rafael camera. the fog is back and it could impact your commute. good morning. it is thursday -- wednesday. >> yeah. >> i'm one day ahead. >> i'm sorry to tell you. >> december 12th. >> all day long. and there is going to be fog once again. meteorologist mike nicco is here. not as widespread as yesterday but thick in places. >> petaluma, oakland, san jose. it is leaving residue behind in the form of mist and drizzle. don't be surpriseed if there's patchy wet spots the closer you are to downtown. 580, 80, 24, 13 around oakland, bead phobt and 116 and 101 in the north bay. -- piedmont. the fog will be around mid-40s to mid-50s. upper 50s at noon. upper 50s at 4:00. 53 at 7:00. alexis. good morning, mike. a lot to talk about here this

morning. a new problem in the east bay. richmond area, a new solo vehicle collision westbound 80 at central avenue. at central avenue. far lane is blocked. heavy at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on early at 5:18 a.m. we have a problem on 880, oakland as well. 680, recovering from an earlier sig-alert in the tri-valley. i will update those coming up next. >> thank you, alexis. new developments about the camp fire in beauty county. >> pg&e tells state regulators the it discovered damaged equipment where the fire started, including bullet holes. the utility company disclosed that in a letter last night. it includes details about bullet holes and downed power pole and fallen hook. east bay times reports they found worn-out parts and snapped

trees on top of downed wires. an official cause of the fire has not been released. 86 people died. -- 89 people died. camp fire survivors are now suing pg&e. two lawsuits were filed on monday. monday. they claimed they misled the public about maintaining power equipment in a way that helps to prevent wildfires. she is a plaintiff in one of the suits. >> if it's their fault, i want them to make it right. i saw a big plume coming up over the mountain. i ran in and called my mother and i said there's a huge fire out here. i don't know if i'll see you again or not, but i'm going to try. >> a spokesperson said pg&e is aware of the lawsuits and focused on restoring power. a surfer who drowned friday

at ocean beach has been identified. >> a go fund me page to support his family has raised more than $100,000. officials say 43-year-old jay drowned friday afternoon. he worked at oat, a company owned by verizon. his co-workers started this go fund me page. in two days, it raised more than $126,000. more details at abc7news.com. two women caught on video trashing a san francisco restaurant during santacon now have surrendered to police. 21-year-old natalie alcantar 21-year-old natalie alcantar from san francisco and 21-year-old pacifica resident hannah bowman were booked for felony vandalism and battery. the pair turned themselves in after seeing the video saturday night on local news stations. a $25,000 reward is being

offered for information leading to an arrest in burglaries in reno and sparks areas. they found some of the stolen firearms in vallejo. the latest burglary was monday. if you have any information, call 800-atf-guns. president trump would intervene in the justice deposit's case against a top chinese executive if it could help in a trade deal with china. this is new video this morning of huawei executive being released on bail in canada. she has been accused of violating u.s. sanctions with iran. the judge ordered she be watched by a security firm and have a tracker. the foreign minister has no information on that suspect. the city of oakland's federal lawsuit is being called federal lawsuit is being called meritless and malicious.

yesterday the city of oakland did just that. officials say they want to recover damages from the team's move to las vegas in 2020. the suit argues the nfl and team owners acted in concert with davis to disregard the city'sest to keep the team in oakland. >> how is the fan base? are you making money? what's the size of the in each instance, it violates those criteria. >> the raiders do not have a place to play anywhere next season. cities thought to be in the running in 2019 includes santa clara, san diego, reno, las vegas, and glendale, arizona. new information this morning about the massive data breach impacting area mott hotels and who took the data of many will

