First up, a check on the weather forecast. Mike . Noticeable trend, record High Temperatures are possible for the 10th day in a row. Here is the day planner, it will hours for the bay we are in the upper 30s to mid40s and a few high clouds from time to time and upper 50s at noon and midtoupper 60s at the 4 00 hour and enjoy a delightful evening with smiled temperatures in the low 50s. Inland we have frost as usual mostly in the north bay and a few in the east bay valley and midsecretary by noon and record highs are possible with near 70 at 4 00. We will be mild at 7 00 and 52 and along the coast, fewer clouds this morning with temperatures in the lowtomid 60s for better part of the afternoon and we could spike to 70 at Half Moon Bay. Enjoy the colorful sunrise and temperature is 51. Enjoy that. Hopefully you will enjoy the commute. Unfortunately i am afraid not so great, we have five to tenminute delay in bart in the east bay direction because of a track switching problem. No service on capitol corridor train 548 and 551 because this is traffic work. That train goes between sacramento and oakland. They will put a bus bridge in its place. You will not be going by train. Ace train one is on time and number three is about to be on its way. In san jose, we have an accident northbound we we before you get to 880 and that is causing delays before the 280 680 split. This morning, friends and family are mourning the loss of a bart Police Officer killed in the line of duty. The investigators say Sergeant Tom Smith was shot by a fellow officer in dublin yesterday afternoon. Four bart officers went to the apartment to search the unit of a suspect arrested for robbing passengers on bart trains. They went in with guns drawn and the officer accidentally shot and killed Sergeant Smith who leaves hype a wife and a young daughter. The Law Enforcement community is expressing shock and devastation about the shooting. Matt keller is at the Sheriffs Office in dublin. The bart police chief and general manager visited with the family yesterday. They are asking the public to keep Sergeant Smiths family in their thoughts and prayers. Sergeant smiths brother is will a Police Officer and three spoke with abc7 news yesterday and said his brother was a great guy exhusband and father and he wanted people to remember that there is another family and Police Officer hurting, the bart colleague who accidentally fired the fail shot. Sergeant smith leaves behind a wife and sixyearold daughter living in san ramon. Phenomenal all around guy will be sorely missed in this neighbor. It is surreal. This is. A close knit neighborhood and a last people know each other here. There was a touching moment outside of the Medical Center in Castro Valley yesterday, a short procession was held as the body of Sergeant Tom Smith was moved. Fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for a prayer circle outside the hospital. It is not just Law Enforcement paying tribute, but alameda Fire Departments are also having their flags at half staff in honor of the fallen officer. Barts police force had a series of reforms after the 2009 shooting death of oscar grant by a bart officer. Last month, an independent auditor said the agency had implemented a majority of the reforms that included lengthening the training and use of force and providing accountability in the cases. We have continuing coverage of the bart officers death on air and online at 6 30 we will go to abc7 News Reporter for an update on the investigation. You can get updates on our website at abc7news. Com or twitter abcnews bay area. Santa cruz man is under arrest for possessing child pornography with thousands of pornographic images involving children on multiple usb drives including toddler age involved in sexual acts. He is investigating whether they were in the child Care Industry and had contact with Law Enforcement locally and other states. The marin county is asking for volunteer water consumption by 20 percent reduction. They had less rainfall last year than any other year of. The reservoirs are 30 percent below normal capacity. There are mandatory water restrictions to deal with the drought last night that requires a cut in water use of 20 percent. Residents and businesses will only be allowed to water yards and outdoor areas at might and only on certain days. Sonoma county saw less than 8 of rain last year the lowest arm in 119 years. The leaders of the california high are education will speak in front of the board of regents in San Francisco today. Janet napolitano will be joined by the chancellors of the California State University system and California Community colleges. Any will spoke about opportunities to strengthen the master plan if Higher Education that was originally adopted in 1960 and had to make it more relevant to the needs counter prairie california. In San FranciscoUnited States labor secretary tom perez will be in the Mission District looking at entrepreneurs trying do go their businesses and hold a roundtable discussion on immigration in San Francisco. New details this only on californias Insurance Exchange with officials saying they continue to have a problem with enrollment with younger people not signing up large enough numbers at 18 to 34 needed to balance out the older customers more likely to use the health services. Without younger people, premiums may have to go up and latino enrollment is below expectations with the long wait times frustrating some. Palo alto Police Investigating a