>> 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 low tomid-40s iakland. dress warmly look at live doppl. we had random showers earlier

this morning or overnight if you will. depends when you wake up. those are starting to fall apart. they do stay in the forecast. at least a chance. the big story is how much cooler it is this morning. with mid-30s to low 40s. 51 to 54 at 4:00. still below average with the random shower more likely this afternoon an evening. >> hi alexis. >> hi mike. we've had one significant issue this morning. i'll take you there on our traffic maps right now. it did sound like we were getting into the clearing stages. westbound 80 valley road in the hercules area. that backup to the carquinez bridge, 11 miles an hour, 12 miles an hour. that's going to take you a while to get through that stretch. here's walnut creek, southbound 680. that's filled in north of 24. that roadwork between olympic and rudd ger should be wrapping

up. >> thanks, alexis. as part of our effort to build a better bay area. we'll focus on how b.a.r.t. is performing for the thousands who depend on it every day. starting today, b.a.r.t. service starts later. >> they're now taking buses into san francisco. this is video of the first buses leaving antioch. now at 6:00, reporter matt keller is live where the buses ended up. temporary transbay terminal in san francisco. hi, matt. >> reporter: it looks like we're finished here. all the early bird express buses have come here and dropped people off. and they're gone. now it's just the regular service buses. when people, though, did arrive here, they were trying to figure out where to go next. b.a.r.t. workers were also trying to figure it out. it's the first day of this. they started as early as 3:50 a.m. we saw some of therieanisco juefe 5:00 a.m. 2,900 b.a.r.t. riders will be affected by the schedule change and 64% will be commute frg the

east bay into san francisco. this morning, people told us what they liked and didn't like about the new service. >> there was no line. but it was a lot longer than normal. normally the b.a.r.t. is ten minutes. this was 40 or maybe 30. >> i got on at bay fair and san leandro. we took like 15 minutes. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says eight agencies will operate the early bird express and all fares will be the same as or less than the equivalent trip on b.a.r.t. riders can pay with either cash or clipper card. we put up the information you need to know on our website, abc7news.com. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. we have in-depth coverage on our map and abc7news.com, including a look at what b.a.r.t. could have been and what it still could be. >> this week, abc 7 news is following the bay area b.a.r.t. experience. as 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 track the transit system will take next. new this morning, governor gavin newsom is set to make plans to pull all members from of the national guard from the border. this is after president trump authorized up to 4,000 troops to be deployed on four border states. california's troops will now be sent to fight wildfires and expand the state's drug task force. the governor expected to sign an executive order today and talk about it in the state of the state speech tomorrow. president trump is set to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research in artificial intelligence. the american a.i. initiative will direct the agencies to make data and computing resources more available to a.i. experts and establish guidelines to ensure the tech is developed safely. but the plan doesn't include how to pay for it. administration officials say that's up to congress. new developments now. stanford is investigating the

involvement of some faculty members with a chinese scientist who claimed to create the 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 implanting them in women. they said they diskursurged the experiment. he could face -- amy klobuchar deflected complaints that she can be difficult to work for shortly after announcing she's running for president in 2020. her supporters cheered yesterday in minneapolis when she jumped into the field of democratic contenders. recent reports say klobuchar has the highest staff turnover rate of any senator serving 2001 to 2016. >> look at this incredible event they put together. yes, i can be tough.yes, i can . 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 doincredibl >> closhe has -- rejoining the international climate agreement and gun control legislation are among her agenda. >> you can see her on gma starting at 7:00 a.m. we have you covered as more candidates join the 2020 presidential race. you can find a complete list of candidates running on abc7news.com. happening today, new transportation options are coming to underserved neighborhoods in the east bay. lyft is expected to announce a groundbreaking new partnership designed to bring more transportation options to oakland. mayor libby schaaf will take part in today's announcement. officials say the partnership is rt of three key initiatives to eliminate transportation inequalities. details will be unveiled at a news conference at 1:30 p.m.

repairs on the richmond bridge will take longer. the reason they've been delayed. a health alert this morning. the common medication now in short supply in the bay area. i'm tracking an atmospheric river event for wednesday and thursday with heavy rain and gusty winds. at least 1.5 inches and winds to

