just get it done. this has been an arcane process. >> now at five, oakland could finally have a new police chief in the coming days. the names of three finalists now sitting on their desk. >> we say to d.a. jenkins, dropped the charges against our beloved 78, a demand for charges to be dropped by protesters are blaming local leaders for demonstrations that brought traffic on the bay bridge to a standstill last month. >> our top story this morning best seen on live doppler seven, another wet commute in store for

parts of the bay area. good morning. it's tuesday, december 19th. >> yes, and it looks a little bit better than we saw yesterday . >> yeah, you're right, it's not as widespread or as heavy. but we're still dealing with showers. not only this morning, but for much of the day today. here's live doppler seven. you can see it's really parts of the south bay and the east bay that are dealing with some of the more moderate showers will press on in a little bit closer. here's fremont pleasanton, some heavier showers working off to the north and east this morning. it's a similar story across parts of the south bay right now from los altos, cupertino, sunnyvale, saratoga. seeing some heavy rain, lighter showers around campbell and san jose right now on the abc seven storm impact scale, it is a level one today, continuing into tomorrow, so we'll have showers, some scattered downpours throughout the day, gusty winds at times the biggest inconvenience is really minor flooding on some of our roads where we do have some of those heavier downpours. so future weather the theme today we're just in and out of those scattered showers. it's not raining the entire day steadily, but we'll have those scattered showers throughout the afternoon

and the evening. temperature wise. we'll get us into the 60s once again. still have that mild south wind supplying us with the moisture and mild temperatures this afternoon. that's the forecast today. let's see how we're doing on the roads with sue this morning. good morning. >> good morning. not as busy as yesterday but still we've got wet roads out there and already starting off the morning with the chp law giving us about almost 30 incidents and most of those solo spin outs due to standing water. and just be careful out there. we've got some winds also, and drew will be telling us about that. you can see the sheen on the roadway. a couple of problems spots. we had an accident coming into oakland. this is on 580 right near lakeshore. so heads up, you can still still see some slow traffic there. and it looks like an earlier accident. west, 24 at wilder, has been cleared again. it's just going to be wetrillionoads this morning guys. >> it sure is an and that's a repeat of yesterday. the past 24 hours have been pretty wild.

here's what it look like at alemany. and bayshore in san francisco yesterday. flooding impacted the southbound on ramp to highway 101. the rain was too much and too fast for some roof gutters in san francisco. this building near the embarcadero spewed water from its drains and look at that. this is just across the street, actually, from our studio and nearby a small geyser shot from this downtown storm drain. heavy rainfall can make this happen when water rushes into sewer pipes too fast and it traps air. abc seven news reporter lena howland is out there in the rain this morning. she continues our coverage from the bay bridge toll plaza. and. >> here at the bay bridge toll plaza, drivers have already been experiencing a very wet and slow

commute into the city so far this morning, and we saw multiple issues on our drive into the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. take a look at some of this video just into our newsroom from overnight. from some of the rain and flooding across san francisco. we saw flooding on highway 101. the transition ramp at the i-80 split near northbound 101 and grand. we saw cars continuing to drive through that flooded highway. chp says that's where some lanes had flooding up to 12in. this wet weather also caused big problems for drivers on the roads. yesterday, two people inside of this honda pilot died after they went off the road in the rain, possibly hitting a tree, according to chp officers. it happened along i-680 in pleasanton. this is the latest in not one, 2 or 3, but at least four fatal accidents across the bay area over the course of the previous three days before getting behind the

wheel this morning. we do have a few very important reminders for driving in the rain from chp. they are urging drivers to drive with their headlights on today. stay alert for vehicle hydroplaning, which happens when driving too fast in wet conditions. apply brakes slowly as they may pull and be sure to leave some extra distance between your car and the car in front of you. so it's another important reminder to make sure that you are taking enough time to get out the door this morning. leave yourself some extra time because this might be a slow commute around the bay area this morning. for now, reporting live in san francisco. lena howland abc seven news lena, thank you. >> if you're in san francisco and you're worried about flooding, you can pick up ten free sandbags. they're available at the public works operations yard at marin street and kansas street. that's open monday through saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. you have to bring a proof of address. and don't forget, you can check out the abc7 bay area app for the latest on weather conditions and to access the same weather radar

that drew and our weather team uses search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it. >> protesters facing charges for shutting down the bay bridge last month planned to rally with their supporters in san francisco again today, 80 people arrested during the protests are each facing five misdemeanor charges. >> yesterday, hundreds gathered outside the hall of justice as court proceedings began calling on the district attorney to drop the charges. the protests during the apec summit called for a cease fire in gaza. protesters claim their calls were not being heard, so they were left with no other choice. >> all of this could have been prevented if these elected officials called for a cease fire. so people do what they feel like they need to do out of desperation. >> in a statement, san francisco's district attorney says the exercise of free speech can't compromise public safety. but this group says the da's response does not represent san francisco. a woman convicted of stealing more than $40,000 worth

