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. breaking news, vermont senator bernie sanders announced he's

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. >> there are rumors he's going to run and now it's official. of course he ran in 2016 challenging hillary clinton for the democratic primary. the 77-year-old will face off against several other candidates including senators kamala harris, cory booker and elizabeth warren. we sent this out as a push alert when bernie sanders made the announcement about, i don't know, a little before 4:00. download abc 7 news app to get alerts right to your phone as breaking news when it happens. here at abc 7 news we want to help build a better bay area by focusing on stories important to us like transportation improvements. we have learned vta wants to cut or wrreduce routes in santa cla.

>> matt keller live in san jose with some of the proposals. matt. >> reporter: hi, reggie. this is a stop on route 22. we're here at santa clara and it's the only overpass bus service. vka looking to cut service between 1:00 errand 4:00 a.m. that's what's behind this. they proposed a new transit plan. the gilroy dispatch says it could save vta $15 million annually with 70 changes across bus and light rail services. their goal is to increase ridership while reducing impacts to riders. one rider is not so sure. >> it's going to hurt people who take buses early morning like b.a.r.t. it screws them up. t 45 people ride the bus for 2 shelter in the overnight hours. cutting the service from 1:00 to 4:00 could save $500,000

annually meaning other services in the system wouldn't have to be reduced. the last meeting at 11:00 a.m. at san jose state's mlk library. final day to submit comments is febouinrmon the proposed changes go to the website, abc7news.com. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. we welcome your story ideas, suggestion and questions. use the #betterbayarea on instagram and twitter. share your thoughts and we can work together on building a better bay area. >> this is what remains of a tesla that crashed in fremont and caught on fire after the crash. the driver was able to walk away with minor injuries. the car slammed into a tree. >> it's hard to tell if the components were 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.

it's a story you'll see only on 7. a san jose couple was shocked to find their home ransacked after returning from vacation and their ipad and black bmw convertible were among the things stolen earlier this month. in a bizarre a stolen car showed up on the teen's iphone. they recorded on the ipad and it was loaded on social media and it went viral. >> i put it on facebook because i wanted some identification of who they are. >> 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. >> the mom of one teen in the video confronted her daughter about it. the daughter said she did not have anything to do with the

burglary or stealing the car but admits she's in the video. san jose police say the investigation is ongoing. about to break ground on a new building in bay view. according to examiner construction at 1995 evans avenue near toland street is expected to begin in june. it's expected to take two years to complete. this is what the building will look like. it will house motorcycle officers and crime lab. san francisco preparing for chinese new year's parade and lunar celebration. >> public safety is a top concern. this afternoon the department of emergency management will talk about an emergency tech system used to keep people informed. subscribers to alert sf will receive information about emergencies. emergency officials say they are working with police and fire departments to keep people safe. the most successful manager will refire 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 from the giants. his unbelievable ride includes three world series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. fans reacted to the news outside oracle park. >> probably about time. bruce bochy won three world series. he's definitely going to be in the hall of fame. >> bochy beginning his 13th season with the giants and 25th as major league manager. new at 6:00 where you'll soon see more rental bicycles in san francisco. >> a safety alert for anyone who flies southwest airlines. why faa investigating how the airline tracks weight on its planes. plus the event bringing potential presidential candidate howard schultz to the bay area

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we're coming up on 7:10, back to work or back to school tuesday. low- to mid-40s. some modest weather in san francisco. that slips to belmont, daly city, american cany40. 29 in pleasanton and santa clara, petaluma. smch nice temperatres. isn't it nice to talk about sfo and no delays. out and about on the bay, exercising, green, temperatures below average but look at the huge warming trend today. 3 at 8:00 in the east bay valley, 47. remember, you're starting in the 20s, warm up nearly 30 degrees. that's unheard of in the winter. in the summer not so much, winter, yes. 46 in the south bay and low- to mid-50s from noon all the way to 4:00. 45 at 8:00. the last stop will be the peninsula where we have 30s at 8:00, 40s at 10:00 and low- to mid-50s this afternoon. notice clouds at 6:00. that's the next storm. hour by hour a look next.