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dress warmly on this monday morning. temperatures in the mid-30s to near 40 across the south bay. pretty much most of our neighborhood until you get low 30s. 31, 32 at livermore. 29 in danville. this report is around alameda, half moon bay and san francisco. if you're going to be out and about today before that, next heavy rain rolls in. get the yard work done that you can. exercising, it's cooler this morning. a random shower possible. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. about 52 to 56. east bay in the 40s until 10:00 and mid-50s this afternoon down to 49 degrees again by 8:00. north bay 0s at 8:00. 40s until new. most of us wilbe this afternoon. for san francisco, looking at 48 to 52 today under partly sunny skies.

alexis? >> checking out the roads this morning. i've been saying we've had an early start for the bay bridge commute. metering lights flipped on at 5:18. that is five to seven minutes earlier than on a monday morning. maybe that's due to a few more folks driving today because of the b.a.r.t. schedule changes. tough to measure that. we haven't had issues beyond the early start for the lights. also in the east bay here, we're recovering now. all lanes back open westbound 80 near pinole valley road following a four-car crash. that backup about 15 minutes. that's the delay from the carquinez bridge. one week from today, cal trans expects to begin permanent repair work on part of the richmond-san rafael bridge. crews snaulds a large metal plate 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 from the upper deck on to the lower deck.

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jeff bezos. bezos accused them of threatening to publish explicit photos of him unless they explained how they obtained private photos and texts. they said a reliable source provided the story about the affair. investigators suggested that it was driven by dirty politics. new at 6:00, knock, knock. >> who's there? >> it's kind of a a a a growl. this was a coe a la. not a cat at this kitty door in australia. the homeowner says he was playing a video game when he heard a strange knocking at the door. the ckoala aent happy about beig caught. the guy who shot the video thought the koala was thirst di at this. but it didn't want the water he offered. so eventually it walked away. was just curious. >> i love it.

>> cute. >> wonder where he learned how to purr. you don't think of koalas as purring. >> i don't know koalas. i'm not friends with any. i'm not sure what they do. >> just down under, right? >> okay. >> 6:17. time to move on and talk about the weather. we don't want to be over that seven-minute barrier. looking from mt. tam this morning. what you can see are a little break in the cloud cover. partly cloudy conditions and random showers. fog forms almost as cool as this morning. an atmospheric river coming through the extended forecast. jump into the lows tonight. almost as cold as this morning. mid to upper 30s in most neighborhoods. san rafael, oakland, san mateo, santa cruz and your immediate neighbors in the low to mid-40s. look at all that fog potential in the north bay. we have an area, cold core system with all the energy sliding south and a low that's been raking hawaii over the weekend coming at us. that's the pineapple pipeline and potential for the

atmospheric river and the waves of moderate to heavy rain coming our way. fast forward to 10:00 tuesday evening. everything is quiet. by the time we get to the morning commute, everybody is wet. green and yellow and orange. so that means light to moderate showers. that's at 4:00. then even some heavier showers heading through 9:00 in the morning. then there you go. heavier showers again as we head from noon into the afternoon hours. it had taper a little bit during the evening before the next storm system gathers its breath and comes in thursday. so already wednesday, we're looking at .75 inches of rain on the peninsula to the south bay. 1.25 to 2 inches of rain for the rest of us, especially the heaviest amount in the north bay. it's a 2 wednesday. 2 for valentine's day. that's not nice. friday and saturday, some lighter showers. it stays cooler than average. low to mid-50s all seven days. alexis?>>ood rng, just aew m though wead all car i the pinol.

westbound 80 near pinole valley road. a multicar collision in the two left lanes. it did clear from the chp board. we thought we were good. however, it popped back up. we may still have the two left lanes blocked. that makes sense because this backup is not getting any better i should say. if anything, it got bigger.gger. 6 miles per hour approaching the scene. we're working on that and contacting chp. we'll take a look at mass transit. 48 b.a.r.t. trains in service. that's the day that the 4:00 a.m. service is no longer. it now starts at 5:00. normal service, no delays for capital corridor. ace 1 is delayed. 3 and 5 still on time. thanks, alexis. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, jessica. hi, reggie. great to be with everybody this morning. coming up here on gma, it was of

