ribed biologic for asthma. i'd like to briefly discuss this council from making pronouncements on foreign policy . >> now, with five people across the bay area urging some local governments to pass resolutions calling for a ceasefire in gaza. >> i've never seen a time where all the threats were. so many of the threats are all elevated, all at exactly the same time. the war in the middle east now leading to an elevated terror alert here in the us. >> the fbi now warning there

could be lone wolf attacks inspired by hamas. >> the potential for a protest now forcing governor newsom to switch up the 92nd annual tree lighting ceremony at the state capitol. the new plan in place for tonight's event. good morning. welcome to wednesday, december 6th. and guess what? we have back again. it's the fog. >> that fog, karl? the fog? yes >> no, he really likes it. he really does. >> it's not as bad this morning as it has been the past couple of mornings, but we do have dense fog advisories out there this morning. here's a live look. this is our exploratorium camera. and you can clearly see we have good visibility here. but live doppler seven invisibility mode where the worst fog is right now. it's along the coast and in parts of the north bay, that's where we have a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. the bay shoreline is doing a lot better this morning than we were this time yesterday. rain is quickly approaching on live doppler seven along with satellite here comes our next cold front and it will bring showers later on today on the abc seven storm impact scale. there's a level

one storm here today with scattered showers, isolated downpours leading to slick roads and certainly some rough surf out there. so as we break down your day by the area in land will have those showers right around noon today to similar story around the bay shoreline into the afternoon. we'll track that wet weather along the coast. we have dense fog leading to those showers and temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to the lower 60s reggie, drew, thank you. >> new developments on the israel-hamas war. israel says its troops have entered gaza's second largest city as the fighting intensifies. the world health organization says hospitals in gaza are at a breaking point and struggling to care for the influx of patients. top u.n. officials are warning of an apocalyptic situation in with no place safe to go for civilians. israel ls prime minister said his country's war efforts in gaza are supported by its humanitarian efforts. benjamin netanyahu said israel is allowing some fuel trucks to enter and also is aiming to prevent disease outbreaks in gaza. us officials expect the

current phase of israel's ground operation to last several weeks before israel transitions and probably by january to a lower intensity hyper localized strategy. now the fbi director is warning about the possibility of terror attacks here in the us jobina he's saying the terror threat level right now is the worst since the days before nine divided by 11. >> yes, reggie so fbi director christopher wray says threats to the us are at an all time high with the war raging between israel and hamas. a number of terror groups, including isis and al qaeda, are using social media to call for attacks. wray is urging congress to renew a key us spy program that would have major consequences if it expires at the end of this month. section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act allows the us government to collect without search warrants the communications of targeted foreigners outside the country. wray says its expiration would be like unilateral disarmament in the current threat

environment 702 is key to our ability to detect a foreign terrorist organization overseas. >> directing an operative here to carry out an attack in our own backyard. >> wray also addressed other current threats to the us, like human trafficking and drug smuggling. he said in the last two years, the fbi seized enough fentanyl listen to this number to kill 270 million people. stephanie wow, that's tragic. >> jobina thank you. >> here in the bay area, we're seeing symbolic stands when it comes to the war between israel and hamas. demonstrators took over four city council meetings demanding a cease fire in the war. here in san francisco. the line for public comment stretched outside city hall and down the block. supervisor dean preston and hillary ronen introduced a resolution for a cease fire in gaza, joining cities like richmond and oakland. >> israeli airstrikes killed three generations of my family at once. >> the country is looking to us as a leading voice in social and racial justice and san jose.

>> several speakers demanded the city council introduce a resolution on mayor matt mehan said city policy prevents council from taking positions on foreign policy during the berkeley city council meeting. calls for a cease fire led to several disruptions. wins for the second week in a row. >> okay, this is my second attempt to restore order. this is not okay. you are too close to the dais. you're too close to staff. >> the vast majority of people here are simply asking you, our local officials, to call an end to the bloodshed. >> and residents in hayward asked the city council to draft a ceasefire resolution there. some council members say they are interested in continuing this conversation. >> it is a tale of two tree lightings in california tonight in sacramento, the state tree lighting is going virtual because of concerns about protests. in san francisco. it's in person, just like you remember being abc7 news reporter lena howland is live at civic center plaza with what you need to know about each of these

