>> it's almost triple the price. i don't understand why. it should be cheaper. >> folks looking to buy a soda or coffee may have to bring their own cups or pay a mandatory 25 cent surcharge for a disposable cup. >> a quarter makes a difference to me. if it comes down to it, i'll bring an extra cup. >> for a few it will be difficult and we're not trying to punish them. >> the councilwoman says the city is willing to work with restaurants that can't comply with the new law which takes effect next year. the approval vote was technically a first reading, but barring any opposition, it's expected to pass at the next council meeting. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> we talked about it yesterday. not surprised that passed without any trouble. >> no. berkeley always sort of the forefront there of anything that is earth friendly. i'm sure it will spread to a lot of other areas, especially in the bay area soon. it is 4:30. let's get a quick check of weather and traffic where you live. hey, mike. >> hey, guys.

tons of sunshine again today. each more so than yesterday. yu can see that dry air on live doppler 7. no radar returns. standing down once again. look at how clean the air is still. looking from the east bay hills twinkling off in the distance. when you head outside, cooler. 38 to 45 degrees. look how quickly we warm. 57 across the board at noon. don't forget, one more day of king deifou experience bay shor flooding, you'll have it again today. by 7:00, 49 to 53. let see what else is going on with the morning commute. here's sue. >> roadwork is pretty much it at this early hour. this is in menlo park, north 101 at willow. they've got lanes closed. southbound a couple of lanes closed. it looks like they might have picked up as we were speaking. the purple designates full closure which just popped away. it's due to pick up at 5:00.

northbound 680 sheridan to andra andrade, they have a detour. we'll check back in a few minutes. >> thank you, sue. abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area. we're going to look at b.a.r.t. which just got a report card from riders. it's not great. >> it's the worst rating the agency ever received. amy hollyfield is live at the north berkeley b.a.r.t. station. amy? >> reporter: hi alexis. there were big complaints about the homeless and about filth on b.a.r.t. customer satisfaction is down to 56%. b.a.r.t. surveyed a little more than 5,000 customers. b.a.r.t. officials say they have assigned homeless outreach teams out to stations to try and improve the situations there. but riders still are not happy. >> biggest dissatisfaction i have with b.a.r.t. is the

cleanliness. >> i feel safe -- it's not like five-star luxury but it gets the job done. >> reporter: crime is also a big concern among riders. 23% say they are worried about it. b.a.r.t.'s board of directors is going to study these results. they plan a two-day workshop this week to go over this survey and discuss what to do next. reporting live from berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. you're looking at why many commuters feel frustrated and frightened while riding b.a.r.t. this fight erupted on a train from pittsburgh to sfo monday night. at least four people were fighting while others watched. no word on what started it. we want to hear your ideas about b.a.r.t. and other transportation issues. use the hash tag better bay area. there will be a news conference to provide details on

the arrest of a man accused of assaulting an 88-year-old grandmother. they arrested keonte gathron after he committed another robbery. investigators believe gathron beat yik oi huang before breaking into her nearby home. huang's family says she's slowly improving but in critical condition. >> a high school spanish teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student inside his san jose classroom. they arrested ricardo chavarria. he molested a student in november and again in december. in the east bay, oakland police arrested a person of interest in a shooting that left three people dead. this happened 2 1/2 weeks ago a day after officials announced the city had its lowest homicide rate in nearly 12 years. police haven't given details about the suspect. the investigation is ongoing.

pg&e has until today to respond to a proposal that it should inspect the entire electric grid. the aim is to protect damaged lines from sparking wildfires in the coming season. the proposal is after the deadly wildheown of paradise in november. the cause is still under investigation. but pg&e reported an outage around the time and place where the fire started. the judge says he's ready to order the company to cut power to any area where wind conditions become dangerous regardless of the inconvenience to customers. in the east bay, a woman is safe thanks to a good samaritan. he pulled her from a car second after it slammed into a it happened on lan caster street. firefighters had to move quickly to shut off gas to the house. the man who rescued the driver said she tried to avoid hitting a bicyclist.