alexis, how is theea pro to talk about in the vacaville area. westbound 80 near lagoon valley, a vehicle lost control and took out a light pole. i believe two right lanes blocked. leaving vacaville and heading towards fairfield, trying to get more information on that. talk to chp and i'll have an update in ten minutes a full closure of state route 12 not too star from there at beck avenue due to a major injury crash that happened overnight. that's adding 10 to 15. don't take state route 12. if you're trying to get to 880 head south and use cordlia road or a surface street to the north and that will save you time. >> thank you. ntals ronto tisicoro bike the first time. according to the examiner they approved of the rentals after six months of negotiations between the company that operates the bikes and local

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four men pulling a woman through the window of her burning car. police say a drunk driver hit the woman's car and burst into flames. the woman was hurt and several of the rescuers were burned. the dui driver was injured as well. everyone, though, is expected to survive. happening today catholic leaders in the bay area will gather in berkeley to talk about clergy sexual abuse. this comes one day after the diocese of oakland released a list of 45 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. only six of them are still alive. the breeses. victim advocates say there are priests who aren't listed including father alex castillo. he was put on administrative leave after being accused of inappropriate conduct with a minor. the diocese tells abc 7 news the list of names will be updated as needed. >> it's another piece of our efforts to keep our children

safe. >> the pope is presenting a summit on sex abuse. they want to make them aware. how to track the weight of checked bags. documents in the "wall street journal" suggest employees are making miscalculations causing pilots to compute the wrong weight of planes during takeoff. calculations may affect speed and maneuverability. southwest says it already has controls in place to address balance issues. the oscars on sunday night. this year the spotlight isn't just on the movies. ♪ we will we will rock you ♪ featuring adam lambert will perform at the award show. this teaser posted to youtube yesterday. lambert has been touring with queen in freddie mercury's place as lead singer. the freddie mercury biopic

"bohemian rhapsody" nominated for five oscars including best picture. abc 7 is the only place to watch oscars. abc anchor dion lim will be at hollywood for the action. watch for her report friday and the oscars begin at 7:00 p.m. who doesn't like that song? >> it automatically gets you fired up. i know i'm ready to go now. >> i know. we should play that every morning before the show. >> get a little huddle and break and run to the desk. >> maybe not. >> that's a lot of work. just play the music. how about that. let's talk about what's going on. hi, everybody. yes, something to get you moving. it's cold once again. you may not want to walk outside into the trinlg i had air. you can see mount tam, another cold wintry day with a few high clouds this afternoon. out to be a gorgeous sunset.

hashtag it at abc 7. we'd love to see it. two winter storm in the next six days. below average temperatures heading probably into march. below average, 53 to 57, because we should be around 60 to 64. tonight the clouds roll in. the blanket effect keeps temperatures up, mid-30s to 40s. notice you see green. peninsula coast and north bay coast and even some snow in lake counties. this storm is coming straight down from alaska once again. it's moisture starved. spotty light showers. rainfall less than a tenth of an inch and snow level down to 3,000 feet. possibly 2,000 feet in lake county. it's a 1. here it is. starting at 11:00 tonight, not much. here you go. you see the green in those areas we just talked about. by 9:00 it's starting to push a little farther to the east on 101 corridor and down around gilroy. by noon to say 4:00 -- 6:00, excuse me, all of us have a chance of scattered showers. once the sun sets, the threat is over. it will be breezy, kind of a

blustery day thursday. freezing cold friday morning and saturday and sunday another light storm. not a washout this weekend. hey, alexis. >> good morning. i want to take you back up to the vacaville area. westbound 80, this is around lagoon valley road. sounds like a vehicle hit a light pole and that light pole fell into the roadway. i believe we have that contained to the right lane, number four. i saw a report from chp, they need caltrans to check out a new buckle in the roadway. i'm not sure if there's damage done to the road. in any case, several miles of back-up on westbound 80 leaving vacaville. we look great in the north bay, san rafael, sunshine 101 cruising along there without any significant issues. a quick check of mass transit. we've been looking good there as well. 49 b.a.r.t. trains in service, no delays. ace 1, about 12 minutes later due to mechanical issues, 3, 5, 7 on time. back to normal service, no delays for muni. thank you, alexis.

