abc 7 news. >> a quick check of weather and traffic. >> hi, everybody. 10 means unlimited e. there is fog in the central valley. we'll keep an eye on that. it may leak through the delta in the morning hours. this is absolutely gorgeous this morning. dry and definitely cooler. dress warmer. mid-30s to upper 40s from inland tobehe t c aro.unoad the mid-50 60 under mostly sunny sky at noon. hanging around the low 6 0s at 4:00. pretty comfortable evening on the way at 7:00. your commute planner and chances of rain coming up. >> out to tracy. we have a collision involving a motorcycle. it is down on the right-hand side of the roadway just past mountain house parkway. emergency crews are arriving on the scene right now.t sure abou. a couple vehicles are stoppe

behind the rider. they are giving him a little bi. i will follow up with chp and try to get a little info. you are heavy out of tracy on 205. and then 580. that is starting to fill in as well. a quick check of the drive into san francisco. of course mike and i talking about fog the last couple of days. looking great as far as visibility is concerned. and traffic-wise too getting into san francisco. thanks, alexis. developing news on the peninsula. police are trying to determine if a woman's death was a homicide. she was found unresponsive on it is a woman was taken into custody. a stabbing the outside a cal street bart station in san

francisco. someone tweeted this photo of officers surrounding a ticket machine. the stabbing happened outside, and then the victim walked into the station. the victim's condition isn't known. sfpd is handling this information. we have contacted the department for more and are waiting to hear back. flags will be flown at the state capitol. >> justice newsom died at the age of 84. he was a former judge for the state court of appeals and had deep-rooted political ties in california. in 2004, william newsom swore in his son a mfrayanorcisc oo, something heo again when his son was later elected lieutenant governor. >> he had really looked forward to his son being sworn in as governor of the state of california. and that would have been for him a personal achievement.

and i think the spirit of the swearing in will be a tribute to bill newsom. >> the newsom family has not yet released memorial information. we'll keep you updated on abc7news.com. happening today, we expect an update on repairs to the salesforce transit center in san francisco. it has been closed since september after cracks were found in two support beams. the steel has now been tested. they are expected to answer what caused the cracks and lay out a detailed plan for repairs. there is still no set reopening date for the transit center. in the east bay, a longtime community church is? jeopardy of falling into a creek. the culprit, heavy rains and soil erosion. >> they need half a million dollars to stabilize the embankment. ansar hassan tells us what church leaders are trying to do

to help save their church. r knowss test every time. >> we could potentially be the katrina of martinez. that's the reality if we don't come up with a solution to stop the erosion. >> it began 14 years ago, caused by flooding. the city made repairs downstream to fix some of the problem. but this embankment made the problem worse. when the came, we were the 'em battered banks, if you will. we went from the county, state, federal. >> reporter: they need $250,000 to fix the problem. they ruled out the possibility of getting a loan. >> to say small church in a small community, it might as well be a billion bucks. >> maureen has been coming to

the church for 40 years. people have stopped coming due to the problems. >> they're afraid. and they have every reason to be afraid. when you look at the condition ♪ tht ouer i >> she said they helped to build this church. her hope is that the community now returns the favor. >> reporter: to find out more we have a ln o abc7news.com. inin martinez, ansar hassan, ab7 news. a san francisco fire department is mourning the death of a firefighter killed in a car accident in santa rosa. the chp says staffen pacatte was on his way to work when he tried to pass a garbage truck in heavy fog yesterday morning. he and the other driver were taken to the hospital in critical condition. unfortunately pacatte died a short time later.

escorted to a mortuary in daly city. he had been deployed to the camp fire in butte can county. he was 34 years old. a go fund me to be established for his family. he was engaged. his fiancee is expecting a child. abc7news.com. stunning new numbers are revealing the cost of the wildfire. $9 billion worth of insurance claims have been filed after the camp, woolsey, and hill fires. $7 billion from the camp fire alone. the numbers are expected to go up. they include losses for property, vehicles, agriculture. a state emergency services official says cleanup will begin next month. and that will take a year to get done. alameda county deputies want to bring holiday cheer to those

who lost everything in the camp fire. this go fund me campaign has been set up. it's called bikes for butte. raising bikes and helmets for at least 100 kids. the deadline is december 21st. we will post a link on abc7news.com. anticipation is certainly growing this morning at the maverick surf competition. it could be held sometime next week. >> we want to stress, there is no official word yet, but waves could go as high as 50 feet by sunday. some of the world's best surfers are standing by waiting for the call that will bring them to half moon bay for the competition. this will be the first time the contest will be held in december. mike, 50 feet is nothing to sneeze at. >> no. >> can you imagine staring at that. you're on a little board in the middle of the ocean. >> i would run as fast as possible to the beach. water, wouldn't you? good morning, everybody. you're never more than 7 minutes away. let's take a look at the huge

