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tly than type 2 diabetes medications to help slow the progression of kidney damage and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks. do not take kerendia if you have problems with your adrenal glands or take certain medications called cyp3a4 inhibitors. kerendia can cause hyperkalemia, which is high potassium levels in your blood. ask your doctor before taking products containing potassium. kerendia can also cause low blood pressure and low sodium levels. so now that you know your abcs, don't wait. kidney damage from ckd in t2d is not reversible. so ask your doctor about slowing your kidney damage with kerendia. for the waves, another high surf advisory in effect across the coast. we are live where some waves can reach up to 20ft today. then under arrest, several suspects in the killing of an oakland police officer are
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now in police custody. >> what we've learned about the investigation and pay up homeowners, the state's largest home insurer, set to hike rates. >> some of you will be paying up to 20% more this year. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, january 3rd. and once again it's wet outside. >> you can see it right behind us showing you behind you need to sweat this morning. >> it's behind her. it's below you. >> if you don't know it's raining, what else can we do? >> actually make it rain on the set. >> hey, i had a power outage this morning, a power outage? yeah, it feels like where i live, it rains, there's a lot of wind, and then our power goes out. so it's like, welcome to winter. yeah, winters here. >> and it's wet this morning, but it's not going to last all that long until about 10 a.m. the next four hours. we have the showers moving through. here's live doppler seven this morning showing you that line slowly pushing off to the south and east. it is a chilly rain. temperatures in the 40s right now. so you want that rain jacket, the umbrella this morning, this afternoon you'll actually want your sunglasses
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because the sun will peek out later on today. a level one until 10 a.m. this morning. for those scattered showers thatrillionough surf along our coast. even the slight chance of a thunder shower until 10 a.m. so here's that isolated chance. by 9 a.m. we're drying out midday. it's breezy, bright and brisk today, temperatures staying in the 50s for daytime highs. that's a look at the forecast here on the roads with gloria. good morning. yeah. >> you know drew right now we do have some slick roads. but the good news is we're not seeing any major issues because of that. but look at this camera right here. they're hard to even see on the road because of the rain on our camera right there. this is a bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights did flip on at 541 this morning. keep in mind chp has issued a high wind advisory for the bay bridge, so be careful when you're driving out there. and then also, if you're taking bart, there are some delays today because of the wet weather. trains are running at slower speeds this morning. thank you gloria. >> well, as you just mentioned, that high surf advisory. it
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means danger for swimming and surf conditions. abc seven news reporter lena howland in pacifica this morning, where we could see some pretty powerful waves today. lena >> kumasi. that's right. and we are certainly already hearing the power of those waves crash into the seawall here at the pacifica pier right behind me. and with today's high surf advisory, which just went into effect about two hours ago, the national weather service is expecting large breaking waves up to 23ft high. and with today's advisory comes today. this advisory comes after high surf conditions last week led to evacuation orders and warnings in marin and santa cruz counties. here's a look at some of the aftermath in capitola on the village esplanade, though the damage to the village was not as extensive as last january's high surf oceanfront businesses still took big hits from the high waves. many of those business owners agree that the hammerings they've been taking are not getting any better. they told us last week.
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they're taking extra precautions to getrillioneady. >> the storms just get worse and more frequent. um, we're installing storm hurricane doors across the back of the restaurant just in preparation for the next one. >> with today's high surf advisory along the central and northern california coastline, remember that means danger, swimming and surfing conditions, and some localized beach erosion . the national weather service is also warning folks to stay away from the water. keep your pets away from the water, and also you're going to want to avoid places like beach boulevard here behind me, which is blocked off because of this high surf advisory. live in pacifica. lena howland abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. and don't forget you can track the forecast with the same live doppler seven that our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download. we're learning a bit more about the arrests made in connection to the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay. >> he was shot and killed near
