weather and traffic. hi, mike. >> take a look at what's going on. there you go, reggie. fog over the city as we speak a little late arriving. partying too much last night. southbound, 87, it's also foggy. upper 50s at noon with sunshine. at 4:00. some of us will be right around 60. by 7:00, 48 to 52. dry all day. watch out for a little bit of fog this morning. we'll talk about rain in the forecast coming up. here's alexis. good morning, mike. no major incidents to talk about today. quite a bit of fog in the north bay. not showing up yet at least on our camera in san rafael.

tracy to dublin, 32 minutes. 101 to cupertino, in the green at 16 minutes. alexis, thank you. in the south bay, defeat for tenants trying to stay in their homes. >> one of the latest examples of our housing crisis. it is one of our efforts for building a better bay area. >> reporter: reggie, jessica, people living at 2005 rock street will have until the end of 2019 to uproot and find new residency. mountain view city council voted to demolish 20 rent-controlled apartments at this site to build 15 luxury townhomes. it told a crowded council

meeting new units will cost $1.3 million apiece. that a drastic increase from less than $2,000 many residents pay per month. 75 people, including 30 children, will be displaced. developers made an offer to work with another apartment owner to find places for these people to live. the mayor says that comes with its own concerns. >> what we found even in those indications is it is hard for people who have been in affordable units, rent controlled, hard for them to stay in the community unless they are living in a vehicle. >> reporter: council voted 4-3 to approve the development with the added condition the developer not ask tenants to relocate until the end of 2019. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. amanda, thank you. do you have any ideas about

building a better bay area. #betterbayarea to get involved in the conversation online. and we will see your tweets and instagram posts, et cetera. now to that heated showdown inside the oval office. >> this morning the nation is bracing for a potential shutdown after a no-holds barred debate in front of cameras. >> the last time you shut it down it didn't work. i will shut it down for border security. >> we believe you shouldn't shut it down. >> the president and chuck schumer and house minority leader nancy pelosi talked about ways to avoid a shutdown december 21st. the sticking point, border wall funding. some are praising pelosi for standing up to trump during that oval office confrontation. >> i also know nancy is in a situation where it's not easy for her to talk right now. and i understand that. re to have a good tand that.

discussion. but we have to have border security. >> mr. president, please don't characterize the strength i have in this meeting as the leader of the house democrats who just won a big victory. >> after the meeting, pelosi told democrats in a closed door caucus meeting that the president's proposed border wall boils down to a manhood thing. kamala harris will stay on the board next year. harris's spot to the committee was in jeopardy because they have expanded majority. a source said senate leaders decided to another another spot. former trump lawyer michael cohen faces sentencing for lying to congress and violating campaign finance laws.

cohen's lawyers want leniency pause he has cooperatedtedted mueller investigation. >> happening today, expecting to get an idea of the cleanup on beauty county last month. the fires in both northern and southern california destroyed 19,000 homes and businesses. officials estimate it will cost at least $3 billion alone to clear the debris. a new development in the ghost ship warehouse fire case. the defendants want the property's landlords and 11 oakland city officials arrested. they claim they are the ones responsible for the deadly december 2016 fire. court documents filed yesterday named a building inspector is

and members of the fire and police departments. almena's and harris's attorneys said they knew about the dangerous living conditions inside the warehouse but took no action. they face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. trial begins april 2nd. in the east bay, police are warning about burglars posesiins pg&e workers. one rang a doorbell, then asked them to go in the backyard, entered the home, and swiped eye box of jewelry. >> don't let anyone in your house that you are not expecting. you can politely tell them to just hold on a minute, let me make a phone call to whatever company you say you're with. or call the police. >> detectives are looking for surveillance in the hopes of identifying the suspects. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes from my accuweather forecast. here's a look at temperatures.

remember we were in the mid-30s. walnut creek 50. concord, 52. west of your neighborhoods, low to mid 50s from vallejo, pacific q ae. napa, 46. caution with the fog. not as many danger. milder this afternoon. foggy spots on the bay also. again, not as dangerous as yesterday. north bay, 45 this morning at 8:00. 58 at noon. low to mid-6 0s for the afternoon hours. 46 at 8:00. taking a look at the east bay valleys, 40s through 8:00. 51 at 10:00.

