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 the

roadways. one of those vehicles involved caught fire and the driver was trapped for a time. i know they did get that person out. we do have major injuries reported here. we did have a sig alert issued about 10 minutes ago. chp actually had all lanes shut down up until maybe about five minutes ago they did open up that far right lane. we do have a back-up at this early hour 880 is wide open. that's your best bet for alternate. we are fairly quiet, 280 and 17, barely any vehicles on that so far. no issues to report for the south bay. >> alexis, thank you. breaking news vermont senator bernie sanders announced he is running for president in 2020. >> our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice. as you know, he ran in 2016 challenging hillary clinton in the democratic presidential primary. the 77-year-old will face off

against several other democratic candidates including senators kamala harris, cory booker and elizabeth warren. we sent out the push alert when bernie sanders made the announcement about an hour ago. you can get this right to your phone as breaking news happens. here at abc 7 news we want to help build a better area by focusing on stories important to us like transportation improvements wildfire we've learned they want to cut or reduce routes in san jose and a public meeting will be held today. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live in san jose with some of these proposals. matt. >> reporter: hi, reggie. this is a stop on route 22. we're here at santa clara and montgomery. it's the only bus service. they are looking to cut between 1:00 and 4:00 a.m., cutting transportation costs and propose a new transit plan. the gilroy dispatch says it could save $50 million annually with 70 changes across bus and

light rail services. the reason why cutting route 22 is controversial because 40 to 45 people ride the bus for shelter during the overpass hours. vta says cutting from 1:00 to 4:00 a.m. could save $500,000 annually meaning other services in the system wouldn't have to be reduced. vta holding community meetings to get public input. the last meeting at 11:00 a.m. at san jose state's mlk library. final day to submit the comment is february 28th. if you would like information on the proposed changes go to the website, abc7news.com. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. this is what remains of a tesla that crashed in fremont. it caught on fire after the crash. the driver was able to walk away with minor injuries. it's amazing when you see the pictures. the car slammed into a tree yesterday morning. it was apparently traveling at high speed. the driver told police he had just put in a 12-hour shift at tesla. police are looking into fatigue as a possible cause.

it's not known if the batteries caused the fire. >> it's hard to tell if the components, the origin, the upholstery. it was a total loss by the time we got there and fully involved. >> tesla batteries have a history of reigniting hours, even days later. firefighters have learned it takes about 3,000 gallons of water to put out battery fires. a mother is apologizing after it appears her teenager daughter was caught on video smoking and drinking in a stolen car. she got caught because the video was somehow uploaded to the owner's icloud. abc 7 anchor dion lim brings us a story you'll see om on abc 7 news. >> i'm afraid to go into my own house. so that's a lot to take away from me. >> reporter: so understand this crazy story, let's remind to february 10th when tiana le and her husband came home from their hawaiian vacation to find this. >> i go to my bedroom and i noticed everything is ransacked

through. >> their bmw was also gone. several days later when toai picked up the phone to look at their vacation photos. >> i found out thursday there's a random video on my phone. >> reporter: the video toai was shot on his stolen ipad, uploaded to the cloud and his phone. three young women were blurring their faces, smoking, drinking, waving bills in the area having a good time. >> i saw my wallet. oh, this has to be the car. >> reporter: afraid miss wouldn't find the suspects, tiana took matters into her own hands. that's when things got crazier. >> i put the video on facebook because i wanted some identification of who they are. what the cop told us the night before, i felt like they weren't going to do anything. >> this video went viral getting nearly 60,000 views, even by one of the teenager's very own mom. >> a friend of mine sent it to me through facebook. she said, liz, i think this is

your daughter. i mean, i'm not sure but i think it is. when i watched the video, i said, that's definitely her. her is elizabeth's 16-year-old daughter standing right next to her. they live right down the street from tiana and toai. >> what happened that day? >> we were smoking and listening to music. i was in the passenger seat and my other friend was driving and we were just recording on the ipad. >> mom immediately reached out to tiana and toai on facebook and apologized to the victims. >> i'm very sorry. be lenient with my child, please. i know she did a bad thing. i'm not happy about that. >> elizabeth's daughter said she was not involved in burglary or stealing of the car. san jose police tell me the investigation is open and ongoing. in san francisco i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. new this morning, san franciscoes about to break ground on a new police building in the bay view. according to the examiner, construction at 1995 evans avenue is scheduled to begin in

