things are looking up as far sunshine? it is. there's always next year. james. look at the weather. i john right. there's a flipside. what we do have all the sunshine you could want this morning. not a cloud in the sky out there. >> unfortunately, if that may be enticing you to get outside to maybe get that morning workout and outdoors, you're going to feel really chilly as you do so at least until your heart rate gets up. this is what it looks like at the embarcadero right now. not a cloud in the sky. there. we are seeing redwood city now officially below freezing at 31 degrees. morgan hill and fremont at 38. oakland. you fell into the 30's earlier. right now. you're 40 well, san mateo berkeley at 37 dublin. 35 degrees. not to mention those 20's in the north bay, fairfax and calistoga, upper 20's while petaluma and santa rosa also below freezing. now we do have frost advisories for one more hour through 09:00am. after this. temperatures should begin to rise under all that sunshine. we're seeing no chance of

showers today unlike yesterday, which is cloudy and kind of wet for some of us. i'm talking more about where we're headed this week. still to come, 3 in a john. thank you for that. all right. well, bay area as you're waking up and hitting the roads right now, it's going to be a little slow out there. >> crockett down towards the maze along 5, 18, 80, about 30 minutes to make that drive this morning, richmond center fell bridge. you'll notice traffic also picking up as you're heading across towards sandra fell the bay bridge right now. 24 minutes may so that fremont street exit. no accidents or hazards there, but uptick in travel 90 minutes, 80 to 101 via the san mateo bridge. as you're traveling across towards the peninsula. we'll check in on 1, of the south bay. 53 minutes. 85 up towards menlo park. so you might just want to go ahead and hop on to 80 or 82 to make that drive darya. james, back to you. thanks. a lot of do one and let's get back to the cold weather and with the wind chill, it's going to feel even colder out cold enough to freeze some of the moisture that's out there. we've been seeing signs of that all around the bay. in fact, kron four's will tran who is out in

the east bay. >> is seeing that firsthand this morning. hey, well. >> james o my god. it is cold. back to you. i kid i kid i kid. i just want to show you how cold it is. one thing that tell you it's another thing to show you how cold the conditions are. we have been in front of this dealership all morning. what? it's 802. right now the sun is up and it is not doing the job that it's supposed to do heating things up. you can clearly see there's still frost on the windshields, the entire car itself. a look at this. and then to make matters worse. you can see some of the decorations here. you know, we will move the camera up and you can see there is a breeze adding to the wind chill factors. so if you're are bundling up your child right now for school, you can not do it enough. it is cold this morning. i know john was talking about that. it's one thing to talk about it as another thing to be in it.

bring in your pets, your plants and also your reporters. back to you. >> the best shot ever. i don't know if they had are might still of what you did that well, but the whole studio just broken the let people there yeah, we've got to use. you only can go get some coffee or something to warm up with. >> colder than the football gods yesterday to the 9, 0, here we go right it and still rubbing it in the warm up. >> if you need to warm up to we do have hotlines that you can call so that you can find out where warming centers are. if you're in a santa clara county, can see the numbers on your screen that you can call there. and there are various numbers off around the bay like in san jose. they have areas, you know that for you and they always activate these when gets extra calls. you can see you can call 2, 1, 1, that's probably the easiest

way. but also reach out to kron 4 dot com. if you use our website as well, we usually will say when and where warming centers are offering epstory there with that information. so you'll find it. >> and you can see video here of the demonstrations, the shut down broadway street in oakland where people gathered last night to protest the killing of tyree nichols. the graphic video of his beating at the hands of 5 police officers with memphis of city of memphis was released friday night. all 5 of those officers have been fired and they all now face charges of second degree murder. >> and the that chapter of the naacp and community leaders came together to discuss the death of nichols kron four's amanda hari has reaction. >> everyone at the meeting had a similar reaction to seeing the video of the arrest. shock and disgust. they say they want to make sure nothing similar ever happens here in

the bay area. religious leaders, community members and even police chief bill scott. >> all coming together to prevent another tragedy. they were discussing the death of tyree nichols and what measures need to be taken to prevent police brutality in the bay area. every brown brings us together and what he calls chief scott says he condemns what happened in memphis along with shocking u.s.. there's no place for that. in this profession. nichols was pulled over on january 7th for what police say was reckless driving body camera and street lamp camera footage shows a group of officers repeatedly beating nichols as he cries for his mother. nichols died 3 days later. chief scott says this incident is impacting police departments around the country that back and we have to keep doing what we need to do to continue to change for the better chief. scott says he holds people accountable and his department in a fair way to process. they also have a