>> she crashed into the car and i helped her out of the car and picked her up. she's old. so i picked her up and took her down the street. >> that driver wasn't hurt. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's take a look at temperatures. the peninsula, menlo park, 34 degrees. we have a couple more hours of cooling to go. limited frost is possible there. redwood city, 38. foster city and half moon bay at 39. then we get into microclimates. san mateo 41. pacifica, 51 degrees. we've got 35 at palo alto. 40 san jose. 39 in fremont. look at the mid to upper 30s in the east bay valley up to the north bay valleys. then you have 40 at san rafael and san jose. one of the earlier commutes. walnut creek towards 24. keep going down to the san ramon valley. if you're headed outside, your car is outside and you're one of our deepest -- good for the

commute. mass transit, cooler this morning, milder this afternoon and calm and bright around the bay. here's a look at the north bay. starting off in the 30s. in the 40s at 10:00. 60 this afternoon. back to 48 at 8:00. how about the east bay, 45 this morning. 57 at noon. near 60 as we head throughout the afternoon. down to 52 degrees as we head into the evening hours. our last stop is san francisco. a whole lot of sunshine. starting off 52. cranking up to nearly 60 and dropping to 52 in the cloudless sky. got a great weekend coming at you. how about a great commute? >> quiet right now. picking up the roadwork, so traffic is starting to move nicely. we have a couple of trouble spots. try to highlight that for you. past golden gate fields on into berkeley and emeryville. you can put them at a 25-minute drive time from hercules into san francisco. not bad at all.

into the toll plaza, very light conditions at this hour. if you got to be up and out at 4:37. at least you're light trafficwise. we have got early morning commuters out of central valley for a 35-minute drive. that roadwork on the peninsula, north 101 at willow has been picked up in the northbound direction. all of our sensors are showing green there. a little bit of slowing on the approach off the dumbarton. guys? >> thank you, sue. cal state university students have one less thing to worry about this morning. the financial promise school leaders are to them imt. president trump plans to deliver his state of the union address shutdown or not. it may be different than what we're used to.

this is abc 7 mornings. the tule fog is back. look at that. san joaquin valley. 2.1 million dealing with visibility quarter mile or less. whether you're on 5 or any of the other major highways or side street for that matter. that will be around at least until 9:00, the quarter mile visibility. still windy in so cal. 59 in sacramento. 55 in eureka. a chance of rain there. it doesn't translate to snow in tahoe. we'll be warmer than yesterday. 49. a dry cold front thursday and again monday. otherwise, temperatures in the 40s to near 50 with no snow.

not complaining about the sun. thank you, mike. as the government shutdown stretches into a second month, president trump is preparing his annual state of the union address. >> white house aides say mr. trump still plans to give the speech tuesday as scheduled, but the venue may change from the capitol to somewhere outside the washington. nancy pelosi previously requested it be delayed because of security concerns related to the shutdown. serena marshall is in washington with more. >> good morning. without a paycheck, federal workers taking on second jobs and looking for new jobs atogether. the shutd -- government still shutdown. the senate is set to vote thursday that trades protections for immigrants, including dreamers in exchange for full funding for the wall. ch bill has several major

extending temporary daca protections to those currently covered and changing asylum eligibility. minors approaching the border would no longer qualify, at the tug of war continues, caught in the middle -- >> i may be in line to become a homeless person again. >> people like cordelia prather, her rent subsidized by a federal grant that hasn't been paid since december. >> fbi agents looking for other work. the association warned that confidential sources may be lost forever and they're unable to do undercover work and they're putting pervs on stand by. >> dental and vision premiums will have to come out of their own pocket. serena marshall, abc news, washington. no tuition increase for cal state university. the cost will remain at $5700 annually for full-time undergrads. the chancellor told cal state

