ayers, the chief of staff for mike pence. six miles in santa rosa. dense fog in the north bay. it will stay that way the next two or three hours. great shot from east bay hills camera. elsewhere, visibility is fine. 12-hour day planner, grab the jacket out the door. don't need the rain gear. partly cloudy by afternoon. by 4:00, temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s. let's get a check of the roads with alexis >> drew, good morning. overall, very quiet. this is one of our only slow spots. bay bridge toll plaza. i know you're not surprised by this. metering lights on at 5:31.

a later start than normal for a friday morning commute for you. no significant issues. nothing blocking along the route. it is approaching the metering lights. a quick check of drive times. richmond san rafael, 580, 7 minutes. 15-minute drive westbound 92 across san mateo. dumbarton wide open. that's a great option at nine minutes >> thanks, alexis. a sonoma county financial services executive is accused of stealing millions of dollars from people struggling to repay student loans. >> he was arrested at san francisco international airport allegedly trying to flee the country. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at sfo with more on that. amy. >> reporter: hi. yeah, they caught up with him. 41-year-old brandon freyr is charged with wire fraud and faces 20 years in prison if he is convicted. he transferred million to offshore accounts.

his companies collected $28 million for people trying to pay off their student loans, promising to lower their loan payments and eventually have their debts forgiven. he ran ameritech financial in rohnert park and two other businesses. he was arrested just before boarding a flight to mexico. prosecutors say they have been investigating him for 10 months. some of his customers said they thought these were government agencies or at least affiliated with the government. many found their loans were in worse situations after working with these companies. freyr is due back in court on monday. live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. an alert neighbor is credited with helping catch a suspected package thief in milpitas. package thief in milpitas. take a look at the suspect.

this is romano mercurio. a neighbor called police after spotting him trying to hide the package under his jacket. police caught up with him a short time later and say the package was from a nearby home. a bart police officer shot grant in the back while he was laying on his stomach new year's day 2009. grant's relatives submitted a formal request to the bart board yesterday. they want to change the name of the fruitvale station to fruitvale grant station. it comes ahead of the 10-year anniversary of his killing. >> it would be bart saying, yes, it happened here. we vow to not let it happen again and to ensure all people are treated equally. >> bart says the name change is not possible, claiming policy prohibits stations being named after individuals. the agency has commissioned a mural at that station to honor grant. >> and the bart board approved a

new contract with its police officers. they will now get a 16% pay increase the next four years. in addition they will get ehle one-time 6% salary increase and raises. they are rising nationwide. the pay increase will help attract new recruits. police in daly city will soon carry the life-saving drug narcan. it prevents fatal opioid overdoses. officers are being trained to recognize an overdose. officers will be equipped with narcan in the coming weeks. the e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is now growing. the cdc says nine more people have reported getting sick in the past two weeks. that brings the total number of cases to 52.backifornia countie. that includes monterey, san ben neto, san luis owe pweus pa, santa barb are, santa cruz, and

ventura, san luis obispo and san benito. today marks the 77th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor by the japanese imperial navy. for the first time this morning's commemoration at pearl harbor won't have any surviving crew members from the uss arizona in attendance. the arizona sank in the attack. the five remaining survivors are in their 90s and they couldn't t 16 other prl harbor survivors are expected to attend today's ceremony. more than 2,000 americans died in that attack. the u.s. declared war against japan the next day. of. caught on camera in the south bay, someone throwing rocks a lot cars. find out the clue chp has because of this video. a high school student filmed their teacher cutting another student's hair. the story gets even more bizarre. and we're taking a look at the north bay. right now dealing with fog. we will have that fog through 8:00 this morning.

12-hour day planner, lots of sunshine after that. topping out in the 50s to is 60s by 2:00. we'll take a look at how we are shaping up across the entire bay area across the break. thank you, drew. we are certainly looking forward to that sunshine. not quite out yet. the sun is still in. we take a live look at the bay bridge. a lot of cars out there.

