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another violation issued for the martinez refinery. the latest following a series of odor complaints in the east bay and a south bay spin on a holiday classic. how this year's nutcracker in san jose is showcasing something new as opening night is tonight. good morning. it's saturday, december 16th. i'm stephanie sierra and we are getting ready for some rain this weekend. >> yeah, i can't believe it's getting so close. yeah, everything. hanukkah is over. christmas on the way, and the rain will be arriving tomorrow. but in spurts as we look at live doppler seven right now, you'll notice that we have high clouds and a system offshore. that's the system that's going to get us wet tomorrow into monday, and even into tuesday. so several days of rain on the way and cold numbers this morning. how about that? 34 in santa rosa, 35 in livermore with 36 palo alto upper 30s concord and brentwood,

50 downtown. so we're colder. concord ten degrees colder for you. and as you head outside in the early morning hours, bundle up because it's going to take a minute to warm up that. spare the air alert through your sunday hazy conditions. and as we look at those early morning temperatures inland, you see how cold it is. by noontime, we're going to be near 60 degrees bay side, upper 40s to upper 60s. and then by the coast it's going to be mild in the mid 60s. so we'll be looking at temperatures well above average today. and we're going to talk about a sharp turnaround for the second half of your weekend. coming up stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. and you can check out the abc seven bay area app for the latest on weather conditions and access the same live doppler seven that lisa and our weather team uses. search abc seven bay area and your device's app store just to download it. well happening now, the martinez refinery is reporting flaring again after a reported operational incident at over 50. air quality complaints

have been made related to strong odors emitted during the flaring. it has also led the refinery to issue a level two alert contra costa county health officials are now investigating the incident and issued a notice of violation for public nuisance is in the east bay now. mothers are coming together to commemorate the lives lost by violence in oakland. organizers tell abc seven news reporter tara campbell events like this help heal the community. >> one ornament at a time. mothers honoring their children lost to gun violence and other violent crimes at the annual purple gala in oakland. >> the acronym purple stands for prayer, unity, restoration, peace, love and empowerment. >> lorraine taylor started 1000 mothers to prevent violence after her sons were shot and killed nearly 24 years ago, and having lost both my twin sons at the same time here in the city of oakland, we need all of that to get through the indescribable

pain that mothers have to go through, especially during the holidays. and while offering emotional supports and other services. the nonprofit is also working to bring the community together. >> i thought if we brought everybody together here with the police department, the district attorney's office to try and bridge the gap in trust and communication, because a lot of the pain we feel is due to unanswered questions. alameda county district attorney pamela price taking to the podium, pledging her support and commitment to the mothers. >> i know the families that have suffered and cried because of the loss of life in our community. >> as a city like oakland has suffered so much loss and fortunately, organizations like this help families heal. >> that's former oakland police chief laurent armstrong. his position has now been vacant for nearly a year, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled.

>> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad. i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the support is comforting as he's gone and he's not coming back. >> but at the end of the day, i'm super excited to meet her. >> the evening's event, offering some hope for healing to inspire me as well. >> you know, to just keep praying. keep praying. and i know it's going to hurt, but it's going to get better. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, oakland is one step closer to naming a police chief, according to the chronicle, oakland's police commission voted to pass its three finalists on to mayor xiang tao. we asked former chief lauren armstrong about the opening, and he told us he never not wanted to be chief. he was fired in february over allegations of misconduct, but later cleared of

wrongdoing. there's another warning this morning about a scam targeting parents in the oakland unified school district. two more families received calls this week that their child was kidnaped, being held for ransom. the district says the caller even knew the names of the students. however thankfully in both cases they were in school and safe in san francisco. take a look at this. sky seven caught the end of an intense situation here in the city. a car was reported stolen and there was a two year old inside you can see it here. it was taken at ashton and holloway in the ingleside neighborhood. police caught up to it about five blocks away, and we did see a young child with the officers. we're told the suspect escaped and the toddler was fine. 80 people will be charged with unlawful public assembly and more in connection to the pro-palestine protests that shut down the bay bridge in november. you may remember this. the incident blocked rush hour

