interstate 880 is shutdown because of a deadly collision. matt keller is live with the investigation as that continues. we'll check in in just minutes. big changes on the way. mike is tracking a series of storms that are almost here. all right. and look at this -- i'm so sorry. >> it's all right. >> there is a lot going on today. >> there is a lot going on. basically it will be raining auto soon. >> that's what you need to know. exactly. let's check in with mike right now. >> dry now, wet later. done. we have a little bit of g. i want to tell you aboutthat. the mostness of the air mass

coming in. can't hold it completely without turning it over to fog. discovery bay, brentwood, altamont pass, livermore that's where it is thickest. it will be around throughout the morning commute. mid to upper 30s inland and the bay through 7:00. milder at the coast, 43. temperatures at noon, 53 to 55. 54 to 57 with increasing clouds throughout the day. it will still be dry at 7:00. it will be milder. 46 to 52 degrees. the rain comes in tonight and last through possibly thursday. more coming up. how about that commute, alexis. >> yeah. it's not great this morning, mike. a major sig-alert, traffic alert in fremont area. a live look from sky 7. no vehicles getting through on the northbound side of 880. force j sth astcehe

of this scene. this is one of the areas where you have an alternate. take 680 northbound direction. or you can also use surface or you can also use surface streets as well. matt has more information on the sig-alert >> reporter: this is really discouraging right now. traffic completely stopped on 880 in fremont up to the fremont boulevard exit. since i last saw you, chp confirmed a person was hit killed on 880. i happened 3:30 this morning. the investigation is taking place right now. traffic obviously a major issue. stopped. it's been stopped for about 20 minutes. they have been diverting cars off fremont boulevard. it is really busy on fremont bo

we are right next to the tesla factory. gps had us getting off on dixielanding road two and a half miles south and we took fremont boulevard. that was 45 minutes ago. traffic may be backed up passed dixon landing road. traffic has not moved. we haven't heard an estimate for opening, but it is best to avoid this all together. >> all right. we have been updating throughout the morning with abc 7 news app. enable customized push alerts to get breaking news alerts where you live as it happens. it is going to be a busy weekend in the south bay. >> yes. . here's good news. the first of three days of the playoff fan central ahead of the college football playoff national championships.

you can download the app and pay in advance to avoid any lines at the station. >> we are encouraging the general public to definitely plan ahead. be patient with service. and visit the website for any service information. >> we have all the information you need by going to abc7news.com. clemson tigers and crimson tide will arrive this afternoon. >> the santa clara lions will greet both teams at mineta san jose. >> you can watch the college football playoff national championship on our sister network, espn. developing this morning in washington, congressional leaders will return to the white house today for more government shutdown negotiations. it's now been 14 days since the it's now been 14 days since the shutdown started.

having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representative. >> the long time leader of the house democrats won the gavel after suppressing a rebel onin her ranks. after winning the speakership, she remains oppose to the border wall president trump is demanding to end the shutdown. meanwhile, senator feinstein is throwing her support behind a potential presidential candidate. she told reporters she would back approximate joe biden if he decides to run in 2020. she added he would bring a lot of experience and seniority to the table. kamala harris is expected to jump into the race for president. feinstein said she's a big fab fan of hard-new here. it takes a little bit of time to get to know somebody. monday gavin newsom will be

sworn in as the 40th governor. the democrat served on san francisco's board of supervisors as the city's mayor for seven years. most recently as the state's lieutenant governor. we'll have live coverage on monday as newsom becomes governor on abc 7. the swearing in is expected to take place around noon. >> in the north bay, napa county emergency crews plan to hold a full-scale active shooter drill at 9:00 a.m. they will be held at two locations. the first is at calistoga junior-senior high school on lake street, the other at the american canyon community center american canyon community center on benton way. school will be out of session. both locations will be closed to the public. those in the area may see fire trucks, first responders, caution tape and hear loud noises. there is no actual emergency. a night out turned bloody when three gunman tried top rob a restaurant in vallejo. a good samaritan fought off the man but got injured in the process.

with a cast on his left hand, tom wiggins is recovering at home from a gunshot wound that sent him to the hospital for days. >> i was standing there with my wallet and money in my hands. he reached over and grabbed it. i got away lucky. i'm just glad i was able to make the kid think about what he's doing, i hope. >> he was shot trying to take the gunman's weapon. he is being credited with keeping others in the restaurant safe. the three masked gunmen are still on the run. katie tang has a new job. and that storm door burst open tonight with a two, moderate on our exclusive storm impact scale with a chance of downpours and even some thunderstorms in the area you see shaded here, which is just about all of our neighborhoods.

