for wet weekend. today we're expecting some more showers across the bay area. coming up, we'll tell you when it will start to dry out. good morning to you. it is saturday, december 30th. i'm gloria rodriguez and lisa argen is here this morning. lisa it was raining a lot yesterday. today. is it going to be raining again today? yeah. well you know we've downgraded the system. >> we're behind it now. it's a

level one. so we are waking up to scattered showers. pretty widespread. you can see all across the bay area, but we are definitely behind the system. and so looking at still some heavier downpours in spots as we take you right now down to daly city and you can see some returns there from 82 brisbane, south san francisco and also across the bay and into mill valley, marin county, 580 over into richmond and some wet weather. lagunitas on the coast. and you can see also. highway one from pacifica to pescadero. some showers working their way into the san mateo coast, and finally from saint helena, santa rosa scattered showers. so we will certainly be looking at this level one system throughout the morning hours. after about 9:00, things really do wind down, but we're still left with the rough surf. the chance of a thunderstorm form. and here's some fog from livermore to half moon bay, 3 to 4 mile visibility. our coastal flood warning continues until 2:00, and so grab the umbrella this morning. and by nine 10:00 we'll get into more cloudy skies. even

a few peeks of sun later on, and we'll talk about our next chance of rain for 2024. coming up, gloria, i can't believe it's coming up already. >> 2024. thank you so much, lisa. well let's start in the south bay, which saw plenty of rain last night. santa cruz county is still cleaning up from thursday's high surf. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is in san jose with how things are looking now, a stormy friday night didn't stop families from venturing out in downtown san jose this is the final weekend to catch the holiday displays at christmas in the park. >> roberta gardner from spokane, washington, was determined to see it. well, last year we went on the second and everything was torn down, so we wanted to see it live. some people were prepared for the wet weather, others were caught off guard before the rain hit santa clara valley water had their free filled sandbags outside available for residents who need any for further south

communities like aptos are still cleaning up from thursday's storm this is video taken from venus cocktails and kitchen beachside on their instagram. they said they had minor flooding and will reopen on saturday and sunday in capitola. the. the close knit community we continue to clean up the seawater and debris. the owner of zelda's on the beach, josh whitby, said his goal is to reopen sunday for brunch. looking ahead to the new year, whitby said the storms just keep getting worse, so he's preparing for the next one. >> we're installing storm hurricane doors across the back of the restaurant just in preparation for the next one, so i don't have to come down and build a wall in the middle of rain or waves coming crashing over us. >> despite the cleanup, business owners in the treasured beach town of capitola want to let people who are home for the

holiday know they're still open. lauren martinez, abc seven news in the north bay, the storm brought rain and strong winds. >> a large tree took out the deck of this home in cloverdale, firstrillionesponders are warning that heavy winds could hit holiday lights and decorations. one santa rosa resident says he'll take his chances. >> we're going to be laying low and not climbing any ladders to take down christmas lights. if we're smart over the next, next couple of days with street flooding likely, the santa rosa fire department is urging drivers to be super cautious down trees are reported in occidental and power outages are also likely. >> the chp is investigating a wreck in pacheco. last night. it happened in heavy rain just before 8 p.m, trapping the driver. witnesses say that he hit several parked cars near plum drive. the truck continued about 400 yards before striking

a power pole and then overturned . evening fire crews worked to extract the driver, who suffered moderate injuries. there's no word on what led to the crash, but emergency responders say that weather is likely to be a factor. a steady rain fell throughout the evening last night in san francisco, putting a damper on some plans, but abc seven news reporter tara campbell talked with several people who are embracing the wet weather, from sandbags to swelling waves. >> friday's storm dropping in on san francisco. so we enjoy the rain and do some hike in this water. >> we live up the road and so we were having a nice rain walk with my daughter and from the embarcadero to the edges of ocean beach, locals and tourists alike soaking it in. >> well, i do love the rain, so i don't mind it so much. >> bianca smith is visiting from austin, texas. >> got so foggy very quickly so it limited my time. on seeing the golden gate bridge, but that's okay. >> it's her first time in the city and she's not letting the

