he thinks lafayette will be able to facilitate the communications between the americans and french. it does not work out that way. there is a massive storm in august. it not only impacts the american troops. it soaks their gunpowder, destroys their tents, and turns the main roads on the island into mudpits. it creates real tactical problems. the strategic issue is it does a great deal of damage to a lot of french ships. keen to leave damaged ships in the harbor. what they want to do is leave to take the fleet from the bay out and around to boston, protected harbor, no british threat. this is where the miscommunication between the two reaches its apex. sullivan loses it. sullivan completely goes that hec over the fact is going to leave during these plans to attack newport. does the oneicly thing you are not going to do in the 18th century he questions their honor. he outright calls them cowards. the french leave and have no intention of coming back. sullivan almost sinks the entire franco-american alliance. one of the first of the battle of rhode island on august 29 is it is the firs

he thinks lafayette will be able to facilitate communications between the americans and the french. it does not work out that way. the weather strikes. there is a massive storm in august. it not only impacts the american troops, it soaks their gunpowder. it destroys their tents. it turns the main roads on the island they are using into mud pits. it creates real tactical problems. the bigger strategic issue is that it does a great deal of damage to a lot of the ships. given his priority of maintaining the ships, he is not keen to leave damaged ships in the harbor. to take hisleave fleet from narragansett bay up to boston. protected harbor, there will not be any reddish threat. to refit them before he comes back. this is where miscommunication reaches its apex. sullivan goes ballistic over the estang is leaving. sullivan publicly does the one thing you are not going to do in the 18th century. he questions their honor. he outright calls them cowards. destang will not stand for that. he leaves with no intention of coming back. the alliance is at stake. one of the first of the battle of

and he thinks that well, lafayette will be able to go ahead and facilitate the communications between the americans and the french. but it doesn't of course work out that way that the weather strikes. there's a massive storm in august and it not only impacts the american troops, it soaks their gun powder and destroys their tents and turns the main roads on the island that they're using to move from point to point just into mud pits. so it creates some real tactical problems for it. the bigger strategic issue is that it really does a great al of damage to a lot of the ships. and given the priority of the ships, they are not keen to leaving them in the harbor. what he wants to do is go and leave and take his fleet from narragansett bay and out and around to boston. there won't be british threat there and he wants to refit them before he comes back to support them. that's where the miscommunication between the two reaches its apex. sullivan is -- sullivan loses it. he just completely goes ballistic over the fact they're going to lose sullivan and his attack on newport. sullivan publicly

it isn't long before the patriots move back in, lafayette was gone on a trip to -- he was gone on a trip back home to france to generate more support and supplies for the americans. he returns in june of 1780. hen he returns, the french fleet comes here and that's when it's the last phase of the newport revolutionary history starts. the battle for rhode island is more or less over when the british leave and then the french come back and the americans come back and then this becomes a town every bit as dominated by the french and

lafayette is very much a couples park. this wonderful hilltop park is the place you can share with someone you cherish. lafayette park is located along the round at the one end campus and also easy s commission, extravaganza, celebration. >> sf gov, we are ready to start the meeting. this is the regular meeting of the small business commission held december 11th, 2017. this meeting is being called to order at 5:32 p.m. the small business commission thanks media

themark udall of yet -- marquis day lafayette is here. that well, lafayette go on with the communications between the americans and the french. but weather strikes. inre was a massive storm august. it not only impacts the american troops. it soaks their gunpowder. it destroys their tent. it just turns it into a mud pit. it creates real tactical problems. issue is ittrategic really does a great deal of the priorityiven of maintaining those ships, he is not keen to lead damaged ships out into the harbor. the harbor is out there. tot he wants to do is leave take his fleet from narragansett up and around and to boston. technically farther. there's not going to be any british threat there. and he must refit them. this is where the miscommunication between the two really reaches its apex. sullivan loses it. sullivan completely goes ballistic and he has these plans to go ahead and attack newport. theullivan does, publicly, one thing you're not going to do in the 18th century. he questions their honor. he outright calls them cowards. so he leaves

in lafayette, camila bernal kron 4 news (vicki) (vicki) for the first time...ot shops are able to sell recreational marijuana in san francisco. the sales started on saturday for a handful of shops. (grant) joining us now to talk about the laws and how recreational marijuana will be regulated... is nicole elliott. she is the director of the office of cannabis in san francisco. be safe - consume responsibly if it is your first time using cannabis, be cautious! consuming too much cannabis may lead to unwanted effects. the symptoms of using too much are both physical and mental and can include:extreme confusion, anxiety, panic, or paranoia.hallucinations or delusions.increased blood pressure.fast heart rate. severe nausea and vomiting.if you or someone you know has any of the symptoms above, call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 for free, fast, expert help anytime. if the symptoms are severe, call 911 or go to an emergency room.when and where can i buy cannabis?beginning on january 1st, adults 21 and older can buy cannabis from licensed retailers in cal

