i want to know what's it for. where is it going? >> is there something behind the high gas price this is california? the investigations into a mystery surcharge that may be upping the price for all of us. is anybody surprised at that? >> it's wednesday, january 30th. >> thanks for joining us. we're tracking your commute and looking at the skies this morning. there's more rain in the forecast, right, mike? >> yes. we'll start with the storm impact scale to give you an idea what to expect when it arrives tonight. showers, briefly heavy. a tenth of an inch to -- we're going to get more rain as you head south instead of north with this particular system. there's still that chance of lightning. here's a look at the storm. you can easily see the definition, the curl in the clouds out to the west and the clouds of sunshine that we'll deal with mo r for most of the

day. stoorg from 40s to near 50 to 60s this afternoon. once the sunsets, though, the showers start to roll in. be prepared for that. more on that coming up. here's sue with the commute. >> wednesday morning -- hump day. i don't want to cheat us out of an extra day. san jose, 101, the headlights headed in the northbound direction at the 880 overcrossing and everybody is moving nicely here. we'll cross oaf over to town and check out 280. it's an 8-minute drive from downtown san jose to cupertino. looking good there. we have roadwork in place at the richmond-san rafael bridge. freeway closure -- oops, they popped that off the screen. they might have picked it up southbound 680 andrade to sheridan. it looks good so far. california has the second highest gas prices in the country. almost a dollar more than the national average. >> researchers found a mystery

surcharge causing all of us to pay more at the pump. lawmakers want to know where that's coming from. our reporter has gatos. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the good news, the gas prices are down. those of us in california are paying a 20% surcharge per gallon gag baoing back to 2015. no one knows where the charge is coming from. 12 legislators from the bay area sent a letter to the senator requesting that the department of justice investigate the mystery cost. the letter states that the surcharge has cost drivers about $17 billion, which works out to be about $1700 per family. there's no evidence that gas companies, refineries acted illegally, but it does say that california's gas markets lack, quote, robust competition which

means we pay more at the the committee followed spiking gas prices while after an explosion in 2015. however, gas prices never came down afterwards. >> it's not explained by the fact that we have higher taxes or a cap in trade program for greenhouse gases or burning cleaner gasoline. that's the problem. >> reporter: the california senate held a hearing on this in the past. researchers said they needed more time to investigate. therefore, the delay. reporting live in los gatos. abc 7 news. happening today in san francisco, a community meeting on how to reduce the traffic on the famous crooked part of lombard street. the proposal would charge tourists a fee to visit the street. visitors would need a reservation. the community meeting will be held on jones and lombard at 6:00 p.m.

we know many people can't make ends meet in the bay area, which is why covering housing and homelessness is part of our effort to build a better bay area. workers in contra costa county will conduct a homeless count. they will complete the counts by the end of the week. the u.s. department of urban and housing development requires it to receive federal funding. volunteers hit the streets before dawn yesterday and will finish their count this morning. in a previous survey, the number of chronically homeless and homeless veterans dropped. home first explains a new group is replacing them. >> woman that makes your sandwiches at the deli you go to or the janitor scrubbing the floors. those are the faces of homelessness in silicon valley. the city of santa clara is trying to address the issues of affordable housing and sustainable development. >> in fact, it will be the first in the country to introduce farm to table living in the heart of

a busy city. last night council members approved the long awaited agra hood project at worthington circle and north winchester boulevard. reporter amanda dell castillo hasheep this lle the site of t the bay area's first agra hood community. 36 town homes, 160 multifamily mixed income apartments and 165 affordable senior apartments will be built at the bare ak lot. housing to help those struggling with homelessness in the south bay. >> the need is is greater than 361 units. but it's a step in the right direction. >> another big drop. open space for ago. a 1.5 acre farm will intrusive farming trend will soon take the nation by storm. >> no one has ever done this in this country before. >> abc 7 news was there in 2015 when crews broke ground in davis. the rare plot of ag lands slated

in a dense urban environment, abc 7 news archives show the push for affordable senior housing at the location date back to 2007. tuesday's vote brings it back to the heart of the valley. >> we're going to be hold on to a little bit of our past and look at it in a new fresh way. >> a fresh way involving the narm to table trend now defining how many eat and live. in this case, across various income levels. >> we have every confidence that this is going to break ground about a year from now. >> in santa clara, i'm amanda dell castille owe. things going on in your community. use the #better bay area on facebook, twitter and instagram. a public utility could replace pg&e if the san francisco supervisor has her way. hillary row anyone proposed the public -- that program has been providing renewable energy to businesses and

