building a better bay area. >> moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. >> a coroner's van at a crime scene just days before christmas because of a fatal stabbing in pacifica. good evening. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. after an all day search, the suspect has been found dead, but this story is far from over. the suspect, jason gillenwater, was found dead around 145 this afternoon. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in ukiah. law enforcement had been tracking gillenwater all day following the stabbing of his ex-wife. s home at his ex-wife's home in pacifica that left her wounded and her current boyfriend dead. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has been on this developing story all day . >> pacifica pd requesting a countywide code 666 for a stabbing at about seven 51 hours. outstanding vehicle law enforcement radio recordings in san mateo county relayed a

countywide alert for the man who stabbed two adults. >> a man and a woman, shortly before eight this morning. >> at this point, we have about 2 to 3 victims of a stabbing. >> the woman went to the hospital with critical injuries. the man died at the scene. according to police authorities say the attacker took off vehicle for the coast. >> six, six, six is a gray 2018 ford f-150 with a firefighter license plate. abc seven news sources have confirmed. >> the suspect was a firefighter with colma fire protection district and a paramedic with amr in san mateo county. amr released this statement today, saying the suspect was suspended from duty at american medical response. san mateo last week following an arrest related to an off duty incident. he has not worked for the company since his arrest on thursday, december 14th. neighbors on naomi avenue told abc seven news that a man who lived at the home was arrested last week for domestic violence. we're still waiting for word on the official identities of the two stabbing victims. we know one of them is

dead and the other one is in the hospital with critical injuries. in pacifica, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> late today, we learned more about last week's incident at gillenwater was arrested for domestic violence at the house, taken to jail, then released on bail. police had a gun violence emergency protective order issued which allowed them to seize guns and bullets from the house and an emergency order that prohibited gillenwater from contacting his ex-wife or going near the house. if you know someone who is struggling with issues, including domestic violence, there is help out there. find local resources at abc seven news.com slash. take action happening now what the faa calls the busiest air travel day of the christmas holiday at san francisco international. >> you're looking there live. we have seen some delays, about 170 total affecting arriving and departing flights. oakland and san jose are also reporting a few dozen delays each. and for a look at the conditions for travelers, let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel.

>> yes, sandy, today seems better than the last few days. >> absolutely. >> and ama and dan, you have to look at this picture. it is stunning right now from our emeryville camera as we look back towards san francisco. now this should be framed. let's take a look at that quieter picture on live doppler seven. just a few clouds right now. there were some showers near monterey and big sur earlier in the day as you will notice, there came through and they did have some concerns about flooding. that is all in association with the same storm that slammed parts of the bay area yesterday with some heavy rain. it has been drenching southern california. they've seen anywhere from 6 to 8 plus inches of rain across parts of ventura county, and as you take a look here, flood watches and warnings are going. so if you're traveling down south, this could be a problem spot los angeles right now reporting delays on some flights arriving into lax of 52 minutes due to construction. so the number of reports of debris flows and flooding 36. here's a look at the travel forecast. los angeles 60 degrees tomorrow. las vegas 61 seattle looking at rain. rain

across much of the midwest is chicago 46. heading down towards the dallas area looking nice 70 degrees and back east raleigh 56, new york partly cloudy, 40 degrees. and in tampa, 74 degrees. i'll be back with a look at our local forecast for the weekend. coming right up ama. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. and there are currently no chain requirements for drivers in the sierra today. the roads are clear, barely even any snow up there. just a little off to the side. all right. local gas prices are lower than a month ago, but higher than this time last year. san francisco drivers are paying 4.71. in oakland, gas averages 453. it's a penny less in san jose. nationally, gas prices went up this week for the first time since september. that's according to triple a attacks on oil tankers in the red sea have led crude prices to rise. >> a mother accused of being intoxicated when she crashed on highway four in martinez on sunday, killing a five-year-old passenger, made her first court appearance today, 32 year-old shaquille dominick was arraigned on five felonies, including

