just like that. oakland is back to square one and its search for a new police chief. now at five. the mayor's decision to reject all finalists now causing a serious delay in the process for flood protection. >> the name of the game, the work being done in the south bay in an effort to avoid a repeat of the destruction and the mess left behind, almost a year ago. >> choppy, rough and dangerous. a high surf alert is in effect along the coast, but some adrenaline junkies just cannot stay away. look at those waves there. wow wow ooh ooh. well, good morning to you. it is thursday, december 28th. >> yes. we're going to start with a check of our forecast with drew. >> good morning. good morning. so we do have those waves to

talk about. some fog this morning a little bit of drizzle left over in the north bay. here's live doppler seven along the north bay coastline. we're finding some pockets of drizzle, but for the most part we're just dealing with over cast skies this morning. and some pockets of fog out there. temperatures were waking up. it's on the mild side. we're in the 50s to begin your day. thanks to that cloud cover overhead. the big story today is that high surf warning that's now in effect. look at those waves. bodega bay approaching 30 foot waves this morning. and we're likely not even seeing the worst of them quite yet. we could see breakers up to 40ft possible, so please do not go into the water today. those waves are very strong and they can be deadly when they're that high. take a look at the day planner today. it's all about those clouds. we'll have mostly cloudy conditions, but we're mild into the 60s. we have more rain coming our way tomorrow. talk about that in a few minutes. but first, let's check in with sue and see. we're on the road this morning. yeah, the wet roads are definitely causing some issues out there. >> also, the pockets of fog. you'll find that in the north bay golden gate bridge, though, is fog free and pretty much at the limit. very few cars coming

across the span. you'll have three lanes, both directions for your thursday morning drive to the san mateo bridge. we had a high wind advisory yesterday that's calming a little bit today, and you're in some company there, but everything's moving nicely. we do have a little bit of slow traffic over the altamont pass. otherwise an accident is reported westbound 37 headed towards the one lane each direction over the mare island bridge. i don't see a lot of slowing now, but we'll check back. guys >> thank you. sue. a high surf warning from the national weather service in effect this morning along much of the northern california coastline. this is what it looked like along half moon bay yesterday. officials are warning of serious danger with sneaker waves and possible rip currents. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in pacifica, where the rough waters are not keeping some surfers away. lena kumasi, good morning to you. >> we are just outside of the pacifica pier right now, where we have been hearing the waves roaring for even just the past

15 minutes. and overnight, the national weather service is warning folks that the ocean is not your friend today. here's a look at some new video just into our newsroom, showing what conditions looked like right around 3:00 this morning here at the pacifica pier. video shows the high tides to be almost as big as the pier. officials say a high surf warning is in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow. for these extreme, dangerous waves expected to reach between 28 to 40ft in some places today. this has also shut down beach boulevard at santa rosa because of these dangerous conditions. despite the warning, pro surfers have traveled in from all over the world to chase these storms and northern california's legendary mavericks tanner white and a group of surfers came in from portugal to half moon bay for the big wave surfing competition, which is well underway. >> if the buoy readings are true and it's not affected by the local wind swell, then it'll be

the biggest waves i've been out in by far. >> i mean, they're they're deadly waves a few people have passed away here at maverick. >> members of the mavericks rescue team, who you just heard from will be standing by on a jet ski ready to pull anyone to safety as they believe today is expected to be the biggest day for mavericks in five years. now, during this high surf warning, people are encouraged to stay away from rocks, jetties, piers and never turn your back to the ocean. live in pacifica lena howland abc seven news thank you lena, another speed bump in oakland's ongoing search for a permanent police chief. >> the mayor has rejected all three of the finalists for the job. >> mayor shengtao made the decision yesterday, and she's now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission. in a response to abc seven news, the police commission president marcia peterson says, quote, we respect the mayor's decision to ask for a new list of candidates. the oakland police commission will continue to perform our duty

under the city charter to review candidates and provide recommendations to the mayor. the commission will work collaboratively and diligently with the mayor to find exceptional candidates for oakland, end quote, and others we spoke to, though, are not so pleased with that move. >> it sets back the search. uh, tremendously. uh, it is a shame what she's done. it is. it shows a total lack of leadership. we need leadership in oakland at this time. >> the city has been without a permanent chief since february. mayor tao fired leronne armstrong, citing claims that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. he was reportedly one of the three finalists rejected in a statement, armstrong says, quote, it is unfair that i am unable to continue to serve and protect the people of oakland. as a native of oakland, nothing gave me greater pleasure and pride