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breaking news in san francisco. amy hollyfield is live with the details. amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. look at all of these cars on bush being forced to turn right on leavenworth. it is closed between bush and pine. also, look what is inside their crime tape, the crosswalk. pedestrians trying to cross bush are having to go out into the street. be aware of that if you are driving through this area. police say they think they will be here for a while. this happened at 3:30 this morning here at bush and leavenworth. a woman was hit by a car. they say a dark colored car as she was crossing the street. they don't know whether she was in the crosswalk. they don't have any witnesses. the driver left the scene.

so they are currently looking for that person, hoping to catch up with that person to find out what happened. the woman survived. she was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. we are hoping to get more details about how she is doing later this morning. right now they are focused on gathering evidence. avoid this area if you can or expect to just use a lot of caution if you need to come through here. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. let's start with liking at neighborhood temperatures in the north basement fog on 101. ot like it was yesterday where some of the thicker fog was in napa valley. 38 in santa rosa. tiburon in the 50s. 50s around bay shore. 40s in the east bay. temperatures are rising as this warm, humid air mass rolls in. we are seeing the fog spread.

heavy dew. drizzle this morning. exercising, bay play, we have fog but not for the afternoon. we have clouds early and a little bit of mist at the beaches. then it will clear out. 50 at 8:00. flirting with 60 with sunshine this afternoon. down to 52 at 8:00. friday's storm next. look at the morning commute, here's alexis. >> it is not great, unfortunately, mike. oakland area, not too much has changed. the only thing that has changed is the backup has gotten longer. two outside lanes are blocked. far left and far right lanes. we have some injuries as well. if you're not in a big rig, stick to 580 instead. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 56 minutes. 680, dublin to mission, 36. about an hour last time we checked because we had an earlier situation with dbris a

big rig lost. no delays for northbound 85. thanks, alexis we are learning chinese hackers are suspected in the data breach that affected 500,000 marriott hotel guests. marriott discovered it at starwood hotels like westin back in september. it started at least four years ago. hackers stole everything from credit cards to passport numbers. marriott is offering identity theft monitoring. fortune reports they will also pay for passport replacements. >> california's top firefighter is about to retire. >> california's top firefighter is about to retire. i say issuing an urgent warning en you know your holidayof tshopping is complete., [air guitar solo] [air guitar solo]

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the top firefighter is leaving. he says california should consider banning home construction in the areas prone to wildfires. and he said santa rosa fire showed the state the definition of vulnerable areas should expand to nearby subdivisions. he said communities should require fireproof construction similar to rules for seismic safety. >> thousands of people in the bay area may not have any holiday gifts under the tree if it weren't for a north bay organization. secret santa is like the north pole. the elves are volunteers wrapping and packing 18,000 gifts. becky welch works with 125 sonoma county nonprofits to collect holiday wishes. of. >> making sure people have a gift or food and just maybe just make their seasons a little brighter. and new this year, secret santa is now online. kate larson shows us how it works.

>> when you go to the website, you can adopt a letter like this one from a single mom who wants gifts for her children. or adopt a heart. 8-year-old isaac wants a bike and scooter. but the heart wishes apart just for kids. maria is 100 and asks for a sexy man calendar. wish granted. >> and it was even signed. if you want to help grant a wish this holiday season, you have until december 19th. all the info on abc7news.com. it's the colorado firefighters calendar. maybe send maria a local one. >> he is come together rescue her and quench her thirst. >> all right. >> hey, to each their own. >> good for her. sense of humor and still spunk at 100. i like that. let's talk about what's going on outside. we transition to something a little milder, tamer. here's a look at the roof camera.

