district. it will focus on class sizes and wajts. this is video of a protest last month. teachers and students plan to march to get the attention of city leaders. oakland unified says schools will stay open today. >> it is now 4:30 if you're just waking up to us. governing. let's check in on weather and traffic. we start with mike nicco. >> i want to put a storm impact scale. it will provide scattered showers. the least likely is the south bay. this is the more typical storm that's sliding southeast. less than a quarter of an inch. if you get that high, it's mainly in the north bay mountains. here's a look. at least it's not raining. you're going to find damp spots this morning. as we head throughout the day, things will progressively get drier on the roads. i'll show you the commute planner. 48 to 51. warmer this morning. you'll need the sunglasses from time to time as the sun peeks out between the clouds and

notice, i have a chance of a scattered shower in there. mainly in the north bay. in the evening hours, it slides south a little bit. if you have plans, might want to gr grab an umbrella. let's get more on the commute. hi sue. >> we have roadwork out there still in lanes. we'll head to the peninsula. this is 101 near willow. apparently just the right lane is closed now. that purple means that earlier they had a full road closure. but according to the chp now just the right lane is closed and the other lanes getting by without a problem. we have an accident highway 101 in san francisco at octavia blocking a lane of traffic there. caution used and we'll check on your central valley commute in a few minutes. >> thank you, sue. in the north bay, family neighbors are mourning the loss of a man killed during wednesday night's powerful storm. >> authorities say they were trying to escape a tree when he was struck by a van.

marin chp tells us 52-year-old darren melvin and neighbors were waiting for emergency crews to check out downed power lines but strong winds and rain caused a nearby tree to crack and as melvin ran, a neighbor who was driving a van accidentally hit him. our kids go to the same school. i know that he was a good fit for the school, the whole family was. >> he was a great guy. just not there. >> the chp says the driver who struck melvin is cooperating. drugs and alcohol have been ruled out. treeng lot of calls to clean up toppled trees. an 80-foot spruce tree in walnut creek was knocked down bywe wds being arf eesir severed power la few hours later, a second tree fell on the homeowners' roof.

if you have any doubts about trees in your yard, call in an expert shall, especially if it leans towards your house, car or patio. if you want to track the next storm, download the app. you can track the storm where you live and customize your forecast. developing news in stockton, a san jose kidnapping suspect is in critical condition after being shot by two officers. san jose police investigators say the parolee at large was tracked to a home. the man confronted officers with a handgun. stockton police officer and a state corrections officer shot him at least once. he was linked to a kidnapping and carjacking case. happening today, family, fellow officers in the community will pay trib tut to natalie corona. the rookie was shot and killed a week and a half ago. she was investigating a car crash when the gunman started shooting. the shooter killed himself after

a police standoff. the service for officer corona is set for 11:00 today. there will be a 40-mile procession to her hometown of arbuckle. in the east bay, attorneys in the ghost ship case are expected back in court today. they want charges brought against a warehouse owners as well as oakland firefighters and police officers. al men a and harris claim they knew about unsafe conditions in the building but did nothing. meanwhile prosecutors want the judge to issue a gag order to stop anyone connected to the case from talking to the media. prosecutors claim it's the only way to keep potential jurors unbiased for the upcoming trial in april. >> they face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deadly fire in 2016. the government shutdown in its 28th day today. federal court has run out of resources and civil cases could be suspended. meanwhile, president trump and

house speaker nancy pelosi continue to exchange political blows. om washington. >> good morning. the political back and forth between house speaker nancy pelosi and the president continues. with no resolution in sight, nearly a million federal workers who have not been paid are going to extreme lengths to make ends meet. it is day 28 of the partial government shutdown. democrats refusing to negotiate with the president until the government reopens. >> while many democrats and the house and senate would like to make a deal, speaker pelosi will not let them negotiate. >> democrats are united behind nancy pelosi, but the house speaker did advise them to go ahead and have discussions with the white house. this comes a day after the speaker suggested president trump reschedule his state of the union address amid the shutdown. >> could have been a week later. and it could be a week if government is open. >> still no word whether the

