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drew's tracking the path of this level one storm on our storm impact scale, oakland is one step closer to finding a new police chief. >> the name of finalist for the job is now down to three. >> and out of this world. animal video nasa showing off its latest accomplishment with how it sits out. this clip of a cat named taters. >> what is happening? what is happening? what were any of those words? >> sport. >> the news. >> is this i. welcome to tuesday , december 19th. >> yes, we've got a lot going on with the weather. >> so we're going to start with drew. >> yeah. good morning. >> we're finding our heaviestrillionain right now across the south bay and the east bay. here's live doppler seven over the last hour later more scattered showers falling in the north bay right now. but it is certainly wet across the region once again. it's a level one storm system today and tomorrow. your biggest impact is going to be some pockets of standing water on our area roadways, leading to just a slower commute out there today and tomorrow. here's how the day
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shapes up. limited sunshine. we have those scattered showers this morning, probably a break in the wet weather midday. the clouds will linger though, and by 4 p.m. more scattered showers move in to finish out the forecast. temperatures, though on the mild side going into the 60s for daytime highs. let's see how that commute is doing this morning with sue. hello. >> good morning and we've got a couple of problem spots we're going to go to walnut creek. those headlights are headed in the northbound 680 direction. we've got an accident southbound headed towards highway 24 with a car facing the wrong way on the right side of the roadway. again, a solo spin out due to standing water. so that's the big issue this morning. please watch your speeds. no speeds happening here. we've got back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. yes metering lights were turned on and earlier stall near treasure island. westbound has its slow across the span into san francisco as well. over all, not too bad this morning as far as speeds because people are taking heed. there you go guys.
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>> i'm glad to hear that. thank you. sue, as you wake up this morning, you could see more scenes like this. this is what it looked like yesterday when we got all that rain. this is at alemany and bayshore in san francisco. flooding impacted the southbound on ramp to highway 101, and the rain was just too much and too fast for these roof gutters in the city. this building near the embarcadero nearby by a small geyser shot from a downtown storm drain. there it is heavy. rainfall can make this happen when water rushes into sewer pipes too fast and traps the air. abc seven news reporter lena howland is out in the rain this morning. she continues our coverage from the bay bridge toll plaza. >> well, here at the bay bridge toll plaza. luckily, some of that rain has started to taper off a bit, but that didn't stop these drivers from having a very slow moving commute. as they
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made their way into the city with a number of problems along their routes this morning. let's go now to some video taken. this morning, right around 430, we saw three different tow trucks helping out three disabled cars after they appeared to have crashed on the bridge and were towed back here for safety. also on scene, helping them out, but no word on any injuries. now to a look. now to a look at the rain and flooding we saw across san francisco overnight. but this flooding happened around the northbound highway 101 onramp and the i-80 80 split and near 101 in grand. chp says that's where some lanes and flooding up to some lanes had flooding up to 12in. but we saw drivers continuing to drive through the high water anyway. 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.
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it happened along i-680 in pleasant in. 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. that's why chp has some importantrillioneminders for drivers before heading out the door this morning, they are urging drivers to drive with their headlights on, stay alert for vehicle hydroplaning, which can happen when driving too fast in these 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. it's another important reminder to not drive through any standing water, and be sure to give yourself some extra travel time before heading out the door this morning, live at the bay bridge toll plaza. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you, lena, 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. it'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,
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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 and in your device's 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 were arrested during the protest and now each are facing five misdemeanor charges. yesterday, hundreds gathered outside the hall of justice as court proceedings started calling on the district attorney to drop the charges. the protest during the apec summit called for a ceasefire 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 district attorney brooke jenkins says the exercise of free speech cannot compromise public safety. but the group says the da's response is not represent san francisco unite. a woman
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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, charged with in connection with an organized retail theft operation. investigators say graves used sell, target, self-checkout kiosks to commit about 120 thefts over 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. the names have not been made public. the police commission says this is to protect the confidentiality of the candidates. oakland hasn't had a former chief. hasn't had a police chief. i should say, since former chief laurent armstrong got 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
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leadership skills, you know, that's good. but i think you're going to need a unique chief. we don't know if former chief armstrong is on the list of finalists. >> he made it to the round just before this. however, a mayor has said that she would not rehire him. >> plans to cut bureaucracy in san francisco have reportedly run into trouble just two weeks after they began. our media partners at s.f. standard are reporting the group together. s.f. action has withdrawn a ballot measure intended to cut the number of city boards, commissions and advisory bodies in half. the idea was to empower the mayor, but the measure would have unintentionally shifted more decision making to the board of supervisors. the group says they're now reworking the initiative to change the status quo. this morning, an iconic san francisco business is going to reopen its doors. liguria bakery was forced to shut down after a fire in august. the scirocco family says they are grateful to be opening the doors once again. the north beach staple has been
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around since 1911, and it's famous for its focaccia. coming up, more violation notices for the martinez refinery. the latest complaints after yet another flaring incident and a semi gets stalled on the tracks as a train comes plowing through. >> how the conductor is doing this morning. >> 608 this morning, live doppler seven showing you some steady rain falling across the east bay and the south bay this morning. lighter and more scattered showers to the north. morning commute will feature the next couple of hours that wet weather is with us. we'll get a bit of a break here towards lunchtime before more showers fill in later on this afternoon. we'll have the full timeline of today's forecast how are you doing between practices? i feel pretty good. surrounding myself with a great team. de'aaron we're going to take a quick look at your knee with ultrasound. everything is looking great. but not just for me. for them.
