one pulled off of san francisco in emeryville. piedmont and also oakland. look for a little more intensity out of the light showers. a warm front pushing through this morning. that's why we're seeing the rain. once we get to the warm soupy air mass, we'll spr a chance of scattered showers with the best chance across the north bay. the bay bridge toll plaza. sue is kind enough to show that. temperatures nearing 60 all afternoon. here's sue with the commute. the san mateo bridge, a three an car accident on the high-rise. the sign advises drivers of the accident. a brake lights on the causeway. give yourself extra time. the dumbarton bridge is a pretty good alternate. looking at a 20-minute drive across the span. we have slow traffic up along the altamont pass. a 45-minute ride into the dublin pleasanton area. a new accident reported by chp.

it blocks lane number 2, second lane from the left. there are several cars involved here. it's stacked up to the 280/680 interchange. guys? >> thanks, sue. things are getting interesting in washington this morning. we have breaking news on that front. we're getting new reactions to a potentially bombshell report that claims president trump directed his long-time attorney, michael cohen to lie to congress. >> in just the last few minutes, house democrats promised a full investigation. this is all happening in response to a buzz feed news report which claims mr. trump told michael cohen to lie about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. they said president trump supported a plan to visit russia during the presidential campaign and personally meet with president vladimir putin to kick-start tower negotiations. this morning on gma chief legal analyst dan abrams explains what it means. >> weave talked about the line for obstruction of justice. it's not enough, for example to

fire james comey. what would be witness cam terg? this is easy. if he told michael coe hone to lie to congress, no one would say that's not obstruction of justice or witness tampering. that would be a crime. >> gma will have much more on the story at 7:00 a.m. after abc 7 mornings. oakland teachers planning a sickout this morning. >> amy hollyfield joins us live with more. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. teachers will rally here in front of oakland tech high school this morning. they will do that an hour and then march to the administration building. the last time they did this, they rallied in front of city hall. that was last month. the places are changing up a bit. but their message in the same. they want smaller classes and bigger paychecks. the two sides are far apart. the district offered a 5% raise over the few years. teachers asked for 12%.

their walkout comes as a massive teacher strike is going on in l.a. the state superintendent acknowledges this is a huge issue. >> this is a trend. what's happening in l.a. and likely to happen in oakland has happened throughout the nation. teachers are using the strike as a way of making their voices heard. you know, i know a lot of teachers. they don't want to be anywhere but in their classrooms. >> here's a quote from the press release about the walkout. this day without educators will give a small preview of what an actual open-ended strike would feel like. we are doing this to demonstrate to ousd that we are ready to strike. school is in session today. substitute teachers have been hired. no day off for students. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. it's day 28 of the government shutdown. tsa workers got a chance to tell governor newsom about the

struggles they're dealing with bus of it. >> i had to put a for sale sign on my house on sunday. >> tsa screeners like miguel have been working without pay. the governor met with workers at the airport and vowed to help them get the money they're owed. >> from a moral perspective, there's no debate on this issue. it will blow back aggressively on the department of labor. >> newsom is encouraging furloughed workers to apply for unemployment benefits through the state. airports are also helping their security workers. the alameda county food bank has donation bins at the airport. they have a plan to provide no interest short-term loans to federal airport employees at the airport there. federal workers can get into the san francisco zoo for free. you need to show your common access card or federal i.d. there are a lot more offers like that to help the federal workers

during the shutdown. for more resources, go to abc7news.com or find it on our abc 7 news app. police are investigating three robberies within two weeks at the fremont hub. in the most recent attack on monday, police say a driver pulled up to a woman in the parking lot and demanded she hand over her purse. he hit her with a pipe when she refused and took her purse. another man who said he had a gun. stole grag ranfragrances from a and stole perfume from another store. they do not believe the robberies are related. police have not made arrests. >> santa rosa police are investigating a mass tire slashing after more than two dozen people found their cars leaning on punctured tires. it happened in the junior college neighborhood in the northern edge of downtown. police tell the press democrat they received 25 reports of slashed tires just yesterday. police believe it happened at night. neighbors are looking through

home surveillance video to help police find who did it. the national weather service confirms a tornado touched down in fresno. >> here's the photo of it. the ef-0 tornado happened yesterday. it was the weakest category tornado and no reports of any injuries. still that would give me a scare. happening today, the coliseum authority will receive an update on the possibility of the raiders staying in oakland for one more season. last month the raiders backed out of a tentative $7.5 million lease after the city filed a lawsuit against the team in connection with its move to vegas. no team officials willua be at that meeting. >> california wants more people to bialek cars. how pg&e's bankruptcy could threaten that goal. >> paint your pet, the new pop-up where it's all happening. >> that's going to be a great time. let's take a look at the storm concerns today. we've got our best chance of getting wet right now. i'll show you live

