i it's thursday, march 8th. the whole team is assembled and ready to go. >> is this going to be a morning event or a rain event for the day? >> no, i think it's for the morning. a challenge for the light rain turning over to drizzle. even places where you don't see any radar returns, the moisture is so low to the ground, that's why the radar is overshooting in places like santa rosa. light rain is falling. but you didn't see any green. moving into the south bay, you can see what it left behind on

the golden gate bridge. low to mid-50s through 7:00. you can see the rain is gone by noon. clouds will open up and grab the sunglasses. you'll need them this afternoon. a nice evening on the way. dry and low to upper 50s. let's find out about that commute. what are you tracking now? >> not bad at the moment, mike. here's a live look at the toll plaza. no metering lights yet. about 20 minutes until they're flipped on. things will then back up into the maze. you can see the sheen on the pavement. we have had slick spots here this morning. we've had spinout crashes as well. one of our other slow spots out of tracy, 205 to 580 and miles an hour. nothing blocking along that route. the north bay coming up next. should there be three westbound lanes for cars on the richmond-san rafael bridge? we know a third eastbound lane will be opening next month. >> there will be a study to find

out for everybody heading west. amy hollyfield is live at the toll plaza. hi, amy. >> this is the direction of the morning commute. richmond head add cross this bridge over to marin. these commuters do need some relief. it is getting really congested on that talking about the richmond-san rafael bridge. authorities are going to study whether they can add a third westbound lane. this is according to our media partners at the marin independent journal. they say this is growing in popularity. traffic has increased 13% on this bridge in the past five years. planners have envisioned a lane headed into marin for bikes and pedestrians. now some are saying that should also be used for vehicles. they're already work to go ease the community work. there will be -- opening the shoulder to cars. they're currently testing the signs that will show when that lane is open.

now they're turning their a toepgs to the westbound lanes and approved $100,000 to study this idea. reporting live in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. a group of young people who -- defeated a trump administration's attempt to keep the dispute out of court. the u.s. court of appeals in san francisco says the lawsuit can go to trial. the group claims that for more than 50 years, the government promoted regulations that support the use of fossil fuels. they want the court to force the government to formulate a plan to change course. the trump administration plans to appeal the court ruling to the u.s. supreme court. good morning everyone. i'm tracking the snowstorm in the northeast at the live desk. this morning, at least one person is dead after this latest storm. a woman in new york hit by a

falling tree. mo -- this is a live look at new jersey. this is a live look at massachusetts. a lot of snow all across the east coast. i also want to show you this. it's come in, in the last few minutes or so. it's the view of a winter storm from satellite in space. you can see those storm clouds bubble up. it's producing a rare thunder snow. more than 850,000 customers lost power in the northeast during yesterday's storm. cleanup just beginning and as we look at the live pictures, you can see a lot of snow still on the ground. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. it's 5:04. a war of words erupted between california leaders and the federal government over our state's immigration policies. yesterday, attorney general sessions blasted -- they fired back. abc 7 news reporter lilian kim has the story. >> attorney general jeff sessions spoke before the california peace officers association in sacramento where he made it clear, he's ready to

fight. >> california absolutely appears to me is using every power it has, powers it doesn't have to frustrate federal law enforcement. so you can be sure i'm going to use every power i have to stop that. >> sessions says california sanctuary laws are threatening public safety and encourage illegal immigration. he also went on to scold local and state leaders, especially oakland mayor libby schaaf. nearly two weeks ago, she warned the public about imminent i.c.e. raids. >> how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda. >> how dare you vilify members of our community by trying to frighten the american public into thinking that all undocumented residents are dangerous criminals. >> the governor and the lieutenant governor continued the criticism. >> this is completely

unprecedented for the chief law enforcement of the united states to come out here and engage in a political stunt. >> we reject jeff sessions, we reject the rhetoric and frankly, the outright lies. >> this is the first lawsuit filed by the justice department against a local or state government over immigration policies. the doj says more could follow. lilian kim, abc 7 news. we're going to hear from the mayors of our other two largest cities not holding back for the criticism to a sue the state. here's san francisco interim mayor mark farrell. >> this guy is a moron. more of the same out of d.c. we're a sanctuary city in san francisco, we're a sanctuary state in california. just because he is distracting what's happening in d.c., we're not going to back down. >> as for san jose mayor, sam liccardo, he calls the suit an unnecessary waste of federal resources ziefrnts resources. a third student is facing charges. the latest incident happened at

