more travel restrictions are coming soon to keep the virus from spreading. by february 17th, sfo and mineta san jose airport will have no flights servicing china. this immigration china says more people with u.s. work visas are stuck overseas. >> we have a high-level executive stuck in china. he cannot come back. he is not a u.s. citizen, he's holding an l1 visa. >> he said many of his clients rely on visa for their work force and those companies will be impacted. two lunar new year celebrations in the bay area are still happening as planned. the oakland museum of california says they're monitoring the outbreak ahead of the noontime event tomorrow but have no plans to cancel at this point. in san francisco, the city is going ahead with the chinese new year parade tomorrow. for everything you need to know about the coronavirus, we know this is developing quickly, head over to our website.

abc7news.c abc7news.com. the time is 4:30. if you're just joining us, we'll get a quick update of traffic and weather. >> fog is the big story this morning and then the warm temperatures this afternoon. you can see where the fog is hitting our reporting staying. let me show you the winds. the fog in oakland will creep to the west. so that will take over the bay bridge and san francisco and eventually try to push down both sides of the bay shoreline. expect increasing fog if you're heading out now. look at that fog trying to take over the eastern span of the bay bridge. it's all coming this way towards san francisco. foggy morning, temperatures in the 50s. this afternoon, 61 to 63 at the coast.

mid to upper 60s at 4:00. mid to low 50s this evening. we'll look at the weekend forecast coming up. jobina? >> happy friday. we're having our commuter alert up for you. the posey tube, full closure in effect. this is weekdays from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. that work will continue through march. emeryville, you can see it's foggy there. this looks like it's heading towards the maze. there a fog advisory for the bay bridge. the good news is once you make it through the toll plaza, into the west side of the bridge there, it's much clearer. this is a picture so you can see it's not foggy in that area. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47 minutes. highway 101 to los gatos, 22 minutes. 4:32 as you wake up now. it's time for your voice your vote.

the democratic candidates are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate clash of 209the 2020 primary season. >> this is the last debate before the new hampshire primary and after the iowa debacle the stakes couldn't be higher. ines de la cuetara has more. >> good morning. after all that confusion in iowa, the democratic candidates are now turning their focus to new hampshire and hoping tonight's debate can give them a boost. overnight, the two leading democratic candidates trying to move past iowa. bernie sanders and pete buttigieg appearing in separate town halls on cnn. >> we've got enough of iowa. i think we should move on to new hampshire. >> i also know that we're in new hampshire now. we've got to look ahead. >> reporter: with 100% of precincts reporting, there is still no clear front-runner in

the hawkeye state. buttigieg and sanders only 0.1 of a percentage point apart and both declaring victory. chairman tom perez is now calling for a recanvas of iowa telling msnbc. >> i want them to know every iowa voter knows their vote was counted and take our commitment to accuracy seriously. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden who finished in fourth place admitting he took a gut punch in the caucuses but insisting -- >> i'm not going anywhere. i'm counting on new hampshire. we're going to come back. >> reporter: the presidential hopefuls now crisscrossing new hampshire. >> hello, derry. >> hello, exeter, new hampshire. how are you? >> reporter: and they're looking ahead to tonight's abc news/wmur debate. >> new hampshire is not the kind of place to let iowa or anybody else tell you what to do. >> reporter: biden is home in delaware preparing, and he's already been sharpening his attacks. >> he calls himself a democratic socialist. well, we're already seeing what donald trump is going to do with that.

>> reporter: and seven presidential candidates will square off on that debate stage tonight just days ahead of the new hampshire primary. officials there say they are ready for tuesday's vote. >> ines, thank you. and you can watch tonight's debate live from new hampshire on abc7. live coverage starts at 5:00 p.m. overnight, fire crews had to be called to an accident scene in san jose after chemicals spilled. a pickup truck crashed into a wall last night. the driver fled the scene. officials reportedly said the chemicals were pool cleaning supplies. roads had to be closed at lakeside drive and casabella avenue. the san jose fire department is investigating the cause of a house fire. neighbors say they heard an explosion before this home went up in flames it happened on north 18th street. the fire captain telling us the home was abandoned recently but one person was seen running from

it while it burned. that person was taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. abc7 news is focused on the ways that people are building a better bay area, that includes addressing the housing crisis. the examiner is reporting that f fsmta is considering building housing forces drivers on property it already owns. they say they hope to build 525 housing units on bryant street and half of those units would be designated affordable housing. happening today, people will be lining up to get a taste of the batch of the pliney the younger. the release draws hundreds of people to russian river brewer. it is an ipa made from a top secret recipe that will only be available for two weeks. this year russian river will be selling it in bottles for $10 a

piece. up next, details being released for kobe bryant. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first yesterday, i was out. it was sunny. i had ice cream, i was strolling around. >> did you find keanu? >> no. >> i'm sorry to disappoint. >> i always hope he will pop up and we can share ice cream together. >> today will be even warmer than yesterday. here's our temperatures. 40 now in san leandro. castro valley, fremont, el sobrante, 41. alameda and orinda, 48. thick fog coming through san

