now at 5:00, a busy night for san francisco police as officers investigate a crime at an apartment building and an uber driver tells them he was just carjacked. what we know about both incidents. good morning on this thursday, february 20th. >> we'll get to that story in a few minutes. first you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> let's look at what's going on. we'll start with live doppler 7, overlaid the cloud cover, that's the shades of gray there and the high clouds that absolutely nothing is falling from. it's keeping the fog from developing. let's talk numbers, 42 to 44 at 7:00. at noon, 59 to 63 is our spread. it widens a little bit this afternoon, 61 at the coast, 68 for the bay and inland neighborhoods. slightly milder with the high clouds diffusing the sunshine. u 57 to 60 for the bay and inland

neighborhoods. weekend forecast in about 15 minutes. here is jobina with traffic. >> i have a mass transit alert for caltrain. no weekend service in san francisco if you're traveling into the city, that will start saturday and go through march. the trains will terminate at bayshore, there will be a free shuttle for 4th and king and the 24th street stations as well. moving over to the drive times. albany to the maze, 5 minutes. fremont to san jose, 13 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 11-minute ride. >> thank you. san francisco police investigating one crime and then pivot to a possible carjacking. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more on this. amy? >> yes. san francisco police busy overnight here on 9th street in front of this apartment building. the ava apartment building with a crime happening back-to-back here. let's get to the video. we're at 55 9th street, between

mission and market streets. the report is that two people were stabbed here. while police were on the scene investigating that call, an uber driver pulled up and told officers he had just been attacked. he said three people tried to carjack him. he described the attack on camera for us. >> he kept trying to open my door and he finally opened it, tried to yank me out, i kept fighting him the whole time. finally i got back into the car, because he almost had me out. i jumped back in, i started to make the turn, and i realized there was a person still in my car, i told him get out. >> he also said those three men tried to carjack a woman at 9th and we are still waiting to hear from police about these attacks. the scene here on 9th street is now clear. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. happening today, coronavirus

evacuees being quarantined at camp ashland in omaha, nebraska will start being cleared and released. yesterday a second round of 180 americans brought to travis air force base from wuhan were released from quarantine. they were brought to the base two weeks ago. they were cleared, a lot to catch flights home from sfo. one passenger evacuated from the diamond princess cruise ship that was brought to travis air force base is now confirmed to have the virus. that person is being treated at queen of the valley medical center in napa. also in the north bay, search teams will head back out to marin county to try to find a missing couple. crews searched the water off shell beach for carol kiparsky and ian irwin yesterday. they have not been seen since friday. officials already covered a two mile area with no sign of them. your voice, your vote. there was no holding back at the democratic debate in las vegas.

>> candidates came out swinging, many targeting michael bloomberg who made his first appearance on stage. >> i think we have two questions to face tonight. one is who can beat donald trump, and number two, who can do the job if they get into the white house. i would argue that i am the candidate that can do exactly both of those things. >> i don't think you look at donald trump and say we need someone richer in the white house. >> democrats are not going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding his tax returns, of harassing women, and of supporting racist policies. >> bloomberg addressed those so-called racist policies and apologized for previously supporting stop and frisk. bernie sanders was attacked over his health care plan. >> his campaign relentlessly attacks everyone who asks a question or tries to fill in details about how to actually make this work. >> i don't think there's any

chance of the senator beating president trump. >> sanders is currently the front-runner with 32% support according to the latest abc news poll. president trump is campaigning in colorado and nevada. today he will hold a rally in colorado springs, he'll deliver remarks at a prisoners graduation ceremony in las vegas. white house officials say the president wants to highlight his administration's efforts to give former efforts new opportunities. oracle employees plan to protest today after their boss hosted a trump campaign fund raiser. larry ellerson held the fund-raiser yesterday at his estate. employees are planning a log-off protest. they'll contribute to causes that are important to them instead of working. oracle declined to comment on the protest. it is sentencing day for president trump's long-time adviser, roger stone. his case has been at the center of the public tensions between the president and attorney

