y. with theos ofhingsoi amhollyfield, a. >> t u.he's another note fcommut happing today, if youfrcisco fey d or alamedathn ie ferry building, you're going to using a new gate. gate g is further south of the one you use today. you can only get to the new gate by way of a pedestrian bridge from the embarcadero. boarding locations to harbor bay and vallejo will not change. it is 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. here's a look the a your weather and traffic. we start with mike nicco. >> what a soupy start in the south bay and east bay valleys. not as much in the north bay. your visibility 3 to 4 miles. this is a look at 87. barely see it. some of the cars right there. thatowoghes in the south bay.

this is what it looks like in walnut creek on 680. this will be around the entire morning commute. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. mainly cloudy at noon. temperatures 56 to 58. may see a little sunshine especially across the south bay by 4:00. 57 to 58. rain starts moving into the north bay. for the rest of us it will come on in in the evening hours. >> really dense fog in a lot of areas this morning. check out the san mateo bridge. folks heading westbound on 92, leaving hayward, heading to foster city. i don't have many incidents to report. but it gives you an idea just what kind of conditions we're driving with today. certainly want to slow down and take it easy. give yourself extra time out the door this morning. 580, tracy to dublin, starting to fill in. in the yale at 33 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, still in the green at 156789 and northbound 85, 101 to cupertino, you're wide open at 16 minutes.

alexis, thank you. this morning the mother of a dying boy is by his side a after waiting months for a visa. >> her husband has been in the bay area getting medical treatment for their son abdallah who likely only has a few more days to live. they are naturalized u.s. citizens. they flew to the bay area in august to get treatment in oakland. abdallah has a rare brain condition. she is a yemeni national and was not able to get a visa because of president trump's travel ban. a san francisco police officer faces charges in connection with a bank robbery, and it's not the first time he has been in trouble. officers arrested rain daugherty. he is accused of taking $9,000 from the east west bank las lass

week. disciplinary proceedings are still ongoing in the first case. a new judge will preside over the trial for the ghost ship warehouse fire case. trina thompson will likely oversee the case against the defendants derrick almena and max harris. she becomes the fifth judge assigned to the trial. this morning more than a dozen people are starting their day out of their homes after an apartment fire in san francisco. san francisco fire department sent res ccue teams around 5:00 last night. there were reports of people trapped in the building. fire crews say one person was treated for smoke inhalation. that person should be okay. frefighters also rescued a dog from the beginning. developing news out of capitol hill. the house is to take up a bill to avert a partial government shutdown. it comes a day after they approved the stopgap spending

measure. it will be funded through february 9th. it does not include the $5 billion president trump wants for a border wall. president trump hasn't said if he will sign the bill. now to the sudden surprise decision from president trump to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. the president declared in a tweet that isis has been defeated. republican lawmakers and members of the administration, though, disagree. abc news reporter hand ma z hanz details. >> reporter: they are also complaining to vice president pens they feel it is premature and could hand strategic control to russia. >> if this decision is a withdrawal of all of our forces in syria now, we're dramatically less safe. this is an obama-like move >> reporter: the president made the decision to pull all 2,000 troops out within the next 30

days without discussing it with key lawmakers and even key members of the administration. >> they're all coming back, and they're coming back now. >> reporter: not everyone was surprised. president trump reported told turkey's president erdogan on a call friday. on wednesday, the administration announced a $3.5 billion arm sale to turk y. the decision flies in the face of what many of the president's advisers were saying just days ago. >> if we have learned one thing over the years, you can't just defeat the physical space and leave. you have to make sure internal security forces are in place to make sure the security gains are enduring. >> reporter: yesterday the pentagon issued a statement saying that the fight against isis is not yet over. lana zak, abc news, washington. this next story had a lot of people talking. they were calling our station all about a mysterious bright

light in the night sky. >> i don't know what it was until i started to get pictures in my feed. it appeared just after 5:30 in the evening. a lot of people thought have been a lock elrocket. but that got scrubbed so it couldn't be that. the other tore said it was a meteor, one that can likely fit in your hand. what you saw was the compressed air around it. i have to say i was already saying my good-byes last night. i thought this could be the end. i'm glad i went to disneyland. i was actually good. it is the highest level cloud we have, about 50 miles up. they are called called called cl clouds. 49 in the sunset just to your south. richmond, san leandro, 47.