events. lena reggie, good morning. >> the annual tree lighting here in san francisco is expected to kick off here in civic center plaza tonight between the hours of 4:00 and seven. and it's all happening with the backdrop of city hall here behind me, which is expected to be lit up tonight, making for the perfect backdrop for a photo. now, the fun free family friendly event will kick off with the lighting of civic center's 50 foot noble fir by mayor london breed. tonight's event also features a number of festive performances from dancers, singers and even a magician. not to mention a special appearance from the man of the hour, santa festive snacks, along with a full bar, will be available for purchase. those folks can also expect to see some snow flurries. a toy giveaway for kids with another planet entertainment plus, free activities for everyone at the same time. tonight was also expected to be the tree lighting at the state capitol up in sacramento that is now happening

remotely because of the protests against the war in gaza. newsom says he made the decision to scrap the live event to protect participants and their guests. a spokesman for governor newsom said in a statement to the chronicle. as we continue to see protests across the country impacting the safety of events of all scales and for the safety and security of all participating members and guests, including children and families. the ceremony this year will be virtual. now, back here live in in san francisco, we don't know of any threats to tonight's event. that's why tonight's event is still expected to happen as planned between 4:00 and seven. and the tree lighting is expected to start right around 530. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> i mean, i have lost friends and relatives to drug overdoses in this city of san francisco. >> so that's san francisco mayor london breed speaking candidly about the drug crisis on city

streets during our take action san francisco town hall event, abc seven news reporter tara campbell takes a closer look at the goal of tackling the issue where we are and where we're going on the streets of san francisco, a drug overdose crisis is set to hit new heights and the city is on pace for its deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl epidemic and could see the loss of 800 lives. >> these are 800 people who have mothers, grandmothers and inside the abc seven take action town hall monday, roughly 200 people gathered asking city leaders the tough questions. >> how can we ensure that these numbers go down next year? >> well, part of it, we're already doing we are not only making arrests for those who are dealing drugs on our streets, we're making arrests of people who are using drugs with the hopes of trying to get people into treatment. >> the city is now more than six months into a multi-agency effort to shutter the open air drug market, including

california highway patrol. the national guard, dea and the fbi. tom wolfe is recovering from addiction to fentanyl and wants to know how long the support will last. >> what can you tell us about our our ability to sustain that operation, to try to close down the organized drug dealing that's happening in san francisco? >> police chief william scott saying as long as it takes. >> we've had some very successful operations. >> they've already arrested hundreds of drug dealers. >> we're almost at 900, which is almost double where we were this time last year. and those cases are being prosecuted. >> and district attorney brooke jenkins says there's more that could be done to keep drug dealers off the streets. it's calling on the courts to take more action. >> we have filed over 300 motions to detain defendants in drug dealing cases. that means keep them in custody while their cases are open. and we have only had a little over 30 of those motions be granted. and so that means 300 drug dealers who are in a revolver door in our courthouse. but some of the

audience saying the city is focusing too much on law enforcement. >> mint i'm a little concerned that that we don't have a balanced approach. >> gary mccoy is with healthright 361 of the nonprofits helping people on the streets. and he says there needs to be more efforts put into providing treatment and other services. that is 24 over seven drop in centers. >> that is wellness hubs. that is staffing. >> i would have liked to have heard exactly how they're going to fill the shortages like how they're going to hire mental health professionals, what they're going to do to bring them in. it's a question tanya tillman asks directly. >> her son roman struggles with severe mental illness and substance use disorder. how will the city hire an and find the professionals as needed to fit the demand or fill the demand for mental health care? >> oh, good question. >> yeah, well, thank you for your question and i can answer that. one of the things that we

did, we opened a year or so ago, a linkage center. and in order to staff up the resources necessary part of that emergency declaration gave us the ability to hire a couple of hundred additional all mental health and social workers to assist with this issue. we've added more people. we of course, need to continue to add more. >> i would like to have heard a plan on how they plan on filling those shortages. >> i mean, as of right now, my son is currently waiting to be placed in a dual diagnosis facility. >> meanwhile, roman and others will have to wait as the city continues searching for solutions. wgn's tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, tara did an excellent job of before and after because even hosting that event i wasn't able to see the after of her interviewing the people who would ask questions to see what they thought about the responses. right? so that's the first time i'm seeing that. and it's very interesting.

