eastbound 580 jamming up out of livermore and in towards the split, 580 eastbound with 205. there is a crash involving the big rig. there's gas spilling out of the rig. we hear they have blocked all lanes temporarily to take care of this. some injuries as well. this affects you out of the area, out of livermore, into altamont and toward tracy. if that's your commute, might want to investigate staying off that commute for the time being. there is a full closure eastbound 580 at 205. sky ranger heading out. >> we'll keep an eye on that one. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." help for a teenager kidnapped and held for months. the aid jayme closs is getting after her family was murdered. >>> an apartment renter stuck with a $4,000 repair bill. i'm chris chmura. we help patch things up when nbc bay area responds next. >> mike inouye watching that commute. he's tweeting about fremont's newest ride. it is a tesla. follow mike on twitter for more. he's @mikeinouye. for top quality floors at rock-bottom prices, come to floor & decor. if you love your wallet, and you love your

traffic alert eastbound on 580. it does remain typically slow in the westbound direction as well. >>> thank you, sue. new overnight, san jose police are on the scene of a deadly hit and run. this happened at 10th and santa clara streets after midnight. it appeared a woman was in a crosswalk. the driver took off without stong. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. anyone with information is skds to call san jose police. >>> today is day 34 of the government shutdown and hundreds of thousands of federal workers are at risk of missing a second paycheck tomorrow. >>> today the senate is set to consider two competing bills that could end it. but both are expected to fail. >>> also falling victim to the shutdown, the president's state of the union. here's reporter serena marshall. >> good morning. president trump yielding to house speaker nancy pelosi after a week-long showdown. when he'll give his state of the union depends on when the government reopens. ment the president overnight agreeing with the speaker of th

then eastbound after 29, disabled vehicle blocking a lane.astbound near 7, still have the leftide blocked there. a crashed, vehicle versus a bus. outer loop at 270, lanes are open. still have a little bit of a delay here this morning. avel times right now, 270 southbound looks good. top of the beltway, no problems between 95 and 270. inbound on 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're goo it just before that, that you have a problem. northbound 95, quantico to the beltway, 50 miles per hour. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 5:55. india aaron, you know it's hard to keep up with all that kardashian baby news. oni know you werering about this. apparently there's another baby to join the hollywood reaty mily. >> so exciting, yay. >> i can tell. >> no. news is kanye west are apparentlyaving a fourth child. this will be their second child from achurrogate. ago west was born a year ago. her older siblings are saint, a boy, and north, a girl. >> so now we're left to wonder what baby number four's name he couple not confirming the reports,

again, all lanes are blocked at eastbound 580 at 205. the backup is substantial and making matters worse we have roadwork in effect taking away one eastbound at greenville to mid way and that will be here until at least 11:00. westbound is already a struggle for those folks commuting out of tracy and as you work your way through the altamont pass give yourself 40 minutes. there is a lot of slowing on the eastbound side as well. used the altamont pass road or counter choice. >>> we have an accident reported at the bay bridge toll plaza with the motorcycle crash involved. here's a live look at the toll plaza, backed up to the maze at this point. this is a motorcycle involved with a pickup truck, two lanes blocked and no word of injuries but it will slow your drive down out of oakland into san francisco. >>> the san jose police are investigating a deadly hit and run on the eastern edge of downtown. we have kiet do live in san jose with the details. >> reporter: good morning. it was a grim scene for much of the overnight hours but they have

chp reporting an incident eastbound on 80 near gillman, also westbound 580, which is eastbound 80 inhat direction. it's a little confusing. i'm not seeing it on the vision of the macarthur maze. if you do get out there tweet me @sue hall traffic. things moving nicely there. a real grind out of the central valley, an accident westbound near mountain house parkway adding to things. eastbound there's roadwork slowing things as well. don't forget in redwood city there's a water main break. this one the pd there is saying stay away from el camino real while they repair that water main break. >>> coming up the iphone feature apple disabled because of a big security problem. >>> steph curry signs his shoes after a win last night. the priceless reaction as he hands them over to a fan. >> as we head to commercal, a live look outside with abc 7 live look outside with abc 7 news now, you can see a live special k has iron, protein and b vitamins.. to feed your progress. feed your power. feed your change. but squirrels aren't the only ones saving for the future. that's why a-a-r-p dedicates today