. >>> a couple problems, bart is experiencing a major delay, this one out of lafayette due to equipment problems in the pittsburg direction, so heads up there. we start with a sig alert on 880, sky 7 is directly above what happened was a wrong way driver who started driving northbound in the southbound lanes of 880 and milpitas by 237, that caused multi vehicles to get involved in an accident. the left lane -- pardon me, the right lane, the slow lane is the only one getting by. again, this is southbound 880 with multi vehicles, no estimated time of opening, try to use 680 or dixon landing to mission boulevard for your alternate. it's quite an extensive backup. >>> major backup there, sue, let's talk a little bit more about that. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on the ground at that same scene in milpitas. matt, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. i just talked with the chp officer and she gave me an update on what is happening here and what is happening with the victims. let's show you the big mess that is right in front of us here on southbound 880 right at the

construction in are in is town as well, 202 between schuylkill avenue and lafayette street alternatees are opened in this area and more construction we are talking about. this one has cleared for good 76 eastbound in new jersey the ramp to 295 northbound as i said that is all cleared and basically every where we are looking at in our sensor maps we are showing all green as we showed earlier, jim and rahel back to you. >>> eagles running back lagarrette blount took a break for preparing for super bowl to greet young fans. >> he visited saint pio catholic regional school in south philadelphia with a picture to talk about his journey to the super bowl and the students had a lot of questions for number 29 un audible. >> that is a good question. at first a lot ofe motion. >> how about this another student asked him if he knew new england play book, he replied he wishes he did. >> we all wish we did. >>> philadelphia's biggest sports fan won't get to show off his eagles spirit leading up the two game. >> mayor jim kenney says william penn statue will not sport eagles jersey to mark bird tr

i will have a look at church center forecast coming up. >>> highway 24 in lafayette. typically this is getting very busy. today you can see it is not a typical day. a lot of people sleeping in, very easy sailing on 24 there in the east bay. very little traffic out

it is certainly possible this is the kind of thing that lafayette would value.certainly is the kind of thing he would use to reflect an important personal relationship. to danielword given lineman right here at the lineman hazard house after the reading of the declaration of independence in order to show the important contribution throughineman has made facilitating the communication between the two. this is one of our prized possessions. it is from the most mundane, to the most elegant. both tell powerful stories about relationships that made the american revolution. are cities tour staff recently traveled to newport, rhode island to learn about its rich history. learn more about newport and other stops on a tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. next weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to phase -- fayetteville, arkansas. with help of our cable partners, we explore the literary scene in history of fayetteville. watch c-span's cities tour, of fayetteville arkansas a day at noon eastern on c-s

lafayette, 43. half moon bay to 13 miles-per-hour and west to northwest to sfo. 30s in the mountains and cloud cover up there. ukiah at 43. there won't be much presip, but cloud cover. things are calming down for santa barbara. the core has moved into arizona and gave phoenix rain and flagstaff snow. our system will pump in a lot of cloud cover and highs checked to the north with mid 50s. upper 50s under mostly cloudy skies. after tomorrow, we'll see improvements starting friday, and we'll take that into the weekend for warmer weather. >> steve, thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> time is 5:20. keeping students in school and on track to go to track. looking at how one bay area community is teaming -- >>> plus first responders who did everything they could to save homes during the wild fires were honored. you will see the ceremony. it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? r

. >>> lets get to lehigh county published reports say the lafayette college freshman who died after a day of drinking, had no trace of alcohol in his blood when it was tested. the morning call is new report ago this 19 year-old mccray williams died of a head injury students at lafayette said lah credits recruit was at a drinking party on september 9th and found unconscious near a dorm the very next day. did that play a factor? he died at the hospital. >>> all right. so whenever our eagles play, several of them were out and about yesterday. steve keeley joining us from nature bit with the very latest on that, hey there, steve. >> reporter: yeah, fans are not lining up at tents all around town to buy eagles stuff they are lining in long lines to meet eagles players. oxford valley mall a line about a mile for five of them. here's fletcher cox at rhawnhurst in the modells. karen, i know you have three sons. little kid in this are great. if you have your game plan during the day from their coaches but they have a lot of advice from the smartest football fans in philadelphia, the youngest.