good morning on this friday. it is a totally dry day. 58 for the afternoon high for ran satisfy rell, half moon bay. 59 for san mateo. 61, san jose. 60, santa rosa, concord, 58. the bigger picture and what we're tracking, live doppler 7. we have high pressure building in off the coast. what that will do, keep sunshine and dry weather for much of the weeke

weekend. today we are cold. blue skies tomorrow. sunday, notice an increase in clouds. as the sun goes down, a chance of sprinkle at night. good morning, drew. yeah, i've been telling you how quiet has been on the roads. the real slowdown has been 580 out of tracy. we did have actually two separate crashes, collisions -- westbound 580 near grant line road. off on the shoulder. we don't have any lanes blocked. you are definitely heavy 205 to 580. about 11 miles per hour. east bound 205 into tracy. earlier crash cleared. and road work. that is down to 23 miles per hour. next traffic update at 6:20. in the south bay, the california highway patrol is still looking for the person who threw rocks the a cars. >> why would you do this? dashcam video shows the terrifying moment on 680 in san

jose. rocks hitting an suv. there was a woman and her mother inside at the time. the chp says they have received three calls this week from people reporting similar ncidents. homeless encampments in the area and holes in the fence creating easy access to that side of the freeway. >> this is a very quick portion where you can see an individual down on the embankment just right in the creek. so it's very serious. it is very dangerous. chp says if you see something like this, call them right away. they want to start their investigation as soon as possible. yeah. it's so dangerous. and those apart just small rocks. they look like boulders. wow. a south bay city is learning from the scooter drama. what san jose's mayor wants from rental companies. >> and the song drama that never ends. baby it's cold outside was pulled from a local radio station. now it may return on monday.

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♪ >> a teacher was arrested after video showed her forcibly giving students's hair cuts while she was singing the star spangled banner. students in margaret giss first period class captured it with their phones. terrified students ended up running out of the classroom. the teacher may have suffered a mental breakdown. she was arrested at ol outside d be coming back to the bay area radio station. this is the controversy we have been covering all week long. >> first a cleveland radio station took the song off the air. and 96.5k oit followed suit after many complained. critics really likened it to date rape. it drew international attention. so koit posted a poll asking listeners to vote.

>> if the listeners decide they want to hear that on koit, you will hear the song monday morning at 7:30. >> here's the thing. they had complaints. they put this poll out. as of yesterday, thousands of people had responded. 91% say they want the song back. >> okay. in the south bay, the mayor has a message for electric scooters companies. innovate. they want e scooter companies to provide safety data. it is an effort to make them safer while allowing them to safer while allowing them to remain on city streets.

music festival permit approved. who may be calling golden gate park home and why some are not so happy. they submitted 200 noise complaints this year and worry the issue may have not been addressed. now they will have to deal with it until 2031 if it's all approved. yeah. >> i have never been. >> neither have i. >> neither have i. >> from what i heard from friends, it's a fun time. >> i always wanted to go. >> i'm always working. >> so are we. >> wah, wah. >> but if you have any outdoor plans not only for today but the weekend, it's great. put up the holiday lights, the decorations. you will be drive. we will take you into visibility mode. 101, right there, dense fog in

the north bay. take note of that if your travels take you to this area of our neck of the woods. of because that fog will linger the next two or three hours. temperature-wise, good morning. 44 san jose. same in mountain view. elsewhere, 30s and 40s. pretty typical this time of year. need the winter jacket out the door. you don't need the rain gear. umbrella can stay at home. later today, a lot of sunshine. 60 in oakland. 61 in san jose. 58 in san francisco. it will be chilly later on tonight. plenty of stars out there. mid-30s to lower 40s. if you have evening plans, bundle up. take the scarf, hat, gloves with you. it will get chilly quickly. we are dry today. dry for saturday. looking bright and beautiful. increasing clouds on sunday. at night in the north bay, chance of a sprinkle. otherwise, dry returns. quiet in the south bay all

morning. unfortunately, i have a new issue for you now s. northbound 280, justify before you get to santa moss expressway, a disabled vehicle on the left lane. they are on their way to assist. a little bit of red and yellow approaching on the maps. a camera not too far at 280 and highway 17. you get the idea. the backup is approaching that. definitely plan on some delays through the area. take an alternate instead. drive times, overall looking great this morning. we are friday light almost all the way around. highway 4 to the maze, 20 minutes. 15 across the bay bridge. metering lights are on. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, looking good at 9 minutes. thanks, alexis. if you're considering a divorce, ability quickly if you wa