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you can imagine how hard that impact is. a conductor is recovering after a train collided with an 18 wheeler that got stuck on the tracks in texas. the semi was carrying an oversize load at the time of the crash. more than a dozen train cars derailed and the conductor was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >> 611 this morning, we are tracking a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. let's take a tour of the region. some of the steadier, heavier rain this morning. you see these bright colors yellow, orange and red. that's the heavier shower stretching from fremont up through sunol into pleasanton. this morning. for much of the morning, the south bay has seen steady rain and at times it's been heavy. so we see those pockets of downpours one around cupertino this morning, some lighter showers around downtown san jose, rain falling around milpitas. evergreen alum rock this morning across the city and oakland. it's just very light mist. some drizzle, overcast skies and in the north
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bay, some of the steadier rain falling right now around clear lake and ukiah as we go hour by hour, we have a lot of cloud cover today. it's just an unsettled day, meaning it's not raining the entire time, but we're in and out of the showers throughout the afternoon and the evening. we'll probably pick up about a quarter of an inch of rain today. it's a mild day. highs going into the 60s, so take the umbrella with you. you'll need it from time to time over the next 24 hours. guys >> thanks, drew. coming up, why you may not be able to find some versions of the apple watch on store shelves before christmas, and celine dion's health battle. her sister giving a sad update about the singer's rare muscle disorder and her goal to return to the stage. we're going to take a break now we have a live look outside. it's 613 and we'll be right back copd hasn't been pretty. it's tough to breathe and tough to keep wondering if this is as good as it gets. but trelegy has shown me that there's still beauty
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nation's public nuisance and an illegal burn after locals complained of a grass fire near the plant, the refinery issued a level one alert after the heat of a flare sparked that fire on friday, flaring from the refinery could be seen around the region. it was blamed on an operational incident. ucsf is expanding its bi monthly food pharmacy, where they hand out groceries for food insecure patients. the idea the 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
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stress. and, uh, you know, and concerns around budget as well. >> a new grant is helping to expand this service to all of ucsf's 11 primary care clinics in san francisco. so in san jose, volunteers are preparing to donate thousands of tamales for farmworkers in half moon bay. >> some people learn how to make tamales for the first time yesterday. for other people, this is a family tradition. organizers say the annual event always turns into a party with conversation 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 tamales 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 some holiday cheer to children and families across san francisco. >> more than 1600 kids will get a big bag of gifts through the
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angel tree program. it provides gifts to underserved children and families as part of the group's local youth programs. families had to pre-register to get these goodies. also today, volunteers and staff at san francisco's glide foundation will be packing and sorting toys ahead of their 43rd annual toy wonderland giveaway event. toys will be delivered to kids up to 11 years old who are enrolled in glide programs. the distribution event is just one of glide's many services. this holiday, children will receive their bags on thursday. >> celine dion's sister is giving an update on the grammy winner's devastating neurological disorder. claudette dion says celine is working hard , but she doesn't have control over her muscles. her muscles. celine announced last year she'd been diagnosed with stiff body syndrome, which prompted her to cancel her world tour. her condition is progressive and it's incurable. it causes the body to attack its own nerve cells, and it can affect mobility, vision and speech.