>> good morning. coming up -- >> talking in unison this morning. ginger zee, we're a little tired this morning. i'm not going to lie about it. >> i am with you, reggie and jessica. i was up late as well. i have a reason for it you'll find out on our program this morning. but coming up on "gma" we have to begin with some of those breaking news stories. of course begin with president trump facing a major lawsuit. sixteen states are suing to block the president from using his emergency powers to build the border wall. we'll have the latest there. also this morning a big scare and seaworld, which i'm sure you've been reporting on. a dozen people stranded on the gondola ride high above the water for hours including an infant. we'll go to the rescue there. an alarming report about young . they have been more than at all.g that in recent dr.she o bachelor invasion, why i'm

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all right. we know it's going to be cooler than average next seven days but cooler than average temperatures through the 27th, even march 3rd, next month. winter holds on to a 40 to 50% chance of below average temperatures. the afternoon and morning, some more frosty nights on the way. >> thanks, mike. happening now house speaker nancy pelosi in belgium. the visit to brussels comes one

month after president trump canceled her trip during the partial government shutdown. the president denied pelosi's delegation's use of the military plan hours before she was scheduled to leave. happening today former starbucks ceo and potential presidential candidate howard schultz is in san francisco. h is promoting his new book called "from the ground up, a journey to reimagine the promise of america." the theater is sold out. schultz is considering a run as an independent candidate in 2020. mobile tributes to civil rights activist rosa parks could be coming to san francisco. supervisor is announcing san francisco buses, really and cable cars dedicate a permanent seat to rosa parks. she defied the law in 1955 by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white rider in montgomery, alabama. >> the fact we can now be where we want to be on a public bus, that is important for all of us to recognize. it's not just a south thing, it

is about the entire united states. >> parks decision ultimately led to desegregation on buses. several cities including dallas and milwaukee already servant a seat for her. >> next at 6:30, oakland teachers preparing to strike. what parents should know before teachers walk off the job later this week. >> can you imagine, you're at seaworld, in one of their rides and you need to be rescued. the dramatic scene and what's to blame. >> i would be terrified. a live look outside right now at 6:26 this morning. a live look at the bay bridge. we'll be right back. remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it!

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now at 6:30, preparing to strike. the growing tension between oakland teachers and the district and what you need to know before sending your kids to school on thursday. breaking news in the fashion world. iconic designer karl lagerfeld has died. the tributes are now pouring in. >> bernie is back. his message to voters overnight as the senator announces he's running for president again. plus a new warning about kids and screen time. what you can do to make sure they aren't getting too much. >> good morning on neb 19th, 6:30. >> you're never more than p seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. it's a cold one, mike. >> a cold one but you can see

the sunshine trying to make a dent in the day. live doppler 7 is dry but there is some frost out there this morning. a look at the roof camera. some neighborhoods cooler than yesterday. look at that sunshine at lunch, 50 to 52. peak around 5:00. make sure you grab an extra coat or blanket if you head out to activities. 44 to 49. rain on the way. i'll show you next. here is alexis. >> good morning, everyone. vacaville, a 15 minute delay on westbound 80, a light pole taking down near lagoon valley. they are working on clearing it. we have at least the right lane blocked, possibly two right lanes. definitely plan on a back-up there. checking speeds 17 miles an

hour, 14 miles an hour approaching. quick check outside. here is san mateo bridge. yes, back to reality today after the long holiday weekend. westbound 92. we've got our typical stop and go traffic as you leave hayward and head to foster city. breaking news. fashion designer karl lagerfeld has died. the german designer previously worked for chanel and fendi before launching his own brand. he was 85-year-old. this morning many celebrities mourning lagerfeld's death on social media. in fact, take a look here. i have this tweet pulled up here. it's from donatella versace saying, karl, your genius touched the lives of so many. we'll never forget your t an endless inspiration. victoria beckham saying so incredibly sad to hear this. karl was a genius, both kind and generous to me both personally and professionallyt bren. thank you for everything. also breaking this morning

vermont senator bernie sanders announced he is running for president in 2020. together we can defeat donald trump and repair the damage he 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. this is his second consecutive bid for the democratic nomination after losing to hillary clinton in 2016. the next presidential election isn't until next november. the candidate pool is already big, as i just mentioned. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com with a running list of candidates vying for the dem nomination. sixteen states, including california, are suing president trump over his controversial emergency declaration.