>> it's cold this morning. you do not need the rain gear today. we are completely dry. similar setup saturday. temperatures upper 50s, low 60s. by sunday, you will notice increasing clouds throughout the day. at night in the north bay, there is a chance of a sprinkle. those spots will remain dry over the weekend. the accuweather seven-day forecast in a moment. >> good morning america starts

at 7:00 here on abcginger zee iv look ahead. reggie and jessica. great to be with you this morning. coming up on gma, i'm tracking the powerful storm system that i know you had the very beginning of in northern california. of course the mudslides, all the snow that shut down interstate 5 south of you, it's heading east. it will be some pretty significant snowfall and more like the ice and heavy rain. so there's a lot of components to it. the fallout over the workers at president trump's new jersey golf course who say they were working there while undocumented. and they say they were up close and personal with the president. now they ar >>al this rning, bol.vin sure you have been reporting. a firestorm of positive tweets. what he is saying this morning. as you do holiday shopping,

an alert about gift cards. a lot of us give them, gift them. there are scams you will want to check into. >> some of us never spend them. >> and never spend them. i have four in my purse right now. >> do you? that's a thing. okay. you're making us feel better. thank you so much, ginger. oh, she was going to say something really amazing right there and we cut it off. >> she was going to regift it to you. >> the best part. you can celebrate the holidays in true bay area style, along a waterfront. >> one of several events to check out this weekend. here are ideas from our partners at hoodline. >> just get chairs and he. it is like the fourth of july of winter. >> the lighted boat parade is celebrating its 31st year. you can see every type of boat the parade starts at 6:00 p.m. fireworks start around 7:00. and i met lisa while she was

decorating her power boat. >> i try to go big or go home. this year my theme is the grinch. and i'm going to put a huge two-story grinch on top of the boat, as well as a big tree and the whole front of the boat will be whoville. >> all the fireworks are donated by sausalito winter fest. make sure to dress in layers. >> it talks about people that don't get center stage. i can working with a group of artists that deals with intersection ality. see this smart and talented young woman, along with other young artists in a play called one google and one. it is the 1001 nights. it is praeater company. a non-profit to inspire a new generation of live theater supporters. pretty cool. watch the new protection on 24th

street just around the corner from sf general. tickets 45 bucks. or just $35 less than 30 years old. opening night is friday through december 22nd. guess i won't be getting that discount. >> me either. >> all the olds have to pay full price. >> we are both paying 45. you can find more weekend ideas on abc7news.com. did you see lisa putting you to work untangling christmas lights. that's not easy to do. >> i like how she gave you the hardest part. >> san francisco's mayor wants to spend the windfall on homeless and housing projects but an incoming supervisor has other plans. students are camping out at san jose state. the message they are trying to send. this is now a thing. maybe we should embrace it. saa authat.an take selfies with but you have got to take a look at this video. timing is everything. a michigan police officer drives

right through -- oh, look at that, that line of deer, without hitting any of them. they were running across the rooted. michigan state police called it

homeless women and children had their camp demolished in the east bay.

why they say they didn't deserve to get kicked out. and kevin hart is out as host of the oscars. the late nightfallout and the strong reaction it's having this morning. if you missed this lasted night at union square, you will want to see this truly only in san francisco show. ys. good morning. it is . thanks for joining us. you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >> yeah. >> hi, drew. >> hi, guys. the weekend is shaping up to be gorgeous for a lot of us. live doppler 7, we have flipped it over to visibility mode. i want to show you the north bay especially. petaluma, one mile in visibility. six in santa rosa. dense fog in the north bay. where you see 10, that is unlimited. you're good to go. san jose, 10 miles visibility. good conditions. it is clear out there. the the sun almost up. 12-hour day planner, a lot of sun. dry skies. you do not need the rain gear

today. temperatures by this afternoon, 4:00, mid-50s to low 60s. that's weather. a check of the roads with alexis. good morning. good morning, drew. you just showed me 17 in sanou traffic maps. we have an issue north of there blocking lane two. northbound 280 before santa moss. we thought it was a disabled vehicle. sounds like it is debris in the roadway. it is causing a delay. stevens creek works. or north of the area, 82 to sunny veil. quite heavy 680 through walnut creek. traffic is definitely filling in in our usual busy spots. >> thanks, alexis. from the live desk, we have an update on the crash in san jose overnight. police say two people are hurt after two cars crashed into an apartment building. it happened on the corner oet-e

a black volkswagen sedan. both lost control of their vehicles. the driver of the honda and the passenger were taken to the hospital. the driver of the volkswagen was not hurt. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. abc 7 is committmented to helping build a better bay area. housing and homelessness comes up repeatedly as one of the top concerns. >> here's a stunning number. 13% of students at san jose state are homeless or have been homeless the past year. this morning students are sleeping outside in a show of solidarity. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live in san jose. amanda. >> reporter: jess cashes reggie, it is cold. temperatures in the 40s. but while this group is braving the overnight chilly temperatures, they say there are so many others who don't have the options to escape the conditions. now, the group, student homeless alliance, is leading the effort. more than 13% are either

