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 off-ramp.

that off-ramp is shut down by emergency crews. the crash itself happened on airport boulevard. you can also see there's a backup beginning to form here. i want to get to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield on the scene. amy, you just learned some new information from police that they're looking into this potentially being linked to a home invasion now? >> possibly, jobina. that's what they're looking into. they were on the scene of a home invasion robbery in san mateo, they say they saw vehicles leave the scene. they later got a report from chp about this crash. let me get out of the way so you can see how this ended up. that suv head on, crashing into that concrete barrier. one person was killed. two other people inside were taken to the hospital. that's what the lieutenant told us at the scene. this happened just before 4:00 this morning. we're at airport boulevard in san mateo. he says they don't know yet if this is related to the home invasion. that is what they're

investigating. the off-ramp to airport boulevard on the northbound side of highway 101 is shut down now because they're still here ivestigating. they have shut down this intersem shuinte intersecti intersection. one texted me and asked is this impacting my ability to get to the airport? no. highway 101 is moving fine. we want to make you aware this exit is not available now if you're headed northbound. stay with us as we continue to track this story on whether this is related to that home invasion robbery. they didn't tell us where the robbery happened. he didn't want to say that yet, just possibly they're related and it did happen in san mateo. i asked how the people inside that home are doing, are they okay? he said yes, they're fine. reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> appreciate the updates. now we want to tell you about the newest developments with the coronavirus. >> so, here's what we know. china is reporting a new case of this virus 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. >> abc7 news reporter julian glover continues our coverage from sfo with the precautions that airport officials are taking. >> good morning. there's been a lot of talk about the coronavirus and how quickly it's spread. that's why medical experts are pushing awareness. they want you to know the signs and symptoms, and now the cdc is posting a new warning inside of sfo and 13 other airports all across the country warning about the coronavirus and those who may be traveling to or from wuhan or any of the surrounding provinces. it was last weekend that sfo became one of the first airports in the country to begin mandatory screening for the

coronavirus. the flyer at the airport warns if you're traveling to wuhan not to visit animal markets, touch animals, not to handle animal products or be near sick people. it also warns if you get sick within wuhan to contact a doctor and let them know you visited that area asap. as medical experts work to pinpoint how this new novel coronavirus is being spread, don't be freaked out if you come to the airport and you see people wearing masks over their face being extra precautious as medical experts work to determine how this virus is spreading so quickly. julian glover, abc7 news. at the live desk, seattle police are reviewing surveillance video after they say multiple people opened fire in 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. no arrests have been announced. this was the third shooting in downtown seattle in a little more than 24 hours. >> thank you. skip is expected to make its case on why it should be allowed back in san francisco. this comes after a new report found two more cases of e-scooter fires that happened in october in golden gate park. the sf examiner said they obtained pictures of burned scooters. skip pulled their scooters last year after a scooter in washington, d.c. caught fire. affordable housing is a key component in our effort to building a better bay area. on the peninsula members of tiny

city are fighting to keep their homes from succumbing to demolition. the city manager tells abc7 news the city is legally obligated to end residential boats at docktown to allow public access to the area. one homeowner says trouble started with one resident across the street. the city said they would provide relocation 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. >> residents were offered money for moving expenses, 11 of the about 70 tenants refused to move. they're now suing thetepod t ir entrances along market street

and san francisco. and oprah speaks about prince harry and meghan markle's royal exit. her message for the couple. even though it's going to be dry today and for the most part tomorrow outside of the north bay, warmer than average also, i'm looking at our next chance of rain. it will have an impact on some weekend plans. it's a i'climate is the number 1ove priority.sage. i would declare a state of emergency on day 1. congress has never passed an important climate bill, ever. this is a problem that continues to get worse.

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cooler outside but not too cool. milpitas and los altos, 48 and 49. 50s around alameda, san francisco, the rest of us around 40 in danville and novato. 47 in san carlos. golden gate bridge, mild if you're out and about. exercising will be okay. on the bay, barely a breeze. we have large breakers at the beaches, this is until friday evening. watch out for the rip currents and sneaker waves. north bay, 40s through 9:00. mid to upper 50s 11:00 to 5:00. east bay, we're in the 40s through 7:00. then hitting the mid 50s 11:00. 61 at 3:00. 56 at 7:00.

