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. that breaking news is from the south bay. highway 17 in campbell is now closed a a wrong-way driver crashed. lanes are blocked right now and this is, of course, impacting the early morning commute. good morning on this friday, january 17th. i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm liz kreutz. let's get over to amy hollyfield live in campbell. good morning. >> good morning. we've just learned the driver who died in this crash was an asian woman in her late 20s. she was driving an avalon. they got the call she was going the wrong way on 880 at coleman and then crashed here in the northbound lane on highway 17 around hamilton. she crashed head on -- she

crashed into an avalon. she was driving an accord. the driver of the avalon was transported to the hospital, but the chp tells me he was conscious and walking around. so it sounds like he's going to be okay. they don't -- the coroner is here on the scene. the car is still here. it has not been towed away. they are thinking these lanes will be closed for another hour. they hope to get all of this reopened within the hour. if you need to le leave the hou within the next hour and need this stretch of highway, you need to make other plans. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks. we will show you on the maps where that is. this is in the south bay, northbound 17 between hamiltoha. all lanes were shut down, then possibly we heard the left lane

was open and they started to run traffic breaks. amy is at the scene. it doesn't look like the left lane is open. if this is out there for a while, you may want to consider winchester or bascom as an alternate. we have a few accidents in the south bay, one on northbound 87 approaching 101 and north 101 approaching 880. roads are slick there. be careful. a live shot of 280 near the scene of that fatal accident. headlights are northbound, that's 17 coming down the right-hand side moving across your screen. northbound 87 still flowing well at this point. we'll bring you the latest on that highway 17 fatal crash as soon as we receive more information. good morning, mike. >> good morning, frances. if you're coming in from tracy, you will be bumped against some fog into the altamont pass. here's a look from healdsburg,

windsor, santa rosa, thick fog. same thing for novato, lucas valley, san rafael. you can see how thick that fog is. that's the big story this morning. it's still damp on our roads but at least not raining. we're in the 30s to near 40s. low to mid 50s this afternoon with partly cloudy conditions and back into the mid to upper 40s and dry at 7:00. >> thank you. all they have to do is win one game and they're in the super bowl! >> the nerves. it's the 49ers versus the packers as levi stadium hosts the nfc championship game for the first time. julian glover is live in santa clara for us with the details. good morning. >> good morning. you can see my breath out here, it feels like the frozen tundra of lambeau field than sunny santa clara, but the 49ers say they're locked in and ready to go taking on the packers when they hit the field at 3:40 on sunday. it's another sold out game at

levi stadium. you can expect to pay some big bucks if you plan on trying to catch the game. $350 for standing room only. $10,000 for vip seats. we have a couple of warnings from team executives about potential counterfeit ticket scams. there are virtually no paper tickets still being issued by the team. if someone tries to sell you one of those, it's likely a fake. all tickets must be transferred through a team app. that's how you should expect to receive a ticket. a screen shot of the ticket will not get you into the game. gate attendants must scan the ticket on your mobile app. we are told there were no reports of ticket fraud during the nfc divisional game but the team warned you should still be on the lookout. >> what happens is you won't know that until you come into the game. you spend 200, 500, $1,000 for a ticket, you come to the game, we tell you i'm sorry, that ticket is invalid.

now you have four victims sitting outside your gate very upset. >> you don't want that to happen. there are two official team watch parties to catch the game. same places as last weekend. in san francisco at spin-offs a few miles from santa clara, can pack sf2. the winners heading to the super bowl in sunny bowl liv. julian glover, abc7 news. share your niners pride with this badge, go to abc7news.com and cher on the team. developing news, republicans and democrats are working to prepare legal briefs due tomorrow and monday for president trump's impeachment trial. >> yesterday chief justice job roberts took the oath to oversee

the trial. adam schiff read the articles of impeachment. lev parnas tells cnn that the upcoming election was the most important thing to president trump. >> it was all about 2020. there was no other reason to do it. >> don't know where he comes from. don't know nothing about him. this thing is a big hoax. >> parnas denies the president's claims saying he would be willing to testify. the president's defense has until tomorrow to respond to a summons. majority leader mitch mcconnell is coming up with the resolution to set parameters for tuesday's trial. this morning many parents a the a private catholic cool in san francisco are feeling angry and frustrated. they say the school's administration mishandled a threat by a student. lauren martinez has the story. >> someone told him to his face,

