. good morning. welcome to thursday, january 23rd. >> a lot of news stories to cover. we want to start with mike. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> hi, guys. tracking a little bit of fog around novato and fairfield. yucaipa and out in the central valley. in novato, through lucas valley, lucas valley road and close to san rafael, it lets up. this is the camera in san rafael looking south. looking away from the fog. here's how things will play out today in my 12-hour planner, 45 to 48 degrees at 7:00. 55 to 59 at noon. just a bit of sunshine. even without a lot of sunshine we're above average with temperatures nearing 60 this afternoon. let's say good morning to jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning. we'll move over to this

developing breaking traffic news in san mateo this morning. again, abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the way here. i was able to read what the chp is putting into our log about the injuries here. it does not sound good. we do know at least four people were involved in this crash. not clear on the amount of vehicles. could just be one car. this is northbound 101 at the peninsula avenue off-ramp. the off-ramp is shut down now. avoid this area. bringing you up to our mass transit, ace 1 on a 13-minute delay. we start this half hour with the newest developments on the coronavirus. >> china reports a new case of the virus showed up in hong kong. chinese state media report the city of wuhan has shut down all outbound flights and trains as the city of 11 million people remain on virtual lockdown. 17 people are dead and there remains one case in washington

state, a patient in seattle is in isolation. >> julian glover continues our coverage now from sfo joining us live with the precautions that airport officials there are taking to stop the spread of the virus to the people in the bay area. >> that's right. good morning. if you're coming to sfo, we expect new additional signs to be up warning people of the potential dangers of the new coronavirus. it was just last weekend that sfo was one of the first airports in the country that began screening passengers traveling from wuhan for the coronavirus and now we expect this new notice to be posted at airport terminals at sfo and 13 other airports across the country. the flyer you will see posted at the airport warns if you travel to wuhan, not to touch animals, handle animals or be near sick people. and if you get sick within two weeks of leaving the area to contact a doctor and tell them you visited the area right away.

that's what the passenger being monitored at a seattle hospital did. the flyers will warning people not to travel if you get sick. all of this as medical experts work to figure out how contagious this virus is. >> scientists are trying to figure out the extent of human to human transmission and how contagious it really is. it seems to be on the lower end of the illness spectrum, but it's still early. >> again, the new flyers will be posted in terminals at sfo and 13 other airports across the country as medical experts try to raise awareness about the new coronavirus. medical experts now are saying it is the time for vigilance, not anxiety or panic but just making sure everyone is aware of the spread of this new virus. reporting live outside of sfo, julian glover, abc7 news. it is day two of opening statements in president trump's impeachment trial.

>> democratic prosecutors are laying out their case against the president accusing him of abusing his power to cheat in the election. yesterday they emphasized the need to call for more witnesses and evidence which was blocked by the administration. >> would you like me to read that to you right now? i would like to read it to you right now, except i don't have it because the state department wouldn't provide it. >> the president's legal counsel says they're confident mr. trump will be acquitted. a new poll finds americans are divided when it comes to impeachment. about 45% of people say the senate should convict and remove pesident trump from office, 40% say he should not be removed. 14% didn't know. the poll found respondents were sharply divided among party lines. abc7 news will bring you live coverage throughout the trial. you can get all the updates on air, online and through our abc7 news app. at the live desk, seattle police are reviewing

surveillance video after they say multiple people opened fire i the busiest part of downtown killing one person and wounding seven others. police say the shooting happened after a dispute outside a mcdonald's around 5:00 yesterday. the victims were found within about a one-block radius. a woman in her 40s died. the youngest victim is a 9-year-old boy. the police chief does not know how many shooters were involved or if any of the people hurt were among the shooters or a part of the argument. this was the third shooting in downtown seattle in a little more than 24 hours. >> thank you. new details in an officer-involved shooting in livermore that we brought to you as breaking news yesterday morning. livermore police say that this is the man who drove a car towards two officers and a dui suspect. officers ultimately shot and arrested matthew kelly, now he's being treated for a single quun shot wound to his leg. this started before 3:30

yesterday morning near airway boulevard off of interstate 580. officers say kelly started driving towards them as they were about to perform a field sobriety test. no word on why. affordable housing and transportation are two key components of our effort to build a better bay area. on the peninsula, members a floating community in redwood city are fighting to save their home. city leaders say docktown marina's location is not zoned for residential use. without an official plan in place residents say they're being kicked out without options. here is amanda del castillo. >> reporter: isolated, ignored deserted how the remaining residents of docktown are feeling as more floating homes are being removed and some razed. >> it's gentlemen sad to see affordable housing being crushed. >> ed has been a resident here since 1986. >> in my particular situation, i'm on a retirement income and

