working on for quite some time. they first got the call at 9:50 and saw flames and smoke coming from the home. they heard a victim was located inside the house, two of them were. one pronounced dead at the scene. the other transported. while we were there earlier we were able to speak to neighbors about what they saw. >> it shook me. it shook me. it gutted the place. i was only outside for maybe half an hour and the entire place was gone on the inside. it was too close to home and i pray for him and his wife. >> reporter: that neighbor you heard from says she lives directly behind the mobile home that was completely burned in this fire overnight. she was only able to tell us she believes the victims are husband and wife. that's all the information we're receiving this morning. also unclear if it was a man or a woman who died, but at least one person dead here after a fire overnight. reporting live this morning,

julian glover, abc 7 news. happening this morning the historic impeachment trial is set to get under way. >> the first day could be something of a political food fight. democrats are crying foul. elizabeth hur is live with details. >> reporter: good morning. yes, all along republicans have made it very clear they want this trial to be over very quickly, and now we know if they get their way this could be over next week. democrats blasting republicans. >> senator mcconnell's resolution is a national disgrace. >> reporter: senate minority leader chuck schumer slamming mitch mcconnell's proposed resolution which gives the two sides two days each, 24 hours in all, to make their opening

arguments. then there will be 16 hours of questions from senators. after that the debate over the issue of witnesses. >> it's clear mcconnell is hellbent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through. >> reporter: this as president trump's lawyers argue in their 110-page brief the process has violated every precedent and every principle of fairness with one of the president's lawyers alan dershowitz claiming the articles of impeachment do not rise to the levels of high crimes and misdemeanors as the constitution requires. >> the articles of impeachment are two noncriminal actions. >> reporter: but dershowitz himself said the exact opposite 21 years ago during the clinton impeachment. >> certainly doesn't have to be a crime if you have somebody who completely corrupts the office of president. >> reporter: and this was dershowitz on cnn last night explaining his contradiction.

>> so you were wrong? >> no, i wasn't wrong. i have a more sophisticated basis for my argument now having read justice curtis' opinion and other opinions. >> reporter: well, as for president trump, right now he's in davos, switzerland, for the world economic forum and asked why he is there and not in washington for his own impeachment, and he told reporters because what's happening here is just a hoax and a witch-hunt. live on capitol hill, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. > elizabeth, thank you. a major new development in the fight over a west oakland house. there is a deal now to sell that home to the oakland moms who illegally occupied it. wedgwood properties says it will negotiate in good faith to sell the magnolia street house to an oakland nonprofit. that group will fix it up and allow the women to move back in. the women began squatting in the house in november. they stayed there until last

week when sheriff's deputies enforce add judge's order to evict them. abc 7 news is working to build a better bay area and finding solutions to our homeless crisis is a big part of that motion. advocates are building what they call an emergency shelter project. the village of tiny homes is going up on east 12th street and 14th avenue. a group called the village said they're taking action to house about 14 homeless people in wooden shelters. restroom facilities and showers will be added, too. the city has already shut down two other villages by this same group. now many wonder if this one will be allowed to stay. >> we will not treat this encampment any differently than we treat any other encampment. >> mayor schaaf says every homeless camp gets the same assessment based on safety, health and size. a vote on a controversial chick-fil-a is expected today. they want to open in campbell. neighbors fear traffic may paralyze the area.

a study found a chick-fil-a would attract more than 2,200 cars to the area every day. the planning commission approved the plan last year, but opponents are appealing the decision to the city council today. this week the b.a.r.t. board will vote on whether to install canopies in downtown san francisco. so this is kind of what they would be similar to, one installed in 2018. they're designed to help protect riders from the elements and will provide additional security with motorized gates that will lock overnight and will feature real time displays. a stockton teen vanishes after attending a house party 23 years ago. now the fbi is warning her parents to prepare for a major development in the case. enjoy it while you can, one of san francisco's busiest streets is about to ban cars. and fans scooping up niners gear, but where will they watch the parade if the team wins?

