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. they're diverting traffic past

president skooen. n -- the scene. that breaking news reverend billy graham has died. he was known as america's pastor. often speaking to the nation's presidents during their darkest moments. he counseled presidents from both parties. he was the most widely heard christian evangelist in history. he appeared in the bay area at least a half dozen times. graham died at his home in north carolina. we're starting to get some reaction now on twitter. let me show you on my computer. congressman from louisiana, ralph abraham says billy graham touched the lives of millions of americans. he was a tremendous christian leader and will be greatly missed. this tweet from ron de santis, a lawmaker there. a good and faithful servant. he fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith. nothing yet from the president or the white house. i have been checking that.

i'll let you know if we get an you date. graham was 99 years old. more bay area cities and landmarks are tired of your game of drones. >> a battle against the flying bots. amy hollyfield is live for us in sausalito. >> reporter: someone tweeted me and said a drone can ryne a perfect sunset. behind me here at the golden gate bridge, they say it can be more serious than that. they have said that drones are not allowed here. this bridge is a no-drone zone. a bridge spokesperson says they are a hazard to drivers and visitors. according to the marin independent journal, drones have been seen flying behind security fences and past sensors here at the bridge where photographs aren't allowed because of security purposes. according to the article, the city of sausalito is now getting in on the game and they are going to be tightening rules around drones. they've passed a new law that

puts restrictions on drones. here are a few of them. no recording from a drone will be allowed where reasonable expectations -- where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. drones can't be used to harass or intimidate a person and can't get closer than 25 feet to people. this is going to be in sausalito. they put in a law that you can't operate a drone drunk. violators can be fined and police can confiscate your drone. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. quickly want to show you these new images from tallahassee, florida. that's where students from soapman douglas high school who survived the school shooting are rallying at the state's capitol. you see them holding signs up here. they're trying to get lawmakers to do something go guns. they want to ban the assault-style rifle used to kill 17 people at a high school. they want lawmakers to do

something sometime soon and they held this rally this morning on the steps of the capitol building. they marched from the civic center to the capitol. they have scheduled meetings this morning. i'll update the story as we get more images from that area. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. the u.s. military is honoring three shooting victims for their heroism. all of them members of the junior rochlt otc program at stoneman douglas high school. want to tell you about peter wong. he received a past hume us appointment to the u.s. military academy at west point. this is a rare honor. the 15-year-old dreamed of attending that academy and served in the -- he held a door open so people could escape from the gunfire. he was buried with a medal pinned to his uniform. a legislator fired after claiming that two of the student survivors were quote, actors that traveled to variou crises

when they happen. kelly reported e-mailed the tampa bay times saying that these two, emma gonzalez and david hawg were not real students. it was investigated and denounced kelly's comments and says kelly has been fired. he defended himself on ac 360 last night. >> these people saying that is disturbing. i'm not an actor in any sense, way, shape or form. i'm not a crisis actor. i had to witness this and live through this. i continue to have to that. >> hawg says the fact that donald trump jr. liked the post calling him an actor is, quote, disgusting. students at several high schools around the bay area are planning walkouts next month to pressure congress to enact stricter gun laws. the walkouts are planned for march 14th at 10:00 a.m. this is, of course, to commemorate the one-month anniversary of the shootings. it's going to happen from oakland to orinda, palo alto to

mountain view. these are some of the schools taking part. they will last 17 minutes in memory of the 17 people killed at stoneman douglas high school. it could happen to anyone. a man walking to the amtrak station in emeryville was shot in the head during a robbery. listen to this. this morning, 26-year-old alex ma dais remains in critical condition. he was walking with i a friend to the train station on the night of february 11th. when someone behind them yelled give me your money. he didn't know the guy had a gun. he kept walking. that's when he was shot in the head. police are looking for the gunman. they're asking anyone who may have surveillance video of the suspect to contac investigators. officials at a south bay catholic girls school making a big change after months of sexual misconduct accusations. >> people are about to have charges dropped. the arctic door remains open with these weak cold moisture starved storms bringing us chances of rain. chances of rain. not only today and

it's 6:09. thousands could have drug charges dropped in the east bay. the d.a. plans to dismiss up to