>> it was interesting when you asked both the mayor and the police chief about the grade. san francisco currently has close what they're going to do to raise that. >> right. so residents were asked earlier this year if they felt safe in san francisco and the response was a c plus grade. and talking to the police chief about that, he said they have really amped up the amount of overtime that his officers are allowed to take because it's necessary. he says he's hundreds of officers. sure right. and so they have some wins under their belt. you know, the chief was able to announce this week a major reduction in the number of car break ins that they've seen. it's half compared to this same time last year. they're also able to have a fairly major reduction in the number of reported. and that's very important to say reported shoplifting incidents in the city for the same time last year. so there are some wins that are happening, but that takes major overtime, dollars. >> oh, absolutely. and it was good to hear their responses to the numbers to put that in

perspective, because that 50% reduction in came from 18,000 victims. this year, down from 31,000 in 2018. so putting it in perspective, it's like, wow, there's still a ton of victims out there. >> that's extremely important to put into context. and they were quick to put those numbers in, which frankly surprised me a little bit. yeah, you're going from an extremely high number, which is well above the rest of the country when it comes to car break-ins and reducing it by a lot. but still, it's an extremely high number. >> absolutely. and to think of all those that do go underreported, of course, that we can't get to file the police report issues with the system. we've all been there. there are some people who have just given up. >> i asked people in one of the questions to raise their hand if they've ever been broken into a car, a business, a home. and i would say about 90% of the people raised their hands that was very powerful, including the chief. yep exactly. >> and we think of tracy mcrae, the president that also happened to her. you know, everyone kind of relates to that incident. all

right. well, if you missed our take action, san francisco event, there are still ways to watch the entire town hall style conversation is now available on the abc7 news bay area streaming app. you can find it wherever you stream. and coming up this weekend, the full conversation will air again on abc7 this saturday starting at 9 p.m. and sunday at 6 p.m. hi drew. >> hey, good morning. 513 we'll take you to sfo where we do have a little bit of fog overhead but not nearly as thick as the fog we were experiencing yesterday and the morning before. but we do have a dense fog advisory. it's not as widespread as yesterday. it's along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay. this will last until 10 a.m. this morning where areas right now have visibility down to about a half a mile in some spots. when we look at temperatures this morning, it is a cool morning. a lot of us starting in the 40s, 48 in santa rosa this morning, 47 in san mateo, 48 right now in san jose, rain is on the way. here's future weather by about 10 a.m. we're expecting rain arriving in

the north bay right around lunchtime. that fronts on top of us. and as we head into the afternoon, we're going to get some scattered showers out there . the rain wraps up here right around, let's say, about 5 p.m. leading to cloudy skies. so what we look at for storm concerns, ponding on the roads, certainly very high with any downpours that move through. we do have some rough surf as well, a high surf advisory along our coast. we're not too worried about power outages. the wind stay pretty calm, but sierra snow is going to bring several inches to spots. we'll take a look at the winter weather advisory in effect for tahoe coming up in about eight minutes. let's check in and see how we're doing on the roads in just a jobina. but i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, drew. that was confusing. i know. it's like who do we like? is it reggie, stephanie or jobina? we're a little out of order right now. good morning, everybody. we have a crash right now reported. it's going to be right on the line between milpitas and san jose on southbound 880 past montague expressway. no slowdown at theme chp, chp report. there's about

two lanes blocked or so. the chp has also issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. very different story from yesterday. drew was talking about that the fog not nearly as thick. so your visibility issues shouldn't be too bad on most of the bay area bridges right now, the richmond, san rafael bridge still has this sig alert underway. we have three westbound lanes blocked and no wide load vehicles allowed here. reggie thanks. >> jobina another legislative stalemate in congress. still ahead, republican lawmakers now holding off on further funding for ukraine unless changes are made at the us-mexico border. >> and last month's highway fire in los angeles is putting a spotlight on what's going on underneath freeways across the state. some bay area spaces now listed to be reinspected and the funding just approved to help make a high speed rail in california a reality.

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billion dollars for construction, about half will go toward a section of the rail

connecting merced, fresno and bakersfield. another 3 billion will go toward building high speed rail between las vegas and southern california. officials are hoping to complete that project by the 2028 los angeles olympics. it's now 518. this morning, there are questions about what caltrans does with property under many california freeways. the issue coming to light after that huge fire under interstate ten in los angeles last month. the fire is being investigated as arson. caltrans says the property was leased to a company using it as a storage yard. caltrans has similarly agreements with companies across the state. but here in the bay area, about a dozen properties were flagged for reinspection after the la fire. bernardini enterprises passed inspection in on a lot. they lease in oakland. the company says there's more to safety than just compliance with state regulations. they say unhoused people cause a lot of problems. >> we've called the sheriff's department, we've called the chp. we've called oakland pd.

