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 on both sides in the cash lanes.

nothing major to worry about. we don't have the metering lights on yet. should happen around 5:20, 5:25. light volumes this morning. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze at 17 minutes. 8 across the bay bridge. sfo to -- mike nicco, he has a look at the forecast. >> that was hard to leave the puppies. you're going to have a fun time up there. hopefully you will too watching them. hi everybody. let take a look at live doppler 7. shows a few radar returns. maybe a sprinkle or two making it to the ground. i anticipate the north bay getting the bulk of the scattered showers throughout most of the day. that's had they start heading south. they're scattered and mainly light. a 1 on the storm impact scale. let's break down your day with my accuweather 12-hour planner. significantly cooler this morning. we'll hang out in the 50s, mid-to upper 50s from noon to 4:00. if you're headed out, that's

when the most likely chance of you getting wet from one of these showers. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. back to you guys. >> now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. hi everyone. i'm tracking breaking international news out of southern france. there's a hostage situation happening right now inside a supermarket and a police union official said just moments ago that this hostage taker has killed at least one person. another is seriously hurt. these are our newest i am annals coming in just a few minutes ago. you see here police have surrounded the store in the small town of tread near toulouse. the gunman has pledged a liege ants to isis. counterterrorism officials are responding as well. france has had numerous deadly terrorist incidents in recent years. still ongoing now. this is not over. i will keep my eye on updates throughout the morning. >> thank you, jessica.

this is how many people ened up at the sacramento kings game last night. as you can see, basically empty stands. here's the reason why. >> protesters are angry over a police shooting of an unarmed african american man. they stopped thousands from getting into the guy. >> kaena whitworth has more. >> shutting down the interstate at the height of rush hour. calling for justice after the police shooting of an unarmed black man. they blocked sacramento kings fans from entering the arena much the team closing the arena before starting the game with a delay in front of nearly empty stands. the tensions sparked by this disturbing video in which stephan clark was killed, captured on police body cameras. police pursuing a burglary suspect when they approached clark in his grandmother's backyard. the 22-year-old father of two

advanced towards them and they feared for their safety. but police say clark never had a weapon, only a cell phone. coming up at 7:00 a.m., the controversy over police body camera policy. with your gma first look, i'm kayna whitworth. the kings owner spoke to fans immediately after the game ended. >> first of all, i wanted to express our deepest sympathies to the family. what happened was absolutely horrific and we are so very sorry for your loss. >> he also said he and the kipgs respect the right of people to protest peacefully. we are getting new details about the suspect killed in a shootout that left a san francisco police officer and four other people hurt. abc 7 news has learned it was this man's family who called.

he showed up at their house with a gun. surveillance footage shows people scrambling after he was confronted inside of the amazon barbershop. he had a violent past including an arm robbery 24-year-old deputy ryan zirkle was responding to an emergency call when his cruiser went off the highway and crashed into a tree last week. a public memorial will be held today at the marin center veterans memorial auditorium. that starts at 11:00 a.m. deputies zirkle joined the sheriff's office 2 1/2 years ago. he grew up in novato. he's survived by his parents, siblings and a fiance. a driver is dead after a car ran into the main gate on wednesday and burst into flames. witnesses say the explosion sounded like fireworks. >> the car basically just blew up. like, it was nothing anymore. >> it kept explodinexploding.

boom, boom. kept on going. >> u.s. officials tell abc news the driver was a civilian, not a service member. they say it appears there were propane tanks in the car. the driver may have ignited them on purpose. classes resume at diablo valley college with more police patrolling campus. >> that's because a serious threat canceled classes. we first brought you this as breaking news. >> graffiti on campus threatened gun violence. that caused officials to close the school for the day. they did it as a precaution and found no evidence to suggest a greater than usual risk to students or staff. it looks like a terminal at sfo will be renamed to honor harvey milk. they voted to approve that legislation yesterday. it's going to name terminal 1 after the lgbt pioneer. this has been a long time coming. ampos was the first to push to honor milk. the full board will vote on april 3rd.

