r slampler. bacon, eggs, french toast, and buttermilk pancakes for $6.99. male voice: $6.99? are you out of your mind? why are we still out of our minds? denny's new super slampler, all for $6.99. >> announcer: good morning north bay. >> this is abc 7 mornings. now at 5:00, a big change affecting hundreds of thousands of b.a.r.t. riders. starting today, b.a.r.t. service starts later. >> we're already seeing long lines and confusion. >> try to clear it up. try to. >> it really is a huge change for folks, and a lot has to be worked out still. it's the first day. >> so we're going to check in, in just a moment. first, we'll check in with the weather this morning. hi, mike. >> hi guys. tracking a few showers towards daly city, south san francisco, pacifica. all the way to half moon bay.

if you're coming through the sunol grade and headed into the bay, looks like a light shower. sliding down 880 and eventually 680. things could be a little slick there. if you're headed through the santa cruz mountains, there will be snow mixed in with the light shower. here's a look at san mateo bridge. it's quiet there right now. temperatures cooler this morning. mid-30s to low 40s through 7:00. my 12-hour planner. random showers through 4:00 with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. below average once again. let's get a check of that commute. hi alexis. >> good morning, mike. i started off with frost on my windshield at the beginning of my commute. by end i had a few spring tols deal w i had a mix for the commute this morning. we don't have any significant problems on the roads today. significant backup though in the cash lanes on either side of the toll plaza. carpool lanes opened up and no metering lights. quick check of drive times. we're in the yellow now. westbound 580, trace toy dublin,

not terrible. in the green at 14. southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. big changes to b.a.r.t. this morning. we're tracking a cut to early service that starts today lasting for years. >> as part of your effort to build a better bay area. we're focusing on how b.a.r.t. is performing for the hundreds of thousands of people who depend on them. amy hollyfield was in antioch. now she's at the pittsburg bay point station. >> reporter: this station is now open. the train is about to start running. life here is returning to normal. here's what it looked like earlier this morning. when there was a lot of confusion. look at this line of peopl at the pittsburg bay point station. all of these people were waiting for a bus to take them to san francisco because the trains are now going to get a later start. an hour later every day. b.a.r.t. says it is hoping to help people, though, as they

deal with this new schedule. >> people just want to make sure they can get around and still able to get from point a to point b. we understand this is impacting their lives. our goal was to minimize that as much as we could with this alternative transit plan. >> reporter: here is one of the buses leaving the antioch station this morning. b.a.r.t. says it has about 15 bus lines that will get people going in between that 3:45 and 4:45 hour. that hour no longer exists because they're doing earthquake retrofitting on the transbay and this is going to be in place for 3 1/2 years. keep in mind between 3:45 and 4:45, you need to catch a bus or just wait and board the trains once they get rolling around 5:00 a.m. reporting live in pittsburg, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. this comes as when b.a.r.t. satisfaction is at an all-time

low. this service change could mean fewer people taking b.a.r.t. >> reporter matt keller is in san francisco at the transbay center with reaction from riders. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. we've got our first big bus full of people coming from dublin pleasanton. you can see everybody getting off. a man told me it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. no b.a.r.t. until 5:00 a.m. many people are taking this early bird he can press. buses started early. some started as early as 3:50 a.m. buses will leave every 15 minutes. 2900 b.a.r.t. riders will be affected and 64% will be commuting from the east bay into san francisco. >> if i don't like how it's scheduled and how it's going, as far as commuting, then i might start taking my car. >> a lot could be done better to plan out instead of taking us on buses. but that's the way b.a.r.t.

goes. >> reporter: agencies will operate the early bird express and all fares will be as or less than the equivalent trip on b.a.r.t. we're joined by brian. you came from dublin pleasanton. how was the trip? >> the bus ride wasn't bad. but everybody, even b.a.r.t. employees, don't know why they don't cut it off an earlier at night when it's just people out not working. why is it that from dublin to oakland where a lot of people go to work, that won't work until 5:00. just seems like they're doing the wrong thing. i don't know who is benefiting from it. the bus ride, i'm here. now i got to figure out how to get where i'm going. >> reporter: where are you headed next? >> i work at 7th and berry. >> reporter: you got to take another bus or get there somehow? >> either back on the b.a.r.t. to go to the civic center and do my normal thing. i need a 10.

