checking back in with jobina with the latest on this from the live desk. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. president trump is now the only sitting u.s. president in history to be impeached twice. lawmakers in the house impeached the president for inciting the mob that stormed the capitol yesterday -- excuse me, last week, violently. sources tell abc news he angrily watched on tv as house lawmakers put him in the history books yesterday. this time ten republicans supported it. >> there was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol, and he did nothing to stop it. >> they searched the halls of the building for the vice president, who they came to hang for treason. they overran the office of the speaker who they came to assassinate. they sought above all else to seize control of our government in the name of donald trump. >> and now there is heightened security in the nation's capitol as the investigation continues into the riots. thousands of national guardsmen, many armed, surround the building. the earliest the senate trial could begin is wednesday, which is inaugur

let's get over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. things are definitely improving on our commute as far as the roadways. it is still slick in some spots out there, a couple minor crashes, earlier sig alerts this morning but things are looking much better. slow as you make your way to san francisco this morning as you come across the bay bridge. we do not have mitering lights on there. want to move over to emeryville now and points looking like. all the headlights are traveling westbound right now. so the speeds are just not amazing, but also we have no blocking issues to report. the biggest problem right now is the commuter alert. i have for b.a.r.t., there is an equipment problem now causing a 20 minute delay impacting the antioch line that is traveling in the sfo direction. the equipment problem is on a train at the walnut creek station, right now i'll let you know when that clears. reggie and kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> coming up, two women in the bay area filing a lawsuit against subway. why they say

jobina and i will keep an eye on that for you.an see some fog down in san jose and call it cloudy and temperatures cooler this morning. 30s and 40s and on our way to 50s with hazy sunshine and high clouds and pretty close to average. temperatures on this one dry day. more rain coming tomorrow. reggie. >> thanks, mike. >>> the parolee accused of killing two women in a san francisco hit and run could make his court appearance this morning. the d.a.'s office formally charged him yesterday but questions are still lingering why he wasn't before and why he was on the streets in the first place. amy hollyfield is live for us this morning in soma. amy. >> a lot of questions whether these deltaths could have been prevented. this is where the tragic accident happened and people have left flowers here at second and mission to remember the victims. >>> there are questions on how their deaths could have been prevented. the man was out on police say when 45-year-old troy mcalister hit the women last week on new year's eve he was drunk and drivi

>> thank you, jobina. >>> new at 6:00, the storm system that is passing through the bay area is also bringing heavy snow up north in reading and caused problem on the road.. this white pickup truck slammed into a red one and then kept sliding down the road, hitting several cars before finally coming to a stop. a witness recorded this video on tuesday. the driver was going too fast, and at that point, hitting the brakes just wotoing to help. oh. that is scary. that happened to me and my friend, but losing control in the snow when i lived in colorado, it is the scariest thing. >> it is. that's happened to me before too. and i don't miss that driving at all. >> no. >> no. still ahead, the economic impact of working from home, a recent survey looked at the mass migration out of san francisco. >> and facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg says the platform will no longer promote political and c >>> napa county has run out of covid-19 vaccines. there are questions of distribution after the i-team discovered that 42-year

>> jobina, thank you. in the north bay, there is growing concern that last fall's glass wildfire may lead to sliding hillsides during these coming storms. the santa rosa fire department is so concerned it will open its emergency operation c today. fire crews also blocked off some areas due to possible debris flow. >> i've been fortunate to have some regrowth since the fires, but not nearly enough. we want to see more growth, what we want to see is steady rains. >> i'm not that worried just yet, but i know everyone is aware of it, so i think it is fair to be aware of it. >> when fire burns hot, it changes the chemical composition of soil causing it to not hold water as easily which can lead to slides. >>> the storm is having an impact on the bay area's fight against covid-19. in san francisco, some testing and vaccination sites will be closing for days during the storm. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the mass vaccination site at city college with more on the preparations under way. amy? >> re

