my name is leslie. well i love the grilled chicken club sandwich 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. now at 5:00, chunks of concrete falling from the richmond-san rafael bridge. the ten hour long shutdown and what may have caused this. good morning to you. >> huge pain. >> i know. it is friday, february 8 pt. we cannot have that scene again today. >> hopefully the only thing falling from the sky is a little bit of rain. i know it's in the forecast today. right, mike? >> yeah. the evening commute will be mucked up again by the rain that's going to increase today.

hi everybody. showers, brief downpours are possible. lightning and thunder along with breezy conditions the closer you are to the coast. we had sprinkles move through the altamont pass. 580 could be a little slick and rain is heading towards the peninsula. pretty soon you're about to get wet also. here's a look down in the south bay. one of the last areas to receive rain today. this is 87 south of mineta san jose international. it's pretty dry. scattered showers and chilly conditions. 38 to 43. at least there's no frost this morning. as we head towards noon, we'll be around 50 degrees with the coverage of the showers increasing and the intensity as we head into the afternoon hours. notice the temperatures dropping the heavier the rain gets. in the upper 40s to near 50 this afternoon. mid to upper 40s with a chance of thunderstorms if you're headed out this evening. here's alexis. there we go. i think you can hear me now. it's been a fairly quiet commute. talking about surface street closure. it is a major one in san francisco. the ibm conference is all of

next week. they started this closure yesterday. howard street closed from that goes through february 18th. that causes congestion and that does impact getting to and from the bay bridge as well. walnut creek, southbound 680, light so far today. north of 24, that's been the theme this morning. hoping we can hold on to that. we will look at drive times coming up next. thanks, alexis. tracking developing news. the richmond-san rafael bridge it s. open in both directions. a full closure for nearly eight hours. this map here shows you exactly where the problems started. around 10:30 yesterday morning, a driver called 9-1-1 to report a chunk of concrete fell on their car forcing the shutdown. here's a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge right now. traffic is moving. our abc 7 news crew is there. cal trans has crews monitoring

the bridge 24/7 until they find the source of the problem. >> these are photos of the chunks that fell yesterday. the chp shut down eastbound traffic and eventually closed westbound traffic creating a huge backup and major headaches for people who needed that bridge. >> she has a doctor appointment in 20 minutes. probably have to go to the bay bridge. >> the most concern is making sure that it's safe for the travel across the bridge. >> cal trans came up with a temporary repair. they put a metal plate over the area to keep more pieces from falling. so what caused the chunks of concrete to fall? the iteam talked to sources. >> they believe they figured it out. here's reporter dan noyes. >> a high level source who works with engineers on the project tells me, they believe they've identified the cause, an expansion joint on the upper deck just above where the chunks landed on the lower deck. the source says heavy trucks

have been hitting that expansion joint hard opening spaces between the concrete and rebar and allowing water intrusion. i spoke with a long time bridge engineer, former president of the american society of civil engineers. >> that's one of the areas where you may have problems. expansion joints take a lot of pounding from trucks. and they're also separation between two decks. sometimes they're not supported as well as they can to take that pounding. sometimes they break up a bit. >> what makes it more interesting. the expansion joints were supposedly replaced in a seismic rote r retrofit and the concrete repaired. not to the extent that we're seeing today. one engineer consulted on the retrofit tells me, he's concerned about the different types of concrete used on that upper deck. it's 60% lighter but not as strong. >> in those days, concrete was not as good as today.

it can crack easier than normal concrete. >> a new bike lane opens this spring on the upper deck. there was speculation today that that project has added weight to the bridge which caused vibrations and the concrete came loose. i spoke to the subcontractor on the project. he told me that the bike lane is not adding much weight and will be adding a movable barrier and we'll see how it plays out later this spring. dan noyes abc 7 news. we're constantly updating the story on our website. head to abc7news.com for the latest or download the news app and enable push alerts to get updates to your phone or tablet. federal investigators are now in san francisco looking into the origin of that massive gas line fire. >> this will be the first full day for the ntsb at the site. matt keller is there this morning. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. parker avenue at geary boulevard remains closed. the good news is that one lane of westbound traffic here on geary is now opened.

