morning. good morning. it's wednesday, december 11th. >> we'll get to those stories in a moment. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. checking in with mike this morning. >> keep the umbrellas handy the next four days. we have waves of light showers that will impact us through saturday. a few leftover showers this morning. more likely tonight. everything kind of damp and slippery. live doppler 7 showing the best radar returns in the southern half of the bay area now. they're scooting off mainly to the east, maybe a jog northeast. look what they leave behind. here's sfo and the peninsula, it's wet this morning. temperatures in the low to mid 50s through 7:00. showers are less likely from noon to 4:00. so the coverage will decrease. that will help push us into the upper 50s to low 60s. but then we'll increase showers are once again as we head towards 7:00. we'll take an hour-by-hour look at that coming up. let's get to jobina out there.

she has a check on the morning commute. how is it going? >> it's going much better, mike, after we had major issues on the roads in the south bay this morning. things are looking good. all green here excluding our little area that matches my jacket, the altamont pass, commuters coming out of tracy. this is the dprigolden gate bri. i can see some droplets on our camera. overall a smooth and clear wide. same thing here in san francisco. we're looking at our king street camera there. nice and clear for you all. just nice clear ride across our bridges. everything is green. >> thanks. the san jose city council is backing the mayor's proposal to turn pg&e into a customer-owned utility. the council voted to support the resolution mayor liccardo recently introduced. it follows pg&e's public safety power shutoff that left thousands in the dark in the bay area and beyond. it appears san jose elected leaders are not the only ones

fed up with the utility. 90% of you want to get rid of pg&e. >> this is according to a poll just released. julian glover is live with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the bottom line here is people are fed up with pg&e, the wildfires, the endless cycle of blackouts and a new poll out this morning says 9 out of 10 californians are in favor of getting rid of the utility company. the big problem is they can't agree on what to do next going forward from there. let's look at the numbers out by the "l.a. times" and uc berkeley. in it, 11.7% of people surveyed say they're in favor of maintaining the current structure of the company once it exits bankruptcy and have it develop a plan to fix its own problems that are subject to approval by the california public utilities commission. 13.7% of people said the company should be split into two separate companies. one for gas, one for electric,

with each responsible for fixing its own problems. again, subject to approval by the state. one of the more popular solutions, 16.8% of people answered that pg&e should be a state agency, no longer owned by investors, and that the government should be responsible for developing a plan to move forward. san jose mayor sam liccardo are hoping more californians back a proposal to make it a public owned utility as the utility company looks to pay up that 13$13.7 billion in that settlement. now, keep in mind, pg&e serves about 5.4 million customers across the state of california and a public utility that large has never been created. reporting live in san jose, julian glover, abc7 news. at the live desk i'm looking ahead to a big hearing on capitol hill startin at maekman

of the federal aviation administration about the agency's relationship with boeing. the faa grounded the 737 max in march after two deadly crashes, one in indonesia, the other in ethiopia. the house transportation and infrastructure committee chair told abc news that he believes the faa puts too much trust in manufacturers and the aircraft certification process needs to be improved. we have developing news in the impeachment showdown. house democrats have put forth two articles of impeachment against president trump. the president called it pathetit night. serena marshall has more. >> reporter: good morning. house judiciary committee announcing they will take up those articles of debate and approval later this morning. >> reporter: it's an announcement made three times before in american history.

>> charging the president of the united states, donald j. trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. >> reporter: house democrats declare they will impeach president trump charging he abused the power of his office and obstructed congress. on abuse of power, they charge the president ignored and injured the interest of the nation and betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections. on obstruction of congress, they charge that trump without lawful cause or excuse rejected every subpoena or request for evidence. the article declaring in the history of the republic no president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry. hours later the president on the campaign trail reacting. >> these two flimsy, pathetic, ridiculous articles of impeachment. this is the lightest impeachment in the history of our country by far. >> reporter: impeachment is an accusation of high crimes and

misdemeanors, and the house vote likely to come ahead of christmas. in the senate where the president is eager for a full trial, live witnesses and all, not happening until after the holidays. top senate republicans have also indicated they may not call live witnesses calling it a risky move. that would go against what president trump says he wants to see in that senate trial. homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are some of the top challenges we face for the entire bay area. in the south bay, san jose is hoping a new housing tax could help ease the pressure and building a better bay area. the property transfer proposal would tax any transaction involving homes and businesses valued at $2 million or more. the potential revenue is an estimated $70 million a year. san jose voters get to decide in mar muc march >> i'm sure if this passes, it would change many lives for the better. >> mayor sam liccardo wants the revenue to fund housing projects and services.

