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with a lot of sunshine. but we do have a beach hazard statement along our coast for some increased surf this morning. here's our abc seven oakland airport camera. we have partly cloudy skies but dry conditions. here's a look at the beach hazard statement. this until 10 p.m. today. just meaning that we have the increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents out there. just be aware of that. but we're expecting a lot of sunshine today. get out there. enjoy this afternoon. temperatures very pleasant in the upper 50s to lower 60s, but rain is back in the forecast tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up in six minutes. let's check in with laura. traffic is doing this morning. good morning drew. >> good morning everyone. yeah we want to give you an update right now on the richmond san rafael bridge. we have that sigalert in effect earlier and of course, they had closed one of the lanes there. the center lane on the westbound side. well, it is back open right now. so they have reopened that just recently. this was the backup from yesterday as they were doing those emergency pothole repairs. but again the center lane on the westbound side of

the richmond san rafael bridge is now back open this morning. >> thank you gloria. the two men charged in the murder of oakland police officer twan lay will be in custody without bail. 27 year-old mark sanders. 28 year-old allen brown made their first appearance in court yesterday, both of them charged with murder. sanders is also facing a special allegation that he knew lay was a police officer during the attack. they are set to return to court january 18th to enter pleas in berkeley. >> tensions are boiling over between police and protesters at people's park yesterday, demonstrators got physical near cal's campus, according to berkeleyside, 11 people in total were arrested. it started when uc berkeley officials began blocking off the park with shipping containers. for years, the university has been wanting to build student housing on the contested open space. protesters trying to stop construction want to preserve the landmark? >> we need a place where community members can find each other and learn about their history of berkeley. that's a

human right. knowing what your culture is having water, having food, what we're doing out here is taking advantage of a time of the year when we have very few students, very few people here to be able to do this as safely and as quickly as possible. >> the project is now before the state supreme court. >> construction cannot start until the court makes a ruling. uc berkeley says streets around people's park will remain closed until the construction site is secured. this map shows where we're talking about. that includes channing way, high street, dwight way and bowditch street. new at six safeway in san francisco's fillmore district, is soon going to be closing to be turned into housing. >> safeway entered into an agreement with align real estate , which turns webster plaza into a mixed use development with housing and commercial space. the grocery store on webster street is expected to shut down in march, according to the chronicle. employees will be reassigned to another store in the san francisco area, now the closest safeway to that location is the one in the castro on the

peninsula. >> the pacifica pier will be closed for three weeks as it undergoes structural assessment. city officials say the high tides and large waves in late december damaged sections of the deck and railing. the pier is a quarter mile long and very popular. the city says. up to 2000 people visit each day. it's one of the few piers where people can fish for free every day that people are allowed on. >> it. there are people fishing a lot. these are people who do it for a living. you know, do it to feed their families and stuff. um, and so it's a really critical part of pacifica. >> the city says it will combine the findings of the assessment with a separate structure assessment from last spring. for a final report, the public works director estimates repairs could cost more than $20 million was better news in capitola because capitola village is fully open again for business, restaurants and stores are fully operational after spending nearly a week cleaning up. powerful waves hit the town last week, turning the main road into a muddy mess. the

community came together with shovels along with the help of this backhoe to clear out the mud. the same area was inundated by brutal surf just a year ago. new details on a deadly mass shooting at a high school in iowa. >> we are learning a sixth grader was killed, five others injured, including the principal. glory is at the live desk with more on what happened here. gloria kumasi. >> the shooting happened on the first day back from winter break. police swarmed the school within minutes of that shooting, they found multiple victims as students and staff sheltered in place and some ran from the building. police identified the shooter as a 17 year old student at the high school. middle and high school students were there for a breakfast program. a ninth grader saw the suspect in the bathroom room before the shooting. >> it's just traumatizing because honestly, he could have just killed me then and there and i wouldn't be here right now and everything is broken like everyone. >> like running and like my after that, my, my like like my mom was telling me to get out of there in social media posts

