kicked off with massachusetts announcing her exploratory committee. from there the list kept growing and greg. >> people are losing faith. >> before the end of january nine democrats had thrown their name into the race. vermont senator bernie sanders once again announced he's running for the white house. >> i'm bernie sanders. >> sent an e-mail to his huge group of supporters. this comes as kamala harris announced a state that overwhelmingly voted form bernie sanders. >> i am not a democratic socialist. >> there's widespread speculation vice president joe biden may be closing in on a final decision about 2020. >> president trump also getting an early start on the 2020 race. he's already criticized a few

candidate, compared crowd sizes and gave out a few nicknames. abc news, washington. the next presidential election is not until next november but the candidate pool is already big. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com with a running list of candidates vying for the democratic nomination. >> sixteen states including california are suing president trump over his controversial emergency declaration. the suit claims there is no emergency at the border and the president is circumventing congress. the declaration allows the president to use money from the pentagon and other budgets to build his border wall. >> 4:31. if you're just joining us, let's get another update on weather and traffic. >> hi, everyone. another clear and cold morning. nothing to show you on live doppler 7 right now. in fact, look at stars from exploratorium camera on pier 15. temperatures are going to run in the 20s and 30s toward 7:00. even a little cooler in many

areas than this time yesterday. we'll hit 50s, low 50s to mid-50s. a light breeze. heading out at 7:00, any activities, make sure you take a blanket or heavy coat as we'll hang out in the mid-40s. do have rain on the bay an starts this time tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that coming up. here is alexis with the commute. good morning, mike. take you to oakland, westbound 580 around high street. we have what started off at a four-vehicle collision. one of those vehicles caught fire. it sounds like they are working to get at least one person out of that vehicle now. emergency crews are on the scene. we are working to confirm how many lanes are blocked. i'm not seeing a big delay through that stretch. if you want to fully avoid that, you can take 880 or heading in the northake highy avee heangk aack seeing a lot vehicles on the bay bridge. we'll see what time metering

lights flip on. should be 5:20, 5:25. >> thanks, alexis. new overpass a driver crashed through a security gate in san jose. police arrested him on suspicion of dui. this is video of the scene at swift and cunningham avenue. the driver's pickup truck that been towed from the airfield. more than a dozen people waking up after a fire at an apartment building. >> here is the story. >> a chemical explosion, dark smoke. i could see flame in the main window of the house. >> reporter: that's when he called 911 and ran across the street to warn his neighbors that their building was on fire. >> i was screaming, pressing all the buttons on the house and getting people out. >> reporter: fortunately nobody was home in the top astronaut unit where it started.

at 3:00 be in the afternoon on a holiday many others were home including clayton bishop who evacuated when he heard sirens. >> when i was running out, there was glass coming down from the top window. >> this building was passed onto me from my dad. he bought this building 1949. >> eunice owns the building that burned. it's been in her family for 70 years. she said her 15 tenants, including her daughter, are all safe and staying with friends, families, or in hotels since the apartments are now unlivable. >> very, very sad but grateful that everybody is out and no one is hurt. >> reporter: like so many san francisco neighbors the homes butt up against each other. cell phone video shows the fire spreading to the house next door which sustained major damage to the roof and ceiling. he and his tenant who live on

the first floor can stay there while they make repairs. the fire department said it could take several weeks to determine the cause of this fire. in san francisco, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. here at abc 7 news we're focused on building a better bay area. >> that includes looking at housing and education. the possible open teacher strike set for thursday will impact thousands of families. teachers are asking for a raise. right now open school district salaries range from 46,000 to $84,000 per year. experienced teachers earn about $64,000. compare that to housing costs there is not a lot left over. according to zillow the median rent in oakland is $3,000 a month or $38,000 a year. that is more than 80% of a starting teacher's salary. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in oakland this morning. amy. >> hi, jessica. well, the teacher strike is set to start on thursday. we are here at oakland tech high

school. these students have been very supportive of their teachers during these contract negotiations. the district officials want students to know that classes will be in session when the strike starts, there will be school and they want them to come to school. the teachers union said the district has not brought them a proposal that meets their salary demands or shrinks class sizes like they have asked so they are going to strike. the mayor of oakland said she's hoping this will be a one-day strike. she says if it's longer than that, she will assert herself into this conflict. principals are encouraging students to come to class saying you can still support teachers and still go to school. >> we are very concerned but we're also urging parents to bring their chirp to school as we do support teachers in their efforts to receive a raise, we support that. we also want parents to know they need to have their children come to school because schools

will be open. >> reporter: schools will hire substitute teachers to replace the teachers on strike. they will move employees from the district office into the schools. the mayor has said she also found space at 15 rec centers. families want a place to take their kid on thursday without crossing picket lines. a district spokesperson says he's still hopeful the two sides will sit down at the negotiating table and work something out before thursday. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. all right. working on the last minute touches of the seven-day forecast, can you see a couple of chances of rain. we're going to talk about that when we come up and the big weather. let me get you out the door by showing you what's going on with temperatures and how to dress. you can see on the peninsula, 40s in pacifica, belmont,

