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rain on the way to the bay area. good morning. it's sunday, december 17th. i'm stephanie sierra and we want to get right to your forecast. lisa is here. good morning. good morning. we that rain. yeah. been talking about rain is offshore. >> that's right. we have several days of it. and as we look at live doppler seven lot going on offshore. right. we'll get in a little bit closer. and you can see we have some lightning strikes offshore. and that band of rain that is moving up from the south. and that is going to allow for the mild air, the muggy feel and the possibility of those rain showers in the next couple of hours for many of you, so scattered showers, the breezy winds and then heavier rain. tonight is 52. in freeman, 51 in oakland. this is our level one system with temperatures on the mild side. and looking at our 24 hour temperature change. check it out. nine degrees warmer in livermore 16 degrees warmer in half moon bay. so for the next several hours, we're going to see some light showers move on into the bay area. some

of them could be a little heavier, but we are still looking at the temperatures on the muggy side throughout the day with numbers in the 60s. stephanie, lisa, thank you. >> and the north bay utility workers will begin deflating a rubber dam on the russian river near forestville tomorrow. the dam. is being emptied to preve any flooding that might happen because of the upcoming storm. it's typically inflated in spring or early summer when water demand increase. sources for the latest weather conditions, you can check out the abc seven bay area app. you can actually access the same live doppler seven that lisa and the weather team use. search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download it. a live look now at tel aviv as the hamas and israel war continues new this morning, a hamas controlled ministry is reporting an airstrike in northern gaza killed at least 24 people earlier this morning. now that's just about 43 miles from here

today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to continue the war until, quote, victory. now all of this comes as outrage families protested in israel after the israeli military admitted it accidentally killed three hostages. the idf saying in a video that the shooting of those hostages was against the rules of engagement. abc news reporter johny fernandez has the latest saturday protesters gathered in tel aviv demanding answers after the israeli military admitted to accidentally shooting and killing three israeli hostages in northern gaza on friday. >> the men identified as 28 year old yotam haim to 86 year old alon shamriz and 22 year old samir tallahatchie. prime minister netanyahu, calling the deaths an unbearable tragedy, according to the idf's preliminary investigation, a soldier saw them as a threat and opened fire, killing two instantly. the third man was injured and ran back into the building. someone then cried

help in hebrew. the idf then saying the battalion commander ordered his troops to stop firing, but another burst was fired, killing the third hostage. >> the idf is doing everything we can. uh there's been a multiple success, and there will also be mistakes. >> i, idf lieutenant general herzi halevi, releasing a video statement saying the hostages did everything possible so israeli troops would understand being shirtless so they wouldn't be suspected of carrying explosives and waving a white cloth. >> but he said tensions overcame the situation and admitting the shooting was against the rules of engagement that is forbidden to shoot at someone who raises the white flag and seeks to surrender. so far, at least 20 israeli hostages have died and more than 100 hostages are thought to remain in gaza. confirmation on saturday that another one was killed in hamas captivity. a 27 year old, inbar heiman, she tried to run on

october. seventh but was captured by hamas terrorists on motorcycles at the rim music festival. since the war began, more than 18,000 people have died in gaza, according to the hamas run gaza health ministry. johnny fernandez abc news, new york. back here at home, labor supporters gathered in oakland yesterday in a show of solidarity with the palestinian people. >> workers from bay area unions and their backers gathered at oscar grant plaza to make their voices heard. they are calling for a permanent cease fire in the conflict and end to the occupation of gaza and a halt to u.s. military aid to israel. >> we do not support u.s. taxpayer dollars going to a genocide abroad, going to support a regime, committing an occupation of the palestinian people for decades. >> the workers want president biden to stop supporting the conflict. they say that money should be supporting community needs here in the america. new overnight, the chp is