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claudette says celine still hopes to perform again one day. a historic milestone that's what nasa is saying about its latest accomplishment. >> it's transmitting an ultra high definition video to earth from nearly 19 million miles away. nasa used laser communications to send a video of a cat named taters to earth from a transceiver aboard the psyche aircraft. the goal of the experiment is to develop the ability to transmit complex scientific information, high definition imagery and video. this will support the next step of sending humans to mars. the video signal took 101 seconds to reach earth. >> all right, tater. >> so is tater in space? no. okay. >> it's just a video. so someone at nasa just really likes cats. yeah i guess the big takeaway is use lasers now to send communication. >> okay. where'd he go? pew pew! you know, this will be, you know, 20 years down the road, we'll be like, remember the
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first video? it was tater. tater was sent via lasers. i remember tater, right? for tater. and that red laser light. this morning, everybody, we're finding that rain is steadiest in the south bay and in parts of the east bay. here's our oakland airport camera this morning. we can certainly see the taxiways are wet. no delays here, but at sfo now, delays are approaching an hour because of the wet weather. here's live doppler seven this morning for the past two hours, some of the steadier rain has been focused in the south bay parts of the east bay pretty much from pleasanton down through fremont into san jose. lighter showers, more scattered in nature across san francisco and the north bay. right now, all of us, though, feeling some mild air. a south wind is keeping temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s, and these numbers on your screen are typical daytime highs for the middle of december, so you're not feeling that chill. first thing this morning is a level one on the abc seven storm impacts scale today and tomorrow just unsettled the next two days. minor flooding on roads will be the biggest impact. so
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hour by hour, just the big takeaway today is that the showers are really scattered in nature throughout the afternoon and the evening. you certainly want the rain jacket, the umbrella. you'll need those from time to time as you go about your day tomorrow morning, it's likely that we'll find some of the steadier rain closer to the coast and then as we head into the afternoon, we'll find more downpours working through here to finish out the day on wednesday, before set to dry out here on thursday. rainfall estimates today likely up to a quarter of an inch in spots and then we'll add on to those totals tomorrow as that next wave of rain moves through. it's mild today. temperatures, despite the overcast skies for the most part, we're going back into the 60s overnight. tonight we'll have on and off showers, a bit breezy and those numbers in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. scattered showers today. tomorrow looks like the heaviest rain is likely in the morning and then we'll start to dry out here on thursday as winter begins. that sets the stage for a cooler but bright weekend, and we are looking nice for
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christmas on monday. >> hi sue. good morning. and as drew mentioned, the rain, the standing water, hydroplaning, the biggest issues for your tuesday morning drive. so overall we're going to see some slow traffic. we had an earlier stall on the bay bridge. you can see now the brake lights, the red sensors. that's a long longer than usual commute. and we have an accident. 8-80 at the alameda. and you're seeing slow traffic. they just moved it off the roadway off of 880 onto the alameda. but very slow. say between el camino real and 280 on 880. and we've also got slow traffic through danville on into san ramon with earlier problems at bollinger canyon and san ramon boulevard. those have been cleared out of lanes, but it's again standing water. the issue this morning. thanks to good morning america coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good tuesday morning. it is great to be with you. coming up here on gma we are all tracking
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that storm that really did a number for air travel and some of the roads as so many are beginning their holiday travel. and then dan abrams is here to break down the fallout from the jonathan majors verdict. the actor, who has now been dropped from the marvel universe. also, don't miss ted lasso star hannah waddingham and a stellar performance by the trans-siberian orchestra all live in times square
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upper 50s to the lower 60s. we'll get into the 60s later on today with mostly cloudy skies on and off, showers the next 24 hours. so the umbrella certainly getting a workout today. kumasi giuliani heading back to court soon. >> he's being sued again by the same two election workers who just want a defamation lawsuit against him. the lawsuit stems from a statement giuliani made following the ruling in the first case, when he repeated false claims that the women interfered with the 2020 election. the two georgia election workers were awarded a combined nearly $150 million. in last week's verdict. now they want a federal judge to permanently ban giuliani from speaking publicly about them. giuliani claims everything he has said about the workers is true. a new warning from federal food regulators. your applesauce could be contaminated with extremely high levels of lead. the u.s. food and drug administration is investigating lead that's been found in cinnamon applesauce pouches. officials say tests showed samples of the cinnamon used had