ll postpone the address. instead, this is the letter speaker pelosi received. the president denying her use of a military aircraft to visit troops in afghanistan and allies in brussels. even while some lawmakers traveling with her were already on the way to joint base andrews. >> it's vindictive. >> i think it was -- >> hours later, the white house releasing a statement saying the president canceled his delegation's trip to switzerland for the world economic forum. >> the senate is basically gone today and all of next week with no votes scheduled. but members are on a 24-hour notice to return to capitol hill if there's a resolution to this government shutdown stalemate. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's start with temperatures. in the low to mid-50s up and down the east bay. castro valley and san leandro and fremont.

all at 53 degrees. other neighborhoods, same temperatures from napa, novato, fairfield. los gatos at 49. 47 in san jose. the cool spot. here's a look at a dry kmuchlt 680 south and walnut creek. mainly cloudy this morning. doesn't this look like a nice sight. good on the roads. good for mass transit. good on the bay. there's damp spots this morning. but i expect the roads to be much drier heading throughout the day. cooler this morning. grab a heavier coat. on the bay, calmer and drier. let's take a look at the east bay valleys. look at the sunshine. we've got pockets of it through mid and clouds thicker in the afternoon. temperatures, how about low 60s this afternoon. our best chance of a shower besides this morning, is about 8:00 this evening in the east bay. peninsula after this, a little more sunshine. temperatures start at 50 this morning. reach to 60s around 2:00 to 4:00. back into the mid-50s by 8:00. then we'll finally head down to the south bay where this is the

area that will see the most sunshine today. temperatures will start in the low 50s but reach the low 60s . compared to what we've dealt with this week, a pretty quiet day. we'll show you more rain especially sunday in the weekend forecast. >> you like quiet, especially on a friday and on the roads. >> how about on the roads. >> roadwork, that's fairly typical this time of the day. emeryville, looking good. 22 minute drive from hercules to san francisco. no delays or metering lights on at this hour. we'll check back in about an hour. that's usually when they turn them on, around 5:30 or so. we have slowing out of the central valley up and over the altamont pass. chp is saying high winds on the altamont pass. that was earlier this morning. we'll check with them on that. but the traffic is getting by fl the right lane shut down highway 101 at willow.

they're doing overpass construction. we'll check back on that, too. that should be picked up by 5:00 a.m. >> thank you, sue. the agreement to save sears from going under may not be a done deal after all. a challenge emerges to stop the company's sale. company's sale. rain here means snow in the fitting in good doesn't have to be hard. however you fit in good, is good with us. with twelve grams of protein and eighty calories in light and fit greek non-fat yogurt, it's easy to fit in good.

this is abc 7 mornings. the rain from the big storm gone. but the waves, yep, they're still along the coast. look at the big waves in pacifica. surf is high as 12 feet. our pounding the municipal pier is attracting a lot of people as it always does. some had to scramble to get out of the way of the big waves yesterday. they could be even bigger than that 12. the swells are up to 17 feet now. that means the breakers will be bigger than that. they could reach that thunderous 45-foot mark up until 5:00 this afternoon. let's talk about the sierra. last year, if you bought a season pass, you were disappointed. we were 25% of average. for the first timehis year, we're average if not above. we've got a slight chance of light snow up there. pretty nice in so cal. a lot of sunshine and mid-60s. let's jump ahead to the forecast for the next seven days starting

with the high country travel. today and sunday, your worst day, saturday and monday your worst days. quick look at that. a chance of light to moderate snow. that's it, guys. >> sears is not in the clear yet. some of its creditors are challenging chairman eddie lam pert's winning bid. he wrongfully painted himself as the savior of the company when he made moves to benefit himself. his hedge fund won tentative approval for a plan to buy sears. a bankruptcy judge has to approve that bid by next month. if you have a gym bore ee gift card, use it soon. they filed for bankruptcy. it's asking them to continue honoring gift cards for gymboree doesn't see if it will honor them after that. once liquidation begins, all sales are final. wednesday's powerful storm

