good morning. halfway through the week. wednesday, february 21st. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here. not quite as cold as yesterday. >> still cold. no records so far. no temperatures in the 20s. but we do have 30s out there. we have an active live doppler 7. >> it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. it's verga. that's also the cloud deck associated with it -- notice the darker greens over the ocean. that's more than likely reaching

the ground. here's a look from mt. tam. looks pretty quiet out there, at least looking south. we'll keep a chance of a light wintry mix through 7:00. the chance will hang around from noon and will fade to a random shower at 4:00. by 7:00, it's completely out here. it's going to keep us well below average until noon and low to mid 50s at 4:00. just touching base with ace train number 1, running on time out of stockton. running into vasco on time. it is train number 3. it's scheduled to be on time as well. let's take a look at the busier east shore freeway. definitely filling in some of the gaps we saw earlier. traffic is flowing nicely into the macarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights here. just minor slowing for cash-paying folks and drive from hercules along the 80 corridor into san francisco. still under 30 minutes. >> more bay area cities and

landmarks making it clear they're tired of your game game of drones. >> a battle against the flying bots. amy hollyfield live for us in sausalito. hey, amy. >> reporter: good morning. look here at the golden gate bridge. they have a sign letting everyone know drones are not allowed here. the bridge is a no-drone zone. a bridge spokesperson says they're a hazard to drivers and visitors. according to the marin independent journal, drones have been seen behind security fences and past sensors around the bridge where photographs aren't allowed because of security purposes. according to the article, the city of sausalito is also tightening rules around drones. passing a new law that puts several restrictions on drones. here are just a few of them. no recording from drones is allowed. where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. you can't use your drone to harass or intimidate a person and you can't let your drone get

closer than 25 feet to people. they even put in the law that you can't operate a drone while drunk. violators can be fined and police can also take away your drone. reporting live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. hundreds of stoneman high school students preparing to march on the florida statehouse to interpret their demand for gun control. they've been dealt one setback by florida lawmakers. >> they're vowing to make politicians listen to them. here's kendis gibson. >> in the gma first look, 100 young people carrying sleeping bags and pillows as they boarded buses on an extraordinary lobbying mission, after surviving one of the worst school shootings. >> students have arrived and being greeted by a large, enthusiastic and sympathetic crowd of local high school students. >> while on the road from parkland to tallahassee, the

young activists received tough news. >> the motion is not adopted. >> florida lawmakers voting against, each considering a ban on semiautomatic rifles. some parkland students were in the gallery for the vote reacting with tears. >> we're not going to give up. it doesn't matter that you don't have a receptive audience. if we're speaking our voice, one person here -- we'll have a live report from florida coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look. i'm kendis gibson, abc news. now a live desk up state date. quickly from the live desk, a story kendis was talking about. this is a look at the students in tallahassee right now from stoneman douglas high school. they were eating breakfast a moment ago. we just got this video. they are going to the capitol building in tallahassee to have that rally trying to push the ban for assault-style rifles, similar to the one used to kill

17 people at their school, they're going to be talking to lawmakers as we've been telling you this morning. this is the latest from tallahassee. this new video we got moments ago, i am going to keep my eye on things there and have updates for you throughout the newscast. reggie, natasha, back to you. >> the u.s. military is honoring three shooting victims for their heroism. all members of the junior rotc program of stoneman douglas high school. one of them, peter wang has received a -- the 15-year-old dreamed of attending that academy. he was buried with a metal pin p. students at several high schools around the bay area are planning walkouts to pressure congress to enact stricter gun laws. the walkouts are planned for march 14th. that would be one months after the shooting. from oakland to orinda to palo

alto to mountain view. the mars will last seven minutes in honor of of the people killed. it can happen to anyone. they were shot in the head during a robbery. 26-year-old alex mahdi arizona remains in critical condition. someone behind him yelled give me your money. he didn't know the guy had a gun. he kept walking. that's when he was shot. police are still looking for the gunman. they're asking for anyone with surveillance video to contact investigators. thousands of people in the east bay could have their drug charges dropped. alameda county's d.a. plans to dismiss marijuana cases following the legalization of medical marijuana. it allows people with past marijuana convictions to petition the court to dismiss them. nancy o'malley identified 5,000

