now aing. the alarming new report they gave companies like spotify, netflix and apple access to your private messages posted. surfers braving the huge surf and an advisory this morning. fog moved in again overnight. it is what many of you will see as the next storm moves in. good morning. it is wednesday, december 19th. let's take a look at the fog. you are seeing it is very thick all along interstate 80 in sacramento, quarter mile to a mile in fairfield. you break off into 680, 780. it lets up as you cross the delta into contra costa county.

two miles visibility napa to a quarter mile in novato. livermore, down to a couple of hundred feet in the altamont pass. look at these temperatures. mid to upper 40s. even low 50s at 7:00. nearing 60 at noon. increasing sunshine. low to mid-60s by 4:00. let's find out more about the commute. hi, alexis. good morning. i want to show you the walnut creek camera. quite heavy 680 around north main. they were saying they were stopped in the slow lane. no flashing lights yet. chp is on the way to assist. filling in westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze. 15 minutes across the bay bridge. 101, san francisco to sfo, in the green at nine minutes. just about all of us know someone who works at facebook or

works there themselves. they are under fire again. a just released "new york times" investigation revealed facebook gave other companies access to your private messages. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at menlo park at facebook headquarters. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. i've been reading a lot of talk about this on twitter this morning. a lot of people suggesting if you don't want your information out there, you just shouldn't post on social media. you should delete your facebook account. facebook has responded to this report in a blog saying users gave consent to share the information even though you might not realize that you did. according to the "new york times", facebook shared users personal information like their contact information, personal information, and friends list.

facebook said said, facebook's partners don't get to ignore people's privacy settings and it is wrong to suggest that they do. some of the larger companies like microsoft, amazon, said they have used people's personal information they got from facebook appropriately. and some other companies like netflix and spotify said their companies were unaware of all of this broad information that ve.ebook was allowing them to reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. now to the east bay. the landlord of the ghost ship warehouse is moving ahead with plans to demolish the building. attorneys representing the families of the 36 people who died in the fijeg he buildi they would like a memorial at that site. they don't want the building to be sold. during a court hearing yesterday, the landlord will have to re-apply for a new permit for demolishing the

warehouse because it was listed incorrectly on the first application. police in the east bay want everyone to know they are catching suspected package thieves. this is a little bit grainy, but it shows a man walking up, stealing a package from the porch of a home in dublin. investigators say that is 27-year-old cody mcdowell. he's been charged with stealing several packages. san francisco mayor london breed is asking governor brown to release her brother from prison. she asked for leniency. and commute her brother's prison sentence. napoleon brown is serving a 44-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction in the us te le cstt seer govern's decision. brown's offireonse. san jose approved two sites

for tiny homes, which is temporary housing to serve the homeless population. they will be built at vta site and caltrans at highway 101 and 680. they will each have 40 cabins, shared bathrooms, laundry, and community kitchen. the city hopes this will allow people to transition into permanent housing. a lakeport police officer is out of the hospital following a troubling incident. he was searching a suspect's car monday when he came across fentanyl. it made him sick. a second officer had to administer narcan. the suspects were taken into custody. police found a loaded semi automatic pistol, rifle ammunition. he faces charges of felon in possession of a gun and she faces drug charges and violating probation. someone shot into a bus injuring a woman. she is being treated for minor injuries. the bullet.

so it is possible shattered glass from the window hit her. it happened on a flicks bus. no one else was injured. a second bus picked up the remaining passengers and continued on to oakland. >> the waves have been massive at mavericks. once again we saw surfers taking advantage of them yesterday. the high surf advisory is being extended until 3:00 tomorrow morning. surfers caught big waves but also wiped out, including some professionals. aaron gold is back home in hawaii recovering from a wave that landed right on him yesterday. >> it's like going through a rinse cycle or car wash and getting hit by a car at the same time. just relax and wait for the right timing to pass by it. >> that is a long plane ride home to pass by that. theerks competi was

