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deadly mid-air collision, a passenger jet and a military helicopter crashing outside reagan national airport in dc. the frantic search overnight. we know there has been no survivors. >> concerns over a chick-fil-a in the south bay. why neighbors are pushing back against the plan to bring another location to san jose. >> plus, yelp's top date night restaurants. the company getting you ready for valentine's day. the two bay area spots that made the list. >> good morning to you. it is thursday, january 30th. >> yeah, a lot to get to, but we will first check in with drew because dry today. different story tomorrow. >> rain is back. i know it's weird to say that it's been so dry this month, but get those storm preps underway and completed throughout the day today. a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. it is cloudy everywhere, so just like yesterday will be greeted with overcast skies for much of our morning and then sunshine back this afternoon. temperatures not too cold, but still chilly. 40s and 50s. we have no advisories or warnings out there for the cold air. future weather showing

you all that cloud cover this morning. and just like yesterday, it's not until the afternoon. most of us see sunshine probably closer to 1 to 3 p.m. that's when the sun breaks out and daytime highs there you can see almost identical to the highs yesterday. mid and upper 50s. so it will feel cool out there. let's talk about the rain. it's back here tomorrow. it's a level one on friday with steady morning showers. you're going to see slick travel some slower travel times as the rain moves through. but then this system is going to intensify on saturday. by saturday, we are tracking a moderate strength atmospheric river that brings heavy rain and some strong winds to kick off the weekend. we'll talk much more about the rain coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with francis. those drive times. >> hi, drew. it suddenly got very busy on the roads, especially in the south bay, where there was an earlier car fire on northbound 880 connecting from 280. and you can see traffic is jammed once you get off southbound to 80. you'll see brake lights connecting onto northbound 880. in fact, it might be slowing traffic on the

northbound 280 connector to northbound 880 as well. so we'll keep you posted on this. but the car fire is now out. bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights on. it is backed up past the 880 overcrossing. and also, as we show you the maps, there's another accident in the south bay, northbound 280 at saratoga, a motorcycle crash reported. so an ambulance is en route and we could see some slowing in that stretch. southbound 101 in the north bay as you make your way through sausalito. and earlier crash has been cleared, but you can see traffic is a little sluggish approaching the scene. gloria. >> amanda francis, thank you so much. breaking news out of dc this morning. an investigation is underway after a black hawk military helicopter collided with an american airlines regional jet. >> yeah, it happened last night near reagan national airport. >> and abc news. >> reporter nicole. >> d'antonio has the latest. and the stunning video of the collision. >> gloria. amanda. for hours, we've seen search crews out here on the potomac river looking for any survivors of this crash. nearly 300 responders have been

out here working through the dark, through the cold temperatures. as the investigation continues into exactly what happened. this morning, the search continues for any survivors. after a commercial airliner collided with a helicopter mid-air while approaching reagan national airport. >> crash, crash, crash. this is a layer three crash crash, crash. >> a live stream from an earth cam web camera capturing the moment of impact. a fireball lighting up the sky. both aircrafts then crashing into the potomac river, making rescue efforts difficult. >> the water they were operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there, so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. >> it happened just after 845 last night. authorities say the jet was inbound from wichita, kansas, and making its final approach to reagan with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. officials say an additional three army soldiers were on the blackhawk. >> from the department of transportation and faa perspective. we are going to

offer full support to those on the ground, to the mayor, but also to the ntsb, who is going to be conducting the investigation in this matter. >> ari schulman was driving home when he looked up and saw the plane falling from the sky. >> it was illuminated bright yellow underneath, and there was a spray of sparks on the underside of the plane. and i knew something was wrong because it was very, very close to the ground. it was maybe 80 or 100ft above the ground, banked all the way to the right. >> more emergency personnel rushing to the scene overnight. officials scrambling boats and divers hoping to pull any possible survivors out of the frigid water. the investigation now underway as officials try to determine what happened. american airlines ceo responding to the tragedy overnight. >> i'd like to express our deep sorrow about these events. >> the ceo of reagan national airport says they've been providing support to the families impacted. we also know