students at lafayette say the lacrosse recruit was at a party september 9th.horities found him unconscious near a dorm the next day. williams died at the hospital. >>> soon it will take you 30 minutes less to get to the king of prussia. the septa board just approved the rail extension project to that area. the system would allow commuters to get on in center city and get off in king of prussia. the four and a half mile extension will have five station stops. board members believe this will be great option for commuter, shoppers, students and visitors especially when it comes to traffic. >> this route really provided the best level of access to jobs and access to future development while at the same time impacting the least number of residential areas really providing that good balance between respecting the needs of king of prussia's current residents and the growing needs of the upper merion area. >> septa look at 30 different rail connections weigh input from the commune cat and stake shoulders before approving pot correct. >> on the road to the super bowl e

napa airport, 38. 39 for lafayette. low 40s for others including brentwood out there. san ramon and pleasanton and mid 40s at the some. there's your mount shasta. and maybe up to lasin. snow near the oregon border. fog is an issue in the morning. rain moving in later this afternoon. take us into tonight. and then the cold unstable air, maybe another round of hail reports. we had that a week ago. looks to be in the forecast tomorrow. and cold air settles in thursday and friday. showing a three quarters of an inch -- it will translate to two plus for russian river and marin county. low to upper 40s and it would not surprise me toward -- clearing out thursday. the weekend looks good except for fog. it will be dry. >>> rain coming our way. >>> it looks good, this system. >>> i was thinking as i was at kirkwood, they need our business. this is a good time to go. if you don't like driving in snow, the roads are clear. >>> have the car drive itself. >> it's not the treacherous driving conditions. >>> when it's raining here, it's snowing up there. >>> in this case it would be.

usual slowdown although it's not as bad as it typically is on the regular commute days. 24 through lafayette, a lot of cars on the road heading toward the caldecott tunnel but traffic is moving nicely. >>> santa clara county fire crews were on the scene of a fire at a cardboard manufacturing plant. >> the building is on matthew street. christien kafton is there. the firefighters say the fire is contained but they are still pouring a lot of water on it. >> reporter: good morning. those crews are still pouring a lot of water on this fire. there is still a lot of smoke and steam. we have another photographer stationed on the other side of this fire so you can get two per spec dates and get a sense of how big this fire really is. this is at a cardboard manufacturing plant so there are tons of debris, tons of material for this fire to burn. crews first responded to reports of this fire around 1 am and found and outside storage area and golf. the plant manager told them all the employees had evacuated and were accounted for. firefighters decided to go defensive on this fire. 15 foot tall stacks of

a lot of low 50s, lafayette, blackhawks, 51 and this is cooler to be here at 49. upper 40s, low 50s for many. 48 in monterey, the farther north you go, a little more in the way of precipitation. this will zip through, the next rain would be on tuesday, and it looks to be an okay system, but it's a system after that. thursday into friday, i'm  getting ahead of myself. for those of you who want to plan out ahead. it won't be until tuesday, it looks like it's focusing energy to the north. it looks like it will make it on tuesday. more cloud cover and very light rain, it's warmer with moments of sun, as we say to the south. it looks good going into the week, we'll start to increase clouds on monday. >> all right. thank you. >>> 4:20 is the time right now. you're thinking about a tropical destination. >> there's good news, if you can escape the winter with a trip to hawaii. >>> google is taking action, now, against this controversial disgraced youtube star. hey hun. look at all this extra room i have on this king size ikea bed. are you wearing a... duvet cover? why y

that's the reason for traffic stacked up towards and through orenda towards lafayette and even walnut now for a big, solid delay there. blocking a lane of traffic here, only one lane getting by and you are stacked up almost to scotts valley. give yourself plenty of time or even take 92 as you make your way towards the inland area from the coast. >>> three, two, one, ignition, liftoff. >> that is spacex marking another successful launch and landing of one of its rockets. a falcon 9 rocket lifted off last night. what it's carrying is a bit of a mystery. it's a secret mission for the u.s. government with a payload simply known as zuma. we know zuma is some sort of spacecraft and that is all spacex or the government is saying about it. >>> 6:20 now. a chance to help save lives and bay area kids in the process. >> stanford blood center for its give good campaign. here is how it works for every 15 people who donate a bicycle will be donated to a child in foster care or a single parent shelter. the campaign runs until january 27th. all you have to do is call the stanford blood center or go o