i have to figure out where that goes. i should have done that last week but i didn't. >> reporter: thank you so much. you heard it. a lot of people trying to figure it out on this first day. i know, b.a.r.t., i asked them how they're expecting it to go. we don't know. we'll know later today how the first day goes. back to you in the studio. >> he expressed it as well as anyone can. doing what you can and -- >> find a new normal. >> abc 7 news is following the b.a.r.t. experience. it's part of our effort to build a better bay area. join us to see what it's like to ride b.a.r.t. now and what trek it will take next. a safer b.a.r.t. means a better bay area for all of us. pulling all members of the california national guard from the border. 360 troops were sent there last year after president trump authorized up to 4,000 troops be deployed on the four border states. california's troops will now be sent to fight wildfires and expand the state's drug task

force. the governor is expected to sign an executive order today and talk about it in tomorrow's state of the state speech. president trump is set to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research on artificial intelligence. the american ai initiative will direct agencies to make data and computing resources more available to a.i. experts and stesh guidelines to ensure that technologies are developed safely. the plan doesn't include funding details. administration officials say it's up to congress to appropriate money. new developments now. stanford is investigating the involvement of some faculty members with the chinese scientists who claim to create the world's first gene edited babies. this man conducted his post doctoral research at stanford. some faculty members say he talked to them about genetically modifying human embryos and planting them in women. they have said they discouraged the experiment.

he could face a criminal investigation in china. minnesota senator amy klobuchar deflected complaints she said she can be difficult to work for shortly after announcing she's running for president in 2020. in minneapolis, they cheered when she jumped into the field of democratic contenders. she has the highest -- from 2001 to 2016. >> why? i love our staff. look at this incredible event they put together. yes, i can be tough. yes, i can push people. i know that. but in the end, there are so many great stories of our staff that have been with me for years who have gone on to do incredible things. >> that's a lot of people for miserable weather. klobuchar's agenda includes universal health care, a constitutional amendment to overturn the citizens united supreme court decision. rejoining the international climate agreement and gun control legislation.

abc 7 news has you covered as more candidates jump into the 2020 presidential race. you can find a complete list of candidates running by going to abc7news.com. ? all right. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you can see what i'm drawing right there. those are the two storms that will converge on top of us wednesday and thursday. bringing us a chance of some heavy rain. for now, look at these temperatures. freezing cold in danville and san ramon and pleasanton. along with livermore and blackhawk and on top of mt. diablo, where we had the gorgeous snow earlier. a lot of that melted because of that strong sunshine. temperatures freezing cold around napa at 32. santa rosa at 33. low to mid-40s for most of the bay until you head to the south bay. 35 to 38 from los gatos to san jose. here's a look at the roof camera. yard work, yeah. do it now before it gets soggier again this week. if you need to. everything is just growing so quickly right now. exercise, the cooler morning.

bay play. random shower on the green dot for the afternoon temperatures. in the low to mid-50s. except for lakeport and ukiah. in the east bay, stuck in the 40s until 10:00. back down to 49 at 8:00. there will be a lot of cloud cover. but you'll need sunglasses also today. random shower best up in the north bay this afternoon. starting off in the 30s. still in the 40s at noon. barely 50 at 2:00 and 4:00. quickly back down into the mid-40s by 8:00. our last stop will be san francisco where we have 48 until 10:00 and then low 50s from noon until 6:00. once the sunsets, the clouds keep us around 47 degrees. so we got random showers today. we get a break tomorrow. totally dry. the flood gates potentially open wednesday and thursday. i'll see you with that next. here's alexis. >> we'll be ready for that, mike. that will make things tough on the roads. you could have sprinkles as you head out this morning.