2016 using pec's existing grid. it would allocate from the windfall of property taxes to begin public grid construction. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's talk temperatures. look how mild it is in san francisco. good morning, petrillo hill. that's the cool spot. 56 at ocean beach right now. 52 in the castro, the sunset, the mission. 53 in the ferry building. if you're headed downtown to the financial. 49 right now in palo alto. saratoga, walnut creek. 47 in fairfield and tracy. some of the cooler spots. the rest of us in the 50s. a little bit of fog out there. barely see the salesforce tower. i have green on everything because this is for the dligh ho heun to t, that's when it gets wet and everything is off the board as far as being outside and staying dry. east bay valley, start 50 this morning. look at the low to mid-60s with clouds and sunshine this afternoon.

by 8:00, maybe even 7:00, the showers start rolling in. peninsula, we start off with 50. look, a lot of sunshine will push us to 60. 63 this afternoon. down to 57 and you'll need the umbrella by 8:00. in the south bay, we have temperatures around 50 at 8:00. a little more sunshine as we head from mid-morning to mid afternoon. mid-60s. 66 here. by 8:00, you're dealing with the wet weather. i'll show you the storm impact scale on this particular storm and what it's going to do during the evening hours next. here's sue. >> we're going to emeryville with a live look at the east shore freeway. very filled-in since the last time we checked. the headlights are headed towards the macarthur maze into berkeley. there's a look at the drive times from hercules into the city. a mere 28 minutes. not bad at all. checking in, we've got a car fire, something happening right there at the toll plaza. smoke th hoo the lt cashne. avoid thatwsre on the scene as u can see.

we'll check back with the bay bridge toll plaza in just a few minutes. >> thanks, sue. happening today. one of charles manson's followers will be askedeed from. leslie van houten was the youngest of man son's followers. how ten has twiet been recommended for parole. both times, governor jerry brown blocked her release. he has said that she laid too much blame on man son for the saabing deaths. an east bay family is organizing a candlelight walk on the anniversary of their daughter's disappearance. >> she was kidnapped while walking home from school. she disappeared in 1989. she was 13 at the time and last seen walking on a.m. dore valley boulevard. the walk starts at 7:00 p.m. along the route she took home from school the day she vanished. her parents continue to hold out hope that her daughter will someday return. coming up here on abc 7

mornings, chicken nugget recalls. the problem with two different products. ayesha curry setting up shop. her new retail store and when she'll be there for a meet and greet. a winter weather emergency. it's so cold. how cold is it? people in nearly a dozen states wo noveat a-a-r-p, we'reonal all about hikes. and other things to keep you healthy. it's why we offer health tips for your body, and your brain. today is your day to make fitness happen. and a-a-r-p is here to help you take on today.

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things have changed with tonight's storm. it's moving a little bit slower. going to arrive a little bit later. that is good for the evening commute. in fact, it's going to stay offshore and slide south a little bit more. so the punch won't be as strong as what we talked about yesterday. we'll take a greater look at this hour by hour coming up next. mike, thank you. in today's gma first look, an actor on the show empire is recovering after he says men shouting racial and homophobic slurs attacked him. >> jesse smalle terks is originally from santa rose a police are treating this as a possible hate crime. >> in this morning's gma first look, new developments in the apparent attack of actor and singer jesse smallet. he reported he was assaulted by two unknown offenders and police now investigating it as a possible hate crime. reporting to authorities the actor had just bought food at a subway sandwich shop in downtown

chicago around 2:00 a.m. when two masked men hit him in the face and poured an unknown chemical substance on him, possibly bleach. then he alleges, one of them wrapped a rope around his neck before running off. when police arrived, smallet still had the rope around his neck. it's now being analyzed. we'll here from smallet's c co-star, terrence howard coming up. abc news new york. happening today, a hearing that could seal the fate of two hospitals in santa clara county. the two are part of the now bankrupt health system. excuse me. the bankrupt ver at this health system. a bankruptcy judge will allow a arhe of the hospitals toan because he believes he would -- it would ultimately limit health care service toss the public.

