weekend. today is going to be one of the better days. monday, not a great day for outdoor activities. let's talk about what's going on right now. live doppler 7, it's bone dry outside and hardly a cloud from the east bay hills north. let's talk about the temperatures, 34 to 40. cooler this morning. by noon, already at average highs around 60. we'll be in the mid-60s at 4:00. except for the coast, 57. a little bit of a sea breeze. pretty smooth sailing here. how about on the roads, sue? >> a nice slow friday morning. that's how we like it in the traffic center. at the 880 overcrossing. headlights are headed in the northbound direction. everybody is moving at the limit here. across town to 280, that's underneath the 17/880 overcrossing, very light traffic in the northbound direction. looking at an 8-minute drive from san jose to cupertino. >> developing news, we're

learning that the alleged high school shooter had a struggle with mental illness and history of violence. >> nikolas cruz told investigators he heard voices telling him to conduct the attack. the 19-year-old confessed to the killings after being taken into custody. authorities describe the mind of the suspect as warped and possibly demented. >> he shot the chickens across. he shot the chickens across in the back there. >> he like cornered a squirrel. was throwing rocks at it, trying to kill it. >> abc news learned the fbi learned a tip on social media about a possible shooting. the agency says it did not have enough information at the time. it was a difficult day as we learned the identities of the 17 victims. their ages range from 14 to 49 years old. >> as new details emerge about the shooter and the political debate continues, we want to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. dan ashley tells us more about

them. >> 14-year-old alex shackter w a championship in the band last year. my heart is broken is what fred gutenberg wrote about his daughter jamie. trying to figure out how we get through this. 14-year-old alaina petty devoted countless hours of service to the community. nick lag dworet was recruited to swim at college. joaquin oliver, he's described as a loving kid who would have done anything for his friends and family. 15-year-old luke hoyer, his family wrote, luke was a beautiful human being. 14-year-old gina mondaytalto served on the color guard team. martin duque, his older brother said words cannot describe my pain. i know you're in a better place. those who loved 18-year-old meadow pollack describe her as beautiful inside and out.

15-year-old peter wang is remembered by family at funny, caring and selfless. 16-year-old carpal men. schentrup was a national merit scholarship finalist. helena rams a, she's described as brilliant and witty. 14-year-old cara loughran. a friend said we will always love you and celebrate your life. christopher hixon, he ran to the scene to help others. 37-year-old aaron feis. the assistant football coach, he shielded students from the shooter. another hero. scott beigel. he died after unlocking the door and letting students into his classroom. >> alyssa's family wrote, honor alyssa by doing something fabulous in your life. inspire for greatness and never give up. >> thousands of people gathered

last night for a candlelight vigil in parkland, florida, to remember those victims. >> look around and see your family members and come together as a family because that's how we're going to get through this. and we are going to get through this. i'm here to show our strength and ability to rebound. this is our home. this is where we will not be intimidated by evil. >> our kids are amazing. our eagles will soar and we are parkland proud. >> this is just one of a dozen or so tributes planned in response to the tragedy. >> here at home, high school students in one north bay community are planning a march today after holding a candlelight vigil for the shooting victims last night. abc 7 news was in mill valley where community members and students at tamalpais high school vowed to take action. they'll be writing cards to victims, starting fundraisers and also push administrators to come up with a new emergency alert plan. >> don't sit back and mourn.

take that pain and make a difference. >> this is so tragic. this keeps happening and it seems that it will just continue unless there's change. >> students are going to march from tam high to the mill valley community center at 2:45 to rally for gun control. >> we're always updating our app and website. how you can help the families and more at abc7news.com.com. at the live desk, an investigation in richmond where dozens of shots were fired. this is the scene near 9th and pennsylvania late last night. you can see bullets hit at least one car. we've reached out to richmond police to find out if anyone was hurt. 5:05. walnut creek police are looking for a man who exposed himself on a bus. it happened on the free trolley around 1:00 p.m. police released these pictures of the man yesterday. walnut creek investigators are asking you to give them a call if you recognize him. there's quite a mess to

