now at six high waves at the coast. the national weather service saying some could be as high as 40ft in some locations. we are monitoring the potentially dangerous conditions and it's back to square one in oakland. >> search for a new police chief. the mayor rejecting the list and asking for a new list of nominees. then the custom go

cart that made this girl's christmas. >> how long it took dad to create the dream gift. >> oh, that's so special. i love that. well, good morning to you. it is. thursday, december 28th. >> yes. we'll start with a check of our forecast. and drew. >> yeah. good morning. we have some pockets of fog out there. we're watching our coastline, especially for those waves this morning. here's visibility mode. the one area we're watching livermore down to a quarter of a mile. some pockets of fog in the north bay. but visibility not too bad. it's all about our coastline. this morning. a high surf warning is now in effect. waves around bodega bay, already at 25ft. this morning we could see waves up to 40ft possible. it's likely these waves peak right around 9 to 11 a.m. later today. these are dangerous surfing and swimming conditions, so be aware of that. keep people and pets out of the water. pockets of fog this morning. it's a mostly cloudy day. some pockets of drizzle to temperatures though on the mild side in the 60s, but rain heavy at times. returns tomorrow. talk about that in a few minutes.

let's check in with sue and see how traffic's doing. >> we're headed to the north bay, san rafael 101 is moving nicely. there's a bit of fog and sometimes it's thicker than other times it's moving around. so heads up those tail lights headed past the northgate mall and on towards the civic center. it is a little hazy there, and towards the richmond-san rafael bridge. it's a little clearer and it's a little busier too. this morning than it has been most of the week. no major delays getting across to marin county. bart is still experiencing at least 20 minute delays. south city to daly city. we did find out there was an unauthorized person on the tracks between those two stations. they have taken that person off the tracks. they had to shut down the power and they do have an ac transit bus to replace while they get the power back up and going. ladies >> thank you. sue. a high surf warning from the national weather service in effect this morning along much of the northern california coastline. so this is what it looked like. you can see people out here dealing with heavy winds and

those waves and officials. this was yesterday. officials are warning of a serious danger when it comes to sneaker waves and possible rip currents. today, abc seven news reporter lena howland live along the coast where the rough waters are not keeping some surfers. there away. lena. >> we are just outside of the pacifica pier where we have been hearing and seeing those waves crashing in all morning long. every few minutes we'll actually see a wave come over the seawall just behind us here. it's quite the sight to see at 6:00 in the morning and the national weather service overnight is warning folks that the ocean is not your friend today. here's a look at some video just into our newsroom showing what conditions looked like right around 3:00 this morning at the pacifica pier. this video shows high tide being almost as big as the pier. officials say a high surf warning is in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow for extremely dangerous waves up to 28 to 40ft

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 tanner white and a group of surfers came in from portugal to half moon bay for the big wave surfing competition 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 mavericks. >> members of the mavericks rescue team 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, these conditions have have also shut down beach boulevard at santa rosa. so you're going to want to avoid this area because of these dangerous conditions. live in pacifica. lena howland abc seven news lena, thank you so much. >> today is one of the busiest travel days of the year as

people are heading home after christmas or maybe getting a head start to their trip for the new year. let's take a live look right now from sfo. now, according to flight tracker, flight aware, there are 33 delays and two canceled missions so far for oakland and san jose. are seeing significantly less impact this morning. airports across the country are seeing record crowds. this week. a bird strike caused problems for a flight heading to austin. the plane quickly returned to fort lauderdale. it is the second bird strike on a southwest airlines plane in less than a week. one expert tells abc's gio benitez that bird strikes are a major concern. >> it can be very serious. the airplanes are not built to brush them aside, but engines. i've taken birds and engines and it can damage the engine. it can cause an engine to fail. meanwhile a big storm in the northeast could disrupt flights. >> today, up to four inches of rain is possible this morning

and kumasi i flew in yesterday from palm springs to sfo and it took me forever to get through security. there were a lot of people at the airport, so definitely if anybody's traveling get there early because it will take a little longer. >> busy time. well, there's 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 jane tao made the decision yesterday. she is now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission, and 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 also provide recommendations to the mayor for the commission will work collaboratively and diligently with the mayor to find exceptional candidates for oakland, end quote. but others we spoke with are not so pleased with that. move. it sets back the search tremendously.