special unit created to prevent these types of incidents. the name of field training course options. and that is what they do for time. examine. >> procedures are protocols, tactical situations and they come out of that lesson learned. so officers trained to be better. ordination on leadership. even when the sergeant is not president. retired police captain yolanda williams also spoke at the event. >> she says she was even more disappointed that 5 black officers were responsible for the beating. they also discredited to a certain extent black police officers. we fought so hard to become officers and police agencies for you and it was hard as it as a black person to get through it successfully. and then here we have 5 officers. >> with less than 6 years service who have actually destroyed everything we have for. chief scott says they

haven't had any issues with protests or vandalism over the weekend since the video has been released. >> but he wants people to know they have a right to protest. he just ask that they do so peacefully in the newsroom. amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> thank you, amanda. well, lawmakers on capitol hill are also reacting to that video showing the brutal attack of nichols, some saying more police reform is needed other saying reforms like that really will make a different dc correspondent basil john takes a look. >> good morning. the nichols family attorney says he wants lawmakers and the president to put police reform efforts back on the table. heartbreak. it was horrible, inhumane. that's how illinois democratic senator durbin described the brutal video of memphis police officers beating tyree nichols. >> and on abc's this week, he says there is a federal responsibility for police reform. we need a national conversation on this. we do not the denial or willful

indifference. the video has brought calls from across the country for change. and on cnn state of the union, pennsylvania democratic congresswoman, some early says the calls for change are growing. there are so many black cities across the country that have now live this. but it's painful every single time and never gets any easier. the nichols family attorney ben crump says he's urging congress to pass legislation to combat police misconduct. put the george floyd justice in policing back on the table to have the also push efforts to get police reform. but ohio republican congressmantjim jordan told nbc's meet the press. >> he doesn't think there's a law that can stop what happened in the video. i don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change. you know, that this man was handcuffed, they continue to be in. jordan also says there is a lack of good applicants joining the police around the country. >> and that needs to change reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> basil, thank you. and the

gofundme account that was set up for tyree nichols is family has over a million dollars in donations. now that page was created on saturday. their goal is to generate 1.2 million. so there nearly there those donations have been pouring in after video footage showing that violent arrest was made public on friday night. >> it's 808. and today a former assisted living facility. workers going to be rain for the death of a resident who drink cleaning solution. 54 year-old leticia starling is charged with elder abuse for the death of a 94 year-old resident at atria walnut creek. and his name was constantine. con noon and he died in august of 2021. the da's office says that starling was taking care of the victim. and he drank that cleaning solution and ended up dying, rushed to the hospital, died a few days later from injuries to his stomach and esophagus and throat. the da says starling willfully caused and permitted him to be in a situation. where is health was endangered drinking that

cleaning fluid. starling is currently held in the martinez detention facility. >> in the east bay and reveal police have arrested a man accused of driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian that happened on showman street new the ikea there just off a tee. this was saturday afternoon. the person was struck is listed in critical condition. the driver of the car actually ran away at first, but was caught a few blocks away. police have since arrested him for felony dui hit and run and gun possession. it's a 10 and we're learning more about the motive in a mass shooting in half moon bay that killed 7 people. >> a california prosecutor tells of area news group that it was because of a dispute over $100 work-related repair bill. and that is what sparked the gunfire and the violence. they say that 66 year-old chunli zhao told investigators he went to vent to his supervisor about the fact that he got that $100 bills saying his co worker was actually to

blame for the collision between his forklift and the co-workers. bulldozer. but the supervisor insisted >> that he pay it and then the rampage began. showers charged with 7 counts of premeditated murder. and one count. >> of attempted murder. investigators say he admitted to the killings in a jailhouse interview, but he did not enter a plea. he is being held right now in jail without bail. and the man who stopped the monterey park shooter in southern california for you from going into another dance studio and killing more people there. he got a hero's welcome there, some of the surveillance video of what he did to step in and wrestle that got away from the gunman. the alhambra police department resented brandon side with a medal of courage for what he did. you can see in an interview their size sprang into action when the shooter entered that second dance studio. he had already gone and killed 11 people and wounded 9 at the first dance studio where he opened fire he was luckily able to wrestle the gun away.