it's not quite enough to represent a house in silicon valley. >> he's standing with the rest of downtown's dwindling community in the battle against redwood city. >> the feeling is we're not wanted here. >> reporter: dan and his family spent eight years here. he said trouble started with a lawsuit by a resident in a newly built condo across the arena alleging docktown violated laws. redwood settled the lawsuit saying it would provide assistance to boat owners. >> that's where things have gone downhill from there, which i suppose should have been a relocation plan instead of a displacement plan. >> many of the homes have resold to investors with the understanding that the live-aboards would be leaving the marina. a short distance away we found this demolition site. >> it's ripping out our heart. >> reporter: besides wanting the residents out, the city is taking away

much-needed options for affordable options. >> they could have provided housing for teachers, low-income housing in different ways but they don't want us here. >> amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> let's look at some of the temperatures. staying near the peninsula, redwood city is 44 degrease. most of us in the mid to upper 40s. san bruno, 50. pacifica, 52 degrees. san francisco, 52. oakland 51. everybody else in the 40s. 40 in fairfield to hayward at 48 degrees. if you're out and about today, another mild day. a lot like yesterday. maybe not quite as sunny as yesterday. it will be dry. if you're out on the bay, barely a breeze so hardly a chop. a little bit of fog forming around novato. the cloudiness in general will keep you in the 40s through 9:00. 59t 3:00. 52 at 7:00. for the east day. 48 at 7:00. by noon, around 56.

for san francisco, 49 at 7:00. just keep climbing from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 where we reach 58 degrees. down to 56 at 7:00. all right. for most of us we are well below average in rain. i have some coming up in the aing a i accuweather seven-day forecast. jobina? >> this is northbound 101 at the peninsula avenue yauoff-ramp. the off-ramp is shut down. the crash itself happened on a city street near the off-ramp. one person involved here has a major head injury. amy hollyfield is on the way. is drive time here's, tracy to castro valley, 53 minutes. highway 85 to san jose airport, 11 minutes. looking live right now at walnut creek, 680, nice and smooth

there. we are not seeing problems in the east bay at the moment. bay bridge, live look here, metering lights are not on yet. it's looking good. coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. and it's also about potential. the major renovation in the works for san mateo county's fairgrounds. how would you spend $18,000? one bay area man

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here's 7 things you need to know. northbound 101 at the peninsula avenue off-ramp, that off-ramp is shut down in san mateo due to a crash involving major injuries. amy hollyfield just got to the scene. >> number two, the cdc is asking sfo to post flyers warping passengers about the coronavirus. china now reports a new case in hong kong. more than 600 people have been infected including one confirmed case in the u.s. 17 people have died from the virus. number three, another long day on capitol hill today. prosecutors will continue giving their opening statements in president trump's impeachment trial. number four, a devastating loss this morning. three american firefighters who were battling the filed fires in australia died when their plane crashed. number five, this morning b.a.r.t.'s board of directors will consider a proposal to add a bus-only lane on the bay bridge in both directions. even if it's approved by b.a.r.t., the proposal needs the support of local transportation

agencies. number six, a warmer than average day on the way. it will be dry for most of us until saturday. we're always looking for the next chance of rain. it's a 1, it will have an impact on your weekend plans. number seven, look at that! look at drew touma on "good morning america" today. the he's with other meteorologists in new york city. they have a weather summit and they made a field trip to gma this morning. you can catch his appearance at 7:00. >> why are they trying to hide drew in the back because he's tall? that's what happens with tall people. >> guess where mike gets to be? with you and me, kumasi. >> how lucky is mike out here? >> every day. >> celebrate it. >> along the peninsula, development discussions are under way surrounding a massive space, the spay yo county

mateo county event center. there will be a 200 room hotel, a parking garage and major renovations to the building. the project is 1$100 million an spans 30 years. many nearby residents are not happy. >> i don't think i would have bought a house in this neighborhood if i knew the planned development was happening around me. >> the buildings are well used but they're tired. it's about time we do something. >> county supervisors say they' they're not rushing into the proposal. many consultations will be taken county-wise. one of the few private parking lots for airport travelers in san francisco is closing at the end of the mark. sy park clablames the cost of i lease. the company faced new competition from sfo which opened a new parking garage last february. san bruno is looking into legal action against sky park. the city claims the company owes the city 11 months of airport

