Crossing more than 2 dozen countries while World Health Officials work to stop the spread. Were providing advice to countries on how to do screenings, testing and treatment. Reporter all but two of the cases in the u. S. Are linked to travel to wuhan, china, the center of the outbreak. And there are a lot of questions about coronavirus including symptoms and the best way to protect yourself. You can find answers by going to abc7news. Com. Time is 4 31 f. Youre just joining us, good morning. A quick update of weather and traffic. From the same person. Thank you. A live look showing you san jose right now, 280 camera and we are really seeing a clear situation. Thats good because i know a little bit about traffic. Guerneville, 40. Petaluma 41 as well. Moving over to novato, 43. Alameda, 52. These are our current temperatures this morning. Moving over now to a live look at the san mateo bridge. No fog like yesterday. And our commute planner for driving Clear Conditions all good across the board. Mass transit will be cool to warm so good as well and no fog around the bay this morning. Your ferry ride should be nice and smooth. Now we are still following a sig alert in wood side. A power pole is down. We do not have pg e crews available at the moment to clear this up. Both lanes blocked on northbound 35 past highway 84. Be aware of that. A live look showing you 80 here, emeryville, nice and clear situation as people make their way towards the bay bridge where we have no problems that im seeing. Our commuter alert for the posey tube. Weekdays from 10 00 p. M. To 5 00 a. M. Through march. In the south bay a state lawmaker is hoping tougher penalties for breaking into cars will lead to less of them. How this would help build a better bay area. Julian . Reporter good morning, reggie. Good morning, kumasi. The bottom line is the assemblyman from san jose gets his way it will make certain smash and grab as felony. Were hoping that will make them more likely to be prosecuted and less likely to be committed. There is a catch to all of this. That would fb its considered a felony if a device with your personal information is stolen from your vehicle during the breakin including those phones, laptops, tablets this would make that crime a felony. The congressman plans to introep deuce the legislation this month that would increase penalties for car breakins. He says enough is enough. We see the increase of the smash and grab the last five years. Tougher reporter it isnt clear when the legislation will take up the proposal. Weve heard from one south bay police department, police chief kim peterson of the Fremont Police department. She says it is a good idea saying that Holding Criminals Accountable is absolutely key. Reporting live, julian glover, abc 7 news. Thank you, julian. Police are looking for the suspect who attacked and robbed a postal worker yesterday afternoon. The suspect attacked the letter carrier, stole some of the mail in the truck. It hammed on Oxford Street near first avenue. Police say the suspect escaped in a white sedan heading north on Oxford Street. Were offering a reward up to 50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for this robbery. Just before 6 00 two men held up a person on Oxford Street four blocks from where the mail theft happened. Police havent said this if he think the two are connected. Jurors in Harvey Weinsteins new york rape trial will begin their deliberations. Hes charged with raping a woman in a Manhattan Hotel room in 2013. Hes also accused of forcibly performing a sex act on another in 2006. Prosecutors say weinstein was a sexual predator who thought he could get away with anything. Defense attorneys claim the women had consensual sex because they thought he might help their careers. A bill to deter shortterm rentals from becoming party houses. Fines up to 5,000 on shortterm rental hosts who violate local laws. Four months after five people were killed at a house in orinda. It was frequently rented out for events. We are honing in on those who are renting their property, typically in residential neighborhoods, that they are held to account for ensuring the tranquility of the neighborhood in which they live. Right now smaller cities can only fine homeowners a maximum of 1,000. The legislation does not target the renters themselves or the rental platforms. A separate bill is in the works to do that. Happening today the sfmta will consider a report on dramatic changes to parking in the city aimed at making the city less congested. Here are some of the changes. Extended hours on all meters. No more free parking on sundays. Eliminating disabled placard use in green zones. Allowing the use of cameras on buses and street sweepers to ticket for double parking and parking on sweeping days. And to allow the use of fixed cameras to ticket for illegal stopping and parking. Not