out the damage and crews vacuumed water from the floor yesterday. the highway patrol believes the thief stole copper tubing from the roof and that caused water to cascade through the dmv ceiling. happening this morning, the prime minister is coming to town. >> when we say that, we mean the prime minister, the canadian one who was greeted more like a rock star in so many places, including the offices of some of the biggest names in tech today. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at sfo for the arrival of justin trudeau. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. the prime minister lands here at 9:30 morning and has a full day of meeting planned. this is the second leg of his u.s. trip. we have video where he started in chicago. now he makes his way here. he says he is here to strenthe states and canada. his first meeting in san francisco will be a roundtable discussion on diversity with tech leaders mark benny off.

he meets with jeff bazos. toronto is in the running to get the amazon facility. the prime minister might use this as an opportunity check in on that proposal. do a little convincing, maybe. tomorrow, first thing in the morning, he has a 45-minute meeting with governor jerry brown and then meets with lieutenant governor gavin newsome. after all of that, he'll head to los angeles. he's set to speak at the ronald reagan presidential library. one goal is to explore the possibility of more high-quality jobs for canada. reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. congress set to vote today on a budget deal that would avoid another government shutdown. >> senate leaders announced the deal yesterday. it would fund the government for two years and includes billions of dollars for opioid treatment, disaster relief, infrastructure development and defense spending. a couple of things are not included. there is no deal on how to

address immigration and also it does not provide any money for the president's border wall. a firestorm in the white house. one of president trump's top aides has resigned. this after two ex-wives have come forward saying he abused them. staff secretary rob porter is denying the claims. the women told the story in an online publication, the intercept. his first wife released a photo of her black-and-blue eye saying that porter punched her in the face more than a decade ago. abc news senior white house correspond depth cecilia vega is covering the story and she explains why porter is still on the job. >> the white house said he would stay on the job to oversee a smooth transition. i'm being told in the wake of the release of the photos and very public interviews by these two ex-wives, there's a renewed sense of urgency, george, to get him out of this job. sounds like he'll be leaving much sooner than expected. >> many wondering if he was properly vetted by the white house.

a 17-year-old boy is under arrest in connection with a deadly san jose shooting. the shooting happened early tuesday on key street near 7th. police say the boy was in a car seen driving away from the area. they stopped the vehicle, they arrested him a short time later. the victim identified only as a man. his name not released. no motive has been given for the shooting. the search is on for two people repeatedly vandalizing the same building in richmond. a member of the police department shared this photo and you can see the graffiti on the side of veterans memorial hall on 23rd street. two male suspects have been tagging this wall between midnight and 3:00 a.m. and one will typically stand on the corner as a lookout. they've been seen in a gold or champagne-colored honda. the department of interior will hold a meeting to discuss the expansion of oil drilling off the california coast. opponents will be there to protest. the trump administration announced plans to open nearly all offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. state officials are opposed. they also say the public hasn't

been given enough opportunities to give their input. it looks like california voters are pretty evenly split over a move to nix the gas tax. according to the institute of california, 47% support the repeal. 48%, though, oppose it. the 12 cent hike wept into effect in november to raise money for road repairs. they're collecting signatures to force a measure on the ballot to repeal the increase and require a vote of the people to raise fuel tax in the future. good thursday morning everyone. waking up to some fog in our inland valleys. also right here along the coast. so we're looking at a cooler start for you. and a live look outside. it looks clear for the most part here in san francisco. so hitting the roads or the commute trains or the bay. looking good. we're looking at clear conditions and the winds not too breezy. it is 56 degrees in san francisco, 49 across the bay in oakland with 50 in mountain view. 45 morgan hill.

it's 39 half moon bay. so really cool there. visibility is impacted from petaluma four miles in livermore and right now it looks fine at the coast. look at that. 23 degrees cooler. it keeps dropping at the coast. but otherwise, another day with temperatures at or near records. this is the east bay forecast. numts in the 60s by 10:00. low to mid-70s this afternoon. another mild day east bay. south bay. but on the coast, with that on-shore push, upper 60s. that's hard to take. half moon bay for february, 73 in san rafael and tonight, some patchy fog, some 40s, some 50s. we have cooler weather on the way. gusty winds on tap for the weekend. sue? we'll take a look at the bay bridge commute. metering lights have been turned on. 5:20 was the magic hour this morning. you're stacking up towards the macarthur maze. with the carpool lanes moving by just fine. no delays there. however, most of your delay into

san francisco is behind the toll plaza. you're looking at about a 17-minute drive from hercules to the maze and then the rest of that drive time is stuck getting towards the toll plaza. all right. overall, your traffic map shows green sensors, which is great. we'll look at your mass transit options. 48 trains on b.a.r.t. running on schedule this morning. we do have ace trains 1 and 3 also on time out of central valley. thank you, sue. this man ran every street in san jose to lose weight and to raise money for charity. now, he's the one who needs help after getting a potentially life-threatening disease. life-threatening disease. opr