traffic for hours. protesters called on world leaders for a ceasefire during the apec summit . all those allegedly involved will be charged with five misdemeanor counts, including false imprisonment, refusing to comply and unlawful public assembly refusing to disperse and obstruction of a public place. each person who was cited will appear in court throughout next week, starting on monday. we want to take a live look now from the gaza skyline this morning and you can see it is incredibly smoky. this is actually substantially worse than it was just an hour ago. the israel israel defense forces has opened a probe after admitting they mistakenly killed three israeli hostages in gaza. and it's just currently four in the afternoon there, according to the israeli authorities, the hostages had either escaped from or were abandoned by hamas fighters. they reportedly thought the three men posed a threat, so they were shot.

>> it is something that sadly, can be expected of such a chaotic battlefield where the enemy constantly and systematically uses civilian clothing while they are fighting , and i think that is one of the root causes to why this mistake happened. >> it was not known they were hostages until their bodies were taken back to israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called their deaths an unbearable tragedy. we in the south bay, now the berryessa flea market, will stay open for the next two years after a deal was made with the city of san jose in an agreement with the bumb family, landowners, the vendors can continue to operate there until a big housing development begins. it's a win for nearly 430 vendors who have been in limbo since the project was approved in 2021. landowner will eventually develop the space into 950 homes, but for now, the market will stay open until at least january of 2026.

well now to a sure sign the holidays are upon us. opening night for the nutcracker in san jose is tonight, but production looks a little different this year. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us how it taps into the city's diverse culture and history. jose nutcracker celebrates both the holiday classic and the bay area. >> i wanted to create a ballet that was inspired by our hometown and set in our hometown. >> set in 1905, the backdrop has the san jose electric light tower. on friday, the cast from new ballet held their final dress rehearsal inside the historic california theater. the audience included local students and families from autism bay area. >> those of us who live in san jose and love the city have so much to be proud of. >> dalia rawson is the artistic director. she was inspired to bring the spirit of innovation to the stage. the character

clara has a mystical uncle who goes by the name of nikola tesla. >> he brings the gifts of electricity to the home and demonstrates some of his inventions, including setting off a tesla coil on stage, apricot blossoms instead of cherry blossoms, and a gilroy garlic harvester will also make appearances before the preview performance, we were backstage, rossen said. >> dancers start rehearsing for their roles in september. the costume director had a hand in creating and tailoring over 100 outfits for the cast, comprises of 110 dancers that will perform over a span of seven shows. this is the first ballet performance i ever saw, and so for a lot of people, this is a gateway into the world of ballet. a performances include live music by the new ballet orchestra. angela brought her family from sunnyvale. >> we have read the book and nolan came to the show last

year, so we're very, very excited. >> opening night is saturday in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news excited for opening night. >> lisa, this is such a neat way to localize a holiday tradition. >> ian yes, it looks fun and, you know, pretty fun week ahead in the weather department because we're going to be tracking several systems, bringing rain a live look outside towards emeryville. it was in the mid 60s yesterday in and around oakland and emeryville, maybe a degree or two warmer today and then rain heading your way. several opportunities into the upcoming week. we'll track them for you next. >> lisa. thank you. and coming up, a massive recall of popular granola bars you might have at home. which products to avoid due to salmonella concerns. plus, landlord frustration in the south bay, the concerns of some elderly tenants who say they're fighting for basic necessities as

