because you could see some below freezing temperatures. drew has this cold forecast and jobina is tracking how the cold is impacting your commute. reggie: and financial problems for twitter. the new report claiming they are not paying rent in san francisco. kumasi: the deadline to ship gifts to make sure they arrive by the holidays is fast approaching. why you need to head to fedex today. reggie: i feel like in the 5:00 hour, i might have been harsh. jobina: but for the impactful gift, i agree with our friend. kumasi: t11 days is a lot of time. jobina: you are santa. reggie: she could make it happen. if anyone could, it is you. but i still think it is a gift card. jobina: for a nice experience, a

spa gift certificate. drew: you check your email on the 25th and you have a gift. jobina: that is always nice, starbucks, good gift. [laughter] i was pleased. drew: freeze some of the coldest temperatures so far this season, just another morning where you want all the layers, the winter hat, gloves, extra time to warm up your car. many cities are below freezing gift hurting with 32 degrees. here are the freeze warnings and frost advisories. all of us are under some sort of cold weather alert this morning because of these cold temperatures but along with the cold temperatures, dense fog. worst spot is san rafael, .25 mile visibility. we will have partly cloudy skies throughout the day. a chilly afternoon again in the 50's.

illalk about that in about nine minutes. jobina: we start in san jose. major sig alert is causing an extensive backup. uc speeds around six mph. northbound 11 at hellier avenue, we have an overturned truck that has spilled fuel. suv also involved and injuries reported. the sig alert in hayward on southbound 880 has cleared. i am giving you these thumbs up but speeds are still low as you approach the san mateo bridge. also, drew has been talking about this cold weather. it is now impacting on part. -- on bart. we have systemwide delays. expect strains to be on schedule in all directions due to icy conditions. reggie: it is going to be called, so if you do not need to be out there, do not be or at least bundle up.

senator harris -- santa clara county says at least two unhoused people died because of our cold weather in japan town. a calving spokesperson did not say when they died but that it happened recently. there are warming centers opened throughout santa clara county and operating hours very by location. kumasi: sam bankman-fried bail in the bahamas. he was born on stanford university's campus and attended school in hillsboro. he faces up to 115 years in prison. prosecutors say he defrauded customers and investors out of billions of dollars before the company collapsed and filed for bankruptcy. they say it is one of the biggest frauds in american history, but bankman-fried painted a big that's a different picture with george stephanopoulos weeks ago. >> fight was not trying to

manage risk on. >> that is a stunning admission. >> what? kumasi: bankman-fried's next court hearing is in february. reggie: kit is a controversial idea -- supervised drug consumption sites. in san francisco, they are being fast tracked despite bans. >> we need to stop talking about the failure of safe consumption sites and the into the fact that we have the data to show that they work and save lives. reggie: one plan would opponents say the money should go instead to residential treatment and rehab programs earlier this year the governor vetoed a california bill for such sites the board of supervisors still needs to vote on that new proposal the man charged with attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is expected in court today 42 year old david depapp

is due for a preliminary hearing on the state charges level against him. the path is accused of breaking in demanding to see speaker pelosi and then knocking her husband paul pelosi unconscious with a hammer. the path also faces federal charges stimming from the october 28th incident the hearing is set for nine this morning. we also expects scott peterson to face a judge today in his hopes for a new trial peterson's expected to appear virtually his attorneys in the judge expected to discuss what happens now with the case moving forward the judge has until friday to decide whether to order a new trial peterson is appealing his conviction alleging a juror lied to get on the panel earlier this year his death sentence was thrown out. nurses at the alta bait summit medical center are set to strike next week according to the chronicle. the nurses union will strike starting on christmas eve. it's set to last until january 2nd. this would be the third such strike by nurses this year. they're demanding a wage increase which the hospitals are calling quote unsustainable.