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where 580, 238, 880, that junction gets bottled up during the commute. now you may have a few puddles on the roadway. also from that moderate shower. we've got one moving through berkeley. oe towards richmond. another that's heading towards vallejo and benicia. look for an uptick in the light rain we're having this morning as the warm front moves through. we have poor conditions if you're driving to the high country. if that's your active today. on the bay, king tide and the beaches. 45-foot breakers possible until 5:00. the north bay, we've got a chance of rain any time today. the chance increases in the evening hours. we have a chance of light rain this morning and scattered showers. look at the warm front, what it does to the temperatures in the east bay. low 60s this afternoon. for san francisco, we'll also get near 60 at 4:00 with a chance of light rain and scattered showers this afternoon. here's sue. >> back to the san mateo bridge. we've been telling but this. three cars, left lane, crash.

ouch. traffic is stopped across the span. better news, the accident has been cleared to the san mateo side of things. back up, residual remains. take the dumbarton bridge if you need to avoid the san mateo bridge at this point in time. we'll look at the other accident in san jose. five vehicles involved. they have pushed it off to the right-hand shoulder. highway 101 before alum rock. it looks like traffic dissipated nicely there. guys? >> thank you, sue. new at 6:00 a.m., california's goal of having more electric cars on the roads could be hampered by pg&e's planned bankruptcy. the chronicle reports utilities have said it will play a key role in building out the charging infrastructure. the bankruptcy filing could halt the utility's ability to make major investments into charging stations. former governor jerry brown set a goal for california to have 5 million electric vehicles by 2030. new at 6:00, your costco

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wayel protections. the team is putting the blame on the strict curfew rules. the mercury news reports the 49ers expect only a $750,000 profit this fiscal year from events at levi's stadium. that includes this year's college football playoff national championship. the team says it should be making $5 million a year from concerts, beer festivals and other sports. city officials say blaming the curfew is, quote, simply irresponsible and deflects from their management performance. b.a.r.t. construction in downtown san jose set to begin next week. the mercury news reports work will gina long santa clara street between south market and third streets for the next seven weeks, crews will bore into the ground for geotechnical and utility data. at least one lane of traffic will be open in santa clara. drivers should expect delays and major construction isn't

expected until next year. if you've ever wanted to book a private cuddle session with a puppy or do yoga with your cat, we have more. >> a pop-up location at one embarcadero center. puppy cuddle sessions are open weekdays between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. there are special events like yappy hour on thursdays and paint your pet night. the pop-up open through valentine's day february 14th and sue, in case anyone is wondering. that dornt mean you take a brush mean y-- and put on your fur like someone ridiculously thought an hour ago. >> reggie, i'm going to blame the early alarm clock. it wasn't all firing this morning. >> priefd and joy of northwestern university. i like that puppy cuddle session. sounds very fun.

cute. >> gtoay b aza. metering lights on at 5:28 this morning. traffic is stacked up into the macarthur maze. however, your ride getting is py good along the highway 80 corridor from hercules into the city. san mateo bridge, earlier accident cleared to the san mateo side. the damage is done. you're looking at about a 25-minute ride into the foster city side of things. excuse me. the dumbarton bridge would be your best bet. we still have this accident in san jose. it's northbound 101 near alum rock. it's involving five cars and blocking a lane of traffic you are stacked up beyond the 280/680 junction. we're going to dock come back with your toyota tahoe report in a couple of minutes. mike? >> let's open up that weather window on walnut creek and some rain is about to move into your neighborhood. it's a fast-moving rain. i'll show it to you on live doppler 7 in a second.