pablo bay moving down each side of the bay. 37 in pacifica. mountain view, 44. 38 for pleasanton and livermore. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. here's a look from south beach, you can see that fog starting to encroach upon the western span as it migrates to the west. that's your biggest issue driving. for mass transit, milder all day today. peninsula in the 40s. low to mid 60s from noon through 6:00. east bay valleys, 40s through 9:00. 60s from noon to 6:00. mid to upper 60s this afternoon. >> in the south bay, peaking at 68 degrees at 3:00. a little spring fever in our forecast. jobina? >> i like it. good morning, mike. just as mike mentioned, the challenge that we're expecting our drivers to face this morning will be the fog. you can see it here along the

coast. there's a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge and bay bridge. live look in san rafael, 101 nice and clear. no problems in that area or in san jose. live look here at 87, just beautiful ride this friday morning. i hope lots of people don't have to come into work today so they can avoid it altogether. drive times, walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47-minute ride. highway 1 to los gatos, 21 minutes. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic after th

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check out this picture from emeryville, this live shot from our camera there. look how thick that fog is. it's only going to get more widespread as we head through the morning commute. look at the sunshine across the state. mid to upper 60s from the central valley to monterey. you can imagine being down there with that beautiful blue water? 70 in l.a. 77 in palm springs. 60 in yosemite. 53 in tahoe. our sierra snow pack, 64% of average. other than a few snow showers on sunday after the temperatures drop from 50 on saturday to 32, it will be dry and warmer than average every other day in lake thoe. a date has been selected for a memorial service for kobe bryant and the seven others

killed in that helicopter crash. it will be february 24th. that reflects the basketball numbers worn by the nba icon and his daughter. kobe wore the number 24 and his daughter gianna wore the number 2. we want to bring you one woman's story that is really a reminder homelessness is about individuals. here's laura anthony. >> reporter: satana has learned it's never good to stay in one place too long. >> they don't normally bother anybody in this parking lot. >> reporter: for five months ballard has been living in her car after moving out of an abusive relationship. leaving a husband and a home in oakland she's known for decades. i think people have a stereotype about who is out here. >> yes. >> what would you tell them? >> i'd tell them that not everybody is on drugs. not everybody is drinking.

>> and despite having extensive experience as a social worker and a security guard, among other jobs, steady work has been hard to find. ballard told us she has a few preferred spots, parking lots like this one near the coliseum, patrolled by oakland police. >> you're constantly always up, always watching your surroundings. it's hard. this is not easy. >> ballard did some driving for uber and gets occasional on call work at the port of oakland. but she told us she's penalized if they makes too much money. >> if i work one day, i don't even qualify for my unemployment, which is not barely anything to live on. >> so what do you need? >> i need a job. and i'm not -- i'm not irresponsible at all. so this is very difficult to be drowning in debt. and nobody, nobody has given me an opportunity to work full-time permanent with benefits. >> laura anthony, abc7 news.

>> tough reality for so many there. police in the east bay credit alert neighbors for the arrest of two burglary suspects. they were taken into custody at the concord b.a.r.t. station thanks to a tip from a homeowner on david avenue. the person spotted a group of men in a neighbor's backyard and reported that to police. officers discovered that license plate on their vehicle matched a burglary in pleasant hill. one of the two men arrested was also wanted for robbery in fremont. we're two days away from the oscars right here on abc7. >> and hollywood is just about ready. this is a live look outside the dolby theater in hollywood. the red carpet is laid out. the huge oscar statues are in place. one of the challenges facing the stars is always what to wear. >> of course. what are you going to wear? >> abc7 anchor dion lim is headed to the oscars.

we get to pick her what dress to wear. go to abc7news.com/vote to pick your favorite. i told her yesterday my favorite. >> what's your pick? >> i'm team yellow and then blue. >> i think she looks good in yellow. a beaming presence on the oscar red carpet. find out what dress is the winner this weekend. our coverage will start today on abc7 news at 4:00. watch the 92nd oscars this sunday at 5:00 only on abc7. you can also catch a special edition of "live with kelly and ryan" that's monday at 9:00 a.m. on abc7. we have you covered with everything oscars related. >> it will be fun. >> it will be fun. >> everybody will be saying who are you wearing, who are you wearing? >> let's make dion look good. let's not have her out there

with everybody else, looking fantastic as she always does. fog continuing to move across the bay and towards the peninsula. expect visibility to get worse. our warmest highs this week, on a friday. cooler conditions this weekend. another extended period without rain. here's our area of high pressure. you can see it's over top of us right now bringing a little offshore breeze with that clockwise flow. see this dent in the cloud cover? that's an area of low pressure coming in and bringing us the cooler conditions and the breezy conditions. the we have a high wind watch above 1,000 feet. 7:00 saturday evening through 4:00 monday morning. a little more than 1 million of u could be affected by northeast winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour. so, kind of bring anything in or tie it down this weekend. temperatures today, look at that, 68 in santa rosa, san jose, morgan hill.

