7:00. bay and inland, inland 31. bay 35. coast 41. now, with those clouds, we'll stay below average with a winter chill. low to mid-50s from noon to 4:00. grab the7:. it will still be dry but mid to upper 40s. want to bring alexis in. it's time to talk about the commute. good morning, mike. our biggest issue is the new crash involving a motorcycle just getting a few more details in from chp. three vehicles total involved here. this is in the el cerrito area. westbound 80 before you get to central avenue. the three left lanes are blocked. not sure about injuries yet. this is definitely start to go cause a backup. we'll look at the drive time. westbound 580 the highway to the maze at 41 minutes. i expect that to climb. westbound 80 across the bay bridge at 12. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, you're still in the green at nine minutes. developing news in san francisco. in a live look at geary boulevard and parker avenue

where pg&e crews are still on the scene after a gas line explosion september people rsen running for their lives. geary and parker remains closed. we want to show you the huge flames. five buildings burned in yesterday's fire. the fire chief says it started when construction crews working on underground fiberoptics hit a gas line. >> huge ball of fire. >> sky 7 was overhead right outside the hong kong lounge 2 restaurant on the conner. we have live team coverage on the scene. amy hollyfield is right now gathering the latest from the scene. we'll check in with her at 6:30. right now, booer goiwe're go to matt keller with information from evacuees and the new update we got minutes ago from pg&e.

matt? >> reporter: gorge, reggie. since i last saw you an hour ago, pg&e crews stopped some of the work here on parker. we have some new numbers from pg&e that will help explain to you why that's the case. all electricity has been turned on in the area. the power was restored to the remaining. 300 customers still without gas. pg&e needs to move water from the system before they can restore that. all of that relatively good news this morning. it was quite a scene yesterday when the fire ignited. fire officials went door to door evacuating neighbors within a one-block radius. five buildings damaged. the rough people estimated displayed, 100 people. >> beyond the story of the building. this is way shooting beyond that. it's going up fast. i know you can tell it's coming from small, small space. that's why you can tell it's shooting up in the air, you know. >> reporter: late wednesday, that mandatory evacuation order

only applied to those whose homes or businesses were directly impacted by the fire and firefight. we've seen now that geary is now open. parker remains closed as pg&e works to get gas restored to the area. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. abc 7 news spoke with a man who was inside hong kong lounge 2 the moment the flames erupted outside. >> he describes moment by moment what he saw. >> we heard a rushing noise, like a tornado, must have been the gas line leak and that lasted for about 15 seconds. we were all just looking at each other, didn't know what to do. didn't really react. and then we -- and then immediately there were flames against the windows. and we all ran to the back of the restaurant and then management was able to basically get us all out the back through the kitchen. so we escaped out the kitchen after a minute and went out to

the -- went out on to the street. >> must have been terrifying. there was panic and chaos after the flames broke out. >> you'll hear from the dispatchers now. >> . after the gas explosion, fire broke out, witnesses grabbed their cell phones. if you see something happening where you live, we would love to see your pictures and videos. use the #a 7 now on social media and we'll be able to find

it. the crew worked for a company that worked for to install fiberoptic lines. >> they're called mastec. we found workers from mastec near the scene after the gas leak was contained. verizon issued a statement about mastec's role saying quote, we understand that company is cooperating with investigators as they determine the root cause of this incident. this fiber installation has been halted pending the outcome of an investigation by local authorities. >> we're constantly updating the story. we sent out a push alert as soon as they got the fire under control. you can get updates on your phone or tablet. download the news app to get breaking news alerts as well. we're airing some of the wrong video there. gavin newsom is giving away a tie to the area. terror for a construction