than to work in my community and fight to improve it. no word from the mayor on where the process goes next. >> today we're expecting to learn more about the new county investigation into the troubled martinez refining company. county supervisors will be meeting with the oil refineries corporate leadership, contra costa health held an unannounced inspection at the refinery tuesday. authorities are concerned about the slew of recent flaring incidents and releases of hazardous ash at the refinery. >> the wet weather at the start of 2023 brought challenges for the santa clara valley water district. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains how crews there are preparing for a similar event. this season. >> with gray skies overhead, all is calm in the south bay wednesday morning, but a few more rainy days remain before the new year hits and the work continues to keep the rivers flowing for valley water. >> we have crews going in, clearing some woody blockages in stream. we also have cleared on

our pier noses and trash racks, about 24yd■!t of material. >> in other words, when there are trees, trash or other debris down valley, water crews are on site getting it out. it was a race against the clock along the guadalupe river near the children's discovery museum, with a level one storm pushing through the area. valley water watershed's operations and maintenance unit manager ryan tregoning says they are keeping an eye on their usual areas of blockages and flood concerns. >> we are monitoring about 302 locations countywide and making sure our bridge piers are all clear and free of debris, um, to allow flows to run smoothly through the system, tregoning says most of their work happens before the rain falls. >> stream maintenance projects like the one at lower silver creek make it easier on crews to clean up when the actual rain comes, and that's where we're really doing the bulk of our flood protection work. >> so we do a lot of our sediment removal project and bank repairs and levee repairs at that time in the channel, and

now we just kind of monitor what we have. and try to clear blockages as needed. >> we're almost a year removed from the torrential storms of january 2023, with an el nino forecasted to bring more flooding, rain and downed trees in 2024, valley water crews worked 24 hours a day during that time to keep the creeks and rivers cleared, and they feel better prepared with this work done before the rain comes, the last january storm only, you know, gave us more experience and preparation for what's to come. >> so, you know, i think our crews are ready for it. i think we're ready to get back out there and, uh, weather, the weather, the weather in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> 508 will take you to our visibility map on live doppler seven. it's a muggy morning out there. we have a lot of residual moisture from yesterday's rain, and that is leading to some pockets of fog. the worst visibility right now in livermore, down to a fourth of a mile in the north bay. we're fluctuating between 2 and 3 miles from novato to santa rosa. even some fog along half moon

bay coming in at two miles. visibility here's live doppler seven, along with satellite. the story we're tracking a storm system that's now up into canada , producing those large waves along our coastline. this morning. here's our next storm system, and it's getting its act together. and it will bring some rounds of heavy rain later tomorrow. and some gusty winds today. it's all about cloudy skies here locally, but if you are traveling, we are watching new york and chicago for some showers. even the potential for heavy rain around chicago at 42 degrees la looking great. denver atlanta. dallas. no problem. seattle. you will see some rain too in the mid 50s today. it's all about cloud cover. future weather showing you some pockets of drizzle very likely this morning, but with mostly cloudy skies and a south wind. we'll get those numbers into the mid 60s for daytime highs. today is a mainly dry day, but tomorrow though it is a wet afternoon and evening, it's a level two, a moderate storm here to finish out the week. we'll talk about those showers heavy at times and some gusty winds. gloria in about nine minutes. >> all right drew thank you so much. first their autonomous cars were taken off of city

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the focus of a true crime mini series in 2019, called the act. developing news. general motors, the parent company of self-driving firm cruise, is suing the city of san francisco, though the company claims the city improperly overcharged them. $108 million in taxes over seven years. gm claims that cruise's payroll should not be included in its tax bill because cruise is run separately. the carmaker is seeking a refund of the money plus some 13 million in interest and penalties. >> as the new york times is suing san francisco based openai and microsoft for copyright infringement. the complaint says. both companies ai technology, illegally used new york times articles to train bots like chatgpt to provide people with information. the times says it has never given permission to anyone to use its content for generative ai purposes. the paper is seeking an unspecified amount of money, and the destruction of the ai