reviewed by abc news, the suspect referenced school shootings and also bomb threats. >> in one post, he can be seen holding a revolver. the suspect's friends say that he and his sister were bullied, and police have not confirmed a motive for that shooting, according to the gun violence archive, there have already been five mass shootings so far this year. reggie >> thank you. gloria. the commercial crab season is now finally open for part of the northern california coast at midnight, crabbers were allowed to start pulling their traps from the oregon border to the sonoma, mendocino county line. the season remains delayed for the rest of the coast. all the way down to the mexico border. the delays have been there to protect groups of migrating whales from coming entangled in fishing equipment. >> a mysterious flier is going around lake tahoe with a passionate message telling people to feed the bears. the flier says. the black bears of lake tahoe are some of the most marginalized and oppressed species of life, and that they spend most of their life going

from garbage can to garbage can, finding it locked due to selfish , heartless human beings. tahoe bear experts say the information in the flier is false, and if people take it seriously, it could cause long tum damage to the bear population. they say feeding bears human food will cause both harm to animals and people they look for. >> they've come addicted to it. they get dependent on it and their behavior changes. you know, it gets more brazen. we see it escalate. >> experts say bears are capable of surviving on their own and better off without the help from humans. still ahead, the oakland a's not letting a new minor league league team play a game at the coliseum, while the vegas bound squad won't share the stadium for a day, then don't try this at home. >> the aftermath when a man tried to melt some of the ice on his driveway. >> oh my gosh. 607 this morning we have lots of sunshine on the way today. tomorrow showers are back in the forecast before we have a dry and bright finish to

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that wave of energy now in southern california. a lot of sunshine on the way today. but here comes our next storm system. wrapping itself up in the gulf of alaska, picking up some cold air. and it's going to ride down the coast later on tomorrow. some light showers here, but some snow in the sierra tomorrow. it's a level one on the storm impact scale. minimal impacts. these showers are very light and scattered in nature, but we'll still have some rough surf along our coastline hour by hour in future weather. tomorrow morning, some light showers, first in the north bay in the early afternoon. we'll find those showers spreading south and east, and then after about 4 p.m, we're done with this system so it doesn't last long. tomorrow. and then sunshine returns on sunday. the bigger story a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra starting tomorrow morning, 1 to 2ft of snow, very likely through early sunday, kumasi. >> thank you. drew. still to come, certain cars are proving to be a hot target for thieves. the reason thefts are up 1,000% for these particular models and revving up the engines at oracle park. monster jam back for the

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data institute, abc seven has covered the reasons that these cars are so attractive to thieves. many models don't have basic theft protection technology, and to make things worse, social media videos show people how to illegally start the cars and they went viral. that led to even more thefts. last year, hyundai and kia agreed to a $200 million settlement, with as many as 9 million vehicle owners to settle claims that they didn't do enough to make the vehicles secure. new developments with

draymond's draymond green's possible return to the warriors, espn is reporting green is going to be back at the team's facility soon so he can prepare to play in games. the nba suspended him indefinitely last month after he hit another player in the face during a game against the phenix suns. he has been ordered to complete league mandated counseling sessions. green missed his 11th game last night as warriors lost to the denver nuggets. the oakland a's don't want to play at the coliseum anymore, but it's not stopping them from preventing another team that does the vegas bound a's have blocked the new oakland ballers minor league team from playing a game at the coliseum in june, citing exclusive rights to the building for professional baseball. now the ballers are an expansion team in the independent pioneer league. they said they had a signed contract. they paid a deposit with the firm that operates the stadium. team officials say they're disappointed, but they added nothing will stop them from

turning the page on a new chapter for baseball in oakland happening tomorrow, people at oracle park will swap the sounds of bats and gloves for revved up engines. >> monster jam is back in the city for the first time in a decade, abc7 news reporter lena howland is live at oracle park this morning. oh, lena, you're in the truck now. yes, girl, we're happy to see you. >> yes, ask and you shall receive. >> reggie and kumasi. good morning to you. we are live here in oracle park inside of grave digger, one of the most iconic monster trucks. so many people are familiar with this one. and we're also joined by the driver of the truck. this is adam. he. we've been with him all morning long talking about the passion and the love and the heart that goes into creating a monster truck like this. so, adam, tell me a little bit about what goes into making this from scratch. >> well, actually, i'll take this. and you know what? it's kind of hard to see her up in here. and it's because once she sits back, the steering wheel is