rash of auto burglaries and nine cars were broken into in six minutes last week in the parking lot of the fish market restaurant while the victims were inside eating they smashed car whens and stole laptops. The day earlier two other vehicles were burglarized. Leaders of a mosque have revealed maps to fix safety and fire hazarded. World war ii era mosque was closed down after an inspections by the fire marshal. The building was undergoing construction without city permits. The mosque leaders vowed at the City Council Meeting to submit plans to fix the problems. The city Council Agreed a position of the building could reopen after the violations are fixed. A winter storm wallops the northeast United States. Check out the difficult conditions on new yorks long island yesterday. Cars sliding on the snow and ice. 11 of snow fell in new york and today the people have to deal with the bitter cold at 17 degrees in new york. And 35 Miles Per Hour wind. The polar plunge will last through the weekend. Outside now this is in massachusetts where you can see the snow is piping up and piling up with difficult conditions for drivers. The temperature right now is a mere three degrees. Planes could make take off from la guardia in new york. Nationwide it is reported that 3,000 flights were canceled on tuesday and 1,600 flights are canceled if today check with the airline before you head to the airport. Katie marzullo put a picture on facebook of her plane being deiced before she took off. Okay. All too common. Mike nicco is checking out the conditions and firer woulds. It will be dry. The winds will pick up at 10 00 this evening through 3 00 tomorrow afternoon with redflag warning above 1,000 with the high are fire danger and to the north, a fire and weather watch just below the redflag warning. At the coast, though, the mavericks, 10 00 tomorrow through friday 9 00 p. M. , 20 breakers are possible and now they are running 7 to 9. From the tower this morning it is look clear with temperatures the same as yesterday from one to three degrees warmer with ten hours of sunshine. We have a front passing to the east and a couple of degrees on friday and back in the 70s by saturday. Speaking of mavericks there will be a lot of traffic at Half Moon Bay so be prepared for a big jam. It will be gorgeous. In the north bay, we have a couple of problems, southbound 101 at the parkway, an accident possibly involving injuries, a car hit a tree. Further to the south, a stalled vehicle blocking one lane at Strawberry Village and to the south to sausalito, everything cleared up nicely and, again, mavericks, a jam on highway one and highway 92 and you need to get an early, early start. It is 6 11. N. S. A. Leaker Edward Snowden responds to accusations that he is a russian spy. New this morning, smashing cars at 40 Miles Per Hour, and a crash test result you have to see if you drive a subcompact. Happy birth to the mac, a big Party Happening this week to ma the way we clean. Ange and free ourselves from the harshness of bleach. Lysol power free has more cleaning power than bleach. The secret is the Hydrogen Peroxide formula. It kills 99. 9 of germs and is family friendly. Thats healthing. To those whove been denied ewelcome to covered california. Now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition. Enroll today at coveredca. Com. Subcompact cars may get good gas mileage and easy to park but they are not looking so good in crash tests. The Insurance Institute released newest results for 12 mini cars copying what happens weapon the front corner hits another car at 40 Miles Per Hour. Here is a look at how some of the cars performed. The Chevrolet Spark got the best riding which was acceptable. Ford was marginal and fiat 500 and honda fit got poor. For a complete list go to abc7news. Com and click on see it on tv. N. S. A. Leaker snow know is denying charges he is a russian spy. In an interview with the knocker he called accusations by the house and Senate Intelligence committee that he may have been woring for the russian government false. He said high acted alone when he downloaded classified documents. The former contractor called the accusations smears against him. We are days away from a big tech birthday. The mac is turning 30. Late apple founder steve jobs unveiled the mac january 24, 1984, following the Super Bowl Ad which teased the new computer to help celebrate the 30th birthday of the mac, this is a special bash at the Computer History Museum in i had an average mac. Do you still have it . No. It is probably worth something. Lost out again. I had an apple 2c. Did you save yoursst. Until six years or seven years ago. I had it. I had an ink pen. We are dating ourselves. Now this is going way back to Elementary School and 6 16. The system is bringing snow to boston and to the cape. The Second System is coming in behind it and reinforcing shot of polar air if you are headed that way, it feels like 11 below in boston and 12 below in green bay and 3 behe in galveston go and it feels like five in atlanta and 20 in pensacola. At home, the opposite record High Temperature at 68. Salinas is 76. Today, from Mount Tamalpais, a beautiful picture of the clean air over the city. Over to oakland, 10 the consecutive day of record highs. Fire danger and surf is developing today and tomorrow. Briefly cooler tomorrow and friday before another warm surge this weekend. 