traffic alert. easy for me to say. it's in the east bay. let's get over to her. hi, sue. good morning. it's in walnut creek. sky 7 is above 680. look at the tow trucks, just pulling the cars off the freeway now. that's great news. hopefully the left lanes will be reopened shortly. it was an overturned for a time near treat boulevard. all lanes were blocked. now they're towing that vehicle, at least one of them off the scene. hopefully traffic will begin to impro improve. it's backed up on to 242 and back to highway 4 for 30-minute delays. hopefully that will begin to dissipate. still have the flares out there with the two left lanes blocked off. we'll check back in a couple of minutes. first, here's mike. >> thank you very much, sue. remember how breezy it was yesterday morning? last night, a sigh lept the dry air and lack of clouds, it's definitely colder this morning. you may need a heavier coat.

ound sunshine, 57 to 58 at s ous noon. king tide hits the golden gate at 12:41 and spreads into the bay and causea fewminutes. here's reggie with more news. thanks, mike. driving in california can be bad, really bad. traffic jams, potholes, high gas prices. it all adds up. >> new this morning, proof of what we already know. a new ranking shows california is almost the worst state to drive in. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live in the south bay. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. yes, we are bracing ourselves for one of the worst parts about driving in california. i'm going to show you right here. let me find my switch. the traffic. but things are looking pretty smooth on 85 north. rush hour traffic congestion was one of 30 indicators wallet hub

used to compare all 50 states. safety, gas prices and also indicators they used. california ranked 47th overall in the report. here's a breakdown for you. we came in at 40 for highest auto maintenance costs. 42 for rush hour traffic congestion. 47 for highest car theft rate. and 49 for highest afrm gvera prices. all low numbers. but we did come in at number in one category. i have that answer coming up. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. thanks, jobina. you can track bay area traffic conditions any time using the abc 7 news app. we have live road conditions and customized alerts for traffic information where you live. >> san francisco supervisors will announce their plan to address vacant properties. supervisor aaron peskin is

proposing a vacancy tax on residential and commercial properties. the goal is to encourage property owners to lease out their empty spaces and free up units kept off the market during our housing crisis. the details of the tax are still being worked out. new this morning, emeryville police arrested a lyft driver accused of sexual battery. a woman called for help from a hotel near shell mound and powell street on thursday. she said her lyft driver attacked her during her ride thot hotel. police arrested the driver, a 22-year-old. lyft says the suspect had passed a background check. he is no longer allowe to drive for lyft. a new class action lawsuit against ac transit accuses the agency of pregnancy discrimination. we spoke with nicki mcnulty, a plaintiff in the suit. she worked through two pregnancies there. mcnulty said the agency denied her a voucher to buy a larger uniform while pregnant. she also says she was given a

dirty conference room to pump breast milk and not given enough time to do it. >> transit made that difficult as well. to the point they put me on unpaid leave of absence for asking to pump, breast-feed, asking for lactation accommodation that they refused to provide to me. >> ac transit refused our request for an interview. but the agency issued a statement saying a lawsuit is an assembly of one party's allegations and by no means a confirmation of facts. as such, we ask the public to withhold judgment as we work to uncover the circumstances giving rise to this issue. governor gach newsom is proposing a plan to use state funds to aid migrants that enter the border. newsom wants to create what he calls an immigration rapid response program, which would give $20 million to humanitarian organizations and nonprofit ept tis that currently help migrants near the border. most of the funding would likely go to the san diego rapid

response network, a coalition of human rights organizations, attorneys and community leaders. it is day 33 of the federal government shutdown. two bills headed for the senate vote tomorrow would end it in different ways. but neither one is expected to pass. one bill includes funding for president trump's border wall in exchange for protections for daca immigrants. the other bill which passed in the house would temporarily reopen the government through february 8th while negotiations continue. federal workers are set to miss their second paycheck on friday. abc 7 news was in alameda when members of the bay yacht club served lunch to their neighbors at coast guard island. they're among the federal employees making tough choices while not getting paid during the shutdown. >> i didn't eat too much this weekend. just ration it out. just trying to save as much money as i can. >> dire straits for some of our people. i don't want to sugarcoat it. it's been tough.