everyone else 30s until menlo park at 31 and a frosty 31 in palo alto. close to the freezing mark in fremont at 33, 36 in san jose, los gatos 28, san ramon, livermore, 29, still cool spots. st. francis 36, freezing cold 32 in santa rosa and 45 in napa. now you know how to dress. let's see what's waiting for you. it's pretty clear on the western span of the bay bridge. roads, a little bit of frost on your car if you're outside in the inland valleys. not as chilly as yesterday. light breezes today on the bay. the next couple of days, those will pick up a little bit. here is a look at the east bay. we're stuck in the 40s until 10:00, then low- to mid-50s from noon through 6:00. 48 at 8:00. let's take a look at what's going on in the north bay. 30s at 8:00, 40s at 10:00. some low- to mid-50s from noon to 4:00 and back in the 40s as quickly as 6:00. our last stop will be san francisco. 40s through 10:00, low- to

mid-50s for you and 49 by 8:00. nice dry day to get out and about. let's bring alexis in here and talk about how that commute is different than yesterday. >> yesterday was crickets. nobody was on the road. if you did have to work, that was a nice treat. we're back to normal. walnut creek, folks up and moving on southbound 680, north at the 24 split. no blocking issues along the stretch. drive times we're looking good. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze. we did have a multicar collision that started with a vehicle in the middle of the roadway richmond parkway, a couple of vehicles came along and hit that. we did confirm with chp everything is off on the shoulder and that bounced back quickly. in the green. bay bridge toll place, 8 minutes, san francisco to sfo in the green at 9 minutes. >> thanks, alexis. former president obama, warrior star steph curry and musician

john legend in oakland today. it's part of a two-day event for obama foundation mk rising. aimed at closing opportunity gaps facing young men and boys of color. abc 7 news at martin luther king elementary school in oakland. that is where groups took part in a day of service ahead of today's event. former a's all-star pitcher dave stewart was there. he says it's important for young black men to believe they have opportunities to achieve greatness. >> we're looking out for each other and making sure advancement of youth and minorities in the bay area, making sure we pave a way for them. >> there will be a town hall meeting with president obama today. the event is invitation only. the reason they think the actor jussie smollett staged the attack. all eyes on the

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let's take a look around the state today. look at that. just about wall-to-wall sunshine except in eureka. clouds, some in the north bay. definitely bright everywhere with mid-50s throughout the central valley, monterey, mid-60s, 40 in yosemite. let's take a look at tahoe. it is going to be a quiet day today but we've got snow shower, some light coming thursday.

single digits in the mornings. for us we're going to have a chance of spotty-like showers starting tomorrow. to 1 on the storm impact scale. i'll be back to that in a minute. >> thank you, mike. new details in the jussie smollett case. the two men questioned in the attack say they know what motivated smollett to stable the crime. a law enforcement source tells abc news they told police smollett was upset a written racist threat against him did not get enough attention. it was sent to the studio that produces "empire." chicago place want to talk to smollett again about the case. a group of engineers is working on building a better bay area one project at a time. they are looking at issues plaguing silicon valley and trying to come up with solutions. amanda has the story from san jose university. >> high-teh with heart. san jose and santa clara are working on engineering solutions

to fix social inequalities across the valley. engineering projects and community services expo. ethics expo for short. first of its kind at sju. from posters to prototypes, they are thinking outside the box to build a better bay area. >> this is going to allow them to securely store the electronics and charge them. do shower, get some food, get ready for the job interview they have coming up. >> when the rivers come up, a warning system to detect imminent flooding. this is done on the cloud, data and sensors along the creek and river. >> santa clara water district, they can send the alert. >> an energy efficient, low cost, low power solution. other projects challenges engineer students to go lower for the sake of endangered species. >> the water is contaminated. researchers aren't able to go in there and look for endangered

fish. in order for them to be safe -- >> an underwater drone could monster salmon and trout up against waste left on the river. >> worst case scenario. >> reporter: between the two colleges two teams awarded financial grant money to help bring their projects to market. at san jose state, abc 7 news. >> we welcome your story ideas, questions, use the #betterbayarea on twitter and instagram and join the conversation. researchers have discovered a new sign of climate change, stronger ocean waves. they found the increase in wave strength directly correlates to ocean warming. wave power increases .4% per year from 1948 to the year 2017. although it seems like a very small number and can have a big impact on coastal communities, the study because published in nature communications. well, have you had a chance

to look outside? there you go. >> alexis, a moon over her head. now that you're here, did you see the super moon. >> i didn't. i was so cold getting in my car, i didn't look up. >> it was amazing. i saw it when i went grocery shopping last night. almost took a picture of it. it's closest to earth along slightly elliptical orbit. it's known as snow moon because we can't get enough of naming moon things. >> i was playing tennis late last night. i stayed up a little bit late. it was beautiful. >> i was alexis, saw nothing, absolutely nothing. >> alexis, move your head. >> i was kind of blocking that >> if i didn't have frost on the sunroof i might have opened that. it was too cold. i ran to the car and thought, thapg goodness i don't have to

scrape ice this morning, it was that thin. here is 280 and 17, and it is dry. that is nice. sunshine cooler than ample once again, but that means we have clean air. let's see what's going to happen tonight. we're going to be cloudy and milder, no frost. chances of rain in the forecast. highs today 53 half moon bay, santa cruz and naapa and santa rosa, 57. you see the clouds coming in tonight and you can see a little green here and there and even snow in clear lake at least in the higher elevations around clear lake. we're going to be in the mid-30s to mid-40s. let's take a look at our storm. it's starting to pull away from the bering sea where it was, now cela. it's hugging the coast. that's why it's going to bring light, wintry showers wednesday. mainly wednesday. here we are at 11:00 tonight. you can see the clouds increasing. may see some late afternoon hours. could be a colorful sunset, #abc