there are hospitals and oakland and berkeley. there's more financial trouble at twitter. the new york times is reporting the company stopped paying rent on all of its office space including its san francisco headquarters. according to the report twitter is looking to renegotiate leases as part of a larger cost cutting effort by new ceo elon musk twitter has lee space at 13th and market street since 2011 the company leases around 800,000 square feet there and at an adjacent on 10th street. the young woman who lost an eye while protecting a customer at an antioch restaurant has been given the key to the city the city council gave 19 year old bianca. arrow the honor last night a person punched her in the face when she stepped in to stop a bullying incident at the habit burger last month, but that blow damaged her right eye. so badly that doctors had to remove it a suspect for that assault was arrested and charged. overnight severe weather in the south turned deadly at least two

people were killed after reported tornado in louisiana. jobina, the destruction stretches across several states reggie people in at least five states are facing blizzard warnings and in the south the threat of tornadoes is still active deputy is we're searching for a mother and child after their home was blown apart by a tornado in louisiana those two people who died are believed to be that mother and her young son. the child's father was at work at the time and had to show authorities where their home wants stood officials say the destruction is widespread. you're having to go through free and try to find the bulk of the house and start to hmm the overnight storm left at least 25 people injured in louisiana some in critical condition right now in texas or to a tornado touched down near the dallas-fort worth airport people inside the terminal had to take shelter at least five people were injured

during a tornado in grapevine, texas and where we're seeing snow people in montana, wyoming, colorado and minnesota are bracing for up to two feet of snow with winds up to 55 miles per hour blinding snowmaking driving impossible closing some freeways including a 200-mile stretch of i-90 in south dakota protections for same sex and interracial. roles are now law president biden signed the respect for marriage act in front of thousands of invited guests on the south one of the white house yesterday this new law avoids the defensive marriage act, which defined marriage as between a man and woman it mandates. it states honor legal marriages performed in other states, but it doesn't go as far as legalizing marriage for all across the nation democrats move to get this law passed after the supreme court overturned roby wade earlier this year and then signal that they be willing to consider other constitutional protections including those for lgbtq+ americans the signing of

the marriage equality act is particularly sweet for loma olson and beth reed of novato the couple celebrated by helping to replace the tattered old rainbow flag at southern nevada community hospital marin county in september beth was a patient there and she in loma recognized the hospital support for the lgbtq community. they also saw that the old flag really needed to helped raise a new flag as a way of showing their station to the hospital a possible breakthrough in cancer research the new study that showing promising results and parking problems. the reason y a w hav more freeze warnings frost advisories in effect this morning layer up with the hat glove scarf everything maybe some extra time to warm up your car and don't be surprised this week if you're low tire pressure sensor comes on in your car. you probably don't have a leak with this cold air overhead. it actually compresses the air inside your tire and lowers that pressure. we'll talk about how warm you get later on this aftern 612 on k

from the exploratorium camera. we have a bit of fog that has rolled into san francisco this morning. we'd have dense fog in the north bay right now novato down to a quarter of a mile visibility. let's go down to our neighborhoods in the south bay. we waking up to 32 degrees right now in stanford 31 in santa clara 33 in alum rock. it is quite cold with freeze warnings in effect for the south bay. it's equally as cold inland 31 in san ramon to the north we go sub freezing in santa rosa san francisco right now coming in with the temperature of 43 degrees future tracker temperatures by 10 am you want to have several layers with you. bose skin is gonna feel very cold this morning temperatures in the 40s by 10 am and later on this afternoon. we will see a lot of sun shines and mostly sunny day but temperatures a bit below average average once again in the low and mid look at the 7-day

forecast preview that weekend coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how we're doing this morning with our traffic. jovina. thank you drew good morning everyone. so it has been a really messy situation in san jose this morning a look at our maps here northbound 101 at hellyer avenue. we have an overturned box truck with fuel in the roadway that also hit an suv injuries have been reported here multiple lanes are blocked and speeds are down to seven miles per hour in that area. we should be able to bring you some images of what that crash looks looks like in a few minutes also a commuter alert from bart a system-wide delay right now trains are going to be behind schedule by about 10 minutes due to icy conditions. that is a new one for me this morning in terms of art live look in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera our headlights are traveling southbound for you, and t mostly moving at the limit. it's beginning to slow down at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and then we will just wrap up with an overview of the look at the maps here those red so where it's low

but for the most part thing is they're green. and of course will keep you updated on that major crash in san jose kumasi. thanks to being it coming up at alert for pet owners the virus spreading right now among dogs and what you can do to keep them healthy plus holiday shipping deadlines are here the important dates to know if you still need to get those gifts in the mail and as we had to break we're gonna take a live look outside. outside also i be right back. be right back. moderate-to-severe eczema. it doesn't care if you have a date, a day off, or a double shift. make your move and get out in front of eczema with steroid-free cibinqo. not an injection, cibinqo is a once-daily pill for adults who didn't respond to previous treatments. and it's proven to help provide clearer skin and relieve itch fast. cibinqo continuously treats eczema whether you're flaring or not. cibinqo can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections and do blood tests.