investigating a deadly crash in the east bay. it happened on highway four in martinez. this is what's left of the mangled vehicle. a woman driving by says she saw the crushed car and stopped to help. the chp believes the vehicle was traveling westbound on highway four near morello avenue when this accident happened. for an unknown reason, the vehicle went off the roadway, maybe struck a tree. >> um, there was at least three occupants at, and, um, one deceased. >> there was two babies. yes. one, i think, passed away and the other that i was holding was is looks like he's in critical condition. they were resuscitating him when i looked over after i was pulled away from him. >> the chp has not confirmed the ages or identities of the three people in the car. we are still waiting for an update on the condition of the two people that did survive in brentwood. three suspects were arrested last night after a deadly shooting earlier in antioch. antioch

police says a man was shot and killed last night during an altercation with another man, right near waldie plaza. it's unknown if the victim was unhoused. investigators later identified a car thought to be involved in this shooting, and it was found nearby in brentwood. you can actually see brentwood swat team searching for the suspects in that earlier video. three suspects were taken into custody near the 1200 block of dante avenue. as of right now, it's unclear how the suspects were involved in this shooting in san francisco. a fire in the mission district was quickly put out by firefighters overnight. take a look. you can see crews working on that building in this video. it happened near the intersection of 18th and harrison streets. the san francisco fire department says the fire was quickly knocked out by firefighters from fire station seven. it's unclear how or when the fire started and no injuries were reported, but officials say harrison is closed to traffic between 17th and 18th streets in the east bay. now, the campaign

to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price says it will be ready to get enough signatures to move a recall vote on the ballot. but price's campaign says a new leaked document shows the recall is not being motivated by public safety. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic. yes >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritized over

public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with the value of their portfolio. alejo's real estate developers. there is nobody in here. there is nobody who comes through our office. that is a real estate portfolio. yes, we are responsible for the lives of real people and the impact that our system has recalled. >> price recall, price. >> the recall price campaign admits the document was leaked, but they say it's not the smoking gun that the other side wants voters to believe. the funny thing about it is 13 pages long, but they picked one sentence out of 13 pages to kind of focus on. brenda grisham is one of the primary officers with safe save alameda for everyone. it's leading the recall effort, she says. even if business owners are concerned about their bottom line, that doesn't mean that the recall is about picking profits over safety. >> our own for businesses here and at any given time, my staff

can be in the way of harm. so you know, just because. they have major dollars, they still have an interest in what's going on in the county. price hasn't even been in office for more than a year. >> and the recall campaign says they'll be ready to submit well over the necessary number of signatures early next year to get the recall on the ballot in alameda county, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> looking ahead to your morning commute, tolls may be going up on the golden gate bridge again. yes, the bridge district is considering another five year plan to hike tolls. the marin independent journal says officials are faced with a looming budget deficit. revenues plunged during the pandemic and many commuters have not returned tolls ticked up $ on july 1st, which is the final increase in a five year plan that started back in 2019. well speaking of, how's it looking out there, lisa? well the rain is returning to the bay area.

>> a live look outside right now from the golden gate bridge. a lot of dry air to move through, but a lot of reflectivity on my radar screen. and that means it's closing in on us. it's going to be with us for the next several days. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up. >> lisa thank you. also ahead, respiratory illnesses. should we be worried about a holiday surge? the trend? bay area doctors are seeing right now how. plus, we're not the only ones expecting rain. the major storm headed for millions of people along the east coast

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francisco skyline this morning. time now is 613 and the north bay. a dramatic rescue friday in sonoma county, near jenner. take a look at this video a crash. a car crashed on highway one and went down a steep ravine. landing upside down. you can see it here. the sheriff's office sprung into action and used a helicopter to reach the victim. they managed to pull the person out and get them safely to a hospital. we have not received an update on their condition. we'll stay posted on that. hospitals around the country are starting to fill up with people who have respiratory illnesses. so how alarmed should the bay area be about this holiday surge ? abc seven news reporter terry campbell has some expert analysis. >> a warning from the cdc this week. the worst of the respiratory illness season is likely yet to come, and low vaccination rates are leaving the most vulnerable at risk.

