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 101. heading south towards novato,

you will get out of that fog. be aware of that first thing. that's our issue early on this morning. east bay hills camera, low clouds. otherwise a lot of sunshine. later this afternoon, under that steady pattern of warm weather across the entire bay area. that's weather. let's get a check of the roads from jobina. good morning. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. if you're headed on the bay bridge, traveling westbound towards san francisco, we have a stalled car there blocking one lane. emergency crews are there pushing it off to the shoulder. speeds are down to 20 miles per hour. once you pass treasure island, smooth sailing into san francisco. also moving to san rafael, 101 here, nice and clear. no major problems. and our drive times, we have tracy to dublin, 38-minute ride. dublin to mission boulevard, 15 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 14-minute ride. new details about a homicide

investigation just outside of san jose. santa clara county deputies searched for clues overnight at a house where a woman was found dead. the sheriff's office says deputies got to the house on mountain view avenue yesterday afternoon and found her body. homicide detectives were called in to investigate. this morning police are looking for more people who might know a man accused of attacking a woman in her own home. they caught this guy, but they want to know what he was doing in the days before. julian glover is live for us in mountain view. julian? >> good morning. the 53-year-old woman who does not want to be identified lives on montalena court. she said the 33-year-old suspect rang her doorbell over and over again. when she finally answered t he rushed her, grabbed her by the neck and it was a violent incident that happened here. here's a picture of the man now in police custody. his name is jeremiah porter.

this morning police want to hear from you if you had interactions with this man in the days leading up to the attack. the victim says she was eventually able to get away, running to a neighbor's home for safety. throughout the incident she said the man kept saying he needed to get out of the area. even tried to steal her car. he was eventually arrested by police on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and parole violation, northities just trying to get a better idea of what this man, jeremiah porter was doing in the mountain view area any time between friday and monday night when this incident happened. reporting live in mountain view, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. happening today, more coronavirus evacuees quarantined for the last two weeks at travis air force base are set to be released. meanwhile an american evacuated from the diamond princess cruise ship in japan to travis air force base is now confirmed to have the virus. that patient is now at queen of the valley medical center in

napa. a second patient evacuated from the ship is showing symptoms and is hospitalized. 80 more people are sick on the diamond princess but hundreds of others were allowed to leave today after testing negative for the virus. >> a high stakes debate on the las vegas strip tonight. michael bloomberg will face his democratic rivals for the first time. this comes after questions are raised if one candidate is overstating the number of minority minorities endorsing his campaign. >> reporter: rivals are taking aim at mooichael bloomberg. >> working people of this country are tired of a corrupt political system where billionaires think they can buy elections. >> reporter: bloomberg spent 1 $381 million on political ads so far. and now his campaign has announced if elected president

bloomberg will immediately put his company into a blind trust and sell it. do you think he's buying the race or do you think he's trying to beat donald trump? >> he's trying to buy the race but here's the thing, it's not that simple. you have to actually be willing to look voters in the eye to take questions at some point. you have to be ready to be challenged. >> reporter: tonight's debate in las vegas comes three days before the caucuses in las vegas where many will face their first test with minority voters including pete buttigieg who is under new scrutiny this morning. >> nevada is going to make history. >> reporter: in several cases reviewed by abc news, the buttigieg campaign overstated its support among minority as supporters later saying their interactions have been misunderstood or misconstrued. and campaign officials deny any attempts to overstate buttigieg's support. in the meantime, the trump campaign is taking out a full page newspaper ad in today's "las vegas review-journal" with the words "democrats will kill nevada jobs" in big red letters. kimberly brooks, abc news,

nothing. california's primary is two weeks away, before you vote check out our series called "chasing california." we spent time with bernie sanders, michael bloomberg and examined the independent voter. you can find full episodes at abc7news.com. chasing california is also available on the news app, amazon fire tv and our youtube channel. the president is scheduled to visit bakersfield today where he will finaliz a plan to divert more water from the delta to farmers in southern california. yesterday trump was in l.a. pledging the federal government's full spoupport to e city. he then attended a fund-raising dinner in beverly hills. governor newsom is expected to deliver his state of the state address to lawmakers in sacramento this morning. he is expected to call for