rain put a damper on it. >> it's very beautiful here. over the ocean you can see how wild it is and it's just very pretty to see. >> and while it may be beautiful , the san francisco fire department wants people to take precautions. >> we ask that if you don't have to be outdoors, you stay indoors. think about some good family, fun family and friend fun events that you can do if you have to go out. >> officials say dress the part if you are out and about as a pedestrian, a bicyclist, or any other mobility devices, please consider wearing some bright clothing. and if you have to drive anywhere, be very cautious. >> slow down. don't drive through puddles. puddles can be a lot deeper than you think. >> and if you see a situation that looks dangerous, he says, turn around. >> if you see a hazard, please don't approach the hazard. call 911. if it's not impacting life or an imminent threat to property at the time in san francisco, you can call 311. tara campbell, abc seven news and you can track the rain yourself with the same live

doppler. >> seven alexa and our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download it. new this morning, a crash involving police in san francisco. video from the scene shows the mangled patrol car and then another vehicle flipped on its side. the suv appears to be a government vehicle. the accident happened overnight on keith street and casada avenue. it's unclear what caused the crash, and we also don't know if anyone was hurt. we are waiting on an update from san francisco. police developed news out of the east bay. we are learning more about the oakland police officer killed in the line of duty early friday morning, 36 year old tom lee was shot while he and other officers were responding to a burglary at a cannabis business at embarcadero. and fifth, police say the suspects are still on the run. abc seven news reporter suzanne fan tells us what the community is saying about the fallen officer. >> sadly, today one of our

officers paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> devastating news. the death of a colleague, a friend, a brother killed while doing his job on friday afternoon. the flag draped coffin carried out and a silent show of solidarity for a fallen officer. tuan lay, a four year veteran of oakland pd. >> hey, i got an officer down. >> according to the interim chief police responded to a call about a burglary in the 400 block of embarcadero early friday morning when officers got there, they spotted several people trying to get away. one of them fired a gun several times at officer lay. lay, who was wearing plain clothes, was struck while he was driving in an unmarked vehicle. he died from the shooting. >> oakland will work tirelessly with all of our law enforcement partners to find those responsible for this assault on our city and the killing of our officer. >> friday night, the scene was still taped off as the rain came down hard on the investigators. officer tuan lay was the first officer killed on the job in

oakland in 14 years. that's tough news for a lot of people to process. >> it's a tragedy for the officers who served with him. it's a tragedy for our residents, and it's a tragedy for this city. >> yeah, it's pretty sad uh, so see, the people protecting us also getting hurt and getting killed. carl chan is with oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. he was there for us, you know, when we needed needed him, especially. i remember during the, uh, the aapi hate era. and he's also the cousin of one of our board members. >> he was a great gym for our neighborhood and our community. as a community resource officer, officer lay got to know keisha anderson and kept a close eye on her neighborhood. and i left my garage door open one day. um, and i didn't know i left it open. he came and knocked on my door and let me know, like i one of your garage. i knew that

wasn't the normal for you. um, i checked it and everything was fine. >> henderson says losing officer lay is losing a positive piece of her community. >> this is a tragic loss for the city of oakland. very tragic. >> that was suzanne phan reporter ng. the last time that oakland lost an officer in the line of duty was the department's deadliest day. on march 21st of 2009, four officers were shot. it started with a routine traffic stop on macarthur boulevard. a convicted felon, lovelle mixon, opened fire, killing sergeant mark dunakin and officer john hagee. the search for makes him led police to an east oakland apartment complex. he shot and killed sergeant ervin romans and sergeant daniel sakai before he died in a shootout with police and stay with abc seven news. as we continue to follow this story and the latest on the search for the gunman, of course you can head to our website, abc seven news.com for updates anytime. that story is on the home page

right now, let's get a preview of your weather for this saturday with with lisa. good morning lisa. hey there gloria, you can see the raindrops on the lens here. >> great job from our exploratorium camera where it is still pretty soggy out there. our level one system taking us through the mid-morning hours. we'll talk about how much more rain to expect for today, new year's eve, new year's day, and beyond. coming up. >> all right, lisa, thank you so much. and also ahead, your p-g-and-e's bill is about to go up and likely more than originally anticipated. the filing just made by the utility company and still to come from the abc seven news i-team. a look at the benefits of a new federal law. it could help with a story that we've been covering in solano county