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dress warmly again. we've got freezing cold temperatures in alum rock. 32 like yesterday. pretty close in other areas. saratoga at 34. sunnyvale and cupertino. also we're freezing cold, looking at danville, lafayette, livermore, 32. fairfield, 31. novato 31. san pablo, san francisco, half moon bay, low to mid-40s. here's a look at a quiet san francisco. today will be dry. dress in layers. on the bay, it's going to be calm and dry today. here's a quick look at what's going on in the east bay. we'll have 40s through 10:00. low to mid-50s this afternoon, down to 40s at 8:00. we'll talk about that rain

coming up next. alexis? >> let's look at the east bay where the biggest issue is in the richmond area westbound 80 before you get to central avenue. three vehicles, including a motorcycle involved in a crash here. sounds like we have injuries. not sure how serious. three left lanes are blocked. this is start to go stack up quickly here. three miles once into the el cerrito area. you're barely moving. emeryville, once you make it through that area, things are moving along okay before you hit the typical backup to the bay bridge toll plaza. next traffic update in about ten minutes. new at 6:00, a big change for facebook employees. according to multiple reports, their boeb nuses are tied to th work on social issues. before, it was based on driving user and revenue growth. this change comes as facebook faces criticism for its role in spreading misinformation, violating user privacy and creating products with excessive

screen time. a facebook spokesperson says this particular change is designed to ensure that we are incentivizing people to keep making progress on the major social issues facing the internet and our company. new at 6:00, pg&e reveals plans to turn off the power to even more california homes when there's a high fire danger. a cat named fluffy frozen in the snowbank. the miraculous recovery and what she actually looks like now. >> no snow on the ground for us in the bay area this morning. here's a live look at sfo. we head to break. but

really scary moments for a construction work he shall. you see him up there in ft. worth, texas. he was left clinging to the side of a building. this happened yesterday afternoon at a construction site when scaffolding collapsed. that man is okay. but three others got hurt. a 17-year-old is charged with murder in the shooting death of a grandmother in san jose. a stray bullet from outside hit her while she was sitting in her home. this is video from the scene on january 19th. 58-year-old lily santiago hernandez died shortly after the shooting. police have not released the suspect's name or pick if you remember. pg outages. >> this is part of the wildfire

risk management plan. you could have power shut off at any time if fire danger becomes too high. pg&e wants to clear 2400 miles of vegetation and add fire spotter cameras and weather monitoring stations. if passed, the plan would cost around $2.3 billion. the company filed bankruptcy last month to avoid $30 billion in liabilities from california wildfires. now to a story bolstering the belief that maybe cats have nine lives. the cat's name is fluffy. she was anything but that after she went outside and got real cold in a snowbank last week. this was in montana in 10-degree weather. of course, her owners took her to the vet. they tried to bring her temperature back by using warm water and blankets. that wasn't enough. so they took her to an emergency vet where she started showing signs of recovery. as you can see, she's doing a lot better now and fluffy is back like her name says that she is. apparently now she's going to

change her lifestyle and spend more of her time inside. >> of course. understandable, right? make life changes after that traumatic experience. >> if i were fluffy, i wouldn't step outside again, at least in the winter, that's for sure. we're looking at the east bay this morning in the richmond area. this is our biggest issue by far. we've got pretty significant delay building due to a three-car collision. one of the vehicles was a motorcycle. we do have injuries, three left lines are blocked. westbound 80 before central avenue. we'll look at what this does to the drive time. 55 minutes highway 4 to the maze. that's due to that crash. westbound 80 across the bay bridge. 13 bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo in the green at 10. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> i want to start with the east bay hills. thank you, alexis. we'll show you how clean it is this morning. because this time tomorrow, it will be raining. partly cloudy today as the storm draws near. keep our temperatures below

average. the chance of an isolated shower to the north bay, even snow in the lake county mountains and very few days without rain in my accuweather seven-day forecast. temperature today, 52 to about 57 degrees. still a little bit short of average. maybe one to two degrees warmer than yesterday. you won't even notice it. you can see some of the white in the pink which is a wintry mix. temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. no need to worry about frost tomorrow morning. two days and done. i did with all the data that came in, increase the storm impact scale. it's going to hit us harder than we thought. showers with brief downpours especially out of thunderstorms. minor ponding on the roadways is definite. here we go. scattered showers at 4:00 in the morning. look at that. they become moderate towards 9:00. only the south baio owe could be saved in the morning commute. look at the snow up in lake county at that time. look at how we have more oranges and yellshr t hour. by 5:00, not as many as the