we have a touch of wet weather for the weekend. you are not seeing much fog either? >> no. not as much as yesterday. i have the visibility layer on top of the traffic maps. parts of the south bay, east bay shoreline there. a lot of the north bay as well. not as dense, and not as widespread as 24 hours ago. the central valley, 26 on 205. 22 once you make it to 580 getting out of tracy this morning. just starting to see a little bit of backup from construction on eastbound 580 between greenville and 205. that is scheduled to go until 11:00si ckup when87, san jose, yeah, definitely have fog hanging

around. it is not as dense at the road surface level. next traffic update in 10 minut >> thanks, lexis. texting your friends for a get-together. you may soon get charged for that >> a holiday grinch in the east

this is a look around the state at 4:42 this morning. mid-60s in socal. warmer throughed the central valley and out towards the coast. 61 in sacramento. more sunshine along the sierra. and no snow for today nor tomorrow. a chance friday evening. breezes more dominant. light snow sunday and monday. looking live right now. one model has heavy snow for sunday and monday. something we have to keep an eye on. >> thanks, mike. i have a feeling some of you will not be pleased with this. a vote next month for a proposal to tax your text messages. state regulators say the money would be used to support programs that provide phone services to the poor. it is unclear how much you would pay per message. it could cost an extra $44

million a year. they also say it is unfair because services like facebook messenger and i message wouldn't be hit with a new fee. former santa clara supervisor court judge is asking supporters to help him pay for $135,000 in debt. our media partner, the mercury news, shows he sent an e-mail to supporters to ask him to donate to his failed campaign by december 31st. he is under court order to cover the legal bills of the critics who headed a campaign to recall him that he handed down to a stanford athlete in an assault case. he became the first california judge to be recalled in a century. an outdoor christmas display in concord has been stripped of its centerpiece. >> vandals made off with the decoration on monday and the homeowner wants it back.details.

♪ >> reporter: for 20 years, the weimanns have decked out their concord home during the holiday season. >> we do this because we love it d community. >> every year my husband says we're not going to put as much out and every year we put out more. >> reporter: there is a supporting he role to the peanuts gang right smack in the center of the front lawn. >> we just redid the characters. we keep on doing it. >> reporter: they bring much joy to the neighborhood. on monday morning, snoopy's dog house disappeared. >> i came out a few hours later and noticed wires in disarray and a broken stick where it had been. >> reporter: a countdown clock . >> i was really disappointed. the clock was something that my son and my husband picked out years ago. they were so excited about it. they couldn't wait to use it. so it had sentimental value. >> reporter: no one saw the

thieves, but neighbors seem to have a suspect in line. >> it might be the grinch. we'll have to look for him when we're walking around. >> reporter: regardless of who made off with snoopy's house, the weimanns are hoping for a christmas miracle. >> we just want it back. no questions asked. >> reporter: if they don't get them back, they will have to replace them themselves which will take more time and energy. carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. steph curry has a sunglasses smile emoji tweet. unclear if that means he will accept. he said he doubt he would walk on the moon. conspiracy theories think nasa and hollywood staged the whole thing. scott kelly said, steph, so much respect for you. but regarding the moon landing thing, let's talk. dm me. >> that is so funny.

i don't think he does. flying through an astronaut's dm. >> okay. >> all right. >> well? >> we all have so much respect for him. it's hard to believe that he really believes that. maybe he is pulling a prank on us. no pulling pranks this morning. a little bit of fog. not widespread. i will get thicker through the morning commute. pier 15. we're going to have more sunshine today. a milder afternoon. we have a chance of rain friday, saturday, sunday, monday. the strongest storm hitting sunday. all right. take a look at our temperatures today. a lot more 60s out there than we had yesterday. we had one city that reached 60. south bay, palo alto, north bay, east bay. oakland at 60. tonight, cooler than this morning. we keep yo-yoing. 30s inland.

