the raiders are homeless. the organization said it will not sign a lease at the coliseum next season. and the vegas stadium will not be ready until 2020. so now what? we confirmed this man was not santa claus. >> santa did not come early in the east bay. >> this is one of the wildest stories i have ever seen. you have to stick around for this. it just gets stranger the more it goes on. >> the picture is stunning. >> good morning on this thursday, december 13th. >> here's meteorologist mike nicco. the weather is not bizarre today. >> no, it really isn't. it is not slick.

>> visibility is unlimited. a passing cloud or two. definitely need to dress warmer. 35 to 46 degrees. look at the temperatures by noon. 56 to 60. by 4:00, low 60s. temperatures well above average. cool weather returns by 7:00. 47 to 53. rain coming in. we'll talk about that coming up. how about alexis and your morning commute. >> it is almost too good to be true. we have ideal driving conditions. we have had very few incidents to talk b. looking live at one of our only busy spots. bay bridge toll plaza. you are heavy back into the maze using cash or fast track this morning. if you're carpooling, cars are just cruising through without any issues. drive times, yeah, we're in the green basically all the way around. walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. under an hour, 101 santa rosa to san francisco. and santa cruz mountains looking

good. northbound 17, just 24 minutes. thank you, alexis. the raiders are taking their the raiders are taking their football and going home. the raiders' last home game of the season and possibly the team's final game at the oakland coliseum may be 11 days away. >> no deal. they have pulled the offer to play in oakland off the table. now that the city of oakland is suing the team. the team's owner mark davis calls the lawsuit meritless and malicious. he doesn't know where the team will be playing next year. the nfl says it needs to know bijan or the latest february, to get the schedule set. the city's lawsuit claims that the team's move to las vegas violates league policies. mark davis told reporters he doesn't want to play oakland now emotionally because he doesn't want to end up paying for his own lawsuit.

buff he says for the fans it's something he has to think about. the las vegas stadium is expected to be ready in time for the 2020 season. so they just have one more year to figure out where to play. it sounds like the team would stay here at the practice facility here in alameda. they just have to figure out where the games are played. if they do decide to move, though, the game on christmas eve just is in a couple of weeks would be the last raiders game here in oakland. hard to imagine. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, we have heard from mark tkaeufls, but are the players saying anything about this? >> quarterback derrick carr said i enjoy playing at the coliseum. it's home. it's fun. there is certainly no playbook on how to ham this. he said he will do his best and take this day by day. >> all right. amy, thank you.

only 11 days left. >> yeah. >> before that game at the coliseum. >> that's right. >> the last one. >> it could be. that is 5:00 p.m. december 24th against the denver broncos. if you want to watch, it happens monday night football from espn. but it will air here on abc 7. >> don't miss it. it could make history. santa comes down the chimney every single christmas, but things didn't go as smoothly for a would-be burglary suspect in san lorenzo. >> he was stuck in a restaurant grease vent for two days before somebody heard his cries for help yesterday morning. he called 911. and it kept continuing, ah, ah. >> reporter: this is what he found.

i said what's your name. oh, just please help me. get me out of here. i said, okay, but what is your name. he said please don't hurt me. i said i'm not trying to hurt you. i'm trying to help you. >> look at that picture. authorities say it is unclear what charges he is now going to what charges he is now going to face. house minority leader nancy pelosi has all but ensure she will be house speaker next month. she will serve four more years. the plan calls for her to step aside by the end of 2022. she will be 82 then and likely she will be 82 then and likely retiring from the house. within minutes of making announcements, several critics promised to back her for speaker. that gives her enough to regain the post when the house chooses its new leader. a three-way international dispute. china has detained two canadian men on suspicion oven dangering national security.

this comes after canada granted bail to a top chinese executive, though she can't actually leave the country. she was detained last week. the u.s. is accusing her of violating u.s. sanctions with iran. she's waiting on a hearing for extradition to the u.s. president trump has said he may intervene if it could help in a trade deal with china. breaking news this morning. prime minister theresa may plans to quit before the next uk election in the year 2022. the announcement comes after she survived a party no confidence vote yesterday. meanwhile, nearby french president emmanuel macron will face a vote of no contest today after a month of civil unrest over his economic policies. a significant increase in police on the pleasant hill campus today because someone found an anonymous threat written in graffiti in the bathroom. they didn't give any specifics. they are making counselors

available for students with available for students with increased anxiety. dr. christine blasey ford makes her first statement since testifying against brett kavanaugh. warmer than average weather today. tomorrow it all changes. 1, a light storm on the storm impact scale, is on the way. another storm coming sunday. another storm coming sunday.