a empty side of the richmond side. westbound 580. we'll enjoy it while the light volumes last. b.a.r.t. we're all over that this morning. 16 transit service now. that looks strange. of course, this is the first morning that service did not start until 5:00 instead of 4:00 a.m. more on that at 4:00 a.m. normal service. ace one out of the central valley on time. one week from today cal trans expects to begin permanent repair work on part of the richmond-san rafael bridge where concrete fell on to the lower deck. crews installed a large metal plate on the upper deck as a temporary fix over the weekend. this should make for a better ride for drivers and put an end to the closures for now. cal trans decided to hold off on permanent repairs due to rain in the forecast. you may recall on thursday, concrete chunks fell on to the

lower deck. it's led to multiple closures and the bridge shut down for hours while cal trans made emergency repairs. it was the music industry's biggest night. we have the highlights and winners from the bay area. the woman who made headlines at the golden globes is back in the spotlight. the legal battle regarding the fiji water girl. the new trailer

we're watching a few random light showers this morning. look what happens wednesday with heavy rain and gusty winds rolling in. 3 quarters to 1.5 inches possible. the 2 will linger into thursday with more chances of rain friday and saturday. thanks, mike. when you can't get to the ski resorts in tahoe, use the streets instead. this is in truckee. two guys turned the streets into their own playground and wipe out. >> that looks fun, though. check out these pictures from mammoth mountain. the snow pile oup n the southern part of the sierra mountains. the person who took the pictures is snowed in and his flight home to san francisco was delayed. so just have to enjoy the snow a little longer. sip on hot cocoa. there's a shortage of a new

shingles vaccine which is frustrating those looking to get their shots at this point. >> the chronicle reports that patients are having a hard time finding it. it's been recommended by the centers for disease control and administered in two doses six months apart. glaxo-smith-kline which makes the vaccine plans to ship out more doses than it did last year. the beloved son-in-law of walt disney and -- has died. the walt disney family museum shared the news of ron miller's death on twitter. miller was also the president of the board of directors at the museum and the owner of silverado vineyards in napa. he married walt disney's daughter diane in 1954 and played professional football for the l.a. rams. he was 85 years old. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. developing news now. an attorney for the parent company of d

jeff bezos. a bezos accused them of threatening to publish explicit photos of them unless they stop -- the attorney says a reliable source provided the story about the affair. investigators hired by bezos suggested that the enquirer's coverage was driven by dirty politics. the viral fiji water girl is in a legal fight. >> the company that put her to work is now counter suing her claim the lawsuit is baseless. kenneth moton has more in today's gma first look. >> she's the model who launched the thousand memes. kellystein back, aka the fiji water girl at the golden globes by out shining nominees like nicole kidman with her eye-catching poses while handing out bottles of h 2 o. even on a late night talk show. >> are you the actual girl from

last night? >> that's me. >> now she's gone from serving up those looks to filing lawsuits. she's sued them for half a million dollars saying the company is look to go capitalize on her overnight fame to create a cardboard cutout marketing campaign. fiji is fighting back, calling the claims baseless. we'll have more on the lawsuit coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm kenneth moton, abc news new york. speaking of awards shows, familiar faces and newcomers won big last night at the grammys. >> the grammy goes to golden hour. casey musgrave. >> casey musgraves took home four grammys. including best album. making her one of the biggest winners. this is america took home record of year and look at that. former first lady, michelle obama making a surprise

appearance at the top of the show. bay area artists also won big at the awards. ♪ that is vallejo jay tiff h.e.r. or -- she had a duet with daniel cesar. fantastic -- won for contemporary blues album and also from oakland, metal band high on fire won best metal performance. >> i love her voice. right? >> yeah. she really did well last night. her performance and winning a grammy. i told you this before. i thought the whole show was great. alicia keys was an amazing host. hiring a host who also can sing throughout the show was a great idea. >> i wish i would have seen it. >> you said you dvr'd it.