jobina and the morning commute, hi jobina. >> hi mike. thank you. good morning everyone. we are going to start with a live look ha in walnut creek showing 680. for the most part pretty clear conditions this morning. no major crashes to talk about which is good news. but you can see the traffic is already building. a live look on the san mateo bridge. we do have traffic moving both directions smoothly as well. of course beginning to build as people head out the door. westbound making their way towards the peninsula. and bringing in the graphic here, due to a water main break northbound 101 the off ramp at wonder color is closed and will be closed for about another seven hours according to officials. let you know when it opens. >>> thank you jobina. i'm sure we've all forgot an password from time to time. but a san francisco man only has two guesses before he loses millions in bit coin. hear what he is thinking. >> it is the most frustrating story i've heard in a long time. plus a new warning about electric vehicles. what federal investigators are demanding auto makers fix

let's talk to jobina about that and get her in here right now. hey jobina. what are you saying outside? >> hi mike, we just had a brand new update about a second ago, literally that the sig alert i've been following in oakland has cleared but we still have a second sig alert in lafayette. i want to show you first off that we have -- well this was the one canceled. so this just happened a second ago but east bay 580 at avenue. the sig alert though in lafayette still stands. eastbound 24 before oak hill road. a crash that's blocking the eastbound lanes. live cameras now, a live look outside in oakland showing 880 the coliseum camera there. because there will be residual delays on 58 o 0, i would reck if you are going to be moving through oakland that you try 880 if this is a part of your morning commute traveling eastbound and a live look showing off i believe the san mateo bring know -- actually san jose 101. but i wanted to show you this because such a big difference from yesterday and the downpour in the morning commute. >>> coming up two women here in the

here's jobina with a look at the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. the good news is that i'm not tracking a number of crashes like we saw yesterday because of all of the rain. we do have some fog, though, i want to get to. the chp has issued a fog advisory for highway 280 and near bunker hill drive. also want to point out the fog in the north bay, as you travel along 101 especially through novato and san rafael, you'll run into that. i want to look at the san rafael camera showing off 101 and seeing if it looks foggy in the area and it looks okay. you can see it lingering as you move further down and also our live camera showing the san mateo bridge. initially the chp had a fog advisory issued for the bridge and they canceled it and traffic is beginning to fill in as people make their way westbound. kumasi, are you buying a lottery ticket? >> girl, it might be the time. >>> all right. so don't be surprised if you see me and maybe a lot of other people lining up at liquor stores or gas stations today, tonight's mega millions ja

jobina is at the live desk with those new updates. jobina? >> thank you.nit will be investigating the 42-year-old officer's death. officials say that brian sicknick was injured while physically engaging with protesters. they say he collapsed when he returned to his division office. he was taken to a local hospital where he passed away yesterday. his brother said after a day of fighting for his life he passed away a hero. i would like to thank all of his brothers and sisters in law enforcement for the compassion and support they've shown my family. more than 50 capitol police and metropolitan police officers were hurt including several hospitalized for serious injuries. so far about 80 people have been arrested. of the thousands of rioters who were there, this morning d.c.'s attorney general is on "gma" and says he is confident they'll be able to track down more. >> the internet now can be utilized to identify the very people who violated the capitol of the united states. i can tell you that just last night i got a call from a lawyer in town who indicated h

is eating popcorn. >> jobina, i feel so bad for you. you, guys. >> you should. she's really holdi >>> our storm is holding on to its schedule in the east bay and south bay. rain now is there for about another 45 minutes or so and then wait on a couple more rounds of showers and even some thunderstorms midmorning to midafternoon. want to jump ahead and show you sunday by 4:00, light to moderate showers, thunderstorms possible, snow level down to around 2,000, possibly 2500 feet. so we could wake up monday morning with some snow on our higher elevations. this is a high resolution model. look at the medium resolution model. pretty wide and vague, isn't it? that's why we always want to get the finest details once the high resolution models pick up on the storms. the medium range models are showing that tuesday is going to be dry until the evening hours and then there is that bull's eye starting wednesday morning of moderate to heavy rain in the two to three inches of rain on the way for wednesday. >>> new at 6:00, tesla ceo elon musk is out