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jack london square last week. lay was working undercover, responding to an early morning cannabis shop burglary. oakland police say they made several arrests but haven't said exactly how many people are in custody. abc seven news has learned one suspect was tracked to a la quinta inn in livermore and arrested early yesterday morning. barry donilon is the president of the oakland police officers association, and he says since the shooting, opd has been working nonstop to try to catch those responsible. the decision to charge those suspects will now be with alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> i think they understand the importance of charging the people who killed an oakland police officer, or anyone attached to them, committing crimes in the city of oakland. >> in a statement, oakland police said the investigation is still ongoing. they will not stop until all those responsible are brought to justice. officer lay is the department's first line of duty. death in more than a decade. >> bart is promising to make changes if the investigation
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into monday's derailment confirms human error is to blame. early on, bart said it started with an issue with a computer system that controls track switching. it prompted the train operator to exit the train near the orinda station and manually align the tracks. when the operator got back on the train and started accelerating, two cars jumped the tracks. investigators are looking into every possible cause for the derailment. lots of things could come out that we don't know right now. >> but what we believe right now is it was not not a track issue. it was not a train issue. what we are left with and what what most of what we know points to is human error. >> if human error is to blame, changes would include new training, new protocols. this was the fifth bart derailment in the last 15 years, all of them in the east bay. >> your voice, your vote. former president donald trump has officially appealed maine's decision to bar him from the state's primary ballot. gloria is at the live desk with this
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legal battle just weeks ahead of the iowa caucuses. gloria. >> good morning, kumasi and their appeal. donald trump's legal team is arguing that maine secretary of state has no legal authority to keep him off the ballot. now maine cited the 14th amendment's insurrection clause as the reason. but trump's legal team is arguing that the clause bars people from holding office. but does not keep them from running or being elected to office. this comes as iowa's caucuses, less than two weeks away. trump still holds a considerable lead in the polls, despite refusing to attend any debates. republican candidates have blasted his decision before the caucuses, as he's running on things like deporting illegals and building a wall. >> but he did that in 16 and didn't get it done. so i think he owes answers to those questions. >> and as of yesterday, abc news partner fivethirtyeight shows trump is averaging about 50% support in iowa. ron desantis trails behind at roughly 18, while nikki haley is third in
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the lineup at close to 61. now, as for president joe biden, he is set to ramp up his reelection campaign in his first event is this weekend, marking three years since the capitol attack, and the president is expected to deliver remarks on democracy and also on freedom. reggie. thanks, gloria. >> new this morning, if you have some if you have state farm home insurance, your rates are about to go up. the company just received approval from state regulators to raise home insurance policy rates, according to the chronicle. the new rates take effect march 15th for policies that are being renewed, the average increase will be 20. it will happen when your policy is up for renewal. state farm is the largest home insurer in california. >> still ahead, northern suburbs angry at texas for bussing migrants into their towns. the action those towns are taking this morning and the new year in lake tahoe comes with a lot of snow. >> how much is falling and what's open and what's closed? if you're going to make that
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trek, we love to see that. >> 608 this morning. here's our abc seven oakland airport camera. it is wet on the tarmac this morning. the showers are not with us all day. the morning drive will feature that wet weather until about 9 a.m. by 10 a.m. we're drying out. it's a bright but brisk afternoon. we'll show you those in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to
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down earlier. it was a lot more into. state 80 has turned into a mess. eastbound traffic is being held at applegate because of spinouts. people heading west need change. just outside of reno on highway 50. chains are required east of kyburz to myers . now the sierra needs all the snow. it can get because yesterday they did that snow
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survey and they found the snowpack is at just 25% of its historical average for this time of year. >> yeah, and reggie will probably get some more snow this upcoming weekend. live doppler seven, along with satellite. the bigger picture those heavier snow showers are wrapping up, so we have seen the bulk of the snow fall in the sierra with this current storm. we still have some scattered snow showers today, but we're going to total that accumulation and some of our highest peaks at two feet of fresh powder. once the storm wraps up locally, we are dealing with some showers, some isolated downpours. i'll take you down into the east bay right now where a heavier shower moving through lafayette, walnut creek, alamo, danville, right now, some heavier showers around moraga. we're in and out of this wet weather through about 10 a.m. it's wet on the bay bridge toll plaza. camera scattered showers this morning. we're done with the wet weather by noon. we are dry and it's bright and breezy. later today, we'll have winds gusting up to 20mph. that dry northerly wind will create a chilly day. temperatures your daytime highs. that sunshine peeking out later this afternoon . only in the mid to upper 50s.