it was closed yesterday. all of this, while the ntsb has arrived into the city for its investigation. a go team from the ntsb arrived to observe the wreckage. the ntsb says it's early in the investigation but they will begin interviewing witnesses this morning. they'll be collecting perishable evidence, including a section of the pipeline. finding out about the training of the workers and what happened at the time of the explosion. >> they do have a lot of damage to the buildings. but what could have been worse is we could have suffered a lot of losses here that we have in other incidents. thankfully, we understand that did not happen. granted, buildings are lost and homes are destroyed and that's significant. but it could have been far worse. >> reporter: the ntsb says they're typically on scene for a week to a week and a half forli. they will evaluate the accident and issue recommendations to address the safety issues. california public utilities

commission is also investigating. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. attorney for the man charged -- wants his client's mental health records sealed because it could be incriminating. he's accused of shooting police corporal sing during a traffic stop in december. an attorney said releasing the report would violate mendoza's due process rights. the defense ordered the evaluation last month. the next court date is set for april. two tracy state prison inmates are recovering after a stabbing and shooting. prison officials say two inmates attacked a third yesterday on the basketball court in the recreation yard. they stabbed him in the head and chest using weapons they made. a guard in a nearby tower shot and injured one of the attackers. a second was treated for a cut. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. until you get to fremont and

alameda. dress for 47 degrees. nobody is freezing cold this morning. everybody is in the 40s. lows dpat owes s gatos coming u. they're up 11, 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. frost-free morning. looking dry at the golden gate bridge. this is one of the areas the closer you are to the coast. the more likely you'll get wet in the morning commute. you're in the forecast all day. it will get increasingly wet if you want to be outside exercising. not on the bay. but heading up to the high country there's snow on the way this evening. going to get increasing harder to travel through the sierra over the weekend. we never leave the 40s. everything is blue. we top out in the upper 40s. a better chance of showers. we've got a chance of the showers at 10:00. jump up to 48. then the showers start. hover at 48.

you can see by 8:00, that's when we have a chance of thunderstorms on the peninsula. again, the closer you are to the coast. the south bay, up to 51. that's the warm spot. pretty much expect all day to be in the upper 40s with a chance of showers from 10:00 into the evening hours. here's alexis. good morning, mike. we have not had many issues on the board today. hopefully, we can hold on to that. a mostly dry commute so far. as mike told us, that can change further into the morning. the counter commute, there's -- they're working on getting an emergency crew to the scene. i'm not seeing any backup through that stretch. quick check of drive times this morning. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. not terrible. in the yellow at 40 minutes. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard still in the green at 15. northbound 85 to cupertino looking great at 15 minutes.

the 52nd ant kwarian fair opens today. it features book s alers and scholars are expected to attend the at the o city center. it's recognized as one of the large he's exhibitions of rare and antique books. coming up, find out the company that may be selling its san francisco headquarters. also, keeping students safe. what napa police want to do following serious school threats. is jeff bezos being blackmailed. what the wealthiest man in the world is claiming this morning. good-bye stratosphere. the new name for the las vegas tower, p.s., it's not that different. >> a live look outside at the financial district in san francisco. you can see some

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. canada keeps exporting storms towards us. that's why they're so cold and why we have snow levels that are dropping this weekend from 4,000 feet to 2,000 feet. our first storm is knocking on our door. the second one around vancouver and makes its way towards us tomorrow and saturday. in the gma first look, a young new jersey man is on trial killing his childhood friend

over money that she inherited. >> secretly recorded video has been played in court offering new insight into the case. here's abc's kenneth moton. in the gma first look. sara stern was a promising young artist who disappeared from her new jersey home in december 2016. months later in a development, her childhood friend was charged in her murder. after investigators say he strangled her and allegedly enlisted stern's prom date to help throw her body off a bridge. he's now currently standing trial for her murder. in court thursday, prosecutors playing what they say is a confession tape where he allegedly admits to the killing. >> took me a half an hour to kill her. >> the motive prosecutors say they wanted to get their hands-on sarah's lockbox they believed was stuffed with cash. the video was secretly recorded by pole a sting operation. he said he intentionally misled investigators to throw them off. we'll have more on what the defense says a 7:00 a.m.

