threatening but oddly written e-mail. the sender deman a $20,000 ransom in bitcoin to guarantee everyone's safety. >> no suspicious devices have been found. >> you want them arrested for basically making a terrorist threat. >> reporter: although the threats don't seem credible, they must be investigated. >> it looks like an overreaction. but it really isn't. what is law enforcement supposed to do but react and handle these things? >> reporter: those responsible face felony federal charges and five years in prison if they are caught. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. we sent out push alerts as they unfolded. download the app to learn more as the news breaks. here's a quick update on weather and traffic and mike nicco starts.

>> the fog developing in central valley, rolling into contra costa and alameda counties. winds are calm. overall, they are blowing out over the morning commute. we will definitely keep an eye on that. the east bay hills, right now pretty clear. so we're cloudy is and milder. mid-40s to mid-50s. 60 at noon. and the rain will move in at 4:00. the rest of us by 7:00. temperatures will be pretty mild, though. mid to upper 50s. have the umbrella. we are nice and quiet so far. this is 280 and 17. no major issues. yeah, there's barely anyone on the road right now. we are friday light. 580, tracy to dublin, under half an hour. got to love that. 27 minutes for you. southbound 680, dub lip to mission boulevard, in the green at 15. 101 to cupertino, looking great

at 16 minutes. thank you, alexis. new this morning, we are getting our first glimpse into the abc news exclusive interview with michael cohen. >> the longtime former attorney of donald trump was just sentenced to three years in prison. amy hollyfield is look at the new interview coming up. >> he said he is done with the lying. in an exclusive interview, george stephanopoulos, he is angry at himself, that he knew what he was doing was wrong. he said he will not be the villain anymore. he was sentenced to three years in federal prison for finance violations in connection with paying two women to keep quiet about past affairs with president trump. he said of course the the president knew it was wrong to make hush money payments. >> he knows the truth. i know the truth. others know the truth. and here's the truth. people of the united states of

america, the people of the world don't believe what he is saying. the man doesn't tell the truth. and it's sad that i should take responsibility for his dirty deeds. >> you lied for him for a long time. >> more than 10 years. >> why? >> out of loyalty. >> the president said in a tweet after the sentencing, those charges were just agreed to by him to embarrass the president and get a much produced prison sentence. cohen says this is not true. i have been watching the president's twitter page this morning. he has not responded to this interview. of course you can hear much more coming up on good morning america at 7:00 a.m. right here on abc 7. live from the newsroom, amy hollyfield. reggie and jessica, back to you. thank you, amy. michael cohen has al more to say. you can see it on gma. san francisco police are trying to figure out how a man ended up on top of a muni train.

this handled at the castro station just after 8:00 last night. you will see the man's head popping up from the light rail train. the fire department was called in to make a rescue. >> we had some challenges. we had to make sure that the power was shut off and maintain safety for the rescuers. >> firefighters say the man has minor injuries. he was taken to a trauma center to be checked out. police had to close the station for almost an hour while the man was rescued. this is actually the second bizarre incident involving muni in less than a week. we told you about this man caught hitching a ride on the back of the train sunday morning. this photo was taken at church and dubose avenue. officials think they figured out what caused cracks in two beams at the salesforce transit center and they have a fix. they were first discovered in september force it will be closed ever since. holes cut into the beams with a

welding torch are likely to blame. but the company responsible for fab indicating the beam say that might not be the whole story. okay. we're having some sound issues there. but engineers are saying that to fix the problem they will have to sandwich the damaged parts of the beams between two steel plates and then bolt them together. a final report on the root cause of the cracks is expected by sometime next month, and that's also when we could get a better timeline of when the transit center will reopen. happening today, lime will try to get escooters back onto san francisco streets. lime applied for and was denied a permit to operate in the city under a one-year pilot program, so the company applied for an appeal. spin and uber's jump have also filed appeals. if the raiders leave oakland by the end of the year, they

will need to find a place before their new stadium in las vegas is ready. and so that could be levi's stadium. according to the mercury news, santa clara officials are making preparations justify in case the raiders want to share it with the 49ers. the mayor says they are looking at lease agreements and other documents. the city has yet to hear from the raiders' executives. they ended play at the coliseum next season after the city of oakland sued the team and the nfl over their decision to move to las vegas. you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. take a look at the temperatures. east bay valleys, low to mid-40s. 41 to 46 degrees. let's see how the rest of the neighborhoods are dealing. upper 40s, low 50s around the bay. san jose, 46. 3, santa rosa. 50s around novato and napa. 56 in pacifica. ist is dry this morning. western span of the bay bridge from south beach. caution for the afternoon hours as the roads will get wet.

