was so strong it knocked out the redundant system, too. >> all the airlines that are canceled say we have to leave the airport. we have nowhere to go. what do you want us to do? >> reporter: atlanta opened its convention center to provide stranded passengers a place to stay. delta says everyone flying through atlanta should check their status before coming to the airport. because so many flights are already booked to capacity this is going to take a long time to recover from. live at sfo, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. exhausted firefighters are getting a small break today. they're taking advantage of calmer winds to mount an attack on flames threatening month cito that is just outside of santa barbara. the fire has grown to 270,000 acres. picture an area larger than new york city and boston combined. york city and boston combined. evacuations remain in effect for

montecito. >> time to get a quick check on your weather and traffic. hello again to mike. thankfully that will start to look more like a christmas tree that's half decorated. we'll get a little bit of rain. still windy through 9:00 this morning, those areas you see in tan. the high fire danger will continue. for us take a look at our chance of rain up next. here is sue. you have an accident already? >> we have a couple problems. to san jose where we have the off ramp blocked. this is southbound 101

temporarily blocked. we'll check back in a couple of minutes and the ramp northbound 101 to 280 there was an earlier accident there, too. we did see red sensors for a time but that has been patched up. we'll come back with an update. okay, right now b.a.r.t. police are still looking for three people wanted in a stabbing that left a man and woman injured at an east bay station. it happened about 9:20 last night at the hayward b.a.r.t. parking lot. both victims were taken to the hospital. police are still looking for three men in connection to this crime. the hayward b.a.r.t. station was shut down about ten minutes while police searched for the men. this morning the motive is still unclear and that search continues. i'll let you know when we get updates. 4:32 now.

hundreds packed san francisco city hall over the weekend to say good-bye to mayor ed lee. >> outside the memorial to the late san francisco leader continues to grow with many people leaving flowers and mementoes. ♪ he's got the whole world in his hands ♪ >> reporter: if the music was any indication mayor ed lee's memorial truly was a celebration of life. >> it's really fitting for someone i regard as a good friend. >> reporter: along with stories of his accomplishments -- >> our unemployment rate which had been nearly 10% when he took over is down to 2.7% today. >> reporter: and his impact on our community. there were recollections from his daughters of the man they called dad. >> sometimes it was through his texts that he would send us as he went about his day like an emoji of him doing a slam dunk.

>> all of those things represented a picture of a truly wonderful human being who should not have died. >> reporter: so many remembered ed lee's smile and love of music. ♪ halfway to the stars >> reporter: his infectious laugh and sense of humor. >> but in china mayor lee was like beyonce with the mustache. >> in so many ways he lived his eulogy. the eulogy is what matters. >> reporter: and if there's one thing to take away from ed lee's celebration of life, congresswoman nancy pelosi may have said it best. >> everybody in this room loves san francisco. everyone loves ed former san francisco giants' great barry bonds was among many

dignitaries. former oakland mayor jean kwan recalled their work on affordable housing. >> people think that he doesn't understand affordable housing or he doesn't understand this and as i was telling him that when we were young activists we actually probably invented the affordable housing in that same chinatown. >> the late mayor's family was among the first to arrive at city hall even as people were filing in, flowers were still being left on the steps in tribute. >> there will be a community candlelight vigil in chinatown happening thursday night at 5:00. install the abc 7 news app or enter our website abc7news.com. police in the east bay are searching for people who fired flares at several homes. take a look at this video. police say what you see being fired out of the car are flares.

they have reports of at least five homes being hit between 10:00 saturday night and 1:00 sunday morning. most of the damage we spotted was fairly minor. we saw burn marks on a wall and a few boards from a fence that also caught fire. the vehicle involved is described as possibly an older nissan sentra. happening today if you live in san jose you can report illegal fireworks as part of the fireworks ordinance work plan. the hotline is available today through the new year and will be open for the lunar new year and july for independence day. our media partner reports that anyone filing a fireworks complaint online will be required to submit evidence. fines start at $500. there have been more than 100 freeway shootings in the bay area since the start of 2015. today east bay leaders will take the next step to curb that dangerous crime. the city of pittsburg and contra costa d.a.'s office will install

cameras today. freeway shootings have taken place in contra costa county. it will cost $3.5 million. oh, it's much cooler outside, up to 17 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. it touches just about all of our neighborhoods. inland to east bay where we're getting close to frosty levels in some neighborhoods and probably will get there as we have about two and a half hours of cooling left in the morning. 34 in danville. 35 in san ramone. 36 in pleasanton. 38 in livermore. 35 in walnut creek. 38 pleasant hill. even 30s, pittsburg, antioch and brentwood, upper 30s there. 40 in concord. that's the warm spot. a look from our east bay or emeryville camera. looking at the eastern side of the bay bridge. clean air today. we've got rid of the spare the air days after, what, eight consecutive ones. not a single day did we exceed

unhealthy air standards. congratulations to you. roads, because you did that, will be dry today. wind gusts pick up tuesday evening in the north bay. we wake up wednesday morning, and they're gusting to around 20 to 30 miles an hour. they'll stay that way through the midday and taper 15 to 20 miles per hour by the time we get to wednesday night. that's a quick moving cold front that promises a chance of rain. here's sue. >> we're taking a look right now heading to the san mateo bridge and traffic is flowing nicely with traffic heading in the westbound direction. those taillights on the causeway up to the flat section for about a 14-minute drive over to foster city. and a live shot of walnut creek. southbound 680 is where the taillights are traveling. no delays here. an eight-minute drive from concord into walnut creek and another 13 to the tunnel on westbound 24. some slowing out of tracy.