of items from a target store in san francisco is set to be sentenced next month. aziza graves was arrested in 2021, then charged in connection with an organized retail theft operation. investigators say graves used target's self-checkout kiosks to commit about 120 thefts in a year. >> new details in the search for a new oakland police chief, the police commission has sent its top three candidates to mayor shengtao, who says she'll pick one as soon as possible. all the names are not being made public due to confidential, confidential rules. oakland hasn't had a police chief since former chief lauren armstrong was fired in february after being accused of mishandling misconduct cases. experts say whoever is chosen will have a monumental task ahead of them. >> i think it's really important that the mayor get this right. oakland is a unique city and so just picking a chief with leadership skills, skills, you know, that's good. but i think

you're going to need a unique chief. >> it's not clear if former chief armstrong is on that list of finalists. he was cleared of wrongdoing, and he says that he wants the job. however, mayor tao has said that she would not rehire him. >> plans to cut bureaucracy in san francisco have reportedly run into trouble just two weeks after it started. our media partners at sf standard report the group together, sf action, has withdrawn a ballot measure that was intended to cut the number of city boards, commissions and advisory bodies in half. the idea was to empower the mayor, but this measure would have unintentionally shifted more decision making to the board of supervisors. the group says they're now reworking this initiative to change the status quo. developing news this morning, a san mateo county school district is suing a number of bay area based social media company. san bruno park school district filed a federal lawsuit friday in san francisco. the suit claims meta and google's parent company, alphabet, along with others,

purposefully designed their platforms to be addictive and harmful to youth. a similar lawsuit was launched by the san mateo county board of education in march. >> contra costa county has issued more violation notices against the martinez refinery. the notices include air quality violations, public nuisance and an illegal burn after people complained of a grass fire near the plant. the refinery issued a level one alert after the heat of a flare sparked the fire on friday, flaring from the refinery could be seen around the region. it was blamed on an operational incident at 509. >> this morning and the wet pattern continues for another day. live doppler seven showing you some of the heaviest rain this morning in the santa cruz mountains through the south bay, stretching up into the east bay. so we'll press on in a little bit tighter on live doppler seven, show you where that rain is really impacting us the most this morning. it's a line pretty much stretching from mountain view up into fremont through livermore. so definitely five

8680. a lot of the highways this morning in the south bay and the east bay are dealing with wetrillionoadways. it's not too bad once you get north of san mateo into the city, it's really just some light drizzle with overcast skies. but this area of low pressure is quickly moving off to the north and getting replaced by a second one that moves in here later tonight. this area of low pressure to our north supplying us that south breeze, the moisture right now here's our next low developing already. and this one really will impact us first thing tomorrow morning. the winds right now are having a big impact on our temperatures. the winds are out of the south right now. for most of us, they're between about five and 15mph. but that is enough. this time of the year to create really mild temperatures. these numbers you see right now are typical daytime highs. this time of the year, upper 50s to lower 60s. so it feels very mild this morning. and we'll get those temperatures well into the 60s later today. here's the forecast. break it down area by area. it's just a mostly cloudy day with scattered showers inland. temperatures in

the mid 60s. a similar story around the bay shoreline. very limited. sunshine on and off. showers we'll bump those temperatures right around 64 degrees by 3 p.m. the coast. we'll see mostly cloudy conditions, a wet morning in those temperatures going into the low 60s. guys drew. >> thank you. yesterday we got news from the vatican regarding same sex couples and it is changing the way some local catholics and gay activists are seeing the church, which we'll tell you how they're responding to the pope's decision, plus the unprecedented announcement from apple, the product being pulled from stores over a legal battle in court, a holiday tradition being used for a good cause here in the bay area. the tasty work volunteers in the south bay are doing to show gratitude for farm workers on the coast. >> a live look outside at 511. we'll be rig

yesterday on abc seven mornings. the pope formally outlining a process for catholic priests to bless same sex couples. >> the impact of the announcement is resonating with

gay catholics here in the bay area. here's abc seven news reporter dustin dawsey. >> the catholic church took a step toward a reality free from judgment for devout catholics. bob rucker and his husband, as well as same sex couples around the world. what does this mean for the catholic church right now? >> this is exception. good news. this is the best christmas present and pre-anniversary present for me and my husband. we've been waiting for decades to finally be recognized as followers of christ with no judgment by the leaders of the church. >> the vatican's doctrine office provided guidance for same sex couples to receive blessing without an exhaustive moral analysis, with a formal approval from pope francis. the doctrine saying in part, quote, ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in god. a radical change in vatican policy from a pope who has already shown affirmation towards the lgbtq community in the catholic church. >> this church has ignored the fact that there are followers of christ that are lgbt, who love