with your gma. r first look. i'm kenneth moton. napa police working to hire another -- a 14-year-old river middle school student was arrested. police say he was plotting a shooting at either his school or vintage high school. the department believes the extra officer will help them spot troubled students. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we're focusing on santa cruz. >> reporter: officials have a plan to tackle growing crime. there's a new task force to improve safety and reduce crime. it's called the focus intervention team or f.i.t. for short. it pairs deputies with mental health workers. the key is to identify -- >> funding for food, behavioral health, mem health and well necessary. they get forced into having to steal, fighting crime. >> the f.i.t. team will focus on santa cruz and move on to other

parts of the county. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. what issues do you want to see where you live and what would make them better? >> use the #better bay area. >> the wealthiest man, jeff bezos is accusing the publisher of the national enquirer of extortion and blackmail. in a post on the platform medium, bezos wrote, the tabloid threatened to published revealing personal photos unless he stopped investigating the tabloid got its hands-on other private photos and messages. bezos started that investigation after the national enquirer broke the story about his affair. the enquirer has not commented. mobile game maker zheng a is considering selling the san francisco headquarters. that's according to san francisco business times. sources say the 670,000 square foot building could earn zynga between 700 million and $800

dthe acerom new12 for $228 mil. say good-bye to the isn't going anywhere. but it's being rebranded as t strate hotel, casino and sky pod. more than a million visitors make their way to the top of the tower and they have rides at the top as well. the new owners want you to stay for other things. it's renovated more than 300 rooms and rolled out a new menu. we were discussing this earlier this morning. i lived in las vegas for quite some time. locals call it the strat. it's probably where they got the name from. it's not much of a rebranding. >> no. it's the same thing. it's like calling jessica jess, reggie reg.

same person. different name. >> maybe the new amenities will help. >> top of the world restaurant is really amazing. it's got the best view of las vegas. hopefully it will draw more visitors as they rebrand it. >> so many of us from here go there, there's your free commercial. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. cheap flights, i'm sure. i wanted to go back to yesterday. look at this gorgeous sunset. the secular rays, jacob's ladder if you will moving through the clouds. absolutely stunning i'm going to put that on social media pretty soon at mike nicco@abc 7. it's quiet this morning. we had a few showers already. don't be surprised the closer you get to the coast, there might be wet spots on the roads. storms will dust our mountains with snow today through sunday and tracking even stronger storms from wednesday and thursday. highs today, stuck in the 40s in the north bay. the rest of us in the low to mid-50s as you head to the south

bay. tonight, you can see it's scattered showers out there. even clearing in the north bay where fog will form. mid to upper 30s for you. low to mid-40s everywhere else. here's a look at our future radar at 7:00. you can see the bulk of the moisture offshore. the storm is slowing down a bit. we'll see increasing showers. moderate to heavy at times, especially into the evening commute. the evening commute is going to be much harder than the morning commute. i don't know if it will be as hard as yesterday with the richmond-san rafael bridge down, but there's more of a delay with the wet weather. it tapers during the evening hours and overnight. it quiets down a little bit. as we wake up tomorrow, more scattered showers and they will increase heading into the afternoon hours. they'll be more scattered but have brief downpours and also a 1 on the storm impact scale, as is sunday. wednesday and thursday, those storms are 2s. alexis. good morning, major issues so far today. hoping we can hang on to that.

we're looking at mostly dry roads today, too. hopefully that's helping. westbound 205 at mountain house parkway, a crash on the right shoulder. that's causing a delay getting out of tracy. about 15 miles an hour through that stretch. it's averaging about 15 miles an hour. little bit of heavy traffic there through that area. overall, looking pretty good. mass transit looking good, too. 42. b.a.r.t. trains and service. don't forget the 5:00 a.m. service begins on monday. today is the last, very early morning commute some of you starting at 4:00 a.m. that will be available for about the next four years. normal service, no delays for capital corridor and ace 1 and 3 on time. driver's license renewals in limbo because of a problem with dmv technology. last year drivers received notices to renew licenses up to 150 days before expiration. but the dmv's 40-year-old technology would only accept

payments 115 days before. oops. this is causing the system to send back some of the payments. it's also leading some people to drive without their renewed licenses. >> a lot of california drivers who are making a tough choice today, whether to drive without a license, no fault of their own or figure out some other way of getting around. the dmv owes it to these people to immediately get this fixed. >> the dmv says it's fixed the system but the revelation is part of a chronic problem. >> tom brady got a clean shave to celebrate his sixth super bowl win. the patriots quarterback was at the gillette headquarters in boston yesterday and he grew the beard during the playoffs. as part of the event gillette donates money to charities. coming up, seven things to know to start your day. what to expect early monday