parking taxes. super bowl liv between the 49ers and the chiefs promises to be a great game. we spoke to one south bay fan who is lucky enough to go, but getting tickets is competitive. we break down exactly how fans can get their hands on them. >> reporter: ed has been a 49ers season ticket holder for 39 years and a fan for as long as he can remember. he has the seats to prove it. >> these are my original candlestick seats i sat in. >> reporter: they used to be his favorite seats, but soon it will be the chairs at miami's hard rock stadium where he will watch the 49ers take on the chiefs in bowl liv. >> this will be my first super bowl i've gone to out of the seven they've been in. >> for the three tickets, $18,000. >> a pretty penny, but about the going rate for the tickets. the 49ers held a lotter after the nfc championship game but

like the previous six times he didn't have his name called. 75% of the tickets are distributed to the 32 teams. and it breaks down like this. 17.5% of the tickets go to each of the nfc and afc champion. 5% go to the dolphins or the host team an the remaining 34.% is split between the rest of the 29 nfl teams. the remaining 25.2% is controlled by the nfl and now he owns three of the select tickets to see the big game. >> i've been to a world series and i've seen the warriors win the thb championship but the niners are closest to my heart. this is going to be extra special if they win and i was there. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> hey. >> you are getting down to the music on that story. >> if you want to share your niners pride, do it with this team badge. find it on our facebook page or just go directly to facebook.com/abc7 news. >> you were not on camera when you did that.

show the people. >> you have to bring the music back so i can feel it. ♪ hey. >> all right. >> that's how i feel. >> good. we're feeling good this morning. >> we are. it's nice for your first day of work to be thursday and you guys are in a great mood. appreciate that. walnut creek, looking south under a mostly cloudy sky. high clouds today. that will limit our sunshine. still mild temperatures nearing 60s once again. scattered light showers are possible. the extreme north bay, sonoma, lake, mendocino counties, weak systems will side swipe those areas. a much stronger system will hit us saturday and sunday. here's the pattern, you can see the rain well up to the north. that's where the low is. the center of this system. we're in the warm sector. that is bringing up the high clouds that will be a canopy in our sky today.

4:30 on friday. light showers. you can see sonoma county coast up to mendocino county tomorrow is that's where they are and then falling apart. there's a return engagement late friday evening through saturday morning. those showers will turn to drizzle for saturday morning. saturday evening, you can see the yellows and the oranges, that's the moderate showers that will be moving through. you can see they're still around 11:30. scattered showers for sunday morning. rainfall amounts, heading throughout, you can see friday, up in the north bay, less than a tenth of an inch. they could go to a half inch, the rest of us around a quarter to a half inch out of the storm. my accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures away from the coast holding on to the 60s until sunday. we'll drop back to the 50s. our next chance of rain will be a 1, light on the storm impact scale. that's until tuesday.

jobina? >> good morning. we are starting off with new video just coming in to our newsroom here of this major crash in san mateo. this is airport boulevard where the actual crash is. i do want to let you know, the peninsula avenue off-ramp off of northbound 101 in san mateo is shut down by emergency crews because of this crash. amy hollyfield is now on the scene there. we also have a live picture from her camera happening right now. i want to get to that. if you come back to the studio, i can show you that. the chp is telling us major injuries are involved here. here is what amy's camera is seeing on the ground there. at least one person has a serious head injury. it's not clear on the condition of the other four people inside of this car. hopefully amy can get more information for us in our newscast. just be aware that the peninsula

avenue off-ramp and a portion of airport boulevard in san mateo is closed. >> thankyou. in today's "gma" first look we're hearing from the recording academy's chief about why she was forced out days ahead of the grammys. >> debra dugan said she was punished for trying to expose alleged sexual harassment and nomination rigging. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, speaking out. >> and the grammy for album of the year -- >> the grammy goes to -- >> the grammy goes to -- >> with just three dre until th grammy awards, the president and ceo debra dugan dropping bombshell allegations. calling it a boys club that puts their financial interest above the academy's mission. >> and in a 46 paige complaint, dugan alleges that the voting process behind the awards is rife with corruption, involving secret committees which she claims pushed forward artists

with whom they have relationships. after filing that complaint, dugan is ready to tell her story, the first place to hear it is on "good morning america." her interview with george stephanopoulos is at 7:00 a.m. >> that story is getting deep. >> mm-hmm. aerosmith is being sued by one of its own. why band members don't want their drummer on sage. and the mascot who won't b

a dry embarcadero, looking south from our roof camera here. we'll talk about the rain season or the lack there of. we should be double digit rainfall just about everywhere. nearing 20 inches in santa rosa. we had 15.3 for 80%. that's as good as it gets. 75, 73% in san francisco. look at that, places like livermore, 33%.