5900 marijuana cases. there was a provision allowing people with past convictions to petition the court to dismiss them. her office identified 5,000 people who fall within the law. now the accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> check out the hours on live doppler 7. still white along mendocino county. northern napa county, want to thank hendrick for letting me know they had snow on cobb mountain and they had sprinkles in santa rosa. that's what you're going to get out of this system. not much snow out there unless you go up to mt. diablo and even that has moved on. there may be in the santa cruz mountains and over near mt. hamilton as the snow levels around 3,000 feet. but it will be just a dusting at the most. the big story this morning, not quite as cold as yesterday morning. up to 13 degrees cooler because of the cloud cover. san francisco, we're mainly in the low to mid-40s.

we've got sunny side at 37 for the cool spot. the only one in the 30s right now. coming through the ferry building to downtown about 45. and then 44. 37 in santa clara and saratoga and walnut creek and american canyon right now. here's a look at the activity planner for today. dress warm once again if you're exercisin exercising. on the bay, the beach, we've got showers. if you're going to be in the south bay. 41 at 8:00. at noon, around 48. upper 50s for 2:00 to 4:00. easily some of the warmer neighborhoods. back by 8:00, down to 50 degrees. a quick look at the peninsula, you can see a lot of cloud cover up to 2:00. then we'll spike at 4:00 at about 55 degrees. let's turn it over to sue for a look at the morning commute. >> we've got a car that a silver explorer that conqued out in the middle lane. before the 880 overcrossing. the headlights are headed in the northbound direction. behind that, you may kinder find a backup. our big problem spots this

morning continue to be sigalerts. one near pinole valley road. chp updated the information saying the two left lanes now remain blocked with a motorcycle down and the rider was seen down in the fast lane. so heads up there. waiting for an update. our second sigalert on the peninsula. north 101 at whipple avenue. we'll update that in a couple of minutes. sue, thank you. cal is taking action after a professor received an anonymous letter. >> you know about tesla's model 3 delays. 3 delays. if you don't want to i accept i don't bike the miles i used to. i even accept i have a higher 3 delays. if you don't want to risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but no matter where i ride, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke betterhan warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stopaking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to,

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new developments involving a san jose catholic school rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct by teachers. they will create a new and independent office to handle claims in the future. officials at the all girls private school say the goal is to improve. >> several students have claimed sexual misconduct. the announcement is after officials spent months insisting they had sound policies in place for protecting students from sexual harassment and abuse. >> one of the professors received an anti-semitic threat. the professor was targeted with

an anonymous hateful and threatening message. campus police are investigating. the letter added that hateful messages targeted at marginalized groups are more common than anyone would like to believe. >> former head of oakland schools has been fired as the head of washington, d.c. schools. antoine wilson left before his contract was up. he's now accused of using his clout to get his daughter transferred to a better school in d.c. >> it became very clear to me over the last several days that chancellor wilson would be unable to successfully lead the schools having not regained the community's trust. >> the mayor said wilson is a good educator who made a mistake. twitter up dafted guidelines on how to handle tweets or accounts that encourage others to hurt themselves or commit suicide. it follows last week's tweet by twitter safety that said, it's against our rules to encourage others to harm themselves.

starting today, you can report a profile tweet or direct message for this type of content. first time offenders may be locked out of accounts and tweets encouraging self-harm or suicide removed. repeat offenders may have accounts suspended. taking into account an ability to pay. it was assured when he refused appeal a court ruling involving a robbery suspect if san francisco. humphrey is held on $350,000 bail after prosecutors say he threatened a neighbor and stole $7 and a bottle of cologne. the defense successfully argued that his bail amount is excessive. and that people accused of crimes are entitled to bail unless they're a threat to public safety. san francisco's public defender's office says more than 60% of people detained in jails are incarcerated because they can't afford the high bails. while house of drivers wait and wait to get their tesla model 3, one lucky person will get to skip the line and own one

