good morning. happy saturday, everyone. let's start off with a look at the weather. >> we had a front. it is really weakening rapidly spreading showers and it is moving into the sacramento valley. a little bit of shower activity mixed with snow here as you're heading out towards south lake. the temperatures are mild. it's windy as you're headed to the mountains. we're looking at a storm impact

scale just the next couple of hours. scattered showers and breezy winds and precip, but more than likely it is a dry start for you with fog in the north bay. one to two mile visibility. mild temperatures, low 40s in liv livermore. the rest of the morning mist and drizzle from the peninsula southward and then we're breaking out into sunshine in the north bay and 50s at 10:00 and by the afternoon it's a partly cloudy sky. upper 50s and clear and a chilly night tonight. new developments here. the two men accused of stealing a man's laptop are facing charges in his death. the victim went after the suspects, but was hit by their car and died. lee is charged with with withw

manslaughter and reed is facing a second degree robbery charge. reed's sister says he was at her home watching her 3-year-old. >> helping me out. i have four kids and no daddy in their life. my brother is there for me all the time and now they want to take him from me. that's not fair. >> according to the charging documents, reed was convicted in november 2017 of second degree robbery in san francisco. a memorial for the victim continues to grow outside of the starbucks where this unfolded. abc 7 news has more. >> they can't really stop us from continuing to try to do positive things in the community. >> reporter: ronnie is one of thousands of families enjoying the first friday of 2020. she brought her grandsons along to show them this is what their

community has to offer. a blend of music and art. news of the death was tragic. >> we have it all over our community. sometimes we hear about it and sometimes we don't. >> reporter: andrew is from britain. he's lived in oakland for over 30 years making his time in the bay area longer than his time back home. >> it's family. >> reporter: johnston's car was broken into this week. news of the laptop theft made him think about what we value. >> i think it's important to realize that there are more important things than stuff and sometimes although it's not your instinct, it's better to let it go. >> reporter: kenneth was born and raised in oakland. he says the news of the laptop theft is sad and reminds him to be vigilant. that won't stop him from enjoying the melting pot. >> i love what we have here. i'll always keep coming out to

first friday and always embrace oakland. >> reporter: the event run the first friday of every morning. if rain is in the forecast, then they'll look at the following wednesday. abc 7 news. >> thank you. how do you protect yourself from becoming a laptop theft victim at coffee shops. situational awareness is one of the keys to being safe. abc 7 news has helpful advice on how to protect your laptops from thieves. >> reporter: people get so absorbed working they forget safety. security experts say many of us lack situational awareness ignoring who is around us and what habits can leave laptops vulnerable to theft. don't leave your laptop unattended even for a minute. a regular at this popular coffee hangout admits she leaves her

laptop and phone behind when she goes to the rest room or counter. another customer says that could be a costly mistake. what would it cost to replace your laptop? >> this one about $1,400. >> reporter: another tip, back up your data in the cloud. is all your data backed up? >> no. it should be. i'm feeling irresponsible. >> reporter: engrave our brand your laptop with a certify yser number, name or logo so it can be identified if recovered. be aware of people around you. people aren't aware of people around them. if a thief walks up behind you and you don't see them and they grab your laptop, would you be able to describe that person to the police. could you describe the thief? >> i probably wouldn't be able to describe the thief. >> reporter: use a cable lock similar to ones made to secure bicycles.

this one costs about $45. most laptops have a port for such locks. the cable is wrapped around the table leg or chair. >> that seems easy to do. i suppose i could use the rest room or go keep my -- go to the counter and maybe not worry as much. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> thank you. developing news now, the nation is bracing for what iran's supreme leader has vowed to be forceful revenge against america. it comes after the u.s. killed t the country's top general. there is praise and criticism from lawmakers worried the country is on the brink of war. >> reporter: president trump says the number one terrorist is dead. the iran general killed minutes after he landed at an airport. the president saying he ordered the strike to save american lives. >> he was plotting attacks on

american diplomats and military personnel. we caught him in the act and terminated him. >> reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff telling reporters there was clear intelligence indicating a significant campaign of violence against the united states in the days, weeks and months. president trump saying the decision to kill the general was meant not to start a war, but to stop one. less than one day after the attack, 3,500 troops are on their way to the middle east and iran's supreme leader is promising severe revenge. in iran thousands taking to the streets chanting down with america and revenge, revenge. back home democrats say they weren't informed of the strike until after the fact and worry this has opened the door to another war in the middle east. >> i think the threat was real. what i don't have confidence in that the administration fully thought through the action.