trustees, a tuition increase is off the table. this announcement comes after the governor's proposal to expand the budget by 300 million. get ready for many more years of outside lands in golden gate park. the park commission voted to extend the contract for the music festival through 2031. the board of supervisors is expected to approve the extension. people around the park often complain about the traffic, noise and trash the crowds cause. but outside lands pumps about $66 million a year into san francisco's economy. this year's festival will run from august 9th to the 11th. okay. simple question is causing a great debate on the internet. >> how do you draw an x? a twitter user asked the question and showed a graphic with eight options. this has received a ton of responses. number 7, where you start left

to right first and number 8 right to left are the most popular. this isn't the first time we're fixated n an online question. you remember the laurel, and the yanni and the dress debate. this is a new one. >> i'm number 7. i start up high on the left and high on the right. >> me too. >> reggie, same. >> mike, why do i have a feeling -- >> he's looking confused. >> he starts on the right. >> i don't know. i know there's psychology behind this. it's going to tell me i'm different than everybody else. >> reggie thinks if you start at the bottom and go up, then you're a serial killer. don't have that be your answer. we were talking during the commercial break. >> reggie, you were watching. >> i'm calling the police. >> i definitely don't start at the bottom. i think i do right to left, left to right. i don't care. >> you can sit with us. >> thank you, to now.

until they find out i really do it from the bottom up. >> here's a look at san jose, it's pretty quiet this morning. it is chilly out there too. cooler than yesterday. i promise you a brighter sky and warmer temperatures this afternoon. now, it's going to be clear and chilly the next several nights. the rain season is on sabbatical. high pressure dominating our forecast. the high clouds spilling over. we've got another high pressure to the east. these are very formidable tandem that will hang around probably through the end of the month. this high pressure when it moves on shore will bring us a slight offshore breeze. when it does that, it's going to get warmer. that's when we could start to see a few 70s pop up. we're 58. lakeport, fairfield, antioch. look at morgan hill and santa cruz. 66 and 65. what a great day to be at the boardwalk. 59 in san francisco, richmond and san rafael.

tonight, you've seen 30s inland and low to mid-40s around the bay. they'll be close to san francisco and half moon bay. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. upper 50s to low 60s. low to mid-60s thursday. friday, sunday and monday. look what is sandwiched in between. near 70 degrees away from the coast. >> sue, santa rosa up to 69. it was gorgeous yesterday. >> we have a commuter alert for you. cancellation of the san francisco bay series for the 6:40 mare island to the city and returning at 8:15 from san francisco to vallejo. those are canceled. people will be there to help you load buses. they have the alternate for you. taking a look at the drive on the east shore freeway, moving nicely. checking off the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet. a minor delay on the right cash lanes and we'll check overall

traffic maps still slow getting out of the central valley. typical for the early morning commuters for a 40-minute drive time. ws six of hollywood studios. >> meals can be delivered to them by robot. here's techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, netflix is joining the big boys. >> the company is joining the motion picture association of america. it's the first streaming service allowed to join. the announcement came on the same day that netflix picked up the first best picture nomination for roma. three quarters of top merchants are now accepting apple pay. >> target, taco bell and jack-in-the-box are among others letting you use your iphone or app watch to check out. the largest fleet of delivery robots are zooming around a college campus.

>> george mason university, robots can go bring you snacks, pizza. the school is charging a $2 delivery fee. >> we should have that in college. >> dangerous. have a great day. >> those are your techbytes. that's good. version 957 of robots are taking over the world. twitter is rolling out a new design. the changes some users will see. >> a taste of

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today's number, 17. that's houmw many days in a rowe had rain. from the 5th of the month to yesterday. yesterday was the 5th dry day. let me show you the forecast the rest of the month. all yellow, no rain coming. this could change the 2nd of february. that's so far away. enjoy the sunshine. i'll show you the temperatures up next. >> thanks, mike. terrifying moments for an uber driver who picked up a drunk passenger in sacramento. >> no, no, no. dude -- >> whoa, dashcam video shows the rider trying to grab the steering wheel. they were going 65 miles an hour on a freeway. the driver says he's lucky he didn't crash saturday night. he turned on his hazards, stopped his car on the freeway to keep others from getting hurt. chp says the rider faces dui charges. wow. >> bough. that is really carry.