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harder to find a parking spot in san francisco sfmta. just approved new bus stop guidelines that would require 20 feet of unobstructed space from the front door of the bus. so that means some parking spaces are going to go away the change is meant to increase

accessibility, especially for people who have mobility issues. not all the stops will be impacted. the changes will be mostly made to the 1200 flag stops. those are stops where passengers have to step off the curb and into the street to get on the bus. from like taking the bus perspect. i like having more space from like a driver's perspective. it's kind of annoying because there's less parking space and it's just like meaning that we to circle more. sfda is expecting to review bus stops over the year or two that's going to cost up to 5 million dollars. a plot of land in oakland formally known as sequoia point has been transferred back to indigenous stewardship. it's also getting a new name in the aloni tribes chocenyo language the area consists of a few redwoods and several large old oak trees and it has a great view of the entire bay area. it's located in joaquin miller park, which is lashawn aloni territory and gathering was held to honor the cultural moment with stories about the land indigenous music food and dance

mayor libby schaaf hopes this act inspires other cities to follow in oakland's footsteps. i truly hope that this act. has profound meaning for other cities across the country. the lashawn tribe is not federally recognized and that's important. i'll explain in a second the cultural conservation easement that gives stewardship to the indigenous group is the first makes it the first city in the bay area to return public land to a tribe without a federal recognition. christmas is just 11 days away and the clock is ticking if you want to make sure all of your gifts make it on time if you're planning to use fedex ground shipping. you need to sing your stuff today abc 7 news reporter glover rodriguez joining us live with all the important deadlines. we need to know hi, gloria. good morning kumasi. remember to be patient with your carrier because everybody wants to get those holiday cards and gifts in the mail and keep in mind the longer you wait to ship the more it's going to cost you to get those gifts your loved

ones by christmas if you're still figuring out how to ship those holiday gifts usps spokesperson kim from says the postal service youtube channel has videos on different topics like how to properly pack a box also how to address a package to a military service member. she says not to wrap the outside of your shipping boxes in brown paper or anything else. no brown paper packages. no tied up with string do not do that because it you could run the risk of things getting caught in the machinery. and check out the important shipping deadlines that you need the fedex groundn t fen shipping deadline monday december 19th. that's the deadline for usps priority mail december 21st for a fedex. today's shipping december 22nd for ups next day and december 23rd for usps express mail. so all those deadlines right there on your screen right now and the united states postal service says recommended

deadline for first cla greetin . is this saturday december 17th, as well as for ground service packages, so guys, i'm trying to keep that in mind myself because i still need to send my christmas cards out. so i don't know if you've always sent yours out already. we have plenty of time gloria, don't you worry, don't you fret a few days. okay. so what is the picture? the picture. yeah, of course, you know, it's rio's first christmas and we have a little picture with him with his little hat that says first christmas and we went out to the beach and took the pictures. so i'm excited to send those up, but i'm actually still waiting for them. they're supposed to get here today. so that's why i haven't sent him out plenty of time plenty of time. yeah, you're optimistic of us saturday. it's only wednesday. we're good. i'm more concerned about those cards than anything in my life because people need to see this baby. oh, yeah. i'll have to bring one in here. so yeah, please show on air too.