a tentative ruling yesterday rejected that bid. the judge sided with county officials who argued any delay could force the hospitals to close. parts of the country are under a weather emergency with temperatures we haven't seen in more than two decades. >> this is a live look now from chicago. it's the windchill that's historic there. you can see -- that river is frozen over. >> solid. >> it's historic. forcing schools and office toss close. you see a few cars on the road and people in the streets, i believe. >> hopefully with a lot of layers. >> lots of layers. it will feel like 50 degrees below zero in chicago and some small towns in minnesota could reach 70 below. kenneth moton has more. >> the deadly winter cold tightening its grip on the upper plains and midwest. lakes and rivers frozen solid. any moisture in the air crystallized by the sub zero temperatures sending flurries of ice and snow across highways blinding drivers.

>> multiple semis, at least ten vehicles involved. >> roadways littered with crashes in minnesota and wisconsi can't predict where yo going to slide. >> roadways in chicago are paralyzed by the frigid cold. amtrak canceling all service in chicago today. >> this is really cold. >> even the post office stopping delivery in parts of 11 states because of the cold. the death toll is climbing. the cold front claiming another life tuesday. a wisconsin man found frozen to death in his garage. doctors are emphasizing the risk of the cold. frostbite can set in, in five minutes. children need to wear more layers than adults because their bodies lose heat faster. pet owners warned to cover your pets' feet to protect them from salt and chemicals. dee sight the concern, some are making the best of the arctic blast. a sheriff's department in minnesota using the cold to freeze a uniform in place so it stands on its own.

police in missouri asking criminals to take a break because it's too cold to fight crime. kenneth moton, abc news, new york. the arctic blast has caused nearly 2,000 flights to be can selds or delayed around the country. this is a live look from the sfo cam. there are more than 1700 cancellations in the u.s. today. 234 delays in and out of the u.s. that number cannot be right. that has to be a lot more delays than that. last time i checked it was at more than 4,000 delays in and out of the u.s. already this morning. many of the affected flights in and out of there, o'hare and midway international airport. you need to check with airlines. you never know when you're connecting in chicago. >> that's true. >> a lot of issues with chicago. >> such a big hub. >> hub for united and southwest. who else? minneapolis, who goes through there? >> continental. are they around? >> used to be necessary nest.

>> pan am. exactly. hard to remember. >> delta. >> that's atlanta, right? >> atlanta, salt lake, minneapolis. it's hard to describe. i lived in minnesota for three years. the worst it got for me was 40 bel below. when they say the cold takes your breath away, you cannot talk. you can barely breathe. when you breathe that air in, it really shocks your entire system to your core. it's just undescribable. it's an awful feeling. >> when we showedthatlive picture, someone was walking. there was at least one person walking. i can't believe it. >> i assume it's a television news reporter because they send us out there. >> literally, your nose will freeze if you don't cover it and breathe through something. it freezes inside your nose. winds chills and frostbite. it will be in many areas this t morning for frostbite. that's why you don't have your letter carriers out delivering

mail and why you don't have baggage handlers and all the people to take care of your planes out in that weather. here's a look at walnut creek. it's a mild 49 degrees this morning. about 85 to 90 degrees different than what they're dealing with in chicago. mild highs, cloudy, sunny mix. showers and thunderstorms possible tonight. a super wet, super bowl weekend with chilly showers for us after a real soaker friday night. live doppler 7 pretty quiet. we had a few sprinkles in point reyes and headed towards san francisco. they're falling apart. here's the difference between yesterday and today. here we are at 5:00. we're showing a soaking at 5:00 yesterday. now it is holding off for the entire evening commute. once we get past the evening commute, look at that. you see yellows and oranges and reds. through at least about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. then it becomes scattered showers for tomorrow's morning commute. there will be plenty of ponding on the roadways due to the amount of rain coming in. look at this storm. it's coming in from the northwest and sliding southeast. but it's a cutoff low that's