i am going to kill you. >> reporter: candace pearson says her son was threatened by now former sophomore at the sacred heart cathedral preparatory. threats were made and a song released. white superior because i am a racist ♪ >> reporter: the song got around social media, students notified parents but school didn't notify the parents. >> none of the parents got a phone call, an eemail, nobody gt anything. >> reporter: a town hall meeting was held. >> a parent called the police, not the school, not the principal, not the authorities. >> reporter: inside the meeting, police addressed parents and students. they said three hours after the report was made, they searched the student's home and found the threat not credible. not at meeting was the principal. >> i don't have faith in the principal at all. i think he should be fired. i don't have faith in the dean at all, i think he should be

fired. >> reporter: sacred heart released this statement. as an institution we extend heartfelt apology for anxiety and uncertainty over the past week. >> it's evident they dropped the ball when it came to communication. moving forward, how do we make sure not only our babies but everybody feels safe? >> reporter: in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. much of our effort to build a better bay area is focused on finding solutions to the homeless crisis. governor newsom says he feels encouraged after his four-day homelessness tour that came to an end in oakland. at a vacant lot near the coliseum, the governor unveiled 15 former fema trailers that will provide temporary housing for 50 to 70 people. it's a small part of a larger plan to provide emergency services for an estimated 150,000 californians without housing. as for the homeless moms evicted tuesday from an oakland house,

newsom says he will meet with them soon. in the east bay, remember baca kaplan has a plan to help the homeless. she is calling for the city to buy homes. kaplan says the city needs an all hands on decay proach to de deck approach to deal with homelessness. according to u.s. kren cucensus there are nearly 14,000 vacant homes. the first female coach has been hired in mlb. she will be one of gabe kapler's assistants this season. they joined the team in 2014 as an intern. she will be in uniform.

congrats. >> a great story. the big story, good morning, everybody. temperatures that are so much colder than this time yesterday but also so much drier. look at that fog trying to back its way into the east bay from the central valley. bree brentwood, 37 now. same thing in danville, san ramon, dublin. 35 in pleasanton and also in livermore. 39 in hayward. 38 in san jose. 37 in mountain view. we have mid to upper 30s in the knot bay with th north bay with that fog. san carlos at 42. you can see there's some puddles this morning, still standing water and damp areas. heading throughout the day, that will dry. grab the sun glass. the puddles for your exercises this morning, you may have to walk around those or run around those. a nice day to be out there, just a little chilly. 35 at 7:00 in the north bay, still in the 40s at 11:00. low 50s for a couple hours this

afternoon. 44 at 7:00 this evening. one of our colder neighborhoods. 44 at 9:00 in the east bay. 50 at 11:00. 3:00, 54. 47 at 7:00. here's a look at san francisco. we're in the 40s through 9:00. we'll hang around 51 at 11:00. 53 at 3:00. 50 at 7:00. i'll tell you when you need the umbrella again coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. frances. >> tracking this fatal crash in the south bay, northbound 17 shut down between hamilton and 280 because of a wrong-way driver earlier this morning. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. your alternates are winchester boulevard and bascom avenue. we'll keep you posted as to when they expect to reopen some of those lanes. a few problems in the south bay, northbound 101 approaching 880. minor slowing at the scene. northbound 87 approaching 101, there is a car on its roof, it's not blocking.

once emergency crews get there, it might slow things down. here's a live shot of interstate 80. traffic is flowing well at this point this friday morning heading down to the bay bridge toll plaza. but ace train number 1 right now is running ten minutes late due to track maintenance. they had big delays yesterday. b.a.r.t. is a great option. they're reporting no delays now. coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. >> also why some people involved in san francisco's pride parade want google and youtube banned from the event. and to divide or stick together. san francisco's gap reversing its course.

