rainy tomorrow. let's take a look outside. emeryville, the 80 causeway through berkeley and on into the macarthur maze where traffic is flowing nicely. no delays here. what's happening at the bay bridge? you're going to get your nice commute from highway 4 in hercules all the way into san francisco, just 30 minutes with a little bit of a minor delay for those cash paying folks in the left hand lanes, otherwise no delays on the upper deck coming into san francisco. happening today, the chp expected to announce the charges for the man accused of killing an officer in christmas eve in hayward. a suspected impaired driver hit and killed officer andrew a.m. larry while he was sitting in his can a troll car. camilleri's partner was also hurt. the suspect's name has not been released. he is still in the hospital and will be booked once he is released. developing news out of the east bay, two suspects are on the run after police say they robbed a pleasant hill gas station. it happened between 6:40 and 7:10 at the mobile gas station on oak park boulevard. surveillance cameras captured these images of the suspects. police say they both had handguns in their waist bands. they got away with cigarettes, some food and an unknown amount of cash. a truck driver lost control on a san francisco street hitting two pedestrians and a car with a family inside. the accident shut down 21st avenue and auto geary boulevard. here is lilian kim. >> oh, my god, my adrenaline was totally rushing. yeah, it was crazy. >> reporter: heather king and her family had the scare of their lives when a truck slammed into their car. >> the door, yeah, it got smushed in. >> reporter: were you scared? >> yeah. >> reporter: fortunately all five family members were okay, but two elderly pedestrians on the sidewalk were injured. the driver of the delivery truck plowed into them when police say he lost control crossing geary boulevard. >> as soon as i looked back and saw that my kids were okay, they weren't dead, like i -- i ran -- i got them out of the car and i ran over to see the guy that got hit because he plunge about 10 to 15 feet. >> reporter: that pedestrian, a 79-year-old man is now in critical condition. he underwent surgery for internal bleeding. while a 66-year-old man is recovering from a broken rib and punctured lung. as for the truck driver, it appeared officers had a good idea of what happened. police say the driver entered geary boulevard according to what officers could tell from security video the light was are he had. >> was he speeding? >> it appears so but we can't tell by the video but we do believe it was against a red light. >> reporter: one wrong move with near fatal consequences, a somber start to the new year in the richmond district. police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a woman crossing 98th avenue in east oakland. the accident happened at 5:00 a.m. yesterday morning near sunnyside street. the car kept driving southbound on 98th leaving the scene of the accident. the pedestrian has not been identified. police closed that intersection for eight hours to conduct the investigation. some north bay fire victims are being victimized again and this time it's by fraud. property owners in mendocino county say they received fraudulent bills from a state sponsored fire debris removal program. authorities say if you get one of these bills, don't pay it and notify the da's office right away. this is all a scam. there are no reports of this fraudulent activity in sonoma county, but authorities say fire victims there should still be on alert. recreational cannabis now legal in california and soon customers may not even have to go to a dispensary, they could just get the pot delivered to their door. alyssa harrington introduces us to a company to expects to make that happen by the end of the week. >> i'm glad you ordered today. >> me, too. >> reporter: laura newman gets her medical marijuana delivered right to her door. >> people don't have cars, some people are not mobile, some people aren't able, physically able, so having a delivery service that is able to come straight to their door is really beneficial. >> reporter: the company called proper rx hopes to expand to recreational users now that the laws in california have changed. orders are placed online, dispatchers like victoria herrer rare ra make the deliversy. >> they can track through the link in the text, like a lifetime map of where their driver is. >> i can't stress how much things have changed over the last year in our industry. >> reporter: ceo elliott marshall started this business years ago to help patients who don't have cars or are too sick to walk. the company still needs to get all the proper permits in order to legally deliver recreational marijuana, something he says they're working on. >> we're being patient. we expect to have them coming in real soon, towards the end of this week. >> reporter: if the company gets the green light to deliver recreational marijuana there will be a one ounce limit per customer per day. happening tonight, concord city council members will discuss the possibilities of implementing district based elections. >> the move is in response to a threat from a malibu based attorney. he sent letters to cities demanding they conform to the california voting rights act or face a lawsuit. the attorney claims at large voting systems are discriminatory and