here is what it looks like past the accident, headlights are northbound 285. so traffic is light in the area. bcause this is a fatal accident it will be out there for a while. another live shot in san jose shows highway 87 on the right-hand side. we'll keep you posted on this crash. >> for the second day in a row, frances and amy hollyfield are covering a fatal wrong-way crash. amy is near the scene now. what are you seeing? >> hi, reggie. hard to believe we're doing this two days in a row. another wrong-way driver. i'm at the on-ramp of northbound highway 17. you can see a campbell police officer is parked here not allowing anyone on to the freeway. so just keep this in mind if this is part of your commute. the chp is headed our way right now. they'll escort us on to the highway. we should have a better vantage point in the next few minutes. we'll work on getting you more

pictures from the scene and more information. right now we know a wrong-way driver, this accident was a fatal one. i don't know how long the lanes will be closed. i'll try to gather that information for you. live from campbell, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> new overnight, the chp is investigating a fiery crash on northbound 101 in san jose. this was the scene near the story road off-ramp after 11:30 last night. you can see the car still smoldering. one person was reportedly trapped inside the car. we're awaiting on the chp for an update on their condition. the accident triggered a sigalert overnight. in san francisco, a usps truck was involved in a crash on highway 101 heading into the city from the bay bridge. it's unclear what caused the crash. you can see several wheeled containers on the shoulder of the freeway last night. those containers have mail that is usually transported between facilities. no word on where that truck was heading or if any mail was lost.

time is 4:31. let's get a quick update on weather with mike. >> hi, liz. this is live doppler 7. there are some few light showers over the ocean. that's where the greatest instability is right now. we have some fog developing in tracy, if you're a super commuter, we also have around novato and it's getting thick around santa rosa. there's a lot of frost in our deepest valleys this morning if your car is outside, ice will be harder to scrape than it was the last coupl of mornings. trust me. been there, done that. here's sutro tower, 40 40 40 40 partly cloudy all day. 51 to 53 at noon. 53 to 54 at 4:00. grab that coat if you're heading out this evening. we'll drop to the mid to upper 40s by 7:00. a dry weekend on the way and then more rain. frances? >> back to the south bay we go

with a second fatal wrong-way driver crash. we had one yesterday. we have one this morning. northbound 17 before 280 is shut down. this will be shut down as this investigation continues due to the fatal wrong-way driver crash. winchester mrboulevard and basc avenue are your alternates. here's a look at 87 in san jose. we'll check out the rest of the bay area in my next report. >> okay. thank you. this is an unbelievable story. a 14-year-old capitola girl is safe after using social media to escape her kidnappers. >> the teen was rescued from a motel on north 1st street in san jose. >> a suspicious circumstance led san jose place to the e-z 8 motel on north 1st street tuesday morning. officers found 55-year-old albert vasquez leaving a room on

the second floor. inside, the victim, a 14-year-old girl. >> nobody taking nobody's young daughter and kidnapping her like that, that's just is not right. >> reporter: joshua holmes didn't know about the crime that started in cap toll la where vazquez met the girl, drugged her, called two other men. vasquez, salvador and avarenga drove the girl to san jose. pd reports vazquez sexually assaulted her in the vehicle. when they arrived at the e-z 8, they carried her to the room and assaulted her again. other guests call it painful but not shocking. >> i work in the industry, it doesn't surprise me at all. >> reporter: girl used snapchat to let her friends know she was kidnapped. police used features inside the

app to find her. vasquez faces charges of felony false imprisonment, rape by intoxication or controlled substance and several others. all three men were booked into the santa clara county jail. in san jose, amanda dell castillo, abc7 news. andrew yang says he is hopeful. last night he was in the bay area at a campaign raiser. he may not be polling at the top of the democratic pack but he's still hanging on tight in the race. the new york native says he feels a connection with bay area voters. >> many people here in the bay area are working on the future. the people here know what's coming. we need to let the rest of the country know what's coming. >> you're not polling at the top of the field but still hanging in the race. why? do you think you can still win? >> this race is very much up in the air. we've been growing faster than any other campaigns.