redwood city, low to mid-40s. san francisco around the bay, you're at 47. at 4:00 friday morning, increasing clouds. looking dry. we head up towards 9:00. still dry out there. mendocino county. by noon, light to moderate rain moving into sonoma. by 4:00, just light rain. but it's in the north bay. the commute will be tough. it tapers down to scattered showers at 7:00. all the way through 0:00. rainfall amounts will be very light. from nothing in the south bay to maybe a couple of tenths of an inch in the north bay. scattered light is showers for saturday. don't let that scare you. sunday night to monday a storm comes in. we'll talk about that next. i don't have any significant incidents to tell you about. just looking at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. we can see it a lot better. yesterday we were totally socked in. i do not have any dense fog

advisories issued by chp. it does get a little bit foggier in san francisco. right there at the toll plaza it is looking good. looking like a little bit of a stackup in the cash lanes. no delays southbound 101. castro valley to the maze, 13 minutes. 280/680 to highway 85 also in the green at 11 minutes. hertz wants you to speed through the rental counter by using facial recognition. and google faces uncomfortable questions from congress. here's "techbytes". >> in today's "techbytes", google ceo facing tough questions on capitol hill. >> he testified before the house judiciary committee for four answered and answered questions about privacy, sensorship and political bias. president trump accused on the tech giant. hertz using fingerprinting and facial recognition technologies so customers can quickly pick up rental cars at airports. of. >> the company says you have to sign up for the tsa clear

program to qualify. some old-school kicks are getting a high-tech upgrade. >> pew ma is updating their 1986 computerized running shoes. the original tracked distance and calories, connected to the third generation apple computer or the commodore 64. remember that? now they will connect to your cell phone. those are your "techbytes" >> cool. delta air lines is changing its boarding priority. next, find out who will be first and who will go dead last. a plan to give market street a major overhaul gets a boost from washington. plus, library users in the east bay get an early holiday gift.

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you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. friday, no measurable rain yet. by 4:00, start the evening commute, the north bay wet. the storm system falls apart through the evening hours.

most of us not even getting much rain out of this system. the next one, oh, it will be a soaker. i will have that next. here's jessica with more news stkpwhraofplt mike, thank you. san francisco will receive a $15 million grant for the better market street project from the federal government. the department of transportation announced yesterday it would give the funding for the first phase of the 6$600 million the improvements including roadway resurfacing, new and upgraded traffic signals and a turn around loop. >> expect a lot more people at the airport. the airline industry predicts a 5% increase compared to

the busiest day the friday before christmas. if you want to avoid the crowds, well, that's when you should fly are changing the way people board their flights but they will do it after the holidays. it is getting rid of current zone boarding. passengers who need extra time will board first. followed by first class. next is passengers sitting in comfort plus. then people who are silver and gold in their frequent flyer will get to board. finally, economy passengers will board. and very last on board, mike, if you bought a basic economy ticket, and they will announce it that way too. basic economy, please board last. but that is why it is a cheaper

fare. >> you have to deal with a that, huh? saturday morning, waking up to scattered light showers. up to 4:30, still scattered light showers. the best chance in the north bay saturday. as we head towards sunday morning, it looks pretty quiet for the most part everywhere except for, again, the north bay. as we head into the afternoon hours, the darker greens will show up. sunday evening, 8:00, the downpours roll in. you see the moderate. that is through 4:30. we will start with rain. then it will taper. by the time we start the monday morning commute, a whole lot of rain on the ground. saturday, not much. sunday, look at that. an inch or two in the north bay. quarter to half inch for the rest of us. >> we will be prepared for that. thank you, mike. now the wednesday morning drive.

walnut creek, not seeing any fog here. starting to fill in and low down around north main street, the 24 flit. mass transit looking great too. bart, 32 trains in service with no delays. ace 1 is on time. we did confirm that. if you go to their website, they are having gps tracking issues. normal service no delays for golden gate transit. no ferry delays hopefully like yesterday due to the fog. book lovers won't have to pay any fines for overdue library books starting the first of the year. the board of supervisors voted to eliminate the fees yesterday. 18% of the 650,000 county library users have their feat i

put on library users. i could use that pardon. >> that's what i heard. i'm not trying to turn you in, but --> er women hollywood. >> movies with female leads do better at the box office than those with male leads. on average movies with female leads made more money. the data refutes the common misconception that female-led films are generally less successful. interesting. a lawsuit by the city of oakland as the team tries to figure out where it is playing next year. >> pg&e sent a letter to state regulators. >> new video this morning shows a chinese top executive being a chinese top executive being released on bail after the u.s.

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cue the fog horns again. it will be hard to see this morning. no dense fog advisories yet, but prepare for a heavy dose on your drive to work. >> it looks dense enough to me. good morning on this wednesday, december 12th. >> slightly better than yesterday, i guess. let's check with with meteorologist mike nicco. it looks like yesterday. >> it is not quite