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 look.

it's very dry. you don't believe me. it's very dry out there right now. look at the winds. they are calming down in most neighborhoods. sue and i noticed they're still up pretty much. look at that. you can barely see on the right side of the screen, that's the ferry building. san francisco. you can seep the flags moving just a little bit right there. it's over open water you find the fastest breezes. my accuweather 12-hour planner, 30, 38 at the coast. 50, sunshine at noon. it will feel warmer today. temperatures in the same spot. low to mid-50s. because it won't be breezy. the bridge, we have high winds. mike was talking about the flags. look at the flags here at the toll plaza, they're straight out. it's windy here. we have a bit of a delay for cash-paying folks. both on the right and left-hand side. otherwise, fastrakking other carpooling, no delays. across the altamont pass, it's typical for a 35 to 40-minute

drive into dublin, pleasanton. westbound on 580. sue, thank you. carpool cheaters, you've been warned. they're cracking down. 200 citations for cheaters on highway 4 yesterday. >> it's not just there. oakland chp did the same thing. reporter amy hollyfield in the newsroom. >> good morning, reggie. commuters need to see this. this is a warning for you. the chp took video to show you what they're arguing. they posted it on facebook. this is on highway 4 during the morning commute. they say they issued more than 200 carpoo citations. the oakland chp did the same thing a few weeks ago. the officers say they issued 124 carpool citations. that could ruin their morning. they are responding to feedback from commuters who tell them carpool violations are a huge concern. experts say 30% of the cars in the diamonds lanes are driven by

solo drivers. there is a proposal on the table to dedicate chp patrols to carpool -- they are getting expensive to get caught. a ticket cost $491. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thanks for the warning, amy. a bizarre development to the story we told you about last week. police arrested a high school track coach just days after his twin brother was arrested for the same crime. police arrested 47-year-old clinton papadakis at his san jose home on tuesday. he was the track coach at oak grove high. police began investigating him in september of last year. then police arrested his twin brother, clifford papadakis last week, also on child porn charges. clifford taught p.e. at willow glenn middle school. even though the men are related, the two cases are not.

a controversial move by the berkeley unified school district, especially in the wake of the florida school shootings. according to the daily californian, the school board is cutting two positions at berkeley high school. the board is trying to reach $1.8 million in budget cuts. it considered laying off four officers to meet the kboquote b decided on two. they're concerned that school safety was -- >> an armed officer at the parkland high school resigned after it was revealed he stood outside and essentially did nothing as the shooter killed 17 people. meanwhile, president trump pushes arming teach esersteache. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. >> new strcrutiny. the armed school resource deputy stationed at stoneman douglas high school stayed out of the building during the massacre. >> he never went in.

>> what should he have done? >> went in, addressed the killer. killed the killer. >> the sheriff says 30-year veteran deputy scott peterson is standing outside for four minutes. the shooting happened in six minutes, killing 17 people. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. there are no words. >> deputy peterson first suspended without pay, resigned. the development comes as president trump declares the way to stop school shootings, arming teachers. >> instead of advertising, this school has no guns, we are gun-free, you let the people know the opposite. you come into our schools, you're going to be dead. >> the president suggests, 20% of teachers, about 700,000 people, should be trained and armed. another idea raising the minimum legal age to buy rifles from 18 to 21. >> the nra will back it and so will congress. >> the nra quickly opposed. the opportunist wasted not one second to exploit tragedy for political gain.

the elites don't care, not one wit about america's school system. if they truly cared, what they would do is protect them. >> today florida governor rick scott will announce an action plan on student safety, including keeping guns out of hands of those struggling with mental illness. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. 5:06 now. public school teachers in oakland will not be armed but some of their colleagues may be asked to go through active shooting training. oakland has the bay area's only dedicated school police force and they monitor a network of security cameras from each campus. arming teachers, the police chief says, would be foolish. >> most people come into the education world to educate kids, not at that carry firearms. there's a lot of people in the community that would prefer not to have police and schools at all. if you don't want to arm police and schools, not going to want teachers armed. >> staff and partnerships pals may soon be mandated to undergo training about what to do in the case of a mass shooting.

