taking fandom to the next level, literally. four people will be living on this billboard through the college football playoffs, which culminate in the championship game at levi's stadium. were hope they are bundled up. >> hope they like each other too. that is not that big of an area. good morning. it is thursday, december 27th. you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco, they probably need a few jackets out there if they're going to sleep. >> absolutely. and the right kind of clothing would help. dry live outside on live doppler 7. not a cloud to be found. 50 in san jose is not too bad. 35 inland. 44 around the bay. 46 at the coast at 7:00. 54 to 56 at noon. the breezes start to kick in. so when we get the 53 to 56 at

4:00, it will feel cooler than that. at 7:00, 48 to 52. bone dry all day. all right. let's get a check of the morning commute and turn it over to sue. all right. pretty smooth conditions out there. a couple of hot spots. this is san jose, 101. headlights headed northbound at the 880 overcrossing. everybody is moving at the limit here. as we take you across town. we'll take a look at 280. those headlights headed towards cupertino. 17/880 overcrossing. light conditions for a seven-minute drive from downtown san jose up towards cupertino. guys? thank you, sue. breaking news from marin county. authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from san quintin and carjacked someone nearby. 21-year-old shalom mendoza.

they discovered he was missing during a head count at 9:35 last night. mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for using a deadly weapon in a carjack. they believe he got away in a toyota rav4. california license plate 6stz502. if you are see him or this car, you are encouraged to call 911 right away. a manhunt is under way also for a suspected cop killer in the central valley. >> he was killed in the small town of newman. will carr has an update on the all-out search. >> reporter: good morning. there is a manhunt taking place right now after a police officer was shot and killed just hours after christmas o. they have the suspect on camera buying two packs of beer and cigarettes. the shooting took place during a traffic stop just moments later. 33-year-old ronil singh was killed. he was a husband and a father of

a 5-month-old boy. he is the 52nd member of law enforcement to be shot and killed in the line of duty this year. and this is a shooting that has rocked this community. you can see behind me they have set up balloons and flowers outside the police department. authorities have found the suspect's truck. but at this point there is no sign of the man who they say is a cop killer. while the search continues, one family has been ripped apart just a short time after christmas. alexis and jessica, back to you. >> thank you, will. happening today, a judge will decide whether a suspect in the wilson case is mentally competent to stand trial. john lee cowell is accused of fatally stabbing wilson and injuring her sister at the macarthur bart station in july. cowell's attorney cold the judge last week she questions his mental competence. she is found incompetent, the case will be put on hold while

he gets treatment at a state hospital stphraofplt two children have died in u.s. custody in just two weeks. homeland security have asked other agencies to help how it cares for children and adults held at the border. kate larson talked to a woman who has seen the conditions firsthand. >> reporter: homeland security ordered mandatory medical checks of every child under 10. it was prompted by the death of a second child under the agency's care. the boy, felipe gomez alonzo, from guatemala, died in new mexico after getting released from a hospital and back into border parole custody. >> we saw children that were dehydrated, children that needed medical care. >> reporter: belinda hernandez is a licensed clinical social worker. she traveled to the border two times to help migrant families seeking asylum.

belinda said she is surprised more young migrants haven't died. >> you are talking about this i.c.e. facility that's freezing cold with food that we heard stories of being rotten, frozen sandwiches. one little girl talked about a worm in her sandwich. children that stopped eating. >> we have a hue phamanitarian s that needs to be remedied. >> reporter: it is the responsibility of the u.s. government to provide more infrastructure and services at the border. >> asylum seekers are doing what's afforded to them under u.s. law. we should put more money into el salvador, rag nicaragua to help with the violence. >> lawmakers can work toward a bipartisan solution to the

crisis at the border. a texas tent city holding migrant teams will stay open through early next year. the trump administration will shut down the facility after the new year. it was originally scheduled to close the 31st. it hoped in june for 360 children. officials expanded it into a guarded detention camp that held 2,000 teenagers. in less than 90 minutes, investors will be watching the opening bell to see how stocks do after yesterday's massive comeback. the dow soared over 1,000 points, the biggest daily point gain ever. it closed at over 22,000. the s&p 500 gain 116. overnight, the nikkei stock rose nearly 4%. other asia-pacific stocks is were mixed. china says they have made plans to meet with the u.s. next month for face-to-face trade talks. the two sides have been conducting phone conversations

in an effort to end a tariff battle that threatens to depress global trade. they agreed to postpone tariff increases for 90 days while the two governments negotiate. all right. never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. 35, walnut creek. 39 in dublin, pleasanton. everyone else in the east bay valleys, 40 to 45-degree range. small craft advisory until 9:00 tomorrow morning if you're going out and playing on the ball later today. let's take a look at what's going on as far as some of our mic microclimates in some of your neighborhoods. we will start off in the 30s and 40s this morning. 40s this morning. 50s during the afternoon hours. in the 40s through 10:00.