the rig is on eastbound side at cherry glen.there's about a half-mile backup in the eastbound direction and about a mile backup in the westbound direction. taking a look. the chp decided about five hours later it was time to issue a sig-alert because traffic was getting backed up. here's a look at the drive times. 680 the corridor from highway 4 into walnut creek under 10 minutes. and 24 into oakland, it's looking pretty good as well. over the altamont from tracy into dublin, westbound 580. >>> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> sam champion is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, sam. >> hey you guys. matt, jessica, how are you doing? you feeling good, i think, right? >> okay. i'll just go. coming up on gma, 150 million waking up to a deep chill in the midwest facing the coldest air in a generation. that's what people are saying. schools are closed, flights canceled. even the amtrak shut down. places not getting mail. it's a big deal. now that system is sliding east and bringing

the eastbound, though, is roadwork with three lanes taken up in the eastbound direction until 9:00 this morning. if you're trying to get an early get away to i-5 expect delays in the eastbound direction. b.a.r.t. is looking great as an alternate. buses and rails, the -- it's down. we're assured all trains are running on time this morning. >>> a new barng abowarning abou. thieves could be using it to fund an your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't matter what you're hungry for. it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ restaurants come to you. delicious at your door. download doordash. first order, $1 delivery fee. >>> this is abc 7 mornings. >>> let's take care of the kids real quick and 30s and 40s. they'll shed the coats quickly by 11:00. look at that. 54 to 59. 64 to 68 at 3:00. a little bit of fog in the central valley. especially as you head southward. that will be around until 10:00. visibility less than a quarter of a mile. windy down in so cal and low to mid-70s. here's a look at the seven-day forecast in tahoe. temperatures in the mid-

it's in the eastbound direction. so the reverse commute at tennessee, lanes are blocked because traffic is heavy approaching the scene. westbod also, better news on southbound 101. everything has been opened here as you make your way through palo alto. that's looking good. here's a live shot right now as we check out westbound 80 through emeryville. getting a little bit more crowded. so far no major delays to berkeley, to the bay bridge toll plaza where there is a wind advisory. so be extra careful and give yourself time this morning. >> thank you, frances. it is wet as mike and frances have been telling you. it is going to continue to get worse today. what neighbors in the east bay are adopting to protect their community from the storm. >>> san francisco police release new information in the brutal attack of an 88-year-old woman. the sketch they want you to see. >>> tesla is >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >>> this is abc 7 mornings. >>> whole lot to talk about if you're

now all lanes eastbound 580, the reverse commute are shutdown.ou are being diverted off after the 580 split. a sig-alert that is been in place here. eastbound 580 and very, very slow westbound due to the normal commute and lookie loo-loos. >> remember i talked about it would be the cleanest day for us to see whatever we wanted to see if we did sightseeing. a friend of mine on facebook went on top of diablo and you can see all the way to the sierra. that's what you're seeing in the background there. what a day. today not as easy. each day gets a little less clear as the hay starts to build up. drought monitor -- believe it or not, this is last thursday's update. we have abnormally dry weather. you start to get deeper to the south and the north. and we're in a moderate drought. it looks like that's going to deepen the next couple of days. we see the totals at 67 to >>> thanks, mike. a parrot is back home this morning thanks to a group of volunteers and youtube. >>> millie was trapped in a storm drain for nearly three days. the her owners contacted

eastbound 66 near 28, still have some delays here. you can see the remnants of that crash onhe right side of the roadway. e.ltiple problems th we have westbound near 28, right side is blocked. eastbound after 29, disabled vehicle blocking a lane. falls church, eastbound 66 at 7, stft side blocked from a crash there. hing here. inbound 11th street bridge near m street, left side blocked by a crash. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 6:02. there will be a power shift today on capit hill. a new congress begins with democrats in charge of the house of representatives >> nancy pelosi is expected to regain the gavel. their first order ofusiness will be to vote on legislation to end the partial government shutdown in its 13th day.si it's verlar to a bill that passed the senate two weeks ago, but senate republicans have already refused to bring the new bill up for a vote.ey e standing with the president, who says he won't reopen the government unless he gets $5 billion for his bord wall. we expect to learn more when nancy pelosi appears on the "

i-70 eastbound still a mess coming out ofrs hawn. headed to south mountain near mile posthe 136, left lane is getting by but it's a sizable delay, so plan forhis if this is a normal path to travel. it's not 70 if you attempt 40. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 5:02.time is digging in and doubling down. last night in an address to nation president trump described what he called a crisis at the u.s./mexico border. >> he laid out his reasoning for wanting to build a border wall and put pressure on democrats to back his plan andnd the partial government shutdown now o its 19th day. speaking from tl office, the president called the border wall common sense. he blaimedder patrol agents want a wall and called out emocrats who are refusing to support the idea. >> this barrier is absolutely critical to border security. it's also what our professionals at the border want and need. >> the democratic leacorship in ngress quickly responded with itswn address to the nation. >> the president of the unigd states hav failed to get mexico to pay for

