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 this

morning. typically it happens at 5:25 or so. that was an indication of how friday light we were. carpool lanes are open. starting to see a backup for cash. also better news in the east bay as well. at 80 near central avenue, four-car crash. it looks like it's thinned out. hopefully it clears up soon. next traffic update in ten minutes. we're tracking that developing news in the bay. the richmond-san rafael bridge is open in both directions after falling concrete forced a closure for eight hours. >> this map will show you where the problem started. a driver called 9-1-1 to report a chunk of concrete fell on their car. that is what forced the shutdown. here is a live look again at the richmond-san rafael bridge. traffic is moving alongnd abc 7 news crew is there. there it goes. cal trans has crews monitoring the bridge 24/7 until they find

the source of the problem. >> let's show you photos of the chunks that fell. the chp shut down eastbound traffic and eventually closed westbound as well. that created a huge backup and major headaches for those who needed to use the bridge. >> probably have to go to the bay bridge. >> 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 it from falling. we're constantly updating the story on our website. head to abc7news.com for the latest. wuk download the abc 7 news app, enable push alerts to get to your phone or tablet. federal investigators are looking into the origin of the massive gas line fire. >> the first full day at the inner richmond site. that's where matt keller is. >> reporter: good morning,

reggie and jessica. geary boulevard is open. one lane is open this morning. that's a big change from yesterday when that whole westbound side was closed here at parker avenue. parker avenue, though, remains closed. all of this while the ntsb arrived for its investigation. they arrived to observe the wreckage last night. the ntsb says it's very early in the investigation but they will begin interviewing witnesses this morning. they say 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. >> our goal is to figure out -- we know what happened much there was an explosion. we need to know why it happened, how it happened and we want to prevent it from happening again. the ntsb says they're typically on scene for seven it ten days. they will evaluate and issue recommendations to address the safety issues. california public utilities

commission is also investigating. matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. new at 6:00, cal fire officials say pg&e does not need to remove all trees hanging above any power lines. >> a federal judge overseeing the company's criminal probation asked cal fire to interpret the loss. the utility must remove tree limbs that could fall on to a line. but the law does not mandate removal of every tree above power lines unless there's a fire risk. pg&e filed for bankruptcy to avoid billions in liabilities from california wildfires. the attorney for the man charged with killing a new man police officer wants his client's mental health report sealed because it could be incriminating. mendoza is accused of shooting a police corporal. they say releasing the report would describe violate his due process rights. now the next court date is set for april.

the vic tichl's friends say that's too long. >> honestly, justice needs to happen quickly because the further they drag it out, justice needs to be served quickly. >> mendoza is an undocumented immigrant from mexico. he's accused of killing corporal sing during a traffic stop in december. two prison inmates recovering after a stabbing and shooting. 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 attacker was treated for a cut. new this morning, napa police are working to hire another school resource officer after a mass shooting threat. last month, 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.> mole g

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is preparing for the 2020 census. why officials are worried about the results and what thedoing a a warning. if you've recently tried to renew your driver's license, a computer problem at the dmv is leaving people with expired licenses. we're taking a look at live doppler 7 showing the rain starting to come ashore into half moon bay. this is rotating up to the northeast. let's put a time frame on t san bruno, 6:15. san francisco around 6:30. this is just the begi

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let's look at the temperatures. low to mid-40s in the south bay. seeing that pretty much everywhere. san francisco 37 and 30s in lafayette, danville and livermore. mid to upper 30s there. let's talk about the rest of the day. if you're going to be out and about, showers are coming. have the umbrella hand a i. if you're headed to the sierra. take the chains. winter storm is arriving there at 4:00. check out the east bay valleys. mid to upper 40s. the best chance of rain through the evening hours. for the peninsula, we reached 50

at noon. that's when the rain starts and the temperatures fall into the upper 40s the rest of the day. the south bay, we reached 51 at noon. showers start. your temperatures fall into the upper 40s during the afternoon and evening hours. how about the commute? let's get over to alexis. an update on the water main break in menlo park. fair oaks road and marsh avenue, that is where this is reported. probably 30 minutes ago. chp is on the scene here directing traffic around this. we have one lane of marsh road. the left lane is blocked. they're being directed to turn on to fair oaks avenue. it is dark. it's tough to tell how much water we're dealing w but it is enough to close one lane. keeping an eye on that this morning. next traffic update coming up. the city of san francisco is preparing for the first online u.s. census in 2020. the examiner reports city officials are planning to pay nonprofits toen