ferry building. can't see the breeze. the air is juicier. the warm air mass takes over the next two days. it will be shot down friday. a stronger storm sunday. temperatures today, a lot more 60s out there as the sun comes out a little faster. air mass is inherently warmer than it was yesterday. tonight, roller coaster back down. 40s in the bay. 39 is the exception. 30s inland. let's jump ahead. here we are noon friday. a lot of gray out there. light to moderate in the north bay. it stays up through 4:00. then light rain. towards 7:00, it tries to move south into the east bay, south bay. and then it falls apart towards midnight. so noon, nothing to worry about. 4:00, scattered lighter showers out ahead of it. through the evening hours, look

at that. barely any rain outside in the north bay. my accuweather seven-day forecast. that storm is a one. scattered to light showers. don't change your plans. sunday afternoon, sunday night, a 2, moderate storm, coming our way. alexis. good morning, mike. a little bit of good news just in in the east bay. a solo vehicle collision westbound 80. tough spot to have anything blocking. just got the all clear from chp. things are starting to loosen up from the richmond area. northbound 880, before 23rd area, we have a three-car collision. that is blocking two lanes and adding about 15 minutes to your commute. so definitely stick to 580 as long as you're not in a big rig. they have not lifted restrictions for big rigs so far today. fg also a factor today but not as big of a factor as yesterday. 280, 17 in san jose. we couldn't see anything on this

camera yesterday. today it is a little hazy. so far that has not caused any significant delays. thanks, alexis. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. ginger zee is live with a look at what's ahead this morning. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hi there, reggie. hi, jessica. nice to be with both of you this morning. coming up on gma, a big manhunt for the gunman in the christmas market terror attack in france. we are there live. the season to get packages delivered. but that means it is primetime for porch pirates. we will go undercover with police on a sting operation. wait until you see the high-tech way they are stopping the thieves. plus, new warning about fake celebrity endorsements. we have had a new report from the better business bureau. how to spot the scam that a has cost victims more than a billion dollars. and i will tell you, i'm not leaving gma. robin is not leaving.

lara is not leaving. all the rumors go out. anyway, we will address that. and the one and only jennifer lopez here. can't wait to talk to her. it is such a special surprise she helps us pull off. >> still looking like she's 32 years old. jenny from the block. >> i know. i just tried to look at that and think how does that happen? >> she's lived a good life. that's all i can think of. all right. looking forward to that ginger, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. a heads-up for anyone who shops online. why you may soon be paying just a little bit more. and the surprising way burglars managed to con their way into an east bay home and the warning for us this morning. take a look with abc 7 news now. you can see the fog lingering over the bay bridge right now. we have your traffic and your weather up throughout the entire commercial break. stay with us.

you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. low visibility. this had mist and drizzle at one time. you may run into damp spots on roads this morning. >> thank you, mike. new at 6:00, fentanyl is the most deadly drug in the united states.

according to the cdc, it was linked to 29% of all overdoses. it overtook heroin as the drug most often found in overdose deaths. abc 7 news committed to building a better bay area. which means we dig deeper into big issues like transportation, housing and transit, including the tolls we pay. yesterday's proposed vote tore charge people entering and leaving treasure island got delayed. residents protested during yesterday's hearing. of the toll would be 3.50 during weekdays, $3 during the weekend pe peak. and free weekdays off-peak. it should add another 20,000 residents in the next 20 years, according to projections along with hotels, shops, and stores s. here are renderings of what it will look like.

increased muni bus service and ac transit bus service to oakland. money from the tolls would help to pay f discourage people from driving. sacramento bee of state kwrpb lionline retaile collect sales tax. 27,000 companies may be affected. more than $100,000 in annual sales from californians or 200 transactions in california. right now government agencies can collect tax from online retailers only if businesses have a physical presence in the state >> next at 6:30, new details approximate the teacher who was arrested after cutting a student's hair in class. plus, the deal that will keep kamala harris on a high-profile committee. keep kamala harris on a high-profile committee. >>

some tenants in the south bay will watch their homes get demolished. the late night decision in the middle of a housing crisis. and there's a catch. >> and the fog is back. if you're heading across the bay bridge this morning, be ready for low visibility. that's not the only place in the

bay area. plus, a christmas crime caught on camera. a family's holiday cheer left smashed on their front lawn. oh, boy. good morning on this wednesday, december 12th. i'm trying to see behind us. not as foggy as yesterday. certainly there will be poor visibility spots. >> yeah. that's the key. it is not as widespread as yesterday. a little juicier, so misty outside. drizzly in spots. you can see the lowest visibility, petaluma, less than an eighth of a mile. napa, one mile. san jose, two niles. 680, 280, 80, 87, 101, all of those areas converging around san jose. low visibility there. all the highways from sonoma, over to napa valley that are foggy. here's a look from exploratorium camera. looks a little better here. mid-40s to 50s. more sunshine today and more warmth. good morning, mike.

