good morning south bay. this is abc mornings. good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on thursday, january 10th. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast and it's going to be a dry day. right, mike? >> absolutely. we've got leftovers, though, in the form of fog from yesterday's rain. look at petaluma and fairfield. novato, visibility down to a couple hundred feet in concord. overall, today is our driest day even though the air mass is soupy right now. which way is the fog going to go? it may lead to the south of the napa valley and a little bit to the north. along highway 101. otherwise, it's going to stay put. here down in the south bay, at least in san jose, we don't have any. gilroy, there's definitely fog out there. all right. i want to show you the accuweather 12-hour planner. there it is and there it goes. wait a minute. was that larry beil i just did.

here's alexis. all right, mike. we're looking at the roads. overall, we are doing well. no major problems right now. a much better start than yesterday's commute, especially from the south bay. san mateo bay where the volumes are pretty light. filling in on the westbound side of 92 between hayward and foster city. that's about it. drive times looking pretty good today, too. we went from green into the yellow. filling in here, westbound 580, tracy to dublin. no delays. dublin to -- in the green at 16. 101 in cupertino. also in the green at 16 minutes. thanks, alexis. say good-bye to at&t park and say hello to oracle park. >> it's going to take getting used to. the giants play is getting adede >>ep gd moing, e with the tt regg g day is set for april

3rd. it may take us that long to get used to saying this. welcome to oracle park. there will be a ceremony later today. san francisco giants announced a 20-year naming rights agreement with oracle. bloomberg estimates the deal at more than $200 million. at&t issued a statement saying they had a great relationship with the giants over the years but decided not to renew the naming rights sponsorship. the team won three world series titles here. while the trophies stay, the at&t signs will go. new temporary signs go up today for oracle. this will be the fourth name since the stadium opened in the year 2000. >> so whatever. oracle. we're going to call it the ballpark anyway. it's just a ballpark. i think that's cool. so whatever. >> reporter: of course, oracle's name is on the arena in oakland. after the golden state warriors

are moving to the chase center in san francisco, oracle arena will be renamed. as for at&t park -- oracle park, there will be a certificate moan toy announce the naming rights at 11:00. will willie mayes will be here. >> that's exciting matt. this is now the fourth name for the giants home. the park opened in 2000 as pacific bell park named after the old telephone company and in 2003, it was renamed sbc park, pac bell's parent company. then at&t park and in 2019, we'll have oracle park. >> okay. governor gavin newsom at budget. including funding for early childhood education and health care coverage for young, undocumented adults through med

medi-cal. they hinted the budget proposal had interesting ideas for what to do with the surplus. a near $15 billion budget surplus. an 88-year-old san francisco woman is in a coma after being found badly beaten. the victim's granddaughter sent abc 7 news this photo from the hospitl. she tells us her grandmother was found unconscious at a playground near her visitation valley home on tuesday morning. no arrests have been made at this point. the family believes that she was beaten by someone who burglarized her home. the police think the suspect specifically targeted her and that person knew her routine. >> in the east bay, a danville couple has a warning for other pet own eshs. be careful who you trust to take care of your dog. their camera caught a professional dog walker yelling and kicking their dog. we have the shocking video.

[ bleep ]. >> miranda was horrified to watch the man she trusted to care for her dog ollie abusing him instead. >> right behind that came this enormous amount of anger. just how could you do that? >> the man in this video is adamo owe a dog walker hired thu the app, wag. she and her fiance only checked the security footage after he complained about their dog. the folks immediately called the company and police. after their initial complaint, miranda claims it took days for wag to follow-up and eight days before they watched the surveillance video. >> it surprised me when it comes to something like animal cruelty, which is against the law, that they wouldn't respond more. >> in a statement to abc 7 news, wag called the attack unacceptable. adding, quote, we have since deactivated this walker from our platform. danville police confirmed to abc

7 news that he was arrested. on his website, wag claims all dog walkers are subject to rigorous background checks. she learned from police that other people filed complaints against him as well. >> if they had really checked, they would have seen something. >> she's sharing her story hoping that other dog owners pay more attention to who takes care of their pet. >> certainly some disturbing video there. survivors of recent wildfires in california say they're afraid after president trump's threat. he wants to cut fema wildfire aid unless the state improves forest management. some victims of the 2017 tubbs wildfire are still living in fema trailers. they're upset by the president's comments. >> ticks me off, you know. makes you feel like -- especially he takes away this program. there's a lot of us that would be out on the streets.

