now abc seven mornings live. >> now at six. protests against president trump. this was the scene over the weekend. demonstrations are expected to continue as part of a nationwide push this morning. >> if it feels like the flu season is worse than usual, it

is, especially across the bay area. while health experts say we're seeing a spike in cases this year and what you can do now to protect yourself. >> plus, we'll take you to tahoe, where plenty of people are enjoying the fresh powder. >> good morning. welcome to monday. it's february 17th. >> yeah. let's first check in with drew to talk about that. >> yeah. really quiet today guys. going to be a nice holiday mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. here's a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. we have a few clouds from this view. and you notice current sky conditions across the board. just partly cloudy skies out there and throughout the day we will find just a mix of sun and clouds into the afternoon. visibility on live doppler seven will flip it on over. we have some patchy fog. you can see that in napa, livermore, santa rosa right now. less than a mile visibility. it's not widespread fog, but you may run into some of this low cloud cover first thing this morning. will burn off by about 8 a.m. temperatures right now we're mainly starting out in the 40s. 49 in oakland. the same in san mateo, down to 40 in danville. 42 is that current temperature in napa. so look at

future weather as we go hour by hour for you showing you this afternoon. we'll get those daytime highs into the mid 50s, low 60s. you can see it's just a partly cloudy day on the way. so we are dry for the holiday. 59 in oakland, 58 in the city for a high. we'll go to 60 in santa rosa, 62 in san jose a high of about 56 in half moon bay. let's check in with sue hall, see how the roads are doing. >> thanks, drew. and it's monday. it's a holiday. and it's very holiday light as well. let's check in with the commuter alert for vta if you normally would take it this morning. blue and green light rail replaced by busses due to track maintenance and the bay point and civic center stations are closed. that's through today. checking over at the richmond san rafael bridge. traffic is flowing smoothly, with an eight minute drive across the span over towards san quentin and san rafael. there's your drive on the 80 corridor highway for hercules all the way into the city. just under 30 minutes and very light in san jose. that's 280 with those headlights snaking up from downtown san

jose towards cupertino, about an eight minute drive. guys. >> great to see you this president's day. some people might be trading work for the picket line. protests are planned in the bay area and across the country to oppose president trump's recent action on everything from deportations to project 2025. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez in studio with more on what activists are saying about today's events. >> good morning. those protests start at noon in san francisco and san jose, and there will be similar demonstrations in other cities, including los angeles and new york this president's day. they are organized by the 5051 movement that stands for 50 protests, 50 states. one movement organizers say that they want the trump administration to uphold the constitution and end what they are calling executive overreach. yesterday, dozens of protesters marched from san mateo city hall to san francisco city hall to oppose mass deportations of immigrants. the march was organized by four young advocates from immigrant families who formed the group

rights over borders. >> we need to speak for the people who can't. we need to walk for the people who can't. it's we are here and we're we're so we have so much power that some people don't even realize they have. so your voice speaks volumes, and you need to come out and use your voice and send a message and make a statement. so that's why it was very important. >> the four organizers met years ago in high school now as young adults. rumors of ice raids in their city of san mateo and the bay area inspired them to take action. the 21 mile march made stops at san bruno city hall in daly city city hall. trump has claimed that his election victory gives him a powerful mandate for such actions. today's marches are happening at san francisco city hall and circle of palms plaza in san jose at noon. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. a college student from the east bay is waking up $100,000 richer this morning. and with bragging rights after an incredible half court shot during nba all star

weekend. >> in three point shot over damian lillard at the buzzer. shaq and kenny going nuts. >> all right jaron barajas from oakland. he beat milwaukee bucks star damian lillard to get the grand prize during the three-point shooting contest during last night's all-star game at chase center. that was just one of the exciting events during a weekend that really had san francisco shining. the positive attitude felt by both fans and city leaders. >> what better time to be living in san francisco and in the bay area? we got to show off all weekend. >> got a high five from draymond green and vince carter. yeah this is a great atmosphere. i'm like shocked. >> people we talked to visiting san francisco said they ventured well outside of thrive city over the weekend, exploring iconic city locations and getting plenty of good food. >> we are tracking developing news out of san leandro. an investigation is underway after three police officers shot at an assault suspect last night. it

happened near 164th avenue and east 14th street. police say officers spotted the suspect, and a short time later they opened fire. but they have not released any details about why officers decided to shoot. no one was hurt. the suspect was arrested. the alameda county sheriff's office is handling the investigation. now, the busy weekend in the bay area didn't stop the sideshows. oakland and daly city saw sideshow activity drawing in large crowds, as you see here. there was also one on the bay bridge around 230 sunday morning, causing a massive traffic backup. it's not clear if police made any arrests. police have been trying to crack down on sideshows, including by installing new cameras and license plate readers to catch participants after they leave. >> new details about a deadly stabbing in san jose. police now say the victim was a 15 year old boy. the stabbing happened.

