attempted to get his stolen laptop back. byron reed and javon lee are in custody. according to charging documents reed is the suspected getaway driver and lee involved in taking the laptop. lee agreed to speak to abc 7 news but did not want to appear on camera. he says reed is his friend. when i asked if he was with reed december 31st, quote, i'm not trying to talk about that. do you belong in jail? should you be there? lee responded, quote, no, i shouldn't be here. according to charging documents, two individuals are shown snatching a laptop from zeng, they then fled into a waiting vehicle which later struck him. according to charging documents, lee was identified in surveillance video and by witnesses. do you think you're on that surveillance video police say they have of what happened. lee said, quote, i don't know. i don't think so 'cause i didn't do anything. zeng's funeral was this past weekend. his family accepted a scrapbook filled with supportive messages

on post-it notes which previously covered starbucks' window after his death. i asked lee about his prior robbery conviction. he did not want to talk about that. i did not have an opportunity to speak with byron reed. both men are scheduled to be back in court later this week. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. it is now 4:31. a quick check on your weather and traffic. mike? thank you, reggie, kumasi. the steady rain is over. you can seep the better part of this storm moving into the sierra. we have an unsettled flow from the northwest. it does have some moisture in it. maybe a chance of showers in the forecast scattered and the best chance near the coast and over the north bay. if you're stepping out, it's pretty mild. mid-40s to about 50 degrees and we'll end up not much warmer in the mid-50s for the most part, about 54 to 56 degrees. again, the best chance of a scattered shower across the north bay and near the coast. we still have that 2, a moderate

storm. we'll talk more about that coming up. jobina? good morning to you and happy tuesday. so we're going to get to our drive times right now where i have just a slowdown i want to talk about on tracy to dublin, that altamont commute is starting. a slowdown of 33 minutes. a crash in the santa cruz mountains. northbound 17 past the summit. one car involved here. one lane is blocked right now. it doesn't look like injuries are involved or haven't been reported yet. this may cause a potential slowdown for anyone trying to get to san jose this morning. a live look at walnut creek. 680 looking smooth. no problems on our roads there this morning. going to move to the richmond/san jose bridge. things are slick. be careful. reggie and kumasi? in the east bay the group of moms who have been living illegally in a home have until the end of business tomorrow to get out. >> more than 100 people gathered in support of the women. >> the rent, the rent, the rent is too high. >> the timing of the crowd

seemed to coincide with a rumor a locksmith showed up and that deputies were on their way. several homeless mothers and their children have been living in the magnolia street home since november. they moved in without permission when it was vacant. on friday a judge ordered them to leave the home. >> the message is out that there has to be a new paradigm, a new way of thinking about housing and homes and people who are homeless. that people have to assert their right to housing. >> the investment firm that owns the home offered to shelter the women for two months and pay for their moving expenses. the mothers have rejected that offer. happening today in san francisco, a first of its kind housing policy for teachers is set to be adopted. the board of education is expected to announce its vision for prop e at its meeting tonight. voters approved it last november, and it allows housing for teachers to be built on land owned by the city college. they say the policy comes at a critical time when teachers are

losing homes because evictions and rent increases. breaking news, officials in iran made arrests over the ukrainian airliner that was shot down killing all 176 people onboard. a spokesman said several were arrested, but it's unclear how many people or what their roles may have been. over the weekend iran admitted its military accidentally shot down the jet saying it was caused by human error. the president of iran says a special court should be set up to investigate and punish, that's a quote directly, punish those responsible for shooting down the plane. kumasi? thanks, jobina. an effort is about to begin to crack down on car burglaries in the east bay. oakland, berkeley, piedmont and san leandro are forming a task force to crack down on them. they've seen car burglaries explode in the last year. oakland saw a 25% increase in 2018. each city will provide two

officers to work in the jurisdictions. happening today six democratic presidential candidates will hold their final debate before the iowa caucuses. on stage joe biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg, tom steyer and amy klobuchar. a tight three-way race in california. sanders leads with 27% support among likely democratic voters. that is a 10% jump since november. biden follows with 24% and then warren at 23% and then you can see buttigieg, klobuchar are a distant fourth and fifth. 49ers coach kyle shanahan says they are not taking green bay lightly. he says they will limit quarterback aaron rodgers this sunday in the nfc championship game. fans are zeroing in on the 49ers store at levi's stadium stocking up on the merchandise. the niners' postseason is having a ripple etchinffect, though, be it's bringing tourists to town. >> it's very exciting.