>> reporter: the president's supporters are applauding the swift military action. >> this was an attack to let everybody in the world now from north korea, just anybody else, if you come after americans on president trump's watch, you do so at your own peril. >> reporter: as retaliation appears all but certain, president trump issuing a warning saying if you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our citizens. abc news new york. >> as of now there are no creditable threats to san francisco according to the police department, but the police department is increasing patrols at key locations throughout the city as a precaution. the golden gate bridge is asking the public to report anything suspicious. >> situational awareness is extremely important in the nation and across the world so people should be aware of what's going on and especially for us here at the bridge as we are a land mark. >> both the bridge district and police say they are closely monitoring the situation in the

middle east. we have more on the rising tensions with iran on our website. there you can find reaction from bay area communities to the escalating violence. happening today, groups will gather for a no war against iran protest. there will be two days of events. the first starts at noon in san francisco. another protest will be in san jose. that starts at 3:00 this afternoon at city hall. i know those people will be outside. >> yes. >> it's going to be busy. >> it is. the weather is going to be fine. we had some rain. right now a few showers in napa. you can see the drops here on the lens from the camera. it's a weak system that continues to sink to the south and dissipate as we get through sunrise. it is 53 in concord with fog over in the east bay. a weak front bringing a chilly

dry afternoon ahead. i'll have your forecast coming up. also ahead, the plan to get cars off market street begins this month. when private cars will be blocked on the busy san francisco street. affordable housing in the basement. that's what a developer is pushing for in this parking lot. we'll tell you what the san francisco planning department is ♪ jack in the box would've been a better choice. ♪e. ♪ head to jack in the box and experience the joy of missing out with my $3 mini munchies. get 'em delivered with doordash. ♪ only at jack in the box! ♪ oh, oh, (announcer)®! ♪ once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it.

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street. private cars will be blocked starting january 29th. uber, lyft and commercial vehicles can continue through. muni only lanes will be extended and new safety zones will be added in the next few weeks. market street is home to some of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians and bikers. the housing crisis is a major challenge where we live. it is the key focus on our efforts to building a better bay area. in san francisco finding affordable living solutions can be tricky. plans for a new apartment complex on 15th street in the mission. abc 7 found out, the budget units would come with a big catch. >> reporter: in san francisco it seems like a new construction starts every other day. there is still a housing crisis. how do we fix this crisis? >> one of the things is we need

to put massive amounts of public investment into affordable housing. >> reporter: the developer says he has an idea. his project, 219 market rate housing units, 154 of those above ground units. here's what some might see as a catch. 65 housing pods underground. >> what's the more pressing concern? a place for people to sleep or park your bike? >> reporter: the owner of this parking lot and he once used the basement of his building to create sleeping pods. each will cost between $1,000, to $1,375 a month. >> that doesn't sound affordable. that sounds terrible. >> reporter: the san francisco planning department sent back those plans to that developer who says that his revised version do involve windows for those pods. the planning department said

rooms excluding kitchens, home offices and media rooms within a residence shall be provided with lights. the owner says he fixed that with a courtyard where natural light will hit the pods. >> they're getting less, but they're paying less. >> reporter: we're waiting to hear back from the planning department. >> we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our group on facebook. new developments, a san jose church struck by thieves before christmas has raised enough money to hand out toys to hundreds of children tomorrow. that wasn't the case after two thieves walked away with a donation box with more than $2,000 inside. the money was meant to buy toys for the children. a go fund me campaign has raised more than $13,000.

