This is a free app that can you download at the Apple App Store to navigate your commute. Thank you. Today the ntsb joins the coast guard in investigating the collision on monday by an oil tanker in a bay bay bridge towe. We have several new developments to report. The coast guard says it warned the shape by radio it was in dangerous and the coast guard is calling it a major marine casualty because this is more than half a million in damage. Here is a look from Treasure Island the overseas overseas raymar that remains anchored in San Francisco bay. This is a live picture there, you can see it is lit up and, again, there will be boarding this morning, so that crews can continue to investigate. Overhead, coast guard investigators were on before the tanker and they interviewed the bar pilot, guy kleess at the helm of where the accident occurred and he has passed an alcohol test, the results of a drug test yet pending. More on the investigation in 30 minutes. We have been tweeting about this since the story broke. You can keep up by following abc7 news bay area open twitter and more at abc7news. Com including a slide show with pictures of the damage. A Peninsula Community is mobilizing to prepare for a possible flood along the creek because major damage in a storm last month. Amy hollyfield is live in pal alto. What are they doing . They will give the creek a new look a sand bag necklace. It is quiet now. The crews know it has risen to the fence here. They are worried. They have 4,000 sandbags ready to go. It took a day just to fill them all but they are ready. Today, the crews will line the correct with them. Officials know that this is nut a permanent fix but they hope it will hold the creek until they can make permanent improvement. They are concerns about what can happen next. On Christmas Eve it came up way too high and it flooded the streets and damaged seven homes and caused 2. 7 million worth damage. The storm caused erosion problems that have folks worried this could happen again. However, the problem is, to fix it, it is expensive and the city does nut have the money. While they figure out how to pay for a permanent fix, they have to figure out how to get the water in the banks of the creek when they know we are in the rainy season. They will try to protect everything with sandbags, live in west palo alto for abc7 fuzz. Thank you, amy. And it is too wily to say if the flu outbreak will hit california hard but there is an uptick in other illnesses. Kaiser permanente were says they are busy with sick patients at calling centers with breathing viruses and common colds. Doctors say it is still not too late to get the flu shot but you may want to act soon because the vaccine takes two weeks to kick in. The Gun Task Force headed by Vice President biden meets today and tomorrow in the capitol, holding the meetings at white house. The task force was set up in the wake of the Connecticut School shooting tragedy. At 6 15 we will take you live to washington, dc to find out who will attend the meeting and the timeline president obama is urging to get new Gun Legislation into law. One of the Newest City Council members in oakland wants do use a Controversial Police tactic to get guns off the street. Gallo says he supports strategies that include stop and frisk. Police have the authority to stop and frisk someone if they have suspicion the person is breaking the law or armed. Opponents say officers take the practice too far and a judge rules Similar Program in new york city was unconstitutional. Candlelight vigil is planned outside st. Francis hospital for a young mother set on fire, starr lamare. She will be in the hospital for severe burns for the face and throat. The boyfriend set her on fire and remains in the San Francisco county jail facing charges of arson and attempted murder. We have traffic and weather together next on abc7 news. The san mateo bridge shows track looking to be heavier now but still flowing. It is not foggy this morning but it could get wet today. Certainly we have the cold air coming in and mike nicco will have the forecast and the commute is next. The Landmark Church in the in additions capitol is now taking a new stand on samesex marriage. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now. And feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. Yoplait, it is so good here you go, look at these temperatures. They are running in the 50s this afternoon. Cooler than year. We talked of the dense fog advisory. Here are reporting stations. Quartermile visibility at concord and santa rosa and half mile in napa and livermore and 1. 5 mile in fairfield. Most of the bay and the bayshore are okay or the coast. 