this the eastbound lanes closed in trucky. heavy snow being whipped by strong winds creating white out conditions. they are telling people don't go up there. this is what it looks like along some of the roads heading up along highway 50 and 80. caltrans doing its best to keep interstate 80 clear from blue canyon all the way to truckee. live report from the sierra. we will have it coming up a bit later on. >>> treacherous weather has closed dune stretch of the great highway. southbound lanes are shutdown from lincoln highway to slope boulevard. it is unknown that the point when it will reopen. in the meantime the national weather service has been warning about these powerful swells. the surf was rough today at rock wave beach but waves are expected to reach 25 to 30 feet tomorrow. some areas could reach 40 feet. the high of a four story building. beach goers have been warned to stay away due to powerful rip currents. >>> another area of concern here mudslides around the burn zones in butte county. getting reports of some hillsi

all eastbound lanes are shutdown. this is a fatal so that investigation will continue for quite sometime. you are bumper to bumper eastbound 580. the commute is very heavy. we are dealing with some mass transit delays as well this evening. ferries have been cancelled. the 7:00 ferry out of san francisco to oakland has been cancelled. back to you. >>> a life phone line tsa workers on the job without pay. how the city of san jose just stepped in to ease the strain and keep its airport running smoothly. >>> and white out conditions in sierra. spin outs halting traffic on interstate 80. we will have a live report on the conditions there >>> and coming up at 6:00, we are live in butte county where floods and mudslides are threatening some residents who lost everything in the deadly campfire. government employees working without a paycheck during the shutdown. but as we near the end of day 26... it's still no today president trump signed a bill authorizes back pay for government employees working without a paycheck during t

it is not blocking the main lane, just the eastbound round to cesar chavez.he scene. westbound 580, 7 minutes. san mateo bridge, a two-car crash at the toll plaza. sounds like they are pushing it off to the shoulder. in the green at 14 minutes. not slowing you down much. westbound 84, dumbarton bridge, in the green at nine minutes. >>> okay. thank you, alexis. steph occcurry is throwing a pa and you're invited. >> it will be an amazing celebration to start off the new curry six the right way. >> last night occur relative sent out an invite aation on instagram. he wants to berate the city of oakland as warriors play their last season and celebrate his new sneaker, curry 6. the party will be friday at oak land's fox theater. people need to stop by his pop-up store in oakland to get a free ticket to the party. and then he will be there. he promises special performances all night long as well. sounds fun. >>> sounds like a deal. coming up next, details of a scathing op-ed by mitt romney about president trump. inr debacle involving a a woman wild animal. when you'

eastbound 84 into newark. you're being diverted off southbound 880 so you can't get to dakota there. you have to take the detour. they're hoping to have the big rig out of there within the next few minutes. we'll be fog that for you. >> thank you, sue. if you eat protein bars, they're recalling some products because they contain peanuts. it involved 12 plafrs flavors of the bars and eating one could trigger a life-threatening reaction in people with peanut allergies. rx say it came from something from a third party. a list is on our website, abc7news.com. >> those are super popular. especially in buj i gyms. >>> guitar legend and long time bay area re dent carlos santana. >> we spoke with him. >> santana says he wants to treat is as a musical laboratory. >> what they grew up with. we will play and honor that. at the same time, we have a special sacred zones, unknown zones that we visit in order to stay current, stay fresh and stay inspired. >> santana moved to vegas from the bay area ten years ago. he's lookin

hagerstown east on i-70 eastbound before you get to south mountain. there was a crash. the left lan is now getting by, but they're saying the rightde will remain blocked for some time. by thet lane is getti crash and it's very heavy and very slow early already. aaron, eun, back to you. ♪ >>> demands for change outside htof the white house overns critics of the president called for the government shutdown tod en some of these protesters were federal workers who haven't been paid since the shutdown began or are working without a paycheck. we are 19 days into this partial government shutdown. today congressional leadersill return to the white house to try again to fin >> but striking a deal seems unlikely still in the in the president'she address to nation last night, he held strong to his pledge to get funding for a borderwall. he declared a, quote, crisis at the southern border. theceresident refer u.s. residents killed by people who entered the country illegally, including the murder of a teen om gaithersburg. >> in maryland, ms-13 gang members who arrived in the s unit

