>> some of you in the bay area but not too many of you. this is a look as the morning commute gets under way. drivers on the bay bridge will have to pay more this morning so there's that to look forward to. >> very few folks back to work. but we are. >> we're here. and you're up. so let's make the best of it. hi, mike nicco. >> absolutely. first, if you want to stay in bed, i will give you a great excuse. it is freezing cold outside. there is no fog, no clouds, no frost. at least if there is, it's very minimal right now. 32 inland. warmers temperatures 37. 42 at the coast. 51 to 55.

fpb ca much calmer. 53 to 55 at 4:00. by 7:00, a few high clouds. 42 to 48 degrees. we'll look at the neighborhoods that are freezing coming up. good morning, mike. oakland, southbound 880, reports of a disabled vehicle right around 5th avenue. i believe chp is there and they are working on clearing that right now. as of a moment ago, we had the left lane blocked. a bit of a backup approaching that scene. overall, we are looking at light traffic. we have had very few incidents so far this morning. our drive time, westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. 10 minutes across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo in the green as well at 10 minutes. we start with breaking news in san jose. a police officer hurt after getting into a crash early this morning at actually and king roads. the officer was put into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. both the the police car and suv involved in that crash were heavily damaged, as you can see. the driver of the suv said he

had a green light and the police car came out of nowhere and smashed into him. police officials say they need to get a statement from the officer still. it doesn't appear his injuries are very serious. also tolls went up by a buck in the new year. >> they will start feeling the price hike as they go back to work maybe. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live near the bay bridge with details. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning, jessica. yeah, some people are headed back to work. look behind me. i wonder how they are feeling as they approach that toll plaza as they go through it and they pay a little more this morning. it's a rough way to start the day. this increase did start yesterday. of course a lot of people didn't work yesterday. so they are feeling it today for the first time. we have a map to show you where the price has gone up. the golden gate is not on this list. the price varies from bridge to bridge, time of day.

but the regular toll for the bay bridge is now up to $7. we asked people their thoughts on this increase. >> it is paying for traffic, expenses and roads. >> everything is going up. gas. everything. >> reporter: it's not just drivers who are facing a price hike in the new year. people are taking ac transit buses are also paying more, a dollar more. they are crossing the bridge now. it will cost them $5.50. it will pay for service improvements and capital costs. so happy new year, everyone. but don't worry east bay commuters, it looks like the north bay commuters will get theirs. they are talking about increasing the golden gate bridge toll to nearly $10. what comes around, goes around, right? amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> none of us can escape. in today's gma first look, a toddler was rescued after a

dangerous encounter at a florida zoo. >> it happened after the little girl fell into a rhino exhibit. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look. >> we have a 1-year-old who fell into the rhino pit. is pinned up against the wall. she is conscious at this time >> reporter: the call came in new year's day. a terrifying scene when a 2-year-old girl slipped into this rhino exhibit at a florida zoo and the snout of at least one of the ryan nos. rosss conta contact. >> is it possible the father can ride over there with you guys? >> reporter: the brevard zoo said she fell through steel poles during the popular rhino experience billed as educational where guests young and old can enter act with the white rhinos and even touch them as scene from the zoo's website. coming up at 7:00 a.m., zoo miami ron mcgill weighs in live.

victor owe kin dough, a abc news, melbourne, florida. that came just days after this one when a lion fatally ate conservatory in north carolina. she was killed sunday. the lion escaped a locked area while its enclosure was being cleaned. incident was shot and killed. osha is now investigating the center, which has been closed to visitors since the attack. you might remember that deadly tiger attack on christmas day 2007. the animal escaped from its enclosure and killed carlos souza jr. officials killed. tiger tatiana. he and his friends had taunted the tiger. they have since made safety improvements. a police officer and a girl are both injured after a struggle. police say they were called yesterday near sherry way after

the girl threatened to kill her neighbor. police say the girl was physically aggressive towards the responding officer. the officer was treated at a hospital for abrasions to his hand. the girl suffered abrasions to her hand and face. she was taken to juvenile hall. in the east bay, a body found in the livermore landfill will undergo an autopsy today. the sheriff's office is investigating this death as suspicious. a waste management worker discovered that body monday afternoon. investigators say the body had been dumped anywhere from a week to a month ago. they believe the victim was likely in a debris box or road side waste bin on the west side of the county. >> any time you have a body that ends up in a landfill, it is definitely foul play. how this was done was very disturbing. >> the body's decomposition may have camouflaged any apparent signs of trauma or injury. investigators hope today's autopsy will help identify the victim. happening today, the man accused of killing a central valley police corporal is due to