homeless or dealt with it while in school. that's the highest number across the csu system. participants at this poverty under the stars event want the university's president to take action to address the student homeless crisis. they say at a time when students should be preparing for finals, they are struggle to go make ends meet. >> it's already expensive to be a college student in the silicon valley but it is more expensive this is one of those challenges that we have to be partnering with the city, with the county, with community-based organizations to really figure out how you begin to create a web so we address this. >> reporter: students are demanding more resources like emergency bed space and dorms and up to 15 safe parking spots for people living in their cars. now, school administrators are expected to release a campus-wide message sometime today. live from sju, man da del castillo, abc 7 news. it is hard imagining being a

student and being homeless at the same time. amazing. what to do about encampments that seem to be growing everywhere. >> the city of oakland demolished a homeless camp, a place where many women and children considered a safe haven. sit known as the village. it was on eades and clara street in east oakland. they cleaned it up, they built makeshift homes and made it a drug-free zone. one of the moms said the city targeted them for being a voice for the homeless. >> if we were prostitutes, selling drugs, buying drugs, robbing our neighbors, breaking into the neighborhood cars, they dealt with it like everything else. neglect them and leave them alone. we took care of the community and we are being punished for it. >> the city says it gave the families 72 hours notice to leave. they offered hotel vouchers and beds at other shelters. last week a judge ruled he could not prevent the city from clearing the camp.

and there are a lot of ways we can make things better in the bay area. so what are your ideas? we want to see them. add the #betterbayarea when you tweet or facebook what you're thinking. police seized weapons, including assault rifles and ammunition, along with 100 pounds of marijuana and a large amount of cash in the raids. in one possibly related case, a surveillance camera records a man with a gun outside an oakland business targeted by thaoefl thieves. imcame from a ring door camera. abc 7 news has calls into oakland police to find out if this case is related to the recent arrests made. on the peninsula, a man exposed himself to a woman last friday in palo alto at the corner of sandhill road and

pastor drive. she was riding her bicycle and stopped at a red light. she noticed a man who was staring at her with his pants down. he was driving a white nissan leaf and last seen on sandhill road. anyone with information is asked to call police. this morning san francisco has something most cities would love to have. an expected $450 million windfall from property e pbls w the majority of it, as of right 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 school board member and soon to be supervisor matt haney is calling for some of the funding to be directed to the funding to be directed to the school district. mayor breed will use it to fund housing and homelessness services.

kevin hart won't host the oscars after all. >> the comedian stepping down after being haunted by controversial tweets that he had made in the past about gay people. he says he has talked about this before and wasn't going to do it again. >> i've spoken on it. i have said what the rights and wrong were. i have said who i am now versus who i was then. i've done it. i've done it. i'm not going to continue to come back and tap into the days of old when i've moved on and i'm in a complete different space in my life. >> this gets a little confusing. because after that he did apologize. he tweets, i'm sorry that i hurt people. i am evolving and i want to continue to do so. my goal is to bring people together, not tear us apart. much love and appreciation to the academy. i hope we can meet again. the oscars will air here on abc the oscars will air here on abc 7 on february 24th.

6:37. a live look at lake tahoe. good news, if you are headed to tahoe today or over the weekend, 34 is the high today. bright and brisk on saturday. sunday, though, the wind is going to pick up. windchills will be stuck in the 20s. we will be rather cold. enjoy the slopes. temperatures back at home, 30s and 40s. hayward, 45. 37 in danville. same in napa. chilly out there this morning. you do not need the umbrella. today it is dry. high clouds from time to time. 60 in oakland and fremont. 58 in san francisco. 61 in san jose. 58 in in napa. perhaps if you're traveling across the state today, any rain is of

dry skies ntho south. 58 in sacramento. palm springs the pardon me spot at about 70 degrees. rain-free skies translates to comfortable conditions on the roadways? are we doing okay? we are doing well. we have gotten busier in the last 30 minutes. >> uh-huh. >> as soon as i said we didn't have anything blocking this route, i jinxed it. north main does not look like chp is there yet. disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. nobody is moving through the stretch. it is heavy coming from cop cord this morning. a quick check of the south behave. good news here. 280 and 17. traffic moving along better just north of here before you get to santa moss expressway. a disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. chp was able to clear that from the scene. a quick look at drive times here as well. a little tough out of the tracy area. a crash westbound 580, grant

