area. your morning commute might be a little slow. it needs to be a little slow because you can

see the radar there on your screen. there's a lot going on. andrew and stuart here, tracking conditions, then smash and grab cleanup. >> two oakland businesses dealing with a big mess as burglars ransack. and this isn't the first time. >> and spreading joy to newborns. the veteran enjoying his new job as a professional peddler. >> he does look like he he knows what he's doing. >> this engagement, the talking. >> yeah, the eye contact. good morning. it's a wednesday, december 20th. >> you can't wait to share that story with you. but we need to talk about this rain, this forecast, that this radar. >> we got one more day. yes. after today will start to dry out. but this morning we are seeing pockets of heavy rain along the coast, especially the santa cruz mountains. getting it hard really well this morning we have some heavier showers near half moon bay and the big takeaway today is the coast is going to see the highest impacts from this storm. low pressure is about 400 miles off the coast. it's not moving into northern california. it's moving into

southern california. so we're getting scraped by some of these outer bands. this morning. it's a level one storm with the biggest impact standing water on our roadways and really seeing the coast taking the brunt of the highestrillionainfall. today, as you move away from the coast, we do expect those totals to drop down significantly. but today we're in and out of the showers. in the downpours, take the umbrella with you. temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. after today, drier weather moves in. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes, but let's check in with sue and see how we're doing with this wet wednesday commute. >> it is wet and standing water. andrew, it's interesting. maybe not surprising, but you can kind of follow the rain where all the accidents are. so 580 is really getting hit right now. you can see the macarthur maze 580 through here has been cleared out. we had an earlier accident, 580 at san ramon valley boulevard at lakeshore. there's just lots of standing water and solo spinouts. yes. >> thank you. sue and as sue has been telling us, it's already been a challenging morning for some people trying to get to the

bay bridge toll plaza. that's where we find abc seven news reporter lena howland. lena you have seen some pretty hard rain over the past hour. >> yeah, that's right, reggie and drivers heading into san francisco this week really cannot catch a break from all of that rain. we have been experiencing this rain coming down hard on us for about an hour and a half now. non stop. and it's definitely caused quite a slowdown at the bay bridge toll plaza with very slow moving traffic heading into the city. i want to go now to some new video taken earlier this morning showing all of that rain hitting the roads in the north bay. it also we also saw a rockslide near highway 116 in monterey, rio and 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 and multiple floods throughout the city from monday night storm. 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 just inches from storefronts. >> 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. over on 18th a 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 say they also have sandbags ready to go inside. so if you do run into some of this rain on your morning commute today, or if you're headed to the airport for your holiday travels, just to remember to give yourself some extra time before heading out the door this morning, make sure those headlights are on and give yourself some extra following distance between you and the car in front of you. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. lena howland

abc seven news. >> thanks, 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. the same radar that our meteorologists, including drew, use. search abc seven, bay area and your device's app store to download it. >> the city of san francisco and police chief bill scott are facing a class action lawsuit over the unpermitted dolores hill bomb that summer event sparked a clash between skateboarders and police. at least 113 people, including many teenagers, were arrested. people involved with the lawsuit believe police should not have been there in the first place. they say the city's park and rec department should have helped to make this 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. >> some parents of teens who've

not been charged want the arrest off of their record. the city attorney says he will review the complaint and respond in court. >> it's been six months since governor newsom announced increased efforts to shut down open air drug markets in san francisco's tenderloin, and this morning, we're getting an update. the city says nearly 700 people have been arrested for drug sales, nearly 800 arrested for public drug use. more than 420 wanted fugitives have been arrested in the tenderloin and south of market, and 148 kilos of narcotic, including more than 80 kilos of fentanyl, have been seized. so far, 752 people have died of an accidental drug overdose in the city this year. that is the most overdoses the city has ever seen. >> two oakland businesses are cleaning up after a smash and grab. burglars made a mess of their shops. the burglars used an suv to ram through the front of the lululemon store on

broadway and 25th yesterday morning, and you can see the front door completely smashed in. employees say the robbers got away with a lot of leggings. binner automotive was also targeted. that's right around the corner on 25th street. 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 the shop for 58 years. and this is the third time in the last three months that someone has tried to break in. >> license plate readers are coming to emeryville after the 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 for it. the only debate was how many cameras should be installed. city officials plan to use the cameras to identify to track down people who commit

