11:00 this morning. reporting live from san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. and just in to our live desk, a rude awakening for a pleasant hill family this morning. a giant tree fell into their yard on that their cars parked on keith circle. part of the tree hit two cars. it's blocking the street. the family heard a loud crash at midnight and think the rain was part of the problem. they think that it weakened the tree's roots. no one was hurt and the pg&e lines are fine. they need a new car. they will remove the tree later today. let's get you a quick update on weather and traffic. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> reggie, thank you. here's a look at the breezes. they're pretty calm about everywhere except for fairfield at 17. that's good news. when you look at the temperatures in the mid-30s to

mid-40s, we don't want to have to deal with a windchill outside. 44 in oakland, san francisco 46. we've got low to mid-40s down both sides of the bay and into the south bay. then you start to hit mid to upper 30s in los gatos and morgan hill. same thing in santa rosa, clear lake and napa. we'll take a look at your commute path as far as weather goes. it looks easier today. hopefully it's the same from alexis' perspective. >> we had a high-wind advisory issued by chp for several bridges around midnight, mike. as you said, that's starting to taper down. i drove across the bay bridge myself and it wasn't too bad. a little stack-up. that's the only bad spot. friday light, plus everyone got scared off yesterday it was so terrible. under half an hour tracy to dublin. dublin to mission boulevard, 14. 101 to cupertino looking great at 16 minutes.

i'm watching breaking news overnight. national news. a huge deadly fire on the set of a movie starring edward norton and a firefighter was killed. ll of this happening in new york city. look at these huge flames. this was in harlem. according to the new york fire department, the firefighter was separated from his unit and he was found unconscious. he later died at the hospital. firefighter is said to be 37-year-old firefighter michael davidson. he was a 15-year veteran of the force. the set was being used for a movie called "motherless in brooklyn." filming was not under way when the fire began. at this hour, investigators are still looking into how it started. i'll let you know when we get an update. >> thank you, jessica. outrage growing in sacramento after a police shooting of an unarmed man. >> thousands of fans couldn't get into the hawks/kings game. they locked the entrances after

protesters surrounded the arena. their outrage erupted after sacramento police released body cam footage of the shooting death of 22-year-old stephan clark. clark's girlfriend is struggling to find answers to help their children cope with their father's death. >> i wake up to my kids asking me where is daddy? let's go get daddy? i just tell them daddy is always going to be with us. >> police confronted clark after getting a call about a man breaking into cars. officers believed that clark posed a threat when they fired 20 shot. they thought he had a firearm but he was unarmed. this morning, a dam west of yosemite national park is holding steady after it teetered on the burst of -- >> it helps deliver drinking water to the bay area. janine de la vega shows us what happened. >> reporter: you're looking at video of rushing water that

flooded the california fish and wildlife trout hatchery. workers were evacuated. all that water was coming from the moccasin reservoir dam. the sheriff's department went into emergency mode because water authorities advised the dam would likely fail after heavy rains saturated the area. cal trans tweeted this photo showing state route -- because of floodwaters damaging the road. >> this dam particularly was built in 1930. >> this doctor teaches civil engineering at santa clara university. he says the majority of california's dams were built before 1970 and made of compacted earth. but singh says many of the construction records for the older dams don't exist so it's unknown how well the dirt was compact compacted. compacted. >> bring lot more runoff. the dam is stable for now. the san francisco public

utilities commission is monitoring. everything will be inspected. they were built a mile downstream. the reservoir is part of the hetch hetchy water system that brings water to several areas. our water supply was not affected. pim janine de la vega for abc 7 news. crashes on highway 17 are starting to turn to precarious levels. 800 collisions were reported last year on the windy four-lane road to los gatos. accidents dropped to less than 500 a year from 2003 to 2014. after a $250 million campaign to make highway 17 safer. officials attribute the recent rise to wet weather, excessive speeds and more aggressive driving. reminding drivers to slow counsel. averted another shutdown

after a spending bill was pass. they passed it 65-32 late last night and now heads to the white house where president trump is expected to signit. the government funding was set to expire at midnight eastern if a deal was reached. it provides big increases to military and domestic programs. the spending bill funds the government through september. the most expensive year for wildfire fighting in history. last year cost california close to $2 billion to fight them. more than 80% of that cost came from the north bay wildfires in october. the federal government will ream e. reimburse the constituent for most of 9 firefighting cost. california needs to cover about $371 million. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. start with temperatures on the peninsula. look at the cold air in menlo park. 46. redwood city 49. san bruno at 47 degrees. from south beach, you can see a dry bay bridge this morning.