you're never more than 7 mintsutes away from my accuweatr forecast. 13 to 22 degrees cooler. the coldest temperatures in the inland east bay neighborhoods. mid to upper 30s until you get to concorde. 40 right now in livermore. one of the cooler spots, danville and blackhawk at 36 degrees. let's take a look up north. cold air, too. santa rosa at 35. 41 at san jose. oakland at 40. san francisco 46. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. here's a look at how dry it is. look at the flag. not even moving. much calmer morning out there. pim going to put good for the most part. scattered showers. but for the most part, lower humidity. high country, it's still going to be a treacherous go up there, especially during the evening hours when the snow redevelops. mid to upper 50s in the north

bay. into the 50s by 10:00. notice, not a lot of chances of wet weather there. how about in the south bay. 45 in the morning. up to 60 during the afternoon hours. not a lot of great chances of rain here either. overnight, quiet once again. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. low to mid-40s elsewhere. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. good news here continues for the friday morning commute. not a lot of folks out there. we have dry pavement. this is a smooth start. westbound 92. traffic going away from us here on the san mateo bridge. no incidents to report right now. one small slowdown. westbound 205 to 580. slight delays approaching altamont pass. down to 21 miles an hour. we have another traffic issue to

warn you about in the south bay. there's an international soccer match at levi stadium. you can guess what that means. matt keller is live in santa clara with more on what is sure to be a traffic nightmare. hey, matt. >> reporter: alexis, are you ready for soccer or futbol fiesta. this is going to be huge. they're expecting 50,000 fans tonight to watch the mexico national team versus iceland soccer match. it's not just that, that plays here. it's a soccer hotbed with the gold cup final being played here and games featuring some of the best international teams. this is part of the road to russia. that's where the world cup is being played this summer. the roads to and around levi's stadium will be tough to navigate whenevr there's a big night. especially friday night. expect the usual heavy traffic and delays here, including on 101, 237, 880, lawrence expressway. great america parkway and santo

mass expressway. all the details on public transportation and parking on our website, abc7news.com. reporting live in santa clara, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. #delete facebook has been trending this week. we want to know, have you deleted it? go to abc7news.com/vote. let us know and you can see your results live on the screen. we're going to have an update on the data scandal involving cambridge analytica. >> ay retrofit plan means early morning commuters won't be able to take b.a.r.t. that's actually a good thing. >> we want you to have a better day. our live puppy cam. help us find these cutis

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it's 5:13. i wanted to give you an idea of the chances of rain the next three days. 80% coverage. 70% coverage saturday and 30% coverage sunday. not an all-day rain. scattered showers. if you have outdoor plans, let me give you times on when the rain will get to your neighborhood. coming up in less than seven minutes. incredible video out of southern california. this car was swept away and floodwater. a stranger uses a rock to break the window and help rescue the

victim. have you deleted facebook? we want to hear from you this morning. many people have said they're going to get rid of social media network after the data scandal. >> go to abc7news.com/vote and let us know what you think. it takes a few seconds. let's get to the latest from facebook. >> so far it's a no. 70% saying they're going to keep it. it could be slapped with a $2 trillion fine over the cambridge analytica scandal. if the company is found to have violated the consent decree, each violation could cost $40,000. multiply that with the estimated 50 million users having personal information shared, that's how you get to the 2 trillion number. meanwhile, the house energy and commerce committee plan to send zuckerberg a letter to have him testify. >> 69%, 31% -- i say it's higher than i expected. >> as far as people who don't know, they know. zero percent of our audience is

undecided about this issue. you can still continue to vote on your phones. going to move on now. we're learning more about the couple accused of a kidnapping hoax. denise huskins talked about what happened after she was taken from her boyfriend's bed three years ago. now we're hearing this side of the story. aaron quinn says he'd been getting pre-recorded months before the kidnapping telling him to pay $17,000 or else. he says the kidnapper threatened to kill denise if he called 9-1-1. he went to police for help anyw anyway. >> right when the police came, they kept on accusing me of partying. i gave them access to my e-mail accounts because the kidnappers were e-mailing. they found my dna and interrogated me for hours calling me a murderer and said if you continue to tell us this

story, we're going to paint you as a cold, calculated monster. >> muller was arrested three month later for huskins' kid nachg. he pleaded guilty and sentenced to 40 years in prison last year. the couple says the police never publicly apologized. this is their first tv interview since the incident. you can hear more about this at 10:00 on 2020. in napa, the school board made the controversial decision to change the mascot and logo at two schools. tempers flared and emotions strong at the board meeting. at issue was changing napa high school's mascot. it's been the same for more than a century. >> we have always held this indian symbol with high regard and everything. >> it is a mockery of my people to be used as a mascot, symbol or any form of entertainment. >> so now a new mascot must be identified by next february. the board also voted to change the visual logo of.redwood