jesus and are not going to be pushed out of the church. time to embrace it and the pope is being strong about that. and that makes me ecstatic. >> but rucker admits that this is just a small step, as the document confirms, by reaffirming that marriage is a lifelong union between a man and a woman, and stating that the blessing must not be tied to any specific catholic celebration or religious service. san francisco archbishop cordileone has been a vocal opponent of same sex marriage and shared this statement with abc seven, saying, i encourage those who have questions to read the vatican declaration closely and in continuity with the church's unchanging teachings. doing so will enable one to understand how it encourages pastoral solicitude while maintaining fidelity to the lord jesus christ. change in the catholic church is often slow moving, but professor of christian social ethics at santa clara university, julie hanlon rubio, says the new doctrine highlights the idea that changes in societal norms can shape the church. >> i think that if we had the

view of gay couples that we did 30 years ago, or that the official church did 30 years ago, this couldn't be happening. we have evolved with societies more slowly, so we're better able to say, of course, we welcome this, these couples, for a blessing. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. this morning, an iconic san francisco business will reopen its doors. >> liguria bakery was forced to shut down after a fire in august. the scirocco family says they're grateful to be opening their doors again. the north beach staple has been around since 1911, and it's famous for its focaccia. >> ucsf is expanding its bimonthly food pharmacy, where it hands out groceries and food for food insecure patients. the idea is that food is medicine. a physician also gives healthy cooking lessons and nutrition advice on a monthly basis. doctor gina moreno john started this resource a few years ago after seeing a need in the community. >> we found out in 2018 that about 1 in 4 of our patients

doesn't have enough food to eat, so in 2019, we started this program called the food pharmacy. it's a food bank in clinic that really tries to center what the patients need so they can have food to get healthier and to reduce their stress. and, uh, you know, and concerns around budget as well. >> a new grant is helping expand the service to all of ucsf's 11 primary care clinics in san francisco. now, in san jose, volunteers are preparing to donate thousands of tamales for farmworkers in half moon bay. some people learned how to make tamales for the first time yesterday. for others, this is a family tradition. working users say the annual event always turns into a party, with conversations and music. >> today we're making 2400 tamales to give to 200 farmworkers. on wednesday. and so, as you can see, all the people behind me are busy making tamales. we're going to be here until 6 p.m. tonight. um making thousands of somalis tomorrow.

>> teams with the farmworker caravan will go out to donate all the tamales to families along the coast. >> happening today, the salvation army is set to spread holiday cheer to children and families all across san francisco. more than 1600 kids will get a big bag of gifts through the angel tree program. it provides gifts to underserved children and families as a part of the group's local youth programs, families had to pre-register to get these holiday goodies. also today, volunteers and staff at san francisco's glide foundation will be packing and sorting toys ahead of the 43rd annual toy wonderland giveaway event this week. toys will be delivered to kids up to 11 years old that are enrolled in glide programs. the distribution event is just one of glide's many services. this holiday season, children get those bags on thursday. >> a highway detour goes into effect starting tonight near pacifica. caltrans will be clearing drains to help combat road flooding, so highway one will be closed to southbound traffic at the tom lantos tunnel at devil's slide. that closure will be in effect for the next

three nights from 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. the next morning. now, one way traffic controls will be in place to safely guide vehicles through the northbound tunnel. >> 518 this morning. it is a wet start for many of us. this is a live look at san jose this morning. one of the areas that is seeing some of the heavier rain. first thing on our tuesday. here's live doppler seven. you can see there's a line of showers pretty much extending through the east bay down into the south bay, and the santa cruz mountains. you see, over the past 30 minutes we've been in and out of downpours through saratoga, cupertino, campbell, sunnyvale, two, 80, 82. in this area, certainly 85 is seeing some ponding on the roads this morning. it's a slower commute there and that line stretches through fremont up into livermore. and we're seeing some lighter showers around antioch and san ramon, some heavier rain around discovery bay this morning. and that's the theme today and tomorrow will be in and out of showers and downpours. it's a level one light system that's over ahead, continuing into tomorrow. the biggest impact is going to be minor flooding on our area roadways. so future

