in the east bay and the south bay spin on a holiday classic. how this year's nutcracker in san jose is showcasing something new as opening night is tonight.

plus, we're getting ready for a weekend full of rain towards the latter half of the weekend. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking it all for us. good morning. it's saturday, december 16th. before we see that rain, that haze you were just telling us about, right? >> it's going to wait till the end of the weekend. so we have a dry several days. in fact, mild today. looking at live doppler seven. some high clouds moving in, a lot like what we saw yesterday. although the air quality is certainly not at its best. so that's why we have our spare the air alert. this system will clean things out. but you know, the rain doesn't arrive until later tomorrow. but right now we are looking at that unhealthy air throughout the day . saturday into sunday, there's a look at emeryville. you'll notice the haze there. upper 40s downtown and in oakland with low 40s peninsula and coast. and from vollmer peak you can see a typical winter day here where that spare the air alert is pretty typical, right? 34 santa rosa with 35 in livermore. so some cold conditions. there's a look at napa. and today a quick

warm up by noontime 50s, 60s near 70 in the south bay. later today we'll track the rain 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 to access the same live doppler seven that lisa and the weather team uses. search abc seven, bay area and your device's app store to download it. well, happening now, the martinez refinery is reporting flaring again after a reported operational incident. over 50 air quality complaints have been made related to strong odors emitted during the flaring . it also led the refinery to issue a level two alert. contra costa county health officials are investigating the incident and issued a notice of violation for public nuisance in the east bay. 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 with the police department, the district attorney's office to try and bridge the gap and 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 suffers 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 shengtao. we asked former chief leronne 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. well, there's another warning this morning about a scam targeting parents in the oakland unified school district. hear this. 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. very scary. 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 it was taken at ashton and holloway in the ingleside neighborhood. and you see a man there holding that toddler. police caught up to it about five blocks away and that was the young child spotted with the officers. we're told the suspect escaped and thankfully the toddler was fine. new this morning, the uss kearney has shot down at least 14 unmanned aerial systems launched from the houthi controlled areas of yemen. u.s. central command says there was no damage to the ship and no injuries were reported. we want to take you now to a live look from the gaza skyline this morning, but it is now in the evening there. the israel defense forces has opened a probe after admitting they mistakenly killed three israeli hostages in gaza. it's currently just past six there at night, according to israeli authorities, the hostages had either escaped from or were abandoned by hamas fighters. officials say the three men had

been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed. they reportedly thought the 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. back here at home today, members of 14 local labor unions are holding a labor for palestine rally here in oakland. organizers are calling for a permanent cease fire in gaza, an end to u.s. military aid in israel, and an end to what they call is israel's occupation of gaza. they say the rally will be the nation's first labor led palestine movement

this year. and according to a statement, the rally will be a family friendly event. they say, with art activities and live music. 80 people will be charged with unlawful public assembly and more in connection to the pro-palestinian protests that shut down the bay bridge in november. you may remember this this incident that 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, 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. early applications at harvard college declined by 17. that's a four year low. the drop in early applications for undergrad studies come amid criticism over the ivy league's handling of anti-semitism on campus. this

comes as harvard's president recently faced calls for her resignation following testimony before congress. she fumbled a response on whether calls for genocide of jews would violate the university's rules. she later apologized. 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, an agreement with the bump family landowners, the vendors can continue to operate there up until a big housing development begins. it's a win for nearly 430 vendors who have been in limbo since the project was approved back in 2021. landowners 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. 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 actually 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 had a hand in creating and tailoring over 100 outfits. 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. all performances live music by the new ballet orchestra, angela gullerud 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 those beautiful costumes. this is such a neat way, of course, to localize a holiday tradition and the music.

lisa oh, i know definitely gets you in the spirit. >> the temperatures to perhaps in our inland valleys. but on top of mount tam there over 2000ft, it is 49 degrees where we still have numbers in the 30s in the valleys of the north bay. also the east bay. elsewhere, it's milder in the 40s and 50s peninsula. we'll talk about rain and totals and the busy holiday week ahead next. >> thank you lisa. and coming up, listen to this before you have breakfast this morning, a massive recall of popular granola bars you might have at home. we'll explain. and landlord frustration in the south bay, the concerns of some elderly tenants who say they're fighting for basic necessities