of the hottest cars on the street. >> elon musk has a brother named kimball. he's raffling off his sedan. it's the sixth model 3 ever the car has the full upgrade from voice activated controls to l.e.d. fog lamps. all he wants to do is donate to his nonprofit. big green. it brings gardening and healthy food programs to kids. a $10 donation gives you 100 chances to win. we have a link on abc7news.com. you know what, that's not a bad idea. >> doing good in the process. okay. kim bal. >> can we write it off? you can't because you're getting something in return. >> nice try. >> did it say what the price is up to yet? >> not that i'll be anywhere close. let's take a look at what's going on. speaking of not anywhere close, you have to be up to 4,000 feet on the mountain. this is where snow fell. i was talking about this a

second ago. thank you, hendrick for sending this in via twitter. here's what's going on the opposite end of the bay area. waking up to a partly sunny day. that's what it will be today. maybe a little more sunshine in the afternoon than yesterday afternoon. random shower is possible. tonight, partly cloudy. cold again and breezy. then more weak storms are brewing for my extended forecast. today's temperatures, let's go warmest. upper 50s, around santa cruz, morgan hill and san jose. everybody else, pretty much in the mid-50s to 56 degrees. ukiah and lakeport, you may have a few random snow showers this afternoon. you'll be around 50 degrees. tonight x you can see a little bit developing -- breeze developing. still mid-30s to low 40s. the storms moving through right now and the other one in canada,

just now leaving alaska, slated for tomorrow. that's a fast-moving storm. here's a look at the best chance of anything measurable falling over the ocean. increasing clouds with a random shower is possible. overnight, another random shower is possible. this model is saying over the santa cruz mountains. there's of the next front coming through tomorrow. snow level dropping from 3,000 feet today to 2,000 feet tomorrow afternoon. so some snow is possible. it will be breezy tomorrow. it will not feel like the low mid-35 mid-350 50s. the arctic door will open again for next week. sue? checking activity on the san mateo bridge. the emergency crews an accident blocking the lane towards the high-rise. thankfully, they're getting by on the shoulder to get up to get the accident out of there. that's why the brake lights across the san mateo bridge. a 25 to 30-minute drive.

we'll be follow this for you. couple of sig alerts. over to the peninsula with this one still out there. it's been out there most of the commute. the whipple off ramp from northbound 101. you'll need to take 84 woodside road to holly. we'll check on the sig-alert involving a motorcycle near pinole valley road westbound 80 when we come back. the trouble for uber continues. why you're about to hear more about a class action lawsuit that could mean more money for drivers. a local couple tied the knot and rolled some joints. the ceremony trend that ends with i doobie. >> taking it in. >> not taking credit for that. >> please don't. here's rob marciano with a look at what's ahead at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america." good morning. coming up on gma, the determined survivors of the florida school shooting marching on their state

capitol to speak with lawmakers and push for change. we're live in tallahassee. we'll also hear from one of the heroic teachers grazed by

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monday? they'll be back tomorrow. we wake up, 15 to 20 mile per hour gusts. by noon, at 20 to 30. afternoon, possibly 25 to 35 miles per hour gusts. it's kind of a one and done. by the time we get to friday, thanks t our --o that's an arctic blast coming our way. now breaking news. that breaking news quickly want to show you what's happening in maryland. we're getting live images from there. there was a walkou a high school there in support of the survivors of florida's deadly high school shooting last week. some kids were out on the track just moments ago. looks like they're start to go go back into the building now. no word on how many were participating in this. as i've been mentioning, the kids from parkland are actually at their capitol building in florida this morning. so this was in support of that movement. kids from florida trying to get their lawmakers to do something about guns and an update on that part of the story coming up too. want to show that you quickly.