jack taylor, let's get back to the traffic. >> in northwest l street eastbound which is only eastboundlosed between fifth street and vermont, 15th street and vernt avenue. unfortunately there we have police activity. south capitol street at we have flashing traffic signals. the ramp to go southbound south capitol street also those traffic signals flashing. kensington we have t water main break eastbound east of connecticut avenue betweentr lexingtont and st. paul street the right lane is getting by these repairs. so far volumes right. hoping to have the roadway open by noon today. aaro eun, back t you. >> thank you, jack. >>> still ahead this morning, fighting the flu. >> and debunking myths about the flu shots and ler today on "ellen". >> you're not -- you mean processed sugar. u're not doing processed sugar. >> right, that was my resolution. >> i see. >> i wasn't doing processed sugar. >> yeah. did you notice a difference? did you have a headache or ything happen to yo >> no, i just really wanted ice cream. >> yeah. >> come on. ice cream doesn't count. there's always room for ice cre

the big rig blocked two eastbound lanes for almost four hours. amazingly the driver was not hurt and got out safely. >>> in danville heavy rains caused a mudslide on goway near to be closed. drivers can use elportel as a detour. it's unclear when that road is expected to reopen. >>> and parts of highway 17 were blocked off yesterday after 4:00 after a mudslide shut down southbound lanes near the glenwood cutoff. those lanes have reopened. >>> in oakland a falling tree branch killed a man seeking shelter from the storm. heavy downpours and high winds took down a large branch on caltrans property along interstate 580, hitting a man in his 40s. his friends found him trapped, and by the time authorities arrived, it was too late. >> one of the branches of the tree had broken and fallen on top of this individual, and unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries. >> police say that branch was about 30 feet long. the coroner hasn't released that man's name yet. >>> in other parts of the bay area, the rain and winds have pummeled trees, toppling several in

this is eastbound 24. you will see traffic on i-80 eastbound slow. there are chain restriction on all the major sierra roads. 80, 50, and 88. this afternoon's freeway commute if you are driving, slow beginning in milpitas all the way to pleasanton. the santa cruz mountains, i want to go right to the santa cruz mountains because of a crash on i-17. only one lane is open in the southbound direction and that is creating a mess leaving the valley in getting to santa cruz. let's go back to you in the studio. >>> sal, good to see you tonight. thank you for being with us. >>> san jose may step in to help. the city plans to paid tsa workers while the government shutdown. >>> relying on the generosity of others. coast guard members got a helping hand one day after missing their first paycheck. >>> nancy pelosi is asking trump to delay his state of the union address. at bayer our roots run deep. so chances are you've seen us around the house... or around the yard... on the shelf... or even out in the field. your mom knew she could always count on us, and your

eastbound 80 at tennessee road the crash still blocking one approaching that same. in the south bay we have serious accident with the southwest expressway on ramp at southbound to 80. this picture was taken from the san jose fire department moments ago and you can see it is a serious crash with injuries. you cannot access southbound to 80 from the on-ramp so keep that in morning drive on your mind. we have trouble spot to 80 northbound at larkspur with an overturned vehicle. we have quite a few rollover crash is that this what is blocking one in with injuries. your traffic will slow down as the morning commute progresses, so take it easy on the slick roadways. >>> we know many of you may be concerned about your evening commute with this storm on the way but we have you covered. track the storm using our interactive radar so you can make the best decision on how best to get home on our website at kpix.com/weather. >>> we have several people hurt and some critically after the fire spreads from home to home. we have kiet do live with the latest at the mission. >> repor

manassas, eastbound 66, nea sudley road. two differentrashes blocking both sides. 66, the ramp to the outer loop, inbound here. had a vehicle s tn out the snowbank. another vehicle on this side of the road. have about a 2 1/2-mile backup eastbound on 66 as you approach theelt way. southbound 301 at port tobac road. lanesblked. 270, germantown to the spur. typical owdown at the top of the belt yeah. 66 slowdown, 30 miles per hour because of the crash. suldey and one at the beltway. quantity toe to the beltway, looking okay. listen to wtop 103.5. f.m in your car this morning. re caful, it is slippery. >>> 6:54, now. star treatment for a youth hockey tea arena. capital one we told you about the metro maple leafs last week. ttthe players caught the ation of the caps after standing up for one of their own. >> divide apollon was tormented and said that players on another team called him the "n" word and made monkey noises at m. his teammates defended him. and when the caps heard about the story, they invited them out to the game.