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the atmospheric river. high likelihood of hydroplaning. high to high flooding on the roads. downed trees and small stream flooding. those are moderate. we could have gusts up to 40 miles per hour. since it's an atmospheric river, no snow out of this storm. let's get more news. mike, thank you. new at 6:00 a.m. the household staples with r. going up again. clorox says they need to raise prices because of high price of raw materials and shipping. they saw a price hike last year as well. sales volumes of household and personal products declined more than 1% last month. new at 6:00, american movie distributor, stx is close to bringing a mcafee to u.s. theaters. that's according to variety. mcafee is the creating of the ant virus software. king of the jungle is based on

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or call during business hours. right now at 6:30, commute changes for early morning b.a.r.t. riders. trains swapped for buses and the long lines forming and how long the change will last. new this morning, a dramatic ending to a police chase in the east bay. what happened the moment a car slammed into this home. jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> dolly pays tribute to herself. a surprise appearance.e stage the biggest moments from the grammys. >> i'm completely here for dolly saying okay, you're going to honor me? i need to be the star. >> there's no one else who can do it. >> there is no one else. great moment.

good morning on this monday, february 11th. >> thanks for joining us. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. once again, rain in the forecast. >> a little bit. nothing like the rain, you're right coming wednesday and thursday. the atmospheric -- any shower activity is really random and light. it's mainly across the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. you can see breaks in the cloud cover. that's going to be the case in and out of sunshine today with a random shower, temperatures well below average from mid-30s to low 40s at 7:00. 51 to 52 at noon. 51 to 54 at 4:00. by 7:00, the chance moves up into the north bay and we drop into the upper 40s. how is the commute, alexis? >> one issue for the san mateo bridge commute. before you get to this point where the camera is. on the westbound 92 ramp to the toll plaza. that's where we have a two-car collision. that is blocking the left lt'fl show you where it is there. we have a little delay on approach. it does sound like we have

emergency crews there and it sounds pretty minor. y i don't think we have any injuries. our biggest issue of the morning near pinole valley road, that's in the two left lanes. that is causing about a 15-minute delay. of course, a reminder. starting this morning. b.a.r.t. changed its schedule. trains begin running one hour later than usual. it's being made for a seismic retrofit work and expected to last for the next three years. the work means early riders have to make a big adjustment. they have to take a bus instead of a train. on that note, we're looking into b.a.r.t.'s work as part of your effort to build a better bay area. the changes they can do better. we're starting with how the retrofit is impacting commuters. aim aim amy hollyfield is live for us in pittsburg. >> reporter: the trains are now running but there was a rough

hour of adjustment this morning. take a look at this picture. this is a line of people at the pittsburg bay point station waiting for a bus. b.a.r.t. provided buses at some stations to get people to san francisco while those trains weren't running. they're not running during the usual 3:45 to 4:45 time. the starting an hour later now, but there was a high demand for those buses. we also saw that they had employees to answer questions and guide people. there were issues, one man asked them to open the gate to the closed station and antioch. he need today get to the clipper card machine. >> i knew about it. they say a lot of stuff about it. it's just getting the money to the clipper card and getting to the bus. it's closed right now. how can i get to the bus? it's what it is. he's telling me the clipper should be open in bay point, but

i need to get from here to bay point, so how am i going to do that? >> reporter: the issues people didn't see coming. here's the bus leaving antioch. the buses will make up for the fact that there were no train service between 3:45 and 4:45. it will be like this for the next 3 1/2 years. people told us they learned some things this morning. they think they'll make adjustments tomorrow. reporting live from pittsburg, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. abc 7 news is following the b.a.r.t. experience part of our effort to build a better bay area. yoin join us to see what it's like to ride trek it will take next. a truck droefr into the living room of a home in antioch. ownere ppened near hillcrest slng

>> i thought somebody was shooting. i run up to the stairs and cpe . i tried to open the door. it's stuck. he took the door out. >> that is wild. the truck was reportedly being chased by antioch police and no one inside the home was hurt. this morning, we're hearing from family of a man killed by police in a drive-through of a vallejo taco bell. 21-year-old willie mccoy was slumped over in his parked car in the drive-through line on saturday night. mi police say he had a gun in his lap. when he started to move, they told him to keep his hands visible. mccoy reached for the gun and in fear for their safety, they opened fire. mccoy's family says they want their own investigation. >> come on, if you wake up out your sleep, you're going to do any kind of movement or just to wake up or whatever. that could be a threatening wake up to these scary police out