i mean, yes, also we want to see it. thank you gloria. yeah. gloria's like where did we had it? how did this guy? i was about packages and tell you to go to fedex. now i got to show my baby to the world or baby is really cute. you know, it's super cute. yeah, so he's really cute and i don't give that generously. that's true. that's now that's true. there are some babies like stuff that's cute right now baby is cute. yeah the thing that you say if a baby isn't cute is oh your baby looks so engaged. wouldn't say that i have never once in my life. so the baby is engaged. i give you a meeting at baby's not that cute. you're selling how engaged she is. i've never ones in my life said that i have never even heard that your baby's engaging. someone told me to say that what so that's mean they want you to get slapped. yeah for sure. my babies engaging huh? that's gonna be engaging under your arms. come out here why i don't engage. this is why you will never that's why i don't leave the house.

it's okay your baby engaged. it's like what is happening? it's a true statement. i don't know it doesn't go too far. that's ridiculous. okay, i'll work out. okay, please don't say that get us a source out or something. just lie as ever say just yes the baby precious. rn a freeze warnings and frost advisories in effect right now temperatures. we're in the 30s. if not below freezing in some cities right now. just no it's another cold morning out there. you need the layers with you will have this cold start again tomorrow morning. so we're in this pattern once again for august thick worst in nevada right now. we're visibility. we are clear overhead when it comes to our cloud cover. we'll see some high cloud streaming from time to time later on today, but on mostly sunny day. here's future weather showing you any morning fog dissipates by about 10 am. they'll have partly cloudy skies later on today looking nice out there. it's a bright day again.

it feels brisk temperatures load and 50s then tonight more freeze warnings will go into effect. so temperatures in the 20s and 30s. once again. here's the accuather 7-day forecast playing next seven days for you very cold this morning and tomorrow. we have a lot of sunshine on the forecast the weekend looking very nice hanukkah begins at sundown on sunday, and they'll have additional cloud cover early next week, but staying dry the next seven days guys. thank you drew now we're gonna bring a ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma. hi ginger. yeah, just like people right reggie. they've got a great personality. your baby has a great personality, right? that's what you go and engaged seems scripted, right? yeah. yeah, like oh, wow, that baby's alreadthat's my solution. that's good. oh coming up here. so alert coming up here on gma. we do have to get to the abc news exclusive now. this is with the family of that young boy who was thrown from a balcony at the mall of america in 2019 a story. i certainly never forgot. well, they are speaking out for the first time about that

horrifying day and about his miraculous recovery, and then we'll have the latest on ftx founder sam bankman freed waking up behind bars in the bahamas denied bail as he fights extradition back to the us where prosecutors have charged him with a massive year-long fraud and george's wife ali wentworth here talking not about her new show only but helping bake his favorite holiday cookie for our 12 days of christmas cookies. it's always fun when ally shows up. i was saying it's when he brightens, but i think it's when everybody else just brightens and waits to see what happens next. so we're also having alley on our show. so there's a little competition. oh great. yeah. she's on gma, but also everyone's favorite streaming show seven at seven. so, you know people you know it people can i think that's actually show promote that first? yes. oh, but yeah, i would think so. of course. i mean, it's a pretty covenant spot ginger to be at seven you you have been on seven and seven.

so i have yeah what an honor that's right. what they wait, what did you say not engaged? what was your thing? oh alert alert. the baby is a personality alert now. he's over so alert. so alive. it's ginger zee time of the bottom of the screen again. so, thank you again producers. thank you. to thank everyone involved. look at her. we'll see you at

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in the world some say our national security is at stake. good morning everyone. it's wednesday, december 14. we'll get to all that but first we're going to check in on a cold morning again, and we'll do it again tomorrow. so that's the pattern. we're in bundle up for another morning. we have many cities close. if not below freezing this morning. you want the extra layers? extra time to warm up your car. so you have a frost on your windshield. that's that type of morning on our wednesday freeze warnings and frost advisors in effect, essentially almost all of us are under some sort of cold alert this morning for these chilly temperatures and that frigid start. here's a live. look at san jose this morning. we have clear skies here, but some patchy fog over the city and in the north bay, it's another day of bright but brisk conditions more freeze warnings go into effect tonight. we'll talk all about what to expect the next 48 hours coming up and a few minutes. let's check in with. jobina. she has a commuter alert this morning. good morning. thank you. good morning everyone. so we want to start here with the live picture in san jose. this is capital expressway right at seven branches boulevard. this is a live picture of what is underway right now, you can