line road. off on the shoulder. 1 hour 10 minutes. dublin to mission in the green at 18. northbound 85, 101 to cupertino, the route is still looking good, in the green at 21 minutes. >> alexis, thank you. house republicans getting ready to interview form erp fbi director james comey behind closed doors. this is new video of him arriving on capitol hill. gop lawmakers are wrapping up an investigation into actions by the justice department during the 2016 presidential election. comey had argued that he didn't want to do this because he feared republicans would leave only select details from the interview during today's appearance. they finally agreed to let him speak afterward. we are supposed to be getting a transcript of his testimony. happening today, we should learn more about the russia 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. mueller is set to reveal what he

said paul manafort lied about that caused his plea deal to fall apart. amazon is changing the preparation drug world, and it hasn't even officially entered the market yet. we know the raiders are about to leave the east bay for good. several former pro players are bringing a new league and team to oakland. black waves and water rescues. rescues. the storm is causing - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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and we're looking at live doppler 7. the visibility right now, the fog has been dense in spots. petaluma, santa rosa, visibility at 6 miles. elsewhere, where you see 10 on the board, that's unlimited. you're good to go. the 12-hour planner, fog through the 8:00 a.m. hour as we go hour by hour. by 10:00, sunshine prevails. upper 60s in the north bay. reggie? drew, thank you. a sonoma county financial services executive is accused of stealing millions of dollars from people struggling to repay student loans. >> he was arrested at san francisco international airport allegedly trying to flee the country. abc 7 news reporter amy

hollyfield is live for us at the airport with the story. >> reporter: jessica, some of the students say they are in worse financial shape than they were after this company. they caught up with the ceo saying he was planning to go to cancun. 41-year-old brandon freyr is now charged with wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. he is accused of transferring millions to offshore accounts. his companies collected $28 million for people trying to pay off their student loans, promising to lower their loan payments and eventually have their debts forgiven. he ran ameritech financial in rohnert park and two other businesses. prosecutors say they have been investigating him for 10 months. some of his customers said they thought these were government agencies or at least affiliated with the government. they would use social media to

recruit customers and called themselves. student loan department. some of the customers thought it was a government agency or at least associated with the government. freyr is expected to be in court on monday. live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. happening now, mudslides have forced 2,800 people to evacuate their homes near lake elsinore in riverside county. it is near 800 homes. entire hillsides could give way and bury homes 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 flooding in orange and los angeles counties. a man fell into a flood control channel in la habra. the fire department tweeted this video. the water was shallow but it was

moving vey fast and was extremely dangerous. this is what happens when wildfire debris flows into the . the water turns black. black waves hit the sand in the rain mashed ash from the woolsey fire into creeks and streams. they empty into the pacific ocean. and now your morning money report. divorce lawyers say clients who would be paying alimoniy rushing to file their divorce. >> the recipient will no longer declare as taxable income. >> sears just took a major turn. the former ceo is offering to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy. and current chairman and ceo's largest investor. and stocks. he says the acquisition would keep 50,000 working and save 500 stores that are set to close.

this would also include kmart. walmart is teaming up with fedex to offer next-day preparation drug delivery.eeexps eckamazon's entry into the prescription drug world. a live look at the new york stock exchange this morning. finally in the green. it has been a really rough week. trading just getting going this morning. we're in the red starting out. now up 88 points. the fire chief of santa cruz just announced his retirement is apparently not finished with working. >> jim frolly is taking a dream book with facebook. it is leading the social media network's emergency management and preparedness. he made more than $200,000, plus $80,000 in benefits last year. we haven't heard yet how much he will be making at facebook. it looks like pro football is not leaving oakland. a group of former nfl stars,

including ter republican owens and jeff garcia announced the lead of the freedom football league. ten teams, including one called the oakland panthers. the games will be played in the spring. no word exactly when they will start. each franchise let me know owned by an alliance of former nfl stars and the players on the team as well. fans will be able to purchase an ownership stake in a team. a truly unique only in san francisco moment. >> drag queens took the ice for a holiday show at union square. kylie minono performed as a disney crowd pleaser. she said drag ursula and life have a lot in common. >> ursula in the little mermaid teaches i think body positivity and that women can be powerful. and i think she's just misunderstood. little mermaid is like i will change my voice and body to try

and get a man. >> that makeup is on point. >> it is. >> last night's show is the only drag queen performance on ice. you can visit until january and try your own hand at skating. in a wig or not. okay. back to the big talker this morning. comedian kevin hart stepping down as host of the oscars after a homophobic tweet surfaced. >> this morning hollywood is definitely reacting. look at this. jamie lee curtis tweeted homophobia is not positivity. committee yann rob snyder said i stand in solidarity with kevin hart and every comedian who is now deleting their own tweets. and billy eichner saying, quote, i'm not saint. we just wanted a little understanding, a little explanation. apologies are tough. they leave you vulnerable. toxic masculinity is real. i deal with it in my own way too. on that note, i appreciate kevin hart for real apologizing and apology accepted.