jobina is at the live desk with the details on these efforts. jobina? >> thank you. the democratic caucus is holding a private call this afternoon to discuss how to move forward. democrats feel they have no choice, demanding president trump be held accountable for last week's capitol siege. the house could vote on an impeachment bill as early as this week. a conviction in the senate is highly unlikely but if successful it could mean president trump could never run for public office again. >> the best thing for the country to heal would be to resign and the next best thing is the 25th amendment. >> reporter: at least 200 lawmakers support the resolution for impeachment but not a single republican has publicly signed on. the latest abc news shows the majority of americans feel the president should be removed from office. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> bay area leaders are weighing in on the plan to remove president trump from office. reporter amy hollyfield live in san francisco with their reaction. amy? >> hi. democrat leaders here in the bay area that we talked to

jobina is at the live desk with those new updates. jobina? >> thank you. the metropolitan police department's homicide unit will be investigating the 42-year-old officer's death. officials say that brian sicknick was injured while physically engaging with protesters. they say he collapsed when he returned to his division office. he was taken to a local hospital where he passed away yesterday. his brother said after a day of fighting for his life he passed away a hero. i would like to thank all of his brothers and sisters in law enforcement for the compassion and support they've shown my family. law enforcement officials say more than 50 capitol police and metropolitan police officers were hurt including several hospitalized for serious injuries. so far about 80 people have been arrested. of the thousands of rioters who this morning d.c.'s attorney general is on "gma" and says he is confident they'll be able to track down more. >> the internet now can be utilized to identify the very people who violated the capitol of the united states. i can tell you that

jobina? >> thank you, reggie. our nation's capital has been transformed into a heavily protected fortress. we're going to take a live look in washington, d.c., you can see the capitol and a good amount of american flags hanging in front in preparation for the immigration. a green zone perimeter is set up there, the same name given to the heavily fortified area in baghdad during the iraq war. things time it's the core of washington, d.c., home to the white house, congress and the national mall. up to 25,000 national guard troops are there this week, each now being vetted for fears of a potential insider threat. authorities have already stopped multiple potential incidents. at least three people were arrested including two men trying to sneak in guns and ammo over the weekend. today rehearsals for president-elect biden are expected to begin after they were delayed because of security concerns. reggie? >> thank you. >>> here's a bird's eye view of the california state capitol being heavily guarded amid security conce

we want to bring jobina in here and talk about the morning commute. what are you seeing? >> mike, we're seeing a lot of problems unfortunately. hazardous commute out there, everybody. good morning. so i'm going to start with the maps here because the chp is reporting roadway flooding in mountain view, so a heads-up. the flooding is across all lanes is what they're saying here at state route 85 at 101. also want to move over now because we have two sig alerts. i'm following the first in castro valley at eden canyon road. we have a jackknifed big rig here cause ago slowdown and some problems and a jackknifed big rig in san jose on southbound 680 at the southbound 101 connector ramp. you see that purple line, the connector ramp is shut down right now. we have a live picture from a caltrans camera there on the scene. so we're bringing that in now live. you can see that the tow truck has arrived and they're working to move this out of the way. we do not have an estimated time as to when all of this will reopen. i want to wring bring in one moe picture. the chp has issued a hig

. >> hi, jobina, reggie, sue. hi, everybody. let's talk about a little bit of fog out there right now. it is mainly up in the north bay, especially in napa and solano chiantis, you see from sutro tower there, clear everywhere else. we do have a dense fog advisory, meaning visibility will be dangerously low, especially at highway speeds up until 11:00. so that does encompass the for. here is a look at our afternoon forecasta canopy of high clouds will dim the sunshine just enough to keep us from reaching record highs today. 64 to about 69 degrees. plenty of records possible this weekend. i'll show you the warm temperatures coming up. reggie? >> mike, thank you. this morning there are some encouraging signs when it comes to california's overwhelming covid surge. it could actually be subsiding. now, i say that at the same time i say that we are not out of the woods. so here is the little bit of good news. the state's seven-day positivity rate, the percentage of coronavirus tests that come back with a positive result dropped from la

