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>> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. >> sadness and outrage in response to the death of a police officer in oakland today. a tribute in his honor. hi there and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim, more than 24 hours after officer tuan lee's death, the search continues for suspects today in his murder. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard says police are hoping tips from the public will help bring the killer to justice. >> there's a growing memorial inside the oakland police headquarters for officer tuan lay. flowers and cards honoring the 36 year old officer killed friday morning in the line of duty. sadly, today, one of our officers paid the ultimate sacrifice. police officials say. lay was a four year veteran of the force. lay was shot while he and other officers were responding to a burglary underway at a cannabis business at embarcadero and fifth. fellow officers paying tribute to lay friday afternoon. on saturday,

we saw no investigators on scene, but evidence of what happened here. several smashed vehicles were still visible, police say suspects are still on the run in a statement, the opd said the investigation into the circumstances which led to the tragic death of an opd officer on december 29th, is still active and ongoing. anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide section at (510) 238-3821. >> he's. always just been a very a very great officer and a very he was a great gem for our neighborhood and our community. >> keisha henderson got to know officer lay as a community resource officer in her west oakland neighborhood. >> he always made me feel respected as a community member. um, i didn't feel like because i lived in a high crime impacted neighborhood, that he didn't understand me or he didn't. he didn't want to really make a change because things have been this way for so long. >> my condolences to officer lee's family, his wife, and to his relatives. >> bishop bob jackson is an

oakland naacp member. he says the tragic shooting comes just days after oakland mayor shang tao rejected a list of police chief candidates from the police commission. >> safety has to be priority. it has to be number one. we have to get on top of it. and i'm saying it's an urgency and it's an emergency. we need to do it now. >> 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. >> for now, a community mourning the passing of an officer who dedicated his life to keeping oakland safe. >> so this is a tragic loss for the city of oakland. >> in oakland. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. new details now on a crash involving a police cruiser in san francisco. >> police say the driver of the suv involved in the collision failed to stop for officers during a traffic stop. you can see that suv flipped on its side next to a mangled patrol car. that accident happened at about

1030 last night on third street and cesar chavez. four officers were injured and taken to the hospital. all will be okay. the driver of the suv was taken into custody. all right, moving on to the weather. now talk about a soaking start to the day for much of the bay area. this is a storm cell that hit san francisco at about 8:00 this morning to talk about how long this break in the rain will last. let's get to weather anchor spencer christian standing by with the answer. hi spencer. okay, dion. >> we're enjoying quite a break right now. this is the view at the golden gate. lots of blue sky showing up in that camera view. and as you look at live doppler seven, you can see very little happening right now in the way of shower activity. most of this green we're seeing in this central part of the bay area is just uh. it's not even hitting the ground. it's evaporating before raindrops hit the ground. however, some raindrops are hitting the ground down in the south bay near cupertino and saratoga. we had some light sprinkles on parts of the santa cruz mountains. we still have some areas of light sprinkles. that's just about it. now, some other good news here. what had been a high surf warning is now down down scale

to a to a high surf advisory is what i'm trying to say until 10:00 tonight. large breakers, 16 to 19ft. not quite the dangerous waves we had earlier. still, though dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and wave heights continue to come down. i'll have the accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. dion. >> all right. spencer, thanks. pacifica police are warning of more high tides along the coastline today. those waves. the area has already been hit with dangerous waves and flooding. and despite evacuation warnings, police say the waves have attracted some people still to the beaches. one resident traveled from walnut creek to get a close look at the high tides. >> well, i've been watching it on channel seven and you know, and uh- kind of knew i was going to get what i was going to get when i got here, and it's not disappointing. i seen people get knocked over practically down

there, but they were on that side where they're not supposed to be. >> see this view was listening to you, spencer. the national weather service issued a high surf advisory for the san mateo county coast. the tides have caused flooding and road closures along beach boulevard and clarendon road as well. it's not just here in the bay area. massive waves are slamming. much of the california coast. the waves you see here are in manhattan beach near los angeles . abc news reporter will carr has a closer look. >> crews building massive sand berms along the coastline to protect homes and businesses after a terrifying rogue wave swept through ventura this past thursday. >> we're asking people to avoid the area. all of the beaches and harbors are closed within all the shorelines of ventura county . >> the wall of water sweeping people off their feet. this street turning into a river. >> it was like a tsunami. from what you've seen on the news, and just came suddenly, the people that were up on the second floor and the first room