lack of sunshine today. 50s in san francisco at 7:00. 58 at 3:00 and 5:00, down to 55 if you're heading out this evening. dry today, but that's going to change over the weekend. i'll have that coming up. jobina? >> thank you. good morning. continuing to follow this breaking traffic news in san mateo. this is a live look at airport boulevard. we do know that one person has died, two people have been taken to the hospital because of a crash that happened earlier this morning. a car slammed head on into a concrete barrier there. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the scene. she spoke with police. they did tell us they are checking into seeing if this is possibly connected to a home invasion that happened earlier this morning in san mateo. that is what we know about that situation. i also want to bring up the maps. there are some closures. the peninsula avenue off-ramp from northbound 101 is shut down while they investigate this. i want to bring the map full so you can see you will experience slow traffic on northbound 101 while people realize this

off-ramp is closed. moving over quickly to mass transit, ace 1 about 50 to 55 minutes behind schedule because a train hit an animal. all right. thank you so much. hey, the 50 best cities in america just revealed. the bay area is on the list. >> as we head to break, we're taking a live look outside at sfo. so much going on there, talking about coronavirus, people being scanned as they come

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it's time for the senate to act and remove trump from office, and if they won't do their jobs, this november you and i will. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. happening today, the massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself is set to be released from prison. michelle carter is getting an early release for good behavior. she was convicted on involuntary man lauslaughter in 2017 when s was still a teenager. this is the first case where someone was convicted of manslaughter for using his or

her words. the b.a.r.t. board of directors will be adding canopies to nearly two dozen stations in san francisco. earlier this week they were showing off a prototype escalator canopy with a metal drop down curtain. designers say the canopies protect expensive elevators from the elements and prevent people from sleeping in the entryways. if they are approved, b.a.r.t. believes they could finish construction on the first three or four by early next year. new at 6:00, we celebrate because america's 50 best cities to live in are now out. and several of them are here in the bay areaibility area. >> topping the list of bay area cities is piedmont in the east bay. the city came in fifth overall across the nation. 24/7 wall street says piedmont's low crime rates makes it a great place to live. san francisco, orinda, palo alto, burlingame also made the list. the best city is manhattan beach in l.a. county.

>> okay. yeah. okay. sounds good. >> yeah. probably will never live there. but good for those folks. 6:17 on a thursday morning. hard to believe friday is tomorrow. >> oh, no. i believe it. i was mistaken and thinking friday was today. >> no. >> i was so happy. then i was -- >> the disappointment. >> i was incorrect. >> reggie, have a bowl of disappointment for breakfast. >> thank you. >> so sorry. >> it happens. >> nice weather, maybe you can make the day go faster today. here's what's going on. pasunny, mild highs, almost as warm as yesterday. a stray shower across the north bay. a better chance for all of us with a 1 on the storm impact scale. a light storm. storm right now well up to the north. we're in the warm sector. we will add some thicker high clouds to this air mass than we

did yesterday. a few degrees above average. 1, saturday and sunday. light to moderate showers. a third of an inch of rain around the bay to less than than in the south bay. here's the light showers tonight up in the north bay. sonoma county coast, mendocino county by noon. they're gone. see a lot of high clouds tomorrow out ahead of the rain. in the north bay, just light rain for friday evening and the rest of us drizzle to start saturday morning. a mix of clouds and a little bit of sunshine before the light to moderate, the yellows, oranges, moderate rain is moving in for your saturday evening plans. by sunday morning, just scattered showers. sunday afternoon will be dry. as will monday. notice the temperatures will be about 5 to 8 degrees cooler back into the 50s for the most part. we have a chance of rain tuesday. it's light also on the storm impact scale. fog and clouds and low 60s for webs. jobina? . thank you, mike. we are continuing to follow this

breaking traffic news in san mateo. unfortunately it looks like someone is blocking our view of the scene. i'll move past that. you can see the area impacted here. we know one person died, two people rushed to the hospital. the crash itself happened on airport boulevard, i want to let you know peninsula avenue, the off-ramp from northbound 101 is shut down while police investigate. we also heard from police that they are trying to see if this is possibly linked to a home invasion that happened in san mateo earlier this morning. moving to an expansive map here, speeds are down to about 21 and 24 miles per hour on northbound 101 as you approach the peninsula avenue off-ramp. a slowdown, tracy to castro valley, 1 hour and 13 minutes for that drive time. highway 85 to san jose airport, 13 minutes. along the peninsula development discussioni ins are under way to the san mateo

county event center. bay meadows has already been transformed. a major renovation could include a 200 plus room hotel, parking garage and major renovations to the building. it's a nearly 1$100 million project and would take 30 years. many nearby residents are not happy about the plan. >> 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. this is the collaboration of that beginning. >> county supervisors say they're not rushing into the proposal. many consultations will be taken county-wise. tom steyer brings his campaign tour to the bay area today. the major police announcement he's expected to make. and the sudden death of mr. peanut. oh, no! will a new ad campaign backfire? and as you get your day into gear, we're taking a live look outside at the embarcadero ferry

