homosexuality. several comments and tweets deemed homophobic. >> that is the past. i have addressed this several times. this is not the first time this has come up. i've addressed it. i have spoken on it. >> reporter: in his initial post about the controversy thursday, hart pushed back, saying people change and grow and that he is in a different place than when he posted those tweets eight years ago. >> if you want to hold people in a position where you always have to justify your past, i'm the wrong guy, man. >> reporter: overnight i have made a choice to step down from hosting this year's oscars. and to go on and say i'm sorry that i hurt people. hart is to keep people together not tear them apart. the academy has yet to name a host or the oscars on

abc february 24th. emily rau, abc news, washington. >> we will talk about that coming up soon. >> 4:30. a quick update on weather and traffic. good morning, guys. locally dense fog in the north locally dense fog in the north bay. dry skies. sun comes up 7:10 in the morning. partly cloudy skies. mid-50s. that's a look at weather. a check of the roads with alexis. good morning, drew. so far so good. no major incidents to talk it'sweave dry pavement. hopeful live that all adds up to a smooth commute. we are starting that way. a live look at golden gate bridge.

southbound 101. no issues coming from marin county today. a quick check of drive times. friday light. still in the green. tracy to dublin. and dub lip to mission in the green at 16. 101 to cupertino, wide open, 17 minutes. >> housing and homeless comes up repeatedly one of your top concerns. a stunning number. 13% of students at san jose state are homeless or have been homeless in the past year. >> students are sleeping outside in a show of solidarity. amanda del castillo is live in san jose. amanda. >> reporter: reggie, jessica, tents remain near the famous statues. these students spent the night here. they are demrede take acti t address organizers say more than 13% of

students here are either homeless or have dealt with homelessness while in school. that number is the highest of any csu campus. abc 7 spoke with the struggling students who say it is difficult to concentrate on academics when they are worried about where they will sleep, heat up their next meal, or even find food for that matter. >> it is already expensive to be a college student. but it is difficult to survive out here. >> this is one of those challenges that we have to partner with the city, the county, community-based organizations to figure out how to find a way to create a web. so we address this. >> administrators are looking to improve services. they want to provide more resources to students in need. that story at 5:30 this morning.

reporting live from sju campus, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> amanda, thank you. t city of oaklandywhe? molied sit known as the village. it was on eades and clara street in east oakland. they built makeshift homes and made it a drug-free zone. the city targeted them for being a voice for the homeless. >> if we were prostitutes, robbing our neighbors, breaking into neighborhood cars, neglect them and leave them alone. >> they offered vouchers.

a judge could not prevent the city from clearing the camp. what are your ideas? better bay area when you tweet, facebook or instagram what you're ki. in ea oaklan police recovered guns in the city. in one such case, a surveillance camera recorded a man with a gun outside an oakland business outside an oakland business targeted by thieves. they want to find out if this was related to the recent case made. on the peninsula, a man exposed himself to a woman last friday in palo alto at the corner of sand hill road and pastor drive s. she was riding her bicycle and stopped at a red light. she noticed a man who was stagger at her with his pants down. he was driving a white nissan leaf and last seen on sand hill

road. anyone with information is asked to call police. happening today, we should le ru investigation. special counsel detailing the cooperation of long-time trump legal fixer michael cohen. he admits to lying to congress and orchestrating hush money payments to protect the president. muller is set to reveal what he said paul manafort lied about that caused his plea deal to fall apart. happening today, house republicans will interview former fbi director james comey behind closed doors. they're wrapping up an investigation into actions by the justice department during the justice department during the 2016 presidential election. they will release a transcript of his testimony. an unexpected $415 million windfall from property tax. the problem, what to do with all

of that money.f now, is slated for funding for various city agencies and services. the examiner reports competing proposals are coming out of city hall on how to spend the remaining $181 million. current supervisor matt haney is calling for some of the funding to be directed to the school district. mayor breed will use it to fund housing and homelessness services. >> solar panels will be required. and it starts soon. in 2020. the requirement is the first in the nation. they will add $10,000 to the cost of a house. the new r install a high capacity battery to store energy.

