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center of an infamous vallejo crime, now facing new charges in the east bay. the accusations against matthew mueller that allegedly happened the same year as the case that inspired a netflix docu series setting the stage for the swearing in ceremony. >> san francisco getting ready for mayor elect daniel lowery's inauguration. the activities planned starting tonight and the grammy winning artist expected to perform. >> plus, stay at an airbnb inspired by pizza. we got a look inside a home transformed into a one of a kind space any pizza lover could dream about. >> someone dreaming about that. on this tuesday, january 7th. who are you? >> not die. >> let us know in the dms. >> oh my goodness. we'll check in with you first. yeah. >> the weather today is all about the wind. we have a wind advisory that is currently underway here. there you see on your screen. pretty much everybody is underneath this wind advisory. and it continues all day today through first thing tomorrow morning. and the possibility we could see some downed trees. some power outages are on the board. we could see

winds gusting 40 to 50mph. so we'll take you into our hills first where the winds are strong. you see the oakland hills, the east foothills of san jose. we're gusting 44 to 46mph right now. strong winds in the north bay as well and along the peninsula. so we do have a windy morning for many right now. we'll take you down to the surface where those winds are strong in the north bay, the east bay along the peninsula, winds gusting 20 to 30mph. so windy today. and it will be warm this afternoon. let's talk about those winds first. you can see as we walk you through the day. winds are pretty strong this morning. we may likely see a little dip heading into the afternoon. and then they will strengthen once again later on tonight. that's why the wind advisory continues through tomorrow morning, but it will be a sunny and warm day. no fog this morning. we'll get temperatures this afternoon into the mid and upper 60s. above average for this time of the year. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> good morning. you know, the wind could impact your drive this morning as well. there are some wind advisories that are in effect in different areas. so

you always want to be very careful when you're driving in that wind. keep both hands on the steering wheel. and you could have difficulty driving those high profile vehicles. so again be very careful. looking live here at our golden gate bridge camera. no fog today the way we saw yesterday. and it is pretty clear they're going in and out of san francisco. looking at your drive times for this morning so far, looking at the usual slowdowns. highway four to the maze, 20 minutes. emeryville to san francisco 15 minutes. san francisco to sfo nine minutes. and looking live at our san jose 101 8-80 camera. there is a report of a minor crash on the shoulder after 87. it's causing a minor delay, but roads are open, driving into the peninsula and into the city. amanda. >> all right. gloria. thank you. today we're expecting to learn more details about new accusations being made against a man convicted in a notorious kidnaping in vallejo a decade ago. matthew muller is facing new charges in contra costa county for a crime that investigators say left the victim so afraid they never reported it. abc seven news reporter lena howland is in the

studio this morning. and lena, this is coming just days after muller was charged in the south bay. >> yeah, amanda. that's right. fresh off of mueller's appearance in a san jose courtroom last week after being charged with two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during two home invasion cases back in 2009. we have learned he is facing three new charges this week, this time out of san ramon. meanwhile, mueller is already in prison, serving a 40 year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins of vallejo. in the san ramon case that we've just learned about, the contra costa district attorney says that mueller unlawfully held two men and one woman for ransom back in the spring of 2015. he demanded that one of those three withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank account to secure the release of the others. they did just that, and the victims never reported the crime over fears that mueller would come back for them. the da says that mueller confessed to that crime during their

correspondence with him last year. here's legal analyst stephen clark. >> people thought this was a bizarre one off crime in the vallejo case, that mueller obviously had mental health issues, but now it looks like he is a serial sexual predator, and that has prosecutors going after him vigorously. >> all of this coming after the netflix docu series american nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo, in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn back in 2015 were profiled. today, huskins and quinn will be back with the el dorado district attorney as he holds a press conference in seaside. he's expected to talk about how the reinvestigation of the american nightmare case has led to the filing of new felony crimes. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. oakland is going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting yesterday. council member kevin jenkins was selected as interim mayor.