gross vehicular manslaughter and dui. she accepted paperwork from her attorney during a quick court appearance. this afternoon. the collision killed five year old diary shula and critically injured another child, an 11. year-old, who was also in the car. the highway patrol says the five year-old was not in a car seat. the search continues for the person or people responsible for a deadly shooting last night in oakley. it happened as a pizza deliry driver was parked in front of his own house on rutherford lane. his mother was inside the home and called 911 after hearing the shots. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has reaction from the community. >> svetlana zach dropped off flowers at the home where a young oakley man was shot and killed while parked in front of his house. >> it's just awful. i feel scared, i feel terrible, but mostly i'm hurting for this family that lost a son right before christmas. so i can't even imagine, she says she didn't know the family, but they live across the street from her

children's school as a community member. >> she says the community needs to show up for this family. >> this was a shocking, shocking event and we're all shaken up, but we're going to show up for this family like we do and support each other as best as we can. >> according to police, just before 5 p.m. on wednesday, the man was on break from delivering pizzas and parked in front of his house. a vehicle pulled up alongside him. the passenger got out and shot him multiple times. >> our officers arrived. they noticed a male had uh- sustained at least two gunshot wounds. he was in a vehicle in front of a home. >> the mother was inside at the time of the shooting. >> she did not see the incident occur. she heard the shot and came out and saw her son had a gunshot wound to pinatubo lives walking distance from the school where his four year old goes to school. >> it's a little dangerous, especially for our little ones, you know, they go to school there. it's kind of concerning,

you know, that it was kind of after school around like 5 p.m. ish, and there was glad there was no school or anything like that. you know, oakley police haven't commented if this was a targeted shooting and they still don't have a description of any suspect or suspects in oakley anser hassan abc seven news. >> the oakland police department is putting more effort into stopping store burglaries. >> they'll have more officers on patrol in the overnight hours. abc seven news reporter ryan curry joins us live in the newsroom to explain this change. ryan. >> yeah. good evening. it's an expansion of their holiday safety plan. opd is moving officers within the program to stop store break-ins and their goal is to help store owners feel safe. leggings taken from lululemon colonial donuts held up at gunpoint. we've seen these videos time and time again this year. perpetrate off an arm stealing from oakland businesses with christmas approaching, city leaders want it to stop. >> for many merchants in the community members, the sense of security continues to be challenged. mayor shengtao and opd announced changes to

patrols. >> they are moving officers away to focus on stopping burglaries. >> we moved some people from our team, our specialized undercover team, to assist with this project, to drive around covertly looking for people, casing businesses or trying to break into businesses. >> more officers will patrol the late hours of the night and the early mornings. the goal is to stop burglaries like these cars ramming into businesses with groups of people jumping out to steal. we spoke to one of those victims this week who says repair costs will add up. >> 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. >> the police department says making these changes should reduce these burglaries. after what happened. this week. they say they need to act fast. >> these are our community members. there are businesses. we rely upon them and they rely upon us. it's on acceptable to have vehicles or anybody damaging property and let alone the theft of it.

>> in oakland, police says they already implemented these changes. they said they did so yesterday and it already led to two arrests. live in the newsroom ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right, ryan, thank you. >> overseas now at least 14 people are dead. 25 others injured following a shooting at a university in prague. the shooting happened at charles university in the heart of the city. video shows the gunman on the roof of the building. people were seen running across the famous charles bridge, scrambling for safety. others huddled together on a rooftop ledge to try to avoid the gunman . >> it was a couple of uh- uh- banks. i didn't even realize it's a it's a shooting. then, uh, suddenly there were students and teachers running. >> the suspect is a 24 year old man who attended the school. it's one of the oldest schools in the world. he was found dead on a sidewalk. investigators think he took his own life, and they have not determined a motive for the shooting. why? he did this? however, they do not

think this was an act of terrorism. >> will i take your job? a tech expert says it is a legitimate fear. also ahead. versus the boats and the bulldozer clearly winning. >> why? today was demolition day and the oakland estuary. plus big degree, big graduate, big graduate. >> why san jose state students are getting to graduate in hawaii and christmas day is game day on abc seven. it all starts with the warriors visiting denver at 11 a.m, then the celtics at the lakers at five. switching to football as the 40 niners take on the ravens. then, after the game, we'll wrap it all (♪)