off, right now, you actually have to take the steering wheel off to get in and out of the truck. but that's because of the custom made seat that it's basically fully encases you. when she sits back and she basically disappears, you can't see her, but you know, all this stuff that's inside of here, the safety equipment that is inside of the truck enables us to make this most incredible, just the craziest stunts that you could ever see out on the track. and it gives us confidence as drivers, competitors to be behind the wheel and feel safe. that's our last worry. our biggest worry is we hope it starts up. >> you hope it starts up. luckily, he did show me they have a backup camera inside of this truck, so that also helps keep them safe. now adam, talk to me. i know you told me you're coming here all the way from north carolina. all the way on the other side of the country. how did you get this monster truck all the way to san francisco? >> so actually, what we do is we actually have to take all the tires off the truck. the crew comes out, they tire the truck down, puts much smaller tires on it. it goes into a 53 foot trailer, and you'll see them running around the nation. you

know, they're tagged up with monster jam, grave digger, some of the other trucks, and but it's uh- all the way from the east coast to the west coast. we load them up and the trailers weigh almost 80,000 pounds. there's two trucks, eight tires, and there's basically a hole entire spare truck in there. and parts to be ready for the event. so we're ready for battle. okay >> ready for battle. but are you ready for this track? this is pretty complicated. they've trucked in more than 300 truckloads of dirt, adding up to more than 15 million pounds. so how difficult are you expecting this course to be, adam, you know what? >> i'm ready for anything they throw at me. i really am. i've been doing this for 19 years myself, and i don't care. they may have put this millions of pounds of dirt on the track. well, guess what, grave digger is here to dig it up. >> thank you so much, adam. and for those of you that might be interested in coming out to monster jam this weekend, it all kicks off tomorrow with a pit party starting at 1230. doors open up at 330, and the event starts at 5:00 on sunday. doors open up at 1230 and it starts at

two in the afternoon and tickets for this weekend start at just $20. so live in san francisco. lena howland abc seven news. yes, lena. >> now ask adam for the keys. uh huh. >> hey, adam, could i have the key to this? maybe just fill it up when you're done. oh, he says fill it up. >> no, not with these gas prices. >> no, no, adam is not with these california gas prices. >> nah, thank you. >> lena, what's really interesting, because our executive producer sent us this note saying that they can't turn it on right now. they can't rev up the engine because of noise rules. oh, yes, around the stadium, because they're obviously outside. yeah. and people live around there. >> yeah. so um, they can't turn it up until i think it's after seven. >> it is early out there. a lot of people sleeping. yeah >> we'll be able to rev it up. if you watch us on our streaming newscast, abc seven at seven, which you could see just beneath here, it's impressive to see,

too, just how oracle park has transformed. >> i mean, from the baseball field and to all this dirt and everything. it's so neat. yeah, i love it. >> i walked by there yesterday. they were busy. i was i peeked through the gates. i was like, i don't know what's going on. i was like, there's a lot of dirt happening over there. yeah, now i know why. oh, cool. that's awesome. at 7 a.m, we're getting a lot of people mad at us. well, starting on that car, you know, they need to wake up. >> it's 7 a.m. >> you should be working. >> it's friday. >> yeah, it's friday and they have a meeting. >> they have a meeting at eight, and they really should be doing some calisthenics before the meeting and some stretching. >> they need to be in the bed watching the show. >> oh my gosh. here's a live look at a rooftop camera this morning. >> partly cloudy conditions. it's all about sun and surf today. we do have a beach hazard statement in effect along our coastline for the increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. tomorrow it's all about light, scattered showers. it's a level one storm on the abc seven storm impact scale, but we're finally getting some heavy snow in the sierra tomorrow. winter storm warnings do begin early tomorrow morning. today, though locally it's a

beautiful forecast. a few passing clouds early on this morning, then it's all sunshine by lunchtime and throughout the afternoon. 4 p.m. it's looking very nice with temperatures, daytime highs, upper 50s to the lower 60s. a bit above average for this time of the year. overnight tonight after midnight, clouds return ahead of our storm system and we'll see those numbers dropping into the 30s and into the 40 rainfall tomorrow is very low. this is a low impact system. if you do have outdoor plans, i. don't think you should change them. just be prepared to move your event indoors or maybe 15 minutes as a shower moves through. but these rainfall totals very low, less than a quarter of an inch. but the snow is going to add up in the sierra 1 to 2ft. very likely those snow levels could drop as low as 2000ft. traveling to tahoe today just fine tomorrow. do not try and do it because travel will be difficult if not impossible, as that heavy snow is falling down. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. bright skies today. light showers tomorrow. sunshine returns on sunday. some chilly temperatures. monday starts out with some cold conditions in the morning with sunshine in the