>> at oakland international airport, southwest airlines employees invited tsa workers to join them at a barbecue that was held to honor theairline's late co-founder, herb keller. if you need a reason to eat out, san francisco restaurant week. >> they'll be offering prefixed menus all week for lunch and dinner. the goal to highlight the best t known dishes or showcase a sample of the food they love to cook. you can find participating restaurants by clicking the explore tab in dpogoogle maps. hackers taking over their security cam rachlt the scary message they received. what you should do to protect yor cameras. fewer people riding public transit. what is driving the change in san francisco. you know what not on the menu this morning?

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take a look at the temperatures in san francisco. sunny side, 41 degrees. excelsi excelsior, marina, castro, mission, bay view, 47. some of the warmer spots. 30s from san leandro southward into the south bay. mid to upper 30s in the east bay valleys. it's definitely chilly this morning. the golden gate with a light breeze and clean air, what a great day to be outsidement check that out. it's going to get hazier into the forecast. king tides coming in about 12:41 through golden gate. everywhere else, the next hour or so, there could be bay shore flooding. 56 at noon. 50 at 8:00. peninsula, total sunshine. 42 at 8:00. upper 50s from noon to 4:00. 51 at 8:00 under the stars. you'll need the sun glasses in the south bay. 41 at 8:00. 58 at noon. near 60 in the afternoon hours. 50 at 8:00.

quiet weather forecast here. sue has issues to tl yws, all lanes reopened southbound 680. you can still see residual delays with those. brake lights at north main all lanes reopened at treat boulevard after an earlier crash. hopefully, the speeds will begin to pick up a little bit. we'll look at the backup here. still remains all the way back to highway 242 all the way back to highway 4. in through pleasant hill as we zoom in closer. starting to pick up as you can southbound 680. you may want to try north baio owe until things recover a little bit better. westbound 80 near el portal in hilltop. northbound 101 near alum rock with an accident in the clearing phases. guys? >> thank you, sue. new this morning, fewer people are taking public transit

because of uber and lyft. >> this according to a new study from the university of kentucky. researchers looked at the effects of ride hailing apps in 22 cities, including san francisco. the study found bus ridership in san francisco has fallen 12.7% ever since uber and lyft entered the market in 2010. the city would have to increase bus service by 25% to offset the effects. one of the busiest airports in the country shutdown after a near miss with a drone. >> what you're about to see is no more excuses with cologuard. we all make excuses for the things we don't want to do. but when it comes to colon cancer screening... i'm not doin' that. i eat plenty of kale. ahem, as i was saying... ...with cologuard, you don't need an excuse... all that prep? no thanks. that drink tastes horrible! but...there's no prep with cologuard... i can't take the time off work.

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this morning, authorities are trying to find the person responsible for causing an airport scare in new jersey. it was spotted over teterboro airport last night. the drone was in the arrival path of nearby newark liberty international airport. the drone forced air traffic to be suspended at newark. one plane missed the drone by only 30 feet. the drone was flying at 3500 feet. eight times higher than 400-foot maximum for the devices. it was flying too close to an airport. drones are prohibited from coming within five miles of an airport. in the east bay, hackers are blamed for causing panic for an orinda family. they heard a terrifying message out of their nest security

camera. >> it came on like the emergency sounds of an amber alert and then a man's voice announced that north korea sent ballistic missiles to the united states. recommended everybody take shelter. >> the east bay times spoke with her and she heard the warning on sunday. she called 9-1-1 and nest. that's when she found out the camera was likely hacked. google owns nest and told the east bay times that nest's servers weren't breached. hackers probably got her password from a breach on another website. google says two factor verifications typically eliminates that risk. forget the cake. there is a new fun way to reveal your baby's gender. how does lasagna sound. villa italian kitchen is offering gender reveal lasagnas for $140. the restaurant has several bay area locations. its creation is made to order.