>> people went to thanksgiving all over the country. there was a lot of flu in the southeast and the gulf states, and then they came back home. >> ucsf doctor peter chin-hong is talking about the flu and the rapid rise in hospitalized asians in california. >> it's up 400% in the last month, and it's rising very quickly. >> but the good news says the doctor, there's still time to get protected. >> it's still enough time to get the flu shot. and the flu shot is really well matched to what's circulating. >> and also circulating are new variants of covid 19. >> we have a couple of emerging variants around, and you may need to bolster your immune system a little bit more for some of these variants, but so far the numbers are low. more people are going for flu shots, so about 40% of the population getting that, including kids, fewer people going for covid shots, about 17% of the population. but most concerning

only about 37% of those over 65. >> i do worry about it. i already had three times covid, so. so yes, i do worry. >> sue matos is 66 years old and says she's keeping up with the vaccines and taking precautions. >> actually, i'm going tonight to a party and we are all trying to get a covid test. i already had mine today. meanwhile the younger people i spoke with didn't seem to have a worry. >> i have noticed that people have been wearing more masks than before, but that's it, right? i'm not really concerned over it. >> not really, i don't it doesn't affect my plans unless. unless like the situation getting very severe and it could get more severe with covid cases expected to peak in the new year. >> tara campbell abc seven news. >> a storm that drenched florida with heavy rain and gusty winds will now move out of florida and make its way north. the heaviest rain during the day will target coastal georgia, the carolinas

and the mid-atlantic region before it accelerates up the coast. the storm will reach its peak strength tomorrow when it tracks close to the northeast coast. the system is expected to bring nor'easter like impacts to the northeast coast, just minus the snow. well, back here at home, we are expecting another system to impact us locally. all thatrillionain we've been talking to you about lisa is tracking the very latest on the timing. >> yes, it's just beginning to move into the north bay, but also moving into some very, very dry air. so it's going to take a while for the atmosphere to precipitate. we'll see that throughout the day. today we have a level one system bringing some light to steady rain at times. but we're going to ramp this up as we get into your monday. and then another system falls on its heels tuesday and wednesday. so satellite and radar composite live doppler seven showing you the line of showers that are just offshore. so the next couple of hours getting rainy in the north bay and really all over the bay

area. but as we go in closer, see the lightning strikes there, see ranch and down towards bodega bay getting a little bit of wet weather here. not likely 101 yet because the air is just so dry. it is muggy as well. with all this coming up out of the south, some of the sub tropical moisture you can see right off the coast here. temperatures already in the 50s, so 40s and 50s going into the 60s. and as we go through the rest of the day, it will seem pretty muggy with the rain showers on and off at times. 54 in vallejo, 44 in concord. our forecast headlines. so it is still kind of hazy for most of us with a spare the air alert again today. the scattered showers are level one system and our exclusive storm impact scale. and then for monday, it's a level two system. tuesday and wednesday the rain looks to focus from the coast to the peninsula, and we'll also see it in the east bay. it's the north bay that's not going to see a whole lot from wednesday and thursday. here's a look at it. the next few hours where the

rain lines up right offshore. and then that line pushes through 1:00 in the afternoon. notice we've got rain in the north bay. the south bay, perhaps the east bay is dry. but notice the scattered nature to the showers and some heavier downpours as we get in past midnight tonight into your early monday. this is 6:00 in the morning, so very slippery commute with those gusty winds out of the south and those rain showers continuing throughout the day. as we get into your late monday, the system moves up to the north and a second system allows for more rain to keep going into your tuesday. and this is tuesday afternoon where we'll stop this. but lots of rain still to come. and as we look at our totals as we get through wednesday, pretty healthy. anywhere from 2 to 3in. this is 11:00 wednesday night. and you notice the reds for most of the rain up here, up to four inches in ukiah. but really the peninsula from redwood city down through ben loman looking pretty good over an inch perhaps in

livermore and san ramon. gusty winds will accompany the system. this is monday. so today we have the light winds and then we get into the main storm there. we're running this through all the way till after christmas. this forecast model. so the initial rain is warm. and then after christmas we look to get to some colder systems that will bring the sierra snow perhaps up to two feet. highs today in that muggy air mass and scattered showers in the 60s, the rainy conditions tonight, 50s out there with those downpours and the accuweather seven day forecast. level one today. level two tomorrow. and then it continues tuesday into wednesday. winter arrives on thursday. >> all right. certainly feeling like that pattern. >> yeah. real busy. yeah. >> all right lisa thank you. well still ahead on abc seven mornings. maybe you found the deal of the century. or maybe it's a scam. coming up, we have a way to find out and stay safe while online shopping this holiday