models that use its journalism. openai and microsoft have not responded to the lawsuit. consumer watchdog wants california attorney general to look into the practices of clearview ai, a facial recognition company accused of violating california privacy law . abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has the details. >> there's a technology out there that you may not know about, but there's a good chance they know you. and that's clearview ai. a new report from consumer watchdog claims the facial recognition company scrapes images off the internet, often from social media sites, then sells them to public agencies and potentially foreign companies to make a profit. >> in fact, it's virtually impossible to avoid being in that database. >> consumer watchdogs litigation director jerry flanagan calls it invasive and a violation of state law. >> california law makes it very clearly both illegal for clearview to collect your image without your say so, without

your consent. as well as the sell that data or share it to others, he says. >> a recent aclu settlement barred clearview from selling its product to private businesses, but adds there are no statewide restrictions on the company to sell its tech to government and law enforcement agencies in california. >> the ceo has made the point that they are selling broadly throughout the united states to law enforcement. >> the company advertises on its website it's advancing public safety, adding its investigative platform allows law enforcement to rapidly generate leads to help identify suspects, witnesses and victims to close cases faster. but numerous reports highlight concerns about inaccuracies targeting communities of color, including a recent study published in november by georgetown university's law center saying the tool is, quote, particularly prone to errors, adding the real world consequences of such errors include the investigation and arrest of an unknown number of innocent people, and the deprivation of due process of many, many more.

>> in fact, a mit study found that the software incorrectly identified up to 35% of darker skinned women. >> in a statement sent to the i-team, clearview ai refutes that, saying, quote, clearview ai's algorithm has been assessed by the national institute of standards and technology, a us government office, and found to be highly accurate across all demographic mix. there's also questions about the right to privacy with political rallies. clearview ai told the i-team their technology has been used to identify capitol rioters during the january 6th insurrection. your love off my body but flanagan argues, when you're in a public space exercising your first amendment rights to protest or to associate with a political party, or you have the right to do so without unwarranted government surveillance. both san francisco and oakland have adopted city ordinances barring city agencies from using clearview ai technology and court documents show. the technology has also been used in both alameda and antioch for the

i-team. stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> new apple watches are once again available for now. a us federal appeals court has paused an import ban on apple smartwatches. it comes after medical tech company masimo claims that apple infringed its patents. the international trade commission banned all imports and sales of apple smartwatches that have a pulse oximeter. that's a feature that reads blood oxygen levels, the court said. a temporarily blocked the ban to consider apple's redesign of the apple watch models. apple said in a statement that the apple watch series nine and ultra two models will be on sale at apple stores and also available online, starting again today. >> you know, wouldn't it be nice to end 2023 and start the new year as a multi-millionaire? yeah well, saturday night's powerball jackpot is now at $760 million. there was no jackpot winner in last night's $700

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waves as high as 40ft are possible. this morning. you really want to stay out of the water? never turn your back to the coastline because those waves can really take you out with those sneaker waves. tomorrow evening, rain returns heavy at times along with some gusty winds, but for new year's eve and new year's day, we are drying out. take a look at highs today. it's just a cloudy day. pockets of drizzle from time to time. no steady, heavy rain in the forecast today. temperatures though mild in the low and mid 60s for daytime. highs overnight tonight. we'll keep that humidity. some pockets of drizzle and numbers on either side of about 50 degrees. let's show you the storm impact scale for tomorrow evening. it is a level two, a moderate storm. we've upped it from a level one because the showers are heavy at times and we have some gusty winds up to 40mph. here's future weather tomorrow morning. we'll find some pockets of light showers in the north bay, but it's into the afternoon. you can see this is 130. this cold front is going to move through here with heavy rain at times throughout the evening. and by friday night we're still dealing with this wet weather. rainfall totals. a lot of us going to

pick up half of an inch of rain will likely see areas picking up more than an inch of rain through friday night as these showers move through. it's also some gusty winds will find anywhere from about 20 to 40mph. friday afternoon. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. clouds and drizzle today. wet and windy tomorrow evening with scattered showers on saturday. we're cloudy but dry on sunday for new year's eve and it's a dry start to the new year on monday. >> sue good morning and we've got patchy fog and slick roads to wake up to this morning. and very light traffic conditions. although we do have a few incidents. this is a in san jose highway 87 headed up towards the airport and you can see just a few brake lights towards the top of your screen. but basically everybody's moving at the limit. right now, bart is experiencing a delay due to police activity. this is from south city to daly city, 20 minutes. so that is a major delay. and we do have fog, patchy areas for you. highway four and highway 580 over the

altamont and this accident is now being cleared west 37 near wilson. although i'm not seeing much slowing past the scene guys. >> thank you. sue. coming up the seven things to know this morning. the cost of wine and liquor is going up. >> up next, the new state law taking effect on monday and the potential loophole that we foun

