don't be surprised if the ground is or is not wet when you head out to work. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is dry out there. >> but if you look at the golden gate bridge, it is a much different story. how long will these spotty showers last? >> good morning to you. it is monday, december 10th. >> breaking news on the peninsula where crews are battling a structure fire. redwood city police say avoid southbound el camino real, south of wood side until further notice. >> we will have more details in just a moment. first, you are never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you need the umbrella, mike. >> the leading edge of the wet weather is where you talk about breaking news coming out. it is making the morning commute a little dicier than it needs to be with a tenth of an inch of rain. not a lot of rain but an impact

with the slick streets. redwood city, close to wood side. a better chance of steady rain north on the peninsula and then head over towards the east bay. especially the alameda county area of the east bay. not quite into contra costa. but it is getting there. it is close. a little bit milder this morning. showers gone by noon. hanging out in the mid-50s. upper 40s to near 50 at 7:00 and dry. here's alexis with more on the commute. good morning, mike. i want to take you back to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on very early today, 5:13. we never did get the reasoning for that. certainly is a backup into the maze as a result. a problem on the bay bridge on the incline. three-vehicle collision. su suv, tesla and a motorcycle. debris scattered across the

three left lanes. walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 58 minutes. highway 1 to los gatos, still in the green at 25 minutes okay. back to the breaking news on the peninsula where crews right now are battling a structure fire. >> it is on hazel avenue at an auto repair business called toy auto clinic. a neighbor said they saw flames shooting from the building a while ago. this is smoke pouring from the building. officials are asking people to avoid southbound camino real. amy hollyfield is heading to the scene. we will talk to her as soon as she get there. happening now, mental health workers at kaiser permanente in san francisco and san jose are walking off the job. >> they are protesting staffing levels and benefit. the five-day strike involves the five-day strike involves 4,000

therapists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. they have already made arrangements so patients won't be too impacted. they are rescheduling some offices but say offices will remain open. dozens of teachers at oakland high school overpay and oakland high school overpay and stalled contract negotiations. they will march to san francisco in hopes to speak with libby schaaf. district officials are aware others could join the walkout. they must be forced to close and consolidate several kwraols. schools. the son of ray taliaferro has hired a private investigator to look into his father's death. two teenagers found his body in a wooded area in kentucky last week.

an autopsy found no signs of foul play, but his son thinks there is foul play. got married a few months before he vanished. his wife says he drove away the day he was last seen. his son says his father did not drive. gun safety advocates are pushing to change gun laws. abc 7 news was at san francisco's saint ignatius church as people gathered to remember victims of gun violence remember victims of gun violence yesterday. one man wears wrist bands in memories of victims, including his son chris who was shot at uc santa barbara four years ago. nancy pelosi and jackie speier were also at the vigil. speier survived getting shot in jonestown five times 40 years ago. >> it is stunning to me that we can take romaine lettuce off the shelves because 55 people get sick. but 30,000 people can die each year and we can't do anything about it. >> this friday marks six years

since sandy hook elementary school shooting. a gunman killed six adults and 20 children. nancy pelosi hopes to pass common sense gun violence prevention legislation in the new year. in the east bay, neighbors can have their say tonight on a proposed five-story marriott hotel. if all goes as planned, it is expected to go up next to the harbor bay ferry terminal in alameda, bringing jobs to the area. it is sparking controversy, though. neighbors say they don't want a massive hotel in their yard. they also complained about traffic and noise. a meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at city hall. california has nearly $15 billion budget surplus. according to the chronicle, stay lawmakers know how they want to spend a surplus. it ranges from more funding for schools. to extending medical to undocumented immigrants. not everyone wants to spend the

surplus. the assembly budget committee chairman said it should be saved for the next recession. governor-elect gavin newsom will release his new budget next month, shortly after being sworn into office. starting new video shows the lengths some people are taking to steal packages this holiday season. a car plunges hundreds of feet off a cliff in the north bay. crews rush to rescue the driver, and it's all on camera. you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. not only tracking rain but fog. it is getting thicker. visibility a mile. we need to be aware of that. where it is not raining, you where it is not raining, you will run into

bergly one of the best areas. emeryville to san francisco, it stretches. so there could be real issues right there, right now as far as the weather goes. we'll check with alexis and see if it causes any issues with the traffic. 49 to 50 in san francisco.

