who lives in the townhouse move in. >> i was just walking my dog and i welcomed them into the neighborhood and that was it. they seemed very, very nice. >> reporter: at 11:30 on new year's night the dublin police say the new neighbor woke up to banging at his door, so he looked out, saw his ex-girlfriend and then opened the door. police say a man forced his way inside with the resident's ex-girlfriend. >> the man was holding a firearm. at that point, the resident had his own firearm and he was scared for his life and used his own firearm to start shooting his way basically out of danger, out of his residence and called police. >> reporter: the man who was shot once also allegedly fired his gun. he's in police custody at a hospital. the ex-girlfriend died an scene and the resident escaped uninjured. police say they don't want families in the neighborhood which is full of children to be worried, but they definitely are. >> for there to be a shooting here three doors down is very alarming. this a very safe neighborhood. >> reporter: so police tell me

they are still trying to understand why the man and his ex-girlfriend showed up here in dublin to begin with. neither of them are from the dublin area. police tell me that no charges are pending against the resident. the investigation is very much ongoing. in dublin, kate larson, abc 7 news. if you're just joining us, it's 4:31. we'll have a quick update on your weather and traffic. we start with drew. >> we have a nice finish to the week. a lot of sunshine later on today. temperatures topping out in the upper 50s to mid 60s. a mild afternoon out there. early saturday morning we bring in the storm impact scale. it's a level one system. scattered showers. the best chance of finding wet weather early tomorrow morning will be in the north bay. talking rainfall amounts less than a quarter inch. by sunrise tomorrow, that rain is out of here.

let's check traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. we have this issue we're following in concord. a two-car crash. injuries have been reported, northbound 242 before grant. you can see that slowdown is beginning. the tow truck has been called out to the scene. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see the cash lanes are beginning to stack up there. everything else is running smoothly here. you can see that reflected on our drive times across the board. our usual slow spot, tracy to dublin, quick ride at 23 minutes. developing news, tensions between the u.s. and iran are at an all-time high after a u.s. air strike authorized by president trump killed a top iranian general. >> now iran's leader says revenge awaits. ines de la cuetara has reaction from both sides. >> reporter: tensions between the u.s. and iran reaching a boiling point. the department of defense

confirming in a statement, at the direction of the president, the u.s. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u.s. personnel abroad by killing qasem soleimani. abc news learning soleimani was killed by a drone strike conducted by u.s. joint special operations that hit a convoy carrying soleimani as he was leaving baghdad's airport. >> mr. soleimani is not just a general. he is something -- almost a le he's been a hero of the iranian people for a long time. >> reporter: the pentagon argues soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members throughout the region and says it was soleimani who was behind the recent attacks on u.s.-led coalition bases in iraq and the strike that recently killed an american contractor. the u.s. then retaliating by taking out 25 members of an iranian-backed militia, a move that kicked off two days of chaotic protest outside the american embassy in baghdad. defense secretary mark ethsp ae

thursday. >> you know, enough is enough. we have all the capabilities inherent in the united states military to either respond to further attacks or to take pte iaddition >> reporter: the president responding to the attack by tweeting out the image of an american flag but just days ago insisting he did not want to go to war. >> i want to have peace. i like peace. iran should want peace more than anybody. >> reporter: and reaction from congress has been swift and polarized. republicans are praising the president's actions while democrats warn of war and question whether the president needed congressional approval. ines de la cuetara, abc news, new york. at the live dressiesk, the strike may cause more violence against the u.s. according to house speaker nancy pelosi. she issued a warning saying the air strike risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence and that america and

the world cannot afford to have tensions escalate to the point of no return. she said the president carried out the strike without consu consulting congress. now to the north bay. authorities are investigating a deadly crash that happened near the bon air shopping center in greenbrae. sky 7 was over sir frances drake boulevard where the driver of that silver truck died. chp says they came upon the man last night. he was standing between two cars at anderson drive with a tire iron in his hand and flglass at his feet. he took off in the pickup truck and officers follow. they believe he ran a red light and a white pick up t-boned his vehicle. palo alto police want to assure the community they are patrolling places of worship after a church was vandalized last weekend. someone spray painted angry messages on the area's oldest

african-american church saturday morning. the ame zion church is a christian-based church between san mateo and san jose. police believe the suspect is a white man, 35 to 45 years old with blond hair. if any crime occurs they will do their best to find the person responsible. this morning we're learning new information about crime trends in san jose. home burglaries in the city dropped by nearly 40% between 2014 and 2018. the decrease is largely due to a tougher police response and the rise in popularity of home security cameras. commercial burglaries increased by nearly 25%. coming up, so long golden state. more people are taking a leap and moving out of california. find out where they're going instead. and amazon employees calling for support. why they say the company is threatening to fire them. and genie watching over robin williams daughter.