>> governor gavin newsom has asked the president to double the federal investment in forest management for our states. >> the state has awarded a $250 million contract that clean up the campfire in butte county. it's going to the controversial cleanup of the naval shipyard in san francisco. two employees admitted to faking soil tests during the cleanup. the company is being sued by the justice department, whistle blowers and homeowners. the camp fire destroyed hundreds of homes. a temperature closure of the salesforce transit center. they meet today to discuss the transit center. it's been closed for more than 100 days. two cracks were discovered in beams in december. a repair design has been approved. now a construction schedule has to be finalized. that should happen this month.

never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we're in the low to mid-40s in the east bay valleys with danville being the coolest at 41 degrees. mid to upper 40s along the bay shore and the south bay and the north bay. here's a look from sutro tower. you can see some of the fog tried to creep into san francisco. some of the fog that's thick in the north bay and parts of the east bay. if you're going to be out and about today, know that's going to be there through the morning commute. also know, if you're going to be exercising earlier this morning, it's going to be cooler. yard work today, your best day to get out there and do anything. i was driving through my subdivision, holiday decorations up. planner at 8:00, 50 degrees, 55 at 10:00 and in the upper 50s from noon to 4:00. a little more sunshine from noon to 2:00 than any other time today. just mid-50s headed out this evening. north bay cooler. we ended up cooler.

start in the upper 40s at 8:00. in between, we'll hit 56 to 58 during the afternoon hours. we'll have the most cloud cover today. then san francisco, look at that. 54 to about 57. not much of a change today under a partly sunny but dry sky. that all changes, that dry part, tomorrow. have that coming up. here's alexis. thank you, mike. you can't see, the visibility layer on top of the traffic map. a lot of fog settle in. that certainly could be part of your commute. as of right now, it's not caused any issues. no delays or incidents in areas where we have that thick fog. we had an earlier problem before glenwood drive. we had a rollover crash. chp was able to clear that a few minutes ago and it looks like they've cleared out as well. southbound 101, santa rosa, 15 minutes. castro valley to the maze 13. 101 between 280, 680 and 85. totally different commute than yesterday. in the green.

california's treasure makes an obscene gesture aimed at the president during her swearing ceremony. let's take you outside to start your day at 5:10 this morning. there's fog over the city. there's fog over the city. but no rain right

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pretty healthy snow pack.

look at this. we're 87% of average compared to about 26% of average last year. we may get near 100% by this time next week as a series of pretty heavy snowstorms is headed to the sierra. that means rain for us. i'll talk about it in the accuweather forecast. b.a.r.t.'s police chief is urging a murder suspect to turn himself in. the appeal comes three years after a young man was killed aboard a train. 19-year-old carlos romero died after being shot aboard a train at the west oakland station. on board cameras did not capture the crime. public out cry led to b.a.r.t. ensuring cameras worked inside every train car. cameras at two stations didn't record the suspect. they believe the suspect goes by the name of mattie and feel confident he'll be caught. >> it's a matter of time. for him to stop looking over his shoulder and just turn himself in would be ideal situation for

us. nevertheless, we're committed, we're motivated and we're going to solve this case. >> here's another view of the suspect. b.a.r.t. and oakland crimestoppers have upped reward for his capture from $10,000 to $25,000. governor gavin newsom says he's creating a strike team to fix what he calls a mismanaged dmv. drivers trying to renew their licenses have had to cope with long lines as the department struggles to implement the real i.d. that's the federal program requiring a lot more verification of a person's identity. you'll need a real i.d. to get into most federal facilities. the department of homeland security has given the dmv three more months to meet federal standards for the dmv licenses. according to the san francisco business times, le nar plans to sell 500 acres of land to the ninl imitz group. they're between the napa river and san pablo bay.