afternoon. then rain returns tuesday evening into wednesday. gloria. >> well, drew earlier kumasi was saying that people are home in bed. i think that is the case because check this out, the roads are pretty empty right now. this is a bay bridge toll plaza. not too many cars out there on the road this morning. no metering lights on yet. and of course we know friday's. a lot of people do tend to work from home or maybe even have the day off because it is still a holiday week, i guess. right? well we do want to tell you about some cancellations on the ferry this morning. sf bay ferry is reporting that the departure have been canceled. these are those departures. 7:05 a.m. from the main street alameda ferry terminal. and also the 7:20 a.m. from oakland to south san francisco ferry terminal. >> all right. thank you, gloria. now we're checking in with ginger zee, who is live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning. ginger >> hey there. kumasi reggie. it's great to be with everybody. so it's a friday and we're talking storms i know drew was just all over that next one which we will be eventually getting into too. but first if

you're traveling this way tomorrow night or sunday, please , from new york city to boston, check ahead because there will be some impacts. new york stays mostly rain, but it looks like boston to the west gets that really heavy stuff. we're talking 6 to 12in in some of the highest elevations. could see 12 plus. also ahead, the latest on the story that we are all following that next deadly shooting that we're live there on the scene in iowa. plus we've got an abc news exclusive this morning. gypsy rose blanchard and her first on camera interview since being released from prison. she'll talk about her freedom, her regrets, and so much more. plus, we are going to introduce you to a nine year old that is making a big difference. we, of course have a surprise for him, but he lit up the studio today. i'm telling you, he gave me his business card he gave me. he is so ready for the world and it makes you feel like you did absolutely nothing in your life. so let's be inspired and can't wait for you to meet julian. >> oh, okay. >> kumasi says something similar yesterday because she did an interview in our 7 a.m. newscast

with a 15 year old who just won this major prize and is also also has an sb, and he was so well spoken. of course he was so calm. and he's also doing all this great stuff in the world. and we were both looking at each other like, what are these children doing? how are they doing this? >> ready for a ted talk? >> i don't know, but as a parent i'm like, where do what? what do i do? how do i yeah, huh. okay. >> right. i mean, i was just kind of like, i mean, yes, i don't want to under sell myself at 15, but i was fine for a 15 year old. but i don't think i would have been good necessarily on live television. and i certainly wasn't up for any award for like, a national award, starting an international whole project, like, i don't know, good for them. i believe the children that's right. >> we need them. >> yeah. okay. yes >> let them lead the way. we'll see. we'll see you at seven.

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currents and sneaker waves. not only surf we're tracking, but also sunshine. this afternoon, it's bright, beautiful, and very pleasant with our temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. we'll check in on tomorrow's rain in about nine minutes. let's see how we're doing on the roads with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. well, right now we want to tell you about a crash over in lexington hills that is impacting traffic right there. so let's show you where this is happening. this is a solo rollover crash. this is blocking the right lane of northbound 17 before idlewild road again in lexington hills. and right now the speeds are down to nine miles per hour. in that area. so we'll keep tracking that for you. >> thank you. gloria today, a public vigil will be held to mourn the oakland police officer who was killed one week ago. officer tuan lay was shot while working undercover last week. he was responding to a burglary at a cannabis business community members are also planning to hold a rally outside oakland city hall after the vigil, demanding mayor shengtao and council members declare a state of emergency in oakland to help speed up the process of getting

a permanent police chief. the city hasn't had a chief since last february. >> i remember that, uh, the mayor has promised us that, you know, by by the end of this year, uh, we should have a police chief, uh, or should be calling for the state of emergency. i think some people are extremely, extremely upset. >> today's vigil in oakland's chinatown starts at ten this morning. the rally will be an hour later. new bill is being introduced to allow amsterdam style cannabis cafes in california. >> you mightrillionemember. we went through this last year, the governor ended up vetoing the measure that would have let local governments decide if cannabis shops can offer food and drinks and sell tickets to live performances. san francisco assembly member matt haney is behind this revamp legislation. he says it would help both struggling cannabis cannabis businesses and empty downtown districts. >> a new housing report finds landlords in marin and two other counties are discriminating against latino renters and