>> and i've asked them told them that obviously they're trespassing and they're squatting. >> they won't come out. >> they refuse to come out. >> a caltrans spokesperson told abc7 news they're aware of potential problems and they're waiting on a report from the state fire marshal. >> after launching as a pop up in downtown oakland last year, popular coffee and wine bar kinfolks hopes the town will be its permanent home jobina is here with their story. hi >> hi stephanie. thank you so despite challenges with crime and a changing business landscape, the team behind kinfolks refuses to be discouraged. and they're calling on the community in some unique ways to help keep their business thriving. born and raised san franciscan who, as a kid always loved spending time across the bridge and outlet. >> you know, i just remember growing up and, you know, just

be, you know, walking up to people dapping, you know, showing that love and showing that just, you know, that openness that i think is very much emblematic of the bay. >> that's part of the reason why after many years of living around the country, davis moved to the town. but things are different as is the characteristics and demographic of the bay has changed to, you know, more tech, more in your home. >> we've lost some of that feeling of community, which brings us to kinfolks. >> it's a coffee shop by day and wine bar by night in downtown oakland. co founded by davis alongside two friends as the space was a coffee shop before that closed at the start of the pandemic and sat empty for over a year. you see the sign on the door that says for lease and the little for me for these little little boy starts whispering in your head and says, call the number. >> call the number. >> so that was just a short preview of what we're going to see at 7 a.m. yes i mean, you

really do. the story is so good and we really didn't get into it. so that's just enough to be like, oh, what's she going to say next? but i really i'll tell you just a little spoiler. they're working to create a community advisory board and also make this a place where civic engagement and have conversations with a lot of younger people. we know. i mean, you all just talked about it. there are so many challenges in our communities right now, and maybe we need a physical place to have meetups or coffee, wine, all the things and get these conversations started and find solutions with people that live in the neighborhood. >> i like that. >> yeah, but how is the product? >> oh my goodness. i go there all the time. okay. all the time. >> so it must be good. >> it is very good. so you should check them out. they do. they have music, listening sessions and artists come in. i mean, it's turned into so much more than just a coffee and wine spot. >> yeah, i was looking it up online. all the trendy pictures. yes. orange hairs. and they're giving back to the community. >> it's great. >> it's a win win. and he's from

san francisco so grew up always coming to oakland. and we love people. he moved away, too. he lived in boston and new york and all these places and said, i have to come back to the bay. wow. wow. >> yeah. what can't he do? i don't know. okay, so watch at seven on our streaming newscast for more with jobina story. >> very cool. >> that's very cool. rain returns later on today. a live look outside. visibility is a lot better on our south beach camera. if you're with us yesterday or the day before, you could not see a single thing on this camera because of dense fog. so looking at the accuweather headlines, we do have areas of dense fog there, mainly along the coast in the valleys of the north bay. later today we are tracking a level one light storm on the abc7 storm impact scale. i'm behind this storm system. some cool air moves in will likely have some frosty mornings developing around here. so take a look at the abc7 storm impact scale today. it is a level one light storm, a scattered showers, isolated downpours. the biggest impact is going to be slick roads and some rough surf along our immediate coastline. rainfall estimates today, a lot of this falling right around

lunchtime, a few hundredths of an inch to as much as a half of an inch of rain is coming our way later on today. we do have snow coming to the sierra. a winter weather advisory is in effect starting at 4:00 pm above 6000ft, 4 to 10in of snow, but above 8000ft, we could see 1 to 2ft on our highest peaks. back here at home, it's all about that rain arriving midday here. temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. that rain wraps up here around sunset later on tonight. it's a blend of stars and clouds and temperatures mainly in the 40s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. light rain coming our way today with some scattered showers possible here. even on thursday. there are those frosty mornings friday and saturday. the weekend looking nice, mostly sunny with a bit of a warm up early next week. jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everyone. some quick traffic updates for you. if you remember yesterday when i brought you the live camera from the san mateo bridge, we couldn't see a thing. it was like a big glowing red blob. and that was all the fog. we have moved all of that out of the way

at this point. so the chp does not have an advisory for this bridge. emeryville looking busy. all those headlights traveling westbound towards the maze at the moment. we do have a new report of a crash in bay point that i'll show you in seven things. but as we head to break here, looking at our drive times