june. it's expected to take two years to complete. the picture on the right is what the building will look like. just seeing one picture but i assume that's it. it will have motorcycle officers. preparing for chinese new year's parade and lunar new year's celebration. >> public safety during the parade is a top concern. this afternoon the department of emergency management will talk about an emergency tech system that's being used to keep people informed. subscribers to alert sf received texts about transit impacts and emergencies. emergency management officials say they are also working with police and fire departments to keep people safe. >> all right. here is your forecast. a slight chance of some showers in san francisco for the chinese new year parade. increased clouds, 53 at 5:00. best chance of rain about 7:00. then it will get chill behindth. 49 at 9:00. speaking of chilly, we're even cooler in a lot of neighborhoods

than we were yesterday. let's go over to the eastbound shore. we've got 30s just about everywhere. mid to upper 30s until alameda 44, same thing at fremont. look at castro valley, frosty 31. head deeper inland. we've got 29 in pleasanton, 30 in livermore, 37 in san carlson, 45 in san francisco and 34 in novato and napa. beautiful shot from tam, just some clean, clean air sitting over top of us. still a chill heading out and about. sunshine make it feel better. dry and sunny if you're exercising. on the bay light breezes today, they will pick up tomorrow. east bay valleys 39, 47 at 10:00, 52. so quite a jump from the 20s to the 50s, even mid-50s. we're going to have almost a 30 degree spread. that's unheard of in wintertime. in the summer, sure. winter, a lot of warming. south bay 36 at 8:00, 45 at 10:00. low- to mid-50s afternoon hours and back in the mid-40s if you're heading out this evening.

we'll book in low- to mid-50s from noon to 4:00 with 40 degree temperatures on the peninsula. 8:00, 41, 8:00 in the evening we'll end up around 46 degrees. all right. all right. so got a chance of rain and snow. an hour by look at that so you can plan out your day next. here is alexis. >> i have an update on our situation in oakland things have improved quite a bit in the last few minutes. chp canceled sig alert westbound 580 past high street. four-car collision with major injuries. one caught fire and they were able to get that perp out of the vehicle okay. sounds like definitely going to be injuries involved in that one. down to 10 miles an hour, the spill over on the highway 13 split. next time we check that will have thinned out. if you're heading out the door and you want to avoid that, take 880 instead. i don't think an alternate will be necessary. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. a 10 minute drive across bay

bridge and southbound 101 san francisco to sfo in the green at 9 minutes. >> thank you. the most successful manager in san francisco giants history will retire at the end of the season. >> bruce bochy revealed his plans to players and then reporters at spring training in arizona. >> in my mind it's time. i've managed with my gut. i came up here in 2007 on my gut. so it's a good feeling. it's time and it's been an unbelievable ride. >> bochy spoke about his time in san francisco in a video with the giants. his unbelievable ride includes three world series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. fans reacted to the news outside oracle bauton three world series. he'se halof >> 13th season with the giants and 25th as major league manager. taking the stage, throw-back

rock band performing at the oscars this sunday. why former starbucks ceo howard schultz is in san francisco today. >> mobile tributes to rosa parks. efforts to honor the civil rights activist on buses, trains and

we're about 24 hours away from our next wintry mix, spotty light showers with a snow level down to 3,000 and light is the key word. this is only a 1 on our storm impact scale. i'll take an hour by hour look so you can plan your wednesday next. >> mike, thank you. happening today catholic leaders in the bay area will gather in berkeley to talk about clergy sexual abuse. this comes a day after the diocese of oakland released a list of 45 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. only six of those accused are still alive. victim advocates say there are priests who aren't listed including this man, father alex castillo. he was put on administrative leave last night after being accused of inappropriate conduct with a minor. diocese tells abc news the list will be updated as needed. >> it's another piece in our efforts to keep our children safe and to promote the healing and justice of survivors. >> hope francis is preparing to