london breed plans to address the drug-related deaths of three men. investigators believe they overdosed an fentanyl. their bodies were found at masonic avenue early yesterday morning. no foul play is suspected in their deaths. investigators believe they may have taken street drugs laced with a narcotic. the suspected overdoses have health officials alarmed that more deaths could happen if drug users don't take precautions. >> fentanyl can kill you within minutes. it can depress your respiratory ability and you can just die very quickly. >> fenlt ntanyl is a synthetic reliever and often used to cut other drugs. it can be 100 times more powerful than morphine and been blamed for thousands of deaths in the u.s. recently. congressman calling for a federal independent review after questionable landings at

airports nationwide lug including sfo. he joined two other lawmakers to ask for the review from the government accountability office. abc 7 news was first to report the sfo incidents. all right. grab a heavier coat if you live on the peninsula. it's cooler today than yesterday. in fact, it's freezing cold in menlo park. maybe scraping frost off the cars. they're at 32. belmont at 37. daly city, 36. pacifica and redwood city, 38. half moon bay at 37. san bruno, san mateo and foster city at 42 degrees. head down the peninsula, 44 in palo alto. 39 right now in san jose. 36 in fremont and hey word. look at san ramon and livermore, 31 and 29. frosty there. frosty, napa. 32. 39 san rafael. 41 degrees -- look at san

francisco from mt. tam this morning. you can see the cameras not bouncing as much as it did yesterday. going to be cold this morning for exercise. the way will be calmer. won't have the white caps it had yesterday and sunny at the beaches all day. the inland east bay neighborhoods. we're starting off at 8:00 just then trying to get above the freezing mark at 36. 47 at 10:00. mid to upper 50s from 12:00 noon to 6:00. if you're heading out this iechg, by 8:00, 46 degrees. for the north bay, 33. still freezing cold at 8:00. 45 at 10:00. low to mid-50s in the afternoon hours. back in the 40s if you're headed out this evening. hard to believe, but the latest pollen count says low for tree, weed, grass, mold. high indoor dust and dander, though. need to clean the house, i guess. sue? >> the dog is good for that dander, i'll tell you what. here we go for our commuters out of the central valley. we're slow and go into livermore

and the dublin pleasanton area. give yourself about 40 minutes to make that drive. we do have an accident on the east shore freeway. it is 80 westbound near powell street partially blocking the right lane. no traffic backups at this point. it is early. the chinese new year parade starts at 5:15 at second and market. heads up to geary and over to powell to post. post to kearney and winds up at columbus. have fun out there. there are street closures already happening. i saw this morning coming in that sfp putting out the barricades already. be aware that that parade will be a lot of fun. there will be backups. thank you, sue. work is under way on the next big expansion of the smart system. where trains will be rolling by next year. amazon looking to expand the cashier list stores. the location in california that could be cashing in. the

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still breezy up in the hilts and over the water. in the valleys, things are calmer and starting to get frosty right now. we'll talk more about how long that frost is going to hang out and the next chance of rain in the accuweather search day forecast. brand new this morning, if your pet is like mine and loves human food, you won't think this next story is too far-fetched.

a major cereal company is buying a popular dog food brand. general mills will buy blue buff loaf pet food. the deal valued at about $8 billion. blue buffalo shares have soared this morning in pre-market trading. blue buffalo makes natural food, treats for dogs and cats. of course, general mills, they make major cereals in the u.s., including cheerios and wheaties and known for owning pillsbury. not quite a done deal yet but it should be closed by the end of the year. >> interesting. thanks, jessica. work under way to bring the smart train to another city in the north bay. crews have begun modifying a downtown san rafael street. it's the first significant work to benefit kmiert trains. commuter trains. you may see closures near the transit center. winter never got going for a