one councilman says he wants to make sure the money solves other city issues as well. we want to hear your solutions about building a better bay area. join us on facebook. gregory adams is the n ew ceo of kaiser permanente. adams was the interim ceo. he joined the health care provider in 1999 and has been the executive vice president and group president since to 16 sfwlooch. sausalito and caltrans are facing a second lawsuit over a massive landslide. it happened during a strong winter storm in february. one of the property owners says a highway 101 project channelled water on to the hill and caused the slide. a woman who was trapped in the slide is also suing. she is accusing the city and caltrans of not properly maintaining drainage on the hillside above her property causing the destabilization. the city of sausalito and the department of transportation

deny the allegations in the claim. san francisco will now require permits for companies that want to test new technology in public. the newly created office of emerging technology will only grant permits if the technology is overall in the best interest of the public. companies that share data, ensure public safety when testing and promote job creation have a better chance of securing a permit. >> lets look at what's going on with the fog outside. it is thicker in some parts than what you're seeing at some of these reporting stations. the altamont pass socked in. highway 4, discovery bay heading to brentwood. all foggy. if you're on 280 or planning to be on 280 on the peninsula, you will run into dangerously low visibility there. you can see the low clouds hanging over the exploratorium or over downtown san francisco. exercising will be wet at times today. have a neighbor who puts up just

10 inflatable christmas deck races, finally got them in today. you may be able to do the same this afternoon, but still soggy in the yards. north bay, the best chance of weather during the evening. a random shower as we warm from 51 to 56 this morning to the afternoon hours. east bay valleys, fog this morning. mostly cloudy and 59 at 3:00. our best chance of rain is 7:00. for the east bay, random shower, mainly cloudy, 54 this morning. 62 at 3:00. 59 at 7:00. for the peninsula, we have a random shower as we warm from 54 at 7:00 to 62 this afternoon, down to 59 at 7:00. if you live down in the south bay, random shower, 53 at 7:00, 63 at 3:00. 59 if you're heading out at 7:00. still mild then. san francisco a little bit of drizzle this morning and fog. 63 at 3:00.

our best chance of rain at 7:00. i'll show you more on that coming up in seven minutes. here is jobina. >> a look at mass transit. ferries on time. b.a.r.t. has 16 trains running. ace 1, no delays there either. bringing in the cameras a live look at 880 at the coliseum. those headlights headed south right now. smooth ride across. no issues over there. nothing as you get further south in san jose. this is 280, light ride over there. checking in on our commuter alert. southbound highway 1, a closure due to repaving work. this will be overnight from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. between daly city and holloway avenue. that one-mile portion of the road, this will last for the next two weeks. coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. and the new and unluckily friendship between amanda knox and lorena bobbitt. and california is full of trail blazers.

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tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis b or c. don't use dovato if you plan to become pregnant or during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy since one of its ingredients may harm your unborn baby. your doctor should do a pregnancy test before starting dovato. use effective birth control while taking dovato. the most common side effects are headache, diarrhea, nausea, trouble sleeping, and tiredness. so much goes into who i am and hope to be. ask your doctor if starting hiv treatment with dovato is right for you. here's our rainfall potential the next seven days. it's the number one of our seven things. we have a chance of a tenth of an inch to a quarter inch. i'll show you an hour-by-hour look of when that rain gets to

your neighborhoods coming up. number two, the deadly jersey city shootout is being investigated as a case of anti-semiti anti-semitism. one police officer, three hostages and two gunmen were killed as part of an hours long standoff centered at a jewish grocery store. number three, a group of students, advocacy groups and a school district in compton are suing the uc school system for the use of s.a.t. and a.c.t. scores in admissions. the coalition argues that the tests led to a vast test prep industry that affects h h h h h income families. number five, californians are fed up with pg&e and the endless cycle of blackouts and wildfires, and a new poll is backing that up. it shows 90% want to end pg&e's operations as they exist right now. number six, live look right

now at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on right now. number seven, just announced, time's 2019 person of the year is greta thunberg. she beat out president trump, nancy pelosi, the impeachment whistle-blower and the hong kong protesters. and i would be remiss if i didn't mention our big boss, disney ceo, bob iger was named business person of the year by "time." old navy is speeding up holiday deliveries by teaming up with post mates. old navy shoppers can select the buy online pick up in store option in check out. when they get a ready for pick up email they can choose same-day delivery. postmates will deliver the orders within 24 hours. old navy and postmates are based in san francisco. the partnership will run through january. the companies are in talks to extend it for the long-term.