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not as widespread as yesterday. it's pretty limited to the coast and the valleys of the north bay until 10 a.m. but rain returns later on. for most of us, it's occurring between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. it is a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. number two, the director of the fbi says terror threats to the us are at an all time high, with the war raging between israel and hamas. >> he says the threat level is the worst since the days before nine divided by 11. number three, police in texas are investigating a series of shootings that left six people dead in austin and san antonio. >> two police officers were hurt before the suspect was arrested. number four, sfmta's director plans to meet with business owners along valencia street today who are upset about the new bike lane installed earlier this year. >> community members have demanded it be removed. some are

even calling for the director, jeffrey tumlin, to resign. number five, a rolling strike of california state university faculty moves to csu los angeles today. >> yesterday, faculty protested at san francisco state. tomorrow, they go to sacramento. number six, if you heard me just a few moments ago, i said we had a new crash reported in bay point. >> here's a look at it on the map. it's westbound four before bailey road. your speeds are down to around nine miles per hour. number seven, a holiday tradition here in san francisco. >> the city's annual tree lighting at civic center plaza is tonight. it's happening from 4 to 7 p.m, a major mess in the pacific northwest. >> and it's expected to get worse coming up at 530. the dangerous and deadly conditions from a powerful late fall storm and safety in the skies. >> recent incidents proving pilots and air traffic controller are being pushed to the brink. how one local lawmaker is working to do somethin

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professor was in san jose believe ongoing labor conflicts in the csu system could have an impact on the quality of education for students. >> now a 530. the changes students may see next semester and why professors are so concerned. >> the fact that they're refusing to do anything about it for three more months because jeffrey tumlin needs, quote, reliable data. like how about the data that people are getting hit all the time down here and more pushback over a controversial bike lane in san francisco's mission district. >> many say it just doesn't work for cars, business owners or even cyclists use too many scares in the air. >> the faa now taking action to address the mental health of pilots. plus an update on the pilot accused of attempting to crash a plane headed to san francisco. good morning. >> it's wednesday, december 6th. thanks for being with us. >> we're going to start with drew and his brand new graphics. >> yeah, take a look. we've got an update to our graphics this morning. here's a live look. this is our rooftop camera at kgo. it is looking a lot better

than yesterday. 20ft in front of this camera. but we do have some issues when it comes to fog. it's just not as wide spread as it was yesterday along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay. we do have a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. for good reason. santa rosa, napa, half moon bay, down to a quarter to a half of a mile. but other areas are doing a lot better. we do have rain returning today on the abc. seven storm impact scale to level one here with scattered showers and isolated downpours. the biggest impact will be slick roads and rough surf. looking at your day planner today at 9 a.m, the north bay has the best chance of a shower. but for a lot of us, it's right around lunchtime. we'll find that light rain moving through and temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. that's a look at the forecast. let's see how we do on the roads with jobina. good morning. good morning, drew. >> thank you. hi, everyone. so our biggest issue right now is going to be a crash that we're following right in between baypointe and pittsburgh. it's on westbound four right before bailey road. your speeds still down to around nine miles per hour. so if you're coming out of

antioch, you'll definitely run into that slowdown. if you're traveling further in the westbound direction in san jose, southbound 8-80 past the montague expressway, we had a minor delay earlier. it has moved out of the way, but there are still vehicles blocking at least one lane in that spot. live picture here showing you walnut creek and 680. and then we will end in san jose showing you 101. stephanie jobina, thank you. >> this morning, a four day rolling strike of california state university faculty are heading to southern california now. cal state, los angeles faculty members will walk off the job. faculty members at san francisco state university walked the picket line yesterday. you can see here, organizers say more than 1500 faculty members held a rally. this included professors, librarians and counselors, all demanding an immediate 12% wage hike. csu is offering 5% every year over the next three years. >> the reason we do this job is because of the love of it, not just there is any money in it, but we have to have a, you know, a, you know, living wage. >> union faculty members at cal

poly pomona walked off the job on monday. the strike moves to sacramento state for the final day tomorrow. some professors at san jose state worry the ongoing labor conflict in the csu system could be impacting the quality of education for students. they say the school is trying to pressure them to make up for a $14.7 million budget deficit and come to a contract agreement. now, one professor says there are plans to increase the number of students in some undergrad classes starting next spring. >> our course sizes are relatively small. that means we can give feedback to students. that means we can give them assignments that i'm going to grade and give feedback on. it's different than the uc where they have these large lecture halls. we don't have large lecture halls here at san jose state, but they're asking us to change that model, a university spokesperson told abc seven news. >> some classes and departments may be impacted more than others, saying it's closed some sections due to, quote, enrollment and resource availability.