we're excited about the next few weeks. >> yang says he's looking forward to the iowa caucuses in february and the entire primary season including super tuesday in march when we here in california get to vote. happening today, michael blo bloomberg is bringing his presidential campaign to the area. he is said to have coffee this morning with oakland mayor, libby schaaf, at a b.a.r.t. station. the impeachment case against president trump is now officially in the hands of the senate. supreme court chief justice john roberts was sworn in to preside over the trial yesterday. he then swore in the senate to act as jurors in the trial. earlier in the day the senators sat at their desk as adam schiff read the articles of impeachment. the trial is focused on president trump's handling of ukraine. the president maintains he did nothing illegal. happening in the north bay, an emergency town hall meeting to address community concerns about a new site for the homeless in santa rosa. supervisors voted to move these people to los gillacos park from

the joe rodota trail. it's near a home for abused children and a juvenile detention facility. county staff, law enforcement and the shelter operator are expected to be there. san jose kicks off restaurant week. this year it's the biggest ever. you can thank some friends who wear red and gold. uc is considering two plans to raise money for financial aid. students won't like it. and the niners are ready to take on the packers. san francisco's police and fire chiefs will have a lot riding on this outcome. >> excited for that? >> yeah. got my whole day planned around that. >> i noticed your tie, too. i gave frances a shout out for her cold, yogold. >> i had to pull this out of the back of the concert. >> i had to figure if this red was the exact red, but we're in

spirit. my commute yesterday was a mess. is today better? >> it's better. it's still damp outside. there are still slick spots out there. no rain is on the way. no ice unless you scrape it off your car. in that sense, yes, it will be much easier. 37 in castro valley. 39 in heaywarhayward. 37 in fremont. you can see some of that fog around novato, 36. it's not freezing. same thing in santa rosa, 37. the fog is not freezing there. we have 38 in mountain view. 39 in santa rosa. mid to upper 30s through the inland east bay neighborhoods. all right. a quick look at what will happen today. we'll have dampness for the early morning commute. the breezes we dealt with yesterday, those are gone. it's a much calmer day if you're out on the water. if you're taking mass transit, it will be colder this morning when you head out. here's the peninsula, 39 at 7:00. 44 at 9:00, 51 to 54 from 1:00

to 3:00. 30s at 7:00. 40s at 9:00. we'll hit the 50 to 54 degree range this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. 47 at 7:00. and our last stop this g-around, you can see a pattern developing here. 30s at 7:00. 42 at 9:00. partly cloudy, 50 to 54 this afternoon dropping down to 47 at 7:00. we'll look at a little bit warmer weather for the weekend and when our next storm arrives next week. here's frances with the commute. >> we're following this fatal crash in the south bay. northbound 17 just before 280. what we're now hearing is that the left lane is open. it happened at around 3:15. all lanes were shut down. it looks like one of the lanes is open because it happened in the right lane. in the meantime, keep that in mind in case there are more closures, we could see bigger

delays later on this morning. a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. looking good here. traffic is light. you can see the roads are damp. not much rain right now as mike was telling us. a live shot of the san mateo bridge, westbound traffic on the right-hand side. it's flowing well out of hayward into foster city and san mateo. checking out the westbound 580 drive time, there is a crash in pleasanton at hacienda. pleasanton at hacienda. westbound from tracy t ordinary tissues burn when theo blows. so dad bought puffs plus lotion, and rescued his nose. new puffs have more lotion... and soothing softness to relieve. a nose in need, deserves puffs, indeed. for your worst sore throat pain, try vicks vapocool drops. it's not candy, it's powerful relief. ahhh vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops and try new vapocool spray. about finding good food ind have school.y so, when my wife kat and i

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. the snow came down heavy and in tahoe, they have an avalanche warning through 7:00 this morning. it will be easier to get up there this afternoon than this morning. they received up to three feet of sn. 55 in fresno. partly cloudy down in san diego. a bit of rain around eureka, 57 in monterey. here's your weekend forecast. pretty good for travel if you wait until tomorrow. and sunday, our next chance of snow will be moderate to heavy, but it will come in tuesday. >> thank you. the university of california proposing five straight years of annual tuition increases for financial aid and campus needs.