the airport will remain closed until at least 11:00 this morning. in alexandria, virginia. nicole deantonio abc seven news. >> east bay congressman eric swalwell landed at reagan just six minutes before that crash. he was already out of the airport and in his car when he learned about the collision. swalwell told abc news the crash is tragic, but says it should not shake american's confidence in air travel. >> these types of incidents don't happen a lot in america, and as a member of the homeland security committee, you know, we do a lot of work to deconflict and to make sure that we understand crashes and that we're better and safer after them, which is why we haven't seen anything like this in a very long time. >> swalwell acknowledged the airspace in d.c. is very crowded, and said it's the government's job to assess how to make it safer for both commercial travelers and our military. and here's a live look at reagan national airport this morning. the airport is closed until at least 8 a.m. as the emergency response continues. we

are monitoring every update as it comes in. we're also expecting defense secretary pete hegseth to speak coming up at 630. we will have an abc news special report when that starts. >> here at home, >> oakland police are investigating a shooting that reportedly killed the brother of local rap legend too short. police say it happened during an attempted robbery. investigators say the suspect tried to ram their way into a building on 49th avenue near international boulevard around 7 a.m. yesterday. our media partners at the bay area news group report it was a marijuana grow house. police told abc seven they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds at the scene, and he was transported to the hospital, where he later died. the man was later identified as 61 year old wayne shaw. shaw is reportedly two shorts older brother. no arrests have been made and we do have an update on the condition of the man seriously hurt in a shooting in san francisco's soma neighborhood monday. an update posted on the gofundme page for

martin olive says he was shot seven times, and some of the bullet fragments are just too risky for doctors to remove. olive is well known in the community as the owner of the vapor room dispensary. witnesses told abc seven news he was shot in the face at point blank range, and then the suspect hid in a nearby building after an hours long standoff. the suspect was then shot and killed by police. >> there's a battle brewing in the south bay over a plan for a chick fil a. the restaurant is planned for west san carlos and race streets, not far from san jose's diridon station. now, the local buena vista neighborhood association launched a petition opposing the project in september. the association received information from the city's planning division on the permit application. it called for the removal of 20 trees and also the demolition of a commercial building that's home to sharper cuts and taqueria eduardo. >> so if we allow a single story chick fil a or any fast food restaurant, that single story to displace existing businesses, be

super car centric and not have anything above it, again, it's a huge lost opportunity. >> we have reached out to the city to get more details on the proposal, and to see if there's a timeline for when the chick fil a could be built. >> 608 this morning and we are looking at a lot of cloud cover over the next several hours, and temperatures pretty steady in the mid 40s, only into the low 50s after 10 a.m, so sunshine appears between about noon and 3 p.m. away from the coast. and that means temperatures are cooler than average in the 50s later on today. get those storm preps completed by tonight, because here comes our storm system. it's on its way to bring us rain on friday, and then we're going to tap into some of that tropical moisture near hawaii. by saturday, we see more rainfall intensifying and some gusty winds as well. so tomorrow it begins as a level one light storm with steady morning rain. some scattered showers in the afternoon, and we'll find some slick roadways and some slower travel times. looking at the friday forecast, you can see

throughout the morning hours the rain chances really start to ramp up here around sunrise, and then they stay elevated through the afternoon. so we are anticipating a pretty wet day tomorrow. but over the weekend that rain gets even heavier. so rainfall estimates starting tomorrow through sunday, we're tracking several inches of rain, which does bring the risk of some flooding, especially on saturday. we'll take a closer look at the timeline of the weekend rain, show you the rainfall totals here and some heavy snow coming to the sierra. gloria will have those numbers in about eight minutes. >> to get that rain jacket out. all right. thank you. drew. helping local communities. the trump administration's federal funding freeze having an impact on oakland's chinatown and mayor's economic forecast. san francisco's daniel lurie discussing how the city will show off to the world, with some big

