, or go online today to learn more. i had guns pointed in my face, simply for trying to walk home. >> now at five, a new lawsuit filed against the city of san francisco over police confrontations with people participating in the unsanctioned dolores hill bomb event. we're hearing from some of the youngest people who were detained and their families. plus they destroyed both of my doors. >> that's probably $4,000 right there. >> a destructive smash and grab thieves targeting stores in oakland will tell you what they got away with. >> the bay area got drenched overnight. it is still happening right now. that means another difficult commute on the roads, and we're going to take a live look right now at live doppler seven. >> the radar is showing the storm. it is pretty bad. it ranks a level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm

impact scale. >> good morning. it is wednesday, december 20th. on my way in drew in the mission. at least it was coming down. so hard. >> yeah, and it's only the coastline this morning is going to see the heaviestrillionainfall. we have low pressure spinning off the coast and that is where we're finding some of the heavier bands of rain. so these bright yellows and oranges for the most part, this bulk of heavy rain, you see this morning, this is going to stay mainly offshore. but we have some areas of lightrillionain falling across the city, parts of marin county, some light showers pressing into parts of alameda and contra costa county, some heavier showers this morning in the santa cruz mountains. la honda seeing some heavy downpours, do have flooded advisories in effect for parts of marin and sonoma county. this until 730 this morning. and it's for standing water on roads. that's the biggest impact we're going to see this morning. another flood advisory for parts of lake county that until 630 this morning, is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. minor flooding thanks to brief heavy rain. so future weather showing you as you go throughout

the morning. the heaviestrillionain for the most part, is going to stay close to the coast. then in the afternoon we get an outer band of some heavier showers between 2 and 5 p.m. and that means it is going to be a wet afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. that's the forecast. let's see how we're doing on the roads this morning, sue. well drew, i think either the weather or the christmas holiday has a lot of folks off the roads this morning. >> it's pretty quiet out there. this is the san mateo bridge. this looks a little busier than in actuality. it is. there's just a patch of cars going through. traffic is flowing very nicely. we don't have anything major to blocking any lanes out there. a little slick on the golden gate bridge. you can see very quiet here. a little bit of fog coming down onto the roadway over the waldo grade this morning. otherwise we're looking at an earlier solo spin out north 680 on the 24 interchange that has just been cleared out of lanes, temporarily blocking all lanes. but now it's clear and looks like so is the roadway . >> sue. thank you. san francisco's public works

department is gearing up for another day of wet weather in fact, the city sent out alerts yesterday afternoon warning people of potential traffic and transit delays. today, abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning, so what's it like out there right now? lena >> reggie here at the bay bridge toll plaza. things were pretty calm out here earlier this morning. only up until about 20 minutes ago when that rain really started to pick up. and hammer drivers heading through this toll plaza and we're also starting to see quite a bit of standing water for folks making their way through this area. i want to go now to some video taken out of san francisco yesterday. the san francisco public works department reported at least 20 new potholes surfacing, clogged storm drains and multiple floods throughout the city and while while that cleanup is really just beginning , they're gearing up for even more rain, handing out at least 400 sandbags on valencia street. flooded storm drains led to water coming inches from some

storefronts, linda yee said it was like a river from my window, i could see the flow of the water, the rain going that way and the leaves are on there and it was really moving. 18th and folsom streets, many businesses put together layers of water barriers with sandbags outside of their stores and metal or wooden panels blocking the storefronts. if none of that works, many businesses also told us they have sandbags sitting inside. now, if you do run into any of this rain on your morning commute today, be sure that your headlights are on and be sure to take this drive a little slower than usual because you might need it. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. don't forget you can check out the abc seven bay area app for the latest on weather conditions and to access live doppler seven. that's the same radar that drew and our weather team uses. search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it. a

class action lawsuit has been filed against the city of san francisco, and the police chief over this. >> that unsanctioned and unsanctioned dolores hill bomb. this is an annual event, but this one sparked a clash between skateboarders and police this past summer, at least 113 people were arrested, including teenagers, and now some of the families are claiming that the arrests were unlawful. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone tells us what's coming next in this civil rights case. >> this is what the dolores hill bomb event usually looks like near dolores park. this is what it looked like this year in july. san francisco police there to make sure the unpermitted event didn't happen. eventually, officers made at least 113 arrests. most being juveniles. >> i had guns pointed in my face simply for trying to walk home. >> now a class action civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the city of san francisco and san francisco police chief bill scott. in past years, there have been major injuries and even a death during