. >> a fire started bat 2:00 this morning at the lafayette complex on clyde avenue. officers said flames were shooting from the window when they arrived. they had the fire out in a half an hour but found the victim inside. two unit were damaged. leaving four people without a home tonight. >> president trump is expected to highlight achievements during the annual state of the union address on tuesday. david wright has this look ahead. >> a reunion between the former winner of the celebrity apprentice and his old boss. now the president of the united states. >> let's go. come on. >> british journalist, piers morgan, appreciates trump on a range of issues from his views of women who protested trump's presidency in record numbers. >> are you a feminist? >> i wouldn't say i'm a feminist. i think that would be maybe going too far. i'm for women, i'm for men, i'm for everyone. >> to his refusal to endorse stronger gun control measures. even after the mass shooting in las vegas. >> if they had bullets going in the opposite direction, you would have saved a lot of lives. so i

i was reminded of that when i met with students from cumberland elementary school in west lafayette who have spearheaded the push for several years to adopt the fire fly as our official state insect. in fact, some of them are in my office right now watching this speech, at least that's what they're supposed to be doing in my office. for those who may not know, thomas say named the state's fire fly in 1826 while living in new harmony. this was a great way for young students to be involved in the civic process. it will promote good citizens. and it will bring attention to science and the outdoors. i've got their bug, and to encourage these great kids and their perseverance, i'm taking up their cause this year and i ask you to join us. [ applause ] it's impossible to think about civics and people without honoring and remembering those who gave their lives so that we could continue to enjoy ours. up in the balcony, the chair next to janet symbolizing those hoosier heros we lost this year. please join me in a moment of silence as we remember them. as we absolute osalute our hero easy to see

host: lafayette, georgia. doug is next. hi. caller: hi. i have been listening to you guys, and from my understanding, we give away a lot of our treasured to overseas, egypt, saudi arabia -- they could give money, but they don't. there is a lot of money america -- that america into that they could put america first. shouldn't america come first, like -- host: sorry, caller. diane. go ahead. i think we need to go back to the basics what we need to work with state, local, and federal together, and we're not doing that. when we get up to the federal part of things, it is their way or the highway, pardon the pun, and they don't have the discussions with people that come. i am talking about people in the local governments, the state governments, the public -- the people that actually do the work for infrastructure. they say they are going to, but they don't. that has been the mantra the last year. they don't talk to anybody. they don't debate. they don't discuss anything. they just make up their bill the way it is going to be, and we find out la

highway 24 and lafayette in the east bay -- if you tail lights. it should be an easy drive. >>> breaking news in the south bay. a large commercial building in santa clara is on fire on matthews street to delacruz boulevard. it's a cardboard manufacturing plant, the single on fire was recorded around 3 am. the fire department posted these videos on twitter. there are cardboard bills stacked 15 feet high as well as fuel storage and high-voltage lines in the area. that increases the danger. the fire department says a plant manager told them all the employees were evacuated and accounted for. we are looking at these pictures from santa clara. a ktvu crew is on the way and they will bring us a live report coming up. >>> we have more breaking news. these are live pictures from new york city. a major fire. a 5-alarm fire of an apartment building where nine people have been hurt. you can see the fire engines. firefighters smashed out windows to rescue people. this is something he would keep an eye on. we will be watching the throughout the morning. >>> fr

all the way out of walnut creek through lafayette and a second crash and the big u.n. wione we following still four out of your five lanes are blocked that is the big jam out of this area. recovery for 580 after the earlier crash cleared. here are your travel times. not a bad deal for 580 now that it is recovering and the east shore freeway getting towards the bay bridge. still from highway 4 about half an hour. maybe 35 minutes now. but look at all this rain coming down. now, the crash on highway 24 makes things lighter on the left approach. at least one benefit for some folks but that big gem out of lafayette and walnut creek we're tracking that guy. back to you. >>> powerful storm is really pounding the bay area, but also concern in the north bay for those burn scar areas. this is a new interactive map showing the areas where there's most concern. yellow indicates the least. red is the most. >> "today in the bay" live in fountain grove neighborhood this morning and an area listed in the orange on that map and, pete, i know crews have been working there for months no

acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districtsit does give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. ( robin ) the university of california is postponing its vote to raise tuition. the vote which was scheduled for yesterday will now happen in may. the board of regents says it is necessary to raise tuition to compensate for state funding cuts. the proposed increase is just under 350- dollars a year for áin-state students. and just under - a thousand for áout-of-state students. the regents approved a similar increase last january. ( robin ) the justice department is demanding 23 cities -- including san francisco -- comply with federal immigration laws. the d-o-j sent letters to these san

acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districtshigh school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. coming up in some parts of san jose you can literally search for furniture, without ever leaving your car if you need it, it's available, but before you get too excited there's a catch, i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. (ácommercialá) sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. you're still here? we're voya! we stay with you to and through reti