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eigenberger has been reunited with her family. she was abducted on october 7th by hamas militants. she is the first of eight more hostages set to be released today. two other israelis and five thai nationals are also going home. israel is expected to release 110 palestinian prisoners today. president donald trump is pushing forward and his mass deportation plans. yesterday, he signed the first bill of his second term into law. the lincoln riley act. the law requires federal authorities to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who are accused of crimes, including misdemeanors like shoplifting. notably, the

law allows this to take place before the accused person is found guilty. the law is named after lincoln riley, a 22 year old georgia nursing student who was killed in february of last year by an immigrant without legal status. he was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. trump's executive order spree has not slowed down yet. yesterday, he signed several orders, including one to build a massive facility at guantanamo bay to be used for housing tens of thousands of deported migrants. he also signed a school choice executive order, which is something that he's been pushing for years. it will allow taxpayer money to be spent by families to pay for private schools. and there's another school executive order. it's a big one. it's called ending racial indoctrination in k through 12 schooling. it threatens to cut funding to schools that teach critical race theory. president trump's memo freezing federal grants and loans created widespread confusion and has been rescinded. the white house took back the directive by the office of management and budget that

sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance. a federal judge signaled he will block the trump administration from freezing the federal aid, despite efforts to block the trump administration's proposed funding freeze, local leaders are already being impacted by the executive order. newly elected congresswoman lateefah simon toured her home district in oakland, hoping to deliver $2 million in federal funding. it's money meant to fund pathways to reconnect oakland's chinatown to the waterfront. east bay asian local development corporation is heading up the project, and now leaders are left confused about the next steps. >> because no one knows what's happening. our mayor, our governor, the federal government, the office of the president is keeping us again in this state of chaos. >> the trump administration said they paused spending to review whether it aligned with other executive orders. simon says it could be several days before officials get a better understanding on the impact of the funding freeze. and of

course, there are many changes happening in the trump administration. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can too, at abc7 news.com. also on the abc7 bay area app, building a better. >> bay area is our focus here at abc7 news, and that means paying attention to the problems we face and the possible solutions. and this morning, we're tracking three plans to tackle some of san francisco's biggest challenges. mayor daniel lurie says the upcoming chinese new year parade and the nba all-star game festivities could be the opportunity san francisco needs. he spoke yesterday at the san francisco business times annual mayor's economic forecast. lurie says to rejuvenate the downtown area, the city needs to create conditions that will bring business back. >> we have to prove that we can pull off these events again and that they're the eyes of the world are going to be on us that weekend, and we got to show off, and then we start putting one foot in front of the other, and we start telling the world that san francisco is open for

business again, and we are going to do that over and over again. >> is lurie says that means public safety needs to be front and center, with law enforcement departments fully staffed and visible. >> and mayor lurie's fentanyl ordinance is making headway after clearing its first hurdle yesterday. it made it through the board of supervisors committee, and it's expected to be put before the full board for a vote next tuesday. lori's fentanyl state of emergency proposal seeks to make it easier to address the opioid epidemic, also homelessness. it would also allow for funding contributions from private donors. >> and the last solution on the table mayor daniel lurie, is building on former mayor breed's investment in in hosting citywide concerts to boost the economy and to support local businesses. yesterday, the mayor announced the inaugural s.f. music week, which will feature live performances, studio and venue tours, as well as panels and workshops. it will be held february 24th through march 2nd, running concurrently with a 2025

noise pop festival. mayor lurie says sf music week will strengthen the city's position as a global hub of arts and culture. >> and valentine's day is just over two weeks away. if you don't have plans yet, yelp just came out with a top 100 date night restaurants in america, and two san francisco restaurants made that list. coming in at number 15 is seven hills. it's in the russian hill neighborhood. it serves italian food, also has a big wine selection. number 92 is la la's bistro. am i saying that right? it's in the castro. it is a french cuisine, so that sounds really good too. for the list, the yelp data team analyzed business rating also review volume. have any of you been. >> to these? yes. >> i was going to say our. >> resident foodie. >> is one of my favorite. i've. sir francis, you've been there. you haven't. >> i haven't. >> it is one of the best french restaurants i think. and it's so cute. it's so cozy inside. it's a really good date night. when i've been there, i have seen

first dates. >> okay, but do you think that if we book today that it's already booked. >> up for valentine's day? >> probably, yeah. they book up pretty quickly. yeah. >> got to do the earliest seating. >> maybe eat at four instead of seven. you know. >> like us. >> yeah. >> it works. >> well for us. yeah. >> all right. this morning, it's all about getting you prepared for the rain on the way, because it is going to be several days of wet weather. today is the final dry january day, so get those storm preps completed by this evening. rain is back here tomorrow. it starts out pretty light here on friday, but by saturday we have a moderate strength atmospheric river that pumps in a lot more moisture, heavier rain and some strong gusty winds to kick off the weekend. today though, you have no problem getting those storm preps completed. we're dry. it's cloudy this morning, sunnier this afternoon, and temperatures are below average. we're mainly in the 50s. so when we talk about storm preps, i know it's been about a month since we've seen wet weather. make sure your gutters are clear on your house. if you live on a busy street, make sure those storm drains are clear too. this is the biggest