50s with increasing clouds. Chance of a scatter showers in the Authority Bay in the afternoon. The rest of us later in the afternoon and evening, another isolated chance of a shower tomorrow and cold the next couple of mornings. Foggy weather out there looking at our traffic app, 680 is foggy by the benicia bridge so take extra caution through martinez and into concord because the fog could be patchy and heavy. Abc7 app store at google play you can get a free app to livermore, North Livermore we have debris there causing flat tires and the westbound direction and we have a stall southbound 238 beyond 580 blocking one lane of traffic and first reports of a new accident west 37 at highway 121 leaving vallejo headed to novato. New this morning the most Prominent Church will begin performing samesex marriages. Officials at the washington, dc cathedral are announcing they will be among the first episcopal congregations for host the samesex marriages which is part of community that jesus would have us be. It is a Spiritual Center holding funerals for expresident s and celebrations if new president s. The new gadget at the Consumer Electronics show promising to replace your mouse and key board. But, first, represent biden gets to work on new gun control measures and the groups he is fremont, pal alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. Welcome back. Here is a look at our temperatures as you step outside, we are 37 in fairfield, 39 in santa rosa and the rest of us are in the lowtomid 30s until livermore at late degrees. As far as the wins, they are light to just a breath around three to five Miles Per Hour until Half Moon Bay and north at eight Miles Per Hour. We have foggy spots inland through 9 00 and temperatures in the 30s and 40s and mostly cloudy at noon but after the noon scattered showers develop from north to southbound across the bay area headed into the evening hours. Kristen and eric . At 6 15, weeks after the School Tragedy in connecticut the National Gun Debate is moving forward and Vice President biden is Holding Meeting today and tomorrow with victims groups and the n. R. A. And gun safety organizations. We are like in washington with a preview. Good morning, the Obama Administration does not want did lose momentum for new Gun Legislation. They think now is the time to act so the Vice President is meeting with all the stakeholders at the white house this week. The white house is speeding up efforts to roach a consensus on new Gun Legislation. A task force on gun violence headed by Vice President biden will meet this week with people on both sides of the gun debate, victims groups and gun safety organizations today and the National Rifle association and gun owner groups on thursday. It is not a problem that can be solved by any specific action. It is a problem that encompasses issues of mental health, education, as well as access to guns. With the anniversary of the elementary School Shooting fast approaching, washington, dc, is facing pressure to take action. Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is taking a prominent role in the debate. She and her husband have launched an effort to push congressional action on questions of mental health, high capacity gun magazines, and background checks on purchases of a gun. I bought a gun at walmart. I went through a background check. Why cant we make it more difficult for criminals and mentally ihl to get guns . The shock over the elementary School Shooting led many communities to offer gun buy back programs. If we can prevent one child from being the victim of a random accident or for get of an unstable person it is well worth our time and effort. At the same time, gun stores say their merchandise is flying off the shelf. People want to be able to present themselves. The biden tack forts hopes to make recommendation by the end of the month and president obama may act before congress by executive order. Kristen and eric . Thank you very much. Do you feel cold yet . The temperatures are going to dip, mike . Everywhere. We are going for have freezing temperatures and possibly even in San Francisco that is how cold the air mass is going to be. A very dry forecast as far as cold fronts. We have scattered showers in the forecast we could get fromming in to. 1 rain today and tomorrow. Can see it is clean outside, a lost cloud cover showing up on live doppler 7 hd but no radar returns yet. To the north the showers are coming from, and we will give you plenty of notice before they get to your neighborhoods today. Temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s inland and lowtomid 40s at the bay shore and the cost. San francisco is the warm spot at 47 degrees. Gilroy is cooler at 39 degrees. Scattered showers the next two days. Frosty nights through the weekend and another chance of a scattered showers saturday but it will not have any effect on the game but it is out there. A couple of areas of High Pressure but between us, look at this system, diving down, look where it is coming from, from the arctic circle, a pool of cool air with not much moisture. But the snow level could drop to 1,500 feet the next couple of days and maybe we will get a dusting in our Higher Elevations if the showers develop. Right now the best chance is over the ocean. You can see by 1 00 oclock a scattered shower developing in the north bay and by 5 00 over the heart of the bay exiting the south bay by 9 00 and when the front passes the best chance of the scattered showers is to the coast and over the ocean and you can see by 11 00 and midnight and through the overnight hours, tomorrow, partly cloudy with a stray shower possible and if we get one the snow level could drop down to around 1,500 or 1,000. The showers be from nothing to. 1. Frosty conditions. Thursday morning. Friday morning. Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon. A stray shower is possible do not let it affect your plans, tailgating is awesome and monday and tuesday in the midtoupper 50s so warmer by then. Accident by the raceway at 37 westbound at 121 there are two lanes each direction so one lane will be getting by and it and partly blocking one lane. We will check back on that as we drive from vallejo to novato and Fairfield West 80 a big rig stalled at the offramp partly blocking the right lane there. The bay bridge showing metering lights turned on and traffic is stacking up toward mcarthur place and sluggish into San Francisco and san jose a lighted drive for you, 280 northbound with headlights passing toward sunnyvale and cupertino and light traffic conditions here and fog free for the moment in san he. Christian and kristen and eric . Lobbying north korea, what is being demanded during a controversial trip. Look, mom, no hands, a new gadget unveiled at the consumer electronic shows and how it promises here we go. The numbers show 54 in San Francisco, richmond and san rafael and 55 and 56 in oakland and fremont and appeal alto and san jose, no scattered showers this afternoon. The storm system is to the north where the showers and snow will stay above 80. To the south, springlike lowtomid 70s around los angeles, and sierra, snow this evening and snow showers tomorrow and sunshine and great skiing by friday. Eric . The breaking news is in new york. This is live pictures, aerials of the injured people being taken off a ferry that had a hard landing. It hit a pier in Lower Manhattan. There are a dozen injuries reported on the c street ferry which hit the dock pulling into pier 11 before 6 00 our time. 12 people are injured. Minor injuries including one with a head injury, probably the person you are looking as because he is on a backboard with the head stabilized. Other people are there on gurneys, as well. Do not know anything about the damage to the ferry itself. They run several ferry routes including a popular route to the wall street area. More on this as it becomes available. You can see the coast guard going to the ship and providing treatment. First responders, coast guard, firefighters, all are there and people are being treated on the deck. We will keep you informed as the information becomes available. The nhlowners are meeting to vote on ending the lockout. If the majority approve the league moves closer to the end the nearly four month lockout of no hockey. More than 700 players must approve the deal. The nhl will begin a 48game season on january 19. Train camp including the sharks are slated to open on sunday. Day two of the Consumer Electronics show is underway if las vegas. Day ago one brought the introduction of a measure motion sensing camera from intel which says the camera has facial recognition technology. You can see a man extending his happen into the video game. Intel things this could replace khobars and people can use a camera to control the camera with their facial expressions or hand gestures or speech. And the entertainment lineup for the inauguration says beyonce and james taylor and Kelly Clarkson will Prime Minister john january 21 on the west front of the u. S. Capitol. President obama issued a statement saying the artists music is the heart of the american story and speaks to folks across the country. Still ahead we will continue to watch the story you are reporting the breaking news from new york city when a ferry, a commuter ferry had a hardlining at a manhattan pier with 12 injured. First an electric fire and a fuel spill and an airline is reacting to the problems facing boeings new dreamliner but, first, mission to north korea, a top google executive and former governor reveal what is behind their controversial visit to north korea. Live on Treasure Island with new information in the investigation of an oil tanker that grazed the bridge on monday with two investigations underway and one1111111g abc7 news starts right now with like breaking news. Breaking news is from new york city. You can see the gurneys and stretchers with people lying on them. A commuter ferry there in Lower Manhattan had a hard landing when it pulled into a pier and more than 20 people are injured. We last told you that 12 people were injured but now it is tenth including one with a head injury and they are tended to by firefighting personnel and coast guard on the scene. No injuries are believed life threatening. What happened is they are being taken to a hospital and others are getting medical attention on the dock after a c street ferry running several ferry routes ran into that pier, hard and fast, and a lot of people are on the way to wall street for work. We will continue to keep our cry