62 in san franciso, half moon bay. that's on the cool end. tonight, 39 in santa rosa. most of us in the low to upper 40s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast, we lose about 4 degrees tomorrow. another couple degrees on sunday. our coolest and windiest day. look at that, we surge back into the mid to upper 60s next week. here's jobina. >> good morning. we're almost there. that b.a.r.t. expansion begins on monday. earlier week bay service on some lines and two-line service on sundays are part of the change. we'll have much more available on this on abc7news.com. 880 there at the coliseum, headlights making their way south. everything looks good here. check out the bay bridge toll plaza, much different story here. cash lanes definitely stacking up. once you make it through here and on to the western side of the bridge, nice and clear. fog is forming along the coast if you're taking highway 1,

expect that fog. kumasi? >> thanks. the folding motorola razor has finally launched. >> can you believe that's making a comeback? and google maps turns 50. >> the motorola razor is back. the folding moto razor was unveiled along with its $1500 price tag. analysts say the phone's hard wash is underwhelming. it could have a foldable competitor from samsung as early as next week. and google maps is celebrating a milestone with new features. >> google launched the app 15 years ago this week. the redesign uses five icons at the bottom of the screen and the company says upgrades for public transit will be introduced next month. and for the first time the federal government has given the green light to self driving delivery robots. noro received an exemption for

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all right. here's a look at the red carpet. there's still that slight chance of showers and temperatures still holding around 63 to 64 degrees. let's hope dion and everybody stays dry. the bay area's newest transit system is making travel more accessible for low-income riders. smart will offer a low-income discount that lets travelers save 50% on train fares, that will be a part of the larger clipper card program for low income travelers. it will provide discounts from 20% to 50% on a half dozen transit systems. netflix users know all too well when you're scrolling through the library a preview of a movie or tv show will automatically play in the

thumbnail, now you can turn that off. it appears many people have been complaining about this. netflix tweeted yesterday saying we heard the feedback loud and clear. if you want to change it, go to settings, manage profiles on the netflix menu and then uncheck auto play previews. >> i like that feature. that's the only way to know what to watch because there are so many movies and tv shows on o netflix. >> you can turn it on. >> kumasi knows what she wants to watch. if you're feeling down about an ex this valentine's day, burger king wants to help you out. if you give them a printed photo of your ex-partner, you will be able to get a free whopper but there is a catch. it's only available in four stores across the country. lucky for us the burger king at 35 powell street in san francisco is one of them. the others are in new york, los angeles and boston. >> so you give them the photo -- >> i don't know what they do with it after that.

>> put it on the grill and burn it? >> will they accept it if you light it on fire first? >> throw it on the ground. >> burn it up. >> burn it. burn it. burn it. >> i would take a picture of the hottest person i could find. yeah, this is my ex. there you go. torch it! hi, everybody. here's a look from sutro tower. i'm being conserved with the mid to upper 60s. i think some areas will hit 70 in the inland neighborhoods. this comes to a screeching halt with a dry cold front and gusty winds from 7:00 saturday evening through 4:00 monday morning. let's look at those winds. 7:00 saturday evening, the fastest winds are along the coast. waking up sunday morning, the fastest winds are up in the north bay, 40 miles per hour. heading throughout the day, gusts up to 35 to 40 miles per hour where we live.

so it's definitely going to be a tough go sunday afternoon and evening. jobina? >> thank you. good morning, everyone. 4:55 right now. i'll show you some of the fog we're looking at now especially along the coastline. low visibility in the area. moving up to the north bay, novato, san rafael, american canyon, you can see those foggy areas this morning. live look now at the san mateo bridge, clear ride for the most part. no issues that i'm seeing there or slowdowns. san jose, 101 definitely moving now at 4:56. and i will leave you with our drive times, antioch to hercules, 27 minutes. highway 4 to the maze, 13-minute ride, highway 85 to the san jose airport, 7 minutes. kumasi and julian? >> thanks. "star wars" fans, pack up your lightsabers because later this year disney and orlando will be taking reservation for the "star wars" hotel. travelers will be able to stay for two nights in a faux spaceship and meet in a terminal. they'll go through a fake

blastoff and their stay will make them part of the "star wars" narrative. the galactic star cruiser hotel will start taking guests in 2021. >> you know kids will love that. they're not going to know how to handle themselves. >> not kids, reggie. >> yeah. big kids, too. >> big kids, too. how much would you pay to keep your pet alive? coming up, the bay area man who says he cashed out his own 401(k) and life savings to save his therapy dog. concerns about coronavirus on a cruise ship that docked in jersey overnight. the crucial screenings that passengers will have to go. alysha keys goes under

tis better than the criminal in democrathe white house.esident we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change

an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.

i'm concerned about basically how long this outbreak will last. >> now at 5:00, coronavirus concerns as another plane with american evacuees lands at travis air force base overnight. democrats get ready to go head to head in the eighth debate tonight. the latest standings after the iowa caucus confusion. and look at this. we're waking up to fog across the bay area. here's a live look outside. we have mike nicco here with that forecast. it's february 7th. i'm julian glover. >> i'm kumasi aaron. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast and mike is tracking that fog. >> it is a big deal as it continues to spread. you can see this offshore breeze pushing it into