this crash south 880 at whipple finally cleared.have a recovery, things were starting to build up, san leandro down past highway 92, in toward whipple but again, those crashes all four of them have cleared from the roadway, that's good news. more traffic west across that san mateo bridge but it is sorting it self out. now, that will mean folks with headlights are moving better past the kocoliseum. the bay bridge toll plaza does show that lighter left approach that we typically see when it's a lighter flow around the bay and that's what we have since earlier this morning. over here on the peninsula side, an easy drive, palo alto northbound in from palo alto into san francisco, 101 and 280 no problems. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:52. >>> happening now, china is going high tech to cra a thousa l il formation to celebrate the lantern festival. the drones create a dihineen characters of happy lantern festival. the festival marks the end of the chinese new year celebrations. >>> next a quick look at top stories, including lobb

southbound 880 at whipple. a five-car crash. collision near industrial and north of that, we have a new one reported. state route 92. yikes, i believe that's blocking the slow lane. it looks like these will be here for a while. even if we get one or two clear. i think the third one will be there for a little longer. 11 miles an hour. 15 miles an hour. that is hanging steady at a 20, 25-minute delay. not a lot of great alternates through that area. as you probably know. 80. highway 4 to maze, 28 minutes. bay bridge, westbound 13 minutes. san francisco to sfo, looking green at 9 minutes. >>> "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee live with a look at what's ahead this morning. hi, ginger. >> hi, jessica and reggie. great to be with all of you and to hear that bts was treated well. that's a big deal. >> red carpet. >>> coming up here on gma, we do have the winter storm if you're trying to travel here today or chicago or minneapolis. then the severe storms from mississippi through some really heavy rain n

we have southbound 880 at whipple with the for car crash with right lane block to. we have no word on whether there are injuries involved but the backup is building. the line of cars are trying to work their way southbound traffic connecting to the slow delays anyway out of san marin so and hayward for a busy ride. you may want to use mission or experience for an alternate route. give yourself extra time heading out. the drive time on the bridge itself despite the windy conditions, 15 to 17 minutes from 880 two the 101. span on 101 itself you should have no trouble. slow-and-go at the bay breach with later lights on, busy out of oakland into san francisco. >> it is 6:02 am. >>> here's a live look at the oakland coliseum where the riders appear to be close to wrapping up a new deal -- riders appeared to be close to wrapping up a new deal to keep the team playing in oakland. >> reporter: it appears they have worked out the major kings and challenges in the deal. chris member -- chris dobbins, board member puts the numbers that 50-50 incest the riders -- raiders will p

chris whipple, in your study of presidencies, have you ever seen schedules like what was leaked about president trump's schedule now? and i'm not counting fdr when he was dying. i'm not counting woodrow wilson when he was physically incapacitated. i'm talking about physically capable presidents who spent as much lecture time as donald trump. >> no, nothing like it. even ronald reagan, who was famously detached as president, would show up at 9:00 sharp in the oval office every day, and he would hilt his marks. as long as he had a good director like jim baker around. so it's unprecedented. both of these stories, john's story on the sbel briefings, the story of donald trump unbelievable, quote, unquote, executive time, might have been something we knew each other for a while. this white house is full of people that are not tonl incompetent, but many of them are profounding uninterested in governing. dennis mcdonough on the first day sat in his office and waited for the chief of staff to arrive, and no one showed up. he gave up. he turned off the lights, and he left the white house. not v

northbound 101 at whipple. a clogged drain with one lane blocked. and traffic is slow as you approach the scene. caltrans is trying to clear that out of the roadway. if you're traveling on highway 35, it's closed skyline ridge to alpine road for quite some time. as you work through niles canyon, that's shut down to sonoma boulevard. at the dublin interchange, traffic is starts to load up. and coming away from 205. extra traffic. >>> international golden retriever day in golden, colorado. >> it was a doggone good time. >> reporter: golden has gone to the dogs. but this is not a, a doggone gathering of golden retrievers right in the middle of golden. >> look at all the golden love. this is awesome. >> they are so special. >> reporter: stephanie brought her golden, parker, all the way from parker to golden for the first ever goldens in golden gala of sorts. some are young and others old. and all are patriotic. >> we don't worry about them around people because they love everybody. >> you don't have to worry about any of these goldens barking up the wro