let's talk about what to expect today. we have rain this morning. then a chance of showers. we'll be under a very mild and moist air mass. but we'll also have sunshine. so umbrella, sunglasses, carry both. that would be the best way to be prepared. unsettled through sunday with our best chance of rain everywhere sunday. saturday, use that as the day to get outside. there is a chance of showers. make sure you have our app handy so you can see where the showers are and where they're going with the future radar forecast. an extended period of quiet weather. models are trying to get out about two weeks from nothing. >> upper 50s to low 60s. notice the white which represents the clouds. thinner heading to the south. warmer in the north bay. the best chance of showers this afternoon. that best chance stays up in the north bay. even steady rain during the overnight hours in the usual areas in marin county. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. here's a look at napa. one of the heavier cells. just to the south of sears point

heading pretty towards ameriher. this is going to pretty much miss the peninsula and the south pay. here's the setup. notice the storm track heading to the north of the because of that, it's going to be pretty quiet the rest of the day with the north bay having the best chance of showers. and tomorrow, too. we didn't put a storm impact scale. a cold front moving from northwest to southeast bringing us a chance of steadier rain and breezy conditions sunday. you know what, sue, it's going to bring another foot of snow to the sierra. can you imagine, 7 to 8 feet in the highest amounts this week. incredible. >> a lot of folks digging out their cars and so forth. we have our toyota tahoe report. lots of for the long martin luther king, jr. weekend. if you're traveling up, the drive times look pretty great. we have chain requirements on 89, 80 and 50. but the drive times are still pretty good. you're going to slow through the chain zones on the summit areas. basically the slowest. 3 hours 30 minutes to squaw pine

as we call it. 3 hours almost 3 1/2 to north star. heavenly is 3 hours and 40 minutes. we'll look at other resorts. if you're going to sugar bowl, a nice 3 hour and 22 minute drive. the chains are required. 50 and 88, into kirkwood, chains as well. the drive times are surprisingly light if you're up and at 'em at this hour. good luck with that and have fun skiing. that's your toyota tahoe report. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee has a live look at what's ahead on this this friday. hi, ginger. >> hi, regger and alexis. nice to be with both of you this morning. we'll be talking about that winter storm. part of it comes from the mess you gave us. of course, blizzard conditions in the sierra. i heard that update. 7 to 8 feet by the time it's said and done. pretty outstanding. not as outstanding when you travel in it like so many people will be. if you're traveling east saturday night through sunday morning the timing for that.

then serious cold settles it. >> also ahead, a new report planning that president trump personally directed michael cohen to lie to congress about that trump tower deal in moscow. we'll have the latest there. and we're hearing from that man who jumped from 11th deck of a giant cruise ship. now he's banned from the cruise line for life. wait until you hear what he's saying about the whole ordeal. we're going to show you how to get the markle sparkle for less. her best look without paying thousands of dollars. it's coming up on gma. i know that both of you don't need the markle sparkle. you already have it. >> well, thank you. reggie was looking up her dress she had on from h & m. >> to be clear, i wasn't looking up her dress. i was typing in, is the dress still available? and it is. i like the fact that she buys like stuff like that. >> happy friday. >> thanks, ginger. i don't know how we got there. >> see you later.

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costco discussed a stream service targeted toward, quote, average americans. conservatives and middle america people who feel their perspectives are ignored by other streaming services like netflix. no word when the new service would launch. a pair of minor earthquakes on the hayward fault rattled the east bay. scientists at the berkeley seismology lab have been tracking the shaking while quake experts at the u.s. geological survey are being furloughed because of the government shutdown. for now, berkeley is doing more of the analysis and providing that information to the public. the real concern is about the next big quake on the hayward fault. one that could rival or surpass the 1989 loma prieta earthquake in damage and lives lost. seismologists say it is coming. they don't know when. but they know usgs expertise will be needed. >> and not really staffed sufficiently if we have a big event. they would have to cally.

