the picket lines. many parents dropped their kids off at recreation centers and churches instead of school to support the teachers. those facilities have been set up for special curriculum based on the responses and requests of teachers. >> stand with oakland teachers. >> i stand with oakland teachers. >> oakland teachers. >> the producer of the movie blind spotting who is an oakland native post thd video on social media in support of the teachers strike. it featured stefen-- seven curry and others. >> you can download our abc 7 news app. we'll let you know when an agreement is reached. we have resources for parents and students affected on our website. 4:30 right now on the dot. let's get a check of weather and traffic. >> guys, put the umbrella away

or keep it away. let it rest in the garage orit. look how dry and clear it is on live doppler 7. here's a look from the east bay hills. you can see the shaking once in a while. let's break down friday. freezing cold inland by 7:00. 30. 38 to 41 elsewhere. another cold morning. but we'll quickly turn that into sunshine and mild temperatures. 51 across the board at noon. 52 to 55 by 4:00. if you're headed out this evening, temperature will drop rapidly under a star-filled sky and this dry air will be down to 44 to 49 degrees. let's get another check of that traffic. >> mike, thank. >> san jose right now on the 101. this is a camera at 880. there are no incidents there. everything is looking nice and smooth on your drive. that's the case around the bay area. our drive times all in green. westbound 80 albany to the maze, four minutes. southbound 880, fremont to san jose, 14 minutes.

northbound 280, highway 101 to cupertino. 11 minutes. the "empire" actor accused of staging his own hate crime is out on bail and has returned to the set of his show. jussie smollett reported apologized to cast mates and denied accusations that he orchestrated the attack in chicago. on thursday, the santa rosa native faced a judge for the first time on charges he filed a false police report. chicago's police superintendent has some blistering words for the actor. >> smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language. when that didn't work, smollett paid $3500 to stage this attack and drag chicago's reputation through the mud in the process. >> picayhe obtaed information from uber on the movements of the two brothers at the center of the case. you see them in the surveillance video. investigators say they were paid

$3500 by smollett to carry out the attack. more coverage on the smollett case, including a timeline of events online at abc7news.com. breaking news out of south america. a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck ecuador near the border with peru. the usgs says the powerful quake hit near the town of monday tal voe. a video taken around the quake. it was felt in parts of colombia as well. it registered two aftershocks of 6.0 as well. we're waiting for more information on possible injuries or damage. >> happening today, the survivors network of those abused by police will release the names of 135 -- priests will release the names of 135 people. the names were compiled by snap. the oakland diocese released the names of 45 priests accused of abuse underage boys and girls.

snap has been sharply critical of the diocese handling of the clergy scandal. challenging the notion that religious confessions should be kept confidential. especially when it comes to suspected cases of child abuse. jerry hill of san mateo introduced legislation of reporting suspected case of abuse regardless of how they learn about it. that includes during confession. under current law, clergy are exempt from reporting what they learn through confession. >> i can't see a justification for that exception. there are ten other states in the united states that do not have that exception. and they have -- they are mandated reporters. >> hill expects opposition from faith leaders. the bill will be up for discussionnext month. robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the u.s. election has come to annnnnnn

>> mona kosar abdi has the story. >> the president maintaining his innocence for two years. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states. and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigation. >> the target. special counsel robert mueller who has remained virtually silent for 21 months. he's been amassing evidence, handing down 37 indictments and seven guilty pleas involving the closest allies. including his personal attorney, michael cohen. >> i will do anything to protect mr. trump. >> cohen pled guilty and implicated the president on campaign finance violations. cohen making an appearance on capitol hill thursday before h highly anticipated testimony

next week. roger stone getting reprimanded by the judge overseeing the case for posting a picture. stone repeatedly called it a stupid lapse in judgment. the judge didn't buy it. there's nothing ambiguous about crosshairs and then issued a gag order on the case. >> that barred him from speaking publicly on the case. the judge warning stone, there won't be a second chance. mona kosar abdi, abc news washing tonl. happening today, climate change activists will demand dianne feinstein's support. the group called the sunrise movement will rally outside feinste feinstein's office. the rule calls on the federal government to phase out the use clean energy industries.te jobs

the plan is a socialist takeover and bad for the economy they say. congress could vote on it as early as next week. 38 in orinda. el sobrante, about 44 right now. it's pretty mild there. little cooler in the north bay. 44 in napa. we've got 39 in pleasanton. low 40s for the rest of the east bay valleys. we've got low 40s along the peninsula into san jose. 34 in los gatos. 42 in pacifica. here's a look at your drive if you're coming across the bay bridge western span. it looks dry, doesn't it? breezy. those will taper throughout the day. we're going to have a dry ending on our roads to this week. mass transit cold this morning. a little cool this afternoon. let's go to the east bay valley. stuck in the 30s until 8:00. 48 at 10:00. then 52 to 56 from noon to 4:00. if you're heading out this evening, like to do that on a