there, they got wet. >> residents in ventura still cleaning up and filling sandbags as they prepare for more rain in the forecast this weekend, ventura is a beautiful community and people want to live here, so you have to put up with the occasional floods or fires that we've experienced. >> but you know, it's home. >> although there will be a break in the action for a few days, another coastal storm is expected to come onshore late tuesday. will carr abc news, ventura, california. >> well, this is the perfect time to remind you that you can get weather updates when you want from the abc seven bay area app. this morning we sent out this push alert, letting people know about showers and that coastal flooding and high surf warning you can download the app and enable notifications to get weather and news straight to your mobile device. a longtime diner in fremont that was on the brink of closing says it's back in business. the partnership to keep its doors open and the changes customers can expect. plus this is only a

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new year's eve bash. police say there aren't any specific threats, and they'll be out in force to keep everyone safe. now you too can ring in the new year right here on abc seven starting at 7 p.m. on sunday. robin roberts has the year 2023 countdown to 2024 for dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows. then we have an edition of abc seven news on at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for that countdown to midnight, one of the largest powerball jackpots ever, is up for grabs tonight in the final drawing of the year. the prize is currently estimated at $760 million. this would be the sixth largest prize in the game's history, and if someone wins, the cash price option is $386 million. the drawing starts at 8:00 tonight. an nfl star who lost his pro career after a domestic violence case is being honored by his former team.

next. why the ravens are paying tribute to former running back ray rice and taking a live look outside, where you can see a little bit of cloud cover there, but definitely a break in the rain, spencer says. more wet weather is on the horizon. we'll talk about it next. >> coming up in sports, the warriors look to get back on the winning track tonight against dallas. plus the 49 ers closing in on securing the number one seed in the nfc. how they're getting ready for a road test in dc sports is comin

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inside a hotel elevator. she claims the second incident happened at lythgoe's home in 2014. the show's production companies are also named in that lawsuit. representative for lythgoe and american idol have not responded to the claims. the nfl's baltimore ravens will honor one of the team's greatest and most controversial players tomorrow. the ravens will recognize ray rice as one of the team's legends of the game. rice was a super bowl champion during his six years as a running back for the ravens in 2014. you may remember rice was captured on video punching his then fiance in the face. that incident ended his career and put him in the center of a national conversation about domestic violence. well, did our storm system dump snow in the sierra? take a look. the uc berkeley

sierra central sierra snow lab in soda springs said this morning that it received just two inches of snow over the last 24 hours. there are more storms in the forecast for the tahoe area next week. the snow lab says it hopes they will bring a bigger boost to those snow totals as and taking a look now at the road conditions in tahoe, this caltrans camera shows the i-80 at donner summit area, where you can see they're pretty smooth sailing dusting the trees. you can see that snow, but the roads are not snowy, just kind of soaked. there are currently no chain requirements on 8-80 or highway 50. can you remember last year? but it was like, oh my gosh, those roads are covered. >> you could not drive there. >> everything was shut. we had warnings and all kinds of coverage. >> this was a warm storm, obviously, which is why not much snow fell in the sierra. we need some colder storms over there to produce a higher snowpack. here's a look at what's happening right now dion on our live doppler seven image. you can see not much in the way of

rainfall right now. we have a few patchy light widely scattered showers. the wind is relatively calm a little bit breezy in some spots closer to the coast and the bay and on we go to the 24 hour temperature change. and from san francisco and oakland and concord northward and eastward, every location is a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday, and other locations to the south and southeast are cooler than at this time yesterday. so here's the view. looking out over san francisco under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies, 57 degrees here in the city right now. oakland 58. we've got 60 at hayward and upper 50s at san jose. san mateo and half moon bay and we've got mainly clear skies at the golden gate right now. things are really clearing out in the north bay. 60 right now in santa rosa and at napa, low 60s at fairfield and concord . and off we go to our forecast headlines now for this evening. the showers are winding down. that has begun already, but we still may see a few showers popping up as we go into the late night hours tomorrow, new year's eve. mostly cloudy, a slight chance of an isolated shower or two, but mainly a dry day tomorrow and certainly a dry