the catering package includes a cheese lasagna with a secret pink or blue sbointerior. you get a tray of rolls and salad. >> okay. you've never been to one? >> i've never been to one, i have not. >> i didn't have one. we didn't find out the gender. we found out when he was born. >> hello. >> that was our reveal party. >> that's good. i like that. >> you like that? >> your tie would be perfect for a gender reveal party. you're ready to go. >> it's a lot of parties. you know what i'm saying? you got a shower and i think that baby has a party every year after that. >> i think you're right. something like a birthday party. >> that's a good amount of parties. >> too many parties. >> you bring a gift to the baby reveal, baby shower? >> i'm not bringing anything to that. >> i don't know if you have to bring a gift to the gender

reveal? >> i don't know. sue has been to a couple. no, you don't have to bring a giftsu >>6:18 this morning. let's take a look at what's going on with your weather. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this cameras was rocking and rolling yesterday. excuse me. it is still today. high pressure is dominating our forecast. cooler this morning, milder this afternoon. pattern shift coming in february when the rain train could return. all right. look at this. 58 in fairfield. antioch and lakeport. it's pretty good for middle of january. then you look at 63 at san jose. morgan hill, 66. santa cruz, 65. 62 in santa rosa. 61 in napa. oakland and fremont. that's pretty nice. temperatures tonight in the upper 30s to mid-40s. 47 in half moon bay. let's look at this month so far. started off the 1st, three to four days, no rain at all. then the 5th through the 21st,

we had rain somewhere in the bay area every single day. we broke that streak yesterday. four days without rain. 17 straight days with rain. now 22 to 31, another, what, five, ten days possibly without rain once again. that's why the temperatures are going to continue to climb. low to mid-60s tomorrow. low to upper 60s friday, sunday and monday. saturday being the warmest day. mid-60s on koecoast. without the pollen, thankfully. we're checking the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. if you have cash, it will be quicker than the fastrak lanes because of the metering lights. you have slow and go, stops at the top of the corridor from hercules to san francisco. it's sluggish. 40 minutes for your drive time. walnut creek, we had an earlier

accident at treat. it's trying to recover there. you can see a lot of brake lights southbound 680. the cameras at north main. give yourself extra time. the accident is cleared and all alerts are lifted. but still, very slow. about an hour out of tracy up and over the altamont pass on westbound 580. thank you, sue. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. ginger zee live with a look at what's ahead on the show. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, reggie. good morning alexis. nice to be with you. coming up on gma, we have a new twist in the government shutdown. the senate is pushing two dualing plans to reopen the government. hundreds of thousands of workers preparing to miss another paycheck and new details about what the president is planning to do for his state of the union address. the. the young woman who went missing in boston for days has been found alive. a suspect is now in custody. new details about where and how she was rescued. plus, we're counting down to

the super bowl. got a sneak peek at some of the commercials and patriots owner, robert kraft is here. he's live for an exclusive interview. so much fun with him. we'll tell you what he's saying about the big game and of course, tom brady. we've got the inspiring young dancer that you have to meet. if you haven't seen these videos, they're motivating and now he'll be with us live. you don't want to miss it. it's only on gma. he points and he's so creative. he says you're worth it. yeah. just like you are. >> all over my feed. i'm wondering who is this guy? is he as fun in person as he is in the video? please tell me yes. >> and more. you'll find a meeting with him today. >> very good. we'll look forward to that. thanks, ginger. >> i can't wait. i haven't seen him >> he's a trip. the food options at sfo have been taken to the next level. plus the accusation that is some employers are gaming the system on one of the nation's top sites for reviewing companies. looking outside this morning

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the bay shore and san francisco 47. you can see down in morgan hill 36 and a lot of mid to upper 30s in the north bay. grab that heavier coat. here's reggie. >> thanks, mike. companies are gaming the system when it comes to attracting job applicants. a new "wall street journal" reports that firms are encouraging workers to leave positive reviews on glass door. the journal looked at millions of anonymous reviews on the website and found more than 400 companies had an unusual surge in positive reviews in a month. for example, spacex pushed workers to post reviews as part a campaign to make glass door's ranking of the best places to work. you'll have a new way to pay at target. after years of holding out, the company will start accepting apple pay, google play and samsung pay. >> finally. >> target started letting customers pay through its own app more than a year ago. if you're a red card user, you'll need to use the target app to get the 5% discount. the new options

the next few weeks. >> i try using it every time i go. because i forget. honey -- >> tt guy again. travelers passing through wh waiting for their flights. >> here's a live look at the airport. the manufacturing food hall is open in the international terminal. it has fast casual dining popul francisco eateries. kin cow, kala and tar tea -- look at the concept for the space. it's complete with grab and go stations, a retail area and full service bar. next at 6:30, the new report showing b.a.r.t. satisfaction has gone down again. what the agency is doing to improve your commute. one less thing to worry about at cal

right now at 6:30, b.a.r.t. gets its lowest approval rating ever. the problem the riders see and what the agency is doing to fix them. deadline day for pg&e. the proposal a judge is hoping to prevent wildfires in the future. the takeout boxes could be a thing of the past.