>> uh, it is a shame what she's done. it is it shows a total lack of leadership. we need leaders in oakland at this time. >> um, the city has been without a permanent chief since february three. 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, said 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, and today we are 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 on tuesday. authorities are concerned about the slew of recent flaring incidents and releases of hazardous ash at the refinery. >> developing news general motors apparent company of self-driving firm cruise is suing the city of san francisco. the company claims the city improperly overcharged them. $108 million in taxes over seven years. gm claims cruise's payroll should not be included on 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. 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. coming up, why wine and other liquor is going to cost you a bit more when the calendar flips to 2024. >> then a pilot makes a mistake and still avoids disaster. the aftermath. after they landed a plane on a frozen lake instead of the runway. >> 609 this morning, if you are traveling, we are watching areas like new york, chicago, seattle for rain, heavy at times. southern california. no problems in l.a, denver, atlanta, dallas. all looking lovely. heavy rain returns to the forecast here locally tomorrow. we'll break it down for you right after this break

investigations found it was a pilot error. he somehow landed it on the river instead of the nearby runway. 34 people were on board. thankfully everybody got out safely and that part of russia, temperatures are around 40 below zero. this time of the year. and this is when i'm so happy. we have beautiful weather here, drew. right? that right. >> we're not talking about -40. >> yeah. >> at times though we're talking about heavy rain in the forecast . not tomorrow afternoon but this morning. it's a quiet picture from our rooftop camera at kgo. it's a pretty cloudy day. you'll notice it's humid as well. some pockets of drizzle from time to time, but there's no steady showers in the forecast for your thursday. it's also mild this afternoon. we're bumping you into the 60s despite the limited sunshine. a high of 63 in the city, 67 in san jose, 65 in oakland, santa rosa and napa. up to 61 degrees. think about tahoe travel for the new

year. the next couple of days. today we have partly sunny skies. tomorrow so it's bright during the day, but snow showers arrive at night and on saturday we'll have on and off snow showers. but unfortunately not a lot of accumulating snow will be lucky if we get an inch out of that snow on saturday, but that snow saturday is the same system that will bring us some heavy showers here locally tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. it's a level two on the storm impact scale. showers heavy at times along with some gusty winds. we'll go hour by hour in future weather. show you the rain and the wind. gloria. coming up in nine minutes. >> all right. sounds good. thank you so much, drew. still to come, a presidential candidate facing criticism this morning for not mentioning slavery. when asked about the civil war and could insync be reuniting with one of the band members, said about those rumors and a lot of people are excited about that. potentially happening. and as we head to break, we're taking a live look outside. this morning. we'll be right back. so stay with

to killing her mother, who forced her to pretend she was disabled. blanchard s mother forced her to also undergo unnecessary medical procedures as part of a fraud scheme. the story became one of the most infamous true crime cases, with several docu series and miniseries about it. republican presidential candidate nikki haley did not cite slavery as a cause of the civil war. a voter asked her what she thought led to the conflict. >> i think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are, and we i will always stand by the fact that i think government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people. it was never meant to be all things to all

people. government doesn't need to tell you how to live your life. they don't need to tell you what you can and can't do. they don't need to be a part of your life. they need to make sure that you have freedom. >> and the person who asked the question told haley he thought it was astonishing that she gave an answer that did not mention slavery. she then quickly moved on to the next question. after this, president biden posted a social media that slavery was the cause of the civil war. the cost of wine and liquor is going up on january first because of a new crv deposit. californians already pay 5 or $0.10 on nearly all bottled beverages, and the new year will add a wine and liquors to that list, and you could get the crv money back. but in the past, that has 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, for uh- 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 your festivities, 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 community. 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 that. >> 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 first, 2024, even if there isn't a crv label on the bottle, and recycling centers will have to redeem it. as of january 1st, 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 and we will have the whole list of notable state laws taking effect in the new year. >> it's on the front page of our website. that's abc seven news dot com. >> two utah dads went above and beyond to make sure their daughter got the princess go kart she wanted for christmas. so here is what it looked like out of the box. and this is how they transformed it. they said their daughter had been requests a princess peach go kart for santa for months, and they couldn't find one at the store. so they bought a red and blue mario one and transformed it. they put the princess logo on the front. they had a crown on the helmet. she got it from santa on christmas and was thrilled. as you can see right here, mom. after a few little tries, some speed. yeah, wait a minute. >> oh no, not the tricks. good job there. >> i've used that mario kart