ski resort in yosemite. badger pass will not open for the ski season. this is footage from past seasons. in a facebook post, it said it didn't get enough snow to justify continued operation. it's offering season pass holders the option of a full refund or rolling over their pass to next season. a california state senator resigned over sexual misconduct allegations just ahead of a possible vote to expel him. senator tony mendoza stepped down yesterday. he is the third california lawmaker to resign over sexual misconduct claims in recent months. an investigation found the los angeles area democrat likely engaged in unwanted, flirtatious and sexually suggestive behavior wth six women. mendoza denies wrongdoing. in his resignation letter, mendoza called the process of the senate unfair and he's actually considering running for reelection in the fall. in the first look on gma, the governor of missouri is

under pressure to resign. >> diane macedo has details? >> in gma first look, a rising political star and former navy s.e.a.l. has been indicted on federal charges. he stands accused of invasion of privacy after allegedly taking a semi nude picture of a woman and threatening to publish it if she revealed the relationship. he's married with two kids. ran on a platform of family values. >> i'm a proud husband and father. >> he admits to having an affair with his hairdresser before running for governor. he denies claims made by his mistress and ex-husband that he blindfolded her, bound her hands and took the partially nude photo he. >> the mistake i made i was in a sexual relationship with a woman who wasn't my wife. >> he says the charges are politically motivated.

we'll have more at 7:00 a.m. amazon is considering expanding the stores that lets you pick up an item and walk out the door without going to a cashier. six more could open. the first opened in seattle last year. see, he picks it up and walks out like he's stealing it, but he's not. no cashiers. they used an app to scan the items as they exit. the expansion would add stores in the seattle area. they're in discussions with a developer in los angeles. >> am i alone in this? already when i forget a bag and i don't want to pay for a bag, i'll stuff things in my purse after i pay. i look around. i paid. i'm sorry. i feel guilty and stressed about it. am i alone? >> no. that did happen to me as a teenager. i walked out of a 7-eleven

without a bag. that's when bags were free, kids. let's look at what's going on with the weather. oh, my goodness. trauma. thanks. >> sorry. >> golden gate, no. that's the bay bridge. forgot to change the camera. sorry about that. today, cool, sunny dry. going to change that for me, sue. i think it's on route 1. tonight, it's going to be calmer, clear, chilly. there it is. look at that. thank you, sue. extended, the next system it monday. let's talk about what's going on with the pattern. it's been locked right over the top of us for about a week now. it is sliding ever so slowly to the east. this storm you see right here, that's going to head to the east. the clouds, those will be around. some high clouds the next couple of days. still a bright and slightly warmer weekend than today. which is mainly mid to upper 50s. about 53 to 58 degrees. tonight, still going to have the frost in the inland valleys. still want to protect the tender plants. we'll be in the mid to upper 30s

around the bay and the coast. san francisco the warm spot tomorrow morning at 42 degrees. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. what you're going to see with a cold start tomorrow, we'll rebound into the mid to upper 50s. even pushing 60s inland. more 60s sunday. maybe the warmer day to be outside. the clouds will be thicker. we're back in the low to mid-50s with rain and the snow level down to possibly 2500 feet monday and another system thursday. notice they're 1s. the storm impact scale from yesterday. we'll keep it there. the north bay, take a look at san rafael. the taillights headed past freitas parkway and towards north san pedro road through corte madera and mill valley. let's go back and look at the traffic, it's moving nicely. four lanes in the southbound direction and two lanes in your northbound direction. nothing off the waldo. i noticed over the waldo grade, high winds there.