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estuary were removed. today, the boats identified as abandoned by the oakland police department's marine unit were taken and destroyed. but as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, some people who live on them believe authorities are creating an even bigger problem. reporter a crushing scene thursday at the oakland estuary. >> today we woke up to police trying to take everybody's boats. >> we are pulling out 12 boats that we have marked abandoned, and we have given proper notice and tagging to each boat and pulling out these abandoned boats is part of a multi-agency effort to clean up the estuary. >> the last time it happened was ten years ago. >> this is an effort to make the

estuary a safe, fun place to come down. >> earlier this year, oakland passed an ordinance giving police and marine patrol the go ahead to also remove illegally anchored boats with people living on them. >> so what we're doing with the liveaboard boats is we're educating them on the recent policy that's passed. >> officials say they're working on a plan to relocate the occupied boats. >> they're not being forced to move today. we haven't scheduled a date for that yet. like they say, we're pirates. >> pirates are thieves. we're not thieves over here. >> amanda nguyen says a lot of people who live here are misunderstood. should. and she has no plans on making a move. >> they're complaining about people not having a place to stay, but when they do have a place to stay, they want to destroy it. it's ridiculous. it's what i can say. how long have you lived here? more than a year. me and my husband and a couple friends of ours lived here more than a year. >> i think that the homeless problem in the bay area is severe, and there needs to be greater opportunity for people to have housing, but living on

end of life boats on the water is not a appropriate solution. brock delap is a former harbormaster and says the abandoned boats also pose an environmental threat. they release a fuel oil into the estuary. we have fuel spills and it's again, it's just it far, far more expensive to deal with these boats after they sink. >> and so the cleanup continues, along with calls to make sure the waterway is properly patrolled. the marine patrol unit needs to be properly staffed, but if you stop it at one, then you'll never have this problem again. tara campbell, abc seven news. a new poll from politico shows about half of california voters are worried ai will cost them their jobs, the same poll found. >> 43% said ai will have a positive impact on their lives. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes tells us in the next few weeks, california lawmakers will consider several bills to regulate artificial intelligence . >> how concerned are you, if at

all, about losing your job due to being replaced by artificial intelligence in the next five years? that's one of the questions asked in this politico morning consult poll. more than half of california voters asked fell into very concerned or somewhat concerned categories. >> it's a legitimate fear. there is no question about it, because the whole thing about ai is efficiency, meaning doing things faster, more accurate and cheaper. >> a study done earlier this year by the pew research center found that in 2022, 19% of american workers were in jobs that are the most exposed to ai. some high exposure jobs included budget analysts, tax preparers and web developers. medium exposure jobs included chief executives, veterinarians, and interior designers. low exposure jobs included barbers, child care workers, and firefighters. regardless of the exposure, officials at different levels say they've been working to protect jobs. microsoft saying earlier this month that it will include labor unions in discussions on ai's impact to workers. the california legislature is set to vote on proposals in its next session. >> how ai is used in the hiring

process. how ai is used in terms of displacing workers. those are all relevant issues that we're going to really tackle over the next few years. >> one of the ways is through newly proposed legislation following the sag-aftra strikes. it would place requirements on studios as it relates to using ai to replicate a performer's likeness. state assemblyman asakura introduced it. >> some of the impacts of ai aren't so obvious, so if we can't even get movement in an industry that that the public is generally aware of, it's going to be really hard to get movement in an office environment or a warehouse environment, or at a fast food restaurant or grocery store environment. >> as officials continue to work those things out, some tech experts encourage employees to consider embracing ai to make them better at their jobs. >> don't just shy away from it by saying, well, it's either you or i and we cannot. we cannot coexist. uh- the future is actually for both for the ai and for the human to work together in silicon valley. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news.