your stops, mass transit stops will get wet this evening. breezy north of the bay bridge this afternoon. 10:00 is when it stafrplrts. steady rain moves in at noon and hangs on through 6:00. east bay, pretty cloudy up until 2:00. you can see around 4:00 and 6:00, we'll have a chance of rain right in the heart of the evening commute. south bay, pretty much dry all day with a few peeks of sunshine in the forecast. mainly gray and the temperatures around 61 degrees. a chance of rain today. an hour-by-hour look at that. our storm impact scale for this one but the one coming in sunday and monday, which will be even heavier. first, let's bring in alexis. friday light to start? >> yeah. walnut creek, 680, volume slowly filling in. they are not too bad so far this morning. north of th li onto

westbound 24, that is our only issue so far this morning. a two-car crash in caldecott ca tunnel. i'm thinking they sthaof hould t cleared safely. keeping a close eye on that one. looking good in the central valley. a closer look at that commute coming up next. michelle obama brings her book tour to the south bay today. find out why the visit will be extra special for one silicon valley nonprofit. >> it may not look like much, but this will soon

it's going to be a blustery one around parts of the state today. heading through the grapevine, gusts 70 miles per hour possible through 2:00 this afternoon. heading up to sierra, we have a southerly wind gusting up to 50 to 65 miles per hour from 10:00 up until 10:00 this evening. now, looking at the rain pushing into eureka, chico, sacramento and then it falls apart. temperatures in the upper 60s with increasing clouds in socal. light snow sunday night. heavier snow monday in tahoe. >> thank you, mike. this morning the bay area is better prepared for a worst-case scenario like a major

earthquake. yesterday officials christened the water at the weta operations at alameda point. it could prove critical in a big emergencies. it has four berths for ferry boats to be refueled and maintained. in case o it would take on a whole different role. >> in the case of an earthquake, we would be able to move first responders from where they are to where they need to be. >> the $50 million facility includes an emergency operations center which would oversee the deployment of ferry boats to the areas where they are needed most. former first lady michelle obama will be making a stop in the south bay tonight for her much anticipated book tour. >> and mrs. obama will pay a special visit to a nonprofit that helps build future leaders. >> reporter: the former first lady's likeness shines bright on

the electronic under key. friday's event is billed as an intimate conversation with michelle obama, meant to highlight her new best-selling memoir "becoming." before the event, michelle will meet with young leaders at this community center in san jose. >> we're super excited to have her come tomorrow, roll up her sleeves as a staff alumnus of the program. >> reporter: the head of that program called public allies. the national organization works to develop diverse community leaders across the country, including the bay area. and it is a group near and dear to michelle's heart. >> she helped shape the organization. that's why she talks about it in her book. she is proof of our mission. >> reporter: she will join public allies for a leadership training where she will meet with the young apartmenparticip >> she is an inspiration. it helps all of them want to

strive and do more. >> reporter: that event is closed to the public. but there are still tickets available is for the main event at the s.a.p. center. that starts at 8:00. in san jose, carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. house minority leader nancy pelosi may now add fashion icon to her list of accomplishments. she inspired italian designer to bring back its 2013 coat. she was wearing the rust-colored garb on tuesday following a heated debate with president trump over his funding for the proposed border role. the rock star moment prompted memes, media commentary, and even this. the coat has its own twitter account up and running. >> of course. >> and it claims, i'm a coat. what else can i say? i have big coat energy. >> okay. >> is it like the collar turned up and then the sunglasses?

is that what did it? >> very fashionable. >> i guess. >> yeah, i guess so. >> did jackie o wear something like that? >> it is kind of jackie with the glasses. looking at walnut creek, some of the haze and the fog is leaking into the east bay. we'll be mainly gray today with rain and evening. even a few showers in the overnight hours, especially in the north bay. heavy rain for sunday. here's a look at today's temperatures. very comfortable out there. 59 to 61 degrees. tonight is going to be pretty mild. right around the mid-40s to mid-50s. you can see the better chance of rain in the north bay tonight. here's a look at our storm. and a lot of cloud cover out there. a lot of radar returns this morning. there's a tremendous dry layer at about 5,000 to 10,000 feet. it will have to moisten before

the rain reaches the grouped. today through tomorrow, rain and showers. up to a half inch in the north bay. here's some of the radar returns i talked about here at 7:00. this is not going to reach the ground. so let's move forward and show you what will reach the grouped. light to moderate moving into the north behave at noon. and then starting to move into the heart of the behave by 4:00. compared to yesterday, the storm system is going to slide a little bit farther to the south during the evening commute. that's when it will be the heaviest and start to taper after the commute ends. you will see scattered showers. it moves into the north bay tomorrow morning. that's where it stays with light rain and random showers throughout the afternoon and into the early evening hours. look at your rainfall totals. you can see by 7:00, a lot of us pretty wet out there. except for, again, the south bay and parts of the east bay. tomorrow afternoon, pretty good other than the north bay where there will be lingering light rain. i'll take an hour-by-hour look

at that next. alexis. >> good morning, mike. the onish we had in the east bay cleared. caldecott, no longer any vehicles blocking there. the bay bridge toll plaza, somebody tried to take the carpool lanes before they opened. so they are throwing it into reverse trying to get back to the cash lanes. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 31 minutes. still in the green. antioch to concord, wide open at 13 minutes. 101, should take you 16 minutes. alexis, thank you. chromebook is rolling out features. in today's "techbytes", alexa can protect your house. it. >> has a new function saying alexa, arm will activate your security system. it can turn on your lights and detect smoke or seal alarm.

