accept the hour. they're both air traffic controllers who haven't been paid in over a month but still on the job. they've got four kids. this was the family last halloween before bills and expenses started to snowball. >> i was going to have to fill up today before i went home. having this -- that's $50 that i don't have to spend. which is amazing. >> dan freeman is another air traffic controller on furlough. he jumped at the chance to fill up his suv. >> i saw it at my house on my social media. i'm like, i got in my car right away and drove over here. this is a big gas guzzler. >> he puts no restrictions on his offer. >> you're welcome, any time. >> he just hopes his gesture of goodwill is contagious. >> i figured out if i do it, maybe another gas station do the same thing. >> so far, nine federal employees have come by for free gas. at this point, we don't know how long his $20,000 gas budget will last. but a reminder, you must live in fremont and show your government

i.d. to fill up. in fremont, cornell barnard, abc news. emergency ordinance protecting tenants from eviction. the money for the assistance is about to run out. the money would cover unpaid employees and contractors. if approved shall the moratorium would last up to 90 days. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. it's 4:31. we start with mike. >> reggie, alexis, hi everybody. it takes a little bit of moisture and boom, there you go. little bit of fog around stoint rosa. visibility was down to a mile. now it's three miles like west springs road, river road. right around charles m. schulz airport. that's where the thickest fog is. 101 will be affected and 16 throughout the morning. crystal clear sky from the east bay hill. we're starting out with wintertime temperatures in the morning. 30s and 40s. spring-like temperatures in the

noon hour. near 60 with sunshine at noon. upper 50s at noon. 49 inland. 5 it around the coast and 53 around the bay. pretty lights, huh? >> let's see if the commute can match that. sue? >> pretty light out there. not too bad. we have slowing out of the central valley for the early morning commuters westbound on 580. we also have full freeway closures due to roadwork. northbound 680 between sheridan and andrade. there is a detour in place there. that should be picked up by 5:00. looks like this one has been picked up. we'll check with chp. southbound 101. a full freeway closure at marsh due to -- over bridge work there. we'll check back with you in a couple of minutes. marin county officials will be pushing for a third lane on the upper deck of the richmond-san rafael bridge. westbound commuters have had enough with the awful traffic. >> reporter jobina fortson is live at the bridge to explain

what they're asking for. hi, jobina. >> reporter: hi, good morning. there's already a plan in place for bicyclists and pedestrians who have a westbound lane on the bridge here. we're going to look at the roadways. you can see what we're talking about. the idea is to have this on the right-hand side, you can kind of see a little bit of the work in place over there on the side. but some transit officials are hoping to get cars in that third lane sooner than later. according to the marin independent journal, the pedestrian and cycling lane you see here in this graphic will be open by april or may. it's a $25 million project. the original plan was to conduct a four-year pilot project for the lane and on the upper deck. but officials in marin are hoping to bring that four years down to six months. they say the increasing congestion is to blame for that. the idea is to move the barriers for the bike and pedestrian lane and put it back in place after commute hours. last year, a long awaited third

lane was added to the eastbound direction. overall, it was very well received. now this third westbound lane will be discussed tonight at the transportation board of commissioner's meeting at 7:00. reporting live, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. thanks, jobina. the fate of an oakland middle school will be decided on monday. that's when the school board will vote whether to close the international academy at the end of the school year. the board meeting started late because of angry protesters. students and teachers are fighting to keep it open. >> it's a huge civil rights issue. because a lot of the schools targeted are in east oakland, in low-income communities. >> they're looking to close other schools to make up for the deficit. they're trying their best to give students a good education. >> we're on their side. it's a matter of how much we can do given the financial concerns that we have. >> student enrollment at oakland