the suit claims there is no esent is ciumnt border and the congress. the declaration made last week allows the president to use money from the pentagon and other budgets for the border wall. a fire tore through an apartment building. fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire on page street. no one was home in the top front unit where it began. it spread to the top floor ceiling. no one was hurt. treasure island, you can barely see it in the video, our camera on both sides of the bay. public itilt commission tells us the outage started yesterday morning. they restored power to all houses by 8:30 last night. some businesses may still be impacted. the cause of the outage was an equipment failure. >> here on abc 7 news, focused on building a better bay area. >> that includes housing and education, which is why possible oakland teacher strike set for

thursday is something we're focused on. teachers are asking for a raise. right now oakland school district salaries range from 46,000 to 84,000 per year. experienced teachers earn an average of 64,000. with high housing cost there isn't much 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. abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in oakland this morning. amy. >> reporter: jessica, district officials want students to know that schools will be open during the strike and they should come to class. they have that mee demands or decreases class sizes. they are hoping it will be a

one-day strike but if longer ah conflict. they are urging students to come to class. the mayor says there is another option. >> the city of oakland worked with teachers union to make spaces available in 15 of our rec centers so families have safe, supportive places to send their kids on thursday without crossing picket lines. schools will hire subs tight teachers to replace teachers on strike, move employees from district office into schools. a district spokesperson said he's hopeful both sides will sit down at the negotiating table and work things out before thursday but the mayor says she will be surprised if thursday's strike is avoided. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. we do welcome your story ideas, suggestions and questions. use the #betterbayarea on facebook and instagram to share

your thoughts. some breaking news coming in. can you see live from sky7. this is a fire. one person is dead after this house caught fire in san mateo. that is according to the san mateo consolidated fire department. this is on humboldt near 2nd avenue. the fire began around 4:30 this morning. right now at least six people are displaced. the cause is under investigation. you can see the fire department is still out there. the investigation well under way right now. abc 7 news reporter matt keller on the way to the seb. we will check in with him shortly. sixteen people who got stuck on gondola ride at seaworld in san diego are safe this morning. a big gust of wind knocked out the power to bayside sky ride around 6:30 last night. since the ride stopped above water, crews had to harners each person. you see that person getting lowered down into a boat. the san diego fire department got all the guests back on the ground around 10:00 last night. seaworld is going to inspect the ride before it reopens.

oakland coliseum officials reportedly restarted talks about a lease that would allow raiders to play there for one more season. according to las vegas journal oakland alameda authority made the decision during a closed session friday. talks stalled after oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the raiders and nfl in december. oracle park in san francisco is not out of the question yet either. the league needs to know next month where the raiders are going to play to set the teams schedules. mike, this has been so much drama. give me less drama when it comes to the weather. >> i can do that. we'll have a little bit. seems like that that story never ends. saratoga, 32 in redwood city. danville and livermore, 25 and 27. even cooler than north bay.now.

san pab san look h d it ist can a for our commute today. there's a little bit of frost but not as much as yesterday. commute looks good. starting east bay, 39, 49 at 10:00 and low- to mid-50s noon to high clouds. high clouds roll in around 6:00. look for a gorgeous sunrise. #abc 7. >> capping mid-50s after 33 at 8:00. heading out this evening 44. san francisco total sunshine today 44 at 8:00 to 53, down to 49 with clouds. what those clouds mean, the next storm is approaching tonight. i'll show you hour by hour how it will affect tomorrow's foreca forecast. coming up, a little busier than yesterday. >> everybody back to work and school after the holiday weekend. we'll take you to fairfield. i did just double-check with

fairfield police department. we have not gotten new information. hearing we have an investigation all lanes, state road 12 at beck, no word when that will reopen. take cordelia road to get around that back-up causing 10, 15-minute delayton sate route 12. westbound 80 near central avenue leaving richmond to el cerrito stretch calling for an ambulance, at least three vehicles involved here, they are blocking slow lane. metering lights on early. normal time for monday through friday commute. 5:22. you'll have to wait unless you're using carpool lanes. >> alexis, thanks. coming up, why house speaker nancy pelosi just deleted a tweet. >> something old, something new, something borrowed, something not neat. the shocking demand from one bride to her guest. >> 7 on your side, mike finney with a quick tip to help you get

