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time. >> the da's vow to the late officers, family and san francisco officials touting new policies on crime after saying they saw a significant reduction in car theft and break ins over the holidays. good morning. it's thursday, january 4th. >> yes, we start with a check of our forecast with drew. yeah. >> good morning. we have a dry day ahead. lots of sunshine. we're looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a warm front off our coast right now. what it's doing, it's adding a few clouds into our sky this morning. they won't last all that long. any cloud covers out of here by about 8 a.m, and we are in store for a sunny and dry day on the way. temperatures right now we are cooler this morning compared to yesterday with some 30s on the board in our coldest valley, some 40s around the bay shoreline. your winter jacket. certainly your best, except early on. here's a look at how your day shapes up. partly cloudy and chilly through the morning. lots of sunshine. it's a bright afternoon. take the sunglasses with you as well. you'll get those numbers into the upper 50s and lower 60s. our next storm arrives over the weekend. we'll talk about that

coming up in six minutes. let's check in with gloria. with traffic. >> yeah. drew, today everything is looking pretty good out there. very different from yesterday. roads. here's a live look outside right now at highway 101 in san rafael. no delays or slowdowns here for drivers who are going northbound through san rafael. and then a look at your drive time graphics for right now, everything is in the green. no slowdowns right now. reggie >> thanks, gloria. new developments overnight from berkeley, where officers are trying to close and clear protesters from people's park. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live from the newsroom. lena, it's been a busy night, reggie. >> it has. and this happened by while most students are not on campus because of the winter break, a spokesperson for the university says they chose to do this now to avoid trouble and conflict. never going to give up when we fight, we when we win. >> when we fight, we win. >> crews were met by dozens of

protesters overnight. a spokesperson for the university says over the next four days, they're going to be closing off the park using shipping containers, which they say is for safety reasons. this fight over people's park started more than 50 years ago, back in 1969, when the when the uc system first announced its plan for development. but overnight, as police moved in, crews started tearing down a makeshift structure inside of the park, telling people inside they were trespassing. and they also started cutting down trees. we also saw a few demonstrators being detained. one student opposed to the student housing project came back from break early to try to stop this from happening. >> contractors are planning to begin work here while uh- students are mostly all home on winter break. >> um, which to me just kind of reflects the ideals that they're putting into this project. >> um, which is why i chose to come back early and help occupy campus. >> officials said that they are

not able to start construction of student housing yet, but they say they expect to start in the coming months ahead, pending resolution by the california supreme court of legal challenges. the project would create dorm space for more than 100 students and permanent supportive housing for 125 people, experience homelessness berkeley city council member rigel robinson released a statement saying the proposed student housing is urgently needed to alleviate our housing crisis and the permanent supportive housing at people's park will be the most significant homeless services and affordable housing project in the history of the neighborhood, police and chp officers barricaded every street within two blocks of the park from bordewich street up to channing way. they say they also plan to preserve 60% of the park as open space to reinforce the park's history. live in the newsroom lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. today, the suspect charged in connection with the death of oakland police officer tuan lee, are expected

to appear in court. marc sanders of tracy and allen brown of chico are facing murder charges and a third man, sebron russell, is charged with burglary. officer lee was shot last week while working undercover. he was responding to a burglary at a cannabis shop along oakland's waterfront, alameda county district attorney pamela price says she met with his family on tuesday. >> i assured them that my office will do everything within the confines of our legal power to make sure that the men we believe the man we believe shot and killed officer lee, will serve the rest of his life in prison. >> a gofundme has been set up for officer lee's family. if you would like to donate, we put a link on our website abc seven news.com. we provided the new updates, in this case by streaming oakland police news conference through our abc seven news bay area app. yesterday, you can get breaking news alerts and live video just like this by downloading the app and enabling notifications.