middle school warriors but keep the nickname. toys "r" us has started liquidation stores today. it was supposed to happen yesterday. toys "r" us has not said what caused the delay. on the same day, its founder, 94-year-old charles lazarus. died. he started it years ago and it's considered a pioneer for big box retailers. it will close or sell all of its remaining 735 stores. san francisco does not want what happened in arizona to happen here. this video shows the self-driving uber as it struck and killed a woman crossing a street in arizona. the human safety driver appeared to be looking down at the tim >> to prevent this from happening in san francisco, they're testing with two people

in the car. police officers will be trained to deal with collisions involving self-driving cars. we have new details about a plan to retrofit at the trans base tube. it would impact a lot of the early morning commuters. trains would start running at 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m., potentially leaving thousands of people stranded. a proposal would have b.a.r.t. -- in to san francisco between the 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. hours. the gate reports this would be about 13 minutes faster and would be cheaper for you. the work is supposed to start no later than next february and wrap up by 2022. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> mike, you've done great work with perfect pet every single friday. it was great to see you with the puppies. >> it was a lot of fun. set the stage for everybody else to get up there and have fun. great organizations coming in today. the ones up there will be there until 8:00. then we'll switch them out. you can watch all day. >> we will. >> we'll have one during the

midday show at 11:00 also. let's switch gears and talk about weather. we're at 5:15. you can see it is dry. let's talk about scattered showers and cool conditions. tonight, we're going to have the showers taper. there may be one or two that lingers. it's going to be cool once again like it is this morning. we have weekend showers and then dry and warm next week. here you go. a few radar returns. this is low level moisture. from novato up towards penn grove, scattered sprinkles possible there and towards heelburg. green dog project is from. they drove all the way down here to be with us on puppies on 7. silicon valley came up from the south bay. we appreciate that. let's show you the conditions of wetness. you can see by 9:00, still scattered showers across the

north bay. let's fast forward to noon. may be a random shower northward. at 4:00 through 9:00, it moves into the south bay. maybe downpours in the overnight hours. most of saturday looking dry until the afternoon and evening hours. another wave moves through. by sunday morning, a few lingering showers possible most of the day sunday will be dry if you have outdoor plans. my accuweather seven-day forecast, about a third of an inch possible out of the light storms. 1 on the storm impact scale for friday, st. and sunday. -- saturday and sunday. we're all jealous of a certain traffic ankchor right now. i have a partner and assistant giving the traffic report with me. westbound 580, tracy to dublin in the yellow up to 31 minutes. no delays, antioch to concorde. 15. san rafael to san francisco, 15

minutes. you look great. wide open and 15 minutes. here's a look at that drive. golden gate bridge southbound side of 101 is looking good. enough about traffic. let's get into our very special puppy room here on national puppy day. i have carl. one of our perfect pet parters from in humane society silicon valley. >> we brought 13 puppies from the same litter. mama came in as a stray. she had her babies in a foster home. it was a big surprise. we thought there were five puppies. there turned out to be 13 puppies. they're a handful as you can see. >> yeah. >> i'm fostering seven of them this week. it's so much fun. actually, we're looking for more foster parents if anybody has some extra space in their home and would love to give some love to these little guys, we would appreciate some help. >> we picked some of the wiggliest ones. check out these eyes. they're so sweet. talk about that foster program

that you guys have. >> the foster program is very important to our shelter because it gets the dogs out of the shelter. some of the senior dogs need that time away. but these guys here are not available for adoption yet. we don't want them in the shelter. we need them in a home and somebody helping them grow up and stay safe and healthy. once they become eight weeks old, they can get their spay and neuter and go to forever home. >> the best way is to check hssv.org. once they're available, their pictures will be up there and people can rush in and adopt. >> thank you so much for coming today. we have our baby bjorn for puppies too. >> we want to see your puppies all day on national puppy day. use the #puppies on 7 and watch our live stream. if you see any of these guys you

like, maybe they can be yours forever. we're looking for forever homes. natasha, reggie, back to you guys. there's a lot of cuties up here. >> that gentleman has a pouch. >> he does. thanks for sending in photos of your dogs. if you haven't already, send in your photo to share them on tv and online. next the seven thngs you need to know as you start your day. plus this. when you're doing something wrong, you try to push everything out of the way and make it as right as you can in your mind. >> we're hearing from the former playboy playmate who saz president trump was in love with her. we're about to connect the