coverage starts to taper. notice the coverage of snow continues up across lake county while the rest of us are dealing with liquid and brief downpours. things start to quiet down a little bit. a winter storm watch starts in the sierra at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to 4:00 monday. if you need to get up there, go now or tomorrow. i'll show you my seven-day forecast. scattered lighter showers for saturday. heavier showers sunday with a lower snow level down to 2,000 feet. we make it our own snow. here's alexis. >> boy, i was updating the base totals from last week. we're up almost 50 inches on some of these resorts. very impressive. a lot of snow for you if you're heading for the sierra. 177-inch base. we do have a chain requirement for some participates of state

route 89. your drive times should be decent if you're going to head out either today or early tomorrow. the first half of tomorrow, as mike said, 4:00 tomorrow afternoon is when the winter storm watch, warning goes into effect. sugar bowl, 110 to 176-inch base. no chains, 80/50. heading to kirkwood, you have to use chains. about three hours. should be able to make it there in under four hours. back to you guys. thanks, alexis. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live from new york city. hi, ginger. >> hi, reggie and jessica. good to be with you all. coming up, we have the latest on that growing chaos in virginia. the top three elected officials in virginia are under fire. another one admitted to appearing in blackface. the lieutenant governor is facing a sexual assault allegation. now, his accuser is coming forward. we're going to be there live with the latest. also, an exclusive, the

father of the 21-year-old accused of kidnapping jayme closs and killing her parents i now breaking his silence as his son appears had court. actress gabrielle union is getting candid about motherhood. she's struggled with using a surrogate. but now she's stopped feeling like a failure, she says, and has found joy. the sharks are here to help you get a job. they'll give you the best tips to nail a job interview and tell you what not to do which is important. it's all coming up only on gma. i will give you a preview. somebody asked, when can i ask about veytatiacation time? it's not in the interview. >> don't talk about your friends. i did once in an interview. guess who got the job? >> oh, no. your friend? >> my friend got the job. yes. >> they're really good. amazing. all of a sudden you're talking about your friend. >> he totally deserved it. it was better for that job for me. >> that's gracious of you,

reggie. >> rare moment from reggie this morning. >> wow. >> forever grateful, i'm sure. >> yes. revealing so much this morning. thank you, ginger. see you soon. speaking of relationships, new at 6:00, the controversy over bert and ernie's friendship is back. what one of sesame street's executives is now saying about the famous duo. >> the new plan to help oakland unified close a multimillion dollar budget hole. why many people are not happy about it. it is 6:21. as we head to break, we leave you with abc 7 news now. your way to keep up with weather

wanted to show you this. the difference between yesterday and today. the frost not as thick as yesterday. maybe the credit card will be easier to use to scrape it off. this is the last day to use it after the cold rain and snow we'll have this weekend. i'll talk about that in the next half hour. here's jessica. mike, thank you. new at 6:00, adidas is pulling this all-white shoe after backlash. the ultraboost sneaker is part of a collection released for black history month. you may know what the problem is. some people are saying the sneaker is racially insensitive. adidas apologized saying the shoe didn't reflect the spirit

or philosophy how we should recognize and honor black history month. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that includes looking at affordable housing. >> nor r more is coming to the south bay. san jose put aside $100 million to kick-start construction of 1100 units. it comes from redevelopment loans and fees. because of funding like this, one woman abc 7 spoke with moved into a place with her three sons. she beat out 17 u.n. a.------- - applicants. >> i want to live like this with my kids and i have good neighbors, too. the people work here, it's really nice with me.they're reac >> san jose is also adding a dedicated staff member to speed up the approval process for affordable housing developments. now for some unaffordable housing.