clean up in union city. as you can see, a car drove into a 7-eleven last night. alameda county fire posted these pictures. union city police say that alcohol or drugs did not play a role in this incident. fortunately, no one was hurt. all right. let's talk temperatures. it is getting chilly in the east bay valleys. near freezing in livermore. pleasanton, dublin. 33. we've got san ramon at 34. danville at 35. blackhawk and lafayette at 36. walnut creek, pleasant hill, 38. pittsburg, 39. near 40 in concord. how about other neighborhoods, near freezing right now in santa rosa. not far behind. napa and novato at 34. 38 right now in oakland. 41 in mountain view and san jose. dress accordingly. thought we'd start with a beautiful shot of santa cruz this sleepy morning. cool to warm temperatures today. on the bay, when a great day. soaking sunshine, tranquil

conditions. exactly what you want out on the boat today. how about that. breezes -- beaches, watch out sunburn potential. it can happen in february. 43 at 8:00. 54 at 10:00. 58 at noon. then the 60s in the east bay from 2:00 to 4:00. back down to 53. not a cloud to be found anywhere in our sky. san francisco, let's see how you fare with sunshine. 44 this morning. by noon, 57. 58 to 57 through 4:00 and down to 52 degrees by 8:00. we've been talking about it all week. the dramatic changes coming in the weekend forecast. if you have plans to be outside, i'll show you which day will be better for the outdoor activities. that's coming up next. here's sue with a look at the morning commute. what do you see? >> ace train number one was delayed in tracy due to signal problems. it's headed towards vasco, it's running about ten minutes behind. ace train 3 is set to leave the central valley in half an hour or so. so far on schedule.

the bay bridge toll plaza. light for this friday morning. if you have to be out at 5:08, you are not facing any metering lights. no delays at the tolls here. you've got a 30-minute drive from highway 4 in hercules into san francisco. some slowing out of the central valley for a 30-minute drive. we'll take a look at some of your presidents' day mass transit scheduled in a few minutes. let this number sink in. you would have to make $303,190 to buy the average house in san francisco. >> new report doesn't look good for buying a home in the bay area. matt keller live in redwood city for us. matt? >> reporter: good morning. this is one of those things where you look at the numbers and then you have to look again. you're not sure they're right. these numbers may make you sick to your stomach when you look at them. they're coming from the california association of realtors. this report is looking at housing affordability across the state. in the bay area, the fourth quarter of last year, this will

come as no surprise. san francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties, the least affordable in california. depressing, right? wait until we show you the numbers. this is the minimum qualifying income to afford a medium priced home in these counties. san francisco, your household needs to make more than ts a year. san mateo is close behind. santa clara county, just $256,000 a year. where is the most affordable counties in california. that would be at that heme a and kern counties. abc 7 news. matt, thank you. the median price for a home in san francisco is $1.5 million. protecting renters from eviction. the new proposal by state lawmakers. >> recently announced she's pregnant. she's revealing a big issue she's dealing with. people keep hurting

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shows you how much cooler it will be. our east bay inland neighborhoods, the average low about 39. you'll wake up saturday morning at 45. wake up sunday morning at 36. it gets colder monday, tuesday and wednesday. in fact, freezing temperatures

are possible in our other more sheltered neighborhoods in the inland valleys. got to be careful that week. mike, thank you. jimmy and angry are president trump. >> he's referring to the shooting in florida that left 17 people dead. kimmel directly addressed the president and pleaded with him to do something. >> don't you dare let anyone say it's too soon to be talking about it. he said it after vegas, you said it after sandy hook, you say it after every one of these eight now fatal school shootings we had this year in our country. children are being murdered. so i agree. this is a mental illness issue. if you don't think we need to do something about it, you're obviously mentally ill. >> kimmel pointed out, that president trump rolled back regulations to keep firearms out of the hands of mentally ill. >> we have pages of resources on