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once you make it through there, ten minutes into the city. number 4, the ntsb is investigating the cause of wednesday's gas line fire in san francisco. the go team arrived last night. they'll begin interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence today. number 5, this morning, students from several oakland high schools are planning t stage another sickout. organizers say they're showing support and protesting budget cuts. a widespread outage yesterday at wells fargo. customers were unable to use the mobile app or access online accounts. as you can see, there are problems at the at ms. number 7, tomorrow the giants will hold the team's annual fan fest at oracle park. players and coaches interact signing autographs and taking selfies. admission is free. kbaets open at 10:00 a.m. >>a deprd a tghrponger inclungh

of max ex-boyfriend public bre "saturday night live's" paid davidson. the twitter reviews, very positive this morning. don't expect to hear any of them at sunday's grammys. the singer is up for two awards and was set to perform when she suddenly pulled out. grammy producer, ken ear lick said she couldn't pull together a performance in time and she's since called him out saying producers tried to tell her which songs to sing. there's been a lot of back and forth and discord and bottom line, she won't be there. >> which is a real disappointment. i started listening to the album. i really like it. >> you're one of many who have good reviews for it. i really like her in general. she's coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including a candy heist. how a man got away with $1700 worth of sweets. hear what first daughter ivanka trump has to say about the russia investigation. a live look outside right

now at the financial dringt. we have the clouds in the air as there are moments in life that leave a 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.

concerns over falling concrete lead to a ten-hour long bridge shutdown. amy hollyfield is on the road with the latest. oakland teachers prepare for a possible strike. the student demonstration that's happening in just a few hours. we'll talk about those things in a moment. good morning, it's friday, february 8th. >> yes. i know we're planning for our weekends. it looks like it's going to be a wet one. >> yes. unsettled with the heaviest of the rain this evening and then the snow levels will drop. so will the rain totals as we head through the weekend. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see from daly city, all the way through pacifica

pescadero, light rain developing. brief downpours are possible. even into thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. those will happen most likely along thil coast whel be. sutro tower not bouncing around. not as chilly. increasing coverage starts at noon as we hit 50. the temperatures will drop as the rain increases this afternoon. back into the upper 40s at 4:00. mid to upper 40s at 7:00. i wanted to let you know, i'm seeing sheen on the pavement as well on the south bay. 280 and 17, if you look at that pavement, you can see. we've got a little bit of moisture out there. not a washout. but light showers for some of you already this morning. just keep that in mind. we could have slick areas on curves and ramps in particular. a quick check of drive times. nice and friday light. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco, 49. northbound 17, highway 1 to los gatos, in the green at 24

minutes. back to our major issue yesterday. authorities will inspect the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have a map that shows you where a chunk of concrete fell yesterday. let's check in with reporter amy hollyfield. she's live at the bridge with the latest. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning. we're checking in for everyone. we're driving the bridge right now. it is open. no rocks are falling. cal trans does have workers out here who are also looking out for any problems. here's a look at the rocks that fell yesterday. chunks of concrete fell on to the eastbound section of the bridge. one had hit a car. it did a lot of damage. no one was hurt. they closed down eastbound traffic. but rocks kept falling from the vibrations of the cars traveling westbound on that upper deck. so they c entire bridge. >> the largest piece that came

down was a football size piece. we pieces. they were like described as golf ball-sized or baseball-sized. again, this did not pose a public safety threat because the lanes where those were happening were already closed. >> reporter: this caused incredible backups and problems for drivers trying to get to the airport, others getting to doctors appointments. safety had to be the top priority. they came up with a temporary solution. they placed a steel plate over the affected area. and then they started reopening the bridge around 8:00 last night. all lanes were opened by 8:05. you hear the honks. those were the first drivers letting out celebratory honks as they got to get on to the bridge after the shutdown. cal trans says they'll do it again today if they see any le.re out here watching. but right now everything looks fine. this bridge is open. no problems to report.

reporting live from the san rafael richmond bridge, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy.alternate ro and sky 7 flew over the highway yesterday. you can see a long line of brake lights as people headed eastbound to leave novato. it took an hour and 40 minutes at one point to get from 101 to sears point. that's about seven miles. it wasn't just high bay 37. i mean, even the city felt it. >> the traffic problems were felt all the way to san francisco where the evening commute turned into gridlock in the financial district. >> my plan is to look at my gps and pray it gets better. >> i'm trying to take one passenger to 20th and him to the airport. it's been 45 minutes from just on the other side of the street. >> that's bad. traffic troubles were so bad in the city, even other modes of transportation, like the cable car lines had to temporarily stop service. we use the abc 7 news app to let you know about the bridge