53% in oakland. and also in san jose. so thankfully drought monitor should update in an hour or so. last week, no doubt. i wonder if that will change. >> thank you. one of aerosmith's founding members won't be taking thee it happen. the drummer has not played with the band in six months because of an injury. kraemer sued the band for breach of contract, but a judge ruled against him yesterday. kraemer says he wanted to fight for his right to celebrate the band's success. the band invited him to participate in photo-ops. companies are beginning to release sneak peeks of their plans for the super bowl. >> the game is one live tv event that guarantees a huge audience. one country is making a change ahead of the game. >> oh! we're too heavy! >> matt, let go. >> you let go. >> mr. peanut, no, you don't. don't do it.

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not a good morning in san mateo. >> weather is quiet out there, thankfully. that probably didn't have anything to do with it. the rain is on its way. it's coming this weekend. another day of mild temperatures. a dry live doppler 7. a dry 87 looking from the shark tank towards mineta san jose international. 46 to 48 is our range at 7:00 on my accuweather 12-hour planner. 55 to 59, we'll see increasing high clouds throughout the day today. that filtered sunshine may take a few degrees off yesterday's highs. 53 to 56, comfortable during our 7:00 evening time outside. jobina? >> we are tracking breaking traffic news in san mateo. we confirmed this crash is a deadly crash. there were four people inside this car. it happened on airport boulevard and that's where we find abc7

news reporter amy hollyfield live at the scene for us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. look behind me at this suv, it crashed head on into that concrete barrier, this is here at airport boulevard in san mateo. we know one person was killed. others in the suv were taken to the hospital. there were a total of four people in the car. it happened before 4:00 this morning. the off-ramp to airport boulevard on the northbound side of highway 101 is closed. authorities have the intersection here shut down too while they conduct their investigation. they're behind the tape right now working the se. they're pretty far from us right now. so they have not released any more information. we wanted to get you these images of what is happening here and give you the heads up that this area is closed down right now. we'll get you more details as soon as we can. reporting live in san mateo, amy

hollyfield, abc7 news >> thank you for that. president trump's impeachment trial in the senate resumes today with another long day of opening statements. democratic prosecutors spent eight hours yesterday laying out their case. elizabeth hur is live on capitol hill with what we know. >> good morning. yes, all day yesterday the house manager s presented their facts, today they say they will be explaining how the law and constitution apply to their case. democratic prosecutors gearing up for day two of their opening statements. >> the president went to extraordinary lengths to cheat in the next election. >> reporter: on day one they spent eight hours laying out their case in chronological order repeatedly reminding republicans of the need to call for additional witnesses and evidence blocked by the administration. >> would you like me to read that to you right now? i would like to read it to you right now, except i don't have

it because the state department wouldn't provide it, but if you'd like me to read it to you, we can do something about that. >> rporter: democrats are accusing the president of engaging in a pressure campaign for his own political gain using military aid as leverage to push ukraine to open investigations into 2020 rival joe biden. >> they're at war, and they're being told you're not getting 400 million in aid you need unless you do what the president wants. if you don't believe that is pressure -- that's $400 million worth of pressure -- i got a bridge i want to sell you. >> reporter: the president on his way back from switzerland weighing in tweeting, no pressure. that was one of more than 140 tweets on this day alone, more than any other day of his presidency. the president's lawyers say so far they heard nothing new. >> i believe without question the president of the united states will be acquitted. >> reporter: so we still don't

know if any new witnesses will be called, but senate minority leader chuck schumer says any talk about a witness trade is off the table. i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. now at the live desk a blow to the firefight in australia. three american firefighters who were helping abroad died when their plane crashed. the water tanker crashed earlier today in the snowy menero region of new south wales. australian officials have released little information about the crash victims. they say when the plane crashed, a large fireball flared up in the wildfire. it's been difficult to get to the crash site. according to the "new york times," coleson aviation operated the plane. the canadian-owned company also helped to fight last year's wildfires in california. democratic presidential candidate tom steyer will be in the east bay to unveil his plan to reform the criminal justice system.