brought a miracle. the officers were at marin general hospital on a follow-up to the fatal accident in mill valley we told you about earlier. suddenly ryan grady drove up to the emergency room door and said his wife was giving birth. two officers alerted staff. katherine grady delivered her daughter in the front seat. >> because earlier we were investigating a auto versus -- dealing with the emotions of that and to deal with something exhilarating like this, the circle of life. >> they say their daughter june adeline is doing well. lots of fresh powder in the sierra. chains are required into the tahoe region. >> as explained from the south bay, that is not stopping some from braving the roads for the holiday weekend. >> with whiteout conditions and the long holiday weekend, many are planning to take their

talents to lake tahoe. >> this is perfect conditions. we've got all the powder. >> the trek up north will be far from perfect. the weather service warning people to stay indoors until the snow and wind subside. a blizzard warning has expired but dangerous conditions are expected to persist. here's a look at i-80 and whiteout conditions thursday night. >> we were going to leave tonight but we had to postpone our travels. now it's going to be tomorrow morning, hoping the roads will be a little better. >> inclement weather not enough to keep them off the road. they stopped by helm of sun valley and san jose to prep for the powder. the rough commute is all part of the experience. >> when the winds come, it's rocking your car going up. for me, that's the best part because i'm not driving. >> good news for those behind the wheel, you'll be getting help. cal trans were plowing to keep roads passable for traction. >> it will be easy. got chains. can't be an idiot. >> sound advice. chain requirements in place.

this commute meaning little to those who have waited a long while. >> i've been in school for the last four years. it's my first time going up since then. >> there's going to be plenty of powder at the top but the trouble is getting there. i'm amanda dell be >> great words of advice. >> your son and his family made it up. >> they went up on thursday. i'm surprised the roads didn't close. they looked pretty bad yesterday. they kept them open. >> your son is one of those that loves it and would go up no matter what the conditions. >> i've made that mistake before. gone all the way and ended up back in auburn for breakfast. >> oh, no. >> turn around, yes. what are you going to do? >> the worst of that storm is behind us. we have more snow coming as we talked about sunday. but getting back home monday or skiing monday, what a gorgeous day it will be.

one of those bluebird days. we have leftover cloud over san jose. we have a chance of showers but we also have a chance of sunshine today, especially the further south you are. the storm is a 1. unsettled through sunday. we have a chance of rain in the north bay again t of us sunday, got an extended period of quiet for pretty much the rest of the month. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in the north bay. you can see from oakland southward, 60s show up as the white thins out a little bit. that's the cloud cover. it's a little thinner there. tonight will be mild once again. mid-40s to low 50s with our best chance of showers in the north bay. so here's a look at the radar. you can see around mount st. helena where doppler sits, that's the best radar return. expect a wet at times up in the north bay for the morning commute while the rest of us have a chance of a random shower. here we are at 7:00 in the morning, and at 9:00. not picking up a lot of wet

weather. you can see as we head through the lunch-hour and into the evening commute, it starts to increase in coverage and then it starts to spread southward heading up into 9:30. if you're heading out, notice where most of the rainfall is. notice how light it's going to be. yeah. north of the san mateo bridge and hardly any in the east bay, if none in the south bay. tomorrow, early drops and a few drops in the north bay in the afternoon. sunday is going to be a light event and it's going to touch all of us. then look at those mid-60s with sunshine next week. sue? we've got a pretty good friday commute going on for the early commuters. the taillights headed southbound at 101 past the north gate mall and the civic center. it's very light conditions out there. welhe t gate ge brs.lookingt.dle onhe richmond-san rafael bridge. good conditions to marin county.