>> yesterday morning 3.5 magnitude quak and wednesd mos3.4 quake were both centered in nearly the same spot near berkeley. not far from the claremont hotel. next at 6:30, breaking news overnight from tesla. the major layoffs just announced as the company fights to turn

right now at 6:30, breaking news. thousands of tesla employees getting a pink slip. why elon musk is laying off so many people. >> honoring the davis police officer killed in the line of duty. the public service paying tribute to natalie corona today. live doppler 7. it's fired up again tracking the next round of rain. mike has the weekend forecast. plus, it's a dangerous jump that got a man banned from royal caribbean for life. >> there's nothing cute about it. don't do it. why would you do it? >> quote of the day. don't be an idiot. >> mike is making a good point with the bridge behind us. is that a little higher than the golden gate bridge. >> pretty close. i can't remember the deck offhand. i think it's 270. i don't know. but that was how far.

235 feet? >> something like that. >> it's close to the brbay brid he's luckiest alive. that's not the way you would go in. you want to go in like a pencil. >> not at all. >> i can't believe he didn't break something. >> tell me about this rain. >> we've got a warm front moving through right now. that's why we have steadier rain with incompetempulses in it. you can see benicia, concord and pleasant hill. these are racing to the southeast at about 45 to 50 miles per hour. this is actually going to move out of here in about an hour, hour and a half. but behind that warm front, we've got a very mild and kind of soupy air mass that will change the rain over to scattered showers. we still have the thunderous waves at the beaches. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. temperatures in the a chance o showers and sunshine. here's sue.

>> going back to the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a stall past the metering lights and the toll plaza there. that could be causing some delays. going to try to move that out of there. it's been lane number 6. avoid that. if you're headed that direction. the carpoolers seem to be getting by without delay. winter on the span, a little sluggish on the incline section towards the tunnel. back to the san mateo bridge. things are starting to improve a little bit. it was bumper to bumper and stopped for a little bit. i would still suggest you take the dumbarton bridge if you can. >> thanks, sue. tesla cutting its workforce by 7%. it's the second major layoff in less than a year. >> in a memo, elon musk said thousands of people will lose their jobs as the company tries to boost model 3 production. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose. matt? >> reporter: good morning, alexis. yeah. disappointing news for employees as elon musk says the loroad ahd

for tesla is going to be difficult. he broke the news in an e-mail from musk. it was posted on the company's be website. he had expanded the workforce in 2018 by 30%. musk previously stated they had 45,000 employees. a cut of 7% is 3,150 people. the company would retain the most critical temps and contractors. this comes after tesla delivered more than 245,000 electric cars and suvs last year. nearly as many as all previous years combined. the company still fell short of the goal manufacturing more than twice that. musk said in the e-mail to those departing, thank you for everything you have done to advance our mission. i have deeply grateful for your contributions to tesla. we would not be without you today. tesla is going to be opening low. they were down more than 6% pre-market trading.

reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. in the north bay, family and neighbors mourning the loss of a man killed during wednesday night's powerful storm. >> authorities say he was trying to escape a falling tree near laverne and northern ferndale avenues when he was struck by a van. the marin chp says darren melvin and some neighbors were watching for emergency crews to check out downed power lines. but then strong winds and rain caused a nearby tree to crack. as melvin ran, a neighbor driving a van accidentally hit him. >> our kids go to the same school and i know that he was a good fit for the school, the whole family was. >> he was a great guy. >> the chp says the driver who struck melvin is cooperating. drugs and alcohol have been tree service companies around the bay area are getting a lot of calls to clean up toppled trees. an0-foot spruce tree narrowly

missed a home. in lafayette, a pair of trees came down in the same front yard. the second fell on top of the homeowner's roof. arborists say if you have any doubt about a tree in your yard, call an expert. especially if it leans on to a house, car or patio. if you want to track the next storm, you can download our app. track the storm where you live and customize your forecast. >> developing news in stockton. police say 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 in stockton last night. authorities say the man confronted officers with a handgun. stockton police officer and a state correction's officer shot him at least once. investigators linked him to a kidnapping and carjacking chase. happening today, family fellow officers and the community will pay tribute to

fallen davis police officer natalie corona. the 22-year-old rookie was shot and killed a week and a half ago. she was investigating a car crash when a gunman started shooting. officer corona was the only victim and the shooter shot himself after a police standoff. the service for officer corona happens at 11:00 this morning at the activities and recreation center on the uc davis campus. it is open to the public. after, there's going to be a 40-mile procession to officer corona's hometown of arbuckle. expected back in court today. lawyers for the two want charges brought against the warehouse owners, as well as oakland firefighters and police officers. al men a and harris claim they knew about the unsafe conditions in the building but did nothing. prosecutors want presidet 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