all right, on the east shore freeway approaching the macarthur maze, an accident westbound 80 near powell. they're trying to get that accident pushed out of lanes. but it's early enough right now. i'm not seeing a lot of slow traffic. we'll check on your metering lights at the bay bridge in just a little bit. now a live desk update. another update here. if you're a fan of the mini cooper cars, there could be a big change coming. mini maker bmw is in talks right now with china's biggest suv maker to create an electric version of the mini. bmw reportedly even signed a letter of intent with great wall motors company headquartered in beijing. you may know that bmw has been actively working on a mini electric model. the first ones made in the u.k. they're supposed to be due out in 2019. why is this china partnership important? china is bmw's biggest market. china is now using that leverage

to get more global brands to do business there. so this is actually becoming a trend in the auto industry. back to you. more auto news. some of the people who put a deposit on a tesla model 3 are getting invitations to put in an order for their cars. once they do that, the invitation says they can expect delivery a month later. the release date has been delayed twice. they're not saying how many reservation holders received the notices, but this is the first time invitations have gone out to nonemployees of tesla. tesla is currently making the $50,000 version of the model 3. is comes with a premium battery. later this year, it's expected to roll out the $35,000 version which comes with a standard battery. avocados aren't just popular on toast. they're now engagement ring boxes. there's a growing trend of people surprising loved ones with their ring inside of an avocado. they're posting this under #avocado proposal.

there's a downside, though. if you've ever used an avocado, it doesn't look like that. i don't know what nonsense that is. that's accurate. that emoji is accurate. it oxidizes and terrible ugly things happen to t you literally have ten minutes to make this happen. also, you can't just put it in your pocket. there is hike to the top of the mountain. are you taking yours off. >> if he proposed to me in avocado. it's over. that's ridiculous. give me a break. >> coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. a popular fun spot in the east bay opening under a new name with the big addition, the changes coming to water world. put that ring back on before you lose it. mike and sue, helping to make this a better day

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5:24 now. here are the 7 things to know. number one, the florida high school where a former student shot and killed 17 people last week will reopen to teachers and staff today. the school district says today is dedicated to meeting staff members' needs with a variety of support options. number 2 from the live desk. this morning, president trump will speak at the conservative political action conference. more commonly known as cpac. it's the same conference where the head of the nra made headlines. it starts in a few moments. number 3, we talk about temperature all the time. what does it really feel like out there? 26 in los gatos. 29 in livermore. 27 in fairfield. 30 in concord, napa and santa rosa. these are the morning temperatures. the weekend will be much warmer. highs in the 60s. number 4, students at stanford will fight against sexual assault on campus today. they plan to honor the victim in the brock turner case by reading empowering quotes from her

letter about the impact of the assault. carpool violators, watch out. the chp is out in force. they're responding to feedback from commuters who say violators are a concern. more than 200 people got tickets along highway 4 during the morning commute. >> that's a big fat ticket too. let's go to the bay bridge for number 6. the metering lights turned on. it's filling in and we'll look at the drive time from highway 4, that would be hercules into san francisco. about 35 minutes. that will be increasing as the backups get larger at the bay bridge. number 7, if you fly southwest, get ready to pay more to board early. the airline raised fees for last-minute priority boarding to $50 for some flights. rapid rewards a-list members still get that perk for free. concord's water world water park will have a new look and new name when the 2018 season opens. the 30-acre water park is named six flags hurricane harbor. the corporation took over

management operations last april. visitors can expect dining renovations, repainted slides and the new attraction called splash water island. it's a large water play area including interactive sprayers, water jets and geysers. coming back with a full 90 minutes of news, including the major women's conference happening in the bay area today. and also tech addiction. surprising new numbers reveal how concerned parents are about their children's addiction to their gadgets. looking

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good morning on friday, february 23rd. it's coming up on 35:30. >> end of the week. we had wild weather. normalizing now, mike. >> going to be quieter but cooler than average.