>> plus, countdown to the super bowl. what patriots owner robert kraft is revealing this morning about san mateo native tom brady leading up to the big game. good morning to you on this wednesday, january 23rd. what were you trying to say? >> he's pretty good. >> don't think that will be a huge bombshell. >> can't imagine that there would be. >> we have to wait and see. >> guess so. of course, you'll take care of that. i'm an expert. i don't know if you guys have heard. we'll jump in and start the weather so we can get quicker to that story. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. our temperature is much cooler thanks to the lack of clouds, breezes and any humidity in the air. 36 to 39 at 7:00. still rather chilly inland around the bay. notice how homogenized they are at noon. 56 to 59 at 4:00. just a few passing high clouds.

definitely brighter than yesterday. 49 to 53 at 7:00. if i can backtrack to noon real quick, king tide hits at 12:41. after that, the next hour, hour and a half, we could have flooding around the bay shoreline. sue? >> back to sky 7. traveling around the bay looking for traffic. of course, there's lots of cars out there this morning. this is highway 24 making its way. the headlights are headed in the eastbound direction of 24. sky 7 is making its way towards the macarthur maze. we'll travel down 880 to check out the ride there. back to walnut creek, still a lot of brake lights. an earlier accident at north main. that's been cleared or at treat. that's been cleared. our cameras looking at north main on the right-hand side of your screen. still brake lights back to 242 andowrois hour. guys? thank you, sue. you're looking at why many commuters say they feel frustrated and frightened while riding b.a.r.t.

this happened on a train monday night. it appearsour people were fighting while others watched. no word on what started that fight. this video being revealed just as b.a.r.t. got a report card from riders. it's not great. >> this morning we're taking a closer look at that new rating, which is the worst the agency ever received. >> reporter amy hollyfield is live at the new york berkeley b.a.r.t. station. amy? >> reporter: hi alexis. despite this new survey, we're finding this morning that b.a.r.t. riders don't think that much is going to change. here is a look at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station from sky 7 this morning. commuters head to b.a.r.t. thisy have questions about whether the board of directors will make changes after getting the survey results. the survey found that customer satisfaction is at an all-time low of 56%. people are concerned about the homeless issue.

they say b.a.r.t. is dirty, they're also worried about crime on b.a.r.t. we asked people how confident they are that b.a.r.t. officials will respond to the survey with action. >> that's kind of low, i would say. i don't know how they do it. i feel like even if they were to make changes, it would take a really, really long time. but i don't think too, too much about their process and all of that. but i don't anticipate that anything will change very rapidly. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. spokesperson says they have been focusing on quality of life issues, but they clearly need to do more. the board is set to look over the survey at a two-day long workshop to discuss it and talk about what to to next. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thanks, amy. that passenger didn't have a whole lot of ideas. i'm sure some of you do. we want to hear about them.

use the #better bay area. the berkeley city council taken the next step in passing the toughest new ordinance in the country on single use disposable food ware. >> the legislation would put restrictions on paper cups and u utensi utensils. you would be required to pay 25 cents when you don't bring your own cup. they believe it would cut the amount of garbage on streets. restaurants serve takeout food in containers that are biodegradable and require reusable plates and utensils for food served inside restaurants. >> for our pockets in the small business, it's not good. it's almost triple the price. i don't understand why. it should be cheaper. >> for a few we know it's going to be difficult. we're not trying to punish them. >> last night's vote was technically a first reading. barring any opposition, it's expected to pass at the next meeting.