see that there is at least one lane block. this is a surface street, but we're highlighting this issue because this has been a problem in san jose this year deadly crashes. this is the cities 60 second deadly crash of the year and 64th victim. so we are really sad to report this this morning. and we are working to gain more information on exactly what happened here this morning, but also nearby we have another major crash just around the corner from this area, but it's actually on the freeway northbound 101 and hellyer avenue major issue here overturned box truck hidden suv. there's fuel in the roadway as well and several lanes blocked. we don't have an estimated time exactly as to when all those lanes will reopen and very quickly commuter alert from bart system-wide delay of 10 minutes due to icy conditions reggie. thank you. that leaders in oakland are wondering if it's time to mask up again giving the rise in winter covid cases. alameda county is in the cdc's medium tier for covid transmission requiring masking in alls

a inity, righ beqdnublic ere's aement city mor to bringmallolidandemic medley to make their case outside city take a listen. popping all the way tunes there the group represents seniors and those with disabilities and they want the previous indoor mass mandate immediately reinstated as covid numbers rise a number of oakland city council members are in favor of the policy that would require people to mask indoors in some facilities and it'll be taken up next week a councilmember explains a proposal to our jr. stone. we think there should be a citywide policy for all city-owned buildings city run buildings. and ucsf's dr. bob walker.

i've seen a rise in cases and says he now recommends a masking up indoors. the weekly hospital admission rate is rising and is now nearly 11% in alameda county kumasi. thank you gloria today marks two years since the first covid-19 vaccine was administered since then the us is administered more than 655 million doses and that's about 80% of the eligible population new research from the commonwealth fund shows those vaccines prevented 18 million additional hospitalizations and three million deaths in total more than one million americans died from covid and more than 100,000 of those people were right here in california. humans are the only ones being hit hard this covid and flu season dog flu is also on the rise many vets are now urging caretakers to get their furry friends vaccinated canine flu has symptoms like trouble breathing coughing sneezing eye and nose discharge fever and

fatigue betsy. not every dog needs to be vaccinated, but your dog can be at higher risk if they're particularly social or they spend a lot of time at doggy daycare boarding or grooming facilities happening today. the california reparations committee is meeting in oakland and jobina. it looks like they have two critical questions, which are going to be on the agenda today. yes reggie. so what we're learning here is that this committee was first established by governor newsom in 2020. it's set to issue a final report and recommendations in july, but there are critical questions that need to be answered. so today and tomorrow they will meet at oakland city hall to discuss those questions. it's the first in the nation task force already voted to limit reparations tounited staty they will consider whether there should be additional eligibility requirements and if there should be an additional time frame for eligibility the group will also discuss how the state may address its impact on black families whose property was

seized through imminent domain and today's meeting we'll start at 9:00 am and is open to the public once the committee makes its final recommendations. the state lawmakers will have to pass legislation to make them official. and it's unclear how long that process will take reggie thank you. jabena new at six. it seems like covid the flu rsv and other illnesses are really having impact on our local schools. according to the chronicle absences have skyrocketed this fall in san francisco alone, 30% of all students missed at least one day of school in the first two weeks of december. that's an increase of nearly 10% compared to last year other a ag absences educators are concerned because many kids are still trying to catch up from the pandemic this morning. they are concerns about possible lead exposure at a san francisco school. these issues were discovered at buena vista horace mann school during a construction project now during the work elevated levels of lead. we're discovered in the soil in a courtyard and in multiple faucets.

high levels of leg could impact the brain and nervous system. the district has sent over water bottles for the remainder of the school year. the plan is to now have the san francisco public utilities commission tests. the school's water now school officials say for at least a decade teachers have been documenting discoloration. we've been told that it's safe to drink. it's safe to drink. it's safe to drink. it's hard to trust that after the number of times that we've felt. that we've been endangered by the building you're saying that for 10 years is water has turned a yellow and they're saying it's safe to drink, correct? staff parents and students are planning a day of action tomorrow. they want the school district to stg the school district told abc 7 news and parents want to get their child tested. the district will reimburse the cost. some disturbing new information from airbnb the company says it's research shows customers have more trouble booking stays