the debate pitting san francisco and santa clara. >> so those stories are all ahead. first that rain i so dramatically described earlier. it's good. we haven't seen a lot in january. it's been quiet. anything we do get, we need. we wish there was more. as we look up to windsor, healdsburg, down through santa rosa, some light showers around geyserville and further south we're getting a few returns here around petaluma. novato, maybe a few sprinkles out there. as we get closer to southern marin county, not much is going on here. that will change. rain will develop for the morning hours and then the afternoon for the east bay and south bay. a little bit of activity there within the past couple of hours. just priming the atmosphere for the rest of the bay. alameda, san francisco, 44 for

you up in napa and temperatures with the cloud cover warmer. we have a bit of a breeze. winds warmed us up yesterday by the afternoon. you can see throughout the day the colors indicate the passage of the cold front and with the cold front the winds will dial back. notice the rain moves into the north bay mid morning. here we are 1:00 and just pushing into the east bay and the peninsula. a north bay morning. it does get hung up for the evening commute and we will be looking at scattered showers with breezy winds. good morning, everyone. i have a commuter alert for you. i want to remind you about the posey tube closure this work will continue through march. good morning to emeryville. a live look at our moving into

the maze, a different story from yesterday where a lot of people were off for the l. nice clear and smooth ride tw issn s francisco. first to this full closure, the connector to eastbound 80. the purple line is shut down due to a crash involving one car. injuries reported. the fire department is there on the scene. an ambulance has been called as well. the octavia street off ramp to southbound 101, a crash there involving one car blocking one lane at this point. stay to the right-hand side.

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good tuesday morning to you. rain is moving into the bay area and as it sweeps through the north bay this morning, we'll have wet pavement here for the commute. the east bay and south bay will be for the afternoon. it's a weak system. it will have some breezy winds, though. across the state we are looking at the possibility of some snow in the mountains. not a lot but enough to cause a few issues here. it's really a northern california event. it will wash out as it moves through the central coast later on today. thanks, lisa. to new developments in the 1996 disappearance of kristin smart. her mom says she was contacted by the fbi and told to be prepared for an announcement.

smart went missing in may of 1996 after a party at cal-poly. she was declared dead in 2002 even though her remains were never found. the fbi wouldn't tell her mom when an announcement would be made but suggested the family hire a spokesperson. in san francisco city leaders are alerting drivers to a big change coming to market street starting a week from tomorrow. cars will be banned for a big stretch of it. going eastbound, so that means towards the ferry building, you'll no longer be able to drive on market from 10th street to main. and then in the opposite direction from stewart to van ness. they will include uber and lyft. muni. cars will continue to be allowed to cross market street. okay, so it's probably the most tal bay area right now. >> the 49ers george kittle decided to put on a t-shirt

featuring a shirtless jimmy garoppolo and we were able to track down the creators who are currently at columbia university. they started shirtface.me. they sent shirts to several players hoping they might wear them. >> and then last night after the game i heard everyone screaming and i heard george say, oh, we were saving this for a big moment. i was overwhelmed and felt like, oh, my god, it just brought a validation this was a good joke, a good idea. >> how do we know it was their shirt? if we zoom in we can see their yellow and pink logo on the back. to george. signed and everything. >> it's become very popular. and i don't blame anyone. in fact, i have one right here. >> oh, look at that. >> this is from wishing well workshop in san francisco. >> we're staying local here. >> mm-hmm.

lisa, i know you're very interested in this. so i'll give it to you. >> sure, i'll take. >> thank you very much. >> i know it's not brad pitt who is your number one choice. >> i would take that, too. >> that will do for you. >> consolation prize. >> yeah, you know, i did hear one person say that, eh, no. robin roberts was not about it. i'll take robin's. >> you have to get the to george on there. >> all right, all right. >> how dare you. how dare you. it hit the floor. we have a weak system out there. this morning it is raining in santa rosa. the rain is pushing into the north bay for the morning hours and it will be in the south bay for the second half of the day. in between, though, it pushes across the bay and the ground wet. sonoma looking at showers and the winds will pick up along the coast.

we have a few scattered showers along west marin. it will wash out and be very weak. as we look at the numbers in the north bay, mild because of the cloud cover. and the temperatures since yesterday when they were struggling to warm up, much warmer now, six to four degrees warmer. here is sutro. good conditions for the commute. you may get into a little bit of wet pavement and we're going to see some showers out there. temperatures fairly uniform in the mid-50s. we have the rain. 56 at 2:00. as we gohrough the latter part of the afternoon, still will hold on to the chance of lingering showers. mid to upper 50s. the rain doesn't make it into the east bay until about

talking anywhere from a third of an inch to a half inch in the upper elevations of the north bay. as we look at the overnight lows the rain winds down with temperatures and upper 40s elsewhere. more rain will come back next weekend. jobina? >> this is something we haven't been able to do for a while. san jose. our camera is back. you can see 101 again looking good at 4:46 this morning. i don't see anyone heading westbound. drive times here, tracy to dublin 39 minutes. just want to touchback on these