ishia curry's restaurant in houston, texas has suddenly closed. >> international smoke released a statement saying its grateful to staff and guests over the past year. other locations including here in san francisco will remain open. the houston location got a lot of flack before it opened in 2018. the warriors beat the rockets in the western conference finals in 2018. many rockets fans left one-star reviews on yelp before the restaurant's opening day and that is playing dirty. tony hawk, rupaul and a bunch of other famous california natives were back home for a special ceremony. it was for the california hall of fame ceremony in sacramento last night. ten californians were inducted, a poet, an actor, an athlete and a chef. anser hassan has more now from the red carpet. >> reporter: only in california will you find a half pipe on the red carpet with skateboarding legend tony hawk showing off the

skills that made him famous. the california native hopes his induction into the california hall of fame will boost his sport. >> showing the positive aspects of it, showing it can really be a big influence on kids lives and teach them a lot about self-confidence and individuality and the importance of carving your own path. >> california is full of trail blazers. >> reporter: ten of those trail blazers inducted including rupaul were given the spirit of california medal for innovating spirit in their field. >> it's californians, there's a spirit, a pride, they represent the values of the state. doers, not just dreamers. >> reporter: among others on the red carpet comedian george lopez, wolfgang puck and brandi chastain. the soccer player who grew up in san jose says the honor means a lot coming from her homestate. >> california stands apart in our 50 united states and to be

recognized as someone that has been influential in this wonderful state is a true honor. >> reporter: this year's inductees will be featured in an exhibit at the california museum that opens on wednesday. in sacramento anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> that was the place to be last night. >> it sure was. that was cool how they had that tony hawk setup. i like it. and rupaul -- much deserved. work, mike. >> big fan, aren't we? yes. absolutely. here's san jose and 87, and we have a lot of cloud cover out there and the possibility of some showers. not only today but all the way through saturday. each chance shows up as a 1, light on our storm impact scale. mild temperatures thanks to the persistent cloud cover and moisture in the air. not only during the day but at night. the storm track will briefly dry sunday and monday. fewer showers as we head throughout the day than what we

dealt with overnight. temperatures from 56 in napa and santa rosa to around 61 in san jose. we do have some extremes like 52 in lake port to 63 in santa cruz. that other narrower range, that's where most of us will settle today. mrning lows, low to mid 50s. close to our highs for this time of the year. notice more green on the map. let's talk about what's going on. an area of low pressure will sit here and spin the next couple of days before diving down. look at that plume of moisture. because it's disconnected from the energy, we don't have a lot of heavy rain in the forecast. a lot of nickel and dime storms that will bring us some rain and gray and dreary. as we head into the lunch hour, everything is pretty quiet. watch as we head to 5:00. they're lining up offshore, here they come during the overnight hours. by tomorrow afternoon, shower also taper once again.

we'll see another round of rain friday. a chance saturday. there's your brief break. much cooler for sunday and monday before another storm on tuesday. how are the roads, jobina? >> looking right now at the richmond-san rafael bridge. i just want to let everyone know in the eastbound direction, just for this week, the shoulders will be closed. it started at 5:00 a.m., they'll go until 2:00 p.m. live look at the golden gate bridge, it looks like we have so many droplets on our camera, the road is also wet so take your time if you're headed out to the golden gate bridge. an update for people in the north bay, this is great news, smart train, the new service in larkspur and downtown novato, just reminding everyone because there's a big ribbon cutting on friday. the service begins saturday, december 14th. this is the first new track added since 2017. this project cost over $50 million. it will alleviate traffic on

101. excited about it. >> thank you. in today's "gma" first look, two women involved with two of the most notorious crimes in recent memory have formed an unlikely friendship. talking about amanda knox and lorena bobobbitt. they say they have a lot in common. >> reporter: two women, two gripping stories. >> people seehe two of you sitting next to one another, they're not sure how to process it. amanda knox and lorena bobbitt changing their narratives and joining forces to change the way society treats women accused of crimes. >> it's so easy to -- for people to write us off. >> yes. >> we're trying to say, no, we're not letting you. >> reduced to a punch line. >> yes. >> how hurtful was that? >> they basically were taking advantage of my story and it is a story of hurt, it is a story hurt, of survival, of domestic violence, abuse.