here. >> mccoy was a rapper. his brother says he doesn't know why mccoy was slumped over. mccoy had been touring and may have exhausted. the ntsb finished -- the board says it will send a three to four-foot piece of punctured pipeline back to washington so specialists can look at the material. investigators will release a preliminary report in about two weeks. meanwhile, service on the 38 geary bus line will no longer be rerouted off of parker avenue. that's the site of the explosion. san francisco mayor london breed is hoping to remove barriers to building housing in the city. according to the chronicle, the mayor plans to introduce lenl lags to eliminate the fees the city charges when the 100% affordable housing projects are renovated. they collected nearing $1.5 million in permit fees. public school teachers in

denver, colorado, going on strike over salaries and bonuses. substitutes and administrators will staff some class rools. but it's expected to cause disruptions to 90,000 students. the teachers union and the district have not been able to reach an agreement. meanwhile, here in the bay area, oakland teachers warn they, too, could walk out by the end of the month because of a labor dispute. oakland unified school district says negleotiations are ongoingo avert a strike. freezing cold in calistoga. american canyon, petaluma. also rohnert park at 29 degrees. everybody else in the mid to upper 30s. san ramon freezing at 31. t mid-40s.the it's 38 degrees. let's talk about your commute. rain earlier this morning. there's a chance morning. dress for that. in the bay, just a littl

rainbow possible. you can see green developing this afternoon. you can see some of the rainbows develop. low to mid-50s. well below afrng. we start in the 30s. still 8:00 in the east bay valleys. still 48 at 10:00. mid-50s through the afternoon hours. down to 48 at, say, 8:00 this evening. peninsula, 40s through 10:00. low to mid-50s from noon to 6:00. down to 47 at 8:00. the coat you wear this morning might be the same coat. 30s at 8:00. 40s at 10:00 and low to mid-50s. warmer with a little more sunshine than the rest of us. atmospheric river i, heavy rain, flooding, it's coming in the forecast. this morning it's quiet. >> yeah, it is. maybe a few sprinkles on the windshield. we have had one significant issue so far today. this is in the east bay. westbound 80 near pinole valley road. we thought we were in the clear. sounds like we have emergency crews blocking the two left lanes. this is a four-car crash. it's been here for close to an

hour at this point. the backup reached the carquinez bridge and the speeds not improving. 7 miles an hour, 12 miles an hour approaching that scene. so as soon as we get the all clear, i will let you know. we're looking pretty heavy here through-wall nut creek north of the 24 split. earlier roadwork we had on 680 southbound between olympic and red gear has cleared. we have some various lanes closed until about 6:00 this morning. quick check of drive times. westbound 580 tracy to dublin. 59 minutes in the red. dublin to mission boulevard in the yellow at 33 and northbound 85 filled in as well. between 101 and cupertino, in the yellow at 24 minutes. a warning if you're planning to drive down highway 1 this week. cal trans is telling drivers to prepare for weather-related closures in monterey county the san luis obispo. two areas had mudslides the past few years and they are still settling. target makes a big change to

its app after a report that prices changed by hundreds of dollars. >> taking a live look at the big board. we're slightly up. we'll check the markets in another moment. plus, we're still tracking the changes at b.a.r.t. this morning. thousands of riders forced to take a bus. we're live at the transbay transit

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turn around and look at this. new video of how snowy it was at lake tahoe this weekend. this is from truckee where homeowners say there were walls of snow sunday morning after three feet fell overnight. you can see part of the house right there. buried. i mean, they are working overtime to move all that snow so people can get around. look at this. more is on the way. 10:00 tuesday evening. 4:00 thursday afternoon. above 4,000 feet. 2 to 4 inches of new snow. this will be different snow. it's not going to be pow pow. it's going to be sierra cement. it's going to be heavy wet snow with trees and power lines possibly damaged. if you're traveling the sierra today, until the sunsets wednesday and thunder showers with the h-- thursday with heav snow. the seven-day forecast wednesday and thursday. lingering friday. but snow showers over the