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good morning. coming up here on gma. millions on alert for that major storm system sweeping up the east coast this weekend from florida to maine. torrential rain and high winds. the flood watch is in place. plus what it could mean for holiday travel plans as our weather team is tracking it all. and a health alert here. what the cdc is saying about the rise in flu and covid cases. as some hospitals are treating more patients with respiratory illnesses. what you need to know. and finally, counting down to christmas, the points guy joins us with this season's airfare bargains and we're breaking down the prices for those last minute gifts. it's all coming up right here on gma. >> well we have a consumer alert

for you this morning. more than 300,000 air fryers are being recalled because they can burn you. the recalled appliances are two of the power xl models made by empower brands. the company says a plastic piece used to connect two food baskets inside can break and cause a burn. now these were sold at target, walmart and kohl's stores from august of 2021 through october of this year. if you have one, you can contact the maker for a refund. and the holiday shopping season is certainly upon us, and experts say that means cyber criminals are out in full force. abc news reporter reena roy has tips on how you can keep your money safe. >> tis the season for holiday shopping and that means it's important to stay vigilant online. >> when we are in such a rush to get the right gifts, to get the right deal, to do what we think we need to do during this season, to make it pleasant for ourselves and our family and our loved ones. i caution, or to be very cautious before we engage,

before we provide our financial data. >> as millions of americans check off their gift lists, experts warn cyber crime is on the rise. >> we recently did a survey with ipsos and what we found were about 30% of individuals in america have been victims of some sort of cyber crime, tammy hudson, a cyber security client officer for wells fargo, says artificial intelelligence has me some scams more sophisticated and tougher to spot. threat actors using artificial intelligence and specifically bots to gain user credentials. still, assets, and get other information that users more common than not put out on social media. various social platforms and the threat actors use that to build a profile in order to more easily guess what those credentials may be. >> but there are things you can do to keep your money safe. hudson says keep the security software on your devices up to date. change your passwords regularly. avoid using public wi-fi, and double check the link

and name of the website you're on. >> make sure that that url, which are the letters within that website address, has https s instead of just http. the s on the end of that website indicate daetz that it is secure. >> you should also avoid saving your personal and financial information on a site. instead, hudson recommends typing it in each time you make a purchase, and the safest method of payment . credit card. >> when you are using a credit card, there is a certain amount of historical information that is attached to that credit card. typically, threat actors don't like to engage with the use of credit card because of that tracking. >> reena roy, abc news, new york . >> as you finish up your shopping, keep in mind tomorrow is a major deadline for holiday shopping for delivery by december 25th. christmas. the united states postal service says the recommended deadline for ground service or first class mail for day shipping is

monday, december 18th. same for fedex. it says the last day for four day shipping is also tomorrow. as for ups, tuesday, december 19th is the final day to send packages via ups three day select. right now, all of these carriers do have overnight options, but it can get really expensive if you do it that way. you'll find more information on shipping deadlines over on our website. abc seven news.com and coming up on abc seven mornings at 9 a.m, we'll discuss the do's and don'ts when it comes to getting your holiday packages shipped on time and some new deals available with usps. they'll join us live at 930 right here on abc seven. you can also watch the interview online at abc seven news.com, or anywhere you stream. still to come on abc seven mornings. the trial of the century. a historic day at the vatican with a shocking outcome