i was out here last week for the playoff game. it was just spectacular. stayed here well after the game, i was so excited. didn't want to leave. >> businesses around levi stadium say tourists and niners fans are giving them a huge boost g. to abc 7 news, our facebook page, and show your niners pride and wish them good luck as they get ready for the championship game. building a better bay area is sometimes a one-on-one effort. in the south bay a police officer steps up for a man down on his luck. the lightning in the sky looked so unreal. it looked like something out of an apok sonoma county is ready to take action today. and i'm with mike now talking about the weather. we're not going to get a lot of

sun, are we? >> we'll see a little bit in between clouds. an isolated shower in the afternoon. i just checked green bay's forecast. it's pretty mild for them, 29 with light snow. normally they're about zero this time of the day. >> i know it because i lived there for two and a half years. >> two and a half frozen years, i bet. it's a nice place. >> two and a half long years. >> let's talk about what's going on outside. they're going to love our weather. mid to upper 40s along the east bay shore and then 50 at union city, hayward, san leandro. we have 51 in san francisco. 50 in novato. 50 at san jose and concord. everyone else in the mid to upper 40s. let's talk about your commute. .01, enough to make the bay bridge slick, especially those steel spots where the pavement meets each other on the spans of the bridge. those can be a little slippery.

watch out for that. driving slick. a little bit of fog could form in the north bay valleys. damp and dry. a little breezy out on the bay if you're commuting by ferry. the peninsula, stuck in the upper 40s through 9:00 and then mid-50s this afternoon. down to 47 with increasing stars this evening. we'll start off with a lot of cloud cover, more sunshine in the east bay valleys. in the 40s. low to mid-50s 11:00 to 5:00. 7:00 we are 48 with stars and in the south bay 40s and low to mid-50s from 11:00 to 5:00. and hardly a cloud in the sky and 46 at 7:00. so most of us will book end the day in the 40s with 50s in between. all right. we'll take a look at some snow, a couple feet coming up in the sierra before our big storm coming up in the seven-day forecast. jobina? good morning, everyone. happy tuesday to you. this may impact someone or anyone really that's going into san jose or further up into the south bay this morning. we're following a crash right now in the santa cruz mountains northbound 17 past the summit,

one car involved here. doesn't look like injuries reported but one lane is blocked so a heads-up this morning. a live look at emeryville. showing 80. lots of headlights moving in towards the maze. we're certainly seeing our commuters pick up since the holiday now. everything is looking quite empty in san francisco at the moment this is our 280 at king street camera, and our drive times, santa rosa to pet lou in a.

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4:42 on a tuesday. take a look around the state today. a little bit of snow up around chasta. not a lot, just a couple of inches. a mixture of sun and clouds and showers across the rest of northern california. head to southern california, low to mid-60s for l.a. and san diego. now we've got from 6:00 wednesday evening until 4:00 thursday evening, about 2,500 feet. 12 inchls es of snow. 1 to 2 feet possible above 2,000 feet. during the same time for the sierra. we're going to have some heavy snow, fresh powder for your skiing this weekend. getting up to tahoe ought to be pretty easy. thank you, mike. we move to breaking news. an officer involved shooting that hours later still has a big police presence in san jose.

>> police are set up along blossom hill road this morning. reporter anser hassan is there. >> reporter: chp and police just cleared the scene here in san jose. video from a short while ago this is officers taping off the area. now there's very little information. what we're being told is late last night chp officers were involved in a chase along highway 101. what led to that pursuit and why it ended up here on city streets is still under investigation. at some point officers did open fire. we're being told no suspects were hit and that no officers were injured either. san jose police were also involved, possibly looking at suspects in pursuiter in velasco road. we'll continue to monitor the situation all morning and bring you updates as they become available. reporting live in san jose,

anser hassan, abc 7 news. sonoma county is trying to bounce back after the kincade fire and the forced power outages that came along with it. today supervisors will vote whether to sign a contract with the law firm that could represent the county for any possible lawsuit against pg&e. a report by moody's analytics research company found pg&e and power shutoffs during last year's wildfire had a noticeable impact on the economy. it's estimating sonoma county suffered $725 million in economic losses. county officials say the blackouts and evacuations impacted about 75% of the population. people in the philippines are being urged not to return home as the volcano spews ash and red-hot lava. it has increased to a level four, indicating a hazardous eruption is imminent. tens of thousands have evacuated. the bay area home to one of the largest filipino populations in the country. the staff at the filipino community center in san francisco has been following that news closely.

>> very devastated to hear the news just because not only our clients that have families over there but we are really worried about people that are serving communities. >> those who want to help are asked to find organization that is are doing work on the ground. we have more information on our website, abc7news.com. part of building a better bay area involves taking real action. in the south bay a university police corporal went beyond the call of duty to help get a man a back on his feet with work boots. here is amanda del castillo. >> reporter: compassion on campus for san jose police corporal rafael vargas. monday morning started with a usual site. >> they saw somebody who looked like they were sleeping under bushes, that you really wouldn't have been able to see. we went to make contact with this gentleman. >> reporter: they met a man