the "l.a. times" says the cost of the increase depends on two different plans being considered. one plan would raise the fee for all students by the cost of inflation every year. the other plan would raise tuition for each incoming class but keep the costs flat for all four years. the plans will be considered next wednesday. calling all foodies, if this looks good to you head to san jose soon. you can indulge on special menus and dining deals for restaurant week, which is now under way. organizerers say it's bigger and better than ever. we look at some of the highlights. >> reporter: in san jose, a dynamic food scene that is constantly evolving. more than 30 restaurants are offering deals as part of the city's annual restaurant week. lv steak at santana row has a three-course lunch for 50 bucks. >> we're offering a wedge salad, filet with mashed potatoes and a green peppercorn sauce. we have a chocolate fondant.

>> reporter: at the other end of the row, meso restaurant sees this as an opportunity to introduce modern mediterranean cuisine to a new audience. >> think of it as the time to get local again and support the restaurants around you, support your own neighborhoods. >> san jose restaurant week is part of the california restaurant month created by visit california. the initiative encourages post holiday travel to our state. >> last year visitors spent 5 0 $5/5/6 56$560 million in san jose restaurants alone. >> reporter: a chance to not only visit local gems but also discover brand-new favorites, especially since january is a slower time for the industry. >> if you really look closely to your own neighborhood, you will find there's a restaurant like kazoo. we have been here for the past

30, 40 years and offer great, great food and services. >> reporter: a city-wide celebration of culinary talent that aims to please everyone regardless of their budget. >> and there are restaurant weeks set up all across the bay area this month. oakland's is underway and will wrap up on monday. san jose's lasts until next friday. in san francisco, restaurant week starts on wednesday and runs through the 31st. in napa valley, it's celebrated from the 26th through february 1st. good luck with that new year's diet. >> rude do it after january 1st. okay. i see you bay area restaurants. the 49ers take on the packers in the nfc championship game this sunday. san francisco law enforcement betting big on their team. so the police chief made this video about his wager with green bay's police chief. if the 49ers win, the green bay chief will wear a 49ers jersey and make a donation so the sf police foundation. >> enjoy the game, and most

importantly, go niners! >> that looked like they had to do that three times. but they got it. san francisco's fire chief made a similar jersey bet with her counterpart in green bay. the green bay chief will also have to install a 49ers fishre alarm when the niners win. i don't understand what that is, is it a certain audio sound? >> they're going to win. >> i think they are. i'm not someone who is an expert in sports. >> you've been doing well this year with your picks. your commentary for sure. >> sure. here's a look at levi stadium on sunday. 61 degrees at kickoff at 3:40, down to 56 at 7:00. that means we are the featured game because we're the second game of the weekend. that puts a lot of stock in how good our team is. here's walnut creek, 680 just still a little damp.

you will find that in many areas early in the commute. a lot of damp spots out there. partly cloudy. the drying will begin as we head throughout the day today. it will be partly cloudy, almost as cold tonight and tomorrow morning. we have the whole weekend to enjoy dry weather until the next storm arrives monday night. here is live doppler 7. a few radar returns out there. i will call it just about all clear. the big picture, you can see the swirling mass of clouds show up. this is heading more north. see the blow off the high clouds, that will keep us from seeing a ton of sunshine. look at these temperatures. 52 at napa and vallejo. the snow up in lake county and yucaipa, that is having an effect on your temperatures, even if the snow is higher than where you are, only the mid to upper 40s. 54 in oakland. san francisco, 53. 57 in san jose. tonight, mid 30s to mid 40s look for a little bit of fog.