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rolled on friday. his method of intake is unknown, but the autopsy listed drowning, coronary artery disease and effects of buprenorphine as contributing factors. he was found dead in the jacuzzi at his home in october. his death was ruled accidental. well, quaker oats is recalling many granola bars and granola cereals for potential salmonella contamination. it applies to most types of chewy granola bars marked as best before october 1st of 2024, or any earlier date, plus some cereals labeled best before september 1st of 2024. now you can find the full list of recalled products over on abc seven news.com. you can also request reimbursement on quaker granola recall .com. in the south bay, a group made up

of mostly senior citizens say they're living in unacceptable conditions and want their landlords to listen. abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on their demands. 5-5-5 5-5-5 months of frustration have brought these tenants to this building. >> the dozens that came to this sit in demonstration represent more than 100 tenants at cortez village and delcastillo apartments in san jose. >> both of these complexes are high majority vietnamese monolingual speakers. according to seniors, everybody is a senior there. >> cindy tran is with the law foundation of silicon valley. she's been working with the tenants who recently formed associations in response to concerns some of them having to do with safety and security, their garage. >> people come in and they break in. um, there was an instance where one of the tenants got their car stolen. >> another big concern for the mostly monolingual community is communication. the other staff on site who are able to communicate with them. tenants say important notices are not being translated despite

multiple requests. >> these are basic necessities that they've been trying to fight for. >> friday, the tenants came to the santa clara office of rome corporation, which they believed was an owner of the complex, as the plan was to sit in the office until they got a response from the ceo. instead, police were called to escort them out. when we spoke to them, they said they're just a construction company. >> they're not the property managers. we reached out to the company listed as the property manager for both complexes, and have not heard back. >> the tenants say they also reached out to them and have not been successful in getting a sit down meeting. the fight has caught the attention of both santa clara county and city of san jose. leaders the council members made promises to facilitate communication on the tenants behalf. >> so i can assure you that their their their concerns will be addressed when we work with the county, when we work with rome corporation promises. >> the tenants and advocates say makes friday's demonstration a win now is just trying to apply more pressure to have that face to face meeting so that the tenants voice can be heard and, and the tenants will always tell

me this. >> they're going to continue to fight until their last breath in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. in san francisco cook-off. >> contestants brought out their best holiday recipes, passed down from their abuelitas or grandmas. it was organized by the calle 24 latino cultural district in celebration of tradition, flavor and community spirit. judges taste tested all the dishes and picked out their grandmother inspired favorites and the district also encouraged visitors to support local vendors nearby in the new public mission community market space called la placita. off to go check that out. and certainly this is the time where you make all those costco runs plan all those holiday dishes for next week. what are you thinking, lisa? i know i'm a procrastinator when it comes to this stuff, so i really got to get on it. but yeah, me too. >> it seems like it's not, you know, around the corner, but it is. yeah. we better get our act together, right? make the list and head out early. today's a dry day for sure, and it's going

to be nice and mild out there tomorrow. really not a washout either. a few showers in the morning and then it intensifies the system in the overnight hours. there's a look at it. satellite and radar composite showing you that there's a system spinning offshore. that's the first one. there's two that will affect us this week right now 38 in concord and brentwood, 35 in livermore. there's fog there as well. 37 sonoma. and the coldest spots, santa rosa, 34, where it is mild in vallejo at 52, low 40s in oakland, upper 40s in san francisco. our forecast highlights the hazy skies throughout the later afternoon hours. a spare the air alert today, tomorrow, but temperatures warmest today that we've seen all week long. 60s to low 70s in the south bay. and then by tomorrow night, the showers really coming together for that level one system to bring the heavier rain overnight into your monday. and then that's going to take us into monday afternoon as well. so starting out with some sun, here we are at 4:00 in the afternoon. the high clouds, the haze with

us stopping this tomorrow morning early and you'll notice some very light showers. our level one system sunday. but the bulk of the day may see a shower. otherwise it's dry, it's cloudy, and then as we look at the later evening hours into the overnight hours, this is when the rain, the gusty southerly winds get going with that system arriving. so this is into your monday morning commute. and then by the afternoon still some heavier downpours into the east bay, the peninsula, the entire system lifts to the north and east, so most of the rain will be falling in the north bay. the higher totals that is, this is late monday night. so as we look at those totals over an inch of rain for santa rosa, novato, yountville, over a half inch for oakland. and you can see the ranges while as we get down to the south bay where that third of an inch in san jose, you got to kind of have to be suspect of that. but as we add in the tuesday, wednesday system, i think we're going to see more rain as this system drops to the south. moving into southern