happened friday night at about 7:00 on santana row near stevens creek. a fight had been reported just before. police say all the suspects ran before they got to the scene. they have not shared the names of the victim or the suspects. they're investigating what led up to the stabbing. >> you may have noticed the sniffles, the sneezing, and a lot of people calling out sick. health leaders in the bay area are raising the alarm about flu at hospitals are being pushed to capacity as cases and deaths go up. the latest report from the cdc shows nearly 13,000 flu related deaths in the nation, including 57 children. 11 of them here in california. experts say the rise is likely from a low vaccination rate among children. this year, only in the mid 40%. >> the two flus going around right now, each three and each one, each three, is just notorious for causing more serious symptoms. and people feel really bad.

>> children are particularly susceptible to more severe symptoms of the flu. vaccinations are the best way to prevent severe flu symptoms, and doctors say it isn't too late to get your shot. they are available for anyone six months and older. >> take a look at how busy tahoe was this weekend. last week's storm bringing in nearly five feet of fresh snow in some areas, making for a great skiing weekend. sierra tahoe reporting quite the crowd at that resort yesterday. >> it was incredible to see all that snow yesterday from those pictures in tahoe. we just got slammed with that atmospheric river late last week, but the weekend things certainly calmed down. and live doppler seven along with satellite showing you. we're getting a break from the storms. high pressure in control over the next couple of days. supplying us with a really nice holiday today. so let's take a look at where we are for the water. year after we saw all that rain late last week, we saw several inches of rain on thursday alone, so we're doing pretty well most areas. santa rosa, san francisco, hayward,

concord we are above normal up until this point in the water year. san jose has made huge gains this time last week. this number was hovering around 5,556%. now we're up to 72%, where we saw a couple of inches of rain in the south bay with those storms last week. outside this morning, partly cloudy. we will find a nice afternoon. really pleasant. sunrise today at 656 this morning a sun and clouds were dry. daytime highs mid 50s to the low 60. so looking at the forecast today a high of 58 in the city. we'll go to 59 in oakland 62 in san jose 59 in walnut creek. really pleasant later on today. light winds out there and we do keep it dry today and tomorrow. so the next three days, you notice that mix of sun and clouds today and tomorrow, temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. but by wednesday we have a light shower. possible. not going to get a number on the storm impact scale. that's how low that chance is. but behind that system it gets a lot warmer. we'll show you those details coming up in just a few minutes. amanda. >> all right. drew. thank you.

still ahead, a food. >> fight between two bay area based delivery titans. the claims that have uber serving doordash then commemorating japanese americans. the message coming from community organizers over the weekend in the south bay. and the abc seven news team spent our weekend celebrating the chinese new year. we'll look at what was a very eventful weekend

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off the search for a man believed to have fallen into the water off the embarcadero in san francisco. he fell in just after ten saturday night, along with another adult. crews rescued the other person near pier 32 and they are recovering. search crews used thermal imaging cameras, drones, powerful floodlights and boats for the search. firefighters say they looked for the man starting at six sunday morning, but called off the search sunday afternoon in the north bay. layoffs are coming to close to more than or to close more than $7 million budget deficit in the mill valley school district. the trustees voted unanimously last week to cut 40 full and part time classified workers to certified counselors and counselors aid. the board also approved cuts for one art teacher, one music teacher, and to accept retirement buyouts from 27 employees, according to the marin ij. more than 425 parents and residents have signed an online petition to

protest the cuts for counselors. new this morning, south korean officials have suspended downloads of the chinese ai app deep seek over privacy concerns. now, this app has been blowing up over the past few weeks after its makers revealed it was as good as us rivals like chatgpt. but only a fraction of the cost to create. but there have been concerns from governments around the world about the ability of the chinese government to access personal information of users. deep legal team acknowledged they weren't familiar with south korea's privacy laws when the app launched in that country. a major win for amazon. nearly three quarters of the employees at one of their fulfillment centers in north carolina voted not to unionize. more than 2400 workers voted against the proposal. the largest group of amazon workers to ever vote against unionization workers at amazon facilities across the country have been trying to join unions for several years. so far, people at less than a dozen