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reggie drew thank you. >> still to come the bay area city is celebrating an entire year without a murder and many of you are probably pledging to have a dry january. an author weighs in on the best way to keep that resolution as we head to break a live look outside. it is 612. cheers. [trumpet music plays] 579 breaths to show 'em your stuff. every breath matters. don't let rsv take your breath away. protect yourself from rsv... ...with abrysvo, pfizer's rsv vaccine. abrysvo is a vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious if you are 60 or older. having asthma, copd, diabetes, or heart disease puts you at even higher risk. abrysvo is not for everyone and may not protect all who receive the vaccine. don't get abrysvo if you've had a severe
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after the mayor there issued an order thatrillionequires a notices before a bus can drop off in the city. today, house speaker mike johnson and 60 other republican lawmakers are set to visit the border in texas . >> before we begin bussing
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illegal immigrants up to new york. it was just texas and arizona that bore the brunt of all of the chaos. now the rest of america is understanding exactly what is going on. >> last month, authorities at the southern border encountered a record number of migrants, setting a record that dates back to 2000. east palo alto once had the highest murder rate per capita in the country. times have really changed. last year, there were zero murders and the police chief is celebrating the achievement. he released a statement, thatrillioneads in part, your collective commitment to safety and unity has transformed our city, evolving from the challenges of 1992 when we faced 42 murders to now a community that stands resilient and stronger than ever. the president of harvard university has stepped down after just six months and two days on the job, making it the shortest presidency in the university's history. claudine gay announced her resignation in a letter to the harvard community. it comes after growing allegations of
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plagiarism and criticism of her response to anti-semitism on campus after she was on capitol hill with other university presidents. >> this morning we are hearing from the father of the 16 year old boy from tampa, florida, who was accidentally flown to puerto rico instead of cleveland, ohio. so we told you about this earlier this week. ryan lowe's says his son, logan, was flying alone for the first time to visit his mom. he was dropped off at the airport in tampa two hours early and went right to the gate. >> it goes up to the gate attendant. he they check his personal item in the little slot , and then they look at his phone with it, which has the boarding pass. they don't ever scan it and set it down and scan it, which would have just alerted them, saying, hey, this is not the right flight. >> frontier airlines says that both both flights were departing from that same gate, but at different times. logan's dad says he didn't hear any announcements on the plane because he put on his headphones . well, they immediately flew him back to tampa. they
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accommodated him with a flight to cleveland the next day. so remember, we thought it was that same day. it was the next day. oh that would have been a lot. >> that is a major change to that story. i was wondering how that was even possible. >> super early. okay >> um, frontier has apologized and vowed to work to make sure that this does not happen again. >> they will scan that ticket hopefully from now on you'll have to pay the price for luxury , even if it's just for stationary. this is the new omaze envelope. mhm. am i saying that right? yep hermes. hermes. mhm uh this is to expensive for, for me to even know how to pronounce. like i should never even know i was gonna get it for you but i guess. >> oh my goodness it's silk and orange paper. >> wow. that's nice. >> it cost about 120 bucks. >> not us launching it. mhm. that's a lot of money. >> the description says it's perfect for holding travel documents, tickets or notes.
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>> mhm. >> i could see that you know you're at the airport. the check in counter. pull that out of your bag. you're like oh is that the hermes. it is so nice. >> and soft. >> it's just it's silk. >> this is a paper envelope. >> no it's not. no. nope >> it's much more i feel like it'd get messed up though, you know, for an envelope, i don't know, i wouldn't mind having one of their bags and $25 envelope. >> you don't care. >> yeah, yeah, like i would say, but their bags are so nice. but they're, what, thousands of dollars? >> but then you don't know what color you're going to get. it's a surprise. so that's cool. >> oh that's fun. >> so they're all unique. >> probably i'm into this. >> really? >> yeah. >> what what are you gonna do with that? a little touch of luxury, but for what? >> because you might not be able to go get a bag just yet. but just like the small act of pulling the envelope out and the texture, you just feel. >> but the stuff survive, i'll tell you in my bag anything like that, it's not going to survive. >> yeah. me too. i feel like it'd get all crumbled up and everything. >> how are you all traveling? what are you throwing your bag
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now with her maze? i'm throwing your bag everywhere. >> no, i'm just saying, like i have the. >> it's too far for me to reach. >> like you have an hermes bag back there? >> no, you just put stuff in it. i'm going to put a book in it. i'm going to put a water bottle in it like i don't want to put liquids in my bags. >> i agree with you, reggie. >> that's why this will encourage you to have a more elevated experience with your bag. >> you need to level up. all right. yeah. the next i'm into it. listen where's the closest hermes store? the fans. >> you're the two of you are living a fantasy. >> life does not exist. >> you got to believe it. achieve it? >> yeah. i've got diapers in my bag. that's not gonna work. come on. >> handling a different stage of life. like we're ready for this. so pull out everything in your bag and it better look crisp. >> i don't have you know, it will all. >> i don't put much in my bag when i travel. it's like if it's if there is a water bottle, it's on the side. little pocket outside. >> what's in the bag if you're carrying nothing. >> ooh. i'll have like a book. >> um, and the covers are going