many times. evasive maneuvers. >> cute looks really happy. >> yeah, the helmet is nice, i like that. >> get creative. >> learning some skills. yeah. that's so cute. weather wise, we're watching waves today. rain tomorrow. so we've got a pretty active pattern for the next couple of days. live doppler seven along with satellite. you can see our next storm system churning out there in the pacific. that will bring us some rounds of heavy rain tomorrow afternoon. this morning, it's all about those wave heights. we've seen waves in excess of 25ft already. could get as high as 40ft. will likely see those waves peaking between nine and 11 a.m. this morning. so please do not go into the water. that ocean current is extremely dangerous today. highs will go into the 60s, but it's a pretty cloudy day. it's also a humid day. some pockets of drizzle from time to time, but those temperatures getting above average for this time of the year tomorrow. heavy rain is back in the forecast. it's a level two, a moderate storm on the abc seven storm impact scale in the afternoon and evening, we'll have showers that are heavy at times and some strong, gusty winds as well. let's talk

rain first tomorrow morning to some light scattered showers, mainly along the coast and in the north bay and then in the afternoon. here's 230. you can see that heavy rain, that line of yellow, orange, even red beginning to cross the region. and we're out. in and out, i should say, of those downpours throughout the afternoon and the evening tomorrow. those rain totals will add up. we'll see values between probably a half of an inch up to an inch and a half of rain. so that could create some localized flooding, some ponding on our roadways, slick and slow travel tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. look at the winds too. could have some isolated power outages. winds gusting 30 to 40mph at times tomorrow afternoon as that front crosses us. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast today. it's clouds, some pockets of drizzle. it's wet and windy tomorrow afternoon. and tomorrow evening that level two storm some lingering showers saturday sunday for new year's eve we're dry but pretty cloudy. it's brighter for the start of the new year and then our next storm arrives here on wednesday, may sue and scattered showers of some standing water and fog could be affecting your drive

this morning. >> if you have a family activity always over the holidays, it's fun to take the larkspur ferry into san francisco. it is the slow boat. this morning they had mechanical problems with one of the other boats, so that's about a 15 minute longer ride for the seven 2850 and 1005 larkspur ferries. pretty easy going on the bay bridge. excuse me, the bay bridge toll plaza. no worries. here and no brake lights. once you make your way onto the span and into san francisco. solid stream of headlights on the east shore freeway. but everybody's moving at a pretty good clip here. no stalls or accidents to get in your way as you head towards the bay bridge or parts beyond. elsewhere you're seeing mostly green, so that's a great way to start your thursday morning. it is a pretty quiet week. >> all right. thank you so much, sue. good morning america. it's coming up at seven right here on abc seven and somara theodore has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning gloria and kumasi. it's great to be with you this morning. coming up, we are tracking that relentless end

of the year storm slamming the northeast overnight, bringing heavy rains and flash flood fears on one of the busiest driving days of the year. also this morning, the former business partner of the youtube mom influencer ruby frank, pleading guilty to four counts of child abuse. how much time she could spend behind bars, and two big health stories rsv causing widespread hospitalization of children. plus, the new study on low carb diets and weight loss and we'll look ahead to styles in 2024. in fashion and for your home. and we have adam driver and penelope cruz telling us about their new movie, ferrari that's coming up right

he died peacefully in a london hospital on christmas day with his wife and three daughters by his side. they also say he will be remembered as the king of breakfast. granger wrote 14 cookbooks and earlier this year he received a medal of the order