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you can see the big waves again this morning, and residents there are still cleaning up after flooding, so we'll get a check of the weather coming up in just a little bit. evacuation warnings in santa cruz county went into effect last night as residents clean up from flooding . the santa cruz sheriff's office is telling residents in rio del mar and pajaro dunes to be prepared to leave. it is due to forecast showing the potential for trouble overnight from the surf and the high tides. on thursday, massive waves hit capitola hard, forcing businesses to close their doors. yesterday was a hard one. it really took a blow on a lot of the businesses. >> everybody had to close. we are open, we're here, we're going to be fully sit down, full service. there's a lot of the businesses down here in capitola village that are going to be open today and could really use your patronage. >> last night's evacuation warning started at 10 p.m. the santa cruz wharf is also closed because of unsafe conditions there. officials attempted to

clean up the aftermath after a massive wave flooded the ventura county coastline. beach closures are in effect through later today as the area remains damaged and flooded. more high tides are expected through the new year's weekend as the storm moves into the region. several streets, cars and homes along the coast were flooded as waves as high as 20ft crashed into the ventura pier, and it was just amazing to see those images and lisa, you know, we're obviously hoping that everybody there is able to clean up. i know it's been really tough for a lot of residents along the coast and businesses, as we had a lot of rain yesterday. how's today looking? yeah, we're still looking at our warnings, our flood warning for the coast and also our high surf warning until 2:00 this afternoon. >> and we are looking at the rain winding down throughout the mid morning hours as we're behind this system. right now. but as we get started this saturday morning, still plenty of rain out there and slick

roadways. here's a look at live doppler seven, and you can see the front from northern california all the way down into the southland. they're spreading in the rain and it is mild in the sierra nevada. so even though we have a winter weather advisory, not a lot of snow there at all. you have to go really high up in the higher elevations. bayview district, the bay shore looking at some showers, was just around south city right now, daly city and then across the bay over into san ramon. otherwise there's more showers offshore here. this is highway one, obviously. montara down through half moon bay. looking at the wet weather and up to the north bay marine county mill valley highway one either side of it there through sausalito and tiburon. you can see from the richmond-san rafael bridge over into richmond, el cerrito, looking at some wet weather and up to the north, more widely scattered. there's our sweep on top of mount saint helena, and we'll be getting into a drier afternoon. you can see not a whole lot going on into the east bay temperatures right now in the 50s, 53 in

oakland, and it's 53 in fremont, napa at 54. so the range is narrow, but we're much cooler, 5 to 7 degrees cooler behind the system. certainly going to feel it out there. so this morning showers an isolated chance of a thunderstorm. we still have that coastal flooding. the dangerous waves throughout the afternoon. and then looking at a chance of just some isolated showers tomorrow. we're not ranking this on our storm impact scale because the main event is heading to southern california and we will be on the back end of that system. so the next several hours, 6:00 notice we've got the scattering of showers out there. and then as we take you through about 10:00, it really begins to wind down. we'll begin to see a few areas of partly cloudy conditions, a chance to dry out throughout the afternoon. today more so into sunday, and it looks like we are going to see rainfall amounts throughout the day. not too much more as we get into the afternoon. a couple hundredths to a 10th. if you're under one of the heavier downpours, maybe a bit more than that. here's a

look at our winter weather watch. and this is very scant. the snowfall anywhere from 2 to 3in here. unfortunately got to get some colder air into the sierra nevada 59, san mateo 62, in san jose today with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. our level one system throughout the morning hours. an isolated shower for new year's eve. we're dry to start 2024 and our next chance of rain comes in overnight tuesday into wednesday. right now, looks like a level one system, so good chance to dry out, which is what we need. the breaks in between the systems. >> gloria. we do need that break. all right. thank you so much, lisa. a scary scene yesterday afternoon in san francisco. a car got crushed under a fire truck near lyon and california streets. you could see it right there. the fire department says three fire engines were on their way to calls at separate locations around 4:00, when two of them crashed into each other. they then slammed into three parked cars. three firefighters, unfortunately, were hurt and