the right lane is blocked at southbound 880 and whipple with four cars involved in a crash with a linef red. traffic is slowing down because of this. we have a cracked southbound 680 at washington but on the right shoulder. the big rig is involved so that could be a visual distraction through this area. we have traffic building through the castro valley ride. at the connector we have delays. we could see a few showers today. >> that's right. hopefully you enjoyed the sunshine of the last couple of days. we are looking at this week weather system bringing showers into the bay area. we start the day with cloudy skies, breezy to windy conditions and the clouds are in the skies and temperatures at 40. good morning to oakland at 49, in downtown san francisco and san jose also at 49. 46 in livermore and 41 in santa rosa. half moon bay looking at 20 miles an hour and 17 at sfo, downtown san francisco at 21. 16 mile an hour wind in oakland, burglary and conquer. 50 mile an hour wind in san ramon this morning. you can see showers offshore and in the santa cruz mountains this morning with isolat

whipple was the women's lacrosse coach. she pled to death from 73 dog bites. she can try again for parole in three years. >>> the body of a missing daley city woman was found in san francisco bay. christa mahony was last seen having lunch at johns grill on january 26. she was having serious health problems. her dog was picked up by animal control. her body was found friday and positive identification came today. foul play is not suspected. >>> a retired high school basketball coach was inducted a of fame. he led his students into dozens of victories. the coach who helped others overcome adversary is in the fight of his life. >> good to see you. >> he's at home in the gym of san ramon valley high in danville. on this night generations of students came to honor him. >> he is everything. to be recognized for your craft. >> his craft was basketball. he coached boys and girls teams. he taught pe, drivers ed and yoga. >> he's a legend. >> this freshman is among the students who's parents were taught by him. on this night he was inducted in the schohall of fame. not

marjorie miller was convicted of second-degree murder in 2001 after her dog mauled diane whipple in thelway of the apartment building. she began serving her sentence of 15 years to life in prison in 2008 after the long legal battle. whipple was the women's lacrosse coach and she can apply for parole again in three years. >>> the security administration said more people than ever are call caring guns at the u.s. airport checkpoints last year. tsa said air passengers were caught with guns over 400 times in 2018, a 7% increase over the previous year. 86% of the weapons were loaded. >> why do you think that number is growing every year? >> to make a guess, more people are simply carrying weapons in the country and we reflect what we see around the country. >> passengers can pack the unloaded weapon in the locked case in checked baggage but they are never allowed in carry- on. >>> it is 5:56 am. >>> the feds investigating the explosion that marked mass chaos in san francisco, and what we have learned about the contractor at the center of the investigation. >> reporter: the traffic nightmare

whipple's brother and former partner were both in the courtroom. then partner crying as she read a statement. her parole was denied in part because of behavioral issues in prison. she'll be eligible for another parole hearing in three years agsihappening today,ol ort theis and protest multimillion dollar budget cuts. it includes students from oakland tech, skyline, oakland high. mclymons and met west schools. they plan to march from oakland tech to district offices starting at 9:00 a.m. students staged a walkout at oakland tech. there is widespread opposition to the superintendent's plan to cut more than $21 million from the budget. the school district board is scheduled to vote on the proposal next beak. teachers in oak lands making preparation this is case of a strike, in case it's called. they've made picket signs at the oakland education association office last>>5% union teachers to authorize a strike. teachers are asking for a 12% raise over three years. the district has offered 5% over that same period. union leaders warn that a strike could

southbound 880 north of whipple road. sounds like four vehicles involved.t was blocking all lanes for a short time. shoulder. updating us saying th blocking the right lane. backup in that area. ace 1 on time. if you're looking at the website, it shows no trains running. they're having a gps tracking issue today. no delays for san francisco bay ferry. >>> thanks, alexis. matthew whitaker is under scrutiny for possible perjury. this comes aceh new york times report claims president trump pressured whitaker to change the prosecutor in the michael cohen case. he asked whitaker to put a person in charge of the case who would be more sympathetic. president trump denies the claims. whitaker denied that took place when he testified in front of congress last week. house democrats are examining if whitaker committed perjury. >>> find out why the secret to curing cancer may be found in the great white shark. >>> fierce competition it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your

whipple's brother and former partner were both in the courtroom. her then partner crying as she read a statement. her parole was denied in part because of behavioral issues in prison. she'll be eligible for another parole hearing in three years. >>> happening today, students from at least five oakland high schools plan to stage a sickout to support their teachers and the sickout includes students from oakland tech, skyline, oakland high, mclymons 00 a. to district offices. students staged a similar sickout last week. they plan to cut $21 million from the budget. the district board is scheduled to vote on the proposal sometime next week. teachers in oakland are making preparations in case a strike is called. they made picket signs at the office. >>> 95% of the teachers voted for a strike. they're asking for a 12% raise over three years. the district is offering 5%. union leaders warn a strike could happen by the end of the month. last school year, oakland unified reported about 36,000 students in the district-run schools and just over 2300 teachers.