friday, relax, rewind, 46 degrees. dress warmly. we're stuck in the 40s until 10:00. 51 at noon. 54 to 55 in the afternoon hours. our last stop will be the south bay. stuck in the 30s until 8:00. 54 for the better part of the afternoon hours. 10 degrees cooler, dropping into the mid-40s by 8:00. come back, we'll take a look at the dry weekend. but look like you could have three consecutive days of rain in the forecast. thanks, mike. beware if you're driving in or around tracy this morning. there is a crash on grant line road. it has been pushed to the side. drive time is across the bridges are good. all the greens. there is a high-wind advisory for richmond-san rafael bridge. stockton street in san

francisco will finally be back open. it has been closed for seven years. >>.central subway project. the muni tunnel and underground station at union square triggered detours which hurt local retailers and some stores closed after losing customers because of this long construction. the new central subway will link the cal trans station south of market to union square and then to chinatown by the end of the year with an estimated 65,000 riders a day. coming up, a man's effort to build a better bay area is getting bugs. bees. >> we're counting down to the oscars. meet the director who could return to the wimpy trash bags? c'mon. hefty! hefty! hefty! hey ladies... buy hefty® ultra strong™ at a low price. dada! i wish... get hefty® ultra strong™ costs less than glad® forceflex where sold head to head.

check out the snow in southern california. isn't that absolutely gorgeous. drivers down interstate 5 through the grapevine, they hit a little bit of snag yesterday afternoon with the snow sticking. to i-5. you can see the white covering it. people actually driving a little slower. the ice and snow at some point actually closed the freeway. now, snowplows finally cleared the roads. cal trans opened everything at 3:00 and chp escorted drivers at a blister 25 miles per hour. thankfully, there was no accidents. right now, it's clear and 28. there could be some black ice on

the grapevine. by the time you get there, the sun will be up and most of it melted. here's a look at the temperatures. mid to upper 50s for most of us. yur even a 52. increasing clouds. we've got 40 in yosemite today. if you're headed to the sierra today and tomorrow, great day. flurries sunday and heavier snow on monday. it will be windy. so monday is a no go. tuesday will be harder with moderate to heavy snow. rain will mix in wednesday. snow flurs flurries on thursday. mike, thank you. in the south bay, one man's effort to build a better bay area is creating quite the buzz. brian godfrey is trying to remop late the honeybee population: time is running out. >> brian godfrey's beehive is ready for the upcoming swarm season. >> i've sat here with my chair

and just watched. it's legreally cool. >> godfrey is feeling the sting of declining bee population. you won't hear buzzing right now. but godfrey tells me 60,000 bees normally make up this colony. 60,000 down to zero during our visit. there are reasons why. experts say there is a real cause for concern. >> not just the insects. not just the pathogens. it's not just the habitat. it's everything that's causing the synergistic effect causing this decline in bees. >> from san jose state, they say the impact could be catastrophic. honeybees function as a driving force behind all agriculture. >> those numbers decline, we'll have serious problems with having all of our fruits and vegetables. >> it's the main reason godfrey is attempting to build a better bay area. raise enough money to get at least ten hives in backyards

across san jose. he's willing to supply each neighbor with two complete hives, equipped with a colony of honeybees. >> he's happy to put in the sweat if you're willing to lend him the space. >> we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. what issues do you see where you live and what would make them better. use the #better bay area to join the conversation. the oscars will be handed out on sunday night on abc 7 and two pixar animators have been nominated for academy award in the category of animated short. it's pixar versus pixar. trevor jiminez who has been employed there for eight years. it's a journey -- there's no dialog. weekends communicates feelings and moods through gesture and color. it's an emotional journey of a child's perspective of having separated parents. >> you don't want a film to be

sad. it's an opportunity to get each parent better. it's really focused. there are sad elements and weird elements and scary ones. that's how it felt for me. >> his project began eight years ago when he began doing charcoal drawings at his kitchen table. pixar is owned by disney, the parent company of abc 7 and we'll talk about more pixar in a second. the oscars are on sunday and starting this afternoon, dion lim will be in hollywood covering the excitement and preparation. abc 7 the only place to watch the show. the coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on sunday. you can make a day of it. tell me about the other artists. >> two we mentioned in the short film category and the other movie is called bow. it's about a chinese family and the mother is making dumplings, the dumpling comes to life. it's about her relationship with the dumpling. it takes an interesting plot twist at the end. if you haven't seen it, it's

great. highly recommend it. the artist works here at pixar. it was her brainchild. they put it to life. it's a great film. it's been nominated as well. i got a chance to talk to her. my interview comes up in later newscasts today. >> very nice. >> she's from toronto. lived here for quite some time working for pixar and the producer is from here. >> you give it a ringing endorsement. a lot of people will watch out. >> yeah. >> maybe do it monday and tuesday. better day if you want to stay inside. this weekend, get out and enjoy the mild temperatures, the milder temperatures. there's a storm to the west. a few clouds trying to blow off that. that's what we're going to see the next couple of days after running on sunshine today. we'll have increasing clouds. monday through wednesday, light to moderate rain. a three-day event. today, 54 in san francisco.