maria carillo high school. a student is accused of putting graffiti on the walls. police believe it was a prank. authorities responded to at least five school threats in sonoma county in less than a week now. no one has been hurt. a call to action from interim mayor mark farrell. this morning, he wants self-driving cars to prove their technology is safe in san francisco. the examiner reports farrell september sent a letter to 50 companies urging them to volunteer for safety tests with the san francisco police department. that way the city will know how to respond if a crash were to happen. right now, san francisco has no regulatory control over self-driving vehicles. that power falls under the dmv and public utilities commission. you may not have noticed it, but your heater probably didn't kick on in the overnight hours due to the mild temperatures. you're never more than seven

minutes away from your accuweather forecast. check out the temperature change. 7 or 8 degrees warmer than yesterday. daly city at 52. matt keller tweeted out a picture of the mist that's falling. san jose, 57. and santa rosa on the other end at 48. we knew you weren't going to get any during the overnight hours. you may get a little this morning. looking very dry right now. my activity planner put together. if you're running errands, you may want an umbrella. you'll pb dodging some puddles there. if you're going to the beach this morning, it's going to be moist. by the afternoon hours, it will be dry. let's look at the temperatures. speaking of the beaches. about 62 degrees. 64 today in san francisco. and richmond and san rafael and ukiah. up to 71 in san jose. not quite as warm as it was

yesterday. here's a look at the peninsula. 54 at 8:00 this morning. 60 already at 10:00. 61 at noon. not much of a jump there because of the cloud cover. then the clouds open up and you hit the mid-60s during the afternoon hours. east bay valley 54 at 8:00 this morning. 62 at 10:00. 64 at noon. then the sunshine kicks in and you hit the upper 60s to near 70 during the afternoon hours p tonight, under a partly cloudy sky and a little chance of wet weather in the green up around ukiah. we'll be a little cooler. mid-40s to about 50 degrees. we'll take a look at more chances of wet weather. my accuweather 7-day forecast. first, let's see what alexis is doing. busy? >> we had a busy start this morning with that wet pavement. spinout crashes. pretty quiet right now. hopefully that lasts. we're looking at a soggy north bay. still drops on the lens. 101 in san rafael. the pavement is dry. probably dealing with a little bit of that spray even though it's not falling too heavily.

we have moisture out there. no delays if you're coming from marin county. dwoe golden gate bridge. westbound 92 coming across san mateo, you look great in the green at 13 minutes. a memorial for the school shooting victims continues to grow. now there's an effort to preserve it. >> a prominent anthropologist has solved the mystery of amelia earhart. >> we love her. >> we love her. she's 96

never seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. lots of chances of rain in the seven days. not a lot of rain is going to fall on our neighborhoods. i'll show you an hour by hour look coming up. here's reggie. new details on the legal battle between president trump and stormy daniels. mr. trump's legal team retained a secret restraining order to block daniels from speaking publicly about their alda fair. daniels was not given a chance -- she sued the president this week to invalidate a n nondisclosure agreement she says he never signed. preserving mementos from the parkland school shooting. this includes notes, photos and other items left at memorial sites for the 17 people killed.

geoff schwartz is setting a plan in motion to archive the mementos. school administrators vowed to build a permanent memorial where the february 14th attack took place. miami heat star dwyane wade surprised students at stoneman douglas high school after they returned to a regular school for the first time since the shooting. he posed for pictures and told students they had inspired him. wade tweeted these young adults get it. they understand the power of their voices for the ones that often go unheard. in today's gma first look, a prominent professr says he's finally solved the mystery of amelia earhart. >> he says he figured out what happened to the pioneering pilot. details from david wright. >> in dpchlt ma's first look, amelia air heart, a paper with bombshell headline. >> i have a high level of confidence it's her. >> she was an aviation pioneer.