retail theft or car burglaries. police say the suspects often come 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 stats and their accuracy shot lifting 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 in 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 had significant upped its efforts this year to crack down on retail theft. he says arrests were up 109% compared with last year. this morning, we want to take a moment to send thoughts to our colleagues at our sister

station, wpvi in philadelphia. their station helicopter crashed in new jersey last night. it was on the way back from covering a story both the pilot and the photographer were killed. the station hasn't released their names as family members are still being notified. but we know both of them have worked with wpvi for years. it's not clear what caused the crash, but the ntsb and the faa are now investigating, and our thoughts are with their families and with our colleagues. and we i to come, california is now the second state to allow recycled waste water. how technology will keep viruses and pathogens out of your faucet. >> the nonprofits in the east bay on a mission to raise $50 million. going back to the community, we. >> 609 this morning, live doppler seven showing you low pressure spinning off our coastline, sending us some showers and downpours. this morning. looking at the morning commute, it's a slow go once

again the next several hours. rain is in the forecast. temperatures in the 50s, ponding on the roadways, standing water. our biggest concern the next couple of hours we'll break down your forecast region by region, hour by hour.

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that we're watching very closely for bands of heavy rain. here's live doppler seven. over the last hour, you can see the heaviest rain is mainly confined to the coastline. you move away from the coast and the rain becomes a lot lighter in fact, some areas in the inland east bay are waking up to dry conditions this morning, so location is key as to how wet you are starting your day. the coast are watching in very closely this morning for the highest rainfall totals. we'll start to dry out later on this afternoon, but around the bay

shoreline the showers linger just a little bit longer. you can see we'll go into the low 60s with those rain chances on and off through about 9 p.m. and inland. this is the area we'll see the lowest rainfall totals, but we will still get some wet weather, especially later on this afternoon before we start to dry out, let's take a quick look at south lake tahoe the next couple of days. unfortunately today and tomorrow it's a rain snow mix with no accumulation expected before drier conditions move in here on friday. kumasi. thank you drew. >> still to come a very important job that keeps people safe. proving really hard to fill as current employees and are overworked and overtaxed. then we call of an air fryer. the apiance sold at target and walmart being pulled from cough? congestion? i'm feeling better. all in one and done with new mucinex kickstart. headache? better now. new mucinex kickstart gives all-in-one and done relief with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. it's comeback season. at t.j.maxx, you can go above and beyond, and stay under budget.

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with plans to reform its department of family and children's services, comes after the death of phenix castro. she died back in may at just 13 weeks old, after authorities say that she ingested meth and fentanyl after her death, the county admitted to our media partners at the bay area news group that they had contact with the girl's family numerous times , including some contact 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 questioned if current practices need to 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 this four hour meeting, the board unanimously passed a motion to begin reforming dfcs and east oakland nonprofit is trying to

raise $50 million to reinvest in the community. >> the rise east initiative is planning to use that 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, is going to match it. antonio jones is one of the people benefiting from the programs he helps to make soap at roots community health center. at 34 years old, this is his first 9 to 5 job. >> not only do i have a job, but i also have other supported resources that i need to, um, 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. >> that money will expand and create new programs like the ones helping jones and anyone can contribute. >> recycled wastewater could be coming to your faucet. california is now the second state to approve regulated plans for recycling wastewater and bringing it through taps at homes, businesses, schools.

locally, the silicon valley advanced purification center already purifies recycled water. the water is later used for landscaping and cooling towers. with the new regulations in place, agencies like valley water can add technology to recycle wastewater faster, make it drinkable. the rules state the tech has to treat the wastewater for all pathogens and viruses. >> as 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. this will be some of the cleanest water that will be out there. >> officials are projecting the regulations will be effective by april 1st. water agencies will have to let customers know before they start recycling the wastewater. >> a vietnam veteran and texas is on a mission to spread love at a local hospital. he's found a new calling later in life as a volunteer baby cuddler. 80 year old lynn harris helps two days a week at saint davis medical