locations have been successful. >> people across the bay area held a day of remembrance sunday, marking 83 years since the executive order that led to the incarceration of japanese americans. a ceremony yesterday, kabuki theater in japantown commemorated the order that led to the detention and imprisonment of 120,000 japanese americans during world war two. men, women and children were forced onto trains and sent to concentration camps without due process. organizers say the event should serve as a cautionary tale. >> here. we're having a situation once again where the government is talking about imprisoning people based on their race because without due process. so i think our lesson. the object lesson here is that we don't want history to repeat itself. and that's why it's very important to have this kind of observance. >> survivors of the camps and their descendants led a candle lighting ceremony. >> crowds packed san francisco's chinatown again on sunday for

chinese new year celebrations. the parade is done, and yesterday was the final day of the community street fair. there were more than 100 vendor booths, activities and entertainment for all ages. it was on grant avenue from california to broadway, and we do have a lot more coverage of the chinese new year parade and festivities on our website, abc seven news.com. you can watch saturday's parade in its entirety. you'll find links and stories right on our front page. >> and the weather. stay true to your forecast. >> those streets are packed. >> they were no rain on anyone's head. >> no rain. >> and i truly didn't have to rush to, like, put on a winter coat or gloves. >> you're welcome. >> so. >> thank you. thank you. >> if you listen to drew, you didn't overpack. >> yeah. it was really nice weekend. yeah. and the weather this week is not that bad. we have one day, wednesday, where we could see some showers, but beyond that, we'll find warmer weather by the end of the week. here's our view from san jose

this morning, where we do have partly cloudy skies, a little bit of patchy fog in parts of the north bay. we'll show you that in one second. so here's a look at the accuweather headlines. it is a dry holiday today with a mix of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon. now heading into wednesday, we will see a weak wave of energy move through. northern california will try and bring us a light rain shower, mainly in the north bay. it's not a big issue by any means, and we're not even giving it a number on the storm impact scale. that's how light it will be. the extended outlook as we head into the later part of this week and this weekend. warmer weather is going to arrive. we're talking 60 and 70 over the weekend will be a nice weekend to get out and about. so temperatures right now we're mainly in the 40s and low 50s. morning, half moon bay. we're at 50 there, 43 in santa clara, 47 in castro valley into the 40s in the north bay, 40 santa rosa. we're at 42, though, in livermore. here's a look at the visibility map. just some real patchy fog out there. most areas where you see the number ten, you're doing just fine. but places like santa rosa, napa, livermore, we do have reduced visibility this morning. this

will linger until about 8 a.m. so just be aware of that. look at the forecast today. it's a nice holiday mix of sun and clouds dry today. daytime highs will be in the mid 50s to the low 60. so high 59 in oakland, 58 in the city, 59. in napa. we'll go to 62 in san jose, 60 in concord a high of 59. in palo alto this evening. it's quiet. it's pleasant. we'll keep you in the 50s at least through 8:00 under mix of stars and clouds. at that point, heading into nine, ten, 11, we do have those temperatures starting to dip into the 40s. not excessively cold tonight, but it does get chilly upper 30s to the mid 40s overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies and we'll see that patchy fog again in parts of the north bay. now tuesday is dry. wednesday. here's future weather. that wave of energy moves in first thing in the morning, likely a light shower in the north bay. even the chance of a sprinkle along the peninsula. the east bay right around 1030. but that's about it. this is not an impressive system by any means, and any rainfall is going to be extremely light. so look at the rainfall estimates less than a

quarter of an inch and mainly in the north bay areas outside of the north bay. at best you'll get a little bit of mist and a little bit of drizzle. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you partly cloudy skies today. a mix of sun and clouds. tomorrow. a chance of some light rain showers on wednesday, mainly in the north bay. and then it's nice and sunny thursday and friday with warmer weather feeling like spring over the weekend. with those numbers in the 70s away from the coast, guys. >> all right drew thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee. she is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> hey reggie amanda it's great to be with you. so coming up here on gma we have a lot to get to. that map behind me tells you we've got a lot of weather coming our way. if you're trying to travel to boston for example high wind alerts today also you notice those flood warnings are still on the map. that's after that deadly weekend in kentucky. at least nine people were killed. so we're going to be talking about that and the next storm on the way. and of course, the travel chaos after everything that happened in the northeast. also this morning, a united flight diverted due to an

emergency. passengers were stranded for days, including cardinal dolan from new york. what we're learning and how the flight made it to its destination. plus, bird flu spreading and impacting roughly 20 million poultry and birds in just the last month, provoking a huge spike in egg prices. they jumped $0.80 in just the last month, so we're going to tell you what to expect and get ready for deals and steals blow out on this president's day. tory johnson has got three times the bargains with free shipping. and then we'll rev is going to join my colleagues to talk about his big win from london. yep. the documentary about his dad won at the bafta awards. so there's a lot to get to on good morning america. >> that is huge. i still i still need to see that. i haven't seen superman yet. i really haven't seen anything. >> ginger get ready to cry. >> oh, boy. well, you know what? this is a nice, cathartic cry. i can sometimes be what you need. >> what you need. >> i just did it on a plane, which was not a great idea. >> what were you watching? >> but, you know, on an airplane on the way back from those terrible fires. it was not my brightest moment. yeah? yeah. already?