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thatrillionain and it's moving its way to the bay area. you were saying it is slowly. >> yes. and i think once it starts, it's going to stick around for several days. how about all week? most of the week anyway. and here we go offshore live doppler seven picking up on some lightning bolts there. in fact, right along the coast around jenner and up towards sea ranch. we'll go in closer there. fort ross, bodega bay, now the air is super dry, so we're not seeing a lot of rain, but we're seeing the activity, the moisture moving into. moisten up the atmosphere. highway one there. lakeport still offshore for the rest of marin county and also the peninsula. that's going to change, though. about 8:00. and we have our level one system today. the scattered showers, breezy south winds at times it will be muggy out there. and let's just take a look at the south trajectory of this system, how it comes up from the

peninsula raining in fremont, gilroy and san jose through about 1:00 and then scattered throughout the rest of the bay area. we'll talk the rest of the week in a few minutes. stephanie >> all right, lisa, thank you. and with the official start of winter coming soon, some of the bay area are doing everything they can now to avoid any additional damage after the whirlwind start of the year. now places like santa cruz county were battered by brutal storms and some neighbors are still recovering from storm damage to wildfires. santa cruz county has been accumulating major repair costs. the county says it already spent $75 million on work this last winter, and sometime early next year, we should finish up the permanent repair so that's what i mean by these things. >> layering on top of each other. we're just now finishing that. we're going into another winter, so we'll have to see what this winter holds for us. um, we're crossing our fingers that it stays light, but of course, that is not what a lot of people are telling us at this moment. >> hope it encourages residents to clear gutters and fix any

leaky roofs at this time. and he also recommends anyone to sign up for emergency alerts at crews aware.org. you can check out the abc7 bay area app for the latest on weather conditions, and access the same live doppler seven that lisa and our weather team use. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download it to rome. now. in the scandal that shocked the vatican, a high ranking cardinal was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to more than five years in prison. abc's lama hasan has the fallout from what's being called the trial of the century. >> in what is called the vatican's trial of the century. cardinal angelo becciu, who formerly acted as pope francis's chief of staff, found guilty of embezzlement and fraud. >> the court sentencing him to five and a half years in prison and fined some $8,700. >> he is now barred from holding any public office in the vatican. once seen as a possible contender for the papacy, the 75

year old now becoming the most senior vatican official ever to be tried for financial crimes. the trial, lasting two and a half years, included 86 hearings, but two, along with nine other defendants, were accused of financial crimes, focusing on a property deal in london that cost more than $380 million, which ended in a huge loss for the holy see. eight defendants were convicted to prison sentences ranging from three years and nine months to seven years, and six months. they deny any wrongdoing. only one defendant, the cardinals former personal secretary, was acquitted, and the sprawling case also included investigations into vatican funds donated to a charity run by his brother and the payouts of almost $600,000, allegedly given to free a missionary nun kidnaped in mali by islamic militants. the cardinal strongly denies any wrongdoing, his lawyer saying they will appeal the sentence. lama hassan, abc news, london. >> to maui now for months after devastating wildfires swept

through the heart of lahaina has reopened. oh the mauna beautiful music on maui is culture and history wrapped up in what's called mele. this weekend, free guitars for kids delivered nearly 200 instruments to the island, many of these kids lost everything when their homes burned. i lost a guitar, two ukuleles, um, a drum and piano. >> we want to give you something that can help with your journey and help keep music. that fire of music in your life. >> beautiful way to give back. organizers teamed up with local artists to share the healing strength of mele with the children. coming up later this morning on abc's this week with the new hampshire primary just over a month away, new hampshire governor chris sununu, together with nikki haley in a sunday morning this week exclusive will

sununu, whose endorsement helped swing the vote for haley and overtake trump. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at eight this morning. right here on abc seven. well, now to an exclusive story. you'll see only on seven. a san francisco restaurant owner has some beef with the city and thieves who made off with thousands of dollars of premium wagyu meat. take a look. the owner of ace wasabi right here in the marina district, says early thursday morning, multiple suspects jumped a gate and you can see them here. enter their storage unit. the surveillance video shows these individuals rooting around the freezers. as ken lo, the owner, says, in just about ten minutes, they made off with around $5,000 worth of pricey meat and some seafood. now, this isn't the first time lo has been a victim of crime, but it is the first time he says he's filed a police report. >> car's been broken into five times in the last three years. my restaurants have been broken