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here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, we have breaking news in the south bay where the chp now confirms a driver involved in a wrong-way crash in campbell has died. northbound 17 at hamilton is shut down with one lane just reopening moments ago. we are getting conflicting reports on the left lane being opened or closed. if you want to avoid that stretch where there could be a full closure northbound 17 from hamilton to 280, consider winchester boulevard and bascom avenue as detours. number three, a usps truck was involved in an accident on highway 101 heading into san francisco from the bay bridge. it is unclear what caused the

crash but several wheeled containers ended up on the shoulder. no word on where the truck was heading or if mail was lost. number four, yesterday's rain turned into fog as you can see here in san rafael. now, as we head through the weekend, that's our driest stretch of the seven-day forecast and our warmest as temperatures will hit the 60s by sunday. democrat michael bloomberg is bringing his presidential campaign to the bay area. he is set to have coffee this morning with oakland mayor libby schaaf at a b.a.r.t. station. >> number six says call it a tiktok takeover. a new report says americans spent 85 million hours on the popular app last year. that's a 375% increase from 2018. people are now spending more time on their phones using tiktok than other apps like amazon prime video. >> you're kidding me. number seven, just two more days until the 49ers battle the packers in the nfc championship game. yesterday tight end gornl keorg

kittle returned to practice as he nurses a sore ankle. kickoff is 3:40 sunday. gap is calling off its plans to spin off old navy. the san francisco-based clothing company says the cost of splitting the brands would not benefit the company the way gap had initially hoped. gap's president and ceo is also stepping down. the news comes after the brand struggled in sales over the past few months. the company first announced plans to spin off old navy last year to improve the brand's image and popularity. the wife of andrew yang says voters inspired her to come forward about being sexually assaulted. evelyn yang spoke to cnn about this yesterday. she says her ob-gyn at columbia university assaulted her during an exam in 2012 while she was pregnant. she eventually learned other women reported similar stories to authorities. >> what happened to me should have never happened. that's what's very painful is

knowing that actually what happened to me could have been prevented. >> dr. robert haddon pled guilty in 2016 to two charges. in the legal filing haddon denied yang's allegations. san francisco's pride membership has voted to ban google and youtube from the pride parade, but it may not end up meaning much. according to the examiner, the membership says google has allowed people to harass the lgbtq community on platforms like youtube. however the membership doesn't make the decision. sf pride's board of directors does. they vote on the policies for the organization. sf pride is consulting the organization's legal team on the impact of the recommendation. google declined comment. well, people say there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. look at this. this was spotted at candlestick park. the former home of the 49ers. so, for the faithful, it could

be an omen as the team goes for their pot of gold at sunday's conference championship game against the packers. this is getting a little hocus-pocusy but sure. >> we'll take it as a sign. >> why not. who doesn't like a rainbow, mike. >> but i ate some cheese last night. does that mean i'm for the packers? >> come on. >> you ate it. so i think that's good. >> i could devour it. yes, i did. aaron rodgers, one of my favorite players, not this time. pulling for the niners. let's look at the east bay hills. yep. yesterday we had some rainbows, today, no, we won't have rainbows. we don't have any rain. we have a quiet pattern today and tomorrow and sunday. it will be milder each day this week. a chance of rain will stop that monday night into tuesday. let's look at live doppler 7. tracking a few blips, very tiny. you can see them off the coast.

that's where they're staying. the rest of us waking up partly cloudy. an impressive looking storm. this is moving north. the shield of clouds, that will keep our sun from reaching its full potential. it will diffuse it. under a partly cloudy sky, reaching 57 in san jose. about 55 in concord. fremont, san mateo, santa rosa, 52 in richmond and napa. 53 in half moon bay. tonight, dropping down to 32 in lake port. 38 in concord. 39 around fremont and redwood city. 40s for richmond, oakland and san francisco. my accuweather seven-day forecast, look at that, 60s starting sunday away from the coast. a few 60s monday also. the rain rolls in and drops us to the mid to upper 50s on tuesday. a 1, light on the storm impact scale. >> good morning. better news now on that fatal wrong-way crash in the south bay. just heard and confirmed from amy that northbound 17, the left