>> keep it until wednesday or thursday when it's really going to be wet. atmospheric river coming our way. we're looking at flooding potential out of that storm, too. just kind of random today and light. we'll get sunshine from time to time. kind of like what i tweeted out saturday. had my heavier coat because temperatures were in the 50s. i had my umbrella with me as i was headed into san francisco. it was a fun time. san jose, 87 right now. you can see it's pretty quiet there. partly cloudy, a few showers today. heavier rain wednesday and thursday. lighter showers for friday and saturday. here's a look at our lows tonight. i think we'll be frost-free. but in the mid to upper 30s in many inland neighborhoods. still rather chilly. low 40s san rafael, richmond, oakland. santa cruz. we see all this white in the north bay, that's potential for fog in the morning commute. an area of pressure with cold air from alaska. we've got a warm one bringing

the pineapple pipeline wet weather with it. so an atmospheric river is developing. 10:00 tomorrow night, nothing but when we wake up in the morning, all of us are already wet with light to moderate showers. they just keep coming. here we are at 9:00 wednesday morning. as we head towards the afternoon hours, more. it will let up a little bit before it reloads for thursday. so just through wednesday, our potential for below average is mainly the peninsula in the south bay. here are my concerns. they've gone up quite a bit. hydroplaning, huge out of this one. flooding on roads behind it. downed trees and small stream flooding. i think we'll see a little bit of that. snow on the mountain, no. not this one. because it is an atmospheric river, it will be too warm. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. mainly cloudy and dry tomorrow. in the low to mid-50s. we stay in the low to mid-50s all seven days. once again, winter has a good

grip on us. wednesday, i know that's valentine's day thursday is going to be wet. keep your i dry. pretty early start from the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights at 5:18 this morning. i was curious to see if more people would be driving today due to the later start with b.a.r.t. that is a fairly early start for the metering lights to be turned on. it has filled in if you're using cash or fastrak, you'll have a bit of a wait. the carpool lanes are moving along without issues. it's not causing any delays. northbound 280 ramp. to bird avenue. disabled vehicle. sounds like they're working on getting a tow truck to the scene. that has not caused any backup. 14 minutes westbound 580 castro valley to the maze. northbound 280/680 split. 11 minutes for you. another big hit during the grammys.

disney's new aladdin trailer featuring will smith as the blue genie. here's the glimpse. >> you really don't know who i am? genie, wishes, lamp, none of that ringing a bell? >> there he is. disney's new live action aladdin hits movie theaters may 24th. of course, disney the parent company of abc 7. i mean, this is what people were waiting for. let's see will smith as the genie. blue. >> yeah. people had strong feelings about it in either direction. we'll see how

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the next three years while retrofitting work is done on the transbay tube. number 2, once the b.a.r.t. passengers are on board the bus, they'll ride into the temporary transbay terminal in san francisco. here's a live look there. so far, this morning, passengers say it wasn't as bad as they expected. okay. definitely like to hear that. number 3, golden gate bridge, no major issues so far this morning. southbound 101 moving along without any problems in the north bay. number 4, we still have lingering showers even a low snow level at the summit in the santa cruz mountains. a random shower is possible the rest of the day. could get heavy rain in the middle parts of the week. number 5, governor newsom plans to pull 360 national guard troops from the border that president trump requested last year. the governor says they're need today prepare for wildfires and fight drug trafficking. number 6, a virginia lawmaker has put impeachment plans against the state's lieutenant governor on hold. justin fairfax has been accused of sexual assault. he has denied the claims and

called for an investigation. number 7, women rock at the grammys. girl power was center stage last night as surprise guest michelle obama helped celebrate music's biggest night. among the winners, cardi b and casey musgraves. an officer-involved shooting is under way in vallejo. higher teacher salaries. teachers in another u.s. city planning to start today. a live look outside on your monday

b.a.r.t. has a new schedule starting this morning. service pushed back an hour later. now beginning at 5:00 a.m. we have team coverage on the change and covering b.a.r.t. issues all week as part of our

effort to building a better bay area. affordable housing in san francisco. mayor london breed will introduce a bill to eliminate permit fees. some people went sledding at the summit of mt. diablo. or they tried. then really recovered. >> yeah. graceful landing. >> somersault. >> like a pop-up slide. whoop, i'm done. no harm, no foul. you saw nothing. it looked like he had fun, though. >> why not? >> it was fun to wake up and see that yesterday morning. it did melt throughout the day. that may be it for a while other than santa cruz mountains. let's jump into live doppler 7. i want to show you between pacifica and daly city on palmetto avenue, we've got wet weather and also on 35. if you're traveling 280 through the san bruno gap, it's going to be a little wet. milpitas around 880 and 680, light rain even on 237 near