73 in gilroy a pick cities for a record high. Lowtomid 70s in los gatos, and low 70s on the peninsula. We will not see so many records beaten today, mid60s in daly city, and upper 60s around sunset and south San Francisco. Same in sausalito. Mid60s north bay coastline with lowtomid 70s inland and 71 at oakland and a record high and upper 60s for the neighbors and temperatures in the 7072 degree range. Brentwood is getting into the Central Valley and around 69. The winds will stay above 1,000 and inland is in the 30s again and upper 30s in the south bay to palo alto and menlo park and San Francisco is mild at 48 degrees. Three areas of High Pressure are pushing the high clouds from yesterday down push the next storm with all the rain away from us and creating the fire danger because the winds will gust fast are as the area of low pressure moves by thursday and friday to the east and that chips away at the tens and brings the fire danger and temperatures in the 70s away from the coast saturday through tuesday and that is flirting with report highs. Again. I still have one of my old computers. Bart has good news back on track. 52 trains now are rolling. We have an issue with capital corridor between sacramento and oakland the 548 is not running and a bus bridge will be in its place. Ace trains 1, 5, 7 all running on time. We have an injury accident, a car hit a tree and that person is trapped southbound 101 on the shoulder off the parkway. It is not blocking lanes so we have no delays in that area. The bay bridge metering lights have been turned on. The super bowl is about two weeks away and this only we are getting a preview of everyones favorite part. The commercials. Already one ad is going viral. First, will this be the day, the wave of anticipate for the maverick surf competition and th it may seem strange, but people really can love their laxative. Especially when its miralax. It hydrates, eases, and softens, to unblock your system naturally. So you have peace of mind from start to finish. Love your laxative. Miralax. Weve crafted our power bowls to help you power your day. Start with proteinpacked egg whites and savory roasted turkey for breakfast. Or power up your lunch with antibioticfree chicken and our flavorful cilantro jalapeno hummus. Power bowls from panera bread power up today. Good morning on wednesday morning a picture from the Mount Tamalpais and we will have temperatures probably falling today and mike will have more about that will set coming up. Josh has a look at that is coming up on america at 7 00. Good morning to you both and the bay area, great to join you. We have a lot to get to. We will me begin with the impact of the winter storm that hammered so much of the east yesterday virtually the entire extreme weather team from the hardest hit places with everything so much of the country needs to know not just about what happened yesterday but a dangerous cold front coming fast on the heels and will make travel a nightmare for so manny so many into next week. That is in 37 minutes. The seahawks quaterback sherman is commenting on racist reaction some people had following the infamous rant against michael crabtree. Sad, that close to Martin Luther king are j. I am not out there beating on people or committing crimes or getting arrested or doing anything. Im playing a Football Game at a high level and i got excited. Sherman spoke yesterday to cnn and the quaterback got a flood of racist messages following the rant and said he thought society had moved past that. This morning the surf competition could get the go lady if the condition test to begin. Conditions off the coast looked perfect for the daredevil contest on friday with waves up to 50 those at the hotel and spa have kicked preparations into high gear with rooms sold out and hosting a festival with two jumbotrons so fans can catch the action. We are setting up with staging, with fencing, things like that, just the rough production. All 13,000 festival tickets will sell out and a total of 30,000 people are expected to pack the Half Moon Bay area. 24 surfers from around the world will compete in the event with the top prize 50,000. It is true, some of us watch the super bowl for the game and some of us watch for the commercials. The contest is two weeks away and we are getting a look of some of those ads we can expect to see on tv. Everybody has fun everybody have fun tonight. Puppies and honest abe all turn up a parody of famous Super Bowl Ads of the past. Vacation wagon said it is a teaser for the real ad debuting the day of the big game. The morning news continues at 6 30 with the top stories. Including developing news for the second time in less than 24 hour as Highway Patrol officer opens fire in the east bay with the new details we learned of this shooting overnight. We expect new information today abut the death of a bart Police Officer with a report coming up. In the traffic center, bart back on time with no delays reported but the delays are all behind me on the bay bridge tolls and you can see how backed up traffic is with heavy conditions across the bay area and also a couple of problems to get in your way with all that and more coming up when we i shining, shimmering, splendid tell me, princess, now when did you last let your heart decide a whole new world welcome to aulani. Its hawaii with a touch of disney magic. Let me share this whole new world with you live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good morning at 6 29 on wednesday. A look at i80 traffic is heavy through berkeley right now. Thanks for joining us. That is how we roll. Or not. Mike has a look at forecast. Nice to see you from the top of the abc7 news Broadcast Center. Temperature could be a degree or two cooler than yesterday but the exploritorium at pier 15 the flag is limp. Lifeless. Not much of a wind chill. Dry air over us again out to the coast. Yesterday we had thick fog at Half Moon Bay and now we are looking at high clouds to the south. Throughout the day the day planner for the next 12 hours we will have temperatures in the 30s and 40s close to normal. By noon we are seeing the temperatures jump above average upper 50s to mid60s and the best chance of the high clouds is to the south. 