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most of our neighborhood temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. we have exceptions. morgan hill, 40. milpitas, los altos, 52. low to mid-50s for the bay shore, up into the north bay, towards the coast. 0 lafayette. rough surf still out there. not necessarily right here. you're protected. 15 to 25-foot waves through 3:00 tomorrow morning. afternoon conditions on the bay. out and about enjoying our mildest day. 53 in the east bay. low to mid-60s from noon to 4:00. 55 at 8:00. peninsula, about low 60s our best chance. san francisco, near 60 during the afternoon hours.

mid to upper 50s the rest of the time. a mix of clouds and sunshine. worried about the commute this morning? let's find out the details. here's alexis. a couple of troufl spots at sfo. nails were spilled on all over the roadway, 280 to 380. several vehicles with flat tires. three or four there. not too far from there, southbound 101 before millbrae avenue, debris is causing a lot of flat tires. as many as six. not sure if it's related or separate. tracy to dub lip, 52 minutes. 101, san rafael to san francisco, drive looking good, in the green at 17 minutes. >> new at 6:00, heads-up if you're headed to the snow with your kids this holiday. these children's place infant play suits are being recalled because they pose a choking haza hazard.

the suits were sold at children's place stores and online from august through november of this year. s if you have one, you should return it immediately for a full refund. we have the specific style numbers impacted on our app and also at abc7news.com. more trouble this morning for spacex. it tries to launch new gps satellites into outer space. plus, the woman accused of scamming people who thought they hey guys, where are the cookies for the bake sale? bake sale? need to bake in a hurry? use country crock buttery sticks with sunflower oil. thers no softening required, so baking is delicious and easy. ohh! cookies! uh-uh-uh. emreplenished,d, fortified. emerge everyday with emergen-c. packed with b vimins, electrolytes, antioxidants, plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges why not feel this good every day? emerge and see. are the measure of a dog's big life.

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welcome back. no cure to no trace. an 11-year-old girl's in op ral brain tumor disappeared. and doctors can't explain it. she was diagnosed in june with a rare tumor. she went through weeks of radiation even though there is no cure. doctors from five different hospitals all diagnosed her with the cancerous brain tumor. now it is suddenly undetectable on an mri scan. the family prayed for a miracle. they say they only have god to thank. >> every day we still say it. it is just kind of our family thing. god healed roxley. >> we didn't know how long she would be healthy. look at her. she's doing awesome. >> her parents say roxley is now just as active as she ever was. >> that is so amazing.

yeah. so great to hear. we typically use animation that says happening now. but in this case we should say maybe now maybe. >> that's right. we don't have that in our graphics. we will just put happening today. blue origin will try to launch a rocket. blue origin is carrying several nasa payloads and will liftoff in texas sometime next hour perhaps. spacex hopes to launch its falcon 9 rocket. they tweeted that tech issues are forcing them to postpone. the rocket will carry a gps satellite that promises to make technology more effective in a couple of years. >> this home is not playing with the christmas decor. a huge screen of mariah carey belting out her hits.

it is known for its over the top displays. the new album is good. >> that's pretty cool. i like that. our neighbor across the street seems like every time i come home he has a new blowup. >> oh, one of those. he likes the inflatables. >> his whole entire yard i think is covered now. >> okay. >> i'm impressed. a little envious too and a little embarrassed by mine. let's show going on outside. >> you need to up the ante. >> i really need to. fog in livermore, east bay. clouds and sunshine. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average. let's look at our temperatures. cool spot, lake port, 60. your neighbor, ukiah, 65. along with san jose, morgan hill some of our warmer spots.

oakland, 64. concord, livermore, 63. san francisco, 62. tonight a little bit cooler. mid to upper0s. a little l we will have more high clouds ahead of this system. you can see the clouds increasing tomorrow. as we head to the lunch hour. as we get towards the effect, 4:00, everything is pretty quiet. 7:00, light to moderate rain. green to yellow starts to roll in. the yellow goes away. steady rain breaks up to more scattered showers. it will linger through 9:00. then the chance is over. east bay and south bay the least mi likely to see measurable rain. up to a quarter inch in the north bay. friday afternoon, the sun comes out. our shortest day, though. saturday and sunday, a little warmer than average. orrain, a little more brexis. involving ake truro84.