of australia for his services to tourism and hospitality. his cause of death hasn't been revealed. he was 54. it is all we ever wanted, all we ever needed. so tell me what to do now when we want in sync. back tell me what to do now. >> when i want you back. >> could we see an nsync reunion in the new year? lance bass appeared on the game show rent free and was asked about a possible comeback. he says the band is, quote, talking about it. well, come on and he hopes to have some good news at some point. earlier this year, nsync got together. they reunited at the mtv vmas to present an award, and then they also got back together for a song in the new trolls movie movie. and now i need now i need to hear this song, drew. it's good, it's good. look at the video.

just going to enjoy this moment. next at 630. holiday shopping is up in 20 2023. excuse me? more than it was last year. we're going to talk about how it stacks up to pre-pandemic days. then a new strategy to help solve the migrant crisis at the southern us border. as another caravan of thousands is set to arrive. and as we head to break, we're going to take a live look outside right now at 627. we'll be right back.

from a downed tree in the north bay to potentially danger waves along the coast. we've seen the weather impact us already this

morning. drew is following your forecast, then san francisco, one of the places security is going to be high for new year's eve. >> what a retired police officer is saying is different. this year than from years past. and the local teen beating the odds. >> how he's persevered to ride in the rose parade. a very inspiring story this morning. >> it definitely is. good morning everybody. it is thursday, december 28th. >> why don't we get started with a check of your forecast? meteorologist drew thomas here this morning. and drew, i know yesterday i flew in. it was raining a ton. are we going to see more rain today? bit of a break. >> maybe some pockets of drizzle? nothing intense. but then tomorrow more heavy rain will move through here. this morning it's all about some areas of dense fog. you can see we're down to about a mile in a lot of areas from livermore to novato. even half moon bay is seeing some fog. the coast is where the action is at this morning. a high surf warning is in effect. waves up to 40ft are possible. you can see around bodega bay, where you have waves

over 25ft. these are dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. please do not go into the water. we'll find today is just a really cloudy day. some pockets of drizzle. it's humid. it's also mild. we'll go into the 60s tomorrow. a level two storm moves in here. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. let's check in with sue and see how we're doing on the roads this morning. >> wet and it's raining at the golden gate bridge. you can see on our camera as traffic both directions moving fine. we do have a stall reported northbound around about mid span towards the north tower, and you can see the caution sign blinking on the span. so just a heads up there. they're trying to find the driver and push that off the roadway. and they're usually pretty quick about doing that. otherwise bart still reporting a delay of at least 20 minutes. now south city to daly city. there was an earlier what they say an unauthorized person on the tracks. they had to shut off power for a little while and put bus ac transit busses in service . still experiencing a 20 minute delay. ladies >> thank you. sue. in the north bay, a road closure in fairfax this morning after a tree came

crashing down, taking out some power lines. look at this. this large oak tree is blocking olema road. p-g-and-e's website shows about 100 customers are without power in the area. there's no word yet on when service will be restored. officials say west bay drive and northwest end and the northwest end of olema road will be closed until further notice >> a high surf warning from the national weather service is in effect this morning, along much of the northern california coastline. now this is how it looked in pacifica yesterday. and you could see strong waves there smashing into the seawall. a reminder stay off of the rocks and the jetties. never turn your back to the ocean and keep pets away from the water. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in pacifica and lena, i understand the rough waters are not keeping some surfers away right?