lennar planned to turn a former shipyard into a planned community. valet hoe city officials say they could sell it by june. bay area billionaire is nounsed he is not throwing his name into the race for president. what he's doing instead is raising eyebrows. chris nguyen has the story. >> after years of publicly toying with the idea of running for president, next gen america founder and billionaire, tom steyer announced he would not be seeking public office but devote his time and money to get president trump impeached. >> the debate over whether or not grounds for impeachment exists is over. he met the criteria long ago. >> in the coming year, steyer plans to spend $40 million of his own money to continue funding an impeachment campaign, including commercials like this one. >> there's nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.

together, we will make this happen. >> although steyer himself won't be a candidate, some say he's expected to be influential. hoover institution fellow, bear in mind whoever he decides to support is going to have the benefit of potentially his name, potentially also his money. >> all eyes are on the democratic party ahead of the 2020 primary season. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren has announced her intention to run. manry waiting on former vice president joe biden and camilla harris launching a formal campaign later in the year. >> the people of our country are smart people who will make decisions about who will be their leader based on who they believe it capable. who they believe has an honest desire to lead, represent, to see them, be a voice for them. >> a crowded field of democratic contenders ahead. >> its message and it's money.

also a compelling personality. the personality piece is increasingly important. >> now looking for ways to stand out. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. this will help you stand out. california's new state treasurer is making this clear how she feels about president trump. here's what she said in her swearing in ceremony yesterday. >> in the tradition, john burton tradition. [ bleep ] trump. >> all right. the f-bomb was a nod to former state senator john burton who administered the oath of office. he was known for liberal use of colorful language. >> she was shocked she did it herself. >> it looked like it. >> got caught up in the moment? >> i don't know. >> okay. >> another senator did that a couple of days ago, didn't they? >> she's not a

it will be interesting if this happens -- >> let's talk about the fog. look at that. man, you cut it with a knife. so thick across the north bay. in the east bay, it's going to be there the entire morning commute. be prepared for that. dress for cooler temperatures this morning also. by the afternoon hours, the fog will fade to haze and it will be joined by high clouds. we'll call it partly cloudy. but our temperatures will still jump up to 60 degrees, which is mild for this time of year. patchy fog tonight. maybe not as much as this morning. the temperatures will be the same. then the rain train arrives friday. it makes stops just about every day in the seven-day forecast. here we go. 57 to about 60 degrees for highs today. look at tonight. back in the mid-40s to low 50s. thickest fog in the north bay. the east bay valleys and into the central valley and also a little bit along the coast tonight. here's a look at our next storm system. it's a 1. it's light on the storm impact scale. let's talk about the timing. it will affect if you want to be

outside, especially on a friday evening. 10:00 in the morning, first chance of scattered showers during the afternoon hours. then it becomes steadier towards 4:00. especially once the sunsets and up to 11:00, we have waves of light to moderate rain. it will transfer to scattered showers. showers heading into saturday. saturday afternoon and those will taper in the evening hours. it's not enough to cancel your outdoor plans. have our app handy in case you're out and about saturday to track the showers. sunday and monday, light chances of storms and too, it's a moderate on the storm impact scale. alexis sniemts thank you, mike. we're still enjoying a pretty quiet morning here. no complaints in the traffic center, unless you're trying to get on -- the typical stop-and-go traffic here. 13 miles an hour. 15 miles an hour as you approach altamont pass. nothing blocking. no issues there today. san jose northbound 101 and 880, that traffic coming toward us,

we're moving along just fine today. i know yesterday it was a brutal commute with the crash we had well into the late morning hours. nothing like today. mass transit looking good, too. no delays for muni and of course, new service from richmond for the san francisco bay ferry starting today at 6:10. no delays. you're looking good there, too. thank you, alexis. in the gma first look, the fbi joined the search for a missing baby. >> the father of the baby may have staged a kidnapping to cover up the disappearance. >> in this morning's gma first look watch closely and you'll see what san antonio texas police are calling a staged kidnapping. a woman casualy walking up to a car. she gets in and drives off this morning the fbi and police are desperately searching for an 8-month-old. investigators believe the baby's father may have set the whole thing up. the baby's mother, jasmine gonzalez was on phone with