center in austin. he goes around making sure all the babies feel loved, and he says once he started volunteering, he knew he had a greater purpose. >> when i hear someone crying, i hear someone yelling, that's that's a sign for me to go to work. that's not all me, i know that, but it's you know, i got a little piece of it, and that's what it's all about, harris says. >> nationwide hospitals are having an influx of people who want a similar job. he says the role lightens the load for nurses. >> honestly, he's even cuter than the babies he is. >> yeah, they used to have a wait list for those cuddling jobs. yeah i would love that. i know, so sweet. that's so nice. that is lovely. >> all right. this morning live doppler seven is the santa cruz mountains. right now. and the peninsula that is seeing some of the heaviestrillionain as low pressure spins off our coastline. so i want to press down here right along the peninsula. and you can see from san mateo, redwood city, woodside, portola valley, los altos hills, those really deep reds, those are the heavier rain

showers we are tracking. so as you head westbound on the san mateo bridge, you're encountering some heavier downpour doors in the south bay. right now, it's lightrillionain falling from santa clara to san jose. willow glen, little heavier around alum rock in the east foothills. as we head into the city, parts of marin county, parts of the east bay. it's light to moderate showers this morning, but location just a short distance can really change what kind of weather you're seeing as you move inland towards concord. antioch discovery bay just some light mist, if not mostly cloudy conditions. it's the coastline that is really going to take the brunt of these showers throughout the day. winds are picking up a bit. we're gusting to about 30 in hayward, 22 in san mateo, 17 in half moon bay and temperatures are cooler than yesterday. we're mainly in the 50s as we go throughout our wednesday. here's future weather scattered showers and downpours continue this morning. we may get a brief break in the middle part of our day and a lot of areas, but then we'll see some more downpours likely to develop across parts of the east bay and the north bay later on this

afternoon, before low pressure rotates away and we start to dry out in the overnight hours. rainfall totals. it is the coastline that will likely see the higher amounts of rainfall. i wouldn't be surprised some are coastal areas. get close to about an inch of rain and then as you move away from the coast, you see those numbers really back off. it is a level one today. on the storm impact scale with standing water on our roads and slower travel. the biggest impact. here's the accuweather seven day after today you can put the rain gear away for a bit. we're drying out tomorrow with a nice weekend on the way to have some chilly mornings on tap. saturday and sunday. christmas looking delightful. partly cloudy skies and temps in the 50s. sue. >> all right, we're tracking a lot of standing water hydroplaning solo spinouts. you can see it tells the story on our bay bridge camera. the metering lights have been turned on. it is wet and they are stacked up there to the macarthur maze. oakland is really feeling the brunt of the standing water. there's ponding and pooling on 580 all the way really from the dublin, pleasanton area through oakland

and on towards the macarthur maze. this is the richmond-san rafael bridge, wet and rainy here as well. speed are going to be key this morning because of that standing water and really the biggest brunt you can see right here, the eastshore freeway, the richmond-san rafael bridge, we just showed you, and the bay bridge and all the standing water and slowing is sort of focused all around the bay right there guys. thanks sue. >> good morning. america's coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. it is great to be with all of you here on a wednesday. we are tracking the millions of americans who are already on the move for the holiday. a lot of that early travel will have some issue in the air, but then i'll have the travel forecast for you and we're also going to be showing you the money blown into the windy city helping holiday shoppers find unclaimed money and how you can do it too for you and your loved ones. plus, we are feeling that christmas spirit this morning taking you to the most christmassy town in the whole nation. you're going

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sliding down the coast and will eventually move into southern california late tomorrow and bring some very heavy rainfall across la. but this morning we're at a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. we have lightrillionain out there downpours, pores close to the coast. we're watching the coast very closely throughout the day today. for some of the heaviestrillionain, and the biggest impact we're seeing already, swease been tracking standing water on our freeways, leading to slower travel. we're in and out of the showers throughout the day today. take the umbrella with you. we'll start to dry out this evening leading to a dry day tomorrow. reggie aqui drew you like an air fryer, so let me tell you about this. >> if you have the empower brands air fryer, you might need to get rid of it. more than 300,000 of their power xl dual basket air fryers have been recalled because of a potential

burn risk. if you have an empower air fryer, the consumer product safety commission says, stop using it and contact the manufacturer to get a full refund this holiday season. some local charities are seeing a significant rise in the number of people asking for help. the salvation army reports. a 30% increase in san francisco families looking for christmas presents. the angel tree program distributed toys and bags filled with gifts yesterday to more than 1400 children across san francisco. families had to pre-register to receive the items. the recipients say the program makes a big difference in their lives. we can't buy our toys, so when we are getting like this, we are happy. >> happy. we have a christmas. we have a chance to buy a food or other things for our children's. >> each bag of toys also comes with a $50 grocery gift card for a warm holiday meal. a small community of schools in the south bay is doing its part to