named steele, homeless, looking for work. >> he wanted to work. he just needed a means to do so. i saw the opportunity and say why not. >> reporter: vargas said steele had his i.d. and social security card but didn't own much more than sneakers, sweatshirt and jeans, an issue in his search for employment. steele needed work boots. so they came here to the big 5 just a few miles away. >> we drove him up there and had him try them off and drove him back to the salvation army shelter. >> reporter: a small purchase for vargas, a big deal for steele. upd shared the story and this picture saying setting somebody up to be able to provide for themselves is a gift like no other. >> it's real easy to do the right thing. >> reporter: vargas has seen changes and challenges for those living within the community. vargas says part of building a better bay area is recognizing we are all trying, and we all go through some tough times. >> there's no crime with being homeless. i'm a human. they're human. just talk to them. >> reporter: a strategy the

department feels has led to stronger bonds between police and the people they serve. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. it helps to have a conversation. that is for sure. >> a good start. well, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. showers just rolled across san jose. left about .07 of an inch of rain. you can see 87 is wet as we look northbound from near the shark tank up towards san jose international airport. isolated chance of showers. the best chance of that will be across the north bay and near the coast. now for sure we have a 2, moderate storm wednesday and into thursday and then some light showers for saturday. sunday is still looking dry. our temperatures today, we have 45 in lake port. 50 in ukiah. better chance of precipitation there. we'll see a little more sunshine as you head southbound. 54 to about 56 degrees morgan hill. tonight, frosty, cold up in the

north bay. santa rosa, 30. isolated front and some fog. a lot of this you see in white and gray is fog for tomorrow morning's commute. let's jump ahead to 5:00 wednesday. you can see some light rain and a few scattered showers across the north bay. now as we head deeper into the evening hours, that's steady, moderate to heavy rain moving into the north bay and look where it is at 4:00. even some red. there's the threat of a thunderstorm with some heavier downpours and some small hail. red shows up. that means we're going to have some urban flooding, parking lots, streets. make sure all the drains are clean. 7:00 moving into the south bay, as we head into snow in mt.now n hamilton. i want to focus on the accuweather forecast. we get a break friday. some light showers. only a 1 saturday. we're still looking at 60 under partly cloudy sky for sunday and

another chance of rain monday. jobina? thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. i want to remind you that commuter alert, that full closure, still closed right now. this work will continual through march. a live look right now at the san mateo bridge where we see a decent amount of brake lights as people move towards the peninsula this morning. but the drive times are fine. no slowdowns to report. or in san jose on 87, a nice and clear ride for you there. drive times here, highway 4 to the maze, 13 minutes. 12 minutes to get across the bay bridge if you are going westbound this morning. and san francisco to sfo a quick nine-minute drive there. to the santa cruz mountains, one crash past the summit. one lane is blocked and slick conditions have been reported northbound 17. thanks, jobina. if you still use windows 7, we are giving you a heads-up because microsoft is ending

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this is why you get home field advantage in the playoffs. 60 at levi stadium, partly cloudy 3:40 down to 56. i checked green bay, snow sunday. >> that's how they like it. thanks, mike. if your boss suddenly cancels a shift you're scheduled to work you could still get paid for that shift. that's if the state senate approves the fair scheduling act. workers will be entitled to modification pay if their shift is canceled or rescheduled last minute. employers would be required to hand out schedules one week in advance. having a reliable workweek and steady pay helps relieve stress over paying the bills. it will soon be easier to

take international flights out of sfo. a live look at the airport which is expanding the two security checkpoints to handle a third more passengers. more than 7.5 million travelers went through them last year. when it's done in a year a total of 20 checkpoints. let's talk more about our storm thursday. up to an inch of rain, snow at 3,500 feet and thunderstorms are possible thursday morning. look at the rain, we're doing okay. by the time we get up or start here you can see already in the north bay a third to more than an inch of rain. a five-hour span is when the heaviest of the rain falls and that's right during the morning commute. that's why i'm worried about thursday morning's commute. m concerns and the biggest will be the hydroplaning because of the ponding on the roadways. a slight chance of downed trees and power lines in higher elevations and along the coast.

it is coming down hard. good morning, everyone. i want to start off with our commuter alert here. today is the last day, the lower half of the manzanita park and ride lot. a live look at 101. be aware of the slick conditions. a live look at the golden gate bridge glaring off the lights. wet but no clouds on the road. albany to the maze four minutes. fremont to san jose, 14 minutes highway 101 to cupertino ten minutes. i was following a single car crash on northbound 17 past the summit. it is slick down there. giving you the thumbs up because it is all clear. two letters is all it takes to become the latest internet sensation. >> abc 7 news is at stanford

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that's a lesson washington dc could use, right now. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. now at 5:00, security video shows people coming and going from a hayward airbnb right around the time of a deadly shooting outside. what police revealed about the victim and the changes the city is now considering. and give yourself a little bit of extra time if you're hitting the road this morning. scattered showers are making for slick conditions and mike is telling us when an even bigger system is set to move in. good morning. it is tuesday, january 14th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here is mike. hi, everybody. look at this. around san ramon, also livermore, pleasanton, 84. 680 the sunol grade down to fremont, wet with a light shower