they are expected to make a full recovery. so that's the good news. nobody else was injured. a father and son arrested and charged with starting a massive wildfire in the lake tahoe area in 2021 will not be going to trial. the caldor fire burned hundreds of buildings and all but wiped out grizzly flats, an el dorado county judge ruled today that there wasn't enough evidence to go to trial, and the two men still face weapons charges. now, if you are p-g-and-e's customer, get ready to pay more for your electricity and gas, state regulator approved an increase of 12.8% last month. it takes effect on january 1st, but in a filing yesterday with the california public utilities commission, p-g-and-e's bumped up the estimated increase by $2 and now projects that residential customers will pay an average of around $34.50 more. originally it was $32.62. the utility plans to use the money to bury power

lines underground. and just ahead, we revisit maui. almost five months after the devastating wildfires. how they are rebuilt

a historic community of lahaina and just a matter of minutes. david ono from our sister station in los angeles was in maui. the day the fires broke out, and he returned five months later to lahaina to see how the area is recovering. >> it's sort of this car right here. everybody stopped cars on fire. a relentless monster. >> the flames approaching from every direction with each second. the situation becomes more dire. >> everybody's got to evacuate. evacuate? in this police body cam video. >> you feel the desperation, the chaos. come out, come out, come

out. as officers, heroes not only try to survive, but save as many as they can. hey we can take four. >> we can take four. come on. come on, come on, everybody out, everybody out! >> it is an incredible display of heroism. but getting everyone out was impossible. all 100 people died and so many more came very close. anybody else? i was there on vacation. amazed by the powerful winds. but then the flames broke out a couple of miles away, where the smoke settled. i hiked in to find out what i could with every step, the scope of the tragedy unfolds . this must have been hell on earth. i meet john singer home at the front street apartments. a total loss. still in shock, he describes what had just happened and then all of a sudden i said, i smell smoke and the second i saw the big smoke and i noticed the incredible amount of wind, i just said,

we're history. despite the pending doom, he fought that fire with a garden hose from his rooftop with tears in his eyes, he recalls the moment he gave up. >> and i ran with, you know, um, a lot of heat at my back. and i ran to the left over here. and we live very close to the ocean, and i ran to the ocean and just i gave in. >> so you literally saved yourself by jumping into the ocean? yes. when you turned around and looked back, what did you see? >> devastation. everything gone from the houses to the markets to the businesses. it's like a nuclear bomb went off here. there's nothing left at the pacific disaster center. >> we get a shocking illustration of how accurate john's description is. >> when we're we're looking at this area in lahaina. we can zoom in very close and be able to see what the status is of

these buildings. and so we know what's damaged and we know what's not damaged. >> these are experts who analyze disasters all over the world. but this time it's different. the pacific disaster center happens to be headquartered on maui, and we were able to bring in by 11:03 a.m. on the ninth. >> imagery of what lahaina looked like so you can see the smoke still burning with remarkable accuracy. >> they can illustrate the details of the disaster. all that red indicates buildings destroyed or heavily damaged. almost all of lahaina. >> now, if you're interested in looking at the vehicles, these are all the different, um, vehicles and where they were found. >> you could even see that line of cars i shot on front street. all stacked up. >> hey, john. >> hey. hello, david. four months after the fire, i find john singer in a rural community

on the north side of the island called haiku. his smile is a breakthrough. he loves the animals, the fruit trees, the garden. but don't be fooled. he still has a long way to go through disaster assistance. he's able to live here for the next few months, but when the money runs out, then what? >> being homeless is that i think that's at the top of the agenda of everybody's fear. where am i going to put my body? i have no where am i going to sleep? the waiting list for low income housing on maui is four years. and that's the thing that we need most desperately on maui is low income housing. he still dealing with the trauma from that horrible day, even though the wounds are still fresh. >> he worries the story isn't and that america has moved on. >> i'm not going to even, uh, sugarcoat it. i'm surprised to see you guys here. why why? i

just did not expect to see incredible journalism going on like you guys are doing. like telling the real story. it's aftermath. it's what happens after the people, the lives, the devastation. how it's addressed. >> get in, get in. >> uncle, if it's addressed, you know, in the right way. with a lot of respect and dignity. to all the people who live here. does anybody need medics in here? and that's really the story. >> david ono, abc seven news and still to come on abc seven mornings, a family restaurant in the east bay, was set to close after 46 years of business. >> how a community is coming together to keep it open. plus the mayor of san jose is entering his second year in office in 2024. he tells us the vision he has in store for the city i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur,