that's all. the nominees for the 2019 grammys. >> there are more than ever. four biggest awards have expanded from five to eight. so here are the nominees for record of the year. i like it, by cardi b. bad bunny. the joke by brandi carlile. this is america. god's plan by drake. shallow by lady gaga and bradley cooper. all the stars. rock star by post pa money, 21 savage. the middle by zed and gray. and we will have a full list later this morning on abc7news.com. i think the number one nominee this year was kept tkreubg lamar. it had to do with the "black panther" sound track. >> i only understood about half of what you said. i'm so old. it's very disappointing. i always considered myself -- >> hip. >> i'm truly not anymore. >> your former radio days. >> they're over.

>> i think drake will take it. >> i think so too. good nominees there, guys. we will track fog. big story on live doppler 7 along with satellite. dry skies. the north bay is where we have our issue. it will stay that way the next couple of hours. the sun is almost up. a quiet start for many of us. buffalo it is a chilly start. temperature-wise, 30s and 40s as you step out this friday morning. hat and gloves, you need, along withed winter coat. you don't need the umbrella or the rain gear. we are totally dry today. highs later on. a lot of sunshine this afternoon. 58 for san francisco. 60, oakland. 61 in san jose. 59, ukiah. 57 the high in fairfield. accuweather, a chilly night. not out of the ordinary. 30s and 40s. plenty of stars out there. later tonight, bundle up. it will get chilly rather quickly. saturday is totally dry. our next chance of any wet

weather will come o of the regi. tracking light showers. approaching ukiah,ing cloverdale. likely showers will stay in the north bay. nice today. north bay a sprinkle. perhaps lingering showers monday. otherwise, brighter and dryer by tuesday. that's the weather. a check of the roads with alexis. good morning. good morning, drew. overall, we've been doing pretty well this morning f. live at the bay bridge commute. very nice start to the day. getting into san francisco. traffic looking great too. no significant delays. metering lights are on. we have one new problem northbound 880 in the hayward avenue. no delays due to this. unfortunately it sounds like a person was hit by a vehicle on the ramp. chp is on the scene there. we have the ramp partially

blocked. heavier side southbound, normal commute direction. 580, tracy to dublin, slowly coming down hooper. a couple earlier cracks along this route. 1 hour 1 minute. antioch to concord, 24. thanks, alexis. there's a big change to a holiday tradition at a local mall. it is definitely a sign of changing times. you don't have to line up for a photo with santa at a staged hollywood set. that's because santa will roam around and you will take a selfie with him. westfield center is offering a free photo-op with selfie santa. people are encouraged to post photos using selfie santa, fsc. now, here's where it gets kind of interesting. you can get a traditional photo of santa at the westfield mall for one night only tonight when they do their tree lighting ceremony. by the way, that starts at 6:00.

making sure foster children have everything from scoop supplies to a warm blanket this holiday season. and you can advo kids is providing foster children with packs filled with toys, tooth paeuflt, books and school supplies. it's called k.e.e.p. if you would like to donate, here's a list of needed supplies. back packs, diaper bags, teddy bears, pajamas socks, gift cards, and other items. you can find a complete list, plus a link on how you can help

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here are the 7 things you need to know before you go. number one, breaking news from live desk. white house chief of staff john kelly is expected to resign in the coming days. according to two brand-new reports just released by cnn and axios. president trump just made filler on the white house lawn he will nominate william barr as attorney general. he served under george h.w. bush.

form f n anchor heather nauert is his pick for ambassador. number three, kevin hart is out as the oscars host. he stepped down after homophobic tweets reemerged from eight years ago. he apologized for his insensitive wordsn the past. >> students camping out to call attention to homelessness. it is called poverty under the stars. >> number five, accuweather, a little bit of fog in the north bay right now. we'll lift it by 8:00, 9:00 later this morning. >> number six, looking good in the traffic department. traffic is recovering. >> number seven, salvation army is kicking off its bell ringing fund-raiser outside macy's in union square. local celebrities will be helping to ring the bells today. including our very own abc 7 news meteorologist drew the tuma, a local celebrity. >> i got upgraded from mascot to local celebrity. >> is that an upgrade?

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