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thick dew especially in the valleys where the temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s. concord a little bit warmer at 40 degrees. temperatures in the 40s around bay shore, san jose. warmer in los gatos. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. 48 pacifica. a look at our roof camera. outside if you're doing some yard work for maybe one of the last times this year, all are going to be good. enjoy. over to alexis to find out about that commute. overall, it's been quiet. we have word of a new crash in

the tri-valley. they have given us a couple different locations. it is just one collision. it is in this area, westbound 580. most likely just before hopyard. i'm not seeing many delays in the area yet. i will keep an eye on this. of it sounds like we have at least one lane blocked in the area. a quick check outside. very ideal driving conditions. 101 across the golden gate bridge, looking fog degree and no delays. a new fcc ruling may block the proposal to tax text messages in california. this gets into the weeds a little bit. the way the government classifies texts could kill the tax. last night the fcc classified text messaging as information services rather than telecommunications services. according to the media partner mercury news, that's important because the commission can't impose the tax without federal officials classifying text messages as a telecommunications service. the california public utilities commission has proposed

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it's almost 6:15. dr. blasey ford speaking for the first time since testifying against supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. >> i am honored about speaking >> i am honored about speaking to you from a far i admire so much. a woman who suffered abuse as a vulnerable teenage act legality, who found the courage to talk publicly to stop the abuse of others. >> the bay area professor appeared in a video statement for "sports illustrated". she presented this year's she is the first woman to publicly accuse former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar of gymnastics dr. larry nassar of sexual abuse.

filing for bankruptcy will stop lawsuits and allow the non-profit to negotiate with victims who have sued. a great way you can help with just 12 more days till christmas, food banks are in desperate need of monetary donations. second harvest food bank is facing a $1.1 million deficit compared to last year. officials say some major donors are giving less to local causes and changes to tax law for charitable deductions may be playing a role. and regional disaster, including the butte fire, may be impacting donations. all five bay area food banks are responding to butte county relief efforts, as well as increasing needs in their local communities. warriors star steph curry finally comes clean about his

finally comes clean about his moon landing comments. the warriors star said he was 1,000% joking on a recent podcast when he said he did not believe we have been to the moon. many believed the moon landing was fake. he said one good thing to come out of this craziness, he is taking up nasa on its offer to tour the lunar lab and will use the opportunity to educate others. so good. everything is clear now. >> i love that video. >> he had to know. come on. he's a smart guy. >> yeah. >> cranky people. i can't wait to see. maybe he will do a facebook live and behind the scenes of his nasa tour. >> that would be really cool. >> let's show you what's going on. down to the south bay. pretty close to nasa there. 280 at 17. you can see how clear it is compared to yesterday. no fog out there. quicker sunshine. even milder temperatures this afternoon. clouds on the increase tonight. a sprinkle or two is possible. real rain tomorrow night. again, sunday night, monday morning. a look at our highs for today.

61 in san francisco and half moon bay. morgan hill and also santa rosa, san rafael. 65 on the other end. tonight with the canopy of clouds, it will blanket us, keep us in the 40s except for san francisco in the 50s. about 5 to 6 degrees warmer than this morning. here's a look at noon tomorrow. a lot of gray. the canopy of clouds. notice dots of green. sprinkles or light showers. steadier light to moderate. green light, yellow, moderate. still will be there at 4:00. the front stalls as it climbs out at 7:00. there will be a few random showers. by 11:00, the system is pretty much over. it rains in the north bay saturday morning. and then is the storm with that energy rolls up to the north and opens us up from sunshine to south and north late into the afternoon hours saturday. so rainfall amounts are going to be very impressive up in the north bay. for the rest of us, a couple

hundredths of an inch. three quarters in the north bay. let's take a look at what's going on. saturday nice for outdoor activities. especially the farther south and east you are. a moderate storm on the way. have a good day. here's alexis. good morning, mike. taking another look at the tri-valley. a few more details. two-car collision before you get to the 580/680 before hop yard road. will two-car crash. one vehicle on the right shoulder there. the other blocking the slow lane. so far if you're coming from livermore, i'm not seeing that cause any significant delays. out to tracy, 205 to 580, 7 miles per hour. 16 on the inbound side. outbound side, counter commute, down to 3 miles per hour due to road work that is scheduled to go until 11:00. that definitely hurts. bay bridge toll plaza just got word of a new crash just beyond the metering lights. does not sound like that is a blocking situation.

