lightning complex fire. fire crews are working quickly. they expect winds to pick up tonight. and let's get a check of current conditions now with abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian. hi, spencer. >> okay, liz. let me show you what some of the peak wind gusts were earlier. these are down to the surface where the winds weren't quite so strong. it's up in the higher elevations. notice 57 miles per hour in san francisco. 53 in oakland. and up in the higher elevations, we had gusts up to 75, 80 miles per hour in some places. right now we're looking at wind beginning to relax just a bit, but it's still gusting, and still can cause fires to spread. so as you can see right now, surface wind speeds gusting up to about 30, 35 miles per hour in many locations down at the surface. and we still have a wind advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening. so wind will be generally out of the north-northeast at about 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts ranging from 40 to 50 miles per hour generally. and 50 to 60 miles per hour or higher in the higher elevations

above a thousand feet. i'll have the full forecast for you a little bit later. liz and larry? >> all right, spencer. see you in a few minutes. the powerful winds knocked over trees and power lines all over the bay area. this pine tree snapped into pieces and fell on to skyline boulevard at brook park road in oakland. the fire department warned drivers to use precaution, and certainly you can see why there. >> and we found this tree down in the castro. this is near castro and 18th street. a crew came by and cut it up, and moved it to the side of the road. >> falling trees forced the closure of yosemite national park today. the park reports gusts of wind howled through the valley, causing damage to some facilities. all roads inside the park are now closed. lodging and campgrounds were already closed because of a local stay-at-home order. there have been widespread power outages all across northern california because of the winds. the east bay had more than 23,000 at one point.

this pg&e map shows where the outages are right now. pg&e busy trying to restore power to as many people as possible. in lafayette, businesses were dark and traffic lights were out. this is around mt. diablo boulevard and happy valley road. bay area residents are used to power outages now, but this one still brought the element of surprise. >> well, it's crazy, you know. you don't think this is going to happen to you in the winter time, that's for sure. >> i was honestly not that surprised considering with all that has happened during 2020. this just seems like another regular day. >> an extension of 2020, unfortunately. distance learning, working from home, all that went out the window this morning as well. now san francisco is set to run out of vaccines this week, but starting today, people who live and work in the city can sign up for a service to notify them when it's their turn to get vaccinated. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live. it was a bit of a rocky start, and it may be months before it

all happens. >> yeah, it was down for a while. you know we don't have the supply for the demand, and the mayor, mayor london breed said san francisco as a city, we're not talking about sutter, we're not talking about kaiser. the city has received more than 31,000 vaccines and has already administered about half of them. the remaining doses she says will be given out, but here's the concern. if the city doesn't receive more soon, they'll run out by thursday. when it's your turn to get notified for the covid-19 vaccine, you will get a text message or an email. the website, sf.gov/vaccinenotify was up, but quickly had accessibility problems. the website will ask how you would like to be notified, your age, the sector you work, in and if you have any health conditions. today's website roll-out came with a warning. >> the vaccine is in limited supply. every single dose in our possession is accounted for and

earmarked for an individual. >> reporter: the city has received a little more than 31,000 doses of the vaccine for those in tier 1a, which includes health care workers at san francisco general, front line workers, and those 65 and over who are under the city's health net work. adding to the problem of the supply is the questionable moderna lot, which has caused some allergic reactions. >> from that specific lot, we received 8,000 doses, and those are now -- we paused on those out of an abundance of caution. >> reporter: those 8,000 have not been replaced. the city has been criticized for not having a proper distribution plan in place. once the first doses of the vaccine became available. that's why even as the health department runs out of vaccines, the city announced today it will be ready to open the first large covid vaccine site at city college at the end of the week. city officials are reminding critics that it's the state that

determines how many vaccines each county gets based on population and need. today san francisco's director of health announced the number of cases is slowly going down. so is the hospitalization rate. >> believe me, i hope as much as each of you that more vaccine comes as quickly as possible so we can get it into arms. >> reporter: so let's be very clear. we're talking about the city health net work. we're not talking about sutter, not kaiser. they get their own vaccines and you sign up with one of those many providers. when you put all of those together, the entire system, san francisco has received more than 102,000 doses. now let's talk about transparency. there will now be a new vaccine dashboard you can access on the city's covid website that tells you how many vaccines they have received and how many doses are given daily.