people who fall within the law. the former head of oakland schools has been fired as the head of washington, d.c. schools. he left oakland schools long before his contract with us. he's accused of using his clout to get his daughter transferred to a better school in d.c. >> it became clear to me that chancellor wilson would be unable to successfully lead the schools having not been able to regain the community's trust. >> the mayor said that wilson is a good educator who made a mistake. oakland schools would not comment on his firing. a southern california congressman with access to intelligence information is talking about the russia investigation. last night at a commonwealth club event, congressman adam schiff spoke about the threat russia poses and addressed the names president trump recently called him on twitter. abc news kate larsen has that. >> the first reaction is it's pretty funny. then you think, this is the

president of the united states. >> congressman adam schiff commenting on this tweet that president trump posted sunday morning, calling schiff little and a leaking monster of no control. >> my grade school colleagues could have given him better suggestions with a name like schiff. fundamentally what the russians are after and were after and are after is undermining democracy. >> speaking to a crowd of 500 people in san francisco, congressman schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee spoke at lek about the russia investigation and special counsel robert mueller's detailed indictment. he said what's missing from the indictment could be very telling. >> no one on trump's, then candidate trump's team was indicted. is that coming? >> well, you know, it's interesting when you look at this indictment. it dealt with only one facet of the russian active measures campaign, their use of social media. >> it did not deal with the

hacking of the dnc's e-mails and its connection to hillary clinton. the reason why the special counsel didn't include that, he's still working on that vector of the russian active measures campaign. >> in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. all right. how should you dress in the east bay? it's almost as cold as yesterday. there's more 40s than 30s today. it's union city at 39. orinda 38. castro valley at 36. the cool spot. everybody else 40 to 42 degrees. berkeley the warm spot at 42. across the bay, we've got temperatures in the low to mid-mid mid-40s. look at this trio of 37s in napa, novato. 39 at san jose. 35 in pleasanton and also in liver monday. 38 in brentwood. here's a look at santa cruz. kind of quiet. not many people going to the beaches when it's this cold. a chance of showers.

our beaches on the bay, a light breeze but not as bright maybe as it has been. dress warm once again if you're going to do exercises. let's look at the 12-hour planner. the clouds dominate until 4:00. it will keep our temperatures below average once again. 47 at 10:00. 51 at noon. 55 at 4:00 and 49 with clearing skies at 8:00. up in the north bay, we'll start out in the mid-30s with the cloud cover out there. 46 at 10:00. 41 at noon. in the mid-50s from 2:00 to 4:00. the clouds go away and temperatures drop into the 40s. in fact, it's going to be colder tomorrow morning than this morning. a couple of more frosty nights coming up in my accuweather seven-day forecast with a couple more chances of showers too. here's sue. >> the san mateo bridge for your drive from 880 towards hayward. less than 20-minute drive through the toll plaza across the causeway, up the highrise and towards foster city. let's take a look at the traffic

maps flowing out of tracy now. we have an accident towards redwood city involving an overturned and emergency crews are on scene and blocking a lane. this is northbound 101 near whipple. we'll check back on that one. not too much slowing past the scene. thanks, sue. rules of the road, the action san francisco is about to take to protect muni -- love blooms at a unique bay area wedding. how the guests enjoyed much more than cake and champagne. we want you to have a better day. day. here's a feature only on ab

another arctic front going through today. it's quiet. going to have scattered showers. by this time tomorrow morning, we're dealing with 50 to 25 mile per hour wind gusts. they'll get to 30 to 35 after the lunch hour and through the evening commute. another blustery day on tap. it's a one and done. by the time we're at friday morning, the winds will calm down against. thanks, mike. san francisco set to pass new rules to keep a private transport company from competing with muni. chariot is the city's only private mass transit service. its buses serve up to 4,000 riders a day. according to the examiner, they're expected to approve regulations barring companies like chariot from offering

similar routes to muni. they say there should be different bus stops that complement it, not replace it. a new bill hoping to put an end to patient dumping. state lawmakers say the measure follows homeless patients dropped off at shelters without available beds and unsanitary conditions on the street. the new bill would require california hospitals to develop a discharge plan policy for people who are disadvantaged. >> look at the incidence in sacramento, women with a double mastectomy was dropped off in her gown from the hospital with the booties and no place to go. >> senator ed hernandez says that woman slept in a car. the bill would also prohibit discharging a homeless patient to a location other than another licensed health facility. a social services agency or a provider who agreed in writing to take that person in. >> lawmakers wasn't want equifax to essex tend the protections in

