an attemptedy.no arrtse en made. 36 to 44. definitely cooler. look at that, by noon, around 55 ral arrangements have not to 56. 4:00. we'll crack the 60s in many been made yet. first the family needs to bring areas under the warming victor back home to oakland. live in the newsroom, amy sunshine. by 7:00, it's still light out. hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, such a sad story. temperatures around 53 to 57 >> our thoughts with her. degrees. all right. >> absolutely. thank you, amy. let's get a check on the commute again. here's alexis. it is now 4:30. >> good morning, mike. not too much has changed. if you're just waking up to us, we have a sig-alert on the good morning. peninsula at 101 and woodside. here's a quick look at weather that's impacting some on and off and traffic. >> now that the rain is gone, ramps. for the moment, we're looking live at a little bit of a backup we're going to have fog. in the cash lanes for the bay half a mile advice nblt novato. bridge toll plaza. nothing out of the ordinary. 3 in napa. we should see the metering lights on. traveling through the north bay probably about 5:20 this will be tricky because of the reduction in the visibility out morning. we'll see as soon as i get official word, i'll let you there from san rafael up to know. santa rosa. fastrak users aren't having any look at the winds. they're not blowing. the fog is going to stay stuck problems. highway 4 to the maze in the in many areas. maybe get thicker as we head green, 17 minutes. once you make it through the through the morning. here's a look at the golden gate tollbooths there, should take you about eight minutes into san bridge where it's clear and dry. francisco and southbound 101. let's talk about, for a couple . san francisco to sfo. in the green at ten minutes. happening today, san francisco mayor london breed

will announce who she's appointing as the city's public defender. that person will replace jeff adachi who died last month after a medical emergency. matt gonzalez, adachi's second in command has been running the office. he will serve until the election when the office is on the ballot. breed set to make the announcement at city hall this morning. b.a.r.t. is -- it shut down the entire system for more than six hours saturday morning. b.a.r.t. says it will take engineers several days to figure out what went wrong. it affected the trains and the mobile app. for a while, the fare gates. people were able to ride for free for about an hour after stations reopened. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says problems started at about 2:45 saturday morning with the computer network failure. breaking news in this morning on the ethio airlin a blk x from the wreckage has he

minutes, indonesia has grounded their fleet of max 8 planes. meantime, ethiopian airlines and china have grounded their fleet. 157 people were killed, including eight americans. the plane crashed just six minutes after taking off from the country's capital. that flight was headed to nairobi. they're sending a team of investigators to figure out why the plane crashed. also this morning, we should reitera reiterate, indonesia announced grounding bole 737 max 8's following china's move to ground the same planes and the ethiopian airways. cayman airways an airline between cayman airlines and the u.s. should take its two max 8s out of service immediately. the faa has not issued a similar area. southwest, american and united they all use the jets. no word if they are taking these

particular models out of service. the u.s. attorney's office in new york is reviewing a videotape that supposedly shows r. kelly abusing underage girls a o boxht it viderforming unt he watched it. kelly faces ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving three girls and i woman in chicago. he pleaded not guilty to the charges last month. kelly also denies being on this latest tape. he was released from jail saturday after paying $161,000 in back child support. starting today in the north bay, sonoma county will begin curbside pickups of debris in the russian river flood zones. garbage trucks will go door to door to pick up debris in the hard hit areas of western sonoma county much the work could take days given the magnitude of the flooding damage. the county has also set up

dumpsters to throw garbage there. they voted to approve a local health emergency because of the hazardous materials in the floodwaters. >> we won't see another wild day of weather. streets and driveways were covered in hail in parts of the bay area. cornell barnard has more. >> booming thunder was rolling through the east bay on sunday. a major hailstorm not far behind. it totally pelted mont claire village in oakland. there was so much hail in the oakland hills, it looked like a snowy tahoe wonderland. >> put a scoop in your hand. let's see. is it like snow? >> yeah. >> there was real snow falling on mt. hamilton at the observato observatory. the rain was back making driving treacherous. the chp says this car spun out on rain-slicked highway 24 near the broadway exit.