weather, the showers lighten up in intensity over the next couple of hours. this afternoon. this is 430. we'll track some scattered showers through the region and then we await our next low pressure. this will move onshore early tomorrow morning. expect tomorrow morning's commute to be a bit wetter than what we're experiencing right now, as thatrillionain seems pretty steady through much of wednesday morning. rainfall totals today. on the lighter side, you can see maybe up to a quarter of an inch in spots and then we really add to those totals heading into tomorrow morning where some areas may pick up more than an inch of rain. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's mild today with scattered showers. the heaviest rain tomorrow will occur in the morning very early thursday before the sun gets up here. there could be an isolated shower, but much of thursday as winter arrives is just partly cloudy. bright for the weekend, looking very nice for christmas next monday. sue. >> good morning everyone. and as drew's been saying yeah, wet roads. the big issue for your commute again today. you can see sort of the haze on the east

shore freeway. that stream of headlights. it's a rain and wet roads just kind of spewing up on your windshield. so heads up, take it easy this morning. we've got a lot of solo spinouts as of this morning at about 520 uh- 23 incidents on the chp log 8-80 past the oakland coliseum is moving at the limit, but you can see the sheen on the roadway. here are some trouble spots. we've had this issue. this was 580 in the westbound direction near lakeshore. we had a problem there. it looks like it's recovering 101 southbound towards highway 85 in san jose. we had temporarily all lanes being held. debris in the lanes. and you can see a bit of slow traffic as you approach the 85 interchange. that's recovering as well. reggie kumasi thanks, sue. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning, a health warning for those using weight loss drugs. >> what experts are saying about the effects of skip ing doses

that we would make the healthiest foods possible... ...with the finest natural ingredients and real meat first. and that's our promise to you and your dog or cat. because when you love them like family you want to feed them like family. the most impacted areas as this level one storm continues to move through the region. let's break down your day hour by hour

. we'll have scattered showers this morning, a mostly cloudy midday before more light rain moves in later on this afternoon and this evening. >> number two, we're taking a look at your tuesday morning wet commute. we've got solo spinouts . southbound, 680 at 580 in bollinger canyon, 26 spinouts. in fact, on the chp board, number three, we're taking a live look. >> right now at sfo. if you are flying out for the holiday, get ready for some delays. rain here and storms on the east coast have caused hundreds of flights to be delayed over the past 24 hours. number four, the oakland police department could soon have a new chief. >> ten months after the last chief was fired. the city's police commission has sent a list of three candidates to mayor shengtao to consider. number five, vice president kamala harris is launching a reproductive freedoms tour next month. >> her office says it's to fight back against extremist attacks on reproductive rights. the tour kicks off january 22nd in wisconsin. >> number six today, president biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral for former supreme

court justice sandra day o'connor. she attended stanford and was the first woman appointed to the court. san the day o'connor was 93. number seven officials say a volcanic eruption in iceland is releasing toxic gas, and people are now being warned to stay away. >> the eruption started yesterday after weeks of earthquakes. if you're thinking about buying one of apple's newest watches for the holidays, you need to act fast because apple is pulling its series nine and ultra two watches from store shelves, starting at noon on thursday, all because of a patent dispute over the watch's blood oxygen feature. now, the decision does not apply to lower end watches like the se model. >> this morning, we're learning the details of google's $700 million antitrust settlement. the mountain view based company will pay $630 million to a fund for customers who will each get at least two bucks. the other 70 million will cover penalties and

other costs. google was accused of overcharging customers through unlawful restrictions in its app store and unnecessary fees. it did not admit wrongdoing. as part of the settlement, google will also make it easier for people to download apps directly from distributors. in today's gma first look, some people taking weight loss drugs are skipping doses this holiday season. but many physicians say even a short break can have some side effects. here's abc news reporter erielle reshef. >> in this morning's gma first look taking a break from weight loss medication for the holidays. >> unpopular opinion in the semaglutide world. >> julie stoll kelly who has lost 38 pounds, says she's forgoing the appetite suppressing semaglutide in favor of feeling less uncomfortably full and fielding fewer questions during festive meals. what i noticed was i was still able to eat the things that i really wanted to indulge a little bit. >> i just had to be really conscious about how i was feeling, um, what i was eating,

how fast i was eating it. >> doctors caution there can be side effects if a patient skips their medication for 1 to 2 weeks, they might not see those improvements in their hunger and appetite. >> and so they'll inevitably eat more. and that may contribute to some weight gain. >> and we'll have much more on navigating the holidays on weight loss medication coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma first look i'm erielle reshef abc news new york. do we just learn that if you stop taking weight loss medication that you will gain weight. >> is that is that what we just learned. >> we learned now we know. >> coming up at 530 we're getting a better idea of how long draymond green could be off the court while completing league mandated counseling from power outages to flight delays, we're tracking more issues in the rain. >> we're also keeping our eyes on the forecast and the roadws this morning. but first, this live look outside. >>