western span. your commute planner is good all around. finally dry on the roads. chilly and then cool if you're taking mass transit today and during the afternoon and evening hours. bright and breezy if you're out on the water. here's a look at the temperatures today. upper 50s to low 60s. 60s in fremont. a little cooler in the north bay. this is where the clouds will be more dominant and where you can see the green dots signifying the scattered showers. even snow down to about 3 feet in lake county. here's a look at my 12-hour planner for san francisco. a lot of sunshine and mixture of clouds starting at 47 at 8:00. by noon, 53. we'll hang out at 54 degrees until 6:00. then drop down to 52 at 8:00. for the north bay, cooler. temperatures in the upper 30s to 40s. still in the 40s at 10:00. we'll hang out in the mid-50s for the better part of the lunch-hour through 4:00. notice the scattering of showers

that are going to develop across the north bay. here's a look at tonight's temperatures. they're going to be chilly again with mid-30s to upper 30s in the north bay. low to mid-40s for the rest of us. the showers will be in the north bay during most of the day of the i'll show you where they're going to go throughout the day coming up next. first i want to bring in alexis. getting a break today. >> thank goodness. it's friday. we typically have lighter traffic volume on fridays. hopefully we can hang on to it this morning. i have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps. not much going on. maybe a stray sprinkle or two as mike mentioned. that's about it this morning. it was windy overnight. that pavement really did dry out. southbound highway 17 past the statues. we had report of a tanker that disabled mostly on the shoulder hanging over the right lane. a little bit in the los gatos area. do not think that will cause delays. the rest of the south bay looking great. san jose 101 and 880 looking at light volumes.

enjoy it while it lasts. thanks, alexis. love affair. an ex-playboy playmate shares fresh details of her alleged affair with president trump. the victim who fought back at a thief and won. a live look at our puppy cam. there they are. we're celebrating national puppy day and these dogs are from local animal shelters throughout the bay area. we're going to keep the puppies up throughout the commercial break and

this is abc 7 mornings. the late charge up in the sierra. look at the snow pack. up to 52% of average. today, we're not going to add to it. it's going to be quiet up there. 39 to 50 in yosemite. we have scattered showers from sacramento northward. sunshine in so cal afternoon. clouds in the morning. starting at 6:00 this evening through sunday at 9:00 in the morning, winter storm warning. the snow level will be down to 3500 feet. this will pile up to possibly three feet. it's going to be light, fluffy snow. not wet, heavy snow. heaviest tomorrow, light snow sunday and then snow showers for monday and then signs of spring by the time we get to the end of next week. reggie. >> the former playboy playmate who had a ten-month romantic

affair with president trump before he was in the white house is pushing back against claims there's no truth to her allegations. karen macdougal spoke to cnn about the relationship she had with the president. >> i can tell you somebody is lying and i can tell you it's not me. it's hurtful but at the same time, i have to understand, like, if he were to have told, hoped that he didn't do it, i guess i understand. he's trying to row tekt his family, his image, things like that. >> mcdougal's interview is after she sought to to invalidate a contract she signed is the parent company of the national enquir enquirer. that company purchased the rights to the story for $150,000 but never published the story about her alleged affair with president trump. law enforcement in the bay area say it happens every day. the coffee shop and cafes. a recent case involving a woman refusing to be a victim and good

samaritan's quick thinking. dion lim has the footage. >> complete strangers stopping a popular left sweeping the east bay. >> she dances for a professional basketball team and was working at this starbucks in castro valley. >> i tried to break into the -- like i'm trying to apply for jobs. >> when out of nowhere a young woman appears. >> she was next to the counter. she just like swiped my laptop and started running. >> i hear this woman cry, give me my laptop. i looked up and i saw a woman chasing her. >> without a second thought, she springs into action running like the wind with good samaritan and mother of two misty close behind. >> i felt like i had super human strength. i never ran that fast. >> i had her back. whatever she was doing, i am doing. >> they followed the thief to a get away car around the corner. >> she got in.