almena and harris face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly fire from 2016. the government shutdown in the 28th day. they've run out of resources and civil cases could be suspended. nancy pelosi and president trump continue to exchange blows. democrats are refusing to negotiate with the president until the government reopens. democrats are lined up behind pelosi. on wednesday, pelosi suggested that president trump should reschedule his state of the union address amid the shutdown. >> could have been the week later and it could be the week later if government is open. >> still no word whether the president will postpone the address. yesterday pelosi received a letter from the president aircraft so she could visit ty troops in afghanistan and allies in brussels. here's a look at where one of our heavier cells is rolling

through right now. ignacio valley, concord, antioch, brentwood. discovery bay. that whole area along highway 4 could be a few puddles on the roads there. that will cross vasco road or livermore. -- >> things are clearing out in areas. but the warm weather is here. everybody else in the low to mid-50s. 58 right now at lake merced. we've got 47 in petaluma. 48 santa clara and saratoga. everybody else in the low 50s. here's a look at the rain rolling through the east bay as we look south on 680. near north main street. there's a few damp spots this morning. otherwise, it's pretty good out there. mass transit cooler this morning but mild this afternoon. calmer and drier out on the bay. east bay valleys, we've got rain this morning. by 8:00, it's moved out. just a chance of scattered showers and sunshine. look at the low 60s. we've got 630s on the peninsula. with a little bit of rain this

morning. scattered showers possible this afternoon. as we head through the south bay where we'll see the most rain or excuse me. the most sunshine. look at the low 60 5ez from noon through 4:00. our best chance of rain is right now on a widespread nature. it becomes scattered this afternoon. for most of us, a dry day. how is the commute, though? >> depends where you are, as usual. we have a couple trouble spots. let's look at the south bay first. we had an accident just in the clearing phases. this is the northbound 101 shy of alum rock. the backup remains there. you can see all the way back now towards the expressway. give yourself plenty of extra time or you may want to take an alternate route, highway 87 would be good for you. then we have this accident in pleasant hill. southbound 680 near monument. it's involving several cars blocking a lane of traffic. you can see it's stacked up into 242. back towards martinez. southbound 680 drive times of 20 minutes from concord into walnut creek.

give yourself plenty of time. guys? >> thank you, sue. another in the eff the effort to save sears. you're looking live at the big board. we're up this morning, 146 points. how the market is doing. are you ready to see billboards lighting up the night sky alongside the big dipper. a proposal from one russian company.

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back on monday before the snow fell and we were at 83% of average, i said we'll be above average by the time it's over. and we are. yea us. we got all that snow, especially compared to last year, we were 25% of average. for the entire snow season which ends april 1st, we're at 50%. we still need a lot more snow. slippery today but better as the day wears on. dry tomorrow. for monday, it's going to be chilly. those are your saturday and monday, your best days. look at so cal. mid-60s there. here's a look at sunday, 7:00 in the morning. nothing. but from 9:00 on, look at all that fresh pow pow to shred.ve getting up there. alexis. >>you.us,heierra

dicey. skiers and snowboarders heading to the slopes. >> getting there could be tough. chains required on interstate 80 and highway 50 into the tahoe region. the weather service is warning people to stay indoors until the snow and wind subside. blizzard warning for the lake tahoe region expired. but dangerous conditions persist. despite the weather, many are going anywhere. >> i haven't driven this before. i know whenever my parents tell me when i drive up there, they're like be cautious. if anything, be too cautious. >> just got chains. can't be an idiot. >> it's our favorite sound bite of the morning. don't be an idiot. cal trans crews have been plowing the snow to keep the roads passable and spraying them for traction. oh, my god! >> and speaking of that advice -- >> oh, boy. >> a lifetime ban for this guy after he jumped from the 11th

floor of a royal caribbean cruise ship. his friends are also banned. he says the jump took place last week in the bahamas after, you guessed it, a night of drinking. >> i jut thought it would be cool to jump off the ship. all my friends cheered me on and it just happened so quick. you know, the next minute i was jumping off the ship. >> it happened so quick, alexis. >> yeah. >> he wasn't charged with a crime but royal caribbean officials are considering legal action. yep. >> he's very lucky. >> very. the 97-year-old is okay after wrecking his range rover. >> this is video of the car getting towed away. prince philip was pulling out of the queen's estate when he smashed into another car yesterday. his suv ended up on its side. one man says he had to help the queen's husband out of the car.