per second, 53. most all of us in the mid to upper 40s. here's a look at the golden gate bridgement east planner, 8:00, cloudy through noon. a little bit of sunshine. not a lot. mid to upper 50s, noon to 4:00. east bay valleys, cool, in the 40s through 10:00. cloudy through 1:00. a little bit of sunshine. we will only reach the mid-50s this afternoon. down to 46 this evening. peninsula, 48 with a chance of rain the next hour or two. cloudy up until noon. mid-50s this afternoon. yeah. good morning, mike. a sig-alert on the bay bridge. traffic looking very light into san francisco. yeah. there's a reason for that. everyone caught in a backup due everyone caught in a backup due to a crash on the incline.

we are working to get our eyes on this. we might be able to see it with the emeryville camera. also, a crash in the tri-valley. will if you're traveling between pleasanton and sunol, it sounds like the crash may be on the northbound side of 680, right around andrade road. they have gotten calls for either side of the roadway. not totally confirmed that yet. a quick check of mass transit this morning. nine-minute delay on ace 3. other than that, looking great. start will elling new video of a package theft in maryland. you see the little girl in this video? she is not likely older than 8 years old. investigators say someone told her to go steal the box off this porch. hartford county sheriff's office posted this on facebook as a

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visit right now or call during business hours. we learned a driver who fell down a cliff off highway 1 is in critical condition. they arrested the man near fort ross. the chp posted this on facebook. pabout 200 feet down the cliff. he was taken by helicopter to santa rosa memorial hospital where he is said to now be recovering. kai her murray is now apologizing for home on phobic tweets that surfaced hours after he received the honor. murray is a quarterback at oklahoma university. hs also plays baseball. he has been drafted by the

oakland a's. he is due to report for spring training in february. in a tweet yesterday, he apologized for tweets he sent in 2011 and 2012. murray says he was 14 or 15. doesn't reply to what he believes now the tweets have been deleted. take a look at this. please don't try it yourself. a man hitched a ride on the muni train yesterday morning. it was in san francisco. unclear if it went through the tunnel. they are looking into it. that is really dangerous. >> not a good idea. a california couple has donated all their belongings to firefighters who lost their home in the camp fire. >> he is a combat veteran from gilroy who helped crews search through homes during the fire. he and his wife are packing up and moving out of state.

instead of bringing their longings with them, they are leaving them behind in a 26-foot storage truck. >> we didn't lose something to a fire very abruptly. for us i think it's good if we can donate everything we have. we'll start over. they're starting over. it will be a good memory for us in how we helped. the oroville fire department is helping to district the is helping to district the items. states of emergency in virginia and north carolina where as much as a foot of snow where as much as a foot of snow has fallen. trying to break in new shoes is every easy. especially for a canine member

of the south dakota police patrol. >> winter in the dakotas means lots of snow. he had to help his canine protect his paws with new snow boots. the canine slowly but surely got used to his new footwear. >> so cute. >> a little at a time. >> so my 1-year-old has been walking for a couple months. we are finally like, okay, i guess we should put some shoes on him. he did this high step and could not figure out what was going on. >> cute. >> that's kind of like my little puppy. >> wait until you take him to see snow. >> yeah. >> yeah. that will be really cool.

280 and 17 dry this morning. dumbarton, a light sprinkle to light rain. steady rain over sfo, heading up towards brisbane through san francisco, over the bay bring and into emeryville and berkeley. the morning commute will be the harder commute. quiet tuesday, wednesday, thursday. don't have to worry about rain. a couple of storms coming back friday and sunday. temperatures 56 to 59. we will drop into the 30s in the north bay. upper 30s to low 40s in the east bay. low to mid 40s elsewhere. look for more fog tomorrow.

here we are at 7:00. you can watch the storm slowly fade by noon. right towards 5:00, the sun is setting. the clouds start to open up. you will need the sun glasses, if at all. definitely need patience and an umbrella this morning. temperatures a little bit warmer tuesday, wednesday, thursday. when it rains again friday and saturday, we're back in the mid to upper 50s. good morning, mike. we are saying good-bye to our sig-alert. we flipped the emeryville camera sand. it is pointing at the incline of the bay bridge. we have a three-car collision just inside the orabout buena tunnel. you can see the flashing lights. emergency crews still arriving on the scene. a motorcycle and suv and sedan a motorcycle and suv and sedan all involved in that one.