10 the day in a row, mid60s at the coast and everyone will energy a color will sunset and tranquil evening with temperatures in the 40s to 50s. We have fire danger coming and the maverick surf. I will show you how high the waves will be. Now, leyla gulen has the commute. Traffic has been anything but tranquil but we have good news in san jose, northbound along 101 the these car crash before 880 has cleared and we have residual delays from before the 280 680 split. The rest of san jose is clear. Westbound 580 has a lane blocked but everyone is now pushed to the shoulder or to the center decider. Still, very busy over the altamont pass. 41 minutes from tracy to dublin. 101 southbound through marin is looking good, too. This morning, barts Police Department is expected to release new details on the friendly fire shooting that took the life of one of its own. Sergeant tom smith was killed yesterday afternoon while taking part in a probation search in dublin leaving a wife and young daughter behind. We have coverage for you this morning. Matt keller has reaction from miami and neighbors but we begin with Amy Hollyfield from the scene of the shooting in dublin. Amy . This is a quiet apartment complex, eric. Residents were very surprised Something Like this happened here. We have video of the officer would was killed, this is Sergeant Tom Smith, at a press conference last year. He and flee other officers went to the apartment to gather evidence in a robbery case much the robbery suspect is in custody, and the parent was empty. The man was arrested for robbing people on trains. My understanding they knocked on the door, there was no answer, they turned the nob and the door was unlocked. In their mind they felt someone was probably in the home because the door was unlocked. That is his wife, kelly, also a bart Police Officer and the couple has a sixyear old daughter. Smith was a onyear veteran and has two brothers Law Enforcement officers. The bart police chief has offered condole ends to the family and is asking people to please give his Department Time to green. Thank you, amy. Coverage continues with abc7 News Reporter matt keller. This, obviously; a difficult time for Law Enforcement in alameda county. The Sheriffs Office is handling the shooting investigation. A shore solemn procession was held yesterday outside of the Medical Center in Castro Valley as they moved the body of Sergeant Tom Smith. Fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for a prayer circle. The tragic shooting devastated the Police Community and the neighborhood where smith historied with his wife and sixyearold daughter. See him walking hissing do and play walking his dog and playing with his daughter when i saw them outside. He was a great guy. Avid sports fan. An every day type of guy. Really, just a great guy. One of his brothers is also a Police Officer and spoke with abc7 news and said his brother was a great guy exhusband and father and wanted people to remember there is another family and Police Officer hurting, the bart officer who fired the fatal shot. There is a memorial to pay tribute to Sergeant Smith with Law Enforcement across the country and others leaving condolences for the fallen officer. If you would hike to leave a message go to abc7 news and click on see it on tv. Governor brown issued a statement saying that he and his wife were saddened to learn of Sergeant Smiths desk whose family, friends and colleagues are in our thoughts as we away his service during the pain will we time. The state capital flags are flown at half staff. Stay with us for continuing coverage of the bart officer desk on air and online with updates on our website at abc7news. Com and on twitter. Developing news at 6 35 a fatal c. H. P. Shooting in east oakland when a suspect was shot by an officer at 9 00 on went werth avenue near bancroft at end of a chase. Officers say it started when they tried to pull over an s. U. V. And they say bump the passengers tried to run and turned to the officer holding a gun and the officer shot the suspect who died at the scene and investigators say a loaded gun was fund. The driver of the s. U. V. Took off and police are looking for the driver and other passengers who were in the vehicle. A c. H. P. Dog was also hit by gunfire but is expected to survive. Today a march is held in santa rosa to mark the threemonth anniversary of the Fatal Shooting of 13yearold andy lopez. A vigil will be held at the million site where lopez was shot by a Sonoma County sheriff deputy, erick gelhaus, while carrying a toy gun that looked like an ak47. The Community Members are pushing for a permanent park to replace the makeshift memorial at the site. Firefighters looking to the cause of a fire that chased people from their beds in the east bay. The fire broke out at 4 00 at a building in berkeley. Crews took 45 minutes to put it out with