twitter is getting a makeover. it's posted a video showing how some users can opt in to a new design. the revamped layout shows a bookmarks option. a darker night mode and data saver option which lets you use twitter without downloading tons of data. other new features include an emoji button. twitter will roll out the designs to all users later this year. happening today, you'll be able to try a new pizza from an award winning bay area chef. >> this comes from tony gym nanny. he's the founder of the restaurant in north beach. he's won 13 pizza tight ms. the latest victory was this past november in portugal. >> that bite into a slice is uniq. th portee this smo salt.

then you had the hearty, meaty and cheese kind of puts it down. it's so balanced. i don't know if i've ever made a better pizza in my life. >> ooh. that's saying something. did you know what it was? >> it's like a spreadable salami or something like that. the pizza will be on the menu regularly at tony's restaurant. >> now i'm hungry. >> me likey. hi mike. >> why show pizza this time of the morning? >> it's a crime. >> without us having any. double crime. here's a look at january 30th through february 4th. 8 to 14 outlook. warmer than average. the other 2/3 of the country in a deep freeze as old man winter will unleash arctic systems there and plenty of snowfall. as we head towards the beginning of february, we'll have a chance of rain come back into the forecast. until then, let's go back and

show you, it's going to be dry and warm. well warmer than average. near 70 as we head through the weekend. sue? >> let's take a look at your commute in san jose. how about it? we go live to 10 with the headlights. 880, traffic is slowing without a delay at all. across town on 280 under 17 looking great for about an eight-minute drive from san jose towards cupertino. take a look at your earlier roadwork picked up in menlo park, north 101 at willow. traffic is getting by there just fine. we're incident-free. knock on wood we keep it that way. >> thank you, sue. a small san francisco shoe company plans to expand its footprint in the marketplace. abc 7 spoke with the fourde erfs may when they made a pair for meghan markle. they raised $8 million from

investors. sacramento business journal says they'll use the money to fulfill 30,000 orders on the wait list and expand partnerships with retailers like nordstrom's. seems like workers in california need to use their vacation days. a report by the u.s. travel association says california failed to use 97 million vacation days in 2017. that's more than any other state. the san francisco oakland area, 64% of workers left some vacation time on the table. the report comes ahead of tuesday's national plan for vacation day. >> i've never not used a vacation day. >> not a single year. who are these people? >> i don't know. i am not sure. next at 5:00, it's not your typical pink or blue cake and balloons. the unique new option to reveal your baby's gender. also -- >> right down the rabbit hole. yeah. terrifying. >> camera hacked.

the scary message that came through one family's camera in a man's voice and what the company says happened. road rankings. california's spot revealing the best states for driving. abc 7 talked to teachers about the struggle to stay in the bay area. can anyone afford to teach here? >> if you become a teacher, you're saying i will never be able to buy a home. teaching in the bay area is tough and our kids are paying the price. how can we make it better? >> abc 7 news is on a mission to build a better bay area. the issues that -- >> building a better bay area means solving the teacher crisis. crisis. find stories for solutions at

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>> announcer: good morning east bay. now at 5:00, a new report ranking the best roads in california is almost at the bottom. see if you agree with the key factors that decide this. good morning. it's wednesday, january 23rd. >> since that's not great news. but our weather is pretty good. it's a little chilly this morning, huh, mike? >> it's unseasonably cool out because we have a clear sky. some of the breezes, 3 miles per hour santa rosa. the rest of us no wind at all. in fact, look at our tam cam. not shaking like it was yesterday. you can see all the way down to the san mateo bridge, that's how clean the air is. 33 to 44. areas of frost by 7:00. look at how quickly we warm. 57 by noon. king tide, our