make his first court appearance. gu tstavo perez and killed row nine sing last week. all right. never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. san francisco, we have 30s in the city. ocean beach, 39. lake per second, 38. noe valley close 240. castro, mission, 42 degrees. here's a look at other 40s. daly city, 44. belmont, 42. 2 now not only in petaluma, fairfield, walnut creek, pleasanton. we've got 30 in american canyon, palo alto, santa clara, saratoga, 32 degrees. plenty of freezing cold temperatures. notice the tam cam not shaking

at all compared to yesterday. it is definitely a calm night. exercising out and about in the bay, good, good, good. just dress in layers. it is cold this morning. we will top it in the mid-50s this afternoon. 33 at 8:00 in the north bay. 41 at 10:00. of 50 at noon. 55 this afternoon. back down to 40 by 8:00. east bay valley is 35 at 8:00. bare live above freezing. 45 still at 10:00. and low to mid-50s noon to 4:00. back down to 42 at 8:00. our last stop will be along the east bay shore. 39 at 8:00. 40s at 10:00. down to 46 at 8:00. what a ride in temperatures today. several chances of rain coming up. here's alexis. thank you, mike. i want to take you back to san francisco where we have an issue southbound 101, off-ramp to eastbound cesar chavez is closed. it sounds like somehow a semi lost its trailer on the ramp. you are seeing quite a bit of

backup west bound 80 coming into the city. i'm wondering if they are running a traffic break approaching this scene. i don't think just the off-ramp closure would do that on its own. this is before the fremont and harrison exits. pretty heavy. that slowed down to 13 minutes from the toll plaza into san francisco. i'll see if i can get to the bottom of that coming up. a look at the central valley at 5:20. alexis, thank you. the new year marked a somber anniversary, 10 years since the death of oscar grant. >> pictures of grant and messages of racial justice srp projected onto the fruitvale bart station where he was killed new year's day in 2009. abc 7 was at the fruitvale station where his family held a vigil for him yesterday. he was shot and killed by a bart police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. his 14-year-old daughter was among those at the vigil. >> it is sad because like i don't have my father. it is a good thing that i see a

lot of people support and come out and take their time to be here for him. >> grant's family says changing society is part of his legacy. they helped champion three laws design to increase officer accountability and prevent racial profiling. a new law that's now in effect will improve police transparency across california. it allows the public to view investigations of officer-involved shootings and other uses of force. people can access records of internal police investigations about sexual assaults. california was the most secretive state for it applies retroactively. some groups have filed lawsuits over this issue. less than a week from the national college playoff national championship game. a taste test of the game day grub. also, lady gaga's new show

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and look at the potential storm door openings starting saturday with our best chance of wet weather, our best chance of dangerous winds and thunderstorms. and the chances of rain taper. but they are still there through at least tuesday. i looked ahead. even possibly through thursday. we'll talk more about that

coming up. mike, thank you. president trump just responded to an op-ed wtt by former republican nominee and incoming senator mitt romney. he tweeted quote, would much prefer that mitt focus on border security and so many other things where he can be helpful. i won big, and he didn't. he should be happy for all republicans. be a team player and win. in a "washington post" op-ed yesterday, romney accused mr. trump of causing distress around the globe saying he wasn't, quote, risen to the mantel of the presidency. romney will be sworn in as a senator tomorrow. he won't comment on every tweet or fault of president trump but did say, quote, i will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions. a new hope to end the government shutdown in his 12th

day. president trump invited congressional leaders to a bipartisan meeting at the white house. if no progress is made, the fcc said it will be force tod to suspend services. consumer protection and enforcement, licensing, equipment authorizations will cease. starting today, no more free visits for campers a at joshua tree national park. it is technically closed right now because of the government shutdown. people have been able to enter the park anyway. they just ride past where they would usually pay the admission fee. they will close two campgrounds for overnight use. they said they have no choice. the restrooms are about to overflow and no employees to service them. >> final prep is under way for the college football national championship. >> clemson and alabama at levis stadium.