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illusions. this is abc. seven news. >> a crackdown on migrants crossing at the southern border, now at 530. the new law, just signed by the governor of texas that sets up a federal showdown over immigration, plus the u.s. joins a multinational task force to protect ships in the red sea amid mounting attacks from iran backed yemeni rebels. >> i'm abc's justin finch in washington with the latest on the israel-hamas war and the big story here in the bay area this morning. >> the rain again on yet another wet start to the day, which means another challenging morning commute. take it easy. take it slow. and good morning. on this tuesday, december 19th. >> yes. when your commute to flight delays, power outages this morning, we are in team coverage for storm watch. we want to start the check of our forecast with drew. hi. good morning. >> we are seeing more wet weather impacting our morning commute this morning. it's really the east bay and the south bay that is seeing some of the heaviest rain will go down

to street level in the south bay, where you see these deep reds over san jose, santa clara stretching back to sunnyvale, cupertino, even campbell. these are some of the heavier showers that are certainly creating areas of ponding on our roadways this morning. it's a slow go in spots, but it's also mild out there. these numbers you see on your screen right now, these are our typical daytime highs for the middle of december. so it is certainly on the warm side this morning. upper 50s to the lower 60s on the abc seven storm impact scale. today it's a level one lingering into tomorrow as well. the biggest impact will be minor flooding on our area roadways where we have those downpours. so the day planner today, it's a mostly cloudy sky. we'll have scattered showers this morning. mostly cloudy, midday and then more scattered showers to finish out the afternoon and the evening. temperatures above average in the upper 50s to the mid 60s for daytime highs, so certainly take the umbrella with you. that is the forecast. let's see how traffic's doing this morning. hi sue, not quite as messy as yesterday, but the roads are wet, so yeah, take your time if

you can. >> this morning we've got a live shot for you at san rafael. those taillights are headed past the northgate mall southbound, about a 20 minute drive. and there are periods of. as drew was saying, heavy rain and a lot of hydroplaning this morning. so that's the biggest issue for your commute. we pop all the way down to san jose to see 280, right? by 780 for a 15 minute drive from downtown san jose up towards cupertino. so folks are taking their time. so that's the great news for 280. and here's a look at some of your other drive times, as per usual over the altamont pass, you're seeing some slow traffic. highway four is pretty much in the green all the way into concord westbound, and your drive, as we just saw san rafael into the city, just under 20 minutes across the golden gate. >> thank you. sue. now we want to check in with abc seven news reporter lena howland, who is live at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning with a look at the wet morning commute. there lena. so here at the bay bridge toll plaza, drivers have already been experiencing a very

wet and slow moving commute heading into the city. >> already this morning, we saw multiple problems on the roads. just as we were heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. now take a look at this video into our newsroom. from overnight flooding and heavy rain at the intersection of airport boulevard and grand avenue just after midnight in san francisco, you can see cars continuing to drive through all that water. and it was a similar story near the northbound lanes of highway 101 and grand, where chp says some of the lanes experienced up to 12in of flooding just after midnight. but drivers went through it anyway. in this wet weather also caused big problems for drivers on the roads. yesterday, two people inside of this honda pilot died after they went off the road. in the rain, possibly hitting a tree, according to chp officers. it happened along i-680 in pleasanton. this is the latest in not one, 2 or 3, but at least four fatal accidents across the bay area over the course of the

last three days before heading out the door this morning, chp does have a few importantrillioneminder for driving in the rain. they are urging drivers to drive with their headlights on. stay alert for vehicle hydropower raining, which does happen when driving too fast in wet conditions. apply brakes slowly as they may pull and be sure to leave some extra distance between your car and the car in front of you. and it's also another important reminder just to say, to not drive through any standing water and to also make sure that you are giving yourself some extra time before leaving your house this morning. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. lena howland abc seven news thank you lena, the wet weather here and stormy conditions on the east coast are prompting delays at sfo. >> so there's a live picture of the wet runways. there the website flightaware shows 26 delayed flights, so far and two cancellations at sfo. now, yesterday it was really a mess. there were more than 400 flights delayed because of the weather. we'll continue watching it this

morning. more than 1300 p-g-and-e's customers are without power this morning. you take a look at this map and it shows the current outages. p-g-and-e's says the biggest cluster is on the peninsula with nearly 500 customers impacted. people in the north bay, east bay and south bay are also dealing with some outages. we don't know yet when those lights are going to come back on. you can track the latest weather conditions any time with the abc seven bay area app. you can access the same radar that drew uses just search abc seven bay area in your app and download it now. >> the developments in the middle east. u.s. has announced a new multi national task force that will keep watch over the red sea. it comes as major oil company bp said it's temporarily pausing operations runs through those waters as iran backed yemeni rebels increase attacks on ships in the region. here's abc news reporter justin finch this morning. >> the u.s. and the world responding to increasing threats from iran backed houthi militants. >> we're leading a multinational