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11:00, a few clouds by 3:00, 53 to 55 degrees. those clouds will be coming in from the north. they will keep eureka at 49. 60 in southern california. here is a look at lake tahoe. look at that, feet of snow. that's just waiting for you. some snow showers, some light pow pow. it will be light water content snow for wednesday, thursday, and also sunday. that same storm sunday will bring us a slight chance of a stray shower during chinese new year's parade in san francisco. the year of the boar. have fun. >> mike, thank you. former president obama, warrior star steph curry and john legend in oakland today. it's part of a two-day event for obama foundation mk rising. my brothers keeper alliance aimed at closing opportunity gaps fade at young boys and men of color. at martin luther king jr. s day of service before the event.

former a's pitcher dave stewart was there. he says it's important for young black men to believe they have opportunities for greatness. >> looking out for reach other. making sure advancement for 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. new details in the jussie smollett case. two men questioned in the reported attack say they know what motivated smollett to stage the crime. a law enforcement source tells abc news the men told police smollett was upset a written racist threat against him didn't get enough attention. it was sent to the studio that produces "empire." they want to talk to smollett again about the case. house speaker nancy pelosi support for smollett. she wrote, no one should be

attacked for who they are and who they love. may we end this hate once and for all. she deleted it after reports he may have staged the attack. she said her team will no longer amplify the original allegation given the turn of the investigation. ruth bader ginsburg returned to the bench today. she's recovering at home after her lung cancer surgery in december. doctors say there is no further evidence of the disease and no further treatment is planned. now your morning money report. a change could be coming to your next flight. >> there is a new gender option for airline passengers. starting in june you may see unspecified or undisclosed next to male or female. it's an effort to accommodate nonbina nonbinary. it will be available for booking platforms. apple is one step closer to creating a foldable iphone.

the company created a patent for a foldable display. it shows how the iphone could be bent. other entities samsung and lg working on foldable devices. >> taking a live look at the stock exchange, down as trading begins. you can see we're down about 23 points. new this morning, an alarming report about toddlers binging on screens. >> researchers say screen time has more than doubled for children under the age of two since the late 1990s and pediatricians recommend zero screen time for kids 18 months and younger. according to a new study in jama pediatrics, toddlers are spending more than three hours a day on screens. abc's dr. jennifer ashton is talking about it on "good morning america" offering helpful tips to 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. o ed scr raiv

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 occupy on "gma" at 7:00. >> it's called toys. it's called creativity. it's called crayons and pieces of paper. >> spot on. there's your preview. >> okay. >> this morning we are hearing from some of the women behind the vintage wedding display. >> in pleasanton they are taking us back down the aisle. dozens of gowns and photos were donated to celebrate valentine's day. >> 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.

>> the display will stay up through the end of the month. now to the bride-to-be who has a lot of people talking because of who she is not inviting to the wedding. bottom line, if you eat meat, you can't come. this includes her mom and two cousins who were bridesmaids. >> this video we're playing also. >> the internet got wind of the vegan bride's dietary restrictions after a posting on facebook. she was asking for advice on her family guilt tripping her into hosting murderers. not only does she want her guests to eat vegan on her wedding day, she wants them to give up animal products forever. anyone who has refused was promptly uninvited. >> forever? >> reggie has a theory. >> as any of us who has gotten married knows, you've got to whittle down the list. >> that's one way. >> you might have 150 and you need to get 98 so it makes the

budget. vegan. >> is she going to follow up with people like in 10 years check and write them off the friend list. >> it's fine if she didn't want to serve meat at her wedding, i'm sure they wouldn't care. is she going to track you down? >> sign a contract or something. the most extra person i've ever heard of throwing a wedding. >> have your day, but i want the rest of my life to myself. >> good luck. >> exactly. all right. let's move on, talk about weather, hopefully follow up on that, see how that one goes. here we are at the golden gate bridge. can you see a soft morning of sunshine as we're waiting for the sun. a few high clouds as the weak system, the first of two rolls in tonight and keeps us below average for the rest of the month. 54 lake port, oakland, napa,

warm spots. tonight clouds roll in, mid-30s and 40s. you see green and white in lake county. that is some snow. the storm in the bering sea yesterday, now pushing right along our border with canada, june juneau. because it's hugging the coast, light wintry showers, drag down cool air. the storm level is 1. around 2,000 feet in the north bay, 3,000 feet in the south bay and east bay. here we are at 11:00 tonight. you can see the clouds rolling in. peninsula, coast, by 9:00 around 101 in gilroy, santa cruz mountains, 101 in the north bay. after great to the east through about 6:00. once we get past 6:00, you can see dryer air starts to roll in for thursday. that means it's going to be a blustery, brisk day thursday where it will not feel like 52