>> i believe that we can mend and grow from this tragedy. i want everyone to take the time. to grieve 2 more to counter. but after. i want us. the people of this nation. she take action. >> and the event also included a remembrance ceremony for the victims. >> 8.12, is the time. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news forty-niners fans wakidg up a little disappointed after that loss to the eagles yesterday in the nfc championship game. difficult to just put it that we're going hear from kron four's. kate roney coming up. >> and today is going to be a cool one after such a cold morning in the 30's for a lot of us. daytime highs today will be in the low 50 (steven) every time i come to see caremore, they go above and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm taking medication for what i should have been taking years ago. (vo) caremore health provides advanced primary care

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what? it sounds like it's going to be just as cold at home as it is here. so i'm thinking maybe i just might as well stay in philly, but >> let's talk about the game. you know. >> to >> overcome really this >> but overcoming odds. back in week. >> kay hold on. we're going to go to your pre. don't report. let's take a look. the forty-niners came just short of a true fairy tale this season after brock purdy went from mister relevant to rewriting the rookie history books. his storybook season ended here at lincoln financial field in the nfc championship game against the philadelphia eagles. pretty was able to complete just 4 passes in the game. >> before getting injured on his right throwing elbow an injury which he described as extremely painful. that's when fourth-string quarterback josh johnson came in the game and struggled before he too, would

end up leaving after sustaining a concussion. first forty-niners season in which the quarterback position has faced so much adversity. it was a fitting if disappointing ending. >> he news i i'm not going throw the ball. also. you might as well have fun. that's all those come just our message was. you know, half what else you got to do it's going to roll over and die or go out there and found the physical and now. german. you can to put something on >> we found of bruck's this kind of it differently. puts a damper on things. but we've been through it multiple times this year and we've prevailed. we still have a lot of hope. we can throw the ball and they know and they know that i'm not going to be there on the ball either because they're not allow that to happen is tough. definitely not. hey, up. >> sometimes things don't work out. kind of like the live

shot. yeah, he will try to get you reconnected for the next hour. want to chat with her about her experience there in philly. yeah, she says phil isn't just on fire this morning. they're so happy. sure they're all over the place saying rah you know, we're out of the super bowl, whatever. so we'll see what in the meantime, back here in the studio at 6.18. let's get over to the weather center, john, with a gorgeous look at the golden gate yeah, gorgeous out there. but it is cold this morning. so as you get outside, you may think our up to such a clear start. oh, my goodness, it's going to feel pretty good. and that sunshine does feel nice. but it's paired with some really cold temps right now. redwood city all the way down to 31 degrees. fremont morgan hill, san mateo and berkeley, also in the upper 30's. oakland, you were there this morning. now you're back up at 40. well, areas like fairfax in calistoga in the upper 20's petaluma and santa rosa below freezing in the low 30's. so a lot of us are looking at these really cool temps. despite the clear skies, the showers we had yesterday, those are gone

to the south now and what we have for the bay area's nothing but sunshine today that will eventually help us out with temperatures beginning to climb for a couple spots already eventually will rise into the low 50's. as for now and over the next round to 30 45 minutes, we're still under frost advisories for almost all of the bay area. temperatures as low as the upper 20's as parts of the north bay of seeing and down into the 30's right along the bay shore. temps later today will rise into the low 50's for most of us all the livermore and pleasanton only in the upper 40's for your daytime highs. hayward, redwood city, oakland and san francisco at 53 for your warmest temps today. tomorrow temperatures will rise a little further and still under sunny skies lows tomorrow morning shouldn't be quite as cold either. we kick off february on wednesday with temperatures a little warmer, a chance of showers thursday night into friday morning and a better chance of them into sunday of the upcoming weekend. our warmest days will be towards the weekend with highs in the low 60's by saturday. all right, john,

