Cold weather and icy conditions. Tonight the deep freeze causing problems across the nation. Good evening. Im ama dates. Lets take a live look outside right now from our roof cam in San Francisco. Temperatures are already plummeting around the bay. San francisco is the only city safe from below freezing temperatures tonight. In the east bay temperatures had already dropped well below 40 degrees earlier this evening. They will go even lower as the night continues. We have Team Coverage on the cold snap. We begin with Spencer Christian with a look at how low the temperatures are going to drop overnight. Spencer . All right. It is possible we will see temperatures certainly down near the 20degree mark and possibly below 20 in a couple spots. The temperatures are dropping rapidly, and this is the area covered by our freeze warning for the next two nights. Virtually the entire bay area except the city of San Francisco. Sub freezing temperatures and temperatures down into the 20s. We will see the possibility of exposed pipes bursting in this kind of exposure and this kind of cold. As an increased risk of hypothermia. Looking toward the bay bridge our prediction for the next two to three mannings mornings we will have two mornings in the deep freeze with low 20s the next couple mornings and around freezing on the coast. We will have a little less cold weather on wednesday morning and we have another spare the air day. The air quality is expected to be in the north bay. The second consecutive day of a spare the air alert and no wood burning. Thank you, spencer. The cold weather could be treacherous for the morning commute. Our teach coverage continues with sergio. Ama, this morning the chp spotted black ice on the 24 freeway. Here in arinda it is down to theater 6 degrees by midnight it is supposed to drop down to 30 degrees. That is the reason why chp officers are asking morning drivers to be extra careful during the morning commute. The chp is warning morning drivers heading through the tunnel and the bay area to slow down just in case black ice does form. Since the weather conditions are so cold we are telling people to slow down a little bit, at least five miles to correct whatever happens if you hit the black ice. And for those drivers who might skid because of the potentially slick conditions a little safety advice against slamming on the brakes. If you let your foot off the accelerator and let your car slow to a safer speed your wheels hillary gain will regain traction and you will have control of your car. At the downtown rink skaters have been down there the last month, but only this weekend they had to wear their winter gloves and hat. How are you doing with the cold . Not well. I dont watch the news and i didnt bring gloves or a jacket. Or earmuffs. This is the first night of the season she brought her daughter to the rink. She met her friend, julie here. Julie was layered in clothe shes usually wears skiing. Temperatures were a few degrees above freezing and could drop further in the morning. Abc7 news. In San Francisco the sacramento Youth Orchestra behaved the cold. Some tourists also braved the cold, but overall business was slow as many people chose to stay indoors today. Hats, scar vies and glove scarves and gloves kept people warm. It didnt deter dinner for those on university avenue. It is expected to drop below 20 degrees. Lilian kim is there live. Lilian . Ama, we are not there yet. My weather app says 26 degrees right now. The temperatures are falling fast. Nap paws most napas most vulnerable are seeking shelter. Tonight it is at full capacity. With every one of its 55 beds taken. Scott silva is sleeping in one of them. It is better than the alternative. A lot of people are out here because they are living outside. Napas homeless are well aware about the danger. Word spread of the people who died of hypothermia in santa clara county. The biggest thing is we heard several people died of it because it was cold and glad we have this place. They are very appreciative. It closes at 8 00 a. M. And closes at 5 00 p. M. Workers expect another full house as long as the cold snap continues. Lilian kim, abc7 news. A big concern tonight, citrus. They are working over time to protect the citrus groves. The industry is expected to take a big hit, but the extent of the damage wont be known for weeks. It is responsible for snow, freezing rain and sleet in a does dozen states. At least 16 deaths are blamed on the bad weather and most from accidents due to the icy conditions including a fatal crash on the pennsylvania turnpike that lead to a series of fender benders. And look at this video from fort worth, texas. Drivers unable to navigate through the icy mess have been forced to stop. The National Weather service discouraged driving in the area until at least tomorrow morning. Look at this amazing video. So much ice accumulated on this apart meant that it dropped off in sheets slicing into the ground below. No one was injured in the ice avalanche. The cold, icy weather has forced hundreds of flight cancellations. That is on top of those on friday and saturday. There were a handful of cancellations at sfo and mineta. Right now there are one to twohour delays from flights on the east coast. Stay on top of the cold weather with the abc7 news weather app. It will give you forecasts and weather alerts. Download it at abc7news. Com. Vallejo police want to find a person who shot a man several times in broad daylight. The man was found in the middle of the street at whitney and pomona avenues. Two people were arguing near the front entrance of widman elementary school. Police found a trail of blood that lead them to the schools playground. Police are investigating the discovery of human remains. A human skull was found by man and his two children during a walk in wind cor. Windsor. Dip deputies say other skeletal remains were found nearby. We are learning more about the veteran held captive for more than a month. Meryl newman is spending time at his home. This photo was provided by the santa cruz sentinal. Newman who came back to the u. S. Was kept in a Comfortable Hotel room and not a cell. He was well fed and he said that is not my english when asked about the apology he read from north korea more than a week ago. He said his wife is in control of his passport. Demonstrators outside the consulate in San Francisco. Many ukrainians believe an agreement with the European Union will open the board with a trade and help to modernize the country. A possible witness is helping in the search for a bay area family missing after their plane crashed in idaho. They were heading from oregon to montana when the pilot reported engine trouble. Weekend storms hampered the search for gail smith and his family. A witness says he heard the plane bank and then drop. Firefighters cleaned up a huge mess in San Francisco tonight. A large tree fell along pine street and blocking all three lanes. Nobody was hurt. The tree did damage a pick up truck. The 49ers played their last regular season day game at Candlestick Park. The faithful arrived bright and early to tailgate before the big showdown against