families with children. fair housing advocates of northern california investigated 60 rental properties and landlords at random in marin, solano and sonoma counties and found some level of discrimination at 58% of those properties 52% of test calls to landlords revealed evidence of discrimination against renters, with children, 31% against latinos. >> the latino called up and they said, she said i believe she had two kids, so it would be her and two children in for a one bedroom apartment and they said, sorry, that's just too small for a family of three. and then the white tester called up and they said, yeah, that should be fine. no problem. we can make it work. >> advocates for rental property owners questioned how this report was conducted. most of the owners that we talked to and deal with are well aware of fair housing laws and regulations. >> um, and, you know, it's just it's difficult to, to, to see the kind of racism that they're attempting to foist upon the owners here when that's just generally not the case.

>> fair housing advocates say they will send letters to landlords who they believe discriminated against potential renters during the investigation and could pursue legal action in the future. >> your voice, your vote, president biden is hitting the campaign trail today. glories at the live desk with more on what he believes is at stake in the upcoming election. >> gloria, reggie, president biden will visit valley forge, pennsylvania, today. pennsylvania holds a key pathway to the presidency in 2020. biden won by just over one point, and that helped push him over the finish line to win the electoral college. this comes as the biden-harris campaign released its first ad of the year. it's time to coincide with the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. >> i believe in free and fair elections. there's something dangerous happening in america. there's an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. all of us are being asked right now, what will we do to maintain our

democracy? history is watching. the world is watching. >> on the republican side, nikki haley spoke at a town hall last night. haley cited polls claiming she would be the stronger candidate instead of ron desantis in the general election and back to president biden. he will head to south carolina next week, and he'll speak at the historic church where nine people were killed in 2015. reggie >> thank you, gloria, we're going to hear from the top four candidates running for the seat of late senator dianne feinstein, democratic representatives adam schiff, katie porter, barbara lee and republican steve garvey qualify for the first debate of the california us senate race hosted by politico. they'll face off january 22nd, days before california's begin receiving their ballots in the mail, the final day to vote in the primary is march 5th. the top two finishers will advance to the november runoff. >> new details air safety officials are searching for a voice recorder on the japan airlines plane that erupted in

flames earlier this week, new video shows officials removing some of the debris so the tokyo runway could reopen. investigators are trying to learn more about what could have caused the collision with a small coast guard plane. five crew members aboard the coast guard aircraft died, and all 379 people aboard the japan airlines flight managed to evacuate after it erupted in flames. >> the man seen on camera attacking a judge in a las vegas courtroom is going to be back in court monday in front of this same judge to face additional charges. the man already faced a felony battery case, but now he also faces 13 new counts, including extortion and coercion with force. that leap led to a bloody brawl between him and court officials and attorneys. >> this is a very unique situation that, as far as i know, has never happened before with somebody, superman over a judicial bench since yesterday, we've met with our security contractor to bring in additional security personnel to

support courtroom courtroom coverage. >> brennan was jailed on $54,000 bail, refused to appear in court yesterday on the new charges. his former olympian, oscar pistorius, has been released from a south african prison. >> this is fillled video from his court proceedings. the story is shot. his partner reeva steenkamp, four times through the bathroom door of his home in 2013. the double amputee claimed he mistook her for an intruder. the story was originally sentenced to more than 13 years in prison. he served nearly nine years of that and will now be on parole until the end of 2029. the city of hayward has a new chief officer, brian matthews, as hayward, 16, chief of police. >> he succeeds chief tony chaplin, who announced his retirement last month. matthews has been serving as acting chief while chaplin was on a work related injury leave. chief matthews, a hayward native, begins his began his law enforcement career in 1999 and served in the city for 24 years.

he said he is grateful for the opportunity to give back to the community that raised him. >> a former police officer accused of getting into a lengthy standoff with pleasant hill police has entered a plea chun liam satchell pleaded not guilty and waived his right to a speedy trial. his attorneys talked about their client and his personal troubles, including dealing with ptsd. this appears to be the focus of their defense . >> we want cities to change the way that they handle people that retire from first responder positions for mental health reasons. these people serve the community. they protected us, and we need to protect them in return. >> satchell is facing a long list of charges, including attempted murder and shooting at police officers. >> happening tomorrow, monster jam is back at oracle park for the first time in more than ten years. abc seven news reporter lena howland is there, hanging out with one of the drivers and the famous grave digger. hi, lena. >> hey, reggie. good morning to