weekend. thanks, mike. now we want to get back to the coverage b.a.r.t.'s schedule change. >> starting today and for the next three years, b.a.r.t. will start an hour later so they can complete a seismic retrofit. >> it's integral to building a better bay area. it's one of the most used transit systems. but satisfaction is at a record low. b.a.r.t. is struggling to expand and modernize to meet the bay area's needs. >> we're digging deeper into b.a.r.t.'s challenges. reporter matt keller continues our team coverage at the transbay terminal in san francisco. matt? the temporary transbay terminal. the dig dropoff from the early bird express buses is over. everyone is trying to get used to this change, including b.a.r.t. workers. many started as early as 3:50 this morning. we saw the first buses arriving just before 5:00 a.m. a total of 2900 b.a.r.t. riders

will be affected by the schedule change. many will be commuting from the east b bay to san francisco. >> san francisco to union city. >> you have to come here to -- >> normally, i hop on balboa boulevard and head across. now i'll probably be late for work. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says the eight agencies will operate the early bird express. all fares will be the same as or less. riders can pay with cash or clipper card. we have all the information on abc7news.com. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. 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 track the transit system will take next. on the peninsula, a sinkhole in san mateo county is looking.

on the right there from the chp office in redwood city. the hole opened up on highway 35 last week. it has now taken out an entire lane of traffic and both lanes are closed between page mill road and highway 9. cal trans hopes to have it repaired and open by tuesday, february 19th. a fraternity at sacramento state university has been ordered to stop all activities while a possible hazing incident is investigated. video showing a young man tied in ropes was sent none newsly. they don't know if it's authentic but said to be from 2017. they're to stop acting as an organization until the investigation is complete. >> i have no tolerance for hazing of any kind. i think about the safety of our students every single day. >> the fraternity says hazing has no place in the organization and it takes the allegations seriously. now 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 introduce articles of impeachment today following two allegations of sexual assault. fairfax has denied the claim saying both instances were consensual and he's calling for an fbi investigation. kbof ralph northam is facing that blackface photo scandal. he says he has no plans to step down but did stumble in his first televised interview once 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. >> mark herring's few sur is unknown after admitting he too wore blackface in the past. a fire station cat is gaining international attention after firefighters were told they need to get rid of her. edna lived in the fire department for four years. this is station 49.

i provides stress relief to the team. that's what the firefighters say. they say they've got an anonymous complaint and were told by their captain that edna needs to be gone by today. firefighters told abc 7 news anchor dion lim they were reluctant in fear of retaliation and losing their jobs. they reached out to the public informaion officer several times this weekend. did not get a response. i should add this was not sure what the problem is. the morning money report. >> the station found prices on the app changed when users approached the target store and some prices increased by hundreds of dollars. now target's app tells customers if the product's price is online only or available in store. tesla ramped up model 3 production but now the company is facing a new problem. repairs. according to the "wall street

journal," some customers are waiting up to three months to get their a cars fixed. the ceo, elon musk acknowledged there's a problem and is promising to improve the wait time. analysts say repairs will be crucial for tesla. it's getting closer to offering the cheapest model which will increase demand. a live look at the new york stock exchange. slight will you up. 36 points in the green. we'll be watching china as trade talks resume in beijing. >> i had a good time watching the grammys. i think a lot of you did based on social media last night. some familiar faces and newcomers won big last night. the bay area has plenty of reasons to celebrate. h.e.r. or gabrielle olson brought home to grammy awards for her album and duet. oakland native won a grammy for best contemporary blues album and also from oakland, metal band high on fire won best metal performance. abc news reporter adrian bankert

has the night's >> hey guys, here on the red carpet of the gam rammys here. cardi b and willie nelson and quincy jones are here and barbra streisand. they're attending the awards show in los angeles. the night started out with a surprise presenter, michelle obama joining the host, alicia keys on stage along with lady gaga, jada pinkett smith and jennifer lopez reminding everyone of the power of music. >> jenny from the block paying tribute to 60 years of motown. and dolly parton stepping into the grammys spotlight for the first time in almost 20 years. >> working 9 to 5 ♪ >> teaming up with her god daughter, miley cyrus. another legend taking the stage. diana ross celebrating her 75th birthday. cardi b, the first woman to win rap album of the year.