>> san francisco mayor london breed getting ready to flip the switch on a holiday tradition. the city is tree lighting at civic center plaza gets underway tonight. it comes as governor newsom's office announces changes to the capital's version of the lighting ceremony. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco with what you should know about each of these events. lena reggie by tonight this area in between city hall and civic center plaza will be filled with people hoping to play a role in lighting up the city. >> this holiday season. here's what you need to know. civic center's massive 50 foot noble fir tree will be lit by san francisco mayor london breed right around 530 tonight. now this event also features a number of festive performances from dancers, singers and even a magician not to mention a special appearance from the man of the hour, santa festive snacks, along with a full bar, will be available for purchase. folks can also expect to see some snow flurries at toy giveaway for kids with another planet entertainment plus, free

activities for everyone at the same time. tonight was also expected to be the tree lighting at the state capitol in sacramento that is now happening remotely because of protests against the war in gaza. a recording of the event of the event will now appear on the governor's social media sites on wednesday. a spokesman for governor newsom's office says he made the decision to scrap the live event to protect participants and their guests, including the children who would normally attend. a statement from the sacramento regional coalition for palestinian rights said the governor decided to cancel the tree lighting event rather than face a public that is upset by his, quote, shameful silence on the genocide in gaza. now back here live in san francisco, there have not been any reported threats to this event. so this is still expected to happen between the hours of 4 to 7. and that tree is expected to be lit up right around 530. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. lena,

thank you. >> developing news now. the migrant crisis is taking center stage in congress as lawmakers consider more funding for the war in ukraine. republicans are refusing to approve more aid unless changes are made at the southern border. the concern follows the mexican government suspending migrant deportees and transfers due to budget issues. that means it will no longer move migrants south from the us mexico border, prompting people to take their chances at crossing. the white house argues not funding ukraine will help. russian president vladimir putin. the 2024 presidential election is less than a year away. >> president biden is making a candid new remark on why he's running for reelection, saying that he's not sure he would be running if former president trump weren't. also in the race. jobina the president is now clarifying that comment. >> yes, reggie, so president biden is expanding on his remark that his reelection campaign was prompted by former president trump's decision to run again. biden made headlines at a fundraiser yesterday when he

said, quote, if trump wasn't running, i'm not sure i'd be running. that statement came as he portrayed trump as a threat to democracy. tsay would you be running for president if trump wasn't running? >> i expect so. >> but look, he is running. and i just i have to run this might be the biggest insight we've seen yet into why joe biden is running again. >> meanwhile, there are new details in the election interference case against trump involving his alleged role in the january 6th riot. in a new court filing by special counsel jack smith outlined more evidence he plans to introduce a trial. all that evidence claims trump, quote, sent supporters, including groups like the proud boys, to the capitol to achieve the criminal objective of obstructing the congressional certification in trump has pleaded not guilty. tonight, trump will attend a fundraiser as his primary challengers face off in their fourth debate. former congresswoman liz cheney, a fierce critic of trump, now says she's considering a third

party run. so that'll be interesting to watch. reggie, thanks, jobina. >> developing news out of texas. a suspect has been arrested after a series of shootings in austin and near san antonio, leaving six dead and three hurt. police say yesterday morning the suspect killed two people in a home, then shot and killed a man and a woman after that, he allegedly shot a man riding a bike before then opening fire on a police officer who was responding to a burglary call at a home where two more people were found dead. the suspect is charged with capital murder. he could face additional charges. >> the former pilot accused of trying to crash an alaska airlines flight headed to sfo has been indicted by a grand jury. in oregon, joseph emmerson now facing 83 misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person. now, that's instead of the 83 counts of attempted murder he could have faced. emmerson told the new york times he suffered a mental breakdown after taking psychedelic mushrooms. emmerson also texted a friend he was having a panic attack. the faa

announced a special committee is being formed to address possible changes to pilot mental health rules. >> it will consist of experts from the aviation and medical communities. they're looking to how to encourage pilots to report and seek care for mental health issues. the committee will also weigh new rules for air traffic controllers and make recommendation actions by the end of march. >> bay area congressman mark desaulnier is on the front lines of the fight to make flying even safer. desaulnier is a senior member of the house transportation committee and has authored a number of measures to improve airline safety and efficiency. >> we have all gotten accustomed to the ultra safe air travel with thousands and thousands of flights a day a week, a month, a year with no incidents. it is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security. >> it is. and as somebody who flies across the country almost weekly, i'm aware that as a consumer, there's a lot of