>> 4:37 on our friday. we have issues with with fog right now. live doppler 7. we switched over to visibility mode. where you see 10, that's great. unlimited visibility. good to go. but we have issues in the north bay right now, specifically span ta rosa. down to two miles in terms of visibility there. eight in petaluma. slower than normal commute because of the fog first thing in the morning. hour by hour we go. future weather, a blend of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. later on this afternoon, going into the 50s and into the 60s with a lot of sunshine. filtered sunshine for your friday. 58 the high in concord. outside we go. a live look at sutro tower. visibility is great from san francisco. the next three days today, a lot of sunshine. starting out the weekend with bright skies as well increasin

clouds. we will see rain enter well after the sun goes down. mainly in the north bay. the weekend looking dry.e for m. this morning, how are we doing on the roads? >> doing great so far today. dealing with road work at this point. that should be wrapping up soon. northbound 880 between 23rd and 29th. overpass demolition. they should wrap up by 5:00 this morning. typically when we see them working on this project, it is done a little bit before that. that is adding 20 minutes to your commute on northbound 880. of as long as you're not in a big rig, take 580 instead. use surface streets to get around. another slow spot, southbound 880 between tennyson and fremont, a couple lanes down. that should be done by 5:00 this morning. we'll keep an eye on both of those areas. so far so good for the south bay. 101 and 880, slowlyin

on the northbound side. that's about it. rivers of mud california. some in the north bay wildfires are fighting their insurance companies. >> don't call her first lady.

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happy friday. 4:42. this is lake tahoe. all the snow on the ground. good news there. fantastic weekend. if you are going up tosaturday. up to 37. sunday, though. it is rather windy. windchills in the afternoon will be in the upper 20s. a look at the seven-day forecast in four minutes. jessica. thank you, drew. happening now, mudslides forced 2,800 people to evacuate their homes near lake elsinore in riverside county. a raging river of mud and debris flowing down the hillsides there. it is near 800 homes. and officials fear entire hill sides could give waive and bury homes sitting below. this is the same area ravaged by the holy fire in august. a storm yesterday dumped up to an inch of rain in some of the

areas of southern california. it caused street flood anything orange and los aeles 1,400 homes were lost to the camp fire. now problems in the future is being underinsured to rebuilding. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story from nap that. >> reporter: bob and his family last their homes in the north bay fires. he is still battling with farmers insurance to rebuild. >> we are in the hole over 700,000. we were not even covered 50% with with the insurance. >> reporter: in late 2015, he used farmers own estimator tool to come up with a replacement value of $661,000.

after the fire, farmers sent an appraiser to the property, who determined the rebuild would really cost more than $1.3 million. according to those who add indicate for policyholders, bob albo and his family are not a loin when it comes to dealing with their insurance companies after a total loss. >> don't deceive us. don't let us think we are assured to value is and then find out in your darkest time that we're not. >> reporter: amy bock is the director of a san francisco organization called nighted policyholders. >> it sounds like this homeowner has very good evidence on his side that he did everything right and that farmers needs to make good on their promises to him. >> reporter: albo said farmers will kick in 25% above the t the actual rebuild cost. abc 7 news contacted a spokesman for farmers, who told us only that the company is working with mr. albo to resolve his claim.

in napa, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> wildfire victims will be front and center at incoming governor newsom's inauguration celebration. january 6th, he will host a fund-raising at the golden one center in sacramento. the money raised will go to aid long-time recovery and rebuilding efforts. newsom will take the oath of office the following morning to become california's 40th governor. his wife is breaking convention in the name of gender equality. she will take the title of first partner instead of first lady. she runs a non-profit group whose mission is to fight gender stereotypes. she said first partner is gender neutral and more inclusive. happening today, the bells will be ringing a lot san francisco's union square. salvation army is kicking off its annual fund-raiser outside macy's department store.

very exciting. >> local celebrities, like the one sitting next to us this morning will be out there, including the giants mascot lucille and abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. >> i will. in about 12 hours. >> all of you local celebrities. >> i know. >> that was two years ago. mike and i had a contest and i'm pretty sure i won. >> he is not here to defend himself. >> he won. there you go. it will be great out there. stop by if you have a chance in san francisco. i'll be out there later this afternoon. afternoon. live doppler 7 right now.