a lot of issues have cleared. that is certainly good news. we have not gotten the all clear. 880 at 23rd in oakland, three-vehicle collision. still adding 15, 20 minutes. 580 for an alternate. that looks much, much better. westbound 508, tracy to dublin, 1 hour 2 minutes. 680, 28 minutes. 101 to cupertino, slowing down at 29 minutes. defeat for tenants trying to stay in their homes. >> it's just the latest example of our housing crisis. it is one of the issues we're dedicating more time to covering in an effort to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter amanda amanda? >> reporter: good morning, reggie, jessica. people living here at 2005 rock street have until the end of

2019 to uproot and find new homes. after midnight this morning, mountain view city council voted to demolish the 20 rent-controlled apartments here to build 15 luxury townhouses. developers told a crowded council meeting new units would cost $1.3 million apiece. that a drastic increase from the nearly 2,000 dollars rock street apartment renters pay per month. 75 people, including 30 children, will be evicted. developers made an offer to work with another apartment owner to find places for the low to middle income neighbors to live. but is the city mayor says that comes with its own challenges. >> what we found, even in those situations, is that it is hard for people who have been in naturally affordable units, units there are rent controlled. it is hard for them to afford to stay in our community unless they are living in a vehicle. >> reporter: despite hours of pleas from dozens who will now

be displaced, council voted 4-3. reggie, jessica. >> amanda, this isn't necessarily new. it seems like evicting renters to make way for new homes is becoming say growing trend in mountain view. >> reporter: yeah. it usually comes with a promise to build more for sale homes in the area n. 2004, four households were given eviction notices. last year that raised to 350 households. this year alone, one of them 35 have been given eviction notices, including people living here at 2005 rock street. >> all right. amanda, thank you. do you have ideas about building a better bay area. use the #betterbayarea to get involved in the conversation online. the national security threat level is at its highest emergency terror attack status in france. >> there is a manhunt under way

for the gunman who opened fire near a christmas market. he is said to be a 29-year-old man with a long criminal record. the shooting happened in strasbourg last night. three people died. 13 others are hurt. a prosecutor's office tells abc news the shoing is being treated as a terrorist attack. he is being described as an extremist. they searched his apartment hours before the shooting for attempted murder. he was not home at the time. president trump tweet build this a couple hours ago saying another very bad terror attack in france. we are going to strengthen our borders even more. chuck and nancy must give us the sroet votes to get additional border security. his push comes one day after a drama sick showdown inside the oval office. >> this was quite see. if you haven't seen it yet, here is a replay of the no holds

if you haven't seen it yet, here is a replay of the no holds barred on tv camera. >> 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. during this meeting, trump referred toe her battle to get the speaker's gavel in the next congress. pelosi quickly chimed in. >> i also know nancy is in a situation where it's not easy for her to talk right now. and i understand that. and i fully understand that. we are going to have a good discussion. and we will see what happens. 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. >> don't don't see this all the time in the white house.

