>> we're also on storm watch. we've got a storm coming our way. first let's give you an idea what's going on outside. look at live doppler 7. there's a light wind in fairfield. in fact, you can see the flags on the ferry building barely moving this morning if not blowing offshore. along the embarcadero. my 12-hour day planner. there's a possibility of frost inland. mostly sunny. 58 to 60. still mild at 4:00. and then clear and cool, 49 to 53. our storm coming up wednesday next. here's sue. >> we are taking a look right now at your drive from san rafael, you're looking north wards, 101 southbound past lucas valley road and the camera facing north at san pedro road. pardon me, fratas parkway.

into southern marin and across the golden gate bridge. these a from the richmond side of things over to marin county. we have a commuter, 51 b.a.r.t. trains on time. heads up for your golden gate ferry. ace trains are looking good out of the central valley. jess? that breaking news, a big fire at a homeless encalm ment in san jose while were you sleeping and we just got this video in to our newsroom. you can see the san jose fire department out there dousing the flames. this is in the area of tulle road east of monterey. they reportedly got the fire extinguished in about ten minutes. in the video we do at one point see a man being taken away in handcuffs. unclear if the person was

detained in connection to the fire or for some other reason. we have heard reports there may have been another person arrested as well. police right now are looking into it. no injuries were reported. one final good-bye. mayor ed lee honored at san francisco city hall nearly one week after he passed away from a heart attack. >> colleagues, friends and families spoke in front of a packed audience to celebrate his life. ed lee's fellow mayor spoke with abc 7 news. >> ed was an incredibly collaborative, warm, generous person, and that came through so clearly. >> it's not just san francisco that will miss ed lee. so many people across this country and throughout the bay area were touched by his leadership, his kindness, and his amazing example. >> ed lee's family set up a fund in his name at the san francisco foundation. it will benefit nonprofits and social causes important to him. >> reverend fong with the

chinatown development center was at city hall yesterday. he rushed to the hospital so fast the night lee collapsed he got pulled over for running a stop sign. >> it's a big loss to sfrang sfrasan francisco. i hope the city can continue to do justice, care about the homeless, care about people that don't have a voice. >> there was so much interest in the memorial service, not everyone could get inside city hall. even the overflow rooms at the library hit capacity. of course much more coverage online including every speech from yesterday's service. you can find it on our abc 7 news app or at abc7news.com. hi, everyone. i want to show you a live look at hartsfield-jackson international airport where operations still have a long way to go to get back on track. in fact there's a crippling impact from the power outage there yesterday for nearly 11

hours that power was out. it disrupted about 1,200 flights and this morning it is affecting the rest of the country including here in the bay area. i want to take you to sfo. flights were impacted at sfo. a live look at the airport right now. and we know at least two flights were already canceled this morning. according to flightaway.com more than 400 flights out of hartsfield will be canceled today. power was restored just before midnight local time. experts say the ripple effect of the outage could last for an entire week which would really impact the holiday travel. a fire in the undergrund facility caused the fire and the backup system was also damaged. they say terror cannot be ruled out yet. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. 6:04 now. a regional director with the democratic party is under investigation for sexual assault.

he submitted his resignation after a woman reported he sexually assaulted her last year according to the "l.a. times." this is his twitter page. you can see it is private. the alleged incident took place in a public area and during a convention in which women were discussing sexual harassment prevention. he said he is stepping down to prevent any distraction from the party. in the south bay more than 3,000 families in need will start receiving holiday food boxes. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live for us in san jose. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. these are the 3,300 food boxes that they packed on saturday here at sacred heart community service, and here's one of the boxes open. you have your fresh fruits like the carrots and green beans, potatoes, onions and underrated

fruit cocktail. it's going to be a busy week here. let's show you some video from the giveaway from this past thanksgiving. either a turkey or ham included. the reason is so families can continue their holiday traditions without it impacting their monthly bills. >> we want to make sure that the next holiday or next month we are involved at a deeper level with our members so we can change laws and change policies so we don't have to face this anymore. 6,200 kids are signed up. parents will be able to pick out gifts, books and toys. a guy with shredded paper going by live on tv. a lot of people are donating.

if you'd like to donate or you'd like to help go to our website, abc7news.com. we set up a link there. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. happening today, talks to end an ongoing labor dispute in the east bay. negotiators at local 1021 are scheduled to attend mediation session today. 3,000 oakland city workers went back to work last week after suspending their seven-day strike without a contract. two labor groups have ratified their agreements. final ratification as early as this week. silicon valley leaders revolutionized our lives with technology. now a way to fix our bay area traffic nightmare. talk show host tavis smiley responding to sexual misconduct allegations. why he says the investigation

into his behavior is simply unfair. we are on storm watch. let me show you the storm scale. it is the lowest level, one, light.