my accuweather seven-day forecast, each day this weekend just a little bit warmer. mid to upper 50s on saturday. mid 50s to near 60s on sunday. the rain moves in looks like tuesday is our next treacherous commute. let's talk to frances about this morning. good morning. >> good morning. back to our traffic alert in the south bay, there's a wrong-way fatal crash. this is on northbound 17 in the campbell area just past hamilton. at one point all lanes shut down on the freeway. you can see footage here of the cars involved in the crash. we are now hearing that the left lane is open. let me take you to the maps. northbound 17 was closed at hamilton, but with the left lane open, there doesn't seem to be much of a backup now on northbound 17 as you make your way through campbell. we got reports of another second accident in san jose, northbound 101 from 880, injuries involved

there. that will slow things down on northbound 101. the rest of the bay area, 680 in walnut creek, that is moving southbound towards highway 24. no major problems there. check out the foggy commute in the north bay. a live shot of 101 shows traffic is light heading southbound on the right-hand side. the morning commute is dealing with some fog through parts of the north bay. and drive times, delay-free. southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin, southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco is 47 minutes. northbound 17 where we have that fatal crash, delay-free at this point. highway 1 to los gatos, 22 minutes. facebook is backing away from a plan to put ads in whatsapp. get ready for a smart contact lens. >> in today's tech bytes, a major reversal for facebook. for now the tech giant is ditching controversial plans to sell ads on watthatsapp.

the plan for ads reportedly led to the resignation of its creators more than 18 months ago google's parent company has joined a super exclusive club. >> alphabet is now valued at $1 trillion despite facing several controversies including antitrust investigations. apple, amazon and microsoft are the only other trillion dollar companies. and start-up mojo vision is working on smart contact lenses. >> the eye wear has a digital overlay has shows everything from your calendar to urgent messages on the lenses. features would be activated by staring at an icon. the lenses have to be approved by the fda. >> those are your tech bites. governor newsom has a plan to reduce car break-ins. and we are in girl scout cookie season.

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amount of time criminals spend on probation. instead of five years probation, a felon would get two years. he said the move would free up money spent up keeping tabs on them so more resources could help them early on. he thinks it would provide money for programs aimed at keeping criminals out of jail. a california teen is getting nationwide attention because she is now on the box of girl scout cookies. 14-year-old caitlin rooney beat out 25,000 other girl scouts for the honor. she won a trip to new york city to meet with female entrepreneurs and a chance to star on one of the cookie bockes. now she's going to be on the front of every box of trefoils. >> if you look closely at the boxes, you can see what the girls are doing. on my box we're doing public speaking. i hope to be a role model for other people. if she did this, i can do this. >> it was challenging for her to get to this stage.

we're so proud of her. >> she is a really good public speaker. she has a nice voice. >> and super cute. >> girl scout cookies go on jail january 26th. each box sold helps to raise money for the organization and spreads the message of female empowerment. congratulations to her. not taking anything away from this. i would have preferred to be on a different cookie box. >> you were saying that. >> giving thin mints a shout-out. >> it's all about thin mints. below that would be the samoas. >> the peanut butter ones. so many of them. >> what are those peanut butter ones called? >> that's my favorite. put them in milk for 15, 20 seconds. >> let's look at some of the fog out there. it's getting thicker at the moment. south on 101 in san rafael. that's your driving hazard this morning. look at this. some people were asking me yesterday when i was doing

facebook live about the drought. there is not one. let's look at the state. what you'll see is nothing until you get up near the oregon border, just abnormally dry. otherwise we're doing well. the snow pack, we could use a little bit more. 76% of average, but we jump from 70% to 77 in the last because of all the snow in tahoe. plenty of fresh powder up there. 76 a little bit behind, our reservoirs are full. let's get over to traffic and see what frances is watching. >> a traffic alert in the south bay. a fatal crash due to a wrong-way driver, northbound 17 before 280. the left lane is getting open on hamilton. there's no backup, but keep this in mind in case they change the lane closures. we'll bring you the latest as we get more information. the south bay has had a lot of trouble. a new accident, northbound 87 approaching 101 and an injury crash on northbound 101

approaching 880. right now a lot of green traffic flow. here 87 north bay, drive times delay free on northbound 101 from highway 85 to the san jose airport. we do have a correction to make. >> we do. >> very important. it's peanut butter patties we're talking about. just so you know. the san francisco giants hire a new coach. it's making major league baseball history. and a racist threat made against students at a san francisco private school anger parents who say the school is not taking the incident serious enough. and some oakland moms got

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