host a summit on preventing clergy sex abuse. organizers say they want to make bishops aware of their responsibilities to protect their flock and the need for transparency. in "gma's" first look at the motive on the attack of jussie smollett. >> two brothers tell police smollett staged the attack on himself after receivings a threatening letter earlier. here is jhene norman. >> a possible motive in the story surrounding the alleged attack of actor jussie smollett. a law enforcement source telling abc 7 news the brothers arrested for roles in an alleged attack on smollett told authorities he staged the attack, alleging he was upset that a threatening letter sent to "empire" chicago studio on january 22nd did not receive enough attention. detectives are actively investigating the allegation but do not believe it to be true. >> do you believe there's a link between the letter and the

attack. you did mention to the police right away about the letter. >> absolutely. absolutely. just because on the letter it had a stick figure hanging from a tree with a gun pointing to it. with words you will die. >> coming up at 7 news. presidential candidate howard schultz is in san francisco. he's appropriating his new book called "from the ground up" a journey to reimagine the promise of america. the event is sold out and schultz is considering a run as an independent candidate in 2020. >> five more days until the oscars. this year the spotlight isn't just on the movies. ♪ >> the queen and adam lambert will perform the epic award show. this teaser posted to youtube.

lambert has been touring with queen in freddie mercury's place. the biopic "bohemian rhapsody" nominated for five oscars including best picture. abc 7 the only place where you can watch queen and the oscars. abc 7 news anchor dion lim will be in hollywood. watch for her report starting friday and the oscars begin sunday at 5:00. >> i'm 100% in for that. that looks cool. >> bette midler is performing. she's singing the "mary poppins returns" song. >> watching a lot since "bohemian rhapsody." there's so much more to learn about him that wasn't in the movie. that was something i never did in the '80s and '90s was go see queen. i get to see them in the oscars as leith. hi, everybody. never more than 7 minutes away. a look at sutro tower. let me roll out highlights. it's going to be cooler than average. a few high clouds late in the afternoon hours. sunglasses.

two weak winter storms in the next six days. by winter we could have snow on our mountains once again. below average, though. the temperatures for the rest of the month. in fact, possibly the first five days of march. 53 to 57. it's really not that bad compared to what most of the country is dealing with right now. we should be around 60 to 64 degrees. tonight you can see the cloud cover come in and temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. no more frost and a little green out there. some spotty showers tonight. the white you see in lake county, that is some snow. here is a look at what's going to happen. 11:00 tonight, a look at cloud cover rolling in. watch the green at 4:00 in the morning, mainly along the north bay and peninsula coast. that will start to eke its way a little farther to the east by the end of the morning commute. more onthe peninsula and more north bay coul with showers. then it tries to push in even more during the lunch hour and afternoon hours as it starts to

take a turn off toward the east. our best chance of scattered showers across all neighborhoods will be in the afternoon, early evening hours. you can see as we head to the overnight hours, dry air rushes in and cools us off. rainfall amounts very minute, less than .1". let's see what it does to our temperatures. keeps us in the 50s. it will be breezy tomorrow and thursday. so there will be a little bit of a bite in the air. friday morning we could have some frost once again. saturday and sunday another weak storm coming just about straight from alaska once again bringing us a chance of showers and snow level down to 3,000 feet. by monday we're out. we're done finally. here is alexis. k miri checking out the roads here, i do want to follow up on that earlier oakland crash where we had a sig alert, things have recovered. westbound 580 past high street. we briefly had all lanes blocked, then three lanes blocked. we've been clear for a little over 10 minutes and the back-up is gone as well. that looks good as well as 880

this morning. want to take you to a new issue, new sig alert, state route 84 closed in the la honda area around sears ranch road. initially calls into chp were saying a big bolder had fallen into the roadway and sounds like a tree came down as well. a small slide. in 30 minutes one lane open. for now both lanes are blocked. avoid that area. of course this is not too far from that major sinkhole on state route 35. that remains closed between alpine and state route 9. no estimate on when they will be able to get that back open. >> thank you, alexis. mobile tributes to rosa parks could be coming to san francisco. the supervisor is suggesting san francisco buses, rail and cable cars dedicate a permanent seat to rosa parks. she defied the law in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white rider in montgomery, alabama. >> the fact we can be where we want attack on a public bus, that's something for all of us

to recognize. not just about a south thing but the entire united states. >> parks decision ultimately led to desegregation on buses. several cities, including dallas, san antonio and milwaukee already symbolically reserve a seat for parks. >> coming up, seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> as we head to break, michael finney has a quick tip that will help you get store loyalty without a card. >> cthis is a 7 on your side ti. when you go into many retailers, if you have a loyalty program, they will ask you for a loyalty card. if you don't have that, they ask you for your telephone number. if you don't have either, the discount. unless you know the secret. a tommy twutone song.