all san franciscans are onboard especially with the idea of having to pay on sunday. Awful. Sundays are a day i can go and take my dogs to different parks in the city. I understand encouraging Public Transportation but not everyone is the same here. These are just proposals. They will discuss these at their meeting this afternoon. Bernie in the bay area. The appeal he made in the hopes of bringing millions of new democrats to the polls. The team is telling him to stay away from the anniversary reunion. With the cost of housing in the bay area every square foot counts. Well take you inside a San Francisco apartment where the bed is stored in the ceiling. But right now were all going to have a seat. Were going to look at weather and traffic. Hi, jobina. Hi, guys. Kumasi was ready to go. She just walked on out of here. Fun fact, we cannot see out of our eyes. They wear glasses, everyone. I dont typically do weather. But we are here together. We love each other and were going to make it happen. Our 12 hour planner. Looking at the peninsula first. Our lows in the morning at 7 00 a. M. 45 degrees. The highs reaching up to 65 degrees. In the afternoon around 3 00 p. M. And dropping down to 55 degrees at 7 00 p. M. For the east bay valleys 46 degrees at 7 00 a. M. Climbing up to 67 degrees and dropping down to 56 at 7 00 p. M. And then moving to the south bay now we step out the door at 7 00 a. M. , 45 degrees. It will feel cool, picking back up to 67 degrees there and 55 at 7 00 p. M. Once the evening rolls in. Moving over to traffic, for starters the bay bridge toll plaza, the lanes are tacking up there. No metering lights yet. Its too early for that. San jose, 101, no problems that im seeing in that area. In the south bay a sig alert in wood side. Our drive times, the slow spot is our usual spot, tracy to dublin, 44 minutes. And then this is our issue that were following in wood side, a power pole is down. They cant get a pg e crew out at 4 39 in the morning. All lanes past highway 84 are blocked right grand now we have to deal withed us this. Rs. Climate change is an emergency. Thats why i wrote the nations most progressive climate law. And thats why im endorsing tom steyer. Because when big oil tried to stop our clean air laws, he led us to victory. Same with the keystone pipeline. When tom says we can save the world and do it together believe him. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. All right. So we will look at our highs across the state this morning for california. We have l. A. Checking in with the highs at 74 degrees. Fresno with 70 degrees. 64 for monterey, sacramento 67. Eureka, the cooler spot, at 55 degrees. Now mike left for us a lovely sevenday forecast for his tahoe outlook. A 49 for the high today. Tomorrow 46 degrees. Thursday 50 degrees. That chance of rain will be above average. Key word chance here. Not looking too good for all of us. A park near cupertino will stay closed today. Searchers are continuing to look for this Mountain Lion which attacked a 6yearold girl. It left scratch marks and two shallow indentations from its fangs on the girls calf. The Mountain Lion sightings are common but attacks against people are hair. Your voice, your vote. A four state campaign swing. This comes the day after Bernie Sanders and his bay area supporters to vote in force to defeat the president. He hosted a huge rally in richmond. He hit all his themes including free college, housing and health care for all. Sanders didnt actually mention his democratic opponents by name except for one, Mike Bloomberg. Now mr. Bloomberg, like anybody else, has a right to run for president. He does not have a right to buy the presidency. Sanders called on the 5. 5 million california voters who have no Party Preference to change their affiliation to democrat and vote for him. Bernie sanders supporters are known to be quite vocal and very active online particularly on social media. Michael bloombergs campaign picked up on this and release add video targeting what are known as the bernie bros for their aggressive behavior. Abc 7 news had the chance to speak to Bernie Sanders wife about the video. She says they do not condone this behavior and want them to have positive conversations. The fact is we have 2. 