abc7news.com. a long-time p.e. teacher and track and field coach at willow glenn middle school in san jose has turned himself in on charges of child molestation and child pornography. the students reported he was behaving suspiciously. san jose police say he was taking pictures of female students. investigators examine several of the coaches' electronic devices and found numerous inappropriate images in his possession. >> it is disappointing. it's certainly concerning here in our community and our neighborhood and our school. >> papadakis is charged with 7 counts of child molestation and one count of possession of child pornography. the butte fire in 2015 burned over 70,000 acres, destroyed 921 buildings. state officials found that the fire was started when a pine tree leaned into a pg&e power

line. earlier this week, the board of supervisors there agreed to file a lawsuit against the utility. in response, pg&e expends thoughts and prayers to fire victims. ayesha curry is opening up about her struggles with her third pregnancy. the past four months have not been easy. she read about this in her lifestyle blog. she's suffering from a severe form of morning sickness. she says she's barely been able to eat, let alone cook. she says her husband, stephan curry has been an angel through all of this. she says always willing to lend a helping hand. the curry's baby will join big sisters riley and ryan. state lawmakers want to protect renters against evictions. one bill would extend the period of time that tenants have to respond to eviction lawsuits so they can present a legitimate defense. another would extend just cause

eviction notices. it would require landlords to provide a specific valid reason before an eviction takes place. today begins the year of the dog. for many, festivities started last night with a lucky meal. there are eight foods considered good luck. among them, dumplings to symbolize wealth. longevity noodles. the longer the noodle, the longer the life. and red foods like crab or barbecued pork and when you're getting dressed this morning, think about wearing red. obviously, i forgot. you told me yesterday. >> i told you yesterday. i also told you to wear something new. >> i did do that. it was totally accidental. but i did it. apple's cupertino campus is beautiful. it might be a little unliunluck. >> there are a half dozen incidents where employees have hurt themselves by walking into glass walls or doors. two people had to get medical treatment for their injuries.

apple so far not commenting on this problem but it could turn into a legal issue. california law requires by marking glass doors to keep people safe. >> i could see myself doing that. i'm not that great. there's a high chance of me walking into a glass door. >> put the gel stickers on all of them. >> what are the percentage of the people walking into the doors doing this? >> i think you're blaming the victim there, mike. >> blaming technology. that's what i'm blaming. let's take a look at what's going on. sure, why not? here's a look at roof camera. you can see, it's pretty quiet out there. the flags are unfurled a little bit. high pressure is going to bring us a sunny and warm day. it will stick around for tomorrow. let's let old man winter back into the picture. he hasn't been around for a while. that's blustery sunny temperatures that are going to tumble 10 to 15 degrees and bring us freezing cold nights.

let's look at today's warmth. 69 in concord. followed by san jose, livermore, antioch and santa rosa. ukiah at 68. 63 in san francisco. 64 in oakland. 62, that's the cool spot, half moon bay. 41 this morning at the peninsula. all-day sunshinement 64 at 4:00. this evening, 55 degrees. your highs today, about 60 to menlo park and redwood city at 66. up to the north bay, 34. it's getting close to freezing cold in some neighborhoods. you'll jump to 30 by noon. 66 by 4:00 and 54 by 7:00. let's take a look at your highs, bodega bay, 61. napa, 66. san rafael, 65. here's a look at tonight's temperatures. not quite as chilly as this morning. temperatures in the upper 30s in santa rosa, napa. livermore, fairfield. 36 in ukiah. the low to mid-40s for everybody else. >> here you go. my accuweather seven-day forecast.

we've got that spring fever tomorrow. but then we slam the door on that with the blustery conditions sunday. it will still be a little breezy for presidents' day monday. the breezes back off. that's why tuesday and wednesday morning, we could have the freezing cold temperatures. hi, sue. good morning. we're taking a look outside at the maps for the commute over the altamont summit and you can see that traffic is very slow. your typical friday morning commute. pretty much any weekday morning. speeds pick up once you reach livermore. you're looking at a 33-minute drive into dublin, pleasanton. monday, presidents' day, we have special b.a.r.t. schedules with the saturday schedule. ace trains on monday will only be servicing two trains in the morning. that would be the 3 and the 5. on monday, for presidents' day, cal trans schedule will be modified. you can tweet me at sue hall traffic and i can get you the exact times and schedules. we've tweeted that out as well. we'll look at the drive times in