general william barr. andrew dymburt is live at the courthouse where the sentence will be handed down. good moing. >> reporter: we know roger stone is guilty in the eyes of the law, but will he walk free? set for sentencing, this afternoon trump ally and former campaign adviser roger stone will find out how long he's going to prison. the president had been critical about the case calling it a miscarriage of justice and tweeting things like pretty obvious he should get a new trial, after a series of tweets and remarks from trump the department of justice went against their own prosecutor's stiff sentence recommendation of 7 to 9 years calling it extreme and excessive and pushed for less prison time. william bar says the president's constant tweets about the case

makes his job impossible but that trump had no impact on the outcome. >> did you talk to the president at all about your decision regarding the recommendations? >> on this case? never. >> reporter: the president did not say that he would pardon roger stone, but did not rule it out either. reporting live in washington, andrew dymburt, abc7 news. back to you. let's look at what's going on with your activity planner. my biggest concern with you being outside today are the allergies. it's going to be peaceful on the bay. the beaches will be mild. but even warmer tomorrow. 39 right now in san ramon, dublin, pleasanton, livermore. some cooler spots. low to mid 40s across the rest of the inland east bay neighborhoods. oakland, san francisco, 50. 41 in novato, hayward, 45. san jose at about 42. the next 12 hours, this is what

i'm thinking for the north bay. high clouds and sunshine. l look at the spread, 41 this morning to 61, to mid to upper 60s heading through the afternoon hours. we're talking about 5 to 6 hours of temperatures above average. for the east bay, high clouds and sunshine. almost the same type of temperatures, 44 this morning to mid 60s at lunch. 69 at 7:00. san francisco, narrower but still starting off at 49, mildest spot this morning, high clouds and sunshine. near 60 at noon. mid 60s from 2:00 to 5:00, 64 to 65. heading out at 7:00, about 57. there's a slight chance of some wet weather across the south bay. i'll show you that coming up and a very warm accuweather seven-day forecast. here is jobina. >> good morning, everyone. i'm starting off with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have, it appears, four cars involved in a crash here.

you can actually make it out on our camera. this is, i believe, lane number 9 of the fastrak. you can see those flashers going. this would be on your left-hand side of the screen. if you're headed towards the toll plaza, just avoid that spot so you can get through quickly. i can see people standing outside their cars. moving over to san francisco, live look of 280 at the king street camera. nice and clear there in the city. to this mass transit alert that i talked about earlier. the caltrain weekend service temporary suspension that starts this saturday, it will go through the end of march. trains will terminate at bayshore, free shuttle service to the 4th and king and 22nd street stations. this is so they can electrify the tracks. coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. water bottle recall, if your kids have one of these, return it. the safety issue that's happened for a second time. and avoiding flight delays. a new report reveals the top airlines when it

arriving on time. right now a

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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 5:12, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, a busy morning for san francisco police who responded to three crime scenes within the past several hours. one involved an uber driver who says three people tried to carjack him. number two, fremont police believe there could be other victims after a woman was attacked in the middle of a workout class at a gym in fremont.

jonathan anderson is under arrest accused of sexual assault at the 24 hour fitness. number three, democratic presidential candidates squared off in las vegas last night ahead of saturday's nevada caucuses. many of the attacks were on michael bloomberg who made his first appearance on the debate stage and has recently moved up in the polls. number four, today a muni committee will consider a proposal to raise fares by a quarter. the sfmta says it needs funding to hire more bus and train operators. >> number five, here is a look from sutro tower. high clouds, still the sunshine and warm weather will win out with temperatures 2 to 9 degrees warmer than average. 63 to almost 70 the spread today. number six, you can see the red flashes lights on our camera from the bay bridge toll plaza, that's the tow truck going to a four-car crash, one of the fast track lanes. you can see the blue lights from police officers. four cars are involved here. you can expect some delays. it's on the right-hand side.

today you're invited to enjoy free admission at sf moma. this is in honor of black history month. bay's exhibit runs through the 25th. investigators out of germany say the gunman who killed nine people may have been motivated by far-right beliefs. a 43-year-old man opened fire in several locations in hanau. eight people were killed at two bars. some of the killed are believed to be of turkish origin. today the state assembly is expected to approve a resolution condemning california's role in the interment of japanese-americans during world war ii. the u.s. government placed about 120,000 people in ten interment ca camps throughout the country. one sponsor says it should serve as a reminder to learn from the mistakes of the past. mgm resorts is investigating

a data breach after personal customer information was exposed. it happened last year but details are just being revealed. reports say as many as 10.6 million people were impacted. that includes twitter ceo jack dorsey. the majority of guests had email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses breached. about 1,300 people had more sensitive information exposed including driver's licenses and passports. the maker of a popular children's water bottle is issuing yet another recall. this is the second time in six months. nearly 6 months contigo kids cleanable water bottles were recalled in august because the spouts were detaching and posing a choking hazard. now the replacement lids sent to consumers may be defective. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's go over to mike. >> hi, everybody.