davila last friday when he started yelling his car had been stolen. >> he freaked out. i was like, hang up, call the cops. so they can find my son. they said they sent two policemen there and they started accusing him. >> this morning, authorities say the case is not what it seems. we'll have latest on the urgent search at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm marcus moore for abc news in san antonio. cal trans has reopened a stretch of highway 9 that had been blocked by a landslide in santa cruz county. part of it collapsed near the entrance to paradise park. this closure is between felton and santa cruz. it's believed to be weather-related. a chp officer trained for but never thought he'd have to do it. that's officer jeff lloyd posing for a picture with a baby he helped to deliver. he was finishing a traffic stop and then an suv stopped behind

him on that off ramp. a passenger in the vehicle told him she was in labor and was about to give birth. at the academy during the medical training, we get information and training on how to deliver babies. but it's one of those things you're like, i don't know if i'll ever have to use this. luckily, i guess common sense and just smart thinking came in. >> a woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl. mom and baby are doing well. >> great photos, isn't it? coming up next, the seven things to know as you start your day. >> steph curry was considered >> steph curry was considered too short and skin toy

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this morning the giants make it official today. the new name for their ballpark is oracle park. the team and et redwood city-based tech company have a 20-year agreement in place. number three, governor newsom will release his budget today. it's expected to include funding for issues he promised to address during his campaign, like early childhood education and extended medi-cal to undocumented immigrants. number 4, president trump taking his battle to the u.s./mexico border. he'll stop in mcallen, texas. this is now day 20 of the shutdown. number 5, not raining but damp outside. look at the fog. this was about an hour ago. you can see we're getting flanked from the east to north and the south. the fog is on the move. it's going to take over most of our neighborhoods during the morning commute. number 6, since we don't have major incidents, i'm talking about the fog as well. san rafael traffic camera, you have extremely low visibility.

slow down and drive for conditions. number 7, for the first time in three decades, the oscars are poised to go hostless. according to variety, producers will have a-list stars introduce segments in the show and this comes after kevin hart steps aside after controversy surrounding past homophobic tweets. warriors superstar steph curry is looking to help young basketball players facing the sme obstacles he did as a player. >> there's a series of basketball camps. players get hands-on training from elite coaches and lessons on collegiate needs and ncaa eligibility. the tour comes to oakland in march. steph curry was a huge success in high school in north carolina. but he didn't get much attention from colleges because scouts thought he was too and too skinny and look where he is now. >> look at it. >> yep. >> when i was in school, i was

overrated. everyone saw me and thought he would be able to play basketball. he'll be good on track. >> look where you are now. >> look at me now. unable to do those things and barely this. we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including the impact the government shutdown could have on food safety. police chases happen all the time in los angeles. but this one has to be one of the wildest ones yet. >> here's a live look

. oh. >> hi. good morning north bay and south bay and east bay and everyone listening. it's thursday, january 10th. thanks for joining us. >> yes. it's coming up on 5:30. we've been talking about a lot of rain this week. today is not a day you have to worry about that. >> put the umbrella away today. but not too far away. you need it starting tomorrow

and every day afterwards. here's a look at the fog creeping through the south bay. morgan hill, 101. riding up into the southern parts of san jose. look at the north bay and the east bay valleys. everybody in those neighborhoods socked in with fog or about to be foggy. here's the dampness that's left over from yesterday's rain on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. dress warmer. 38 to 50 by 7:00. pretty nice this evening. low to mid-50s. alexis. >> good morning, mike. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. when i walked up here a moment ago, we still had not gotten official word that the metering lights are on. if they're not yet, they will be shortly. if you're using the carpool lanes, you will have a wait. westbound 80. highway 4 to the maze, 18 minutes. 11 minutes across the bay bridge. once you're past the toll plaza and southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, in the green at nine minutes. >> thanks, alexis.