into four times in the last three years. i'm hoping that getting this word out that the city understands hands that, um, hopefully we'll make some changes. i mean, whatever we're doing now isn't working. um, it's i'm numb to it. i'm saddened by a city that isn't holding people accountable. >> we reached out to sfpd for more information, but have not heard back yet. also in san francisco, a sweet tribute to honor an iconic musician, michael tilson thomas, who served 25 years as the san francisco symphony music director, was celebrated with the unveiling of mt. way, a street named in his honor. congresswoman nancy pelosi and mayor london breed were on hand to dedicate the section of grove street between van ness and franklin streets to tilson thomas, way is right in front of davies symphony hall, where tilson thomas has led so many performances. >> as you set the bar of what it

means to be a noble, honorable person in the course of the work that you've done in your music career. and we are so thankful and appreciative for everything that you've done to make san francisco such an extraordinary place for the arts. even though tilson thomas is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, he will still work at the symphony at davies in january and february in fremont. >> got a chance to give back this holiday season. there's a toy and blanket drive happening today. it's at the fremont hindu temple on delaware drive. volunteers will be taking donations from noon until 2 p.m. today. they say the toys and blankets collected will all go to kids in alameda, santa clara and contra costa counties. take a look at this. a family in kentucky got something extra when they picked out their christmas tree. yep you're looking at a small owl. the tree

was in their home for four days and they did not notice anything unusual. but when they hired someone to clean the carpets, he did notice the tree was swaying when he plugged in some equipment. attention to detail here. then he saw this owl owl that was sitting on a lower limb before it disappeared into the tree. the owl seemed to be right at home as he stuck in there for about four days. can you believe it? but thankfully the cleaner was able to track it down and release it safely in the family's backyard. all right, just ahead, a look at how the giving holiday spirit is brightening the bay area for hundreds of children. and here's a live look at the san francisco international airport this morning. we still have a spare the air alert in effect around this time. this morning it was 70. it's now dropped to 63. aqi this morning. time now is 638.

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the samaritan house of san mateo hosted the event for underprivileged children, and this year, nearly 4000 toys filled the nonprofit's warehouse . >> we're just joyous. this is our our mission reminder of bringing hope, dignity, um, and caring to our community. from our community. you know, our overall mission being keeping folks fed, clothed, healthy and housed. this is the added extra right? it's the compassion side of everyone enjoys or deserves a joyous holiday. >> and speaking of that compassion, this year a generous donor stepped up to make sure all the kids had a gift card to take home. we love to see that in the north bay. families in need are also getting the holiday. they've been hoping for, all thanks to a marin county nonprofit. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has this story. merry christmas,

santa and mrs. claus were posing for pictures and listening to a lot of wish lists from kids in north marin in mexico. >> we don't have any toys and i tell them, you, you are lucky to have all these presents. >> maria mercado's son just got a bike. it's all part of the annual holiday share and toy drive hosted by nonprofit north marin community services, helping low income families maria says because of them, christmas will happen. >> after all, they are uh- amazing because we pay. >> you know, a lot of rent in this area and we don't have a lot of money to give, you know, presents for him. >> it's the 51st year for this event benefiting almost 500 kids. director say many families are living on the sharp edge of the bay area's economy. >> the need is so high right now. we have over 90 people on a wait list for rental assistance. um, we're very grateful that donations are coming in. we'll

check it out. >> there's about 2000 toys in all of these purple bags, each bag custom made. for kids and families. this holiday. >> it's amazing. we're going to go see what's in here. and we're going to put it under our christmas tree. and it's just going to add to the excitement for them. >> kristi dupree's two sons can't wait to see what's inside. hey sweetie. at a time when it seems everything is expensive, many parents are feeling relieved and grateful. but the things their kids are wishing for this season, you know, i think that it's extremely difficult for people right now and the fact that we are going to bring toys and gifts to people, um, during the holidays is extremely gratifying in novato. cornel bernard abc seven news. well speaking of giving back, here's santa. >> he arrived in style at alameda county station 28, in newark, for yesterday's toy drive. and santa had some help. yes even the grinch you saw a moment ago made a surprise

