Not your imagination but we saw temperatures in the 20s . Yes, absolutely, in the inland valleys and fremont even is at 29 and palo alto is close at 31. We have frosty spots around the bay. Midtoupper 30s in most neighborhoods and flirting with 50 is it at noon and 51 below average at 4 00 and dropping quickly back in the mid40s by 7 00. Temperatures inland are running around 20 to 21 degree cooler than this time yesterday with widespread fog inland and 30 and the upper 40s at noon and 50 at 4 00. Then back to 39 degrees at 7 00. At the coast we have frost at Half Moon Bay hanging around 32 all morning. Midtoupper 30s for elsewhere and upper 40s with chilled sunshine in the afternoon and 41 at 7 00. Good morning, everyone, a grinds from the Central Valley. In livermore, though, we have a stalled big rig. You see very close traffic approaching the scene. It doesnt lighten up much until you are beyond the dublin interchange traveling westbound on 580. At pleasanton, an early hitandrun accident still in the right lane with the tow truck an r. V. So you may find a small delay if you increase that area. 46 minutes in dublin pleasanton and a grind and not a bad drive from San Francisco to saab san rafael. In the south bray a possibly home was destroyed of a huge fire overnight in san jose. Matt keller has detail on the investigation and the search for possible victims. Matt . They do not believe anyone was inside when this fire started. It is very cold in san jose but firefighters not sure if the weather was a factor. As you take a look at the mobile home it is destroyed so it could take a while to figure out what caused the fire. The figures from the San Jose Fire Department show what they were facing arrives on the scene at 2 00. They started into defensive attack throwing waters on the flames a thousand gallons a minute. Neighbors were concerned the flames could spread. I opened up the blinds and it was like daylight with the flames. Completely engulfed. A man in his 70s lives in the home and not seen since yesterday. The car was not parked in front. Four fighters believe three was not here. Firefighters did not find a body and do not believe anyone was inside. This is a mess with the water putting out the flames and there are two firefighting crews on the scene waiting for the contracts to arrive to put up a fence to secure the scene. A remainder to get updates on the story and other breaking news as it happens on twitter by following us. Now the cold snap, we are wake up to freezing and below freezing temperatures, in the north bay the cold snap caused some people to make a dash to stock up on supplies and in novato business is slow at the firewood outlet until yesterday with many buying enough to keep them warm the next few days. Around the bay area people trying to protect their plants from frost. Cover and water your plants to help keep them from being frozen and other strategies include stringing Christmas Lights around them and putting a tarp over them to trap the heat. Floodlights are another way to keep the trees warm. At oakland zoo they are keeping the cold away from the zoo animals. The o. J. Tortoise is taking cover in a barn with heat lamps. Frost warning is coming and we want them warm. We added extra hay so they are cozy. The water temperature for roosevelt the alligator is kept at 75 degrees. The blast is cold is felt across the entire western United States. This is from colorado outside of denver and you can see the snow on the ground and falling right in. Temperatures are in the single digitses in denver with up to 7 itch of snow on the ground by the end of morning and the plows are standing by. Closer to home snow has been falling in reno and that caused problems on local roads and highways. The nevada Highway Patrol says they responded to dozens of citizens and many drivers found themselves sliding outofcontrol because of the slick conditions. Now is a good time to download the weather app that give you Severe Weather alerts and live radar and it is flow at abc7news. Com app. The search resumes in idaho for an executive whose small plane disappeareds on . With four family members on board. Katie . 40 search personnel are on the ground with soldier aircraft. There is some hope because planes picked up an emergency locator transmitter. It further narrowed the seven area. The small plane took off from oregon on sunday headed to montana and the pilot reported engine problems over idaho. On board was his daughter and his fiance students at byu and jonathan was meeting her family for the first time over the holiday and the wedding is a month from day the jonathans uncle has faith in the piloting but necessities there is more at issue. Our concern is they have survived the crash and could be injured but having to survive in ten degree weather at night with snow and no way to keep warm. His son, daniel, and his wife were on the plane. Daily smith founded serial tek a pioneer so the wear giant. Searching begins in an hour. In sonoma, efforts are growing for the creation of a park in memory of 13yearold andy lopez, the board is looking at respecting the lot where lopez was shot while carrying a copy ak47 by a sheriff deputy in october. The board made a move to putting cameras on deputies to instill trust in the governments and demands by the protesters that the deputy be indicted. Potential republican candidate is doing better than the rest for voting for president in three years. 47 percent have a favorable view of new jersey governor chris christie. 