11 minutes past 6:00. north bay, rohnert park, 31. 32, calistoga.

42 in el sobrante. 33, alameda. 33, alameda. freezing cold in san ramon, our last dry and non-windy day. there you go. last dry day. exercise cool this morning. mild this afternoon. out on the bay, starting at 4:00, small craft advisory as the winds start to blow. they won't stop blowing until possibly next thursday. here's alexis with a look at the morning commute. >> it has been a busy one here. i have a sig-alert. back to sky 7, live in fremont. 880, you are seeing all the activity. fremont boulevard. all lanes are blocked. it does look like -- t closure. a fatal collision at 2:30. significant delays as we pan

back, you can see that is jammed for about a mile and a half, if not more than that at this point. at you'll want to stick to 680 not a lo ooro ollowing this collision again. this has been happening since 2:30 this morning. we do have another problem in the south bay. ist is looking a bit better now, however. we had a rollover blocking the three left lanes, before the 101 connector. that one just cleared. we still have residual delays. 29 miles per hour approaching that scene. reggie. the search is on for a woman who attacked and bit a jogger in the east bay. plus, united becomes the latest plus, united becomes the latest airline to make a maj i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. smoking. it dictates your day. i didn't like something having control over me. wanted to stop. the thing is i didn't know how.

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yellow or tan-colored dog. a breathalyzer to detect types of cancer is being used in the united kingdom. they have launched a two-year trial. it called the breath biopsy. it is to find out if exhaled molecules can be used for cancer detecti detection. for example, typhoid fever smells like baked bread. while the breath of diabetics has the aroma of acetone or rotten apples. katie tang has a new job. she is joining a law firm. she will use in land use and real estate department. tang has been deeply involved with land use issues. she was instrumental in creating the housing density programs. move over, pizza rat. egg roll squirrel is the latest

viral rodent to dominate social media. the squirrel was spotted in new york city and posted to twitter with the caption, doesn't look like the squirrel's first egg roll. the only thing missing is the dipping sauce. the video was posted wednesday night and has been viewed nearly $700,000 times. >> this squirrel is thick. t thicc. >> he's just having a little snack. i don't know. >> they are high cholesterol already according to eddie from national lampoon christmas vacation. >> are we talking about the squirrels? >> i thought you were talking about the egg rolls. >> we will let go of the sunshine and the mild temperatures out there and non-windy conditions. cloudy and about 38 degrees this morning. clouds on the increase today.

they will hold the moisture in until tonight when the first storm rolls through. they will let go on and off through thursday. six consecutive days of rain is possible. not continuous rain but a chance. all right. today antioch is the cool spot, 54. lake port, 52. 56, san francisco and santa rosa. vallejo, 58. san jose, morgan hill, 59. total all of us in the 40s. even a few 50s along the coast. milder air coming in. 3:00, there you go. first sign of lighter showers, green. heavier yellow and oranges roll through. this is moving west to east. it will take five hours to move through the bay. a chance of thunderstorms. you can see waves of light to moderate showers rolling through even into the evening hours. it will taper sunday morning.

widespread storm coming in. it will take all afternoon, all evening, into the overnight of rain. it should taper just in time for the college football playoff championship down in santa clara. by saturday, 8:00. quarter to a half inch around the bay. two-thirds in the north bay. sunday, noon, not much added to that. look what happens with sunday night's storm. everybody getting an inch to two and a half in the north bay. a two for monday morning. then it tapers. a slight chance of a few showers tuesday. that stronger storm, another two, rolls in wednesday and lingers through thursday. alexis. thanks, mike. no change. traffic alert in free monday. 880, shut down at fremont boulevard. we have a delay. it looks like on both sides of the roadway now. the roadway now. this is a sig-alert. this is a fatality