good morning everyone. thursday morning. we're starting out with a look at what you can expect if you're headed to southern california or northern california. the state forecast 82 los angeles, cooler at the coast. 69 in monterey. 74 in sacramento. yosemite, 65 degrees. if you're headed to the mountains the next few days, we do have changes. but they're in the form of cooler and windier changes over the weekend. today, 59. starting out in the 20s. more sunshine, still dry tomorrow. buff heading up there over the weekend, it will be cooler and those lifts, hopefully they'll be operating because sometimes gets gusty up there. reggie? thank you, lis a you're

looking inside a hostel when an earthquake shook taiwan. the death toll stands at ten. officials say 58 others are missing. more than 200 aftershocks have struck and that's adding to the danger for rescuers as they are searching that rubble for survivors. north korea held a military parade a few hours ago. this comes only one day after north korean athletes and delegates travel to south korea for the 2018 olympic games. leader kim jong un likes these parades, it gives them a chance to show off military technology. officials at the university of california are hiring an outside consultant to review a confrontation that happened. a crowd of demonstrators marched on campus yesterday demanding that charges be dropped against 51-year-old david cole. university police arrested him during an anti-racism march near telegraph avenue. a bystander captured the altercation with a cell phone.

groups are banding together to back cole. >> everyone is here for david cole. we have students and faculty and we have coalition, other unions, we have the alameda labor council out here all to support. >> cole was booked on charges of vandalism and resisting an officer. uc officials have accepted the recommendation of police chief margo bennett to hire an independent agent si to review the incident. cancer warning labels have long been on packs of cigarettes. now if a consumer group has its way, you could see them on coffee too. a lawsuit percolating since 2010 goes to mediation today. a group called the council for education and research on toxics wants coffee manufacturers, distributors and retailers to post warnings about a potentially cancer-causing chemical in coffee. a krill mied is a natural by-product of the coffee roasting process. the chemical is at low enough levels to be harmless. it's also found in foods like french fries and potato chips.

harley davidson recalling almost 175,000 motorcycles over concerns of brakes failing. this involves more than 30 harley models made between 2008 and 2011. deposits can form on brake parts and cause them to stick if fluid isn't changed every two years. there have been at least three crashes linked to the problem. you can find out if your harley is part of the recall by going to abc7news.com. you can scratch oprah winfrey's name off the last of potential presidential candidates for 2020. >> for now. the queen media made the comment on her podcast. she was speaking with lin-manuel miranda, as she does, he stated he was not going sfo into politics and she replied offhand, i'm not either. a lot of people, especially this far out from an election, won't declare their candidacy this early. just saying. >> you're really trying it.

>> i'm just saying. >> what would you do if you received random free gifts from amazon and had no idea where they're coming from. >> this is interesting. mike and kelly say it's really annoying them and they want the mystery packages from amazon to stop. the massachusetts couple started getting them last october. all of them coming from china bought with gift cards. so there's no return address and no invoice. >> this is one of the hand warmer phone charger things much we didn't order it. we don't want it. >> amazon seems to be good at delivering things but they're not good at stopping things. >> so what the heck is going on here? some manufacturers are boosting their profiles on amazon falsely by sending people free stuff and then they're able to post fake reviews under their names. the gallon vans asked to get their name off the list. no luck. they got a rechargeable dog collar. they don't have a dog. they are tired of this.

it sounds nice. sounds like getting a bunch of free stuff. but they seema noid. >> sounds like a lot of junk. why would i need to recharge a dog collar? right? hi, lisa. >> because you're thrifty. i don't know. good morning, reggie. we are looking at the same weather if you're in the east bay and the south bay. change is occurring this morning. how about 23 degrees cooler in the shoreline area. from pacifica to half moon bay, in the upper 30s. in the mid-50s downtown. high pressure our dominant weather feature for today into the weekend. there's a weak system over the high bringing us cooler weather, breezy winds slightly today but more so the cooler weather at the coast. more so on the weekend. a live look outside and you'll notice that we are looking at temperatures in the 40s here from santa rosa. 47 in napa. 40 by the delta. it's 50 in concord. livermore at 43. from our south beach camera, we're looking at not only the clear conditions but cool at the

coast. that will be the trend throughout the afternoon. cooler and windier on the week yechbltd mid-70s from the south bay, the peninsula, breezy in the afternoon. 73 san mateo and you will notice the changes from pacifica, daly city, the sunset in the upper 60s. no 80s today. 74 in novato. 72 in oakland. you head inland shall it's about the 70s again. most of you, 15 degrees above average and then the cooler conditions at coast. the trend continues into the weekend. sue? >> we're taking a look at the bay bridge. the western portion coming in to san francisco. the upper deck. those headlights as you can see they're moving nicely in the lower deck. we had a stall one of the left lanes. it may be a little thicker on the eastbound side which is the reverse commute which is the reverse commute. >> a 50-minute drive over the altamont pass.