prohibit protected classes like latinos from influencing the outcome of an election. fremont and martinez received similar letters. martinez began transitioning to district-based elections earlier this month. small businesses in san francisco hurt by the central subway's year long construction delay are getting help. we were in chinatown yesterday where the first checks went out from a compensation fund set up under the late mayor ed lee. the san francisco examiner reports 15 businesses seefds more than $82,000. mesh ants along 4th street will also be compensated. the subway is expected to open next year. good morning again. we will start with mt. tamalpais. a little bit of a breeze up around 2600 feet but that's not going to make it down near us anytime soon. so our 18th winter spare the air alert covers today, no burning of wood all day, but it looks like we are okay right now but later on our inland east bay and santa clara valley could have poor air quality. i'm pretty sure this doesn't cover any of the new cannabis laws, just burning wood. temperaturewise it's a mild morning in san francisco from 50 in pro trar row hill to park presidio, crissy field. 880 your commute today, pretty quiet, dry on the roads, mass transit cool to mild. on the bay we have coastal to bay flooding because of the king tides. i will talk more about that in about 20 minutes. here is a look at your east bay valley temperatures, 44 at 8:00, low to mid 60s from noon all the way through 4:00. one last 12 hour look at the peninsula, 47 this morning, by noon 58, we will hang out in the low 60s from 2:00 to 4:00. more on that chance of rain that comes into the forecast tomorrow, an hour by hour look next. here is a look at traffic. pretty light out there, which is how we like it, especially at 4:38. this is san rafael, those taillights southbound towards north san pedro. looks like police activity on the right-hand side of the road, maybe an officer pulling somebody over for speeding, we will check with the chp. i don't have any reports of any accidents in the area. to the richmond san rafael bridge, very quiet on your drive in towards marin county, you are looking at about an eight minute drive. happening today, the parking lot at the hillsdale cal train station will be shut down in san matteo as part of a construction project to elevate the tracks and put a new station in by next year. there are temporary lots by east 28th avenue and east 31st avenue off south delaware street. sfo, jfk, and many more, the outage that caused long lines nationwide. plus the reason there is a good chance apple could buy netflix and what to could mean for apple users. learn about some of the latest gadgets coming out. it is our snow pack numbers they don't lie and they tell a story of just how bad this year has begun, but over the next couple days we will start adding snow to this, the same storm that will bring us showers and possible thunderstorms. today increasing clouds across the entire state with 50s in the high country, 60s just about everywhere else until you get down to so cal, 70s there, even 82 at palm springs. on my accuweather seven-day forecast for tahoe, some snowshowers and rain showers for wednesday, thursday and friday, mainly snow saturday and sunday. just not a big dumping of snow. reggie? happening today the man accused of making a prank call that led to an innocent man's death in kansas could make his first court appearance. police say 25-year-old tyler barris called 911 describing a hostage situation thursday night in wichita. the incident is known as squatting, that he is when someone reports a hoax emergency that prompts a large police response. investigators are looking into whether a dispute between two online gamers led to the prank call that may have had nothing to do with the victim. barris had previously served two years for phoning in bomb threats. more details emerging in the deadly plane crash in costa rica. investigators say that strong winds or mechanical problems most likely caused the plane to go down saund in guanacaste. ten americans and two crew members died, nine of the dead are if members of two families. brews and ice recent steinberg and their three sons, also mitchell and leslie weiss of california and also their son and daughter. >> they were a good, good family. >> the tenth american was amanda geissler. the crash also took the lives of the pilot and co-pilot. from the live desk, u.s. customs and border protection still trying to figure out what caused a computer outage that created a nightmare at airports across the country yesterday, including here. so here is the scene at lax last night. the outage meant international travelers were stranded in long lines while agents used backup procedures to process their passports. >> 30 minutes backed up. >> were people being polite. >> no. >> so, yeah, there were quite a few people honking and stuff so you've got to honk back just to make it through. >> honking? try to figure out how happens in a line. anyway, travelers at sfo were also affected. the outage lasted about -- from about 4:30 to 6:30 our time. the effects lasted a lot longer. an agency spokeswoman said that the outage did not appear to be malicious in nature. commercial aviation reached an unimaginable and extraordinary milestone in 2017. it was the safest year in the history of modern jet aircraft. not a single air