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. back here at home in the east bay, a development in the "ghost ship" fire warehouse 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. former santa clara county superior court judge is asking supporters to help him pay $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 following the controversial sentence he handed down to a former stanford athlete in a sexual assault case. he became the first california judge to be recalled in a century. a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in tennessee? well, that is something to talk about. people in atlanta, 150 miles away, said they felt the shaking. it hit 115 this morning. 3.3 aftershock happened 15 minutes later. no reports of any damage or injuries. but, mike, you have a lot of connections in the atlanta area. i do too. i saw all the facebook posts when i woke up this morning. and they were shook. >> they're not used to that. >> they are not. they get one very randomly. my parents who live in northern atlanta have earthquake, in. i used to laugh at them.

now i don't. they probably slept through it. yeah. fracki fracking? i don't know. we'll have to see if that was the cause. 3 to 14 degrees warmer. warmer mass push anything now. the extra moisture is the reason we are seeing patchy fog and mist and drizzle. we are seeing patchy fog and mist and drizzle. low 50s across the south bay. san pablo, 52. it's a little patchier than yesterday. mass transit mild this afternoon. foggy on the bay water. north bay, 44 this morning. sunshine by noon. upper 50s, low to mid-60s. down to 46 heading out needing a coat this morning. 47 in the east bay. ending up at 47 at 8:00 in the evening. what you will notice is increasing sunshine and highs near 60 today.

the last stop, san francisco. mid to upper 50s and more sunshine than yesterday. all right. a couple of storms will make your weekend plans maybe change a little bit. what about morning? anybody changing their commute because of accidents? >> well, we will see here. one new problem in the south day. northbound 280, highway 17. we have heavy traffic just north of here before you get to saratoga avenue. a new division blocking lane number three. that far right lane, still working on a lot of those that far right lane, still working on a lot of those details. this is just before 23rd avenue. it's been here 45 minutes. one lane blocked. they are working on clearing all three vehicles involved in this. the backup is longer. speeds are picking up a bit. you are averaging 15, 20 minutes for the delay.

stick to 580 instead. i would definitely do that. drive times. recovering westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, earlier crash at central. you're in the yellow at 36 minutes. 13 across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo stkpwhraofp sfo. alexis, thank you. today a celebration of life for the late marilee. >> it starts in just a few hours. preparations are right now under way. he was inducted into the california hall of fame. he was san francisco's first asian-american mayor. today's celebration starts at 8:30 this morning. texting your friends for a get-together? california may soon charge you for that. a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. in the green, 291 points. how the markets are doing next. holiday grinch appears to be

on the loose in the east bay. what one family wants to say to the thief who swiped their snoopy decorations. come on. >> i suspect my dogwood stock could be on the list as a possible thief. that wouldn't surprise me. ♪thisi'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ ♪

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check out the fog moving across mt. tam at 2,600 feet. a little more moisture in it. watch out. 46 to 54. that's how you should dress inland to the coast. mid to upper 50s at 11:00. dry and brighter. pretty comfortable this afternoon considering it is winter. we'll be in the mid to upper 50s for the central valley. sacramento, 61. mid to upper 60s in san diego and los angeles. here's a look at what's going on in lake tahoe. some of the workers checking out the snow. look at that snow mobile sitting there waiting to be ridden. the 7-day forecast. pretty quiet. they are pwraoplg it for wednesday, thursday. a chance friday evening of light snow.

light to moderate snow sunday into monday. thank you, mike. breaking news now in san francisco this morning where roads are blocked off around bush and leaven worth streets. >> because of a hit and run accident investigation going on right now. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with details for us. amy >> reporter: jessica, investigators are now here on the scene. i want to show you where they are working. they have evidence markers out there in the middle of the street around the woman's belongings. the woman who was hit by a car here at bush and leavenworth. it happened 3:30 this morning a dark vehicle hit her. that's as much as of a description as they have. the driver took off, did not stick around. the are definitely looking for that person. the woman was taken to the hospital. she did survive. they said she is in life t especial threat threatening condition. leavenworth is closed between bush and pine. they don't know how long it will

be closed. they are advising you avoid the area if you can. be prepared to slow down and be careful. look be haoeupbhind me. inside the crime tape is the crosswalk. pedestrians are being forced to walk out here on the street in traffic to get through this intersection. so you're going to need to be extra careful. keep in mind that is happening. at this point, investigators are looking for any surveillance camera video that could help them get a good glimpse of what happens here. at this point they are still looking. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, aim y. happening this morning, former trump lawyer michael cohen faces sentencing for lying to congress and violating campaign finance laws. he could get up to four years in prison before he appears in front of a judge in federal court in a half an hour. he has cooperated with the mueller investigation.