where you see the number 10, unlimited visibility. petaluma down to six miles. that is locally dense fog. we will deal with that the next two or three hours tuntil the sn gets up. 30s and 40s in the north bay. upper 40s to low 50s. 44, san jose. good morning. 37 in weather. and you'll need a jacket first thing out the door. do not need the umbrella or rain gear later today. a lot of sunshine s. temperatures later on. upper 50s to low 60s. 58 in san francisco. 60, oakland. 61 the high. overnight, chilly. cloud cover will get out of here. so clear skies. mid-30s to low 50s as you head into saturday. saturday is dry. sunday, we're tracking a little bit of wet weather. future wetherby sunday evening. and in the north bay a light spreu sprinkle.

dry today, dry tomorrow. dry for many of us sunday. good morning, drew. i want to take you out to the tracy area where we have a problem in a tough spot. westbound 580 right around grant line road, three-car crash. all three blocking the fast lane. a little bit of good news. chp is there already. they are working on clearing this to the shoulder. hopefully they will get that out soon. that is definitely starting to cause a delay back into tracy. red on eastbound side. we have road work there between greenville and 205. should be done by 8:00 today. a stack up on the left-hand side. no metering lights ye ab 5:25 this morning. thanks, alexis. an apple watch feature that detects an irregular heartbeat is now available. >> facebook is he testing a shopping mode for live streams. in today's "techbytes", a

new use for your apple watch. >> the latest software will notify users if they have an irregular heart rhythm and even take an ekg to share with your doctor. >> cool. facebook is taking a page from the home shopping network and kwfs. >> it is testing a new stream forssellers. sellers can answer questions live. right now it's being tested in thailand. youtube removed thousands of videos that promoted cheating in schools. >> here's the deal. an investigation by the bbc found hundreds of videos advertising essay-writing services. many include youtube stars pitching the services. one recent report found 15% of college students actually buy their essays. >> thas a >> it is a lot. >> those are your "techbytes". >> have a great day. >> that does seem high. 15%? wow. still haven't started your holiday shopping yet? you have plenty of company >> in paris, why the eiffel

tower will be shut down this weekend. let's go.

good morning. 4:53 a.m. three-day forecast. today, cold in the morning. lots of sunshine. dry day. that continues into saturday. blue skies. sunday, increasing clouds, a chance of a sprinkle in the

north bay. most areas do remain dry. jessica. thank you. french authorities will close the eiffel tower and the tomorrow. it is because of the worst rioting they have ever seen in paris. >> last saturday they torched cars and rioted. the tax was canceled but rioting continues. target will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit for disposing of items in violation of the california environmental rules. the state attorney general said target dumped electronics, batteries, aerosol cans, cfl bulbs and medical waste like syringes into landfills. this is the second settlement in 10 years for target over this issue. in the east bay, the first

celebration is back. the art and street party return. it was prompted by a shooting that wounded five people. it took place on october 5th hours after the event ended. organizers say the theme today will be peace and love. it will feature holiday surprises in addition to art, food, and entertainment. the first friday runs from 5:00 to 9:00 on telegraph avenue. and 4:55 a.m. looking at the fog in the north bay. this is where it is the densest at this hour. two miles is the visibility in santa rosa. six in petaluma. 101 will be slower because of the fog. it should burn off later on as the sun gets up here. 30s and 40s for the most part. have the jacket. don't need the rain gear. we are dry today. dry tomorrow. increasing clouds on sunday. at night, could see a sprinkle to round out the weekend. now a check of the roads with alexis. good morning.

good morning, drew. overall, looking pretty good. we have a quiet commute so far in walnut creek. southbound 680 starting to get busy around north main street. no block issues for that stretch of roadway. mass transit, 29 bart trains in service with no delays. ace on time. should be a beautiful day to ride the ferry. normal service, no delays. alexis, thank you. have you started your holiday shopping? >> if your answer is no, you're not alone. a survey finds one in four people sll h of their gift shopping to do. nearly half the people asked still had 75% of their gift shopping ahead of them. credit cards are the preferred method of payment. listen to this. 2% of shoppers plan to pay for their gifts with cryptocurrency.

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a 10-month investigation into this financial executive. now he's behind bars. he stole money from people struggle to go pay student loans. that story in a moment. it is friday, december 7th. you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. drew tuma is in for mike nicco. we have issues in the north bay. visibility is at three miles for santa rosa, petaluma. that is dense. dry day. chilly start.

temperatures top out in the 50s and 60s. good morning. hey, good morning, drew.