off the dumbarton before you get to the 880 connector, two right lanes blocked. it is facing the wrong direction. i don't believe we have any other vehicles involved in this situation. we don't have anything blocking today. you are in the yellow. 24 minutes from highway 4 to this point. golden gate ferry, sausalito, to san francisco ferry departure at 7:10 and 7:40 not going to happen today. both canceled due to mechanical problems. they are working on setting up a bus bridge instead. >> good morning america at 7:00 right here on abc 7. let's go to our friend ginger zee with a look at what's ahead on the show. hi, ginger. >> aey nd jessica. coming up right here on gma, less than a week before

christmas. tens of millions of americans are getting set to hit theut th ones sweeping across theacic northwest. heading east thursday or friday, we have this rainy forecast, severe storms in places. i'm going to be tracking that for you. >> also this morning, is this the tramp of the future. we'll go inside billionaire's elon musk's brand-new tunnel. could it be the end of sitting in traffic? i know your ears perked up for that one. plus, giving the gift of life. one doctor helping to pay astronomical ivf costs. a military mother and son have no idea they are in the for the surprise of their lives. dad is deployed since may and they don't know it's coming. i love these surprises, especially during the holidays. ginger, it does give me anxiety.

we are less than a week from christmas. >> are you ready? >> i'm not even close. i was traveling yesterday trying to make a list. i was like i'm not even -- okay. >> they become new year's presents very quickly. that's fine. they just want more things to play withmu.proval ratings are . where people are turning to get to their destinations. a break through for autonomous driving. this is a fight. not to the finish. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him.

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all right.fr nevemo a accuweather forecast. thickest fog in livermore, altamont pass, san rafael, highway 37 in the north bay. it is on the move. so it may not be foggy where you are right now. you may travel into it. it may move over your neighborhoods. it will hang around through at least 10:00. thank you, mike. hollywood is remembering penny marshall who died monday due to complications from diabetes. >> translator: actress, director and producer broke it in laverne and shirleyy but became one of the most successful direct orgs of all time. her hits "big" and a league of their own" both with tom hanks. good-bye, penny. man, did we laugh a lot. was 75 years d.uld.

a woman accused of posing as the wife of a firefighter in a fund-raising scam. 28-year-old ashley benis was arrested on theft and other charges. authorities say that she posted fictitious husband and sought donations for firefighters battling the holy fireback in august. she collected more than $2,000 in cash and goods. they say a suspicious fire captain alerted the sheriff's department about this scheme. muni's approval rating is dropping. riders are turning to ride-hailing companies. >> 63% of riders rated muni as excellent or good, down 7% from last year. the 63% approval rating is the lowest since the year 2012. service delays in the twin peaks tunnel shutdown are the major issues riders cited. the report finds when muni failed, riders turned to lyft

and uber, 10% more compared to the year 2017. a kopbcorolalled allo h to driver from san francisco to new york without dd o multimillion dollar lawsuit over stolen trade secrets that settled this year. >> next at 6:30, google is being accused oven dangering kids in the google play app store. the google play app store. the action that are demanding today >> a tes

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. right now at 6:30, a tesla model s burst into flames not once but twice in the south bay. there are worries it could happen again. going up. bay area tolls are about to spike. how a decision today will impact your commute. flying for the holidays, you might want to bring your ugly sweater. the perk one airline is

offering. >> i hear you have a encloses he et full. >> i love ugly sweaters. >> i'm surprised. >> no. i don't have one. >> i thought i knew you so well. i have a few you can borrow. >> you do? okay. >> last minute shopping. >> there's your christmas gift. >> surprise. sorry. nothing to surprise you weather-wise. thick fog out there. i zeroed in on the tri-valley, out of the altamont pass. visibility down to a couple hundred feet through pleasanton and san ramon, reaching danville. it is thick around novato also. temperatures in the mid-40s to 50s. near 60 at noon. increasing sunshine. low to mid-60s at 4:00. a pretty comfortable evening on the way to go out and shop for reggie's ugly sweater. low to mid-50s.