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it's 6:10. you're wasting hours of your life in traffic. our media partner "the mercury news" obtained this rendering of a proposed southern crossing that would carry more than just cars. as you can see there are several transportation improvements imagined as part of the mega funding measure that includes a proposed $3 toll increase on most bay bridges to pay for improvements. a coalition of business lead remembers behind the effort. they've already hired a strategist for public outreach. every time you ask how much colder it is than yesterday it keeps getting deeper. it's now 20 degrees cooler in napa compared to where it was. 34 in american canyon. vallejo, san rafael and mill

valley, bodega bay 54. it's freezing cold in rohnert park. 36 in brentwood and tracy. here is a look at your activity planner. light offshore breezes. good on the bay. warmer than average. it's cool this morning. an hour by hour look at that up next. it's been quiet on the roads. it's been a quiet week except for friday. the bay bridge, the upper deck heading into san francisco at a pretty nice clip. not a problem there. metering lights on an hour ago at 5:15. your travels from hercules on through san pablo and el cerrito and into berkeley all the way into san francisco looking at

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welcome back. in an exclusive interview with abc news we are hearing from suspended pbs talk show host tavis smiley of sexual misconduct against him. his suspension came after an independent investigation that smiley claims he knew nothing about and this morning on "good morning america" smiley was adamant about the relations and says they were consensual and added he was never given the opportunity to prove it. >> my attorneys asked them to talk to me whenever they wanted. they refused to talk to me. they were prepared to close this investigation without talking to me. only under threat of lawsuit did they agree to sit down and talk to me. they talked to me for three hours, and they never told me who the accusers were, what the allegations were, never allowed me to provide information. >> smiley answers the question

whether or not he will return to pbs if he is cleared of any wrongdoing. it's 6:16 now. marquis goodwin played through another tragedy this week. he revealed that his father had died earlier in the week. he ended up having the best game of his career catching ten passes. five weeks ago we learned goodwin took the field hours after his unborn baby died. he had a big game against the giants then as well including a long touchdown reception helping the 49ers win their first game of the season. families who call coffey park home are trying to get into the spirit. coffey park residents called it a bittersweet event. >> you invite people out and this is what you get. the neighborhood is alive again. the first time after the fires, the neighborhood is alive.

>> reconstruction could begin as early as spring. >> we certainly hope for the best for all of those families. it is a really cold start to the morning. >> yes it really is. some people may be dealing with frost in our deepest inland valleys. that will change. more moisture in the air so it won't be so dry either. a good chance of rain. you'll need the sunglasses. clean. spare the air. dry air definitely. breezy, a chance of rain wednesday. the dry pattern returns thursday. a look at live doppler 7. nothing to be found on that. right now reinforcing how dry it is. about 66 in san jose and also in santa cruz. followed by fairfield and san

mateo so most of us right around 62 to 64 degrees. free mon and palo alto. free mon and palo alto. into san francisco upper 40s. notice the yell lows. the yellow goes away. through midnight in the north bay. midnight to 4:00 in the heart of the bay. and then it's gone by 9:00. we'll look at your rain chances up next. winds will be gusting anywhere from 20 to 30 possibly up to 35 miles per hour. by thursday they will pull back. there may be damage out there. we're back in the 50s for highs wednesday, thursday, and friday after that front passes. sue, what are you watching? >> we are looking at slower

commutes which is fairly typical. one out of the central valley for an hour drive. your east shore is slow. we have a motorcycle down, westbound 80 near cutting. there's a car involved and that is off to the right-hand shoulder so you will, as we zoom out take a look at your east shore commute. slowing from highway 4 in stretches all the way into the mcarthur maze. a quick look at some of your mass transit options. b.a.r.t. is running 56 trains on time. a heads-up for your golden gate ferry commute. a couple of departure changes at 8:50. typically 8:45. and 9:15 is now at 9:20. ace trains 1 and 3 getting set to leave on time out of the central valley. >> sue, thank you. the city of napa considering partnering with verizon to consider public wi-fi. the city would allow ver eye

zo verizon to improve citywide internet and phone calls and napa to monitor stoplights at all times. verizon would pay napa $100 a year for the use of each cell location. it will be discussed at tomorrow's meeting. a new report is slamming the trump administration's response to hurricane maria. why a nonprofit group helping with recovery says much more needs to be done. plus the effort to stop freeway shootings. >> as you get your day into gear, weather and traffic with abc 7 news now. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why.