>> how is this for a nontraditional wedding. the couple says i do with a cannabis-themed affair. danny and zack walton say they were both dealing with health issues when they met 12 years ago. they helped them get off prescription medications. they wanted a cannabis themed wedding to celebrate the plant that brought them together. >> we wanted to partake in the hash bar, you could do that. if you wanted wine and beer, you could go to the normal bar. my grooms men had bud boutonnieres and i had joints for everyone. i had arcme arrangements on eve table with cannabis and roses. >> a wedding planner tells abc 7 news couples asked for pot party favors and with the legalization of marijuana, more venues are apparently open to the idea. >> which is better, low-fat or low-carb. the answer will disappoint you

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good morning on this wednesday, february 21st. hope you're doing wechlt coming up on 6:30. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it is cold again, mike. >> it's definitely cold out there. it's going to be that way for a week and a half. these arctic fronts continue to reinforce this. they're moisture starved. a lot made it to the ground in the form of sprinkles. about 3,000 feet there was a dusting of snow across the north bay. we'll see an isolated chance to a random chance heading through the day as the front passes through. it will keep temperatures cool in my accuweather planner. low 50s at noon, low to mid-50s at 4:00. let's find out about the commute, sue? >> if you're headed to the san mateo bridge, rethink that right now. an accident is blocking the left lane with emergency crews on the left shoulder. look at the brake lights across the span. about a 45-minute drive time to get across from hayward to foster city. i checked your dunbarton drive

time. that would be the good alternate at this hour. other problem spots with a sigalert on the peninsula. here's a look at the san mateo bridge looks like across the span. you can see the red sensors. in redwood city, the whipple off ramp remains closed. also sigalert for you and the pinole valley road area on westbound 80 which we'll update in a bit. that breaking news this morning, the world's most famous christian pastor has died. billy graham passed away at his home in north carolina this morning. graham transformed american religious life through preaching and activism. he was a counselor to presidents and was heard by more than 200 million people around the globe. he spoke here in the bay area at least a half dozen times. died of natural causes at 99 years old.

president trump tweeted moments ago, let me show you here on my computer, he said the great billy graham is dead. there was nobody like him. he will be missed by christians and all religions. a very special man. reverend jesse jackson also tweeted out this morning saying, blessed with length of years and service, reverend graham helped a lot of people against a backdrop of southern culture. he's on the plus side of history. may his soul rest in peace. reggie? >> thank you, jessica. coyote creek overflooded its banks a year ago devastating several neighborhoods. a year later, they're still hurting there. >> matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, reg. it's hard to believe it's been a year since the coyote creek flooded here in san jose. the work continues in the rock spring neighborhood. this was a hard hit area. the streets were flooded. cars damaged beyond repair and residents evacuated from their homes. you remember the images from that day. rescue boats had to get people

out to safety. in the end, 14,000 people were displaced. flood losses have been estimated at $73 million. 150 residents are suing the city. the county and the water district but for many, it's the mental toll that has been the hardest to deal with. >> i don't know what to say to the kids when they ask me it's going to rain, could this happen to us again? >> after the floods, $6.8 million was raised for flood assistance. parents and neighbors of a school established a donation center and raised $30,000 for gift cards. 100 families at that school were flood victims. this morning a special event will be held to honor those who helped the flood victims at the school. that event starts at 8:45 this morning. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. now a quick update on what's happening this very minute in tallahassee, florida. these kids that you see right here that left the civic center

moments ago are at the capitol building meeting with lawmakers demanding action on guns. they marched to the capitol building this morning. that was when they left. take a look here. they held signs reading never again. that's their motto for this grassroots movement. they're now inside the capitol pthey're going to be attending noon rally outside the old state capitol building this morning as well to support gun safety reform. that's going to be at 9:00 our time. we'll continue to follow the story throughout the morning and the day. follow us on social media and our news app for much more. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. happening today, president trump will host students, parents and teachers affected by school shootings for a listening session about school safety. officials say the attendees will include people from parkland, florida where a gunman killed 17 people last week. it will include people affected by columbine and the sandy hook mass shootings. the discussion will continue tomorrow with local officials and law enforcement officers.