the hill bomb event. >> yes, there have been problems in the past with this event, like my daughter said, that has nothing to do with corralling a bunch of youth and keeping them detained on the cold streets through the night. >> they all describe like freezing, thirsty, hungry and needing to pee. there were teenagers that had to pee in their pants because they were not provided bathrooms. >> san francisco police chief bill scott previously said that officers had bottles and firecrackers thrown at them, saying that at least three muni vehicles and a school were tagged with graffiti. those involved with this lawsuit don't believe police should have been there in the first place, saying the city's parks and rec department should have helped make it a sanctioned event in terms of the few kids that might have thrown things, the police had no reason to believe that any of the young people that they actually arrested had done

those things. >> and so that's why the arrests were a civil rights violation. >> the san francisco district attorney's office tells us one individual faces multiple explosives and fireworks charges. that person is in custody and faces over 11 years in prison. if convicted. five others have been charged with felony vandalism. it does not appear, though, that any of those individuals were among the group arrested the night of the event as charges against them were filed in august. the city of san francisco's city attorney says, quote, once we are served with the lawsuit, we will review the complaint and respond in court, end quote, parents i spoke with also say since no charges have been filed against their teens, they want this arrest off of their record. j jr stone, abc seven news as two oakland businesses are cleaning up after smash and grab burglars made a mess of their shops, the burglars use an suv to ram

through the front of the lululemon store on broadway at 25th street yesterday morning. >> you can see the front door is smashed in. employees say the robbers got away with a lot of leggings, banners. automotive was also targeted. that's around the corner on 25th. >> i went on my inside camera. it showed one guy coming in, one guy crawling out uh. they destroyed both of my doors. that's probably $4,000, right there. they didn't take one thing inside. they opened the filing cabinets and the desks. there's nothing in there. our tool boxes are all locked. >> mike benner says he's owned this shop for 58 years. and this is the third time in the last three months someone has tried to break in. license plate readers are coming to emeryville after a lengthy discussion last night, the city council approved a plan to spend $50,000 on a 16 camera system during public comment. there was overwhelming support. the only debate was how many cameras should be installed. city officials plan to use the cameras to identify

and track down people who commit retail theft or car burglaries. police say the suspects often come in from other cities. the state's new assembly committee focused on retail theft and possible solutions, held its first hearing in sacramento yesterday. >> lawmakers mainly focused on data from researchers. there have been reports recently debating some of the statistics and the accuracy shoplifting was one of the crimes addressed. >> we see that in the bay area we have the highest reported rates, as well as the biggest recent jumps of the 15 largest counties by population san mateo and san francisco had the highest rates in 2022, and rates in these counties increased by 53% and 24, respectively, compared to 2019. >> yesterday's hearing comes as governor newsom announced the california highway patrol has significantly upped its efforts this year to crack down on retail theft, he says arrests were up by 109% compared with last year.

>> 509 this morning, it's another wet start to our day. live doppler seven showing you we are tracking some heavier showers that are working through the peninsula right now. moving through san mateo this morning on their way to the south part of the city and into parts of the east bay. oakland seeing a downpour. right now, what is happening is raining, scraped by the outer bands of an area of low pressure. the low pressure itself is centered about 400 miles off our coastline. it is not going to move on shore across northern california. what it's doing is it's sliding down the coast this morning, and then later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. it is going to slam into southern california and bring about excessive rainfall around l.a. so for us this morning, you can see these outer bands that are getting fed into our neck of the woods, are supplying us with the heavier showers and the heaviest rain is going to fall along the immediate coastline as you move farther away from the coast, the showers will get lighter in intensity, but the morning drive you can see all morning long. we're in and out of the showers with that low pressure spinning

nearby. temperatures staying pretty steady in the 50s. so here's how the storm impact scale looks today. scattered showers and downpours along the coast so coastal communities could see more than an inch of rain today. and the biggest impact is going to be standing water on our roads. but after today, reggie, we will finally start to dry out and we'll head towards a nice weekend. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank goodness. okay. thank you. drew a new way to identify for car is in self drive mode from a distance. still ahead. the company already implementing that new feature from the toilet to the tap. >> the bold proposal to turn waste water into drinking water now has approval from the state. >> a uc davis professor is out here living his dream. we're going to explain how they're able to have a 20 minute conversation with a whale 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.