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let's talk about the rain. by the time your commute ends tuesday evening, we're all dry. the rain moves into the north bay by midnight. a couple hundred ths. so the morning commute wednesday is going to be a little tricky, up to a tenth to a quarter inch of rain when all is said and done with this storm. reggie? >> thank you, mike. a new report after hurricane maria hit. according to the ap refugees international says u.s. officials failed to take necessary action and leadership.

the group says tens of thousands of puerto ricans don't have power or regular source of water. it cost an estimated $95 billion. at least 40 guns were taken off the streets in a gun buyback event. one man was inspired by an event that almost took his life. >> i turned it in because i was a victim of gun violence, i was shot seven times by somebody who tried to rob my family. >> he has since recovered and the shooter was arrested that same day. the recovered weapons will be destroyed. the metal will be melted and turned into public art. a spacex supply capsule has returned just in time for christmas. spacex launched the dragon on friday. it was the first time spacex has

flown a recycled rocket. the dragon holds nearly 5,000 pounds of goods including mice and barley seeds. this is for a budweiser experiment. check out japan's newest baby panda. she made a special appearance. quickly captured everyone's hearts. she even climbed a pole with her tiny little clause. she is 6 months old and will officially make her public debut tomorrow. zoo officials say the little panda is tuckered out after all of this exploring. she went down for a very long nap. >> is she pink? is it just our monitor? >> she's a little bit dirty or she's actually pink. >> next at 6:30, how the power outage at hartsfield-jackson airport is impacting bay area flights. and san jose is cracking down on illegal fireworks. a high-speed chase through

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now at 6:30 travel nightmare. a blackout shuts down the world's busiest airport. thousands left stranded. how it could impact your holiday

travel plans at bay area airports today. remembering mayor edreds gao city hall to honor the man whose life was cut short. and republicans in congress are closing in on that massive tax overhaul. how soon a vote could come down. plus, the holiday photo that so many have been waiting for, the duke and duchess of cambridge revealing their beautiful family. >> we'll show you if you haven't gotten it in the mail yet. >> oh, you did? i had a feeling you had that hookup. you've been very modest about it. alexis is off this morning. sue hall is in. mike, we're on storm watch and a cold start to the morning, mike. >> blue inside with envy here and jessica is wearing blue like the royal family was. it's all blue this morning. a look at live doppler 7. let's just jump right into your accuweather 12-hour planner

today. low to mid-40s around the bay and our coast and then by noon look at that, near 60 degrees with mostly sunny conditions. about 46 to 50. so it will be cooling rapidly by the time we hit 7:00. let's see if cooler heads are prevailing. >> it depends on where you are. the san mateo bridge where it's very slow. i don't have reports of stalls or accidents there. if you are on the bridge, you want to tweet me and let me know if you see anything. chp is not reporting anything. a motorcycle is down. the vehicle it collided with is on the right-hand side shoulder and traffic is off and on stacked up to highway 4. and real quick a look at your bridge drive times. the golden gate bridge.

piece of cake. 24 to 25 minutes to get across the san mateo bridge. it is a holiday travel nightmare, and it's far from over. the lights are back on at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport but the headache continues this morning. here's a live look at the world's busiest airport. and this morning there are still hundreds of delays and cancellations across the nation including some right here in the bay area. reporter tiffany wilson is at sfo with more. tiffany? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. yes, it's going to be a lot harder for some passengers to make it home to their families. there's already been about half a dozen flights from sfo to atlanta canceled today. you can tell there are a lot of crowds here. that means most flights are at capacity and it will be difficult for those passengers on the canceled flights to

rebook. the outage could not have come at a worst time. we're in the middle of the busiest travel season ever. 51 million people are expected to fly. more than 1,000 flights have been canceled. passengers say they cannot imagine what they went through yesterday. >> i feel we've been mentally preparing for this for a while. it's crazy and we know that. we got up early. the baby has been crying on the car ride, so hopefully he's done with that. we'll see how it goes. >> reporter: the royal family is grateful their flight is on time but there are going to be a lot of other families disappointed when their loved ones arrived hours not days when they were supposed to. it could take the airlines a week to recover from yesterday's outage. live at sfo, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. tiffany, thank you.

