24 hours. By 7 00 well call it turning breezy but its saturday. The winds are going to gust. An hour by hour look at the winds coming up, but, first, a check of the roads with sue. Good morning. A little bit of mist. Its not affecting anything. Look at the taillights headed southbound past the north gate mall. Green is good. Were seeing green everywhere except for a little blip out of the Central Valley which is typical for our Early Morning commuters. Headsup if your drive takes you up the peninsula to the civic center this morning. A funeral procession for mayor ed lee between 6 00 a. M. And 7 00 a. M. With rolling delays, rolling road closures throughout that time. Well have more on that on abc 7 news. And speaking of the mayor, happening today honoring San Francisco mayor ed lee. People will be able to pay their respects at city hall where the mayors body will lie in state and the line of people is expected to be very long outside of city hall that leads to the rotunda. Doors will open at 8 00 a. M. And there will be a condolence book. You can see the memorial continues to grow for mayor ed lee with tributes to the late mayor who died so suddenly tuesday morning. The memorial celebration of his life will be held sunday at 3 00 p. M. At city hall. That is open to the public as well. If you cant make it we will have live coverage right here on abc 7 news. A new murder charge in the killing of miss flo, a beloved elderly woman. Cuen and brown are charged in the home invasion. Douglas neighbor willie king is being indicted for murder. Initially he was only charged with being an accessory for helping plan the attack and could face 25 years to life. Cuen and brown face life without parole. Reacting strongly to the fcc. Santa clara county says they will file a lawsuit. The decision clears the way for Internet Service companies to charge users more to see certain content. Santa clara county believes this will harm local startups. Other bay area tech giants including air bnb and netflix criticizing the fccs decision. State senator weiner Net Neutrality is so important for a free and open internet. Iener Net Neutrality is so important for a free and open internet. We could have a situation where its easier to access websites that pay money and harder to access websites that dont pay money. Wiener says his propose ed legislation will work with the aclu to craft the bill. Net neutrality can be a little confusing. We have a video that helps explain it. It does it in 60 seconds. Youll find it on our website abc7news. Com. Recreational marijuana licenses are out and a south bay pot shop is one of the first to get one. Matt keller is live for us in san jose. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning. Were here on north 10th street in san jose. This is an industrial area. Buddies let us know they received their license from the cell. The state bureau says by handing out licenses now businesses will be on new years day. They legalized marijuana in california. They posted the licensing application forms online last friday and dozens of potential businesses including buddys has created the process. They could be approved for people looking to purchase on january 1st. We are going to be closed on january 1st, were issuing licenses early with an Effective Date of january 1st so licensees will receive their licenses electronically, print it out, post it in their store and they will Begin Operating on january 1st. Reporter they will provide diagrams and produce documents that show how their cannabis business would operate is he site. They will collect 1 billion in taxes from pot sales and other activity within several years. Matt, thank you. A man bitten by a sea lion hopes to be out of the hospital today. He spoke to abc 7 News ReporterTiffany Wilson between surgeries at sf general. Reporter christian spoke to us from his hospital room im in almost no pain. Reporter he thinks the sea lion trailed him as he swam to the mouth of aquatic park. I did feel threatened. I did have a warning. I was a quarter mile from shore. There was nothing i could do. Reporter the sea lion bit einfelts upper arm. I was relatively calm because i wasnt dead. The boat saved his life. Reporter dr. Simeon has studied sea lion attacks. She says because theyre so rare its hard to pinpoint the reason for the aggression. Sometimes the animals can be sick or injured and may be showing behavior or protecting an area. Sometimes the behavior seems moran dom. Reporter einfeldt doesnt blame the sea lion. I asked the doctor, when can i go back swimming . Reporter however, hes changing one thing about his routine. Im now going to be swimming in waist deep water only because this is their kingdom, and so i dont think that i want to roll the dice a second time. Reporter live and learn. In San FranciscoTiffany Wilson abc 7 news. This morning we have new evacuations and new video as crews continue to battle the thomas fire in southern california, and it is certainly a tough morning for everyone after cal fire engineer was killed. 