a few. thank you, sue. some people say the burglars got instand karma. watch as one of them throws a brick through a window in china. okay. then his partner goes to throw it. hits the burglar and knocks him out. he has to drag him away. if all thieves operated on this level, the police wouldn't have to work overtime. >> not living their best life. >> no. in gma first look, a stunner in hollywood. jennifer aniston, justin they are they row. >> in the gma first look, jennifer aniston and justin are announcing their breakup after being secretly separated for two months. it's days after aniston's 49th birthday. in a joint statement, the pair says the decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last

year. we are two best friends who decided to part ways as a couple. but we look forward to continuing our cherished friendship. back in 2015, to robin roberts about married lift. >> it's fantastic. something does shift in a wonderful way. >> now they're making the story clear. whatever else is printed about us that's not directly from us is someone else's fictional narrative. adding, we're determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another. another. coming up at indicakate kahne weighs in live. we wanted them to make it. >> it happens. >> sad. >> i just want her to be back in movies again and doing stuff that's not a water commercial. >> all right. perfumes, skin lotion, hairspray, deodorant among the top sources of air pollution. they're just as damaging to air quality as the exhaust from cars

and trucks. the report explains that those products contain compound refined from petroleum in really small amounts of small producing particles into the air. when you add it up, they release as much smog as vehicle emissions. that's partly due to new regulations that have cut down on transportation pollution. >> that's interesting. mariposa grove will reopen to the public on june 15th. it has been closed since july of 2015 for a $40 million restoration project. it's home to giant sequoias. visitors will need to park at a new parking lot two miles away they will then have to hop on to a shuttle bus to access mariposa grove. national drink wine day. >> alaska airlines making it easier to celebrate. it expands the wine flies free program to 18 new airports. it lets members in nair mileage

plan program check an entire case of wine, 12 bottles, at no cost on to the flight. >> okay. coming up next. the seven things you need to know as you start your day. hard to forget this video of a sheared plane engine flying over the pacific. now we're getting new details about it. live out of this world, the big project that's happening right now in

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office will remain closed for another two weeks because of flooding. water and ceiling tiles poured down after someone stole copper piping from the roof. number 4, talk about sticker shock. according to the california association of realtors, the minimum annual income that you need to afford a medium-priced home in san francisco is more than $303,000. shake your head at that one don't you? maybe you shake your head at this one. spring type weather coming at us today and tomorrow. look at the temperatures touching 70. then winter comes back. big changes sunday. it's going to be quite windy then also. number 6, following your friday morning commute with an accident just coming in to the traffic center. this one is involving a big rig and a car. it is in san jose. northbound 880 before north first. we'll check on that in a few minutes. >> number 7, the highly anticipated movie, black panther is now playing at movie theaters across the bay area. abc 7 news was at the grand lake

theater in oakland last night. that is where director and co-writer ryan kugler made a surprise appearance and talked to the crowd. pretty good stuff. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news, including the end to a rescue on a bay area freeway. plus the reason the case

coming up on 5:30. welcome to a lunar new year. friday, february 16th. >> yeah. jessica castro is off today and sue is here for alexis of course and you're never more than seven minutes away from that accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco. >> the sun is coming up and bringing us another warm day starting at about, what time? 6:40? i'll take a look at that.

6:57. excuse me. we got about another hour of darkness and dryness too. look at these temperatures today. look how they respond to the sunshine. we start at 34 to 40 degrees at 7:00. already 60, pretty close to the average highs, that's just your lunchtime temperature. 57 at the coast. a little breezy. the rest of us at 4:00 in the mid-60s. nice evening on the way, 51 to 56. hope you enjoy it. here's sue. the san mateo bridge, an 18-minute drive along the flat section and towards the high-rise. everybody is moving at the limit so far. not bad at all. a problem in san jose involving a big rig and a car. it's on northbound 880 just before north 1st street. third lane from the left is apparently blocked. i guess it's early enough, they're trying to push them off to the shoulder. sensors are showing speeds at the limit on 880. a little bit of slowing on 101 before you hit the overcrossing. that's fairly normal for your commute. >> sue, thank you. the latest on the deadly school