lane really is open approaching 280. and traffic is not slow through the area. we have some green traffic. so traffic is light this friday morning. here's a live shot of 280 and 17. you can see cars are coming on northbound 17 from the right hand part of your screen moving across. so cars are getting by. headlights are on northbound 280 moving towards the bottom of the screen. drive times looking good on northbound 17, highway 1 to los gatos is green at 21 minutes. mass transit, b.a.r.t. reporting no delays, ace train number 1 is running ten minutes late. they had delays the last couple of days. here's a live shot of the richmond-san rafael bridge. traffic is light. in fact, it's looking good on all bay area bridges right now at this point. we have a new crash on the pins, north 101 at oyster point. more details on that in my next report. >> thanks. in today's "gma" first look, new details about a dramatic rescue caught on camera.

>> a massachusetts couple jumped into action after spotting a car wanted in a kidnapping. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, an every-day couple turned incredible heroes. amanda and her husband ben anywhere driving with their family wednesday night in springfield, massachusetts. aware of reports that 11-year-old charlotte was forced into a blue honda reportedly kicking and screaming. then benny saw it. >> i said babe, that's the car. that's that car. i seen that car. you showed me that car. >> they pulled up a post on social media to confirm and started to follow him. >> my husband reversed on the main road. we blocked him. >> he jumped over a curb, and that's when the high beams flashed into his driver, and i saw his complete face. >> local police praising the public for their help. coming up at 7:00 a.m., this fast-thinking couple will be live on "good morning america" to tell their heart stopping story. it's an abc news exclusive you won't want to miss. with your "gma" first

partly sunny and 20 degrees. that will be green bay sunday after a low of 10, they'll be here watching us win the game. partly have fun. america's favorite golden girl celebrates her 98th birthday. betty white achieved so much in her career. she made generations laugh for more than 75 years. she first got her start as an assistant at a tv station and became one of the first female producers in hollywood. she's accumulated 24 emmy nominations and won eight of them. her secret to longevity, she

credits her long life to optimism and her love of pets, hot dogs and vodka. >> that the the combo? >> that's the combo. i could do that. >> starting today. that's my new betty white diet. all right. disneyland's latest attraction has "star wars" fans on the edge of their seats. >> i want to so be there for the opening of star wars rise of the resistance. the 15-minute long ride pits the resistance against the evil first order. disney says it is unlike anything they have done. i watched this pov so many times. rise of resistance opened last month in florida, and now it's over here on the west coast. you should know this, you have to sign up in advance using the park's virtual queue system. disney is the parent company of abc7. you can't sign up for that queue system until you walk into the park. so you have to get there early.

>> right. no matter what, get there early. >> because there's only so many slots available every day. there's no fast pass available for this attraction. >> no single rider? >> i don't think there is a single rider. >> okay. get there early. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news. andrew yang brings his presidential campaign to the bay area. sonoma county is sonoma county is const- why choose invisalign over other aligners? - only invisalign treatment uses smarttrack technology. it moves teeth more comfortably and predictably than ordinary aligners. so i can create custom treatment plans for every smile.

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gave the bay area quite a drenching and left behind a big mess. we're getting a little breather but don't get too comfortable. >> it's friday, january 17th. two days away from the big game. >> we're all dressed up for the occasion. when we say don't get too comfortable, when you walk out this morning, it's freezing. >> that's one way it will be uncomfortable. if you have to scrape ice like i did again, it's a little bit harder to get off the car than the last couple of times this week. know that's coming your way. let's look at other beautiful side effects of this storm we had yesterday. this is the hills south of livermore, covered in fresh powder. not the easiest to drive through, but definitely worth it if you can get up there without slipping and sliding. it's beautiful to look at. the photographer who took this video says he saw snow still falling overnight along miles road south of the valley. if you live in the area or drive by there you will be waking up to a beautiful winter

wonderland. absolutely love seeing that. here's the byproduct of the rain. if you're in the central valley, one of our super commuters, about to go from fog. if you're heading east on 205, and 580 into clearing conditions. you will start off foggy, it will improve. up in the north bay, thick fog around healdsburg, windsor, down around santa rosa and that extends down through petaluma, novato, lucas valley and san rafael. here's a look at that thick fog. temperatures 38 to 40 for most of us at 7:00. 51 to 53 partly cloudy. 53 to 54 at 4:00. 44 to 48, grab a heavier coat but know it will be dry. good morning. >> good morning. we had an early morning fatal crash in the south bay. here's some early footage of the wrong-way driver, northbound 17 was closed approaching 280. right now northbound 17, the on-ramp from hamilton is shut