drier live doppler 7. you won't need the umbrella today, nor tomorrow. nor sunday. warmer weather is on the way after today. freezing cold in many neighborhoods inland this morning. mid and upper 30s around the bay and coast. look at all that sunshine. near 50 at noon. it will feel like that due to the lack of wind today. dress for temperatures around 44 to 48. roads this morning, sue? >> we have a couple of trouble spots, as always. we're taking a look at the east shore freeway with the gaps in the headlights. you can see everybody is moving at the limit. not a solid stream yet. it's a good drive from hercules into he will sir ito and emeryville and the bay bridge toll plaza which we saw the metering lights are on overall. drive time out of tracy into livermore, about 40 minutes. still not too bad, though, once you approach into dublin and

castro valley and hayward. westbound on r580. parents are concerned about their kids being addicted to technology. and in a twist no one saw coming, we're now using technology so you can let us know. >> go to abc7news.com/vote. we'll keep this up on your screen as abc 7 news reporter matt keller tells us more about this poll. hey, matt. >> good morning, natasha and reggie. ironic, right? we're close to a high school in san jose. before class starts, you see the teenagers with their heads down and looking in the phone and faces locked on their screens. a new survey says parents are really concerned about this type of behavior. listen to these numbers that have come out. 47% of parents worry their child is addicted to their device. this is according to common sense media in a just released survey monkey poll. half of parents are concerned that it's negatively affecting

their mental health and 20% say they're extremely or very concerned. >> kind of hard, you know, when a kid can say i'm doing homework and maybe that's the case. but maybe they're also playing on the device a lot longer. >> reporter: the survey says a large majority of parents that the primary responsibility for limiting their time rests with parents and care-givers. many don't use or realize there are parental controls for youtube. you can set time limits for the devices and have tech-free zones in your home. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. very interesting. the results are changing. if you've been voting on abc7news.com, 89% say yes. >> it's pretty overwhelming. a lot of us would say this about ourselves as well. >> absolutely. turning now to what's happening today. stanford students speak up for

victims of sexual assault. former student brock turner assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster in 2015. stanford agreed to replace the dumbterster with a memorial last year. they will read empowering quotes from the victim's letter about the impact of the assault. they'll also discuss how the community can fight against sexual violence. the fight to keep the public off a san mateo county beach is being appealed to the u.s. supreme court. silicon valley billionaire is champ challenging the landmark law. his lawyers filed an appeal with the high court yesterday. he purchased 89 acres of the scenic coastline in 2009. a district court of appeals ruled that he violated the california coastal act for blocking public access. the supreme court will likely decide within three months if it's going to take the case. in florida, teachers will return to stoneman douglas high school today for the first time since last week's massacre. >> this morning, the community is coming to grips with the news

that the armed officer on duty at the school never went inside to engage the gunman. the broward county sheriff says that video shows the deputy, scott peterson, was outside the building for upwards of four minutes while students were being shot inside. the 32-year veteran resigned and retired after being suspended without pay earlier in the day. 14 students and three educators were shot and killed in that shooting. some businesses are backing away now from the nra as it hardens its stance on gun control in the wake of the florida shooting. first national bank of omaha is going to stop making credit cards for the nra. it's in response to complaints from customers. first national is the largest privately owned bank company. alamo car rentals is ending a discount promotion for nra members. bay area leaders pushing back on president trump and

pulling border patrol and i.c.e. agents out of california. >> we never said let them figure it out for themselves. in two months, they'd beg for us to come back. >> his statements today are consistent with everything that he has said. it demonstrates his ignorance, it demonstrates his racism. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf was not alone in her criticism. mark farrell says we're a sanctuary city because we know when law abiding residents regardless of immigration status are active members of our community. >> dianne feinstein tweeted this. his attacks are not only meanspirited but patently false. >> i don't know why this upsets me that it keeps happening. you need to keep an eye on your laptop even inside a coffee shop. look at how this happens. many thefts happen at cafes like this one on shattuck avenue.