amanda del castillo takes us on a taste test with some of that great game day grub. >> reporter: senior executive chef john spent the last nine months paying close attention to the playoffs. the winning teams needed to match taste. ? pretty much fast and furious the past couple of weeks. we have wound down to knowing just recently this past saturday what the final two teams were going to be. >> reporter: on saturday, the alabama crimson tide will give deelectable direction. >> overall, i thought barbecue. >> alabama slammer, barbecue sauce and red cabbage slaw on brioche. then the tiger slider. >> grilled tri-tip, marinade skwreupbger a ginger and brie.

>> reporter: roughly 150 pounds of produce will come from farm to fork for the game damen knew. >> rain know chard, snap peas. >> reporter: and loaded bay area tops. >> bay area shrimp. scallions from the rooftop garden. >> reporter: spectatoris will decide which sandwich supreme. lots of game-related activities are planned for fans in downtown san jose leading up to the college football playoffs. fan fests, concerts and 5k run.u market street around cesar chavez and san carlos between the convention center and highway 87 will be closed much of the week. go to abc7news.com for more information on street closures,

expected backups, as well as public transportation options. and you can watch the college football playoff national championship alabama versus clemson on officer network espn monday, january 7th, at levi's stadium. queen recognized queen. celine dion living her best life at a lady gaga concert in vegas. a fan tweeted this video. it shows celine dion rocking out to gag a's hit edge of glory. she did not hold back s. during some of the song she was doing the actual choreography. she is doing a residency called enigma. she said she had a great time at the concert. she wrote your energy on stage is contagious and you literally took my breath away. the thing i love about this, from the stage lady gaga dedicated a song to celine dion, you and i.

>> that's so cool. >> i love it. >> yeah. they were feeling each other. celine is so is awe sphfplt i lo awesome. i love her. she's so great. >> it is infectious also as lady gaga is too. if you haven't seen "a star is born", i really like her in that movie. >> if you didn't like her in that movie, we have nothing to talk about. >> we have to talk later because we do. but right now i have to do the weather. walnut creek, 29 degrees right now. yeah, it is that cold outside. dry, sunny and seasonal today. air not quite as dry the next couple of nights. so milder nights are coming. tonight will be the last night of freezing cold temperatures. get ready for a series of storms. here's a look at today's temperatures. the high side, 59, santa cruz. 58 in san jose, morgan hill,

ukiah. 55 to 59 is our spread. widespread chance of freezing cold temperatures in the north bay valleys, east bay valleys, and morgan hill. 40s fremont to redwood stay. oakland, richmond, san francisco, half moon bay mild in the low to mid-40s. now to saturday. miles are picking up on this being the stronger of the series of storms. we may get hit with the hardest punch first. an inch of rain. maybe more in the north bay. downpours, lightning, thunderstorms are possible. wind gusts 30 to 50 miles per hour. showers and breezy conditions for sunday and monday. so all of those activities revolving around the college football playoff championship, oh, may hope the south bay gets a little of that rain shadow and doesn't get as much rain as everybody else. i have an update on our slowdown in san francisco. we did get to the bottom of that.

a problem on the cesar chavez off-ramp. that is not what is causing this backup. we would a disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. westbound 80, connector to 101. chp just arrived and they just cleared this vehicle. so that's the good news. we definitely have stop-and-go traffic, though, back to almost treasure island. so if you are coming across the bay bridge, we have a bit of a backup. highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. 15 across the bay bridge. i think that will improve. and san francisco to sfo, still looking good. a as promised, a quick check of the central valley. busier here for sure than the last couple of days. 16 on 205. 14 on 580. next traffic update coming up in just a few minutes. alexis, thank you. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. is and the ambitious nasa misch going into space. see the first image it has produced. it is chilly outside at 5:21. make sure

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5:23. here are the 7 things to know before you go. number 1, break news. a san jose police officer was taken to the hospital after a crash early this morning. the driver of the other car involved said he had the green light. police still need to get a statement from the officer. number 2, san jose mayor suffered broken bones when a car hit him while he was riding his bike yesterday. number three, the man accused of killing police corporal ronil singh is due in court today. go gustavo perez ar ady t deal with end the parti shutdown. he invited leaders to meetings at the white house today. any solution has to have funding for the border wall. and our coldest morning is waning outside.