down, but the left lane has been reopened. i'll show you where that is. there is some heavy traffic right along that stretch now that has just been reopened on northbound 17 as you make your way from campbell up towards 280. but it's a short stretch. so detours are not necessary at this point. and everywhere else we have green traffic through the south bay. there was an -- there is a new problem on the peninsula, southbound 101 at oyster point, a motorcycle injury crash. amy hollyfield is near the fatal accident to bring us more details. amy? >> they kicked us off the highway which is always a good sign, that means lanes are about to reopen. so highway 17 returning to normal in time for many peoples commute this morning. they tell us a woman in her late 20s was driving the wrong way on northbound highway 17 in campbe campbell, this is near hamilton.

she was driving a honda accord and drove into an avalon. the driver of the avalon was up and walking around after the accident. he was taken to the hospital to be treated. but it looks like he'll be all right. the woman did not survive this crash. at this time they don't why she was driving the wrong way. there's nothing obvious to suggest drugs or alcohol. they are warning all of us to be careful especially late at night when we get on to the freeway. >> we have to pay attention where we're getting on to the freeway. a lot of times people may be going to work late, pay attention to signs and the direction of travel we're going. >> he says they got calls that she was driving the wrong way on 880 at coleman. she crashed on highway 17. they believe she was driving in the middle lane. she was killed. a woman in her late 20s. the male driver of the other car

was taken to the hospital to be treated. no one else was involved. reporting live in campbell, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. 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 shortly after 11:30 last night. you can see the car there still smoldering. one person was trapped inside that car. we're waiting on the chp for an update on their condition. the accident triggered a sigalert overnight. all lanes are reopened. 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. a 14-year-old capitola girl is safe after using social media to escape her kidnappers.

this is a remarkable story. police say the teen was rescued from the e-z 8 motel on north 1st street in san jose on tuesday. officers say 55-year-old albert vasquez met the girl, drugged her and then called two other men. they drove the girl to san jose, when they arrived at the e-z 8 police say that the men carried her to a room where vasquez assaulted her. >> nobody should be taking nobody's young daughter and kidnapping her like that. that's not right. you know, i have daughters. i understand. >> police say the girl used snapchat to let her friends know she had been kidnapped because she didn't know where she was. her friends used features within the app to pinpoint the location and call 911. your voice your vote. democratic presidential candidate andrew yang says he is hopeful ahead of the upcoming primary season and so are his supporters. last night he was in the bay area at a campaign fund-raiser. he may not be polling at the top

of the democratic pack but he's hanging on tight in the race. he 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 bloomberg is bringing his presidential campaign to the area. he is set to have coffee this morning with oakland mayor, libby schaaf, at a b.a.r.t. station. he will appear at an organizing event in oakland and then in t monterey. 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 guilicos park from the joe rodota trail. the park is near oakmont neighborhoods and a home for abused children and a juvenile detention facility. the town tall hea hall starts a this morning. in the north bay, people had to deal with soggy streets in marin county. lehman lane felt the brunt of the storm there. home owners say they complained to the county about flood

control measures for years but nothing has been done. and 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 aren't going to like that. and right now a look at what's happening outside. it's a cool morning but it's a dry morning. >> it is dry. it's not raining out there. still some damp spots because of yesterday's rain. other than that, we'll enjoy a break as the rain train will head more to the north instead of right over top of us like it did yesterday. we have some chilly temperatures around san francisco. 39 in sunny side. 40 in ocean beach, sunset. lake merced and the final. the rest of us 42 to 44 degrees. we have mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys, the east bay valleys, san leandro, palo alto, saratoga and santa clara in the mid to upper 30s. let's see what's going on in san