the stam video that got mi the instagram video that got millions of views. >> first, drew is in the house. tell me about my weekend. >> that rain will be fine. you will be sleeping, probably miss it right now it's chilly out there. in the 30s and 40s for the most part. 38 in palo alto. 43 in oakland. hour-by-hour we go. later on today, sun really warming us up by noon. in the 50s and low 60s. later on today, we'll top out in a lot of spots in the 60s. it's another above-average day in terms of january. live doppler 7 along with satellite, right now high pressure in control. but what we are watching is a front that is going to move through here early tomorrow morning. so, the next three days, today we are dry. tomorrow, it's a level one light system, early in the morning

tomorrow morning. lilyke 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. otherwise, much of saturday is dry. look at sunday. tons of sunshine. temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. no cool air headed our way. but a couple of showers tomorrow morning. that's weather. let's get to traffic with jobina. >> good morning. i'm so excited it's the end of the week. we're looking here live in san jose. good morning to san jose. 87 nice and clear for you. the san mateo bridge looking much better this morning in comparison to the foggy start we had yesterday. no problems on the roads. no major issues except on something i'm following in concord. drive times looking good. slowest ride still quick, santa rosa to san francisco at 48 minutes. this is the two-car crash i'm following in concord right now. injuries have been reported here. this is northbound 242 before grant. you can see there is a backup in the area. a tow truck has been called out to the scene. hopefully they will get that

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look at these monster waves off the coast of santa cruz. a high surf advisory expired at 9:00 last night. waves were expected to reach more than 20nom ftee areas. >> today is the biggest, i stro,

powerful waves. of course surfers took full advantage of the back-to-back swells, but powerful waves broke two pilings near the heavy small boat hoist on new year's day forcing the closure through at least this weekend. the waves have really calmed down. it's a nice finish to the week. lots of sunshine out there. sun is up at about 7:25. it's a mostly sdany mild afternoon. you have activities outside. upper 50s to mid 60s by 4:00. we do have to talk about some showers early saturday morning. 'sevnehtte around here. the best chance of finding any wet weather will be in the north ba bay. >> now to the deadl wdfes raging across australia. tens of thousands have been forced leave in a mass

evacuation. more than 12 million acres have been scorched. the fires have killed 19 people and more than 1,400 homes have burned. the u.s. embassy is warning american tourists to get out of the fire zone. one american firefighter who is helping battle the flames says it's out of control. >> totally unprecedented. the drought conditions, the fire behavior, just the amount of fire that exists, it's -- it's not like anything i've seen before. >> these are the worst wildfire conditions to hit australia in recorded history. unfortunately it will likely get worse. strong winds, hot temperatures and dry conditions are in the forecast for this weekend. >> thank you. good-bye golden state. for the first time in nearly a decade, more californians have moved out of the state than moved in. in a new study by united van lines, california ranked among

the top ten of the most moved from states. new jersey was first. california was seventh. building a better bay area means making this place a city or cities where people want to live, but high housing costs, crime, traffic, those are factors we can't ignore. >> we have the stories of people who made the move to idaho. >> reporter: the state motto of idaho means let it bepeer ptu l. appropriate for the perpetual stream of californians flocking to the state. including this former bay area resident. >> i remember there being a wave in the late '90s. and then around the time i moved here in the early 2000s. this wave feels more scafinint >> it seems like the state known for its spuds is now a hot esor athe fastest growing metro area in the u.s. >> i grew up in southern

california. i actually picked up and moved all the way to boise, idaho. and, you know, people asked me how it was, and i love it. >> reporter: kayla aveda moved to boise for her job at black box vr which is based in idaho. after moving back to start up san francisco's location, she gets why so many people from the bay area want to relocate. the median price for a home in san francisco, $1.3 million. now in boise, the median sales price, just $332,000. that's about a million dollars less. both kayla and michelle say idaho is contagious. >> whatever the reason is that they move here. and then the family comes to visit, and then slowly you start to see the rest of that family moving up. >> i would take any chance to go back to boise just for a little bit. is it boise? >> she said boise. >> is it a local thing? >> i don't know.