jobina will tell you more about that.re radar, through 9:00, the yellows and oranges still mainly in the north bay as the rest of us deal with light showers. at noon, that's out of the north bay. for the rest of our neighborhoods, the cloud also open up a little bit, bring us a little sunshine. by 5:00 we're pretty much over other than an isolated shower during the early evening hours. through the morning commute, it will be wettest across the north bay. the south bay will see the least amount. in san jose, nothing yet. once the morning commute ends, everybody gets wet. rainfall totals a little bit less than what we originally thought last week. let's get over to jobina with the morning commute. how serious is it. >> the crash in pleasanton is pretty serious, mike. it's involving at least two big rigs and another car right now. the backup is extensive. so i want to show you the map here. this is going to be on westbound 580 before the 680 connector. at least three lanes are blocked. injuries have been reported as well. i

jobina is at the live desk with what he's say being this delay. jobina?ne have been administered so far in the u.s. secretary azar says the timing of the vaccine plus the holiday are partly to blame for the delay. >> there's a lag between doses available and being ordered by the providers in the states, shipping and vaccination, especially when you have christmas and new year's in the middle. >> he also talked about the new strategy of giving one of the two doses to vaccinate more people faster. >> that's not on the label. that's not what the data supports to go out and vaccinate a lot of people with the first dose knowing you won't have a second dose for them. the data isn't there to support that. we're not going to do that. we're holding in reserve that second dose we believe we need to go according to what the fda said is the safe and effective way to use the vaccines. >> reporter: the secretary says we could see data from the johnson & johnson and astrazeneca vaccines any time now. novavax is also working on a trial of its vaccine. >> thank you. >>> i

jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so we have a sig alert i'm following in walnut creek. if i bring in my graphics you can see our live camera in the area because we have a crash involving multiple cars on south bay 680 before state route 24. so we have at least one lane blocked right now. that's the good news because before several lanes were blocked and it's just -- the chp has not given us an estimated time as to when all of this will reopen. you can see that backup goes all the way to pleasant hill. it is just unclear when this will move. head's up if this is a part of your morning commute. also i want to bring you down to saratoga because the wind has also been an issue for our commute this morning. we have trees and power lines down on state route 9 at sanborn road and i want tof eolaz bause dhere. but you can see the flag is whipping in the wind and we have a high wind advisory here for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge this morning. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the evacuation warning i

>>> thank you, jobina.ho says there is going to be a lot of vaccine on the way. his administration is now promising to buy an extra 100 million doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines for a total of 600 million. that means the u.s. would have enough to vaccinate nearly all americans by the end of this summer. state governors are told they can expect a 16% increase in the vaccines they receive starting next week. >>> new report from the centers for disease control finds new evidence that covid-19 will not spread in schools with proper safety precautions. the cdc studied 17 schools in wisconsin and found that schools were able to limit the spread of covid-19 by taking measures like wearing masks, social distancing and separating students into groups of 11 to 20. the cdc also found that indoor sports would likely cause the virus to spread because it lacks proper social distancing and other safety measures. there has been a 16% increase recently and children testing positive for covid-19. doctor ashish jha tel

. >> jobina thank you. in the north bay growing concern last fall's glass wild fire may lead tooio crewsy operation cter. areas. wtorrowth.e eug w wan t i n tt worried just yet but i know everyone aware of it. so i think it is fair to be aware of it. >> when fire burns hot it changes the chemical composition of the soil causing it to not hold as easily and can lead to slides. >> also an impact on the bay your fight against covid-19. in san francisco testing and vaccination sites will be closing for days during the storm. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live with more on the how the city preparing. >> reporter: kumasi, look a in the site behind me, at city college, this site. the tents could be swept away in the winds. the staff and volunteers are unsherltdered as they guide people in and out. it just would not work in this storm so they will close today at noon and will be closed through thursday. city residents are also being asked to prepare and take this storm seriously. especially those who live if ar