hitting the santa cruz mountains harder than anybody else. the farther north you go, the lower the amount of rain. the farther south you go, the higher amounts. we'll get a rain shot on the south bay. a half inch. san mateo and hayward are around 3/4 of an inch. friday is our strongest storm. we'll introduce wind and potential damage. snow levels at 3500 feet. especially sunday. we may wake up monday morning with snow-capped mountains, sue? >> we're going back to the bay bridge toll plaza. we caught the car fire at the toll plaza. i've circled the disabled car there. it looks like the fire portion is out. but it's still sitting there. i'm surprised there's no bay bridge crews there yet because they're usually very fast to respond. you can see the nyff word of metering lights. hard to believe that's all for that one car. we'll check back and see if the metering lights are on. avoid that left-hand side cash

paying lanes if you can. roadwork at the richmond-san rafael bridge picked up, which is great news. >> sue, thank you. this morning, you want to check your fridge. there are two different recalls involving chicken nug elts. >> on the left, perdue chicken breast nuggets and on the right, tyson pank owe chicken nuggets. they may be contaminated with rubber. they come in five-pound bags with a use by date of november 2019. the perdue are recalled because of undeclared allergens. you'll find recalls on our website, abc7news.com. new this morning, many starbucks customers are surprised by the sudden and mysterious closure of a popular store in san francisco. the chronicle reports they serve coffee drinks on january 20th. only 24-hour stores. starbucks has not said why the store was closed. we're told by baristas, it was

because of a rent increase. starbucks on california street and laurel village is the only 24-hour store in the city. ayesha curry is setting up shop in oakland. >> the celebrity chef's new retail store is called homemade. it will open on saturday. it showcases her cookware, bedding collection and new jewelry line. 423 water street, open 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and also open on wednesdays, thursdays, fridays. homemade is built as a pop-up shop. but it will be around for an extended run. curry will be at the store february 10th on sunday. mark your calendars. you can meet her and get your book signed. >> pretty cool. next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. a little dog on a big

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it's 5:24. here are seven things to know before you go. number wurngs an emotional reunion at sfo between a mother and a her daughter. she was overcome with tears after a month long separation at the u.s./mexico border. i have good news for both of the commutes. it's dry this morning. the commute this evening will be dry. our storm is slowing down and sliding offshore. but we're still going to have showers during the evening and overnight hours with isolated thunderstorms and isolated downpours. number 3, here's a live picture from chicago where it's dangerously freezing. the temperature in chicago will feel as low as 60 below zero this morning. that can cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as five minutes. number 4, empire star jesse smallet remains hospitalized. he was attacked and they poured a chemical on him, wrapped a rope around his neck and yelled maga in reference tongn s

look into the prices. a uc berkeley economist there may be a reason why california pays much more than other states for gas. number 6, a disabled car at the bay bridge toll plaz a i've circled it for you there. it's been there for quite some time with no crews to remove t it's in the left hand cash lane. it's backing up there as you can see. number 7, elephant seals taking over drake's beach. during the government shutdown fewer people visited the area. seals saw it as an opportunity to claim the area. this colony includes 40 pups. speaking of pups, a dog who ran away is now safe and home with his new family. >> he high tailed it from an animal rescue foundation. his new family was walking him out to his car, adjusting his harness in the parking lot when

he ran. the mercury news reports the rescue foundation's search for arnold, put out food for him. >> he wasn't so sure about the change. >> he had his freedom for the moment. it's gone now. at least he's with a good family. >> we're b m of news. including maroon 5 under fire. how the band is breaking from tradition before the halftime show this sunday. forget

good morning everyone. thanks for joining us. it's wednesday, january 30th. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. we have a busy day ahead, right, mike? >> yes. abnormally wet month is going to

end wet. starting later this afternoon and into the evening hours. the storm slowed down. so let me talk about what you'll encounter this morning. altamont pass, windemere parkway, vineyard avenue, all those areas, visibility down to a couple hundred feet. encroaching from the south coming from san martin, you can see the fog off in the distance as we look at 280 and 17. that's your big story this morning. that and mild temperatures. upper 40s to low 50s. mix of clouds and sunshine. near 60 at noon. upper 50s, mid 60s at 4:00 and 7:00 as we wind down the evening commute. mother nature winds up this storm. more on that coming up. here's sue. >> we've been watching this disabled car at the bay bridge toll plaza and the big toe truck finally arrived on scene. it's been 20 minutes it's been out there. no official word on metering lights. it's jammed solid getting into the bay bridge metering lights and toll plaza. they hopefully will have that car out of the way by the time