this is a live view to the lafayette hotel.ntense snow just reaching the coastline right now from cape may north. there's some thin spots but that's temporary. those will fill back in. still expecting to see the heaviest snow totals along the shore. we'll get enough snow and i doesn't take much to make slipping and sliding make travel difficult all day long. look at the snow also in allentown and reading. it's coming down there too. so everybody is getting their share of not only snow, but wind. the wind gusts have been spreading inland. we're now seeing gusts of 37-mile-per-hour for dover. those could go as high as 50 miles per hour and with temperatures in the 20s we're going to see all snow from this storm system and it's going to be sticking if it doesn't get involved or blown away it's going to stay put as it tapers off. the temperatures hold steady during the day. the feels like temperatures are going to be in the single digits. we'll break it down for you hour by hour to show you what to expect all day long with full cov

construction in norristown still out there 202 between schuylkill and lafayette street alternate lanes opened, this will be an area that will slow you dunn a little bit deeper in the 6:00 he clock hour. head up norristown, starting at 6:00 we will see more vehicles heading out there so i want to bring this to your attention if that is your neck of the wood and ramp closure in new jersey that has been just cleared in case you missed it earlier, ramps to 295 northbound all gone, all clear. big thumbs up there. two points of construction this is sign maintenance that will happen later this morning 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 309 between pennsylvania turnpike and 202 and 39 between easton road and cheltenham avenue, again 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., rahel, back to you. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a drive by shooting that injured four people two victims are children. shooting happened around 9:30 at 24th and ridge avenue in north philadelphia police say a 22-year old man was shot multiple times and may have been intended targets. other victims are a five two-year old man and two, 13 ye

a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. right now, 36 degrees at cape may.of rest of the area, just cold enough for some icy spots this morning. your first alert neighborhood weather ahead. (alex trebek) $8,000. over $8,000. now, why is this number so important? because $8,508 is the average cost of a funeral. if you've already planned how to help cover your final expenses, like this one, great. but if you haven't, i'm here to tell you about the number one most popular whole life insurance plan through the colonial penn program. if you're between age 50 and 85, you can start here, right now. so call now. you won't be alone. over half a million people called last year for free information. options start at $9.95 a month, a good price if you're on a tight budget. there are no health questions and no medical exam. your acceptance is guaranteed. best of all, your rate is locked in for life and can never go up for any reason. plus a 30-day money back guarantee. so call now for free information, and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner, and it's yours fre

iwas reminded of that when met with students from cumberland elementary school in west lafayette who had spearheaded the push for several officialadopt our state insect. [applause] gov. holcomb: in fact, some of them are in my office right now watching this speech, it at least that is what they are supposed to be doing in my office. [laughter] gov. holcomb: for those that may not know, a renowned pathologist this is a great way for young students to be involved in a civic -- in the civic process. izensll promote good cit and it will promote interest in science and the outdoors. i have their bug. so to encourage these great kids, i am taking up their cause this year and i ask you to join us. [applause] it is impossible to think about civics and people without honoring and remembering those who gave their lives so we could continue to enjoy hours. up in the balcony in the chair next to janet symbolizes those hoosier heroes we lost this year. please join me in a moment of silence as we remember them. as we salute our heroes, it is easy to overlook that americans are divided on many issu

it looks pretty good in lafayette on the way to the tunnel. >>> weak system will move through. there won't be a lot of rain but there will be steady rain. is beginning to pick up to the north and we will have an update on the weekend forecast. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ but this guy is in a hurry. this van is going, uh, i was in a hurry this morning. barely had time for breakfast. growl. grumpy! jack's gonna crash your crave hey guys. try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. careful out there, jack, i heard there's some crazy driver in a van. (laughing) it's him! i'm talking about him! try my brunchfast country scrambler plate with jimmy dean sausage. crave van! >>> welcome back. today is the day the controversial new tell-all book about president trump will go on sale. the book is called -- fire and fury, by writer michael wolff. it was supposed to be released

weiss family lived in the philadelphia area until 2004 with properties listed in plymouth meeting lafayetteand norristown. now the university of pennsylvania has yet to put out a statement confirming that william steinberg was a student there. as for the cause of the crash that is still under investigation. reporting live in the sat center, trish hartman channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, trish. >>> of course the world news tonight with david muir will have more on the investigation into the crash. that is next at 6:30 right after "action news." >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, frigid temperatures not ideal for making music so how did the mummers cope with the cold to keep their instruments in tune? and we'll introduce you to the delaware valley's newest residents born moments into 2018. cecily. >> well, the high today only hit 20 degrees making this our third coldest new year's day on record. i'm tracking even colder air later this week and also a potential nor'easter. i'll have all the details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> and with that loss to end the regular seaso