california. finally giving us some sierra snow. overall amounts from monday. and then we add in tuesday, wednesday, potentially thursday over three inches in santa rosa. some spots could see up to five inches. and then as we get further south, you'll notice less than that from the south bay. that rainshadow effect this is a ten day outlook in the sierra nevada . so the first system no snow, the second system some. then there's another system right after christmas that could bring a total of two feet up in the mountains, 67 today in oakland with that hazy sun, 73 in san jose, the accuweather seven day forecast dry today and then several opportunities for rain level one system tomorrow. the heavy rain overnight sunday into monday, monday afternoon still unsettled. tuesday wednesday. winter arrives on thursday and looks like we have a dry holiday weekend. setting up stephanie an eventful week. >> all right lisa, thank you. coming up, we're getting a closer look at how the unhoused can get to a shelter bed here in san francisco. what the process

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you got this. we got you. hey there. good to see you on this saturday coming up here on gma. the new storm threat headed along the east coast. the flood warnings and watches our weather team is tracking right now. plus in florida the possible tornadoes. and what that could mean for early holiday travel and high school heroes. we are hearing exclusively here from one mom who says high school students and an air force senior airman saved her family after a car accident in a school parking lot. can't wait for that story. plus, the christmas crunch, the shipping deadlines you need to know about to get those presents under the tree in time. we are getting our advice here from our everyday santas at the u.s. postal service. that is all ahead right here on gma this morning. >> we want to focus on our efforts to build a better bay area by reducing homelessness.

so let's talk about what's happening here in san francisco. for those on the streets and for those trying to avoid living there. we're learning more about the process for unhoused people to get access to a shelter bed in san francisco. turns out it's not very easy. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez breaks down how it all works. >> quite often, people think that the unhoused line up every night waiting to get access to a shelter bed. today in san francisco, it's far more complicated. >> every other place i've lived before here, you can just walk in and get a shelter bed. if they had an opening. but here you can't do that for many, the first point of contact is the homeless outreach team. >> hot. they help people get on a waiting list for a shelter bed. if not through them. a phone and the internet are other options, so let's check it out. first, i dial the number and add. i wait your call is very important to us for spanish press one. so here i'm supposed

to talk to somebody or leave a message with my name and contact information. >> often you can easily submit your waitlist request online, and now i'm being encouraged to go online. >> let's remind people that these are the unhoused. some don't have a phone. they may have lost it or had it stolen. you're sleeping, you're not watching it, and so you lose your phone, your hot team, your homeless outreach team, worker calls and says there's a spot. >> and then you you don't have your phone to answer to. read what happens. and then you back. you're back at square one. >> so how do they contact you if something becomes available, like a shelter bed? >> um, i give them my email. >> the department of homelessness and supportive housing says it's working on making the process more seamless because once the city contacts a person, they only have up to 72

hours to respond. we found john waiting outside an emergency shelter. he moved here from iowa two months ago after thanksgiving, he finally got on the waitlist for a more permanent shelter bed. what number are you? i'm. i checked yesterday. >> i'm at 195. that's where i, um, am at currently. and you started close to 500? i think it was 490. yeah >> john, like hundreds of others, is waiting to get into one of the city's three largest shelters, msc south, which can house 410 people next door, 334 and sanctuary three, 200 people at these three locations are allowed to stay indefinitely without having to pack and leave early the next morning, we found yvonne and her dog zeus. at one of them. how long have you been at this shelter? >> for a couple of years. two years, a couple. i've been at all of them. >> during those two years, you