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anwhile taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you've pebeen somewhere fungalore infections are common and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. don't let another morning go by without talking to your rheumatogist about xeljanz xr. 5:24, if you're joining us as you head out the door, seven things to know. breaking news, fashion designer cakarl lagerfeld died at 85. >> also breaking, vermont senator bernie sanders announced he's running for president in 2020. this will be his second democratic bid for the nomination after losing to hillary clinton in 2016. number three, a law enforcement source tells abc news that the two men questioned in the jussie smollett attack told police smollett was upset a racist threat against him did not get enough attention. chicago police say they want to

talk to smollett again. >> number knife in the south bay vta considering changes considering cutting bus routes to save money. a community meeting set up for 11:00 a.m. to getinput. it's at san jose state's mlk library. >> number if i have. back to work and back to school after the holiday weekend. it looks like it, official word bay bridge metering lights are on. >> freezing cold here like yesterday morning. temperatures today and for pretty much the next two weeks are going to be about 3 to the 7 below average. dress for mid to upper 50s. >> number seven, we are j five days away from the oscars. preparations on everything from flower arrangements to makeup are under way to make sure the show runs smoothly. the oscars begin sunday at 5:00 here on abc 7. a surprise royal visit. meghan markle back in the u.s. for the first time since her

wedding to prince harry. >> she flew from london to big apple to spend quality time with her closest friends before the baby arrives. megan and harry are expecting their baby in the spring. they are throwing a baby shower at a private location for 15 guests before she heads back home to harry tomorrow. >> coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including more than a dozen seaworld visitors rescued from a ride. what caused it to break down. >> let's take a live look right now at d

>> hi, good morning, tuesday february 14th. >> 5:28. it is not raining outside. you need that coat. >> you need that heavy coat.

it's a little cooler today in some neighborhoods. that means a little frost. it is dry as reggie mentioned on live doppler 7. let's check in with accuweather 12-hour planner so you can jump into your day. 30 to 35 at 7:00. a little breeze, southern windchills about the same. sunshine for lunch, that's what's on the menu. also kind of cool temperatures, 52 to 53. still no rain this afternoon, 53 to 55. the next system drawing near, you'll be dry. you need something to keep you warm this evening, 44 to 49. looks like it's busy on the roads, alexis. >> we're starting to get that way. a lot busier than yesterday. a lot of you offer for presidents' day holiday. getting into hayward past a street, we did have a crash blocking at least one of the left lanes. however, i just double-checked with chp and it sounds like that has all been pushed off to the shoulder.

some residual days. we'll follow up on that to see how that's spinning out. w still have the issue in fairfield. state route 12 closed at beck avenue in both directions due to a major injury crash overpass. we have not gotten updates from fairfield police on when they will be able to reopen those lanes. >> breaking news, fashion designer karl lagerfeld has died. he previously work for chanel and fendi. he died in paris. the cause of his death is not yet known. he was 85 years old. >> also breaking this morning, vermont senator bernie sanders announced he is running for president in 2020. >> this will be his second consecutive bid for the democratic nomination after losing to hillary clinton in 2016. >> together we can defeat donald trump and repair the has done to our country. brothers and sisters, if we

stand together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish. i hope you'll join me. >> in his announcement video, he asked his constituents to be part of an unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign that will start with at least 1 million people. sanders enters a growing democratic primary field which now includes five of his colleagues in the senate. the next presidential election is not until next november but the candidate pool is already very big. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com with a running list of candidates who are vying for the democratic nomination. sixteen states including california are suing donald trump over his 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 a border wall. sixteen people got stuck on a gondola ride in san diego are now safe this morning. a big gust of wind knocked out

the power to the bayside sky ride around 6:30 last night. the ride stopped above water. so crews had to harness each person and lower them into boats. the san diego fire department got all the guests back on the ground around 10:00 last night. seaworld will inspect the provided before it opens. fifteen people are decides placed after a through an apartment building near golden kbat park in san francisco. fire officials are still investigating the cause of the fire on page street. no one was home in the top fl r floor. that's the front unit where it started. you see it in the video. it spread to the house next door damaging the roof and top floor ceiling in that location. fortunately no one was hurt. crews are restoring power. the outage started last night and took crews about two hours to find the source. the sfraens utility commission