you. we are live here inside of oracle park. where really it has been transformed into this monster jam arena. they've checked in more than 300 truckloads of dirt to get ready for this weekend. and right now, we're joined by adam anderson. he is the driver of the very famous grave digger. many of you might know it. it's been around for decades. so adam, i realize this is a family affair for you. where did the grave digger actually. life my entire life. >> and i lived on the road as a child. my dad's first hauler actually had a crib built into it. um, and you know, i went from wearing diapers. i'm probably still going to wear diapers when i end my career in monster jam, but i started my career in diapers and my entire family does it as well. my siblings, um, i have two other brothers and a sister, and they all compete behind the wheel of grave digger. um, and it's pretty unbelievable that all of us. i think the only reason we

still get along is because we actually travel so much, and we don't get to see each other, so we're excited to see each other. um, but it's a great family affair. and then also for the other families, there's multiple generations now of these families that have been coming out here that, you know, maybe their dad or their grandfather started when they were watching my dad behind the wheel of grave digger. now, here they are. they're starting to make me feel old because i'm seeing the kids grow up and now have their own kids. um, and that's it's not hard. it's very endearing. i love it, um, and it does keep me coming back. you know, the pit parties, when the families can come out up close and personal to the trucks. but it's us as well. and then we end up creating these relationships that last for, you know, for years and years to come. >> wow. that is incredible. and i do want to talk a little bit about the noise here around oracle park in san francisco. there's a good reason why you haven't turned on the engine before 7:00. and that's because san francisco has a noise ordinance. these trucks are so loud they would violate the noise ordinance. is that correct ? >> right, i guess so, and i don't get that because where i

come from, we don't have one of those. but at the same time, you know, and it is they are loud, but it's not as aggressive as you think as far as once you're in the sand stands and you're able to sit back and watch it, but you can feel it, you can feel it in your chest. um, there's visually impaired people. that's one of my favorite things to do, not only to come up and show them the truck and let them feel the custom paint job. you can feel the brush strokes, but then also they always tell me that when they're in the stands and they watch this event, they do not watch. they can feel it. they can feel the event. and i'm like, that is an amazing thing. so it's pretty cool to be able to give that to somebody, to give that back. but the entire family can come out and they can feel the power of grave digger and all the other monster jam trucks. what are you most excited about this weekend when this all kicks off? this is the season kickoff for our points championship series. the thing i'm most excited about is actually, i have never been on tour with one of my siblings and competed against them. i've been at some events with them, but my brother that drives the son of a

digger truck. i'm most excited about having him here because we work together as a team, but when it comes down to it, i don't care if my grandmother was on the other side. i want to take him out. oh yeah. >> okay. all right. well, we are looking forward to it, adam. and if you at home are interested in coming to monster jam this weekend, it's happening at oracle park. it kicks off tomorrow with a pit party at 1230. doors open at 330, and the event starts at five on sunday. doors open at 1230 and it starts at two in the afternoon. noon. tickets for this weekend start at just $20 live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news over adam saying his grandma could get it going down if she was in the competition. >> look, that's how it goes, not grandma. >> it's truck first, then family. can you ask adam if he's afraid of the megalodon? is that another one of the trucks? >> um. our anchors want to know. are you afraid of megalodon? is that one of the trucks? no no, it's a grave digger. >> no, it doesn't matter where you go, we can bury them in the sea to. >> oh, he will bury him in the

sea. >> talk that talk, i like it. >> okay, good. that's a kind of trash talk i'm looking for. >> yeah. >> thank you. and also thank adam for us. he's been wonderful . yes, i saw the hit. did you see? he does this. this is his little thing. yeah grave. just like you know how you do this for famu. famu greg, silicon. why? today is a big day in the history of one bay area landmark. >> and let's take a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up slightly three points. we'll have another update on the markets next. >> ben, how many billions of dollars americans spent shopping online last year? and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc, seven at seven. today we are revealing our favorite things for the new year in a segment that we call ten out of ten. recommend and think of it like oprah's favorite things, because what's really different between us and oprah, besides everything anyway, we stream live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. download the app now. wherever you stream. >> here we go outside pier 39 this morning. partly cloudy, conditions up above. we'll have

