steep terrain. it was determined to be safer to walk him out of the area. he was loaded on to a stretcher and taken to an ambulance. >> i think we owe it to the k-9 teams around here. without them and the assistance of the search and rescue members assigned to them and the expansive search, i don't know that we could have been able to find him without the k-9s. >> bennett was taken to the hospital. crews are looking for a palo alto couple missing in point reyes. the couple vanished friday. the marin county sheriff's office plans to search the waters off inverness, not far from the airbnb where the couple rented. investigators say they're looking into the couple's financial records to try to democrat their movements before they went missing. >> if we can get a transaction that took place sunday, then we know they were most likely somewhere on sunday.

>> search teams were joined by family members yesterday. irwin's son says his dad is an experienced hiker but admits his mind is going wild with the possibilities of can whthe >> we'll get you a quick update on weather and traffic at 4:31. hi, drew. >> good morning. finding cold spots out there. chilly spots in the 30s like santa rosa, 36. 38 in napa. 37 in palo alto. you need the jacket, but today is another warm winter day. we cannot break this pattern of dry, sunny weather. highs later on today, above normal. up to 68 in san jose. 66 in concord. 63 in san francisco. a mild 68 in santa rosa. antioch up to 65 with a light breeze. let's check traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you very much.

hello. i want to bring back our commuter alert for the posey tube, that full closure weekdays from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. that work will continue through march. live look showing you the richmond-san rafael bridge. couple cars making their way towards the toll plaza. an empty golden gate bridge. it looks like there might be a touch of fog in the area. and our drive times, walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 48 minute ride. highway 1 to los gatos, 21 minutes. happening this morning, a second round of buses is leaving travis air force base filled with people who are finally heading home now that their 14-day coronavirus quarantine has ended. >> officials say they pose no health risk to the public. amy hollyfield is live on the base this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. you can imagine the relief of these people? they finally get to leave this base and go home. one bus left yesterday. another bus is set to leave

later this morning. so they must be packing their bags right now. this group of 180 americans was brought here from wuhan, china to travis air force base. it was two weeks ago that they landed here. they have now been cleared. a bus loload of them were taken sfo to catch flights yesterday. one man flew from minnesota to sfo to greet his son saying he felt helpless through this ordeal. >> as a dad, those of you that are, you know i was pretty nervous when i couldn't do anything to help him. >> now seeing him, how do you feel? >> it's great. i'm happy. >> great reunion. the evacuees stayed in residential housing on the base. they were not allowed to leave the base and their health was checked regularly. another round of evacuees was brought here on monday. they had been stuck on the cruise ship off the coast of japan.

so they will now be quarantined here for two weeks. the two groups were kept separated. this group has now been cleared. so they will be leaving out of here and heading towards the airport at 7:00 this morning. live at travis air force base, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning supervisors will get an update on the status of the coronavirus in santa clara county. two people there tested positive. officials declared a local health emergency as a precaution. in the north bay, a patient with coronavirus is now being treated at queen of the valley medical center in napa. another person with symptoms is being monitored. both were passengers on the diamond princess cruise ship in japan. nine people evacuated to travis air force base late sunday night were identified as needing hospitalization or testing. other passengers who were on that flight are being quarantined at travis air force base for the next two weeks. in china, new virus cases have fallen to 1,749.

there were 136 new deaths putting the toll at more than 2,000. new developments this morning in the central valley where at least one firefighter has died and another is missing. they were battling a fire at a library in porterville. last night the sheriffs tweeted prayers for the porterville city fire department they lost two brave men in a library fire this evening. it broke out after 4:00 p.m. yesterday. more than 50 firefighters worked all night to get the fire knocked down. the building reportedly had no sprinklers inside. police are working with fire officials to determine if this is you ason. it's looking good for bernie sanders in california. we're less than two weeks away from our primary and a new poll finds that sanders is the favorite among democratic voters with 32% support. he's got a big lead ahead of joe biden who trails behind with 14%. then senator elizabeth warren at