5 million supporters on twitter and some of them, a very small number of them, are negative and speak out in ways, and we tell them over and over again we dont want your support if youre going to be disrespectful. We want you to be respectful and engage in ideas. She says she has seen behave why are from supporters of other candidates and wishes they would be given less attention. Aubrey huff will not be invited to the world series championship this year. The giants say because of his unacceptable comments on social media. The Organization Says it perceived many of his posts derogatory and offensive. He tells the athletic he is shocked and disappointed and if it werent for him they wouldnt even be having a reunion. We know Square Footage is at a premium in the bay area. One company is turning dead space into useful space. It could help build a better bay area. Dion lim shows us how you can store a bed and more in the ceiling. Couch, huge coffee table console. Reporter if looks can be deceiving, this micro studio apartment takes the cake by saying just a few words just say, get my clothes reporter this 320 foot demo unit transforms into something much more useful. Hey siri, clear the room. Reporter its almost as if by magic. So cool. The dead space becomes useful even for a bed. Whatever you need. Reporter thats the goal of bumblebee spaces, partnered with commercial Real Estate Companies to launch technology in places like this property in the knob hill neighborhood which rents for about 3,200 a month. Moving from the east coast to the bay area i was appalled by the rent prices. So if we can use the Square Footage a lot more effectively, then you can unlock a lot more value. Reporter if youre like me and constantly losing things, another benefit to the system, get my iron. Thats done. Reporter youll always know just where your belongings are. You can search for your things like you search google. You are able to see what kind of objects are stored in each one of these. Reporter and just because i know youre wondering itll stop. Reporter bumblebee spaces assures the technology has been tested millions of times and is safe to use. In San Francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. Im fascinated. I dont want to be lifted up into the ceiling in the night. Whats happening . They tested it. Occasionally if you get in a fight with someone, be gone. Bye. That, too. That was really cool. Good morning, everyone. Showing you san jose, 280 clear skies, no fog. Your commute should be great. Bay Area Temperatures acrosstheboard, oakland 50 degrees. San francisco, 51. Santa rosa, 41. Also we have our highs for today looking nice. Pretty much in the 60s. Santa rosa, 68. San rafael, 65. Oakland, 64. Morgan hill on the warmer side. Our lows right now, everywhere pretty much in the 40s. Cooler spot in half moon bay. And then the last soaking storm, january 16th, we do have a slight chance of rain for friday but unfortunately it looks like its going to pass. Well talk more about that later on. Checking in on traffic here we have a new crash right now in south san jose involving three cars right now. Two lanes are blocked this is southbound 101 before bernal road. Only one lane is open. Speeds are low and the backup is start to go form. If this is a part of your commute, headsup. A sig alert in woodside past highway 84. All lanes are blocked. Theres a power pole down. That may be a problem for a while. 880 at the coliseum, im not seeing any other issues on the roads this morning. Apple says the coronavirus will have an affect on its bottom line. And a team in dubai has made a huge leap in winged flight. Heres tech bytes. The coronavirus is having a major impact on apple. The company is cutting sales expectations for the current quarter. Apple says its smartphone supply is hampered because chinese factories have been closed. It also says it is affecting demand in china. And amazon boss jeff bezos is committing 10 billion to fight climate change. It is seen as an answer to criticism of the environmental record. It will be Carbon Neutral by 2040. And jet packed developers are making great strides. A test pilot was able to take off from the ground rather than jumping off a platform. He climbed faster than ever before and went higher eventually reaching nearly 5,000 feet. The next step is to do it without a parachute. Those are your tech bytes. Where can i try it . When . Do it with a parachute. And then do it without. Why . They test it had and it works. Drive without a seat belt. No, sir the same thing. All right. The aids epidemic shut them all down. Now a new proposal to bring back bathhouses. They sparked a change in housing for the homeless. Some bay area moms will be honored. The Apartment Building where the fire was. When things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. Hi. Red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. Were strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. Michael bloomberg is here. Vo leadership in action. Mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. Obama at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. Bloomberg im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Welcome back, everyone. I showed you that just a moment ago. January 16th. Thats the last major soaking storm weve had here in the bay area. Such a dry month. Here is our calendar. We are at the 18th. Still no rain. Headline here is the Global Forecast system