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to be crinkled at the edges. >> oh, i take the covers off the book. >> drew, please go over to the wall. >> why do you need a book cover? >> you take the cover off the book. >> yeah, i need it. >> i do wonder if there's a waitlist for these envelopes, though, because they have wait lists for their bags. now i'm curious. see, gloria, now you're coming on our side. i won't be on it, though. >> i like it live doppler seven this morning. we are tracking scattered showers, some isolated downpours, moving through the east bay were in this system until about 10 a.m, so it's not lingering all day, but it is creating a slick morning commute. it's chilly out there for most of us. we're starting our day in the 40s. you take the rain jacket this morning. this afternoon you'll need your sunglasses and maybe the nicer winter coat. that's not going to get wet. it's going to be a pretty decent afternoon, but this morning it's a level one. with those scattered showers. we have thatrillionough surf along our coast with a high surf advisory in effect. so here's future weather. 8 a.m. we're still within those isolated showers. then a dry northerly wind will kick in. so by lunchtime we're done with the showers. the sun shines, peeking out. it's a chillier day today, though. behind that front will
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only get those temperatures into the 50s for daytime high. so look at your highs 58 in the city, but 56 in santa rosa, 58 in san jose. about 57 in concord. here's the accuweather seven day forecast morning showers to a breezy but bright afternoon. we're dry tomorrow and friday. our nextrillionound of rain is here on saturday. it's a level one and those temperatures on the cool side in the 50s. gloria yeah. >> drew, you know, you should expect some rain this morning, possibly when you head out on the roads. or at least slick roads. i know that i experienced that this morning. this is a live look outside right now to richmond san rafael bridge camera. we still have that sigalert in effect. there with those three right lanes blocked. and even though we do have slick roads, no major issues at this time. so that's some good news. look at your drive times for this morning. it is a little busier out there today than it was yesterday. maybe more people heading to work after the holiday on monday. so as far as your drive times really, the only slowdown right now we're seeing is westbound 80 highway four to the maze that will take you 23 minutes. >> thank you. gloria, just think about you're going to have $125
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paper envelope, but you couldn't even take care of a mug now. >> wow. >> you didn't really have to take it that far. all you have to do is just get the envelope that. >> that mug lasted a long time, though. kumasi you know what? and that's enough time for an envelope. >> hermes mug. it wouldn't have broken. i think it. it would be here right now. >> i'm just kidding you. you can put the mug in the envelope. it'll protect it. good morning. america's coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. coming up here on gma. we are tracking this storm. new year and a new storm. this one from the west coast to the east coast. and the snow will fall not just in the sierra and the southern rockies but eventually make its way across the nation and bring some snow to the northeast. we will track just how far it gets toward the coast coming up. also the investigation into the plane collision in japan and what the 400 people on board did. right. that helped everybody escape. you'll see those stories and so much more.
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say avoiding alcohol could improve your sleeping habits, your moods, liver health, blood levels, and even how your skin looks. we spoke with writer and author sarah levy on our abc seven show getting answers, as she talked about how to set yourself up for dry january success. >> i think it's really helpful to get clear about, you know, the why really writing it out and being very specific about the purpose. so you can come back to it throughout the month. >> experts recommend those who engage in daily or near daily
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binge drinking should consult with a doctor before stopping drinking altogether. new at six bay area hikers. listen up. you might be able to check out some gear for free from your local public library's. our media partners at the sf standard report libraries offer things like beer canisters, backpack kits, and other hiking tools for free. with a library card, you can see the locations right here on your screen. the rules for each library are different, but signing up from for a library card gets that process started and you can pair your gear with a california state parks pass, which you can also check out from any california public library. passes allow holders access to more than 200 state parks. really cool. next, at 6.30, a rumored political opponent of mayor london breed, san francisco mayor london breed says he will not be running for mayor after all, and the local poultry producers dealing with a bird flu outbreak impacting the price of eggs. as we head to break, let's take a live look outside right now at 627, we'll
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plane collision and fire in tokyo. how the design of the plane and the quick thinking of those inside helped to save lives. >> then vendors in the mission say they are still struggling to pay rent after the ban on street vending. their hopes and plea for the new year. >> plus, high waves set to slam our bay area coast once again. we are at a level one on the storm impact scale as we are seeing scattered showers again this morning. good morning everybody. >> it's wednesday, january 3rd.