jenkins is oakland's third mayor. in just the past month after voters recalled shengtao. he replaces interim mayor nikki fortunato bass, who will be sworn in as an alameda county supervisor today. jenkins will hold the office until the city's special election in april. former congresswoman barbara lee has taken a formal step to running for oakland mayor. she filed paperwork with the state. a spokesperson tells the chronicle an official announcement about that decision is coming later this week. >> san francisco is just a little more than a day away from having a new mayor. daniel lowery will be sworn in tomorrow ahead of the official inauguration events. celebrations begin tonight. abc7 news anchor dion limb walks us through a jam packed schedule that's full of historic firsts. >> this is a microphone check here in san francisco, california. >> monday night, the stage was nearly set outside san francisco city hall in anticipation of mayor elect daniel lowery's inauguration ceremony, set to kick off at 1130 wednesday. it's

been a jam packed few days leading up to lowery's swearing in as the 46th mayor spent part of his weekend beautifying six san francisco neighborhoods. >> he's out here. he's working in the community. that's a good thing. so we see you trying. so let's see what happens next. >> tuesday, lowery will participate in an interfaith ceremony at congregation emanuel. bill lee, a former longtime city administrator who has worked under five different mayors, has taken notice of lowery's active schedule. >> it's very unusual that after the election, that mayor elect would still be out there every single day. there you go. >> lowery kicks off inauguration day itself, volunteering at saint anthony's, walking through the tenderloin and grabbing a hot chocolate with his family in ghirardelli square before his swearing in. but even more unprecedented is what's on tap for that night. >> for the first time in history, the celebration will take place in the heartbeat of san francisco and chinatown, i think is also the heartbeat of asian america.

>> nonprofit b chinatown will hold a special night market and just announced s.f. native grammy nominated edm artist zoo will headline a performance along with dj ruckus. also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. tomorrow will stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> tens of thousands of lgbtq

plus veterans will soon be eligible for honorable discharges. the department of defense has agreed to settle a lawsuit that included people kicked out of service under the don't ask, don't tell policy. lgbtq plus service members were not allowed to openly serve until 2011. now, an estimated 30,000 veterans can have their discharge papers updated. this will enable them to receive veterans benefits. a judge still has to sign off on that settlement. >> in california, republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban trans students from girls sports teams. the bill was introduced in sacramento yesterday by assembly member kat sanchez of rancho santa margarita. it comes at a time when the topic is being debated across the country. you may remember over the past year, san jose state's women's volleyball team has been at the center of a fight over the issue after a player on their team was accused of being transgender. the team was targeted in a lawsuit to ban trans women from

competing on ncaa as a women's sports teams. >> mcdonald's announced it is joining a number of other high profile companies to roll back diversity programs. gloria is here to explain what that all means. >> good morning reggie. mcdonald's is just the latest fortune 500 company to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion practices. the fast food giant cites a supreme court decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions, and the company says it is not abandoning all of its dei practices. but it will retire some of its specific goals. and some of those include the end of a dei supply chain pledge, participating the surveys from outside groups. they're going to be pausing those. also, they're going to be letting go of ■its so-called representation targets. this is other major companies like ford, john deere and walmart also rolled back on their dei policies. and starting today, mcdonald's is pushing its new value menu. >> if mcdonald's is going to be more aggressive on pricing, then it follows that other restaurants are going to have to

do the same. >> so in case you're wondering, the new menu adds on to its $5 meal deal that was released back in june. brands like subway, kfc and wendy's have all released their own value menu deals, and mcdonald's hopes to boost revenue after october's e coli outbreak disrupted sales for 2024. now, let's switch gears. talk about the weather. andrew, i know we had a lot of fog yesterday. today it looks like the big story is the wind. yeah. >> and those winds have kept us clear this morning. no fog to contend with. but it will be a windy day today. take a look at the day planner. we have a wind advisory all day today. and with those winds, you will notice it's not too chilly out there this morning. we're mainly starting out in the 50s. we'll keep that breeze all day long. it is mild this afternoon. later on today, those temperatures into the mid and upper 60s. but those winds will gust 20 to 40mph at times. we continue to have a beach hazard statement along our coast through this evening. we saw the increased risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. just be aware of that. here's live doppler seven along

with satellite low pressure diving through nevada right now is creating a pressure gradient. and that is cause for all those winds that we're experiencing here locally and across southern california, southern california, underneath a red flag warning. and the reason why they have barely seen a drop of rain so far this year. northern california has seen a lot of rain. southern california some of these areas have barely seen a drop. that is why the red flag warning is in effect across southern california. be aware of that. if you're heading towards la, even san diego, the next couple of days. some of these winds could gust close to 100mph, creating extreme fire danger there. a close look at the sunny seven day forecast coming your way, guys, in about eight minutes. >> reggie aqui drew. thank you. paying respects to jimmy carter, the former president will be taken to d.c. today before his funeral this week. no snow means slow business. a popular ski area. feeling the impact of a lack of fresh snow this winter and migration in marin county. many visitors heading to the north bay