levi's stadium and the he heaviest of the rain falling apart is in the santa cruz mountains. let's talk about what's going on by looking at 129-hour planner. in the mid-30s to low 40s it's cooler outside. a random shower will be throughout the day. the best chance in the north bay in the afternoon and evening hours. alexis? >> good morning, mike. we did have a pretty early start for the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on at 5:18. that was the official time. maybe an indication that folks decided to drive today instead of taking the buses for the new b.a.r.t. schedule. not sure exactly. but you will have a wait if you're using the carpool lanes. moving through without any problems. a quick check of our traffic maps. we have one new issue westbound 80 near pinole valley road. sounds like a multivehicle crash. that is in the far right lane, lane 4. i'll get more information and update that around 5:40.

>> thanks, alexis. all week as part of your effort to build a better bay area. there's big changes for b.a.r.t. passengers this morning. >> b.a.r.t. service now starts at 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. retrofit can be done on the transbay tube. reporter amy hollyfield is live at pittsburg bay point. amy? >> reporter: yeah. people who wanted to catch the bus between 3:45 and 4:35 now have -- [ no audio ] >> here is a picture of the demand for the buses this morning. this is a line of people at the pittsburg bay point station early this morning who all wanted to hop on the buses that b.a.r.t. were providing to get to the city. we also talked to people out of the antioch station. one man said he definitely could tell from what he saw that people did adjust their morning to this new schedule.

>> you could see a lot of people didn't show up in the parking lt. i'm thinking everybody went to bay point. so if you don't have to ride from here to there, it makes sense. now i know. >> reporter: here's a look at those buses. this is one leaving the antioch station. b.a.r.t. says they have got 15 bus lines during that first hour of service to get people to the city if they need them. again, from 3:45 to 4:45. no trains will be running every day. that's going to be for the next 3 1/2 years. it did cause some confusion this morning. we did see some lines. but everyone did get out okay. we do have our matt keller on the other end to talk to people as they pull into the city. reporting live in pittsburg, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. this week abc 7 news is following the bay area b.a.r.t. experience. it's part of our effort to build

a better bay area. join us to see what it's like to ride b.a.r.t. now and what transit system will be taking next. because a safer b.a.r.t. means a better bay area for all of us. it's something we're invested in. new this morning, a truck drove into the living room of a home in antioch. you can see what it looked like inside the house. wow. this happened just before midnight on golden bear drive near hillcrest avenue. he heard a loud boom when hewas sleeping. the truck was reportedly being chased by antioch police and thank goodness nobody inside was hurt. vallejo police shot a driver sitting in a car at a taco bell drive-through. officers opened fire when that driver reached for a gun. >> this morning, we're hearing from the victim's family. they are not buying the officer's version of the story. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan went to the memorial last night for the victim. >> reporter: family and friends of willie mccoy are mourning after he was fatally shot by

police while parked in the drive-through line at this taco bell in vallejo. >> i'm outraged. this community is outraged. he's not robbing taco bell. he's in the drive-through trying to get something to eat. >> police got a call after 10:30 p.m. on saturday about a mercedes parked in the drive-through line with the driver slumped over. once on scene, police checked out the vehicle. >> he's passed out. the car is in drive. need another unit. >> in a statement to abc 7 news. vallejo police claimed he had a gun. they told him to keep his hands visible. theriver quickly reached for the handgun on his lap in fear of their own safety. the officers discharged their weapons. >> wake up out of your sleep, you're going to do any kind of movement or, you know, just to wake up or whatever. that could be a threatening movement just waking up to these scary police out here.