his former boss directed him to make hush monpayments to two wo to keep them quiet about alleged affairs with mr. trump. chuck schumer announceed new developments yesterday. harris's spot on the committee was in jeopardy because republicans have expanded their majority after the midterm elections. a source told the "washington post" senate leaders decided to add another stphaoet committee. our first look at the five marines killed in a crash off the coast of japan. here are the photos just released earlier this morning. among the fallen are 38-year-old lieutenant colonel kevin herrmann. major james brophy of new york, and staff sergeant maximo

flores, daniel baker of illinois and 21-year-old corporal william ross of tennessee. all five were killed after a pair of military aircraft crashed off the coast of japan last week. we're learning new details about a high school teacher who we're learning new details about a high school teacher who forcibly cut her student's hair. she was arrested after this incident. she was arrested after this she intended to give another student a haircut because he can be acting, quote, like a ding dong. he was a foreign exchange student living at her home. after seeing this video, the teacher told police she was sorry his hair was cut, but it was already done. she told the school's principal she was having a haircut day after an issue with cell phones in the class. >> such a bizarre story. >> obviously there is a lot more to that still to come. if you live in the east bay, we have a warning for you.

police are warning people about burglars posing as pg&e workers. >> one clerk rang the doorbell and asked the homeowner to let them into the backyard. the burglar entered the home and swiped a box of jewelry. the orinda police chief said don't allow anyone into your house that you are not expecting. ? they do come to your door and say they're from an organization or company, call that organization or company to verify or just call the police. now your morning money report. how does the oprah winfrey international airport sound to you? >> does it come with free gifts in one for you, one for you. a council woman is considering renaming nashville international airport to honor her who graduated from tennessee state university. the national airport authority board has the final say. right now oprah doesn't meet the criteria and thankfully so a person has to be deceased to get an airport named after them.

but they ask why do we have to wait to celebrate someone until they're gone? stay tuned. maybe it could happen. >> i would never speak ill of oprah, never. but why isn't it a country music star for nashville? i don't know. >> but it's oprah. come on. >> chicago would be better. okay. moving on. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. as you can see, we are up 269 points right now. new at 6:00, an indiana driver was caught on camera crushing the christmas spirit. look at this. he stops in front of this home with an inflatable snowman decoration. he gets back into his vehicle, backs up the car, and then plows right through the snowman before driving away. >> what? >> police are searching for the driver. >> all right. a theme with these stories. now we are talking about a christmas display in concord that has been stripped of its centerpiece. the weimanns say the past 20 years they have decked out their

home on rising dawn lane. all the peanuts characters were there a lot least until monday when vandalsis stole snoopy's dog house with woodstock sitting on top of it. >> it is very sad and disheartening that somebody would really would want to tear down something like that and take it away. you know, i'm hoping again it's just kids or something like that and that they will bring it back. also attached to that snoopy dog house was a countdown to christmas clock. it doesn't seem that valuable but someone stole that too. they don't plan on going to police. if the decorations are not returned, they will just have to replace it themselves. >> i don't get it. it is the season of giving, not taking. >> also, why that one thing? >> maybe they didn't have a calendar. >> no watch. >> yeah. problem solved. >> california public utilities commission set to vote next month on a proposalto tax your text messages. state regulators sayre the

money would be used to support programs that provide phone service to the poor. it is unclear how much to pay per message. the wireless industry and business groups are fighting the plan. they say it could cause phone users $44 million a year. they also say the proposal is unfair because services like facebook messenger and imessage wouldn't be hit with this new fee. i was just thinking back to when we first started being able to text. and somebody sent you a picture, you're like, are you serious? this is like $5. i don't care about this picture, right? will it be like that again? stop texting me! >> maybe it's a good thing. because you all are sending a lot of pictures to people. >> mike is suspiciously quiet over there. >> no, not at all. just any time you say tax something i'm just like, really? we need another tax? especially on a cell phone. have you seen your bill lately?