speaking of construction in norristown, so route 202, between washington street and lafayette street, alternate lanes are open there is will be an area that will start to maybe hang us up in the 6:00 hour. not so much in the 5:00 hour. also, two-point of construction here new jersey, 295 north and south at route one, left lane will be compromised until they're guessing around 6:00 a.m. route 29 is closed right now between west upper ferry road and scenic drive. you will have to use an alternate, the only one where you have to use alternate around it, route 579 around this area, it will be your best bet. but i'll be reminding you this more as we progress in the 5:00 hour. back over to you. >> days after an explosive report of sexual misconduct, pennsylvania republican congressman pat meehan says he will not seek re-election. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, live in the news center more on this story. good morning, trang. >> good morning, jim. in a sit down interview with cbs-3 on tuesday, congressman meehan said he would not resign and planned to run for a fifth term. but now just

construction in norristown 202 between schuylkill avenue and lafayette street. we have alternate lanes opening. so again this is an area that will not slow you down much but as we progress in the 6:00 p us up, rahel and jim, back over to you. >>> new for i look at newspaper headlines. >> front pe of the deli times republican congressmanpatg himself begins an accusation of second you'll harassmenttaxps office budget after she filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment. meehan says he developed an affection for young are staff er but nevemantic or sexual relationship with her. >>> and mercury an 88 year-old woman from berks county was killed yesterday afternoon in the two vehicle crash on eastbound route 422. release the name of the victim but she was from mount penn. the driver from the other vehicle was not injured. >>> state chapters of the national heart, lung, cancer associations plan to lobby delaware legislators for the first time to raise the age to buy tobacco to 21. right now five states including new jersey has passed similar legislation. >>> that is

lafayette nearly 2 inches of rainfall, san francisco nearly 2 inches of rain and almost 1 inch of rain in san jose. that number for san francisco makes today already the second wettest day in the past five years. the only whether day was the huge storm we had in december of 2014. nearly 2 inches of rainfall today and we continue to watch not for any active warnings, but the chance of flash flooding in our north bay burn zones. debris flows or mudslides possible there. that going in 6 appear tomorrow. scattered showers into -- 6 a.m. tomorrow. scattered showers into the morning commute tomorrow. >>> looking live now at san jose international, rain has been soaking the south bay since last night. kpix5's mark sayre is live in south san jose where people in flood prone areas are preparing for the worst. mark? 's stations. ((more nat >> reporter: well, elizabeth, this has been a steady rain all day long, literally not a break even for a minute all day long. of course, the recent flooding here in san jose is very much on the minds of some residents. ower level to help avoid a repeat. tam le

lafayette, walnut creek 39. the rest of us 43, 44 degrees. the thick fog in livermore, it's 37 degrees. here's the way it looks from the east bay hills. pretty quiet now. you can see low-lying clouds around san francisco. we'll keep an eye on the fog. see how it develops. the commute planner, fog this morning but rain this afternoon. so the roads i'm putting caution on there. same thing for mass transit. mainly dry this morning. wet this afternoon. on the bay, it's going to be wet and breezy as we have a small craft advisory also. north bay first to get the rain. let's go to your neighborhoods first and go the 12-hour planner. maybe mists of drizzle. by 10:00. steady rain in there. you're hovering in the upper 40s to low 50s until the rain starts to taper from 4:00 to 6:00 back to some showers by 8:00. it's over. south bay, last to see the rain. you wake up 47, mostly cloudy. still dry by 2:00. but from 4:00 on, that's when you get your best rain. notice the temperature drop from 60 down to 52 when the rain moves in. in fact, most of our high

it's going to continue into lafayette at 6:19, concord 6:37. we're looking at a good clip of rain from san francisco to burlingame. this is also moving east. in dublin, you'll continue with this through 6:52 tonight. the peninsula and parts of the south bay getting in on this, palo alto at 6:27, fremont by 6:51. we have had rainfall in san jose. it's more of a light to moderate activity. but all of this out here, this eventually will be moving in as we head throughout the next one to two hours. we're tracking more on this tonight, plus details on

marquis de lafayette. this samantha came to us 50 years after our revolution and was the ultimate american hero for helping us win our freedom. are there tears in his eyes tonight? no. there are tears in the picture of lafayette when we sided with the mullah regime during the last administration, when we actually cut a deal with the mullahs keeping them in power, not giving any support to those struggling for democracy in order to get them and to give them a billion dollars to get them to go along and sign up for a bogus arms treaty. now, this president of the united states today has left those policies behind. we are proud of this president for what he is doing and we send the message to the american people. we will stand for freedom and we will be safe. if we cowher and don't support those -- if we woer and don't support those wanting freedom, -- people of iran, we are with you just as the french were with us when we won our freedom. we will make this a better world. we will make it a safer world for all

acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districtsdoes give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. ( darya ) coming up on the kron4 morning buzz... it is throw back thursday... we'll take you from the superbowl to the fairway to the end of the yellowbrick road. ( darya ) plus... apple heard your outage. now it's making a change. what you can áopt out of... during the next software upgrade. ( rebecca ) and i am ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. accident just cleared on wb accident just accident just cleared on wb 92 after the tolls lsow from 880 (ácommercialá) no major hot spots. accident cleared wb after the toll. of the san mateo bridge jammed from from 880.bay brid

the fire broke out before 2:00 this morning on a townhouse near lafayette street. you can see the heavy flames rising from the four unit building. they found a man inside one of the units the paramedics tried to resuscitate but died at the hospital. still working to put the fire out and have been able to contain it to two unts. the cause is under investigation. >>> marijuana legal in california but it may not be easy to get. this morning there are warnings that demand may out strip supply. retailers say a shortage can lead to rising prices. "abc 7 news" recorder, katie has the details. >> reporter: a state licensed marijuana grower rkts a rarty in california's new recreational industry. >> we have more dispensaries every week that have licenses but few producer, less than 10% in the state and i can speak to san francisco,less than 5% are locally and stat authorized. >> the shortage of a problem. >> they can purchase product from a licensed distributor and -- >> not enough licensed to supply product. high deand low supply. >> a lot of the stock you see in store is p

a three alarm fire boek out before 2:00 this morning at a townhouse on clyde near lafayette street. flames rising from the four unit building. fire officials saying they found a man inside of the unit. paramedics tried to rhesus at that time but died at the hospital. still trying to put out the fire. able to contain it to just two units, it is under investigation. >>> put on your app ron, today is national muffin today, did you know san francisco's muffin man is baking for a cause. "abc 7 news" reporter, tells us more. >> reporter: he is known as the muffin man. he bakes them for the homeless in san francisco and created national muffin day held on the last sund of january. >> what i like to do is get as many people around the country or the world to bake muffins with their friends and families and go into cities where there are hungry people and hand them out. >> reporter: these are pictures from last year. today he is having a baking party, to bake a few thousand muffins. he encourages others to make their own and post on social media with the hashtag, hasht #givemuffins. >> we're

and no no well yeah but then again i'm here did that he checked the family message before lafayette. hit yeah you had to literally that it was a quick look at the quotes. many. you i never said if you need to add up. what congregating i'm not going to. thank you for going to it it was elements of a kind of on about us a little bit live well but it's often said. that it was happy to be the first book double benefit of all. people and not the kind of battlefield definitely. i mean. other than the. love i could boast of and. i was born here in the united states my dad is from palestine he came over in one nine hundred fifty and lived here and started his family here and we've lived always in southern california i'm a professional violinist and i. i do music for movies soundtracks and commercials and record projects i received an e-mail from an orchestra that i work with here in los angeles they had forwarded to me a correspondence they received from tim party from the palestine national orchestra on the edward sade institute looking for me i'm not sure how he'd discovered me or knew tha

we're headed to lafayette to visit the keely family, the whole gang. we got mom, dad, the four kids. we're gonna see their kitchen makeover and find out how they're enjoying it right now. also, we're gonna learn about cabinet refacing. now this is an alternative to semi-custom or custom cabinets. we're gonna find out all about that. and lead designer johnny is gonna take us behind the scenes of the showroom. now this is a one-stop-shop. you are going to love this. there's no subcontractors. they stock all of their materials. they handle all the permits. everything is taken care of with kitchen experts. you're gonna love it. so stay tuned for the next 30 minutes to see how your kitchen could be next. coming up on today's kitchen experts show, why homeowners recommend kitchen experts of california. - so johnny said, "i can do it in three weeks," and i said, "i kinda don't believe you," (laughing) "but let's try it." and so literally, it was done in three weeks.