>> san francisco city officials say this holiday season was a success when it came to curbing retail theft and car break ins, according to the to the city, there was a 48% reduction in those crimes from november 20th to january 1st compared to the same time in 2022. the police department attributes the lower numbers to its presence in union square and other shops around town. mayor london breed views. this as progress. >> my hope is that momentum will carry us through for the rest of 2024 and continue because this is exactly what san francisco has been about and will continue to be about. >> the holidays were absolutely magic this year. we're really excited. i mean, it felt like years past. you really saw people coming from all over the greater bay area, the central valley, rediscovering union square and the magic that it has to offer at the holidays. >> the union square alliance estimates a financial boost in the tens of millions of dollars during the holidays. the

developments with the misconduct investigation within the san jose police department, a former officer under scrutiny for some disturbing text messages took a job with another department out of state. >> san jose's police chief says the department notified that agency about the ongoing investigation and he understands that the officer is no longer with that agency. the messages surfaced after a officer shot a black man during a fight in 2022. another officer involved in the scandal resigned last month. the names of several people connected to disgraced financier and sex offender jeffrey epstein have been unsealed. gloria. the names in those documents include bill clinton and prince andrew kumasi. >> this morning we're learning why attorneys wanted to depose former president clinton in a now settled defamation case. it was related to allegations against jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. the first batch of previously sealed court documents related to epstein were made public last night. one came from a lawsuit filed by

virginia giuffre and she says she was abused at epstein's homes in florida, new york and on a private caribbean island. her attorneys sought to depose clinton as part of her 2016 lawsuit against maxwell. they argued that clinton, quote, is a key person who can provide information about his close relationship with maxwell and epstein, and disprove maxwell's claims. according to maxwell's unsealed deposition. she said the allegations that clinton had dinner on epstein's private island were 100% false without virginia giuffres lawsuit, this stuff wouldn't have been exchanged because it was relevant to the claims. >> and now the court has decided there's no good basis to keep this stuff under wraps from the public. >> after epstein's arrest in 2019, clinton spokesperson denied the former president knew about epstein's crimes and also in the documents deposition from a witness who said that she met michael jackson in and magician

david copperfield during her time with epstein. epstein died in 2019 by suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes for helping epstein abuse teen girls. she is serving a 20 year sentence, which she is appealing. kumasi. thank you gloria. >> still to come, the newly remade intersection that could make it safer to be on the roads. a roundabout near gilroy. that's the second of its kind in the country. >> then, nearly a decade after it began a project to install nets to stop jumpers on the golden gate bridge is finally finished. >> 609 this morning we are in store for a dry, sunny day this afternoon. early on this morning, a few clouds, but look by 8 a.m. we're in total sunshine. it's chilly this morning in the 30s and 40s, but wet weather it does return. this storm arrives here starting on saturday. rain locally, some heavy snow coming to the sierra. we'll break

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the net would have made a difference. i would have hesitated. >> i believe, with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> others aren't so sure this project was worth it. doctor john s crews wrote a column questioning the lack of data on regional suicide rates. after these types of measures have been put into place, he believes people may just go to other places. >> i have not seen convincing evidence that we're actually going to be saving that many lives, or that the several hundred million invested this way was the best way of saving the most lives. >> the golden gate transportation district, which manages the bridge, says there data shows the net is already working. last year, while the net was under construction, there were 14 suicides, down from an average of 30 per year. most of those happen in areas where that net had not yet been fully installed. if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can find local resources by going to abc7

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coast, but it's nothing widespread. our coldest cities will drop into the 30, so it is a pretty chilly night on the way. rain returns here locally on saturday to level one on the abc seven storm impact scale, and it's likely a line of showers moving through about the middle part of the day. but look how low these rainfall totals are. we'll end up with less than a quarter of an inch of rain here locally. the bigger story we're tracking is that winter storm watch that begins saturday morning through the entire weekend. and here's why. you can see snowfall totals 1 to 2ft, probably higher than two feet in some of our tallest peaks. this is going to be a major winter storm for the sierra. thankfully we need the snow. it's been a slow start to the snow season. accuweather seven day forecast shows you we have a chilly morning with sunny days on the way today and tomorrow. scattered showers here on saturday, but the second part of the weekend on sunday looking great with sunshine. our next storm moves in here on tuesday. gloria. well drew, if you ride the ferry we want to tell you about some cancellations this

morning. >> so listen up san francisco bay ferry is reporting these cancellations for today. we're talking about the 705 departure from the main street alameda ferry terminal. and then also the departure at 720. this morning from oakland to the south san francisco ferry terminal. so keep that in mind. if you ride the ferry. kumasi. thanks, gloria. >> now we're checking in with ginger zee, who is live with what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hey good morning to you reggie and kumasi. how nice to be with both of you. so coming up here we're going to start with that story i know we've all been following the reaction to the newly unsealed jeffrey epstein court documents. so dan abrams breaks it all down. and then that new storm that you all are talking about, i will get to that. but we've got one that already made its way through you, and that is going to impact our weekend. it looks like most of the coast will remain on the warmer side, meaning that even if you get some snow first or you're traveling this way, it will transition to rain. but we've got storm after storm next week, so we'll get into all of it. also, americans spent big