the breezes will keep the temperatures occupy. >> pretty light commute just under an hour now. north 101, old redwood highway, a detour is in place. seven or eight-vehicle accidents. the good news, it's out of lanes all on the right-hand shoulder near is san pablo dam road. the backup, as you can see, is now into san pablo. it is just crawling along. 35 minutes from hercules to the bay bridge tolls. thank you, sue. college

football fans are living on this billboard in san jose. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose with more. how are they holding up, matt? yeah. good morning, jessica and alexis. well, it is chilly here in san jose. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the four college football fans high a top this billboard on south almadan avenue. it is cold. they have their sweat shirts. hey, how is it going? good morning. are you guys feeling okay? are you cold? you're cold but you're all right. %-pm of coursor alabama. general et kim from new york city. he's an alumni of notre dame.

ruben hunter is rooting for oklahoma. he was a walk-on for the sooners and graduated last year. they will do a bunch of challenges to earn cash and prizes. two fans will leave for the game on saturday for espn. two fans at lee is vice stadium january 7th will remain. the winner is of course the fan of the team who wins the national championship. you at home can get involved in several ways. come down here and wave to them. watch the live stream on espn3 or follow them on social media. a lot of their challenges will be on fan engagement. we have all of that auto on abc7news.com. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, ab 7 news. can you get them a space heater? >> it doesn't look like he's

going to do that. thanks, jessica. you can watch on our sister network espn. levi's stadium is where it's all going down, monday, january 7th. this morning cal fans are dispinted after lose to go tcu. both teams combined for nine interceptions. the game was tied at seven so it went into overtime. horned frogs kicked a field goal to make it 10-7. home prices are high in san francisco. it has people packing their bags for sacramento. redfin says more than a million people searched for homes from july through september, including 90 big cities. sacramento was a top destination for people living in san francisco and wanting to get out of this area. redfin says affordable seems to play a big role. san francisco's median listing price is $1.3 million. you can get a home in sacramento for under $350,000. it's not far.

a lot of people commute from sacramento to san francisco. >> yes. in fact, our director. there he is. it's a long one, but hey, you can afford a house there, so. >> no kidding. and a pretty nice house >> exactly. president trump is back in washington this morning following his surprise trip to iraq. it was his first visit to u.s. service members in a war zone. find out what he told the troops. >> 200 people fight inside a mall packed with post holiday shoppers. the rowdy scene that caused police to evacuate the building. a live look at your thursday morning at the city of san francisco. it is beautiful. that's one reason a lot of

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energy lives here. the breezes are almost here. at 7:00 this morning, we could have sustained winds blowing 20 to 30 miles per hour. when they gust up to 35, that can down some trees and possibly knock out some power. mike, thank you. at least four people have been arrested after several massive fights broke out at two different shopping malls. take a look. sit truly a wild scene. connecticut police say multiple fights involving a dozen teenagers broke out at one mall. police also responded to up to 300 young people at another shopping center.

>> is officers are continually trying to separate, calm them down, separate them out, send them on their way. it got to be too much. we could not control the crowd of angry and months file teenagers. >> this morning it remains unclear what started these fights. police arrested three adults and a 17-year-old pwoeufplt boy. a father and son made a gruesome discovery on christmas day. they were looking for a drone they crashed but found a dead body. monterey county sheriff's office said the remains are of an adult and have been there a couple months. it could take weeks to identify the determine the cause of death. there is a stefearch for a w member that went overboard on the world's largest cruise eric huff disappeared from the

harmony of the seas. he was working as a cast member. the coast guard is right now searching the waters about 260 miles off puerto rico. in today's gma first look, it is probably one of a parents's worst might tphaeurs. >> a child falling into a swimming pool. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, the frantic call came in christmas day. a 1-year-old had fallen in the pool in central florida and had no pulse. a neighbor trying to perform cpr. >> do you know how to do cpr? >> he's just pumping. he doesn't know. >> okay. just tell him i need him to lay him flat on his back >> reporter: the dispatcher wastes no time. she starts instructing on cpr over the phone. >> i need him to place his hand on his forehead, the other hand under the neck and tilt the head back. >> okay. put your hand on the fore ahehf,