a few early morning clouds giving way to bright sunshine as we head into the afternoon. the morning drive is looking worry free when it comes to the weather. we have a little bit of cloud cover early on, temperatures mainly in the 40s, but that sunshine is really with us throughout the later portions of the morning into the afternoon. so today we'll have that bright sunshine returning baby blue skies, temperatures a few degrees above average, upper 50s to the lower 60s. here's live doppler seven, along with satellite overnight. last night we had a couple of isolated light showers that wave of energy now in southern california. and here we go with our next area of low pressure getting its act together in the gulf of alaska, picking up some cold air as it will ride down the west coast over the next 24 hours. tomorrow is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. light scattered showers really minimal rainfall. we're thinking less than a quarter of an inch and it will contain some rough surf as well. this will be a big snow producer in the sierra. a winter storm warning begins tomorrow at 4 a.m. we could see 1 to 2ft of snow.

we'll take a closer look at these snow totals. also, we'll go hour by hour in future weather. show you thatrillionain tomorrow coming up in nine minutes. but here's a look at some more high temperatures where you live. sponsored by the exploratorium. >> discover the art of light this winter at the explore torium luminous artworks invite you to connect and play in their glow. >> don't miss this wonder seasonal expansion of our exhibits on light

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groups. a doctor behind the study said they surveyed thousands of vaccinated volunteers taking paxlovid at the time that you have covid. >> the during the acute infection does not seem to be associated with a lower risk of having long covid down the road. among the people who are already vaccinated and having their first infection. >> in a statement to abc seven news, pfizer said, quote, paxlovid is not authorized or approved for use as a treatment or prophylactic for long covid. today marks 91 years since construction started on the golden gate bridge. officials say at least 100,000 people attended a celebration at crissy field on this day in 1933. there is also a parade through the marina, where engineering students carried an 80 foot replica of the bridge. the bridge opened four years later in may of 1937. now it's your morning money report. >> the numbers are in. americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online this holiday

season, according to an adobe analytics report. that's a nearly 5% increase from the previous year. the company also says online shopping discounts also hit record highs. the biggest discounts were on electronics, which were marked down 31% compared to 25% in 2022. and the new jobs numbers are out this morning, with the u.s. adding 216,000 jobs, which is quite a bit more than what we expected. the market had a real mixed reaction to this this morning, which is why you're seeing that we're only up about 22 points. >> britain's royal mail postal company has unveiled a new commemorative stamp collection and it features this 90 girls group. >> if you want to be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. >> make it last forever a celebration celebrates the 30th anniversary of the formation of the spice girls in 1994. >> these are images of each spice girl and their performances around the world.

so let's look at the stamps. okay >> oh, okay. so it's actual photos. yeah. it looks like they're okay. come on, posh stamps. >> one from a concert in 2007, in san jose. okay. really? am royal mail said it worked with the group to pick out the pictures. it's the first time the company has dedicated an entire stamp issue to a female pop group. that's pretty cool, right on. >> that is some 30 years stuff like this that really makes you feel old. >> yeah, well, spice world also a fantastic film if anyone's ever seen it. >> it's all in the theater. did so, i mean, i saw in the theater with my residents. it's from from the dorm where i was. i was an ra. i don't know if i've mentioned. >> oh, okay. >> yeah. >> and yeah. took them all to the mall on field trip a little field trip, a little culture. skokie illinois. >> oh, skokie. >> oh, skokie. >> skokie. the destiny mission. everyone dreams about the mall. >> was it around there, though?

>> the mall in the 90s. was it that was. yeah, that was the place to go. an outdoor mall in chicago. >> oh, okay. >> those 90 days in the summer, it's quite nice. >> that's it. >> here's a live look at santa cruz. here's the accuweather headlines. we are tracking sun and surf today. a beach hazard statement is in effect along the coastline for the increased risk of rip currents and sneaker waves heading into saturday, we are tracking some light scattered showers. it's a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. the bigger story with this storm is not the rain here locally, it's going to be the snow in the sierra. heavy snow at times with winter storm warnings in effect starting tomorrow morning. today though, it's a nice forecast. very pleasant, bright skies, temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. tonight we'll have clear skies early on, clouds arriving after midnight ahead of thatrillionain tomorrow, and we'll see those temperatures in the 30s and in the 40s. here's future weather. it is not a lot of rain by any means. the showers are scattered first in the north bay into the early afternoon. we'll track those scattered showers south and east. and then by about 4 p.m, we're done with this system. and on sunday that sunshine returns. we're expecting less than a