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now at 6:30, scary moments in san francisco when a gas line catches fire in a popular neighborhood. team coverage of the investigation. the evacuations and the impact for commuters this morning. oakland unified is facing a teacher strike and now pushback over a plan to balance its budget. why many are not happy this morning. plus, a new way to get across the bay. the fast and fuel efficient option one official wants to study. good morning. thursday, february 7th. it is still cold outside. >> yes, it is. rning the next chancef y.ost beeeer i ect looking at the color change as

we go from a cool night to aaft. sunshine with increasing clouds. look at the low to mid-50s around the bay and inland neighborhoods. 41, milder at the coast. we have the microclimate this morning. 50 to 53 at noon. 52 to 55 still cooler than average at 4:00. outdoor activities at 7:00. grab something to keep you warm. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. >> good morning. i do have better news regarding our pretty significant issue. we just got the all clear from chp. it was blocking the three left lanes. we pushed everything off to the right shoulder. looks like the motorcycle rider had major injuries. two miles an hour was to neighboring to the area -- make it to the area. we'll look at the drive time in a few. flames shooting several stories in the air for hours.

the images are stunning from yesterday's fire. this is where it happened. no one was hurt. it almost seems like a miracle this morning that no one was injured. >> it's unbelievable when you see the pictures. pg&e remains on the scene at parker street and geary boulevard. >> we have team coverage. matt keller is covering the evacuations impacting residents. >> we're going to start with abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield where that explosion happened. amy, we have new information released from pg&e in the last hour. >> just in, reggie, they're telling us the power has been turned back on. they are still working to get the gas service back on for 300 customers. that's what these people are doing behind me. gas pipes, water from the firefight. they'll be able to let the gas flow through there. they don't know how long that will take them. there are workers blocking parker at geary and san francisco. now i want to give you a look at

yesterday's fire. the fire chief says this started when construction crews workingr s ne that caused a gas leak and because of the leak, she says they had free flowing flames for two hours and 15 minutes until pg&e capped the gas line. no one was killed or hurt. five buildings, though, were damaged. witnesses say there was an explosion and then people were just running from the scene. >> i heard the explosion. i saw all the workers running right pame. >> what workers were running? >> the construction crew. >> how long had they been there and what were they doing? >> they started a couple days ago. they were digging trenches in the street. >> reporter: the fire broke out juste fter:0mage mfl buildings,g the popular dim sum restaurant. hong kong l cap that line

because it was a complex situation. look at this. geary inbound towards san francisco, towards downtown is open. it's outbound geary that's still closed. and parker is closed at geary. you cannot get through here on parker. the muni bus route, 38, 3 line has been rerouted. expect delays on muni this morning and delays through here in you're driving. unless you're headed towards san francisco on geary, you should be fine. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> certainly good news that the power is back on to those folks. understandably, there are many questions for pg&e during the fire. >> spokesman blair jones explains why it took more than two hours to shut off the gas. >> this is a complex situation beneath us. there's a complex web of utilities. multiple gas lines ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches. you also have water and

n asiles diinrind isolaneting. that's for several lines. state law requires us, if we know there's a gas line within 24 inches beneath the surface, we have to hand dig. you can imagine trying to hand dig into asphalt. it takes time. we needed to go slow and put together a plan first. then slowly methodically hand dig to get to points where we could shut off valves or pinch lines to shut off service. i mentioned it's very cold right now. if we do this wrong and shut off gas to potentially hundreds or thousands of more people in san francisco. >> this could impact some commuters this morning. >> alexis smith has a look at the problem areas and how to get around it. >> good morning, guys. amy, letting us now about an hour inbound geary is back open for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. if you're headed towards downtown san francisco, you can use that. now they've updated muni service as well. we're limited through the geary and parker area right now.