we have the right lanes open. it's the slow lane that is closed and so that would be the right lane. just be aware on the peninsula northbound 101 and southbound at willow. there's road construction going on there. sue, thank you. amazon has launched a new program giving teens their own account. >> a chapel in las vegas is designed to give couples the perfect instagram wedding photo. here's techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, amazon for teens. >> it's a program meant for 13 to 17-year-olds. they can create profiles and place orders. parents are notified and given the chance to approve or deny the order. they can set spending limits. apple is teaming up with johnson & johnson. >> if the irregular heart rhythm notification can provide an early diagnosis of a stroke. eye picture perfect chapel made in social media heaven. >> the wedding chapel opening

today in las vegas. it was designed for the perfect instagram pictur at will altar. for 500 bucks, you can hold a real wedding there. for half the price, you can rent it for unlimited pictures. >> so cool. have a great friday. >> those are your techbytes. >> see ya. >> that's it. >> are you surprised? >> i guess i should not be surpris surprised. >> big sports fans like me, we disagree with calls made by refs all the time. now someone could be listening. the big nba experiment starting with an upcoming warriors game. that's basketball. >> mystery solved in san jose.

the holiday weekend, big ski weekend. is this the extra feet of snow booef receiv we've received is not enough. look at sunday during the afternoon and evening hours. possibly another 6 to 12 inches of fresh powder to ski. have fun. just be careful getting up there today and sunday. reggie. >> thanks, mike. happening today, final plans expected to be made for a second summit between president trump and kim jong-un. of the president and kim met in june. secretary of state mike pompeo will meet with north korea's top negotiator. he's expected to meet with mr. trump to deliver a letter from kim. there are signs a second summit could happen in march or april. prosecutors filed chile

endangerment charges against a woman whose toddler tumbled from a moving car. it was caught on dash-cam video. the 2-year-old was strapped into a car seat. she wasn't hurt, thank goodness. police say the car seat wasn't fastened in the vehicle. her daughter must have somehow unlocked it the mother says. the mystery of what happened to san jose's iconic ocean supply hardware sign has returned. police delivered it to the history san jose presser sayings center yesterday. it vanished from the corner of west san carlos and -- the man who took the sign did it out of concern it would be scrapped. >> we saw the demolition work and was concerned that he better get that sign before it gets accidentally broken or tossed into a bin. so his intentions are good. >> history of san jose will restore the sign and install it

at san jose's history park. lowe's bought orchard supply hardware last year and closed the stores. it was founded in san jose. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. a little cabin, fever, want to get outside. we have light showers up in the north bay. this is pretty much where they're going to stay all day. the chance of light rain and drizzle up in the north bay. as we head towards saturday evening, still there. let's see what happens sunday. you can see by 8:00 that next cold front, a more typical one from the northwest and heading to the southeast. so in the morning hours, the north bay and in the late morning to afternoon hours it moves through the heart of the bay into the south bay. the chances continue up until 11:00. this is going to hang around a little longer. i think you want to be outside saturday. more so than sunday. rainfall amounts are getting impressive. up to a quarter to a half inch. sue? >> we'll take a look at walnut

creek where the taillights are headed past north main, southbound on 680. nice drive from concord into the 24 interchang, about seven minutes. not bad at all. if you're traveling on the 680 corridor to the dublin pleasanton interchange, another ten-minute drive. slow over the altamont pass this morning for a 30-minute drive into the livermore area. we've got highway 101 roadwork. it has been picked up. our sensors are slow to reflect that. but all lanes are now clear there. >> thank you, sue. the golden state warriors on a winning streak. they're getting ready for the debut of demarcus cousins. >> he'll suit ep against the clippers. cousins missed nearly a year because of an s a $5.3 million deal in the off-season. instead of yelling at nba referees through your tv set, you'll soon be able to tweet to them about questionable calls. starting with monday's warrior

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this is abc 7 mornings. now at 5:00, some east bay teachers are giving a demonstration today. what they're calling for in this sickout and what parents need to know. good morning. it's friday, january 18th. we've made it. >> we've definitely finally made it. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike nicco, you said a little bit of rain but not a lot. >> not a lot, no. that is well behind us until we get to sunday. we'll get a decent storm sunday. around windsor, geyserville, 101 to cloverdale, best radar on mount st. helena. you can see the flow pattern is pushing these to the southeast. so all of us could have a chance of a shower this morning except for the east bay into the south bay. a better chance