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ever news. >> it's going to be another wet day out there. we're expecting some showers today after a powerful storm last night. we're getting a live look right now from our roof camera on the embarcadero. and that's where new year's eve celebrations will be taking place. of course, that is going on tomorrow. so the big question will it clear up for fireworks on sunday night? and that is a good question for meteorologist lisa argen, because i know a lot of people are planning those new year's eve celebrations. yeah, you know, timing will be good with this one. >> we're going to see the rain concentrated in the morning. right now we're behind the main frontal band, which dropped anywhere from about over a half inch of rain to three inches of rain around ben lomond. but as we get in a little bit tighter, you'll notice that the activity all around san francisco right now on the peninsula there down through south city, two 8-80 in san bruno, some light showers further to the north, the richmond-san rafael bridge allowing for the rain to push in over into the east bay, where it's been fairly quiet. but as

we take you down to san lorenzo, you can see the wet weather there from 880 to 580. certainly soggy. and then further south, the peninsula from pescadero half moon bay, just about to get wet there and out towards fairfield and vacaville. so this level one system, mainly in the morning hours, we could see an isolated thunderstorm, a coastal flood warning. we have our high surf warning and we'll talk about rain totals when we see you next. and a wet 2024, perhaps a few days. anyway. coming up. >> oh, wow. okay thank you lisa. well, it should be a bit drier later today for anyone going and check out the final weekend of christmas in the park in san jose. you can see how beautiful it is out there. abc seven news spoke with visitors yesterday who did not let the rain stop them from seeing it all before it's over. >> well, last year we went on the second and everything was torn down, so we wanted to see it live. okay christmas in the

park is free. >> it runs through new year's day. shifting gears, five people are under arrest after police busted what they're calling an illegal casino and brothel in north san jose. so take a look at this. officers seized 33 firearms, 150,000 rounds of ammunition 500 pounds of marijuana and $20,000 in cash. police say it's special operations unit uncovered the casino on autumn vail drive in december. warrants were served on wednesday, say five suspects are now in jail on various warrants and felony charges. a new law goes into effect next year, and it will change how many companies report information to the federal government. solano county congressman john garamendi says that the corporate transparency act could help his constituents. abc seven news i-team reporter stephanie sierra has the details . >> starting january 1st, a new federal law will bring big changes to small businesses as corporations or other domestic

and foreign entities that filed documents with the secretary of state. the corporate transparency act, passed in 2021 to combat illicit activity hiding behind llcs, including tax fraud and money laundering. >> the purpose of it is to find out who is doing business in the united states. is the people who are receiving benefit from the corporation will have to disclose who they are. >> the beneficial owners are someone who has substantial control over the company or controls at least 25% of the ownership interests. congressman john garamendi says the new law will prevent secrecy, like the billion dollar land acquisition in solano county that was kept quiet since 2018. >> the corporate transparency act would provide some information, perhaps not the total detail that would be necessary, but at least knowledge as to who the beneficial owners are. >> in september, the i-team's sat down with california forever ceo jan sramek. >> we provided the whole investor list to the federal

government a long time ago. >> and when you say a long time ago, when was that? at least six months ago. six months ago. but these purchases started back in 2018. >> that was the first time anyone asked us. >> and to this day, even though we have some information, we still do not know where all the money comes from under this new law, certain companies will be required to report beneficial ownership information or boe to fincen. >> the financial crimes enforcement network. garamendi says there are 23 exceptions to the law include domestic government authorities and banks, but it's still unclear if any of them will apply to california forever. >> it will force, at least in the case of california forever, flannery and associates, to come forward with additional information about the various llcs that provided the money for california forever or for flannery associates for the i-team. >> stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> decades old fremont restaurant that was set to close