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it's comeback season. and sneaker waves because waves could reach as high as 30ft. >> number two crews in the south bay are clearing waterways and drainage points ahead of this year's wet rainy season. >> this year presented challenges for the santa clara valley water district. because of all of those storms back in january. >> and number three, a close a look at that high surf warning waves already at 26ft around bodega bay. that high surf warning in effect all day long. waves as high as 40ft are possible throughout the day. as we take a look at the rest of the forecast, it's just a cloudy, humid day. pockets of drizzle from time to time and temperatures mild into the 60s. this afternoon. >> and we're looking at your your thursday morning drive and commute. we have bart delays of

20 minutes and the larkspur ferry service will be running the slow boat this morning. if you're traveling to san francisco, seven 2850 and 1005, that means 15 minutes longer to number five. >> oakland mayor xiang tao is rejecting all three final candidates for the role of police chief. she's now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission in former chief lauren armstrong, who was fired by tao, was one of those finalists. >> number six two san ramon police officers are recovering after being hospitalized from an accidental fentanyl exposure. police were searching a vehicle in a safeway parking lot when the exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out and right now we don't have an update on those officers conditions. >> number seven chp made more than 900 dui arrests during the christmas weekend. maximum enforcement. that's up 42% from last year. there were 20 fatalities, which was down 23. there will be another maximum

enforcement period starting at 6 p.m. friday and going to midnight monday for the new year. the cost of wine and liquor going up on january first because of a new crv deposit. californians already pay 5 or $0.10 on nearly all bottled beverages in the new year. wine and liquor will be added to that list. you can get the crv money back, but in the past, it's been challenging for most people. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow explains. >> come january first, for the first time, californians will be charged a deposit fee on wine and liquor bottles and containers. they'll also be able to get that deposit back if they recycle properly. consumer watchdog president jamie court says it's time. >> it's a win win win all around for the winemakers, for the consumer and for the environment. the question is how is this going to be rolled out and how is it going to be worked? and the devil's in the details and that's in the hand of the recycling regulators. >> calrecycle director rachel wagner, where we would typically

recycle is where you would recycle your bottles from your festive cities, which is where things get a little tricky. are there enough centers for the volume of bottles that people are going to have to redeem? we recognize that for some, especially either very urban areas or very rural areas that it is difficult to cite recycling centers. it's for that reason that the legislation allows for retailers to get together and create dealer cooperatives, creating a system that will work for their individual communities, but that won't go into effect until early to mid 2025. right now, retailers still have the option of paying $100 a day to opt out of in-store takeback. until that ends in 2025, californians can redeem their bottles at existing redemption centers, which may be few and far between, depending where you live. >> there is one recycling center at the edge of town in south san francisco, where you can go and recycle. that's the only recycling center left in san francisco, wagner says. >> there are pilot projects around the bay area, including backdrops, though she recognizes

. >> i know that it's been a little bumpy. >> redemption rates range from 5 to $0.25, depending on the material and size of the bottle or container. beverage manufacturers have until july of 2025 to make sure their label is correct, but will start paying january 1st, 2024, even if there isn't a crv label on the bottle and recycling centers will have to redeem it. as of january first, 2024. again, even if there is no crv label on the bottle yet, you can still put your bottles out curbside, but you won't receive any money for that. and cal recycle would rather you didn't. >> we get cleaner, less contaminated material that comes through the redemption centers, so we would prefer you brought them to a redemption center and got your money back. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> tom smothers, half of the iconic duo the smothers brothers, passed away yesterday at his santa rosa home after a battle with cancer. the groundbreaking smothers brothers comedy hour debuted on cbs in 1967 and was an immediate

success. the show was known for its pop culture trends and socially conscious sketches that poked fun of the establishment and protested the vietnam war. tom's younger brother, dick smothers, said that he is devastated by the loss and added, quote, every breath i've taken, my brother's been around. tom smothers was 86 years old