on this. This is live from new york city. You can get the latest on our website at abc7news. Com. A lot going on. Good morning, thanks for joining us. A lot going on here weatherwise. It will get cold soon. Mike . The transition could lead to scattered showers. Right now, live doppler 7 hd is dry. We dealing with thick fog as you look at the area, shaded in color, this is where we have the densest fog, this is where we could have visibility down to less than quartermile visibility through 9 00 so highway 4, 680 and 580 and 24, 80, all those areas could be dangerous. We are off to a mile start in the lowtomid 40s and mostly cloudy at noon and around 50 and scattered showers around 4 00 headed into the evening. Inland we have foggy spots and temperatures in upper 30s to low 40s and we will be in the midtoupper 40s with sure possible in north bay moving south law the afternoon and evening hours. Best chance for showers today is near the coast, especially up nor, near the cost by noon, scattered showers by 4 00 and temperatures in the 40s by evening. We have report of an accident at mcour thursday macarthur maze but i do not see slow active at all so we will check back with chp to see if they could locate the accident. To the san mateo bridge it is included in the westbound direction with the tail lights headed to the highrise and toward foster city. You will find the trip at 15 to 16 minutes between the hayward side and toward the foster city side. It ising fog free there. At sonoma raceway an accident blocking a lane and traffic is slowing out of vallejo where this are two lanes, most of the 37 stretch is only one lane. Northbound 680 at 80 reports of a stall blocking the right lane and if you are headed out 580 and highway 4 and 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge. Federal investigators will look at the Oil Tanker Crash in the bay bridge accident and the warning the bar pilot received. We were first to report the information yesterday. We were talking to the lieutenant of the coast guard and she said the coast guard told the bar pilot he was on the wrong course approaching the bay bridge on monday and the ship at the center, the overseas raymar, is here in the San Francisco bay between alcatraz and Treasure Island. The coast guard officials boarding the overseas overseas raymar yesterday and they conducting their investigation and the National Transportation safety board conducting their investigation. The oil tanker sideswiped the base of the bay bridge tower to the west of the aisle. The coast guard has a couple of things, including fog is not a factor. Too, again, they gave the bar pilot a warning. They were in constant communication with the pilot prior to the incident happening. Do you know what was being said . How did the ship get off course . I dont have that information and the coast guard is investigating that. The other investigation by the National Transportation safety board according to an investigator, they will look at man, machine, and environment. In other words looking at every possible reason for the collision. There were no injuries and this is no damage to the bridge. 20 crew members of the overseas raymar still on the ship in San Francisco bay. It has a dented hull and the question is whether will it be fixed and how long will it take . We are interested if that and the crew member is probably more interested than we are. Abc7 news was the first to report the Ship Collision on twitter and you can keep up with if you developments by following us at abc7 bay area and at abc7news. Com with a slight show with pictures of the damaged ship and bridge support. We have new video showing google executive schmidt and former new mexico governor Bill Richardson on the trip to north korea. This is them earlier today in pyongyang. Richardson outlined the real reason behind the visit saying the delegation is asking not korea to put a moratorium on rocket launches and expand the internet in the country. Closer to home, baseball ham of fame voting will be announced this morning, barry borns is eligible but not expected to get in. The steroid cloud hangs over the former giant and many others who were eligible for the first time this year including clemens and sosa. The giant slugger put a hall of fame number before he was expected of juicing but he needs 75 percent of the vote and he will probably guess less than 50 percent. Pittsburg police say a man actioned in sell defense when he killed an intruder who broke in his apartment. It happened at the apartments on east leland road yesterday morning. Police say he was likely an attempted burglar. The tenant had a struggle and he managed to grab a knife and got him in the neck killing him. The 54yearold has an extensive criminal history. In pet lime, in petaluma a man tried to lure a a 14yearold girl in his car. He insisted she get in the car but she refused and flagged down a passerby and the suspect drove off. He was hispanic, approximately 20 to 30, and bald with no facial hair and a tan complexion. He was wearing a black tshirt. The Oakland Museum of