Cold. Spencer. That is true. As you said sub freezing we place the family situations on sub because well below freezing. We look at live doppler 7hd clear skies. Freeze warning in effect for all of the bay area except the city of San Francisco from 10 00 oclock tonight to 9 okay tomorrow morning. Much like last nature sub freeding temperature all across the area. Low 20s did you know to 20 degrees at some of our inland valley exposed pipe could burst under these conditions and theres the increased risk of hypothermia. Live view from the exploring camera looking at downtown San Francisco. Temperatures right now 46 at San Francisco but temperatures are in the mid 30s at Oakland Redwood city, san jose, los gatos, 46 at half machine bay. Another live view from mount tam open to the bay. Temperatures are at below 30 and napa and fairfield upper 20s there. 30 in santa rosa. 32 in novato. 32 livermore and concorde. Its just going to be a brutally cold overnight period early tomorrow morning ill be back in a moment to show you a look at all of our projected low temperature over tonight and another spare the air alert. Thank you. See you shortly. Pg e says the demand for gas breaking record. People are heating the homes longer to hire temperatures as well to deal with the cold. Heres heather in walnut creek. Pg e new Gas Control Center doesnt show the heating pattern at her news martinez but if it did. I just good along and click it up a little bit. Okay. So nobody. Reporter pg e monitoring gas inventory making sure it has enough to cope everybody warm. Thats no small task right now when demand has more than double since last week. Breaking the most recent record from 1998. We rely heavily on our storage field where we have gas that has been stored in the ground during the summer mont months. Demand on the system is lower and able to withdrew it when demand get higher in periods like this. Reporter for now the praise should stay stable with supply bought in the cheaper summertime but natural gas is a commodity and eventually supply and demand could drive up the price paid by pg e for the time being. Increase on your bill will simply depend on how much more you are using. Worried about your bill. Yes, i am. It has been really high 90 way for the last few months but now im sure its probably double with all the Christmas Lights and everything else. Now is the kind of time solar can really pay off. In the north bay the west Sonoma CountySchool District made a 5. Two Million Dollar investment in solar panel for estimated power bill savings of 250,000 dollars a year. Paying for itself in 20 years. Assuming that energy rates wont go up at all. I dont think thats a good assumption. I think energy costs are going to go up over the 20 years that we are going to save the payoff would be way shorter than 20 years. For those without solar theres always conservation and an extra blanket. Heather, abc 7 news. Im in hayward where another cold night. We are in the Plaza Shopping Center and this walkway right behind me is where police found the body of a homeless man over the weeken weekend. Autopsy will be done later this week but they believe he could be the latest victim of this brutal cold sna snap. This hayward Shopping Center court yard where a passerby made a grim Early Morning discovery. Body of homeless man. Police were called. When they arrived they discovered a 50yearold male wearing only a hooded sweatshirt and shorts epolice believe he may have died from exposure to the brutal cold. Frigid temperatures already claimed the lives of 4 Homeless People in santa clara county. Thats why outreach groups are doing all they can to get people off the streets and into warm shelters. This facility and sunnyvale armory we are open all day so that means people can come and stay and keep out of the cold since it really isnt warming up during the day. Reporter this Outreach Program has already identified dozens of homeless camp around san jose. This picture shows the Group Visiting one camp where most living here were convinced to take shelter from the cold. He loves it. He has a lot of taechblingts he gets a lot of love and you know what, a lot of people tell me that he absolutely heals them. Anna and little dog are using the shelter. Pets are being allowed in. But others like joseph are braving the cold along with his wife and teenager son. Shelters are available. Why not there in steady of staying outside. What are you going to do . Reporter joseph points to belongings blankets that are not allowed inside shelter. Keeping warm in the element a challenge every night. We kind of stay warm at night as long as you dont move. You lay down and you coverup and you dont move. Reporter more brutally cold weather is on the way. Cornel cornell, abc 7 news. Immanuel how tough that is. The cold weather across the country put a freeze on dozens of flights at San FranciscoInternational Airport today. That was especially true for travelers trying to get to dallas. Ice storm just about cripple travel in the dallas area past few days. That meant thousands of passengers people in airport all over the country including some here in the bay area stuck. Every other flight was cancelled. Are you feeling lucky that you are getting. Yes definitely. I didnt think i was going to get out until tomorrow. Airline was pretty good about rebooking flips for 43 and what not. Its jaws bumper that im a full day late. Reporter well, take a look what passengers were seeing outside the window at Ohare International in chicago. Snow on the ground as parts of the