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and we still have that one on eastbound 580 driving out to 205. it was a serious crash and unfortunately turned into a deadly crash. one lane is getting through but most lanes are not. there was a gas spill and traffic is slow everywhere. not only on the eastbound but also westbound 580. also on 205 in the area. some of the other freeways in the area are slow, anywhere near the altamont pass. people have been slowing down. people are using side roads and shortcuts. this is really going to have a large impact on the area of commute. let's talk about the richmond bridge. traffic is getting better on the way over to maren which is slow from nevada to san rafael. no big surprise. if you're driving out with the bay bridge toll plaza you will see that the traffic is backed up 20 to 25 minutes. i want to mention that 880 is okay, slow in hayward, from hayward to fremont as you see from the road sensors. peninsula traffic, we see that southbound 101 is slow from girl burlingame. >>> we have fog that we have not seen much at all of. i was 4 in the napa val

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eastbound 80 is counter commute, getting toward the carquinez bridge, that crash is reportedly got the fast lane with activity there. we don't seeagain, i toldmewhilp toward the bay bridge but lanes that activity. back to you, laura. >> thank you very much. >>> we have breaking news this tuesday morning, singer chris brown finding himself in more trouble this morning. he's detained in paris right now, after a rape complaint was filed against him. he's being questioned about the accusation. two other men are held, including brown's bodyguard. according to the bbc, a 24-year-old woman is claiming the singer sexually assaulted her inside a paris hotel suite earlier this month. she says they met at a nightclub. brown's publicist at sony music is not commenting just yet. brown's been in repeated trouble since pleading guilty in 2009 felony assault of his then girlfriend rihanna. >>> to capitol hill, today marks day 32 of the partial government shutdown. overnight senate republicans released the 1,000-page deal they plan to vote on this week. it's based on president trump's latest offer to e

we have roadwork in the eastbound direction. take a look at the speeds. eastbound even. this is the reverse commute. 11 miles an hour in the westbound drive. 11 miles make up to 17 and things pick up when you reach livermore. look for one-hour commute from the central valley over the at monlt and into the -- altamont into the try valley area. >> ouch. >>> facebook research that involves accessing browsing history. how much the social networking company is reportedly paying some people for the information. >>> lazy day at the beach for a bunch of elephant seals. how this is related to the government shutdown. >> we'll leave you with a live commercial break. a that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. my name is jedda and my favorite thing about the grilled chicken club is the multigrain

fairfax, eastbound 56, a work zone with one left lane blocked. >> thank you.>> it's 4:02. we turn to breaking ws. was a violent night in the district. >> we're following the latest o multiple shoots. we go to the live desk. chris? >> i want to talk about a shooting on interstate 295. a woman was telling d.c. police she was driving near malcolm x. avenue. she says someone shot her a coupleours ago. at this point, the only suspect we have isk a d vehicle driving northbound on 295. the woman is expected to be okay. over northwest, police responded to kansas and varnam street. you're looking at video from that police say a man was shot and killed. d at this point,etectives are looking for twoment ises. before tha deadly shooting, another man was shot on "w" street. if2018 was violent year in the district, the new year seems to be following suit. >> thank you.s do the university of maryland will undergo a deep cleaning. this is in response to the latest outbreak of adno virus in dorms. studen were told to remove personal belongings before the cleaning begins. it will continue t

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eastbound traffic may be affected. westbound not yet. getting into hercules, it looks all right going into the area. when you get to the bay bridge, does light right now as you go into san francisco. let's go back to the desk. >>> day 26 of the government shutdown. republicans and democrats are digging in. we're joined now from capitol hill this morning where congress is running to cancel a recess next week because of the stand out. >> reporter: no one is talking at all right now is the new reality. long airport security lines are what they, but the shutdown impacts are rippling out. the coast guard, part of the department of homeland security, are missing paychecks. the coast guard commandant tweeted this, to the best of my knowledge, this is the first time in our nation's history that service members of the u.s. armed force have not been paid during a lapse in appropriations. the iris has recalled 46,000 furloughed employees to prepare for taxis in. while the president continues to press were border wall, another migrant caravan is hea