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some impact of president president joe biden's executive order, made late last month to honor jimmy carter. thursday, all departments and agencies of the federal government will be closed. so if you take a look at your screen, you'll see post offices will be closed. mail will not be delivered on thursday, according to usps. package delivery will be limited. some federal courts, immigration service centers and stock markets will also close. national parks, landmarks and historical areas will generally be open, although some sites here in the bay area will be closed. the national park service says people should check individual park websites to get more information. as far as city and local governments go, they could be closed. some counties are considering closing, so again, make sure you check online. abc news will have special coverage when president carter's body is moved to dc later today and on thursday for his state funeral. you'll be able to see it live wherever you watch abc seven. >> developing news in southern california, where critical fire

danger has prompted cal fire to send crews from the bay area to san bernardino and ventura counties. firefighters from the north bay, san mateo and santa cruz left yesterday. they will be on hand to respond to any wildfire that breaks out. the major issue is what's being called a life threatening windstorm set to hit this afternoon. wind gusts of up to 100mph are expected in some areas, and conditions are extremely dry. the region has only seen a 10th of an inch of rain since may. that's why officials and residents are preparing now, probably tomorrow when the winds kick up. >> i'm not going to leave home. i'm going to stay in case i have to evacuate. i don't want to be caught away from home and not be able to get back there and get my stuff and get my dog to try and prevent fires caused by downed power lines. >> officials are considering power shutoffs, like what we've seen here in the bay area and across northern california in recent years. those could impact 100,000 homes and businesses today and tomorrow. southern

california's ski industry is also seeing a big impact from this dry winter. in big bear, one of the most popular ski areas, visitors are finding no snow, rather warm conditions in town. >> i'm up here is like so beautiful. it's like, man, there's no snow up here. it's kind of bummed out. >> while a lack of snow is a big impact for businesses, local merchants are keeping a positive attitude. >> it'll come sooner or later. we know there is. you know, business can be down a little bit, but it will happen eventually. >> we'll get the snow up on the mountain. big bear mountain resort says it saw not one inch of snow in december. all the snow on their runs is man made, and there isn't much of it, because it's been too warm and dry to even make snow. they were only able to accommodate about half the normal number of skiers over the holidays. >> have you ever thought, i want to go on vacation? i specifically want to stay in an airbnb that is themed to pizza. well, dreams really do come

true. look at this connecticut airbnb. it's exactly what i said it was. it's pizza inspired. it's giving pizza hut in the 80s. oh, i guess new haven calls themselves the capital of pizza. i myself have never heard of new haven being known for their pizza, but okay, manifest it. the people who own the place spent months renovating and hunting for the perfect pieces for the space. they say the idea for the airbnb came from their friends, and over the past year, the place has had guests from all over. >> we have a guest book in the kitchen that people sign and write a little note on, and just to read some of those things. some people even draw us pictures and thank us. and, you know, it was great. >> okay. >> this is the heart of 100 years of pizza history, according to new haven residents, it's oh, see, there's a pizza hut. okay, i knew that

there was a pizza hut nod. also, the cups are very pizza hut. >> yeah, okay. >> i've been to this area many times. yeah. is it known for its pizza? it is because it's very close to mystic, connecticut, which is where mystic pizza was filmed with, like, julia roberts. so it has this kind of theme throughout the past couple of decades. they do have really good pizza there. this is not surprising that this would be an area that they would want to have, like a themed, okay, airbnb. to me, the slices over there, it looked like a restaurant in there, you know, like, yeah, the whole thing just kind of gave that restaurant vibe. >> yeah. >> if you put a salad bar in the middle of it. >> yeah, that has brick for sure on the bottom of it. >> yeah i could yeah. if you have a personal pan pizza that i can get after reading six books, i might. >> you're there? >> yeah. the whole corridor from new york city up through new haven. kind of like pizza central. >> how interesting. >> 95 corridor. yeah. >> okay. the more you know. >> yeah. get a slice there. >> yeah. >> live your fantasy of julia roberts in the pizza shop this