midwest and east coast got wallop by the stormy weather. Nerve wrack to go land in those kind of conditions. Because of the written and snow that we have had, cal fire today lifted its ban on out door open burning. Restriction were imposed in may because of dry conditions. They were supposed to last through december but cal fire says it now all right to schedule a burn as long as you follow the regulations. Today however is a spare the air day meaning no fireplace fires. Keep that in mine. Correspondent forget the 7 news weather app give you hourly temperatures and Severe Weather alerts. Comes in very happenedy this time of year. Down load for free at this web site and the Apple App Store or on google play. Moving on. Multiagency task force of San Francisco police and federal agents fanned out in the tenderloin district over several days taking down drug dealers who set up shop near schools. 7 news was embedded with the task force during these sweeps and our News Reporter vick lehas a story you will see only on 7 news. The task force targeted chronic drug dealers operating near schools in the tenderloin. Armed with federal indictment they made their arrests quietl quietly. Some had been selling drug here sentences the early 90s. Narcotics investigators sergeant daryn. Some people will have arrest in the tenderloin area if you include the juvenile history they will have been arrested probably in excess of 50 times. Reporter many of those arrested on state charges are cycle in and out of jail and soon back on the streets. Message this time was differen different. These are federal charges which means they are facing at least a mandatory 1 year in the federal pen. U. S. Attorney hays. They often face more than that. Certainly more than the hours and days that are the result of the state prosecution unfortunately. Reporter the u. S. Attorney obtained the indictment under the Safe School Program which for bid drug dealing within 1,000 feet of schools. There are several in the tenderloin. They serve many of the nearly 4000 kids who live in this 56 block area. Many attend city academy. Private Elementary School with no recreation facilities. Every day they walk escorted by teachers through the streets of the tenderloin to a playground 4 blocks away. Take guy is reaching in his pocket to get it right now. Reporter they pass drug dealers selling with seeming impunity in front of children. Tenderloin has highest rate of drug crimes in the city. Crac crack. Heroin. Prescription pills. You name it. They have got it. Narcotics inspector brit el more says leak out door pharmacy. We hid his identity because he works upped cover. He they take a corner over and stay there until they sell out and then somebody will come in and take their spot and just like they are punch ago time clock coming in and out. Reporter they dont even have roots here. The vast majority of these folks that we are getting do not live in San Francisco. They are commute to go San Francisco to sell drugs. Reporter not only do the dealers face more significant prison time unthe federal judicial system, they also face stay away orders which could last 5 to 6 years. Now the u. S. Attorney also emphasized this is not a one time sweep. They plan to do this on sustaining basis with more indictments to come. Tomorrow, we show you just how important this operation was to the children and their schools. Vick lee, abc 7 news. Tune in tomorrow. We have more ahead for you tonight on abc 7 news at 9 00. Come up here president obama is due in johannesburg at any moment now. Plan for the huge farewell for Nelson Mandela. You will hear from members of east bay boys choir chose tone my prominent role at mandela memorial in washington. Think its cold here. Theres a new record for col theres a new record for col coldest spot on to thsuffered in silence. Hoped. And lived in a state of fear. Welcome to a new state. Of health. Welcome to covered california. The place to find quality, affordable coverage. Financial help for those in need. And nobody can be denied because of a preexisting condition. Enroll now at coveredca. Com. In just a matter of hours now a huge memorial will get upped way at south africa. To celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela who died last week. You look live now at the stadium where the service will take place. As you can see people are already lined up outside more than 80,000 people are expected. This is a live picture and you can see dancin dancing. This is of course people are mourning his death but really celebrating his lif life. That include president mrs. Obama who will be there. They are expected to land in johannesburg at any moment. Here they are leaving earlier today from Andrews Air Force base riding along with them are former president bush and his wife laura and former secretary of state hillary clinton. Bill will meet them there later. More than 70 leaders from around the world commemorate the life of mandela. Former president carter already arrived in johannesburg. Congresswoman lee is part of the congressional delegation. Pope francis and Prince Charles on their way as well and then there are the celebrity. Oprah. Bono and other celebrity also expected to taken. Here at home today mayor ed lee opened condolence book for the public to sign in San Francisco located in the mayor office in city hall and will be there all week. Like to stop by the mayor ordered flag ins all City Property and buildings be flown at half staff next sunday. That is the day mandela funeral and burial are scheduled. Then this. An