luckily, the driver wasn't hurt. lots of umbrellas back on duty in san francisco. >> it's getting to be a lot. ts treelocked 56 a macarthur. this tree toppled in san bruno. >> our soil is saturated past the point that it can't take more rain. >> arborists say homeowners should look for anything unusual at the base of trees. >> if you see roots coming up, that's a good indication, it's a big red flag, warning. this tree is hazardous. it needs to be dealt with. >> many folks admit, after a long winter, they need a break from the elements. >> are you ready for spring? >> yes, i'm ready for spring. >> cornell barnard, abc 7 news. let's take a look at the neighborhood temperatures. this is going to be the big story moving forward. 41 right now in orinda. union city only 38 in castro valley. most of us 42 to 43 degrees. milder near the water. 46, same temperature in san

francisco. and pacifica and brentwood, 37 right now. napa and santa rosa 39. novato 34. these temperatures, about 3 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. this is what they brought us. look at the crystal clear air outside and everything is green today on your commute. dry all day for the roads. cool this morning but mild this afternoon for mass transit. on the bay, it's going to be calmer. it was breezy yesterday. >> the east bay valleys starting off in the 40s. 57 at noon. look at that. low to mid-60s from 2:00 to 6:00. back to 55 by 8:00. here's a look at the south bay. 40s up until 10:00. total sunshine today and low 60s at 2:00 to 6:00. 8:00 it's dark and 53. san francisco even sees a jump in temperatures from 50 at 10:00 to near 60 at 4:00. down to 51 under the stars at

10:00. so we'll see how long the dry alexis.is going to last in the good morning. >> good morning. >> how is it going tore a monday? >> we have one issue to talk about. it is a sig-alert. i want ta. southbound 101. the off ramp to woodside is closed. we've got a collision approaching that area. sounds like it started off as an object in the roadway. the vehicle hit that. lost their bumper. a semi came along and hit the bumper. they're leaking fuel. it's not a haz-mat situation at this time. it's closed for cleanup. looks like it's okay. maybe a little bit of yellow showing up there on the main line through that stretch. that's about it. we're looking at really light volumes overall this morning. san jose, 280 and 17 and we can count the vehicles on the inbound side. if you're headed out, you should have a smooth commute. we'll look at drive times up next. >> thank you, alexis. the clock is ticking on the maverick surf contest. we'll tell you why the coming

days are critical if we're going to see the legendary event. erve a dmv appointment for you for a fee. some state lawmakers are questionin that you can do for free. plus, president trump wants more money for a border wall. find out about the request he's

all that crazy weather we had yesterday is sinking to the south. it's going to open the door for another storm to slide in tomorrow. i think it's going to leave most of its rain to the north of us. that's why we've got what we're dealing with as far as down around san diego. some wet weather down there and some frozen weather. look at this. they can get up to a foot of snow in the areas. east l.a. and san diego starting at 3:00 today. 60 in monterey. low to mid-40s in tahoe and the sierra. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. 50 degree temperatures by st. saturday and sunday. that's closer to average. >> thanks, mike. the nation may be headed towards another government shutdown. president trump will request billions of dollars for a border wall and democrats plan to once again fight it. detai of theredent'st opal fmwashington. >> good morning. democrats aren't budging and neither is the president.