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was once estimated to be valued at $11 billion before it was involved in an investigation with the sec in the south bay. now, a group made up of mostly senior citizens say they're living in unacceptable conditions and want their landlords to listen. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on their demands as. frustration have brought these tenants to this building and the dozens that came to this sit in demonstration represent more than 100 tenants at korda terra village and bella castillo apartments in san jose. >> both of these complexes are high majority vietnamese monolingual speakers at core de terra. seniors everybody's 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 on 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 complexes. 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 there are their their concerns will be addressed when we work with the county. when we work with rome corporation on 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 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. >> a spare the air alert has been extended through tomorrow. you're taking a live look now at conditions. um, from the east bay, looking at san francisco. this is from our emeryville camera. and you can see the city is waking up with some haze this morning. depending on where you are in the winter, spare the air. alerts are because of wood smoke, so it means no fireplaces or wood burning through sunday. and lisa, i was just tracking the aqi. i just dropped to 70 this morning. i just checked on the app so conditions we've been dealing with this all weekend. >> yeah. and it's pretty typical, especially when we have high pressure putting a lid on the atmosphere and not a lot of mixing. not a lot of wind.

that's all going to change when we get our first weather maker to move on in tomorrow night into monday. that is going to definitely improve the air quality. but at the same time bring down some welcome rain. but remember, as we keep talking about this el nino year, we have a couple of systems headed our way, but lacking cold air. certainly this first one, we're not going to see any snow at all from this first system. the snow levels are way too high. the ones in the future looking a little bit colder. let's get in closer right now and you can see the high clouds moving in from that system. and that's what we'll have again today. but certainly the mildest day we've seen in quite some time. there is the golden gate bridge with 49 degrees san francisco, 47 in oakland, mid 40s san mateo, half moon bay. it was in the 50s. earlier temperatures have dropped there along the coast. hayward 43 and the airport. you can see that haze right there at the surface. 34 santa rosa, 35, in livermore. so those temperatures have not budged and we've had some fog into our inland valleys. so keep that in mind if you're headed out and

certainly cold in napa 40, but that's not as cold as it could be. hazy, spare the air alert throughout the morning hours. the afternoon hours, it continues. although it will be warmer today, certainly around the bay. the south bay, gilroy, morgan hill, san jose, seven 40s. and then for your sunday evening, the system on the move that will bring evening showers. heavier rain overnight into the monday morning commute. here's a look at our deficit. big time right 19% in oakland so far this year with barely not even an inch of rain, there two inches. almost two and a half san francisco only 42% of average. three and a third in santa rosa, bringing you up to 40% of average. but as you look at san jose, three quarters of an inch of rain, just 25% of average, the snowpack kind of abysmal, right? we need more snow with 31% of average. the central sierra. but we are going to add to that. it looks like later in the month. so here's a look at the clouds for today. stopping this when we get to a sunday afternoon. not a washout. it's going to be late sunday when we

see the rain arrive. check it out. 3:00 monday morning. very heavy rain for the north bay. the peninsula, and as we get into the afternoon, still some downpours. 1130 and then into your monday night. this system lifts to the north. we still have heavy pockets of rain, adding to the totals through wednesday. that's the second system on wednesday, nearly two inches in san francisco, but in the north bay, just two inches. not done yet. three and a half in santa rosa. so it's going to be a wet time. but this is spread out over five days, so keep that in mind. 69 fremont, 65, in san rafael, uh- basically dry tonight. maybe an isolated shower and the accuweather seven day forecast that level one system late tomorrow. level two heavier rain monday. second system tuesday. wednesday winter arrives on thursday. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be convenient

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about what's happening 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 here in san francisco, and turns out, it's not very easy. abc seven 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 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. >> you can easily submit your waitlist request online. and now i'm being encouraged to go online. >> then let's remind people that these are the unhoused. some don't have a phone. they may have lost it or had it stolen while 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. and 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. >> and we found john waiting outside an emergency shelter. he moved here from iowa two months ago after for 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. 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 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? >> a couple of years. two years, a couple. i've been at all of

them. >> during those two years, you couldn't find and 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 40,000 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. >> that was lyanne melendez reporting this year. the department of homelessness and supportive housing spent 22% of its $672 million budget just on shelters alone. 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