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pledged allegiance to isis. french media now reporting two people are dead. number 2, a giant tree fell on top of two cars at a pleasant hill home overnight. no one was hurt. the rain may have weakened the roots of the tree. number 3, a public memorial for marin deputy ryan zirkle. it will be at 11:00 a.m. at the memorial auditorium. he was responding to 911 call last week when he died in a crash. number 4, thousands of fans were blocked by protesters from going into the a reason for last night's kings/hawks game. they formed a human chain around the senn toer to protest the shooting of an unarmed man. a core system coming at us. the rainfall amounts will be much lighter than what we dealt w a tenth of an inch to a third of an inch. so far so good for the friday morning commute.

it almost feels too good to be true. we're incident-free and looking at a light commute through the east bay. southbound 680 approaching 24. no slowdowns to report. number 7, so many puppies on abc 7 this morning. a live look at our puppy camera. we're celebrating national puppy day and helping them find forever homes. you can watch it live streaming on abc7news.com. we'll tie in i da data scandal to puppy day. >> having study my habits and preferences, my daughter hacked my attention for her political agenda. she wrote can i please get a puppy? and under it, she specified a real one. >> he gave in and said team puppy, you win. we're getting a puppy. >> we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news including a trip that will have

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hopefully you're sitting douchb right now. the shocking look at the bay bridge toll plaza. why is it shocking? because it's dry. are we really in for a dry commute? >> i hope so. we'll take it. welcome to friday, march 23rd. national puppy day. we've been streaming the live puppy camera all morning long. we want weather and traffic first. nice to see some dry roads. >> and nice to smell like puppies too. i got to play with them once already. >> i know. i got a lot of puppy kisses up

there. >> i bet you did. whoever is next, have fun. >> a core system coming down. meaning scattered showers in the north bay and sliding south. 3500 feet. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening. a few sprinkles showing up in the north bay. that's where they're going to stay for the morning commute. most of us dry, just dress warmer. temperatures in the mid-30s to mid 40s. the rest of us from 4:00 on, we'll get a chance at scattered showers. temperatures in the low to mid-50s this evening. let's talk more about that dry commute, alexis. >> one of the only slow spots is the bay bridge toll plaza. it is dry but we have the metering lights on as of 5:24 this morning. everybody else is basically wide open. yes, the pavement is finally dry. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze in the green at 14 and

northbound 101 between 280, 680 and 85, you look great in the green at 13 minutes. hi everyone. i'm tracking international breaking news out of southern france. i want to show you the latest images coming in. what's now being called a paris act. a hostage situation unfolding -- a terrorist act. a hostage situation unfolding. two people have reportedly been killed. there may be more hostages inside. police and counterterrorism officials surrounding the store. you can see that picture we just got. the gunman has pledged allegiance to isis. in fact, about five minutes ago, french prime minister says, quote, it seems to be a terrorist act. it's still not over. i am keeping my eye on updates. back to you. happening today, the community is going to honor a marin county sheriff's deputy. >> deputy ryan zirkle died in a

car crash while on duty. amy hollyfield is live for us in san rafael. >> reporter: a grateful community is expected to turn out to remember this sheriff's deputy. ryan zirkle was only 24 years old. he had been with the sheriff's department for 2 1/2 years. his loss leaves a tremendous void in the department. he was responding to a 911 call when he lost control of his car and hit a tree. it had rained earlier, so the curvy road was wet. zirkle is from here. he graduated from san marin high school in novato where he was the quarterback of the football team, point guard of the basketball team and known for always having a smile on his face. >> he's so young. so full of energy. just full of life. the student he was, the leader. this whole community, the school meant so much to him. he had so much ahead of him. >> reporter: here is a look at the solemn procession on highway