this weekend will remain open. it's thanks to a new collaboration with the city dino shared on facebook. we are honored to have the support of our esteemed city mayor, who is committed to helping local businesses thrive. dino's has been serving the community for 46 years, but business has been down since the pandemic. they say the new collaboration isn't a partnership or funding, but instead a focus on hosting larger community events, and they plan to share more details soon. abc seven news sat down with san jose mayor matt mehan to look back and also look ahead to a new year in 2024, he says in his first year in office, he worked to address major issues like crime, blight and homelessness. san jose saw a more than 10% drop in unsheltered homelessness year over year. but mehan admits the housing crisis is still a key area that needs work. >> it's going to be creating a spectrum of solutions safe sleeping, safe parking, interim

housing and on up the ladder and holding people accountable for coming in doors. >> unhoused advocates maintain that affordable housing needs to be the solution the city has struggled with that because of the high cost of construction times square is getting ready for the icon new year's eve celebrations, and they were testing the air worthiness of the confetti to make sure that it flies on the night. so check this out. the master of ceremonies threw out the multicolored confetti and a few trial runs as volunteers from planet fitness and the times square alliance helped to do the honors. people from all over the world come to times square and they write their wishes. on the new year's eve. confetti in over 40 languages as you can write your wish, it gets mixed in with the 3,000 pounds of new year's eve confetti. >> and if you're here at midnight, you can reach into the sky and pull down someone's

wish. one. >> and in case you're wondering, we're all wishing for the same thing. it sounds like love, peace, a good job, a happy and healthy family and 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, and then we'll take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight. well still ahead on abc. seven mornings slow release. >> fertilizer in the hair is one of the things we're about to test. >> putting it to the test tonight. see how hair can help plants grow in the presidio and even in your own home. and let's get a live look outside this morning from sfo. it's going to be another busy travel day today with a holiday so of course we'll check in on that. we'll also check in with lisa coming up in just a little bit with your forecast. we'll be

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a process. so i'm trying to be very precise. >> even a single little sprout can indicate that this plot already has some more seed in it. for noah teller, precision is a passion, especially when he's trying to learn how to make things grow as ecological and restoration coordinator at san francisco's presidio, he's testing a variety of fertilizers in a tiny square by square competition. >> and if you think he's splitting hairs, well, you wouldn't be far off. >> we're ready to apply our restoration treatments, so we already have the hair spread out here. >> yes. you heard that right. hair with cars whizzing by above. noah is methodically planting garden patches and covering them with hair collected from humans and animals. he spreads it all like a mulch blanketing the borders of native plants and seedlings. we want to see how the hair

compares to commonly used industry material. presidio trust ecologist lou stringer says the hair releases key elements as it decomposes. what we know about the hair is that it's full of nitrogen, and as it decomposes through fungal breakdown and bacterial consumption, it makes it available for the plants that need it. the presidio is working with a group called matter of trust. the san francisco nonprofit is driving an international movement to repurpose donated hair for environmental uses. matt is woven from hair, have already been used to help soak up oil from disasters like the 2007 cosco busan spill in san francisco bay. but founder lisa gautier believes soil restoration could grow into an even more widespread use in your own flower pots, window boxes, and you can put it in your garden, she says. the hair is collected from sources around the world, sometimes small donations in envelopes, sometimes large shipments.

>> so we get hair from hair salons and barbers. we get people that are just cutting off braids that they've, you know, grown on their own from households, uh- and of course, you know, lots of groomers, ranches that have alpaca uh, bison wool back at the presidio, lou stringer and his team are trying to learn whether the hair is more effective than mixing other types of mulch and fertilizer. >> so this slow release fertilizer in the hair is one of the things we're about to test and see if that's better than just using fertilizer alone. >> and then i'm simply going to come through with this pin flag. and at each intersection, i'm going to touch the ground and check is there a plant there combing through the brush, as it were, for a hair based solution to restore native grass and plants. >> hmm. well, that was abc7 news anchor dan ashley. and if you're interested in learning more about the hair donation project, we have a link on abc seven news.com. now let's get a check of your forecast with lisa. good