thank you for that. will traffic has been certainly busy and this 8 o'clock hour and on this monday. 48 minutes. if you're traveling up 1, 0, one, 85 into menlo park. that's how long it's going to take you this morning to make that right. >> about 90 minutes mace to that fremont street x's. so traffic, a little busy at the bay bridge. 17 minutes. 82 want to one as you're traveling across towards the peninsula. a richmond center fell bridge puts us at about 13 fairly busy. not too terrible, but our highways really busy like 8, 8 easily enter down towards mill feed is and the last hour we were talking about this closure along that 5.80, eastbound to to 38. thankfully all lanes are back open there, cracking down towards the maze along 5.80, in 80, just under 30 minutes and doubling down to fremont about 26 daria, back to you. thanks. a lot of 20 and continuing our coverage of the lunar new year. there's a new book out this month by a bay area, author and illustrator team minute celebrates ty one nice culture tells a story of a young asian

american girl who moves to taiwan to help care for her grandmother. and she learns to embrace her family roots. we spoke to the writer, vivian chang and illustrator eugenia yoh. the story is really a universal universal's. this party. >> anytime someone experiences new changes, you know this, relate to this book as well yeah. like it's not just confined within the tonys for community or asian or communities is the story for all. >> and you can get their book. this is not my home. it's available now. >> how music is so cool. this is a obviously something we invited into our studio in celebration of the lunar new year. the helen dance academy visiting us over the weekend to show off their skills which you'll be able to see in person, by the way, the chinese youth dance group based out of san francis is going to be performing at the

upcoming snn francisco lunar new year parade on saturday. one of the organizers spoke about what this year celebration means to all of them. >> the message she is too not only celebrate the achievement and success of chinese, american, or income, but also to go against. the asian hate and violence. and to promote unity. >> and the lunar new year parade, by the way, scheduled for this saturday, february 4th. with that 5 to >> 5 to 9, 5, 2, 9, bytes and parties in chinatown saturday there. it's going great. are going take a break. it is 8.22. >> coming up on the kron, 4 morning news. southwest airlines still in hot water over that holiday meltdown. we'll tell you what a federal investigation found out so far and how the airline plans to turn things around. we'll be right back.

>> we're back at a 25 in the north bay. sausalito has a new mayor and she's laying out her top priorities for the city. we have melissa blouse to now saying that housing is going to be a primary one since the state now has recently mandated that sausalito create more than lungs over the next 8 years. >> we need to move saw sleet is a 2 by 2 square miles city. and we've been asked at 724 new units of housing. so we're working really hard because, you know, no one is going to be 100% happy with the choices that we make. but i believe

that we can come up with a plan that will help us make a more inclusive community that allows us to welcome more folks into our town. also solves our housing challenges. >> yeah, there will be a special city council review meeting today to discuss the housing element and it's open to the public in case you'd like to listen in. >> time now is 8.25. and tomorrow will be the final day for open enrollment for covered california. so far more than 200,000 californians have signed up for the first time this enrollment period and more than 1.5 million have renewed their coverage. some were insured for $10 a month or less. you can enroll for the health coverage if you'd like through the affordable care act at covered ca dot com. it's 8.26. and coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news, a new town home project is set to be built in after 10. >> but steph curry and i should think it's a little too close to home. we'll tell you close to home. we'll tell you why they don't like it.

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>> 29 right now and the big story in the weather is how cold it is this morning. de, though, with doesn't look that way. when you look out the window, john, it's when you step outside. it's not feel a vision. it's not feel no, no, down to the future day. but for now we're john and you have to feel the window you live is tv won't work for ya.

>> is definitely cold out. there looks so sunny, you'd the sun shines out. it's going to feel pretty good in later today. it's going to feel nice enough. >> but right now you definitely want to layer up quite our sitting under that nothing but sunshine that we're seeing redwood city all the way down at 31 degrees right now. morgan hill fremont down at 38 while berkeley, san mateo livermore. 39 dublin in concord, mid 30's for you. even some upper 20's up in fairfax in calistoga petaluma and santa rosa below freezing at 30 degrees right now. oakland, you fell to 35 this morning, but the sunshine is helping you out a little bit. you back up to 40 now. temperatures cold enough for frost advisories for another 30 minutes. those will remain through 09:00am after that. sunshine helps us out more and more. and we do eventually later on today. see temperatures climbing into the low 50's for most areas you'll still want your jackets on later on. but compared to 30's low 50's sounds better. alright. got to give a big