>> yeah, gloria. that's right. and all morning long here, just outside of the pacifica pier, we have been hearing and seeing those strong waves crash into the seawall just on the other side of us. and this is something that is expected to peak between the hours of 6:00 in the morning and 6:00 at night, and again, as you just heard, gloria mentioned, this is something that has drawn in surfers from across the world. i want to go now to some new video taken here from the pacifica pier, and it shows the high tides to be as big as the pier right around 3:00 this morning. officials say a high surf warning is in effect until 3:00 tomorrow morning for extremely dangerous waves up to 28 to 40ft high in some places. still, despite the warning, pro surfers have traveled in from across 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 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. so these dangerous conditions have also shut down beach boulevard here in pacifica. at santa rosa. they want folks to stay away from this area because of the chance of these dangerous waves splashing over for now, reporting live in pacifica, lena howland abc seven news thank you, lena. >> now let's take 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. construction is underway for a stage there,

and this year, the new year's eve ball is bigger and brighter than ever. it has more than 2600 crystal panels with a bow tie to match. it's a reminder when times square used to be known as the bow tie, organizers unveiled the design at the top of one times square yesterday. more than a million people are expected to be there to watch the ball drop sunday night. as always, new york city is stepping up 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 that the city's upcoming fireworks celebration is, quote, in 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, dudley says a report looks similar to briefings in past years. >> but he says this year, the new dimension is the 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're honoring the lives of more than 100 journalists last in the war. activists say that they're protesting the u.s. support of israel and that violence should not be funded with our tax dollars. they say they hope to shed more light on what's happening in gaza and commemorate the work that those journalists were trying to do. >> the chp releases the results of its christmas weekend maximum enforcement. that's where it

increases patrols to search for unsafe drivers. chp officers made more than 900 dui arrests, up 42% from last year. there were 20 fatalities, down 23. there will be another maximum enforcement period starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow through 11:59 p.m. monday for the new year, two san ramon police officers are hospitalized after a fentanyl exposure in a safeway parking lot. >> they were called to the diablo plaza shopping center yesterday, but reports of a vehicle with two unconscious people and drug paraphernalia inside police say that they were searching the vehicle when the exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out. the hospitalized officers remain under observation for dizziness, weakness and elevated heart rates. 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're 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 us says it talked about the need for israel to focus on high value hamas targets and israel's post war plans in gaza. officials also talked about steps to improve the humanitarian situation there. >> this morning, a new strategy aimed at helping with the crisis at the us mexico border, a new task force has been formed to address the migrant surge sources tell abc news that us officials pushed mexico to step up immigration enforcement within their country, help reopen key ports of entry and encourage migrants to stay in mexico. mexico accepted the request here in the us. texas governor greg abbott continues to anger democratic mayors by sending migrants to their cities

, all on the taxpayer's dime, to stop the gangs and use of migrants as potential as political pawns. >> we need to state and federal governments help in 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. >> a sweeping bipartisan border bill remains stuck in congress, coming up, a temporary win for apple y, you'll be able to pick up certain kinds of apple watches again. >> then how the bay area may hold the clues to a decades old cold case from out of state. >> 640 sutro tower showing you it's just a misty view this morning. it's humid out there. we have pockets of drizzle on live doppler seven. there's no organized rain coming our way today, but you will notice from time to time some mist, a lot of cloud cover. it's humid out

there this morning. live doppler seven along with satellite. the bigger picture. here's our next storm system. this will arrive tomorrow afternoon and bring some rounds of heavy rain and also some strong gusty winds. but today it's all about that humidity. some pockets of drizzle. it's a really cloudy day throughout the afternoon, but we'll get those temperatures going into the 60s for daytime highs across the region. above average mid 60s for a lot of us with limited sunshine. and that increased humidity. if you're traveling to tahoe today, it's partly sunny tomorrow it's a lot of sunshine, some snow flurries late and on saturday, some on and off snow showers, but unfortunately not a lot of accumulation. expecting less than an inch out of that snow tomorrow though. the storm impact scale, it is a level two in the afternoon and evening for showers. heavy at times and some strong gusty winds. we'll go hour by hour. show you thatrillionain and that wind coming up in about nine minutes. but here's a look at some more high temperatures where you live. sponsored by the exploratorium. >> discover the art of light this winter at the explore atrium. luminous artworks invite