google is strengthening parental controls on chromebooks. >> it helps parents better control what kids are doing this or computers. you can impose time limits and bedtime restrictions >> starbucks has expanded delivery services. >> they are hoping to reach more customers. they are adding delivery service to 2,000 stores next year. this follows a test run in miami. >> do you think there are a lot of alexa systems right now that are now completely armed. >> alexa, arm. >> disarm. >> alarm. >> "techbytes". >> people hate it when we do that. >> it's not our fault. it's theirs. >> we will call it echo. >> round trip nonstop flights. find out where you can fly coming up next. >> the tech billionaire who built an app for making a mends for what happened at his

wedding. >> an attempted smash and grab at an apple store. what foiled burglars. the abc 7 storm impact scale. today is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely.

here we are at noon sunday. you can see 40 to 50 feet in the red. by the time they get to us, they

will drop consistently sunday night through monday morning. 25 up to 40 feet. thunderous roaring of those waves at the beaches. so be careful if you are going to be there sunday and monday. thanks, mike. u.s. health officials have traced the latest romaine lettuce e. coli outbreak to one farm in california. a water reservoir near santa maria and santa barbara county tested positive for the strain. people should still avoid lettuce from monterey and senn benito. if you are unsure about it, toss it. >> in the east bay, berkeley police are searching for people who tried to break into an apple store. police shared these photos. the abandoned u-haul truck was used to ram the front of the store on hearst street just after 3:00 yesterday morning. the security gate remain indeed tact. they took off empty handed. there have a smash and grab

robbery at the same store two years ago. the new cpmc hospital will open in march. abc 7 news has an exclusive look inside the new medical center. it looks ready for move in but lots still needs to happen. staff is being trained on new tools, including this lift to get patients it of beds. they will have 274 patient beds. but there is one difference >> we have all private rooms for the patients. in addition, we encourage our family members to stay. and we have a family member from each of the rooms which allows loved ones to stay with them overnight. >> that is pretty great. there are family lounge areas to take advantage of the spectacular city views and roomtop gardens. each floor has a theme with original artwork. >> you are never more than 7

minutes away from my accuweather forecast. niners and seahawks. light rain possible, 60 degrees. we have a 2, moderate, coming our way. half an inch to an inch in the north bay. that rough and dangerous surf and gusty breezes. at 1:00, you can see the rain, light to moderate. just waves of it moving through the north bayment the rest of us have sprinkles to a scattered shower at come 8:00. look at this huge area of moderate to heavy rain that rolls through and ends by about 2:00 in the morning. so there will be plenty of leftover moisture on the roads monday morning. in fact, here's a look at how much we'll have by monday morning. you can see that half inch in the south bay to an inch around the bay to more than an inch in the north bay. here's alexis with this morning's commute. yeah. we are definitely enjoying quiet driving companies. everything is looking great now.

enjoy it while it laughs. that will be a different story for monday morning's commute. southbound 101, we are not seeing any visibility issues. no delays volume-wise. no incidents to report. so you are looking great if you're coming from marin county. a quick check of really our only issue we have so far this morning. westbound 24 at caldecott. a back up to orinda. they had to run a couple things to get that cleared. residual delays are gone. sfo adding more international flights. they will make five round trip flights from san francisco to lisbon. they will start at $800 round trip. new ferry service between san francisco ferry building and richmond launches january 10th. sky 7 flew over the richmond dock as it is being prepared for commuters. it will take a little over 30 minutes. it is 9 bucks. use your clipper card.

that will cost you $6.75. two transit agencies are raising prices january 1st. ac transit will raise and vta. we have checked with a dozen bay area transit agencies and put an entire list on abc7news.com. so check there. >> oracle arena is the best professional sports venue in america when it comes to food safety. listen to this. salesperson's outside the lines reviewed food safety inspection reports for all 111 stadiums and arenas from the years 2016 and 2017. only one of 89 concession stands at oracle had a violation that would pose a potential threat for food-borne illness. oakland coliseum ranked 35th. at&t park, 37th. and levi's stadium, 88.

the worst was the spectrum center in charlotte, north carolina, home of the nba's hornets. napster's co-founder created an app to help people enjoy beaches the. it is payback for breaking the rules. >> shawn parker teamed up with the california coastal commission which comes out with the app today. it shows beach access points along the california coast. he had an elaborate wed in an ecologically area of big sur. he paid $2.5 million in penalties and has agreed to help build an educational tool that would benefit the people of california. and so the app. well, it would tower pretty much over everything in the east bay. next at 5:00 a.m., a project that could ease the city's housing crunch. pg&e wants to raise rates. what it wants to use half of the

money for. a young girl who crossed into the u.s. dies into detention. the disturbing details we're learning this morning. you made it to friday. it is almost 5:00. here's a live look outside the city this morning.