the. >> pinch his nose closed and nt the lungs. >> reporter: coming up, more on the call that saved a 1-year-old's life. a new jersey school district will not compete in events officiated by a referee who forced a wrestler to cut his he dread locks. video went viral sparking outrage and accusations of racial bias. the school district held an emergency meeting last night to discuss the december 19th incident involving 16-year-old andrew johnson. the district informed the athletic association it would not compete in any contest officiated by this referee. many agreed. >> who would believe this pig would humiliate that kid on the map. i know ifregulations he had to . whether he followed them correctly or not, i don't really care. he does not belong in that

wrestling association at the scholastic level. an oregon man has become the first person to cross antarctica alone without any help. this is colin o'brady's instagram where he documented his trip. he finished the 932-mile journey across the continent in 54 days. he lugged his supplies on a sled. others have trekked across antarctica but had hemmed with reinforced supplies or kites that helped to propel him forward. it reinforces the idea there are still frontiers to cross. >> and people challenging themselves. >> i know. it makes me feel like a slacker a little bit. >> it makes me feel like i could

do anything. >> i used to walk my kids a quarter mile in the winter in minnesota. >> i think you could make knit antarctica. >> sure. i think we all could. >> no, i don't think so. >> no, probably not. just trying to be nice. southbound 101. seasony tod sunny today, seasonal highs. think of outdoor activities, washing the car. today is a pretty good day to do that. we will top out at 56 in livermore, 59 in fremont. concord, san rafael and napa. that's our spread today. under sunshine. tonight, the breezes will keep our temperatures all over the place. we'll have a 20-tkpwre spredegr. low to mid-30s in our deepest valleys to mid and upper 40s in the bay and out towards the coast. here's a look at the winds. they pick up at 7:00. especially in the central valley and up in the north bay mountains. as we head through the day, they will be fastest in the east bay hills, santa cruz mountains.

by 5:00 p.m., the 25 to 35-mile-per-hour push. we are hitting 20 to 30 easily, good enoughing up to 35. and then they will start to taper as we head through the day tomorrow. temperatures will pretty much stay status quo. 56 to 58 until new year's eve. 54 to 56, same thing new year's day, tuesday. back into the 56 to 58-degree range wednesday. hi, sue. good morning. a minor delay for the cash-paying folks. no metering lights here. traffic flowing pretty well on the upper deck into san francisco. delays in the san pablo area. 35 minutes from hercules. i'll tell you what's going on there. we had seven or eight cars off to the right-hand shoulder. that's what folks are slowing down to take a look. westbound 80 near san pablo we w.

the slow v along with speeds less than 10 miles per hour. so give yourself plenty of time. over towards penn grove. 101 is shut down at old redwood highway. all lanes shut down with a detour in place. thank you, sue. utah will become the first state of the u.s. to take drunk driving laws to a new level. starting january 1st, the dui limit drops from .08 to .05, the toughest dui law in the country. the ultimate goal is to save lives. norm thurston sponsored the new law. >> we don't want people making the call for themselves. well, i have had some to drink. i know i'm a little bit impaired. i don't know if i'm too impaired to drive or not. if you have been drinking, you are impaired at least a little bit and shouldn't be driving. as far as troopers targeting all drivers, the utah highway

patrol says you won't see that. instead they will do what they have always done and looked for season of a respiratory virus that affects mostly children is almost here. the peak season for rsv or respiratory virus is january through march. symptoms include a runny nose, nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing and low-grade fever. it usually resolves after a week or two. but young children and the elderly, it can develop into a more severe condition like bronchitis or pneumonia. a avoid close contact with sick people and washing your hands often. my mom is aicnurse. she was just talking about the rsv is something they deal with every single winter season. >> oh, yeah. it's that time. coming up next, the 7 things you

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payment information may have been hacked. secure your outdoor objects. they could get blown away by gusts coming from north and blowing to the south today and tonight. stkpwhraop what normally is a light commute is gummed up in the san pablo area with a seven-car accident. it is all off to the shoulder. number 7, four college football super fans are camping out on a billboard in san jose. this is a live look at them. yeah, they are up there. each fan represents their favorite team in the college football playoffs. the two fans rooting for them to make it to the championship game at levi's stadium will get free tickets. i would hope so. they have to be the best in the house. >> they are competing for other prizes as well.