the wake of the massive data breach. they want the company to continue providing free credit -- after the data broach, equifax offered one year of identity protection. equifax's only chief information security officer told officials last october there's a good chance the hackers would use that strategy. >> how is this for a nontraditional wedding. a bay area couple said i do with a cannabis-themed affair. >> jonathan bloom spoke with the bride whose reception may be a sign of the times in california. >> cannabis has come out of the shadows in california. 12 years ago when danny walton met her husband zack, things were different >> we both deal with health issues. cannabis has gotten us off all the prescription medications. >> it was the plant that brought them together. >> we wanted a cannabis-themed

wedding. before it's like, are we going to be able to do this? would it be legal? >> once it was legal, awesome. this is our time. >> danny works at the largest cannabis dispensary. it wasn't too tough to get the supplies. >> my groomed men had bud butte nea boutonnieres. >> danny promised it would have class. high class. >> i had arrangements on every single table that had cannabis and roses. >> from the bridal bouquets to the bar, the edibles bar. >> if you wanted to partake in the hash bar, you could do that. if you wanted wine and beer, you could go to the wine buyer. >> it was like rose and lavender mint. >> they are trend setters of sorts. cannabis themed weddings are a budding industry. >> couples are wanting to incorporate it as a favor or experience. >> wedding planner ryan steel

says pot party favors are the most recent request. >> the buzz among couples began two or three years ago. fnding a willing venue was tough. >> which ones are maybe already on board. >> danny thinks it's high time they weren't about hoe -- >> everyone ate all the food. had a little bit of munchies. there wasn't any drunken brawls. i'll take that any day. >> jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. the food budget goes way up. >> she has a sense of humor. >> i heard that the wedding was the bong. >> the bong.com. hey, mike. good. forecast not going up in smoke yet. still got a chance. sorry. >> i tried. we still have a chance of showers out there. not only today but tomorrow. couple of systems coming our way. here's a look

camera. it's pretty quiet out there. partly sunny with a random shower. partly cloudy, cold again tonight. for my extended, more storms brewing. here's a look at today's temperatures. lakeport, ukiah, 50 on the cool end. most of us 53 to 56 degrees. san jose, morgan hill, santa cruz, 58 to 57. back down to freezing levels across the north bay. we'll be close in the inland east bay neighborhoods. around the bay, 37 the cool spot in redwood city. about 43 in san francisco. here's today's storm and here's tonight's storm. straight from the arctic once again. it's going to reinforce the cooler than average temperatures even if it dochesn't bring us measurable rain. best chance is over the ocean. you can see it. mainly this morning into the afternoon hours. the random shower is possible. the clouds opened up overnight. it's going to be cooler tomorrow morning. there will be a few clouds, maybe a stray shower in the santa cruz mountains. other than that, definitely cooler and calmer.

notice, there's a second storm. they made it from alaska down here in about 36 hours. it's a fast moving storm. doesn't have time to pick up a lot of moisture. random showers again thursday into thursday afternoon. by thursday morning, it's over. let's see if we can squeeze out any type of moisture out of system. not much today. we'll move the time frame forward. if we're lucky, maybe a couple hundredths of an inch. i think that's being generous. unfortunately, no soaking rains on the way. we'll be little warmer friday, saturday, sunday, back near 60. then alaska sends us another couple of storms next week bringing us back into the 50s and lows in the 20s and 30s. winter is here finally, sue. >> feels good, actually. i don't mind the cold at all. sorry for you warm-blooded folks. here we go to the golden gate bridge where we've got four lanes southbound and two lanes northbound and everybody is moving at the limit. nice commute from marin county