if you're trying to drive out there to get it, let's look to alexis. as soon as i said we were incident free, of course a new problem popped up. westbound 80 at powell. i'm not seeing much on this camera. the two vehicles involved on the on the right shoulder. heavier traffic on the approach. westbound 580, tracy to dublin in the red but not terrible. 54 minutes. dublin to mission, 28 minutes. 101 to cupertino, still look good. in the green at 21 minutes. thank you, alexis. tesla is investigating after a bay area man said his model s bay area man said his model s caught fire not once but twice. >> it burst into flames as the driver says he got a warning about a flat tire. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live for us in campbell. matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. they have the tesla up on blocks

to have access to the batteries underneath. get this, thermal imaging done by firefighters in the last hour show the batteries are still at 170 degrees. three minutes ago they did it again, it's dropped to 140 degrees. but that's hot. that's why they are keeping this tesla far away from any buildings and cars just in case it reignites again. this is the second time it erupted in flames. firefighters are following recommendations from the car make tore put al of water on it. they are still trying to figure out when it will be safe to leave. >> this is fairly new to all of us. we have experience with electric cars. sit is just when is this extinguished? that's a hard thing to figure ow. >> this is video from the owner after it burst into flames the first time after being towed to a car repair shop yesterday. it was then tphomoved to campbe. they are investigating the matter and glad to hear that everyone is safe. matt keller, abc 7 news.

matt, thank you. a yemeni mother is on a flight to san francisco and should arrive tonight. 2-year-old abdallah always has his father by his side. wednesday night, his mother will be there too. the father and son came to the u.s. seeking better medical treatment. mom's application for a visa was denied due to the trump administration's travel ban. hassan says his wife has been granted a spousal visa. >> my son is dying right now, to be honest. even though it is too late, at least i'm getting her. she will be here to say good-bye to her son. >> the father says they were going to take him off life support last week but decided to try one more time to see if they could get his mom to the u.s. to see her son one last time. she will be here tonight.

two dozen consumer groups are asking to investigate whether kids endangered by deceptive answer in google play store. they contain manipulative advertising in a section of play store designed for kids. more than 2 billion devices worldwide are powered by google software. a significant number being used by minors. google said it is committed to protecting children while online. one of the reasons the company says it prohibits targeting advertising to children under 13. developing news. an overhaul of the nation's criminal justice system is one step closer to happening. republicans joined forces with democrats to approve the first step act last night. the bill revises federal sentencing laws, like reducing the three strikes penalty for drug felonies for life behind bars to 25 years. the measure overhauls the federal prison system to help inmates earn reduced sentences. the house will take up the bill this week. president trump says he is ready to sign it.

in the north bay, the family of a 13-year-old shot and killed by a sonoma sheriff's deputy is going to get $3 million from the county. the settlement ends a long legal battle over the death of andy lopez in 2013. the deputy shot the teen who was walking down the street carrying an airsoft b.b. gun that looked like an assault rifle. the shooting became a flashpoint for the debate of excessive force by law enforcement. under the settlement the county admits no fault or liability. happening today, transportation leaders will officially approve a plan to charge you more to cross bay area bridges. tolls will go up a dollar on every bridge except the golden were it is the result of measure 3, which voters approved back in june. two lawsuits are challenging the vote. it required a two-thirds manager town pass, which it didn't get. the money will be put into escrow until the lawsuit is resolved. electric scooter operators

will face tougher rules in san jose. city council approved an ordnance that will put a cap on how fast e scooters can go and establishes fines for companies who may violate the law. it requires them to develop technology like geofencing to keep the devices off sidewalks. the companies have until july 1st to apply. transportation a big deal in the bay area. we want your help to make it better. get involved by using the #betterbayarea to weigh in on the issue. together we can work on building a better bay area. just two days to go until friday's deadline to fund the government. and this morning president trump appears to be backing off his demand for $5 billion to fund t. during a white house q&a the president said it is too early to say if a shutdown could be this friday. the president boasted he would be proud to shut down the government to secure the border.