>> setting out on a most dangerous aeronautic feat ever attempted. >> i've been fortunate in the type of flying i've done not to have more mishaps. >> in 1937, her lockheed electra disappeared without a trace. >> it's a mystery. it was an opportunity for me to test the hiypothesishypothesis. i was prepared to accept the idea that it was not her. >> we'll have more on this theory 80 years in the making coming up at 7:00. i'm david wright, abc news, new york. 5:15 now. fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire inside of a home inside know i valley. >> crews arrived at 26th and dolores street. they stopped the flames before they spread to nearby houses. firefighters also rescued this

dog from the burning home. nobody was hurt. a project that will provide a full range of benefits for families. this is the future site at mission street and seneca avenue. when completed, it will have a wide range of family services, child care, literacy programs and grand parent support groups. it's going to focus on helping low-income immigrant families. a chance to meet two winter olympic athletes who train in the area. elena myers taylor and her husband work out in newark. they'll make a special appearance today for a meet and greet with fans at 11:30 this morning. she won silver in pyeongchang and for women's bobsled and competed with the men. >> that's fun. to work out with olympic athlet athletes. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> in five minutes, i'd be like,

i'm good. that would be awesome, wouldn't it? here's a look at what's going on in walnut creek. no rain. not really much drizzle. i know 680 is a little wet this morning. be careful. we're looking south along 680 there. the clouds will open. we'll see some sunshine. another mild afternoon. not as mild as it was yesterday. patchy fog and patchy clouds tonight and cooler than this morning. chances of light rain, a lot of small storms. live doppler 7 is cranked up and maybe a light shower moving into castro valley, union city, fremont. right now, everything is trying to move into the south bay is getting eaten by the santa cruz mountains. maybe a little drizzle by the end of the morning commute. by 9:00, you can see a lot of gray out there other than that blip of green into the santa cruz mountains. by 5:00, notice the gray dissipates a little bit. sunglasses this afternoon. clouds return.

we'll look north again, mendocino and lake county for scattered showers. the rest of us are dry. clouds return saturday and then saturday afternoon and evening, a chance of showers turning over to some light rain and drizzle during the evening hours. that will linger through sunday morning. >> not impressive at all. couple of hundredths of an inch out of the storm that came through last night. by saturday, less than april 10th of an inch. that's why they're 1 on the storm impact scale. a little bit of a break monday before another chance of light rain. 1 again on the storm impact scale. notice the temperatures pretty comfortable about every day. any comfort out there on the roads, alexis. >> it's not too bad, mike. we have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps. not too much happening. there is a little drizzle. it's a little more than what it initially appears. not a washout or soaker by any means. northbound 880. it's one of our only incidents at the moment. a vehicle lost control and hit the divide and crossed all lanes

and landed on the right shoulder there. there are definitely puddles out there and slick pavement. you want to drive for conditions. at the bay bridge toll plaza, haven't gotten official -- if they haven't yet, they will be any minute. the mass transit looking great so far. no delays. 45 b.a.r.t. trains in service, i should say and san francisco bay ferry. normal service. everything looking good there, too. thanks, alexis. scientists knew that jupiter was turbule turbulent. but nothing like this. several cyclones circled around one at each pole. it turns out the deeper you go, jupiter's gap is ionized and turns into a hot, dense liquid. the interior act like a solid. the new data could help add to what we know about earth's origins. something in your kitchen sink could be a fire hazard.

certain insink ray tore dispo disposals with countertop or on sink switches are under a recall. it's insinkerator sink top switches. the consume product safety commission say it could pose a p hazard. the recall covers nearly 1.5 million garbage disposals. the most beloved park ranger is sharing stories from a life she says has been well lived. she shared excerpts from her autobiography, sign my name in freedom last night in san francisco. her family moved here from new orleans when she was 6 years old. the positive change in san francisco and america has given her hope. >> all of those things we can put -- out there for us to see and get at. i have -- [ inaudible ] >> she had a book signing after she spoke.

at 96 years old, she's the oldest active park rangers, providing tours in richmond to this day. >> i love seeing her. i'm used to seeing her in her uniform. >> all dressed up. >> she looks great. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. who was dressed to arrest. the big surprise police found when they caught up with him. sea lion squabble. the nighttime ruckus that has some neighbors unhappy. the storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. drive safely. track the storm today any time