passenger fatality because of a crash anywhere in the world. the report excluded crashes of military, cargo and intentional acts. 2018 expected to be a tough year for retailers with a slue of store closings expected. business insider reported that 12,000 stores are expected to shutter nationwide this year, up from roughly 9,000 this year. according to commercial real estate brokers curb man and wakefield. last year was a record career for store closings. sears, jcpenney's macy's closed thousands of stores. retailers have expansion plans during the new year and that includes t.j. maxx and ross. a mega merger could be brewing in silicon valley. according to analysts at city group apple could be buying netflix. the deal would be made possible because of president trump's tax cut. that would allow apple to bring $220 billion back into the u.s. from overseas without taking a major tax hit. apple has tried for years to get into tv and movies. analysts say buying netflix would be the next step in that process. scary video about what a lot of americans were dealing with on icy roads. an officer in hearst, texas, was walking on a slippery highway on sunday when he fell and a car lost control and came just inches away from hitting him. watch closely. wow. you can even see the officer move his arm to keep from being run over there. that officer not seriously hurt. >> that was about as close of a call you can get. thankfully no ice around here but there is rain in our forecast which we really need. >> we desperately do. and tomorrow if you are following me on twitter you already know this, we are the only spot in the country that has a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. that's how wild our winters are here in california. the rest of the country is in the deep freeze for the most part, at least the eastern two-thirds. here is a look from the exploratorium at pier 15. beautiful picture. limited sunshine today because of the clouds coming in ahead of our next storm. that's putting the cap on our atmosphere so poor air quality possible again this 18th winter spare the air day. sprinkles and mild overnight then several weak storms ahead. if you don't get hit by a lot of rain tomorrow and thursday, maybe thursday into friday with the next system. look at these temperatures today with a southerly fetch of air, it's going to be around 63 to 66 degrees and maybe just a touch more humid than it has been the last couple of days. tonight you see with the cloud cover, look at these temperatures in the 40s, even a 50 in san francisco. here is a look at our current satellite and radar in the area of low pressure down to our south, that's going to come at us with those showers and the possibility of thunderstorms. so the storm impact scale is going to be a 1 for wednesday into thursday. light to moderate showers, a chance of a thunderstorm, rainfall estimates from the first storm at about 30 to 70 -- a third to about three-quarters of an inch. i will show you that hour by hour look coming up in three minutes. first i will try to get you to the accuweather seven-day forecast and what you're going to see is a 1 for wednesday, thursday and friday. right now the weekend is dry, but the latest models are starting to show that trending weather also. hi, sue. good morning. we need it, bring it on. let's take a look right now at the bay bridge. this is a beautiful eastern span and those taillights are headed towards san francisco with just a little bit of slowing towards the turn in the tunnel. now, in the eastbound direction leaving san francisco for the east bay we do have reports of a stall at the treasure island on ramp in the eastbound direction. once you're making your way eastbound into san francisco it is a nice drive all the way through on the upper deck, no delays and no delays at the tolls, either. if weaning yourself from your phone is your new year's resolution stick around, the tips that could sets you up for success. we will introduce you to the first baby born in the bay area in 2018. so cute. first this morning's "techbyt " "techbytes." in today's "techbytes," gearing up for the consumer electronics show. >> the event kicks off next week in las vegas. expect to see new smart phones including a new ex peoria from sony and a flaksy 88 from samsung. also expect to see a handful of flagship computers. >> dell, hp and several other companies are expected to unveil new thin and light laptops. all of them will likely come with high resolution had k displays. lg is showing off the largest and highest resolution television to date. it's 88 inches and 8k. it has 16 times the resolution of a standard high definition tv. and lg will showcase this display at next week's show, the price tag expected to be more than $20,000. >> oh, wow. >> oh, wow. >> i wonder how that welcome back. you may see radar returns on our app today and that's all above 15,000 feet up. it will dry before reaching the ground. by tomorrow morning during the commute we may have a few showers, light, on the peninsula. during the day up into the evening commute about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain could fall and a little more about fall into thursday morning. tomorrow night into thursday morning our first commutes that are going to be wet. sue, that could be a nightmare. i will just take it from here. this is possibly a nightmare for some of you, we