provides electricity tour . he o abc ns a better bay area. >> that includes housing and education. the strike will affect thousands of families. the teachers are asking for a raise. right now salaries range from $46,000 to $84 per year. but experienced teachers earn about 64,000. >> compare that to housing cost and there isn't a whole lot left over. according to zillow, the median rent is $3,000 or $38,000 a year. that's more than 80% of a starting teacher's salary. >> amy hollyfield live in oakland for us this morning. >> reporter: hi, jessica, the school district office says it will send employees from the district office to schools to help out and they will hire substitute teachers. they want parents to know the schools will be open during the strike. the strike is set t start

thursday. teachers say the district has not made an offer that meets salary demands or shrinks class sizes as they have asked. the mayor said the city secured space at 15 rec centers whereth the picket line. they will do their best to educate kids during the strike. >> i plan to have instruction on science videos, math, learning agency programs, personalized learning. we have learning pack either. we plan to make sure we use instructional time wisely to make sure children are actually reading, writing, and learning. >> reporter: the mayor is hoping it will be a one-day strike. if it lasts longer than that, she will insert herself into the conflict. she said she will be surprised if thursday's strike is avoided.

the district still hopes both sides can come to the table and work this out before thursday. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. former president obama, steph curry and musician john legend in oakland today. part of a two-day event for obama foundation mk rising. my brothers keeper's alliance aimed at facing opportunity gaps facing young boys and men of color. abc 7 news at martin luther king elementary school in oakland. that's where groups took part in a day of service ahead of the event. former all-star pitcher dave stewart is there. he says it's important for young men to believe they have eaes>>reoong out f t eh 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. well, have you had had a

chance to look outside? >> the largest super moon of the year lighting up the sky. super balloons happen when the moon at its closest point to earth near it's elliptical orbit. it's also known as the snow moon. we do have a little bit of snow in the forecast tomorrow with those scattered showers that will be coming through. for now we're dealing with frost. it's 29 in danville, san ramon, dublin, livermore 30, walnut creek 31, pleasant hill, santa rosa. that's our only other freezing spot. palo alto. 40s, antioch, san francisco, pacifica, that's it. here is a look at your commute. dry and not very breezy whatsoever thankfully because then we'd have to worry about the windchills. so there's a little bit of frost out there but you won't be scraping quite as much as you did yesterday off the car. mass transit and the bay. chilly with light breezes.

take a look at the east bay. starting at 8:00 this morning, look at that, total sunshine will take us from 39 at 8:00 to 52 at noon to 55 at 4:00. then the high clouds start to come in tonight as the sunset. it could be a gorgeous sunset. very colorful #abc 7. we'd love to see it. north bay, frosty, mid-50s this afternoon. high clouds will reach you first at 4:00 and you'll be at 44 at 8:00. then san francisco, sunshine all the way up to 4:00, jumping from 44 to 53 this afternoon, down to 49 with increasing clouds. but it will be dry today. this time tomorrow i'll be tracking light showers and even snow on live doppler 7. right now we want to bring alexis in tracking that commute. >> definitely made it the entire morning without bay bridge metering lights. >> we did. >> not so much. they are on at 5:22.

back to normal of a the holiday ak for the few of you that had to head into work or school. yes, definitely an early start. carpool lines open, metering lights on. if you're paying cash, a bit of a wait. 880 at a street, all clear at chp. back-up remains 25 miles an hour 238, 9 miles an hour on 880. that's a tough suppopot. tracy to dublin, one hour two minutes. no delays, westbound 4 antioch to concord or san rafael to san francisco. researchers at uc santa cruz discovered a new sign of climate change, stronger ocean waves. they found the increase in wave

strength correlates. although it seems like a small number, it can have a big impact on coastal communities. the study was published in nature communications. >> we're hearing now from some of the brides that contributed to vintage wedding display and special stories they are sharing. >> futuristic phone, the new hint about