13%. michael bloomberg and pete buttigieg each have 12%. new developments about attorney general william barr. sources say barr discussed possibly resigning if president trump continues to tweet about the justice department's criminal investigations. andrew dymburt has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. it's all about the tweets according to reports. last week barr gave an interview with abc news and said that the president's constant tweets make his job impossible and now he may quit. a serious shake-up at the department of justice could be in the works. sources telling abc news attorney general william barr is considering stepping down over president trump's tweets. it comes just hours after trump openly defied barr's public pleas to stop tweeting about ongoing justice department cases. trump on tuesday tweeting about the judge overseeing the roger stone case. a doj spokesperson insists the attorney general has no plans to

resign. >> are you making his job impossible? >> yeah, i do make his job harder. i do agree with that. i think that's true. he is a very straight shooter. we have a great attorney general. >> reporter: now barr did say the president never explicitly got involved in the case, something he and trump still maintain. >> i never spoke to him about the roger stone situation. >> reporter: republican leaders like mitch mcconnell issuing a joint statement saying they still support the attorney general. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. do you think you spend too much time on your smartphone? coming up, the damage you may be doing to your brain. president trump pardons a former 49ers owner. some legendary players say it's about time. and she's the first african-american judge appointed to the court of appeals. >> drew, good to see you. >> good morning. >> it's a foggy start out there.

>> okay. will we get warmer and sunny? >> we will. the pattern is not changing soon. if you like this winter warmth, it's sticking around. live doppler 7 showing you patchy fog. petaluma, a quarter mile visibility. santa rosa at 7 miles. in the north bay we're encountering dense fog. take note of that, early commuters. sutro tower, a live look, not as clear as it could be. a little bit of haze. a little bit of low cloud cover over san francisco. we have some patchy fog lingering over the bay bridge. the fog is here first thing in the morning. but really it's a nice afternoon. warm today. by 4:00. a lot of sunshine. temperatures well into the 60s. by the way, your sunset at 5:52 p.m. live doppler 7 showing you the entire state of california. it's quiet, tranquil. high clouds streaming in from time to time.

that sunshine efficient at warming us up. grab your lunch outside today. that sunshine will warm us well into the low 60s by midday today. that's weather. let's check the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you very much. we are talking about the express lane construction for the san mateo 101 project from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. expect lane cloe sures on 101 between 380 in south san francisco and whipple avenue in redwood city. the projection for this is until 2022. san jose, 87 nice and clear ride. no major issues on the roads. same thing goes over in san francisco, our camera showing you 280 at king street. very quiet. our drive times. highway 4 to the maze, 13 minutes. across the bay bridge, 11 minutes for that ride. san francisco to sfo, 9 minutes. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic after the break. tom steyer will beat donald trump on the economy. his people over profits plan

makes a living wage a right. creates thousands of good paying green jobs in california. and provides a 10% tax cut for everyone making under $250,000. tom's plan also makes health care a right, by adding a public option to obamacare. protects union negotiated plans. and ensures californians can make their own health care choices. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.

leadership that makes a difference. vo: a great president and an effective mayor. obama: he's been a leader

throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. it's 4:42 a.m. on this wednesday morning. we have a mixed bag of temperatures. our coldest spot is well into the 30s. around the bay shoreline, most cities are in the mid to upper 40s. you need the jacket out the door. you do not need the rain gear. the pattern remains dry. the three-day forecast, morning fox o fog out there. a warm afternoon in the 60s. tomorrow, warm spots in the 70s.

on friday, a late evening chance of drizzle. do not get excited. no substantial storms on the horizon. we'll preview the weekend forecast in about three minutes. >> former governor of rod m he was convicted of trying to sell the senate seat of then president-elect barack obama. the president said his sentence was excessive. he was once a contestant on mr. trump's show, celebrity apprentice. >> president trump tweeted this photo of eddie after he was pardoned. he did not serve prison time but the nfl forced him to give up

control of the team. the niners won five super bowls during his tenure. >> he has done so much in the community. he has done so much in nfl football. today is a great day for him. >> debartolo's supporters say the pardon could open the door to his return to sports management. a brazen robbery in oakland. one suspect who attacked and robbed a man in his driveway is in custody. he's the guy with the long hair and red pants on. he's also the suspect in a robbery in richmond. investigators say he was in a car involved in a police chase on i-5. oakland police say the man cut his hair, he was planning to leave the state. the other robbery suspect is still out there. february is black history month. abc7 news is celebrating by featuring people who make news in the bay area. we're sitting down with the