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levels. lead levels. more than 2000 times higher than proposed standards. the pouches containing the contaminated cinnamon were sold in the u.s. the applesauce was sold on under the guanabana, weis and schnucks brands. if you're thinking about buying one of apple's newest watches for the holidays, you should act fast because apple is pulling its series nine and ultra two watches from store shelves, starting at noon on thursday. this is all because of a patent dispute over the watches blood oxygen feature. the decision does not apply to other models like the se model. if you want to feel cozy and get in the holiday spirit, just turn on the yule log. we are streaming it 24 over seven, go to abc seven news.com, or you can put it on your big screen with the abc seven bay area stream tv app. next at 630. bad news inside and outside the
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now at 630, more rain in the bay area today. >> it may not be as bad as yesterday, but it's still enough to be a level one on our storm impact scale. drew and sue standing by with the latest conditions as then vice president kamala harris announcing a new tour for 2024 and women's rights will be at the forefront. >> new details released just overnight, right. >> and a photo lab mix up
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involving tom brady and a bay area cvs. >> good morning everybody. it's tuesday, december 19th. >> live doppler seven is fired up again. hey, drew it is. >> good morning. so the south bay and the east bay seeing the steadiest rain this morning. here's live doppler seven. you can see those brighter colors in the south bay and the east bay, indicating the steadier showers. more scattered and lighter in nature. as you approach the city and the north bay. right now, it's a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. not only today, but lingering into tomorrow. your biggest impact is going to be water on roadways, which could lead to slower travel times today and tomorrow. break down area by area inland. it's just a mostly cloudy day. we see temperatures getting you into the 60s. we'll have on and off showers throughout the day around the bay shoreline. it's mild this afternoon. it's a similar story. limited sunshine along the coast, but those temperatures with those on and off showers going into the low 60s. so certainly you want that umbrella as you go out the door this morning. let's see how we're doing on the road this
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morning. and sue good morning. >> good morning drew. you are absolutely right. standing water hydroplaning the big issue this morning. we've got 47 chp issues on the board. that could be anything from soul spinouts to hydroplaning to stalls and accidents. so this is san rafael. those taillights headed southbound towards central san rafael. you're right across to the golden gate bridge is moving nicely. it's about a 20 minute drive from san rafael all the way to the span. this is the richmond san rafael bridge. you can see a bit of a backup, a steady, steady stream of cars heading westbound over towards san quentin and the marin county side of things. so again, standing water your big worry this morning. >> thank you. sue. now we're checking in with abc seven news reporter lena howland, who's live at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning with a look at the wet commute. lena. >> well, here at the bay bridge toll plaza, some of that rain has finally started to taper
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off. and we're only starting. we're only seeing a few light sprinkles. however, for a lot of these drivers out here behind me, they have experienced quite a slow moving ride heading into the city this morning with multiple problems along their routes. today hey, let's go now to some video of what things look like here at the bay bridge toll plaza. when we arrived on scene right around 430 this morning, we saw three different tow trucks helping out three disabled cars. after they appeared to have crashed on the bridge and were towed back here. chp was also on scene helping them out, but no word on any injuries and take a look at this video from overnight light flooding and heavy rain at the intersection of airport boulevard and grand avenue just after midnight, you can see cars continuing to drive through all that water. 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
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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. that's why chp has some importantrillioneminders for drivers before heading out the door. this morning, they are urging drivers to drive with their headlights on. stay alert for vehicle hydroplaning, which can 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 this is also an important reminder to not drive through any standing water when these when conditions are like this. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena thank you. the wet weather here and some stormy conditions on the east coast are prompting delays again at san francisco international airport. here's a live picture at sfo. the website flightaware shows 228 delayed flights and five cancellations at sfo this morning. yesterday we saw 400 flights delayed because of the
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weather. this morning. more than 1300 p-g-and-e's customers are without power, which isn't very much, but it's still significant if you're the one that it affects. so taking a look at the map now, it shows the current outages. p-g-and-e's says the biggest cluster is on the peninsula. there are 400 customers impacted there. people in the north bay, east bay and south bay are also dealing with outages, and we don't know when they're going to resolve this. you can track the latest weather conditions anytime with the abc seven bay area apps. you can access the same radar that drew uses. just search abc seven bay area in your app store to download it. >> in the east bay, el cerrito, police are searching for a person of interest. interest after the disappearance of alex herman. herman was last seen in santa cruz on december 3rd. no one has heard from her since. her family says he realized something was wrong when she didn't show up for work. police say herman's car was found parked on the street in el cerrito, outside of her boyfriend theo lengel's home.