>> yeah. >> here, here. i was thinking that you're watching some kind of, like, tv show or movie, but you were just reminiscing about what you just witnessed in real life, which is even. >> well, that. no, it was, but i watched superman, so. and i told will that i watched his documentary after that, and he was like, oh, i wouldn't have advised that. >> yeah, that's. >> a double whammy. i guess once the tissues are out, bring them on. >> yeah. go. let's just get let's. >> just get this out of my system. >> open the floodgates. let's just have a good cry. >> well, congratulations to everyone who worked on that film because i hear it's great. i got to check it out. ginger, w in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems and doesn't replace a rescue inhaler. it's proven to help prevent asthma attacks. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing.

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is gaining some national attention for binge eating an entire chocolate costco cake. a woman left the cake on the front porch of a nebraska home because a refrigerator was too full, and she wanted to keep it cool. hours later, she found out this hungry possum ate the whole thing. she left this note. she called animal care when the stuffed possum wouldn't leave. nebraska wildlife rehab says the animal was panting but is going to be okay. fans have flooded the wildlife center with messages of support for that now, viral cake bandit, which even has a t shirt now. bob's donuts and pastries has announced the launch date of their new location. the san francisco icon has been at 1621

polk street since the 60s. it's moving all the way down one block to 1720 polk. the soft opening is friday the 21st, starting at 10 a.m. the shop owners announced last year they would close the original location after they couldn't reach an agreement to renew the lease. so that location will close later this year. next, at 630, people protesting multi-billionaire elon musk and the cuts on the federal government by the doge team. a look at the wave of demonstrations taking over the bay area. plus, it's a big week for budgets on both sides of the bay bridge. sfmta and oakland unified schools, both facing critical meetings to close their budget deficits. the options on the table for the organization. but first, here's drew. >> hey, reggie. looking outside from our exploratorium camera, starting to see the first hints of daylight sunrise about 30 minutes away. we'll find partly cloudy skies and dry afternoon temps in the 50s and 60s. we're back in two minutes. >> welcome to the san francisco chinese new year parade. >> we're so glad you're with us

for an amazing celebration in downtown san francisco. thousands of people are lining the streets to see this parade, this amazing event. >> how about we get this party started? this is my city. i didn't expect that so many people turned up. i think it's a new beginning for our city. it's going to be a great year. >> this parade is amazing. look at san francisco. we are showing off to the world, and we're just going to keep building on this momentum here in san francisco. >> thank you for being with us tonight.

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you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> now at 630. a weekend of protests against elon musk and president trump. how the bay area is planning to push back on this president's day. >> plus, the work on a vaccine that protects poultry from the bird flu and how federal

cutbacks could impact progress. >> and did nba legend charles barkley have a change of heart when it comes to san francisco? the commitment to a local organization that shows his heart may have grown three sizes. look at him getting into it with the crowd. well, write a check. >> oh, man. good morning everyone. it is monday, february 17th. >> first we're going to look at that forecast. andrew. >> hey good morning. it's a really nice holiday ahead. it's quiet out there this afternoon. we'll find partly cloudy skies. a live look from our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero, showing you first into that sunrise coming our way. sunrise at 656 this morning. and look at current sky conditions across the board. and we do have a mix of stars and clouds out there this morning. a little bit of patchy fog right now. and parts of the north bay, especially in our valleys like napa and santa rosa. even some fog around livermore. but most areas are doing just fine. and any of this fog will burn off right around 8 a.m. this morning looking at current temperatures. not too chilly out there, but it is cool. 49 in oakland. good

morning. 48 in san jose. we're at 42 in cloverdale. 40 that current temperature in danville as you go hour by hour on future weather. later this morning, we'll get those temperatures into the 50s by about lunchtime, partly cloudy skies. and later on this afternoon, those numbers pretty close to average upper 50s to the lower 60s. so we'll get those numbers near average. we're dry today, but rain is back in the forecast wednesday. we'll talk about that in eight minutes. let's check in with sue hall see how we're doing. >> this morning. drew happy holiday today. presidents day. traffic as you might consider is very light out there. so we're going to check on some of the modified schedules for the holiday. if you're out and about wanting to take mass transit ace modified schedule bart saturday service today and caltrain modified. so check the website if you have any further questions. this pretty much tells the story. we have not had any metering lights this morning. bay bridge commute is light. no delays on the upper deck into san francisco. checking san rafael this is southbound past the northgate