19 percent see him unfairbly. Christie woman reelection as untils governor last month and he has hinted he could run for president in 2016. Who doesnt want to get out of bed . Absolutely. Now, the north bay, cartinez straights, keep the petness if you can, the plants covered, if not, bring them inside until 9 00 this morning. We still have some threatening weather with temperatures in the 20s. All of us tonight but for San Francisco, notice this starts at 9 00 tonight, it will cool when the sun drops through 9 00 tomorrow morning and freezing temperatures to the coast. The pets and the plants and pipes are at risk but, also, you could be. Check out these peoples our afternoon highs are flirting with the upper 40s to low 50s from seven to 11 degrees cooler unanimous normal. There will be another cold night in store and chilled sunshine tomorrow and winter mix on friday and saturday. Sue . Notwithstandings. We have ice reported in san mateo area northbound 280 a high overcrossing bridge by the minute stone house use travel through the san mateo and Crystal Springs area. Caltran is sending out a truck to cough cover that up. This r. V. Is cleared since 3 00 this morning and you will find traffic easing your way northbound through the pleasanton area with no problems with mass transit and everyone is on time and san rafael, the drive from novato is good as you drive southbound which is good to the Golden Gate Bridge. Breaking overnight a truck with Radioactive Material is hijacked in mexico and the all out search for it right now. New details in the death of paul walker and a good deed the fat nasa star made before his fiery car crash. Hot east presses, the magazine that went digital only is now getting ready for print come back. Before the first sneeze. Lu season is back. Help prevent with a spray. And use lysol hand soap. For 10x more protection with each wash. This season, help protect your family with lysol. Start healthing to those whove encountered welcome to covered california. New, Affordable Health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. Enroll today at coveredca. Com. Covering cupertino, wine country and all the bay area this is abc7 news. Good morning, everyone, at 6 14 on wednesday morning. This is a shot of the san mateo bridge. Tail lights headed west to foster city moving fine. You can now see how cold it is so we will check with mike and sue in a minute. Officials are on heightened alert after a truck carrying dangerous would active material was stolen south of border at a gas station near mexico city on monday night. Officials say it was carrying a medical device used to treat cancer patients. There is a Radioactive Material that can be dangerous if removed or if the shielding is damaged. It is not clear if thieves know what they v officials are concerned it could be used to milk a dirty bomb which would not explode but could make people sick. We will have more at 6 45. The family of former South African president says he is not doing well and according to the South African broadcasting forecast his family says the 95yearold is putting up a courageous fight from his death bed. He was discharged from the hospital in september after being treated for three months for a recur lung infection. He has been receiving homebased medical care since. His condition has been described as critical but stable. New details in the death of movie star paul walker. The actor and his friend who was driving had 60 seconds to escape before the car exploded on saturday. It is not clear if the two men could have gotten out or if they died on impact. A couple has come forward saying they will never forget a kind gesture by the fast and furious star. The couple say they were shopping for an edge Engagement Ring and they met walker and he surprised them by paying no for a ring. He found out kyle came back from iraq and i saw the look if his face, it transformed him and it is the most subsequent generous thing anyone has done. They left the store without the ring when a sales person call to let them know what walk are had done. Tesla stock is rebounding with shares jumping 16 percent yesterday to close at 144 a share after news from germany that a Safety Investigation there found no concerns with the companys mold s model s sedan. There have been reports of two fires in the United States on the model and an investigation remains ongoing here in the United States. In the struggling magazine that stopped printing a year ago new is ready to turn 9 press back on. The new owner of newsweek expects to Star Printing the weekly magazine if in january or february. It has been digital only and the magazine says it is modeling the new version to be more like the economists rather than the rival time magazine. The death of the printed page could be premature. Now a check on the chilly forecast. It is cold. You need to fine the heaviest coast you have and the mittens and ear muffs. There is a wind chill in places like San Francisco and napa but it is keeping the temperature up. Live doppler 7 hd shows the clouds that normally blanket us to keep us from being so cold are over the ocean and that is where they will stay today for the better part of tomorrow. In the north, that is where the coldest temperatures are and that is where our freeze warning continues. 24 in petaluma, and gushville and santa rosa at 29 and 30 at novato and everyone else is above freezing, mill tale at 34 and American Canyon is 36 and san rafael at 39. Napa with the north breeze at 41 san ramon, it was 30 just an hour ago. 36 in san jose and cupertino is 34. Alameda is 42. 