powder. snow fell on and off catching some drivers unprepared. crews worked nonstop to keep interstate 80 open and safe with icy and slippery conditions over the summit. chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50. >> mike, next chance of rain is on monday, was kate right? >> absolutely. it was disappointing to hear they were surprised by that. if you have our app or your phone, you knew we'd have sunshine and thunderstorms possible with hail and snow. it's always a good thing to maybe have that app around. here's a look at live doppler 7. let's jump into the accuweather 12-hour planner. 32 to 39. some of us may be getting the credit card out. temperatures by noon, 50. total sunshine in the afternoon hours and calmer. we don't have to worry about the blustery conditions. low to mid-50s. heading out this evening, dress for temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. here's sue with an update. >> take a look at the traffic maps outside. unfortunately, a couple of probable lemt out there.

first, a big rig on its side on highway 84 at little valley road. this is in the eastbound direction. you can get by on the left-hand turn lane. but it is blocking the eastbound lane and it's over near the sun 'ol air. a fat talt is blocking the rains. -- fatality is blocking the roads. be aware that it's out there. thank you. happening today, stanford students will speak up for victims of sexual assault. where former student brock turner assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster in 2015. they agreed to replace the dumpster. at 4:00 p.m., they'll read quotes about the impact of assault and how the community can fight sexual violence. the fight to keep the public off a san mateo beach is being

appealed to the u.s. supreme court. silicon valley vi nod coes la is challenging the landmark law that guarantees public ses abscess to beaches. his lawyers filed an a -- access to beaches. he purchased 89 acres in 2009 of the coastline. a district court of a peelts last year ruled that he violated the coastal act for blocking public access. the supreme court will likely decide within three months whether it will take the case. a new revelation out of florida. authorities say an armed deputy was on campus of stoneman douglas high and did nothing during the shooting rampage. this is the debate over arming teachers. maggie rulli has the latest developments. >> reporter: teachers have found themselves on the frontlines in america's battle over guns. >> if i can carry a gun in school and protect anyone in my classroom, then i will. >> this is not stoneman prison.

this is a high school. >> the president weighing in. >> this school has no guns. we are gun-free. let the people know the opposite. you come into our schools, you're going to be dead and it's going to be fast. >> he suggests about 20% of teachers should have training and guns. >> they have to go to training, i would say every six months or every year, they have to have a fairly -- a rigorous course in what they're doing. they should be paid extra money. >> the president's push comes as new details emerge about last week's school shooting. when the gunfire began, there was one person on campus with a gun. school resource deputy scott peterson. the sheriff says peterson arrived as the shooting was occurring and stood outside for four minutes. >> what i saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12, take up a position and he never went in. >> peterson has since resigned.

the sheriff says the investigation into his actions will continue. >> the largest teachers unions overwhelmingly reject the idea of arming staff saying what students need are more books and counselors, not more guns. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. some businesses are backing away from the national rifle association as it hardens its stance on gun control in the wake of the florida shooting. first national bank of omaha will sop producing credit card for the nra. it's in response to complaints from customers. first national is the largest privately owned bank holding company. also enterprise holdings which owns enterprise national and alamo car rental also says it's ending a discount promotion for them. pushing back on president trump and his comment about pulling i.c.e. agents and border patrol out of california. >> let california alone, let them figure it out for themselves. in two months they'd be begging

for us to come back. >> his statements today are completely consistent with everything that he has said. it demonstrates his ignorance, it demonstrates his racism. >> an oakland mayor libby schaaf was not alone in her criticism. san francisco mayor mark farrell says we're a sanctuary city because we know we're safer when law-abiding residents, regardless of status are active members of our community. dianne feinstein tweeted this. his obsession california is growing more outrageous by the day. you need to keep an eye on your laptop. despite the recent arrests of six suspected thieves rs more laptops have been stolen. many happen at cafes like this one. on shattuck avenue, the robber is hanging out around the cafe and he ran up to the customer, grabbed the laptop out of his hands and dashed out the door. police recommend securing your