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immediately get this fixed. >> the dmv says it has fixed the system error but some say the revelation is part of a chronic problem. new at 6:00, you've heard the saying beer before wine always fine new study says thatt necessarily true if you want to prevent a hangover. researchers say they have bad news for the 76% of americans -- they recruited 90 people in germany to drink beer, wine or both. researchers found it didn't matter if they had wine first or beer first. the intensity of the hangover did not change. the results are published in the american journal of clinical nutrition. bottom line, just don't drink too much if you want to avoid the hangover. who wants to drink beer and wine on the same night, too, right? >> i think a lot of people end up doing that. >> not in the plan. >> reggie is going to hide under the desk right now. >> you convince yourself that

the beer like i'll end on beer. this isn't as bad. >> that's the problem. that's when you have the headache. >> all right. expert advice here from us. the bay bridge toll plaza, a four-car collision that sounds minor and it sounds like it's cleared to the right. i'm not seeing any lanes blocked currently. we have the metering lights on. 5:49 the official time. it's filled in. you'll have a wait until you use the carpool lanes. in the green at 14 minutes. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze. also in the green at 14. northbound 101, 280, 680 to 85. that's coming in at 13 minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much. i wanted to show you what happened last night. we had some rain roll across the south bay and even turn into snow as it went into hamilton and left -- 280 at 17. want to make sure we showed you

that. it's going to be worse during the evening commute as we'll all be wet with the increasing showers and isolated thunderstorms. storms will dust our mountains with snow, especially sunday night. tracking stronger storms. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. notice the clearing. that's why fog forms while the rest of us will have clouds and upper 30s to mid-40s. a few lingering showers from our storm. got two storms we're watching. both are coming straight down from canada. that's why they're cold core. no atmospheric river. that's why there's no intense amounts of rains on the 1s on the storm impact scale. 7:00 to noon, scattered showers out there. the best chance over the ocean. the yellows and oranges move in during the afternoon and sit on top of us during the evening commute. then they also pump out some thunderstorms as we head throughout the evening and early overnight hours when they start to taper. as we head towards tomorrow morning. notice tomorrow afternoon, they increase once again and notice the snow levels drochg in the north bay and hamilton.

sierra, 4:00 this afternoon, 4:00 monday, winter storm warning. look at this. 3 to 5 feet of snow possible. all right. back here at home. we've got a 1 for today. saturday, sunday, we get a break monday, tuesday. but our temperatures are still below average in the 50s. how about more on the pow pow that's falling up on the sierra. here's alexis. >> toyota tahoe report time, mike. i think a lot of people may be coming down with a little cough this morning, right? it would be the perfect time to maybe skip out of work on this friday and head up to the sierra. you want to go the first half of the day as mike said. about 4:00 this afternoon is when the winter storm warning kicks in. it will get tough. right now it's great. no chains. 89, 80 or 50. we've got healthy base totals thanks to the snow last week. those will continue to climb. at this early hour, we're averaging about 3 1/2 hours for the drive times. sierra tahoe, kirkwood, no chain

requirements for those. 110 to 165-inch base for sugar bowl. 125 to 136 at kirkwood. only going to get better throughout the weekend. back to you. >> alexis, thanks. officials are tackling growing crime in santa cruz. how it's unique from other efforts. big changes for b.a.r.t. riders. what you can expect for the morning commute. as you get your day into gear, a few more cars on the embarcadero. a lot of folks heading to work or taking off to tahoe. who knows? we'll be right back.