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good morning. it is december 27th. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from our accuweather forecast. >> a lot of sunshine. breezes will start in an hour and a half. especially above 1,000 feet. it will be most troublesome. and our east/west bridges, climbing is into those breezes. moving too much on the ferry building. look at that. 54 to 56. 53 to 56. not much of a change. good morning. we have busy conditions out there.

macarthur maze. beyond that, a little bit farther east, a seven-car accident off to the right-hand shoulder before san pablo dam road. just before that, actually. you can see the slow traffic backing up towards el sobrante and beyond. conditions of 10 to 15 miles per hour. your drive from hercules into the macarthur maze now 35 minutes. all right. thank you, sue. back to the breaking news. a manhunt is under way right now after an inmate escaped from san quentin prison overnight. police think he carjacked someone to make his getaway. amy hollyfield is live with a look at who authorities are searching for right now. amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. he's been on the run for at least eight hours now. they discovered he was missing during head count last night at 9:35. here is a picture of who they are looking for. he is 21-year-old shalom

mendoza. notice his tattoos on his face and neck. that should set him apart. he is 5'5", 177 pounds. he has been here for a year. mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for using a deadly weapon in a carjack. be on the look out for this car, toyota rav4. california license plate 6stz502. they believe he carjacked someone and got away in this car. they have not said how he escaped from this maximum security prison, only that he walked away. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. a manhunt is under way also for a suspected cop killer in the central valley. 33-year-old corporal ronil singh was gunned down in the small

town of newman, stanislas county. a clerk at a convenience store rang up the suspect's items and she heard the sound of a gunshot. the suspect took off. police found his truck not far from the crime scene. last night they held a memorial for singh. >> very kind hearted, kind soul, loving. we're a small-knit community. he was very loving and offering his kindness to everybody. >> this is the alleged suspect. if you see him, call police immediately. don't approach him. he is considered armed and dangerous. in california, 11 officers have been killed in duty, five by gunfire. across the u.s., 86 police officers have died, 45 by gunfire.

the sheriff's department set up a memorial fund. you can find a link at abc7news.com. new this morning, president trump has returned to the u.s. after making an unannounced trip after making an unannounced trip to iraq. the president praised more than 5,000 troops deployed there for their work in the fight against their work in the fight against isis. >> we came sad. to share our eternal gratitude for everything.

>> few senators are expected to be there. lawmakers are away from washington for the holidays and told they will get 24 hours notice before having to return for a vote. president trump is vowing to do whatever it takes to get money for a border wall. a powerful storm is barreling through the middle of the country delaying travel plans for millions of people on this very busy holiday week. airports from dallas to chicago are seeing delays. on the ground, the storm forced a rare cancellation of a college bowl game in dallas. lightning forced the teams off the field and fans had to evacuate. temperatures will really plunge on friday. whether it's rain or snow, it will freeze. >> more than 8 million people are under this winter weather alert. it is quite a system out there. take a look at . you can see it's from top to bottom from our border with

mexico to canada. and actually spilling over the border there and bringing some snow to winnipeg and points farther south. most of it is hitting areas that aren't nearly as populated or impactful on us as it could be. minneapolis getting rain now instead of snow. trying to fly through there, not as bad as it could be. mid to upper 40s in a lot of places. the water moderates temperatures. low to mid-40s in the bay shore. 101 and 880, breezy. a little caution there. chilly. mass transit and the bay. breezy also. watch out for that. 49 at 10:00. 46, one of the cooler spots at

8:00. east bay valleys, start off at 41. 50s the rest of the day. even this evening, 51 at 8:00. take a greater look at the winds and very dry accuweather seven-day forecast. first bring sue in. a few more issues. a few more issues this morning, yeah. it is still light out there. we always have something to gum up your commute. a seven-car accident near san pablo dam road, westbound 80. it is off on the shoulder. folks are slowing to take a look. 30-minute drive time from highway 4, past the scene into the macarthur maze. >> thank you, sue. bart wants to make sure you get home safely new year's eve. trains will run until 3:00 a.m.

to manage crowds, some trains will skip stops at the three busiest stations. it includes embarcadero, west oakland. up to 300,000 people are expected to ride the system new year's eve. other bay area transit agencies are extending service. in san francisco, muni will offer free rides from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. vta and san trans will do the same. cal train is offering free rides after 8:00 and will run extra trains. the last to leave san francisco at 2:00 a.m. >> did you already get your real i.d.? it turns out it probably did not meet federal standards. a south bay family discovers the body of their loved one 12 hours after he was involved in a crash. why police couldn't find him right away. we do want to take a live look at 5:39 this thursday morning. light on the roadways right now. light on the roadways right now. we're going to have your

all right. take a look at what's going on. we're not the only ones dealing with this rush of cool, dry air. all of those areas in brown. the entire central valley, around l.a., san diego also with windy conditions. look at those temperatures. mid-60s in socal.