abc 7 news is tracking ways to build a better bay area. >> ferry service between richmond and san francisco. amy hollyfield is live in richmond with the new details. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, jessica. this will take people off the roads. they think about 400 people at first will start using this ferry and think that that could actually grow to about 2,000 people a day. what a way to get to work. here is a look at the area we are talking about when people are out here on the water. that means they aren't on interstate 80, which is considered one of the worst commutes in the bay area. check it out. the view is much better. this is the first new bay area ferry route in seven years. officials are expecting big things for this route. >> heard nothing but excitement from the community. we know a lot of people will be out here for the first trip at 6:10. the mayor has been a big supporter of the ferry sfrs. we're really excited for today.

we think long-term this is going to be one of our biggest services. >> reporter: so let's cost compare. it will cost $9 for a one-way ticket if you're paying cash. clipper card, it will be $6.75. if you take b.a.r.t. from richmond and san francisco, that's cheaper. it's $5.30 one way. you could also take the bus. that's cheaper, too. it means two buses. but it's going to cost you $5.40. you could also drive. you have to pay the bay bridge toll e that's $7 during commute hours. the ferries are expensive. definitely less stress as you ride across that smooth water. the first ferry set to leave here at 6:10 this morning. as of right now, this is only running during commute hours. they expect this will be so popular. eventually, they might be able to add weekend services as well. reporting live from richmond, amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. thank you, amy.

share your ideas about what building a better bay area looks like. add the #better bay area. you'll get our attention. now to washington where there is still no end to the government shutdown in sight. this has 800,000 federal workers are not expected to get paid this week. the president simply walked out of shutdown talks with democratic leaders. abc news reporter serena marshall is live in washington with what's being done today. serena. >> reggie, jessica, day 20 of the shutdown and president trump heads to the southern border. if the shutdown goes into tomorrow, which looks highly likely, it will be tied with 1995 shutdown for the longest lapse in government funding ever. >> it was a mere 14-minute meeting. its conclusion couldn't be clearer. >> he asked speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. and he got up and said then we have nothing to discuss and he just walked out. >> they demanded once again that before any negotiations could

begin, that we would have to agree to reopen the government. >> on friday, federal workers faced the reality of not receiving a paycheck. the president insists they still support him. >> a lot of them agree with what i'm doing. >> democrats say otherwise. >> what that means in their lives is tragic in terms of their credit rating. paying their mortgage, paying their rent. he thinks maybe they can ask their father for more money. they can't. >> 85% of the federal workplace exists outside of the capital region from airline security to prison guards and food inspectors. a possible end to the stalemate. these five moderate republicans meeting behind closed doors for more than 90 minutes. hoping to find a solution that can bring everyone together. as the stalemate continues, some agencies are considering recalling employees to work without pay. the director of the fda is considering bringing back food in -- they've been suspended

since the start of the shutdown. serena marshall. abc 7 news. the food and drug administration has furloughed 5,000 food inspectors because of the government shutdown. inspectors look for things like unclean conditions, bug infestations and harmful contaminations. the faa says it's working on a plan to resume inspection in places that handle things like seafood, cheese and vegetables. fda administrator scott gottlieb says the agency is doing what it can to minimize risk to the public. it's a video going viral. a man brought a dead raccoon into a san francisco mcdonald's. chris brooks captured this shocking video inside the pa trer owe avenue station. a man walked in calling for help as he was holding the animal. brooks started recording. >> after three or four minutes, a guy picked the raccoon up and took it outside and put it in the garbage. but there was blood on the floor and on the table inside the

mcdonald's. >> health officials say the restaurant closed for fivedisin. inspectors say it is now safe. animal control removed the raccoon from the property and police did respond. they gave the man in question a mental health evaluation. they determined that he didn't need to be detained. i know. it's a lot to take. >> uh-huh. >> moving on. palo alto police are investigating a hoax known as swatting. this comes after someone called 9-1-1 claiming to have killed his wife, tied up his children and planted pipe bombs an untraceable call prompted this tuesday night. there were two unsuspecting residents inside. police determine the incident was swatting. it's a form of harassment or prank where someone calls i false report to get police to