into san francisco at this hour. checking your overall traffic maps flowing out of tracy. that's typical for early morning commuters. about a 40-minute drive there. we have an overturn on the peninsula. this is north 101 near whipple. emergency crews are blocking a lane of traffic. the overturn is on the right-hand shoulder. they're putting out a cone pattern. right now, we don't see any slowing through the seam. expect to see flares north 101 near whipple. thank you, sue. vice president pence was set to hold a history-making with north korean officials during the olympics. it didn't happen. pence led the u.s. delegation to the opening ceremonies in pyeongchang. it became clear that pence would hold stand on forcing the communist nation to stop developing nuclear weapons. a big tribute for bay area researchers and their glowing

mushroom. dennis desjardins and his colleagues discovered a yellow green species of mushroom in brazil in 2007. that mushroom emits light. the discovery is being featured on a special set of united states postage stamps. it's as rare as it is beautiful. >> there are 15,000 species of mushrooms in the world. around 100 of them that emit light. they emit light to one of the few groups of organisms that emit light 24 hours a day. why the glow? researchers think is may attract bugs. the mushroom needs to help it pollinate. the series goes on sale tomorrow, the stamps. >> it would emit light for the moon. they should do this for this one. i know it's a lot of money. >> look at you with all the good ideas. come pg up. 7 things to know o to start your

day. the new payment service rolling news special report. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning, for those of you just joining us of the billy graham has died at the age of 99. preacher one of the most important spiritual figures. known as a friend to presidents and met with every american president starting with harry truman all the way to barack obama. he was a key figure in reviving the american evangelical move many, the first christian to preach publicly behind the iron curtain and in communist

countries after world war ii and drew huge crowds. dan harris takes a look back at graham, a man who brought inspiration and comfort to so many. >> there are thousands of you that god has been speaking to. >> reporter: for more than half a century billy graham brought the word of god to millions. >> return to your faith in god. christ is going to come back. >> reporter: his influence reached every corner of the globe and all the way to the white house. a long way from the north carolina dairy farm where he grew up during the great depression. graham found his calling at age 16 when a traveling preacher came to town. >> i went back night after night and one night i began to realize that there was an emptiness in my life. >> the lord jesus -- >> reporter: soon he was filling revival tents and expanding into radio and television. his message was for everyone regardless of race years before it was the law he insisted his

audiences not be segregated. >> i don't know what your religion or racial background or cultural background it make no difference. >> reporter: he first went to the white house in 1950 with an audience with president truman. it did not go well but hit it off with president eisenhower and became to be known as the unofficial white house chaplain and befriended and vouched for jfk helping him overcome anti-catholic prejudice. he stuck with johnson through vietnam and nixon through watergate and offered his prayers and counsel to every commander in chief through the rest of the 20th century and into the 21st. >> presidents need comfort that faith gives and billy graham was a great dispenser of comfort for me and barbara and our family. >> and he just talked to me. never at me, never in a

condemnatory way. it was amazing. >> reporter: president george w. bush even credited graham with helping him quit drinking and turn his life around. >> god loves you. >> reporter: all the while graham continued to preach with crusades across america and around the world. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: unlike fellow evangelist jerry falwell he steered clear of abortion and the culture wars preferring a gospel that would unite. >> we need to trust in god and we need to put our faith had him as a nation. >> reporter: there were, however, moments of controversy. he was caught on a nixon white house tape talking about jews having a advantage manyhold on the media a comment he said he deeply regretted lighter. he lived a simple life in north carolina with ruth, his wife of 64 years who died in 2007.

>> the greatest need in the world today is a transformation of human nature to make us love instead of hate. >> reporter: at the time of his final crusade in 2005, he told abc news he looked forward to the day he would meet god in heaven. >> i'll say to the lord why did you choose me? i came from a farm, i never dreamed that i'd be preaching to people in different countries and i'm going to ask the lord why did you choose me? because i believe i was chosen. >> reporter: to billy graham only one opinion mattered. >> i want to hear one person say something nice about me and that's the lord when i face him. i want him to say to me, well done. my good and faithful servant. >> billy graham, a towering figure in america as we said one of the major evangelical figures of the last century. his influence stretched for so long and want to bring in dan

harris who did that piece and remind everybody, of course, billy graham's influence lasted for so long but he was such a towering figure in the middle of the last century. >> reporter: a towering figure, not only in politics but in american culture. you know, he really put evangelicalism on the map in many ways and his crusades were watched, attended by hundreds of thousands of people and watched by millions more on what was then the relatively new technology of live television. but, again, it was politics where he had this repeated influence being, you know, known as the pastor to presidents and speaking with them at their darkest hours, often and almost always those conversations were confidential. we don't even know what kind of support he was giving. >> yeah, nonpartisan in his approach and befriended republican and democratic presidents alike and as you