did you know 79% of flights landed on time in 2019? >> that's good to >> i'm not sure which airline, that remains to be seen. that story coming up later. 44 degrees looking north on 87. partly sunny today, that means the high clouds did diffuse the sunshine. warmer than average. high clouds tonight, that will limit the fog. mainly dry through the extended forecast other than that small change of rain in the southern half. 68 in santa rosa. 69 in san jose, 70 in morgan hill. 70 0 in concord. cloud cover tonight keeping us in the low to upper 40s. 41 in santa rosa and 49 for san francisco. you can see that counterclockwise flow. it has its eyes on southern california more than us it will

bring its goodies up to them. more than a third of an inch is possible. tomorrow, future radar, just mainly cloudy. let's roll forward. you can see a mick of high clouds and sunshine tomorrow. heading into the evening hours, by big sur, starting to see that light rain development. it tries to move to gilroy, morgan hill, but that's it. it starts moving off to the east, that was the best chance for the rest of this month. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. a little bit warmer tomorrow with a southerly wind out ahead of that system. we'll get a northerly wind saturday and sunday. that will drop our temperatures back closer to average. the winds blow offshore once again monday, tuesday, wednesday. that will push us back into the 60s at the coast, 70s for the rest of us. don't get too cold on sunday. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. i'm showing you the toll plaza at the bay bridge, metering lights came on at 5:14.

these flashing lights behind me, according to the chp, six cars involved in a minor crash there. three of them can't move, so they're blocking two fastrak lanes. so if you're making your way into san francisco, you will run into a delay there. they have called for a second tow truck. police are on the scene as well. walnut creek, 680, nice and clear. no problems. highway 4 to the maze, 14 minutes. once you get through that slowdown at the toll plaza, 11 minutes to get across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo, 9-minute ride. a look at our map. you can see that red spot at the toll plaza and out of tracy. everything else looking great. in today's "gma" first look, the former congresswoman who resigned because sex scandal is now talking. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, an abc news exclusive. >> how much have you regretted

the decision to actually resign? any part of you think you should have stayed and fought? >> george stephanopoulos one-on-one with katie hill. >> this is the last speech that i will give from this floor as a member of congress. >> in october the freshman democrat from california resigned after intimate photos were leaked online. this morning she's speaking out. >> was the biggest mistake having a relationship with a campaign staffer? >> absolutely. i started to run for congress. i was a nobody. i was a non-profit director that was 29 years old when i jumped in. i did not have any political experience, so i was a complete long shot. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., why she decided to step down and how she's moving forward. with your "gma" first look, i'm kenneth moton, abc news, new york. the nascar driver involved in that fiery crash is out of the hospital this morning. the photo showing ryan newman going home. and a paraglider pulled from

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let's look at what's going on. we are at 23 days and counting. 23 consecutive days without rain in san francisco. pretty much everywhere, not only san francisco. let's look at 5:00 this morning. we'll go for the next seven days. we'll see where the rain is most likely. a half inch for southern california, for but us, almost nothing. around tahoe, pretty much no snow. that's all the way through 5:00. it's going to be a pretty dry run. let's look at what's going on as far as your temperature outlook.

you can see we're much warmer than average as we round out the dry end of february. great weather to be outside. we just need some rain. reggie? >> thank you. it's all smooth sailing from here after firefighters rescued a pair ra gliraglider who was s pg&e power lines. he was left dangling for about three hours yesterday. rescuers could not immediately help him because the power lines were still on. >> the difficulty was making sure the lines were de-energizeded to make sure our firefighters were safe before we could make patient contact because of the intensity of the situation and him being suspended in the air. parms checked out the paraglider, he's doing all right. ryan newman is out of the hospital just days after a violent crash at the daytona 500. these pictures show him walking out with his two daughters yesterday. newman had to be rushed to the hospital monday after this fiery crash in the last lap. flying can be a hassle when