no injuries reported. There is no word on a cause. This morning, one of the four san jose state students charged with hate crime and battery against a black roommate is set to be arraigned. Yesterday, a Santa Clara County superior court judge said she will consider the cases against three of the young men on march 4, 19yearold bomb good student has not been identified because he what a minor when charged. All four are suspended from san jose state. Happening today, Governor Brown will go before the state lawmakers and we will preview the state of the state address. San francisco is spending millions to keep the Candlestick Park staffed and we have the answer why they doing that ahead. A look at the bay and the beauty of mount diabolo in the background. Another warm day in th that its given me time toabout reflect on some of lifeseen biggest questions. Like, if you could save hundreds on Car Insurance by making one simple call, why wouldnt you make that call . See, the only thing i can think of is that you cant get any. Bars. Ah, thats better. Its a beautiful view. I wonder if i can see mt. Rushmore from here. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. We have the first signs of daylight as the blues turn to oranges and we can see it from sutro tower with mount diabolo in the background and the prominence of aboveaverage temperatures again with near record highs eight to 14 degrees above average and upper 60s to low 70s and fire danger north of us in the sierra and to the south with a redflag warning and surf up and down the coast. 66 to monterey, and lowtomid 70s through the Central Valley and lake tahoe, no snow. The system will bring cooling conditions on thursday and friday but push the snow across utah, wyoming, colorado and leave us high and dry. We have a problem, a crash involves a vehicle southbound 101 at the parkway, and it hit a power line and now pg e will have to come out and repair it because approximately 2,500 customers are without power because of the accident and causing quite the backup. As you can see 23 Miles Per Hour as you head through lucas valley until the scene of the accident and then it dissipates. You can see what is happening in other parts of the bay area, san jose, 87 northbound beyond the julian street offramp a tank is this and traffic is getting busy but it is still moving along and accident free. Candlestick park will still be sticking around this year although the 49s havelied their last game. The city recreation and Park Department officials plan to keep the stadium staff 16 as they work to line up a series of closing events. Officials temperature the chronicle this ising in to announce just yet but they are considering celebrity games and exhibition soccer games and Community Day open house. The big hope, though, is a farewell concert starring sir Paul Mccartney late in summer or early full. That would be a fantastic closing. It would. New this morning, torontos rob ford is in the news. Again. What the embattled mayor did this time to get in trouble. New details this morning on the Fatal Shooting at l. A. X. And we know the location, now, of some of the commuter h some of the Security Officers [ coughs ] hi. Yo. Cold . Nasty cold. Dayquil severe. Nyquil severe. Thanks dude. [ female announcer ] walgreens. Get in. Get out. Feel better. Select dayquil severe and nyquil severe. 11. 99 at walgreens. Covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area, this is abc7 news. This morning the Department Defense says a soldier from Monterey County was killed in afghanistan. United states army chief warrant officer from salinas died when the outpost was aunderstand by insurgents in kandahar province on monday. He was on the third tour of duty in afghanistan and had completed two tours in iraq. He dreamed of retiring in hawaii in four years where his wife and he owned a home. Governor brown delivers the state of the state address to a egypt session of California Legislature at 9 00 a. M. Details of the address have not been revealed. According to the los angeles times, brown will likely highlight the states improving Financial Health and accomplishment over the last three years. The 75yearold democrat has talked recently about his success to balancing the state budget, directing more money to schools that serve the disadvantaged and emphasizing greater responsibility for counties to jailed criminals. Happening today, the three men facing federal charges for starting last weeks fire in the National Forest are expected to appear in court. The suspects toll investigators the fire started when a gut of wind caught papers that the men threw on a campfire. Flames destroyed five homes. Officials expect to you will any lynn cat 2 to fully contained the 2,000 acre fire today. Two Police Officers that could have stopped the l. A. X. Gunman paul ciancia on opened fire in november killing a t. S. A. Security screener and wounding three others, the officers were on break outside the terminal. They were required to notify the dispatchers when they go on break to bring if relief. Hungary and other nations have received email messages threatening at leasts with terrorist attacks at the sochi olympics with reports of black widow suicide bombers on the loose many are concerned about the state of winter games. A speed skater has asked his family to stay home in wisconsin when he competes. The family says they will remain. Torontos controversial mayor is back in the news. Two new videos have emerged showing him swearing and slurring words trying to imitate a jamaican accent and the video was taken monday night. He spoke to reporters about it and admitted he was drinking but says what he does on his personal time is his own business. A second video shows him inside a restaurant sitting with his former driver who is facing drug and extortion charges. Trading is underway on wall street and well look at the big board with the dow currently off 30 points and down to 16,384. Speaking of money matters, feast your eyes on this a fining Company Found a rare blue diamond that could be in class of its own, a 29. 