>> older brother mark mccoy admits his brother had trouble with the law in the past. he doesn't know why he may have been slumped over but says the rapper had been touring and was exhaust exhausted. those who came outset up a memorial in honor of mccoy. the family is looking into conducting their own investigation. in vallejo, anser hassan, abc 7 news. the ntsb finished another round of interviews in its investigation into the gas pipeline fire in san francisco's richmond district. the board says it will send a three to four foot piece of the punctured pipeline back to washington so specialists can look at the material. investigators will release a preliminary report in about two weeks. muni service on the 38 geary bus line will no longer be rerouted off geary boulevard at parker avenue. that's the site of the explosion last week. san francisco mayor london breed is hoping to remove barriers to building housing in the city. accordg to the chronicle, the mayor plans to introduce legislation that would eliminate

the fees the city charges when 100% afford anl projects or in-law units are renovated. the department of building inspection collected nearly $1.5 million in permit fees last year. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's a look at temperatures. castro valley, 35. orinda, 37. el sobrante 39. everybody else in the low 40s along the east bay shore. fremont at 44 degrees. we've got low to mid-40s around san francisco, the peninsula, out towards the coast. but mid to upper 30s in los gatos and san jose. look at the freezing cold temperatures. scraping ice if your car is outside. with mid to upper 30s. concord, highway 4 to antioch. napa and santa rosa, it's probably colder in your neighborhood than where the reporting station is at the airport. here's a look from the east bay hills. there are a few random showers possible today. cooler morning, dress for at that on mass transit and on the

bay. watch out for the rainbows, one or two showers could produce a rainbow also. the best chance of the rain or shower is across the north bay this afternoon or evening. east bay valleys, 30s until 8:00. 40s until 10:00. and then mid-50s from noon through 4:00. here's a look at the peninsula. we're in the 40s until 10:00. low to mid-50s all the way from noon to 6:00. 47 at 8:00. random showers possible but least likely in the south bay. 30s at 8:00. 47 at 10:00. you're heading out for lunch this morning, low to mid-50s. some of the warmest weather in the south bay. we both scraped ice this morning. come wednesday and thursday, we'll wish we had rain and light showers. how about the traffic? >> we have a new problem why dm the east bay. i mex mentioned this a few minutes ago. four vehicles involved in this collision. it's the far left line, not the

far right lane blocked. things are backing up through the highway 4 interchange. they're sending an ambulance as well. looking at drive times through the stretch that starts halfway through the backup. it's not in the yellow yet. but i think it will be. highway 4 to the maze. about 21 minutes for you. 13 across the bay bridge. metering lights on early today at 5:18. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo. you're still looking good in the green at nine minutes. san jose, state route 87 starting to fill in a little bit on the inbound side. i spotted heavy traffic on northbound 101. san jose, trying to get to the bottom of that. an update in ten minutes. >> thank you, alexis. public teachers in denver, colorado are going on strike over salaries and bonuses. substitutes will staff some of the classrooms. there will be significant disruptions. they have not been able to reach

an agreement. in the bay area, oakland teachers warn they could walk out by the end of the month because of a labor dispute. oakland unified school district says negotiations are trying to avert a strike. san francisco fire station, why firefighters were told to get i had of their resident cat. despite her public dispute over performing at the grammys, ariana grande is taking home a big prize. no, it is not a snowboard or skis. but

it's 5:43. low to mid-50s everywhere else with random showers. then you head up into the mountains, we'll be in the 30s and the 40s. it turns over to snow in tahoe northward. the snow will fall and they'll be light and it won't stick. tomorrow during the darks it's fine. breezy. the atmospheric river ritz and wednesday and thursday, we have heavy blowing snow. we have a winter storm watch which will be upgraded to a winter storm warning as we get into 24 hours. snow possible above 4,000 feet. heavy, wet, sierra cement type of snow. not the powdery stuff that we

had with our last two storms. it will continue snowing friday in lighter amounts saturday and sunday. >> we're talking about snow closer to home. if you're near the bay area mountaintops, you likely saw some. rangers say up to 2 inches fem near the summit there early yesterday morning. since it doesn't happen often, a lot of people grabbing their sleds to take advantage of the powder. >> i'm from colorado. when i heard there was snow, i thought it would be a tiny patch somewhere. it's cool. it's actual snow. i'm from colorado, i approve. actual snow. >> it was like 60 degrees in berkeley and now up here it's a winter wonderland. >> mt. tam and other peaks saw snow. a sinkhole in san mateo county is growing bigger. take a look at the pictures we have on the right front stage -- it opened up on highway 35 last week and it's taken out on entire lane of traffic. both lanes are closed between