and get this. san francisco, the city, is ordering that every provider share that data with them. needed. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> lyanne, thank you. so many moving parts there to keep track of. today the covid-19 death toll in the u.s. topped four 000 people. here in california, there is some positive news on the covid front. the number of new cases dropped to 23,800. that is the lowest number in quite a while. also a significant drop in the state's 14-day positivity rate, which is down to 11.6%. that is an 8.7% decrease. >> we're seeing that statewide, not just in certain parts that often have seen that decrease first. but we're seeing it also in some of those most heavily impacted areas like southern california and san joaquin valley. >> in other good news, state health and human servicesghaly

reported an 8.5 drop in hospitalizations as well as a drop in icus statewide in the last week. the positive reports are allowing the state to revise the state's hospitalization rate downward for the second half of this month. they actually expected that number to go up. now we're monitoring all of this. the state's vaccine roll-out is part of our coverage. our vaccine tracker is available at abc7news.com. as of today, the state has distributed just over 47% of dosed shipped here. you can also use our tracker to find out when you might be eligible to get the vaccine. it's all at abc7news.com. president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris led the nation today in a memorial honoring those who died from covid-19. >> to heal we must remember it's hard sometimes to remember.

but that's how we heal. it's important to do that as a nation. >> the event happened a short time ago in washington, d.c. just after we learned the u.s. has surpassed 400,000 covid deaths. intheir honor, 400 lights were illuminated around the lincoln memorial's reflecting pool. and millennium yams were also held in cities across the country in a stunning show of our collective grief. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story from oakland. [ bell ]. >> reporter: doves were released and the bells range out at our lady of lord's church in oakland at precisely 2:30. >> to reflect on the staggers loss of life and well-being that our world as suffered through. >> reporter: at the exact same moment 400 lights were clicked on at the memorial pool in washington, d.c. to honor the 400,000 who have died of covid-19 so far.

>> people who have lost a loved one to covid, this is a big moment. it's the very first time that we are getting national recognition. >> reporter: kristen lost her dad to covid last june. she is behind a nonprofit called marked by covid that created an online memorial to coincide with the event on the national mall. >> surpassing 400,000 will be at half a million people lost within a month from now. that is akin to the amount of soldiers we lost in combat from the u.s. in world war i and world war ii combined. >> reporter: there is discussion about where to build a permanent memorial on the mall in washington, d.c. >> by the time that memorial are is built, it will be very interesting to see exactly what it comes to represent. and i'm afraid for many people, it will also represent that the -- that there was no coordinated federal response. >> reporter: there is also a movement afoot to declare inauguration eve january 19th a

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welcome back. there is a new flag flying over oakland city hall today. it's a scranton oakland unity flag, representing the home towns of president-elect biden and of course vice president-elect kamala harris. this morning the flag was raised over the city halls in both oakland and in scranton, pennsylvania. law enforcement officials in the nation's capitol insist tomorrow will be a peaceful transfer of power, but with less than 17 hours to go, security experts' biggest fears are now coming through, at least some of them. their vetting found two army national guard members assigned to the inauguration do have ties to far right groups. they've been removed from security and are now under investigation. ten more national guard members have also been taken off the line for other reasons. >> these are vetting efforts that identify any questionable

behavior in the past or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism. >> president-elect biden is trying to chart a bipartisan path forward. and along those lines he invited congressional leadership from both parties to join him at church before tomorrow's swearing in ceremony. abc7 news will have live coverage of tomorrow's inauguration. it starts bright and early, 6:00 a.m. right here on abc7 news. so much happens in the final days leading up to and on inauguration day inside the white house to make sure one family is swiftly moved out of the residence and another family moved in. it's a complicated challenging process that staff at the white house has been perfecting over decades. and joining me to talk about this and how it all works is journalist kate anderson brower, author of the number one new york best time sales. kate, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me, liz. >> how does the white house staff prepare for this presidential transition? when does this process even start?