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>> first checking that forecast. hi drew. >> hey good morning guys. so the showers are here right now. they last until about 10 a.m. here's live doppler seven. they're scattered in nature. some of the heavier showers found in the east bay this morning. but with the level one storm, the storm impact scale is only in effect until 10 a.m. this morning. the next 3.5 hours, we'll have these scattered showers and the isolated chance of a thunderstorm popping up. and we do have rough and dangerous surf. a high surf advisory is in effect along our coastline by midday, we're done with the showers. we're drying out. the afternoon is bright, but it's breezy and brisk. temperatures only in the mid to upper 50s for daytime highs. let's see how we're doing on the roads with gloria. this morning. >> hi there. good morning drew. we are seeing some slick roads this morning so maybe give yourself a little bit of extra time to get to wherever you need to go today. another thing we're seeing is it's busier on the roads today. we had had a couple of weeks of pretty quiet roads, but it looks like a lot of people are heading back to work today. so again, give yourself
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extra time. this is a live look at our emeryville camera and you could see again busier out there on the roads. now if you take bart, you may have some delays today because of the wet weather. trains are running at slower speeds this morning. >> thank you so much, gloria. watch out for huge waves along the coast today, some as high as 23ft. drew has been telling us about this high surf advisory. in effect, abc7 news reporter lena howland is in pacifica with a look at the conditions. hi, lena. >> hey, reggie. good morning. today is another day when the ocean is not going to be your friend. and this wild weather is something that also has beach boulevard shut down right now at the pacifica pier. because of both flooding concerns and safety concerns as well. now, today's advisory comes after high surf conditions last week led to evacuation orders and warnings in both marin and santa cruz counties, high surf crashing into this stinson beach neighborhood thursday, filling streets with seawater in a matter of minutes. the storm surge enveloping most of the beach could be seen coming dangerously close to homes about
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a half dozen streets were flooded. here's what the stinson beach fire chief told us last week. the ocean is a very dynamic, dangerous place, always as a kid, it was never turn your back on grandmother ocean, so make sure you know that. and with today's high surf advisory along the central and northern california coastline, remember that means dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and some localized beach erosion. the national weather service is also warning people to stay off of rocks and jetties. and also be sure to keep yourself and keep your pets away from the water during this high surf advisory as well. live in pacifica, lena howland, abc seven news and you can track the forecast for the same live doppler seven that drew and the weather team uses. >> just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download. we're hoping to learn more soon about the people now in custody in connection to friday's deadly shooting of an oakland police officer, according to the oakland police
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department, officers made the arrest an officer, twan ley's killing. >> over the past few days, including a key suspect in livermore. now, their names haven't been released. the president of the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce says the arrest will help the community heal. >> it really hit home, not only because he was vietnamese, american, but he really exemplified what it is that we're trying to strive for with our public safety and for our police officers to be from oakland, to be rooted in our community, to be. >> oakland police released a statement saying the rest are just the beginning of a lengthy legal process. they're hoping it helps to start the healing process for officer ley's family and the department. >> as oakland approaches a full year without a permanent police chief, certain violent crime and property property crime is rising. the abc seven news i-team analyzed new data released in the latest citywide crime report. as of late december, burglaries are up more
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than 20. motor vehicle thefts are up more than 40. and when it comes to homicides, let's look at numbers. from 2013, there were 92 homicides. then in 2023, 126. in september. a mayor shengtao said that she was she would declare a state of emergency if a new police chief weren't selected by the end of the year. last week, she rejected the three recommendations the police commission made. this means the process is delayed until march. >> it's been just a laziness and a lack of urgency to get a new police chief to restore public safety to oakland, the i-team asked the mayor's office how much money was spent on consultant fees for the ongoing search for a police chief, and we are still waiting to hear back. >> a former rock musician has been arrested in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, capitola police released this image of theo lingle being taken into custody yesterday morning. he's also known as milo stone and is an ex member of the rock
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band mr. bungle. the 54 year old is accused of killing his ex girlfriend alex herman, who went missing on december 3rd. her remains were later found at tilden regional park in berkeley. authorities launched a search for lingle after he was identified as a person of interest. he's since been booked into santa cruz county jail. >> san francisco business owner manny el says he will not be running for mayor after all. manny told the chronicle he was thinking about running last month, but he's made the decision that it's not the right time. he says he'll focus on making an impact as a private citizen. he plans to do that through his foundation, civic joy fund, and his cafe and meeting space called mayonnaise, which is in the mission. levi strauss era daniel lurie, who is also part of that same fund that we're just talking about with manny, his campaign for san francisco mayor reached a milestone. joan lurie released his fundraising numbers, surpassing his first 100 day goal with $519,000. he is the founder of anti-poverty nonprofit tipping point community. lurie cited city leadership's failure to address