>> all right, let's get to the weather. we're getting pretty close to the weekend. we are christmas day and a meteorologist, sandhya patel, is tracking a pretty good looking forecast, andrew. >> absolutely. and season is going to be changing in just a matter of minutes. dan and ama, let's take a look at what you can expect. winter arrives tonight at 7:27 p.m. and in case you're keeping tabs, that's when the sun's rays are directly over the tropic of capricorn. so as winter arrives, we're going to notice the chill in the air as we hit the weekend. a live view from our san jose camera right now where it's absolutely beautiful. on the final hour of autumn, as we look at live doppler seven right now, there are some clouds around overnight. tonight dense fog is expected to form. dense fog advisory just got issued for solano county until 11 a.m. tomorrow for visibility will drop to about a quarter mile or less. so give yourself that extra time, especially if you're going to be taking 80 and

heading out of town or. if you're commuting in from that fairfield area. vacaville, sassoon area. there will be some thick fog, coastal flood advisory due to the high tides until 10 a.m. tomorrow. minor low lying flooding expected as the high tide peaks just after 7 a.m. close to about seven feet. so definitely watch out for that. and here's a lovely view back with emeryville again. 58 degrees in the city mid 50s oakland hayward. it just looked too good to not show it again. san jose 5761 and half moon bay and our golden gate bridge camera. you can see just how lovely it is right now as we don't have any rain out there. it's an easy breezy. get outside and do whatever you need to tonight. 56 in santa rosa, 53 in napa, fairfield and livermore. concord. you're at 55 degrees. here are our headlines. winter starts at 7:27 p.m. tonight. tomorrow we're going to see areas of fog in the morning. and it will be thick in patches. and for the weekend, cold mornings dry days. so if you have any outdoor activities you're good to go. 7 p.m. tonight. temperatures in the 50s. a few

high clouds continue to stream in as we go into 9 p.m. still in the 50s, so comfortable. but by tomorrow morning it gets chillier. 40s and 50s and once again, watch out for some areas of fog. the fog will burn off. you will see the sun. highs will come up in the early afternoon in the 50s 60s. i'll show you where the ultimately end up. by the way, today's high temperatures ranged anywhere from the upper 50s to the upper 60s. we well above average for this time of year. morning temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s once again. watch out for some areas of fog with low visibility. tomorrow afternoon. you're anywhere from the low to the mid 60s across the region. lakeport 59 degrees 66 san rafael, santa rosa 63 oakland the city free. mont 65 and concord, san jose 66. palo alto, a mild 64 degrees. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and this is where you will notice that we are changing over to a new season because our high temperature is while they'll remain mild tomorrow,

we'll see mild weather after the morning fog with the sun over the weekend it gets cooler closer to average and it's going to be cold in the mornings. with that frost crisp for christmas and for the niners game against the ravens right here on abc seven news. clouds will increase midweek. we introduce a level one storm with rain returning. and right now thursday looks mostly cloudy and another system looks to appear here later on in the week. so i think we'll get back into that wet pattern. it's still days away, but until then, beautiful. >> i'm dreaming of a crisp christmas. you're going to get it. >> you're going to get it. >> indeed. >> ama and dan all right. thanks, sandhya. >> all right, we're coming up next. what this year's weather means for this year's grape harvest are these the

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stocks rebounded from yesterday's selloff, coming close to record levels today. the dow gained nearly a full percent of value 322 points. the nasdaq added 186. the s&p was. up nearly 50. rudy giuliani has filed for bankruptcy today, days after a jury ordered him to pay $150 million in damages. the judgment was granted to two former georgia election workers. they successfully argued giuliani defamed them when he publicly stated the falsehood that they stuffed ballot boxes

in the 2020 election. giuliani's bankruptcy filing lists. between 100 and $500 million. >> local winemakers are toasting what they've been speculating about for months, possibly one of the best years they've ever seen for both red and white wine vintners. we spoke with today say they feel lucky to have experienced this vintage, saying they may never see another like it again. it's that good. they credit drought busting rains and a cool spring. then one of the longest growing seasons in a decade. some grapes weren't harvested until late october or even november, creating a lot of hang time on the vine. >> as a winemaker, it's almost like that wave that you chase. if you're a surfer, where you always hear about it, there's legends about it. you don't know if it actually exists. and then this year we had it. it's a great analogy, isn't it? >> winemakers say the 2023 year should be ready to taste in about 2 to 3 years. tonight get a look at building a better bay