680 southbound past andrade. multiple vehicles involved. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live from new york with a look ahead. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, alexis, jessica. coming up here on amon edition of gma, we have new details about that white house shakeup. new names overnight. ful who could replace chief of staff kelly. and the latest fallout from the bombshell court filings related to president trump. some democrats say he may have committed impeachable offenses. much more on that ahead. and the beauty pageant queen who could face time behind bars for sending photos to a teenager on snap is chat. how police say they discovered those photos. and it's green monday. it is the biggest day for online steals and deals.

we'll tell you what to buy now and what you should wait on. and how some are helping you to beat the porch pirates stealing packages. what a straight a student gets wrong. why a psychologist says students should study less. i always say don't worry so much. don't push so hard. >> i don't know about you, ginger, we didn't get straight a's. we are with the psychologists on we are with the psychologists on this one. why the cdc is studying scooters. scooters. and an early holiday

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transformed into a magical experience with arts and crafts, snowball fights, and of course santa himself. 75 delta employees volunteered to help santa pull off the very special event. isn't that so sweet? >> uh-h. >> and it's a holiday surprise for some of the people here in the bay area. all thank to the golden state warriors. check this out >> three oakland families were treated to a levi's shopping treated to a levi's shopping spree. they have experienced homelessness, violence, or addiction. as they snapped away, we met erica banks and her kids. then shaun livingston arrived. >> it could change their whole year. let alone their day. >> the families got signed

jerseys and game tickets. >> what did mike say earlier? wouldn't it be great to ask shawn livingston to grab things on the top shelf? he never had an issue with that, right? >> no. new at 6:00, a major retailer received a patent for a device that eavesdrops on shoppers and employees. the details we're getting this morning. we have an update on leaning tower pole on the peninsula. what pg&e did after we covered this story last week. and a musician who lost everything in the camp fire. everything in the camp fire. his band's you know when you're at ross and you find their favorite hero at a price that makes you the hero? yes. that's yes for less. yes! with hot holiday toys for all ages, ross is your toy destination. it feels even better when you find it for less, at ross: yes for less.

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lane. get it? how did i do with the forecast? >> you can be wrong 50% of the time. i hate that. >> i know. >> that was fun. showers, you're exactly right. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. light showers and breezes. rainfall up to a tenth of an inch. falling during the commute. that is making it dicey. you can see the peninsula side of the san mateo bridge. healthy radar returns. 101 and also on 280. look at that. moving through oakland, up towards piedmont, through the tunnel, marauga. this is what it did on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. a little dicey. midst 40s to 50s. mid 50s. dry by noon. a little late sunshine this afternoon. and then near 50 at 7:00 with it

being dry. let's talk more about the commute. here's alexis. not great this morning, mike. just got an update on this bay bridge situation. we had a sig-alert. three-car crash. that one cleared. a new problem to talk about. it's in a tough spot. 880 past a street. a collision blocking a couple lanes there. so that is not great. on top of this, we also have a collision, a sig-alert in the tri-valley on southbound 680. we will take a closer look coming up next. breaking news from the live desk. bad news for apple. qualcomm won a court battle. apple cannot ship or sell seven phones to china. it said it infringed on two

patents. it has to do with adjusting pictures and managing apps with the touch screen is. qualcomm says a court just made a preliminary decision that will ban the phone sales but apple could avoid it by changing its software. we will keep you up to date as we get new info. a car has crashed into the side of a fourplex rupturing the gas meters on the side of the building near payne avenue and san tomas aquino. san jose fire department said eight adults and eight kids or were displaced. the red cross is helping them find a place to stay. the building will be red tagged until they can assess the damage and the structural integrity of the building. building affordable housing will take center stage in san will take center stage in san francisco today.