rampage in parkland, pa fla fla. the 19-year-old charged with killing 17 people has confessed. shortly after arriving at marjory stoneman douglas high school by uber, nikolas cruz began to methodically fire an ar-15 assault rifle concealed in a bag. he admitted that he stashed the gun to blend into the crowd and then walked out of the school. he escaped to a walmart and bought a drink at a subway and walked to a mcdonald's. an officer later arrest ds him after recognizing him from a description. an emotional tribute overnight for the victims of the florida massacre after disturbing details emerge about the suspect's past. >> thousands gathered for a candlelight vigil in parkland to remember the 17 people killed by a shooter who said he was hearing voices. stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. since we've been here, we've spoken to many people who feel

emotional, angry, in shock. most of all, they're trying to find strength from somewhere, from anywhere after one of the deadliest school shootings in the u.s. took place here in their town. overnight, thousands of people coming together in disbelief and grief. >> the rest of my days, this will always be engraved in my mind. i don't think it will go away. >> the names of the victims were read out loud. >> some in the crowd chanting, no more guns. over the cries of friends and family. many of the victims, teenage students. one in the school's marching band, another on his way to college on a swim scholarship. some just in their first year of high school. >> just knowing that his seat won't be filled next time i enter that class is just heart-wrenching.

>> for the survivors, the moments that were almost their last replaying over and over in their minds. >> i was scared that i was going to be next. i didn't know what else to do. i just kind of froze. >> lexi tells us, the shooter opened fire in her classroom. not everyone survived. >> i'm thankful to be here. but at the same time, i'm so hurt to know that a lot of people i know are gone. >> police say the gunman confessed to the shooting rampage telling them he heard voices directing him to carry out the attack. >> some of the things that come to mind are very disturbing. >> sources tell abc news, this is his instagram account. he's seen holding a pistol and a large knife in another. authorities digging deeper into the suspect's pastment as for the man who told the authorities about a threat that the suspected gunman posted to youtube saying he wanted to shoot up a school. that tipster says he spoke with the fbi last year and also reported that threat to youtube. the fbi now says they are

looking into it. reporting in parkland, florida, stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. it's obviously a sensitive time for students and teachers across the country, including here in the bay area. police will be at a laugh yaet campus because of a scare there. >> another school will be training for an active shooter situation. amy hollyfield is live in lafayette. good morning, amy. >> hi, natasha. we're at acalanes high school. this created quite a scare. one student has been removed from the campus. now, let's move over to oakland where teachers are going to be going through active shooter training. it's going to look something like this. this is video of training that was done at the napa community college. about 100 teachers in oakland have gone through the training. but more will complete the course today. not just teachers need to be

prepared. a family therapist says parents need to talk to their kids about this. but advises parents that they need to calm their own fears before approaching their kids. >> don't lead them. you may be transferring your own fears and anxieties that they don't have right now on to them. >> reporter: here is a picture of what an air soft gun looks like. this is not the one they found in lafayette. but you can see from this picture how realistic these guns look. they shoot round pellets. they cannot kill someone. students are the ones who reported seeing the gun in the student's locker and administrators moved in. police will be here on campus at acalanes high school today. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. president trump plans to travel to parkland, florida to meet with families and local officials. a date has not been set yet. the president promised to tackle school safety and mental health issues in response to the shooting during an address to

the nation yesterday. he actually made no mention of gun violence. the president's budget proposal would slash medicaid, the major source of federal funding for treating mental health problems. it would cut school safety programs by more than a third. by the way, if you'd like to help, a go fund me page has been established for the victims of the shooting. it's raised more than $680,000 of the $750,000 goal. it's jumped $30,000 just in the last hour. we've put a link on our website, abc7news.com. firefighters quickly pout u. put out a fire burning in a victorian late last night. when crews got to the house on brook street after 11:00 p.m. heavy smoke was billowing out of the windows. the early investigation suggested it started outside of the house and moved indoors. no one was found inside of the house and the cause remains under investigation. they ask to plan the u.s.