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expect sunshine and mild temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. >> number 2, look at the weather on the east coast. more snowfall expected for the east coast. they've been dealing with the nasty and deadly nor'easter. one woman in new york died. she was hit by a falling tree. about 850,000 people lost power yesterday. number 3, happening in sacramento today. three bay area lawmakers propose a bill to raise the minimum age for buying lng guns from 18 to 21. number 4, traffic wise. off to a soggy start as mike told us. we've got wet pavement this morning. here's a look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. give yourself a few extra minutes this morning. number 5, you may soon see an extra lane in both directions on the richmond-san rafael bridge. there's a move to add a westbound lane. they want to study the lane as they get ready to open an additional eastbound lane next month. part of international women's day. fighting to join the service

employees international union. union leaders say women make up the majority of janitorial workers in the u.s. number 7, new video of meghan markle and prince harry celebrating international women's day. we learn markle has been baptized into the church of england. something she promised to do before her wedding day. posed as a police officer. on monday night, a white suv with flashing red and blue lights pulled up to a home in the san bernardino county town of victorville. a person gets out of car wearing a uniform. he each had what appeared to be a gun in his holster. he made contact with someone in the driveway and then walks up to the front door and at one point tried to get in. the homeowner called 9-1-1. the suspect also conducted a fake traffic stop that same night. >> all we know right now, it was a light-skinned black female driving a red car. he obtained her identification, made it seem as though he ran

her, if you will, and went back and told her she was free to go. >> so bizarre. the next day, deputies found the suspect's vehicle inside a 77-year-old woman and her 14-year-old great grandson. police found a fake uniform, patches, police tape, radios, scanners, bulletproof vests and multiple firearms. the 14-year-old was arrested for impersonating a deputy. look what's happening there. something fishy with a noisy group of neighbors that people say are keeping them up at night. you can see for yourself. >> these are the offending neighbors at a zoo in germany. the loud barks are keeping them awake at night. they're complaining and now the sea lions are under investigation for possibly breaking the noise ordinance. the zoo may have to improve the soundproofing in the enclosure there. >> was that silent video on the noisy seal story?

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front is turning over to drizzle, which means just about all of us have wet roads for the morning commute. just a couple of hundredths of an inch of rain is possible. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see a decrease in the rain out there. the green falling apart and moving off into the central valley and turning to snow in tahoe. look at how mild this morning. low to mid-50s. the upper 50s at the coast. the mid-60s at noon when it will be dry. you'll need something to shade your eyes under a partly sunny sky. mid to upper 60s at 4:00. here's alexisment. >> good morning, mike. we're start to go fill in. the metering lights on at 5:24 this morning. honestly, not looking too soggy here. i'm hearing about a report of a crash in the maze. westbound 580 connector to 80. i'm going to turn our emeryville camera around and see if we can get a good look at that. a quick check of drive times. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze. no delays, 20 minutes. about 14 across the bay bridge

into san francisco. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, you look great in the green at 9 minutes. >> alexis, thank you. a rally at visa headquarters regarding gun sales. some are pressuring companies to stop allowing charges for assault weapons. matt keller has more in foster city. >> reporter: good morning. the rally is scheduled for 11:00 this morning. not only that, organizers are planning on delivering petitions with more than 144,000 signatures. the rally will take pace here at the visa headquarters in foster city. members of the campa demanding credit card companies like visa and master card, stop doing business with retailers who sell assault rifles. groups say paypal and apple pay have already banned using their services to buy firearms. this comes after.school shooting in parkland, florida where there's more pressure on private

companies to change gun selling policies. walmart, dick's sporting goods recently announced changes to their policies. including raising the minimum age to buy a gun to 21. we have yet to hear back. reporting live in foster city, matt keller, abc 7 news. i quickly want o show you something that caught our attention on social media. starting to trend online. the cast of abc's hit show modern family sending a message of support to parkland, florida. >> we send our condolences and support to the students of parkland. >> and people everywhere fighting for common sense gun laws. >> your bravery and resolve. >> to encourage people to vote in the upcoming midterm elections and says we need common sense gun laws. the video was shared by sara highland and the gun control group every town. here's the post. the cast says they will support the march for our lives on march