that, to me, i couldn't comprehend. what they want you to know about their stories now and why they refuse to stay silent. with uruguay first look, i'm paula farris, abc news, new york. new developments to a story that we first brought you a few months back. lafayette is hiring a trapper to catch wild pigs. these pigs have been roaming around, tearing up yards and parks as they search for food and they can be dangerous. the city is closing down a number of trails as a precaution. once the wild pigs are no longer a threat, the trails will open back up. a new gig for the host of the bachelor. the service chris harrison is now offering to you. ♪ >> see? >> i want to cry like that. >> i want to cry like this. >> exactly like it. >> this was at a holiday party. there was a life changing surpri

a reversal of previous seasons, we have an above average level of snow pack, 7 inches. so saturday through sunday, the mountains, chico and redding will get the bulk of the precipitation as we head through a series of storms that will move through the north of the state. the southern part of the state, almost nothing. you don't have to get on "the bachelor" to have chris harrison officiate your wedding. he's making his services available as a minister. harrison officiated a number of "bachelor" weddings. he's been an ordained minister

with universal life church since 2012. i don't know what the price is. i will guess a lot. >> probably. many people receive year-end bonuses around the holidays, maybe if you get one you can pay for chris harrison to officiate your wedding. this company in maryland did go above and beyond. >> 200 employees there, they are splitting $10 million. >> $10 million. and now you can open your red envelope >> i'm moved for them. >> i know. >> look at them. >> look at her. great response. great response. >> she's like what? yes. this was the reaction from employees from st. john properties when they learned how much they would be getting. the employees got the bonuses based on senority. the average bonus was about $50,000. some people got more than

250,000. can you imagine just opening that and being like, oh. >> that's when you've been loyal to a company and they're loyal to you back. congrats to them. >> i would be hugging him, too. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including changes for cheerios. the didn't design you'll see on the cereal. >> uc scores are headed to court over the act and the s.a.t. i'm explain coming up. and a new way to get your gr

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future radar shows more wet weather in the bay area. mike is timing out the next round of rain. good morning on this wednesday, december 11th. >> we'll get to those stories in a moment. first we want to check in with mike for a look at the rainy forecast. >> it's wet this wednesday, foggy out there also. we'll show you both of those. first, let's look at the storm impact scale. if you're new to us, this is our exclusive way of giving you an idea of what to expect out of today's storm. scattered showers this morning, more likely they'll increase as we head into the evening hours. light amounts. not a heavy downpour, but it will keep things slippery. showers moving through the southern half of the bay area. more lining up out over the ocean to move in later. here's some of the drops falling on the golden gate bridge. here's some of the fog that is plaguing the bay bridge. you can see it's a mix of items

to deal with this morning. we have slick spots out there, very mild. low to mid 50s. our driest times at 4:00, scattered showers randomed this afternoo random this afternoon. they pick up by 7:00. temperatures in the 50s then. let's get over to jobina. you're looking at the bay bridge? >> i am. i'll get to that a moment. the highway patrol is investigating a deadly crash in cupertino, two cars were involved. one person may have been ejected from the vehicle. officers performed cpr on the victim and they did not survive. the chp shut down the off-ramp but everything is now back open. if you saw us earlier this morning, wanted to give you an update on that. we are look right now at the bay bridge. you can see that fog that mike was mentioning. metering lights came on at 5:18. it's sluggish as you get through the tunnels.