a sneak peek at pow pow, dry snow heading to sierra wednesday and thursday. it's not going to add up to much but a snowpack that's about 140% of average. isn't that pretty impressive the there. so if you're up there, enjoy it. if you're not, good news on the way. for kids, 30 to 39 at 7:00, sunny at 11:00 and dry this afternoon. near 60 in so cal. a look at lake tahoe. it's sleepy, in a slumber right now. it's going to wake up to sunshine and 34. there's the snow showers for wednesday and thursday, that light fluffy snow and some more light pow pow for sunday. back here at home we've got our first chance of showers this

week and comes tomorrow in the form of a 1 on the storm impact scale. >> mike, thank you. new details jussie smollett case, two men questioned in the reported attack say they know what motivated smollett to stage the crime. the men told police smollett was ups upset. chicago police want to talk to smollett again about the case. in the south bay student engineers are working on building a better bay area one project at a time. >> abc 7 news at a showcase with students from san jose university yesterday. they came up with creative solutions to problems in silicon valley. sensors using cloud technology can monitor flooding along coyote creek. >> we're measuring the height of the different rivers increase and santa clara valley.

we notice the water levels we let the residents know. >> other projects pop-up smart lockers for homeless population and underwater drone that monitors salmon and trout in local rivers. we welcome your story ideas, suggestions and questions. use #better bay area on facebook and instagram to join the conversation. this morning we're hearing from some of the women behind a vintage wedding display at an east bay retirement facility. >> residents in pleasanton are taking us back down the aisle. >> reporter: there was a tea ceremony from my new family, my mother-in-law. that's when i wore this. >> a terrific life. it doesn't mean there haven't been a few little ups and downs. but, yeah, we're still very much in love with each other. >> that's sweet. >> the display will stay up through the end of the month.

>> let's turn to weather. it's going to be another cold kay. >> looking at san jose right now. that's what you're going to see first in the weather graphics. it's 32 south of san jose international. >> that is too cold. >> there's some frost down there. that's why some people live in san francisco, it's 42. >> i'll take that. >> there you go. accuweather highlights, sunny, cool air, cloudy this afternoon. those will thicken overpass and leave is milder. two weak chances of rain in the forecast. today's temperatures lake port 53 along with half moon bay at 53. we've got santa rosa, napa, oakland and santa cruz at 57. there's your spread. notice the cloud cover, white and gray, mid-30s to 40s. notice you also see green close to the coast. those are spotty light showers. look at that. that's winter snow once again

falling on the mountains in lake county. here is a look at the storm, yesterday in the bering sea, now across the continental shelf if you will right there. it's going to come right down towards us in a quick way. it's not going to have a lot of time to gather moisture but it is going to gather some cold air. here we are at 11:00 tonight. you can see clouds rolling in. by the time we start the commut tomorrow, the best chance of spotty showers right along the coast from the peninsula to the north bay. by 9:00 that's pretty much where it is. it may be moving in just a little more in the north bay and down around gilroy. as we head past that, you can see them take a little turn to the east. we head from noon to the afternoon and evening hours, there's a better chance of stray storms rolling into your neighborhoods. then as we head to the overnight hours, that dry air funnels in. that's it. that was it. splash and dash. rainfall potential, less than a tenth of an inch.

not much. it could be enough if it bumps into the mountains to leave an inch of snow behind. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, we're well below average in the 50s. the next chance of another storm like that one for saturday and sunday. weekend definitely not a washout. alexis. >> good morning, mike. i want to take you to state route 34 with good news. this is la honda area. it was closed near sears ranch road, a boulder and tree in the roadway. sounds like we had a small slide this morning and they were able to reopen the roadway. sig alert canceled, all lanes opened and giving it the thumbs-up there. that's not too far from state route 35 near alpine and sate road 9 due to san rafael bridge, everyone

heading to work and school after the holiday weekend. those volumes are back to normal. >> alexis, thank you. new this morning the factory where honda makes its popular civic cars is closing. it will close in 2021. 3500 people work there. the decision is a new blow to the british economy ahead of its march 29 exit from the european union. >> amazon is 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 vans and for suppliers to remake their packaging. for the first time, amazon plans to publicly publish its carbon footprint. you can expect that later this year. in an alarming report on toddlers binging on screens. >> screen time more than doubled for children under two since late 1990s. pediatricians recommend zero screen time for children 18