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a lot of activities from half moon bay and skyline boulevard, as you head into san mateo, it's rotating to the northeast moving into daly city in a few minutes. brisbane, heading across the bay, it will take another 20 to 25 minutes for it to cross over there. here's what to expect through monday. cold core systems coming from canada with the potential for lightning, thunder, brief downpours, especially. breezy conditions develop sunday and then our snow level which starts at 4,000 today, a bit of a dusting on hamiltn. drops down to 2,000. which means the north bay mountains get dust bd places like diablo and hamilton again

can see snow by sunday. >> new at 6:00, post mates is going public. they made the announcement in a blog post. the price for the ipo and an exact date haven't been released. it will happen by june. a change coming to prescription drug ads. johnson & johnson will get the list price of drugs and starting this with a xarelto. >> nearly half of californians cannot afford to live here. the quinnipiac study found that 40% of residents say they cannot afford the high cost of living. 60% of those respondent were under the age of 35. abc 7 news is commit today building a better bay area. we're focus on the city of santa cruz. county officials have a plan to tackle growing crime. there's a new task force to improve safety and reduce crime.

they're calling it the focus intervention team or f.i.t. for short. it pairs deputies with mental health workers. the goal is to identify repeat offenders and offer help instead of jail time. >> more food, health. they get pushed into having to steal fighting crime. >> the f.i.t. team will focus on the city of santa cruz and move on to other parts of county. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. use the #better bay area and join the conversation. tom brady got a clean shave to celebrate his sixth super bowl win. the patriots quarterback was at gillette headquarters in boston yesterday. he grew the beard during the playoffs as part of this event gillette will donate $35,000 to local charities. next at 6:30, the popular san francisco movie theater that's suddenly closed. plus the investigation to figure out what caused chunks of

concrete to fall on cars on the richmond-san rafael bridge and what officials are looking into this morning. of course, that huge issue yesterday just caused gridlock. wee were looking at just miles of backup on this camera ysterday. eastbound 580 on the lower deck of the richmond-san rafael bridge. today, extremely light volumes and more on that coming up. it's 6:26. a live look outside as we head to break.

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now at 6:30. concrete concerns. traffic flowing smoothly for the morning commute after it was closed. why drivers could face another shutdown. oakland teachers preparing for a possible strike. the student demonstration happening in a few hours. jeff bezos bombshell. the richest man in the world taking on the national enquirer accusing the tabloids publisher of blackmail and extortion. before you go out the door, rain is on the way. mike is tracking a wet weekend. >> even when it's not raining, it's going to be chilly. temperatures in the 40s to low 50s. >> awesome. i am dreading this forecast. i just lost my umbrella.

>> i have an extra one in the car if you don't mind it having a jayhawk on it, you can borrow it. anything to keep you dry. today, we have a 1 on the storm impact scale. showers. with brief downpours this afternoon and evening. that's when our best chance of thunder is rolling in. a storm or light rain rolled through. san mateo, heading down towards belmont, street level there, alameda, a little bit wet. this is all rotating to the northeast. all the way down towards santa cruz. the south bay, make it another round of light showers this morning like you did late last night. coverage increases at noon. notice as the rain gets heavier, the temperatures get colder this afternoon. dropping into the upper 40s to near 50. look for the thunderstorms by 7:00. mid to upper 40s. alexis. >> good morning, mike. it's been a friday light commute. t plaza, lights on. late this morning. 5:49 the official time. about 15 minute ago we had

reports of a stages. i have not -- a quick check of drive times. we're doing okay here too. highway 4 to the maze, southbound 101, san francisco to s if. o in the green at ten minutes. back to the big issue from yesterday. authorities will incompetent suspect the richmond-san rafael bridge today. take a look a a map we have for you. this shows you where a chunk of concrete fell yelled. amy hollyfield is live at the bridge with the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, alexis. yes, we're at the bridge right now. we've been driving this morning to check it out for you to make sure it looks good. it is open and we're not seeing any falling rocks. cal trans has workers out this morning checking the bridge and watching it for you to make sure that there aren't any problems. the chp released pictures yesterday of those rocks that