pg&e has until today to respond to a federal judge's proposal it reinspect its entire electric grid. the aim is to prevent damaged lines from sparking wildfires in the coming fire season. the proposal comes after the deadly wildfire that destroyed the town 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 became dangerous regardless of the inconvenience to customers. happening today, san francisco police will be providing details on the arrest of the man accused of assaulting an 88-year-old grandmother. officers arrested 18-year-old keonte gathron saturday after they say he committed another robbery. investigators believe gathron beat yik oi huang at a park in visitacion valley before breaking into her home. police haven't revealed how they linked him to this attack. huang's family says she's slowly

improving but still in critical condition. a high school spanish teacher accused of sexually abusing a student inside his san jose classroom. detectives arrested ricardo chavarria yesterday at the high school. staff members alerted police. they reported that he molested the student in november and again in december. in 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 the lowest homicide rate in nearly 12 years. police haven't given details about the suspect. they say the investigation is still ongoing. also in the east bay, a woman is safe this morning, thanks to a good samaritan. he pulled her from a car seconds after it slammed into a house. this happened in oakland at east 7th and lancaster streets last night. the car severed a gas line. firefighters had to move quickly to shut off gas to the damaged home. the man who rescued the driver says the driver was trying to avoid hitting a bicyclist.

>> seen a dude on the bike that came through and then she crashed into the car and i helped her out. i picked her up. because she's old. i picked her up and took her down the street. >> somehow the driver wasn't hurt. it's our favorite story of the day. you'll be able to try a new pizza from an award wing bay area chef. >> the founder of tony's pizza in san francisco's north beach. he's won 13 world pizza titles. tony's latest victory was this past november in portugal. >> when you take that bite into the slice, it's unique. this port reduction is sweet, then you smell the saltiness, this smoky salt. then you have the tereza, thetee i don't know if i've made a better pizza in my life. >> the pizza will be on the menu regularly at tony's restaurant.

mike nicco, what do you think? morning show field trip? >> yeah. >> head over to tony's? >> you better believe i googled it. they open at noon, mike. right after we get off. i don't know if you can see this. that's my pack of organic cinnamon spice oatmeal. >> that's close. >> so sad. >> run the story three times in the last 2 1/2 hours. i'm dying. noon, let's go guys. i'm all for it. hi everybody. getting around, look at all the gorgeous weather for the commute. other than the blinding sunrise, it is pretty quiet out there. so we've got limited frost in areas like the san ramon valley and livermore where temperatures are around 32. they are so dry it's going to be hard to produce any frost. milder on mass transit, calm and bright conditions. east bay valley is 39 this morning. 50 at 10:00. 56 at noon. we'll be near 60 during the afternoon hours. down to 50 under the stars at

8:00. then let's head towards the peninsula. 42 at 8:00. pretty nice. areas in the 30s right now. nearing 60 from 2:00 to 4:00. 51 at 8:00. our last stop we'll head to the south bay. it's 41 at 8:00. nearing 60 from noon to 4:00. down to 50 degrees under the stars. great afternoon to head out to your favorite cafe and have some lunch. >> maybe pizza. >> having pizza. ding, ding, ding. how about getting to work and school this morning? >> depends where you are, as always. we have busy incidents out there. sky 7 is over 238 and 880 right now where we have this big riggins dent. it's out of lanes. you can see a visual disturbance, if you will or distraction. this is northbound 880 and this is the 238 interchange there. not blocking. but thanks to sky 7 for showing us that. we go to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can get through on the cash paying lanes a lot easier.

we had an accident in toll lane 13. apparently people are out of their cars arguing right there at the toll plaza. so that may be a bit before they can get the tow truck to push that off. all the bay bridge crews are pretty good about clearing them rapidly. this accident 80 westbound still partially blocking a lane near hilltop and el portal. solid from highway 4 pretty much into the macarthur maze for a 50-minute drive westbsu thes frustration. the new report revealing how bad california road are. the big board at the stock exchange. we're up significantly this morning. another update coming up. the company offering an $80 pre-infected tissue claiming to boost your immunity. >> oh, boy. 2019 is wild. 2019 is wild. we keep up