couldn't find some kind of more permanent supportive? >> they offered. i did not want what they offered, what they offered her in terms of housing, was located primarily in the tenderloin, known as a hotbed of illicit drug use. >> yvonne told me she wasn't about to give in to temptation. >> lived it, been there, done it, got the t shirt to prove it. you know what i mean? i don't want to go backwards. i want to go forwards and i don't want to make bad choices. >> currently, san francisco has a total of 48 shelters offering more than 3200 beds. yet those who don't get in more than 4000 people have no option but to sleep on the streets. among their stock are the interfaith winter shelters, four of them, but they only operate from november through march. >> they come in late afternoon and stay till 7 a.m. the next morning. during that time, they get a home cooked dinner. at night they sleep in the facility . it's nice and cozy and warm and then in the morning we come

in 5 a.m. and cook breakfast and serve them breakfast. and then they have to go back out onto the street at seven in the morning when john leaves any of the emergency shelters, he's now left and navigating life as an unhoused person. >> very interesting. that was lyanne melendez reporting this year. the department of homelessness and supportive housing spent 22% of its $672 million budget on shelters. now, their plan is to add 1000 shelter beds over the next five years. abc seven spent an hour with san francisco's mayor, police chief and district attorney to tackle the city's chronic issues. the commercial free conversation is now streaming online. you can find it on demand on the abc seven bay area app, - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the thing missing was my memory.

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that changes tomorrow. that's right. >> yes. we have the warmest day this afternoon where we'll have 60s and 70s in the south bay. but it is a little hazy that continues from yesterday. so spare the air alert today. tomorrow so for that air quality that is unhealthy, particularly in the east bay. but right now you can see that pretty sunrise as that particulate matter really accumulates by the afternoon in spots. but right now it is 48 in san francisco, 45 half moon bay with a low to mid 40s elsewhere. so that first panel you think, oh not too hard to take. but as we look out from our sutro tower camera, look at all the 30s from santa rosa to livermore, and there's fog in livermore, 36 fairfield, concord's 38. it is much colder in our east bay valleys. look at concord ten degrees colder, four

degrees colder in san carlos. so as we look at the rest of the day, we warm quickly. by 11:00 at 60 in hayward, 61 in mountain view. by 2:00. we're well into the upper 60s in the south bay. even some low 70s in gilroy. it's dry, but high clouds thicken. rain arrives early sunday. stephanie >> all right, lisa, thank you. and speaking of that rain, sandbags are now available for residents and businesses here in san francisco. they are being distributed at the marina green east parking lot from noon until 7 p.m. today. sandbags are also at the public works operations yard at marin and kansas streets over in the bayview. happening now. authorities are searching for a suspect after one man was killed and four others were hurt in a shooting in l.a. county. it happened yesterday afternoon at a strip mall in willowbrook, northwest of compton. as of right now, the motive behind the shooting is not clear. in the east bay, people are demanding action from oakland leaders in response to the killing of a

security guard at a 7-eleven store. sky seven flew over a protest held outside the store yesterday. you can see here neighbors say they want justice for 59 year-old james johnson. when he was shot to death while trying to stop a shoplifter at the store on harrison street in the adams point neighborhood right near lake merritt last week. so far, no arrests have been made. we do have new developments, former trump attorney rudy giuliani is being ordered to pay nearly $150 million for defaming two georgia election workers following the 2020 election. he accused the election workers of ballot tampering and election fraud. the workers then sued for defamation, saying giuliani destroyed their reputations. giuliani remained defiant after the verdict, though he says he does not regret his comments and plans to appeal the decision of the jury. new this morning, san francisco based tech startup bolt financial is cutting about 29% of its workforce, according