area, a better downtown san francisco. >> this man should know he invested $1 billion in it. finally people understood that their office experience shouldn't be worse than their home experience. >> we have to earn the commute. you ask about the future of office. people have to have a reason to come to work. >> he talked about those reasons with abc seven news insider phil matier and phil is with us live next. >> and building a better bay area is what we do every day. and now you can look back at our best stories of the year. we've compiled them together in a special on the abc seven bay area streaming tv app. it will stream right after abc seven news at six tonight. it is also available on demand

for 50 years. the transamerica pyramid has really defined the skyline of san francisco. >> now, its new owners are hoping a massive redevelopment of the block it sits on will redefine the city's downtown. >> you have to believe, and i'm a big believer in the city and i just i don't just talk about it.

i have $1 billion invested behind my belief. >> putting your money where your mouth is. abc seven news insider phil matier got a first look inside the building and talked with the building's owner about the future of the financial district. phil this guy has big plans. >> yeah, his name is michael schivo, and he has big plans, not just for himself, but also for the entire city, because you know, building a better bay area sometimes means taking big risks . and this is one guy that's hoping that his billion dollar investment in the heart of san francisco will encourage workers to return to the entire downtown san francisco. let's take a look. why why would you sink a billion dollars into office space in a city that's got a 30% fake tsay rate? >> it's a great question. so, you know, i walked when i came to see this building for the first time to buy it. i walked around that corner, looked up to the building, and i told my team, we have to buy this building. it's the fact that this is the symbol of san francisco is no different than the cable cars or the or the golden gate bridge. this

building and our investment here, we have $1 billion invested here, is going to rejuvenate this entire neighborhood. you are in the center. we call it the pyramid district. now, because you're in the center of these five amazing, 4 or 5 amazing neighborhoods that all collide over here. you know, my dream and my vision from three years ago when we bought the building. now came to fruition not only because what we've done here with the building, which you're the first one to see it, but also for the tenants that came here, the gamble, i mean, with one third vacancy rate and all these projections we're seeing about you know, will work. >> come back. will the office come back? you think you're going to be able to lease the place out? >> well, look, we've signed multiple leases. give it some some stats. when i bought the building, the rents here were between $60 to $100 a foot. we've signed leases between $100 to $275. so you actually asking for more than twice what it was before? covid. we can't look at all office being equal. there's office that that has to be demolished. there's plenty of buildings that i could walk you outside here and in every city

in new york and chicago, in miami, that just have to go because they're not relevant anymore for the future of how people work. the idea with this building and with other buildings that we own, because we only we only operate in the trophy esque market. chicago miami, new york, beverly hills, correct. >> um, what what you're seeing today and mostly after covid also, is this huge flight to quality, right? >> tenants want the best product money is not an issue. we're talking today. the stock market is an all time high. there's no issue with the economy of this country. the issue is that finally, people understood that their office experience shouldn't be worse than their home experience. what we've done is we've created an experience here in any other building that we've developed or that we remastered. the idea is that the hospitality level of experience that an office building should be at the highest level. we have to earn the commute. you ask about the future of office. people have to have a reason to come to work. >> right now, employers are

having a tough time getting their workers back. three days a week. is that how you're banking on this? that people would come in three days a week or the first day? >> first thing that i, i disagree with that statement because we're seeing in our building in chicago, new york, and here that that employers or most employers are bringing people back five days a week. that's not the idea of and i've always been, you know, from the beginning of, of covid, i've said that the idea of work from home is not sustainable. it was a moment in time and there was a huge transformation. since goldman sachs, apple, facebook, everybody brought employees back five days a week. finally, they understood that collaboration cannot be done in your pajamas, sitting in your kitchen on a zoom. it's just not feasible. people are meant to be together and to work together. but what are we doing here and what are we doing in our other office buildings? we're giving employers tools to lure people back to work. we got a private redwood park in the middle of san francisco, something that nobody else has, right? even in my building in new york, while i have buildings that are on fifth avenue that are overlooking the