brighten the holidays for dozens of families, rocketship public schools hosted a holiday food distribution event to feed the families of students from its ten san jose locations. and for them, the giving doesn't end after the holidays. rocket ship hosts food giveaways for school families on the second and fourth tuesday of every month. each event provides food for nearly 300 people. if you want to feel cozy and get in the holiday spirit, you can do it with the yule log. we are streaming it 24 over seven. just go to abc7 news.com. you can put it on your big screen by getting the abc7 bay area streaming tv app and listen to the dulcet tones of christmas next to 630. an unprecedented move by the colorado supreme court. their groundbreaking ruling that could prevent former president trump from getting on the primary ballot there and then honoring the late senator dianne feinstein. the push to rename part of th

another day of wet weather impacting your morning commute, you can see the large bands of rain moving across the bay area right now. on live doppler seven, drew is tracking how long that storm is going to last. then a warning from doctors over the shortage of several important drugs, some cancer patients may not be able to get the medicine that will save their lives. and what in the world? why do these keep getting creepier looking? >> this looks like a little dance i don't want to do the robot walk. >> not through the gates of uc berkeley. oh, no. >> it's close. >> where is that? muir woods? what is it doing? >> it's a little bit of the cupid shuffle in my mind.

>> it was a little bit, but if we're going to do all this, put a head on it, right? no, i think i make it too real. >> it's too real. you think that it's. >> it'd be worse with a head on? >> yes. this makes it less scary. i agree, you know, like a decapitated. the closer it looks like a human, the scarier i get. >> good morning. everything's fine. yes >> it's wednesday, december 20th. there's a lot of rain. as you can see on the radar behind. >> yes. you and i are busy this morning, especially along the peninsula. that is, we're seeing some of the heaviestrillionain traveling 101 to 80 up and down the peninsula this morning. you are certainly seeing some of the heavier showers in the north bay. and as you head east, the showers are a lot lighter. so the big takeaway today is that the closer you are to the coastline, the heavier the showers will be. we're at a level one today. on the storm impact scale with lightrillionain downpours close to the coast in the biggest impact, and sue is tracking it all morning long. we have standing water on our roads. it's just a slow commute this morning thanks to the rainfall. we're in and out of the showers all day today. take the rain

gear with you, your rain jacket, your umbrella. we will track those showers throughout the afternoon. temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. later tonight we will start to dry out from this wet pattern. let's check in with sue, see how we're doing with this messy wednesday morning commute. >> that's pretty much sums it up. messy drew. thank you very much. yeah. it's wet. look at the golden gate bridge. it's coming down pretty hard here. and there's a little bit of fog over the waldo too. so it heads up slow and go. is the best bet for you this morning. it's getting a little bit busier coming from mill valley and sausalito up and over the waldo into san francisco. we're going to pop to san jose. you can see the sky there starting to clear a little bit. it's still slick on the roads. traffic is a little lighter than normal, only due to the christmas holiday, i believe, and also the yucky conditions out on the roads. if you want a years of very traffic, technical terms, it's just yucky out there. you can see where the slowing is most of the bridge is pretty slow as well. >> thanks to we're continuing our weather coverage this morning with abc seven news

reporter lena howland. she's live at the bay bridge, where she's seen some drivers fortunately start to slow down, although the one behind you just went right through pretty fast. hi, lena haha, hey reggie! >> that's right, these drivers have been getting hit pretty hard with rain. really over the last two hours. non stop. the good news is that yes, most drivers have been slowing down and starting to avoid some of that ponding standing water on the highway, but it is making for quite a slow commute. trying to get on to the bridge right now. i want to go now to some newer video taken earlier this morning of rain hitting the north bay pretty hard. we saw a rockslide near highway 116 in monte rio, and we also saw some fast moving runoff and flooding right in front of the monte rio fire station over in san francisco, the city's public works department reported at least 20 new potholes surfacing clogged storm drains and 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 they. in the meantime, residents and businesses in san francisco, in low areas are continuing to add more flood barriers like sandbags and metal or wooden panels blocking the storm fronts . >> and back here live at the bay bridge toll plaza as you head out the door this morning, make sure your headlights are on and make sure that you are giving yourself some extra following distance between you and the car in front of you. live at the bay