definitely heavy in the area. an update coming up next. thanks, alexis. good morning america a 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live with a look at what's ahead. good morning, ginger. good morning, jessica. hi, reggie. great to be with all of you. we have breaking news in the mine rescue miracle. all three people missing were found alive. i think you have heard that already this morning. but we are there on the scene to bring you the moment they made it out and what they are telling us about how they survived. also this morning, 15-year-old jogger who police say fought off a kidnapper. the suspect is now behind bars. what she is did to escape. plus, the powerful interview about her final moments with mother by oprah winfrey. last chance presents for everybody on your list. i know i'm still shopping. a huge event for a very good cause this morning. trying to break a guinness world record. it has to do with kids with

cancer and cookies. it's all in the holiday speurlt. you're going to love it. that's coming up on gma. >> very sweet. pun intended. any concerns about driverless cars taking overbay area roads, you can voice your concerns tonight. looking outside this morning with abc 7 news now, we are keeping you up to date throughout the entire break. throughout the entire break.

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such a clever video. the the ballet runs through december 29th. you can buy an entire town in the mojave desert. >> if you don't mind being in pioneertown near joshua tree national park, it is 25,000 acres. it comes with an old westy type work. >> i think i have driven through there. >> really? >> yeah. >> it has a jail, saloon. you can buy it for $1.5 million. or this charming home in palo alto. if you did buy the second home you would be closer to the new shake shack. so there's that. >> yes. no shake shack in pioneertown, california. but a jail for all of your relatives that get out of hand this holiday season. >> true. always thinking, jess. >> thank you.

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good morning, everyone. apple dropped major breaking news overnight. it is about to spend a billion dollars and hire thousands of people. we have all the details. the reason why all eyes are on the salesforce transit center this morning. and can you take your eyes off of your phone for a year? the $100,000 contest that will truly test your willpower. >> have we all said we would do that? >> i would cheat. >> you can't do it. you would cheat? >> i swear that's the reason why i'm getting nearsighted. >> oh, okay. >> staring at my phone all day. that's my excuse. it's not getting old. >> nothing to do with that. spritely 29. good morning to all of you. happy thursday. >> let's take a look at what's going on. you are never more than 7 minutes away. i have fog quarter mile visibility starting to develop around novato.

highway 101 and 37, watch out there. down to san is rafael. that's the only game in town until central valley. watch out south of novato. it will start lifting at 9:00. dress warmer for the rest of us. mid 30s to 40s. 60 at noon. in the 60s at 4:00. alexis. all right. one new issue to talk about in the south bay. it sounds minor. northbound 85 connector to northbound 101. a two-car crash that is blocking the slow lane. again, not the main line but the connecting ramp there. not seeing any delays in the area. a few more details on the collision westbound 80 right at the bay bridge toll plaza. it sounds like it is just past metering lights. fully contained to the right shoulder. i don't think that will add to any delays. the metering lights at 5:18 this morning. thanks, alexis.

breaking news we are covering from apple overnight. the cupertino company announced a major expansion, including a $1 billion campus in austin, texas. amanda del castillo live at the company headquarters in cupertino. amanda. >> reporter: reggie, jessica, an expansion would make apple the city's largest private employer. it would make the campus the largest outside of couper team know where of course apple's headquarters are located right now. early this morning, apple announced the austin campus will cover 133 acres and hire 5,000 employees. the company will have the capacity to add 10,000 more jobs at the site. and that isn't the only planned expansion. the tech giant says it will build new offices in seattle, san diego, and culver city and expand in pittsburgh, new york, and boulder, colorado. all of this expected within the next three years.

by apple's estimates, it will add 20,000 jobs nationwide by 2023. there are plans to invest $10 billion in u.s. data centers over the next five years, with plans to spend $4.5 billion this year and next. the company is on track to meet its u.s. jobs target after apple created 6,000 jobs in 2018. we know there are 90,000 apple employees nationwide. i'm reporting live outside of headquarters in cupertino, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. amanda, thank you. i can't tell you how it works but i can tell you about apple stock. it hasn't changed very much since this announcement came out overnight. buff of course it is still early in the trading day. so we will see what happens. apple went public this week 38 years ago. if you bought 100 shares on opening day, the $2,200 would be close to a million today.