morning. we are looking at sfo where we do have clear conditions out there, but it is windy. a wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning. so it's not only windy today, it's also going to be a warm afternoon. and we keep those warm winter temps for much of this week. by thursday, some of us could get close to 70 degrees by the afternoon, and we are rain free through the seven day forecast winds right now. this is the immediate concern the wind advisory is in effect. you can see for good reason that offshore wind gusting 20 to 30mph and a lot of spots. and when we have this offshore wind, it does create warmer temperatures. you look at the 24 hour temperature change and we are much warmer compared to this time yesterday by about 10 to 15 degrees in some spots. so that is creating our starting temperatures mainly in the 50s this morning. so you're not feeling our typical winter chill first thing right now 56 in the city we're at 57 in sonoma. look at san jose. we're at 60 degrees right now. if we stopped right here this morning, that would be a typical daytime high for this time of the year. but we're

going to the upper 60s in the south bay. so here's a look at the winds today. just prepare for a windy day. thankfully we had such a wet winter. we don't have any elevated fire concerns, but we could have some trees come down. we could see some isolated power outages because of these winds. they don't back off until tomorrow morning. here's noon on wednesday and the winds are much lighter. so today it is windy, it is sunny and it is warm mid to upper 60s for daytime. highs overnight tonight will continue those winds with temperatures in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. looking at the rainfall across northern california the next seven days we do take a break from the storms. we are going to stay dry and sunny through the weekend. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. it's all about the gusty winds today. mild air this afternoon. we lose the winds tomorrow, but we gain some warmth as we head towards thursday. thursday there are some areas close to 70 degrees. we'll keep it sunny and we'll keep it dry through the weekend guys. >> thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at

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the peninsula. the divide between business owners and residents in downtown san bruno. >> plus, byob bring your own bucket. the movie theater chain offering up to 400oz of popcorn for just five bucks in honor of national popcorn day, which is next weekend. oh, okay. so this weekend, that's such a confusing term. what we do next weekend. i think we mean this weekend. >> that's how i would say it. if it is this weekend. >> could you imagine coming. >> it's not like ma'am. no, no. next following. is it the. no. okay. >> all i know is that it's january 7th. >> yeah. we're going to turn to drew for a check of the weather. >> it is windy this morning and it's warm this afternoon. so we have a wind advisory in effect today. it continues through tomorrow morning where we could see winds 40 to 50mph. we're already seeing that in our hills right now. so the biggest concern we have the possibility we could see some trees come down, some isolated power outages. we've had such a wet winter so far that we're not having any elevated fire concerns. but still, these winds

could cause some issues. if trees do come down, we'll take you into our hills right now where you can see, you know, the oakland hills, the east foothills, mount umunhum gusting 40 to 50mph right now. strong winds in the north bay mountains as well down to the surface. we are seeing some of those winds where from sfo to san jose to santa rosa, winds are gusting 20 to 30mph. so this morning we are dealing with these winds. you can see throughout the day the winds remain pretty active, maybe a little weaker early into the afternoon. but they do ramp back up later on tonight. that is why the wind advisory is in effect through tomorrow morning. so we have the winds with us. it will be a sunny day and it will be a mild day. daytime highs mid and upper 60s. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning. >> yeah. you know those winds could impact your drive this morning. so keep both hands on the steering wheel. we're getting a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and definitely traffic is building there. it's backed up to the foot of the maze and the metering lights are still on at this time of the morning. from highway four to san francisco.

it will take you an hour and three minutes. and looking live at our richmond bridge camera, traffic is stop and go there, so might take you a little longer to get through that area. looking at your drive times for this morning. tracy to dublin 53 minutes san rafael to san francisco 16 minutes. antioch to concord, 27 minutes. and we're also tracking developing news from the live desk. a strong earthquake struck in tibet near mount everest, killing at least 126 people overnight. those are the latest numbers we just got in. and according to the usgs, a 7.1 magnitude quake was centered near the nepal tibet border. 50 aftershocks have been recorded since the earthquake struck the epicenter of the quake lands right between the indian and eurasian plates. that area has a history of large earthquakes. chinese state media is reporting at least 130 people were injured. more than a thousand homes were damaged. chinese president xi jinping has called for an all out search and rescue effort in the region. so of course we will keep you updated on that. reggie.