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plans to reform its department of family and children's services. it comes after the death of phenix castro. she died

in may. she was only 13 weeks old. after authorities say she ingested meth and fentanyl. following her death, the county admitted to our media partners at the bay area news group that they did have contact with the girl's family numerous times, including over safety concerns for her older siblings. the children were not removed from the home during a special meeting yesterday. the county board of supervisors was questioned if current practices should be changed. i think the emphasis has been on keeping the family together, and while i think that's really important, i think it's also important to keep our children safe. at the end of the four hour meeting, the board unanimously passed a motion to begin reforming dfcs. >> east oakland nonprofits are trying to raise $50 million to reinvest in the community. the rise east initiative plans to use this money to help formerly incarcerated people settle back home. if they do raise the $50 million blue meridian partners,

which is a national philanthropic group, will match that money. antonio jones is one of the people benefiting from the programs he helps make soap at roots community health center at 34 years old, this is his first 9 to 5 not only do i have a job, but i also have other support resources that i need to, you know, just to better myself in other areas. until we have raised the full 50, we cannot unlock that $50 million match. rise east has already raised $26 million. so more than halfway there the money will expand and create new programs like the ones that are helping jones and anyone can contribute. it was a very very close call in rural sonoma county. after that hard rain. a redwood tree. look at this picture. it uprooted and it fell yesterday. and it narrowly avoided catastrophe. as you can see, there, it's right by that home fire officials say

the 230 foot tree brought down three key sections of power lines. it grazed the home and sheared off a fire hydrant. thankfully, nobody got hurt. neighbors say that tree was estimated to be more than 200 years old. they say it was set to be removed in january because it was starting to lean from wastewater to tap water. >> a historic decision that could bolster the state's water supply. it's getting a lot of attention this morning, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on why experts say this process that gives people some pause is actually safe. >> tuesday california became the second state in the country after colorado, to approve regulations for recycling wastewater and bringing it through taps at homes, businesses and schools. a common analogy has been from toilet to tap. but officials say direct potable reuse, as it's called, is not that simple. >> we're getting a lot of headlines right now that imply that, you know, basically wastewater will be served to the

public and nothing is further from the truth. >> kirsten shrew with the santa clara valley water district, says the decision made by the california water resources control board is historic. this will be some of the cleanest water that will be out there, clean water that will be critical to our water supply. though it's been a wet year in california, strauss says the next drought could be just around the corner. for more than a decade, experts have been looking to wastewater as a solution. >> the item is adopted. the vote is unanimous. >> the newly approved rules give agencies like valley water more flexibility for reusing wastewater for drinking water. state regulators say reusing it is nothing new. >> reality is that anyone out there on the mississippi river, anyone out there on the colorado river, anywhere out there taking drinking water downstream from a wastewater treatment plant discharge, which i promise you you're all doing, is already drinking toilet to tap locally. >> the silicon valley advanced water purification center already purifies recycled water. water that's later used on things like landscapes and cooling towers. with the regulations in place, agencies like valley water can add

technology to recycle wastewater faster, making it drinkable. the rules state that the technology has to treat the water for all pathogens and viruses. >> the purification process uses smaller and smaller filters and other methods to remove biological and chemical contaminants that might be in the water that some of these filters are there. holes are so small that only a water molecule can pass through, so they it becomes really clean, almost like distilled water. >> officials are projecting the regulations to be effective starting april 1st. the regulations require that water agencies let customers know before they start recycling the wastewater. water in the south bay. zach fuentes, abc seven news. this is my dream a uc davis professor teamed up with seti in mountain view to have a 20 minute conversation with a humpback whale. >> so seti is known for its effort to find extra terrestrials and life beyond our planet. so the team used a humpback contact call, was prerecorded added, and then the

whale responded and approached the boat, and they went back and forth and they said the whale responded to all the calls they put out for 20 minutes. going back and forth said he believes this is the first such whale human conversation on so they have like these whale song analysis that they did. so maybe the call was like a whale song. and they also looked at the whale behavior so they can kind of interpret like what it's trying to say. >> so it wasn't like body language. it was a whale sound coming from the boat. >> the contact call probably was i don't know, i'm just curious email. but they they analyzed the song, so maybe they did put together like a call based on like how the whales communicate. because, you know, when you, you know, when you go whale watching, they do have those little calls because they, they let us listen to some of the calls. and we went, well, they flapped their big fins and that, you know, that's their own language. >> yes. >> no one's tried this before like this would have been the