were talking about we both got new phones for chris that is. maybe it's time to go to digital detox, but then why did i pay all this money? some people have become to attached to their phones that now is a good time to put the phone down. there are apps to help you through with that task, including timed blackouts that lock you out of all your apps except for it texting and calling. turn off notifications except for abc 7 news app. >> obviously. >> don't respond to work e-mails when you are in home except if you still want your job. unfollow or unfriend toxic people and posts. good luck with that. create rooms in your home that are tech free. >> yeah. >> go for a walk without your phone. hope you don't have an emergency. >> okay. we will see how that goes. speaking of a digital detox, as bay area re dents say hello to 2018 many are starting to commit or recommit to new year's resolutions. i found what's on top of mind for people in san francisco, heard from the digital detox to green juice recipes to one that really touched me. >> the fireworks are officially done and dried out christmas trees are lining the curbs ready for their second life, now our attention turns to new year's resolutions. we are hitting the streets of san francisco and asking you what are you hoping to accomplish in 2018. >> well, we are a city that loves our green juices. >> what does it talk like? >> like rotten oranges. >> but it's bomb. >> i want to keep it like this, you know, keep it tight. >> we are a city of realistes. >> any new year's resolutions? >> no, i'm an adult person. >> some are seeking a digital detox. >> i think i will spend less time on facebook. >> and we are a city of dog lovers. >> walk the dog more. right? yeah. >> more treats. >> more treats. >> do you have any new year's resolutions? >> i asked just about everyone i came across what their hope was for 2018. >> i break them every year. >> including richard, he goes by yo-yo. for new year's he's grateful to have found this make shift o bowl in the remainders of last night. >> oatmeal, i'm going to 7-eleven to get hot water and i just found a bowl. >> he said the low point of 2017 was having his things stolen. he says he's visualizing good things for the new year. >> that i will have work lined up or even better be indoors somewhere. thank you. >> he says he wants to appreciate the little things, the sun through the fog, the beauty of this city. for 2018 wishing you health, happiness, joy and the space and clarity to feel gratitude every single day. >> and that was unexpected for me. i really walked away from going out on the street and talking to all of you with a sense of gratitude and perspective and it was a good fresh start. >> a little bit of attitude, too. >> a little bit of attitude, but, hey, it's the bay area. >> i'm an adult person. >> i don't make resolutiones. >> let's check in with weather and traffic. >> what does that make me? anyway, let's move on. here is a look at wednesday. we will start in the morning hours, if you look in the upper right-hand part of your screen you can see that's 4:00. it's mainly marin county and the peninsula, maybe the east bay hills that get peppered with light showers. you can see the waves of showers continue during the evening commute, even a thunderstorm is possible and then that will head all the way through thursday's morning commute. that's the first storm. here is another one coming up, we will talk more about that next. we're looking at light conditions on this tuesday morning, back to work. let's go to san jose. 101 the head lights headed in the northbound direction, this is the 880 overcrossing, everybody is behaving and looking great, so far so good. across town to the other side of san jose, this is 280 running right near highway 17/880 and about an eight minute drive up towards cupertino northbound. there's nothing fun about a labor lasting 48 hours, but it came with a big reward for one san francisco couple. here is why. this cute bundle of joy was the first bay area baby born in 2018. just two minutes after midnight at ucsf medical center. his due date was december 31st but it wasn't so easy. samantha powell's cntractions started on saturday, doctors and nurses puts on new year's hats to welcome the baby. >> there was everybody here, everyone came in at the end and was wearing hats and was so excited and very fun and personable and just made it really great. >> the baby will likely be very used to hospitals. his dad martin dominguez is a cardiology fellow and his mom is also a psychiatrist at cpmc. >> going to be a very smart baby. next at 5:00 a.m., the new concern over google's street view technology, how the images collected could predict voting habits. habits. the search for a good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> 5:00 a.m. maybe you are back at work already or just starting to get up or you are going to make it a better start to the new year on tuesday, january 2nd. >> we've been watching the traffic examination, are they around or are they not? >> it's quiet right now. >> these people take off weeks at a time. i don't know who they are, but they take off weeks at a time. >> says the man who just took a week off. >> true. touché. >> well deserved and you look great, you look well refreshed. i like that. >> it's an illusion. >> here is a look at live doppler 7, so is that rain you see on the left side o