dynamics in this. and we've got to make sure before tragedy hits us that we do everything we can. hire more air traffic controllers, make sure that we're training them, training the pilots. >> congressman desantis says there are 1000 fewer air traffic controllers in the us today than there were ten years ago. he believes we have to hire more and pay them more as well. today the sfmta director will speak with business owners in san francisco's mission district as he faces calls to resign on the controversy is over the valencia street bike lane. >> it goes right down the middle of the street from 15 to 20 third street. business owners and residents rallied yesterday for stated about the lane's alleged impact on local business. they say it's led to closures more deadly crashes and a drop in foot traffic. we asked the sfmta director about those claims. >> one of the things that we're trying to understand is to what degree are the concerns that valencia merchants are facing? to what degree is that directly

related to the bikeway, or is it related to other citywide factors? again, here in downtown san francisco, merchants are also really struggling, although these merchants say they weren't struggling until this lane was put into place. >> the bike lane is a pilot project set to end in august. the sf mta can decide to remove it whenever they want. >> coming up, hundreds of thousands of birds euthanized in wine country. up next, the dangerous outbreak and how it could impact consumers. >> but first, a game changer in the world of college sports. a proposal that could inject more money into the competition. but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. yeah, good morning. >> we do have pockets of fog out there, but it's not as widespread as the past couple of mornings. it's evident on a rooftop camera. we have great visibility here, but a dense fog advisory is in effect along the immediate coastline and in the valleys of the north bay. this will last until 10 a.m. this morning because we are seeing some areas around santa rosa, even half moon bay, where that visibility is reduced because of

a little bit of fog. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite rain is returning today with a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. this front is going to cross us right around lunchtime later on today. so taking a look at the morning drive live, you will find that it's just a mainly cloudy day. there's likely some coastal drizzle right now because of the fog. we'll stay with the cloud cover all morning long. and by about 11 a.m, that's when those rain chances really start to increase as that front moves through so much of the morning commute is going to be a-okay. that rain is really impacting us in the middle part of our day and into the afternoon. so looking at today's forecast, you can see from the coast to the bay and inland right around lunchtime and into the afternoon, those rain chances increase with those temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. we'll talk about snow

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coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. >> first look. i'm steve osunsami, abc news atlanta. >> a groundbreaking new proposal could completely change college sports. it would allow division one schools to pay athletes directly. schools would be able to enter lucrative name and image. likeness deals with athletes, and they would also be required to invest a minimum of $30,000 per athlete each year into a trust fund for at least half of their athletes. that investment would have to adhere to title nine, meaning equal distribution for both men and women. >> a very strong statement about the value of women athletes and women's sports that will trickle down all the way from the colleges, all the way to that five year old girl starting to play soccer or that 12 year old girl playing volleyball or that 15 year old girl playing basketball, all that. they will understand that there is value in what they're doing. >> the ncaa president has not released a timeframe for moving forward with this proposal. soccer star lionel messi is time magazine's athlete of the year.

time announced messi helped lead argentina to the world cup and then made waves over the summer when he decided to join the mls he signed with inter miami, and the team instantly became the hottest ticket around. this morning, taylor swift was announced as 2023 time person of the year. swift had a groundbreaking year with the kickoff of her eras tour, which is projected to become the biggest of all time, and the first to gross over $1 billion. she beat out eight other finalists, including chinese president xi jinping. openai founder sam altman and russian president vladimir putin. >> a surprise celebration last night on what would have been walt disney's 122nd birthday at his birthplace in chicago. young fans gathered in excitement and all singing along to christmas carols in the front yard of his former home. >> before i actually didn't know he lived in chicago. well his family house, like, i'm like like my mind is blown. >> my name is angel.

>> how cute. >> the night included a special guest, the walt disney birthplace ambassador and a former miss illinois from the same neighborhood. disney is a parent company of abc7 and also i mean just side note, epcot debuted new fireworks last night on walt disney's perfect. >> oh, that's cool. >> and i watched a live stream of it because that's what that's what i do. >> you know that brings you joy, gets you in the spirit. yeah. >> now review. >> good, bad. oh oh, oh. he has notes. that's what i really want to see it. >> i really want to see in person. i really like the one they had before. >> okay. okay. >> and they only let that go for about a year. people didn't like it. >> yeah. >> so they destroyed it, and now they made this new one. this one. okay. and i think the old one, there wasn't a i thought the old one was good. >> okay. >> so it's a it's an a perspective. >> it's intense. there's one part where they say and then we must sometimes play the tune alone and like everyone dies.