>> it was amazing to see how many people contributed. it was shocking because we weren't expecting that big of an amount coming in. >> a youth group gathered to sort out the toys. tomorrow they will be given to kids. new developments here where the city says it's winning a messy fight with wild pigs. trappers have removed 19 pigs. you may remember the mess those pigs created a few months ago. two dozen animals tore up front yards, parks and schools. some trails have also reopened. new developments also where the city is hoping to reopen it's 162-year-old wharf next weekend. a wave snapped two pillars causing concern. workers put in a steel beam. employees of the restaurant were allowed back in to clean up after being forced out on

wednesday. >> all right. everybody out. i mean the restaurant people just jumped up and ran. >> we would have made so much money. >> as long as they open soon it won't be bad. >> broken pillings aren't unusual. it has been renovated every 20 to 30 years. it's the first of three job fair opportunities in san francisco. departments include rec and park, human resources, the fire department and muni. today's event runs from 10:00 until 1:00 in the bay view. there will be two more job fairs this month. happening today, san francisco is kicking off the start of the lunar new year with celebrations running through the city. the public library is hosting a series of festivals traveling through town. you're seeing what it looked

like from previous years. the celebrations are free. it starts at the branch at 10:15 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. the lunar new year is on january 25th. we are tracking our forecast this weekend and we have a lot to look forward to here. >> we have a few weak showers. the first ones of 2020 that we're tracking here. live doppler 7 looking at rain by the delta. we had showers in napa. the bulk of the activity is very weak. shifting down towards the peninsula, maybe just some mist and drizzle. main activity in the sacramento valley. temperatures are in the upper 30s to near 40. breezy southwest winds ahead of the front. colder air behind it. the clouds begin to dissipate and we're looking at some sun and a cool afternoon.

50 in walnut creek. dublin at 45. it is 52 at the coast. a little bit of wet pavement out there. w've had a few areas of light showers here this morning downtown. scattered showers. they are going to pull out of here quickly by mid morning and look for partly cloudy skies this afternoon and near freezing temperatures tomorrow and into monday morning. there is the system at 7:00 this morning. a light one. as we continue to go through the mid morning hours, we'll get sun in the north bay and the system is out of here. we're looking at partly cloudy skies today. the clear sky tonight setting up a frosty start tomorrow. let's check out the next several days. we're clear throughout the rest of saturday. weak system to the north of us on sunday. monday we're dry. tuesday we're dry. next chance of rain tuesday night into wednesday.

thursday, not much happening. into next friday and next weekend could see a stronger system and of course that's when the 9ers will be playing next weekend. throughout the upcoming work week it doesn't look like much in the way of rainfall, which we need. 59 in oakland. it will be 60 later today. temperatures will be comfortable in the afternoon feeling good with a partly cloudy sky, but it's the early morning scattered showers and maybe patchy fog that you'll have. then the seven-day forecast, that weak level one system for the next couple of hours and then 50s on the coast to near 60 this afternoon. a cold and frosty start the next couple of mornings. into tuesday another system not bringing a lot of rain. wednesday and thursday we're dry and by next friday maybe we can manage a stronger system.

we had a break. we're having a more extended break. we'll see what we can look for in the future. it's that time of year when we really do need it. >> we're going to cross our fingers for that one. just ahead here, a sweet tradition one husband is keep can alive for his wife. we'll show you what he does every year for their anniversary. head's up about new programming here on saturday mornings starting today you can catch two hours of good morning america. abc 7 news airs from 5:00 to 7:00. gma will air and then the news

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welcome back. we are joined from new york to look at what's coming up at 7:00 on good morning america. >> good morning. the fallout after the execution of a key iranian general. the rising tensions as iran vows to retaliate against the u.s. and the u.s. deploying thousands of troops to the middle east. the wildfires through austraila. drones through the midwest. who is behind the sightings?

>> thank you. here is our pick for the most heart warming story for the weekend. an 82-year-old man is keeping his anniversary tradition alive by driving more than an hour to pick up roses for his wife. melvin started doing this 64 years ago when he married his wife. he started out getting a dozen, but when he got to anniversary number 13, he decided to add a rose each year. >> love has no end. you love somebody it's for life and i love her more than anything else in the world. >> it shows me he really does love me and he cares. he's very caring. >> melvin's tip to a long and happy marriage is to learn to give and take. he says they each have put up with a lot over the years. keep it real, melvin. thank you. they do it out of love.