appearance. the kids got to meet santa while community members brought toys to the firehouse. they will go to local nonprofit organizations to distribute to underserved kids and their families. firefighters say there was a record turnout for this year's event. we love to see that, especially, of course, this time of year, lisa, for sure. >> and the weather is going to cooperate. great feeling more like the season with rain and potentially snow in the long range outlook in the mountains. but as we look outside right now, how beautiful is that? a spare the air alert making for a beautiful sunrise here. temperatures much milder this morning. we are dry right now. that's about to change. i'll have the details when we come back. >> lisa. thank you. also next steph curry seals the win as he always does the warriors facing the brooklyn nets last night at chase center and abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez breaks down all the highlights ( ♪ )

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texas tech in a final showdown at the independence bowl. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. good >> good morning. one of the more electrifying warriors in quite some time was back on warrior's ground last night. monte ellis, one of the stars of the we believe warriors and the man who the warriors traded to eventually hand over the keys to stephen curry, took some time to hang with dub nation, signing autographs outside the team store ahead of the warriors nets game and inside getting a standing ovation during his first time at chase center. good to see monte back in the bay. stephen curry doing his thing hits the three career number 3500 for the all time three point king. just 500 until he gets 4000 under four minutes to go. now in the second quarter, warriors defense kevon looney,

klay thompson putting pressure on klay now with the ball. passes up three. he gets jonathan kuminga bucket inside. warriors led by 16 at the break. and as many as 18 steve kerr was happy until they blew the lead. cam thomas with a game high 41 as brooklyn retakes the lead with steph on the bench. but steph was superman when he returned. given the dubs the lead with just under seven to go. look at this move to the basket for the deuce. curry scored 12 straight points, gave the warriors the lead for good. steph back three. you bet. team high 37. new giants center fielder jungwoo lee from korea. he's enjoying himself. warriors win 124 120. their first win in ten days. >> they haven't won in a while, so it was nice to you know get over to get over the hump, get to the finish line with a win. it's crazy as it sounds with all that we've accomplished, i don't know the answer to how we solved the season. let's just win on saturday. >> he willed us to victory. he was special tonight. just his ability to create shots and make

shots from all over the floor at the rim and the mid range from 35ft. i'm grateful for steph's performance tonight. it really put us over the edge. college football now the cal bears won three straight to end the season and reach their first bowl game since 2019, playing on the first day of bowl season, taking on texas tech in the independence bowl in shreveport, louisiana. >> cal fans who made the trip, they were pumped, especially sparky. check him out right there. he's fired up. things get goofy on the opening kickoff. texas tech gets it. the returner hit hard, and cal's kicker michael luckhurst recovers the fumble for the bears and very next play, they make him pay. fernando mendoza finding monroe young 25 yard score seven. nothing bears in 15 seconds. later in the first though, game tied at seven. mendoza to tron grizzle breaking free headed towards the goal line. kenny score and just short out of bounds. next play jaden not. he's going to punch it in on his 21st birthday. makes it 14 seven

cal. he announced he's returning to cal next season and a little celebration with some skittles, but the red raiders scored 27 unanswered. tahj brooks is going to find his way to paydirt, 3114, in the third. mendoza tough. game for him. threw three picks as cal falls 3414. they finished the season six and seven. coach wilcox a loud message for the off season. >> love the guys on the team. we got great guys on the team. really good people, but we need better football more consistently and so we got to demand that from ourselves. um, and the players need to demand it from themselves and their teammates. so, uh, this doesn't build a fire for your off season workout program, then you're probably in the wrong sport or at the wrong place, and the 40 niners will clinch the nfc west with a win in arizona later today. >> that's your look at sports. have a great sunday. >> well we have rain headed to the bay area tonight. let's check in with lisa on the forecast. good morning. yeah