bridge toll plaza. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena the widow of a murdered security guard, will have to wait until after the new year to get a better understanding of the charges against the suspects in the case. a retired police officer, kevin nishida, was working as a guard for a local tv news crew when he was shot two years ago in downtown oakland, and he died a few days later. virginia nishida was at the hall of justice in dublin for a hearing yesterday morning. she is concerned embattled district attorney pamela price may drop the special circumstance and some enhancements which could have kept the suspects locked up for life. getting rid of the special circumstances or getting rid of the enhancements will enable them to be out on the streets sooner. >> for um, at the end of, you know, their sentencing, you know, and that's where the safety issue comes in at. some suggests there may be changes to the charges because a third suspect, loren gilbert, may be the man who actually shot nishida de price says he still

has not been found. >> virginia nishida says the case will be back in court january 3rd. >> the vallejo police officer who shot and killed sean monterrosa will not face criminal charges, a state department of justice report finds. there's insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that officer jarrett tonn did not act in self-defense. tonn fired a shot from the back seat of an unmarked police car, killing monterrosa. in 2020, the monterrosa family learned of the doj's decision during a meeting with attorney general rob bonta. >> it is extremely disappointing that they've decided not to move forward with criminal charges. we believe that there is more than sufficient evidence. uh, not only in our civil case that runs along parallel lines, but that enough evidence to bring criminal charges against jared tonn and, uh, we're looking forward, uh, to a review at the federal level. >> officer tom was terminated in 2021, but was then re instated in august of this year. >> this morning, donald trump is

vowing to appeal a ruling by colorado's supreme court blocking him from the state's primary ballot. it's because of his alleged role in the january six 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 courtrillionuling, the u.s. constitution insurrection clause bars the former president from appearing on the state's ballot. >> 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 the 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 justices writing the majority 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 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 interfere. since 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 moments from the southern border, new figures show a record number of migrants crossing to the u.s. on 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, shifting personnel to counter the surge. governor greg abbott just signed a law to allow local police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, and because of that, the aclu is 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, and there is no deal in sight. there is a major step forward in the effort to name sfo's international terminal, after late california senator dianne feinstein, after a nomination discussion yesterday by airport commissioners. a 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. here in san francisco to uc berkeley. >> students are showing off their latest project that has been roaming the campus all year . >> it is a five foot tall biped robot. it can walk around on its own. it can carry a backpack, it can carry a trash bag. next. next. the students are planning to focus on specialized arm movements. say they got the legs

down so moving on to the arm, it doesn't have any hands. not yet >> see? you're all choked up because you're scared. and that's a valid feeling. >> they're working on the technology that one day can accomplish anything that a human can do. like solving problems and reasoning with unfamiliar tasks like putting an end to us unfamiliar. >> i don't know that that's the case. it's just getting a little freaky deaky out here. they are making progress. imagine if you're walking down the street and that was right there. >> i probably take a video like those people do run coming up while still see crews logos around the city. >> even though the self-driving company pulled its fleet of cars off the streets and keeping out the cats, the unique way a pet owner is protecting his christmas tree. stay with us on

the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we are live every weekday from 7 to 8, but you have to stream us, so download that app now wherever you stream. >> 641 we're showing you live doppler seven an area of low pressure that is traveling south and will eventually slam into southern california for tomorrow is scraping us with its outer bands as it makes its way south and east. but it is bringing some bouts of heavier rain, especially across the santa cruz mountains and the peninsula. this morning we'll go in a little tighter on live doppler seven and the peninsula as you work your way from mountain view up through woodside, san mateo, into the city. that is where we're finding some of the heaviest rain right now. the biggest impact is standing water on roadways, slower travel. we have a flood advisory across parts of the santa cruz mountains, scotts valley, santa cruz, the summit as well. we do have standing water on our area roads and a similar set up in marin and sonoma county. this flood advisory, lasting for the next 45 minutes. but we are seeing a lot lighter rainfall in the north bay. look at southern california that is where the

heaviestrillionain is to be found the next two days. for us here locally, about a quarter to an inch of rain is expected. the highest rainfall will be found along the coast today. we're in and out of the downpours around the bay shoreline. keep the umbrella handy all day long. we'll track those showers before we dry out later on this evening. and then inland. this is where we'll find the lowest rainfall totals, but still wet weather in the forecast. temperatures only in the upper 50s. now for some more high temperatures where you live. sponsored by the exploratorium, discover the art of light this winter at the exploratorium. >> luminous artworks invite you to connect and play in their glow. >> don't miss this wondrous seasonal expansion of our exhibits on light