look how quickly this happens. he grabs it straight from the customer and dashes out the door. police are recommending even if you think that you're safe, everything is fine. to secure your laptop to your table. also write down your serial number, buy tracking software for your laptop. >> how do you secure it to the table? you're just in there for a few minutes. i don't know. >> strap it down. >> i don't know what you're supposed to do. in that case, he was right there and he took it out of his hands. he wasn't doing anything wrong. wow. happening today, thousands of women will be gathering at the san jose convention center for this year's watermark conference for women. actress, reese witherspoon is one of several speakers. the keynote speaker is amal clooney, married to actor george clooney. it's the largest women's membership -- it hosts dozens of events each year to promote

working women. we're waking up to more cold temperatures and there's some wild weather in the bay area yesterday. >> that's true. check out the cell phone video. that's hail bouncing off the ground in petaluma. vallejo saw a downpour of rain also. there was a mixture of both at the cinema raceway. took a lot of people by surprise. >> i figured it was going to rain a little bit. i wasn't expecting the hail. >> i left for lunch, it was sunny. i came back and it was like someone flipped the switch. it turned into a pretty crazy rainstorm on the way back. >> it was all over the place. after the stormy conditions moved on, the weather turned windy and cold leaving many people trying to figure out how you're going to get warm. those people caught by surprise, we should give them our app or we should tell them to watch ous or follow us on social media. we were all over the fact we would have showers, possible thunderstorms and hail and snow yesterday with the arctic front that came through. now look at the temperatures.

everywhere where it's not breezy, outside of santa rosa and napa, temperatures are 2 to 14 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. we've got widespread frost in the inland east bay neighborhoods much the only areas not freezing cold, concord 34. pittsburgh, antioch and brentwood at 38 degrees. let's take a look at the east bay shore. mid to upper 30s there. 32, freezing cold in los gatos. 36 in pacifica. napa freezing cold at 32. vallejo and san francisco at 40 and 41. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. looking westbound under a clear sky. warm if you're going to be out waiting for mass transit. wear warmer clothes. on the roads, dry all day today and light breezes. not going to be blustery like yesterday. there's a few breezes this morning. once the sun comes up, those will taper off. as far as the east bay temperatures. 39 this morning to 47 at 10:00. low to mid-50s as we head from noon to 4:00. back in the 40s if you're heading out this evening.

we do have a chance of rain after a warming trend this weekend. take a look at that coming up. here's sue. we do have a b.a.r.t. delay now. ten minutes at the macarthur station due to equipment problems. pittsburg, bay point and sfo directions. maybe wait a little bit for a train this morning. this was supposed to be 280. but there's no problems. we'll also go and take a look at your maps where we're just getting word of an accident at whipple northbound 880 involving an overturned big rig. we'll have more information on that when we come back in the next few minutes. thank you, sue. charter buses are under attack on a bay area freeway much the appeal the highway patrol is making before someone gets hurt. >> san francisco city colleges offering a free tuition, it hits a ♪

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it's 5:42 on this friday. heading to southern california. 57 in san diego. we have mid-50s through the central valley to monterey. 41 in yosemite. 46 in tahoe with snow showers this morning. we have snow showers in the grapevine until 10:00 this morning. be careful through that area.

still making snow in heavenly. mother nature turned the snow machine off for the weekend. temperatures warming from 26 today to 40. it will be a little breezy this week end. 48 inches of new snow. the possibility of new snow wednesday and thursday. >> brendan fraser is saying me too. the actor says he was groped by a powerful man in hollywood. fraser, the star of encino man, the mummy series and george of the jungle was one of the hottest actors of the late '90s and early 2000s. his career pretty much came crashing to a stop. in an interview with gq magazine, fraser explains why he disappeared. he became depressed after philip burke, the former president of the hollywood foreign press association inappropriately touched hip. it happened in 2003 at a lunch at the beverly hills hotel. >> he ascribes this along with his mother dying and getting a divorce why he vanished fosh the

past 15 years. burke is saying that mr. fraser's version is a total fabrication. burke did write a letter apologizing. he admitted no wrongdoing. new call this morning from california highway patrol whoever is shooting bb's at a charter bus on bay area highways is still out there. authorities want your help. at least five buses have been hit between woodside and cupertino over the past two months. chp wants to find the shooter before it happens again. >> no one has sustained injuries. but we want it to stop because it could result in a collision. >> chp is asking anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem to call 800-tell chp. not received funding for the program that provides free tuition to all city residents.