you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look at all these mid-50s. 53 to 56 across san francisco. low to mid-50s everywhere except for pleasanton, tracy, 45 and 48. normally the north bay is our cool spot, not the south bay. clear over the san mateo bridge. we have really thi fn the east bay and up in the north bay. it will hang around through 9:00, 10:00. mass transit, mild all today. light breezes on the ferry. with the fog through 10:00, 52 degrees. sunshine starts to break out at noon, 58. low 60s during the afternoon hours. 49 at 8:00. east bay, 54. fog this morning. 60 at noon. low 60s from 1:00 to 4:00. 52 at 8:00. south bay, 50 this morning.

58 at noon. a comfortable 53 heading out in the evening hours. a chance of rain tomorrow, christmas eve. let's bring in alexis to talk about the morning commute. several issues to talk about at this point this morning. 880 interchange, a tanker truck somehow facing the wrong way. it is blocking the two right lanes. no delays, however, on the eastbound side of the roadway. you are a little bit heavy. but just something we are keeping an eye on since we have a couple lanes down. countercommute direction, 680 in sunol, two-car crash. that is still blocking the left lane. that is causing a delay. heavy on the southboundside. we have some folks slowing down to take a look at that on their way by. we were able to move over just a bit here. 80 past powell, a two-vehicle collision.

tow trucks there with chp. fully contained to the right shoulder. that is not a blocking situation. traffic is heavy from highway 4 to get up to this. and the maze in the yellow at 31 minutes. >> thank you, alexis. can you tell the difference between these chairs? west he elm says it can't. now it is suing amazon. the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are up a little bit. it could have a major impact on the markets today. the most delicious emotional support animal you will ever see. the marketing campaign trying to ease the stress as you travel for the holidays. it just sounds wrong when we say that. as you get your day in gear, we keep up traffic and weather on your screen throughout the

this incredible avalanche of fog rolling through the swiss mountains. skiers captured this the other day as it was rolling across the mountains and into the valleys. now, this is in switzerland. if you have ever rode through the san ramon valley it looks like this as the fog, marine layer powers into the san ramon valley. kind of ominous, though. you're like, oh, this is going to come crashing down on me. what am i going to do? but it's harmless.

we still have a highurf advisory for breakers 15 to 25 feet until 4:00 tomorrow morning. rogue waves up to 30 feet. high surf down in socal is for waves up to 8 feet. let's take a look. 73 in l.a. 73, palm springs. 69? san diego. mid to upper 50s. a record high in tahoe. the record is 56. we have snow showers friday. oh, it's going to be so beautiful christmas eve with the moderate snow falling >> thanks, mike. national weather service will assess the damage from a rare tornado. >> it happened yesterday arch in port orchard, a city 45 miles west of seattle. the confirmed tornado is believed to be just the second ever t touchdown i kitsupcoty it ripping up giant it ripping up giant trees.

>> we were looking out the window at the rain. it was just really coming down hard. we started hearing a roaring noise. i asked my son, what the heck is that? then the wind hit and it just went nuts. >> so far no reports of anyone hurt. while the tornado has passed, the danger is not over. there are active power lines down, and gas companies are checking for leaks this morning. so a lot of damage still left over. facebook faces a new privacy scandal. what it is accused of doing with your personal information. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at menlo park at facebook headquarters. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. yes, facebook has responded. it did let other companies see users's personal information. but its er u, gave coent, even if you didn't realize that you did.