you have to worry about flight delays and cancellations. new numbers out for the department of transportation may help you choose which airline to go with. 79% of flights landed on time in 2019, that's about the same rate as the previous year. here are the rankings. number one, hawaiian airlines with 88% of flights arriving on time. delta at number two, alaska airlines, number three. new details on the royal split. we're learning more about the timing and how it would all go down for prince harry and duchess meghan. the last day as royals is coming up on march 31st. according to a sussex spokesperson, the duke and dup chess of sussex are winding down their office in buckingham palace is also closing on april 1st. they're becoming financially independent. under the current deal, harry and meghan will focus on their charitable foundation.

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the investigation into other crimes he may have committed. the candidates come out swinging during the latest debate. >> a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horsefaced lesbians. i'm not talking about donald trump. the attacks against the newcomer on stage and the emerging front-runner. wedding bells are ringing. san mateo county is expecting a lot of couples to tie the knot today. a look outside this morning. mike is tracking a it up of spring today and warmer weather for the weekend. good morning on this thursday, february 20th. >> it's more than a touch. we had a whole stretch. >> the flowers are blooming. >> mm-hmm. >> i'm not mad. >> the shorts are out. >> legs. >> legs. sky's out, thighs out. >> might have to find some self tanner before i do that. let's find out what's going on. 5:29 this morning.

here's the blanket of clouds over top of us. at about 20,000 feet or higher, so nothing will fall from them. don't even think about rain. just high clouds and sunshine, 40 to 43 at 7:00. 59 to 63 at noon. a wider spread at 4:00. 60 at the coast. 68 to 67 for the bay and inland neighborhoods. comfortable evening on the ray, 52 to 60 at 7:00. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. 5:30 right now. i brought out the arrow so you can see what's going on at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have two fastrak lanes blocked because of a crash involving at least six cars at the moment. that tow truck has one of them. there's another one further up on the opposite side of this truck that you can't make out. you should expect delays here. metering lights came on at 5:14. it also impacts the drive time. san jose,7, nice and clear down there in the south bay. here's the drive times.

to get across the bay bridge traveling westbound into san francisco, about 19 minutes for that ride. the chp is investigating a crash that left one person dead in san jose. it happened after 2:15 this morning on 680 just north of jackson avenue. the car hit the exit post and sign. the victim, who has not been identified died at the scene. and we have new video of a crash on highway 17 in los gatos. this is on the northbound side near the transition to highway 85. several vehicles were involved here. at least one person is seriously hurt. authorities believe this crash was caused bay wrong-way driver. police are looking to speak with anyone who came in contact with a man who sexually assaulted a woman at a gym. >> this happened monday at the 24 hour fitness in fremont. detectives fear there could be other victims. julian glover is live in fremont with what happened here.

>> reporter: a terrifying incident, reggie. you can only imagine the fear in this woman's body. fremont police want anyone who had contact with this alleged attacker to come forward in the days leading up to this assault on monday night at the 24 hour fitness behind me. i want to show you a picture of this suspect. 33-year-old jonathan anderson, a homeless man in fremont. police say he straddled the woman while she was doing push-ups, pushed her to the ground, held her down, ripped off her clothing and attempted to sexually assault her. thankfully another person working out, pushed anderson off the victim, followed him as he tried to get away. this was a big guy, 6'1" 250 plus pounds, and that's when gym employees held

the man down until officers could get there. anderson will be arraigned this morning. he eventually did confess to the crime. he's being charged with two felonies, one for assault, one for sexual assault and they also got him on violation of pro baying as well. they're wanting to hear from anyone who may have come in contact with him. the information to get in contact with fremont police is on our website, abc7news.com. julian glover, abc7 news. your voice your vote. the gloves came off at the democratic debate in las vegas with many of the blows landing squarely on michael bloomberg. >> last night was bloomberg's first appearance on the stage. the candidates also took aim at bernie sanders. kenneth moton has the highlights. >> reporter: the 2020 democratic the newcomer on the stage.uncing >> a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians.