we come back in our next report. be moving on, we'll take a look at some of our traffic maps, which are very, very slow out there on the central valley for about a 50-minute drive now. tracy into livermore. sue, thank you. a mother and her daughter are together again a month after her young child was taken into federal custody at the border. reporter, amy hollyfield is at the airport with what led up to the emotional reunion. amy? >> reporter: you will carry these images with you throughout your day today. watch this. mother and daughter are reunited here at sfo. >> one-year-old gretchen juliette are back together again. flores has spent the last month trying to get her daughter out

of u.s. custody. the baby was taken from her parents at the border after the family escaped from honduras. gretchen juliette was held at a her mother is staying here with relatives in san francisco and is seeking asylum. they flew to san francisco last night. >> she wanted to go and pick up the baby herself. they just wouldn't tell her what was going to happen. >> cindy says she's says she's s dreaming of this moment. she says she doesn't know what this separation will do to her child's psychologically. cindy says she has pain in her heart, though, knowing that other families are still separated. we did reach out to the department of homeland security for a comment on this case. but we have not heard back. reporting live at sfo, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. crews are repairing a water main leak. they posted the photos of the scene near brown road and warm springs boulevard. the latest update on twitter, repairs began at 9:30 last night. officials notified affected businesses. an east bay garbage compa company -- >> our report pointed out the company had no prior authority to issue those citations. last night, the west contra costa county garbage hauler asked for permission to penalize customers for putting nonrecyclable items in their recycle carts. republic services says that international recycling buyers like china are now rejecting contaminated loads with dirty diapers, kitty litter, food scraps, et cetera. republic services says the contamination level for west contra costa county ranges between 15 and 45%. some residents say they thought

they were doing everything correctly and were given no warning when they were fined $26 last fall. happening today, attorneys for pg&e will be back in federal court in san francisco. they will try to convince a judge not to order dramatic steps aimed to prevent its equipment from causing wildfires. the judge is overseeing a criminal conviction following the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. earlier this month, the judge proposed that pg&e remove or trim trees that could fall on power lines in high wind conditions and then shut off electricity during certain times. pg&e claims the judge's proposals would endanger lives and could cost the utility up to $150 billion. in all this comes one day after the utility filed for bankruptcy. it could soon cost all of us. >> we're still paying for pg&e's last bankruptcy in 2001. it's the dwr bond charge on your bill. most experts think we'll be paying for this one as well. your lights will stay on.

pg&e secured about $6 billion in financing to keep operating. but the company does not want to be liable for more wildfires. it may shut off power more often to prevent it. they filed for chapter 11 because it faces $30 billion of potential liabilities from the wildfires. the bankruptcy filing means wildfire victims' lawsuits will be consolidated and they'll likely get less money. they face billions of dollars in claims. some people who lost their homes in presidethe tubbs fire will s rebuild. >> they have a responsibility to us as customers, as human beings. they're walking away from that. >> an attorney representing 4,000 wildfire victims say the cases will now be heard in bankruptcy court. if you have a question about pg&e's bankruptcy, send it to us. look for this story on abc7news.com. you scroll down and find a form where you can submit a question directly to abc 7 news much.

this morning, u.s. intelligence chiefs are warning the biggest threats facing america today are isis, iran, e report contradicts president trump's claims on those very same issues. the directors of the fbi, the cia and national intelligence discussed the worldwide threats on capitol hill yesterday. much of what they said contradicted the commander in chief. the cia director gave a vastly different assessment following the summit last year. there was no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. >> regime is committed to developing a long-range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. >> the most significant counterintelligence threat, however, is china. with the fbi director saying their use of economic espionage was so widespread that most of the fbi field offices had an open investigation linked to

china. many schools across the midwest are closed today because of dangerously frigid arctic air. it's blasting millions of spots, there's no mail service today. that includes iowa, nebraska and minnesota, along with parts of wisconsin and illinois. large chunks of ice are blocking boats from navigating the chicago river. also in chicago, crews are setting fires on commuter railroad tracks to keep switches from freezing. everything freezes. nothing works when it's that cold out. here's a look at their current temperature. in st. louis, 5 below. 23 below in chicago. 28 below in minneapolis. we're at 53 degrees. pretty nice. it feels like 45 below in chicago, 26 in st. louis, 47 in minneapolis. your skin can freeze in five minutes. your clothes freeze and it feels like plastic when it gets that cold. it takes your breath away.