mall and manuel freitas parkway. it's moving at the limit. just, you know, cruise and ride along all the way through central and southern marin, across the golden gate bridge. it is smooth sailing this morning and virtually no commute, no traffic that is out of the central valley up and over the altamont pass. so drive carefully. >> thanks, sue. happening today. protests being planned across the country, including here in the bay area in response to the trump administration. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez in the studio. gloria, activists say this isn't just one policy that they are upset about. >> that's right, reggie. and these protests are organized by the 5051 movement that stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement organizers say they want the trump administration to uphold the constitution and end what they are calling executive overreach. yesterday, dozens of protesters marched from san mateo city hall to san francisco city hall to oppose mass deportations of immigrants. the march was organized by four

young advocates from immigrant families who formed the group rights over borders. rumors of ice raids in their city of san mateo and the bay area inspired them to take action. trump has claimed that his election victory gives him a powerful mandate for such actions. >> i just think it's important to advocate for those who don't have a voice. and i mean, if you have one, use it. there's so many ways to use it. you're more powerful than you think. >> so the 21 mile march made stops at san bruno city hall and daly city city hall. today's marches are happening at the san francisco city hall and circle of palms plaza in san jose at noon, and there will be similar demonstrations in other cities, including los angeles and new york, on this president's day. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right, gloria, thank you. in the south bay, dozens. >> gathered to protest elon musk. it's part of a wave of demonstrations against musk's companies. protesters lined the streets outside the palo alto

tesla sales showroom yesterday. organizers say musk's work in the trump administration is bad for democracy. his role heading the department known as doge, has drawn a lot of controversy in recent weeks, largely because of his access and decisions as a non elected official. >> nba all-star weekend is over, but it could be felt in san francisco for quite some time. officials believe the economy will see a much needed boost. fans bought merch and spent money at local restaurants, hotels and pop up shops. officials are hoping to bring in about $350 million from this weekend. >> i've given san francisco almost $2,000. i am in the hole right now, but when i get home, i'll make sure i make it right. >> some of the ticketed experiences last weekend started at 500 bucks and went up from there. the hefty price tag meant plenty of people sought out watch parties and local bars and restaurants to catch the games. all of it feeding back into the city and giving businesses that boost. >> a program that helps the

city's unhoused is getting a big financial boost from an nba legend, who has been a critic of san francisco. charles barkley is donating $250,000 to support the glide foundation's work. glide ceo talked about the donation. >> he was really passionate on the work that we are doing. as people come into the meals line, the people walking to glide, we're talking to them about are you house? do you need food? are you looking for a job? all the sort of navigation services that we do. this money is going to continue to support that sort of operation that we do every day in the community at glide. >> and the announcement came after barkley spent a day volunteering at glide, which surprised the organization. they found out about the donation with the rest of the world. when barkley announced it on tnt's inside the nba show. >> developing news on the war in ukraine this morning, leaders from across europe are in paris for an emergency meeting to discuss how their countries will aid ukraine going forward. the

u.s. has not been invited. the meeting comes as u.s. secretary of state marco rubio arrived in saudi arabia overnight for talks with russia on ending the war. the talks follow a phone call between president trump and russian president vladimir putin last week. european allies and ukraine have been left out of the effort to negotiate an end to the war with russia. ukraine's president has said his country will not accept any agreement that they were not part of making. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer a preview of some of the headlines you'll be hearing about this week. >> it's a critical week in both oakland and san francisco, as leaders discuss solutions to dire financial situations. tomorrow, sfmta's board of directors is set to talk about short-term options to tackle the transit agency's $50 million deficit. they have a plan for most of it, but still have to figure out $15 million in cuts. sfmta says it has ruled out charging for metered parking later at night and on sundays. several options are still on the table, including reducing muni

service, cutting the school crossing guard program and some maintenance or eating up reserve funds. >> in the east bay. the oakland unified school board is set to vote thursday on how to slash nearly $100 million from its budget. we previously told you about the district possibly running out of money in less than a year without big changes. some of their options include closing and consolidating schools and even more staffing cuts. >> today is president's day, and that could impact some of your plans as businesses close to recognize the federal holiday. this means almost all federal services will be closed, including usps and courthouses. a majority of banks and the stock market will be shut down. public schools are closed, and most mass transit is operating on weekend schedules. >> coming up on abc seven mornings at six. federal cuts continuing to impact major departments. now the irs is in focus just as tax season gets underway. >> then a lithium battery explosion. the peninsula community, now forced out of housing. >> plus, these giant heart