first african-american woman appointed to the california court of appeals. it's been a long journey for justice terry jackson. she said she and her sister were the first to integrate their schools and neighborhood. as of january justice jackson assumed her new role in the 1st district court of appeal. >> this is what i'm doing because i love it so much but i cannot dismiss or minimize that it is history. the first means responsibility. it means fear. it means sadness. why did we get into this? but it also means it's a door or opportunity to be opened for others. >> justice jackson says she knew she wanted to work in the justice system when she was just five because she watched the movie "to kill a mockingbird." go to abc7news.com and search black history month to find out more information about black leaders making history. she's inspiring. >> that's cool. >> just to sit down with her and know what it's like to be the first to have people count you out and look at you like you

don't deserve to be somewhere and to keep going. it was awesome. >> nice to see that. >> now we'll turn to your weather. drew touma is standing by with that. >> in the north bay we're having an issue with fog right now. zooming down to street level, from santa rosa to petaluma, visibility is down to zero miles. around 101 in this area, highway 12 and highway 128 you will encounter some fog. likely this fog will linger through the 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. hour. let's break down your day. patchy fog first thing. the afternoon, it's a lot of sunshine. in this steady pattern of mild, dry weather well into the 60s later on today. 63 in the city today. 64 in oakland. 68 in san jose. you will feel that warmth. 68 in santa rosa. 66 in concord.

later this evening, areas of patchy fog returning. numbers in the coldest spots will dip into the 30s once again. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning fog to a warm afternoon today, steady pattern thursday. friday some late evening drizzle. but the chance is very slim. otherwise the weekend is dry and warm. that dry pattern persists the next seven days. that's weather. let's check traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you very much. 4:47 right now. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it's busy. cash lanes are stacked up. the drive time across the bridge is smooth. once you make it through the toll plaza, you are smooth sailing. moving down to san jose, 280, nice and light. not seeing any major issues, just a slowdown coming out of tracy, which is our usual slow spot. our drive times here, san francisco to sfo, 9 minutes for that drive time. highway 238 to the maze, 13 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose

airport, 10-minute ride. smart devices for the home are always listening. and that was too creepy for two university of chicago computer science professors so they created the bracelet of silence. it emits ultrasonic signals that scramble the microphones on listening devices, instead of picking up on our conversations alexa and other devices will only hear a high-pitched whine. it's come to this. >> you have to wear that big old thing. if it's cute -- >> they need to bedazzle it. >> yeah. >> slim it down. amazon is adding another layer of security to its popular ring doorbell cameras. >> a new study says smartphones ae shrinking our brain. here's tech bytes. in today's tech bytes, security changes for ring surveillance camera owners. >> a second layer of verification will be required to sign into your account. this after hackers took over

cameras including a man frightening a child in her home. and smartphone addiction can make you lose your mind. >> researchers in germany say excessive use of handheld devices causes our gray matter to shrink. the same thing happens to drug addicts. and space tourism is moving forward. >> spacex says it will send four private citizens on a trip around the earth as soon as the end of next year. the price is not disclosed but spacex says they will or bit earth four times about 250 miles up. >> those are your tech bytes. >> have a great day. all right. here's a question. pit bull or acrobat? meet a dog who can pull off impressive balancing acts. and the search for an irate customer who went after the people who offered him a free burrito. >> i'm still not over that. caught in an avalanche and lucky to be alive.

tomtrump on the economy.ald his people over profits plan makes a living wage a right. creates thousands of good paying green jobs in california. and provides a 10% tax cut for everyone making under $250,000. tom's plan also makes health care a right, by adding a public option to obamacare. protects union negotiated plans. and ensures californians can make their own

health care choices. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] so, same time next week? well, of course.

announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig (tiffany) ask yourself what your children or cigarettes. for as long as i can remember, my mother smoked. she died from lung cancer when i was 16. i could not take the chance of continuing smoking and not being here for my daughter. i know how much i needed my mom still, and i didn't realize it until i had lost her. you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. good morning. the time is 4:52 a.m. we're focusing on some areas of dense fog this morning, especially in the north bay. look at the numbers. this is in miles. santa rosa down to a quarter mile. petaluma down to zero miles visibility. 101 is dealing with fog.