laptop to the table to make it harder to steal. is this where we are now? crazy. take note of your device's serial number as well and buy tracking software. if your laptop is stolen, that information will help investigators. this is the middle of the day in a cafe. >> yep. happening today, thousands of women will be gathering at the san jose convention center for this year's watermark conference for women. reese witherspoon is one of the speakers at the sold-out conference. tonight's speaker is amal clooney. of course, married to george clooney. watermark is the largest women's organization in the area and hosts dozens of events to promote working women. we just talked about the breezes still being up in parts of the north bay. that's why you're still warmer than you were this time yesterday. the rest of us are clear, calmer and at 12 degrees, possibly 13 degrees cooler. we go to the north bay where we have a freezing temperature, at

least in rohnert park and another one in napa. another one in clear lake and ukiah at 32 degrees. everybody else, american canyon, getting close. 33. to about 41 in mill valley right now. also 41 in el sobrante. san francisco, alameda, san carlos, low to mid-40s there. freezing cold in san ramon. 32 and 31. 38 redwood city. san jose, 40 right now. walnut creek, southbound 680. warm clothes if you're taking mass transit. it is chilly this morning. dry all day on the roads. out on the bay, no need to worry about the breezes from yesterday. let's talk about the south bay. starting off at about 40 this morning. 47 at 10:00. look at all that sunshine. now the push is the 52-degree range at noon. 34id 50s from 2:00 to 4:00. san francisco, not quite the spread. but we'll start at 40. 48 at noon. unlike yesterday, more of us in

the 50s. barely, though. by 2:00 and 4:00 and back to 45 degrees by 8:00. here's a quick look at the rain chances. we'll focus on sunday and monday. after a dry weekend coming up. here's sue. high wind advisory. mike you've been talking about the bay bridge and the toll plaza here, you can see the flags to the right-hand side of the screen, they're straight out. you can see the wind. there's a backup there. those are cash-paying folks. the fastrakers are getting by fine. better news, this is the overturned big rig over near suno l. the reverse commute direction. you can get by. there's a lane open. the better news is in byron on highway 4. an early yaer fatality that's been cleared out of lanes. the macarthur maze, westbound 580080. accident blocking the lane. right-hand shoulder also. be aware that it's there. bridge crews are headed there to clear it out.

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we're back at 4:42 on a friday. most of the state will be pretty

quiet today from 57 in san diego, low to mid-60s los angeles and palm springs with a lot of sunshine after the morning hours. mid-50s through the central valley. morning snow showers in yosemite and 41. we've got snow showers. if you're leaving early and driving down through the grapevine, up until 10:00, there's snow that will fall up to 3 inches. tahoe looking cloudy, foggy, misty, the snow is over for now. it's going to be breezy this weekend with temperatures near 40 and then about 4 to 8 inches of snow is coming for monday. mike, thank you. 4:42 now. the riverside county parents charged with torturing their 13 children in their paris home are due in court. they faced 75 counts of tortu torturi torturing, abusing and imprisoning their children for weeks and months at a time. they were starved. the eldest daughter who is 29

weighed just 82 pounds. they pleaded not guilty. each is held on $12 million bail. a new call from the california highway patrol whoever is shooting bb's at charter buses on bay area highways is still out there. police need your help. katie marzullo has that. >> reporter: shattered windows like this showed charter buses have been under attack on 280. >> they're small bbs impacting the sides of these commercial buses. >> at least five charter buses have been hit between woodside and cupertino over the past two months. some of them tech buses carrying google and apple employees. the chp wants to find the shooter before it happens again. >> luckily as of now, we haven't had anybody sustain any injuries. but obviously, we want these to stop. the next thing that could happen could result in a collision. >> the chp is asking anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem, to call 800-tell-chp. in san jose, katie march xu owe, abc 7 news.