look at the temperatures in the 30s. san francisco and half moon bay with los gatos. a lot of us are feeling freezing temperatures that will hang around another two hours. >> number 6, an early earlier issue on the san francisco side of the bay bridge. no metering lights yet. we are in recovery mode. in the yellow from the toll plaza to san francisco. that is taking you about 16 minutes. number 7, headed back to work today, tolls have increased on seven bay area bridges s. they vary based on bridge and time of day. the regular toll for the bay bridge is now $7. nasa's new more zyron has completed its you epic fly-by of the most distant object ever explored. this is the fossil from the beginning of the solar system. it is some 4 billion miles away. we are still waiting to get a better view. we saw pixels on monday. yesterday it looked more like on

oblong blob. still no word if it was one object or two. why do we care? it is the same material that we came from. experts consider it a time capsule from our beginnings. a lucky mega millions ticketholder in new york won the first jackpot in 2019. winning numbers 34, 44, 57, 62, 70, mega number 14. abc 7 news was at san jose at ernie's liquor store where a mega millions ticket worth 543 million was sold to a group of bank employees in july. >> yeah. this is my first time to buy over here. so i hope i can get my luck here. >> okay. better luck next time, i guess. yesterday's pack jot is the eighth largest in mega millions history. >> not a bad way to start off 2019. >> guess not. >> second best is sitting next to you. >> oh!

coming back with anoer minunews. the flight from sfo that had to make an emergency landing. michael kors bought versace and it comes with a name

is breaking news at 5:30. a san jose police officer was hurt in a crash. we are live at the scene of the accident. the holidays are over. now bay area commuters are heading back to work. currpeitatkes the party he is throwing this friday in oakland. find out how you can get a free ticket. good morning. as we ease our way working year, it is january 2nd. 5:29. thanks for being there. >> yeah. a lot of folks working from home

today, right? >> in their pajamas. >> watching netflix. >> it is cold outside. the heater ran all night at my house. winds less than 6 miles per hour. air is super dry. temperature in san jose, 33 degrees. your suburbs are freezing cold. look at that. 31 to 34 around the inland and bay neighborhoods at 7:00. 41 at the coast. 51 to 55. enjoy all the sunshine. head outside without having to be accosted by the winds we have had the last couple of days. 53 to 55 at 4:00. back in the 40s at 7:00. all right. send it over to alexis for the few that are heading out on the roads. yeah. looking live at the san mateo

bridge. earlier minor issue at the shoulder. the main issue has been the bay bridge. no delays highway 4 to the maze. 17 minutes. disabled vehicle west bound 80, right at the 101 merge. disableed vehicle in the left lane. that has cleared. still 17 minutes for you. 101, san francisco to sfo, looking great. in the green at 9 minutes. thank you, alexis. breaking news in the south bay. a san jose police officer is hurt after get spaog a car crash. matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. since i saw you an hour ago, the city crew has taken care of the light pole. traffic is opening on actually and king this morning. take a look at

you can see the damage done to the san jose police vehicle. the officer had to be loaded onto a backboard by paramedics. he was taken to the hospital. the sergeant did not have an update on his condition, but said his injuries did not appear to be too serious. it happened at 2:00 this morning, actually and king. they did not have any details on what led up to the crash. the driver in the honda suv claimed he had a green light and the police car came out of nowhere and smashed into him. there were multiple people in the suv. they said minor injuries but did not want to be taken to the hospital. police say they are waiting to talk to the officer and get his statement on what exactly happened this morning. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. a flight from san francisco to chicago made an emergency landing because of a problem with the plane's landing gear. united says no one was hurt. the plane was headed to o'hare and landed there safely late last night. passengers were helped off the plane, then loaded onto a bus and taken to the terminal.