mid to upper 40s in the east bay valleys. some othe fog starting to yty creep around the bay bridge. this is the western span. looking from south beach. widespread fog. more so than yesterday. we talked about mass transit. misty. some of that fog is juicy. great for being out on the water. the north bay, you're the first to see the rain. we start off with fog and 47 at 8:00. cloudy most so fast day. mid-50s. by 6:00, the rain is starting to roll in. the evening commute a little more dicey. east bay, we have fog all the way up until 10:00. mainly cloudy. temperatures in the upper 50s this afternoon. 53 at 8:00. down in the south bay, it will be dry from 8:00 this morning to 8:00 this evening. but we have the thick fog through at least 10:00. warmer temperatures around 61. you may even see a little sunshine this afternoon. you would be the only ones,

though. we'll talk about the one on the storm impact scale coming up. let's bring alexis in. more widespread fog. more issues? we have one in fremont. 680 -- i should have moved my icon over a little bit. i have it on 880. but it is 680 before mission boulevard. it will be closer to this location. just one vehicle involved. they are sending emergency crews to the scene. not sure about injuries yet. keeping a close eye on that one. extremely foggy in many areas. a dense fog advisory for a lot of bridges issued by chp. golden gate bridge is one, richmond-san rafael bridge. san mateo actually looks the worst on our traffic cam. you might want to include that with the caution if you are

heading out that way. the fog not slowing you down on 101. that is in the green at 15 minutes. built with love, one bolt at a time. this will bring much needed smiles to their special new owners. backing off a plan to tax your texts. state lawmakers want to make sure that never comes back.

oh, that four letter word, tuly. in the san joaquin valley through today. less than auarter me luncho. after that, low to upper 70s with high clouds and surbment you can see the clouds from your storm making it down to fresno, santa barbara this afternoon. monterey, fresno, 60. best chance of rain, eureka, chico and redding. tomorrow snow showers in the sierra. getting there saturday and sunday okay. light to moderate snow monday. moderate to light snow tuesday. could be up to a foot of snow. we'll keep an eye on that. what a gorgeous christmas eve and christmas day. >> mike, thank you. chp had to rescue a man from the mud in the north bay after he

got stuck running from police. it happened near sonoma raceway yesterday. chp said he led officers on a high-speed chase and crashed his car and ran into a marsh. it closed part ofpe highw i wantaf he was pulled from the mud. for now we no longer face a tax on our text messages. it will happen when the legislature reconvenes next month. they scrapped the proposed texting tax earlier this week. texting is information service which can't be taxed. i'm relieved not to have to say texting tax anymore. tomorrow hundreds of box assembled for the children who lost everything in the camp fire

will be delivered. >> reporter: one bol aa me captain derrick and his son landon are assembling bikes and rebuilding children's lives. >> that's why i wanted you to come. i wanted you to see how important it is to help others that are in need. >> it hit home. all the loss of life. >> reporter: deputy chris wanted to do more. the idea bikes for butte was born. >> at that moment we went to dick's sporting goods. i talked to them. they called me a couple days later. hey, we're going to give you 100 bikes. >> it quickly grew and grew and grew. we are at 400 bicycles, plus another $20,000 in sporting and activity equipment for kids. >> donations are coming from all over. this trailer, the truck, and the drive time are being dough nataled by search and rescue. they will take off friday

morning. every bike comes with a helmet and a sense of freedom found on two wheels. >> when kids can't exercise, when they can't be active, it creates anxiy. that is hard for parents. >> reporter: deputies and sheriff's office staff volunteer after their shifts. they perform final safety checks. bikes for butte campaign is proving so successful the agency plans to roll it out again for kids in need in the bay area. in dublin, katie out his, abc news. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year ♪ >> watch out, santa. former president barack obama is coming for your sleigh. mr. obama came bearing gifts at children's hospital i washington, d.c. yesterday. he was dressed for the occasion, wearing a santa hat. and he had a bag full of toys slung over his shoulder. gave the kiddos some hugs. mr. obama claus dropped by

individual patient rooms for one-on-one visits with those kids and of course their parents as well. and you can see how happy they are. and he was able to give them a hug. >> he looks really happy too. i love her. all the parents with their phones up, though. oh, my gosh. put them down. >> you have to capture that so you can see it later. >> all you will capture is other parents with their phones and a tiny mr. obama. >> it is great to see that. while he is not in office he still believes in public service. that's touching. let's talk about what's going on. hi, everybody. never more than 7 minutes away. 101, 880, thick fog across the entire south bay. clouds and sunshine. above average temperatures. winter solstice is tomorrow. we will get 9:32:52 on our shortest day of the year. christmas eve, the storm is

starting to weaken just a little bit. let's focus on today. look at these temperatures. around 56 in antioch. about 62 in san jose. 63, morgan hill. a better chance of seeing sunshine beak through the of gray cldsn the south bay. less of a chance in the north bay. here's a look at don't. leftover showers. even clearing in the north bay. fog will form once again. low to mid-40s. the rest of us in the upper 40s to low 50s. here's a look at the cold front. we are getting the tail end of the storm. watch how it weaken. light to moderate. greens, reds, oranges. north bay at 7:00. same intensity. look at the yellows disappear. look at the green disappear as we head towards 10:00. a chance of scattered showers, mist and drizzle throughout the ovrr rng mme. big story for tomorrow's morning commute. look at the rainfall.