not a shock. ace train number one on time and they have reclosed the southbound 101 santo mass off ramp. there was an accident there. i'm not seeing a lot of slowing in the area. you may want to take the lawrence expressway. guys? >> thank you, sue. buyer beware. why the recreational marijuana people buy january 1st could be tainted. >> and a controversial measurement cost the raiders a critical victory. that index card responsible for what fans say was a blown call. >> president trump is only one day away from passing the first day away from passing the first major legislative victory of his

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welcome back. take a look at our state forecast. you can see it's hazy down south. issues with the fires. 71 in l.a. 69 in san diego. a sunny 63 in monterey. low to mid-60s through the central valley. mid-50s around yosemite. cloud cover in eureka. 50 in tahoe. let me show you the seven-day forecast i put together for the tahoe area. you'll notice there's snow in the forecast. yes, finally, wednesday. it's a quick burst, just a couple of inches and it will be windy that day. actually cooler than average thursday through sunday.

the house and the senate are set to vote tomorrow on that massive republican tax reform bill. republicans are confident they have the votes to send the bill to president trump's desk before christmas. and right now abc news reporter arlette saenz is live in washington with the very latest. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: republicans are on the verge of passing the most sweeping tax overhaul in a generation and securing their first major legislative victory. president trump says republicans are days away from delivering the biggest christmas gift for the american people. >> this is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle-income people. >> reporter: who exactly will benefit from the gop tax plan? the bill slashes corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a win for big business. for the wealthy, it lowers the top tax rate from 39% to 37%. and for middle class americans, the plan doubles the standard deduction but it caps combined state and local income and

property tax deductions at $10,000. previous analysis of the senate plan found americans earning $75,000 or less would pay more in taxes within ten years. >> it's a huge giveaway to big corporations. >> reporter: the package eliminates the obamacare mandate requiring individuals purchase insurance. congressional analysis says that could lead to 13 million more people uninsured. >> i'm confident we'll pass the bill probably on tuesday. >> reporter: but one key gop senator won't be on hand. senator john mccain returned home to arizona where he'll undergo physical therapy and rehab at the mayo clinic. senator mccain's office says the senator looks forward to returning to washington in january. as for the tangs bill the president hopes to sign the package by the end of the week. the irs says americans could see changes in their paychecks early next year. in washington, arlette saenz, abc 7 news. back to you, jessica. arlette, thank you.

another update on senator mccain. doctors say he is responding well to his treatment for brain cancer. he returned to it arizona yesterday after being treated in washington for a viral infection. his family says the senator appreciates the outpouring of support he's gotten. natasha? >> we appreciate the update, thank you, jessica. recreational cannabis goes on sale january 1st. there's concern legal weed could be tainted. most of the current stash across the state was grown without regulatory controls, and that means it could contain pesticides, mold, and other contaminants. shops have six months to sell the current crop of cannabis. according to a chemistry professor less than 5% of medical marijuana is now tested. the owner of the carolina panthers is selling the nfl team as he faces allegations of sexual harassment. according to "sports illustrated," jerry richardson and the panthers made confidential payouts to at least four former team employees. the 81-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching female

employees and asking some whether he could shave their legs. richardson says he won't begin the sale process until the last game of the season. it was a heartbreaking loss for the raiders in their hunt for the playoffs, and it all came down to a controversial measurement against the cowboys. did you see this? >> this was in the fourth quarter. they brought out what looked to be an index called and called it a first down for dallas that led to the cowboys taking the lead. derek carr fumbled it in the last minute and the raiders lost. the 49ers won their third straight game yesterday, their first three game win streak since 2014. the niners hosted and jimmy garoppolo played in front of his home fans. you're getting a cool start to your monday morning. let's check in with mike nicco. >> i didn't see a level on that stick. they may have been leaning it

one way or another just to get that piece of paper in there. i want to see it done again. i guess that's the carpenter in me coming out. mt. tam, it looks beautiful with the lights on. mostly sunny today. clear and dry. breezy, a chance of rain wednesday. a dry pattern returns, of course. here is a look at where the storm track was. taking a vacation from us. now it's starting to come down closer in the pacific northwest. it's going to keep sinking down, and as it does a better chance of rain. it will be very light. temperatures today running around 62 to about 66 degrees. 59 at half moon bay, one of the cool spots. around fremont, palo alto and parts of the south bay. the rest of the bay in the low to mid-50s -- 40s, i should say,