expect a few delays. no issues there, just a bit slow. san jose, 280, clear ride for you all. no problems there. and our drive times, tracy to dublin, slow at 52 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, 17 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. this morning the university of california system is facing a lawsuit over s.a.t. and a.c.t. scores. >> groups say using them as an admission requirement is illegal, unkoconstitutional and discriminatory. amy hollyfield is live in uc berkeley with more on that. >> students we talked to this morning seem torn on the issue. they recognize it's a complicated one. the plaintiffs in the lawsuit say the a.c.t. and the s.a.t. are biased against poor and minority students and using them illegally discriminates against some students. this issue will head to court. this is what we heard from uc

students this morning. >> i definitely think we need an alternative method. i think that it definitely does discriminate. i personally went through a.c.t. classes. i had that advantage that i don't think other students get. when i first took it the first time i didn't do any a.c.t. prep. there was a big difference having done a.c.t. prep and my score. >> overall, it should still be required, in my opinion. how would you differentiate between people? >> uc berkeley's chance lore and academic supervisor said they support dropping the test scos as part of the required admissions process. more than 1,000 colleges have already made the change. the group that filed the lawsuit is made up of students, advocacy groups and a school district in compton. reporting live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

a new development in the saga of the stolen van filled with dpaugogs. one of the pets is on their way home. >> sable is one of two dogs that went missing after a dog transportation van went stolen monday mopping in fremont. police found the van later in oakland with 27 dogs inside. the owner of a second missing dog, papo, is pleading for his return.o cf1 o >> we're worried he's lonely, scared. we just want him back, no questions asked. >> police think the man who stole the van tried to sell the dogs. two people were detained in connection with the crime. san francisco will unveil the new parking lot to allow people who live in their cars to park there. mayor london breed and other city leaders will be at the site today near the balboa park b.a.r.t. station. the lot will open by next week.

this is a first of its kind program in the city. it will hold 30 vehicles for a 90-day period. the site will also have case managers, portable toilets and a portable shower available three times a week. the man accused in last month's deadly stabbing on a b.a.r.t. train is due in court. 39-year-old jermaine brim stabbed oliver tyrone to death when williams tried stepping in to stop brim from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger. today brim is expected to enter a plea for his five felony counts including for williams murder. your voice your vote. a major newcomer to the 2020 race is touching down in san francisco today. former nyc mayor michael bloomberg is joining former governor brown to attend a climate change convention. this follows bloomberg's recent endorsement from another big name in the bay area, san jose mayor, sam liccardo. >> mike bloomberg has shown he's willing to take on big oil, he's willing to take on the gun industry, he's willing to take on big soda, coke and pepsi. >> liccardo will join bloomberg's team as a california

campaign co-chair. bloomberg is skipping early voting states to focus on states like california that vote on super tuesday in march. a recent uc berkeley poll found bloomberg to be favored by 2% of the state's likely democratic voters. we are following the latest on a deadly shootout in jersey city, new jersey. this morning investigators are treating the attack at a kosher grocery store as an act of anti-semitism. the shootout happened yesterday afternoon. six people including a police officer were killed. two others were injured. detectives say it's still unclear exactly what sparked the chaos. officers say shots were initially fired after two gunmen ran and took cover in the grocery store. what came next is what you're seeing now, an hours-long battle turning the area into a war zone.

>> shots, right there! >> every time any approach is attempted or anyone comes out of cover, he opens fire. >> one 13-year veteran was killed along with the two gunmen and three hostages inside the grocery store. dozens of schools in the area stayed on lockdown for several hours as this went on. the new jersey superintendent said he felt that decision gave police less interference. you can watch his interview on "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. kumasi? >> thanks. part of building a better bay area is making it more affordable to do business here. high costs are driving out of one of san francisco's biggest conventions. oracle usually holds its open world conference at the moscone center but next year it's moving to vegas. oracle blames skyrocketing hotel prices and street conditions for the move. mayor london breed acknowledged those problems need to be addressed, but she doesn't

believe other conventions will believe san francisco. >> san francisco is such an amazing city. people talk about the challenges but they also talk about the fact they love san francisco. they love the restaurants. they love the shopping. they think it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >> openworld's departure will cost san francisco an estimated $64 million a year according to the city's tourism bureau. this is a story that's becoming all too common. small businesses forced to shut down because of rent hikes. what the mayor says is the key to keeping them open. helping to save a life. the new program putting smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in homes where they are needed the most. and cheerios branching out from the classic circle shape. the design you will see soon on the cereal. a live look outside on our roof camera. i can see the rain coming down along the embarcadero. >> grab an umbrella if you're heading out in san francisco. just have an umbrella handy the next three to four days as we have waves of light showers are rolling through.