>> they will talk about potential changes to the current housing 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. in the south bay, landlords in san jose may be required to accept section 8 vouchers. according to the mercury news, san jose city council may be pushing for a source of income ordnance. the goal is to prevent landlo landlordilandlords from looking at tenants based on whether they use vouchers or not. only one-third right now accept section 8 vouchers. on the peninsula, aileening

approxima -- leaning pg&e power pole has been replaced. neighbors were concerned. thief inned the pole and said in a statement it was safe and secure but needs to be repaced. one neighbor says pg&e finally replaced the pole after the story aired last tuesday. >> a bigger and stronger pole. it's straighter. it's three times as big as the old one. it looks real steady, so that's good. >> some neighbors say others show signs of tilting. now they plan to fight to get wires placed underground. in the north bay, a man accused of running a fake student is loan relief scheme is expected to make his first court appearance. brandon frere was ceo brandon frere was ceo american

he scammed people out of $28 million since the year 2014. they say frere advertised the student loan forgiveness program. victims paid enrollment and membership fees thinking it would lower monthly payments but american financial did not make any payments on their behalf. police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a thief. lakeport police released this video. he entered the back of the cafe 6:45 yesterday morning when staff was ready to open. the thief did not look around long before finding an employee's purse in a cabinet. investigators didn't specify what was in the purse. they do say it is a grand theft. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a restaurant in the sunset district. flames broke out inside sun maxim's near 22nd avenue just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. says 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 uilding 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 yesterday afternoon. the driver was the only person who was inside the lexus sedan at the time. we want to update you on breaking news we are track anything redwood city. a big fire on hazel avenue has burned an auto repair has burned an auto repair business. a neighbor said they saw flames shooting from the building a while ago. this is smoke pouring from the building. officials are asking people to avoid southbound camino real. amy hollyfield is heading to the scene. >> reporter: the fire trucks are still parked here. they plan to have investigators come out and take a look. this lane southbound on el

camino real is closed. this area is a bit congested. a void if you can. let me show you what the fire department put on twitter of the fire when it was really going. it was a smoky scene in this picture. everyone is okay. they got the call at 4:45 this morning. ist is a storage building of a fire shop that was on fire. no tires burped. i asked whether air quality was an issue. they said no. it just looks like structural damage. and it is inside the building where you can see the damage. right now they are looking into the cause, trying to figure out what happened. was it electrical? could it have been started by squatters. there are some homeless people in the area. so they are waiting to figure out what happened. but the fire is out. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here's a look at newark. union city, fremont, all about

to get, if they're not getting wet right now. if you're heading towards the dumbarton, or 680 through sunol grade, you are about to get wet grade, you are about to get wet also. if you're on dry pavement early, that may change quickly. low to mid-40s in the south bay. mid to upper 40s elsewhere. bodega bay at 50. you can see the water on the tarmac from light rain. roads, mass transit, dry with breezes. we are starting to see light rain taper. cloudy through at least 11:00. you will be the first to see the a little bit of sunshine. back to 46 by 8:00. south bay, rain possible up until 9:00. cloudy through 1:00. you'll be the least like throeu

see sunshine. back down to 50 by 8:00. our last stop, san francisco, a range of 51 to 55 today with rain up until 9:00. a little sunshine as we head from 2:00 to 4:00. not much warmth in those temperatures. but i do have dry weather and a couple more storms in the accuweather seven-day forecast. monday morning has been a bear. >> it sure has. subpoena ol' grade about to get a little rain. that's not great. we have a sig-alert in that area. it's very heavy as it is. 680, past andrade, it took a while to get in location sorted out. no question now. two left lanes blocked. multicar collision. you are a parking lot up to 580. 84 really congested out of livermore due to this as well. if you continue on 580, head south on 880 or take 238, that is probably going to be a better better. better news on 880 if you are using that as an alternate. past a street in hayward,

another multicar collision. blocking two lanes as well. blocking two lanes as well. that one has cleared. >> 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 enact a permit process, as you know. this study will be held in austin, texas. they will look at austin area they will look at austin area hospitals.

looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. unfortunately we're in the red. we start down 63 points. how the markets are doing next. retailers are cutting prices today. it is expected to be the last big sale before

stpwhra we have good news for the sierra. 104% of average. we are above. plus twice as far along than we were this time last year. suspect that nice? yeah. not having to worry about that. a little bit of snow up there. not going to make an impact. a little bit of rain moving ashore. also along our coast and down into the central and big coast. sol, 70. another chance of snow friday and a better chance sunday. all right. thank thanks, mike. a big honor for the golden state warriors. the entire team just named "sports illustrated" sports person of the year. >> the whole team. >> the magazines said it was impossible to overlook the influence they have had as a collective group they

have had on their sport and the broader culture the last five years. in fact, "sports illustrated" calls the warriors a generational phenomenon. quite the honor. >> yeah. >> the president is trying to minimize the fallout from two federal investigations this morning. >> one is the russia investigation. in court documents, special counsel robert mueller revealed new evidence he says shows russian efforts to build a political alliance with the 2016 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. trump directed the illegal hush money payments. >> this investigation is now starting to put the president in serious legal crosshairs. he should be worried, and the whole country should be worried. >> the president is working to

fill a crucial role. chief of staff john kelly is out. >> new this morning, hours before parliament is to vote on brexit, theresa may will vote. the vote has been delayed. official word will come in about an hour. parliament was going to vote on whether the uk would leave the european union. brexit does not have enough support to pass. it is set to vote today. so the prime minister is looking at a last-minute change to the deal. >> now, onto the camp fire. two friends from paradise, they went from playing a song in their living rooms to now recording it in a studio in nashville. ♪ i can still remember the first time that i fell in love with this town ♪ >> all right. got two fans sitting here this morning. >> the song is called "one of these days."

it is by cold weather sons. it will be on itunes by the end of the week. they say 100% of sales will support camp fire survivors. >> the media attention is turning away from the fire already. it needs to be a long-term help too. that's the beauty of the song. people purchasing it, it is music. it can be going on and on. >> cold weather sons will perform at benefits like this one sunday united supporting cal fire. the band says they hope it inspires people to rebuild their town. >> i think it is already inspiring people. i love his voice. elon musk calls twitter a war zone. >> he took a swipe in a new interview. one was about taking tesla private. it triggered federal officials to take action against musk. in fact, he agreed to resign as chair of tesla's board to settle the complaint. in an interview on cbs's "60

minutes", he made no excuses for his past online behavior. >> first of all, i am sort of impulsive. i don't really want to try to adhere to some ceo template. >> musk says tesla's new chairman will not rein him in. he described this past summer to being crucial to tesla's future and said it was life or death to meet increased production goals for tesla's model 3. walmart's latest patent is raising privacy concerns. it can pick up sounds in the store, including rustling bags and more importantly your conversations. it is designed to figure out the length of checkout lines and rate an employee's performance. it is not installed in stores yet. walmart has not said when that will happen. now your morning money report. it is green monday. the last big day for sales

before christmas. will >> retailers are offering some last-minute december deals. some of the best discounts include a 14-inch book at best include a 14-inch book at best buy the instapot is half off on amazon. and the newest ipad for 250 bucks. >> the deal, target has a sale on all toys. buy 50, save $10. >> that adds up. >> becky wuerly a full report on what we should buy and what we should wait to buy coming up on gma at 7:00. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under ay this morning. we are down 160 points. that's not good news for a lot of folks after the terrible week we had last week on wall street.

early this morning technology companies were looking pretty good this morning. of course everyone is still weary after what happened last week. things not looking too hot either so we will see if that holds. >> parents, listen up. the question is whether you should push your students to get straight a's in college? one has sparked that debate in the "new york times". he thinks it's a mistake. adam grant says your student's perfect gpa means nothing not real world. he wants to change the notion that straight a's lead to more successful lives. he said they should study less and embrace extracurricular activities and take a class outside their comfort zones. >> the goal is to get straight a's, you spend so much time studying that you don't build your leadership skills, experience with collaboration. over time, the skills become increasingly important. >> okay. some readers disagree with his take. one writes, it's possible that you're overgeneralizing about a students and is the faculty who teach them.