fell on to the bridge. a driver called in around 10:20 yesterday morning to rep a chunk had hit a car. traveling eastbound on the lower deck. it car. but no one was hurt. officials shut down the eastbound lanes but more rocks continue to fall. so officialsed they were falling because of the vibrations from the westbound cars. so they closed the entire bridge. they spent the day putting in a temporary fix in place. they put a steel plate over the affected area to keep rocks from falling while also thinking about a more permanent plan. >> right now, cal trans is working, has an emergency director's order. what that does is that clears a the way for funds for long-term repairs. the metal plates are a short-term repair. obviously, we can open the bridge now and have it ready for the morning commute. >> reporter: the first cars that were finally let on to the bridge let out celebratory honks. all lanes were opened by 8:00

last night. now the talk turns to what to do next. i'm seeing a lot of that out there withto build a new bridge. some are asking what's going to happen if there's an earthquake? as of this morning, this bridge is open. cal trans says it is safe. it's available for your commute this morning. reporting live from the richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> there you are, amy. nice to see your smiling face. speaking of the closure, an alternate route was highway 37 yesterday. sky 7 flew over the highway. you can see a long line of brake lights as people headed eastbound leaving novato. at one point it took an hour 40 minutes to get from highway 101 to sears point. that's about seven miles. it was not just highway 37. it was widespread that we felt this. >> uh-huh. the traffic problems came to the city. the commute turned into a real nightmare in the financial district last night.

>> my plan is to look at my gps and pray it gets better. >> i'm trying to take one of th street. >> you don't hear this often. it was so bad that the city actually had to cancel some methods of transportation, including some of the cable car lines because it was just too gridlocked. >> i feel for some of people trying to get to the airport like that guy mentioned. >> that is terrible. >> a lot of people probably missed their flights. we used the abc 7 news app to keep you updated. you can download the app and enable push alerts. you can customize the app so you only get alerts about news your live. it's really handy. parole denied to the woman at the center of a infamous 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 agsihappening today,ol ort theis and protest multimillion dollar budget cuts. it includes students from oakland tech, skyline, oakland high. mclymons and met west schools. they plan to march from oakland tech to district offices starting at 9:00 a.m. students staged a walkout at oakland tech. there is widespread opposition to the superintendent's plan to cut more than $21 million from the budget. the school district board is scheduled to vote on the proposal next beak. teachers in oak lands making preparation this is case of a strike, in case it's called. they've made picket signs at the oakland education association office last>>5% union teachers to authorize a strike. teachers are asking for a 12% raise over three years. the district has offered 5% over that same period.

union leaders warn that a strike could happen by the end of the mornt mont oakland unified reported about 36,000 students in the 87 district run schools. it has just over 2300 teachers. beginning teacher salaries $46,570. experienced teachers earn around $64,000. according to state data, that's the lowest of all alameda county school districts and the third lowest in the bay area. the supreme court is stopping the state of louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics. the state passed a law requiring abortion providers have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. the justices agreed in a 5-4 vote to put it on hold pending a review. chief justice john roberts joined the liberals in the decision. the vote is important because it could be a sign of future leanings regarding abortion in the supreme court. happening now, matthew whitaker is testifying at a

hok o washington. bh whitaker agreed to testify after the threat of a subpoena was dropped. he's criticized the investigation in the past. but no evidence that he's interfered. they're hoping it gives them insight into his role in the russia probe. it will center on his conversations with white house officials and the president. >> practice of not disclosing information that may be subject to -- [ inaudible ] >> whitaker is the first cabinet official to appear before the new congress. new at 6:00, the alameda county water district has approved an 8% water rate increase over the next two years. the first 4% rate hike will take effect on march 1st with another 4% increase in march of 2020. pay its rict provides service t