city college of san francisco has not received any funding for its program that provides free tuition to all city residents. the chronicle reports the college is short more than $4 million. city officials say they have not received any suitable invoices from city college that satisfies the requirements it agreed to when the free tuition program was announced last year. the city college spokesman says determining the correct charges is complicated. they represent routine challenges for a pilot program affecting thousands of students. oprah winfrey taking the moral high ground. >> jimmy kimmel asked if she thought about responding to the recent tweet of her. the president called her insecure after watching her interview on 60 minutes. he said her questions buys add and slanted and facts incorrect. her reference to run for president in 2020, he hopes that

oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated-like all the others. >> you don't win by meeting negativity head on. >> we've already lost, though. >> you just have to say, well, i don't know what that was. but all right. >> oprah squashed rumors once again that she is going to go for the presidency. but she said it was humbling to know that people thought she could run the former first lady michelle obama is scheduled to make an appearance in oakland on march 28th. she'll be appear at oracle arena for a conversation. tickets on sale monday. prices range from $93.50. that's specific. >> very specific. >> to $524 for a v.i.p. package. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi everybody. look at the clear conditions over san francisco from the exploratorium at pier 15. almost looks like a postcard.

it will be calmer today. the biting winds are relaxing right now. still cooler than average. even though we'll have a day full of sunshine. slightly warmer outside this eekend. well try to get back to average and the arctic opens up for more chances of winter weather next week. bone dry out there. some of the driest air of the season will come in today. so might be one of those days where your hands are dry and throat scratch i. 58 the warm spot up in santa rosa. most of us around 55 to 56 degrees. now, for tonight, it's going to be freezing cold once again. especially in the inland forming. livermore at 31. fairfield, santa rosa, ukiah, napa, 29. milder but very cold by average standards. oakland 37 tonight. fremont 36. san francisco, the only area that will be in the 40s. let's go through my

seven-day forecast. after a chilly start, we'll try to reach the 60s inland saturday. we'll try to reach them around the bay and inland. a little more cloud cover. and then a storm comes in. light on the storm impact scale. another one next thursday. i'll focus in on the one monday. give you an hour by hour look at that and how much rain to expect coming up nekt. here's sue. >> outside to take a look at the bay bridge. we do have a high-wind advisory. you can see the traffic flowing nicely. it's a beautiful morning. very clear due to the winds as mike has been telling you. no delays at the bay bridge so far. be aware. we have a couple of issues approaching the bay bridge. an accident in the westbound 580 to the connector to westbound 80. that's been pushed out of lanes. a little slow traffic approaching on the 580 side of things getting into the macarthur maze. that should be dissipating shortly. it is pretty early out there. earlier accident with a big rig on its side. still eastbound 84 at little

valley. westbound is the commute direction. we're seeing slow traffic already in that area approaching 680. but eastbound is looking good. there's one lane still open to get by that big rig on its side. guys? >> thank you, sue. boarding early on a southwest flight could cost you a bit more. they raised fees for the last-minute priority boarding to $50 for some flights. it's reflected in their fare chart which lists upgraded boarding at either $30, $40 or now $50 per customer. it depends on where you're going. upgraded boarding allows passengers to have a number between a-1 and 15 by purchasing on the day of travel. rapid reward list members get the perk for free. apple is planning upgrades for air pods. >> steve jobs job application from 1973 is up for auction. here's this morning's techbytes. in today's techbytes, an upgrade to air pods.

a report that bloomberg says the air buds will be released by the end of the year with a hands-free connection to sir i. apple is working on a third generation which could be water resistant. new research says they worry half their children are addicted to mobile devices. >> 50% are at least somewhat concerned about the impact of smartphones and tablets on their child's mental health. a job application filled out by steve jobs is up for auction. >> the apple founder filled it out in 1973 while in college in oregon. the job isn't specified. >> his college name is in lower case. he spelled hewlett-packard wrong. it's expected to sell for $50,000. look at that. didn't think he had a future. if you're counting on using an instant cooker to use make dinner, there's a warning. known as pharma bro heads to

court. he'll walk in a millionaire but he'll walk in a millionaire but could walk out a poor

the latest drought numbers issued. but not very good. unfortunately, they're getting concerning. we started to rain in october. only 8% of the state was abnormally dry or in a drought. now, look at that. 92% of the state is and just about 3/4 of the bay area back in a drought. the rain we get monday may not