jobina. >> thank you, mike.ed an unupdated plan to position 20 unarmed crisis intervention personnel throughout the system. six walnut creek. bay month -- police interactions in 2020 related to well-being and medical assistance. that as key data point driving this program. bart directors say it is a way to make passengers feel safe without feeling threatened. >> we know that some of our riders are unhappy about the experience on bart and what we've been doing hasn't been working. >> not everyone is on board with the plan saying it is $8.5 million price tag is too costly. the full program isn't expected to be in place until next year. >>> we're celebrating a las vegas icon this morning. tributes pouring in for siegfried of a super star duo siegfried and roy. siegfried fischbacher passed away from cancer. a larger than life showman and architect behind the sct morning we're hearing from fellow magician chris angel. >> i would show them my vhs tapes of what i was working on. and they would always encourage me. and

here is traffic and jobina. lot of issue, jobina. >> so many issues, mike. yes. we have six brand new spin out ops the roadways. i'm going talk about the biggest problems because it would take all day to go over everything going on. with the maps, new reports of flooding in redwood city. south bay 101 on if holly street off ramp. the chp is there now. a jackknifed big rig there. and also a jackknifed big rig in san jose. southbound 101 connecter. you can see the purple lionel, that means the ramp is closed. earlier we saw the toe trucks there. i want to see how things are looking now. tow truck is still there, so the big rig. at least they have it up and it looks like at least it is straight maybe. but the chp has not given us an estimated time as to when all of this will reopen. and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not have metering lights this morning yet but they have issue ad high wind advisory for the bay bridge, dumbarton bridge. richmond san rafaelal san mateo and antioch are bridges this morning. reggie and kumasi. >> coming up the san fran

here is jobina and the traffic. it is come downing in bucket, jobina. >> it is. mike.eing some issues in the south bay because of that. i'm going to get that in a moment but i want to begin in pleasanton will i'm following a sig alert. multiple cars involved here court reporting to the chp. at least 8 or 9, injuries involved as well. westbound 580 under 680. speeds around 14 miles per hour. the south bay where we are seeing the rain come down we are getting a new report on westbound 237 on the zanka road off ramp that someone went off an roadway and down an embankment about 20 feet. so be careful out there. live cameras in san jose, showing you 101 right now. lots of rain coming down there as people make their way on the freeway. be aware of hydroplaning as well. and also the bay bridge toll plaza for anyone headed into san francisco this morning from the east bay. much drier here and better conditions. we'll be right back. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-count

jobina is at the live desk with what went wrong. jobina? >> thank you. several security experts say they were surprised to see the capitol doors breached with no police resistance. there was plenty of chatter online. extremist groups chattered online for days about their plans to react violently to the certification of the election results. in fact, intelligence reports packed with online threats were widely circulated among federal law enforcement agencies. the reports said that people encouraged each other to attend the event armed and prepared for violence. the trump administration admitted that they were surprised it happened. >> all of us in law enforcement in the washington capitol area have been planning for this for a couple of days. this is all going to get analyzed. it will have to be looked at. >> representative karen bass told abc news she believes an investigation is needed. outside the capitol several trump supporters blamed the violence on antifa movements. abc news reports there's no evidence to back up those claims. >>> here in the bay a

here is jobina with a look at the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning. so it has been a very busy morning on the traffic front. the good news is that the sigalert on the richmond-san rafael bridge has cleared. i want to bring in the maps here. it's going to be a bit slow making your way westbound. so speeds right now are picking up on our sensors tracking around 11 miles per hour. the crash was initially on westbound 580 before the san quentin on-ramp there. we want to move over to a caltrans camera in the area and see if we can see the traffic. hopefully it's picking up. actually, we're looking at the san mateo bridge. you can see for people traveling towards the peninsula, we're seeing brake lights there. looking at the south beach camera for the bay bridge. no, we do not have on metering lights there. also we have speeds or i should say if you're traveling into san francisco, it's going to be businesses today are looking to tomorrsetting the course.ating. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fas