.s. supreme court refused to hear two challenges by gun rights -- that means 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 owned one and their background check was completed. san francisco-based uber may be heading to court over accusations from its own drivers who claim they were stiffed on fare money. the examiner reports a judge has officially given the green light on the class action lawsuit. the breach of contract suit was filed in may in u.s. district court in san francisco. it alleges when uber implemented a feature called up front pricing in 2016, it didn't pay drivers their fair is share. sonoma county was not prepared in emergency response to last october's north bay

wildfires. the head of office at emergency services is finishing a review. yesterday he told county officials in a closed door meeting that emergency staff was not up to speed on the most effective method of reaching people in danger. he also said that authorities were slowed down by a warning system that was not well-coordinated between various local agencies. the final report expected to be released soon. a family says new video showing the chilling moments when a b.a.r.t. police officer shot and killed a man proves its case. last month, saalim tindle was shot a krors from the b.a.r.t. station. the video you're about to see is graphic. >> abc 7 news obtained the recording of the original which was shown to tindle's family by oakland police. his family insists it proves the 28-year-old was unarmed and shot in the back on january 23rd.

a b.a.r.t. police officer reportedly heard a gunshot on 7th street. when he arrived, he claims he saw tindle and another man fighting on the ground. it's horrible to see anything tragic like that. when it's your little brother, when he's not at fault, 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. mendocino county man suspected of kidnapping his girlfriend is under arrest this morning. she's still missing. police found him in the rural community of -- he's in custody facing kidnapping charges. 23-year-old khadijah britton has not been seen since february 9th. they're still actively searching for her. her family is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to finding her. i'm still tracking sprinkles to a light shower.

you can see mainly near the coast right now, on to the peninsula and these continue to show a weakening trend that will move them out of our neighborhoods by 9:00. but the cloud cover, that kept our temperatures up. even up to 13 degrees warmer in napa and half moon bay. no frozen temperatures. but we're really close in san ramon at 34. danville, dublin, pleasanton at 35. lafayette and livermore at 36. antioch and concord. let's take a look up north. 35 in santa rosa. 36 in novato. 37 in napa. look at the 41s in oakland, hayward. mountain view. san jose, dress for 39. here's a look at possibly a random shower moving through here. looks like wet spots on 101 and 880. that gives you an idea of how light they are if you even see one. cold again if you're taking mass transit on the roads. spotty showers. best this morning.

this morning on the bay, not as bright. you want the sunglasses for the afternoon hours. 34 to 43 getting the kids ready for school. have the winter clothing ready. chilly at 11:00 without the winds. 47 to 52. a brighter afternoon with temperatures on the cool side, 52 to 55. several chances of wintry showers coming up. here's sue. we're taking a look at problem spots. look at the sensors across the san mateo bridge. we have an accident at the highrise. the left lane blocked there. look at that solid until you get to the accident for about a 50-minute drive time at this hour. check down the dunbarton bridge. it's increasing drive times but better. speaking of better, 80 westbound at pinole valley road. a sigalert with the motorcycle down. that's been cleared out of lanes. you should start seeing improvement. let's zoom in with the 3d look. you can see the graphic that mimics the exact volume on the freeway. it is bumper to bumper all along from probably crockett down to

the scene of the accident at pinole valley road. another problem spot on the peninsula, looks like it's a lot of sky there. north 101 near the whipple off ramp. that is still closed. the whipple off ramp i should say. due to a sigalert and accident blocking the ramp. take 84 to get around this detour. thank you, sue. giants a hospital after he hit his head. the story did not say if the fall was caused by another medical issue. a statue of him stands outside of at&t park and inside his retired number 30 hangs from the stands. hi last public appearance was in january at at&t park when he helped celebrate willie mckofi's 88th birthday. there are new accusations against a team usa sport.