fairfax, eastbound 66 at 123. woef zone, lanes, two of them getting by. a look at the beltway, after pennsylvania avenue, one left lane blocked. >> thank you. >>> the government shutdown has enred its 21st day. today marks a tough milestone for many of the furloughed workers. it is the first paydayhe since gridlock began and no paychecks will be given out. >>early 1 milli workers now face the reality of making mortgage payments or paying rent and utilities without that paycheck. for workers, includi machinists, treasury employees anden workers that hav worked since before christmas, some of them protested. theyathered around the afl-cio headquarters and then went to the white house. paycheck,lying cry, no no peace. >> i feel like a bum. today makes two weeks since the last time that i worked. it's only so muchou can do. i'm literally unemployed. >> we're trying to cut back on expenses. just trying to make it through. >> along with frustration, man in t crowd expressed hopelessness. they don't see many signs that tpublicans and democrats can find common gr

slows eastbound. that's where we have the crack, eastbound 205 off the split. also coming up of 80, sheridan, traffic may be down to one lane, possibly closed in the northbound direction. it's not clear based on two of the reports i'm seeing a little conflicting. watch for the detour heading north from fremont into sunol. over here highway 4, dog watch, paw patrol, highway 4 around bailey, reports of a dog on the side of the road. it's there. it's going to be dark in the area. just be careful and we may have an update hopefully. they had take quick traffic break at most. right now no slowing on the sensors, no problems for the longer ride, capital quarter, bart, no thrace for the start of those lines as well. a smooth drive over san mateo both directions westbound with taillights over the high-rise and peninsula. we'll send it right back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 4:4 the -- 4:49, rally turned protest. a conference to discuss cuts. >>> nbc michelle herd was at the meeting last night and she has more for us this morning. >> reporter: protesters taking over the

chp does have a traffic alert in effect eastbound 08 right at 101. you can see the flares in the live shot. they took the vehicles out of lanes here so it is just a matter of clearing that out of the left lane. traffic moving better as you get on to the lower deck of the bay bridge as you work your way out of san francisco into oakland. here a look at our maps as far as delays go. looks like will be officially opened up within the next couple of minutes. our first look at the bay bridge toll plaza for 2019. very light conditions. easy ride out of oakland as you head into san francisco but it is pretty windy out there. we have a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. to delays as you head into foster city. >>> a spectacular show. chopper 5 capturing this video of san francisco's fireworks show by the bay bridge early this morning. first 15 minutes of 2019 lit up by those colorful explosions. what a shot from above. earlier in the night, revelers bundled up to get the best view of the show. >> police and first responders w

eastbound 66, fairfax county to the beltway going t toe you 10 minutes.antico" to the beltway, 42 going to take you 28 minutes. 270 south from jermtown, you look pretty good and open. top of the beltway, outer loop to 270, also open. fm when you ho in your car today. >> good morning. the irs will start accepting tax returns today.bu a new study finds most people just aren't ready. this is the first filing season americans will see the full effects of the new tax laws. a survey by nerd wallets find taxpayers still don't understand the changes. only half were even aware a tax bill was signed into law in many still don't understand how the tax law affects their tax bracket. a third says it has not affected their financial situatio 20% say it has made it worse. back to you over. >> thank you, frank. >> everyone's favorite show is being celebrated in a major way. "this is us" won big. >> second year in a row they won best ensemble in a tv drama. amend moore was w stunnn the win was announced. >> wow. first of all, just a huge thank you to the union, our union,

the wind was so strong it blew over the big rig that was towing a trailer on eastbound 580 last night. amazingly the driver of the truck was not injured and managed to get out of the truck safely. all plans have been reopened. >>> the rain continues to pour in downtown san jose. you can see the roadways and the streets were drinks all around the bay area. we are finally seeing a little bit of relief and a chance to dry out this morning but we are not out of the woods. >> that's right. we are tracking more showers through the day with the atmosphere unstable behind that powerful cold front that pushed through yesterday. on the hi-def doppler, tracking across point arena and ukiah with lightning strikes along the coast and up through mendocino county. this shows the atmosphere is unstable. let's to show you from clearlake, middletown with clouds stretching over cloverdale, as well as to the east of yountville. these are the storm reports with reports of flooding, downed trees and very high wind. here are some of the storm reports with the wind damage at the like anita's forest. also in