jobina fortson has more on that this morning. >> thank you. several security experts say they were surprised to see the capitol doors breached with no police resistance. extremist groups chattered online for days about their plans to react violently to the certification of the election results. in fact, intelligence reports packed with online threats were widely circulated among federal law enforcement agencies. the reports said that people encouraged each other to attend the event armed and prepared for violence. the trump administration admitted that they were surprised it happened. >> all of us in law enforcement in the washington capitol area have been planning for this for a couple of days. this is all going to get analyzed. it will have to be looked at. >> representative karen bass tod abc news she believesneeded. outside the capitol several trump supporters blamed the violence on antifa movements. >>> there is strong reaction coming from the south bay about this. sam liccardo is calling for president trump to be held responsible for the

jobina? >> the social media giant says it will ramp up enforcement against the phrase, which was used by participants during the violent siege on the capitol last week. the slogan stop the steal has become a rallying cry among president trump supporters. they were egged on by trump and his allies with false claims of election fraud. the move comes as tech companies face criticism for their role in the riots, along with the growing risk heading into president-elect joe biden's inauguration next week. facebook's vp of integrity guy rose n wrote in a blog post, ou planning took on new urgency after last week's violence in washington, d.c. and we're treating the next two weeks as a major civic event. president trump remains banned from facebook. >> thank you. >>> conservative social media app parler is suing amazon for shutting down its service. the complaint asks for a temporary restraining order against amazon and calls the decision, quote, a death blow to parler. meanwhile, amazon will no long

jobina?e drastic redesign of downtown san francisco, changes could mean a slower and much more costly drive through town. the board will vote on creating a 20 miles per hour speed limit on market street from franklin to stewart. only bike, buss and ride shares are allowed there now. they will also discuss a toll system to charge as much as $14 to drive through downtown as a way to ease traffic. if approved the project is set to start this summer. >> wow. >>> a mother and daughter shared kindness for martin luther king jr. day. bags with candy, and --. and a note filled with kindness. the family says because of covid this was their alternative act of service to honor mlk day. >> its been hard so we want to spread the sunshine and the line. >> what we want to do is honor dr. king's vision of love, compassion, freedom. and equality. >> well the mother and daughter say their lemon tree was exceptionally fruitful this year and that is what inspired this project. adorable. >> very. spread the sunsh

light again today. >> thank you jobina. abc7 news is focused on the efforts to build a better bay area. including solutions to the homeless crisis in san francisco. two centers are set to open the next month and the examiner is reporting one of the centers will be in the bay view on evans avenue. it has more than 200 beds but to make sure people are social distancing only 115 beds will be occupied. the second center is set to open next month on post street in lower nob hill. that will house more than 40 young people experiencing homelessness. both part of the mayor's commitment to create 1,000 new shelter beds. coming up, ice cream invex vengeance. the keurig light kitchen tool. >> and not giving up on oscar grant. what's being done today after alameda declined to add any new charges. >> and a opening a business do you recollect the pandemic presents a lot of of challenges but one bay area bakery still decided to do ♪ we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day lo

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jobina? >> thank you, mike. happening now, crews are working to contain the fire in the north bay, the old fire broke out just before 10:00 last night, up to ten acres burning off big geyser road east of geyserville. wind gusts reaching above 80 miles an hour. crews are reporting power lines are down now, the fire is not threatening any homes or structures. >>> also this morning, thousands of people in the north bay are without power. you can see right here on the map the outages from pg&e. that's the biggest one now in oakland, east of lake merit. there are many people without power there. we're just now learning there are at least 6,000 people in that area without power. pg&e is busy trying to restore power to as many people as possible and we will keep you posted when we learn more information. >>> there is a large power outage in lafayette, where we find abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. a look behind me, the traffic lights are out at mt. diablo boulevard and happy va