seattle. The 49ers have one more game at the stick when they host atlanta in a monday night game. They first moved to candlestick in 1971 and next year they will move to levi stadium in santa clara. Mike shumann will have details in sports. And coming up later this hour, the very special guest on the field at todays niners game. The 49ers new home in santa clara attracted another big event. You can see work coming along at levi stadium. On tuesday the 49ers will announce wrestle mania 31 will come to levi stadium in 2015. It is a flagship event of the wwe. Levi stadium will also host the superbowl 2016. Still to come, the new button you could soon like on your facebook page. The bay area entertainer honored by president obama. And call it the butterfly effect. Why some are calling for a ban on butterflies in the city of San Francisco. And later the not so incredible, edible egg. The hightech chef looking to replace the egg with plants. And why can you move the tv out here . The wireless receiver. I got that when i switched to uverse. But why . Because its so much better than cable. Its got more hd channels, more dvr space. Yeah, but i mean, how did you know . I researched. No, ii told you. No. Yeah no. The importan and i got you this visor. You made a visor yes that ill never wear. Ohh. [ male announcer ] get uverse tv for just 19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. Rethink possible. Santana was one of the artists to receive Kennedy Center honors. Santana is one of a few latinos to receive the top arts award. He started playing the guitar after hearing blues and rock and roll on the radio. His album super natural won nine grammies. The honorees are billy joel and actress shirley mcclain. South africans packed houses of worship to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. Todays national day of prayer kicked off a series of memorials leading up to mandelas burial. President obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will leave for africa tomorrow. They will join former president jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. Bush at a National Memorial service on tuesday. Back here in the bay area, people began signing a memorial book at Skyline Memorial Park in san mateo county. You can sign the book until the end of the month. The cemetery plans to send it to mandelas family in south africa. Another book of condolences will be available at san Francisco City hall starting tomorrow. Thousands paid tribute to fast and furious star paul walker at the site he died at the car crash. They added items to an already large memorial in los angeles. Local car clubs organized the gathering via the social media. The sheriff estimated 5,000 people attended and some even cruised by the crash site in their own sports cars. You. Legal trouble for hiker Aaron Ralston who was portrayed in the movie 127 hours. He will answer Domestic Violence charges in a denver courtroom after being arrested last night. Ralston cutoff his forearm with a pocket knife after getting pinned by a loose boulder. An Emergency Medical Team from stanford is back in the bay area after spending two weeks in the philippines. Family and friends were at sfo to welcome them home. Doctors and nurses helped treat the victims. They talked about it shortly after they landed. Our presence makes them feel good and they are grateful for that. I am glad we were there. The biggest thing we saw was the philippine people engaged in their own recovery and the massive progress being made every day. The Stanford Team says there is still a lot of work to be done to get local Health Services back up and running. Butterfly rtz latest political target. 9 commission on the environment urging the city to ban releasing butterflies at weddings and other celebrations. Butterflies are animals to be respected and should not be used as entertainment. Monarch butterflyies like these in the wild are the most sought after. Using them as they were party favors or props, thats what we want to shutdown. Supporters of the resolution are concerned the released of butterflies reared in captivity could damage native species. New at 11 00, facebooks like button may get some company soon from the sympathize button. Menlo parkbased facebook is thinking of adding the sympathize button. Developers liked the idea when it was introduced a a recent hackathon. It acknowledges sadness and loss without liking them. Not a lot of people liking the weather right now. Spencer christian has the details on that. That is for sure. We are looking for people to sympathize. Clear skies and as we have said throughout the broadcast the temperatures are plul meting. Here is a live shot from the rooftop camera and looking toward the trans america building and it is 41 degrees right now in San Francisco and 35 in oakland and down to 30 in redwood city and san jose and los gatos and another live view from the east bay camera and looking westward across the bay and temperatures in the 20s in many locations. Napa 26 and 28 novato. A degree below freezing at livermore. One more live view looking toward the bay bridge across the street from abc7. We will have freeze warnings the next two nights. A spare the air day as air quality is declining and it will be poorest in the north bay. Chilliest days on monday and tuesday before the temperatures start to moderate. Here is the pacific satellite image and showing the movement of weather systems today. The cold front brought in this massive cold air and it is well south of los angeles. Most of the state is clear and chilly and that includes the bay area that is clear and cold. 11 00 tonight overnight, no clouds will be moving through. The temperatures will be dropping. They will come up a little tomorrow afternoon and under sunny skies, but another chilly day with high temperatures barely breaking the 50 degree mark. Overnight look for clear skies and frigid conditions. We will see lows down to 21 or lower at napa. 23 at santa rosa and fairfield and livermore. Down to 24 at morgan hill. Upper 20s right around the bay shoreline. Thats unusual. And San Francisco will have a low of 36 which is very rare. San franciscos temperature will drop below 40. Tomorrow sunny skies in the afternoon and the high temperatures in the south bay. 50 in san jose and 49 santa clara and 51 at los gatos. On the peninsula, highs will be around 50 degrees from san mateo to palo alto and chilly on the coast with highs in the upper 40s at Half Moon Bay and pacifica. In and around San Francisco look for highs in the upper 40s and the sunset district and daly city, 50 degrees downtown San Francisco. On the coast, 46 bodega bay and 48 at stinson beach. 52 inland at santa rosa and napa. 51 at oakland and san leandro and the inland east bay will see highs in the upper 40s, 40 i 8 at 48 at fairfield and pleasanton. Here is the accuweather sevenday forecast. Certainly in the mornings the temperatures will start to moderate on wednesday and thursday. The clouds will remain with us at least partly cloudy skies. The temperatures will rise up to 60 degrees over the weekend. 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