pointed out, his message was always to unify. his son franklin graham still active as a preacher. also in politics, taking a somewhat different path. >> reporter: yes, franklin graham has been quite a bit more polarizing and i think it's safe to say more associated with what's known as the religious right or conservative christians and has become embroiled in over the years more than a few public controversies. his dad really tried to stay away from that and wanted to be seen as and i believe was seen as largely above the fray. >> evangelist billy graham has died at the age of 99. we'll return to our regular programming. for many of you that is "good morning america." first of all a complete wrap-up tonight on "world news tonight" with david murashov. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. f

morning america" and have a great grea we're back here on abc 7 mornings. just getting that information that reverend graham died at the age of 99 of natural causes according to his family in north carolina. >> pastor known for not having segregated a congregation. he bailed out dr. martin luther king, jr. when he was in jail at one point. long history there. >> we'll be hearing much more about him throughout the morning. right now, we're going to turn to our local weather and news and traffic. we're going to start with mike nicco. >> guys, active radar this morning. but not much is reaching the ground, if anytng. especially the lighter green that's over the land. the darker green over the ocean. that has a better chance of penetrating the dry air below it. at one point you can see it was trying to come down as snow up in lake and mendocino. the northern parts of napa county. there may be a dusting on the mountaintops would be a little easier for that to reach. let's take a look at your accuweather 12-hour planner.

temperatures 32 to 39. not quite as cold as this morning. we'll still have a random shower possible throughout the day. but as we head deeper into the day, the chance gets less and less. temperatures today in the 50s most of the afternoon. how about the morning commute, here's sue. >> we're back to the bay bridge toll plaza. yes, metering lights have been turned on. boom, you see it filling in there with the cash-paying folks getting reprieve. the fastrakers not so much. here's a look at the drive time from hercules into san francisco. 25 minutes. but that will begin to build as of the metering lights have been turned on. about a 40-minute drive from tracy into dublin pleasanton for the early morning commuters. we still have this overturn on the peninsula. it's north 101. they've shut down the whipple off ramp until further notice. get off highway 184 woodside road or holly street. they have flared off the right lane and exit lane. >> breaking news from the abc 7

live desk. >> that breaking news in tallahassee were students from stoneman douglas high school who survived the school shooting are rallying at the state's capital. you see a live picture here of exactly what's happening. people gathering right now on the capitol steps. the students are demanding bans on guns used to kill 17 people at their school and trying to persuade people to pass laws before the legislative ends. they have scheduled meetings. they walked from the civic center earlier this morning. now at the capitol building. they are going to be holding a rally shortly on the steps. i'm going it keep watching our live pictures from florida this morning. i'll have updates throughout the newscast. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. happening today, president trump will host students, parents and teachers affected by school shootings for a listening session. they will have people from parkland people where a gunman killed 17 people at a high

school last week. white house officials say it will be those affected by columbine and sandy hook as well. the u.s. supreme court has refused to hear two challenges by gun rights groups to california laws regulating firearms sales. that means that two key rulings by the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco will remain in place. one upholds california's $19 fee for the sale and transfer of guns. the other, the court said that california can require people to wait ten days to buy a gun even if they already own one and their background check was completed. one year ago today coyote creek overflowed its banks devastating several neighborhoods. >> one year later some of the vix victims are still hurting. matt keller live from san jose. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. so much damage was done during this flood. there are signs of a neighborhood here in san jose is coming back. you can see some construction

equipment here in the road and a lot of work is being done. a year ago, it was chaos. you remember the images from that day. rescue boats had to get people out to safety. in the end, 14,000 people were displaced in san jose. after the flood, $6.8 million was raised for flood assistance. parents and neighbors established a donation center and raised $30,000 from gift cards. 100 families at the school were flood victims. >> 2 1/2 days everything was put into play reaching out to all of our extended community areas and how many people step up immediately. >> so much more was needed. flood losses estimated at $73 million. ten times more, they want public donations raised. 150 residents are suing the city, the county and the water district. later this morning, many will be here to talk about the flooding, what happened here in the past and what can be done to prevent it in the future.

reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> we continue to track breaking news. reverend billy graham has died. he was known as america's pastor. he often spoke to the nation's presidents during their darkest moments and counseled presidents from both parties. one of the major evangelical figures. he transformed their religious life through preaching and activism. he was the widely heard christian evangelist in history. according to a family spokesman, graham who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments died at his home in north carolina with his family by his side. graham was 99 years old. thank you, jessica. san francisco-based uber may be heading to court. this time over accusations from its own drivers who claim they were stiffed of fare money. the examiner reports that a judge has given the green light on the class action lawsuit.

the breach of contract lawsuit was filed in may in u.s. district court in san francisco. when uber implemented up front pricing in 2016, it didn't pay drivers their fair share. so far, no comment from uber. new video shows the chilling moments that a b.a.r.t. police officer shot and killed a man proves its case. saalim continutindle was shot. we have to warn you it's graphic. >> abc 7 news obtained this recording of the original video that was shown to tindle's family by oakland police. tindle's family says it proves he was unarmed and shot in the back on january 3rd. a b.a.r.t. police officer reportedly heard a gunshot on 7th street. when he arrived, he claims that he saw tindle and another man fighting on the ground sniept it's horrible to see anything tragic like that. but when it's your little brother, when he's not at fault,

you know, it's truly more heart-wrenching. >> tindle's family filed a claim against b.a.r.t. and hopes the d.a. files criminal charges against the officer. democrats and republicans will meet today to discuss the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one much their own. a team of lawyers hired by lawmakers believed that tony mendoza engaged in sexually suggestive or flirtatious behavior at least six times with women on his staff. a report finds that in one case the l.a. county democrat likely offered a 19-year-old woman alcohol inside a hotel suite during a party event. in another case, he suggested a young bottom in a senate fellowship take a vacation with him. he remains suspended from the senate. his office has not responded to the report. coming up on 5:38 on this wednesday morning. remember this time yesterday,

half moon bay was 28 degrees at the airport. near 18 degrees warmer leading the charge of warmer weather this morning. right now, 46. 42 in daly city. 43 in pacifica. low to mid-40s down the peninsula until redwood city and menlo park. about 38 degrees. 36 in palo alto and los gatos. 39 in san jose. 40 in fremont and hayward. 33 san ramon. getting close to seeing frost there. napa 37. san rafael 39. san francisco warm spot about 45 degrees. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. we're looking westbound there. it's just cold again. if you're taking mass transit, dress accordingly. spotty showers, most of us will miss out on those. not going to be as bright over the bay because of the lingering clouds due to this weak arctic front coming through today. 42 this morning east bay. 50 finally by noon. hanging out in the mid-50s from 2:00 to 4:00. the clouds dissipate, the temperatures drop to 48 degrees by 8:00. you head inland, 38 this

morning. 46 at 10:00. we'll see 52 and then we'll feel mid-50s through 6:00. you see the clouds also disappearing. that means temperatures will be dropping into the 40s. in fact, tomorrow morning we'll be colder this morning. we have a couple of frosty nights coming up. and a couple of more arctic cold fronts next week. i'll see you with that soon. here's sue. we're taking a look at san rafael. traffic is moving nicely southbound. the taillights headed past the northgate mall and the pacific center. a smooth ride to the golden gate bridge where you have four lanes southbound and two lanes in the northbound direction. very light getting towards marin county from the east bay. that, of course, will change to only coming up on 5:40 this morning. nice time to commute if you have to be up this early. we'll check out this accident on the peninsula in redwood city. it is north 101 near whipple avenue. they have the exit closed.