mont and younger. including to a toddlers are spending more than three hours a day on screens. abc's jennifer ashton talking about it on "good morning america" offering helpful tips for parents. >> we need to monitor this time. you can't hand them a device or sit them in front of the tv set and lose track of time. we do need to make screen time interactive. remember these old-fashioned toys and games because they do have value. i say don't replace the face. toddlers, babies, children, they need to engage people. >> dr. ashton will have more tips on how to keep children entertained without the ipad coming up on "gma" at 10:00. >> it's so sad we need those tips. apple is one step closer to creating a foldable iphone. it has filed a patent for the display. drawings show how it can be

built. samsung and lg are working on foldable devices. new at 6:00, rentable bicycles six months after neighbors oppose their expansion. behind the scenes at the oscars, people with the most important jobs. plus a twist on the typical "jeopardy" competition. the show that starts tomorrow. a live look outside at san francisco. can you see the bay bridge there

after what we've lived through, my storm concerns, i'll give you that, nothing to be concerned with, other than the fact it may make them slippery, a little wet. that's about it. now, we've got chinese new year

parade, saturday, year of the boar, 53 at 5:00. of course there's a slight chance of a stray shower or two and temperatures dropping into the upper 40s. in fact, the big story, other than those two weak storms is going to be how much longer we're going to be cooler than average. looking out 8 to 14 days, a 40 to 50% chance of below average temperatures. in the short-term that jumps up to 70% chance of below average temperatures. get used to the winter chill and wearing winter clothes for a few weeks, alexis. >> checking out the roads, we have an issue in fairfield. a major injury collision, not much information from state route police, closed at beck avenue both directions. that's causing about a 12-minute delay on the westbound side, folks trying to get to interstate will 0. can you use cordelia an alternate to the south to reconnect state route 12 and get

onto 80. southbound 880 in recovery mode. backed up southbound 880 and northbound 238. it is "jeopardy" like you've never seen it before. starting tomorrow the classic game show holding its first ever "jeopard "jeopardy." sixteen of the top players will compete for a $1 million prize. the all time money winner brad rudder and ken jennings who won 74 straight games. you can see "jeopardy" right here on abc 7 weeknights at 7:00. i ask the question, maybe other people are, too, are they playing together, all at once. it's not like you huddle and get an answer. >> that would be a glorified trivia night. >> they switch off between rounds. there you go. we're counting down to the oscars on abc 7. >> just five more days until hollywood's biggest night. it is crunch time for people behind the scenes to make sure

the show runs smoothly. randy thomas has one of the most important jobs on oscar night. >> i go, ladies and gentlemen, please take your seat. i make celebrities sit 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, that's the post oscars celebration. no two centerpieces are exactly alike. dion lim will be in hollywood for all the action friday and you can only watch here on abc 7. the awards will be handed out sunday at 5:00. our coverage begins at 1:30 in the afternoon. lightsaber battles have become legit. france's federation recognizes dueling with "star wars" energy sword as a competitive sport.

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hi, good morning. it's tuesday february 19. >> coming up on 6:00 a.m., thanks for being there. you're never more than 7 minutes away from accuweather forecast. mike nicco, take it away. >> thank you very much. reggie, jessica, hi, everybody. clear and dry on live doppler 7, light breezes thankfully because most neighborhoods are even cooler than we were this time yesterday. we don't want that windchill, frost to stick. 30 to 36 at 7:00. we'll jump quickly. look at that, by noon 50 to 52. pretty comfortable with total sunshine and a light breeze. another dry day, 52 to 55 degrees. if you're heading out this evening, maybe you have some

activities that are outside, take that blanket and heavier coat, 44 to 49 degrees. see those clouds increasing at 7:00, that's our next chance of rain. it arrives tomorrow. more on that next. here is alexis. >> good morning, mike. overall doing okay on the roads. at this moment we have had a handful of blocking issues so far today. nothing significant right now. we are looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza where, yes, back to normal today after the presidents' day holiday yesterday. we went the entire morning commute without any metering lights. not the case today. 5:22 they have turned on. cash and fasttrack users, you have a bit of a way, carpool users cruising by without issues. highway 4 to the maze, 24 minutes in the yellow. 12 minutes across the bay bridge once you make it through metering lights. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo still looking good in the green at nine minutes. thanks, alexis.