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heading north. >> they aren't who you'd expect to pop up on your for you page. we'll meet the group of seniors dancing their way to viral stardom on tiktok. they're good to look at that. i know. >> before we get to that, we do want to tell you about a warning along the coast, dangerous high waves expected, but so are some daring surfers. good morning everybody. it's thursday, december 28th. >> yeah. why don't we get started with a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma and drew? i know it was raining a lot last night. is that continuing today? yeah we have some pockets of drizzle this morning, gloria. >> mainly in the santa cruz mountains and in parts of the north bay. but for most of us, it's a mostly cloudy morning. it's humid out there and it's mild temperatures in the 50s. look at current numbers right now. it's not too chilly. we have 56 in the city, the same in oakland. it's 58 in san jose, 53 in saint helena. the big story today is going to be that dangerous. surf the high surf warning is now in effect. we're already seeing waves in excess of 25ft around bodega bay. and

throughout the morning. it is possible that we could see waves up to 40ft. so this is dangerous . swimming and surfing do not go in the water. in fact, don't even turn your back towards the coast because some of those waves can be sneaker waves and they can really kick you out and take you out into the ocean. the day planner today will show you it's a mostly cloudy day. it's a mild day. temps in the 60s, rain returns tomorrow. we'll talk about that eight minutes. let's check in with sue and how we're doing on the roads this morning. good morning. >> excuse me. good morning. we've got some slick roads and patchy fog to affect your drive this morning. and a bart delay 20 minutes. right now in the south city to daly city. all directions. so that's police activity. and we're not exactly sure what that means. we've got a call out to bart to try to get more detail for you. fog over the altamont this morning, but sensors are green, so folks are taking it easy there. and a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. that's been out there since yesterday. so no grip firmly on the wheel and watch the speeds because again, there's standing water still on the roads. gloria kumasi

>> thank you. sue a high surf warning from the national weather service is in effect this morning along much of the northern california coastline. this is what it looked like in pacifica yesterday. you can see the strong waves smashing into the seawall this is a reminder you need to stay off of the rocks and jetties and never turn your back to the ocean. also, keep your pets away from the water. abc seven news reporter elena howland live in the peninsula where those rough waters are still keeping some surfers kind of engaged. they're coming to the waves, lina. >> that's right. kumasi. good morning to you. we are just outside of the pacific pier, where we have been hearing those waves crashing all morning and just in the past few minutes, we've also been seeing the waves come up over that seawall, just like you saw a few moments ago here. and what? we haven't seen any surfers out just yet at this hour. this is something that has brought in surfers from across the world. here's a look at some

new video of the wild waves crashing into the pacifica pier. it shows the high tides to be almost as big as the pier. officials say a high surf warning is in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow. for extreme, dangerous waves up to 28 to 40ft high in some places. still, despite the warning, pro surfers have traveled in from all over the world to chase these storms and northern california's legendary mavericks as part of the big wave surfing competition . >> everybody's going to go out just a question of how windy it's going to be. and again, we hope that the wind is going to stop and it's going to be, um, manageable because when the waves are that big, it's there's a fine line between what's manageable and what's not. and it's the weather that usually dictates that members of the mavericks rescue team, who you just heard from, will be stand by on a jet ski, ready to pull

anyone to safety as they believe today is expected to be the biggest day for mavericks in five years. >> now, this high tide has also shut down beach boulevard here at santa rosa, right where we are standing. so this is one area that you are going to want to avoid because of these dangerous conditions. live in pacifica. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. and right now, let's get a live look this morning from new york city ahead of the new year's eve celebrations. the city is getting ready for the biggest party of the year. and you could see all the activity out there. construction is underway for a stage there this year. the new year's eve ball is bigger and brighter than ever. look at all those lights. the ball has more than 2600 crystal panels with a bow tie to match, and it's a reminder of when times square used to be known as the bow tie. organizers unveiled a design at the top of one time square yesterday. more than 1 million people are expected to

be there to watch the ball drop on sunday night. as always, new york city is stepping up its security around times square, and the bay area is also increasing security efforts. it comes as the fbi, homeland security and other law enforcement agencies pinpoint san francisco as a source of concern on new year's eve, abc news has obtained a threat assessment, and it says the city's upcoming fireworks celebration is, quote, an attractive target for foreign terrorist organizations. homegrown violent extremists and domestic violent extremists. the report does not offer information about any specific threats. retired san francisco police deputy chief jim dudley looked at that report as being a significant holiday. >> uh- significant numbers of people gathering in uh- high profile infrastructure areas, but also you have the landscape of the you know, international conflicts.