day on new year's day with a sunny start monday to 2024. here's our forecast animation going into the evening hours. notice just a few spotty showers pushing far out to the east. they're out towards the central valley, so we don't expect any significant precipitation tonight. clouds will linger, however, and we'll start to get some partial clearing late tomorrow evening. what have been a high surf warning earlier today is now a high surf advisory wave. heights are still elevated, but not quite so high as they were earlier today is still dangerous. swimming and surfing conditions, and a chance of some localized beach erosion. now overnight. look for mainly cloudy skies, low temperatures generally in the mid to upper 40s. highs tomorrow, mainly in the upper 50s to about 60 down in san jose, but most locations are pretty much on the cool side. tomorrow 56 to about 58 degrees for most of the bay area. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so christmas eve daytime, mostly cloudy, but we'll see partial clearing going into the nighttime hours tomorrow. then monday uh- did i say christmas eve? new year's eve? i i had it

rattling around in my brain there. new year's eve. then on monday, new year's day, a sunny starts at 2024 and a relatively mild day compared to tomorrow, which is new year's eve. then on tuesday, clouds will start to increase. wednesday, rainy and breezy, a level one storm developing on the middle of the week. then sunshine returns on thursday. partly cloudy on friday and rain returns next saturday. now >> abc seven sports with chris alvarez the 40 niners hit the road to play the four and 11 washington commanders tomorrow afternoon. >> some of the notable injuries for san francisco eric armstead, jaire brown and jauan jennings. all out offensive lineman eric banks is questionable, while trent williams is good to go. the 40 niners control their destiny as they try to lock up the number one seed and home field advantage in the nfc playoffs. now, with the win over washington and next weekend at home against the la rams, that's the easiest way to do it. san francisco will claim the nfc's top seed for the first time

since that 2019 super bowl season. >> the reality of where we're at, you know, we're still, you know, number one seed. we've gotten here for a reason, not just by chance. and so to hear them, you know, say those cool things, it means a lot to me. but, um, you know, we're trying to win this week and take it one day at a time. and we'll get to where we need to be. um by just being in the present. 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. >> it's all fun. but i mean, do you enjoy it in the moment and you just you're grinding, you're working, you're so locked in. it's you. i think you enjoy the process. you enjoy competing and you enjoy accomplishing accomplishing things together. so it's fun to go through all this stuff. we all enjoy what we

do, but there's nothing easy about it. >> well, after being named the starter, washington quarterback jacoby brissett suffered a hamstring injury in practice this week. he is questionable tomorrow. now, if he can't go, sam howell will get the start. he has a 2 to 8 touchdown and interception ratio in his last five games. now off the field, the 40 niners recently made a visit to a local hospital and surprised 14 year old, 40 niner fan jason, who recently received a heart transplant. he was bummed, though, when he didn't have his george kittle jersey on hand to sign. eventually, jason got his jersey signed by george kittle and his reaction was priceless to this is like a dream come true, man. >> i've been watching him for so long. wow oh my god, that is truly great. >> good job jason. keep on going. warriors and mavericks tonight at 530 gary payton. the second he's back from a calf injury. kevon looney he's upgraded to available to play while kyrie irving seth curry steph's brother. they're out for dallas luka doncic is a game time decision after winning five straight. golden state has dropped their last two and

they've really been outplayed by both denver and miami. here's head coach steve kerr on where things have been going wrong. our defense has not been great lately. >> um, you know, we've got a lot of issues in terms of just, um, you know, staying in our shell too many holes in the, you know, in the shell on the weak side, back cuts. when i say i got outcoached, it's because our team didn't execute as well as the other team during the course of 82 games, you generally have games where you execute better and you have games where the other team executes better. but if you're a good, consistent team, you're going to you're going to win the majority of those battles. you know, you're going to execute better for a longer stretch of the 48 minutes than the other team is college football's bowl season has been fun, unique celebrations like an eggnog bath for the holiday bowl and then the mayo bath for, you guessed it, uh, the mayo bowl. >> but my favorite deion, it's

the pop tarts bowl. we'll look at mayo one more time. that's really, really gross. this was great. the pop tarts mascot came out of the toaster. he goes back in, he dances around, and he was with the referee playing air guitar. and eventually he went back into the toaster and became the first edible mascot ever. as kansas state won the game. and they get to eat the pop. >> oh no, oh no was right. >> the first edible mascot i've ever seen that was so fun. bring back the pop tarts! yes maybe we'll see some (box thuds) (water boils)

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the eyes of the football world are on jerry world in dallas tonight. it's a big one, a good one, as the lions and the cowboys, a couple of playoff teams, will sharon the field. it's jerry world, but tonight, finally, it's jimmy world as he'll be inducted into the ring of honor at halftime. many would say that is long overdue, and cowboys royalty is in the building to see it