investigation. we saw the scene live from sky seven a few minutes ago. they still have quite a bit of work to do. a large emergency presence on the scene. a crew there as well. as soon as we get more info, we will update you with that. drive times, aside from this problem and earlier rollover in san jose, honestly, it has been really quiet. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, in the yellow. just barely. 34 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, in the green at 16. northbound 85, 101 to cupertino, about a 16-minute drive. no delays for you. good morning america coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live from new york with a look at what's ahead. good morning, ginger. hi, reggie. hi, alexis. nice to be with both of you here. it is friday at gma. coming up on our show, we have the house passing a plan to end the government shutdown. but president trump dig anything,ing refusing to sign it without border funding. there is a high stakes showdown. so we are live in washington for all of that. new clues in the deadly

shooting. the search for a gunman who killed the 7-year-old girl. police are releasing a new sketch as the communty rallies around her family. an alarming new report of contaminated medication. apparently they are all bad. it is alarming. you will need to know this. dr. ashton will join us. a dramatic interview with kevin hart. will he make a return to the oscars stage? it is coming up only on gma. people are in their feelings on the twitter this morning. >> they sure are. >> yes. all right, ginger, we will see you soon. early warnings for earthquakes. the app now available in parts of california. new developments in the dancing doctor controversy. the doctor who went viral last year is facing new legal trouble. taking a live look outside ne on c 7 news now. weather and traffic throughout the entire commercial break. just one way we are hoping to

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here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see it is dry right now. let me zoom out and show you what's coming our way. that is the storm that's going to bring us a burst of heavy showers and thunderstorms tonight through tomorrow afternoon. the storm is a two, moderate, on the storm impact scale. new developments involving the so-called dancing doctor from georgia.

ten new lawsuits have been filed against her. patients accuse dr. bute of recording music videos during is surgeries without their consent. her medical license has been suspended. a second doctor in the room is caught up in this case. dr. pinckney is facing lawsuits for not stopping the other doctor from operating. >> starting monday, passengers will only be able to bring cats, dogs, and miniature horses on board. but they will not be able to board flights longer than eight hurs. puppies or kittens younger than four months will not be allowed because the airline says they have typically not received the necessary vaccinations. hundreds of lucky warriors fans will be partying at a free concert tonight hosted by warriors star steph curry.

those who made the cut are pretty excited. >> i'm ecstatic. overhappy. >> i'm going. i'm going to party with steph curry. and the team. >> this is about the community. the warriors are the bay area. this is oakland. this is where the warriors played. >> because it is also 2019, people are selling their tickets on craigslist for 100 bucks a pop. >> i am surprised they are not higher than that. next at 6:30, tracking the stock market after a horrible day yesterday. we are set for gains when the market opens in just minutes. a rash of sick calls leaves several bart stations understaffed. why the agency is now investigating. breaking traffic alert in fremont. we have a deadly collision on northbound

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>> also new this morning, kevin hart speaks after he steps down as host of the oscars. what he is revealing to ellen and why she is now facing backla backlash. but first a live look at the calm before the storms. mike is tracking that one. not one, not two, not three. but six, six storms in the bay area. >> that's too much. >> feast or famine, right? >> right. >> you can have a little bit here, a little bit there. >> whatever mother says, we'll take. >> they said you bring it on. obviously you have a short commute. mine triples when it rains, like most people. we tphaoeftd the rain desperately. it will mess up our lives next week. brentwood, bass co road, marsh

creek road, the moisture moving in over this cold air that is in place right now. yeah, a look at the high clouds that will become thicker throughout the day. mid-30s to mid-40s through 7:00. 53 to 55 at noon. 54 to 57, a little bit warmer at 4:00. even without the sunshine. 46 to 52 this evening. all right, alexis. your turn. >> we have a major problem. sig-alert northbound 880 before you get to fremont boulevard. a crash happened 3:30 this morning involving a pedestrian. northbound 880, just 2 miles per hour approaching that scene. you are being forred off. stick to 880 or surface streets instead. folks are slowing down to take a look at that too. you are down to 21 miles per hour. we have been tracking this crash all morning. matt keller is live in fremont.