101 as his body was moved to the funeral home. the funeral is set to start at 11:00 this morning here at the marin center veterans memorial auditorium. zirkle is survived by his parents, two brothers and his fiance. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. outrage continues to grow in sacramento after a police shooting of an unarmed man. >> last night, black lives matter activists prevented fans from getting into the hawks/kings game. officials stopped admitting fans and locked the doors. the outrage erupted after body camera footage was released of the shooting death of stephan clark in his grandmother's backyard. she's trying to help their two children cope with their father's death. >> i get up every morning with 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. they say they believed he posed a threat when they fired 20 shots. they thought he had a firearm. in fact, he was holding a cell phone. congress has averted another shutdown after approving a $1.3 trillion spending bill. they passed the package late last night and it heads to the white house where president trump is expected to sign it. government funding was set to expire tonight if this deal wasn't reached. it provides big increases to military and domestic programs. the deal budgets $2 billion a year for ten years to fight wildfires. last year, it cost california close to $2 billion to fight fires. pg&e is unveiling its own plan to reduce the wildfire threat. utility giant wants to add to its network of weather stations across california to monitor conditions and risks in real-time. prevention, they say, is key. that's why during the fire

season they will be in contact 24/7 with cal fire. they also plan to hire out of state firefighters and have them on stand by. pg&e says it will require keeping trees and limbs farther from power lines. wood poles will be a inning of the past eventually as they are replaced with nonwood material. hundreds of thousands of people are descending on washington, d.c. for a march to demand new gun control laws. march for life was sparked after the shooting in parkland, florida. a gunman killed 17 people. marches are planned across the nation, including in san jose, oakland and san francisco. all of the events will also honor the parkland victims. lyft providing free rides at the events in san francisco, san jose and oakland. the company is providing $1.5 million worth of rides. you can find out how to sign up for one and check the list of local events on abc7news.com. a dam west of yosemite national park is holding steady after it teetered on the brink

of bursting. yesterday afternoon, rushing water from a moccasin reservoir dam flooded the california fish and wildlife hatchery. the dam would likely fail after heavy rain saturated the area. the floodwaters were -- a mile downstream. the san francisco public utilities commission is monitoring the situation. it says the spill way is damaged. everything will be inspected. crashes on highway 17 are starting to return to precarious levels. our media partner, the mercury news reports 800 collisions reported last year on the windy four-lane road. it had dropped to 500 a year. after a $250 million campaign to make the street safer. they attribute the rise to wet weather, dangerous driving. chp reminds drivers to slow

down. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. 23 in rohnert park. frost warning there. 35 right now in santa rosa. guerneville, 36. petaluma, napa, novato and american canyon at 37. san rafael at 40. 45 degrees in tiburon. san ramon, 36. cupertino, 39. alameda about 45. check out the san mateo bridge, just how dry it is this morning. you know how happy it makes me to be able to tell you that. we still have scattered showers in the forecast. but for most part, commute is going to be good today because it is dry. chilly this morning and cool this afternoon. breezy this afternoon. you can see green spots out tlcht scattered showers are possible today. not a washout or an all day rain event. upper 50s and low 60s for the rest of us. the east bay valley, 12-hour

plann planner. into the mid-50s by 10:00. upper 50s from 2:00 through 4:00. back down into the mid-50s. not a great chance of some of the showers reaching there. not during that time frame. peninsula, same thing. 44 this morning. 52 at 10:00 and mid to upper 50s through 8:00. not a great chance of wet weather. it will come in during the evening and overnight hours. it will clear out, the rain that is. leftover clouds, mid to upper 30s in the north bay. low to mid-40s elsewhere. it's been a quiet morning. do you have any hot sfots? >> no. i'm watching the puppy cam in. that's all i'm doing in the traffic room. i confessed on the air. it's great. we're definitely not complaining about this light traffic day. here's a look at the emeryville camera. pointing towards the bay bridge. folks heading towards the incline there and into the tunnel. we're looking at pretty lighter than average volumes.

no backups, no major incidents to speak of. really a lot of green on the traffic maps. one new minor issue popped up. northbound 87 before the 280 merge in san jose. we have reports of hit and run collision. it doesn't sound like any lanes are blocked there and no injuries either. that should not be a major factor. mass transit looking good. no significant delays there this morning either. we'll look at that in a few. breaking news that happened overnight. a huge and deadly fire on the set of a movie starring edward norton. a 37-year-old firefighter was killed. look at these huge flames. this was in harlem in new york city. i have a big update for you at this hour. actor edward norton and others were indeed inside when the fire began. they released a statement moments ago giving their condolences to the family of the fallen firefighter and saying, in part, quote, we watched firsthand with astonishment as they charged into the smoke to