now to developing news, san jose mayor waking up in the hospital this morning. a car hit him as he was riding his bike. he suffered broken bones while riding his bike at salt lake drive, mabury road. a neighbor came out to help and she said she didn't realize it was the mayor on the ground. >> wrapped up his arm because that was bleeding quite a bit. i knew he had to be in a lot of pain. but he just kept thanking us and thanking us. and i thought, you know, that's very, very nice and sweet. >> the driver said he just didn't see the mayor. he is expected to remain in the hospital a day or two. in a statement he thanked linda and the paramedics for helping him out. >> there are signs of possible progress to end the government shutdown. >> the president invited nancy

pelosi and chuck schumer to the white house today. but white house press secretary sarah sanders saying they're being invited for a border security briefing from senior department of homeland security officials. 6 they are at risk of suspending services and hundreds of thousands of federal workers are still without pay. >> i'm here. i'm ready to go. it is important. a lot of people are looking to get their paycheck. so i'm ready to go any time they want. >> house democrats have announced two bills to end the shutdown, but it does not include the $5 billion border wall funding the president is asking for. >> speaking of that shutdown, it's getting pretty trashy at our national parks. yesterday abc 7 news was at lands end trail where the trash is all over the ground. funding for national parks is on hold. most staff are on furlough. so no one is collecting this garbage at lands end. park visitors say they are kind

of upset at people up their mess. pack your garbage in and pack your garbage out. >> exactly. >> and show your respect for nature. >> we found a mother and son doing the right thing, picking up trash, as part of their new year's resolution. birthdayer patrol fired tear gas into mexico as migrants tried to across the border fence in tijuana. this shows some of the aftermath. u.s. customs and border protection later issued a statement saying the gas was used to target people who were throwing rocks. an associated press photographer was there and saw rocks only being thrown after the tear gas was fired. 25 migrants were detained. >> if you are going back to work today after the holidays, your commute will cost you. tolls went up by one buck on seven state-owned tl bridges, but not the golden gate bridge. this is happening because of a

ballot measure that voters approved last year. prices vary by bridge and time of day. the regular toll on the bay bridge is now seven bucks. and tolls are not the only change. there are lots of new laws this year if you want to take a look at what they are, we have an at what they are, we have an extensive list on abc7news.com. all right. never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. 17 degrees cooler in santa row sew. head up to the north bay where it is 31. 30. a lot of neighborhoods below freezing. petaluma, 28. san rafael, 30. 32, napa. vallejo is near freezing at 33 degrees. we're freezing in brentwood, lafayette, san ramon.

cupertino. bone dry air, hard live a breeze out there. other than it being cold, that's why i put caution in mass transit. look at the range in temperatures. still in the 30s at 8:00 in the south bay. 40s at 10:00. back down to 45 under the stars at 8:00. check out all the sunshine you can have on the peninsula today. 38 at 8:00. 48 at 10:00. and mid-50s from noon to 6:00. 46 heading out this evening. our last stop, let's come back to san francisco. 47 at 10:00. 50 to 53 degrees from noon to 6:00 and down to 46 under the stars at 10:00. so it is definitely chilly outside this morning. so if you get to stay inside, congratulations. if you have to head out, guess who is here to tell you all about it. overall, prettys re tmoin although i am pretty surprised we have the bay bridge metering lights on as of 5:27 this

morning. i was actually thinking we may not have to turn those on here today. i do believe the cause is that earlier problem on the san francisco side of the bridge. i'll show you a traffic map of those residual delays. of course it just some a ripple effect paftd treasure island, back to the toll plaza.sst trea back to the toll plaza.t treasu back to the toll plaza. >> a vehicle with a flat tire. they were able to escort that vehicle off. definitely seeing some delays this morning. 580, tracy to dublin, a little heavier than the last couple of days but not terrible. 40 minutes. you're in the yellow. 680, no delays. thank you, alexis. coming up, why netflix is facing a lot of backlash for pulling an episode from one of its popular comedy series. claim to fame forever. th first baby born in 2019.

a live look at the second day of 2019. pretty quiet on the embarcadero

mother nature acting like the big bad wolf, huffing and puffing the last couple of days. she has put all of that energy in southern california.