>> thanks, cori. the man responsible for the infamous vallejo kidnaping is now facing new charges for a crime committed in 2015. police in the east bay believe matthew mueller is also the man behind a home break-in. that left the owners too scared to report the crime to authorities. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here with the details on that. >> reggie. the contra costa district attorney says that 47 year old matthew mueller unlawfully held two men and one woman for ransom in the san ramon area back in the spring of 2015. he demanded that one of those three withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank account to secure the release of the others. the victims did just that, but they never reported the crime over fears that mueller would come back for them. the da tells us that mueller confessed to that crime during their correspondence with him last year. all of this coming after the netflix docu series american nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn back in 2015

were profiled here in santa clara county, district attorney jeff rosen. >> i think the message is that we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime that's committed in this county. >> that victim is entitled to restitution. that victim is entitled to confront mr. mueller for how he changed her life. all of that is key. and why prosecutors are still going after mueller, even though he is behind bars. >> mueller was also in a san jose courtroom last week after being charged with two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during two home invasion cases in 2009. one of those cases was in mountain view and one in palo alto. today at noon, huskins and quinn will stand with the el dorado county district attorney in a press conference in seaside. he is expected to talk about how the filing of these new felony crimes are stemming from the reinvestigation of the american nightmare case. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news.

>> all right, lena, thank you. after two years of deficits. governor newsom says california is going to have a budget surplus next year. but he won't say exactly how much. the governor made the announcement yesterday at a news conference revealing the new $322 billion state budget in turlock. according to the chronicle, newsom suggested the surplus would be small. this new budget projects $16.5 billion in additional revenue for the state, and savings attributed to eliminating government positions, improving efficiencies and cost cutting measures. >> new this morning facebook and instagram dumping fact checkers for something that meta ceo mark zuckerberg is calling community notes. zuckerberg announced the change in a video posted to facebook this morning. he says the platform will focus on reducing mistakes, simplify policies and work to restore what he is calling freedom of expression. he also added the community notes will work similar to similarly to how elon

musk's x operates. users can add comments to posts to provide context. facebook's u.s. content review team will also move from california to texas as we work to promote free expression. >> i think that will help us build trust to do this work in places where there is less concern about the bias of our teams. >> zuckerberg went on to add, fact checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the us. the facebook founder acknowledged the new policy could create new issues with content moderation. >> three people have been hospitalized after eating death cap mushrooms in east salinas. officials say the trio bought the mushrooms from a truck vendor outside a supermarket. they then took the mushrooms home and cooked them. after a few days of stomach illness, they started showing signs of liver failure and went to the hospital. they are currently being treated at stanford medicine. health officials are

urging people to only buy mushrooms from reputable sources. >> parking meters in san bruno are causing a stir among some residents and business owners. san bruno's downtown didn't always have parking meters, and residents say the addition of them last april is leaving some people frustrated. one woman became so upset she vandalized several meters, causing over $12,000 in damage. while there's anger over the situation on one side, business owners have seen a positive impact. one store owner saying that the parking areas are less crowded now. >> now i'm back to driving my car here and there, and if i have to park in front to unload, i just pay the 20 minutes $0.75, no big deal. and then i move. >> the city has already decreased the parking ticket fine from $90 to $40. there are plans to address issues with the parking program at the next city council meeting. that's january 14th. now it's your abc seven mornings advancer. we tell you what's happening in the day ahead here in the bay area.