unified dropped significantly to 37,000 students over the past two decades frnlt. the man accused of beating an 88-year-old woman in san francisco will be in court today for arraignment. officers arrested 18-year-old keonte gathron saturday after he committed another robbery. police say he went on a crime spree in the two weeks between the beating and his arrest. investigators are linking gathron to a carjacking and several robberies. in one of the robberies, gathron stole a cell phone from a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint. >> what i can say, his actions speak to somebody that doesn't value human life very much. >> police used dna collected in the attack on huang to identify gathron as a suspect. officers found huang beaten in a park in advice tavisitacion valy from her phone. pg&e is blasting the plan as unrealistic and potentially dangerous. the judge proposed ordering the

company to inspect its entire electrical grid befe the start of the fire season in june. he also wants pg&e to remove any trees near power lines that might be a fire hazard. the company says it would cost between 75 and $150 billion to comply with the judge's plan and lead to staggering rate hikes. the judge will hold a hearing on wednesday to decide whether to issue the order. let's take a look at our neighborhood temperatures. how you should dress in you're stepping out in the east bay valleys. upper 30s to low 40s. from 37 in san ramon, dublin and pleasanton to brentwood. mid-40s everywhere, even down into san jose. up in the hills in los gatos, mild, 54. 51 in pacifica. north bay in the upper 30s. one of the cooler spots. let's look at the commute as we look at the western she bay bridge. no fog here. not expecting any. look at the commute, good, good

and good. whether the roads, mass transit or the bay. let's jump into our neighborhood forecast. 41 at 8:00. total sunshine. look at these mid-60s. 1:00. 2:00, 3:00. 4:00. then we start to drop. east bay 46 this morning. 55 at 10:00. jumping up to 60 by noon. hanging in the low 60s this afternoon. we're talking a huge spread in temperatures today. nearly 30 degrees for morning lows to afternoon highs. a little narrower in san francisco as you expect. 53 this morning but down to 51 at 10:00. i found more 70s in the weekend forecast. i'll show you that coming up. i'll bring sue back up. >> i sat outside, read my nag jean, just gorgeous. i had a magazine. still old school. >> it's so nice and peaceful. >> we have a couple of problem spots. let's first check on the bay,

which this has had mechanical problems. the 6:40 a.m. to san francisco frp mare island, the 7:00 a.m. from vallejo an the return are all going to be buses. the routes have been canceled. steady stream of headlights headed to the westbound direction on 80. that's moving pretty well as you make your wayo t macarthur maze. we'll check the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays whatsoever. it's looking great if you have to be up this early. at least you have great road conditions to help you out. we have a couple of areas of slow traffic coming out of the central valley. that's fairly typical for a 35-minute drive. the 80 corridor into san francisco, about 25 minutes. not bad. green is great. that's what we're looking for. thanks, guys. the 49ers win a big tax dispute with santa clara county. next, what it will cost the community. commuters have a new incentive to share a ride. the rewards program launching

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this is abc 7 mornings. i'm tracking tule fog among the many things i'm tracking this morning. this is in the san joaquin valley until 10:00. visibility down to a quarter mile or less. traveling through there is going to be a little dangerous. a little closer to us as we head towards tonight and tomorrow. i'll show that you coming up in the big weather. let focus on the low to mid-70s.

speaking of spring-like weather, still breezy in so cal. we have 59 sacramento. chico, fresno, low to mid-60s. heading up to the high country, yep, not enough snow. they're making snow in heavenly. why are they doing that? they've got six or seven feet now. good question. temperatures will be above average with no snow. maybe that's why, the next seven days. thanks, mike. in the south bay, a victory for the 49ers is a loss for public agencies in santa clara, including local schools. the assessmented value of levi's stadium has been drastically slashed, effectively cutting the property tax bill for the stadium in half. the team will now get a $30.8 million tax refund. that means less money for the county, including schools. the santa clara county assessor is disappointed. >> say that they only should be assessed and, therefore, taxed during the football season is really erroneous. there's a lot of other things that happen there, like concerts

and so forth. >> the county does have the option to appeal. in a statement to abc 7 news, the 49ers say our focus will be on ensuring that levi stadium continues to be a sport venue for the region. on the peninsula, they're getting ready to announce a new carpool rewards program. it's call carpool 2.0. you can earn up to $100 by simply sharing a ride. the money comes from a local congestion relief fund. for every ten carpool days, you get a 25 d gift card. to qualify for the program, you must track your trips through commute.org's tracker app. you can connect your scoop or waze account to the platform. you have more electronics, but you still have a steering wheel and dashboard. >> autonomous vehicles are about to change that. reporter david louie gives us a look at the future of cars.