34 in newark. East bay hills are clear and calm and crisp. We will see plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow but it will be below average. The coldest low is tonight and rain and snow in the bay area possible on friday into saturday our temperatures, today, with the sunshine mostly around 50 to 52 degrees and the exception is oakland and Half Moon Bay and morgan hill and live more and antioch, and concord to clear lay, may not break out of the upper 40s. Tonight, lows are in the mid20s to low 30s and freezing but for possibly oakland and san mateo and richmond and San Francisco where we will have midtoupper 30s. The big picture while you are sleeping the cold front is to the south putting us in the cold air mass so record lows are possible today and tomorrow. Open thursday, in the afternoon, we are tracking the low coming down the slippery slope with the jet stream pulling more cold air with it and we could have spring sprinkles on friday morning and in midmorning in the afternoon, the rain will reach the ground and as we get to 4 00 level, the cold air will return with the snow level and dropping to 3,100 feet so we have dusting snow in the Higher Elevation on saturday morning. A freeze is possible on sunday morning and we will be back in the 50s on monday and tuesday but temperatures are nowhere near average all seven days of the forecast. Back to livermore area where we have a new solo spinout partly blocking the slow lane you will. Slow although we have had the early accident with the big rig cleared now we have a new problem so it is slow up and over the Altamont Pass into livermore. We have ice reported in the san mateo area on 280, north of highway 92 caltran is sending a sand truck out there and you could fine slippery conditions. The drive times from the Central Valley to was veto rally is under an hour and that is from the 101 from san jose looking good and 280 into San Francisco not a problem from the coast and now, a look at 80 berkeley bumper to bumper, it is 15 minutes from Golden Gate Bridge to the toll plaza. Thank you, sue. Not supposed to use a cell phone behind a wheel but what about google glass in ahead, the precedent setting case heard in a california courtroom. Farewell to a real champion. The send off to Good Morning America sam oh no im a monster agh no agh you give them the giggles. Tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. But for everything we do, we know you do so much more. Tylenol cold®. This story is horrible. Jake, have some snickers® bites. Youre kinda a buzzkill when youre hungry, man. Better . Better. [ male announcer ] youre not you when youre hungry®. Try snickers® bites. [ male announcer ] youre not you when youre hungry®. 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Santa has air support this morning, with the military tracking santa each year with real time updates as he delivers toys and gifts. Families can call or go online to find out where santa is but this year he is joined by fighter jets. A spokesman for norad says this gives the operation more operational appeal but some say the military already plays too big of a role in the holiday and the reindeer are enough. What do you think . If you have little monsters in the house, lady gaga is going on tour again and it includes a stop in the bay area. Lady gaga will perform june 3 if san jose with tickets on sale next monday to the general public. Certain credit card holders have a chance to score early tickets this morning at 10 00 a. M. The only news continues at 6 30 with the top stories. San Francisco Police want you to take a close look at this justreleased Surveillance Video video, a disturbing crime investigators say this man carried out on the San Francisco bay. As promised, the cold is here. Are you ready in next we will tack about the temperatures and how people are dealing. Check out the High Pressure has brought us clear and crisp and free warning. We have a winter mix in the bay area slated for friday and saturday. Details ahead. You can see the metering lights are on and traffic is stacking to the miss maze and we have ice reported on the peninsula and northbound 280. Are the hands that do good things for the whole community the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. Thats why we created the share the love event. By the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. You get a great deal on a new subaru. Well donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. It feels good to be a helping hand. [ ding ] cheese plate . Cheese plate. No, i made something better. You used the oven . Boom. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. Make the holidays pop. Make t holidays pop. Hey, thats the last crescent oh, did you want it . Yeah. Well split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. Thats half. Thats not half guys, i have more. Thanks, mom. [ female announcer ] do you have enough pillsbury crescents . Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good morning on this cold wedges. Thanks for joining us. Lets get more on the cold right now from mike nicco. We will start with the day planner. We have frosty spots on the bay including menlo park below 32 degrees. Sunny at noon and splitting with 50 and low 50s cooler than average through 4 00. It will chill quickly at 7 00 down to 45 degrees. I