sculptures are a staple of san francisco, and one of them is on the move. but first, here's drew. >> hey there. >> 637 on our monday. we're taking a look at live doppler seven along with satellite. we are getting a break from the storms. high pressure going to be in control today and tomorrow, but we certainly had our fair share of storms last week. especially, you know, on thursday with so much heavy rain and heavy snow coming to the sierra. we measured about 3 to 5ft of new snow over the last 4 to 5 days. so looking at our current snow pack numbers, we're in pretty decent shape statewide. we're at 95% of average with our snow snowpack. the northern third of the sierra seeing the heaviest snow. in fact, that's where we saw most of the snow over the last seven days. a little bit lower as you head south. but we are doing quite well with our snowpack so far this year. we'll take you outside our rooftop camera here at kgo. it's going to be a pleasant holiday. very quiet sunrise here very shortly at 656 this morning. just a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. and do expect a dry afternoon.

temperatures pretty close to average, mid 50s to the low 60, so we'll hit a high of about 59 in oakland today. the same in napa, 60 in santa rosa. very nice in the city today at 58. a little bit warmer in the south bay under partly cloudy skies, 62 in san jose and along the coast will be in the mid 50s to the low 60. sunset today coming at 551 this evening. now the next three days, today and tomorrow. very similar. partly cloudy skies, very pleasant temperatures, a little bit warmer tomorrow. but by wednesday we do have the chance of a light shower as a weak wave of energy moves through behind that system. on wednesday. we get a lot warmer heading into the weekend, so we'll detail that shower chance and show you those warm temperatures by the end of the week on

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641. coming back on this holiday morning and traffic is very light. we do have beautiful conditions on the golden gate bridge. no fog and just a spectacular view. three lanes coming in southbound from your commute out of marin county, which is also very light, and popping over to the bay bridge. it's looking beautiful. no metering lights at all this morning. no delays on the span. in fact, we are green overall. no traffic even out of the central valley. so here's a look at some of your green drive times. 680 from highway four

into walnut creek. under ten minutes 24 westbound from walnut creek to 580 is looking great. and 580 up and over the altamont. there you have it. under 25 minutes this morning. >> all right. so thank you. and this morning, a flooding emergency in the south. more than 1000 water rescues happened in kentucky over the weekend. the flooding now being blamed for nine deaths in kentucky and one in georgia. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. some areas saw eight inches of rain in just a matter of days. >> this is one of the most serious weather events we've dealt with in in at least a decade. >> the dangerous weather isn't over yet. another storm is expected later this week, and that one has put 80 million people along the east coast on alert for damaging winds. >> the man accused of shooting and killing the ceo of unitedhealthcare is due back in court friday. luigi maglione is facing first degree murder and terrorism charges. on friday, his lawyers launched a website

for his case. they are. mangione made his first public statement in weeks, thanking people for their letters of support and the $300,000 raised for his defense. >> new details this morning about the condition of pope francis. he's been in the hospital since last week being treated for bronchitis. but overnight, the vatican said he now has a, quote, polymicrobial infection and that's more serious and will require him to stay in the hospital longer. the 88 year old's public events have been canceled for at least several days. pope francis has a history of respiratory issues and had part of his lung removed when he was younger. now, the way the u.s. responds to the bird flu outbreak could soon change. this week, the secretary of agriculture and director of the national economic council are expected to present president trump with new strategies to deal with the avian flu. it's been devastating the chicken population and egg production causing egg prices to soar. the current approach by the federal government has been

to kill millions of chickens, but the virus has continued to spread and is now being found in other animals and humans. the cdc says the risk to the general public remains low, and there's no evidence of human to human transmission. >> one company says it's working to vaccinate poultry from the avian flu. animal health company zoetis says the department of agriculture issued them a conditional license for a vaccine for chickens. conditional licenses are generally used in emergency situations and for limited periods of time. however, politico reports that 25% of staff in a central office at the usda coordinating work for dozens of labs responding to the spread of bird flu got fired. this is part of the trump administration's mass layoff of federal employees. >> after months of devastating after last month's devastating wildfires, southern california is now left to clean up after mudslides. last week's storms brought too much rain to burn scar areas, and this is in

sierra madre, near the eaton fire. mud seeped into several homes and a dam overflowed, which is something the community says they haven't seen happen before. cleanup could take days to weeks, depending on the severity of the damage. and an rv was cut in half when a large tree fell on it. this was in nevada county last week. a woman and her two dogs were trapped inside. firefighters say it took them 20 minutes to get everyone out safely. no one was hurt. >> now it's your morning money report. uber is suing doordash over its food delivery practices. the lawsuit accuses doordash of coercing restaurants into exclusive delivery arrangements and threatening businesses. that also uses uber eats with higher commissions. uber says the actions have cost them millions of dollars in revenue. both companies are based in san francisco. doordash says uber's case has no merit. amazon making a change that has a lot of amazon kindle users upset. it's removing a feature that lets you download your