make sure that everyone was out safely. the firefighter identified as 37-year-old firefighter michael davidson and he was a 15-year veteran of the force. back to you. >> going to hear from the playboy playmate who is pushing back against president trump after denying they had an affair. we've heard about a lot of laptop thefts lately in the east bay. two women were not about to let this crime happen. this could be the future of tolls at the golden gate bridge. >> another check of the live puppy cam. watch it here all morning long. we'll have more o

let's talk positive news. we've nearly doubled our snow pack this month. while it's not great, it's better than it was when we started the month. it's going to be quiet today. mid-60s with cloud cover in the south. 6:00 this evening through 9:00 sunday morning, another winter storm warning. up to 2 1/2 feet of the drier, fluffier, nice to ski in snow. it's going to be moderate tomorrow. might snow sunday. a few showers monday and a sign of spring with temperatures in the 50s by thursday.

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 that there is no truth to her allegations. karen mcdougal spoke with cnn about the relationship she had with the president more than a decade ago. >> i can tell you someone is lying. it's not me. it's a little hurtful. but at the same time i have to understand that if he were to told he hoped he didn't do it, i understand. he's trying to protect his family, his image, things like that. >> mcdougal's interview is two days after she filed a lawsuit in a california court seeking to invalidate a contract she signed with american media incorporated, the parent company of the national enquirer. they purchased the rights to her story for $150,000. but it never published the story about her alleged affair with president trump. bay area law enforcement says it happens every day.

laptop theft at coffee shops and cafes. a woman refused to be a victim. a woman standing near the counter next to her at a starbucks in castro valley swiped her laptop and rang. she sprang into action and chased the thief. misty well born saw what happened and followed to help. >> super human strength. i never ran that fast in my life before. >> i had her back. whatever she was doing, i'm doing with her. >> they followed the thief to the car, struggled to get the laptop back. although taking the law into your own hands is not recommended, the alameda sheriff's office is impressed. the golden gate bridge eliminated toll collectors, now the district managing the span is looking at ways to update the system that charges you when you drive across. right now, sensors located near the old tollbooths reed fastrak transponders or capturing images of license plates to charge the bridge toll. welsh today, a bridge district

director will look at a gantry that will incorporate toll collection equipment. that's are some of the designs they will consider. the structure will be south of the current tollbooths. abc 7 news was in the presidio at the lucas film trivia night raising much needed funds for local charities. >> this year it benefits tipping point community. the mental health association of sf. participants are all disney employees. started fundraising 25 years ago with a penny drive that morphed into a trivia night. it raised over $100,000. look who won. the abc 7 news team. including drew tuma holding the championship trophy. yes, they are dressed as the storm impact scale. where is number one? >> they stole your halloween costume idea for this year? >> wasn't even invited either. hello? >> speaking of not invited. who is not with us right now?

i bet she's upstairs with the puppies. i'm jealous of her too. >> i know. talking about jessica and puppies on 7. let's get to weather. it's 5:48. can't stop talking about the puppies. dry south on 680 this morning. here are my accuweather highlights. chance of showers today, tomorrow and to a lesser extent sunday. thunderstorms possible to today and tomorrow. way up in mendocino county. here's a look at the cold core system coming down from alaska. cold air and doesn't have a lot of moisture with it. it's going to drop the snow level down to 3,000 feet, maybe even 2500 feet where there's a winter storm warning until 6:00 sunday morning. up to 14 inches in some localized spots. love to see your pictures. i know we've got viewers up there that join us every morning. #abc 7. r send it me, mike nicco at abc

7. our best chance of scattered showers in the north bay. snows, pink and white. noon, a random shower elsewhere. not until 4:00 that we open the gate and start to see a downpour or two during the evening and overnight hours. we wake up saturday morning quiet. it's the north bay again during the afternoon an the rest of us in the late afternoon, evening hours where we have scattered showers. look at sunday. yeah. not much green out there. how about that. here's my seven-day forecast and what you're going to see are temperatures in the 50s. very chilly. we'll be 20 degrees warmer with sunshine by wednesday and thursday. hi alexis. >> good morning. our quiet commute continues. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have one of the ohm slow spots this morning. unless you're in the carpool lanes, you will have to sit through a backup there from the maze past the toll baths and metering lights. the rest of the drive into san francisco is fine. mass transit, no issues here either. ace, no delays.