inbound 38, 38r muni service has resumed regular service outbound however, is still rerouting. that half of the roadway is closed. they're using spruce, to an za to standian to geary. our team coverage of the gas pipeline explosion continues now with the reaction from evacuees. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live with that. plus the latest gas and power outages numbers that we have. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. the goods news as amy reported, the electricity is on for people in this neighborhood. what a terrifying sight for them yesterday. >> i was about to park and i heard something. when i looked, there's huge fires t rorter: w oicials went door to door evacuating neighbors within a one block radius. a rough estimate of people

displaced. 100 people late wednesday that mandatory evacuation order applied to those whose homes or businesses were impacted by the fire and firefight. san francisco fire is hoping that number will be much lower once landlords account for all their tenants. >> it said the electricity is cut off, the gas is cut off. we're telling people to spend overnight elsewhere. it may be a few hours, they might let us back in, but they couldn't promise. >> dozens of people returned home to collect important items, then had to leave. pg&e is work to go get gas service restored in the area. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. we use the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert when the fire started burning. you can download that app now. you'll be the first to know when news breaks. u.s. customize alerts to know the news where you live. the east bay. with a teachers strikepentenden

multimillion dollar cuts to keep the district afloat. details were unveiled at last night's school board meeting. they're proposing a cut of more than $21 million to the district. that includes cuts to school counselor positions, teacher training, central office administration and the restorative justice program. that is not going well with students. >> we should not have to suffer because of your inability to manage money. >> here's the challenge. we want to be able to pay our staff more competitively. but we cannot maintain the same number of employees and pay them more when there aren't new resources coming in and enrollment, the trend is going down. >> the oakland education association says it's against cuts and parts of this new budget proposal have become issues bringing them a step closer to the picket line. the school district is scheduled to vote on it next week. a 17-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after he was shot in the leg while walking his dog. menlo park police say it happened tuesday night near the

corner of east o'keefe street and menalto avenue. so far investigators have not identified a suspect. anyone with information is asked to call menlo park police. i found a neighborhood in san francisco that's 39 degrees right now. it is sunny side. not far behind, the sunset, know i valley and potrero hill. easily some of the milder temperatures. daly city at 40. everybody hels in the 30s. palo alto, dress for freezing cold temperatures in walnut creek and pleasanton and fairfield. petaluma, pretty close to american canyon, 33 degrees. here's a look at your commute this morning. our last dry rain-free, same thing, breeze-free if you will commute. but there's a little bit of frost on your cars this morning. you have to scrape ice once again. some of the mass transit stops will be i freezing cold temperatures and it's going to

be dry on the bay all day today. east bay, hour by hour, starting at 8:00 to 10:00. still in the 40s. 52 to 55 from noon to 4:00. notice the mixture of sun and clouds. 48 degrees at 8:00 this evening. we end up back in the 40s. we started the 30s in the north bay through 8:00. still 40s at noon. low 50s this afternoon. we drop back into the mid-40s. 43 degrees by 8:00. at least we don't drop back into the 30s. grab a heavier coat this evening. in san francisco, we stay in the 40s through 10:00 this morning. mixture of sun and clouds. it won't bring us rain today. low to mid-50s in san francisco. this time tomorrow, we'll be tracking rain and probably solo spinouts and whatever else comes with it. >> we're pretty busy at this hour. >> the dry pavement. i want to sho powell in this st. we have reports in the two left

lanes. no emergency response yet but i will keep an eye on that. unfortunately, this is an area that was tough already because of the earlier crash we had near central avenue. highway 4 to the maze coming down a little bit. it's 50 minutes. slowly trying to recover. westbound 80 across the bay bridge, at 12. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, looking good at ten minutes. a check of mass transit. b.a.r.t., we had the oakland connector earlier today due to technical problems. normal service resumed there. just talked about the muni reroutes for the geary and parker area due to the gas line explosion yesterday. ace, 1, 3, 5 out of the cal valley on time. still ahead, more on the gas line fire in san francisco. what we're learning about the company working in the area when the fire began. we're looking at texchange. we're down. tyra banks has a new projxc

have students? have them dress in layers. bay 36, 41 at the coast. 47 to 52 at 11:00. le low to mid-50s in the

