drivers and watching for distracted driving, speeding and seat belt violations. last year 40 people died in crashes on california roads. 936 people were arrested for dui. we have all the information on public transportation. what's free, what's not, all their routes on abc7news.com. reporting live in campbell, matt keller, abc 7 news. okay, matt, thank you. aaa wants to make sure you get home safely after celebrating the new year. tipsy toe starts at 6:00 tonight and ends at 6:00 in the morning on tuesday, tomorrow. you don't have to be a aaa member to get a ride up to 10 miles. if you travel more than 10 miles, you will be charged a standard together rate. okay. so now hopefully you'll be prepared. it is 4:30 if you're just waking up to us, a quick update with mike nicco. how does the weather look? >> breezy out there until tomorrow morning at 10:00. our hills and mountains above

1,000 feet could have gusts 60 to 70 miles per hour. that means possible downed trees and power lines. this is a stronger wind event than we went through last night. the bay shore, starting at 9:00 this morning to 9:00 this evening, 12 hours of wind gusting up to 45 miles per hour. we could have power lines down. you can see mt. tam we have a wind gusting north-northwest up to 28 miles per hour. and it's kind of chilly with temperatures in the upper 30s to upper 40s at 7:00. 52 to 55. total sunshine and bone dry air. 51 to 54 at 4:00. down around 50 degrees already by 7:00. we'll take a look at your chilly new year's eve forecast coming up. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. so far so good on the roads. very quiet to kick things off this monday morning. into the south bay, a minor issue in the cleanup stages. 101 near state route 87 merge, an earlier some debtill in e

roadway. it did clear a moment ago. everything looking quiet there. a quick check of drive times. santa rosa to petaluma, 15 minutes. 580, castro valley to the maze in the green at 14. and northbound 101, there you go, no residual delays from the earlier issue. you're in the green at 11 minutes. the partial government shutdown is now stretching into its second week. meetings between president trump and democratic congressional leaders are not scheduled before the new year. >> that means hundreds of thousands of federal workers will have to keep working without pay. >> reporter: the last time president trump sat down with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer the president said this. >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security. >> reporter: that was 20 days with the two

they are now saying the democrats are to blame. president wants $5 billion to build a border wall. john kelly weighing in saying while the president is right to make border security a top priority he said to be honest, it's not a wall. sometimes he will see barrier or fencing. now he's tended towards steel slats. >> yes. we need to enhance border security. but we are not willing to pay $2.5 billion or $5 billion. >> reporter: caught in the middle, some 420,000 government employees now forced to work without pay. and 380,000 more workers furloughed. >> it is pretty scary not knowing when you are getting paid. >> we are all are middle-class families and taxpayers. >> reporter: he is reassuring

them he is not backing down from demanding the $5 billion for the border wall. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. that having an impact on how people in the bay area are spending their holiday vacations. hiking trails are open, but garbage is starting to pile up out of the trash bins. more public bathrooms are closed and off-limits because maintenance workers have been furloughed. >> it is very disappointing to see there is a closure. we were hoping to give a lesson to our son and show the in-laws what we have in our own back door. i'm a little sad to see we can't do that. >> and access to the parking lot is closed due to the shutdown. the national park service says plan ahead if you want to go to any national parks. check abc7news.com for more information. happening today, a federal

judge has ordered by the end of today, pg&e muststemen regdingh in the deadly camp fire. 86,000 acres were destro san francisco police have arrested a man who suspected of beating another man in the tenderloin. a warning that this next video you are about to see could be considered disturbing to many. a witness recorded friday evening the attack on her cell phone. it happened near powell street bart station. the victim is recovering from life-threatening injuries. the arrested melton earl kelly. he will be charged with attempted murder. vallejo police are searching for roerbs who opened fire inside a chinese restaurant.

police say robbers went into the restaurant and shot at least one person. two people were taken to the hospital. in the east bay, fire investigators say hot ashes sparked a fire in martinez that forced nine people from their home. and you can even hear the roar of the flames as firefighters doused the home yesterday morning. it was located on banberry loop. hot ashes placed in a plastic garbage container ignited the fire and a gas leak powered the flames. a man and his dog are doing well after getting stuck in waist-deep water and mud near sfo. the fire department shared this video on twitter. the man got stuck near the end of the north access road. crews found the small dog moments later. it's unclear why the man was

there or how he got stuck. happening today, t converging storms are to bring an icy cold rain to new york times square this new year's eve. one storm is moving from the northwest. this is video showing driving conditions over the snoqualmie pass in washington state. it is making for icy driving conditions. the other storm is forming over the gulf coast. blizzard-like conditions are sweeping new mexico putting the state under a winter storm watch. the storms will merge as they move east just in time for the new year. mike. yeah. it looks like a mess for those folks. but not for us. we will have pretty nice weather. in fact, it's a little bit warmer this morning than it was this te yesterday morning. up to double digits warmer across the north bay, east bay and south bay, 3 to 50 degrees warmer. 50s in napa and calistoga right now. we have 38 in redwood city.