page mill road and highway 9. cal trans hopes to have it repaired and open by next tuesday, february 19th. a fraternity at sacramento state university has been ordered to stop all activities while a possible hazing incident is investigated. a young man was tied up in ropes, a video was sent anonymously to the university newspaper. officials don't know if the video is authentic. but it's said to be from 2017. delta kai has been ordered to stop as an organization until the investigation is complete. >> i have no tolerance for hazing any kind. i'm a parent. the safety of every single one of our students is most important to me. i think about it every single day. >> the fraternity says hazing has no place in the organization and it takes the allegations seriously. another blow for victims of the camp fire. many are forced to relocate again due to changing rules for our -- in paradise. >> paradise and butte county officials reversed a decision

that allowed people to live in rvs on their burned properties. at least 130 families are affected. last month fema said allowing people to stay on the toxic land would put more than a million dollars of federal aid in jeopardy. butte county has distributed a list of housing alternatives. a san francisco fire station is gaining international attention after firefighters were told they need to get rid of her. this is edna. she has lived at the fire department 49 for four years and provides stress relief to the team. firefighters say they received an anonymous complaint about edna and were then told by their captain edna needs to be gone by today. firefighters told abc 7 news anchor dion lim they're reluctant to go on camera. dion reached out to the sf fire's public information officer and did not get a response. san francisco fire station catty should say is drawing attention. why does she need to go? >> it does seem curious. m curi.

pop star ariana grande won best pop album. the singer didn't go to the ceremony last night. she had a public dispute with the show's producer. she accused the producer of lying about the reason why she wouldn't be performing at the show. she didn't have enough time to prepare he said. she said that isn't true and that her creativity and self-expression were being stifled. beyond that, it was a great show. it really was. the opening was amazing. michelle obama stepped oupt and lady gaga was up there and alicia keys. >> powerful women. >> yeah. >> they were told last year by the grammys to step it up. >> i don't remember that at all. >> people were complaining that women weren't represented enough. the president of the organization said that's because women need to step it up. >> i remember that. >> she first got up and held the grammy and said i guess we stepped it up. they really did. >> they've blocked that out of their memory.

>> it was a night for women and they rocked it. >> nice. can't wait to see that. let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. we're coming up on 5:48 on this monday. here's a look at walnut creek. it looks pretty dry here. this is one of those areas, the san ramon valley and some of our deeper valleys up north. you're scraping ice if you're car is outside. it's a frosty start. partly cloudy and a few random showers today. heavier rain wednesday and thursday. lighter amounts for friday and saturday. light now, sunday is trending as the drier day. lows tonight, low to mid-40s. san rafael, richmond, oakland, san mateo. santa cruz, half moon bay and san francisco. everybody else in the mid to upper 30s. all that white you saw in the north bay, that was a potential for fog tomorrow morning. had a few showers around campbell and right over the heart of san jose. sprinkles at best. those are starting to fall ap t apart. is are just about all the other showers that i've been tracking this morning. this system definitely winding down for now. we had some sunshine that will irritate the atmosphere and

we'll see more develop. i want to jump ahead. here's tuesday at 10:00. you see it's pretty quiet here. as we head into wednesday morning at 4:00 and all day wednesday, just waves of moderate to potentially heavy rain with three quarters of an inch of rain on the peninsula and down in the south bay to more than an inch for the rest of us. we'll have heavy rain again for thursday with lighter amounts friday and saturday. looks like valentine's day will be kind of icky, weatherwise. alexis? >> thank you, mike. i have a couple of issues to talk about on the roads. the first one was the mystery slowdown in the south bay. northbound 101, we've got a stretch of heavy traffic. i know this area typically fills in around the merge. it was heavier than this. 30 miles per hour for an average. there was a minor crash in the area. still haven't had anything according to chp. hopefully that means it's all off on the shoulder and it will thin out. we definitely have a crash here. westbound 80 near pinole valley