>> without a steering wheel and dashboard, there's a lot more room. designers taublgd to 2,000 consumers from the u.s., europe and china o get their ideas. here are new idea assembled into a prototype. an interactive control panel, a place to set down your smartphone so it stays in place and cup holder that does the same thing. the back seat is reinvented. >> we've created a heat map almost, so the closer you are to the surface, the more it reacts. so this is, again, just a playful interaction to showcase the technology. but this can be anything in the futu future. >> the rideshare industry is expected to deploy large fleets of autonomous vehicles to sanitize surface areas after each trip. sanitizers to keep it fresh. >> those are challenges we have to foresee. the wear and tear and abuse of the interior and all that of.

it's so important on the other hand to always offer that clean and functional interior. it's essential for the commercial success of a rideshare service. >> one interesting feature is targeted audio and entertainment. i'm listening to more generic music. yet it causes sensors i'm only hearing my music, i can't hear his. >> all of this technology is going to cost money. that's why it's aimed at rideshare companies expected to invest in fleets of autonomous vehicles. the interiors can be customized for work-related trips or for taking ski trips. >> trying to convince regulators that it's safe to walk around without a seat belt. similar to what airline passengers due in a flight. david louie, abc 7 news. >> if only you could have heard our comments. >> fascinating to watch. >> i don't think i would want to be in that vehicle.

just makes me really nervous. >> i might try it in like ten years. i don't want to be one of the first. >> i'll be behind you. >> work out the kinks first. >> i only do it when it's a ride in disneyland and it has the barriers and you bounce up and don't hit anybody. not ready for that. even at 2:30 in the morning when it's coming to work. not ready for that. >> it looks really cool. looked very nice. >> we'll wait. let's talk about what's going on. can't wait for this warmth to come around. a lot of us are very excited about it. those of you that want the rain, don't worry, it's coming back. it's taking a break for now. here's a look at the east bay hills. some of the haze, we talked about that. it's going to get hazier deeper and deeper into the warming trend. ton of sunshine with the warmth continuing. going to be breezy in our hills tonight as a dry cold front comes through. the warmest temperatures will be this weekend. here's a look at two areas of high pressure. they're just dominant. look at the wall they're putting

up along the west coast. steering everything to our north so we have nohae of these orms . just a cuds from time to time as they getclose. low to mid 60s today. from 60 at half moon bay, san francisco, richmond 61. oakland, concord, 62. look at this, fremont, palo alto, 64. san jose and napa at 65 degrees. now, remember i talked about that tule fog. look how close it gets. with an offshore breeze, it may try to sneak into the east bay valleys. i have a little bit of fog up across the north bay. low to mid-40s around the bay. let's go day by day with the accuweather forecast. you'll want to absorb these temperatures. low to mid-60s today. we now have saturday and sunday as days that could reach 70 around the bay and inland. we'll still be in the 60s next week when a cooling trend rolls in. sue? >> we're headed out to take a look at san rafael. southbound 101 past the north

gate mall, the taillights headed towards central san rafael. no delays here. we'll check the richmond-san rafael bridge. no problems getting across the span. it's about a five-minute drive over to marin county from the plaza. we have this full road closure for freeway work. it's northbound on the sunol grade from sheridan to andrade. that should be picked up in 10 or 15 minute by 5:00 a.m. this roadwork has been confirmed clear. it was a full freeway closure for roadwork there. southbound 101 at marsh. that was picked up about 4:35. >> thank you, sue. hulu is dropping the price of its basic service just one week after netflix makes its members >> the company made an alarm clock that bruised coffee. genius. >> here's techbytes. >> in today's tech byte streaming service price fight. hulu is dropping the price. $2 to six bucks a month.