respond. the palo alto daily post reports that one of the victims is a facebook cyber security executive. >> we take it seriously because our police resources are being wasted. our officers are being taken away from other duties and calls that are true emergencies. >> police say in addition to possible criminal charges, they would go after the caller to try to recoup some of the cost of sending out so many officers. uber's plan to go public this year might be in jeopardy. there are reports that the san francisco's company's evaluation of $120 billion is too optimist optimistic. now going public is the desire but he notes if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. i'd be disappointed and i think our shareholders would too but the company would be fine. a wild high-speed chase in los angeles ended with an arrest overnight. the suspect stole this white van. officers trailed the driver across the city starting in van

nuys and on to two freeways into hollywood. at one point he crashed into a curb. backed into a traffic light as you see. knocking it down and speeding away. the chase came to an end when the man hit two parked vehicles. he jumped out the passenger side of the van and tried to make a run for it. but that is when police were finally able to catch up to him and, well, he's under arrest this morning. mike? you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's talk temperatures.anywher. even 16 degrees cooler in places like livermore compared to this time yesterday. we're still pretty mild in the mid to upper 40s. berkeley, san lee and row to hey word. look at the rest of the neighborhood. mid-40s in the south bay. most of the peninsula, 52 in napa. san francisco 53. 50 at pacifica. here in san francisco, we're starting to see some of that fog. watch out. it will be around for the entire commutend over the bay.

mass transit, dress for cooler conditions at the stops this morning. starting off at 46 this morning with the fog. upper 50s at noon through 4:00. 53 at 8:00 under partly cloudy skies. starting off at 47 on the peninsula. the least likely area to get fog. mid to upper 50s noon to 4:00. 52 at 8:00 under partly cloudy skies. look at the south bay. foggy and in the 40s. you could reach 60 by 2:00 and 4:00 and grab a coat this evening. it will be dry and 52 degrees. we're bringing in alexis. she said something 15 minutes ago that caught my attention. you said there were incidences? >> nothing major. >> glad we clarified that. >> that still stands. that's definitely good news. one problem. it's been a tough week for the commute. we had an earlier rollover on the southbound side of the roadway. we have a new problem on the northbound side. sounds like a vehicle left the

roadway. that's partially blocking the right lane. starting to see a backup south of the summit. the we'll keep an eye on that. as i said, boy, we've had several tough days along that route this week. we did get official word that the bay bridge metering lights were on at 5:35 this morning. even a few minutes later for that commute. that's start to go fill in, though. no delays southbound 680. highway 4 to walnut creek. about eight-minute drive if you're continuing on to westbound 24. walnut creek to highway 13. heavy but not terrible. trace toy dublin in the yellow at 46 minutes. thank you, alexis. a tough week for pg&e. just got tougher. what it may be forced to do that will affect millions of customers. b.a.r.t. is fully rolling out the fleet of the future. we'll look at some of the ideas to give new life to its old train cars. ♪ baby shark ♪ >> can anything stop baby

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about 2.5, about 2 1/2 million people under thick fog until 9:00 at the coast, 11:00 in the central valley. temperatures will be running in the upper 50s. mid-60s. partly cloudy conditions in so

cal. 52 today in yosemite. let's take a look at tahoe where it's quiet right now. great time to get up there. quiet friday, saturday and most of sunday. light to moderate and heavy snow next week. >> thank you, mike. on the peninsula, family and friends will remember a teen who was found shot to ket in the parking lot of a belmont school. 17-year-old muhammad othman was found found. muhammad's funeral is today at 12:30 in burlingame center. a proposed order would restrict pg&e from using power lines deemed to be unsafe during the 2019 fire season. the proposal would require pg&e to reinspect its entire grid and remove or trim all trees that could fall on to its power lines. the utility maintains 106,000

miles of distribution lines in the state. pg&e has two weeks to respond. butte county is still under investigation. investigators determined that the utility caused 18 wildfires in 2017. faces possible criminal charges. pg&e released this statement saying, in part, we're committed to complying with all rules and regulations that apply to our work while working together with our state and community partners and across all sectors and disciplines to develop comprehensive, long-term safety solutions for the future. happening today, b.a.r.t. will discuss what to do with old cars as they come out of commission. if you were dreaming of living in an bartment that is not going to happen. >> it will replace more 6 trains. the legacy cars will be taken out of service over the next four years. the agency's special projects manager hopes they can be