first thing i would have tried. >> yeah, maybe they tried. >> maybe this first time they've talked back. >> responded. maybe they were like, we don't listen. >> all right. what do you want? >> or maybe they didn't have the call. >> you rang. yeah. >> or more trash in the ocean. could you quit it? >> could this have been a text? >> yeah. could it, you know, you know, because they are so smart, they probably looking at us like, okay, they are pretty smart. >> that's pretty. that's cool though. >> me next. eddie. >> call me. let's get you on that boat. let's get you on. >> i'm trying to be on the boat. that's neat. >> let's go to live doppler seven this morning. the closer you are to the coast, the heavier the rain. that is going to be the takeaway throughout the morning as you head towards the inland east bay. the rain is a lot lighter if it's just a fine mist, but you can see this area of low pressure spinning off our coastline is certainly sending some rounds of heavier showers through the santa cruz mountains up into the peninsula, into the city and parts of marin and sonoma county. and again, the coast is the area that is seeing some of the heavier showers this morning. just want to zoom on in a little closer.

had a downpour? move through san mateo. now it's in south city working in to the eastern side of san francisco and an isolated downpour in oakland. but look at fremont. just a few miles makes a huge difference. fremont right now. maybe a light sprinkle. that's about it. but the winds are picking up in some spots where gusting to 23 right now in oakland. so it is a breezy and wet morning for many of us. temperatures cooler than we were yesterday. cooler air is starting to move in here, so we're in the mid 50s for the most part. here's future weather again, the trend the heaviest rain close to the coast. that's how it sets up through 830 this morning. and then we'll start to see that outer band rotate through some more areas, like the south bay, the east bay, the north bay throughout the early afternoon, we'll find some heavier showers working through and then it all starts to taper off later on this evening. overnight we do begin to dry out. rainfall estimates highest close to the coast. today we'll have highs going into the upper 50s to lower 60s, so closer to average and certainly cooler than we were yesterday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. take the umbrella with you. you need it for one more day and then we start to dry out. thursday winter begins with

drier conditions. heading into the weekend. we get some cold mornings around here, but it is sunny and it feels certainly like christmas on sunny and it feels certainly like christmas on monday with temperatures in the 50s and partly cloudy skies. hi sue, good morning drew. >> well, we spoke a little too soon. earlier, i kind of had a feeling things have picked up out there. we have an accident in the macarthur maze and i've tried to circle it for you. you can see the solid stream of headlights on 580 westbound. and then there's that over crossing headed to 80 westbound. it's right underneath that overcrossing. we've seen some emergency crews. it's blocking a lane. once you're past that, as you head towards the toll plaza of the bay bridge, things lighten up a little bit there, but you can see the solid stream of headlights heading towards your red circle there, which is where the accident is. so just a heads up that's going to slow your drive in towards the bay

bridge from 580, and the approach this morning. otherwise we've got uh- flooding on 880 this near 980 in oakland this is past the coliseum traffic is a little bit heavier there coming in the southbound direction, but no stalls or accidents. and you can see overall green is good. we are light this wednesday morning and i think again it probably has to do with the christmas holiday and the rain guys. >> all right. thank you sue. coming up, the seven things to know this morning a lesson in never giving up on your dreams. >> we hear from a 100 year old man who's christmas wish was finally granted

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approach the bay bridge toll plaza. >> number three, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the city of san francisco and its police chief over last summer's unsanctioned dolores hill bomb. more than 100 people were detained after clashing with police, and many claimed their arrests were not lawful. >> number four license plate readers are coming to emeryville . last night, the city council approved installing 16 cameras across the city in the hopes that they will help police track down people who commit crimes. >> number five, colorado supreme court has ruled donald trump is not eligible to appear on the state's primary ballot under the 14th amendment insurrection clause. trump is vowing to appeal the ruling to the u.s. supreme court. >> number six today, the fda is expected to announce it will convene a special panel to investigate air traffic controller exhaustion. the move comes after a string of near crashes involving commercial flights on or near runways number seven, a data breach at comcast may have exposed

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you might not get your wish right away, but keep wishing. and eventually it may just come true. yeah >> what an unusual wish up at 530, we continue to track this morning's wet weather and road conditions for your morning commute. plus the trump campaign is vowing a supreme court fight against a lower courtrillionuling. >> the former president can't appear on election ballots in that state. i'm abc's justin finch with more on why and the fight ahead from washington. on >> and as we head to break, we're looking at new video out of iceland overnight where magma continues to spew from this volcano just two miles from a now evacuated town. good news. this icelandic meteorological office reported that the size of this volcanic eruption has gone down