issue when it comes to street flooding. it's because the rain cannot get into those drains. they are blocked. move any furniture inside, secure outdoor objects and check on your trees. see some loose limbs out there. maybe trim them today because we'll have some gusty winds on saturday. so here's future weather. light rain begins to move in here first thing tomorrow morning, and then it's pretty steady throughout the later morning and early afternoon into the evening. tomorrow it's not as widespread. the showers are more scattered, but then we come into that moderate atmospheric river on saturday and the rain is back and it will be heavy at times. that's the yellow you see on your screen, the center of the low, not too far off the coast. and that's why the winds will also be pretty strong on saturday. so it's a level two on saturday for that moderate strength atmospheric river. we'll have heavy rain and gusty winds, especially in the morning. and we do have the risk of flooding. in fact, much of the bay area has been outlined for that increasing risk of localized flooding on our roads and even on our smaller streams and creeks. that's something we'll watch very closely on saturday. let's talk snow. we're going to get some big numbers

here over the weekend. probably two feet of snow on our highest peaks. and then watch what happens next week. these are some big numbers we're talking about. so we're going to see a lot of fresh powder in the sierra the next seven days. accuweather seven day forecast storm preps today. rain is back tomorrow. the wettest days we have on the seven day will be saturday and then again on tuesday with heavy rain and gusty winds. guys. >> all right drew thank you so much. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> gloria amanda it is great to be with you coming up here on gma. our team is on the scene of the deadliest commercial plane crash in the united states in more than 15 years. an american airlines flight was approaching the runway in washington, dc when a black hawk helicopter collided with it. they fell into the potomac river and the water temperature there barely above freezing in the mid 30s, hundreds of first responders have raced to the crash site. they've been working throughout the night. and at 7 a.m, we're going to bring you the latest developments, including the investigation and the reaction

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is now the co-owner of graffeo coffee. >> most important thing is we're not going to change anything. this is a really special place for what it is today. my goal is just to make sure that more people find out about it. it's truly that good. but truly, in terms of the product, in terms of everything that makes it special. graffeo is going to be here and in this location. >> longtime owner luciano repetto will remain on as partner and co-owner. the nba was hoping caitlin clark would take part in all star weekend, with a three point shootout involving steph curry, sabrina ionescu and maybe klay thompson. but clark's agents say she doesn't want to participate. clark reportedly wants her first three point contest to be with the wnba. next, at 630, we continue to follow that breaking news out of dc, where a passenger jet and military helicopter collided. details on the recovery efforts now underway and called back to city hall. oakland hoping to get city

workers to return to the office four days a week. but first, here's drew. >> hey, amanda, we have a dry day today. get those storm preps underway. sunshine slow to appear this morning. we'll get some this afternoon. rain is back here tomorrow as a level one storm, but then a moderate atmospheric river is set to soak us with heavy rain and gusty winds on saturday. that's when it's a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. the latest on o

watching abc seven mornings live. >> now at 630. breaking news a deadly midair collision in washington, dc. officials say there are no survivors after a passenger jet collided with a military helicopter. crews have switched from a search and rescue operation to a recovery mission. officials say they expect no survivors from this incident. we have a live picture from the scene where that jet is in the potomac river. 28 bodies have been recovered, including 27 from the plane and one from the blackhawk helicopter. we're waiting for an abc news special report with an update on this situation. just so tragic. >> yeah, absolutely. well, good morning everyone. it's thursday, january 30th. >> let's get started with a check of that forecast. andrew we're talking about rain. not today but tomorrow. >> yeah. get everything you need