it will be windy until 2:00 this afternoon, gusting up to 40 knots. santa anas kicking in there. low to mid-60s. look at all the sunshine in socal. sunshine everywhere until you get to eureka. mid to upper 50s there and everywhere else until you get to the high country. yosemite, 51. tahoe, it's quiet this morning. they are grooming that snow and waiting for more. before it gets here saturday, we have temperatures a little bit warmer than average. upper 30s for thursday and friday. we were below freezing for about three days before that. so quite a change up there. a federal court filing is claiming that pg&e may have violated probation and broken state law in 11 different fires. prosecutors say the utility may have violated terms in a cr one of the fires pg&e is was implicated in starting is the atlas fire which killed six

people in county. the cause of the camp fire is still under investigation. witnesses report seeing the fire start near pg&e acknowledged it could face additional legal trouble if it is found responsible. netflix is receiving backlash after removing an episode of a show on its site in saudi arabia. the saudi government wanted patriot act taken down saying it violated the country's cyber crimes law. the episode was critical of the kingdom and accused it of covering up the death of jamal khashoggi. his death was of reportedly ordered by the saudi crown prince. activists say netflix should take steps to assure governments aren't infringing on citizens' fundamental freedoms. netflix says it removed it to comply with local law. new this morning, standing upor equality in india. a 385-mil human chain was

formed over women's rights to visit a hindu temple. women 10 to 50 were banned until the top court overturned the ban in september. but conservatives have blocked or even attacked women trying to enter the shrine. first responders pulling out a baby from the rubble of a collapsed building in freezing temperatures. here's a look. it happened in russia yesterday morning. the 11-month-old boy had been trapped in the rubble for 35 hours an explosion by a possible gas leak. at least nine neighbors died. temperatures dipped to negative 4 degrees as rescuers were looking for survivors. the baby is in extremely serious condition. okay. now on to better news. the first baby born in the bay area this year came into the world 12:25 a.m. new year's day. >> and she is the youngest of 10

kids. so she has lots of brothers and sisters. mom said this child will be her last. baby keani was the first born so she was given celebrity status in the hospital. she was surrounded by family and the press. also the biggest bear in the baby ward. but the little one slept through it all. it's a great sign considering she's healthy and amazing. but i think she's my last one. she decided to come out with a big presentation. >> mom says she came into the hospital around 8:00 monday and was induced about 11:00 a.m. she had to wait another 13 hours before giving birth. mom and baby are doing great. congratulations to that family. steph curry is throwing a party, and you're invited. >> it's going to be an amazing celebration for the city of

oakland to start off the new curry 6 the right way. >> okay. so you heard it there. he sent out an invitation on instagram. the party will be friday at oak land's fox theater. people need to stop by his pop-up store in oakland to get a free ticket to the bash. and then he will be there. he promises special performances all night long. >> this is going to be wild. >> the tickets will go so fast. >> i mean, the fox theater is an amazing vin, but silt not that big. >> yeah. it's not oracle. >> he could probably fill it all. >> he probably could. okay. everyone, calmly go to the pop-up store and get your tickets. >> like when they open the doors on black friday. a whoosh of people coming in. >> hopefully not. hopefully everyone is orderly. >> we hope. yeah. that sounds like a great time. good luck. hopeful live you get a ticket. let's look at what's going on.

the exploratorium camera at pier 15. 39 degrees there. 42 inside the building in downtown. it's a little bit warmer, if you will. today, sunny, breezes less aggressive. it will feel nice to be outside. clear tonight. our last freeze likely this seven-day cycle. and several chances of rain will help boost the temperature. today 55 to 58 degrees in most neighborhoods. santa cruz is the warm spot. 59. a little bit of an offshore breeze right there. tonight, here you go. richmond, oakland, san francisco, half moon bay. immediate neighbors. you're the mildest. low to mid-40s. everybody else in the 30s once again. morgan hill, freezing. livermore, freezing cold. san ramon, freezing cold. freezing cold in the north bay ones again. there may be a little bit more frost tonight. the air won't be quite as dry as now. the dry air is keeping us sunny. a little more cloud come

tomorrow. the next storm comes in. the first will hit us the hardest the way the models are treating us now. two, moderate, on the storm impact scale. windy conditions. and showers and breezy sunday, monday, tuesday. here's alexis. thank you, mike. overall, looking a lot quiet volumes this morning. i don't think everyone all the way back to work until next week. we had one earlier issue getting into san francisco on the bay bridge. a vehicle got a flat. they were stuck 20 minutes. it caused a backup all the way across the bridge. right now those delays have thinned out. a little delay on the 17 minutes highway 4 to the maze. across the bay bridge, we were in the yellow. back in the green now, 10 minutes. san francisco to sfo, looking good, in the green at nine minutes. quickly check the east bay. walnut creek, southbound 680, a