and no, i'm not talking about donald trump. michael bloomberg hit back saying he was the only candidate who could defeat president trump. >> i'm a new yorker. i know how to take on an arrogant con man like donald trump. >> reporter: bloomberg apologized for stop and frisk which overwhelmingly targeted people of color. >> i sad, i apologized, i answered for forgiveness. there's no great answer for these problems. if we took off everybody that was wrong off this panel, everybody that was wrong on criminal justice in some time in their careers there would be nobody else up here. >> reporter: the field also attacked the emerging front-runner, senator bernie sanders who was forced to defend his health care and economic policies. >> i believe in democratic socialism for working people, not billionaires, health care for all. >> the best known socialist in the country happens to be a

millionaire with three houses. what did i miss there? >> reporter: klobuchar and pete buttigieg confronting each other, once over klobuchar's recently not knowing the name of the president of the mexico. >> are you trying to say that i'm dumb, are you mocking me here, pete? >> you shouldn't trivialize -- >> i'm saying i made an error. >> reporter: former vice president biden slipping in the polls touting his record. >> i'm the only one on the stage actually got anything done on health care. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, new york. >> our coverage of the debate continues on abc7news.com. you can find highlights and fact check the candidates claims. more passengers from the quarantined diamond princess are expected to disembark the cruise ship which is docked in the japanese city of yokohama. japan is reporting that the first two deaths from the cruise liner, a japanese man and woman in their 80s contracted the disease on the diamond princess. they left the ship last week and were hospitalized. more than 600 passengers and

crew tested positive for the virus, including a southern california man now at a bio containment unit. a chinese expert says the coronavirus may never disappear fully and will likely come around seasonally like the flu. a man is in custody in connection with the death of a woman found inside a san jose airbnb. 25-year-old ryoichi fuseya surrendered yesterday. investigators have not said anything about the relationship between the two. detectives say the woman was the victim of a homicide. airbnb says it has deactivated the home from the website. a new development in a deadly fire in the central valley town of porterville. searchers have found the body of a second firefighter. ryan jones went missing during tuesday's fire inside the city library. crews used drones to aid crane operators sorting through the debris yesterday. jones was just 25 years old.

raymond figueroa also died fighting the inferno. family and friends paid tribute to him yesterday and the community is still in shock. >> it doesn't feel real. it doesn't. >> to the city of porterville, my family, his friends, he was everyone's hero. >> two 13-year-old boys face manslaughter and arson charges in connection with the fire. the d.a. says the boys are too young to be tried as adults. state lawmakers in sacramento are considering a bill that would penalize companies that let homes sit vacant for more than 90 days. nancy skinner introduced that measure. she said she was inspired by the group moms for housing. that group occupied a vacant home in oakland for two months. skinner's bill would allow tenants of foreclosed homes to buy the property. if the tenants decided not to buy, affordable housing organizations, cities and

counties would have a chance to buy it before it goes on the open market. happening today muni will consider proposed fare hikes. muni wants the mta board to approve raising fares from $3 to $3.25. card users would see their fare jump from 2.50 to 2.75. the sfmta has said they need more money to hire more bus and train operators and increase service. san francisco supervisor dean preston has reportedly introduced a resolution to block the proposal. he believes charging more to ride muni will discourage people from riding public transit. coming up, an explosion, car chase and vehicle vandalism leaves a south bay neighborhood on edge. some neighbors say maybe it's time to leave. >> they can ask me any question. there's nothing off the table. and forget books. this local library is letting visitors check out real-live people. >> let's not forget books. >> yeah. >> maybe they'll bring a book with them. read it to you.

>> let's keep books going. >> i've been on tours where we picked up someone with local knowledge and drove around in the bus with them as they told us about didn't sites. >> i see. you mean like on a vacation. >> i was thinking does mike nicco drive around on a bus and pick up people? >> that's my side hustle. >> the imagination goes wild this morning. >> all right. let's look at what's going on outside. we're in the upper 30s to low 40s along 101 from mill valley to yucaipa. milder around tiburon at 46. 42 in american canyon. napa at 50. 45 in vallejo. 50s around el sobrante, san francisco. 38 in redwood city. 42 in san jose. 44 in newark. low to mid 40s in the east bay valleys. that's how to dress for the morning. this is how the commute looks. the lack of fog along the san mteo bridge to the west. dry all day. pretty much fog free. mass transit cool this morning, mild this afternoon and light