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whit landed. neighbors are now wondering how they'll get their cars out. yeah. pretty cool. but wouldn't want to deal with that. we've got fog in the southern part of the central valley. the san joaquin valley. visibility less than a quarter of a mile at 9:00. windy in -- farther down in so cal. temperatures down near 70. upper 50s to low 60s. eureka with a little bit of rain possible there. >> 114% of average there's no more snow coming to the sierra. we'll show more of sky 7 coming up. thank you, mike. terrifying moments for an uber driver who picked up a drunk passenger in sacramento. >> no, no, no! dude! >> dash-cam video shows the rider tried to grab the steering

wheel several times. they were going 65 miles an hour on a freeway. the driver says he is lucky that he didn't crash saturday night. he turned on his hazards, he stopped his car on the freeway to keep others from getting hurt. now chp says the rider is facing dui charges. now to an abc special investigation into the rise and fall of the stanford dropout once called the next steve jobs. elizabeth holmes was riding high as the youngest self-made woman billionaire. she founded theranos and things unraveled after an investigation questioned the legitimacy of the company's blood testing technology. holmes is now facing the prospect of decades in prison for fraud. nightline has produced a documentary and podcast featuring interviews and never before aired depositions. first they think you're crazy and then they fight you. all of a sudden you change the world >> it hurts me to know that so

many women believed in her and she was ethically corrupt. >> you can see a special preview of the dropout tonight at 12:35 a.m. after jimmy kimmel live. the podcast launches today and features new episode every wednesday. teachers in l.a. are headed back to work today. last night they voted toppvea n session and six-day strike. the contract gives l.a. unified teachers a 6% rae.dion sff ny for full-time undergrads. the chancellor said a tuition increase is off the table. his a nounlts is after the governor's proposal to expand the budget by $300 million. trustees meet again today to talk about the audit and campus

improvements. now your morning money report. irs employees called back to work during the government shutdown. but your tax returns might still be delayed. >> it's because the calls are surging -- sick calls are surging. according to the "washington post" it's part of a coordinated protest. some workers are angry they're working without a paycheck. others can't afford child care without their income. aardvark books in san francisco is closing after four decades. the company made the announcement on facebook saying everything must go except the store cato wen. the building housing the store was sold in october. but the condition must be -- for the owners. aardva aardvark's final day is friday. a live look at the new york stock exchange now. looks like we're up pretty significantly there. about 267 points as trading gets under way. all three u.s. markets have been impacted this week by fears of a

global economic slowdown. a small san francisco shoe company plans to expand its footprint in the marketplace. abc 7 news spoke with the founders of birdies in may when they made a custom pair of bridal slippers for meghan markle. she's a fan of the company's shoes. birdies just raised $8 million from investors. the sacramento business journal says they'll use the money to fulfill more than 30,000 orders that it had on the wait list. it expanded partnerships with retailers like nordstrom. new at 6:00, high praise for a new england patriots tom brady from the team's owner ziemt he was born in san mateo. played at university michigan. >> go blue. robert kraft first met him there. he was impressed with brady both on and off the field. >> the thing that's most impressive to me. he's still the same guy that he was when he came out of michigan. he is the nicest person genuine.

when my mom of blessed memory passed away almost eight years ago, he was there for me in a way only myone. >>ing up on gma, kft talks about the controversy surrounding his team. gma starts at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. new at 6:, se on this cold d flu season. >> costs $80 a box. that may not be the only thing that makes you cringe. the pricey tissues come pre-infected with germs. okay. is this real? is somebody messing with us? it's a new startup. they're claiming this is the real thing. the tissues are engineered to give you a cold virus that will allow to you get sick on your own terms. when you want. then protect you during the rest of the season. yahoo news quoted one doctor who says this will not work because

there are so many different types of cold viruses. another doctor said these tissues are, quote, a waste of money. >> uh-huh. >> i'll say. >> i've had two colds in the last three months. >>.its nd -- the other one fake news. >> it seems like a joke, right? >> it's ridiculous. >> i'll sell you this for five bucks. >> is it used? >> if it's used, i'll pay ten. >> but i have a whole trash can back here of kleenex. >> oh, my. >> tempting. >> that's a college right there. >> that's disgusting. >> i don't know how many takers they'll get. >> i think we pretty much -- >> if this is our sample, it's not going well. >> looking for good advertising, wee didn't help you out whatsoever. let's do advertising for mother nature. look at that. sky 7, thank you very much for staying up a little bit longer so we all can enjoy this