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good for santa rosa, 80%. that's as good as it gets. 53% in san jose, san br58%. san francisco, 73%. oakland, 53%. livermore 33%. so we could use some rain. it's going to come this weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up. reggie? >> one of aerosmith's founding members won't be taking the stage with the band at the grammys this weekend even though he sued to try to make 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. to the latest on meghan and harry and what oprah is saying. she says the move to canada shouldn't be a shock. oprah said harry did what he

needed to do for his family and she supports them 1,000%. over the weekend the terms of the arrangement were ironed out. harry says he and meghan didn't take their decision to step back lightly and they're hoping for a "more peaceful life." companies are beginning to release sneak peaks of their plans for the super bowl. but i'm not sure if you're ready for this one. >> get ready. the super bowl is one of the events that is guaranteed to have a large audience. this company is making a historic 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. mr. peanut -- >> no! >> oh. >> mr. peanut is the lightest thing on there. >> thank you. what do they have against him? that peanut mobile? >> so look. apparently this is what happened. they got into this crash.

off goes the peanut mobile. they're hanging on for dear life. hey, wesley. and mr. peanut dropped. he died. so, in a separate -- >> sorry. >> in a separate commercial, they're going to have his -- stop. they'll have his funeral. that will run during the super bowl. i don't think this is really the end. >> is this real? >> i don't think this is the end. >> mr. peanut is 104 years old. it might have been time. >> he lived a good life. >> he never cracked. the 49ers take on the chiefs in the super bowl on february 2nd. >> all right. >> i hope they at least make peanut butter out of him. let's use our resources wisely on this earth. coming up, tom steyer brings his presidential campaign to the

bay area today. and new san francisco d.a. chesa boudin makes good on the campaign promise. a major one. forget about about finding good food ind have school.y so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit.

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now at 6:30, california firefighters killed fighting the raging wildfires in australia. what we're learning about this accident.

presidential candidate tom steyer comes back to the bay area today. the major policy announcement he will make hours from now. >> we'll never put a price tag on freedom. san francisco's new d.a. makes good on a major campaign promise. he's doing away with cash bail. and a new fedex scam you need to know about. how crooks are disguising themselves through texting. good morning. it's thursday, january 23rd. mr. peanut may be dead but we're alive and well. r.i.p. to that peanut. >> let that sink in. right out of the gate, mr. peanut is dead. >> sorry to inform you. >> it's super bowl. we're getting close to the super bowl. let the commercials begin. hi, everybody. 6:30 on a thursday morning. live doppler 7 looks dry. we did have sprinkles showing up from this thicker deck of high clouds rolling across our neighborhoods. they are keeping us mostly

cloudy in san jose. 55 to 59 at noon. mostly cloudy conditions at 4:00, near 60. 53 to 56 at 7:00. we'll talk about the rain coming up. first the commute this morning. jobina? >> thank you, mike. we have new information now on this breaking story in san mateo involving a deadly crash here. this is northbound 101 at the peninsula avenue off-ramp. that is closed. you will face a slowdown if you're traveling northbound on 101. amy hollyfield is on the scene. amy, i realize you got new information from police about the link to a home invasion and this deadly crash. >> hi, jobina. police think this car, the people inside this car just robbed a home and they were trying to get away from police when they crashed. they ended up here in a head-on

crash into that concrete barrier here on airport boulevard. one person died, two other people inside were taken to the hospital. they do believe another car did get away. so they think there were two cars trying to escape from that home invasion robbery here in san mateo. police were just four miles away, they were on roberta drive where a home had just been robbed when they heard about this crash. >> we responded to the scene, then we saw some vehicles leaving, tried to catch up to them, and then chp notified us of a single vehicle collision here. we came back here and found chp dealing with this collision. >> this happened just before 4:00 this morning. now, this off-ramp on the northbound side of highway 1011 shut down while they investigate. it does not appear to be impacting traffic on highway

101. traffic looks like it's moving okay. police say everyone inside the home that was robbed over on roberta drive is okay. reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc7 news >> thank you. 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 south wales. australian officials have released little information about the crash victims. they say the plane crashed, a large fire -- 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. >> thank you. the time is 6:33. l suna todaynhete.cen >> democratic prosecutors spent eight hours yesterday laying out

their case. abc news reporter lelizabeth hu is on capitol hill with the latest developments. >> good morning. the house managers after spending all day yesterday presenting the 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. >> reporter: 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. 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 grille in richmond at 11:00 a.m. this morning. 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 mes grant democratic club at the transportation solutions are a key issue on building a better bay area and happening today,