afternoon hours. if you're headed to the sierra today and tomorrow morning, that's your best bet. otherwise at 4:00 tomorrow morning through 4:00 monday morning, we have a winter storm watch. let's take a look at the snow. so by 5:00 tomorrow evening already an inch showing up in some of our resorts up there. look at this. by saturday, up to a foot. then we're up to 2 to 3 feet by sunday night. it's going to be pow pow. it's going to be powder and so great to ski in. no sierra cement out of this storm. look at the temperatures. freezing or below starting tomorrow through monday. >> thanks, mike. if you're just joining us, want to update you on developing news. pg&e crews at the scene. this is geary boulevard and parker avenue. nearly 18 hours after a massive gas line explosion. incredibly, no one was hurt. pg&e says initial reports indicate the explosion was not their fault. the fire chief says construction crews working on underground

fiberoptics hit a gas line setting off the blast. pg&e says the power has been turned back on. they're still working to get gas service back on for 300 customers. the company working at the site is called mastec. dan noyes found a lot of information on mastec and pg&e. >> mci metro verizon had the permit to work on the scene. the company, mastec, is a construction company based out of coral gables, florida. it was their crew of eight to ten workers, one operating that excavator that cut into the 12-inch gas main. video shows the natural gas didn't immediately catch fire. the crew had the chance to runaway. no one was hurt in this incident. cal osha says they've had three inspections from mastec. one from concord in 2015. mastec employees were demolishing some power lines with other contractors with one

of them suffered an electric shock. when someone is going to dig, they have to call 811. so pg&e can mark where the gas lines are to prevent an accident like this. pg&e said today mastec did call and the lines were marked. but pg&e has faced problems with this 811 system. a former commissioner with the p.u.c. told me she has questions. >> was there an inaccuracy in the marking? what happened to the system and this is also why the investigation that the p.u.c. launched in 2018 was important into this very program. >> in december, the p.u.c. had broken law. by not responding quickly enough to find and mark underground utilities. rse, ithe ggg&e undercnt nsnd l ul'tind a o

digging by hand in the street. finally crimping the gas main closed. dan noyes, abc 7 news. verizon issued a statement about their role. we understand that company is cooperating with the investigators as they determine the root cause of the incident. the fiber installation has been halted pending the outcome of an investigation by local authorities. >> mastec issued its own statement. doesn't say much. here it is. >> we're working in close coordination with the public safety officials and understand that no injuries or fatalities were reported in connection with the incident. we appreciate the interest many have expressed and must reserve further public comment until our investigation concluded. going to turp to a big reward and new clues that could help police solve murders from the '70s. they released this age progression sketch of a suspect nicknamed the doodler. it comes from the fact that police say the suspect would draw pictures of his victims

before killing them. you see the original sketch on the left an the new one on the right. you're about to hear an emergency call made in 1974. it was after someone found one of the doodler's victims at ocean. >> i believe there might be a dead person, i think, at -- right across from the street. a $100,000 reward is being offered for clues in this cold case. here's another look at the original sketch from the '70s. he targeted gay men and police believe he may have killed at least five people. now you're morning money report. big changes coming to your local j.c. penney store. >> it's getting rid of appliances and most furniture. it's in an effort to refocus on what j.c. penney is known for, clothing. company officials say they'll redesign many stores. they're trying to overcome $4 debt and a junk credit rating.

officials say they're considering closing some stores to cut costs. this morning, twitter is revealing new details about how many people using the social networking site there are. the company is saying they have $126 million daily users. it seems like a lot, but it's not. that's 60 million fewer than snapchat and way less than facebook which reports it has 1.5 billion daily users worldwide. that does put it in perspective, doesn't it? taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're down about 183 points. overnight, world markets were also down over concerns about the european economy and brexit negotiations. tyra banks is taking on a new business venture. >> she's opening a theme park based on modeling. it allows visitors to get a full makeover experience and live their fantasy as a model. tyra tweeted about what she's calling model land. she wants it to be a place where everyone can be a model, no

matter what they look like. tyra says america's next top model inspired her to make an inclusive space. it's set to open in santa monica late they are year. >> taking glamour shots to a new level. >> oh, my gosh, i did those. >> at the mall. >> at the mall. >> where are they? >> i'm burning them as soon as i get home today. it was fun. you wore feather boas. >> it was five layers. >> it was a ton of makeup. it was hard to get off. >> i admit, i did that, too. they're lying around somewhere. >> i want to go on smiez the ride. smiling with your eyes. what could that coaster. >> lately, my eyes are like this. early in the morning, frost, cold. anything to stay warm. here's a look at our last sunny