kacey musgraves winning album of the year and british singer won best new artist. two weeks out from the oscars, lady gaga picking up three awards, including two for shallow, which she also performed. ♪ ♪ >> much more coming up on "good morning america." the hottest stars and biggest in hollywood. i'm adrian bankert. los angeles. >> so many good moments. >> lady gaga, you probably saw her. she looked genuinely shocked that she won and so pleased and she gave a shoutout to mental health. her movie deals with mental health issues. so i thought that was really important. the whole shwas >> remind you of a certain time where you were. this time, we've got the kids

and we're going to take care of them at 34 to 42. winter chill out there right now. random shower is possible today. for the most part, dry with temperatures 48 to 52 at 11:00. heading home 52 to 54. here's a look at the exploratorium. breezy this morning. partly cloudy. there you go. just a few showers today. heavy rain wednesday and thursday. lighter showers for friday and saturday. want to jump into the lows tonight. san mateo, santa cruz, half moon bay and san francisco that's where the low to mid-40s are locked in. the rest in the low to mid-30s. got to get ready for fog tomorrow. i'm tracking two distinctly different storms. a dry one and a cold one. a wet one over hawaii. they are making a beeline and going to merge over top of us. when they do tuesday evening, we'll see a lot oflo taper in the evening before

thursday's punch comes in. flooding, moderate as winds kick up to 40 miles per hour. it's a warm system. no snow out of this one. temperatures remain below average by sunday when it's dry. alexis? >> updates on three separate issues. the first one san mateo bridge. we had a two-car collision for westbound 92. as you can see, traffic moving along okay. we have heavier volumes at this hour. that's pretty normal. we had a lot of damage to one of the vehicles. no injuries. overall, that was a fairly minor crash. okay. we finally have the all clear for real this time. westbound 80 near pinole valley road. a crash long-term in the two left lanes. that has officially cleared from board. that is backing you up across the carquinez bridge. that's about a 20-minute delay. two-car crash around the island. that's cleared as well. you're averaging about 5 miles an hour through that stretch. happening today, kevin durant is making his debut as a

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 service of our sister network, espn. the boardroom focuses on the evolution of sports business through the eyes of athletes, sports executives and tech entrepreneurs. last night, the warriors beat the miami heat and durant woke up early to chat about his new venture 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 turned into huge businesses. i just want to give the fans an inside look. you can see more of durant's interview coming up on gma at 7:00 a.m. after abc 7 morning. we just talked about the grammys. another big hit at the grammys was disney's new aladdin trailer featuring will smith as the blue genie. here's a glimpse. >> you really don't know don't t

am? genie. wishes. lamp. none of that ringing a bell? >> disney's new live action aladdin mitts theaters may 24th. >> i'm

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hi. welcome back. 6:57 if you're just joining us or headed out the door. here are the seven things to know before you go.

number one, long lines for b.a.r.t.'s early bird buses on the first day of the schedule change. b.a.r.t. starting at 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. it will happen for the next three years while retrofitting work done on the transbay tube. >> once they board the buses, they ride into the temporary transbay terminal in san francisco. so far this morning, passengers say it wasn't as bad as they expect expected. we're in recovery mode from westbound 380. a multicar crash blocked the lanes. now we're in recovery mode around the carquinez bridge. a few showers earlier butri. 34 to 42. random showers possible, especially across the north bay. low to mid-50s, cooler than average again. governor newsom plans to pull 360 national guard troops from the borderump requested la. the governor says they're needed to 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's denied the claims and called for an investigation. >> number 7, women rock at the grammys. girl power was central stage last night. a surprise guest michelle obama. kacey musgraves and cardi b were big winners. >> cardi b usually not a loss for words. but she was. i think she was so shocked by what was happening that she was having a hard time putting together words for the moment. she got there eventually. >> okay. >> it was nice to see. she did. >> dress was stunning. >> her performance was really good. >> that's the first time a female won for best rap album. >> unbelievable. she's a good one to inaugurate it, i guess. thanks for watching this morning. >> "good morning america" starts right now.

good morning, america. women rule the stage at the grammys. the surprise guests. the big winners. the big no-shows. and the moment the mike was cut off. ♪ jolene jolene jolene jolene plus, dolly and miley bringing down the house. >> oh, child. >> and cardi b making history. we are right there for music's biggest night. also this morning, new concerns about another government shutdown as border security talks break down. wicked storms coast to coast. seattle slammed with record snow. and parts of the midwest covered in ice. now, 37 states all the way to new england are on alert for a