shows there could be a light amount of rain on friday. The european model shows no rain and that system completely missing us. Hopefully we get some. Not looking too great. Thank you, jobina. Pier one is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company says its racked up 59 million in losses and is looking for a buyer. They announced they would close up to 450 stores last month including 11 of the 16 stores here in the bay area. We have a full list at abc 7 news. Bathhouses were shut down during the hiv aids epidemic after the city cited them as Public Health nuisances in 1984. A supervisor is propose to go overturn the law that prohibits private rooms with locking doors. There have been advancements that can help prevent the transmission of hiv. In the east bay the observing city council will recognize several people in honor of black history month. The group moms for housing. Several women made headlines in november when they moved into a vacant home without permission. They stayed there for two months drawing attention to the housing crisis. They were evicted last month after losing in court. It showed people the power of organizing. Good morning, everyone. We have a couple things to check in on here. We will start with our commuter planner. This is the san jose bridge. Everything is good on our roads. Pulling up now our highs for today San Francisco with 63. Oakland, 64. 66 in concord. San mateo, 65 degrees. Those are our highs. Moving over now to the sevenday forecast. We have 60s across the board here. A slight chance of rain for friday. Again, not looking too strong there. We have major issues in traffic. This is a sig alert in emeryville right now. A live look at 80. This is a roll over crash. Injuries have been reported. All lanes are blocked. This is westbound 80 right before powell and will cause a backup. Things will be light at the bay bridge toll plaza for now. It will get packed. We have no eta on when the lanes will open. We have two other crashes i want to talk about here. Well start with one in south san jose. Theres a threecar crash here blocking two lanes at the moment. This is southbound 101 before bernal road and a sig alert in wood side we want to get to. Blocking all lanes, a pg e crew is not on the way yet. Thank you, jobina. The bay area knows a thing or two when it comes to winning sports championships and will host another in may. What better way to get ready than have golfer Brooks Koepka take his trophy for a little ride on b. A. R. T. Koepka has won the tournament twice in a row. Hell be in this years field. He made it to oracle park to hit a few golf balls yesterday. He hit a few into mccovey cove joined by sports legends Brandi Chastain and kristi yamaguchi. The pga championship will happen. Cut your cravings. Wht researchers say you need to increase if youre always wanting sugar. Also this morning crash, into the wall, into the air goes newman upsidedown. A bad crash at the daytona 500. The car flipping across the finish line. The latest on the drivers condition this morning. The search for this couple, they havent been seen since friday. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance and when the search resumes this morning. And were taking a live look outside this morning at San Francisco sales force tower. [car[clicking of ignition]rt] uh wha woof eeh woof wuh [silence] [engine roars life] [dog howls] dramatic opera music swells from radio [howling continues] brzezinsktom steyer. K at this. Berman tom steyer. Odonnell surging in nevada. Scarborough this is working for tom steyer. Odonnell surging in south carolina. Smerconish i dont think its just resources. Mitchell surging in two new polls out of nevada and south carolina. Wallace polling at double digits. King up eleven points from october. That is dramatic. Steyer im saying we have a broken government. Thats whats going on in washington, dc. Its been bought by corporations, and my question to the American People is who do you think is going to change that . Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Now at 5 00 a. M. , this couple missing for four days in marin county. What we know about their disappearance and the extensive search efforts. Good morning to you on this tuesday, february 18. Here is jobina with weather and traffic. Visibility is looking great. No fog in the area right now so you can see across the board a smooth commute this morning and that is the headline as far as our weather. Look at this. No cloud cover in San Francisco right now from our exploratorium camera. Our roof camera, a beautiful sight. We have for the inland its going to be around 9 00 a. M. , some fog and haze. For the most part it will move ot. Noon, 62. 67 at 4 00 p. M. Down to 9 00 p. M. A little cooler at night. The bay, 52 in the morning. 62 at noon. And then 65 at 4 00 p. M. The coast 52 all