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former president trump is off the primary election ballot in colorado for now. now at 530, how the political world is reacting after the unprecedented decision, immigration backlog at the southern border appearing to get worse. >> border agents, they are now dealing with a record number of migrants, people in san francisco cleaning up after the downpour. >> but it may have been too soon. we're tracking this next round of rain that's moving over the bay area right now. >> morning, everybody. it's wednesday, december 20th. >> you can see live doppler seven once again as our background. this morning. it just keeps coming down. drew. yeah >> and location this morning is key as to what kind of weather you're seeing. and how heavy the rain is. right now. live doppler seven showing you some of the heaviestrillionain is confined to the immediate coastline. as you move away from the coast, the showers become a lot lighter. in fact, some areas in

the inland east bay and in the south bay are currently dry. this morning we have a downpour moving through the city. right now. here's live doppler seven down to street level. those bright colors indicating the heavier rain through the sunset. atrillionichmond the marina right now. certainly the mission as you cross the bay bridge. a couple of downpours. one just moved through alameda this morning and some heavier rain. look at this from woodside to portola valley. likely on 84. we are seeing some ponding on our roads. that's what we're seeing in parts of the north bay. flood advisory in effect for marin and parts of sonoma county. this morning because of some earlier heavier showers on the abc seven storm impact scale today. it's a it's a level one. your biggest impact is going to be standing water on our roads. so we're in and out of the showers all day today. the rain gear is going to get a workout for another day, but after today we will start to dry out. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with sue and see how traffic's doing with this wet weather. and drew standing water. >> definitely a factor on the roads. we're back to the macarthur maze approaching the bay bridge toll plaza, and this one's affecting west 580. i've circled the area of the

accident. you can see some emergency lights now emerging from under that overpass. they are in the process of clearing the two right lanes over to the ea lot. the east lot of the bay bridge. but you can see that stream of headlights backed up onto westbound 580. even onto highway 24. so very slow traffic as you make your way west, 580 towards the bay bridge and again, that accident is in the clearing process. so expect some residual delays. and of course we'll follow and be back. just a few. thank you sue. >> so people are continuing to get ready for that day of wet weather already this morning. we are seeing some flooding as drew and sue both mentioned. let's go to abc seven news reporter lena howland, who's live at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. selina, how is it now? >> reggie. right now here at the bay bridge toll plaza. drivers have been getting hammered hard with rain. really? for the past hour now. but the good news is we have started to see drivers really start to take this

seriously by slowing down and also starting to avoid some ponding and standing water right here on the highway behind us. now, i do want to go now to some new video just into our newsroom, taking from earlier this morning showing all of that rain hitting the roads in the north bay. we also saw a rock slide happening in the monterey rio area, and we saw some fast moving runoff and flooding right in front of the monte rio fire station on main street. over in san francisco. the city's public works department reported at least 20 new potholes surfacing clogged storm drains, multiple floods throughout the city from monday night's rain. they've also handed out at least 400 sandbags, but the city is expecting even stormier weather this winter. the city's department of emergency services says they are ready. have held a coordination call earlier today. >> we received a very thorough briefing from the national weather service on what to expect in terms of duration of the next storm and intensity of

the next storm. >> we're always used to the water coming down from the twin peaks area. we always put out the sandbags and, you know, we're lucky. yesterday. >> in the meantime, residents and businesses in low areas are continuing to add more flood barriers like sandbag bags and metal or wooden panels blocking the storm fronts. and back here, live at the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are heading out to work today or trying to catch a flight, remember to make sure your headlights are on and take this drive much slower than usual. you will need some extra time to get to where you need to go today. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. lena howland abc seven news thank you lena. >> new developments from the southern border. new figures show a record number of migrants crossing into the u.s. in a single day. sources say customs and border protection encountered more than 12,600 migrants on monday. officials have closed rail crossings in two texas cities, shift personnel to counter the surge.