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all right. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the clean air sitting over the top of us this morning. temperature still climbing anywhere from 4 to 8 degreesree warmer than average. we should be in the mid to upper 50s. how about low to mid-60s on menu. >> i'll take it.

>> a major development in alzheimer's research. a doctor says a bacteria that causes gum disease is linked to alzheimer's. researchers discovered the bacteria can invade a person's brain and cause inflammation and neural damage. poor oral health is considered a risk. researchers suggest might be effective in fighting always highliers. tesla is scaling back a price hike. it will cut a 30% increase by 10% worldwide. exact prices will vary based on the region and local rates. it drew immediate and angry reaction. tesla is making the price cut in response to customer feedback. in the east bay, an oakland teacher can make a downpayment on a house thanks to a $25,000 grant.

[ applause ] >> that's nester gonzalez a science teacher at dewey academy. it's from the college football playoff. leading up to the national championship game played at levi's stadium. gonzalez says this grant will help him finally live in the city he loves. >> instead of living way out far away, i can live closer to school and spend more time here. i really love what i do. i love being a teacher in oakland. that's pretty awesome. gonzalez has been teaching in oakland for 28 years. let's talk about what to expect as we head deeper into january and february. the rest of january looks dry. our next chance of rain still looks to be february 1st and 2nd. the computer models, the medium range ones continue to lock in on the intensity. they say that's when the pattern will change. good time to get your car washed. the latest update comes out later today. but still a lot of us are dry to

moderate around the dry. we are technically in a drought. it squishes like a sponge. >> sue? >> we're taking a look at san jose for your morning commute at 4:55. this is highway 87 with the taillights headed past the sap center towards mineta airport. everybody is at the limit. a hop across town to 280 at the 17 overcrossing for about an eight-minute drive from downtown san jose towards cupertino. it's looking clear. with a delay out of tracy as usual, we've got a 35-minute drive time. if you want to hop on mass transit, b.a.r.t. is running on schedule. ferries and buses for golden gate, no problems. ace trains 1 and 3 are on time at this hour. >> thank you so much, sue. a parrot it is back home thanks to a group of volunteers and youtube. >> millie was trapped in a storm drain for nearly three days. her owners contacted the fire department and city crews but

they couldn't help. someone reached out to youtube star marlene mccohen who is a parity expert. she gathered volunteers and used remote control vehicles and other things to free millie. >> lots of brainstorming and lots of innovation. lots of how does the parrot think. that's where i came in. it was a bunch of innovators coming together to see what we could do. >> it took three days to coax her out safely. >> it's so great. but the youtube star holding the camera while she's hugging the person is the most 2019 thing that's ever happened. >> that's her job, right? > okay. we have some heartbreak before valentine's day. sweethearts, conversation hearts, candies will not be produced this year. >> if you like the taste of chalk in your mouth, then this is going to be a real disappointment. sweethearts original producers

went out of business last year. another candy company bought it in september. they didn't have time to produce sweethearts for this valentine's day. but they will be back next year. they were the most popular candy last year. >> they leave that nice residue on your hands too. >> sure. i will say there are a couple other companies that stepped up. like hersheys is doing the conversations on the bottom of their kisses. all hope is not lost. >> nhl fanfare. where you can take a picture. >> pledge of allegiance, how the oakland city council started one of the first meetings of the year. >> a reward recipient will get $25,000 as part of the jayme closs kidnapping case closs kidnapping case >> a live look

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. good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. right now at 5:00, day 34fso the dueling bills up for a vote in the senate today. what the president agreed to overnight. >> good morning, it's thursday, january 24th. you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. it's sunny and warmer. we've got something for you, mike. >> let's take a look. we'll jump in by showing you how dry live doppler 7 is. we'll put up the east bay hills camera to show you how clear the conditions are outside. let's jump into that sunshine. first by showing how cool it's going to be this morning. 38 inland at 7:00. 42 around the bay. 44 at the coast. we're about 15 to 20 degrees warmer by noon nearing 60.