gorgeous sunrise that's peeking over the east bay hills. and that golden glow gives you an idea that yep, it's going to be a bright day today. full of sunshine and milder temperatures as we continue to build on that warming and drying trend that started yesterday. clear, seasonally chilly at night. that's the tradeoff. the rain season on sabbatical. the coolest, 58 in lakeport. fairfield and antioch. everybody else 59 to 62. even 63 today in san jose. 65 to 66 in santa cruz and morgan hill. tonight, upper 30s to low 40s in inland neighborhoods. low to mid 40s around the bay. 47 in half moon bay. want to show you what's going on. a deep freeze continues through february 2nd. the eastern 2/3 of the country while we have a 50 to 60% chance of above normal temperatures. nouk now, you can see where the storm track is. snow across the canadian border heading to the -- a 40, 50%

chance and below of normal precipitation through february 2nd. look at the 3rd, 4th and 5th. we flip the script and go to a 40 to 50% chance of above normal precipitation. winter is not over yet. we're getting that two weeks of dry, warm weather that we always get this time of year. hope you enjoy it. here's sue. all right. we've got brake lights across the san mateo bridge on westbound 92. you can see that traffic is pretty bumper to bumper there. we don't have any accidents reported. about a 20 minute drive from 880 towards 101. an accident blocking two lanes of traffic. southbound 101 in santa rosa near college avenue. it looks like traffic is on the northbound side getting by without delay there up towards highway 12. thank you, sue. new this morning, some bad news for drivers here. >> apparently our state has almost the worst roads in the country. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live in the south bay

with what went into this new ranking. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. we've stopped by this gas station to get a look at another reason why california ranked 47th on this list as one of the worst places to drive. look at the numbers over there. $3.49 for regular gas. according to aaa, the national averag is $2.26. traffic was another major factor in the report. look at this video sky 7 captured from 680 and pleasant hill today. wallet hub says researchers compared all 50 states across what they called 30 key indicators of a positive commute, like road quality and safety. oregon ranks number one as the best state to drive in. interesting since it's surrounded by states that were at the bottom of this list. california came in at 40 for highest auto maintenance cost. 42 for rush-hour traffic congestion. 47 for highest car theft rate and 49 for highest average gas

prices. now, are you ready for the big reveal? i said earlier that we came in at number 1 in one car washes. we have the most per capita in california. we love our cars so much, got to keep them clean, right? >> jobina fortson. >> we have nothing -- [ overlapping talking ]. >> number one. >> yeah. jobina, i'm going to celebrate whatever we win at, okay? that's what we're going to do today. thank you. an adult only cruise next year. >> it's called the scarlet lady will set sail from miami for the caribbean. guests must be at least 18 years old. the cruise has a retro futuristic vibe to it. here are the concept designs. >> oh, my gosh. that's not for the kids. >> there's a spa with a mud room and several pools. yoga, cycling and cooking

classes will be offered on board. virgin voyages will be open for bookings starting mid-february. >> i'm so into that. i like it. it would be nice to get away as a parent. >> especially you don't want other kids around you if you're ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland.

time now is 6:58. here are seven things to know before you go. number one, the berkeley city council unanimously passed a new ordinance last night on single ue disposable food ware. it will put new restrictions on paper cups, takeout containers, including a 25 cent fee for each disposable cup. b.a.r.t. approval rating l low. it's plummeted to 56% from a near record high of 84% in 2012. number 3, a new survey finds california among the worst states to drive in. researchers looked at rush-hour traffic congestion. road quality and gas prices. we did score number one for most car washes per capita. >> all right. number 4, teachers in l.a. are headed back to the classroom this morning after a week-long strike. a new agreement calls for smaller class skiizes, new scho

nurses and librarians and counselors. >> if you run, a gorgeous day unfolding right now. it looks like we'll continue to be pretty nice the next couple of days with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. watch out for the king tides. toll lane number 13, we had an earlier accident therement you can carpool or paying cash. looks like you're in better shape. almost an hour drive along the 80 corridor, though. number 7, it seems that full-time workers in california really need to start using their vacation days. a report says californians failed to use 97 million vacation days in 2017. that's more than any other state. some jobs let you keep your vacation days and then you can cash out at the end when you leave the job. maybe that's what some people are doing. >> oh, man. some of these people have unlimited vacation.

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