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good morning, everyone. we are feeling good this morning and starting off this half hour with a look at our weather. good morning. >> good morning to you. trying to find some showers out there, but this front is weak and it continues to dissipate. we had a few up in the north bay. as we look at live doppler 7, the main activity in south lake right now. this pushes through really by about 8:00, 9:00 this morning. it is 49 in oakland. 46 in nevada. we've had rain as far south as san francisco, but it is mild with cloud cover overnight. 14 degrees and milder in concord. anywhere from a half mile to about three miles from the north bay to the coast in visibility.

we're looking at that mist and drizzle on the peninsula and then sun through the north bay. we'll call it partly cloudy. highs near 60 and a frosty night tonight. the senate is back in session after the holiday recess and it appears they are no closer to coming to an agreement on allowing witnesses to testify at the impeachment trial. the standoff in the senate even as house democrats are in court seeking to access a key witness. here is abc 7 news. >> reporter: in the u.s. senate it's business as usual. >> for now we're content to continue the ordinary business of the senate while house democrats continue to flounder. >> reporter: as the question of whether the articles of impeachment will be forwarded remains in a standoff. >> it's the senate's turn now to render judgment as the framers envisioned, but we can't hold a trial without the articles. >> reporter: the house speaker is refusing to forward the

articles of impeachment until she knows the rules for the trial. mcconnell saying they should stick to cli clinton impeachment. >> never, never in the history of our country has there been an impeachment trial of the president in which the senate was denied the ability to hear from witnesses. >> reporter: the stalemate comes as a federal court hears arguments from house democrats who want to compel the former white house counsel to testify. in new york an associate of rudy giuliani who allegedly played a key role in digging up dirt on joe biden and ukraine has been granted permission to share key materials with house investigators. this isn't the first time he has shared data with investigators. back in november he provided them with photos and videos that

included rudy giuliani and president trump. house lawyers have said if they received new evidence they could bring new articles of impeachment against the president. >> thank you. this weekend is expected to be one of the worst yet for the fire season in australia. we look at the destruction firsthand. >> reporter: we've been driving along this highway for hours and this is the type of scenes we keep seeing mile after miles of devastation. you can see how hot and fast this fire burned. through here the trees are black and charred top to bottom. a lot of forests have been completely destroyed and many homes, neighborhoods that have gone up in flames. we spoke to neighbors that lost homes and they said they barely were able to make it out. we met other people that live near or in the evacuation zone

and they want to stay behind. despite warnings they want to try to stick it out. firefighters are warning saturday is going to be intense. they're expecting hotter temperatures, higher winds. some people referring to it as d day here in australia. everyone is looking at saturday and firefighters have been working to control these fires. we saw water dropping aircrafts overhead trying to contain these fires. we have more than 12 million acres that have been destroyed in australia and they're still burning. there's so much concern for not only places like this that have burned, but places under threat to burn as well. the devastation is so vast. you see miles and miles behind me here. it goes this way as well. this is an ongoing serious situation. abc news. >> thank you. a new smart caller is helping people with disabilities

get the guide dog they deserve. now technology is playing a part in giving people some new found independence and a disney movie inspired it all. >> guiding eyes for the blind serves a big need for our visually impaired society. they help raise puppies to become guide dogs for the blind and we partnered with north carolina state university and guiding eyes for the blind to help use data to more effectively raise a puppy to become a guide dog for the blind. >> most of what i do in terms of my phd research is focused on data analysis. since vei have a guide dog, gui dogs are of interest to me. i am completely blind so i use a guide dog every day. it gives me the freedom that i think many people take for granted. in a busy environment that i've

never been to, i am no longer dependant on someone to help me through it. i have the confidence to go anywhere by myself. >> he started ideas. i was doing research for animals. he had this idea for trying to do that for dogs. i was mostly trying to do it on insects, but the famous disney movie came to the zrescreen. >> he is a good and smart master and he made me this collar so i may talk. squirrel. >> it was a hard moment. >> the team that we worked on worked on smart emergency response. we were focusing on search and rescue dogs that could be brought into a broader platform. guiding eyes for the blind caught wind of what we were doing and here we are continuing to make significant progress on this and some of our early

results are incredibly impressive. the collar that we're producing bears no resemblance to a shock collar. it is a small device that collection objective measurements about the puppy's behavior and the environment they're in. if we put this together we can paint a picture of that puppy's behavior such as when in a loud environment, they're movement reduces which could be an indicator of stress. that data is fed through an application that we developed through the volunteers using a bluetooth connection from the collar to the smartphone and from the smartphone via wi-fi up to ibm cloud. >> it is great to know you're making a difference in somebody else's life by raising these dogs and to know that one of the dogs i raised to help an individual is a feeling i can't describe. it's emotional.