maritime task force to uphold the bedrock principle of freedom of navigation. iran's support for the attacks on commercial vessels must stop, the pentagon says those houthi rebels attacked two more ships in the red sea yesterday after months of launching missile and drone strikes at commercial ships and u.s. forces in the region. >> the attacks prompting british oil company bp to temporarily pause all transits through the red sea, including shipments of oil and natural gas, calling it a precaution. pause. 10% of the world's trade passes through the red sea. the waters between asia and africa, with the suez canal at the tip leading to the mediterranean sea. some ships are now detouring around africa, adding costs and delays. >> nine of the ten largest ocean carriers in the world are representing about 85% of container capacity have rerouted. >> experts predict u.s. gas prices could stop falling in the next couple of days, due only in

part because of ongoing red sea tensions in europe. high level talks aimed at reaching a new ceasefire between israel and hamas. cia director william burns, meeting with the qatari prime minister and the head of israel's mossad spy agency. the meeting comes as hamas posted video of three elderly israeli hostages pleading to be freed. their families requesting we not air the video, but demanding their immediate release. it's taking too long and every minute that passing, it's a it's a huge gambling on my grandpa's life and others lives. >> pressure is mounting on israel to free all remaining hostages after israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages. >> israel estimates hamas is holding more than 120 hostages, including american ones, in gaza. justin finch, abc news, washington. >> this is governor greg abbott has created a new law aimed at punishing people who travel into

texas illegally. the measure gives local police the ability to arrest migrants who are trying to get into the state. supporters say it provides texas with another way to protect its southern border. but others are concerned about this new law, which is expected to go into effect in march. >> the problem is that local law enforcement uh- don't have the training to enforce immigration law, so of course there could be some errors that could be done because they just don't get that that training as the national guard see, as the texas department of public safety, see , they know that they're not profiling. >> they are seeing with their own eyes people who are violating the law. so this law is setting up a fight with the biden administration over how far a state can go to enforce immigration laws. >> the aclu is threatening to sue governor abbott over that law, calling it one of the most anti-immigrant bills ever passed by a senate. >> one of america's most storied

and iconic companies is being sold to a foreign competitor, u.s. steel announced a nearly $15 billion deal to be acquired by japanese firm nippon steel. the company will stay headquartered in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, but it would mark the end of an era for the 122 year old institution. joe morgan and andrew carnegie started u.s. steel, which forged the nation's industrial ization in the early 1900s. union leaders criticized this deal, claiming it violates their agreement with the company . >> the fact that they didn't even talk to the union and mention this, or they didn't run it past our office, even just as like a heads up, by the way. i mean, this is a this is a huge thing. >> i feel like a age old company that was here for is now gone, even though they're going to retain the name, it is no longer owned domestically. >> shareholders still need to vote on the deal. then regulators are expected to heavily scrutinize the details. new this morning, vice president kamala harris is launching a nationwide reproductive freedoms

tour that will happen in january . >> the vp's office says the move is to fight back against extremist attacks on reproductive rights. the tour kicks off in wisconsin january 22nd. that's the 51st anniversary of roe v wade. >> today, president biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor. an honor guard carried her casket into the great hall of the supreme court yesterday, where her body lay in repose inside the building. members of the current court stood solemnly in honor of o'connor, who died december 1st at the age of 93. she attended stanford and was the first woman appointed to the high court. known for being an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism. for more than two decades, today at sfo, the airports commission will consider naming the international terminal in honor of senator dianne feinstein. >> last month, a group that calls itself the dianne feinstein 100 plus committee submit an application for the naming. the group includes speaker emerita nancy pelosi,

mayor london breed, and former mayor willie brown. a public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for next month. feinstein died in september. she was 90. sfmta says it's now exploring a curbside protected bike lane design for valencia street. over the past several weeks, we've been reporting on the local disapproval involving the controversial current design, which is a bike lane right down the middle of the street. mission area merchants are blaming the bike lane for a drop in business after 70 parking spots were removed from the street. some local cyclists have also voiced the need for a new design. there are eight new pickleball courts open in san francisco's sunset district. >> the inclement weather yesterday did not stop the opening ceremony in larson park. overall, the city now has 80 pickleball courts, up from just 12 in 2018. the larson park courts are now the largest pickleball complex in the city. jonathan majors is out at marvel