want to get over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. we have had a very busy morning in terms of traffic. one sigalert was canceled and now we have another one on the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have a crash, this is going to be on westbound 580 right before the san quentin on-ramp. all lanes are blocked in the westbound direction right now. that's why you see that purple line on the map. that's one sigalert. the sigalert we are following in sunol was just canceld from the head-on crash on state route 84 at little valley road. speeds are still low. you will experience stop and go traffic as things pick up. >>> want to bring in our live camera of the richmond-san rafael bridge. this camera shows the richmond side, so you're not really seeing any of the impact side on the san rafael side of the bridge. we can see it's not severely backed up for anyone that's traveling westbound. still all lanes are blocked. heads up there. bringing in a live camera showing off the bay bridge toll plaza. i'm still going to be on the lookout >>> a rememb

let's turn it over to jobina and find out about that morning commute. a little tough getting to work today. >> yes, mike, i definitely saw that reflected from the chp this morning on their log. we have a sig alert. we have a jackknifed big rig. this is going to be on southbound 680 at the southbound 101 connector. the reason you see that purple line there is because the southbound lane there is shut down. moving over now to mountain view where we do have roadway flooding, the chp is reporting on state route 85 at 101, roadway flooding is covering the entire area. so there is flooding across all of the roadway. bringing in our live cameras right now, we're going to start off with the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a number of advisories. a high wind advisory issued for the bay bridge, dunbarton bridge, san mateo bridge and the antioch bridge by the chp, although it does not look as windy and i know mike said this as well. you can certainly tell by the flags. it's certainly slick. a live camera showing you 101 in san jose, very slick down there as well. w

good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning jobina.he nation's capitol feels like it is breathing a sigh of relief this morning after inauguration went off without any major security issues and after a tumultuous and divisive four years of the trump presidency, president joe biden is trying to set a new tone. one of unity. ♪ baby you're a firework ♪ -- >> reporter: the nation's capitol lit up giving a thundering welcome to president joe biden. the newly sworn in 46th commander in chief pledging to bring a new era of unity to a divided nation. >> the pandemic, economic crisis. racial injustice, the climate crisis and threats to our very democracy. the question is, are we up to it. >> reporter: his call for unity echoed in a joint video featuring former presidents bush, clinton and obama. >> i think the fact that the three of us are stand here talking a the peaceful transfer of power speaks to the institutional integrity of our country. >> reporter: and it was a historic transfer of power. >> at this hour my friends, democracy has prevai

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along with the anchors reggie aqui and kumasi aaron, and jobina fortson will bring you up to the minute information about road conditions. it's from 4:00 to 7:00 tomorrow morning right here on abc7. >>> where can i get vaccinated? that's the question on everyone's mind. everyone's mind. today you'll get people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com. >>> we're on storm watch, and live doppler 7 shows you exactly where the worst of the storm is right now. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, a lot of raindrops on the camera lens, and it's only going to intensify. >> and

. >> good morning, reggie, kumasi, jobina. we've got a 1 for the morning hourls.n't let up, lingering a couple hours longer than we thought. and solano countyo the napa valley. napa county. and you can see it going down 780 and 680 into the tri-valley. and showers in the sclar val

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."night. the park once known as jackson park was stripped of its name last summer. jackson was a slave owner and forcibly removed americans from their ohomelands. hi, mike. >>> colder this morning. we've got a 1 on the storm imctor .d shows even cold enough for some grapple and this is just the beginning. each storm gets stronger sunday night into monday >>> good morning. coming up on live, priyanka chopra joins us. >> plus "walker" coming up. >>> we'll have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes. you can find us on our news app and abc7news.com. you can join us from "abc7 mornings" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00. have a wonderful day. ♪ >>> yes, we are in tim uare. right, great to have you guys with us on this thursday morning. >> it's great to have our next guest, actress and activist yara shahidi, the breakout star of "black-ish" and the star of her own spin-off show, "grown-ish," hello, good morning. always wonderful to be in your presence. >> good morning. >> hey, i heard that -- >> tha