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members of the victims families disagree. they argue that the house is a critical piece of evidence. they also say having access to the house could eventually help with key questions. the fbi canvased the home in october, gathering data to create visual aids that can be used during the trial. >> visual aids they provide more information that allow for the understanding of photographs and videos they can provide measurements they can provide the location of walls. for

example, or the directions of cameras. >> prosecutors say brian koberger broke into the home last november and killed four students. he didn't offer a plea, so the judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. the trial date for koberger has not been set. >> the clues to solving a 47 year old cold case in arizona may be right here in the bay area. mojave county sheriffs say the investigation started in 1976. a man in his 30s was shot in the head and then buried in a shallow grave. investigators took fingerprints, but they were not able to identify him until this year. and that's because of new access to a national fingerprint database. luis paredes was his name. he was originally from el salvador, but spent time in the 60s working with a u.s. navy and coast guard in the bay area. investigators are now hoping that this composite can help link them with his family. 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. or did i say that right? oximeter i think that is right. well, that's a feature that reads blood oxygen levels, and the court said it 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 available online again, and that starts today. hey, and now for your morning money report. new holiday shopping numbers show encouraging signs for the economy. according to data released by mastercard, retail sales were up more than 3% compared to last year. clothing topped the categories spending

surge the fastest at restaurants where buying total nearly 8% in growth. how would you like to end 2023 and start the new year? >> as a multi-millionaire? saturday night's powerball jackpot is now at $760 million. there is no jackpot winner in last night's $700 million drawing, but one ticket sold in el dorado hills east of sacramento, matched 5 or 6 numbers, which is worth $451,000. here are the numbers if you want to check your tickets for 1138 5168 the powerball is five a san leandro teen who is beating the odds is being honored by sanford children's hospital. >> he's already a three time organ transplant recipient, abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us he'll be riding in the new year's rose parade. >> rose parade preparations are well underway in pasadena and at stanford children's health. a send off for joseph sanchez, the

san leandro teenager, selected as the hospital's honoree, to ride in its rose float. >> and thank you having me alive and proud to be here. >> to us, it just it means so much. joseph's mother, elena muniz, by her son's side through it all, his biggest champion 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. >> all the honor coming on the heels of this reunion with one of joseph's surgeons earlier this year. >> thank you, doctor mom, for everything. >> jojo. as we have 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 at just seven months old, joseph was diagnosed with cancer, a liver transplant soon followed. >> seven years later, a new kidney. and this year, a new

heart. >> i don't think in our history we've ever done one three sequential transplant like this. these are three of the most major organs that are vital to a patient's or a person's survival . >> and elena says as much as this is an honor for joseph, she also wants the day to highlight those who saved his life. this is to honor his life. >> but as well as to honor those three organ donor angels who have saved them each time. >> elena asking me to read this part of the speech she wrote for her son's sendoff 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. tara campbell, abc seven news uh- >> so amazing. and you can watch joseph in the rose parade. abc seven will carry the parade. you can watch it monday, new year's day at 8:00 in the morning.

>> 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 then take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight. always exciting. >> any big plans for any of you new. >> you know, hopefully, hopefully seeing the ball drop at like nine and east coast new year's eve. time to sleep. i kind of want to see the fireworks here in san francisco. should be nice. >> especially because you said it. yes. going to be pretty nice. >> yeah. and it's always this set of fireworks that's always better to watch than the 4th of july. >> we will see dry conditions, but leading up to the weekend we have to talk about some heavy rain watching our coastline very closely this morning live. look at santa cruz because those high surf warning is in effect for dangerous waves today. tomorrow evening it's rainy with some gusty winds. and for new year's eve and new year's day, we will be drying out. but here's that high surf warning along our coastline all day today. we could see breakers up to 40ft possible. so please do not go into the water. that ocean

current is very dangerous. the next 24 hours today it's cloudy. it's humid. we have some pockets of drizzle from time to time. it's also mild today. we'll get those temperatures going into the mid 60s tomorrow. break out the rain gear once again, especially in the afternoon. in the evening. level two a moderate storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. showers heavy at times, some gusty winds up to 40mph tomorrow morning. future weather showing you it's a quiet start. we'll have some isolated pockets of lightrillionain, but it's the afternoon. here's 3 p.m. those bright colors indicating the heavy rain crossing us into the afternoon and into the evening. rainfall totals with the storm system likely see a range between half of an inch up to an inch and a half of rain. so we could see some localized flooding, some ponding on our roadways, which would lead to slick and slower travel. the winds will also be an issue. look at friday afternoon. this is 2 p.m. those winds gusting out of the south in some areas, 30 to 40mph. so that could certainly blow around any decorations you have could take down some tree limbs. we could also have some isolated power