supreme court to review a ruling in the shooting death by a sheriff's deputy of a 13-year-old. they upheld a district court's ruling rejecting that the deputy was justified when he shot the 13-year-old. lopez was holding a bb pellet rifle that resembled an ak-47. family has lawsuits against the deputy. in memory of kelly zachary, she was on her way to work eight days ago when her car collided with a bus at ashby avenue and california street. then it went into a house. she died at the scene. friends and family of hers gathered at a home to pay respects. berkeley police say she may have run a stop sign. all right. that cooler weather we talked about, there it is. everywhere except for concord, novato and hayward. at least 2 to 11 degrees cooler. let's look at the neighborhood temperatures. ukiah, santa rosa, 33 degrees.

it's already freezing cold. 30 in rohnert park. appetizer or precursor of what happens next week. it could be colder but freezing. tiburon about 43 degrees. 47 in san francisco. bun of our warmest spots in daly city. alameda at 45. mid-30s in the inland east bay valleys. 41 in san jose. also if you're joining us from tracy. here's a look at the western span of the bay bridge. use this as the backdrop how good it will be commuting today. it will be comfortable this afternoon with the mid and upper 60s. te roads, watch out for the glaring sunshine. same thing on the bay today with the light breezes and light chop. the south bay, 12-hour planner sunshine from 8:00 to 4:00. temperatures jump from 43 at 8:00, 63 at noon. mid to upper 60s for the afternoon hours. our last stop, our east bay

valleys, see the temperature jump from 42 to 63 to upper 60s from 2:00 to 4:00. still, about 53 degrees by 8:00. we'll talk about at that dramatic drop in the temperatures as winter comes back to the forecast this weekend. i'll see you in a few minutes with that. let's see what sue is watching. >> the bay bridge toll plaza, it's very light this morning. a lot of folks might have a four-day weekend going on here. metering lights are on. you can tell that it's hardly backed up at all. i just looked up at the live shot of our san mateo bridge and it is bumper to bumper with brake lights going on. we do have a motorcycle down. chp just reporting in the left lane about halfway across the flat section, so that's why it's just bumper to bumper across the span. may want to avoid it at this hour and take the dunbarton bridge until they can get that motorcycle up and out. apparently the motorcycle is laying on its side. the rider, though is okay fortunate fortunately. we'll have to get emergency crews through that. we'll be following this next

little while. yep. >> thank you, sue. ac 7 news learned new details about the united airlines flight from sfo to honolulu where parts of the engine broke off. who could forget this image. it suffered an engine surge and compression stall. it resulted in outer panels of the engine shearing off and falling into the pacific. investigators spent yesterday at the honolulu airport looking at the engine and the plane. the flight data recorders have been sent to washington, d.c. for review. the united flight landed safely with no injuries. the oakland dmv office will remain closed for two more weeks due to flooding. water and ceiling tires poured down after someone stole copper piping from the roof. it was only worth about 50 bucks. but the damage from the flooding is in the tens of thousands. crews are busy replacing the walls and the floor. the dmv is still conducting driving tests that have been scheduled. a stunning discovery in new york as officials say they have

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hour. you have to drive through that going through the grapevine. mid to upper 60s through the central valley and monterey. eureka, 55. yosemite 58. let's look at the seven-day forecast for tahoe. you can see the snow showers, a couple of inches of snow. it will be windy when the snow falls sunday. morning showers monday and the briez breezes will taper. highs below freezing until wednesday. it will feel like winter in the sierra. >> mike, thank you. developing news. authorities foiled a potential terror plot in the bronx. twin brothers, stockpiling pounds of bomb making material in the apartment building. he was a former high school teacher. he paid students $50 an hour to break apart fireworks to extract the gunpowder. it was fired last year when one of his students called in a bomb threat. the fbi began investigating in early december after officials found bomb making instructions on his school-issued laptop.