>> oh, i know. you're like, oh, this got real, real. it just happened. okay. all right. yeah. okay well, then they come back to life. >> well, all right. >> it's great. >> it takes you on a real journey. >> yeah. >> i wasn't quite expecting that. >> all the feels, you're like, oh, like coco. it's like. >> it's like they literally play coco. >> oh, well, there go. remember me? oh god, that part. oh, gosh, yeah. >> it's very on brand on the theme. >> oh, good morning. rain returns later today. we do have a dense fog advisory, but the fog is nowhere near as bad as it was yesterday. for example, here's our abc7 oakland airport camera. we have great visibility. this is one of the spots that got hit hard by fog the past couple of days. but we do have a dense fog advisory in effect along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay until 10 a.m. this morning. but rain is on the way later today with a level one light storm on the abc7 storm impact scale. behind that front, cooler air moves in. we're looking at frosty mornings developing, starting on friday. here's the abc7 storm impact scale. today. it's a level one light storm

with scattered showers and isolated downpours. the biggest impact will be slick roads and some rough surf out there looking at rainfall potential. we're going to see a couple hundredths to as much as half of an inch of rain and the bulk of this is going to fall between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. today. that five hour window. so your morning commute is looking just fine. we're getting snow in the sierra starting today at 4 p.m. winter weather advisory above 6000ft, 4 to 10in on our highest peaks. 1 to 2ft of snow coming our way. back here at home, it's all about that midday rain, that level one storm on the abc seven storm impact scale highs today in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. overnight tonight, it is dry with a blend of stars and clouds and numbers mainly in the 40s. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. we'll play in the next seven days for you showing you that light rain is here later on today with some leftover scattered showers here at thursday. mainly in the morning friday it's frosty to start the day, the weekend looking nice with a warming trend coming our way early next week jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. an so

baypoint is going to be our hotspot, at least for the foreseeable future because this backup is not going anywhere due to a crash on westbound four before bailey road. the speeds have only inched up a few miles per hour now at 16mph, up from nine in a little earlier. it's impacting the commute there on highway four and got to concord is around 33 minutes for you tracy to dublin has not changed much at all. it's at 46 minutes at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic has already backed up to the 8 to 80 overcrossing speeds are low there and metering lights came on at 529. we will end with a live picture from the golden gate bridge where the chp still has a fog advisory in effect. >> thanks for being on new at six. pay up how much the city of oakland wants a's owner john fisher to pay for his stake in the coliseum. >> but first, a beach in san mateo is very dirty. it's being impacted by landfill that was operational back in the 50s. now the effort to clean

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francisco welcomes immigrants. the other new york city welcomes immigrants. the message is clear, but the intent is not. a little known group called sanctuary city says it is behind these signs, and its website suggests sanctuary cities have ample services to help undocumented immigrants. now, the group has not respond to any questions about these new billboards and the north bay. there's concern after the avian flu was detected and led to hundreds of thousands of birds being euthanized. sunrise farms and reichardt, duck farm in petaluma are affected. the california department of food and agriculture to euthanized 80,000 hens at sunrise farms,

170,000 birds will be put down at the rikers duck farm and abc7 news reached out to both farms affected. they did not return our calls, but experts say the avian flu will drive up egg prices in stores on the peninsula. >> there's a beach trash problem on a stretch of coastline in san mateo county. pieces of junk and litter have shown up in the sand and some say it's getting worse. a neighbor noticed a large pile at muscle rock beach in daly city. the trash issue stems from an old landfill which operated in the area from the 50s to the 70s. over the decades, natural erosion and other factors have slowly chipped away at the terrain, exposing decades of trash. a local expert says this is happening across the country. >> it comes back to us eventually in in for people that consume seafood. we're consuming plastic at an alarming rate. >> san mateo county supervisor david canepa says fixing the problem once and for all is going to require federal and state funding.

>> video shows a woman being rescued from floodwaters in washington state tuesday. the pacific northwest is facing a heightened risk for flooding as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain. the system is expected to melt mountain snow and send water into low lying areas, triggering flood watches. expert say the moisture from the hawaiian islands is expected to drop up to three inches of tropical rain in the pacific northwest today and some scary impacts in oregon. the search for a man who disappeared into a river has now been called off. his friend said the water was moving fast when he fell in and witnesses last saw him holding on to a piece of furniture. drew, what are the local impacts we can expect here? >> you know what, stephanie, that storm track has consistently been well north of us in the pacific northwest. and we've just been on some of the tail end of these fronts getting light showers. and we'll see that happen again later on today. live look from san jose. we are dry this morning, but on the day planner today, a level

one light storm moves in here and the best chance of rain is right around midday. that will attract some light rain moving through. the biggest impact will be slick roaayand rough surf along the coast. the news at six is

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