better mental health care to help homeless people. the homeless population jumped 16% last year. governor newsom said he wants to improve the state's behavioral health system. there's growing outrage over i i.c.e. arrests. at least three people were arrested outside the santa rosa courthouse on tuesday. the arrests prevented those people from appearing in court for their cases. a new report says san francisco mayor london breed may have received a gift from another person involved in the city's political corruption scandal. according to the examiner, lefty o'doul's owner nick bovis may have paid $1,250 for a parade float in 2015 when breed was on the board of supervisors. bovis was arrested alongside mohammed nuru who is facing corruption charmges.

last week mayor breed said nuru gifted her $6,000 by having her car repaired and securing her a rental vehicle. we reached out to the mayor's office for comment. good morning. the time is approaching 5:08 a.m. we're showing you the visibility map. we have thick fog in the north by. you can see around santa rosa and petaluma, through 101, we have visibility down to zero miles. temperaturewise, we're a mixed bag of 30s and 40s. 40 now in concord. 36 in palo alto. 48 in the city. it's a chilly start to the day. the afternoon will be well above average for this time of year. you will feel that cool air as you step out the door. live doppler 7 along with satellite across the entire state. this is a quiet picture. high pressure has been in control for not only this week but several weeks. today, high clouds streaming in from time to time. a lot of sunshine on the way.

let's show you what's happening. later on this morning, by 9:00 a.m., we anticipate any fog to be out of here. sunshine warming us up into the 50s. if you want to grab lunch outside, do it. it's warm by noon. temperatures in the low 60s. this afternoon, well into the 60s by 2:00, 3:00 later today. that's weather. let's check the roads with jonz. good mornin jobina. >> good morning. looking at mass transit here. ferries running with no delays. b.a.r.t. has 17 trains running with no delays. ace 1 is more than 12 minutes behind schedule. san jose, 101, looking nice and clear this morning. we have a busy spot on the bay bridge. i'll get to that in a second. 880 at the coliseum, our camera there showing you those headlights making their way south. here is our problem spot. it's on the bay bridge. we do have a stalled car there.

westbound 80 past treasure island. speeds are down to about 19 miles per hour. coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. also -- >> check the websites, reviews, check to see if they have a business license. ask for references. just be very careful and trust your instincts. >> wow, a mos warning after investigators say a photographer drugged her in an attempt to steal her newborn. she knew something wasn't right. and uber stepping up safety features. you can report

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it's 5:13, here's 7 things to know. number one, crime scene tape up in santa clara county. deputies arenvestigating a homicide at a home on mountain view avenue. a woman was found dead there yesterday afternoon. investigators returned overnight to look for clues. number two, a missing hiker from novato who went missing on monday while hiking in marin county open space has been rescued. two k-9 dogs located 76-year-old robert bennett off of a trail around 10:30 last night. a separate search for this missing couple in marin county resumes today. 77-year-old carol kaparski and ian irwin were last seen at their airbnb friday. number four, this morning a

second round of buses will leave travis air force base with people who are being released after completing their coronavirus quarantine. the first bus left yesterday. officials say there's no health risk from any of those people. and number five in accuweather, it's a warm winter day again. look at these numbers. a lot of sunshine, 63 in the city. 64 in oakland. san jose near 70 later on today. number six, our problem spot is the bay bridge headed in the westbound direction just past treasure island. we did have a stalled car blocking one lane. it cleared up now. it's going to be slow getting across. speeds are around 19 miles per hour. number seven, burger king is betting on moldy whoppers to sell more food. the fast food giant unveiled this new commercial that shows a whopper slowly decaying. >> un-huh. >> no. bk -- bk -- >> oh. >> bk thinks this will catch on with millennials who want food