when that is not around, there will be fog to contend with like we're seeing here in walnut creek. we have drizzle and we do have a deduction in visibility due to the fog. we're clthrowing a lot at you. don't look for much ponding on the roadways, they will stay damp and foggy throughout the commute today. stay inside if you're taking the ferry and wet weather gear if you're taking mass transit. here's the north bay. we have a chance of a random shower at any time today. we start at 51 at 7:00, warm to 56. more widespread and steadier rains possible from 5:00 to 7:00. for our neighborhoods in the east bay valleys, fog and drizzle this morning. then just a random shower as we ramp up from 52 to 59 degrease. 59 degrees. east bay, a chance of fog and drizzle. a random shower this afternoon. 54 this morning. 62 at 3:00. 59 at 7:00. for the peninsula, 54 this

morning to 62 this afternoon to 59 at 7:00. one of the least likely areas to get wet this afternoon. the south bay, the same thing. getting to 63 and for san francisco, drizzle and fog this morning. a random shower and 60 this afternoon. we'll look at the next three days coming up. good morning. yes. mike was talking about that drizzle. we're seeing that now in san francisco. this is a live look at our 280 camera at king street here. roads are wet. please take your time as you head out the door this morning. we know how this goes. as soon as it starts raining, that's when the problems start. live look at the san mateo bridge. no problems we're seeing. starting to pick up as we head westbound towards the peninsula. we have a commuter alert, southbound highway 1 closure, there's going to be repaving work. it will happen overnight from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. between daly city and holloway avenue. that one-mile portion of the roadway will be closed this should last for two weeks. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic after the break.

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to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california. let's look outside. this is 880 at the coliseum.

the coliseum on the right, you can also see some drizzle hanging in the air keeping everything slick there. we have some even thicker fog out in the central valley, nearly 2 million people. let me zoom out. you can see this is the entire san joaquin valley full of fog this morning. this is until 10:00, quarter mile visibility. let's see what's happening in california today. the best chance of showers mainly across the northern half. thanks, mike. we're learning chilling new details about a series of home invasion robberies in the east bay is 22-year-old joseph wells and 20-year-old adama diop accused of robberies in lafayette and oakland. and now they're facing 26 counts. the bay area news group reports the victims were inside the homes and separated so they wouldn't know how the other was being treated. the robbers used guns and at least one case restrained the couple. the men are facing kidnapping, grand theft and carjacking

charges. san francisco's semiannual gun buyback program is being held this saturday. the hope is that getting one gun off the street will make a difference. the united players will host the event on howard street. the conference included widowed mothers and walls covered with photos of young men who have died from unnecessary violence. >> one gun that is not taken off the streets will kill somebody and can destroy everybody. so let's save as many lives as we can. >> you can drop off any gun with full anonymity, no questions are asked. you will get 100 bucks for a handgun, 200 for an assault weapon. the gun buyback is also this saturday at the gilroy corporation yard. thousands of families in the bay area will get a life saving gift this holiday season. kidde communications and home depot donated 4,000 smoke detectors and 800 carbon

monoxide alarms. this is part of abc7 safe a life event which i posted yesterday. the donations help address a social justice issue for seniors and low income residence. >> balancing whether you're going to pay a bill or safe your life with a smoke detector is not fair. the large amount of donations of smoke detectors as well as carbon monoxide detectors that kidde has provided is life changing. >> this is the tenth year that abc7 had the honor of partnering with the save a life campaign. it was cool to be out there and hear the impacts that are made. some people don't know their battery is not working right or whatever. it's made a big difference. >> glad to hear it. >> want to talk about cheerios? >> let's. >> keep an eye out for limited edition honey nut cheerios that are coming next month. >> the iconic o-shaped cereal

will add a heart shape. the limited edition boxes will be available nationwide starting next month and into february. cheerios said its cereal benefits heart health. >> i didn't think it would look like that. the heart was inside the "o." i like that. they can keep that. >> it still tastes same. >> when you're a kid it doesn't. >> there's different flavors, too. just not regular old flavor. and they're all heart healthy. at least they say they are. let's look at what's going on with live doppler 7. the last hour or so, you can see waves of light rain, drizzle, mist, it's all out there. even a little bit of fog. here's the bay bridge toll plaza, it's damp out there now. periods of showers, less fog, more showers tonight. the chances of wet weather