. still ahead. the prison time, the actor is now facing after being convicted in the assault case against his ex-girlfriend. >> mom versus moose. how an alaska woman stepped in between a charging moose and her five year old yorkie. oh, but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma here we go. >> all right, live doppler seven. >> what we are finding is that we have a wet morning. once again, lighter showers in the north bay and across the city. and most of the peninsula. it's parts of the inland east bay and the south bay that are getting hit hardest right now. we'll press in a little bit closer. you can see some downpours through brentwood, discovery bay, wet on highway four. there some heavier showers extending through fremont up into livermore. it's going to be wet on six 8580. in thatrillionegion . and then we go even closer into street level view. at times the rainfall rate has fluctuated anywhere from about a 10th to an inch an hour. so that is some heavier showers around san jose. alum rock, santa clara, cupertino it's just pretty wet

in the south bay. look at our rainfall totals since sunday. widespread 1 to 3in of unofficial rain has fallen. that has certainly helped make the deficit that we've had so far this storm season. it has been a slow start, but we're making gains on those numbers close to two inches in the city. more than three inches in santa rosa, an inch in oakland, san jose closing in on three quarters of an inch of rain. so break it down. region by region. the coast today it's quite cloudy. rain chances really ramp up again this evening and overnight. it's a similar story around the bay shoreline. right now we are seeing some heavier pockets of rain. probably a break midday before more wet weather was in later on tonight in an inland. it's a similar story. we have those showers right now, maybe some peeks of sunshine midday, but that rain returns later on tonight and turns heavier. first thing tomorrow morning. we'll show you that seven day forecast coming (♪)

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charges yesterday, a new york jury handed down the conviction of reckless assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend. prosecutors say majors grabbed the woman's hand, twisted her arm behind her back and then hit her in the head. there is surveillance video of some of the incident. majors has played a marvel villain and was previously set to star in his own movie. now he's facing up to a year in prison. marvel studios and abc seven are both owned by disney. >> a former nba g league player is due in court in las vegas today after being charged with murder. chance kumasi played for the stockton kings. that's a team affiliated with the sacramento kings. the team let him go after his arrest on december 5th. police say marina rogers was in vegas and planned to meet up with her friend sakari harnden, who brought kumasi with her. it's the same

day he was scheduled to play in henderson. two days later, rogers friends filed a missing persons report. police say the detected foul play and they gathered enough evidence to arrest comanche and harden for rogers kidnaping. >> i believe that she was taken against her will. i'm not sure if it was a male or female that took her, i'm not sure, but i know this whole situation is not like moreno. >> police say they were able to recover human remains in a desert area in henderson, that a coroner identified as moreno rogers. >> warriors forward draymond green will not be back on the court, at least for the next three weeks. an nba insider reports that green has already started counseling, which has been mandated by the league, so that takes him out of play for at least the next 12 games. people close to green says he understands the situation and is prepared to do what's necessary to return to the court full time . this, of course, all stems from his, i will say, this incident with phenix suns center. you steph nurkic. in the

meantime, warriors will need to work around his absence from the court with a new rotation. the warriors are part of a christmas day triple header right here on abc seven. they're taking on denver. coverage starts at 11 a.m. the celtics take on the lakers at. five. the ravens in the 40 niners okay then all of that wraps up after the game. >> now for a story about why you should never mess with mom. a surveillance video of a woman fending off a moose is going viral. >> all of this happened in alaska. the woman used her quote, mom voice to save her dog . hey hey hey hey, no, honey. well, you hear that? it is a no. >> after that. haha. wow >> so the moose heard it and it stopped right in its tracks and that gave up 5 pounds off pixel

the yorkie. enough time to get away. now this moose that's when i got the mom voice. >> the husband voice, the retired law enforcement voice. full artillery. lethal weapon here. hey hey hey, no, my biggest thing was get the dog away from the moose. next thing i know, the moose stops, the dog's gone, and like, oh, all's well that worked. i used my mom voice. >> there's a lot going on here. >> pixel, pixel got away. pixel is fine. pixel has recovered. and hey, pixel do not mess with those moose. >> no miss moose's. >> yeah, but they said they're normally worried about hawks and eagles when pixel goes out because pixel is so tiny. everybody's coming for poor little pixel. >> i mean assumption of risk with a tiny dog. >> i don't know, a hawk. do hawks pick up little dogs?