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. last night ac transit's board of dreshgts pa directors passed a similar resolution. supporters say the lane would improve public transit times, but others are worried about the impact it will have for cars. the proposal still has a long way to go. it needs the support of local transportation agencies including the state and caltrans. whether it's transportation or affordable housing, we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. a warning this morning about a scam involving text mexs that appear to be coming from fedex. and we are considerably down as we get the trading day started. another update next. the controversy surrounding the grammys. the ousted ceo claiming the

voting is rigged. now she's speaking about these stunning accusations. we'll get to all those stories, first a check with mike on our forecast. >> do you have that many red outfits you can wear one every day for the next two weeks? >> i might be able to work something out. >> that's impressive. >> we're scarlet and gold, they're red and gold. >> i didn't know that. let me see what i have that's scarlet. >> exactly. there you go. our 24-hour temperature change, we are cooler than yesterday by 2 to 8 degrees. that puts us in the low to mid 40s. highway 4, pittsburg, antioch, brentwood, all your neighbrs in the upper 40s. around the bay, mid to upper 40s in san jose, 50s around los altos. 52, same thing in oakland, pacifica and san francisco. let's talk about the mmute. you can see the cash lanes, moving really nice. everything else is backed up. that's all i'll give of the

commute. >> we have a little fog, not a lot. a few sprinkles are out there today. it will be light on the ferries. 46 at 7:00 on the peninsula. we jump up into the upper 50s. from noon to about 5:00, that's a nice stretch run of above average temperatures. east bay, not a lot of sunshine. 45 at 7:00. mid to upper 50s from 11:00 to 7:00. a mild evening on the way. the south bay is the last stop. you can see we jump from 47 this morning to low to mid 60s from noon all the way through 5:00. we'll talk about the weekend rain coming up soon. here's jobina. >> thank you. good morning. back to that breaking news, continuing to follow this in san mateo. a live picture showing you airport boulevard. want to let you know, the peninsula avenue off-ramp from northbound 101 on to airport boulevard is shut down because of a deadly crash.

one person died, two others were rushed to the hospital. we heard from police they believe this was linked to a home invasion earlier this morning in san mateo. they're looking for a second car. the abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the updates on that. peninsula avenue off-ramp is shut down. and you will see the speeds are low, down to about 21 minneapolis mcmiles per hour on northbound 101 heading up to that crash site. drive times, tracy to dublin, 1 hour and 2 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, 25 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino. 25-minute drive. we'll be back with more ne

pretty quiet weather day for our kids heading off to school and students. minor areas of fog, 44 to 50. 53 to 58, mostly cloudy

conditions, a sprinkle or two is possible this afternoon. comfortable temperatures around 60 degrees. dense fog thickest in the san joaquin valley. visibility down to less than a quarter mile through 10:00. dangerous travel there. hazy sunshine, 61 in fresno. nothing like southern california, 75 to 79 in l.a. and palm springs. showers around chico and eureka, mountain snow around tahoe and fremont. but it's very high elevation. a better chance of fresh powder sunday, moderate to heavy snow in tahoe. the latest on the coronavirus, 17 people have died from it. >> china is reporting a new case in hong kong as the government essentially locks down the city where the outbreak started. julian glover is live at sfo this morning with what airport officials are doing to stop the spread of the virus here. >> good morning. if you're coming to sfo today you'll notice new warnings posted by the cdc warning of the novel coronavirus posted in

customs in both english and in mandarin. warning people about the virus. just last weekend sfo became the first airport, one of the first across the country to start screening this mandatory screening of passengers traveling from wuhan for the coronavirus. now this morning this new notice being posted. the flyer you will see posted at the airport warns for two weeks after traveling to wuhan if you feel sick with fever, cough or difficulty breathing call a doctor right away and also tell them that you have traveled to wuhan. this new notice being posted in the customs section of sfo. just yesterday the world helicopter organization met and the body of medical experts, they declined to declare this current outbreak a global health emergency. medical experts right now just calling for vigilance, not anxiety, not panic and awareness is the key as they try to get a grip on this new novel

coronavirus. reporting live outside of sfo, julian glover, abc7 news. cash bail now a thing of the past in san francisco. district attorney chesa boudin formally ended the practice yesterday. from now on decisions about whether a suspect is released before trial will only 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. >> 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, that meant the law he signed has been put on pause until voters can decide. now to your morning money report. a warning about a texting scam using fedex's name. fedex says some customers have

been getting text messages and emails with a fake tracking code. it prompts the user to enter delivery preferences, but those preferences take users to a fraudulent website where their personal data and money could be stolen. a look at the new york stock exchange. we are down 168. we've been down 200 points in the last few minutes. investors are digesting a batch of corporate earnings reports and worried about china's ability to stop the spread of the coronavirus. now to the drama behind the scenes of the grammys. this morning we're hearing from ousted grammy ceo debra dugan. >> yesterday we told you that dugan filed a discrimination complaint against the recording academy. she claims there are conflicts of interest when it comes to nominations and a largely male committee narrowed down the field.

