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 the center

lane blocked. i'm waiting to confirm that with chp. it's starting to stack up towards 680 and walnut creek. southbound 680 before you get to that 24 interchange, traffic is definitely starting to slow down. the orinda area, we'll check on that next. >> new details. should there be three westbound lanes on the richmond-san rafael bridge. we know that a third eastbound lane will open next month. >> a 100,000 study to find out what should happen for everybody heading west. >> amy hollyfield live at the toll plaza. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. commuters who traveled from the east bay over to marin, this is for you. your commute is growing in popularity. your bridge has seen an increase of 13% of traffic over the past five years. according to our partner, the marin independent journal, the bay area toll authority decided to look into adding a third lane to the westbound section of the richmond-san rafael bridge.

they just started work on a lane for bikes and pedestrians. now they're going to look into maybe letting vehicles use that lane during peak commute hours. the evening commute is already about to get a break. the eastbound section of the bridge is just about to open the shoulder to cars during peak times. that is set to start next month. now they're going to turn their attention to the westbound section. the traffic here just cannot be ignored. they have voted to spend $100,000 to study this idea. reporting live from richmond, amy hollyfield, abc news. >> thank you, amy. we want to hear from you about the sanctuary lawsuit filed against california. go to abc7news.com and tell us who will win, the federal government or california. >> go to abc7news.com/vote. it takes a few seconds of your time. you can see it's going right now. the department of justice says more action could be coming.

sessions blasted california for sanctuary state laws yesterday saying that he will use every power he has to stop state leaders. the lawsuit filed by the doj is the first one against a state government over immigration policies. sessions specifically called out oakland's mayor who warned the public about i.c.e. raids. >> how dare you. 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 lieutenant governor backed oakland mayor libby schaaf. they say that the lawsuit is unprecedented and they reject it. the mayors of the bay area's two largest cities are not holding back criticism over the attorney general's decision to sue the state. san francisco interim mayor mark farrell had this to say. >> this guy is a moron.

it's more of the same out of d.c. we're a sanctuary city in san francisco, sanctuary state as the state of california. just because he comes to threaten the state of california and make headlines and distract what's happening in d.c., we're not going to back down. >> samarie unnecessary waste of money. 58% for who will win the lawsuit. we appreciate you voting. a third student is facing charges for threatening violence at a north bay school. this latest incident happened at maria carillo high school in santa rosa. according to the press democrat, a student is accused of sprawling graffiti on school property. one of the messages read, don't come. we shoot. police believe that it was a prank. authorities say they responded to at least five school threats in sonoma county in less than a week. no one has been hurt. a group of young people who accused the government of failing to address climate

change have defeated the trump administration's attempt to keep this 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 has 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. i am tracking that nasty snowstorm in the northeast from our live desk. this morning, i can tell you that it has turned deadly. at least one person dead after the storm. a woman in new york hit by a falling tree. they expect more snowfall today stretching from massachusetts all the way through maine. i want to show you a live look here on the east coast. this is what they are dealing with this morning. this is new york city. a lot snow there to deal with. in fact, they expect more snow. it looks like there's some

coming down right now from what i'm looking at and everyone bundled up as you can tell. 850,000 customers lost power in the northeast during yesterday's storm. they're getting things on track, up and running now. they expect more of that snowfall today. they're definitely going to need the beanies, back to you. action from mark farrell. he wants self-driving cars to prove their technology is safe in san francisco. the examiner reports farrell sent a letter to 50 companies yesterday urging them to volunteer for safety tests with the san francisco police department. that way the city can know how to respond in an accident were to happen. right now, san francisco has no regulatory control over self-driving vehicles. that power falls under the dmv and the public utilities commission. we have new details surrounding the scandal between president trump and porn star stormy daniels. a decline of sardines is leading to bigger problems. you're never more than seven

minutes away from your accuweather forecast. check out the chances of rain. they look impressive. the amount of rain that falls from these storms, not so much. i'll take an hour by hour look at them. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on track today's storm any time on the abc 7 new

we're back at 6:10. new details on the legal battle between president trump and stormy daniels. her attorney tells the times that a secret restraining order was entered to block daniels from speaking publicly about their alleged affair. daniels was not given a chance to argue against it. this week she sued the president to validate a nondisclosure agreement she claims he never signed. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's a look at 6:10 this morning with the mild temperatures in the south bay from 51 in los gatos to 56 in san jose. everywhere else, we're pretty much the same. golden gate bridge, give you an idea of what you're dealing with. you can see the spray coming up from the rain that fell earlier.