an overturned vehicle. the right lane coned off or flared off if you will. chp and emergency crews are on scene there. so far, not a lot of slow traffic past the scene. thanks you, sue. a group of stanford researchers finds out which diet helps you lose weight. >> a horrific game of pump ber cars in l.a. police have the last laugh. frisbee, skateboarding, frisbee, skateboarding, wa

let's take a look at the california forecast for today. you can see showers over the ocean. and snow showers over the sierra. low to mid-60s in so cal. partly cloudy. mid to upper 50s of the central valley in monterey. we have a winter weather advisory starting at 9:00 through friday morning. thement after snow will be pretty light. look at the snow level to 2,000 feet. 3 to 6 inches. up to 10 inches in isolated areas. here we are at 9:00 tonight. nothing. but the time we get to tomorrow morning, all the way through friday. donner, 8 inches. 6 inches in tyler city and kirkwood. making snow again in heavenly. this morning, they had three guns on that run earlier. it will be partly sunny and dry friday, saturday, sunday. more snow coming next week. thanks, mike. a wild chase in l.a. ends with an arrest. this man taken into custody

after police say he drove a stolen truck on to a sidewalk and sideswiped a taxi cab before he disappeared into an under glound subway tunnel. this morning, police are still looking for his female passenger. it appears they were separated by the time he was arrested. after falling and hitting his head he remains in a hospital. they received the information from a family friends who spoke with a newspaper in his native puerto rico. they did not say if it was from another medical issue. at&t park inside his retired number 30. it hangs from the stands. he helped celebrate willie mccuff i's 88th birthday in january. san francisco, not just a hub for public transport, but eventually a place where people can meet, work and play. happening today, transit officials will educate the

public on the center's code of conduct, including organizing protests to which type of sports are allowed at the rooftop park. that happens tonight at 201 mission street. the transit center is expected to be fully open to the public in june. a low-fat versus low-carb diet debate. researchers studied when they cut carbs or fats out of their diet to lose weight. half cut carbs and the other half fat. they lost an average 13 pounds. >> the hypothesis wasn't supported. i thought i could get rich. i would have this test and i would tell you which diet to be on to lose weight. >> he has a sense of humor about it. despite recent trends for genetic-based diets, it says it doesn't impact which diet is best for you. anyone looking to eat healthier and lose a few pounds should eat less sugar, less refined flour

and as many veggies as possible. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> i tried to set this up on an area that may be snowing right now. let's take a look at this. walnut creek next to that and san rafael. a lot of that is not reaching the ground. because it sets up at 3800 feet, it's probably punching into the clouds. it could dust it with a little snow. something to look at when the sun starts to come up in about an hour from now. here's a look again at walnut creek. i just don't see any signs of rain reaching the ground. south on to 680. partly sunny, random shower, though. still possible due to the arctic cold front. once it leaves us, it will bring dry air and cold air again tonight. it will become partly cloudy and temperatures not as cold as yesterday but colder than this morning. some of the inland neighborhoods got to protect the pets and plants once again. more weak storms, especially

next week. could be a repeat of this week. our highs get up to around -- 50 in lakeport, ukiah the cool spot. the freezings temperatures in the north bay valleys. we'll be close to the mid to upper 30s. here we are, best chance of anything reaching the ground over the cost and then by 5:00, random shower is possible. in fact, more sunshine. yesterday, tonight there you go, a random shower in the santa cruz mountains. here's the next front as it comes through. you can see it's scattering showers tomorrow. the snow level drops from 3,000 feet today to 2,000 feet tomorrow with that front. it's also going to be rather blustery tomorrow and then the temperatures will rebound under more sunshine and calmer conditions in time for the weekend. that next arctic wave begins on monday. sue? >> we'll take a look overall at a traffic map. we do see slowing out of tracy.

that's typical. also slowing westbound on highway 4 and behind the bay bridge toll plaza. still this problem on the peninsula. the whipple off ramp is closed due to an overturned accident. they have flares out there. emergency crews are blocking the right lane. traffic seems to be getting by okay. i'm not seeing any delays at this point. here's a look at drive times. slow out of tracy to dublin. highway 4 as we mentioned, bunching up. your drive out of san rafael and -- still under 20 minutes. a dream come true for a california teen battling a heart condition. >> thanks to the make-a-wish foundation, he has one of the coolest cars in yellow county. it's an acura c 11 souped up to his specifications, new wheels and a sound system. it's made possible in partnership with the make-a-wish foundation. this weekend, you're getting 50 reasons to have fun if san