you'll hear what college students have to say coming up on gma at 7:00. >> okay. here's my hot take. i got straight a's for a lot of my schooling. not in college. i think it is still important to try to achieve the best scores you can in class. >> that reflects your potential. >> and it reflects how much you are paying attention. >> if you're study to go ace the test, you are not learning anything. >> it's not the be all end all. but at the same time, i think it's important. >> the stress they have now is so much more than when i was i in college. they used to try to flunk you out to try to separate you from the kids. now there is so much more support built in also. so it's an interesting balls that they are fighting. even at the high school level they are battling between they don't want to teach the test but

they need the test grades to be high because they get more money. it's a mess. >> okay. >> i just want my kids to do the best they can, maximize their potential. and if they fall short -- >> all right. >> if you fall short you don't get christmas. i'm so kidding. santa skips our house unless you get straight a's. no, he doesn't. it's pretty dry in san jose. notice how much thicker and darker it is when you head to the west. i'll show you the radar where a lot of the rain is now. it will be a morning thing. this afternoon, most live cloudy. clearing. fog for tomorrow's commute. friday and sunday, another chance of rain. some of the heavier rain moving through san leandro, 880 and 580, up towards 13 in the tunnel. you can see it is not a lot. it's just enough to make it wet during the morning commute. here we are have 7:00. watch the time right there.

by noon, it's tkpworpb. the white, the gray, that's the cloud cover left over. it opens up a little bit as we head towards the be evening hours. what it is going to do is leave a little bit of moisture on the ground. less than a tenth of an inch. when the clouds open, mid to upper 30s inland, then the fog forms. that will be tomorrow's morning commute. challenge. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, a little bit warmer and dryer. sunday is a 1. friday is a 1. there's been a lot to keep an eye on this morning, mike. i want to take you back to what was a sig-alert until just a moment ago. a multicar collision. three vehicles total. southbound 680 all lanes open now. residual delays. parking lot from 580. and delays on the bay bridge as well. the crash has cleared. all approaches are heavy. what is happening in

houston? imagine having to dodge this giant industrial pool. commuters ran into this for a second time in three months. it narrowly missed cars in houston. no one was hurt. crews responding quickly. cleared it off the road. but that is bizarre and twice in but that is bizarre and twice in a short amount of time.

all right. 6:58 on this wet monday morning. whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, the 7 things to know before you go. storm impact scale is a one. the key is it's raining right now. it's a morning commute issue. the impact will be a little greater than the amount of rain, up to a tenth of an inch. in fact, here's the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. rain is over easily by noon. we will see a little bit of sunshine. temperatures in the mid-50s. >> number two, yeah, the rain has not made it easy for the morning commute. we are in recovery mode. sig-alert cleared just about 10 minutes ago. all lanes back open. you are a parking lot. 20, 25 minute delay from 580. 84 slow as well. >> number three, qualcomm said it just won a court battle and

apple cannot sell or ship seven of its phones to china because of its patent. >> number four, thousands of kaiser mental health workers in the bay area and across the state have just started a five-day strike. they said patients are not getting the mental health care they need. >> and teachers will also walk off the job this morning overpay off the job this morning overpay and stalled contract negotiations. >> they will start playing baby it's cold outside. >> number seven, go warriors. the entire team has been named "sports illustrated" sports person of the year. they called them a generational phenomenon. i don't know what the prize is but do you have to split it 30 ways? right?

>> i think it is just the honor. >> they each get their picture cut out and put on their own "sports illustrated". >> regardless, go dubs. we good morning, america. massive winter storm. that deadly system plowing through the southeast, dropping two feet of snow in some areas. drivers stranded on the interstate overnight. the storm causing thousands of accidents, leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. more than 1,000 flights canceled and now a big chill on the way for millions. new overnight. white house shakeup. as president trump's chief of staff john kelly calls it quits, the top choice to replace him bows out, and new fallout from those bombshell court filings about the president and hush money. a top democrat says it all could be grounds for