also in richmond we got santa rosa, concord, fremont, morgan hill at 57. temperatures still below average. tonight, could be cooler than this morning. especially in the valleys. where the winds would be less robust. >> 40s in san rafael, half moon bay and san francisco. everybody else in the upper 20s to upper 30s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. today is the last completely sunny day. increasing clouds tomorrow. look at the 60s for sunday. then a 2, a moderate storm for monday into tuesday. it tapers to a 1 on wednesday and thursday. just looks like there may be a chance of sprinkles. looks like the fastest winds will be tuesday. keep an eye on that. >> thanks, mike. we want to show you petaluma where cal trans roadwork is under way right now. they're shifting the southbound 101 traffic to a new traffic alignment. right up petaluma boulevard and

cass tan yoe road exit. roadwork is scheduled to end at 6:00 a.m. if your commute takes you that way, you probably know about this. heads up, that's going on until 6:00 a.m. not impacting traffic right now. the drive times in the green, 101, 580, 101 on the board, all green. google says it will no longer require employees to settle claims in private. this is months where google employees including at mountain view headquarters staged a global walkout. one demand was for them to end the force arbitration policy. the change will go into effect for current and future employees as of march 21st. google says it will not reopen claims. they can litigate past claims

after their date. apple's upcoming electric vehicle may not be a car after all. kenneth moton and janae norman have the details. an apple van. >> now a report from germany says an apple van has been seen. engineers are said to be working on the interiorment apple has not commented. consumer reports removed their testing -- it came after body hardware and other problems. the move a week after the magazine named in the model 3 the most satisfying car based on an owner survey. bowser will now be the head of nintendo. >> he's taking over for company's retiring coo. bowser is also the name of the giant doug bowser tweeted, you can never have too many bowsers in the office. >> those are your techbytes.

>> did you think it was bowser taking over? >> i'm disappointed that it's a ma a local ymca is honoring a warriors star. where you can play on the draymond green court.

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i know they'll start lining up by 4:00 when it's 54 degrees. dress accordingly. mike, thank you. golden state warriors forward draymond green will be at the downtown oakland ymca today. he will be see awe any refurbished basketball court that will be named in his honor. the draymond green court is newly named and newly redone. the warriors pg&e and the good tiedings foundation helped with the effort. the new court features new hardwood flooring, backboards and hoops. it also sports a new color scheme, complete with the city of oakland skyline and the city's tree logo. pretty cool. the wait is almost over. california pacific medical center will move into the new -- they will transfer 250 patients by ambulance. abc 7 news was at the old hospital on california street for a practice move.

they've spent years preparing for this moment. about 200 medical personnel will transfer patients to the new van ness campus that includes nurses, emts and therapists. >> every single detail we have thought of from how we handle patients' individual needs to do they need a wheelchair, an interpreter. do they need someone next to them. >> the police will help with traffic along california street. looks like we could have a soaking storm come at us monday. especially in the north bay. we wake up in the morning, there's light rain in the north bay at 4:00. notice how it slides south into the heart of bay during the evening. even touching the south bay a little bit. overnight, into tuesday morning, it's going to bow back up to the north keeping the north bay in constant rain for 24 to 48 hours. then it stays there. it gets moderate at times as you look at 9:00 tuesday evening with that yellow.

by wednesday a slides down to the south and leaves us finally cleari how much rain will it leave? the potential is quite a difference between where you are. already by tuesday, nearly 2 inches in the north bay to a tenth of an inch in the south bay. by the time we get to wednesday, near a half inch in the south bay. near an inch in san francisco and oakland. this is pretty impressive. this comes to fruition, we're going to have flooding problems in the north bay tuesday and wednesday. let's look at the traffic now. camera from san mateo bridge. there are no crashes there and traffic is starting to fill in a bit. the drive times, we're still all in the green. i should mention as far as mass transit goes this morning, there are some service changes on ac transit if that's the way you go to and from home and work. make sure you look that up. that's because of the oakland teachers strike. everything else is going just fine this morning. you're most likely to live longer inawai california.

life expectancy in the u.s. has been increasing over the last two years. new data shows a baby born in 2016 can expect to live, on average, 78.6 years. that's more than seven years longer than a baby born in 1980. the online research group, 24/7 wall street found hawaii topped the list of life expectancy at 81.3 years. california, though, not far behind with 80.9 years. >> not bad. >> next at 5:00 a.m., one state lawmaker's proposal regarding the high-speed rail project. >> an assault caught on camera at uc berkeley. the university responding after an conservative activist was attacked on campus. >> a live look outside at the financial district in san francisco. if you look closely, you can see

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good mnin friday, february 22nd. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's check on the weekend. hi mike. >> hi reggie and jessica. it's clear and dry on live doppler 7. another morning without dealing with rain and our last completely sunny day this week. clouds on the increase tomorrow. rain rolls in monday. waking up in the 30s in many areas by 7:00. noon, look at that. 51 for everybody. couldn't be more homogenized. 52 to 55 degrees at 4:00. if you're head out this evening, 44 to 49 degrees. take a little bit of a jacket. let's take a look at traffic. back to you.