over the holidays. that means bigger credit card bills for so many people. so we're going to tell you how to start to tackling and the steps to pay down that debt. also we are roaring into 24 in a big way this morning, helping with everything from parenting in the new year to skincare, our top hairstyles and as brad, one of our producers, was saying, what are you walking around with a big jar of microplastics? yes yes i am, and there's a reason for it. yeah, i'm not the weight. >> what's the reason? >> as one does? because i've got a story today about toys and when they can't be donated or when they're broken, where you can send them. i spent some really some hot time on the holidays being extra sick and organizing. so i'm sharing that that's important information to share. >> i'm sorry that you're sick. i saw you post about that. >> no, i just thought you were living your best life on vacation. i'm like, ginger is off. she deserves to be off. i hope she's living her best life. but no, it was ugly.

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officials in santa cruz say there's been an uptick in water rescues amid the recent high surf advisories. the last few weeks have definitely been busy. >> we've seen an uptick in rescues for sure, with a lot of surfers out. you know, the new year, christmas, everyone's getting new equipment. um, last week was definitely interesting. the most common rescues have been when people got stuck in the water after the tide rose, or when people watching the waves got knocked off the rocks and rip currents swept them away . >> that's scary. so officials say watch out for sneaker waves. stay off the rocks and do not turn your back on the water. a newly remade intersection near the bay area could change the way we drive by making it safer. so this is called a turbo roundabout. it's located at the intersection of highways 25 and 156 between gilroy and hollister . caltrans made the video for the project and included instructions for drivers. so you enter similar to a regular roundabout, but there are different features within the

three lanes. this is accomplished with three inch lane dividers that guide drivers through the roundabout while discouraging lane changes. >> depending on where you're headed, you'll select a corresponding lane as you approach. >> caltrans says over the next few weeks, they will install overhead signs, stripe final lanes, and place pavement markings to open all the lanes. they say the purpose of the project is to reduce the severity of collisions and deaths at the intersection. this turbo roundabout is the first of its kind in the state. next, at 630, the former embattled president at harvard breaking her silence. what she says about her actions that caused her resignation. then four busy border crossings set to reopen today, where the government stands on plans to solve the border crisis. and as we head to break, we're going to take a live look outside right now at 6.27 and we'll be right back

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see berkeley clearing out people's park overnight in an attempt to build student housing on the site. however, protests refused to leave. then california secretary of state, talking with abc seven about her decision to leave former president donald trump on the ballot. >> despite actions from other states and a mad rush for a cup. >> what's making pink mugs fly off the shelves? >> well, this lady up the blanket covering hers up. you see that? >> that's a she doesn't want people to know she said. i don't have any. don't have a cup. wow >> good morning everybody. it is thursday, january 4th. >> i really went on a deep dive

trying to figure out these mugs. i'm still unable to see what the appeal is, but if that's what you want, then you go get it. >> the stanley cups, they're popular and i guess the limited edition ones even more so this morning. get ready for a nice day outside right now from the tam cam. partly cloudy conditions. look at all the bright lights. no fog out there. this morning and we are going to get a lot of sunshine in throughout our thursday. it is a chilly start. we have 30s in our coldest valleys like danville and livermore, 40s around the bay shoreline. winter jacket needed this morning, sunglasses needed this afternoon. we'll have those partly cloudy skies early on, giving way to total sunshine by the middle part of our day this afternoon. it is bright and beautiful. temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. our next storm arrives over the weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. let's check in with gloria, see how traffic's doing. >> do i love it when you say we need the sunglasses? because i love the sunshine and it is a beautiful morning today and a lot different from yesterday on the roads where we have those slick roads. yesterday and today. everything looking nice out there. this is a look at

your bay bridge toll plaza camera. the metering lights flipped on at 615 this morning. a little bit later than normal, and traffic is starting to build there right now. also as you can see right here at the richmond san rafael bridge. and remember that sigalert is still in effect right there with the right three lanes blocked. and they have been for quite some time. kumasi thanks, gloria. >> new developments from the east bay overnight, where protests erupted after uc berkeley closed off and tried to clear people's park overnight. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in the newsroom with the latest details. >> lena kumasi right now, police are actively working to clear out people's park as they are trying to convert the park into a construction site. but this fight over people's park started more than 50 years ago, back in 1969, when the uc system first announced its plan for developing giant officers barricaded every street within two blocks of the park using shipping containers, which they say is for safety reasons.