to the chronicle. that means more than 100 workers are being laid off. ceo ryan breslow stepped down in january, and dozens of employees were laid off in may of last year. now, the company was once estimated to be valued at $11 billion before it was involved in an investigation with the sec. we're getting a better idea about how our schools are doing compared to pre-pandemic times. in fact, a new progress report is out from the california department of education. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has the breakdown across the bay area. >> looking at the big picture, the 2023 dashboard shows that students in california schools are graduating at higher levels than before the pandemic and are missing less class time. year over year. statewide, the graduation rate for the class of 2023 is 86.2. it's a decrease of less than 1% from the class of 2022, but it's still higher than pre-pandemic levels. >> that number is a great

achievement and a great success. cassandra curiel is a teacher and president of the local san francisco teachers union in san francisco. 88.3% of our students are graduating from high school with their eligibility again across an entire district like ours, with over 50% ant um students with a second language background. this is a huge a huge achievement when it comes to the san francisco unified school district. >> data shows a decline in chronic absenteeism rate for the 2022 to 2023 school year. it dropped to 26, from 29% from the year before. in response, sf usd superintendent matt wayne stated, quote, attendance is directly tied to student outcomes. if a child does not come to school, they're not learning. we're pleased that we made progress last year in reducing chronic absenteeism, and we know that more work is needed to continue supporting students in coming to school every day in santa clara county

schools, a similar story of progress. >> it is encouraging to see some of the progress as we compare to pre pandemic. uh performance and my second takeaway is that the dashboard is going to provide us a lot of information and support , and there is much more work for us all to do in oakland. >> absenteeism is a growing problem. um, it went up 15% to 60, which means more than half of the students are chronically absent or miss 18 or more days of school. >> abc7 news reached out to oakland unified for comment, but have not heard back yet. now to some help for hundreds of teens in santa clara county who are transitioning out of foster care , friday marked the official groundbreaking in san jose for a new resource center on parkmoor avenue. former foster youth joined in yesterday on this ceremony. you can see it's the second iteration of what organizers call the hub. it's dedicated to helping transitional foster youth ages

18 to 25 years old. the facility will offer 40 housing units and other resources and services like classes and job opportunities. >> this is what this whole center was about. it's like bringing all the resources to one center, bringing all the partners to one center, getting young people the resources and services that they need, and to really just try to get them to understand they don't have to just survive anymore. this is an opportunity for them to thrive. >> roughly 764 youth are currently experiencing homelessness in santa clara county. the hub is slated to open in 2025. well back here in san francisco, take a look at this. the winter walk is back to try and bring more people to downtown. the winter walk is filled with holiday decorations and features a skating rink which you just saw, food trucks, bar options and there will also be live music. as we all know, san francisco has been struggling to rejuvenate the shopping district since the pandemic, but this holiday season is seeing a significant uptick in visitors.

>> thank you for coming out to union square, and thank you for not giving up on san francisco and thank you for shopping in downtown and in a neighborhood and all over. >> this year's event will be the largest one since it started back in 2015, and it will run through christmas eve. still ahead this morning, a potential threat to our firstrillionesponder ers. how a new study out of stanford is identifying the risk firefighters face when battling flames. and here's a live look atop our roof camera, looking at the bay bridge this morning. traffic moving along nicely and a nice day ahead. time now. 638.

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specifically in this case, chromium that gets transformed from a fairly benign form to one that becomes very toxic. >> and that is in the very small particulate matter. >> and that particulate matter could be the key threat if it carries the metals into the air. and ultimately the lungs of firefighters and others. doctor sharon treats and researches breathing issues at stanford, and particularly when we inhale, it can actually travel to the farthest branches of your respiratory tract system and then and then essentially get embedded there. professor fender says the study was not designed to trace airborne metals, but he believes the discovery so far should raise an alarm given what we're seeing in the on the surface of the soils, the land, there is no way that you can have those fine particulate particulate matter that isn't also being transported in the air. he says the metals are contained in specific types of plants and soils, and