hundreds packed san francisco city hall to say good-bye to mayor ed lee. >> outside city hall, look at the memorial people have been leaving, flowers, mementoes. these two daughters spoke at the celebration of life and talked about how he taught them community service at a young age. >> he showed me what it was like to work alongside others. nothing was too small or too big for him from stuffing envelopes to speaking on stage. my dad was happy to do it all often until late hours of the night. >> lee's fellow politicians shared stories of his accomplishments and impact on the san francisco community. >> former giants great barry bonn was one of the many people. they shared memories of ed lee including jean quan who recalled their work on housing. >> he would grumble, people think that he doesn't understand

affordable housing. as i was telling him that when we were young activists we probably invented the affordable house that go saved chinatown. >> flowers were still being left on the steps in tribute. >> and the tributes honoring mayor lee continue this week. a community candlelight vigil is happening at 5:00 at portsmouth square. if you want to see more of the service or look back at ed lee's career as mayor install our abc 7 news app or head to our website, abc7news.com. developing news out of southern california where exhausted firefighters battling the thomas fire are getting a small break taking advantage of calmer winds to mount an attack on flames threatening the coastal town of montecito. picture an area larger than new york city and boston combined. evacuations remain in effect, home to celebrities like oprah and ellen degeneres. the thomas fire is now 45%

contained. fire crews from fairfield are among the 8,000 on the front lines of the thomas fire. post this had video showing you what they're up against. firefighters played a big role in battling the north bay wildfires in october. a firefighter who died battling the thomas fire was laid to rest. an autopsy found cory iverson died thursday from burns and smoke inhalation. iverson was stationed in san diego. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and young daughter. police are searching for the people who fired flares at several homes. when you see the video you're going to watch as that flare comes out of the car. police say what you see being fired there is the flame and they have reports of at least five homes hit between 10:00 saturday night and 1:00 yesterday morning.

a few boards from a fence that also caught fire. the vehicle involved described as an older nissan sentra. a pedestrian down on skyline boulevard just after 7:00 yesterday morning. the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. an identity has not been released. and happening today if you live in san jose you can start reporting illegal fireworks. it's part of the fireworks ordinance work plan. a hotline is available starting today through the new year and open again in february. our media partner "the mercury news" reports anyone firing a fireworks complaint online will be required to submit evidence. be required to submit evidence. fines start at $500. let's take you down to the south bay. 37 in campbell and cupertino, in

alum rock, santa teresa and alum rock, santa teresa and morgan hill. 33 there. 34 in livermore. alameda and san pablo. novato about 35. look north on 101 there. mass transit, nice, clean air. and the roads will be dry all day today. 7:00 this morning, dress warmer. mid to upper 40s, if they have recess after lunch around 11:00, and after school at 3:00, 61 to about 64 degrees. check this out, or don't because it's not good, zero to 1% of average rainfall for december up to yesterday's date. and look at the snowpack.

only 34% of average. that will change with our storm wednesday. more on that next. here is sue. relatively light this morning. a look at the bay bridge coming into san francisco. not bad at all. you do have a delay because of the metering lights. cash paying folks are getting a break here. fastrak not so much. metering lights went on at about 5:15 this morning. red means a heavy commute. your nasty nimitz is living up to its name. east shore freeway a motorcycle down that's still partially blocking the left lane gumming up that commute and if you are traveling from highway 4 into san francisco via the bay bridge looking at about an hour drive. >> thank you, sue. more than 100 freeway shootings in the bay area since the start of 2015. and today east bay leaders will take the next step to curb this dangerous crime. the city of pittsburg and contra

costa county d.a.'s office will talk about a freeway camera system today. the freeway camera system expected to cost $3.5 million. a new high-speed ferry may be carrying passengers in marin, negotiating the purchase after vessel on the east coast. it can carry up to 400 passengers at a speed of 37 miles an hour. golden gate plans a major overhaul. an nfl owner is selling his team after sexual harassment allegations. the people lining up to possibly buy the carolina panthers. if you were hoping for apple air pods, you may be out of luck. the

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nespresso. what else? we're back at 6:43. critical fire conditions. a wind advisory today. no red flag warning. let's take a look at the rest of the state. 69 in san diego. sunshine through the central valley. low to mid-60s there into monterey. 55 in yosemite. a look at my forecast for tahoe. and then temperatures below average in the teens.