closure and kept you updated throughout the day. download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. you can customize it to get alerts about where you live. now to other news, federal investigators look into the cause of the gas line fire. here's a live look at the area this morning. national transportation safety board officials from washington, d.c. arrived from san francisco last night. they're investigatesing wednesday's explosion at geary boulevard and parker avenue. they'll interview witnesses and collect evidence. two westbound lanes on geary are closed. parker is still closed to traffic at geary. parole denied to the woman at the center of a dog mauling case in san francisco. the 63-year-old was convicted of second degree murder after her dogs killed diane whipple in 2001. whipple's brother and former partner were both in the courtroom. her then partner crying as she read a statement. her parole was denied in part because of behavioral issues in prison. she'll be eligible for another

parole hearing in three years. happening today, students from at least five oakland high schools plan to stage a sickout to support their teachers and the sickout includes students from oakland tech, skyline, oakland high, mclymons 00 a. to district offices. students staged a similar sickout last week. they plan to cut $21 million from the budget. the district board is scheduled to vote on the proposal sometime next week. teachers in oakland are making preparations in case a strike is called. they made picket signs at the office. 95% of the teachers voted for a strike. they're asking for a 12% raise over three years. the district is offering 5%. union leaders warn a strike could happen by the end of the month.

last school year, oakland unified reported about 36,000 students in the district-run schools and just over 2300 teachers. the beginning teachers sal ray is $46,570. experience teachers earn around $64,000. according to state data, that's the lowest of aulg alameda school districts and the third lowest in the bay area. >> wow. that is tough. all right, everybody. let's talk about what's going on. never more than 7 minutes a bayy fr -- we're seeing about everywhere else in the 40s. san francisco at 47. frost-free morning. here's a look at a dry san mateo bri bridge. the roads are increasingly wet during the evening commute. mass transit, the wet weather gear. breezy and wet on the bay. if you're on an east-west bridge, perpendicular wind out of southeast that's going to push you to the north at about

30 miles per hour. that's how fast that wind is going to be. be careful from 9:00 this morning to 9:00 this evening. east bay, 8:00, mostly cloudy. 45. we're still in the 40s with the showers start to go develop at 10:00. we barely make it to 50 from noon to 4:00. back down into the upper 40s during the evening hours. for the north bay, in the 30s with mostly cloudy conditions this morning. by 10:00, scattered showers through noon becoming heavier and steadier in the afternoon. notice the temperatures drop from the mid-40s to the low 40s by 8:00. that cooler storm starts to roll in. san francisco either 48 or 49 all day. notice by 10:00, that's when you have your best chance of thunderstorms with some of the downpours and some of the brief locally heavy rain. there is more in the weekend forecast. that's coming up next. hopefully is quieter than yesterday evening. >> we're much more quieter than that. we've had a friday light commute. we're looking ahead to surface

street closure. that will cause delays in the peak hours for morning and afternoon for the next several days. this is through february 18th for the ibm think conference. we know what happens when they do that. that often happens when there's a big conference there. you'll have to deal with extra traffic through that area. bay bridge coming into san francisco right now. looking good. so far no metering lights on the other end of the bay bridge. the toll plaza metering lights have not turned on yet. pretty late start for this friday morning. check of drive times. westbound 580, that's seven minutes. westbound 92 a kroos san mateo at 14. westbound 84 across the dumbarton bridge in the green at nine minutes. starting monday, big chax for early morning commuters on b.a.r.t. instead of trains running at 4:00 a.m., they will start rolling out at 5:00 a.m. for the estimated people affected, b.a.r.t. will have 15 new bus shuttles taking them to

other stations. 64% will head to downtown san fr start is because b.a.r.t. will begin a huge retrofit project of the tube. it's expected to take nearly four years to complete. an outage. the company's explanation. also one-on-one with ivanka trump. what she says she

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.