now it's a little bit of drizzle. just about everything this morning or everything in my forecast at least wet weatherwise is located this morning. umbrellas, if you're runninger and. you need them this morning. dodging puddles. if you're exercising at the beach, it's a misty morning there. speaking of the beaches, half moon bay at santa cruz, 65 in san francisco to 71 at san jose, they're spread -- under a partly cloudy sky, a little bit cooler. low 40s in the north bay. mid to upper 40s everywhere else. see the green up there. another chance of rain on the way. we'll talk more about that coming up. here's alexis with an update. >> we have the traffic alert. we have a two-car crash with injuries on westbound 4 around acalanes. that's a sig-alert. three lanes were blocked. we're down to one lane blocked now. the center lane is blocked. traffic is jammed up to 680 at

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after the demolition of the building where the february 14th attack took place. miami heat star dwyane wade surprised students at stoneman douglas high school. he posed for pictures, sat down for questions and told students they had inspired him. wade tweeted that these young adults get it. they understand the power of their voices for the ones that often go unheard. a new study may solve the decades old mystery of what happened to amelia earhart. bones found on a remote island in 1940 that were oram nally thought to belong to a man are now being considered as hers. it is according to new research in the journal of forensic anthropology. earhart went missing more than 80 years ago. if the bones belong to her, it would suggest she died as a castaway on the island. san francisco is moving forward with a project that provides a full range of benefits for families. this is the future site of the pour tell owe and -- when

completed the center will offer a wide range of family services including child care, literacy programs. it's set to open by early october and will focus on low income immigrant families. >> semi trucks are being spotted on california highs highways. the final destination is here in the bay area. >> elon musk posted this picture riding the first -- carrying battery packs. the trucks are going from nevada to the car factory in me fremont. let look at traffic this morning. we've had some issues. >> we still have one main issue too. we have sky 7 on the way to the scene of this crash in lafayette. it sound like we're starting to improve. however, this is going to take a while to unwind here. westbound 24 near acalaneacalan. we had a two-car crash. injuries involved. the middle lane blocked and traffic jammed from 680. we talked to chp about the second crash on westbound 24 on

the ka minnow pablo ramp. that's in of the clearing stages. that one is no longer causing backup on the main lanes. that's starting to improve. westbound 80 to the maze, in the yellow -- delays there. nine minutes if you're headed southbound to san francisco to the airport. let's check in with mike nicco. can't say for sure. maybe wet pavement causing the issues today. >> i bet it did. here's a look at what's going on as far as san jose. 101 and 880. pretty dry. you go to san rafael. a little wet from a tenth of an inch of rain south on 680. things are definitely wetter on the south bay as we expected. it will be mild once again. patchy fog and clouds and cooler tonight. we'll round out the ak weather highlights with chances of rain. they're chances of light rain. nice flow coming all the way there's no energy to tap into

this moisture. so we're going to have a mixture of clouds and sunshine once we get past 9:00 and the drizzle starts to dry. you can see the clouds and the gray opening up. grab the sunglasses. you'll need them this evening. partly cloudy, overnight. a little bit of fog. showers in mendocino county, possibly lake county. that's about it for the commute tomorrow morning. the afternoon hours, could see showers. from the monterey bay southward, there could be wet weather heading that way friday evening. saturday starts off with cloud cover and the rain starts to roll in. scattered in nature and light through the afternoon. evening hours and all the way into the morning hours. look at this. just a couple of hundredths of an inch of rain possible out of that what's left of today. now, for saturday and sunday, they're both 1s. i think sunday afternoon will be quieter. the next chance of rain will be a 1 also tuesday into wechblts wednesday. the toyota tahoe report