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exhaustion. this comes after a series of near crashes involving commercial flights on or near runways. in a report last month, short staffed air traffic control towers. that was one of the biggest issues the faa is facing a shortage of more than 3000 controllers. the head of the controllers union said. the agency's hiring efforts only produce six new controllers in the past year, doctors across the country are warning about a shortage of several important drugs, including life saving cancer medications. >> the fda is drug shortage list includes those that treat lymphoma, lymphoma and leukemia, experts testified at a senate hearing yesterday. they are blaming the shortages, at least in part, on the low cost of generic drugs because, they say insurance companies often only pay for these cheaper versions. >> a vial of sterile injectable medicine typically cost 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 manufacturing facilities as the american medical association is urging the government to consider manufacturing some drugs itself to alleviate some of these shortages. >> a new covid 19 variant is the fastest growing strain of the virus. the cdc says. gen one is causing about 20% of new infections across the country. the agency says the spread of the variant more than doubled between late november and mid december. experts say there is no evidence gen one causes any more severe disease, as existing tests vaccine and treatments are all expected to work. >> we're learning more this morning about the implications of that huge $700 billion settlement announced by google. we told you yesterday android users could get at least $2 each as a part of the agreement, google was sued by states including california, accusing the company of operating its app store as an illegal monopoly. $2 really doesn't seem like that

much per person, but tech experts say this settlement sends a clear message to tech giants. 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 in a blog post, saying, quote, android and google play provide choices and opportunities for innovation that other platforms we compete against simply don't. >> we're pleased to reach an agreement that builds on that foundation, and we look forward to making these improvements that will help evolve android and google play. a judge still needs to approve the settlement. >> new details on the future of the struggling self-driving company cruise. while its robots taxis are not on the roads right now, 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 has 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 the vehicles. that cruise patch is the giants first corporate logo on a home jersey. in the team's 140 year history. >> we could soon see turquoise lights on some vehicles. >> mercedes-benz is the first car company to get approval to use these blue lights. they indicate when a car is in self-driving mode. this is called the drive pilot system. it'll be available on certain mercedes models in california and in nevada, starting early next year. >> it's our morning money report. santa clara based intel is planning to lay off 235 employees at the end of the year. those affected work at the company's research and

development facility in folsom 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 through 2025. they're doing it through these layoffs, reduced hours and potentially selling divisions. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we're down about 90 points. a man in sweden took a pretty unusual approach to making sure his cats did not mess up his christmas tree, so he built what is being called a christmas tree cage. >> his name is viktor. he says his tree got destroyed two years back when the cats ripped it down. so this year he said, not today. and he hung the tree from the ceiling. the cats got to it. so the cage is what's working, he says. it's cat proof, but what's the blue light? >> and so far. >> oh, but see, he got the you'll he got the yule log on

the tv. that's what you all need to do. it brings me joy. but this tree thing and not the cat sign on there, like keep out. yeah is that really bringing christmas joy? >> no, it's bringing comedy. >> it's bringing. listen this does happen to me as a kid, our cat took it down. >> the cat took the whole tree. >> took the whole tree down. really loved to pop those ornaments. >> that's true. and they drink the water. >> they know that. >> yeah. so i get it. at some point. let's get a get a laser pointer or put it on up on. >> oh, i guess it would still hop on a table or get a dog. that's scary. >> yeah. i mean, my dog would never do that. >> maybe drink the water, but she would not pour the ornament. >> loves all the cat people out there. >> but cats take trees down. happened to my. my mom was devastated. i'll never get her back because we came back from dinner and she's just like, oh, did she have a frayed relationship with a cat? >> from then on, she she really did. >> i knew it, she really did. yeah. she's like, i know what you did. that december. let's go outside. december to remember. >> december to remember.