spending on your financial situation, it could be a not so fun fact. >> the salesforce transit center shut down after someone discovered a crack in a steel beam above the bus deck. we are on day 79 of its closure. today is expected to be a turning point. engineers are expected to present their findings to the transbay joint is powers authority. >> they are expected to answer what caused the cracks and lay out a detailed plan for repairs and timeline to reopen. we have documented every moment of this closure. it's been closed longer than ever opened. a full timeline covering everything you need to know at abc7news.com. we're watching developing news on the peninsula where police are trying to determine in a woman's death was a homicide. she was found unresponsive at a home on valparaiso avenue in menlo park late yesterday evening. she died at the scene a short

time later. police took a person into custody, although it's unclear what relationship that person had with the victim. the last homicide was in the year 2012. developing news on a stabbing outside powell street bart station in san francisco. bart police say the stabbing happened outside, and then the victim walked into the station. we don't know the victim's condition. sfpd is handling the investigation. we have contacted them and are waiting to hear back. new developments at the hunters point ship yard in san francisco. city health officials have tested the air, soil, and water near the police station and found no health risk for workers. that is according to the examiner. members of the police commission remain skeptical of the results. health advocates are demanding transparency on the health standards used for the tests and police officers still plan to vacate the building by the year 2020. radioactive contaminants were found at the ship yard earlier this year. the u.s. navy contractor

responsible for the cleanup is also caused of falsifying soil tests. the san francisco fire department is mourning the death of a firefighter who was killed in a car crash in santa rosa. the chp says steven pacatte was on his way to work when he tried to pass a garbage truck and collided with a car in heavy fog yesterday morning. he and the other driver were taken to the hospital in critical condition. pacatte died a short time later. he was escorted to a mortuary in daly city. firefighters stood at attention as pacatte arrived. 6 he had been deployed to the camp fire in butte county. he was 34 years old. a go fund me was established for his family. you can see they are almost up to $20,000. he was engaged. his fiancee is expecting a child. you can find a link on our website, abc7news.com. developing news in turkey, where the death toll is rising after a high-speed train crash. officials say at least nine

people were killed when a train smashed into a pedestrian overpass in the capital city of ankara. dozens others are hurt. the accident happened when the passenger train hit another train. authorities have detained three railway employees suspected of negligence. stunning new numbers are revealing the costs of the recent wildfires. >> >> the state insurance commissioners say there have been $9 billion worth of insurance claims 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.

the goal is raising bikes and medical mets for at least 100 kids. the deadline is december 21st. we will post a link on abc7news.com. president trump responding to the prison sentence given to michael cohen. he pled guilty to various crimes including campaign finance, tax evasion, lying to congress. president trump tweeted, i never directed michael cohen to break the law. he was a lawyer, and he is supposed to know the law. >> i think right now we will check in with mike nicco, tracking our weather for us. hi, mike. never more than 7 minutes away. so once we get onto the weather, we can talk about how much cooler it is. up to 16 degrees cooler in novato. take a look at our temperatures. upper 30s to low 40s in mountain view, milpitas. most of the bay shore in the

40s. san francisco, 50. half moon bay, 57 degrees. same thing in the east bay valleys. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. it's fog free. you can see the peninsula as we look to the west. look to the west. mass transit and ferry. 52 at 8:00. take a look at the south bay. starting off chilly. 44 at 8:00. low to mid-60s from 1:00 to 4:00. down to 53, one of our milder temperatures during the evening hours. san francisco, yeah, 40s this morning for us. low 50s by 10:00, 52. mid to upper 50s this afternoon. 53 at 8:00. today's temperatures well above average. that stops with a chance of rain tomorrow. i'll talk about that next. first, let's bring alexis in. a good morning compared to yesterday. >> yeah. compared to pretty much any day.