30s and 40s. fingers crossed for that snow. developing news out of san leandro from our live desk. new video a few moments ago shows police on a high-speed pursuit earlier this morning. ended in a crash near 14th street and 148th avenue. a witness at the scene told us two people were taken into custo custody, not exactly clear and why all of this started. no injuries reported. a south bay group will distribute holiday food boxes. >> helping local families in need. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live for us in san jose.

>> reporter: looking at the forecast, i need to go somewhere to warm up, so i came in the freezer. here is where they're storing the chickens, turkeys in here. i haven't found a ham except for me. here are all the food boxes. these will be going out today. take a look at the video from this past thanksgiving when people receive their food boxes. 3,000 families will be getting a similar food box with either a similar food box with either a turkey or a ham. families will return for that big toy giveaway. 6,200 kids are signed up. sacred heart is still short on toys.

reporting live, matt keller, abc news. vote on the massive republican tax reform bill. republicans are confident they have the votes to send the bill to the president's desk before christmas. it slashes the tax rate from 35% to 21%, a win for big business. for middle-class americans the plan doubles the standard deduction but caps combined deduction but caps combined state and local at $10,000. >> millions will see their taxes go up even though republicans promised that would not happen. >> i'm confident we'll pass the bill probably on tuesday. >> arizona senator john mccain

will not be on hand to vote. he is responding well to his treatment for brain cancer. he returned yesterday after being treated for a viral infection. his family says the senator his family says the senator appreciates the outpouring of support. an opportunity to share stories about their losses. organizers felt it was important to hold an event to honor the nonhuman victims of the tragedy. local groups and the san rafael based organization in defense of animals hosted that. facing allegations of sexual harassment, according to "sports illustrate illustrated", confidential payouts were made to four former team employees. the 81-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching employees and asking some if he could shave their legs. he will not begin the sale process until the last game of the season.

sean p. diddy coombs saying i would like to buy the panthers. spread the word. he says he would hire colin kaepernick immediately. later steph curry who grew up in charlotte tweeted, i want in. "forbes" pegs the value of the franchise at about a billion dollars. 6:48. now on to your morning money report. a popular organic fast food restaurant. >> planners received depictions for amy's drive-thru. at the vacant denny's site off highway 101. city planners will begin studying traffic impact. amy's opened its first in rohnert park two years ago. if you're thinking about picking up a pair of these apple air pods as a christmas gift, you are out of luck. apple is sold out until january. according to the website, at&t may supply some but you're going to have to pay to expedite shipping at this point and it's

not known how much they have left. gas prices are down a bit. the latest survey finds the average price of a gallon of regular is down 3 cents from two weeks ago to now at $2.51. the price is expected to go down even more because gasoline supplies are high. no surprise that number is not what you're paying in san francisco which has the highest gas price in the nation at $3.22 a gallon. the lowest in jackson, mississippi. we're number one. we're number one. >> yeah. 6:49. kensington palace revealing prince harry interviewed former president barack obama for a radio program. >> do i have to speak faster because i'm a slow spoeaker? >> not at all. >> do i need a british accent? >> not for this interview. tis was recorded in toronto in september during the invictus games. he discussed his plans to

cultivate the next leaders. the interview will be broadcast on december 27th. a little fun right now. it turns out the royals are just like us. >> trying to get out their holiday cards. this morning our first look at william and kate's card. here they are posing with their adorable kids. george and charlotte. they're looking great all dressed in blue. kensington palace tweeted it saying it was taken earlier this year at the palace. i'm not saying it. it looks a little bit like the sears portrait photo my family and i took and there's nothing wrong with that. i love my family, and that's where we went to take our photos. i thought something more would happen for the royals. that's all. >> you wanted a palace or a field and butterflies. the great lighting, all of it. more than a white background is what he's saying, mike. >> that's the finished product? >> oh, i love it when mike gets

shadier than me. >> they could superimpose something behind it maybe. they are lovely, a lovely family. san jose 101 and 880, hazy but it's not a spare the air day. clean, dry air, breezy and a chance of rain and i'll wrap up my highlights with a dry pattern thursday. remember last week the storm tracker went up into the arctic circle and dropped all that cold air to the east coast. look how far south it is and it keeps inching its way towards us. as it does it will bring us that chance of rain. until then expect mostly sunny conditions today. 61 around fairfield and morgan hill. 61 at san mateo. the rest of us, 64 degrees. 66 at san jose. tonight we'll have the middle to upper 30s in our inland valleys. fremont, palo alto. low to mid-40s elsewhere. 7:00 tomorrow evening rain in mendocino and lake counties.