that fog lingers through about 7:00 a.m. reggie? >> thank you. police are looking for a man who threw a burrito and other items as workers at a san francisco tacorea. workers said they were trying to calm down the agitated 49ers fan. they offered him a free burrito. that didn't work. surveillance video shows him hitting the cashier with his cell phone and then look at that, throwing the burrito and whatever else he could find on the counter and then leaving. the time stamp on the video shows this happened at 7:14 p.m., that was about four minutes after the super bowl ended. that's not how we treat people or food. >> that was so kind of them. >> why are they being so nice and he was being so nasty? sir? >> you know some people. well, a san francisco cafe known for its giant flying bagel

hanging over 16th street will close its doors next month. abc7 news was in the mission where the owners of cat's bagels posted a note on the front door thanking customers for 27 years of business. they didn't give a reason for why they're closing. the last day to get that new york-style bagel will be march 24th. >> that is a bummer. i liked seeing that big bagel. >> that might stay there for a while. >> someone please reopen it. a 19-year-old bay area musician got a golden ticket on "american idol's" premiere sunday night. >> francisco martin joined us at 4:00 yesterday. he talked about how he was able to get over his nerves and nail that audition. >> when i looked up, katy perry's staring at me, and i just froze. i was shaking, and i was sweating like profusely. it was a whole, the whole thing. and then when i started singing, it all disappeared. and i feel like it gets that

way. i'm never really nervous when i'm talking to people, but when i'm singing, i don't think i'm ever nervous. i always like the experience. ♪ >> all right. also, come on, filipino. i like seeing it. the golden ticket will take martin to hollywood where the competition will heat up. you can watch "american idol" sunday nights at 8:00 on abc7. we're rooting for our local boy doing good. >> he is. hi, drew. >> good luck to him. good morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now before 5:00 a.m. chilly in santa rosa, 36 and fog there. 48 in the city. 44 in oakland. 43 in san jose. live look from walnut creek. we are clear right now. it's quiet in the inland east bay. 12-hour day planner today. patchy fog first thing, mainly in the north bay. otherwise a lot of sunshine today. high clouds streaming in from tie to time. again, under that pattern of warm winter days. by 4:00, well into the 60s for

highs. that's weather. let's check with jobina and traffic. hello. >> hi, drew. 4:55 right now. a live look showing you the san mateo bridge. light traffic in both directions right now. i'll let you know when things pick up. walnut creek, 680, definitely getting busier out there. i know everyone is back to work this morning because the roads are busy. but no major issues. drive times, san francisco to sfo, 9 minutes. highway 238 to the maze, 13 minutes. just want to briefly mention this issue on the bay bridge. westbound 80 past treasure island, a stalled car there causing a slowdown. we have new video of a dramatic avalanche rescue in the swiss alps. >> help me. help me. >> you can breathe. >> help me. >> oh, my gosh. a group of snowboarders rushed to help two women who got caught in an avalanche in switzerland last month. professional snow border victor lebenguth was there and captured

the footage. he said the women were snowboarding even though there was an avalanche warning. the rescuers had shovels in their packs and could dig the women out. he posted the video on instagram to warn about the danger of snowboarding in areas that are off limits. when it comes to drawing tricks, how does this stack up? zula is a pit bull that lives in sacramento, great at balancing things on her head and has will power. she's balancing a tower of treats. her owner posted videos of her balancing other things including a full glass of wine. >> why are they that close to her face and she's unbothered? she's like i got this. >> leave this dog alone. next at 5:00, uber is adding another new safety feature. and an attempted kidnapping on the peninsula. the woman was able to fight back and police arrested the suspect, but investigators still have a lot of questions. and royal rebranding, why meghan and harry

tomtrump on the economy.ald his people over profits plan makes a living wage a right. creates thousands of good paying green jobs in california. and provides a 10% tax cut for everyone making under $250,000. tom's plan also makes health care a right, by adding a public option to obamacare. protects union negotiated plans. and ensures californians can make their own health care choices. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.

try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy- distorting, dividing. mr. president: it. won't. work. newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. as president, universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. a record on job creation. a doable plan to combat climate

change. i led a complex, diverse city through 9-11 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress! i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. he grabbed me and tried to push me to the car. >> now at 5:00, the investigation into an attempted kidnapping on the peninsula. the woman fought back against the 33-year-old suspect and now police need help with that investigation. good morning on this wednesday, february 19th. >> of course we'll get to that story in a few minutes, but you're never more than 7 minutes away from the forecast, here is drew. >> tracking areas of fog in the north bay. live doppler 7 zooming in to our problem areas around petaluma. visibility is down to zero miles. that's some thick fog around