>> and dudley says a report that looks similar to briefings in past years. but he says this year the new dimension is a middle east conflict. and the related protests yesterday, people gathered in front of the san francisco chronicle to commemorate the palestinian journalist killed in gaza. >> they are honoring the lives of more than 100 journalists lost in the war. activists say they are protesting the u.s. support of israel and that violence should not be funded with our tax dollars. they say their hope is to shed more light on what's happening in gaza and commemorate the work those journalists were trying to do here in southern california, at least 36 people were arrested after staging a protest near lax. most demonstrators yesterday appeared to be pro-palestinian supporters. they blocked traffic near the airport entrance for about 30 minutes. los angeles police report the protesters threw an officer to the ground, used construction debris, roadsides, tree branches and concrete blocks to stop

traffic, and even attacked passing vehicles. no flights were impacted. the u.s. and israeli officials are meeting to discuss the israel-hamas war. a senior adviser to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu explained how they are trying to curb civilian casualties. >> so we are trying to be as surgical as we can be in a very difficult combat environment. so once again, i stress we don't want to see a civilian casualties. and i can tell you my information is that civilian casualties are going down. and that's a good thing. every time a civilian is caught up in crossfire from israel's point of view, it's a tragedy. it shouldn't have happened. >> the u.s. says it talked about the need for israel to focus on high value hamas targets in israel's post war plans. in gaza, officials also talked about steps to improve the humanitarian situation there. >> now to the us-mexico border leaders from both countries met to strategize as a solution to the growing migrant issue.

here's abc news reporter rachel bade. mexico officials unveiling a new task force to address the migrant surge at the us mexico border, a move that comes after us officials pressed the nation to do more to stem the crisis. >> sources telling abc news that us secretary of state antony blinken and dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas pushed mexico to step up immigration enforcement within their country and help reopen ports of entry and encourage migrants to stay in mexico. mexico's foreign affairs minister, heeding that request, telling reporters after the meeting that as part of the new task force, mexico will regularly meet with countries in central and latin america. the next meeting will be in january. one senior u.s. administration official telling abc news that the us is pleased with what mexico proposed. the news coming as overwhelmed border officials brace for the arrival of this caravan, a group that's estimated to top 6000 migrants. the month of december is on track to have the highest number of apprehensions ever, according to cbp officials. some days,

they predict, could even reach 10,000. elsewhere in the us, republican texas governor greg abbott continues to infuriate democratic mayors by sending migrants to their own cities. all on the taxpayer dime. new york city mayor eric adams rebuked him to stop the games and use of migrants as potential as political pawns. >> we need the state and federal governments help and resettling and supporting the 68,000 migrants still in our care, as well as those who are on their way and those yet to come. >> mexican leaders also told u.s. officials that they'll crack down on smuggling. meanwhile, back here in the united states, a sweeping bipartisan border bill remains stuck in congress. rachel bade abc news, washington. >> the colorado republican party has asked the supreme court to overturn the state's ruling to remove donald trump from the 2024 primary ballot. earlier

this month, the colorado state supreme court said trump is ineligible for the white house. the decision used the constitution's insurrection clause to remove him from the ballot, claiming trump incited the january six attack on the capitol. trump is expected to file his appeal soon, and unlike a group of people, are gaining fame online. >> abc news reporter danny news shows us the seniors using tiktok to go viral. now drop what your mama said at independence village senior living in waukee, iowa. >> got me out of trance. the residents are international social media superstars. >> it's amazing to me that at 88 years old, i become famous. >> we're going to do an ootd, an outfit of the day. okay most of the ideas come from sarah. >> the facility's life enrichment director. >> my shirt is from kohl's. >> about a year and a half ago,