>> first, the san mateo county board of supervisors will choose its new president today. longtime district five supervisor david canepa is expected to be tapped to head the board. the supervisors will also swear in former former congresswoman jackie speier and mayor of east palo alto, lisa garcia, to lead districts one and four. the board holds its annual reorganization meeting starting at 9 a.m. today. >> the city of antioch is announcing a new interim police chief as the current interim chief retires. the new leadership comes as the department deals with multiple shootings this week and new federal oversight as a part of the agreement with the department of justice. a-p-d will hire a consultant to review and update its policies, procedures and training efforts. a civil rights attorney says creating change will be difficult, and we're trying to change that culture. >> and that's a task because you have officers who were trained on a certain culture, and then you're trying to change that culture. >> all the changes stem from a series of scandals in recent years involving both racism and

corruption among officers. while county and federal officials have investigated the apd for years, the california department of justice is currently currently leading its own investigation into the department. >> also today, warriors hall of famer chris mullin and former forty-niners and hall of fame wide receiver terrell owens are hosting a meet and greet pickleball event at the stonestown sports basement in san francisco. it's all ahead of the first ever celebrity pickleball bash being held in february at the warfield theater. tickets are sold out for the meet and greet this morning, but you can watch both mullin and owens play pickleball starting at noon. >> i'm still trying to get over watching pickleball on a stage in a theater. yeah, it's something that i just have never seen. >> i'm trying to get over mario lopez. mario lopez so big in that group. >> he's saved by the bell. okay. still ahead. stocking up at safeway. shoppers lining up for deep discounts. just one month before the store closes for good in san francisco's fillmore district. >> you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock

exchange. you can see we're up about 200 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> bye bye baby showers. the new parties family and friends are throwing for expecting parents. first here's drew. >> all right. 640 this morning we're taking a look at our network of cameras. you can see our camera is shaking this morning as we track those gusty winds. with our wind advisory. right now in concord, we have winds gusting close to 30mph. clear skies out there. a current temperature of 56 degrees. looking lovely as that sun gets up here. totally clear. we are fog free, but winds will be an issue all day today we could see some isolated trees come down, even some isolated power outages. with the winds this morning, temperatures are elevated, mainly starting out in the 50s. right now it's a sunny and mild afternoon. with those winds continuing, we'll get those temperatures into the mid and upper 60s. much of the country, though is dealing with an arctic blast. look at all this cold air that has descended as far south as atlanta. new orleans highs today in the city. we're going 65 for san

francisco. that's the exact same high as miami, florida. so california is really immune to this cold air today. in fact, we're tracking those gusty warm offshore winds, which will be a concern in southern california. life threatening winds here could see isolated winds gusting 100mph. the reason why they have a red flag warning barely seen a drop of rain this year. san diego and la have yet to see a substantial storm this season. back here at home, it's all about those gusty winds today, tomorrow and thursday. even warmer air moves in here. we'll look at the complete

terror attack in new orleans. the state attorney general is ordering a full review of the security plans for new year's eve and the sugar bowl, as investigators continue to uncover details about that deadly attack. yesterday, the president and the first lady paid their respects to the 14 people killed. their visit starts a 14 day mourning period, one day for each victim. the president spoke to the families during a memorial service. >> my wife, jill and i are here to stand with you, to grieve with you, to pray with you, to let you know you are not alone.

the rest of the nation is looking at you as well. >> the president approved new security measures for mardi gras. that season officially started yesterday. investigators have shared new images of the explosives left on bourbon street and new video of the suspect planting them. police say those explosives never detonated. >> a major development on california's high speed rail project. the first set of tracks has been laid. governor newsom was in kern county yesterday afternoon to pile in the first railroad tie. it's a major milestone for the 171 mile corridor between merced and bakersfield. more than $11 billion has been invested so far. the governor says it's money well spent to build the backbone of a rail network that will eventually reach san francisco and los angeles. >> to the cynics that are filled with cynicism, that stand on the sidelines and don't engage, we're here making this work.