to do underway to prep yourself for the rain, your property as well, because the rain is going to begin here tomorrow and then intensify over the weekend. this morning another cloudy start out there. overcast skies again. temperatures not too cold, but chilly. we're starting out in the 40s for the most part. as we get you going on this thursday, clouds hang with us until about noon, so expect a cloudy morning into the afternoon. we'll find sunshine slowly appearing and temperatures mainly in the 50s. tomorrow though, rain is back. it's a level one on the storm impact scale for morning. steady rain, scattered showers in the afternoon and into the evening. but by saturday, this system is going to intensify. by saturday afternoon, we are tracking a moderate strength at sulfuric river. it's tapping into some of this tropical moisture near hawaii, getting that nickname, the pineapple express. and that heavy rain is aimed right at the bay area, along with some strong, gusty winds. a close look at the weekend forecast coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with frances. see those drive times. >> this morning? all right drew. well the hot spot this morning

has been in san jose because of an earlier car fire. the 8-80 northbound direction was shut down from 280, but it looks like some of those cars are getting through right now. we also saw brake lights earlier, so hopefully they've just reopened it and traffic will start to flow through. and if you want to consider an alternate, winchester boulevard is a possible alternate or northbound 87, but it is looking much better at this point. there were a few problem spots in san jose. there's also northbound 280 at saratoga, an earlier motorcycle crash, northbound 101 great america parkway has been cleared, but you can see traffic is sluggish at 24 miles approaching the scene. and it's also a little bit crowded westbound way through emeryville. the drive time from emeryville to san francisco. >> following that breaking news from reagan national airport near washington, d.c. last night, a u.s. army blackhawk helicopter collided with an american airlines flight over the potomac river. >> now, first responders are still on the scene. reagan

airport is set to open at 11:00 this morning. abc seven reporter lena howland is live in studio this morning with the details. and i know, lena, that you've been on this all morning long. >> yeah, that's right. gloria. officials are saying while their search continues, they do not believe there were any survivors. and they have now transitioned into recovery mode so far. according to numbers provided by the medical examiner, 27 bodies from that american airlines flight and one body from the helicopter have been recovered so far. that means search crews are still in the water right now looking for more than 30 people. officials did not have any answers on what went wrong here, but say both the plane and the helicopter were in a standard flight pattern and the helicopter was there for a training operation. crews worked through frigid conditions through the night looking for any survivors. >> a lot of effort was brought to bear. unfortunately, we were unable to rescue anyone, but we

are in the recovery mode right now to back up what the president said, what i've seen so far. do i think this was preventable? absolutely. >> and that was transportation secretary sean duffy, who you just heard from saying he believes this tragedy could have been prevented, although no victims from this tragedy have been identified yet, the u.s. figure skating organization confirmed that several members of the skating community were on that american airlines flight, including skaters, coaches and their families returning from the recent u.s. championships. russian media is also reporting that two russian figure skaters were on that same flight as well. and moments ago, officials in wichita, kansas, held their own press briefing. airport officials activated a care team last night to support families. they confirmed one victim's family was there getting help last night. they will hold their own community wide prayer in wichita later today. and they are asking the nation to pray

for kansas right now. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you so much. and as lena just mentioned, u.s. figure skating confirmed some members of their team were on the plane. the group released a statement saying these athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the national development camp held in conjunction with the u.s. figure skating championships in wichita, kansas. we are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims families closely in our hearts. several members of the team are from the bay area. they've also posted on social media to send prayers to the victims. as far as we know, we don't know of any that were actually on that plane from the bay area. but again, they are sharing those prayers on social media. >> the faa has been working to prevent mid-air collisions after a string of close calls at airports across the country. many of the close calls they are responding to happened closer to the runway than what we saw overnight. one of the most recent incidents involved a flight out of sfo earlier this month. a united airlines plane

was landing at the phoenix airport and came within 875ft of another flight. an anti-collision alert blaring in the cockpit helped to avoid the collision. the faa has added training for air traffic controllers and a rare summit in 2023 to discuss safety improvements in 2024. the faa says there were 30 runway incursions per 1 million takeoffs and landings. we do want to take another live look now at the ronald reagan national airport, where recovery efforts are underway. the fbi sent a team to the crash site, and investigators with the ntsb have been on scene. we will share any new details with you as we get them. of course. head to abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app for updates 24 over seven. >> an update from the abc seven news i-team on the san mateo county sheriff's saga. a judge says that she will decide at a february 26th hearing whether a special election will move forward. that could cost sheriff christina corpus her job. measure a would change the