matt, what are you seeing? >> it must be couraging for people on 880 in fremont. traffic is stopped. still diverting vehicles onto fremont boulevard. chp confirmed a person was hit and killed. traffic obviously a major issue. it is stopped right now. they have been diverting the cars off. it is busy, though, on fremont boulevard. right next to the tesla factory. amount of people coming and going in this area. it's best to just avoid this area altogether if possible. obviously traffic is stopped here. very discouraging as traffic is backed up for miles. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. we will talk about a different commuter issue now. if you rode bart over the

holidays and thought there were fewer employees, you weren't mistaken. >> bart is investigating after a rash of sick calls left stations severely understaffed. christmas eve, 37% of staff called out. christmas day, 43%. amy? >> reporter: we are finding a lot of sympathy among passengers for workers who are assigned to work on christmas eve and on christmas. according to the san francisco chronicle, a third of parking lot employees called in sick on christmas eve. that includes station agents and train operators. it cost bart 406 hours in overtime. bart pol many had to handle closing duties at stations. one bart director told the paper this is concerning focusing on public safety. but parking lot riders tell us

they feel bad for employees. >> i mean, they are trying to be with their families, right? i can understand that. family first, right? that's what they say. i didn't even know about that, and i ride bart a lot. it must have been covered up very well. >> reporter: here's reaction from the union president. sometimes you can only be cursed at or beat on so much before you need a personal health day. pointing out a shortage of police officers is putting more pressure on station agents. bart officials say they are now reviewing attendance records from over the holidays. reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. we are always interested to see what you are seeing and experiencing. deer bart to share your photos and videos with us. developing out of our nation's capital.

a shutdown showdown. as president trump promises to veto any budget without border wall funding. is 116th house now led . it includes a measure at current levels with $1.3 billion for border security. it does not include a border wall between the u.s. and mexico. both the president and key republican senate leaders say this is not going to pass. >> the senate will not take up any proposal that does not have a real chance of passing this chamber and getting a presidential signature. >> another meeting between the president and congressional leaders will take place in just a few hours. the shutdown is making some of our parks so trashy the city of san francisco is expanding its reach into federal land. trash has been piling up atrafer

furloughed. san francisco public works already started collecting e na area. it is important that visitors do their part to clean up as well. a procession will take place to honor the fallen newman police officer gunned down after a traffic stop on christmas day. corporal ronil singh's body will travel from modesto to new tphapb this morning. newman this morning. the suspect in this case, mendoza, previously identified by a different name, was charged with murder wednesday. four others accused of aiding mendoza while he was on the run will be back in court today. their bail is set at $100,000 each. president trump called the officer's family to offer condolences. because he is an undocumented immigrant, mr. trump referenced the case to push for border wall funding. yesterday the white house

released a statement and it says the president praised officer singh's service to his fellow citizens, offered condolences and commended law enforcement's rapid investigation, response, and apprehension of the suspect. a little girl hit in the head by celebratory gunfire on new year's eve is improving. officials with the ucsf benioff children's hospital oakland say they are very encouraged after the 6-year-old said a few words to her parents yesterday morning. as we first reported on tuesday, the bullet cannot be removed from her skull. because of that, police won't be able to do a ballistics test in order to match the bullet to a gun. that will make it quite difficult to solving the case. the results are in following the state's first snow survey of the year. of some are encouraged because of the early storms of november and december. state water officials found water content is below average and the snowpack is just 67% of normal. it is an improvement over last year. california's rainy season typically lasts through march.

there is still time for the snow to accumulate. oh, yeah. we are going to get a lot of it this week. i will have that in seven minutes. freezing temperatures in alum rock, 32. can most of the south bay mid-30s there. redwood city, 36. freeze anything danville, 30. here's a look at your commute looking west across the bridge. watch out for a little bit of fog. bay. breezy on the water. east bay, stuck in the 40s through 8:00. 50 at noon. mid-50s from noon to 4:00. 50 at 8:00. notice all the cloud cover today. but dry. san francisco, 43 at 8:00. 49 at 10:00. low to mid-50s from noon through

8:00. milder temperatures. south bay, 40 at 8:00. down to 50 by 8:00. everything is quiet right now, at least weather-wise. hand hour-by-hour look how you may be changing your weekend plans because of storms and the route to work this morning. this morning it has been quiet weather wise, not traffic wise. the majority of you are seeing light volumes. our major issue of the morning. a live look at the scene in fremont. northbound 880, a full closure here at fremont boulevard. this is due to a fatality investigation. the latest news is the roadway should open up in 10 minutes.as at 3:30 this morning. matt keller is at the scene. all lanes block odd northboued

