policies. a report found only about one in five were affordable for low and middle income families. city leaders think local government needs to step in. >> we cannot depend on private developers for this. we need to depend on our own public resources if we want to maintain a balance of diversity here in san francisco. >> one idea being considered involves the city buying existing rent controlled housing from a $415 million windfall. >> a quick update on your weather and traffic. let's start with mike. and, mike, it's raining in some parts? >> yes, exactly. it's not a solid shield. but it looks like the car keane tphas, gold it gate bridge and the bay bridge getting a light shower. here is the golden gate bridge. the drops on the camera. for today, it is a 1, light, on the storm impact scale. it is mainly at 7:00 this morning with temperatures in the 40s. as we head to noon, chances tape

erp. the st -- taper. we will start to see a little bit of sunshine towards 4:00. the sunsets at 4:50. don't expect a lot this afternoon. mi mid-50s then. at 7:00, 48 to 51. another look at the morning commute. here's alexis. a quick check outside. emeryville, westbound 80 traffic coming towards us heading to downtown oaknd or the bay bridge. either of those routes looks just fine. overall, very light volumes. could have areas with slick painful. walnut creek to dublin in the green at 14 months. 101, santa rosa to san francisco, well under an hour at 40 minutes. and highway 1 to los gatos, in the green at 21 minutes. the legal drama surrounding president trump is intensifying

this morning. >> as the president defends himself, he's trying to fill a crucial role in his administration. abc's kenneth moton is live in washington. >> reporter: hi, jessica and alexis. they finally confirmed what we have been reporting for months, chief of staff john kelly is preparing to leave the white house. it comes at a crucial point in trump's presidency. president trump is trying to minimize the fallout from two federal investigation >> according to everybody i have spoken to, i have not read it. there is absolutely no collusion, which is very important. >> reporter: on one point, the russia investigation. new evidence in russian efforts to build a political alliance with the 2016 trump campaign. on the other front, federal prosecutors in new york stay former personal attorney michael cohen paid off two men in 2016 to keep him silent about alleged affairs with trump years ago. the hush money payments

apparently made at the direction of donald trump. >> this investigation is now starting to put the president in serious legal crosshairs. he should be worried, and the whole country should be worried. >> reporter: the they promised the democratic-led house would take a closer look. as the president's legal troubles intensify, he's working to fill a crucial white house post. chief of staff john kelly is out. >> he's a great guy. john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. >> reporter: the president has publicly praised kelly. but sources say their relationship has been rocky. top advisers specked the chief of staff nick ayers would replace kelly. but he tweeted over the weekend he will be leaving teat the end the year. abc news has learned the president has five potential chief of staff replacements on

his list, including conservative gop congressman mark meadows, treasury secretary steve mnuchin. in the north bay, a man accused of running a fake student loan relief scheme is expected to make his first court appearance. brandon frere. he scammed people out of $28 million since the year 2014. they say frere advertised the student loan forgiveness program. victims paid enrollmt and membership fees thinking it would lower monthly payments but american financial did not make any payments on their behalf. we are keeping an eye on the stock market this morning. asian markets closed broadly lower today. u.s. stocks plunged not week. u.s. stocks plunged not week. it comes after the arrest of an

electroni electronics. she faces extradition to the u.s. there is uncertainty about what this means for the trade talks between the u.s. and china. on the peninsula, this pg&e power pole has finally been released. the pole in pacifica was tagged for removal back in august. months later it was still there. abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan spoke to the relieved residents. >> reporter: it's what residents in pacifica have been complaining about for months. for pg&e to finally remove this tilting power pole. >> it is an early christmas present. it's great. >> reporter: pictures show just how have it was cracked and tilting. neighbors first contacted pg&e in may. in august, they marked it for removal, tagging it as dangerous. but taylor said only after our story aired last tuesday did pg&e finally take down the pole.