right now. i'm not quite ready for that. i'm still working on this traffic alert. i'll have that coming up. alexis, no problem. west coast sardine fishing remains closed for a fourth straight year. it starts to decline at an alarming rate. the northern pacific sardine population has now fallen 97% since 2006. the fishery council will meet in portland to discuss the results of an assessment released this week. regulators will have no choice but to close sardine fishing from mexico to the canadian border. federal law requires them to close ocean fishing when it falls below conservation -- >> shake shack, shake shack. now that we have our attention. another one is coming to the bay area. only certain people will be allowed to eat there. >> why president trump is meeting with video game executives today. first here's rob marciano with a look ahead. >> coming up on gma, a messy commute for millions this morning after that nor'easter

left hundreds of cars stranded last night on interstates. the storm causing a ripple effect for airports around the country and snow is still falling in some spots. we have the latest on the storm now and there could be another

if the alarm just woke you up, this is what you missed. a light steady rain coming down

in sunny veil around 2:30 this morning. but you know what happened? that was about as far south arrest it got. take a look at 101 and 880. it is bone dry. we had some mountain view and up in the hills around los gatos. other than that, i haven't seen measurable rain in the south bay. you have the best commute this morning. >> congratulations. >> thank you. something in your kitchen sink could be a fire hazard. certain disposals with countertop or on-sink switches are under a recall. the product's name is insinkerator sink top switches. water can get into the power module and pose a fire hazard. it's replacing the part. the recall covers nearly 1.5 million garbage disposals. scientists knew that jupiter was tush lept. nothing like this. several cyclones circle around one central storm at each pole. nasa's juno spacecraft peered

beneath the clouds of the planet and the deeper you go, its gas is ionized and turns into a hot dense liquid. it's a helium mixture that acts like a solid. a chance to meet team usa athletes who train here in the bay area. elena meyers taylor and her husband work out at the 24-hour fitness in newark. they will have a meet and greet with fans this morning. she won silver in south korea for women's bobsled and he competed with the men's bobsled team. new food options in the airport. there's a lot of buzz in the bay area. the mercury news reports that shake shack mans to open in terminal a. in january, it announced it would open three other locations in san francisco, larkspur and palo alto. this is part of the airport's dining expansion plan. chick-fil-a, trader vic's and

great american bagel will also come in the next few years. amazon knows why its voice assistant alexa keeps laughing without being prompted. the answer may not be comforting. >> people who work on your computer may be fbi informants. new information just revealed. activists focusing on credit card companies when it comes to gun control. we're looking live at the sig-alert this morning from sky 7. we've got a big problem in the east bay. however, it looks like we're just in the clearing stages for that crash westbound 24 at acalanes road.

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good morning. it's thursday, march 8th, 6:29 in the morning. >> you may experience some drizzle. hur never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it's over for this particular storm soon. you can see there's hardly any patches of light rain, maybe in castro valley, dublin gray. pleasanton and livermore. santa cruz mountains, let me jump into the 12-hour planner. mild morning for all of us. low to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll be in the upper 50s along the coast. mid-60s with increasing sunshine from noon to 4:00. a delightful evening. 52 to 59. still comfortable then.

how about the commute this morning, alexis. what are you seeing? >> things are starting to improve. back live to sky 7 to the lafayette area. we had a significant sig-alert for the last hour. we had a crash about 5:25 this morning on westbound 24 an acalanes road that did just clear. they're off on the shoulder. you can see westbound 24 heavy for folks coming over from 680 interchange in walnut creek. that is pretty much where it starts. hopefully with all the lanes open, things will start to improvement we'll look at the traffic maps in a few minutes. a rally involving gun sales. >> some people are -- matt keller is live in foster city with more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: gorod morning, natasha. pressure continues to mount on private companies to do