issues we're following in san francisco. southbound 101 connector to eastbound 80 completely shut down. that's why you see the purple line on your screen. looks like the person really hurt their head. ambulance on the way. all lanes blocked. just nearby, the on ramp we have one lane blocked there. stay to the right and you will be okay. >> thanks, jobina. we are less than two weeks away from super bowl liv and there is already a big debate over where a potential parade might be held. >> i can see why there might be confusion. amanda del castillo has the story. >> reporter: the victory sending the team to the super bowl. in this quest a bay area debate is brewing. now fans are asking where will

the parade be held? >> should be in santa clara. that's where levi's stadium is. that's where they play. >> reporter: the niners moved to candlestick in '71. between '82 and '95 the niners took home five super bowl titles. abc 7 news cameras captured championship celebrations within the city of san francisco then. the team moved to santa clara for the 2014 season. this is the closest we've come since. >> all those people that were unhappy, that would be something for them. >> i would like it to be in the san francisco area. because of the heritage. >> i would say san francisco. >> reporter: we've reached out to the 49ers and the cities in question. when it's appropriate the 49ers will have our answer. for now the debate between fans continues. >> that's where the fan base is.

>> you're asking somebody that's biased living in santa clara. >> amanda always has the good story. live, girl. >> she is as is julian glover. i can't wait to see them there. >> what if we have the parade start in san francisco all the way down and we just make it last until they get to santa clara, however long it takes. however long it takes. >> kumasi, we'll put that in the suggestion box. >> thank you. tesla is blasting complaints of unexpected acceleration as completely false. >> and volvo is getting big on the super bowl. here's "tech bytes." tesla called out claims a malfunction is causing their cars to accelerate unexpectedly. >> the company released a statement denying the allegations and accusing an investor of making up the claims to manipulate the stock market. volvo is making a big bet on the

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good morning. we have a level 1 on our storm impact scale. light rain showers, we're in the north bay right now from sonoma down through sears point, highway 37, over by the delta, fairfield, highway 101 southward into novato, marin county.

a few light returns. along the shoreline not getting wet yet. we'll pinpoint coming up. >> thank you. baby trend is recalling four stroller models due to a fall hazard. that covers black tango mini strollers sold at target and amazon, affected models sold between november and december. the safety commission says the stroller's hinge joints can release and collapse under pressure. anyone with a recalled stroller should stop using it immediately and return for a refund. three men and a teenaged boy aroasted after an illegal sideshow. highway patrol captured thermal image video of the sideshow. you can see it here. the crowd blocked off the intersection of guerneville and willow side road. a chp team inside an airplane helped the officer on the ground capture two of the suspects because they drove away from the sideshow. another popular business

plans to drastically cut back service. the warm hut will shut down in march for renovations. well known for selling freshly prepared food. they will serve snacks and beverages. the cafe is operated by the gg delta airlines is thanking its employees in a huge way. they had a big year. it's handing out $1.6 billion in profit sharing bonuses. that means every eligible employee will receive a check for 16% of their annual salary. so what does that mean? that basically means they're getting two months pay extra. this is the sixth year in a row delta has paid out more than a billion in bonuses. lisa? what are we doing? >> i don't work for delta. i have nothing to say. delta, in and out, yeah. good morning, everybody.

we're looking at showers here from the north coast. you can see a lot of the activity in extreme northern california. we will be on the tail end of this system. it is a level one. we're starting oud with temperatures in the forwards to near 50. 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 up in the north bay by noon, 1:00 it pushes east along the coast, the san mateo coast. it does get hung up as we get to the 5:00, 6:00 hour. amounts will remain light but we need rain. a quarter of an inch in novato and higher elevations maybe a half inch of rain. it will be a mild start with scattered showers throughout the day. jobina? thank you, lisa. good tuesday morning. starting off at the golden gate bridge. not seeing any major issues but we do have two problems in san francisco that i will get to.

san jose, 280, a live look here. castro valley to the maze, 13 minutes as well. so here are those two issues i was talking about in san francisco i want to get to. the first one southbound 101 connector to eastbound 80. you can see the purple line, it is completely shut down still. this crash happened much earlier this morning. fire is on the scene. the fire department. thank you, jobina. crime in san francisco, up next at 5:00, the new trends in the city we're expected to learn about today. plus, father to the rescue. the video showing how a socal man saves his toddler from the jaws of a mountain lion. and the triple eight quest.

now at 5:00, building a better b.a.r.t. the idea debated today to give san francisco stations a makeover and why supporters say it will make things safer. a new storm setting its sights in the bay area. a rainy drive to work for some of us this morning. our accuweather forecast of what you need to know>. good morning. >> we'll get you right to meteorologist lisa argen who has a first look at the day ahead. that's right. this system will bring some breezy winds anywhere from a quarter of an inch to three-quarters of an inch and will take its time moving north to south. he north bay from sonoma through 101,