today's budget proposal announcement will likely be a prelude to another fight over funding. one of the president's biggest campaign promises. >> today, president trump is expected to release his proposed budget for 2020. in it, he's requesting an additional $8.6 billion for more barriers along the southern u.s. border. the white house is expected to propose taking $5 billion from customs and border patrol and $3.6 billion from department of defense military projects. but democrats, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer warned the president is headed towards a government shutdown again like he did months ago. in a joint statement, they say congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government. the same thing will repeat itself. we hope he learned his lesson. last time when the president didn't get money from congress, he declared natiol emergency atxetige ihe courts f

and in congress. at least five republican senators plan to vote against the declaration. a vote is week. despite the fresh evident to access more money for the wall, democrats who now control the house are vowing to block the president's border wall project. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. in northern california, 4-h volunteer who is credited with teaching survival lessons to two humboldt county girls will head to washington to be honored. the girls used what they were taught to survive two days alone in rural humboldt county. justin lennart spoke with abc 7 news after the life-saving lessons helped keep them safe. he taught the 5 and 8-year-olds found 44 hours after going missing alive and well, all thanks to the lessons on how to survive in the wilderness.

>> they're very strong girls and they stayed calm. >> the national 4h organization plans to have him consult with other 4h chapters on adopting some of his lessons and the interview with him is something you'll see on abc news. it's posted on abc7news.com. we've been telling you about an oakland startup that hires someone to wait in line for them at the dmv. it's available in several cities in california. starting at 25 bucks, you can pay to have someone book an appointment for you. for an extra fee, a person will wait in line and tell you when your turn is coming up. now the service caught the attention of state lawmakers. there's a bilk proposed to ban the practice. one of the authors says allowing for peop toayor appointments when they're provided for free is unfair. the window for the mavericks surf contest is closing on friday. in december organizers decid ho

because the 50-foot waves were actually too big. that didn't keep surfers away who decided to take advantage of the half moon bay surf spot. if the contest is held this year, it will mark the first time women will be included in the competition. fingers crossed they can get it done by the end of the week. >> be nice to see that. >> it would be. 4:46. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> it's not looking promising. we'll keep an eye on it. here's a look at walnut creek. it's clear and 37 degrees this morning. a little bit of chill in the air but sunsational and dry day on the way. we've got weak cold fronts going to fall apart. it does promise a chance of showers in the north bay tomorrow. i'll show you that coming up. weekend dry, that's really what i want to focus on more than anything. 56 today in half moon bay. san francisco, richmond, vallejo, san rafael, 58.

everybody else around 60 to 65 degrees. tonight, another chilly one. especially in the north bay. upper 30s around lakeport, santa rosa and napa. low to mid-40s the rest of the neighborhoods in the bay. san francisco, san mateo and half moon bay, upper 40s. here's a look at the setup for tomorrow. here's a look at the storm track headed towards vancouver than towards us. we're going to get sideswiped by a few clouds and possibility of some light rain. for the most part, look at this. it's going to be about the same tomorrow temperaturewise. a little breezier. upper 50s to low 60s. once we get past that, high pressure moves in. you're probably already looking at the weekend. i have low to upper 70s for saturday and sunday. won't that feel crazy good. here's alexis. >> looking forward to it, mike. so far so good for the monday morning commute. we don't have any major issues

to talk b definitely a quiet start. marin county, southbound 101 between hamilton and wolfback, crews are doing emergency repair work and they are blocking the two left lanes. so we just have on the right side getting by, they should be done by 5:00. i did check in with cal trans and their crews are still out there. as soon as we get the all clear, i'll let you know. i know over the weekend and the earlier evening hours, that was a different story. a live look at san rafael, southbound 101, looking nice and light. overall looking great. next update coming up just before 5:00. >> thank you, alexis. pre-orders for the galaxy phone are under way. they're setting records. >> the drone chief says flying cars are just a few years away. here's techbytes. >> a strong start for samsung's galaxy s 10. >> they've set records in the u.s. and britain. nearly 60% of the orders are for

the 1678910-plus. an expensive model selling for $999. a top tech executive. >> the drone chief expects cars to be in the air in five years. several companies, including uber, say they want to launch air taxis by 2023. harley davidson is making a play for a younger audience. >> it has bought a california-based company that makes electric bikes for kids. the bikes use a 20-volt battery and a top speed of 10 miles per hour. they're expected to hit the market later this year. >> that's a good way to get to school. >> those are your techbytes. >> have a great day. or you can pedal and get exercise. >> well -- >> j-lo and a-rod announce they're ready to tie the knot and the engagement ring that j-lo has is get ago all of the attention on social media. >> san francisco mayor london breed wants it hear from the people. where she's holding her first