24th. their support comes weeks after a number of high-profile celebrities made donations to the march. this posted just a short time ago. within the last few hours or so. it has a ton of views already. reggie, back to you. >> thank you, jessica. there is outrage over a deadly police shooting in the mission district. cell phone video recorded the gunfire which began with one shot and a warning from police. we want to warn you that viewers may find this disturbing. may find this disturbing. tuesday night when police tried to detain three armed robbery suspects. police killed one suspect who was hiding in the trunk of the car. they say a handgun was located in that trunk. friends identified the suspect as 19-year-old jesus adolpho delga delgado. they say officers didn't have to

use deadly force. >> should not have shot him 30 times. >> what if they shot him once or twice? >> once or twice is still bad, but i would have rather that than 30 times. >> a memorial marks the scene of the shooting next to bullet holes in walls and garage doors. democrats in california are calling the trump administration's decision to sue the state over immigration policies a political stunt. the dailey times reports hours after attorney general jeff sessions publicly unveiled a lawsuit in sacramento, president trump's reelection campaign sent out a massey mail. the subject line, california versus the law. the e-mail from the trump make america great again committee asked supporters to sign their name. it urges them to help the president push back against the extreme backlash from democrats and fake news. the president will visit california next week. the white house confirms he's traveling to san diego on tuesday to inspect border wall prototypes.

the president said he would not move forward with parts of the wall planned for california until the entire wall is is approved. he is expected to attend a fundraiser in l.a. presidnt trump will meet with video game executives in his latest roundtable on gun violence. after the shooting in florida, mr. trump believes that violent video games are partly to blame for real life violence. yesterday the spokesman for the entertainment software association said quote, video games are plainly not the issue. happening right now, janitors on strike at buildings in downtown san francisco as part of international women's day. abc 7 news was in the financial district when janitors walked off the job on montgomery street last night. they are fighting to join a service employees international union. the seiu are hold a rally for higher pay for janitors. women make up the majority of janitorial workers in the u.s. >> new details of the trial of a

san francisco police officer charged with hitting two men with his car and then leaving the scene. chris coors was named as the hot cop of the castro. his lawyers told the jury that he left the crash scene because he felt threatened by a crowd of people who recognized him. prosecutors say he left because he had been drinking. his trial continues today. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here you go. little bit of fog around ukiah and sun in napa and vallejo. the low to mid-50s there. we have a few 40s there. santa rosa, rohnert park, is sebastop sebastopol. you can see, 57 right now in san jose for the warm spot. cupertino, daly city at 51. here's at look at sfo. there's a little wetness on the tarmac. with clouds hanging around. we may have delays arriving.

we'll keep an eye on that. sfoors your commute planner, everything revolves around being wet this morning. roads, wet morning commute, mass transit, damp stops this morning and drizzle if you're going to be out on the bay again. here's what happens this afternoon. the clouds thin out. sunshine breaks out. everything dries. we have a really comfortable afternoon with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. except for the south bay, we'll hit the 70s. may hit a few 70s in the inland east bay areas. let's take a look at the east bay. cloudy up until 10:00. you can see the sunshine break out. temperatures hit the low to mid-60s from noon all the way to about 4:00. then for the north bay, cloudy through 8:00. sunshine starts to break out at 10:00. you hit the mid-60s from 2:00 to 4:00. tonight, partly cloudy and mid 40s to low 50s. cooler, a slight chance of rain up around ukiah and lakeport. we'll look at the weekend forecast if you have outdoor plans much there's a chance of rain.

details next. here's alexis. new problems to talk about. first things first, we're going to take you to the maze. the emeryville camera, we swung it around to look at eastbound 80. have not been able to spot anything yet. one vehicle lost control and hit either the center divide or the barrier on the right shoulder. in any case, not a big backup. but know that we have slick streets this morning and we've had spinout crashes. this one is more serious. after you get to acalanes second collision in the same area. lanes 2, 3 and 4 are currently blocked. i'm going to get more information on this. i'll have your next traffic update at 5:50. thanks, alexis. jfk, j. edgar hoover and the prince of england all had a drink there. the last call for a beloved south bay restaurant and bar. a startling new report claims that one of the big

i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. 5:41. a couple of hotspots. eureka northward and heading into the high country. rain turning into snow. then we've got some clouds down around southern california. that's going to drop their temperatures back into the low to mid-70s. palm springs at 86.