identifying them could help create a kind of threat map to warn both firefighters and also clean up crews working in a high risk area. less help, better protect them from the toxic metal threat. right now, many people may be familiar with chromium from the film erin brockovich, which is about contamination in a town's water supply. but interestingly, experts told us, lisa, that airborne particles, if they're identified, could be even more dangerous than other kinds of toxic metal pollution. >> yeah, that is kind of scary, but we're looking at a quiet weather pattern. but weather wise, welcome rain on the way. so so maybe you're tired of this dry spell today, though. the warmest day we're going to see in quite some time. with 70s arriving. a nice view here in the city, but it's hazy. a spare the air alert. i'll explain and talk about a very active seven day outlook when we come back. >> lisa thank you. also next, the cal bears faced texas tech in the independence bowl today, but first, a scare by star

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a serene view with a pretty sunrise. time now is 645 and sports college football is on abc seven today. you can watch the 2023 celebration bowl, the howard bison faced the florida a&m rattlers this morning inside mercedes-benz stadium in atlanta , georgia. now kickoff is at 9 a.m. in baseball south korean player jung ho lee has signed with the san francisco giants. here's abc seven sports director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. look,

they missed out on shohei ohtani , but the giants hope that jungwoo lee will provide a much needed boost and also much needed star power. he's 25 years old, center fielder. he did star in the korean baseball organization introduced yesterday by the giants. they signed lee to a whopping six year, $113 million contract. he's fast, he's got some flair and as you can see in this introductory news conference, he's got a pretty good sense of humor and some and some. always have loved to play area from coming here as a young ballplayer. >> i am here to win and will always give my best for teammate and fans. let's go giants. thank you. >> let's go warriors as well. they're searching for an identity and some wins. they'll host brooklyn tonight. they've lost 12 of their last 16 turnovers a continual problem

steve kerr committed now to getting his young players more minutes. and steph curry says for the dubs right now it literally is one game at a time. >> i'm identifying what you have to kind of overcome to be the team that you want to be. so we're in that period right now. uh- obviously all the different circumstances that we're trying to overcome, it could be refreshing to reinvigorate some energy. you know, approaching it that way as opposed to just talking about, you know. championships and all that type of stuff. like we know we can get there, but let's just win on saturday to the ice sharks visiting the desert dogs here in arizona. >> one nothing. coyotes in the third. william eklund with the score that ties the game. or does it phenix challenges the play goaltender interference right there by lou keenan no goal and the coyotes hold on one nothing. the ninth ranked stanford women hosting portland strike up the band cardinal hit eight of their first nine shots. this game was a blowout. hannah jump making history three threes ties her with keanu williams. most threes in school history a

total of 311 cameron brink again unstoppable. i'll take that 23 points 15 rebounds, four blocks stanford cruises 8151. the cal bears face texas tech in the independence bowl tonight in shreveport. cal tailback jayden not oh, he's scared a lot of bears fans with a video post about transferring. >> i'll be entering the transfer portal this upcoming season and, uh, yeah, respect my decision. please. going to stay. >> so he's staying. but that was very well executed and coach justin wilcox said that was the worst joke ever. that's rap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. wow >> wow. jaden. the heart drop for the coach there. all right. let's check in with lisa. good morning. good morning stephanie. >> starting out with our satellite radar composite. you can see this area of low

pressure spinning. this is going to bring us some rain. pretty good rain overnight sunday night into monday. then there's a second system that's going to keep us pretty wet into tuesday and wednesday. current numbers. right now a live look outside 48 san francisco. it is 44 in hayward. so these numbers not too hard to take with the low 40s. san jose, san mateo, half moon bay. but there are 30s out there where temperatures have dropped considerably in our valleys. that heavier, denser air set into the lower valleys. and that's why we get that 34 santa rosa, 36 in fairfield, 35 in livermore, and also that particulate matter, anything in the atmosphere that you can grab on to allows for the pretty sunrise and sunset. so it may not be healthy, but it makes for some pretty afternoon skies and early morning skies. so spare the air alert today and tomorrow with those hazy conditions as we get in through the afternoon. right now, air quality is moderate all around the bay area. much warmer today, 60s to low 70s. and then the showers