51 in fresno. aour rico, chico, monterey, first. you will be skiing on the corridor groomed. there is no snow is after today's snow showers. temperatures will bounce between the 30s and 40s for highs. thank you, mike. maybe you're one of the millions of californians that got the new real i.d.s from the dmv. a heads-up. homeland security said process it used did not follow federal standards. homeland security requires two documents to prove where you live. dmv requires only one. they say the second verification of address comes incorrectly. dmv intends to correct its procedure and require two proofs beginning in april. homeland security will accept the i.d.s issued before then. many applicants are not taking any changes. >> i'm an overachiever, so i >> i'm an overachiever, so i brought in like five.

>> you're safe. >> i didn't want to have of to come back. this is justify the latest problem facing the dmv. it comes of the department was harshly criticized for long wait times at field offices. >> a loved one went missing following a car crash. unform, they found his body about a mile from the scene. 40-year-old allen wilcox was found along highway 85 in los altos yesterday morning on top of a very steep embankment. he was involved in a single car crash on christmas night. when officers responded that night, they only found his abandoned suv, no sign of him. the distance between the scene and where wilcox was found in about one mile. it is still unclear why the driver would walk that distance while awaiting emergency response. chp says some injured drivers can get disoriented or confused following a crash.

>> especially with head injuries. their sense of awareness potentially becomes -- it can become altered. >> and the stretch of highway 85 where this accident has no streetlights and a very narrow shoulder. a fall that killed a san jose girl near the arizona border appears to be an accident. the 14-year-old was found about 700 feet below the horseshoe bend overlook. she was reported missing christmas eve. an arizona department of public safety helicopter later spotted her body. there are no barriers at the overlook. teachers in oakland are getting ready for a possible strike as early as next month. they are demanding higher salaries, more counselors and nurses. this is video from a protest earlier this month in oakland. the president of the teachers union has the power to call a strike authorization vote, the first step in moving towards a strike. they have been working without a

contract for nearly a year and a half. thechant 12%. alameda teachers could get a 4.5% pay raise between their union and the school district. the city school board will vote on the pact next month. if union members approve, that one-year contract. this next headline is a little bit shocking. it says happy new year. may your city never become san francisco; new york, or seattle. that's the article published in the "new york times" citing the city's high rents, homeless, and divide between the two. jeff creton at the players office doesn't think it paints a truly accurate picture of the city. >> we have a number of challenges. we also have a number of amazing things that get overlooked when people talk about what's happening on our streets. we have an amazing park system. people who care a lot about the city and make it successful in our community. >> i got it right away.

i tell me friends right away what i see, and it's not good. >> a poll earlier this year by the bay area council found 46% of people in the bay area want to move. that is stunning. half the people. >> yeah. that's about half the population. in all fairness, it is easy to criticize looking from the outside in. obviously there are al of efforts to improve the bay area, including here at abc 7. we have making a better bay area and looking at some of those problems that ballooned in recent years. >> feeding the stereotypes. boy, when you look at that blizzard we have been talking about and snow in other parts of the country and look at our weather, right? >> i love that 47%. you want to move there? no. you nailed it down. 47% would like a smaller mortgage or less roommates. that's probably really what it is. a look at san rafael.

it is too dry for fog this morning. so expect tons of sunshine. seasonal temperatures, breezy conditions. that will continue tonight. especially in our hills. the valleys will be chilly. not seeing a chance of rain in the next several days. well to the north. driving down over top of us. it is nearly 100 miles per hour. a lot of energy in the atmosphere. we have 54 in lake port. santa cruz 60. most of us around 57 to 59 degrees this afternoon. up in the hills, 50s. our deepest valleys in the 30s because of the breezes. and you can see everywhere else pretty much in the 40s. my accuweatherseven-day forecast. mid to upper 50s not only today but also tomorrow when the breezes start to relax saturday into sunday. even monday cooler. mid-50s from new year's eve. new year's day in the mid-50s.