>> one of his legs. then i put my hands under his arms and helped ease him out. >> witnesses say prince philip was conscious but shocked and shaken. two women and a baby in the other car were treated for minor injuries. oakland teachers are planning a one-day sickout this morning. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us live from oakland. amy? >> reporter: reggie, oakland administrators say the kids have school today. classes are not canceled. it's the teachers who don't have class today. they will be walking out. they're calling this a day without educators. they've done this before. we have video of them walking out last month. this is them rallying in front of oakland city hall. today, they'll be marching over to the administration building and doing all of this because they are frustrated with the pace of contract negotiations and they say they are fighting for smaller class sizes and bigger paychecks. the state superintendent was in

the abc 7 studios last night. he said the state does need to spend more money on education. >> california ranks somewhere close to 45th in the nation in per people spending. in order for us to take our place at number one, we have to come up with new permanent revenue sources for improving education. >> reporter: in a press release about today's walkout, oakland teachers say we demand that ousc prioritize in investing in students and classrooms to ensure that teachers can sta oakland and that our students get the support they need to succeed. they'll protest for an hour and go on the march. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. a different kind of march happening tomorrow. thousands of women and men will be taking to the streets in the third annual women's march. >> the first march was held shortly after president trump's inauguration in 2017 in protest of the trump administration and

its perceived threats to women's rights. the may march will be held in washington, d.c. there are 100 other marches planned for cities worldwide. look in the bay area. there's a rally at civic center plaza. the march starts at 1:30 going from market street to the embarcadero. that means market will be closed and traffic blocked. b.a.r.t. is recommended. in oakland, it begins at 10:00 tomorrow morning with a rally at the lake merit amphitheater. it goes to franco ga wa plaza. >> in san jose, it begins at city hall, followed by a rally at arena green and everything is expected to wrap up by 3:00. sears is not in the clear yet. >> some creditors are challenging the winning bid by eddie lampert. they're suing him and his hedge fund esl.

they claim lampert wrongfully painted himself as the savior of the company. when in tult he made moves to benefit himself. it w't -- tyappr -- won tentati approval by years. a bankruptcy judge must approve the bid by next month. amazon for teens is being launched. that's right. now teens can create their own profiles and make purchases. now parents will be notified and can either approve or deny the order. parents can also set spending limits on their teen's accounts. teens will have access to their parents' amazon prime shipping and prime video because never ever has a teen been able to find out what their parents' password was. we'll see how this goes. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. look like we're still up about 142 points. in the south bay, the two-month mystery of what happened to san

jose's iconic orchard supply hardware sign is solved. it has been recovered intact. police delivered the vintage sign to the history of san jose preservation center yesterday. it vanished in early november. it turns out the man who took the sign did it out of concern it would be scrapped. >> he 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 san jose will restore the sign and install it at the history park. the stores were closed last year. it was founded in san jose. new at 6:00, a russian startup with a plan to ruin the night sky. >> oh, boy. it's called star rocket. it wants to launch glowing billboards into outer space by 2021.

the billboards are small connected satellites that can spell out messages or form the shapes of corporate logos. let's see what that would look like from the video the company released. the ads would be visible at night. that's the point. they think the project may be grounded because many countries don't want to add to the light pollution above their cities. >> i'm thinking, barbara, will you marry me again. northern lights in the background. >> if you had to see everyone else's too, it wouldn't be as special. >> which barbara and who? >> which planet con nent continent is she on? >> not that i don't want barbabarbara to see her proposal. >> much better than the first one. >> we'll talk about that later. >> christmas lights.