jacket on dec. oh, make should just do it in the car. so always have it. >> okay. a few accidents out there to tell you about west bound 5.80, the harrison street in oakland. that off-ramp is closed. the air and the north at a 80 south of davis street in san leandro. but all of our highways for the most part, a pretty busy right now. so those accidents contributing to those delays, but other highways like 13, 5.80, are still pretty sluggish this morning, traveling through hayward and there are no accidents there. 20 minutes into the city may so that fremont street exit. that's how long it's going to take you our san mateo to want to. what about 16 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. richmond, sandra fell bridge. well, look at that. nice and light. about 9 minutes and the golden gate bridge that will look at that later. but 46 minutes along 101 traveling from 85 up towards menlo park. darya. james, back to you. thank you. reyna is 8.31 and developing news. the man accused of trying to kill his family by driving them off a cliff at double slide is now in jail. and this afternoon we expect him to stand before a judge

and hear the charges against him. >> kron four's michael thomas following the story for us live down at the redwood city hall of justice. >> good morning, michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. this arraignment is set for one 30 this afternoon at the da's office told me this morning that the man was arrested on friday and he went straight from the hospital to being booked at the county jail with no bail when it comes to those charges. the da's office is that they're still really looking into. they're going to file charges. but we do know that the arrest was made and attempted murder. and now take a look. this is a man that we're talking about. he is 41 years old and his name is dharmesh patel. he's a doctor from pasadena. he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder charges and child abuse. this comes after a car accident that took place on january second earlier this month. now on that, investigators do believe that this was done on purpose. patel was said to be driving his white tesla model y which drove off a cliff near double

slide with both his wife and 2 children, ages 7, 4, inside the vehicle. but the tesla landed in between several large boulders and fell at 250 feet. all 4 people did survive but suffered severe injuries. now, despite investigators having suspicion that the accident was done on purpose, the senate to da's office says investigators are still examining all potential causes of the crash. and that includes the possibility of a mechanical problem. as we know, tesla's can self operating again. the da's office said this morning we asked them charges be filed, that they are still looking into that. so again, it's set for one 30 as we get more information. we'll continue to give you guys a more information. but i think back to those live in the studio this morning. thank you very much, michael. it's 8.33 right now in the north bay, 9 people have to find another place to live because a fire broke out in rohnert park and a home saturday night on bernie's avenue. >> and it started in the garage. then it quickly spread to the rest of the home. it turns out the garage had been

converted into living quarters. so in total now, 9 people are displaced and they'll be getting help and where they can live the caused the fire is under investigation. >> and there was another fire band warehouse caught fire in santa rosa. this one required 5 fire engines. >> they responded to the scene saturday night on central avenue and they were able to put it out pretty quickly. then they search nobody but was inside. so no injuries, which is good. but firefighters say it appeared that people were living in. they're camping inside that building. it found evidence of that. so there are still investigating the cause. >> well, now to the peninsula where steph curry and his wife are asking atherton city leaders to stop construction of a townhome project is proposed for their neighborhood in a letter sent to the mayor, the celebrity couple cited safety and privacy concerns as the reason why there requesting this project not go through. they also plan to ask the town to invest in taller fencing and landscaping that might block the views of this property

into theirs. but the currys aren't the only ones opposing this project. fact a number of other at that. and residents have also expressed their concerns. >> in the east bay, a happy reunion for a family whose french bulldog was stolen at gunpoint last week. and you can see here khalilah back with her family. they got a call from a vet clinic in vallejo saying somebody dropped lua their dog off and they didn't leave any information or anything. there was a reward being offered. but and they got the dog back last monday. the owners are parking their car with their dog in richmond. would 2 people came up with guns said hand over their one year-old pop and then tried to steal the car, but they couldn't start the car, but they did get away with the dog. now the dog is back. but the robbers are still on the loose. southwest airlines say they lost 800 million dollars because of last month's meltdown during the holidays. and the ripple effects are still being felt the airline at the time had to cancel roughly 17,000 flights between

december. >> 20th and the 29th, the computer system failure. they're stranded. well, hundreds of thousands of travelers. yeah, evan lambert takes a look at how they're going to have to pay for that fiasco. >> checked my bag. mistake of my life. frustrating. southwest airlines holiday travel meltdown led directly to a dismal earnings announcement. thursday. we're disappointed to report a queue for that as we're on track to produce a healthy. >> 4th quarter profit prior to december. the 21st southwest ceo bob jordan revealing that the company lost 220 million dollars in the 4th quarter. that's after canceling nearly 17,000 flights in late december originally caused by weather. but then to reveal antiquated crew-scheduling technology that further the travel nightmare for thousands of passengers. now news nation has learned that the u.s. department of transportation