morning lisa. hi there gloria from pier 39. temperatures all across the bay area in the 50s. some scattered lightrillionain showers, winds out of the south, so we're behind the system. we're looking at lighter rain and eventually the rain ends today. i'll have the details and my accuweather seven day forecast next. all right. thank you lisa. also next gary payton the second back on the court for the dubs abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez explains after the break centrum silver is now clinically shown to support cognitive health in older adults. it's one more step towards taking charge of your health. so every day, you can say, ♪ youuu did it! ♪ with centrum silver. mr. clean magic eraser powers

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and in the nba, the golden state warriors are looking to break a two game losing streak. after 13 games, one of the dubs is set to make his return to the court against the dallas mavericks. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has us your morning sports. >> good morning warriors guard gary payton, the second will return tonight against dallas.

gp2 is going to have a minutes restriction, though, after missing the last 13 games with a calf injury. golden state dropped their second game in a row to a shorthanded heat squad that was missing for rotational players. stephen curry held to just 13 points on three of 15 shooting. the 13 points were his second lowest output in the game. this season. my guess steph will have a big bounce back game tonight as the warriors continue this seven game home stand. stojakovic, watching his son stanford cardinal open pac 12 play against asu. they led by as many as 12, but frankie collins gives the sun devils the lead with 30s left in the game. last chance stanford down three. michael jones three point attempt is blocked by jamia neal and stanford falls 7673. not pictured. saint mary's defeated kent state by 20 uh. here's the cal band men's hoops pac 12 opener for cal, hosting number four arizona second half down 25. jalen tyson he tied for a game high 22 points. a hoop and the foul there with this guy. arizona's caleb love. and this is a poster so nice. we show it

more than twice. tough night for the bears as arizona wins 100 to 81. college women's hoops. cal men's head coach mark mattson and stanford women's head coach tara vanderveer catching up. hundredth meeting between number nine stanford and cal brooke. demetri deep three beat the first quarter buzzer. cardinal five after one third quarter. they're rolling cameron brink two of her 13 and stanford wins the pac 12 opener 7851. the 49 ers play the commanders on sunday san francisco can secure the nfc's top seed with wins at washington on sunday and at home the following week against the rams. >> but i remember losing three in a row earlier in this week. earlier this year. and you know our guys came back strong. and it's the same mentality every week. it's just about getting better every single day and executing on sunday. you got to get back to work, get right back to work. you know what i'm saying? like we can't let this, you know, affect our confidence as a team. we know who we are. we got to come back on a short week and go on the road in a big game and find a way to win one

game in a radio interview on friday with 95 seven, the game recently retired astros and former longtime giants manager dusty baker says he and giants ceo larry baer have had conversations about him taking a potential role with the team. >> dusty has expressed a desire to stay in the game in some capacity and resides in the sacramento area. that is your look at morning sports. have a great saturday. send it back to you. >> thank you chris, so much. a reminder for those of you at home monday night football returns to abc seven today. even though it is saturday, the lions and the cowboys square off in a battle of playoff teams, and one of them could eventually face the 40 niners in the postseason. the coverage starts at 430. it's followed by our sports show after the game. now let's get a check of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen and lisa. we know a lot of people getting ready for new year's weekend. so how's it looking? >> well, you know, things are going to dry out pretty much. there still be a few showers there will still be a few showers tomorrow, but overall a good break as the system pushes

to the south and east of us, bringing plenty of rain, beach erosion and that surf warning coastal flood advisory all throughout the bay area. so it has been a rough go of it the entire state probably seen all the pictures. and as we look at san francisco down through los angeles, it is certainly tricky out there. if you're doing any sort of traveling throughout the next couple of days, a shower moving through the east bay right now, you can see pulling out of the 580 corridor there towards richmond street, solano avenue. it's been wet in el cerrito, 8-80 we take you down further south. not a whole lot going on through hayward. fremont. a little rain across the bay, but on the peninsula from south city to half moon bay, we're looking at some stronger downpours here around fairway drive and highway one, and you can see offshore. still some activity that will move on up through the peninsula throughout the next several hours. the morning is the