good morning. >> good thing that game is in here. it would be awfully soggy in santa clara because rain is headed your way today. level one system. and you can see the rain lining up offshore. we have some lightning strikes and things are pretty active up in the north bay, right along the coast. and this is all moving into dry, dry air. so not all of us, all of it is reaching the ground. it's going to take a minute, a couple of hours before we see some of the rain. but point arena there, there's a lightning strike. sea ranch looking at some wet weather. you can see still offshore here from most of marin county, the peninsula there, it's all going to fill in though. and as we look at beautiful view here from mount tom, it is dry. it is mild and it will be muggy throughout the day as this subtropical moisture continues to move up. look at that. almost 60 degrees in half moon bay that is 16 degrees warmer than yesterday. 50 in hayward, 51 in oakland. so everywhere experiencing kind of a muggy start to your sunday, 50 in napa, 40 santa rosa. and those mid 40s from concord to livermore. the winds are a

little breezy in the upper elevations out of the south. hazy, spare the air for the morning hours. then we get into the scattered showers throughout the day. a level one system monday, tuesday, wednesday. looking at rainy days and even into thursday. so no out of four days spread here. getting some very beneficial rain making up for the deficit we have right now in the rainfall. here we are at 830 and you notice that line of rain pushing on through. but as we get towards about 1:00, you can see more showers, maybe some heavy downpours throughout the bay area. then this is late overnight into monday and we're looking at the main system moving in, making for a very messy monday morning commute. 6:00 the downpours, the gusty winds and then into the later morning hours. it's still raining there and by about 5:00 in the morning on tuesday, we have our second system quickly on its heels into tuesday afternoon. you see a bit of a break, but more rain is on the way into wednesday as the second

system slides to the south. these are the rainfall totals from monday, tuesday and wednesday. i should say sunday as well. 2 to 3in for most of us. the second system eyeing the coast, the peninsula. so that's why these numbers are pretty healthy from two and a third in san mateo to almost three in redwood city. ben loman picking up on a lot of rain in our inland valleys, could see about an inch in livermore. here are the gusty winds that will accompany the system as we get through midday. monday. could even see a thunderstorm and this is rolling through christmas and the day after. and that's when we get into a colder part of another system. so looking at the end of december, looking quite active, that's when we could see 2 to 3ft of snow in the mountains. so we're hoping for that because this first system is a very warm one. look at the temperatures here. low to mid 60s, upper 60s in san jose overnight. the heavier rain, the level two system coming into play with the rain and the wind for your monday and then for

tuesday and wednesday, we have a level one system, but it could be pretty heavy rain from the coast to the peninsula as we get into that tuesday wednesday time frame. and then thursday, winter begins. so right on cue for the week ahead. >> yeah, but 6 a.m. tomorrow, those downpours, the monday morning commute sounds like it's going to be slick. >> yes. give yourself some extra time. extra time. >> and those wind gusts i. >> yeah, especially along the coast. yeah. but it will be breezy. we're not used to dry. it's been a while right. y and i love overcoming challenges. ♪ when better money habits® content first started coming out, it expanded what i could do for special olympics athletes with developmental needs.

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born at animal kingdom. so cute. it's the first calf birth in seven years. the little girl named cora weighs 218 pounds, and her mom was also born at animal kingdom back in 2005. the mother daughter duo will spend some time bonding before joining the rest of the elephants. so sweet to see that. disney, of course, is the parent company of abc seven. >> nothing cuter than a baby elephant, nothing cuter. so cute. adorable. we have a certainly an active radar to show you right now, but the rain is going to take a minute to develop. it's right on the coast and we'll look for scattered showers. our level one system today ramping up the rain and wind tomorrow. and then it lingers. the rain, the downpours . tuesday, wednesday. all right, lisa, thank you. >> and thanks for joining us on abc seven mornings i'm stephanie sierra along with lisa argen abc seven news continues at nine. seven news continues at nine. have a great day.

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