books to your computer. many people like to have their book purchases backed up, or like to convert them to formats compatible with non kindle e-readers. it's useful when you don't have access to a wi-fi network or cell phone or hotspot service. the changes take effect next wednesday. marvel's latest movie, captain america brave new world, is expected to hit $100 million in the box office for its opening weekend. that would make it the fourth biggest president's day weekend opener in history, behind, you guessed it, three other marvel films black panther, deadpool and ant-man. disney's parent company of both marvel and abc. >> seven this president's day. you might be off work and thinking about a project around the house. well, social media might have you believing organization is all about the esthetics. but one professional organizer says there is much cheaper ways to declutter your home. >> it is really being honest with ourselves, right? we like to keep things around for just

in case. we tend to have more things than what we actually need. so what i normally tell people is think about what you use daily. think about your holy grail. after that, you'll start to find the items that are literally just taking up space. >> so tanisha lyons porter has some beginning steps to keep your household cleaner. start with spots that are clutter, like the drawer where you put everything and anything. build organizing strategies around the person who finds organization the most challenging. come up with weekly resets, like putting away shoes that stack up around the house over the week. while i'm at work. so erin, get to it. >> yeah, my husband's a organizer. he's the one that, you know, writes the ship when it gets a little. >> a little. >> wild, you know, in the morning when it's, you know, you're getting up. i'm, like, digging through my closet. the light's not on. just trying to find anything. got it. gets a

little messy. i agree. you know, same here. >> one way that i've decided to keep the peace is to pay someone. >> there you go. >> smart move. >> at first, i thought it was ridiculous. and then i saw the peace that it brought me. >> it's worth it. >> every penny, honestly, is. and more. >> i should do that. got to pick your battles. >> yeah, i picked it, and i wrote a check. >> when in doubt. >> yeah. >> i pay somebody. >> to do this. yeah. >> okay. this morning, we'll take you to our sutro tower camera. it is nice and bright out there this morning. a little bit of cloud cover as well. it's going to be a really quiet holiday in the weather department. we get a break from any of the storms we had last week. so taking a look. it's a dry holiday today for presidents day. just a mix of sun and clouds out there. really pleasant temperatures this afternoon. heading into wednesday, we do have the chance of a light sprinkle. it's nothing intense. it's not even getting a number on the storm impact scale right now. that's how light any shower would be in, mainly in the north bay. behind that system. get ready for warmer weather to arrive, especially for the weekend.

prepare those outdoor plans saturday and sunday. it's going to feel a lot more like spring around here, with temperatures going into the 70s away from the coast. out there. right now, though, temperatures are mainly in the 40s and 50s around the bay shoreline. good morning, palo alto 44. we're at 47, in castro valley in the north bay right now, a little bit cooler, 41 in saint helena and coming in at 48 in concord. we are watching our fog visibility, having some issues in the north bay, especially in our valleys, sonoma, napa county, we have down to a half a mile at the airport in napa. we're doing better in livermore. about a half hour ago, we were down to a half a mile visibility up to three miles here. elsewhere, we're doing great around the bay shoreline. there's no issues with fog. it's just very limited this morning. so we'll get the forecast later on today. really pleasant. a dry holiday ahead, a mix of sun and clouds, daytime highs, mid 50s, low 60s that will feel very nice. very close to average for this time of the year. 59 in san mateo and oakland today, 60 in santa rosa, a little bit warmer in san jose at 62, we'll go to 58 in the city, 59 the high in livermore

and in antioch this evening. it stays relatively pleasant through about seven 8:00. we're still in the 50s. after 8 p.m, we start to dip into the 40s under a mix of stars and clouds. tonight, not excessively cold, but does get chilly out there. no frost advisories or freeze warnings in effect, but overnight lows will go into the upper 30s and mid 40s under partly cloudy skies. now tomorrow is dry, but by wednesday there you can see the chance of a shower in the north bay. here's 830 wednesday morning and we'll likely see a light sprinkle. quickly move through even closer to ten 1030. there could be a little bit of drizzle along the peninsula in the east bay, but that's about it. this is not a major storm by any means, nothing like we experienced last week. and those rainfall estimates are really light. best chance in the north bay, likely less than a quarter of an inch there. possibly just a little bit of drizzle wednesday morning around the bay shoreline. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it's nice and pleasant this afternoon. a mix of sun and clouds. tomorrow a chance of those light rain showers, mainly in the north bay in the morning on wednesday. then behind that system we start