42, newark for the cool spots around the bay shore. 46, el sobrante, daly city. san francisco, 48. lafayet lafayette, 37. tracy, mid-40s. here's a look at your commute for today. all around the breezes on the roads and on the bay as it will be gusty this afternoon. that will put a little bit of windchill. gale warnings start at 7:00 this morning to 7:00 this evening for areas north of the bay bridge. were south of the bay bridge, gusting to about 3:00. here's a quick look at what's going to happen with the south bay. 43 to 49 until 10:00. mid-50s during the afternoon hours. falling to 47 at 8:00. peninsula, 45 this morning. mid-50s at noon and stay through 4:00. back to 48 at 8:00. notice all the sunshine in san francisco with low to mid-50s if there's anyroppingow toglexit there.

>>ant. workiday.a liou'r one eweading in. you will not have any delays on the roads. at least not yet. emeryville, westbound 80, that traffic coming our way. that is traffic either splitting a off to head to downtown oakland or going to the right and heading to the bay bridge. and no issues getting to this point. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, that is wide open, in the green. only going to take you 17 minutes. a quick check of mass transit. we have normal service this morning for bart. keep in mind the special service kicks in 8:00 for new year's eve celebrations. they will run until 3:00 tomorrow morning to get everyone home. no service today or tomorrow for ace rail. if you are working today, that will not be an option. muni offering normal service this morning and a special service. they are complimentary and they will run until 3:00 tomorrow morning. it starts at 8:00 tonight. next traffic

thank you, alexis. new year means new laws to follow. millions of people who get their health insurance through the affordab new year's

we're not the only ones dealing with windy conditions today. sacramento valley until 6:00 p.m., gusts to 55 miles per hour.

heading to the sierra, until 10:00 tomorrow morning, gusts 55 miles per hour. if you go to san diego until 2:00 wednesday morning, gusty conditions. we have rain and snow showers around san diego and the mountains there. low to mid-60s in the valleys. 50 fresno. monterey, sacramento, chico, increasing sunshine. 43 in yosemite. 29, look at this, we don't get above freezing temperatures until wednesday in tahoe. bundle up if you're going to tahoe. mike, thanks. new laws will go into effect tomorrow, january 1st. >> reporter: the new laws will effect everything from how and what you eat to who gets custody of your pet in a divorce. there are a number of new laws that improve and fund wildfire safety. new garage doors installed as of

this summer must have a backup battery that can lift the door in the event of a fire outage.a rebuild an insured home. lawmakers passed a number of new gun laws too. the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun increases from 18 to 21. there will be a lifetime gun ban for anyone convicted of serious domestic assault or for anyone hospitalized more than once in a year for mental health problems. if you think you're sitting on the best recipe in town, there's a new law that allows you to sell the food that you make in your kitchen to the public. but your home kitchen must undergo a food safety inspection. thinking about a new four-legged s tteeder.animals, like d from sweet little ziti here, will have to come from a sheltering like san francisco animal care and scroll.18. in 2019, you cand

ride without a helmet. but if you're under 18, you have to wear one or you could be cited. surf's up in sacramento. surfing is california's state sport. and girls around the world, or will be soon. publicly traded companies must have one woman on their board of directors by the end of 2019 and two or more women by 2021. hopefully you're not headed towards divorce. but if you are, a judge will be able to decide who gets custody of your family pet. you can go to our website, abc7news.com, for a more complete look at some of these new laws for the new year. back to you. rit. kate, ions o aca will keep their health insurance for the time being. yesterday a judge ruled the affordable care act will remain in effect while a case against it is appealed. it came from the same judge that a key part of obamacare was

unconstitutional earlier this month. that decision focused on the aca's individual mandate, which requires every american have health insurance. the federal trade commission is under attack over failure to police tech companies like facebook. the trump administration considering expanding the role of the ftc over privacy violations. manyawmakers and advocates view the agency as being too cautious to discipline companies. the agency has never taken action against facebook or google for questionable data mining policies. some say the agency is crippled by its reliance on congress and a small staff. tonight is the biggest part of the year. >> dick clark's rockin' ryan seacrest. 2 million people are expected to fill times square to welcome in 2019. christina aguilera will headline tonight's show. her performance will be just minutes before the ball drops.

new kids on the block and halsey are others that are performing. nypd drone will keep watch over the percent activities. the percent activities. >> you can watch dick clark's new year's rock in' eve begins t 8:00. >> i was just there in new york. i saw them setting up for the big event tonight. there is no place i would rather not be. you can't pee. >> you have to hold it 8 hours, 12 hours. plus, you're drinking. >> and now there is going to be freezing rain. it will not be very nice in new york. >> it starts at 8:00, most of us will be in bed already. it is 4:00 our time.