governor greg abbott signed a law to allow local police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. the aclu is now suing. >> we are doing everything in our power to assert that immigration is a federal prerogative, and the state of texas cannot impose its own policy preferences and decide who belongs and who does not. in washington, bipartisan talks aimed at improving border security have stalled. >> lawmakers are heading home for the holidays. there is no deal in sight. >> this morning, donald trump is vowing to appeal a ruling by colorado supreme court blocking him from the state's primary ballot. it's because of his alleged role in the january 6th insurrection. abc news reporter justin finch explains the trump campaign is slamming the decision as completely flawed. >> this morning, the trump campaign fighting an historic decision. the colorado supreme courtrillionuled that the u.s. constitution's insert clause bars the former president from

appearing on the state's ballot. >> if they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end, they're not after me. they're after you. >> the republican front runner at an iowa rally, not mentioning the ruling trump has already faced 14th amendment lawsuits in several other states. this is the first time he's lost and also the first time the 14th amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate. that clause bars a candidate from holding office. if they took an oath to support the constitution, but then engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. the lower court in colorado, finding trump engaged in an insurrection, but stopped short of applying the clause's definition of a u.s. officer to the president of the united states. in a 4 to 3 decision, the colorado supreme court, reversing that decision, one of the three dissenting

justice, is writing the majority's opinion flies in the face of the due process doctrine. the trump campaign saying it's appealing the decision to the u.s. supreme court. but the high court's ruling may not have a nationwide impact. the thing to keep in mind is even if the court sets a standard on what the definition is of an insurrection and whether the president is an officer, that wouldn't necessarily affect all of the states because as each state has different laws for how you get on the ballot, the republican national committee plans to help with trump's legal fees, calling the decision election interference. the colorado supreme court stayed its decision until january 4th, or when the supreme court rules state election officials say the issue must be settled by january 5th. the ballot printing deadline. justin finch, abc news, washington. >> the first woman to serve on the supreme court, former justice sandra day o'connor, has been laid to rest. >> she held firm to the highest

ideals of her religion and her country. >> o'connor was a stanford graduate and got her start in san mateo county yesterday in washington, d.c. chief justice john roberts o'connor son, jay and president biden all delivered eulogies at her funeral. >> equal justice under law is a noble asset, a noble aspiration of humankind and the aspiration of sandra day o'connor, one that she pursued her whole life. >> o'connor was appointed by president reagan in 1981 and served for two decades on the high court. she twice joined the majority to uphold roe v wade, reaffirming a women's right to an abortion. o'connor retired in 2006. she once said that she hoped her tombstone would read here lies a good judge, a major step forward in the effort to name sfo's international terminal after the late california senator dianne feinstein. >> after a nomination discussion yesterday by airport commissioners vote on the proposal will take place january

six. feinstein died in september at the age of 90. in addition to the international terminal, feinstein's aides are talking with the navy about naming a ship after her. as mayor, feinstein was a driving force behind the start of fleet week in san francisco. four years after his death. we could learn more about the trial that convicted jeffrey epstein. still ahead, and what a judge has just approved to be released to the public. >> and we have the punny list of names chosen for the latest fleet of snow plows for south lake tahoe, a first to check on the weather with drew for south lake. >> unfortunately, it's a lot more rain than snow with this storm. here's live doppler seven. we are tracking some coastal heavy rain, lighter amounts as you move inland and what we're seeing is that there's an area of low pressure about 400 miles off our coastline. you see it spinning right here. and it's not moving on shore in northern california. it's sliding down the coast and it will slam into southern california later on tonight. we're just getting the outer

bands. we're getting scraped by this low pressure, but it will bring us on and off showers throughout the day. look at the rainfall forecast for the next 48 hours. look at some of these areas of coastal southern california. they could exceed seven inches of rain. so flood watches are up in southern california for us here locally, probably a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain is what we're looking at for the day today. the coast are watching very closely because this is where we'll find some of the heaviestrillionain throughout the day. this is the area that will likely see about an inch of rain around the bay shoreline. we'll find lighter amounts, probably a quarter to a half of an inch, but we're in and out of the showers all day. we'll start to dry out later on tonight, and that will lead to a dry thursday. now inland, we'll see the lowest amount of rainfall, but we're in and out of the showers throughout the day, probably a quarter of an inch. and some of our inland cities, they're speaking of south lake tahoe. unfortunately it's a mix of rain and snow today. no accumulation is expected. and then we find drier conditions as we head towards friday with temperatures in the low to mid 40. a seven day