the chronicle reports the community college is short more than $4 million. city officials haven't received the suitable invoices from city college that clearly satisfies the requirements it agreed to when the program was announced last year. a city college spokesman tells the chronicle that determining the correct charges is complicated. they represent routine challenges -- oprah winfrey taking the moral high ground when it comes to negativity and hate. >> last night on jimmy kimmel live, he asked oprah if she thought about responding to president trump's tweet. the president called oprah insecure after watching her interview on 60 minutes. she said her facts were incorrect and biased and slanted. the president hopes oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated like the others. >> when by meet -- you don't win

by meeting negativity head on. >> we've already lost though. >> you have to say i don't know what that was, but all right. >> oprah squashed any rumors as well that she would be going for the presidency. but she's humbled knowing that people thought she could run the country. michelle obama going to be make an appearance in oakland. ticket go on sale monday. prices range from 93 bucks to $524 for a vip package. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> i want to talk about the drought monitor. came out this time yesterday. didn't get a chance to cover it. it's not good news. october 3rd when the rain here began, only 8% of the state, that's the yellow you see. was covered in a drought. or abnormally dry. now 92% of the state is in a drought and 3/4 of the bay area, where you see white, the

northern part of napa county, marin county, only areas not in a drought. now, we have rain on the way for monday. i'll show you that coming up in less than seven minutes. let's focus on today and through what will be a warm and nice weekend to be outside. here's a look at the western span of the bay bridge where it's pretty clear this morning. it is still breezy over the bodies of water in some of our higher elevations that everybody will be calmer this afternoon. the biting breezes of yesterday will move away from us. total sunshine. slightly warmer before the afternoons. more chances of winter weather next week. i want to show you the lower levels. they're 10 miles per hour or lower on a dry live doppler 7. that's why it's so much cooler in the valleys right now than the hills. half moon bay on 53. to one end in santa rosa. 55 to 57-degree temperatures. tonight will be freezing cold once again in the inland valleys with mid to upper 30s around the bay. the coast. san francisco the warm spot, if you will at 42 degrees.

my accuweather seven-day forecast. after chilly mornings, wake up to high clouds and sunshine. temperatures back closer to average by sunday. see low 60s there. the next arctic front comes in. it's a 1 on the impact scale. rain and snow and blustery conditions once again. another system with less of a chance of snow for thursday. have a good weekend, though. here's sue. we've got a big problem in hayward. an overturned big rig. we mentioned this in the last report. it's blocking four left lanes. only the right lane is getting by. it's near alvarado niles northbound 880. there's a sig alert. we're sending sky 7 to take a look. this is obviously a bad accident. 238 is the best alternate. again, avoid northbound 880 through hayward city if you can. it's blocking three lanes of traffic in the northbound direction -- pardon me, four lanes. only the northbound lane is getting by and slow speeds. elsewhere, the drive times. tracy to dublin ramping up to 40

minutes now. highway 4 is looking good into concord. san rafael and the city. south 101 at the limit. now breaking news. hi everyone. did you feel it? if you're in the east bay, just a few minutes ago we got reports of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake. it hit at 5:25. so just a short while ago. the epicenter is reported near diablo. i'm going to zoom in here a little bit. you can see that there's been a lot of smaller quakes reported this morning as well. a total of 11 since midnight that were 1.5 magnitude or more. that were 1.5 magnitude or more. so let us know if you felt any shaking. use social media and the #abc 7 now. thanks jess. apple will make changes to the wireless air pod headphones. >> bloomberg said it could hit the market this year. the upgrade will allow users to

activate siri hands-free. the air pods were launched as a replacement for the wired headphone jack which disappeared when the iphone 7 was released. 1973 job application from steve jobs is up for auction and could fetch $50,000. it's not clear what he was applying for. the one-page application is fairly basic, coming from someone who three years later co-founded apple. jobs didn't capitalize a lot of the words and misspelled hewlett-packard. >> i like it. possible but not probable. >> i think he did this when he was still a student in oregon. he eventually dropped out of that because he would become rich and famous and brilliant. >> right. takata reached a settlement. why it will only pay out a fraction of that money. the drug company exec will walk into court a millionaire but could walk out a poor man. but could walk out a poor man.