park, everything you see here is all going to be restaurants, coffee shops, uh, souvenir shops, everything you bought these two buildings too, right? i own the entire block. >> okay. what is you see, as the future of office work? what kind of people are going to be in office? is it going to be tech? is it going to be artificial intelligence or or is it going to be the, the old the more financial groups, hedge funds who what's the future of american offices and in downtown cities. >> so let's talk about san francisco specific because each each city truly has its own kind of unique, um, unique aspect. i'll tell you who we're leasing space to. we're leasing space to, you know, vcs, you know, the higher end venture capital, uh, companies that are at the top of their market right? leaders of the industry, financial, financial companies, if it's hedge funds or private equity, um, and that that's at the pyramid in two transamerica. you're seeing more of the of the kind of late stage startups. so

we're getting a variety of tenants. but what we're what's connecting everybody is they're looking for the next generation of office space. they're looking for the for office space of the future, not the relics. as you said. and that's when you talk about the 30% or 40% vacancies. those happen in buildings that are just not relevant to have a building with eight foot ceiling and small windows, there's no reason for anybody to go to work. >> we got the people on the street. you walk down the streets here, you see tents. what kind of. >> i haven't seen tents down here. and i haven't seen actually the homeless here. interesting. so i, you know, i live in new york. i come here every 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the month. and i've never seen san francisco so busy as i've seen it this week when i've been visiting here. you're seeing the energy back on the street, you're seeing people back, you're seeing people back at the office even here, because we, you know, we monitor, uh, occupancy. we're at an all time peak as far as tenants, uh, bringing people back to work. >> so you don't buy the doom loop of san francisco? >> there is no doom loop. there is no doom loop. writing off san francisco is not something i

would do anytime soon because like i said, it's an attractive city. the people are great, the food is great, it's a beautiful city and it's been through a lot. i mean, it's been through fires, through earthquakes. it's always survived. um and, you know, i have a i have a privilege and i have a great advantage over you. i'm not from san francisco. so i can see the beauty of san francisco, though, because, you know, you guys are all so self-critical about about every single thing. but when you come from the outside and you see the beauty of the city, you see the people, you see, you experience the food, it's a it's a marvelous place. and i have the ability and the advantage of operating in all these different markets. san francisco is one of my favorite cities in america. i've invested $1 billion here, and i can tell you that i've always been positive. and i've said to you, faith is something that you always need to have, not just when times are good, when times are tough, when things happen. you have to believe. and i'm a big believer in the city and i just i don't just talk about it. i have $1 billion invested behind my belief. >> well, the developer tells us

that the newly renovated pyramid will create about 7000 jobs in san francisco and generate $2.5 billion annually in revenue for the city. so it's betting big and it's going big now. part of that is going to be the sales. and this guy is a salesman. if nothing else, he is a salesman. he thinks he's got swagger. he's got swagger. if he wasn't doing this, he could be in hollywood. okay, okay. but he is out there and he's trying. the idea is this, you know, there was a time when that area with the transamerica tower was at the heart of san francisco's financial district, and it's skyline, too. >> right. >> but that's when we were financial center, when we became a tech center, we moved south to market. he's trying to bring it back and saying, okay, it's retro. it's whatever like that. maybe it'll work if it works. >> are we looking like we're looking at it? you know what? >> oh, what do you think? i mean, not exactly nonprofits and charities. no. he wants high end lawyers. uh- tech. i financial hedge funds in other words, people that can afford the rent. >> but he says, who want to be in a prestigious address but

that the idea is if you get them, then others will follow to be around them. yeah, let's hope it works. >> we have silicon valley now. we'll have the transamerica tower again. >> again. thank you phil. >> all right. and phil talked about the future of downtown with the mayor, police chief and district attorney for the event. abc7 hosted take action san francisco. the entire commercial free hour is streaming on demand . watch it on the abc seven bay area app or wherever you stream. stay with us. we'll be right