i'm so happy for the dog and i'm so happy for the person because i know that guiding eyes, the match they have is amazing. >> when this project came up, it was like dots connecting and building a beautiful picture and expanding out to over half the world now. we are bringing our solutions to them. >> as a scientist you can get clinical. this is one project for me that has been a major exception to that. the more we interact with guiding dog users, the more we interact with puppy raisers and a community of people that are working so hard to have such an incredible impact on the lives of that dog user, it really instills in us a sense of pride in what we're doing. >> it's essential that all tech companies do a lot to work and help nonprofit organizations. nonprofit organizations are where our society is going to transform and go from good to

great. >> that's awesome. you can check out more great stories on facebook and instagram. still ahead on abc 7, focusing energy on the journey of recovery, how a unique program is helping families of newborn children being treated at a san francisco hospital. here is a live look. we are checking out here walnut creek. our camera looking clear. we saw rain earlier. we are tracking that and we will be back in a few minutes with right now, 2 of my breakfast jacks with a freshly cracked egg and your choice of sausage, or now chicken, are just 4 bucks. served all day, so they're not just for early birds. great cause i was out raging last night. (snores) get my 2 for $4 breakfast jack deal while you can. lowe's knows you do laundry right. we do it right too, with select whirlpool washers with "load & go" dispensers that go up to up to 40 loads between refills. so you can pour it and ignore it.

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welcome back. happening today all things paper at the annual vintage paper fair in san francisco. the event features one of the west coast's largest selection of labels, brochures and much more. the paper fair runs from 10:00 until 6:00 at the county fair building off ninth avenue and lincoln way. >> that's kind of cool. >> that is kind of cool. weird how it's vintage stuff. >> i didn't know about vintage paper. we're talking about a cool start to the day for some of you because we have a few showers, but otherwise we're looking at mild temperatures and sun on the way. a live look outside from our roof camera where it's damp out there. numbers are in the 40s and 50s. we're going to see a big shift in our temperatures as this

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welcome back. today in sports the sharks are

hoping to creep back into playoff territory as they continue this losing streak. puck drop is at 10:00 a.m. as for the warriors, their season takes them to detroit to play the pistons. the warriors hope to avoid a fourth straight loss. the 49ers season is leading to awards for their players which means big cash bonuses. larry has all that and good morning. quarterbacks and agents laughed when sherman negotiated his own contract with the 49ers. sherman is the one laughing now after getting a $2 million bonus. coming off an injury it wasn't clear how much sherman had left in the tank, but he was named to

the all-pro second team with second lineman. that honor earned him a $2 million bonus. it's clear he is focused more on getting set for a playoff game next week, not individual awards. >> it is an honor, but it's something i'll celebrate after we win some more games. >> it's more special knowing what i've been through and knowing the ups and downs of that injury and how it derails a lot of careers. i really wanted it, but you never know if it's possible until it happens so i'm thankful. hopefully i can continue to grow and i'm just getting into my prime. when mcaffrey doubted his speed and ability to run. nobody is doubting anymore. he has won two awards. the panthers star became the

third player in nfl history to have 1,000 receiving and rushing yards in the same season. carr had a breakout season when mudgrave and they're hoping he can do the same thing. musgrave has been named the new offensive coordinator. backup quarterback for the 49ers in the early 90s. he spent 13 seasons as an offensive coordinator in the nfl. to boise for the famous idaho potato bowl.bowl.bowl. that's a big spud. it's fake. rourke keeping it and 35 yards for the touchdown. ohio wins women's hoops, stanford hosting washington state. the senior coming back from an

acl tear. back-to-back season high 20 points. six rebounds. up 18 at the half. keep your eye on williams. back door layup and the crossover and another crossover. stanford the winner. their 66 and 0 all time. it's nfl wild card weekend. we have the bills and texans right here at 1:30 this afternoon. enjoy that and your weekend as well. that's a wrap on morning sports. >> thank you. getting a check on the bay area forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. watching this cold front limp along through the bay area spreading a few light showers and as it does that, we're also looking at fog behind the front and then clearing conditions. not much to write home about, but we will be looking at a little bit of a precip.