we're in recovery mode because all lanes have just cleared, again south 880 as you head down toward whipple where the mall is, but smoothing out of san leandro and past that san mateo bridge highway 29. 92 and 84 bridges westbound are showing a lighter commute right now, that will build of course. the bay bridge toll plaza already has the metering lights turned on, and we had that crash, which has cleared, as i understand it, just past the toll plaza, but i'm leaving the icon there, until i hear the all clear because a distraction especially at that spot will be anissue. the maze moves nicely. contra costa county as well. folks are using 580, the richmond bridge as an alternate to westbound 37 or taking atherton because of the closure that continues this morning in novato. a smooth drive for 680 here and 24 there, the split past the b.a.r.t. station in walnut creek and b.a.r.t. itself the system no delays reported. they got about 37, about 40 trains on time now. back to you. >>> thanks so much, mike. we'll have more of the lawsuit filed by california and the th. >>> first happening now for

when their dog escaped their pacific heights apartment and killed their 33-year-old neighbor, diane whipple. knoller's husband was not home at the time but served two years in prison for improper care of an attack dog. knoller received a harsher sentence because she did nothing to stop at tack. california commissioners yesterday denied her first shot at parole. >>> 4:36 and new details involving last year's deadly butte county firestorm. the number of people unaccounted for has now dropped from three to two. this is after sacramento authorities located a man on the list who they say actually had an active warrant out for his arrest. also it now turns out that the remains of what authorities always believed was two separate people are actually from the same person. that puts the revised death toll at 85. >>> san jose being honored by the department for taking guns off the streets. >> 30 officers were given a special pin to wear on their uniforms, credited with seizing 166 guns in 2018. it's part of a larger crackdown on gun crimes in san jose. >> the city impact that gun violence has on comm

north 101 at whipple. one lane is blocked for flooding for chp to clear out some clogged drains.ce you get past that a little bit better. no accidents from here to that point as you head through the area. and a quick check. highway35 is closed. and skyline ridge to alpine road. there's a wind advisory for the bay brick. 880 problem free. if you're taking the nimitz freeway, you're good to go. >>> right now we're looking at off and on rain as we go through the day. and for tonight into tomorrow, it's going to get pretty interesting as the colder weather system moves in from canada and that means snow levels will be dropping. here is high def doppler. and for the north bay, looking at light rain from eldridge and glen ellen. and across the golden gate, more showers are about to move back in from san diego to daly city and south san francisco and the bay bridge. and across the east bay, moderate to heavy rain from dublin and livermore. and you can see light rain from milpitas to san jose, east foothills, and near saratoga and seven trees getting the wet start to the day. and you can

. >> joining me now is chris weap whipp whipple, author of "the gatekeepers." breaker of the story along with sahill. whi people are abuzz about this. why is it bad president trump has unstructured executive time? >> it is a question of how much time. 60% on a given day, unheard of, unprecedented. choose your favorite adjective from the last two years. ronald reagan, famously hands off as president, was nevertheless in the oval office at 9:00 a.m. sharp. the old actor was hitting his marks. he might go home early. the thing is, you know, it's the most precious asset of any presidency is the president's time. it's not just the bully pulpit. it's the way you deploy the president to execute your agenda. you know, in fairness to trump, i will say this, it is possible to over schedule a president. bill clinton was famously undisciplined, impossible to corral. you had to drag him off the rope line. he wanted to feel your pain. the result was he was late. he was tightly scheduled every 15 minutes. >> he never hit those marks, basically. >> never hit the marks. his sta

when their dogs escaped their pacific heights apartment and killed their neighbor, 33-year-old diane whipple. knoller's husband was not home at the time but served two years in prison for improper care of an attack dog. knoller received a harsher sentence because she did nothing to stop the attack. california commissioners yesterday denied her first shot at parole. >>> san jose police officers are being honored by the department for taking guns off the street. >> last night the department held an awards ceremony in the south san jose substation. 30 officers were given pins credited with seizing 166 guns in 2018 alone. it's part of a larger crackdown on gun crimes in san jose. >> you see the impact that gun violence has on communities and i think it's just important, drives home the point that, as officers, we just need to say proactive. >> chief eddie garcia says most of those gun cases came from simple traffic stops or situations where a person was committing a lower level crime. >>> just in this morning, oscar nominated actor albert finney has died, best known for his role as daddy warbuck