county charter and give the board of supervisors the power to fire the sheriff. corpus has been under attack since the release of an audit that accused her of creating a toxic work environment, and of having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff. accusations they both deny. after court yesterday, attorneys for both sides declined to comment. but we did talk to dan stegenga, corpus reporter who wrote the opposition language to be included on the ballot. >> the state of california never intended for the board of supervisors to have an immediate mechanism for removing a sitting sheriff. this is the most popular sheriff in san mateo county history that got 82,600 votes. i don't represent the sheriff, but i do represent a lot of those 82, 6600 people that are very happy with what happened. >> the millbrae city council unanimously approved a vote of no confidence in the sheriff last night and asked her to resign. the sheriff's office has provided law enforcement in millbrae since 2012. the current contract is due to expire at the end of june. the public has

weighed in on a plan to increase the use and storage of plutonium at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. the facility is on the eastern edge of livermore, and it was started in the 1950s as the cold war began between the u.s. and the soviet union. plutonium is one of the primary ingredients used in making nuclear weapons. there's obviously great concern in the community about the proposal for expanded use. the national nuclear security administration made its case during last night's meeting. >> we need to increase the scope because one, the us nuclear stockpile is aging beyond their original design lifetime. and two, there are evolving international security concerns that we need to be ready to address. >> this is, of course, going to be a lengthy process. it's expected to stretch well into 2026. >> oakland will be bringing all city workers back to the office four days a week, starting

february 18th. all unrepresented department directors and supervisors will be expected to come to the office. and then starting april 7th, all other city employees will be doing the same. this is according to a letter obtained by the business times. the city implemented a telecommunicating program during the pandemic, but says that is now being discontinued. >> soon you will be able to enjoy to-go cocktails at san francisco's newest entertainment zone. the board of supervisors announced it will be adding coal valley to the entertainment zones in the city. leaders are hoping to promote the coal valley street fair and their night market with the new designation. like other entertainment zones, guests will be able to take their drinks to go and explore the businesses and all the fun around them. well, now it is time for our abc seven mornings advance. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead, right here in the bay area. >> for students and staff from sonoma state university will ask school administrators to reverse what they're calling devastating budget cuts. they are planning to attend a town hall meeting

scheduled for this afternoon to voice their concerns. university officials announced they were cutting the entire athletics program and several academic departments and majors, and will be laying off dozens of faculty members. it's all to address the school's $24 million budget deficit. >> there's a new effort at san jose mineta international airport to streamline passenger pickup. there's a new cell phone waiting area that's opening to the public today. it's located at the northeast corner of the airport, about a three minute drive to the terminal, a arrivals curb. the airport says a new waiting area has 75 parking spaces and improved lighting today. >> legoland discovery center in milpitas is celebrating the 67th birthday of the lego brick. it's launching a new event called lego creativity academy. people can learn lego building skills, tips and tricks from master model builders. the academy runs through march 2nd and is included with your general admission ticket. >> and still ahead, celebrating the year of the snake at chase

center. a look at the statues now up in honor of lunar new year. >> yeah, and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 83 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> and reopened after a remodel. you can once again live moss at the iconic taco bell in pacifica. drew, is it a good day to go out there? >> yeah, it's not bad, actually. >> i mean, we'll be dry, but then over the weekend we are tracking rain coming back. so here's a look at the morning forecast. it is cloudy out there right now. we stay pretty cloudy all morning long with temperatures in the mid 40s to the lower 50s later on today sunshine does appear, but it's not until about 1:00 pm for a lot of us. daytime highs very similar to yesterday in the mid and upper 50s. today is dry. tomorrow rain is back for the first time in more than three and a half weeks. it's a level one on friday for steady morning rain, scattered afternoon showers and slick and slow travel is your biggest impact here tomorrow. looking at the friday forecast, those rain chances really begin to increase right around sunrise and they