she realized the potential of asking her residents to star in a couple tiktok videos. >> our goal in general, i guess, is to create new experiences and make connections and get that belly laugh. so i thought, well, tiktok is perfect. mamma mia! here i go again. >> naturally, it was a bit of a scary request at first for barb here and her friends after we did it and all these things happened, and then we decided it was fun to do it. >> now we do it well. >> millions of likes and views later, their tiktok page has now expanded to include the other independence villages from across the midwest. you're like, hey, i'm still the same person, okay? i'm just famous now. no big deal. i like to move it, move it, i like, but it really all started with sarah and a rule that barb never wants us to forget. >> she brings the child out in us. yeah. to have fun just because we're old doesn't mean

you can't have fun. >> they are at ivy senior living on tiktok. if you want to check out all the dance parties and hoopla and you may recognize some of that footage from tiktok, recent tv commercial about independence living. yeah they're everywhere in new york. for abc news, i'm danny, new for famous. >> i know i love it. the price of prime coming up. >> amazon's big switch up that may have you signing out the announcement sending fans into a frenzy. >> what we can expect from ariana grande in 2024. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning drew. hey good morning. >> here's live doppler seven along with satellite. you can see. here's our next storm system. it's gaining strength. this one will arrive tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow evening. and bring us some heavy rain and some gusty winds. at time, you see this area of low pressure right here spinning into canada. that was the storm responsible for bringing the intense wave heights this morning. so look at wave

heights. we will find that they will peak later on this morning between say, nine nine and 11 a.m. and some of these waves could approach 40ft high. that is why we have the high surf warning in effect along our coastline as we head towards the afternoon. the evening, the wave heights will gradually recede and by early tomorrow morning, after the warning has expired, those waves are generally less than about ten feet high. it's this morning where we have the biggest concern for those dangerous waves. future weather is just a cloudy, humid morning. some pockets of drizzle from time to time, but we will get into the 60s once again. it is a mild day despite limited sunshine and that humid feel. if you're traveling to tahoe the next three days, it's partly sunny today. tomorrow it's sunny with some snow flurries late in the day, and then saturday we do expect snow, but unfortunately no accumulation right around an inch. it's not a big snow maker by any means. that same system will bring us rain tomorrow. it's a level two, a moderate storm tomorrow afternoon evening. we'll go hour by hour in future weather. show you the details of this next storm in about nine minutes. this is abc

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vacation getaway, a cruise lasting more than three years. in today's gma first look. abc news reporter rhiannon ali gives us a look at the new itinerary in this morning's gma first look. >> life at sea. just weeks after a three year cruise announced it would not set sail as planned,

another company says its planning a massive journey on the high seas, this time for three and a half years. >> i think we're sort of in the beginning stages of will this really be a concept that people are buying into? and if it is, we'll absolutely see more people jumping on board and doing exactly the same thing. >> hello from chichen-itza and one ship ready to see the world has already set sail. >> okay, this is it. we are doing this nine months all around the world. amazing experiences going to meet amazing people. and it's just so nice because you know, at a baseline that everybody here has a passion and adventure. >> coming up at 7 a.m, we're diving deeper into longer cruises, including the nine month journey tiktok can't get enough of. i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> well, it seems like the cost of streaming services start to stack up, and you feel like you're basically playing as much as you did for cable. starting tomorrow, amazon prime customers will start to see ads during shows and movies. you will then get the option of paying an

extra 2.99 a month. if you want to continue watching prime without the commercials. other streaming platforms like netflix, hulu, disney plus have already adopted this ad model. a new year means new music. two time grammy winner ariana grande releasing her first album in four years in 2024. she shared pictures in the studio on instagram tees, saying the new music this will be her seventh studio album, the first with the new label. after splitting with her long time manager. no word yet on when it's going to be released. >> so right on. all right. >> okay, that's a lot to look forward to in 2024. >> yeah, of course. excited. fresh start, new music. >> loving it this morning though we do have to talk about fog, waves and then rain coming our way tomorrow. here's live doppler seven invisibility mode current visibility. the worst is in livermore, but we're still seeing pockets of fog in the north bay as well. today's just a mostly cloudy day. it's humid out there. we have some pockets of drizzle from time to time.