i ripped the door open and went in after her and basically, there was a struggle. i grabbed my laptop. she pulled my hair and i tried to get out of her grasp. >> thought they had some weak victim and she's a savage. >> i know what you're thinking. taking the law into your own hands, not always the best idea. but in this case, even law enforcement is impressed. >> i say we're hiring at the sheriff's office. if she wants a job, please give us a call. >> while she plans to stick to dancing and coding and mists a a delivery driver. one thing for certain. this is an experience they won't forget any time soon. dion lim, abc 7 news. they weren't going to let her do that to them. >> absolutely not. not today. >> don't mess with those ladies. how about that spokesperson for the -- >> he was impressed. give her a job. >> got a job audition there, huh? >> let's talk about what's going

on outside at 4:46 in about five seconds. here's a look from south beach. nice and dry. showers today through sunday. thunderstorms possible today and tomorrow. spring war sunshine. here's a look at the low, with the snow level dropping to 3,000 feet. by the time we get to sunday, here's a look at today. by 9:00, a few isolated showers across the north bay. they stay there at noon. at 7:00, 8:00, 59 as we head through the evening hours, the showers start to move down. the heaviest showers, local downpours will happen during the overnight hours. >> wake up tomorrow, pretty quiet. during the evening hours once again, tomorrow another push of showers and then as we head towards sunday, a few showers in the morning along the coast and a few showers in the higher elevations during the day. sunday is definitely going to be the drier of the days. as far as any wet weather accumulating, you can see by the time we get to 7:00 tomorrow morning, just not a lot out there. less than a tenth of an inch in

the south bay. .15 to the bay. saturday into sunday, twooer going to stay at about a tenth to a third of an inch. my seven-day forecast, 1, 1, and 1. sunshine breaks out monday, tuesday and look at the 70s return everywhere except for the coast wednesday and thursday. time to look at what's going on, on the roads. if anything, alexis. >> nothing. we got crickets over here. yesterday i could hardly keep up. today there is nothing to worry about. here's a live look at walnut creek. southbound 680. not a ton of company if you're out and about this morning. no incidents to report in all of the east bay right now. the drive times looking good, too. richmond-san rafael, 7 minutes. san mateo bridge, 13 minutes. dumbarton looking great in the green, 8 minutes. changing the way people shop in stores. >> instagram changing the app to

emphasize newer posts. how about that? >> in today's techbytes, walmart takes a step towards smart shopping. >> they've filed several patents to smart shopping carts. it could potentially do away with cashiers, stock clerks, packers and shippers. a change coming to instagram. >> a feature allowing you to choose when the app refreshes instead of on its own. it will allow newer posts to appear more frequently. google assistant lets you send money with a voice kmabd. >> the free service works with android and apple. as long as you have a google pay account. if you want to pay back your friend, say hey google, send diane $20. >> ooh yeah. do you have an account? >> i love this story. read it again. those are your techbytes. the bay area rock icons about to get a permanent spot on

a san francisco sidewalk. >> forced off. they pay a woman $10,000 to get off a plane. this is our puppy cam as we celebrate national puppy day. we're trying to get them new homes in the bay area. homes in the bay area. you can watch them live on our at home.ld generate your own energy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing,