it constricts everything in your body and makes it suffocating at times. for us, we've got a little bit of a change. storms coming in a little later. showers briefly heavy at times. up to an inch in areas and april chance of lightning. for this morning, fog in the east bay valleys. temperatures around the upper 40s. everywhere else low to mid-50s in santa rosa. no fog up in the north bay right now. most of it in the east bay and south bay. that will making able to see people tough this morning also. out on the bay, though, everything is fine. here's a look at the east bay. 55. 53 this morning. a little sunshine will boost us to 60 at noon. low to mid-60s this afternoon. 59, though. rain at 8:00. the north bay, look at that. 8:00, 49. up to 62 and the clouds get thicker and drop us into the mid-50s as the rain around 6:00. for san francisco, a lot of sunshine.

by 6:00 to 8:00, we're also dealg swe weather. we'll talk more on that coming up. sue, it's drier this morning. any better results. it's drier but we have this problem at the bay bridge. >> ooh. >> we caught our live shot, caught this car fire about half an hour ago. it's now all clear. that's the good news. want to show you the drive times. metering lights have officially been turned on as of 5:30. nine, ten minutes ago. you can carpool and make your way fine at the limit as you make your way to the actual upper deck and heading into san francisco. so here's a slow and go both directions over the altamont pass. we have roadwork in the eastbound direction. take a look at the speeds. eastbound even. this is the reverse commute. 11 miles an hour in the westbound drive. 11 miles make up to 17 and things pick up when you reach livermore. look for one-hour commute from the central valley over the at monlt and into the -- altamont into the try valley area.

>> ouch. facebook research that involves accessing browsing history. how much the social networking company is reportedly paying some people for the information. lazy day at the beach for a bunch of elephant seals. how this is related to the government shutdown. >> we'll leave you with a live commercial break. a

that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. my name is jedda and my favorite thing about the grilled chicken club is the multigrain bun. it's toasted and then you get the cheese. so if you but really slowly you can literally taste every level of the sandwich.

i don't eat very slowly, but if you do. my name is leslie. well i love the grilled chicken club sandwich because the grilled chicken. like, it's actually been on a grill. as soon as you grab it to go take your first bite, it's like just like, "psscheew". insanely good.

gets up early for school, i remember doing that in high school and, we would swim before and after school. i wanted to do this for you. 48 to 53 at 7:00. 11:00, we're about 56 to 58. then by 3:00, still no sign of winter. 57 and 63. a little fog in the central valley. visibility down to 200 miles until 10:00. temperatures this afternoon, increasing sunshine. mid to upper 60s. even a 70 in l.a. let me show you what's going on in tahoe. they're not wasting these frigid nights in heavenly. several feet of snow are coming this weekend starting with you trying to get up there friday. all right. thank you, mike. congress wants to know why are prescription drugs so expensive? separate house and senate committees held hearings on the issue. representatives from the health care industry and health policy makers were on hand yesterday. a mother whose child has

insolent dependent diabetes testifying. she said her son secretly rationed his insulin to save the family money and almost died. >> i'm heartbroken to know that my son felt he was a financial burden to us. money over life is not the choice we want him to make. >> this was just the first in a series of hearings. scrutinizing prescription drug pricing and finding ways to lower prices. new research reveals the negative effects of too much screen time for toddlers. a study in the journal of jama pediatrics found staring at screens could lead to poor development as early as ages 3 to 5. the study also warns kids could run into problems with communication, motor skills, problem solving and social skills. experts at the american academy of pediatrics recommend parents limit preschool age children to just one hour a day of high-quality programming. you can once again discover alcatraz's criminal his a

night. ery.night and behind therted bai ernmentshut theours thou day tours bk op >> we,'s beach, right. this is an unexpected outcome of the partial government shutdown. elephant seals have taken over drake's beach. during the shutdown, there were no park rangers and few visitors to the beach. elephant seals saw it as an opportunity to claim the area. they're even getting comfortable in the parking lot. this colony includes 40 pups, some just days old. >> aww. >> the road leading to the beach is closed. scientists are working o publice the seals. >> the pups are cute, aren't they? >> adorable. >> if we're not here, mother nature takes over. >> exactly. nice to see, though. >> nice to see them having fun, not a care in the world. i hope we can safely watch them without disturbing them. can't wait to see that.