workers overnight started removing unoccupied tents and people still living there were told to leave. we also saw what appears to be the last three occupiers of the park, being brought down from a makeshift tree house and a few demonstrators were detained. here's what one student who came back from winter break early to stop this had to say i don't think that we can really claim that we're a beacon of free speech when our capital of free speech in the city is being uh- treated as such by the university, by the city, by the private contractors, it's people's park for a reason. >> and the people are the ones that need to control it. >> we want to avoid trouble. you want to avoid conflict. everybody here was given an opportunity to leave. they were notified that they were trespassing. they were urged to leave of their own volition. we continue to hope that more of more people will abide by that request. but if they don't, then we'll need to arrest campus officials added that they are not able to start construction of student housing yet, but they

say they expect to start in the coming months ahead, pending resolution by the california supreme court of legal challenges. >> the project would create dorm space for more than 100 students and permanent supportive housing for 125 people, all experiencing homelessness. they say they also plan to preserve 60% of the park as open space to reinforce the park's history. live in the newsroom lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena, your voice, your vote. now, with less than two weeks before the iowa caucuses, donald trump is ramping up his campaign overnight. his team released a new ad targeting nikki haley stance on trump's border policies, calling her weak south dakota's governor, kristi noem, is on the campaign trail for donald trump in iowa, asking voters to consider what their lives were like when he was in office. >> president trump believes, and what he will do and what he will implement works, and it will benefit the families that are there.

>> trump is also focused on his legal battles. he's asking the supreme court to keep him on the ballot in colorado's primary. after that state's high court disqualified him for his actions. on january 6th, 2000. 2021. it's not went clear when the court will rule the debate over taking donald trump off the ballot centers around the 14th amendment in action clause. >> california is one of several states that debate ad his eligibility. abc seven news spoke with california secretary of state shirley weber on the decision to keep him on the primary ballot here and so maine had this requirement that if a 3 or 4 people basically complain and said someone should not be on the ballot, then they would form this, then they required the secretary of state to call a meeting in five days to do this, to do that, and then to make those decisions. >> we don't have that provision in california. we're we're we're covered by our election code and our election code, basically. uh tells us what who's qualified to be on the ballot and who's not. but it also doesn't give us the

authority to, to remove people from the ballot unless it's written in the codes. and so we then have to go to court. >> weber added that she and her office spent hundreds of hours working on their decision. hundreds of protests shot down a legislative session at the state capitol. these demonstrators were calling for a ceasefire in the israel and hamas war. lawmakers were not discussing israel resolutions at the time. the session had just started when the activists started chanting ceasefire now and let gaza live, the protesters kept singing and chanting as an assembly member asked for order before eventually calling for a recess. a coalition of jewish organizations organized the protest. >> several border crossings, including one in san diego, are reopening today after a month of large of a large influx of migrants forced them to close last month, customs and border protection said crossings had reached, quote, unprecedented levels, topping 10,000 on several days. lawmakers were in

texas yesterday to talk about the bill, h.r. two. it would codify some trump era border policies, like keeping migrants in mexico during the asylum seeking process, plus some who support the plan say it's doomed. >> i'm negotiating with a white house that vehemently disagrees and has already said they're going to veto that, and democratic senate, instead of h.r. two, the white house says it wants more funding for border patrol agents and immigration judges. >> senate negotiators are working on bipartisan changes to asylum laws and parole policies. they're also considering more power for expulsions and border shutdowns. the biden administration says isis is likely behind the explosions that killed more than 100 people in iran, according to iranian authorities. >> the two bombs went off at a ceremony marking the death of a prominent iranian general. they were placed in backpacks and detonated remotely. iranian officials accused israel and, quote, criminal america of this attack, saying israel will pay

the price. the us denies any involvement. >> i'm not going to speak for another nation. i would just tell you that we have no indication that israel was in any way involved in this qassem soleimani was killed four years ago by a us drone strike. >> he was considered the mastermind behind militia groups like hamas and hezbollah. wednesday's attack comes a day after officials say an israeli drone targeted and killed a top hamas official in lebanon. >> new details on the japan airlines plane crash, new data shows the runway warning system was broken. aviation officials say the warning lights to notify pilots whether a runway is clear were not working this information follows a japan airlines plane catching fire after colliding with a coast guard aircraft on tuesday night at the haneda airport in tokyo. five crew members on board the plane on the coast guard plane were killed. the airline also released a statement saying the aircraft's announcement system crashed during the evacuation.