49 b.a.r.t. trains in service. we had a tough day yesterday with mechanical issues, couple routes served by buses for the earlier trips. today, all of that has been resolved and we're looking at normal service. thanks, alexis. we'll check in now with jessica with details on national puppy day. found any friends? >> i found a lot of friends, reggie. i heard you have talking about me during that group shot. sorry i missed it. i made new friends. i will go on a limb and say they're cuter than you guys. sorry. look at this little one that i have. this is casper. he is quite friendly. i'm also joined right now by colleen from the green dog rescue project from windsor. you came down from windsor. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. we appreciate it. >> green dog rescue project, you founded it. it's unique. you don't have any kennels. >> we don't use kennels unless it's for quarantine purposes.

we have up to 100 dogs running around in a pack, all breeds, all sizes. >> you get to run around with 100 dogs on a daily basis. do you have the best job in the world? >> i'm pretty sure i do. i love my job, it's incredible. >> colleen, what's the idea behind this type of shelter or rescue operation? >> we're just looking towards helping shelters be able to do more social interaction with the dogs because the cage model which is antiquated and did its job. we know enough that they need to be socialized more. the more we can socialize them, the less risk we have at bad behaviors and the potential for euthanasia. we like to socialize our pups. >> we're running out of time. tell me their names. >> pix. he's about four months old. this is pixie who looks like baby groot. they're both available for adoption. >> colleen, you brough nine puppies today. >> including casper.

>> how old is casper? >> he's about two months, 2 1/2 months. >> are they all available now? >> they're all available for adoption. >> how does one adopt. >> they call us or come into our facility. then we go through the paperwork. >> you can meet 100 dogs in windsor. i'm going to stay up here i think and play with the puppies the rest of the show. >> your dog is so comfortable in your arms. >> i know. he was falling asleep almost. >> thanks for sending in photos of your dogs. >> if you haven't already, you can share your dog photos so we can put them on the air and on abc7news.com. why a controversial statute outside the civic center won't be removed just yet. the cheapest

the clock turned to 5:55 this morning on a friday. look at the best chance thunderstorms in ukiah and creeping towards cloverdale tomorrow. i'll have more on how much rain to expect coming up next. mike, thank you. a woman can travel about anywhere in the world she wants after getting a $10,000 voucher from united. >> she posted a photo on twitter. she was traveling from washington, d.c., to texas. the flight was oversold. they originally offered a thousand dollars to anyone giving up their seat. i would say a thousand dollars in a voucher, not cash. there were no take eshs. they asked this woman to leave the plane because she paid the least for her ticket. she says she kept refusing to sign a paper saying she would voluntarily give up her seat and

was live tweeting the whole thing until finally she was offered a $10,000 voucher. united threw in two meal vouchers. i'm sure she was pleased with that, alexis. >> take a trip anywhere you want and bring your own snacks. that worked out pretty well. here's a live look at golden gate bridge where we have light volumes. light volumes pretty much everywhere. we still are incident-free. we have been that way since we went on the air at 4:30 this morning. very friday light commute. the only one in the yellow tracy to dublin. 33 minutes. good morning, mike niccoment. >> thanks, alexis. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. really random showers. we have the best chance of measurable rain. it spreads overnight through tomorrow morning. as we have scattered showers

saturday afternoon and isolated showers sunday, a tenth of an inch in the south bay. up to a third of an inch in the south bay. sunday will be the drier of the two days this weekend. reggie, natasha. next at 6:00, a major event at levi's stadium that could cause a commuter nightmare. >> better look at a mysterious incident at travis air force base. now the fbi is looking into the investigation. puppy cam. we're showing you puppies available for adoption for national puppy day. national puppy day. watch them here or through

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the lightest of the green. be careful up there. for the rest of us, we have to wait until the afternoon and evening hours. mainly in the north bay through the morning hours. snow levels drop from 4,000 to 3,000 sunday. it looks like it could be breezy this afternoon and evening. here's my 12-hour planner. dress for temperatures significantly cooler this morning. mid 30s to low 40s. mid to upper 50s all afternoon with the best chance of showers this evening. let's talk more about the dry commute. alexis? >> the roads not helping us out. here's a look at san rafael southbound, 101 traffic heading way from us. yesterday when we checked this camera, we were soaked and had road spray kicking up. nice break today with the mostly dry commute. maybe a stray sprinkle or two on the windshield. one of our only trouble spots before the 280 merge, we had a hit-and-run crash reported. very minor. that has cleared from the board. we'll check out drive times next.