>> well, in a normal transition, and this is anything but normal, right, the pandemic, and then also a president who hasn't accepted the results, in a normal transition, they would start this process in the primaries. the chief usher who runs the white house and runs a staff -- manages a staff of about 100 people. these are butlers, ushers, housekeepers, they would start looking at what the president, the potential presidents lucky to eat, their favorite kind of shampoo, things as specific as that, because they want the new president and first lady to move in and feel like they're home. and they have about six hours, five to six hours to make this move happen. >> so that's -- go into detail about the actual day of the inauguration, because ultimately, it all happens in a matter of hours. it seems like cinderella almost. >> it is amazing how they do it. and you have to give them a lot

of credit for their speed and the ability to do this. every four to eight years, they have this incredible choreographed routine that they do, and it's the staff that does the move, because for security reasons, they don't hire an outside moving company. as the president is being sworn in on capitol hill, it's the white house staff who is physically moving head boards, mattresses, unpacking clothes, hanging them in the closets so that when they move in, everything is absolutely point of view. >> and i even think i read in your book sometimes the staff almost hopes that the current administration wins simply because they don't want to do v to do this every four years. >> yeah. the head of operations told me the best transition is when there is no transition. and they get reelected for another four years. they don't want to do this. they also don't want to say goodbye usually to the president and first lady. and there is a really moving goodbye ceremony that they do where they're in the state dining room and these about 100

people gathered who served the president and the first lady, and the president and first lady come around and same goodbye to each one of them. and there is usually not a dry eye in the room, which is something you don't really normally think about. and then there is also is a tradition where a gift is given to the outgoing president of the flag that flew over the white house his first full day in office and the last full day in office. a and the carpenter shop makes a wooden box to present the flag in. it's very sweet. >> i think if i'm correct in your reporting, and the book goes through part of the obama administration, but do you know much about what's happening right now inside the white house, especially as you mentioned that president trump hasn't really fully conceded? >> well, we know that melania trump has moved a lot of her things out. we know sent a lot of boxes to florida to mar-a-lago. i'm in touch with somebody working on the transition on the residence team who says they are preparing for this deep clean of the residence where we know that

because of the pandemic, there is going to be an extra level of sanitation required in the residence. but then also every transition there is what they call a deep clean. >> you talk about how presidents come and go. but at the end of the day, the staff can stay for decades. they're truly loyal, regardless of party. can you just talk than loyalty? and do you think that is changing now, given how divisive our country has become when it comes to politics? >> it's a really interesting question. the residence staff is this strange universe of nonpartisan people, people who are there to serve the presidency, no matter who the president is. and i did wonder the staff who really enjoyed working for the obamas, how would they feel about working for president trump. and, you know, i've interviewed through three of them on the record actually who had worked for trump and had since retired, and they said they gave him the same amount of effort, and they enjoyed working for him too. i actually think it's one of

those strange things in washington where what you see is what you get. and they are discreet and they are loyal, and it really doesn't matter who is there. but i know they're looking for ward to having the bidens in because they know them. they know what to expect. >> well, kate andersen brower, inside the private world of the white house and the children's book of the same book, "exploring the white house: inside america's most famous home." thank you so much. we appreciate your insight. >> thank you so much. it was great talking to you. >> really interesting. tomorrow alex padilla will be sworn into the u.s. senate, and he becomes the first latino senator from california. the former california secretary of state replaces kamala harris who has moved up to vice president and who will serve out the remaining two terms of her term. meanwhile, georgia's secretary of state today certified the results of those two u.s. senate runoff elections, and that paves the way for raphael warnock and

jon ossoff to be sworn in tomorrow. their election gives democrats the control of the chamber, which is certainly different than what we've seen in the past few years. i tell you what's different from what severe seen in the past few years, christian, wind and temperatures in january? this is wild. >> it's crazy. we had all those record highs yesterday, ten or more. and then the last couple of days have had wind gusts in the higher el visions at hurricane-force level. before i get to that, i want to show you the inauguration day weather in washington, d.c. tomorrow. it's going to be chilly and winter-like there with snow flurries in the morning hours, leading up to the actual inauguration which takes place at noon. at that point, we expect skies to get a little sunnier, but it's not going get much warmer. temperatures around 40, 41 degrees during the swearing in. let's talk about our wind right now at the surface we have gusts between 25 and 30 miles per hour. even above 30 at napa and fairfield. livermore 25. 30-miles-per-hour gusts at half moon bay.