a senator suspended is suing to be reinstated. democratic senator tony mendoza of ar tease i can't says it's unconstitutional and dee spriefg his constituents of representation in sacramentsacr. he's accused of behaving inappropriately. a senate committee voted to suspend him. mendoza says he's never been given details about the scope of the investigation against him. now, a live desk update. >> all right. happening right now, two astronauts are venturing outside the international space station for a planned 6 1/2 hour spacewalk. this is live at the work being done right now. there's an american and a japanese engineer moving the robotics system into storage. they'll be returned to earth and sent back out to the station as a spare. this is a fourth spacewalk for our american out there. by the way, graduated from

stanford. a new computer bug is reported this morning. it's nasty. actually a little strange. it affects all of app am's operating systems. this is what the bug looks like. it's a single character from the indian language. as soon as that character shows up, whether typed or received as part of a text, applications crash and can even freeze an iphone's springboard, possibly sending it in a boot loop. when the phone attempts to restart itself over and over again. apple confirms the issue is fixed and the beta version of eye owes 11.3 and it's working on a wider fix. we probably shouldn't show people that character. >> yeah. >> maybe we'll take that out next time. i don't want you to send it to me. >> happy new year to you, by the way. this morning, san francisco kicking off the year of the dog with a bang. chinatown will celebrate the first day of the lunar new year. mayor mark farrell and former mayor willie brown will be

joined by three dogs to lead the kickoff parade that starts at 11:00 a.m. it goes along clay street to kearney. there will be traditional lion dancers and firecrackers too. the official parade is one week from tomorrow at 5:15 p.m. you can wear red today. don't wash your hair, don't throw out trash. all these things will ensure a lucky new year. >> that's a long list. >> you can do it. >> all right. wear red. >> one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year premiered at oakland's grand lake theater last night. a movie taken on a meaning far beyond another superhero franchise. >> we're talking about "black panther." the first major superhero film with a black protagonist received rave reviews for the positive representation of both black men and women. >> it's really like a historical moment for -- to have our superheroes that look like us here in oakland.

>> we're wearing these clothes. >> why are those important? >> they're from africa. >> in keeping with the scene, dancers performed in the pre-show celebration. screenings in oakland and across the country are serving as fundraisers to raise money for kids to go see the movie. we have a ton of coverage for you on in incredible film. check it out on abc7news.com. we have lots of videos posted there. black panther produced which is the abc -- warm temperatures today. hi everybody. it's 41 degrees right now under clear skies. san jose at 280 and 17, that's my first highlight. sunny and slightly warmer today. clear, not as chilly when you wake up tomorrow morning. blustery, then freezing cold nights ahead for the extended forecast. today will be near 70 in many neighborhoods. look at this.

san jose 68. antioch and livermore, 68. 69 in concord. 68 in santa rosa and yu half moon bay at 62. san francisco in greater detail. 7:00 this morning, 44. noon, 57. 4:00, 57. a sea breeze may develop and 53 at 7:00. for most of the afternoon, we'll be in the low to mid-60s. across the bay, east bay, 42, wall to wall sunshine. noon r58, 62 at 4:00. comfortable at 7:00. 55. our highs today, from 64 in richmond, berkeley, oakland, san leandro to fremont at 66. lows tonight, upper 30s to mid-40s in most of the neighborhoods. san francisco will have the upper 40s. here's a look. see the jet stream there. we talked about the big change. the arctic air coming in. it's gathering moisture but it

will dumb most of it to the north. you'll notice the change sunday. we'll be in the 50s. with the winds around 30 to 35 miles per hour. it will feel like the 50s. the winds will subside and we have a chance of freezing cold mornings monday, tuesday and wednesday. hi, sue. good morning. back to the san mateo bridge. there was a motorcycle down. traffic is starting to move again. bridge tows got there on scene and probably pushed it out of lanes. traffic is beginning to move again with about a 30-minute ride at this point getting across the span. so give yourself a little extra time this morning. we'll check back with chp on that one. otherwise, there's a couple of problems out there. we have an overturned -- or vehicle on its side. north 101 near broadway, burlingame. between that area and millbrae. traffic is backing up there. it is blocking two lanes of traffic. two of the right lanes. across the bay, southbound 880 before industrial, also an accident blocking two lanes of

traffic here. it is looking like it's backing up now beyond highway 92 towards 238 in the southbound direction. >> thank you, sue. new at 6:00, controversial silicon venture peter teal announcing that he's leaving the bay area. the reason may not be that surprising. an east bay lawmaker working to protect your right to smoke medical marijuana and keep your job. plus, where are the oak labor