repurr repurposed if people are willing to buy them. food trucks or homeless centers. there's a lot of nostalgia around this. i think people are really interested in them in the concept of seeing them being reused. we'll see what the real interest is when they come out to bid. >> one thing the cars will not be used for housing. that's because they're made of aluminum and cannot be stacked on top of one another. >> the new cars that will replace the old ones, a third door, bike racks and a new voice for announcements. they're designed to be quieter. the 775 cars ordered, only 50 are available for service right now. b.a.r.t. hopes to have 150 more on the tracks. all new cars and service by 2022. finally, got one. >> what did you think? >> i liked it. there's definitely fewer seats. no question about that. >> i noticed that as well. i've taken a new one. i like the colors, actually. >> they're nihap is next.

i often find myself not paying attention. i'm glued to my phone. wait. >> where is everyone else? >> went underwater. >> hey! >> they managed to upgrade it after 50 years. i like that. i was thinking about making one into a delorean. back to the future. >> good luck. >> that would be interesting, wouldn't it? >> let's show you what's going on. if they could only move that fast, that would be fun. 280 at 17, no fog. not seeing a lot here. we're getting reports across the south bay that the fog is coming up from the south along 101. be careful. increasing fog for you. all of us will be partly cloudy withooday. just ait hazy there.oiure in the air. that's fog right now. haze later. mostly cloudy. chances of wet and windy weather. several of them in my seven-day forecast. upper 50s, low 60s. that's where we stopped. tonight will be a lot like this

morning. maybe not as much fog. but temperatures in the mid to upper 40 ez a. formidable looking air mass behind us. one to the south is the one i'm concerned with. that's the one bringing us the first chance of showers around 10:00 tomorrow morning. but steadier rain moves in at 4:00. it will be here throughout the evening commute. waves, maybe. not steady. but waves of light rain through your evening plans. we wake up in the morning. we've got scattered showers out there. scattered showers will continue. but not enough to change your plans for saturday. because as w into saturday night, it's over. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. talk more about that coming up. saturday evening, pretty quiet. sunday, a 1. same with monday and tuesday. wednesday is looking like the strongest one. a 2. moderate on the storm impact scale. alexis? >> good morning, mike. overall, we've had a pretty decent morning. i have the visibility layer wi and dense that fog is in areas. the brighter the white, the

denser the fog. we've got spots where you're dealing with dangerous driving conditions. make sure you're slowing down. we have a disabled vehicle reported eastbound 580 near the span of the richmond-san rafael bridge. it looks like it's causing a slowdown out of san quentin. part of that lane is blocked. emergency crews on the way to the scene. here's a look at the westbound side starting in richmond and going the opposite way. no significant delays there as you approach the toll plaza. check out the drive time, too. just six minutes across and into marin county. westbound san mateo, in the green. dumbarton bridge looking great in the green at nine minutes. alexis, i know you know the song and you taught me the dance moves. it's a catchy song for kids. it's hit the hot 100 list on billboards. >> baby shark ♪ >> it will be stuck in your head all day long, i guarantee it. baby shark is number 32 on this week's list. people have listened to this song 20 million times off of streaming services like apple

music and spotify. it's an old nursery rhyme from decades ago. the version has become a viral hit. >> i don't know if the next thing is related. but new at 6:00, the birth rate in america is going down. why that could be a problem. >> maybe because we get baby shark stuck in your head. >> never want to hear that again. you probably have to hear it in the next hour. >> cool. also coming up, a rare vase could fetch a lot of money at auction. it's been hiding in plain sight in the bay area. holy guacamole. what could endanger the snacking favorite just weeks before the super bowl? a live look outside right now with our camera on sutro. it is beautiful out there. it is a little foggy, though. the question isn't whether he should be impeached any more. he's the most corrupt president in american history. and we all know it. the question now is, how fast can we move past this president so we can build a more just and prosperous future?