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mid to upper 50s in the central valley. monterey. low to mid-60s in southern california. 30s and h40s across the high country. the sierra, we've got a winter weather advisory. 3 to 6 inches of snow down to 2,000 feet. here we are at 9:00 in donner has an inch of snow. about 8 inches in donder. three at lake level and 4 in kirkwood. 2 in reno. were you with me on social media? they were doing this through the time lapse in heavenly showing the guns were going all day. that's how cold it was up there. it's going to be 32 today. but 25 tomorrow with that snow. we'll get a break friday through sunday and more snow brewing for monday and tuesday next week. reggie, natasha? >> thank you, mike. more bay area cities and landmarks are making it clear, they're tired of your game of drones. >> sauce lit a joinisalito joing

gate bridge in this. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. one city council member in sausalito is says they think everyone is annoyed by drones. they're not each allowed here. this is a no-drone zone here at the bridge with. folks are saying they're a hazard to drivers and visitors. accord to the marin independent journal, drones have been seen flying behind security fences and past sensors here at the bridge where photographs aren't even allowed because of security purposes. according to the article, the city of sausalito is tightening rules around drones. they've passed a new law to put restrictions on drones. here are a few of them. you cannot record any more with your drone where there's a reasonable expectation of privacy. you can't use drones to harass or intimidate a person and your drone can't 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, police can also take away your drone if you're found violating the law. reporting live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank, you amy. they will meet to discuss the results of -- discuss the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of their own. a team of lawyers hired by lawmakers believe tony mendoza engaged in sexually suggestive or flirtatious behavior at least six times with women on his staff. in one case, they likely offered a 19-year-old woman alcohol inside a hotel swooes during a party event. in another case, he suggested a woman take a vacation with him. he's not responded to this report. first gymnastics, now swimming. a bombshell report published in

the orange county register says swimming failed to -- it affected 6 h00 victims, many minors. since 1997, 252 coaches and officials with usa swimming have been arrested, prosecuted or punished for misconduct with swimmers. ariana krueger says she was groomed for a sexual relationship that lasted until she was 24 years old. >> all this started when i was 13. so every level that we got to was not something shocking. i didn't have any sexual experience. every step that he took me to along the way was a step he was preparing me for, whether he was texting me about it ahead of time and asking for pictures. >> hutchinson denies the abuse. usa swimming says this is the first it's heard about her alleged abuse as a minor. paula faris has more on the allegations at 7:00 on gma. a decision about making drought era water restrictions

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half cut the carb, the other cut fats. one year later, people in both groups lost on average 13 pounds. >> my hypothesis wasn't supported. that's disappointing. i thought i could get rich. i'd have this test and say take my test and i'll tell you which diet to be on to lose weight. despite recent trends for genetic-based diets. genetic and metabolism really didn't impact which diet was best for you. anyone looking to eat healthier, lose a few pounds should do the same thing and i don't think it's going to like this answer. it's tried and true. eat less sugar, less refined flour and as many vegetables as possible. >> yea. now you're morning money report. they want equifax to extend protections. >> democratic lawmakers want the company to continue providing free credit monitoring and identity theft protection for at

least three years. they offered one year after the data breach. lawmakers say identity thieves can wait a year and use all of the stoem en information. the own chief of information security officer base clay said that last october. football fans have to dig deeper to get directv sunday ticket packages. the basic package not including the popular red zone channel will cost $12 more. almost $29 had $4. the package with the red zone will cost nearly $396. a 4.5% increase. directv raised prices last season also. 6:50. your second live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're still in the green. up a little higher than last time. about 115 points at 25,081. the internet is still buzzing over the study done. >> when it comes to living a long life, alcohol may actually help you live even longer than hitting the treadmill.

yeah. researchers tracked the daily habits of people over 90 and those who drank about two glasses of beer or wine a day were 18% less likely to die early. compare that with people who exercise 15 to 45 minutes a day and cut the risk by 11%. also interesting, being skinny is bad. those who are a little overweight but not obese cut their odds of early death by 3%. >> just a little fat. >> i take away from what i want to hear. i can be fat, i can walk object a treadmill while drinking. that's what i just heard. i don't think that's what you meant to tell me. >> that's a correct summary. if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend. >> how about burning off the fat on a swing. 50 swings installed all over san francisco. it's called swing bomb sf. it just started showing up on social media. there are 50 swings in alamo