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all right. here's a look at the winds as we go into the weekend. quiet at 7:00 friday evening. look at this. these are the most extreme i could find. noon, 30 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts saturday. and then as we head into the evening hours, still around 30 to 40. then it quiets a little bit sunday. and then sunday evening, look at this. again, 35 to 55-mile-per-hour winds. this gives you an idea how much energy is coming our way this weekend. reggie thanks, mike. an inmate who co-hosted a podcast behind bars will continue the show now they say a free monday. "ear hustle" documents everyday life at san quentin prison. 30 episodes have been downloaded by fans all over the world. wood was sentenced to 31 to life for attempted armed robbery.

his sentence was commuted by governor jerry brown in november. the mission district is losing more long-time businesses. the latest to go out of business is mission thrift, which is closing after 20 years. the owner says his client base of artists is moving away and the store is having trouble finding employees. the store on mission street will only be open on saturdays for half off closing sales until everything is gone. two other businesses on the same block are also closing. mission loan and seagull's. yesterday was the last day for elbow room, a block away, which will make way for condos. michael kors has changed its name after finalizing the acquisition of versace. michael kors holdings is called capri holdings. the company bought the versace the company bought the versace fashion house for $2.1 billion.

it hopes to grow revenue to 8 billion as well as add eight stores to the 200. it was inspired by is the island of the same name. of the same name. i still like to call it ver season says. a new oreo flavor is scheduled to be rehe leased today. dark chocolate as the filling. the company says the new cookie will help fans embrace these will help fans embrace these colder, darker days. this one won't be a limited edition. it will be available year-round. >> but there is real cocoa. do you see that? >> it says so on the package. >> i'm a dark chocolate fan. i think i would give it around. quiet overall. a few incidents. those have cleared up. not everyone back to work. definitely more than the last couple of days. 101, 880. inbound traffic coming towards us. it is filling in just a little bit. it is not delayed significantly

through any stretch. tracy to dublin, in the yellow but not terrible. 42 minutes for you. antioch to concord, in the green, still at 14. 101, san rafael to san francisco, as usual, the north bay commute looking good into the city. you're in the green at 16 minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike flee co. >> thanks, alexis. let's talk about the storm saturday, two, moderate. and the strongest one the way it looks, up to an inch of rain. more in the north bay, downpours, thunderstorms. 30 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts. here we go with the rain totals. we start the day at 12:01, not much. by the 8:00 hour, half an inch in the south bay. three-quarters around the bay. more than an inch in the north bay. we head towards sunday, monday, notice the totals do go up a little bit especially along the peninsula. and to the north bay. but not quite as heavy as what we will be dealing with saturday. monday, a chance of scattered showers. if you're going to the game, take your wet weather gear. 5:00 is the kickoff of the

college football national championship game. clemson taking on alabama. we have a couple of southerners coming over to our neighborhoods, and they're going to get welt. 58, down to 52 degrees. reggie, jessica. speaking of getting wet, hundreds of people celebrated the new year by taking a plunge into the pacific. >> yesterday abc 7 news was in san francisco's ocean beach where people braved the 54-degree water to celebrate 2019. >> it's cold. >> first of the year. >> plunge participants were invited to dry off and then warm up at the after-party at the rip tide bar. >> a couple of people were really warming up. i see you. the polar bear skate dress code for participants there. code for participants there. the first

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good morning on this wednesday, january 2nd. it is 6:00 a.m. welcome back to work or wherever you're going this morning. >> welcome back. i was here yesterday. happy new year. >> and to you. excited to start is the year off, reggie. >> thanks. >> and let's check in with mike nicco. >> you didn't say the same to me yesterday. >> i did say the same to you yesterday, mike. don't lie. >> now she's less excited. >> sorry. first, we start with a lack of winds out there. it is way too dry. a lot of neighborhoods freezing cold. it will be that way through 7:00 inland. at the coast and san francisco, a little milder, about 41. 51 to 55.