i will take you into the tri-valley. we do have a crash. it sounds like it is between hop yard and hacienda. one vehicle went quite a ways off the roadway. right shoulder blocked as well. emergency crews are there. we have not seen a backup due to that. we have some lighter volumes in the area. it's not terrible. a quick check of the north bay. finally we are dealing with the visibility issues today. southbound 101, looking just fine through the san rafael area. tapping the brakes slightly. no significant delays to talk about. drive times not terrible. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 33 minutes. you're in the yellow. 14 across the bay bridge once you make it through the metering lights into san francisco. and southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, that looks great. in the green at 10 minutes. thanks, alexis. in the east bay, a long time community church is in jeopardy of falling it into a creek. second baptist church in martinez needs $265,000 to

repair damages andembankme embankment. major erosion began 14 years ago caused by flooding. they applied for disaster relief but didn't qualify. leaders ruled out the possibility of getting a loan because they wouldn't be able to repay it. they say now the only realistic option is to get help from the community and to find out how you can help we have a link on abc7news.com. what if facebook can predict where you're going next. the new idea that digs deep in the adult sharing drama. let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are up 124 points right now at 6:41 in the morning. at 6:41 in the morning. another update next.

plans to head up to the high country tomorrow, it's not snow to worry about. fast winds. 35 miles per hour sustained south, blowing to the north. 65 miles per hour from noon to 7:00. here's a look at today. a lot of sunshine, even up to eureka. 56. monterey, 66. upper 50s to low 60s through the central valley, heading down to socal, low to mid-70s. high country, let's return and take a look at the next seven days. it's going to be a little bit warmer than average and windy

tomorrow. back to afternoon saturday. a chance of light to moderate monday. things escalated quickly. a dispute between the city and oakland is leaving the team without a home. >> raid rers going to pull out next year. amy hollyfield live in alameda. >> a move out of this office reggie. ceo of the raiders says he doesn't know where they will be playing next year. they have pulled their over to play here in oakland off the table. that means their game in two weeks on christmas eve could be the last game played in oakland. this is all because the city of oakland filed a lawsuit against the team and the nfl claiming the team's move to las vegas the team's move to las vegas will violate league policies.

when asked about playing one more year in oakland after the lawsuit was filed, the owner mark davis said emotionally he doesn't want to stay here and pay for his own lawsuit. but for the fans he said it's something for him to think about. it is unclear if this declaration to not play here is a negotiating tactic or a real promise. the new stadium in las vegas is set to open in 2020. so they just have one more year to play before they get there. the question now is where will that be? reporting live from alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. the last home game of the season is the team's final game at the coliseum monday on december 24th. monday night football at 5:00 p.m. if you're not going to the game, you can watchespn's broadcast you can watchespn's broadcast right here on abc 7. 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. >> 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 as mayor of san francisco, something he would do 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. now your morning money report. a new safety recall from toyota and lexus brands. this involves the same vehicles recalled because of issues with the takata air bags. >> the new problem, the replacement air bags, also made by ta kata, can explode, hurling debris at drivers and passengers. the corolla and tundra from 2003 to five. tundra from 2003 to 2005. she kwoequoia from 2002 to >> we saw the stocks at least a little bit slightly up. health care and industrial companies are the early winners right now. we will keep our eye on the stock market throughout the day. >> now keeping our eye on you >> now keeping our eye on you during the taylor swift concert.

a security team for taylor swift used facial recognition to look for stalkers attending her concert last may in pasadena. ♪ according to "rolling stone", a kiosk was set up to show highlights of swift's rehearsals. that was kind of the bait. it secretly recorded the faces of people looking and sent them to a command post in nashville. there they tried to match the images to the singer's known stalkers. they didn't say if they identified any of them. this is the concert at levi's stadium which installed facial recognition this year. no word if it was actually used at the concert. google wants to help people get to their meetings right on line. google maps app you can find

lime scooters in 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. >> i know where they are, in lake merritt. we did a story the other day. how much would it take to give up your smartphone for a year. >> would $100,000 do it? maybe. >> yeah. >> yeah. take it. >> maybe we can entice you with 100 grand. that is how much vitamin water is offering to someone who can stop using a smartphone for 365 dates. here's how you can enter. 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 an old school phone for text messages. if you only make it to the six-month mark, you get 10 grand. not bad. it is 100,000 for the full year. and you do have to take a lie

detector test to make sure you have done it. >> she's cool with it. i'm cool with it. you're cool with it. >> yeah. >> we're all in. facebook could soon predict where you're going. >> yeah. listen to this. according to buzzfeed, the company has filed patents for technology that tracks wi-fi, blue tooth and anticipate where you'll go next. they'll call it offline trajectories. for example, if it thinks you are going somewhere without service, it could preload the facebook news feed for you. it tells buzzfeed that patent applications should not be taken as an indication of its future plans. just the possibility of it. >> i mean, look, maybe facebook knows more than i do. i don't know where i'm going from minute to minute. if they can predict it, good luck. >> so we start this big brother block with face recognition and end it with facebook tracking