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news. good morning. >> we'll enjoy today because changes are coming tomorrow. >> yeah that's right. but you may want to enjoy the rain too right. yeah. we've got plenty of that headed our way right now. look outside in san jose where it's a bit hazy. spare the air alert today and tomorrow. it is 49, in san francisco, 47 in oakland with low 40s across the south bay. the east bay half moon bay is at 46. and from our exploratory camera, nice and sunny. but boy is it cold from santa rosa to livermore, where those temperatures have not budged for the past several hours. 40 in napa, mid 30s in our inland valleys and today will feature not only the spare of the air alert for tomorrow, but the hazy conditions due to the high clouds, the particulate matter. but it's a quick warm up with 57 in concord by noontime, 60 in livermore. and as the high clouds continue to increase, we're in the low 70s. by the afternoon in the south bay. 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. san bags are also available at the public works operations yard that's 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 la county. it happened yesterday afternoon at a strip mall in willowbrook, just northwest of compton. as of right now, the motive behind the shooting is not clear. but back here at home 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. you can see here. sky seven flew over a protest held outside the store yesterday. neighbors say they want justice for 59 year-old james johnson. he was shot to death while trying to stop a shoplifter at the store on harrison street. this is right in the adam's point neighborhood near lake merritt. so far, no arrests have been made. 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 this verdict, though he says he does not regret his comments and plans to appeal the decision of the jury. we're getting a better idea about how our schools are doing compared to pre-pandemic times, a new progress report is out from the california department of education. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan 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% um students daetz 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. yes, as we compare to pre-pandemic, uh, performance and my second takeaway is that 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. 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. >> abc seven news reached out to oakland unified for comment, but haven't heard back yet. in the south bay, some help for hundreds of teens in santa clara county who are transitioning out of foster care. friday mard the official ground breaking in san jose for a new resource center on parkmoor avenue.

former foster youth joined in yesterday on the ceremony. you can see here 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. >> there are more than 700 youth 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 to bring more people to downtown. in the winter, walk is filled with holiday decorations. you can see figure skating there . it's a skating rink. um, food

trucks, bar options and also live music will be available 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. thank you for not giving up on san francisco. and thank you for shopping in downtown, down and in neighborhoods in all over. >> this year's event will be the largest one since it started back in 2015 and will run through christmas eve. so you have some time still ahead this morning, a potential threat to our firstrillionesponders. how a new study out of stanford is identifying the risk firefighters face when battling flames. and here's a live look from our sutro tower camera looking down on san francisco. there is a spare the air alert currently in effect through the remainder of the weekend, plus there's some rain on t way. lisa will have the details comi

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a potential threat to firefighters and other teams working in wildfire areas. now, the threat is not from the flames themselves, but rather from something that's literally underneath the feet of firefighters. as teams fighting the raging wildfires that sweep through california are trained for potentially deadly risks. but now, researchers at stanford's d'aw school of sustainability believe they may have to add one more to the list toxic metals. >> a big part of the findings of our study are to alert first responders. scott bendorf is a professor of earth system science and coauthor of the study. >> he and the stanford team analyzed soil samples from the wildfire ravaged areas in northern california. they found that the intense heat from those fires can transform natural elements in the soil into chromium six, a toxic metal believed to cause cancer. >> as we heat up the minerals in

the soil, in many cases the soils have toxic metals in them, and specifically in this case, chromium that gets transferred, formed 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 traitz and researches breathing issues at stanford and particularly when we inhale, it can actually travel to the farthest branches of your respirator tract system and, and then and then essentially get embedded there. >> professor bendorf 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 soil, 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 firefighter heirs and also cleanup crews working in a high risk area, plus help better protect them from the toxic metal threat. many people may be familiar with chromium from the film erin brockovich, which is about contamination in a town's water supply, but experts told us airborne particles, if they're identified, could be even more dangerous than other kinds of toxic metal pollution. so lisa, it's a double threat. >> yeah, that is certainly scary . stephanie. great reporting there. 48 in santa cruz right now. how about low 70s today? yeah, maybe a beach day. forget the shopping. right. well, you may want to because later in the week accumulated precip here over two inches. so we'll plot it all out for you for the entire bay area next. >> thank you lisa. also next, the cal bears face texas tech and the independence bowl today.

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inside mercedes benz stadium in atlanta. kick off is at 9 a.m. and 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 jung-woo 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. and 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. >> i always have loved the bay 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. continue problem steve kerr committed now to getting his young players more minutes. and steph curry says as for the dubs right now it literally is one game at a time 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. um, 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. >> the one thing coyotes in the third, william eklund with the score that ties the game. or does it phenix challenge the play goaltender interference right there by lou cunnin. 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 kiana williams. most threes in school history 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 dependance bowl tonight in shreveport. cal tailback jaden not oh, he's scared a lot of

