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that outside chance that could happen. 51 in st. helena. 50 in diablo. 31 tamalpais. in the lower elevations, a little breeze looking from the exploratorium. here's your 12-hour planner, starting off from the 30s to 50s this morning. we'll be more homogenized this afternoon, mid to upper 60s with sunshine. jobina? >> good morning. we have our mass transit updates for you now. ferries are running with no delays. 11 trains for b.a.r.t., all on time. ace 1 is also on time. want to bring your attention to this, the b.a.r.t. service expansion begins today. earlier weekday service on some lines and two-line service into san francisco on sunday. the bottom line to all of this, check the schedule because there are changes and almost every line will be impacted in some way. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, cash lanes are stacking up. live look at san francisco, 280 at king street, nice and empty to begin the monday morning commute. new this morning, the highway patrol working to find out why a man was walking along a freeway before being hit and killed. this happened along northbound u.s. highway 101 in south san francisco. the victim died at the scene around 9:30 last night. drivers faced delays and at one point the chp closed all the lanes on northbound 101. those lanes reopened just before midnight. the san mateo county coroner has not released the man's name. we're still dealing with high winds this morning. it was a wild sunday for a lot of you. this video is from castro valley. one of the many communities that saw power outages. >> liz kreutz joins us live from there with how it looks now. good morning. >> good morning. crews are working right now to clean up the mess caused by those winds. i want to show you behind me now, you can see these crews here on helen street and higher avenue, a portion of higher avenue is still closed off as these crews work to restore power for people in the neighborhood. winds caused a massive 15-foot tree to collapse on to the road as well as nine power lines yesterday afternoon. that forced 12 homes o evacuate. >> we're concerned with homes adjacent to the fallen eucalyptus, there are still several 100-foot tall trees to the rear of the structure. >> the wind picked up. it was scary how fast the wind picked up. >> reporter: as winds picked up, another tree fell and damaged a water pipe on higher avenue. alameda county said they had 20 calls backlogged at one point. some power is back on, but higher avenue is still in the dafshg f dark for some parets. more winds are on the way again today. live in castro valley, liz kreutz, abc7 news. thousands of bay area residents have no electricity because of the high winds knocking out power lines. here's a look at pg&e's website that shows the outages. right now, 26,000 homes and businesses do not have power. the east bay is the hardest hit area with more than 20,000 customers in the dark. pg&e outages peaked yesterday at 300,000. airline travelers may once again experience delays because of the high winds, especially at sfo. drivers encountered a rare sight flights landing over highway 101 in millbrae. be winds forced a different approach. about 40% of sfo's flights were delayed or canceled yesterday. you can track the weather right from your phone any time, download our free abc7 news app, click on the weather tab at the bottom to get the latest information. we're following breaking news a huge fire in burning in oakland. amy hollyfield just got to the scene. good morning, amy. >> good morning. look behind me at the intense scene here. so many firefighters here responding to this house fire. we just arrived on the scene. the battalion chief is in the house now and is headed out to come and brief us within the next few minutes. in fact, i think i see her right there. i will go hunt her down and get more information for you, but i do see firefighters on the roof right now, working hard, it looks like, to open that roof up so they can let the smoke out. i don't see flames right now, just a lot of smoke. so it looks like they have this somewhat under control. i did ask one firefighter, i said is everybody okay? he said yes. i will get more details on this fire in malta, close to 98th avenue in oakland. close to the san leandro border. big response here, possibly because of the houses being close together here, families asleep at this hour. but so many fire trucks filling the streets here in the area and firefighters, you see, working hard on the roof there. again, i will try to get briefed right now, get more details for you. stay with us as we cover this breaking news. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news >> thanks. we'll check in with you in a few minutes. this morning there are new cases of the coronavirus among the thousands of passengers quarantined on a cruise ship in japan. about 66 more people on the diamond princess cruise have tested positive. so that brings the total to 1136 including at least 23 americans. overnight "gma" spoke with one of the passengers who contracted the virus. rebecca frazier is in a hospital on shore. >> i doesn't even feel like a cold to be honest. i would have not known anything was wrong with me if they had not tested me. >> coming up on "gma," maggie ruhle will be live in yokohama japan where that cruise ship is docked. a public memorial service will be held for three victims killed alongside kobe bryant in that helicopter crash last month. john, kerry and alyssa altobelli were headed to a tournament at the mamba sports academy when their helicopter crashed into the side of a hill. the service will be head at ainheld at angels stadium in anaheim. ♪ yesterday, suddenly >> the academy paid tribute to the late basketball legend, kobe bryant, at last night's oscars. he was featured in the annual in memoriam segment. he was an oscar winner himself. he took home the award for best animated short film for "dear basketball" in 2018. spike lee also paid tribute to bryant with a purple and gold suit with the number 24 on it. the oscars honored hollywood's best and brightest stars with film's most coveted award. >> this year marked a first in the history of the academy awards. we have more from hollywood. >> reporter: the first oscars of this new decade is officially in the books and it wasted no time making history. the oscars once again without a host. and this is such an