you or stalking you and telling you where you're going. >> technology is everywhere, mike. you have to get used to it. >> everything is fine. >> it's okay. >> i feel violated even though i have nothing to hide. all right. let's take a look at what's going on at 6:52. you're never more than 7 minutes away. here's a look from mt. tam. gorgeous sunrise. 7:16 it will breach our horizon and bring us mostly sunny day with warmer than average temperatures. first storm arrives tomorrow. the second more powerful, arrives sunday. a look at the high pressure. pumping all of this warm air at us. it is going to keep this low at bay for most of us during the next rain event. for today, low to mid-60s. 61 to 65-degree highs. tonight cloud cover rolls in. we will be in the 40s once again. no more 30s. 50 in san francisco. next storm is a 1.

and the key is some stay dry. all right. down in the south bay. east bay valleys. you're some of those that may not receive any rain from this. scattered showers at noon tomorrow out ahead of the initial line moving into lake and mendocino counties. light to moderate. green to yellow. still in the north bay. a few random showers. it tries to slide out of the north bay at 7:00. making it down to the san mateo bridge and then it starts to fall apart. light rain in the north bay and it keeps moving north. and you can see the sunshine starting to break out in the afternoon hours from south to north. saturday afternoon will be pretty nice. sunday, most of the day is nice. afternoon and evening, though, is when more moderate rain rolls in and reaches all of our neighborhoods by monday morning. have a good day. here's alexis. good morning, mike. taking a live look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, just before the toll plaza. we have a backup on the

approach. i want to zoom into that area. a problem on the eastbound side of 580. of for folks from marin county, heading eastbound across the bridge, reports of large concrete chunks in the two lanes there. scattered across both lanes. we are definitely seeing a little delay right around the mid span before you get to the toll booth westbound side. working on confirming that and we are seeing a backup.nfo. so something is definitely there. 57 bart trains in service. no delays ace 3, 5, 7. vta, normal service, no delays >> some of you have been waiting a long time for this. i can officially save a popular east coast chain is coming to the bay area. it is shake shack. they will be open anything stan tord at the shopping center in palo alto. it held a preview tasting last night. sit known for hamburgers, crinkle cut fries and milk shakes.

people wait hours when restaurants open. will see if that happens here. >> what some people won't do for a good hamburger. >> cool. next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> first, our instagram picture of the day. follow us at abc 7 news bay area. area. you can see more photos like (humming a lullaby) area. you can see more photos like you've worked so hard to achieve so much. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who knows you well enough to understand what your wealth is really for.

if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the 7 things to know before you go. breaking news from apple. the tech giant announcing this morning plans to build a new billion dollar campus in austin, texas. it is part of a big expansion all across the u.s. number two, raiders final game of the coliseum could be christmas eve. the team's president pulling their lease proposal for 2019 off the table. this follows a lawsuit by oakland over the team moving to vegas. number three, weather-wise, not talking about fog except for novato. watch out for that. otherwise, look at all the sunshine. cooler this morning. mid 30s to mid 40s. low to mid-60s this afternoon. >> number four, expecting an update on the salesforce transit center today. engineers are expected to reveal

what caused the steele beams to crack. a few more details for the eastbound side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. just past the mid span, large concrete chunks that fell off of a truck. it is partially blocking both lanes. >> number six, a plan to tax text messages is in jeopardy because of a tack kalt. they are classified as information services rather than telecommunications services. a sigh of relief. >> alameda officials say, no, this is not santa crying trying to come down the chimney. some day sit looks like gallam. he was stuck in a greasy restaurant srebt for two days. he was likely trying to break into the business. it was a chinese restaurant that's closed for a while. what does he want?

cunning pao? >> orange chicken. >> it is bomb. wow. good morning, america. breaking overnight. miracle mine rescue. >> and we thank god. >> we just want to thank god. >> those three people trapped for days in an abandoned west virginia mine finally found. >> it's a christmas blessing. that's all there is to it. >> the dangerous race to save them. what they used to survive and the tearful reunion with their families. also this morning, as his longtime fixer heads to prison new trouble for president trump. that bombshell deal revealed. the owner of "the national enquirer" now cooperating with prosecutors, admitting to breaking the law to help trump win the election. overnight, first lady melania trump's rare interview. what she said about her