road. it was blocking the left lane. it looks like they're working to push it off to the right shoulder. you're backing up to the car keen as bridge. car cain as bridge. don't forget. the 5:00 a.m. service begins today for the next 3 1/2 years. no delays for muni. ace 1 and 3 out on time today. >> thanks, alexis. developing news from virginia where state lawmaker is backing off his plans to seek the ouster of lieutenant governor justin fairfax. >> he was going to introduced articles of impeachment today following allegations of sexual assault. fairfax denied the claims saying both instances were consensuaco. he's call for an fbi investigation. governor ralph northam is facing that blackface photo scandal. he says that he has no plans to step down. but stumbled in his first televised interview since the scandal broke. >> the first indentured servants from africa landed on our shores in old point comfort, what we

call now monroe. >> also known as slavery. >> yes. >> virginia attorney general mark herring's future unknown after admitting that he too wore black faibs face in the past. you'll be paying for more popular products. the new show featuring kevin durant.

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potential atmospheric river wednesday and thursday. hydroplaning as high as it gets. flooding on roads. i've bumped that up to high. downed trees and small stream flooding as we get deeper. things will get more saturated, loosen up and topple as the breeze pick up. because it is an atmospheric river, i don't think we -- we don't get any snow out of this. it's going to be on top of it. it will be 3 to 5 feet for them. >> mike, thank you. sources say southwest airlines could announce fares and scheduled for the new service to hawaii. last week a southwest plane took off from oakland, landed in honolulu with a test flight. before they announce the fares officially, people think it could come on valentine's day and flights would bin in march or april. kevin durant is making his debut as tv host. the golden state warriors forward is hosting a new show called the boardroom on espn plus. it's the biggest original show

for the streaming it wservice o espn. it's business through eyes of athletes. and tech entrepreneurs. last night they beat the miami heat and durant woke up early to talk about it on gma. >> i feel like a lot of athletes are doing great things off the playing field. i think it should be recognized. i feel like so many different brands have turned into huge businesses and i just want to give the fans an inside look. >> you can see more of durant's interview coming up on gma starting at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 mornings. alexis? >> sounds good. taking a look at the roads here this morning. we did have an early start for the bay bridge metering lights. 5:18 the official time that those flipped on. we've got the typical delay on the approach. you'll have a wait if you're using fas tastrak or cash. highway 4 to the maze, 21

minutes. we have a car crash now blocking the two left lanes near pinole valley road. bay bridge, about 14 minutes that drive into san francisco in the yellow. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo. you're still in the green at ten minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thanks, alexis. hi everybody. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have a light shower. that could produce a few flurries as it heads across the summit over the next 15 to 20 minutes. we have random showers. you can see the green dots at 9:00 this morning. two at the coast. they start to trend towards the north. at least better coverage heading into the afternoon hours. just a random shower here and there. as we head towards the overnight, they start to fall apart. if you get caught under one of those, like alexis and i did earlier this morning, have to use the wipers a little bit. it will wet the ground a little bit. notice, less than .05 inches of rain. not worried about what this rain produces compared to what's coming wednesday and thursday.

>> perfect for valentine's day. days away. if you don't have plans yet, a new study says san francisco is the best u.s. city to be spending the holidays. >> two big reasons why the city scores high for the number of things to do and how easy it is to access gifts. san francisco actually tied for first for most chocolate shops per capita. the city also scored surprisingly well for being budget friendly. san francisco scored 96 out of 100 for the holiday. >> not bad. we'll see if it lives up to its reputation come this week. b.a.r.t. changes the schedule. now starts an hour later. we're live at the transbay transit center where hundreds of people who normally ride b.a.r.t. had to take a bus this morning. also investing in artificial intelligence. the move president trump is said to make to move development of the technology. what happens when a koala

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riders this morning. many waking up to a new commute. >> trains rolling out an hour later. here's what you need to know. from 3:50 to 5:00 a.m. riders have to hop within one of bus lines. >> you'll need cash or a clipper card. no paper b.a.r.t. tickets will be valid. >> single tracking starts at 9:00 p.m. thursday through sunday. a lot of changes for folks to remember and set up a new routine. >> right. early in the morning. that's not when we're usually at our best. good morning on this monday, february 11th. we're breaking down all the angles as part of building a better bay area. >> i'll tell you the temperatures in the b.a.r.t. stations. mid to upper 30s. dublin, pleasanton, a friezing cold 32. low to mid-40s in