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>> so we're trying to determine in where he may have gone in that time frame with the hope of finding some clue about where alice is at. >> authorities say lindale is not cooperating and could still be in the area. officials say they have enough information to investigate herman's case as a homicide. >> new this morning, vice president kamala harris is launching a nationwide reproductive freedoms tour in january. the vice president'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. >> new developments in the middle east. u.s. has announced a new multinational task force will be keeping watch over the red sea. it comes as iran backed yemeni rebels have increased attacks on ships in the region. u.s. officials say two more ships were attacked yesterday, and the attacks have prompted major oil company bp to temporarily pause its operations . >> we're leading a multinational
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maritime task force to uphold the bedrock principle of freedom of navigation. iran's support for houthi attacks on commercial vessels must stop. >> 10% of the world's trade passes through the red sea. the fighting is forcing some vessels to detour around africa, which adds cost and delay time, delaying shipments. >> texas 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 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, uh, that training as the national guard, see, as the texas department of public safety. >> see, they know they're not
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profiling. they are seeing with their own eyes people who are violating the law. this law is setting up a fight with the biden administration over how far a state can go to enforce immigration. >> the aclu is threatening to sue governor abbott over the 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 set to be 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 be headquartered stay, headquartered in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, but it would mark the end of an era for the 122 year old institution. jp morgan and andrew carnegie started u.s. steel, which forged the nation's industrialization and the early 1900s. union leaders criticized the 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
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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 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. >> marvel studios has dropped actor jonathan majors from all upcoming projects after he was found guilty on assault 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. he now faces up to a year in prison. marvel studios and abc seven are both owned by disney. still to come, there's a major shipping deadline today. the other ones you need to know about so your gifts arrive by the big day, and a live look at
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the big board. >> the new york stock exchange up by about 60 points right now. another update on the markets next. >> then incredible images out of iceland this morning as the volcano erupts just miles from a town. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for our show. abc seven at seven. we stream live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app wherever you stream. >> 639 this morning, live doppler seven continues to show you we are tracking some batches of steadier rain. i just want to go down a little bit closer into street level. we have this downpour that's pretty much set up over livermore. so traveling 580 this morning certainly be popular. and it's going to be a bit slower than normal as that downpour moves through lighter rain through dublin and san ramon this morning, but it's still wet out there. over the last hour we have had showers heavy at times in the south bay, but now you can see we're starting to get a bit of a break around cupertino. so campbell, san jose as well. some wet weather to be found across parts of the city, especially down in the financial district. the
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mission as well. some scattered showers around oakland. it's pretty light in nature in the north bay as well. low pressure. our first one is moving off to the north here comes our next one. this one is going to impact us most tomorrow morning. a mild south wind. look at current temperatures right now we're in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so not chilly by any means. out the door, in and out of the scattered showers throughout the rest of the day could have an isolated downpour here or there, but it's just unsettled. the next 24 hours. those temperatures going into the upper 50s and the mid 60s for daytime highs now for some more high temperatures where you live sponsored by the exploratorium. >> discover the art of light this winter at the explore atrium. luminous artworks invite you to connect and play in their glow. >> don't miss this wonder seasonal expansion of our exhibits on light
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then the lava is about two miles from a fishing town. they only have about 4000 residents, but they had to evacuate last month when a series of earthquakes opened, massive cracks in the streets and inside homes. 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 gas being released. so the keeping people far from the area. >> august 4th draymond green will not be back on the court for at least the next three weeks. an nba insider reports. the green has already started counseling mandated by the league, so that takes him out of play for at least the next 12 games. people close to green says that are saying that he understand the situation and is