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told you yesterday, android users could get at least $2 each. part of this agreement, after google was sued by states including california, for turning its app store into an illegal monopoly. that doesn't seem like a whole lot per person, but tech experts say this settlement sends a clear message to tech companies. the tech companies, for the longest time, they don't have any competition. >> when you are too big, you control the market and you start squeezing more money from the users without anybody complaining about it. this is a good sign that that the government is doing their job by watching what the big tech is coming and making sure that it's fair for them and it's fair for

us as a users. google vp of government affairs and public policy addressed the settlement, saying android and google play provide choices and opportunities for innovation that other platforms we compete against simply don't, and we're pleased to reach an agreement that builds on that foundation. >> we look forward to making these improvements that will help evolve android and google play. a judge still needs to approve the settlement. >> a former linkedin executive has pleaded guilty to defrauding the company. kent laird was the head of content, video and studios for linkedin media production. the u.s. attorney general, the u.s. attorney's office says that laird used his position to submit fake invoices for independent contractors meters. in total, he defrauded the sunnyvale based company. of $689,000, and he kept about 184,000 of that for himself. he's set to be sentenced in march. he could face up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution. santa clara

based intel is planning to lay off 235 employees at the end of the year. people affected work at the company's research and development facility in folsom, which is in sacramento county. intel's previous round of layoffs earlier this year saw 549 positions eliminated last year, intel said it's cutting costs by $10 billion by 2025 through layoffs, reduced hours and potentially selling off divisions. new details on the future of the struggling self driving company cruise. >> while its robo taxis won't be on the roads next year, the company logo will reportedly still be on the jersey of the san francisco giants, according to the examiner. a giant spokesperson says the team's partnership with cruise through 2025 has not changed. cruise hit a tumultuous stretch after one of its cars dragged a woman in san francisco who had just been hit by another nearby car. it's led to the company's permits being pulled by the state, mass

layoffs and a full recall of their vehicles. the cruise patch is the giants first corporate logo on a home jersey, and the team's 140 year history. >> we could soon see turquoise lights on some cars. >> mercedes benz is the first company to get approval to use blue lights, so the lights indicate when a car is in self-driving mode. it's called the drive pilot system. it will be available on certain mercedes models in california and in nevada, starting early next year . >> the city of south lake tahoe held a naming contest for a new fleet of ten snowplows. the top ten names were chosen as named of ten of their plows, so here they are with nearly 1200 votes cast. >> the ten winners, the big lebowski got the most votes. there's always. there's also plowing plow face, scoop dog, snobby wan kenobi, darth blader, sled zeppelin, clear patra path. that's see? that's cute. clear path, bruh. that's hilarious.

fleetwood mac and austin powers and then snow barca. you know what y'all really did that snow barca. you really did not control salt. >> delete. >> control the creativity. >> travis snowden or snow, per winfree. i'm not mad at ease. >> you are. i'm mad at these. >> don't be mad at him, okay? they're working right. >> this is just people in our newsroom. oh my gosh, i love this. >> whoever. can someone tell me who did control alt delete? because i. i'm here for. is that nathan. that is clever. that's probably nathan. very clever being like, did you unplug it? oh, that was you. i'm here for that. >> winfrey. go ahead, go ahead. colleagues. so now they're currently working to paint the fleet with the names. oh, yeah. those are our suggestions from the newsroom. >> that's this should be mad at. there's, like, little snow up there right now. >> no, that's the thing. >> the hard part is all these storms that are coming in are so mild that the snow levels are way, way high. we're above 7000ft right now. so it's really when you get to like donner, the

passes that you start to see the snow. but for the most part, unfortunately, the resorts are waiting for those big snow storms so far this season. let's see. live doppler seven this morning. you look at this screen, you're like, oh my gosh, this is a lot of rain. what is happening is that low pressure is sliding down the coast. so you see all of these downpours, all of these really bright colors. most of this heavy rainfall is not going to impact us. it's going to stay offshore. but what we are seeing to some outer bands along the coast getting scraped by some of the heavier showers. i do want to press in a little bit closer here along the peninsula, where woodside and san mateo. certainly seeing some heavier showers. the brighter colors, remember, are the heavier showers. half moon bay seeing a downpour right now, certainly san mateo bridge is wet, but location, i mean, is so key as to what you're seeing right now. we have a downpour working through campbell, but you hop over just a few miles into alum rock and you're barely seeing a few sprinkles this morning. we do expect the highestrillionainfall totals to be along the coast, and then they do drop dramatically as you move inland. uh- winds. right now it is gusty out there coming