along the coast and to san francisco. 7:00 tuesday evening. here is your fast-moving front and you can see the yellows go away by the time we get to midnight wednesday. and some light rain that will push through at 4:00 and then exit the bay by 7:00. the morning commute even with that little bit of light rain, sue, it will be a mess for us and everybody. we'll get you through it. what it will do is bring temperatures in the 50s for wednesday, thursday and friday. we'll try to get back to 60s saturday and sunday. here is sue. >> we'll take what we can get. that's what mother nature has in mind. the bright headlights heading in the northbound direction. that's the 880 overcrossing. everybody is behaving. we go across town. this is san rafael actually looking southward -- pardon me, looking northward from san rafael. headlights heading past lucas valley road on to the civic center. that is also moving nicely. not a problem there.

a little bit of slow traffic out of tracy. fairly typical. a look at your morning commute. we have 31 b.a.r.t. trains on time. just a heads-up this morning the 8:45 and 9:15 ferry boats, there's a time change, running five minutes later so departure changes this morning. ace train 1 on time out of the central valley. "star wars: the last jedi" could top half a billion dollars when the final numbers come in today. >> this is the eighth movie in the series. fans packed the theaters all weekend long. earning $220 million in the u.s. alone and $230 million internationally. so that is second only to "the force awakens" which opened two years ago. "ferdinand," "coco" and "wonder." >> firefight certificates just part of the job for fire crew

pretty wild scene. how they ruffled a few feathers. >> keeping the spirit of the holidays alive, the family whose christmas will be a little brighter. first this morning's "tech bytes." in today's "tech bytes" you may want to cross apple air pods off your gift list. >> the earphones are sold out on apple's website. if ordered today they wouldn't arrive until january. >> they're also out of stock in stores. they are available for now only on at&t's website. facebook has come up with an easy way to take a break from certain friends without cutting them off for good. >> facebook snooze feature allows to hide any person, group or brand for up to 30 days. if you need more time, just hit snooze again. uber gaining popularity among hospital patients. >> uber has cut down on ambulance use by 7% as riders look to save money. some insurance companies are offering gift cards to uber users and emphasis it'

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welcome to our 15th consecutive day without rain this december. the last time we had measurable rain was on the 3rd. look at our rainfall for december. we're either at zero percent or 1% of average. come back in less than five minutes and i'll show you what to expect out of the next storm.

sky 7 flying over the construction site in mission ba. you can see the lower bolts taking shape. construction started in january of this year. >> fighting a fire is already tough. fire crews in southern california learned trying to round up chickens isn't so easy either. look at this video. firefighters working the thomas fire took time to feed and relocate about 100 stranded animals in santa barbara county. flames barely spared their enclosure. >> came very close, caught part of the enclosure on fire, pretty intense here the other night. >> the plan was to relocate all the animals but the birds created chaos when firefighters tried to get them the birds were left there and are being checked on daily. >> kensington palace revealing

prince harry interviewed president obama for a bbc radio program. >> do i have to speak faster because i'm a slow speaker? >> not at all. >> do i need the british accent? >> no, no, not at all. mr. obama did not need a british acce accent. it was recorded in toronto in september. mr. obama discussed his plans to cultivate the next generation of leadership through the obama foundation and his feelings on the last day in office. the interview will be broadcast on december 27th. >> i'd liked to have been there for that. let's take a look at our -- i don't want to be negative but our ever-trying snowpack. 34% of average for today's date. we'll get 3 to 6 inches of snow tuesday night into wednesday there. by 7:00 wednesday evening you can see maybe .01 of an inch of rain. during the overnight hours through 7:00 wednesday morning we'll wake up to a tenth to .15

of an inch of rain. sue, just enough to make the commute miserable. >> it will be slick out there. we'll help you through it. not a problem. we have some slow and go. if you're a fast track they are early hour at 4:56 and you are breezing through the toll plaza, no metering lights yet. a look at the upper deck and traffic is moving nicely to the island and into san francisco. no delays this hour. we do have some delays coming up and over the altamont pass. and this ramp continues to be closed southbound 101 to santo mass off ramp. they had an earlier accident, opened it, and now have reclosed it. you may want to take the lawrence expressway. thousands of south bay children and families in need enjoyed an early christmas thanks to local unions, elected officials, and community members in san jose. the annual labor movement party yesterday. >> we know that many families are really hurting this time of

year. and without an event like this they won't have toys for their kids. they won't necessarily have enough food to eat. >> all the kids got a toy from santa he picked out especially for them. one in three working families in silicon valley struggle to cover basic needs throughout the year, not just during the holidays. an east bay lead certificate stepping down after sexual misconduct allegations. an emerging star shines after yet another tragedy. and the lights may be back on at the world's busiest airport, but this morning the headache is far from over after the atlanta power outage.

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it is 5:00 a.m. and we're here to get you up and going. >> yes, and it is a cool one so be prepared for that. mike, you sd