temperatures in the east are in the 40s or 50s but 44 blackhawk, 47 lafayette and martinez in the upperower 50s. pleasanton and dublin as well. everyone is really close temperature wise. drizzling in larkspur and san francisco but then we have a steady drizzle with light rain from santa rosa to the north. santa rosa has picked up .06 inches and there has been some steady rain picking up for areas in mendocino county near lake county as well now. ukiah had some light rain but nothing heavy. the system does have a lot of cold air so this is the first culture we have had. we could expect up to 3/4 inches near the russian river to the north. the high surf going until friday at 4:00. rain and drizzle very light but later in the morning, by noon we are picking up and that is when light to moderate rain will be moving in. again there's not a lot maybe 1/10 inches from santa rosa northward. in the sierra it is not a huge snow producer but it is a good hold snow producer of morava champagne powder than the sierra cement and the snow level will drop to 3500 feet. this is the coldest air so far, t

itself for the most part have dissipate d we'v been seeing one by one people leaving their signs in lafayette this is right across the street from the white house. people saying they wanted their message tore heard, but also after they left. we wanted to talk about the message, trying to talk to president trump protesting his policies, but they're also looking back at some of the major things that happened the last year, the me too movement, talking about equal pay, equality in the workplace. we also heard a lot of conversations about immigration. that is one thing we heard. people trying to make their choice is heard, and namely a lot of people were talking about the shut down. today's really was a call for women, saying it's not important to vote you but position in positions of power. >> it shows just how many people are focused on that today. and gina, you are out and you've been out all day with folks in last. why did they want to come out and march today? one year after president trump's inauguration? >> reporter: the reasons are very similar to what blayne just mentioned, anything from

same thing around lafayette. into on the other handa and concord. the heading down the peninsula around fairway drive you notice here we see wet roadways. look at the beautiful pictures. rainbow from san mateo from anna one of my followers on twitter thank you for this. look at this picture. another one sent to me via twitter. we are really seeing so many pictures on social media we appreciate all those. send them to us with the hashtag abc 7 now. sanity rosa the next couple of morning. colder than average of 37 degrees. bundle up. 50s, 60s, sunshine and clouds opinion the accuweather features a dryer trending milder weather hitting the weekend. and even beyond going into early next week we'll give you sun o sun, clouds, a break from the rain. for the next seven days. and we'll be starting off february with sunshine. >> nice. >> yes. >> sandhya thanks very much. sports director larry is here. almost like a school yard feel in the mba. >> the highlights were sent in by follower sandy. >> nice. >> audience participation going on apparently tonight. st

live view from the marquee to lafayette hotel. the temperatures still freezing into the shore. inland areas now getting cold enough to see some slushy accumulation making some slippery spots for delaware and the suburbs. look at the poconos mountains. they've got 5 inches. northern delaware, philadelphia and into new jersey, and there will be some slippery spots ipnew jersey, but there's still some rain. the snow has not reached the jersey shore just yet. but it will end with some snowflakes at the shore. it will stay all snow, but it will end this morning for the lee high valley and suburbs. and this afternoon there may be some lingering snowflakes at the shore. still some snow ahead. there's still hours left of this light snowfall for us. it's a big system, but it will be clearing out later today. and then we've got some dryer air ahead. first alert until 10:00. we're tracking rain and snow, but the snow will win out. it's tracking west to east. then some afternoon clearing, some slow clearing this afternoon. 10:00, that snow for much of south jersey. as we go into the aftern

during his tenure include chinatown, delores park, glen canyon playground and recreation center, lafayette park, reopened the sunset recreation center, reopened the joe dimaggio playground. opened a new plaza where town square on 24th street. acquired open space out of india basin, francisco reservoir, st. mary's which opened under his leadership. under his leadership voters approved proposition b in 2016. which really has been a true stabilizing force for us and will be even more valuable as we head into rockier budget times. just in last year since proposition b, we have resurfaced total of 15 tennis and basketball courts, most of which are in underserved communities. he understood the importance of public-private partnerships and through you are partnership with the city field foundation we've renovated 21 soccer fields, added 80,000 hours of play. through our partnership with trust for public land, we opened -- renovated bo decker park, balboa, the amazing playgrounds that have sprung out of the ground, right in our front yard of this building which will open on february 14th, have his

as you might expect, it is going to be a little slow with the wet weather, this is highway 24 in lafayette, it is crowded. >> the system is moving through, for some really good rain and others just 0.02, but the system is still there for a couple more hours. there's only one place where you can get... ...more adventure, and more memories. stay at a disneyland resort hotel, and you can save up to 25% on select rooms. so now's the time to get more happy! >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. let's take a look at stocks. a little bit of a mixed picture as far as the numbers go, and mixed impression as to what effect the shutdown will have on stocks. some saying it will have a negative impact. here is the dow jones, off a little bit, 26 points to 26045, near report territory, the s & p and nasdaq up a little bit. >>> facebook is opening community centers with the goal of training small business owners by 2020. the community hubs will be in spain, italy andpoland to teach digital safety to under represented groups. they will help people compete in the work place. facebook also plans to invest 12 m