880. definitely welcomed news. northbound lanes blocked off. use surface streets. whatever you do, do not continue north on 880. you will get call the up in this backup. averaging 2 miles per hour on the northbound side. southbound side, slowing down to look at that as well. you're down to 21 miles per hour. a heads-up for east bay commuters. a new car pool lane in caltrans spent $2 million converting the right lane on the shoulder to a carpool lane. hopeful live that speeds you up this morning. that's good news. this is bad news. an app taking to profit from your app. stock exchange subpoena.

here we go again. the roller coaster continues. 360 points. of course we are watching very closely how the markets are doing after the huge selloff yesterday. mostly blamed on apple. >> crazy times. backlash towards ellen after she talked about the tweets that caused kevin hart to quit the oscars. keep on top of weather and traffic with abc 7 news now. we are looking live at golden gate bridge. a few folks heading into work today. today. i think most of you have taken

the storm will not only impact. increase in clouds. 57 in eureka. mid-50s for chico, sacramento. more sunshine, 62 in fresno. western slope, do not travel tomorrow. head up there today if you're going to tahoe. starting at 7:00 tomorrow, up to two and a half, three feet of snow and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. even faster. moderate snow, low visibility. two feet of powder will be there if you leave maybe monday or if

you get there friday. but in between, wow, is it going to be tough with all of that snow. a lighter amount monday. another moderate snow event wednesday. >> will he or won't he? comedian kevin hart is talking about hosting the oscars after all. >> he recently stepped after after past homophobic comments came to light. reporter mark from kabc is in hollywood. >> reporter: we are in the heart of hollywood where the oscars will be held next month. still the show has no confirmed host after comedian kevin hart stepped down after the anti-day remarks he made on social media years ago. now we are learning that harlt may host after all after he sat down with ellen degeneral russ, one of his biggest supporters. he explained not only has he

grown as a comedian but said he already apologized for the homophobic tweets multiple times. he said it was casting a dark cloud of what was supposed to be a bright moment, which is why he chose to walk away. >> either my apology is accepted or it isn't. but you can't grow as a person without mistakes. i don't know the perfect individual that society is now looking for. it's not me. >> he said his interview was the most raw and honest he has ever done about the oscar controversy. degeneres even called the academy. up to this point, no formal announcement has been made. back to you. thank you, or mark. no matter who the host ends up being, we are 51 days out from

oscars sunday. the new year brings new goals. we talked about operation cease-fire. it's a program that identifies violent criminals and works with community organizations to find a way to put the guns down. a new crime report shows a decrease in car burglaries by 25%. other property crime is up. some residents say the community needs to step up to fill in where the city falls short. we feel the police isn't working fast enough or we are not getting our right amount of justice. as as a community and one voice could do a lot. >> whatever the type of crime, it impacts people. we have no make it such that you are not a victim. >> the police department hopes to be fully staffed and complete federal oversight by 201. new at 6:00, an abc news

exclusive. an alarming new report about medicine that may be in your home. an investigation from kaiser health news found about 8,000 medicines have been recalled in the past five years. they may be contaminated with glass and bacteria. kaiser tells abc 7 news that hundreds of manufacturing plants have gone years without fda drug quality inspections. >> after they were recalled, it means they somehow got through all the systems that should keep harmful products from reaching consumers. it did make it to patient's medical cabinets, hospital supply rooms. >> the fda is taking steps to inspect all drug facilities not previously inspected. an east bay family has a message for prospective parents. get genetic testing before con saoefg. conceivin conceiving.

they seemed to be looking through her, not at her s. she had genetic testing done which revealed the abnormality. >> i was in complete shock. you don't expect anything to be wrong. they can't even play. they have to be taught. >> she said if she had gotten tested before conceiving, she would have known she and her husband both carry the gene. husband both carry the gene. and then she would have in vitro fertilization. los angeles is suing ibm's weather company over a deceptive weather channel act. >> it accuses the app of collecting, sharing and profiting from the location information from millions of american consumers. the weather channel app is one of the most popular online weather services in the u.s. it has been downloaded more than

$100 million times. the lawsuit cites an article in the "new york times". it detailed a sprawling industry of companies that profit from continuously snooping on precise wrahereabouts. according to the business journal, the san francisco based company is teaming up with autonomous vehicle maker cruise for a enough pilot program. testing is set to gun in march in san francisco. it is not clear if you will have to go to the vehicle to get your food instead of someone dropping it off at the doorstep. we'll see. >> okay. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. trading gets under way this morning. there you go. continue to climb. 360 the last time we checked in. now 400. partially driven by a good jobs report this morning. it plummeted 660 points.