and we still have a wind advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening. steady wind out of the northeast about 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. there is still the possibility of downed trees and power lines. nice view under clear skies. looking at san francisco from sutro tower. temperature readings right now mid to upper 60s in san francisco, oakland, mountain view, san jose, morgan hill and half moon bay. excuse me. and looking toward the golden gate from emeryville, we have temperature readings in the mid- to upper 60s at santa rosa, novato, napa, fairfield, livermore and concord. pretty uniform readings. looking down on the embarcadero from our rooftop. we'll also look at the forecast features. winds will diminish overnight and sort of moderate a bit going into tomorrow. much cooler pattern settles in later this week, and there are chances of rain, beginning friday and continuing sunday and monday. but tonight lock for 345i7bly clear skies. we can call it windy, but i will call it breezy because the wind

will be diminishing. overnight lows will be mainly int the upper 30s to the low 40s in the inland valleys and low to mid-40s near the by and coast. tomorrow we'll have sunny skies with high temperatures rangin from about 63 half moon bay to 64 san francisco. mainly mid-60s right around the bay shoreline. and generally mid 60s in our inland areas as well. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. here comes the cooldown end of the week, friday, saturday, sunday, high temperatures only in the mid to up ea- to upper 5 we have chances of showers on friday and sunday and chance of rain on monday. so wetter weather is coming. larry and liz? >> that is some good news. we need the rain. thank you, spencer. all right. san francisco continues to ramp up munni service. the brand-new bus if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> san francisco mayor london breed sounded an optimistic tone today on the city's prospects of reopening. >> i think we're going to be outdoor dining. i'm hoping that more schools will be open. i'm hoping to see the city start to come alive again like we did when we first beat the virus. i think we're going to be in a much better place. we're going to see vaccines rolling out consistently. and it's going to feel a little bit more like the city is reopening. and so i'm looking forward to that day.

my hope is people are patient with us and understand that that day is actually coming. hopefully sooner rather than later. >> she said that could be happening in a month. i spoke with mayor breed this afternoon on our daily program "getting answers." i also asked her about the announcement earlier that san francisco is poised to run out of covid-19 vaccines by thursday. >> so i think there has just been a lot of confusion about the vaccine. the distribution that we get from the state not only comes to the city and county of san francisco's department of public health, it also goes to other private health care providers. and we also have to take into consideration the second dose that we're obligated to give people who we give the first dose to, and not to mention the uncertainty of what we're going get and when we're going get it. so the fact is based on what we have now and based on the number of people who are scheduled for either their first or second dose, we anticipate that everything that we have in our possession will be gone by thursday, and we are hopeful that some vaccines will come in

soon. >> the mayor addressed the issues with the city's vaccination website as well, which as we reported went down for a bit earlier today. breed urged people to be patient, saying there is plenty of time for them to sign up to get the alerts as to when it will be their turn to receive a vaccine. and if you want the track the vaccines that have been administered in california, we have a vaccine tracker on abc7news.com. we just updated the numbers. more than 47% of the 3.2 million doses sent to california have now been administered. again, this tracker is on our website, abc7news.com. >> all right, we're getting there. numbers going up. president trump released a farewell address today, his last full day in office. >> we did what we came here to do, and so much more. this week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping america safe and prosperous.

>> mr. trump listed his economic and foreign policy actions in office and praised the stock market. m mr. trump also talked about the attack on the capitol and said it can never be tolerated. senate confirmation hearings began on capitol hill for five biden cabinet nominees. they include tony blinken for secretary of state, alejandro mayork mayorkas, avril haines director of national intelligence and janet yellen as treasury secretary. yellen told the finance committee congress must act and act fast to address the pandemic. >> right now with interest rates at historic lows, the smartest thing we can do is act big. in the long run, i believe the benefits will far outweight the costs, especially if we care about helping people. >> the needs of america's workers will be her core focus,

and that includes raising the minimum wage. ed the president-elect biden announced he will nominate pennsylvania's top health official to be assistant secretary of health. rachel levine could become the first openly transgendered official to be confirmed by the senate and the highest ranking transgendered official in the u.s. government. levine would serve under xavier becerra, california's attorney general who has been nominated for health and human services secretary. with home rates at or near record lows, hopeful bay area buyers are in search of larger homes after months of working remotely. david louie notes supply falls short of demand and looks whether proposition 19 will have an impact. >> reporter: working from home has definitely had an impact on bay area real estate. demand is growing for larger homes to allow families to spread out. the problem is supply. linda baker with compass real estate in the south bay says with more buyers and sellers, that's leading to multiple bids