out of the south to 23mph temperatures. right now we're mainly in the 50s across the board on the storm impact scale. it is a level one two day. we do notice those downpours continue. the heaviestrillionain again along the coast and offshore, but then we'll see an outer band make its way through the east bay and the north bay later on. this afternoon. that's the best chance for a lot of us away from the coast to see some downpours where we live. so rainfall totals today highest along the coast. i would expect some coastal communities to see more than an inch of rain. and then those numbers really do drop off as you head inland. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. one more day of scattered downpours. then we dry out tomorrow's winter officially arrives here in the evening, sets the stage for a really nice weekend. we do have some cold mornings on the way and then christmas looking delightful on monday with temps in the 50s. >> sue. all right, standing water is the issue this morning. >> drew. good morning everyone. we'll go back to the macarthur maze. we had an earlier accident blocking two lanes, 580 westbound approached in the 80 over cross approaching the maze. the accident has been cleared

over towards the eastbound parking lot of the bay bridge. that at approach 580 approach is just a recovering. now. the 880 approach northbound toward the macarthur maze. that's where you have some standing water and another solo spin out. so that's going to be a trouble spot. oakland city streets in oakland 980 towards 880. all of that standing water and we head to san rafael. those tail lights headed southbound on 101 past the north gate mall. and the civic center. it's wet and so please speeds this morning are going to be key. take your time. thanks sue. >> new at six. the governor's plan to shut down open air drug markets in the tenderloin appear to be working. look at how things are going. six months later. >> first, though, a cruise to the bahamas ends up being a bust where passengers were rerouted to and the less than ideal

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150 people connected to him to be made public. that order was issued on monday. now some of the people mentioned and identified in the case are associates, others or victims. people whose names are to be disclosed have until january 1st to appeal that order. new developments in the january six attack on the us capitol, a former proud boy leader and u.s. marine was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison. 35 year old charles donohoe was the first proud boy to enter a guilty plea and cooperate and assist the government in this case. he pled guilty to two felony charges for conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting an officer. donohoe told the judge he wanted to apologize to the entire country for his actions, as well

as law enforcement officers who were attacked. he's already served nearly 38 months of his 40 month sentence. >> doctors across the country are warning about a shortage of several important drugs, including lifesaving cancer medications. the fda's drug shortage list includes those that treat lymphoma and leukemia , experts testified at a senate hearing yesterday. they blamed the shortages, in part on the low cost of generic drugs, with insurance companies often only paying for those cheaper versions. >> a vial of sterile injectable medicine typically costs less than this cup of coffee that i bought downstairs this morning. so this reduces the incentive of manufacturers to invest in quality or in newer manufacture facilities. >> the american medical association is urging the government to consider manufacturing some drugs itself to alleviate some of the shortages. >> in today's gma, first look passengers are speaking out after their bahamas cruise got rerouted to a cold and rainy bay

, boston. here's abc news reporter trevor ault. they is crazy. >> in this morning's gma first look cruise ship chaos, i was devastated, so this was, um, some of my kids christmas gifts. >> it's cold. cold. like we ain't blowing cold like, officially cold. >> a cruise ship that was bound for the bahamas reversed to rainy. boston. headed to canada. and this morning, some of those disappointed passengers are speaking out to gma. it's a little depressing because you can imagine us. >> we're making the most of it. but most people are walking around in coats, gloves and hats. >> we are in boston, massachusetts at the cambridge mall. so these are the great views that we have. >> you really have to roll with the punches and think about what's going to be best overall. so can a cruise line change your itinerary without consequences? >> coming up at 7 a.m? we'll have much more on this story and your passenger rights with your gma first look, i'm trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> 556 this morning live doppler

seven showing you we are tracking scattered downpours this morning to press into the east bay. we have some heavier showers working over alameda this morning. san leandro as well. and part of castro valley seeing in and out of those downpours. we are watching the santa cruz mountains very closely and the coast line in general, because that is the area we do expect some of the heaviest rain to fall this morning and throughout the afternoon that's we're seeing around boulder creek is a level one. and the big takeaway today is that the coast is going to take the brunt of this storm with downpours as you move away from the coast, the rain gets a lot lighter. the biggest impact? standing water on roads. here's how it breaks down. region by region. we're in and out of the showers throughout the day today. take the umbrella with you. we'll finally dry out tomorrow. that leads to a dry weekend and a dry christmas day early next week. guys >> thank you. drew. ahead at six, an appliance you may have in your home just got recalled. the consumer alert you want to hear about. >> then researchers at uc berkeley designed a robot that can walk and balance. but where's the head? and

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