6 carot diamond from a South African mind which is said to be small enough to fit into the palm of a hand with possible price tag of tens of millions of dollars. I will strengthen my hand so i can wear that dialed. And your husband can would on the bask account to buy it . Super human powers with that blue. How about chair difficult in the weather . We clear today is the 10th consecutive day with a record High Temperature. We have other issues a byproduct of this, with fire weather conditions more critical in the north bay mountains above a thousand feet and redflag warning from 10 00 through 3 00 tomorrow morning and the surf, while we are talking about mavericks, the high surf is not supposed to be here until 10 00 tomorrow morning law 9 00 on friday and breakers bigger than 20 feet. Possible. Hop you see them. Half moon bay is seven Miles Per Hour better than yesterday and we have a few high clouds across the southern what of the bay this morning where temperatures are running sunnyvale at 38 and Santa Theresa and san jose and santa clara at 40. 41 in mountain view. Los altoses hill 48. 50s in los gatos. 34 in danville. This is how it looks from Mount Tamalpais you can see angel island, all the way over to berkeley, it looks beautiful and love all the colors. 10th day, record highs, fire danger and surf developing, and briefly cooler tomorrow and friday before another surge of warm temperatures this weekend. Today, our best chance is gilroy with 73 degrees record high and cupertino around 71 and upper 60s to low 70s on the peninsula and Half Moon Bay and pacifica and the sunset, upper 60s and Downtown SouthSan Francisco and in the north bay lowtomid 70s and san rafael and sausalito and the coast midtoupper 60s and oakland at 71 a possible record high and 69 this brentwood, and otherwise, 70 to 62 in the east bay hills. Tonight, the valleys below the winds are in the 30s again and south bay upper 36 and lowtomid 40s. Three areas of High Pressure dominating our forecast and with that low pressure passing to the east it will chip away at our temperatures on thursday and friday and this adds to the fire danger and away from the cost we are in the 70 again on saturday through tuesday but no chance of rain. Have a good day. The problem in marin county, still, a big one. It is a jam coming southbound along 101 right through lucas valley and it looks like c. H. P. Is reporting that the accident is at lucas valley parkway where a car hit a power pole and 150 pg e customers are without power and a five mile backup away from highway 37. To get from novato to the Golden Gate Bridge it will take in excess of 30 minutes. 680, that is a busy commute at 15 minutes from highway 4 to walnut creek. This is across the san mateo bridge coming from hayward to foster city and heavier backups crossing the water and it will take you 15 minutes to make it into foster city. Seven things to know before you go. 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Shooting in east oakland and a suspect was slot and killed by an officer around 9 00 last night. A passenger tried to run and turned to the officer with a gun. Three, the newest crash test results are out for 12 mini cars. The Insurance Institute for high safety ranks the spark acceptable and ford fiesta marginal. Other minis received poor. Organizers of the maverick big wave surf competition can announce when the event will begin and this is speculation it could start on friday with conditions perfect with big surf off the cost of Half Moon Bay. A winter storm that grounded thousands of travelers yesterday is expected to make travel treacherous again today. Flights are grounded. Schools are canceled. Business offices are closed. The heaviest snow fall blankets the northeast. Back home, we are opposite, from the tower to San Francisco, upper 60s to mid70s inland and low 70 around the bay and low 70s at the coast. The snow pack in the sierra shows 13 percent of average for the snow pack. The bay bridge toll plaza is busy, and it will take 18 minutes from the maze to San Francisco but the real problem is in marin county at lucas valley, southbound along 101 at lucas valley parkway a car hit a power pole and that pole, now, is down. The power is cut do 2,500 customers and the top speed is 10 Miles Per Hour. Five miles of backup. It will take you 35 minutes to head from novato to the Golden Gate Bridge. Thank you, leyla gulen, and thank you for joining us. We will see new 25 minutes. Check it out. Learnings fun now. Yeah, back in our day, we didnt have uverse high Speed Internet to play and learn online. All we had was that franklin fuzzypants. Ah, the educational toy bear. Remember when the battery went out . [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abcs. All i learned was a new definition of fear. I need some pudding. Yeah, theres one left. 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