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the fentanyl crisis and homelessness as reasons for his decision to challenge mayor london breed, developing news on the airport disaster in japan. >> a passenger plane collided with a coast guard plane and burst into flames. and gloria, we're now learning how everybody on board that japan airlines plane escaped kumasi horrifying moments at tokyo's haneda airport. >> japan airlines passenger jet burst into flames yesterday after slamming into a coast guard plane. five five of the six members on board that coast guard plane died. all 379 people on the jet escaped within 90s before it was engulfed. passengers were safely evacuated on two emergency slides. japan airlines says that the crew directed people using megaphones because the onboard speaker system was not working. experts are praising the quick evacuations, with passengers following instructions and also leaving their personal belongings behind. they say this type of plane is made with
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special material to stop fire from quickly spreading inside the cabin. >> it was very fortunate that the collision did not rupture the fuel tanks on the jal aircraft, and so the fire that you saw was fairly well contained. well after the airplane came to a stop that gave the passengers enough time to get off and get away from the airplane before the fire consumed the rest of the hull. >> the investigation will focus on communication between the control tower and the pilots to find out why. why the smaller plane was on the runway. japan airlines says their crew had been given permission to land. now, as for the french made bus, it is a total loss. the airbus is a total loss and french specialists are headed to japan to assist in that investigation. reggie. >> all right. thank you, gloria. as for the earthquake, at least 57 people are confirmed dead. and again, it was a 7.5 magnitude that hit japan on new year's day. it flattened buildings, damaged power lines and triggered tsunami warnings. those warnings have now been lifted. the focus now is for the
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search for survivors. people are still being jolted by aftershock shocks, 147 and counting. although most of these are pretty small seismic allergists say the shaking could continue for months. >> japan has about three times as many earthquakes as california because it's sitting at a very complicated part of the plate tectonic puzzle, where four plates come together water power and cell phone service is still down in some areas. >> the usgs says the quake's epicenter is on the noto peninsula, along the sea of japan. it's the largest quake to hit that part of the country in nearly 140 years. the earthquake in japan is a good reminder for us to be prepared, experts say. you need a kit, you need to make a plan and to be informed. if you need help, just head to abc seven news.com/prepare norcal happening now a danger advisory in effect for a lake in the east bay state. >> water officials posted that advisory for lake del valle in alameda county. they're warning people to stay away from blue
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green algae blooms in the lake. exposure to toxic algae can cause rashes, skin and eye irritation. stomach issues and, in rare cases, serious illness or death. there's no word on how long the advisory will last. >> coming up, how many americans are canceling some of their streaming services? >> and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange down right now, about about 132 points. another update on the markets next. >> and a south bay artist needs your help to find one of his sculptures that got stolen new year's day. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc 7 to 7. we have quite a show today. the only granddaughter of mlk junior joins us live and two anchors from abc seven chicago show. they have this amazing new year's countdown dance video that we are still absolutely gobsmacked by. it is unbelievable. we'll talk to them about it. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 640 live doppler seven, along with satellite showing. it's pretty active across california
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this morning as low pressure spins onshore, where we had heavy snow falling earlier this morning in the sierra, the heaviest snow is behind us. we'll have some snow showers throughout the day. today. we'll have some showers here locally until about 10 a.m. and then a dry afternoon is on the way. but that winter storm warning is still in effect until 10 p.m. today. for those lingering snow showers throughout the day. once the storm exits and we total up everything, we could see up to two feet of snow on our highest peaks. traveling to tahoe today, some scattered snow showers, slick travel. we have chain controls in effect tomorrow it is sunny and then friday a little bit more snow, but we're only going see about an inch of accumulation with a quick moving system. some heavy rain here locally in the east bay around danville as that cell pushes off to the east, some lighter showers as you approach the peninsula, and then the santa cruz mountains in and out of some downpour. so this morning it's a level one until 10 a.m. by noon, we are dry, the sunshine is back out. it is a bright day, but it's a breezy afternoon with gusts at about
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17mph. daytime highs. it's a brisk afternoon once you get rid of the showers for sunshine. temperatures only in the 50s. now look at some other high temperatures where you live. sponsored by the explorer atrium. discover the art of light this winter at the exploratorium. >> luminous artwork invite you to connect and play in their glow. >> don't miss this wondrous seasonal expansion of our exhibits on light
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taken responsibility. it's not clear what the motive might be. some street vendors in san francisco's mission district say they are now homeless because of a 90 day street vending ban, so this ban has been in place on mission street for more than five weeks now to push to tackle illegal activity in that area. we spoke with one couple who has been doing street vending for the past decade. they say they used to make $1,300 a week. they tried selling indoors at one of the two sites the city opened, but said they only made $25 in one week, so they had to start living in their van with their two year old daughter because they couldn't pay rent. the city ended up getting them into a shelter a week later. >> i had a permits. i pay my taxes, i had everything i followed the rules, the system, everything. >> it's very unfortunate if that is uh- what has caused them to lose their housing? um, but, you know, we cannot say that this is not a ban in the whole city. uh, this is a ban on one specific street. >> the street vending ban is set