would we have started this whole thing in 28 with a different. that's you know what? we can't we can't go back. we just have to accept the responsibility of where we are. and that's exactly what we are doing. >> the authority also pushed a new plan to build a 54 mile rail connection between the high speed rail line and the brightline west network that's also planned between las vegas and southern california. >> costco is recalling its kirkland signature severe cold and flu. plus congestion medicine for potential contamination. the specific lot had been rejected. it was not supposed to be shipped to stores. the flu medicine was sold nationally between late october and the end of november last year. you can return the product for a full refund. restaurants and businesses are getting concerned as the egg supply nationwide dwindles. the bird flu has been making eggs harder to come by and significantly more expensive at a safeway in san francisco. the only options for eggs. a $10

dozen of organic eggs. the rest of the shelves are empty. bakeries and restaurants relying on thousands of eggs are wondering when the shortage is going to come to an end. >> october. late october. prices are just high. hi hi hi. today i was wondering when this is going to stop. actually, if we are worried that we don't get any eggs, what we are going to do. >> according to the california poultry foundation, the supply of eggs in the state has dropped 40% compared to this time last year. they also said they hope egg supplies will be going up in the next month as we head into easter. >> safeway is preparing for the closure of its fillmore district location in san francisco by offering deep discounts on practically everything. a long line of shoppers waited in line yesterday, eager to seize the opportunity. the last day of business for the store is february 7th. it has been open for 40 years and there were mixed emotions from shoppers. >> i want to say something that would have been $600. i probably

spent only like $280, $300. so this is a great deal, you know, and it's going to stock us up for months. >> you know, we need more stores here. we don't need it to close with these seniors. where are they going to go. the estimated. >> a private developer will turn the site into market rate housing. >> now it's your morning money report. the income required to keep home payments affordable has hit a record high, according to redfin. and guess what? california homeowners have all of that the hardest. redfin compared the median household income to the monthly cost for a median price home. experts advise housing costs should be no more than 30% of your income. the five least affordable areas are all in our state in and around los angeles. someone making the median income needs to spend 77% of their earnings on housing. that is the worst in the country and the bay area right behind it. 76% for san

francisco and san mateo counties is a nightmare, and 74% for santa clara county. the east bay is a little more affordable. 58% of your income going to housing. alameda and contra costa are behind. the national average is 41.8%. so again, housing experts say you should be spending no more than 30%. so even nationwide, we're not doing very well. a big merger report this morning, abc seven's parent company disney, will combine its hulu plus live tv service with fubo. under this agreement, disney will own 70% of that new company. fubo will create a new sports and broadcasting service featuring disney sports networks including abc and espn. hulu plus live tv and fubo will have 6.2 million subscribers. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up about 108 points. >> if you don't already have plans for valentine's day, how about taking your significant

other to white castle? the burger chain is now taking reservations for its love castle every year on valentine's day. white castle turns its restaurants into fine dining rooms with reserved seating, tableside service and festive decor. there will also be special deals on some items couples, friends and families. they're all welcome. the closest white castle location to the bay area is las vegas. >> thank goodness. yeah. >> it's nasty. i'm sorry. have you ever had it? >> i've never had one of those microwave burgers. i had those in college. oh, really? quick to throw in the microwave. back then, it was like, okay, i'll eat this. >> you're not a fan, though. never had it. >> cue the story about drew and his husband at mcdonald's. >> oh, yeah. every valentine's day. oh, hit up mcdonald's. and we are not the only couple there. >> well, i mean, with a $5 meal deal. >> come on. a lot of people. yeah. >> we want to hear the full

story. >> mcdonald's on valentine's day every year. that's a that's a story. >> we did a taco bell one year for valentine's day because this is like, it's so, like, commercialized valentine's day. yeah. get a good deal. you don't have to deal with reservations a lot easier. >> i like to stay married, so we don't do that. >> okay. good for you. no one to hold and no one to hold. yeah. okay. oh my goodness. no one to run. >> no one to the border. >> get that. >> what do you get? i don't even know. what do you get at taco bell live mas? >> thank you. there you go. live moss. live moss. this morning it is a beautiful sunrise. here you can see the flags on top of the piers. the ferry building. they are flapping. this morning. we have a wind advisory in effect. and these offshore winds are creating a warmer morning, about 10 to 15 degrees warmer this time compared to yesterday because of these gusty winds. so temperatures right now we're finding those numbers mainly starting out in the 50s. so it's not our typical winter chill