something about gun sales. several online petitions have also been started. today, organizers will deliver their message and deliver those petitions with more than 144,000 signatures. members of courage campaign, ultraviolet and daily coast are holding a rally demanding that major credit card companies stop doing business with retailers who sell assault rifles. this comes after the school shooting of parkland, florida where they've put pressure on them. payment processors like paypal and apple pay have banned using their services to buy firearms. you will fra violet will deliver a letter those of domestic violence saying that is one of the key characteristics of those who have carried out acts of terror in the u.s. if you'd like to take a look at that letter an the petition, you can go to our website, abc7news.com. reporting live in foster city, matt keller, abc 7 news. happening today, three bay

area lawmakers will announce a bill raising the minimum age to legally purchase long guns. three of them are proposing raising the minimum age from 18 to 21. they're set to make the announcement later this morning. steve kerr will take time off the court next week to talk about gun violence. he's scheduled to participate in a meeting with congressman ro khanna. he will speak with students. it's set for monday@3:45. he's an outspoken -- for gun control. cell phone recorded the gunfire which began with a gunshot and a warning for police. we want to warn you, viewers may find this video dozens of shots erupted tuesday night when police tried to detain three armed robbery

suspects. police killed one suspect who was hiding in trunk of the car. they say a handgun was located in that trunk. friends identify the suspect as 19-year-old sees us adolpho delgado. they say officers did not have to use deadly force. >> he had a gun or not, they should have not shot him 30 times. >> what if they had shot once or twice? >> once or twice is still bad, but i would have rather them shot him once or twice than 30 times. >> a memorial now 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 l.a. times reports that hours after attorney general jeff sessions publicly unveiled the 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 so sign their names in support of the lawsuit.

it urges them to help the president push back against the extreme backlash of the democrats and fake news. president trump will meet with video games executives in his latest roundtable on gun violence after the shooting at stoneman douglas high school in florida. mr. trump believes violent video games are partly to blame for real life violence. a spokesman says video games are plainly not the issue. a police officer charged with hitting two men with his car and then leaving the scene. chris coors was known previous to this as the hot cop of the castro. in opening statements yesterday, his lawyers told the jury he left the accident scene because he felt threatened by a crowd of people who recognized him. prosecutors say he left because he was drinking. he was off duty at the time of the accident. his trial continues today. janitors are 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 last night on montgomery street. they're fighting to join the seiu. they will hold a rally at noon today to demand better working conditions and higher pay for the janitors. union leaders say that women make up the majority of janitorial workers in the u.s. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. temperatures this morning, about 1 to 9 degrees warmer than yesterday. let's start in san francisco where we have low to mid-50s. sunny side at 51. you go to lake merced, 55. that's your spread right there. we've got low to mid-50s down both sides of the bay shore and into the south bay. inland east bay neighborhoods. for the most part, you get to heelsburg at 47 degrees. here's a look at the damp bay bridge from the rain that fell overnight. in fact, my commute planner, all this pertains to this morning. wet morning commute on the roads. a damp morning if you're going to be taking mass transit and some drizzle if you're going to be taking a ferry.

as far as the kids, we'll be in the low to mid-60s. dry by noon. 58 to 63 degrees. by 3:00, we're still 58 at the coast. brighter and milder mid-60s around the bay and inland. highs today, in fact, in the mid to upper 60s in most neighborhoods down in the south bay, we'll be threatening 70 once again and low 60s along the coast. tonight, partly cloudy. a little cooler than this morning. low 40s in the bay. until you get to san francisco at 50. see the green up there. that's some rain. we'll talk about the chances as we head through tomorrow and into the weekend in my accuweather seven-day forecast. what are you seeing alexis? >> things are starting to improve in the east bay. westbound 24, that's been our biggest trouble spot so far this morning with the injury crash around acalanes in lafayette. we got the all clear a few minutes ago. 10, 15 minutes ago at this point. we're starting to flip over from red to the yellow. we're starting to improve.