jose. a half inch of rain. you can see it's still wet on 87. so, yes, still need to drive with a little bit of caution today. we have dampness early. otherwise a good commute. it's going to be a lot colder, up to 15 degrees colder than this time yesterday. it's calmer and smoother out on the bay. no more rough surf or blustery conditions. peninsula, 38, 45 at 9:00. 51 to 54 this afternoon. down to 48 at 7:00. clouds and sunshine everywhere, even the east bay valleys. almost the same type of temperature. 38 at 7:00. 50 to 54 this afternoon. 47 at 7:00. the last stop, the south bay, 40 at 7:00. only 43 at 9:00, we jump to 50 at 11:00. 3:00, 54. a jacket at 7:00. weekend forecast coming up. frances? >> amazing news in the south bay. this early morning fatal accident has been cleared.

this is northbound 17 between hamilton and up towards 280. the this is the fastest i've seen a fatal crash clear. lanes are open. you can see traffic is slow, backed up now northbound 17 from campbell up towards 280. with all lanes open, that will clear quickly. now we have an injury motorcycle crash on the pins, southbound 101 past candlestick. it's not supposed to be blocked. but with emergency crews there, it does cause traffic to slow down. heading towards the airport, maybe consider 280 as an alternate. a live shot of the san mateo bridge, this is looking good, westbound traffic on the right-hand side. a little bit crowded as you make your way towards the incline where we see a bit of slowing. no major delays. friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. no delays. a much smoother commute this morning. ace train number 1 is running ten minutes late. b.a.r.t. a great alternate, report

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another 15 minutes, too much snow there too quickly. too much of a good thing. we have light snow showers there. it looks like the winter storm warning will expire here in about 15 minutes. travel will be difficult as they try to get that cleaned up. the later you leave today, the

better off you will be. 60s down in southern california. mid 50s through the central valley. any rain today up through eureka. the university of california is proposing five straight years of tuition increases for financial aid and campus needs. the cost of the increase depends on two different plans. one 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, san jose restaurant week is under way right now. more than 30 restaurants in the city are offering deals and special menus. this encourages post holiday travel to the golden state. january tends to be a slower time for the industry.

>> if you really look closely to your own neighborhood, you will find there's a restaurant like we have been here for the past 30, 40 years and offer great, great food and services. >> san jose restaurant week runs through the 26th. go check it out especially if you didn't eat enough during the holidays. the 49ers take on the packers in the nfc championship game on 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! >> 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 fire alarm when the niners win. >> when. key word.

>> looking forward to that. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike, with those colors you're wearing, that's a sign of somethin something. >> a sign of the only red and gold i have? we're excited for the game. the 3:40 start means it's 6:40 on the east coast. that's prime time. it will be a great game. 61. the rest of the country will be so envious of how nice our weather is. i think it will be 20 degrees in green bay at the same time. here's a look from the exploratorium camera at pier 15. an inch and a quarter rain from yesterday's storm. it's yesterday's storm. milder afternoon this weekend. chance of rain monday night into tuesday. here's live doppler 7. a few spritz and sprinkles out over the ocean. that's where they're staying. looking at the big picture. very mature looking storm.

it's going to move north. this warm front here is going to move north of us. it will be warmer and full of high clouds. we will be warmer than this, 52 to 57 degrees for high temperatures. tonight, almost as cold as this morning, mid 30s to mid 40s. fog around once again. let's go through the seven-day forecast. 56 to 58 tomorrow. 56 to 60 on sunday. 56 to 62 on monday. and then that cold front kols through bringing us a chance of rain for tuesday. have a great weekend. here is frances. we'll go to the peninsula, we have the motorcycle injury crash, southbound 101 past candlestick. not blocking any lanes, but traffic is slowing because injuries have been reported. 280 a possible alternate. we've been following that early morning fatal accident in the south bay. amazingly all lanes reopen on

northbound 17. traffic is moving slowly as you make your way from campbell up towards san jose and the 280 interchange. i think it will recover fairly quickly. we're seeing a lot of green traffic out there. it's very light. here's a live shot of highway 87, northbound traffic is on the right for taillights moving up towards the airport. there was an earlier injury crash near 101. things are flowing very well through the rest of the south bay. bay bridge toll plaza, friday light. thank goodness. >> that looks good. new reports have shown an alarming increase in binge drinking across the united states. the cdc followed drinking patterns in men and women over a six-year period. binge drinking for men is four or more drinks in one sitting. for women, three or more. overall more people are binge drinking but the real problem, those who are binge drinking are doing it more. dr. jennifer ashton appeared on "good morning america" to talk about the issue. >> it went from 472 over the course of a year to 529.