living in north platte, nebraska at the time. >> okay. >> here we are at sfo. minor delays this morning because of the low clouds. we've got rain, then a chance of showers today. our best chance of getting wet is this morning. up in the north bay, we have a chance of steady rain along the 101 corridor during the overnight hours while the rest of us will be humid and warmer than average. it will be dry for a while after we get through sunday's storm. here's a look at. the center clouds down to the south. that's why you see the 60s. better chance of rain will be across the north bay. that's why you're in the mid to upper 50s. tonight, you can see the green across the north bay. the rest of us are mainly cloudy. upper 40s to low 50s. our best radar return. deer valley road. marsh creek road towards vasco road. that's where the driving will be tricky. we have light rain moving across the altamont pass and the sunol

grade. high pressure flexes its muscles and builds in and pushes the storm track to the north. we're going to be on a mild and humid air mass. when the sun breaks out today, we have a chance of it irritating the atmosphere enough for scattered showers this afternoon and during the evening hours. sunday, we wake up at 7:00 or saturday, i should say, the southwest winds. you have the best chance of steady rain along the 101 corridor. sunday morning, rain in the north bay. by sunday afternoon, we're all dealing with rain. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the storm is light. it will be heavier than this storm with breezier conditions. once it leaves, look at monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. mid-60s and sunshine. >> going back to a trouble spot this morning, the san mateo bridge, we had earlier accidents off the high-rise towards foster city. the damage is done. it's slow and go across the span, the dumbarton is still your best bet. we have a couple of other problems, first in san jose. an earlier accident near alum rock cleared out of lanes. but the slow traffic remains as

we zoom on in. you can see slow traffic. it's starting to improve up towards the scene of that accident. then we have another accident pleasant hill in the clearing stages. southbound 680 near monument. it's stacked up on to 242 to highway 4 and 680. also slow from highway 4. give yourself plenty of extra time this morning. guys? >> thank you, sue. now to a picture perfect chapel made in social media >> this is in vegas. to check it out, it's a black and white chapel that will jump off your insta page. the chapel opens today at the palms casino resort in vegas. it was designed specifically for the gram. for 500 bucks, you can hold ireal wedding there and for half the price, you can rent the chapel for an hour and take all the pictures you want. hopefully there's security cameras in there. it is vegas. >> oh, boy.

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weat is number one. we have rain out there. it's quickly moving through the east bay. it will be out of here in about a half hour to an hour. then we'll open ourselves up to just the chance of showers the rest of the day. most of the day is going to be pretty dry. as you head into the evening hours, that's when our better chance of showers develop. >> have an umbrella then. number 2, breaking overnight. tesla ceo elon musk announces they will cut 7% of the workforce. that amounts to 3100 employees. the company can support the size of its current size -- can't support the size of the current staff. oakland administrators say school will be open today. their kids will have classes but teachers will be walking out. a funeral takes place today for fallen davis police officer natalie corona. the service is set for 11:00 this morning at uc davis. it will be followed by a 40-mile procession to officer's core own's hometown of arbuckle.

they'll launch a full investigation after a new report claims president trump told michael cohen to lie to congress. according to buzz feed news, mr. trump personally directed his long-time attorney and fixer to lie about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. number 6, we are following your friday commute. unfortunately, it's not friday light in pleasant hill. we have an earlier accident that's been cleared out of lanes. the slow traffic remains on to 242 and 680 back to highway 4. number 7, did he mrk us cousins suits up as a warrior for the first time tonight. he's missed nearly a year because of injury. he signed a deal in the off-season. since reggie know sports -- >> what's your hot pick, reggie? >> i think he's going to be a valuable player in the basketball game time. >> that round balltgi e'soingobct a cylinder many times and then he'll win all the

games. >> we hope so. >> larry beil is proud good morning, america. that major winter wallop hitting right now. back-to-back storms slam the west, now moving east, bringing heavy rain and feet of snow. schools canceled. airlines bracing for the worst and an arctic blast on the way. ginger has the very latest. breaking overnight. the new report claiming president trump directed his former fixer, michael cohen, to lie to congress about a trump tower deal in moscow and that the special counsel has interviews, messages, and e-mail evidence to prove it. all this as the shutdown showdown gets personal. president trump hitting back at speaker nancy pelosi, canceling her trip overseas on a government plane after she threatened to postpone his state of the union. breaking new details in that royal scare. prince philip's suv flipped over