32yearold cory iverson from San Diego County had been with cal fire since 2009. Sources tell abc 7 news he was overcome by a socalled burnover of fire near highway 126 in ventura county. His team has been removed now from the fire lines. I also want to show you that mornings new video coming in from the city of filmore. The thomas fire now said to be the fourth largest in california history. Jessica, thank you. The massive California Wildfires prompting plans for an increase in controlled burning. Many forests are choked with dead trees after drought and beatle infestations. State and federal agencies goal is to thin out. Experts say the work is critical in preventing fires from spreading. Critics say the burns released greenhouse gases, kill wildlife and get out of control themselves. In accuweather, december is known as one of our wettest months all year long but this december has been noticeably dry. You can see that in the snowfall in the sierra. December from 2016, the image you see in the center of your screen. All that white is snowfall. Compare that to this year, december, and you see a lack of that snowfall and really over the next two weeks were not tracking much if any moisture headed to the sierra. The fire danger is increasing especially this weekend because of winds. Take a look at the forecast. As we approach midnight, look at how the winds increase gusting over 20 Miles Per Hour. Our biggest day of concern is going to be on saturday. Saturday morning, 7 00 in the morning, the winds area wide are gusting over 25 if not 30 Miles Per Hour and it will continue to stay that way with the active breeze throughout the entire day on saturday. So its for that fact. We do have that red flag warning in effect as well as that wind advisory that will go into effect. Temperature wise in the 40s and 50s. Youre waking up to temperatures in the 30s in our coldest spots. Later on today going into the 60s. Lets get a check of the roads with sue. Well take a look outside as you make your way from Golden Gate Fields and on into berkeley and the mcarthur maze. A solid stream of headlights but everybody is moving and behaving nicely. Once you get to the toll plaza pretty light out there. So far so good. Minor delays for the cash paying lanes. Lets take a look at some issues out there. We have this problem overnight with the devils slide tunnels closed both directions between 10 00 p. M. And 4 00 a. M. For Emergency Response drills. So be aware of that. You may want to take highway 92. We have 43 b. A. R. T. Trains running on schedule. A couple of delays for the ferry, the mare, mechanical issues. No ace train issues. All right, thank you so much, sue. Breaking Royal Wedding news. Were working on an update that will probably make a lot of people happy. Except for people getting married on the same day. True story. Plus, what happened at a star wars screening that forced employees to call police. One man may have come one a very scary creation to scare package thieves for good. And do you see anything alike . Everything must go. Everything must go. Legendary is an interesting wor i am a First Responder tor and iemergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. My children and my family are on my mind when im working all the time. My neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so its important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. Its an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. Be informed about outages in your area. Sign up for outage alerts at pge. Com outagealerts. Together, were building a better california. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo get zero percent financing for 63 months on select models, plus well donate two hundred and fifty dollars to charity. Good morning. Time 5 13 in the morning. The threeday forecast. Today we have our eighth spare air day of the winter season. The big takeaway is saturday. A very windy day. High fire danger because winds will be gusting over 30 miles an hour and humidity will be low. The winds will ease on sunday. Theres a new accusation of Sexual Misconduct against dustin hoffman. A woman friends with the actors daughter says he exposed himself to her when she was 16 years old. She says it happened in 1980 after the three of them had dinner at a hotel as she waited for her mom to pick her up. Hoffman has not yet responded to the latest claim. In todays gma first look an entire from certainty is phasing hazing charges. Prosecutors say pledges were subjected to brutal physical abuse. Reporter an alleged hazing incident at the university of houston leading to a criminal indictment against an entire fraternity. It accuses them of forcing a pledge to go without food, drink, and sleep during a threeday ritual last year. Members allegedly attacking him in the dark. The unnamed freshman was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen. When it gets to that point you have to cut it off. I get it, theres a frat and a process of joining. You cant cross that line. Reporter none of the students face individual charges. Instead officials are going after the fraternitys chapter. We want this to serve notice that hazing is a crime and will be prosecuted. Reporter well have the latest on the indictment. Im gio benitez, abc news, new york. The story is moving. Friends of stacy etchebarre p up orange lights all to show her family theyre thinking of them this Holiday Season. Orange was the favorite color. She had an orange couch in the house, wore an orange wedding dress. Letting her husband and children know they havent been forgotten. Well bring it back to you. Every home on the block has orange lights wrapped around its garage and since orange lights arent easy to find, the warehouse was contacted to get them. It was a full house at the Civic Auditorium for a second benefit concert to help victims of the north bay fires. The redhot chili peppers and promise of the reel at the ban together 2 concert. The first was held at at t park last month. Organizers raised more than 20 million when you combine both events. A north bay fire benefit sale. A sample sale to help the victims. It starts at 11 00 this morning and the event goes through sunday. Its 5 17. A new report shows tesla was under a federal investigation and may still be. According to the