without preservatives and additives. i want a morning without that. please, no. >> oh. all right. happening today, an extradition hearing is being held in london for julian assange. he's wanted in the u.s. on charges related to the 2011 publishing of classified material from the pentagon. the court says the hearing will last a week. in today's "gma" first look, the woman accused of posing as a baby photographer and then drugging a new mom in an alleged plot to steal her newborn daughter pleaded not guilty. this comes as we hear from that mother for the first time. kenneth moton has the details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, the fake baby photographer appearing in court. >> i tell you, something is wrong with me. i don't feel good. >> yeah. we're getting somebody out there. >> this is the moment panicked washington state mother is slurring her words telling 911

she has been drugged. >> i ate a cupcake. i was fine. i ate another one, my face started going numb. >> reporter: now the mother accused of drugging that mother with a cupcake and intending to steal her baby appearing in court on tuesday pleading not guilty to second degree assault and kidnapping. >> >> i'm terrified she'll get back out. this is my kids. this is my house. she violated that. she violated my safety. tried to kidnap my daughter. seeing her is scary. i'm terrified. >> that's coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, i'm kenneth moton, abc news, new york. a person accused of pointing a laser at a california patrol plane is under arrest. the pilot got hit in the eye but was able to keep the plane under control because autopilot was engaged. there was a camera on board that helped to pinpoint the location of the suspect.

the solano sheriff's office moved in and arrested that american. the chp plane recorded the whole thing. san francisco is marking 50 years of pride. abc7 news was at city hall where mayor london breed and other officials kicked off the 2020 festivities yesterday. breed says the celebration marks an important milestone in our achievements. a parade will be held in downtown san francisco on sunday, june 28th. the theme is generations of hope. prince harry and meghan markle's plan to step away from royal duties may impact their ability to make money. a royal source telling abc news that the queen will ban harry and meghan from using sussex royal for branding for their various enterprises. meghan and harry already set up a website and it may have to change. discussions are still ongoing but sources say those talks will likely end with harry and meghan not being able to use the word

royal in their sussex brand. they don't need it. everyone knows who harry is and knows who meghan is. >> is it petty? >> is it petty? the yequeen? she can be petty. >> i agree. they don't need the royal name. >> we are not tracking rain. but we have thick fog this morning. you see around the north bay, from santa rosa to petaluma, we have visibility down to zero miles. thick fog around 101 and highway 12. highway 128 as well. patchy fog first thing. later today, lots of sunshine. breezy day, about 5 to 15 miles per hour. that warm weather continues. can't break this trend of mild days. 63 in the city. 64 in oakland. 68 in san jose. same for santa rosa. 66 in concord.

67 in fairfield. overnight tonight, patchy fog developing. otherwise numbers in the coldest spots dropping into the 30s. mid to upper 40s around the bay shorelines. let's try to find rainfall over the next seven days. late friday night into early std morning we could find some drizzle. there's no substantial storms on the horizon. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. fog today, warm afternoon. steady pattern tomorrow. there's the evening chance of drizzle friday night. otherwise the weekend is dry and sunny. that pattern continues early next week. all right. let's check traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you. hi, everyone. checking in on mass transit. we have this ace issue. we have track work there until the end of the month. ice 1 is running about 12 minutes behind schedule. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is busy.

a stalled car past treasure island on the upper deck of the bridge, that has been moved out of the way. speeds are down to about 19 miles per hour approaching it. live look in san jose, 87, nice and clear there as well. and of course our drive times, we have antioch to hercules, 27 minutes. highway 4 to the maze, 14 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport, 7 minutes. uber is rolling out a new tool called on trip reporting. it lets you report uncomfortable rides in real time. for example, you can document behavior like reckless driving or inappropriate questions. it will send details to uber's safety team while it's happening. you can find the incident reporting tool located in the app's safety toolkit. blue apron is considering a potential sale or merger. >> the meal kit company had a rough few years. the number of customers and orders dropped by a third last year. blue apron has also been dealing with employee lawsuits as well as layoffs.