this is per binge drinker. the quantity is going up dramatically. >> is it the amount or the time that you drink? >> that's the important question. we have to understand that consuming seven drinks in a single occasion is very different than consuming one drink a day over seven days. >> to hear some of that conversation and some of the risks around this, stick around for "gma" at 7:00 a.m. on abc7. first google glass, now smart contacts. mojo vision is giving it a go. it's working on lenses powered with augmented reality. the tech will project information directly on to your eye. features would be activated by staring at an icon. the smart contact lenses still have to be approved by the fda. what could go wrong. > i don't -- a lot?

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opens after ten years of planning. it aims to get residents to eat healthier. it will also create jobs for former incarcerated people. a california teen is getting nationwide attention because she's on a 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 boxes. 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 people that see my face on it, so they're like you know what? she did it, i can do this. >> it was challenging for her to get to this stage. we're so proud of her.

>> girl scout cookies go on sale january 26th. each box sold helps to raise money for the organization and spreads the message of female empowerment. this sparked a conversation between the two of us and more people will how girl scout cookies are so confusing, they have two different factories that make them, so they have two different names for the same cookie. >> to someone in california, their thin mint may taste different than someone in new york. then i got confused, mike's favorite are -- >> do-si-dos. >> that's a peanut butter cookie but different than the tag along, which is also peanut butter cookie which is also called a peanut butter patty. >> i'll take two boxes of each. >> and a samoa. >> absolutely. look what's going on in green bay, 2 below zero. it is so cold up there. forecast for sunday t 20. pretty close to average. at home during the game, 61

degrees at levi stadium dropping down to 56. let's talk about the drought. we're not in one. the entire state is out of a drought except there at the oregon border. just a little abnormally dry. the sierra snow pack is lacking a bit. about 76% of average. other than that, reservoirs are doing fine. >> we are hearing about some slowing on the san mateo bridge. it looks like there's a crash in the westbound direction near the incline. the dumbarton bridge is an alternate and the bay bridge is looking good right now. if you can avoid the san mateo bridge, that may be a better alternate. also we're keeping an eye on a motorcycle crash on the peninsula, southbound 101 past candlestick. it is causing slowing. 280 is an option. no lane is supposedly blocked but there are brake lights as well. amazingly, northbound 17, fully

recovered from an early morning fatal accident. traffic is flowing at the speed limit. we'll show you 280 and 17 in san jose. that's 17 coming across your gene from the right to the left. northbound 17. a new crash just reported on one of the connector ramps. you can see traffic is flowing well at this point. >> thanks so much. new at 6:00, training animals with artificial intelligence. a local shelter says a computer is teaching old dogs new tricks. and breaking news. a deadly wrong-way crash in the south bay. amy hollyfield is gathering the latest information for us. we'll have that coming up. also ahead -- >> the road to super bowl 54 heads through levi stadium. we're talking about the nfc championship game set for sunday at 3:40 p.m. i'm julian glover live with what

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it's friday, january 17th. thanks for joining us. we're following breaking news. >> another wrong-way driver on a highway. this is the second day in a row this has happened. it's once again fatal. amy hollyfield is live at that scene. we'll get to her in a second. as you get out the door, a look at your weather. here is mike nicco. >> we have that tule fog in the central valley. creeping across tracy, discovery bay, fairfield. we have our own in santa rosa down to novato. we have some dangerously low visibility for the morning commute. you can see heading south on 101 through sshan rafael, you will n into it. as you get further to the north, you will run into more thick fog. that will be the biggest issue this morning. that and if you live inland, you're scraping ice off your car. 35 to 38, bay and inland. 40 at the coast at 7:00. 51 to 53, partly cloudy at noon. 53 to 54 at 4:00. enjoy a quiet