breezes on the ferry. let's look at the peninsula. this is what i think will happen. high clouds and sunshine all day today. 42 at 7:00, near 60 at noon. 65 to 68 degrees from 1:00 through about 6:00. for the east bay, pretty much the same. cloud cover. high clouds and sunshine. 9:00, 51. mid 60s from noon through at least 6:00. some upper 60s around 3:00. one more stop, the south bay. 44 this morning. high clouds and sunshine. you'll be in the upper 60s to near 70 at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00. if you don't get to 70 today, how about tomorrow? i'll show you that forecast coming up. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning. good news if you're headed towards the bay bridge toll plaza, the cars involved in that crash have been moved to the parking lot. good news. obviously you can see it's packed there. metering lights came on at 5:14. it's going to take you about 15

minutes from the toll plaza to san francisco. once you pass through all of that. live look at san jose, 101. clear conditions in the south bay. we have our drive times. tracy to dublin, typical slowdown, 52 minutes. antioch to concord, 18 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. just bringing up our overall map so you can see where you're headed out from this morning, it's pretty much going to be light unless you are

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i thought we would start off at 5:43. look rat your school day forecast. cloudy and cool. 40 to 43. becoming milder, 57 to 59 by 11:00. nice day to be outside. if you have allergies, be careful. 62 to 68. around the state today, quiet. long at these warm temperatures, near 80 in l.a. and palm springs. 75 in fresno. mid to upper 60s for monterey, sacramento, chico. here's my seven-day forecast for tahoe. average high is 45. 50 as cool as we get. we could top out at 56 early next week. nearing record warmth there. breaking news in the investment world. morgan stanley is confirming it is acquiring e-trade, the all-stock deal is valued at $13 billion.

morgan stanley says the deal will close in the fourth quarter. this would be the largest financial merger since the 2008 financial crisis. e-trade has more than 5.2 million accounts. morgan stanley already has 3 million existing customers. the normal times says morgan stanley sees the edition of e-trade as a way to better compete against fidelity and charles schwab. people in the san jose north side neighborhood are demanding change. residents have seen an explosion of criminal activity and vandalism near north 18th and jackson streets in the last two weeks. one couple had their cat 4ri9al converter stolen from their car and one person was injured in an explosion at a home that was supposed to be vacant. on monday a police officer tried to pull over a driver who sped off and they ended up hitting a parked suv. residents say city leaders are more worried about the future than what's going on outside their doors.

>> we know these tech companies are coming in and we're building things downtown, but there's still residents here, we have needs and need to be listened to. we need to be protected. . >> raul peralez will be hosting a conversation this sunday about these concerns. his office is still working with police to address the issues. a lot of people may be getting married because today is a special day. today is february 20th, 2020. so that's 2/20/20. to help with the expected rush, the san mateo county clerk's office in redwood city is ext d extending hours to perform civil ceremonies every half hour. starting at 8:00 a.m. this morning they're going until 7:30 this evening. now, if you just decided you want to get married because you heard this on the news and your friends can't make t don't worry about that. there's a $50 fee and you can do a webcast and get a dvd. they thought of it all.

you have no excuse. >> very creative. congratulations to all of you if you're getting married today. let's see what kind of reading day you'll have. >> it will be great. weather is fantastic. breezes, 8 to 12 miles per hour. a little area of high pressure sitting on top of us. that means warmer weather. over top of that area of high pressure is high clouds mixing with sunshine. it's going to hold on for the next two days. we'll have that slight chance of rain as an area of low pressure nears the coast friday into saturday, especially the central coast. the south has the best chance here in the bay area of seeing anything measurable. cooler weekend before we spring back to spring next week. high temperatures today, 70. morgan hill, 69. fairfield, plat talo alto, 68. oakland and san francisco 63. tonight temperatures like this morning. low 40s to upper 40s, 41 to abou49 with high clouds over

top of us once again and minimal fog. here's the area of low pressure that wants to head to southern california. here's future radar, mainly cloud cover tomorrow. and you can see the rain at 6:00 tomorrow evening. as we head into the overnight hours, as far north as the santa cruz mountains, that's it. the low pulls away. it brings in cooler air for saturday and sunday. then the winds switch offshore. warmer temperatures with 60s at the coast, 70s for the rest of us tuesday and wednesday. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning. just as mike mentioned, minimal if any fog today. it's a great time to hop on the ferries. b.a.r.t. has 40 trains right now running on time. ace 1 and ace 3 on time. live look at oakland, 880 out of coliseum. headlights coming south. brake lights north. no problems in the area.