this morning on "gma" dugan explains why she kept quiet about the allegations. >> why didn't you want them to take action if the charges are so serious? >> i wanted to make change from within. i moved across the country, i had a great job.in at each step to take a deep breath and say, okay, i can make a difference. i can fix this. >> interesting. >> you can watch dugan's full interview at 7:00 on "gma" after abc7 mornings. >> now let's look at traffic and jobina. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. still following this breaking traffic story in san mateo. this is a live look from the scene on airport boulevard. want to let you know unfortunately one person has died. two people rushed to the hospital this morning involving that car that you can see on the left-hand side of your screen near the ambulance. we did confirm with police they believe this is linked to a home invasion in san mateo.

we will have more on that later in our show. want to bring up the maps, so you can see the issues here because the peninsula avenue off-ramp from northbound 101 is shut down right now because of emergency crews. just want to expand here. speeds will be low, around 21 and 24 miles per hour in the area as you approach the crash site. i'll be back with our toyota tahoe traffic report in a moment. let's send it over to mike first. >> thank you very much. let's say hello, gorgeous. beautiful shot from our roof camera looking down on the embarcadero, past the ferry building, past the bay bridge, all the way down to the diablo range and the hills on side of santa clara valley. mild today. it will be cloudy, even though those mild temperatures, the clouds will be on the increase. there's a chance of a sprinkle today. really most of us will remain dry. scattered light showers. better chance across the north bay the next 48 hours, moderate showers for saturday and sunday. may rearrange outdoor plans late

saturday afternoon. it is a light to moderate event with rain turning into showers. a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. 4:30 tomorrow morning, some of those light showers, up around mainly mendocino county. some of them will try to slip into the northwest corner, coastal area of sonoma county. by noon they're gone. during the evening hours friday, we have a chance of rain up in the north bay. this will taper to just drizzle by the time we head into the 8:00 hour saturday. dry for the better part of saturday afternoon until we get into the evening hours. you can see the yellows starting to show up. those will hang around saturday night and sunday. rainfall amounts, let's roll through. you can see that three quarters of an inch up in the north bay. barely a tenth of an inch possible in the south bay. that will fluctuate the next couple of days. until then, enjoy limited sunshine, very mild temperatures, upper 50s to mid 60s even through saturday.

we'll drop 5 to 6 degrees on sunday. our next chance of rain will be tuesday. i was looking at the snow levels with the moderate to heavy snow sunday, it's about 6,500 feet. most of the passes may be a little slushy. what do you have? >> all right. looking about the same. i trust you with the forecast. that's all i'm saying. you're my guy. you've my meteorologist, personal. good morning, everyone. we are checking out all the highways up there. no chains required which is good. you did hear that slush for sunday, so for our skiers, may not be the greatest, but if you're new, maybe it's okay. w you'll have some fun. a little over three hours for every. squall alpine, northstar and heavenly on this board. squall alpine, the snow has increased. base there, 45 inches to 103 inches for everybody. the next ones, sugar bowl, sierra at tahoe, 2 hours and 57 minutes. we are doing our drive times from our station here in san francisco. up there, kirkwood, 3 hours and 22 minutes.

let's check out some base totals. 63 to 55 inches for kirkwood and 65 to 68 inches for sierra at tahoe. kumasi, you got a snowboarding less season recently? >> girl, yes, i tried it. >> going to tahoe with me? >> i don't think it went that well. [ laughter ] you know, i barely made it out of the lesson. >> we have said this before. we like the lodge. >> and the cocoa. >> yep. >> so, if you watch "good morning america" at 7:00, you might catch a familiar face from abc7 news. >> meteorologists take over from chicago. >> houston. >> bay area. >> raleigh durham, philadelphia, fresno. new york city. >> los angeles. >> all right. drew touma. >> hey, drew. >> he's in new york for a weather summit with meteorologists from our abc-owned stations across the

country. check it out. look at tv royalty there. you can see drew on "gma" coming up at 7:00 right after abc7 mornings. he looks

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