w to mid-60s with a lot of sunshine. rest of us in the 50s with showers and thunderstorms. snow as it heads into the high country. we have a winter storm warning at 4:00 this afternoon, 4:00 monday morning. 3,000 feet. we'll have 2 to 4 feet of snow. up to 50 feet at the biggest -- 5 feet at the biggest peaks. driving, today is your best day. then we'll see increasing snow tonight, saturday and sunday. in fact, alexis, a half hour from now we'll have your toyota tahoe report. reggie? happening today after a war of words. acting attorney general matthew whitaker will testify before congress for the first time. he agreed to testify only after the judiciary committee dropped the threat of a subpoena. democrats are hoping his testimony gives them insight into his role in the russia investigation and his conversation with white house

officials and president trump. democrats have introduced a sweeping proposal to combatchan. >> they introduced the resolution yesterday. they're calling it in the green new deal. a reference to fdr and his new deal during the great depression. this morning, san francisco-based wells fargo says atm and mobile services have been restored after an outage. the customers who tried to use an atm received an out of service message. the disruption affected online and mobile banking. in a statement, wells fargo said it was experiencing system issues after smoke was detected at a facility. on the peninsula, authorities are investigating after a thief with a sweet tooth stole $1700 worth of candy from a redwood city safe way. >> the daily news reports it happened tuesday morning on woodside road at the safe way.

he used a shopping cart, filled it with boxes of sweets from the candy aisle. authorities don't know exactly what inventory was taken but $1700 is about 85 boxes of 12 four-ounce candy bars or 298 bags of ghirardelli chocolate squares or 212 big bags of m&m's or 1100 candy bars. they have an idea of who the thief is. >> gi through a lot of big bags of m&m's but i am innocent. i am innocent. i was here yesterday. >> is this like a valentine's day -- >> it's timely. maybe they're going to resell that merchandise. >> the hearts. >> if your valentine shows up with 1200 pounds of candy, ask questions. >> very suspicious. candy bars are marked. >> be careful there.

that's a sweet tooth waiting to happen. toothache. >> here's a look at weekend. partly cloudy. nope that was yesterday. going to be showers today with isolated thunderstorms possible and snow levels at 4,000 feet. we'll have low to mid-40s in most neighborhoods tonight. redwood city in the upper 30s. more mid to upper 30s in the north bay. the clouds clear up long enough for fog to form. here's a look at our storm. impressive. swirling massive clouds. that's going to create thunderstorms and push them from the marin county coast down the peninsula coast and into the monterey bay. thunderstorms for pebble beach possible. don't be holding golf club when this comes around. >> 4:00 this afternoon until 4:00 sunday. 48 hours.

increasing showers we'll have scattered showers throughout the morning but notice by noon, they start to move in. they've got yellows and oranges. those are moderate showers. within those, moving into the evening hours, that's when the can see the snow in lake county as we head into the evening hours. the showers will break a little bit during the overnight and tomorrow morning. notice how they increase again through tomorrow afternoon and snow levels will drop down to 2500 feet on sunday. they may dust the highest elevations with snow. we'll stay in the low to mid-50s about every day. well below average, it's locked in with more rain wednesday and thursday. alexis? we've got two new issues to talk about this morning. one in the east bay. westbound 80 near central avenue. we're hearing from chp that's contained to the shoulder. we're starting to see a backup. not sure if they'll have to take a lana way once emergency crews

arrive. i'll keep an eye on that. >> even the shoulder. we have a two-car collision here. sounds like that is blocking lane number 4. the lane is blocking -- folks approaching that connector as well. that sounded minor. i'm hopeful they'll get that cleared soon. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. we still hadn't gotten official word. that tells me one thing. we're friday lighten joig the lighter than average volumes for the most part here today. sears lives to see another day thanks to a bankruptcy judge's ruling. eddie lampert will keep the company going. his $5.2 billion buyout will save 425 stores and 45,000 jobs. lmpert's bid overcame opposition from creditors to oppose the sale and push for liquidation. sears future is still uncertain. lampert has no specific plans

for the store and competition is heavy. amazon is defending the facial recognition software it sells to government agencies. >> it uses artificial intelligence to identify objects, faces and scenes. it can identify criminals or spot missing people. civil rights groups and investors and employees worry it could violate people's rights. amazon says it supports legislation to prevent misuse. new software update available for iphone users. it fixes a facetime flaw that allows people to eavesdrop on others. 14-year-old grant thompson of tucson discovered the bug. according to the verge, apple will compensate the thompson family. they'll get an unknown amount of cash, plus additional money towards the teen's tuition. seems very fair. >> it does. new at 6:00, pg&e may have found a surprising ally. why cal fire says the company may not need to do as much fire prevention work as previously thought. first, someanan

everything you need to know about the annual fan fest this weekend. another live look outside. again, we've been saying that we have a storm we're tracking. mike has your information and