areas in the east bay, south bay. may not get anything measurable. my accuweather seven-day forecast, friday, saturday, most of sunday dry. monday we have that chance of rain. i'll show you that coming next. here's alexis. good morning, mike. a lot of fog this morning too, as i have been mentioning, along with you. we have a dense fog advisory for the richmond-san rafael bridge. here's the richmond side, slowly filling in. not looking terrible at the toll plaza. on the span of the bridge, things get quite a bit thicker. and the visibility goes down. one of those days you will probably give yourself extra time out the door. we have tougher traveling conditions. drive times not bed yet. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. foggy through the area. santa rosa, 51 minutes. highway 1 to los gatos, looking good at 22 minutes. thanks, alexis. apple is confirming reports that new ipads can bend and not in a

good way. >> and pinterest is set to go public next year. in today's "techbytes", ipads physical flaw. >> apple conforms some new ipad pros ag.renero p it says the bending is caused by manufacturing process but it is not a defect. so no replacement program. and pinterest is ready to go public. >> more than 250 million monthly users, most of them outside the u.s. reports say it could make the its stock market debut in april. it is expected to be $12 million. band-aid of the future may be electric. >> researchers have developed a self-powered bandage that could heal wounds faster. it uses tiny eleaoe not to be confused by the electric slide.

>> >> everything is going high-tech. >> welcome to robot land. >> yeah, wow. >> santa cruz workers tear down a controversial fence. the latest round in a long-running beach fight. a heist in the middle of the night. can this help find a missing dinosaur. doz

let's take a look at the storm impact scale. rain changing to showers as it moves from north to south across our neighborhoods. the trace in the south bay, parts of the east bay with 3500ths possible in the north bay. thanks, mike. in the east bay, deputies nabbed two men accused of stealing a fiberglass dinosaur from a gas station. the contra costa sheriff's the contra costa sheriff's department showed the large brontosaurus getting nabbed. it is still missing. >> whatever are you doing with that thing? >> savto down a six foot seawall along

aptos. homeowners are suing the county saying is it never recorded an easement, never did any work on the property and never showed interest until now. they say the public has the right to access the pathway. neighbors went the extra mile to get dozens of amazon packages to the right people after finding them abandoned. kim and valerie came across the dumpster in their l.a. neighborhood. a private carrier was responsible for the deliveries, all addressed to homes and businesses? that area. it's up clear why the packages got dumped. the couple contacted amazon, who sent workers to check out the packages yesterday and get it to the right people. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away my accuweather forecast. it's a 1, rain to showers, gusty breezes. that will be the difference between this storm and the one we are dealing with today.

here you can see in the morning hours, rain possible in the north bay up until 7:00. and then not much has changed other than the intensity is a little bit lower. at least with this model. the other model shows quite a bit more rain than this one. north bay looks to be the biggest winner as we head into the evening hours and head towards the silent midnight. it looks like it will all taper. a ex there his. taking a look outside this morning, we have really thi chp did issue a heavy fog advisory along with basically ever other bridge across the bay area this morning. so you can barely make out the tail lights. we can see it a little bit better because it is lit up with the fog warning. still in the green from hayward to foster city. a mass transit note to pass along for today. if you ride san francisco bay ferry alameda/oakland arrivals

and departures will use gate g. it begin a wagoorward. you may see more cuban baseball players joining teams in the u.s. the agreement between major league baseball, cuban baseball federation will let cuban players sign major league contracts without having to defect. they woulding granted work visas. the deal still needs approval from the trump administration. it could be in jeopardy if he scales back u.s. relations with cuba. two weeks away from the college football national championship at levis stadium. >> we don't know quite yet which two teams will play. country music star keith urban will be at the allstate championship tailgate. former dancing with the stars contestant andy grammar will perform the national anthem. notre dame and clemson, followed by oklahoma and alabama in the

orange bowl. they play for the national championship at levi's stadium january 7th. you can watch the games on sister network espn. local latest scandal. what they are calling for next at 5:00. mayor london breed said her letter asking to commute her brother's prison sentence is just about helping family. you otter think twice before clicking tweet. a live look outside right now. it's not too foggy on the bay bridge. boy, alexis just showed us the san mateo and there was dense fog. there is rain in the forecast too.

i'm definitely a big believer in ufo phenomena. i think it's an ufo. >> we may have solved the mystery about what we saw in the sky last night. if you look at the sky right now, it's likely you won't see a thing. fog is making a lot of commutes difficult like here in emeryville. rain could impact you on your drive home. so that's the good news. good morning on this thursday, december. you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. nike nicco is tracking all of us. >> dense fog advisory issued by

the national weather service for santa clara valley, san francisco bay shoreline. visibility less than a quarter mile. they think through 8:00 thi