>> with weather coming in, i was worried it might fall on the house. >> reporter: pg&e said they inspected the pole three times this year and, quote, determined that the pole remains safe and secure, and is not in danger of falling. however, the inspections showed that it needed to be replaced. which finally happened today. >> bigger and stronger pole. it's straighter. it is three times as big as the old one. it looks real steady. so that is good. >> reporter: janice says she's relieved that a new, stronger pole stands on their street. but many say the problem isn't fixed. >> look how close it is to the house. it's been there since '62 >> reporter: they say others show signs of tilting as well. they want to get them put underground, like the neighbors down is the street. >> yeah. i think we might ask about that. just so this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: in pacifica, ansar hassan, abc 7 news. serious snowfall has many

hitting the slopes in sierra. back-to-back storms doubled the snowpack. this is kirkwood resort. it opened to skiers and snowboarders on saturday. heavenly opened ahead of schedule. mammoth says it has the deepest snowpack in the country trite now. the official start to winter is still two weeks ago. boy, it looks beautiful, mike. it really does. i'm so happy for them to get off to an earlier start this year. when you compare to average, turn the numbers a different way. compared to average, we are barely above at 104%. a lot of that is because of the south and central, including tahoe. when you head to the north, tphorbl north of tahoe, not as much snow. only 78%. mid to upper 40s in the east bay. mid to upper 40s in the bay shore, and the south bay. los gatos, 50. san francisco the same. 47 in pacifica.

47 in pacifica. upper 40s in the north bay valleys. cloud cover hoe phopblg tphaomo masses. remember, this is a morning event. it is only going to stretch about another six or seven hours, and then it's over. in fact, you can see pretty cloudy in the north bay through 10:00. then we see break in the cloud cover. 55 at noon. by 4:00, you're the brightest area of all our neighborhoods at 57 degrees. take a look at the south bay. cloud cover thick through at least 1:00. it breaks up a little bit this afternoon. we'll jump from 45 this morning to 57 at 2:00. upper 40s by 8:00. san francisco cloudy through noon, 53. a little bit of sunshine. we'll take a look at live doppler 7 and show you the next chance of rain coming up. how about what you're seeing this morning. yeah. we are seeing a problem in

solano county. a multicar crash. it sounds like we have a second crash in the same area. we started off westbound 80 before north texas involving three vehicles. three lanes blocked. down to the far right lane. two miles backup in vacaville. 12 miles per hour and 9 miles per hour the average there. i'm working on getting more information on the secondary crash in the same stretch. take it easy this morning. a little bit of sheen on the pavement. a little bit of moisture. it does not take. . it could make for slick conditions. mass transit, normal service, no delays for parking lot. ace 1 out of the central valley on time. normal service, no delays for capitol corridor. up next, elon musk opens up about some of the controversial tweets he sent. why he says he doesn't need a babysitter. from the ashes of the camp fire rises a song to provide relief. meet the duo who has been meet the duo who has been invited by a grammy-w

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all right. let's take a look at what's going on across is the state. a whole lot of cloud cover, just not a lot of rain and snow. barely any of that. but it is going to be right on top of us the next couple hours. notice how it weakens down to the south. the clouds are stubborn. we will see breaks in them, but not a lot of sunshine until tomorrow. temperatures running in the mid to upper 50s.

fog thick in the central valley, especially farther south. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast for tahoe. a couple inches of snow today. and then we are pretty dry until friday. light were snow and another chance sunday. alexis? thank you, mike. investigators trying to figure out what sparked a fire in the sunset district. it broke out on irving street and 22nd avenue just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. the san francisco fire department tweeted these from the scene. the fire temporarily displaced three people living inside the apartment above the restaurant. a driver went to the hospital after slamming a car into an apartment building in walnut creek. you're looking at a photo from the contra costa fire protection district. it is unclear how the car ended up in the building on tampico

place. elon musk calls twitter a war zone. he took a swipe at the social media network after questionable tweets in a new interview. one of them was about taking tesla private. it triggered officials to take action against musk. board to settle the complaint. in an interview ""60 minutes", he made no excuses for his online behavior. >> first of all, i am sort of impulsive. i don't really want to try to adhere to some ceo >> he described this past as being crucial. he said it was life or death for the tesla model 3. talking about the camp fire, two friends from paradise went from playing a song in their living room to now recording it in a studio in nashville.