a great weekend to be outside. heading into the 60s. we need more rain and the next chance is monday. less than a few minutes, we'll look at that hour by hour. happening today, former pharmaceutical ceo martin shkreli is due back in court for a hearing on whether the u.s. will seize his assets. he was convicted of cheating investors if a pair of failed hedge funds. prosecutors say that shkreli is on the hook for more than $7 million now. his lawyers argue he owes nothing bus his investrs did not lose the money. shkreli was dubbed pharma bro after boosting the price of a

life-saving drug and trolling critics on social media. a man accused of stealing a unicycle on behalf of i a performer named the red panda. you can see a man taking bags off the baggage carousel at the airport last month. the 7-foot tall unicycle estimated to be worth $25,000. so police are hoping you can identify that man in the video. the warriors have stepped up saying they're going to replace the unicycle. >> if you have an instant pot, the company has a warning for you. there are reports that one of the products can overheat and cause melting. it includes the gem 65, 8 in cooker. you can find president batch codes on the underside of the product. if you have a cooker, stop using it and contact the manufacturer for a replacement. more information on our website, abc7news.com. we've got a serious traffic problem in the hayward union

city area. it's blocking the three left lanes. chp opened the two right lanes. they've issued a sig-alert and it's a backup in the northbound direction. take a look, even southbound is slowing to take a look at this. no estimated time of lane opening. we're going to zoom in and give you a 3d look at the traffic volume that pretty much mirrors what's going on there. it's slow and go on 880. nasty nimitz getting its name. coming back in a couple of minutes, sig-alert. northbound 883 left lane blocked with a big rig. mike? do i do yard work or play? hopefully a mixture of both. here's a look at sunday. it's quiet through the weekend. we wake up monday morning to a chance of rain. right in the heart of the morning commute. then the steady rain ebnds and it's scattered showers and

tapering in the evening hours. rainfall amounts going to be very light with this system as it's another system coming down from alaska to canada. if we're look i, get up to a tenth to .15 of an inch. as you noticed during this winter, the computer models have been overforecasting the rain amounts. this will probably be the same. thanks, mike. take a look at this video by a police officer in pennsylvania. it's a funny story. it's a parent wearing a t-rex costume walking a child across the street. the officer shooting this video arrived because a worried neighbor made a call and told the dispatcher, there was a dinosaur on the loose near an elementary school. once police figured out what was really going on, they gave the all clear. >> they're practicing street safety, holding hands. very cute. next at 6:00, a local congressman leading the charge to figure out why airports,

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we are busy. good morning. welcome to 6:00 a.m. on friday, february 23rd. >> yes. we had seismic activity as they say in the east bay. >> transit activity too. >> felt it. >> it's bigger than the ones in danville. ths was 3.5. that would give you an early wakeup call. we're working on exactly where it was. the street level map coming up. let me focus on the weather. you can see it's really quiet on live doppler 7. let's jump into my accuweather 12-hour planner. if you like sunshine, we've got a lot of it. if you didn't like the breezes, they're about gone. however, the air will be very

dry today. we're starting off freezing cold temperatures to mid and upper 30s. near 50 at noon. 50 to 54 at 4:00. jacket required at 7:00. no windchills. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. are you going to talk about the seismic activity? >> i am. b.a.r.t. is experiencing a delay now because of a little shaker in danville. 3.5. ten-minute system wide due to seismic activity. expect slight delay on b.a.r.t. a bigger delay northbound 880. that overturned big rig you're looking at blocking three lanes. two right lanes are getting by. it's slow both directions of 880. jess? >> you want to get back to that breaking news since we started this hour. that 3.5 magnitude earthquake that hit the east bay overnight. it was centered near diablo. a lot of people felt t