swell in the gulf of alaska. it makes ehle beeline starting sunday night, into monday. that's when we will have the west-northwest swells and the breakers. 40 to 50. keep an eye on the commute this morning. look at that. isn't that nice to see? relaxing. no fog contend with. good on the roads. good for mass transit. good for your ferry road. 12-hour planner. we will have a large spread. upper 30s in the north bay. 62 at 2:00. back down to 46. so grab a coat if you're heading out this evening. east behave valleys, 38. 48 at 10:00. down to 46 by 8:00. so that's jacket weather. and one lasted stop will be san francisco. starting off cooler this morning. 47. ending up warmer, upper 50s

2:00. stars and 53 at 8:00. no fog this morning. any issues otherwise? not many. we are starting off quiet. we are looking at a fog-free state route 87. we are enjoying the relatively peaceful conditions here this morning. a quick check of drive times. tracy to dublin, the first drive time in the yellow at 42 minutes. before you get to 580 on 205, mountain house parkway, we have a crash involving a motorcycle. we'll talk a little bit more about that next. dublin to mission boulevard, looking good. in the green at 15 minutes. 101 to cupertino, in the green at just 17 minutes. we'll check on mass transit coming up next. >> thank, alexis. the big test this morning that will move virgin galactic closer

to moving tourists into space. >> shake shack is about to open. and we have all the juicy and we have all the juicy details.

it's going to be breezy in the sierra from noon to 7:00. southerly winds 20 to 35 miles per hour, gusting up to 65 miles per hour. for today, it's pretty quiet.

49 in tahoe. 56 in yosemite. 66 in monterey. low to mid-70s across socal. is sunshine, eureka. my seven-day forecast for tahoe shows a quiet weekend. light to moderate snow one day, and that will be monday.ke. virgin galactic i preparing for takeoff in just a few hours. two test pilots will fly the ss unity more than 50 miles into the sky. this is video from a previous test flight. virgin galactic is trying to make space tourism a possibility. a successful test like today means we are one step closer to the start of commercial flight. you might calling it the b. >> shake shack will finally open its first local location in

stanford shopping center in palo alto this weekend. carlos saucedo gives us a tasty preview of what's coming up. >> reporter: the burger, fries, and motorcycleshake experience is being taken tnother level. >> first time at shake shack? >> yes, it is. >> what did you think? >> i loved it so much. >> reporter: it is set to open in palo alto this weekend. warm many urger fans. >> i will spend more of a paycheck here than i should. it's really worth it. it is really good. >> reporter: unique to this location is the golden state double. a double patty burger made with locally grown items that would make anyone want to take a bite. >> garlic a owely. >> reporter: how about a glass

of red. >> wine and burgers, yeah, goes great together. we have pinot noir, >> i had my shake shack so long ago. i just remember i went there. and obviously i ate a healthy burger. >> reporter: just is be prepared to wait for that beef. in palo alto, saucedo, abc 7 news. >> eight hours? get out of here. it's just a it's good. it's fine. how much would it take to give up your smartphone for a year? how about 100 grand. you can create a tweet or instagram explaining how you would use your year if you take a break from your smartphone.

include the hashtag no phone for a year and contest. vitamin water will give someone old school phone for text messages. if you can't make it the full year, you get 10 grand. it is 100,000 for the full year. >> got to go for the full year. detector test to make sure you actually did it. >> i'm lldiksoe. $100. >> me too. >> seriously. >> i'm at the gym. i have the phone. i have to have my ipad to do my other stuff. that's not convenient. >> get your little nano. >> they still have those. >> i think i still have mine. you can take that to the gym. >> there's ways around this. sign me up. here's a look at what's going on outside.

4:46:53. look how clear sit in san rafael this morning. if you get out early enough, put the car on cruise control and let it go because of the lack of fog. warmer than average this afternoon. if you have outdoor activities to do. say, you have to mow the lawn before you decorate it,od d t t. let's take a look. a nice area of high pressure. this is the warm pump that is bringing us the warm weather. our weak area of low pressure will bring us a chance of rain. today's temperatures, 61 to 65 degrees. that's well warmer than average. we should all be in the 50s. tonight, 50 in san francisco. the rest of us in the 40s. not quite as cool as this morning. storm is a 1 with a light rain turning to showers. some areas remain dry. not much has changed on the forecast map here. into the afternoon, mainly in the north bay once again. in the evening hours, a few

random showers ahead of it. steady rain is in the north bay. into the evening hours, the front stalls and falls apart. as we head towards saturday, we have a chance of rain. but mainly across the north bay in the morning. and then in the afternoon you'll be dry just like the the rest of us. sunday night into monday, the 2 rolls in. and looking at amon morning commute as the worst one. alexis. good morning, mike. enjoying dry pavement and pretty good visibility so far this morning. otco nrenditplio cns. we have one issue out of the central valley. westbound 205 past mountain house waas in the slowpa lanes. a motorcycle is down. bed pele other vehicles are not sure if they were related in the crash or just providing some protection there. it is definitely heavy on 205. it continues to be heavy eastbou eastbound 580 filling in.