former inmates will join steyer at the up and under pub and grill at 11:00 a.m. they'll discuss his plan for building a more inclusive criminal justice system. tomorrow night steyer will take part in a town hall in san francisco with the latino caucus immigrant democratic club at the women's building on 18th street. there's a delay in the effort to relocate a group of homeless people off the joe rodota trail in santa rosa. they were supposed to start moving to a sanctuary camp yesterday. sonoma county pushed it back to sunday because the site is not ready. officials say they will meet the county's january 31st deadline for clearing the trail. cash bail now a thing of the past in san francisco. district attorney chesa boudin ended that practice yesterday. from now on decisions about whether a suspect is released before trial will be based on the risk assessment. >> we will never put a price tag on freedom because it undermines public safety by allowing wealthy people who are dangerous to buy their way out and it also

keeps poor people who may be innocent or present no public safety risk to languish behind bars because of poverty. >> then governor jerry brown signed a bill in 2020 making california the first state to abolish cash bail. a referendum headed for the november 2020 ballot to overturn it paused the law until voters can decide. the niners get backs h t st is i is te. >> you know, it's tea time over here for mike and i. >> sip it. >> we're just trying to stay warm. you know, it's getting chillier. >> a lot warmer than where i was, i'll tell you that. this is so nice. i was in enemy territory the last couple of days. >> un-huh. >> they are fired up. let me tell you. everywhere i went around kansas city, you could tell they were

in the super bowl. >> oh. >> they are super excited. we'll talk more about that. happy to be home. let's look at what's going on outside. here we are. 24 hour change, up to 10 degrees cooler. still not like the negative 1 windchill i had to deal with the other day. here's the temperatures around san francisco, 45 in sunny side, ocean beach, marina, 52. 51 in richmond. 50 in san leandro. 40 in fairfield. 41 in walnut creek. petaluma, 42. a bit of a chill out there. it's very dry if you're out rolling around. watching some fog. it's hit and miss around novato. mass transit and bay commute, looking good, just cooler this morning. peninsula, look at that. lack of sunshine. jumping from 46 at 7:00 to 61 at 3:00. our 12-hour planner, for the

east bay, 45 this morning. a slight chance of tule fog late in the commute. 58 at 3:00. in the south bay, 47 at 7:00. more 60s here. clouds thinner. you'll be warmer than everybody else from 60 at noon to 63 at 3:00. 56 at 7:00. we have a 1 on the storm impact scale for the weekend. i'll have that coming up next. jobina? >> good morning. we are continuing to follow breaking traffic news in san mateo. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the scene there. this is a live picture from the scene coming into our newsroom here from photojournalist steve stricker. one person died in this crash. an suf slamm suv slammed into t. one person reportedly died. we do not know the conditions of others inside of this vehicle.

airport boulevard where this stretch is, where the crash happened is closed. also the peninsula avenue off-ramp from northbound 101 in san mateo is shut down by emergency crews as they work to gather more information and clear up this scene. we also have some breaking traffic news for ace riders right now. ace 1 is going to run about 50 to 55 minutes behind schedule because a train hit an animal this will be a majors did eruption for people taking ace 1. the ferries and b.a.r.t. are running on time. we will be

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let's talk about your school day forecast. getting the kids ready, temperatures from 44 to 50 at:00. 53 to 58 at 11:00, near 60, notice increasing clouds as we head throughout the day. there's just some minor areas of fog this morning. thickest fog is in san joaquin valley. this is where visible will sibie about a quarter mile. fading away to hazy sunshine 75 to 79 in los angeles. rain from chico to eureka. lower elevations and the foothills, heading up to tahoe and yosemite, as you head into the afternoon hours, a bit of mountain snow. >> thanks. mike. you'll have an easier time in san francisco figuring out the safety of a restaurant.