first thing this morning. and this afternoon it will be a mild day. so here's a look at the winds. right now they're gusty and a lot of spots between 20 and 30mph. in our hills we have winds gusting over 40mph. that is why the wind advisory is in effect all day today. so future weather showing you it's just a windy afternoon, a windy evening on hand and then tomorrow morning the winds will really back off. so by noon on wednesday, we no longer have to deal with these winds so we could see some isolated trees come down today, perhaps some power outages because of these winds. daytime highs mid and upper 60s with these winds overnight tonight we do keep it windy. we do keep it clear. overnight lows in the 40s and in the 50s. future tracker temperatures showing you tomorrow is even warmer. some areas in the south bay getting closer to 70 degrees. in fact, we'll do it again thursday, so we do have a warm week ahead on the seven day forecast. here it is. here's the accuweather seven day. we are tracking those gusty winds today. it is mild. we lose the winds tomorrow but we gain

some warmth above average wednesday and thursday. sunshine continues friday and we do keep it bright and dry through the weekend and early next week guys. >> all right. thank you. we're hearing from 40 niners wide receiver ricky pearsall about the shooting that put him in the headlines this season. pearsall says he doesn't want to judge the teenage suspect based on one action. pearsall was robbed at gunpoint last summer in san francisco's union square. police say pearsall and the teen struggled for the gun and both ended up shot. the teen has been charged with attempted murder. >> i have to be able to forgive him to have that weight off my chest, you know what i mean? and, you know, at some point, i do want to talk to the kid and, you know, make sure that, you know, if i can create an impact on him in any way, i think, you know, that would be really big. >> you'll remember pearsall missed the 40 niners first seven games of the season because of his injuries. >> every day i do this job, i realize that people are even wilder than i think. and here's

an example. people are no longer doing baby showers. they're now doing something called nesting showers. so what's that? well, instead of giving gifts and games, you invite your friends over to help you build the furniture, fold clothes, do chores around the house for expecting parents. apparently this is popular on social media, with videos getting millions of views. searches searches on pinterest have increased 200% in the last two years. please do not invite me over to build your crib. >> you know what's interesting though? you're going to laugh. i feel like family already does that. i was pregnant twice and they would come over, do the laundry, do all that. >> i mean, i could barely move your family, my family, but it wouldn't. i wouldn't be like, come on over. it's a party, actually. do everything for me, right? it was just like, out of the kindness of their heart. >> not clarissa from air. no, not reggie from news desk. >> come on over. build my desk,

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if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, the man at the center of a notorious vallejo kidnaping back in 2015 is now accused of another crime in contra costa county. muller is accused of a home invasion in san ramon. last week, he was charged with two crimes in santa clara county. authorities plan to give an update on the investigation today. >> number two. today, the body of former president jimmy carter will travel from georgia to washington, d.c. carter will lie in state until his funeral

thursday. >> number three. inauguration events for san francisco's mayor elect, daniel lurie begin tonight with an interfaith ceremony at congregation emanuel lurie's. swearing in is set to kick off at 1130 tomorrow morning. >> number four. this morning, meta ceo mark zuckerberg announced his company is getting rid of fact checkers for facebook, instagram and threads. he says the change will allow the social network to return, to quote our roots around free expression. >> and number five in the accuweather forecast. we're looking at a windy day today. a wind advisory is in effect. you can see sutro tower live on your screen shaking a bit underneath those winds. right now. here's the wind advisory. we'll have this throughout the entire day today and through first thing tomorrow morning. current winds in our hills. they are pretty active right now. you can see those winds gusting 30 to 45mph. and these winds will create a warm afternoon. lots of sunshine today we'll get those daytime highs into the 60s. >> and number six, we're getting reports of a motorcycle crash in

orinda. this is on eastbound 24 before wilder road. the two right lanes are blocked and traffic is moving very slowly in this area. >> number seven, say hello to poppy. she's a pygmy hippo that was just born at virginia's metro richmond zoo. poppy and her mom, iris, were given a month to bond in private. now poppy is going public. she's ready for visitors. >> i'm just laughing over the mom, iris. like having a publicist and saying, like, please respect our privacy at this time. >> we're not ready. >> yeah, we are bonding. we're bonding. >> poppy is popping into the public. okay. to have fun. >> animals are having a moment, poppy. yeah. good for them. 7 to 7 is next if you're streaming with us. otherwise it is >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. urgent wild fire risk, the deep freeze and a driverless car scare. frozen.