its debut on the public market in 2017 also fell flat. the ceo says blue apron is testing new products to hopefully turn the company around. bed, bath and beyond may have a little less beyond. the ceo says he plans to declutter stores. he says offering too many items in stores leads to purchase paralysis. he believes right now stores are overcrowded and decluttering them will improve sales. bed, bath & beyond plans to prim its inventory by 10%. flu season is reaching its peak. and nascar fans thinking about this terrible crash in the daytona 500. the latest update on the driver. and at 5:21, a live

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it's 5:23 a.m. on this wednesday. here's a live look from the east

bay hills camera. i know it's dark. you can see some low clouds drifting through the east bay. in the north bay, patchy dense fog down to zero miles visibility from santa rosa to petaluma. so the 12-hour day planner, patchy fog first thing. the coldest spot in the 30s. that sunshine will warm us up quickly. by 4:00, that steady pattern of warm afternoons continues with temperatures into the 60s. this morning ryan newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors following monday's horrific crash on the final lap of the daytona 500. yesterday his racing team released the update about 20 hours after newman's car slammed into the wall at nearly 200 miles per hour. it flipped over and then was t boned by another car, flipped over more times and skidded to a halt in flames. following the crash he was

transported to the hospital where he is in serious condition. flu season is reaching its peak. check out this map from the cdc. it shows the weekly progression of patients seeking treatment for the flu. many states change from the lowest level in green who the highest level in red. there's been about 14,000 flu related deaths this season and two types of flu, "a" and "b." >> they are both prevalent, both virulent strains and cause serious conditions with pneumonia, hospitalizations and even death. doctors say type "a" is more common this year, so they encourage people still at this point to get your flu shot. a san francisco icon is returning to the bay area with a promise of a big homecoming. >> san francisco's aids memorial quilt returned to the bay area yesterday after a showing in atlanta. the quilt will be displayed in robin williams meadow as part of

a 150wider celebration of golde state park's 150th anniversary. >> we didn't know much about the quilt before coming. i personally didn't know it existed. after looking at photos and listening to stories, we found it incredibly inspiring. >> the this is why we need to do this, to show people who have not seen it or heard of it, this is part of our history. it all started here. the three-day display at golden state park begins on april 3rd and it is free to the public. looking forward to that. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including resale revolution. many major department stores are selling secondhand clothes. what's drawing in the shoppers. also -- >> there's a happy group of people here at travis air force base as they prepare to leave this base in the rearview mirror. i'm amy hollyfield, that story coming up. would you pay 3.25 to ride muni? the back and forth over a proposed fare hike. and looking at

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now at 5:30, missing hiker rescued. >> i think the time was of the essence, us getting there as soon as we did was a factor in the outcome of this search. now the search continues for two others also missing in marin county. the latest on both incidents. new developments in a brazen robbery. the video shows a man getting attacked in his own driveway. it appears officers caught up with one of the suspects just in time. heading home after two weeks in quarantine. we're live at travis air force base where nearly 200 people have been cleared to leave. good morning to you on this wednesday, february 19th. >> we're getting to our

forecast, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this morning we have drew. >> you can see visibility in miles, where you see 10, that's clear. good to go across much of the region, but the north bay, santa rosa to petaluma, zero miles visibility. thick fog there first thing this morning. 12-hour day planner, the fog burns off quick and the afternoon features sunshine. warm temperatures in the 60s. that pattern of steady, mild winter days continues. that's the weather. let's check out traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. 5:30 right now. a live look at the grinolden ga bridge. traffic is moving. slightly foggy in the area. a live look at san francisco, 280 at king street. quiet start to our morning commute. we have walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 52 minutes, and highway 1 to los

gatos, 21 minutes. >> new overnight a driver going the wrong way on the bay bridge is being blamed for this crash. it happened around midnight on the lower deck at treasure island. a car was going the wrong way on the ti off-ramp and another vehicle swerved to avoid it. it slammed into the center divide barrier. the other vehicle that started this also stopped. we reached out to chp for more details. new this morning, search crews have rescued a missing hiker from novato who went missing on monday while hiking in the marin county open space. >> 76-year-old roger bennett went on a hike but had not been seen since monday afternoon. abc7 news was in marin county shortly after rescue crews saved him last night. officials say two k-9 dogs located bennett off of a trail at 10:30 at night. a helicopter had to be called in to transport him because of the steep terrain.