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dana stubblefield in his effort to be released from prison. stubblefield was convicted of rape in 2020 and sentenced to 15 years. the appellate court of santa clara county said it's considering granting stubblefield's petition, which seeks a bail hearing before the santa clara county superior court. the court date the court set a tuesday deadline for any objections. >> migration is a human right

and no one shall be deemed illegal on stolen land. >> in the east bay. students at uc berkeley gathered and marched in support of immigrants. they're against increasing arrests and deportations by immigration and customs enforcement. organizers say they are seeking institutional support and protection for undocumented students and immigrants. >> i know what it's like to be separated from your loved one, and it's something that i wish no child could ever experience. and the fact that millions of children are going to start experiencing that genuinely frightens me. >> and yesterday, president trump continued his crackdown on immigration. he signed a memo to prepare a massive facility at guantanamo bay to be used for housing deported migrants. >> tesla's new robo taxis could hit california streets by the end of the year. that's according to ceo elon musk. during an earnings call yesterday. he said service will roll out in texas over the summer. the company is hoping to

compete with waymo, which has seen operations in san francisco since 2021. tesla's approach to self-driving technology uses no lidar sensors, opting for a more cost effective, vision only method, using just cameras to navigate the roads. waymo is set to expand to more than ten cities this year. the verge reports that the mountain view based autonomous driving company will soon start testing their vehicles in san diego and also las vegas, with more cities yet to be announced, according to waymo's parent company alphabet, its autonomous ride hailing services are successfully adapting to its current cities, allowing for more expansion. cars will be operated by drivers for a couple of months before they're ready to take the road on their own, baseball. >> commissioner rob manfred and athletics owner john fisher got a tour of sutter health park in sacramento yesterday. that's where the a's will be playing their home games for at least the next three seasons. the ballpark is undergoing some renovations to accommodate the

team. it's currently the home of the minor league sacramento river cats. the a's first home game is march 31st. tickets to that game are all sold out, but fans can still buy lawn tickets for $25. lawn tickets are only sold on the day of the game. >> the year of the snake kicked off with a bang in chinatown. 10,000 firecrackers were used to symbolically scare away evil spirits, marking the beginning of 15 days of family friendly festivities. for chinese new year. portsmouth square was packed yesterday with spectators from across the bay area. >> i wanted him to experience the culture, you know, especially since he is chinese and giving him that experience, you know, kind of teaches him where he's from. >> and this is only the beginning. there are so many more chinese new year events on

the calendar in san francisco, including the miss chinatown usa pageant. >> the warriors have put two snake statues on display outside san francisco's chase center as part of new lunar new year celebrations. the serpent at thrive city features warriors gold and blue colors, and includes a basketball with three stars to symbolize the franchise hosting its third nba all star game that's on february 16th. the union square snake dubbed superstar. that's three s's at the beginning, has nba all star elements, including all star cable car coins. that statue, or these statues, i should say, will be on display until march 2nd. and of course, you can watch the 2025 chinese new year parade right here on abc seven. that's saturday, february 15th. watch it here or wherever you stream abc seven. >> and now for your morning money report. frontier airlines made another offer, joining forces with spirit airlines. in a statement yesterday, frontier officials say that a merger would allow spirit to escape from bankruptcy. spirit was not

interested and rejected the offer, saying it was too low. in 2022, frontier and spirit had planned to merge, but the deal died after jetblue came in with a bigger offer for spirit, but that was blocked by a federal judge. spirit filed for bankruptcy late last year. starbucks is planning to streamline their menu, cutting about 30% of their drinks and food. starbucks ceo brian niccol made the statement in an earnings call, saying the menu has become overly complex and he wants to get back to starbucks. he did not specify which items would be going, but that they would be gone by the end of the year. other changes were implemented this week, including the return of free refills. also the condiment bar. >> all right, so the calendar says january. but disney is already thinking about the holidays. disney plus just revealed it's teaming up with the jonas brothers for new holiday comedy. this is the right video, but.

video. so kevin jonas and nick jonas are set to star in the movie, in which they struggle to make it from london to new york in time to spend christmas with their families. no word yet on when it will be released. disney, of course, is the parent company of abc seven. >> i love christmas movies, so i'm excited about this. >> yeah, it's giving uh- remember that jonathan taylor thomas movie? >> oh yeah. >> i think it's called like i'll be home for christmas. that's what it's giving to me. >> absolutely. >> all right, jonas. >> brothers. >> come on through. we're back to winter-like weather finally tomorrow. rain is returning here. so today, a good day to complete those storm preps. it's the final dry january day where you can complete anything you need to do to get ready for the rain. it returns here tomorrow with a level one light storm, but the rain intensifies and so do the winds on saturday as we track a moderate strength atmospheric river to kick off the weekend. today, though very similar to yesterday, we're starting out with those cloudy