investment research, the securities and exchanges investigated the way the electric carmaker was taking deposits. The year long probe in may with no action taken. The Probes Reporter suggests one other unresolved s. E. C. Probe. Star wars fans thrilled to see the last jedi across the country. Well, everywhere besides burbank. Were not going to be restarting. If you dont want to stay [ bleep ] right now. [ inaudible ] this is definitely the dark side. The chaos at the amc theater, technical problems caused the screening to be cut short. When an employee offered to refund tickets fans didnt like it. One person tweeted the movie stopped after ten minutes without sound and police had to come in to calm people down. The film never restarted. Amc offered other options to see the movie at another time. Oh, no oops. You had one job. Okay. So, reggie, if you need another papiermache parrot at home mine is getting raggedy. Or a tiger striped motif or elephant youre in luck today. The now closed rain forest cafe having a liquidation sale. If you have a tiki bar this would be awesome. Hundreds are up for auction now. The rain forest cafe was a staple for 17 years. It abruptly closed in october. Bidding end on tuesday. We have all the details on abc7news. Com. This is really sad but a very old memory popped in my head. I remember the name of the mascot. What was it . Chacha the frog. It was. Ironically i did have a papiermache parrot on my list. If you have ten days the starting bid is only 35. That is cheap. To own a piece of history. Yummy history, too. Of history. Exaggerating. Live doppler 7 lets get to it and talk about the serious issues we have here especially saturday. Giving you the quiet sweep. That typical spread out there. 44 in fairfield. Were at the freezing mark in santa rosa. Later on today weve been in the pattern. We recover pretty nicely. Well have some high clouds streaming in from time to time. What we really want to focus on what we really want to focus on is the winds. Its really saturday. This is when the winds will be busiest especially saturday morning. You see wind gusting over 30 miles an hour. Its for the fact we will have a wind advisory later on tonight lasting through sunday morning. The threat is there with these winds. We could have isolated Power Outages and tree limbs come down. Along with the winds, we have a high fire danger with a red flag warning and this means with the winds coming in late tonight and tomorrow especially our vegetation is very dry and that means fires can easily spread under these conditions. Please be very vigilant. Accuweather sevenday forecast will show you the morning fog. Gusty wind on saturday and then its a gradual cooling trend into wednesday. Roads with sue. Good morning. So far so good. Were on a quiet trend right now so hopefully it will stay that way. Green is good on our traffic maps. A couple things you should be aware of, richmond parkway reporting several signal lights out and that could be a dangerous situation. Remember if you come up on that its a fourway stop. Thats how its treated so expect delays along the richmond parkway. We do have your drive times for you, tracy to dublin on the altamont pass. Mild for 5 21. Just about 35 minutes. Antioch into concord not bad at all and if your travels take from you san rafael across the Golden Gate Bridge it is a straight shot for about 15 minutes. Once again this morning a headsup for commuters on 280, 6 00 to 7 00 a. M. , some rolling closures due to the funeral procession for mayor ed lee starting in daily city and ending up at the civic center. More on that and abc 7 news in a few minutes. Hi, everyone. Some really big news coming in. A Royal Wedding date. Prince harry and american actress Meghan Markle will marry on may 19th this upcoming spring. The announcement was made within the last 15 minutes. I want to show you that tweet from Kensington Palace saying the wedding will be located at st. Georges chapel. You can see a beautiful picture of the happy couple. This picture taken during the couples Public Engagement announcement recently. So there you go. Mark your calendars for may 19th. Reggie and natasha, back to you. I have my fascinator ready. I am so excited. If you have a hard time navigating airports, you will love this. Apple maps has expanded t include the indoor layout showing where to check in, where to go for baggage claim, where to go to the airport lounge. Unfortunately, sfo not on the list of 30 airports, but oakland and san jose are as well as l. A. X. Thats a weird skip. The largest airport in the bay area. Apple is located in the bay area. Next, the seven things you need to know. Muni was first. Now another is moving to ban pot ads. I love waking up to poison. Thats awesome. 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Started in antioch and later ended on the streets of oakland. The suspect may have left the area on foot. Number four, owners of buddys cannabis in san jose say they have received one of the first licenses to sell recreational marijuana. It becomes legal january 1st. And number five, were following your friday morning commute from the abc 7 traffic center. It looks like no metering lights yet. There are some delays for cash paying folks. Number six, after months of anticipation star wars fans packing theaters. The movie finally opened last night. Disney is the Parent Company of abc 7. So long aol instant messeng messenger. It is officially shutting down. Do you remember these sounds . These were the sounds of all of my middle and high school days. Do you remember this . Just bringing it back. I never had the cow alert but the door closing and everything else.