let's talk about what's going on. good news, weatherwise for both commutes. they look dry. especially in the south bay, we had rain yesterday. one of the areas that received rain is now receiving fog as we look at 280 and 17. eventually, that will lift. it will be drive during the daylight hours. once the sunsets, you need the umbrell umbrellas. a stormy night ahead with puddles in the morning to navigate. chilly showers through the weekend. 60 to 66 degrees today. mild once again with a nice southerly flow. mild tonight, too. with the 40s in the north bay valleys in livermore and morgan hill. everybody else in the low 50s. here's a look at our area. a low pressure. it's about 400 miles away from us right now. it is moving slower. it is going to stay more to the west and it's going to slide south. what does that mean for us? >> here we are at 5:00. not raining. at least not widespread yet. that's different from yesterday.

you see plenty of yellow and orange out there. it starts to come in around 8:00 and it keeps going through midnight. all the way up until 4:00. then it turns into scattered light showers for tomorrow's morning commute. by noon tomorrow, it's all gone. as we head through the evening commute, it looks pretty quiet up to 6:30. then you can see the wall of water come in with the heaviest in amounts south the of the bay bridge. the lightest amounts up in the north bay. that's a reversal of normal. now, we'll have increasing sunshine tomorrow and friday afternoon and friday night that 2 comes in with heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. so the potential for damage is there. that's why it's a moderate storm. scattered chilly showers. snow level 3500 feet this weekend. sue. >> we're going to the san mateo bridge where it's busy but moving. thankfully, no brake lights here until you reach the high-rise and then things slow down a little bit. take a look at the drive time with our graphic in just a minute. very slow off the altamont. we had late roadwork on 205 and

in the eastbound direction it's very slow. here's what's happening on your mass transit selection. 45 trains running on schedule for b.a.r.t. no delays with cal train. so far so good with ace trains 1 and 3 on time. there's a look at the bridge commutes right now. richmond-san rafael bridge, a nice ride across the span. there's the san mateo bridge commute under 15 minutes. dumbarton under 10 minutes westbound. sue x thank you. facebook sf reportedly paying people as young as 13 years old to access their browsing history on their smartphone. this has been going on since 2016. facebook pays users up to $20 a month to install an app called facebook research. it tracks web searches and private messages within social media apps among other data. it's similar to another app that apple banned last year. following the tech crunch report, facebook will shut down the version of facebook research but the app will continue to run

on android. apple is being sued over its iphone face time bug. >> the glitch let people hear who they were face timing before they answered the call. someone used the flew to eavesdrop on sworn testimony. apple has not commented on that. it will fix the bug this week. a first drop in revenues and profits in more than a decade. slowing iphone sales are partly to blame. apple lost $250 billion since august when it became the first company to reach the $1 trillion mark. >> the maker of the roomba is developing a robotic lawn mower. >> irobot just unveiled the tara. the autonomous lawn mower uses radio technology. they have to set boundaries to keep the robot in a confined area. users can schedule graph maintenance through a phone app. it will launch in germany and then on sale in the u.s. sometime next year. i figure your roomba in your

house goes out of control, maybe chases your dog down the hall. if a lawn mower goes out of control, there could be real damage. >> that's true. or your neighbor could be thankful. >> that's true. all of this could come together nicely. technology and cutting blades. new at 6:00, you can buy cannabis at a dispensary. the new proposal to bring legal cannabis to events across san francisco. first, it's been around for nearly a century. now lucca ravioli company getting ready to close for good. we'll tell you about the final day you can visit. band breaking tradition. what maroon 5 is planning not to do before their super bowl halftime show. a live look at abc 7