if the host thinks they're black the new information comes after airbnb launch and initiative to fix race-based discrimination on its platform while all users successfully had their reservations confirmed by hosts more than 90% of the time in 2021 uses their perceived to be white had a success rate of more than 94% users who were thought to be black and a success rate of 91% and those perceived as asian latino or hispanic had booking success rates somewhere in between all of this is of our extensive reporting on discrimination in the home appraisal process the work by our abc 7 race and culture reporter. julian glover has gotten national distinction for exposing systemic inequalities in the process for people of color, julian and our team spent two years on this new documentary. it's now available on demand. you can watch our america low bald on hulu and wherever you stream if you've got a mysterious visa card in the mail and an envelope that red

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get the new one in the mail now if you got an email saying you're a student loan application was forgiven that may have been an error about nine million emails were sent out on november 22nd and 23rd. the department of education says a vendor send an email with an inaccurate subject line that made it seem like the application for forgiveness was approved but the body of the email was actually right it said the application was accepted. no applications have been approved and that's because the program has been put on hold by a federal judge. no further action can be taken until lawsuits over the program are resolved. a solemn anniversary in connecticut today marks 10 years since the deadly sandy hook school shooting 20 students and six educators died in that tragedy the children who died would have been 16 or 17 today? many students who survived that day have gone to push lawmakers to pass new gun control laws. the state has already passed several of them including assault weapons bands and mandatory background checks.

however, there have been problems passing those laws nationally in the 10 years since sandy hook there have been nearly a thousand school shootings in the us. tiktok is facing another attempt to ban the app in the united states a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to stop the app from operating in the us. they are concerns tiktok chinese owner could be using data to spy on us citizens. tiktok says it does not share information with the chinese government and a us-based security team decides who can access user data from america. still ahead the fed expected to raise interest rates for the seventh time this year by this time. we'll be different from the others and you're looking live right now at the big board the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up slightly by about 50 points another update on the markets next and a major expansion at sfo the historic aircraft order that is set to bring hundreds of jobs to the airport. and stay with us on the abc 7 bay area streaming app at 7 for abc 7 at 7. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 am. you can download the app now

wherever you stream. in on traffic here. i want to thank our photojournalist steve who's down in san jose right now pulling on to northbound 101. this is a live picture there because there is a major singular underway on northbound 101 at hellyer avenue. we're going to check in on stephen just a few minutes before we end this traffic report and see if we can get a little closer to the site. so while he drives i'm going to move over to the map and just show you the highlighted area here in northbound 101 at hellyer. the average speeds are going to be around nine miles per hour as you approach it. we have an over in box truck that's hidden suv injuries reported in this area and it's been there throughout our show this morning. it's almost two hours now a commuter alert for bart system-wide weather impacts here icy conditions are causing 10 minute delays in all directions on all trains metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza, and you can see the traffic is backed up to the maze. and before we go, we just want to check back in on steve's

traffic is slowing there and we'll see how he does in a few more minutes. hi drew. hi joe being a we're finding temperatures below freezing a lot of cities this morning alive. look from the tam cam. we have some areas of dense fog, especially in the north bay first thing this morning. well, take it to the east bay down to 35 in oakland this morning 36 in union city 34 in richmond orenda. good morning. you're coming in at 37 degrees area wide waking up to the 30s, but it's sub freezing in santa rosa san ramon powell alto rat 32 degrees in fairfield bundle up layers are key have the winter. hat your gloves your scarf this morning some extra time to warm up your car and don't be surprised this week if the low tire pressure sir comes on in your car. you likely do not have a leak in your tires the air inside your tires actually compresses with these cold temperatures and that lowers your psi and that's why you're likely seeing that sensor. come on this week future weather showing you 40s by 10 am will warm into the low and mid 50s later on today. it's bright, but it's brisk once again temperatures below average for this time of the year more