square and the embarcadero. it isn't saying exactly where swings are. but social media pages giveaway tons of clues. engineers made sure the trees were structurally sound. the goal is to bring out your inner child. >> do you have to have permits to do something like that? am i being a debbie downer? never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> hey, week. swinging is exercise. i didn't see any cup holders. >> nice. >> we had snow across the north bay. thanks to hendrick tore sending me this on twitter. you can see some of the snow there. we had sprinkles also across the north bay. you can see this cloud here. see that feathery nature. it's giving up its rain. but it's going to more than likely evaporate before it reaches the ground ar become sprinkles. partly cloudy as the cold front rolls through. a random shower is possible. fewer clouds. becoming breezy by tomorrow

morning. the arctic door remains open next week. going to be a lot like this week. 53 to 58 our temperatures today. ukiah and lakeport, a better chance of showers this afternoon. around 50 degrees. tonight the clouds clear out but breezes keep the temperatures in the mid-30s to 40s. the sheltered valleys of the north bay, you could be in the 30s. san mateo, sfo to stanford, notice how they're going to move away from us throughout the day. you can see the dots across the north bay. kind of quiet tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, that next arctic front comes through with the blustery conditions and a chance of a random shower. snow level, 3,000 feet today. 2,000 feet tomorrow. near 60 friday, saturday and sunday before the arctic sends us more showers next week. hi, sue. good morning. metering lights were on at 5:30 this morning. we had an earlier accident blocking the slow lanes. they pushed that off to the right-hand shoulder. take a look at your drive times

from hercules into san francisco. still pretty moderate with about 45 minutes. we had an earlier accident near pinole valley road that's cleared out of lanes. here's a tough one. two separate accidents along the span. it's bumper to bumper along the san mateo bridge for a 50-minute drive. let's look at the drive times. the richmond-san rafael, sa mateo mateo approaching an hour. take the dub bnbarton, save yourself 45 minutes in time. take a look at this. burglars on the run in san joaquin county. left a mess at two liquor stores. the break-ins caught on camera monday morning. three people smashed through the front of a store with a delivery van. they tried to get the atm by hooking it up to the van, but the chain they used actually broke. so they went to another liquor store, same thing, but this time they were able to drag that atm

out the door. it's unclear how much money they got away with. coming up next, the seven things to know before you go. here's a live look outside with abc 7 news now keeping you

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6:57. here are the seven things to know before you go. number one is breaking news. evangelist billy graham has died. a family spoke person says he died at his home in north carolina this morning. he was 99 years old. number 2 this morning, survivors of last week's shooting at a florida high school are rallying in tennessee. they're marching from the civic center to the capitol building. they will talk to lawmakers about gun control. tallahassee we meant to say. number 3, marks the anniversary of the coyote creek flood that displaced 14,000 people in san jose. parents and neighbors of the school established a donation center to help the victims. an event will take place at the school today. number 4, an arctic cold front meaning a chance of light wintry mix. it will reinforce our cooler than ever temperatures. highs in the low to mid-50s in your 12-hour planner.

sausalito tightening rules around the use of drones. the city council passed a new law to put several restrictions on drones after several complaints from residents. number 6, we're following your wednesday morning commute with a rough one across the san mateo bridge. it's starting to unclog a little bit. but you're looking at close to an hour to get over to foster city. number 7, a new lobster emoji is getting a makeover before it's released to the public. i know. when i saw this, i thought what's different about it? obviously, i have trouble counting. it used to have only eight legs, now it has the correct ten legs. have you ever used the lobster emoji or would you? >> now i'm going to. >> for everything. >> i used that frog and that little cup. >> hey, natasha, are you free this weekend. i'll be like, lobster. >> the lady with the hair. >> that's my favorite. >> back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. that's a look at the

sunrise. "good morning america" starts right now. good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. billy graham has died. one of america's most influential religious leader. he passed away at the age of 99. his influence on the white house. how he affected millions of lives never again. the teen survivors of that florida school massacre march on the state's capitol in morning, face-to-face with their lawmakers, demanding action on gun control, as president trump signals some change ahead of a meeting today with those affected by gun violence. taking a bullet for her students, the hero teacher who helped save lives as the gunman closed in. now speaking about those terrifying moments. >> then he came to my room and shot about four or five shots into my room breaking the glass of my door. >> how