look at the wind gusts possible friday evening. anywhere from 35 to nearly 50 miles per hour. so if you have plans to be out that evening, this is something to take into consideration. i'll show you more of this storm coming up. mike, thank you. the ss marin food bank is working to help reach a hidden population of hungry students. they partnered with city college of san francisco to open a farmers market-style food bank on campus. students can register to receive fruits, vegetables and other healthy items for free. campus organizers say many students are spending so much on sky high rent and education that it leaves them with very little left for food. knowing that san francisco is one of the most expensive cities to live in, you can just imagine when you go through college that you're broke and

ten times more if you live in san francisco. you know, you really ave performance in the classroom until those basic needs are met. >> the food bank is at the campus health center open tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:30. after nearly a century, a mission district landmark is getting ready to close in the spring. lucca ravioli company will close for good on april 20th. it's operated for 94 years. chronicle reports the owner wants to retire. he plans to sell the building, possibly making way for housing. we're taking a look at the north bay commute. here we go. san rafael headed in the southbound direction with taillights. past the north gate mall. you are at a flying clip from novato across the golden gate bridge into san francisco. in fact, let too a ith truck. it gives you four lanes in the southbound direction. two lanes in the northbound direction. you are fog-free even other

waldo grade into san francisco. it's looking great. we have a bit of a grind over the altamont with at least a one-hour commute in the westbound direction. the eastbound is even slow past 205. mike? >> most of us are going to have rain for the next six days. showers, heavy at times, lightning and gusty winds and a snow level down to 3500 feet this weekend. our strongest storm will be friday with heavy rain and strong winds. look at that. half inch to 2.5 inches of rain and another chance of thunderstorms. we're at 7:00 in the morning, the gray and the cloud cover. by noon, we've got light rain breaking out in the north bay and the warm sector ahead of this storm. by 4:00 to 5:00, moderate rain moving into our neighborhoods and it keeps going during the evening and overnight hours. that's why we're going to have a 2 on the storm impact scale. once this passes, we've got showers all weekend. some of those could be rather chilly at times as temperatures will fall back into the low to mid-50s for highs.

thank you, mike. the music world is mourning the loss of singer james ingram. 66-year-old behind r&b hits like just once and i don't have the heart died yesterday. his long time friend and partner debbie allen announced his death. his cause of death has not been released. maroon 5 is breaking from tradition. they will not do a news conference before the super bowl. >> several twitter users seem to think it's so they won't have to answer questions about the controversy surrounding colin kaepernick. a statement from the nfl says in part, quote, as it is about music, the artists will let their show do the talking as they prepare to take the stage this sunday. the nfl is promising social and digital content of the band's preparations up until the game. but that is not stopping blowback on social media. many acts turned down performing at the halftime show in support orotested d an online petition urging maroon 5 to drop

out. rappers big boy and travis scott will join maroon 5 for their performance. new at 6:00, a cup of coffee out of this world, literally. why one company wants to send coffee beans to outer space. in california, gas prices are sky high. the investigation into a mysterious surcharge that could be part of the problem. the teen who discovered the face time flaw allowing people to eavesdrop on your iphone. what he's saying this morning. 5:57 on your

. good morning. thanks for joining us on this wednesday, january 30th. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's start things out with mike. we have rain in the forecast. hi, mike. >> good morning, jessica, matt. nice seeing you both. hopefully this makes everybody happy. it's dry this system still abo0

miles offshore. or can see it spinning out our neighborhoods. for us, though, it has slowed down just a little bit. it's pretty clear out there. there is fog in the east bay and the south bay. not here in the bay proper. so watch out for that. 48 to 51 this morning. clouds and sunshine. near 60 at noon. we'll be 67 by 4:00. more on the commute from sue. >> it's getting busy out there. take a look at southbound 680 through-wall nut creek. the taillights headed towards highway 24. we did have an earlier issue at 680 and 24 the interchange there and so you might find slowing as you make your way towards the oakland side of things if you're traveling highway 24. we'll check back with chp to see an update on that. san jose, that's the 87 moving at a nice clip towards the airport past the sap center.thl. the problem spot continues to be

over the altamont. earlier roadwork westbound. cont