happens every year at fan fest at oracle park. we have a chance of rain. it increases throughout fan fest. it starts at 10:00 and goes through 3:00. dress warmly, also. temperatures struggle to make it into the 50s tomorrow afternoon. thank you, mike. now to ivanka trump's one-on-one

interview with abc news. she's spearheading an initiative to help women in the developing worlds. she sat down with abby hunts man to talk about the effort and ivanka shared her views about the ongoing russia investigation. >> the mueller investigation sounds like it's coming to an end sometime soon. you've said before nothing concerns you. people are saying, look, the walls are closing in. sitting here now knowing that it is almost over, are you concerned about anyone in your life that you love? >> no. >> being involved. >> there's nothing there. it's created weeks and weeks and months of headlines. so no. i have zero concern. >> you can watch the full interview with ivanka trump coming up on gma at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. here at abc 7 news, we're committed to building a better bay area by covering issues we face, like housing. one of the most expensive places

to live in the country. solutions don't come easy. take for example a project nicknamed by its critics, the monster in the mission. the mixed use development would be built at 16th and mission street next to the b.a.r.t. station. drone view 7 flew over the space for the proposed three new buildings. they would bring 331 market value units to the area. the project has faced intense opposition from some in the community. hundreds of people packed a community meeting last night. >> we don't need more luxury housing in the mission. the community has demanded for years for affordable house on that site and other sites. >> the benefit, we think, outweigh all of those concerns because safety will improve, crime will go down. >> to sweeten the deal, the developersd donating them to the city with the intention of affordable housing being built there. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area.

what issues do you see where you live and what would make them better? use the #better baf area on social media to join the conversation. facebook het e. heldt-- hela summit to bring people together. more than 400 community leaders from across north america were invited for the facebook community summit. >> it's not only helping people online. expand the geography and bring people together. >> for us people better off financially in the group, and they can -- the lack of, oh, i didn't know this or i don't know that, facebook has erased that narrative. >> facebook announced new tools to help group administrators grow and manage their communities as well as a new mentorship program to help more people connect. taking a look at the roads this morning. i do want to head back to the south baflt southbound 101 near matilda. reports of a two-car crash in

the right lane. they're in the clearing stages. there's a tow truck on the scene. bettrsroadair oakso pic and sending sky 7 to check it out. more information on how big that is. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> alexis, i want to talk about your commute weatherwise. we're going to go yellow because the closer you are to the coast, the more likely you'll hit scattered showers. the evening commute will be full of light to moderate showers with slick roads and localized ponding much it's going more difficult. >> it's going to be difficult everywhere. by sunday, most of us nearing three quarters to an inch and a quarter of rain from the unsettled weather throughout the

weekend. that will bring us a good chance of hydroplaning. flooding most likely when you get in a downpour. the winds pick up a little bit sunday. the snow levels will drop down to 2500 feet by sunday night. reggie? >> thank you, mike. disappointing news for people who go to the movies in san francisco. amc van ness theater near owe farrell is closed. a source close to management wouldn't say why it closed. another theater owner may be in discussions to lease the space. the first sign that baseball season is almost here is just a day away for giants fans. tomorrow the giants will hold the team's annual fan fest at oracle park. players and coaches will interact with fans signing autographs, taking selfies. they can tour many parts frt ballpark. admission is free. the event ends at 3:00 p.m. catchers and pitchers arrive for spring training in arizona.

on tuesday. the ntsb is at the site of the san francisco gas fire. what officials are revealing about the investigation this morning. plus, the concrete concerns on the richmond-san rafael bridge, all lanes are open now. why more repairs still need to be made. a live look outside as we head to commercial break. a live look at the embarcadero in san francisco and t - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now

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doing all right. let's keep it that way. mike nicco has a look at your forecast. >> i think the wet weather will be an issue for the evening commute more than what we dealt with yesterday. we had snow on hamilton. that has moved on. here we're looking at live doppler 7 towards half moon bay where we have our best chance of showers. from a storm that's a 1. even though we'll have brief downpours, it may cause minor flooding and a chance of thunderstorm and breezy conditions as you near the coast today. so they're very scattered and close to the coast for the morning commute. then they start to increase in coverage at noon. this is a cold core system. look at this afternoon. our temperatures actually drop into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees with the heavier rain and then thunderstorms, be ready for that and dress for temperatures in the mid to upper 40s for your evening activities. here's alexis. good morning, mike. overl, bnooki a nicetart to oay bridge toll p

is looking busier now. the metering lights were not turned on until 5:49