bears fans with a video post about that transferring. >> i'll be entering the transfer portal this upcoming season. and, uh, yeah, respect my decision. please. playing. i'm 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 okay. >> jaden giving us a heart attack i can see why coach thought that. all right, let's check in with lisa. good morning. all right stephanie good morning to you. >> yeah i almost fell for that. all right. live doppler seven here. picking up on circulation offshore. that is going to bring us several days of rain. there's a second one that's going to bring slightly colder air headed our way. but this first one, snow levels are way high. 7000ft. and we're going to get into some rain tomorrow with a level one system on our storm

impact scalp. it's about the haze, the spare, the air alert today and tomorrow and the mild temperatures. 49, san francisco 47. in oakland, it's 50. in half moon bay, low 40s still in hayward and san jose. so the hazy conditions continue with our spare the air alert high pressure in control, light winds, and that particulate matter may be sort of annoying for some of you with trouble breathing. if you have some of those asthma issues. 34 santa rosa, 35, and livermore, 46, in petaluma. thankfully we do have a better air mass cleaner air on the way after the rain. hazy, spare the air this morning. it continues into the afternoon with 60s and 70s so well above average. and then our level one system tomorrow with a basically dry day for the most part. the rain arrives in the evening. it's going to be heavy rain overnight into monday, so our rainfall deficit is really glaring, isn't it? 19% in oakland with 0.91, not even an inch there with october first as

the initial counting. as we start the rainfall season 3.34 in santa rosa, with only 40% of average, san jose, 25% of average sfo, just a third there. so the snowpack is not great either. we have 1 to 2ft in spots. the central sierra 31, 15% down in the southland. so here's a look at the clouds that continue to increase throughout the day. we're dry for your saturday sunday arriving in the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies still on the mild side. and then here comes the heavy rain. check it out overnight into very early monday morning. some pretty good downpours could even see a thunderstorm with this air mass. pretty unstable. headed to the north by the afternoon. this is right before noon and we still have pockets of pretty good rain and into the evening hours. this is the lift from that area of low pressure. the unstable air. so we're going to keep the rain going right on through monday night. then a second system tuesday and wednesday. so part of that second system in the

rainfall estimates here through wednesday, 6:00 giving 2 to 3in of rain in the north bay, upwards of perhaps two in san francisco. so this is all beneficial. rain over a five day period. we're not expecting any flooding concerns. 68 palo alto. our last dry day today, 65, in san rafael, with low 70s san jose, morgan hill overnight tonight, 40s and 50s. milder with the cloud cover. the accuweather seven day forecast level one system tomorrow. heavy rain overnight into monday. level two system with the gusty south winds tuesday and wednesday on and off. showers and some heavier rain. and then looking at our first day of winter, we're drying out. looks like a dry setup to the weekend. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. now to a twist in a holiday tradition meant to help some local families. abc seven news reporter luz pena explains what happened when these people showed up, hoping to be one of a lucky few to get a life changing

gift. >> all right. can you keep a secret? there are ten families that showed up here today thinking they were coming to the last interview to potentially get one of the four cars being donated today. one of them is 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 cruz 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 gnc auto body. for sean,

this is personal. his dad started the foundation past 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. >> how neat. love to see that holiday giving spirit. and here's something else that will help get you in that spirit. the holiday yule log. we are streaming it live 24 seven over on our stream. you can also find it abc seven at abc seven news.com, and you can put it on your big screen like we have here with the streaming tv app. we'll be right back

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nominated for a primetime emmy, told uh- thanked all the fans and the show's crew. jeopardy told the syndicated program that they will only have one host, ken jennings, to maintain continuity for viewers and look at this. i think that's santa clause. even though he's looking more like spider-man or batman here at a children's hospital in colorado springs, it's cold out, but he's decked out in his santa gear coming down the roof with ropes. he must have just lost his sleigh. as patients and their families watch from their rooms, about 100 families have kids being treated at this hospital. you can see the parents down there watching. and what a cute way to spread that holiday spirit. >> very cute. yeah i mean, no sleigh, but hey, that looks tough. zach, look full. >> yeah, he's ready to go. yeah, exactly. >> all right. we have a nice day on the way. although though we do have a spare the air alert,

but temperatures check it out for mid to late december. upper 60s to low 70s. so the clouds increase throughout the day. the accuweather seven day forecast level one system tonight heavier rain towards morning. level two system on tuesday. gusty south winds. another system right on its heels tuesday and wednesday for several days of rain, which we need. >> yes, we certainly do. thank you lisa, and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. i'm stephanie sierra, along with lisa argen, college football is next. we'll see you back here at 8 p.m. have a great day. ♪tasty glazed turkeys that won't be forgotten♪ ♪their warm mac and cheese has us feasting like kings♪ ♪these are a few of my favorite things♪ every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company

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