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."kend forecast. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. our swells are going to get bigger and dangerous. don't turn your back on the water. and some pretty gusty winds, could be damaging above 1,000 feet. how about these temperatures? record highs sunday and especially monday. our warmest day, it's going to be windy that day, and then it gets much cooler starting tuesday. >> thank you, mike. >>> time now for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live" and our reporting it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, film and television star, angela bassett. and get torch'd when we introduce you to one of the hottest workouts around. plus, you'll meet a very young "live" fan from iowa when we visit the storey family, all next on "live." ♪ hello, friday ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. we made it to friday! it's friday! good morning! [laughing] what are you two... what are you two... i just had the funniest, spontaneous moment w

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings." the grounds in sacramento. from guards patrolling the dome to a new six-foot high fence surrounding the complex, the california state capitol is locked down in addition to enhanced police presence, 1,000 heavily armed national guard troops are stationed at the capitol building and at nearby state offices. biden's inauguration ceremony is tomorrow. >>> hi, mike. >> let's talk about the winds out there. if you're like me, you've got some damage to clean up. parts of my fence came down again. 25 to 45, that's what ■our gust are right now. and they could get up around 50 through at least 6:00 today, even in the higher elevations we have the wind advisory up through 80 miles per hour through 10:00. watch out for debris on roads and crossing the >>> hey, bay area, "live with kelly and ryan" is coming up. >> we'll chat with leslie odom jr. about his new movie "one night in miami." >> that's at 9:00 on abc7. >>> we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. and you can find us on

here's reggie and jobina. >> let's turn to ginger z. with a look on what's coming up on gma at 7.ning. nice to be with everybody this morning. coming up on gma, we will begin with everyone waking up to a new era after the inauguration of joe biden and kamala harris, of course. the new administration has some big plans. they're hitting the ground running. the next 100 days look like they will be pretty so our political team will detail all that standing by with the latest. >>> the new administration has to take on nber one priority, coronavirus. an urgent warning at the same time of even more coronavirus strains here in the u.s. >>> and amazon is stepping in, offering to help with the vaccine distribution. the supply is drying up. we have a lot of questions. so dr. anthony fauci will join us to answer those and tell us how the new biden administration plans to attack the virus. >>> and then finally the 22-year-old breakout star from the inauguration. she and herround the world. if you didn't hear it, go watch it and then join us. she's here with an exclusive interview you do not wa

. >> hey, reggie, jobina and liz, and hi to you too. thanks for joining us.

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."g. he's already incarcerated from a prior murder conviction and waiting a trial for another murder. police got a break in the case late last year. garrett has never been found. >>> good morning, welcome to friday. i'm tracking increasing showers that are developing across the north bay and rotate southward across the rest of our neighborhoods just like they did last night. these pose more problems in the form of heavier downpours and even some small hail or graupel. you can see on future radar, they're here through the midafternoon and then they'll taper to just some random showers as we head into the evening and overnight hours. the best chance will be over the ocean. our first 3 of the year ♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ oh, we could be the stars ♪ ♪ falling from the sky ♪ ♪ shining how we want ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... fr

. >> reggie, kumasi, jobina, nice to see you both. hope you had a great weekend.d say. here's a look at the dense fog advisories for the central valley into solano county, visibility less than a quarter of a mile through 11:00. with a light offshore breeze it's pushing the fog across the san pablo bay into the north bay valleys and als

mike will have the latest storm track and jobina will bring you up-to-the-minute road conditions from the new variant that's been found, we have team coverage for you on those issues, starting with abc 7 news anchor dan ashley. hi, dan. >> hi, larry. while the concerns are certainly legitimate, several experts we spoke with believe vaccine developers have powerful tools in their arsenal to respond to meet the new threat. with mutations to the covid-19 virus surfacing around the world, there is growing concern whether newly released vaccines can keep up. experts say the advanced technology used to create them a significant advantage. >> i mean, this is highly adaptable, flexible. >> reporter: an immunology professor at stanford is describing the technique used by both the pfizer and moderna techniques known as messenger rna. essentially it's a genetic script delivered into the body. it instructs our cells to make a safe fragment of the covid-19 virus, coaxing our immune system into cranking out antibodies to attack it. he says the script can be quickly rewritten if necessary. >> so now