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prepared to do what is necessary to return to the court full time. all of this, of course, is stemming from the incident that happened when the warriors played the phenix suns. in the meantime, the warriors will need to work around green's absence for the court from the court with the new rotation. >> we talked to sports psychologist about what would be going through green's mind. he discussed the difference between playing aggressively and being out of line in football. >> if you hit someone when the ball is not live, then now it's considered not. it's not okay anymore, right? the aggression is fine as long as the ball is in play. and now that it's not, it's not fine. um, so we're kind of setting the lines, um, you know, we being people who support the sport, we being people who govern the sport, who set the rules. um, so out of line, really, you know, we can talk about moral and ethical standards of what one should and shouldn't do. but just in the context of the sport, um, you know, inappropriate and appropriate is defined by the
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rules of that particular sport. >> you can watch the warriors on christmas day right here on abc seven. all of us. part of an all day sports day starting at 11. the warriors visiting the nuggets, then the celtics play the lakers at five. it is football. with the niners taking on the ravens. and then after the game, we'll wrap everything up today. president biden will be delivering 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 laid in repose inside the building. members of the current court stood solemnly honoring 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, 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
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submitted an application for the naming the group includes speaker 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, quote, 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 blame the bike lane for a drop in business after 70 parking spots were removed. 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 we saw yesterday didn't stop that opening. opening ceremony. it happened in larson park. overall, the city now has 80 pickleball courts, up from just 12 back in 2018. the larson park
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courts are now the largest pickleball complex in the city. >> now it's your morning money report. 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. 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. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up about 121 points this morning. >> today is another deadline. if you want your gifts to get to their destination by christmas. if you're sending them through ups, today is the last day to send packages via usb ups, three day priority or ups three day select fedex. it's deadline for two day shipping is tomorrow. if you're not quite ready yet, you can always overnight something, but just get ready to pay. you
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will find more information on shipping deadlines on our website. abc seven news.com. sam native tom brady responding after a photo of him and his kids accidentally turned up in the photo order of a tiktoker. that tiktoker just happens to be the sister of 40 niners tight end jake tongass. katie tongass posted a video showing the photo that her mom sent to be developed at cvs. but what she got instead was this picture. >> why of tom brady and his kids. >> brady commented on the video saying, my mom must have been printing some photos out in san francisco, though it's not clear who has the tongass family picture. but katie replied saying next time brady's in town , they could do a photo swap. you know what? >> that's funny. >> that is funny because they
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don't really look, i don't know, do they? >> look, do the people look? >> i would be nosy if i, if i was developing film. that's nice. they had fun. look at that. oh, what a nice trip. no no no. okay, well that's just me. >> that has happened to me. >> it's tom brady also like can you not. that's one of the perks of working that job is being nosy. >> yeah. you send it to me. i'm gonna see what you're doing. hmm >> i want to go. you know, like when you take pictures at disneyland, they have the people. the photopass people. i got all these photos of a different family. >> oh. how lovely. >> i know that's nice. like, it looks like they had a nice time. >> like, for them, but. >> have a magical day. >> oh. >> i'm nosy. what can i say? >> i like it, i feel like you would look. >> oh, i'm incredibly nosy. oh yeah, i would, yeah. >> here's a look at our rooftop camera. it is wet and it's mild out there. this morning. we do find temperatures in the upper
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50s to the lower 60s, where some of the steadiest rain has been falling this morning, like the south bay, we're seeing some of those heavier showers start to depart. and what we'll really find as we head towards the middle part of our day in the afternoon, the showers are pretty scattered in nature. we do anticipate them to be on the lighter side. it's a level one today and tomorrow on the abc seven storm impact scale. really we're just unsettled the next two days. the biggest impact would be some minor flooding. if any downpour sat over an area for a little bit longer, we could have gusty winds as well. here's future weather. we'll just get you through today and tomorrow. the rain gear. keep it with you today and through the morning. on wednesday you'll need the umbrella, the rain jacket from time to time. here's 8 p.m. we're tracking those scattered showers tomorrow morning. we do expect it to be another wet start to the day. as another area of low pressure moves through here. and by 6 p.m. wednesday, we'll have some isolated downpours before the system pulls out of here and we start to dry out. on thursday, rainfall today less than a quarter of an inch in spots, and then tomorrow we'll add on to those numbers where we could