do you know how many taxes are already on there? we have low clouds. fog and miss. most live sunny this afternoon. starts early tonight. it will repeat tomorrow morning. rain likely friday through monday. not stepped rain. so don't change any plans yet. wait until i get the seven-day forecast. this afternoon, 58 to 62 degrees. definitely milder than yesterday afternoon. a little bit cooler again tonight. 30s in the inland. morgan hill, redwood city. low to mid-40s in the bay shore and coast. san francisco in the upper 40s the milder spot. noon friday, all that gray. that's cloud cover. up in mendocino, light to moderate rain. then light rain as it moves into the north bay and stays through 4:00. as it starts to slide south, it breaks up a little bit by 7:00. and then as we head towards 11:00, it's just about over other than a little bit of drizzle left over. if you're driving friday night, here's a look at what's going to

happen. most of the rain in the north bay. a few showers ahead of it. it won't be completely dry for the rest of us. you can see the rain having a hard time into the east bay and south bay during the evening hours. the storm is a one. don't change your plans saturday. it will be the best day to be outside. two comes in with heavy rain and gusty conditions start. alexis. good morning, mike. updates on a couple earlier issues. we'll start with the south bay. northbound 280, saratoga avenue, two-car collision. it has been pushed off to the shoulder. not without residual delays. heavy into the downtown san jose area. definitely plan on delays. that will probably take a little while to think out. also, we talked to chp, northbound 880, 23rd in oakland. it has been there about an hour now. 32 and 17 miles per hour. getting closer to where the crash scene is. a couple units are still on the scene. they are in the clearing stages.

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here are the 7 things to know before you go. number one is weather. >> i'll talk about the fog that is out there. it's been thick in many areas, especially in the north bay. not as widespread as yesterday. in fact, it's mainly across the north bay where visibility is less than a mile. and a little bit of mist also. mid 40s to mid-50s now. . >> number two, the fog not as bad as it was yesterday. we are focused on heavy traffic, 280 and san jose, highway 17 north of here, saratoga avenue. phuplt c multicar crash on the shoulder. >> a hit and run left a woman dead. it was just confirmed to amy hollyfield moments ago. she was hit by a dark colored car 3:30 this morning. >> number four, a manhunt france.

police are searching for a shooter who killed three people and hurt 13 others near a christmas market in strasbourg. in number has been moved down to two. >> a celebration for former mayor ed lee. >> number six, michael cohen faces sentencing today. he faces up to four years in prison when he appears before a federal judge in new york later this morning. >> number seven, what do demi lovato and meghan markle have in common? they were the top people searched on google in 2018. demi in first, meghan markle second, brett kavanaugh, logan paul, and khloe kardashian round out the top five. i do not keep up with the kardashians. i had to ask why? alexis came through.

>> i am filled in. >> on all the dirt. >> i do. >> a baby born. a cheating scandal. maybe another baby on the way. >> i'm not proud. good morning, america. a massive manhunt under way for the gunman in that christmas market terror attack opening fire at a popular tourist spot, killing at least two people, injuring more than a dozen. families running for cover. now hundreds of officers searching for the gunman at large as france raises its terror level. bracing for a shutdown. can president trump and the democrats strike a deal after that heated showdown in the oval office? >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security. >> plus, what the president said overnight about impeachment as his former fixer, michael cohen, learns whether he'll spend years in prison this morning. race against time. the desperate search to find