7. up in the north bay, sonoma county coast, slight chance of showers there. as we head through the morning right along the coast and north bay you have the best chance. as we head in the afternoon hours, some start to spread our way. it's going to be light. less than .1" of rain if you bump into showers. breezy thursday, colder, dry air rolls en. a chance, just a chance. thanks, mike. taking a look at roads this morning, we did start off with trouble spots. one in fairfield. serious collision major injuries state route 12 at beck avenue. that means that intersection is closed both eastbound and westbound while police conduct an investigation. looks like we're starting to see a little back-up on the westbound side for folks trying to get to interstate 80. so you'll have to use other surface streets to get through that area. a quick check of oakland. we do have a crash reported westbound 580 past high street. i'm not seeing much of a

back-up. that was a four vehicle collision. one of those vehicles caught fire. it does sound like the driver was able to get out with assistance okay. that certainly is good news. everyone heading back to work and school. here is san mateo bridge. no issues so far westbound 92. >> thanks, alexis. a new patent filing -- just kidding. we're going to talk about amazon first. it's trying to go green. it wants to make half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030. >> the online giant said it will use similar power, have more packages delivered in electric advance and push suppliers with packaging. it plans to publish its carbon footprint. that will happen later this year. >> let's talk about the new patent filing. it has a lot oeoetalkg. mayl apple's products. >> reporter:ech bite apple taking a step to affordable iphone. >> they filed for a flexible

display. future iphones could be bent. we expect to see more foldable phones at the mobile world congress. >> the evecht kicks ont kicks of barcelona. apple will unveil the phone. france is recognizing lightsaber dueling as a competitive support. >> that gives it the led sabres the same status as other blades. fencing organization is organizing three-minute matches. they say they are fighting the dark side of not getting enough physical activity. >> that sure is an interesting physical activity. those are your tech bytes. >> have a great day. >> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, behind the scenes at the oscars. the people that have some of the most important jobs. plus a twist on the typical jeopardy competition. the special shows that start tomorrow.

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this should help illustrate why tomorrow is a 1. brentwood and livermore around .1". a 40 to 50% chance of being below average all the way through march 3rd. yeah, that's a couple of weeks. it's even the next couple of days a 70% chance of being below average. so at least we're going to p it weekend. of course there's a schance. alexis. >> thanks, mike. we have a traffic alert for the

situation in oakland. chp giving us quite a bit more information. westbound 580 past high street. we have that crash we've been talking about with four vehicles involved. one of those cars burst into flames and they were able to get the driver out. unfortunately we've got major injuries, too. one person who is involved here. they actually did shut down all lanes. they were able to open up the far right lane but the three left lanes are closed. 880 is your best bet for an alternate. that is wide open at this early hour. i'll try and get information and we'll update you on that in a few minutes. a quick check, tracy to dublin in the yellow at 434, southbound 680 dublin to mission 15, no delays 85 highway 101 to cupertino. >> it's jeopardy like you've never seen it before. starting tomorrow the classic game show showing first ever jeopardy team tournament. six teams made up of the game's top players will compete for a $1 million prize. it will include all-time money

w winn winners. you can watch "jeopardy" on abc 7 weeknights at 7:00. we are counting down to the oscars on abc 7. >> just five more days until hollywood's biggest night. it is crunch time for people working behind the scenes to make sure the show runs smoothly including randy thomas who has one of the most important jobs on oscar night. >> i go, ladies and gentlemen, please take your seat. i make celebrities set down. i'm introducing people live. the top of the show, the open of the show will be live. >> bruce grayson runs the oscars makeup department. he makes celebrities look good before they hit the stage. the process can take up to 45 minutes. a team of 30 people putting together 300 floral centerpieces for the governor's ball as well. that's the post oscars celebration. no two centerpieces are exactly alike. there's a lot of work to be

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good morning tuesday february 19th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from accuweather forecast. mike nicco kicking things off for us. >> hey, guys, good morning. a look at live doppler 7, bone dry. very calm to barely 10 miles an hour. it is chilly once again and we don't want to deal with that windchill, temperatures in the 20s and 30s at 7:00. quick rebound, 50 to 53 under total sunshine at noon. a few heat index in the north bay. the rest of us need sunglasses, 52 to 55. back in the 40s if you're heading out this evening dress appropriately. let's get traffic with alexis. >> good morning, mike. i want to take you back to the sig alert. that is in east bay. oakland westbound 580 past high street we have a serious situation. it was a four-vehicle collision sort of scattered across t