>> it's idaho. >> i loved her hot potato reference. that was funny. >> we get it. it's expensive. it's nothing new. but it's so beautiful here. >> you get what you pay for. >> i agree. >> don't do boise like that. i've never been there. >> one of my good friends is from there. he says good things. >> you know, my dad -- >> he also doesn't live there anymore. >> he's not there. >> my dad went to a conference there and said it was beautiful. he's like idaho? what are we going to idaho for. >> boise, good for a conference. >> that sounds good. and skiing. i hear they have good skiing. i don't know. i've never been. >> and lakes? >> they have something. >> y'all rude. >> let's go. after we go to all the other places. >> do they have a bridge? >> weather-wise, great weather out there this morning. clear skies, no fog like we had yesterday. that was a big issue, that dense fog. now we're in the 3s and 40s. it's cold out there to start our morning.

we'll warm up nicely later on today. highs today bouncing back real nice. lots of sunshine, upper 50s to mid 60s. ti of year.ve averag t typically we're stuck in the 50s for early january numbers. enjoy the mild air. bringing back the storm impact scale early tomorrow morning. scattered showers. the best chance for this level 1 light system of finding wet weather is in the north bay. this front is weak. it will fizzle out as it moves south. if you have plans later on tonight, you see at 10:30 at night, we're still dry. we will increase that cloud cover. the rain arrives early saturday morning. light showers around cloverdale, approaching santa rosa. as it moves through the bay area, it will fall apart. when you wake up saturday morning, you will see a mix of sunshine and cloud cover. temperatures nice again. the weekend is shaping up to be dry. mild today. an early morning shower

saturday. much of the day saturday is dry. then it's a dry pattern at least through wednesday. good morning. good morning to emeryville. a live look at 80, lots of headlights moving in towards the madz. no major issues i'm seeing in this area. drive times here, santa rosa to petaluma, 12 minutes. castro valley to the maze, 13 minutes. 280/680 to highway 85, 11gi you we've been following in concord this two-car crash. northbound 242 before grant. the chp did run a traffic break in the area. they have called a tow truck to get the cars out of the way. they're blocking at least two lanes now. hopefully they can get this cleared up so your commute will not be slowed. reggie and kumasi? >> thanks. people attending the consumn las ghi-t around the

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good morning. the time is approaching 4:53 a.m. this is a live look from our exploratorium camera. gorgeous. clear ska skies. a lot of sunshine. another mild afternoon out there. by 4:00, temperatures above average. upper 50s to mid 60s. kumasi? >> thanks.>>th i b policy change for you-haul. on february 1st, the company will no longer hire nicotine users in 21 states. employees hired before that date won't be affected by the policy. the decision is to promote a st company. the 21 states where the change takes effect legally allows employees to be tested and fired for nicotine but that does not include california. amazon is reportedly threaten to fire employees for pushing the company to do more to combat climate change. >> an advocacy group says amazon

sent letters to members telling them they could be fired if they spoke to the media. amazon employees have been focal about the online shopping giant's role in contributing to climate change. amazon has vowed to source all of its energy from solar panels by 2030. the amazon go stores have some competition. check out this autonomous store open at a shell station in campbell. it's called a nano store. you download an app and register your credit card. then once you're at the store, you will be sent an access code. you scan it, walk in, grab what you want, and go. there is no register. a receipt will be emailed to you as soon as you leave. >> this store is a mobile store. you can see, it's literally a modified shipping container. in the future, you can imagine they will put those mobile stores in rural areas, in urban centers, in universities and other areas. >> the store's operated by a

company called aifi which will open additional stores at gas stations in the coming months. temperatures are on the cool side. 13 degrees cooler in half moon bay than we were at this time yesterday. 2 to 5 degrees elsewhere. 30s and 40s out the door. we'll warm up nicely. hour-by-hour, a lot of sunshine. by noon, midday, in the 50s to low 60s. into the afternoon, warming into the 60s in most spots. today, a lot of sunshine. a mild afternoon, in the upper 50s to mid 60s. saturday, you have a chance of a shower. it's early in the morning before the sun gets up. the best chance of finding that shower is in the north bay. saturday afternoon is dry. that leads to ary finish to d the weekend on sunday with lots of sunshine. that's weather. let's check the roads with jobina. >> we are starting off with a live look in oak land. 880 at the coliseum.

nice, clear ride on8 in san rafael, this is a live look at 101. no problems. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47 minute ride. want to update you on the crash we were following in concord between two cars where injuries were reported, northbound 242 before grant, it is all cleared. this year's coachella lineup is out. >> rage against the machine, travis scott and frank ocean are the headliners. there's a little something for everyone amongst the other acts including galvin harris, lana del rey, the baby and big bang. coachella is held f weekords t iwon april. weekend one is already sold out. presale for weekend two starts on monday. next at 5:00, one by area

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now at 5:00, tensions come to a boil between the u.s. and iran. a u.s. air strike kills an iranian leader, now officials are wondering how iran will retaliate. a new study is looking at racial profiling during traffic stops in california. one of the biggest disparities is in san francisco. good morning. welcome to friday, january 3rd. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's drew. >> good morning. it will be a nice finish to this week. out there right now, a colder start compared to yesterday. mainly in the 30s and in 40s. grabhe the t jacket out the doo first thing. the afternoon, you will feel that mild air once again. live look from the exploratorium camera, showing you the beautiful light