it shared contact info, friends's names with 150 companies including amazon, netflix, spotify and microsoft. the "times" cites hundreds of documents and interviews with more than 50 former employees. spokespersons for spotify and netflix said they were unaware of the broad powers facebook had given them. in a blog post, facebook said the user gave consent because they signed into facebook through the partner company's app saying, quote, facebook's partners don't get to ignore people's privacy settings, and it's wrong to suggest that they do. this is just the latest scandal surrounding facebook and how it uses people's personal information. and the market does not appear to like it. facebook stock is suffering. it is down 20% this year. reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you.

it is down but only slightly this morning. we will keep watching it for you throughout the day. loretta lynch will testify before house law members. they are looking into hillary clinton's use of private e-mail servers and russian interference in the 2016 election. they are trying to wrap up their investigation soon because democrats will take control of the house next month. the leader of california's dmv suddenly announced her retirement. now there is a new interim director. bill davidson will become acting director of the dmv. currently chief deputy director for 16 years. director jean shiamoto will retire by the end of the year. they are under several audits as it deals with long wait times. a report last week said the wait times are finally dropping. more staffing and tech upgrades are part of the reboot. new at 6:00, san francisco is saying no to rv dwellers.

until now the municipal transportation agency has pushed back against banning oversized vehicles used by the homeless. now it is preparing to restrict oversized vehicles on specific streets in the city. officials say outreach workers spent months meeting with people living in several rvs in ingleside. some signed is up for city services. others simply drove away. now your morning money now your morning money report. >> san francisco based william sonoma is suing amazon. it claims it copied its west elm furniture designs. it includes the orb chair. this is side-by-side images of the two projects. west elm is on your left. it sells for 399. amazon is $279. a check this morning shows the amazon chair is no longer available. the trademark and infringement complaint was filed in federal

court. employees were suing match group for $2 billion. they claim executives worked to undervalue tinder to deny them millions of dollars. they said the decision to let go multiple people because they were unable to fulfill their job responsibilities. those who lost their jobs, though, call it retaliation. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. slightly up, 72 points. all eyes on the federal reserve today. officials expected to announce they are raising interest rates for the tpourg time this year. that announcement happens at 11:00 a.m. elon musk is showing off the first segment of his underground tunnel system. he hopes it will end what he calls soul-crushing traffic. the proof of concept is one mile of tunnel connecting spacex headquarters to hawthorne. a vehicle took riders down at 40 miles per hour during last night's unveiling.

he said it is designed to go over 150 miles per hour. and reporters who took a ride described that ride as bumpy. >> yeah. some kik sp to work out. a san francisco restaurant owner is making things brighter for students. san francisco city academy delivered toys. he has been giving to students at the school the last six years. each student gets to pick out a gift. >> it gets them excited for christmas this time of year. it provides a place for someone to show how much they love them, how much they are rooting for them and supporting them. >> san francisco city academy is a private school that serves kids kindergarten to eighth grade. >> popeyes is now selling emotional support chicken.

that's right. if you pass through philadelphia international airport you can stop by popeyes louisiana chicken and buy a three piece fried chicken meal in a chick to-go caper to take on your flight. it appreciates how comfortable emotional support animals are that it wanted to create its own version. they said its emotional support chick especially is permitted to fly without any restrictions. >> it is a little creepy because you have to open it to eat your chicken. >> it's a coffin that looks like the animal. >> taken to its literal means. you are eating your support chicken. >> i'm sure the flight attendant appreciates all the bones. >> and the smell. >> i don't mind the smell. >> it would make me hungry. snack, please. all right. peanuts, really? >> drink, please. >> always. all right. hi, everybody. let's move on. you're getting up on that barrier of being 7 minutes away

from a accuweather forecast. gorgeous shot of impending sunrise. fog surrounding mt. tam. a few high clouds. temperatures anywhere from 5 to 9 degrees warmer than average today. more clouds than fog tonight. chance of rain. especially thursday and christmas eve. 60, lake port, ukiah, san jose, morgan hill, 65. that's our spread is today. very nice to be outside. mid to upper 40s tonight. maybe not quite as mild as this morning. all right. duelling storm impact scales. thursday night, tomorrow night, rain to showers. 1, light. even though the storm on christmas eve offers more rain, it will still be a 1, light also. but on the higher side of that. the increasing clouds, the gray there. we head into the evening commute. moves into the north bay. it just becomes light. yellow disappears. steady rain becomes more steady light showers through friday morning. by 9:00 friday morning, it's