extend through saturday. keep the wet weather gear handy. fewer showers as we head throughout the day today and temperatures in the mid 50s to near 60 degrees for our high temperatures. tonight very mild with a better chance of showers. 50 to about 55 degrees when you wake up tomorrow morning. the low is up around the gulf of alaska. a nice plume of atmospheric moisture, but it just doesn't have the energy to tap into that moisture. each and every day we have basically a 1 on the storm impact scale. now all the way through saturday because of the light nature of the rain. future radar at 7:00, you can see light green out there. that's it. light showers, they're tapering by noon. not completely gone. even in the afternoon hours, dr times. notice some yellows showing up at 11:30. heading towards tomorrow morning, scattered showers are around, fog and drizzle. as we head into tomorrow

afternoon, we start to see a drying trend before the next round of rain arrives friday. one last push saturday. a little bit cooler, mid 50s for highs sunday, monday and another chance of rain late tuesday. jobina? >> good morning. we're following a two-car crash in emeryville that's causing a backup. this is westbound 80 to the eastbound 80 connector. in that spot we understand that one of the people in the cars was on their phone when this crash happened. so this is a case of distracted driving. a live look at our emeryville camera. it is slow there. at the moment, only one lane is blocked. things should keep moving. it might be sluggish. sfr san rafael, 101 looking nice and clear. no problems in the north bay at the moment. thanks, walmart is testing self-driving grocery deliveries with this. the company is joining with

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light rain over the san mateo bridge, dumbarton bridge, 237, the sunol grade, all either foggy, misty or light rain. notice the amounts won't be much. less than 500ths of an inch today. a tenth of an inch tomorrow. nickel and dime storms. 5:00 friday morning, the best chance across the north bay. as we head deeper into saturday, we'll get a chance of showers, but it looks like that will break out to sunshine for sunday. >> all right. good morning, everyone. so first off, we have a crash causing a backup in emeryville and a sigalert in pittsburg. i'll start in emeryville, we have a two-car crash here.

this is a case of distracted driving. this is westbound 80 to the eastbound 80 connector. injuries have been reported here. at least one lane is blocked now. expect delays if you're headed that way. eastbound 4 before bailey road, we have a sigalert in pittsburg, an overturned car, injuries have been reported. two lanes blocked right now. it's not causing a backup because this is the counter commute direction. but the sigalert is in effect because they expect people heading westbound may be stopping to look and see what's going on there. emeryville here, the backup we're experiencing because of that two-car crash. happening today, b.a.r.t. is offering a chance to share your thoughts and concerns directly with its new general manager. we showed you the most recent one from a few weeks ago. robert powers continues his listening tour going from station to station listening to riders questions and comments. today he will be at fruitvale at 7:00 a.m. and the west oakland station at 4:00 p.m.

a new development about a break-in at a san jose floral shop. police say they arrested jeffrey welch in connection with the burglary. surveillance video shows two suspects entering the floral shop last friday and the business reported at least $10,000 worth of items stolen including a valuable flower urn. the woman seen in the video still has not been caught. former san francisco giants general manager bruce bochy is saying gohello to his new job. he has been hired to skipper france's national team. he was in france while his father served in the u.s. army there. france's baseball federation hopes bochy will get france to the 2020 baseball classic. france never qualified for that tournament. another sign of life for a a high profile bay area couple. >> ishia curry is showing this photo on social media. it's a picture of the couple's new matching tattoos. the wolf, butterfly and horse

represent each of the couple's children. ishia said each symbol has a deep meaning to the currys but she said that's their business and she did not share. next at 6:00, san jose leaders say they have one solution for the housing crisis but it will cost some of you. the hearing today that will take a closer look at what could have contributed to two deadly plane crashes. and a new poll out this morning says 9 in 10 californians like you are fed up with pg&e and you're ready to get rid of the utility company. the only problem here, we really can't agree what we should do going forward from

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toll plaza. the roads are wet out there. you'll definitely want to remember an umbrella as you head out the door. and jobina is tracking the conditions for your commute. we're starting first with meteorologist mike nicco who has the latest on what is going on outside. good morning. >> good morning. it's wet and foggy out there. let's look at live doppler 7 after we look at the storm impact scale over my right shoulder. we can give you an idea of what to expect out of the storm. if you're new to us, it's our exclusive way of giving you an idea of how the storm will play out and affect you. we have drizzle and fog this morning. showers more likely as we head into the evening hours. light amounts, they will keep everything slippery. here's live doppler 7. you can see light amounts, there's even some drizzle in areas you don't see, some green as the radar will overshoot it. places like the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, it is raining right no