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much different tomorrow when we wake up. 15 to 25 mile per hour winds and up around 25 to 30 by the time we get to lunch. 25 to 35 miles per hour in the afternoon and early evening

hours and by friday morning, it will calm down once again. that will lead to a warmer weekend. >> mike, thank you. serena williams is revealing that she almost died after giving birth to her daughter. >> she gave birth in september. in an essay she wrote, she suffered a pulmonary embolism shortly afterwards. she had surgery and spent the first six weeks of motherhood in bed. crews are cleaning up after three tornadoes hit north texas. the national weather service says one of the tornadoes hit de soto a dallas suburb. no injuries there. two other weak tornadoes tore through johnson county sendin at least three people to the hospital with injuries. a mother and her disabled daughter were hurt when a tornado demolished thash mobile home. another person was hurt after the car crashed into a fallen tree. brazen burglars in san joaquin county left a mess at the liquor

store. look at that. three people smashing through the front of the store with a delivery van monday morning. police say they grabbed a few items and tried to steal an atm by chaining it to their van. but then the chain broke. the same group used a pole to break into a different liquor store. they tried that trick and this time it actually worked. it's unclear how much money was stolen. >> a company on the peninsula believes that it's come up with a breakthrough treatment to help children survive severe peanut allergies. it was developed in brisbane. a major site gave children daily doses of a new drug based on peanut protein. more than 2/3 of the children were able to tolerate about two peanuts by the end of the study. they're in a race with a french company to come to market with it. right now there are no treatments for peanut allergies. the police are reshooting a recruitment film after some community members claimed that it was too macho and

militaristic. here's one scene showing s.w.a.t. officers with assault rifles. some residents say it doesn't represent the police department or the city. the department is getting ready to reshoot the video to make it more community friendly. all right. we're headed outside with a new accident now. it is 80 westbound near appen way. it involves a motorcycle. the rider has flown off motorcycle. the motorcycle is ahead of where the rider is. there's a sig-alert. it's near appian way. you are slow beginning from highway 4 now westbound. back to the peninsula, the right lane blocked in the whipple off ramp continues to be blocked with an overturned accident. chp is there with cones and flares blocking off that right lane. so far not too much slowing past the scene.

we'll check back on the sig-alert. here's mike with the forecast. all the winter clothes you've been ignoring, now you've got more chances to wear them. look at the lows in the north bay valley. we'll be near freezing tomorrow morning, friday morning, saturday morning, monday, tuesday and wednesday morning. could be even colder next week. same thing in the east bay valley. tomorrow morning, 30, 33, friday and then possibly 33 tuesday and wednesday of next week. down in the south bay, our average low is 45. we'll get close saturday, sunday, monday with lows to mid-40s. otherwise in the mid to upper 30s. thursday, friday and next week when another arctic blast comes our way. keep the sweaters handy. >> thanks, mike. queen elizabeth attended her first london fashion week event. the queen was handing out the first-ever queen elizabeth award for british design. the queen chose an ensemble in line with her traditional style.

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it says 46 degrees on your screen right now, right? might as well say negative 10. that's what it feels like to so many of us in the bay area. >> we're in for another cold start relatively speaking, of course for california. >> for us. >> good morning to you. halfway through the week, wednesday, february 21st. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike nicco, we're being dramatic here. >> what? >> i shouldn't be stunned by how people are complaining about the cold even though we've had one day. we're going to have another week next week. be happy you get to wear different clothes than you've had to wear the last couple of days. live doppler 7 looks ak at this. unfortunately, i haven't seen any sign of this reaching the ground. the clouds have kept us milder -- sutro towers, nothing falling here. we'll keep a chance in the forecast. ran donnal at 4:00.

increasing sun chances today. 32 to 39 at 7:00. low 50s at noon. low to mid-50s at 4:00. in the mid to upper 40s by 7:00. more arctic storms with showers and snow showers coming up. here's sue. >> i did see a lot of folks in the city with hats and scarves and gloves on. so they're going through the closets. unfortunately, we have two sig-alerts to talk about. 80 westbound, a revised location. pinole valley road. the rider is down and the motorcycle is about 15 feet away from it. both in the left lane. you can see that solid stretch of red back to highway 4. that's number one. sigalert number 2 has been out there a while on the peninsula. the whipple road off ramp remains closed due to an accident. an overturn. they have it flared off. you'll need to use either 84, woodside road or holly road.