be enough to help us. i'll have that coming up next. mike, thank you. happening today, convicted former pharmaceutical ceo martin shkreli due back in court on whether or not they will seize his assets. he's accused of cheating investors in a pair of failed hedge funds. shkreli is on the hook for more than $7 million. his lawyers argue he owes nothing because investors did not lose the money. shkreli was dubbed pharma bro after increasing the price of a drug -- stealing the unicycle of a popular nba halftime performer named the red panda. this is a video from sfo. you can see a man taking bags off the carousel at the airport. the 7 foot tall unicycle is estimated to be worth $25,000. police are hoping to identify the man in this video. the warriors have stepped up to say they're going to help replace red panda's unicycle.

if you have one of the popular instant pots, the company has a warning for you. it says there are reports that one of the products can overheat and cause melting underneath t the cooker involved is the gem 68, 8 in 1 multicooker. it's happening with cookers with batch codes on the screen. you can find that on the underside of the product. if you have one. koobers, stop using it and contact the manufacturer of the they'll give you a replacement. we have information on the website. abc 7 news. .com. an assembly man wants to make it easier to enjoy wine when you shop for art. matthew harper is proposing a bill to allow art dealers to be able to serve beer and wine without a liquor license. it would only be allowed in galleries and art walks and art fairs. the cost of the wine and beer could not be included in the sales price of the art. it could only be served during business hours and no later than 10:00 p.m. hmm. let's take a look at what's going on. sunday at 5:00, you can see it's

fairly dry. we'll get in a weekend without wet weather. wake up monday morning, you can see the weather will be right on top of us with light to moderate rain and then it will taper o just showers during the afternoon hours. mainly south of the golden gate bridge and bay bridge. richmond-san rafael bridge, it's over. this is being very generous. this computer model. it was showing rainfall totals of a tenth to .15 mcinches. it popped up there at the end. unfortunately, that's not going to do anything to slow down the spreading of the drought. we'll talk more about this rain coming up next. here's sue. san mateo bridge, high winds as mike has been talking about this morning, the traffic is moving nicely but it's windy out there. just grip that wheel better. also on the benicia bridge and bay bridge, high-wind advisories this friday morning. take a look at the traffic maps. you can see the central valley,

early morning commuters are up and at it at 4:55. if you want ace train to avoid that, train number one is on time rolling into vasco. no other mass transit delays. >> sue, thank you. a tweet by kylie jenner is blamed for by big drop in the price of snap. she tweeted so does anyone else not open snapchat anymore. or is it just me? the stock plunged yesterday. the company lost more than a billion dollars in value. snap redesigned the snapchat app a few weeks ago. a lot of people don't like it. the new app was supposed to be easier to use. but users say they can't find their own stories anymore. airport officials come up with a novel idea. a special container to dump leftover marijuana travelers inadvertently brought to the airport. pot is legal in nevada but not in many other states or i should say in the eyes of the tsa.

these green amnesty boxes are being set up for flyers to dump pot before they clear security. what a world. take a look at this video taken by a police officer in pennsylvania. eg a parent wearing ahex - - rex costume. the worried neighbor reported a dinosaur on the loose near the elementary school. >> what? >> once police arrived there, they figured out, okay, this was nothing to be concerned about. pin the call?hey think initially >> they thought they were back. dinosau dinosaurs. you've been waiting so long. >> i love jurassic park. five people got that. tech addiction. surprising new numbers reveal how worried parents are about their children's addiction to their gadgets. a surprise move by berkeley school leaders in the wake of the shooting. the campus safety jobs being

eliminated. a bay area lawmaker wants an investigation following several dangerous landings at sfo. here's a live look outside. here's a live look outside. it's ♪

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this is abc 7 mornings. at the top of the 4:30. mike is hard at work. >> welcome here. >> i'm just sitting here. it's 5:00 a.m. thank goodness on a friday morning. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> sometimes you run late all day. that stops now. here's a