town hall meeting today. the surprising

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yoonreeds h her firmeeting. the town hall starts at 6:30 h regular office hours throughout the city. mayor breed wants to make it easier for people to have access to her office and navigating government. >> speaking of navigate will. it was supposed to be a romantic night on the beach turned into a complicated task for police and a towing company. >> a man wanted to impress his girlfriend by driving his car on to the beach in carmel by the sea early saturday morning. the car got trapped in the sand for seven hours. it took hours for that towing company to pull it back into the parking lot and police cited the driver for driving on to the beach. told ce heque, messed up trying to impress his girlfriend. >> oops. >> the thought that counts? >> i wonder if they're still together. >> yikes. j-rod are engaged. >> is that what we're doing now?

j-rod. >> okay imt jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez took to instagram to share this photo of her massive diamond engagement ring over the weekend. j-lo captioned it with eight heart emojis and a-rod wrote, she said yes. they've been dating since early 2017. now we provide receipts of their various histories. j-lo has been married three other times. this will be her fourth. a-rod only once before. each has two children from previous marriages. >> they look happy together. >> they're a handsome couple. >> don't be fooled by the rocks she's got. she's still jenny from the block, nbloc block, mike. >> i'm happy for them. a-rod continuing to rehabilitate his image and good for him. here's a look at 4:00 in the morning. tomorrow, tuesday and pretty much nothing out there. here's a look at that cloud

cover that's going to come in. the breezes are going to pick up. did you see all the green across mendocino and the sonoma county coast during the morning hours? look as we head into the afternoon hours. it kind of falls apart. the clouds hang around at noon. won't be as sunny as today. the breezes that pick up will make it feel cooler than what we're going to deal with today with total sunshine and light breezes. so let's move forward. i want to talk about what's going on with our rain season. look at this. more than three feet of rain in santa rose. most of that fell since january. 130% of average. san francisco 21 inches. 13% of average. 116%. oakland and livermore. usually some of the drier spots are more than 100% of average for rain. we can use a break. we're going to get it. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. a break on the roads this morning as well. unless you're trying to pay cash

at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's the only place for a backup. hopefully more of the cash booths open. no metering lights yet. should be closer to 5:20. petaluma in the green. westbound 580. castro valley to the maze. no delays through san jose on northbound 101. 280, 680 split to highway 85. in the green at 11 minutes. captain marvel soared to the top of the weekend box office. it took an estimated $153 million in the u.s. alone. that makes it the third highest march debut of all-time. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7. how to train your dragon 3 came in second. followed by a madea family funeral, and lego movie 2 and alita battle angel. >> i have no idea what that is. you informed me that's a thing. this is one of the more

unusual burglaries that you've ever seen. watch this. >> watch as a man walks up to a piano store in fresno. heaves a rock through the window and see what he grabs. he grabs the mickey mouse stuffed toy on the piano and that's it. the owner says the mickey toy received af attention. it's been replaced with another one and a minnie mouse as well. >> this happened in fresno? disneyland is not far away. could have driven to disneyland. >> what in the world? >> got the toy, right. >> or any other disney store. very bizarre. >> that is one of the most bizarre things i've ever seen. >> look here. next at 5:00 a.m., a cause that has young people walking out of class this week. pretty glad that nobody got hurt, really. a dangerous situation at oakland international airport. why the 27-year-old man in this.

tesla changes course. the plan it is now reversing. a live look outside right now at 4:57 on your monday morning. we'll be right back.

now at 5:00, tesla reverses course on a major plan. matt keller will join us live with the changes potential buyers need to know about. good morning on this monday, march 11th.

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