employees. let's take a look at live doppler 7. tracking rain from burlingame. you can see the milbury avenue through san mateo, foster city towards belmont and san carlos. let's move farther down. redwood city, palo alto, you're about to get wet. the rain is in woodside right now. 50 in ocean beach. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. low to mid-40s everywhere else except walnut creek and pleasanton in the upper 30s. frost-free morning out there. look at the temperatures. up to 13 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. here's a look at walnut creek. one of the last areas you'll see rain today. roads, they'll become wet. mass transit, have your wet weather gear handy. breezy and wet on the bay this afternoon. in fact, our east-west bridges will be hit with a side wind coming out of the southeast from 9:00 this morning to 9:00 this

evening. gusting up to 30 to 35 miles per hour. add a little more danger to your coey stuck in the 40s all day. noon on is the best chance of showers. for the peninsula, we make it to 50 at noon. we drop into the upper 40s as the rain becomes heavier this afternoon. south bay the same thing. we make it up to 51 at noon and temperatures fall into the upper 40s as the rain is heavier during the afternoon hours. in fact, the evening commute is going to be pretty hard. probably our hardest commute moving forward. we bring in alexis and find out what's going on. >> not too much so far today. that's a good thing much live to sky 7 now. they're over of the richmond-san rafael bridge. it looks like our crew zeroed in on the metal plate over the area where we have concrete falling yesterday on to the lower deck of the bridge. that was of the temporary solution that cal trans crews came up with yesterday evening to finally get that bridge back open. as you can see, the upper deck is moving along fine. the lower deck is moving along without issues either.

c of course, we'll let you know if they have to close any lanes. right now things are moving smoothly for the morning commute. let' debris in the roadway. southbound 880 at hesperian boulevard. about four vehicles pulled off to the shoulder with flat tires. chp on the way to the scene to get it clear. a quick check of drive times. westbound 580, trace toy dublin, 43 minutes in the yellow. not terrible. southbound 680, in the green at 16. 85, between 101 and cupertino at 19 minutes. starting monday, we have big changes that begin for early morning commuters on b.a.r.t. instead of trains running al 4:00 a.m. they'll start rolling out at 5:00. the estimated people affected, b.a.r.t. will have 50 new bus shuttles taking them to other stations. about 64% of them head to downtown san francisco. the reason for the later start, they're beginning a retrofit of

the transbay tube that's estimated to take four years to complete. thanks, alexis. critics are calling it the monster in the mission. why many are against the housing development near a b.a.r.t. station. a live look at the new york stock exchange. down in the red 107 points right now. another update on how the markets are doing next. wells fargo suffers an outage impacting thousands of customers. the company's explanation. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time

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they get paid to do this. it doesn't make it any more challenging. this is what it's like to be an avalanche control worker. this crew working at donner summit earlier. the struggle is real as the winds blowing fiercely and challenging these crews. you know what, it's going to be like this, this weekend also. let's take a look. first, we'll start by looking at the entire state today. everybody but so cal touched by our storm. they're in the low to mid-60s

with sunshine. we have a winter storm warning starting at 4:00 this evening through 4:00 monday. two to to you are feet down to 4,000 feet. you know what makes it special? it's pow pow. it's dry snow. it's going to be great to ski in. no sierra cement. if you're traveling, you've got to go now. saturday moderate snow, heavy snow sunday. here's a look. all is quiet and beautiful and breathtaking from heavenly. we've got more snow after a break monday. light to moderate wednesday. potentially heavy snow again thursday. mike, thank you. federal investigators are expected to give another update today on the massive gas line fire in san francisco. >> ntsb officials spoke briefly after arriving at the richmond site last night. matt keller is liefr there for us this morning. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. one lane of westbound traffic

here on geary boulevard is open. that was not the case yesterday. so traffic is moving well. each got buses going that direction as well. but parker avenue is closed as all of this while the ntsb has arrived into the city for its investigation. a go team from the ntsb arrived last night washington 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 destroyed and that's significant. it could have been far worse. >> reporter: the ntsb says they're typically on scene for a week to week and a half for