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a woman can travel about anywhere in the world she wants to after getting a $10,000 voucher from united. she posted a picture of it on twitter. she was traveling from d.c. to texas. the flight was oversold. the airline originally offered $1,000 to anyone willing to give up their seat. when there were no biters, they asked to leave because she paid the least for her ticket. she kept her paper saying she voluntarily gave up her seat and was live tweeting the incident until finally she was offered a $10,000 voucher. united gave her two meal vouchers by the way, those were only bort $10 each. the golden gate bridge eliminated human toll collectors. now the district is looking at ways to update the system that charges you when you drive across. you're looking live at the

bridge. sensors located near the old tollbooths would read your fastrak transponder or capture an image of your license plate so you could charge as you cross the bridge. today, a bridge district directors will look at a different design. it would include this gantry incorporating toll collection equipment. these are some of the designs they would consider. it would go south of the current tollbooths. the walk of fame is being revived. >> sammy hagar will be enshrined on the sidewalk in san francisco at noon. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley will introduce him. long time radio disc jockey steve seaweed, known as the weedman will also be inducted. he retired last year. sammy hagar and seaweed will join other legends on the walk of fame including billy graham, carlos santana and --

two local -- thanks to trivia. >> abc 7 news was at the 13th annual lucas film trivia night. it benefits tipping point community and mental health association of sf. players are all disney employees. we had our own team. it started with a penny drive and morphed into trivia night. the news team won by one point. >> congrats. yeah. that is a great victory for team kgo. we're doing great on the roads this morning, too. no major issues. the one problem i had is all clear much it was just a minor one. southbound highway 17 past the cats statues. we had a disabled tanker truck that cleared from the board. we're back in the green this morning. looking at light volumes on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. westbound 580, a few vehicles this morning. all the high wind advisories

around midnight have expired. mike nicco is headed upstairs with the puppies this morning. first, we've got to look at the forecast. hey, mike. >> hey, alexis. hi everybody. let's take a look at the weather graphics. i want to get to the puppies. this is an area shaded well up to the north. that's where the chance of thunderstorms will be today and tomorrow. they could have small hail, gusty winds and each a little snow down to about 3,000 feet. let's come back out to me. look at this. puppies on 7. aren't they adorable? they're sleeping and tuckered out. these are from the humane society, silicon valley. this is green dog project. hi everybody. how are you doing? good morning. thanks for being here. there's still a little awake. they're having fun. they have all different sizes there. they look very friendly, don't they? let's talk about what's going on here. you see there's nothing in the

pen right now. my friends are going to join me. this is chelsea and carla. they've got their friends with them. tell us who you have. >> this is spank i. >> a.j. >> we lost one. what happened to the other one? >> he was being a little camera shy. i understand. what kind of puppies do we have here? >> these are chihuahua beagle mixes, we believe. never really know sometimes coming into the shelter. there are three of them and they are up for adoption. they're available today at the alameda animal shelter in alameda. >> how much more do you have at the shelter? >> we have about 30 dogs available for adoption right now. wonderful dogs. a lot of them, not these puppies, have their -- they're sponsored. so there's no fees for adoption. you can walk in and meet the requirements and walk out with a dog. also if you adopt from us, we offer six professional training sessions that you can take your dog to so that it will be a

perfect match for you and your family. >> that sounds great. what could you ask, training, free adoption and adorable puppies. we'll have them all today. who is up next, alexis, jessica? who will fight next to come up here. i hope you can watch it online at abc 7 news. we'll be streaming it all day. >> i think alexis is next. she's excited to get her hands-on spanky, she's a cutie. >> she'll have to fight me for spanky. he's in the front running. there's my dog at the top. we would love to see your dogs. we thank you for sending them in. if you haven't already, share your photos. share them on air and online. >> next at 5:00 a.m., new video giving us a better look at what happened as the fbi takes over an investigation. a stranger risks his life to save someone who ended up trapped in floodwaters. we're keeping the

good morning south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on a friday. we made to the end of the week. we're celebrating national puppy day. alexis is up next. we're trying to get the puppies adopted to find good homes. we'll start with alexis and look at the traffic. >> yeah. there isn't any. everybody is taking national puppy day off. they're watching our live stream and looking at the cute little pups and dreaming about adopting them. it's great. no. there are a few folks out on the roads right now. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaids a. little bit of a stack-up