incredible demotion. they don't have hosts anymore, you know what? twitter! >> welcome to the 2020 oscars. >> reporter: it was a night of memorable performances, including one from the best actress nominee. >> bong joon ho paying tribute to martin scorsese as he accepted his oscar for directing. >> the most personal is the most creativ creative. >> our great martin scorsese. >> reporter: there were no surprises in it the acting categories. brad pitt taking home the best acting award. "once upon a time i hollywood," ain't that the truth? >> reporter: laura dern with her first academy award for her role in "marriage story." >> i share this with my acting heros, my legends, diane lad and bruce dern. >> reporter: the award for best actress going to renee zellweger for her performance as judy garland. >> miss garland, you are certainly among the heros who unite and define us. and this is certainly for you. >> reporter: and joaquin phoenix with his first oscar for his portrayal in joker. >> i've been a skroucoundrel in life, i'm grateful that so many of you in this room have given me a second chance. >> reporter: those four actors are the second slate of acting nominees to win all five award shows in the same year. >> janelle monae started it and she sang on the stage it's time to come alive because the oscars are so white. >> that's how it started. it was off the bat. they were saying how they felt. >> they did throughout the night. it was interesting. i had a good time. >> yeah. >> hi, mike. >> hi, guys. get to watch the rest of it when i get home tonight. let's look at what's going on. 42 in el sobrante. 40 in fremont. you can tell where the breezes are affecting the temperatures. 53 in castro valley. alameda, 54. still in the 50s in antioch and brentwood. 41 in pleasanton and concord. 51 in fairfield. 50 in napa, 39 in santa rosa. 54 in san francisco. and 51 at san jose. mountain view only 40. here's the wind up at tam, 21 to 31. we are relatively calm this morning. could be breezy at times if you're going to be out. nothing like yesterday. get that certain. yard work today, had a lot of that yesterday. moderate uv index, bay breezy at times. pollen and mold are still lurking. the peninsula, 44 at 7:00. nearing the low 60s at noon. from 1:00 to 5:00, mid to upper 60s under total sunshine. for the east bay valleys, 43 this morning, 63 at 11:00. then noon through 6:00, mid to upper 60s. a few hours at 70. down in the south bay, starting off at 48. 50 at 9:00. look at this sunshine, low 60s at noon. mid to upper 60s from 1:00 to 3:00. we have another warm day tomorrow then temperatures moderating a bit in the seven-day forecast. we'll look at that. valentine's day is friday. >> oh. so exciting. thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. we're looking on our map here at altamont pass. we have a high wind advisory here that will impact our super commuters. speeds down to about 16 and 17 miles per hour as you get out of tracy. a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge, just a couple of cars are making their way towards the toll plaza headed westbound. san jose, 280 nice and clear. no major issues coming in. hopefully it will stay that way for your monday morning commute. tracy to dublin, 46 minutes. antioch to concord, 14-minute ride, san rafael to san francisco, 15 minutes. >> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. democratic candidates are crisscrossing new hampshire. and rain hits hollywood right as the stars started arriving on the mik'mike will get it done?'n, ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, breaking news in oakland. firefighters are battling flames inside this house burning at malta court south of the coliseum come flex. amy hollyfield is there. she will bring us an update in a few minutes. number two is weather. it's good news. the worst of the winds are behind us, at least where most of us live. in the north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range we have the possibility of damaging winds through 11:00 tomorrow morning. number three, gusty winds could bring more damage today. gusts toppled power lines yesterday in the east bay and north bay triggering outages for tens of thousands of people. number four, today b.a.r.t. will officially launch its new ambassador program in response to concerns about passenger safety. ten unarmed uniformed workers will walk the trains between 2:00 p.m. and midnight. the big winner of the oscars was a south korean film, "parasite," which won four awards including best picture. this is the first time in oscar history an international film snagged top honors. number six, the chp issued a high wind advisory for the altamont pass. this will impact our super commuters. speeds are around 17 and 16 miles per hour getting out of tracy. number seven, the 144th annual westminster kennel club dog show continues today with more than 200 breeds competing for some of the top prizes. today's competition features best of breed and group judging ahead of best in show award tomorrow. the president is set town veil his budget for the 2021 fiscal year today. the 4$4.8 trillion budget would increase military spending by 0.3% and cut nondefense spending by 5%. >> president trump will also be traveling to new hampshire today. he is holding a keep america great rally in manchester on the eve of the state's democratic primary. of course this comes as democratic presidential candidates continue to crisscross that state. they're vying for votes ahead of tomorrow's high stakes new hampshire primary. new state polls show bernie sanders topping the field with former south bend mayor pete buttigieg surging after a strong performance in iowa. former vice president joe biden has taken aim at the front-runners as questions mount over his campaign's viability after a fourth place finish in iowa. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren finished third in iowa, dropping in the polls. now aiming to break from the middle of the pack. >> i didn't start by doing polls a year ago. i still don't do polls. for me it's about having a chance to get out and talk to people. >> amy cloebklobuchar is gettin boost raising $2 million since friday's debate. >> bernie sanders campaign plans to ask for a partial recanvas of last week's iowa caucuses. pete buttigieg led sanders by two stateequivalent out of 2,000 counted. the associated press says it is still able to declare a winner because it believes the results may not be fully accurate and may be subject to potential revisions. heavy rain in hollywood just in time for the oscars. >> crews worked to try to protect the red >> my gosh. you can see here, there was so much water on the tarps above the red carpet that the workers had to push it off. the storm moved in as the red carpet was opening. >> that is terrible timing. >> right? >> as far as i could tell, brad pitt did not get wet. all is well. >> everybody still looked great. >> every hair in place. >> maybe next year they'll invest in plexiglass, that might be better at keeping the wet weather away from the folks. let's look at san jose, 87 looking north towards mineta san jose international. winds are much lighter. confined to the hills today. every once in a while they'll step out of the hills into the valleys. it's not sustained event. it won't be close to being as windy as it was yesterday. it will be milder today. if you had to be outside yesterday in that, it was kind of biting. high temperatures taper later this week. another extended period without rain due to an area of high pressure to our west. look at it going all the way up, the jet stream going up to the arctic circle and diving down to the south. my parents had two inches of snow in atlanta over the weekend. that's how cold it was. >> that doesn't look right. not sure what happened there. mid 60s in san francisco to near 70 in the inland neighborhoods. average highs this time of the year are around 60. 6 to 10 degrees warmer than average. tonight the lows will be more homogenized because of the winds. you can see the green out there in the hills, 50s there. our deepest valleys in the north bay and east bay in upper 30s. most of us in the upper 40s to around 50. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. commuter with a few the coldest day will be thursday. those extra characters add some character to your forecast. >> thank you. >> checking out mass transit. ferries are operating on the winter schedule. b.a.r.t. has 25 trains running on time now. ace 1 is also on time. leave look at walnut creek, 680, nice and smooth, no issues to report in that area. in the east bay, live look at 80, headlights making their way towards the bay bridge toll plaza. also just want to let you know, a high wind advisory through the altamont pass. "gma" takes us back stage at the oscars. also powerful gusts help a plane set a new record. the fast flight from new york to london. fisn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives, we're fighting for clean air and clean water. that's why i wrote the law to send billions from polluters to communities suffering the most. and only one candidate for president was with us back then, tom steyer. and he's still fighting for us, pledging to make clean air and clean water a right for everyone, regardless of your zip code. that's the truth. that's tom steyer. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. here's a look at walnut creek. looking south towards 680. when you head through the east bay hills, maybe a bit of a breeze there. 6 degrees warmer than average in san francisco, 11 in santa rosa. 66 to 71 degrees. this area of high pressure dominating our forecast. once again, we go through the next nine days with just a chance of some light rain, it's not going to be widespread. the heaviest rain in the mid south with 6 to 8 inches. like the flooding we had in alabama, south carolina and georgia, we could have it here this week. in today's "gma" first look, abc's laura spencer goes back stage at the oscars. >> hi, guys, i'm back stage at the dolby theater. i know you probably stayed up way too late watching the oscars. when you went to bed, we went to work interviewing all of the winners. here is your "gma" first look. >> what was it about "marriage story" that spoke personally to you or was it that it speaks to all of us? >> it is a love story but a love story through the lens of divorce. and it speaks to all of us about moving through heartbreak or divisiveness to come together and the commonalty of the story is about coming together for a child but we need to come together in this nation. so there's a lot to learn from that magical script. i'm so honored to be a part of it. >> that's a sneak peek of what you'll see coming up on "good morning america." we'll have the fashion, the winners, the fun, and greenday performing live. we'll see you on "good morning america." until then, from the oscars. >> the bay area's own green day. that's exciting. the bay area is not the only place that is experiencing strong winds. >> powerful gusts over the atlantic helped a british airways flight set a new record for the fastest tri tri tri tri london and new york. it completed the trip in 4 and 56 minutes. it usually takes 6 hours. the concord used to complete the same journey in 3 hours. it stopped flying in 2003. >> i read on the way back, it was two hours longer. >> that would be scary, wouldn't it? are we going kind of fast? >> take me on. >> speaking of records, there's a new world record for largest aerial fireworks. >> it was launched over a colorado ski resort town. the fireworks over steam boat springs weighed nearly 2,800 pounds. the team first attempted to set the world record last year but failed when a shell exploded without lifting off the grown. they have been working to break the record for seven years. they spent thousands of hours building larger fireworks. >> i'm trying to figure out where it is. that looks regular to me. did you see a spectacular fire work? >> i don't know. steam boat springs is gorgeous. coming up at 5:30, dion lim joins us from hollywood. and crews are trying to get a house fire under control. you can see a lot of smoke coming through the roof here. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. the death toll from the coronavirus is growing in china. the warning about a scam involving masks in the u.s while the middle-class continues to struggle. that's what happens when billionaires are able to control the political system. our campaign is funded by the working people of this country, and those are the people that i will represent. no more tax breaks for billionaires. we are going to guarantee health care to all people and create up to 20 million good paying jobs to save this planet. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this messa

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