is expanding its investigation of southwest looking specifically at whether southwest exact set an unrealistic flight schedule. they knew they couldn't handle. >> in a statement, a dot spokesperson suggested that could amount to what quote, under federal law is considered an unfair and deceptive practice. continuing, quote, dot will leverage the full extent of its investigative and enforcement power to ensure consumers are protected. and this process will continue to evolve as the department learns more. there is some good news in the earnings call. southwest said its process. nearly all refunds and lost bag requests and 80% of reimbursements. it also said the crew software that appears to have caused most of the disruptions is being addressed specifically responding to the dot is new run of its investigation. southwest tells newsnation its holiday flight schedule was thoughtfully designed an offer to our customers with the backing of a solid plan to operate it. and with ample staffing.

>> that was evan lambert reporting for us this morning. southwest has given affected passengers. 25,000 bonus points in frequent flier accounts as well as a travel voucher. >> 8.37 is a time and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. it's tax season. so we have some tips on what you should do when you file your return. and if you have somebody else, file it. what you should watch out for. >> still really cold out there this morning. some of us below freezing, especially in the north bay. later on today, low 50's. so keep the jackets on but feeling pretty good with but feeling pretty good with that

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>> 40 is a time and for your money this morning, sometimes winter means they'll be fewer cars on the road in lower gas prices. but apparently not this winter. if you're looking to fill up, you'll notice that prices are actually going up. let's take a look. and since the middle of december, the price of gas has really taken off increasing nationally by more than $0.35 from the same time one month ago and it looks like all 15 states now of or at least 15 states have averages. there are 3.50, and over, including california and 6 states. we're at that average last month. so more are joining us. and not a single state is averaging under 3 bucks and $0.10 a gallon industry. analysts say it's not the demand fueling the increase in price, but rather the winter weather. >> thanks to the arctic blast that hit much of the country all the way down into texas. the extremely cold weather caused equipment failures at

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>> we're back in a 44. it has been just over a month since academic workers with the university of california ratified a new labor contract winning themselves. a big wage increase. and that's what brought an end to their 40 day strike but now you see schools are grappling with the problem of how to actually follow through and pay for those salary bumps. university officials are estimating the agreement's going to cost upwards of 570 million dollars and to raise those funds. they are considering major cutbacks to graduate student admissions campuses may also reduce the amount of teaching assistance and researchers they have on staff. >> 45 is the time. and the big headline in the weather is how cold it is out there, which isn't bad, you know, bad weather, just bad clothing. you just need to bundle up and you're good. it's very cold. that's how i would categorize but john, with the actual numbers, good morning, john. yeah. as long as you're layered up, it's going to be okay. but it is cold out there as you're stepping outside. it looks beautiful. half moon bay. right now you're getting

a view with the sunshine there in the distance. got a few of you braving those cold temperatures as low as the 30's, even right at the coastline. but we are definitely seeing a good dose of sun accompanying those cold temps right now. pacifica, you're back up to 42. you were down in the upper 30's earlier redwood city at 33 right now fremont's morgan hill at 39. same for you in berkeley, north bay temps, fairfax down at 28 degrees. santa rosa still below freezing at 30. we are starting to see temperatures lifting that us out. now yesterday, o help remember, may remember was pretty gray day. we saw all that rain shower activity that you now have for southern california resulting in a few spotty sprinkles in the bay yesterday. that's all cleared out. so that's the sunshine that we've got. but behind that, of course, is the cold air that we're in the midst of. so a cold start to the morning. we are in the midst of frost advisories for just 15 more minutes. they'll expire at 09:00am. temperatures are already starting to lift and will continue to do so. eventually

taking us to the 50's for most areas later on san francisco in the low 50's, same for the coast out are very warm us today. it's the mid 50's for a few spots. among those areas, foster city and san jose at 54 degrees. each well in the east bay, looking at some upper 40's in snow, pleasanton and livermore definitely need the jacket, even with all the sunshine that will have as temperatures stay relatively cool. billy, how and napa at 53 today. santa rosa in petaluma at 54 after your morning below freezing tomorrow. wednesday, thursday, each in the mid 50's for your average. daytime highs will kick off february on wednesday. our next chance of rain won't come until thursday night into friday morning. a better chance of showers into sunday of next weekend right now. john, thank you for that will pretty busy out there on our highways. west bound 5.80, and harrison street. you have an accident there. >> so you can see lane is impacted by that. and then along north down 8.80, south