29 bart trains in service. no issues for you. ace 1 on time. if you check the website, no trains are running. that's not true. they are just having gps tracking issues. ac transit, normal service, no delays. google maps adding new information starting today. however it could help you get from here to there a little bit faster. >> a bay area teenager gets a. wait until you hear what she has overcome to get this ultimate gift. there are those kids who hang onto the rails. omg. a tax on text something. >> california regulators may impose a fee for testing to fund mobile phones for the poor. fcc ruled texting is not something states can regulate. but supporters of the tax pn to pushe. a and google is out with the country's top searches of the cup. cup. >> the top movie is

minutes away from a accuweather forecast. noon today tomorrow, nobody is receiving rain. up to a third of an inch in the north bay. the rest of us with scattered light rain in the evening commute. skaob heavy in the mountains. up to three-quarters of an inch.

the rest of us, less than a tenth to no range. an hour-by-hour look coming up with more news. mike, thank you. google says it wants to help thrile get to the meetings starting today, google maps app, you can find a location of lime scooters in several cities, including oakland and san jose. enter your destination and tap the icon to see if there is a scooter nearby. the feature will roll out to more cities soon. apple marking an important day. this is the week it went public in 1980. apple stock opened at 22 bucks a share. the ipo raised $100 million for the company. so if you bought 100 shares on opening day, your $2,20000 would be close to a million today. >> regrets. happening today, a silent disco in san francisco.

>> ice skaters will be given headphones and they can choose three different stations.s e $1 admission, $13 for children 8 and under. while we are on the topic of skating, in san jose, a graders downtown where kristi yamaguchi skate.them how to many come from lower comic back. they provide ereade tablets in schools. yesterday was a reward for the students for their hard work. >> maybe we will have a future skaeulter on our hands if they decide they love it and had a lot of fun. and they will ask their parents to bring them back again. that's great. >> it's so good to see her. the always dream foundation supports two dozen schools. >> she looks great. look at all the kiddos hanging onto the walls. let's take a look at the

storm impact scale for sunday night. sit a 2, moderate. we have rough and dangerous surf, gusty winds and moderate to maybe an isolated downpour. 11:00 sunday morning, everybody is pretty cloud y. you see gray there. if we have any rain, mainly up in the north bay. at 4:00, it starts to slide down across the rest of the neighborhoods through monday morning. look at the rainfall totals. heading out sunday tphaoeultd, you can see everybody about a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain. by monday morning, a half to maybe an inch of rain. that's why i keep pointing towards monday morning commute as a tough one. alexis. we always look forward to the monday morning commute anyway,ik thank you. we have a stack up in the cash lanes for the bay bridge toll plaza. 'satthttre p no metering lights yet. it should happen 5:20, 5:25.

580, tracy to dublin, 46 minutes. earlier crash cleared. antioch to concord in the green, 14. san rafael to san francisco, wide open at 16 minutes. the city of antioch aiming for an image a rebrand the city. the campaign includes a promo video that shows the better side of the city. it uses the slogan, opportunity lives here. they highlight how much less it costs living in antioch versus san francisco. five deserving families have the gift of freedom andecurit w body shop. yesterday for the 1818th year, mike's auto body partnered with employees and parts shops to give away five cars to people in need.gh ,techs weekends and expertise to restore and fix wrecks that insurance companies

deemed totaled. one went on ali jenkins, who had three lung transplants and suffered a stroke at 14 years old. her family is so much into debt they can't actually afford a car for her. told me that i got accepted, i sat back and part of me felt bad, like maybe there is someone elsmore deserving. but i know this is what my family and i need. so i'm just so grateful. >> ali plans to work in the medical field and be a counselor for patients who survived lung transplants just like her. a plan to tax text messages in california created an uproar. next at 5:00, why the proposal may be dead before it is even voted on. dr. christine placy ford makes her first statement since ifte kavanaugh. and a man found stuck in a grease vent above an east bay restaurant.he was in there for

two days. what investigators think he was trying to do. don't miss that story. don't miss that story. it is wild.

morning, there is no fog to contend with. that is a big change from what you experienced the rest of the week on this thursday, december 13th. meteorologist mike nicco is here with the nice,arle cus. vie i have overlaid the visibility layer on live doppler 7. a little bit of fog trying to develop around know vat is toe but it is very small right now. most of it is in the central valley. the winds are pulling offshore