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson said it is not only inspiring their community but giving back to camp fire survivors. >> you may have noticed these men playing in the background of thanksgiving for camp fire victims in chico. they call themselves cold weather sons. nathaniel smith lost everything he opened during the camp fire. >> a friend of mine donated a guitar because mine was burned up in the fire. and he came over and we ended up writing a song. ♪ i can still remember the first time that i fell in love with this town ♪ >> the song is called "one of these days." and it's gone viral. cold weather sons was invited to nashville by a grammy-winning producer to record it. >> we want the media attention is turning away from the fire already. it needs to be a long-term help too. of that's the beauty of the song. people purchasing it, it is

music. it can be going on and on. >> the band plans to give 100% back to camp fire victims and continue to perform at benefits like this one to support cal fire. >> that's our heart. we want to inspire hope. we want people to be inspired to rebuild our town. >> it is slated to make it to itunes by the end of the week. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. that is great. i love country music. >> they have some talent. and of course you know what the proceeds are going to go toward. i think i'm going to have to download this. >> first of all, it will make you listen. then the music will catch you. >> it's actually a very good song. >> fantastic. all right. let's talk about a commute that may not be quite as fantastic. but this will be probably the most challenging commute this week until we get to friday. not a lot of us will receive it. it is green. it is light. it is not even a solid shield.

once it tries to get to the south bay and east bay valleys, it will be hard to reach the ground. more fog in the area on 101 and 880 than rain right now. mostly cloudy this afternoon. clearing tonight. once we clear out, the fog forms and we cloud over for tomorrow's commute. we will have fog and weak storms. really looks like the storm door has closed. sure, we will get weak storms. no atmospheric rivers, no robust rain coming our way. temperatures mid to upper 50s today. 56 to 59. don't, a little bit cooler thanks to the clearing early. mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. upper 30s to low 40s in the east bay valleys is. and low to mid-40s around the bay and out towards the coast. here's a look the at our rainfall. there's the clock at 7:00. and you can see by about 1010t:30, 11:00, it's gone. it fades towards the evening hours. that is what allows the fog to form. still plenty of moisture from

the ground from all the rain we had earlier. the sun will come out tomorrow. so are some 60s. and that will spread wednesday and thursday. we're back in the mid to upper 50s friday and sunday with light chances of rain. 1 on the storm impact scale. we will try to squeeze in a drive saturday. hey, alexis. >> our trouble spot has been in solano county. let's take you back on our traffic maps. a little bit of better news, though. the first collision did clear. thumbs up westbound 80 at north texas boulevard. three-car crash has fully cleared from the lanes. we have a secondary crash within the backup as you leave vacaville, cherry glen. is that off to the shoulder as well. there you go. all added together there, it looks like we are three miles backup from the vacaville stretch. definitely plan on delays there. we have drops on the golden gate bridge camera. no major delays. just make sure you are driving for conditions.

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if you're just joining us, as a lot of you do throughout the morning hours, we have a storm impact this morning. light showers and light breezes. it's a 1. it doesn't get much lighter than this. it is falling during the morning commute. our afternoon commute. in fact, lunch, it will be dry by then. be careful out there. in the east bay, san ramon police pulled out all the stops to honor a police canine who lost a battle with an aggressive form of cancer. you can see hector from his hammer's twitter page. he was honored with a procession as he was driven to a clinic where he was put to sleep. his handler said he was undergoing chemotherapy for several months. he was given the all clear and went back to work but it came back a month later. he was 7 years old. >> a first of its kind study by the centers of disease control. the study is on electric

scooters. the nation's public health institute is studying scooter-related injuries and incidents. it wants to look at the health risks to riders, vehicles, and pedestrians. they have been flooding the streets of major cities. they were enough to make san francisco impact a permit process, as you know. this study will be held in austin, texas. they will look at hospitals. gas prices may be falling nationwide, but don't get too excited. the highest prices are still here in the bay area. this morning the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.58. the average price in the u.s. is $2.51. gas prices have fallen steadily the past three weeks. an industry analyst said that is because of falling crude costs. you're never more than 7 minutes away from live doppler 7.

richmo richmond, across san francisco is wet. you can see richmond-san rafael bridge is wet. golden gate bridge is wet. this extends down to sfo. you can see a little bit of rain around burlingame. coming across the san mateo bridge, more than likely you will run into light rain what do i mean by light? less than a tenth of an inch. just enough to make it slick. let's turn it back to you guys. so far not seeing a major impact on the roads, mike. we don't have a lot of incidents to talk about. the bay bridge toll plaza, a little stack up on either side of the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. that should happen 5:20, 5:25. ow to the central valley here as well is. leaving tracy, down to about 25 miles per hour on 205. 19 miles per hour on 580. no incidents in that area. that is starting to fill in.

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good morning. monday morning is back once again. it is december 10th. >> every week it rolls around. >> i know. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. hey, ladies. good morning. hi, everybody. there you go, you're never more than a few minutes away