it tumbled 10% and lost $74 billion in value. but there is a silver lining ap the company says their app store had a record-breaking holiday season. christmas week was of the biggest week ever. new year's day set a single day record with $322 million in sales. now to the season premiere of the bachelor here on abc 7. there is one contestant who stood out. trying to impress colton underwood with a fake australian accent. >> colton, what's your name. >> bree. so nice to meet you. >> you have a nice accent. where are you from? >> the accent is australian. i was hoping you are a sucker for accents. i know to know what you think about it >> i'll see you inside. >> i'm not really australian, but you have to do what you can to stand out. >> okay. the bachelor tweeted, this this going to take her down under? because australia.

get it? you can watch the season premiere on abc 7. oh, it hasn't happened yet. >> no. >> it is happening monday night. >> he's a huge fan. >> notice how she twisted it, though? he said where are you from?ro she said the accent is australian. so she didn't lie. >> she didn't give the truth either. >> how long could you carry on a fake accent? not long, i wouldn't think. >> someone will call her out. that means great content. >> true love, you guys. >> that's where you find it. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. gorgeous sunrises. clouds on the increase this last dry day. opens don't.

brings us a chance of rain. not continuous rain, but six consecutive days. 54 to 59 degrees. it will be pretty comfortable this afternoon even with the lack of sunshine. breezes pick up this evening. storms will blow in right after. low to upper 40s in most neighborhoods tomorrow morning. the north bay, you are furthest west. so 3:00 until 8:00, we have that first wave roll through. it will be a noisy morning. behind that, you are seeing yellows and oranges. waves of showers and thunderstorms up until the evening hours. it will calm down a little bit for sunday morning. the next storm from the northwest and heads southeast. it will take longer to roll through. the rainfall amounts will be even more impressive with the storm sunday night, monday morning. i look at the rainfall. by 8:00 tomorrow evening, half

an inch to an inch in the north bay. quarter to an inch for the rest of us. watch the rain roll over pushing us to an inch, possibly to two inches. we could have anywhere from two to six by thursday. winds gusty tomorrow morning and again sunday afternoon and evening. that's when the winds will peak. make sure you bring everything in. alexis. all right. i have really good news to pass along here, mike. this is our live shot in free mont. northbound 880. a deadly collision. 3:30 this morning. this reopened less than 10 minutes ago. definitely in the last five minutes. things starting to unwind. a delay approaching the scene. it is starting to improve quickly. better news for your commute. we'll see exactly how long that

delay is in just a moment. let's take a look at drive times this morning. overall, everywhere else it's been light. richmond-san rafael bridge, in the green at 7 minutes. 18 minutes 92 across san mateo. 84, dumbarton bridge, better than that, in the green at 10 minutes. alexis, thank you. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. abc 7 news now. that is our way to keep you in that is our way to keep you in touch

just turned 6:58. here's are 7 things to know before you go. the first is going to be quiet today with increasing clouds. mid to upper 50s. but don't it all changes as a storm blows through the storm door and brings us a two, a moderate, with up to an inch of rain, downpours, a chance of thunderstorms, and winds gusting 45 to 50 miles per hour. >> number two, we do have good news regarding our sig-alert. 880, the furthest side of the freeway you are seeing from this live shot, everything rjust a f. sig-alert officially canceled at 6:46 following a deadly crash. >> number three, bart reviewing

employee attendance records after mass sick calls over the holidays. >> number four, a procession begins at 8:30 for fallen corporal ronil singh. he was gunned down during a christmas. p the day after >> number five, house democrats will pass a plan to reopen the government without funding president trump's border wall. the vote was largely along party lines hours after democrats took control of the chamber. the senate is refusing to vote on the bill withou president trump's support. >> number six, ellen degeneres is advocating for kevin hart to host the oscars after all. he stepped away after homophobic kpheptsz came to light. she believes in forgiveness. >> today is the first day of the playoff fan central ahead of the college football playoff tpharblg championship in san jose. you can watch the game monday on officer network espn. >> i'm very relieved to see that is quinn doors, mike.

today is not wet, but it will be the rest of the time. >> today is the day you want to go to plaza ng