>> in a wild and disturbing scene inside a las vegas courtroom, a man lunged over the bench to attack the judge during a sentencing glories of the live desk with the courtroom video of that violent incident. >> reggie, this video is shocking. the chaos started moments after a relatively calm sentencing, and we have that courtroom video. check this out. it shows 30 year old dobra redden jumping over the bench right, right. at the judge, he pinned her against the wall and then fell to the floor while knocking over the courtroom flag. redden pleaded guilty to attempted battery, but he did not want to go to prison again. when the judge listed off his a lengthy rap sheet. three felonies, nine misdemeanors and multiple domestic violence accusations, and he still asked for leniency. but the judge denied his request for probation and that apparently set him off again. >> i appreciate that, but i think it's time that he gets a taste of something else because i just can't with that history,

in accordance with the laws of the state of nevada, this court. hey, whoa whoa whoa, hey. >> and the judge had minor injuries while a courtroom marshal had a bleeding gash on his forehead. >> and a dislocated shoulder. a statement from the court says, we commend the heroic acts of the judge's staff, law enforcement, and all others who subdued the defendant. we are reviewing all our protocols, and abc news has learned that redden has a history of mental illness. he now faces multiple new felony charges. >> kumasi thank you, gloria. the former president of harvard university is addressing her decision to step down in an op ed for the new york times. doctor claudine gay wrote, she fell into a well-laid trap at a congressional hearing last month. gay was criticized for her response to questions about anti-semitism on college campuses. she says she hopes her resignation would, quote, deny demagogues the opportunity to further weaponize my presidency and their campaign to undermine

the ideals animating harvard. >> still to come, the pending legal trouble for spacex. they may be forced to rehire employees as they let go. >> and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up about 80 points. another update on the markets next 9:00. >> niners players make it to the pro bowl. we're going to tell you why we don't want to see any of them play. oh sports. stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. you've heard of dry january, but what about dry ish january? we'll talk about a new approach to that new year's tradition. we are live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m, so please download the app now wherever you stream. >> we could call it like moist january. >> oh, really? don't like that word? >> listen, people don't love dry january, so it's apropos. >> here's a live look outside the exploratorium camera. partly cloudy skies. we'll see a few clouds moving in over the next couple of hours, breaking for total sunshine by about

lunchtime and into the afternoon . today and tomorrow we're dry. this is our next storm system that will dive into the gulf of alaska and then down the west coast for some showers locally here. saturday but some heavy snow in the sierra today is a beautiful looking forecast with some early morning clouds, chilly temperatures in the 30s and 40s, but is a sunny afternoon. it is bright today with those numbers getting into the upper 50s and lower 60s. by 4 p.m. look at the three day forecast we are dry today and tomorrow, but scattered showers are back in the bay. uh- on saturday with a level one light system on the storm impact scale. heavy snow is coming to the sierra. a winter storm watch in effect starting on saturday, 1 to 2ft of snow is very likely. the snow levels could drop down to 2500ft. so where is 2500ft exactly on i-80? that would be colfax exit 135. that's the rain snow line. if you take 50, that would be exit 49 around motor city. that is when the snow would begin to fall. we'll take a closer look at the snow totals

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but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early.

talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait.com mood and depression. a study by researchers at harvard found eating things like frozen meals and packaged snacks can impact your mood. specifically, added

sweeteners put people at a higher risk for developing depression. health experts say these ultra processed foods trigger the release of dopamine into the brain, so you initially feel really good, but it's also why you crave these foods. >> this is no surprise, as there is a connection between our mood and the foods that we eat. what we eat every day is a daily investment in how we feel >> were those fries our stomachs are grumbling up here today, so this is the wrong one for us. i know, i know, chips chips have you have to bring the fries back? >> anyway, doctors say if you're looking to cut out processed foods, try to swap out packaged snacks. snacks for fruits or nuts or seeds. okay. a new project in la could give us a look into the future of our malls. ucla has just announced plans to reimagine the westside pavilion, so if you're not

familiar with the westside pavilion, it's seen here in clueless. also in tom petty's free falling video. the $700 million project will create a campus focused on tech and health care. it will provide opportunities for the university city to innovate with private businesses and government agencies on things like new cancer treatments. >> and the next couple of years, we're going to see machines that could do things that could never be done on any conceivable classical machine. and that's when the funds are really going to start. >> the purchase was made possible thanks to the state legislature and governor newsom. if it sounds familiar, here it is. san francisco mayor london breed has suggested a similar idea to revitalize the union square area. >> now it's time for your morning money report. space is being accused of illegally firing employees who are critical of ceo elon musk, according to a complaint by the national labor relations board. the space company fired eight people after they circulated a letter calling musk a quote, distraction and embarrassment. the letter was in response to some tweets sent by musk that

the employees felt did not align with company policy. spacex has not responded to these accusations, and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can see we're up about 123 points, 40 niners lead the nfl with nine pro bowl selections, headlined by brock purdy's first nod ever. >> he is set to be the starter for the pro bowl games in orlando. nick bosa, george kittle, fred warner, christian mccaffrey also among the niners chosen for the pro bowl games are a set of skill competition and flag football games, and the niners hope that none of the players actually play because that would mean they're in the super bowl the week after the pro bowl. games are set for february 1st and the fourth in orlando, so you can watch on abc seven and on our sister station espn. >> a phone call from coworkers is being credited for saving an ohio man's life. the man didn't show up to work last thursday, so after about 15 minutes, the coworkers called to check on

him. they say he picked up but couldn't understand what he was saying. i'm assuming he works at costco, and that's why we're showing this video. i'm not sure . that's when they realized that something was wrong. so they called paramedics. emergency responders determined that it was a stroke. >> we take care of our employees . they they mean the world to us . you know, without our employees, we can't do this job. >> the man has since been released from the hospital, but still has a road of recovery ahead of him. >> a lot of people rushed into target stores yesterday trying to get their hands on a special cup. so this is video from fresno, where the special edition galentine's day stanley cup sold out in just minutes. now here is video from arizona. some customers said they got trampled, not trampled. >> they didn't get trampled. >> they got trampled with uggs during the chaos, not hugs and crocs, uggs and crocs. that's all a lot of uggs they do. >> yeah, they are comfortable. >> um, the exclusive tumblers

are now selling for about $200 on ebay. >> if your love life is looking a bit unclear, sweethearts is keeping you in mind, and we'll call it that. i guess on valentine's day, the heart shaped candy company is releasing these limited edition situationship boxes. if you're not in a traditional relationship, the hearts have blurry words with company calls. sweet, muddled nothings, and literal mixed messages. liz. you can buy them for purchase. you can buy them. i should say on monday at 6 a.m. >> ever since i worked in atlanta so many years, my friend lisa respers, france and i celebrate february 15th and you may wonder why? why? and i tell you it's because she invented something called valencia thursday. >> that's the day all the choco bits and the flowers and all the valentine's day stuff goes on sale for 50% off.

>> so if you are receiving something on february 15th, it's because. cause guess what? you're not a valentine's. you're a valentine's sidepiece. you said it, but don't you feel like it takes more effort to give somebody something? >> on the 15th? so then my mind delusionally would be like, i'm the main person. it's me. they like what the day after the lulu is the lulu. so listen, when you're in one of these situationships, nothing is crystal clear. so you can make your own adventure. >> what is clear is that they went to the discount rack. and that's okay. they got you on the day after they thought of you, though. >> they thought of you second. >> but they did think of you. >> listen, just one person ahead of you. that's true. you know, that line's not long. >> you're the understudy. >> you're the vp, you're the vp. i'm done. yeah, that's not bad. sometimes the understudy, you do less work, but you get, you reap the benefits.