it's moderate. see the yellow. the yellow goes away, unfortunately. by midnight the rain moves in. it moves through the bay. from 4:00 to 7:00 it moves out of the south bay. very breezy at 10:00 tomorrow evening. and during the overnight we could get gusts up to 30 miles an hour. those will taper down to 20 during the day thursday. you could wake up if there's any debris left in our trees on the ground or some trash cans blown over. the storm is one on my storm impact scale which is light. temperatures back to average about mid to upper 50s. and then the same thing for thursday and friday. w'll get about a tenth of an inch of rain. sue, it's coming in during the morning commute. >> we'll get you through it. a couple problem spots we'll update you on. no word of injuries involved. but apparently up to four

vehicles there. one lane, lane three and westbound 80, the motorcycle accident still blocking the left lane and traffic is stacked up in the westbound direction. there is your drive time. that's just to get through the toll plaza. just about 1:15 from hercules into san francisco. a nice 12-minute drive into the airport. fire crews in southern california learned that trying to round up chickens no easy task. firefighters working the thomas fire took time to feed and relocate some 100 stranded animals in santa barbara county. flames barely spared their enclosure. >> came very close to actually catch part of the enclosure on

fire. pretty intense. >> they got them all out except the birds. they had to leave them there because it was so chaotic. they're going to travel to make sure they're okay. 6:54. it was a heartbreaking loss for the raiders in their hunt for the playoffs and included a controversial measurement done with something like this. >> this was the fourth quarter. the refs brought out what looked to be an index card to measure the tip of the ball to the end of the chain and called it a first down for dallas leading to the cowboys taking the lead. when the raiders got the ball back, the quarterback derek carr fumbled it in the last minute so the raiders lost. it was a tough one. the new warriors arena really coming together. check it out. sky 7 flying over the construction site yesterday. you can see the lower bowl is taking shape. it will be completed and ready for the 2019-2020 warriors

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it is 6:57. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, number one, developing news out

of san jose, firefighters responding to an overnight fire at a homeless encampment. the fire did threaten a mobile home. number two, power is back on at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport. there are still hundreds of delays and cancellations across the country including some in the bay area. no word on what caused the outage. >> the memorial to the late san francisco mayor ed lee continues to grow. nearly one week after he passed away from a heart attack. hundreds packed city hall over the weekend to say good-bye. number four, beginning today thousands of south bay families will receive holiday food boxes from a san jose charity. sacred heart community service says it wants to make sure low-income families can continue their traditions. a look at my 12-hour day planner. low to mid-40s around the bay and coast. temperatures will hover around 60. 50 by 7:00. and number six, we are following a new accident southbound 680 near treat

blocking a lane. the second lane from the left. you're seeing some brake lights past north main so expect delays if you're heading into the interchange. last but certainly not least, number seven, happy retirement to our stage manager joey smith. 40 years. thousands of newscasts here at abc 7. joey finally hanging up his headset today. congrats to our dear friend and colleague. you don't see him every morning but he has been here every morning and keeping us going with his humor and his talent and his kindness. we miss you tremendously. >> you don't need that around your neck anymore. >> joey, thanks for all your wisdom that you've passed along to all of us and for always having a smile on your face. >> oh, i've loved it. thank you. >> we relied on you more than anybody else to get me in the right spot and went on time. i'm going to miss you. nobody does it better. >> at the end of the newscast

joey always says heavens to mergatroid. we will miss him dearly. good morning, america. holiday travel nightmare. >> an emergency has been reported. >> a blackout at the world's busiest airport sparks chaos and confusion. thousands of passengers suddenly in the dark in atlanta. planes stranded on the tarmac for hours. people forced to sleep on chairs and floors overnight. more than 1,000 flights canceled. the ripple effect and how it will affect your travel. president trump and the republicans on the verge of passing that massive reform even with senator john mccain facing that health battle and missing the vote. the president still promising a christmas gift for the middle class. we'll tell you who really benefits. abc news exclusive. award winning talk show host