quarter of an inch of rain out of this system tomorrow. but snow is going to be heavy at times. winter storm warning starts at 4 a.m. tomorrow, 1 to 2ft of snow is very likely. traveling to tahoe today. no problems or dry. we're mostly sunny tomorrow though. conditions go downhill. travel will become difficult, if not impossible as that snow is falling and then sunday that system is out of here in the sunshine. does return back here at home. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. bright sunshine today with light showers tomorrow. that sun is back here on sunday after a chilly morning. both sunday and monday, rain returns tuesday evening. it's a level one with scattered showers lingering until wednesday. gloria good morning. >> well, right now we're continuing to follow that crash over in lexington hills. we're going to show you where it's at. this is over on northbound 17 before idlewild road. it is blocking the right lane, and you can see that speeds are down to nine miles per hour at this time. this is a solo rollover crash. and we're actually told there was another crash in the

backup as well. so if you drive in that area expect delays. >> thank you gloria. >> now to the golden wedding. it is official. the first ever golden bachelor gary turner tied the knot to theresa nest in a live wedding special right here on abc seven. the couple said i do in palm springs in front of family and friends. golden bachelor favorite susan knowles officiated the wedding. the two shared a story of hope and second chance romance when they exchanged vows. >> i promise to be your calm in a storm, but most of all, to have fun for the rest of the days that we have left on this earth. >> it wasn't my ear that you whispered in when you said the i love you, but my very soul. >> oh okay. that was nice. that was very nice. um, i just that a mermaid dress? i don't know, is that what you would

consider a mermaid dress? >> i don't know, friend. i'm still on that. okay. sorry. >> i'm just curious. what are they doing? >> okay, let me tell you. theresa's youngest grandson was the ring bearer before her son walked her down the. the aisle. then theresa and gary's daughters shared a special toast to their parents. sweet. how tender. that's so nice. >> i know, and you. you know what really got me on the gary train was when you interviewed him, right? >> wasn't he so kind? >> he was just genuine. really gentle and nice. kind >> gratulations. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can 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. you can download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break

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land outside city hall to urge the mayor to declare a state of emergency to speed up the process of hiring a new police chief. >> number two former olympian oscar pistorius is out of prison this morning. nearly 11 years after he shot and killed his girlfriend. he'll remain on parole through 2029. >> number three assembly member matt haney is reviving his proposal to legalize amsterdam style cannabis cafes. he says california should be at the forefront of what could be $1 billion tourist industry. >> number four, the pacific pier will be closed for three weeks. city officials say it will undergo a structural assessment after high tides and waves damaged sections of the deck and railing late last month. >> and as you take a look at number five, we are seeing partly cloudy skies out there. live look from our exploratorium camera. we do have a beach hazard statement in effect along our coastline. it's bright sunshine throughout the afternoon. it's a pleasant day today. we'll get those temperatures going into the upper 50s and lower 60s for

daytime highs. we're dry today, but rain does return to the forecast tomorrow. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. we'll see some light scattered showers, very low rainfall totals will see less than a quarter of an inch of rain in most cities throughout the day. >> tomorrow at number six, we are seeing lighter than normal traffic today because of course it is a friday. a lot of people working from home today, or maybe taking the week off. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza lighter than it normally is this time of the morning, and the metering lights still have not flipped on today. >> and number seven, we are taking a live look at oracle park and grave digger and who is this thunderous no. they didn't. >> i like that one. >> looks like a little showdown. monster jam returning to san francisco this weekend. if you want to check it out, they have a whole full day of events. the tickets start at just $20. some trash talk going on looks like

it's about to go down. >> yeah, i have no skin in this game. i'm literally became a fan. you know, one hour ago. but to me it's all grave digger and grave digger is gonna take thunder roars down. >> we are now fans, especially of adam. he did a great job this morning. >> he's fun. yeah. >> adam said he didn't care who it is. his grandma. he does not care. yeah, he's going to win. he'll flip her flipper. >> "good morning america" snow and ice only as we head into the weekend. >> winter storm on the move, at least 50 states on alert right now, they have for tracking timing and who is bracing for nearly a foot of snow. >> a little days into the new year, and one student is killed, for others and the