at this point in the morning, damage pretty much already done. here's a look at southbound 680 approaching 24 in walnut creek. i am hopeful we'll be able to bounce back from this. we could be in the heart of the commute. that's going to make it really tough to see that clear out completely. westbound 80 in the maze at -- 16 across the bay bridge. in issues if you're headed to sfo. a study predicts that many coastal areas could be underwater in less than april century. drone -- through over fresh treasure island. uc berkeley say sea level rise is an issue around the bay area, especially so along landfill. treasure island is sipging by half an inch a year. in fact, by the year 2100, the northwest section of treasure island could actually be underwater. that's not the only area of

concern. expect a foot of sea level rise by 2030. a live desk update. big update here. health insurance company cigna says they plan to buy express scripts for about $52 billion. express scripts is a pharmacy benefit manager that offers home delivery services for your prescription. i told you this news at the start of our newscast. right now i want to check our stocks since wall street is open. cigna stocks are actually down about 13 points. that's nearly 7%. i want to show you express scripts. they're doing very well this morning. up 11 points. that's about 15%. they trade on the nasdaq. this is a second deal to combine the health insurer and a pharmacy following that recent aetna cvs deal. cigna certainly hoping to compete with that model in the future. jessica, thank you. new questions about president trump's involvement in the special counsel investigation. in our daily, robots are

taking over the world segment, amazon says it knows why alexa has been terrifying users with a creepy laugh. >> now to distract you. here's a cute video of penguins. how one researcher captured this viral hit. you're looking live at the big board. big board. not too

>> announcer: today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here we go. take a look at the showers that are now moving into the high kun trin and the ones in the northwest corner of the state. there's a few sprinkles in the southland also. as far as this afternoon, it will be mainly cloudy. 60s elsewhere. quick look at the forecast for tahoe. a light mix this weekend all the way through wednesday when heavier snow falls. >> alexis? >> it's time for the toyota tahoe report. the base totals are way up from a week ago. let's look at some of those. squaw alpine 65 to 108. for our base there. north star, 25 to 86. heavenly, 22 to 98-inch base. we did get a chain requirement in for interstate 80 in the king

veil area. we've got a little snow in the area this morning. definitely take it easy. sw interstate 80, you have to chain up. kirkwood, you should be at u.s. 50. we'll take a look at things unwinding from an earlier crash in lafayette. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> should there be three westbound lanes for cars in the richmond-san rafael bridge. our eastbound lane will open next month. >> transit leaders will spend $100,000 to figure out if an extra lane into marin is feasible. amy hollyfield is live at the toll plaza for us. >> reporter: good morning. this is the direction of the morning commute. people going from richmond to marin. these are the people who need a break. one might be on the way. we are talking about the richmond-san rafael bridge. we're talking about going toward marin. authorities are now going to study whether they can add a

third westbound lane. this bridge is growing in popularity. traffic has increased 13% in the past five years. planners have envisioned a lane headed into marin for bikes and pedestrians, approximate to start work on that. some are saying that should probably be used for cars as well during peak commute times. that's what they're going to study. they're working to ease the evening commute. coming next month, they will be sometimes opening the shoulder to cars. they'll do that during the peak commute times. they're currently testing the signs that will show when that lane is going to open and they hope it's all ready to go next month. they're going to start turning their attention to the westbound lanes. they have approved $100,000 to go ahead and start studying this idea. so they haven't committed to anything yet. just all in talks for now. reporting live in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. president trump is ignoring the advice of his attorneys and asking witnesses about their interviews with the special counsel's team. a source tells abc news, mr.

trump asked his then chief of staff reince priebus how the meeting went, if the team was nice and if he was treated fairly. "the new york times" first reported about this kind of interaction between the president and his team in january. the source tells abc news, mr. trump encouraged the white house counsel to issue a statement denying the "times" article. the chief of the forest service abruptly stepped down following reports of harassment. female forest service employees were counting a culture of harrs amount. in his resignation letter, tony tooke announced he was part of the problem. he had been chief of the forest service for seven months. a warning if you like seafood. certain types could be dangerous. the alert for a mussels, clams and whole scallops from drake's bay, san francisco county and san mateo county. specifically, it's a seafood you can catch yourself. they could contain unnaturally

occurring toxin that could make people sick or cause death. it doesn't include seafood you could buy at a store. >> the fbi paid best buy geek squad employees to -- as much as $500 to flag indecent material on customer computers this. the foundation says it's concerned that the fbi is essentially using geek squad informants to conduct warrantless searches. best buy says it reports the discovery of child pornography saying it has a moral and sometimes legal obligation. but it hoe prohibits employees from looking for anything other than what is necessary to solve a customer's problem. now to your money report. bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are plummeting after a warning from the security exchange commission. >> the s.e.c. says to avoid, quote, unlawful online platforms for trading digital assets.