it is slow-and-go eastbound because of that.e have roadwork west of their at greenville slowing traffic down as well. westbound 580 we have delays out of tracy at the top of the pass, and 40 minutes through that construction. it gets a lot better toward the dublin interchange. >>> two auburn high school students are lucky to be alive after getting stuck in snow in the sierra. >> they were driving in the remote area in placer county when the suv got stuck in the winter storm. hours went by with the vehicle unable to move out of the snow. the couple hunkered down with no cell service or heat. before dawn they left to find help. >> i thought i was going to die. there was no oxygen in the car and it was freezing. i solve this guy on a snowmobile and began screaming. >> i did not know that either of us would make it but when i saw her coming back down the hill on that snowmobile my heart dropped. >> hansen was able to call 911 to alert the man on the snowmobile to find the car. kelly suffered frostbite on her leg but she is lucky to

eastbound 84 cut off for joining northbound 880. fremont. take the exit and join back over on fremont boulevard. there's an overturned big rig going on. cleanup continues but they have had to close all lanes. a little flooding 288 and 87. you have so much going on there. hand it back. >> we do. our microclimate weather alert continues. we're actually seeing a lot of damage in the santa cruz mountains. that storm leading to mudslides also bringing down trees. >> kris sanchez live near highway 18. the thing is, there's been several mudslides. >> reporter: yes, several. we just came down from the summit. this is highway 17 not too far from the cats. we're in that parking lot. crews are working to clear the mudslide right around the midnight hour. one of the lanes shut down. take a look at the video at the scene. the mudslide came down west of summit road completely shutting down the roadway. no sign of power lines down. folks headed to santa cruz, northbound lanes are okay. there was a larger mudslide. this one on skyline. just west on skyline

hercules eastbound 80 near willow. >> thank you, sue.ating south along our coast. a drone has captured images of a calf swimming alongside its mother. the monterey bay whale watch provided this rare sight. gray whales attracted to monterey bay on migraton because of an abundance of squid which provides food. warmer waters in mexico give the whales a safe place to give birth and nurse their calves. they will return to alaska in the spring. >> that video is just incredible. >>> robots can get pink slips just like us. a japanese hotel has fired some members of its all robotic staff. the hotel unleashed 243 robots. "the wall street journal" reports they didn't meet customer service expectations. as a result the hotel fired half of its staff. is that a dinosaur? >> yeah. unfortunately he got fired, too. >> tough in the jurassic area. >> what to you do when you're a fired robot. what's next? >> what is there for you? you can't work at chuck e cheese. it's tough out there. >> next, the athlete who pleaded guilty to tax fraud overnight. >> why a

we have eastbound 80 getting toward the carquinez bridge a little crash there on the shoulder.o one is injured but we'll check with chp once they arrive on scene. across the bay bridge you have the cash lanes that are stacked up a bit, until they all open in the next 15 minutes and across the golden gate bridge a clear view and drive coming down through the north bay or into the north bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> now to details on a harrowing ordeal. a bay area man is sharing his story of survival after he was lost in t lost in the mountains and had to spend the night in the bitter cold alone. >> it was a huge challenge to live through this thing and quite rewarding at the end to say yeah, i did it. it was fantastic. it worked out. i'm out and i'm good. >> reporter: what ought to have been a simple hike turned into an emergency search for angus powelson. the 65-year-old man from berkeley. he was hiking with his son, ian, in the san gabriel mountains north of los angeles. >> relieved. i thought he was dead. it was, i mean it was freezing cold last night. he didn't have

eastbound 70 before 15. initially you had the left side blocked by the crwh. ne lane getting by. northbound 15 after kema car off into the median. bay bridge, high profile cars use caution. restrictions. 66 and th95, sund after quantico, slowdowns. nothing reported. just a little bit of a slowdown. eun? >> u.melissa, thank 5:31. students and parents will notice increased security at three schools. molette green is live at blensburg school. what's going on here, molette? >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i just spoke with the police officer just a few minutes ago who told m that officers will keep a closer watch on all of the 7 schools in the blatensburg community. as for the high school which has its own security, you will seed ad security measures here. the threats were made via e-mail or socia media and three schools were impacted in addition to the blatensburg high school. parkland high school and william wurt high school. they don't consider the threats es be credible but neverth are investigating a

eastbound the roadwork will not wrap up until 9:00 but hopefully will improve westbound. we have a roadwork closure in effect at oakland-alameda. we hope that will reopened shortly but still shutdown for the caltrans ac transit lines that are also impacted. taking a live look at the san mateo bridge, so far so good commuting out of hayward to foster city. now's a good time to be on the roadways with no delays, 15 minutes between 880 and 41. >>> pg&e officials are set to face the judge on issues that could have a financial effect on the bankrupt utility and its customers. we explain what is about to take place with our reporter kiet do. >> reporter: we are live in san francisco. pg&e was given three weeks to respond to the proposal from the judge which includes inspecting every last mile of the power lines before the start of the fire season this year. pg&e is pushing back hard with over hundred thousand miles of power lines and the company said to inspect all of it before the official start of the wildfire season on june 21 would cost up to $150 billion and they would hav