incidents like these. they will evaluate the accident and issue recommendations address the safety issues. california public utilities commission is also investigating. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. the world's wealthiest man, jeff bezos is accusing the national enquirer of extorti extortion. bezos wrote the tabloid threatened to publish revealing personal photos unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid got its hands-on other private photos and messages. abc news legal analyst dan abrams is talking about it on "good morning america." >> is what he described meet the legal definition of extortion, blackmail? >> maybe. under federal extortion law you would need a threat and you'd need be to be demanding something of value. there's a question whether this was an overt specific threat or a suggestion. >> bezos hired an investigator

after the story was broke about his affair. the enquirer has not commented. now to ivanka trump's one-on-one interview with abc news. >> the first darter is spearheading an initiative to help women in the developing worlds. she sat down with abby huntsman to talk about that new effort. ivanka shared her views about the ongoing russia investigation. >> the mueller investigation sounds like it's coming to an end at some point soon. you've said before, nothing concerns you. >> no. >> some of the president's former aides have not been charged and people are saying the walls are closing in. sitting here now knowing it's almost over, are you concerned about anyone in your life that you love? >> no. >> being loved? >> there's nothing there. yet it's created weeks and weeks and months of headlines. so no. i have zero concern. >> ivanka trump also talked about her role in the white house. you can watch her full interview coming up on gma at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings.

democrats have introduced a sweeping proposal to combat climate change. senator ed march ki and -- they introduced the resolution 's ca and his new deal during the great depression. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area by covering the issues we face, like housing. one of the expensive housing markets in the country and solutions are not easy. take for example this project in san francisco. critics nicknamed it monster in the mission. the mixed use development would go up at 16th and mission street next to the b.a.r.t. station. here's droneview 7 showing you what we're talking about. three new buildings are proposed. they would bring 331 market value units to the air yacht the project has faced intense on opposition from the community. hundreds packed a community meeting last night. >> really, we don't need more luxury housing in the mission.

the community has demanded for years for affordable housing on that site and other sites. >> the benefits we think outweigh the concerns because safety will improve, crime will go down. >> to sweeten deal, developers proposed buying other properties and donating them with the intention of affordable housing being built there. we want to hear your ideas. what issues do you see where you live and what would make them better? use the #better bay area to join the conversation. disappointing news for moviegoers in san francisco. amc's van ness 14 theater on van ness near o'farrell is closed. according to our partners at hood line, a source close to them would not say why the theater closed. another theater owner may be in discussions to lease the space. now your morning money report. >> san francisco-based wells fargo says atm and mobile services have been restored after a widespread outage.

customers who tried to use an atm received an out of service message yesterday. the disruption affected online and mobile banking also. in a statement, wells fargo said it was experiencing system issues due to a power shutdown after smoke was detected at one of its facilities. a florida man getting a christopher larson on suspicion of drunk driving. when they went to perform a field sobriety test, he started busting a move while walking a not so straight line. in the end, he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. deputies said his bloot alcohol content was three times the legal limit. so, yeah. >> i guess he was trying to be creative there and not being able to go in a straight line. i mean, who would be -- >> he was fooling with his own self. >> the officers are --

>> you thought he was listening to music out there. >> finally got a dance partner. >> not so funny. his blood alcohol content was ridiculouscrazy. terrible. >> good point. we have rain in the forecast, right, sniek. >> yes, we do. it's light rain on the peninsula. start to go break apart a little bit. moraga, if it holds together by 7:33. if it mak san ramon, 7:40. that's the case with the first couple of waves. they'll come ashore and fall apart as they head east. you can see sprinkles falling at sfo. expect delays throughout the weekend. increasing showers, isolated thunderstorms today. storms dust our mountains with snow and tracking stronger storms for wednesday and thursday. we've talked about the highs. let's talk about the lows. the north bay, you clear out faster than anybody else. you have a chance of fog. mainly cloudy, stray shower for