it could give the wrong impression they meet regulatory standards. you should ohm buy and sell on exchanges registered with the s.e.c. we have more on this at abc7news.com. >> a new report finds about 66% of millennials have not started saving for retirement. the national institute on retirement security finds about one-third of people between the ages of 21 and 32 are saving for retirement. most have less than $20,000 save. they cannot afford to put money aside after paying bills, rent and making student loan payments. speaking of money, let's take a look at how the stock exchange is doing this morning. it looks like we're about where we were when we looked at it a few minutes ago. up 118 points. today is international women's day. a fast food chain is honoring women in an eye-catching way. take a look. the mcdonald's fra

the golden arches upside down. >> mothers deserve more than mother's day and birthday as a tribute. they do a lot for our kids. it's pretty awesome. >> we spent so much time where it was a patriarchal society and for mcdonald's to say it's often balance, let's celebrate the women in our culture, that's a massive thing. >> so far, this mcdonald's is the only location that flipped the sign. it will stay that way. hundreds of locations across the country will display international women's day packaging today. google is partnering with the u.s. department of defense to help smarter drone software. gizmo toe says they're going to provide them with machine learning software to better detect objects in surveillance drone footage. the d.o.d. says it's to improve the ability to win wars with computer artificial intelligence. amazon knows why its smart

assistant alexa has been acting kind of creepy. >> you hear that chuckle? some alexa-enabled devices are freaking out their owners with unpropted bursts of laughter. it mistakenly hears the phrase alexa laugh. they've changed the phrase to alexa, will you laugh. it can laugh before laughing because that was creepy. amazon is working on that update. it says i can laugh. >> it doesn't sound like the alexa voice to me. that's why i'm more concerned. it sounded like a lady at the seattle headquarters, i hear you and i see you. >> somebody in the cubby hole just going, i'm going to freak this person out. i'm going to freak this person out. >> uh-huh. >> i'm with you on that one. i'm right there with you.

i unplug that thing half the time when my wife's not home. i don't like it. >> you think that's what does it. alexa can still hear you. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> hi, mike. thanks, reggie. now i'm scared. remember the soaking we got last week? it did nothing but stop the drought from spreading. if you look from right to left, nothing hoos really changed except for l.a. parts of it, in the second highest category of drought. where does that put us? let's zoom on down and show you. santa rosa northward, no drought. the rest of us in the lowest category. dry. we're technically in a drought. here's a look at sfo this morning. low clouds. you can see them barely skimming the top of san bruno mountain there. those are delays of 44 minutes arriving. morning driz. but the increasing sunshine this afternoon. partly cloudy, cooler tonight. the weekend is looking wetter in

aspects. we have pockets of light rain and drizzle, especially across the east bay and the south bay. i'm going to keep that in the forecast until 9:00. the grayness here, those are clouds. watch as they open up this afternoon. that's why you need to have something to keep the sun out of your eyes. a few showers over mendocino, possibly lake county. dry tomorrow, a little bit of fog across the north bay. south of the monterrey bay, we could have a few highly scattered light showers tomorrow afternoon. then friday evening, fine. saturday during the day, okay until we get to the latter parts of the afternoon and evening hours. then you can see the rain starting to roll in. that will linger through about sunday morning. rainfall, we've had about a quarter of an inch in our highest areas like san rafael. the rest of us a couple of hundredths. we'll get saturday and sunday, maybe a tenth to a third of an inch of rain. one last chance on tuesday. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike.