it was determined to be safer to walk him out of the area. he was loaded on to a retcher 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 will resume their search at day brik theak this morning. 77-year-old carol kiparsky and 72-year-old ian irwin 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 the what-ifs. a second round of buses is leaving travis air force base filled with people finally heading home now that their 14-day coronavirus quarantine is over. >> officials say they pose no health risk to the public. amy hollyfield is live on the base this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. a happy day here for people who were stuck here for two weeks. one bus left yesterday, another bus will leave this morning. their loved ones are happy to see them. one father was seen greeting his son who was quarantined for two weeks at travis air force base. the dad flew from minnesota to sfo to see his son, tanner, saying he felt helpless while his son was isolated. tanner had a letter proving he was clear of the coronavirus. >> there's a letter of freedom? >> yeah, it lets me out of the

quarantine. it's definitely a letter of freedom. >> we were lucky at the travis air force base where i was, no one was diagnosed or showed symptoms. so, everyone seemed to be in good health there. i wasn't worried at any point when i was there. >> 180 americans were evacuated from wuhan, china two weeks ago and brought to travis air force base to be quarantined. they were the first but more have followed. monday americans who had been trapped on a cruise ship off of the coast of japan were brought to travis air force base, and they will now do their own two weeks here. the people who are leaving today are set to depart for the airport in buses at 7:00 this morning. live at travis air force base, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> i'm sure they cannot wait to leave. thank you. must have been quite an ordeal. thanks. 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. seven of them are in solano county hospitals. 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 sheriff 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 arson. your voice, your vote. it's looking good for senator 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 tell abc news that barr has discussed possibly resigning if president trump continues to tweet about the justice department's criminal investigations. this comes hours after trump defied barr's public pleas to

stop tweeting about ongoing justice department cases. trump on tuesday tweeted about the judge overseeing the roger stone case, but a department of justice spokesperson insists that the attorney general has not plans to resign. >> 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. >> on capitol hill republican senators like mitch mcconnell offered a joint statement saying they still support the attorney general. coming up, new video showing an officer beating a carjacking suspect who was already on the ground. the police department explains their side. she is the first african-american woman appointed to california's court of appeals. how the journey of justice terry jackson is inspiring others. i need to have a repeat of yesterday. i was living my life out there on a lounger. just the sun. >> you know what? >> shorts.

>> it's like we have surpassed all of our winter and gone to the summer months. that's how it will be today as well. we will get what we got and deal with it. >> and lounge. >> did you wear sunscreen? >> um -- >> excuse me, wear sunscreen. you can still get burned. live doppler 7. we have an issue with fog, especially in the north bay. this is in miles, when you see zero, that is zero miles visibility. around highway 16, 101, thick fog this morning. as you head south on 101, approaching sausalito and the golden gate bridge, that's when the fog lifts quickly. the fog is isolated in nature, where we have it it is thick. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 48 in the city right now. san jose at 41. cooler in san ramon. grab the heavier jacket first thing out the door.

later today, it's a warm day. compared to yesterday morning, it's much cooler out there. so you will feel that out there first thing, that chill out the door. otherwise a lot of sunshine on the way. live doppler 7 along with satellite. high pressure firmly in control. high clouds streaming in from time to time. all in all a quiet afternoon. in the low 50s by 9:00 a.m. our warmest spots in the low 60s by lunch. grab that lunch outdoors if you can. in the afternoon, headed well into the 60s across the entire region, above average for this time of the year. that's weather. let's check traffic. how are we looking? >> very smooth this morning. >> very good. >> which brings me to this green map. look at this across the board here. no major issues. our usual slow spot out of tracy. other than that, a great ride into san francisco. construction for the san mateo 101 project from 9:00 p.m. to