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expect anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch of rain in some areas. highs today, with a south wind, it is mild out there , low and mid 60s for daytime. highs overnight tonight. scattered showers remain in the forecast and pretty much on either side of about 50 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. showing you scattered showers today and tomorrow. start to dry out here on thursday, which will lead to a nice weekend with temperatures back to average in the 50s and christmas party. cloudy skies and temperatures seasonal high. >> sue good morning drew and we were following the weather. that's where the accidents will be. so let's take a look out there. 41 incidents on the chp log this morning. we've got uh- earlier stall on the bay bridge. you can see all the slow traffic across the span starting from the east bay. all the way to the city. the 680 corridor, another busy place. we've got slow traffic with an earlier accident coming through bollinger canyon and then south of the dublin grade, southbound 680 all the
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way to sunol into san jose is stop and go this morning and also highway 84 coming from livermore down towards the sunol grade. another slow and go area. we've got a slow traffic headed towards the bay bridge as you can see, there's your drive time from highway four. hercules. it's just about 44 minutes. >> now for a story about why you should never mess with a mom. a surveillance video of a woman fending off a moose is going viral. this happened in alaska. and the woman that you're about to see used her mom voice to save her dog. hey hey hey hey, no, no. >> it worked. the moose stopped. >> enough time for her 5 pound yorkie named pixel to make an escape. >> that's when i got the mom voice. the husband voice? the retired law enforcement voice. full artillery. lethal weapon here. hey hey hey hey. no, my
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biggest thing was get the dog away from the moose. next thing i know, the moose stops, the dog's gone, and it's like, oh, all's well that worked. i used my mom voice. >> the family says pixel is fine and has recovered from that brief scare. they say they're normally worried about hawks and eagles getting pixel. i guess they didn't think that a moose was going to do it. i like that it's the point to at the end no, but you're not going to do no. >> new research shows apes can recognize old friends that they haven't seen for decades, and it's the longest lasting social memory ever documented outside of humans. so researchers found chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former group mates. more than 25 years after last seeing them. photos of old friends elicited an even more positive and even more positive response. they used photographs of apes who died or left groups from three zoos. results show the apes
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looked significantly longer at those they knew, no matter how long it had been since they last saw them, and even longer still at those that they actually liked. >> they showed the apes their friends who died. yeah >> what are we doing to these animals? because, you know, the apes are probably like, oh, what happened to her? >> oh, they know she's dead. they know where she went. >> a die hard 40 niner fan has a lot to celebrate this morning. avery martin hasn't missed a niners game in 13 years, and gma surprised her with tickets to the christmas day game at levi's stadium against the ravens. >> that's what we're giving you for tickets to the christmas day niners game. stop it gio. no are going with your dad. and that's not all because you're also getting a pregame sideline access. you are not going stop
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it i literally have chills i'm thank you so much. >> are monday night football on christmas day what what could be better than that. >> oh i like her reaction. that's what you want right? >> no. >> you can watch the 40 niners take on the ravens monday night at five right here on abc seven. that's followed by after the game and earlier in the day you can see the warriors. >> yes we got a whole day a whole lineup. >> it's everything. >> and when you're not watching put the put the you'll what is it the you'll the yule log. the yule log on. >> do you like sports games. >> then you will like abc seven on christmas day. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. you can download
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>> and number two, we're looking at stack up at the richmond-san rafael bridge and standing water solo spinouts hydroplaning. that's the big news for your drive this morning. >> number three, a live look at sfo if you are heading out for the holiday. so be prepared for flight delays. there's rain here, storms on the. and that's caused hundreds of flight delays in the last 24 hours. right now, the delays are nearing an hour at sfo. >> number four, the oakland police department could soon have a new chief. ten months after the last chief was fired, the city's police commissioner 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. sandra day o'connor was 93. number
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seven abc seven's parent company, disney, is opening its first zootopia themed attraction in shanghai tomorrow. >> there's a new ride, new food, new drinks, drink options. there zootopia is one of the highest grossing animated films ever released in china, and you better believe i've already seen the ride through three times. >> yeah, good. like, yeah. >> the animatronics are incredible. oh, nice. >> okay, next level. okay, go for them. >> try everything. shakira check it out good morning america, for our viewers in the west. the holiday travel rush off to a rough start with dangerous weather. a new storm takes aim at the west coast. the northeast battered by a powerful storm. roads washed out, power knocked out, airports hit hard. thousands of flights deled
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