.com, or you can put it on your big screen with the abc seven bay area streaming tv app. not to close down to close, it's just so cozy. all right, well, for a quarter of a century, music's biggest stars have celebrated the holidays at jingle ball. >> yeah. what began with a single show staged by a radio station in new york's new york city, has grown into a nationwide tour and a prime time special airing tonight here on abc seven. >> entertainment reporter sandy kenyon has a preview of what you can expect this evening to play out. >> christmas song i wanna be dancing all night long. it's being called the biggest holiday

music event of the year. >> i've been shooting that shot like duke, airing tonight are highlights from jingle ball concerts held in l.a. and in new york, where the likes of olivia rodrigo rocked the world's most famous arena stage. it's a diverse group of artists like sizza and sabrina. on tik. >> to get here, you have to have a hit song in the year. so these artists fought and struggled and all year long to get to the top and even less love. it's an incredible night of the best in class. >> the man in charge is a veteran music executive who brings decades of experience to staging jingle ball. >> i'm just a fan. at the end of the day, i get paid to do what i loved in high school, john sykes was first inspired by the beatles on the ed sullivan show. >> oh yeah. he later worked with paul and ringo and the rolling stones, but sykes earned his own

place in music history as one of the co-founders of mtv and another cable channel, vh1 today. he can still be found side by side with superstars. what you have to do first and foremost is listen to the talent, follow the talent, and then take what the whatever talents you have in order to bring them to the consumer, say, yeah, yeah, i'm sandy kenyon, abc seven news, jingle ball airs tonight at eight, followed by shark tank and abc seven news at 11. >> coming up next year. >> christmas weekend forecast how long until the rain returns

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winter. 727 winter begins this is snow on mount rose. it's not snowing up there right now, but certainly some cloud cover up in the tahoe area. it's 36 degrees statewide. sierra snowpack is at 34% of average. obviously we need a lot more snow and it looks like some snow will be coming next week in the middle of next week. so here's a look at the tahoe forecast. if you're traveling up there, watch out for the fog tomorrow morning. a bright afternoon, a slight chance of a few showers on saturday sunday clouds to sun and 45 degrees locally. all is quiet here and tomorrow afternoon we're going to see plenty of sun after that morning fog burns off looking at upper 50s to the mid 60s, just like today. above average for this time of year. in case you are going to leave, i stadium for the niners game against the ravens, mid 50s at kickoff, dropping to 51 degrees. but don't worry if you don't have tickets you can watch right here on abc seven news. our rain is going to stay in southern california for tomorrow. and then here cos our next system.

wednesday possibly late thursday going into friday, another storm. so we'll take some more wet weather. but until then, holiday weekend is looking fantastic. certainly colder nights and cooler days. and then next week we'll bring in that wet weather on wednesday. excellent. >> thanks, andy. >> well, in a first for san jose state university, 13 football players were honored in a special certified commencement ceremony in hawaii. >> yeah, the team is playing in the hawaii bowl this saturday. an abc seven news south bay reporter, dustin dorsey, has the excitement. >> this is a really cool thing. this has never been done before. >> in a year full of history for the san jose state football program, one more unique moment to end the season in the island paradise of hawaii. let's get this ceremony started. sdsu celebrated graduation ceremony stateside this week, but the team missed them already in hawaii for their bowl game on december 23rd. in a special ceremony more than 2000 miles away from the sdsu campus. 13 players were honored and recognized for earning their bachelor's or master's degrees,

including quarterback and hawaii native kevin cordero, linebacker matt tago and charlie rogers. >> it was it was getting rowdy. that was pretty fun. everyone's cheering, hooting and hollering. the whole team was there. i was lucky enough to have my family come out. so that was that was a pretty cool experience. last night. >> since taking over as san jose state football coach brant brennan has highlighted the importance of academics and of course, graduation, holding the school's first football graduation at a bowl game in hawaii was a priority for coach to recognize the pride he and his staff have for their accomplishment. but that was one of the coolest things i've ever been a part of. >> to be able to do it with their friends and their family and their teammates here while they're preparing for the bowl game, was incredibly special. it was a really, really neat night. >> on this day, there were no classmates or professors, but there was family. the football family of coaches, staff and players there to celebrate a moment none of these players will forget the ceremony itself is awesome, but getting to have that special with just the football team there, the guys who spend pretty much your whole your entire experience in college with and then having the