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this is abc 7 mornings. i know it's dry today. i want to prepare you for what's coming tomorrow. especially tomorrow evening when a lot of us want to head out after a hard week of work. we're going to have rain, especially during the evening hours. it will taper overnight. it's a 1. we'll have less than a half inch of rain. the breezes won't cause any damage. we'll look at the rain totals next. it's not often that a rare treasure is hiding in plain sight. that was apparently the case in berkeley. according to the chronicle owner alicia spanger found out that this stood in the middle of the restaurant for decades. appears to be a rare three-piece collection from japan brought to the u.s. for the 1893 world's fair. it's currently valued the 30 to $50,000 and will go up for

auction next month. >> nothing is forever. not even the forever stamp. starting january 27th. the postal service will increase the price of the forever stamp by five cents to 55 cents. the 10% increase is the largest since 1991. rates for priority mail and express are going up. postcard rates remain the same at $.35. gawk ga walk is extra. a fuel shortage is threatening shipments of the fruit. mexican producers usually ship thousands of tons business association representing the producers says the next three weeks are the most important ones of the year. we'll see if that ends up being an avocado catastrophe, alexis. >> man, i eatry day. i hope i can still do that. that would be a bummer if i couldn't. taking a look at the roads

this morning. we've got a lot of fog out there. another headache for highway 17 today. northbound before idyllwild, we have a solo condition blocking the slow lane. the traffic is heavy. basically in stopped traffic. we're keeping an eye on that one. drive times, these are looking good. southbound 101, santa rosa to petaluma. castro valley to the maze, 14. slowly filling in. 280, 680 to 85. on the yellow at 15 minutes. let's check in with mike nicco. >> thanks alexis. i want to jump in to tomorrow. how much rain will be falling in the evening. a tebth to a quarter of an inch of rain. make sure you're prepared for that tomorrow. by the time we wake up saturday, we'll get a couple of hundredths, maybe another tenth more. by the time we get to saturday evening, you can see how much didn't change. there's not a lot of rain in the forecast for saturday. kind of a nuisance. hydroplaning is the biggest one.

here's jessica. the bay area has no shortage of venues for concerts and sporting events. but new rankings from a magazine says sap center in san jose is the best indoor arena. sap center had the most ticket sales for nonsports events between november 2017 and november 2018. justin timberlake, u-2 and the touring cirque du soleil has performed there in the past year. new at 6:00, lady gaga taking action overnight after that new documentary made serious allegations against r. kelly. what she's saying about the song that they have done together. shocking video emerges of a local dog walker appearing to kick a family pet. the warning the dog owner has for others. >> same team. same stadium. new name. the big announcement about the future of at&t park today. let's take a live look outside at 5:56 this morning and a live look at the golden gate

bridge where you can see that dense fog socking in the bridge. can't even see the bridge. just the car's headlights. traffic and weather coming up. stay with us.

good morning bay area. right now at 6:00, a break from the rain today. >> now the fog could be an issue for your commute. here's a live look at what we can see in san rafael where visibility has been low all morning long. >> not much. good morning. we can see you. >> you can see us. it's thursday, january 10th. thanks for being here. you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. mike, that fog could be an issue for a while, right? >> it will be here throughout the morning commute. places where we don't usually associate a foggy commute. places like mountain view. los altos, mountain view. sunnyvale and it's also in the

east bay and the north bay. it's starting to creep up along the coast. we're getting flanked almost from all sides. sorry. put the wrong one up there. meant to put san rafael up there. that was a look at tahoe where it's going to snow heavily. let's talk about back at home. 38 to 50. definitely colder this morning. 56 to 57. partly cloudy. hazy at noon. 56 to 58 at 4:00. a nice four hours of comfortable temperatures. low to mid-50s, still nice during a dry evening. how about that commute? let's bring in alexis. >> overall, not too bad. no major issues this morning. a new crash in a pretty tough spot, though. northbound 87 in the south bay. a three-vehicle collision that is blocking the middle lane. that area is pretty slow with the lane taken away. that will be even slower. we'll keep an eye on that. another typical slow spot. the metering lights on pretty late today. 5:35 the