as we look at what you can expect throughout the day today, it's the morning showers and then the front moves through and we'll be back into sunshine. it's a cold start to your saturday and sunday for that matter. we have a dry period after this system through sunday, monday and then the next system looks to arrive late on tuesday. we are looking at mild numbers with all the cloud cover overnight with low 40s in santa rosa. elsewhere we're in the mid 50s to low 50s through san jose. once that front works through, we will get cooler air behind it and setting up for a cool second half of the weekend. as we look at the north bay, you can see really nothing left of this system here. there is mist and drizzle and there will be for the next few hours as this system just sort of washes out probably about 9:00. the main activity from the sacramento valley, temperatures

are above freezing so it's going to be rain. upper 30s and perhaps snow behind it. breezy and then the winds pick up and we're talking about a cool afternoon, but a colder morning tomorrow. this morning, though, we are 14 degrees milder than you were friday morning in concord. it's warmer on the coast. pretty much warmer everywhere. quarter mile of visibility from san santa rosa. let's track the rain for you. 7:00 and after sunrise it falls apart. as we get into 8:30, 9:00, just clouds for most of you from the east bay to the south bay. we're breaking out into sun in the north bay and rainfall amounts a couple of hundredths is about all we can manage from the coast to napa. the afternoon we have the northwesterly winds and cool on the coast, but sunny conditions

for the most part. 58 in san francisco. a few clouds elsewhere with 60 in concord and fremont. tonight with a colder air mass in place we're talking patchy frost and a chilly night with temperatures near freezing in the north bay. upper 30s to low 40s for the rest of us. a weak level one on the storm impact scale for the next couple of hoiurs and sunny and schooco the next chance of rain late tuesday. download the app and we will track the dryer weather, but maybe tracking heavier rain into next friday and not looking at any big system which we need right now. >> definitely. they were talking about the snow pack in the sierra and how everyone is excited, but they're like it's still not what we need. >> it's okay, but it's not anywhere what we should be for this time of year. >> thank you.

fingers crossed. a unique program is helping families of newborn children being treated at a cutting edge hospital in san francisco. it focuses their emotional energy on the journey of recovery. abc news explains. >> it's almost lunch time. i hope that's okay for you. >> reporter: for the most month amanda has watched as her son gains strength in the medical center, his home since being born six weeks premature. >> when i started it was a scarey experience because i had just given birth. >> reporter: she says each feeding, each exam, each nap is like a mile marker on the journey home and she's been tracking them as part of a unique program creating a living road map with beads. >> for each bead it has a figure and it represents an achievement of that day. >> reporter: the program is called tiny victories of life

and life specialist says it's a way for parents to focus on the progress they're making and gather strength from each hurdle they overcome. >> if the baby had to be rushed to surgery they'll have a surgery bead for the first day. the black beads are the baby's ids. as the baby gets closer to discharge, they can see how far they've come. >> reporter: hundreds of families have created the strings since the program started. some families frame them, others find different uses. each strand ends with the most important charm. >> it is our butterfly charm and that symbols the discharge bead for when the babies get to fly out of here and go home. >> reporter: it will be a life long symbol of their first weeks together and the journey home. >> we will remember the victories we had along the way. >> that's awesome. the babies are so cute. the program is located at

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the kickoff for the japanese new year, there's a big celebration happening in japantown. the japanese new year festival

is in the 49th year. there will be tons of arts and crafts, food and entertainment and a kids' art contest. it's completely free from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. if you didn't know, this is the year of the rat. i'm going to have to check that out. >> it looks fun. we have a little bit of wet pavement out there. we've had a weak system push through the bay area spreading rain in the north bay and san francisco. mist and drizzle will continue for the morning hours in the peninsula and south bay. a level one on the storm scale. by mid morning cool and sunny and dry until tuesday and another weak system. it's going to be a quiet week out there. >> that's pretty good. >> yeah. thank you for joining us here. abc 7 news continues at

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