sunrise for the week. this is the exploratorium camera at pier 15. partly north bay while more clouds keep us from freezing everywhere else and very few days without rain. today, 52 degrees in livermore. richmond, san rafael and san francisco to san jose at 57 degrees. you can see the green in the north bay. even white in the mountains of lake county tonight. upper 30s to 40s. here's a look at the next system spinning ahead of us. cloud cover increases. i highlighted the peninsula for tomorrow. you have the best chance of a thunderstorm along with the marin county coast. as you head down into the monterey bay. i upped the storm impact scale after i looked at the data that came in overnight to a 2 because of the brief thunderstorms that are possible that will cause localized ponding. best chance of showers in the higher elevations and the north

bay. after 9:00, you can see the moderate showers in yellow. rolling through at noon. continuing at 5:00. the coverage does taper during the evening hours. best chance of thunderstorms. did you notice the white up in lake county. snow there all day tomorrow. so no matter when you drive tomorrow. the morning will be more difficult for more people because of the showers and the slickness of the roads. it will also be wet during the evening commute. you got to watch out. >> tomorrow is a 2. 1 for saturday with scattered showers. the snow level drops down to 2,000 feet. you can wake up with a dusting on the mountains. one more issue in the east bay. southbound 680 around treat boulevard, reports of a two-car crash in the far left lane. emergency crews heading there right now. we'll look at the traffic maps, too. a stretch of westbound 80. having a tough time bouncing back. involving a motorcycle near

central avenue slowly picking up the speeds. 8 miles an hour. 14 miles an hour once you get closer to where the scene was. thanks, alexis. happening today, a meeting to talk about using futuristic vessels as a possible solution to bay area traffic. >> here's a look at a hovercr t hovercraft. >> faster than traditional ferries. this one is from the u.s. navy. the commercial vision of the technology is less splash i, per se. the head of the bay area council says they're more cost effective and faster than catamarans. it starts at 1:00 on pier 1. it's a navy vessel. that's why it's so much water. it goes faster than what we would use. the warriors crushed the spurs. the story after the game was about kevin durant. >> he had gone nine days without speaking to the local media. he was pretty angry over rumors and stories. >> i come here every day. ask me about free agency, ask

about my teammates, my coaches, rile up the fans about it. let us play basketball. grow up. i just don't trust the media. try to take me down with my words that i say. so when i don't say nothing, it's a problem. i just want to play ball. i want to go to the gym and go home. that's all. is that a problem? all right then. >> not a problem. >> the warriors will be

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6:58. if you're just joining us or headed out the door, here are the seven things to know before you head out the door. pg&e crews remain on the scene in san francisco after a gas line explosion on geary boulevard yesterday. no one was hurt. pg&e says the power has been turned back on. they are still workin on restoring gas service. >> number 2, approximately 100 pople living within a one-block radius of the building were forced to evacuate. late last night a mandatory evacuation ordered applied to those whose homes or businesses were impacted by the fire and firefight. >> number 3, taking a look at the impact on traffic, geary and parker area limited -- back open. regular service for muni on the inbound side 38, 38r.

outbound still still rerouting. we're dealing with frost again this morning. some include the peninsula. here's a look at our last sunrise of the week. we'll see increasing clouds today and temperatures in the low to mid-50s. we should be near 60. number 5, the oakland unified school district is proposing $22 million in cuts to keep the district out of the hole. this is as a teacher strike continues to loom. there will be a vote on the proposal next week. >> a 24% jump in five straight court quarters of profits. the company says it's still losing users. gucci has pulled this $890 black wool sweater from stores after complaints it resembled blackface. in a statement posted on twitter, the company apologized and said it's committed to diversity. gucci -- >> adidas. >> the state of virginia.

>> what is happening? >> adidas has uniforms good morning, america. chaos in virginia. as the state's top three officials all face calls to resign.