california will hold a News Conference to discuss the theft of a golden box worth more than 800,000 and they are spenting to announce a reward. This is the second beg later burglary in two months. Someone broke in and stole the box and a chunk of quartz from the gold rush era. Police have made no arrests. Traffic and weather, together, next on the abc7 morning news. Golden gate bridge shows the traffic moving along fine with no water and chilly temperatures out there and they will get more chilly. We will take you like to new york city with live pictures of manhattan where 20 people have been hurt in a welcome back at 6 40 on wednesday morning. Fog is the big story. Look at visibility, half mile at livermore and quartermile visibility at conquered and a mile at novato and 1. 5 mile in fairfield. Nearly calm conditions so it is not going anywhere. It will take the sun until 9 00 to start to lit lift the visibility and probably until noon to get rid of the fog. Temperatures in the mid50s with scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. And coolest afternoon, barely make it to 50 and frosty the next couple of mornings. Fog is a factor. Trafficwise, there is limited visibility. West 37 at west 121 the accident has been cleared. We saw yellow sensors and you can see the sensors have turned green and we have speeds of 56 Miles Per Hour through the single lane each direction toward the sonoma raceway. We have a big rig on the shoulder that is stalled and partly blocking the lane. The drive from the Central Valley from 205, it is very slow to the pass with early debris if livermore cleared from the lanes and causing flat tires and otherwise speeds are still under 40 Miles Per Hour and making their way to the dublin pleasanton interchange and 25 minute ride from san rafael, and south 101 is looking good and speeds at the limit and fogfree into southern mar inand a look at the Golden Gate Bridge, fog free here. Kristen and eric . We will bring you back live to you are breaking news from morning city because we are just getting a new update, the number of people injured as a result of the Lower Manhattan ferry accident trashing into the pier the Fire Department is saying 17 people were hurt, not the original 20. You can see so many are on stretchers and 50 to 60 people are being evaluated on the dock being tended to and all this after a ferry that departed from new jersey crashed in the past half hour into the south street sea port which is a busy area with a lot of people going to wall street which is a tourist area. You can get the latest at abc7 news bay area for the very latest updates on twitter at abc7 fuzz bay area. It has been a bad week for boeing streamliner after a fire. More on that a novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area, this is abc7 news. Welcome back at 6 45. Time to will meet her next righe you were talking about the new it girl. He was using personal pronounces like i wasnt sure you were this. How was your weekend . Great, great, great. We missed this fun when you were gone. Take care, buddy. We have to talk. New this morning, overnight Japan Airlines has no plans to cancel or change their order of 38 boeing 787 dreamliner jets after a couple of mishaps after a fuel spell at boston airport yesterday. The flight to tokyo was aborted and the plane was towed back to the gate. Monday, another dreamliner had an electric fire at logan as they are ready to launch nonstop Dreamliner Service from san jose airport to tokyo on friday. Walmart towns down a highlevel invitation to talk about gun control issues. How do you fine the best bargains at target . You turn to bloomberg and the new york stock exchange. Kristen and eric good morning. President obama we just learned is expected to name jack lew as treasury secretary tomorrow. We will talk about that. If you looking for bargains, target has gift wrap, and childrens, and womens apparel is marked down on tuesday, and wednesday, mens apparel and health and beauty are marked down and toys. Researchers say the best deals are usually at the edges of the stores not in the middle of the target store. Possible tension between the white house and walmart over gun control. Walmart is taking a pass on an invitation by the white house to sit down with biden and talk about the issue. Stocks look like this, a little bit higher as we get good earnings from alcoa and the Silicon Valley index is just a sight bit lower. Thank you. This we go to weather. Mike . We will talk about what is going on, we will start with an outside shot, beautiful colors there and the fog is why we have the dense fog advisory in the east bay and north bay valley from our east bay hills camera. A beautiful picture there. Live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry. The cloud cover will be thick enough to drop the showers on us in the afternoon and evening so keep it here and we will keep you advised as spencer and sandy are in and you can traffic it on line. Temperatures in the upper 30s for livermore and fairfield and santa rosa and everyone else is lowtomid 40s. 