and higher arvegs i was looking at a house last week that got eight offers after being on the market for four days. with prices coming in at about, oh, 10% plus over the asking. >> reporter: proposition 19, which voters approved bay slim margin last november, could correct the supply imbalance. it allows older long-term buyers to sell, buy a more or less expensive home and benefit from using their current assessed value to calculate the new rate on a more expensive home. it appears to be enticing one couple to sell and relocate to the sierra. >> they would have been holding their house longer and waiting until retirement. now because they're able to both work from home, they're going to work from home up there. they have a smaller house there and they're going to be selling the smaller house and buying a bigger house. >> up 11 to almost 17% in three bay area counties. up about 2.5% in two other counties. but those numbers tend to be influenced by higher priced

homes. >> the home buyers appreciation is actually about 8%. so for the by area we do anticipate this home price appreciation to slow, but still remain pretty strong compared to previous years. >> while it's early to assess the impact of prop 19, the potential end to sheltering in place could lead to more homes for sale. david louie, abc7 news. >> all right. time now for consumer news. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a look at today's headlines. hey, michael. >> hey, liz, larry. the beginning of tax season has been delayed a few days. the irs will begin accepting tax returns on february 12th. tax season usually starts in late january. the delay allows the irs to adjust for the covid relief act and other tax changes. the deadline remains the same, april 15th. here is a tax tip. if you or your family made less than $72,000 last year, you can file your taxes online for free.

it's called free file. the tax software submits your return electronically, and that speeds up your refund. a new study from wallet hub says california is the second worst state to drive in. wallet hub compared all 50 states using key metrics, including gas prices, road quality and rush hour congestion, though traffic congestion is down because of the pandemic. california ranked fist for having the most access to auto repair shops per capita. hawaii ranked as the very worst. the best? texas. and number two, indiana. how is traffic out there, you guys? i'm working from home. i don't see much of it anymore. i hear it's been kind of inching up over the last couple of weeks. >> liz, you want the take it? you're in studio. >> yeah, i was thinking, larry, that you had something to say on hawaii. i always wait for your reaction. >> well, you're right.

hawaii is the pothole capital of the u.s., there is no question about that. a little slow getting out to repair those. but anyway, i think traffic is slowly increasing, right? >> yeah. we'll see. all right. >> all right. remote. trying to do this remote. all right, thanks, michael. we're now hearing from the american teenager who was jailed in the caymen islands for breaking covid-19

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all right. time now forbe the four@4. good to see you guys. the american teenager jailed in the caymen islands for violating the covid quarantine there is back home in georgia and admitting that she made a mistake. >> i deserved it all. i made this mistake and it sucks, you know. but you did it to yourself. i would like for them to at least let me be able to show them that i did learn from it. >> 18-year-old skylar mack travelled to the caymens on november 27th. she isolated for two days and took off her tracking device, breaking the mandatory 14-day protocol to attend her boyfriend's jet ski competition. both were arrest and served 32 days in jail. dan, what do you think? >> well, you know, she's 18. 18-year-olds do things that they're not supposed to do. what i'm impressed by is how she

is owning up to it, and she clearly has learned a lesson and is expressing some remorse about it and showing great maturity for someone her age just 'fessing up and accepting responsibility. don't we wish more adult, some in powerful positions, might do the same thing? >> absolutely. spencer, what do you think? >> hmm, i wonder who he is talking about. >> i would like to echo just about everything dan said. you have to respect someone who assuming that what she said was sincere, you have to respect someone for accepting responsibility for their wrongdoing, their misleads. and i'd love to see that in people of powerful positions as well. >> teachable moment. >> right. >> teachable moment. >> two more examples today of women breaking barriers in the world of sports. first, the nfl announced sarah thomas will be part of the officiating crew for super bowl lv in sam pa.

thomas made history in 2015 when she was selected as the league's first permanent female official. and history as well today from the racing world. best pir reta and simona desilvestro are teaming up to put together an all female team. part of a commitment to creating more diversity in motorsports. we start with the nfl and officiating. you need a minimum of five years in order to qualify to work the super bowl. we've seen in the nba, it just takes a little time. and the women can certainly do as good a job or better than some of the male officials that are sometimes also like this and puzzled as to they just witnessed. but anyway, you know, the one thing that is surprising, spencer, after danica patrick really became a star in motorsports, the assumption was there would be more women following behind her.