there's no steady rain in the forecast today, but you will notice it's mild this afternoon. despite the limited sunshine. we'll go into the mid 60s for daytime highs overnight tonight we'll hang on to the cloud cover pretty much landing on either side of 50 degrees with those pockets of drizzle still continuing, mainly in the santa cruz mountains and in the north bay. but tomorrow we are tracking a stronger storm. it's a level two, a moderate storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. showers, heavy at times, especially in the afternoon. in the evening, gusty winds, slick travel and rough surf all impacts with this storm system. future weather tomorrow morning we'll be tracking just some pockets of light showers in the north bay and in the santa cruz mountains. the storm really gets its act together later in the day. here's friday afternoon, 2 p.m. you can see heavy rain at times falling in the north bay approaching the coastline as we head through the afternoon. this cold front will bring about strong, gusty winds out of the south, along with heavy pockets of rain. and we're in and out of the rain friday evening and friday night. so tomorrow night, if you have plans, add some extra time to your travel and

also take the rain gear with you. it looks wet. friday evening rainfall totals. we will see areas that pick up more than an inch of rainfall in some of our heavier pockets of rain, so a good range, likely a half of an inch to an inch of rain coming our way tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, along with some strong gusty winds. look at future tracker wind gusts tomorrow afternoon. pockets of 30 and 40 mile per hour winds are expected with this cold front passage. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. clouds and drizzle today. wet and windy tomorrow evening at the level two scattered showers saturday morning we downgrade it to a level one. we're dry but cloudy for new year's eve. it is a dry start to the new year, but our next storm moves in here on wednesday. >> sue and good morning everyone. it's thursday and slick roads and patches of fog. just like what drew's been mentioning do affect your commute this morning or your drive. if you're off today and in bed, take a look. it's a lot of people doing just that because no metering lights and very light conditions at the bay bridge, although you can see the sheen on the roadway popping

over to 8-80 through oakland. everybody's moving at the limit both north and southbound, past the coliseum green is great. check it out. overall very light conditions. we have that patchy fog with an advisory on highway four between martinez and hercules over towards highway 101, and the altamont just lifted their fog advisory. it could be coming and going to affect your drive. otherwise, sensors are all in the green, ladies. >> all right. thank you so much. often embed. sounds pretty good right now. thanks to well new at six. the presidential candidate who brushed off slavery when asked about the civil war. >> plus, from seeing him battle to, you know, be here today and now being able to participate in such a big thing. the rose parade is just unbelievable. >> from a stanford hospital bed to a float in the rose parade, it's just part of the journey for one san leandro teenager

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good. the basketball team now holds an unfortunate record for most consecutive game losses in a single season so far, they've lost a total of 27 seven games after falling short to the brooklyn nets last night at detroit's losing streak could grow depending on the outcome of tonight's game against the celtic, so we'll see how they do tonight. >> organizers are racing to put the finishing touches on this year's rose parade, and one san leandro teenager is going to be there. >> joseph sanchez was chosen to ride the float for sanford children's hospital. he's a three time organ transplant recipient. jojo as we've affectionately called him over

the years. >> um, he's been through a lot, you know, and it's both a miracle and what he's been able to get through. >> joseph was diagnosed with cancer when he was just seven months old. >> a liver transplant soon followed, and seven years later, a new kidney. this year, a new heart without the organ donor, there's no story, no hope, no transplant. >> but when there is an organ donor, life springs from death. sorrow turns to hope, and a terrible loss becomes a gift. wow. well the boy who beat the odds now heads down to southern california for the big event celebrating life and how far they have come. >> and abc seven carries the rose parade. so watch it. monday, new year's day at 8 a.m. always so fun to watch the parade. >> well, you can ring in the new

year right here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. on sunday. abc seven news is on at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown all the way until midnight. >> found to be a fun new year's eve. this morning we're watching our ocean current very closely. a high surf warning is in effect, wave heights around bodega bay. at 25ft, we could see waves up to 40ft high this morning. so certainly that is very dangerous. swimming and surfing. here's a look at the day today region by region says cloudy. it's humid but it's mild. temperatures going into the 60s. guys thank you. >> drew new at six reunion talk heating up for one of the 90s. most popular boy bands. who is it. >> and then we're up pilot made a mistake and accidentally landed a plane on a frozen lake instead of on the runway. look at that. and whether or not the only reason dozens of flights have been canceled or delayed across the country.

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