the chp has not given us updates to crashe or stalls. this is a great time to head out the door. san rafael and 101 clear as well. a look at the map. lots of green. pretty good. >> thank you. the redwood city public library is teeming with knowledge and is trying out a new way of passing along that knowledge to users. customers can check out a real-life person. the concept is simple. people sit down with that person for a 20-minute ask me anything type of chat. the human library offers everyone from immigrants to lawyers to firefighters and even police chiefs. the library system hopes to open minds, cut down on stereo times and foster greater understanding. >> would you do it? >> would you be the one on the other side? >> how long do i have to commit? >> 20-minute conversation.

>> that's fine. you never know how people are. two minutes into it you could be directing them to the none of your business section of the library >> i didn't think about that. happening today, you're invited to enjoy free admission day at sf moma featuring the work of photographer daod bay. bay's exhibit runs through the 25th. new at 6:00, apple warned about a shortage of popular products because of coronavirus, they may have found a solution. first tax season house calls from the irs. the agency

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. the irs is sending officers to visit some people who earn $100,000 or more and have not filed tax returns lately. the irs says they have repeatedly tried to contact these people by mail. they expect to make 800 in-person visits and then thousands more throughout the year. the irs says the lost taxes from high-income non-filers could be in the billions. if you love baby yoda from mandalorian, get ready. >> disney unveiled a new toy on "good morning america." >> here we go. >> we're ready. >> bring it! >> that's what i'm talking about. >> it's baby yoda. say hello to our audience, baby

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all right. 23 days and counting, consecutive rain-free days here in san francisco. drought monitor just came out. and let me see if i can get it to load. what it's going to show is more of the bay area is now an normally dry but also more of the state is abnormally dry. let me show it to you really quick. that's what's happening. it's going to continue to spread. no rain in the forecast for another week. jobina? >> thank you, mike. a live look showing you the richmond-san rafael bridge. a few cars making their way towards the toll plaza. no major incidents on our roads pretty much across the bay area. moving over to the golden gate bridge, clear ride there. i do have a commuter alert for you all for anyone who takes caltrain on the weekends in san francisco. starting this saturday, this will go through the end of march. train als will terminate at bayshore. this work is happening so crews

can begin the construction to electrify the rail corridor by 2022. now to conserving water and making a difference. "good morning america's" becky worley shows us what a car wash in albany is doing to save water and save you money. >> get your car washed at a professional place like this. at home the hose uses ten gallons a minute. so a professional car wash like the katie car wash in albany, california, using about a third of that plus they recycle the water they use for irrigation and industrial use. >> becky has a full report on simple ways you can help coming up at 7:00 after abc7 mornings. the proposal to increase muni fares in san francisco. how much more you could be paying. and terrifying moment force an uber driver overnight. he says he was nearly carjacked. a live look outside along

now at 6:00, a scary night in san francisco. an uber driver says he was nearly carjacked. how he was able to get away from the suspects. good morning. it's thursday, february 20th. >> also ahead, your morning commute could cost more if you ride muni. the proposal to increase fares. first we're getting ready for another spring-like day out there. temperatures are warming up a bit. we want to know if it's sticking around. >> it's going to stick around for a couple days. it will build today and tomorrow before a pull back this weekend and warm temperatures next week. we'll show you that coming up. let's focus on getting you out the door. the canopy of clouds keeping us in the low to upper 40s. 59 to 63, very comfortable at lunch. 62 at the coast. 68 for the rest of us. slightly milder than yesterday even with the clouds. 52 to 60 at 7:00.

how about the commute? >> hi, mike. check this out. completely green across our board here. except coming out of tracy. live look at emeryville, 80, those headlights making their way towards the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:14. a live look at the san mateo bridge. it's picking up as people make their way towards the peninsula. >> thank you. it's a busy morning for san francisco police who responded to three reports of attempted carjackings. one happened on 9th street between harrison and fushg fulsome. the man says one of the guys pointed a gun at his face. >> he tried to open my door, finally opened it, yanked me out and i kept fighting him. finally i got back into the car, he almost had me out. i jumped back