the department of public health is launching a color coded placard system for all food facilities. it goes into effect this spring. green means the restaurant passed inspections. yellow is a conditional pass. red means the restaurant failed. an old fire station in fremont can be yours for just a dollar and, yes, there's a catch. the you have to move it. there are plans to redevelop the area around fire station number 6 with rental apartments and retail space. the developer came up with a couple plans. one would incorporate the firehouse into the new project and the other one would demolish it. the general consensus was to not to include the firehouse. so the city council has asked the developer to try selling it. bidding is open for the next two months. a man who lived in fremont for decades explains why the firehouse should be preserved. >> the only thing we really have in life are our memories and

dreams. this is one of our memories. in 1959 it was a dream. now it's a memory, soon it will be gone. >> it could cost $500,000 to distance. that does not include the cost of land. in silicon valley cinequest is working to build a better bay area through the arts. organizers of the film festival unveiled programming with a unique focus on some big issues. while the event in march has always been deeply connected to technology, organizers this year are focused on tackling issues like homelessness. >> it is scary the rate of people becoming homeless daily. it is not going to go away unless we all get involved in it and so in order to do that, we'll have to be empowered with knowledge. >> more than 600 unique experiences are planned in san jose and redwood city this year including 130 world and u.s. film premieres. there's dance, comedy, fashion,

music, a lot more over 13 days. happening today, the super bowl-bound 49ers will be back at practice after having a few days to recover from sunday's nfc championship game. >> even though the niners didn't practice yesterday, the nfl makes teams send out an injury report. tevin coleman was the only player listed as unable to practice. he had a shoulder injury on sunday. his status for the super bowl is unclear. raheem mostert will likely receive most of the carries against the chiefs after rushing for 220 yards and four touchdowns against the packers. so the chiefs know what to expect. >> stopping the run is stopping the run. our mindset is stop the run. for the third week in a row try to get off to a better start. >> both teams fly to miami on sunday. share your niners pride with this team badge.

find it on our facebook page. or go to facebook.com/abc7news. we need to start planning now about the super bowl party. what are you going to do? . what am i going to do? i will do a chip and dip situation, mike. >> sounds safe. >> right? >> yeah. >> boring. >> thanks, kumasi. >> come on, friend. >> how about plant-based chicken strips? >> how about cauliflower wings? >> cauliflower wings? >> mm-hmm. >> we'll talk about that later. does that sound good? >> those are good. >> i'm sorry. i should eat healthier. sounds terrific. for the super bowl? great. all right. let's look at what's going on prett much have unlimited visibility. clouds are way up, 20,000, 30,000 feet up there. they will diffuse our sunshine. still mild. scattered light showers are across the extreme north day. lake, mendocino, northern sonoma

counties. here's where the storm track is now. well up to the north. we're in the warm sector. that means we're getting high clouds that will be on the increase as that cold front gets near. that's the cold front, the weak part of that front that will bring the chances of rain to the north bay. saturday and sunday, focusing on light to moderate rain, then showers, up to two-thirds of an inch of rain possible in the north bay. about a third in the south bay. 4:30 tomorrow morning. >> light showers up in the north bay. by 12:30, they're gone. late evening, early morning hours, a chance of light showers in the north bay. the rest of us a little drizzle possible for sunday morning. mainly cloudy until we get to the afternoon and evening hours. you can see green, light rain, yellow, oranges, moderate rain moving through, that will continue through sunday morning. as we look at your rainfall totals, north bay will be impressive. from a half inch in novato to nearly an inch in cloverdale. the rest of a a a a

inch. tomorrow, low to mid 60s away from the coast. limited sunshine. same temperatures on saturday before the rain moves in, then dropping to the mid and upper 50s through next week. >> good morning, everyone. unfortunately following a devastating situation in san mateo. a deadly crash. four people involved in this car that crashed into a concrete barrier and this was on airport boulevard. however, the peninsula avenue off-ramp at northbound 101 is also shut down. i just walked away from our camera feed, i did see that a representative from the police department is speaking with members of the press right now. so we should have more information in just a few moments. ace 1 riders, you will experience some major delays today. an ace 1 train hit an animal, it's running 50 to 55 minutes behind schedule. ferries and b.a.r.t. are on time. live look at the bay bridge toll

plaza, metering lights came on at 5:11. watch out for a texting scam using fedex's name. fedex says some customers have been getting text messages and emails with a fake tracking code. the messages ask people to enter delivery preferences. the fake tracking code links people to a fraudulent website where scammers can steal your personal data and your money. president trump just set a new record for tweeting. he fired off more than 140 tweets yesterday during the second day of his impeachment trial. this is the most tweets in one day since he became president. he tweeted and retweeted at length barrelling through his previous record of 123 twitter postings in 24 hours. it looks like keanu reeves is getting ready to return to the bay area next month and it could impact traffic around san francisco. remember we told you about this video, it shows keanu reeves eating ice cream a couple weeks ago. a fan took this video and a