of davis street is alien another accident. there take about 30 minutes. if you're traveling down from, hey, we're san leandro up towards the maze right now heading into the city. look at that 17 minutes. mace to that free much. exit so drive times are improving at the bay bridge. mateo bridge 80 to one a lot about 60 minutes traveling across towards the peninsula. 101 of the south bay. let's check on things. and 41 minutes. 85 up towards menlo park. well, to 80, certainly not as bad there. silly answer down towards to 37 take about 40 minutes. the crockett down towards the maze just under 22 darya. james, back to you. >> thanks. a lot of rain 8.48. and the irs is reminding you be wary of doing your taxes. tips include be vigilant. make sure whoever is preparing your taxes is involved in any fraud or identity theft or another scam. and ultimately, they say, remember, taxpayers are responsible for all the information on their income tax return, regardless of who handles it.

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good to be true. this is the facebook replacement that is safe for your family. your friends. >> what is ceo of san francisco based true a growing app that mixes the sharing aspect of facebook with the convenience of group messaging. plus, it's all private by default. this idea that i'm going to share my family's information, my family pictures and so forth and the public default sharing system dispel all the slick in friendly app makes it easy to sign up and build groups. they call threats. they can be filled with family, friends, co-workers or your gardening group, for example, have a couple of 100 friends on the product. >> and they share everything from picture tube go to a live story. the app promises it doesn't collect or sell personal information and it doesn't track you. it's possible to use true for the rest of your life and never see to make money. the company says it will eventually offer optional premium features and south keyword based ads on

public groups. i think we're in period right now with so general there. >> and titian kelli hayes is a social media reporter for insider. >> she believes the time is right for new apps like true to come along and disrupt established players. a lot of them, i think probably work out. but i think a couple of them will. i can the next 2 to 5 years that i think we've actually when you see a social media platform kind of take off and he said, you know, can we build a system that gets back to these things that matter which is our friends and family? >> without commercial interruption in that room was borne out. >> one more thing to like about true. if you decide to leave the app and delete your account, all of your posts and interactions are raced immediately. this could be a nice alternative. if you want to check it out, you can find the download link on my website. just go to rich on tech dot tv. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. >> 8.51. and you want to be

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the gases that are being committed from goes by. okay, cool. when do i look at you can see with the naked colors. make it even better. okay. okay. but basically what you want to do is a look to the north star hopefully will be clear for you and find a place that start as possible. you'll see it go by. and it happens overnight wednesday night into early thursday. so that's when you want to win this week. so day the winds tonight with funding from john. if it's going to be clear skies around the bay early thursday morning or because i know we're expecting some kind of shower activity to at some point this week's out a role in unfortunate. but if it's like you showing on here, that's you're going to see pretty big, okay. check it out if you can. very good. >> 8.56 right now coming up in the next hour, we're also talking about the temperatures dropping. >> into the 30's and where you go. if you need a break from the cold. plus, a man accused of trying to kill his wife and children by driving off a cliff in double slide. we're going to have more on that

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>> thanks for waking up with us on a monday. i'm daria and i'm james. and you can see outside it is sunny. >> it's bright. the skies are blue, but don't think you can go out there in short. you cannot feel how cold it is. and that's a big deal today, especially with the wind job. yeah, the wind just makes that why wind chill feel even colder. temps falling into the 20's for some of the north bay and some of us below freezing in the rest of the bay area. 2, you would know that just by looking out there because what a gorgeous morning it is that both the it felt so nice. we will eventually see numbers are rising, but we're still in the 30's redwood city at 36 fremont double in morgan hill. among those other spots there. san jose and oakland, you were in the 30's earlier. your temps have risen to the mid 40's. now. well, nevado at 39 santa rosa. you were below freezing. now you're up to 39 degrees. fairfax still in the upper 20's. we are about to see those frost advisories expiring likely to see him disappearing from the map here in just a few moments. but it has been such a cold morning. a lot of ft