still dry wednesday, 56 to 58. here's sue. all right. bay bridge toll plaza. take a look. no metering lights. holiday week light. traffic is flowing fine into san francisco. even the upper deck. if you are traveling from the extent of 80 from hercules down in towards the bay bridge, looking at 35-minute delay because we have a seven-car crash approaching san pablo dam road off to the shoulder. traffic is jammed up towards el sobrante. delays towards san francisco and the bay bridge. guys? sue, thank you. a celebration of family community and culture is under way. young singers took part in the kwanzaa celebration at city hall yesterday. an african studies professor began the holiday inn 1966 to celebrated african tradition. it focuses on seven core

principles. new at 6:00, the holdup on many transportation projects in the bay area. why the higher tolls drivers will pay won't immediately go towards improvements. first, did you know shoe recycle your wrapping paper? what can and cannot go in the bin >> secretes s to living longer. you don't have to cut out two very popular things >> a live look outside. you start your thursday morning. not too many cars on the roads. a lot of people, thou

it's calm in the east bay hills. winds 5 to 8 miles per hour. we have the potential for sustained winds north to south, 20 to 30 miles per hour. it could drop trees and cause power outages. the red cross is helping four families find temporary housing. it comes after this fire damaged their apartment building yesterday. a father and 16-year-old son narrowly escaped the flames. they climbed out of a second story window tieing bed sheets together. ed makeshift rope prevented them from having to jump. >> we went outside the front door. there was fire over the porch. so we had to jump out the window in the back. >> very impressive. quick thinking on their part. >> one person suffered minor injuries. the assistant fire chief said a barbecue may have started the fire. almost time to get your christmas tree ready for recycling.

the 32nd annual chipping of the trees atcivic center in san francisco. and they will demonstrate how discarded trees are turned into mulch. last january, san francisco recycled nearly 500 tons of christmas trees. curbside collection in san francisco will begin on your regular service day between wednesday, january 2nd through friday, january 11th. if you already put all of your holiday wrapping paper in recycling, there is good news recycling, there is good news and a little bit of bad news. about 90% will be recycled just fine, but not all of it. yesterday abc 7 was at recology. some things cannot be recycled, including two or three materials in one. that can be paper with velvet or metallic flecks on it. tape can also be an issue. >> our feeling about tape is less is more. when you're wrapping a gift, we encourage you just to put a ti you don't even have to use tape.

there are clever ways to tie with a string on the internet. okay. generally ribbons and bows are also not recyclable. you should save them. head to abc7news.com. sue, i am sure you're a good little recycler and you did it all 100% correct, right? >> hmm. >> or you know for next year. >> i save my bows, like jessica was saying earlier. i don't use glitter paper because it gets everywhere. >> for days. >> everywhere. let's go to the san mateo bridge. we have traffic moving nicely across the span for about a 16-minute drive from 880 towards 101, the peninsula. it is busy considering it is a holiday week. we do have slow traffic coming

down the corridor of 80 westbound near san pablo dam. that was a seven-car accident that's just been cleared. it has been out of lanes. the tow truck has gotten off the roadway. hopefully that should be improving shortly. here's mike. >> thank you very much, sue. the winds at 7:00 this morning. they will pick up especially in the central valley. fairfield, into discovery bay, our fastest winds. and that's pretty much where they will stay. east bay hills, santa cruz mountains into the 5:00 hour this evening. overnight tonight, you can see just the red spreading everywhere. we get up to 30, 35, 45-mile-per-hour gusts. it will be a very noisy night. even through tomorrow morning. by tomorrow afternoon at 3:30, back down to manageable 10 to 15-mile-per-hour winds. mike, thank you. some good news for alcohol and coffee drinkers. a study found people who consume a moderate amount live longer than those who don't. the study was in 2003 with the goal of finding out what makes

people live past the age of 90. along with coffee and alcohol drinkers, researchers found people who were overweight in their 70s live longer than people who are underweight. the idea is you can drink a little bit of coffee and alcohol but everything in moderation. sure. coming up at 6:00, the high cost of living has driven many people out of the bay area. we'll tell you where they are trying to move to. a newman police officer shot and killed. now the search is under way for this man who they believe is the gunman. new screenings prompted by the deaths of two children in u.s. custody. a live look outside at 5:57 this morning. maybe. oh, there it is. oh, there it is. a live look

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minutes away from the accuweather forecast. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right. thank you very much, ladies. a look at live doppler 7. a few lingering clouds from san mateo south. waking up clear cool this morning. you can see by noon, 54 to 56. it starts to become breezy as the dry air rushes in. it brings us all of this sunshine. solar panels today. what a great day. over to sue. she has been tracking the traffic this morning. >> tracking the traffic. that's right. clear, no fog on the golden gate spp four lanes in the southbound direction. two in the northbound direction leaving san francisco into marin county. otherwise, green is good.