to warm up here. look at those numbers by the weekend. saturday and sunday feeling like spring 70 away from the coast. >> guys i'm excited about that. all right drew thank you. cleanup has resumed for the iconic dukes in malibu. this comes after it was inundated with mud during last week's storm. the restaurant's front entrance was layered with mud and debris, forcing a pause on cleanup efforts. thursday, the famed restaurant escaped the palisades fire last month. workers were able to scoop up a lot of the mud over the weekend after the heavy rainfall cleared. duke's malibu has been open since 1915. originally known as las flores in. >> a teenager is now recovering after falling inside a mineshaft in placer county. cal fire released videos of firefighters rescuing the 16 year old boy. fire officials say the boy and his friends attempted to repel down a vertical section of the shaft last week, using ropes. the ropes snapped, causing the teen to fall about 30ft.

firefighters had to use a complex rope system and air monitoring to reach and secure him. he was taken to a local trauma center for treatment, and we are learning that the trump transition, or trump administration's mission to reduce government waste is now focusing on the irs. about 15,000 irs employees on probation status face possible termination as early as next week. this is just the latest move among the trump administration's effort to cut down on staffing. nearly 200,000 probationary federal employees across the government, leaving those who were laid off worried about what's next. >> we're under attack by billionaires, but i'm not a billionaire. so, you know, for me, the next steps are scary. >> officials at the pentagon are now bracing for potential cuts as elon musk continues to slash the government's budget. >> biologists have a new opportunity to keep tabs on california's small but rebounding gray wolf population.

wildlife biologists captured a radio collar 12 wolves. the collars provide detailed information about habitat and location. biologists can then share that information with ranchers about wolf activity. the california department of fish and wildlife says it will begin issuing annual wolf reports starting in april. firefighters on the peninsula say the lithium ion battery of an electric scooter exploded sunday, sending one person to the hospital. this happened in a residential motel in south san francisco used for transitional housing. the scooter was charging in one of the rooms when the battery exploded, starting a fire that set off the sprinkler system and that water damage displaced 38 people who are now in need of housing. >> one of the famous hart sculptures in san francisco will now be on display in vacaville. this red and gold heart was recently dedicated near the corner of main and parker streets. it was sent to vacaville because of a partnership between sf general

foundation, genentech and the city. the heart sculptures are a public art project introduced by the foundation in 2004 as a fundraiser. each year, a number of artists are selected to create new hearts that are then auctioned off. some end up in private collections, others on public display. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. that's for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break here at 655, we are taking a live look outside. we'll be right back. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news. we deliver

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if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, protests are being planned today in the bay area and across the country. organizers say these demonstrations are in response to what they call, quote, anti-democratic and illegal actions of the trump administration. >> number two, there are many closures today due to president's day, including most government offices, the post office and stock market. most mass transit will run on a sunday schedule. >> number three, abc news has learned elon musk's department of government officially has requested access to an irs system that retains the personal tax information of millions of americans. access has not yet been granted, but privacy experts say it could be extraordinarily dangerous. >> number four, tomorrow, sfmta is set to talk about options to tackle its $50 million deficit. they have a lot of it figured out, but they still need to cut about $15 million. options include reducing muni service, cutting the school crossing guard program, or using reserve

funds. >> and number five, we're looking at a dry holiday ahead on the accuweather forecast sunrise occurring right now. we have partly cloudy conditions. temperatures later today in the 50s and into the 60s. a little bit warmer here tomorrow. the three day forecast showing you by wednesday will likely have the chance of a light shower, mainly in the north bay. >> and number six, we are looking at very light holiday traffic. there's the east shore freeway past university avenue and lots of gaps in those headlights. so yes, if you are out and about this morning, very, very light conditions. bay bridge we never did have metering lights on this morning. hopefully it stays that way. >> number seven a big congratulations to oakleys jaron barajas. he won $100,000 last night in a shooting contest against milwaukee bucks star and oakland's own damian lillard during the nba all star game. he had to make one three pointer before lillard made three. >> okay, so here's what's wild i

was just reading. >> about him right. >> he wasn't even supposed to go. >> to the game. >> he was super excited. >> ever since they announced that chase center was going to get this. but he didn't have tickets. and then on saturday, his dad was monitoring the prices and it got low enough where he said, we're going to go, i'm going to get us a ticket. and then they got to the game and he got picked to do this. isn't that wild? >> so great. >> talk about luck. that family needs to buy lotto now. >> that's the best story. i'm >> rebecca: good morning for our viewers in the west. flooding emergency in kentucky. more than 1,000 water rescues in the state. >> water's coming over the bridge. >> rebecca: search and rescue missions under way at this hour. and the powerful storm taking aim at the southeast. plus the snow and ice leading to travel chaos. >> linsey: travel emergency. what led to united flight 23 ew