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team usa to south korea! we can't fly... ...but you know who can? ♪ helping superheroes fly. united. ♪ well, happy new year and festivities will go on this weekend and next weekend. this weekend will be the one without the potential for any wet weather. temperatures will run in the upper 60s to 70 friday, saturday.

but sunday the winds are really going to whip up. a lot of the activities will be affected by that. the winds could get around 30 to 40 miles per hour. temperatures in the 50s after being in the 60s and 70s. we have a new alert by romance scams. thieves trying to steal money from people looking for love online. >> the fbi says the number of complaints from daters has tripled over the last five years. it often starts with a grooming phase. the scammers learn about your life in pre written text messages. professing admiration and eventually love. one woman who wants to remain anonymous says amanda stole a thousand bucks from her. >> he was a single father, that he was a widower. he said he was having problems paying his car. >> he then asked for her bank info and that was the last straw. according to a new report from the bsetter business bureau, these scams cost nearly a billion dollars in the last three years.

>> oakland mayor libby schaaf is weighing in on the possible ballpark locations for the a's. according to the san francisco business times, schaaf says the a's remain committed to oakland and that the team is focused on either howard terminal or the coliseum for the new ballpark. a's management preferred a parcel at lane i college but the college nixed the site in december following pushback from students and faculty. all right. we're following this accident on the san mateo bridge. traffic is flowing much better now than ten minutes ago. we had a motorcycle down in the left lane. bridge crews got there quickly. you're looking at a 20-minute drive time which is improved from the last time we talked on span. couple of other problem spots on the peninsula, this is north 101 near broadway burlingame. a car overturned on its side. two right lanes are blocked. we'll check on an ace train delay and an accident over in hayward on 880 when we come

back. mike? thank you very much. hi shall everybody. our next storm is brewing up in the arctic circle right now. by the time we get to sunday morning, it's starting to blow through our neighborhoods. notice where it leaves all the moisture behind in the form of snow in the white. wintry mix in the pink and the green is rain. looks like it will be more to the north and off to our east all day sunday. we're going to see the snow there. sunday night into monday, it stays to our north. so the big thing we're going to feel is the temperature change and the winds sunday and monday. east bay lawmaker pushing a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers who use medical marijuana. a bill by an oakland senator would be for refusing -- he says the lingering stigma around medical marijuana often forces patients to turn to addictive prescription opiates. the bill would exempt employers

if their workers are operating in safety sensitive environments. a new report out this morning linking president trump to a playboy playmate was that woman paid to keep quiet. our coverage of the shooting rampage in florida. how high school students in the bay area are showing support for the victims across the country. everything was going right according to plan, rather, for a couple of burglars. then instant karma steps in. >> you want to see that. >> you want to see that. keep o

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good morning. coming up on 6:00 a.m. on this, thank god it's friday. >> yes. >> jessica and alexis are not here. but they're here in spirit, i'm sure. >> they're getting some rest hopefully. hopefully they're still asleep. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> let's jump into it. on this friday, we're going to have a ton of sunshine and look at all that dry air on live doppler 7.

not each a cloud to be found right now. here's a look at pier 15 looking back at the beautiful city. talk temperatures, it's cooler this morning. 34 to 40 degrees. notice by noon, we're already at our average highs. around 60 degrees. couple of more hours of warming means we'll hit the mid to upper 60s around the bay and inland. a little bit of a breeze. delightful evening under way. dress for low to mid-50s. how are we doing trafficwise, sue. >> we had a motorcycle down in the left lane that's been pushed out of lanes and traffic is flowing more at the limit. you still are slightly delayed with a 20-minute drive now. a big problem in the burlingame, millbrae area with between broadway, burlingame and millbrae. they do say that two left lanes are blocked there.