this is in the reverse commute eastbound 80 near cherry glenn. they are trying to get a big rig tow truck to get it up and out of there. we'll be following that too in a minute. >>> crews are repairing a water main leak in fremont. the alameda county water district poebsed these photos of the scene near brown road. the latest update on twitter, repairs began around 9:30 last night. they've notified affected businesses. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that includes helping you figure out tricky recycling rules. >>> we told you about an east bay garbage company told to stop issuing signs to customers who recycle the wrong way. now the company is asking permission to start issuing the fines again. here's reporter kate larsen. >> in december, 7 on your side's michael finney reported that garbage and recycling company were public services where customers were recycling incorrectly. there were bills for $26 having contaminated materials in their recycling. these people had no idea what they did wrong or how to correct the all

be aware that later on, there could be slowing in the eastbound direction. right now, westbound is looking really fine. no problems. guys? >> thank you, sue. new this morning, just released abc news "washington post" poll says the public has little trust in washington. it's been twoident oo office. only 35% of people polled are confident in his ability the right decisions for th don't trust him. the numbers are no bettern cong though they took over the house in congress. only 34% of people believe democrats can make the right decision for the country. 65% do not trust them. >>> after more than a month, hundreds of thousands of federal employees head back to work today and back to getting a paycheck. but the relief they're feeling may be short-lived amid concerns the president could soon shut down the government again. here's abc news reporter, serena marshall. >> good morning. the government is back open and they're back at negotiations to keep it that way. the president putting the likelihood of another shutdown at 50%. it's only been open for 48 hours and

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. >>> i-70 eastbound before you get to the south mountain anar the rest. we had a crash. the left lane is about to be reopened. e a delay with the right side of the roadway will remain closed for a little bit. 50 out at the bay bridge, chuck s talking about with these winds, 301ac middleton bridge just rnings. aaron, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> digging in and doubling down. last night in an address to the nation, president trump describe what had he c a crisis at the u.s./mexico border. >> he laid out hisor reasoning wanting to build a border wall and put pressure on democrats to back his plan and end the partial government shutdown now in day 19. speaking from the ovaoffice, the president called a border wall common sense. he claimed bordel pat agents want a wall and called out democrats refusing to support the idea. b>> thisrier is absolutely critical to bseder rity. it's also what our professionals at the border want and need. >> the democratic leadership quicklyh responded wts own address to the nation. >> o the presidethe united states having failed to

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eastbound lane opened last year. the westbound lane is set to be this spring but only available for pedestrians and bicyclists. leaders will ask caltrans to look at opening that lane to cars during busy commute hours. depending what caltrans actually determines, a time line would have to be developed. >>> well, the group save oakland sports is among those leading the charge to make the proposed howard terminal stadium a reality for oakland a's. happening today they plan to meet at ricky's sports bar in san leandro. the a's top brass is supposed to attend. it's scheduled to gyp at 6:00 p.m. >>> happening today former governor jerry brown moving quickly into his new role, that is to tell us how much closer we are to the apocalypse. we're not kidding here. if you're familiar with doomsday, 30 minutes to midnight scale, tracking how close we are to extinction. last fall he agreed to become chairman. today scientists will release their assessment and brown will deliver it. >>> this month's storms are spelling relief for t

jefferson eastbound 340 at 180 icy road vehicle off of the roadouy. we have ae slips like that.vel times on 270 look okay. top of the beltway right now okay. we'll see how that changes with this problem outer loop georgetown. inbound 66 and 95 northbound also looking good in virginia. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> temperatures have falle t wa belo freezing mark. national airport one of our typical warm spots is at 24 deunees. foely there isn't much of a wind out there this morning, so we aren'h fighting m of a wind chill but it doesn't matter. it's flat out cold. mid to upp teens for most of louden county, montgomery, prince william and princege ge county this morning down to 17 degrees. so your forecast for the d much like yesterday we'll have a reasonable amount of sunshine and afternoonemperatures will be up to around 40 to 42 degrees. nothing to worry about weather wise today. tomorrow starts off below freezing once again and thene clouds c in tomorrow. that seals out much of a warmup and as a result a little moisture coming our way, there'