aclaimed boy choir from oakland heading to washington dc first thing tomorrow to take part in a service in memory of Nelson Mandela. Nick smith met with these talented students at pacifica boy choir academy. The these are the boys at the grammy Award WinningPacific Boy Choir Academy in oakland. The all between the ages of 11 and 18 and i caught up with them at rehearsal. Group has been invited by the south African Embassy to the u. S. To perform at services for man della in washington, d. C. This brings us closer to everyone else mourning the death and celebrating the life of Nelson Mandel 8. Hes part of the original group to visit the birth place of the South African leader m in 2009. Hearing about him and learning about him has been great and this is an honor to tl sing for him. Academy started 15 years ago with Academic Development working in harmony. We are not like specialty choir. Dont just sing classical we dont just sing pop. We didnt do anything in particular we sing everything. Reporter at the Memorial Service the group will perform a mix of traditional South African hymn and classic american gospel song. Founder artistic direct tr kevin says this trip unlick any other. People like connect all of us together whether doesnt matter who we are what country we are from, his message is timeless. Sf this will be a whirlwind tour. Boys will rehearse over the night board a plane tomorrow morning then hit the citizens for performance in dc at 10 00 a. M. On wednesday. And back to class and rehearsal for the holiday concert on thursday. In oakland, nick smith, abc 7 news. Now abc news will of course bring you coverage of the Memorial Service at 1 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. Coverage is expected to last at least 2 hours. Expected to go longer than that though. Thats on 7 news over on channel 7. You can also watch it live on your computer smart phone or tablet with our watch abc app. Down load information is at this web site. Talk about the weather again. You think its cold here. East antarctica set a record for soul crushing cold. Mind numbing cold. 135. 8 degrees below zero. At meeting of the American UnionSan Francisco today scientist reveal that a new look at nasa satellite data revealed the record for the coldest temperature on earth happened in august of 2010. Scientist say its so cold it hurts to breathe. I dont imagine you could breathe in that. 135. 8 thats the key. Thats a big difference. I experience minus 70 wind chill factor. Where was that. In quebec city, quebec and in one of those 60 resort in northern vermont. I forget on one. Killington. Excellent. Minus 70 wind chill that hurts. You dont like it below 50. Tl exactly. Plus 50. Our cold weather live doppler 7hd and im not shivering any more lacking at our weather because i think back open the minus 70 at killington vermont. Clear sky here getting pretty chilly outside. Lets look at our 24 hour temperature change. You can see some location are couple degrees less cold right now than they were last night at this hour. 2 degrees colder at mountain view. In oakland and in napa. 7 degrees colder in fairfield. Sort of mixed result here. Live view from emeryville camera. West across the bay. Forecast feature freeze warning in effect tonight third consecutive tonight and spare the air day tomorrow and milder after midweek this week and this dry pattern continues. Its just so dry in the bay area. Lets talk about spare the air alet for air quality declining tomorrow. Forced air quality in the north bay. We have more air quality at best no burning allowed under this alert. Big cold air dominating our weather picture entire state of california. Interior sections of the west and north west for one more night then another center of High Pressure takes over. Blocks the jet stream. Deflecting it well to our north so no rain making systems coming our way. Dry weather for the next several days. No written in sight. Talk about how dry San Francisco thinks year. San francisco will record the driest year ever in 19 17 the Current Record for the lowest annual rainfall in San Francisco is set only 9 inches of rip for the whole year. So far this year january 1st to now we have had only 5. 95 inches of written in San Francisco. We are on a pace to set new record of driest year in San Francisco ever. Overnight tonight clear skies dry conditions and very cold. Low down to 21 degrees in santa rosa and nap a. See mid 20s in the inland valley east bay and south bay and upper 20s right around the bay so pretty cold once again. And tomorrow mainly sunny skies and cool to chilly but temperatures are beginning to climb degree or 2 each day now so low mid 50s as our high tomorrow later in the week high up to 60 degrees. Heres accuweather 7 day forecast. Now the next 2 morning very cold but afternoon will start to work up around thursday and friday High Pressure of 60 degrees inland around the bay and over the weekend into early next week we see temperatures in the low mid 60s. Afternoon temperature milder and much more pleasant daytime weather but take a few day for the overnight Early Morning temperatures to begin to moderate. Freezing for the next couple morning. But again above zero. Above zero. Focus on that. Plus 20 degrees. A lot better than minus 20 degrees. Thanks very much. Breaking news in San Francisco. We want to bring you a large fire burning in the bayshore District Across 101 from Candlestick Park. Life picture now from sutro camera. Showing the if smoke in the distance there. This 40s top our camera on mount sutro. The tow