>> well, they pick up big rats and stuff, so maybe. >> but how cool is it to have a moose in your backyard right? >> how cool is it? >> they are awesome creatures. >> they're beautiful. i would just be like, i'm good. i would just sit there with my coffee. no, as long as it's not bothering me. >> yeah, but go ahead. wait >> but it's bothering pixel. no no, not in my vision. >> oh, okay. >> just if you have one. do you know where you are? >> you know what that sounded like you were just gonna let pixel go. >> you know? that's. that's me. the glory. >> sorry, pixel. i'm enjoying this site. >> look at this beautiful moose eating that dog. >> oh, my god, look at nature. >> no nature. >> circle of life. >> circle, i think circle of life. >> i don't think like moose and pixel. no. you know, like i don't either. i think it's something a little more generic. also, to be fair, i think pixel had it on that moose like pixel was going to be able to outrun a moose, just always zigzag, right? never straight, always zigzag. i beat him, all right,

let's go. i love your romanticizing of yes, a moose in your backyard. a moose. that's good. how magical. cup of coffee? >> yes. it's just walking along with your brand new abc seven mug. it's on the way. i'm claiming it. >> um, here's a live look from the exploratorium camera this morning. it's wet out there again. what we're finding, though, this morning is that the showers are not as wide spread. we do have some lightrillionain falling in the north bay and across the city, but you can clearly see the heaviest rain is really stretching through the santa cruz mountains into the south bay and then into the east bay, and that's we're going to find some of the higher rainfall totals this morning. it's also mild out there. we have the south wind right now that is really keeping our temperatures elevated. we're pretty much on either side of about 60 degrees this morning. so you step outside and you're not going to feel that chill in the air that we would typically feel for the middle of december, level one today and tomorrow. on the storm impact scale. biggest impact minor flooding on roadways, especially in the south bay and

the east bay right now, where we find those heavier showers throughout the day, we'll find scattered showers throughout the afternoon and evening. pretty light in nature, but what we're watching early tomorrow morning, another area of low pressure is going to move in here. so do expect the wednesday morning commute to be a bit wetter than the one we're experiencing right now. rainfall totals this morning will likely find areas picking up a quarter of an inch of rain, but watch these totals really ramp up early tomorrow morning as that heavier rain moves through here. here is the accuweather 70 forecast for the next seven days for you. scattered showers today. tomorrow. the heaviest rain will be found in the morning. thursday we start to dry out here as winter begins. that sets the stage for a beautiful weekend. we're back to average with our temperatures in the 50s, and it's looking nice for christmas. on monday. sue >> all right, we have hydroplaning. the big issue this morning with wet roads right by oakland coliseum. traffic is moving nicely. you will find some sudden puddles and even there's some two feet maybe one and a half to two feet in

oakland northbound near lakeshore. we had an earlier problem there. the accidents cleared. we'll look at that in just a minute. water is coming up from the roadway onto these cars on the san mateo bridge. overall slow over the altamont pass. we had an earlier accident. as i mentioned 580 near lakeshore. that's a bunch of water in the roadway there. the accident is cleared, but just a heads up and you can see the bay bridge is awfully slow. metering lights have been turned on and we had an earlier stall westbound near treasure island. that's been cleared out. so expect some brake lights across the span as well. your south bay commute pretty typical north 101 up towards 880 is slow, but not too bad. at 553 on this tuesday morning, guys. >> thank you sue. new at six. the health setback for celine dion. her sister opening up about the singer's condition and their hopes for the future. >> first, though, a dramatic scene out of a volcanic eruption in iceland into our newsroom overnight, nearby cities already evacuated this morning

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erupted. the lava is about two miles from a fishing town. that town's 4000 residents evacuated last month when a series of earthquakes opened. massive cracks in the streets and inside homes as lava flows downhill. >> in that sense, it's pretty predictable. but it actually turns out that predicting exactly where the lava will go is much more challenging. >> officials say the eruption does not pose a threat to life, but they are concerned about considerable toxic gases being released, so they're keeping people far away from the area. today blue origin's new shepard rocket will get another chance to blast off into space after yesterday's launch got scrubbed. >> so you're looking at video

from a past launch test. blue origin called off yesterday the unmanned launch because of a quote, ground system issue. another new shepard rocket failed an unmanned test flight back in september of 2022. the launch today is set for around 8:30 a.m. a kentucky family found a baby owlet. >> oh my goodness that had been living in their christmas tree. oh my goodness. the tree had already been decorated and for days went by before they even spotted the bird. hell, how? >> but it's a lot on that tree. it is. >> it is a busy tree. and i'm not sure what this effect is that they're using in this video, but good for them. i guess. they really love imovie. the baby owl was gently released back into the wild. >> this is better than the moose is it? yes. my goodness. oh my gosh, i would just be so happy i'm team moose. >> oh really? >> the owl? >> i'm a i'm an owl. oh, i agree with you kumasi. okay, so we have rain out there this morning

. well, actually get a break in the rain after 8 a.m. and then we'll find more scattered showers moving in later on this afternoon. it is a level one today. the news at