>> no one told me >> ee. early today. as if you need one, right? 4:48. east bay hills skarcamera. sunny, dry breezes, clear, calming, and cooler tonight. if you're going to be out anywhere from 10:00 and 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, dress for temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. and it is still going to be a tough of a breeze out there. we will only top out at 55 to 58 degrees. pretty close to average even with just about total sunshine. a passing high cloud here and there. temperatures freezing cold. getting close in santa rosa, cloverdale. freeze anything livermore, 32. parts of the san ramon valley will freeze today. or i should say tonight. 37, redwood city. 34, san jose the closer y

cupertino, morgan hill, gilroy, you will wake up with frost for 20 201954 to 56. breezes relaxing. we have chilly morning coming wednesday morning. more frost. look at that. not quite the storm door opening. a chance of rain saturday and sunday. >> thank you, mike. it is extremely quiet this morning, as we have been saying. i have zero incidents on the board to talk about. i'll show you empty traffic cameras. 101 across the golden gate bridge, one or two vehicles commuting from marin county to san francisco. that gives you an idea how incredibly light it is today. all green so far on our traffic maps as well. a quick look at the central valley. that is our barometer for how the commute is going. it always slows down first. not today, though. 60 miles per hour on westbound 205. 57 miles per hour once you make it to 580.

nothing to worry about if you're starting to head out the door. next traffic update just before 5:00. alexis, thank you. netflix has another big hit on its hands. you cannot go on twitter without seeing people talk about bird box. in today's "techbytes", a record setter on netflix. >> the company says more than 45 million accounts streamed the the horror movie bird box in its first week, a third of all netflix accounts. it is the most watched film over the course of seven days for the streaming service. more whole food stores could soon be getting speedy deliveries. >> amazon plans to bring its delivery program to all whole food stores. amazon has plans to expand whole foods with new stores in the northern rocky mountains and other regions. not bad. and these stitches may be snitches. >> schools in china are having students wear uniforms with microchips sewn in to track

where students are. the uniforms will even note when a student dozes off in class. >> big brother is always watching and snitching now too. >> always. 2019. those are your "techbytes". >> have a great day. happy new year's eve! >> so you like bird box? >> i did. >> that surprises me. usually you don't like horror things. >> i usually don't. there's nothing really popping out at you. >> okay. i'll give it a shot with your recommendation. >> i liked it. let me know what you think. >> women across the country plan to march for human rights next month. >> not in one northern california city. why eureka canceled its women's march. >> abc 7 has more news, weather, and more local hot topics coming your way. we are expanding at 11:00 to a full hour and we are calling it midday live. join us every wee oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults

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hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] hey, welcome back. you're never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. mt. tam, 31. east foothills 24. oakland hills, about 12. look at diablo, 32. there are breezes out there. bay shoreline getting breezy temperatures as well. temperatures for tonight's party coming up. mike, thank you. next month, cities will hold a women's march for the third year

in a row but not eureka. organizers canceled over concerns it would be, quote, overwhelmingly white. they say in a post on facebook the march lacks representation from several perspectives in the community. according to census bureau data, the county is about 74% non-hispanic white. women's marchers are scheduled for january 19th across the country, including in san francisco and san jose. federal investigators are looking into a cyber attack that affected many major newspapers. saturday's hack caused delivery delays for some papers, including the l.a. times and the san diego union tribune. homeland security is working with partners to understand the situation. officials have not formally commented who was behind the hack but sourc in the form of ransomware. a san francisco bar that's been around 30 years is closing for good tomorrow. the elbo room owners say they

plan to close the two-story bar tomorrow, january 1st. earlier this year, that property -- the property owners, i should say, cold the "chronicle" they were planning to sell the lot. the oakland location will remain open. all right. let's take a look. i would show you the temperatures. but since it is going to be breezy, i thought i would show you what it feels like. heading out at 6:00, it feels like 39, san ramon. going out to get dinner. in the 40s and 50s elsewhere. as we head right to midnight, everybody will feel like the 30s. 29 in clear lake. so be prepared for that. and dress properly. as you can see, as we head towards 4:00, this is strictly for you and me and everyone else working this early, when we head outside, it will be 32 to 38 degrees. we need to bundle up to start the new year. alexis. thanks, mike. yeah, everyone taking at least the first day off of the workweek. workweek. we are looking at an empty 680.

highway 4 to the maze, wide open, 17 minutes. that has not changed. westbound 80, eight-minute drive. drive. no metering lights. next at 5:00 a.m., thousands of people will ring in the new year in san francisco. find out the extra precautions police are everyone is safe and the resources that are available to you. plus, the investigation now under way after a lion escaped its enclosure and killed a young woman. >> and let's take a live look outside at 4:57 on your monday morning, the last day of 2018. and it looks very beautiful in the financial district in san

good morning on this new year's eve, monday, december 31st. 5:00 a.m. >> can you believe it? 2018 has come and gone. >> it's gone. >> yea. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. and people have to bum up tonight, right? >> they really do. we have breezes out there this morning. also this afternoon and this evening. right now let me focus on what's going on right now. we have it for the higher elevations, above 1,000 feet, until 10:00 tomorrow morning. you can see the bay shoreline is in yellow. that is from 9:00 to 9:00 this evening for gusts up to 45 miles per hour. let me