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to end next month, but the city is looking into extending it and also adding more public works inspectors to that area in the south bay. >> an artist in san jose is looking for a sculpture that got stolen new year's day. he said he had been working on this for months. aida rosenberg says that metal sculpting is his passion. his latest piece you can see here, it's about nine feet tall. it weighs almost 600 pounds. it's made completely out of metal pieced together by welds. rosenberg says. he brought it outside to rust, but he says it's necessary for the design. he even bolted it to the ground to prevent it from getting damaged. >> did you think somebody was going to be able to move it the way that? >> no, i really didn't think that someone was going to come with a pickup truck and drag it out of here. >> surveillance video shows a white pickup truck driving by parking outside the studio, and someone gets out and takes the sculpture. rosenberg says he hopes to have it back soon, and he's filed a police report. he doesn't want all the time spent
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on making this piece of art go to waste. >> we're learning the price of eggs might be going up related to the avian flu that is hitting california pretty hard, right now. in sonoma county, outbreaks were detected in petaluma a month ago, forcing 250,000 birds to be put down. now, more than a million birds have been euthanized since thanksgiving week, and several poultry producers have been euthanizing chickens and ducks because of the avian flu. there were two more outbreaks in sonoma county last week. >> there's going to be an effect on the market. we're going to see perhaps eggs not available in the market. we may see the price of eggs increase in the bay area. there's a lot of wonderful restaurants that rely on local duck production. and ultimately, right now that production has completely ceased . >> the california poultry federation says poultry producers are taking extra measures to protect their birds. farms are being locked down and people are not allowed in and out of the facilities, a new report claims. >> the migration of local tech workers during the pandemic didn't hurt san francisco's
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status as a tech hub, according to the harvard business review. the city remains significant in the tech world. the authors label it as the hub of a megacity, which is defined as a web of cities that share talent pools and industries. in the tech industry. san francisco, austin, seattle and portland were all named as part of this meta city. one of the authors told sf gate that san francisco quote remains the sun on which the planets orbit a new report shows california's population declined has slowed to a trickle. >> estimates from the state's department of finance show california's population dropped by 37,200 people between july of 2022 and june 30th of last year, which is a 0.1% decline. san francisco recorded the highest population growth in the state, up 4700 people. alameda and santa clara counties ranked in the top five for growth. we spoke with the finance department's deputy director about these trends during our 3 p.m. show, getting answers. >> what we see going forward is
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a return to somewhat normal year over year growth. certainly not at the level of the growth that we saw in the peak of the 50s and 60s and 70s. to be sure, but slower rates of growth of for a lot of things that are happening demographically that are particular to california, but also happening nationwide. >> one of those things is lower birth rates. for context, california's population decline by some 295,000 people during the first full year of the pandemic in 2020. overall california's population now stands. at 39.1 million. >> now it's your morning money report. more customers are canceling their streaming services, according to a new report in the wall street journal about a quarter of us subscribers have canceled at least one service over the past two years. that's up from 15% two years ago. some reason says recent price hikes plus the writers strike slowing down new productions. now we take a live
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look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we're down about 181 points. >> the warriors breaking their losing streak with a win at chase center steph curry, scored 36 points as the dubs beat the magic 121, 115. it wasn't all good news, though, as gary payton ii re-injured his hamstring and didn't return to the game. now he could be out several more weeks after just getting back from injury. warriors play denver at chase tomorrow, a programing note for today on abc seven. we have more nba action. the chicago bulls facing the new york knicks starting at 5 p.m. and then stay with us for after the game. and a special edition of abc seven news at 9 p.m, and then abc seven news at 11 will air it as usual time using robot dogs delivering food, walking in water, even guarding an ancient pompeii. >> now they're exploring their artistic side. boston dynamics is at it again. their robot dog is part of an exhibit in
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australia for the public can watch them paint. the polish american artist responsible for the show says the project, quote, tests our threshold for machines to exist outside of servitude and develop their own creative pursuits. the robot dog putting their paws to the canvas through april, the national gallery of victoria in melbourne , hmm'hmm their talented i didn't need to know. >> i didn't need to know. why do they need it? well anything about those robots. unless they are actually coming up with these ideas themselves, which i assume they're not. >> oh, it's like i want to paint, so i will paint. >> yeah, that's what i was making it seem like they're not just for servitude. well, then what are they for? >> somebody controlling them, though, i know. >> yeah. i mean, hopefully someone's controlling them. do they need to tell us more? >> yes.