everywhere else. here's a look at the storm offshore. as it gets closer, our best chance of thunderstorms still from the marin county coast down the peninsula and into the monterey bay. we've got a winter storm warning now for lake county. 2,000 feet. down to that level. you could have up to a foot of snow. here we are at 7:00. heading to noon. you can see noon to 5:00, our best chance of the heavier downpours start to go move in. they linger throughout the evening hours. in fact, by the time we get to 10:30, they'll taper just a little bit. especially overnight. there's some of that clearing. look what happens tomorrow. after the lunch-hour, they increase once again. it won't be as widespread as today. they'll have localized downpours. my accuweather seven-day forecast will keep the storm impact scale at 1 tomorrow and 1 for sunday even though the snow levels dropping. completely dry monday, tuesday a chance of showers and the moderate storms wednesday and thursday. alexis. good morning, mike. overall, we've had a pretty decent morning.

we had a crash before the bay bridge metering lights. i saw an ambulance and chp squad car cut through tff tto plaza a parking lot. i'm not sure if they were blocking. they were blocking one laneinia. i believe that's cleared now. we have the metering lights on. it's not terrible on the approaches this morning. hopefully, it gets better from here as that crash is most likely all clear. eastbound 580 between greenville road and 205. there's a backup on the counter commute side. as you head into tracy you'll see a delay. b.a.r.t. trains and service, 5:00 a.m. service begins on monday. normal service, ferries. ace 3 delayed about 15 minutes. but 5 and 7 are on authorities investigating after a sweet tooth thief stole candy. >> it happened tuesday morning

on the safeway on woodside road. police say the man used a shopping cart filled it with boxes of sweets from the candy aisle. authorities don't know exactly what inventory was taken. $1700 is about 85 boxes of 12 four-ounce candy bars or 298 bags of ghirardelli chocolate squares or 212 big bags of m&ms. or 1100 candy bars. no arrests have been made. investigators say they have an idea of who the thief is. >> okay. >> t it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts

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6:58. whether just joining us or headed out the door, already seeing rain. light rain. even sprinkles on the peninsula. that's heading towards the east bay. you can see the time frame on the right. let's fwrabreak it out into 12 hours. the coverage increases and so does the intensity this afternoon and evening with a chance of thunderstorms. number 2, all lanes on the richmond-san rafael bridge are reopened after a nearly eight-hour shutdown due to falling concrete on the bridge. cal trans came up -- we apologize for the music.

cal trans came up for a temporary repair. they've put a metal plate over the area to keep chunks from falling off. number 3, we're looking at the walnut creek camera. southbound 680. we're veryfromoverall. number 4, the ntsb is investigating the cause of wednesday's gas line fire in san francisco. the go team arrived last night. they're going to be interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence today. number 5, students in several oakland high schools planning a sickout. they're showing support for teachers and protesting, budget cuts. >> wells fargo says the atm and mobile services returned after an outage yesterday. we're hearing from customers that they're once again reporting problems accessing their accounts. we're making calls to wells fargo right now. number 7, ariana grande dropped her new album, thank you next overnight. it's getting rave reviews. check it out today. it's what i was listening to as i got ready this morning. i like it.

i'm feeling it. good way to kick off the weekend. >> it's a good friday kind of spirit. "good morning america" is good morning, america. jeff bezos' bombshell. the richest man in the world now taking on america's biggest tabloid, accusing "theat er's" puisr blackml and extofor threatening to publish private photos of the amazon founder. breaking overnight, the major supreme court decision, chief justice roberts casting a surprise vote siding with his liberal colleagues. abc news exclusive. one on one with ivanka trump. the revealing new interview about her family and her father, answering critics who say she's been silent on too many major issues. >> i think that when you hear me start to speak publicly on an issue that's active, it's because my voice isn't being heard privately. >> only on "gma" this rn