75 in fresno. the wet weather mainly this morning. it's going to be a little wind any tahoe heading into the afternoon hours. right now, looks pretty quiet. sleepy morning in tahoe. temperatures close to average and dry today, later today and tomorrow. and a wintry mix over the weekend with more rain and snow monday night through wednesday. there's newly released records that show the fbi paid best buy employees to work for them. the foundation is concerned that the fbi is using geek squad informants to conduct warrantless searches. best buy does report the discovery of child pornography saying it has a moral and sometimes legal obligation. it says it prohibits employees from looking for anything other than what's necessary to solve a

customers' problem. jared kushner is trying to -- between the u.s. and mexico. kushner met with mexico's president in mexico city. they talked about security, immigration and trade. the mexican government issued a statement saying it's agreed to work for agreements, beneficial to both the nations. the meeting came amid nafta negotiations that could influence tariffs on steel and alumin aluminum. >> following reports of harassment in the agency. last week pbs aired accounts of female forced service employees recounting a culture of harassment. in his resignation letter, tony tooke alleges he's part of the problem. he had been chief of the forest service for seven months. happening today, a public meeting on a proposed ordinance to require equal access to baby changing stations in santa clara county. that would require the stations in all new buildings with public restrooms and require the

stations be available to everyone. officials say baby changing stations are frequently provided in women-only bathrooms. the board of supervisors expected to consider that proposal this spring. today's meeting at the county government center in san jose at 5:30. new numbers show the unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in january. that is the lowest figure since 1976. it is still, though, slightly higher than the national unemployment rate in january, which is 4.1%. employers in california added 35,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, many in construction, trade, transportation and utilities. the bachelor saga continues this morning. this time with advice for the new bachelorette. >> becca, who is the new bachelorette, right? i need to keep the names straight. >> this is becca. >> becca is taking it all in stride after her former fiance had a change of heart. he broke up with her on national tv and ended up proposing to

what was the runner-up, lauren. >> i wish them nothing but the best. i really do. the show is all about finding love. they found it with each other. >> it was hard to watch. >> was it? >> it really was. >> i think it was harder for becca. >> i believe you. >> she says it was difficult to see that heart wrenching moment when the bachelor broke up with her. despite what many called a public humiliation by him, she wishes them the best of luck. >> she handled it incredibly well. she really did. there was no throwing of innings, there was no screaming. there was there were a few tears and a lot of -- >> probably because she's on television. she probably wanted to. >> the emotions are real, mike nicco. >> it looked like she was very raw but holding it together. >> she did a good job. >> a couple times, she's going to go. no, she didn't. >> whatever happened to good old-fashioned tinder? kids these days. >> love. >> you're never more than seven

minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> i like that. very nice. did love lose last night an the bachelor or whatever it was. rainfall, a little more than a quarter of an inch in richmond much that's one of the higher spots. this is the richmond side. why it's going to be wet just about the entire wayment contrast that with the south bay. you wouldn't see any rain. it looks like the window, figuratively is opening. you can see the clouds are starting to open. but that means the window is shutting on the chance of rain. let's move on. morning drizzle increasing sunshine today. partly cloudy, cooler tonight and the weekend, unfortunately, it's looking a little bit wetter than yesterday. it's flipflopping. we're in a flow where the winds are just coming off the ocean. meantime, a little chunk of energy comes through. it could squeeze it enough to bring us showers. the timing of those is what's been a real problematic and how much rain is going to squeeze out.

the harder it is to forecast actually. you can see scattered light green all the way from lafayette and ross more to the santa cruz mountains. as we head to 9:00, the drizzle will dry. the clouds are opening towards 5:00. they will stay partly cloudy overnight. more fog to develop. a chance of scattered showers across lake county and then lake and mendocino counties as we head towards tomorrow afternoon. then we go through saturday morning. pretty cloudy. but then you can see by saturday afternoon into the evening hours, we'll have a chance of light showers rolling back into my forecast. we'll call it a 1. they'll linger into sunday morning. remember, set the clocks ahead, change the batteries in the smoke detectors. tuesday to wednesday, another storm but light shows up. alex alexis. >> unfortunately, a traffic alert. chp issued a sig-alert in the lafayette area. sounds like several vehicles involved. westbound 24 at acalanes hearing

about a second crash near wilder. we have some injuries too. at least a couple of those vehicles and ambulance has been detached to the scene. p p they're saying it could be a little bit before they could make it out there. not good. traffic already backing up towards the 680 interchange. as we look at the traffic camera, it's not terrible at the moment, but i bet we give this ten more minutes and we will definitely see the backups on to 680. we'll keep a close on this coming up next. thanks, alexis. this morning, a beloved local restaurant and bar saah closed after having a final last call. the oasis beer garden in menlo park shut down after 60 years. the owner, whose father started the business, says after all that time they couldn't come to a lease agreement with the property owner. the decision was as hard on him as his customers. >> there's a pop karn machine over there and baskets with potato chips and plastic liners