that really hasn't taken place to the same degree, at least not to the same level of notoriety. >> i'm surprised at that also, larry. i thought the same thing, as many people did, once she started breaking these barrier, more women would follow in that particular sport. maybe they will now. but i love seeing these barriers broken. and my feeling is if you can do the job, you should have the job. >> absolutely. and, you know, as we've talked about many times here, sports historically has done a great deal in this country to break down barriers. look at jackie robinson, muhammed ali. sports is often at the forefront of breaking barriers in our society. >> you know i don't follow sports a ton. but any time a woman breaks a barrier, i'm happy. today we learned all four chief white house correspondents at every tv network is a woman. girl power. love it. >> yeah, that's great. a proposed redesign of downtown san francisco could lead to a slower and more costly commute. the sfmta is expected to vote

any minute now on creating a 20 miles per hour speed limit on market street from franklin to sport. only buses and ride shares are allowed there now. the board is also considering a toll system to charge as much as $14 to drive through downtown as a way to ease traffic. if approved, the project is set to start this summer. that is definitely going to get some people fired up, dan. what do you think? >> could san francisco wage any more war on cars in this city? you know, i understand we have t accommodate pedestrians and bikes and everything else. but these streets were designed for cars as well, and they have to try to figure out a way to allow both to co-exist. i mean, 14 bucks to go across town? already if you have a car, you can't park. it's tough if you are a car owner. i don't live in the city. it's frustrating for a lot of people in san francisco. >> never mind war on cars, what about war on people? $14? are you kidding?

i mean, just add it up if you have to be downtown every day during the week. what is that $70 a week just to -- come on. >> i think i could go to phoenix for $75. >> on southwest deal. i don't think at this point in the middle of a pandemic and people are not already not going to the city eating out, they need an incentive to go downtown. this is going to deter people even more. i think it's going to hurt businesses too. >> yeah, hard pass on that. president trump expected to issue a flurry of pardons in his final hours in office. sources tell us that list could amount to more than 100 people. it's rumored to include rapper lil' wayne who pleaded guilty to carrying a handgun last month. he was on a private jet, his own. the man at the center of the netflix mega hit "tiger king" may make the cut. joe exotic may get a pardon. remember, he was targeting his archrival carole baskin.

his lawyers say they're confident there is going to be a pardon to the extent they actually have this gargantuan limo outside waiting to pick him up. i mean, the thing is just enormous. but it strikes me as like -- and i don't know what happens in other countries, as this uniquely american thing. this is like your get out of jail free card in the waning hours of a presidency. like oprah, you want a pardon and you get a pardon. >> classic president trump, right? tv moment. everyone is online betting who is going to get pardoned. he turns everything into sort of reality tv. >> i guess the reality tv stars have to stick together, right? but other presidents have done the same thing. other president, president obama pardoned far more people, but it's the type of pardons that this president is looking at that has been raising some eyebrows. >> right. >> spencer, any thoughts? >> i can see joe exotic riding the limo tomorrow with paul manafort and roger stone.

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two spirit airlines agents are recovering after they got injured in a brawl. this is wild. and it was caught on camera. >> oh my god. oh, oh. ooh. >> ooh is right. this happened sunday at detroit metro airport. spirit says three passengers attacked their agents who questioned the size of several carry-on bags. the agents closed a door to stop the passengers from boarding, and that's when the scuffle broke out. two passengers were arrested, a third was cited. police in italy recovered a stolen copy of the world's most expensive painting. it is a 500-year-old replica of leonardo da vinci's salvatore mundi. the painting was stolen from a museum in naples last year. the original once sold for $450 million. it was found in an apartment in the city, and the owner was

arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. yeah. wow. not just any stolen goods. >> amazing. >> imagine paying $450 million for anything, actually. >> right. imagine having $450 million. >> yes, that too. >> let me give you your free forecast. how about that? we have clear skies tonight, or we will. and the wind, powerful wind gusts we've had today will start diminishing. but the wind advisory doesn't expire until 6:00 p.m. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid-40s. tomorrow bright sunny day. breezy, but not gusty like today. highs mainly in the mid-60s inland and near the bay, and the accuweather seven-day forecast looks like this. we'll have a cooler, much cooler pattern developing by the end of the week with a chance of showers friday. rain likely to develop late sunday and continue into monday.

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