to 58. frost is possible friday morning again. saturday and sunday, another weak storm just like wednesdays. a 1, not a washout. alexis. >> good morning. a look at the roads today. we've had plenty of incidents and of course those volumes back to normal as well. still working on cleaning up an issue where a vehicle took out at light pole westbound 80 near lagoon valley. between vacaville, has reached 505 split. definitely plan on delays there. looks like 10, 15 minutes added to the commute. just a reminder, full closure of westbound 37 in novato due to flooding between atherton and 101. now unfortunately we've got a three-vehicle collision westbound 37 around harbor drive near petaluma bridge. within that back-up a collision. lakeville 116 to reconnect with 101, heading south, you can't take richmond san rafael bridge. a quick check of drive times, walnut creek to dublin,

southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco, an hour and 22 minutes. northbound 17, santa cruz okay. los gatos in the green at 37 minutes. >> thank you, alexis. in the south bay, student engineers working on building a better bay area one project at a time. >> abc 7 news at a showcase from santa clara and shoes and they came up with creative solutions we face in silicon valley. for example, sensors using cloud technologies to monitor flooding along coyote creek. >> we're measuring the height of the different rivers and creeks in the santa clara valley. if we notice water levels changing dramatically, we let them know and they will send a warning to the residents in the area. >> other projects, pop-up smart lockers for homeless and underwater drone which monitors salmon and trout in local rivers. >> researchers at uc santa cruz

discovered climate change, stronger ocean waves. th correlates to m's global warming. from 1948 to 2017. it seems like a small number but could have an impact on coastal communities. the study was published in coastal communications. "jeopardy" like you've never seen it before. starting tomorrow the classic game show holding its first ever, hi there, "jeopardy" team tournament. six teams made up of top players will compete with $1 million prize for top ten episodes. all time money winner brad rudder and ken jennings who won 17 straight games. as we discussed, you don't play in a huddle. you get the answers from each other and play in rounds. different people get up to the podium. >> it's rotating. >> a rotating thing. we're counting down to the oscars. >> five days away to hollywood's biggest night. it is crunch time.

>> 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. >> that was randy thomas you heard from who makes the announcement. this is bruce grayson. he runs the oscars makeup department that helps celebrities look their best before going to stage. flower arrangements have to be done. 300 people putting together floral pieces for post oscar celebration. no two centerpieces are exactly alike. they are beautiful, aren't they? dion lim will be in hollywood for all the action starting friday. you can watch the oscars here on abc 7. the awards will be handed out sunday at 5:00. our coverage begins at 1:30 in the afternoon. >> something i learned about the oscars a few years ago, the orchestra isn't typically there. they are down the street. isn't that interesting? ilding. >> remotely done. that kind of blew my mind. >> i might be upset if i was part of the

it is 6:58 for those joining us before you go out the door. seven things to know. number one, live breaking news in san mateo, one person died after a house fire. at least six people are displace under instigation.

number two, more breaking news. a live look outside chanel in paris where people are leaving flowers for karl lagerfeld. the german designer died this morning at the age of 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 four, 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. number five, it's frosty in the same areas, a lot of sunshine and mid-60s. number six, police activity causing a full closure of the route at fairfield and beck avenue. you'll want to use surface streets. >> apple one step closer to a foldable iphone. the company filed a patent for flexible display. drawings in the application show how the iphone can be bent. >> interesting.

>> still need to but why not. >> back with good morning, america. major winter storm warning. 170 million americans on alert as two storms collide bringing snow, ice and heavy rain from arizona to new jersey. airlines brace for delays and cancellations. ginger here with the track and timing. breaking overnight, seaworld scare. >> engine 20 is at the scene. people stuck on the gondola. >> 16 people including an infant trapped high above the water. on the gondola ride for hours. >> a fall from that distance could be catastrophic. >> temperatures dropping below 50 degrees. the daring rescue overnight. breaking news as we come on the air, bernie sanders announcing he's running for president again. now taking a second shot at the white house. also breaking overni