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hikes going forward into 2023. they're much more likely to do. adjustments in the policy rate of 25 basis point increments and that way they can see if this positive trend in inflation continues. federal reserve chair jerome powell will speak this afternoon about that decision. we'll be sure to update you with a push alert from our abc 7 news app. taking a live. look at the new york stock exchange is training gets underway this morning. you can see we're up about a hundred points united airlines making a major expansion at sfo that could bring 2,000 new jobs to the bay area. the airline has also placed a historic order for a hundred new macs and dreamliner jets to replace older aircraft the united tells the chronicle. it is also planning to add a new non-stop flight. rome and we'll expand service to australia next year united airlines is the largest carrier sfo serving over 30 international destinations. i'xcited t i just heard non-stop to rome. yes, you did. get yourself some fresh pasta

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yeah. oh, that's what it's kind of was kind of is let's be honest. yeah, here's our oakland airport camera, exclusive to abc 7. we love showing off the east bay. we have mainly clear skies this morning in the east bay. we have some patchy dense fog in the north bay this morning, but the big story today the cold start we have very cold morning. we have freeze warnings frost advisors essentially almost all of the bay area is under some sort of cold alert this morning for temperature. well into the 30s, if not below freezing. we're down to 30 in santa rosa. we're at 35 in oakland this morning 31 in palo alto dress warmly layers are key all of the scarves the hat the gloves you need it zero, is that visibility right now, nevada, so we have thick fog in the north bay this morning else. we're doing a okay live doppler 7 along with satellite. it is quiet across california. our weekend storm is creating issues across the upper midwest with blizzard warnings in effect and severe weather in the deep south. we did have tornado warnings this morning. future weather back here at

home. we have a really calm conditions. you'll see a lot of sunshine today. it's a brisk day temperatures topping out in the low and mid 50s overnight tonight our freeze warnings and frost advisories come back into effect. so another cold morning on the way as we begin your thursday here is the accuweather 74 forecast the next seven days for you cold mornings next several days. lots of sunshine know the weekend is looking very nice hanukkah begins at sundown on sunday more clouds early next week, but we do remain dry. let's check in with joe bina and see how we're doing with our traffic alert this morning. thank you. good morning everyone. so new issue with bar you are going to face system. why 20 minute delays or more that is for all trains. they're all being impacted right now due to icy conditions, which is something new that we see. sometimes we see this for rain but for ice and also there's an equipment problem in downtown oakland. so if you rely on bart for your commute, give yourself at least an extra 20 minutes to get where you need to go this morning. also. i just want to bring in a quick mixture of the san mateo bridge because we have a stall that's

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box truck had been overturned for about two hours now at least one lane is still blocked. your average speed is you have coached approached. the crust are gonna be like 10 miles per hour give yourself extra time there and also on bar system wide delay of up to about 20 minutes due to icy conditions and an equipment problem. yeah, you're being give yourself some extra time with these cold temperatures in the south bay we go you could see we are at 31 in stanford santa clara it is cold this morning area wide, we have freeze warnings frost advisories in effect bundle up out there live look from suture tower a bit of fog over the city some dense fog in the north bay this morning. it's bright. it's brisk, but it's chilly again later this afternoon low and mid 50s. number three severe weather is turned deadly in the south overnight two people a mother and son killed after a reported to nick tornado in louisiana. they were at least 15 storms in four states. number four oakland is considering a new indoor mask mandate as covid cases. keep rising in the bay area. sold apply only to city owned or run buildings. the city council will consider the proposal next week.

number five today marks two years since the first covid vaccine was administered since then the us is administered more than 655 million doses and that's about 80% of the eligible population number six this morning the california reparations task force. we'll meet in oakland to discuss what form reparations could take and eligibility requirements to receive possible payments. the group has until july 1st to make a final recommendation to the legislature number 7 holiday shipping deadlines are here and if you want to send something via fedex ground, you have to get that -- today if you want to use ps priority the deadline is monday. get it i have time you do have time. there's like a final shipping date of the 23rds if you make it by the 23rd, okay, thanks, but you have an option always thank you.

okay. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. from blizzard warnings to tornadoes, the major storm sweeping across the country. trail of destruction. at least 13 reported twisters touching down along the south. >> oh, my gosh. >> at least two people killed in louisiana. neighborhoods leveled. in oklahoma, winds at least 120 miles per hour ripping homes apart. now the new threats this morning and the blizzard conditions in at least five states. our team is across the nation this morning. fighting extradition. sam bankman-fried behind bars in the bahamas facing charges in his compans