wettest time period here by the second half of the day we're all drying out even a few peeks of sun, but you can see the wet weather from highway one. southern marine county, mill valley, and up through the north bay. scattered showers from healdsburg through napa. so certainly wetrillionoadways out there. how did we do? well, over three inches around ben loman, but you can see santa rosa just an inch and a half. san francisco probably closing in close to an inch later on today. oakland over an inch and boy, we needed the rain, right? 0.61 in concord. you can see amounts certainly less than our inland valleys. but san jose 0.82. so a little bit more to come. maybe a 10th to 2/10 today. and then a good break before we get another round of wet weather. as we get into 20 2453 right now in oakland and is 54 in hayward. so temperatures are colder in a narrow range. so showers and isolated chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance to dry out. but we still have our coastal flood warning and our high surf warning. this is until 2:00 in the afternoon and then

as we get into new year's eve, an isolated shower, but otherwise mainly dry throughout your sunday and into monday as well. there's a look at the next couple of hours, so stopping this at 730. still pretty wet out there. but look what happens as we get into about 1030. really. things wind down and we're looking at dry conditions there. so on into the next couple of hours, anywhere from about 6100 san francisco, maybe a 10th through santa rosa. and the snow. not much of it, but we still have a winter weather advisory here until 10:00 tonight. a couple of inches expected, certainly around the south side of the lake. upper 50s to near 60 today, and we'll be looking at even some afternoon sun. so the accuweather seven day forecast, scattered showers, level one system sunday and monday will be mainly dry. maybe a few showers early tomorrow though. and then our next chance of rain late tuesday into wednesday. gloria, a lot happening lately weather

wise. >> thank you so much, lisa. we'll check in with you in a little bit. well, 2024 is almost here for a lot of people, it means setting new goals, but sticking to them is not always easy. abc news reporter reena roy has some tips on how to keep your new year's resolutions as we ring in the new year, people will be making new year's resolutions, but many times they're difficult to keep. >> we find out that february is a time that most resolutions are dropped. >> psychiatrist doctor diane metzger says that you're more likely to achieve your resolution if you don't overshoot what you can accomplish. >> i got my new organizer. i got my treadmill. okay, life is going to change completely. and that's just not reality. so if you are a person who is not active and now you have a new year's resolution to run four days a week, that's not attainable, how about we walk two days a week? keep it simple. one time i had a person whose resolution was to simply fold laundry on the same day that they do it. simple and that might seem like a really small task, but not for everybody. >> and focus on just one goal. >> if somebody resolution is to

get physically healthier, they may say, okay, i'm going to work out three times a week and i'm not going to eat fried foods. we should just focus on one. the brain responds better when we're trying to change habits. one at a time. >> once you set your resolution, doctor metzger says to prepare for potential obstacles. >> nothing is just a straight path, a smooth journey. there are going to be times that you know you may not make the progress you want to. if you predict your obstacles, you'll be able to prepare for success and consider teaming up with a friend, having a buddy and a check in system. all right. how'd you do this week? just having that accountability leads to positive results. doctor metzger says. >> if you feel ready to give up, remember it's not all or nothing . >> don't give up just yet. don't be discouraged. what i want them to do is actually reflect back. you kind of look at it through a different lens, or you realize, okay, you know what? i am making a positive change. even though it's not exactly what i thought, but it is a positive change. >> reena roy, abc news, new york . >> good tips right there. well, next, we're just days away from

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of the most special things i've ever had the chance of experiencing. the float includes a yellow electric eel and a purple stingray, and it also has 10,000 daisies that were donated from the central coast. >> also, 24,000 per purple flowers. it is looking good and you can look for cal poly's float on monday, abc seven will be showing the rose parade live on new year's day. it starts at 8:00 in the morning. it's always wonderful to watch. well, coming up next on abc, seven mornings at 6 a.m. last night the rain came down heavy in parts of the bay area. today's outlook isn't as intense when it could clear up in time for new year's. plus, the oakland police officer killed in the line of duty yesterday morning. it's the first time in 14 years that the department lost an officer. >> this is abc 724 seven.

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