outages to deal with tomorrow evening. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. clouds and some drizzle today. wet and windy tomorrow afternoon and evening. some leftover scattered showers likely on saturday. we're dry, but cloudy for new year's eve on sunday. a brighter start to the new year on monday, and our next storm system coming on wednesday, which ranks a one. sue. >> we are going back to the golden gate bridge where we've got some rain coming down slick roads and a stall still out there. they have now taken over the right lane. that will be lane three for your northbound drive. you can see the caution sign blinking through the raindrops on the camera, not seeing a lot of slow traffic, but just a heads up in the northbound direction. southbound is your commute anyway, and still experiencing 20 minute or more delays. bart south city to daly city due to earlier police activity. >> all right. so thank you so much. and unlikely group of people are gaining fame online. abc news reporter danny news shows us the seniors using tiktok to go viral. check out

troc. sergio ramos at independo village senior living in waukee, iowa. got the yellow trash. >> the residents are international social media superstars. >> it's amazing to me that at 88 years old, i've 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's 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, 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's recent tv commercial about independence, living. yeah, they're everywhere in new york. for abc news, i'm danny new as they should be. >> they are too cute. >> they've got the moves. yeah, that is sweet. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. yeah you can watch all our newscasts live and

on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. so download the app now and start streaming. >> as we head to break, we're going to take a live look outside right now at 654. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yay you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> here we are. we are. we are, we are, we are we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching

the police commission. former chief lawrence armstrong, who was who the mayor fired, was one

of those finalists. >> and number two, we do have a high surf warning in effect the entire day along our coast. look at current wave heights bodega bay, 25ft high. we could see waves up to 40ft throughout the morning. that is very dangerous. swimming and surfing conditions. today it's a pretty cloudy day. we have fog and drizzle this morning. some pockets of drizzle are likely throughout the afternoon. no organized rain showers today, but it's also a mild afternoon. temperatures going into the 60s. heavy rain and gusty winds returns tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow evening. level two a moderate storm on the storm. impact scale number three 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 the storms back in january, number four, two san ramon police officers are recovering after being hospitalized from an accidental fentanyl exposure. >> police were serving searching a vehicle in a safeway parking lot when it happened. hazmat crews were then called out. we

don't have an update on the officer's conditions. >> number five the chp made more than 900 dui arrests during the christmas weekend. maximum enforcement. that's up 42% from last year. there were 20 fatalities, down 23. there will be another maximum enforcement period starting at 6 p.m. on friday through 11:59 p.m. on monday for the new year, and number six, we are watching a pretty quiet commute this morning. >> drive in could be wet, patchy fog in areas and slick roads, so give yourself a little extra time. >> number seven portland international airport tried to make traveling a little less stressful. >> they brought in some therapy. llamas there baby. they're named benny and prince. they've been at the airport three times this month trying to bring comfort are to fly. well, people do look really. oh that's that's the outfits for me. >> yeah. i was going to say i like how they're all decked out

for the holidays. sweet yeah, but don't llamas spit? oh, yeah. >> i think they're known for spitting if they get scared. >> right. yeah. which with a lot of people around. yeah, they're probably not very comfortable. that is true. >> just saying i think i think our animals at sfo and our bay area airports, we got we got the dogs, the rabbits got everything . whatever brings a smile to your face right. good morning america. wicked weather on the move. torrential rains drenching the northeast overnight. the fast moving storm unleashing flash flooding, while in the heartland, cars slide off the interstate, trucks jackknifing on what is expected to be one of the busiest days to drive. we're live on the roads and at the airport this morning. what to expect if you're heading out. showdown over the border. the mayor of new york issuing an executive order after texas buse