over e. we'll see increasing sunshine. christmas eve, 4:00 in the morning, light rain in the north bay. that's where it stays through about 7:00. by 10:00, some of that starts to move down into the heart of the bay. from mid morning to late afternoon is when we have our best chance of steady rain. in the evening hours, we're hoping this starts to clear out. more of us are heading out. whether it's to friends, family, or even to services. both of those are one. still mild temperatures for friday, saturday, sunday. increasing sunshine christmas afternoon. cooler, mid to upper 50s. alexis. okay. i want to take you back to a problem we have been keeping track of for an hour. a sig-alert. no backup eastbound 84. dumb bar lesson bridge, before you get to 880, it sounded like a tanker truck was facing the wrong way. now we are hearing it is on its side. it is strange the way these details have come in.

two right lanes are blocked. no backup. onlooker delay.plaza. keeping an eye on that. no major headache for you. metering lights on. we have official word pretty late today. 5:34. once you make it through, 15 minute drive to san francisco. a mechanical issue for golden gate ferry. 7:10 departure from sausalito to san francisco not going to happen. neither is the return trip at 7:40. they are still working on settling up a bus bridge instead. >> alexis, thank you. senator kamala harris is back in washington after her trip to afghanistan. she met with u.s. troops, diplomats and national security and intelligence officials. she traveled with two members of the senate intelligence committee. the trip adds the trip adds in 2020harris has yet to com hes

for. >> the lease bee yann gay freedom band is the official band. mayor breed made the announcement yesterday. she played the french horn in the eighth grade and said it was life changing. >> i wanted to be part of something amazing, something that made incredible music. and we have incredible music for all of taos enjoy. >> it of the first openly gay music organization in the world when it formed in 1978. aoryo out fothe holidays, pk sweet pe. >> if you're flying alaska airlines you can wear it on friday and you will receive t national ugly ivileges.

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6:57. if you're just joining us or heading out thego. santa clara county firefighters are monitoring a tesla model s that has burst into flames twice. it first caught fire after toweto ate i ignited again at a campbell toy yard. nobody was hurt. the yemeni mother who won her fight to visit her dying 2-year-old son is going to arrive in the bay area tonight. the mother's application was initially denied because of president trump's travel ban. >> number three, new allegations against facebook. a "new york times" report claims the menlo park based company gave apple, amazon and netflix more data than previously disclosed. >> number four, patchy fence fog through the remainder of the morning commute. increasing sunshine and temperatures well above average. low to mid-60s this afternoon.

number , b aert.dv for t bay un00morning. surfers took advantage of the swells yesterday at mavericks. >> number six, a problem in the tri-valley. it has been here since 5:35 this morning. several vehicles involved in a crash on northbound 680 near andrade road. the stack in the backup. >> "mary poppins returns" hits theaters nationwide today. it is a sequel to the 1964 film. emily blunt is the nanny. disney is the parent company of abc. 7. >> i can't wait to see that. do you have any movies y part o tradition. >> love actually. >> me too. and miracle on 34th she street. >> elf.

a christmas story. >> there's so many. >> there's so many. >> put an eye out, good morning, america. new holiday travel trouble this morning. that storm whips up a surprise tornado outside seattle bringing more than a foot of snow to the west. now on a collision course with another storm bearing up the east coast just as tens of millions of americans get ready to hit the road for the holidays. also this morning, congress scrambling to strike a deal. the shutdown deadline just two days away, while overnight, the senate passing the biggest change to the criminal justice system in a generation. facebook under fire. the alarming new report overnight. why did facebook give companies like netflix, spotify and apple the ability to access your private messages and photos you hadn't even posted yet? daring rescue. new body cam video just released shows two deputies racing to a

burning car. >> can you pull him ou