>> are we sponsored by them? we should be. we should be that before we talk about it, here's a live look outside. this is san jose, 87. and this is just the takeaway of the morning. it's slow travel out there. sue's been tracking it for you all morning long. and that's the biggest concern we have is just standing water on our roads. that's the highest concern we have this morning as we're seeing scattered downpours move through. here's live doppler seven and one of the areas that's been getting hit pretty hard this morning. the santa cruz mountains. we do have a flood advisory. and now we're starting to see these downpours work their way out of the peninsula and into the east bay at some point, the rain is falling at a half of an inch per hour, and as thatrillionain makes its way into the east bay, a new flood advisory has been issued. essentially, the entire east bay shoreline stretching from richmond, el cerrito, oakland, down through hayward, fremont, milpitas. and this is just because heavier showers will be working through over the next couple of hours, and that's going to lead to slow travel. so take it easy out there. we're in and out of the showers all day long. here's future weather the

afternoon and the evening. meteorologist sandhya patel and spencer christian will be tracking the wet weather as it moves through here, and then later on tonight in the overnight hours, we will start to dry out. we do expect the highestrillionain fall totals to occur closer to the coastline today. as you move away from the coast, those totals do drop off, but i think anywhere from about a 2:45 quarters of an inch of rain is expected today. take the rain gear with you. the jacket, the umbrella. you'll need it throughout the day. upper 50s to lower 60s. we dry out tonight and we cool off. temperatures starting to turn chilly, dipping into the 40s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. just take it slow out there this morning with those scattered downpours moving through. we dry out tomorrow as winter officially arrives here in the evening. that sets the stage for a nice weekend. some chilly mornings on tap, the christmas looking delightful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 50s. >> sue i love how you put there. feels like christmas. okay then we've got walnut creek 680 on your screen and wet screen. messy sloppy standing water, hydro planing all issues this

morning. those tail lights are headed in the southbound direction on 680. we've got problems at buskirk near pleasant hill, popping over to 880. very busy, very wet. in fact, all of oakland, 580 surface streets, 880 reporting areas of flooding and standing water. you can see the water coming up over the cars on the roadway. so take a look at all the red here between oakland 580 and 880. very slow. we do have a sig alert. this one is on 580. it's in the eastbound reverse commute blocking a couple of lanes for a few more hours. there's a lot of debris there. they've got to get caltrans out to clean it up. >> thank you. sue. 90 years ago, a yuba city man wrote to santa claus asking for a pony. >> now he's 100 and the pony is here. bill burks christmas wish came true as a part of an event called santa for a senior yesterday, the pony named cowboy walked right into the retirement

community where he lives. >> i had to keep thinking that i wrote a letter to santa claus 90 years ago and never got my pony, but this time i got it. so, uh, just don't give up hope and keep wishing santa claus will eventually come through. >> burke has this advice for children. you may not get your wish right away, but just keep wishing and it may eventually come true. >> i mean, hopefully with a shorter time period between wish and grant, you know everything happens at the right time. >> there's a season for every yes. we don't rush the process. >> it's a little faster. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc, abc7, bay area connected tv app. >> when he made that wish, he could probably ride that pony.

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i'm on the abc seven storm impact scale. you're looking at a live picture from our abc seven oakland airport camera, and you can see those showers coming down this morning live doppler seven showing you the heaviestrillionainfall currently falling through the santa cruz mountains and along the peninsula. right now, we do anticipate to be in and out of these showers for much of the day today. so it's slow travel this morning. the biggest impact is going to be standing water on our roads, leading to slower travel times. take the rain gear with you. the umbrella, the rain jacket you can see on the day planner. today we're in and out of the downpours throughout the afternoon and the evening we'll start to dry out tomorrow. >> sue and number two. yes, that's the wet commute this morning. as drew was just mentioning, hydro planning, standing water ponding, all big

factors. we have one sig alert. it's in the reverse commute eastbound, 580 debris in lanes. that's going to be shut down near eden canyon for a few more hours. 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. many people are claiming the 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 hopes they'll 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 amendments insurrection clause. trump is vowing to appeal that ruling to the u.s. supreme court. >> number six, a data breach at comcast may have exposed personal information of almost 36 million xfinity customers. the issue has been fixed. if you are a customer, you're being asked to change your password.

>> number seven in the las vegas sphere. ready for the holidays? the giant emoji that lights up between shows is decked out now with a holiday sweater. if you look close, it's also catching some snowflakes. oh, with its tongue needs a name. >> got a name? this blob, you know, almost looked like a minion for a second. >> it really does. a little bit. yeah. >> and that, um, you know, that would cost him some money. yeah yes it would that it's a minion adjacent minion. >> oh, sorry. okay >> and gentle. yeah >> it's opinion. stay dry >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. the mad dash for the holidays well under way. christmas vacation. millions taking to the roads and the skies. airlines bracing for the busiest day of the seaso