skies up above really for the first half of your day. then in the afternoon we'll see that sunshine appear and temperatures will be below average for daytime highs, mainly in the 50s. let's talk about rain returning here tomorrow. here's future weather. we'll stop here at 7 a.m. light showers beginning to move on shore. it's later in the morning. the rain becomes more widespread. steady in nature, some breezy conditions at times, and then in the evening it's not as widespread. the showers are more scattered in nature. but that's a brief lull, because saturday this is when the atmospheric river starts to move onshore, and that's when we have steady light to moderate rain at first. and then that rain intensifies and the winds will also intensify as well. so look at the wind speeds. by saturday morning there will be this corridor of some really strong winds where we could see winds in excess of 40mph. so it's the combination of the heavy rain, the strong gusty winds. it will become a level two moderate storm on the abc seven storm impact scale on saturday. with those moderate strength atmospheric river conditions,

and it could lead to the risk of some flooding, especially on our roads that have poor drainage areas and our smaller streams and creeks. so you can see pretty much the entire bay area has been outlined for the increased risk of flooding on saturday as we track those heavier showers moving through, we will get feet of snow coming our way in the sierra. the heaviest snow is likely going to fall tomorrow night through the day on saturday, and then those numbers just add up even more heading into next week. so our snowpack is going to get a healthy update. here's the accuweather seven day get those storm preps completed today. rain arrives here tomorrow. the wettest and windiest days on the seven day forecast will be saturday and then again on tuesday. so once that rain arrives, it's sticking around guys. >> all right. >> drew thank you. now to an update on the deadly plane crash near reagan national airport. just moments ago, the new defense secretary, pete hegseth, says he's sending thoughts and prayers to the victims. >> they're in our prayers, their families and their communities

as people are notified. i can't imagine and i know it's gone from a rescue mission to a recovery mission. and we're with all the first responders that are moving actively to so at the defense department. our thoughts and prayers go out. we are actively investigating to find out what happened and why. and as we get updates, you will have them. god bless. >> hegseth put this video out on social media saying the crew on the helicopter was experienced and was doing a required annual night evaluation and had night vision goggles. much more on this crash, of course. coming up at seven on gma. the story of a san jose woman behind a fake cancer scam is the center of a new abc news studios docu series that premieres tonight. based on the hit podcast with the same name, scamanda explores the life and lies of amanda riley. riley claimed she had stage three cancer. for years, she posted on a blog sharing detailed stories and pictures of herself in

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a.m. to midnight. it's such a popular spot. i know a lot of people are excited about it reopening. >> no kidding. >> and so not raining today. so if you want to. visit, today is going to be the day. the next few days not so much. >> yeah they have a great view there. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> and a reminder you can watch all our newscast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and it's an excellent source of calcium. wow! planet oat really has it all! ♪ (♪) ♪ (slow down) ♪

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were passengers. moscow reported two russian figure skaters among the people on that plane. >> number three a big crowd is expected to log on for a virtual meeting today to discuss the massive budget cuts at sonoma state. dozens are also expected to show up in person to protest. last week, the university announced it would eliminate all sports, several departments and multiple degree programs. >> number four, you may notice work being done to the embarcadero station's glass canopies. they were vandalized back in october. crews just started to replace them. >> and number five, we are dry for today's forecast, but rain is back here tomorrow and that rain intensifies on saturday, so we'll focus our attention on saturday. it is a level two moderate strength atmospheric river. expect heavy rain, gusty winds and the risk of flooding on our roads and some smaller streams and creeks. >> and number six traffic has been slow in the south bay and san jose, but it looks like that northbound 880 has been reopened. coming from 280, we

have seen cars backed up along that stretch, but it looks like they have moved through. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up towards the end of the maze. >> number seven a heads up for bingers. netflix is adding full season downloads for iphones and ipads with just one click of a button. that means no longer downloading your favorite shows. one episode. >> at a time, thank goodness. yes. >> this is what i do before flights. i'm like downloading each episode. >> you do have to have a lot of storage though. >> you do but download that season bam! >> quick. no, not even for me. for the kids like numberblocks. i'm like, okay, >> number one, number two. my goodness. well, join us at abc seven at seven. we'll be we'll continue to follow. the breaking news is what i want to tell you. have a good day. >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. overnight an explosion in the sky over the nation's capital. the deadliest commercial plane crash in the united states in over 15 years.