>> you get to soap, you put on the you get. you still get the credit. no you know what i mean? no, it's still in your resume. i'm missing the no. we took that real far. >> it's fine until it's not. you know. >> it's fine until it's not. kumasi and i are stayed in and out of this mode until it's not. absolutely not. here's a rooftop camera. >> we have partly cloudy skies out there right now. it is a chilly morning. you want that winter jacket early on? take the sunglasses because we have a lot of sunshine on the way today. 30s and 40s are starting temperatures, but we'll bounce back into the upper 50s and lower 60s. that sunshine really efficient at doing its job today . tonight, partly cloudy conditions, a few areas of drizzle likely. nothing widespread. we'll find those numbers in the 30s and in the 40s. now rain returns to the forecast on saturday to level one system. we'll find just some light showers early on in the morning in the north bay. this is not a really organized system for us. they're just really scattered in nature. the bigger story is that the big snow maker for the sierra, we have a winter storm watch in effect starting saturday morning. traveling to

tahoe today and tomorrow is fine, but conditions go rapidly downhill early saturday. we're talking 1 to 2ft of snow. some of our highest peaks could exceed two feet of fresh powder by sunday. accuweather seven day forecast chilly morning, but a sunny day today and tomorrow. scattered showers on saturday. really light in nature. sunday day is chilly, but we're sunny and dry. then our next storm will arrive here on tuesday. it's a level one on the storm impact scale. gloria >> yeah, and right now, as far as traffic on the roads, traffic is starting to fill in in some areas right here, you can see a live look at the san mateo-hayward bridge camera and traffic is starting to get a little heavier, especially for those drivers heading westbound and to the peninsula, but still no delays or major issues right now. and as far as your drive times, the usual slow spotrillionight now from tracy to dublin will take you 44 minutes to get ready tonight. >> the altima finale to a hit season of romance. we're going to see the golden bachelor become the golden groom. 72 year

old gary turner and his fiance teresa tied the knot right here on abc seven. the wedding will be a fully live televised event and the officiant, one of the season's fan favorites, susan, who i understand is a wedding officiant in her real life. so that explains that you can watch the golden wedding live tonight at 8 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> abc's emmy award winning drama general hospital is celebrating its 60th anniversary tonight. you can watch a primetime special honoring the show. it features fan favorite cast members, behind the scenes moments, bloopers and a fan tribute. general hospital is both the longest running scripted drama and the longest running american soap opera currently in production. you can watch general hospital, 60 years of stars, and storytelling tonight at ten right here on abc seven. >> that's the thing. if you set a show at a hospital, you'll never run out. there's always someone who comes in with an accident, a new drama, fall in

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my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early. talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait.com

warning number one protesters detained at people's park overnight as uc berkeley began closing off historic site. the university says it needs the space to build student housing. >> number two, the two men being charged for the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay are expected to appear in court today. a third person arrested is facing burglary charges. he's also expected in court today. >> number three, the first batch of sealed court filings related to the late sex offender jeffrey epstein have been made public. the documents sought to depose president bill clinton as part of a defamation lawsuit against epstein and his associate, ghislaine maxwell. >> number four, the fda is looking into possible side effects from weight loss drugs like ozempic and wegovy. they include hair loss, suicidal thoughts and pulmonary aspiration during surgery. if the side effects are confirmed, the fda could require new labels or other warnings for the drugs.

>> and number five, we start out with some chilly temperatures this morning. a live look from our east bay hills camera showing you partly cloudy conditions. those temperatures right now were beginning in the 30s and 40s. the winter jacket certainly needed, except out the door. also, take your sunglasses . we're expecting a lot of sunshine today. here's your day planner. sunshine throughout the afternoon. it's a bright looking day. we're totally dry and those temperatures getting you to the upper 50s and lower 60s by 3 p.m. >> and number six, we're still seeing lower than normal troc traffic volumes this week because of the holiday. this is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights flipped on at 615 this morning, later than normal, and you can see traffic is flowing nicely. >> number seven britney spears says she will quote never return to the music industry. and this post on instagram. she says she is a ghost writer and has written more than 20 songs for other people in the past two years, but is not recording a new album despite rumors that she is. her last album was glory

day, which was released in 2016, and if you've read her book, i think this is a logical conclusion. >> i just hate to actually see her say this, but it makes total sense. if you've seen after you've seen what she's been through, the trauma related to her performance is just too tightly connected. that's too bad >> "good morning america," for viewers in the west, connected to jeffrey epstein. ♪ ♪ this morning, what they reveal about the high powered people in the orbit and a detail about prince andrew. the reaction this morning. >> fast moving storm. ten states under snow and winter alerts right now. tracking where some americans can see