6:00 a.m. expect lane closures on 101 between 380 in south san francisco and whipple avenue. the richmond-san rafael bridge, things are picking up here. no issue s there or on 80 in emeryville. i'm glad to see it. metering lights came on

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the time is 5:43 a.m. we are tracking that fog in the north bay. it's dense from santa rosa to petaluma. down to zero miles visibility. elsewhere, where you see the number 10, we are doing just fine. so the next three days, today we have that fog to sunshine. it's a warm afternoon. it's a steady pattern through thursday and on friday our warmest spots go into the low 70s. there is a chance of some late night drizzle. we'll look at the weekend forecast in the seven-day in about four minutes. police in southern california are reviewing an incident where officers beat a suspect on the ground. cell phone video captured the beating on saturday. long beach police officers hit that suspect several times with a baton even though he was already pinned to the ground. police say the video only shows part of the incident. they say the suspect was a parolee who tried to carjack several vehicles in the area.

they say he resisted officers who tried to arrest him. in a development in a brazen robbery in oakland. one suspect who attacked and robbed a man in this driveway in this video 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. former governor of illinois, rod blagojevich is out of prison. >> president trump pardoned him among others. back in 2011, blagojevich was convicted of corruption after trying to sell the senate seat of then president-elect barack obama. he served 8 years of a 14-year sentence. the president said his sentence was excessive. blagojevich was once a contestant on mr. trump's show,

celebrity apprentice. >> president trump tweeted this photo of eddie debartolo jr. after he was pardoned. he pled guilty to failing to report in 1998. 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 was joined at the white house by a group of 49ers. >> 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. february is black history month and abc7 news is celebrating by featuring people making history in the bay area. i had the privilege of sitting down with the first african-american woman appointed to california's court of appeals. it's been a long journey for justice terry jackson. she says she and her sister were

the first to integrate their schools and their 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. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. drew touma has a good one for us, i think. >> we do. the afternoon is looking good. in the short-term, we're tracking dense fog. the live doppler 7, from santa

rosa to petaluma, 101, highway 12, highway 116, visibility down to zero miles. that's some thick fog early this morning. as you head south on 101 towards sausalito, the fog lifts quickly. crossing the golden gate bridge, we are clear. it's isolated in spots right now where we have that fog. we have chilly temperatures. 36 in san ramon. same in palo alto. 37 in novato. 48 in the city. oakland checking in with 44 degrees. the jacket, the 4heavier one is needed. this afternoon, layers are key. you do not need that jacket. tons of sunshine, high clouds and temperatures well into the 60s. overnight tonight, bouncing back down to the 30s and 40s. what continues is a dry pattern. we'll try to find some rain in the next seven days, but the rain is really focused in southern california. it's not a lot. the next seven days, fog this

morning. a warm afternoon. chance of late night drizzle on friday. the weekend is looking beautiful, looking dry and that dry pattern continues next week. let's check traffic with jobina. hello. >> hello. ace 1 is more than 12 minutes behind schedule, this is likely due to the track work that ace will be having until the end of the month. this is 680, no problems to report there. no major issues on our roads this morning. we are looking good. san rafael, 101, no problems there. we do have a slow spot out of tracy, about 54 minutes for that drive time. dublin to mission boulevard, 16 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 15-minute ride. muni fares could go up by a quarter next year. the current budget proposal calls for increasing cash fares from $3 to 3.25.

clipper fares would rise from 2.50 to 2.75. sfmta says it needs the money to hire more bus, train operators and increase service. some san francisco supervisors told the chronicle they're concerned that it will deter people from using public transit. >> thank you. this morning a new way to give your clothes a second life and put money back in your pocket. >> major department store chains are getting into this second used clothing business. macy's, jcpenney partnered with threadup and now nordstrom launched its own service. rebecca jarvis is talking about it on "good morning america." >> so we're inviting customers to come in and sell back their garments to us. >> reporter: the clothes are taken to be evaluated by nordstrom's trained buyers. 30 minutes, later, an offer.