family there as well, there's nothing better than that. >> i know my family wasn't here, but having all my boys here, that, uh, that we did this thing the whole season together and it was just nice to have them cheering in the background and just being there, supporting the whole time. it's a feeling that i'll never forget. and i'll cherish that moment forever. >> i now confer upon each one of you your master's or baccalaureate degree, with all the attendant rights, responsibilities and distinction as congratulations to the spartan football class of 2023, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> that's great. >> congratulations. good for them. awesome. >> and it's nice for chevan cordeiro, the former hawaii quarterback who plays for san jose state. final game back home did i hear correctly that you said you were getting a skateboard for christmas? >> i know, i hope there's some knee pads and a helmet and a helmet. >> let me know what hospital i should send flowers to. >> exactly. >> i'm not really danger. >> yeah, yeah, that's the warriors. he gets set to welcome an old friend to chase center. what kind of reaction is jordan

poole likely to get? should be positive. that's next. in sports

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to the wayback machine here. well not that far back a rainy day in baltimore. back in 2019. both teams were ten and two. then this year 11 and three. two very different clubs a lot of different roster personnel but still similarities like lamar jackson, who passed for 100 and rushed for 100. still a dual threat in justin. justin tucker had the game winner. didn't end up being a super bowl preview like this game might be. it could be. >> i think it's a big game for everybody, because there's not just one way in particular. i mean, when you play a sound, good defense with good players all over, it's a little bit of everything. >> lamar has always been a heck of a playmaker. i mean, the things that he can do with his legs and throwing the football is incredible. and for sure going to be our toughest opponent this season. >> the challenge always brings out the best in good teams as we try to bring the same intensity every week, though, because we know, um, every win matters. it's going to be, uh, it's a good gift for everybody in the football world on christmas. >> so we're excited as well too. >> these are the games that you

dream of, though, playing on christmas. christmas night. uh, monday night football, all eyes on you. this is. this is as good as it gets. >> the niners are five and a half point favorites. >> got to stop the run. all right, we're packed on christmas day here on abc seven. you open your presents. enjoy the warriors and nuggets tip off at 11:30 a.m. then celtics and lakers. fast forward to the evening nfl countdown leading right into the 40 niners and ravens with a kickoff at 515, followed, of course, by after the game, jordan poole should get a really nice ovation when he returns to chase center tomorrow night as a member of the washington wizards. remember they were all smiles after the 2022 championship. things really turned in a hurry. the draymond green punch in training camp started last season. basically in crisis mode. it never really got resolved until poole was traded for chris paul this summer. head coach steve kerr obviously wishing things had ended better, but still sees poole as a huge success story. remember they drafted him out of michigan, kerr says. there's no way the warriors would have won their fourth title without him, so he's expecting a warm

reception for jordan poole. the coach also expects a big game from the now former warrior. >> it really couldn't have gone any better and then i hate the way it ended. it just was, um, really unfortunate. um, how it all played out. um you just wish that things could end in a, in a more positive note and a more positive way, but it didn't happen that way. um, and all that has been documented. but i can tell you that everybody here looks forward to seeing him. and we appreciate him. >> san jose state on a rainy day in hawaii, preparing for the hawaii bowl against coastal carolina on saturday, mixing in some christmas music on the practice playlist. it's in the background there. last college game for spartans qb chevan cordeiro, the hawaii native transferred to san jose state and everything worked out for him. as cordeiro says last game makes this a full circle for him. kevin still really hasn't come to the realization this

game marks the end of his college career. >> i'm just going to hit me when it's the last whistle in the game and, uh, i'm going to realize that it's going to be my last game and my college career. and i mean, uh, i mean, i've been through a lot and, um, i mean, i'm just grateful that we got to get to play an extra game and, uh, just being from my family and my hometown, uh, it really means a lot. >> he is such a good kid. and an outstanding quarterback. i'm happy that this is the way it's going to have. i mean, i love rooting for him. when he played for my school. sure. and i will still root for him playing for san jose state and hopefully the nfl after that. that'd be great. yeah. >> all right. fun to root for him. thank you very much, larry. all right. >> and thank you for joining us. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sanjay patel. >> larry biel, all of us here. we appreciate your time. have a great evening. great programing for you tonight on abc. and we'll see you tonight at 11. >> no skateboard dead. >> no baby. >> how about a la-z-boy

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