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>> are they sentient? >> i don't know, please say no. no. thank you. okay. as long as they don't point to the coast and say it's cooler, then i still have a job once that happens. but you're. >> is it cooler at the coast? >> it is okay today. yeah, it's also wet. this morning. here's a live look at the exploratorium camera drops on the lens. it's a damp morning out there. live doppler seven showing you we have one batch of showers pushing through the east bay. right now. we're watching this next line. let me track this one for you. it's moving to the south and east at about 20mph. so more showers moving into san anselmo around 709 mill valley, 712 through the city. shortly after 730 this morning, san mateo. more rain moving through your neck of the woods shortly before 8 a.m. we're in this wet weather pattern until about 10 a.m. the next three hours. it's a level one with those scattered showers moving through. we also have rough surf along our coastline with a high surf advisory future weather showing you 8:00. we're still tracking showers, then a north wind is going to kick in right around lunchtime. that's going to dry us out. so the afternoon sun is
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bright. it's breezy. it's also brisk temperatures only in the 50s today. here's that wind picking up out of the north to dry us out. lexi. winds gusting 15 to 30mph from time to time. today for a high surf advisory is in effect along our entire coastline through tomorrow morning. breakers up to 23ft high are possible, along with beach erosion. today with those morning showers giving way to afternoon sunshine and a bit of a breeze. temperatures only in the mid and upper 50. tonight it is partly cloudy. we'll find those numbers dropping to 30s and into the 40s. accuweather seven day forecast shows you it is sunny tomorrow. we're dry for most of the day on friday late at night, friday and for all day saturday. we'll find our nextrillionound of rain moving through before we dry out. but keep those temperatures on the cool side early next week. >> gloria drew. we have some slick roads this morning and wow, we're really starting to see it impact the roads. right now we have 36 incidents right now on the chp log. likely a lot of those related to the wet weather. for now, here's a crash
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that we want to tell you about. this is over on westbound 24 at broadway in oakland. so if you're driving in that area, keep that in mind because traffic is backed up past highway 30, teen and right now we are seeing that affect the speeds there. and again, just traffic backed up in that area. now here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 541 this morning and traffic is starting to pick up. there we also have a high wind advisory on the bay bridge kumasi. >> thanks, gloria. happening tomorrow, the golden bachelor is going to become the golden groom. >> we're going to see gary turner and his fiance, teresa tie the knot live right here on abc seven. now, they've been engaged for a while, but we just got to see their engagement on tv last month, the couple told people magazine they plan the wedding and just three days it's going to take place in italy and the officiant is going to be one of the season's runner ups. susan. >> that's the part that is very how close does she get?
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>> was she like an early runner up or like a, i don't know, top five? well all is well now. you can watch the golden wedding tomorrow live at eight right here on abc seven. >> what if she really goes off the script now? >> see, that's what i might be worried about. >> i would be worried about that, too. >> just have, like, sometimes you don't know what might affect you till you get there. and then you see gary with somebody else's, not you. and she just might he might just lose it. >> she's not just she's not just like a person in the background. she is the officiant. you know. is this a scheme? >> i just hope everything goes well. that she has healed from the experience. maybe she had nothing to heal from. maybe they're all friends, and maybe she's just. >> she just wants to check that to. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. you can still watch all of 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. download the app now and you can start streaming.
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the m today. it's a level one this morning on the storm impact scale for the scattered showers, creating some slick travel. we also have a high surf advisory along our coast with some rough and dangerous surf throughout the day. today we could see waves up to 23ft along our coastline. this morning we'll keep that shower chance in the forecast until 10 a.m. by lunchtime. we're drying out the afternoon at it's breezy, it's bright, but it is brisk. temperatures only in the 50s for daytime highs and number two slick roads today. >> that's creating more issues on the roads. this morning we've already gotten more than 40 reports on the chp log because of accidents. a lot of those are weather related. in fact, a majority of those are spinouts. and then bart is also saying that they have some slowdowns today because of the wet weather. trains are running at slower speeds, so expect delays.
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>> number three, snow has been falling in the lake tahoe area overnight. it started less than 12 hours after the first snow survey of the season showed. statewide snow pack is just 25% of normal number for several people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of oakland police officer twan lay. >> he was killed early friday morning while responding to a burglary near jack, london square. number five. >> the investigation into the japan airlines plane crash at tokyo's haneda airport. airline officials say the crew had been given permission to land before it hit a japanese coast guard plane and then burst into flames . officials are still determining why the smaller coast guard plane was on the runway. >> number six. state farm has received approval from state regulators to raise home insurance rates by 20% this year, according to the chronicle. the new rates take effect march 15th. if your policy is being renewed, number seven starbucks launching its new winter menu today, a new drink that you can check out is the iced hazelnut oat milk
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shaken espresso. >> the pistachio cream cold brew and the pistachio latte making their return to the menu. no there are also two food items that are new a potato, cheddar and chive bake, and a vanilla bean custard. danish thus, for me, whom i didn't know, january was pistachio season. >> yeah, too much pistachio. >> get rid of them. push them. good morning america.them. for our viewers in the west, a new cross country storm on the move. coast to coast. the two major storms bringing impacts from heavy snow to flooding rain. plus when could parts of the northeast see heavy snow for the first time in more than a year? ginger is tracking it all. deadly plane crash investigation.

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