>> reporter: the total, $400 for seven items. >> i'm not buying someone's old shoes, are you? >> spray them down. if they're cute. >> like you're at the bowling alley? all right. nordstrom pays with store gift cards. you can watch a full report on resale revolution coming up on "gma" at 7:00. i'm all for recycling and why not. we should be doing this, right? there's some things i draw the line on. would you pay $13 for a box of krcereal? >> what's in there, gold? oil? first smartphone use compared with drug use. a new study reveals how too much time on your phone could be physically affecting your brain. and the search for the man who threw his burrito, that good, whole, warm burrito back

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the time is 35:53 a.m. the bay bridge, some low cloud cover right now. starting out with low clouds, patchy fog. another warm winter day out there. by 4:00 headed well into the 60s. >> are you ready for something rude, drew? police are looking for a man who threw a burrito and other items that he randomly found on a

counter at a san francisco taco shop on super bowl sunday. we have video of it. it happened after the 49ers lost. staff at the taco shop said they tried to calm down this agitated 49ers fan by offering him a free burrito. look what he does. he hits the man with the cell phone and throws the burrito. he finds whatever he could on the counter and threw hem, toth. >> not the ipad. >> the ipad, too. the time stamp on the video shows this happened at 7:14 p.m., that was about four minutes after the super bowl ended. a san francisco cafe known for its giant flying bagel hanging over 16th street is closing 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. new security changes for ring home surveillance customers. a second layer of identification will be needed to sign into your accou account. this after hackers took over the cameras, including a man frightening a child in her room. a new study finds that smartphone addiction can literally make you lose your mind. >> this is not good. researchers in germany say excessive use of handheld devices causes our gray matter to shrink. the same thing happens to drug addicts. the parts of our brains that don't vanish don't function as well. >> so what is excessive? >> what you're doing. what i'm doing. what drew's doing. >> i hate how much time i spend

on my phone. >> when they send that report every week, it's scary. >> i had to turn it off. >> how many hours did i spend on it? >> mind your business. >> oh. >> that means a lot of time. live doppler 7, this morning we have fog in the north bay. we're looking at visibility in miles. where you see the number 10, that's great. clear skies. where you see zero, that's dense fog. zero miles from santa rosa to petaluma. early morning fog lingering through 8:00 this morning then a ton of sunshine. thin, high clouds. 64 for oakland. 68 in san jose. a high of 65 in napa. >> how are things doing? >> things are pretty chill. no complains here. san jose, 280, nice and smooth here. looking over at the sminan matan

bridge, seeing some brake lights. green across the board. no problems. new at 6:00, mcdonald's brings back a popular item after three years. you can get it today. and a new twist in the corruption scandal at san francisco city hall. a new report reveals the mayor may have received two potentially illegal gifts. she was grabbed, choked and almost kidnapped monday night in mountain view. police eventually arresting the suspect but they want to hear from you if you had contact with this man. i'm julian glover with the story this morning. this is a live look outside at the embarcadero, not many of you out yet this

a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. it's going to be nice and warm

today after this thick layer of fog clears up. good morning. it's wednesday, february 19th. >> we're looking forward to another pretty day. >> mm-hmm. >> hello, drew. >> good morning. this pattern of warm winter days will continue this afternoon. this morning we're tracking that fog. it's thick. from petaluma to santa rosa, visibility down to zero miles. you're have a slower than normal commute. the exploratorium camera showing you clear skies. the 12-hour day planner, patchy fog first thing. starting out in the coldest spots. this afternoon, it's warm heading into the 60s area wide. that's weather. let's look at traffic with jobina. >> good morning. hello, everyone. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on early at 5:02, that's because we had a stalled car that was just past treasure island on the upper