your drive into walnut creek, six minutes. into oakland, another 8 to 10 minutes. there's your drive. 580 up and over into dublin, which is typically slow commute each and every day. thank you, sue. a san jose man who famously lost weight by running now needs your help. jake mcincludes ki didn't just shed some pounds. he lost 180 poubdnds. he didn't just run, he ran every street? san jose. it took him more than 2400 miles. his running started in 2014. he weighed 380 pounds and only jogged in the middle of the night. >> i was just embarrassed. life is pretty hard at that size. >> as impressive as jake's transformation has been, it's not over. he was facing a major health crisis and he needs help with his oral health. the infections could spread to his heart or brain and he could

die. his dental work will cost $15,000. there's a go fund me page to donate. we have a link at abc7news.com. so far he's raised more than $10,000. new at 6:00, a normal uber ride turns into a frightening ordeal hours after a woman gets home. why she's warning others. first, it can tell time and make kaulgs and play music. now some smart watches can detect a disease. plus, a lot of us

good morning. cool temperatures on the coast. 51 in hey word. spending time on the peninsula today. a beautiful day. lots of sunshine.

numbers well above average. mid-60s by noontime. low 70s this afternoon. perhaps a few records around of the bay. you'll feel the breeze if you're spending time at the coast. new this morning, amazon offering two-hour delivery from whole foods. a lot of people are chatting about this on social media right now. it's definitely a talker. it can save a lot of people a lot of time. i am the bearer of bad news. the service actually not available in the bay area yet. right now, the two-hour service for prime members only being offered in four places. austin, cincinnati, dallas and virginia beach. amazon, though, does say it will roll out the service in locations across the u.s. later on this year. >> jessica, thank you. wearable tech may have an added benefit. according to a study by ucsf, apple watches, an void wear, garmin and fit bit can detect

early signs of diabetes with 85% accuracy. researchers crunched data from the devices but it centers on heart rate variability. elevated resting heart rates or recovery after exercise are likely indicators that it the wearer will have diabetes later in live. teens between 13 and 17 can receive three six-week memberships this summer. it could help with healthy habits. teens will be required to go to a meeting location with a parent or guardian who then has to give consent. this year's gerber baby is a smiley 18-month-old boy from georgia breaking barriers. the company chose a baby with down's syndrome. meet lucas warren. so sweet. he'll be featured on all pack ji ageing and ads.

company execs say lucas emerged the winner. his smile grabbed their hearts. they hear that all the tie. his smile melts the hearts of just about everyone he meets. >> love this. mr. rogers is coming to a post office near you. >> a new forever stamp featuring fred rogers and the punt king friday the 13th. he aired on pbs and he passed away in in 2003. the show taught so many of us about kindness, love and compassion and those turned temperament al king friday into a beloved character in the end. >> i had no idea it was king friday the 13th. >> i don't know what that's about. >> what was going on in that neighborhood? >> a lot. >> it's good luck on friday the 13th. at least for me anyway. >> okay. >> i have a son born on friday the 13th. it's all good. >> aww. to san rafael, southbound 101. taillights past the north gate

mall and the siccivic center. things pick up as you make your way to the south part of the county through mill valley, up and over the waldo grade and here's your drive across the golden gate bridge. it's looking great. you have four lanes southbound. the zipper truck giving you two lanes in the northbound direction and it is fog-free and moving nicely. lisa? >> hey there, sue. good morning to you. it's certainly cool out there. much cooler at the coast. inland, we have cool numbers. low 40s from pleasanton to san ramon. 45 in walnut creek. at the coast, in the upper 30s. san francisco, 56. pacifica just a couple of miles away and you're milder. heading out this morning, grab the jackets. we'll see temperatures in the 30s and 40s at the coast. 50s around the bay and inland in the 40s. a chilly start, a bright afternoon with perhaps a few more records today. b.a.r.t. is putting the art in b.a.r.t. the national endowment for the arts awarded b.a.r.t. $20,000

for its art program. the transit system has 50 works of art installed at various stations that grant money will help pay for plaques or identify each piece and for a professional to assess the condition of the art. they want to ask passengers what new art they'd like to see. napa county ready to take an p dpchg&e over the wildfires. if you reserved a tesla model 3, get ready to wait even longer to get your car. plus, tracking big news from twitter. twitter. wh

good morning. it's almost 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, february 8th. thanks for waking up with us. >> will our warmup continue? you're never more than seven minutes away from your forecast. lisa argen is