things are continuing to improve. we had the serious crash with injuries around acalanes. we can check the speed sensors. not back in the green but we're moving to 25 miles an hour as you leave walnut creek into lafayette. down to 27 miles an hour. definitely heavy traffic before you get to caldecott tunnel. the metering lights have been on for an hour and a half. that happened at 5:24 this morning. heavy traffic as you approach the maze. not terrible once you're past that and into west san francisco. about 12, 13 minutes. however, i am just hearing about a new problem eastbound 80 around powell. we'll check on that next. it's a different kind of bird's eye view. check out this video of emperor penguins posing for selfies. a man exploring left his camera near a research station. when he came back and looked at the film, he discovered these curious penguins looking right into the lens. >> that's great. prom season is approaching

for high school teenagers. >> happening today, a nonprofit will kick off the annual prom dress giveaway. the princess project silicon valley organizes it every year. it gives girls who can't afford a dress, the dress of their dreams. they can't pick up the dresses in mountain view until this weekend. tonight, though, there is an open house event from 6:00 to 8:00 so more teenagers can sign up to receive the dresses. the moefs beloved park ranger is sharing stories from a life well-lived. she shared excepts from her new book sign my name in she moved here from new orleans when she was 6 years old. the positive change in the bay area and america has given her >> all of those things included as you are now. [ inaudible ] >> she had the book signing

after she spoke. at 96 years old, she is the oldest active park ranger in the u.s. providing tours to visitors at the rosie the riveter museum in richmond. >> applause. love her. a beloved local restaurant and bar is closed after having a final last call. the oasis beer garden in menlo park shut down after 60 years. the owner, his father started the business. after six decades, they couldn't come to a lease agreement with the property owner. the decision has been pretty hard, not just on him, but also the customers. >> there's a popcorn machine over there and baskets with chips and plastic liners that i was taught how to fill when 4 and 5 years old. >> i can always come and there were -- i was sourrounded by people who love me, took care of me and cherished me. >> over the years, star athletes, coaches and countless sports fans visited the o.

the owner says john f. kennedy and the prince of england each visited to drink a beer. coming up, the 7 things you need to know before you go. look outside this morning. alexa. >> looking live outside this morning at lake tahoe. that's what i meant to say. we're keeping you up to at home.ld generate your own energy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california.

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it's 6:58. whether you're just joinings or heading out the door, the 7 things to know before you head out. we'll start with the weather. pockets of light rain and drizzle that will continue through 9:00. the clouds open up in my 12-hour planner for sunshine and mild temperatures this afternoon. number 2, eastbound 80, i confirmed a crash on the lighter side of traffic. right now, this is southbound 680 in walnut creek still trying to recover from the earlier crash on westbound 24. number 3, a protest planned for 11:00 a.m. at visa headquarters in foster city. activists are demanding that they stop doing business with retailers who sell assault-style rifles. >> the fbi paid best buy's geek squad employees to work as informants. best buy says its employees report child pornography that

the company prohibits looking for anything else. >> number 5, you may soon see an extra lane in both directions on the richmond-san rafael bridge. there's a new effort under way to add a westbound lane. officials want to study the idea as they get ready to open a third eastbound lane. janitors on strike in downtown san francisco as part of international women's day. they're fighting to join the service employees international union. women make up the majority of janitorial workers in the u.s. number 7, meghan markle and prince harry celebrating international women's day. girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math. by the way, it's a fun new fact for you. the coat markle is wearing from j. crew is already sold out this morning. >> for sure. >> not a surprise. you can wear a purple, green, white, a range of colors to show your support for national women's day. if you do, post-it with the #abc 7 now. >> we'll be back here in 25 minutes with an update.

>> j. crew can get expensive. >> i wouldn't know. good morning, america. digging out from the nor'easter. the deadly storm dumping more than 2 feet of snow in some areas. this power line going up in flames. hundreds of cars stranded on interstates. a college basketball team pushing their bus free. travelers even camping out in grand central. now, snow still falling. nearly a million without power. and new concerns about another major storm on the way. president trump faces new questions in the russia investigation. was he crossing a legal line when he asked witnesses about their interviews with the special counsel. was there a secret back channel between putin and trump right before the inauguration? and customers complaining their amazon echos are randomly erupting in laughter.