47 in San Francisco the warm spot this morning. Temperatures in the midtoupper 40s in the monterey bay, and girl provide is cooler at 39. Scattered showers are possible the next two days which will be light and scattered and frosty night for a lot of us, all the way through the week end and another chance of a scattered shower on saturday. High pressure to the east. High pressure to the west. The cold air is moving through. A lot of cold air but not much moisture. We have a chance of scattered showers they will not drop much other than bringing in really cold air. At 7 00 this morning, cloudy out there, and at 1 00 oclock, scattered shower will develop across the cold front which is still in mendocino and at 5 00 you can see scattered shower or two around the bay area moving in and through the south bay by 9 00 and when we get in the colder air the bet chance best chance for a shower is in that area and then the snow drops to 1,500 to 1,000 feet so if a storm strays over the land we could get a dusting of light snow fromming in from the scattered showers to. 1. I mention add stray shower is possible on saturday and right now, the game is going to be dry and the showers on saturday again mainly over the ocean so dress for temperatures in the mid40s. That is balmy for the packers. Frost is likely the next several mornings and 50s by monday and tuesday. Have a great day. Happy wednesday. We have a live look in san jose, in fog here but lots of cars. 280 beyond the 17 overcrossing and to sunnyvale and cupertino, bumper to bumper slow on 280 and the drive from antioch is slow from hillcrest under 20 minutes and all mass transit is on time. 580 and 101 from santa rosa is the slower area. Ahead well update our breaking news in new york city. There is a gerri a ferry crash. We have a new total of 30 to 50 people injured. Back to our breaking news from new york city. The crash of a ferry in a dock, we have new numbers of those injured and one report says up to 53 from our sister station in new york city, wabc. Transit police, firefighters, the coast guard, one of the injuries could be serious, a head injury. That person has been taken to the hospital. Others are going, as well, to the hospital. We will keep you informed on this and the latest information at abc news bay area open twitter. Five things to know before you go. One, the ntsb joined the coast guard in investigating mondays collision by an oil tanker into a bay bridge support tower. The coast guard warped the ship by radio they say that it was in danger. The coast guard is calling it major marine casualty because there has been more than half a million in damage. Number two, the Gun Task Force head by Vice President biden will meet at the white house today and tomorrow. The National Rifle Association Confirms they will be among the groups meeting with the Vice President. The task force is looking at ways to control gun violence in the wake of the Connecticut School shooting. Three, Baseball Hall of fame Voting Results are announced in a few hours. Barry bonds is eligible but not expected to get in. Others have said they will not vote for home run king because the career numbers are tainted by steroid use. Four, the nhl owners are meeting to vote on a deal to end the lockout and the Players Union vote must be held to approve the deal and they are expected to begin 48game season january 19 and Training Camp including the shows sharks will open on sunday. Five, the Oakland Museum of california has a reward for items taken in a theft. Thieves stole a golden box who were 800,000 and a piece of quartz from the goal rush time, the second burglary in two months. Final check on the accweather forecast. Mike . The big story this morning, everyone, is the fog. It is dense in the east bay valley. The visibility is down to quartermile visibility until 9 00. Headed to the afternoon, chance of a scattered shower is possible as the cold front moves from north to south with temperatures in the mid50s. A look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on and traffic is stacked to macarthur maze and sluggish into San Francisco. From san rafael you are looking good with slow traffic from novato to the marin wood area and Golden Gate Bridge is clear. Thank you very much. Thank you for joining us for abc7 morning news. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. Delicious. But say i press a few out flat. Add some beef sloppy joe sauce. And cheese fold it all up and boom i just made an unbeatable unsloppy Joe Pillsbury grands biscuits. Let the making begin. Thats been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design . A toaster strudel. Pillsbury toaster strudel. So delicious. So fun. Good morning, america. Happening now, the nationwide flu emergency swamps hospitals and emergency rooms. Now, overflowing with patients. More than 40 states battling major outbreaks. The number of People Racing to the doctor doubles in just one month. Breaking overnight. Lance armstrong reveals he is set to sit down with oprah winfrey. 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