arriving late tomorrow. level one system into monday, which will be a level two system. we are falling way behind in terms of percentage of normal. we need the rain anywhere from 19% of average since october first in oakland to about 40% of average, with over just three inches of rain in santa rosa. so compared to last year, of course, with seven atmospheric rivers in september and october, we're well behind. but we're going to get some rain, some significant rain. it won't be hard to make up that deficit in the mountains. it's a different story. 34% of average way below where we should be. we'll get into some colder systems after this initial first one, but this one is going to be all rain for the mountains. so as we look at the high clouds later on today, here comes the sunday rain stopping this in the afternoon. so sunday is basically dry. maybe a few light showers and then rain. gusty winds overnight stopping this right before that morning commute. one wave of rain moving through. more to come as we get into your monday.

this lifts to the north, so most of the rainfall will be in the north bay. with this system. check it out 1030 at night. it's still pouring in parts of the north bay and east bay, so we add up those totals from sunday into monday night and well over an inch of rain in the north bay near that san francisco, the coast doing pretty well, the east bay, maybe a half inch or better. and then as we get into the forecast, beyond that, we're still quite active. 64 in concord, 66 in san francisco, 73 in san jose. that's spare the air alert. and overnight lows tonight with the rain. maybe a spotty shower, pretty much holding off, though for the most part until the overnight hours. and the accuweather seven day forecast sunshine hazy and warm today. an isolated shower for your sunday. heavy rain overnight into monday. level two system on settled tuesday. showers linger into wednesday and winter arrives on thursday. steph >> all right lisa thank you. and a reminder that you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc7

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blanca sanchez, so i told them if we get it, we get it. >> and if we don't, it's okay. we made it. this far. >> blanca is a single mom who lives paycheck to paycheck. >> i work at a school local for in windsor, and so they just been trying my best to get them to be where they need to be and have them be stable. that's my goal. >> ali is also a single mom. her vehicle was damaged in a car accident in september, so i can get to my two jobs so i can get to my kids schools and daycare to, um, bring them to their doctor's appointments. >> nancy was nominated by her friend michelle. >> i pay my rent and i pay my daughter's tuition, and those are the most important things a car is important, but my daughter's education is more important as far as my money goes. so so she had to come first and i gave up my car. >> everyone hoping to drive a car home, but with only four cars in sight, not everyone here

would be selected. >> i'm hoping for whatever god wants. >> every year the cross and family foundation receives letters from sonoma county residents in need of a car. in the last decade, they've donated over 200 cars, choosing who to give them to is hard. >> there's a lot of demographics that state funding goes to help with food stamps or cash aid or even the county. and we're looking for the people who make maybe 3 or $400 over the mark to receive those services, as they all waited to see who would be the lucky for surprise. >> all ten of them would drive a car home. >> my brain is just i can't, i don't know, i just i'm so happy i have no words to express how happy i am. >> the majority of these cars were donated by all state insurance and refurbished by the team at gmc auto body. for sean, this is personal. his dad started the foundation in passed seven years ago this thanksgiving and i. >> i think often what he would think of what we've done with

our foundation, what we've done with his legacy, the business and, you know, i hope he'd be proud in santa rosa. >> luz pena abc seven news. and look at this. >> is that santa claus? santa is looking a little bit more like spider-man or batman here at the children's hospital in colorado springs. you can see he's all decked up. i guess his sleigh must be broken or something, because you see him coming down from the roof with these ropes as patients and their families watch from their rooms. a certainly a treat about 100 families have kids being treated currently at this hospital. you can see all the parents watching down below. organizers say that this event can certainly become an annual tradition. all right. thanks for joining us this morning for lisa and all of us here at abc seven news, i'm stephanie sierra. we'll see you stephanie sierra. we'll see you back here at 8 a.m.

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