photo with him. now the chronicle reports a major movie under the code name project ice cream will begin filming around the financial district on february 9th from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. word on the street is that it's for the matrix 4. filming is expected to take three weeks. by the way, they are also looking for extras. >> i'm just going to sit leer a here and sip my tea and not say i told y'all. >> you did tell us. let's gets down to business. are they looking for extras or people who are extra? >> both. >> i think right here -- we need to be in this project ice cream. >> you think so? >> yeah. put it out there. >> i'm ready. oprah weighs in on harry and meghan's royal exit. first, no ducks, peacocks or miniature horses. the proposed crackdown on emotional support animals on

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pg&e got support for its restructuring plan from key bond ho holders. all sides have reached a settlement. the deal clears a major hurdle for pg&e to emerge from bankruptcy.

governor newsom still has reservations. he says the restructuring plan doesn't meet the requirements of a new wildfire law. he says it falls short in several areas including transparency and safety. another national retail chain is closing its doors. papryus is shutting down its stores and laying off 1400 workers. they have 14 stores in the bay area. they say they failed in their effort to adjust to the reality of today's shopping environment. the website is now pushing a 20% off sale. flying with ducks, peacocks, miniature horses could be a thing of the past. the transportation department has announced plans to tighten rules regarding service animals. it intends to only allow dogs inside the cabin. airlines have long complained that some passengers are abusing rules and bringing animals on board they claim they need for emotional support. >> look at that duck. this is my favorite. >> aflac. >> no, mike. >> that didn't work? i was getting pushed to do that. i did it on my own.

i thought it was funny. . let's talk about what's going on weather-wise. looking at walnut creek, the east bay valleys, livermore is our official reportng station. 33% of average on the top end, santa rosa is 80% of average for the rainfall season. we keep slipping backwards, the latest drought monitor came out. we're still okay as far as the drought goes and for the entire state, we still have that small corner up near the oregon border. that's abnormally dry. we'll get more rain this weekend. >> thank you, mike. you're looking at a live picture from airport boulevard in san mateo this morning. we have a deadly crash. we know four people went inside this car. it looks like one person has died, two people rushed to the hospital. i just got some brand-new information from abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield on the scene. she says during the police

briefing that just wrapped up a few moments ago, the san mateo police department got a call of a home invasion robbery. then they got a call from the chp about this crash. they are looking into seeing whether the two are related. we do not know that for sure. that's just coming out of this briefing. we'll have a live report from amy at 6:00 with more on this. >> okay. that's a wild story. thank you very much. new at 6:00, what do san francisco, piedmont and palo alto have in common? they've been named some of the best places to live in america. life on the water is suddenly life on the edge for owners who call these houseboats home. and a new warning posted about the coronavirus at sfo and other airports across the country. what it's warning passengers not to do if you're heading to or from wuhan. do you know the most common tax mistakes.

when we think about tax mistakes, we often think about missing out on some obscure tax credit or missing out on a tax write-off we should have known about. in reality it is actually much more simple than that. we often misspell our name. we get our own names wrong. every name on a tax form must be spelled correctly. next, we often get our social numbers wrong or we just leave them off altogether. so remember to double check that. while you're double checking, double check your math,

now at 6:00, here's a live look at sfo, there is growing concern over the coronavirus. passengers are also being screened for the sickness and now we're learning officials are taking at least one other step to protect the public. good morning.

welcome to thursday, january 23rd. >> we're tracking other breaking news on the peninsula this morning. >> we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco. he has a look at your day ahead. >> hi, guys. the weather is one of the quieter stories so far today. a live look at doppler 7, a sprinkle or two trying to roll in over the ocean due to the high clouds. this is evaporating before it reaches the ground. the high clouds taking away the stars that we started with last night as we look from our exploratorium camera at pier 15 back over to san francisco. it is cooler this morning. up to 10 degrees cooler. 44 to 48 degrees at 7:00. fog out there, but mainly staying out in the periphery around yucaipa and the central valley. above average temperatures this afternoon. mid 50s by 7:00. let's check the commute. >> good morning. we are following breaking traffic news in san mateo because of a deadly crash. this is northbound 101 at the peninsula avenue