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accuweather forecast. >> the rain we received did nothing to the drought. same areas still in the lowest level, which is dry. the area shaded in yellow. just about everybody but santa rosa northward. >> thank you, mike. this is one of the funniest stories of the day. amazon smart assistant alexa has an unusual sense of humor. >> that is just one of the clips we're hearing today. that laughter, some alexa enabled devices are creeping out owners unexpected bursts of laughter. amazon said it's fixed the problem. alexa mistakenly hears that alexa laughs even though those not what was said. they've changed the command. people began reporting the problem on social media. how many times can i trigger your alexa at home? >> can we call it the echo. that doesn't trigger it.

also just a reminder. the echo is always listening. a warning for seafood lovers. certain types could be hazardous. the alert for mussels, clams and whole scallops from drake's bay, san francisco county and san mateo county. specifically, this is seafood that you would catch yourself. they could contain dangerous levels of unnaturally occurring toxin that can make you sick or cause death. it does not include the seafood you buy at a store. today is international women's day. a fast food chain is honoring women in one way. they've flipped the golden arches upside down to make a w. >> mothers deserve more than mother's day and a birthday as a tribute because they do a lot for our kids. it's pretty awesome. >> we spend so much time in our history where it was a patriarchal society and for

mcdonald's to stand up and say it's off balance, let's celebrate the women in our cultu culture, that's a massive thing. >> this mcdonald's is the only location that flipped the big sign. it will stay like that for several days. hundreds of locations will display international women's day packaging today. >> pretty cool. they went to great lengths, alexis. >> they sure did. i know. that is definitely a cool gesture. they're looking at a big problem on the roads. i know you had a tough commute on monday. another tough one right now. we've got a multicar crash with injuries near acalanes. this is a sig-alert. the three right lanes are blocked. that's stacking up quickly towards 680. no estimate on when we'll get the lanes back open. i do know the tow truck was saying, they're stuck in traffic too. this one on the wilder on ramp to 24. it's not blocking any main lanes once you make it past orinda.

you should be just fine past the bay bridge. a quick check outside. the south bay. we're doing okay. dry in san jose. 101 and 880 filling in. no major issues. meteorologist mike nicco. some of our roadways looking soggy. some are pretty dry. >> that's the way it's going to be the rest of the commute through 9:00. then it will taper. we'll talk more about the drought monitor. this is last week. last thursday. this is this thursday. notice nothing has changed except for the red blip, which is the second highest drought category developing across los angeles. for us, we talked about friday and saturday. let's move on to sunday morning. here's a look at the rain that moves in saturday afternoon and hangs around through the evening hours. through sunday morning and it kind of moves off into the central valley. but more chances of rain will start to develop monday and tuesday of next week. it's not a lot of rain. just a little bit here and there. thank you, mike. here's a sweet challenge for you. you could decide the new m&m

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. this is abc 7 mornings. some of you waking up to wet roads this morning because of that overnight rain, especially if you take the golden gate bridge. the question we all want the answer to right now, is there more of that rain coming? >> good morning to you on this thursday, march 8th. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you can answer that question for us, mike. >> yes. >> okay. have a good day. >> let's take a look. i have a storm impact scale for

this morning. the light raining is turning to drizzle. it's going to hang around right as the commute ends. so will the chance of any wet weather. the road as you saw right there are slick from a few hundredths of an inch of rain. doesn't look impressive on live doppler 7 whatsoever. most of the rain and drizzle is below 5,000 feet. you can see here on the roof camera, it's definitely wet on the embarcadero this morning. temperatures very mild across the board. low to mid-40s in the accuweather planner. stay in the upper 50s at the coast. mid-60s at noon. stay there with increasing sunshine through 4:00. we'll see how it's influencing the commute this morning. hi, alexis. >> we have a big problem in the east bay. traffic alert in lafayette. this is a sig-alert due to a crash with injuries on westbound 24 near acalanes. we did have the three right lanes blocked. i believe we may have had the two right lanes open back up. so that would leave